Action Half-Life Problem!

[Recoil]

Hi.

I'm always playing old beta 5.5, because I don't wonna use Steam and just want to play against bots offline. Now, when I started an AHL-Server, just a minute ago, HL suddenly said 'This executable is old, get a new one!' (well, not exactly like that); problem is: I know that AHL somehow tries to authentize(?) the User on the WON.net or whatever, it tries to reach the internet, even in LAN gaming. That's probably why it says, I got to get a new version. Now... how can I avoid that? Of course, pulling the internet-plug would probably work, but I can't just do that, I have important things running all the time. Is there any other way?

Thanks for help ;(

 

[Link]

TBH fighting against steam is pointless. Yes it has been known to have bugs, but its quite good now. Given that half life 2 installs steam whether you like it or not, and seeing as you are a member on here, its reasonable to assume you will be getting steam in a couple of months anyway, so why not get it now.

 

[Varsity]

You can't play on WON any more. It isn't there.

 

[Recoil]

I'm not fighting it, I'm just not using it, since I only want to play on LAN. And I do not play on WON, where did I say that...?

Just need to isolate HL from the internet somehow... :|

So, anybody?

 

[Link]

When you start a HL server, it needs to authenticate with WON, LAN or not. That is just the way it is. Even if you did isolate it, it would still not work.

 

[Recoil]

Hm. But that's just AHL, isnt it? The other mods all work...

 

[JimmehH]

Get a firewall program and block the HL executable from accessing the internet.

Dunno if it'll fix your problem, but it will stop it from talking to the outside world.

 

[Recoil]

Yeah, that's what I thought of, too... I'll see

 

[Dalamari]

Get Zone Alarm and when it asks for hl.exe to get out deny it access, that should fix it.

 

[Recoil]

Thank you

 

[OCybrManO]

A LAN server does not authenticate with WON unless you're doing something wrong.

 

[Recoil]

Well, you know... AHL does and it not only does on my computer, but also on my friend's ones :|

 

[Pablo]

Action Quake 2 was soooo much better...