The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[HanoverF]

Badges give you priority seating when Gaben starts teh Rapture.

 

[Drakron]

You don't have to put a real name, any string will do. Same as with facebook.

No but it says for you to so anyway, also people do put their real names in Facebook ... just because people are going to do stupid things does not mean we should encourage then to do stupid things.

I suppose he wants to de-evolve Steam into a social site considering how the badges are pretty much all connected to some social bullshit.

 

[Steve]

Pretty good sale for me so far, bought Legends of Grimrock, Trine 2, Lara croft, Alan Wake and Rayman Origins which is probably the best 15€ I've spent this year, shame it doesnt have online co-op.

 

[Azalin]

Orcs must Die 75% off is recomended if you don't already own it


Frozen Synapse 80% off will probably make a lot of people around here cum too

 

[Metro]

Two Worlds 2 'Velvet Edition' (Base game + Pirates expac) is $10. Probably grabbing that. Any thoughts?

 

[OSK]

Frozen Synapse 80% off will probably make a lot of people around here cum too

I just picked up the DLC.

 

[commie]

Any reason to want Steam badges? Do I get a free game of my choice out of a it, or a hooker delivered to my door for whoring myself out in their little community game?

Well one is when you put your real name so you get a free Identify Theft (real name plus CC information, AWESOME) and maybe a mass murder stalker.

You don't have to put a real name, any string will do. Same as with facebook.

I used my real name: Karl Marx...

Two Worlds 2 'Velvet Edition' (Base game + Pirates expac) is $10. Probably grabbing that. Any thoughts?

As a Two Turds fan I say go for it. I already have the base though, but been wanting the exp for a while. The fucker costs more than the base game here. Thanks for the up.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Just the Frozen Synapse DLC for me today, unless I get a sudden and intense case of the gays and try those Ys games (Probably won't, goddamn jap shit SO ANGRY) or if a good flash sale or vote pops up.

 

[Pelvis Knot]

You don't have to put a real name, any string will do. Same as with facebook.

No but it says for you to so anyway, also people do put their real names in Facebook ... just because people are going to do stupid things does not mean we should encourage then to do stupid things.

I suppose he wants to de-evolve Steam into a social site considering how the badges are pretty much all connected to some social bullshit.

Not even GabeN can be considered responsible for people's stupidity... What they probably want with this is new Steam users that might be hiding on your Facebook friends list.
I still hope the badges have some practical use.

I used my real name: Karl Marx...

Nice to meet you Karl, my name is Any. You may call me any, though.

 

[RK47]

Two Worlds 2 'Velvet Edition' (Base game + Pirates expac) is $10. Probably grabbing that. Any thoughts?

I don't even know how I managed to last till the end of that game. There's precious few good. The sandbox exploration is curbed by the fact most quest sensitive locations are locked off. Even a tent flap is locked. A fucking cave with a door locked. Oh look, a trap door, in a cave. Locked too.

Aside from killing some wild life in the savannah to turn their meat into health potions, I have nothing positive to say. Also, multishot skill going up to at least 10 arrows (??) per shot.
I couldn't finish it due to the boss finale having a turret mini game. Fuck it. Not worth it.

 

[Metro]

Sigh... I'm literally going to be talked out of every purchase...

 

[TripJack]

unless I get a sudden and intense case of the gays and try those Ys games

you know you want to

do it

you're so close

do it

 

[commie]

Sigh... I'm literally going to be talked out of every purchase...

Well if you get talked out of everything by a poor man's Skyway like RK47 who tries to scoop up KKK's like a noob at every opportunity then you deserve to go home empty handed.

Just kiddin' RK...you must know that every purchase of Two Turds funds a third game, so Metro was ripe for the picking.

 

[mck]

Bought Orcs Must Die and Tropico Reloaded because I have always wanted to try out Slavery Tycoon Tropico 2.

 

[Metro]

Sigh... I'm literally going to be talked out of every purchase...

Well if you get talked out of everything by a poor man's Skyway like RK47 who tries to scoop up KKK's like a noob at every opportunity then you deserve to go home empty handed.

Just kiddin' RK...you must know that every purchase of Two Turds funds a third game, so Metro was ripe for the picking.

According to KC, though, I'm the poor man's Skyway.

 

[Gragt]

"de-evolve"? I think the natural evolution is to go the social and community way. Steam has been doing that for years now and people praise them for services like the friend list, messenger, community pages and the like. More than praise, that's being cited as one of the reason to have all your games on Steam so you can always be connected to your friends while you play games. Compare the current level of acceptance to the start when Steam was as villified as Origin is today. Expect more facebook and social networking features in the future.

 

[MetalCraze]

I'm the poor man Skyway.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

I bought Two Worlds 2 when it was on sale a while back, but gave up rather quickly because of all the hideous blurry shit. You can't turn it off. Also, they've fucked up the camera so it is right behind your character, slightly positioned to the right (IIRC). So you're running around like a blind rhino not able to actually see anything.

