I just dont understand why the dont delete the option to download the 64bit through steam.
On servers that currently running 64 bit, just put up a "Sorry, this plattform is not supported at the moment. Please download and install the 32bit version instead." and then dont allow clients to join. And once they will be ready for a release of the full 64bit version, just pop a message on the different news, forums and mailinglists. Hopefully valve will get less "Why dont you support 64bit version?" type of messages every month. /Bjorn On Tue, 24 Oct 2006, Andrew Forsberg wrote: > On Sun, 2006-10-22 at 22:48 +0200, k-mystik wrote: > > Indeed not the greatest performer. > > TBH, I find recent 32 bit builds perform on a rough par with the > discontinued 64 bit builds from yester-year. YMMV. > > > > On top of that, 64bit technology is one of the key feature in our game > > server rental solutions. > > So, downgrading to 32bit is not an option... :-( > > Tell your customers they have two options: an extremely out of date > 64bit service, or an up to date 32 bit. Point out that the background > services on your box are all running 64 bit builds which helps with > performance overall, but that valve have higher priorities than 64 bit > binaries for their games. > > You can't force them to release binaries that they don't want to, or > don't have the time to. Although I do find it curious as to why the > unmodified straight rebuilds for 64bit platform, which they initially > reported having such amazing results, can't be released simultaneously. > > > > Why did Valve give up support/maintenance to 64bit version? > > Too-hard basket? Better things to devote dev time to? They enjoy raging > GSPs and the hlds_linux list once or twice a month when this topic comes > up? Bribery from Intel to stay 32bit? :-) Who knows? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
