HL2:EP2 (incl. TF2)delayed again - Page 3

o_r3ap3r · 02-14-2007, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GhOsT

Psst, Circ, the link I posted explains how to run steam games without an internet connection.

The Steam client application's files must be updated to allow for the use of Offline Mode - if your game's status is "100% - Ready" but you receive the message "This game cannot be started in Offline Mode" when attempting to play offline, the Steam client application's files need to be updated.

So read that and understand it. Files must be updated, and how do you update if not over the internet? "Exactly" I have internet and lost it once. I have mine set to not login each time but sometimes steam screws up and will ask you to login even if you have been playing in offline mode. Sooooo the system sucks. Man was I pissed when I couldnt play my games. If I pay $40 for a game I want to use it however I please and dont need them to make me login. Do you know of any other games out there like that, that are not made by steam, and with the exception of games that are intended for online use only. Also I paid 39.99 for EP1 so I guess I got ripped off if you paid $20. Thing is I like to buy my games in the stores. Its nice to own a hard copy of a game that you purchased.

o_ghost · 02-14-2007, 03:34 AM

A. I didn't say it was a perfect system. I was replying to someone who was saying that they didn't know if you could even play it offline at all.

B. If you want to play the game however you want and connecting to the internet is such a problem then stop buying Valve games and contributing to steam. If enough people do this maybe things will change. However, it appears most people are fine with the way things are since HL2/CS/CSS is still emmensly popular.

C. You can back up the games you download onto CD using an option built into Steam. The games will "install" off those disks and have an auto start menu. You can also just backup the gcf's somepalce else and keep them so you don't have to download them again.

I'm quite happy with steam. When new popular games are about to be released they allow you to predownload most of the game. Then when it is actually released you just have to download a small part and you can start playing. I don't have to worry about losing the disks and throwing out the box I won't keep.

o_ghost · 02-14-2007, 03:34 AM

A. I didn't say it was a perfect system. I was replying to someone who was saying that they didn't know if you could even play it offline at all.

B. If you want to play the game however you want and connecting to the internet is such a problem then stop buying Valve games and contributing to steam. If enough people do this maybe things will change. However, it appears most people are fine with the way things are since HL2/CS/CSS is still emmensly popular.

C. You can back up the games you download onto CD using an option built into Steam. The games will "install" off those disks and have an auto start menu. You can also just backup the gcf's somepalce else and keep them so you don't have to download them again.

I'm quite happy with steam. When new popular games are about to be released they allow you to predownload most of the game. Then when it is actually released you just have to download a small part and you can start playing. I don't have to worry about losing the disks and throwing out the box I won't keep.

o_dragonjojo · 02-14-2007, 06:41 PM

A. I didn't say it was a perfect system. I was replying to someone who was saying that they didn't know if you could even play it offline at all.

B. If you want to play the game however you want and connecting to the internet is such a problem then stop buying Valve games and contributing to steam. If enough people do this maybe things will change. However, it appears most people are fine with the way things are since HL2/CS/CSS is still emmensly popular.

C. You can back up the games you download onto CD using an option built into Steam. The games will "install" off those disks and have an auto start menu. You can also just backup the gcf's somepalce else and keep them so you don't have to download them again.

I'm quite happy with steam. When new popular games are about to be released they allow you to predownload most of the game. Then when it is actually released you just have to download a small part and you can start playing. I don't have to worry about losing the disks and throwing out the box I won't keep.

o_greenmarine · 02-15-2007, 04:55 AM

GAH!! Hurry up release the game already people can't even come here without flaming each other anymore.....

o_nezumi · 02-15-2007, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhOsT

B. If you want to play the game however you want and connecting to the internet is such a problem then stop buying Valve games and contributing to steam. If enough people do this maybe things will change. However, it appears most people are fine with the way things are since HL2/CS/CSS is still emmensly popular.

CS/CS:S are exclusively online games so that argument doesn't really make any sense.

