God fucking damnit, man. Let that controller die with dignity.
The Xbox controller cant die until a viable alternative for Pinball FX2 controls is released. I have yet to find one for FX that either breaks, or causes pain in my digits.
Even my Logitech cant launch the damn ball properly.
With Borderlands 2 done, I'm at a loss as to what I should play through to completion next. Something shorter perhaps. Prince of Persia '08 sounds appealing but already completed it on consoles.
Things are still kind of edgy up here in kitteh-land, but I thought I'd come on by and post a reminder that no, I'm not dead. Just... well, not really a hundred percent back to myself as of yet. But to keep the thread on topic, I sprang for a Steam card and chose to indulge myself on a $20 game. I know, it's against the gospel of the thread and all that to buy yourself stuff. But I was looking for a distraction, and I took a shot on a game off my wishlist.
Most of you know that I'm a visual novel nut. It appeals to me as an author, and I appreciate a good story more than I do a bunch of fancy graphics and complicated gameplay. I guess that's why I dropped $20 on "Loren The Amazon Princess".
I was not disappointed- more blown away.
You do not play the titular hero, Loren- instead, you have a choice of either playing Saren, a half-Amazon slave, or Elenor, a young elf maiden who sought the safety of the Amazon Citadel in exchange for servitude. You set off with Loren to rescue her missing mother, but the story ends up opening up into so much more- something that will end up changing the world of Aravorn...
The RPG section of it is simple enough, yet complex enough to be satisfying, and more importantly, they don't get in the way of the story. You get a system that can handle up to a six-on-six battle. You get a simple item system that works, and a simple equipment system. Combat is not a drag, but you can grind as much or as little as you want to. I just turned on easy mode and play through the story.
To be honest, though, the story itself is worth the twenty bucks. I won't spoil it, but I will say that the characters and story are among the best I've ever read. I laughed, I cried, and the ending was completely worth the price of admission. It's not Skyrim quality, but to be honest, it's definitely worth the price. I've seen worse being offered for thirty or forty dollars retail. Characters are more than one dimensional. Dialogue is believable. And the romance options...
Yes, I'm devoting a part of the review to the romance options- because Winter Wolves deserve a shout-out for making a game where you can romance the same sex. Saren can romance males, Elenor can romance females. There are characters that are actually only attracted to the same gender. To be honest, it's refreshing to see a company take a stance like that and do more than just tack it on, but openly embracing the fact that some people like the same sex seems to be a rarity- they took it further than Dragon Age did.
In the end, though, I was really impressed with the work that went into this game- but the thing is that there are two places that you can buy the game- either with Steambucks through Steam, or by paying twenty bucks through the Winter Wolves website. There's also a deluxe edition with DLC- you can get the game with DLC for $24 or you can buy the game for $20 and then the DLC for $6 more. That gives you two more characters and an additional chunk of story that I don't have yet, but I'm hoping to by this weekend. Both characters are fully fleshed out and are able to be romanced by either gender, so there's that.
There is a bit of an issue- the Steam version is the censored version- you're not missing any naughty bits, but there is a trick to uncensoring the game if you don't buy it off the Winter Wolves website- fair warning, though, it turns some scenes nearly NSFW, so I'd say this thing would have grabbed an M rating rather easily. Mature audiences only, kids!
In the end, I can't recommend this game enough. It's worth the $20, but if it catches a sale, bite and bite hard. There are endings galore in this thing, and the story is filling like a stuffed-crust supreme pizza with extra sauce and extra cheese with breadsticks and a two-liter. Or a sackful of triple cheezburgers, depends on how I'm feeling. Go out and grab this if you're a fan of strong female characters, great stories, and a bunch of replay value.
With Borderlands 2 done, I'm at a loss as to what I should play through to completion next. Something shorter perhaps. Prince of Persia '08 sounds appealing but already completed it on consoles.
So, I asked in dota 2 thread, and didn't get much of any help. Who here plays Dota 2? I have a friend that wants to play with me, and I don't know anything. koopahtroopah you are always streaming right?
@DyasAlure I am just starting to learn Dota 2. If you want to play with someone that won't yell at you for being bad (and are willing to reciprocate) Let me know and we can learn to play together.
