Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2

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Lambda Locator missing cache utility
By Major Gnuisance
Trying to get the Lambda Locator achievement but can't figure out which caches you missed?
This web tool will help you.
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Lambda Locator utility
Follow this link to the utility on my github pages site:
Lambda Locator missing cache utility[major-gnuisance.github.io]

The utility requires you to provide your gamestate.txt file, located in the game files, under the "hl2_complete" directory.
You can get to the game files by right clicking Half-Life 2 in your Steam library and then clicking on Manage > Browse local files.


Then open the "hl2_complete" directory and drag and drop the "gamestate.txt" file into the web utility.

Link to utility.[major-gnuisance.github.io]

You'll get a list of which caches you're still missing and then you can follow a full guide to find their locations.

I recommend this one:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=145616679
29 Comments
Zug the dragon 11 Jun @ 6:39am 
OH dev comentary disables achievements? Thanks lmao
I'll try it again then with it disabled later
Major Gnuisance  [author] 9 Jun @ 11:38am 
Meanwhile, I've been able to confirm that the gamestate.txt file under the hl2_complete directory is being correctly processed.
I had a friend test it using a fresh installation, on an account that had never played HL2, under Windows 11.
Major Gnuisance  [author] 9 Jun @ 11:33am 
Have you tried searching for gamestate.txt files in the other directories and removing them?

Also, make sure you're not accidentally enabling cheats, somehow. For example, having developer commentaries enabled.
Zug the dragon 9 Jun @ 11:23am 
It seems that all achievements are broken for me :/
Pinned a metrocop to the billboard, got nothing.
Major Gnuisance  [author] 5 Jun @ 12:42pm 
You're right that now the file should be in "hl2_complete" but the format seems the same.
I can't seem to get it to change, maybe because it's being overridden by my account having the achievement already.

The gamestate id for this achievement should be 86. For me it has a value of 1 (like all other 33 gamestates I have) and a data of 0x0000000000000000, which is what you'd see when you've found 0 caches, but the value of 1 probably means "achievement unlocked" and causes the achievement logic to skip updating the data field.

As for why it's not working for you, maybe you're being affected by this issue? https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=423124097

(Note: I'm investigating this issue using a Steam Deck, in case it makes a difference.)
Zug the dragon 5 Jun @ 3:42am 
The "gamestate.txt" file appears to be missing for me in the hl2 folder
there's one in the "hl2_complete" folder but it's formatted differently
korall 29 Mar @ 4:28am 
Thanks bro :steamhappy:
jeanpiertaype2 2 Jan @ 8:56pm 
Lo probaré mañana si funciona
I>A>M>D>O>O>M_R>O>T 4 Dec, 2024 @ 2:37pm 
Gg man, ty.
ebhebebebebebhebb 30 Mar, 2024 @ 8:33am 
reeds and seeds? dude that album goes hard idgaf