Steam update May 26th

[gumbyx84]

There's no Episode 3. Just Episode 1 and 2 being released today.

My bad. I was thinking episode 1 was 2 and 2 was 3.

 

[roadbloc]

Oh good. Maybe I'll actually complete them this time. My PC kept on burning last time i tried.

 

[0098386]

Oh good. Maybe I'll actually complete them this time. My PC kept on burning last time i tried.

That's all part of the game, damn fine simulation of a destroyed city.

 

[roadbloc]

That's all part of the game, damn fine simulation of a destroyed city.

Cool. I look forward to seeing my macbook explode.

Anyone got any idea when I can begin downloading and playing?

 

[AAPLaday]

Cool. I look forward to seeing my macbook explode.

Anyone got any idea when I can begin downloading and playing?

Not too much longer i hope. Im really digging the updates that they have been doing on Portal as well. Almost every time i fire up Steam theres an update for bugs/glitches etc. Looks like they trying to keep on top of things as much as they can

 

[Matthew9559]

I won't be able to play much, if any, today but I still want it downloaded on my MBP. Come on Steam! Excited.

 

[ajumbaje]

right around 3 pm est we should expect it... I just need to do some stuff beforehand

 

[Nuttydev]

Wonder what game this is gonna be? Although I thought they released cross-platform multiplayers last week :/

 

[C. Alan]

I am wondering if my old retail disk might be of any use for speeding up the download.

 

[Cabbit]

I am wondering if my old retail disk might be of any use for speeding up the download.

My magic 8 ball says... "Unlikely". Sorry but the binaries on our old disks are for the DirectX version of these games and the Source engine has changed radically since release for use with this new fangled OpenGL stuff.

Interestingly Half Life 1 was written in OpenGL to start so why its never been released on Mac before is quite beyond me, though it may be something to do with the physics engine.

 

[0098386]

I wonder if they'll be releasing HL2 Deathmatch as well? That was an outstanding game before TF2 and L4D came along and dragged everyone away from it.

 

[dolphindolphin]

I wonder if they'll be releasing HL2 Deathmatch as well? That was an outstanding game before TF2 and L4D came along and dragged everyone away from it.

I think I would drool a little bit.

 

[Cougarcat]

I am wondering if my old retail disk might be of any use for speeding up the download.

If you want to save time you can go ahead and download it now before the servers get hit. It's the game files without the Mac executable. Then when it officially comes out it'll just be a small download.

Gotta love Steam's servers--download took ten minutes!

Interestingly Half Life 1 was written in OpenGL to start so why its never been released on Mac before is quite beyond me, though it may be something to do with the physics engine.

Actually it was ported to OS 9 but never released. Sierra was publishing it but didn't want to devote the money necessary to support it as fully as the PC version, so Valve canned it.

 

[Irishman]

My magic 8 ball says... "Unlikely". Sorry but the binaries on our old disks are for the DirectX version of these games and the Source engine has changed radically since release for use with this new fangled OpenGL stuff.

Interestingly Half Life 1 was written in OpenGL to start so why its never been released on Mac before is quite beyond me, though it may be something to do with the physics engine.

Cause Gabe stopped the port when it was mostly finished.

 

[0098386]

Half Life 2, Episode 1 and Episode 2 are out now. £4/$7 each.
Orange Box is £16 and you get those 3 games, plus Portal and Team Fortress 2.

And there's an update too!

Half-Life 2
-Added support for Mac
-Added Steam Cloud support for save games
-Added new achievements
-Improved graphical effects

Half-Life 2: Episode One
-Added support for Mac
-Added Steam Cloud support for save games
-Added new achievements
-Improved graphical effects

Half-Life 2: Episode Two
-Added support for Mac
-Added Steam Cloud support for save games

Guess what I'm playing through tonight .

 

[BenXiaoHai]

We can purchase orange box in anticipation of tf2 right?

 

[0098386]

We can purchase orange box in anticipation of tf2 right?

Yup, but they'll probably have a sale on for TF2 as well so it might end up costing more. Could be a good idea for those who missed out on the free Portal.

 

[roadbloc]

Woooooooooo! Its Here!!!! :d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d

 

[macbug]

I just started downloading HL2

 

[BenXiaoHai]

Half-life 2 with 2 episodes cost £4.89 + £4.19 + £4.19 = £13.27. Orange box costs £16.99. So unless TF2 is going to be £3.72 or lesser, it is be cheaper to purchase Orange Box. Or am I missing something here?

 

[MikhailT]

Half-life 2 with 2 episodes cost £4.89 + £4.19 + £4.19 = £13.27. Orange box costs £16.99. So unless TF2 is going to be £3.72 or lesser, it is be cheaper to purchase Orange Box. Or am I missing something here?

Bundle are always cheaper than buying them separately. That's the whole point.

 

[0098386]

Half-life 2 with 2 episodes cost £4.89 + £4.19 + £4.19 = £13.27. Orange box costs £16.99. So unless TF2 is going to be £3.72 or lesser, it is be cheaper to purchase Orange Box. Or am I missing something here?

It has been cheaper. TF2 has been on sale for £2.50 in the past, though only for a couple of hours.

So is this it for this week? No third party games?

 

[BenXiaoHai]

Great, five minutes after i purchase orange box for £16.99, it is discounted to £11.89. Whats more, it crashed while it was preparing the files for download, and I don't see tf2 in my library. And if I'm not mistaken, TF2 should show up in my library grayed out right?

 

[MikhailT]

great, five minutes after i purchase orange box for £16.99, it is discounted to £11.89. Whats more, it crashed while it was preparing the files for download, and I don't see tf2 in my library.

TF2 won't be in your library. Its not out yet.

You can email steam and get a refund if you want to try that route.

 

[HLdan]

I'm new to Steam. Does anyone know if we buy the Orange Box what happens if you already own a game like Portal? We got Portal for free on Mac so if buy the Orange Box would they allow a substitution or is it just wasted money?