About Steam and LAN...

[Piotr621]

I am currently trying to set-up a LAN party for myself and a few of my friends. My biggest obstacle however, is the fact that all of my best MP games (TF2, CS:S, Borderlands etc...) are all on Steam, which only one of my friends has. What restrictions apply when you try to run the same Steam account on multiple computers at the same time? Does it log you off comepletely, or merely block online gaming? Also, do said games (TF2, CS:S, and Borderlands), operate on Peer to Peer for LAN or are they server-based?

 

[ravensshade]

steam logs out the moment you log in to another computer with same account

 

[Wofiel]

Unless you are in offline mode already in which case steam doesn't interact with the internet.

This. One by one, log the computer in, (make sure the games are fully updated) set it to offline mode and log in on the next one.

 

[ravensshade]

steam logs out the moment you log in to another computer with same account

Unless you are in offline mode already in which case steam doesn't interact with the internet.

that i didn't know

 

[gRiM_rEaPeRsco]

how are you playing TF2 and CS:S without steam? if you have pirated a steam game good luck with MP lol

 

[TZer0]

I'm not sure if that is possible. I'd say you should just go and get The Orange Box - trust me, it is worth it.

 

[Agayek]

I am currently trying to set-up a LAN party for myself and a few of my friends. My biggest obstacle however, is the fact that all of my best MP games (TF2, CS:S, Borderlands etc...) are all on Steam, which only one of my friends has. What restrictions apply when you try to run the same Steam account on multiple computers at the same time? Does it log you off comepletely, or merely block online gaming? Also, do said games (TF2, CS:S, and Borderlands), operate on Peer to Peer for LAN or are they server-based?

You can run multiple steam accounts at the same time as long as only one of them is set to "online mode" at a time. I use this to share games with a friend of mine. Not sure how it works with allowing connections within the game though.

 

[Piotr621]

how are you playing TF2 and CS:S without steam? if you have pirated a steam game good luck with MP lol

That's not what I said. I do have Steam (as well as legal copies of the games). My problem is just that my friends don't.

I'm not sure if that is possible. I'd say you should just go and get The Orange Box - trust me, it is worth it.

Of course I have the Orange Box! It's the greatest package ever invented!

By the way, thanks a lot for the responses. Did not know about the entire offline mode thing.

 

[gRiM_rEaPeRsco]

how are you playing TF2 and CS:S without steam? if you have pirated a steam game good luck with MP lol

That's not what I said. I do have Steam (as well as legal copies of the games). My problem is just that my friends don't.

I'm not sure if that is possible. I'd say you should just go and get The Orange Box - trust me, it is worth it.

Of course I have the Orange Box! It's the greatest package ever invented!

By the way, thanks a lot for the responses. Did not know about the entire offline mode thing.

the orange box is about £15, tell your friends they must get it or their life is wasted

 

[TZer0]

how are you playing TF2 and CS:S without steam? if you have pirated a steam game good luck with MP lol

That's not what I said. I do have Steam (as well as legal copies of the games). My problem is just that my friends don't.

I'm not sure if that is possible. I'd say you should just go and get The Orange Box - trust me, it is worth it.

Of course I have the Orange Box! It's the greatest package ever invented!

By the way, thanks a lot for the responses. Did not know about the entire offline mode thing.

Let me correct that: make your friends get those packages as well!