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Chaoswizkid

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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6195 on: September 15, 2013, 09:40:56 pm »

You can reinstall from Steam while not being online?

Either my understanding of Steam has imploded in my brain and nothing makes sense, or you didn't read everything Big said.
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6196 on: September 15, 2013, 09:42:07 pm »

you could copy/archive the game folder and save it if you wanted to yes...
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6197 on: September 15, 2013, 09:48:14 pm »

That defeats the purpose of uninstalling it then, so it doesn't really count.
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6198 on: September 15, 2013, 09:50:38 pm »

don't know what you mean? how is it any different from saving a gog installer?
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6199 on: September 15, 2013, 09:51:53 pm »

That defeats the purpose of uninstalling it then, so it doesn't really count.
Steam provides the option of creating backup files which can reinstall the game for you or anyone who owns it. It takes up no more space than GOG installer files.

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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6200 on: September 15, 2013, 09:59:02 pm »

How do you install a game without the internet? Wouldn't you need all the game's data already on your computer to do that?
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6201 on: September 15, 2013, 10:00:33 pm »

Steam provides the option of creating backup files which can reinstall the game for you or anyone who owns it. It takes up no more space than GOG installer files.

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unfortunately i don't think it will let you restore a backup without going online
« Last Edit: September 15, 2013, 10:02:25 pm by TripJack »
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6202 on: September 16, 2013, 01:07:53 am »

How do you install a game without the internet? Wouldn't you need all the game's data already on your computer to do that?
You can keep said data elsewhere until you actually want to put it on the computer in question, though.
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6203 on: September 16, 2013, 01:12:28 am »

POINT COMPLETELY MISSED...
Sigh...
I will say it simply...

How much does it cost an American with an American Client and everything. For me, on my Australian client shows 80USD...
Looks like I shouldn't have added that caveat then, the answer was supposed to be "Yes, it's cheaper."

Which is what everyone else added after I decided to sleep..
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6204 on: September 16, 2013, 08:09:50 am »

How do you install a game without the internet? Wouldn't you need all the game's data already on your computer to do that?
You can keep said data elsewhere until you actually want to put it on the computer in question, though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6205 on: September 16, 2013, 02:18:45 pm »

How many CDs am I going to have to use in order to store a physical copy of Blacklist?
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6206 on: September 16, 2013, 04:13:47 pm »

Apparently it fits on 2 DVDs.  Notably the required hard drive space is listed as 25GB, but game data is often highly compressed on install discs (or as it's downloaded from Steam).
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6207 on: September 16, 2013, 04:54:21 pm »

It'll be great when in a few years you want to install that oldie you saved, then find out that mold ate your discs because you didn't have the means to void seal them.
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« Reply #6208 on: September 16, 2013, 06:15:56 pm »

It'll be great when in a few years you want to install that oldie you saved, then find out that mold ate your discs because you didn't have the means to void seal them.

A few years? I have 15 year old burned CD's that I can still get everything off of. I've lived all of that time 5-10 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Hello mold/mildew heaven. I've watched more servers and game software companies go under than I've lost DVD's or CD's.
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Re: Steam Sales
« Reply #6209 on: September 16, 2013, 06:54:50 pm »

A handful of games are on 80% off secret(?) sale right now.
This includes La Mulana, go check it out and buy it.
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