Steam is a wee app that is like a launcher for Valve apps (HL, Tracker etc.). When you load up a game from steam, steam will check and download the latest files for the game so it is always updated. With things like the CS1.4 beta, it downloaded the entire thing and kept it updated, which would eliminate having to use a CD.
It seems like an excellent tool for updating games, but if you need to download the entire game (wasn't that hinted in the press?) it could become a pain in the ass. -Philip -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Yacketta, Ronald Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 8:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Steam Check out the urls posted in the past few emails The links explain Steam -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Cortex Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 2:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Steam Well... I've heard something about Steam (CS 1.4) but I don't know what exactly is "Steam" :( Could someone explain me ?? - Cortex : mapper & coder www.hlalbator.fr.st ----- Original Message ----- From: Deepak Manglani To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 8:46 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Steam www.steampowered.com and the valve press release both say that the steam sdk is available cant seem to find it anywhere though. anyone know? dpac. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Webrant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 9:56 AM Subject: [hlcoders] Steam > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > How will the steam software work for regular mod makers (those of us > that haven't been bought up yet :P) Will there be a new SDK? Saw that > you guys fixed the annoying gauss kickback bug, thats really good! > /Martin > www.planethalflife.com/agmod > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
