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JamesT73J · 12-15-05, 01:14 PM

Steam is a file distribution system developed by Valve, the creators of Half-Life.

Initiallly maligned as slow and unreliable when HL2 was first released, it's now very sturdy, and extremely handy. In short, When you install steam you create a userid. Anything you then purchase is associated with that ID, and this enables you download the product(s), play it, and make backups to storage media. Best of all, games can be set to auto-update, so patches are streamed through whilst steam is connected. Downloads can be interrupted and resumed at any time, it doesn't matter.

Should your computer blow up and you've not backed-up, or something else happen, just install steam on your new hardware and key in your ID details, your registered products can be re-downloaded.

It's very handy, works offline (as long as the full game is installed) and SF are going to put DW on it.

James

Edit: If SF use the same licensing model as Valve, and their shop retailed version of DW comes with a product key, that keyshould in theory allow you to get the Steam version too, although they may not organise it this way.

12-15-05, 01:14 PM	#14
JamesT73J Medic Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 167 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Steam is a file distribution system developed by Valve, the creators of Half-Life. Initiallly maligned as slow and unreliable when HL2 was first released, it's now very sturdy, and extremely handy. In short, When you install steam you create a userid. Anything you then purchase is associated with that ID, and this enables you download the product(s), play it, and make backups to storage media. Best of all, games can be set to auto-update, so patches are streamed through whilst steam is connected. Downloads can be interrupted and resumed at any time, it doesn't matter. Should your computer blow up and you've not backed-up, or something else happen, just install steam on your new hardware and key in your ID details, your registered products can be re-downloaded. It's very handy, works offline (as long as the full game is installed) and SF are going to put DW on it. James Edit: If SF use the same licensing model as Valve, and their shop retailed version of DW comes with a product key, that keyshould in theory allow you to get the Steam version too, although they may not organise it this way.