Important! UPDATE STEAM! [Archive]

Sideshow

4th November 2005, 10:59

...because it actually can't be said too many times: everyone remember to UPDATE STEAM! Every other software problem is fixable on the day, but if you haven't got an up to date steam, you are going to miss out on a large proportion of the games played (CS, CS:S, HL DM, HL2 DM).

So, the last thing you should do before packing up your machine, is connect to steam, run all the games you think you are going to be playing (see list above), exit steam, disconnect your internets, restart steam - it should ask you if you want to run in offline mode - Yes you do*. Run each game again, just to make sure. If all that works, pack up your computer.

*Offline mode is only available if you have steam remembering your login username and password.

DAve

4th November 2005, 12:11

Cheers, sideshow.

Yes, it is very important to check that offline mode works and that you can play the games while in offline mode.

The quickest way to do that is by disconnecting the modem / net cable and trying the games individually.

It's the only way to make sure :)

bluntpencil2001

4th November 2005, 12:37

Goddamn halls connection won't let me connect, yarg. :evil:

Wind_Steaker

4th November 2005, 15:31

what halla are you in? Im in murano and luckily I know someone who paid the Â£20 a month for a good connection

Fyndir

4th November 2005, 17:45

I generally find it yells at me for most games when in offline mode. =(

Although I've never actually TRIED CS, it's usually difficult about CZ.

bluntpencil2001

4th November 2005, 19:17

I'm in Winton Drive, and none of my mates wanted to pay, which is fairy fluff.

Bluepixie

1st December 2005, 15:28

Just bumping this. Remember to get Steam sorted if you can.

Fyndir

1st December 2005, 17:12

Just bumping this. Remember to get Steam sorted if you can.

Everything in mine is set to auto-update, all I have to do is log on Friday night to check for updates before safe-modeing to virus scan etc. =D

DAve

1st December 2005, 18:06

It would be nice if everyone updated steam, ran a virus check, defragged and backed up all their important data before the lan.

/me whistles in the wind.

Fyndir

1st December 2005, 18:49

It would be nice if everyone updated steam, ran a virus check, defragged and backed up all their important data before the lan.

/me whistles in the wind.

I have nothing to back up to, currently, however I defragged the other day and shouldn't have to install / uninstall anything but updates (which are usually small) before the lan and I'll be virus scanning on Friday night.

So I do most of what you suggest.

Captain_Caveman

3rd December 2005, 01:47

We gonna be fecked this lan if people didn't do this, there is a new update for cs:source that is huge. God knows what it does, I am still waiting on it downloading!

Phizz

3rd December 2005, 03:15

Well luckily my comp should be up thanks to Yega and Blue. thanks guys. :-D

Fyndir

1st February 2006, 18:52

BUMP

Small CS:S patch released today, and it's good to remind everyone to update all Steam based games if they can.

EDIT:

Another good thing to do is get XFIRE (http://www.xfire.com/xf/index.php) then turn on automatic patching, set the download rates to "Maximum", have it detect all your games that it supports and then restart it, and just leave it running overnight, it should patch all your games that way. =)

Bluepixie

1st February 2006, 19:05

Good call. Lets hope that Steam is not a total ass hat this time.
8)

grem0rlin

2nd February 2006, 11:35

Steam updates are generally released on tuesday/wednesday on every week. So as long as you load up steam and auto-update on thursday/friday everything you should be ok.

Also, Hi, i'm new to guns and will be attending this coming lan, go me etc. \o/

Strings

2nd February 2006, 11:37

Welcome to the forums matey :)

Great to hear your coming.

Dare I ask how you heard about GUNS?

grem0rlin

2nd February 2006, 11:40

Welcome to the forums matey :)

Great to hear your coming.

Dare I ask how you heard about GUNS?

Off a friend, Sid. He goes to them and was talking to me about it and i got invited along.

Strings

2nd February 2006, 11:44

Bah, was hoping for poster spotting :wink:

Cool to have you along anyways.

