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This thread has been linked to the game 'Half Life'.
Credit - Gamespot.com:
"Ever since the release candidate for Half-Life 2 was submitted to VU Games in mid-September, a piñata has hung in the lobby of Valve's headquarters. The plan: to bust the sucker open when the game achieved gold status. Earlier today, GameSpot learned from an informed sourced that "the piñata has been broken" and the game has gone gold. Further evidence of the game's completion was a press release issued this afternoon touting the first review of "the entire game." Though nothing official has been announced yet, it appears the fat lady is at last clearing her throat."
Interesting.
"Ever since the release candidate for Half-Life 2 was submitted to VU Games in mid-September, a piñata has hung in the lobby of Valve's headquarters. The plan: to bust the sucker open when the game achieved gold status. Earlier today, GameSpot learned from an informed sourced that "the piñata has been broken" and the game has gone gold. Further evidence of the game's completion was a press release issued this afternoon touting the first review of "the entire game." Though nothing official has been announced yet, it appears the fat lady is at last clearing her throat."
Interesting.
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oasismark wrote:
> Question for people who have already ordered HL2 from steam.
>
> Do you know if you will get a hard copy ie, dvd disc delivered to
> your door after the release of HL2?
No. no hard copy. Up to you to back it up.
> If you just get a file downloaded, what if your pc crashes and you
> loose it?
When you reinstall STEAM, once logged on, it remebers what you owned/installed and re downloads it all for you.
> I want to order it but definatly want a hard copy to store in case of
> problems.
Only real problem is backing up the HL2 files. The main game file is 1.3GB
> I guess you could burn the file to a disc or does it install itself
> straight away?
> And what do the prices convert to in £'s including vat.
Bronze @ £30
Silver @ £40
Gold @ £70
All include taxes etc.
> Question for people who have already ordered HL2 from steam.
>
> Do you know if you will get a hard copy ie, dvd disc delivered to
> your door after the release of HL2?
No. no hard copy. Up to you to back it up.
> If you just get a file downloaded, what if your pc crashes and you
> loose it?
When you reinstall STEAM, once logged on, it remebers what you owned/installed and re downloads it all for you.
> I want to order it but definatly want a hard copy to store in case of
> problems.
Only real problem is backing up the HL2 files. The main game file is 1.3GB
> I guess you could burn the file to a disc or does it install itself
> straight away?
> And what do the prices convert to in £'s including vat.
Bronze @ £30
Silver @ £40
Gold @ £70
All include taxes etc.
oasismark wrote:
> Question for people who have already ordered HL2 from steam.
>
> Do you know if you will get a hard copy ie, dvd disc delivered to
> your door after the release of HL2?
No. You'll have to get it in the shops if you want the legit CD version of the game.
> If you just get a file downloaded, what if your pc crashes and you
> loose it?
You'll have to download it again. You'll have to have an account with them to buy and download it in the first place, so don't worry about having to buy the game again. You will have to go through the trouble of waiting for it to download again though.
> I want to order it but definatly want a hard copy to store in case of
> problems.
I'm sure you can back it up on a couple of blank CD's, or just one blank DVD.
> I guess you could burn the file to a disc or does it install itself
> straight away?
Unknown at this time.
> And what do the prices convert to in £'s including vat.
The Silver package (the one I got, and best all round deal) comes in at around £38 plus VAT. That includes Half Life 2, Half Life: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Counter Strike: Source and Counter Strike: Condition Zero if you haven't already got it. The Gold edition is the most expensive, and you also have to pay for postage of the extra items you get.
My expertise in this area aren't thorough, but if you have questions try the Steam forums, there should be someone on there with more in depth info for you: [URL]http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=forums[/URL]
> Question for people who have already ordered HL2 from steam.
>
> Do you know if you will get a hard copy ie, dvd disc delivered to
> your door after the release of HL2?
No. You'll have to get it in the shops if you want the legit CD version of the game.
> If you just get a file downloaded, what if your pc crashes and you
> loose it?
You'll have to download it again. You'll have to have an account with them to buy and download it in the first place, so don't worry about having to buy the game again. You will have to go through the trouble of waiting for it to download again though.
> I want to order it but definatly want a hard copy to store in case of
> problems.
I'm sure you can back it up on a couple of blank CD's, or just one blank DVD.
> I guess you could burn the file to a disc or does it install itself
> straight away?
Unknown at this time.
> And what do the prices convert to in £'s including vat.
The Silver package (the one I got, and best all round deal) comes in at around £38 plus VAT. That includes Half Life 2, Half Life: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Counter Strike: Source and Counter Strike: Condition Zero if you haven't already got it. The Gold edition is the most expensive, and you also have to pay for postage of the extra items you get.
