Gaming Bittorrent Help: How do you run games?

[Licardo7]

I just downloaded my first torrent yesterday (Portal) and it's at 100% but I don't know how to run it! I've only downloaded Bittorrent yesterday and I'm new to this but I don't know how to use it. Can someone help me or at least show me a thread that will help me? Thank you in advance. Don't flame me because I did search for it but I didn't find anything.

sorry that I messed up on the heading but I was in a hurry.

 

[juggernaut911]

first, what file type is it?

if it is .iso, either mount and run or burn and run

 

[Licardo7]

Actually, I don't really know. But I don't think it's a .ISO. No, it's deftly not an . ISO.

 

[zidane_genome]

Ok, how about tell us what the file is... because there are about a trillion file extensions out there, and if we have to guess each one, Portal 5 will be out before we get to help you.

 

[notnarb]

Why not just buy the orange box? It's what? 40 dollars

 

[Diablo1123]

Any standalone for pretty much any Steam games are annoying, because they share the same engine. For example, Portal, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, and Team Fortress 2 all use Source Engine 2007, but if you download them individually, it will take up a lot more disc space then if you installed with Steam.

But yea, we need to know the file extension.

 

[Gore]

I've had to torrent Portal twice, and both times all I had to do was run "hl2"
Torrented Portal seemed to run verrrry slow so I just bought it. Brilliant game anyhow, and cheap, so I'm glad I did buy it.

 

[Licardo7]

but remember, I'm a total n00b at this so I might not give you the best info.

I think it's a .bat or something. Does that help?
I tryed h12 but it didn't work. Maybe I did something wrong? I'll try it again and see if it works.

 

[Banger]

Game was to short to buy it. I beat the game in about an hour my first time around.

 

[Diablo1123]

Game was to short to buy it. I beat the game in about an hour my first time around.

Well Orange Box has alot of games
Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.

For 40$ that's awesome

 

[Banger]

The half life games are ok. If I played TF2 I would probably want to suicide.

 

[Licardo7]

it dosn't work. it's just says "Setup 'gameinfo.txt' doesn't exist in subdirectory 'h12' Check your -game parameter or VCONFIG setting" So what now?
Maybe I will buy it. But I don't want to give Wal-mart my money cus they ripped me off a few times.

 

[juggernaut911]

now you buy it!

look for any executables

 

[Licardo7]

look for any executables

What executables?

 

[juggernaut911]

icons that if you double click, execute

 

[notnarb]

Maybe I will buy it. But I don't want to give Wal-mart my money cus they ripped me off a few times.

you can buy the game through steam and if you aren't able to purchase things online (ie no credit card, live w/ parent, or by court orders) believe me, Wal-Mart will get very little money for selling you one game

 

[Licardo7]

oh, none of them work. they just make a sound (I have vista) and an error sign pops up.

 

[juggernaut911]

u downloaded a dud!

 

[Licardo7]

What? Then why do the people that comment on it say it worked for them and that it worked fine. What could have happened?

 

[juggernaut911]

i think I'm wrong, take a screenshot of the folder