Pre-Loading?

[Alixey]

Since it's a 2.5 GB game... And it's a free game... The servers will get some hard work to do on monday if... you do not allow us (players) to pre-load the game :cool:
A pre-load would be cool :D

[Melquiades]

Yes, please.

[Peewi]

Yeah, pre-loading would definitely be handy, considering the Steam download servers are often nearly killed when something big comes out.
I think a free Valve game out of nowhere counts as big.

[Alexx17]

Pre-load would be fantastic!

Please Valve?

[AnubisArc999]

Yeah, pre-loading would definitely be handy, considering the Steam download servers are often nearly killed when something big comes out.
I think a free Valve game out of nowhere counts as big.

Yes, because it is free the load will definitely be big.

[rorzer]

would be logical...

[wexer9]

I'm guessing today or tomorrow.

[xFlashx]

knowning valve, they will... cause they are AWESOME...

[gudduthemaster]

yes Please ,it is 2.5 Gb :(

[Inverness Moon]

I'm guessing today or tomorrow.This.

[Bagel CB]

Agreed!

[icefox]

Do this valve, For Awesomeness! :D

[TheDude7053]

well Valve's main content server is moving so maybe within an hour or two maybe

[J*Rod]

They're probably either not finished fixing the kinks or worried that everyone will take the preloaded game too early via GCFScape and circumvent the launch with another game app.

"Hey! Wait your turn!" *VAC Ban*

[ferdam]

They're probably either not finished fixing the kinks or worried that everyone will take the preloaded game too early via GCFScape and circumvent the launch with another game app.

Pre-loaded GCFs are usually encrypted/protected, or just the binary files like TF2 (in the tf2 preload you could get the models early but not the binary files).


If they protect the binary, I can't see any other problems related to preloading..

[SpaceRanger]

who would be dumb enough to steal a free game?

[J*Rod]

who would be dumb enough to steal a free game?

I'd like to know the same thing. But there are many kinds (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDpfHUqiOTk) of dumb people...

[TheDude7053]

actually I have a prediction, we can preload it on sunday

[Raul]

You can steal something that's free?

[A.M.M.D.]

This.

[Jimyz]

You can steal something that's free?

You can torrent it so you can play the cracked version on cracked STEAM that will probably have a virus in the .exe, if you really wanted to.

So technically, you are stealing(but nobody is losing profit I guess).

In the end... A WINNER IS YOU.

LOL.

[slipperywhenwet]

Not to mention if they do that, less people would be stck waiting for the servers to clear for another day or so.

[Nimbulan]

I'm hoping for a preload too, though I'm not expecting it. I haven't seen preloading available for any games for a long time. It would be helpful for me though, since my internet's rather slow so it'll take me several hours to download.

[Awesomeslayer20]

Lol i cant wait.. If it comes with its own sdk.. Well ill still play it but... Portal mods i want to play.. We gotta get updates.

[Chetyre]

Posting in support of a pre-load. I'm kind of surprised it wasn't ready for pre-load when it was announced, but oh well. It's going to be hell on the servers considering it's a free game that EVERYONE will be downloading.

[sasuke2490]

WO 2.5 GIGS thatll take 2.5 hours ill need a preload plox

[Awesomeslayer20]

LOl I have a 1.5 mbps Connection speed do you think its gonna take longer?

[Timbo]

You can torrent it so you can play the cracked version on cracked STEAM that will probably have a virus in the .exe, if you really wanted to.
LOL.
false

[»MλRCO«]

LOl I have a 1.5 mbps Connection speed do you think its gonna take longer?

But i have a crappy conection its gonna take like 10-12 friking hours!

[Mr. Spock]

would be logical...

^This

[shaneh39199]

meh i got 60kb max so a pre-load would be nice as it will take a few hours for me.

as everyone else has said the servers will be flooded.

game looks AWESOME im all for eye candy and it seems to have it.many hours to come.

[Awesomeslayer20]

Imagine its monday
Monday..
Wake up eat breakfest shower etc.
*Gose on computer*
Time to download Alien Swarm
*Opens up steam*
*starts dowmload*
♥♥♥♥ 72 hours?/ Just for a ♥♥♥♥ing game

[G9er]

I agree, preload and Mac support!

[AstralLunar]

I'm hoping for a preload, so I can have it when I get back from a week long trip, but at least it'll be downloading faster when I get it.

[Xenoyia]

I. want. this. game. so. bad. it. hurts.

I was thinking about buying alien breed, but now this.

I can imagine the steam servers DYING on monday with the amount of downloads.

[»MλRCO«]

OH GOD OH MAN!, If a game you BOUGHT takes a crap load of ages to download at the launch day :eek: ; Now imagine a FREE game at the launch day :eek:X9001

[BigEV]

OH GOD OH MAN!, If a game you BOUGHT takes a crap load of ages to download at the launch day :eek: ; Now imagine a FREE game at the launch day :eek:X9001
Well, Valve would be capable of making this come true ...

[Cola-A-Crit]

Just wondering, couldn't you just change your download region to a less popular place for it to download faster?

[Tectonic76]

DONT LET THE SECRET OUT

[Casir]

Just wondering, couldn't you just change your download region to a less popular place for it to download faster?