Holy shit, the new beta update is amazing. Multi-select.. Library menu split into your defined categories. Recently played list split into This Week, This Month, and more. Also, Multi select.
Some issues, obviously. Textures on menus occasionally just disappear, etc.
I'm just amazed how much I reacted to my library being all split up into my categories.
I see that Far Cry 4 and Assassins Creed: Unity are up for pre-order on Steam... £49.99.
When did this price parity between PC and Console games suddenly occur?
New releases were always £29.99 on PC, then it crept up to £39.99 not so long ago, now it's suddenly £49.99?
What is the point of pre-ordering a digital game anyways? It's not like they're going to run out of stock, and pre-order bonuses usually range from cool but unimportant to completely stupid.
Personally I think game developers would have more luck if pre-orders came with a "Season Pass" (which is a silly name in this context). At least in PC they'd probably end up making a lot more money.
Things are still kind of edgy up here in kitteh-land, but I thought I'd come on by and post a reminder that no, I'm not dead. Just... well, not really a hundred percent back to myself as of yet. But to keep the thread on topic, I sprang for a Steam card and chose to indulge myself on a $20 game. I know, it's against the gospel of the thread and all that to buy yourself stuff. But I was looking for a distraction, and I took a shot on a game off my wishlist.
Most of you know that I'm a visual novel nut. It appeals to me as an author, and I appreciate a good story more than I do a bunch of fancy graphics and complicated gameplay. I guess that's why I dropped $20 on "Loren The Amazon Princess".
I was not disappointed- more blown away.
You do not play the titular hero, Loren- instead, you have a choice of either playing Saren, a half-Amazon slave, or Elenor, a young elf maiden who sought the safety of the Amazon Citadel in exchange for servitude. You set off with Loren to rescue her missing mother, but the story ends up opening up into so much more- something that will end up changing the world of Aravorn...
The RPG section of it is simple enough, yet complex enough to be satisfying, and more importantly, they don't get in the way of the story. You get a system that can handle up to a six-on-six battle. You get a simple item system that works, and a simple equipment system. Combat is not a drag, but you can grind as much or as little as you want to. I just turned on easy mode and play through the story.
To be honest, though, the story itself is worth the twenty bucks. I won't spoil it, but I will say that the characters and story are among the best I've ever read. I laughed, I cried, and the ending was completely worth the price of admission. It's not Skyrim quality, but to be honest, it's definitely worth the price. I've seen worse being offered for thirty or forty dollars retail. Characters are more than one dimensional. Dialogue is believable. And the romance options...
Yes, I'm devoting a part of the review to the romance options- because Winter Wolves deserve a shout-out for making a game where you can romance the same sex. Saren can romance males, Elenor can romance females. There are characters that are actually only attracted to the same gender. To be honest, it's refreshing to see a company take a stance like that and do more than just tack it on, but openly embracing the fact that some people like the same sex seems to be a rarity- they took it further than Dragon Age did.
In the end, though, I was really impressed with the work that went into this game- but the thing is that there are two places that you can buy the game- either with Steambucks through Steam, or by paying twenty bucks through the Winter Wolves website. There's also a deluxe edition with DLC- you can get the game with DLC for $24 or you can buy the game for $20 and then the DLC for $6 more. That gives you two more characters and an additional chunk of story that I don't have yet, but I'm hoping to by this weekend. Both characters are fully fleshed out and are able to be romanced by either gender, so there's that.
There is a bit of an issue- the Steam version is the censored version- you're not missing any naughty bits, but there is a trick to uncensoring the game if you don't buy it off the Winter Wolves website- fair warning, though, it turns some scenes nearly NSFW, so I'd say this thing would have grabbed an M rating rather easily. Mature audiences only, kids!
In the end, I can't recommend this game enough. It's worth the $20, but if it catches a sale, bite and bite hard. There are endings galore in this thing, and the story is filling like a stuffed-crust supreme pizza with extra sauce and extra cheese with breadsticks and a two-liter. Or a sackful of triple cheezburgers, depends on how I'm feeling. Go out and grab this if you're a fan of strong female characters, great stories, and a bunch of replay value.
