Where can I download.....

[Lead_Head]

Counter-Strike....

And what would I need? I dont fancy waiting in a ridiculous queue that some sites offer, just because u dont pay to there already crap service!

So, what do I need to download? And where from? Any good links I can read up on?

I used to play it a few years back. Who still plays it?

I've heard of something called STEAM....?!? What is it? What does it do?

So many questions, so little answers!!

Regards

Nick

[Martin]

I got my cs stuff for steam from here

http://www.filemirrors.com/search.sr...size=397857244

load of diff mirrors etc, its got the HL and CS updates so you just d/l that and install it, and away we go

[Lead_Head]

I dont want to update.

I need a fresh install as I got a shuttle now, and it's got tonnes better gfx than I had before on my OLD box, so want to test out the new GFX card in CS and maybe get back into it..... well ok, prolly WILL get back into it! Lol

Will have a look tomorrow at that link.

Thanks

Nick

[Martin]

well they are Full installs, just coz i'm a noob i called it updates

[directhex]

right

Steam is an app that powers HL games. You run Steam (there are 3 versions, 1 with no games, 1 with CS/HL and 1 with everything). it'll download any bits you're missing & run them.

note u need a valid cd key & this is tied permanently to the email addy u use when u sign up with steam

as it stands steam is pretty buggy, but it'll get better - and it'll update itself whenever you run it anyway, so you'll always have the latest release

--jo

[Lead_Head]

Originally posted by directhex
right

Steam is an app that powers HL games. You run Steam (there are 3 versions, 1 with no games, 1 with CS/HL and 1 with everything). it'll download any bits you're missing & run them.

note u need a valid cd key & this is tied permanently to the email addy u use when u sign up with steam

as it stands steam is pretty buggy, but it'll get better - and it'll update itself whenever you run it anyway, so you'll always have the latest release

--jo

Ok, so do CS players regard this as a good thing?

And is it standard for most / all CS servers?

Nick

[directhex]

CS players regard it as the end of the world, and it's currently a standard for about 6000 cs servers. the other few thousand will have to shift onto steam once the old WON servers get shut down.

--jo

[Lead_Head]

:S

Is this being constantly updated then?

Are the download speeds any good for when you need to update?

What about if you are going into a clan match and you need to update, delaying the clan match etc???

Will this reduce the CS playing population? Or has it already? :/

Nick

[silent ben]

Well acording to steam, the update speed is 200kbps, really its 40. CS population seems divided between the 2 atm.

Ben