Client files Half-Life The most important thing the clients need to play Half-Life and it's mod's is the Half-Life CD, and the CD-KEY which is provided on the case of the CD. After installing the plain Half-Life versions, you first need to update it to the latest 1.1.1.0 version which can be downloaded here. Counter-Strike Download the latest Counter-Strike 1.5 release here. Install in your Half-Life folder, follow the instructions and play the game. Day of Defeat Download the latest beta Day of Defeat release here. Install in your Half-Life directory, follow the instructions and play the game. Frontline Force Download the latest Frontline Force release here. Install in your Half-Life directory, follow the instructions and play the game. beta Counter-Strike Installing a Counter-Strike beta release is very simple. Instructions on how to do this can be read on http://www.langames.net. Or you can go for a manual install. In that case it is necessary to download the original files. The Half-Life 1.0.1.6 update can be found here. The small Half-Life 1.0.1.6 fix can be found here. You can download Counter-Strike beta 5.2 here. And download Counter-Strike beta 6.1 here. When you play Counter-Strike beta 5.2 or Counter-Strike beta 6.1 don't forget to do the following commands in your console: fps_modem 72 sets FPS to max, which is 72 with this release rate 6000/1000 for ISDN/cable or xDSL connections rate 12000 for T1 and greater connections r_shadows 1 gives the models real-time shadows when they walk or move lambert -1.1 gives all models some kind of glow, which makes enemies easier to detect in dark levels