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  • IoloIolo iolo Registered User regular
    jclast wrote: »
    Corpekata wrote: »
    Hrmm, apparently Amazon's old 2k coupons are still active. I own most 2k games now, and I'm not sure how many coupons total I still have (at least 1) so if anyone wants a 2k game from the Amazon sale, I can get it for 5 bucks cheaper (well, I have taxes in AZ, so mostly 5 bucks cheaper). NBA2k14 for instance, is just 1.08.

    Might be worth double checking to see if you have yours still.

    Hahaha, I remember those coupons.

    Amazon screwed up and sent me like twenty of them, and when I emailed them they basically told me "We screwed up, keep them", so I burned through them by having forumers send me Amazon giftcards via email, then buying the games with my coupons, then sending them back the codes. I think the most popular buy was the $10 XBL bundle of games that came to Steam.

    I'm pretty sure I used them all by doing this, but I'll have to double check.

    How do you check?

    I think the Check Balance link here should show if you have any credits, though it won't say specifically if it is a 2k credit. However, if you have a multiple of $5, it probably is.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000811661#gc

    Good Jebus!!!

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    How on earth can I figure out what this credit's good for? (And can I just trade it all in for Borderlands: Pre-Sequel and Civ: Beyond Earth!? ;) )

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  • DaringDirkDaringDirk Daddy CEO Oakland, CARegistered User regular
    Trepidation about my new computer was justified this morning when it refused to get past "Starting Windows" upon booting. Repair rebooted into the same situation multiple times, then indicated that it was unable to repair this installation of Windows 7. Unplugged everything but the keyboard and mouse, and it finally booted. I am not confident. Will try plugging back in each peripheral device individually with a reboot in between to see what may be causing the problem, but this does not bode well for my 'call in sick to play games all day on my new computer' plan for the day...

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    Why the shit do I suddenly need a Saints take over Hell game now?

    It was just mentioned and now I need it.

    Extra points if they make it an isometric loot crawler; or at least make some of the bonus/challenge missions Diablo-like.

    Which reminds me, I'd like them to expand on this part of SR4 and maybe make it a stand alone.
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    I'd like to know what went in to converting the custom characters over to that.

    Hate to spoil it for you but
    Most likely all the characters are 3D assets, just with custom 2D-brawler animations and a filter/shader/whatever-you-call-it applied over them to make them appear as pixel-animated.

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  • DyasAlureDyasAlure SeattleRegistered User regular
    PAX... who's excited?

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  • IoloIolo iolo Registered User regular
    So...finally started up Season One of Walking Dead. It's...interesting, not unenjoyable, though after having gotten used to games where the character doesn't move like a sloth on laudanum have spoiled me a bit.

    Still and all (having just finished the first episode), if i ever find myself in charge of a plucky (if cantankerous) band of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world, the phrase "i think it's going to be alright (or any variation thereof) will be a hangable offense.

    Ha, that is an excellent turn of phrase. I'm playing The Wolf Among Us now, and it's got the same pokey protagonist problem. It takes some of the urgency out of investigating a fresh crime scene when the character is shuffling around like an extra from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. :)

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  • FawstFawst The road to awe.Registered User regular
    So what you guys are telling me is that I should hold out for a Saints Row sale pending tonight's announcement? Cuz I'm dying to play 3 and 4, hearing how awesome they are and having never played a Saints Row game (I was in the "looks like low-rent GTA" camp when it first came out).

  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    DyasAlure wrote: »
    PAX... who's excited?

    I'm not going, but I just saw on Twitch's site that they're going to be showing gameplay from The Binding of Isaac Rebirth at 11 AM PDT. Looking forward to that.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    Fawst wrote: »
    So what you guys are telling me is that I should hold out for a Saints Row sale pending tonight's announcement? Cuz I'm dying to play 3 and 4, hearing how awesome they are and having never played a Saints Row game (I was in the "looks like low-rent GTA" camp when it first came out).

    I guess there might be a sale for it with the announcement? SR4 goes on sale all the time, so I'd just grab it if you see it. I think there's a 'complete' version out now? I have no idea.

