problems with game

[chimeraddd]

Can anyone tell me why when i install MSC it wont show up in my steam games list

 

[The Man In Black]

Was steam closed when you installed?

 

[Shurik3n]

Restart steam.

 

[Evaan]

Doesn't MSC 1.1 install in an awkward location by default?

You'll need to punch in the location of your half-life folder.
thothie.com/ms has a "Steam finder" you could use to fetch the location.

 

[chimeraddd]

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the installer already says it will install it into C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\<not avaible>\half-life\msc and the game still wont appear no matter what i do restart steam restart my comp i've even unintalled and reinstalled the game a few times

 

[CrazyMonkeyDude]

This is happening to one of my friends as well.

 

[chimeraddd]

could u tell me how to fix it crazy? if u know how to

 

[CrazyMonkeyDude]

If I knew how, I would tell you.

 

[chimeraddd]

well thanks anyway and btw should i install the runtime libraries and patch the maps?

 

[The Man In Black]

Only install the libraries if the maps don't patch right. Patching maps == must, but it won't affect the game showing up on Steam.

Is the <not available> in the filepath your doing (to hide your account), or is it really like that?

 

[chimeraddd]

when i click yes to patch the maps it says i dont have any maps even tho my maps folder is loaded with maps

 

[Thothie]

Either your MSC is not where it is supposed to be (in which case, move it to where the installer points to), or the registry entry that tells the installer where Steam is, is corrupt (in which case, reinstall Steam).

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[chimeraddd]

i'll reinstall steam and see if that helps but before i do will it get rid of all my games? like HL2 GMod10 yadda yadda yadda

 

[Thothie]

Not if you install it in the same folder it is currently residing. (Right click on Steam shortcut->Properties->[button:Find Target]

 

[chimeraddd]

okay if u say so hope i keep all my games

 

[chimeraddd]

or is it just possible to goto Add or romove programs and click repair?

 

[chimeraddd]

success! i reinstalled steam without losing all the games i bought and will wait the rest of the night fer HL and HL2 to install

 

[chimeraddd]

well reinstalling steam was a complete failure the game still doesn't appear in my steam games list, anyone got any other ideas?

 

[Dridmar]

I MIGHT be able to help, just give me a few minutes.

 

[Thothie]

You'll have to reinstall the game after reinstalling Steam, since it seems you have it in the wrong place.

Run the betapack installer as far as where it tells you what folder it wants to install to. That's where your 1.0 install should go. Copy and paste the path it gives into an explorer address bar. If the folder doesn't exist, keep removing folders from the list until you reach one that does, then create the required folders. Drop MSC 1.0 in that folder.

*sigh* If only Hummingbird hadn't abandoned us, we'd have an automated installer by now.