We got Black Mesa on Steam!

[sersoft]

Well if it does end up being ready for the 14th it would be a funny prank to shut down all the mirrors and torrents except the Steam Greenlight download link, to prove that Steam is not crash-proof.

[Problematic_A-hole]

@Katana

I have no more information than anyone else here. I would guess that the setup with Steam would take some time, so it’s not likely to happen by this Friday.

How you devs feel about this awesomeness?

[dky.tehkingd.u]

BLACK MESAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

Too bad I won’t be able to remote-download via the Steam app when 10:47 AM EST hits. I doubt it’ll be up on Steam in time for that.

[klasodeth]

@glaber

I’m actually surprised. purely because this game is a mod, the devs don’t own the IP nor a commercial license to the source engine (to my knowledge), and the fact that Green light doesn’t have a mod catagory

Ok, which game do you need to have installed to play it, then?

[Heisenberg]

@dky.tehkingd.u

“-tion” words are nouns, not verbs. They describe the action as a concept to be used as either a subject or object of a sentence, and therefore are nouns.

Get it right.

On-Topic: BLACK MESAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

Too bad I won’t be able to remote-download via the Steam app when 10:47 AM EST hits. I doubt it’ll be up on Steam in time for that.

why dont you use Teamviewer remote desktop, for android and apple smartphones, just set it up on your computer and phone and use a username and password and click the download link straight from your phone!

[dky.tehkingd.u]

Cool! I gotta try that out!

Should be handy… I’ll be stuck in school when the mod releases.

[Crypt]

Black Mesa: Setting the bar for dev teams even before release.
How do you do it?

[dky.tehkingd.u]

TeamViewer works like a charm! Now I just gotta find some way to sneak out my phone in the middle of class to watch the last minute or so of the release countdown… :rolleyes:

[Insomniak]

What is TeamViewer?

@dky.tehkingd.u

Now I just gotta find some way to sneak out my phone in the middle of class to watch the last minute or so of the release countdown… :rolleyes:

Maybe just casually leave it on the corner of your desk at the beginning of class and say you’re using it as a clock.

[dky.tehkingd.u]

Well ^Heisenberg up there suggested that I use TeamViewer to remote-access my computer and remote-download the game as soon as it releases, since I’ll be stuck at school at the time of release.

It works pretty nicely.

I’ll be in Robotics class at the time of release… which means I’ll probably be relatively free. But my teacher doesn’t like us to take out our phones for any reason.

[ClamatoSian]

are guys gonna download Black Mesa via Torrents or wait for the steam release?

[Blank]

But…But how!? It was at like 50 % yesterday :S

[DaftMink]

@Xaeleep

But…But how!? It was at like 50 % yesterday :S

Valve auto-accepted the top 10 games on greenlight. :meh:

[UnhingedMouse0]

@dky.tehkingd.u

TeamViewer works like a charm! Now I just gotta find some way to sneak out my phone in the middle of class to watch the last minute or so of the release countdown… :rolleyes:

Go to the “bathroom.”

This is why I’m so glad to be all graduated and taking a break before getting a job… BLACK MESA ALLL DAYYYYY!!! XD

@DaftMink

Valve auto-accepted the top 10 games on greenlight. :meh:

Except for the fact that they skipped over Slender: Source… probably because they don’t have much real content yet. So the top 10 good games. haha

Also I saw you liked my ascii enough to post it on your Steam page, and you’re also from PA. HI NEIGHBOR! lol

[klasodeth]

@Xaeleep

But…But how!? It was at like 50 % yesterday :S

Here’s your answer:

@Valve

How many votes does a game need to get selected?
It’s going to change during the first few days/weeks since we don’t know what kind of traffic to expect. Part of the drive for this system is the need for customers to help us prioritize which games they want to see made available on Steam. So the specific number of votes doesn’t matter as much as relative interest in a game compared with other games in Steam Greenlight.

We’re going to be reaching out to developers as we see their games getting traction regardless of whether they have achieved a specific number of votes or are sitting 1st or 2nd place at any given time. We are most interested in finding the games that people want, not requiring them to always hit a specific number of votes.

[MrFob]

Woooohoooooo!!!

So BMS is officially the first game to be greenlit on Steam. Excellent!
Can’t wait for release. It’s gona be midnight here when the countdown hits zero so no problems with work. It will be glorious!

[Madcat1030]

oh wow! Teamviewer is super effective. Cant wait to try it over the mobile network tomorrow.

[Heisenberg]

Im surprised not many people on here knew about Teamviewer, its how im installing Black Mesa if im not home.

[Magnitus]

anyone noticed that slender source did not get greenlit it had 35 % but still not! hahaha!

[Mercer]

WOOOHOOO!! Congrats guys!

It looks like several other projects also got Greenlit at the same time.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Black Mesa had a bit of a catalyzing effect for the others.