How many preloads?

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bullteef

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Hi guys

I was wondering, does anyone know how many preloads there'll be? Textures, sound and models - there aren't any unchangeables left to release, is there? I really do suppose that this is good news for the 15th or in the week preceding that, in which HL2 simply has to go gold.
 
I think you forgot maps, animations, the core engine itself, misc files, etc.
 
depends if they can make changes to the gcfs you already preloaded but since there are only the maps left i suppose it can't be very long anymore..
 
Animations was in this release as well.

I think we'll see 2 preloads more, the maps and at last(probably not until the game is released) the core files.
 
Remeber the files they have given us arent the full thing. They are just the majority of models/sounds etc, they will give us them later, in the 4th per-load which i recon will be a biggie...and the last (i hope)
 
We think that most of the files have been included in the 3 pre-loads thus far. Anymore "pre-loads" will probably be bug fixes and misc. files.
 
There will not be any more pre-loads i believe, the next thing they will realease is the core of the game and all that stuff when they realease the game! Why else would it say you now have a full locked copy of hl2 in the properties of hl2 in steam!!!!oneeleven!!!11 :D
 
because it says that after EVERY preload... :|
 
There will probably be one more including the game maps.
 
Well, the whole thing is 3.5 Giga heavy (now we have 2.45 GB on our comps) so one more or two more preloads would do it.
 
We have 2,41 GB now? And the full thing was supposed to be at 3,5 GB? I'd say one more preload for the maps (big one) and one with the latest core files after it's gone gold.

[edit: damn A.I. beat me :) ]
 
Yeah, what he said ^

I think the fourth will be the last major preload featuring all maps and the models that weren't done in time for the preload (if any) and fill up the remaining GB.
And when it goes gold, or maybe not until it's released, the core engine files.
 
Does anyone know what percentage the last pre-load stopped at?
That would give some clue..
 
When a new pre-load begins, steam always show's a %
Pre-load #3 began at %80 something , wich is the total
amount of hl2 files. Wich Percentage did Preload 3 stop at?
What Percentage will #4 start at?
 
wickerdude said:
When a new pre-load begins, steam always show's a %
Pre-load #3 began at %80 something , wich is the total
amount of hl2 files. Wich Percentage did Preload 3 stop at?
What Percentage will #4 start at?
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Just scroll up two posts.
 
NeverMind, I guess nobody can understand what I'm asking...
 
the percentage given after any preload but before the current one begins is always the percentage of the total you have on your drive relative to the total download size which is available. NOT a percentage of the final game size.

eg. the first preload went from 0% to 100% because that was the total amount available (1gig)
the next preload started at 50% because the second part was also 1 gig so after downloading that, you have a hundred percent of the total available. (1gig+1gig = 2gig) therefore the second preload was 50% of the currently available data but because you already had 50% on your hardrive the couter starts at 50%
this last preload went from 80% to 100% because at 500meg it represents 20% of the total content currently available (2.5gig). I repeat that it is not a percentage of finished game size.

it happens like this because believe it or not not everyone will have any of the game preloaded yet so when they do come to preload or in fact load the whole game when it is released, the counter will always match and the download will be seamless.

hope people understand that.
 
I can understand what wickerdude is saying perfectly, and moondynejoe just answered his question.

I'm guessing on one more preload, then the final download after the game is released. I'm hoping that the final files after release are less than 100mb, because I'm on 128k and I really want to play the game the moment it is released.
 
I'm waiting and seeing. Because I have no information toreally go off of.
 
iamaelephant said:
I can understand what wickerdude is saying perfectly, and moondynejoe just answered his question.

I'm guessing on one more preload, then the final download after the game is released. I'm hoping that the final files after release are less than 100mb, because I'm on 128k and I really want to play the game the moment it is released.
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I was led to beleive the whole thing would be available for preload before release, just not in any playable (or easily hackable) form. Like maybe a day before release or something.
 
KagePrototype said:
I was led to beleive the whole thing would be available for preload before release, just not in any playable (or easily hackable) form. Like maybe a day before release or something.
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yeah i was thinking the same thing...doesn't make much sense to pre-load 95% of the game and then not pre-load the rest of it once the game has reached gold status.
 
I think the idea is to leave out just a few vitally important files until after release, just incase someone does manage to crack the code. This is, of course, just speculation. Maybe someone who preloaded CS:CZ could tell us how it actually works?
 
I dont really no how many preloads there will be, kinda sucks constantly downloading them though, thats all i konw :p. Would be a lot easier buying two or so DVD's and just installing them. : /

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