    Honestly though, there's not a ton of reason to play SR3 if you haven't already started it, and also have SR4. I mean, it's still a fantastic game, and worth playing, but if you're just gonna focus on one sandbox game, might as well do SR4, same type of humor with way more features.

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  • bloodatonementbloodatonement Registered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Why the shit do I suddenly need a Saints take over Hell game now?

    It was just mentioned and now I need it.

    Extra points if they make it an isometric loot crawler; or at least make some of the bonus/challenge missions Diablo-like.

    Which reminds me, I'd like them to expand on this part of SR4 and maybe make it a stand alone.
    ?.jpg
    ?.jpg

    I'd like to know what went in to converting the custom characters over to that.

    Hate to spoil it for you but
    Most likely all the characters are 3D assets, just with custom 2D-brawler animations and a filter/shader/whatever-you-call-it applied over them to make them appear as pixel-animated.

    What ever magic they did, it's cool.

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    DaringDirk wrote: »
    Trepidation about my new computer was justified this morning when it refused to get past "Starting Windows" upon booting. Repair rebooted into the same situation multiple times, then indicated that it was unable to repair this installation of Windows 7. Unplugged everything but the keyboard and mouse, and it finally booted. I am not confident. Will try plugging back in each peripheral device individually with a reboot in between to see what may be causing the problem, but this does not bode well for my 'call in sick to play games all day on my new computer' plan for the day...

    Duuuuuuude.....

    :(

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    I would definitely recommend not skipping SR3. 4 is great, but 3 was also great, and backgrounds most of the crew you have in 4.

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  • chrisnlchrisnl Registered User regular
    Fawst wrote: »
    So what you guys are telling me is that I should hold out for a Saints Row sale pending tonight's announcement? Cuz I'm dying to play 3 and 4, hearing how awesome they are and having never played a Saints Row game (I was in the "looks like low-rent GTA" camp when it first came out).

    I guess there might be a sale for it with the announcement? SR4 goes on sale all the time, so I'd just grab it if you see it. I think there's a 'complete' version out now? I have no idea.

    Honestly though, there's not a ton of reason to play SR3 if you haven't already started it, and also have SR4. I mean, it's still a fantastic game, and worth playing, but if you're just gonna focus on one sandbox game, might as well do SR4, same type of humor with way more features.

    SR3 is totally worth playing, and really gets you into the groove of the setting. I mean sure, it's an utterly ridiculous setting, but it's just so much fun. SR4 may totally be a better game (I have not played it, I have heard it is), but SR3 is still really damn good. Besides, if SR4 is actually better, then why not play SR3 first so you can enjoy it on its merits while building up some affection for the Crew and the setting to make SR4 even better?

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  • FawstFawst The road to awe.Registered User regular
    Yeah, I don't have any SR games, so that's why I want to start with 3. I heard they tie together nicely, so I'll go that route. Actually, Saints Row the Third: The Full Package is on sale on Amazon right now for $9.99. Sounds good to me!

  • KandenKanden Registered User regular
    edited August 2014
    Saints Row 2 is still my favorite, it's a little clunky now but it's still totally worth a playthrough. The pc port is junk but Gentlemen of the Row helps. I like it more because the boss is genuinely a despicable character.

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  • BurnageBurnage Registered User regular
    The Saint's Row series is pretty much my favourite set of games from the last generation, which always impresses me considering that the franchise started as little more than a GTA knock-off.

  • AistanAistan Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    Saints Row 2 is the best GTA game and Saints Row 4 singlehandedly made movement in other open world games completely terrible by comparison.

  • SvevinSvevin Registered User regular
    Jazz wrote: »
    rikdaly wrote: »
    if you didn't like Grid 2 I'd say don't bother with Autosport, everything I've read suggests it's pretty much the same game with cockpit view added

    plus you already have Assetto Corsa, we should have a race on Monza 66

    I didn't hate Grid 2, it just didn't really grab me like I thought it would. I'll wait for a cheaper sale like next summer or something when it's at impulse-buy levels.

    We should grab a couple of others, have a proper race on Monza '66. I'm thinking Lotus 98Ts. Or the Type 49 for them GPL feels.

