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We call it the [STEAM] Summer Sλle. Our spouses call it 'Irreconcilable Differences'
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Steam Summer Sale Advice...
If there is an individual game that is discounted by some percentage, like 25% or 33%, you'd best wait until the LAST DAY OF THE SALE to prevent heartbreak and disappointment. There is a chance that those games will go on as some sort of daily deal, depending on the age of the title and other factors.
Try to limit the amount of purchases you make per day, as Steam is a real dick about multiple charges to the same line of payment within short amounts of time. THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS MAKE STEAM THINK SOMEONE HIJACKED YOUR ACCOUNT. It's probably best to load money into your Steam Wallet. Not only will this lessen the amount of charges, but hopefully keep your spending in check.... Hopefully.
Spending the tickets you get from doing the daily camp activities doesn't removed them from your entries into the Grand Prize Giveaway. So by all means, cash them out.
Camp Activity achievements from past days can still be completed after the days they are posted.
Lastly, the Summer Sale is a marathon, not a sprint. So pace your wallets.
For the sake of the thread...
If you receive a game or pack via a gift or a contest, remember to thank that person either through a PM or by announcing it in the thread. We are classy gentlemen and will act as such.
If there is an individual game that is discounted by some percentage, like 25% or 33%, you'd best wait until the LAST DAY OF THE SALE to prevent heartbreak and disappointment. There is a chance that those games will go on as some sort of daily deal, depending on the age of the title and other factors.
Try to limit the amount of purchases you make per day, as Steam is a real dick about multiple charges to the same line of payment within short amounts of time. THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS MAKE STEAM THINK SOMEONE HIJACKED YOUR ACCOUNT. It's probably best to load money into your Steam Wallet. Not only will this lessen the amount of charges, but hopefully keep your spending in check.... Hopefully.
Spending the tickets you get from doing the daily camp activities doesn't removed them from your entries into the Grand Prize Giveaway. So by all means, cash them out.
Camp Activity achievements from past days can still be completed after the days they are posted.
Lastly, the Summer Sale is a marathon, not a sprint. So pace your wallets.
For the sake of the thread...
If you receive a game or pack via a gift or a contest, remember to thank that person either through a PM or by announcing it in the thread. We are classy gentlemen and will act as such.
Most Frequently Asked Questions
1. Steam's search tool is cumbersome and not very informative. Is there a website, other than Steam's, I can go to find out what's on sale?
There are two:
SteamGameSales.com
Didimatic.com
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
There are two:
SteamGameSales.com
Didimatic.com
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
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.
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Edit: I am not usually one to go in for such monkeyshines, but...first!
Contest time!
I'm giving away a copy of Tropico 3 Gold Edition
Heres what you have to do:
1. Friend me on steam (click on my sig)
2. PM me with the best name for a dictator's dog (real or imaginary)
3. ????
4. Profit!
Still about a half hour to enter!
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My BGG wishlist --> http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wishlist/cpugeek13
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I have a lot downloading right now.
Steam is the bane of bandwidth caps / use.
My Steam folder is over 300GB, and growing VERY quickly.
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You are gonna hafta fight me for that award! I have yet to get out of the demo tutorial alive. :P
What happened to all my money
XBL - Foreverender | 3DS FC - 1418 6696 1012 | Steam ID | LoL
Anyone has any idea what are the exclusive stuff that can't be had later? I've got 8 to 9 games on that list, making 27 tickets I need, and I don't see how the hell I could accumulate that much, even if I buy everything, simply because I can't download them fast enough to play
Agreed. I don't think my wife has checked the credit card statement for a while, because I haven't been interrogated yet.
This is a clickable link to my Steam Profile.
I already own Tropico 3 so I'm not entering for real, but I just want an excuse to inflict "Subcomandante Barcos" on the thread.
In other Steam news, having F12 as the Steam screenshot key results in taking a whole lot of pictures of dark corners and access tunnels while playing Deus Ex.
I will gladly take this if no one else has.
Exactly what I did until I rebound it to the ever lazy F for flashlight.
Their other game Samorost is on Steam too, I haven't played it yet (still working on Machinarium when I get the clicky adventure itch), but it's supposed to be really nice as well.
Nooooo man. Get in there. Cross the streams.
All right, people. It is not a gerbil. It is not a hamster. It is not a guinea pig. It is a death rabbit. Death. Rabbit. Say it with me, now.
Sorry dude, beat you to it.
And thanks to Rakai for his Class-A personality and donation.
This is how I'm feeling right now with all these Steam downloads:
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So far I know the following are NOT exclusive to the prize booth.
Killing Floor, SpaceChem, AI War, Men of War, Defense Grid, & Alien Breed.
I'd think most of them will be available for purchase after the summer sale though, those are just the ones that I know are/will be.
Steam profile.
Getting started with BATTLETECH: Part 1 / Part 2
if it's still up for grabs count me in
Man, at some point in my life I am going to have a cat called Chairman Meow.
Is that from Psych?
Steam ID: Good Life
I don't think they're cruel enough to get people to buy games like ARES or Jolly Rover when the achievement is posted and then drop the price later in the sale.