Yeah, I see it now, but I updated my servers on the 24th, and had reports of CSS content being downloaded by clients as early as the 21st. They released it then announced it later, it seems.
> Ripped from Steam site ... > > Half-Life 2 Pre-Loading Phase 4 > September 27, 2004, 6:12 pm � valve > The fourth phase of the Half-Life 2 preload begins to Steam account > holders today. > > This will allow users to download the majority of Counter-Strike: > Source in encrypted form. No purchase is required to pre-load > Half-Life 2, but is required to activate the game. The moment the game > is made available, those who have pre-loaded and purchased the game via > Steam will be ready to start playing. > > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:47:31 -0400 (EDT), Michael McKoy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Last week, VALVe released the remaining CSS content, minus the BSP >> files (And probably a few others, but a good chunk of it). To my >> knowledge the release was unannounced, but clients downloaded around >> 500 megs more material, as did the servers. This was Counter-strike >> Source Shared Content version 11. (Or maybe it was 10.. I got two >> updates that day) >> >> The servers are ready to go, they just need the last few files.. Beta >> servers should transition into "Retail" servers without any real work. >> >> >> >> > >> > I highly doubt Alfred is going to comment on something here that >> Vavle isnt commenting / made public yet. >> > >> > What is of interest is what steps do we need to take to have servers >> ready to go on the moment of release. Will the beta cs source update >> to the full version or do we need to be ready to start again. >> > >> > If its going to update automatically from beta to full then I should >> setup a whole heap more servers ready to for the event :) >> > >> > Daniel >> > >> > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, McCormack, Chris wrote: >> > >> >> Alfred : >> >> Its probably not under your remit in the valve organisation but can >> you provide an outline of the sales "packages" and what therein >> they contain ? >> >> >> >> cheers >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >> Michael McKoy >> >> Sent: 29 September 2004 16:07 >> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [OT] Team Fortress Source & HL2 Purchase >> Options >> >> >> >> >> >> What all is included in "Half-Life 1: Source" is a better question >> perhaps. CS and DoD are seperate retail packages in the store. Even >> though the big "Collector Edition" boxes for Half-life have TFC >> wrapped individually, I've always considered it part of the base >> HL1 "package" .. >> >> >> >> So what's included in HL1:S? What about Opposing Force, Blue Shift? >> Are these under the "HL1:S" header? >> >> >> >> I imagine if you buy Brozne (Just HL2 and CSS), you'll have to buy >> Silver or Gold to get DOD:S.. >> >> >> >> I also noted that the retail boxes don't mention DOD:S at all, or >> getting the back catalog of STEAM... Which I assume is everything >> currently available on Steam today.. HL1, Opposing Force, TFC, CS >> 1.6, CZ, DMC, Ricochet, etc.. Speaking of which, why doesn't STEAM >> have Blue Shift available for purchase anywhere? >> >> >> >>> >> >>> Ok so reading latest news >> >>> (http://www.hlfallout.net/viewnews.php/7470/) about Half-Life 2 >> purchase options I notice that the Steam Online Gold Package >> purchase comes with DoD-Source, CStrike-Source, etc. But no >> mention of Team Fortress under source. Is TF not being ported? I'm >> also curious if purchasing a silver or other package of hl2 means >> the owner cannot play dod-source without some extra purchase? >> >>> >> >>> Sorry for the OT but I dont sub to any client related lists. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> 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 >> >> >> >> *********************************************** >> >> This e-mail and its attachments are confidential >> >> and are intended for the above named recipient >> >> only. 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