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[NingenJanai]

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But what is SAM? And how do I figure out appids?

 

[Xanathus]

But what is SAM?

http://gib.me/sam/

 

[JaseC]

But what is SAM?

Steam Achievement Manager.

Tutorial below


Edit: beaten. DAMN YOU ALWAYS ON JASEC >.<

Microsoft's next console will require an always-on JaseC.

 

[NingenJanai]

http://gib.me/sam/

Steam Achievement Manager.

Awesome, thanks.

How do I figure out the appids of the games I own?

 

[JaseC]

Awesome, thanks.

How do I figure out the appids of the games I own?

See my post above:

To idle in non-Steam[works] games you need to manually input the app id, so I recommend loading up your badge page as you can hover over the game name and see the id as part of the URL (http://steamcommunity.com/id/YourProfileURL/gamecards/appidhere/).

 

[Deques]

Microsoft's next console will require an always-on JaseC.

The horror...

 

[NingenJanai]

See my post above:

Thanks I'm a little bit dense today.

 

[scokem]

Well I just checked out Routine and The Forest after seeing you guys mention them and am impressed by both so will be keeping an eye on them. There's something about survival horror that I find enticing despite it usually making me get all on edge and even jumping all the time when done well. I don't know why I do it to myself but I mostly insist on playing them with the blinds shut, lights off and headphones loud - nothing like making the old ticker race unnecessarily...

 

[RionaaM]

Old ? Poöf vs the Cursed Kitty! coming to Steam. It's Arkedo (Hell Yeah!) latest game.

Loved Hell Yeah! Color me interested.

 

[FloatOn]

Old ? Poöf vs the Cursed Kitty! coming to Steam. It's Arkedo (Hell Yeah!) latest game.

hey I thought arkedo closed down or something?

good news that they are still around. I still need to finish hell yeah.

 

[Kifimbo]

hey I thought arkedo closed down or something?

good news that they are still around. I still need to finish hell yeah.

They decided to go back to smaller games like the Arkedo series. I think they didn't like their experience with a publisher.

 

[toddhunter]

Well I just checked out Routine and The Forest after seeing you guys mention them and am impressed by both so will be keeping an eye on them. There's something about survival horror that I find enticing despite it usually making me get all on edge and even jumping all the time when done well. I don't know why I do it to myself but I mostly insist on playing them with the blinds shut, lights off and headphones loud - nothing like making the old ticker race unnecessarily...

Routine and an oculus rift is somewhat interesting.

 

[fantomena]

Who's getting Castlevania on launch? Thinking about pre-ordering it. 22,49€ is not a bad price.

 

[FloatOn]

Who's getting Castlevania on launch? Thinking about pre-ordering it. 22,49€ is not a bad price.

I have this rule about not spending more than 15 dollars on pc ports that come out way later than they should.

 

[NaM]

Who's getting Castlevania on launch? Thinking about pre-ordering it. 22,49€ is not a bad price.

I already finished it on PS3 so I won't buy it but the game is great fun and on PC it should be glorious.

 

[NingenJanai]

Who's getting Castlevania on launch? Thinking about pre-ordering it. 22,49€ is not a bad price.

I would if I didn't beat it already on 360, it's an awesome hack and slash game, highly recommended.

Will definitely double dip when it's cheaper.

 

[JaseC]

Who's getting Castlevania on launch? Thinking about pre-ordering it. 22,49€ is not a bad price.

I pre-ordered it through Dunder a while ago but I'm not sure if I'll be playing it come release day. I'd intended to play through the game with a mate, who's a big God of War fan, but he recently got a FIFO job and won't be back for four weeks.

 

[fantomena]

I never boguht it for any of my consoles so I bet it will be glorious at 60 FPS in 1080p. Love God of War so LoS is probably perfect as a God of War on PC.

 

[FloatOn]

I never boguht it for any of my consoles so I bet it will be glorious at 60 FPS in 1080p. Love God of War so LoS is probably perfect as a God of War on PC.

the demo was very nice. if you don't mind paying somewhat of a premium on an old game then I say go for it.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Who's getting Castlevania on launch? Thinking about pre-ordering it. 22,49€ is not a bad price.

