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[Exuro]

Yeah I was thinking about adding that. It gets tricky with formatting and whatnot when you take 5 currencies into consideration.

And should the cost per hour just include the main story? Or completionist time? Thoughts?

Could just put each to the right side of their time? Unless you want it to be a separate thing.

 

[chixdiggit]

Also thanks to chugen for the modbot games.

 

[Turfster]

I'm on a 5850 so maybe this is yet another situation where it runs like shit on ATI,

Er, it's much more optimized for ATI than for Nvidia, which I assumed you had.
It ran like a dream here.

To be fair, Underworld's PC port is great and so at max settings it probably does look better than TR 2013 at medium settings.

The underworld port was great, but 2013 looks a lot better, especially with dat tressfx and pretty much everything on max.

 

[Rickenslacker]

Is the enhanced version of Baldur's Gate really that bad? : /

I can't speak for how it turned out, I've just heard it introduced its own set of bugs (which the Steam version was apparently in limbo for with patching). I just don't want extra characters and content added to the game and would prefer the original experience intact.

 

[jshackles]

Could just put each to the right side of their time? Unless you want it to be a separate thing.

It'll have to be a separate line, again due to localization.

 

[Nabs]

It is off.

I tested everything. Textures change nothing, if I drop shadows to normal and level of detail to medium I get like a 5-8fps boost. Not a great tradeoff when it is running 30-45fps. I really don't think this looks better than Underworld (just a different art style) but the performance is bad in general and inconsistent as it has a lot of drops, likely related to loading the open world. I'm on a 5850 so maybe this is yet another situation where it runs like shit on ATI, which is really disappointing when other Tomb Raider games run like a dream. I mean even the infamous Saints Row 3 ran better and Sleeping Dogs was flawless. This is very disappointing. I'm thinking of just locking it at 30fps to make it consistent but if the jerky drops are from loading that won't help.

I didn't have my settings on ultra (I'm guessing high), but it ran great on my 5850.

 

[Stallion Free]

I'm actually enjoying Star Trek, minus a couple frustrating moments.

Yeah, I liked it too strangely enough. I'm looking forward to an eventual co-op run.

 

[RionaaM]

Are the original Red Faction games still good? They've got the first two for $2 each and I'd like to try one out and was wondering if either was worth it.

I really liked the first one when I played it early this year, so yeah. Haven't played any of the others yet.

 

[Dice]

I didn't have my settings on ultra, but it ran great on my 5850.

-____-

Okay I'm going PC 101 here and rebooting my computer....

 

[catabarez]

Yeah, I liked it too strangely enough. I'm looking forward to an eventual co-op run.

I'd be down for one eventually if you want. Not many people seem to play this game

 

[Turfster]

-____-

Okay I'm going PC 101 here and rebooting my computer....

Yeah, 5850 here too.
I'm running old-ass drivers, just in case that changes anything.

 

[Ingueferroque]

It is off.


I tested everything. Textures change nothing, if I drop shadows to normal and level of detail to medium I get like a 5-8fps boost. Not a great tradeoff when it is running 30-45fps. I really don't think this looks better than Underworld (just a different art style) but the performance is bad in general and inconsistent as it has a lot of drops, likely related to loading the open world. I'm on a 5850 so maybe this is yet another situation where it runs like shit on ATI, which is really disappointing when other Tomb Raider games run like a dream. I mean even the infamous Saints Row 3 ran better and Sleeping Dogs was flawless. This is very disappointing. I'm thinking of just locking it at 30fps to make it consistent but if the jerky drops are from loading that won't help.

What about turning off post processing?

 

[r3n4ud]

I'd be down for one eventually if you want. Not many people seem to play this game

That's because not many people own the game lol

 

[Dice]

Yeah, 5850 here too.
I'm running old-ass drivers, just in case that changes anything.

I have the newest drivers and RadeonPro instead of CCC. I'm installing CCC again (which hurt performance in a lot of games before and had way more limited options) to see if that changes anything.

What about turning off post processing?

Then it looks worse and runs the same.

 

[Turfster]

I have the newest drivers and RadeonPro instead of CCC. I'm installing CCC again (which hurt performance in a lot of games before and had way more limited options) to see if that changes anything.

