STEAM™ Issue/Question

[GodlessPagan]

Now that I have been playing (the original) Half-Life through STEAM™, I have noticed quite a few annoying bugs that I don't remember being there before (STEAM™). I get stuck on elevators, enemies reappear when crossing and returning to different hubs, weapons appear but won't fire, etc...

Now here are some questions:

Has anyone else here experienced bugs like this?

If so, can we expect the same types of issues when playing HL2 through STEAM™?

I only ask because the most irritating thing about game bugs is the fact that they remove you from the game experience when they come along, and I'm seeing the bugs I mentioned above VERY OFTEN while playing Half-Life. I sincerely hope I can't expect the same disappointments in HL2 through STEAM™.

 

[Harryz]

Stuck in elevator? Yeah, thats occured to me, some of use were discussing it in the Other gaming chat forum. I'm sure these issues weren't occur with Half-Life 2.

 

[CombineHarvester]

I noticed similar problems when I replayed HL recently, but I was playing it from CD and not steam. Perhaps new hardware is causing the problem.

 

[Cole]

It all depends on HL2's coding. And since HL and HL2 have umm..no coding really taken from one another... and since steam DOES NOT AFFECT THE GAME IN ANY WAY i see no reason. All steam is, is a service that allows you to start up games and find servers and chat with your friends. Thats pretty much ALL it is.

 

[Interloper]

Now that I have been playing (the original) Half-Life through STEAM™, I have noticed quite a few annoying bugs that I don't remember being there before (STEAM™). I get stuck on elevators, enemies reappear when crossing and returning to different hubs, weapons appear but won't fire, etc...

Now here are some questions:

Has anyone else here experienced bugs like this?

If so, can we expect the same types of issues when playing HL2 through STEAM™?

I only ask because the most irritating thing about game bugs is the fact that they remove you from the game experience when they come along, and I'm seeing the bugs I mentioned above VERY OFTEN while playing Half-Life. I sincerely hope I can't expect the same disappointments in HL2 through STEAM™.

I have also, but I put it down to my hardware which is completely upgraded to when I played it from cd.

 

[GodlessPagan]

I can't help but think that it's NOT a hardware issue. I did not have these bugs when playing from the CD, only when I started playing through STEAM™.

 

[Interloper]

I can't help but think that it's NOT a hardware issue. I did not have these bugs when playing from the CD, only when I started playing through STEAM™.

You may be right. When I played Hl last it was some time ago and with a less recent update. I don't think Steam is affecting it, more like the software updates on it.

 

[koopa]

The elevator bug at least was present in the original HL release.

 

[Interloper]

The elevator bug at least was present in the original HL release.

Not for me, until recently.

 

[GodlessPagan]

The elevator bug at least was present in the original HL release.

I'm still getting it today. My STEAM™ version is up-to-date.

 

[God™]

I can't help but think that it's NOT a hardware issue. I did not have these bugs when playing from the CD, only when I started playing through STEAM™.

I've experienced this as well... it apparantly has to do with standing near the edges of the elevator while it's moving. Duck and crawl to get out of the situation.

Not a steam issue though... hl just authenticates with steam, no transfer of content during gameplay.

The orig hl (CD version that is) had an update button on the main menu i believe... does the steam version have that, or (i would hope) the steam version would keep things up to date whenever steam logs on?

 

[GodlessPagan]

God™?

That kicks ass.

 

[Mountain Man]

The "stuck on the elevator" bug has been there since day one. It has apparently never been fixed.

 

[epmode]

The elevator bug at least was present in the original HL release.

true. i remember having to start over back when the game first came out due to a poorly timed save. still happens to me now, although i'm much better with my save placement.)

 

[GodlessPagan]

Okay, let's just pretend for a moment that the elevator bug doesn't exist.

What about the other bugs I mentioned?

The issue is NOT the bugs, specifically. The issue is that bugs are now present after playing through STEAM™, that were NOT present before STEAM™.

Has anyone else experienced bugs under the same conditions I have described above?

 

[kakagar]

There are some bugs namely the elevator it also happened kind of happened that i could only jump not move when i landed on one of the jumping pads facing nihilanth , but well no biggies.

 

[$niffy]

Yes i recently played HL. I do NOT remember it getting stuck this frequent. There was several sections where i had to keep jumping or i got stuck, it wasn't chance i constantly got stuck in certain places which just didn't happen with the CD version. I played it when i was younger, i had a poor PC and a very low patience. I really would of remembered having to load up 4/5 times.

It's either steam or updated hardware, i'd say steam.

 

[Demonmerc]

The reason for all these problems is not necessarily steam, its the latest Half-Life update that was introduced with steam. HL1 wasn't tested very extensively and those bugs were never fixed.

 

[GodlessPagan]

The reason for all these problems is not necessarily steam, its the latest Half-lLife update that was introduced with steam. HL1 wasn't tested very extensively and those bugs were never fixed.

THANK you. That is certainly good news.

 

[ne0_shiny]

The reason for all these problems is not necessarily steam, its the latest Half-Life update that was introduced with steam. HL1 wasn't tested very extensively and those bugs were never fixed.

yay
finally a good answer