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Steam Summer Sale 2017 |OT| The Weather's Hot and the Deals are Not

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Thud

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To New Xanadu Next players:

1) If you run into what feels like framepacing/performance/stuttering issues, download/extract this DX8 wrapper and place it in the game folder - https://github.com/ThirteenAG/d3d8-wrapper/releases/tag/1.5 - make sure Direct3D8DisableMaximizedWindowedModeShim is set to 1 in the ini file. That's it.

2) If you're playing with a controller, I do recommend trying Steam's controller support and setting the Right Stick to Mouse. It makes inventory management much easier. I do have a public config up for DS4s, it should translate over to any dual analog controller.

I'll second the steam controller set up. It's good, so good.
 

dr_mario

Member
Hey guys,

I'm experiencing very, very, very slow download rates with steam lately. They somewhat began before summersale, but are now sometimes even 9 bytes/s , instead of the 5MB/s I should be getting. Direct Downloads and e.g. Uplay work fine, but steam just suck. I have as mentioned a new pc, is there some kind of firewall I'm missing? Or are the servers just severely bad?
 

Cels

Member
bought:

crimzon clover
downwell
zup!
geometry dash

thinking about getting dark souls 3 for me and a friend for some jolly cooperation...but i'll probably do it away from steam since it's cheaper on 3rd party sites like wingamestore
 

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10 Second Ninja X -- MB-0C2D55ABA284A0D9 - Taken by dot. 11 entrants total.
1001 Spikes -- MB-C530CB453D2EFB42 - Taken by neto. 10 entrants total.
12 is Better Than 6 -- MB-DBC5A9132445AA76 - Taken by LogicStep. 17 entrants total.
A Story About My Uncle -- MB-AEA8D2A7420F92F8 - Taken by Sophist. 8 entrants total.
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Abyss Odyssey -- MB-B3A9CC82DEFCFFD1 - Taken by Icelight. 7 entrants total.
Back to the Future: The Game -- MB-451F6CD2D2549121 - Taken by Johan Liebert. 8 entrants total.
BioShock -- MB-9545FDFCD65920D2 - Taken by famfrit. 14 entrants total.
Brothers A Tale of Two Sons -- MB-2CC88DF7829651E9 - Taken by Neverforget. 11 entrants total.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare -- MB-6BBEF6BC5EC078E2 - Taken by HappyPuppy. 4 entrants total.
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Deponia -- MB-60FFEF92FED5C9B2 - Taken by Diggeh. 3 entrants total.
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Duet -- MB-115550024A3D8CC4 - Taken by fuzzy123. 3 entrants total.
Euclidean -- MB-E7648B72CB139CC9 - Taken by Arthea. 7 entrants total.
Face Noir -- MB-497FBCA544CFAFBA - Taken by Mikurden. 2 entrants total.
Frozen Synapse -- MB-A20C519D23A9EBFF - Taken by DeliciousDoc. 2 entrants total.
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition -- MB-40CE1515DB9B57B1 - Taken by RedFyn. 2 entrants total.
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition #2 -- MB-89982420AA760AC5 - Taken by Tertullian. 3 entrants total.
Galactic Civilizations Ultimate Edition -- MB-190A54DF9B98BC23 - Taken by Belgarion. 2 entrants total.
GalakZ -- MB-1B63C7E28DCB4695 - Taken by microdot. 7 entrants total.
Game of Thrones -- MB-C3252B6FAEEA0BA3 - Taken by sam777. 10 entrants total.
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Gods Will Be Watching -- MB-FCB8429AB8AFF034 - Taken by Sarcasm. 7 entrants total.
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Hard Reset Extended Edition -- MB-9CADC4D96AE194B5 - Taken by kendrid. 4 entrants total.
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! -- MB-0EB8ECB75B2B61D3 - Taken by someguyinahat. 7 entrants total.
Ice Lakes -- MB-173668582E27B192 - Taken by Rockin' Ranger. 2 entrants total.
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Legend of Grimrock -- MB-835C9053012BAD9A - Taken by Smeagol. 15 entrants total.
Lethal League -- MB-A97410018F4DAB53 - Taken by Dr. Worm. 6 entrants total.
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Ayumi

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^ Holy shit. God bless you, anonymous.


Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor looks really interesting. I'm a huge LotR movie/lore fan but haven't played any of the games. It seems really popular, although no one on my friendlist own it.
 
I accidentally posted this in the hidden gems thread, but here is the better place to ask:

How is Final Fantasy 6 despite the graphics, is it a good version of the game?

And is Final Fantasy 4 the DS version with the augments and stuff? And going along with that, is it worth it at all to get the After Years along with 4, or is it as bad as people claim?
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Hey guys,

I'm experiencing very, very, very slow download rates with steam lately. They somewhat began before summersale, but are now sometimes even 9 bytes/s , instead of the 5MB/s I should be getting. Direct Downloads and e.g. Uplay work fine, but steam just suck. I have as mentioned a new pc, is there some kind of firewall I'm missing? Or are the servers just severely bad?

