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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    ToyD wrote: »
    I don't even know how to track games I've beat. I mean, I know I beat Tomb Raider and 100% on a couple Lego Games, but how do you beat Crusader Kings II or Civ V. I mean honestly.

    /uninstall

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    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • Talus9952Talus9952 Registered User regular
    edited January 2015
    ToyD wrote: »
    I don't even know how to track games I've beat. I mean, I know I beat Tomb Raider and 100% on a couple Lego Games, but how do you beat Crusader Kings II or Civ V. I mean honestly.

    Looked at my achievement history for most of them. And ones that I suspect I beat last year with no achievements, I just looked at last played in my library.

    edit: Yeah about CIV 5, you can get to a point where you can say, I've beaten it enough that you're done with it, I would count it as "finished".

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Also, late to it, but my games beaten in 2014:
    Gone Home (PC)
    DuckTales Remastered (PC)
    Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons (PC)
    The Stanley Parable (PC)
    Puzzle Agent 2 (PC)
    Long Live the Queen (PC)
    Dinner Date (PC)
    Total War Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai (PC)
    Counter Strike: Condition Zero (PC)
    Total War: Rome II (PC)
    The Swapper (PC)
    Papers, Please (PC)
    EDGE EX (Droid)
    Plants vs Zombies 2 (Droid)
    Costume Quest: Gubbins on Ice (PC)
    Costume Quest (PC)
    Payday: The Heist: Wolfpack DLC (PC)
    Payday: The Heist (PC)
    Cthulhu Saves the World (PC)
    Contrast (PC)
    The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 (PC)
    The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 (PC)
    Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders (PC)
    Heretic (PC)
    Gravity Badgers (PC)
    Fractal (PC)
    Borderlands (PC)
    Borderlands DLC: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned (PC)
    Resident Evil 4 (PC)
    Borderlands DLC: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx (PC)
    Borderlands DLC: Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution (PC)
    Borderlands DLC: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot (PC)
    Incredipede (PC)
    No Time to Explain (PC)
    One Way Heroics (PC)
    The Ship (PC)
    Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 5 (PC)
    Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 4 (PC)
    Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 3 (PC)
    Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 2 (PC)
    Receiver (PC)
    Antichamber (PC)
    Wizorb (PC)
    Beat Hazard Ultra (Droid)
    Defense Grid: The Awakening DLC: You Monster! (PC)
    Dynamite Jack (PC)
    Alan Wake's American Nightmare (PC)
    Anomaly: Korea (PC)
    The World Ends With You (NDS)
    Beat: Ticket to Ride (Droid)
    Completed: Splice (PC)
    Offspring Fling (PC)
    Burial at Sea: Episode 2 (PC)
    Goat Simulator (PC)
    Transistor (PC)
    Galcon Legends (Droid)
    Galcon Fusion (Droid)
    Galcon Legends (PC)
    Galcon Fusion (PC)
    BIT.TRIP FLUX (PC)
    The Wolf Among Us: Episode 5 (PC)
    The Wolf Among Us: Episode 4 (PC)
    The Wolf Among Us: Episode 3 (PC)
    Circuits (PC)
    Chip (PC)
    Go Home Dinosaurs! (PC)
    Hexcells Plus (PC)
    Hexcells (PC)
    Gun Monkeys (PC)
    Mahjong Artifacts (Droid)
    Sleeping Dogs: Martial Arts Pack (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs: Police Protection Pack (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs: Red Envelope Pack (PC)
    Sanctum: Map Pack 2 (PC)
    Sanctum: Map Pack 1 (PC)
    Sanctum: Yogscave (PC)
    Sanctum: X-Mas Carnage (PC)
    Sanctum (PC)
    Proteus (PC)
    Radiant Historia (NDS)
    Endless Legend (PC)
    Hexcells Infinite (PC)
    Magic 2012 Expansion (PC)
    Magic 2012: Duels of the Plainswalkers (PC)
    Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs: Zodiac Tournament (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs: Wheels of Fury (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs - Triad Enforcer Pack (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs: Street Racer Pack (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs: The SWAT Pack (PC)
    Sudoku 10,000 Plus (Droid)
    Threes (Droid)
    Carcassonne (Droid)
    Quell Memento (Droid)
    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (PC)
    Sleeping Dogs: Year of the Snake (PC)
    Analogue: A Hate Story (PC)
    They Breathe (PC)
    Imperium Romanum (PC)
    A Bird Story (PC)
    Zeno Clash (PC)
    Crimsonland (PC)
    100% Orange Juice (PC)
    Bulletstorm (PC)
    Cloudbuilt (PC)
    Majesty (Droid)

