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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 3 -
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Why would it? The fact that people think it's worth posting about shows interest for the game in the community and should be an encouragement to the developers.
Well, if it's the element of surprise they want, there are two ways to combat registry snoops:
1) Announce the game as soon as it's been accepted on Steam, or
2) Temporarily hide it as a ValveTestApp
Yep.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Not to mention that only enthusiasts pay attention to the Steam registry anyway.
I was just wondering, as a dev I would not want to get my games spoiled.
It's getting out there, GCI F2P is a recent example.
Yeah that's what I mean, Alan Wake was one such case.
I had no idea they have control over the name, then I wonder why they name it directly
It's getting out there, GCI F2P is a recent example.
Yeah that's what I mean, Alan Wake was one such case.
I had no idea they have control over the name, then I wonder why they name it directly
I had no idea they have control over the name, then I wonder why they name it directly
I seem to remember a non-Valve game being outed as a ValveTestApp. IIRC, it was DLC for something, and the only reason somebody was sure it was not Valve related is that DLC entries have an additional line that points to the "app" it requires (e.g. Dawnguard's entry has a link to Skyrim).
why?
By the time it hits the steam registry it's pretty close to release anyways correct? I don't understand the "spoiling" aspect here. Games are announced way in advance of getting on the steam registry.
Not necessarily. And I am mostly talking about PC ports, DLC's and so on. Jet Set Radio is another example.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
It hasn't gotten out to the videogame blogs that the average gamer pays attention to, and, unless it really is an earth shattering registry leak, they don't often. Joystiq/Kotaku/IGN haven't reported on it yet.
I don't think Jet Set Radio was spoiled. The release date was announced before it appeared in the registry.
The Elite
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Alright, I'm considering a format of my computer (might upgrade to Win 8 but I need to do a clean install anyways).
As far as I can tell backing up steam is still as easy as copying the Steamapps folder to an external drive and then copying it back once everything is done.
What I really need to know about is game saves though. Where are most Steam games saved? Where are most games saved on Windows? I have some Blizzard games I'll want to reinstall when the process is done as well.
Any help would be appreciated.
As far as I can tell backing up steam is still as easy as copying the Steamapps folder to an external drive and then copying it back once everything is done.
What I really need to know about is game saves though. Where are most Steam games saved? Where are most games saved on Windows? I have some Blizzard games I'll want to reinstall when the process is done as well.
Any help would be appreciated.
YianGaruga
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The Elite
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Thanks!
I was incredibly close to clicking the spoiler thread before I went to bed last night, and then realized people already played it. Can't wait to play that tonight when I get home.
Sorry for the late reply, feel bad when a long post goes unnoticed! I have no idea when I'll ever get around to playing DA:O, but the post is appreciated, I'll be sure to check out mods before starting my playthrough, whenever that will be.
Definitely agree on your DLC thoughts as well, I generally stay away from most of it just because it does feel so disconnected. But at the same time, when it does feel seamless, you wonder why it couldn't have been put in the initial launch product.
spindoctor
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I would also consider saving your userdata folder. I recently reinstalled Steam and backed up my Steamapps folder so all my games were saved, but I forgot to save userdata and consequently lost over 1600 screenshots of games I've played. They're all uploaded to the cloud so it's not a huge deal, but I no longer have any local copies of them. If this is important to you, save your userdata folder.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I see. It feels really odd.
SteveWinwood
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I just cancelled my night plans to play it. I'm excited. I love these episodes. They're fun for someone to just watch someone else play too.
Glass Rebel
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SteamGAF. New PC.
64gb SSD
1TB HDD
Where to put Steam? (I plan to use Steam Mover)
64gb SSD
1TB HDD
Where to put Steam? (I plan to use Steam Mover)
Last Baron
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The hype has me so tempted to pick up Walking Dead T_T
But I must master my impulses as my backlog looms enormous and Spec Ops: The Line is currently in download.
But I must master my impulses as my backlog looms enormous and Spec Ops: The Line is currently in download.
Install Steam to the 1TB and use Steam Mover to have your current games (as in the ones you're playing) installed on the SSD. 64GB may seem like a lot initially, but after a few months or so of regular use, you'll wonder where much of it went.
Glass Rebel
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You are as nice as your avatars. Thank you. <3
Edit: I am such an idiot. Why didn't I download RAGE earlier?!
If you intend to have your entire Steam collection installed, then probably just install the Steam client on the 1TB HDD and symlink game folders onto the SSD. Otherwise it becomes a hassle to manage.
If you're the type who only installs what they're currently playing, then it's fine (and slightly faster in terms of starting Steam) to install the client and games on the SSD.
Glass Rebel
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<3
Now's the perfect opportunity to test how long somebody can watch an ~18GB download tick by before going insane.
