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[Kweh]

So why doesn't my Steam look like that?

 

[Toma]

When the sale starts, I shall make a thread. For us lost souls. To RESIST!

You need to think of an achievement system. Like the ones those help groups use. Badges in the First post based on how many days they endured. New color/bigger size for each new day without buying something. It will help you to stay strong!

 

[Ledsen]

You need to think of an achievement system. Like the ones those help groups use. Badges in the First post based on how many days they endured. New color/bigger size for each new day without buying something.

I think you're onto something here. Also, we will play GAMES WE ALREADY BOUGHT (I know, but we will... try).

 

[shintoki]

The only people who aren't buying anything are those who already bought everything.

 

[Derrick01]

Tried verifying the cache?

Deus Ex Missing Link- 108mb

Skyrim- 7.8mb with 2 files missing

Witcher 2- 148.8mb with 160 files missing

So I don't know if this has to do with the summer sale or I'm somehow just missing chunks of files that never affected my games. Maybe it has to do with that steam cleaner tool I ran.

 

[JaseC]

So why doesn't my Steam look like that?

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1914848

 

[Toma]

I think you're onto something here. Also, we will play GAMES WE ALREADY BOUGHT (I know, but we will... try).

The bad part about that idea is that you will talk about good experiences with GAMES YOU ALREADY BOUGHT, convincing people of the quality and fun of those games in a thread where those people might not actually own it yet. And then want to buy it. And then. And. A.

Like smoking in a "We want to stop smoking" community meeting.

 

[JaseC]

Deus Ex Missing Link- 108mb

Skyrim- 7.8mb with 2 files missing

Witcher 2- 148.8mb with 160 files missing

So I don't know if this has to do with the summer sale or I'm somehow just missing chunks of files that never affected my games. Maybe it has to do with that steam cleaner tool I ran.

My DE:HR download is no longer shown as I restarted Steam, and I haven't updated Skyrim yet, but my Witcher 2 update was exactly the same.

 

[Ledsen]

The bad part about that idea is that you will talk about good experiences with GAMES YOU ALREADY BOUGHT, convincing people of the quality and fun of those games in a thread where those people might not actually own it. And then want to buy it. And then. And. A.

Oh shit. I will think about this.

 

[Clafou]

My body is Gaben

 

[Derrick01]

Yeah I think something else is going on with my games. Risen 1 also had 100+ files missing and a 100mb+ update and that doesn't have achievements so it won't be updated for a sale.

 

[Tess3ract]

So why doesn't my Steam look like that?

Because it should look like this

 

[Toma]

Oh shit. I will think about this.

You could put up some F2P highscore contest with flash games. Every day a new challenge/game with an overall GAF leaderboard for pass time during the steam sale. You need to FIGHT ACHIEVEMENTS WITH HIGHSCORES. Or get people to learn Dwarf Fortress to pass the time. Something along those lines.

 

[vitaminwateryum]

Got my Dota invite last night.

Gaben has temporarily quelled my summer sale needs.

 

[mclem]

I'm kind of excited, too, but I can't think of anything that I actually want. My Wishlist is empty :\

Truth be told, I'm mostly looking forward to the achievement hunt this year, if there is one. It's reached the stage where there's a good chance I'll have all or at least most of the games each achievement has each day, so it's a good time to do a whistlestop tour of games I don't play so often to get some experience.

This year, in particular, I should finish off Fez this weekend (at least approximately!), so I'll actually be between games; a fine time to go for a bit of variety in my play for a fortnight or so.

Wondering on the chances of a DOTA invite for significant performance!

 

[Ledsen]

You could put up some F2P highscore contest with flash games. Every day a new challenge/game with an overall GAF leaderboard for pass time during the steam sale. You need to FIGHT ACHIEVEMENTS WITH HIGHSCORES. Or get people to learn Dwarf Fortress to pass the time. Something along those lines.

