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"hl 2 cd-rom?"

i am and have been for a long time been waiting for half life 2 to come out. i have seen dvd-rom versions of the game but not seen a cd-rom version. As i have only a cd-drive and cd-rewriter i need cd-roms. What will also be included in the different packages with half life 2?

Um...I'll just wait over here with my Rome: Total War obsession then? Maybe it's just me, but I prefer megalomaniacal world domination to one on one killing. Me and Dubya are very similar like that.

Pandaemonium wrote:
> It's a bit sad but I'm getting pre HL2 jitters. The wait is nearly
> over, and by all accounts it's a nearly perfect product. I'm really
> looking forward to seeing the waves this title makes in the
> industry.
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Nowt sad about it.
The 1st was the reason I bought a PC, and the 2nd is going to be just as good.
Looking forward to it immensely, can't get here quick enough.

"Updating Steam Platform"

So hopefully it'll just be registering the key and away I go when it gets released.

Half Life 2 this time next week!!! I'm still awaiting a "Half life 2 delayed" post to appear, as I still can't quite believe it's almost here. I'll be getting up early next week to download the final part of the game via Steam, and not only that, I'll also get the chance to play the “Half Life 2 Powered” version of the original game as well.

Goatboy wrote:
> Cheers, I was picturing a 70mb file you had to download, which would
> put me out of the running.
>
> Halo 2 and Half-Life 2 within a week.
> Bye bye sunlight!

It expands the client to 24 odd MB when completed. All in all, I'd say the full client download, unpack and update can't be more than 4MB.

It's a bit sad but I'm getting pre HL2 jitters. The wait is nearly over, and by all accounts it's a nearly perfect product. I'm really looking forward to seeing the waves this title makes in the industry.

I'm going to emerge after a marathon session, blinking eyes unused to sunlight, limbs wasted from malnutrition........

Cheers, I was picturing a 70mb file you had to download, which would put me out of the running.

Halo 2 and Half-Life 2 within a week.
Bye bye sunlight!

Goatboy wrote:
> Any idea how big the download/internet connection thing is gonna be?
> I'm on a 56k and don't fancy having to wait 5hrs for something before
> playing

I downloaded the client (600k) and did the update required via a mobile phone being used as a USB modem (my only option. I've ordered broadband now, after cancelling my mobile contract).

It took half an hour. You should be fine on a 56k.

[edit], oh, and registered Half Life, which I imagine is exactly the same procedure for HL2.

Any idea how big the download/internet connection thing is gonna be?
I'm on a 56k and don't fancy having to wait 5hrs for something before playing

Scope wrote:
> Heh I just checked my CD-RW diag and nope it doesn't BUT I was reading
> on Gamecentral teletext that you can make a backup CD copy of HL2
> somehow but you need to be online with steam to play it.

You need to register the cd key with steam as a oneoff installation requirement. You don't need to be online to play the single player story.

Bob_The_Moose wrote:
> freddykreuger666 wrote:
> As i have only a cd-drive and cd-rewriter i need cd-roms.
>
>
> DVD drives are pretty cheap now, you know.

£16 for an OEM x16 sony last time I looked...

freddykreuger666 wrote:
> As i have only a cd-drive and cd-rewriter i need cd-roms.


DVD drives are pretty cheap now, you know.