ADSL and HL2 offline-compatible?

[taswegian]

Hey guys, I was wondering wether anyone here could help me with a llittle problem I have with HL2. All I want to do is play the game in offline mode. (By the way, I haven't installed/activated the game yet) I have dial-up at the moment, but am considering ADSL, (among other things, takes less time to activate HL2) But since ADSL is always connected, how can I play in offline mode, which requires being disconnected? Surely Valve thought of this before launching Steam...

 

[Ames]

http://steampowered.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=213

Close the Steam ports so Steam can't connect to the master servers and stay offline.

http://www.portforward.com/cports.htm

et cetera.

 

[Hectic Glenn]

Indeed or you can just change the launch options in steam to start in offline mode i believe. It doesnt really matter tbh. I had DSL and i just have steam connected all the time. Even if im playing HL2 single player, then i can alternate to multiplayer online games, like Counter Strike or Halflife 2 death match. Its just easiest.

But i would suggest getting ADSL also, meaning your files will be unlocked faster and you could download all the updates much quicker, on 56k its a nightmare.

 

[Cole]

Not really hectic...not anywhere near a nightmare.

 

[^Ben]

Why would you want to play offline if you have ADSL?

 

[Cypher19]

Why would you want to play offline if you have ADSL?

Quoted for teh emphasis!

 

[DarkDamo]

Why would you want to play offline if you have ADSL?

Quoted for teh emphasis!

damn straight. i have adsl, i only learned of steam after i had dsl, i never want to use steam on 56k, that would be bad

i dont see the need to go into offline mode in adsl, having steam running [online] in the background doesnt take enough bandwidth to make ANY difference at all [unless you get on a 64k plan, then you might be able to notice it]. and having steam running in the background doesnt take enough processor power to make a differnece [unless you have a dodgy comp]

 

[Epsi]

Yeh, offline mode is for when you don't have a connection, in the end, if you have an always-on connection, like ADSL, it doesn't actually matter if Steam is online or not.

 

[Duracell]

Can't say I've ever had a problem with it, works great. Used it when I moved out and had no money for Internets!

 

[15357]

VDSL 100mbps is better. but ADSL should work fine.