fluffydelusions
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+ have you seen the PC version...looks amazing
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+ have you seen the PC version...looks amazing
MrTeachwell
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Ode to Killthee
When games are scarce provides guidance through dark times.
When light is needed provides torch to guide the way.
Who is this generous soul?
Killthee, helping brothas out.
Edit: Thanks for Torchlight.
When games are scarce provides guidance through dark times.
When light is needed provides torch to guide the way.
Who is this generous soul?
Killthee, helping brothas out.
Edit: Thanks for Torchlight.
fluffydelusions
Member
Still can't believe no OT for Torchlight 2 
Game looks REALLY good
Game looks REALLY good
Jzero
Member
Make one yourself.Still can't believe no OT for Torchlight 2
And released it for $60, so you know that they're -extra serious-.
Delusibeta
Banned
On choosing between Xcom and Borderlands, honestly I expect both to be quite successful on PC, and both will be fairly slow on the bomba sale front. That said, I think that the console version of Xcom is going to sell like mince pies in July, so tightwads will probably queue up there.
LOL. No problem man.
Dog Problems
Banned
All gone.
Swords and Soldiers please
lunar flight?
What the hell is this?
my god that is super insulting and totally insensitive, did Gearbox not know that Russia (Soviet) was an occupying force for over five decades?
Dog Problems
Banned
Sorry, I forgot I used the one for Lunar Flight lol :-\
Joe Molotov
Member
jaundicejuice
Member
In Civ V, diplomatic relations with A.I. Civ's are entirely dictated by the relative strength of your standing army versus theirs. If your army is stronger, the A.I. is more likely to be friendly and trading/research agreements roughly equal with A.I. Civs that are on par with yours. If the A.I.'s army is larger, they're going to be outright hostile, they won't offer you fair tading/research agreement deals. It doesn't matter if you have a small but more advanced army or have the capacity to produce and/or buy up lots of units in a short amount of time. If the A.I. has more primitive units that stack up to make them have a "stronger" army the A.I. will be an asshole.
I'm trying to get the Steam shortcut for Ultimate Doom to boot through ZDoom, but no mater what it keeps booting through DOS Box.
I've moved all the ZDoom files into the Steam base folder and edited the .bat files to lead to ZDoom.exe, but the Steam shortcut keeps booting through DOS Box.
I've moved all the ZDoom files into the Steam base folder and edited the .bat files to lead to ZDoom.exe, but the Steam shortcut keeps booting through DOS Box.
I doubt that Gearbox had anything to do with region locking stuff. More likely the 2K part that is dealing with that kind of stuff.
Hmm mine's also screwing up when it used to work fine, they must have changed something recently.
Actually, looks like they completely bypass the .bat files now, pain in the ass but just move the zdoom files into the base file and rename zdoom.exe to dosbox.exe and it works fine.
SteveWinwood
Member
I had something similar not that long ago and that's what I had to do. Worked fine.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I'm burned out by tower defense games guys :/
This is nice and all, but this just makes it a Good PC Port. This is what pc ports should come with 100% of the time.
...or a source port, or whatever.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Gross.
I found a source port of Wolfenstein to the Doom engine that uses all OG assets, but has all the zDoom features supported. So basically I get flawless modern support while paying respects to the original dev work.
Care to share the name of this one?
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I'll take it!
Sent!
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The only reason I don't set up BPM tomorrow is because I don't want to constantly lug my computer up and downstairs.
You got a network cable already running upstairs to your downstairs TV? Then just turn that into a VGA cable. Got two? Then you've audio too.
Currently going through my Steam FPS backlog and I am playing Metro 2033 right now and just am not feeling it. (Chapter 2, Dead City 1)
Does it get any different / awesome after that point or should I just move on and play the next game on the list? (Rage or Stalker)
I like the atmosphere but the game/gunplay is one of the dullest experience I have had in recent times. It looks amazing though.
Is that the 'HD update' of the game that already was on Steam (and on PS3 for a while now)? Was waiting for that but forgot about it.
Does it get any different / awesome after that point or should I just move on and play the next game on the list? (Rage or Stalker)
I like the atmosphere but the game/gunplay is one of the dullest experience I have had in recent times. It looks amazing though.
Is that the 'HD update' of the game that already was on Steam (and on PS3 for a while now)? Was waiting for that but forgot about it.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
So wait, about the Stranger's Wrath issue - they eventually continued where they left off after being "scorned"?
jediyoshi
Member
Yep, it just went out a few days ago.
They did a straight port of the original and then went to work on redoing assets for the hd version which went out first on ps3, was the plan all along.
