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STEAM | August II 2014 - Kept you waiting, huh?

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Chance Hale

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Jawmuncher said:
If this is real we can expect a PC release
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Unlike the other eyeball game :/
 
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MattyG344 said:
I was going to use the Complete mod for STALKER Shadow of Cernobyl, but I read a lot of things about it changing the core gameplay too much. Is that true? i want to stick as close to the original gameplay as possible, but I also heard that it's a pretty ugly game. Should I just play vanilla the first time, or find a graphics overhaul that doesn't change gameplay?
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Complete is a great modset but it does introduce some new stuff that wasn't there before. If you want to go full vanilla, I highly suggest Zone Reclamation Project, which is just a giant bugfix pack. Complete has a very old version of ZRP in it.
 
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Myshkin

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Rickenslacker said:
Anyone else having some weirdness with their Steam Community game count? I was at 340 last week, activated the Ultra SF4 upgrade which brought me down to 339 (?) then redeemed Van Helsing for the DLC in the Humble Bundle just now which brought me down to 337, then I activated KOF13 which brought me up to 338. What?
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It sounds like DLC counts negative.
And... I'm OK with that.
 
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MattyG344 said:
I was going to use the Complete mod for STALKER Shadow of Cernobyl, but I read a lot of things about it changing the core gameplay too much. Is that true? i want to stick as close to the original gameplay as possible, but I also heard that it's a pretty ugly game. Should I just play vanilla the first time, or find a graphics overhaul that doesn't change gameplay?
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I would still suggest using the Complete mod. The base game isn't ugly as such but it is about 10-12 years old now (since the game was in development hell for about half a decade). The mod fixes quite a few bugs in the scripts and makes many improvements to the AI. It also improves the user interface along with all the graphical tweaks. I wouldn't say that it does anything to detract from the vanilla experience.
 
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Dr Dogg

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MRORANGE said:
Still waiting for a reply :| they said they would ship the sample in August so I'm still waiting >_>
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Hahaha that's typical. "Hey we can send you this product to review for us. No idea when we send it to you though". Well fingers crossed as there's still just under 2 weeks of August left.

Jawmuncher said:
If this is real we can expect a PC release

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Well there's this thread.

[url]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=853942[/url]

But I guess take it with a pinch of salt. Though if genuine I'd imagine a PC release is easily in the cards as it's been a bit if a Resi love in on Steam the past year and a bit.
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MrTeachwell said:
Internet high five!

I think I'm a bit the same, although I can be creative in some aspects of life (writing mainly) but when it comes to these creation based sandbox games I end up going on a destructive streak and then getting bored because that's not how the game was designed and there's little reward for destroying stuff. I did make a tower in minecraft once, but after I had built about 5 levels I realised it was too small for what I wanted and couldn't be bothered taking it down to start again.
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Ha ha! Yeah, I make things too small as well, then I try to build an outer layer before destroying the inner one.
 
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Anyone gonna be picking up Gauntlet? Was thinking of picking it up but uncertain about getting another grindy game atm with Destiny right around the corner.
 
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Lain

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corrosivefrost said:
Nothing quite on the level of Sub's ordeal, but I found myself becoming ridiculously annoyed with some of the interactions I was having with people in here and thought I would be much better off without the aggravations. For the most part, I think I was right.
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That's sad. I've appreciated your contributions with webms, impressions and tips (like with MGR) about action games. Yesterday we lost Kirosia too.
I hope that after a bit of time away from the thread, you'll feel like coming back.
 
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bakeray said:
Anyone gonna be picking up Gauntlet? Was thinking of picking it up but uncertain about getting another grindy game atm with Destiny right around the corner.
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Already picked up a four pack for myself and a few friends, looks like it should be a blast. If they stick to the original Gauntlet it shouldn't be too bad for grinding.
 
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bakeray said:
Anyone gonna be picking up Gauntlet? Was thinking of picking it up but uncertain about getting another grindy game atm with Destiny right around the corner.
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I picked it up at Nuuvem for my brother and I. Not sure if its still at the same price but it ended up being cheaper (around $13) than even the 4-pack discount and I only wanted two copies.
 
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Rickenslacker said:
Anyone else having some weirdness with their Steam Community game count? I was at 340 last week, activated the Ultra SF4 upgrade which brought me down to 339 (?) then redeemed Van Helsing for the DLC in the Humble Bundle just now which brought me down to 337, then I activated KOF13 which brought me up to 338. What?
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I've been noticing weirdness. Since hitting 199 games I've added 4 games and yet I'm currently at 200. :-/
 
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MattyG344 said:
I was going to use the Complete mod for STALKER Shadow of Cernobyl, but I read a lot of things about it changing the core gameplay too much. Is that true? i want to stick as close to the original gameplay as possible, but I also heard that it's a pretty ugly game by today's standards. Should I just play vanilla the first time, or find a graphics overhaul that doesn't change gameplay?
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It's an ok mod but some changes are a bit controversial to STALKER fans. Not sure how out of date this list of gameplay changes is but:

- All weapons have their accuracy increased 10-20%
- All damage decreased by few percents.
- Weight limit increased by 10kg, maximum being 70kg. In vanilla the Exo-suit enabled up to 80kg!
- Limits NPC's eye sight distance so they can't spot you from beyond ~100 meters. =You see them always first. Said to remove enemies skill to spot you from"unrealistic distances".
- Sound radius of knife and other critical sounds such as falling dead bodies, grass, and footsteps greatly reduced
- Reduced the sound distance of death cries
- Repair Kit - A special item to the game that allows you to repair weapons and armors out in the Zone. Can be purchased or found.
- The bar trader and Screw now sell weapons and armor repair services.
- Elite Nightvision - Black & white night vision based on the psy_antenna postprocess effect. Replaces the original UV-based blue NV, and lets you see perfectly in the darkness, be there light sources or not.
- The old, “green” night vision has much less noise and blur. NVs don't emit any audio noise anymore (=can't be heard by NPCs/mutants).
- scientific suits with 90% rad protection now feature an anti-rad injection system.
- bandages auto-apply at 10% health.
- enabled a tracer effect for armor-piercing bullets, making them visually distinguishable when use
- allows looting cash from bodies (CS & CoP only)
- You can BRIBE hostile factions to leave you alone.
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There's definitely some direct improvements in that list but most hardcore fans (like me) don't like how it makes the game easier overall. I would say try it out and see what you think.

For me personally, I played through the game 4 times. Once vanilla, 2 times with the LURK mod (which is pretty awesome) and a recent 4th with the Lost Alpha mod (which is my favorite)
 
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Nice HB, just the other day my brother was bummed out a new update for Terraria on Android wiped his saves. Now he can play on PC without having to worry too much about that.
 
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Grief.exe

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Now is that Resident Evil 2: Revelations (IE a RE2 REmake) or Resident Evil: Revelations 2? It's obviously the latter considering the style of the cover, but I can still hope for the former.
 
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For anyone who plays Euro Truck Simulator 2 (all 2 of us), achievements have been added...but they aren't active yet. That'll take several more weeks for testing.
 
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Miker

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MarcoZombieCannon said:
Then consider me excited. At the moment it sounds like Parker isn't returning though, which kinda sucks.
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I could do without Keith and Quint. Actually, I didn't care for any of the characters in REvelaitons besides Jill and Chris, and I only cared for them because they're Jill and Chris. Frankly I think REvelaitons would've been better off as a lone spin-off, because the plot was one of its weakest points anyway, and I'm not sure what events I would actually want to see in a sequel.
 
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