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Steam Holiday Sale 2011 | Valve Has Run Out Of 3rd Party Coupons/Games (Dec 19-Jan 2)
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Themacabre
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Whelp. I'm done trying for the Binding of Isaac achievement. I like the game and I don't want some crappy achievement to ruin it for me.
I will NEVER play poker night at the inventory again.
I will NEVER play poker night at the inventory again.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Well, ok. But is anyone still playing Q3 online, with the F2P QL right there?
That's also a good question, but not really relevant to mine.
Foliorum Viridum
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Any chance to call Q4 out as a piece of shit can't be missed 
throwawayname
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Last time I played it (some months ago) there was a good amount of people playing it(mostly mods server).
I played some Q3 vanilla a couple of days ago and there were still active servers!
Is the DLC for Mafia II worth it?
Searched the last 6 pages and found nothing about it.
inanutshell
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There's a link in the Steam Binding of Isaac forum to a txt file that will unlock most of the achievements in the game including the one needed for the challenge.
See: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2398585
rohlfinator
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Hm, just Edge for me today. I think I'm pretty much at the point where there's not much left I want out of this sale. Just New Vegas, and I'd maybe jump on Saints Row 3 if they drop it to $20 or so like GMG had earlier in the month.
mikespit1200
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Where are the edge bonus levels?
If you like Quake and want more content..
You have to sign up with their Steam group to be able to access them, there should be a link in-game somewhere from the main menu.
Themacabre
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RoaringHawk
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Don't know, I bought all of it today because I loved 2 and wanted more of it
Heard great things about Joe's Adventure DLC! Only this one and Jimmy's Vindetta adds new missions, rest of DLC is cars/clothes.
yay! No more playing this POS
Any chance to call Q4 out as a piece of shit can't be missed
On this I'll agree.
The demo pretty much cobbled all the decent parts together. The full game is all down hill from there.
Q4 was the final straw for me ever giving Raven the benefit of the doubt.
Wow, that actually worked! I played it for the first time today for about two hours, but only got the required room once, and when I did, the boss wasn't there. Fortunately, it's a fun game, even if I find the theme a bit distasteful.
...and for my efforts -- 50% off Farming Simulator 2011! Oh well, easy come, easy go.
Stallion Free
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Here were my thoughts on Quake 1 + Mission Packs (I played them earlier this year:
So I recently played through Quake and it's two mission packs. I have owned these games for an eternity, but I had never finished them. I figure since everyone owns the Id pack on Steam I'd write up my thoughts on them and how I approached them as a pro-tier PC user.
Thoughts on Quake:
-I loved that it followed the Doom-style level design where you can find some of the best weapons in the game tucked away in early level's secrets. The secret areas are almost always rewarding and it makes the exploration aspect feel good. The flow of each level is great as completing them felt very natural and I never missed the map feature from Doom.
-The combat hasn't aged in the slightest. Each weapon feels very distinct and they all lead to wonderful results (usually gibs). Most enemies have a specific weapon type that works best on them so using the whole selection is encouraged.
-The weird mix of medieval art and sci-fi stylings makes for a really fun mix. It has a good Cthulhu vibe to it and it's certainly unique. The design extends to enemies too in a really amusing way.
-The subtle, ambient soundtrack by NIN is fantastic and sets a great mood.
-Some of the later levels in each episode start to fall prey to the enemy slog. While the combat is fun, it starts to drag when you have 60+ enemies in a 10 minute level. The best levels are the ones that balance combat and exploration.
Thoughts on the Mission Packs:
-I liked that the devs who took over for Id really pushed the Quake engine to a level we didn't see in the original. There are scripted moments where the environments actually changed, such as pillars falling or ceilings in a cave start to crumble. While laughable by today's standards, it's a neat look at the start of it.
-The new weapons and old weapon variants are all fantastic. The real highlights are the multi-rocket launcher and the laser cannon. You feel like you have some ridiculous firepower by the end of each episode.
-The real bummer with both episodes is that they take the enemy count and turn it up to 11. I started having to break up my play sessions to just one or two levels at a time because after a single level I would just feel tired. There are some really wonderful environments to explore, but they pack them with 100+ enemies and it kind of ruins it.
