Orange box - updates?

Speedy Pete · 21 Sep 2010 at 19:18

Hi,
I should be getting the orange box thru the post tomorrow.
Ive heared there is quite a lot of updates for TF2. Is there a place i can download all these updates tonight without actually having the game and updating thru steam?

thanks

uv · 21 Sep 2010 at 19:20

Nope, unless you have a local friend you can copy the GCF files from.

Speedy Pete · 21 Sep 2010 at 19:25

Do you know which files i will be needing ?

Mahnsikir · 21 Sep 2010 at 19:44

Probably most of them at least with TF2, its a good 8+ gig alone with all the updates

If you can get them from a friend you'll need the game related folders (teamfortress 2, half life 2 etc)from C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\<steamusername> as well as the big .gcf files from the steamapps folder both the game related ones (team fortress 2 content.gcf etc) and I'd expect the source related one (source 2007 shared materials.gcf etc). All in all its comes up to around 25-30gig worth of stuff.

With the exception of TF2 though, once (if) you install off of the dvd, there won't be a great deal to download, the only major add on of content to the other games was when HL2 got updated to a newer version of source and got achievements added.

Speedy Pete · 21 Sep 2010 at 19:50

ill wait and just download them thru steam over night when i get the game.

mame · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:15

All of the Half lifes had 1 or 2 big updates a few months ago. Just in time for me to do a complete playthrough