    If you guys are ever online after 9PM MDT (UTC -6h), you could count me in. Wife and kids, so that time is pretty much set in stone.

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  • rikdalyrikdaly Registered User regular
    Svevin wrote: »
    Jazz wrote: »
    rikdaly wrote: »
    if you didn't like Grid 2 I'd say don't bother with Autosport, everything I've read suggests it's pretty much the same game with cockpit view added

    plus you already have Assetto Corsa, we should have a race on Monza 66

    I didn't hate Grid 2, it just didn't really grab me like I thought it would. I'll wait for a cheaper sale like next summer or something when it's at impulse-buy levels.

    We should grab a couple of others, have a proper race on Monza '66. I'm thinking Lotus 98Ts. Or the Type 49 for them GPL feels.

    If you guys are ever online after 9PM MDT (UTC -6h), you could count me in. Wife and kids, so that time is pretty much set in stone.

    that should be 1AM here, usually I'm in bed by then but my wife is away tomorrow night so I'll probably be up a little later. I can't guarantee I'll be sober enough to drive straight

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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
    According to a trailer that debuted at PAX Prime today, the Saints are sucked into Hell via ouija board and battle demons. The game features online co-op for two players. The game's version of Hell will be about half the size of Saints Row 4's Steel Port.

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  • EvilMonkeyEvilMonkey Registered User regular
    SteevL wrote: »
    Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
    According to a trailer that debuted at PAX Prime today, the Saints are sucked into Hell via ouija board and battle demons. The game features online co-op for two players. The game's version of Hell will be about half the size of Saints Row 4's Steel Port.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamVtw2uG78

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  • JazzJazz Registered User regular
    Looks like I chose a good time to get Assetto Corsa. Mahoosive update today:

    0.22
    - Added new car Mercedes SLS
    - Added new track Nurburgring Sprint

    Spoiler'd the rest of the changelog for hueg:
    - In-game apps must now be enabled in the game's launcher under Options > General
    - Tyre model modifications, more direct and "alive" FFB on all cars. We advice less FF "effects"
    - AI modifications for Mercedes SLS AMG & McLaren MP4 12C street
    - fixed drag race
    - all cars with H pattern manual gearbox, when used with paddles, can now enable autocut-off autoblip assist properly. The timings are slower than what you can achieve with an H shifter hardware.
    - Fixed multiplayer leaderboard logic
    - Fixeg bugs in multiplayer GUI
    - Overlay leaderboard implemented (Press F9 to cycle between 4 different modes)
    - Fixed horn & lights in multiplayer
    - Graphics & CPU Performance improvements
    - Multiplayer Blacklist system improved
    - Intro video at first launch, possible to disable it from options
    - Replay Size reduced
    - Replay frame interpolation improved
    - Time Attack : fixed crash when trying to load open tracks & lap estimation formula improved
    - Setup Force Feedback setting page improved
    - ksEditor : notify when skinned mesh is imported with a wrong scale
    - ksEditor : fixed IN/OUT camera normalized start-end position not rendering on spline during camera editing
    - Fixed small random flashes during gameplay
    - Added dedicated leaderboard APP
    - Updated TAB key ingame leaderboard with a new look and functions
    - Skidmarks start shape fixed and rendering is now faster
    - Python apps can be enabled / disabled from the launcher
    - Fixed bug "return to pits and lap counting in some special cases"
    - Added Python camera control
    - Fixed tyres jittering at low speeds
    - Fixed missing wheels when AI car brake its engine and goes to pits
    - Physics related rules : now cars must respect their defined set of rules in order to run on the track
    - Track cameras now place the car in the middle of the screen
    - Post Process App selector : fixed loading of default ppEffects.ini
    - AI improvements
    - Improved Drag AI
    - Skidmarks are now disabled when setting World Detail to minimum
    - Dynamic track randomness now less pronounced

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    chrisnl wrote: »
    Fawst wrote: »
    So what you guys are telling me is that I should hold out for a Saints Row sale pending tonight's announcement? Cuz I'm dying to play 3 and 4, hearing how awesome they are and having never played a Saints Row game (I was in the "looks like low-rent GTA" camp when it first came out).

