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######################################### eSTEAMATiON SemiSteam Installation Manual ##########################################################
#########################################             Author: ViTYAN                ########################################################## 
#########################################           Language: English               ##########################################################
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Follow up this manual to have your eSTEAMATiON SemiSteam client up and running.

1) Get Valve's Steam from here http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/SteamInstall.msi and install it.
   * If you already have Steam and black account then skip to stage 3.  


2) Run Steam from Start -> Programs -> Steam -> Steam or directly execute Steam.exe from your Steam installation folder

2a) Click on "Create account" and follow with the wizard. Then your account is ready perform test logon to ensure tha everything is
    working just fine.

2b) Close Steam and verify that it closed fully(If small tray account is available then its NOT closed completely)

3) Copy the content of "SemiSteam Client Convertion Kit" folder from Release Archive to your Steam installation folder and otherwrite files then asked

4) Create new text file in Steam's installation folder with the following line:
   BootStrapperInhibitAll=enable
   Save the file as steam.cfg

5) If you want to use eSTEAMATiON SemiSteam native AUTH mode then skip to stage 6.
   Copy Steam.dll from your favorite Steam emulator(like SteamEmu,RevEmu or HookEmu) to your Steam installation folder as nsemu.dll(This name can be changed
   but the process is not discussed here as it is Noob-Friendly manual)
   ATTENSION: If you copy RevEmu 9.X then copy its configuration file too and set SteamCLient=False in it.

6) Your Steam is now SemiSteam Heart. Start it from the shortcut or directly by clicking on its executable.

7) Now lets run our game. 
 7a) Extracted Game
     Execute your extracted NonSteam game in typical fasion by using your shurtcuts/icons/BATCH files. It will attach to SemiSteam Heart automatically.

 7b) GCF Game
     Copy all required GCF's to SemiSteam Heart SteamApps subfolder and restart SemiSteam Heart(Or Start it if it is not running)
     Chooce your game from list under Games tab and double click it.

8) You are now up and running. Now take your time to configure your community profile:
   * Nickname for Source 2007 servers(default is your account name - not recommended)
   * Your own personal avatar - it will be displayed in OrangeBox Game's TAB players list
   * Lookup for Friends during your gaming experience.

9) To use fully featured eSTEAMATiON listen server you'll need to disable game updating in game configuration menu from Steam's Heart(Needed only for GCF games)
 9a) Patch your engine.dll for Source/Source 2007 based games and sw.dll/hw.dll for your HL1 based games. Use VUP or alternative solutions to perform
     the actual patching.  
10) Have fun ;)