PSA: Steam to update game downloads - breaking the ability to download outdated depots

[Foas]

Steam pushed an update to their beta client, which changes how game downloads work, when this inevitably gets pushed to the CDN it will practically be impossible to download older builds of games, I suggest you download and backup all of the builds you can before it's too late.

 

[igoryek]

Sad news. This is useful feature.

 

[swaglord]

Sad news. This is useful feature.

This "story" is complete bullshit and Valve replied that it was actually for DMCA takedowns. xpaw is a drama queen attention whore, take anything from him and his gang of failed Dota modders with a grain of salt

 

[igoryek]

This "story" is complete bullshit and Valve replied that it was actually for DMCA takedowns. xpaw is a drama queen attention whore, take anything from him and his gang of failed Dota modders with a grain of salt

ok thanks for explanation.

 

[retromaniacjames]

I am glad to hear that steam is not going to do that, but at the same time I would not put it paste them to start doing that at some point.

 

[onza120]

Steam pushed an update to their beta client, which changes how game downloads work, when this inevitably gets pushed to the CDN it will practically be impossible to download older builds of games, I suggest you download and backup all of the builds you can before it's too late.

That is sad news indeed.