
Create a shortcut to hl.exe, open the shortcut's properties and add the -game parameter to the command string in the Target text box for example, "C:\games\half-life\hl.exe -game gearbox".Run hl.exe, and switch to the mod by selecting Custom game in the main menu.To launch a Half-Life mod, do one of the following: To launch Half-Life, run the replacement hl.exe program. For example, for Blue Shift you need to extract the bshift folder from the half-life blue shift.gcf file. From this *.gcf file, extract the folder with the game or mod data to your Half-Life folder.Locate the *.gcf file for your game or mod in the \steamapps folder.
Make sure you have set up Xash3D to run Half-Life, as described above.Unpack the contents of the xash_build*.rar file to this folder.
Extract the valve folder from the \steamapps\half-life.gcf file to your Half-Life folder. To make a Steam-distributed game work with Xash3D, you first need to extract the game data from the *.gcf file using a third-party program, such as GCFScape (link opens a new window). Xash3D does not work directly with Steam's *.gcf game data archives. You simply need to put the mod data folder alongside the valve folder. Installing mods on top of this setup is no different from installing on top of the original Half-Life. Extract the valve folder from the xash_extras.rar file to the same folder, overwriting any existing files. Unpack the contents of the xash_build*.rar file to your Half-Life folder, overwriting any existing files. Installation for Pre-Steam Games and Mods For Half-Life, this is the valve folder for a mod or derivative game, the folder name is usually the developer name or a variation of the title: for example, gearbox for Opposing Force or Hunger for They Hunger. The folder containing the game or mod data. Xash3D is intended as a replacement for the GoldSource engine, so the original engine binaries are not needed for Xash3D to work. Previous page next page Setting Up Xash3D