Steam Update Availability

GBlair4811 · Post by **GBlair4811** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 00:33

First off, I am not opening this thread as another discussion about how steam sucks etc. Im opening it primarily to help keep everyone updated on when the patch is out. Via steam, the update news always says something like December 1969 or some such as its last update with no patch notes etc so I will not actually know when the update is released unless someone tells me lol.

I found no immediate way with 1.21 to tell it was implemented, so i decided to start this thread. If anyone spots that the 1.3 patch has been added to steam, or has any information on if they know when it will be released (I know Monday is likely) then post here, i check the forums a couple times a day as I am sure many others do also.

This is not another topic on how awful steam is =P I think we can all agree that its nice to have the patch asap but unfortunately its not and us whining wont help =P plz keep the whining to the already started topics.

palm911 · Post by **palm911** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 00:36

from what jhonny posted http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php? ... &start=240

we can have the patch next week or that could happen next year

please check Valve time link , and prepare yourself with a bottle of pepto bizmol.

shrikebtr · Post by **shrikebtr** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 00:47

Palm you need to take it easy dude. You and me are in the same boat, but you don't need to go around doom and glooming it, it just looks silly. I addressed it in the other thread, but again: "Valve Time" generally applies to Valve's history of game development. Not 3rd party game patch distribution.

Gblair:
Yeah the complete lack of update news is irritating as hell. I find myself wondering if the problem is Ego not submitting the proper "forms" with the patch, and thus there being no added patch notes to Steam, or if Valve is dropping the ball in that regard. Only Devs on either side of the aisle know for sure.

I would say your best bet is to:
1) Keep checking the 1.3 thread (and maybe follow my suggestion of complaining about the delay to Valve

) because if people are people, that thread will turn into a chorus of "yay Steam patch is here finally!" for a few days following the Steam release.

2) A more direct way to check IME, is to just run the game. Due to the inclusion of the front end launcher, you will get the usual handy dandy launcher screen which shows the version information right up top. This lets you check quickly without having to run and load the full game. I didn't realize the version was that accessible until recently, although if you are a user who only runs Steam for TC, this will be less than ideal for you I am guessing.

Best of luck!

GBlair4811 · Post by **GBlair4811** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 00:50

lol @ valve time =P

GBlair4811 · Post by **GBlair4811** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 00:52

Nah ive got quite a lot on my steam acct. Left 4 Dead is the best thing since sliced bread.

eladan · Post by **eladan** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 00:54

GBlair4811 wrote:This is not another topic on how awful steam is =P I think we can all agree that its nice to have the patch asap but unfortunately its not and us whining wont help =P plz keep the whining to the already started topics.

I think it would actually be preferable if this thread were used for all steam discussion, to free the sticky up since the other thread was locked.

Please keep the discussion civil and within the rules though, so we don't have a repeat.

andrewas · Post by **andrewas** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 00:56

palm911 wrote: please check Valve time link , and prepare yourself with a bottle of pepto bizmol.

You are aware that the Valve Time article is a joke, yes?

As for the availability 1.3 on Steam, Id put money on a Monday release. maybe Tuesday. No worth going ballistic over.

palm911 · Post by **palm911** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 01:01

i apologize then , i didnt knew it was a joke.

however last time took then more than a week...

thanks

shinpl · Post by **shinpl** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 01:08

Meh, this whole discussion about 'oh woe is steam and no patch yet' is silly for me. Yes i have a steam copy, YES IT IS IRRITATING... BUT X3TC is not all there is to do... damn... Sorry if i offend someone but... i can wait a few days, do other stuff, play other games, have fun with friends... X3TC IS NOT THE ONLY THING OUT THERE!! So please people stop going ballistic about the patch release...

So... stay cool!

andrewas · Post by **andrewas** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 01:09

If you check, it was five days. Which included a holiday as well as a weekend, which is why I'm betting on a monday release this time around.

Of course, if you choose to obsess over the patch, it could easily seem to take a couple of weeks. Me, I prefer to enjoy life a little bit more than that.

shinpl · Post by **shinpl** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 01:20

Agreed Andrewas, just stay cool, do other stuff. "Time flies when your having fun" and assorted stuff

Evil_Dude · Post by **Evil_Dude** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 02:31

shinpl wrote:Meh, this whole discussion about 'oh woe is steam and no patch yet' is silly for me. Yes i have a steam copy, YES IT IS IRRITATING... BUT X3TC is not all there is to do... damn... Sorry if i offend someone but... i can wait a few days, do other stuff, play other games, have fun with friends... X3TC IS NOT THE ONLY THING OUT THERE!! So please people stop going ballistic about the patch release...