 

[Metro]

Watching videos the camera looks fine: basically the same as in the Gothics and Risen -- not sure what the problem is there. Not being able to turn motion blur off is rather annoying, though.

 

[20 Eyes]

I got Binding of Isaac yesterday. I really hate the art style, looks like MS paint shit off of 4chan circa 2008. Shoop the woop? Really? Still, it's entertaining enough for the half hour I played it. Seems like it'll be a good time waster when I only have 15-20 minutes to burn. I just can't shake the feeling that I paid money for something that should be played in a browser.

But you know what really grinds my gears? This community voting thing. Can the Steam user-base, just once, not pick the shittiest game out of the three? Step it up, people.

Football Manager is a game that baffles me. I have a double disadvantage:
1) I'm American, so I can recognize that soccer is boring
2) I'm a nerd, so I think sports in general are not that interesting

Yet this game secures the #1 spot on Steam's list of games being played on most days. I don't really know what to think, besides that Europlebs and HuheuhePlebs are the biggest part of the lowest common denominator.

I think I'd enjoy Football Manager, if only it wasn't about soccer. I don't know anything about the sport except that it's like hockey, but slower and on grass and without the violence. It seems to be a pretty deep sim, in any case.

 

[commie]

I bought Two Worlds 2 when it was on sale a while back, but gave up rather quickly because of all the hideous blurry shit. You can't turn it off. Also, they've fucked up the camera so it is right behind your character, slightly positioned to the right (IIRC). So you're running around like a blind rhino not able to actually see anything.

Oh but you CAN turn it off AND change the FOV AND position of character...among all manner of things.

http://segmentnext.com/2011/01/10/two-worlds-ii-tweak-guide/

Watching videos the camera looks fine: basically the same as in the Gothics and Risen -- not sure what the problem is there. Not being able to turn motion blur off is rather annoying, though.

There is no real problem..it's standard Gothic cam...I like it because it's open world and kind of like Gothic...not as good of course, but I'll take what I can get. The first one was going in a better direction overall. The second is more consoletardised although some of the quests and the different ways one can solve them are pretty damn good in TW2.

Oh and you can turn off motion blur with the console and I think the latest patch had extra options for it as well.

 

[Metro]

I got Binding of Isaac yesterday. I really hate the art style, looks like MS paint shit off of 4chan circa 2008. Shoop the woop? Really? Still, it's entertaining enough for the half hour I played it. Seems like it'll be a good time waster when I only have 15-20 minutes to burn. I just can't shake the feeling that I paid money for something that should be played in a browser.

I have nearly 200 hours sunk into Isaac + Expansion. Don't be a h8t4r!

 

[Deleted member 7219]

I bought Two Worlds 2 when it was on sale a while back, but gave up rather quickly because of all the hideous blurry shit. You can't turn it off. Also, they've fucked up the camera so it is right behind your character, slightly positioned to the right (IIRC). So you're running around like a blind rhino not able to actually see anything.

Oh but you CAN turn it off AND change the FOV AND position of character...among all manner of things.

http://segmentnext.com/2011/01/10/two-worlds-ii-tweak-guide/

Watching videos the camera looks fine: basically the same as in the Gothics and Risen -- not sure what the problem is there. Not being able to turn motion blur off is rather annoying, though.

There is no real problem..it's standard Gothic cam...I like it because it's open world and kind of like Gothic...not as good of course, but I'll take what I can get. The first one was going in a better direction overall. The second is more consoletardised although some of the quests and the different ways one can solve them are pretty damn good in TW2.

Oh and you can turn off motion blur with the console and I think the latest patch had extra options for it as well.

Will typing in those commands and saving the game mean I won't have to keep typing them in every time I launch?

 

[Metro]

There's also this 'worldmerge' mod someone posted several months ago: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/two-worlds-2-worldmerge-mod-released.67022/

 

[commie]

Will typing in those commands and saving the game mean I won't have to keep typing them in every time I launch?

Well there's this:

AutoexecGame2.con
You can find this file in the game directory under Parameters folder. This file contain information with which the game will start up. You can paste all your console command tweaks in this file in order so that the game load the changes you have made via console when you start the game. Or you can simple put the commands in the console and they will still be effective.

So you just need to edit what you would type in the console. Here's a better example of how to do it:

Lastly, here some major tweaks that you can use with Two Worlds II. To use them, create a folder named 'parameters' in your Main game folder, create a file named 'autoexec2.con' and paste them in there (or edit them and use whatever value you want):

Engine.DstFarPlane 1200 (better draw distance for the objects)
Engine.GrassUserDistance 3 (better draw distance for the grass)
Engine.MBlurIntensity 0 (reduces the intensity of motion blur)
Engine.Mblurscale 0 (reduces the motion blur)
Engine.EdgeAABlend 0.2 (use a value from 0 to 1)
Engine.BloomMultiplier 0.5 (bloom intensity, use a value from 0 to 1)
Engine.fov 65 (changes the field of view)
Engine.MaxAnisotrophy 16
Engine.UseDOF 0 (removes the DoF)
Engine.DOFScaleFct 0 (reduces the DoF)​