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STEAM | August 2014 - Everybody loves iDLEM@STER
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cardinalmind
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Hi good guys from the Steam thread!
The problems of living in a country with slow download speeds coupled with small bandwidth caps is undermining my ability to download games from my Steam collection. I don't want to be a jackass and not play something I've entered so I'm planning to compromise. I'll rent a dvd just to install the game then "install" the game on Steam. I'll just point the install to the installation folder and hopefully the patches are not that big. That's one of the reasons I'm not that keen on getting new games as their frequent patches and huge download sizes would take me days just to play it. So no Wolf'14 for me in the immediate future.
Just for example a 15gb game download will take me three to four days of downloading / pausing it since I share the internet connection with my family. I've encountered a game that I've already downloaded 3/4ths of the game then the download got corrupted / a patch was out so that was really irritating.
Will my plan work? Or I really have to download everything from Steam?
The problems of living in a country with slow download speeds coupled with small bandwidth caps is undermining my ability to download games from my Steam collection. I don't want to be a jackass and not play something I've entered so I'm planning to compromise. I'll rent a dvd just to install the game then "install" the game on Steam. I'll just point the install to the installation folder and hopefully the patches are not that big. That's one of the reasons I'm not that keen on getting new games as their frequent patches and huge download sizes would take me days just to play it. So no Wolf'14 for me in the immediate future.
Just for example a 15gb game download will take me three to four days of downloading / pausing it since I share the internet connection with my family. I've encountered a game that I've already downloaded 3/4ths of the game then the download got corrupted / a patch was out so that was really irritating.
Will my plan work? Or I really have to download everything from Steam?
From my experience in the last few days, moving games (admittedly steam games) from one PC to another, Steam should discover the files, if they're put in the right place.
If you start the Steam install, then cancel, you will see the file structure.
"Delete local content" of the game, move in the files, and Steam should discover them, and only download what it needs.
This is my experience with it, anyway.
take that gonzo down frost! : )
TF2 Keys (Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys) are a tradable commodity used to open in-game item crates in Valve's Team Fortress 2. Since the keys are purchasable directly from Valve at a fixed price, or from other users at a variable price, they are also used as a safer substitution for direct payment via paypal or other digital wallets when purchasing gift copies of Steam games.
This is more interesting. A Tour of Duty Ticket is worth $1.00 not $2.00, which is the average price of TF2 keys from third party sellers. I would find a seller who isn't being exploitative.
I couldn't say for sure, but presumably as long the the files aren't organized differently on the DVD version versus the Steam version it should work.
But you can rent PC games in your country? The only PC "rentals" I've ever seen are digital download services.
Yes, the going rate is: 1 Tour of Duty = 0.5 keys.
It's all based on average price.
1 TF2 key = ~$2.00
1 Tour of Duty ticket= ~$1.00
cardinalmind
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So I'll have to move it to the folder that Steam created?
There is no store that you can rent the games from as is. But there are few business minded individuals here that you can rent games from. I'm friends with one of them so I can go on this option.
Thanks for posting the video, I've only recently managed to finish Spelunky from start to finish in one run.
I'm guessing I need to learn this sort of stuff if I'm any hope of getting to the city of gold, hell, etc.
A lot of good tips can be found in the big Spelunky thread, funny gifs of success or failures or dumb luck, and people are quite happy to give suggestions on tips if you ask. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670965?&styleid=37?&styleid=40
Shalashaska
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Lots of CS:GO fun tonight with you guys. First time I played competitive CS:GO.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
I'be been staring at this for far too long. I have issues.
Did you play Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney?
Crimsonclaw111
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Is there a reason Steam seems to forget what drive and folder my games are installed to so often? It's an easy fix but sort of annoying.
Thought I was the only one. Had it happen today for the first time and was confused why I only had 5 games installed.
PetriP-TNT
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It's a great game. Or maybe a +1 for your secondary shame account for Waifu games.
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It's a great game. Or maybe a +1 for your secondary shame account for Waifu games.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
A bit. Mostly I listen to the jazz soundtrack.
Are you talking about using data from a cracked copy to use with Steam? This should work (I've done it myself a few times as a sort of de facto pre-load because I didn't want to spend release day downloading), but it's not entirely reliable due to the nature of cracking (i.e. any files that fail Steam's verification check will be redownloaded).
Since this is the UAE, are they also censoring it?
Only kissing/sex scenes. Are there any kissing scenes?
Heck, they censored the kissing scenes in How to train your Dragon 2 too.
How do you censor a kissing scene? Fade away? The old grab and turn? Lol
A very obvious straight cut, like they get close and suddenly they are a meter apart.
Wow that's bad. I expect better censoring from Dreamwork. I would have accepted the grab and turn.
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Hey GAF any of the Xbox One exclusives are coming to PC? Beside Dead Rising 3?
Atraveller
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If you want more sexy scenes in DA:O, there are mods available.
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
Ryse? nothing confirmed ... just wishful thinking
If it follows the typical American Blockbuster...in a picturesque ending after the clean cut, attractive, and youthful male saves the day but right before a final funny quip or heartwarming occurrence prior to the end credits.
I can't tolerate most modern movies.
Depends on multiple factors. Mostly involving Crytek's ability to stave off insolvency.
Edit: Meant Ryse sequels.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
I know that feel.
MarcoZombieCannon
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Nah, it was totally fine. You're just making a bigger deal out of it than it was.
never do that again
Sort this list by exclusivity; everything listed as "console" exclusive is coming to the PC, as too is everything listed as a "Microsoft" exclusive, save for Zoo Tycoon, Forza Horizon 2, Fantasia and Totem.
I firmly believe the Master Chief Collection will be announced for the PC within a year of its X1 debut. I just hope they're separate apps on Steam rather than one "master app" with a handful of launch options.
lashman
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Fuzzification
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They'll do that the day they announce both versions of Horizon 2 coming to PC.
There is still a few free games here
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=122761678&postcount=13361
Why won't you take them?
Looks like I got another booster pack. Team Fortress 2...
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=122761678&postcount=13361
Why won't you take them?
Looks like I got another booster pack. Team Fortress 2...
I killed a guy once when I was around 600 ping. I told him he should be embarrassed
Thanks JaseC! If Halo 3 come to Steam, I would be so happy. Day 1 for me.
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
Okay.
They've got Cuphead listed as a Microsoft platform exclusive....that's errrrr....not correct.
corrosivefrost
Member
Someone had to do it...
http://robotbrush.com/corrosivefros...r 08.04.2014 - 02.09.07.06.mp4.converted.webm
http://robotbrush.com/corrosivefros...r 08.04.2014 - 02.09.07.06.mp4.converted.webm
you really want all those +1s, don't you?
I think the logic there is that the Mac/Linux ports won't be available at launch.
I think the logic there is that the Mac/Linux ports won't be available at launch.
That's true. They won't be.
NightmareTrigger
Banned
Nice, do you know how the game deals with time signature/speed changes in songs?
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
it doesn't
corrosivefrost
Member
Couldn't say -- but you can put it so that the beat input is 2x or 1/2x of the normal beat.
I ended up doing this cause the 50 cent track I put on 1-2 had a bunch of talking on the beginning with no beat, so I thought "speed it up".
...Is that a rythmn-based dungeon crawler? :O
Spring-Loaded
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Pimping out this thread once again for the sake of They Bleed Pixels as I just beat it today. KenOD has a really good post in there about it, and it's a really challenging platformer.
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