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[subversus]

You changed hardware profiles 3 times. Good job reading the DRM.

yeah, that makes this DRM totaly justifiable, right? :lol:

Spoiler

Dark Athena wasn't worth it anyway

 

[Javaman]

It was Neverwinter Nights. Now not sure.

Are the early Battlefields (1942, 2142) still in the registry or am I remembering wrongly about them being in there at all.

 

[Sinatar]

Are the early Battlefields (1942, 2142) still in the registry or am I remembering wrongly about them being in there at all.

2142 is still coming, it's getting launched on Steam once the last patch is finalized.

 

[graywolf323]

Most recent additions to registry:

Dead Space 2
Total War Shogun 2
Mega Drive IV (Toe Jam and Earl, Streets of Rage 1 & 2, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Sonic 2)
Bulletstorm
Sims 3 (Ep 1, 2, 3)

great after I buy The Sims 3 from Impulse >_<

oh well I might rebuy it during the next holiday sale

 

[LocoMrPollock]

yeah, that makes this DRM totaly justifiable, right? :lol:

Spoiler

Dark Athena wasn't worth it anyway

Meh, to be fair, it did manage to keep the filthy pirates off of it for nearly a year or longer if I'm not mistaken. And 3 activations a month isn't bad, anyway.

 

[Stallion Free]

2142 is still coming, it's getting launched on Steam once the last patch is finalized.

I feel like that patch has been in Beta forever. I hope it means that all copies of 2142 will get Northern Strike though as I always wanted to try those maps.

 

[SapientWolf]

2142 is still coming, it's getting launched on Steam once the last patch is finalized.

How does DICE find time for all those projects? They're probably big enough to be their own company by now.

 

[Mr Sandman]

2142 is still coming, it's getting launched on Steam once the last patch is finalized.

I've been waiting forever for it to come to Steam. Haven't played it since the demo came out (which I played a lot). I hope it comes soon.

 

[vocab]

I feel like that patch has been in Beta forever. I hope it means that all copies of 2142 will get Northern Strike though as I always wanted to try those maps.

Probably. BF2 users got all the boosters for free. 2142 users had the Northern Strike boosters for free since day 1. I never understand the point of those. Splits up the community, and no one really plays those expansions.

 

[Sinatar]

I feel like that patch has been in Beta forever. I hope it means that all copies of 2142 will get Northern Strike though as I always wanted to try those maps.

It's being worked on by 1 dude. =p

But yea the Northern Strike stuff is going free and I think there are 2 other new maps, one of which is mofoing Karkand.

 

[Shaneus]

How does DICE find time for all those projects? They're probably big enough to be their own company by now.

Still haven't resurrected their most important franchise, though: Rallisport.

 

[mm04]

Am I doing something wrong with Dark Athena? My performance is shit. X4 955 @3.6 and 5770 Crossfire. Constantly dipping below 60 FPS. Any tips would be appreciated.

 

[Shaneus]

Am I doing something wrong with Dark Athena? My performance is shit. X4 955 @3.6 and 5770 Crossfire. Constantly dipping below 60 FPS. Any tips would be appreciated.

If there's one thing I've learned about Crossfire since having it, is that it's usually the root of any problems you may have :lol

Try disabling it, see how you go.

 

[mm04]

If there's one thing I've learned about Crossfire since having it, is that it's usually the root of any problems you may have :lol

Try disabling it, see how you go.

Yeah, that's one of the first things I tried. Didn't do a thing for performance at all. Maybe that's the best my PC can do with this game. Oh well.

 

[dream]

Yeah, that's one of the first things I tried. Didn't do a thing for performance at all. Maybe that's the best my PC can do with this game. Oh well.

Not a chance...it's a pretty old engine even with the visual overhaul. I've been replaying it on a decrepit 8800GT at 1080p and it runs like butter. Maybe it's a driver thing?

 

[jaundicejuice]

From a design standpoint I think Escape from Butcher's Bay has held up really well. Very few first person games have tackled melee combat and done it so well. I think part of what sells the experience so well is the body awareness. You're not just some static camera with an arm holding a gun, you can see Riddick's body and the camera is always subtly shifting and swaying with Riddick's various movements. The minimalist HUD, and how the philosophy behind it trickles down to other aspects of the game (like the tutorial), is absolutely brilliant. The update the environments received really helped, the only place where the game shows its age is the character models.

