Hai u guise. I is luling at this offline mode stuff. I has the perfect solution 2 the offline mode, maek sure u has internets b4 u start to use it. Is solved.
kthxbyes On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Matthew Dryden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh no! I've broken the mailing list rules! > > Think that's awesome? > > I was recently introduced to LOLCODE: > > HAI > CAN HAS STDIO? > VISIBLE "HAI WORLD!" > KTHXBYE > > I'm coding my mod in it now. rawr. > > > > Rodrigo 'r2d2rigo' Diaz wrote: > > O rly? > > > > Sorry, couldn't resist :) > > > > 2008/5/8 Ronny Schedel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > >> In the near future we will see only mails like this: > >> > >> Wtf? Omfg, he lol'd coz I qq'd. > >> > >> > >> > >>> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=qq > >>> > >>> On 7 May 2008, at 22:04, Nick wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> whats qq mean? > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 12:51 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> That just makes the whole idea of "offline mode" confusing. For the > >>>>> longest time, before this discussion, I swore that offline mode was > >>>>> for > >>>>> when YOU DIDN'T HAVE AN INTERNET CONNECTION. > >>>>> > >>>>> I qq'd. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Problem with issue is that the Steam Agreement says that Valve > >>>>>> aren't > >>>>>> obliged to provide a continual, error-free service (even though > >>>>>> the Half > >>>>>> Life 2 EULA & Requirements in no way links Steam with HL2, making it > >>>>>> misleading). Not sure about the legal grounds of that kind of > >>>>>> stuff, but > >>>>>> even so, it is really, really frustrating. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 12:53 AM, Cory de La Torre <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Yeah because Steam must Update first, or prepare to go offline. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 6:59 AM, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Offline mode only works when you have an internet connection. I > >>>>>>>> think > >>>>>>>> it is written somewhere in the documentation... > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 6:18 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I can't even start Steam if I don't have a net connection. :( > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> That description isn't actually accurate. Its perfectly possible > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> to > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> play a > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> lan game where everyone uses the same steam ID, all in online > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> mode. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> The > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> only > >>>>>>>>>> time restrictions kick in are when you try to join an internet > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> game. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Because > >>>>>>>>>> of this, I don't think "copy protection" is the reason for > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> offline > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> mode's > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> lameness. Similarly, the 5 friends all playing at once issue you > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> describe > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> would work fine on online mode. The only caveat is that only one > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> of > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> you > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> can > >>>>>>>>>> be logged into friends at a time. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On the other hand, I don't have an alternative suggestion for > >>>>>>>>>> why > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> it > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> doesn't > >>>>>>>>>> work... :-P > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Message: 4 > >>>>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 07:56:02 +0100 > >>>>>>>>>>> From: Adam Buckland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Offline Mode... > >>>>>>>>>>> To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming > >>>>>>>>>>> <hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com> > >>>>>>>>>>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> delsp=yes > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> I agree, there's been a number of times that I've been offline > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> and > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> wanted to work on my mod, but the sdk base refuses to load into > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> the > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> debugger if you're offline. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On the other hand, I can see why Valve don't want it to work. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> With > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> other games you have to put a cd into the drive to play the > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> game. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> The > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> idea of this is to ensure that only one user cab use the > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> software > >>>>>>> at > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> any one time, keeping to the one user license > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> With steam, where you don't have to put a cd in, they have to > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> ensure > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> only one computer is logged into a particular steam account at > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> any > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> one > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> moment. When steam is online, it can tell when an account is > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> accessed > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> by two computers at one. But in offline mode, they don't. What > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> would > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> stop me giving my HL2 cd to five of by friends, along with my > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> account > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> information, and making them all use offline mode, so we could > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> all > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> play at once? > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On 6 May 2008, at 07:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I was more than slightly annoyed when my net connection died > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> during > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> last > >>>>>>>>>>>> weekend and I couldn't open Steam to test my mod. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> So I'm sitting here at work trying to fire up Steam on my > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> laptop > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> (no > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> active > >>>>>>>>>>>>> net connection). It comes up (expectedly) with a dialog > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> prompting > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> me to > >>>>>>>>>>>>> start in offline mode, and when I click it, I get an error > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> message > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> saying > >>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Steam cannot connect to the network' and that 'This > >>>>>>>>>>>>> operation > >>>>>>>>>>>>> cannot be > >>>>>>>>>>>>> completed in offline mode'. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there ANY chance we can ***maybe*** get some at least > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> better > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> error > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> messages for Offline Mode, or even some better support? Its > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> really > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> bloody > >>>>>>>>>>>>> frustrating trying to do anything without a net connection > >>>>>>>>>>>>> (or > >>>>>>>>>>>>> behind a > >>>>>>>>>>>>> firewall) with this kind of crappy offline mode support. I > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> know > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I'm > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> not > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>>>> only person who is continually pissed off about this kind of > >>>>>>>>>>>>> support. Even > >>>>>>>>>>>>> decoupling the SDK from Steam could be a nice start. Is there > >>>>>>>>>>>>> anything > >>>>>>>>>>>>> that > >>>>>>>>>>>>> can actually be done to make our lives the slightest bit > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> easier? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I mean, how hard is it to actually code a decent offline > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> mode... > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Matt Stafford (Wraiyth) > >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.wraiyth.com > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>> 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 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> Gear Dev > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>>>>>> archives, > >>>>>>> please visit: > >>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Matt Stafford (Wraiyth) > >>>>>> http://www.wraiyth.com > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
