# Bug with a flashlight Half-Life 2 (build 2187)

**URL:** <https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/bug-with-a-flashlight-half-life-2-build-2187/3465>\
**Category:** Half-Life 2\
**Created:** [September 3, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/bug-with-a-flashlight-half-life-2-build-2187/3465 "2019-09-03T21:23:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![GoTi4No](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/goti4no/32/472_2.png) [@GoTi4No](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/GoTi4No)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/bug-with-a-flashlight-half-life-2-build-2187/3465/1 "2019-09-03T21:23:06Z")

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Could please someone help me I have a weird flashlight bug where flashlight doesn’t light some areas like walls. In the vents flashlight doesn’t light surfaces at all it’s all pitch black inside is this a thing now with the Old 2004 version of Half-Life 2 is there any fix for that?  
It only happens on DirectX 9.0 but everything works fine on Directx 8.1

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**Author:** ![ExtraVirus](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/extravirus/32/476_2.png) [@ExtraVirus](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/ExtraVirus)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/bug-with-a-flashlight-half-life-2-build-2187/3465/2 "2019-09-04T13:53:27Z")

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Why do you use 2187? 🤔

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**Author:** ![GoTi4No](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/goti4no/32/472_2.png) [@GoTi4No](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/GoTi4No)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/bug-with-a-flashlight-half-life-2-build-2187/3465/3 "2019-09-04T14:31:14Z")

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Well for many stuff like old school speedrunning and just for nostalgia i also have collectors edition but it has the same problem with a flashlight

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**Author:** ![apap04](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/apap04/32/183_2.png) [@apap04](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/apap04)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/bug-with-a-flashlight-half-life-2-build-2187/3465/4 "2019-09-15T14:16:16Z")

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It’s probably a map bug. I’m not a mapper, but you shouldn’t worry too much about it.