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STEAM- Announcements & Updates 2011 Edition
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I booted it up for the first time the other day on Windows 7 - 64 bit. Ran fine. But it's complete shit if you're using a wheel. I think I got it on sale for 2 dollars and am still slightly annoyed I didn't listen to the people who mentioned this. Wheel users should avoid at all costs.
jaundicejuice
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desu said:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1053329
Looks like you'll have to edit some xml or download some missing dll's (ha).
Awesome that Valve and Codemasters took the extra steps to ensure this ran on modern machines :/ If they want to make money by selling these games, they shouldn't just be leaving this up to the community to fix.
Diablohead
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Awesome, I wanted to buy Dirt 1 again, no idea where my old copy went.
Take note that the game is quite old now, 2007? it was the first dirt and one of codies first next gen racers so it has a lot of teething problems, but it's still a solid racer with more rally stages then dirt 2 and 3 combined.
My old disc copy ran on win7 without problems back when my current pc was new.
Take note that the game is quite old now, 2007? it was the first dirt and one of codies first next gen racers so it has a lot of teething problems, but it's still a solid racer with more rally stages then dirt 2 and 3 combined.
My old disc copy ran on win7 without problems back when my current pc was new.
Garou
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desu said:
Well, "not supported" =/= "not working", so I am wondering if there is a specific feature they can't guarantee.
Additionally, here might be a possible fix in case someone has problems with Dirt & Win7:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1034763
Diablohead
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I have no idea why it says that it works for me, probably a safety precaution so they can't get blamed for it not working on some systems.Baha said:
Sgt.Pepper
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W-Whaaat?
jaundicejuice
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I just added a custom adblock in FireFox for that My Little Pony .gif. Please keep that shit out of the Steam thread. If you want to disagree with someone, type up an actual post, refute their point(s), please don't post My Little Pony .gifs.
Played maybe halfway through Dirt 2 and found it to be really fun but I'm pretty sure I remember people saying they liked some of the races/mechanics of Dirt 1 better, aside from the Xtreme presentation that the sequel has. Can anyone elaborate on that?
Also, anyone here get it running in W7 64 bit? A quick search on the Steam forums yielded a workaround that involved a .DLL file but it was never conclusively proven to work. Thanks.
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Telltale is selling Poker Night for $1.25 for their anniversary sale and they also give you a Steam unlock code after you buy it. AFAIK it's the only game that they offer that for, though.
http://www.telltalegames.com/store/pokernight
http://www.telltalegames.com/tf2unlocks
Also, anyone here get it running in W7 64 bit? A quick search on the Steam forums yielded a workaround that involved a .DLL file but it was never conclusively proven to work. Thanks.
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Telltale is selling Poker Night for $1.25 for their anniversary sale and they also give you a Steam unlock code after you buy it. AFAIK it's the only game that they offer that for, though.
http://www.telltalegames.com/store/pokernight
http://www.telltalegames.com/tf2unlocks
ipukespiders
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Just adding another confirmation that Dirt 1 works on Windows 7 32 bit.
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Snuggler said:
Seriously. When the hell will this highly disturbing pony fad end?
Baha said:
like already mentioned
no support doesn't necessarily mean that it won't work... it's just means it's not supported, if it says "not compatible" ... well that's a different story
just like it was the case with Medal of Honor Airborne, windows 7 was not supported but it still worked
the message is just there so that you can't blame the publisher/developer if it doesn't work because they can't guarantee it
most games released before Windows 7 have this message on the steam store page in the small print
have win7 64bit myself and it works without any problems at all
Cuban Legend
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and the weapon/perk purchasing system.Sanjay said:
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
FOV slider.Sanjay said:
LocoMrPollock
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mojiimbo said:
Does that mean you can add the game to your Steam account or just the unlockable hat?
platypotamus
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ChuckNoLuck said:
Well, looks like it's suicide again for me
jaundicejuice
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If developers and publishers want money in 2011 for their old games, they should make certain that those old games function on a machine from 2011. Or I should just stop buying anything other than new releases on Steam and make a GoG account.
Stallion Free said:
Better maps as well. I hate almost every map in MW2. MW2 has so much unbalanced shit that it is almost unplayable. Sorry, but I'm not a fan of public play in MW2. Harrier and Pavlov spam gives me a headache, and sounds like I'm in a damn airport that's under attack 24/7.
gregor7777
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How does Dirt look graphically, compared to say Burnout Paradise?
jaundicejuice
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Narag said:
I've been meaning to, the only real constraint is time. I would buy a metric fuckton of oldschool rpgs and by that I mean almost everything on this page. That's hundreds of hours of playtime and I already own more games than I have time to play with Steam. I am inching closer to making a GoG account though. I really want to play those oldshool Bioware games and see why people liked Bioware-Button-Awesome back in the day.
hamchan said:
Depends on where you live I guess. With the exchange rate the way it is, I'm generally paying less than 50$ a game, even less when I pre-order for 10% off and almost every game that I've pre-ordered in the last few months has come with some sort of a bonus, usually a free game or two, or three in Red Faction: Armageddon's case. I think I paid roughly 40$ and got Red Faction, Red Faction 2, Red Faction Guerrilla and Red Faction Armageddon through Steam. I know Direct 2 Drive can have lower prices for new releases, but they don't have bundles quite like that, at least not that I'm aware of.
nincompoop
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I took a chance on Dirt even though it says Windows 7 isn't supported... I tried the xml fix, didn't work, tried exiting fraps, that didn't work at first, then I tried launching from within steam and that somehow worked... so I got into the game, I was able to create a profile, then I tried increasing the graphic settings, which forced the game to re-launch, but for some reason it only increased the resolution to 1024x768 instead of 1920x1200 like I asked. Then I tried increasing the resolution again and this time I manually changed the aspect ratio to 1.6, but after that the game doesn't boot at all. So I guess the moral of the story is, don't bother trying to get Dirt to work. I don't suppose there's any chance that Steam would give me a refund, is there?
TouchMyBox
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Htown said:
I agree!
*looks at avatar*
Umm... I think I might just take that one back.
To other dudes:
Can we stop justifying entertainment which we enjoy in this thread? There's a dedicated thread in community if you're offended by people liking stuff.
Joe Molotov
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Twig said:
Well played.
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