1. I finished Steamworld Dig 2 today. That last boss fight was tense, and I had a grand time all the way through. It was definitely longer than the first, but even in the final third I didn't feel like it overstayed its welcome.
2. What the hell? Hand of Fate 2 is out? I loved the first one (even though I never could beat the final encounter).
Ghostbusters finished! Only 2 weeks late for Halloween! Man, game is awesome, but it got hard there in the end. Good story, good enough for a movie. Unfortunately, it's a game that I can only play in short bursts due to it giving me slight nausea. But, it was amazing nonetheless. Thanks again to @Orivon for a great game!
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-Loki-Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining.Registered Userregular
I've been hearing a lot about something called Steam Mover, to move games to another HDD. I've got an SSD and the Total War games take ages to load, so I was considering putting them there to see if there's an improvement.
However, when I google Steam Mover I get a million hits at all random places. Anyone have a direction they can point me?
I've been hearing a lot about something called Steam Mover, to move games to another HDD. I've got an SSD and the Total War games take ages to load, so I was considering putting them there to see if there's an improvement.
However, when I google Steam Mover I get a million hits at all random places. Anyone have a direction they can point me?
Steam lets you move games between hard drives already, so no need. Right click the game, go to properties, then local files, then move install folder.
I've been hearing a lot about something called Steam Mover, to move games to another HDD. I've got an SSD and the Total War games take ages to load, so I was considering putting them there to see if there's an improvement.
However, when I google Steam Mover I get a million hits at all random places. Anyone have a direction they can point me?
Steam lets you move games between hard drives already, so no need. Right click the game, go to properties, then local files, then move install folder.
Hmm. I actually don't see this option in my games' properties at all. I know it prompts you where you want it installed when you first set up a download for a game, though.
I've been hearing a lot about something called Steam Mover, to move games to another HDD. I've got an SSD and the Total War games take ages to load, so I was considering putting them there to see if there's an improvement.
However, when I google Steam Mover I get a million hits at all random places. Anyone have a direction they can point me?
Steam lets you move games between hard drives already, so no need. Right click the game, go to properties, then local files, then move install folder.
Hmm. I actually don't see this option in my games' properties at all. I know it prompts you where you want it installed when you first set up a download for a game, though.
I've been hearing a lot about something called Steam Mover, to move games to another HDD. I've got an SSD and the Total War games take ages to load, so I was considering putting them there to see if there's an improvement.
However, when I google Steam Mover I get a million hits at all random places. Anyone have a direction they can point me?
Steam lets you move games between hard drives already, so no need. Right click the game, go to properties, then local files, then move install folder.
Hmm. I actually don't see this option in my games' properties at all. I know it prompts you where you want it installed when you first set up a download for a game, though.
-Loki- This is the Steam Mover program I've used in the past for moving stuff to/from my SSD in case the above doesn't work for you: http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover
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Weird! I don't have the option at all:
edit: Oh, turns out you have to set up a download to a folder on your other drive first, then it becomes available on all the games.
I've been hearing a lot about something called Steam Mover, to move games to another HDD. I've got an SSD and the Total War games take ages to load, so I was considering putting them there to see if there's an improvement.
However, when I google Steam Mover I get a million hits at all random places. Anyone have a direction they can point me?
Steam lets you move games between hard drives already, so no need. Right click the game, go to properties, then local files, then move install folder.
Hmm. I actually don't see this option in my games' properties at all. I know it prompts you where you want it installed when you first set up a download for a game, though.
-Loki- This is the Steam Mover program I've used in the past for moving stuff to/from my SSD in case the above doesn't work for you: http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover
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Weird! I don't have the option at all:
Do you have the beta client enabled?
Edit: Actually wow I just realized I'm missing the option too.
Edit 2: Nm, you just have to create a library folder on your secondary drive.
Woo, finished off Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice! Pretty great game, though a bit too spooky for my tastes. Also definitely a one and done game. If they don't win awards for sound design this year during the GotY rounds, then the games journalism industry has failed us, cause god damn that game has some amaizng audio. Thanks again @destroyah87
In all this alternate folder talk, I will say the one advantage that Steam Mover still has over just the regular Steam way of moving folders is that you can quickly scroll through your list of installed games and see which ones are installed on which drive.
Apropos of nothing, new Firefox is legit. If your Firefox isn't prompting you to update, go grab it at Mozilla's site.
