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[Milamber]

I want to do Portal 2 but I am at home at an awful time when most of GAF is busy. And the ones I know are at the same time as me don't even have Portal 2.

EDIT: I'm at work right now and I want to play.

 

[JaseC]

i have no idea i thought it was only like chinese farmers that bought cards :I

Haha, I'm using card money to slowly but surely get to level 50 so I have a decent amount of free space on my friends list.

 

[Coldsun]

For 2014 so far, I've beaten

Bioshock Infinite DLCs
Bulletstorm (again)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution DC (again)
Dishonored
Thief
Resident Evil 4 HD


Kind of sad really. Thought i'd have more freetime but I'm putting it almost all into CS:GO =(

 

[Tellaerin]

I was glad to run into people but, I did not like how overly pandering they were. It was jarring because I couldn't (or Gordon didn't) respond to their prompts, or even existence, and these painful silences hung over every encounter. I imagined this emo Gordon pantomiming "yeah, whatever, bitch" to every gleeful npc that greeted him. Not that it wouldn't be understandable, his shit's been thoroughly fucked up.

The way people respond to Gordon feels kind of awkward to me in general. Everyone fawns over him to the point where it almost borders on parody. The fact that he's a silent protagonist just makes it worse. If he had dialogue that made him out to be particularly admirable, or charismatic, or a natural leader, it'd be easier to sell the whole "Gordon Freeman!" thing, but without anything like that to help justify it, the over-the-top admiration he gets from everybody he meets just feels unearned somehow, even taking his actions in HL into account.

 

[Sub Zero]

Didn't win the first time? Don't worry, I have a second key.

This time around, it's still a joke with horrible pun(s), but I'm going to limit it to Valve/Steam related ones. Have fun!

Q: What's GladOS' favorite brand of cereal?
A: Glad Oh's

 

[zkylon]

Haha, I'm using card money to slowly but surely get to level 50 so I have a decent amount of free space on my friends list.

what's the normal limit?

 

[bobnowhere]

Seemed to get most of my data back, probably lost one directory of old work photos and some old university work. I recovered them, but I not confident the files are repairable. Though I'm pretty sure I have most of it backed up on my old computer.

Steam games that weren't deleted are being recognised as there when it checks for files already present so I won't break my ISP this month.

WARNING!!!!

If you happen to install ESO from disk and choose not to install it on your primary C:\ drive, let's say your f:\ drive, ensure you add a directory like f:\eso. If you just select f:\ which is the default setting and hit install the first thing it will do is delete everything in the f:\ directory, no warning, no are you sure, all gone! So dumb.

 

[mannerbot]

Anyone still need to get those Portal 2 coop achievements for the playfire rewards? I am in need of a partner.

Added you on Steam if you're still around.

 

[impact]

Is Mafia 1 available on any of the DD sites?

 

[Chance Hale]

Seemed to get most of my data back, probably lost one directory of old work photos and some old university work. I recovered them, but I not confident the files are repairable. Though I'm pretty sure I have most of it backed up on my old computer.

Steam games that weren't deleted are being recognised as there when it checks for files already present so I won't break my ISP this month.

WARNING!!!!

If you happen to install ESO from disk and choose not to install it on your primary C:\ drive, let's say your f:\ drive, ensure you add a directory like f:\eso. If you just select f:\ which is the default setting and hit install the first thing it will do is delete everything in the f:\ directory, no warning, no are you sure, all gone! So dumb.

That is real, real silly though.

 

[b&jy77VjiKn$#F]

Seemed to get most of my data back, probably lost one directory of old work photos and some old university work. I recovered them, but I not confident the files are repairable. Though I'm pretty sure I have most of it backed up on my old computer.

Steam games that weren't deleted are being recognised as there when it checks for files already present so I won't break my ISP this month.

WARNING!!!!

If you happen to install ESO from disk and choose not to install it on your primary C:\ drive, let's say your f:\ drive, ensure you add a directory like f:\eso. If you just select f:\ which is the default setting and hit install the first thing it will do is delete everything in the f:\ directory, no warning, no are you sure, all gone! So dumb.

Wow, that is just bullshit. Is there a thread 'bout this?

