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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / December 20044.5 gigs of HD space?
Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? Thanks I have HL2 downloaded via Steam and the folder is over 7gb in size :-o > Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I > don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? > > Thanks > Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I > don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? > > Thanks The contents of my Valve directory sum up to 4.51 GB. This included HL2, CS:S, HL2DM, and the dedicated server files >> Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I >> don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The contents of my Valve directory sum up to 4.51 GB. This included HL2, > CS:S, HL2DM, and the dedicated server files My Steam folder currently sits exactly on 10.0 Gb's. 4.5 for a game now is large but getting the norm specially for on-line games for maps and mods etc. >>> Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I >>> don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 4.5 for a game now is large but getting the norm specially for on-line > games for maps and mods etc. I'll add in that Z:\games\Steam for me is 5.91GB - 947 files 126 folders. Thats got most of the Half-life games and variants in. (But no mods) > Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I > don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? 7.6 gig on my laptop (including source sdk and various tools) Add 610 MB for the XSI Mod Tool I'll get the size for the others pc's later But beware these installations is huuuuge due to countless hl1 mods :-) - Peter 5.1 for HL2 retail with SDK 3.5 for Farcry 7.2 for Battlefield 1942 with the major mods. Large, but middle of the road for most games in terms of size. > I'll get the size for the others pc's later > But beware these installations is huuuuge due to countless hl1 mods :-) Hehe, just got the size of the steam folder for one of them ~ 20 Gig with ~ 50.000 files OMG - Peter > Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I > don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? > > Thanks From my experience be sure that you have several gigs of free space, defrag, etc. or the game will drag. >> Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I >> don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > From my experience be sure that you have several gigs of free space, > defrag, etc. or the game will drag. If you want those long loading-screens to get as short as possible, get the Steam files onto a fast and emty drive after it is downloaded. It's the only way to ensure fast and sequential access. Just update the shortcuts and delete the clientregistry.blob-file, and Steam will adapt to a new location. Use some kind of benchmark-tool to measure your hard drives. Raptortest is my favourite, as it simulates a regular application using the drive as buffer. A modern SATA-drive should give 60 MB/s effective transfer rate, and that should cut the loading time between maps down to seconds.  SignatureRobert Aksland >>> Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I >>> don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > as buffer. A modern SATA-drive should give 60 MB/s effective transfer > rate, and that should cut the loading time between maps down to seconds. Yeah I've got most of my games sitting on an SATA drive (albeit 7200 RPM) As soon as I can afford it I'm going to try to get a couple 10K Raptors and put them in a RAID-0 array... I hate waiting :p This unfortunately won't happen till after I upgrade my RAM to 1GB and upgrade my video card (currently a overclocked 9500 Pro) though. > Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. I > don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? > > Thanks 5.6GB here. Just HL, HL2, OpFor, CS:S and SDK. > Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. > I don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? Why can't that be right? That's becoming the norm for modern games, and you can expect to keep creeping upward. Signature~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mike Kohary mike at kohary dot com http://www.kohary.com Karma Photography: http://www.karmaphotography.com Seahawks Historical Database: http://www.kohary.com/seahawks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1gig of hard drive space == 50 p (UK) = $1 (USA) Free HD slots/cables arent a problem anymore either - just connected a 200gig HD via an external USB connector/box to my rig. works a treat... S > Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be right. > I don't have that much room. I already have steam will that matter? > > Thanks >1gig of hard drive space == 50 p (UK) = $1 (USA) > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Thanks Even less than that on sale. One of our local vendors just advertised a 60 Gb Maxtor drive for a whopping $38 after instant rebate... >8^> > >1gig of hard drive space == 50 p (UK) = $1 (USA) > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Even less than that on sale. One of our local vendors just advertised a 60 Gb > Maxtor drive for a whopping $38 after instant rebate... >8^> Thanks for the responses everyone. Looks like I'm off to get another hard drive. >>> Does HL2 really take up 4.5 gigs of hard drive? That can't be >>> right. I don't have that much room. I already have steam will that [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > advertised