crimsonheadGCN
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speculawyer said:
Yes, the single player listing is a mistake. The game is multiplayer and coop (friends and you vs bots for training) only.
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Yes, the single player listing is a mistake. The game is multiplayer and coop (friends and you vs bots for training) only.
speculawyer
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Coop is good enough. I don't mind being the weak link. Actually, I played enough L4D2 that I got to be pretty good at that for a while.crimsonheadGCN said:
crimsonheadGCN
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The bots are supposedly easy though, so shouldn't expect much of a challenge. I think the developers have said that they only use them right now to ease you into the multiplayer, but they may improve the bots later.
Diablohead
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ugh I am getting rather tired of seeing those Railworks dlc packages everywhere now, in new releases, under sales, it's flooding the place and pushing real games out of the top 10 sold list and other shit.
speculawyer
Member
Who buys that stuff? I understand liking a railroad simulation game. But $7.50 for a new locomotive? It's like one of those facebook game scams.Diablohead said:
Well, you can buy a new Hot Wheels car for 5$, or play with a locomotive who's engine you like or whatever. I'm no train junkie, so I don't understand what drive someone to like a specific train, but it doesn't surprise me in the slightest that people are willing to buy them. A decent model train runs far over 300$, so at a combo meal price, getting to drive it, listen to authentic sounds...it's a bargain in comparison.speculawyer said:
So I know some interest was shown, but really, how about we get our act into gear here.
Right now on Steam, there is a Battlefield Bad Company 2 Squad Pack. Final cost would be 37.50 per game instead of 50. Decent discount, but you need to have 4 people willing to join in. I'm wanting one of the keys and can pay via Amazon Gift Cards or Paypal, but I'm not willing to buy the entire thing. If someone else is, and can find two other people willing to join in, that would be great...
Right now on Steam, there is a Battlefield Bad Company 2 Squad Pack. Final cost would be 37.50 per game instead of 50. Decent discount, but you need to have 4 people willing to join in. I'm wanting one of the keys and can pay via Amazon Gift Cards or Paypal, but I'm not willing to buy the entire thing. If someone else is, and can find two other people willing to join in, that would be great...
Peronthious
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speculawyer said:
I pay about that for a new plane in the WWI flight sim Rise of Flight because I'm interested in both how the developers modeled the plane specs and in how the specific plane performs. I assume the impulse behind buying a new train is similar.
ElJuice said:
New releases tab gets messed up too. I think they need to bunch all the Railworks DLC under one item and the small niche that cares about that game can just click on that to see any new updates. In its current form it's just annoying the majority of steam consumers. Hopefully this isn't the Railworks developers taking advantage of the system to ensure their game always stays on the front page .
SapientWolf
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A decent stadium costs millions of dollars so paying $5 a piece for extra stadiums through DLC is a steal.Lyphen said:
SapientWolf
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2nd worst.Fularu said:
graywolf323
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for train nuts it's probably a great deal
Truespeed
Member
speculawyer said:
I know what you mean. These train packs are always on sale, occupy 50% of the games on special category, and only appeal to a very small audience interested in this type of game. If you like trains, buy a Sid Meier Railroad game and get your train fix there. Besides, these trains aren't even authentic. Real trains are always tagged!
speculawyer
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I think this points out the issue . . . these are not gamers. Gamers would play Sid Meier. These are train geeks. That makes me understand it much more.Truespeed said:
It's time for another round of Twig-complains-and-asks-for-help!
Prince of Persia again, but this time the new one.
It runs at a near constant fps with everything at max except AA. Turn on AA, even at 2x, and it drops to literally 1fps according to Fraps (though I think it's even Worse!). But without AA, it sometimes drops (permanently) and by the end of my recent session it was 17fps (constant, no fluctuation, which was weird) and when I opened the pause menu to quit.. 5fps. Navigating menus at 5fps is a pain in the ass. X:
Is POP known for having weird performance issues?
Prince of Persia again, but this time the new one.
It runs at a near constant fps with everything at max except AA. Turn on AA, even at 2x, and it drops to literally 1fps according to Fraps (though I think it's even Worse!). But without AA, it sometimes drops (permanently) and by the end of my recent session it was 17fps (constant, no fluctuation, which was weird) and when I opened the pause menu to quit.. 5fps. Navigating menus at 5fps is a pain in the ass. X:
Is POP known for having weird performance issues?
Affeinvasion
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Is there no Limited Edition of Just Cause 2 on Steam that includes the parachute, hovercraft, etc.?
platypotamus
Member
Is it just me, or does steam have a Demo for Risen, but not the actual game, even though the game has been out for awhile?
This seems so odd.
This seems so odd.
ClovingWestbrook
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The Steam edition of Just Cause 2 should include all of the DLC. Risen has been removed from both the UK and US store.
platypotamus
Member
LovingSteam said:
I didn't know stuff every got removed. Temporary?
brain_stew
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Twig said:
Anything that stops you from playing that abomination is in your best interest. Just chalk it up as a favour and move on.
