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STEAM | August 2015 - Three versions of Windows since the last Half-Life
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CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Impressed Turtle Rock's still working on Evolve this far out from the strangled launch. Guess 2K is serious about trying to make it a thing.
Blaaaahh, and here's somebody who were supposed to buy my New 3DS in 1 hour and he pulls out in the last minute. I hate when something like that happens, as I could have spend my day with my family instead of staying at home. Now I'm just selling all of it to a spot price and still, nobody's biting.
Oh well, I'll go install Tomb Raider: Anniversary, having never tried it before.
Oh well, I'll go install Tomb Raider: Anniversary, having never tried it before.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
i totally forgot Evolve was a game that came out this year and that I own. That game went from winning e3 awards to gone real fast.
MMBosstones86
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I'm sure the 10 people that play aren't THAT unfriendly
Leafhopper
Banned
Happy leaving the womb on a journey day!
Son of a bitch. You're telling me we could have had a new AAA dinosaur game, something we don't see often. Instead it was changed to dragons? Sad Day indeed. Fits the rain over here.
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corrosivefrost
Member
How to ask for a refund?
1. go to nuuvem
2. find the link for contacting them.
3. fill out the form telling them about the problem with your FF8 key
4. ?????
5. profit.
Sometimes I think that happens. When I bought two games somewhat recently, I had the pre-order added to my library, but the game that was released wasn't even shown, but I had been charged properly; I contacted support, they looked into it, and eventually found a way to resolve it, even if it was a little strange in practice. In the end, I got my key and everything was good.
Nyteshade517
Member
Happy Birthday
Fixed.
If a switch to F2P is 2K's last-ditch effort, I hope it's preceded by a -75% discount so I can pick up the PC Monster Race Edition on the cheap (relatively speaking).
corrosivefrost
Member
Son of a bitch. You're telling me we could have had a new AAA dinosaur game, something we don't see often. Instead it was changed to dragons? Sad Day indeed. Fits the rain over here.
Don't be sad over Scalebound. It's just not worth it man.
It's seriously the first PG game in a long time that doesn't look very good to me...
Also, as much as I generally love PG, I don't know that I would consider the games they make to be AAA.
Weird that they are calling it a "spiritual successor".
Widstar starting a beta test for the F2P transition, and hopefully eventual Steam launch.
The site says you can still sign up to get into the beta of you are interested.
http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2015-08-11-closed-beta-testing-commencing-now/
The site says you can still sign up to get into the beta of you are interested.
http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2015-08-11-closed-beta-testing-commencing-now/
I think it is just me these days as Sock's avatar is intended as a joke and drgambit hasn't posted in almost two months.
Might as well throw my hat into the ring and hope it results in a Steam key at some point a la Dirty Bomb.
ashecitism
Member
Leafhopper
Banned
Maybe I'll try it but, maybe I won't still bitter that NCsoft slowed localization of Blade and Soul, that had interesting combat, for a game that has had the most WoW clone feel to it I had seen in a long time. Then again that's only going by what I watched but, it didn't look like my kinda jam.
He really should do something. While not a big deal for him now, things could get worse for him or others. That guy is clearly fucking crazy
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Is that a challenge?I think it is just me these days as Sock's avatar is intended as a joke and drgambit hasn't posted in almost two months.
I like Warren too much, though.
lashman
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Tizoc
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So cute! Added to wishlist thanks lashman =D
I think it is just me these days as Sock's avatar is intended as a joke and drgambit hasn't posted in almost two months.
Reminds me that I used a mildly edited saoirse avatar during 2014 summer sale.
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I've made a terrible mistake,
Agumon?
Leafhopper
Banned
Nah, no fireballs.
Tizoc
Member
Generally you want it on to avoid screen tearing but some games may have an alt. option to get rid of screen tearing while not affecting the FPS.
Some VSyncs may affectt he FPS causing it run at a locked 30 FPS for example.
Pretty much unless you invest into a Gsync or FreeSync monitor.
D
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Lower settings or better hardware
I never use vsync, but I have a gSync monitor, which completely eliminates screen tearing and stuttering
Is that a challenge?
I like Warren too much, though.
Warren Schmorren.
If the game doesn't sport a borderless window mode, you can try to force triple buffering using D3DOverrider (bundled with Afterburner). In my experience it's a bit hit-and-miss, though, which is presumably why Nvidia eventually developed G-Sync. Alternatively, you can set your refresh rate to a lower value and use traditional vsync -- e.g. using 50Hz rather than 60Hz will cause vsynced games to run at 50fps rather than 60fps, giving you some more rendering headroom.
Another option is to force borderless fullscreen, which will use Windows to force a triple buffered 60 FPS vsync. Really nice option.
Some newer games are getting native functionality, but the majority will have to be forced through software.
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
I'll be doing another Jackbox fun night tonight.
You don't need to own the game to play!
Just go to http://jackbox.tv/ and you can play for free!
The game night will be at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern/10:30pm in Newfoundland and Labrador
The stream will be here.
You don't need to own the game to play!
Just go to http://jackbox.tv/ and you can play for free!
The game night will be at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern/10:30pm in Newfoundland and Labrador
The stream will be here.
Leafhopper
Banned
Actually you just reminded me Grief. I was trying to stream Sonic Generations yesterday and realized there is, not only Borderless Fullscreen (which I expected) but there is not even windowed mode without software. Either way what software do people use for Borderless Fullscreen?
EDIT: Ill probably be there, Dongs.
Jawmuncher
Member
"Big news that a potential dinosaur game was lost"
"Get this instead the same day"
It's probably not that bad, but not what I want to see right now.
It's your job to tell me when the jackbox and other stuff starts. I hope you succeed. Because i'll need a reminder.
Nyteshade517
Member
Broadly speaking it just means that your system can't maintain a framerate equal to your refresh rate at the game's current settings. Some PC games run better than others for a variety of reasons, so everybody without a G-/FreeSync monitor has to combat tearing at some point.
19 people on my friends list own the software but Lashman is the only one who also owns the donation DLC. For shame!
Leafhopper
Banned
Good joke.
Seriously?
I was hoping something not in Steam tbh. I mean it probably works fine but I wanted something I could use for all my games if I needed too and not on steam.
No problem!
Just weird that I even get it with wow at lowest settings while at highest it's a locked 60 with vsync.
Not a joke, it's the best possible software. You can download it for free from their site, the steam version is just if you want to support the devs.
Leafhopper
Banned
Ohhhhh I see.
AHA-Lambda
Member
This Thief 2 game is pretty good
Old definitely and the AI is super spotty, but pretty fun so far. Levels aren't anywhere near as obtuse as the first game yet, and the map is such an improvement!
Old definitely and the AI is super spotty, but pretty fun so far. Levels aren't anywhere near as obtuse as the first game yet, and the map is such an improvement!
Also, the Steam version still works without Steam open at all and can be used with 99.9% of the games you own even if they are not on Steam
High refresh rates don't equal no tearing. If you're pushing 100fps+ in WoW without Vsync, you can still experience tearing on your 60Hz monitor.
Leafhopper
Banned
Also, the Steam version still works without Steam open at all and can be used with 99.9% of the games you own even if they are not on Steam
Oh. Maybe I should have not assumed it would require steam.
DunderHassan
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That reminds me, is there a way to force borderless windowed without vsync?
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