So... stay cool!

+1

I am one such user eagerly awaiting the 1.3 patch. However, nothing is instantaneous. I'd rather go through the red tape of checking the validity and compatibility of a new patch than getting a bad one.
Say, for instance, someone manages to slip a valve a virus disguised as a patch to my favorite game. Since distributing computer viruses to thousands of gamers is a bad business model, they have to check for that sort of thing. A bit of an extreme example, but I bet someone's tried it.

shinpl · Post by **shinpl** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 02:37

Slipping a virus may be a bit extreme... but lets say a few bits of data corrupt in the 'patched' version... distributing a non-Valve game to several thousands of gamers... And since Valve does not exactly preform techsupport for non-Valve games, it could be weeks of non-playable game before it got fixed.

I for one am happy that they take the needed time to test it and deploy properly.

And they will not do any 'special delay' for a very simple reasons... Free Market, Capitalism, basic economy laws. If you screw up, people dont buy from you, you go out of buisness.

As said previously... just stay cool!

palm911 · Post by **palm911** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 03:48

I do not agree witht some posts above, but i can understand that for some is not a big deal, but bear in mind that for others it might be.

its simply wrong to have the same game and not be able to update it once the official patch goes live for whatever reason they have.

i dont really need any form of excuses, the fact is the patch is not there (for steam users).

i can understand that this whole issue might not be ego fault, but its just not acceptable at customer level.

i hope you can understand the point.

shinpl · Post by **shinpl** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 03:55

Yes it is a valid point, but as they say in my country (the translation may be rough) "You did see what you bought".
So no one should be suprised...

H.F._Mudd · Post by **H.F._Mudd** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 04:34

shinpl wrote:Yes it is a valid point, but as they say in my country (the translation may be rough) "You did see what you bought".
So no one should be suprised...

Okay, that's just a bit too apologetic for me.

While I understand moaning won't make my game get patched any faster, I'd like to point out that I didn't ask for this and I wouldn't have purchased this game from steam if I'd had an alternative.

If I'd known patching would be an issue, I would have waited until I could find a reasonable way to get a hard copy.

As it is, I'll never buy anything else from steam and regrettably, if egosoft can't find another way to publish in North America, I guess I won't be buying anything else from them.

If I have to wait, I'll wait... in two months I'm sure I can find a hard copy on ebay for under $10.00.

I'd rather not do that. Egosoft is a great company and they're welcome to my $50.00. I'd just like to get my patches the same time as everyone else.

Is that so WRONG?

shinpl · Post by **shinpl** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 04:38

Yes and No.

Now you see, we are getting on the hard part...
How much is to much...

Its not like your not going to get the patch, its just a delay. Think of it from another point... "if egosoft can't find another way to publish in North America"... well what if it was not published in NA? Would you not play? What is better? Waiting a week for a patch... or 2-3 months for a hard copy? So it would be cheaper after 2-3 months to get a hard copy... but you would have waited... and yet waiting for few days (a week?) will create a problem? I dont see any logic here.

Thelic · Post by **Thelic** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 04:44

If you're that against Steam as some people here are (which, to me, is due to a whole lot of FUD and hand-wringing) then buy one of the non-English versions. IIRC, the only difference is the printed language of the manual. Then again, if you aren't willing to wait three or four days for a patch, you probably can't stand a non-English manual either.

eladan · Post by **eladan** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 04:56

Thelic wrote:If you're that against Steam as some people here are (which, to me, is due to a whole lot of FUD and hand-wringing)

I don't use steam as:

1. My gaming PC isn't connected to the net, and
2. I have issues with systems relying on a company's good will to keep working.

For 2., now I realise that valve isn't likely to pull the plug on steam anytime soon. However, similar systems have been known to go out of commission, leaving customers in the lurch, without anything to show for their purchase.

Whether or not you consider this an issue, I'm not particularly interested in. I'd hope that you respect my decision to be based on reasoning that I consider sound, rather than dismissing it the way you just did.

:EDIT: quote fix.

shinpl · Post by **shinpl** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 05:02

Eladan, thats an argument i can understand and fully respect. Its based on logic and *not* some bogus beliefs like "I want NOW becouse they have it".

Not using steam is fair, and everyone is free to do so, no one forced anyone. And as i said 'you seen what you were buying', and if you did not, then your the ONLY ONE TO BLAME. Thats logic and common sense!

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