Edit: I can't be the only one that's been tempted to buy Railworks here, surely? The base game includes a route that goes straight through my home town ffs! How is that not awesome? Sims have been a hugely important part of PC gaming since PCs were first able to display graphics, and at one time there was an entire industry built around creating Flight Sim add ons. I don't see why the popularity of Railworks should be a surprise to anyone.
Affeinvasion
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LovingSteam said:
Including the US version?
Twig said:
Does the framerate drop every time you play for a lengthy period? Could be a memory leak. If so, good luck finding the cause without a patch. Last time I had a memory leak was NOLF2 and I didn't know the source till they issued the last patch for the game (was NForce2 mobo I think.)
gregor7777
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Risen is gone? What manner of horseshit is this?
platypotamus
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NIN90 said:
If it becomes a weekend deal I'll keep it in mind, but if that's the price at the moment I'd rather actually buy a *shudder* DISC
I like it so shut up.brain_stew said:
I've only played for a lengthy period once. But it wasn't like a gradual drop it was just a sudden "here is 60fps oh just kidding here is 17fps". No fluctuation at all, either. Exactly 17fps for a good three minutes before I quit.1-D_FTW said:
Sooo, I just tried playing again. I have two save files. One before I got the first power (I picked the red one, FWIW), and one after I got the first power. If I load the one before, it runs at perfect 60fps. If I load the one after, it runs at "perfect" 17fps.Twig said:
Opening the menu up after loading EITHER file drops fps to 5.
I may like what I've played of the game so far but it's not worth putting up with this shit. ):
The Big Rig
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Quick question for the mac support thing. When my friend installs the Mac client in April, can I (who uses a PC) gift my copy of HL2 to him for his account on Mac? I'm assuming yes, but would like some reassurance.
brain_stew
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The Big Rig said:
You could gift him it right now.
The Big Rig
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is the mac client out?brain_stew said:
brain_stew
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The Big Rig said:
He should be able to sign up for an account on Steam's website. If not, its just a case of using a Windows machine for 5 minutes, heck, you might as well set it up for him.
The Big Rig
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Thanksbrain_stew said:
*takes avatar's palm and puts up against face for not realizing this*
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Twig said:
I think we all stopped listening to Brain_stew's opinions on games when he declared Sega All Stars Racing as his GOTY. Also, do you have ATI or Nvidia for your card? The game ran awesome and fine on my previous Nvidia but I tried it the other day on my 5850 and I was getting scanlines or some shit going on (full-res/multiple levels of AA tried). It might be an ATI specific issue you may be encountering.
The recipient of a gift doesn't need to have Steam. They can get an email and tie it to a Steam account later.The Big Rig said:
That also means that you don't necessarily need someone in mind when you buy a gift. I have spare copies of a few games lying around waiting for me to find someone who wants to play coop with me.
wormstrangler
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Slavik81 said:
I'll be your friend...depending on the spare games you have...
Schmattakopf
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Hey there.Slavik81 said:
I have a question regarding Everquest/Everquest II:
I bought the Everquest pack for $2.50. I played the game for a month or two back in 2001 or 2002 and was curious to see what changes had been made. Figured that, for $2.50, I could treat it like a 30 day trial, and cancel before the monthly billing kicked in.
Anyhow, I was told by steam that I needed to sign into a station.com account. Since I have never used this site, I tried to create an account, but it said my username was taken. My username is never taken, so I tried logging in, and sure enough, I had an account. Not only that but it said that I had entitlement to Everquest I, Everquest II, every expansion for both released before 2009 and a bunch of bonus equipment. WTF. I only purchased the first two EQ expansions years ago, and never even tried EQ2. Did Sony give a bunch of free Everquest games/expansions and items to past subscribers at some point?
I might have spent the $2.50 for nothing, as it may be more fun to play the game with the 20 bonus items I have on the existing account, even if I have to pay $15 to play for a month (not really interested in playing longer than that).
I bought the Everquest pack for $2.50. I played the game for a month or two back in 2001 or 2002 and was curious to see what changes had been made. Figured that, for $2.50, I could treat it like a 30 day trial, and cancel before the monthly billing kicked in.
Anyhow, I was told by steam that I needed to sign into a station.com account. Since I have never used this site, I tried to create an account, but it said my username was taken. My username is never taken, so I tried logging in, and sure enough, I had an account. Not only that but it said that I had entitlement to Everquest I, Everquest II, every expansion for both released before 2009 and a bunch of bonus equipment. WTF. I only purchased the first two EQ expansions years ago, and never even tried EQ2. Did Sony give a bunch of free Everquest games/expansions and items to past subscribers at some point?
I might have spent the $2.50 for nothing, as it may be more fun to play the game with the 20 bonus items I have on the existing account, even if I have to pay $15 to play for a month (not really interested in playing longer than that).
Dark Stalkers
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I know Sony gave past players EQ2 and all the expansions a couple of years back.
TouchMyBox
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Mount and Blade: Warband up for pre-purchase, 10% discount for $26.99. YOU PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TO DO.
It's downloading something too, is this the beta?
It's downloading something too, is this the beta?
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