Try changing your content server region (Steam -> Settings -> Downloads). I'm in Australia but use Indonesian servers and have had no trouble maxing out my connection.
 

Nabs

Member
I did this and now when I run the game it keeps getting stuck as it tries to run the game; it keeps opening the 'preparing to run XN' message box then shuts down and repeats the process.

Should I be putting the FOLDER dxd8 or just the files into the directory?

Just place the two files in the main directory and edit that one ini file. I've never tried to game on a laptop like yours, so I don't know how compatible the dx8 wrapper will be.
 

Tizoc

Member
Just place the two files in the main directory and edit that one ini file. I've never tried to game on a laptop like yours, so I don't know how compatible the dx8 wrapper will be.

Aha, mind you mine is a GTX 970M, wich is a video card that NVidia stopped having DX8 supported on or such.
 

big fake

Member
Infinite won game of the year here, didn't it?

People just came to their senses.
That means nothing. People start to fantasize about things they wanted from a game and start to hate it did not delivering. It's the good old 1-2 punch on NeoGAF. It all starts to accumulate and then, "poof" GOTY turns into the worst game of the past 20 years. It really baffles me how hivemind GAF tends to be in these cases. People can't raise a game up without knocking a couple down, it just doesn't compute with people.
 
How required is DLC for R6: Siege? Can you just buy the base game, or do you basically need to get all of the content?
The base game comes with all the maps, you can theoretically buy the dlc characters with in game currency but it takes forever.

Currently it's 20 dollars for year 1 characters standalone and 30 dollars for the season pass which includes year 2 characters (this comes with exclusive outfits and stuff too)

So I don't know how good the deal is but if you think you're gonna like the game I'd buy the one that comes with the dlc bundled.


In terms of balance, yeah there are a few strong dlc operators but you can still succeed with the vanilla ones just fine.
 

big fake

Member
"Don't listen to the very legitimate complaints about a very flawed game" sounds more like insecurity than people having an echo chamber. You act like people who think Infinite is a bad game didn't play the same thing as you, or don't have the half a brain required to see gaping holes in its story.
Baffles me people did play the same game as me, I don't really agree with the complaints, really I don't see it. Only option must be I don't have half a brain, and therefore you are right my friend, I'm incapavle of having irrational hatred for a game. I truly lack the insight.
 

jtb

Banned
The base game comes with all the maps, you can theoretically buy the dlc characters with in game currency but it takes forever.

Currently it's 20 dollars for year 1 characters standalone and 30 dollars for the season pass which includes year 2 characters (this comes with exclusive outfits and stuff too)

So I don't know how good the deal is but if you think you're gonna like the game I'd buy the one that comes with the dlc bundled.


In terms of balance, yeah there are a few strong dlc operators but you can still succeed with the vanilla ones just fine.

Does the base game (not starter pack) include all the Year 1 operators? (The $20 version)
 

FatboyTim

Member
Hi. I'm looking for a fun, arcadey, flight-sim that is controllable with a HOTAS stick and suitable for a ~10-year-old to play (ie. not overly complex.) Any contenders?
 

Shepard

Member
Anyone can buy me the Railroad Tycoon Collection? It isnt available in Brazil :\
I can send the money through Paypal or buy something else in return. If anyone can do this, send me a PM pls!
 

GHG

Member
I have spent too much money on a sale i wasnt even planning on buying from. FUCK

Yep, I topped up my wallet 25 quid prior to the sale and told myself I'd only spend that much. That didn't last long. Steam sales are a rabbit hole.
 
Hows is Dishonored 2 pc performance these days? Just finished 1 and enjoyed it, its on for £15 which seems reasonable but will it run ok?

Ive got a good pc (titan xp, 4790k) so im assuming i could brute force it to run 60fps at 1080p? i do have a 4k tv but care more about smooth frame rates than high rez.
 

LordAmused

Member
Hows is Dishonored 2 pc performance these days? Just finished 1 and enjoyed it, its on for £15 which seems reasonable but will it run ok?

Ive got a good pc (titan xp, 4790k) so im assuming i could brute force it to run 60fps at 1080p? i do have a 4k tv but care more about smooth frame rates than high rez.

Should be allright. Performance was all over the place with 970+I5 4690, but a mix of high and medium got me near 45-50 at 1440P.
 
Aww man, why'd the OP get Un-JoJo'd?

Steam Summer Sale and JoJokes is a tradition at this point.

Anyway, this sale is kinda depressing for me... The entire Top Sellers list is already in my library on Steam or GOG in some capacity, and I can't think of anything I want I don't already have. Got Pillars, Killing Floor 2, and Tyranny, and so far no further ideas.

And it doesn't look like Rimworld will ever be going on Sale until after Early Access.
 
