Re: Half-Life 2


"Terry" <terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dmp39e$fko$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> "Sleepy" <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:liLjf.113861$Es4.55222@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> "Mean_Chlorine" <mike_noren2002@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:43auo1p7ntvds85e6hjsamm64h5jc6i313@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Thusly John Parkinson <jp--usenet--spam--trap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Spake
>>> Unto All:
>>
>>> Correct. There's a prominent orange square with the heading 'minimum
>>> requirements' which lists internet access. Where I bought my copy the
>>> game also had a 2" red sticker with the text "INTERNET ACCESS
>>> REQUIRED" pasted on the shrinkwrap plastic, and everyone who bought
>>> the game got queried by the clerk if they knew that internet access
>>> was required - but I suppose not all shops may have had that.
>>
>> This subject has been done to death since HL2 was released which leads to
>> some of the rather personal comments that ppl come out with (like Andew)
>> but Terry does have a point. My DVD case has only Minimum Requirements on
>> the back including 1.2ghz CPU and 256mb RAM (yeah right!) and Internet
>> Connection. Its the *degree* to which an Internet connection is needed
>> thats the problem - its like specifying a CPU is needed without saying
>> what speed it should be. Ive a cable connection and I've had good reason
>> to be pissed off with Valve. Any friend thats mentioned the game Ive
>> warned about Steam particulalry when I know they have 56k. Terry is stuck
>> with his game now - as we all know once its registered to his email thats
>> it and he cant even sell it 2nd hand easily so I think its pretty harsh
>> to call him names.
>>
>
> There is now a new twist to this tale.
>
> I now have to agree to new terms and conditions or I am not allowed
> to even play the game I have purchased.
>
> Is this reasonable ?
>
> Regards


Make sure you are offline, ie no internet connection.
when steam starts, click 'offline' mode
Then run half life from its .exe file. (NOT the desktop icon)
It will be in the hl2 directory, under the directory that is your user name.
(probably under games).
You dont even need the cd in the drive for this.

I first installed the game with a 33k modem!..took hours of course.
after that every time I wanted to run it the normal way it would'nt, just
kept saying 'download not complete' or something.

I found out that if you run it from the .exe (in steam offline mode) it
works just fine.


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Anybody got RO Ostfront retail boxed version yet?
    ... AFAIK play it offline with bots and take STEAM Off your hard drive ... The game requiring a mandatory update the first time it ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action)
  • Re: rag doll kung fu
    ... There's plenty about Steam that _is_ ... but the offline play option _can't_ be switched off for more than a few days ... requirement each timeyou want to play a game. ...
    (uk.games.video.misc)
  • Re: Anybody got RO Ostfront retail boxed version yet?
    ... even offline without STEAM. ... STEAM is force installed. ... Since there isn't any single-player game (offline simulation of ... come from Steamfucker, aka pcgamer, aka difool, aka sayNO2steam, aka ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action)
  • Re: HL2 re-visited
    ... When the game first came out you could play in "offline" mode once you installed the game and had Steam do it's thing. ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action)
  • Re: we must thank id/raven/activision for Quake 4
    ... I know price doesn't ... you can't compare half-life 2 with any other retail game ... first the half-life 2 you see in retail is not a "normal" ... i don't know if you heard of steam but it is a new internet ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action)