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STEAM Announcements/Updates 2013 - Summer sale start date? No one knows, don't ask
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You got dat MaldoHD mod, right?
yeah, can only do so much, talking mostly about basic geometry and animation and such. There's a whole scene where that dude finds out
prophet died
It's specially weird cause the dudes at the beggining looked okay. I guess the whole thing feels kinda impersistent
evidently the game still has a bunch of bells and whistles since my framerate can still tank ocasionally on a 680
Rickenslacker
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If anything you miss out more playing it multiplayer, as other players take up party space that would otherwise be one of your AI companions so you miss out on that banter and interaction. Of the Infinity Engine titles Icewind Dale has you making up a generic party though so that one's ripe for multiplayer.
Thanks. I just wanted to make sure Baldur's Gate had a normal full singleplayer campaign and whatnot. I feel like I missed out on a classic or something.
Multiplayer in BG can be kinda fun as well. Basically, other people can join your single player game on a drop-in/drop-out basis and take control of any number of characters (there's a maximum party of six and you normally control all of them). Not essential in any way, but good if you have a roommate who's up for like 50-100 hours of this.
You can still have AI companions in your multiplayer party as far as I remember.
More_Badass
Member
Got a key for Death to Spies Moment of Truth. I thought my laptop might be able to run it, but looking over my specs, I'd rather not take the chance and waste a key. Plus I got like four or five other games to play'.
Anyone interested?
Anyone interested?
toddhunter
Member
Thanks. I just wanted to make sure Baldur's Gate had a normal full singleplayer campaign and whatnot. I feel like I missed out on a classic or something.
Yeah it is basically 100% single player along with Planescape torment and the likes. you'll be missing out on party interactions if you try to play with others (which is almost the best part of the game).
Once you get into the NWN games things get a bit more blurry as they are more set up for multiplayer. In those games you can apparently still have a lot of fun role playing with friends and it is probably the recommended way to play. Even then, they still have really lengthy single player quests, they just happen to be pretty poor.
The AI is god-awful: it shouldn't be possible to clear entire areas by mashing the melee button, but it is. Also, "nanosuit" is to its narrative as "nanomachines" is to that of MGS4.
Edit: And the levels are as linear as they are cramped. Crytek had hoped to get around this by creating encounters that encourage you to use the environment, but the space is so limited, it doesn't really work.
well I think you gifted it to me back then so now I know your level of appreciation equals that of games with terrible AI
Its funny that you think that.
Valve's entire business model has been fostered around creating competition through Steamworks while funneling people toward the Valve ecosystem.
Its irrelevant that you didn't spend any money on the Steam store. You still activated games within the client and became more tied to the store.
Millions of people did the same thing, and a high percent of them will spend at least some money during the Steam sale or at some point over the next decade.
Their server infrastructure is already in place, bandwidth costs at this point are minimal.
Getting people sucked into their client is the exact plan, and you walked right into it.
we are already dead
We need a Gaben laughing to the bank gif
it knows
SourCinnamon
Member
I had the same problem. My solution was to restart GSB just after I got a new card.
I had the same problem, Steam bugged out and didn't count GSB as playing (look at your friends list, it should show you as playing or not playing). Just had to restart the game.
SmarterUnconscious
Member
I'm getting the exact same problem in other games and it looks like other people are getting it as well.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tradingcards/discussions/1/864972399741824975/
It started yesterday night for me. So best bet is wait it out till valve fixes it and play the games you wanna play.
It took a little while thanks to the way automatic activation works, but we got there in the end! Thanks again, Xelios Kontos.
How's Nancy Drew?
More_Badass
Member
Haven't had the chance to pick them up yet. 2K11 is $50 on Steam AU for some reason; 2K12 and 13 are $30. Go figure.
I did spend a few minutes with Curse of Blackmoor Manor, but only to take a screenshot so its Community Hub would have a contribution.
this boy band was so above all the others
2K11 is the best game but I don't think that's the reason.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Yeah, Crysis 2 is widely inconsistent. I liked it though.
Not really. You get upgrades later on that make it easier to remain undetected, though.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Crysis 3 retroactively destroyed all the good feelings I had about Crysis 2.
dirtywhirlwind
Member
Is all the info you need. You can also get it for $12.50 from Dunder in the sales thread so that should seal the deal.
Wait, who in what thread?
dirtywhirlwind
Member
Sanctum 2 and its season pass are 50% off.
Sanctum 2 - $7.49
Sanctum 2 Season Pass - $5.99
Super Sanctum TD - $1.35
GMG10-VTTCS-VYH18 for an additional 10% off
Sanctum 2 - $7.49
Sanctum 2 Season Pass - $5.99
Super Sanctum TD - $1.35
GMG10-VTTCS-VYH18 for an additional 10% off
Oh sweet. Thank you.
Chance Hale
Member
Is there a way to save custom resolutions for the Nvidia control panel? Redoing them with every driver is frustrating, mentioned this a few days ago but just got around to reentering all of them.
Games I don't own, don't show up in my badges area. So I guess no?
zerokoolpsx
Member
Yes. Just gotta trade or buy them.
Ah, good enough!
Yeah, as soon as you have one card, the badge will appear in your list.
eeewww.
on a positive note, they shouldn't be running into any server issues with deals like that.
Caffeine
Member
excellent insta bought
need that 1 (one) dollar discount on sr4 and won't stop at nothing
trying restarting it now, we'll see
only one card left
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