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[The Red Wizard]

Am I right in thinking that the Tomb Raider Collection is not Russian bear friendly?

 

[Arthea]

oh joy, Indie gala fixed my galapoints, so I went ahead and bought Shan Gui.

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evil tax though

I wouldn't waste your

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card

money.

IDK, I kinda want HX AP-15, but I absolutely don't want to pay for it, for some reason that's unclear to me.

 

[Shadownet]

Am I right in thinking that the Tomb Raider Collection is not Russian bear friendly?

I was just about to ask the same question.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

I'm starting to wonder what is Russian bear friendly anymore after what JaseC said earlier :/

 

[MarcoZombieCannon]

So people are mad at Evil Within for being letterboxed?

 

[Axass]

Shadowgate is getting a Halloween update.

How's the game? I heard it's crazy difficult to the point of being unfair.

I enjoy good challenges and love point and click games (it's point and click right? Never played the original) but I hate unfair games.

 

[madjoki]

I'm starting to wonder what is Russian bear friendly anymore after what JaseC said earlier :/

Older stuff, ie. released before 'autotagging'.

 

[Vastag]

I'm starting to wonder what is Russian bear friendly anymore after what JaseC said earlier :/

Wait, what happened? Are they starting to restrict russian games?

 

[-MD-]

So people are mad at Evil Within for being letterboxed?

Apparently.

Total non issue for me though.

 

[Dr Dogg]

Yuk. For those wanting to actually just read the guide and not have to jump through Ad shaped hoops - http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=324612199

Thank you.

I don't know why people keep linking to something other than steamguides.

'Improved' is a bit of a stretch to be honest. Reflections are not really meant to be like that in the game and certain areas with the same lighting conditions don't scale where as others, despite being the same flooring get cranked up to 11.

Value=3

Value=4

Value=3

Value=4

As Stallion stated they're meant to be material appropriate but here are two corresponding surfaces under similar lighting conditions but one has no scaling with the offset pushed higher but another goes through the roof. It's terribly inconsistent.

Both guides for shadows are way, way over stated.

2k

4k

8k

The setting for 4k Shadow maps does raise their value (as you can see by the VRAM usage climbing 60mb) but 8k doesn't scale much further at all. Also I don't have any pics sadly but when you get to an area with dynamic lighting, especially with a moving light (like the Torrence going past the window) the depth bias on a shadow map resolution above 2k doesn't look like it's accounted for resulting in shadow striping which looks way, way worse than what the stock settings offer. Reminds me of people faffing with the shadow resolution sizes in UE3 but not accounting for depth bias and completely ruining dynamic shadows (see the 'corrections' for Enslaved on the Steam forums).

So yeah 'Improved' settings huh. I'll let you guys be the judge

 

[Turfster]

Humble mozilla bundle
TIER 1: 1$

• Super Hexagon
• Aaaaa! for the Awesome
• Osmos
• Zen Bound 2
• Dustforce DX

TIER 2: BTA

• Voxatron (not Steam)
• FTL Advanced Edition

TIER 3: 8$

• Democracy 3

 

[Li Kao]

I'm starting to wonder what is Russian bear friendly anymore after what JaseC said earlier :/

What did I miss ?

 

[Zeeman]

Everyone loves playing games in their browser, right?

 

[Deques]

Humble mozilla bundle
TIER 1: 1$

• Super Hexagon
• Aaaaa! for the Awesome
• Osmos
• Zen Bound 2
• Dustforce DX

TIER 2: BTA

• Voxatron (not Steam)
• FTL Advanced Edition

TIER 3: 8$

• Democracy 3

Only repeats
Where is the Disney bundle!

 

[Miguel81]

Apparently.

Total non issue for me though.

Same. People with 21:9 screens get screwed, though, because the game is boxed in the center.

 

[RionaaM]

A little easier than Max Payne 1, you should be fine. Maybe download a walkthough and let your girlfriend handle the difficult parts.

