# Introduction to Half-Life 2 Speedrunning?

**URL:** <https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/introduction-to-half-life-2-speedrunning/2945>\
**Category:** Half-Life 2\
**Created:** [February 21, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/introduction-to-half-life-2-speedrunning/2945 "2017-02-21T20:10:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![WhaleTexture](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/whaletexture/32/178_2.png) [@WhaleTexture](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/WhaleTexture)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/introduction-to-half-life-2-speedrunning/2945/1 "2017-02-21T20:10:30Z")

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Hey everyone! I’ve been inspired to run this game, the only problem is… I don’t know where to start. There’s so much information available out there that it’s actually a bit overwhelming to get started.

Is there a guide to help me dive into this? 🆗

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**Author:** ![traderain](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/traderain/32/118_2.png) [@traderain](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/traderain)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/introduction-to-half-life-2-speedrunning/2945/2 "2017-02-22T12:54:51Z")

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Hi,  
No matter what version you would like to run this will give you a basic understanding:  
https://www.youtube.com/embed/uzibcu9ar8g?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLk97mV2t-zV-3VujoGZcxYpkAfzMsRAGD