Any issues installing steam in a nonstandard directory?
A while back, I installed steam into d:steam 'cause I prefer typing out paths to using the mouse, and loading games from a separate HD has its advantages, but had issues with Alien Swarm's authoring tools not working properly. I remember mods not compiling properly, but other than that can't remember exactly what.
Planning on shuffling things over soonish though; anyone had issues that were fixed only by moving back to c:program files ?
Cheers 
Yea, the problems arise 'cause you need to have all the games installed inside the steam directory, and steam doesn't play nice with shit getting moved around.
You basically have to do a fresh install of steam (you CANNOT just copy the folders) and then re-install every single game.
If you do that, though, I don't imagine there would be any issues.
I install mine on a different drive as well, apart from having to verify the cache for games like Portal 2 and L4D2 after any reinstall of Windows no massive issues so far.
Cheers guys.
The issue wasn't so much reinstalling everything or copying it accross, but using all the SDK's and stuff. Seems fine though
I have moved the whole Steam folder before, without much trouble. The only thing you may have to correct, are the file paths in "portal 2binGameConfig.txt". The other files and registry things seem to adapt automatically the next time you start Steam.
(And of course you'll need to update start menu links and stuff like that.)
Other Portal 2 maps: Medusa Glare
Portal 1 maps: Try Anything Twice | Manic Mechanic
I copied Steam and Portal(2) and Hammer over manually from my other computer (it was in sections - 30gb folder and a 15gb flash drive), I just made a folder in program files 86, named it steam, put everything in my other comp's steam folder in there, and made a folder called portal2 in common -> my username and put all of p2's bits in there.
Other than having to validate the cache on Portal 2, nothing bad happened and everything started right up.
Cheers HMW, I knew it wouldn't be fun fixing all of my build paths and batch files and stuff , but I'd totally have forgotten all of the gameconfigs.
Good to know you can just copy stuff across either way and patch the holes with the verify tool as well. Loving the font btw Alexander, my mother in law's a fan of comic sans too.
Msleeper did it.
Alexander Bell, why is your avatar a shitty version of Aicxe's?
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I didn't know Aicxe had an ava like this.. I just copied the unread post image (for the entire forum), expanded it in paint, and added an A for Alexander.
I did all this because msleeper gave me the dumbest looking avatar possible.