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Half-Life 2 & Counter-Strike Source Protocol v7 Update (c) Valve/Sierra

Release Date  :  12-02-2004               Protection   :  SecuROM/Steam

File Count    :  38x15mb                  Game Genre   :  Shooters

Release Notes:

From the group that brought Counter-Strike: Condition Zero to your pc,

Vengeance is proud to present Half-Life 2.

By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and

adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the

door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him,

from the physical environment to the behaviors -- even the emotions -- of

both friends and enemies.

The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon

Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the

bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust

into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed

back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people -- people he cares about -- are

counting on him.

Characters - Advanced facial animation system delivers the most

sophisticated in-game characters ever seen. With 40 distinct facial

"muscles," human characters convey the full array of human emotion, and

respond to the player with fluidity and intelligence.

Physics - From pebbles to water to 2-ton trucks respond as expected, as

they obey the laws of mass, friction, gravity, and buoyancy.

Graphics - Source's shader-based renderer, like the one used at Pixar to

create movies such as Toy Story and Monster's, Inc., creates the most

beautiful and realistic environments ever seen in a video game.

AI - Neither friends nor enemies charge blindly into the fray. They can

assess threats, navigate tricky terrain, and fashion weapons from whatever

is at hand.

*UPDATE NOTES*

Protocol v7 adds the ability to install Half-Life 2: Deathmatch.

(without protocol v7 update installed, you CANNOT install HL2: Deathmatch)

Protocol v7 also updates the following:

* HTTP and non-HTTP map auto downloading functionality

* Various tweaks and fixes

Now for the good stuff.  This update also features our latest emulator,

Vengeance Steam Emulator v2.0.  Why the jump from v1.10 to v2.0? Simple,

we have now added ability to play online on ANY servers, legit or cracked.

We have also allowed the emulator to use local file if wanted, instead of

the GCF's, to allow for game modding.  This is only for advanced users so,

at your own risk, play around with your GCF's and the steamemu.ini :)

Install Notes (Please follow these instructions IN ORDER)

1. Unpack the release with WinRAR or equivalent

2. *WARNING* It is STRONGLY recommended to run this patch from the same

HDD or partition as where you installed the game. And we

STRONGLY recommend closing all other applications before

running this patch.

PATCHING PROCESS CAN TAKE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 5 TO 40 MINUTES!

Run patch.exe and follow the steps until asked for the destination

directory use:

"<install directory>\SteamApps\"

<install directory> being where you installed the game.

If "C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\" is where you installed the

game then the following would be the destination directory for

the patch:

"C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\"

Then once you have chosen the correct directory, continue following the

on-screen instructions and START the patch.

Your GCF's MUST be the exact ones from the CD version or DVD version.

If for any reason YOU have modified these files, this patch WILL NOT

work for you.

Once patching has commeneced the patch.exe may act unstable since it is

updating the contents of extremely big Game Cache Files (GCFs).

So, DO NOT interrupt this process and the patch WILL be succesful after

some minutes, depending on your processor speed.  BE PATIENT.

3. Once the patch has been installed succesfully, go to the HL2Installer

folder and double click "hl2install.exe".  This will update the needed

game files for you.  And do not worry, your save files wont be harmed.

hl2intall will put the the game back into offline mode so read the

OFFLINE/ONLINE mode section to go back into ONLINE mode.

Next, go to the CSSInstaller folder and double click "cssinstaller.exe".

This will update the needed CS: Source files for you.

4. *OPTIONAL STEP TO ENABLE ONLINE PLAY ON -ANY- SERVERS*

*CRACKED SERVERS STILL FUNCTIONAL WITHOUT THIS STEP*

For those people who wish to play online on ANY servers, legit or

cracked, you must first run STEAM from your start menu:

Start -> Programs -> Valve -> Steam -> Steam

Click "Create a new account..." and follow the on-screen steps to do so.

You MUST create a NEW account which does NOT have any games subscribed.

