I was thinking the same thing, botman. Then I thought about how the games on steam would be really hard to mod. All the files and everything are hidden away in that cache file. Unless the make an unpacker for the cache file, it wouldn't be wise for modders to get the games over steam. Unless of course, they use a different method later on, which makes modding easier over Steam.
So, I think that info from Gabe is important, because we should know which Half-Life 2 package would be the best to buy for modding. I also noticed they are thinking about offering Half-Life 2 by itself, singleplayer only, without mods. That would probably be the cheapest to buy, and a lot of people might choose that option. If they do, there are less people out there to play the mods, which would have some kind of affect on the modding community. "Oh, you bought the singleplayer only version of Half-Life 2 without mods, so you can't play this mod...go spend more money." I doubt many people would do that. So, this does have a little bit to do with the hlcoders list. Jonathan Day www.trepid.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "botman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Pay to play response from Gabe Newell. (?) > > Link here: > > > > http://halflife2.homelan.com/forums/showthread.php?&threadid=5867 > > > > There are suggestions that it's a fake. But the poster insists it's > > real. Not sure what to think myself. It looks plausible. > > <rant on> > Why is this on hlcoders e-mail list when this has NOTHING to do about coding > for Half-Life or Half-Life2. > > Not directed at the original poster, but please keep all the rumors, rants, > whining, bitching, moaning confined to the various Half-Life and/or > Half-Life2 Internet forums. > > I REALLY don't need to see more threads here debating about how Valve is > screwing people and stating that they aren't going to buy the game if they > are forced to subscribe to Steam. If you don't like Valve's (and/or > Sierra's) policies, your money (or lack of it) will speak MUCH more loudly > than any rants that you make on any website or e-mail list. > > This is NOT a PISS ON VALVE e-mail list. Can't we try to keep it that way? > <rant off> > > Jeffrey "botman" Broome > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