Any particular game of choice?

grem0rlin

2nd February 2006, 12:35

CS/CS;S and DoD;S probably.

Although i'm looking forward to some hidden, goldeneye source and me being a total noob at bf2.

Robojesus

2nd February 2006, 13:56

Is there a possibility of updating Steam on the day? BT are fucking around with my broadband and it's been impossible for me to connect at home for the past fortnight.

Sideshow

2nd February 2006, 14:00

Hmmm. It'd be nice if we had an internet connection, but I don't think we can get one. DAve?

DAve

2nd February 2006, 14:16

quick point here.

People should do everything they can to ensure that they are fully patched up proir to the lans. You can't count on internet access at all here.

I have just received some bad news about the net access: we're not getting any. It's official. The university net doesn't allow access to folk like us :(

For fairly obvious reasons we cannot allow non-university machines
or people to attach to the university network.
Please Note too, Users are aslo bound by the terms of the aceptable
use policies of the University and Janet.

We might be able to get some kind soul to offer some internet access in their flat nearby.

Don't worry, we'll get you updated somehow :)

Robojesus

2nd February 2006, 14:28

I do have a car, so if anyone can be arsed to let me borrow their connection temporarily I'd appreciate it. Perhaps in exchange for a lift? :-)

If it's going to be too much trouble I'll just stick to playing UT2004 etc. I read that the latest Steam update just updates CSS, would it be possible for me to play the other Steam games without the update?

DAve

2nd February 2006, 14:43

If it's going to be too much trouble I'll just stick to playing UT2004 etc. I read that the latest Steam update just updates CSS, would it be possible for me to play the other Steam games without the update?
Yes, the other steam games should work fine.

As I say, we'll work something out for updating. Most people stay within 10 mins of the uni in a car, and most of us have net access, so it should be fairly easy to convince them to lend some bandwidth for 10 mins.

I would ask everyone else to make sure steam works in OFFLINE MODE before they leave their flats, and of course, it's updated if you can.

Sideshow

2nd February 2006, 15:06

If you are going to need to authenticate steam (i.e. you don't have internet access at home), then please add your name to this list (http://guns.snakebomb.com/wiki/I_need_Steam%21). This will help the setup on Saturday morning go smoother.

Bluepixie

9th March 2007, 16:28

I know we'll have a connection but please make sure you have Steam patched and all your games installed. We do not want people downloading big files at the lan.

Cheers

Sideshow

9th March 2007, 19:27

Yay! for bumping year-old threads.

DAve

14th April 2007, 00:07

Yay! for bumping year-old threads.
+1

phycho

22nd May 2007, 14:43

how about using something like steambuster + share someones (updated) steam fiolder?

Sid

22nd May 2007, 14:47

how about using something like steambuster + share someones (updated) steam fiolder?

Recently we've had a really decent net connection, so we've been able to let it do the small 'setting up' bit after the GCFs are put in the correct folder (people already share their GCFs when needed). Could you explain how steambuster works?

phycho

22nd May 2007, 14:50

runs directly off of the GCF's. emulates steam - no need for steam at all. can load up the games directly from the GCF files. works well on lan but wont work on a VAC secured server.

DAve

22nd May 2007, 17:02

I'm a bit skeptical about running steambuster for a lan - mostly because everyone by now has a copy of CS:S and HL2 workig with steam.

do we need it for a specific reason?

Uuurrahh

22nd May 2007, 17:15

One advantage is that it'd allow us to play less common steam stuff. Everyone has a copy of CS:S & HL2 but there are an arseload more games on steam that'd be fun that not many have.

*cough* Red Orchestra *cough*

phycho

22nd May 2007, 17:17

even standard cs.. not everyone has that either. if the net doesnt work its also got that advantage too that everyone can play.

GingerPrinz

22nd May 2007, 17:25

This steambuster sounds great as that means I don't have to rely on a member not turning up and loaning me their account.

LastChanceHotel

22nd May 2007, 18:54

Steambuster sounds so sexy I don't think words can adaquately describe my enthusiasm.

