TDF Game Backup Vault [Updated Weekly]

[hsr]

Presenting the idea Game Backup Vault

Users of TDF can now find backups of Steam, Origin and other legit games from fellow members here. Instead of downloading 3+gb of game data, you can just have a backup of the game sent to you and all you have to do is restore it properly and play. The list also contains used DVDs of games and those can also be shared!
Below is a list of games that have backups and their corresponding owners. You can PM them about shipping the game. What generally preferred is a DVD sent via normal courier (charges may depend of what service and location). This is a new initiative and may change as per suggestions, all discussions are welcome and sharing is caring!

It is adviced that you list out your location and possible delivery options such as IndiaPost, Courier Services (FedEx, BlueDart, Aramex etc.), meet up (say in HSR Layout, Blr ) etc.

To add your list of games, please post them in an orderly list with the format GameName - GameProvider - Game/BackupSize and list out your possible shipping methods.
eg:

Dota 2	Steam	5gb
Assassins Creed	standalone	3gb

Location: Kerala
Can ship by BlueDart, FedEx, Aramex and IndiaPost

Tutorials
-- a. Backup Games on Steam

Spoiler

[YOUTUBE]ugnQRfqbpGQ[/YOUTUBE]

-- b. Restore Games on Steam

Spoiler

[YOUTUBE]aRMIc_S5Ci8[/YOUTUBE]

Games - Owners list​

Game	Provider	Size	Owners
Bad company 2	Origin	8.5 GB	[MENTION=136697]iittopper[/MENTION]
Battlefield 3	Origin	19.9 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION] [MENTION=127755]arijitsinha[/MENTION][MENTION=147449]anky[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Battlefield 4	Origin	24.9 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION] [MENTION=127755]arijitsinha[/MENTION][MENTION=136697]iittopper[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Burnout Paradise	Origin	3.4 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION]
Dead Space	Origin	6.5 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION]
Dead Space 3	Origin	10.1 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Mass Effect 3	Origin		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
Simcity	Origin	3.16 GB	[MENTION=144954]alienempire[/MENTION]
Alan Wake	Steam		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
Archeblade	Steam	1.2 GB	[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]
Batman Arkham City	Steam	17.3 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Batman Arkham Origins	Steam		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
Bioshock Infinite	Steam	14.8 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Blacklight Retribution	Steam	13 GB	[MENTION=136697]iittopper[/MENTION]
Borderlands 2	Steam	8.93 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box	Steam	2.90 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Counter Strike Global Offensive	Steam		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION][MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Crysis 2 Maximum Edition	Steam	12.4 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION]
Darksiders	Steam	9.57 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Dead Island	Steam	4.72 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Dear Esther	Steam		[MENTION=89186]Piyush[/MENTION]
Devil May Cry	Steam		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
DOTA 2	Steam		[MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Dragon Age Origins	Steam	27 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Dues Ex: HR	Steam	8 GB	[MENTION=51732]JojoTheDragon[/MENTION]
Deus Ex Human Revolution - Director's Cut	Steam	15.1 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Fallout 3	Steam	6 GB	[MENTION=136697]iittopper[/MENTION]
Fallout 3 GOTY	Steam		[MENTION=89186]Piyush[/MENTION]
Fallout New Vegas Ultimate Edition	Steam		[MENTION=89186]Piyush[/MENTION]
FarCry 3	Steam	8.37 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Garry's mod	Steam		[MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
HAWKEN	Steam	3.47 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION] [MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Insurgency	Steam		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Just Cause 2	Steam	4.8 GB	[MENTION=136697]iittopper[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION][MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Killing Floor	Steam	5.53 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION] [MENTION=127755]arijitsinha[/MENTION]
Left 4 Dead 2	Steam	11.5 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION][MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION][MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Lego Marvel Super Heroes	STEAM	5.78 GB	[MENTION=144954]alienempire[/MENTION]
Loadout	Steam	5.1 GB	[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]
Metro 2033	Steam	6.33 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Moonbase Alpha	Steam	1.1 GB	[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]
Orcs Must die	Steam		[MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Overlord	Steam	3.6 GB	[MENTION=51732]JojoTheDragon[/MENTION]
Path of Exile	Steam		[MENTION=89186]Piyush[/MENTION]
Payday : The heist	Steam		[MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Psychonauts	Steam	5 GB	[MENTION=51732]JojoTheDragon[/MENTION]
Red orchestra ostfront	Steam		[MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Red Orchestra 2 Heroes of Stalingrad	Steam	10 GB	[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Rising Storm / Red Orchestra 2	Steam	21 GB	[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]
Serious Sam 3	Steam		[MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Sid Meier's Civilization V	Steam		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
Sleeping Dogs	STEAM	8.82 GB	[MENTION=144954]alienempire[/MENTION][MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION][MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Star Conflict	Steam	3.3 GB	[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]
Team Fortress 2	Steam	13.7 GB	[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION][MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION][MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Thief	Steam		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms	Steam	3.47 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION] [MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION] [MENTION=89186]Piyush[/MENTION][MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
Torchlight 2	Steam		[MENTION=89186]Piyush[/MENTION]
Tribes : Ascend	Steam	4.63 GB	[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION] [MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]
Trine 1	Steam		[MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]
Trine 2	Steam		[MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION] [MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]
Warframe	Steam	5.6 GB	[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]
Warhammer 40K Space Marines	Steam	9 GB	[MENTION=51732]JojoTheDragon[/MENTION]
XCOM Enemy Unknown	Steam	9.51 GB	[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (updated)	uPlay		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
Far Cry 3 (updated)	uPlay		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist	uPlay		[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]
Witcher 1	GOG	10 GB	[MENTION=51732]JojoTheDragon[/MENTION]
Witcher 2 EE	GOG	14 GB	[MENTION=51732]JojoTheDragon[/MENTION]
Xonotic	-	1.08 GB	[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]

