nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; This is a Steam ripped version of the Black box. Though this
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; box was and will never be released by Valve, because they
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; just kept on developing the Orange box instead. This Orange
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; box also includes Half-Life 2 Episode One and Half-Life 2
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Single Player (1 part of the story). But due to the
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; incompability of the old engine used for Episode One and
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Half-Life 2, it is not possible to release all the Orange box
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; games together as a rip in a single release.
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nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; If you want to play Episode One and Half-Life 2 or any Mods,
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; which are based on their engine, please download my Half-Life
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 2 Collection.
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nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; The Black box contains Half-Life 2 Episode Two, Portal and Team
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Fortress 2.
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nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; The package also includes an installer, which will remind you of
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; releases of games. It imitates the look of a real 'Valve release'
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; without any group-, logos, brandings or other marks.
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; It appears to be official. The release features a text language
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; changer, which can change the language of the displayed text in
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; the games (to the ones that are also supported by Steam). Tough
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; the voices are still in English. Maybe there will be a language
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; addon for some languages.
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nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; With this release you will be able to play the box without any
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Steam account or Steam itself. You need no internet connection.
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Everything is fully playable offline.
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nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; You are also able to host a dedicated server, but since Team
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Fortress 2 is the only multiplayer game included it is the
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; only one for which you can host one.
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nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Updates cannot be received via Steam. They have to be published
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; by me. But nevermind, when there an update, I will make release
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; one too.
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nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Important: Never install the Black box into the same directory
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; as the Half-Life 2 Collection (and vice versa). The different
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; engine types of the games would cause a crash and the some of
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; them would not be launchable.
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; You might not be able to run any mods with the Black box.
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; So if you like to play them use the Half-Life 2 Collection.
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 1. Unrar.
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 2. Run the setup.exe or burn all files onto a dvd.
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 3. Install the game.
nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 4. Play the game.