MMBosstones86
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Sorry about that.The new setup / installer has an option to automatically start it with Windows.
no worries man. glad it was an easy fix
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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 - To Next-Gen and Beyond!
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no worries man. glad it was an easy fix
Not at all.
Weird....booted up Wings of Prey today after not playing it for months. Im on a new PC now but I always kept the installation files. I have Steam installed on C:\Program Files (x86) but all my games installed in D:\Steam and thats where the Wings of Prey files were.
I got an error message stating "missing exe" so I went looking and saw the Wings of Prey .exe was there....so I validated the files and it tells me that 500 files needed to be redownloaded (12 GBs worth of data) event though I already had the files.
So I went looking around and found another, separate steam folder on D:....one that I never created....in D:\Program Files (x86)\. This only contains a steamapps folder and a handful of game folders, most of which are indie. Sure enough, in this folder was on empty Wings of Prey folder. I copied the 12GBs from one folder to another, re-validated, and the game worked.
Im a little confused now. How is steam installing games to a directory that I never created or listed in the settings? And how do the games know to look there?
If I look under my preferences, I only have 2 directories set up for Steam game installs....The main install on C: because steam requires that one...and the other D:\Steam folder that I created.
I got an error message stating "missing exe" so I went looking and saw the Wings of Prey .exe was there....so I validated the files and it tells me that 500 files needed to be redownloaded (12 GBs worth of data) event though I already had the files.
So I went looking around and found another, separate steam folder on D:....one that I never created....in D:\Program Files (x86)\. This only contains a steamapps folder and a handful of game folders, most of which are indie. Sure enough, in this folder was on empty Wings of Prey folder. I copied the 12GBs from one folder to another, re-validated, and the game worked.
Im a little confused now. How is steam installing games to a directory that I never created or listed in the settings? And how do the games know to look there?
If I look under my preferences, I only have 2 directories set up for Steam game installs....The main install on C: because steam requires that one...and the other D:\Steam folder that I created.
I disagree.
You have to think out of the box in some cases but none of them are hidden behind random walls, they all make sense with the "right" mindset. Like I said, there are always some visual hints.
I was rewarded almost every time I thought "hey there's probably something hidden there".
EmergentFocus
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Well that sucks.
I happened to notice something a little strange with my Steam profile this afternoon. This morning it had 623 games and 422 DLC listed to my account. This afternoon there are only 622 games and 397 DLC. I was scratching my head trying to work out what game would have that much DLC attached, but it looks like the culprit is the Cities in Motion Collection, which has apparently vanished into thin air. Is there some problem with this title at the moment?
I happened to notice something a little strange with my Steam profile this afternoon. This morning it had 623 games and 422 DLC listed to my account. This afternoon there are only 622 games and 397 DLC. I was scratching my head trying to work out what game would have that much DLC attached, but it looks like the culprit is the Cities in Motion Collection, which has apparently vanished into thin air. Is there some problem with this title at the moment?
Hey SteamGAF, I have a big problem atm with updates/downloads
Dota needs to update, but when I select download the update it's just stuck on Preparing to launch, and eventually times out. I've tried reinstalling steam, changing the download region, deleting .blob files, running as admin, but nothing seems to work.
plz send help not even almighty Wes could help me
Dota needs to update, but when I select download the update it's just stuck on Preparing to launch, and eventually times out. I've tried reinstalling steam, changing the download region, deleting .blob files, running as admin, but nothing seems to work.
plz send help not even almighty Wes could help me
Jawmuncher
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I'm currently playing Marlow Briggs at 15FPS with dips and at 800x600 resolution....
THIS GAME IS FUCKING AWESOME
If you have the amazon credit you need to pick it up.
Easiest comparison to make is God of War.
THIS GAME IS FUCKING AWESOME
If you have the amazon credit you need to pick it up.
Easiest comparison to make is God of War.
How much free space do you have on your Steam drive?
Sounds like the drive doesn't have enough free space to download the Dota2 files.