Also, if anyone is looking for a new monitor and wants GSync, the Dell S2716DG is on sale again. It's a TN panel, but it's quite good. A few of us in the PC Build Thread (me included) own the monitor. $399 US for a GSync monitor is actually a very good deal. There should also be an Ebates 10% cash back coupon you can use. Looks like the price will go Live on Black Friday.
Alright. Sins of a Solar Empire has popped up for sale yet again. 75% off for the Ultimate Edition seems like a good option. But what is the deal with this game? Can someone sell me on it? Or is there a newer/other game that does what this one does, but better?
Its a 4X with real time RTS style combat.
I rather like it
As someone who sucks horribly at 4X games but wants to like them, would Sins of a Solar Empire be a better option than, say, Stellaris?
Also, Deep Sky Derelicts looks like it has some serious potential. The visuals make me think of Darkest Dungeon IN SPACE!!
Apropos of nothing, new Firefox is legit. If your Firefox isn't prompting you to update, go grab it at Mozilla's site.
Also, if anyone is looking for a new monitor and wants GSync, the Dell S2716DG is on sale again. It's a TN panel, but it's quite good. A few of us in the PC Build Thread (me included) own the monitor. $399 US for a GSync monitor is actually a very good deal. There should also be an Ebates 10% cash back coupon you can use. Looks like the price will go Live on Black Friday.
I've been a Firefox stan for a while, mostly out of inertia nowadays, but yeah, I've been using quantum since the dev builds and 57 is pretty damn legit now. It's nice to have a competitive alternative other than "whatever Google puts out now."
Apropos of nothing, new Firefox is legit. If your Firefox isn't prompting you to update, go grab it at Mozilla's site.
Also, if anyone is looking for a new monitor and wants GSync, the Dell S2716DG is on sale again. It's a TN panel, but it's quite good. A few of us in the PC Build Thread (me included) own the monitor. $399 US for a GSync monitor is actually a very good deal. There should also be an Ebates 10% cash back coupon you can use. Looks like the price will go Live on Black Friday.
I've been a Firefox stan for a while, mostly out of inertia nowadays, but yeah, I've been using quantum since the dev builds and 57 is pretty damn legit now. It's nice to have a competitive alternative other than "whatever Google puts out now."
So there's an actual good Firefox again? I originally switched to Chrome because Firefox was just advancing into buggy trashdom with every update because they clearly weren't able to handle the accelerated update cycle they had newly(at the time) adopted.
Apropos of nothing, new Firefox is legit. If your Firefox isn't prompting you to update, go grab it at Mozilla's site.
Also, if anyone is looking for a new monitor and wants GSync, the Dell S2716DG is on sale again. It's a TN panel, but it's quite good. A few of us in the PC Build Thread (me included) own the monitor. $399 US for a GSync monitor is actually a very good deal. There should also be an Ebates 10% cash back coupon you can use. Looks like the price will go Live on Black Friday.
I've been a Firefox stan for a while, mostly out of inertia nowadays, but yeah, I've been using quantum since the dev builds and 57 is pretty damn legit now. It's nice to have a competitive alternative other than "whatever Google puts out now."
So there's an actual good Firefox again? I originally switched to Chrome because Firefox was just advancing into buggy trashdom with every update because they clearly weren't able to handle the accelerated update cycle they had newly(at the time) adopted.
I think so. Speed and memory was precisely the things Mozilla was targeting with the Quantum project, and a lot of the guts of the thing has been overhauled, various things in the rendering and scripting engine, and its multiprocess by default now like any modern browser. That means some legacy things are now dusted, notably that all non-WebExtensions addons are dead, which hurts and a lot of people are miffed about it, but going with a more modern addons standard that's adopted everywhere else is a necessary thing. Oh, and the UI actually looks pretty slick now. There's still work to be done with process sandboxing though.
Like I said, most of my continued usage of Firefox was inertia, and just a little bit philosophical since Mozilla is a nonprofit versus the multi-billion dollar Google monster. It's neat that the latest release is actually pretty damn good.
Zxerol on
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HiT BiT🍒 Fresh, straight from Pac-man'sRegistered Userregular
Adulting sucks, but you know what's nice. When you create a budget and set aside $20 every month for charity, even nicer when I can move that slider on Humble Bundle to full charity. 8-)
Alright. Sins of a Solar Empire has popped up for sale yet again. 75% off for the Ultimate Edition seems like a good option. But what is the deal with this game? Can someone sell me on it? Or is there a newer/other game that does what this one does, but better?
