Cry Of Fear requires the Steam version of
Half-Life 1 in order to play, the mod will
NOT work with Half-Life Source/Half-Life 2/Half-Life: Blue Shift/Half-Life: Opposing Force and Counter-Strike. It will also
NOT run properly on WON or cracked versions of Half-Life. There is apparently a way to get the mod working without Steam but once you reach a certain area you will encounter a game-stopping bug that cannot be bypassed without the Steam platform making progression impossible. Therefore it is best to save yourself a headache and play on the Steam platform as the developers intended.
Steam can be downloaded for free here;
http://store.steampowered.com/about/Please read all relevant information and documentation before installing.
Half-Life can be purchased via Steam by either browsing on Steam itself or visiting this page;
http://store.steampowered.com/app/70If you already own a boxed retail version of Half-Life, you can register your CD key to add the game to the Steam platform. To do this, follow these steps;
1) On the main program window, click on the "+ ADD A GAME" button on the bottom left corner.
2) A little menu will pop up above, click on "Activate a Product on Steam" to start the product activation wizard.
3) Click next, and then click "I agree" to the subscriber agreement.
4) Now enter your Product Code into the entry box, you will find this typically on the back of the CD jewel case.
5) Steam will take a few minutes to validate your key and providing it's a legitimate code, Half-Life will now be added to your account.
6) Steam will then begin downloading the game (approx 700MB). Once it's downloaded, Steam will report the game is ready to play; congratulations you now have Half-Life on Steam!
Note: If you no longer have your activation key, you will need to buy the game again to get a new one.
Finally, setup the mod;
1) Install Cry Of Fear to the Steam Half-Life directory (typically something like "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\yourusernamehere\half-life", insert your username in the relevant spot).
2) Click on the "Launch Cry Of Fear" shortcut on your desktop, alter suitable settings such as screen resolution and you're ready to go!
This has been a public service announcement from D3ads productions, Enjoy
