Buying TF2 on a DVD

[Yukiism]

I gonna buy TF2 on a DVD Mondays and i was just asking how that version of the game patches. Since i heard there are a lot of patches/updates released for TF2 and i was wondering if i had to download Steam or just download a patch somewhere.

[TheEn|gma]

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I gonna buy TF2 on a DVD Mondays and i was just asking how that version of the game patches. Since i heard there are a lot of patches/updates released for TF2 and i was wondering if i had to download Steam or just download a patch somewhere.

TF2 will run through Steam regardless of whether you buy it off steam, individually boxed or in the Orange Box. Not sure whether TF2 individually boxed comes with any patches, came out a few months ago so there will be updates you'll need to get regardless

Steam will auto-update your game for you. AFAIK you can't download the patches separately anyway.

[Yukiism]

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Yeah, i bought TF2 individually.

So from what i understand is that when i install the game, the installer will ask me to download Steam? Then i have to install it and it will update itself, right?

[Mo0by]

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Yeah. I can't really see why your asking it will do it all for you :p

[ch3ch3n]

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i have bought it 2 steam will do all the work

[Yukiism]

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Because i'm buying it on DVD and i don't know how i could patch it, because i didn't download it through Steam. And all my friends who had the game downloaded it through Steam so they had Steam that could update itself.

It's my first game which works with Steam and my first Source engine game, so i don't really know how things work with Steam.

[[DR]S|Pvt. Voop_Bacon]

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Because i'm buying it on DVD and i don't know how i could patch it, because i didn't download it through Steam. And all my friends who had the game downloaded it through Steam so they had Steam that could update itself.

It's my first game which works with Steam and my first Source engine game, so i don't really know how things work with Steam.

Its simple. Put the disk in and install normally. It was also ask you to install steam. Do it. When you first open Steam it will automatically download all update for any game which needs it, which in this case is TF2. So just go eat something and come back and youll be fine and ready to play. See you on the battlefield :salute:

[Yukiism]

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Ah thanks, i'll be on the battlefield Monday!

The O.C. server is where everybody plays, right?

[iQue]

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Ah thanks, i'll be on the battlefield Monday!

The O.C. server is where everybody plays, right?

I'm having a detour on nocrit servers but generally the O.C. is where all of us play

[Vreki]

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Its simple. Put the disk in and install normally. It was also ask you to install steam. Do it. When you first open Steam it will automatically download all update for any game which needs it, which in this case is TF2. So just go eat something and come back and youll be fine and ready to play. See you on the battlefield :salute:

Disclaimer: For some reason my steam doesn't always complete the "automatic" download if I don't ask it to launch the game.
I don't know if others have that problem, but it is worth a try if your TF2 update seems to hang.

[Hawkers]

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I have to right click pause then right click resume to get mine downloading sometimes.

[Yukiism]

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I'm having a detour on nocrit servers but generally the O.C. is where all of us play

Looking forward to play against to again

And thanks for the auto update warnings! :)

[MrChris_CJ]

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usually on retail copies it will just install steam first, then unlock some of the game content and your internet does the rest

Although I always have retail, and it has never given me problems

if you get poop download rates just pause the update, wait a bit then restart it and you will get shunted to another server and hopefully a max rate

[jake_]

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Steam will auto-update your game for you. AFAIK you can't download the patches separately anyway.

:nod:

Steam is the only way.

[Yukiism]

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Yay, i'm getting it tomorrow!