-The soundtracks are pretty disappointing as they ditch the style of the soundtrack from the original and go for a more in your face approach.
Overall:
Despite some of the highlights from the mission packs, I really only recommend playing the original. If you fall in love with the original, go ahead and play the mission packs, but be warned.
Pro-Tier PC Stuff:
-So I wanted to play Quake 1 OG style, but widescreen. The best way to do this is through a source port and the one I chose was Darkplaces. Darkplaces gave me flawless widescreen support and also allowed me to turn off all the additional effects they added to the engine (which look ridiculous in my opinion). Setting up the Darkplaces is really easy and it supports the mission packs too. On top of Darkplaces I threw on AA through Nvidia. But...
-The music for the games is missing for the Steam releases. To remedy this I dug up some .pk3 files that can simply be dropped in the folder for each game and is then seen by Darkplaces. The links are here:
- Quake (goes in the "Id1" folder)
- Scourge of Armagon (goes in the "hipnotic" folder)
- Dissolution of Eternity (goes in the "rogue" folder)
-The last thing I wanted was to start these versions of the games through Steam and have them read as if they the actual Quake 1 + expansions on my list. To do this I copied the contents of my Darkplaces folder and dropped it into the Steam Quake folder. It will ask you if you want to replace files, click yes. Then I renamed the "winquake.exe" to something else and switched the darkplaces.exe to "winquake.exe" All Steam wants is an exe with that name so it will use the renamed darkplaces.exe and just roll with it. For the expansions, set the launch options to: -hipnotic and -rogue and darkplaces will autoboot into each expansion.
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Anybody want to offer anything for a game called Gemini Rue?
I've never heard of it
I've never heard of it
RoadHazard
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Wow, really? I mean, yeah, it's an early 3D game, but I didn't think it was that tiny. Is the music MIDI? I don't remember, haven't played it in years and years and years and ye...
Foliorum Viridum
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I haven't played it yet but I have it in my library and intend to very soon. It's meant to be amazing.
Read up on it because you might want to keep it!
cicero
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So what happens next?!? Of course, what else besides me crafting a "33% OFF Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter" coupon...
Apparently it's a fantastic point and click adventure game, if you're into that sort of thing.
Got it from an indie bundle and I've been meaning to dig into it.
Payday is a pretty good game, if you do not own it already.
cicero
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You might want to keep that!
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I wish I read your post in time. Just traded it for 6 coal and crafted it into a 50% off portal 2 coupon. I happen to like point and click games too. Oh well
Edit: Now I feel worse, I might just buy it now
Single player was a decent romp. That's about it. Then Wolfenstein came out and nothing was redeemable.Any chance to call Q4 out as a piece of shit can't be missed
Amazing how how the company that made SoF 2 and Jedi Academy crashed and burned so horribly.
Madrugador
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Big Bird from Sesame Street? or is "Big Bird" the name of the bird from Toki Tori?
Made this anyway
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
It's CD-tracks. First track on the CD was the game, the rest the soundtrack. Too bad it isn't included with the game, you'll have to download it and either burn a cd or tweak the game a bit.
Regardless, it's amazing of how much I remember. I blew through the first campaign in what felt like 10 minutes on Hard without missing a beat. It's fast-paced, arcade-y and perfect in mood and balancing. They just don't make them like this any more. Still alot of fun, hasn't aged a bit.
yes, just launch then game, alt+tab and restart the paused game download and go back to your game.
Cloudius12
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Traumahound
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Anyone have any thoughts on the Dungeon Siege 3 DLC?
I picked DS3 up when it was $5 at Amazon, but haven't had a change to play it yet.
Is the DLC worth another $4?
(Sorry for cross-posting here and the DS3 thread, but that thread seems a little dead.)
I picked DS3 up when it was $5 at Amazon, but haven't had a change to play it yet.
Is the DLC worth another $4?
(Sorry for cross-posting here and the DS3 thread, but that thread seems a little dead.)
Togglesworlh
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