I won't tell anyone the "correct" way to do it, but I would think we would live a few days without this update.
Idea: --Stagger in downloads as the steam client starts (or dedicated servers are notified of updated) --Don't apply the update now, we're going to have 2 different versions of the game running --Wait until a specified time/date and merge the updated files over the existing installations Results: --Everyone gets the update with little confusion --Everyone updates at the same time Shouldn't the GCF format and steam client be able to handle this kind of updating system? I'm not sure why I replied if no one who could change it is reading... :-/ On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Shawn P. Zipay <[email protected]>wrote: > Guys, this happens every time. Everyone (clients and servers) rush to get > the latest update immediately. We all know it's going to happen, so why > not > just try to stagger your personal updates for maybe an hour or two+ after > the update is released. > > That'll let the initial rush die down a bit and make the bandwidth more > readily available. > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Tom Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Holy hell this is taking forever! > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:20 PM, 1nsane <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Works fine here too, Windows and Linux (TF2). > > > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Kyle Sanderson <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > CS:S Beta using SourceMod works, and starts fine on Linux. > > > > > > > > Kyle. > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 5:14 PM, 1nsane <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Linux? Yes. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Shizzle Nizzle <[email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> does anyone need the update? I can throw it onto my download > server > > > for > > > > a > > > > >> bit > > > > >> > > > > >> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 7:08 PM, HL-SDK Synths < > > [email protected]> > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> > I have supposedly downloaded the update. I am unable to run the > > game > > > > >> > though. > > > > >> > The steam servers are too busy to let me run the game. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Really? That sounds kind of bonkers to me. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Ben B < > [email protected] > > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Lol, and now the update actually downloads some stuff. > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > One server doesn't launch, instantly crashes. > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > The other server launches, but says it's still out-of-date. > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > *rolls eyes > > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > > > >> > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > archives, > > > > >> > > please visit: > > > > >> > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > > >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, > > > > >> > please visit: > > > > >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > >> > > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > > > >> please visit: > > > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
