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[MikStarYo]

I downloaded the beta 4 zip, then i downloaded steam, then i moved the gesource folder into C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods.
But i can't see the game in steam. Looking around the forums it looks like i still have two things i need to download:
Source SDK (or something like that)
A source game from steam (possibly Half Life 2)

Are these the last 2 things i need?
Where do i get source SDk?
Does the game need to be Half Life 2 or can i just buy the cheapest game?
Do i have to buy the game on  steam and how do i know if it's source?

I'm done for tonight, but I'll check back sometime over the next couple of days.

[coolDisguise]

Ah, well, it's been answered before, but what the heck.

You need any (bought, not free like Portal was!) Source game associated with your account in order to have the rights to download Source SDKs. Cheap Source games (including the Source SDK) are for example the HL2 episodes. (check the store page of the game to see if it includes any SDK, note: also Alien Swarm will NOT work)

Alternatively just search for games including the SDK via advanced search options - maybe there's a game you'd like to buy anyway, that includes the SDK as well.

You can also buy any game including the Source SDK as a retail version (if available) if that's more comfortable for you, you'll be asked to activate it with Steam upon installation and it will be associated with your account. (note: you can't resell games that are activated with Steam because your game key is bound to your Steam account) As far as I know, you don't have to have the game installed to proceed to downloading the SDK, so you might as well just chose Games -> Activate a Product on Steam and just enter the key cancelling the installation. The game will be listed in your Library under Games.

Then (in the Steam client) go to Library, select Tools and install the Source SDK Base 2007.


Since you already installed the mod in the correct folder, you might have to restart Steam once, afterwards. GE: S should appear in your Library under Games like this:

[major]

hl2DM = $5, thats the cheapest non sale game that will work.

[Kinky]

Surely we should have a guide for this written up by now that we can just link to lol

[major]

http://wiki.goldeneyesource.net/index.php/Install_GoldenEye:_Source

We do.

[Kinky]

Better, needs an update though lol "type !help for gamemodes". Where the hell is that Taco

[killermonkey]

It needs to be updated with the new steam UI.

coolDisguise thanks for the walkthrough thats awesome.

[MikStarYo]

thanks, especially thanks to coolDisguise. I have it all downloaded and working.