Steam

TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
edited September 2003 in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">first impressions</div> Installation without any trouble (though it takes some time 20 minutes and more.)
No problems with custom mods. I'm sure there are some problems with less known mods but it works without probs with NS.

Updating takes long. And I'm sure the servers are not overrun at this moment.

+multilanguage

*multiple windows. Damn I have to click every window to bring them up.

-no custom mod filters (WTH I can't search for NS on the steam server WWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH DEATH TO VALVE)

*You can add personal favourites and also custom mod server are identified.

-If you want to play NS today DON'T INSTALL STEAM. Most server have yet not installed the new patch and in steam iself you can't search for any already modified servers.

edit: +The serverlist is pretty fast.

edit2: -Launching a game seems to take forever.
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Does that mean NS worked on Steam?
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    edited September 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--RaVe+Sep 12 2003, 09:33 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RaVe @ Sep 12 2003, 09:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Does that mean NS worked on Steam? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nope. If I try to join my clanserver (not yet on steam) it tells me that I should prepare to play Counter-strike and than that this game is not supported yet.

    Most of the Servers are not ready yet. I ran a search on DoD in the world without a ping filter..... 28 servers.
  • Dodgy_BobDodgy_Bob Join Date: 2003-02-09 Member: 13317Members
    Doesn't work on my install. I get missing client DLL error. And if I try to load via third party app. then I get invalid Steam ID (although my ID is fine, I can play DOD).
  • SiliconSilicon Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13683Members
    my first impressions were, WTH ARE MY FONTS SOO LARGE!?!?!? anyone know how to fix that btw?
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Silicon+Sep 12 2003, 09:51 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Silicon @ Sep 12 2003, 09:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> my first impressions were, WTH ARE MY FONTS SOO LARGE!?!?!? anyone know how to fix that btw? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Mine is ok. But I can't start any HL game.
  • SHAMPOOSHAMPOO Probably the best NS player Join Date: 2003-04-26 Member: 15865Members, Constellation
    edited September 2003
    alien menus are all messed up, possibly the same for marines

    <a href='http://home.satx.rr.com/s0cks/Clipboard01.jpg' target='_blank'>http://home.satx.rr.com/s0cks/Clipboard01.jpg</a>
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    I can't play any games. I understand why this not works on CS (not updating any game ATM) but why the hell DoD? I mean it's not updated.
  • EidolanEidolan Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8694Members
    My install is messing up, i started instill 3 hours later its not done yet?!
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    Play games today: Stay on Won.

    Play games during the next week: Get steam.
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    can't get it working, neither HL, CS, DoD and especially not NS <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    I see steam is actually updating all my games. Maybe after this update it works.
  • PseudoKnightPseudoKnight Join Date: 2002-06-18 Member: 791Members
    You can't get it to work because it's not updated yet. Just keep Steam open while it updates things.
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    I don't know, I've been in the beta so I don't think the way it works hasn't changed so much. But it doesn't even want to update. Then when I try to launch a game it says "[game] isn't ready"

    Counter-Strike crashes steam for me.
  • BigBullBigBull Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15123Members
    This was supposed to beta tested. Wow..
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    It's really annoying that steam just updates the games a few seconds and than aborts and repeats etc.
  • Arete1Arete1 Join Date: 2003-08-20 Member: 20002Members
    Well now, for first impressions:
    slow! (guess it'll get better during the week)
  • BonelessBoneless Join Date: 2002-09-03 Member: 1270Members
    This just needs an official patch form NS team... Possibly a small patch.
  • SkyrageSkyrage Join Date: 2003-08-27 Member: 20249Members
    Well, for me the installation and updates and so on went smootly (but slow)

    Am trying to start up CS though (yes, CS, don't kill me now <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->) and...well, it's been busy starting up for the last 20 minutes now..not sure whether it is making yet some update first but...

    Oh, and Steam does support LAN apparently (if I understand the tabs in the serverlist correctly <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->)

    Well, I guess I should have expected some glitches and so on here, after all, we are talking about a whole new system which hundreds of thousand folks have to change to...I'd expect that things will work better after a few days or so...

    Oh...and CS was apparently updating BTW <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->...

    Anyway, guess time will tell what steam will have to offer...not like we have much choice to do much about it...
  • BigBullBigBull Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15123Members
    <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> needs alot of server files and support. Its very poor.

