My PC has been shutting down abruptly and randomly..usually when running something like Minecraft. Tonight it did it while I tried to play marvel heroes. Does that sound like overheating? Is there some way to log why is it turning off and see the cause?
Could very well be overheating. Check if the fan on your video card's still working?
Part of the problem of wanting to make mods for don't starve is having to install don't starve which makes you want to play don't starve and then you are mashing alt+F4 to quit don't starve so you don't loose your progress in don't starve. In one hour, I may have lost my progress in adventure mode and lost my remaining soul stone in sandbox mode.....I LOVE THIS FUCKING GAME!
SERAS! DON'T DIE ON ME! YOUR MASTER HAS WORK FOR YOU!
I know I shouldn't. It's Early Access, I should wait for a sale, I have enough zombie survival sim games. I haven't even gotten back to State of Decay and I actually like that game. But goddamnit I don't care. It's in my cart, I'm hovering over the 'buy' button, all I need to do is click and god help me I'll fucking do it.
I know I shouldn't. It's Early Access, I should wait for a sale, I have enough zombie survival sim games. I haven't even gotten back to State of Decay and I actually like that game. But goddamnit I don't care. It's in my cart, I'm hovering over the 'buy' button, all I need to do is click and god help me I'll fucking do it.
I was bitten by a radioactive @Rikdaly giving me the strength, reflexes, and senses of a pinball master allowing me to beat @Viking's top score on the Spiderman pinball table by 19 million.
That gives me 3 high scores now. Hopefully, I won't get any sort of comeuppance in the form of one of my beloved scores to getting tragically gunned down.
Even if I forget that with great pinball power comes great pinball responsibility, I'm sure I can always count on at least one high score to continue to cling to life well beyond responsible life expectancy.
In the unlikely event I lose them all, then it's deal with the devil time.
Good work @Brutal J I've been trying to beat that score for a while now but silly mistakes always leave me adound the 80M mark. I'm moving house this weekend so probably won't have time for pinball but I'll accept the challenge for next week
I know I shouldn't. It's Early Access, I should wait for a sale, I have enough zombie survival sim games. I haven't even gotten back to State of Decay and I actually like that game. But goddamnit I don't care. It's in my cart, I'm hovering over the 'buy' button, all I need to do is click and god help me I'll fucking do it.
What's the word on Company of Heroes 2. Those user reviews on Metacritic are scathing.
Do you like Company of Heroes 1 and want more of it?
If yes then CoH 2 will probably scratch that itch for you.
If no then it's literally CoH1: Eastern Front style and you'll probably hate it.
I personally like the co-op missions and how they all end with me and my co-op partner desperately holding onto whatever tiny bit of land the AI hasn't swarmed yet.
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I was looking at this list of GFWL games showing which ones have been converted to Steamworks, which ones won't, and which ones are still up in the air. I noticed Dark Void on there, which is a game I bought some time ago and never even tried. I went ahead and downloaded and was pleased to see that the Steam version didn't actually have GFWL in it.
Game didn't seem too bad so far, although I guess you eventually get a jetpack. And it has Nolan North as the main character doing the generic Nolan North voice. Apparently Nikola Tesla is in there too somewhere.
I really want to see Iron Brigade green. Glad to see Toy Soliders went green too. Bought that awhile ago, but never tried it when I heard it was GFWL.
So do I get a key for my Batman Arkham City or something? How does that convert to steamworks?
Do you have a GFWL key? You should just be able to enter it into Steam.
I was looking at this list of GFWL games showing which ones have been converted to Steamworks, which ones won't, and which ones are still up in the air. I noticed Dark Void on there, which is a game I bought some time ago and never even tried. I went ahead and downloaded and was pleased to see that the Steam version didn't actually have GFWL in it.
Game didn't seem too bad so far, although I guess you eventually get a jetpack. And it has Nolan North as the main character doing the generic Nolan North voice. Apparently Nikola Tesla is in there too somewhere.