Also you get points for not buying a daily deal you really wanted. Extra points if it's on your wishlist.

 

[Kerub]

My body is Gaben

Gaben is watching you..

 

[Boss Doggie]

hahahah you guys think there's gonna be a sale. No, I'm not talking about tomorrow, I meant this year.

"manly" is pushing it a bit, don't you think?

manly is not limited to humans :3

 

[Derrick01]

I can confirm if you used that tikione steam cleaner tool and use the verify cache thing on steam it just redownloads the junk files. I ran the cleaner just now and it was all the games I had just used verify on.

So if there are updates for certain games like in that list then I just haven't gotten them yet.

 

[Toma]

I'm kind of excited, too, but I can't think of anything that I actually want. My Wishlist is empty :\

Frozen Synapse? SpaceChem? Galactic Civilizations 2? Legend of Grimrock? Chime? Dungeons of Dredmor? Lone Survivor? The city builder games?

Just a few games smaller I highly recommend to look at if they werent on your radar.

 

[Moobabe]

Thought I'd ask here because Steam support is... well...

All of my Source and 1.6 games give me the error message 'This game is currently unavailable' - I've deleted the client registry, validated and defragged game films etc but still the same error across every single one.

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[Bricky]

Because it should look like this

Nope.



Enhanced Steam all the way. Nothing too fancy, but awesome nonetheless.

 

[Glass Rebel]

All you heathens with your disfigured Steam clients.

Mine is the same way our Lord Gaben bestowed it upon me.

 

[PaulLFC]

I can confirm if you used that tikione steam cleaner tool and use the verify cache thing on steam it just redownloads the junk files. I ran the cleaner just now and it was all the games I had just used verify on.

So if there are updates for certain games like in that list then I just haven't gotten them yet.

No idea if this would work and I expect verifying cache would have had the same end effect anyway, but did you try choosing "don't update" and then switching back to automatic updates, to see if that starts any downloads?

 

[JaseC]

I can confirm if you used that tikione steam cleaner tool and use the verify cache thing on steam it just redownloads the junk files. I ran the cleaner just now and it was all the games I had just used verify on.

So if there are updates for certain games like in that list then I just haven't gotten them yet.

Ah, that would be it.

Edit: Wait, some games (e.g. Stacking) don't have redist files, and in cases where verifying/updating did re-download the redists, according to my figures they don't account for the entire download size (e.g. Xotic's update was 288.5MB, with the redists being 133MB of that).

 

[Toma]

No idea if this would work and I expect verifying cache would have had the same end effect anyway, but did you try choosing "don't update" and then switching back to automatic updates, to see if that starts any downloads?

That doesnt work.

 

[mclem]

What's going to happen next year if this year's sale starts July 12th? The last Thursday of June pattern goes out the window and everyone goes nuts trying to figure out the date.

Cue an ARG, with "The Steam Summer Sale will begin the Thursday after the ARG is completed!"

 

[Kelegacy]

I fear the riots should the sale not take place. Imagine putting an ordinary daily deal in my cart and pushing it towards checkout and being beaten up by a gang of angry heathens and bricks smashed on my head. Game pages will be shattered and looted and servers set on fire. Innocent shoppers having their Steam Wallets mugged.

I am afraid of what no sale today will do to Steam and this country.

 

[sazzy]

ARE WE THERE YET

 

[snoopeasystreet]

All you heathens with your disfigured Steam clients.

Mine is the same way our Lord Gaben bestowed it upon me.

Yep. Those who splice their client deserve no place in the summer sale.

 

[DagsJT]

Damn these Steam sales.

I've got nearly 200 games in my library. I've got about 70 installed. And I stare at the list, trying to decide what to play. And I never seem to be in the mood to actually play any.

Yet I'm still like a kid at Christmas at the possibility of a Steam sale.

 

[PaulLFC]

Damn these Steam sales.

I've got nearly 200 games in my library. I've got about 70 installed. And I stare at the list, trying to decide what to play. And I never seem to be in the mood to actually play any.