Also I've been seeing this visual error occasionally, the outline of a quad appears on characters foreheads every now and then. I think it's a glitch with the screen space ambient occlusion which I have cranked to high.

In short, five dollars well spent.

 

[Sinatar]

Am I doing something wrong with Dark Athena? My performance is shit. X4 955 @3.6 and 5770 Crossfire. Constantly dipping below 60 FPS. Any tips would be appreciated.

If I remember correctly it's the SSAO, their implementation of it is messed, shut it off and your framerate will skyrocket.

EDIT: Just booted the game up and double checked my settings and yea, with SSAO off I'm getting locked 60 FPS with everything else jacked and 8x MSAA to boot.

 

[K.Jack]

Not a chance...it's a pretty old engine even with the visual overhaul. I've been replaying it on a decrepit 8800GT at 1080p and it runs like butter. Maybe it's a driver thing?

What does "runs like butter" mean in terms of average framerate?

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Is the TAGE on Chronicles totally knackered? My mate is getting bounced back everytime he tries to play it.

 

[Erasus]

Feels bad that I got Drak Athena at full price last year.

Its awesome though

 

[Decado]

NVM

 

[Dead Prince]

How the hell do I download games I bought through steam?

I see them listed in my account, but they're just text and I cannot click them. If I go into my account through the program that you download (and yes it is the same account username), nothing shows up.

What an incredibly frustrating system :\

Library > Game
Click the game and right panel will say install. Or right click on the name and click install game.

 

[slidewinder]

And make sure the client is set to show "all games" instead of just "installed."

 

[Decado]

Library > Game
Click the game and right panel will say install. Or right click on the name and click install game.

I had to logout and log back in for the games to show for some reason. thanks

 

[jaundicejuice]

I still get the occasional polygonal outline even with SSAO turned off in EfBB.

 

[epmode]

Still haven't resurrected their most important franchise, though: Rallisport.

I like you.

 

[Hieberrr]

I want DC Universe, but man.. $50 I'm so broke

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I know it's an old game, but it should be a crime to sell a Civ game for 5 dollars without some kind of warning label that you'll lose about 12 hours of your life in one sitting, and think that only 2 hours had passed.

Because I got Civ III complete on Steam yesterday

I have a project to finish tommorow, I am very scared of what may happen (or rather, not happen).


I kind of regret not getting Civ IV at 5 dollars back at the holiday sale, though.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

I just purchased flight control HD. Oh man, I need more awesome games like this one! Any ideas?

I'm talking games that have no cutscenes or bullshit, can be playing within 5 seconds and the rules are simple, clear and fun as hell. Meatboy qualifies in this category and I already purchased it.

 

[BioHazard]

I just purchased flight control HD. Oh man, I need more awesome games like this one! Any ideas?

I'm talking games that have no cutscenes or bullshit, can be playing within 5 seconds and the rules are simple, clear and fun as hell. Meatboy qualifies in this category and I already purchased it.

Shatter!

 

[IceMarker]

I just purchased flight control HD. Oh man, I need more awesome games like this one! Any ideas?

I'm talking games that have no cutscenes or bullshit, can be playing within 5 seconds and the rules are simple, clear and fun as hell. Meatboy qualifies in this category and I already purchased it.

Chime and RUSH!

 

[Blizzard]

I'd say with some (most?) games, you'd be hard pressed to get to the main menu in 5 seconds from Steam, let alone ingame. However, here are some "quick-to-play" games that I can think of from my games list, that have not already been mentioned:

* Plants vs. Zombies (get some more coins, play various modes, or whatever?)
* Peggle Deluxe (easy to get into, and you don't have to think too much)
* Toki Tori (pick up, play a relatively quick puzzle level, put down)
* TrackMania United (pick up, play another race or two to unlock more challenges or whatever)

While not quite as quick/simple as the above games, here are two more. These also require a decent graphics card, and Vista/Windows 7 in the case of Just Cause 2:
* Just Cause 2 (pick up, blow up a few more objectives, leave...low loading times)
* Mirror's Edge (can be stressful if you try for 3-star time trials, but fun to replay levels on easy/normal)

Hopefully that gives you a few ideas in addition to the ones people said already! Shatter is a good one.

