Kael
Deity
I created a "Fall from Heaven" Steam group today. For those of you that use steam is a public group so anyone is welcome to join.
Fall from Heaven Steam Group
- Thread starter Kael
- Start date
Senethro
Overlord
What else do people play? Team Fortress 2 or other FPSs?
Peggle?
Peggle?
What else do people play? Team Fortress 2 or other FPSs?
Peggle?
counterstrike source, if at all
Corm
Prince
I play TF2 fairly regularly with my clan mates through Steam.
Anyway joined as {GMA}Rabid Caribou
If anyone ever fancies a blast with us on TF2 give me a shout if im on on a Mon, Wed or Sunday night around 18:00 - 22:00 GMT. We normally have a Team Speak 2 server running for it too etc altthough we arent a "hard core" or "serious" clan more a bunch of mates enjoying a blast every so often.
Anyway joined as {GMA}Rabid Caribou
If anyone ever fancies a blast with us on TF2 give me a shout if im on on a Mon, Wed or Sunday night around 18:00 - 22:00 GMT. We normally have a Team Speak 2 server running for it too etc altthough we arent a "hard core" or "serious" clan more a bunch of mates enjoying a blast every so often.
DeaExMachina
Warlord
- Joined
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What exactly is a steam group? Multiplayer?
Query seconded.
Corm
Prince
The chat room thing is very handy btw for discussing stuff. Like say Kael wanted to have a FFII Dev chat he could get the lads on that for ease of conversation etc. Its kinda like a gamers version of MSM without half the worries of phishing and 50 year old pedos trying to groom your grizzelled hairy butts.
Think of it as Valves version of MSM. Obviously you have to d/l it from here... http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php
It can be used for buying and d/ling games too. When my Civ IV disc became cracked and wouldnt spin up I d/l'ed a new version from Steam and it works great. Dont need the disc in anymore either, obviously.
Think of it as Valves version of MSM. Obviously you have to d/l it from here... http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php
It can be used for buying and d/ling games too. When my Civ IV disc became cracked and wouldnt spin up I d/l'ed a new version from Steam and it works great. Dont need the disc in anymore either, obviously.
White Elk
99 > 1
I'm assuming that this is the Steam you all speak of?
They don't mention Groups on that welcome page of theirs, but I got to that page by googling "Steam Group". I looked around for a bit, and then browsed their forums, but am still left with questions. I considered downloading it, but the lack of info and the required gig of memory put me off.
But its the automatic updates that give me the most pause. To play the BF2 expansions which came with the vanilla boxed game, I had to install EA's online store. And now everytime I fire up my PC that blasted thing has to connect to the net. And when it finds an update it downloads on its own despite my selections for manual downloads and installs. I'd rather avoid having another one of those auto-annoyers running amock on my system. But I would put up with it if I thought there was something worthwhile in it. But their welcome page is severely lacking in info. Which is not a good sign to me. Reminds me of 2k games and their BTS site. Then reading through the forums I see Steam users complaining about the same type of poor support which 2k is known for.
If not for the FfH Group I wouldn't give Steam another look. So what is the
Group all about? Whats its features? What does it offer? Whats the point?
They don't mention Groups on that welcome page of theirs, but I got to that page by googling "Steam Group". I looked around for a bit, and then browsed their forums, but am still left with questions. I considered downloading it, but the lack of info and the required gig of memory put me off.
But its the automatic updates that give me the most pause. To play the BF2 expansions which came with the vanilla boxed game, I had to install EA's online store. And now everytime I fire up my PC that blasted thing has to connect to the net. And when it finds an update it downloads on its own despite my selections for manual downloads and installs. I'd rather avoid having another one of those auto-annoyers running amock on my system. But I would put up with it if I thought there was something worthwhile in it. But their welcome page is severely lacking in info. Which is not a good sign to me. Reminds me of 2k games and their BTS site. Then reading through the forums I see Steam users complaining about the same type of poor support which 2k is known for.
If not for the FfH Group I wouldn't give Steam another look. So what is the
Group all about? Whats its features? What does it offer? Whats the point?
Corm
Prince
Exactly what was said above is about all there is to know about Steam. 6 months ago it was a user unfriendly hog, this current newer version is a virtually seamless easy to use chat/game purchase & d/l/community interphase.
You can turn off the auto run on start up on both Steam and the EA downloader (its installed on this machine and never opens unless I double click it). but Steam (like the EA d/l too, mind you) will auto d/l patchs too, unless you tell it not too, it can be set in the options.
Steam also has a calander facility for putting up announcements on "events".
All the games mags have been singing the latest incarnations praises too. Valve have managed a right coup with it within the gameing world.
You can turn off the auto run on start up on both Steam and the EA downloader (its installed on this machine and never opens unless I double click it). but Steam (like the EA d/l too, mind you) will auto d/l patchs too, unless you tell it not too, it can be set in the options.
Steam also has a calander facility for putting up announcements on "events".
All the games mags have been singing the latest incarnations praises too. Valve have managed a right coup with it within the gameing world.
BeefontheBone
Windbag of the sea
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If you're not already a Steam user and don't want to use it for content delivery (which it does excellently, by the way, as long as your pipe is reasonably fat) then don't get it for the community. If on the other hand you already use it (who can resist the Portal/Peggle combo? You're all mad, mad I say!) the community stuff is pretty nifty.
Kael
Deity
I agree 100%. I didnt link so much to get people to go out and download steam. But for those that are already using it and may want to play against people they have met here. Im more than willing to jump in a halflife2 death match game and show exactly why I spend the bulk of my time in turn based games (because i have the reflexes of a epileptic sea turtle).
Gotta second the recommendation for peggle and portal. Ive played both all the way through and they are great games.
White Elk
99 > 1
I don't have a need for downloading games, as the few I have keep me
occupied. And there never is enough time to play as much FfH as I'd like ;~P
I guess what I was looking/hoping for, was that the FfH Steam Group would be a resource for the hosting of PTBS games, as well as a dedicated home for Succession games and other community events based on the mod.
I was also wondering if it might replace the often broken wiki.
occupied. And there never is enough time to play as much FfH as I'd like ;~P
I guess what I was looking/hoping for, was that the FfH Steam Group would be a resource for the hosting of PTBS games, as well as a dedicated home for Succession games and other community events based on the mod.
I was also wondering if it might replace the often broken wiki.
how can it replace the wiki?
and why is it so often broken?? can we do something against it?