    Yes, all of that.

    And DESPITE that, my backlog GREW by - I SHIT YOU NOT - 266 items last year.

    *despairs*

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    ToyD wrote: »
    I don't even know how to track games I've beat. I mean, I know I beat Tomb Raider and 100% on a couple Lego Games, but how do you beat Crusader Kings II or Civ V. I mean honestly.

    http://www.backloggery.com/

  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Talus9952 wrote: »
    ToyD wrote: »
    I don't even know how to track games I've beat. I mean, I know I beat Tomb Raider and 100% on a couple Lego Games, but how do you beat Crusader Kings II or Civ V. I mean honestly.

    Looked at my achievement history for most of them. And ones that I suspect I beat last year with no achievements, I just looked at last played in my library.

    edit: Yeah about CIV 5, you can get to a point where you can say, I've beaten it enough that you're done with it, I would count it as "finished".

    "Beaten" is "completed accomplishments enough to trigger a credit sequence."
    "Completed" is "got every achievement."

    So Beaten for Civ V would be winning a game. Completed would be getting EVERY FUCKING ACHIEVEMENT.

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  • bloodatonementbloodatonement Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    ToyD wrote: »
    I don't even know how to track games I've beat. I mean, I know I beat Tomb Raider and 100% on a couple Lego Games, but how do you beat Crusader Kings II or Civ V. I mean honestly.

    http://www.backloggery.com/

    I just moved all completed game into a "Completed" category on Steam. Then I just checked last play dates and/or achievements.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    I sent @Arithon32 his copy of The Secret World: Massive Edition that he won, and how does he respond?

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    This guy has major class going on!

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  • Talus9952Talus9952 Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Talus9952 wrote: »
    ToyD wrote: »
    I don't even know how to track games I've beat. I mean, I know I beat Tomb Raider and 100% on a couple Lego Games, but how do you beat Crusader Kings II or Civ V. I mean honestly.

    Looked at my achievement history for most of them. And ones that I suspect I beat last year with no achievements, I just looked at last played in my library.

    edit: Yeah about CIV 5, you can get to a point where you can say, I've beaten it enough that you're done with it, I would count it as "finished".

    "Beaten" is "completed accomplishments enough to trigger a credit sequence."
    "Completed" is "got every achievement."

    So Beaten for Civ V would be winning a game. Completed would be getting EVERY FUCKING ACHIEVEMENT.

    Agreed. But I'm sure beaten is the context in which everyone is listing their games here :) I did "complete" Skyrim last year.

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  • ToyDToyD Registered User regular
    Yea. I guess completed would be a beaten game on a 4x game. But we all know that REALLY isn't the case. Also, 100% most of those games is just ... wow I don't even know.

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  • IoloIolo iolo Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    ToyD wrote: »
    I don't even know how to track games I've beat. I mean, I know I beat Tomb Raider and 100% on a couple Lego Games, but how do you beat Crusader Kings II or Civ V. I mean honestly.

    http://www.backloggery.com/

    I just moved all completed game into a "Completed" category on Steam. Then I just checked last play dates and/or achievements.

