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[Onionkid]

Which X3 do I get? Gold? Or just either Reunion or the other one?

Terran Conflict, I believe.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Fuck. I got 9 KF circus achievements + 1 one of the "clear abusement park" achievements, how come Foster Steampunk won't unlock yet?

 

[Le-mo]

Guys I'm trying to start Assassin's Creed II and I am welcomed by this damn Ubisoft Game launcher asking me to create an account and when I try to login it says no internet connection detected. Wtf. Why can't we just play it through Steam. First GFWL and now this shit. Is there anyway to fix the error.

 

[dragonlife]

Man, Alpha Protocol is taking foreveeeer to install. Is it because of the strain on the Steam servers? Earlier in the day it wasn't even possible to install because of busy servers.

And man, I really wish I had a wired 360 controller (and money) for The Last Remnant.

 

[ampere]

I'm glad I bought Terraria before they bumped up the price to $5. Weird they did that mid-day sale.

I wonder if they did it to keep Portal 2 in first play for top sellers :lol

 

[Aselith]

Everyone's pimping X3. I've never even really played Strat games!

I love Babylon 5 too .

It's a space sim like X-wing vs Tie Fighter or Wing Commander not a strategy game.

 

[Hamster0]

Fuck. I got 9 KF circus achievements + 1 one of the "clear abusement park" achievements, how come Foster Steampunk won't unlock yet?

i think you need 10 circus achievements, the achievement is 10 circus plus 1 map completion

 

[Blizzard]

It's a space sim like X-wing vs Tie Fighter or Wing Commander not a strategy game.

Do NOT let that deceive you though, unless I'm just totally off-base. X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter is like, high speed space combat first-person fly through hoops and shoot lasers. X3 is like, spend 10 minutes flying your huge space freighter into docking lights while trying to figure out how to target some tiny crate somewhere. I like X3 but it definitely doesn't seem like a highspeed space combat game.

 

[gdt]

God...X3 just seems....massive. Total sci fi space nerd here, I don't even know if I'll like it, but I NEED it.

 

[Gvaz]

X3:TC crashes on starting after the config launcher for me in Win7x64 ;_;

Off to the tech support forums on Egosoft's site later tonight

It shouldn't though I have an issue with my saves and mods I had on an older patch being corrupt but I was just fucking around in those ones so it's not a huge loss.

Crashing on startup sounds more like you're missing some files or your computer isn't fully updated.

 

[IrishNinja]

damn, salsa's last day indie thread is amazing, gonna end up spending more now.

i wanna get ghostbusters (had it on 360) but wasnt it like $5 last halloween? im thinking i'll wait till then again if so.

 

[Gvaz]

I'm starting to think I'll end up regretting this purchase. New to PC gaming, and I have enough trouble remembering all the controls for getting around quicker in an RTS.

You get used to it. Don't worry about it.

the only thing keeping me from X3 atm is Rebirth coming out by the end of the year..

oh and money, also money

Rebirth is going to be fucking amazing, but they're taking out the ability to fly capital ships yourselves ;_;

Some people think it's boring but it's my favorite part

Everyone's pimping X3. I've never even really played Strat games!

I love Babylon 5 too .

http://youtu.be/DLVk_KBMWXY

This link should sell you then.

 

[Boss Doggie]

i think you need 10 circus achievements, the achievement is 10 circus plus 1 map completion

Ah, I always read that as 10 total circus achievements with the map completion inclusive

 

[gdt]

http://youtu.be/DLVk_KBMWXY

This link should sell you then.

OMG BOUGHT SO FAST.

 

[Aselith]

Do NOT let that deceive you though, unless I'm just totally off-base. X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter is like, high speed space combat first-person fly through hoops and shoot lasers. X3 is like, spend 10 minutes flying your huge space freighter into docking lights while trying to figure out how to target some tiny crate somewhere. I like X3 but it definitely doesn't seem like a highspeed space combat game.

Well from what I understand there are fighters as well and combat missions so those should be like the highspeed brethren and from what I can tell you can get into big capitol ship to capitol ship fights which should be good too.

