Running a half-life expansion pack

[ghost]

How to run a half-life mod?

I have installed bshift mod, i copied bshift directory and put inside xash3d directory, next to the valve directory with half-life. Then, i opened a terminal and wrote "./xash3d -game bshift" without quotes. The game menu works but "New game", "Load Game" and "Multiplayer" options are not selectable.

[a1batross]

Blue Shift isn't a mod.

To run a game, you need game libraries. For Linux 32 bit you can take them from Steam release of Half-Life:Blue Shift.

[ghost]

Which game libraries do i need?

[ghost]

http://www.indiedb.com/engines/xash3d-engine/features/running-half-life-under-xash3d-users-manual-english

I have followed this guide. Blue Shift depends of the main game.

[nekonomicon]

Half-Life was ported on linux in 2013. Blue shift too. Check string "gamedll_linux" in your liblist.gam.

[ghost]

nekonomicon: which liblist.gam? I have not idea what are you talking about.

[ghost]

https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Liblist.gam this?

[ghost]

Yes. You can find it in your Valve folder.

[ghost]

I think I should set it to the linux libraries but some expansions pack has not the correct libraries on the "dlls" directory but "valve" directory has them. Then, should i copy the missing libraries from "valve" directory?.

[ghost]

Okay it works but... "Multiplayer" option is not selectable yet... :(

[ghost]

Okay i think it is normal. On liblist game shows single player only.

[ghost]

Okay, the problem now is "gearbox" expansion, on his "dlls" directory does not exist a linux library version of "opfor.dll" and does not exist the same library on other expansion directory.

[fuzun]

For blue shift; https://github.com/malortie/halflife/tree/branch-malortie-bshift

[ghost]

Okay, the problem now is "gearbox" expansion, on his "dlls" directory does not exist a linux library version of "opfor.dll" and does not exist the same library on other expansion directory.

[fuzun]

You need to look into the liblist.gam file and find the linux library in the Steam version of the game. There must be the library in Steam game files.

I mean if you can not or if you are not on PC, you can use malortie's open source ports instead and compile it yourself according to your needs.

https://github.com/malortie/halflife/tree/branch-malortie-op4

[nekonomicon]

@fuzun malortie's opposing force implementation not playable at all. You can find reverse-engineered opposing force in this branch: https://github.com/H-I-N-G/hlsdk-xash3d/commits/opfor Reverse-engineered blue shift here: https://github.com/nekonomicon/hlsdk-xash3d/tree/bshift

[ghost]

echedey@echedey-500-500ns:~/Descargas/halflife-branch-malortie-op4/linux$ make /bin/sh: 1: /valve/bin/g++-4.6: not found

Makefile specific errors ??? very bad

[ghost]

echedey@echedey-500-500ns:~/Descargas/hlsdk-xash3d-opfor/build$ cmake ../ -- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.8.5 -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.8.5 -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting C compile features -- Detecting C compile features - done -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting CXX compile features -- Detecting CXX compile features - done -- Configuring done CMake Error at dlls/CMakeLists.txt:193 (add_library): Cannot find source file:

gearbox/grapple_tonguetip.cpp

Tried extensions .c .C .c++ .cc .cpp .cxx .m .M .mm .h .hh .h++ .hm .hpp .hxx .in .txx

CMake Error: CMake can not determine linker language for target: server CMake Error: Cannot determine link language for target "server". -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /home/echedey/Descargas/hlsdk-xash3d-opfor/build

Really??

[FreeSlave]

H-I-N-G does not keep CMakeLists.txt actual. I think they use microndk and makefiles. You can fix dlls/CMakeLists.txt yourself. And anyway even this version is incomplete and has bugs.

Okay, the problem now is "gearbox" expansion, on his "dlls" directory does not exist a linux library version of "opfor.dll" and does not exist the same library on other expansion directory.

I don't see what you mean. Opposing Force from Steam definitely has opfor.so (which is linux library). I've never tested if it works with xash though.

[ghost]

Opposing Force from Steam definitely has opfor.so (which is linux library).

I have not the Steam version. I bought the expansion in a game market on my city some years ago.

If you have it then, could you send me the linux library version?

You can fix dlls/CMakeLists.txt yourself. And anyway even this version is incomplete and has bugs.

I have not idea.

[FreeSlave]

You can legally get game libraries for free and without having a steam account via steamcmd

Example of usage:

./steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +force_install_dir ./halflife +app_set_config 90 mod gearbox +app_update 90 validate +quit

[ghost]

It does not download opfor linux library.

[FreeSlave]

It should download all resources and libraries. Try running it again. Sometimes steamcmd does not download everything it should. Did you get halflife/gearbox directory at least?

[ghost]

HLDS (appid 90) currently requires multiple runs of the app_update command before all the required files are successfully installed. Simply run app_update 90 validate multiple times until no more updates take place.

Okay it is a bug.

[ghost]

It shows "Success! App '90' fully installed." and i don't see the opfor linux library on any directory.

[FreeSlave]

Libraries are located in gearbox/dlls and gearbox/cl_dlls. gearbox directory is located in whatever you passed as force_install_dir

[ghost]

The directory gearbox does not exist on halflife directory then, i have been searching on all directories.

[FreeSlave]

Did you pass app_set_config 90 mod gearbox to steamcmd?

[ghost]

i copied your script.

[FreeSlave]

Maybe it needs an another run to get mod resources.

[nekonomicon]

I have not the Steam version. I bought the expansion in a game market on my city some years ago.

You can use WON cd-key in steam to take half-life and all expansions for free.

[ghost]

The cd-key was used years ago. It's currently required to pay.

[ghost]

And honestly, I am not going to install full steam client for that. For this I play steam and now.

In addition, i am using Trisquel 7 which is based on Ubuntu Trusty, steam is not on repositories and will give me some dependences error if i tried to install it from last official build or another distro.

[nekonomicon]

Yet another solution( not panacea, but works ): https://github.com/FWGS/xash3d/wiki/Building-and-running#using-dll-loader

[ghost]

I think it would be better use the full windows build through wine.

[ghost]

The windows build has some problems to solve. I will wait for an update to steam that i could download by steamcmd.

[necros2k7]

so any chance to run Blue shift with Xash3d?

[a1batross]

Just run it and it works.

[nekonomicon]

@necros2k7, Blue Shift retail release on linux?

[necros2k7]

win on win