After all my moaning about how Valve were turining into Microsoft and needing an internet connection etc etc to install the game, I now realise why!
I finaly got HL2 last night and setup my modem and internet account. Popped the cd into the computer and went through the install process and oh my god!
How clever is the steam delivery system? A brilliant secure and stable peice of software that not only is going to change the face of games but is a revolutionary piece of software.
What I didn't realises was that the files on the retail CD were useless until you authenticated and updated HL2 over steam. A brilliant idea and it works so well. OK it took a while to Install, but thats down to the fact I was using a dial up modem.
All in all a brilliant way to install games in the long run. Well done Valve.
I apologise for my negativity!
By the time I installed the game it was 11.30 and i had work the next day, but got a good 1/2 hour of gameplay and was stunned to say the least.....superb atmosphere and physics......worth the wait? Damn right! :cheers:
I finaly got HL2 last night and setup my modem and internet account. Popped the cd into the computer and went through the install process and oh my god!
How clever is the steam delivery system? A brilliant secure and stable peice of software that not only is going to change the face of games but is a revolutionary piece of software.
What I didn't realises was that the files on the retail CD were useless until you authenticated and updated HL2 over steam. A brilliant idea and it works so well. OK it took a while to Install, but thats down to the fact I was using a dial up modem.
All in all a brilliant way to install games in the long run. Well done Valve.
I apologise for my negativity!
By the time I installed the game it was 11.30 and i had work the next day, but got a good 1/2 hour of gameplay and was stunned to say the least.....superb atmosphere and physics......worth the wait? Damn right! :cheers: