Getting rid of the valve logo at startup?

[diluted]

Does anyone know of a way to get rid of it or at least stop it from coming up? I tried deleting the file (valve.avi in the hl2/media folder) but it reappears there after you start the game (I assume Steam is extracting it from the GCF?). I also tried renaming a small textfile into valve.avi but it overwrites it (I guess it does a filesize check :hmph. So, anyone know how to get rid of it? It isn't a major problem, I just don't like hitting ESC everytime I start the game.

 

[pr0nking]

lazy mofo

 

[Alientank]

You'll tap hundreds of keys over a game session, click the mouse hundreds of times, but won't hit the esc key....

 

[A2597]

enter works for me.

Be glad they don't have like, 5 of them to click though like some companies add!!! Sheesh

 

[omni]

enter works for me.

Be glad they don't have like, 5 of them to click though like some companies add!!! Sheesh

*Cough*EA*Cough*

And some companies don't even allow to you skip them.

*Cough*EA*Cough*

 

[Ownzed]

Anyone know when they are going to come out with a patch so you don't have to use the CD?

 

[Sven Viking]

Ownzed: I'm told that if you uninstall and re-download through Steam, you no longer need the CD. Presumably someone could figure out the difference between the two and release a patch to save people redownloading... just the HL2.exe file from a Steam-downloaded installation might do the trick, depending. Only guessing, though... I don't have a physical copy to try it with.

 

[mzhang23]

search the forums... someone posted a blank avi that's 73 kb. Or, make your own. Make sure to set it to read-only, so that the game won't copy a new one over it.

 

[CyberPitz]

I love the VALVE theme song, so I like it there I never skip!

 

[Kommie]

LOL at least it isnt a BF intro where you have to watch it.

 

[jacen]

Ownzed: I'm told that if you uninstall and re-download through Steam, you no longer need the CD. Presumably someone could figure out the difference between the two and release a patch to save people redownloading... just the HL2.exe file from a Steam-downloaded installation might do the trick, depending. Only guessing, though... I don't have a physical copy to try it with.

no that doestn work
i tried it
steam would always download the exe with the cd/dvd check.
so this is not an option

 

[Reaperman]

should have bought thru steam

 

[Sven Viking]

Did you delete Steam\SteamApps\source engine.gcf as well as HL2.exe before redownloading? Otherwise it'll just extract HL2.exe from there when you load HL2. (Warning: You'll need to download 67mb if you do this).

 

[_dale]

open the text file before game starts and steam wont be able to overwrite it mwuahhaaa =o

 

[wassup]

As far as i can see you have three options:
-Press Esc
-Find a blank AVI file and make it read only like they say
-I also heard if you put -console or something like that on the end of the shortcut link it makes startup shorter (may be wrong)

I STILL LIKE WATCHING THE VALVE LOGO THE MUSIC IS SWEET

 

[Shadow-warrior]

-novideo

put it in the console

result?

No video

 

[omni]

-novideo

put it in the console

result?

No video

:cheers: