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Most Frequently Asked Questions
1. Can I register this __Insert Game Here__ on Steam?
Here's a list of games you can register on Steam. You can always add a non-Steam game to your Steam games list, so that people can see you playing it.
2. If I buy a game pack that already includes a game I own, can I gift that game?
No, this was a one-time thing for people who already owned Half-Life 2 and bought the Orange Box. Additional copies you own are lost forever to the ether.
3. Why isn't __Insert Game Here__ available in my region?
Many Steam games might be unavailable in your country if you have the temerity to live outside of the United States. This is not Steam's fault. Regional game availability is determined solely by the publisher, who should be the source of your ire. Gifting works regardless of region so you might find some helpful person in North America who can gift you the game.
Here's a list of games you can register on Steam. You can always add a non-Steam game to your Steam games list, so that people can see you playing it.
2. If I buy a game pack that already includes a game I own, can I gift that game?
No, this was a one-time thing for people who already owned Half-Life 2 and bought the Orange Box. Additional copies you own are lost forever to the ether.
3. Why isn't __Insert Game Here__ available in my region?
Many Steam games might be unavailable in your country if you have the temerity to live outside of the United States. This is not Steam's fault. Regional game availability is determined solely by the publisher, who should be the source of your ire. Gifting works regardless of region so you might find some helpful person in North America who can gift you the game.
Helpful Stuff
Steam Price Guide
Do you have the misfortune to live somewhere other than America? Steam hates you! Luckily, this cool website with prices for Steam games all around the world is here to help, so you can know if you want to ask an American friend to buy the game for you or not.
electricitylikesme wrote: »AUSTRALIANS!!!!
You need this program.
It reconfigures your Windows IPSEC settings (run it as an admin) to block out all but the servers which don't count towards your download quota on Steam. Now supports a bunch of ISPs through a graphical interface.
Basically guarantees you won't add to your download quota with Steam.
150KB/s
Download TCPview: TCPView
Then, use TCPview (run as admin if you're on Vista) to close all Steam TCP servers (this is important, NOT the UDP ones, just the TCP ones). Steam will then reconnect to a different server, which will hopefully get you a better speed. If you don't go faster in a couple of seconds, retry until you get a speed you like.
This shit totally needs to go into the OP, I've tipped this to so many people already.
Cool Community Add-Ons
Steam Signatures
With such a cool service, someone must have done some extra things to build on it. The forums have one such man, who made some super cool Steam signatures. Suds is his name and killing is his game. Except for the killing. The signatures automatically use backgrounds for the games and the correct icon. Pretty neat, and they're 100% free!
Sample signature:
Avatars
http://www.ddgamer.com/signatures.php. Select Avatar from the drop down list.
You need to delete your Avatar under:
Edit Avatar
Then add that URL in the Avatar URL field in:
Edit Your Details
Also, the border changes colour based on if you're online, offline or in-game.
Steam Calculator
You can also use a script on his Steam Calculator page to see how much your Steam account would be worth if you had taken advantage of some obscure, arcane combination of special deals that nobody could ever have taken advantage of. Or something sort of like that.
Steam Sales Tracker
This is apparently a sortable list of all the cool stuff on Steam that you can narrow down via categories (like "on sale") but it may have ceased to work.
With such a cool service, someone must have done some extra things to build on it. The forums have one such man, who made some super cool Steam signatures. Suds is his name and killing is his game. Except for the killing. The signatures automatically use backgrounds for the games and the correct icon. Pretty neat, and they're 100% free!
Sample signature:
Avatars
http://www.ddgamer.com/signatures.php. Select Avatar from the drop down list.
You need to delete your Avatar under:
Edit Avatar
Then add that URL in the Avatar URL field in:
Edit Your Details
Also, the border changes colour based on if you're online, offline or in-game.
Steam Calculator
You can also use a script on his Steam Calculator page to see how much your Steam account would be worth if you had taken advantage of some obscure, arcane combination of special deals that nobody could ever have taken advantage of. Or something sort of like that.
Steam Sales Tracker
This is apparently a sortable list of all the cool stuff on Steam that you can narrow down via categories (like "on sale") but it may have ceased to work.
The Mis-Adventures of LewieP
As funny as the following comic is, LewieP does spend a lot of time looking for bargains, for us.