    I guess there might be a sale for it with the announcement? SR4 goes on sale all the time, so I'd just grab it if you see it. I think there's a 'complete' version out now? I have no idea.

    Honestly though, there's not a ton of reason to play SR3 if you haven't already started it, and also have SR4. I mean, it's still a fantastic game, and worth playing, but if you're just gonna focus on one sandbox game, might as well do SR4, same type of humor with way more features.

    SR3 is totally worth playing, and really gets you into the groove of the setting. I mean sure, it's an utterly ridiculous setting, but it's just so much fun. SR4 may totally be a better game (I have not played it, I have heard it is), but SR3 is still really damn good. Besides, if SR4 is actually better, then why not play SR3 first so you can enjoy it on its merits while building up some affection for the Crew and the setting to make SR4 even better?

    Tell me when SR3 lets me run at super speed up a building, super jump off, glide across half the city, free fall onto the target, and then pop one enemy with a splodey ball and watch him chain reaction everything else in one big boom.

    But if I have to get vehicles then no deal.

  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    SteevL wrote: »
    Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
    According to a trailer that debuted at PAX Prime today, the Saints are sucked into Hell via ouija board and battle demons. The game features online co-op for two players. The game's version of Hell will be about half the size of Saints Row 4's Steel Port.


    When I said I'd sell my soul for more Saints Row, I don't think I expected it to be taken seriously.

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  • rikdalyrikdaly Registered User regular
    Jazz wrote: »
    Looks like I chose a good time to get Assetto Corsa. Mahoosive update today:

    0.22
    - Added new car Mercedes SLS
    - Added new track Nurburgring Sprint

    Spoiler'd the rest of the changelog for hueg:
    - In-game apps must now be enabled in the game's launcher under Options > General
    - Tyre model modifications, more direct and "alive" FFB on all cars. We advice less FF "effects"
    - AI modifications for Mercedes SLS AMG & McLaren MP4 12C street
    - fixed drag race
    - all cars with H pattern manual gearbox, when used with paddles, can now enable autocut-off autoblip assist properly. The timings are slower than what you can achieve with an H shifter hardware.
    - Fixed multiplayer leaderboard logic
    - Fixeg bugs in multiplayer GUI
    - Overlay leaderboard implemented (Press F9 to cycle between 4 different modes)
    - Fixed horn & lights in multiplayer
    - Graphics & CPU Performance improvements
    - Multiplayer Blacklist system improved
    - Intro video at first launch, possible to disable it from options
    - Replay Size reduced
    - Replay frame interpolation improved
    - Time Attack : fixed crash when trying to load open tracks & lap estimation formula improved
    - Setup Force Feedback setting page improved
    - ksEditor : notify when skinned mesh is imported with a wrong scale
    - ksEditor : fixed IN/OUT camera normalized start-end position not rendering on spline during camera editing
    - Fixed small random flashes during gameplay
    - Added dedicated leaderboard APP
    - Updated TAB key ingame leaderboard with a new look and functions
    - Skidmarks start shape fixed and rendering is now faster
    - Python apps can be enabled / disabled from the launcher
    - Fixed bug "return to pits and lap counting in some special cases"
    - Added Python camera control
    - Fixed tyres jittering at low speeds
    - Fixed missing wheels when AI car brake its engine and goes to pits
    - Physics related rules : now cars must respect their defined set of rules in order to run on the track
    - Track cameras now place the car in the middle of the screen
    - Post Process App selector : fixed loading of default ppEffects.ini
    - AI improvements
    - Improved Drag AI
    - Skidmarks are now disabled when setting World Detail to minimum
    - Dynamic track randomness now less pronounced

    I just tried the merc, I can't drive it at all! the back end just loves coming out

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  • HeirTransparentHeirTransparent ... Registered User regular
    Reposting - Less than 8 hours to go:

    Buying just a single copy instead of the four pack of Lethal League seemed like leaving free money on the table. That logic makes sense, right?

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    If you're not familiar:
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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Harmonix just announced their new game, A City Sleeps.

