As above, I can't seem to find the CD-Key...is there supposed to be a manual in the box...all I got was the disc and a quick reference card.

I'm probably just being daft and overlooking it completely, but help would be appreciated.

Cheers

Ventmore

I got mine online using steam so can't help too much, although I did read that there was no manual supplied apart from the quick start guide.

Is there nothing on the CD case itself? Have you googled?

I got mine online using steam so can't help too much' date=' although I did read that there was no manual supplied apart from the quick start guide.

Is there nothing on the CD case itself? Have you googled?[/quote']

Cheers Stimps...as I thought, I was being and idiot...it's on a sticker inside the case.

Cheers

Ventmore

:chortle:

Have you authenticated it yet?

It's authenticated, and it's decrypting the game files as we speak...

ummm loved HL especially the lan games at lunch erm long lunches back then

Stream can do the whole thing online? No boxes or packaging? Excellent!

Or PCworld...ummm is Streamy thing in USD; bargin atm if it is I would of thought.

Got mine from tesco...

is it constantly crashing??? seems a common problem at the moment

Had 1 crash so far, so can live with that...

Col - yup, all done online through www.steampowered.com. And is charged in US $$$.

Choice of bundles including a port of HL to the new engine...

No crashes as yet, but I have had to drop the sound to med quality, or it seems to stutter a lot. Disk is defragged. Running it on an Athlon 3000+ with 1GB and a radeon 9800 pro, so don't think it's the system...also using 5.1 surround...anyone else had problems?

Cheers

Ventmore

Ive had a couple of crashes (I think sound related) but otherwise is all ok. Am loving HL2, especially running high detail.

My system:

AMD FX53

ATI X800 Pro

1024 mb RAM

2 x 120mb H/D (Raid 0)

Sound blaster Audigy 6.1 ZS

Creative Megaworks 550 5.1

Sharp LL-172G-B 17" tft

No crashes as yet' date=' but I have had to drop the sound to med quality, or it seems to stutter a lot. Disk is defragged. Running it on an Athlon 3000+ with 1GB and a radeon 9800 pro, so don't think it's the system...also using 5.1 surround...anyone else had problems?

Cheers

Ventmore[/quote']

Yep me too. According to Valve forums it's a known problem, stuttering sound when entering new areas/turning/following a quicksave, and it's to do with graphical texture threshing :confused: rather than the actual sound itself.

A patch is supposedly imminent...hope it doesn't get as delayed as HL2 itself :thumbdwn:

There is a patch for the stuttering sound available. At least you can play it. I've gotta wait till I get back home as I've got a decent gfx card at home, this laptop is running W2K and it's 'corporated' - read they've f*cked the settings GRRR and the drivers are too old to work properly.

It should look pretty decent