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ping             Same as latency. lag              Slowdown in a game due to internet connection, computer speed, or both. spawn            When you come back after getting killed. skillz           If someone has these, they are good. frag             Refers to a kill. nuke spot        A place where the Tau Cannon can hit and spread the damage to anyone nearby. sacked           Refers to being killed by the Crossbow. pimped           Refers to being killed by the Crowbar. bumnosed         Refers to being hit at very close range with either a rocket launcher shot or a MG grenade shot and kills both people. type killed      Killed while you are typing something. spawn killed     Killed right when you respawn. binding          Refers to binding specific weapons to keys for quick switching from weapon to weapon. You can also bind things like a 1 button long jump, cheats (for when they are enabled), and saying things. How to do this will be covered later in this guide. l33t             Elite, as in good. comp             Computer bot              A non-human player (Artificial Intelligence).


Those abbreviations are most of what you'll hear during games of Half-
Life. If you see any abbreviations I missed (my brain's only so big), email me (my email address is listed at the top of the guide) and I'll add it.


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: (3.2) OTHER CONFIGS YOU SHOULD HAVE     :
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-- You should also have the console enabled. Here's how:
1.) Make a shortcut to Half-Life on your desktop or wherever.
2.) Right click on it, and choose Properties.
3.) After the file path, space once and type -console and press OK. If the file path is in quotes, make sure to type -console after the close quote instead of typing it inside the quotes.


-- You should know how to add servers to the server list by IP both in the built-in Half-Life game launcher and in GameSpy. Here's how to do it:

IN HALF-LIFE
1.) At the server list, click on Add Server.
2.) You must know the IP of the server. An IP is how the server is identified, and may look something like this: 207.255.10.255:27015. The 5 digit number after the colon is the port that the server is on. By default, it is 27015, but sometimes it is different. If it isn't 27015, then you must put the correct port number after the IP (oh, just so you know, if it is 27015, then it isn't required that you put it in).
3.) Type in the IP and click Ok.
4.) Now, to find the server that you just typed in, click on Filter.
5.) Check the box next to "are in my 'favorites' list", and click Ok.
6.) Now the servers are narrowed down enough to find that server you added. Servers that you add to your favorites and add by typing in the
IP have a yellow star way to the left of their name.
7.) One more thing: To add existing servers to your favorites list, right click on the server and choose "Add to favorites". There are more options than that when you right-click a server and they are pretty self-explanatory.

IN GAMESPY
1.) Click on the button on the toolbar that says "Add Server" when you run your mouse over it.
2.) Choose HalfLife as the game and change the port number if it is different from 27015.
3.) Type in the IP in the box and click OK.
4.) Now, over in the area where it lists the server, click ok Address, which sorts the servers by IP address. You can now find your server by finding its IP.




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There is much to learn, young grasshopper. I will give you several things to get you started...the rest is just what you learn on your own.


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: (4.1) HARDWARE     :
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Hardware is one of the most important factors when it comes to game playing (especially 3D shooters). The player with the faster and more loaded computer will most of the time end up doing better than someone with an old crappy one.

On the other hand, the player with a crappy computer but with a good internet connection may do better than someone with an awesome comp and a bad connection.

What I recommend is at least a Pentium 233 or higher with at least 64 megs of RAM in order to make the game playable and enjoyable. Mine is a
Compaq K6-2 400 with 96 megs of RAM, a Voodoo 3 3000 graphics card, and
a Cambridge Soundworks 3-piece sound system. It's a nice computer for game playing and anything else, but definitely not for hosting games because of something weird with my LAN card :-(. If you want to host, I suggest going with either a Celeron, Pentium II or higher, or AMD
Athlon. AMD K-6's are so-so, and the Intel brand is your best choice.

Some added bonus's you could have include a 3D sound card, 4-point surround sound speakers, a graphics card, more RAM...the possibilities are endless. A graphics card really helps when it comes to Half-Life, and you can find a good Voodoo 2 card for under 50 bucks just about anywhere. Any card will do as long as it has at least 12 megs of buffer memory so it won't be too choppy.

Some more things to remember about hardware include:
-- The more RAM, the better.
-- Same goes for Hard Drive space...you can never have too much.
-- Some computers may be too fast to run Half-Life...you would then have to use a slowdown program to make it playable, so watch your speeds.
-- Make sure you can hear your opponent clearly and have a good idea where he is. A cheap Soundblaster Live Value, XGamer, or MP3+ would make a world of difference.


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: (4.2) GENERAL CONFIG TWEAKS     :
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-- Turn your mouse sensitivity up to where you can turn 180 degrees easily. You can do this in the console by typing: sensitivity xx