Have my fingers crossed for Dawn of War 2, but I'm not optimistic.
"Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination."
My goodness. Steam Bandits scratches so many of my gaming itches.
Steampunk-fantasy setting
Town building and management
Town and building decoration (can even paint the buildings whatever colors you want)
Character customization
Character advancement (level-ups, stats)
Pretty princess dress up (with gobs of dye options for every piece of clothing!)
Adorable art
Tame-able Pets
Party recruitment and management
Adventure! Quests!
Did I mention adorable art?
I can see myself losing some ridiculous number of hours to this one.
I was about to buy this when I saw there were multiple versions that came with something called icocoins, which made me suddenly VERY wary. Is this like some kind of farmville pay to win kind of thing?
I was looking at this list of GFWL games showing which ones have been converted to Steamworks, which ones won't, and which ones are still up in the air. I noticed Dark Void on there, which is a game I bought some time ago and never even tried. I went ahead and downloaded and was pleased to see that the Steam version didn't actually have GFWL in it.
Game didn't seem too bad so far, although I guess you eventually get a jetpack. And it has Nolan North as the main character doing the generic Nolan North voice. Apparently Nikola Tesla is in there too somewhere.
Have my fingers crossed for Dawn of War 2, but I'm not optimistic.
Retribution already moved the game off GFWL so I wouldn't really expect them to go back and do that for the earlier ones.
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SteevLWhat can I do for you?Registered Userregular
I was looking at this list of GFWL games showing which ones have been converted to Steamworks, which ones won't, and which ones are still up in the air. I noticed Dark Void on there, which is a game I bought some time ago and never even tried. I went ahead and downloaded and was pleased to see that the Steam version didn't actually have GFWL in it.
Game didn't seem too bad so far, although I guess you eventually get a jetpack. And it has Nolan North as the main character doing the generic Nolan North voice. Apparently Nikola Tesla is in there too somewhere.
Have my fingers crossed for Dawn of War 2, but I'm not optimistic.
Retribution already moved the game off GFWL so I wouldn't really expect them to go back and do that for the earlier ones.
My goodness. Steam Bandits scratches so many of my gaming itches.
Steampunk-fantasy setting
Town building and management
Town and building decoration (can even paint the buildings whatever colors you want)
Character customization
Character advancement (level-ups, stats)
Pretty princess dress up (with gobs of dye options for every piece of clothing!)
Adorable art
Tame-able Pets
Party recruitment and management
Adventure! Quests!
Did I mention adorable art?
I can see myself losing some ridiculous number of hours to this one.
I was about to buy this when I saw there were multiple versions that came with something called icocoins, which made me suddenly VERY wary. Is this like some kind of farmville pay to win kind of thing?
No. They're currency for the cash shop, but the cash shop is 100% optional stuff.
From their FAQ: Does your cash-shop offer any “pay-to-win” options?
No. Everything offered in the cash shop is either cosmetic or temporary. You don’t have to spend anything to have a fulfilling game experience, and it’s going to stay that way.
And right now, while it's in alpha and beta, the coins you spend in the cash shop are refunded to you every week when they wipe the characters (and on that note: if weekly wipes during alpha bother you, wait for full release!).
My goodness. Steam Bandits scratches so many of my gaming itches.
Steampunk-fantasy setting
Town building and management
Town and building decoration (can even paint the buildings whatever colors you want)
Character customization
Character advancement (level-ups, stats)
Pretty princess dress up (with gobs of dye options for every piece of clothing!)
Adorable art
Tame-able Pets
Party recruitment and management
Adventure! Quests!
Did I mention adorable art?
I can see myself losing some ridiculous number of hours to this one.
I was about to buy this when I saw there were multiple versions that came with something called icocoins, which made me suddenly VERY wary. Is this like some kind of farmville pay to win kind of thing?
No. They're currency for the cash shop, but the cash shop is 100% optional stuff.
