Topic: Way OT... Any of you guys played Half Life: Counter Strike? (Read 9001 times)

Magnum357 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:41:33 pm »

Man, now I'm disappointed.

I had no idea that CS and the other games where just mods. I should have just got good old HL instead.

Maybe, I will do that now. Just find a copy of HL in a store. I think I can still find a copy somewhere. What about this CS:CZ? Is it the same system requirements as standard CS? Man, I feel like I wasted my money justy buying standard CS.

mc_cloud · « **Reply #41 on:** June 04, 2004, 09:21:12 pm »

cz isnt a mod of hl.....

cs and all others use to be mods of hl...now they are sold as individual games

KOL_Grim · « **Reply #42 on:** June 04, 2004, 09:46:03 pm »

Personally i would get a copy of HL and download CS, HL i dont think costs that much annyore, i got the platinum pack a while back, came with HL and all the expansions, this included CS.

Concerning CS:CZ i reckon the specs are probably the same as CS, the graphics are apprently very similar, the only difference is CS is a multiplayer only mod for hl, and CS:CZ is a seperate game with a single player element plus a multiplayer mod.

Lono · « **Reply #43 on:** June 06, 2004, 11:03:17 pm »

Anyone else here get a kick outta the Richochet Mod?

(another free download)

I thought it game a pretty excellent TRON-like experience!

Also was pretty impressed with the Firearms Mod back in the day as well.

Hope HL2 spawns half as many great Mods as well...

and yeah I agree the bunny hoping and the awp onwage have been almost eliminated totally, and the in game voice is preety good as well.

KOL_Grim · « **Reply #44 on:** June 07, 2004, 07:07:55 am »

lol Richochet can be fun, decapitating people.

Merlinfmct87 · « **Reply #45 on:** June 07, 2004, 04:58:15 pm »

I don't play CS, but I'm a big fan of HL and the mods surrounding it. You should be able to find a bot for Counter-Strike rather quickly, and you can start a LAN game and cut your teeth on those.

HL is a whole nother story however, it's a single-player masterpiece. Scary, well-thought out, and so much detail in the environment that you will freak.

As for the mods, Team Fortress Classic is a good pick, as is Deathmatch Classic--especially if you play Quake 1, a lot of the maps are in DMC, and they are BEAUTIFUL!!

Firearms looks fun, but I can't get it to work. The Specialists is great if you like Matrix and the like, but it is very hard to learn. I can beat the Hardcore level on the Quake III demo and I still get nailed by the MP croud.

Steam is only good for Broadband users, if you are stuck with 28.8, your one and only bet is GameSpy or LAN with other people in your house.

Another good link you must be aware of is Planet Half-Life

Let me know how it goes!

Merlin

mc_cloud · « **Reply #46 on:** June 07, 2004, 06:35:37 pm »

why is steam only good for broadband?
steam is what is REQUIRED to play cs now a days....well for versions 1.6+ which are the offical versions....I have 3 clan mates whoare 56k's

and if you play a lower version of CS 1.5 and below...search for podbots in google..... those are some very good bots.....
1.5 and versions below that use a system called WON...its basically a server that verifies your cd key's...but the WON system is going down soon......so all those versions that dont use steam.......they wont work anymore...except for lans...and if you know how to set them up using steam...which isnt hard...but I cant remember how to do it either..... but htere not offically supported...and cheats are well known for them...and some of them dont even have VAC...which is valve anti cheat....which is a very bad thing...
but anyways.....
it seems that im the resident cs player in these parts lol...so if anyone has questions..plz ask

mc_cloud · « **Reply #47 on:** June 07, 2004, 06:36:40 pm »

oh yeah.....bots dont work for 1.6.........they were taken out to try to make you buy CZ...which supports bots...
which is pretty lame

KOL_Grim · « **Reply #48 on:** June 08, 2004, 05:42:57 am »

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why is steam only good for broadband?
steam is what is REQUIRED to play cs now a days....well for versions 1.6+ which are the offical versions....I have 3 clan mates whoare 56k's

There have been a lot of complaints from 56kers about steam and the problems they have had, i had problems myself when i was on 56k and tried to use steam, much higher ping on steam than i had on WON. Sounds like some of your clanmates are some of the lucky few who have had no probs with steam and 56k.

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and if you play a lower version of CS 1.5 and below...search for podbots in google..... those are some very good bots.....

Yeah i used podbots in CS 1.5, pretty good ai, loads of command options u can easilly implement.

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1.5 and versions below that use a system called WON...its basically a server that verifies your cd key's...but the WON system is going down soon......so all those versions that dont use steam.......they wont work anymore...except for lans...and if you know how to set them up using steam...which isnt hard...but I cant remember how to do it either..... but htere not offically supported...and cheats are well known for them...and some of them dont even have VAC...which is valve anti cheat....which is a very bad thing...
but anyways.....

