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STEAM | August 2014 - Everybody loves iDLEM@STER
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maneil99
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This comes off as juvinille, if you give a game away you give it away, it's your choice to do, not anyone else's. We all appreciate it but to act differently toward those that give games away vs those that don't is wrong. People are telling you why you likely haven't got a key and you are bringing up your giveaway history.
Ah yisssss retina Steam UI on OSX
Store page still unresponsive in OS X yosemite beta, but thats my fault for installing that I guess
... sigh makes me want a Retina MBA even more
Kingdoms of Amalur is having a free weekend on Origin.
https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/free-games/game-time
Battlefield 4 is free for a week, which I'm sure is already known.
Posted already?
Battlefield 4 is free for a week, which I'm sure is already known.
freshVeggie
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Wow, what's up with the hate-train?
If you buy something, you expect to get your product at the promised date. And if it doesn't, what's more normal than getting angry?
Frost's reaction is normal. Getting upset is normal.
"Getting" the actual amount of anger/upset over written text in a forum is not always easy.
If you buy something, you expect to get your product at the promised date. And if it doesn't, what's more normal than getting angry?
Frost's reaction is normal. Getting upset is normal.
"Getting" the actual amount of anger/upset over written text in a forum is not always easy.
Servbot #42
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So the dawn of war 2 game and it's expansions are on sale for $18.69. Now as a fan of the first game mainly because the units were AWESOME AS FUCK and they looked fucking fantastic when blowing shit up i have to know If the dawn of war 2 game will satisfy my needs for cool looking units. I read they dropped the RTS aspect for the sequel so i'm wondering if i cannot set up major battles VS the ai like i did for the first game.
Dunno if this is the proper place to ask this question but here goes:
So this new laptop I got has Intel HD+AMD R7 M265 switchable graphics. I've not had any major issues with framerate so far in the games I've played, but one game gave me pause: Jagged Alliance Back in Action was only detecting my Integrated GPU. Coincidentally this is the only game so far that shows me what gpu it detects. The game still runs at 60fps maxed out not problem, but it did get me to start thinking. Is my computer actually running on the dedicated GPU or the integrated GPU? I can't manually set my computer to use the r7, the only options in the catalyst control center are 'maximize battery' and 'maximize performance'. I don't know if I'm just being unduly paranoid, but it is starting to bother me. Does anyone know how if my fears are justified?
So this new laptop I got has Intel HD+AMD R7 M265 switchable graphics. I've not had any major issues with framerate so far in the games I've played, but one game gave me pause: Jagged Alliance Back in Action was only detecting my Integrated GPU. Coincidentally this is the only game so far that shows me what gpu it detects. The game still runs at 60fps maxed out not problem, but it did get me to start thinking. Is my computer actually running on the dedicated GPU or the integrated GPU? I can't manually set my computer to use the r7, the only options in the catalyst control center are 'maximize battery' and 'maximize performance'. I don't know if I'm just being unduly paranoid, but it is starting to bother me. Does anyone know how if my fears are justified?
What, no it's not.
PandaPandaPanda
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They removed the base building aspect from it and you basically just control individual units/squads pretty much.
Personally I liked the base building aspect of it but some people liked just controlling the individual units/squads more. If you want a comparison, it's more or less similar to Company of Heroes if you've played that.
Jawmuncher
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My friend with a AMD when he sets the laptop to Maximum Performance it switches to the Graphics Card. While Battery is the integrated. Does it work like that for your laptop?
opinions, how do they work. to be fair I should have said "in my opinion"
so here it goes. In my opinion, you are wrong
At least with nvidia cards, there's a little GPU in use icon in the system tray that you can activate.
i'm not really a fan of that option even existing but i guess if it empowers people then it's fine
also new steam icon is horrible :I
HalfwayOrb
Member
The fuck with the steam icon. Hopefully they change it to something better for the stable release.
Syphon Filter
Member
It isn't bad but i prefer the current square one.
Steam Icon has not changed for me after the update.
It didn't on my desktop but did on my laptop/tablet. Both are Win 8.1. I assume the desktop just needs another restart.
My icon on the taskbar is unchanged but my icon in the quick tray or whatever is now different. I rarely see that anyways. And I don't really use the start menu or icons on the desktop.
