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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / November 2006Blueshift refuses to load
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. The game won't load. My computer is powerful enough to run the games at decent resolution. I haven't got a clue why it won't load. Obviously I'm running WinXP which it says on the case the game will run under including Win95/98/2k/ME. I haven't tried running it under compatibility mode, but does any of you have any idea why it isn't loading and how I can get it to load? > Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask > anyway. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > 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. >> Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask >> anyway. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >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 >>> Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask >>> anyway. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > 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. >>>> Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask >>>> anyway. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >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? >>>>> Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask >>>>> anyway. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > would i have to buy blueshift from steam? Nope just enter the CD key you already have ... >>>>>> Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask >>>>>> anyway. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Nope just enter the CD key you already have ... cd key for Half-Life or BlueShift? I haven't got one for BlueShift >>>would i have to buy blueshift from steam? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I haven't got one for BlueShift The one for Half-Life gives you access to all HL1 content, including OpFor and BS  SignatureBen Cottrell AKA Bench > The one for Half-Life gives you access to all HL1 content, including > OpFor and BS Sorry to say but this changed slightly ... Access to Valve's back catalog for free after registering a previously owned copy of Half-Life has been discontinued http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life:_Blue_Shift On August 24, 2005, Blue Shift became available for download via the Steam content delivery program. Anyone who owned an old copy of Half-Life, or the Half-Life 2 silver or gold packages (thus, having access to the back catalog) could download it for free. Since then, access to Valve's back catalog for free after registering a previously owned copy of Half-Life has been discontinued, and Blue Shift must now be bought either alone, as part of the Half-Life 1 Anthology, or as part of the Valve Complete Pack. The High Definition Pack is also available via Steam. - Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! >> The one for Half-Life gives you access to all HL1 content, including >> OpFor and BS [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >of the Half-Life 1 Anthology, or as part of the Valve Complete Pack. The >High Definition Pack is also available via Steam. so i can't download a copy > so i can't download a copy Worth a try nothing to loose - Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! >> so i can't download a copy > > Worth a try nothing to loose > > - Peter ...maybe your key is a 'generations' key (if there is such a thing) so you'll have access to all three with the one key. Just a guess - I have Generations but it's lived in the attic since Steam came out and I wouldn't know where to begin looking. Try Steam. If you don't like it you can uninstall it BUT remember the sign-on and password you choose - your half-life game will be tied to that Steam account. >> The one for Half-Life gives you access to all HL1 content, including >> OpFor and BS [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >- Peter How does one access the High Def Pack via Steam? Villain >>> The one for Half-Life gives you access to all HL1 content, including >>> OpFor and BS [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Villain First, make sure Steam is running, then Start/Run type (or copy/paste): steam://installaddon/halflifehd to uninstall: steam://removeaddon/halflifehd steampowered.com has the entire article here: http://support.steampowered.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php ?p_faqid=387&p_created=1125423646&p_sid=FYUYJKki&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J 0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9ODImcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZ wX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9Ymx1ZSB zaGlmdA**&p_li=&p_topview=1 click here for short version: http://tinyurl.com/ycubhp >>>> The one for Half-Life gives you access to all HL1 content, including >>>> OpFor and BS [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > >click here for short version: http://tinyurl.com/ycubhp Thanks heaps, Villain >>The one for Half-Life gives you access to all HL1 content, including >>OpFor and BS > > Sorry to say but this changed slightly ... oh, sorry, I didn't realise that. I have access to Blue shift, even though I've never bought it, I had assumed it was to do with the various CD Key/confusion issues of Valve having lost track of all the different keys which Sierra had given out. (eg, at one point, it was possible to auth on WON servers for HL using a Blue shift CD key typed in reverse) In which case, that's odd that the generations pack didn't come with a CD Key, unless its another instance of keys being doubled up. To the OP: have you actually tried it? SignatureBen Cottrell AKA Bench >>>The one for Half-Life gives you access to all HL1 content, including >>>OpFor and BS [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >To the OP: have you actually tried it? i've only got 2 cd keys for my HL generations, i only registered the HL key and got access to all the HL games and addons (not including HL2) > To the OP: have you actually tried it? Looks like it's working like a charm despite the article I linked to Auron made a new post: BlueShift update, 10/22 4:42 PM Message-ID: <ag0nj2pmv9sbd49aka3nc7mn1r9641gi2i@4ax.com> - Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! >> To the OP: have you actually tried it? > >Looks like it's working like a charm despite the article I linked to > >Auron made a new post: BlueShift update, 10/22 4:42 PM >Message-ID: <ag0nj2pmv9sbd49aka3nc7mn1r9641gi2i@4ax.com> that i did I’m not really sure what’s going on because it isn’t very clear. Go here: www.steampowered.com Download and install Steam, register an account, then find the button that says something similar to "Activate a product I already own" and it will just ask you to put in CD keys, then you get the latest updates of everything and it should all work fine > On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:02:14 +0200, "Peter [AGHL]" > <peter.aghl@gmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > that i did SignaturePosted at author's request, using fully moderated http://www.GameHourz.com/Half-Life-forum-38.html interface sure does >Im not really sure whats going on because it isnt very clear. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > that i did >>>>>>> Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask >>>>>>> anyway. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > 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? > 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 :) 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 - Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! >> 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 [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >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 >>>>>>>> Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask >>>>>>>> anyway. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >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 > i've tried getting the latest updates but i can't find where o get > them from Steam is the latest versions You should have some pacthes on the CD's which came with your package - Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! > Hi folks. I don't know if i'm in the right group or not, but I'll ask > anyway. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > I haven't tried running it under compatibility mode, but does any of > you have any idea why it isn't loading and how I can get it to load? 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