Why do i have to keep updating steam

[sandshoe]

I tend to reformat my hard drive fairly regulary , so when it comes to

reinstalling HL2 i can`t play the game until steam is updated .

This is a pain in the butt as i only have a dial up connection .

It takes about 2 to 2 and half hours to do this .

I have tried saving the complete Valve folder before reformatting then

reinstalling it (thinking the previously updated steam folder wouldn`t

need updating) .

But that didn`t work either .

Why the hell you have to go online before being able to play a single

player game has me beat .

I really hope this is not the way gaming is going .

Any advise would be appreciated .

Shizenhouzen

 

[Beerdude26]

Well, for one, you don't need to go searching for updates/patches across the internet, they just get automatically downloaded for you It indeed does suck when you have 56K, but it still does the trick. Just let it update and turn off auto-updating for any other game:

Left-click on the Steam tray icon.
Select "Games".
Click on the "My Games" tab.
Right-click on the game that you want to shut down auto-updating.
Select "Properties".
Click on the "Updates" tab.
Select "Do not automatically update this game." from the drop-down box.
Click "OK".
Click "Close".

 

[Jintor]

Can't you back it up to a Portable Hard Drive or a DVD before you reformat?

 

[Link]

You don't want to just save the valve folder, you need to go into steam, "File - Backup games". Use that, and the version you burn will be up to date when you install it.