I have like 800 gbs free :X
Also Wes and I found the solution. Started downloading from Berlin and its working. Apparently US Servers were botched for me
Stallion Free
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Well it's God of War if God of War was actually locked at 60 fps and rendered at 2880x1620, a resolution featuring 3744000 more pixels than the last released game in the God of War series.
But some rooms are hidden behind random walls. Just check the achievements stats and you will see that the 2nd room was found by more people than the 1st one. That's because the 2nd is in a pit which you would be inclined to explore while the 1st you need to swap through a fake ceiling and in the air swap to the right and that was in no way hinted.
I didn't use a guide for the puzzles but I did check maps to see if I was close to a hidden room, then I would explore and try to find them.
Hey SteamGAF, I have a big problem atm with updates/downloads
Dota needs to update, but when I select download the update it's just stuck on Preparing to launch, and eventually times out. I've tried reinstalling steam, changing the download region, deleting .blob files, running as admin, but nothing seems to work.
plz send help not even almighty Wes could help me
Have you tried deleting any of the folders and files under steamapps/downoading. If I remember correctly dota 2 files should be marked with 540.
This happens to me randomly with every dota patch and it's the only way I've found to fix it. Valve says it's a hard drive problem but it obviously isn't if the only time I get the issue is with dota 2.
Bah.
sorry for the generic network question but i know i'll get a quick and helpful response here:
im getting 503 Service Unavailable on both desura.com and indieroyale.com. these are the only websites i can find that this is happening on. restarting my modem/router didn't work. the sites work on my phone as long as i'm using 4g and not connected to my wifi. what's my next step? is this happening to anyone else?
edit: i should add i deleted cookies, tried different computers and different browsers. same on everything
im getting 503 Service Unavailable on both desura.com and indieroyale.com. these are the only websites i can find that this is happening on. restarting my modem/router didn't work. the sites work on my phone as long as i'm using 4g and not connected to my wifi. what's my next step? is this happening to anyone else?
edit: i should add i deleted cookies, tried different computers and different browsers. same on everything
Don't you like looking at the wall/sky/floor in the opposite direction of the enemy that's attacking you?
Glass Rebel
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the fucking camera in metal gear rising
Camera centering and lock on is its own metagame breh
It seems I've sold all my keys.
Do this:
thanks!! is there a way to see what could you used in Desura?
EmergentFocus
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Reposting for attention, sorry.
Has anybody else noticed any games disappearing from their account in the last 24 hours?
Cities In Motion with all its DLC has definitely gone, but that only accounts for 13 DLC items. I'm still not sure what the rest are. I know Bundlestars is currently doing a deal on with the Cities in Motion collection: any chance this might be some kind of database error due to that? (JaseC?)
Thanks for any suggestions.
Has anybody else noticed any games disappearing from their account in the last 24 hours?
Cities In Motion with all its DLC has definitely gone, but that only accounts for 13 DLC items. I'm still not sure what the rest are. I know Bundlestars is currently doing a deal on with the Cities in Motion collection: any chance this might be some kind of database error due to that? (JaseC?)
Thanks for any suggestions.
Hey SteamGAF, I have a big problem atm with updates/downloads
Dota needs to update, but when I select download the update it's just stuck on Preparing to launch, and eventually times out. I've tried reinstalling steam, changing the download region, deleting .blob files, running as admin, but nothing seems to work.
plz send help not even almighty Wes could help me
Do you have download restrictions set? Try unchecking "Limit auto-updating schedule" in Downloads.
http://www.reddit.com/r/paradoxplaz...t_from_rsteam_notice_to_all_winter_sale_2011/
Would that relate to your problem?
All is good on my end fellow GAFfer, sorry to hear about your problem. I do only have Cities in Motion 2 however, so it might make sense to not be affected.
What Cities in Motion subs have you bought/activated (you can CTRL-F for them here)?
That's been fixed.
That's been fixed.
