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DodgyGeezerFella
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Blizzard said:
Nah, it was never brought up, im pretty sure im the only person whose ever noticed it (as i had both retail and steam).
Things like the mouse aim not being precision sharp was another thing i noticed on the Steam version, it felt a bit wavy. Il try and find the comparison shots i put up on the steam forums showing what i meant.
wolfmat
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Navigate to the group, Click the big button that says "Join"RJT said:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/neogaf
DodgyGeezerFella
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Ok here are my shots showing the difference between Retail & Steam. Both screens use the exact same in-game settings (1680x1050, Full Dynamic Lighting, Maximum settings).
Retail -
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/1-1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/2-1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/3-1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/4-1.jpg
Steam -
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/1-2.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/2-2.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/3-2.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/4-2.jpg
Its all because Steam doesnt include the "user.ltx" file which the retail install puts into the STALKER-SHOC folder, it instead generates a default one which looses all these effects (deleting this file from the retail version leaves the game just like on steam).
As i consider STALKER to be a game where the graphics greatly take part in the experience, i was a little miffed with Steam for not doing it properly, although no-one seemed to care :lol Ah well, for £3.50 its well worth it, just try and get that proper user.ltx file put in so everything shown as it should.
Retail -
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/1-1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/2-1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/3-1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/4-1.jpg
Steam -
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/1-2.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/2-2.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/3-2.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b128/BoozerDawg/4-2.jpg
Its all because Steam doesnt include the "user.ltx" file which the retail install puts into the STALKER-SHOC folder, it instead generates a default one which looses all these effects (deleting this file from the retail version leaves the game just like on steam).
As i consider STALKER to be a game where the graphics greatly take part in the experience, i was a little miffed with Steam for not doing it properly, although no-one seemed to care :lol Ah well, for £3.50 its well worth it, just try and get that proper user.ltx file put in so everything shown as it should.
Stallion Free
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Firestorm said:
I'm curious about that too because both version's screenshots you posted look hideous. I do already own a box and Steam copy of the game though :lol
What the... I'm trying to install the "STALKER Complete" mod at this very moment, but I'm having trouble with this:Ogs said:
I can't find that file eighter! Seems like the people who made the mod got it working though...
EDIT: Actually I can't get the game working at all, just a black screen and then a crash to desktop... Oh well, so much for a STALKER replay
EDIT2: Ok, "Check file integrity" helped, working again
EDIT3: Ok ok, more STALKER adventure updates. I see now that I misunderstood that there is no user.tlk with the Steam release, it's just that it's the "wrong" one. Anyway, I happend to have both (retail and Steam) so I installed the retail instead. And wow, there is a BIG difference! Such a silly mistake! Anyway, I do have the retail config file here now in case people would be interested. As far as I can see it shouldn't be worse than just replace the Steam user.tlk with the retail user.tlk?
DodgyGeezerFella
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http://www.MegaShare.com/1574514
(Hope that works)
In Vista and W7 it goes into the C:\Users\Public\(Public) Documents\STALKER-SHOC folder, not sure with XP (i think Shared Documents wherever that is).
(Hope that works)
In Vista and W7 it goes into the C:\Users\Public\(Public) Documents\STALKER-SHOC folder, not sure with XP (i think Shared Documents wherever that is).
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Deleted member 17706
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Kipz said:
I'm sure the gameplay itself will be great fun as usual, but I without a quality multiplayer environment I certainly can't justify its inflated price.
Blast Processing
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The Witcher Enhanced Edition 50% off today. Goddamn you, Steam!!!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/20900/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/20900/
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Fantastic game. Everyone should buy it.
Dead Prince
Banned
I cant run the witcher ;(
randomlyrossy
Member
Volcynika said:
Or if you live somewhere it's not region blocked, sigh.
theMrCravens
Member
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.Blast Processing said:
Just recently bought L4D 2, torchlight and Borderlands.
Damn you steam.
Buying it.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Blast Processing said:
FYI, this game has serious graphical problems on the new ATI 58XX cards. Basically unplayable, from what I've read. Hopefully it will be fixed in a future driver release, but be aware.
Absolute Bastard
Member
I just checked if Witcher could finally be buyable in Europe and the "This product is not available in your region" crap was gone. I could place it in shopping cart but when I try to pay I get an "Internal Error, please contact support". So it apparently can finally be bought from Europe, it just can't be paid right now.
Edit: The Witcher is on sale to celebrate worldwide availability. It's definitely available, steam just sucks dead dogs dick again.
Edit: The Witcher is on sale to celebrate worldwide availability. It's definitely available, steam just sucks dead dogs dick again.
scarybore
Member
Blast Processing said:
Finally available in the UK, thank fuck for that. Got the retail version about half a year ago and despite occasionally being a buggy mess (I can only imagine how bad the original version must have been), it was one of the most enjoyable and entertaining games I've played in years. Just remember to save a lot.
Edit: Having the same problem as Absolute Bastard, can't seem to pay for it as of yet due to some error.
ChoklitReign
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BOUGHT. I've been holding off since I really wanted to play this after getting a real gaming computer, so I guess I'll have to play it first on my laptop. I really hope it's playable on medium settings; I never go to low.
brain_stew
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Preorders for Shattered Horizon are up, £15 or £13.50 if you preorder and preorders get early access to all new maps that are already planned and promised.
You see, this is the reason why you can't just shit on the PC community and expect to still get the sales like Activision believe they can. A multiplayer shooter with a much more interesting concept, which is much more innovative, with dedicated server support, free maps on the way, and much better graphics costs just over a1/3 of what MW2 does, and they're even offering a preorder discount (and goodies) on top of that.
The fact that Killing Floor (a game with a similar sort of value) just outsold MW2 more than 4:1 on MW2's preorder launch weekend.
You see, this is the reason why you can't just shit on the PC community and expect to still get the sales like Activision believe they can. A multiplayer shooter with a much more interesting concept, which is much more innovative, with dedicated server support, free maps on the way, and much better graphics costs just over a1/3 of what MW2 does, and they're even offering a preorder discount (and goodies) on top of that.
The fact that Killing Floor (a game with a similar sort of value) just outsold MW2 more than 4:1 on MW2's preorder launch weekend.
Qwell
Member
I would like to know this as well, I would like to pickup the Crysis Extreme edition, and have been waiting for a sale like their usual 25% off deals, but I can't remember if I have ever seen Crysis on sale like that before. I already checked my Targets for the clearence deals I heard about, my all my Targets are cleared out alreadyMcHuj said:
I can't play the games all that well, but I want them in my back pocket for when I do upgrade or if I want to mess with the settings to get them playable. (720p with med affects seemed to work for me last time)randomlyrossy
Member
Gah, so it is available in the UK now? Bloody Steam! I've already spent too much money lately and I really struggle to play singleplayer games on PC but that is so tempting.
DodgyGeezerFella
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McHuj said:
As far as i can remember, only in the January sale they had where everything got a discount.
Blast Processing
Member
Dr. Zoidberg said:
I have an ATI 4850, any problems I should be aware of?
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Blast Processing said:
You should be fine, AFAIK. The issues only affect the 58XX line of cards. I know because I have a 5850 and saw where people were having problems on the ATI forums. Great cards but there are some annoying driver issues right now. Hopefully they will be sorted soon.
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