• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread - Summer sales usually last week of June

Status
Not open for further replies.

camerooni

Neo Member
So it's my first time buying a game that isn't yet released (or rather, an expansion). It's Tropico 4 Modern Times.

It won't appear as purchased after buying it right?

It should show under 'View Downloadable Content' when you right click Tropico 4 in the Library view.. also if you view the Store page for it you should get the 'You already own this game' green bar across the bottom of the description?
 

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
It should show under 'View Downloadable Content' when you right click Tropico 4 in the Library view.. also if you view the Store page for it you should get the 'You already own this game' green bar across the bottom of the description?

Nope, it doesn't have both. I got a note before purchasing though, saying that the DLC will be gifted to me.

My bank did show that money has been used, so I guess I'll just for purchase.
 

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Oh and I just got Dota 2 and the Test version.

Does this mean I have the game when it launches or is it just for testing purposes?
 

Bluth54

Member
Oh and I just got Dota 2 and the Test version.

Does this mean I have the game when it launches or is it just for testing purposes?

I believe the test version is just a beta of the beta.

No one knows if we're going to get to keep DOTA2 if we're in the beta. I doubt it if the game is paid for, though I think it's widely believed that DOTA2 will be Free2Play.
 

cicero

Member
lol, only people who have positive opinions about everything X can post in a thread about X.
Really? I didn't find his distorted description of the nature of the comments here reasonable but trollish. I merely flipped the obvious back on him. New Sim City always-on internet connection and Origin requirement, who actually WANTS that as preferred features? The comments made about that before he showed up were entire reasonable and measured.
 

Vitet

Member
Oh? I thought "NO CONNECTION" = Offline mode, which often means different save files. Thanks for the tip.

The save files are synchronized. If you play offline then connect, your save is uploaded. If you go to another computer and the save online is newer, then you use that
 

coopolon

Member
I actually saw the forums were down, and was like, man, I'd better start up a game and make sure it still works. Turns out Shatter actually started. And then darnit, I ended up playing like half an hour.

Curse you Steam for actually working!


This is the ideal way to do it, but I'm pretty sure that if you say, start up your computer with no internet connection, you can launch in offline mode even if you were in online mode previously. Also, if your internet connection goes out while Steam is up, you should be able to continue using it without issues (which you can test by pulling the Ethernet cable).

I think some people DO have problems with it, and there's like one specific sequence where you will get screwed over, and some games can decide they needed to be updated and prevent you from playing them, and there may be some mystery offline mode expiration where you can't do it for more than however many days in a row, but I don't know the details if so. I agree that it has problems and should be better, but it's fairly decent.

If you know you are going to be without Internet for awhile I would definitely recommend going into offline mode before losing Internet. For several of us, including myself, we cannot get into offline mode without being online first. Which means that if my Internet goes out and I wasn't prepared, I cannot play my steam games until I regain Internet connection for at least long enough to go online then go offline.
 

Danj

Member
Anyone know if there is likely to be a Steam sale including the Witcher 2 on or before April 17th when the Enhanced Edition arrives?
 

Manager

Member
Anyone know if there is likely to be a Steam sale including the Witcher 2 on or before April 17th when the Enhanced Edition arrives?

They'd be pretty stupid to announce a sale before-hand, considering everyone who want it now then would wait to pay less.
 
Why does my steam community profile show that i have 9 games while i have only 5?

One of these (Renegade) has two dlc included, so the count goes to 7, but the other two?

Just curiosity.
 

MRORANGE

Member
what the hell is going on on this page :s ^^^

4hrs to Rayman Origins is released, if you get it now you can can also get Rayman 2 for free.

PS: No 3rd Party DRM

OzouS.jpg
 

inky

Member
And for some reason Valve always releases a Dota2 patch the same day as TF2 patches. If they keep that up when Dota2 officially releases it's going to be bad.

They pushed a TF2 update during the winter sale at the same time they were announcing the new daily deals. It's like they do it on purpose.

Need a bit of advice: is any of the premium content for Age of Empires Online worth buying?

I know I'm late but maybe it's still helpful advice. It really depends on how much you play. If you are going to play lots get the complete pack ($17 now vs. $60 out of sale).
The Defense of Crete pack is a bunch of challenge maps (like defend missions). Get the skirmish f you plan on playing coop with friends or vs the AI. The game has stuff like different currencies for in-game items (color coded loot) you can equip your units, so I would suggest getting at least 1 premium civ so you have access to most stuff, but if you are going to play it for a couple of hours only don't buy anything. The base game has a decent chunk of content to try out.
 

Blizzard

Banned
Well I decided to put my money where my mouth is and preorder Rayman Origins, though I don't know if the original Rayman game is worth it. I want to indicate in some tiny fashion that I am willing to buy interesting Ubisoft games if they are priced for less than $50 at release and don't have third party DRM. I hope the game does well.
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Principe Nero, have you at least played the Half-Life games before? You can activate Valve CD keys (and many others) on Steam, if you still have them around.
 

Dice

Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Does anyone know if Tropico 3 always registers on Steam? GamersGate has the trilogy for $6 but it just says "Other DRM" which sometimes means Steam and sometimes not...

Also, I'm looking for a coupon for Clash of Heroes if anyone still has one.
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Unless someone with a keygen has already activated your CD key, which is pretty likely at this point.

In which case he could just send Valve a photo of the CD case (or wherever the key is) and ask that the game/s be added to his account.
 

MRORANGE

Member
Does anyone know if Tropico 3 always registers on Steam? GamersGate has the trilogy for $6 but it just says "Other DRM" which sometimes means Steam and sometimes not...

Also, I'm looking for a coupon for Clash of Heroes if anyone still has one.

There's two version of the game if I recall, a retail/standard release and a steam special edition which you can get from steam, I guess all other DD stores have the standard release.
It's like the the Witcher 2 situation where the game only uses steamworks if you buy it from steam.
 

Dice

Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Okay then, nevermind. I don't buy something with DRM unless I know which DRM it has. However, I might nab Tropico Reloaded since it's $2 and DRM free...
 
There's two version of the game if I recall, a retail/standard release and a steam special edition which you can get from steam, I guess all other DD stores have the standard release.
It's like the the Witcher 2 situation where the game only uses steamworks if you buy it from steam.

I had wondered about this as I see the game with that art book and whatnot at Target every time I go shopping for groceries.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom