I presume the same steps can be taken for Half Life 2 and HL2:Episode 1 based mods, but I must confess, I haven't tried. It's really just about getting that step 5 in, so that you're not wasting disk space by copying the whole EP2 into every single mod. Justification: After you've done this, new mods only require the bottom two steps. How: Go into %ProgramFiles(x86)%\steam\steamapps\sourcemods\*YOUR MODS FOLDER* and open gameinfo.txt, go to the line that reads, "Game |gameinfo_path|." Copy this line underneath, and change it to, "Game |gameinfo_path|.\ep2_pak_dir". (5) Go into the directory of your mod and change gameinfo.txt to include the directory we've just made. Justification: Standard steam folder for mods. How: Extract your mod into %ProgramFiles(x86)%\steam\steamapps\sourcemods (4) Put the latest (and patched, if necessary), version of your mod into the sourcemods folder. Justification: We don't have gcf files for EP2, and mods just don't seem to access vpk files, even when you tell them to. Now move the folder into %ProgramFiles(x86)%\steam\steamapps\sourcemods\ Select all files and folders in GCFScape.exe and drag them into the directory. Make a folder on your desktop called ep2_pak_dir. How: Open GCFScape.exe > Open > Choose %ProgramFiles(x86)%\steam\steamapps\common\half-life 2\ep2\ep2_pak_dir.vpk. (3) Extract all the content of Episode 2's vpk files. Justification: It will make sure all your files are intact, and might ask you to convert them to a more efficient format (vpk). (2) Play Half Life 2, Episode 1 and Episode 2 One after the other, just so that the first level comes up. Justification: Make sure everything is updated, corrected, converted. How: Library > Right Click on Half Life 2 > Properties > Local Files tab > Verify integrity of game files. (1) Force update Half life 2, Episode 1, Episode 2, Source SDK 2007. I've justified each step, so you can form a new theory, in case this doesn't work for you. I bought Episode 2, late last year when it was on offer, and hence I have only the vpk files. I thought I got an amazing deal in Game (haha now defunct) in the UK, whereby it was the holiday 2006 edition, which included Half Life 2, Episode 1, Half Life Source! Now I've been getting a lot of problems running mods, even recent ones, and I think it might be that I am missing the gcf files for Episode 2. I bought Half Life 2 about 2 weeks before orange box was released. Problem: Checkered patterns and Error appearing in mods, and other miscellaneous errors, in-game.
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