From their FAQ: Does your cash-shop offer any “pay-to-win” options?
No. Everything offered in the cash shop is either cosmetic or temporary. You don’t have to spend anything to have a fulfilling game experience, and it’s going to stay that way.
And right now, while it's in alpha and beta, the coins you spend in the cash shop are refunded to you every week when they wipe the characters (and on that note: if weekly wipes during alpha bother you, wait for full release!).
anoffdayTo be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it.Registered Userregular
Glad my Arkham City code worked ok. I had bought it from Get Games Go almost a year ago and I was impressed to see them completely change the download instructions on how to download it on steam. Props to them.
My goodness. Steam Bandits scratches so many of my gaming itches.
Steampunk-fantasy setting
Town building and management
Town and building decoration (can even paint the buildings whatever colors you want)
Character customization
Character advancement (level-ups, stats)
Pretty princess dress up (with gobs of dye options for every piece of clothing!)
Adorable art
Tame-able Pets
Party recruitment and management
Adventure! Quests!
Did I mention adorable art?
I can see myself losing some ridiculous number of hours to this one.
I was about to buy this when I saw there were multiple versions that came with something called icocoins, which made me suddenly VERY wary. Is this like some kind of farmville pay to win kind of thing?
No. They're currency for the cash shop, but the cash shop is 100% optional stuff.
From their FAQ: Does your cash-shop offer any “pay-to-win” options?
No. Everything offered in the cash shop is either cosmetic or temporary. You don’t have to spend anything to have a fulfilling game experience, and it’s going to stay that way.
And right now, while it's in alpha and beta, the coins you spend in the cash shop are refunded to you every week when they wipe the characters (and on that note: if weekly wipes during alpha bother you, wait for full release!).
Darn it! I'd taken a quick look at the Steam page for the game, saw how there were different versions with different coin amounts, and had written it off as something I wasn't interested in. Now, because of this information and your list of what you liked about the game, I'm going to have to reevaluate.
I'm trying to want fewer new games, and this is not helping!
I'm trying to want fewer new games, and this is not helping!
After all the previous talk about wish lists, I just pruned mine down to 44. So I could potentially add 6 more. This is good, as I'm sure this thread will give me 6 things I want, but don't need in the near future. Going to be out and about with family for first weekend I have been up during my transition to day shift, I have my son, so is going to be good.
My PC has been shutting down abruptly and randomly..usually when running something like Minecraft. Tonight it did it while I tried to play marvel heroes. Does that sound like overheating? Is there some way to log why is it turning off and see the cause?
Shutdowns while your machine is under load (while gaming) are almost always related to heat. Something in your system is likely hitting it's thermal limit (the hottest it can run without causing hardware damage) and is being automatically shutdown as a result.
If you're not comfortable opening your case to watch your fans directly, you could always grab a program like Speccy, which might not be the most fully featured thermal monitoring program, but it's super easy to read.
You'll end up with something that looks roughly like this:
Only your temps should be somewhat lower than mine since this model Thinkpad is an ultraportable and runs warm as a result (and it's actually an ULV L2400, not a T2300, but a lot of specs programs confuse these two). PC temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius so you can talk to people without having to convert them and also because we're nerds.
Fire up a demanding game and play for a while, then alt-tab and check the temps. You should be able to see what is heating up from there. If you want, screenshot it and post it and we can take a look. From there you can move on to checking if it's a serious hardware problem, or something as simple as a loose fan cable/bracket, thermal paste wearing out, or just a dead casefan.
Okay, my birthday is on Monday. I am turning 33. This feels like a good time to do things like lament my ever-failing body, ponder the meaning of my own mortality, and give away a bunch of stuff. All are open to the Adventure Team group until Monday night.
Weekend reminder! I'll post one more reminder on Monday, and then these will close Monday night. Also, more Steam Keys!
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Here are the games that go with the codes above, listed in order, so don't grab it if you already have it in your library.