Won't Work , You can't Download From something that is Already Jammed up With Downloads

[Sho Minamimoto]

You can change the servers you use. I used a South Korean download server when TF2 failed during the Engineering boom.

[Zukabazuka]

Just wondering, couldn't you just change your download region to a less popular place for it to download faster?

Yes its possible, just need to find the right one. Then your download speed would be reduced depending on how far away it is.

[ferdam]

You can torrent it so you can play the cracked version on cracked STEAM that will probably have a virus in the .exe, if you really wanted to.

So technically, you are stealing(but nobody is losing profit I guess).

In the end... A WINNER IS YOU.

LOL.

Like i said, this won't happen if the Pre-load isn't including binary files like dlls, .exe, just materials, textures, models, sounds, etc..

[Tarman]

Would help a lot , IMO

[n3ko]

do eeeet! for great justice!

[Alixey]

Last year we were able to pre-load another free game that was released on steam last summer (i'm talking about America's Army 3). So... pre-loading it's not just an option Valve! :D

[Jay.]

Agreed. Pre-loading is a must.

[Nikos the great]

Quit shouting ladies, valve is listening and they will make this game pre-loadable.

[darkkest]

Been trying to preload it, a friend tipped me off to the defrag and validate commands, neither worked but somehow I wound up with it in my recently played list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF9es51i8T0

[DarkRepublica]

You can torrent it so you can play the cracked version on cracked STEAM that will probably have a virus in the .exe, if you really wanted to.

So technically, you are stealing(but nobody is losing profit I guess).

In the end... A WINNER IS YOU.

LOL.

so does that mean that you are victory?

[bloodypalace]

Well, if steam servers don't crap out under the heavy demand, 2.5gb won't be a problem as it is pretty small.

[Metro]

People will still be asking for pre-loading on Monday when it's released...

[dsi1]

Well, if steam servers don't crap out under the heavy demand, 2.5gb won't be a problem as it is pretty small.

Then you realize that a few hundred thousand people are downloading 2.5 GB...

[Metro]

Then you realize that a few hundred thousand people are downloading 2.5 GB...

Then you realize they'd be doing it tomorrow during the pre-load anyway making it indistinguishable from release day. Enough already.

[Viper45]

Ummm.. I don't think the demand for this is going to kill the servers. It may be free, but it's a much lower-key title than games you would expect to cause server problems (like L4D2, Portal 2, or the accumulative downloads from the Summer Sale a few weeks ago, etc)

I bet even if they don't do a pre-load, there won't be a problem. The downloads might be a bit slower than normal, but not by a whole lot I'm guessing.

[jthm44833]

There are other free source mods out there... but to be honest this mod has a LOT of history behind it and a lot of anticipation. It won't be like everyone downloading Call of Doody at once but it'll cause a hiccup I'm sure. All in all I'd love to be able to download it SUNDAY... ya know, so I could play it Monday?

[dsi1]

Then you realize they'd be doing it tomorrow during the pre-load anyway making it indistinguishable from release day. Enough already.
They're doing a pre-load? News to me!

[Metro]

Apparently you missed my point entirely.

[the_legion]

/signed

[Sarge945]

/sign

[icec0ld]

People will still be asking for pre-loading on Monday when it's released...

Just thought I'd point something out.

If I can pre-load the game when the game is released, that is not preloading. Preloading means downloading the game data encrypted before the release and then decrypting the data on release day.

[y0himba]

+1 pre-load.

[YoungScripter]

Pre load plz? :)

[the_legion]

bumping for great justice.

[YoungScripter]

Double bumping for even greater justice. Come on Valve, we want pre-load! There's multiple people in my network that want to get the game and play it at the same time.

[TrinityKei]

I think there won't be a pre-load really, I mean, if we didn't get it till now, not much point to get it anymore. Game is out in 24 hours, so while a pre-load would still be nice, its much less likely.

[TrueSurvivor]

LOl I have a 1.5 mbps Connection speed do you think its gonna take longer?

I have a 60 MB DL Fiber Optics connection, it doesn't really matter when the servers are gone to ♥♥♥♥.

[Mr.Spark]

I agree.

[DKill3r]

Who cares for a pre-load? :D
With only 2,5GB it takes a bit of luck and a maximum of 15 minutes to download. :D

[YoungScripter]

Who cares for a pre-load? :D
With only 2,5GB it takes a bit of luck and a maximum of 15 minutes to download. :D

Not everyone has a Kill3r connection. (Haaaa, see what I did thar?)

And when you have to download it with 3 people at the same time shared over a 10mbit network, it could take up to 3 hours...

[moosenukes]

Not everyone has a Kill3r connection. (Haaaa, see what I did thar?)

And when you have to download it with 3 people at the same time shared over a 10mbit network, it could take up to 3 hours...

So then have only one person download it, then copy the .gcfs or .vpks or whatever this game will use to a shared network folder :)

[mufaa]

Pre-load to...why and whom exactly? Pre-loading is generally done for games that are pre-order. This game is free. If everyone pre-loads, the server crash issue will be the same anyway!

[Stile451]

Not everyone has a Kill3r connection. (Haaaa, see what I did thar?)

And when you have to download it with 3 people at the same time shared over a 10mbit network, it could take up to 3 hours...

Have one download it, use the backup function, copy to other machines, install.

[Goneval]

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