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Steam Summer Sales Thread: remember: you can actually play after buying
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piratepwnsninja
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The_Player said:SURE THING
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Glass Rebel
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Toma said:
Already bought Dogfighter. I'm looking for something closer to Ace Combat with a good campaign.. I played a bit of HAWX and enjoyed it a bit but I wanna know if there's something better than that.
benjipwns said:
Download the SpaceChem demo to give it a whirl, if you dont have it yet.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29016781&postcount=4501
It even has an achievement tied to it
The_Player
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*scratch* Did someone release the HD textures pack?piratepwnsninja said:
The_Player
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Qwomo said:
jambo said:
How can I redeem myself?
CommieCaptorS
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I have zero interest in the Star Wars franchise, but as I'm currently enjoying my ME1 playthrough, would KOTOR be worth it?
The_Player
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You saying it like I didn't play Dwarf Fortress.Toma said:Play this:
The you definitely are not a graphics whore
God bless the time when was so addicted to it.piratepwnsninja
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CommieCaptorS said:
Honestly, yes. You don't need any knowledge of the franchise to enjoy the game. It helps, but its a great game regardless.
The_Player said:You saying it like I didn't play Dwarf Fortress.
He played Dwarf Fortress: Graphics whore redeemed.
Need to get back to it though, had tons of updates.
Corky said:
Another believer for my wall of impressions.
piratepwnsninja
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CecilRousso said:
Just FYI, the best way to get this is to go into Last Stand and pick the Imperial Guard with a Flamer. I got the achievement in my first game.
Wh...what? What the fucking fuck? Bloodlines is fine. Combat's a bit clunky in the beginning (you need to buy better combat and gunslinging skills with skill points), and it's a bit buggy (lol PC gaming), but the rest is fine. Mind you, I have no problem playing old-ass games like Unreal Tournament and Deus Ex (it's only the old-old-old-ass PC games like Ultima that I have problems with, and I am trying to get into Ultima IV atm), so I guess it depends on how old you can go.The_Player said:
As for Spacechem, I'm sorry, but I had no idea how to proceed in the third puzzle of the demo (where you have the gold and platinum atoms), so I think I'm too stupid for this game. Pity, since it looks like something I'd enjoy otherwise.
LiquidMetal14
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Well at least you're not widening your asshole too much (like a certain gaffer did and said lol).Corky said:
Stumpokapow
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lol51 said:
Depends on the publisher. In general, if it's a Valve game, yes. If it's not, no. But again it's up to the publisher.
Seems Valve is adding some more F2P games. There's a "RockHippo comp" in the registry with two unnamed games. Looking at the RockHippo site it lists two games they've made, MicroVolts and Brawl Busters, and they're both free to play.
LiquidMetal14
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I'm glad Spacechem seems to be getting some exposure but unfortunately I just have and am currently playing tons of games. This sale ain't even really begun and is only in mid-day 2 lol
It's on my wishlist now so I don't forget about it.
I will have to show some restraint and aim for 1 or less games a day until I can add more funds. I would hate to run out only a few days in.
It's on my wishlist now so I don't forget about it.
I will have to show some restraint and aim for 1 or less games a day until I can add more funds. I would hate to run out only a few days in.
The_Player
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Toma, I can't understand: playing the third planet in Demo already. How much planets does it contains?
LiquidMetal14
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Only 2 dev packs a day people!Infinity said:
It's crazy thinking about buying say, 1 or 2 dev packs a day. You can amass a critical amount of games in such a short amount of time. I'd imagine if you bought all the dev packs, you would have a good percentage of the relevant retail/DD games in your library.
F#A#Oo said:
So you dont know what SpaceChem is about? Trust us, your fellow Gaffers, on this recommendation and grab the Demo. I'll teach you how to play.
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The most basic premise is that you got a molecule as Input to the left side, and need to transform it so you can output it like you can see on the right.
In the first level, called "Of Pancakes and Spaceships" you got "O=O" as an Input and "O=O" as the output (which means 2 O atoms that are double bonded). How convenient! You dont even need to transform it, just find a way to transport it to the right side. We'll get to transforming later, also ignore the blue line at the bottom for now.
