What the hell is my Steam Downloading?

[Guest]

Its not the vids btw. It says counterstrike, and its downloading something. I dont even have counterstrike for one thing. Is it downloading the full game?

That would be sweet.

How do I stop it? And plus it doesnt tell me how big the file is, so i might be downloading all night not knowing what it is.

Can someone explain this to me please?

 

[rootbin]

it's downloading cs. you don't need the full thing to play 1.6 for now.

 

[Guest]

I dont know I just tried it, and it tries to connect to a server, and this just sits there. And then I have to alt-tab close it. The menu and everything comes up tho. So all I have to do is go download the full 1.6 patch and I can play?

 

[Guest]

also, I just searched for steam 2.0 on google, and thats how I got it. I thought you were supposed to pay for it or somethin?

 

[Xtasy0]

Originally posted by AnAtOmEE
I dont know I just tried it, and it tries to connect to a server, and this just sits there. And then I have to alt-tab close it. The menu and everything comes up tho. So all I have to do is go download the full 1.6 patch and I can play?

if it sits there trying to connect it means its downloading stuff, just leave it, it'll download everything you need.

 

[azmodan]

havent counter strike always been fo frEE?

 

[flox]

half-life and counterstrike are now completely free to download trough steam.

 

[azmodan]

even HL1? is that for free too?

 

[Wesisapie]

It costs time.

And data cap limits

 

[azmodan]

yeah yeah, but thats nothing. though i already own hl1, and done since the first release day

 

[Kleptomaniac]

If only you could play through something other than Steam... I downloaded CS and I can't even play it since the map doesn't load. I imagine it would probably be the same for Half-Life 1.

 

[azmodan]

ah, ok. then its not too good then...

 

[MoJo|Night]

yes HL is now free via steam.

CS always has been free. You can install 1.5 onto any up to date version of half life. www.counter-strike.net for files.

CS1.6 BETA (and I cannot stress the BETA enough) is available free via steam only. That is what steam will download if you set counterstrike in your games preferences.

 

[azmodan]

ok, does this "steam" cost anything?

 

[MoJo|Night]

depends where you get it from. It's on fileplanet and fileshack (i think) to subscribers and also on csnation.counter-strike.net but you can probably find it scattered around the web somewhere for free, try google or kazaa if you can't afford $4 on csnation

 

[Harryz]

NO, its free

 

[vakuum]

Steam will always be free.
It's the games that you would pay for.

 

[Brett]

Go to GamersHell.com and you can download it for free.

 

[Login_Here]

On pages like FilePlanet it costs money but if you do a search on google you can find it for free.

 

[Digital]

Some ppl dont get shit now adays !!!

steam is FREE gooogle it noobs ... now, it has been said a dozens time so STFU !