Half-Life 2 Problems

[leegroves86]

I JUST went out and bought HL2 yesterday. Installed with a breeze but when I try to play the game it comes up with some error message of "game cannot be played offline" or "Steam is not connected" I have to dial up the internet then the game begins to load.

Is this usual? Do I have to be online to play? Please help

 

[imported_Pressure]

It has to get online once to verify your copy I believe. After that I think you can play offline.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: leegroves86
I JUST went out and bought HL2 yesterday. Installed with a breeze but when I try to play the game it comes up with some error message of "game cannot be played offline" or "Steam is not connected" I have to dial up the internet then the game begins to load.

Is this usual? Do I have to be online to play? Please help

Upon re-boot, I get a window about Steam starting up. One of the choices is "play in off-line mode" or something similar. Just select that and you don't need to be on-line for the single player mission.

So no, you don't need to be online to play. The only time my gaming rig was online was after I initially installed the game. Since then it been offline the whole time.

Fern

 

[Lyfer]

People are still playing half life 2? I thought everyone beated it the first week it came out.

 

[narcotic]

anyway... yes you have to be online, at least for the first time, when steam updates, after that you're a free rider...