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[chronomac]

I'll ask again: anyone know when Metro Last Light got cards? I didn't think it supported them until this morning when I saw the game in my Badges page.

 

[Copons]

Ok I just saw the Video in the Store for the You Need a Budget and I really think it could be a really good thing. I'm serious fellow GAFfers.

Hmmm...

Reverse Kojima is always serious.

 

[liezryou]

Ok I just saw the Video in the Store for the You Need a Budget and I really think it could be a really good thing. I'm serious fellow GAFfers.

Hmmm...

Buying it pretty much defeats the purpose of the app.

 

[Deques]

Ok I just saw the Video in the Store for the You Need a Budget and I really think it could be a really good thing. I'm serious fellow GAFfers.

Hmmm...

A friend has it and he likes it

 

[Clever Pun]

You can do both, I'm living proof (I'm a social sciences graduate student writing a thesis right now--I did a CS degree before I got into the social sciences but mostly I just learned to code as a hobby). I know a lot more people that did the opposite route, school or grad school in arts, humanities, social sciences -> engineering/CS to get a job, but there are a few like me out there.

Yeah I majored in Biology/Philosophy before getting my MBA and learned to code later just for something fun to do. It's definitely possible to approach from nearly any direction.

 

[Grief.exe]

I will say that is you consider yourself a lowest common denominator gamer, IE you enjoy games that have very simple mechanics and controls, then System Shock 2 probably isn't for you.

The entire game is very obtuse. It doesn't tell you exactly what to do or give you an arrow showing you where to go.
There are a finite amount of resources and a variety of ways to build your character, some of which will not be viable for an inexperienced player.

Its one of my favorite games of all time, but just warning people who only play games like Assassin's Creed, Skyrim, Call of Duty, etc.

DayZ standalone is supposed to be around $15, right? I was kind of hoping to have enough left over after the sales to buy it without procuring more wallet funds, but I'm down to $25 and still want to buy Natural Selection 2 and Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed.

It will probably be $20-$25.

Nothing has been confirmed though.

 

[FACE]

Not good enough, mine is $279.08 / 400 games. About 70 of those dollars are probably free money I got from cards.

Teach me your ways.

 

[e36wheelman]

Ok I just saw the Video in the Store for the You Need a Budget and I really think it could be a really good thing. I'm serious fellow GAFfers.

Hmmm...

Save that money for games and use Mint.com. Now that's budgeting.

 

[Prophane33]

I will say that is you consider yourself a lowest common denominator gamer, IE you enjoy games that have very simple mechanics and controls, then System Shock 2 probably isn't for you.

The entire game is very obtuse. It doesn't tell you exactly what to do or give you an arrow showing you where to go.
There are a finite amount of resources and a variety of ways to build your character, some of which will not be viable for an inexperienced player.

Its one of my favorite games of all time, but just warning people who only play games like Assassin's Creed, Skyrim, Call of Duty, etc.



It will probably be $20-$25.

Nothing has been confirmed though.

That's the way games used to be, and we liked it.

 

[masterkajo]

DayZ standalone is supposed to be around $15, right? I was kind of hoping to have enough left over after the sales to buy it without procuring more wallet funds, but I'm down to $25 and still want to buy Natural Selection 2 and Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed.

But still no news on when it actually hits, right? I am keeping money on the side just for this. From what I understood it could come out any day (probably after the summer sale when they feel like they have enough content).

 

[73V3N]

Its only problem lies in replayability.
While it's necessary if you want to understand the whole story, it's annoying having to press B for litterally dozens of minutes to skip over already read texts.
Also, there are no hints at all suggesting when you have to change a choice to fork the plot, so, if you want to complete it without having the same endings multiple times, you inevitably need to follow a guide.

This said, it has a great story and puzzles aren't that hard, so it always remains enjoyable and even relaxing.

True. agree with all that.
I think the iOS version fixes some of those things... while taking out all the puzzles haha.

I would buy 999 and VLR again if they were on steam, I guess is more possible that Ever17 will be on steam than the Zero Escape series.

 

[Turfster]

What's even more amazing is that System Shock 1 had many of these same features and it came out only a couple of months after Doom fucking 2. Like someone had a divine vision of games 20 years into the future.

Unfortunately, similar to the cassandra complex, their vision fell on deaf ears and only like five dudes bought the game.

Yeah, SS1 was amazing for its time. The story still holds up, sadly, the fake lookup/down with sprites doesn't all that well anymore.