 

[JaseC]

what's the normal limit?

The default friend list size is 250, but this is bumped up to 300 if you elect to link your Facebook profile with your Steam account, and, as I'm sure you're aware, as of the current Steam Community you gain an extra five slots for every Steam Level you earn. I'm currently sitting at 535, for example (250 + 50 + [47 x 5]).

Is Mafia 1 available on any of the DD sites?

Nope. Song licences expired.

Seemed to get most of my data back, probably lost one directory of old work photos and some old university work. I recovered them, but I not confident the files are repairable. Though I'm pretty sure I have most of it backed up on my old computer.

Steam games that weren't deleted are being recognised as there when it checks for files already present so I won't break my ISP this month.

WARNING!!!!

If you happen to install ESO from disk and choose not to install it on your primary C:\ drive, let's say your f:\ drive, ensure you add a directory like f:\eso. If you just select f:\ which is the default setting and hit install the first thing it will do is delete everything in the f:\ directory, no warning, no are you sure, all gone! So dumb.

This reminds me of Steam's wise-based uninstaller back in its early days. You could choose automatic or custom and one of the latter options was the folder in which Steam was installed (or the drive letter itself), which, if selected, naturally wiped everything. Unwise indeed.

 

[zkylon]

The default friend list size is 250, but this is bumped up to 300 if you elect to link your Facebook profile with your Steam account, and, as I'm sure you're aware, as of the current Steam Community you gain an extra five slots for every Steam Level you earn. I'm currently sitting at 535, for example (250 + 50 + [47 x 5]).

ah ok, not really a problem for me then

i think i only have like 150 or something

 

[Blue Ninja]

Seemed to get most of my data back, probably lost one directory of old work photos and some old university work. I recovered them, but I not confident the files are repairable. Though I'm pretty sure I have most of it backed up on my old computer.

Steam games that weren't deleted are being recognised as there when it checks for files already present so I won't break my ISP this month.

WARNING!!!!

If you happen to install ESO from disk and choose not to install it on your primary C:\ drive, let's say your f:\ drive, ensure you add a directory like f:\eso. If you just select f:\ which is the default setting and hit install the first thing it will do is delete everything in the f:\ directory, no warning, no are you sure, all gone! So dumb.

ESO: Killin' time, killin' wallets, killin' drives.

 

[Dambrosi]

WARNING!!!!

If you happen to install ESO from disk and choose not to install it on your primary C:\ drive, let's say your f:\ drive, ensure you add a directory like f:\eso. If you just select f:\ which is the default setting and hit install the first thing it will do is delete everything in the f:\ directory, no warning, no are you sure, all gone! So dumb.

Thank you for reinforcing my stance on never buying this piece of shit game.

However, I did just "buy" Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger and some random Darksiders 2 DLC with my remaining GMG credit. Praise be to Playfire and all, but I'm thinking of giving the cheev-hunting a break for a while...well, maybe after some Portal 2 and SonicGen, which I've been wanting to have a go of for some time anyway. It just feels too much like work, and not even for minimum wage rates! Anyone with me?

 

[Dr Dogg]

This reminds me of Steam's wise-based uninstaller back in its early days. You could choose automatic or custom and one of the latter options was the folder in which Steam was installed (or the drive letter itself), which, if selected, naturally wiped everything. Unwise indeed.

In a sense that's what ESO is doing. Regardless of if you install it via discs or download the installer if you change the install path from default to another drive it doesn't create a directory tree and installs it to the route of your drive unless you specifically tell it to point at a folder. Someone I was talking to said even if you cancel the install it will quit and do a cleanup removing everything from the directory set at the install prompt regardless if it created it or not. If this happens to be the root of the drive, well goodbye content.

 

[NingenJanai]

I'm almost at the end of The Bureau, this game is amazing, such potential for more games, the third person / tactical squad combat works very well.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Fallout 2 - sooo good

 

[Vuze]

Did somebody else happen to have problems unlocking the Portal Conservation Society in Portal 2? I did the course multiple times in splitscreen with my little brother today, we didn't die nor did I miss a portal, so I'm not sure why it didn't unlock :|

According to the interwebz local splitscreen shouldn't void the ability to get achievements. We didn't use the console either.

