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Old 11-04-2004, 07:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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half-life from steam

Does anybody know if you get a CD-Key from when you buy it through steam? Say i want to install using somebody else's DVD but use the cd-key i bought from steam, is this possible?
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Old 11-05-2004, 05:05 AM   #2 (permalink)
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If you buy HL through steam you get an account with a username and password. Any games bought on that account are associated with that account.
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Old 11-05-2004, 11:24 AM   #3 (permalink)
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There are no CDkeys anymore.

You are authorized as the previous poster mentioned, a user name and password.

That username is connected to a steam-ID #, which can be retreived if lost by the email you had used to register it.

My personal opinion about steam is that it is one of the best things to have ever come to the gaming industry.

Best patching system ever.
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Old 11-05-2004, 03:41 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I can't decide if I want a dvd or to download from steam.
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Old 11-05-2004, 09:43 PM   #5 (permalink)
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You could always download from Steam and then look up the various "how to back up your files" guides and make your own DVD! Best of both worlds. Or worst of both...
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Old 11-05-2004, 10:05 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Can someone link to one of those back up how-to's?

I love Steam. I really don't understand the hate over it. It is indeed the best patching system ever. But I am afraid of having to reinstall if I have to re-format for some reason.
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Old 11-05-2004, 11:00 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Do you have to launch HL through steam everytime you want to play it?
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Old 11-06-2004, 06:54 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Can someone link to one of those back up how-to's?

I love Steam. I really don't understand the hate over it. It is indeed the best patching system ever. But I am afraid of having to reinstall if I have to re-format for some reason.
I think this is it - the backup idea. People don't want to be screwed if their drive fails or they get a new computer. It would suck to download it all again.
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Old 11-06-2004, 07:20 AM   #9 (permalink)
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The only people who worry about downloading again is those on 56k, otherwise it wont take more then 1 night to get it all.

To backup your steam games, account, etc...
http://www.steampowered.com/forums/s...hreadid=151953
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Old 11-06-2004, 08:31 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Question: I know when you buy Half-Life 2 through Steam you get CS: Source, so is CS: Source going to be bundled with HL2 in the stores, sold seperate, available for download?
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Old 11-06-2004, 02:40 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Ordered from steam

What I would have liked to see was for the steam orders to be playable when the game went gold instead of having to wait for its relase in stores.
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Old 11-06-2004, 06:53 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Question: I know when you buy Half-Life 2 through Steam you get CS: Source, so is CS: Source going to be bundled with HL2 in the stores, sold seperate, available for download?
CS:Source is a free mutliplayer "mod" that comes with any order of HL2 being bronze, silver, plat, normal, or collectors edition.

Rumor has it that it will be sold sepretly in the future, as in not any time soon. (They gotta make money off the HL2 orders first.)


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What I would have liked to see was for the steam orders to be playable when the game went gold instead of having to wait for its relase in stores.
Valve cannot do this unless they wish to be sued by V.U. for breech of contract.

It is released (unlocked) on Nov 16th 12AM PST (GMT-0900), adjust the time according to yours.
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Old 11-06-2004, 10:51 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Figured this is worthy of a new post:

Built in Backup Utility for Steam.

Open any Explorer, or Internet browser and type the following:
steam://backup/

It then lauches it and does the rest for you.
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Old 11-07-2004, 09:20 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Figured this is worthy of a new post:

Built in Backup Utility for Steam.

Open any Explorer, or Internet browser and type the following:
steam://backup/

It then lauches it and does the rest for you.
Pretty slick! I had read somewhere on the Valve Forums that they were going to implament that but I never went back to find that little jewel of info. Worked pretty well.

Thanks Destrox!
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Old 11-07-2004, 10:35 PM   #15 (permalink)
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i hated steam to begin with , but know it works great, nothing else comes close to its ease of use.
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