Nabs
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Total War Battles: Shogun is now on Steam (PC/MAC) for $7.99
http://store.steampowered.com/app/217060/?snr=1_4_4__100_4
It's a port of the mobile game...
http://store.steampowered.com/app/217060/?snr=1_4_4__100_4
It's a port of the mobile game...
Same hear heh.Nah, I like to keep lots of games on my HDD
Grats on the new piece of kit. (But be prepared to rage at people when you're playing games online..."load faster people!")
Eh, not a fan of mobile ports usually. Looks like a cross between AOE:O and Heroes of Might and Magic.Total War Battles: Shogun is now on Steam (PC/MAC) for $7.99
http://store.steampowered.com/app/217060/?snr=1_4_4__100_4
It's a port of the mobile game...
Glass Rebel
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Now's the perfect opportunity to test how long somebody can watch an ~18GB download tick by before going insane.
I'm gonna let it download while I'm sleeping ;_;
btw, you have an nvidia card as well, right? what is that program everybody is talking about to force AA, V-sync etc. ex-AMD user here.
hehe thanks, it's a whole new build.
Total War Battles: Shogun is now on Steam (PC/MAC) for $7.99
http://store.steampowered.com/app/217060/?snr=1_4_4__100_4
This has a $2 Aussie Tax. $2. Surely at some point a publisher is going to look at an arbitrary price increase and think, "Gee, that's just not worth it."
Nvidia Inspector.
Nabs
Member
Thanks
Glass Rebel
Member
you da best
That photo is even older than the one on her Wikipedia page, but I appreciate the sentiment.
Glass Rebel
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oh god I had no idea :lol
I got a new video card for Christmas and I did the same damn thing. Played the shit out of the game, though.
I probably quit to play CS:S and quickly forgot all about the game. I tend to do that, although I've done well to avoid it lately (currently hooked on Sleeping Dogs).
570s are monsters when it comes to 2d games, you can run them on any setting and they run smooth as butter.
Wow, I must get me one!
Glass Rebel
Member
first problem with new pc: gfwl ofc :lol
It's a great all-rounder. Metro 2033 is the only game that doesn't run acceptably for me (30fps or higher) when maxed out. If it weren't for the 1.28GB VRAM I'd just get a second one on the cheap and wait for the 7xx series, but as it stands I intend to purchase a GTX 670 at some point.
"It looks like you're signing in from a new PC! GFWL has corrupted your saves to protect your privacy. Click here to learn more."
DyslexicAlucard
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SteamGAF, I'm thinking of picking up Virtua Tennis 4 while it's $5.
1) How big is the download? It doesn't say on the store page.
2) Is it very good? It says a 66 metacritic, but I looked into it, and it's only that low because there's only 5 scored, and one was from a Russian magazine that gave it 50.
Thoughts?
1) How big is the download? It doesn't say on the store page.
2) Is it very good? It says a 66 metacritic, but I looked into it, and it's only that low because there's only 5 scored, and one was from a Russian magazine that gave it 50.
Thoughts?
It's $5 (and 2.6GB). Buy it!
I've probably already whined about it in this thread, but earlier this year I had one of my stupid bouts of "I forget why I don't play SFIV" and reinstalled it or whatever. I was like, I'm gonna play it again!
It took me probably two hours to finally get my account working and logged in. Apparently my old password had used a special character (like '!@#$ or whatever) which caused the client not to work because of some update they had done (good luck figuring this out without doing a bit of research?), and if I recall correctly it might not have been possible to change it because of the special character, on the Microsoft websites either, so I think I downloaded some special GFWL client ala Steam to change it just so I could log in to my old SFIV account.
But of course the real reason I don't play SFIV is because I can't figure out combo timing, I'm not fast enough, and I only have a 360 controller.
DyslexicAlucard
Member
I've probably already whined about it in this thread, but earlier this year I had one of my stupid bouts of "I forget why I don't play SFIV" and reinstalled it or whatever. I was like, I'm gonna play it again!
It took me probably two hours to finally get my account working and logged in. Apparently my old password had used a special character (like '!@#$ or whatever) which caused the client not to work because of some update they had done (good luck figuring this out without doing a bit of research?), and if I recall correctly it might not have been possible to change it because of the special character, on the Microsoft websites either, so I think I downloaded some special GFWL client ala Steam to change it just so I could log in to my old SFIV account.
But of course the real reason I don't play SFIV is because I can't figure out combo timing, I'm not fast enough, and I only have a 360 controller.
Ubi was equally stupid with Far Cry 2. uPlay itself supports special characters, but Far Cry 2's in-game log-in form does not, so, after discovering this for myself, I had to change my LastPass-generated 20-character password to another 20-char password and type that in (actually, I may not even have bothered going back to the game).
Liar! I bought it and it is 3.2GB. I feel so betrayed...
3.2GB installation, 2.6GB download.
YianGaruga
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