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[MRORANGE]

What is enhanced steam and where do I learn more?

From the OP:

 

[MarcoZombieCannon]

Yay for Jshackles, no more steamprices!

Also, something very useful for Hearthstone players around here:

How to use Steam Overlay on Hearthstone:

Create a Wordpad and paste this:



Save it as steamoverlay.vbs and put it on Hearthstone's folder.

Then add Hearthstone.exe on the Add a game that is not from Steam and change in properties the location of the executable to:



It will open some cscripts, but you can ignore those, now you can use Steam overlay and Steam people can see that you are playing

NOTE: you have to change the folders if you have Hearthstone installed in a drive different than C:, also, you will also have to change Battle.net folder manually, since the four numbers are different every time.

Do you think this will work for games where the overlay does not work when launched properly from Steam? i.e. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory gets no overlay unless I add it as a non-steam game, which is really flipping weird.

 

[Grief.exe]

Yay for Jshackles, no more steamprices!

Also, something very useful for Hearthstone players around here:

How to use Steam Overlay on Hearthstone:

Create a Wordpad and paste this:



Save it as steamoverlay.vbs and put it on Hearthstone's folder.

Then add Hearthstone.exe on the Add a game that is not from Steam and change in properties the location of the executable to:



It will open some cscripts, but you can ignore those, now you can use Steam overlay and Steam people can see that you are playing

NOTE: you have to change the folders if you have Hearthstone installed in a drive different than C:, also, you will also have to change Battle.net folder manually, since the four numbers are different every time.

Thanks for that. When I was playing Hearthstone, I would just open a notepad file in Steam and then open Heaethstone manually.

 

[MRORANGE]

Hey Ho, Daily Reminder time!

Spoiler

sorry!

<-- click for info.

People who have been added to the poll so far (send a pm if you can't see your name.):

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[MulderWasTaken]

Mostly through traders. Someone buys a game in their country and then trades it to you for the equivalent in TF2 keys, earning a (hopefully small) markup.

You ask a friend(ly gaffer) in the country you want something from to gift it to you and work something out via Paypal or whatever.

Nice, might come in handy

 

[The_Monk]

Anyone going to bite on the Square Enix "Christmas Surprise"?

It's 6.49€ for 4 Surprise SE games (steam keys).

 

[human onion]

I restarted Steam and saw that I had a new item in my inventory. I was excited for a booster pack, but it's only a 20% coupon for Velocity. Did anyone else get this?

 

[Applesauce]

I restarted Steam and saw that I had a new item in my inventory. I was excited for a booster pack, but it's only a 20% coupon for Velocity. Did anyone else get this?

Yup.

 

[jshackles]

Enjoy!

I am giving away 2 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


Zeno Clash -- MB-5CF8DA918578BFC0 - Taken by OcarinaOfDoom
Killing Floor -- MB-7C7C237516DD46F2 - Taken by Clawww

 

[Intheflorsh]

I restarted Steam and saw that I had a new item in my inventory. I was excited for a booster pack, but it's only a 20% coupon for Velocity. Did anyone else get this?

I got the coupon and a booster pack.

Edit: No foils.

 

[Turfster]

Anyone going to bite on the Square Enix "Christmas Surprise"?

It's 6.49€ for 4 Surprise SE games (steam keys).

Couple of people bit after I posted it, and we had a bit of a discussion about what the games might be. Of course, we won't find out for sure before the 20th.

 

[OcarinaOfDoom]

Enjoy!

Thank you!

 

[IlludiumQ36]

I'm not going to lie; I sincerely thought I was being trolled when I saw the store page for OMSI:2. A bus simulator - Is this for real?

Even now, after looking at it again.....still not sure.

 

[feel]

Dota 2 is considered 2013 right? I'll just give the 5 points to it and nothing else I guess, I don't even know if I played any other 2013 game (that I would like to give points to, fuck Bioshock Infinite's ending for example).

 

[rtcn63]

I'm not going to lie; I sincerely thought I was being trolled when I saw the store page for OMSI:2. A bus simulator - Is this for real?

Even now, after looking at it again.....still not sure.

I just hope there's no option to simulate texting in-game.

 

[Clawww]

thank you jshax

 

[Sajjaja]

Dota 2 is considered 2013 right? I'll just give the 5 points to it and nothing else I guess, I don't even know if I played any other 2013 game (that I would like to give points to, fuck Bioshock Infinite's ending for example).

