maquiladora
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Dumb question from a PC gaming/steam newbie here. Will I get the rewards that are unlocked no matter at what point I jump in to prepurchase the game?
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STEAM announcements & updates 2013 - Year of the SteamBox
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Dumb question from a PC gaming/steam newbie here. Will I get the rewards that are unlocked no matter at what point I jump in to prepurchase the game?
jaundicejuice
Member
Ha, I am tempted to pre-order Bioshock Infinite now. I can at least sell the TF2 pre-order items and a later date, recoup some of the cost.
TouchMyBox
Member
On my two nvidia machines (gtx 670 and gtx 580) performance has been great since day one. Weird that others have been having problems even with modern nvidia cards.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Is it just me or are the pad controls for Hotline Miami pretty jacked up?
Aha, I'm thinking about getting some!
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
Yes.
They are. I don't know why people have problems using M&K in that game, really.
They just opened one about 20 clicks from my place. Too long a drive but hmmm
maquiladora
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Cool, thanks vitamin.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Pfft I want to play games, not make spreadsheets
Nope, not just you. Couldn't get used to them and found it easier to play with the trackpad on my laptop than a 360 pad.
jaundicejuice
Member
I picked up Kentucky Route Zero, it was one of the few Greenlight games that really looked interesting to me. I'll try to post some impressions later once I've played the first episode.
This talk about internet speeds makes me wanna cry. Here I am, with a shitty 3 Mb/s connection, and there you are, with a 3 MB/s one.
I didn't know you were from Buenos Aires too! I went there last weekend, it was tasty, but trying to eat it with my hands was a bitch.
masterkajo
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Wow at the Bioshock Infinite pre-order offerings both at steam and greenmangaming. I would not hesitate to pre-order from greenmangaming if I didn't already own all free games they give. On steam you have to pay more but get TF2 items (which can be sold for a bit) as well as XCom (which I already own but lots of friends on my list want). Decisions, decisions.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
This sounds like the most wonderfully backhanded compliment ever.
The clues system is pretty cool but I think they ditch it in Blackwell 2. What a shame.
Yup, I also just realized they opened another one like 10 blocks from here, so I'll prolly check it out on next week.
lol
batteryLeakage
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My system is no spring chicken (Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz and Geforce 8800 Ultra) so any gain in performance is very welcome for me.
It wasn't that it was abysmal before but I would turn off antialiasing and turn down the anisotropic filtering so that I could keep my fps above 60. Now after the update all the bells and whistles can be turned up and the framerate is solid.
Personally, I find KFC a bit dry. I prefer Popeyes, especially the spicy fried chicken and their seasoned fries. Although, fried chicken in general is a little greasy for my tastes. Feel somewhat less guilty about indulging in Peruvian chargrilled chicken instead, including that mystery green sauce, or Chipotle's grilled chicken.
I'm a little concerned about buying from GMG now, because the first and only time I did, I got hit with an exchange rate fee, which might be considerable for a $60 purchase. Not sure how to avoid that (don't use Paypal?).
I still run a Q6600 although clocked @2.8Ghz but it's amazing that despite being close to 7 years old can mix it up with current hardware. I used to have a 9800GT but that sadly had to go about 3 years ago. I can remember reading somewhere that Valve are getting better performance from Linux with Open GL on Source over Windows with either Open GL or DirectX. Be interesting to see when something with more technical effect like Portal 2 or Left4Dead are released for Linux.
Leon Belmont
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Where's your channel?
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
http://www.twitch.tv/monsters_arcade#
We haven't started yet. I need someone to be the 4th on our crew!
Leon Belmont
Member
Thank you I'll watch you playing
If anyone who will be preordering Bioshock Infinite (and already has Xcom) I have a Borderlands 2 Steam Key (Gamersgate) to trade it for, please pm me!
Thank you
batteryLeakage
Neo Member
Yeah, Valve did say that on their Linux blog, but that wasn't the case for me on my lower end system until now. I'm definitely eager for their other titles and for what further optimizations they may bring.
And yes, the Q6600 is kind of amazing. I haven't even bothered to overclock it because the GPU always turns out to be the bottleneck.
Well, to be honest I'm not a big fan of chicken. I'd take steak any day! Or pork, or fish.
And yeah, give me a fork and a knife and I'm a happy man. Make me eat with my hands and I'll curse the day you were born. Unless it's a hamburger.
Really? Where's that? I think a couple of friends want to go, and it's a 20-30 minute drive from my home to the Alto Palermo shopping, so having one closer would be appreciated.
the combining clues thing? still there
No, that's the one, I'm just pretty close to Alto Palermo. I think the one I was thinking of originally was in like Quilmes or something.
