Shortcuts for Mods don't work!

[Elitesse]

Okay, since ShouldBeNew posted his problem, I'll post mine. I can't make shortcuts for Half-Life, not even for Team Fortress Classic. I create a shortcut for "hl.exe", right click on it, and type "-game tfc" to have a shortcut for Team Fortress Classic or any other mod. It doesn't work. When I click on it, it opens correctly, but when I press a button (any button, "Options" or "Find Servers" for example) it becomes stuck. I have created batch files for all the official Valve games and they work correctly but I'd like to know if there is anyway to fix this shortcut problem?

[ShouldBeNew_]

Just writing "-game" is not going to make that work.
Bassiclly it must be something like this if you don't have:

[Elitesse]

I create a shortcut for "hl.exe", right click on it, and type "-game tfc" to have a shortcut for Team Fortress Classic or any other mod. It doesn't work. When I click on it, it opens correctly, but when I press a button (any button, "Options" or "Find Servers" for example) it becomes stuck.

Maybe you should read this part again...?

[ShouldBeNew_]

Try adding "-steam"
If that doesn't work then keep using .bat
It doesn't really matter if you use .bat or .exe

[Elitesse]

Ok I will try adding the -steam parameter, never heard of it! I'd continue using batch files, but I don't know how to make them. Those batch files were already included in my download for every GoldSrc game, but I don't know how to make them for mods. Fortunately, there is a button called "Change Game" in Half-Life where I can start a mod, otherwise I couldn't even play some mods!

[Elitesse]

Nah didn't work. I have a serious problem then! But it's not a really big problem anyway. I still have batch files for every Valve game and I can start up mods by clicking "Change Game" in Half-Life.

[p0izon]

Would be no problem if you had the game on steam.

[Elitesse]

Give me the money and I'll gladly buy the game on Steam!

[Master]

Give me the money and I'll gladly buy the game on Steam!

stop begging for handouts, this is an easy way to get a permanent ban that will never be lifted.

[Rand]

Would be no problem if you had the game on steam.

$5.00?

[p0izon]

Would be no problem if you had the game on steam.

$5.00?

Some people just can't break the bank apparently =/

[Elitesse]

First of all, I don't even have 1 $. Second, Master, I'm not asking for an "handout", I'm not interested in having the Steam version of the game. I just replied to Poizon saying that I will buy the game in Steam only if someone gives me the money and that his advice wasn't very helpful!

[p0izon]

My advice would solve your problem instantly, how is that not helpful?

[ShouldBeNew_]

OK because everyone is so lazy to make a .bat file i will show you!
As far as i remember it goes like this:

1. Open Notepad
2. Write: hl.exe -game tfc
3. Save as TFC.bat
4. Now move it to C:/Sierra or somewhere. Don't move it into the mod you will use but there where it has folders of mods.
5. Launch it and the Batch file should work!

[Elitesse]

Poizon, it wasn't helpful because I will NEVER buy the game and because of this the advice wasn't helpful! And thanks for the instructions to make a batch file, it works now, everything was fixed! Thanks! Close this thread if you want.