Seriously, my cat commands you- go buy this game!
DAMN YOU!
/sigh
I had it wishlisted. I un-wishlisted it a while back for reasons. Now I have to re-wishlist it? You're a jerk. :P
I see that Far Cry 4 and Assassins Creed: Unity are up for pre-order on Steam... £49.99.
When did this price parity between PC and Console games suddenly occur?
New releases were always £29.99 on PC, then it crept up to £39.99 not so long ago, now it's suddenly £49.99?
Steam always has stupidly high prices for new games, Far Cry 4 from Amazon is £35, which is still far too much in my opinion but by the time I get round to finishing FC3 (and 2, I only got about half way through that) it should be less than £10
I see that Far Cry 4 and Assassins Creed: Unity are up for pre-order on Steam... £49.99.
When did this price parity between PC and Console games suddenly occur?
New releases were always £29.99 on PC, then it crept up to £39.99 not so long ago, now it's suddenly £49.99?
Steam always has stupidly high prices for new games, Far Cry 4 from Amazon is £35, which is still far too much in my opinion but by the time I get round to finishing FC3 (and 2, I only got about half way through that) it should be less than £10
That's for the disc version as well, the digital download is £39.99. Completely baffling.
I see that Far Cry 4 and Assassins Creed: Unity are up for pre-order on Steam... £49.99.
When did this price parity between PC and Console games suddenly occur?
New releases were always £29.99 on PC, then it crept up to £39.99 not so long ago, now it's suddenly £49.99?
Steam always has stupidly high prices for new games, Far Cry 4 from Amazon is £35, which is still far too much in my opinion but by the time I get round to finishing FC3 (and 2, I only got about half way through that) it should be less than £10
After currency conversion, FC4 is a whole 58.86 NZD. Retail pre-orders here are $108. Games here are pretty routinely $100+ on release.
Just don't get AAA titles on release, wait for sales. It's not like many people here will run out of games to play in a natural human lifetime.
ha, I hadn't even noticed the download version! You are correct, that is completely baffling, I could understand it the other way round. These are strange times we live in
Either way, @rikdaly just hit me with the Guardians of the Galaxy pinball table, claiming I can have a head start. Like that will make a difference in the long-run...
Actually alot of the pressure for equal/higher digital prices compared to the phyical copy comes from high street retailers basically threatening to not sell their games. At least originally. These days I'm not so sure considering retailers aren't as colossal a force.
Retailers are a factor still. GAME in the UK was notorious for keeping games flat out off the steam store in the UK for a few years. During their trouble it stopped, but I recall they've started to do it again recently after recovering.
I wish I could make video games. If I could I would make a real city simulator. And put it on steam. Anyone here know where you start? Like, if I wanted to do it in my spare time?
Do you have any programming experience? While I can't really help on places to start gaming specific, you really need some degree of programming foundation first. If you're looking for places to start learning programming, I can help.
Actually alot of the pressure for equal/higher digital prices compared to the phyical copy comes from high street retailers basically threatening to not sell their games. At least originally. These days I'm not so sure considering retailers aren't as colossal a force.
In fairness, physical game prices have been static for a long time. The price of a new release on disc, ~2001, was £29.99 to £34.99.
If they're finally shifting up into the £50 mark, that's an indication that inflation...well, exists. Don't get me wrong, I've been conditioned to ~£30 being the new release price, and I'll be buying on sale, like everyone else. But prices have been considerably raised on other commodities in that period - I'm surprised games haven't been keeping up.
Broke down and bought the Humble Weekly Bundle for Project Temporality and I have a leftover key for any Mechanic Escape if anyone is interested. Looks pretty well reviewed by Steam users.
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Also, @Jragghen, I would also be pretty interested in any tips you might have on where to start for making a game. I've recently been thinking that a cottage simulator/virtual cottage might be nice seeing as it's freaking hard to get out to a real cottage these days.
EDIT: I can't seem to get the "codes" thing to work with a humble bundle link for some reason. I guess, let me know if you've used the code.
2nd EDIT: I think I've figured it out. Let me know if it doesn't work
So FTL is good? I haven't heard anything about it. I added it to my list though so I can check it out next time I'm buying games. Super inexpensive so there's really no excuse not to try it.
@Paco Oh, please tell me no one has gifted it to you yet. I've had a copy sitting in my inventory forever, and it needs a good home.
No, no one has gifted it to me, but that's not necessary! I'm here for cool people to play with and game recommendations, not free stuff.
I know I'm like twelve hours late here (I had to sleep, what do you want from me?!), but you have to let me give it to you. Please. You'd be doing me a favor. Plus, then we both get a new Steam friend. It's win-win!
So FTL is good? I haven't heard anything about it. I added it to my list though so I can check it out next time I'm buying games. Super inexpensive so there's really no excuse not to try it.
@Paco Oh, please tell me no one has gifted it to you yet. I've had a copy sitting in my inventory forever, and it needs a good home.
No, no one has gifted it to me, but that's not necessary! I'm here for cool people to play with and game recommendations, not free stuff.
I know I'm like twelve hours late here (I had to sleep, what do you want from me?!), but you have to let me give it to you. Please. You'd be doing me a favor. Plus, then we both get a new Steam friend. It's win-win!
Broke down and bought the Humble Weekly Bundle for Project Temporality and I have a leftover key for any Mechanic Escape if anyone is interested. Looks pretty well reviewed by Steam users.
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Also, @ Jragghen, I would also be pretty interested in any tips you might have on where to start for making a game. I've recently been thinking that a cottage simulator/virtual cottage might be nice seeing as it's freaking hard to get out to a real cottage these days.
EDIT: I can't seem to get the "codes" thing to work with a humble bundle link for some reason. I guess, let me know if you've used the code.
2nd EDIT: I think I've figured it out. Let me know if it doesn't work
No, see, that's the thing: I've never made a game, I don't really have any advice when it comes to how to begin making a game. I just know that you'll need to have programming knowledge to be able to have the flexibility in design that you want, so you'll need to start learning somewhere.
While the language itself is not necessarily the one you'll want to use, Oracle's online Java tutorial is a nice, free online tutorial with examples, interactive features, and a plethora of examples which will introduce you to object-oriented concepts -I've found it to be higher-level when it comes to those larger concepts than a lot of other online programming tutorials, so you should be able to take the concepts and apply them to other languages. (I found that one when having to teach myself Java for my thesis, and it worked in a pinch).
Next, C++ is an older, archaic language, but it's what a ton of everything you interact with is written in, and you'll find more resources for it online than any other language. Here's an example of one of the tutorials.
Getting into actual games stuff, TIGSource Forums have a bunch of indie dev discussion, including tutorials on the actual game-making process, but they seem to be at least somewhat geared towards people who already have a programming foundation - some of them deal in things like RPG Maker (while owning it, I've never used it, so I have no idea how much access to source code there is through those tools, nor what language they use).
Basically, before you can run, you need to walk, and before you can walk, you need to crawl - there'll be a lot of time learning basic concepts and writing things that don't resemble games before you can start down the path of what you want to try for.
So FTL is good? I haven't heard anything about it. I added it to my list though so I can check it out next time I'm buying games. Super inexpensive so there's really no excuse not to try it.
@Paco Oh, please tell me no one has gifted it to you yet. I've had a copy sitting in my inventory forever, and it needs a good home.
No, no one has gifted it to me, but that's not necessary! I'm here for cool people to play with and game recommendations, not free stuff.
I know I'm like twelve hours late here (I had to sleep, what do you want from me?!), but you have to let me give it to you. Please. You'd be doing me a favor. Plus, then we both get a new Steam friend. It's win-win!
Haha. Deal. (Thank you!)
You are most welcome. Thanks for taking it off my hands. It's an awesome little game (if you like watching all the astronauts you've come to know and love get murdered in horrible ways).
So FTL is good? I haven't heard anything about it. I added it to my list though so I can check it out next time I'm buying games. Super inexpensive so there's really no excuse not to try it.
@Paco Oh, please tell me no one has gifted it to you yet. I've had a copy sitting in my inventory forever, and it needs a good home.
No, no one has gifted it to me, but that's not necessary! I'm here for cool people to play with and game recommendations, not free stuff.
