derExperte
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What? So games not updating until I click the button wasn't a bug?
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STEAM | December 2014 - Read OP for winter sale questions
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What? So games not updating until I click the button wasn't a bug?
Very interesting and expected. Remote play soon?
you have 15 friends playing right now!
*click on any of them*
they're not streaming tho!
thanks valve...
pretty cool tho
now people can see how i savescum my ways thru rpgs
Nabs
Member
game changer. it's auto-fucking-matic.
I already finished one game I picked during this sale, mindblowing I know!
Season Match 2, in all honesty I can't recommend, even if you like match three games with twists into different genres and short ones, I just can't.
You know how there are series that gets better with each installment and series that gets worse. Season match seems nosediving after first one. The bright side: these were cheap and not particularly long, The dark side: I think I'm done with them more or less, or they can prove me wrong and make a better game, still appreciated card prices a lot.
it was very short too
You know how there are series that gets better with each installment and series that gets worse. Season match seems nosediving after first one. The bright side: these were cheap and not particularly long, The dark side: I think I'm done with them more or less, or they can prove me wrong and make a better game, still appreciated card prices a lot.
Kiru
Member
Steam Client Beta Update - December 2nd
2 DECEMBER - MARTINO
General
Added Steam Broadcasting Beta. See http://steamcommunity.com/updates/broadcasting for more info.
Fixed restoring game specific hardware mouse cursors when exiting the in-game overlay
When Steam has internally scheduled a game update to be queued some time in the future, the UI will now display a note to the user indicating that time
Fixed errors in web views not localizing properly
Big Picture
Fixed to ask the user if they'd like to launch immediately or begin updating the game if an update is available but the game has been played recently
When running in 720p mode scale embedded web views so they are readable
Fixed EULA display occasionally failing to display
Revised navigation on profile menu
http://steamcommunity.com/updates/broadcasting - THIS IS INTERESTING
That's why I saw a "Watch" Button on someone's profile.
Florida Man
Banned
I'm going to broadcast so hard
i really need a santa hat
i wonder how it works
the one time i tried streaming on twitch i got like 17 thousand ping
so i hope it's a weird magical no lag way of streaming
i wonder how it works
the one time i tried streaming on twitch i got like 17 thousand ping
so i hope it's a weird magical no lag way of streaming
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
all 3 dead space games lock to 30 when selecting vsync. you need to either enable triple buffering outside of the game or use borderless windowed mode if available. I know that borderless is an option with DS3 but i have no idea if it's in 1 and 2
derExperte
Member
Ha, I got that beat with two hidden objects games.
And I once wanted to buy Season Match 1 & 2 only because of their extremely high card prices. Common sense prevailed.
Chairmanchuck
Member
Steam Client Beta Update - December 2nd
2 DECEMBER - MARTINO
General
Added Steam Broadcasting Beta. See http://steamcommunity.com/updates/broadcasting for more info.
Fixed restoring game specific hardware mouse cursors when exiting the in-game overlay
When Steam has internally scheduled a game update to be queued some time in the future, the UI will now display a note to the user indicating that time
Fixed errors in web views not localizing properly
Big Picture
Fixed to ask the user if they'd like to launch immediately or begin updating the game if an update is available but the game has been played recently
When running in 720p mode scale embedded web views so they are readable
Fixed EULA display occasionally failing to display
Revised navigation on profile menu
http://steamcommunity.com/updates/broadcasting - THIS IS INTERESTING
Aaaand.... another thing they introduce now and wont update in half a year.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
so, how does this impact performance and does it let you stream games that use other clients, like uplay or GFWL?
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
http://steamcommunity.com/updates/broadcasting - THIS IS INTERESTING
I can finally watch Jase idle for cards!
Phawx
Member
thesaucetastic
Unconfirmed Member
Sonic Generations and Viking: Battle for Asgard added to the Humble Bundle BTA.
edit: b10
edit: b10
MMBosstones86
Member
Pretty awesome and pretty creepy.
Phawx
Member
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
man, i have generations and have no interest in Viking. I guess i'm paying $1 just for nights, sigh
I never can beat you at anything lately
or ever (><)
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Interesting thought, I wonder what happens when Steam thinks you're in-game using IdleMaster and someone requests to watch?
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hardcastlemccormick
Banned
It might as well be bloody well List Time, this thread's in community. Everybody just take off your pants.