    I just keep a running list in a draft gmail message. ;)

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  • FawstFawst The road to awe.Registered User regular
    Cards. Who wants:

    Blase (1)
    Itsy (2)
    Sparkles (1)

    I don't need em :)

  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    ToyD wrote: »
    Yea. I guess completed would be a beaten game on a 4x game. But we all know that REALLY isn't the case. Also, 100% most of those games is just ... wow I don't even know.

    I'm actually fairly close on vanilla Civ V.
    Vanilla - 116/119
    Scenario Pack: The Vikings - 2/10
    Scenario Pack: Polynesia - 10/10
    Scenario Pack: Korea - 2/11
    Wonders of the Ancient World - 9/15
    Spain and Inca - 10/10
    Gods and Kings - 39/51
    Brave New World - 24/60
    Babylon - 1/1

    So overall, 213/287, or 74%

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  • ShadeShade Registered User regular
    @Iolo‌ and @ReverseCreations‌ both gifted me Desktop Dungeons! Iolo was just a little quicker though! Thank you!

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  • MudzgutMudzgut OhioRegistered User regular
    ...
    heenato wrote: »
    You put state of decay on there twice.

    Well, I played it for like a million hours. It should count twice!

    :razz:

    State of Decay is awesome. It counts twice because you have the regular campaign and the Lifeline campaign...and the Breakdown endless campaign. So really, it could be counted three times. Also, it is awesome, in case I needed to state that again.

    I still haven't gotten over my rage quit, but that hasn't changed how awesome it was and is still.
    Perhaps I will fire it up again soon, but I'm still starting over from scratch because rage.

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  • ToyDToyD Registered User regular
    Shoot, I'm still at 75 of 287 after over 200 hours. I need to stop letting the game random pick for me I guess.

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  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    Sale is over. Rejoice.

    Also someone on reddit said that people who bought Nuclear Throne through the humble store will find a giftable copy of the game on the site and in their steam inventory. That is pretty generous.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    This year I will make heavy use of Backloggery. Also, should I stop having fun with a game I will set it aside, write down the game, mark it as on hold, and move on to something else. Then, if I ever decide to play it again I'll have a ready-made list of waiting games rather than aimlessly scrolling through my library going "What do I want to play..."

  • KarozKaroz Registered User regular
    A big thank you recap for all the gifts this winter Gale:
    Thanks @BigDes for Alpha Protocol!
    Thanks @Pimsy for Never Alone!
    Thanks @Jragghen for Witcher 3!
    Thanks @DaringDirk for Divinity: Original Sin and Bleed!
    Thanks @Mike Danger for Kentucky Route Zero!
    Thanks @ToyD for Dungeon of the Endless!
    Thanks @Elvenshae for ORION: Prelude!
    Thanks @Veagle for Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut!
    Thanks @38thDoe‌ for One Way Heroics!
    Thanks @Madican for Divinity: Dragon Commander!

    Also a big thank you for all the other gifts from the respective gifters in the year 2014!

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    ToyD wrote: »
    Shoot, I'm still at 75 of 287 after over 200 hours. I need to stop letting the game random pick for me I guess.

    Ah, yeah. I like to have a "goal" to shoot towards, so to speak, so I go "okay, what's the most common achievement I don't have....oh, I should play as the Inca? OKAY!"

    And some of them were weird luck - like I got the Deity achievement because I was going for that on one of the scenarios which wasn't completely obscene with it, I won, and got it in the main game. Can't beat Immortal for the life of me, honestly, but I've got deity. Go fig.

  • Custom SpecialCustom Special I know I am, I'm sure I am, I'm Sounders 'til I die!Registered User regular
    UGH, stupid time with its always moving forward. JUST CHILL FOR A MINUTE!

    Thanks @ToyD for the last card I needed for my badge...which I saw the trade notification for 10 minutes too late... :(

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  • Talus9952Talus9952 Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    ToyD wrote: »
    Shoot, I'm still at 75 of 287 after over 200 hours. I need to stop letting the game random pick for me I guess.

