Please Help with NS

shawndubshawndub Join Date: 2007-01-06 Member: 59449Members
in Tech Support
<div class="IPBDescription">Need NS Again</div>Now I have a real problem here and am wondering if anyone can help me out. I have Half Life 2 and want NS back but I don't have my original Half Life anymore, can anyone tell me where I can get Half Life or do I have to buy it again? And it has to be Half Life Source correct?
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  • SariselSarisel .::&#39; ( O ) &#39;;:-. .-.:;&#39; ( O ) &#39;::. Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18557Members, Constellation
    No, it's normal HL, not source. The game costs $9.95 online in Steam. You could probably find it for cheap in a retail store as well. However, make sure you can't just download it in your account in case you bought a package that includes it.
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  • AhnteisAhnteis teh Bob Join Date: 2002-10-02 Member: 1405Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    If you registered HL to your steam account (which you would have done if you've been playing NS lately) then you just log in to steam and re-download it.
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  • shawndubshawndub Join Date: 2007-01-06 Member: 59449Members
    Thank you both. Unfortunately I don't have access to my original account, but i'll just rebuy Half Life to get it. Thanks Again.
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  • shawndubshawndub Join Date: 2007-01-06 Member: 59449Members
    ok, so i purchased half life from steam and downloaded natural selection and i can't install ns. can someone help please
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  • DC_DarklingDC_Darkling Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18068Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver
    first step would be to see if you can run HL
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  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    You have to play half-life at least once before you can install NS. Just load up the hazard course, or join a hldm server.
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  • shawndubshawndub Join Date: 2007-01-06 Member: 59449Members
    do i have to play it all the way threw? cuz i played half life and half life 2 for awhile today and still no ns.
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  • AndosAndos Join Date: 2003-10-17 Member: 21742Members
    Half Life 1 was in the silver package I bought so I didn't have problems buying it.

    Did you install Natural Selection _after_ you downloaded and played Half Life 1?
    (You don't have to finnish the game, just have it running atleast once)

    Also exiting steam while installing Natural Selection is a good idea. When you start up Steam again it should be in order.
    Then check that NS is installed in this directory:
    <b><someDrive>:\<someDirectory>\Steam\SteamApps\<yourSteamHandleOrEMail\half-life\ns</b>
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  • SariselSarisel .::&#39; ( O ) &#39;;:-. .-.:;&#39; ( O ) &#39;::. Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18557Members, Constellation
    Here's a guide to the steps of installing:
    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=90801" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....showtopic=90801</a>

    From what I know, you don't have to play HL now to install NS properly. This was only required in previous versions. I installed NS just fine with just having HL downloaded in Steam.
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  • KittamaruKittamaru Join Date: 2006-09-18 Member: 58017Members
    I believe you have to play Half Life Multiplayer still for NS to work. Not sure why though.
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