HL:2 error

[dj_finx]

HL:2 error <plz help>

this error is doing my head in i as i know hl:2 runs on my machine i formatted n now i cant get to work even validated n tryd re-installing n different patches aarrrghggghhhhhhhhh HELP PLEASE

 

[taiiat]

uh, how is C++ even related to steam and hl2? that could be something wrong

 

[dj_finx]

i dunno thats the error i keep getting

 

[giant384]

uh, how is C++ even related to steam and hl2? that could be something wrong

C++ is used for coding.....they had to code the game engine.

 

[dj_finx]

C++ is used for coding.....they had to code the game engine.

how do i fix this as obviously there must be a break in tha code somewhere

 

[stewie]

this error is doing my head in i as i know hl:2 runs on my machine i formatted n now i cant get to work even validated n tryd re-installing n different patches aarrrghggghhhhhhhhh HELP PLEASE

different patches? there are NO "diferent patches" for hl2 - only steam can update it, and it does NOT give you a choice of which "patch" you would like to use. you just busted yourself my friend. you seem 2 be trying 2 patch a pirated copy, because there are no "different patches" for the game. goodbye

 

[Jintor]

Quiet Stewie.

Have you installed Steam?

EDIT Doh, obviously you have installed Steam. Just to be on the safe side, give me a screenshot of your control panel of your SteamID.

OK, a quick google search gives this error as fairly common, so there may be a few solutions on the net.

The most prominent one that jumps out at me is total formatting of the drive + reinstallation of Steam and all games... you might not want that one, but it seems to work.

/EDITEDIT I admit that the more threads I look through the more the words "NOCD" and "CRACK" are coming up.

 

[dj_finx]

different patches? there are NO "diferent patches" for hl2 - only steam can update it, and it does NOT give you a choice of which "patch" you would like to use. you just busted yourself my friend. you seem 2 be trying 2 patch a pirated copy, because there are no "different patches" for the game. goodbye

nah its a legit copy bought it from eb when i said patches i meant c++ runtime patches

 

[kriztov]

I know this is an old one, but I had problems with original HL2, included in the orange box. The exact same error. However, I managed to fix it via adapting somebody else's technique. Somebody else had this error with a mod called "The Ship" they fixed it by copying most/all of the contents in the "\steam\SteamApps\<Username>\<Game Name>\bin" folder into the "\steam\SteamApps\<Username>\<Game Name>" folder. (ie. the same directory that the HL2 executable is located)

I dont know what causes the error, but it is worth a try to fix it. It worked for me, so I'm guessing it will work with any HL2 mod.

I apologise for reviving an old topic