Yeah, this is a littlest of things that gets all the more annoying with how often you have to move the mouse cursor off-screen. If you can code the game to switch to X360 button prompts when a controller is detected, how hard is it to ditch the mouse cursor, too?
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STEAM Announcements/Updates 2013 - Summer sale start date? No one knows, don't ask
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Yeah, this is a littlest of things that gets all the more annoying with how often you have to move the mouse cursor off-screen. If you can code the game to switch to X360 button prompts when a controller is detected, how hard is it to ditch the mouse cursor, too?
Another overhaul (codebase for certain; possibly also the UI) to coincide with the SteamBox is my guess.
As an aside, Steam ditched IE in favour of WebKit the month before Steam for Mac launched.
Edit: Bah, wasn't supposed to double-post.
toddhunter
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The on-screen mouse used to be a problem for me, but playing Boshy cured me of it.
That new UI you're talking about is Big Picture Mode.
woo and indeed hoo
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Or ask that nice Mister Bishop person who very kindly changed my username whilst I was still a junior noob.
Well me for starters. Plus lots of other GAFers who have only just got into pc gaming I would expect.
I like you
.I don't know as I've never played it but it's free to play on Steam this weekend, or at least it is in my region so I would hope it is in yours too. So I would suggest that you give it a bash as I intend to, whilst it's free. A fellow GAFer suggested that there was an offline mode so I intend to delve into that if possible before jumping into an online shenanigans but ymmv
.Yeah, only admins can change usernames: the best mods can do is just pass on your request. A list of admins (and mods) can be found here.
I certainly hope so. They already made some significant changes to the User ID pages so hopefully that's a good sign. All I want is a sleek, minimalistic design and a lightweight client - that's not too much to ask for, is it?
I read about the browser engine change and it amazes me what they must have done to WebKit to slow it down so much. Chrome is twice, the hell, THRICE as fast as the Steam browser when I want to look at my profile or see the activity tab. Either fix the browser engine or ditch the HTML stuff to bake those social features directly into the client.
Schmattakopf
Member
The thing about this GMG sale is that it's every six hours. Why can't it be 24, I don't have that kind of dedication.
Rickenslacker
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Yeah, browsing within Steam can be a pain at times. I don't know what's taking so long (assuming the internal browser even wants to respond to my request in the first place) when I can just go into Firefox and immediately access pages.
BorntoPlay
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zerofivethree
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This is the same thing Valve has done with the Source engine. I wouldn't expect them to change Steam anytime soon.
I find that, from within the client, the store pages load just fine (comparable to Firefox), however Steam Community pages tend to take noticeably longer.
Incidentally, Valve is working on Source 2.
If you're talking about Transformed that's not normal. The cursor should never appear as long as you're not moving your mouse, and it disappears as soon as you press a button.
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
Indeed, which is why after many years of lurking here I knew the best approach was to go straight to the organ grinder, rather than the monkey, or a metaphor that wasn't inherently disrespectful with a tag that said "please perma ban me" on it :/.
Your best bet to be invited is in this thread here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=443039&page=150
Man... I am REALLY glad I decided to pull the trigger on Dust before the sale ended.
The gameplay is soooooooooo good. And it's a really beautiful game. Character designs aren't my style, but I look past it due to everything else being so good.
Highly recommend it whenever it goes on sale next.
The gameplay is soooooooooo good. And it's a really beautiful game. Character designs aren't my style, but I look past it due to everything else being so good.
Highly recommend it whenever it goes on sale next.
toddhunter
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It is especially a problem at sale time when you want to look at a lot of games. Using tabs in a proper browser is really the only way.
TekGryphon
Banned
Evil Genius alone made it worth it.
Looks like it haven't gone on sale yet
Thank you sir
The a.i is fine. They'll act stupid on occasion but so do humans.
$10, which should be lowered to $5 assuming the game does actually go on sale.
BorntoPlay
Member
please invite me to the gaf group
Steam: BORNTOPLAY
Steam: BORNTOPLAY
Provide a link to your profile (I can't invite you since I get this when I click the "Invite to join your group" link). Not only is it easier in general, but it also saves a lot of time when you're not using a unique name.
Wok
Member
What's this sudden interest to join the gaf group?
New people are mistaking the GAF gifts group with the GAF group.
Since there's an influx of people wanting to get into the group, I may as well just throw my Steam account in so I can visit the chat occasionally- and yeah, I know there's no gifts and nor do I care haha.
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198045971145/
(Winter Soldier)
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198045971145/
(Winter Soldier)
Someone invite me too, please. Here's my Steam profile.
Crimsonclaw111
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Hey GAF, which Sims 3 expansion pack (not stuff packs) would you say is the best overall? My girlfriend wants to get one but doesn't know which one to get and I thought I'd ask for a consensus here.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Not got them all. But seasons for me.
Baron_Calamity
Member
Pets, and Seasons are the only two must haves. If you have to get one, get Pets. Supernatural, Late Night, and World Adventures are good as well. I haven't played University or Island Adventures enough but they both seem good. Ambitions is a disappointment. Avoid Showtime as it breaks the game and the latest Sims 3 patches address the issues caused by disabling Showtimes additions.
ashecitism
Member
Among all the things I really really hope they implement proper streaming. "Loading..." won't cut it anymore in 2013+.
ThePeoplesBureau
Member
I have Sonic All-Stars on PS3 and love it, but at that sale price I'm kinda veering towards selling off my PS3 copy and getting it on PC instead.
Erik Wolpaw implied as much in this Q&A. The lecturer comments on how nice Portal 2's loading screens are and Wolpaw responds with, "Unfortunately, we have loading screens at all. We're going to fix that eventually."
Rickenslacker
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Glad I listened to the Sonic ASR Transformed recommendations, having plenty of fun. And I just unlocked Danica Patrick, so that's a thing. My experience in the genre has been pretty sparse, having only owned Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart DS and now this, but I'm happy to have gotten it.
Monado Blade
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ashecitism
Member
That's cool. Cheers.
I've also been wondering if Valve will start to implement mocap in the future or stick to handmade stuff.
toddhunter
Member
GMG 666
Rising Storm $10
Fallen Enchantress $11.99
Tropico 4: Collectors Bundle $9.99
Tiny & Big: Grandpa's Leftovers $1.99
Mafia II Complete Pack $13.24
Worms Crazy Golf $1.99
Rising Storm $10
Fallen Enchantress $11.99
Tropico 4: Collectors Bundle $9.99
Tiny & Big: Grandpa's Leftovers $1.99
Mafia II Complete Pack $13.24
Worms Crazy Golf $1.99
Thanks. But meh. :/
toddhunter
Member
Yeah being able to get onto the site to actually see the deals is never a good sign.
DunderHassan
Member
Not sure what I expected...
Yesterday turned out a bit different so couldn't edit my message until now.
Please bear with me while i go through and reply to the PMs, as it looks now only the first 10 PMs will get Sonic Collection.
Will also take a good while to clear up some slots in my friends list, damn those limits!
Anyone else who have that bug that when your friend list is full and you get a friend request, even if you remove a friend, it will still say "friends list is full" and you are unable to accept the friend request?
I have to decline the request and add the account again manually each time this happens, kinda annoying.
I just got a grade back for a globalization essay on Tropico 4... I suppose I should actually play it one of these days, but ehhh... I'm really running out of funds, and I really still need to find Sleeping Dogs at an insane price, so I guess I'm skipping again...
grade was an 8
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