Half-Life Forum

I start it up in the half life bottle and it shows a white screen with words half life and stuff, the pic is missing, I click on install and it shows a bar and a pic of serria or whatever that company is and it just freezes, I hope I have made this clear, pls help I have disc of half life game of the year edition

Hi,

Umm...I think the short answer here, is we need to know what version
of crossover you are using, and which OS{version}/video card/chipset
(and if linux, video drivers) you are using and so on...the more complete
answer is something like...

Due to the fact it -is- the CD based release, you are likely going to
find it uses disc based DRM (copy-protection software), and you would
need to apply the official patch after the game itself is installed..

http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=3;forum=1;msg=74040

I think (going by your description) that's what you need to do here.
I'm not sure if it works for the GOTY edition ; it does work for the
original CD release of Half-Life...

For the most part, the disc releases of the Half-Life series have been
more or less deprecated by the online versions available via Steam..

http://store.steampowered.com/app/70/?snr=1_4_4__13

I'm -not- saying you have to go that way - I'm just pointing out the fact.
I do have the CD release (not GOTY version), and it still works (after
applying the patch) -- that said, I cannot register it with Steam anymore,
and never use it, because it's actually worth more in pristine condition
in it's original packaging as a collectors' item for sale on eBay some day =)

...I figure, right, that I'm going to get more than $10 for the CD version
eventually when I do sell it, and the Steam release is only $10 anyhow, and
that's what I use when I want to play Half-Life. The added bonus in this
approach, is you end up with a Steam account, and, there are many, many games
available on Steam that work for us, because they don't have disc based DRM
mechanisms...ie; the CD/DVD release of a game doesn't work -- the same game
available from Steam (or other digital download games distributors) do work.

Hope this helps...

Cheers!