I know I'm like twelve hours late here (I had to sleep, what do you want from me?!), but you have to let me give it to you. Please. You'd be doing me a favor. Plus, then we both get a new Steam friend. It's win-win!
Haha. Deal. (Thank you!)
You are most welcome. Thanks for taking it off my hands. It's an awesome little game (if you like watching all the astronauts you've come to know and love get murdered in horrible ways).
My experience is that the most common deaths are the ones related to forgetting to close an airlock. Or blowing up the enemy ship while your guys are still on it. Or not paying attention while your engi gets into fisticuffs with a mantis. There were so many deaths where I wanted/needed to start over because I felt too stupid for what just happened.
Still it's an absolutely amazing game and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love this game and I think I've only managed to beat the flagship twice.
So FTL is good? I haven't heard anything about it. I added it to my list though so I can check it out next time I'm buying games. Super inexpensive so there's really no excuse not to try it.
@Paco Oh, please tell me no one has gifted it to you yet. I've had a copy sitting in my inventory forever, and it needs a good home.
No, no one has gifted it to me, but that's not necessary! I'm here for cool people to play with and game recommendations, not free stuff.
I know I'm like twelve hours late here (I had to sleep, what do you want from me?!), but you have to let me give it to you. Please. You'd be doing me a favor. Plus, then we both get a new Steam friend. It's win-win!
Haha. Deal. (Thank you!)
You are most welcome. Thanks for taking it off my hands. It's an awesome little game (if you like watching all the astronauts you've come to know and love get murdered in horrible ways).
My experience is that the most common deaths are the ones related to forgetting to close an airlock. Or blowing up the enemy ship while your guys are still on it. Or not paying attention while your engi gets into fisticuffs with a mantis. There were so many deaths where I wanted/needed to start over because I felt too stupid for what just happened.
Sounds about right for me too. I can't count how many times I've teleported my guys into a droid ship. They're all crying, "but we need air to live!" And I never listen.
This either sounds like it's going to be super fun or soul crushing or maybe both at the same time? Either way, this work day is going to be too long.
Secret bad influence tip, FTL can easily be played in windowed mode and set to pause anytime it is not the active window. The game itself actually requires frequent pausing in order to issue simultaneous commands by hitting the spacebar. (I definitely play this while I was at work. No siree bob. That didn't happen here.)
This either sounds like it's going to be super fun or soul crushing or maybe both at the same time? Either way, this work day is going to be too long.
Secret bad influence tip, FTL can easily be played in windowed mode and set to pause anytime it is not the active window. The game itself actually requires frequent pausing in order to issue simultaneous commands by hitting the spacebar. (I definitely play this while I was at work. No siree bob. That didn't happen here.)
I used to play FTL and TOR like that. Ever load screen or taxi ride in TOR was a few jumps in FTL.
Like my old house mate who used to play PSP while he was playing Football Manager on the PC. Mind you, he wasn't pausing Football Manager. That's just how you play. I don't think I will ever understand the appeal of that game if it makes you want to play something else simultaneously. At least @bloodatonement you are switching during the non-game portion so that's far more understandable.
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Things are still kind of edgy up here in kitteh-land, but I thought I'd come on by and post a reminder that no, I'm not dead. Just... well, not really a hundred percent back to myself as of yet. But to keep the thread on topic, I sprang for a Steam card and chose to indulge myself on a $20 game. I know, it's against the gospel of the thread and all that to buy yourself stuff. But I was looking for a distraction, and I took a shot on a game off my wishlist.
Most of you know that I'm a visual novel nut. It appeals to me as an author, and I appreciate a good story more than I do a bunch of fancy graphics and complicated gameplay. I guess that's why I dropped $20 on "Loren The Amazon Princess".
I was not disappointed- more blown away.
You do not play the titular hero, Loren- instead, you have a choice of either playing Saren, a half-Amazon slave, or Elenor, a young elf maiden who sought the safety of the Amazon Citadel in exchange for servitude. You set off with Loren to rescue her missing mother, but the story ends up opening up into so much more- something that will end up changing the world of Aravorn...
