HL2 Steam Distribution

[klevo]

I wonder if there will be any possibility to back up your Half-Life 2 files, if you order it via Steam. I mean it will be really annoying to download the whole contest everytime you reinstall Windows or Steam. Any ideas?

 

[Feath]

You can copy the Cache file to CDs. And you can give them to friends as well.

 

[Daiceman9]

You can backup your steam cache files at any time, just burn them to a cd, and you can copy them back at any time.

 

[Lobster]

u can back up the GCF and the Folder it creates, then copy them into a new steam installation, and steam will download any changes since u backed up.

 

[klevo]

do they contain all the recent updates?

 

[Maxi]

Yeah, they are basically the game.

 

[Mountain Man]

Is backing up your Steam cache to CD-ROM really a practical idea? Half-Life 2 will weigh in at over 3 gigabytes so you'd either need to use a DVD writable or span your backup over multiple CDs.

 

[jonnyapps]

Is backing up your Steam cache to CD-ROM really a practical idea? Half-Life 2 will weigh in at over 3 gigabytes so you'd either need to use a DVD writable or span your backup over multiple CDs.

i have an old 2nd hd which i use. that or my ipod

 

[Lobster]

lol i do the same thing with an old 20 gig

 

[Mountain Man]

that or my ipod

Now there's an idea. Hadn't thought of that.

 

[Varsity]

Yeah, they are basically the game.

Basically?

The game will be split into CD-size chunks. So there will be textures, textures 2, sounds, models, maps etc. cache files.

 

[hasan]

who told you so?

 

[jonnyapps]

lol i do the same thing with an old 20 gig

mine's 20gig 2 r u teh d0ppl3g4ng0r

 

[DvS]

Basically?

The game will be split into CD-size chunks. So there will be textures, textures 2, sounds, models, maps etc. cache files.

halflife2.gcf

You can split it up using a number of programs that can do so, but the package is likely to arrive in one cache file only.

I'll admit that I don't have proof, but it's my estimation, if you do however have proof, do list it.

 

[johnyksjdf324]

I have 200GBs of DVDs in front of me. I am not worried about backing anything up.
Cause, everything is already on DVDs.
ahhahhahhahah
I always win.

 

[Some_God]

Which reminds me... I need to install a DVD player on my comp.. in case HL2 will come on DVDs.