 

[Trojita]

What do you do in X-3?

 

[ampere]

http://youtu.be/DLVk_KBMWXY

This link should sell you then.

Oh god, that game looks incredible. I had zero interest, but now I'm tempted.

 

[Gvaz]

That's a mod btw not actually in the game, but you can get pretty much almost any ship you want from a scifi series in this game.

Ebon Hawk? Check. Star Trek ships? Check. Andromeda? Check. etc

 

[Baha]

Purchased:
Lead & Gold - $1.50
HOARD - $2.49
Darksiders - $5
Magicka Vietnam + Final Frontier = $2.24
Tropico 3 + Absolute Power = $6.24 (I didn't see the gold bundle until after I bought Tropico 3, d'oh)
Transformers: WfC - $7.50
Beat Hazard Complete - $3
Atom Zombie Smasher - $3
Jamestown - $5
Dreamfall + the Longest Journey - $6.24
Scratches - $5

Traded For:
Doom
Doom 2
Fallout New Vegas Dead Money + Honest Hearts
Grand Theft Auto IV Complete
Frozen Synapse

Gifts Received:
Sanctum
Fortix
Farm Frenzy (shit is broken ;_
Stubbs the Zombie
X3: Terran Conflict

Gifts Sent:
Beat Hazard Ultra
Fortix
Stubbs the Zombie
Windosil (2 copies)
Zen Bound 2 (5 copies)

Overall, a great summer sale for me. I'm set till Christmas

 

[Aselith]

That's a mod btw not actually in the game, but you can get pretty much almost any ship you want from a scifi series in this game.

Ebon Hawk? Check. Star Trek ships? Check. Andromeda? Check. etc

Can I get the Slave I?

 

[Petrie]

That's a mod btw not actually in the game, but you can get pretty much almost any ship you want from a scifi series in this game.

Ebon Hawk? Check. Star Trek ships? Check. Andromeda? Check. etc

I can has Serenity? I'm sold (and I already bought the game).

 

[Cipherr]

Oh god, that game looks incredible. I had zero interest, but now I'm tempted.

Seriously holy fucking shit which game is this? The X3 one?

 

[Hamster0]

Ah, I always read that as 10 total circus achievements with the map completion inclusive

yea, i skim thro the achievements list as well, didnt read it properly, im in the same boat as you, 9 circus achievements and 1 stage.

the actually wording is
"Unlock 10 of the 13 Circus Achievements along with any Abusement Park achievement."

 

[Card Boy]

I assume tommorow (or today depending on where you are) there is going to be the 'best of' daily deals?

I'm at 20 tickets and i need 1 more for Alien Breed 2.

 

[Baha]

Here's hoping they add some last minute prizes. I have 17 extra tickets and nothing I really want.

 

[Mairu]

It shouldn't though I have an issue with my saves and mods I had on an older patch being corrupt but I was just fucking around in those ones so it's not a huge loss.

Crashing on startup sounds more like you're missing some files or your computer isn't fully updated.

What could I be missing? I managed to figure out how to post on the tech support forums (register your key with them) and a couple other people there are having the same issue. No resolution yet :/

 

[ampere]

Seriously holy fucking shit which game is this? The X3 one?

Yeah, X3

 

[Gvaz]

Can I get the Slave I?

http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=168652

I can has Serenity? I'm sold (and I already bought the game).

http://cycrow.thexuniverse.us/

 

[Claytron]

$87.77 and 27 games later I don't whether to love or hate Steam. I think I'm done unless Mirror's Edge is on sale tomorrow (probably not?).

 

[Aselith]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/mag-monkey/Firespray_IN_GAME.jpg[/MG]
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[url]http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=168652[/url]

[IMG]http://cycrow.thexuniverse.us/ships/pics/serenity2.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://cycrow.thexuniverse.us/ships/pics/sharlin2.jpg[IMG]
[url]http://cycrow.thexuniverse.us/[/url][/QUOTE]

You're one of the good ones no matter what they say!