    Ah, yeah. I like to have a "goal" to shoot towards, so to speak, so I go "okay, what's the most common achievement I don't have....oh, I should play as the Inca? OKAY!"

    And some of them were weird luck - like I got the Deity achievement because I was going for that on one of the scenarios which wasn't completely obscene with it, I won, and got it in the main game. Can't beat Immortal for the life of me, honestly, but I've got deity. Go fig.

    Civ 5 achievements: 87/281 after 275 hours.

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  • ToyDToyD Registered User regular
    UGH, stupid time with its always moving forward. JUST CHILL FOR A MINUTE!

    Thanks @ToyD for the last card I needed for my badge...which I saw the trade notification for 10 minutes too late... :(

    Awww I'm sorry man!

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  • ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    So is there a way to get rid of my leftover elf cards? Can't turn them into gems and I'm not seeing a way to otherwise delete them.

  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    edited January 2015
    You can turn them into gems. Normal are worth 20, foil are worth 200.

    EDIT: At this point, they're probably gone but still visible as the system does its thing. Sorry.

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  • Idx86Idx86 Long days and pleasant nights.Registered User regular
    I marvel at some of your completed lists for 2014. Even in my pre-kid days I wouldn't complete as many games as some of you by half.

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  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    God...what DID I beat this year...I don't even remember. it's so low...Uuum... Lego LOTR. That's something I beat.

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  • CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    I was playing that South Park game yesterday and then whoops look it's 2 AM.

    It's so incredibly well done.

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  • CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    I just got through the Underpants Gnome sequence and I damn near lost I was laughing so hard at what I was witnessing

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Daily Deal is actually a developer pack for $5. Can't speak to all the games, but the individual games are also on sale, and include the Giana Sisters games, which are individually 80% off - $3 for the main game, a buck for the standalone expansion. Not the lowest price for either, but well worth it.

  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Ceno wrote: »
    I just got through the Underpants Gnome sequence and I damn near lost I was laughing so hard at what I was witnessing

    Did you stare long enough to get the achievement?

  • CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    Madican wrote: »
    Ceno wrote: »
    I just got through the Underpants Gnome sequence and I damn near lost I was laughing so hard at what I was witnessing

    Did you stare long enough to get the achievement?

    Achievement?!

    Ah well, I have to play through it again to get some of those one-off ones anyway.

  • OrivonOrivon Happy Fun Ball They/ThemRegistered User regular
    Apparently all the Civ V talk in here got @Talus9952‌ thinking about it and led to this
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    I'm a bit odd in that I've put 45 hours into the vanilla version of Civ V, just never got around to picking the expansions up. I'm really glad to have an excuse to go back to it, thanks Talus!

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    edited January 2015
    So an after sale recap . . .

    I was Gifted:
    Painkiller: Black Edition by Jragghen
    Game Dev Tycoon by EvmaAlsar
    Castle Crashers by Grove
    Thief: Master Thief Edition and Thief Booster Bundle DLC by lonelyahava
    Thief The Bank Heist DLC by Jazz
    Child of Light by HeadCreeps
    Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition by Kelor
    Red Faction by KoophaTroopa
    BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger by Firebird
    Crazy Plant Shop by Berylline
    Spelunky by VeeVee
    Jurassic Park: The Game, Killer is Dead, and Bulletstorm by Antoshka
    And
    Dracula Trilogy, War Operations, Overcast - Walden and the Werewolf, Dead Bits, GEARCRACK Arena, Super Killer Hornet: Resurrection, Real Horror Stories Ultimate Edition, Clans, Afterfall Insanity - Dirty Arena Edition, English Country Tune, and Defy Gravity Extended by Daring Dirk :eek:
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    I Gifted:
    Final Exam to minor incident
    8BitBoy to Big Isy
    8BitBoy to DaringDirk
    Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 to HeadCreeps
    The Bureau: XCOM Hanger 6 R&D to RoyceSraphim
    Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death to lonelyahava
    The Shivah to LoveIsUnity
    Terrian Saga: KR-17 to KoopaTroopa
    EvilQuest to Joe Camacho MkII
    Saints Row IV - The Rectifier and Ghostbusters: The Videogame to Heatwave
    SpaceChem to Mahnmut
    English Country Tune to Mudzgut
    Awesomenauts to Invisible
    I, Zombie to Jragghen
    Culpa Innata to Corsini
    Borderlands 2 Creature Slaughterdome DLC to Psiberian
    Deus Ex: Invisible War to Grove

