Updates for Steam users?

[RoyalHighlander]

Will my game get updated automatically via Steam if I bought my game through them?? or do I have to D/L the update from some site somewhere and apply it?? Thanks

[daft]

It will update automatically.

[RoyalHighlander]

Thanks.. it'l be nice when the deck crew get thier new slickers for bad weather lol

[RoyalHighlander]

CAn Steam users add mods and such to our game?? or only thosde who used the DVD to load the game?

[Flopper]

you can use mods with the steam version. you might want to shut off the automatic updates, though. i think an update will overwrite any file where a checksum doesn't match. i think.

[Frumpkis]

you can use mods with the steam version. you might want to shut off the automatic updates, though. i think an update will overwrite any file where a checksum doesn't match. i think.

Right, and it's not just a new patch release that will cause problems with auto updates turned on. I think Steam might run a periodic maintenance check to make sure files aren't corrupted. If a mod messes with the core game files enough, Steam will think it's corrupted and re-download the current version even if a new patch isn't out yet. So just turn off auto updates for that one game. When you know a new patch is out, remove the mods and turn auto update back on temporarily, just until you get that new patch. At least I think that's how it works.

[McBeck]

Right, and it's not just a new patch release that will cause problems with auto updates turned on. I think Steam might run a periodic maintenance check to make sure files aren't corrupted. If a mod messes with the core game files enough, Steam will think it's corrupted and re-download the current version even if a new patch isn't out yet. So just turn off auto updates for that one game. When you know a new patch is out, remove the mods and turn auto update back on temporarily, just until you get that new patch. At least I think that's how it works.
Im not sure that is the case...I have installed mods on a steam game before with no problems.