Valve...
Already there is a HL2 online exploit...someone from what I can gather
can basically get a warez type release of the game and crack it so
that they can play online without a valid steam id or some description
like that.
As a game admin - this could be an issue, especially with banning...etc...
Here is a copy of the NFO regarding how to apparently do this. I have
not tested this out and i do not intend for anyone else to either. I
would like Valve to investigate this and patch it ASAP.
Please inform this mailing list once it has been done - as I am sure
that everyone on here would also like to see this fixed...no point
having a game which can be exploited online.
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Follow these steps to unlock Half-Life 2 via Steam and play without a
valid cd-key:
1) Launch Steam.
2) Right click on Half-Life 2 in the 'Just Released' list and click 'Purchase'.
3) Enter the following cd-key and click 'Next':
*****-*****-*****-*****-*****
4) When it gets to 2 bars, pull out your network cable or disconnect
your modem.
5) Let it keep going, don't crash Steam. When it finishes you should
get a message
saying "Servers are busy" and then Half-Life 2 will appear in your
'My Games' list.
Now put the network cable back in or reconnect your modem. Do not attempt to
run the game, if you do, a message will appear saying, "Duplicate
cd-key' and the
game will dissapear from your 'My Games' list.
6) Right click Half-Life 2 in the 'My Games' list and click Properties. Change
Automatic Updates to 'Do not Automatically update this game' and
then back to
'Always keep this game up to date'.
7) Now you should see a message box saying 'Unlocking Half-Life 2 game files'.
When this is finished (should take between 5-10 mins) Steam will
update the game.
8] Wait until the update is finished, and then open the following
unencrypted GCF files
using GCFScape and extract all files to 1 directory:
- half-life 2 content.gcf
- source engine.gcf
- source materials.gcf
- source models.gcf
- source sounds.gcf
9) Once this is done, copy your Counter-Strike: Source 'bin' folder
and paste it where
you have extraced the Half-Life 2 files.
10) Create a shortcut of hl2.exe on the desktop using the -steam command.
(eg. "C:\HL2\hl2.exe" -steam)
11) Now run the shortcut on the desktop, you should now be able to
play Half-Life 2
and WITHOUT running through Steam.
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