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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 3 -
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Oh, D3DOverrider should limit it to 120Hz then. Your fan may still be loud, but it should be slightly more normal. I used to use a 4850 which was super loud.
There may be some program(s) somewhere to specifically set a framerate cap, but I am not sure of one (especially for ATI).
Yeah I liked it for what it was, but felt lifeless. Although from what I understand is their patching in a completely new artstyle eventually and adding alot of new content. Letting go of the clipart look
Ah saw that you already posted about the overhaul. Yeah the way I see it it's 'going to be fun .. eventually'. So picking it up at a low price is never bad
Yeah I've never found anything to allow me to limit below 120, noting from ATI anyway. I never thought I'd complain about drawing too many frames but on older games it's pretty crazy how many it does draw and how hot the GPU can get. 6950 2GB is what I'm running if anyone else with the same card has any suggestions.
chixdiggit
Member
Any Mad Riders impressions? Buy it on the cheap or just play Pure again?
jaundicejuice
Member
I dove on the grenade and bought Mad Riders. Installing it now, will try to post some impressions later if JaseC hasn't or JoeMolotov doesn't chime in (making an assumption there, but a pretty safe one I think).
Sad but unsurprising given the last few games to bare the Painkiller name.
Sad but unsurprising given the last few games to bare the Painkiller name.
Sad because the game have a lot of potential, not now but im gonna wait some days to try again...Or maybe i have better luck in this page?
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jaundicejuice
Member
Mad Riders is a simple arcade-y racer. From a track design perspective, Mad Riders kind of, and I stress kind of, feels like an old EA Sports Big game, Freekstyle, just because of the ridiculous nature of the tracks. The dips in the hills are crazy low, the heights are ridiculously steep and the air you catch is absurd. You're jumping at hoops and driving through poles to get boost powerups, it feels very game-y. None of the riders have any of the personality of an EA Big game, they're just generic motorcross riders on plain ol' atv's. Also if there's a stunt system, I haven't been introduced to it in the two basic races I've been in. Jumping through hoops to get boost icons, driving through poles on the track to get boost icons, powersliding, these are considered stunts, so far anyways. there is a stunt mode which I haven't touched yet.
Just a heads up, if you do buy the game you have to set it to use a controller in the options. The game will let you navigate through the menus to a race using a controller, but once the race starts you have to use kb&m. Or quickly jump into the options and switch it like I did.
Just a heads up, if you do buy the game you have to set it to use a controller in the options. The game will let you navigate through the menus to a race using a controller, but once the race starts you have to use kb&m. Or quickly jump into the options and switch it like I did.
SteveWinwood
Member
Those are like my favorite kinds of games.
War of the Roses is up for pre-order. 20% off to owners of Mount and Blade.
Syphon Filter
Member
SO they fixed offline for guys who complained. cool. I personally never had any issues but its nice to see it fixed for those that did have issues.
I H8 Memes
Member
The News section being an extra click away.
Actually that does bug me. It's a minor inconvenience, but it is kinda annoying.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
That should make a lot of people happy! That second fix about the jittery scrolling is pretty nice too. I would get that all the time and it was super annoying.
Ingueferroque
Banned
'Steam Accidentally Quit' whilst browsing a group's announcements.
Yeah... maybe next time. (They need to rewrite this bitch from scratch if you ask me)
TouchMyBox
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ROBOKITTYZILLA
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TouchMyBox
Member
What is... this?
It's the sequel to much-loved Gravity Bone.
I want it for the idle thumbs cooperation, was it good?
TouchMyBox
Member
If you have not, I highly recommend playing its predecessor for free. It's a small download and will only take you about thirty minutes to play through. It's quite special.
I'm downloading Thirty Flights now, I guess I'll post impressions later.
Still have one copy left from my 4-pack. Asking for $18 paypal for it, PM if you're interested
"Steam client update released
Client Update - Valve
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the Steam menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
- <b>Fixed broken offline mode if Steam process didn't shutdown correctly</b>
- Fix jittery scrolling in Steam client web views
- Fixed pre-load UI for games using new content system
- Reduced disc load while updating games using the new content system
- Grid view supports more kinds of PNG images (e.g. grayscale, grayscale with alpha)
- Fixed back/forward buttons not working correctly when searching in the store or viewing workshop discussions
- Fixed "Open link in new tab" in overlay browser
- Fixed creating shortcuts for games with Unicode names"
Gabe, is our prayers answered?
