Preload is now available on Steam! : Fallout: New Vegas

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:13 am

Hey guys wanted to share some info on when the game will be available to unlock on Steam, Direct2Drive, and Gamestop digital download.

On the 19th:

12:01 AM Pacific Time (PST) for North America, Central America, and South America.

On the 22nd

12:01 AM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for territories other than North America, Central America, and South America

3 a.m. eastern, good i can get a 4 hour nap after work and still play the game for about 6 hours before the next shift! thank you gstaff!

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:13 pm

I need moar shortcuts

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa452/Gumpeey/fnv.png

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:42 am

Pre-loaded and waiting!

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:12 pm

Hey guys wanted to share some info on when the game will be available to unlock on Steam, Direct2Drive, and Gamestop digital download.

On the 19th:

12:01 AM Pacific Time (PST) for North America, Central America, and South America.

On the 22nd

12:01 AM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for territories other than North America, Central America, and South America

So this means as an Australian I have to wait despite steam saying it unlocks 4am Tuesday for me

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:59 pm

hi new to the whole steam deal, if i buy a disc copy of the game will i still have to go through the preload process
thanks

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:55 pm

pre-loading just makes me grumpy.

i mean; its here on my hard drive. i have all the files in order for the game to run. all i need is a few bytes of code and i can play it. but steam want to taunt me :flame:

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:14 pm

hi new to the whole steam deal, if i buy a disc copy of the game will i still have to go through the preload process
thanks

No, the content installs from the disc.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:31 pm

No, the content installs from the disc.

thank you sir, exactly what i wanted to hear

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:38 am

Hmm I am Australian so I don't fall into the American times and yet my steam says unlocks in 1 day 18 hours (Which is Tuesday 4am for me) Honestly I hope this doesn't get to that time and then go "Ooops for literally no reason at all we're going to make you wait longer"

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:30 am

Hey guys wanted to share some info on when the game will be available to unlock on Steam, Direct2Drive, and Gamestop digital download.

On the 19th:

12:01 AM Pacific Time (PST) for North America, Central America, and South America.

On the 22nd

12:01 AM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for territories other than North America, Central America, and South America

Awesome! Thank god I'm on the West Coast! :celebration:

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:40 pm

Awesome! Thank god I'm on the West Coast! :celebration:

Lucky you I have to wait until 3:01 :glare:

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:23 pm

Awesome! Thank god I'm on the West Coast! :celebration:

Grrr! I have to wait on the delivery guy to bring mine so while you're happily playing all night, I'll be staring at the ceiling trying to stop myself from buying the game again on Steam. :banghead:

Or I could stay up and bug you with 100 messages while you're in-game. Hmmm...

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:11 pm

So 2:00 AM Central Time.

Just as well, I have work that day, and I'll have hit the hay by then.

It's gonna be a looooong day at work on Tuesday... :wacko:

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:19 pm

So 2:00 AM Central Time.

Just as well, I have work that day, and I'll have hit the hay by then.

It's gonna be a looooong day at work on Tuesday... :wacko:

Madcat,

I'll send you a detailed PM describing my exploits in and around the Mojave waste as I have the next few days off.

just kidding I would never try to spoil for you but, I'm staying up for the 2:00 AM unlock. :dance: Sorry you can't play sooner.

cev

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:01 am

Madcat,

I'll send you a detailed PM describing my exploits in and around the Mojave waste as I have the next few days off.

just kidding I would never try to spoil for you but, I'm staying up for the 2:00 AM unlock. :dance: Sorry you can't play sooner.

cev

Well, my computer doesn't get turned back on until I get back from work, and I'm not near any internet-enabled computers during work, so your attempts to spoil me will be futile. B)

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:49 pm

Well, my computer doesn't get turned back on until I get back from work, and I'm not near any internet-enabled computers during work, so your attempts to spoil me will be futile. B)

totally and honestly was just kidding,

would never do that. really only teasing because I have no work and get to play. :dance:

You've always ben so helpful with my mod, thought I could make a bad funny.

cev

expected an, I'll cut you or, kill you! if you were taking me seriously I'm sorry.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:58 pm

12:01am PST? That's cool for me. That will be 1:01am my time - which means that I don't have to go get in line at 10pm for the Gamestop midnight release - I can get there around 12:15am or so and pick up my copy, have time to get home, install it, get settled in - all before it can be unlocked. Gamestop isn't doing anything special for the release anyway (I checked), so no sense spending time out in the cold if I don't have to.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:42 pm

Hey guys wanted to share some info on when the game will be available to unlock on Steam, Direct2Drive, and Gamestop digital download.

On the 19th:

12:01 AM Pacific Time (PST) for North America, Central America, and South America.

On the 22nd

12:01 AM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for territories other than North America, Central America, and South America

THANK YOU GSTAFF!!!!

:D

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:34 am

Lucky you I have to wait until 3:01 :glare:

Last year I was on the East Coast too so I feel your pain. Yay for going to college on the other side of the country...

Grrr! I have to wait on the delivery guy to bring mine so while you're happily playing all night, I'll be staring at the ceiling trying to stop myself from buying the game again on Steam. :banghead:

Or I could stay up and bug you with 100 messages while you're in-game. Hmmm...

Haha that'd be fine, we can have a group chat with FalloutFTW and you can watch us have fun.

FalloutFTW: Oh my goooood it's so beautiful.
Antibody: Brb I need to get tissues... sniff...
ghoulsrpeople2: I hate you guys

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:49 pm

Hey guys wanted to share some info on when the game will be available to unlock on Steam, Direct2Drive, and Gamestop digital download.

On the 19th:

12:01 AM Pacific Time (PST) for North America, Central America, and South America.

On the 22nd

12:01 AM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for territories other than North America, Central America, and South America

YAY

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:59 pm

Damn I wish it was released on east coast at 12 at night so i could play it for longer, as I live on the west coast and have to work in the morning and will just have to load up on caffeine.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:59 pm

So is Steam guaranteed to hold this time or is it gonna default to Valve Time?

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:22 pm

So is Steam guaranteed to hold this time or is it gonna default to Valve Time?

Nothing is certain when in comes to Valve and time. With ttheir casual disregard for time and constant disrespecting of time, I'm beginning to think either time insulted Valve's mother, or they have a time machine.

And I'm a little miffed that the store clock still shows it unlocking at 1 PM EST on the 19th. What is everyone else's Steam store page showing for New Vegas?

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:42 pm

Nothing is certain when in comes to Valve and time. With ttheir casual disregard for time and constant disrespecting of time, I'm beginning to think either time insulted Valve's mother, or they have a time machine.

And I'm a little miffed that the store clock still shows it unlocking at 1 PM EST on the 19th. What is everyone else's Steam store page showing for New Vegas?

mine says game will unlock in exactly 2 days which can't be right because that would mean it would come out in the morning on tuesday at like 10 am. i think they might mean 1 and a half days not sure.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:53 pm

mine says game will unlock in exactly 2 days which can't be right because that would mean it would come out in the morning on tuesday at like 10 am. i think they might mean 1 and a half days not sure.

That is what my store clock is showing - 2 Days, 0 Hours.

Why does Steam even bother with unlock clocks? They haven't been accurate for the last 3 games I followed using them until literally the last few hours before unlock, when they suddenly change to be accurate. It's like Valve programmed them using Valve Time math or something.