What the hell is this new format crap with steam?
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Sep 2012 02:59    Post subject: What the hell is this new format crap with steam?
This shit is getting old. I see a game I feel like playing that I haven't in a while and I have to sit here for an hour to wait for to redownload the game? Why the hell isn't it doing this crap in the background?


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Badrien




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Sep 2012 03:19    Post subject:
Not sure what you mean?

It patches automatically, at least for me. and redownloading after a format is well.. what usually has to happen after a format.


RTX ON
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inz




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Sep 2012 03:27    Post subject:
You need to download games before you can play them?! lol wut
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Badrien




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Sep 2012 03:29    Post subject:
inz wrote:
You need to download games before you can play them?! lol wut


If this is really what hes complaining about then lol wut

just let it dl your entire library after your format, and minimize steam(cap the bandwith first if you must), voila downloading in background>_>
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inz




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Sep 2012 03:36    Post subject:
Probably not, but with the ambiguous wording in the OP I couldn't resist. Very Happy


Spykez, if you meant downloading while playing some other game, shouldn't this work?

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2291037#8
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Sep 2012 03:47    Post subject:
The game is already downloaded. I went back to play Alan Wake and it tells me it needs to reformat the way the files are. So instead of it doing it back when it should have by itself, it waits still I want to play the game again and takes 2 hours to do it.

It's fine if the game isnt installed and it downloads. But this is for all the games I already have installed before this format change.


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tardissun




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Location: Eurotrashland
PostPosted: Tue, 18th Sep 2012 03:52    Post subject:
SpykeZ wrote:

Jokes on you. I don't get upset when something bad happens to me. I usually go with the thought process that I probably deserved it at some point, shrug it off and continue about my day.


What happened to this guy? Confused Razz
(Borrowed from the BL2 thread)
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Sep 2012 04:39    Post subject:
tardissun wrote:
SpykeZ wrote:

Jokes on you. I don't get upset when something bad happens to me. I usually go with the thought process that I probably deserved it at some point, shrug it off and continue about my day.


What happened to this guy? Confused Razz
(Borrowed from the BL2 thread)


AAHHHH HAAAAAAAAA!!!! BUURRNNNN


See how that worked out? I probably deserved this.

My hats off to you for busting me out haha.



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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Tue, 18th Sep 2012 06:37    Post subject:
Copy protection related, I guess.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\depotcache

In here after pre-loading will be the cache files for all games using the new format listed by AppID but also in this case a 4.5 GB archive containing the pre-loaded data, once unlocked this will be validated and then unpacked which takes a few minutes, that's what you are seeing. Smile

This further prevents unlocking or decrypting the files early but from all I've tested that's already close to impossible now. Smile
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