How Am I Supposed To Start This Game?

HitesHites Join Date: 2004-08-20 Member: 30745Members
in Tech Support
I can't find a single application in my Steam folder or Half-Life folder than lets me run this game. It's not in my custom game list when playing Half-Life either. It's listed as a third party game in Steam, so I can only purchase it which is totally pointless and useless. So, how in the world am I supposed to start this game!?
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  • VerthandiVerthandi Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10687Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited August 2004
    This might sound silly, but have you installed NS yet?

    If you have, it should appear under <b>Third Party Games</b>, after accessing the <b>Play Games</b> menu. Double-click '<b>Natural Selection (beta)</b>', and you're all set to go.

    <i>edit: 'Custom game' option in Half-Life? The last time I saw that was in the pre-Steam era... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Aside from that, the only place with any resemblance to 'buying' NS is in the Browse Games menu, but that's not where we're looking.</i>
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  • LitoLito Join Date: 2003-09-04 Member: 20560Members
    NS isn't officially supported my Steam just yet. So you can't install it like you would TFC, CS, and what not.

    Until it goes 3.0 final, you're going to have to download the installation files from the site and install it manually.
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  • gazOzzgazOzz Work&#39;s a ... Join Date: 2003-12-25 Member: 24747Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    If you can see it in third party games you should have been able to play it by just clicking its name... Can you play half-life single player via steam?
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  • dopdop Join Date: 2004-08-21 Member: 30761Members
    edited August 2004
    I'm having the same problem...I bought the CD for CZ and registered it in Steam. Then I went to download and install NS 3.0 and now I see it under "3rd party games" in steam. When I click on it, it prompts me to buy half-life...

    Does anyone know if its possible to play NS with just CZ? I know Thansal said on another thread (http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78012) that you need half-life but on the NS website it says:

    "Natural Selection is an action-strategy game for the PC. It is written for the Half-life game engine, and Half-life (or other Half-life retail product) is required to play."

    Isn't CZ an "other half-life retail product???"

    Thanks in advance!
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited August 2004
    buy HL, CZ dosn't work as far as we can tell (or every one who own it is to stupid to tell us what they did)

    oh, and that was written when DoDR first came out.

    CSr worked, and we figgured DoDr would work also (it didn't)
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