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  • CorriganXCorriganX Jacksonville, FLRegistered User regular
    Final Reminder for tonight! in 6 hours (9pm Eastern 6pm Pacific) we'll be playing Defiance in our Friday Night Gamesnight! Make sure you select the US server on the launcher, and you are good to go. Log in and get ready to scourge across the countryside with massive guns and awesome post apocalyptic cars! Woo!

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  • DaringDirkDaringDirk Daddy CEO Oakland, CARegistered User regular
    DaringDirk wrote: »
    Trepidation about my new computer was justified this morning when it refused to get past "Starting Windows" upon booting. Repair rebooted into the same situation multiple times, then indicated that it was unable to repair this installation of Windows 7. Unplugged everything but the keyboard and mouse, and it finally booted. I am not confident. Will try plugging back in each peripheral device individually with a reboot in between to see what may be causing the problem, but this does not bode well for my 'call in sick to play games all day on my new computer' plan for the day...

    Problems resolved! Looks to be a fault in a USB3 external drive, working fine now without it. Also, holy shit, that Saint's Row news?!? Gonna play me some SR:IV after I have me some lunch. That's one I haven't yet tried on this new machine, I bet it's pretty and fast.

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  • JazzJazz Registered User regular
    edited August 2014
    rikdaly wrote: »
    Jazz wrote: »
    Looks like I chose a good time to get Assetto Corsa. Mahoosive update today:

    0.22
    - Added new car Mercedes SLS
    - Added new track Nurburgring Sprint

    Spoiler'd the rest of the changelog for hueg:
    - In-game apps must now be enabled in the game's launcher under Options > General
    - Tyre model modifications, more direct and "alive" FFB on all cars. We advice less FF "effects"
    - AI modifications for Mercedes SLS AMG & McLaren MP4 12C street
    - fixed drag race
    - all cars with H pattern manual gearbox, when used with paddles, can now enable autocut-off autoblip assist properly. The timings are slower than what you can achieve with an H shifter hardware.
    - Fixed multiplayer leaderboard logic
    - Fixeg bugs in multiplayer GUI
    - Overlay leaderboard implemented (Press F9 to cycle between 4 different modes)
    - Fixed horn & lights in multiplayer
    - Graphics & CPU Performance improvements
    - Multiplayer Blacklist system improved
    - Intro video at first launch, possible to disable it from options
    - Replay Size reduced
    - Replay frame interpolation improved
    - Time Attack : fixed crash when trying to load open tracks & lap estimation formula improved
    - Setup Force Feedback setting page improved
    - ksEditor : notify when skinned mesh is imported with a wrong scale
    - ksEditor : fixed IN/OUT camera normalized start-end position not rendering on spline during camera editing
    - Fixed small random flashes during gameplay
    - Added dedicated leaderboard APP
    - Updated TAB key ingame leaderboard with a new look and functions
    - Skidmarks start shape fixed and rendering is now faster
    - Python apps can be enabled / disabled from the launcher
    - Fixed bug "return to pits and lap counting in some special cases"
    - Added Python camera control
    - Fixed tyres jittering at low speeds
    - Fixed missing wheels when AI car brake its engine and goes to pits
    - Physics related rules : now cars must respect their defined set of rules in order to run on the track
    - Track cameras now place the car in the middle of the screen
    - Post Process App selector : fixed loading of default ppEffects.ini
    - AI improvements
    - Improved Drag AI
    - Skidmarks are now disabled when setting World Detail to minimum
    - Dynamic track randomness now less pronounced

    I just tried the merc, I can't drive it at all! the back end just loves coming out

    It's a tricky car in every game I've ever tried it in. And AC is the trickiest driving game I've played since GPL. So yeah, I feel ya. It's a bit of a challenge.

    I think I'm going to change my favorite car in the game, as awesome as the 98T is. I love the Formula Abarth more. Yeah, it's not the fastest. But it's so much fun. Especially on the Nordschleife (mod track; ported from rFactor by a guy called Snoopy, and it's great).

