(12:22:27) Malfador entered the room.
(12:22:29) TerranC: OMG
(12:22:30) Malfador: Greetings!
(12:22:31) TerranC: OMG
(12:22:32) TerranC: OMG
(12:22:33) ekolis: hey! :)
(12:22:40) Malfador: Its been a while...
(12:22:41) DeadZoneMDx: ok, nuff spamming TC :P
(12:22:43) SuicideJunkie: All hail Aaron!
(12:22:51) ekolis: yes it has... welcome back :)
(12:23:00) TerranC: HAIL
(12:23:02) TerranC: HAIL
(12:23:03) TerranC: HAIL
(12:23:07) Markavian`: ok, enough TC
(12:23:12) Malfador: After a pounding with the SE5 beta testers, this is like a vacation...
(12:23:26) TerranC: enough is never enough
(12:23:31) Malfador: How's everybody doing?
(12:23:32) TerranC: there must be more, more more
(12:23:43) Markavian`: Malfador, lots of new people been joining this channel
(12:23:46) DeadZoneMDx: And funnily enough, most of us that are talking are the betas
(12:23:48) Markavian`: just after the launch of SE4
(12:23:50) Markavian`: on steam
(12:24:18) Malfador: Steam is nice and warm...
(12:24:30) DeadZoneMDx: hard to see through as well
(12:24:37) ekolis: But it can burn you if you're not careful ;)
(12:24:39) Markavian`: good distribution channel
(12:24:52) ZA: How odd, I am in the middle of writing an E-mail to ya Aaron
(12:25:03) Malfador: A few technical glitches aside, it seems to being going well on Steam.
(12:25:05) DeadZoneMDx: he is physic, knew something was going on
(12:25:06) Baron_Munchausen: So how many copies are moving on steam? Is it making you some decent money?
(12:25:07) parabolize: a few steam users are having problems uninstalling the game from one computer and putting it on another. anyway to do that?
(12:25:14) Malfador: Its nice to see some new players.
(12:25:22) ekolis: I thought that was a problem with SFI's download, not Steam...
(12:25:38) parabolize: think he was using steam
(12:25:57) SuicideJunkie: A couple of people on SE.net were having trouble with the Strat download.
(12:25:58) Malfador: Steam is similar in that its machine specific. To get the game on another machine, you have to have an Internet Connection and connect to Steam.
(12:26:19) ekolis: what... steam is machine specific???
(12:26:19) TerranC: bye bye everybody
(12:26:21) TerranC left the room.
(12:26:31) ekolis: I thought its major selling point was that you DIDN'T have to use the same machine
(12:27:01) Malfador: Its specific in that you cannot just move a game by disc from one machine to another. The second machine has to have Steam, and be valid with Steam.
(12:27:02) parabolize: it might have been a SF download
(12:27:26) ekolis: what exactly is "valid with steam"?
(12:27:37) Malfador: You have to have a steam account.
(12:28:01) ekolis: I mean about the machine itself... does it need to have some sort of special software installed other than Steam itself?
(12:28:09) Malfador: So you can't move the game from your Steam PC, to an un-connected PC. The game won't work unless Steam is present.
(12:28:10) Markavian`: yeah, its actually good... you install steam on another PC... and you can download any game you've bought with steam previously
(12:28:12) ekolis: does it need to support Windows DRM Edition version 6.66?
(12:28:20) Baron_Munchausen: hehe
(12:28:27) Markavian`: e.g. I can play halflife anywhere on the world where steam is installed
(12:28:29) Malfador: As long as you have Steam on the machine, you're good.
(12:28:32) Markavian`: with my own account
(12:28:39) Malfador: And your account.
(12:28:41) Baron_Munchausen: That's the one that require blood to unlock the programs? :)
(12:28:45) ekolis: yep
(12:28:59) Fyron: But if you dont havee steam on it, tough luck
(12:29:05) ZA: I know it isn't entirely perfect, but steam is a really good system
(12:29:39) ekolis: say, is steam windows specific?
(12:29:43) ***parabolize still likes hard copies
(12:29:47) Malfador: As long as you have high-bandwidth. I imaging using Steam with dailup.
(12:30:03) DeadZoneMDx: that will hurt
(12:30:05) ekolis: "linux is too insecure! they are free software TERRORISTS! We will not support linux!"
(12:30:09) Malfador: I >can't< imagine
(12:30:43) ekolis: heh, anyway...