Psycho is indeed a fountain of useful information!

Strings

22nd May 2007, 18:57

This steambuster sounds great as that means I don't have to rely on a member not turning up and loaning me their account.

How come you don't have a Steam account?

phycho

22nd May 2007, 19:08

google it - first link. would rather point you guys to that than post a link to such a site on the pause forum.

DAve

22nd May 2007, 21:04

How come you don't have a Steam account?
not to sound too snooty, but if you like a game enough to play it at a lan, then you really should buy it. Especially if it's CS. I mean, I think I've bought 8 copies of that game (HL/CS1.6) so far. I think I should have got a free t-shirt or head-crab with the 5th. ;)

Hex

23rd May 2007, 00:54

Uuurrahh

23rd May 2007, 01:50

phycho

23rd May 2007, 02:53

Frankly I think this is heading into dangerous territory. What you're suggesting is tantamount to piracy, even if it is only short term piracy. I suspect this is something of a legal grey area, and more to the point all the steam games we play commonly are owned by pretty much everyone. Noone really plays HL1 and its mods any more, and anyone who doesn't yet own HL2, CS:S etc should really go buy em.

im not so sure i agree - its a loader, its a grey area and if you have already paid for the game i see no reason why you shouldnt be allowed to run it without the steam issues which are sometimes present at the lan.

gor

23rd May 2007, 03:29

So should yer maw.

A moment of silence, as we all enjoy these simple words, that bring tears of laughter to moisten every eye.

We all thank you Turkmenbashi.

LastChanceHotel

23rd May 2007, 07:09

In the great tradition started by Turkmenbashi, I shall respond to retardedness in a method that thank god does not invoke a reply from Hex.

Frankly I think this is heading into dangerous territory. What you're suggesting is tantamount to piracy, even if it is only short term piracy. I suspect this is something of a legal grey area, and more to the point all the steam games we play commonly are owned by pretty much everyone. Noone really plays HL1 and its mods any more, and anyone who doesn't yet own HL2, CS:S etc should really go buy em.

Yer. Maw.

Besides, GCFs aren't games. They're transport archives, containing the encrypted game files, which you need a legit serial to decrypt - so Hex is talking out of his arse again :D

One more thing - discussing piracy on the forums is fine. Links, though..

Hex

23rd May 2007, 10:13

im not so sure i agree - its a loader, its a grey area and if you have already paid for the game i see no reason why you shouldnt be allowed to run it without the steam issues which are sometimes present at the lan.

We haven't had any issues with steam lately that I know of, being as we've had a nice reliable internet connection. More than that, so far the only interest in this we've seen is to play games that not everyone owns! Having read the forums, it seems far from the most reliable piece of software anyways. Personally I own all the games I want to play...I take it a standard legit steam account can still join games run from steambuster?

GingerPrinz

23rd May 2007, 12:16

not to sound too snooty, but if you like a game enough to play it at a lan, then you really should buy it. Especially if it's CS. I mean, I think I've bought 8 copies of that game (HL/CS1.6) so far. I think I should have got a free t-shirt or head-crab with the 5th. ;)

No chance am I paying for a game that i've played ONCE at a LAN and can't say I really enjoyed. FPS (bf2 excepted) can for the most part lick my balls like, I guess like real micro belongs in MMO :P

Octavion

23rd May 2007, 13:13

I guess like real micro belongs in MMO :P

I'd duck and cover while you can dude. You know what "they" think of MMOs. :D

LotR-O ftw!

Strings

23rd May 2007, 16:21

You tried/got LotR-O Octavion?

phycho

23rd May 2007, 21:41

We haven't had any issues with steam lately that I know of, being as we've had a nice reliable internet connection. More than that, so far the only interest in this we've seen is to play games that not everyone owns! Having read the forums, it seems far from the most reliable piece of software anyways. Personally I own all the games I want to play...I take it a standard legit steam account can still join games run from steambuster?

yes.