Robert J. Sullivan
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the fucking camera in metal gear rising
feels like i'm back at ps1 era with the first 3d games
EmergentFocus
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I hadn't seen that, thanks. However, I never owned that pack. What seems to have gone is "Cities in Motion Complete (Dec 2012) Retail" according to my Licenses and Subscriptions. It was originally bought from GMG (maybe Woo was right about them all along).
Yes, it's only CIM1 so far that I can see. But thank you anyway
EDIT:
As above: "Cities in Motion Complete (Dec 2012) Retail"
odd, i did this, and the "test" on that page verified i did it correctly, but i'm still having the same problem with only desura and indieroyale. thanks.
Well I've only just discovered http://isthereanydeal.com. Already bought Metro 2033 and Dead Island GOTY for peanuts from Nuuvem!
MMBosstones86
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between that learning to parry i have my hands full. I can't hold all these metagames
EmergentFocus
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Damn....
Thanks for the info, JaseC. Very much appreciated.
Is this something that is likely to be fixed on its own, or am I going to have to go cap in hand to Steam support and pray that Lord Gaben is in a benevolent mood?
Damn....
Thanks for the info, JaseC. Very much appreciated.
Is this something that is likely to be fixed on its own, or am I going to have to go cap in hand to Steam support and pray that Lord Gaben is in a benevolent mood?
As I ninja-edited into my post, it seems every CIM 1 retail sub has been dissolved. I'd wager this is a mistake because the store subs are unaffected (I still have the game + DLC), which is to say I think we're just seeing Paradox's version of Squeenix's embarrassing stuff-up with Just Cause 2 the other week.
corrosivefrost
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Urg... my copy of Prey is MIA and the UK seller didn't use a trackable method of shipping. DAMMIT. >_<
There's a guy on the board who's apparently very good at looking for Prey. Don't think he's around anymore though, but you could try the nearest beach.
EmergentFocus
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Which suggests that the current Bundlestars offer would also have been affected (I'm assuming those would also have been retail keys). So there might be a few more complaints soon.
I'm still a little concerned as that only accounts for 13 DLC items in total, but I can't think of any easy way to look up what the others might be. I think I'll wait until after the weekend to see if the problem is corrected, and then I'll start laying siege to Valve HQ (all those Paradox strategy titles have to have taught me something, right?)
Or you could be an idiot like me who never even thought there were such things as hidden rooms in The Swapper and hence never even bothered to look around for them... First game I ever beat without at least one achievement popping up
(Well, of games that had them of course.)I wonder how many people found them because they knew to keep an eye out for them, versus the number who found one without knowing the game even held such secrets.
Glass Rebel
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Yeah, (perfect) parry timing isn't easy to get at first, especially with some of the attacks. If you get to Monsoon however, you better nail it.
Or you could be an idiot like me who never even thought there were such things as hidden rooms in The Swapper and hence never even bothered to look around for them... First game I ever beat without at least one achievement popping up
I wonder how many people found them because they knew to keep an eye out for them, versus the number who found one without knowing the game even held such secrets.
Oh, I'd seen the achievements and figured out they were "hidden", but the atmosphere and the story gripped me and I didn't want to do the usual silly "hump every wall to find the sekrit" gamey dance. If I encountered them during play, good. If I didn't... *shrug*
What do i need to know about buying from Nuuvem?
Some of the keys are region locked, some of the games are single non-English language and the paypal exchange rate can be a pain.
Yeah it's not surprising, I also found the 2nd room before the 1st one.
Now, this room is probably the one where the hint is the most abstract, but not random. The fact that
there is this big panel blocking your view was enough to make me think that there was something behind it. That's the hint. There is no other place where this happens.
So how do i find that out about the games i'm interested in getting?
http://www.steamgifts.com/forum/2t6Uz/
All there
Was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be.Edit: sorry I thought you meant how to buy from Nuuvem.
That's a bingo. Registration aside the site is simple to navigate due to the visual clues.
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