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STEAM | May 2017 - Praeying for Dino Crisis
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
My understanding is that the Russian government and a few large Eastern European ISPs have labeled Enhanced Steam's public-facing IP addresses (provided by Cloudflare) as bad because they used to belong to a site that had online gambling(?). Their process to block them was so slow that the old site closed up shop, the addresses were returned to Cloudflare, and we re-issued to me.
After several attempts to contact Cloudflare about the issues their resolution was essentially "take it up with the Russian government if that's who's blocking it" (apparently, the majority of Cloudflare's IP addresses are blocked by them now so they couldn't even re-issue any addresses that weren't already confirmed to be blocked).
If you're affected by this, I would recommend either contacting your ISP or getting a reliable VPN connection in order to access Enhanced Steam's API servers.
I've seen people say that if you can't lock a game at 60, then 30 would be the next 'smoothest' choice, but in literally every experience I've had, a locked 45 has always felt better than a locked 30.
What's wrong with Andromeda for you? I was planning on playing it soon, and from what I've heard the latest parches fixed most of the technical stuff, and even improved the writing if I recall correctly, so I thought it was ok now
Baron von Loathsome
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now that capcom got dragon's dogma ps4 out of the way, they gonna announce that okami hd port soon right
Or Viewtiful Joe. It's been eleven years since any Viewtiful Joe game got any release or port on any platform in any region.
Kssio_Aug
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Thanks. Cause there are some games that I can't really get an stable 60fps at the moment, and was thinking about locking it at 45 fps.
Also, I don't know how v-sync works exactly. In this case, since 45 is not a standard frame-rate for a 60hz monitor, would there be tearing? Would be necessary to turn v-sync on?
I'm not actually sure, since I'm the kind of crazy person that has to have V-sync on always, because I absolutely hate tearing.
I think you would still get tearing without V-sync @ 45fps, but I'm not completely sure. Give it a shot without, if it tears, put it back on.
GoldandBlue
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There's always some counter argument for these. "A lap top is too big!" Or "a GPD Win is only something weirdos on a gaming forum use, jeez, don't wanna pull one of those out during a rooftop party!"
Baron von Loathsome
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What kind of person pulls a Vita out at any party?
Madventure
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Kssio_Aug
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Yup, I will run some tests! Thanks by the way! =)
Endruen
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PS4.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
What would either of these statements even mean?
jediyoshi
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jshackles is a danger and can't be trusted with cyber.
PetriP-TNT
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Pretty sure it means that you should delete AVG because it's a terrible piece of program
I hear Jawmuncher paid Shack 50 bucks to put a trojan on enhanced Steam so it changes all your wallpapers to Regina wallpapers, and you cant change them back even with a drive wipe.
Truly the most heinous of actions.
Truly the most heinous of actions.
Oh thank fuck. I hope they'll bring every single one of them but I'm glad I won't have to wait until 2020 to play 5. I wasn't super eager to replay 3, anyway.
Jawmuncher
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If I did play Disagea I probably would use the PC versions, so I could use cheat engine and negate the grind when needed.
Money well spent
Money well spent
Tizoc
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MulderYuffie
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I need these so bad would be day 1!
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I would like to point out that Enhanced Steam is still open source, you can even compile the latest version (or dev version if you're feeling brave) yourself and run it that way.
I believe AVG operates under a report model meaning they don't actually scan the extension in question before reporting it as "dangerous" but instead rely on users saying it's dangerous. The one star rating is probably the result of a low number of Enhanced Steam users using (and reporting back to) AVG.
If AVG's ratings are anything like Google's reviews, they'll be filled with people who either don't comprehend what it actually does, or don't understand how extensions work in general.
I believe AVG operates under a report model meaning they don't actually scan the extension in question before reporting it as "dangerous" but instead rely on users saying it's dangerous. The one star rating is probably the result of a low number of Enhanced Steam users using (and reporting back to) AVG.
If AVG's ratings are anything like Google's reviews, they'll be filled with people who either don't comprehend what it actually does, or don't understand how extensions work in general.
ramoisdead
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Yeah it would be a wise move to bring D5 out now. PC already has 2 Disgaea games out so putting out D5 for a higher price sooner to an audience that now knows what Disgaea is compared to later for a lower price would be beneficial for all parties.
I still hope we get 3 and 4 though in the future.
LurkerPrime
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Steam's Discovery Queue actually showed me a neat game for once.
It just released today (USD$19.99 plus launch discount of 10%, I think), but if anyone has any impressions I'll be glad to hear them.
Release post about it:
It sounds awesome, kinda like This War of Mine fused with XCOM, and the thieves guild gameplay one would have wanted from an Elder Scrolls game. My interest is 100% piqued.Alex Thomas, co-founder of Stoic and co-creator of the Banner Saga, has just released his first solo project Killers and Thieves with the help of Stoic. This is a different kind of game from their signature viking epic but shares a lot of its DNA.
