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STEAM - announcements, updates and WIN
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Javaman said:
Yeah I would seriously recommend doing the main story missions exclusively.
What brilliant timing for the X-Com pack. It was apparently region locked right until now (I couldn't even find it yesterday), and I persuaded a friend to gift the entire pack to me. Fortunately that could only happen next week and meanwhile this happens :lol
(first post here btw.. that activation thing sure takes a while)
(first post here btw.. that activation thing sure takes a while)
anyone else having problems with Steam?
it keeps giving me a connection error saying that im not currently connected to the internet/connection isnt set up for Steam. wtf?
i keep retrying, but i will not connect. anyone know whats up?
edit: looks like my router might be dying... or something.
when i plug directly in to my modem it works, but its not liking my router all of a sudden. i did have to shut it down and reset it the other day because it lost connection.
hm.
it keeps giving me a connection error saying that im not currently connected to the internet/connection isnt set up for Steam. wtf?
i keep retrying, but i will not connect. anyone know whats up?
edit: looks like my router might be dying... or something.
when i plug directly in to my modem it works, but its not liking my router all of a sudden. i did have to shut it down and reset it the other day because it lost connection.
hm.
The Big Rig
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Alien vs. Predator - bought
Psychonauts - bought
Freedom Force and X Com packs - will buy today
I have so much love for Steam, but so much hatred at how they take money from me so easily.
Psychonauts - bought
Freedom Force and X Com packs - will buy today
I have so much love for Steam, but so much hatred at how they take money from me so easily.
Buttonbasher
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It's not Steam, but this thread's the best place to post it.
Red Faction: Guerrilla is 4.95 on Direct2Drive until Next Friday.
http://www.direct2drive.com/8064/product/Buy-Red-Faction:-Guerrilla-Download
You know, if you're looking to spend more money or something.
Red Faction: Guerrilla is 4.95 on Direct2Drive until Next Friday.
http://www.direct2drive.com/8064/product/Buy-Red-Faction:-Guerrilla-Download
You know, if you're looking to spend more money or something.
Buttonbasher
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I'm not actually sure, but I've got games on Steam that are GFW enabled. Usually if a game has GFW as an option, it will be in every version I believe.enewtabie said:
So maybe, probably? Sorry.
brain_stew
Member
Buttonbasher said:
Can you gift on D2D? Its £9 in the UK which is like 3/4 times as much as a US copy. Anyone willing to help me out?
enewtabie said:
The GFWL version is the only version.
speculawyer
Member
Metalic Sand said:
Bought and Bought.
So . . . is this sale some foreshadowing for new projects we can expect to see from Irrational games?
Oh . . . and this:
I'd thought you'd know this, but hey. Just click on US as your region, and buy it from there. I just done it and paid $5.86 thanks to the added VAT.brain_stew said:
If your Credit/Debit card charges you for overseas transactions (mine does), use Paypal, as that will not.
I posted the US link here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19534674&postcount=367
brain_stew
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Stop It said:
Yeah, that use to work fine then didn't for a while for me but then didn't. Ill try again then D2D has never made sense to me.
Edit: And it works, what a clusterfuck of a site, oh well, I'm not complaining, $5 Red Faction is fine by me.
Edit 2: Ooh D2D have a Steam like client now with auto patching and pretty boxarts, even lets you launch non D2D games as well. Pretty cool, seems the service is improving.
D2D have made it much clearer recently in that regard (because it was hit and miss).brain_stew said:
When you click on a link to a game on D2D, below the price will say the availability, if it says US/UK/Wherever only, it will be IP locked. However if it says "This product is available for purchase worldwide." you can buy it from any of the D2D sites, regardless of where you come from or if the game is on the other regions at different prices.
Edit: It worked for you then? Awesome, I was thinking about buying the game for £10, so nearer to £4 is a right bargain.
Chiaroscuro
Member
I am thinking about Red Faction, but how D2D works? Is there a client like Steam? I am not sure if I should wait for a Steam sale, since I like all my games under the Steam Client.
Chiaroscuro
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GHG said:
Yeah, but then I have to remember another account/password if I need to re-download the game. The practical side of Steam is that I can re-install all my games without much trouble. I know it is the same for D2D, but I am already a Steam user, so D2D is another service I will have to remember my data.
Hellsing321
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Fuck! I bought everything on sale today. You're killing me Steam. 
Fragamemnon
Member
X-COM is timeless. You'll find yourself as helpless against its pull now as PC gamers were when it originally came out. The huge gap in games over the years in terms of art, interface, sound, all doesn't seem to faze this game.
GHG
Member
Chiaroscuro said:
But realisticly how often will you have to re-download? Hell, you can keep/backup the install .exe with D2D. Just to make it clear, you download the install .exe, the game doesn't download pre-installed a-la steam.
For the record I'd forgotten my D2D password since this was the 1st time I've used it since buying Rfactor way back about 3 years ago now. I just put my email address in and they sent me the means to reset my password. Simple. Your making excuses. If you want the game just buy the damn thing already.
Next thing you know we'll be having PC game client fanboys like there are console ones :lol .
Buttonbasher
Member
Sounds like they DO have a client now, but the games are otherwise tied to your account. If you ever need to redownload it, you just sign in on the site and click the download link.Chiaroscuro said:
brain_stew
Member
Chiaroscuro said:
If that's such a big issue just download the client and have that remember your password.
Buttonbasher said:
Also, as said, one download is all you need, you can backup that installation file as much as you want and just install from there. There's a client but youd on't need to use it to play any of your D2D games.
Fragamemnon
Member
Yeah this has been the case for well over a year now.
brain_stew said:
...and it's a buggy piece-of-shit. I bought it like three months ago and still have not been able to play it. Originally, there was a bug where it wouldn't output audio in 5.1. Now, that's fixed but I absolutely cannot get the game to run in non-windowed mode. And even that runs farrrr too fast. Admittedly, I haven't been following the development beyond the first patch as I got a bit fed up with it but it should still be noted. Then again, 5 bucks is 5 bucks.
Fark, I played Freedom Force on my 'Box back in the day and I haven't played XCom yet. I just signed up for Steam a couple weeks ago and I've already spent way to much on it but I can't resist a deal like this. It wasn't a sale, but I got Max Payne 1/2 for $15 which is still a good price for 2 great games.
brain_stew
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GHG said:
We have fucking rabid Steam fanboys on this forum.
I've used gog.com, gamersgate, Impulse, Steam and D2D myself and had a good experience with all of them tbh, the competition has really stepped up in the past year. Steam and gog.com are still my preference (with Impulse following very closely behind) but I'm not going to miss a great deal like this just because its on a different service.
slidewinder
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Never played an X-Com game. Should I start with the first one (UFO Defense, I believe)?
Edit: Cool, thanks Minsc.
Edit: Cool, thanks Minsc.
Minsc
Gold Member
slidewinder said:
Yup, it's the purest, especially for a beginner, I'd think all the underwater stuff would just be another layer of difficulty and abstraction, but TFTD may not be a bad choice either. The original two are also the best, so the bad part is all the sequels won't be quite as fun.
brain_stew said:
I agree. I've used all those except for Gamersgate and found them to be valid alternatives to Steam.
I would use D2D more if they were more transparent with their DRM info, especially with how many activations each game is limited to. If D2D games had unlimited activations, I'd have quite a few more games from them.
Of course, GOG has my favorite DRM policy of the bunch.
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