Comments - photogcyn

Thank you SO much!

I am understanding this more and more. Will install Source SDK Base 2013 Singleplayer
Thanks

Arg...As I mentioned above about the links being in dull gray, I meant that they aren't active links. Nothing happens to them when I click the, including the Verify integrity of tool cache."

Also, I don't have "Source SDK Base 2013 Singleplayer" in this location: <Drive>:\Steam\steamapps\common

When I right click on "Source SDK Base 2013 Singleplayer" it appears that I could download the game in Steam, as it is showing that it's not installed.

Thank you, again.

@malortie
I have done 1. and 2.
However, with #3, when I go to "Local Files" tab, I have the following:

[highlighted] Disk usage: none
[in dull gray]
BROWSE LOCAL FILES...
BACKUP TOOL FILES...
DELETE LOCAL TOOL CONTENT...
VERIFY INTEGRITY OF TOOL CACHE...

CLOSE

I don't have "Verify integrity of game cache."

Am I doing this wrong or something I'm not seeing?

Thanks again

@malortie

Aah! I am NOT enrolled in the Source SDK Base 2013 Singleplayer. I will follow the above steps and report.
Thank you for your kind patience!

@malortie

I am a complete failure at this. Maybe I'm overthinking all this.

I HAVE read the 'readme_fix.txt' but I'm still not sure about things and though I extracted the fix patch to C:/Program Files/Steam/steamapps/sourcemods/Research and Development, the game still won't launch due to the can't find stuff .vtf file.

I have tried to add the -allowdebug to the General tab, but "Set Launch Options" doesn't show up on that right click/open tab. If I could post a pic, it would show what I have.

Just to be clear, I right click on the "Research and Development" fold icon and click on "Properties" at the bottom of the list to get to the "General" tab. Is that right? When I do that, I don't see "Set Launch Options." I also went through all the other tabs and didn't see "Set Launch Options" anywhere.

And to be clear again, I ran the "RD_17.7.2009_Full_Install" and the game was automatically put into the C:/Program Files/Steam/steamapps/sourcemods, which is what I have. Then I extracted the patch to C:/Program Files/Steam/steamapps/sourcemods/Research and Development, which I did. Nothing happened. I've looked to add the -allowdebug but can't find where to click for that. That is where I am.

Thank you for your patience and help.

@malortie I have the patch downloaded, but where do I extract it to? R&D or HFL2 or by itself or something else? Thanks!

That's what I thought! Just want to be sure. Thank you, malortie

No. I dont use MS Essential. It might becon my computer though as I have that whole stupid subscription thing.
Just to be clear, when you say ". . .add it to your. . . ," which do you mean? The mod or MS Essential? I'm not sure what 'it' refers to.
Thank you for your help.

I can't download the patch, as it says, "Failed - virus detected"
What do I do?

Windows 10 won't download it. Says it has a virus. ?

It won't load the game at all. I get the message "Can't find background image materials/console/startup_loading.vtf
What do I do?