The RPG section of it is simple enough, yet complex enough to be satisfying, and more importantly, they don't get in the way of the story. You get a system that can handle up to a six-on-six battle. You get a simple item system that works, and a simple equipment system. Combat is not a drag, but you can grind as much or as little as you want to. I just turned on easy mode and play through the story.
To be honest, though, the story itself is worth the twenty bucks. I won't spoil it, but I will say that the characters and story are among the best I've ever read. I laughed, I cried, and the ending was completely worth the price of admission. It's not Skyrim quality, but to be honest, it's definitely worth the price. I've seen worse being offered for thirty or forty dollars retail. Characters are more than one dimensional. Dialogue is believable. And the romance options...
Yes, I'm devoting a part of the review to the romance options- because Winter Wolves deserve a shout-out for making a game where you can romance the same sex. Saren can romance males, Elenor can romance females. There are characters that are actually only attracted to the same gender. To be honest, it's refreshing to see a company take a stance like that and do more than just tack it on, but openly embracing the fact that some people like the same sex seems to be a rarity- they took it further than Dragon Age did.
In the end, though, I was really impressed with the work that went into this game- but the thing is that there are two places that you can buy the game- either with Steambucks through Steam, or by paying twenty bucks through the Winter Wolves website. There's also a deluxe edition with DLC- you can get the game with DLC for $24 or you can buy the game for $20 and then the DLC for $6 more. That gives you two more characters and an additional chunk of story that I don't have yet, but I'm hoping to by this weekend. Both characters are fully fleshed out and are able to be romanced by either gender, so there's that.
There is a bit of an issue- the Steam version is the censored version- you're not missing any naughty bits, but there is a trick to uncensoring the game if you don't buy it off the Winter Wolves website- fair warning, though, it turns some scenes nearly NSFW, so I'd say this thing would have grabbed an M rating rather easily. Mature audiences only, kids!
In the end, I can't recommend this game enough. It's worth the $20, but if it catches a sale, bite and bite hard. There are endings galore in this thing, and the story is filling like a stuffed-crust supreme pizza with extra sauce and extra cheese with breadsticks and a two-liter. Or a sackful of triple cheezburgers, depends on how I'm feeling. Go out and grab this if you're a fan of strong female characters, great stories, and a bunch of replay value.
Seriously, my cat commands you- go buy this game!
I can has cheezburger, yes?
Unsurprisingly, I'm going to suggest Transistor.
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When did this price parity between PC and Console games suddenly occur?
New releases were always £29.99 on PC, then it crept up to £39.99 not so long ago, now it's suddenly £49.99?
@DyasAlure I am just starting to learn Dota 2. If you want to play with someone that won't yell at you for being bad (and are willing to reciprocate) Let me know and we can learn to play together.
Some issues, obviously. Textures on menus occasionally just disappear, etc.
I'm just amazed how much I reacted to my library being all split up into my categories.
What is the point of pre-ordering a digital game anyways? It's not like they're going to run out of stock, and pre-order bonuses usually range from cool but unimportant to completely stupid.
Personally I think game developers would have more luck if pre-orders came with a "Season Pass" (which is a silly name in this context). At least in PC they'd probably end up making a lot more money.
DAMN YOU!
/sigh
I had it wishlisted. I un-wishlisted it a while back for reasons. Now I have to re-wishlist it? You're a jerk. :P
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Steam always has stupidly high prices for new games, Far Cry 4 from Amazon is £35, which is still far too much in my opinion but by the time I get round to finishing FC3 (and 2, I only got about half way through that) it should be less than £10
That's for the disc version as well, the digital download is £39.99. Completely baffling.
After currency conversion, FC4 is a whole 58.86 NZD. Retail pre-orders here are $108. Games here are pretty routinely $100+ on release.
Just don't get AAA titles on release, wait for sales. It's not like many people here will run out of games to play in a natural human lifetime.
And that, in turn, is because Activision.
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Oh man, another F1 game to be bad at!
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Damnit.
Either way, @rikdaly just hit me with the Guardians of the Galaxy pinball table, claiming I can have a head start. Like that will make a difference in the long-run...
