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Missing .wad file when loading a map

 
 

Article ID: 1650-JQZM-8199 Updated: May 5, 2008

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.WAD files are used to store maps in Gold Source games like Half-Life, Counter-Strike, and Team Fortress Classic.

If you receive this error message when attempting to load a map which was included with your game, please see the Verifying GCF Cache Files topic for troubleshooting instructions.

If you receive this error message when attempting to load a custom map from a server or while playing a mod, you must download the missing map and add it to the game's root directory (for example, \Steam\SteamApps\<username>\counter-strike\cstrike.

 
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