MMBosstones86
Member
Well something odd happened this sale, short of a couple of gifts and two off Steam purchases I didn't buy a thing, not even a -90% off Bit Trip game. I think I might be ill or something as that's a first in 4 years. Still did a lot of window shopping for the Winter Seal when I might not have gone crazy and spent a small fortune on stuff I don't need and crimbo pressents just beforehand.
Though it was hard resisting Endless Legend. Been checking out Ampletude's site and forums as well as some of the vids they have up on YouTube and my word does it look good. Love the way the map looks almost sculped and how it animates when zooming in and out but that's the tip of the iceberg from a visual point of view as the art direction throughout looks amazing. On the gameplay front it certainly looks to have taken the 4x formula and added some intresting quirks to the 8 factions, how they play, with different attributes, units and win conditions that seem to be lore based as well. Plus the winter concept seems like something fresh and a spin on some other event based mechanics from stuff like Sim City and such. From reading a few impressions and reviews the only common occuring damp spot seems to be the combat but from what I've seen it looks not too shabby and there seems to be plans to refine and smooth out the gameplay in future patches from community feedback.
So taking the above in mind and to add a spin on Shackles' suggestion what game did you most wish you pulled the trigger on but decided to hold out for?
Though it was hard resisting Endless Legend. Been checking out Ampletude's site and forums as well as some of the vids they have up on YouTube and my word does it look good. Love the way the map looks almost sculped and how it animates when zooming in and out but that's the tip of the iceberg from a visual point of view as the art direction throughout looks amazing. On the gameplay front it certainly looks to have taken the 4x formula and added some intresting quirks to the 8 factions, how they play, with different attributes, units and win conditions that seem to be lore based as well. Plus the winter concept seems like something fresh and a spin on some other event based mechanics from stuff like Sim City and such. From reading a few impressions and reviews the only common occuring damp spot seems to be the combat but from what I've seen it looks not too shabby and there seems to be plans to refine and smooth out the gameplay in future patches from community feedback.
So taking the above in mind and to add a spin on Shackles' suggestion what game did you most wish you pulled the trigger on but decided to hold out for?
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Steam streaming would have been really nice for the Morningbus Serious Stream.
No... If you follow a curator or more, they will show up.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I have no friends to watch
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Really disappointing bundle. Remind me not to BTA on the first week.
Seemed creepy to me until I saw the privacy settings. I'd actually prefer it if we could set it on a game-by-game basis as well, but I like the options that are there.
- Only friends that I invite
- Friends can request to watch my games
- Friends can watch my games
- Anyone can watch my games
The part I'm curious about is the bandwidth usage, actually, for both sides.
Yeah apparently I can't read big letters that read "recommended by curators" but I can read "Find more top Steam Curators" in fine print just fine -_-
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Viking is a fun game but man is the port bad. Not like "doesn't do 144hz 4k bad" like I had to remap my controller functions every single time I restarted the game bad. Like the fps cap didn't matter because half the time it would drop to 20 fps anyway bad.
Endless Legend is great, definitely pick it up in the winter sale. And I almost bought South Park and Transistor, but I've waited this long so I may as well hold out. Plus a purchase over $10 in the winter sale usually has some sort of additional benefit.
Endless Legend is great, definitely pick it up in the winter sale. And I almost bought South Park and Transistor, but I've waited this long so I may as well hold out. Plus a purchase over $10 in the winter sale usually has some sort of additional benefit.
NingenJanai
Member
Disturbing that that page is showing what my friends are playing right now.
Anyway, I doubt I can stream with my shitty connction
Kiru
Member
Darkroronoa
Member
Castlevania Lords of shadow, fucking amazing, played 10 hours already, its hard to let the hands of the controller. Great combat system, amazing pacing, great graphics, more than decent story. Easily one of my best purchases and one of the best (if not the best) game si played this year. And i am not even through the first half of the game, awww yeahh!!
I am looking forward to play batman arhkam origins and dark souls that i also bought in this sale.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
I kept wanting to stream my dark souls 1 playthrough to my friend a couple of months ago but didnt want to mess with twitch and all of that nonsense. If this works as easy as it says it does, it could be really cool.
MrTeachwell
Member
hmm, I've been keeping an eye on this bundle hoping they'd repeat alpha protocol (after the humble bundle site screwed up and allowed me to gift the copy that I had attached to my steam account, leading to it being removed from my steam account instead of coming up as an already used one for the giftee) but that Viking game has my interest, despite the luke warm reviews.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I need to get back to Lords of Shadow myself - I'm about half way(?) through and found it really enjoyable. Patrick Stewart is phenomenal in this.