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Diablohead

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fresquito said:
Does anybody know if there's a restart button in Burnout Paradise?
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There is, on the console version you press right on the d-pad, on the pc... no idea but whatever brings up the ingame mini menu.
 
poppabk

poppabk

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Diablohead said:
There is, on the console version you press right on the d-pad, on the pc... no idea but whatever brings up the ingame mini menu.
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Right on numpad (6) I think.
 
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RaySpencer

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Diablohead said:
There is, on the console version you press right on the d-pad, on the pc... no idea but whatever brings up the ingame mini menu.
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Im finding Burnouts menu system is pretty fucked on PC, took me like 5mins to figure out how to exit the damn game (correctly, not with alt-f4). had to use esc, then f1 a bunch of times, it was pretty damn stupid, or maybe its me whos pretty damn stupid :p .
 
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Shaneus

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What price is ME2 showing up for everyone? Here in Australia, I was expecting it to be fairly cheap, what with the 25% off, but it's still just shy of $50US. Are we getting ripped off?

Edit: Just noticed the prices on the previous page. Holy shit we're getting raped. If someone wants to gift it to me (not sure how we'd work out payments, but whatever) it'd be awesome :)
 
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panda21

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is the Dragon Age DLC worth getting?

I still never finished the original and i get the impression that it wasnt that well recieved?
 
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Rufus

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panda21 said:
is the Dragon Age DLC worth getting?

I still never finished the original and i get the impression that it wasnt that well recieved?
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Don't bother if you haven't finished the game. (Doesn't matter which specific DLC you're actually talking about. Sadly.)
 
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panda21

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Rufus said:
Don't bother if you haven't finished the game. (Doesn't matter which specific DLC you're actually talking about. Sadly.)
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is it good though? presumably it wont be discounted again for a few months is why i'm asking
 
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Morts

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Just bought Mass Effect 1, my first Steam game. When I try to play nothing happens after the "Preparing to launch Mass Effect" notification disappears. I'm starting to remember why I haven't played a PC game since SimCity 3000.
 
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erpg

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Morts said:
Just bought Mass Effect 1, my first Steam game. When I try to play nothing happens after the "Preparing to launch Mass Effect" notification disappears. I'm starting to remember why I haven't played a PC game since SimCity 3000.
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Yeah, that's great. But if you want help fixing the problem, you should post something a little more informative.
 
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markot

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epmode said:
Man, I never get tired of PC gaming condemnations after one thing doesn't work correctly.
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Saying 'game doesnt work' is like saying.... well nothing, you cant help someone if they give you no info.
 
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erpg

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Ikuu said:
I remember my SNES broke one day, not played a console since.
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Crap, now I feel like a hypocrite. I haven't bothered with any Sony consoles ever since my Final Fantasy Tactics save file (and whatever else was on that card) was corrupted 11 years ago. :lol
 
wolfmat

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Morts said:
Just bought Mass Effect 1, my first Steam game. When I try to play nothing happens after the "Preparing to launch Mass Effect" notification disappears. I'm starting to remember why I haven't played a PC game since SimCity 3000.
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Make sure you meet the requirements
Update your graphics drivers
Go through troubleshooting
Contact support
 
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Morts

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wmat said:
Make sure you meet the requirements
Update your graphics drivers
Go through troubleshooting
Contact support
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Did all of this before I posted anything. Wasn't so much looking for a solution (though I wouldn't scoff at it) as I was expressing frustration.

And really, that's all the information I had to give, unless you're looking for my system specs. Steam says it's launching the game, and it never comes up. Nothing new ever shows up in task manager, no error message, no lockups.

Edit: Wasn't meant of a condemnation of PC gaming either, more like a condemnation of my luck and ignorance.
 
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Narag

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Morts said:
Did all of this before I posted anything. Wasn't so much looking for a solution (though I wouldn't scoff at it) as I was expressing frustration.

And really, that's all the information I had to give, unless you're looking for my system specs. Steam says it's launching the game, and it never comes up. Nothing new ever shows up in task manager, no error message, no lockups.