    I bought myself:
    Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, The Last Tinker: City of Colors, Lichdom: Battlemage, Mercenary Kings, Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2, Batman: Arkham Origins - Season Pass, and Assassin's Creed Liberation + the Voodoo Pack

    Even though they were smaller, I was glad I could get some gifts out to folks. Fun sale, though much more laid back than the other ones I've experienced.

    And remember folks, sale or not:
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    Stay Classy. :wink:

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Won in Auction:
    Farm for your Life
    Gemini Rue
    Melody's Escape
    LogicBots
    Cloudbuilt
    Always Sometimes Monsters: Soundtrack Edition
    Sokobond
    Shelter
    Faery: Legend of Avalon
    The Dark Eye - Chains of Satinav
    Element4l
    FRACT OSC
    Sneaky Sneaky Special Edition
    Hate Plus and Soundtrack
    Lucius
    Claire
    Defense Grid 2
    Anomaly Defenders
    Prophour23 + Soundtrack
    Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
    Cyan Complete 2012
    Puzzle Dimension
    Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride
    Enemy Mind
    Melissa K and the Heart of Gold

    Was gifted to me:
    A Story About My Uncle
    Broken Age + Soundtrack
    Gods Will Be Watching
    Hack 'n' Slash
    Drunken Robot Pornography
    PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+ All You Can Eat Edition Bundle
    Kairo
    LYNE
    Five Nights at Freddy's
    METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
    Killer is Dead (NA+ROW)
    I, Zombie
    Saints Row IV - How the Saints Save Christmas
    Jet Set Radio
    Contraption Maker Gift
    Year Walk
    Ultimate General: Gettysburg

    Purchased:
    Total War: ROME II - Daughters of Mars
    Dungeon of the Endless - Pixel Pack to Crystal Pack Upgrade
    Microsoft RTS Collection: Age of Empires/Age of Mythology/Rise of Nations
    Murdered: Soul Suspect ROW
    Super Time Force Ultra + Soundtrack
    LEGO Lord of the Rings
    Prelogate
    Millennium - A New Hope
    Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
    Cook, Serve, Delicious!
    rymdkapsel
    Worms Armageddon
    Primordia
    You Need A Budget 4

    Craziest sale for me since my first. You guys are nuts.

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  • PierceNeckPierceNeck Registered User regular
    ToyD wrote: »
    What did you find too hard? I find the combat system hella wonky in that game. Did you just lose all your fights? The combat system, once you figure it out, is stupid easy, but you have to customize your ships or the AI will dominate you. I ended up not liking the game because it gets too easy after awhile.
    Jragghen wrote: »
    PierceNeck wrote: »
    So I figured out that I'm REALLY TERRIBLE at Endless Space.

    I set it to newbie even, and still lost. And like, newbie was described as you'd have to try to lose and even then it would still be hard.

    I think it's because I didn't expand enough early on.

    That's actually to be expected in Endless Space. That's game's mighty weird until you get a feel for it.

    More important than difficulty, though: turn OFF pirates (or whatever they call the barbarian equivalent). That'll let you get a feel for the mechanics without having that constant threat in early-game.
    I lost every fight that involved the enemy having 3 or more ships. Also, their fleets always seem to be way bigger than mine after the beginning part of the game.

