SuperKid Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Out today, it claims to have fixed the error where games would get stuck on Download Starting.. and it also claimed that it has fixed slow downloads with retail games e.g Unreal Tournament 3. Anyone can confirm this? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Why not post the changelog; Steam client update released MARCH 6, 2009, 6:01 PM - VALVE - STEAM CLIENT UPDATE A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include: Steam Client - Fixed possible case where Steam would get stuck with "Downloading starting..." when trying to download - Added NTFS check when trying to install Empire: Total War - Added new dialog to inform the user they failed to register a CD key because they do not own a game which is required to register the key (Empire: Total War Special Forces) - Added more download regions for Australia - Fixed several update news links for games going to the wrong page - Added more information to the game launch display when first-time install steps are being ran - Fixed HL2.exe hanging on shutdown - Increased max width of links on game properties dialog (general tab) to match the now wider properties panel. - Fixed the 'launching game' dialog always waiting for user input if there was update news available - Updated localization files for dialog variable changes (fixes %s1 appearing in some languages) - New notification shown when an application is downloaded or updated - Added teamfortress.com, tf2.com, etc. to list of approved chat urls - Fixed case where retail install would be unnecessarily slow - Fixed third-party installers not running if an installer before it failed - Several Steamworks updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinghKing Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I can confirm that it fixes the stuck on Download Starting, it happened on my Source dedicated server and Source SDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 It hasn't fixed the "Download Starting" glitch for me. :( Unreal Tournament III is still stuck on the download. It just says "Downloading: 38%". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGT Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Just checked with my Unreal Tournament 3 download - the problem still persists for me :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperKid Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 Oh well, so quite alot of people wont be seeing the free weekend then, i guess its just still getting hammerd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Sadly it is. Mine is at 41% at the moment, and I've had it going since most of yesterday. :( 1.3 days left, according to Steam. If I can keep the download going by continuously launching it, I might get it done by tonight with a bit of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 if you double click the game and try and run it,it will force the download, it might kick you off a few times but if that happens just go and run it again, its how i got the game, before i was stuck on the 'download starting' text then when i went to run the game it downloaded at over 1.2mb/sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 That's what I've been doing, and it either doesn't get through because Steam's overloaded, or the download is very slow, then it cuts off a minute after because Steam's overloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 If they aimed to fix "Download Starting..." with this update, then they failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 also make sure your download location is set to UK and Ireland, not some slow ass French village somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 My location is set to UK, it was set to UK automatically. Also double clicking the game doesn't help, it just keeps throwing up the following: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealMySoda Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I think it's referring to another bug. I had it a while ago where half of my games, even though they were fully downloaded all said 'download starting'. It didn't really affect anything as I could still launch the game, but it just looked queer. As said by SinghKing. Glad it's fixed :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 steam has been epic fail in the past few months. every time they release an update it either doesn't work or breaks something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LingeringSoul Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) That odd "Download Started" thing that Ryster mentioned in his post happened to me yesterday. I bought Dawn of War II and I had my download start, stop, and "Start" again for no apparent reason. The download speed was also horribly slow, but I imagine that may just be a consequence of the servers being hammered. I'll try again this morning. EDIT: I just read the UT3 Titan Pack thread, and apparently the slow download speeds are a problem for a lot of people. That makes me feel a little comforted. Edited March 7, 2009 by F-Stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+longgonebn Subscriber² Posted March 7, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted March 7, 2009 steam has been epic fail in the past few months. every time they release an update it either doesn't work or breaks something else. That is what I have been saying, the last couple months, boooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LingeringSoul Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Yeah, and it's unfortunate, since Steam has become my only way of purchasing PC games. Nowadays, it seems like a lot of big box type places (Future Shop, etc) suck for PC games. I searched two different stores yesterday for DoW2 and I couldn't find it. Hopefully the Steam guys realize that a lot of people don't have a decent alternative to turn to when it comes to buying their PC games, and maybe that'll motivate them to get these strange bugs worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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