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Okay, I finally joined/installed Steam.
Upon "registering" my Half-Life, it downloaded and installed a whole new Half-Life to my "local cache," or something like that, even though I already have it installed in a different directory.
No biggie, and I like the menu system and options in the latest "version" of Half-Life.
However, I have two problems with the Steam cache version of Half-Life that I'd like to resolve.
1) My original, default installation of Half-Life has the high-definition pack installed from Blue Shift. The Half-Life that runs from Steam defaults to the original low-definition models. Is there a way I can install the high definition pack onto the Steam "local cache" version of Half-Life?
Currently, I have the original install of Half-Life at D:\Games\Half-Life, and the Steam cache appears to be at E:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps. Should I have installed Steam into the original Half-Life folder?
2) Very minor issue, but I prefer the way my original install of Half-Life moves through the loading sequence between level areas. In the original install, "Loading..." appears over my current view for less than a second then the game continues. In my Steam version of Half-Life, when I hit a loading area the screen goes black for about a second and then "Loading..." appears, then the game continues normally. It's a subtle difference, but I prefer the more seamless-seeming effect in the original install.
Does anyone know how I might fix or change this if it's at all possible?
Right now, only because of these two discrepancies, I prefer to play Half-Life from the original install. However I feel like I need to keep up with the times and move to playing my Half-Life and HL mods through steam.
I very much appreciate any kind of help or advice. Thanks.
Upon "registering" my Half-Life, it downloaded and installed a whole new Half-Life to my "local cache," or something like that, even though I already have it installed in a different directory.
No biggie, and I like the menu system and options in the latest "version" of Half-Life.
However, I have two problems with the Steam cache version of Half-Life that I'd like to resolve.
1) My original, default installation of Half-Life has the high-definition pack installed from Blue Shift. The Half-Life that runs from Steam defaults to the original low-definition models. Is there a way I can install the high definition pack onto the Steam "local cache" version of Half-Life?
Currently, I have the original install of Half-Life at D:\Games\Half-Life, and the Steam cache appears to be at E:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps. Should I have installed Steam into the original Half-Life folder?
2) Very minor issue, but I prefer the way my original install of Half-Life moves through the loading sequence between level areas. In the original install, "Loading..." appears over my current view for less than a second then the game continues. In my Steam version of Half-Life, when I hit a loading area the screen goes black for about a second and then "Loading..." appears, then the game continues normally. It's a subtle difference, but I prefer the more seamless-seeming effect in the original install.
Does anyone know how I might fix or change this if it's at all possible?
Right now, only because of these two discrepancies, I prefer to play Half-Life from the original install. However I feel like I need to keep up with the times and move to playing my Half-Life and HL mods through steam.
I very much appreciate any kind of help or advice. Thanks.