Half Life + Win2k = Black Screen
This is a discussion about Half Life + Win2k = Black Screen in the Windows Games category; right i have a problem with half life and i've been through the search function and couldn't find a anwser for my problem. I installed the game and also the latest patch, when i play in direct3d the game plays (very fast time wise by the way) but the console ~ is not available and if I hit esc I get no menu but a b ...
right i have a problem with half life and i've been through the search function and couldn't find a anwser for my problem.
I installed the game and also the latest patch, when i play in direct3d the game plays (very fast time wise by the way) but the console "~" is not available and if I hit esc I get no menu but a black screen. If I try opengl I either get a white screen after starting a new game or it locks up at loading.
i can't figure out what to do and it's really starting to wind me up. i know some peope just say hit the f-key for quick save but this doesn't really help when i want to play c-strike online. please help me.
I installed the game and also the latest patch, when i play in direct3d the game plays (very fast time wise by the way) but the console "~" is not available and if I hit esc I get no menu but a black screen. If I try opengl I either get a white screen after starting a new game or it locks up at loading.
i can't figure out what to do and it's really starting to wind me up. i know some peope just say hit the f-key for quick save but this doesn't really help when i want to play c-strike online. please help me.
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What are your system spec? What vid card do you have and what version drivers are you using? Did you install SP1? Do you have DX8 installed?
I get the same problem when I hit the ESC key. What I do is I hit F10. Can't say I've tried Open GL because I like how Glide looks better. I don't get the console in single player mode Half Life, but I can get it in Team Fortress Classic and Counterstrike when I'm playing online. I don't play HL online so I dunno if I can get the console there. I can't remember, are you supposed to get the console in single player mode?
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my spec is this
Geforce Annihaltor DDR
256 MB Ram
Duron 700
MSi K7t Pro board
SBlive
DX8
Geforce 7.17 Drivers
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Geforce Annihaltor DDR
256 MB Ram
Duron 700
MSi K7t Pro board
SBlive
DX8
Geforce 7.17 Drivers
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Stick this line after your shortcut >
- console
e.g.
C:\Sierra\Halflife\HL.exe - console
that will enable console.
- console
e.g.
C:\Sierra\Halflife\HL.exe - console
that will enable console.
There is the answer get rid of those 7.17 drivers immediately go back to 6.47 or 6.31 immediately, I can't say immediately enough. Those drivers are buggy as hell and most games crash or don't work well with them.
I have also heard that if you use openGL instead of D3D then this will solve the problem. I know that it healped me out in Gunman Chronicles a game based on the Half Life engine.
Yes, use OpenGL instead of D3D, works like a charm.
