General Questions:
         How do I know if I have the RETAIL version of CS or the MOD version?
         I keep hearing about the console, how do I get to it and how do I get it to work?
Technical/Support:
         I'm getting the error "could not load library C:\SIERRA\HALF-LIFE\/cstrike/cl_dlls/client.dll" - Help!

Question: How do I know if I have the RETAIL version of CS or the MOD version? Answer: If you bought just the game Half-life (with an orange box with the lambda symbol), or Game of the Year Edition Half-life, then you are using Counter-Strike MOD. If you bought, Half-life: Counter-Strike (with a box that specifically says "Half-Life: Counter-Strike, and has two Counter-Terrorists on the box), or the Platinum Pack, then you are using HL: CS RETAIL. If you're able to play Half-life Single Player then you probably have the MOD version. So the distinction is between MOD and RETAIL. Everyone has one or the other. This is very important, since the two versions have different patches. Make sure you get the right patch when updating, depending on whether you're running CS mod or retail.

Question:
I keep hearing about the console, how do I get to it and how do I get it to work?

Answer:
You need to make a shortcut that enables the console. Find your Half-life folder, right click on hl.exe (choose 'create shortcut' Right click on this new shortcut, choose 'properties', then edit the 'target' (command line) to say something similar to "C:\sierra\half-life\hl.exe" -game cstrike -console

Question: I'm getting the error "could not load library C:\SIERRA\HALF-LIFE\/cstrike/cl_dlls/client.dll" - Help! Answer: This is an error for the free Half-life mod version of CS. This means that you don't have the latest Half-life patch installed. Go here to download the latest HL patch file.