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The mod suffered a couple set-backs since last Summer (Steam server browser and the new Steampipe system) which have both been resolved. We have been announcing events in both the Steam HL2CTF Group as well as the HL2CTF Facebook Group. Joining either one or both of those will help you to catch the scheduled events. Lots of games have been organized over the last week.

The new SteamCMD for installing servers only has AppID 205 which is the 2006 Source SDK Base with support files for Windows. It would seem that there will no longer be any libraries for Linux servers under the 2006 SDK. We have ported the mod to the 2013 SDK for release as HL2CTF 3.0 (coming soon) which will have support for both Windows and Linux servers as well as a Linux client!

The mod supports voice using the same features you'd find in any Source engine based game. We hope the mod running under the new SDK will improve the quality of the voice communications in-game.

We are making good progress, the mod has been ported to the 2013 SDK and we are approaching the first closed playtest to see what all will need to be fixed under the new SDK. We will be posting announcements on the official progress very soon!

The October update to the new Steampipe file format requires server admins to update. The mod does not require any updates, players will have to wait for server admins to update their HL2CTF servers to the new Steampipe format.

Yes, it is a multiplayer only mod. We are looking to add bots for single player if the mod gets Greenlit on Steam.

The poll we setup on the forums asking for support to get HL2CTF on Steam Greenlight was successful! Thanks to all who voted and please continue to vote if you plan on supporting the mod after the Greenlight submission is placed. Forums.hl2ctf.net

It took a while before we got an absolute fix. We have posted new news on the fix for the server admins which boils down to a simple line in the server.cfg so hopefully servers will start showing up in the server browser again soon.

The downloads for June 2012 of the full HL2CTF 2.1 full installer are off-the-charts (over 30k) and June is not even quite over yet. It would seem thousands (if not then at least hundreds) have the mod installed, so one would think some games would get going. Based on a number of the same addresses downloading the mod from the website, it looks like there may be some small LANs which have setup the mod, but the remaining number of downloads must be regular players. Just have to check our HL2CTF group on Facebook as well as the HL2CTF Steam Community Group Chat and the IRC to get some games going.

It ended up a teaser as we are producing what we feel are some badly needed in-depth tutorial videos. So, this promo now rather acts as a catalyst for that series of videos to be released soon on our YouTube channel and in the (currently empty) Tutorials section here on ModDB/Desura.

My reply was a bit unclear, we consider the cartridge a power/bullet based hybrid cartridge. Not dissimilar to the Combine Pulse Rifle ammo which resembles a curved clip, but essentially (as a fantasy weapon) is assumed to produce an energy-based strike. It may have been wise for us to name the weapon "Sniper Pulse Rifle" to clarify this, but in the end, it just serves as a sniper rifle in the game due to the damage and single-shot action.

С помощью переводчика. Да, я ведущий разработчик HL2CTF. Мы все любим игру, но игроки просто не играют. Мы будем стараться, чтобы способствовать более.

Sorry for the delay in responding, we rarely check this page. The full ZIP of 2.1 works for both the client and the server. We have full instructions on hl2ctf.com on how to install and uninstall the mod for both the client and the server.

The Sniper Rifle went through a lot of changes for sure. At the end of development, we set it to seemingly fire the entire cartridge since it can shoot through walls up to 16 units thick. The tracer defaults to the refraction-style graphic, use ctf_snipertracer 1 for the beam. The crossbow was changed to a "golden bolt" due to the weapon reskin pack, so you can change back by removing the /materials/models/weapons/v_crossbow folder. As for the OICW audio, those are alterations from the originals and probably should have been fully customized. They can be found in the /sound/ctf_weapons/oicw folder if you want to rework them.

The entire history of the mod is in the read me file located in the root of the mod as well as a full change log. Go to your /Steam/steamapps/SourceMods/hl2ctf to find them. As you'll find, over the years of active development the team has always been very small. In the end, I think less than 20 developers total (including map developers) worked on the mod.

We have been meaning to: 1. Properly update the Wiki on HL2CTF and 2. Collect all of our notes from the history of the development of the mod and compose a history of the development. I will try and do that in the coming weeks.

If you own any Valve game (such as you owning Portal) then you can download the Source SDK for free. Once you install the mod and restart Steam and run HL2CTF from the games library, if you do not have the Source SDK it will begin downloading. It's all automatic and (again) completely free.

If you have it installed via Desura, you should have the proper 2.1 patch and should be able to connect to any of the HL2CTF 2.1 servers. There are only a few left who have not yet updated from 2.0 to 2.1 and we don't know why. Traffic is really dead due to the holidays, but those that are playing should be on 2.1 servers.

The ModDB downloads have been updated for a couple days but the 2.1 update was just approved on Desura today. If you have the mod on Desura then you should receive the 2.1 update today and be able to connect to HL2CTF 2.1 servers.

It does not require Half-Life 2 but it does run on the Source 2006 SDK which is also free and will automatically be downloaded when you run the mod under Steam.

2.1 was uploaded before we posted it on our site, so it should be updating now unless something has gone wrong or they have yet to approve the patch. I will check up on it.

The vast majority of servers are still sitting at 2.0 and have yet to upgrade to 2.1 so you have to watch specifically for the servers with 2.1 in the title until they all upgrade.

Мы стараемся, чтобы получить больше игроков. Это займет время.

If you are having problems getting the mod through Desura, please write Desura technical support. So far there have not been any problems getting the mod through Desura and since we are new to Desura we want to make sure players can definitely get the mod.

The Steam fix we posted in our technical support forums has worked for a large number of players. Read it over and if you've not tried the method suggested, give it a try and let us know how it worked out for you.

Forums.hl2ctf.net

It's all about the pistol. :)

We wanted to add a couple "DM Standard" maps for those who are new to our Capture Point game mode. So, without having to worry about the map (because you know them: Lockdown and Overwatch) the player can focus on the mode.

We submitted a request to have it looked into but have yet to receive a reply. It looks like the ZIP has been downloaded a few times which makes no sense. Hopefully it will be solved. There are 5 mirrors of the file on hl2 ctf dot com, so you can always get it there.

Server traffic is back up just a bit, but there are still periods where all of the servers are empty. Many of our maps are playable as 2v2 so grab up some friends and get some games going!

We're working on some stronger promotion of the mod this week. The currently active servers other than ZEN (Zen is a hardcore CTF Clan) are playing mostly in the late evenings. Though the release is fully playable, there are a few things that need tweaked with the weapons which will come out in a patch very soon which should help traffic quite a bit.