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[TouchMyBox]

Yeah, i'm not really interested in railworks, but that's exemplary customer service.

 

[poppabk]

Railworks 2 has been released and it is currently 50% off for the launch special, which brings the price down to $19.99. It has Steam Cloud, Leaderboard, and I believe Achievements. Plus the DLC from the previous game seems compatible and it has much better graphical engine.

Those who purchased the previous one will get upgraded to the sequel for free.

So I have to ask, what do you actually do in this game. I find myself tempted to buy it purely because it recreates part of a line that I used to take fairly often, but the price is a little steep just to simulate a train journey that I usually slept through anyway. Does the enjoyment mainly come from building railroads?

 

[Stallion Free]

So I have to ask, what do you actually do in this game. I find myself tempted to buy it purely because it recreates part of a line that I used to take fairly often, but the price is a little steep just to simulate a train journey that I usually slept through anyway. Does the enjoyment mainly come from building railroads?

The enjoyment comes from operating a complex train.

 

[TouchMyBox]

To anybody who has played Axel and Pixel. Is it possible to actually progress further than the part where you have to break the dam? I read you need to get 6 leaks in it for it to crumble, I however can only get 4 leaks no matter how many times i hit it from every single angle possible. I almost fell asleep doing this and decided to shut it off and never play it again.

But I kinda do want to play it again.

 

[MisterAnderson]

Does the Polynomial have no sound effects (shooting/explosions/etc.?) and only music? Tried the demo, is trippy and awesome. Probably beats out Brainpipe in trippy-factor.

 

[evlcookie]

Not sure if this has been posted yet.

Steam Surges Past 30 Million Accounts

Valve revealed figures for its Steam service today that dramatically illustrate its strength in the digital distribution market. Compared to a year ago, Steam added 178% more new accounts over the past 12 months, pushing its total user base over 30 million. These users stay active, too, with over six million of them accessing Steam each day. To meet this increased load Steam has upgraded its infrastructure to run at 400Gps which, as the press release relates, is enough bandwidth to transmit the Oxford English Dictionary 92.6 times per second.

Valve president Gabe Newell said this about the growth:

Steam is on track to record the biggest year in its six year history. The year has marked major development advances to the platform with the introduction of support for Mac titles, the Steam Wallet and in-game item buying support, and more. We believe the growth in accounts, sales, and player numbers is completely tied to this work and we plan to continue to develop the platform to offer more marketing, sales, and design tools for developers and publishers of games and digital entertainment.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/66058

 

[Ubersnug]

Not sure if this has been posted yet.

Steam Surges Past 30 Million Accounts



http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/66058

And we all know that Gabe is going to celebrate this news by giving us an awesome sale this Xmas!!!

 

[UrbanRats]

And we all know that Gabe is going to celebrate this news by giving us an awesome sale this Xmas!!!

I have a lot of stuff in my wishlist, waiting for that.
My account will burn in the holidays. :lol

 

[Joe Molotov]

And we all know that Gabe is going to celebrate this news by giving us an awesome sale this Xmas!!!

He's already giving us Railworks 2 for $19.99 OH MY FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

[TheExodu5]

I would pay $20 to never see Railworks DLC again.

 

[Mrbob]

Only $920? Fuck it, I'm selling my car.

Spoiler

I'm taking the train from now on anyway.

Waiting for 75% off weekend deal!

 

[Diablohead]

The Ball looks rather awesome, at first watching the trailer I just expected it to be portal with a ball, but by the end of it killing demons and huge monsters :lol so awesome.

 

[Stallion Free]

The Ball looks rather awesome, at first watching the trailer I just expected it to be portal with a ball, but by the end of it killing demons and huge monsters :lol so awesome.

I agree completely.

 

[snack]

Hey Steam-GAF,

I have that annoying problem with MW2, every time when I switch between accounts the MW2 is being downloaded all over again.

So for example when a friend comes over and logs onto his steam, we have to download MW2 all over again.

Same happens if I switch back to my account. I tried verifying the files, removing them from the common directory, and then putting them back... nothing seems to help.

Any solution for that?

Thanks!

 

[Grug]

Due to buying Orange Box for Portal/TF2, I have a spare free copy of Half Life 2 for whoever calls dibs first. If you already own it, don't be a greedy prick.

 

[Shaneus]

Due to buying Orange Box for Portal/TF2, I have a spare free copy of Half Life 2 for whoever calls dibs first. If you already own it, don't be a greedy prick.

Dibs?

Edit: It would be nice, but I'm not desperate to have it... I actually have Orange on 360 but not PC.