PC temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius so you can talk to people without having to convert them and also because we're nerds.
And this is kind of important, always talk about your temperatures in Celsius, and don't bother with conversion to Fahrenheit. Anything below 50C is good, 50C-70C is decent, 70C-80C is warmish, 80C-90C is getting hot, 90C-100C is hot, and if it's above 100C, turn the thing off PDQ.
There are of course exceptions to that, and laptops are more sensitive to temperatures than desktops, but generally, that's a good measuring stick.
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anoffdayTo be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it.Registered Userregular
Managed to get The Swapper knocked off the backlog.
What a great game it turned out to be too. Great sense of atmosphere and use of lighting in the game with a balanced ambient soundtrack.
For such a small team they created a highly polished 2.5D puzzle platformer.
I'd like to go back and do the 10 achievements soon that are hidden in the game which reveal more messages about the people who were onboard.
Thanks again @SniperGuy
Like most fixed-wing pilots, I often regard helicopters as unnatural abominations that don't so much fly as they are repelled by the ground due to sheer ugliness.
And like most fixed-wing pilots, I'd also happily trade a kidney for flight training in one. Lacking that second option (probably for the better) @striderjg gave me the next best thing: Take On Helicopters.
Thank you, and I look forward to crashing repeatedly while I get the feel of these unholy eggbeaters.
Wizard Wars is early as fuck. If you aren't a fan of Magicka already you probably wont get much out of getting early access right now (also go buy Magicka instead).
I know I shouldn't. It's Early Access, I should wait for a sale, I have enough zombie survival sim games. I haven't even gotten back to State of Decay and I actually like that game. But goddamnit I don't care. It's in my cart, I'm hovering over the 'buy' button, all I need to do is click and god help me I'll fucking do it.
TELL ME IT'S NOT WORTH IT
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TELL ME
I find it funny you ask this after I've posted and gone to bed.
Magnifying glasses mean that tile can be searched.
Look at my last few steam thread posts to understand this game.
Murder is wrong
Edge and flesh
Craft the lake, craft the forest
Plastic bag backpack
I came into this world in a hospital gown, I stole the clothes off a theif and used that gown to make a rope to splint my broken arm.
Smash a single melon but flee the melon bush.
soda? whiskey? All I see is water.
A nice cup of tea keeps the chill away
The box bone is connected to the sled bone, the sled bone it's connected to the rope bone, and the rope bone is connected to me.
Did these Banner Saga guys have a goddamn checklist of things I have a weakness to? Dammit, Newell, I already spent over a hundred bucks today getting pots and pans and cooking materials for my new residence!
I killed a man last night. I tried to scare him off with an empty pistol, but he was undeterred. He had a rifle, but he was charging anyway. His was empty, too.
We fought; a desperate, scrambling thing. I was no amateur at melee, but this was no boxing match. We grappled like rabid cavemen, kicking, tackling, clawing. I got him on the ground and struggled to get up first so I could cave his skull in. The stubborn bastard fought through internal bleeding and a severe concussion, but in the end I was victorious, albeit barely.
He had a boot. A single, right boot. I had a left boot, and my right foot was bare.
I died later that night, hypothermia finally claiming me. In my weakened state I didn't have a chance.
But I died with a pair of boots, and that's more than many will ever say.
This is the only thing I'm outright gonna say because the rest of the game is fun by sheer exploration. The cyro facility you wake up in has a back room that you can explore and use as a really good base. Two of the skills you take at the beginning can make this camp better, but they are skills that pay out over the long term and make those first few hours difficult to surmount.
To access this place, you have to start a game, leave the facility, and then return to the facility. Its icon will be a hallway with an arrow at the bottom, pointing at the interior.
also: How the different skills resolve the first encounter
Melee: Fight and kill it and get its corpse. You're injured but you have a supply of meat that you can cook before it spoils.