You may laugh, but I did have to use a guide several times in MP1. How the hell was I supposed to know I had to shoot at the little wooden things that were blocking the truck's wheels in 2-2? How was I meant to solve the labyrinth in Max's nightmare on my own? (turn left all the time).

 

[NingenJanai]

Only repeats
Where is the Disney bundle!

Indeed

 

[Copons]

You may laugh, but I did have to use a guide several times in MP1. How the hell was I supposed to know I had to shoot at the little wooden things that were blocking the truck's wheels in 2-2? How was I meant to solve the labyrinth in Max's nightmare on my own? (turn left all the time).

WAIT WHAT there's a trick for the labyrinth section?

I spent like three hours doing that shit, and when I had to do it again later (but harder, with jumps and drops and shit) I seriously considered to watch the ending on YouTube or something.
Really a crappy game, thank god both sequels are GOAT material.

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also can't fight against MP1 atm, I have to leave soon

 

[Vastag]

Wait, what happened? Are they starting to restrict russian games?

Fuck, I just saw it, all games region locked by default now? :-(

 

[MMBosstones86]

Humble mozilla bundle
TIER 1: 1$

• Super Hexagon
• Aaaaa! for the Awesome
• Osmos
• Zen Bound 2
• Dustforce DX

TIER 2: BTA

• Voxatron (not Steam)
• FTL Advanced Edition

TIER 3: 8$

• Democracy 3

I don't know what the fuck this is, but I want Democracy.

 

[arts&crafts]

Muri looks just like Keen 1 (which is awesome) but I dont think its worth 4.99 since I have the rest of the games

 

[lashman]

Fuck, I just saw it, all games region locked by default now? :-(

yes ... acrtag flag is being applied by default now ... so if the dev/publisher doesn't specifically disable it (or rather "enable") - the game is region-locked

 

[Turfster]

Humble Store 1C Week, up to 80% off

 

[electroflame]

yes ... acrtag is being applied by default now ... so if the dev/publisher doesn't specifically disable it (or rather "enable") - the game is region-locked

 

[MarcoZombieCannon]

yes ... acrtag flag is being applied by default now ... so if the dev/publisher doesn't specifically disable it (or rather "enable") - the game is region-locked

Yikes.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Yeah, the dream is dead guys ;_;

 

[Zero-Crescent]

Humble mozilla bundle
TIER 1: 1$

• Super Hexagon
• Aaaaa! for the Awesome
• Osmos
• Zen Bound 2
• Dustforce DX

TIER 2: BTA

• Voxatron (not Steam)
• FTL Advanced Edition

TIER 3: 8$

• Democracy 3

I'll probably get it for Super Hexagon, since that's the only one I don't have.

 

[Woody Invincible]

Judging by the BTA, nobody is interested in Democracy 3.

 

[kiyomi]

Anyone played King's Bounty Armored Princess?

The idea of being an armored princess continues to be unabatedly appealing to me.

 

[gngf123]

Humble mozilla bundle
TIER 1: 1$

• Super Hexagon
• Aaaaa! for the Awesome
• Osmos
• Zen Bound 2
• Dustforce DX

TIER 2: BTA

• Voxatron (not Steam)
• FTL Advanced Edition

TIER 3: 8$

• Democracy 3

That's an actually really good bundle.

 

[Dr Dogg]

You know I never care for watching someone else play a game but watching Rhaknar play some 'Random ass game' is just comedy gold.

I feel like this is the second time this week you've made this joke

Well I was talking about Crytek the first time and Ubisoft the second so it fell into place nicely both times. Might have over done it though.

 

[NingenJanai]

yes ... acrtag flag is being applied by default now ... so if the dev/publisher doesn't specifically disable it (or rather "enable") - the game is region-locked

 

[Nabs]

The bundle is worth it for the Dustforce soundtrack alone.

 

[derExperte]

Voxatron is still in development? I bought an early access bundle with it years ago only to never hear of that game again until now.

