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[Knurek]

The mixed player reviews aren't helping. But I see there's a demo, gonna try that.

If you look at the negative ones, most of them are from early 2014 (April-June).

 

[derExperte]

If you look at the negative ones, most of them are from early 2014 (April-June).

So are the positive ones. Not one from 2015 as far as I can tell.

The post detailing their struggles: http://steamcommunity.com/games/paperdungeons/announcements/detail/239029762045789412

 

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[Dr Dogg]

Well this was incredibly painful (like 10-20fps painful) but worth the hassle

Oh am I going to have fun tomorrow.

 

[lashman]

Well this was incredibly painful (like 10-20fps painful) but worth the hassle

oh, I can see you're still playing the PS4 version

 

[JaseC]

Paid with PayPal funds so can't imagine that's going to be a smooth process. I've only got 40p credit at the mo so I'll eat the 30p loss. I'll live!

The frustrating thing about PayPal refunds is that while they're processed instantly, the money is temporarily frozen when it's returned to your account. PayPal says that these "temporary holds" are for verification purposes, but I've always leaned more towards the cynical belief that the refund system is entirely automated and the holds are intended to act as a small punishment for being a less-than-ideal buyer.

 

[Dr Dogg]

oh, I can see you're still playing the PS4 version

For today yes I live in squalor but tomorrow I get to dine like a king!

The frustrating thing about PayPal refunds is that the amount is invariably temporarily frozen when the money has been returned to your account. PayPal says that the temporary holds are for verification purposes, but I've always leaned more towards the cynical belief that the refund system is entirely automated and the holds are intended to act as a small punishment for being a less-than-ideal buyer.

It's a bit like banks when you pay someone by cheque. After it's been presented, day 1 it's still in your account, it takes to day 3 to be in the payee's account but during day 2 the money is lost in limbo neither in your account or the person you were paying.

 

[zkylon]

I missed the original post, but for my own mic I use a Logitech 310 webcam. Just sits on my monitor bezel and seems to be the best mic I've ever owned. I've used the cam part like once and that's fine too for what it's worth. Plus it's USB! I grabbed it at Bestbuy for like $30, amazon has it for $33 right now.

i can see that being super distracting for me tho heh

i think i just gotta like accept that i can't keep buying cheap headphones and buy ones that at least aren't like from a generic brand or whatever

 

[freshVeggie]

In the very first book that kind of happens.

Hm. I never read the books. Still sounds like too much for dispense of belief.

Among the trilogy, the first was special. The latter two were not bad, just not as memorable. I'm expecting not JP1 levels of memorability just casual fun. Been some while seeing a good dinosaur movie.

Well this was incredibly painful (like 10-20fps painful) but worth the hassle


Oh am I going to have fun tomorrow.

I see you are a fellow gamer who appreciates CA?

 

[JaseC]

Well this was incredibly painful (like 10-20fps painful) but worth the hassle


Oh am I going to have fun tomorrow.

Playing San Andreas while you wait for your GPU?

 

[dex3108]

Good idea to boot into recovery, factory reset, then install any new ROMs.

I think that TWRP was issue for OTA so i flashed Factory Image. This is first time i did anything other than OTA updates on N7 2013 since i got him year and a half ago Pure Android OS is really stable.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Bought myself a GTX980 and got my code for the witcher...no idea if I should use it though. tried playing the witcher 2 and just couldn't get into it even though I tried multiple times. I think it was mainly because I had no idea wtf was going on or where I had to go.

Was thinking of trading it/Selling but there's nothing I even want until Batman comes out.

 

[Grief.exe]

i can see that being super distracting for me tho heh

i think i just gotta like accept that i can't keep buying cheap headphones and buy ones that at least aren't like from a generic brand or whatever

Just grab some Superlux 668B's they are relatively cheap and deliver some great sound.

Alternatively, you can check out AD500s or Massdrop has some good open headphones for cheap if you are in the US.

As for microphone, the Antlion modmic is your best bang for your buck. The webcam suggestion seems like a solid idea with a beneift of giving you a video option for Skype, Google Hangouts, or AppRTC (which is also owned by Google I believe). Monoprice also has some really cheap desktop mics, though I've never heard any impressions from them.
I wouldn't recommend the Zalman mic, hear too much regret associated with that purchase.

Bought myself a GTX980 and got my code for the witcher...no idea if I should use it though. tried playing the witcher 2 and just couldn't get into it even though I tried multiple times. I think it was mainly because I had no idea wtf was going on or where I had to go.

Was thinking of trading it/Selling but there's nothing I even want until Batman comes out.

Seems that they have acknowledged those issues with the development of Witcher 3. Will remain to be seen of course, but CDPR games always have huge pacing issues in the beginning.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Bought myself a GTX980 and got my code for the witcher...no idea if I should use it though. tried playing the witcher 2 and just couldn't get into it even though I tried multiple times. I think it was mainly because I had no idea wtf was going on or where I had to go.

