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Steam Cloud - I'll never lose a save again
TewDee | 2:52 AM on 11.04.2008 9 comments


I very rarely play games outside of Steam. I try to purchase everything I can on Steam. I have an original copy of The Witcher, an Enhanced Edition copy, and I STILL keep thinking about ordering it on Steam.

Now I have an even bigger reason.

Steam is getting another upgrade this week called "Steam Cloud". This will allow user saves and configurations to be stored on Valve's servers. Like the games you buy on Steam, this will allow you to download and have access to your configurations for CS:S, Half-Life 2, etc. ANYWHERE.

I can only hope and pray that it extends to all games on Steam because I install and uninstall games at a compulsive rate. Painkiller is a game that sees bi-monthly installs. I'll play it for two weeks, kill as many guys as I feel the need to, then get rid of it. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: SoC on the other hand has been sitting on my computer for months now. I'm afraid to uninstall it because I will lose my saves. Now, I won't have to sorry about it. If this is something that will only extent to Valve games, which I can understand, I'll be a bit disappointed. I just means that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Hitman still won't see uninstall.

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RJG's Destructoid Blog
When I have a save I don't want to lose I email it to myself. Then whenever I reinstall I just find the email and copy it back to the save directory.

But I agree: Steam Cloud is awesome.
mr spooky's Destructoid Blog
I wish steam was available on mac, well its possible but its a long process.
Aziel13's Destructoid Blog
Dice
Timmeh's Destructoid Blog
IT's something that will have to be patched in to older games. The articles I read said it would be ready for Left 4 Dead's release (the first game to use it) and Valve would be patching the functionality into their older games.

Don't get your hopes up for third party support, not from the bigger developers/publishers at least.
awkwardmongoose's Destructoid Blog
That's really cool. I think the team model is the future. For better and for worse.
GoS-CPT-Stewart's Destructoid Blog
Actually, saves aren't going to be stored yet. Only keybindings and other settings will be saved, but not savegame yet.
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
Damn that is wicked awesome
nademagnet's Destructoid Blog
This is awesome. I can't wait to build a new gaming pc.
TewDee's Destructoid Blog
Tim/Gos

Damn, that's a shame. Considering third party companies keep putting DRM on their games on Steam, I guess it was thinking too brightly they would take something like this up.


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