Civ3 Complete $1.25 at Steam (US)

[Quintillus]

As part of a promotion for Civilization 5, Civilization 3 Complete is on sale for $1.25 at Steam through the weekend. So if you don't have Civ3 Complete already, there's no excuse to not grab it now. I'd buy a copy for all of my friends on Steam if they didn't all already have Civ3 and Conquests.

 

[CommandoBob]

I've just looked at Steam. But I didn't join.

I'm bothered by the fact that I don't know how the download works. And I'm picky about my downloads. I have a 'My Downloads' folder on my C: drive (not in My Documents) where most everthing goes. When I download things, like the latest version of Spywareblaster, the downloaded file goes into a folder called 'Spywareblaster' which also contains the previous downloaded .exe of Spywareblaster. This way I can keep track of what I download. And I prefer to download and then install on my own.

My last impression of Steam (before today) was negative, so I am cautious about this software. I was thinking about getting this Civ3Complete download for a friend and I don't want to install the Steam software without knowing what it is going to do.

Once the game is downloaded and installed, does Steam have to be running (even as a service) before they can play the game? I don't know and I wasn't able to find an answer at Steam or their fourms. And that bothers me.

 

[Discosilly]

I've just looked at Steam. But I didn't join.

I'm bothered by the fact that I don't know how the download works. And I'm picky about my downloads. I have a 'My Downloads' folder on my C: drive (not in My Documents) where most everthing goes. When I download things, like the latest version of Spywareblaster, the downloaded file goes into a folder called 'Spywareblaster' which also contains the previous downloaded .exe of Spywareblaster. This way I can keep track of what I download. And I prefer to download and then install on my own.

My last impression of Steam (before today) was negative, so I am cautious about this software. I was thinking about getting this Civ3Complete download for a friend and I don't want to install the Steam software without knowing what it is going to do.

Once the game is downloaded and installed, does Steam have to be running (even as a service) before they can play the game? I don't know and I wasn't able to find an answer at Steam or their fourms. And that bothers me.

Steam downloads (at least for me) into your C:\Program Files (x86) folder

After you download Steam, you then create an account and you are able to access everything it has to offer.
You then search for the game you are looking to buy (Civ3 in this case), purchase it, and Steam with download it to it's library.

The game downloads into the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common (could be a different location, 2 of my other games are in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\discosilly)

After the game has finished downloading, you can then launch it via Steam.
You can also install/uninstall the game as many times as you want on as many PC's as you want, but you have to be logged into your Steam account to play.
You also must be connected to the internet to log into Steam, so if you can't access the internet, you cannot access your library, making your games with Steam unplayable.

At least I'm pretty sure. Civ3 is the first non-online game I have played with Steam.


Hope this helped.

 

[ElCommanchero]

CommandoBob: Steam is a service provided by Valve. If they were to give viruses and terrible terrible porn dialers, trojans etc. then they wouldn't do it by steam. They'd do it by the DVDs that you buy at EB Games and etc.

But if they did they would be eaten alive by every single gamer ever. Heck, plenty of companies got in trouble for using software like StarForce without warning their fanbase. They would never get away with including virii in steam.

 

[Aabraxan]

. . . .After the game has finished downloading, you can then launch it via Steam.
You can also install/uninstall the game as many times as you want on as many PC's as you want, but you have to be logged into your Steam account to play.
You also must be connected to the internet to log into Steam, so if you can't access the internet, you cannot access your library, making your games with Steam unplayable. . . . .

The price is fantastic, but this part is a deal-breaker for me. Even though I only play C3C on computers which are hooked to the internet, if I buy a game or software, I expect to be able to use it even if my internet connection goes out.

 

[Quintillus]

You actually can play games with Steam while not connected to the Internet, through its offline mode. Basically, if you choose "Remember my login info", then it can "log in" while not connected to the Internet, and playing offline is not a problem (for games that aren't purely multiplayer, of course). Offline Mode should keep working as long as you don't log out (thereby erasing the sign-on credentials). Quitting Steam and restarting the computer and all that is kosher with offline mode - all that isn't is the "Log off" option.

For most games on Steam, Steam does have to be running. A couple old X-COM ones don't require Steam to be running of my collection; I'm not sure about Civ3.

A few hours still left on this sale for anyone considering buying (either till 9 AM or 12 PM U.S. Eastern time, not sure which).

 

[sethric]

I picked up the Civ III Complete off Steam today.
I've always enjoyed putting it on deity mode and using one of the trainers floating around.
I haven't been able to get the powerbar or the MegaTrainer XL working with this Steam version tho, has anyone else gotten it to work? Just using win XP.

Thanks for any tip!!