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The first step is to download and install the mod as usual, placing the folder in the SteamSteamAppssourcemods directory. Now load up Steam and try it out, as some mods such as those using an SDK Base and new releases may be unaffected.
If you’re not in luck, this is where things can get tricky. Navigate to the mod folder and open the gameinfo.txt file. Gameinfo.txt tells Steam all the content that needs to be loaded. The issue is that thanks to SteamPipe, the locations of these files have changed.
You need to determine which base game the mod is for – Half-Life 2, Episode One or Episode Two. If you don’t already know, you can look at the SteamAppId tag: 420 is Episode 2, 380 is Episode 1, 400 is Portal and 220 is HL2.
Once you’ve worked that out, select everything from the SearchPaths header downwards, and delete. Copy and paste the code below in its place, choosing the correct one for your mod.
For Half-Life 2: Episode 2
For Half-Life 2
For Portal
What this code does is give Steam the various new file locations for Source engine content, inside the .VPK files that are now used to save it more efficiently.
Now, close and restart Steam and load the mod from your Library. With any luck, the mod should now be loaded and and running correctly.
Whilst this method has been tested on a lot of mods, it is far from perfect and there are undoubtedly many mods which will require more work to repair. A working fix for Episode One mods has not yet been found. You can also check the sources at the bottom of this post for further help. Please leave a comment to let us know what mods you have got working, any problems you have encountered, or perhaps a better solution to fixing things.
Steam User Discussions – SteamPipe fix for HL2 and EP2 mods, SourceMods (HL2 & Portal); PlanetPhillip.com – Steampipe and current issues
| Half-Life 2: Deathmatch | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Valve Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Valve Corporation |
| Series | Half-Life |
| Engine | Source |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is a multiplayerfirst-person shootervideo game developed by Valve Corporation. Released on Steam on November 30, 2004, it uses many of the assets from Half-Life 2 and its Source engine. It features new levels, optimized for multiplayer arena play, and a few new weapons. Also included are portions of the game's source code, which were the basis for many early Source-based multiplayer modifications. The game is the successor to the popular multiplayer component of the original Half-Life, but is offered as a separate product from Half-Life 2. Deathmatch, like Half-Life's multiplayer, does not develop any part of the plot or story of the Half-Life series.
- 1Gameplay
Gameplay[edit]
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Deathmatch[edit]
Deathmatch includes some notable features such as instant respawn; weapons that have specific spawn points; and special abilities (sprint, flashlight, etc.). The aim of the deathmatch is simple: the player must kill other players to score points. If the player accidentally self-kills, they lose points. If a player is killed, they will respawn with 100 health points and the default spawn weapons, but will lose all the weapons and ammunition acquired before being killed.
The game is server based and each server contains different rules for each round therefore there is no default time limit or kill limit for each round.
Team Deathmatch[edit]
In the team deathmatch mode, players are organized in two teams, Rebels and Combine, both of them with different characters that appear exactly as they do in Half-Life 2. In the gaming aspect, team deathmatch has almost the same rules as deathmatch mode, except for:
- Instead of only one player winning the round, the team with the higher score wins.
- If friendly fire is enabled, one point is deducted each time a teammate is killed.
- If the player selected a Rebel model for his character, and they are taken to the Combine team, they will get a random model from the list of Combine models. Nevertheless, if the player dislikes that character, they are able to choose another one from the list.
- If the teams are unbalanced, the team with fewer players won't get players from the other team, (unless the server owner had 'Auto-Balance' enabled) instead, they will get new players connected to the server.
Development[edit]
Upon the release and subsequent critical reception of Half-Life 2, reviewers expressed disappointment with the game's lack of multiplayer.[1] Two weeks after the initial release of Half-Life 2, Valve revealed and released Half-Life 2: Deathmatch on Steam.[2][3]Deathmatch was released simultaneously with the Source SDK as a means of promoting game modifications built upon the platform.[4][5]
Post-release, the game was supported with new maps from Valve as well as updates to the game and its engine.[6][7][8] Valve's The Orange Box does not include Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, however, the game was upgraded to use the Orange Box version of the Source engine in September 2010. Valve announced a free promotional offer on January 10, 2008, which allowed NVIDIA graphics card users to download and play Half-Life 2: Deathmatch along with Portal: First Slice, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, and Peggle Extreme.[9]
In September 2010, the game was released via Steam for OS X.[10] A Linux version came more than two years later, in March 2013.[11]
Reception[edit]
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Half Life 2: Deathmatch was well-received upon its release, with reviewers praising its inclusion of the gravity gun.[12][13]GameSpot lauded the game for the Source engine's 'impressive use of physics' and the available selection of maps.[13]IGN paid similar compliments to the title, also speaking highly of the 'fast play style that [Half-Life 2: Deathmatch] produces.'[12]
Multiple reviews stated that the game suffered from large amount of lag upon release, but GameSpy noted that this was remedied soon after as more servers came online.[14]
References[edit]
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- ^Adams, David (November 30, 2004). 'Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Official?'. IGN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^'Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and SDK Update'. Steam. Valve Corporation. November 30, 2004. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^Thorsen, Tor (November 30, 2004). 'Valve unleashes Half-Life 2: Deathmatch'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^Adams, David (December 1, 2004). 'Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Released'. IGN. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^Bramwell, Tom (December 1, 2004). 'Valve surprises all with Half-Life 2 Deathmatch'. Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^McNamara, Tom (February 11, 2005). 'Another HL2DM Map in the Pipe'. IGN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^Surette, Tim (February 7, 2005). 'Valve releases details on future Steam downloads'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^Bramwell, Tom (February 18, 2005). 'Valve updates HL2 Deathmatch with new weapons, map'. Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^Purchese, Robert (January 10, 2008). 'Portal: First Slice for NVIDIA users'. Eurogamer. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^Callaham, John (September 30, 2010). 'Half-Life 2 Deathmatch gets engine and Mac update'. Big Download. Joystiq. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^Stahie, Silviu (March 16, 2013). 'Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Officially Launched on Steam for Linux'. Softpedia. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^ abAdams, Dan (December 1, 2004). 'Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Review'. IGN. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^ abKasavin, Greg (November 30, 2004). 'Half-Life 2 Deathmatch First Impressions'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ^Accardo, Sal (December 1, 2004). 'Half-Life 2: Deathmatch'. GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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