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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 III - Don't Believe The Tags
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Somehow the PC version of Pac-Man Museum is even worse than the barebones port of Championship Edition DX+. It runs at 1280 X 720 with no resolution or any other options really. You can run the game in a window by pressing alt + enter but it is hardly ideal. I'm feeling a bit bitter about buying the PC version over the PS3 version now.
Syphon Filter
Member
wtf why would they have it at 720?
thesaucetastic
Unconfirmed Member
Here's an extra! Good luck.
ModBot said:Instructions for participants:
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FEZ --MB-929D72893F2CA39A- Taken by Shalashaska. 2 entrants total.
Syphon Filter
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Why not? Chrome is awesome!
Use Chrome as a dedicated Enhanced Steam app, as thought it was just a program that only does that.
gabrielt16
Member
Thanks Alessandro for Starspeed Pilgrim. It is the only game I didn't own and had interest in trying from the indie bundle. 
I don't hate Google per se. (Hell, if I did, I wouldn't have a Nexus 7.) I do hate the fact that Google insists on installing an autoupdater process that runs in the background, which is why I uninstalled Chrome and avoided installing other Google apps on PC. It's unnecessary in my opinion, and just poor operating practice. (I try to keep the amount of background stuff running to the absolute bare minimum possible.) If they ever fix that, I'll probably reconsider, but I'm not holding my breath.
Looking at the credits, it seems that Mine Loader Software did the port. They also did the PC version of Pac-Man CE DX+. Their version of DX+ didn't really have any options either and it was a port of the Windows 8 tablet version, meant for ARM-based Win8 devices using touch screens. They probably just made the console version run on PC, set up controls for the keyboard and promptly ignored the need for resolution settings and released the game.
Shrike Alvaron
Member
*Drives by and dumps off some spare codes*
Keep in mind you need the base Shadowrun Returns game to be able to play Dragonfall, and the GOG one can't be redeemed until Thursday when it releases.
ModBot said:Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 2 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 you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
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Shadowrun Dragonfall (Steam) --MB-0139112B49F12AB8- Taken by zerokoolpsx. 33 entrants total.
Shadowrun Dragonfall (GOG) --
MB-D5513A32378C6F4C- Taken by user237. 3 entrants total.
Keep in mind you need the base Shadowrun Returns game to be able to play Dragonfall, and the GOG one can't be redeemed until Thursday when it releases.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I first released a Firefox version of Enhanced Steam in January of 2013. At the time the current version of Firefox was 18. Earlier this month they released Firefox 27.
At least 3 of these 9 released versions introduced major bugs that required me to re-write large portions of the code to make sure it would remain compatible. To their benefit, they did add cross-domain extension scripting in that time, which made things slightly easier to port from the Chrome code.
In addition to changes in the browser itself, Mozilla's Addon-SDK has updated about 4 times since then, and each time has required me to re-write portions of the code to make it work as intended.
With the introduction of Firefox 29 (which is currently in dev and should be released in a few months) I will once again have to completely re-write a lot of code to make Enhanced Steam work for the majority of the Firefox users who use and stay up to date on the "stable" branch.
So it sounds like a good idea on paper, but I would say that Enhanced Steam would still need to be updated at least once every 3 months (as new versions of Firefox are released) to remain in a usable state.
Dimitri2401
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Wow, great giveaway!
Kadin
Member
Nice giveaway. I still need to get Shadowrun Returns and it's good to see this new DLC will allow saves anywhere.
I don't use Opera for development other than cross browser testing so I've never got to really explore Dragonfly, but both Chrome and Firefox have basically the same tool built-in...
EDIT for clarity: I'm just talking about Dragonfly, most of your other complaints are true indeed.
Shrike Alvaron
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Actually by the time you get it, you'll be able to save anywhere in the original campaign too! The patch adding that to the base game will go out for everyone on Thursday when Dragonfall releases, I believe. I got through it with the old save system just fine but saving anywhere will be a welcome addition, especially since Dragonfall is supposed to be more open.
I call dibs in case you receive 2 extras.
woo and indeed hoo
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This is precisely what I have been intending to do for awhile now
.My vote would be to go Chrome only Jason, even though it would be inconvenient for some, including me. It's not as if you're getting paid for all this work and it's actually costing you quite a sum of money every month. What time you don't spend re-coding Firefox and dealing with all that hassle could be better spent coming up with a strategy of making ES self funding somehow!
Kadin
Member
Well then that makes the time to buy even sooner. I've been putting it on hold for various reasons but that was a big one. I play in such small spurts that having to wait for a save is something I really dislike.
Shalashaska
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Thanks
Kiru
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Nabs
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If you don't enter
Thanks for Infected. I've been snatching up these quick 2-3 hour games lately. It's a nice way to get back into completing games.
Last Baron
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Spikes are still my least favorite thing about Dust, but the sudden difficulty ramp-up in that meadow with the mansions is making a play for the top spot. I've spent a good number of skill gems on health but those bird things and especially the necromancers are turbo melting my health. The parry timing on the birds just eludes me.
God help us all if a screen has spikes, bird assholes, and necromancers.
God help us all if a screen has spikes, bird assholes, and necromancers.
Nabs
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Super Motherload Early Access - $13.49 (-10%)
“We're very excited to bring this early Windows build of Super Motherload to Steam earlier than anticipated as part of the Early Access program. Please note that this is an Alpha build of Super Motherload, and as such issues should be expected."
HP_Wuvcraft
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How are you guys ModBot if it doesn't have Steam Keys?
It seems that I really need some help on trying to find all the good setting for Streaming with OBS. My upload speed is about 2MB, while it's not good it should be enough.
I bow my head in shame, but I can't wait to find a good way and make all this work. If I manage to make this watchable then it's going to be a lot of fun.
