
The downloads do include OpenPGP signatures which are signed by the developer (Ryan Finnie) who has a key with a high web of trust position, so ultimately it is up to you to decide whether to trust the installer.
exe directly with a code-signing certiticate is not an option, due to being cost prohibitive for a small project such as this.
This is unfortunately unavoidable (unless you think reporting the false positive to the antivirus vendor and/or Microsoft will get you anywhere). Note that Windows antivirus software will sometimes falsely flag the HL!UL!SL installer as a virus, due to it being a bare, unsigned. Original Uplink demo installation is not required HL!UL!SL includes all Uplink-specific files. Half-Life: Source (which comes with Half-Life 2) will NOT work you must have the classic GoldSrc version instead. Full version of Half-Life for Steam, installed and launched at least once. To the generic Half-Life screens in Steam. No in-gameĬontent has been modified, and the "loading" and menu backgrounds are taken directly from the original Uplink, as opposed Possible, while leaving it as true to the original demo as possible. HL!UL!SL (formerly SteamLink) is an effort to run Half-Life: Uplink, Half-Life's single-player demo campaign from 1998, in Steam as easily as