http://www.info-architects.net/vapourized/index.php Toby Hede's blog of games, java and general internet weirdness. Mon, 12 May 2008 22:19:21 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 tobyhede@info-architects.net tobyhede@info-architects.net en When http://www.steamingpileofshit.com/ redirects to your company's page. There are a LOT of unhappy Valve customers. http://www.info-architects.net/vapourized/index.php?p=190&c=1 2004-11-26T11:30:48+10:00 If anyone is interested, I am selling Genuine Brand-New Half Life 2 Coasters (Set of 5) on ebay. After countless hours spent trying to get Half Life 2 working correctly, I have given up and I am trying to recoup my losses. http://www.info-architects.net/vapourized/index.php?p=189&c=1 2004-11-23T12:55:11+10:00 Sigh. Uninstalled. Reinstalled from Steam rather than Disks. Nothing. Stupid thing won't even start. Going to try and get my money back tomorrow, but with Australia's dodgy retail laws doubt I have much chance. So concludes what has been pretty much the most frustrating game experience I have ever had. http://www.info-architects.net/vapourized/index.php?p=188&c=1 2004-11-21T21:38:58+10:00 Like a large number of others, Half Life 2 crashes at the first scene. Sound freezes, and a memory error dialogue appears, then I get kicked straight back to the windows desktop. The fact that the error occurs across a vast array of hardware setups and that many people report ... http://www.info-architects.net/vapourized/index.php?p=187&c=1 2004-11-21T14:17:40+10:00