 

[Camel Master]

Anyone going to bite on the Square Enix "Christmas Surprise"?

It's 6.49€ for 4 Surprise SE games (steam keys).

I bought one and will report the games when SE sends them on 20th. I think Just Cause 2, Hitman: Absolution are pretty safe bets, maybe throw in a Kane and Lynch 2. Probably not that great of a pack but it's not a bad price. I'm hoping for Sleeping Dogs though because that looks great with the high texture pack on PC.

 

[MRORANGE]

Dota 2 is considered 2013 right?

It's been listed as 2013 (in terms of actual release as 'gold')

 

[Turfster]

I just hope there's no option to simulate texting in-game.

It's a simulator of buses in Germany at the time of the fall of the wall, so...

 

[Freezard]

I bought one and will report the games when SE sends them on 20th. I think Just Cause 2, Hitman: Absolution are pretty safe bets, maybe throw in a Kane and Lynch 2. Probably not that great of a pack but it's not a bad price. I'm hoping for Sleeping Dogs though because that looks great with the high texture pack on PC.

Supreme Commander 2 maybe.

 

[rtcn63]

It's a simulator of buses in East Germany at the time of the fall of the wall, so...

Well this has gotten awkward quick.

 

[def sim]

The only 2013 games I've played that I can remember is Dead Space 3 and Rogue Legacy.

Well, nuts.

edit: holy cow i've just completely forgotten about the ps4/xbox games i've played this past month lol

 

[Intheflorsh]

Enjoy the charm of the 80s and 90s and find out how the period after the fall of the Berlin Wall was. And this all at wheel of a double-decker or articulated bus.

Finally, my ultimate fantasy realized.

 

[The_Monk]

Couple of people bit after I posted it, and we had a bit of a discussion about what the games might be. Of course, we won't find out for sure before the 20th.

I bought one and will report the games when SE sends them on 20th. I think Just Cause 2, Hitman: Absolution are pretty safe bets, maybe throw in a Kane and Lynch 2. Probably not that great of a pack but it's not a bad price. I'm hoping for Sleeping Dogs though because that looks great with the high texture pack on PC.

Alright, I'm going to be checking out and wishing you all good luck. I have the main SE Titles and the ones I don't I believe I can get them for a neat price since they are older titles.

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MRORANGE, sent you a PM. Only 3 Titles worthy of mention. Going to keep my Backlog cleaning in next year too.

 

[Stallion Free]

The only 2013 games I've played that I can remember is Dead Space 3 and Rogue Legacy.

Well, nuts.

It bums me out that Dead Space 3 and Mass Effect 3 and all the series DLC just isn't on Steam. EA has created such a clusterfuck for PC gamers.

 

[MRORANGE]

MRORANGE, sent you a PM. Only 3 Titles worthy of mention. Going to keep my Backlog cleaning in next year too.

That's fine, I usually do the vote counting in batches, as it gets a bit tedious to update it after every pm I get.

 

[Camel Master]

Thanks for Rush Bros Hinomura!

Damn there's big storm outside my house, hopefully it doesn't blow the roof up.

Spoiler

it's probably nature's way to punish me from my Dino D-Day sins

 

[corrosivefrost]

I got the coupon and a booster pack.

Edit: No foils.

I've not gotten a foil in so long that I think they no longer exist.

 

[RS4-]

Hinomura, thanks! Totally did not expect that lol.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

It bums me out that Dead Space 3 and Mass Effect 3 and all the series DLC just isn't on Steam. EA has created such a clusterfuck for PC gamers.

On the +side origin isn't as bad as GFWL/Uplay. It's pretty much better than steam in its first years.

 

[dinopoke]

Thanks Hinomura for Skyward Collapse! I should probably stop lurking in this thread and start posting...

 

[Colin.]

Oh dear, looks like I have won 2 copies of Snuggle Truck today. Second copy being from Hinomura. What does one do in this situation, should I give it away myself?

 

[Intheflorsh]

I've not gotten a foil in so long that I think they no longer exist.

At least you got one at some point. For me they effectively have never existed.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Oh dear, looks like I have won 2 copies of Snuggle Truck today. Second copy being from Hinomura. What does one do in this situation, should I give it away myself?

Nuke key and give it away yourself, yeah.

 

[Stallion Free]

On the +side origin isn't as bad as GFWL/Uplay. It's pretty much better than steam in its first years.