Might be relevant to someones interest here too (regarding FTL):
As most other people said, its basically a roguelike in space with some light sim aspect. And that roguelike aspect totally has its hooks in me. You start the game with 1 out of 18 ship designs available and try to get as far as you can for the highscore (or even beating the boss, but that will probably take a while), maybe unlocking other ships in the meantime.
One thing this game does incredibly right are its random aspects, beginning with the galaxy map for each sector that is always randomized:
and much more like random events on every planet, varying approaches you need to take based on what the game offers you in a playthrough and just the perfect amount of variation really. If you are fine with replaying a game for highscore or unlocking other ships (the roguelike aspect), this game has tons of replay value. I also love the achievements which go beyond simple story achievements and actually manage to teach you about other game mechanics. The game has a combat feature called drones which I havent used at all until I tried them for an achievement that would eventually unlock the next ship. Those achievements are my game goals atm, since they encourage me to play the game in different styles which simply doesnt get boring.
The game also has quite a bit of depth, making you decide between:
Another unique aspect of the game is the micromanagement of your own crew, which you need to manage on top of all the combat stuff I just listed. Use them to repair your ship,put out fires, heal them, use them to power your own ship systems etcetc.
The star of the show for me are the countless random events and the unlockable ships that actually work as "RPG classes" basically, though. It just feels fresh and rewarding every time I play it. Some people complain that it might be a bit unfair due to its random nature, but I got the impression that you can work with any hand you are dealt with.
Last but not least, the game manages to pack all that into a very, VERY accessible package that is rather easy to learn, especially due to the fact that the game doesnt force all these play approaches onto you, and allows some freedom in deciding how you want to play. Its really smartly designed.
Oh yeah, start the game on easy though. Game is HARD.
As most other people said, its basically a roguelike in space with some light sim aspect. And that roguelike aspect totally has its hooks in me. You start the game with 1 out of 18 ship designs available and try to get as far as you can for the highscore (or even beating the boss, but that will probably take a while), maybe unlocking other ships in the meantime.
One thing this game does incredibly right are its random aspects, beginning with the galaxy map for each sector that is always randomized:
and much more like random events on every planet, varying approaches you need to take based on what the game offers you in a playthrough and just the perfect amount of variation really. If you are fine with replaying a game for highscore or unlocking other ships (the roguelike aspect), this game has tons of replay value. I also love the achievements which go beyond simple story achievements and actually manage to teach you about other game mechanics. The game has a combat feature called drones which I havent used at all until I tried them for an achievement that would eventually unlock the next ship. Those achievements are my game goals atm, since they encourage me to play the game in different styles which simply doesnt get boring.
The game also has quite a bit of depth, making you decide between:
Another unique aspect of the game is the micromanagement of your own crew, which you need to manage on top of all the combat stuff I just listed. Use them to repair your ship,put out fires, heal them, use them to power your own ship systems etcetc.
The star of the show for me are the countless random events and the unlockable ships that actually work as "RPG classes" basically, though. It just feels fresh and rewarding every time I play it. Some people complain that it might be a bit unfair due to its random nature, but I got the impression that you can work with any hand you are dealt with.
Last but not least, the game manages to pack all that into a very, VERY accessible package that is rather easy to learn, especially due to the fact that the game doesnt force all these play approaches onto you, and allows some freedom in deciding how you want to play. Its really smartly designed.
Oh yeah, start the game on easy though. Game is HARD.
The Big Rig
Member
So I followed gaf's advice and reinstalled steam. It worked yesterday, but now its back to hanging on the connecting screen. I then tried the regedit fix posted, but apparently I don't have a registry key in either folder to begin with. I'm extremely frustrated by this, especially because I just want to play a single player game.
The Big Rig
Member
Done that so many times.
Download TCPView, run it when steam hangs on the connection screen.
Search for steam in the tcpview window and then right click > close connections. Steam will try to reconnect it's connection, you can try close connections multiple times if it doesn't work for you the first time.
This is useful for me when steam decided to randomly update and hangs on some percentage every time I run it for the first time when I boot my PC, maybe this will work for you too.
The Big Rig
Member
It's hanging, I know the difference between the two. I hover the cursor over the box and the spinning ring comes up, which usually means it isn't responding.
Well apparently the bug has been there for months now with no fix.
For those who don't know about the game you basically have to collect different kinds of fluids to use them in other places and there's an accidental 'exploit' that gives you all the liquid you want. It's so easy to do that it's impossible to ignore and it basically breaks the whole game.
What a fucking shame, game really seems fantastic
For those who don't know about the game you basically have to collect different kinds of fluids to use them in other places and there's an accidental 'exploit' that gives you all the liquid you want. It's so easy to do that it's impossible to ignore and it basically breaks the whole game.
What a fucking shame, game really seems fantastic
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