Yet I'm still like a kid at Christmas at the possibility of a Steam sale.

This is exactly how I am. A lot of the time I don't actually want to play games. I'm starting to think I've changed from a gamer to a games collector.

 

[spindoctor]

Maybe it has to do with that steam cleaner tool I ran.

It does. Verifying the cache after using that tool will redownload all the directx redist files etc. that were removed.

 

[Moobabe]

Thought I'd ask here because Steam support is... well...

All of my Source and 1.6 games give me the error message 'This game is currently unavailable' - I've deleted the client registry, validated and defragged game films etc but still the same error across every single one.

Anyone got any ideas?

Damn end of page posting.

 

[JaseC]

It does. Verifying the cache after using that tool will redownload all the directx redist files etc. that were removed.

The games I had to verify in order to update downloaded more than just the redists.

Something strange seems to be going on.

Edit: Edge update: 149.8MB; 102MB of redists
DE:HR update: 11.4MB; no redists
Stacking update: 207.2MB; no redists
Team Fortress 2 update: N/A (I don't think it updated when Pyromania went live, so it's not worth factoring in.)
Portal 2 update: 50.8MB; no redists
Xotic update: 288.5MB; 133MB of redists
The Witcher 2 update: 148.8MB; 151MB of redists (I strongly doubt it downloaded anything else.)

 

[Marsipolami]

Nope.


Enhanced Steam all the way. Nothing too fancy, but awesome nonetheless.

THIS is the way it's supposed to look. (nevermind Dota 2 in the background)

When the sale starts, I shall make a thread. For us lost souls. To RESIST!

Thank you. I have limited myself to 1 (one) game. Together we are legion.

 

[kaskade]

It would be my luck that there wouldn't be a sale when I finally build a PC.

 

[drizzle]

Thought I'd ask here because Steam support is... well...

All of my Source and 1.6 games give me the error message 'This game is currently unavailable' - I've deleted the client registry, validated and defragged game films etc but still the same error across every single one.

Anyone got any ideas?

delete the .blob files from Steam's installation folder.

Try again.

Wait until servers are not overwhelmed.

 

[Toma]

It would be my luck that there wouldn't be a sale when I finally build a PC.

The sale will come at one point. Dont worry.

 

[Gibbo]

ARE WE THERE YET

i swear i came in here to type those exact four words. GOD THIS IS GETTING UNBEARABLE. CURSE.YOU.STEAM

 

[Delusibeta]

A little over 70 minutes until switchover, ladies and gentlemen. If a new daily deal doesn't start at 6pm BST, then it has begun. The small fact that they're getting today's releases out of the way already (Ghost Recon Future Soldier and Spec Ops: The Line is out now for UK folk) suggests to me that something's up.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

This is what Steam's supposed to look like.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Where are you, Gabe?

 

[Glass Rebel]

Please... guys.

The wait is already painful enough, don't show us your butt-ugly Steam skins or Gabe might cancel this sale for reals.

 

[Emperor Bohe]

What time does the store update? Is it 12 pm est?

 

[Megasoum]

I don't really mind the default skin for steam it just really annoys me that "Download" doesn't have it's own tab. It's so annoying to have to go in the library and then in a drop-down list just to get there.

 

[Chavelo]

I'll prolly work on my library images later today. Shit looks so SWAG.

Also: ONE MORE HOUR QQ

 

[ShaneB]

I don't really mind the default skin for steam it just really annoys me that "Download" doesn't have it's own tab. It's so annoying to have to go in the library and then in a drop-down list just to get there.

I just double click on Library

... but yes, it's a bit odd.

edit: wait.. maybe im confusing myself, Im not sure that actually works. lol

 

[kharma45]

Just over an hour to go until we can find out whether or not we're going to have to go through all of this again in a few weeks time.

 

[randomwab]

If sales don't happen today, I might break.

They need to happen.