Today, multiplayer shooter is a fairly common genre, as it is able to attract a large number of people. A special place here is occupied by tactical shooters, which involve team actions to achieve a common goal. Here, Counter Strike can be considered the progenitor - a game that is still the best of its kind. But now CrossFire may well compete with it. This project has been released in many countries around the world and is constantly gaining popularity. What is it like running CrossFire, why can problems arise? You can find answers to these questions further.
CrossFire as successor to Contra
Many developers tried to spoof Counter Strike, constantly released more and more games that could not withstand competition and eventually went to dusty shelves. However, in 2007, everything changed, because the CrossFire game was released, which immediately won the hearts of millions of gamers. Gradually, it was released in other countries of the world, and not only in Korea, where it was produced. In fact, this game is what everyone expected from it - a clone of "Contra". Special forces veterans are sent to serve on Global Risk, a special anti-terrorism organization, and the Black List is a terrorist group. Accordingly, the confrontation in the game will be just between these two sides. This is not to say that the project was completely copied from Contra, otherwise it would not have achieved such success. First, CrossFire has as many as nine modes, so you won’t be bored. In addition, he has a number of improvements, innovations and pleasant things that, as a result, led him to become an esports sport. And at the same time, there is one small problem in the Russian-language segment - many players do not know how to run CrossFire. The thing is that this game does not start in a standard way, it needs to be activated through a third-party service, and many do not even think about it. Therefore, on the game forums you can often find questions on how to run CrossFire. This should be dealt with in more detail.
Start to play
Before considering the problems of entering through third-party services, it is better to first understand how to start playing in principle. With how to run CrossFire, you should have no problems, as the procedure is quite simple. Download the client, choose your login name, which is called the call sign, make a decision regarding which character you want to play, determine your weaponry and go into battle. If you have the money, you can also buy yourself more powerful weapons and additional ammunition. In fact, the skeleton of the game is not very different from the "Contra", so no surprises should be expected. But you will be pleasantly surprised by the variety of not only game modes, but also types of weapons, as well as, importantly, characters available for selection. However, why is it so difficult for many users to launch CrossFire? What is the reason for this phenomenon? How to deal with this and continue to run this game without any problems?
How did you launch the game before?
Previously, in order to play CrossFire, you had to register on the site of the game itself. It was from there that you could download the game client, and then install it on your computer. CrossFire and updates were installed through internal channels, which made the process simple and straightforward. However, as you know, the publisher in Russia is Mail.ru, or rather, its division of the Game.Mail.ru, so after a while the game client became available only on this site. Actually, all updates now swing exclusively through it, and this is what has become a stumbling block for many users. Those who used the official site before found that they could no longer run the game the way they did before. And newcomers could not register at all in the game. Everywhere there were questions, "Why does CrossFire not start?" - and they needed an accurate and concrete answer that would allow people from Russia to play this team shooter.
New launch form
So, now CrossFire has completely migrated to Games.Mail.ru. What does this mean for users? This means that now CrossFire is completely dependent on this platform, so you have to start by downloading the client from there. Then through this service you need to register in the game. Moreover, you even have to start the game using the application of this service, which is not quite familiar for fans of network shooters and specifically CrossFire. Connecting to the servers takes place only through this intermediary, so fans need to get used to the fact that things are now a little different. Now, to play Crossfire, you will have to comply with the requirements implicitly, otherwise you will not succeed.
Benefits of the new method
Many gamers immediately after the innovation began to complain that it is inconvenient, that it was done in vain. Requests for publishers to return to their previous format have begun to appear everywhere. But in fact, the new launch method has certain advantages that are also worth considering. First of all, it is worth noting that any updates through Games.Mail.ru now download much faster, so you do not have to sit for ten minutes each time waiting for the completion of the download when new items or cards for the game come out. But this is not the only advantage - also now you can easily check whether the integrity of your client is respected. And if it is broken, then you do not have to pump it - you only need to download the missing items from Mail.ru servers. You can not ignore the fact that now you will get access to all near-game sections for the same data on which you enter the game itself. This means that you can write on the official Russian-language forum, contact technical support and visit the game’s website.
Transition to a new method
Naturally, this process could not go unnoticed, and many people said that they did not run CrossFire. Therefore, it is worth considering separately the process of transition from the old launch method to the new one. In fact, there’s nothing complicated about it - you just need to run the patcher file, which activates the “Game Center” installer, through which you will continue to interact with CrossFire. When the software is installed, the "Game Center" itself will launch the update of the game client according to the new scheme, after which it will prompt you to enter the data necessary for your entry into the game, that is, the mailbox to which you registered your account, as well as the password. That is all that is required of you. With due care, the process should go quickly and absolutely painlessly.
How to play CrossFire now?
But now CrossFire raises another question: "How to play it?" After all, the launch of the game is different from what it was before. You will not need the login name that you previously used to enter the game - it will remain in the form of the callsign only to identify you during the battle. You will need to start the game using the mailbox and password, and here the main difficulty may arise. The fact is that if you play CrossFire through mail other than Mail.ru, then you will need to enter the password for your game account. But if you have a mailbox from the above mail agent, then you will need a password from him. As you can see, this problem is not so serious.
Mail problems
Naturally, for many players, when they first try to enter, they may ask what the mailbox address is. After all, before it was not needed, and no one thought to remember to what address the account is registered. If you have only one or two mailboxes, then you should have no problems. But after all, many people have up to ten boxes, and even more. What do they do? In this case, there is a fairly simple solution to the problem. You will have to go to the game’s website using the old method, that is, using the username and password. Then you need to go to your personal account, where you will need to specify the password again. After this operation, the system will show you the mailbox on which your game account has been registered. As you can see, with due perseverance and quick wit, any problem associated with the launch of CrossFire can be solved quite quickly and relatively easily.
Launch without the "Game Center"
No need to be a prophet to predict the desire of a large number of players to circumvent the "Game Center" and enjoy CrossFire without it. But immediately it is worth upsetting those who wish - you have no other options. In Russia, Mail.ru owns all the rights to the game, that's why it is through the "Game Center" that everything connected with it, including the launch, happens. That is, you cannot enter CrossFire if this center is turned off or the necessary software is not installed. However, you can turn off the Game Center and play without it, and here you will need manual dexterity. When you run the game through the IC, you need to wait until it loads about half, then call the pop-up menu of the program and turn it off. The game will load to the end, and the "Game Center" will be turned off. Naturally, this is not what gamers wanted, but at least something. Especially considering the fact that abandoning the IC is completely impossible. You will not be able to take part in online battles without this platform, these are the rules that you will have to adhere to without question.