Was thinking of trading it/Selling but there's nothing I even want until Batman comes out.

This is going to be the OT next month when the game comes out. So many people are going to play this as their first and wonder just What in the hell a lot of stuff going on is. Especially if the recap is as a bad as it was in Witcher 2.

 

[Turfster]

COD:BLOPS2 is 73% off on Amazon (physical only, though)

 

[dex3108]

This is going to be the OT next month when the game comes out. So many people are going to play this as their first and wonder just What in the hell a lot of stuff going on is. Especially if the recap is as a bad as it was in Witcher 2.

I really don't understand how people can start playing franchise from second or third part. I mean i understand that some of them don't have time to play all of them but Witcher 1 and 2 are really good games and in my opinion you need to play them to appreciate characters and story.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Seems that they have acknowledged those issues with the development of Witcher 3. Will remain to be seen of course, but CDPR games always have huge pacing issues in the beginning.

This is going to be the OT next month when the game comes out. So many people are going to play this as their first and wonder just What in the hell a lot of stuff going on is. Especially if the recap is as a bad as it was in Witcher 2.

Glad i'm not the only one lol it'll be glad if they fixed it for the 3rd one but I don't suppose you guys know if there's a proper catch up so I can try the witcher 2 again before the launch of the 3rd? no rush on this code it can sit unredeemed for now.

I really don't understand how people can start playing franchise from second or third part. I mean i understand that some of them don't have time to play all of them but Witcher 1 and 2 are really good games and in my opinion you need to play them to appreciate characters and story.

Some people don't have that option to play the others especially the first one. It would have been better if the 2nd was on more than just the Xbox and had a better recap of events.

 

[Backlogger]

COD:BLOPS2 is 73% off on Amazon (physical only, though)

I almost got excited about that. Almost.

 

[Grief.exe]

This is going to be the OT next month when the game comes out. So many people are going to play this as their first and wonder just What in the hell a lot of stuff going on is. Especially if the recap is as a bad as it was in Witcher 2.

The story of the first game didn't really effect the second, other than who you were working for at the very start.

Most of my personal confusion resulted from the character and country names, of which I had no prior knowledge. You could read the numerous logs that explained these happenings, but that isn't exactly an ideal solution.

I really don't understand how people can start playing franchise from second or third part. I mean i understand that some of them don't have time to play all of them but Witcher 1 and 2 are really good games and in my opinion you need to play them to appreciate characters and story.

Hopefully they have a long introduction cutscene to explain the back story. The Witcher 1 doesn't really effect the current story arch, but The Witcher 2 sets up huge plot points into the current arch.

 

[Chariot]

BUY SECRET WORLD

 

[Jawmuncher]

COD:BLOPS2 is 73% off on Amazon (physical only, though)

I'd have bit for 10. Waiting for wither the PC or WiiU version so I can play the campaign.
I should just borrow it from someone at this point.

The story of the first game didn't really effect the second, other than who you were working for at the time.
Most of the confusing characters were a lack of setting up the overall world. You could read the numerous logs that explained these happenings, but that isn't exactly an ideal solution.
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Yeah that's what I meant to get at with my comment. It just kind of throws you in "Yeah you should know all of this already". I even did work before playing the game such as reading the first 2 books and was still at a loss for some things. Which definitely took away from my enjoyment. Especially since as you said few are going to bother reading logs and such. If you have to rely on that to build your world for new players I feel you're doing something wrong. Though that's a case by case basis since some games are built off that idea.

 

[lashman]

BUY SECRET WORLD

omg ... you're still alive!!! O_O

 

[OldAsUrSock]

Does Sweet FX work with Star Wars Battlefront 2?

 

[Turfster]

BUY SECRET WORLD

No. You can't make me.

 

[Chariot]

omg ... you're still alive!!! O_O

Sometimes I'm on break from THE SECRET WORLD.

No. You can't make me.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Sometimes I'm on break from THE SECRET WORLD.

Come back to us~

 

[zkylon]

Just grab some Superlux 668B's they are relatively cheap and deliver some great sound.

Alternatively, you can check out AD500s or Massdrop has some good open headphones for cheap if you are in the US.

As for microphone, the Antlion modmic is your best bang for your buck. The webcam suggestion seems like a solid idea with a beneift of giving you a video option for Skype, Google Hangouts, or AppRTC (which is also owned by Google I believe). Monoprice also has some really cheap desktop mics, though I've never heard any impressions from them.
I wouldn't recommend the Zalman mic, hear too much regret associated with that purchase.

yea i liked the camera idea for having some screen time with the bf

will have to check up on those names, where i live things are very expensive so it's hard to say if your relatively cheap applies to me, unfortunately

tahnks for the suggestions

BUY SECRET WORLD

unavailable in my country always saves me from the big mistake of spending money on a mmo again

 

[JaseC]

Does Sweet FX work with Star Wars Battlefront 2?