You may laugh, but I did have to use a guide several times in MP1. How the hell was I supposed to know I had to shoot at the little wooden things that were blocking the truck's wheels in 2-2? How was I meant to solve the labyrinth in Max's nightmare on my own? (turn left all the time).

Are you Copons' dad? I mean I know that many complained about the nightmare sequences but they never gave me any trouble, even when replaying the game recently, and I don't think I remembered that you had to run left all the time. Is that even the case? There must've been hints at least.

 

[Stallion Free]

'Improved' is a bit of a stretch to be honest. Reflections are not really meant to be like that in the game and certain areas with the same lighting conditions don't scale where as others, despite being the same flooring get cranked up to 11.

As Stallion stated they're meant to be material appropriate but here are two corresponding surfaces under similar lighting conditions but one has no scaling with the offset pushed higher but another goes through the roof. It's terribly inconsistent.

Both guides for shadows are way, way over stated.

The setting for 4k Shadow maps does raise their value (as you can see by the VRAM usage climbing 60mb) but 8k doesn't scale much further at all. Also I don't have any pics sadly but when you get to an area with dynamic lighting, especially with a moving light (like the Torrence going past the window) the depth bias on a shadow map resolution above 2k doesn't look like it's accounted for resulting in shadow striping which looks way, way worse than what the stock settings offer. Reminds me of people faffing with the shadow resolution sizes in UE3 but not accounting for depth bias and completely ruining dynamic shadows (see the 'corrections' for Enslaved on the Steam forums).

So yeah 'Improved' settings huh. I'll let you guys be the judge

Thanks for doing the whole run down. Can't wait to go upvote these massive improvement tweaks on reddit!!

 

[Anteater]

dang bulletstorm is actually pretty good looking

 

[The Red Wizard]

Oh God, no! First we get teased to death by that canned Rogue Squadron game and now the Russian bear is facing extinction. This is truly the darkest timeline

 

[BigBoss]

Was the DLC for Tomb Raider Underworld ever released on the PC? I remember Microsoft announcing it as an exclusive at some E3 many years ago...

 

[Stallion Free]

Was the DLC for Tomb Raider Underworld ever released on the PC? I remember Microsoft announcing it as an exclusive at some E3 many years ago...

It wasn't unfortunately

 

[Vastag]

yes ... acrtag flag is being applied by default now ... so if the dev/publisher doesn't specifically disable it (or rather "enable") - the game is region-locked

The dream is dead.

 

[electroflame]

The dream is dead.

I guess more people will be going to Nuuvem if they still stock region-free keys.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Tbh, I'm amazed it lasted this long :/

*sigh*

 

[Rhaknar]

people werent kidding, that first chapter of The Evil Within is awful and its a terrible first impression. Chapter 2 already feels much better tho. Will stream more in a bit after real life stops getting in the way

 

[thesaucetastic]

The verdict: If you want to play a bleak and depressing game play Recettear instead. There are no truer horrors than those in a high-fantasy, capitalistic society.

Never even played Dead Space, but I heartily support any endorsement of Recettear. Capitalism, ho!

 

[fantomena]

Are achievements for Evil Within bugged?

 

[Shadownet]

yes ... acrtag flag is being applied by default now ... so if the dev/publisher doesn't specifically disable it (or rather "enable") - the game is region-locked

Goodbye Legend of Korra, Metal Gear Solid V and Batman Arkham Knight.

I don't know what the fuck this is, but I want Democracy.

The ultimate micro managing game lol

 

[Stallion Free]

Are achievements for Evil Within bugged?

They are disabled if you activate the console for tweaking.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

I think that cheap Amazon UK price for Arkham Knight is more pertinent now. £26 on disc.

 

[MarcoZombieCannon]

Goodbye Legend of Korra, Metal Gear Solid V and Batman Arkham Knight.

Something tells me the savings weren't so great that you couldn't still afford at least one (maybe two if one is Korra) of those at full regional price or with a GMG discount.

 

[fantomena]

They are disabled if you activate the console for tweaking.

Goddammit.