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LPT: Steam, steam games

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goodthink:
Ok, just found this out.


I had to redo my system and the thought of downloading all my games over again was too much to think about. I copied my steam folder on to one of my external drives and re-did my computer.


I installed steam, then copied the folder over and it actually worked. Steam runs the games as if they were first runs after a fresh install.

Xptical:
Steam also has (had?) an "archive to disc" function.  You could burn all your games to a physical DVD or CD.

Speaking of Steam, I had a hell of a weekend.  I downloaded Torchlight a few days ago, but it failed to launch.  Turns out my Steam Cloud saves were corrupted.  I had to launch the game and quickly ALT-TAB to the %appdata% folder and delete the Runic Games/Saves folder in order to launch the game.  After that, I couldn't play fullscreen because I had the Windows7 font size pumped up to 150%.

Anyway, got it all worked out and Ms. Xptical watched me play my Vanquisher down to level 25 or so.


If you haven't played Torchlight, it's an awesome game.  Single-player only, but just pure action/RPG fun.  Torchlight 2 is on pre-order for like $20.  It will be released summer this year and will include multi-player.  If you don't have $60 for Diablo3, T2 looks to give it a run for its money.

goodthink:
Yep. This year is the year of the Gamer.


Diablo 3, Torchlight II, The Secret World and Guildwars 2.


My steam account has 100+gb, which is why I love that I can just put it on a drive and copy it over and have it work without a  ton of broken reg.keys

Xptical:
My primary hard drive is a 120GB Intel SSD, so I have to keep game installs to a minimum.

On the up-side, my internet connection is between 60~90MB down.  I can install most games pretty quickly.

I currently have Skyrim and Torchlight installed.  I'm thinking of ditching Skyrim and installing Take On Helicopters or maybe Silent Hunter 3.  I generally enjoy simulators more than anything.  I was hoping to get some rudder pedals on Amazon this month, but looks like life has a way of creeping up on me sometimes.

goodthink:
Yep. It's funny how life almost seems to know when things get too good.

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