Locations of Owners:

User	Location
[MENTION=56202]Anorion[/MENTION]	Thane, Maharashtra
[MENTION=51732]JojoTheDragon[/MENTION]	Guwahati, Assam
[MENTION=89186]Piyush[/MENTION]	Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
[MENTION=121491]rajatGod512[/MENTION]	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
[MENTION=147449]anky[/MENTION]	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
[MENTION=144954]alienempire[/MENTION]	Kerala
[MENTION=136697]iittopper[/MENTION]	New Delhi
[MENTION=22661]ManiDhillon[/MENTION]	Punjab
[MENTION=127755]arijitsinha[/MENTION]	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
[MENTION=145360]kunalht[/MENTION]	Vadodara, Gujarat
[MENTION=73844]Gameranand[/MENTION]	Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

 

[Desmond]

Also give locations of the members so that we can know who is in which city.

- - - Updated - - -

Also, why don't you use Google Spreadsheet to form the tables? It is easier to edit and add details.

 

[hsr]

Yes, precisely. When you add games, please mention you location at the end too!

- - - Updated - - -

I can manage editing the list, it's not a big deal and if it gets out of hand I'll write up some python script to do it (not a big deal either). This seems more suited to the forum theme and easier user links

 

[arijitsinha]

I suggest google doc... anyway.. here is the list I am posting again, will update the size later.


Steam
Assassin's Creed 2
Bastion
Bioshock Infinite
Borderlands 2
Company of Heroes 1
Counter Strike GO
Dark Souls PTDE
Devil May Cry
Dota 2
Fallout NVUE
FTL
Half Life
Half Life 2
Hitman Absolution
Killing Floor
L.A.Noire
Mafia 2
Magicka
Mortal Kombat Komplete
Orc Must Die
Payday 2*
Psychonauts
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sleeping Dogs
Starbound*
Super Meat Boy
Skyrim Legendary
The Walking Dead
Torchlight II
Triple Town
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Origin
BF3
BF4
Sims3
SimCity
NFS Most Wanted 12
Dragon Age Origin
Dragon Age 2

Blizzard
Starcraft 2 Wotl + hots
Hearthstone



*Games need to be updated..

