STEAM Pull Back Update

Posted by Dev at 13:31 22/10/2003.

As NoToRiOuS reported yesterday a lot of people were having problems with STEAM and connecting to HL, CS, DoD etc... Well Greg Coomer has released this statement on the STEAM news page:

We have identified a bug in the recent update which was causing Steam users to download much more content than was necessary. This was overloading the network and not allowing people to play games, so we have reverted back to the previous version for now. There will probably be some network congestion due to all this for the next couple of hours or so.

So if you've been having problems this morning you know why. I also read something interesting on PHL which stated that something called 'trickle update' is something VALVe are toying with which will automatically download parts of upcoming games such as Counter-Strike: Condition Zero in the background meaning there is less to download on the multiplayer side when/if you purchase the game.

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Smittins
13:36 22/10/2003
wtf? a bug in steam? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Endo
Legend
13:36 22/10/2003
yeah, but HLTV works now. so i am rejoicing :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
eC^
BLACKLiGHT
13:41 22/10/2003
hope the trickle update doesn't happen while playing.. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
decrepit
Croydon
13:45 22/10/2003
or at all, dont want half of ricochet 2 sittin on my pc [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Dev
theb0g
13:50 22/10/2003
No it doesn't happen whilst playing apparently its when STEAM updates. But yesterday they put too much content on there so STEAM was in effect trying to get more than was needed for the current update, causing the network to become unstable. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
MonkH
14:01 22/10/2003
WeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeE!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!...one [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AlleM
14:06 22/10/2003
when the update came out yesterday originally i was updating all through out a clan match for me i was stuck on 120 ping whilst it was dling at 1megabit a sec. And now ive restarted steam in which i guessed it was reverting back to the old version its now been updating all day long consistantly at 1megabit a sec (and i had all the games previously dled and working) for the record my steam folder is 5gig is anyone elses ? looool [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
caleb
n00bhands
14:11 22/10/2003
i only want cs...f*** off other crappy mods! :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
`NWA
14:18 22/10/2003
meanwhile i still have the s***ty server veridication fails error. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Twaddle
14:18 22/10/2003
Apparently this update has been fixed and re-released [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AnNuM
14:19 22/10/2003
It was fine for me all night, took me 3seconds to update and no lag or anything at all! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
gaz
eNvy!
14:20 22/10/2003
my counter strike is now pdating at the moment :( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Scrappy
Sniper's Alley
14:23 22/10/2003
Does steam trickle update at the mo? :)
I certainly wouldn't call it a gushing stream :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
lok1
Choke
14:25 22/10/2003
Steam is on perm trickle update. and releasing a new patch to stop ppl downloading more than they need. i mean wheres the logic in that. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Toomy
14:47 22/10/2003
mine's been downloading shit all day and night and still not ready to play.. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
fez
15:12 22/10/2003
mines fine u all such hahahaha ul [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Lyo`
eSports.Edge
15:12 22/10/2003
steam is f***ing gay....

everytime i start it, it rags my comp and turns it in to a p166 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Valar
15:19 22/10/2003
rant

all i wanna know is why every time i reboot my pc it takes 10 f***in minutes preparing to play cs for the first time.

other than that its fine, so fu all :)

hmm, why when i alt+tab out to the desktop does it sometimes switch my gun models to left-handed? w**kER. and i want a uk keyboard layout when u type to say something, not just in the console. its doubley confusing now.

/rant

whoa [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
w1cked
Croydon
15:33 22/10/2003
thought it was updating for the 2nd time in 2 days ¬_¬

when are they going to make an update with some changes that anyone actually cares about? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
JiMs
15:38 22/10/2003
i had a wet dream about steam last night [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Carvell
15:40 22/10/2003
u as well!??!?!?! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ilic``
Team56
15:42 22/10/2003
any one have the problem when in cs for some reason your gun auto reloads when you move, it just turns itself randomly on and to get rid off it you have to delete your cfg. f***in steam s***e [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
h0mes
15:52 22/10/2003
i found something out .. if i had msn6 running in the background steam would load and i would have to wait 10minutes as my hard drive thrashed around before i could play..
i turned off msn and it worked fine
Im on win98se
hope this helps anyone having this problem :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
MonkH
15:57 22/10/2003
no my steam work'ed find all time untill patch yesterday except for when somone signed on msn i was able to see though walls :/
but glad they went back cus the patch they released was musta been most fked up patch eva lol :P stalled for 10mins then only worked for few seconds b4 crashed [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Carvell
15:58 22/10/2003
hacker! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
N3M-
endeffect
15:59 22/10/2003
wouldnt users have to accept a some legal agreement for that... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
darkst0rm
the demonic radicals
16:17 22/10/2003
Preparing to play counter-strike.. fs. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Valar
16:21 22/10/2003
wp. glad it aint just me :E [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
caleb
n00bhands
16:21 22/10/2003
moi knoife came out for no reason loist noight! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
w1cked
Croydon
16:28 22/10/2003
..WTF @ http://www.geocities.com/davst3r/Steam.jpg [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
16:29 22/10/2003
"The web site you are trying to access has exceeded its allocated data transfer."

lol geocities is f***ing s*** [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Righteous
Clan ONE
16:30 22/10/2003
got update okish...all worked ok.

