The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads

[JoyBoy]

Steam Discussion is not Allowed. This thread is strictly for the Boxed Retail. If you wish to Discuss the Pros and Cons of the Steam Software itself, then please post in the General Gaming Forum Only hints and tips relating to NoCD/DVD Cracks and the like will be allowed in this Thread. The Original Half-Life 2 Thread can be viewed HERE

[hijack]

Valve removed the CD-Check, so my NOCD is no longer needed.

[anonym001]

The Link is dead.


EDIT:
Ok now it works. It think my Inet connect had problems..

EDIT #2:

When I start the hijack_hl2.exe then steam starts. there i choose play HL2.
Then steam gives me the error:

Steam - Error

The Game is currently unavaliable.
Please try again at an other time.

What can i do?

--Ano

[hijack]

Check the hl2.exe you installed, it should be 86 088 bytes and sit where steam.exe is installed. Then check that it has properly overwritten the file steamapps/<your account>/half life 2/hl2.exe (it should be the exact same file after you started hl2 via hijacked steam).

Try to run hl2.exe without steam. It should complain about a missing dll. If it says anything else, you probably have a corrupted file.

Here's the md5sum of hl2.exe: b00737498dbb7d4ab17c44aec27d50bd

Edit: Try with torrent link above, it's an updated version

[Damiankca]

Originally Posted by hijack

The NOCD is now availiable as a torrent

Notes:
* It doesn't work on Windows 98
* Win2k: use the attached DLL until I release a new package

I put all the files on the root of Stem folder but this does not work
whe i run Half Life 2 i have this screen

PreCondition Assertion Failed
Name :HaveCmdLineArguments
Program D:\games\steam\steam.exe
File :BootStrappedDg.cpp
Line :632

argc>0
(press Redy to debuge the application - JIT debugg must be enabled)

stop repeat ignore

What next ???? Pleas Help ME
I have Win 98 SE

[fightmeyer]

Will there soon be a way of activating the game without Internet-Connection. I do not have one at home, but want to play the singleplayermode.
Or is there already a way?




Sorry for my poor english. I´m from germany.

[solterio]

what do u mean with valid steam accout??
can i register with serial number from internet??

[GLH]

Originally Posted by solterio

what do u mean with valid steam accout??
can i register with serial number from internet??

There are two ways getting a valdi serial number:
1. Buy the retail boxed game from a store.
2. Buy a ATi graphic card with a Serial-Key-Card to download the game via Steam.

There are no other ways and discussion about other ways aren't allowed here!

[GLH]

Originally Posted by fightmeyer

Will there soon be a way of activating the game without Internet-Connection. I do not have one at home, but want to play the singleplayermode.
Or is there already a way?

Sorry for my poor english. I´m from germany.

Read the very first post of the thread !!!
No discussion about bypassing the Steam-Activation.

[anonym001]

Damiankca: You have written the answere to your question yourself:

* It doesn't work on Windows 98

Thats what you quoted


--Ano

[ttfb05]

No CD file for this game yet>?

[mnemonick]

Hijack your our only hope! I think a nocd/dvd crack is what most people want, i ahte carrying my dvd everywhere i go. I have bought the game id just like to play it wehrever im at.

[sabbey]

Yeah, I feel the same way. I can't make a backup, so I refuse to have to use the DVD as a result. I love GCW because of this. Problem is, it doesn't really matter now since the whole stutter issue is making me not able to even play...

Oh well, looking forward to doing so once the upcoming patch is released!

[mr yellow]

How do u use hijack HL2?

[sabbey]

I haven't tried it yet, but here's what hijack wrote before...

http://www.fileforums.com/showpost.p...&postcount=173