Posted July 07, 2012
I got the boxed retail version hoping to get a three DVD set but it's just one disc for show and tell attached to a Steam key...
Ultimate Edition BTW
Ultimate Edition BTW
Post edited July 07, 2012 by carnival73
carnival73
Zug Zug!
Registered: Sep 2010
From New Zealand
BlackMageJ
Eaten by a Grue
Registered: Sep 2008
From United Kingdom
Posted July 07, 2012
It should still install from the disc, but Steam will automatically download any patches that have been released since the version on the DVD.
Why would you need three DVDs anyway? Install data is compressed, just because the data takes up 10 gigs on your hard drive, it won't take up anywhere near that much on the disc. The download should be smaller than the HDD requirement too, since again it's compressed and then extracted as part of the install process.
Why would you need three DVDs anyway? Install data is compressed, just because the data takes up 10 gigs on your hard drive, it won't take up anywhere near that much on the disc. The download should be smaller than the HDD requirement too, since again it's compressed and then extracted as part of the install process.
DodoGeo
Looking@You Kid
Registered: Feb 2010
From Croatia
Posted July 07, 2012
Don't know why, but sometimes Steam starts downloading the game even if you start the setup from the disc.
I started the setup a few times until it got going from the disc.
I started the setup a few times until it got going from the disc.
Foxhack
Fuzzball
Registered: Sep 2008
From Mexico
Posted July 07, 2012
Tried this?
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5357-FSQM-0382
It worked for me with Metro 2033.
BlackMageJ: It should still install from the disc, but Steam will automatically download any patches that have been released since the version on the DVD.
Why would you need three DVDs anyway? Install data is compressed, just because the data takes up 10 gigs on your hard drive, it won't take up anywhere near that much on the disc. The download should be smaller than the HDD requirement too, since again it's compressed and then extracted as part of the install process.Not always. Sometimes you download the files exactly as they're installed, already decompressed. When you install the game on Steam, all it does is write the proper registry values and install any needed DLLs / PhysX / DirectX stuff.
Sometimes the games are already compresssed, too. And don't forget this is the Ultimate Edition, which already included all the DLCs...
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5357-FSQM-0382
It worked for me with Metro 2033.
Why would you need three DVDs anyway? Install data is compressed, just because the data takes up 10 gigs on your hard drive, it won't take up anywhere near that much on the disc. The download should be smaller than the HDD requirement too, since again it's compressed and then extracted as part of the install process.
Sometimes the games are already compresssed, too. And don't forget this is the Ultimate Edition, which already included all the DLCs...
Post edited July 07, 2012 by Foxhack