Ubisoft actually allows me to get all DLC through Steam and it's automatically downloaded with the games when I access them in the future.

Uplay is trash, but Ubisoft doesn't treat Steam users like pieces of shit the way EA does.

 

[Atraveller]

It bums me out that Dead Space 3 and Mass Effect 3 and all the series DLC just isn't on Steam. EA has created such a clusterfuck for PC gamers.

Yeah, screw Bioware points.

 

[def sim]

It bums me out that Dead Space 3 and Mass Effect 3 and all the series DLC just isn't on Steam. EA has created such a clusterfuck for PC gamers.

Yeah, its put me off the games on PC for now. I'm hoping they release a complete edition when the inevitable collection for the new consoles are made.

 

[corrosivefrost]

At least you got one at some point. For me they effectively have never existed.

Well, it might just be in the number of games I've farmed the cards from... sheer numbers should count for something.

It bums me out that Dead Space 3 and Mass Effect 3 and all the series DLC just isn't on Steam. EA has created such a clusterfuck for PC gamers.

I could swear they said they'd start putting their games back on Steam once all DLC was available to be bundled with it (see: Crysis 2), yet here we are with no Dead Space 3 or Mass Effect 3 or even Dragon Age 2. :\

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Stupid question -- when I was clicking through my keys from that Humble sale with Zeno Clash 2 earlier, it redeemed Killing Floor to my account even though I most definitely own Killing Floor already. I noticed I now have two guest passes. Was I given anything else or did I miss out on another code to gift?

 

[Boom Boom Pow]

Hey Ho, Daily Reminder time!

Spoiler

sorry!

People who have been added to the poll so far (send a pm if you can't see your name.):

i don't understand. if you vote, and get selected, do you win the game you vote for?

 

[toddhunter]

yet here we are with no Dead Space 3 or Mass Effect 3 or even Dragon Age 2. :

So wait, what are we upset about again?

 

[Joe Molotov]

i don't understand. if you vote, and get selected, do you win the game you vote for?

 

[corrosivefrost]

i don't understand. if you vote, and get selected, do you win the game you vote for?

It's just a tally so you know that your vote has been counted.

 

[Colin.]

Thought I would include a few keys of my own for this giveaway, along with Snuggle Truck (originally provided by Hinomura). Enjoy!

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 4 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- If you won a game from ModBot in the last day, you are not eligible for this giveaway.
- This giveaway is a LIGHTNING raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 15 minutes after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


Tropico 3 -- MB-563287BF3EF59BF5 - Taken by CrunchyFrog. 3 entrants total.
Snuggle Truck -- MB-99BE3410B33BAA8F - Taken by Ingueferroque. 1 entrants total.
The Showdown Effect -- MB-08314FD22E0F9FD5 - Taken by The Red Wizard. 2 entrants total.
Lucius -- MB-1BEAB3A0B18AD35D - Taken by ZeroCoin. 1 entrants total.

 

[Fox318]

How's Indiegala been for people around here?

I bought the Codemasters bundle, but never received the keys. Tried using the key resender, but no avail. Contacting those guys via e-mail doesn't help either.

I didn't have any problems? Did you check your profile?

 

[Atraveller]

So wait, what are we upset about again?

I want Mass Effect 3

 

[gabrielt16]

Thanks The_Super_Inframan for Orcs Must Die!!

 

[Stallion Free]

I could swear they said they'd start putting their games back on Steam once all DLC was available to be bundled with it (see: Crysis 2), yet here we are with no Dead Space 3 or Mass Effect 3 or even Dragon Age 2. :\

None of those games actually have a "complete" edition with the DLC built in. Even Dragon Age 1 was a mess with the complete edition still having DLC that had to be activated and downloaded by hand IIRC.

 

[Textured Monk]

A few extras from Humble Bundles:

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 4 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


Serious Sam 3 BFE -- MB-EA12E2595F446D31 - Taken by NaM
Dwarfs?! -- MB-6BCE0F082658CBEF - Taken by Pakkidis
Batman Arkham Asylum -- MB-9B615F18621D0427 - Taken by Lighthouse
Batman Arkham City -- MB-491AF61A9034AE68 - Taken by Vazduh

 

[The_Monk]

I want Mass Effect 3

I enjoyed Mass Effect 3. I went for the Journey, not for the destiny (because the end was the most complained aspect of the game). For reference I also finished Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 (twice) and wouldn't mind double dipping on PC.