Half Life Preloading?

SmoodCroozn · August 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">Anyone going to do this?</div> I just got the notice right now... I'm downloading it as we speak...

I'm guessing this is like they give you a box with a giant lock on it and later you will pay for the key?

EDIT: Should have said Half Life 2 Preloading... o well...

TheDestroyer · August 2004

Yea, preloadin mine now.

Probably gonna be like CS:CZ where u dl and pay online.

Id rather buy it at a store, so i can have another HL CD Key ^_^

filthychimp · August 2004

Steam servers already saturated. Dont stop your download now, or you'll lose your place.

On a positive note, the whole thing didnt go down this time. ^__^

Settler · August 2004

hmm yeah when i tried to preload i got this wierd message come up... anyone else getting this??

NumbersNotFound · August 2004

A few years? somebody has a sense of humor <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

Apocalypsecow · August 2004

<img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Apocalypsecow16/Misc/steam.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Ohnoes! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />

<b>E;fb</b>

<b>Edit 2:</b> Losless PNG for the win!

Legionnaired · August 2004

GG steam:

iFire · August 2004

I'm doing a donce of joy , YEAH. WOOT WOOT <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' />

FLuX · August 2004

Oh may god I get the same error too Settler, does that mean I have to wait years to play HL2 now. *cries* </emo>

Teppla · August 2004

Finished preloading.

SmoodCroozn · August 2004

Everythings good for me... I wonder if I can send it to people if they want it

:]

Drummer · August 2004

.:me jealous cause of crappy specs on my machine and dial up connection:.

omg, how long would pre-loading take on dial up?? lol

NolSinkler · August 2004

Yeah mine's 2.5% done!!!

TychoCelchuuu · August 2004

It would help if Valve devoted more of its server power to this...

Guspaz · August 2004

They can't even handle the preload (allowing all users to preload)... Imagine when the release day rolls around and it's 10x worse (Everyone who preloaded will try to download the rest of the content/binaries they need, and people who buy the game who didn't preload will need the whole thing).

Talesin · August 2004

Actually, the preload will continue as the game gets closer to completion. At the moment, mostly just textures are being preloaded. As things progress, soundfiles should follow, along with completed level data... the enginge itself will not be added until the release day, though the servers should be able to handle a 20MB file per-person, so long as everyone preloads.

Align · August 2004

I dunno, they seem to be handling just fine. Them giving the message that the servers are full(meaning there's a max amount of downloaders allowed at any time) rather than the servers going down from everyone on steam trying to get it at once(which, should the servers not go down, would probably mean an average download speed of 15 kbps) is a good thing if you ask me.

TheMunch8 · August 2004

It is working for me. I got that busy thing for a while, but i kept retrying. It is at 15% now.

I am going to go to the store when it comes out, buy the box, and then enter the CD key in later. So i have PHYSICAL evidence that i bought the game.

Salvation · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (filthychimp @ Aug 26 2004, 09:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Steam servers already saturated. Dont stop your download now, or you'll lose your place.

On a positive note, the whole thing didnt go down this time. ^__^  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
so true lol

maybe tomorro i guess

SinSpawn · August 2004

Everyone that owns Steam and plans to get HL2 will most likely get the preload, its like those who got CZ, did they really want to d/l cs:s <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />

Deranged · August 2004

its better this morning no problems at all, just take a look at the content server page <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

<a href='http://www.steampowered.com/status/content_servers.html' target='_blank'>http://www.steampowered.com/status/content_servers.html</a>

I'm having no problems 5 minutes in and I'm 15% done <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

MrMojo · August 2004

They're not using up all the servers because they don't want Steam itself to go down for everyone.

jammno · August 2004

I don't like how they're making people pre-load. I have barely a gig left on my Hard Drive, and my computer is in no way good enough to even open Half Life 2.

Steam probably consumes 1/2 my hard drive <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />

Hibame · August 2004

No one said there forcing you to pre-load, there a popup toask if you want to preload hl2

gopher · August 2004

I wonder how many of those people that preload hl2 will buy it over steam too. My guess would be 5% at the most, the rest ist just hogging up the bandwith =/

Cheez1 · August 2004

pwned.

<img src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/tehcheez/owned.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

edit: also guspaz, those who don't buy it over steam will probably be able to convert their HL2 folder that is installed with their HL2 CD. At least, thats how it was done with HL1, so i don't see why it would change.

Hologram0 · August 2004

Hl2 will come with steam support so it probably wont have a separate folder unless you buy the single player only game... It will probably just install steam (the actual CD if you don’t have it) and put the files inside your steam apps folder...

The only reason that hl1 had to be converted is because it was never designed to run on a platform like steam...

Anyways the preload is not a big deal... The game it's self is probably a few weeks away... at least... other wise we would have heard about the game being sent to the publisher... Probably will be released early Oct... For HL1's 6 year anniversary...

That is another reason they aren’t putting to much bandwidth up for the preload... There is no reason that the preload has to be done quickly, just before the game comes out... why put stress on a system when there is no need...

Cheez1 · August 2004

Either way, those that buy HL2 in a CD form won't be downloading anything if you ask me. And i agree, not much of a hurry considering it'll be fully released (porbably) months from now.

Nikon · August 2004

I dont like the idea of buying a game, and not getting the CD, i think im just gonna wait till it hits store shelves, and not let steam place 10ipi139201029p-2pjkl j09 gigs of preloads on my computer just yet.

Align · August 2004

It's 500 MB. Not the full game, remember?

Twilight · August 2004

Yeah I dont understand why people would rather pay to download the game then to get a hard copy for the same price (is it the same price?). Just think if you have to format you have to download everything again rather than just popping the cd in and 15 mins later you're up and running again

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