i know, it was the only way i could think of to test to see whether or not there was a problem with the download from steam.
According to the results of the test there is...
on second thoughts scratch that, does anyone know if its possible to change the game settings (resolution) when the game isnt running, i gave the game a weird setting and now when it runs it crashes because of the weird resolution i picked by accident...
ive tried doing the game cache thing, also i downloaded the full version from a torrent tracker (yes i know you guys don't like pirating on here, which is understandable, but i felt this was necessary for testing purposes) and it will load and get to the video intro (albeit crash afterward) but...
Hey guys
i decided to try portal: first slice from steam, i downloaded it but when it finished downloading and i click "Play Now" in steam, the screen just flashes black for a couple of seconds and thats it.
If i go into program files and try and run hl2.exe under the portal subdirectory i...