hl2 w/o steam

diduknowthat · 01-22-2006, 02:54 AM

I read this from some other forum...

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If you've actually unlocked the game and had it authenticated but cannot play because steam is down do this:

1) Download GCFScape and install

2) Using this go to your steamapps folder and find these files...
half-life 2 content.gcf
source engine.gcf
source materials.gcf
source models.gcf
source sounds.gcf

Extract these files exactly as they are to your own directory - for arguments sake just make a HL2 directory on the desktop for example...
This takes a while to unpack, but it's basically all the HL2 content (you need to have unlocked to first through steam for it to work).

3) Now you need some DLL files from the CS:Source for it to run. Copy the CS:Source BIN folder to the HL2 folder that you've created.

4) Then create a shortcut to the hl2.exe file like this...
"C:\*Enter Directory Here*\hl2.exe" -steam

and (in theory) this should just run HL2 as though it was an independent game WITHOUT USING Steam - of course you won't get any updates but for now if you want to play it's a good option

do you think it'll work? Cause my friend computer would not run steam and he would like to play hl2. thnx

tripleplay905 · 01-22-2006, 03:10 AM

Looks like it will work. Why doesnt steam run???

skidude · 01-22-2006, 03:17 AM

Seems logical... but Valve really did a good job with making sure that HL2 cannot be played without steam.

diduknowthat · 01-22-2006, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tripleplay905

Looks like it will work. Why doesnt steam run???

doesn't update...stoped at 99% and starts over.

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01-22-2006, 03:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
tripleplay905 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 109	Looks like it will work. Why doesnt steam run???