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Valve Releases Counter-Strike 1.6 Installer

Posted by simoniker on from the all-steamed-up dept.

Thanks to Blue's News for pointing out that Valve has released the Counter-Strike 1.6 installer for Steam, the broadband delivery platform for which "over 200,000 new accounts have been created" since its official launch on Friday. The 379mb install, helpful for those who can't get swift downloads from Steam itself, is available from Gamer's Hell, Worthplaying, and FilePlanet (reg. required).

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  1. BitTorrent link by Chris+Pimlott · · Score: 4, Informative

    steaminstall_cs-exe.torrent

  2. Re:After a rough start... by preric · · Score: 5, Informative
    Um, it doesn't shock me at all that people don't have broadband (let alone internet) but I believe (just as newspapers have seen a steady decline in sales since (at some level) enough readers can find what they need online), as Valve does, that this new system will be a money saver for both them and the consumer.

    Will broadband systems for software and entertainment take over the traditional systems tommorrow? Probably not. In ten years? Maybe.

    A perfect example would be the shipping company UPS. Last month, they decided to switch from their 'traditional' system of filling out paperwork for each box (lame when you ship a dozen or so random boxes each month) to a computer system. So basically, the consumer walks into a branch, logs in using his precreated account (works anywhere) types in the receivers name and zip, and then clicks 'print'. He sticks the label onto his box, and takes it up to the cashier. While this is a total timesaver for me, I watched as an older lady (mid 70's) came into the store, was told to make an account (after she asked a clerk for paperwork), and promptly stated that it was ludicrus, leaving to walk across the street to the Postal Annex, which uses the same system except addes an additional charge.

    Okay, while that isn't the greatest analogy, you see where I'm going. Are there plenty of people who won't be using Steam for purchasing Half Life 2? Totally, just as there are plenty of people who purchase CD's in stores instead of using iTunes or something. But it's not like the online systems are starving for consumers. They ARE growing, and that can't be bad!

  3. Smelly Pile of Steam by xQuarkDS9x · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've talked to a lot of clan folk in IRC lately for some CS and TFC clans I know - a LOT of people are not happy with Steam.

    And to be honest I can't blame them. The close to 400 meg download apparantly only has CS 1.6 but doesn't include TFC 1.6. Plus Steam also shot up the system requirements for Half Life from a 133mhz machine with a decent 3D video card to at least a 1ghz CPU with lots of ram and NTFS Partitions.

    I just pray they don't use STEAM with Half Life 2 - who need's STEAM to auto patch your installation whether you agree to it or not.

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    You must master your joystick like a fisherman masters bait! - Gimpy
  4. Re:Can anyone verify if steam == spyware? by cyranose · · Score: 3, Informative

    Answered my own question with a little more searching. Apparently, Valve knows about this and reports it's due to the filesystem reusing old blocks, not their code.

  5. Local mirros by __aafkqj3628 · · Score: 2, Informative

    For the transfer-limit imparied in NZ, there are local mirrors out there for you (see http://203.96.92.95/files/halflife/steam/).

    (I will still maintain that I will reluctantly download 400megs of stuff that I've already got installed!)