Can't Get Half-Life to Play Correctly.

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#1 silverrhino
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I'm not a big PC gamer, but I recently borrowed Half-Life from a friend.  I installed the game and tried to play it.  The game started, but the screen just shows up as black.  I can hear sounds, but I can't see anything but black.  What is wrong?  Is my computer not powerful enough or something?  I didn't think my computer would not be powerful enough, because the game came out in 1998, and I bought my computer in 2003. 
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#2 explicthangnail
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Yes? :?
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#3 silverrhino
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Yes? :?explicthangnail
Well, can someone tell me what exactly is wrong and how to fix my problem please?
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#4 thusaha
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Have you installed the latest graphic driver?
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#5 SLandeRR
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What are the specs of your computer?
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#6 silverrhino
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What are the specs of your computer?SLandeRR
My ststem specs are AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2800+, 2.08 GHz, 448 MB of RAM.  Video card is VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP (Direct 3D).
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#7 SLandeRR
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[QUOTE="SLandeRR"]What are the specs of your computer?silverrhino
My ststem specs are AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2800+, 2.08 GHz, 448 MB of RAM.  Video card is VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP (Direct 3D).

Its probably the video card, never even heard of it.

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#8 SuperBeast
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The S3G IGP does not support Half-Life, it's just not made for gaming...period. In fact it's even less powerful than legacy hardware such as a Radon 9000.  Hell you could spend $20 and get a new card that's at least 2-5X as powerful as the one you're currently stuck with.    Although I'd recommend spending at least $50 to get a 9800 or so, at least that way you could even run Half-Life 2.   
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#9 Cadillac082
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it is definetly the video card !!! u gotta change that ASAP !!! i dont even think they make those anymore
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#10 silverrhino
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The S3G IGP does not support Half-Life, it's just not made for gaming...period. SuperBeast
Not made for gaming?  But I can get games like Starcraft, Warcraft III, and Operation Flashpoint to work.  Why is Half-Life any different?
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#11 sj420
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have you tried updating the drivers and patching half-life?  is it on steam?
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#12 105506
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buy a new cheap video card (20-70 dollars)
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#13 silverrhino
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have you tried updating the drivers and patching half-life? is it on steam?sj420
What is steam and what would patching do for me?
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[QUOTE="sj420"]have you tried updating the drivers and patching half-life? is it on steam?silverrhino
What is steam and what would patching do for me?

i wish you'd have said that sooner.

apparently you have the old version of half life that's not linked to steam.  steam is valve's digital download/verification service which also automatically updates your games.

first, google your video card mfg to find the latest video card drivers and install them.

-EDIT-

then go here: http://files.filefront.com/hl1110exe/;986769;/fileinfo.html

and update your half-life to 1110.  the latest patch will probably resolve your video card issues.

AFTER you download and install 1110, download this one also:

http://files.filefront.com/Half+Life+1111+Update+Patch/;3864084;/fileinfo.html

 

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You're not a comedian and I'm not very amused. 
Who told you that you were on stage?  Who told you that you were a great comedian? 
Is that how people like you make it out of the ghetto?  silverrhino

I'm assuming you're talking about a black man, cuz you said "ghetto"
then again there are ghettos all over the world and not necessarily filled with blacks, but anywho...
ok, ok, ok, you're talking about..... Dave Chapelle? cuz he says a lot of racist shyt.
BUT he is funny... ok, ok, um.... Richard Pryor? cuz I never found him funny really.
Am I close?

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#16 silverrhino
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[QUOTE="silverrhino"] You're not a comedian and I'm not very amused.
Who told you that you were on stage? Who told you that you were a great comedian?
Is that how people like you make it out of the ghetto? TruSake1

I'm assuming you're talking about a black man, cuz you said "ghetto"
then again there are ghettos all over the world and not necessarily filled with blacks, but anywho...
ok, ok, ok, you're talking about..... Dave Chapelle? cuz he says a lot of racist shyt.
BUT he is funny... ok, ok, um.... Richard Pryor? cuz I never found him funny really.
Am I close?

No, actually it's a quote from Pat Conroy's novel, The Lords of Discipline.