Edit: Wasn't meant of a condemnation of PC gaming either, more like a condemnation of my luck and ignorance.
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Tried running it as admin?
 
wolfmat

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Morts said:
Did all of this before I posted anything. Wasn't so much looking for a solution (though I wouldn't scoff at it) as I was expressing frustration.

And really, that's all the information I had to give, unless you're looking for my system specs. Steam says it's launching the game, and it never comes up. Nothing new ever shows up in task manager, no error message, no lockups.

Edit: Wasn't meant of a condemnation of PC gaming either, more like a condemnation of my luck and ignorance.
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Have you checked Windows' error logs?
Have you tried restarting Steam?
Have you tried restarting Windows?
Have you verified the game's files with the Steam functionality? (Rightclick game in Steam › Properties › "Verify integrity of game cache")
 
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crimsonheadGCN

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Morts said:
Just bought Mass Effect 1, my first Steam game. When I try to play nothing happens after the "Preparing to launch Mass Effect" notification disappears. I'm starting to remember why I haven't played a PC game since SimCity 3000.
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Did you do the following?

* WINDOWS VISTA OR WINDOWS 7 USERS: Launching “Mass Effect” from Steam requires the setting “Run as Administrator”. If the User Account Control feature of Windows Vista is enabled, launching “Mass Effect” from Steam will result in failure. For users with User Account Control enabled, launch Steam using the “Run as Administrator” option or launch from the windows shortcut.
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vocab

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Morts said:
Just bought Mass Effect 1, my first Steam game. When I try to play nothing happens after the "Preparing to launch Mass Effect" notification disappears. I'm starting to remember why I haven't played a PC game since SimCity 3000.
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OS? The steam page clearly says run the game in admin if you have Win7. I started it up, and it didn't work either, but I read the fine print before I complained about PC gaming :)
 
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Morts

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wmat said:
Have you checked Windows' error logs?
Have you tried restarting Steam?
Have you tried restarting Windows?
Have you verified the game's files with the Steam functionality? (Rightclick game in Steam › Properties › "Verify integrity of game cache")
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Yes to all except checking Windows error logs. Not sure how to do that. And the only thing from Steam's support site that I haven't tried yet is disabling User Accounts (UAC) - the instructions don't match what I'm seeing on my machine (Windows 7, 64 bit). Tried running Steam as an Admin.
 
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kamspy

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panda21 said:
is the Dragon Age DLC worth getting?

I still never finished the original and i get the impression that it wasnt that well recieved?
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If you're talking about Awakenings I got it for $20 and didn't feel bad about it. Don't know if that's damning praise, but I'd endorse it at that price of you liked DA.

There isn't exactly an abundance of RPGs from that school of design that aren't completely bug ridden (Risen, Divinity 2 etc. ), so I think it's a good pick up. Even if it is a little mild in terms of ambition. I just appreciate the UI and the stability.
 
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evlcookie

but ever so delicious
So i just reinstalled steam and nothing seems to be working. The store doesn't load, same with the community.

Anyone ever had this problem before?

Edit: Now it's working for some reason. Talk about strange :lol
 
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epmode

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crimsonheadGCN said:
Did you do the following?
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Strange, I played Mass Effect in Windows 7 just fine, without running Steam as admin. UAC is still enabled.
Morts said:
Yes to all except checking Windows error logs. Not sure how to do that.
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Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Windows Logs (on the left). You might find useful stuff in the Application or System logs.
 
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Morts

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epmode said:
Strange, I played Mass Effect in Windows 7 just fine, without running Steam as admin. UAC is still enabled.Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Windows Logs (on the left). You might find useful stuff in the Application or System logs.
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Okay, I've got a bunch of errors logged.

Code: 
Faulting application name: MassEffect.exe, version: 1.2.20608.0, time stamp: 0x4a55fea1
Faulting module name: MassEffect.exe, version: 1.2.20608.0, time stamp: 0x4a55fea1
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x008b752d
Faulting process id: 0x16d4
Faulting application start time: 0x01cb101daffb5f2b
Faulting application path: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\mass effect\Binaries\MassEffect.exe
Faulting module path: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\mass effect\Binaries\MassEffect.exe
Report Id: edd8701f-7c10-11df-b4fd-a4badbf843ee

Currently re-downloading the game.
 