I don't like the blue gradient at the top, it looks like a color mistake on my monitor or something :/
Well that's kinda the problem. I can set individual games and programs to use maximum perf or maximum battery, but games only detect the integrated gpu at startup. I did some research and it switches when needed/when set, but I'm still not sure. To add to my discomfort, apparently there were many issues for older (1+ years) laptops using that amd+intel combo, and specifically the acer and hp brands.
I can set the individual gpu's to maximize perf in the power plan for the battery and set the global setting to maximize perf while plugged in, but it still feels.... unsure? I guess people more smart than me made these machines so a little trust is deserved, but I would still just like a global, clearly marked setting to switch GPUs.
Jesus, I wanted to see why you thought otherwise but ok then.
Syphon Filter
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I got coupons to give away if anyone wants:
pixel piracy x2
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fist of awesome
pixel piracy x2
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fist of awesome
Blast Processing
Member
It's fucking awful. win 7, here.
CrunchyFrog
Member
I didn't see a train? Did it look anything like the TiTS hype train?
I believe the actual (promised) release date was 8th of August, and I think it's still 7th in US and the codes are rolling out. So everyone's still getting theirs as promised, right?
But since Capcom decided to surprise launch a bit early, retailers had to scramble a bit to get their shit together.
And because of timezones, European retailers like GMG were probably scrambling the most, vbacon posted this announcement at around 10pm UK time, no one's at the office during those hours.
It's totally okay to be upset, but it's also totally okay to be reasonable about it.
I think it's a little more responsive on my end. Win 8.1.
Some spares:
ModBot said:Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 9 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line from the message below that corresponds to the game you want. (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering). Confused? Watch this GIF tutorial or ask for help.
ModBot Basics:
- I really appreciate thank you messages, but please send them to me (sheaaaa, not ModBot!) via PM instead of in thread.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two.
Rules for this Giveaway:
- This giveaway is a LIGHTNING raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 15 minutes after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
Gigantic Army --MB-31ACA8AA3BF14092- Taken by iosefe. 3 entrants total.
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade -- MB-919BE686131F3678
AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity --MB-9F0E85A3892850B4- Taken by WinterDemons. 1 entrants total.
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" -- MB-8023B95B83B97732
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon --MB-51B0A4357B711E5C- Taken by Benedict. 1 entrants total.
Pajama Sam In No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside --MB-2CC06D161A48C214- Taken by YianGaruga. 2 entrants total.
One Way Heroics --MB-D0E0EA45B6654017- Taken by S1n1st3r. 2 entrants total.
Freddi Fish 1 --MB-5A3BB48D535E36B0- Taken by GrinningColossus. 1 entrants total.
Freddi Fish 2 -- MB-6C90732332F7B5BC
complete crap here. keeps freezing and going very very slow. wtf volvo
NamikazeBurst
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Has anyone managed to get Ys Origin to work with a PS4 controller? I am using the DS4 to Xinput Wrapper and it was worked for the others games I have tried, but on Ys Origin the controller seems to be always set to move the analog stick up. In the config I see a second option called Wireless Controller, and it looks like that is mapped by default to have the analog in the top-right position. Is there anyway to get this to work? Thanks.
CrunchyFrog
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Steam Client Beta Update said:
IDK if this is news or not, but people plagued by mystery Bad Rats giveaways everywhere rejoice
AHA-Lambda
Member
In terms of understanding, yes.
Sharkiller
Member
There's some inconsistency with the icons.
I imagine there will be some revisions soon. Hope Valve reads Gaf and takes some notes for improvements.
that windows caching the icon. not valve problem.
Syphon Filter
Member
Thank god I'm not alone... Win 7 here.
Strange it actually feels faster than usual here.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
ModBot said:Instructions for participants:
I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line from the message below containing the game you want to enter for. Confused? Watch this GIF tutorial or ask for help.
ModBot Basics:
- I really appreciate thank you messages, but please send them to me (davepoobond, not ModBot!) via PM instead of in thread.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two.
Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
PixelJunk Shooter (humble bundle) --MB-42A4152AF9B5F2D2- Taken by Hugstable. 9 entrants total.
great game, lots of fun.
Wow Deus Ex The Fall finally got an update months after release, they addressed all of the stuff Total Biscuit talked about without mentioning him haha. The dev didn't even bother to talk to people in the comments, just explained it and ran. Well at least it's something, but they should have had a programmer on this on Day 1.
Restart Steam.
MarcoZombieCannon
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go to the DLC tab in the game's properties, uncheck and check the Ultra upgrade checkbox and it should download.
SSPssp
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