Results 241 to 270 of 1471
-
2014-01-23, 02:58 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Nov 2006
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
So I just got into the Steam In-Home Streaming beta. Anyone else?
I'll probably give it a spin this weekend, when I have some free time.Avatar by araveugnitsuga | Play by Post (Guide) | Steam
Homebrewers' Extended Signatures
Hey Look, a Summer Reading List!
-
2014-01-23, 04:27 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2010
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
-
2014-01-23, 04:44 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2010
- Location
- Neurotypicalville, WA
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
Steam username is Triscuitable.
I got VAC banned in COD: Ghosts for using an FOV changer.
I try not to think of how sad that is.
-
2014-01-23, 05:00 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2007
- Location
- Manchester, UK
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
I think Cities in Motion is more Transport Tycoon than Sim City--the idea is to build the public transport systems of a city rather than the city itself.
-
2014-01-24, 09:17 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2010
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
Meh. It can't possibly be more fun than the crazy train networks in OpenTTD.
Have you SEEN an 8 line backbone interchange? So awesome. (Example.)
I really need to play that game again...
EDIT: OH NO I AM BEING SUCKED BACK IN HELPLast edited by Volatar; 2014-01-24 at 10:17 AM.
-
2014-01-24, 11:17 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2007
- Location
- Manchester, UK
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
I keep meaning to try out OpenTTD and never seem to get the chance...
-
2014-01-24, 12:09 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2009
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
ithilanor on Steam.
-
2014-01-24, 12:58 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Sep 2008
-
2014-01-24, 04:13 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2008
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
Thanks to Dirty Tabs for the Travis pony.
Spoiler
Thanks to A Thousand Words for the My Little Simhata avatar, and thanks to Trixie for fixing the cropping.
Breakdown Twilight from Pony Halloween celebration, thanks to Thanqol.
Thanks to Akrim.Elf for the awesome Laharl pony.
-
2014-01-24, 04:30 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2009
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
ithilanor on Steam.
-
2014-01-25, 04:05 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2008
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
So I logged into my Steam account today, after a nearly month long hiatus, and suddenly find I have a 50% voucher for Crusader Kings 2, expiring 1 Feb. I have decided to give it away free to anybody who wants it.
Edit: Also another coupon for 20% off Velocity Ultra has popped up.Last edited by JeminiZero; 2014-01-25 at 04:06 AM.
ESPRE Super Powers Roleplay Engine: An open game RPG about super powers.
Spoiler
Trissociate 3.5 Homebrew Base Class. Mix & match abilites & templates to make virtually any sort of character! Emerald Legion A Mind Flayer's guide to breeding Ikea Tarrasques The Blob Ikea Tarrasques Redux through Fusion+Astral Seed Spellblade Tennis Throw out nigh infinite spells per round Sleeping Raven Infinite Blood Frenzy Nigh infinite melee damage exploit
-
2014-01-25, 06:14 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
- Cippa's River Meadow
- Gender
-
2014-01-26, 06:21 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2010
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
I have no idea how long that stuff takes. I don't build that big myself. (Heck, I haven't played OpenTTD in seven years, even though it has been on my flash drive the whole time.)
If you want to see big stuff like that on a regular basis though, check out the #openttdcoop community. They are awesome.
-
2014-01-27, 02:16 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Nov 2011
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
That's almost right.
Each of the lines is only one-way (to allow for maximum throughput), two input and two outputs for each direction. So, each input only needs to go to one of 6 outputs (no need to fold back on itself, only two 'output' lines for each remaining direction). It's designed to allow trains to move at full speed (no tight turns) and using minimal ramps (that slow trains down). It also has 'priority switches' that force merging trains to wait until enough space is available on the mainline to allow the new train to be inserted into the flow without slowing the mainline trains appreciably. It also has several 'synchronizers' that account for the effect that can cause train pile-ups when going through tunnels/over bridges (because of the lack of signals). Finally, it allows trains moving straight through to simply move... straight through, with no delays.
Not as impressive as many of the designs truly obsessive players come up with. openttdcoop-ers are nuts.
-
2014-01-27, 10:10 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Sep 2010
- Location
- My Own Prison
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
Possible free copy of Enclave. Worked for me anyhow.
Chrono Crusade avi by Ceika.
Remember: Cough, Rough, Through, Though don't rhyme, but for some forsaken reason Pony and Bolonga do...They say history repeats itself, so does our constant use of emojis mean we're reverting back to Egyptian hieroglyphs?
Steam Profile
-
2014-01-28, 01:38 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2010
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
-
2014-01-28, 06:17 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Nov 2011
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
-
2014-01-28, 06:18 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2009
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
ithilanor on Steam.
-
2014-01-29, 03:35 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Sep 2005
- Location
- Australia
- Gender
-
2014-01-30, 11:32 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Sep 2007
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
Those of you who aren't playing Our Darker Purpose (???) probably should be.
That is all.
-
2014-01-31, 12:59 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Dec 2011
- Location
- Treno
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
So I bought this game that's still on sale called Sparkle 2 Evo. It reminded a lot of this browser game I played a long time ago. Basically, you were a tiny fish, and there were different sizes of fish going different ways. You had to eat fish smaller than you to get bigger, until you were the only one left. The concept reminds me a little of Katamari Damacy, which I played recently. I haven't played Sparkle 2 Evo yet, but it looks pretty fun.
