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04-25-2010, 07:28 PM

Also googled this and found your thread. My internet is slow, downloads take a day or two, this is time I can't play anything!

Corrodias · 05-01-2010, 08:07 PM

You can have steam continue downloading by returning to Steam while the game is running and pausing+resuming the download. You'd have to do this every time you launch a game.

Bandwidth limiting sounds useful for a lot of people.
Scheduling should be useful for some people.
Having an option to download while you're playing would be a welcome addition as well.

The rest doesn't sound as important, but i don't really know what people with limited download plans have to put up with.

05-04-2010, 10:44 AM

+∞
great idea

Shifty Pete · 05-05-2010, 12:22 AM

I agree. I too have this problem.

I don't know what you're talking about with pausing/resuming downloads there. Never happens with me. It resumes from where I paused it.

kleril · 05-07-2010, 07:42 PM

Good idea, hope this is all fixed ASAP.
Also, +1 to OP.

Taktik · 05-09-2010, 08:46 AM

+1 good idea

Freyar · 05-09-2010, 10:42 AM

Quote:

"Delete all the data you downloaded for 6 hours and restart" because that's what it's doing. When you click Resume it's at 0% when it was at 60% before you "Paused" it.

0% of what's left, not 0% of the entire game. -_-

Tigax · 05-09-2010, 11:04 AM

I'm amazed it took 17 posters before someone finally either figured it out, or said something

Sgt_Pepper · 05-29-2010, 01:53 PM

Agree to this idea, let's bump this thing!!

shresht93 · 05-29-2010, 02:35 PM

Yeh, sounds good to me.

05-29-2010, 02:42 PM

Indubitably

+7

lastlucario · 06-21-2010, 01:13 PM

This thread needs a bump.
Found it while googling...
I'm playing Mass Effect and I almost finished it.
I'd like to finish downloading Mass Effect 2 in time, but I can't since I can't download while playing...

/signed

06-26-2010, 08:38 PM

+1 to OP.
I was certain Steam had this functionality, but I guess I was mistaken - about every MMO has it, so why not Steam...

Dr.Jones · 06-30-2010, 10:22 AM

Yes, we need this feature ASAP.

br.
Dr.Jones

ReVoluS · 06-30-2010, 01:38 PM

I understand this feature is nice when playing Online games as it won't cause Lag due to bandwidth usage.

However, there's no point of doing so when playing offline games, i also know that steam keeps tracking game data for Achievements and play time, still there should be an option in the settings to allow the downloads and playing at the same time.

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04-25-2010, 07:28 PM	#16
Actual_X29 Guest Posts: n/a	Also googled this and found your thread. My internet is slow, downloads take a day or two, this is time I can't play anything!

05-01-2010, 08:07 PM	#17
Corrodias Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 7 Posts: 260	You can have steam continue downloading by returning to Steam while the game is running and pausing+resuming the download. You'd have to do this every time you launch a game. Bandwidth limiting sounds useful for a lot of people. Scheduling should be useful for some people. Having an option to download while you're playing would be a welcome addition as well. The rest doesn't sound as important, but i don't really know what people with limited download plans have to put up with.

05-04-2010, 10:44 AM	#18
jarulezz13 Guest Posts: n/a	+∞ great idea

05-05-2010, 12:22 AM	#19
Shifty Pete Banned Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 19 Posts: 125	I agree. I too have this problem. I don't know what you're talking about with pausing/resuming downloads there. Never happens with me. It resumes from where I paused it.

05-07-2010, 07:42 PM	#20
kleril Join Date: Apr 2010 Reputation: 2 Posts: 103	Good idea, hope this is all fixed ASAP. Also, +1 to OP.

05-09-2010, 08:46 AM	#21
Taktik Join Date: Apr 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 116	+1 good idea

05-09-2010, 11:04 AM	#23
Tigax Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 5 Posts: 49	I'm amazed it took 17 posters before someone finally either figured it out, or said something

05-29-2010, 01:53 PM	#24
Sgt_Pepper Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 36 Posts: 1,023	Agree to this idea, let's bump this thing!!

05-29-2010, 02:35 PM	#25
shresht93 Join Date: Apr 2010 Reputation: 71 Posts: 575	Yeh, sounds good to me.

05-29-2010, 02:42 PM	#26
A N1nja Guest Posts: n/a	Indubitably +7

06-21-2010, 01:13 PM	#27
lastlucario Join Date: May 2009 Reputation: 36 Posts: 454	This thread needs a bump. Found it while googling... I'm playing Mass Effect and I almost finished it. I'd like to finish downloading Mass Effect 2 in time, but I can't since I can't download while playing... /signed

06-26-2010, 08:38 PM	#28
runnane Guest Posts: n/a	+1 to OP. I was certain Steam had this functionality, but I guess I was mistaken - about every MMO has it, so why not Steam...

06-30-2010, 10:22 AM	#29
Dr.Jones Join Date: Oct 2008 Reputation: 70 Posts: 501	Yes, we need this feature ASAP. br. Dr.Jones

06-30-2010, 01:38 PM	#30
ReVoluS Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 23 Posts: 103	I understand this feature is nice when playing Online games as it won't cause Lag due to bandwidth usage. However, there's no point of doing so when playing offline games, i also know that steam keeps tracking game data for Achievements and play time, still there should be an option in the settings to allow the downloads and playing at the same time.