 

[hsr]

add the sizes too

- - - Updated - - -

And regarding Google docs, I don't think what we are doing here is possible with it...

 

[RCuber]

[MENTION=22610]hsr[/MENTION] : Please add city of the member too.

 

[rajatGod512]

My city is listed in my location ... Kanpur , UP .

 

[Desmond]

And regarding Google docs, I don't think what we are doing here is possible with it...

Why not?

- - - Updated - - -

Ref : *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/programming/182192-interactive-online-programming-tutorials-thread.html

 

[hsr]

Python side, I'm covered well

Google docs collects information per user. A user can enter data into form fields which is stored as rows in a spreadsheet. How can we collect data like a list of items, merge it with existing list rows and display the output in a sorted manner? It may be possible with a combination of forms, Google Script and such but I'd rather go with the hand based solution or like I said if it gets too big, I'll write a Python script

 

[Allu Azad]

Send all your dvds to my address. I will "buy" those games after .

 

[Anorion]

imo let hsr handle it the way he wants to, seems to know what he is doing

this backup thing does not save any game-play progress and logins and stuff right.

location is Thane, Maharashtra

 

[Piyush]

The ones I can remember as of now:

Dota 2
Ghost Recon Phantoms
Fallout New Vegas Ultimate Edition
Fallout 3 GOTY
Torchlight 2
Path of Exile
Dear Esther

Location: Zilla Ghaziabad

 

[anirbandd]

This is the noblest idea I've seen since i joined tdf. All hail [MENTION=22610]hsr[/MENTION]!!

I want TA and L4D2 as of now.

Location: Pune, Maharashtra.

Anyone willing to share PM me.

 

[JojoTheDragon]

Psychonauts	Steam	5gb
Warhammer 40K Space Marines	Steam	9gb
Dues Ex: HR	Steam	8gb
Overlord	Steam	3.6gb
Witcher 1	GOG	10gb
Witcher 2 EE	GOG	14gb

Guwahati, Assam [as of now]

 

[anky]

i have FIFA 14 TOO, location - Gwalior (M.P)
soon going to change either to Pune or Banglore.

 

[hsr]

Send all your dvds to my address. I will "buy" those games after .

You know, you have to pay them for the DVDs and Shipping, do you?

- - - Updated - - -

i have FIFA 14 TOO, location - Gwalior (M.P)
soon going to change either to Pune or Banglore.

Will update location once you have and please quote size of FIFA backup?

 

[Piyush]

[MENTION=22610]hsr[/MENTION] will update my post as soon as I am able to run my laptop again

 

[Cyberghost]

Lego Marvel Super Heroes	STEAM	5.78 GB
Simcity	Origin	3.16 GB
Sleeping Dogs	STEAM	8.82 GB

More updates coming soon....

Location : Kerala

 

[Anorion]

can anyone clarify about this

Many games that use third party installers or downloaders will not work with Steam's backup feature. This includes many MMO style or third party free to play titles. Only games that completely download, install, and patch through Steam are compatible with this tool.

and

Go to your \steamapps\ folder (by default, this folder is located at C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps or on 64-bit systems, C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps)
Locate any .ncf files for the game.
Locate this game's folder in the \common\ folder.
Copy all of the .ncf files and the game folder to a disc or available hard drive for reinstallation
For future installations, copy these files and folders to your new Steam installation. Make sure to place it back in the proper folder (\steamapps\ for .ncf files and \common\ for game folders).
Re-start Steam and you may see a small download to confirm the newly identified install.

just want to know which process to use to send f2p games that have independent installers from third parties, where installation works even without steam. eg: tribes ascend.

 

[hsr]

I don't think that's a problem for steam installed games. Steam installed games in the sense Steam is the one maintaining the updating of the title, and to launch it you must have steam open. This is as per my knowledge.
The .ncf method is how we traditionally backup the game. For this you only need to copy paste the folder, however the sizes are very large compared to backups.