Meet a new state of the famous thrilling first person shooter - PARANOIA is released now as a stand-alone game, using a power of Xash3D Engine. You can now just download it, install, and play - without a necessity to perform any additional actions or have any additional resources. This release was created with a permission from BuZZeR, the main developer of PARANOIA. It doesn't contain any gameplay changes in comparsion with original PARANOIA mod, but it's now stand-alone and also can use all advantages and conveniences of Xash3D Engine. For example, it will be a bit simplier now to create easy installable mappacks or mods for PARANOIA without a need to include with them any duplicated files from initial game or copy their files over it.
The offered installer contains two versions of the game localization - Russian and English. You also will be able to install some more suitable graphic files for wide-screen monitors (with a screen aspect 16:9, or close to this) if you own such one.
PARANOIA: The Game Editon v1.2.2
This release is a pretty simple port of original PARANOIA mod v1.2 for Half-Life to Xash3D Engine. It allows you to play PARANOIA as a standalone game right after installing. All required resources are provided with the game, Half-Life or even Steam are not needed. Xash3D Engine (build 2664) used here is a powerful experimental open-sourced clone of GoldSource Engine (original Half-Life game engine) that allow you to play many of already existing Half-Life mods (foremost singleplayer ones) with a new quality of gaming experience, and also it makes possible a creating of new games and mods with a lot of exclusive and exciting features, which are not avaliable for usual GoldSrc mods.
DISCLAIMER
This product is provided as it is, without any fees or warranties. All contents of this product are property of their respective owners. It is not a commercial product, and intended only for personal reference and educational purposes. Please, support developers and buy original Half-Life if you like this game and hope to play more good games in the future. Also don't forget to find more information about PARANOIA and Xash3D Engine. Your interest and support are very important for independent developers too.
CREDITS
VALVe Corporation and all Half-Life Team.
PARANOIA TEAM and personally BuZZeR.
Xash3D/XashXT Team and personally Unkle Mike.
Thanks for anyone, who helped with anything :)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Same as for original PARANOIA mod. Your video card should support OpenGL. Also, the game is most stable with Windows XP because PARANOIA's code was initially optimized and tested to work only with this OS. Using of newer versions of Windows can cause unstable work of the game in some cases. Unfortunately, there is no surefire solution to fix this problem now. But you can try to use a compatibility mode for paranoia.exe as a possible method.
GAME SETTINGS
At the first time the game starts in the windowed mode with low screen resolution (800x600). Check the "Configuration" menu to change default settings to that you prefere. Most settings of the game are the same as for original Half-Life (including console commands and command line parameters). Please note, that it's recommended to restart the application after changing a screen resolution before you launch a game (otherwise you will get a bug with freezing of the game when you try to read diaries). For information about exclusive and advanced Xash3D's features please refer to included Xash3D's documentation (look for it in "docs" folder inside of the main game's directory or check online sources of information).
WHAT'S NEW
- Minor fixes.
- New HUD for game menu and console.
- Background screens with using of "living" parts of game maps (if you prefer to have a classic static background, then delete paranoia\scripts\chapterbackgrounds.txt file).
- With Xash3D Engine it's absolutely safe now to use a modified opengl32.dll, which is required for new PARANOIA's visual effects (with Steam you might be VAC banned for this).
- Thanks to Xash3D Engine it's possible now to use for game models and maps full-color high-resolution textures, up to 4096x4096 pixels (it's a potential possibility, such textures themselves are not included in the game's files).
- Added a pack of player's models (just in case, there is no multiplayer mode still) by OLAF - PARANOIA ALPHA CT PACK REANIMATED (HLDM VERSION).
FEATURES OF VERSION 1.2.2
- Updated files of the game engine up to version 0.96, build 2664.
- Default value of fps_max parameter is limited now by 100 frames per second (to avoid problems with animation of monsters and NPCs).
- Levelshots (loading screens) for background maps of the game menu are removed from installation files (new version of the engine automatically creates optimal levelshots separately for common and widescreen display modes).
- Gamma.dat file is removed from installation files (it must be automatically generated by the engine to include personal values of desktop gamma settings).
KNOWN PROBLEMS
- Game may crash randomly without any apparent reason. It's an initial problem of "Paranoia". Save your game often to do not lose your progress (however, there also present autosaving points too).
