Help Needed with Half Life 2

[Sharky]

 

I purchased Half-Life 2, and I had to go online, to create an account and enter my serial

number and for it to download updates.

 

So far, the game took me over 3 hours to install, but I got it going and all, and works well, trouble is I have to be online to just to play the game.

 

Theres a box, called OFFLINE Mode, and when I click on that, it comes with error, such as could not connect to...

 

This really bothers me having to go online just to play an offline game.

 

I do believe it can be played offline, and should be played offline, but how...

 

Any ideas ?

[egdinger]

Are you online when you click the offline mode box? I belive you need to be. I know haw bad it is, most painfull install ever.

[Sharky]

Are you online when you click the offline mode box? I belive you need to be. I know haw bad it is, most painfull install ever.

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I finally fixed it somehow, I can play now offline, I've never come across a game so painful to install like that.

 

Trouble is now, my game just keep crashing or locking up every times it auto-saves, this is completely preventing any fun for this game.

I can't find a way to turn auto-save off.

 

Right now i've just given up, some error engine.dll and closes if I try running it in a window to try to solve the problem.

 

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Computer specs?

[Sharky]

More than enough to play the game,

 

This is what first comes typing dxdiag

 

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System Information

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Time of this report: 8/9/2005, 04:10:43

      Machine name: COMPUTER

  Operating System: Windows 98 (4.10, Build 2222)  A

          Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: n/a

      System Model: n/a

              BIOS: n/a

          Processor: AMD Sempron  2400+,  MMX,  3DNow, ~1.7GHz

            Memory: 448MB RAM

          Page File: 81MB used, 1518MB available

        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

DX Setup Parameters: /PackageInstall

    DxDiag Version: 4.09.0000.0904 32bit

 

and Display Devices

 

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Display Devices

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        Card name: VIA/S3G UniChrome Graphics

    Manufacturer: VIA/S3 Graphics, Inc.

        Chip type: VIA/S3G UniChrome Graphics

        DAC type:

      Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_7205&SUBSYS_70611462&REV_01\000800

  Display Memory: 63.5 MB

    Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit)(optimal refresh rate)

          Monitor: AlphaScan 712

  Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024

      Driver Name: vtdisp.drv

  Driver Version: 4.14.0010.0039 (English)

      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 12/23/2003 15:37:56, 291424 bytes

      WHQL Logo'd: No

  WHQL Date Stamp: None

              VDD: *vdd

        Mini VDD: vtmini.vxd

    Mini VDD Date: , 0 bytes

Device Identifier: {D7B71FE6-3145-11CF-F577-6B50A0C2C935}

        Vendor ID: 0x1106

        Device ID: 0x7205

        SubSys ID: 0x70611462

      Revision ID: 0x0001

      Revision ID: 0x0001

      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_B

Deinterlace Caps: n/a

        Registry: OK

    DDraw Status: Enabled

      D3D Status: Enabled

      AGP Status: Enabled

DDraw Test Result: Not run

D3D7 Test Result: Not run

D3D8 Test Result: Not run

D3D9 Test Result: Not run

 

The game runs very smooth, hardly any lag at all, I might not been getting all the speical affects because of the graphics card, just crashing every time I try to save or it the game automatically saves.

Edited August 8, 2005 by Sharky