Is the preload nearly finished!?!

[RobertPBham]

Just wondering as I'm sure I read somewhere (I'm sure it was on this site) that we were going to have to download 2.5GB worth for the game - this was according to Valve. With the 3 preloads so far, we have just under that. 1GB for music, 1GB for textures and 400MB for models. We also already have the source engine - I know they are still tweaking it as they fix issues in CS:S, but it's a seperate Base GCF file not part of the CS:S files - like the others above all are, so it must be the one they are using for HL2 as well - this would also make sense.

That to me says we must nearly have everything except the hl2.exe and a couple of other files required to run the game. So forgetting about release dates, we basically have the game as I see it. So I guess it's now just waiting for Vivendi etc or does anyone else know or think we need more files?.

 

[CyberSh33p]

haven't thought about it that way, good point

its sucking up my harddrive space, this ame is going to be huge I really don't see what else they could possibly preload...

 

[ShadowFox]

Need the maps.. unless you plan on making your own game.

 

[A.I.]

Well, we actually do have the hl2.exe file. It's in the CS:Source file. And we have everything but maps and AI which might be compiled in some separate dlls.

There might be some smartass attempts after the pre-loads are done to crack and play the game even before it's officially released. I wonder how will the pre-load enabling run. Will they unlock the games by some secret code to the client Steam applications or they will do it through some upload of a small, but a crucial file to play the game?

 

[OmegaBlue]

each pre-load has been around 500MB's compressed, Gabe said in total the game would be 2GB's compressed, so far we've download 3 500MB caches thats 1.5GB's compressed, 2.5 uncompressed. since the Models were not any bigger uncompressed. so we have 1 more 500MB's cache which will be 1GB uncompressed. then we'll have the full 2GB's that is 3.5GB's uncompressed.

 

[bate18]

they should make you pay, then you get the last preload

 

[Dynasty]

omfg dont mention hacking!!!!! if anyone hacks hl2 and delays it....omg. i hope they die a slow and painful death lol.

anyway, they'll probably be a small upload of a file that 'unlocks' the game. having codes would take more time to set up, as how many numbers would they need????????...exactly what i was thinking as well. they've spent enough time as it is.

also, will hl2 be released on steam earlier than the shop releases?? anyone actually know? ie, no guesses. it would make sense, seeing as we spent all that time preloading and opening our computer details etc etc etc to them. why should steam preloaders wait for those who want to buy in the shops???

but thats just me :E

 

[Dougy]

the Hl2 leaked beta i had was about 3gb+

so theres still a preload or two to go IMO.

 

[NeptuneUK]

random valve employee: yay we're nearly done preloading the game!!! it cud be out within the next week!!!, now all we need to do is have a good program to extract the game properly so it is able to run once a cd key is entered!!!..ah... damn.... november, guys.. november...

 

[noah]

The HL2.exe is the big deal. That's where most of the bugs are and what will require the most testing / rebuilding etc.

 

[Moejoe]

the maps are gonna be pretty large, i'm thinkin. but otherwise it won't be that much more.

 

[Hyperion2010]

we dont have the maps or the engine, just all the content that goes in it and them...

 

[KagePrototype]

Gabe has said that HL2 is approximately 3.5GB uncompressed. So far, we have ~2.5GB uncompressed, so I'd expect there's no more than two more to go.

 

[Desert Fox]

I bet that HL2 will come out at Early to Mid October. Why do ppl keep thinking that HL2 is going to come out on November?

 

[OmegaBlue]

1 more pre-load dumbasses, 2GB's compressed, 3.5 Uncompressed. one more pre-load that will be 500MB's compressed, 1GB uncompressed.

Desert Fox, to answer your question...because the truth is that most of the HL2 fans are stupid.

 

[[[LuCkY]]]

I bet that HL2 will come out at Early to Mid October. Why do ppl keep thinking that HL2 is going to come out on November?

Because it'll be november or later.

 

[KagePrototype]

1 more pre-load dumbasses, 2GB's compressed, 3.5 Uncompressed. one more pre-load that will be 500MB's compressed, 1GB uncompressed.

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There's zero need to call people dumbasses. You don't know anymore than us, you're speculating as well.

 

[Asuka]

Need the maps.. unless you plan on making your own game.

Yup i beleave once the game is released we will have to download the maps and exes. Almost there hehe.

 

[RussianEmpire]

haven't thought about it that way, good point

its sucking up my harddrive space, this ame is going to be huge I really don't see what else they could possibly preload...

i like you signature and avatar :thumbs:

 

[Zento]

I wonder how big all the maps will be?

 

[Shodan]

How heavily are the pre-loads encrypted anyway, because if some one was trying to crack it, would the game be out by the time they finally crack it?