Kudo
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Two separate, the mod checks if your Steam account actually has Nier Automata in it.
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STEAM | May 2017 - Praeying for Dino Crisis
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Two separate, the mod checks if your Steam account actually has Nier Automata in it.
Wok
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I assume the original intent was just to ban pirates from using the mod, then two people spammed his forum feedback threads, and got banned as well somehow from using the mod. The forum spam might have been an outrage due to the pirate ban, which is odd:
- either the spammers are pirates and they were already banned from using the mod anyway,
- or the spammers are legitimate customers who happen to be genuinely outraged by the pirate checks, which sounds more likely.
Not all store pages mention regional restrictions as they're notices by the publisher, not something inserted by Steam. Steam's regions of restricted trade haven't changed, although Valve has adjusted the checkout process such that the restricted gift warning now only appears on the purchase confirmation screen. It's still possible to accidentally send someone a region-locked gift if you're not sure what region they're in and either the price difference is low or the game isn't available in their region and the package you're buying has no PurchaseRestrictedCountries flags, but the purchase is now automatically refunded if the gift is declined.
PLASTICA-MAN
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Wow wow! I just noticed that when you said it. This is even worse. Why did they do that?
Will it mention/stop me before I make payment if I'm trying to gift it to someone outside my region?
edit: Just attemped to do it and yeah it stops you at the payment method selection page
nah, blacklist is built in to his "mod system" and entirely offline.
If I'm not mistaken, it only verifies if the steam_api.dll file is legitimate.
iirc just checks some files (in case of bereseria even deletes some) and if it founds something weird it detoriates gameplay (adds more crashes, messes up fps, ...) without much of a notice
(Important to note that the file it deletes on Berseria is a file that comes only with the pirated version of the game, nothing else, from what's being posted in the community hub).
@ezodagrom: honestly after reading a some posts by this modder , i wouldnt touch any of his work with 10-ft pole 
Its a nice idea to have antipiracy checks in a mod but its a bit overkill to such mod to iclude stuff that can intentionally make the game crash or mess the framerate if it founds some suspicious file without clear sign that it crashes or runs like shit because it detected pirated files.
its bad enough trhat included drm randomly screwed me over couple times .. now i have to be even afraid of mods not to buttfart my game? (like my legit gta 5 did and i had to wait 4 weeks for support to fix it)
Its a nice idea to have antipiracy checks in a mod but its a bit overkill to such mod to iclude stuff that can intentionally make the game crash or mess the framerate if it founds some suspicious file without clear sign that it crashes or runs like shit because it detected pirated files.
its bad enough trhat included drm randomly screwed me over couple times .. now i have to be even afraid of mods not to buttfart my game? (like my legit gta 5 did and i had to wait 4 weeks for support to fix it)
A legitimate customer is not gonna be having issues when it comes to the anti-piracy measures in Kaldaien's mods.@ezodagrom: honestly after reading a some posts by this modder , i wouldnt touch any of his work with 10-ft pole
Its a nice idea to have antipiracy checks in a mod but its a bit overkill to such mod to iclude stuff that can intentionally make the game crash or mess the framerate if it founds some suspicious file without clear sign that it crashes or runs like shit because it detected pirated files.
its bad enough trhat included drm randomly screwed me over couple times .. now i have to be even afraid of mods not to buttfart my game? (like my legit gta 5 did and i had to wait 4 weeks for support to fix it)
Oh, that sounds bad. I'll check out some videos when I leave work and decide, but anyway it's just 1$ so not a huge loss.
TheLetdown
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Didn't know this, and that was the last straw for me.
Time to become a PUBG all-star.
not gonna risk it though, got burned many times ... might check Nier one day as i have access to it through fam-share
RIME really looks nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujV0tmHvACg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2A-yaOaBI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujV0tmHvACg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2A-yaOaBI
I think they replaced it with that
But if you own the game, you don't see if your friends have played it/wishlisted it. Really hope they fix that.
arts&crafts
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I only played Nier for a few hours and then went to Mass Effect but I am going back to Nier now. I was using Borderless gaming before, is that still needed? Or did they patch it to work normally.
Worst case the mod is easy to be removed anyway.
Unless you use the FAR mod, borderless gaming is still needed.
Here's some free cosmetic portrait DLC to celebrate Stellaris's 1 year anniversary. Three new portraits for everyone and the pre-order portraits for anyone who doesn't have them.
The new ones look really nice!
The new ones look really nice!
arts&crafts
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Good to know, I will just play as is. I ran pretty well when I last played.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
ROCK YOU
(still no Vanquish goddamnit)
(still no Vanquish goddamnit)
Endruen
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arts&crafts
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Im over 20 hours and not done!
I am taking my time reading emails and exploring all the nooks and crannys
Endruen
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Well, he uses glitches to skip a great part of the game. It's still amusing how someone finds the glitch and then know where to go. He goes through a ceiling and then starts climbing a tall wall with the Gloo Cannon spending 3 minutes in the process and I'm like: "How the fuck did you ever know you had to climb this way?".
arts&crafts
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Reminds me of my Halo 2 days where we would spend hours trying to get outside the maps. It was a game within a game,
spindoctor
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I mean this is the justification used for every single DRM measure ever. If it's laughed off in other cases I don't know why it would stick here.
Between implementing anti piracy measures when he's not even a stakeholder and implementing a blacklist to spite a minority of ungrateful people, this guy comes across as petty and vindictive.
Jawmuncher
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The bigger question is why hasn't Square/Platinum patched the game their selves.
Lol at "assassinate the crocodile"
FeedMeAStrayCat
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Despite it's awful name, PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS has me intrigued.
However, I can't really justify dropping $30 (or close to that) on a game right now. And I've never played a game in this genre before (never played any of these hardcore, survival, battle royale games). And I'm pretty rusty on shooters in general. AND I only have an Alienware Alpha R1 (i7 version, 8 GB RAM), so I imagine the game will run fairly shitty.
But it does look tense and fun. And I imagine I could recoup some or most of the cost of the game through selling crates (or whatever).
However, I can't really justify dropping $30 (or close to that) on a game right now. And I've never played a game in this genre before (never played any of these hardcore, survival, battle royale games). And I'm pretty rusty on shooters in general. AND I only have an Alienware Alpha R1 (i7 version, 8 GB RAM), so I imagine the game will run fairly shitty.
But it does look tense and fun. And I imagine I could recoup some or most of the cost of the game through selling crates (or whatever).
Tizoc
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Never trust a Croc
itsbeen84years.gif
I think the difference here is that his work is both optional, free and open source.
It knows what it did.
Hopefully this time they bring back the "Resquiat in pace" outros to all assassination missions. I mean, imagine what that crocodile would have to say for itself.
spindoctor
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That too. I know some people won't like to hear this but the post release support (or rather, the complete lack of it) has been absolutely appalling.
It's not just a PC problem either. There's some bug in the PS4 version where menus can get garbled or something like that. Almost two months since release and the game has beaten everyone's expectations when it comes to sales but the developer and publisher can't be bothered to fix absolutely amateur mistakes in their product.
Nobody is questioning whether or not he is allowed to do what he's doing. It's still pretty vindictive though. And I personally think deleting files from your PC crosses the line, regardless of whether the mod is free or not.
Well, to be fair, it was a Templar croc
They're going for a more grounded story this time
Jawmuncher
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I'm sure you have to assassinate the Crocodile because it's eating children or something.
In that time period, sneaking up on it and stabbing it in the skull makes more sense than trying to fight it with a sword.
In that time period, sneaking up on it and stabbing it in the skull makes more sense than trying to fight it with a sword.
And I even defended the port on release, because it was good.
Well, it was good for a launch, since there are always going to be some bugs and the usual expectation is that those that make it through get quickly squashed in a week or 2.
Well, yeah. Look where we are.
I don't think Bayonetta has been patched either?
spindoctor
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I wonder if the extra year they took to make the new AC will mean it actually tries to do something new or if it's just another run of the mill AC game but with more polish this time.
I was worried due to this tweet, but it looks like my fears were unfounded as 'Steam' are in big letters in China
In another note, vis a vis the below, Unbounded had some good gameplay, but I'd be far more interested if it was actual Ridge Racer (koff koff good guy Namco)
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