So whats left is the red "Start" and a circle around it. The Start indicated where that circle, called Waldo, is going to start. Big deal. However it doesnt do much, since you didnt gave it any orders yet. To solve this basic levels you need to know the 4 most basic structure with which you can program orders to Waldo:
Arrows: Those change the line Waldo is running on. Play around with giving Waldo different directions.
IN ALPHA: The playing field is divided into 4 parts. A,B, Psi und W. A and B are on the left side, meaning those are the fields, where you will receive input. Psi and W are on the right, meaning you need to output there. If you put the IN ALPHA in the way of the red Waldo, you will get your INPUT into the ALPHA section of the playing field.
GRAB/DROB: Now, if you only have the input done, your Waldo doesnt do much about the molecule that just appeared. Change the arrows so that Waldo is able to touch the Molecule that will appear, and put a GRAB/DROP exactly on top of where the atom appears. This way he'll take the molecule and carry it with him. If you want to put it down, simply use another "GRAB/DROP" in the output zone.
OUT PSI: After you dropped the molecule in the output zone, you still need to tell the game that the output is ready. Looking through your tools, you'll see that the red Waldo got a tool for that. If you put it somewhere, the game will try to output all the molecules and atoms that you prepared in the corresponding output zone.
Now just make your Waldo running the same line again, and you are good to go
Also take notice that you need to have the whole molecule inside the Output zone and not just a part of it. Short:
Input Alpha, Grab, Drop, Output Psi
Congrats you solved the first level!
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The other tools, which werent used in this level but are still available are easily explained:
Rotate Molecule: Try it out yourself, put it on the Waldo line after it grabbed the "O=O", this will be used later to make your arrangements of atoms fitting to the molecule you want to produce
Sync: If the red and the blue Waldo both have a sync in their way, they'll stop at their respective sync, waiting for the other Waldo to reach theirs. This way you can easily make both lines run parallel if you need them to.
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Something else worth mentioning is the act of "Transforming" or Bonding/Unbonding, how its called in this game.
Imagine the "O=O" you got as input, but instead of having "O=O" as Output, you are required to output simply "O". For this you'll get in levels where you need them "Bonders". These are gray shades in the background that you can move around. You'll notice what I mean.
If you let your Waldo carry the "O=O" molecule to 2 Bonders, you can "unbond" them with the tool "Bond -" if both atoms are each over a Bonder. That would give you "O-O" for the moment. Since you'll need "O" however, either let it run through the bonders again, or make a second set up of bonders somewhere else. You'll figure this out on your own
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Okay, hope that helps for starters for all those who felt it was too badly explained and a bit overwhelming!
You pick up atoms or molecules in the left half of the screen and transport them to the right half of the screen.F#A#Oo said:
The minimum amount of instructions you need is:
IN (this makes an atom or molecule appear)
GRAB (picks up the atom or molecule)
DROP (drops the atom or molecule)
OUT (flushes atoms or molecules that have been dropped in the correct zone on the right)
fastford58
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Only 4 hours until...to early?
Come on Valve...Portal 2 and Bulletstorm daily-deal. My PC demands it.
Come on Valve...Portal 2 and Bulletstorm daily-deal. My PC demands it.
JacksUsername
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Two days in and I haven't bought anything. I think that's the best I've ever done for a Steam sale. I know for sure I'll be picking up Jamestown sometime during the sale, just waiting to see if it will be a daily deal or not. It's already at $6.69 though...must stay strong and be patient.
SpaceChem sort of reminds me of The Incredible Machine. The goals seem simple enough, its just trying to use the tools they give you the right and most efficient way to solve each puzzle the best you can. You're constantly swapping things around and tuning it just right until it works out.
I played it for a couple hours just then and it seemed pretty fun though I hated how confusing their explanations were in the tutorial. I felt like they just dumped you in too quick.
Anyway for 5 bucks, if you're into those sort of games, I don't think you can go much wrong with buying SpaceChem. Only 4hrs left!
Edit: P.S. Buy Braid.
I played it for a couple hours just then and it seemed pretty fun though I hated how confusing their explanations were in the tutorial. I felt like they just dumped you in too quick.
Anyway for 5 bucks, if you're into those sort of games, I don't think you can go much wrong with buying SpaceChem. Only 4hrs left!
Edit: P.S. Buy Braid.
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