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Posted by Gorbachev on Fri Sep 12th at 11:29pm 2003

So far HLSW is still working. It works for many many games just like ASE I believe, and if it ain't broke don't fix it. I'll stick with it until it dies/breaks/overthrown/spywared/valvesteamed/beatenwithtoomanyuglysticks. [addsig]



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Posted by Failsafe on Sat Sep 13th at 3:20am 2003

Alright, ive aready vented my anger on said walls, so im going to say it nicley...steam is a pile of fat *censored*.

I installed it and updated it and installed my "extra games" and all that good stuff...but then all of a sudden i realised that my half life was now overwritten by steam. Well im going to reinstall and patch up my wall again.

EDIT: read my avatar text

[addsig]



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Posted by gimpinthesink on Sat Sep 13th at 4:12am 2003

? posted by KoRnFlakes

yeah :/ ive reinstalled it a 3rd time to try and see if itl sort my problems out ive had with it, 3rd time lucky? no unfortunately its awfull.

Im now on my 4th or 5th install I lost count cos I had to log off but when I got back on to my profile I had to reinstall it for some reason cos the exe had vanished I have no idea where it went but it left my PC.

Damb pice of s**t

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It also crashed when it was converting HL files into a steam cache on me aswell





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Posted by KoRnFlakes on Sat Sep 13th at 8:47am 2003

ever sinc eI installed steam, My comp has been going pear shaped. Lots of errors for no reason, crashes - programs saying they are already running etc. This is pretty poor.

Btw, Anybody else using steam. bung your usernames in ere so I can add you to friends list

[addsig]



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Posted by Failsafe on Sat Sep 13th at 3:30pm 2003

I know im not exactly a regular, and im usually ignored, but just in case my name is FailSafe

Well I'm going to go ahead and try again on steaming pile of sh*.

P.S. Is there a new font and size on the forums, its kind of jarring to look at once your used to the small one. It's easier to read, though...

[addsig]



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Posted by gimpinthesink on Sat Sep 13th at 3:56pm 2003

My PC is acting up more than usuall.

This version of Steam is worse than the beta and the system requirements were twice what I have and now the system requirements are

  • 64 MB RAM
  • 400 Mhz processor

    • It takes hl 30mins to run and thats with out downloading anything and it hadn't crashed either





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    Posted by Edge Damodred on Sat Sep 13th at 4:04pm 2003

    Well, I've uninstalled HL on this comp, only have it on my laptop for LAN parties in a Steam-free environment.  Just think, if they keep the HL2 release date, you'll have even more problems with Steam in a short while.  [addsig]



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    Posted by ReNo on Sat Sep 13th at 6:57pm 2003

    "You'll have even more problems with Steam in a short while."

    That suggests you won't even be buying HL2! I know your a UT fan but even so, I thought you'd be going for HL2 as well.

    [addsig]



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    Posted by Failsafe on Sat Sep 13th at 7:43pm 2003

    Here you go people of the snarkpit...

    [addsig]



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    Posted by KoRnFlakes on Sat Sep 13th at 8:52pm 2003

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    Posted by Ryandor on Sat Sep 13th at 10:03pm 2003

    Ok, yes, I'm most likely living in the dark ages but I'd like a clarification.
    What exactly is Steam? I'm under the impression taht it's used for connecting to internet HL(and HL2 eventually) servers. Is this right?

    Being that I've never tried to play on the internet since I have a slow dialup connection (averages 31.2K on a good day) I was under the impression that it just wouldn't be worth it to even try to connect. The lag would make it unplayable. I've only ever played on private lans with friends. Being as I can't even get anything remotely related to high-speed internet in the forseeable future this isn't going to change.

    I'm curious as to how this would affect me when HL2 comes out. Does all this even matter to me? Or is this going to affect private lans as well? Based on what I've read, I would be in the "buy it once" crowd and not pay a monthly subscription for something I can't use (Based on the pay-for-play scheme that surfaced a couple of weeks ago).

    It's all rather confusing to me and hopefully someone can enlighten me. Thanks.

    -Ryandor



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    Posted by gimpinthesink on Sun Sep 14th at 3:14am 2003

    This will affect you alot because you have to be connected to the internet just to play either a simgleplayer game or a lan game with steam so it can veryfy (sp?) with the main server





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    Posted by Ryandor on Sun Sep 14th at 4:16am 2003

    They can't seriously expect every single person that plays to be connected to the internet. So when I want to play the sinlge player game on my laptop on a plane I can't? I really find it hard to believe that they would alienate the player base to this extent, no matter how "money hungry" they may be. I guess the only sure thing is it's still early days and only time will tell how things get played out. Since I don't plan on getting HL2 the day it gets released ("no work=no monay") I'll be able to "watch the drama" as it unfolds.

    -Ryandor



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    Posted by Cash Car Star on Sun Sep 14th at 4:22am 2003

    I haven't heard anything that says SP must be online... It kinda screws up LAN parties a tad though.

    And don't get me started about people that feel the need to use laptops on airplanes. They're called books, people, look into them.





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    Posted by Ryandor on Sun Sep 14th at 5:14am 2003

    Actually, it was just an example, as it was the first thing I could think of. First, I hardly ever travel and second, it's just too much of a hassle to unpack and setup a laptop in such a cramped space.

    Regardless, there's plenty of situations where you'd want to play without having to be connected.

    -Ryandor



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    Posted by Monqui on Sun Sep 14th at 5:58am 2003

    ? quote:

    They're called books, people, look into them.


    Pun intended?



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    Posted by Cash Car Star on Sun Sep 14th at 6:22am 2003

    Very much so.



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    Posted by fishy on Sun Sep 14th at 8:12am 2003

    i was having problems updating my steam client via steam. or should i say steam was having trouble updating itself?

    anyway, the point is, for anyone who has had the same problem, there is a full update (steaminstall_cs.exe) hosted on fileplanet. it's almost 380mb and includes the new cs files as well as the new steam client. and once you have it (burned to disc), you wont need to dl it again when your machine decides to have a stroke.

    http://www.fileplanet.com/files/130000/130271.shtml

     





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    Posted by Pegs on Sun Sep 14th at 9:16am 2003

    steam is poor, Im glad I dont play on the net. [addsig]



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    Posted by Hornpipe2 on Sun Sep 14th at 9:39am 2003






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