Orange Box DVD = Garbage

[chu]

I bought the retail version since I am on dial-up but now I wonder what the hell is the point of the DVDs?

I already have steam, hl2 and hl ep1 installed and when I go to "install" from the dvd it jumps to steam and begins to prepare the files for installation. Well it only completed that process once with Portal but only to find out that I am at 36% at downloading who knows what for Portal. So as of now the DVDs have not come into use once in fact they are sitting on my desk while I install. What is on the DVD? It could be Pentagon secrets, gay porn, or something as delicious. I really can't tell you.

Now I will have to waste my weekend downloading whatever it is downloading now, at a lush download rate of 1 KB to 3.6 KB, and then the bullshit mandatory patches and then more patches will come out before I am done downloading the current bullshit patches.

Steam is a smelly hairy aids c*nt. :flame:

update: It is at 37% now. :thumbs:

 

[McGooTheWise]

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GET A BETTER CONNECTION!

And if the DVD's don't work, there's several solutions. First, stop the installation of the game. Don't pause it, stop it. Then put in the DVD, and give your CD key. If it doesn't show the install process from data off the CD, you wither have a faulty copy, or a shit computer.

1. Make sure your disk drive is working (If you put in the DVD.)

2. Right click on the "Start" bar, click explore, and go to "DVD-RAM Drive (D" and then double click it.

3. Realize that this is in fact a DVD, not a CD, so if you don't have a DVD-RAM drive, and just wasted my time, welcome to the end of your life. Please choke on something.

 

[TechnoHippyChic]

A broadband connection is highly recommended for Steam games, but I know your pain, I was stuck with it until a few years ago.

If you have access to a computer that does have broadband, you can install it there and get it all updated then back it up to DVD or external hard drive or something.

Edit: and yes, you don't have to accept the updates. Play gold.

 

[Adabiviak]

...or a shit computer LOL. I don't know if your rig sucks or not, but that was funny.

 

[giant384]

van halens #2 choice is your best bet.

 

[Planetary]

Get a better connection.


Or:

Did you keep the receipt?

 

[chu]

Get a better connection.

Impossible.

I just find it completely ridiculous that I need a high speed internet connection to play a single player game.

I will just have to go to my brother's apartment and install shitty steam on his computer and download the bullshit. Then I will uninstall steam from his computer because he doesn't play games.

This was all a nice addition to my three day weekend of being sick. :hmph:

 

[MJ12]

I bought the retail version since I am on dial-up but now I wonder what the hell is the point of the DVDs?

I already have steam, hl2 and hl ep1 installed and when I go to "install" from the dvd it jumps to steam and begins to prepare the files for installation. Well it only completed that process once with Portal but only to find out that I am at 36% at downloading who knows what for Portal. So as of now the DVDs have not come into use once in fact they are sitting on my desk while I install. What is on the DVD? It could be Pentagon secrets, gay porn, or something as delicious. I really can't tell you.

Now I will have to waste my weekend downloading whatever it is downloading now, at a lush download rate of 1 KB to 3.6 KB, and then the bullshit mandatory patches and then more patches will come out before I am done downloading the current bullshit patches.

Steam is a smelly hairy aids c*nt. :flame:

update: It is at 37% now. :thumbs:

relax, I was in the same exact boat as you.

Uninstall the ep 2/portal, completely stop the download. Reinstall the first disk, install what you want. Then it will ask you for the second disk, install that.
Check your steam internet connection in- view< settings< downloads.
make sure it is listed as Modem 56k


I made two mistakes the first time, 1. It didn't ask me to install the second disk, and 2. I had my steam download rate on DSL when I actually have a dial up (modem 56K)

After I fixed those two problems, both portal and ep2 downloaded at the same time within two hours on my dial up connection.


It's like trying to shove a really gigantic dildo in a really tight vagina. You need to downsize the dildo so it better fits into the tight vagina.
Dildo= information being downloaded
Vagina=Internet connection

That's how dial up works, you can't shove a big heap in all at once, a little bit at a constant rate, not a giant ammount at a very, very slow rate.

 

[chu]

I will give it one more try but all in all Steam is less useful than mound of shit sprinkled with cancer, prove me wrong.

 

[Planetary]

I will give it one more try but all in all Steam is less useful than mound of shit sprinkled with cancer, prove me wrong.

A mound of shit sprinkled with cancer can't take up hard drive space. :thumbs:

Spoiler

Relax people! I'm kidding!

 

[Acepilotf14]

My retail version worked fine. It downloaded fast, and It installed it all for me.
Oh, and on the discs are hundreds of pictures of cakes.

 

[Paulaner]

I will give it one more try but all in all Steam is less useful than mound of shit sprinkled with cancer, prove me wrong.

Steam allowed me to save a lot of money on:

The Orange Box
The Longest Journey + Dreamfall
STALKER
Flatout 2

Steam is also a good copy protection method, compared to other intrusive systems. It also allows fast and reliable distribution of patches and fixes.

Steam is good for me.

 

[Max_Fall]

Damn you all!!I have to wait like a week more to play it since im buying a DVD,and Valve decided NOT to make a worldwide release,what,we in Europe have to wait for it if we dont use Steam,thats stuped!!!
So many Spoilers!!AAA must...not...read...aaaa

 

[Yogibbear]

Dog is your father.

Oh noes! I ruin.

 

[pomegranate]

Impossible.

I just find it completely ridiculous that I need a high speed internet connection to play a single player game.

Welcome to 2004, eejit.
To be fair though, you make me feel a bit better about trying to download the entire installation of Episode 2 through my 3G phone... the connection is rated at 460kpbs, but Steam doesn't connect to the servers at anything faster than 40kpbs... is has taken about 48 hours to get to 39%

 

[kupocake]

Just a thought: The console versions don't require net connections. Having dialup on a Modern PC, especially a decent one, is like sailing a state of the art battleship on a small Swiss pond anyway.

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

Lets also not forget the games have been updated since they were packaged, the PC ones at least.

 

[taiiat]

dude, this is dead, there is a date on this, its 2004. leave it
i know its orange box but leave it anyway, the guy should of fixed his stupid problem by now