hi everyone i am new here but google brought me here. so i am planning on downloading Half life 2 non steam version but then i searched to see if mods/maps work on the non steam version. then that brings me here. so i came to some topics but i then got really confused of GCF/NCF what are these files?? i just want to know how i can get my game to work just fine with mods maps and... i am sure all you guys are pros so can some one explain to me on what they are and what i should do? and if there is a better link to download half life 2 so i can get ready i would appreciate it. Thanks!