Got it from tf2outpost for about half the price.

Will play the shit out of it and finally finish it with a great framerate.

 

[XShagrath]

I also picked up Castlevania via DS. Don't know when I'll get around to it, but it's there.

 

[NingenJanai]

I'm replaying Symphony of the Night on Vita, such an awesome game, wish all the 2D Castlevanias were released on PC.

 

[CecilRousso]

First time I've heard about Steam Achievement Manager. People are actually running software to cheat with achievements?

 

[derExperte]

Who's getting Castlevania on launch? Thinking about pre-ordering it. 22,49€ is not a bad price.

Me, preordered it almost immediately.

 

[JaseC]

First time I've heard about Steam Achievement Manager. People are actually running software to cheat with achievements?

That, and it can also be handy in situations where the achievements themselves are broken (the original Darksiders has one or two of these, I believe).

 

[Deques]

First time I've heard about Steam Achievement Manager. People are actually running software to cheat with achievements?

Only those fake achievement hunters use this to get all achievements instantly.

That, and it can also be handy in situations where the achievements themselves are broken (the original Darksiders has one or two of these, I believe).

Darksiders is broken because it doesn't registers properly when an achievement requirement is achieved. Sometimes I had to restart Darksiders and do the procedures again in order to get the achievements. Meaning the achievements aren't really broken. The game is broken

 

[fantomena]

First time I've heard about Steam Achievement Manager. People are actually running software to cheat with achievements?

I have cheaten with achievements in over a year, no problem yet. First time I used it was to fix the bugged Walking Dead achievement.

 

[Gbraga]

Who's getting Castlevania on launch? Thinking about pre-ordering it. 22,49€ is not a bad price.

Got it with Dunder. Can't wait to play it with proper resolution and framerate. Really enjoyed the game in its 20fps glory on consoles.

 

[Wok]

Gone Home will be released in five hours.

Gone Home, in its standard form, is about exploring a dark house, turning on the lights as you go, unlocking doors and finding audio diaries that tell the story of a year in the life of the Greenbriar family. The dark house is foreboding and atmospheric; the locked doors allow us to arrange the story in some semblance of order as you open up new areas; and Sam&#8217;s voice provides a human connection to the story.

When you start a new game, you can optionally choose from four modifiers: All Lights Start On, Disable Map, Unlock All Doors, and Disable Voice Diaries. But of course, all these Modifiers are totally optional&#8211; the game with all Modifiers turned off is the canonical way to play, the experience that we&#8217;ve designed as intended. But we didn&#8217;t want to make Modifiers a New Game+ deal, where you were forced to play through the whole game &#8220;our way&#8221; before we unlocked the ability to play it &#8220;your way.&#8221;

All of the modifiers are mix-and-match, to fit how you want to play. I think one interesting experience, for instance, will be for players to try turning off Audio Diaries, exploring as much of the house as they can, then starting a new game with Audio Diaries turned on, to reveal a new side of the experience and &#8220;complete&#8221; the story. Or for players that unlock all the doors and explore the story completely non-linearly, to see what it&#8217;s like doing the equivalent of starting with chapter 3, then skipping back to chapter 1 and so on. It&#8217;ll be fascinating to see what people think is the &#8220;best&#8221; way to experience Gone Home!

I don't know yet, but I might spend the money I have earned with Steam cards on this $20-game. If I play, I might disable maps and voices for a try, playing it the hardcore way.

 

[JaseC]

Darksiders is broken because it doesn't registers properly when an achievement requirement is achieved. Sometimes I had to restart Darksiders and do the procedures again in order to get the achievements. Meaning the achievements aren't really broken. The game is broken

Even better! As an example case, I mean.

 

[Deques]

I have cheaten with achievements in over a year, no problem yet. First time I used it was to fix the bugged Walking Dead achievement.

Do you use SAM to obtain all achievements??

 

[Ikuu]

First time I've heard about Steam Achievement Manager. People are actually running software to cheat with achievements?

Used it for years and never had an issues, usually just use it for bugged achievements.

