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STEAM - Announcements & Updates 2010
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The_Inquisitor
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So does Batman AA PC have live achievements?
Schmattakopf
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The_Inquisitor
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Schmattakopf said:
Sold.
Joe Molotov
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DMPrince said:
They replaced the vanilla version with the GOTY version on Steam, however if you bought the vanilla version beforehand, you're still stuck with that version. Unlike Plants vs. Zombies and Railworks, prior owners are NOT automatically upgraded.
But, as someone else mentioned above, it's not really that big of a deal, you just miss out on two DLC challenge packs that you can buy separately anyway.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
MoFuzz said:
Well I failed my first campaign mode match for running a red light! Hurr! But I've finished a few free play missions. 82 minutes played according to Steam. I also spent about an hour reading the full manual. I don't think I'll be switching to manual Fireman/Water Management for a long time, that seems a bit too extreme for me.
I love the blasé, bored looking passenger models. Do they get excited if you go dangerously fast?
What's the difference between the horn and the bell? When should I consider using the horn at all? It's totally fun but the manual says you get a penalty if you use the horn at night.
Any DLC recommendations? I downloaded all the free stuff. I'll probably get some of the Canadian National stuff just to exhibit some Canadian pride.
What are some of the best free ride scenarios? My heart fluttered a little bit when I saw the 120 minute campaign scenario where you have to slowly haul coal up a very slight incline! Awesome!
The only thing I don't get so far is that the game doesn't seem to look, well, anything like the screenshots. I've got it on 1680x1050, max everything, 16xAA, but the game is super jaggy and looks much lower res. Is this one of these cases where the video settings from the launcher don't get properly applied?
Joe Molotov
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Stumpokapow said:
If you sound your horn 500 times, you get an achievement!
Schmattakopf
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:lol :lolStumpokapow said:
Leatherface
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Batman! fuck yes!! I've been waiting so patiently for this sale to pop up.
bought.
bought.
Huevos de Oro
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Got Disciples II Gold on midweek madness. Gave it a try tonight...and a band of fucking thugs jumped at my hero and killed him, a few steps outside the castle.
Is this game always this hard? I'm a newcomer to the series.
Is this game always this hard? I'm a newcomer to the series.
Schmattakopf
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No. You can change the difficulty. I haven't played in a while but that situation sounds unusual.SteelAttack said:
Huevos de Oro
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Thanks. I got a bit discouraged after getting killed so soon. :lolSchmattakopf said:
I'll start over again later on the lowest difficulty setting until I feel comfortable enough with the game.
CecilRousso
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GameGamer said:
I feel the same. If I buy the game, it will be on PS3, even if it would mean a slightly higher price.
I'm not exactly over the moon with the way that Steam handled Fallout: NV pre-loading. I've never pre-loaded before so maybe it's always this way. In essence, once the game unlocked I tried to run it only to find it needed defragging. Fair enough. Got that done and then Steam decides it needs to download a further 2 gigs before I can fire up the game. I really wanted to test it before I left for work this morning but that put the kaibosh on things
Ah well, still quicker than heading to a shop I guess.
Ah well, still quicker than heading to a shop I guess.
Eaten By A Grue
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I cannot stop driving full speed while holding down the horn button with it blaring shouting, "I'M DRIVING A TRAIN M'FCKERS!!!!!!!"Stumpokapow said:
There are settings inside the game you need to set I believe besides the one in the launcher. Like the textures and stuff are set on medium until you go in and fix them I think. I am going to check just to make sure what just said is correct.
SmokyDave said:I'm not exactly over the moon with the way that Steam handled Fallout: NV pre-loading. I've never pre-loaded before so maybe it's always this way. In essence, once the game unlocked I tried to run it only to find it needed defragging. Fair enough. Got that done and then Steam decides it needs to download a further 2 gigs before I can fire up the game. I really wanted to test it before I left for work this morning but that put the kaibosh on things
Ah well, still quicker than heading to a shop I guess.
Looks like there were game updates already:
Oct 21, 2010 - Preferences, quicksaves, and autosaves should behave normally. Cloud support currently disabled.
Oct 20, 2010 - Contents of Update: This update fixes quest and scripting issues
Yes!Eaten By A Grue said:
I see we have a similar playstyle. I wish this game had online co-op.
Edit: And yes, there are graphical options within the game itself, not just in the launcher. Looks pretty good maxed out @ 1200p on my screen but having said that, it's the only game I can max out at 1200p so I've nothing to compare it to. I'm dabbling with the idea of a triple screen setup.
Aaah, I shouldn't moan then. That's important shit and it's good that it's being fixed so quickly. Steam wins again!
Stumpokapow
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wmat said:
If that was a dumb question, realize that I live on an island and that island has no trains. I am very new at this!
Railworks exposes the social divide between those who live with trains and those who do not. Europe, represent!
Railworks 2 trailers look incredible. Unfortunately £15 is a little too expensive for purchase for now, despite that being 50% RRP. Does the company typically have good Xmas deals?
Railworks 2 trailers look incredible. Unfortunately £15 is a little too expensive for purchase for now, despite that being 50% RRP. Does the company typically have good Xmas deals?
brain_stew
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xKilltheMx said:
Like all UE3 games, it'll run on some pretty damn shitty machines. So long as your laptop has a dedicated GPU you'll be fine.
Pai Pai Master
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Does Batman support 3D Vision? I just bought the Asus monitor and kit yesterday.
Minsc
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Schmattakopf said:
Disciples 2 will give you nightmares about Spiders. Those things are ridiculously hard at times when they come after you early on.
The difficulty can be brutal at times. It helps to run through the campaigns in order a little I think, because the Empire one gives you healers, which you need to abuse. Keep an enemy alive if it does less damage than your healers can heal, and heal to full before finishing every fight. Mage heroes are the best once you get their level higher, the 2x spells and mass attack ability combined with an instant death item is incredible.
Great, great game, but can be a bit rough to get in to the genre. If you enjoy Disciples 2, you'll probably enjoy Heroes of Might and Magic 2, 3, and 5. And probably Disciples 3, I haven't played that much yet, hoping I notice if it ever goes on sale so I can buy it.
Edit: Typos
Minsc
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Batman:AA is wonderful. Make sure to do the the first challenge that unlocks, where you need to string combos together to get As/perfects. You'll get a perfect understanding of the game when you have to string a 20-hit combo together without missing or being hit once to pass that challenge.
MomoPufflet
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MoFuzz said:
What?! Even in Steam version? Regret buying it even at that price if so :/
xKilltheMx
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brain_stew said:
Nvidia 8400 GS is the video card, is that dedicated GPU?
Is that even the GPU? lol
MomoPufflet said:
Some fourms have said that Securom was taken out of the GOTY Steam version.
MomoPufflet
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Firebrand said:
This is definitely news to me, thanks. I was waiting for a sale but this is just as good.
Dr. Zoidberg
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I'm seriously tempted to double-dip on Batman even though I already finished it on 360. I really enjoyed the game. Doubling up on the achievements might be the excuse I need to do it.
crimsonheadGCN
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I think Call of Duty: Black Ops is up for preorder. The advertisement was so small that I almost missed it:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/42700/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/42700/
Diablohead
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Arkham Asylum at 60fps (if you can run it that smooth) high res and with lashings of anti-analysing is worth owning the game a 2nd time for, game looks amazing on a good pc and still does today.Dr. Zoidberg said:
Last time I played it i was using a 1440x900 screen in 8xmsaa, now I have a 1080p 23" screen I should resume that hard run I started last summer.
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