Blueshift refuses to load

External Since: Oct 20, 2006 Posts: 13

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:44:50 GMT, JAB <nochance RemoveThis @nohope.com> wrote:

>Auron wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:59:20 GMT, JAB <nochance RemoveThis @nohope.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Auron wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:09:13 +0100, Shawk <shawk RemoveThis @clara.net.3guesses>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Auron wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:48:09 +0100, Shawk <shawk RemoveThis @clara.net.3guesses>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Auron wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask
>>>>>>>> anyway.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just bought Half-Life Generation pack. This consists of Half-Life,
>>>>>>>> Opposing Force, Counter-Strike and BlueShift.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Half-Life and Opposing-Force work straight up, no problems even with
>>>>>>>> the HD add-on that comes with Blue-Shift. Although I can only use
>>>>>>>> OpenGL for decent graphics that isn't the problem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I managed to install Blue-Shift without a hitch. I don't know if it
>>>>>>>> requires a CD-Key or not as the only two keys that I have are for
>>>>>>>> Half-Life and Opposing-Force. When I click to load the game it loads a
>>>>>>>> black screen for a couple of seconds, returns to desktop for another
>>>>>>>> couple of seconds, then back to the black screen for another couple of
>>>>>>>> seconds before finally returning to desktop.
>>>>>>> Sounds like video.. did you get as far as the game menu? Try the video
>>>>>>> options.
>>>>>> i didn't get as far as the menu
>>>>> Got broadband? Thought about using it through Steam? Install Steam from..
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php
>>>>>
>>>>> ..and then on the front page (Store) at the bottom left choose 'activate
>>>>> a product on Steam'. Put the CD key in for HL and you'll get access to
>>>>> several games including (IIRC) Blue Shift. These games will have the
>>>>> latest patches so should all run fine.
>>>> would i have to buy blueshift from steam?
>>> Nope just enter the CD key you already have ...
>>
>> cd key for Half-Life or BlueShift?
>>
>> I haven't got one for BlueShift
>
>Not sure I can help you here ... I never got the generations pack but I
>kinder assumed that each game had it's own CD key. Have you tried
>getting the latest updates for it and HL1?

i've tried getting the latest updates but i can't find where o get
them from

External Since: Oct 20, 2006 Posts: 13

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:27:29 +0200, "Peter [AGHL]"
<peter.aghl.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:

>JAB wrote:
>
>> Not sure I can help you here ... I never got the generations pack but
>> I kinder assumed that each game had it's own CD key. Have you tried
>> getting the latest updates for it and HL1?
>
>Should really pull myself together and dig up that old, old generattions
>package I bought decades ago
>Why bother when you have Steam Smile

>
>Anyways IIRC you should have a CD key for BlueShift
>In the package you should also have a piece telling you in what order you
>install the games and various patches
>Same paper states that if you fail to install everything in the right order
>some of the games does not work
>
>BS is very special as this is the only game where the developer(Valve?)
>added a kind of copy protection to the map files, actually the mapfile
>format and some binaries were altered slightly
>
>The first versions of Steam did not include BS and the word was that it
>would never be included (too difficult)
>Did Valve ever sort this out or?
>
>hmm Google to the rescue ....
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life:_Blue_Shift

i just checked the game manual. all it says about installation is two
seperate instructions that are almost identicle. the first one says to
install HL insert cd and wait for the autoplay feature and follow the
onscreen instructions. if autoplay doesn't load then type autorun.exe
in the run command. to install OpFor make sure HL is installed and
insert the cd and the same process. for BS it says the same as HL