I'm using neither CCC (because fuck you sloppily coded .net POS) nor RadeonPro.
Basically the only things running are atieclxx and atiesrxx

 

[JaseC]

The underworld port was great, but 2013 looks a lot better, especially with dat tressfx and pretty much everything on max.

Of course it looks better maxed out. There's a reason I specifically mentioned medium settings.

 

[Dice]

I'm using neither CCC (because fuck you sloppily coded .net POS) nor RadeonPro.
Basically the only things running are atieclxx and atiesrxx

So if a game doesn't have its own AA you just let it be? Wow. Anyway I have global settings for RadeonPro set to let the game decide everything so it shouldn't be affecting anything negatively.

 

[Turfster]

So if a game doesn't have its own AA you just let it be? Wow. Anyway I have global settings for RadeonPro set to let the game decide everything so it shouldn't be affecting anything negatively.

Not having everything smoothed out won't kill me son, when I grew up, our screen was 320x200 and everything was blocky.

 

[neoism]

It is off.

I tested everything. Textures change nothing, if I drop shadows to normal and level of detail to medium I get like a 5-8fps boost. Not a great tradeoff when it is running 30-45fps. I really don't think this looks better than Underworld (just a different art style) but the performance is bad in general and inconsistent as it has a lot of drops, likely related to loading the open world. I'm on a 5850 so maybe this is yet another situation where it runs like shit on ATI, which is really disappointing when other Tomb Raider games run like a dream. I mean even the infamous Saints Row 3 ran better and Sleeping Dogs was flawless. This is very disappointing. I'm thinking of just locking it at 30fps to make it consistent but if the jerky drops are from loading that won't help.

not sure if this will help but your prob going to have to use regedit and change the game the dx 9... I'm on a 5870 and old drivers... I beat the game and have fucking terrible jags... :/ sweetfx wouldn't work no matter what and I couldn't run the game in dx 10 like a bunch of other games... nm your game runs so you may not need this but you could try to get better performance... I did get 50-60fps... but the game did crash after about and 1 or so hours of play... but it saved all the time. pretty shitty port... most other games worth perfect on my system

Play Tomb Raider 2013 on DirectX 9 with DirectX 11 Performance

Play Tomb Raider 2013 on DirectX 9 with DirectX 11 results. Follow the simple steps to force DirectX 9 better performance but Tessellation and TressFX will not enable.

Type Windows + R button to open Run Command
Type Regedit and press Enter
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Tomb Raider\Graphics
Now you can modify RenderAPI and change its value to 9

 

[oipic]

Almost done...

shackles, as always, each and every addition and tweak you make to Enhanced Steam adds great value and functionality - I can't measure or quantify it, but the time/frustration saved, and the benefits added, are such that I couldn't possibly imagine browsing the Steam site without it.

Thank you, Sir, for all your work!

 

[reptilescorpio]

Almost done...

Just wanted to pop in and say that you are awesome. Enhanced Steam is pretty much a must have for anyone who uses Steam.

 

[Exuro]

It'll have to be a separate line, again due to localization.

Hmm, I would want either the main story time or the combined time(I'm assuming this is some sort of average of the times).

 

[jshackles]

Hmm, I would want either the main story time or the combined time(I'm assuming this is some sort of average of the times).

I'll look into adding the "approximate cost per hour" calculation. As long as people realize it's approximate, I don't think there will be a problem.

Just wanted to pop in and say that you are awesome. Enhanced Steam is pretty much a must have for anyone who uses Steam.

shackles, as always, each and every addition and tweak you make to Enhanced Steam adds great value and functionality - I can't measure or quantify it, but the time/frustration saved, and the benefits added, are such that I couldn't possibly imagine browsing the Steam site without it.

Thank you, Sir, for all your work!

Thanks to both of you! I'm always happy to hear from fans.

While of course not required, donations and positive reviews are always welcome.

 

[Lain]

I see no one took my Mirror's Edge and Crysis 2 keys. Too many have been given away and as such no one needs them I assume. Should I nuke the keys and remake the giveaway later?

 

[TheExodu5]

So me and some guys at work put up a small pool to see who could beat Alan Wake first. 2 chapters in and I just can't do it. This is one of the most boring games I've ever played. =\

 

[Rickenslacker]

So me and some guys at work put up a small pool to see who could beat Alan Wake first. 2 chapters in and I just can't do it. This is one of the most boring games I've ever played. =\

Did you start it on Nightmare difficulty? The game's mechanics feel pretty pointless on lower difficulties.