 

[confused]

Due to buying Orange Box for Portal/TF2, I have a spare free copy of Half Life 2 for whoever calls dibs first. If you already own it, don't be a greedy prick.

Dibs for my little brother please ?

Edit : Beated

 

[OneMoreQuestion]

Due to buying Orange Box for Portal/TF2, I have a spare free copy of Half Life 2 for whoever calls dibs first. If you already own it, don't be a greedy prick.

Meee please

EDIT: Double beaten

 

[Grug]

Dibs?

Edit: It would be nice, but I'm not desperate to have it... I actually have Orange on 360 but not PC.

Hmm, I think you're disqualified on a technicality then. Sorry :/

Dibs for my little brother please ?

Edit : Beated

PM me your email address confused.

 

[SmokyDave]

Picked up Polynomial last night. I really enjoyed it with a joint and The Lost Beats EP by The Prodigy. I treated it like an interactive visualiser and had great fun but I'm not sure how solid the gameplay and scoring mechanic would be if you took the game seriously.

One big gripe: It claims controller support but I'll be damned if I could find it. Ended up playing it one handed on a trackpad but I still enjoyed it. Mind you, I enjoyed Space Giraffe.

He's already giving us Railworks 2 for $19.99 OH MY FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Unless you already own Railworks (as I do) and then you get upgraded to the sequel for free. No matter how you feel about train sims, that's pretty damned awesome.

 

[confused]

Thanks Grug, you're the man !!

 

[Shaneus]

Hmm, I think you're disqualified on a technicality then. Sorry :/

Heh, fair call... I can't compete with a guy who's getting it for his little brother :lol

 

[Shaneus]

Picked up Polynomial last night. I really enjoyed it with a joint and The Lost Beats EP by The Prodigy. I treated it like an interactive visualiser and had great fun but I'm not sure how solid the gameplay and scoring mechanic would be if you took the game seriously.

One big gripe: It claims controller support but I'll be damned if I could find it. Ended up playing it one handed on a trackpad but I still enjoyed it. Mind you, I enjoyed Space Giraffe.

This. When people claim a game is like Rez yet it doesn't have controller support (never mind the fact that Steam says it does) you'd better believe I'll be pissed.

 

[dark_inferno]

Railworks 2 is really cheap now

:lol

Edit: Fuck... too late.

 

[Eaten By A Grue]

Someone needs to start the official Railworks 2 thread so that SmokyDave can be the only one who posts in it. :lol I think he is the only one on NeoGAF who owns it.

 

[JADS]

Railworks 2 is really cheap now

/http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/9590/ohlol.jpg

:lol

Edit: Fuck... too late.

The scary thing is that Railworks + DLC is still much cheaper than buying a quality model train set. That shit is expensive :lol

 

[Blablurn]

Someone needs to start the official Railworks 2 thread so that SmokyDave can be the only one who posts in it. :lol I think he is the only one on NeoGAF who owns it.

i was about to buy it.... but i don't know :lol

 

[lowrider007]

Someone needs to start the official Railworks 2 thread so that SmokyDave can be the only one who posts in it. :lol I think he is the only one on NeoGAF who owns it.

\O

I have it , but only because I already owned the original so I got the free upgrade which was a nice surprise, the new GFX's engine is a lot better in terms of frame-rate, I'm not really a big train person but I used to take a lot of train journeys as a child so it's more of a nostalgia trip for me doing the same journeys again virtually, plus it's quite relaxing.

 

[Eaten By A Grue]

\O

I have it , but only because I already owned the original so I got the free upgrade which was a nice surprise, the new GFX's engine is a lot better in terms of frame-rate, I'm not really a big train person but I used to take a lot of train journeys as a child so it's more of a nostalgia trip for me doing the same journeys again virtually, plus it's quite relaxing.

It probably is not a bad game by any means, it looks like the MS Flight Simulator of the train world. I would not mind trying it out. I just find it funny how not that many people appear to buy the game, but the keep pumping out DLC in the form of trains and sell them at a premium price.

 

[wolfmat]

It probably is not a bad game by any means, it looks like the MS Flight Simulator of the train world. I would not mind trying it out. I just find it funny how not that many people appear to buy the game, but the keep pumping out DLC in the form of trains and sell them at a premium price.

It's not really that surprising, considering that traditionally, sim games have the most active modding communities. So the game probably has customized content in mind and thus makes developing additional content easy. Hence the pumping.

 

[AstroLad]

How is Grotesque Tactics?

 

[Ionic]

I'm beginning to own a lot of games I'd like to play with a 360 controller. Can I just buy a normal 360 wireless controller and the little wireless receiver thing and have it work, or do I need to buy some special Wireless Controller for Windows kind of thing?

