Steam?

Hi. I just bought metro 2033 for my new laptop and apparently it's a steam game.



I'm new to pc gaming (my old laptop was terrible), so could someone briefly explain to me what steam is?



Am I right in thinking that you use it to activate + buy games? Also, will it automatically store them on your hard drive if you have the cd? And do i need to be connected to the internet to use these games?



(I made an account and I'm installing the game atm)



Thanks

Reply 1 : Steam?

It depends on the game really whether you require constant internet connection or not. Most of the time, there's the offline mode.



If you have steam games, you can pretty much download the game without requiring the disc. Really handy in the case that you lose your installation disc. In fact, you don't even need the disc to play the game.



It keeps your games up to date with any patches usually so that's good ._. There's also the steam overlay where you can just chat with your steam friends quite easily No alt tabbing needed



You can read more on wiki or at steam website itself



Oh yeah, they have awesome discounts most of the time

Reply 2 : Steam?

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Originally Posted by Baka It depends on the game really whether you require constant internet connection or not. Most of the time, there's the offline mode. If you have steam games, you can pretty much download the game without requiring the disc. Really hand in the case that you lose your installation disc. In fact, you don't even need the disc to play the game. It keeps your games up to date with any patches usually so that's good ._. There's also the steam overlay where you can just chat with your steam friends quite easily No alt tabbing needed You can read more on wiki or at steam website itself Oh yeah, they have awesome discounts most of the time

Ok thanks for the explanation



I think I understand now

Reply 3 : Steam?

Grr when I try to install it, it says: "the program can't start because PhysXLoader.dll is missing from your computer"



What does that mean?

Reply 4 : Steam?

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Originally Posted by thisisdom Grr when I try to install it, it says: "the program can't start because PhysXLoader.dll is missing from your computer" What does that mean?

I had this problem too. I do not remember the solution, but I got it from the Steam forums. They have a dedicated forum for each game they sell, including Metro. They will be able to help you.

Reply 5 : Steam?

By the way....wait until Christmas time. Steam has rediculous sales. You can pick up first rate games for $5.00 to $15.00 each. They run different specials every day during the Christmas season. Specials like Resident Evil 5 for $10, Dead Space for $7, and Crysis/Crysis Warhead complete pack for $15 are very common.



I've bought 10-12 games from them each of the last two Christmas' and it takes me the next year to get through them all.



Highly recommended.

Reply 6 : Steam?

take a look HERE. your not the only one with that problem. some say a simple restart will sort it.



what computer you using now and what graphics card has it got?

Physx is something to do with nvidia graphics cards.



and welcome to the steam community.

Reply 7 : Steam?

Ok thanks for the posts. I'll try installing updates + restarting.



Hopefully that will work...



I'm using a Dell Xps 17 with an Nvidia 555m (spec is underneath).

Reply 8 : Steam?

I had the same issue after installing Metro 2033, all I had to do was restart and the game started up just fine. Its quite a common issue.