 

[Gvaz]

You're one of the good ones no matter what they say!

I'm just tryin to help~

 

[Sblargh]

Stop making me want to buy game, gaf! >.<

Edit: 6 bucks and gaf hype. Damn, I'm weak.

 

[Aselith]

Stop making me want to buy game, gaf! >.<

Game love Sblargh!

 

[Salsa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbixua3tJO4&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_473360

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKwSZK8uNtU

well shit it doesnt look so bad

 

[Baha]

Just a heads up for Nvidia users who own Stubbs, drivers 260.89 work. I got the game running nicely. I also added stubbs.exe and OpenALwEAX.exe to the DEP exception list. This should fix the crash you get when you attempt to load the game.

 

[Dead Man]

Awesomepics
http://cycrow.thexuniverse.us/

So glad I bouth the whole pack, just to support the team making this series. And the mods are awesome!! How the hell have I never heard of this game? I just need to go buy a flightstick tomorrow and tsart playing the shit out of it.

http://cycrow.thexuniverse.us/ships/index.html

So many cool ship in addition to the awesome ones in the game already.

Edit: Oh shit, nostalgia overload: http://cycrow.thexuniverse.us/ships/index.html#buckrogers

 

[Petrie]

I guess Terraria still isn't doing 1/2 bad, sitting at number 2 now behind only Portal 2. Either they did really well earlier or most people don't care about the price increase like we Gaffers seem to.

 

[Aselith]

So glad I bouth the whole pack, just to support the team making this series. And the mods are awesome!! How the hell have I never heard of this game? I just need to go buy a flightstick tomorrow and tsart playing the shit out of it.

http://cycrow.thexuniverse.us/ships/index.html

So many cool ship in addition to the awesome ones in the game already.

I'm looking at one myself. From what I saw the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X would be a good lower end ~30 option whereas the higher end Saitek X52 is a little fancier and at the price of about 80 dollars...and then there's this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002G1YPP2/?tag=neogaf0e-20

AND THEN THERE'S THIS: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00419ZUXS/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[Kalnos]

I guess Terraria still isn;t doing 1/2 bad, sitting at number 2 now behind only Portal 2. Either they did really well earlier or most people don't care about the price increase like we Gaffers seem to.

Before the steam sale started the game was consistently in the top 5, I highly doubt people are that broken up about the current price. It isn't that old of a game and the content you get is enormous and growing rapidly.

 

[Carm]

damn, salsa's last day indie thread is amazing, gonna end up spending more now.

i wanna get ghostbusters (had it on 360) but wasnt it like $5 last halloween? im thinking i'll wait till then again if so.

If you're on a dual core I wouldn't bother, it's a pretty bad port. Quad should be fine, though its still gonna be all over the place performance wise.

 

[Petrie]

I'm looking at one myself. From what I saw the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X would be a good lower end ~30 option whereas the higher end Saitek X52 is a little fancier and at the price of about 80 dollars...and then there's this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002G1YPP2/?tag=neogaf0e-20

AND THEN THERE'S THIS: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00419ZUXS/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I find it hilarious that people who just bought a $5 game are looking at flights sticks for it that cost 8x - 20x as much or more. We're awesome.

 

[Dead Man]

I'm looking at one myself. From what I saw the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X would be a good lower end ~30 option whereas the higher end Saitek X52 is a little fancier and at the price of about 80 dollars...and then there's this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002G1YPP2/?tag=neogaf0e-20

AND THEN THERE'S THIS: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00419ZUXS/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Unf... my pants. But I will have to stay on the cheap end for now, probably sub$50 since my employment status is... nill. But I also got Wings of Prey, so if both end up being good I'll get a better one down the line.

I find it hilarious that people who just bought a $5 game are looking at flights sticks for it that cost 8x - 20x as much or more. We're awesome.

Yes we are!

 

[Petrie]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CXYMFS/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I'd love it if anyone could give me impressions on this, or other similarly priced sticks. I'm not going to go all-out seeing as I don't even know if I'll get into the game/genre, but it seems like it'd be hard to really enjoy this game with Mouse and Keyboard. If I'm wrong do say so though!