 

[Sub Zero]

How do the Tropico rewards work? I pre-ordered when it was already past the first tier, do I still get Tropico 4 now that Tier 2 is unlocked as well?

 

[didamangi]

Did somebody else happen to have problems unlocking the Portal Conservation Society in Portal 2? I did the course multiple times in splitscreen with my little brother today, we didn't die nor did I miss a portal, so I'm not sure why it didn't unlock :|

According to the interwebz local splitscreen shouldn't void the ability to get achievements. We didn't use the console either.

Achievements are disabled in local coop sadly, though there is a way around it.

- Enable console in the keyboard options
- Click "Play Cooperative" and wait for it to load the friends list.
- Bring up the console and type ss_map mp_coop_start

Be wary this will unlock all the chapters after the first tutorial though, so you'll get the achievements for finishing all the coop maps, though the playfire rewards didn't include that so no big deal.

 

[Thorgal]

Anyone know where the file is in steam where your game icons for shortcuts are stored ?

 

[Phinor]

How do the Tropico rewards work? I pre-ordered when it was already past the first tier, do I still get Tropico 4 now that Tier 2 is unlocked as well?

Yes, you get all the rewards that have unlocked or will unlock.

 

[Vuze]

Achievements are disabled in local coop sadly, though there is a way around it.

- Enable console in the keyboard options
- Click "Play Cooperative" and wait for it to load the friends list.
- Bring up the console and type ss_map mp_coop_start

Be wary this will unlock all the chapters after the first tutorial though, so you'll get the achievements for finishing all the coop maps, though the playfire rewards didn't include that so no big deal.

Thanks, I will try that! I already finished all courses with a buddy a while back and thus unlocked the achievements so no biggie on the eventual insta-unlocks.

E: Thank you very much! Works like a charm I wonder why they didn't implent a more proper Splitscreen mode tho.

 

[zkylon]

Fallout 2 - sooo good

best game ever made

 

[wazoo]

And Grandia III runs beautifully off PCSX2...

one of the best combat system ever and saved by PC emulation.

 

[Anteater]

silver warrior dude in LoS was a pretty fun fight, even though the dude only has like 2 attacks, well back to platforming I go.

 

[RionaaM]

Oh goody, just got hit by the ESO install bug that deletes all you files without warning if you install to another drive. 400GB gone just like that! All my photos, documents, music etc... I have some backups but it's now time to investigate recovery programs.

What the hell? Man, here's hoping you can recover your stuff :/

 

[aku:jiki]

Indie Gala's monday bundle is randomly back. Posted like 4 hours early this time!

• Crystal Towers 2 (Desura)
• Love
• Scourge: Outbreak
• Kaptain Brawe
• Shad'O
• Legends of Aetherus

 

[RionaaM]

However, I did just "buy" Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger and some random Darksiders 2 DLC with my remaining GMG credit. Praise be to Playfire and all, but I'm thinking of giving the cheev-hunting a break for a while...well, maybe after some Portal 2 and SonicGen, which I've been wanting to have a go of for some time anyway. It just feels too much like work, and not even for minimum wage rates! Anyone with me?

Yes it does. That's why I don't go out of my way to get those rewards. I only do the "launch X game" stuff, because it can be done in less than a minute, or start playing the games I was already interested in (like Nihilumbra or Type:Rider).

 

[Darkroronoa]

Indie Gala's monday bundle is randomly back. Posted like 4 hours early this time!

• Crystal Towers 2 (Desura)
• Love
• Scourge: Outbreak
• Kaptain Brawe
• Shad'O
• Legends of Aetherus

Good price, anyone has an opinion about the games? I only heard about "Legends of aetherus".

 

[-MD-]

Good price, anyone has an opinion about the games? I only heard about "Legends of aetherus".

Scourge Outbreak is terrible. It feels like what a Gears of War alpha probably feels like.

 

[FloatOn]

I'm almost at the end of The Bureau, this game is amazing, such potential for more games, the third person / tactical squad combat works very well.

