Half-Life Files

   Here are links to some of the latest & most useful Half-Life files. The majority of these files are linked directly to their locations on ftp.cdrom.com, there will however be closer local mirrors of these, so please use the Ftpsearch facility, type in the name of the file you want to download, and you'll be given a list of mirror sites worldwide.

Patches

• 10051008.EXE (2.6MB) - To patch the un-patched orginal CD install of Half-Life.
• 10061008.EXE (2.4MB) - Patch to upgrade the previously patched 1006 version, look here and here for the various fixes that this patch produces.
• For the latest patch information and downloads take a look here.

Demo

• hluplink.exe (50MB) - The Half-Ligfe demo, Half-Life : Uplink, its really excellent, I recommend a download just for the chance to play more Valve singleplayer maps!

Maps - Only The Best Deathmatch Maps!

• thehill.zip (659Kb) - By Valve Software.
• frenzy.zip (265Kb) - By Valve Software.
• doublecross.zip (615Kb) By Valve Software.
• rustmill.zip (1,983Kb) - By Valve Software.
• crossfire.zip (495Kb) - By Valve Software.
• team9.zip (444Kb) - By Valve Software.
• dante_1.zip (479Kb) - By Radioactive Software.
• quarry.zip (550Kb) - By Sojorn.
• x-fire.zip (282Kb) - By cyNic.
• For a complete list of all maps currently released please look here. Singleplayer maps can be also be found here.

Models - Some of the more common

• barney.zip (190Kb)
• robo.zip (177Kb)
• zombie.zip (181Kb)
• dukowski.zip (180Kb)
• recon.zip (195Kb)
• skeleton.zip (180Kb)
• santa.zip (204Kb)
• gman.zip (196Kb)
• For a complete list of all models currently released please look here.

Editing Files

• texturesdk.zip (174Kb) - The latest version of the Half-Life texture development kit.
• hlsdk.zip (12.5MB) - The latest min-sdk.
• hlmplayer.zip (3.5MB) - The intermediate files and textures needed to rebuild the Half-Life multiplayer models, along with the raw 3DStudio Max 2.x model sources. You'll need the model exporter found in hltools.zip if you want to export your own.
• hlmplayermax.zip (4.8MB) - The 3D Studio Max 2.x source files to the multiplayer animations. By themselves, these are pretty useless and I can't think of any reason why you'd need them, but there also wasn't any good reason to not include them so here they are.
• hltools.zip (408Kb) - Latest build of Half-Life tools used with Worldcraft, as well as a model exporter for 3DStudio Max 2.x and Character Studio 2.x.
• hltoolsrc.zip (243Kb) - Source code to the tools found in hltools.zip. Also includes a sample OpenGL based model viewing app. These files are only needed if you intend to edit existing tools or build new ones.
• mdlviewer.zip (234Kb) - An OpenGL model viewing program

Far2Cool Site Files

• test1rmf.zip (8Kb) - Danns example of getting a scripted_sentence to work.

Misc Files

• gamespyinstaller208reg.exe - (1.7MB) - Gamespy 208 for registered users.