PSN: TheBrayster_92
Actually alot of the pressure for equal/higher digital prices compared to the phyical copy comes from high street retailers basically threatening to not sell their games. At least originally. These days I'm not so sure considering retailers aren't as colossal a force.
Do you have any programming experience? While I can't really help on places to start gaming specific, you really need some degree of programming foundation first. If you're looking for places to start learning programming, I can help.
In fairness, physical game prices have been static for a long time. The price of a new release on disc, ~2001, was £29.99 to £34.99.
If they're finally shifting up into the £50 mark, that's an indication that inflation...well, exists. Don't get me wrong, I've been conditioned to ~£30 being the new release price, and I'll be buying on sale, like everyone else. But prices have been considerably raised on other commodities in that period - I'm surprised games haven't been keeping up.
..also, yes, Game are not good people.
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Getting up and going to work on a Thursday is so bad in comparison.
Inquisitor77: Rius, you are Sisyphus and melee Wizard is your boulder
Tube: This must be what it felt like to be an Iraqi when Saddam was killed
Bookish Stickers - Mrs. Rius' Etsy shop with bumper stickers and vinyl decals.
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Also, @Jragghen, I would also be pretty interested in any tips you might have on where to start for making a game. I've recently been thinking that a cottage simulator/virtual cottage might be nice seeing as it's freaking hard to get out to a real cottage these days.
EDIT: I can't seem to get the "codes" thing to work with a humble bundle link for some reason. I guess, let me know if you've used the code.
2nd EDIT: I think I've figured it out. Let me know if it doesn't work
SteamID: edgruberman GOG Galaxy: EdGruberman
I know I'm like twelve hours late here (I had to sleep, what do you want from me?!), but you have to let me give it to you. Please. You'd be doing me a favor. Plus, then we both get a new Steam friend. It's win-win!
Haha. Deal. (Thank you!)
No, see, that's the thing: I've never made a game, I don't really have any advice when it comes to how to begin making a game. I just know that you'll need to have programming knowledge to be able to have the flexibility in design that you want, so you'll need to start learning somewhere.
The tech subforum has a programming thread which has a multitude of people to talk to/etc. Once you get started, it'll be a nice place to bounce ideas off of.
While the language itself is not necessarily the one you'll want to use, Oracle's online Java tutorial is a nice, free online tutorial with examples, interactive features, and a plethora of examples which will introduce you to object-oriented concepts -I've found it to be higher-level when it comes to those larger concepts than a lot of other online programming tutorials, so you should be able to take the concepts and apply them to other languages. (I found that one when having to teach myself Java for my thesis, and it worked in a pinch).
Next, C++ is an older, archaic language, but it's what a ton of everything you interact with is written in, and you'll find more resources for it online than any other language. Here's an example of one of the tutorials.
Getting into actual games stuff, TIGSource Forums have a bunch of indie dev discussion, including tutorials on the actual game-making process, but they seem to be at least somewhat geared towards people who already have a programming foundation - some of them deal in things like RPG Maker (while owning it, I've never used it, so I have no idea how much access to source code there is through those tools, nor what language they use).
Basically, before you can run, you need to walk, and before you can walk, you need to crawl - there'll be a lot of time learning basic concepts and writing things that don't resemble games before you can start down the path of what you want to try for.
You are most welcome. Thanks for taking it off my hands. It's an awesome little game (if you like watching all the astronauts you've come to know and love get murdered in horrible ways).
My experience is that the most common deaths are the ones related to forgetting to close an airlock. Or blowing up the enemy ship while your guys are still on it. Or not paying attention while your engi gets into fisticuffs with a mantis. There were so many deaths where I wanted/needed to start over because I felt too stupid for what just happened.
Still it's an absolutely amazing game and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love this game and I think I've only managed to beat the flagship twice.
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Sounds about right for me too. I can't count how many times I've teleported my guys into a droid ship. They're all crying, "but we need air to live!" And I never listen.
Thanks @hatedinamerica ! I will shoot mans in your honor!
Secret bad influence tip, FTL can easily be played in windowed mode and set to pause anytime it is not the active window. The game itself actually requires frequent pausing in order to issue simultaneous commands by hitting the spacebar. (I definitely play this while I was at work. No siree bob. That didn't happen here.)
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