Hi, Aaron! Yeah, there eventually will be! I'm going to go ahead and assume you'd probably like the source of my answer as well as some details to accompany it, so I'm including a copy of an email that Alfred sent around a month ago on the topic.
Make sure you specifically take a look at the two bolded portions of the email. Hope this helps you! - Jeff ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alfred ReynoldHs <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] Steam CMD There is some mis-understanding of the new steamcmd update tool happening here, let me just clear things up: - steamcmd is used for updating of dedicated servers using the new Steam Pipe content system, newly released games on Steam use this system and older games are being switched over. - currently steamcmd requires a steam login to perform an update, *we plan on adding a no-login mode in the future for free to download titles. * - the login you use for steamcmd just needs rights to the game you are updating, so for the majority of dedicated server applications you CAN use a free account. So you could currently make an account per machine you wish to run the tool on. You do NOT need to buy the full game client to update if the dedicated server is free. - CS:GO is a special case because it is in closed beta, access to its dedicated server is limited to blessed accounts which is why you need a special login.* If you are having problems running CS:GO servers and are in the beta email the team and ask for access to another account for your dedicated servers.* With Steam Pipe you should see an improvement in download speeds and more robust response during high demand. It uses HTTP as the content delivery method, so you could setup a local HTTP proxy to cache all steamcmd requests, making updates from multiple machines stay on your local network. - Alfred ---------------------------------------------- On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:02 PM, Aaron Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried looking this up but to no avail...will CS:GO ever have an easy way > to install a ds without needing a steam account with go on it? I wanted to > begin preparations for when it goes public and I wanted to know how soon > until I can install it at my host. Right now the steps are looking a little > too complicated for me to even do it on there. I hope I don't sound like a > complete nub I've been hosting servers since tf2 came out. > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