My boxed copy is still on a shelf. =p

 

[intheinbetween]

I'm loving Super House of Dead Ninjas, so good it hurts!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/224820

 

[Stumpokapow]

Still nothing Stump :/ Has it gone through?

nothing since 10:19 has processed properly, one sec.

 

[Wag]

OK, I installed the Enhanced Steam Firefox Plug-in, but how do I access it's features?

 

[woo and indeed hoo]

You're welcome.
It gets better after you get through your first sale, trust me.
When the next one rolls around, you'll be all "okay, I spent a beeljon dollars on the last sale and own pretty much everything I want. I can wait for the things I don't have yet to drop below 10$"

Thanks although it's not the expense so much but the time I will need to play all these games! I should play more instead of posting on here I guess .

 

[Turfster]

I'll ask again: anyone know when Metro Last Light got cards? I didn't think it supported them until this morning when I saw the game in my Badges page.

When it went Flash, IIRC.

 

[chronomac]

When it went Flash, IIRC.

Thanks.

 

[e36wheelman]

OK, I installed the Enhanced Steam Firefox Plug-in, but how do I access it's features?

Go to Steam's site in Firefox/Chrome.

 

[bigace33]

Mars War Logs is a decent pick up for $9. It seems like a cross between Rage and the Witcher 2. Played it for a bit last night and was really impressed as this is supposed to be from a very small team.

 

[Dorrin]

Picked up System Shock 2 and installed mods to make it look good. Only played through the tutorial but looks good so far.

I followed this guide, it's pretty straightforward: http://blog.pcgamingwiki.com/modding-guide/821/system-shock-2-steam-modding-guide

Thanks for this. I decided to go ahead and pick up SS2 for $2.50. I've heard so much about it I couldn't resist adding it to the backlog.

 

[inky]

Hey I just wanted to crash this thread to say: <3 Xelios. Awesome dude.

That is all.

 

[woo and indeed hoo]

OK, I installed the Enhanced Steam Firefox Plug-in, but how do I access it's features?

http://store.steampowered.com/

and have a mooch about. You'll soon see what lovely extra stuff there is that the Steam Client or naked browser site doesn't give you.

 

[NIGHT-]

I have 304 games but there's no way I'm gonna check how much I've spent .

 

[Deleted member 98878]

But community picks can still end up as daily deals, right?.

yep.

 

[supaman900s]

Links to:
http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/

Which also links to:
http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/faq/

Links to:
http://store.steampowered.com/promotion/summerfaq/



In terms of free online stuff you're not going to do better than them for formal instruction, but the best instruction is just having a small, attainable project in your head and doing that project and keeping at it. And then when you hit a wall where you don't know how to do something, Google it. And you pick up stuff as you go.

Thanks so much. That was really a great and informative post!

Now for a dumb question, how do I let multiple games idle at the same time? I can bring up the steam overlay with Shift+Tab - but how do I return to my desktop proper?

 

[Da DreadLord]

Xelios' steam level is going through the roof lol

 

[Freezard]

I can't believe I got Tomb Raider Underworld for 0.80€... what a steal. I had actually removed it from my wishlist a while ago because I didn't think the price back then was worth it, since I didn't like Legend (but loved Anniversary). Now at least I will give Underworld a go and hopefully it's more puzzle oriented than Legend.

 

[PriitV]

Hey I just wanted to crash this thread to say: <3 Xelios. Awesome dude.

That is all.

I have a hard time believing you.



Jk, xel is pretty cool.

 

[Nabs]

Tomb Raider is pretty cool. I'm liking it a lot more than I thought I would.

 

[Caffeine]

People should remember that this number doesn't include games bought elsewhere such as Amazon, GMG, or Humble Bundles.

ye i just calculated those about ~$400

 

[Vazra]

What are the chances of Ys going back on sale and Dust going on the daily/flash sales?

My $17 wont be able to get em 3 unless the cards my friend its selling for me manage to do something decent to at least get one of them.

 

[e36wheelman]

Thanks so much. That was really a great and informative post!

Now for a dumb question, how do I let multiple games idle at the same time? I can bring up the steam overlay with Shift+Tab - but how do I return to my desktop proper?

Alt-Tab or Windows+Tab

 

[liezryou]

What are the chances of Ys going back on sale and Dust going on the daily/flash sales?

My $17 wont be able to get em 3 unless the cards my friend its selling for me manage to do something decent to at least get one of them.

I surely hope so, i missed it as well .

 

[super-famicom]

Thanks so much. That was really a great and informative post!

Now for a dumb question, how do I let multiple games idle at the same time? I can bring up the steam overlay with Shift+Tab - but how do I return to my desktop proper?