Judging from the system requirements, Battlefront 2 uses DX9, so it should.

 

[Turfster]

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I'm not afraid of you.
You're not my real dad.



Borderlands the Pre-sequel is 24$ on Gamestop, US only as usual
(Also lowest non-nuuvem price so far apparently)

 

[Grief.exe]

Does Sweet FX work with Star Wars Battlefront 2?

I found this website where people upload their SweetFX settings for comparison.

http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/game/403/

 

[chronomac]

Speaking of Battlefront 2, does anyone have a spare key or two? I'd make a fair offer.

I used to play with a couple friends back in the Xbox days and we've talked recently about getting back together. Stupid me didn't get the BTA bundle when I had the chance, though.

 

[JaseC]

Borderlands the Pre-sequel is 24$ on Gamestop, US only as usual

Half price is worth considering if you're a fan of the series. While the game is rather light on content compared to 2, the "Aussieness" gives it a lot of character.

 

[Knurek]

Arthea, if you're reading this, next game from Skyborn devs, Echoes of Aetheria, should be out next month (or, you know, soonish).
The dev also mentions Skyborn 2, although how far along that game is, only he knows.

 

[OldAsUrSock]

Judging from the system requirements, Battlefront 2 uses DX9, so it should.

I found this website where people upload their SweetFX settings for comparison.

http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/game/403/

Cool, I'll give it a go.

 

[Nabs]

I forgot how to play Skullgirls but this video is making me want to give it another go: Beowulf Showcase

 

[Dr Dogg]

Since I'm on a roll tonight (and this is less taxing than GTA) have at you!

Menus are stretched and prerendered vids will probably be too (or pillar/window boxed) but the main issue it that the UI for objects or people you interact with is still rigged up for 16:9 so you have to float the camera around quite a bit to get the object you want. No the end of the world and still playable which is way better than the hassle that was Remember Me.

Edit: Saying that leaving the aspect ratio X axis constrained and blowing out the FOV to 90 degrees gives the same visual results but the UI scales accordingly. Might not be perfect for every scene though but I'll have a proper play around at the weekend.

I see you are a fellow gamer who appreciates CA?

Depends and in GTA V it's not by my choice as it's tied into the shader settings.

Playing San Andreas while you wait for your GPU?

It looks better in motion, honest.

 

[MUnited83]

I'd love to have a 21:9 setup but all the imcompatibilities don't help

 

[lashman]

Besiege update coming soon, will add a new island

 

[Amzin]

yea i liked the camera idea for having some screen time with the bf

will have to check up on those names, where i live things are very expensive so it's hard to say if your relatively cheap applies to me, unfortunately

tahnks for the suggestions

Do you have one monitor or more? I have it on my second monitor which is usually browsers/skype/movies/whatever and I barely, if ever, notice it, but if you have one monitor I could see it being distracting sometimes. But it's pretty small and when you aren't using the camera you can have it pointing up and it shouldn't cover the screen at all but still pick up sound.

 

[Grief.exe]

The Forest just received a massive update. End Night Games upgraded to Unity 5 along with a host of other changes.

http://steamcommunity.com/games/242760/announcements/detail/230023830034135588

Version 0.16 Changelog:

New options menu setting ‘Render Type’ will allow you to switch between new deferred renderer(recommended for modern computers) and Legacy renderer (recommended for older computers)
Full pbr shaders on all items. Reworked most textures to fit new lighting.
Reflection probes added.
New ocean shader (work in progress)
Better bow aiming - sight added to bow. bow tracks better with camera view when aiming up and down. Looks better now when viewed by another player
Animals will now attempt to dodge trees, obstacles and other animals
Fixed rebreather’s air resetting to 0 after loading a saved game
(Multiplayer) Reworked the network prioritization algorithm to provide more relevant updates of remote entities to players (Smoother, less jittery enemies)
Upgrade balance: Inverted bonus curve, it now goes from small (10%) to big (100%)
Fixed booze upgrades still not showing up for some weapons
Added a small outline to chat text to make it visible in bright lighting conditions
Fixed issue preventing to lock floors/roofs on multiple walls on the same height level
Grabber system now turned off when in in inventory/book/pause menu or while placing a building (ie, placing a building near water will no longer trigger drinking)
New snapping grid gizmo to help with manual placing of experimental floors & roofs (tip shows the current lock position and is big enough to be seen from either side of a wall)
Experimental Roofs now snap back to closest edge on current support (ie the wall you’re putting it on)
Goose simulator added. Geese will now fly between lakes and swim around acting like geese
Fixed Bon Fire not lightable
Fixed flying food on rock fire pit
Fixed burn lizard scale
Added generic meat burnt
Fixed drying generic meat
Fixed Treehouse + Treehouse Chalet floor not buildable
Deer will now drink at lakes
Fixed issue where deer would run right through trees!
Dead birds now have a chance of spawning feathers when hit
Revamped cooking to allow eating burnt food but with far lesser gain
Player will now see himself briefly dragged away into a cave when knocked out but not killed.
New art added: Improved airline foodcart
Fixed bug where climbing rope for first time would sometimes cause it to release right after climbing
New trees! New bark and leaf types.
New billboard system with lit billboards and rotation
Unity 5 reflection probe system added
New clouds/sky
All shaders switched to use new unity pbr
Dirtied up and improved regular enemy textures
New pbr skin shader!
In game controls remapping, both in Title & Main scene options
Falling particle leaves now accumulate on ground
Fixed logs flying up into air when trees were cut
Fixed physics on some trees not colliding with terrain when falling
New art added: dead small trunk
Graphics options: added rendering patch selection
Graphics options: added new setting to turn off sunshine occlusion
Graphics options: added new setting to tune Level of Detail
Graphics options: SSAO setting now also changes sample count
Graphics Settings now properly show the saved preset name after restarting the game
Graphics Settings: Renamed “Laptop” level to “Ultra Low”
Fixed survival book entries not clickable on occasion
New art added: new version of plane food! plane tray, styrofoam cups and trays
New bushes- replaced 2 of the worst looking bushes with new type
New lake shader added! reflective and with murkiness
New dead trees! Better textures and models, and now all cuttable!
Better shark ragdoll
Jump animation added to player
New combat move - Flying axe attack. Attack downwards with axe while jumping to perform a powerful ground chop.
When falling from high up, player will briefly stumble to his hands and knees
You can now cook arms and legs (and … eat them - but you probably shouldnt)
Dead trees replaced and now cuttable!
New log type for buildings that matches carried log
(audio) New player sounds!
(audio) New female skinny audio!
New blueberry bushes!
New multiplayer octree based priority calculation
New art: Re-done plane seats
Fish and sharks are now also in multiplayer games!
Touch bending grass added! enemies, rabbits, animals and player will now slightly rustle the grass as they move through it (this is a first pass at this, next version will include better bending)
You can now climb fishing stands
Experimental Walls now block AIs (mutant & animals) from going through it
Fixed fire particles staying up after cutting down a burning tree
New world art: cliff wall variations.
Lighter now stays equipped when exiting/entering ropes
Added some additional optimizations and memory tweaks for 32bit machines that have less than 4gigs of usable ram
Fixed molotov fire never shutting down

 

[sprinkles]

BUY SECRET WORLD

FINE.

I am so impressionable.

 

[toddhunter]

The Forest just received a massive update. End Night Games upgraded to Unity 5 along with a host of other changes.

http://steamcommunity.com/games/242760/announcements/detail/230023830034135588

Thanks.

I haven't touched it since launch as there still seemed to be too far to go. Maybe they are starting to get there.

 

[iosefe]

Besiege update coming soon, will add a new island

it's about damn time

 

[zkylon]

Do you have one monitor or more? I have it on my second monitor which is usually browsers/skype/movies/whatever and I barely, if ever, notice it, but if you have one monitor I could see it being distracting sometimes. But it's pretty small and when you aren't using the camera you can have it pointing up and it shouldn't cover the screen at all but still pick up sound.

yeah only one monitor for now

i had two for a while and it was bliss but unfortunately had to give it away

i'll try to get another one at one point, it's very good for programming

i kinda like the idea of the webcam since it's actually fairly cheap, doesn't take space on my desk and is actually a webcam i could use for like skype and stuff

i might actually go with that if the mic's not too awful

 

[Dr Dogg]

I'd love to have a 21:9 setup but all the imcompatibilities don't help

Depends on the game really and certainly what engine it's running on. Support is pretty good and stuff like UE3 games do require a little digging but you pretty much always have full access to tweak config files to suit (well bar Bulletstorm grrrrrrr). It's certainly not for those who want to pick up and play but if you don't mind getting your hands dirty or use applications like FlawlessWidescreen it's certainly worth the effort.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

Arthea, if you're reading this, next game from Skyborn devs, Echoes of Aetheria, should be out next month (or, you know, soonish).
The dev also mentions Skyborn 2, although how far along that game is, only he knows.

I read that as Echoes of Arthea while I was skimming through posts and had to double-check the name.

 

[Sölf]

Do what Chariot says! BUY SECRET WORLD!

 

[Ozium]

Do what Chariot says! BUY SECRET WORLD!

I don't like MMORPGS tho

 

[Jawmuncher]

I don't like MMORPGS tho

Buy Elder Scrolls Online.

 

[InfiniteNine]

The only MMO I liked was PSO2.