Botony: scare it off with poison
Hide: Duh
mechanical: Dump another popsicle
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He must have known I like to try and farm achievements.
Major thanks for this awesome and unexpected gift. I'll see you all again at the next bicentennial.
Could very well be overheating. Check if the fan on your video card's still working?
SERAS! DON'T DIE ON ME! YOUR MASTER HAS WORK FOR YOU!
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
I know I shouldn't. It's Early Access, I should wait for a sale, I have enough zombie survival sim games. I haven't even gotten back to State of Decay and I actually like that game. But goddamnit I don't care. It's in my cart, I'm hovering over the 'buy' button, all I need to do is click and god help me I'll fucking do it.
TELL ME IT'S NOT WORTH IT
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TELL ME
Now playing: Teardown and Baldur's Gate 3 (co-op)
Sunday Spotlight: Horror Tales: The Wine
Man. You are screwed.
It's pretty damn great.
Good work @Brutal J I've been trying to beat that score for a while now but silly mistakes always leave me adound the 80M mark. I'm moving house this weekend so probably won't have time for pinball but I'll accept the challenge for next week
Quoth the raven, "Ten bucks more."
*click*
Now playing: Teardown and Baldur's Gate 3 (co-op)
Sunday Spotlight: Horror Tales: The Wine
Do you like Company of Heroes 1 and want more of it?
If yes then CoH 2 will probably scratch that itch for you.
If no then it's literally CoH1: Eastern Front style and you'll probably hate it.
I personally like the co-op missions and how they all end with me and my co-op partner desperately holding onto whatever tiny bit of land the AI hasn't swarmed yet.
Do you have a GFWL key? You should just be able to enter it into Steam.
http://steamcommunity.com/gid/[g:1:4045763]/announcements/detail/1909817119598626547
My Backloggery
7 hours to go
I was about to buy this when I saw there were multiple versions that came with something called icocoins, which made me suddenly VERY wary. Is this like some kind of farmville pay to win kind of thing?
But damn, it sure would be nice if they did.
*sigh*
My Backloggery
No. They're currency for the cash shop, but the cash shop is 100% optional stuff.
From their FAQ:
Does your cash-shop offer any “pay-to-win” options?
No. Everything offered in the cash shop is either cosmetic or temporary. You don’t have to spend anything to have a fulfilling game experience, and it’s going to stay that way.
And right now, while it's in alpha and beta, the coins you spend in the cash shop are refunded to you every week when they wipe the characters (and on that note: if weekly wipes during alpha bother you, wait for full release!).
Well then I'd love to hear a bit more feedback!
Back on the Wishlist it goes.
Halo 2 steamworks would be freaking amazing. I also wouldn't mind playing viva pinata again. That game was fun and I didn't even know it was on PC.
Darn it! I'd taken a quick look at the Steam page for the game, saw how there were different versions with different coin amounts, and had written it off as something I wasn't interested in. Now, because of this information and your list of what you liked about the game, I'm going to have to reevaluate.
Oh god, Halo 2 would make my year. I'd play nothing else for months.
After all the previous talk about wish lists, I just pruned mine down to 44. So I could potentially add 6 more. This is good, as I'm sure this thread will give me 6 things I want, but don't need in the near future. Going to be out and about with family for first weekend I have been up during my transition to day shift, I have my son, so is going to be good.
But I keep hearing this:
That game is going to eat me alive till I beat it.
Edit:
Anyone know how steam sigs does there thing? Like could I program my own?
Happy to be of service. :P
Shutdowns while your machine is under load (while gaming) are almost always related to heat. Something in your system is likely hitting it's thermal limit (the hottest it can run without causing hardware damage) and is being automatically shutdown as a result.
If you're not comfortable opening your case to watch your fans directly, you could always grab a program like Speccy, which might not be the most fully featured thermal monitoring program, but it's super easy to read.