Once you have created your account, minimize STEAM to the system tray,

while REMAINING LOGGED IN.

Then, go to "<install directory>\SteamApps\User\Counter-Strike Source",

in explorer, open the file "steamemu.ini".

Here you will see a section for enabling online play:

; Enable online Steam play

; This enables the ability to play Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Counter-Strike: Source on any server.

; Log in to the Valve Steam client with a valid steam account (no subscriptions to games needed)

; And enter the Steam information here

; For example:

;  SteamOnline=1

;  SteamUser=MySteamUser

;  SteamPassword=MySteamPassword

SteamOnline=0

SteamUser=

SteamPassword=

First, change "SteamOnline=0" to "SteamOnline=1".

Second, since you have a new account now, use your new Username and Password

and write them into the steamemu.ini file and SAVE.

Your new username is "BOB" and your password is "dolomite".

Your .ini file should look like the following to play online:

;  SteamOnline=1

;  SteamUser=MySteamUser

;  SteamPassword=MySteamPassword

SteamOnline=1

SteamUser=BOB

SteamPassword=dolomite

Each time you want to play online on LEGIT SERVERS, you MUST

have STEAM running and you MUST be logged into the same

account as found in the steamemu.ini file!

Mind you, this is the same thing as running steamengine.exe

from the EMPORiO release and the same information is exchanged.

Otherwise, if you ONLY want to play on cracked servers, you

DO NOT need STEAM running at all.

5. --- Half-Life 2 ---

To play Half-Life 2 double click the "Half-Life 2" shortcut found on

your desktop.

(Half-Life 2 will work in either OFFLINE or ONLINE mode - read below)

--- Counter-Strike Source ---

To play Counter-Strike Source double click the "Counter-Strike Source"

shortcut found on your desktop.

(CS: Source is ONLY functional if you are in ONLINE mode)

(Legit server play only if step 4 is completed)

(Cracked servers functional with or without step 4)

Our installers will make shortcuts ONLY to the REAL location

where windows believes the desktop is.  If you have played

around with the desktop using TweakUI or other programs, you

may not see the shortcuts on your "desktop" which is NOT where

windows thinks the desktop actually is.  So, follow these

instructions to make your own shortcut:

For Half-Life 2:

"<install dir>\SteamApps\User\Half-Life 2\hl2.exe" -steamlocal

For Counter-Strike Source:

"<install dir>\SteamApps\User\Counter-Strike Source\hl2.exe" -steam -game cstrike

<install dir> being wherever you installed the game obviously.

*** OFFLINE / ONLINE MODE *************************************

--- ONLINE ---

Double click the file "Steam Online.reg" to put the game in

ONLINE mode.

Make sure your internet connection is active and the needed

ports to play CS: Source are open (or turn firewalls off).

--- OFFLINE ---

Double click the file "Steam Offline.reg" to put the game in

OFFLINE mode.

The game MUST be in ONLINE mode to play Counter-Strike Source

on cracked servers, or to host a cracked server, and you

obviously must be connected to the internet. Same for, legit

servers.

OFFLINE mode is for those who do not have a constant internet

connection or for those who do not want any contact with VALVE

servers and want to play Half-Life 2.

Remember that OFFLINE mode will disable Counter-Strike Source

online capabilities. So if you want to play online, follow

the instructions above to enable ONLINE mode.

Remember, STEAM only must be logged in and running if you wish

to play CS: Source on legit servers. Otherwise, you do not

need STEAM to be on at all.

Contacting Vengeance:

We are always looking for talented people to help fill our ranks. If you:

Work at an Electronics Boutique, Babbage's, Virgin or any similar store

Work for a games magazine as a reviewer, and have early access to games

Are able to crack most commercial protection schemes such as StarForce,

SecuROM and Safedisc

Vengeance salutes the competition:

GAME COMPANIES DESERVE YOUR

SUPPORT!! IF YOU ENJOY THIS   ▐█▐█      To anybody who still cares.

GAME, BUY IT NOW!!

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