    Jazz on
  • RadiationRadiation Registered User regular
    CorriganX wrote: »
    Final Reminder for tonight! in 6 hours (9pm Eastern 6pm Pacific) we'll be playing Defiance in our Friday Night Gamesnight! Make sure you select the US server on the launcher, and you are good to go. Log in and get ready to scourge across the countryside with massive guns and awesome post apocalyptic cars! Woo!

    I may go out and purchase a headset just for this.
    Just.
    For.
    This.

    So you guys can listen to me mouth breathe.

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  • Ed GrubermanEd Gruberman Registered User regular
    edited August 2014
    EvilMonkey wrote: »
    SteevL wrote: »
    Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
    According to a trailer that debuted at PAX Prime today, the Saints are sucked into Hell via ouija board and battle demons. The game features online co-op for two players. The game's version of Hell will be about half the size of Saints Row 4's Steel Port.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamVtw2uG78

    I thought it was a full-fledged Saints Row 5 but according to this article, it's an expansion for SR4. (EDIT: a standalone expansion)

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  • JazzJazz Registered User regular
    Jazz wrote: »
    Arma III 50% off at Bohemia Interactive's store (Steam key). This is another game I've considered but don't know enough about...
    Still considering this. I'm interested, but have no frame of reference for such an apparently realistic military game.

    Y/N

  • SvevinSvevin Registered User regular
    rikdaly wrote: »
    Svevin wrote: »
    Jazz wrote: »
    rikdaly wrote: »
    if you didn't like Grid 2 I'd say don't bother with Autosport, everything I've read suggests it's pretty much the same game with cockpit view added

    plus you already have Assetto Corsa, we should have a race on Monza 66

    I didn't hate Grid 2, it just didn't really grab me like I thought it would. I'll wait for a cheaper sale like next summer or something when it's at impulse-buy levels.

    We should grab a couple of others, have a proper race on Monza '66. I'm thinking Lotus 98Ts. Or the Type 49 for them GPL feels.

    If you guys are ever online after 9PM MDT (UTC -6h), you could count me in. Wife and kids, so that time is pretty much set in stone.

    that should be 1AM here, usually I'm in bed by then but my wife is away tomorrow night so I'll probably be up a little later. I can't guarantee I'll be sober enough to drive straight

    I don't think that's right. That would put you in Greenland or Brazil.

    http://www.worldtimezone.com/
    Jazz wrote: »
    rikdaly wrote: »
    Jazz wrote: »
    Looks like I chose a good time to get Assetto Corsa. Mahoosive update today:

    0.22
    - Added new car Mercedes SLS
    - Added new track Nurburgring Sprint

    Spoiler'd the rest of the changelog for hueg:
    - In-game apps must now be enabled in the game's launcher under Options > General
    - Tyre model modifications, more direct and "alive" FFB on all cars. We advice less FF "effects"
    - AI modifications for Mercedes SLS AMG & McLaren MP4 12C street
    - fixed drag race
    - all cars with H pattern manual gearbox, when used with paddles, can now enable autocut-off autoblip assist properly. The timings are slower than what you can achieve with an H shifter hardware.
    - Fixed multiplayer leaderboard logic
    - Fixeg bugs in multiplayer GUI
    - Overlay leaderboard implemented (Press F9 to cycle between 4 different modes)
    - Fixed horn & lights in multiplayer
    - Graphics & CPU Performance improvements
    - Multiplayer Blacklist system improved
    - Intro video at first launch, possible to disable it from options
    - Replay Size reduced
    - Replay frame interpolation improved
    - Time Attack : fixed crash when trying to load open tracks & lap estimation formula improved
    - Setup Force Feedback setting page improved
    - ksEditor : notify when skinned mesh is imported with a wrong scale
    - ksEditor : fixed IN/OUT camera normalized start-end position not rendering on spline during camera editing
    - Fixed small random flashes during gameplay
    - Added dedicated leaderboard APP
    - Updated TAB key ingame leaderboard with a new look and functions
    - Skidmarks start shape fixed and rendering is now faster
    - Python apps can be enabled / disabled from the launcher
    - Fixed bug "return to pits and lap counting in some special cases"
    - Added Python camera control
    - Fixed tyres jittering at low speeds
    - Fixed missing wheels when AI car brake its engine and goes to pits
    - Physics related rules : now cars must respect their defined set of rules in order to run on the track
    - Track cameras now place the car in the middle of the screen
    - Post Process App selector : fixed loading of default ppEffects.ini
    - AI improvements
    - Improved Drag AI
    - Skidmarks are now disabled when setting World Detail to minimum
    - Dynamic track randomness now less pronounced

