maybe a dumb question, maybe not.

o_deadpool · 07-23-2006, 03:37 PM

is steam going to put ff up on the mods list for everyone to be able to download? or are they going not put it up there so less people find out and go to tf2? just a question, may have been asked already... sorry if it has.

Defrag · 07-23-2006, 03:41 PM

We can't say for sure, but we aren't expecting to be added to the list.

o_ivaqual · 07-23-2006, 03:42 PM

probably not going to happen. however it's not going to be done deliberately against ff as no third party mod ever has had this possibility.

o_kam · 07-23-2006, 04:14 PM

except for all the third party mods listed on the steam "store" tab thing?

o_ivaqual · 07-23-2006, 04:31 PM

yes, but that's besides the point.

Defrag · 07-23-2006, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kam

except for all the third party mods listed on the steam "store" tab thing?

Yeah that's what I thought he was talking about.

o_ivaqual · 07-23-2006, 04:35 PM

oh. i completely misread, my bad.

o_coalesce · 07-23-2006, 05:19 PM

yeah im sure with TF2 coming out they won't give you this so called "privilege."

o_digital_ghost · 07-23-2006, 06:52 PM

Have you guys ( the dev team) looked into using Vapour as another way of distributing your mod as well?

http://www.vapour-online.com/

Works the same as Steam,for those that dont know about it and specializes in 3rd party mods etc.

o_bluppfisk · 07-23-2006, 07:16 PM

why, that's cool. Need I have Steam running to play HL2 online then? Because I can't imagine Vapour does the authenticating required to play any steam game online..?

o_dammage · 07-23-2006, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mirvin_monkey

I don't know if you've heard of it before, but there's a Steam-like service called Vapour that seems to be pretty popular among our fellow HL2 mods:

The Vapour guys seemed pretty enthusiastic about us distributing via them (although no doubt we'd continue distributing via ftp and http too) and I think it would be worth doing.

What would be really invaluable would be for somebody to create an auto updater for the win32 and Linux dedicated servers.

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o_digital_ghost · 07-23-2006, 07:20 PM

Yea you still need steam running for hl2. Vapor pretty much works similar to steam in content deliverly, minus the pre-loading of files and a couple other things. Also its a another way for 3rd prty mod developers to host thier content any any users what use vapor will see any new games added. It has mods listed for quake, bf2, HL series doom3 and a few free standalone games as well.

o_tennovan · 07-23-2006, 08:32 PM

The guys over at vapour have gone dormant. Its hard to find anything with the spam bots living in their forums.

o_pixel · 07-24-2006, 04:07 AM

vapour and xfire need to combine

o_footlong · 07-24-2006, 08:06 AM

Heh heh Vapour? Steam? They could have thought up a more imaginative name.

o_ivaqual · 07-24-2006, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TF2>FF

In fact, Valve probably has a secret panel whose job it is to sit and think of way in which they can reduce the 'impact' FF may have on TF2 sales. And, if there's time, world domination plans.

I don't know, but what I'm pretty sure about is that someone has registered just to get a rise out of people..

o_deadpool · 07-24-2006, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Defrag

Yeah that's what I thought he was talking about.

yea that is what i was talking about, its really a shame if they don't a lot it would get a lot more people to try it out if they did, but i guess i can see the reasoning behind it.

o_vertical · 07-24-2006, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Tennovan

The guys over at vapour have gone dormant. Its hard to find anything with the spam bots living in their forums.

I have also been having problems with the stupid spam bots on my site. I have to delete about 15+ fake posts per week (15 or so is the average, some weeks its TONS, other times its very few) but the forum wasn't the part that was the worst affected. I had it so that users could add comments to news posts, files, and file requests on the site without registering, basically it was:

Nick:
Title:
Comment:
SUBMIT

Well... I havn't checked the request comments in a while, and when I did last week what I found was astonishing... Over 1,000 spam comments posted, over 750 comments were added to 1 request post. Anyhow, all of these were deleted and now a CAPTCHA image security system is in place, and I'm now watching the situation very closely. (No more posts have been made since the system was added) Hows this related to vapour? Basically I'm saying that even though the site may appear to be completely abandoned judgeing soley by the bot posts may not be the most accurate way to base this judgement. I mean I'm on my site daily and still didn't notice all of those posts. [Though I must admit the reason why is because only new POSTS are scripted to notify me and others users that there is new content in that section, if a new comment is added, it's up to the user who submitted the request to check back later. I'm now working on new code to notify me when so many comments are being added, and other ways to monitor and prevent spam] (Hopefully the vapour team is working behind the scenes... :/)

o_dancingfool · 07-24-2006, 08:25 PM

It's a conspiracy from the Chef's union in the Dominican Republic.

07-23-2006, 03:37 PM	#1
o_deadpool Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	maybe a dumb question, maybe not. is steam going to put ff up on the mods list for everyone to be able to download? or are they going not put it up there so less people find out and go to tf2? just a question, may have been asked already... sorry if it has.

07-23-2006, 03:41 PM	#2
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	We can't say for sure, but we aren't expecting to be added to the list. __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

07-23-2006, 03:42 PM	#3
o_ivaqual Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Europe, Front Yard Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	probably not going to happen. however it's not going to be done deliberately against ff as no third party mod ever has had this possibility.

07-23-2006, 04:14 PM	#4
o_kam Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	except for all the third party mods listed on the steam "store" tab thing?

07-23-2006, 04:31 PM	#5
o_ivaqual Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Europe, Front Yard Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	yes, but that's besides the point.

07-23-2006, 04:35 PM	#7
o_ivaqual Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Europe, Front Yard Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	oh. i completely misread, my bad.

07-23-2006, 05:19 PM	#8
o_coalesce Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: houston, texas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	yeah im sure with TF2 coming out they won't give you this so called "privilege."

07-23-2006, 06:52 PM	#9
o_digital_ghost Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NB,Canada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Have you guys ( the dev team) looked into using Vapour as another way of distributing your mod as well? http://www.vapour-online.com/ Works the same as Steam,for those that dont know about it and specializes in 3rd party mods etc.

07-23-2006, 07:16 PM	#10
o_bluppfisk Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	why, that's cool. Need I have Steam running to play HL2 online then? Because I can't imagine Vapour does the authenticating required to play any steam game online..?

07-23-2006, 07:20 PM	#12
o_digital_ghost Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NB,Canada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yea you still need steam running for hl2. Vapor pretty much works similar to steam in content deliverly, minus the pre-loading of files and a couple other things. Also its a another way for 3rd prty mod developers to host thier content any any users what use vapor will see any new games added. It has mods listed for quake, bf2, HL series doom3 and a few free standalone games as well.

07-23-2006, 08:32 PM	#13
o_tennovan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The guys over at vapour have gone dormant. Its hard to find anything with the spam bots living in their forums.

07-24-2006, 04:07 AM	#14
o_pixel Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	vapour and xfire need to combine

07-24-2006, 08:06 AM	#15
o_footlong Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NYC Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Heh heh Vapour? Steam? They could have thought up a more imaginative name.

07-24-2006, 08:25 PM	#19
o_dancingfool Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's a conspiracy from the Chef's union in the Dominican Republic.

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