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Steam Holiday Sale 2011 | Valve Has Run Out Of 3rd Party Coupons/Games (Dec 19-Jan 2)
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The steam version has the latest patch (1.0.7.0 I believe) and ENBSeries requires 1.0.4.0 (well, anything v1.2 and older). There are newer releases of ENB that work for 1.0.7.0 but they have reduced graphical effects. They have released newer versions so I may be wrong, but as of v1.2 of ENBSeries, you'll need 1.0.4.0.
You can still revert the steam version to 1.0.4.0, but then you're essentially stripping the DRM (GFWL) and you'll have to run it without Steam. But I have tested this myself and I have a Steamless version downgraded to 1.0.40 with ENBSeries 1.2.
Jive Turkey
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Well it isn't for everybody but the people it does cater to will absolutely love it.
Yeah, I guess.
Well I'll be more delicate then...if you love logic and/or programming, you will love SpaceChem.
Clever Pun
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I'm still trying to get the Dungeon Defenders achievement. If anyone else is up for helping out or joining in, friend me/send me a message: http://steamcommunity.com/id/somesmart/
How is that either? That compiled list of achievements on the wiki isn't some official document, it's random guesses by fans for what they think will be included in the holiday sale.
I'd like this as well but haven't played yet, so I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be much of a help. If someone that plays it regularly is up for helping though, I'd like to come along for the ride.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Also don't be afraid to look at some solutions online. The game is very user unfriendly at times and takes some time to get used to.
I'm kind of glad I forgot about The Missing Link for Human Revolution, it's so damn good but I just did not want to spend $15 on it. I'm really struggling with not having any augs yet but it's a good struggle. The game's making me actually choose how to handle different situations outside of my comfort zone.
Chaos
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Im new to the series and just picked it up, this guy has made a load of beginner vids to help start out -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYsmSuxVIBI
I think if you love puzzle games then you should love SpaceChem, as all puzzle games are based on logic.
The only stumbling block is that the tutorial can be quite unhelpful and expects you to experiment and figure out a lot of stuff yourself.
I should think so.
Programmers, especially, should love it. It's basically a graphical programmer for creating molecular structures. It's even object oriented!
It reminds me of the node-based digital compositing program Nuke.
But more fun and with less bugs.
Jive Turkey
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I think the only problem with that line of thinking is often people hear "puzzle game" and think "I like Tetris!" It's a sit-and-think kind of logic puzzle that I just love but it can really turn some people off.
I'd suggest anybody interested try the demo (not the best demo but it'll give an idea) first.
EDIT: Oh and I just love the soundtrack.
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Sounds like your screwed bro, just re-download it
Yeah I guess people like different types of puzzle games.
I just really think the main reason people might be put off by it is the bad tutorial and maybe the simple presentation.
And yes the soundtrack is terrific
I was just commenting on how they added two achievements to the game for christmas, then used the un-fucking-believably difficult one for the Pile over the other. It's kind of twisted
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Some reason this Audiosurf achievement isn't working. Keep doing the right pattern but I get nothing.
oipic
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C&C being on sale today has me thinking: I need a new RTS in my life, but I'm a bit out of touch with anything released in the past few years.
I take it from comments that Red Alert 3 is the pick of these, but how does it stack up against SupCom1/2 (which has caught my eye as well)? Is there anything else available on Steam that is a must-have instead in the RTS genre, given I'm likely to be playing offline and solo?
Cheers guys.
EDIT: oh, and if you're on the fence, buy SpaceChem and spend some time with it; enjoy fiddling about with it, and revel in the challenge and the journey of it all - the satisfaction you'll feel is almost unique in gaming, I reckon.
I take it from comments that Red Alert 3 is the pick of these, but how does it stack up against SupCom1/2 (which has caught my eye as well)? Is there anything else available on Steam that is a must-have instead in the RTS genre, given I'm likely to be playing offline and solo?
Cheers guys.
EDIT: oh, and if you're on the fence, buy SpaceChem and spend some time with it; enjoy fiddling about with it, and revel in the challenge and the journey of it all - the satisfaction you'll feel is almost unique in gaming, I reckon.
Anno 2070 and Shogun 2 are both amazing, Dawn of War 2 is also fantastic and worth checking out.
echoshifting
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The Dawn of War II games are a good place to start.
edit: Oh yeah, Total War too. And Sins of a Solar Empire is a great hybrid 4x/RTS game if you're into that sort of thing.
No other blocks either side right?
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
None I will try again.
Quinnjaminn
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I think I recall reading somewhere that the Audiosurf achievement requires a black background. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but it worked for me.
Artofwar420
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A few years ago I was introduced to the first Dawn of War RTS games, they're pretty awesome still and I remember they had a fun story; this game started diverging from the traditional RTS mechanics, but you still had involved base and upgrade trees. The DOWII games are a bit more streamlined in the sense that base building is mostly non-existant, so you're managing even more focused squad units. A liking of the Warhammer 40K universe is not required, but if you do like it, then you'll have a blast.
Company of Heroes has probably one of the best campaigns of recent RTS games, gameplay is a mix between of DOW II and the first Dawn of War. Tactical, focused, polished RTS goodness. Those Relic people know their RTS games. (Space Marine turned out awesome too!)
DimmuBurgerKing
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Just got Worms Crazy Golf for getting the Rusty Hearts achievement. Not bad.
That achievement got me a 10% coupon for Valve games to compliment the 25% and 33% coupons for Valve games I won before
It's a Steamworks title. All patches are delivered via Steam so it's definitely up to date.
The Steam version is the only version of the game so any patches get downloaded automatically (if they're not already included in the initial download).
I'm nearing 200 hours of playtime and I haven't really run into any bugs worth mentioning. I do get crashes though usually only after hours of play. So it's not perfect, but it's nothing to fear either.
Excellent game by the way, well worth the $5.
secretanchitman
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got gifted counter strike source from steam. awfully nice of them as i wanted to buy it but never got around to it!
Artofwar420
Member
It would be so awesome if we'd get an actual chance at that achievement because the current one is just bananas.
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Palette Swap
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It's DLC under the Shogun 2 entry. No separate DLC entry so far.
Sounds like Team Meat doesn't want to dick us around quite as much as they actually did.
http://twitter.com/#!/SuperMeatBoy/status/152931842402680832
http://twitter.com/#!/SuperMeatBoy/status/152931842402680832
@SuperMeatBoy said:
I'm thinking of picking up New Vegas for my winter break. Wondering if I should buy the prima strat guide package as well.
How does that work digitally? and is it any good? I did like having a guide for F3, but besides that I don't have any other reason to purchase it.
How does that work digitally? and is it any good? I did like having a guide for F3, but besides that I don't have any other reason to purchase it.
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