Someone else sees the light. It was the sleeper hit of that year and I fully expect it to be a gaf darling in like 2 years.

 

[ashecitism]

Final Hours of Portal 2 just isn't running for me. Weird. I have AIR installed.

 

[MMBosstones86]

Running Dragon Age 2 (Origin) through Steam doesn't seem to like the overlay. Already worse than DA:O !

You were warned.

I'm almost at the end of The Bureau, this game is amazing, such potential for more games, the third person / tactical squad combat works very well.

Welcome to the 'Bureau is underrated' club. Really loved the gameplay.

 

[bobnowhere]

A game!

Instructions for participants:
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Legends of Aethereus -- MB-1479C586116FE97A - Taken by _hekk05

 

[Kaleinc]

Thank you for reinforcing my stance on never buying this piece of shit game.

However, I did just "buy" Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger and some random Darksiders 2 DLC with my remaining GMG credit. Praise be to Playfire and all, but I'm thinking of giving the cheev-hunting a break for a while...well, maybe after some Portal 2 and SonicGen, which I've been wanting to have a go of for some time anyway. It just feels too much like work, and not even for minimum wage rates! Anyone with me?

The evil plan has been seen through.

 

[fantomena]

Playfire says I have 18$ of GMG credits, but GMG only says 1.90$.

 

[Parsnip]

Seemed to get most of my data back, probably lost one directory of old work photos and some old university work. I recovered them, but I not confident the files are repairable. Though I'm pretty sure I have most of it backed up on my old computer.

Steam games that weren't deleted are being recognised as there when it checks for files already present so I won't break my ISP this month.

WARNING!!!!

If you happen to install ESO from disk and choose not to install it on your primary C:\ drive, let's say your f:\ drive, ensure you add a directory like f:\eso. If you just select f:\ which is the default setting and hit install the first thing it will do is delete everything in the f:\ directory, no warning, no are you sure, all gone! So dumb.

That's incredible, wow.

 

[FloatOn]

It's a shame the bureau's story went full retard tho.

 

[MUnited83]

Instructions for BernardoOne:
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Rules for this Giveaway:
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Legends of Aethereus -- MB-3588A1E88FA4AC88 - Taken by Chairmanchuck. 4 entrants total.
Love Plus -- MB-CA218DA0B2ACD377 - Taken by Evrain. 10 entrants total.
Kaptain Brawe -- MB-7E8D1304F907758B - Taken by Gez. 6 entrants total.

Some spares!

 

[_hekk05]

Thanks for Legends of Aethereus bobnowhere

Playfire says I have 18$ of GMG credits, but GMG only says 1.90$.

Don't complain. Playfire says I have 11.16, but GMG says 6.98

 

[fantomena]

Thanks for Legends of Aethereus bobnowhere




Don't complain. Playfire says I have 11.16, but GMG says 6.98

You have half of it, Im not even near half.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

best game ever made

Just finished Fallout 1, so it's nice to jump straight into Fallout 2 with all of that still in mind. I can't put my finger on what they've changed, but what they have changed has been for the best so far.

 

[Stallion Free]

It's a shame the bureau's story went full retard tho.

I rather liked the finale.

 

[MMBosstones86]

It's a shame the bureau's story went full retard tho.

oh my god did it ever. I wasn't exactly expecting a solid story...but didn't think it was going to go all AssCreed levels of supernatural-strange-shit.

I rather liked the finale.

the

Spoiler

changing your character

bit was interesting. I picked

Spoiler

the doctor

before i knew what was going on. oops.

 

[Milamber]

oh my god did it ever. I wasn't exactly expecting a solid story...but didn't think it was going to go all AssCreed levels of supernatural-strange-shit.

But its an X-Com game. Isn't that expected?

 

[Arthea]

Anybody who played Just Cause 2 multi, what is it like? Is it fun to play with friends, what exactly you do in multi?
Also related, could you suggest couple of fun to play coop games, what you consider is the best of the best on steam?

guys? Any input would be appreciated!

Spoiler

pretty please

 

[Stallion Free]

From the funny pic thread, stone cold truth bomb:

 

[-MD-]

From the funny pic thread, stone cold truth bomb:

Love it.