 

[chrominance]

Heads up: Crusader Kings II is supposed to be 75% off at Gamestop Now (formerly Impulse--man, does anyone even remember Impulse anymore?), but somehow that translates into $4.99, NOT $9.99 as you'd expect. Activates on Steam. GO GO GO

 

[Gbraga]

I'm not sure about this Gone Home stuff. I always like to play the way it was designed and balanced, but in this case it just seems like I'm missing on a lot of content if I do.

 

[Wok]

First time I've heard about Steam Achievement Manager. People are actually running software to cheat with achievements?

I would have used it to unlock an achievement with a DLC of Mafia 2: I have finished the DLC but offline, and the achievement has never registered. The thing is there is an autosave in the game and I would not be able to play the last mission again without replaying the full DLC, which was in fact a pretty bad DLC.

I'm not sure about this Gone Home stuff. I always like to play the way it was designed and balanced, but in this case it just seems like I'm missing on a lot of content if I do.

You can disable everything if you plan to replay the game with the voices.

 

[FloatOn]

Is this month flying by for anyone else? I just realized The Bureau comes out this coming Thursday.

I was hoping to be done with the Ys games before it dropped.

I blame Spelunky.

 

[YianGaruga]

Gone Home will be released in five hours.

I don't know yet, but I might spend the money I have earned with Steam cards on this $20-game. If I play, I might disable maps and voices for a try, playing it the hardcore way.

Steve Gaynor of Idle Thumbs and lead designer/writer of Minerva's Den has been working on this. Never knew this before. Interested to hear impressions later.

 

[fantomena]

I cheat with achievements due to I don't give a shit about them. I hate seeing that I have not 100% completed a game because of achievements in the game tab in the library, so I just use SAM to get the last.

I don't see the problem with it since I don't care about them. Also, as far as i know, it won't hurt other players.

 

[Gbraga]

You can disable everything if you plan to replay the game with the voices.

Wait, I think I got it wrong, the intended way is with map and voices?

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Man, fuck that last timed sequence in DuckTales.

Agreed.

Spoiler

Magica and Glomgold reached the top

before I could get past even the second screen.

The two new levels in this game are easily the weakest.

 

[YianGaruga]

I don't give a shit about them.

I hate seeing that I have not 100% completed a game because of achievements

I don't care about them

huh

 

[morningbus]

I think you do care, though.

 

[Ogedai_Khan]

Is this month flying by for anyone else? I just realized The Bureau comes out this coming Thursday.

I hope this game's good. Don't have the funds to preorder but I have it on my wishlist and look forward to getting it down the line.

 

[Deques]

I cheat with achievements due to I don't give a shit about them. I hate seeing that I have not 100% completed a game because of achievements in the game tab in the library, so I just use SAM to get the last.

I don't see the problem with it since I don't care about them. Also, as far as i know, it won't hurt other players.

huh

Exactly my thought. Doesn't care but still care...

 

[Sini]

I cheat with achievements due to I don't give a shit about them. I hate seeing that I have not 100% completed a game because of achievements in the game tab in the library, so I just use SAM to get the last.

I don't see the problem with it since I don't care about them. Also, as far as i know, it won't hurt other players.

You don't give shit about them, but you do give shit about them?
Do you have split personality?

 

[JaseC]

Wait, I think I got it wrong, the intended way is with map and voices?

Yes, the intended way is to play the game with the modifiers disabled, meaning you'll be playing with all lights initially off, the map enabled, all doors initially locked and voice diaries enabled.

 

[Gbraga]

Yes, the intended way is to play the game with the modifiers disabled, meaning you'll be playing with all lights initially off, the map enabled, all doors initially locked and voice diaries enabled.

Awesome

I hope I get to play it before 2028

 

[derExperte]

I cheat with achievements due to I don't give a shit about them.

 

[fantomena]

Yeah, kinda. It just annoys me that the achievements are there. Should be an option to turn them off.

 

[Data West]

Got a 50% off Dawn of Fantasy: Kingdom Wars coupon from my craft.

Cool, I guess?

Also I'm holding off on LoS and Bureau just because there's already so much stuff I want to get this month and next. Those seem like good Christmas sales games.