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Non-Steam TF2 Rec
Created 28th December 2010 @ 15:17
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Please note, I’m not requesting download links of any kind, I’m merely trying to start a discussion to then (maybe) later create a tutorial to help others, but if any of what I’ve posted is against the rules then ofc delete this shit.
So I herd lots of people mention they use non-steam tf2 to record their footage and was wondering if someone could enlighten me as to how I’d go about doing this (minus any download links)
Do I simply update the original (07) tf2 beta with the latest gcfs? Or do I have to grab ‘dodgy/cracked steam’? tl;dr- I’ve outgrown the pldx tool and I’m sick of switching between ultra-low & ultra-high quality. Thanks for any help.
I quite often use non-steam tf2 clients to record old footage.
so basically what you need to do is:
1) find out when was your demo recorded (if the demo was recorded by PoV-Recorder then the date will be in its name)
2) dl this list http://rghost.ru/3790663 and find there which version of tf2 you need (made it myself. but it’s not complete).
3) then you can dl an earlier version and manually update it. I have found a Russian site where you can find all patches from 1.0.0.0 up to 1.1.2.3 (current version)
And that’s it. When you’re finished you should have a working non-steam client of tf2 that is able to play old demos.
Last edited by Leshey,
Spike already does this for other people.
Quoted from nvc
Spike already does this for other people.
+rep
Basically what I do is the same as what Lesh explains, except I won’t bother you with 300 downloads and different tf2 versions etc. You give me your demo, 3 days later I give you a tf2 version your demo works in.
Add me on steam if you want help :)
also accidentally linking http://sods.colonslash.eu/
Last edited by Spike Himself,
i srsly cant see how that is illegal since u own the game
it is legal to have a backup ( non steam ) of you have the original one
do u mean by switching between low and high graphics: Setting dxlevel etc?
if so then do regedit
and go here ->
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Source\tf\Settings]
export that as whatever u want.
that file has your current tf2 video settings
every time you want to set your graphics back to that, run the registry file u just exported.
Last edited by Salmon,
Quoted from AnimaL
i srsly cant see how that is illegal since u own the game
Depends which country you live in. There’s a few countries in the EU which have clauses in their copyright laws which bassically state that it’s fair play to circumvent DRM using any available methods for the purposes of personal backup, this can arguably come under that.
Anyway, to be honest, Valve isn’t going to take anyone here to court over this since the intent is fairly innocent. It’s more that for every 1 person who does it for this reason, there will be another 99 doing it to get TF2 for free.
What skyride said + I’ve been told by an admin that I cannot link to such files on these forums (yes I went on irc and asked, instead of just going for it). Would have liked to create a thread about it so it would be easy for everyone to find, but as it is I’ll just stick to replying to various other threads and shamelessly yet subtly self advertising my mini-website (see link in previous post) :>
Last edited by Spike Himself,
Thanks but I’m personally only interested in using non-steam tf2 to edit recent footage (currently not interested in old demos) as I’d like one install for playing and one for editing – cheers though I’m sure others will find it useful.
@Leshey, could it be as simple as updating my 2007 tf2 beta to the current version then?
@Salmon, Great tip thanks.
Quoted from hapha
Thanks but I’m personally only interested in using non-steam tf2 to edit recent footage (currently not interested in old demos) as I’d like one install for playing and one for editing – cheers though I’m sure others will find it useful.
What exactly are you suggesting to be different between the two? :)
Quoted from hapha
I’m sick of switching between ultra-low & ultra-high quality.
I’d prefer them to be completely separate [:
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