Its a 4X with real time RTS style combat.
I rather like it
As someone who sucks horribly at 4X games but wants to like them, would Sins of a Solar Empire be a better option than, say, Stellaris?
I feel Stellaris is a better overall 4X but Sins is a more accessible one. It sits more on the "lite" side of the genre in terms of depth.
I could see it being a gateway 4X. and the ultimate edition is incredible value for the content included.
Grim Dawn just got a patch that reworked it's controller support and changed the way spellcasting works (no more running up to an area to cast, it'll just cast). The latter was one of my pet peeves, constantly misjudging distance a bit and having my character fun face first into a horde just to get a few feet closer for a cast, and I know the previous controller support left a lot of to be desired by those that used it. Might be worth a second look if that was putting you off.
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Dr. ChaosPost nuclear nuisanceRegistered Userregular
Redout, which is still on sale at Bundle Stars Fanatical (worst name change ever, I can never remember it) for another 13 hours or so at about 66% off for the "complete pack", does exactly what it claims on the tin - it's an anti-gravity racer in the vein of such classics as Wipeout and Star Wars Episode I Racer, and it is fast as hell. You will routinely top speeds of 700mph and it damn well feels like it. I'm not sure if its low polygon art style actually carries through to how many polys it's shifting, but either way it still looks spectacular while it's doing it, and as ridiculous as it looks with everything cranked, it seems to scale well too if you need to dial any settings down. It seems pretty rock hard, too, so I need to figure out more about succeeding in the actual racing; but it's fun just blasting around in time trials. The music is pretty great, taking a Rez-ish approach where more details of the music mix themselves in the faster you go and the cleaner you drive. If I have a minor issue with it, it's that the track design and the speed can and do lead to moments where you can't actually see the next corner properly before you hit it, so being prepared to do a bit of learning of the tracks wouldn't go amiss. Really good stuff, though.
Worms: Armageddon might be 18 years old now (!) but it plays reasonably nicely with modern hardware and OS; the front-end stays at a low res, probably 640x480, but when you go to in-game it will clumsily switch to whatever you set the resolution to. Doing this, it's black-screened me a couple of times, but an Alt-Tab out and then back in usually fixes it, although once it left a white rectangle outline in the top-left of my screen, which was annoying but not game-breaking. I found that setting the game to 720p is a happy medium on my 17" screen (laptop) otherwise things get too teeny as it doesn't scale to resolutions; on a bigger monitor you'll probably be fine going up to 1080p. An occasionally ham-fisted and ugly front-end layout also doesn't bode super-well, although it's easily figure-out-able, but in-game is a different story, and a great one. It looks remarkably lovely still and it's every inch classic Worms, with the turn-based, murderous invertebrates and their often hilarious arsenals of destruction as charming as ever. I've seen people say they still consider this one the best Worms game, and it's as easy to see why as it is to fall for it all over again. It's a shame that its age makes it restrictive as to control methods; I'm not sure if those of you with Steam controllers might be alright, but it's meant I'm using the mouse and the arrow keys, space bar (fire) and Enter key (jump). Which is perfectly manageable, with it being turn-based (as well as cock-ups all being part of the fun in Worms) and I'm pretty sure the original on PC used the same setup, but be forewarned. Worth it, mind you, it's still a terrific game.
Been curious about this game for a while. I like arcadey space games, and it looks incredible. Is it good?
@-Loki- Everspace is interesting. I'm finding it really hard. At the same time, I like the rogue-like-ness of it. If you've played FTL, imagine you actually fly around and explore at each point. But the longer you stay at each point, the higher the risks. More ships come and the combat is challenging. I should probably try a run where I just go from point to point. You find resources and equipment scattered around each point. I like it and you can pick up and play for short sessions and it saves between jump points. One other plus is that the Steam version is DRM-Free so you can play it on computers that aren't connected to Steam (I've sometimes played on my breaks at work).
Woo completed the gold challenge of The Hanged Man in Hand of Fate 2 on my third try! It was some skill and a lotta luck, came down to the final encounter with very low health and a love tap away from being ended.
I had laughed at fighting Northmen as one of the most predictable enemies but when I'm facing huge hordes they gave me a run for my money. Good thing I had Wintersbane to see me through.
The challenges are becoming a bit too dangerous to experiment with new, unkown cards or trying to beat quests. Still, it's always exciting to see a new card come up--except when it falls flat and does nothing without telling you why. Looking at you Lady of the Lake.