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Twig

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Schmattakopf said:
Mirror's Edge, Mass Effect 1, and Burnout Paradise @ $5 USD is good.
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BUT I ALREADY HAVE ALL THOSE

FUCK YOU EA FOR NOT HAVING GOOD SALES FOR GAMES THAT I WANT

BURN IN HELL DILL WEEDS
 
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markot

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I think hamchan means cause EA seems to be raising the prices on alot of games for Aussies, so the sales... arent really >.>

Mass Effect was 49 bucks in teh store a week or so ago, now its 69, and the sale makes it 42...
 
wolfmat

wolfmat

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Morts said:
Okay, I've got a bunch of errors logged.

Code: 
Faulting application name: MassEffect.exe, version: 1.2.20608.0, time stamp: 0x4a55fea1
Faulting module name: MassEffect.exe, version: 1.2.20608.0, time stamp: 0x4a55fea1
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x008b752d
Faulting process id: 0x16d4
Faulting application start time: 0x01cb101daffb5f2b
Faulting application path: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\mass effect\Binaries\MassEffect.exe
Faulting module path: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\mass effect\Binaries\MassEffect.exe
Report Id: edd8701f-7c10-11df-b4fd-a4badbf843ee

Currently re-downloading the game.
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After googling a bit, this looks like the UAC-related thing.
 
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markot

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You have to right click the masseffect.exe and run that as admin, you can change it so it always does, but running steam as admin doesnt fix that.

(Its called lazy/stupid devs >.<)
 
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Morts

Member
markot said:
You have to right click the masseffect.exe and run that as admin, you can change it so it always does, but running steam as admin doesnt fix that.

(Its called lazy/stupid devs >.<)
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Argh, I was running the Steam client as admin. Thanks guys, and sorry I came off anti-PC gaming at first.
 
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epmode

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Morts said:
Argh, I was running the Steam client as admin. Thanks guys, and sorry I came off anti-PC gaming at first.
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I can't speak for anyone else but I see PC gaming as 9823659726349 times easier to get into now than it was when I first started; Just about everything's automated, very little tweaking is usually required.

This is in contrast to the old DOS methods of playing with expanded memory managers, autexec.bat, restarting dozens of times, praying the game would even launch, let alone play without glitches.

But yeah, that UAC issue sucks and it's rough for people who aren't used to checking this stuff. The Steam forums are great for things like this too.

By the way, did it work?
 
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Morts

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epmode said:
By the way, did it work?
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Won't know until tomorrow since I have to re-download (I deleted it before I read the markot's solution). But you're right, if it does work, this little ordeal was a lot easier than what I remember about trying to game in DOS.
 
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Blizzard

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Morts said:
Won't know until tomorrow since I have to re-download (I deleted it before I read the markot's solution). But you're right, if it does work, this little ordeal was a lot easier than what I remember about trying to game in DOS.
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Yeah, things have come a long way. I remember similar kinds of things in installing/using Linux. I guess I used to take it for granted that I would be hacking like crazy just to get anything to work. :lol
 
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ipukespiders

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epmode said:
I can't speak for anyone else but I see PC gaming as 9823659726349 times easier to get into now than it was when I first started; Just about everything's automated, very little tweaking is usually required.

This is in contrast to the old DOS methods of playing with expanded memory managers, autexec.bat, restarting dozens of times, praying the game would even launch, let alone play without glitches.
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Ultima 7
 
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Buttonbasher

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I'm currently experiencing a super annoying problem with Dead Space and the Steam Overlay. Sometimes the cursor from the Steam Overlay stays on screen after I close the overlay. It's only in Dead Space, but there's no way to get rid of it aside from restarting the game. Any ideas?
 
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epmode

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Turn off of the overlay? I don't have that particular issue with Dead Space but I've had other bizarre crashes that I couldn't fix without disabling the overlay (Fallout 3's launcher, for example).
I <3 Memes said:
Dont forget about setting jumpers. Those were a lot of fun.
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And IRQs! Looking at the XP or Win 7 IRQ auto-allocation table brings a tear to my eye!
 
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