Re: [hlds_linux] Steam + LAN Gaming
Brian A. Stumm wrote: Whoa, I understood the LAN part but somehow overlooked this part. You gotta be kinding me... I just got done warning a local Monthly LAN organization that has a deal scheduled on the 21st of the month about this but didn't even think about the dev side... I myself don't care too much about LANs personally since I haven't been playing one for ages. But I spend a fair share of my time developing and I need a LAN envirounment for that. And it does suck if I *need* to have a INet connection up for it. (Not that I don't have it up all the time anyway, but it may go away for technical reasons or the Steam server may be down and then what?) Florian. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
Re: [hlds_linux] Steam + LAN Gaming
i would say lans will resort to using 1.5 till its sorted - Original Message - From: "Florian Zschocke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Steam + LAN Gaming > Mad Scientist wrote: > > > If everybody read the information provided before asking questions, > > well, there's probably be nobody left using this list... > > I think people ask this question inspite of having read that > because it is so unbelievable, hoping for Valve to realize what a > terrible idea this is and saying "hey, yeah, that's really not a > good thing, we'll look into making LAN games possible without > requiring an INet connection". The way it is now they don't need > to have a LAN mode at all since it doesn't make any sense. In > effect they are killing all LANs. Terrible, terrible idea. I don't > like it at all. To be frank, I fing hate it. Addon and MOD > developers now always need to have an INet connection running in > order to test their stuff. This suxorz major time. > > Florian. > > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
RE: [hlds_linux] Steam + LAN Gaming
Ahh but then the advertising that is incorporated into Steam won't go out to all the big Lan parties. Couldn't have that now... -Original Message- From: Florian Zschocke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Steam + LAN Gaming I think people ask this question inspite of having read that because it is so unbelievable, hoping for Valve to realize what a terrible idea this is and saying "hey, yeah, that's really not a good thing, we'll look into making LAN games possible without requiring an INet connection". The way it is now they don't need to have a LAN mode at all since it doesn't make any sense. In effect they are killing all LANs. Terrible, terrible idea. I don't like it at all. To be frank, I fing hate it. Addon and MOD developers now always need to have an INet connection running in order to test their stuff. This suxorz major time. Florian. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
Re: [hlds_linux] Steam + LAN Gaming
> If everybody read the information provided before asking questions, > well, there's probably be nobody left using this list... Nah, we'd have Eric (Decon) to keep us company. But back on the subject... is valve really trying to kill off the userbase that it strove to attain? I might be a rare case here, but some of us DONT have broadband. Does that mean that we can't play? Nope. but what it does mean is pure and utter hell when updates come. I can currently drive 15 minutes, download the update on a t1, burn it, and then take it home and have fun with it.. or I sit on my dialup with steam that only gets 24600 and wait for hours! All I have to say is that HL2 single player better not check with Steam, because, if it does, Valve's gunna screw itself over. In other words, Valve, you're seriously screwing yourself over, in the future, I dont want to be sitting with some kids and then mention half life and they all start laughing because of your demise due to over-protectiveness, which leads me to my next point. You are not Microsoft. We do not rely on your products to make our PCs function. You could dissapear tommorrow and all that would happen would be like "Hmm, Valve's gone? That sucks big time! I really liked Half-Life", now if MS would do that pretty much worldwide panic/cause for concern would happen.. (Linux ppl, you know where i'm coming from) Microsoft got away with WPA because of it's sheer size and control. Think about it. Thanks for you time, Adam ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
Re: [hlds_linux] Steam + LAN Gaming
Mad Scientist wrote: If everybody read the information provided before asking questions, well, there's probably be nobody left using this list... I think people ask this question inspite of having read that because it is so unbelievable, hoping for Valve to realize what a terrible idea this is and saying "hey, yeah, that's really not a good thing, we'll look into making LAN games possible without requiring an INet connection". The way it is now they don't need to have a LAN mode at all since it doesn't make any sense. In effect they are killing all LANs. Terrible, terrible idea. I don't like it at all. To be frank, I fing hate it. Addon and MOD developers now always need to have an INet connection running in order to test their stuff. This suxorz major time. Florian. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
Re: [hlds_linux] Steam + LAN Gaming
According to the great words of agenthh: > The question still remains: will we be able to play any Steam games > on LANs? At all of my LAN parties, we don't have any internet > connections available. > A direct answer, please? The answer is no. If you followed the links Alfred posted, the answer is in there, and it's very clear. This is a quote steampowered.com: http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=faq&id=1050915505,27362300,1050915726,98098300 "Any Steam game, when played on a LAN or otherwise, requires that each individual client be able to authenticate via the Internet. At a LAN party, this means that Internet access must be available to every machine on which Steam games are being played." If everybody read the information provided before asking questions, well, there's probably be nobody left using this list... -Mad -- "A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven." Prime Minister Jean Chrétien ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
