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STEAM- Announcements & Updates 2011 Edition
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LocoMrPollock
Banned
Jibber Hack said:
Supposed to be in certification now. Was hoping it would come out today, but no joy.
BF:BC2 worth 6.80 for the single player only? Doubt I'd ever play online, didn't care for the beta.
Airborne sounds interesting, but it lists 64 bit windows as not supported and I've read some people have had to revert physics drivers to really old versions to get it work. Doesn't sound worth it with so many other games installed that uses newer physics.
Airborne sounds interesting, but it lists 64 bit windows as not supported and I've read some people have had to revert physics drivers to really old versions to get it work. Doesn't sound worth it with so many other games installed that uses newer physics.
Diablohead
Member
Single player is nice, I like it as it has a mix of open area missions and linear (more linear overall) plus the game engine looks lovely in motion.Carm said:
LocoMrPollock
Banned
desu said:Its going to be the preorder gift for BF3.
But would love if it really comes to steam now.
Barrie Tingle posted this a few days ago:
LocoMrPollock
Banned
SalsaShark said:what !? shit already bought it
tell me there's an easy way around this
Just a problem with Physx-
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1878112
1° Uninstall current Physx software
2° Install Airborne
3° Uninstall old Airborne PhysX version
4° Reinstall recent PhysX version with Nvidia update or manually downloading from Nvidia site.
Gvaz said:
I'd be curious to know why you think the game is so awful. Rather then just repeating "game sucks, not worth $2.50, game sucks, not even worth $2.50" why don't you articulate your reasons in order to help people decide if they want to buy it or not?
I mean, don't get me wrong, it's a flawed game in many ways, but you seem to think it's terrible, not even worth $2.50, etc. It's actually pretty fun, at least for awhile, for numerous reasons already listed -
-non-linear levels in a generation of corridor shooters
-rpg elements to the guns (incredibly superficial ones, but they do add a dynamic quality to a system that is quite stale in most games of the genre)
-some very interesting level design, even in the last level (which can be a real pain in the ass.)
-a different respawn/reload mechanic that fits will with the non-linear levels
-completely competent shooting. If you like the mechanic of shooting bad guys in FPSs, Airborne does it as well as most other games.
The worst thing about the game is that if you die on your way to achieving an objective, everyone you've killed since the last objective is going to respawn. This can be REALLY annoying, and doesn't even fit with the overall game design.
Combine the previous fact with the fact that some enemies are major pains in the ass can get pretty old pretty quickly.
But the game is EASILY worth $2.50. Just getting to experience the first couple levels alone is worth it, even if you get frustrated and quit towards the end of the game.
Edit: I played through all of Airborne in Win 7 64 without having to resort to any tricks.
jaundicejuice
Member
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1878112
Here's a thread from the Steam user forums. It looks like you can get the game to run on Windows 7. Some people have no issue with Vista or 7, some people have to uninstall the version of PhysX that's with the game and install a newer one.
Here's a thread from the Steam user forums. It looks like you can get the game to run on Windows 7. Some people have no issue with Vista or 7, some people have to uninstall the version of PhysX that's with the game and install a newer one.
Yeah, you have to uninstall PhysX before Airborne will launch the first time. After that, you can go back and install the most up to date version.
Weird installer bug. It doesn't even say that's the reason the game isn't launching.
Do what I posted above. Works fine on Windows 7 x64 with no compatibility modes or anything. Just uninstall PhysX, launch game for the first time, then you can reinstall the newest PhysX and the game won't care.
Weird installer bug. It doesn't even say that's the reason the game isn't launching.
SalsaShark said:what !? shit already bought it
tell me there's an easy way around this
Do what I posted above. Works fine on Windows 7 x64 with no compatibility modes or anything. Just uninstall PhysX, launch game for the first time, then you can reinstall the newest PhysX and the game won't care.
Jibber Hack
Member
I thought this week was pretty great overall. Picked up Dragon Age 2, Crysis and Crysis Warhead and Dead Space 1 and 2. DA2 wasn't a deep discount, but the only issue I had with picking it up at launch was the $60 price tag.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Nothing for me today. No interest in any of the games.
So I only double dipped on ME/2 this week. Not bad!
So I only double dipped on ME/2 this week. Not bad!
Ickman3400
Banned
It seems airborne can work on some 64 bit systems but they didn't specify if they were ATI or Nvidia. I'd rather not toy with uninstalling and reinstalling things.
Joe Molotov
Member
Now that EA Week is over, it's time for Playing EA Games Week! I'm gonna try to marathon Mass Effect 1 & 2, Dead Space 1 & 2, and Crysis 1 & ....Warhead.
jaundicejuice
Member
Fuck ya'll, I'm beating Risen
and maybe buying Burnout Paradise or Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit ;_;
Mr. Spinnington
Banned
Battlefield 2 + MOH Airborne for me. wasn't Airborne commended for actually having color in it or am i thinking of a different WW2 shooter
TouchMyBox
Member
Danneee said:
I played airborne back in the day on 64bit Vista, so I would assume it should be fine with 64bit 7.
Mr. Spinnington said:
I definitely remember there being an assortment of colours in that game.
speculawyer
Member
Hey . . . is the gifting all turned off for today's EA battlefield stuff?
Ickman3400
Banned
vazel said:
It's a physx problem apparently. Are you using a nvidia card?
Mr. Spinnington
Banned
that rings a bell. either way can't go wrong for 2.503chopl0x said:
now i want Hells Highway for sale again
The_Inquisitor
Member
Oops wrong thread.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I thought Crysis 2 was 30 on Amazon today?Ashour said:
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
So is Vietnam that good for BC2?
BloodySinner
Banned
Plays better than BC2. It should have been it's own stand-off title.
The_Inquisitor
Member
DoctorWho said:
As a longtime fan of the series I hated it.
Edit: Sorry thought you meant Airborne. I'm debating MoH myself
Ickman3400
Banned
DoctorWho said:
I think it's because you get as good as feel of what the war in afghanistan is like without actually being there. It tries to be realistic, the sniping mission is great (more like the sniping mission in COD 4, juding wind and all that).
Your character is not some mega badass designed to single handedly end the war, you're just part of it along with everyone else. There's moments where you could be pinned down in a valley surrounded by insurgents with superior numbers and cover and you'll kind of be in deep shit.
I say kind of because on hard difficulty this is probably the easiest hard mode ever. It does dampen the itensity a bit. You can't just run out and rambo everyone but it's not really 1 hit 1 kill either. But it was a pretty fun campaign and if you're turned off by all the crazy unrealistic shit in the call of duties then this will probably be right up your alley.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
speculawyer said:
Nope, gifting is only unavailable for Vietnam. The reason why is because it's just a CD Key and it could be used on any version of BC2.
Ickman3400
Banned
DoctorWho said:
Because of the short length you probably should. I'd say $10 or less is the sweet spot.
I bought it again today but I didn't feel great about it.
chixdiggit
Member
So Battlefield Vietnam is multiplayer only, correct? Does it have a good following?
hawkshockey11
Banned
Is there anyway around the "Your video card is not supported" for Airborne? If not I just wasted $2.50
The Elite
BOSS
Haven't played the Vietnam stuff, but I've found the barrier to entry for BFBC2 a little too high. I like the team focused combat but most players are just too good at this point making the experience a little disappointing.chixdiggit said:
Still considering giving Vietnam a go though.
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