Sooo... that happened as I was logging out for the night after playing some Agents of Mayhem.
Also: for those who play AoM, the Safeword Agent is Kinzie Kensington, who was released today as the newest agent! Woo! Bonus: I've read that one of the skins she comes with is Kim Possible! How fantastic is that?
Thanks @destroyah87! I may be slightly in love with Kinzie, so this is delightful!
Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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SteevLWhat can I do for you?Registered Userregular
The story in Assassin's Creed: Rogue isn't really hooking me and the AC4-style gameplay is definitely wearing out its welcome for me at this point. I definitely won't be doing a lot of the side stuff here.
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2. What the hell? Hand of Fate 2 is out? I loved the first one (even though I never could beat the final encounter).
However, when I google Steam Mover I get a million hits at all random places. Anyone have a direction they can point me?
Steam lets you move games between hard drives already, so no need. Right click the game, go to properties, then local files, then move install folder.
Hmm. I actually don't see this option in my games' properties at all. I know it prompts you where you want it installed when you first set up a download for a game, though.
@-Loki- This is the Steam Mover program I've used in the past for moving stuff to/from my SSD in case the above doesn't work for you:
http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover
Weird! I don't have the option at all:
edit: Oh, turns out you have to set up a download to a folder on your other drive first, then it becomes available on all the games.
Do you have the beta client enabled?
Edit: Actually wow I just realized I'm missing the option too.
Edit 2: Nm, you just have to create a library folder on your secondary drive.
Was never going to get it because I have women in the household and they ask questions about the Gothic Lolita look
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
Easy mistake, that one.
Yup. A real stumper if you don't know about that.
Most important step of all, in a way.
Holy crap what a difference. Went from 2-3 minutes loading into a campaign to about 20 seconds.
SteamID: edgruberman GOG Galaxy: EdGruberman
Also, if anyone is looking for a new monitor and wants GSync, the Dell S2716DG is on sale again. It's a TN panel, but it's quite good. A few of us in the PC Build Thread (me included) own the monitor. $399 US for a GSync monitor is actually a very good deal. There should also be an Ebates 10% cash back coupon you can use. Looks like the price will go Live on Black Friday.
As someone who sucks horribly at 4X games but wants to like them, would Sins of a Solar Empire be a better option than, say, Stellaris?
Also, Deep Sky Derelicts looks like it has some serious potential. The visuals make me think of Darkest Dungeon IN SPACE!!
SteamID: edgruberman GOG Galaxy: EdGruberman
Read a bit about it and the combat/card system sounds like Card Hunter. Darkest Dungeon + Card Hunter sounds like a good mix to me.
Disagree! Partly cause I have some lore collectibles left and need to replay with a headset on.
Not to mention it's still a great game.
Get spooked ya pony! :heartbeat:
I've been a Firefox stan for a while, mostly out of inertia nowadays, but yeah, I've been using quantum since the dev builds and 57 is pretty damn legit now. It's nice to have a competitive alternative other than "whatever Google puts out now."
So there's an actual good Firefox again? I originally switched to Chrome because Firefox was just advancing into buggy trashdom with every update because they clearly weren't able to handle the accelerated update cycle they had newly(at the time) adopted.
I think so. Speed and memory was precisely the things Mozilla was targeting with the Quantum project, and a lot of the guts of the thing has been overhauled, various things in the rendering and scripting engine, and its multiprocess by default now like any modern browser. That means some legacy things are now dusted, notably that all non-WebExtensions addons are dead, which hurts and a lot of people are miffed about it, but going with a more modern addons standard that's adopted everywhere else is a necessary thing. Oh, and the UI actually looks pretty slick now. There's still work to be done with process sandboxing though.
Like I said, most of my continued usage of Firefox was inertia, and just a little bit philosophical since Mozilla is a nonprofit versus the multi-billion dollar Google monster. It's neat that the latest release is actually pretty damn good.
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/agecheck/killer-is-dead-nightmare-edition
SmokeStacks is thankful on the PA forums.
MGSV: The Phantom Pain is on sale for $13.39. And these are just a little cheaper still if you're a Humble Monthly subscriber.
Convoy $3.74
Cosmic Star Heroine $7.49
Cryptark $7.49
Everspace $20.09(!)
