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> I would imagine they would allow you to play parts of the game without needing to install the whole game, similar to Steam. afaik steam does not do this, is
by katbyte 13y ago
> I would imagine they would allow you to play parts of the game without needing to install the whole game, similar to Steam.
afaik steam does not do this, is it a recent feature?
- talmand 13y agoI don't know of this feature either. Maybe it's a reference to demos?
- joshstrange 13y agoSome of Valve's games will download the engine/binaries first then the levels after in order so you can start to play the game while it is still downloading. I have personally experienced this. Also: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1400485 http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14004... >>Apparently some of Valve's singleplayer games let you do so. > Yeah, some do such as Half-Life 1 where it'll prioritize downloading of the binaries first, then the levels. > Granted it makes for long load times if you hit a level transition for a map that's still downloading. > Granted, the list that support that 'feature' are slim.