Then they removed it in 3, and oversimplified it in 2. Something like that. I remember being pretty bummed about it.
thinking about picking up the 2K Strategy Super Pack. yes? no?
The noir setting is pretty cool and I liked her aunt better.
Rosa feels like you're playing Lemon from 30 Rock.
a secret-boss
Banned
bought Kentucky. I just wish the controls work on my tablet, but the dev responded that they r looking at it
lmao that's kinda accurate
and yeah im playing 3 now and they removed the combining clues thing. Disappointing
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I just started laughing after trying pad controls out. I don't understand how people could take that for the whole game.
jaundicejuice
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Played up to the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3 and so far Kentucky Route Zero seems like it's best compared to Home. KR0 is kind of like an old point n' click adventure game but there aren't any puzzles. Similar to Home the player shapes the experience through their choices. Where KR0 differs from Home is that the player isn't completely isolated, dialogue with others plays an integral role in the experience. While KR0 seems to have a supernatural bent it, it's not horror driven like Home was. Love the spare and stylised visuals and soundtrack. Don't know how much more there is left to Act 1, I'm half an hour in so far, but I'm definitely looking forward to the future installments.
I think if you dug Home, you'll probably dig Kentucky Route Zero.
I think if you dug Home, you'll probably dig Kentucky Route Zero.
Ask the publisher. They're the ones who dictate which content has an age gate attached.
Has anybody gotten this error before?
I have tried re-installing and it still does this. I google'd and some hits suggested deleting specific stuff in the registry. I did that. I've looked at the permissions and nothing is checked that involves compatibility mode. This started happening a few days ago. I haven't changed anything. Steams customer service is a joke...sent an email in a couple days ago and no response. Garbage.
I have tried re-installing and it still does this. I google'd and some hits suggested deleting specific stuff in the registry. I did that. I've looked at the permissions and nothing is checked that involves compatibility mode. This started happening a few days ago. I haven't changed anything. Steams customer service is a joke...sent an email in a couple days ago and no response. Garbage.
It's almost certainly the registry thing. There might be more entries to delete...just be careful that they're the right ones though. I had that happen and it took me a good while to find which reference to Steam.exe in the registry was the right one.Has anybody gotten this error before?
I have tried re-installing and it still does this. I google'd and some hits suggested deleting specific stuff in the registry. I did that. I've looked at the permissions and nothing is checked that involves compatibility mode. This started happening a few days ago. I haven't changed anything. Steams customer service is a joke...sent an email in a couple days ago and no response. Garbage.
Leon Belmont
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Has anybody gotten this error before?
I have tried re-installing and it still does this. I google'd and some hits suggested deleting specific stuff in the registry. I did that. I've looked at the permissions and nothing is checked that involves compatibility mode. This started happening a few days ago. I haven't changed anything. Steams customer service is a joke...sent an email in a couple days ago and no response. Garbage.
Try this solution.
Hit start->run->regedit
Go to key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers
Look for a entry with your path to steam.exe
Delete that entry
If you dont find it there try HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers
finished Converged. It was alright. Prettiest one yet and it was cool to see old places with new art, but I think it was the weakest one yet because of the removal of the clues system that worked well in the previous games
it also upped the ante on the story quite a lot, a bit of jumping the shark. Shit's cray
onto the latest one
it also upped the ante on the story quite a lot, a bit of jumping the shark. Shit's cray
onto the latest one
Guys, I'm playing Deus Ex right now and just found a glitch with which I can interact repeatedly with a certain character to receive 500 skill points each time I do it. I've done it several times, raking up thousands of points, but I haven't saved yet. Would that be considered cheating?
If so, I'll load my previous save, which happened after talking to him 2 times (therefore receiving 1000 skill points; I discovered how to exploit the glitch right after saving), so technically I would still have taken advantage of the glitch, though in my defense I didn't know about it yet and it wasn't intentional (I always speak several times with every NPC so as to hear everything they have to say). If it isn't cheating, then... nah, I'd still feel bad knowing I beat the game in a non-intended way, taking advantage of a specific design flaw. What do you think? I don't want to be a cheater :/
If so, I'll load my previous save, which happened after talking to him 2 times (therefore receiving 1000 skill points; I discovered how to exploit the glitch right after saving), so technically I would still have taken advantage of the glitch, though in my defense I didn't know about it yet and it wasn't intentional (I always speak several times with every NPC so as to hear everything they have to say). If it isn't cheating, then... nah, I'd still feel bad knowing I beat the game in a non-intended way, taking advantage of a specific design flaw. What do you think? I don't want to be a cheater :/
welp after 10 mins of playing: mixing notes is back
It's a single-player game, do whatever is most fun for you. =P Unless you're competing with someone for a speedrun or something, it's a very old game and doesn't really matter, I'm not gonna judge you on it!
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