Hmm Noobie quest

[darthshearer]

Im soooooo desperate to get on CS and I put a posting on hear not long back asking for some advice.

after looking at the SAS guide and reading replys to my Quest Im still stuck!

I have the retail version (Generations) and i have to DL a file. I do and it will not install!!!!! I have down loaded it form several sites and It just wont install, it says corrupt file!

Also if i want to play most of the games where do I get the most common map packs from?

Anything else i need before I start?

 

[ZaPpeh]

First things first.

1. delete your CSTRIKE directory in your sierra\hlife folder

2. make sure you have the latest version of halflife here : http://www.cscentral.com/dl/dl.php?719

3. install CS 1.5 here : http://www.cscentral.com/dl/dl.php?724

4. set it to run in opengl

5. sort the keys out

6. download gamespy3d here : http://gamespy3d.fileplanet.com/GameSpyInstaller262008STD.exe

7. find a server with the lowest ping and play

 

[~YuckFou~]

Zap has made an error, but we should forgive him.

6. Do not D/L Gayspy, instead get The All Seeing Eye.

 

[~Lazarus~]

Darth,

Before you do ANYTHING. Do you have RETAIL Counter Strike (i.e. stand alone counter strike with no Half Life installed)

If you only have retail, you will need the 1.0.0.5 update.

and the missing mappack i believe.

 

[Wilier]

buhhh, it says he has RETAIL in his post

 

[darthshearer]

Yes I have the retail version I have DL the update thingy but when I come to extract it it goes dodgy corrupt media, I have tried DL several types and Im gutted I WANT TO PLAY CS

 

[~Lazarus~]

k.

What connection to the net do you have?

56k cable isdn ?

If you have 56k, get a download manager (like www.getright.com). This will manage your downloads and restart them if you disconnect half way through.

Download and install the v1.0.0.5 update from http://www.counter-strike.net/retail_full.html

You will also need the Retail "fix" from http://www.nextwish.org/mods.php?page=gamefix/cstrike-retailfix

Install Counter Strike to your selected directory.

Once the download is finished, execute that.

Btw - what was the EXACT error it gave previously?

 

[darthshearer]

1 I have a 600k cable connection

The error is "I/O error corrput data abort retry"

Or something similar

 

[~Lazarus~]

that actually sounds more like an error with your HDD

Do you have enough diskspace to hold the install / download.

Have you run Scan disk on your HDD (Thorough option)

Have you defragged your drive?

 

[old.D0LLySh33p]

Defrag = good.

I defrag everyday.

Or was that wank?

Doh

 

[~Lazarus~]

Originally posted by old.D0LLySh33p
Or was that wank?

Doh

Only once per day?

 

[old.D0LLySh33p]

I'm not like a budgie.

 

[~Lazarus~]

lol

 

[darthshearer]

Lol

Yes Hard disk fine and have defragged

Will down load again and try !

 

[~YuckFou~]

Are you using the "auto update" in HL/CS, I've found it to be unreliable.
I would suggest getting the files from BW FTP, there are links in the CS section, apply these manually.

 

[darthshearer]

Yeh I was using the auto update!

I think anyway!

Will try cheers

 

[ECA]

Gamespy > Ingame > A retarded monkey > ASE

 

[legendario]

Originally posted by ECA
Gamespy > Ingame > A retarded monkey > ASE

Which ironicly is > ECA

 

[~YuckFou~]

Originally posted by ECA
Gamespy > Ingame > A retarded monkey > ASE

incorrect

3/10

please try harder and see me after class.

 

[~Lazarus~]

Originally posted by ~YuckFou~


incorrect

3/10

please try harder and see me after class.

oooohhhhhh a spanking!!!























can i watch ?

 

[~YuckFou~]

We could discuss that, there would of course be an hourly "voyeur" rate.

 

[old.D0LLySh33p]

12 pence a min then?

 

[ECA]

Originally posted by ~YuckFou~


incorrect

3/10

please try harder and see me after class.

sorry its


Everything > ASE*

*including elephant shark interspecial anal sex.

 

[Trem]

I have this problem when I reinstall CS, you wanna know what to do? You really wanna know?



















Install Half Life then RESTART your pc, then install CS.

 

[ECA]

did you bother reading that he has Retail? so he cant install HL?

heh

 

[Trem]

No I didn't.











Fuck retail, install HL if you have it then DL the full CS patch.







Hmmmmm maybe complicating things a little.








*complicate*

 

[~YuckFou~]

Originally posted by ECA



sorry its


Everything > ASE*

*including elephant shark interspecial anal sex.

You are in trouble now! report to me for detention!


(thats 20p min voyeur rate before anyone asks)

 

[ZaPpeh]

DO NOT INSTALL THE RETAIL SHITE!!
FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS AND U WILL BE FINE!!!!

 

[darthshearer]

I got retail on and its ok apart from a couple of times it chucks me off

 

[~Lazarus~]

If you dont play HL, then you dont need to install HL.

Why clog up your HDD with the multi MB of data which is not being used?

I have played on both the MOD and RETAIL version and there is few differences (im crap on both)

The only downside to the RETAIL version is the patches usually have something "missing" from them. All this means is another download.

In addition, the gun names are different (e.g. MOD = Aug, RETAIL = Bullpup)

If you desperately want the same gun names, www.nextwish.org has a patch to change the weapon names to those of the MOD version