So I remember back on Gotfrag there was someone who helped video makers do this because back then demos would break when Valve updated the game every single time, and I'm kinda stumped and don't know where to look really or if this is even realistically possible anymore.
Suffice to say I found some very old demos that I think would interest a lot of people if I could get them recorded. I need to install a version of TF2 from slightly before April 2010. (Ideally February 23rd or 24th, the April 15th patch broke these demos since it was the Equalizer damage nerf patch, February 12th might work but I doubt it)
I already know I'll need an old school cracked copy of Steam to even run it probably. I already tried piratebay and the only versions of TF2 from around then on there don't actually work.
If anyone can help me do this or has insight I would appreciate it tremendously.
So I remember back on Gotfrag there was someone who helped video makers do this because back then demos would break when Valve updated the game every single time, and I'm kinda stumped and don't know where to look really or if this is even realistically possible anymore.
Suffice to say I found some very old demos that I think would interest a lot of people if I could get them recorded. I need to install a version of TF2 from slightly before April 2010. (Ideally February 23rd or 24th, the April 15th patch broke these demos since it was the Equalizer damage nerf patch, February 12th might work but I doubt it)
I already know I'll need an old school cracked copy of Steam to even run it probably. I already tried piratebay and the only versions of TF2 from around then on there don't actually work.
If anyone can help me do this or has insight I would appreciate it tremendously.
Welp, after spending like 3 hours on this, I discovered I need to somehow get TF2 to version 1.0.8.3 (the February 24th version) which seems impossible since every link to said updated version or patch to that version is dead. The patch before it does not work since the 24th update fixed a pipe hitreg bug, and neither does the one after (Equalizer nerf)
:(
I basically have STV demos from 6v9: Clash of the Steam Titans - Allstars, which was the very first 6v9 to be ran by Cerious and Nahanni and was also the very first 6v9 to be spread on the SPUF, so pretty much the first time the events went more public than GameFAQs and really took off. These specific games were never recorded or uploaded to anywhere, as the Equalizer nerf update completely broke the demos before Cerious (or whoever) could record them. So this is a pretty solid piece of TF2 history and I'm kinda bummed I can't find a way to make this work.
If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
Welp, after spending like 3 hours on this, I discovered I need to somehow get TF2 to version 1.0.8.3 (the February 24th version) which seems impossible since every link to said updated version or patch to that version is dead. The patch before it does not work since the 24th update fixed a pipe hitreg bug, and neither does the one after (Equalizer nerf)
:(
I basically have STV demos from 6v9: Clash of the Steam Titans - Allstars, which was the very first 6v9 to be ran by Cerious and Nahanni and was also the very first 6v9 to be spread on the SPUF, so pretty much the first time the events went more public than GameFAQs and really took off. These specific games were never recorded or uploaded to anywhere, as the Equalizer nerf update completely broke the demos before Cerious (or whoever) could record them. So this is a pretty solid piece of TF2 history and I'm kinda bummed I can't find a way to make this work.
If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
http://thepiratebay.sx/search/team%20fortress%202/0/7/0
IDK if earlier versions will work, but there's quite a few on TPB
http://thepiratebay.sx/search/team%20fortress%202/0/7/0
IDK if earlier versions will work, but there's quite a few on TPB
DarkNecridIf anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
Have you tried contacting valve?
[quote=DarkNecrid]If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.[/quote]
Have you tried contacting valve?
http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1267616
https://bitbucket.org/VoiDeD/steamre/downloads
you can download earlier versions of tf2 off valve's servers apparently using depotdownloader. Not exactly sure how to do it, but it's possible.
http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1267616
https://bitbucket.org/VoiDeD/steamre/downloads
you can download earlier versions of tf2 off valve's servers apparently using depotdownloader. Not exactly sure how to do it, but it's possible.
Platypushttp://thepiratebay.sx/search/team%20fortress%202/0/7/0
IDK if earlier versions will work, but there's quite a few on TPB
They won't, this is from the era where TF2's demo's broke at the slightest of update. Old demos only work on very specific versions of TF2. :/
disengageDarkNecridIf anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
Have you tried contacting valve?