 

[Exuro]

So me and some guys at work put up a small pool to see who could beat Alan Wake first. 2 chapters in and I just can't do it. This is one of the most boring games I've ever played. =\

I liked it for the story and night springs episodes. Gameplay just wasn't very good though.

 

[dorkimoe]

how long does it take to get a ticket response on steam? they really need to improve their customer service..

 

[JaseC]

how long does it take to get a ticket response on steam? they really need to improve their customer service..

There's a high volume at the moment, so expect to be twiddling your thumbs a few days. It's been about 2.5 for me and I'm still waiting on Support to reverse a trade that left me with an unusable gift.

 

[BoosterDuck]

how long does it take to get a ticket response on steam? they really need to improve their customer service..

it's been a week and 4 days for me

 

[ss_lemonade]

How are the old Red Faction games when it comes to running them on new hardware? I noticed the collection on sale now and series' geomod tech looks very interesting.

Hey howdy.

Here are some gifts you've never seen before!

Thanks for Medal of Honor (did a bit of back reading and noticed your steam key for MOH not used yet)!

 

[denx]

I see no one took my Mirror's Edge and Crysis 2 keys. Too many have been given away and as such no one needs them I assume. Should I nuke the keys and remake the giveaway later?

I think so. I have some spare keys but I'm not giving them away anytime soon because GAF is flooded with keys already. Better wait until things calm down a little.

 

[NingenJanai]

Free for all

I am giving away 3 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:

STEAM Dead Space -- MB-3C0C903B774DC262 - Taken by Pestilence11
ORIGIN Burnout Paradise -- MB-658B605AD3CC763B - Taken by kennah
STEAM Burnout Paradise -- MB-44D683D13C6EDD80 - Taken by hitmon

 

[hitmon]

Free for all

Thanks for Burnout!

 

[jediyoshi]

Thanks gabe, SR4 gonna cost just a few bones at this rate

 

[The Grim Heaper]

Thanks gabe, SR4 gonna cost just a few bones at this rate

WAT

jesus, i wish i had CS:GO lol

 

[rainking187]

I wish the new weekly Humble Bundle had more games that weren't recently in another bundle. I might buy it before it ends, but the only game in it I don't own and want is Botanicula.

 

[wilflare]

WAT

jesus, i wish i had CS:GO lol

me too

 

[Rickenslacker]

Thanks gabe, SR4 gonna cost just a few bones at this rate

I managed to sell an E-Sports Case for $6 and some change last night. Gotta love getting in on the ground floor of these updates.

 

[Salsa]

I wish the new weekly Humble Bundle had more games that weren't recently in another bundle. I might buy it before it ends, but the only game in it I don't own and want is Botanicula.

its a dollar dude

 

[koolaroo]

me too

Well there is always the next sale or weekend deal or something. Anytime the game can be discounted it is.

 

[JaseC]

Thanks gabe, SR4 gonna cost just a few bones at this rate

I might play some CS today.

 

[eyeless]

oh my god i just noticed the defcon beta is gone from my library this is the greatest day of my life

 

[Chance Hale]

Whatever happened to that big LittleBigPlanet announcement?

Edit: This isn't the vita thread.

 

[Acorn]

oh my god i just noticed the defcon beta is gone from my library this is the greatest day of my life

So it is. One down, numerous to go (l4d beta and Dota test remain from a quick look).

 

[JaseC]

Whatever happened to that big LittleBigPlanet announcement?

Edit: This isn't the vita thread.

The Steam threads have had their fair share of 3DS tangents so go right ahead.

 

[morningbus]

Unless it is about flipping your Vita/3DS at Gamespot for Steam Cards, I don't want to hear it.

Now, yerba mate on the other hand is a tradition here and you'll have to pry it from my fucking hands.

 

[Dimitri2401]

Yep. Best thing to do. Even though BG2 is one of my favorite games of all time, Beamdog's shit doesn't excite me in the least due to what's already available.

Isn't BG2 Enhanced Edition indefinitely on hold or something?

 

[toddhunter]

Isn't BG2 Enhanced Edition indefinitely on hold or something?

It was. They sorted that shit out a day or so ago.

 

[Dimitri2401]

It was. They sorted that shit out a day or so ago.

Oh, I didn't know! Thank you.