Pretty surprising how much you can make off of steam trading cards. I already have enough to buy what's in my cart and then some.

Anime cards are a gold mine.

I'm new to Steam, and this is my first sale. I keep getting notifications that I received 6 trading cards or whatever, but when I look in my inventory, nothing has changed. Am I missing something?
 
Should be allright. Performance was all over the place with 970+I5 4690, but a mix of high and medium got me near 45-50 at 1440P.

Cheers, ill probably pick it up, might not play it straight away as ive just done the first one but really like the style of these games so it can sit in my backlog for a while, maybe it'll get patched by the time i get to it.
 

hey_it's_that_dog

benevolent sexism
Thinking about picking up Trials Fusion and the season pass. Is there anything wrong with the PC version? The reviews seem lukewarm. I have a gtx 970 in case that's relevant.
 
M&B: Warband has the best melee combat system ever derived. I should hope that is enough to do it.

But if not, it is also an expansive, open RPG where you pursue whatever goals you like, conquering cities and fielding huge armies. It's pretty janky, but unlike anything else out there. It also has some fabulous mods--check out the workshop or the TaleWorlds forums.

Get the floris mod if you do get it. But to sell you on it: You start the game with a created character with a backstory of your choosing, starting in the location of your choosing. From there you can do whatever the fuck you want in the sandbox. You can go around tormenting farmers as a bandit. You can become a trader, going from city to city, buying and selling for profit. You can be a defender of the people against bandits, do quests for the locals, get in good with various cities and townships so they eventually like you enough for you to lead a revolt against the warring countries, making your own faction.

You can suck up to the nobility of whatever country you want, and become their vassal, taking ownership of a fief that they bestow upon you, and then betray taking the country for your own. You can help an exile with rights of rulership over one of the game's factions take back their country. You can be a mercenary for the powers that be. You can marry into nobility.

You can do whatever the fuck you want while leveling up your character and choosing how you want to specialize them. Not to mention that every unit you recruit from farmer to levy has their own upgrade paths so you can make them an archer, spearman, swordsman, horeman, horse archer, etc. Not to mention you can recruit followers that level up the same way you do.

Now, this isn't even to talk about how good the combat is. Cause it's fucking great. Though, Mount and Blade 2 should come out this year. Or I hope so. It will. Yep. Yes. Yup.

Mount and Blade is my most played game, and one of my all time favorites. Best horse archery mechanics ever!

Steel's post above sums things up quite nicely. I do recommend the Floris mod, as well.

Well I guess that sells me on it, I hope this game has the combat that I thought Skyrim would have (weapons having actual impact). Should I get the complete edition or just stick with warband.
 
Well I guess that sells me on it, I hope this game has the combat that I thought Skyrim would have (weapons having actual impact). Should I get the complete edition or just stick with warband.

All you need is Warband. You can download tons of mods to play essentially different versions of the game.
 
Baffles me people did play the same game as me, I don't really agree with the complaints, really I don't see it. Only option must be I don't have half a brain, and therefore you are right my friend, I'm incapavle of having irrational hatred for a game. I truly lack the insight.

I mean, if you can't see how silly the story is, you may really not have it.
 

Vlodril

Member
Same question from me. Seems nobody has played it.

i played quite a bit of it. its not bad. they recently added a crafting update which makes it much more interesting (easier to set up bases). But its early access and buggy. Bases some times disappear. Not a lot of crashes these days but there are still other bugs here and there. Story stuff is not really in yet. But i personally enjoyed what i played.
 
Thinking of picking up AC: Syndicate. It's been a while since I played an AC game (didn't touch Unity or Syndicate so far). I hated AC3 but enjoyed Black Flag as a launch title. Anyone play Syndicate, and if so, would you recommend it?
 

Pixieking

Banned
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so we have to actually play the games we buy? maan.

This is too far, Gaben... You're gone too damn far.

Should I get Dark Souls 3 with a Season Pass? No plans for any NG+

My opinion from a few pages back:

Debatable at the discount it's at. I really liked the first DLC, and only kind-of enjoyed the second (which is contrary to most people, I think). I'd say if you're certain you'll enjoy Dark Souls 3, get it, because it's not any worse than the main game, but if not, leave it til you've played it a bit.
 

Steel

Banned
Well I guess that sells me on it, I hope this game has the combat that I thought Skyrim would have (weapons having actual impact). Should I get the complete edition or just stick with warband.

Stick with just warband and get the Floris mod(Better, more detailed base game) or Gekkojo(Japan mount and blade, early guns, no shields creates a new dynamic). Viking Conquest is OK, but I'd prefer to spend my time in the mods.

And yes weapons have impact. But it'll take you awhile to get good with them.
 

Vuze

Member
Is there even any point in doing the sticker thing? Like, will a complete page unlock something permanently attached to your account? The FAQ is pretty useless...
 
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