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Is Steam NEEDED ?

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 8:03 pm
by Fidelix
Is STEAM Needed for installing Obsidian Conflict ?

i dont have HL2 on Steam, but i have HL2 Retail moved from old
windows partition.

can i still play HL2 with Obsidian Conflict ?

thanx for the attention, and for the great work on OC !!!

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:41 pm
by Shana
you need steam to play hl2 legal, so yes, it is needed

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:46 pm
by DaMaN
Well, it isn't TECHNICALLY needed, i mean, it's entirely possible to hack the HL2 code to tie in with some other sort of program running a pseudosteam that also sends the proper signals to the central steam servers without tipping them off that there's something wrong that is able to cleanly integrate sourcemods such as obsidian as well.

Of course, I have no idea how one would go about doing it, nobody has done it yet (that i know of). Not to mention it'd probably violate some law or other.

So it may present you with some difficulties ;)

So unless you want to go to great lengths to subvert steam... then yes, you do need steam. :)

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:52 pm
by Lark
DaMaN wrote:Well, it isn't TECHNICALLY needed, i mean, it's entirely possible to hack the HL2 code to tie in with some other sort of program running a pseudosteam that also sends the proper signals to the central steam servers without tipping them off that there's something wrong that is able to cleanly integrate sourcemods such as obsidian as well.

Of course, I have no idea how one would go about doing it, nobody has done it yet (that i know of). Not to mention it'd probably violate some law or other.

So it may present you with some difficulties ;)

So unless you want to go to great lengths to subvert steam... then yes, you do need steam. :)
... that or he may have it on xbox.

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:54 pm
by DaMaN
gtaiiilc wrote:
DaMaN wrote:Well, it isn't TECHNICALLY needed, i mean, it's entirely possible to hack the HL2 code to tie in with some other sort of program running a pseudosteam that also sends the proper signals to the central steam servers without tipping them off that there's something wrong that is able to cleanly integrate sourcemods such as obsidian as well.

Of course, I have no idea how one would go about doing it, nobody has done it yet (that i know of). Not to mention it'd probably violate some law or other.

So it may present you with some difficulties ;)

So unless you want to go to great lengths to subvert steam... then yes, you do need steam. :)
... that or he may have it on xbox.
Oh yea... forgot about that...

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 10:18 pm
by Fidelix
thanks for the answers people!
really quick reply! great support!
thanx!

Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 1:25 am
by Chandler
The way he talks he sounds like a bot

Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 4:46 pm
by Mr. Someguy
Bots can't respond like that can they?

Re: Is Steam NEEDED ?

Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 7:39 pm
by Mustang
Fidelix wrote:Is STEAM Needed for installing Obsidian Conflict ?

i dont have HL2 on Steam, but i have HL2 Retail moved from old
windows partition.

can i still play HL2 with Obsidian Conflict ?

thanx for the attention, and for the great work on OC !!!
No you can't play OC with your pirated copy of HL2

Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:10 pm
by LinkNEO
Mustang back again :D