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CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired is a single-player mod for Source. Waking up to find himself an augmented clone of Gordon Freeman, the player must fight time-travelling Combine forces across 42 missions set in Counter-Strike: Source environments, including pine forests, windswept fields and ruined factories. Each mission is goal-oriented and non-linear and can be played and replayed using different tactics, options and strategies.

  • Single-player.
  • Retains look and feel of Half-Life 2 while adding new weapons, enemies and abilities.
  • Includes an interactive mission hub, weapon test range and full Configuration Utility.
  • Features 42 non-linear missions, each with multiple goals, hidden secrets and deadly unpredictable AI.

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CSS SCI FI requires Counter-Strike: Source and the free Source SDK base to play.

 

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The final version of CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired has been released. CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired is a single-player mod for Source featuring 42 unique, replayable missions. CSS SCI FI includes an interactive mission hub and full Configuration Utility which players can use to select different styles of gameplay, ranging from extreme realism to gib-tastic gore. Each mission is goal-oriented and non-linear and can be played and replayed using different tactics, options and strategies.

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The maps
Missions in CSS SCI FI take place in 18 retail and 24 custom Counter-Strike: Source maps, which are installed intact to the player's CS:S game folder. The maps are unchanged and are fully playable in Counter-Strike: Source. Maps have been carefully selected with the collaboration of established designers, including Bluestrike, Schuzak and d00ds.com.

Replay value
Replay value sets CSS SCI FI apart from other single-player mods. Because the layout of each map is non-linear, there is never only one way to approach a particular target or goal. Players can work through each mission as many times as they like, discovering new features (including hidden secret weapons) and using new options from the configuration utility each time. Resources are distributed differently and enemies change their tactics with every play, making each mission a unique experience. CSS SCI FI brings the unpredictable excitement and high-quality replay value of a multi-player game to the single-player Source audience.

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To play, only Counter-Strike: Source is required. If it is not already installed, the free Source SDK base will also be downloaded through Steam automatically when the mod is started for the first time.

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CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired patch 3.0 final -> 3.01

CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired patch 3.0 final -> 3.01

Nov 07, 2009 Patch 2 comments

This patch fixes two reported errors in missions for CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired. These include Cobble (fixed crash when attacking APCs during bullet-time...

CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired [final]

CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired [final]

Oct 23, 2009 Full Version 26 comments

CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired is a modification for Source featuring 42 non-linear, goal-oriented single-player missions. This file is the complete installer...

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baalak
baalak Dec 9 2009, 6:15pm says:

Platform Error:module failed to initialize

The game worked once, but only after a handful of tries where I got that error, and since it crashed I get nothing but the error when I try to load the game. I'd like to play more, but it doesn't like me.

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fitzroy_doll
fitzroy_doll Dec 10 2009, 4:12am replied:

This is not an error in Hardwired, this is an error in Steam, and can be resolved as follows:

Support.steampowered.com

Always check Steam Support before posting errors! You have a much better chance of resolving your issue more quickly: Support.steampowered.com

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baalak
baalak Dec 10 2009, 12:43pm replied:

Good advice, thank you. I fixed that problem and now I have another. I searched Steam's help section and came up with nada this time. The error reads CUtlLinkedList overflow! When I get the error, in cobl after I have the special gun and I'm killing combine in bullet time, it crashes to the desktop, but it won't quit running. It tells me access is denied when I try to close it in the task manager. I need to reboot to get rid of it.

I really like the mod. What I've played of it is pretty fun.

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boredgamer
boredgamer Dec 8 2009, 2:23pm says:

First, I have to say that this mod is great, despite some minor flaws.

I have a problem though: I'm getting missing textures on the walls of biolabo_v1_2, and I can't seem to find any resources to fix this. Help?

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fitzroy_doll
fitzroy_doll Dec 9 2009, 3:43am replied:

If you have fully downloaded the Source SDK base and Counter-Strike: Source there will be no missing textures. You may also want to confirm that the custom maps have been correctly installed to SteamApps\[user name]\counter-strike source\cstrike\maps.

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darkyautja
darkyautja Dec 8 2009, 1:19am says:

Definitly a must have ! thx for the final version !

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matsilagi
matsilagi Nov 28 2009, 11:09am says:

Hey, what a great mod.
This reminds me the assault of UT2004.

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somecallmedoug
somecallmedoug Nov 27 2009, 5:19pm says:

every time i try to launch the game it always gets hung up on "restrictedincursioninprogress" . I've tried installing it from a couple different sites already but still same thing. Any ideas?

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fitzroy_doll
fitzroy_doll Nov 27 2009, 8:05pm replied:

You may be missing some assets, as it sounds like your cache creation process is stopping at a sound file in the source sounds.gcf. Ensure that Counter-Strike: Source is fully downloaded and unlocked (started to the menu screen at least once) before playing. You may also wish to verify your game cache files: Support.steampowered.com

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fitzroy_doll
fitzroy_doll Nov 28 2009, 5:35am replied:

Yes, anything's possible, but it would mean remaking the entire mod from scratch.

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