- If the game crashes to the desktop by any reason, you can experience a problem with changing of the system gamma to those parameters which were set in the game before. To restore system gamma to previous values you just need to start the game once again and quit it normally. The gamma will be restored automatically. Also, you can open opengl.cfg file in "paranoia" folder and change gl_ignorehwgamma parameter to "1". So the game will not affect system parameters of the gamma at all, but a range of changing the gamma in the game will be significantly reduced.
- In certain cases you can encounter an effect of fullbright models, i. e. some game models can look entirely lit, even if there is no related source of light. Unfortunately, a cause of this bug is unknown yet and there is no proven solution to fix it. Supposedly, it can be caused by some specific video cards' features or video driver settings.
- Your teammates may sometimes "freeze" in a process of opening a door. This can be caused by inappropriate limitation of the frames' refreshing rate. Too high FPS values also can cause an effect of wrong moving animation of monsters and NPCs. So it's not recommended to change a specified value of fps_max limit parameter (it also may be altered by enabling of a vertical synchronization option). Optimal tested values of fps_max for the game are 60 or 100.
- Digital sound processing option (DSP effects) - it's an experimental feature in audiosettings of Xash3D. If it's enabled, you may hear some sounds in any point of a current map, ignoring an actual distance to them.
USEFUL LINKS
Half-Life page at Steam service
Official site of PARANOIA TEAM
PARANOIA mod's profile at ModDB
PARANOIA's customization section at GameBanana
Official forum of Xash3D/XashXT
Xash3D Engine's profile at ModDB
Played the game. It is quite nice, but I think it contains too less monsters and is too short. The rest is pure awesomness
There is a new paranoia game on the way :)
That would be great! And please, make it co-op too - I have been dreaming of walking through Paranoia with friends...
me too man
I'm gonna' need proof of this. :o
noice!
would be cool to see a video of it in the new engine.
In fact there are no significant visual differences (except of some new game menu features), just a bit more smooth and clear rendering and a bit far objects' rendering distance. Advanced rendering features will be brought with an upcoming release of PARANOIA 2: Savior. It's expected, that after this people will be able to play first PARANOIA with most of those new features too. At least this was in initial plans of PARANOIA 2 developers.
Does All The Console Commands Work in This Standalone Version? Like Impulse 101 & Weapon Cheats? Cause Cry of Fear Didn’t and I Was Disappointed.
Yes, they do (if you remember how to enable cheats in Half-Life).
Thank God, I Was Gonna Install Half-life And The Mod. But, I Found An Easier Way.
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Are the previous translations compatible with this?
Yep, they should be (but I didn't test this).
I managed to get the game to run off the Steam Goldsrc engine, but it's unstable....
There is no need to try to run this version with GoldSrc, you already have the initial mod for this...
Stopped working!!!
Explain, what does it mean, please, if it's really a significant problem.
Now I'm going to the game, giving the following error after 10.15 minutes;
"hl.exe has stopped working" Please help :(
For those who have a problem of regular crashes in certain places of the game, here is the additional troubleshooting guide.
It's known issue with MP3 music in the mod (caused by using of the outdated FMod.dll library, unstable on newer versions of Windows). Generally crashes are random, and if you saved your game before the situation, you can continue to play normally after a game restart. Most likely, the crash happens when FMod has to switch MP3 playback from one track to another (usually caused by a script triggering or by a level change).
If the crash is constant for you, try to remove all MP3s from "paranoia\sound\music" (or rename the folder). It helps to solve the problem (by the price of playing without background music).
Alternative solution - right before you enter the place where the game crashes for you, type into console: stopmp3. This command stops the playback of a current MP3 track and can help to prevent the conflict with loading of a next track.
And 3rd party solution - unofficial fan-made patch: Moddb.com It has some changes made to FMod behaviour. But it's on your own risk, I'm not sure that everything else is working 100% properly.
You can also try to update fmod.dll with version 3.7.5.0 from here:
Dll-files.com
Just download zip and extract file to paranoia\cl_dlls
It can be more stable, than v3.7.1.0 used in mod.
P. S. I also suggest you to update the engine files, xash.dll & menu.dll, with files from build 4344: Moddb.com This should help with other possible issues.
please update !
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What do you mean? This version already uses latest Xash3D build, so what you want to be updated? If you need engine files themself, you can always find them here:
Moddb.com
Hi there , i try to play with this mod from Linux Native Steam Half-Life , but the game show me a error in console "Host Error : Couldn't get DLL API from !" , See this Screenshot -> S25.postimg.org
Well , you can make the "dlls" for Linux system , for 32 Bits & 64 Bits , please ??? i wanna play 100% Native using my official Half-Life :)
This is theoretically possible, but I don't know anyone who really can do this.
api dll is what makes this mod special. unlike most hl1 mods, this mod not only puts a folder in the haldlife folder, it ads a file too called opengl so that it would use a different opengl version
this is same mission ?
