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More info?)
I've only managed to connect to CS online once.... I seem to be unable to
run any HL derivative at the moment... I've updated my drivers etc.... I get
a "DHHelp error" or when I try to connect to a server or start a game
everything just freezes up??
I can see the idea behind Steam, but I've yet to enjoy the percieved
benefits?? It's most frustrating... I just wanna get online and kill
things!! ;-)
I'm gonna try a complete format of my system and start afresh..... Hopefully
that will work.
Any advice in the meantime would be most appreciated
"Chadwick" <chadwick110@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1113986471.861266.11680@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> If you don't want to play HL1 multiplayer (HLDM, CS etc) then you don't
> need Steam. Just go and install the game by itself.
>
> If you do want the online stuff, then you'll need to use Steam. You can
> play single player through Steam as well.
>
> Steam is Valve's front end for all their games. From HL2 onwards, every
> Valve game will need to Steam to install, play and patch it.
>
> Basically, you create an online Steam account, then register your
> Cd-Key to that account. You can now go to any PC in the world, login to
> your Steam account and play the games you have registered, downloading
> them first if necessary. To play the game you must log in to Steam
> first - all your games will then be available. You don't need to have
> the disk in the drive - your Steam login is all you need to access your
> games. If you somehow delete or damage the game files on your PC, you
> can just download them again.
>
> When you login to Steam, it tries to go online to authenticate you. If
> successful, it will then check for updates and patches for your games
> and will automatically downlaod and install them. If a game is being
> patched, you must wait until the update is finished before you can play
> it.
>
> You can avoid the above online authenticaton, by making sure you are
> not connected to the internet when you start Steam. It will then go
> into "offline mode" - you can play your games offline, but there is no
> check for updates. Obviously, this only works for single-player.
>
> Steam will search your PC for older Valve titles and make them
> available through its portal.
>
> There's a lot of debate about whether it's really necessary for a
> single-player game to require online authentication, and there are some
> bugs and annoyances in the way Steam itself works. If this post isn't
> followed by a continuation of that argument, I'd be surprised.
>
> I hope this explains what Steam is and how it will affect the way you
> play HL.
>
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