    I just tried the merc, I can't drive it at all! the back end just loves coming out

    It's a tricky car in every game I've ever tried it in. And AC is the trickiest driving game I've played since GPL. So yeah, I feel ya. It's a bit of a challenge.

    I think I'm going to change my favorite car in the game, as awesome as the 98T is. I love the Formula Abarth more. Yeah, it's not the fastest. But it's so much fun. Especially on the Nordschleife (mod track; ported from rFactor by a guy called Snoopy, and it's great).

    I think Assetto Corsa drives rather tame compared to rFactor 2 and iracing. Just gotta deal with a whole lot of understeer, and some of the curbs (but not all for some reason) act like they are covered in oil. I prefer rF2 and iracing personally, but am happy to drive AC with others.

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    Is Rise of Nation: Extended Edition worth $9.99? I keep waffling on buying it or not. I played it back in the day, and loved it, but is it just the game ported with steam features or has more of it been upgraded?

  • JazzJazz Registered User regular
    EvilMonkey wrote: »
    SteevL wrote: »
    Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
    According to a trailer that debuted at PAX Prime today, the Saints are sucked into Hell via ouija board and battle demons. The game features online co-op for two players. The game's version of Hell will be about half the size of Saints Row 4's Steel Port.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamVtw2uG78

    I thought it was a full-fledged Saints Row 5 but according to this article, it's an expansion for SR4. (EDIT: a standalone expansion)

    The price suits it too. $20. Hell is apparently half the size of SR4's Steelport.

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  • JazzJazz Registered User regular
    Svevin wrote: »
    Jazz wrote: »
    rikdaly wrote: »
    Jazz wrote: »
    Looks like I chose a good time to get Assetto Corsa. Mahoosive update today:

    0.22
    - Added new car Mercedes SLS
    - Added new track Nurburgring Sprint

    Spoiler'd the rest of the changelog for hueg:
    - In-game apps must now be enabled in the game's launcher under Options > General
    - Tyre model modifications, more direct and "alive" FFB on all cars. We advice less FF "effects"
    - AI modifications for Mercedes SLS AMG & McLaren MP4 12C street
    - fixed drag race
    - all cars with H pattern manual gearbox, when used with paddles, can now enable autocut-off autoblip assist properly. The timings are slower than what you can achieve with an H shifter hardware.
    - Fixed multiplayer leaderboard logic
    - Fixeg bugs in multiplayer GUI
    - Overlay leaderboard implemented (Press F9 to cycle between 4 different modes)
    - Fixed horn & lights in multiplayer
    - Graphics & CPU Performance improvements
    - Multiplayer Blacklist system improved
    - Intro video at first launch, possible to disable it from options
    - Replay Size reduced
    - Replay frame interpolation improved
    - Time Attack : fixed crash when trying to load open tracks & lap estimation formula improved
    - Setup Force Feedback setting page improved
    - ksEditor : notify when skinned mesh is imported with a wrong scale
    - ksEditor : fixed IN/OUT camera normalized start-end position not rendering on spline during camera editing
    - Fixed small random flashes during gameplay
    - Added dedicated leaderboard APP
    - Updated TAB key ingame leaderboard with a new look and functions
    - Skidmarks start shape fixed and rendering is now faster
    - Python apps can be enabled / disabled from the launcher
    - Fixed bug "return to pits and lap counting in some special cases"
    - Added Python camera control
    - Fixed tyres jittering at low speeds
    - Fixed missing wheels when AI car brake its engine and goes to pits
    - Physics related rules : now cars must respect their defined set of rules in order to run on the track
    - Track cameras now place the car in the middle of the screen
    - Post Process App selector : fixed loading of default ppEffects.ini
    - AI improvements
    - Improved Drag AI
    - Skidmarks are now disabled when setting World Detail to minimum
    - Dynamic track randomness now less pronounced

    I just tried the merc, I can't drive it at all! the back end just loves coming out

    It's a tricky car in every game I've ever tried it in. And AC is the trickiest driving game I've played since GPL. So yeah, I feel ya. It's a bit of a challenge.