No, I've never ever gotten a reply from them, so I'm not sure if I would get one now. :( I could try but I don't know who is the best person to send the email to, the main TF team one is probably swamped all the time.
dubioushttp://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1267616
https://bitbucket.org/VoiDeD/steamre/downloads
you can download earlier versions of tf2 off valve's servers apparently using depotdownloader. Not exactly sure how to do it, but it's possible.
Seems mega confusing but I will ask if it's possible to get the specific version I need from that.
[quote=Platypus]http://thepiratebay.sx/search/team%20fortress%202/0/7/0
IDK if earlier versions will work, but there's quite a few on TPB[/quote]
They won't, this is from the era where TF2's demo's broke at the slightest of update. Old demos only work on very specific versions of TF2. :/
[quote=disengage][quote=DarkNecrid]If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.[/quote]
Have you tried contacting valve?[/quote]
No, I've never ever gotten a reply from them, so I'm not sure if I would get one now. :( I could try but I don't know who is the best person to send the email to, the main TF team one is probably swamped all the time.
[quote=dubious]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1267616
https://bitbucket.org/VoiDeD/steamre/downloads
you can download earlier versions of tf2 off valve's servers apparently using depotdownloader. Not exactly sure how to do it, but it's possible.[/quote]
Seems mega confusing but I will ask if it's possible to get the specific version I need from that.
Using depotdownloader is actually really easy.
Make a text file, paste something like this,
DepotDownloader -cellid 0 -depot 441 -version 39 -manifest -dir "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common"
Rename it to a .bat file, put it in the same folder as depotdownloader.exe and run the .bat file.
The difficult part is knowing which tf2 / source depot you want to download.
I started this ages ago but haven't got around to filling it in for a long while.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuVlvT2ZETTQdFBDSGVvMlFkT0VqUFR0OXVaaTB2X1E&output=html
Using depotdownloader is actually really easy.
Make a text file, paste something like this,
DepotDownloader -cellid 0 -depot 441 -version 39 -manifest -dir "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common"
Rename it to a .bat file, put it in the same folder as depotdownloader.exe and run the .bat file.
The difficult part is knowing which tf2 / source depot you want to download.
I started this ages ago but haven't got around to filling it in for a long while.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuVlvT2ZETTQdFBDSGVvMlFkT0VqUFR0OXVaaTB2X1E&output=html
SpikeHimself over on ETF2L is probably the man you need to talk to. I don't know if he still offers the service, but afaik he tracked down every version of TF2, so he has a big library of almost all versions.
SpikeHimself over on ETF2L is probably the man you need to talk to. I don't know if he still offers the service, but afaik he tracked down every version of TF2, so he has a big library of almost all versions.
skyrideSpikeHimself over on ETF2L is probably the man you need to talk to. I don't know if he still offers the service, but afaik he tracked down every version of TF2, so he has a big library of almost all versions.
I'd appreciate it if you (or anyone who knows this guy) could help contact this guy and see if he has February 24th, 2010. D:
#7 I get that much, just considering how many versions of TF2 there has been it seems like it would be incredibly time consuming (especially since I have awful internet) to find the very specific version I need.
I'm guessing when/if we do get the right version, it'll need to be cracked too right? Cause won't it by default try to launch through Steam and be forced to update? Or does that not happen if you run it via executable directly.
[quote=skyride]SpikeHimself over on ETF2L is probably the man you need to talk to. I don't know if he still offers the service, but afaik he tracked down every version of TF2, so he has a big library of almost all versions.[/quote]
I'd appreciate it if you (or anyone who knows this guy) could help contact this guy and see if he has February 24th, 2010. D:
#7 I get that much, just considering how many versions of TF2 there has been it seems like it would be incredibly time consuming (especially since I have awful internet) to find the very specific version I need.
I'm guessing when/if we do get the right version, it'll need to be cracked too right? Cause won't it by default try to launch through Steam and be forced to update? Or does that not happen if you run it via executable directly.