WON imo was a good system i never had probs with WON at all, as did the majority of the HL Community, Hence one of the reasons why i see steam as a pointless app. WON won't go down til Half-Life 2 is out, which we still dont fully know when it will be released, more rumours of delays as we speak.

I've installed steam reluctantly mainly due to HL2 and the probable steam verfication that will be needed to play the game.

Magnum357 · « **Reply #50 on:** June 01, 2004, 08:20:11 pm »

Hey guys, this is way off Topic, but I just bought a copy of Half Life: Counter Strike and was a little disappointed too see it does not have a single player capability. Anyway, was wondering if anyone else here likes this game and if its great too play in Multiplayer?

Also, anyone have any advice when I install it? Like is their any special Patches I need and such? Any info would be most appreciated.

mc_cloud · « **Reply #51 on:** June 01, 2004, 11:44:15 pm »

oh man....... welcome to hell

no not really... just have to listen... it can be tricky
I have my own clan...... well not MY clan...but im a founding member...ther ename is DvS.... my msn is mc_cloud13@hotmail.com and my aim is McCloud182
add me sometime...cause I think im going to lose you here...

install cs.... then you have to go to www.steampowered.com and download steam........ then make an account with steam...and if im right.... steam will automatically update counterstrike for you...... steam is kinda new...but its the way ALL pathces are going to be released for CS as of the latest patch... which is 1.6......... so download steam... and you should be set lol

when you get steam loaded..... go to the friends tab...then go to options and add friends.... search for mc_cloud14@yahoo.com
and you should find me....but I STRONGLY recomend adding me to aim or msn...because it can be confusing..... once you get all this done... I will get you the information for my clans server....im the top admin in there... so I will make sure ya get treated well :P

its a really fun game... not hard to learn...but it takes a while...
i've been playing for a little over 3 years now.. good luck with the install.....you shouldnt have any problems
just remember....... www.steampowered.com.... you must have this!!! unless you only want to play the old versions... which is actually better then the latest version...but that is another story..... lol

Storvick · « **Reply #52 on:** June 02, 2004, 10:17:32 pm »

Counter Strike: Condition Zero has single player action on it. I tend to like it a little better then the first Counter Strike.

mc_cloud · « **Reply #53 on:** June 02, 2004, 11:47:44 pm »

oh man.....nooooooooooo cz........ughhh...its like the newbie version of cs...
cs used to be ALOT better....just because you had to have talent.... its still a fun game...but its so much easier for a new person to come in and just randomly start hs people...
ah well....if ya want a good hl single player.... try out regular ol' half life.........or wait for half life 2 to come out

KOL_Grim · « **Reply #54 on:** June 03, 2004, 10:48:16 am »

I used to play CS and NS before the whole steam thing, now i dont play it cause steam is a pile of junk.

CS:CZ is good because it has a single player option as well, in terms of graphics i personally dont think the graphics are that good in CZ, not much difference between it and CS which is considerably older.

Still the game is very popular online, most played game online, just beware of smacktards there are plenty of them.

mc_cloud · « **Reply #55 on:** June 03, 2004, 11:46:40 am »

grim............. steam was a pos when it was 1st released........many of the major bugs are gone...maybe you should come back and try it........trust me, I hated it at first...but its not so bad anymore

Tus · « **Reply #56 on:** June 03, 2004, 02:59:56 pm »

used to play CS then i found DoD... has a bit more realism on this side

KOL_Grim · « **Reply #57 on:** June 03, 2004, 04:33:44 pm »

I used to prefer the DOD before steam i think it was called 3.1 or something, but then they changed the realism slightly, added the stupid map which shows the direction nades are coming from etc.

Personally i thought the best mod for Half-Life was Natural Selection, but updates ruinined it for me.

No chance of me going back to steam i'm afraid, thank god i removed that pos, pointless, res whore app off my pc.

Lono · « **Reply #58 on:** June 04, 2004, 03:05:22 pm »

Wow - How 20th Century of you!

(sorry - had to say it)

No seriously - Counter Strike was one of my favorite games of all time, along side greats such as Team Fortress and DoD.

If you've never played it you'll find a whole world of gaming goodness!

As far as a single player experience, there were some great free downloadable bots the last time I played that game

(and that was in 2002)

So you can get a lot of great practice with them.

I am thoroughly looking forward to the CS update with HL2 when it comes out.

With that upgrade they should have an awesome new engine and a decent anti-cheat system in place

(even if it is through the much despised steam)

Sirgod · « **Reply #59 on:** June 04, 2004, 03:10:04 pm »

Hey McCloud. If I was going to buy this game, which one should I get. I notice about 20 (ok I exagerate abit) versions of this game. i'd like to play both MP and SP.

Stephen

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