Online Shutdown and Abandonment
Just like the games and mods developed by Valve at the time, Gunman Chronicles used WON Server technology for online multiplayer. However, after the official closing down of these servers on July 26, 2004, the game was given an alternative method to play online in 2007. Gunman Chronicles 1.1.1.2 patch. However, the community is still abandoned. Sierra closed its official forum and the game was never released on Steam. There is however a 3rd party port to Steam, called Gunman to Steam Patch, which is still available for download and use.
As previously mentioned, unlike the popular Half-Life 1 mods, Gunman Chronicles has never been officially released on Steam. However, redeeming a Gunman Chronicles CD-key on Steam gives access to a "Half-Life Platinum Pack" that includes Half-Life 1 and several add-ons: Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life Deathmatch, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Team Fortress Classic, Ricochet and Day of Defeat, but not Gunman Chronicles.
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