 

[Joe Molotov]

I just purchased flight control HD. Oh man, I need more awesome games like this one! Any ideas?

I'm talking games that have no cutscenes or bullshit, can be playing within 5 seconds and the rules are simple, clear and fun as hell. Meatboy qualifies in this category and I already purchased it.

Bejeweled 3

 

[cooljeanius]

I just purchased flight control HD. Oh man, I need more awesome games like this one! Any ideas?

I'm talking games that have no cutscenes or bullshit, can be playing within 5 seconds and the rules are simple, clear and fun as hell. Meatboy qualifies in this category and I already purchased it.

I've currently been playing Fortix, and I'd say it qualifies as this.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Faerie Solitaire, but then I play a lot of solitaire, so YMMV.

 

[platypotamus]

I've currently been playing Fortix, and I'd say it qualifies as this.

Faerie Solitaire, but then I play a lot of solitaire, so YMMV.

Nice, way to validate one of the packs I purchased during the holiday sale but haven't tried any games from yet.

 

[CecilRousso]

I just purchased flight control HD. Oh man, I need more awesome games like this one! Any ideas?

I'm talking games that have no cutscenes or bullshit, can be playing within 5 seconds and the rules are simple, clear and fun as hell. Meatboy qualifies in this category and I already purchased it.

Altitude, if you want an online game. Great fun.

 

[Spotless Mind]

I just purchased flight control HD. Oh man, I need more awesome games like this one! Any ideas?

I'm talking games that have no cutscenes or bullshit, can be playing within 5 seconds and the rules are simple, clear and fun as hell. Meatboy qualifies in this category and I already purchased it.

Steam is an absolute goldmine for pick up and play games suited to short bursts. All the ones already mentioned are great choices. I'd add:

- Puzzle Dimension
- Galcon Fusion
- Defense Grid
- Cogs
- Lumines
- Tidalis

 

[kpeezy]

Is there a way to use a gamepad with VVVVV?

 

[fallout]

Is there a way to use a gamepad with VVVVV?

I've used xpadder for these sorts of things. That said, I thought the game was just fine with a keyboard.

 

[Lasthope106]

So is the the re-make of Escape from Butcher Bay better than the original? I remember quite a few fellow PC-GAFfers complaining a while back that the original had better graphics, and even posting steps to disable some filters. Is this the case or is my memory playing games with me?

 

[The Big Rig]

Wow, Riddick is looking pretty rough in the beginning. It looks interesting though.

 

[ChryZ]

Is there a way to use a gamepad with VVVVV?

Check the game's folder, there's a small app included called "JoyToKey". It maps pad input to keyboard.

 

[Sinatar]

Wow, Riddick is looking pretty rough in the beginning. It looks interesting though.

Make sure you scroll down in the video options, it's not apparent that you can do so.

 

[IceMarker]

Is there a way to use a gamepad with VVVVVV?

Joy2Key isn't a bad choice.

 

[WEGGLES]

Most recent additions to registry:

Dead Space 2
Total War Shogun 2
Mega Drive IV (Toe Jam and Earl, Streets of Rage 1 & 2, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Sonic 2)
Bulletstorm
Sims 3 (Ep 1, 2, 3)

What's this about a registry? What does it mean, and where do you find it?

 

[IceMarker]

What's this about a registry? What does it mean, and where do you find it?

Only open to a select few Steam users apparently such as LovingSteam (irony).

It has a list of every game that Valve plans on, or I guess, wishes to sell. Valve usually adds a game to their registry before putting it on the store for sale.

 

[Stallion Free]

Only open to a select few Steam users apparently such as LovingSteam (irony).

It has a list of every game that Valve plans on, or I guess, wishes to sell. Valve usually adds a game to their registry before putting it on the store for sale.

Uh I don't think they put games up in the registry that they are wishing to sell. Otherwise LS would have notified us of System Shock 1/2 being "wished" into the registry.

 

[WEGGLES]

Only open to a select few Steam users apparently such as LovingSteam (irony).

It has a list of every game that Valve plans on, or I guess, wishes to sell. Valve usually adds a game to their registry before putting it on the store for sale.

How does one get access?

And is there a complete list out there to us lowly people :lol

 

[Stallion Free]

How does one get access?

And is there a complete list out there to us lowly people :lol

Press account.