 

[Sblargh]

X3: Reunion - 2.49
X3: Terran Conflict - 4.99
Portal 2 - 24.99
Left 4 Dead Bundle - 7.49
The Deus Ex Collection - 4.99
Torchlight - 2.99
Bioshock 2, Darksiders - 9.98
The Heroes Pack - 4.99
Oblivion Game of the Year Deluxe - 8.50

Total Damage: $71.41

A bit more than I hoped to spend, but I guess I have enough games for a while. :3
Oblivion probably the best of the pack, if only because I have 57 hours on it and finished like, one mission of the main story.
I think I won't give Heroes of Might and Magic V the love it deserves.
Most raw fun will probably come either from Torchlight or one of the L4Ds.
I will procrastinate starting X3 forever, I think I might even let it sitting until I catch up on some Sci-fi series to get in the right mood.
Deus EX there for historical value, hope I like.
Bioshock 2 and Darksiders mainly because they seemed too cheap to pass.

 

[Blizzard]

Ships

That mod manager says it's designed mainly for X3 Reunion. I only have X3 Terran Conflict which I think I heard was generally the best. Are most/all of those ships still compatible?

 

[Aselith]

Unf... my pants. But I will have to stay on the cheap end for now, probably sub$50 since my employment status is... nill. But I also got Wings of Prey, so if both end up being good I'll get a better one down the line!

I'm doing the same. That Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X is probably the way to go. Currently on Amazon for 33 dollars and someone was saying earlier in the thread that it is a good quality stick and it has a detachable throttle lever section in addition to the stick. Looks to be a good deal.

 

[Alex Connolly]

Just bear in mind X3:TC is, at it's strongest, a trading empire builder. You might find yourself using the mouse to control everything and using a lot of SETA time compression and autopilot. Just play a little first and see what you think.

Not that having a massive Thrustmaster joystick kicking around is a bad situation.

 

[Dead Man]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CXYMFS/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I'd love it if anyone could give me impressions on this, or other similarly priced sticks. I'm not going to go all-out seeing as I don't even know if I'll get into the game/genre, but it seems like it'd be hard to really enjoy this game with Mouse and Keyboard. If I'm wrong do say so though!

I'm doing the same. That Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X is probably the way to go. Currently on Amazon for 33 dollars and someone was saying earlier in the thread that it is a good quality stick and it has a detachable throttle lever section in addition to the stick. Looks to be a good deal.

That looks perfect, now to find out how badly I will get bent over finding one in Australia!

Edit: Yeah

 

[Petrie]

Just bear in mind X3:TC is, at it's strongest, a trading empire builder. You might find yourself using the mouse to control everything and using a lot of SETA time compression and autopilot. Just play a little first and see what you think.

Oh to only have a clue what any of this means. I hope this game is 1/2 the experience I'm hoping for.

 

[Aselith]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CXYMFS/?tag=neogaf0e-20

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41pXRCJ5NrL._SL500_AA300_.jpg[IMG]

I'd love it if anyone could give me impressions on this, or other similarly priced sticks. I'm not going to go all-out seeing as I don't even know if I'll get into the game/genre, but it seems like it'd be hard to really enjoy this game with Mouse and Keyboard. If I'm wrong do say so though![/QUOTE]


The response I got earlier when I asked about the same stick:


[QUOTE=plc268]I have the T.Flight Hotas, and it's pretty good for the price.

I actually downgraded from the Saitek x52. While it's nice, I really didn't like the throttle being seperate from the joysick. It's mechanically sound and is a great value if you can find it for less than $70.

The T.Flight Hotas is one unit (two actually, but you connect them together). It's pretty solid, and have no overall complaints. The build is inferior to the Saiteks, but it's a matter of you get what you pay for. That's not to say it's poorly built (I use mine on a regular basis, at least twice a week, for the past year and a half), the Saitek just feels better.

But yea, no complaints. For value, the T.Flight Hotas can't be beat, but if you want something a little better go for the x52.[/QUOTE]