 

[Stumpokapow]

I'm beginning to own a lot of games I'd like to play with a 360 controller. Can I just buy a normal 360 wireless controller and the little wireless receiver thing and have it work, or do I need to buy some special Wireless Controller for Windows kind of thing?

The wireless receiver thing works with any 360 controllers. I've got four controllers and the one that actually ends up getting used for PC games varies pretty wildly, so no worries there.

 

[Polk]

Holy shit. That is really cool that the DLC carries over. People are saving a couple grand because of that.

It's not that uncommon in simulation games. Many of addons for MSFS worked with different versions. But yes, thats nice for them.

 

[poppabk]

I'm beginning to own a lot of games I'd like to play with a 360 controller. Can I just buy a normal 360 wireless controller and the little wireless receiver thing and have it work, or do I need to buy some special Wireless Controller for Windows kind of thing?

I would recommend a wired controller unless you require the wireless. Its cheaper, requires no batteries and has zero issues with compatibility whereas the wireless has some (very infrequent) issues with some games.

 

[Caesar III]

I would recommend a wired controller unless you require the wireless. Its cheaper, requires no batteries and has zero issues with compatibility whereas the wireless has some (very infrequent) issues with some games.

I never had such a game since today, fuck you dead rising 2 :lol

 

[gregor7777]

I never had such a game since today, fuck you dead rising 2 :lol

Awww balls, what's the issue there?

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Railworks 2 is in the top 10 <3

;p

 

[Caesar III]

Awww balls, what's the issue there?

it doesn't recognize the wireless xbox 360 controller. It's a small bug but there is no fix yet I have the retail game though. Doesn't make a difference, won't work with steam as well. But there is a workaround with some emulator. It did not work for me that way so I use kb/m so far. Not as bad as I thought it would be.

 

[Zzoram]

I was lucky enough to buy a wired 360 pad labelled as being for windows for $40. I figured why not, it works with a 360 and is $10 cheaper than the identical but differently packaged wired 360 pad lol.

I think they were just clearing the controllers labelled for windows out because they were confusing customers.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

The scary thing is that Railworks + DLC is still much cheaper than buying a quality model train set. That shit is expensive :lol

Only if you're talking about the O gauge that are set to scale otherwise they're not that expensive relatively speaking.

 

[erpg]

Railworks 2 is in the top 10 <3

;p

Finally, haters can eat it! I'll never understand the complaints about Railworks and DLC. Its so freakin' cheap compared to the material hobby.

 

[vermadas]

I've had two of those wireless gaming receivers die on me. Both of them lasted about a year of very light use. Amazon reviews complain about high voltage requirements so maybe my mobo wasn't feeding them enough (or consistent enough) power? Either way, they seem poorly designed. I've since just rolled with a wired 360 controller to save myself the headaches.

 

[denomes]

I was lucky enough to buy a wired 360 pad labelled as being for windows for $40. I figured why not, it works with a 360 and is $10 cheaper than the identical but differently packaged wired 360 pad lol.

I think they were just clearing the controllers labelled for windows out because they were confusing customers.

Lucky! I'm looking for a wireless one for PC but I'm not having a lot of luck finding one. The wireless dongle for PC is also hard to come by.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Railworks 2 is dope as fuck. Smooth as shit, badass sound, and was FREE for me since I had the first one.

Railworks 2 represent! Badass motherfuckin train sim. Check it out. You might be surprised.

 

[graywolf323]

Railworks 2 is dope as fuck. Smooth as shit, badass sound, and was FREE for me since I had the first one.

Railworks 2 represent! Badass motherfuckin train sim. Check it out. You might be surprised.

I did enjoy Sid Meier's Railroads...

sadly I don't even have $20 right now

 

[Leonsito]

Anyone remembers Microsoft Train Simulator ?

I fucking loved that game.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Anyone remembers Microsoft Train Simulator ?

I fucking loved that game.

I believe some of the people behind RailWorks were responsible for MTS.

 

[Leonsito]

I believe some of the people behind RailWorks were responsible for MTS.

:-O

 

[poppabk]

I've had two of those wireless gaming receivers die on me. Both of them lasted about a year of very light use. Amazon reviews complain about high voltage requirements so maybe my mobo wasn't feeding them enough (or consistent enough) power? Either way, they seem poorly designed. I've since just rolled with a wired 360 controller to save myself the headaches.

Apparently it is a design flaw where a fuse will blow if it gets too hot (sound familiar). It is an easy fix requiring soldering across the fuse connection according to google searches.