Evoland 2 $6.79
INSIDE $9.99
Late Shift $9.09 (again)
Poi $8.99
Rogue Legacy $2.99
SHENZEN I/O $11.24
Sokobond $3.99
Tacoma $13.39 (so close!)
Valdis Story $7.49
Gotta go, guys. There's smoke coming out of my back pocket.
I could see it being a gateway 4X. and the ultimate edition is incredible value for the content included.
Bravely Default / 3DS Friend Code = 3394-3571-1609
Thanks for those who suggested it.
Been curious about this game for a while. I like arcadey space games, and it looks incredible. Is it good?
Not cool, Humble Bundle.
Redout, which is still on sale at Bundle Stars Fanatical (worst name change ever, I can never remember it) for another 13 hours or so at about 66% off for the "complete pack", does exactly what it claims on the tin - it's an anti-gravity racer in the vein of such classics as Wipeout and Star Wars Episode I Racer, and it is fast as hell. You will routinely top speeds of 700mph and it damn well feels like it. I'm not sure if its low polygon art style actually carries through to how many polys it's shifting, but either way it still looks spectacular while it's doing it, and as ridiculous as it looks with everything cranked, it seems to scale well too if you need to dial any settings down. It seems pretty rock hard, too, so I need to figure out more about succeeding in the actual racing; but it's fun just blasting around in time trials. The music is pretty great, taking a Rez-ish approach where more details of the music mix themselves in the faster you go and the cleaner you drive. If I have a minor issue with it, it's that the track design and the speed can and do lead to moments where you can't actually see the next corner properly before you hit it, so being prepared to do a bit of learning of the tracks wouldn't go amiss. Really good stuff, though.
Worms: Armageddon might be 18 years old now (!) but it plays reasonably nicely with modern hardware and OS; the front-end stays at a low res, probably 640x480, but when you go to in-game it will clumsily switch to whatever you set the resolution to. Doing this, it's black-screened me a couple of times, but an Alt-Tab out and then back in usually fixes it, although once it left a white rectangle outline in the top-left of my screen, which was annoying but not game-breaking. I found that setting the game to 720p is a happy medium on my 17" screen (laptop) otherwise things get too teeny as it doesn't scale to resolutions; on a bigger monitor you'll probably be fine going up to 1080p. An occasionally ham-fisted and ugly front-end layout also doesn't bode super-well, although it's easily figure-out-able, but in-game is a different story, and a great one. It looks remarkably lovely still and it's every inch classic Worms, with the turn-based, murderous invertebrates and their often hilarious arsenals of destruction as charming as ever. I've seen people say they still consider this one the best Worms game, and it's as easy to see why as it is to fall for it all over again. It's a shame that its age makes it restrictive as to control methods; I'm not sure if those of you with Steam controllers might be alright, but it's meant I'm using the mouse and the arrow keys, space bar (fire) and Enter key (jump). Which is perfectly manageable, with it being turn-based (as well as cock-ups all being part of the fun in Worms) and I'm pretty sure the original on PC used the same setup, but be forewarned. Worth it, mind you, it's still a terrific game.
Steam | XBL
Hopefully today I'll wake up early and get some gaming in. Need to know how her journey ends.
@-Loki- Everspace is interesting. I'm finding it really hard. At the same time, I like the rogue-like-ness of it. If you've played FTL, imagine you actually fly around and explore at each point. But the longer you stay at each point, the higher the risks. More ships come and the combat is challenging. I should probably try a run where I just go from point to point. You find resources and equipment scattered around each point. I like it and you can pick up and play for short sessions and it saves between jump points. One other plus is that the Steam version is DRM-Free so you can play it on computers that aren't connected to Steam (I've sometimes played on my breaks at work).
SteamID: edgruberman GOG Galaxy: EdGruberman
I had laughed at fighting Northmen as one of the most predictable enemies but when I'm facing huge hordes they gave me a run for my money. Good thing I had Wintersbane to see me through.
The challenges are becoming a bit too dangerous to experiment with new, unkown cards or trying to beat quests. Still, it's always exciting to see a new card come up--except when it falls flat and does nothing without telling you why. Looking at you Lady of the Lake.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
Sooo... that happened as I was logging out for the night after playing some Agents of Mayhem.
Also: for those who play AoM, the Safeword Agent is Kinzie Kensington, who was released today as the newest agent! Woo! Bonus: I've read that one of the skins she comes with is Kim Possible! How fantastic is that?
Thanks @destroyah87! I may be slightly in love with Kinzie, so this is delightful!