a 60 Gb > Maxtor drive for a whopping $38 after instant rebate... >8^> Make sure the HD has at least a 3 year warranty, especially if they seem to be sold for suspiciously less than others. The one year warranty ones tend to last two years tops, or even less than one year if you do a lot of overnight DLing (which you will be doing a lot of with that damn Steam missapplication ;) Dont touch IBM/Hitachi deskstar (Ive had three fail within 6 months of purchase). they say they've sorted em out, but I dont believe it looking at the forums. S In the times of Yore, approximately 3 moons after Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:52:30 -0000, there was a signal from the heavens from where the angel "Sham B" <replytothislist@nomail.com> emblazoned these words across the heavens: >Dont touch IBM/Hitachi deskstar (Ive had three fail within 6 months of purchase). they say they've >sorted em out, but I dont believe it looking at the forums. I have 3 deskstars - one's 3 years old, one's 2 years and I have one in my MP3 player thats almost a year old. No problems - highly recommended... Civilian_Target --- "The great thing about pessimism is that you are either 'right as usual' or 'pleasently surprised' >>Dont touch IBM/Hitachi deskstar (Ive had three fail within 6 months of purchase). they say they've >>sorted em out, but I dont believe it looking at the forums. > >I have 3 deskstars - one's 3 years old, one's 2 years and I have one in my MP3 player thats almost a year >old. No problems - highly recommended... I had two out of the three Deathstars I have owned break on me, the only drives out of about eight drives from various manufacturers I have had to do so. SignatureAndrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. >>>Dont touch IBM/Hitachi deskstar (Ive had three fail within 6 months of purchase). they say they've >>>sorted em out, but I dont believe it looking at the forums. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > only drives out of about eight drives from various manufacturers I > have had to do so. I had one die on me also. I bought two at the same time from the same vendor for a RAID array... damn fast drives, and quiet too... but after losing everything in the array suddenly and having to low-level format the working drive to get it usable as a stand-alone drive, I stick with WD from now on. > In the times of Yore, approximately 3 moons after Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:52:30 -0000, there was a signal > from the heavens from where the angel "Sham B" <replytothislist@nomail.com> emblazoned these words across [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I have 3 deskstars - one's 3 years old, one's 2 years and I have one in my MP3 player thats almost a year > old. No problems - highly recommended... I gotta say, after my experiences with 2 of the 75GXPs i'd be hesitant to ever return to IBM/Hitachi HDs ever again.. The most annoying part of it was that I deliberately bought IBM because I was only interested in buying solid reliable stuff :-/ SignatureBen Cottrell AKA Bench WD, WD, WD, all the way.... >> In the times of Yore, approximately 3 moons after Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:52:30 -0000, there was a signal >> from the heavens from where the angel "Sham B" <replytothislist@nomail.com> emblazoned these words across [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >it was that I deliberately bought IBM because I was only interested in >buying solid reliable stuff :-/ "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, cigar in one hand, favorite beverage in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!" Where did you get that great quote/statement? I am taking it! Best thing I've read on this newsgroup in an age. Scott in Austin MN "Cannon Fodder" <gonfishn@airmail.net> wrote in message > "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with > the intention of arriving safely in an attractive > and well preserved body, but rather to skid in > sideways, cigar in one hand, favorite beverage in > the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, > and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!" > Where did you get that great quote/statement? I am taking it! Best > thing I've read on this newsgroup in an age. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, >> and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!" I think the old fart...er...*CF* I mean....wrote it :) McG. My sister-in-law E-mailed it to me sometime ago... Don't know the origin even though I've searched high and low... Sure sounds like W.C. Fields though.... :) >Where did you get that great quote/statement? I am taking it! Best thing >I've read on this newsgroup in an age. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, >> and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!" "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, cigar in one hand, favorite beverage in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!" Could be George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles, Jimmy Durante or even more likely that OLD geezer that recently skidded into a coffin with a Scotch on the rocks in one hand and a Havana in the other.... George Burns. > My sister-in-law E-mailed it to me sometime ago... Don't know the > origin even though I've searched high and low... Sure sounds like W.C. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, > and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!" |
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