(12:30:46) Fyron: Steam is entirely win32
(12:30:51) Malfador: My guess is its just numbers. Linux doesn't have enough users to warrant the cost of making a Linux version.
(12:31:01) DeadZoneMDx: Yet M$ windows validation scheme has left a few million XP machines without the ability to patch security holes lol
(12:31:08) ZA: I said steam wasn't perfect
(12:31:13) ***parabolize is no terrorist.
(12:31:25) ekolis: I bet if you try to run steam on wine or something you get a "This is not a computer" error :P
(12:31:27) ekolis: oh well
(12:31:45) ekolis: All hail Bill Gates! :P
(12:31:47) Fyron: So long as there will be a CD version without all this online validation, I dont care
(12:31:52) Markavian`: hey Fy
(12:32:01) ekolis: anyway, about SE itself...
(12:32:12) Malfador: There should be an SE4 in retail stores mid March or so.
(12:32:18) parabolize: Malfador, keep in mind how many strategy gamers are computer geeks.
(12:32:38) ekolis: will the TCP/IP play in se5 be any better than that in se4?
(12:32:42) DeadZoneMDx: Aaron, that across N.America, or will it be in stores in Europe as well?
(12:32:44) Markavian`: cool, I can show SE4 to my friends -- look! A proper game!
(12:32:46) ekolis: (might reduce the need for pbw)
(12:33:16) Malfador: Yes, it should make it to Europe. And we're putting out versions in Russian and Polish (and maybe more).
(12:33:22) ekolis: wow!
(12:33:35) parabolize: cool
(12:33:40) Malfador: You haven't played SE4 until you've played it in Russian.
(12:33:42) Fyron: Is TCP/IP in Deluxe ever going to be fixed?
(12:33:55) DeadZoneMDx: haha, now I can "force" certain friends to get it
(12:33:59) Fyron: The UDP port is randomized each time I run the game...
(12:34:00) ekolis: How about the broken internationalization files in the English version - very useful for modding!
(12:34:23) Malfador: I have a patch ready to go for SE4, but its waiting until we get some work back from Digital River.
(12:34:31) ekolis: Who's Digital River?
(12:34:45) ekolis: Are they the ones who make Steam?
(12:35:02) Fyron: Can we get a sneak peek at what the patch will do?
(12:35:05) Malfador: Digital River makes the package that's used on the downloadable version of SE4.
(12:35:10) Fyron: Steam is Valve. 
(12:35:16) Markavian`: Aayon, you should post some details on www.malfador.com - NEWS!
(12:35:16) Malfador: We can't release it until the "wrap" the exe.
(12:35:25) Markavian`: theres nothing about the steam release on your news page
(12:35:55) Malfador: Yeah, I need to post some news. I'm bad about updating the web page. I usually spend the time fixing SE5.
(12:36:05) ekolis: hehe, maybe that's a good thing then
(12:36:18) Malfador: More Features! More Features! (the beta testers are harsh task masters...)
(12:36:31) Fyron: *crack*
(12:36:37) Baron_Munchausen: :muhahahahas!
(12:36:45) ***Markavian` says nothing
(12:36:50) NullAshton: Oh crud, there was a beta chat today?!?
(12:36:59) Malfador: Yes sir! Yes sir! better lists, customizable columns, right on it!
(12:37:08) Markavian`: yes Null... did we not tell you??
(12:37:12) DeadZoneMDx: gotta work for them scooby snacks
(12:37:17) ekolis: lol
(12:37:55) Malfador: Now I know what it must be like developing Microsoft Word.
(12:38:11) DeadZoneMDx: nah, they sit around all day doing nothing tbh
(12:38:27) DeadZoneMDx: they get their pet monkeys to do the work, cant you tell
(12:38:37) Fyron: Well... at least you dont have  a huge marketing department looming over your head!
(12:38:39) Malfador: Yes, flying monkeys....
(12:39:25) Malfador: Yes, but I can't get the Rolling Stones to do my music...
(12:39:59) Malfador: Arrghhh, shooting stomach pains... must be time for lunch!
(12:40:34) Malfador: Hope everybody has a good weekend!
(12:40:46) Fyron: youve gotta take more breaks to eat in that codgin!
(12:41:06) Malfador: Be back soon! Later.
(12:41:14) ekolis: bye for now!
(12:41:21) Malfador left the room.