The Steam Circle of Life
This image is from the SomethingAwful forums Steam thread. Hilariously enough it basically describes our Steam thread too:
More fun comics
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NAZI DINOSAURS, FUCK YEAH
Linking, because it is hooj
http://i.imgur.com/09QFI.gif
My Backloggery
I also heart VVVVVVVV. That game is silly hard. But so checkpoint friendly it doesn't bother me much.
Just a week and a half until Portal 2, though oddly I've found myself playing fewer and fewer games lately. I keep meaning to pick ME2 back up to complete my latest run, but instead I'm just marathon'ing Fringe.
Probably for the best though; I figure P2 will eat up a good chunk of time, then I'll have plenty of spare evenings to catch up on random series people keep raving about before The End Times hit and ME3 (and a non-zero chance of Diablo 3) hit in Q4 and I never see the sun again.
Man, those were good times. And so long ago it seems...
12 DOZEN KRSPY KREM DONUTS PLZ K THZX
And the like...
Also wtb Sims Generations plz.
Hah, I saw they actually officially announced it. I'm sad though because I bought the Sims 3 Ultimate pack from Steam, but the chances of Gen being on Steam day 1 is probably nil.
#1 Verify Integrity of game chache
#3 Install steam in its own folder outside of Program files. Copy steamapps folders to somewhere else on your harddrive and uninstall steam, then reinstall and then copy the folders back.
Solution #1 should be tried every time something goes wrong or even before you start playing the game.
Solution #2 should be taken as a last resort after you have googled your problem and several synonyms to make sure you have no recourse.
Solution #3 may have been explained wrong by me and I will gladly edit so as to not be a troll.
Remember... this place is a place of CLASSY GENTS.
Yeah, insanity. The wiki should be linked in the OP for the time being:
http://valvearg.com/wiki/Valve_ARG_Wiki
I have to agree with this statement. I wear a monocle and hold my pinkys up when play games for this very reason.
I wear one of those new years eve plastic top hats.
Closest I got.
How the heck to do you press the Ctrl or Shift keys in FPS games then? Seems like you would put yourself at a disadvantage. I challenge you to a deathmatch good sir!
PSN : Bolthorn
Mouse hand pinky.
(edit) Gabe Interview: http://www.industrygamers.com/news/better-know-gabe-newell/
NintendoID: Nailbunny 3DS: 3909-8796-4685
Can you imagine the guy who has to come up with this stuff? "What can I do next that will take them longer than 6 hours to find?"
I am a freaking nerd.
In the article detailing the lawsuit, I find this gem (Emphasis mine):
OH GABE I LOVE HOW DASTARDLY YOU ARE!
I made this to celebrate Gabe's dastardly-ness:
"Hello Portal fans. You don't know me, but I know you. I want to play a game.."
What, lying (while not under oath or in writing) is illegal now (then) or something? Lot of lawsuits need to be filed.
A lot of people have made and lost these bets, yet not a single person has provided evidence of their meal
Shall I tell the chef to be prepared on new years evening again?
dead space 2 needs to go on sale
Registered just for the Mass Effect threads | Steam: click ^^^ | Origin: curlyhairedboy
Not sure if want.
Info plox.
I'm really stoked that you are enjoying it. And how about that soundtrack? It has nothing to do with the gameplay, but it really does just enhance everything about it for me.
I love how games like VVVVVV and Super Meat Boy have taken out the dreaded GAME OVER screen and gone in the direction of bite sized, intense platform action. In my opinion, it's made the genre more enjoyable by an exponential factor.
Im going to try to organize some Killing Floor games with my friends this weekend... I shit you not, 4 people sitting in the same room yelling communication at each other while massacring mutants is top notch gaming.
Its Day of Defeat Source + Nazi Dinosaurs.
Did I mention one of the Dinosaurs can pick up goats with its mouth and throw them at allies? Because that can happen.
So can I just stuff my cash into the ethernet port now or...
I agree, but it's already down $20 since launch.
So much fail!
oh, i already have the game. i just want more PA regulars to get it so we can do multi with people who are reasonably competent/have mics that aren't crap/etc.
it's teamwork-based and that's why i think it's worth playing, but the price point is the barrier for pretty much everyone here i've talked to.
Registered just for the Mass Effect threads | Steam: click ^^^ | Origin: curlyhairedboy
It's exactly stuff like this that makes me hesitant about getting this game. I mean, it's basically impossible for something to actually be as awesome as that sounds.