Steam users!

getbac · 02-08-17, 09:22 PM

I, in no way, am here disparaging Steam or its operation. In fact it has been good to me and for me. That said I just gotta say this to any of you operating SH4 WP through the Steam platform. Do yourselves a favor and go to Amazon, spend $20 and dl the gold edition of the game. It truly is two differnt worlds. I had no idea how much I was missing. Sound, details and graphics are so much better, PLUS, it readily accepts the mod these great bunch of guys have givin us. I was having trouble getting mods to work because my version of Steam wolfpack was 1.3. I now have the latest versions and it works dandy so far. I see mod soup having a clearer meaning now

Well, off to the head to scrub the writing off the walls about the terrible things my crew says about me! I mean REALLY, how the hell is anybody supposed to do that with an oar?... sigh!

Rockin Robbins · 02-09-17, 07:49 AM

You most likely bought v1.4 from Steam and definitely bought 1.5 from Amazon. Two different games entirely, and it brings up a great point.

Suppose you want to buy a game but want all the advantages of Steam: portability and ability to redownload at any time. When Amazon is cheaper, buy the game there. You can then import it into Steam to have the best of both worlds. My SH4 still stays outside Steam because I only play in in one place.

When I did that with Unreal Tournament III it turned an unstable game into a much more stable and playable game. And I can visit your house, download and play it there!

getbac · 02-09-17, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

You most likely bought v1.4 from Steam and definitely bought 1.5 from Amazon. Two different games entirely, and it brings up a great point.

Suppose you want to buy a game but want all the advantages of Steam: portability and ability to redownload at any time. When Amazon is cheaper, buy the game there. You can then import it into Steam to have the best of both worlds.

When I did that with Unreal Tournament III it turned an unstable game into a much more stable and playable game. And I can visit your house, download and play it there!

Never thought about that. I'll have to find out how to do that. I think my bro inlaw would love to play this to and if we could play it together on a lan? Well that would be perfect!

Factor · 02-09-17, 12:28 PM

Correction RR. Steam sells you the 1.3 version, not even 1.4. They offer UBM that will patch the 1.3 version to the current 1.5. Im guessing it is a marketing tactic to create more revenue for a 10 year old game. I just don't know why Steam drops the 1.3 version, and sell you the 1.5 bundle instead.

Rockin Robbins · 02-09-17, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Factor

Correction RR. Steam sells you the 1.3 version, not even 1.4. They offer UBM that will patch the 1.3 version to the current 1.5. Im guessing it is a marketing tactic to create more revenue for a 10 year old game. I just don't know why Steam drops the 1.3 version, and sell you the 1.5 bundle instead.

Yup, I think you're right. No game company should sell anything but the latest version of any game they sell.

02-08-17, 09:22 PM	#1
getbac Watch Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Mountains of Central Utah Posts: 25 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Steam users! I, in no way, am here disparaging Steam or its operation. In fact it has been good to me and for me. That said I just gotta say this to any of you operating SH4 WP through the Steam platform. Do yourselves a favor and go to Amazon, spend $20 and dl the gold edition of the game. It truly is two differnt worlds. I had no idea how much I was missing. Sound, details and graphics are so much better, PLUS, it readily accepts the mod these great bunch of guys have givin us. I was having trouble getting mods to work because my version of Steam wolfpack was 1.3. I now have the latest versions and it works dandy so far. I see mod soup having a clearer meaning now Well, off to the head to scrub the writing off the walls about the terrible things my crew says about me! I mean REALLY, how the hell is anybody supposed to do that with an oar?... sigh! __________________ getbac/out

02-09-17, 07:49 AM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	You most likely bought v1.4 from Steam and definitely bought 1.5 from Amazon. Two different games entirely, and it brings up a great point. Suppose you want to buy a game but want all the advantages of Steam: portability and ability to redownload at any time. When Amazon is cheaper, buy the game there. You can then import it into Steam to have the best of both worlds. My SH4 still stays outside Steam because I only play in in one place. When I did that with Unreal Tournament III it turned an unstable game into a much more stable and playable game. And I can visit your house, download and play it there! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS Last edited by Rockin Robbins; 02-10-17 at 07:48 AM.

02-09-17, 12:28 PM	#4
Factor Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 356 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 0	Correction RR. Steam sells you the 1.3 version, not even 1.4. They offer UBM that will patch the 1.3 version to the current 1.5. Im guessing it is a marketing tactic to create more revenue for a 10 year old game. I just don't know why Steam drops the 1.3 version, and sell you the 1.5 bundle instead.