You'll end up with something that looks roughly like this:
Only your temps should be somewhat lower than mine since this model Thinkpad is an ultraportable and runs warm as a result (and it's actually an ULV L2400, not a T2300, but a lot of specs programs confuse these two). PC temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius so you can talk to people without having to convert them and also because we're nerds.
Fire up a demanding game and play for a while, then alt-tab and check the temps. You should be able to see what is heating up from there. If you want, screenshot it and post it and we can take a look. From there you can move on to checking if it's a serious hardware problem, or something as simple as a loose fan cable/bracket, thermal paste wearing out, or just a dead casefan.
Hopefully it's nothing serious.
If you haven't played it, why haven't you played it? For reals.
Weekend reminder! I'll post one more reminder on Monday, and then these will close Monday night. Also, more Steam Keys!
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Here are the games that go with the codes above, listed in order, so don't grab it if you already have it in your library.
Oculus: TheBigDookie | XBL: Dook | NNID: BigDookie
So little time...
There are of course exceptions to that, and laptops are more sensitive to temperatures than desktops, but generally, that's a good measuring stick.
Played it a long time ago and got it on steam recently in a fear pack. I should play it again.
Damnit look what you've done.
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What a great game it turned out to be too. Great sense of atmosphere and use of lighting in the game with a balanced ambient soundtrack.
For such a small team they created a highly polished 2.5D puzzle platformer.
I'd like to go back and do the 10 achievements soon that are hidden in the game which reveal more messages about the people who were onboard.
Thanks again @SniperGuy
And like most fixed-wing pilots, I'd also happily trade a kidney for flight training in one. Lacking that second option (probably for the better) @striderjg gave me the next best thing: Take On Helicopters.
Thank you, and I look forward to crashing repeatedly while I get the feel of these unholy eggbeaters.
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Twitch broadcasting! Currently playing through Wing Commander: Privateer
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Kinda worth noting with this guys:
Wizard Wars is early as fuck. If you aren't a fan of Magicka already you probably wont get much out of getting early access right now (also go buy Magicka instead).
Time to check steam for the first time in a few weeks...
I find it funny you ask this after I've posted and gone to bed.
Magnifying glasses mean that tile can be searched.
Look at my last few steam thread posts to understand this game.
Murder is wrong
Edge and flesh
Craft the lake, craft the forest
Plastic bag backpack
I came into this world in a hospital gown, I stole the clothes off a theif and used that gown to make a rope to splint my broken arm.
Smash a single melon but flee the melon bush.
soda? whiskey? All I see is water.
A nice cup of tea keeps the chill away
The box bone is connected to the sled bone, the sled bone it's connected to the rope bone, and the rope bone is connected to me.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
Did these Banner Saga guys have a goddamn checklist of things I have a weakness to? Dammit, Newell, I already spent over a hundred bucks today getting pots and pans and cooking materials for my new residence!
And yet... I understand.
I killed a man last night. I tried to scare him off with an empty pistol, but he was undeterred. He had a rifle, but he was charging anyway. His was empty, too.
We fought; a desperate, scrambling thing. I was no amateur at melee, but this was no boxing match. We grappled like rabid cavemen, kicking, tackling, clawing. I got him on the ground and struggled to get up first so I could cave his skull in. The stubborn bastard fought through internal bleeding and a severe concussion, but in the end I was victorious, albeit barely.
He had a boot. A single, right boot. I had a left boot, and my right foot was bare.
I died later that night, hypothermia finally claiming me. In my weakened state I didn't have a chance.
But I died with a pair of boots, and that's more than many will ever say.
Now playing: Teardown and Baldur's Gate 3 (co-op)
Sunday Spotlight: Horror Tales: The Wine
To access this place, you have to start a game, leave the facility, and then return to the facility. Its icon will be a hallway with an arrow at the bottom, pointing at the interior.
also: How the different skills resolve the first encounter
Botony: scare it off with poison
Hide: Duh
mechanical: Dump another popsicle
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534