Steam and games with expansions/mods/etc

[maniacalpha1-1]

How well does Steam do with games that have expansions(ranging from MMOs to single player like DA:O) or mods(like Battlefield 2), and that kind of thing?

Are you able to install third party mods to a steam purchased game? And if you get an MMO or Dragon Age type game can you install expansions/DLC that was bought in a store without complication or are you stuck buying it through steam?

 

[Rifter]

i have been able to install mods into any game i have tried so far, and i have over 300 steam games installed and i probably modded 50-75 of them over the years. As for DLC i have only purchased through steam so cant comment.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Ah thanks...as far as DLC, I guess the most appropriate question then would be, does Steam generally always have it available? Like Dragon Age had a ton of DLC.

 

[zerocool84]

Ah thanks...as far as DLC, I guess the most appropriate question then would be, does Steam generally always have it available? Like Dragon Age had a ton of DLC.

Steam always seems to have whatever DLC is available for any game they've had. Sometimes they even get exclusive content as well. I've modded Fallout and STALKER and some other games. Had no problems.

 

[KaOTiK]

Mods will work on most Steam games, there might be the one you come across that it doesn't work, but if you go to the Steam forums and check out the forum for whatever game you can find out all you need to know generally.

As for DLC/Expansions, general rule is you need the Steam version of a game as well as its expansion. There are some that don't follow the rule, mainly being if the DLC is downloaded through an ingame type of store, like with Dragon Age, you purchase the DLC for the game through the ingame bio store thing. MMO expansions you can buy because you add the cd key for the expansion to the mmo's account not to your steam account. The only thing is steam wont see you as owning the expansion but it isn't a big deal since all MMO sites you can dowload the clients directly from their website.

 

[zerocool84]

Mods will work on most Steam games, there might be the one you come across that it doesn't work, but if you go to the Steam forums and check out the forum for whatever game you can find out all you need to know generally.

Yea usually the reason why sometimes might not work is since the mod is directed to the regular game folder and since Steam games always go through the Steam folders, that's the only time I've had problems.

 

[Rifter]

Yea usually the reason why sometimes might not work is since the mod is directed to the regular game folder and since Steam games always go through the Steam folders, that's the only time I've had problems.

yeah ive run into this as well where you have to hack/alter some mods to look into the right directory.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Ooh...can you buy DVD for a game and buy the expansions from Steam?

 

[pcslookout]

Ooh...can you buy DVD for a game and buy the expansions from Steam?

Nope.

 

[shortylickens]

Fallout 3 and New Vegas work fine, but plugins for those games are extremely easy thanks to the Mod Manager and construction set. Disc or Steam really doesnt matter.
In fact I wish other games would use a similar plugin system.

 

[nyker96]

I just know BF2 Steam don't really have anything to do with expansions but EA does. I bought BF2 onsale form steam, then few weeks later bought BF2:V expansion. The expansion has a code that you put into the BF2 then it unlocks BF2:V contents. Nothing to do with steam. I think EA manages that.

 

[CrimsonWolf]

Ooh...can you buy DVD for a game and buy the expansions from Steam?

I bought Civ IV on disk and bought Civ IV BTS through Steam. Worked like a charm, and I can ignore my Civ IV discs unless I format or something. Just check it out ahead of time.

 

[mizzou]

FYI

you need to be aware and educate yourself on VAC bans

 

[Nebor]

FYI

you need to be aware and educate yourself on VAC bans

^^^ This guy is RIGHT.

Here OP, let me educate you: Don't use third party cheats in video games, whether they're multiplayer or not. If it's something you type into the console, you'll be fine. Otherwise, you run the risk of losing access to all your Steam games, coming here to complain about it, and being laughed out of the room.