Yes.
The menus are all messed up with, things dont light up when i mouse over them instead when i mouse either below or to the side of an option does it light up but i cant even do some things like adjust mouse sensitivty. also the camera movement is messed up as well it kinda is out of my control
Delete video.cfg file from "paranoia" folder and set a proper screen resolution that suits your display. Don't set those resolutions which are not supported by your monitor. Also don't forget to restart the game before you begin to play after changing the resolution.
And what i have to do when there is no 1600x900 option?
The support of this resolution has been added in more recent releases of Xash3D. So you have to update the engine files, xash.dll & menu.dll in your game folder, with files from newer builds, for example, from build 4344: Moddb.com This should also help with some other possible issues. The alternative solution is try to switch for FWGS version of the engine instead. It has a wide support of different screen resolutions. Github.com Read the info below and check Assets on Releases page to download FWGS engine files. But you will need to create a custom shortcut for FWGS' xash3d.exe with -game paranoia parameter to launch the mod.
when im traying to start a newgame they send to me a message like
Tmessage;Textmesssagepase.messagecount=Maxmessage
My ghraphique card is not equped with openGL and i don t have the original version of HL
You don't need to have HL to play The Game Edition. But the support of OpenGL is essential.
You can try to remove opengl32.dll from the mod's folder (paranoia) end set to 0 (instead of 1) this parameter in opengl.cfg file:
setgl gl_extensions "1"
This mod looks amazing. Keep it up dude! :D
I love this versiom amd I think it's a great idea. But I have some issues with it, for instance I can't use machineguns on the ground and the game in some scenes lags for me. Like after the shooting range when the alarm goes off the game just stops and the last sounds played repeat in a loop.
This continues to happen in driving scene after the military base.
crashing on the second level of the game, where the driving briefing begins, keeps looping sound of the rain and driving sound
Those crashes are always random. Unfortunately, nothing can be done with them without code's rewriting... Just load your last save and continue.
Actually its may be because of the fmod.dll on paranoia folder. Because mine are same, but when picked fmod.dll from hl mod blackguard its perfectly fine.
Thanks for the tip, I'll try to test that.
Beautiful game, loved it on Goldsrc, love it now. One of my favorite mods of all time.
I can´t ajust the res... It´s the same problem i had also with Half Life time ago. The windowed screen is in the left upper corner and i can´t change the inputs. This happened after chagning my resolution the fisrt time. Unistalled several times, installed in both modes (4:3 and 16:9 which would fit my monitor) Then I can´t find any user.ltx or something like that to delete before installing again, so really dunno how to fix this ****... Anyone knows how to change res otherwise? I´m no pro pc guy, so be patient with me guys =)
Open "paranoia" folder inside the main game folder (where you have installed the game) and delete video.cfg file. Then launch the game and choose the right resolution for your monitor. To play in fullscreen mode uncheck "Run in window" flag in Video options. Don't forget to restart the game after changing the resolution before you begin to play.
The random crashes are f*cking annoying ! it's even worse than Cry Of Fear, but I know it's because the game is not supported by Windows 8
If you can't install Paranoia standalone you can try installing the HL version.
Crashes are the same for mod and for standalone version. It's initial Paranoia's problem, not an engine issue.
I... i don't get this - With Xash3D Engine it's absolutely safe now to use a modified opengl32.dll, which is required for new PARANOIA's visual effects (with Steam you might be VAC banned for this). IF YOU MIGHT BE VAC BANNED THEN IT ISN'T ''ABSOLUTELY SAFE''
So, where is the problem for you? The Game Edition is not intended to be installed in Steam version of Half-Life (as original PARANOIA mod). It's a stand-alone game based on Xash3D engine that doesn't use Steam or VAC anyhow. So you will NOT be banned.
1.Played the game
2.Mowing some enemy soldier
3.Deep in the underground facility
4.The zombies wake up
5.Out of pants
6.Buying new pants
7.Back to the game
8.Encountered some more zombies and jumpscared
9.Out of pants
10.Out of money
11.Uninstalled
11/10. Great work man!
Lol love the 1 more rated