Important Steam Info

OldBloke · September 10, 2003, 06:55:13 AM

Go here.

Dr Sadako · September 10, 2003, 07:36:58 AM

Exciting.

TeaLeaf · September 10, 2003, 08:15:31 AM

This bit didn't excite me too much. G-man, it looks like your mobile phone will take a hammering m8

TL.

QuoteTECHNICAL SUPPORT
How can I have a LAN party or similar event using Steam?

Any Steam game, when played on a LAN or otherwise, requires that each individual client be able to authenticate via the Internet.

At a LAN party, this means that Internet access must be available to every machine on which Steam games are being played.

If desireable, the network administrator of such an event can limit internet access to only the TCP/IP ports which Steam needs. These are:
UDP 1200
UDP 27000 to 27015 inclusive
TCP 27030 to 27039 inclusive

At large events, it will be necessary for each attendee to let their games fully update before attending to avoid taxing the shared internet connection with too much content delivery.

Dr Sadako · September 10, 2003, 08:22:39 AM

We will have to play 1.5 at the LANs then ...

What a bunch of nutters :blink:

TeaLeaf · September 10, 2003, 08:22:43 AM

It will be important to establish a list of mirror servers for the download later today. According to my usually inaccurate time zone estimates, CS1.6 Steam will become available from here at 19:00hrs BST today Wednesday 10th September. Someone correct me please if I am wrong!

If you find a mirror so that we can download the files quickly form other sources then please do post the links here.

Many thanks.

TL

PS Please remember that MeatHook is still a CS1.5 installation. We will let you know if, as and when it will change to CS1.6.

Dr Sadako · September 10, 2003, 08:29:44 AM

How will this effect matches? The chat function is one thing that needs to be turned off ...

Maybe we should cancel the scrims until we know what we are dealing with?

TeaLeaf · September 10, 2003, 08:36:10 AM

We keep it 1.5 until we know how everything is moving forward, like UKCSL4U etc. Check the discussion in the Admin section Sadako.

TL.

Gandalf · September 10, 2003, 10:02:23 AM

hmmm, I wonder whether 1.6 will fix my voice comms prob? Conna have to try this steaming pile software.

A Twig · September 10, 2003, 05:10:14 PM

But I dont wana use Steam, I refuse!!!!! What about all my luverly skins and maps? will I have to re-install them all?

Tutonic · September 10, 2003, 06:07:08 PM

So now anyone who wants to run a LAN event has to have some sort of broadband connection available into the bulding?

What a joke!

This is really going to screw me (and any other 56k/ISDN users) over good and proper

Zok · September 10, 2003, 07:09:04 PM

time 19:08 BST
//www.steampowered.com is DOWN
what an auspicious start to true internet gaming

Gh0st Face Killah · September 10, 2003, 07:12:16 PM

Is it? I have had no problems connecting to it.

Doorman · September 10, 2003, 07:14:08 PM

Yep!

Gh0st Face Killah · September 10, 2003, 07:14:42 PM

Unsurprisingly enough I am unable to connect to the Steam CSs to get the all important upgrade though.

And yes I know about the post concerning this in the members section.

Gh0st Face Killah · September 10, 2003, 08:23:41 PM

QuoteSteam Dedicated Server Release Tonight;
Steam Client Tomorrow
The Steam dedicated server will be released this evening, and the Steam client release is now scheduled for tomorrow.

From //www.steampowered.com.