Alt+Tab?

 

[TheGoddamn]

You should find a 5 cent game

It's a nice number as it is! 0 to 4. Not in that order, of course, but still.

Spoiler

And I'm up to 138.41 now

You only do it right if you buy games and don't play them

Well, most of my purchases are in gift limbo, so...

From a gaming standpoint, you've got a ways to go. $123.40 is weak.
My inner self is saying you'll probably never play those games/budget better.

I only bought games I am sure I will play

Spoiler

is what I keep telling myself

. Also bought some things for ModBot to have fun with.

 

[catabarez]

nothing since 10:19 has processed properly, one sec.

You're killing me Stump

 

[fantomena]

I bet we will see Kerbal, Total War (confirmed) and Dead Island as dailies today.

 

[Mihos]

Is that it?

you beat the hell out of me...

 

[Grief.exe]

I'll ask again: anyone know when Metro Last Light got cards? I didn't think it supported them until this morning when I saw the game in my Badges page.

They probably haven't announced it yet. Check back at 10 am Pacific.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tradingcards/

 

[cheststrongwell]

Good lord.

At least it isn't 7000

 

[Razorskin]

I bet we will see Kerbal, Total War (confirmed) and Dead Island as dailies today.

This except Dead Island another day.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Every game is going to have cards. Valve got sick of people not valuing their products and not launching them. Now that EXE will be clicked on for immense idling.

 

[drizzle]

So, I was looking at the community votes...

Saw deadlight, went: Yeah, that's that sidescroller. It seems ok for that price. I'll vote for that.

Vote for it.

Double checks the Library...

I already own it.

Oops?

 

[More_Badass]

@1pm, SS2 goes back to 9.99? What was the price before the community choice?

 

[Wario64]

@1pm, SS2 goes back to 9.99? What was the price before the community choice?

$5

 

[Pops Maellard]

I will say that is you consider yourself a lowest common denominator gamer, IE you enjoy games that have very simple mechanics and controls, then System Shock 2 probably isn't for you.

The entire game is very obtuse. It doesn't tell you exactly what to do or give you an arrow showing you where to go.
There are a finite amount of resources and a variety of ways to build your character, some of which will not be viable for an inexperienced player.

Its one of my favorite games of all time, but just warning people who only play games like Assassin's Creed, Skyrim, Call of Duty, etc.



It will probably be $20-$25.

Nothing has been confirmed though.

Oh well, suppose I'll pick up a $50 wallet card when Skullgirls goes up, make sure I have enough for both.

 

[DamnTheMan]

So, I was looking at the community votes...

Saw deadlight, went: Yeah, that's that sidescroller. It seems ok for that price. I'll vote for that.

Vote for it.

Double checks the Library...

I already own it.

Oops?

So far there hasn't been a single community choice besides ss2 I didn't already own. I'm just voting for the cards at this point.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Okie dokie. No idea what happened there but something was choking up.

If you sent ModBot a giveaway PM since ~55 minutes ago, please re-send. If you sent ModBot a claim PM since ~55 minutes ago and the item is still not claimed (and you read the rules and aren't applying for anything you're not eligible for), re-send. If you sent ModBot a loot queue PM since ~55 minutes ago, please re-send.

catabarez, you should be good to go. I sent a test giveaway and had no problem getting my receipt there.

Log:

GA: Heartbeat	10:20:07.605000
GA: Added to loot queue: Kipp	10:20:08.006000
GA: Begin loot queue payout to Kipp	10:20:08.012000
GA: Loot queue: Posted	10:20:08.918000
GA: Heartbeat End: Loot Queue	10:20:09.001000
GA: Heartbeat	10:20:42.607000
GA: Heartbeat	10:21:17.609000
GA: Heartbeat	10:21:52.611000
GA: Heartbeat	10:22:27.613000
GA: Heartbeat	10:23:02.615000
GA: Heartbeat	10:23:37.617000
etc -- no processing work done at all
GA: Housecleaning: Emptying folder	11:11:54.470000
GA: Heartbeat	11:12:28.685000
GA: Heartbeat	11:13:03.706000
(I send my giveaway test here)
GA: Heartbeat	11:13:38.707000
GA: Giveaway Process: Starting new giveaway add pm	11:13:38.866000

 

[Ephemeris]

Picked up System Shock 2 and installed mods to make it look good. Only played through the tutorial but looks good so far.

I followed this guide, it's pretty straightforward: http://blog.pcgamingwiki.com/modding-guide/821/system-shock-2-steam-modding-guide

thanks