Killers and Thieves puts players into the role of the guildmaster, the shadowy figure lying at the heart of a medieval thieves guild. Recruit street rats, train them up into highly-skilled burglars and cutthroats, and then set them loose in a vast, living city. Its available now!
The heart of the game is the heist, featuring tactical real-time action as you control your crew as they break into buildings, dodge guard patrols, snatch everything valuable and then vanish into the shadows. At least, thats the idea; all too often, emergent gameplay factors will turn your carefully laid plans into a blood-soaked mess.
The world reacts to how you play, and while you are patching up the wounded and selling your ill-gotten goods on the black market, guard patrols will shift and challenge levels will change. You can adapt as well, staking out the wealthiest and least guarded parts of the city, picking your own targets, and the open-ended experience is tied together by a compelling story of betrayal and revenge.
Alexs gorgeous art has drawn inspiration from paintings and prints from the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, giving it a warm, hand-made feel. Dont be fooled, though: this game is tough. Keeping the books balanced wont be easy, and professional criminals are unforgiving when they dont get paid.
Killers and Thieves is available from Steam now. No early access and no beta period; just a complete game ready to play right now.
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It just released today (USD$19.99 plus launch discount of 10%, I think), but if anyone has any impressions I'll be glad to hear them.
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
White Wolf
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i just read gta 5 hit 80mil copies sold. phew. that 75% steam sale is going to take a fucking century at this rate
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
humble no bundle this week
Damn that was out of nowhere ... i remember reading about it as small project by creative lead of Banner Saga like two years ago ..... the nothing and boom its out :-OSteam's Discovery Queue actually showed me a neat game for once.
+ LAUNCH TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhmN1_SvFA
....although A Story About My Uncle and Neon Drive have been added to the BTA of Humble Indie 18. Either of those notable?
And another "Out of Early Access" Launch
People say its kinda mix of Freelancer, Mount and Blade in Starpoint Gemini world
RELEASE GAMEPLAY TAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR2vT-IqzRQ
People say its kinda mix of Freelancer, Mount and Blade in Starpoint Gemini world
RELEASE GAMEPLAY TAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR2vT-IqzRQ
arts&crafts
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Was hoping for some goodies to justify buying Owlboy but I already have Uncle and Neon Drive doesn't look like my cup of tea. Oh well, $1 tier it is.
sixteen-bit
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weren't they gonna add 6 games to last week's bundle?
Dominican Power
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Would I have a problem playing a fighting game at 60fps with a 60hz monitor?
Head of Vengarl
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Just started playing Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes this morning. I won it from a raffle back in 2015 (thanks Tizoc!) and had heard really good things about it from the (sadly now inactive) NooBTooB podcast (here's the episode where they talk about it). I only got to play about 30 mins of it but it's definitely a fun game so far. I've never played anything like it.
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this specific subgenre....
like roadtrip interactive narrative games or something
Neon Drive was on my wishlist, but I already owned this:
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Unfortunately characters and writing mainly, the reasons why I enjoyed the previous three Mass Effect games. The technical issues were never game breaking for me, although I can't say the occasional terrible face animation helped the game much. And obviously the game is filled with a ton of meaningless side "quests"/activities but I mainly ignored them once I learned how many of them there were and how little they mattered. For reference I did everything in previous Mass Effect games and while some of the quests in those games were the same crap as in Andromeda, it's the sheer amount that killed my interest in doing them in Andromeda.
Also the music was mostly forgettable, the last nail in the coffin. And some of the voice acting wasn't great, not helped by the dialogue. I also didn't like the open world progress/gating system. Also the menus are quite bad on PC, the quest log is really annoying to use and crafting is another unnecessary feature like it is in many games these days. But still, good characters/writing could have saved it all.
Even with all that negativity I'll say this: if you still enjoy modern open world games filled with tens of hours of stuff to do and things to click, Andromeda is one of those set in a Mass Effect galaxy. Not the galaxy we explored in the previous three games but a new one.
Addicting as hell!Still upset there's no sequel
Steam's Discovery Queue actually showed me a neat game for once.
Release post about it:
It sounds awesome, kinda like This War of Mine fused with XCOM, and the thieves guild gameplay one would have wanted from an Elder Scrolls game. My interest is 100% piqued.
It just released today (USD$19.99 plus launch discount of 10%, I think), but if anyone has any impressions I'll be glad to hear them.
Not sure what exactly tssi is but it looks outstanding. On my wishlist it goes.
Father_Brain
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Was hoping for better additions to the BTA tier, but oh well. Already own this one; the grappling hook mechanics are good, but I found it way too hard even with reasonably generous checkpoints. YMMV, though!
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Nah, you're fine. None of them are related except for the first one and Disgaea D2.
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