I think steam not letting you play games offline under any circumstances is bullshit. That and the fact that hammer gets worse nearly every time they update it.

o_ghost · 02-15-2007, 11:43 AM

No they are not exclusively online. They are exclusively multiplayer. You can still play CS/CS:S with a lot of people and no internet connection on LANs.

We also wouldn't have this problem if so many people didn't run pirated versions of HL/games in general. Yes it can be a pain in the ass sometimes but imo the benefits of Steam far outweigh the negatives.

Again, this is only my opinion. 99 times out of 100 I will have access to an internet connection to play games. The times when I will not have it (like going to LAN parties) I make sure everything is up to date before I leave and Steam starts up fine in offline mode.

o_agret · 02-18-2007, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by GhOsT

We also wouldn't have this problem if so many people didn't run pirated versions of HL/games in general. Yes it can be a pain in the ass sometimes but imo the benefits of Steam far outweigh the negatives.

You do realise there are programs that let you play the game directly from the GCF rather than having to use Steam, right? Steam just makes the end user endure this crap while the pirates have no issues playing offline. I know because I was at a LAN and my steam wouldn't work offline so I had to get the app off someone, not mentioning the name of the app as I don't know how ban hammer you guys are here

Google it if you're having problems playing on a LAN though.

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Originally Posted by Circuitous

If you set it so you have to log in each time you use it, it will let you start in offline mode if no connection can be detected. It should, anyway. Haven't tried it lately.

When I start steam while at a LAN with no internet connection it'll sit at the connecting screen for about 5 minutes and then it'll either give me an error straight away or bring up a screen asking if i'd like to "Retry connection" or "Start in offline mode", clicking "Starting offline mode" immediately brings up a screen informing me that this option isn't avaliable while offline and that a connection to the steam servers couldn't be established. Really useful eh? Thanks Valve :P I've tried deleting my clientregistry.blob, reinstalling steam, reformatting, everything! Offline mode just hates me =( All my GCFs are 100% up to date and "Ready to play" but it still does this. Oh well, at least the pirates came through for me.

o_norris · 02-24-2007, 09:09 AM

Steam friday news
I LEIK

o_agret · 02-24-2007, 09:36 AM

Wow that sentry gun sure looks bad ass, but just like someone said on these forums...it has no camera!! How does it find targets?

o_nuk3m · 02-24-2007, 11:35 AM

this crap kinda reminds me of the matirx how after 9/11 happened it took them a while to make the other episodes for whatever reason.

o_agret · 02-24-2007, 11:57 AM

Nuk3m: uhh, what?

o_nuk3m · 02-24-2007, 09:48 PM

sumthin about new york was in the film with the twin towers in the original sequel and like the producers lost money from the towers collapsing. keanu reeves invested like 20 million of his own money into finishing the trilogy

o_saberwolf · 02-24-2007, 10:35 PM

They delayed the first SpiderMan movie for that same reason. There was a clip where spiderman made a web inbetween the two towers and caught a get away helicopter in it.

Lost · 03-06-2007, 02:28 PM

I thought the TF2 sentries were a bit much. Something you'd see mounted on the back of a half-track or Humvee. At least the level 2 and 3, I really liked their level 1.

Boogieman117 · 03-06-2007, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by o_norris

Steam friday news
I LEIK

Those SG's look horrid....

ANNNNNNNNNDDDDD.....

I think that the FF guns look and feel more like the TFC ones.

allisvoid · 03-07-2007, 12:15 AM

im ready for both.

nodnarb · 03-07-2007, 12:50 AM

did you see the last update about how there going to improve in game source communications?

IvaQuaL · 03-07-2007, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by nodnarb

did you see the last update about how there going to improve in game source communications?

yes, also i have to say "at last" ! voice comms in source games sound horrible

Lost · 03-07-2007, 01:50 AM

Yah, I was happy for that. Ingame voice comms suck bad. I think someone explained it was due to them using the Miles audio shit instead of whatever they had for TFC originally.