-
2014-01-31, 04:16 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Nov 2011
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
It's a nice little tablet game. Not so good a desktop game. Sorta hard to tell what will block your path vs what is simply background vs what you're supposed to 'eat', and the controls are a bit... It doesn't feel laggy, but almost; nor mushy, but sorta. There's something about it's physics engine (and the limitations on movement provided thereby) that makes my intuition make the wrong decision about how to get the bug to do what I want, so I constantly have to try and undo, but the same limitations are fighting me then as well.
But, it's available for Linux, and I like supporting developers that bother to keep me in mind.
-
2014-02-01, 01:21 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Nov 2013
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
I just gave it a spin - I had eyed the game, the reviews were mixed, but decided to give it a shot. And ultimately, I'm glad I did.
The game definitely has its rough edges - there's no controller support, which is kinda inexplicable in a twin-stick game like this. It couldn't be more designed for a controller if you tried, but keyboard-only it is. There's an annoying tendency to get stuck on certain terrain objects and it isn't always clear whether you can squeeze through a tight gap.
That said, I've been enjoying it. Action Rogue-likes are my bread and butter, and this one is well executed. The atmosphere is really what's making it stand out. -It's like a British boarding school went grimdark. My one worry thus far is that the "pre-start" bonuses look extremely grindy to get - I'm pulling down 20 credits in a 45 minute run, and it's over 100 to get a bonus.
Still, it's surprisingly fun, and certainly something different.
-
2014-02-01, 03:41 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Sep 2007
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
Not perfect, no. Only excellent. I admit, the problem with controllers never occurred to me; I use a gamepad for many things (hello, entire fighting game genre), but this felt like a keyboard game to me from start to finish. I can definitely see how a gamepad would help now that you mention it, though.
The credit stuff is semi-grindy? But they're not necessary, and you accumulate plenty just by playing. Add to that, achievements can give huge credit payouts. Frothy and the Cauldron both give 50 credits for their achievements, so far (Cauldron is trivial, Frothy is not that hard, but nerve-wrecking anyway, thanks to FLOORFIRE).
There's a chapter 2 boss that gave me 100, but I digress. To start with, I highly recommend grabbing the Sudsy achievement for a lovely lesson unlock. And yes, I agree, the atmosphere and writing are the biggest selling points, though the game is solid in general.
Anyway, thanks for trying it! Nice to see someone else playing this lovely game.
PS: Some Harmless Markings is perhaps the most unsettling boss I have seen in a long time.
-
2014-02-01, 11:09 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Oct 2008
- Location
- Freljord
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
How does Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II measure up to the first one? I've played the first and really enjoyed it, usually playing as the Chaos Marines. Have had many a great LAN game with it, and thus I figured I'd get a copy for me and one for one of my best friends whose birthday it is today.
And how different and/or better are Retribution and Chaos Rising from DoW II?Last edited by Morph Bark; 2014-02-01 at 11:43 AM.
Homebrewer's Signature | Avatar by Strawberries
-
2014-02-01, 12:35 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2008
- Location
- The UK
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
DoW II is focused more on small squad tactics than massed battles. I've heard a lot of people say it's Company of Heroes with a 40k skin, but given that I've never played Company of Heroes, I can't comment on that.
I do know that I love the game, for different reasons than the original Dawn of War. One is a much more character-centric campaign with an RPG system of random loot and level ups for your squad leaders. Two is probably the best written Space Marines you will ever see, in that they're actually distinct characters. The campaign is Space Marine only, but other playable factions are the Eldar, Orkz and Tyranids.
Chaos Rising and Retribution are expansions for DoW II. Chaos Rising continues on from the campaign of the main game, whilst Retribution is a standalone expansion that fast forwards a few years and has campaigns for each playable faction. As the name implies, Chaos Rising adds Chaos Marines as a playable faction, whilst Retribution adds the Imperial Guard.
All well worth getting, in my opinion.Homebrew
Latest: Barbarian Path of Unshackled Steel|5e Genasi, Para-Genasi and Quasi-Genasi Race Revision
Working On: D&D 5e: The Sariet Campaign Setting
My deviantART|The Diaries of Inspector Cyril Avery
-
2014-02-01, 01:46 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2011
- Location
- Minnesota
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
Avatar of George the Dragon Slayer, from the upcoming Indivisible!
My Steam profile
Warriors and Wuxia, Callos_DeTerran's ToB setting
-
2014-02-01, 03:18 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2008
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
thanks to thecrimsonmage for the awesome avatar... you rock, dude.
-
2014-02-01, 04:33 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2009
- Location
- A nice, sparkly place.
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play
My friends and I want to play the old DoW, but ever since the servers were permanently taken down, we haven't been able to play with each other, even on programs like evolve due to the fact we are unable to download all the patches and other random stuff. Do you have any recommendations to get around that?
-
2014-02-01, 07:13 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Feb 2010
- Gender
Re: [Steam] Thread XXXIII: The only winning move is not to play