Client Update - Valve
A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the Steam menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:
- <b>Fixed broken offline mode if Steam process didn't shutdown correctly</b>
- Fix jittery scrolling in Steam client web views
- Fixed pre-load UI for games using new content system
- Reduced disc load while updating games using the new content system
- Grid view supports more kinds of PNG images (e.g. grayscale, grayscale with alpha)
- Fixed back/forward buttons not working correctly when searching in the store or viewing workshop discussions
- Fixed "Open link in new tab" in overlay browser
- Fixed creating shortcuts for games with Unicode names"
Gabe, is our prayers answered?
Aw, cmon! If they can fix that, they surely can fix the Non-Steam shortcuts disappearing as well! It's the same issue!
jaundicejuice
Member
Played a little more Mad Riders, cleared the first circuit and am almost done the second. The first circuit consisted entirely of basic races but the second circuit has started to introduce some different modes--check point races and arena something--and new icons/tokens/power-ups to collect. On top of the boost icons there are also shortcut icons, which can trigger hidden paths, which usually are chock full of nitro tokens and end in a ramp.
Unlocked my first aerial stunt it looks like, oh silly MMO/RPG game progression. I think that's kind of a mistake, I get unlocking riders, paint jobs and atvs but there's apparently some sort of trick system I have to unlock?
The racing is actually pretty rock solid, the speed of it, the brevity of the races, the constant undulations of the roads, multiple shortcuts/branching paths per track, now hidden shortcuts accessible via power-ups, the crazy air time...the one thing that's missing is epic crashes. Whenever you screw-up the game just fades to a white screen with the game's logo on it, next thing you're getting set back on the track. The player doesn't go careening off of their atv, it doesn't come flying apart as it tumbles Motorstorm-style, crashes are a little to sanitary, they're non-events.
Unlocked my first aerial stunt it looks like, oh silly MMO/RPG game progression. I think that's kind of a mistake, I get unlocking riders, paint jobs and atvs but there's apparently some sort of trick system I have to unlock?
The racing is actually pretty rock solid, the speed of it, the brevity of the races, the constant undulations of the roads, multiple shortcuts/branching paths per track, now hidden shortcuts accessible via power-ups, the crazy air time...the one thing that's missing is epic crashes. Whenever you screw-up the game just fades to a white screen with the game's logo on it, next thing you're getting set back on the track. The player doesn't go careening off of their atv, it doesn't come flying apart as it tumbles Motorstorm-style, crashes are a little to sanitary, they're non-events.
I imagine every bug in a client that affects millions and millions of people is always a pain to fix and test for, so they might fix that later :/
Categories are the same...
Ingueferroque
Banned
Yeah I liked it for what it was, but felt lifeless. Although from what I understand is their patching in a completely new artstyle eventually and adding alot of new content. Letting go of the clipart look
Ah saw that you already posted about the overhaul. Yeah the way I see it it's 'going to be fun .. eventually'. So picking it up at a low price is never bad
Got a source for that new art style? That might bring back my interest in the game..
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
I'll take the key if it's still available.
scorpscarx
Member
My friends beta page is broken, nothing shows up, anyone else.
Persists through restart.
Persists through restart.
It's down for 12 hours for some back end work.
Is this a MP only game? It only says MP on the steam page. I was hoping for a much better and improved single player experience from Warband.
Yup, sadly it's not Mount & Blade with super graphics...
scorpscarx
Member
Thanks for the confirmation, I'm actually liking the new friends feed, that is until some random friend starts talking about what they had for breakfast or some shit lol.
Well isn't that just super disappointing. Damn multiplayer.
Wow, just got around to playing it. Very weird experience. 30 flights of loving is bought right now.
YES. I hope it's longer than 10 minutes though!
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I wonder if that offline mode fix is a huge step up.
I downloaded Gravity Bone awhile ago, but never played it until I saw this post (I think I grabbed it after checking out Blendo Game's Atom Zombie Smasher, which I really liked). These "games" that are really just stories can be a mixed bag, but I enjoyed this one enough. Not sure how much I'd like a full version though.
The game did annoy me when... (Gravity Bone spoiler!)
I saw only that one lady standing there I thought, I don't want to leave any witnesses. So I tried to smash her with my hammer. Nothing happened. It should have let me. Maybe I'd still be alive...
alexandros
Banned
Yes, I just tested it and it works! I terminated the Steam process through Task Manager, turned off my wireless and tried logging in again. I entered Offline Mode without a hitch.
O.DOGG
Member
I wonder if it's a real fix. Just two weeks ago I couldn't play any of my games because my internet cut off and Steam wouldn't let me start it in offline mode.
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