...then today CS had to reinstall for some reason, reinstalled all the mods, steam crashed.

now i have to download every mod again, only 170 mins for CS.........

*spits at steam* [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
suki
16:40 22/10/2003
i had to do the same Righteous , but now when i go to play cs, it crashes on the main cs windows, either when trying to join aserver or just go into cs.
reinstalling steam w/ cs now [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AnNuM
16:44 22/10/2003
Uninstall then re-install just CS, it happened on my bros and it wouldn't work proper untill he did that! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Righteous
Clan ONE
16:45 22/10/2003
uninstall Steam completely ? as in delete all files/folders or just uninstall CS like ive already done and when i get the CS update it will work :? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Weebull
16:45 22/10/2003
no my steam work'ed find all time untill patch yesterday except for when somone signed on msn i was able to see though walls :/
Aha! ATI GFX card by any chance sir? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Righteous
Clan ONE
16:46 22/10/2003
what p***es me off was everything was fine (well i say everything it was buggy to f*** but at least i could play) before the update but now everything is completely screwed ! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Weebull
16:47 22/10/2003
There there [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ripper
Rush!
16:47 22/10/2003
mine works, im at work 2nite so come round mine if you wanna play [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
bop
Last Chance
16:47 22/10/2003
exactly the same happened to me last night alex [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AnNuM
16:48 22/10/2003
Just CS, when it's downloaded it all again, make sure it's on auto update then just load CS, let it fully update it's self then you're ready to go! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Righteous
Clan ONE
16:48 22/10/2003
kk ta m8 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AnNuM
16:50 22/10/2003
Is seeing through walls not the norm? I always thought it was! :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
bop
Last Chance
16:56 22/10/2003
i dont expect u saying that would suprise many people annum ;P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ripper
Rush!
16:57 22/10/2003
colon p's all round [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
HeNdie
Void
17:01 22/10/2003
steam updated 3 times in 2 days!
now i have 100 ping on servers fo steam :[ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
w1cked
Croydon
17:04 22/10/2003
every time my steam updates it installs it into a new drive, then i cant load steam because it says i have multiple installs.. GREAT! :DDD

f***ing peice of s***. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
HeNdie
Void
17:08 22/10/2003
unistalled steam
and re-installed using the cs 350mb file works fine now :] [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
suki
17:08 22/10/2003
kinda funny hearing about all these problems, everyone has their own story [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Fate``
17:30 22/10/2003
end of day ppl dnt moan
sit back
have a stella
and think much beta than playing cs [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
St00piD
Intrigue
17:42 22/10/2003
and dont sigh
steve [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Fate``
17:44 22/10/2003
i aint sighing when sexy gav replys to my comments :E [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Liq
17:47 22/10/2003
shut up fate``````````----------------^^^^ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Fate``
17:50 22/10/2003
Liq son dnt push me aint in mood
S I G H [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Wolfie
WanadooWolfie
18:07 22/10/2003
does anyone else get the problem where steam freezes on 'preparing to play counter-strike' for about 7/8 minutes? If there is a way to fix it, it would be nice. also it only does it first time round, other times it fine.

and this only started about 3 days ago, and ive not changed any settings on mah pc [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
darkst0rm
the demonic radicals
18:21 22/10/2003
i had that, i just installed steam again over the top and it worked for me [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Wolfie
WanadooWolfie
18:25 22/10/2003
yay, what fun, downloading all them updates again w00t w00t :P better than nowt tho, thanks [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Toomy
19:08 22/10/2003
worst idea ever mike, i reinstalled steam and now it won't go past preparing to play counter-strike :(( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Fox
ClanNEW
19:11 22/10/2003
worked when i reinstalled steam + cs over the top of the old one [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Fate``
19:19 22/10/2003
toomy
school boy error
never listen to mike
i am sighign at him for u [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Wolfie
WanadooWolfie
19:57 22/10/2003
worked for me :P just installed over the top [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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