My expertise in this area aren't thorough, but if you have questions try the Steam forums, there should be someone on there with more in depth info for you: [URL]http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=forums[/URL]
So far, anyone who’s downloaded HL2 off of Steam doesn’t have the complete, full version. Valve are keeping the final part until the official release so people don’t hack their way in to play it early.
cookie monster wrote:
> No, i think he means that steam has downloaded HL2 to his computer,
> but it's encrypted just now, so he can't play it yet.
Cookie got it spot on :)
> No, i think he means that steam has downloaded HL2 to his computer,
> but it's encrypted just now, so he can't play it yet.
Cookie got it spot on :)
No, i think he means that steam has downloaded HL2 to his computer, but it's encrypted just now, so he can't play it yet.
Lipe wrote:
> Reefer wrote:
> You've got HL2 uploaded to Steam?
>
> Yep, Steam did it automatically and I only found out it was doing it
> when it was about 50% done so I thought I might aswell let it finish.
But why would Steam be uploading a pirate version of Half Life 2? I may be confused :0S
Oh, and Play.com have reported HL2 as the 16th, also. Kinda sad, as it means I have to throw my order of Shrek 2 on the backburner so I can pre-order HL2 three days before and hope it arrives two days after.
> Reefer wrote:
> You've got HL2 uploaded to Steam?
>
> Yep, Steam did it automatically and I only found out it was doing it
> when it was about 50% done so I thought I might aswell let it finish.
But why would Steam be uploading a pirate version of Half Life 2? I may be confused :0S
Oh, and Play.com have reported HL2 as the 16th, also. Kinda sad, as it means I have to throw my order of Shrek 2 on the backburner so I can pre-order HL2 three days before and hope it arrives two days after.
Lipe wrote:
> Reefer wrote:
> You've got HL2 uploaded to Steam?
>
> Yep, Steam did it automatically and I only found out it was doing it
> when it was about 50% done so I thought I might aswell let it finish.
> Hey Cipro, looks like the Collector's Edition is getting released
> here in the UK. You can pre-order it at GAME for £49.99
I've seen the collectors edition in a few places now, £60 in some. I'm glad I got the Silver package off of Steam, it gives you everything the CE gives you, but minus the pointless t-shirt and phot book thingy, and you get an extra game in Day of Defeat, my favourite HL mod.
I'd also like to point out that Counter Strike Deleted Scenes isn't worth the space it takes up on steam, utter guff.
> Reefer wrote:
> You've got HL2 uploaded to Steam?
>
> Yep, Steam did it automatically and I only found out it was doing it
> when it was about 50% done so I thought I might aswell let it finish.
> Hey Cipro, looks like the Collector's Edition is getting released
> here in the UK. You can pre-order it at GAME for £49.99
I've seen the collectors edition in a few places now, £60 in some. I'm glad I got the Silver package off of Steam, it gives you everything the CE gives you, but minus the pointless t-shirt and phot book thingy, and you get an extra game in Day of Defeat, my favourite HL mod.
I'd also like to point out that Counter Strike Deleted Scenes isn't worth the space it takes up on steam, utter guff.
Reefer wrote:
> You've got HL2 uploaded to Steam?
Yep, Steam did it automatically and I only found out it was doing it when it was about 50% done so I thought I might aswell let it finish. Hey Cipro, looks like the Collector's Edition is getting released here in the UK. You can pre-order it at GAME for £49.99
> You've got HL2 uploaded to Steam?
Yep, Steam did it automatically and I only found out it was doing it when it was about 50% done so I thought I might aswell let it finish. Hey Cipro, looks like the Collector's Edition is getting released here in the UK. You can pre-order it at GAME for £49.99
Looking forward to this, only five days after Halo 2 as well! I've got the silver package ordered, so when it's available I'm ready to play. It looks like great fun and I can easily see it causing the same stir as HL and Doom once did.
Pandaemonium wrote:
> cookie monster wrote:
> Half life 2 release date november 16th according to pczone, a bit
> late, but welcome nonetheless.
>
> From what I've seen so far it's going to be a massive success, and
> quite probably will cause the same stir as the original doom.
>
> Even the leaked Beta was astounding.
I was talking about the confirmation of date being a bit late, not the game itself. :D
> cookie monster wrote:
> Half life 2 release date november 16th according to pczone, a bit
> late, but welcome nonetheless.
>
> From what I've seen so far it's going to be a massive success, and
> quite probably will cause the same stir as the original doom.
>
> Even the leaked Beta was astounding.
I was talking about the confirmation of date being a bit late, not the game itself. :D
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