On 22/09/2012 03:47 AM, waggy wrote:
> When I then attempted to install Steam, it would not, since its default
> directory was not empty. The Black Mesa installation had already put a directory
> with its stuff into it.

Ah, see, I already play a large number of Steam-powered games. ;-)

> So, I think a proper installation procedure might be as follows.
>
> 1) Download and install Steam, and register with it during installation. (This
> is free, and it does not seem to be necessary to validate the required email
> address for this to work.)
>
> 2) Download and install the Black Mesa mod.
>
> 3) Run the Steam executable, let it install the Source SDK 2007, then run Black
> Mesa.

Yes.

(Although you might find the account stops working after a while if you 
don't validate the email, I'm not sure.)

> Also, OP: thank you very much for posting this. I bought this notebook for my
> SO, and wanted to verify that it can run modern games without difficulty (even
> if it heats the house while doing so). Color me impressed, by both this game and
> the new 'puter. I'd never even tried to play an FPS game until now.

The game is certainly good stuff...

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