Half-Life 2 Pre-Loads Tomorrow

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Gabe himself has posted at HL2fallout with some very interesting information.
Quick update:

- ATI/CZ users will get turned on later tonight for the CS: Source test

- An update will be out today as well. This is largish (~60 MB).

- The size of the update is due to the Video Stress Test it includes. You'll be able to do some initial performance analysis using this test and report the data back to a central server. The results of the VST will be posted on Steampowered.com.

- HL/2 pre-load will begin tomorrow. It was ready yesterday, but we decided to use the bandwidth to get out the VST first since I get pelted with zillions of questions from people asking how their PC will run Half-Life 2.
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Thanks to SaL and thehunter1320 for bringing this to my attention.
 
no problem! :thumbs:

on topic: w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t

EDIT: WHY DOES GABE LOVE THEM MORE THAN US?!?! ;( ;( ;(
by now, that whole "news balancing" thing is out the window... he's been posting like crazy there... he hates us... he LOOOOVES them ;(

posts here: 7
posts there: 26 :(
 
News! News! Yay!

This makes me feel so warm and good inside :)
 
So this stress test is like a mini benchmark then.

Any intel on when its due....

(im not used to any steam updates, i hardly ever use it)
 
ah ok, yes I remember it was meant to come out last year...
 
Im 22 now. Up to the age of 12/13 I used to be uncontrollable on xmas eve. I am currently uncontrollable again. Woo wooo. Monkey dance.
 
hey its good to have a status update though ! glad to see things are still chugging along.
 
Can't wait for CSS beta, will they possibly add another map to it besides dust? :O
 
shaun forsdyke said:
Im 22 now. Up to the age of 12/13 I used to be uncontrollable on xmas eve. I am currently uncontrollable again. Woo wooo. Monkey dance.
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I still am :D

though I've just started work (got to be there and ready for 7:30am) so if I wasn't about to dooze off right now I'd be a bit worried :D
 
Sweet info, and cool new forum look :)
 
Yay some real news! Really great news too! Who gives a f*** about Mrs. Monkeystar with news like this! Just kidding of course my best wishes go out to this Starmonkey guy I hear of. Anyways this means Half-Life 2 is finally done!!!! or is it...
 
shaun forsdyke said:
Im 22 now. Up to the age of 12/13 I used to be uncontrollable on xmas eve. I am currently uncontrollable again. Woo wooo. Monkey dance.
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same here... I felt that way for like a whole year, now Im just bitter that its not out yet.

still cant wait to play it, but bitter... utterly bitter.

oh vengeful Valve tell me who to smite and they shall be smoten.
 
So, does this mean the CS beta is going to preload or is it actually available to play for ATI/CZ users?
 
CS:S Beta already preloaded for ATI/CZ users, its unlocking today.
 
Biozeminade said:
So, does this mean the CS beta is going to preload or is it actually available to play for ATI/CZ users?
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The CS:S Beta started preloading yesterday...it will be unlocked later tonight.
 
Mr. Redundant said:
same here... I felt that way for like a whole year, now Im just bitter that its not out yet.

still cant wait to play it, but bitter... utterly bitter.

oh vengeful Valve tell me who to smite and they shall be smoten.
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/me hands Mr. Redundant a tissue to clean off that spewing venom only to see the tissue disintegrate into the air :eek:

its okay buddy.. lighten up.. the beta is here tonight :thumbs:
 
Mr. Redundant said:
same here... I felt that way for like a whole year, now Im just bitter that its not out yet.

still cant wait to play it, but bitter... utterly bitter.

oh vengeful Valve tell me who to smite and they shall be smoten.
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Smitten more like... They'll easy make their $40million back from sales of CS:S and HL2 :D
 
Dr. Freeman said:
/me hands Mr. Redundant a tissue to clean off that spewing venom only to see the tissue disintegrate into the air :eek:

its okay buddy.. lighten up.. the beta is here tonight :thumbs:
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hehe, you know Im just kidding :) Im 100% love baby.

Chris_D said:
Smitten more like... They'll easy make their $40million back from sales of CS:S and HL2 :D
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lol so true actually.
 
The problem is valve know how to make a nice and addicting game but when it comes to publishing, make a proper online service, and security - they're bad at it doing it. Very bad.
 
Wish they would at least get the valve forums up. Its 6:13eastern time. I will give up hope for the night if they dont activate it by 9pm. That was the time the preload began in NY anyways.
 
I dont know if i've understood this correctly... I never even read specificly about it but.. does hl2 preload for everyone ? or just for those who have an ati serial number already .. ?
 
so.....when can i start playing cs: source.......

hey valve, how about in addition to telling us the day we will be able to play, how bout an approximate hour? cause my hair is starting to fall out.




"You know, Darren, if you had told me twenty-five years ago that some day I'd be standing here about to solve the world's energy problems, I would've said you were crazy... Now let's push this giant ball of oil out this window." -Kramer, Seinfeld
 
Yoda1979 said:
Wish they would at least get the valve forums up. Its 6:13eastern time. I will give up hope for the night if they dont activate it by 9pm. That was the time the preload began in NY anyways.
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i highly doubt the Steam forums will be back up tonight because of that rather large update we are supposed to recieve tonight.. yeah.. don't hold ur breath. :p
 
Mr. Redundant said:
same here... I felt that way for like a whole year, now Im just bitter that its not out yet.

still cant wait to play it, but bitter... utterly bitter.

oh vengeful Valve tell me who to smite and they shall be smoten.
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Loving that Simpsons quote!
 
yeaa

And their was much rejoicing....."YEAAAAAAA!!!!!" :thumbs: :bounce: :farmer: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :bounce: :cheers: :thumbs:
 
lans said:
The problem is valve know how to make a nice and addicting game but when it comes to publishing, make a proper online service, and security - they're bad at it doing it. Very bad.
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Compared to who? No one else out there in the gaming industry has done this before.
 
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