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Team Fortress Classic
Team Fortress Classic


Setup


If you're already familiar with Team Fortress, you'll probably want to get up and running and in the game as quickly as possible. Well, my friends, this section is for you! Below you'll find all the info you need to get installed, set up, and in the game in under 5 minutes (of course, that depends on how fast you can read).

For complete info, I highly recommend checking out the rest of this guide, along with the excellent online manual included with Team Fortress Classic.


Installation

Team Fortress Classic is included with the latest patch for Half-Life, starting with v1.0.0.9 and greater. You can upgrade your install either by using Half-Life's automatic updating feature, or by patching the game yourself.


To use the auto-update: 

  1. Start Half-Life.
  2. At the main Half-Life menu, click "Configuration".
  3. At the Configuration menu, click "Update". Half-Life will automatically detect which version of the game you're running and download the appropriate patch.

To manually patch Half-Life yourself:

If you are at all unsure about how to do any of this, or don't know what version of Half-Life you have, you should stick with the auto-update option.



Setup

TFC main menu


To play Team Fortress Classic, you'll first need to "activate" the mod - in other words, let Half-Life know which game you'll be playing. You can accomplish this simply by using the Team Fortress Classic icon installed with the game, or by doing the following (which will come in handy as other Half-Life mods are released): 

"Activating" Team Fortress Classic:

  1. Start Half-Life.
  2. The first time you run the game after installing the v1.0.0.9 patch and TFC, you'll notice a few new options. Click "Custom Game". This will pull up the new mod interface.
  3. On the mods list. highlight "Team Fortress Classic".
  4. Click "Activate". You'll see the new TFC menu and background appear.
  5. Click "Done" to return to the main menu, now with the TFC background (see pic).

Configuring your controls:

  1. From the main menu, click "Configuration", then "Controls".
  2. Customize your controls by clicking . The firsy time you run TFC, you will probably start with the Half-Life defaults and need to do all your controls from scratch. Make sure you bind a "special skill" key somewhere within easy reach - you will use this key a LOT.



Joining a game

TFC "internet games" screen


Find and connect to a game:

  1. At the main menu, click "Multiplayer".
  2. Click "Internet" or "LAN Game", depending on what type of game you'd like to join.
  3. Click "Update" to see a list of available Team Fortress Classic servers.
  4. Highlight a server.
  5. Click "Join Game" to join the server.


Joining the game:

  1. Read the map description. Once you connect to the server, you'll see a short description of the map, along with each team's objectives. Press Enter to continue.
  2. Pick a team. Select 1 to join the Blue Team, 2 for the Red Team, or 5 for the "Auto Team" option, which will automatically place you on the team with fewer players.
  3. Pick a character class. Use the 1-9 keys to choose your class. You will then respawn in your team's base and you're ready to play!

NOTE: One of the things that ruins internet games quicker than anything else is when players continue to join the wrong team. You should ALWAYS try to join the team that needs you the most. This means if one team is way ahead, you should join the losing team, and if one team is way short of players, you should try and help them out. This is the best way to ensure that games stay close and competitve, instead of becoming runaway blowouts. It's very disheartening to be outnumbered 10-5 and watch players continue to join the other team.



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