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    PierceNeck wrote: »
    ToyD wrote: »
    What did you find too hard? I find the combat system hella wonky in that game. Did you just lose all your fights? The combat system, once you figure it out, is stupid easy, but you have to customize your ships or the AI will dominate you. I ended up not liking the game because it gets too easy after awhile.
    Jragghen wrote: »
    PierceNeck wrote: »
    So I figured out that I'm REALLY TERRIBLE at Endless Space.

    I set it to newbie even, and still lost. And like, newbie was described as you'd have to try to lose and even then it would still be hard.

    I think it's because I didn't expand enough early on.

    That's actually to be expected in Endless Space. That's game's mighty weird until you get a feel for it.

    More important than difficulty, though: turn OFF pirates (or whatever they call the barbarian equivalent). That'll let you get a feel for the mechanics without having that constant threat in early-game.
    I lost every fight that involved the enemy having 3 or more ships. Also, their fleets always seem to be way bigger than mine after the beginning part of the game.

    This, luckily is a pretty easy thing to fix. You HAVE to customize your ships weapons and pay attention to what your enemy is using. Nearly everyone uses kinetic at the beginning because it's at the bottom of the tree. So make your ships all one weapontype and defense against kinetic. Then play cards for that weapontype. They used to be bonused to a certain range, but I think disharmony messed with that a bit. My last playthrough didn't seem to have that bonus, but the tooltips still said it. Kinetic is short range. As you upgrade your weapons and defense, upgrade and retrofit your ships. If you play to your ships' strengths, even large fleets are pretty easy to beat handily.

    Don't forget to unlock at least 1 additional ship hull near the beginning in the bottom tree, then weapons in the upper tree. When spending tonnage on your ships, in my opinion, the best defense is a good offense.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited January 2015
    Here's my recap for the sale.

    Gifted to me:
    @Shade gave me Savant, InFlux, Ruse, and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
    @Antoshka gave me Unholy Heights and Final Fantasy 13
    @übergeek gave me Crypt of the Necrodancer
    @Karoz gave me Final Fantasy 4
    @Big Classy gave me Witcher 3

    Gifted to others:
    Games. Not important which ones or to who.

    Bought for myself:
    Games. Also not important.

    Here's to a great year Steam thread.

    Madican on
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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
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    This was apparently the fault of @Shade‌ and @Iolo‌ if I am to believe @ReverseCreations‌ ... but I'm not sure I believe him. :lol:

    Thank you! <3<3<3

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    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    So I just realized I don't actually need a mouse for Luftrausers, which would make it the perfect on-my-laptop-on-vacation game. So I booted it up and holy crap this game is amazing. I would never doubt Vlambeer but I wasn't expecting to get sucked into it this quickly; the controls feel fantastic once you figure them out, the frenetic chaos on the screen is beautiful as you use your melee plane to bash through it all, and the music is gorgeous.

    (also got horribly murdered by the first laser ace I came across, but I got the cheevo for killing one because I had the nuke chassis at the time :rotate: )

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  • KrummithKrummith DJ Logic Death can't take me until I finish my backlogRegistered User regular
    Post sale round up!

    Gifted to me:
    The Stanley Parable by @FireBird
    Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut and Pinball FX2 - Fantastic Four Table by @Zen Vulgarity
    Broken Age by @akajaybay‌
    Don't Starve: Reign of Giants and Ilamentia by @Berylline‌
    Cortex Command by @Jeix‌

    Gifted to others:
    Two Worlds Collection
    The Banner Saga
    Invisible, Inc.
    Crazy Plant Shop
    Blackwell Unbound
    Door Kickers
    Experience 112
    Warhammer 40,000: Storm of Vengeance Collection
    Cherry Tree High I! My! Girls!
    iO
    Typing of the Dead: Overkill - Silver Screen
    The Typing of the Dead: Overkill - Songs
    Lexica


    Bought for myself:
    Prison Architect
    The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
    Final Fantasy III
    Final Fantasy XIII
    Dragon Age Ultimate Edition (sadly on origin)
    Hack 'n' Slash

    I'm sorry if I missed anything. Thanks again to everyone for making this another great steam sale!

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