    Erased my Hl.exe too all of em
  • DrunkenSailorDrunkenSailor Join Date: 2003-07-01 Member: 17826Members, Constellation
    I think valve made the right call on this one.

    <img src='http://students.washington.edu/brianrf/steamrox.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

    I mean, looking at this box is <i>way</i> more fun than actually playing a game.
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    edited September 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--DrunkenSailor+Sep 12 2003, 11:11 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DrunkenSailor @ Sep 12 2003, 11:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think valve made the right call on this one.

    <img src='http://students.washington.edu/brianrf/steamrox.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

    I mean, looking at this box is <i>way</i> more fun than actually playing a game. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    word <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Look. The translated versions are much worser. Theres not that much text is it? About 2 pages (in the client) and about 70% of this is wrong translated to german.

    Steam is way underpowered. They need more servers. I guess it takes another day before anyone can play a steam game.
  • BryBry Join Date: 2003-01-23 Member: 12609Members
    195.149.21.203:27015

    2.01e STEAM PATCHED SERVER
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    edited September 2003
    -After closing steam you can't open it unless you reboot your system. Or close it in the task manager.
    @Bry: not working for me.
  • KeiKei Join Date: 2003-08-01 Member: 18689Members
    First impression:
    <b>Needs faster servers.</b>
    I can't even launch Half-Life through steam to join a server - it just times out.
    Talk about a congested network. I'll try again in the morn-- *checks watch* I'll try again this afternoon.
  • wlibaerswlibaers Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8685Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Tyrain+Sep 12 2003, 04:17 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tyrain @ Sep 12 2003, 04:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I see steam is actually updating all my games. Maybe after this update it works. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    All your games? You mean it's also "updating" NS 2.0 to CS 1.6? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--wlibaers+Sep 12 2003, 11:43 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (wlibaers @ Sep 12 2003, 11:43 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Tyrain+Sep 12 2003, 04:17 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tyrain @ Sep 12 2003, 04:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I see steam is actually updating all my games. Maybe after this update it works. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    All your games? You mean it's also "updating" NS 2.0 to CS 1.6? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Sure ^^

    When I try to join a NS server it's just "Preparing to start Counter-Strike..."
  • aAA1aAA1 Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9292Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--SHAMPOO+Sep 12 2003, 03:58 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SHAMPOO @ Sep 12 2003, 03:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> alien menus are all messed up, possibly the same for marines

    <a href='http://home.satx.rr.com/s0cks/Clipboard01.jpg' target='_blank'>http://home.satx.rr.com/s0cks/Clipboard01.jpg</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yep Menus are bugged.
  • Dodgy_BobDodgy_Bob Join Date: 2003-02-09 Member: 13317Members
    edited September 2003
    As far as I'm concerned Steam has a lot of problems. These are all things I've noticed, some may not apply to you.

    1. How do you remove (uninstall) games?

    2. How do I add a game to Steam WITHOUT downloading it again? There must be an import option surely??? If I have the CS installation exe on my hard drive why the hell should I have to download it again?

    3. NS doesn't work with Steam (I get could not load library c:\games\steamapps\xxxx\half-life\ns\cl_dlls\client.dll, that is the correct location).

    4. You can monitor downloads using the monitor. But (after a resume) this doesn't show you how big the download is or how far along you are.

    5. The buttons on the monitor are greyed out so you can't pause or stop a download.

    6. Steam seems to create strange problems on my system. Like when I try and load a game it removes the backgrounds from my mIRC windows :/ This is definately due to a memory leak, it's causing loads of problems.

    7. Steamified games are no longer compatible with 3rd party loaders like HLSW because it's changed the directory structure.

    8. If you attempt to double click a NS server from the Steam servers box to join it, Steam attempts to load CS :/

    9. After the initial conversion DOD worked ok. Now if I try and start it I get "This game is currently unavailable". It's NOT updating.

    10. If a game fails to load you invariably need to reboot as other things stop working (e.g. attempt to double click the DOD desktop icon, obviously the hl.exe is in a different location now so click browse to find it and nothing happens).

    11. Was going to test the LAN stuff but no games work now :/

    Obviously, these are all things I've noticed in the first couple of hours. They may sort themselves out over time but I think they illustrate the terrible way Valve have implemented this.
  • monkeymastermonkeymaster Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13771Members
  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    @Bob: that 100% true.

    I mean that thing was in beta for how long? 6 months?
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