Really ? Thats why steam is slow? Thx for letting me know. gcf files are file containers, mounted by steam as pseudo-file system. Access to them shouldnt be much slower then , let's say, q3 pk3.
Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "r00t 3:16" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 2:32 AM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] sourcesdk.gcf question > The reason steam is slow is because it has to decrypt the gcf files which > have the models / textures / sounds for the game. > Look in the hl2 folder it is basically bare. > These gcf files are 200megs and over. > That takes a little to decrypt. > > > r00t 3:16 > CQC Gaming > www.cqc-gaming.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:20 AM > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] sourcesdk.gcf question > > > > > > HEe... > > > > Normal users NEED a automatic patch system. Like windowsupdate, or steam. > > > > ME, you and powers users dont need that, and hate that, but we are less > > than 8% of users* > > > > As a "windowsupdate" alike tool, Steam work ok. Ok, Its somewhat slow > > starting games for some reason, but works. > > > > And yes, we, the power users and coders, miss zimbillions of features, > > but normal users dont need that features. > > > > > > > > note: > > *usability its often a tradeoff for flexibility > > > > > > > > Dan Partelly wrote: > > > I think Valve fucked up in many ways with their Steam and imposig it as > a > > > gaming platform. Apart from the fact is still buggy, it's slow , > "preparing > > > to play Half Life 2" > > > takes ages, takes away version controlling from you, I want to downlaod > > > patches myself, > > > and have them on my HDD , so I can install - uninstall them as I want, > when > > > I want, > > > how I want. > > > > > [...] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
