You won't find the so-called 'old storyline' within this version, because this version is dated after Valve's rework of the game that took place one year prior to the theft of the old version.
Simply put - this is a build of Half-Life 2 circa 2003, so it represents HL2's development at that time. There are several NPCs, weapons and other assets in the leaked files that didn't make it to the final version of the game, as well as huge, fundamental differences in the layout and design of almost every map, storyline elements and progression paths when compared to the final version. This is a working build of the Half-Life 2 Beta that was stolen from Valve's servers back in September of 2003.Ĭompared with the final retail build of the game, there are many differences. Original archive with Half-Life 2 beta (Leak). If you just want to check cut content, in a maximum playable form, then better download Mega Build, which includes everything made for HL2 Beta so far, like fixes, mods, patches, etc.