Oh, and the Story so far from Binary Domain seems really nice, loving BO!
I bow my head in shame, but I can't wait to find a good way and make all this work. If I manage to make this watchable then it's going to be a lot of fun.
Oh, and the Story so far from Binary Domain seems really nice, loving BO!
corrosivefrost
Member
Because it's habit.
Been using Firefox since it was Mozilla. No reason to change now.
That's most certainly not a good reason.
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I knew I had to post this for Grief.exe:
You can use the gift link with modbot as the guide shows.
Hopefully you do manage to get the stream be non-laggy, would be fun to bit more unknown titles like Binary Domain. Really need to buy that on summer sales.I bow my head in shame, but I can't wait to find a good way and make all this work. If I manage to make this watchable then it's going to be a lot of fun.
Oh, and the Story so far from Binary Domain seems really nice, loving BO!
That's most certainly not a good reason.
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I knew I had to post this for Grief.exe:
With this and South Park, its going to be an awesome week! Both games will have to tide me over until Dark Souls II.
OT will go up tomorrow afternoon. I haven't played RE4 since the PS2 release, so its going to be quite the experience for me.
Glass Rebel
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Super Motherload Early Access - $13.49 (-10%)
We're very excited to bring this early Windows build of Super Motherload to Steam earlier than anticipated as part of the Early Access program. Please note that this is an Alpha build of Super Motherload, and as such issues should be expected."
Isn't this out on PSN already? When did Early Access become "pay early so we can finish our late port"?
It seems that I really need some help on trying to find all the good setting for Streaming with OBS. My upload speed is about 2MB, while it's not good it should be enough.
I bow my head in shame, but I can't wait to find a good way and make all this work. If I manage to make this watchable then it's going to be a lot of fun.
Oh, and the Story so far from Binary Domain seems really nice, loving BO!
I have also been playing Binary Domain for the first time. I'm really enjoying it. Very solid shooter. It feels so good to blow robots to pieces. The story is interesting and the characters are great. I feel like there are too many cutscenes though it actually reminded me of Metal Gear Solid the characters just won't shut up sometimes. Not a big deal though. Glad I bought it.
MarcoZombieCannon
Member
Woo! I just ordered all of my PC parts, they should be getting here on friday and I'll probably be putting it together over the weekend. No more babysitting the framerate and tweaking settings to med/low/high to see what gets me the best performance. (Until I become a 60fps whore, that is...) The thing cost me like 200 more than I had planned for--which ate into funds I wanted to use for more games, but I ended up buying some of the parts from Amazon because I wanted to get things in as few orders as possible (and 2-day shipping). No more laptop ghetto either.
Dunno if I'll do pics of me putting it together or not. I might just flood my Steam feed with screenshots once I start using it xD.
Dunno if I'll do pics of me putting it together or not. I might just flood my Steam feed with screenshots once I start using it xD.
Chance Hale
Member
Anyone else who is playing Lords of Shadows 2 with their PS4 controller randomly stop accepting inputs from Square/Triangle? Same issue with the demo and no other game has issues.
Enjoying it besides that, so I'm hopeful the game will remain a positive experience. Looks quite nice.
Enjoying it besides that, so I'm hopeful the game will remain a positive experience. Looks quite nice.
Kadin
Member
I tried and downloaded the Beta once... once. With that said, I also got a friend code sent to me so if anyone wants one, PM me for it.
Blue Ninja
Member
Speaking of which, Bethesda wants me to bring a friend to the ESO beta. If anyone wants the extra key I've been given, let me know.
Only people who want to experience the trainwreck for themselves, please.
Only people who want to experience the trainwreck for themselves, please.
Shrike Alvaron
Member
Yeah, I got three Steam keys and one GOG key for SRR and now the same for Dragonfall. One Steam key for me, one for a friend, and then the last and GOG key for here! I already gave away the extra SRR keys back in December, though.
I think how many you got may have been in relation to how much you pledged, I'm not sure. I backed at the $125 level, people lower than that may have gotten less.
More games...
I've just passed 500 games on steam thanks to all these bundles releasing one after the other.
I am giving away 11 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).
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Velvet Assasin --MB-6122DCF019FC71B8- Taken by Relax.MX. 4 entrants total.
Interstellar Marines --MB-FE1E154B03FDD261- Taken by Sub Zero. 3 entrants total.
Dynamite Jack --MB-E4B0A8F54FF5ADB6- Taken by zkylon. 5 entrants total.
Magicka ( Plus2 DLC) --MB-092E9E0F70D37891- Taken by cardinalmind. 2 entrants total.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams -- MB-7D05F40B7D9B237C
The Whisper Word --MB-F3C06253288B8EEE- Taken by mrchampipi. 6 entrants total.
Monaco --MB-9E1E905044ADAE83- Taken by Evrain. 7 entrants total.
Aerena -- MB-5CCF5DCACEE205CD
Gun Monekys --MB-0AC17C7FD583FE26- Taken by Newblade. 2 entrants total.
Interstellar Marines #2 --MB-94FAF496BAAA8790- Taken by Volimar. 4 entrants total.
And Yet It Moves --MB-B780D835D3B24187- Taken by Kiru. 1 entrants total.
I've just passed 500 games on steam thanks to all these bundles releasing one after the other.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
When State of Decay was released on Early Access.
almostheathen
Member
It seems that I really need some help on trying to find all the good setting for Streaming with OBS. My upload speed is about 2MB, while it's not good it should be enough.
I bow my head in shame, but I can't wait to find a good way and make all this work. If I manage to make this watchable then it's going to be a lot of fun.
Oh, and the Story so far from Binary Domain seems really nice, loving BO!
Yea it was fun to watch, Ill get around to playing it one year.
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