    I think I'm going to change my favorite car in the game, as awesome as the 98T is. I love the Formula Abarth more. Yeah, it's not the fastest. But it's so much fun. Especially on the Nordschleife (mod track; ported from rFactor by a guy called Snoopy, and it's great).

    I think Assetto Corsa drives rather tame compared to rFactor 2 and iracing. Just gotta deal with a whole lot of understeer, and some of the curbs (but not all for some reason) act like they are covered in oil. I prefer rF2 and iracing personally, but am happy to drive AC with others.

    I've not tried rFactor 1 or 2, or iRacing. I know, I know, I'm missing out.

  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    Jazz wrote: »
    Jazz wrote: »
    Arma III 50% off at Bohemia Interactive's store (Steam key). This is another game I've considered but don't know enough about...
    Still considering this. I'm interested, but have no frame of reference for such an apparently realistic military game.

    Y/N

    Ask yourself: do I want to play a "shooter" where nearly every single key on the keyboard is, without exaggeration, bound to a function? It's essentially the DCS of first person shooters, with the slog to boot. It's coarse, arcane, and absolute unapologetic about itself.

    That said, if you're willing to struggle through that learning curve (and are in a group with some homies playing pretend soldier -- there's a thread somewhere here where games are sometime setup), it can be a pretty compelling experience.

  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    Aistan wrote: »
    Saints Row 2 is the best GTA game and Saints Row 4 singlehandedly made movement in other open world games completely terrible by comparison.

    I love SR4, but it basically stole its movement system from Prototype

    I wish someone would make a Prototype 3 : (

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  • bloodatonementbloodatonement Registered User regular
    Aistan wrote: »
    Saints Row 2 is the best GTA game and Saints Row 4 singlehandedly made movement in other open world games completely terrible by comparison.

    I love SR4, but it basically stole its movement system from Prototype

    I wish someone would make a Prototype 3 : (
    Until SR4 Prototype was my favorite movement system. I was very happy to see SR4 implement it.

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  • JazzJazz Registered User regular
    edited August 2014
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Jazz wrote: »
    Jazz wrote: »
    Arma III 50% off at Bohemia Interactive's store (Steam key). This is another game I've considered but don't know enough about...
    Still considering this. I'm interested, but have no frame of reference for such an apparently realistic military game.

    Y/N

    Ask yourself: do I want to play a "shooter" where nearly every single key on the keyboard is, without exaggeration, bound to a function? It's essentially the DCS of first person shooters, with the slog to boot. It's coarse, arcane, and absolute unapologetic about itself.

    That said, if you're willing to struggle through that learning curve (and are in a group with some homies playing pretend soldier -- there's a thread somewhere here where games are sometime setup), it can be a pretty compelling experience.

    I knew it'd be interesting when I read that it has nine stances for infantry. I think the most I've ever played before is three (standing, crouching, prone). That immediately made me realise that I wouldn't be in Kansas any more.

    I think I've only played one Bohemia game before, and that was Carrier Command: Gaea Mission, which I'd anticipated greatly as a big fan of the original Carrier Command from 1988. Gaea Mission is notoriously janky and has ground-unit AI that could charitably be called "game-breaking", but it had a great deal of heart; it was clearly made as a labor of love, and it looked absolutely great. I enjoyed it greatly despite itself, enough to buy it again on Steam when it eventually went on sale (I had it on 360 at launch). But it's so different from what Arma appears to be that I couldn't really use it as a frame of reference, although PC Gamer's Arma III review mentions similar flaws such as ropey AI. Arma seems more multiplayer-focused, though (Carrier Command was SP-only).

    I also find the idea of Arma III: Karts hilarious and would be all over that shit just because.

    Jazz on
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