03-06-2007, 02:28 PM	#55
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	I thought the TF2 sentries were a bit much. Something you'd see mounted on the back of a half-track or Humvee. At least the level 2 and 3, I really liked their level 1. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

03-07-2007, 01:50 AM	#60
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	Yah, I was happy for that. Ingame voice comms suck bad. I think someone explained it was due to them using the Miles audio shit instead of whatever they had for TFC originally. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

02-14-2007, 03:34 AM	#42
o_ghost Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	A. I didn't say it was a perfect system. I was replying to someone who was saying that they didn't know if you could even play it offline at all. B. If you want to play the game however you want and connecting to the internet is such a problem then stop buying Valve games and contributing to steam. If enough people do this maybe things will change. However, it appears most people are fine with the way things are since HL2/CS/CSS is still emmensly popular. C. You can back up the games you download onto CD using an option built into Steam. The games will "install" off those disks and have an auto start menu. You can also just backup the gcf's somepalce else and keep them so you don't have to download them again. I'm quite happy with steam. When new popular games are about to be released they allow you to predownload most of the game. Then when it is actually released you just have to download a small part and you can start playing. I don't have to worry about losing the disks and throwing out the box I won't keep.

02-14-2007, 06:41 PM	#44
o_dragonjojo Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	A. I didn't say it was a perfect system. I was replying to someone who was saying that they didn't know if you could even play it offline at all. B. If you want to play the game however you want and connecting to the internet is such a problem then stop buying Valve games and contributing to steam. If enough people do this maybe things will change. However, it appears most people are fine with the way things are since HL2/CS/CSS is still emmensly popular. C. You can back up the games you download onto CD using an option built into Steam. The games will "install" off those disks and have an auto start menu. You can also just backup the gcf's somepalce else and keep them so you don't have to download them again. I'm quite happy with steam. When new popular games are about to be released they allow you to predownload most of the game. Then when it is actually released you just have to download a small part and you can start playing. I don't have to worry about losing the disks and throwing out the box I won't keep.

02-15-2007, 04:55 AM	#45
o_greenmarine Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	GAH!! Hurry up release the game already people can't even come here without flaming each other anymore.....

02-15-2007, 11:43 AM	#47
o_ghost Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	No they are not exclusively online. They are exclusively multiplayer. You can still play CS/CS:S with a lot of people and no internet connection on LANs. We also wouldn't have this problem if so many people didn't run pirated versions of HL/games in general. Yes it can be a pain in the ass sometimes but imo the benefits of Steam far outweigh the negatives. Again, this is only my opinion. 99 times out of 100 I will have access to an internet connection to play games. The times when I will not have it (like going to LAN parties) I make sure everything is up to date before I leave and Steam starts up fine in offline mode.

02-24-2007, 09:09 AM	#49
o_norris Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Steam friday news I LEIK

02-24-2007, 09:36 AM	#50
o_agret Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Wow that sentry gun sure looks bad ass, but just like someone said on these forums...it has no camera!! How does it find targets?

02-24-2007, 11:35 AM	#51
o_nuk3m Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersy, USA! reppin' Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	this crap kinda reminds me of the matirx how after 9/11 happened it took them a while to make the other episodes for whatever reason.

02-24-2007, 11:57 AM	#52
o_agret Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Nuk3m: uhh, what?

02-24-2007, 09:48 PM	#53
o_nuk3m Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersy, USA! reppin' Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	sumthin about new york was in the film with the twin towers in the original sequel and like the producers lost money from the towers collapsing. keanu reeves invested like 20 million of his own money into finishing the trilogy

02-24-2007, 10:35 PM	#54
o_saberwolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Missouri Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	They delayed the first SpiderMan movie for that same reason. There was a clip where spiderman made a web inbetween the two towers and caught a get away helicopter in it.

03-07-2007, 12:15 AM	#57
allisvoid what is tfc? Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: houston tx Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	im ready for both.

03-07-2007, 12:50 AM	#58
nodnarb Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 5 Times	did you see the last update about how there going to improve in game source communications?

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