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[Steam] Thread: Your monstrous control scheme preference is welcome here.

IoloIolo ioloRegistered User regular
edited July 2014 in Games and Technology
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Welcome to the Steam thread!

This is a pretty neat community of people who like to talk about video games, sales, digital distribution, hat economies, classiness and classholery. We enjoy long walks on the beach, digital hoarding, gifting, the suffering of longtime members, and raising money for charity.

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This is a big, busy thread. There are some guidelines to keep things nice and orderly:
  • Be civil.
  • This thread is for Steam-related discussion. Try to look for other, more appropriate threads before discussing games or other topics in here. Let's not drain other threads of precious content!
  • If you feel someone's acting inappropriately, then quietly report the responsible parties to forum mods.
  • Don't post links to active kickstarters without prior mod permission. Forum-wide rule.
  • Linking your Steam profile in your sig will help community members find you, see what kinds of games you like, invite you to MP games, etc.
  • Do not beg for games.

We have two core Steam groups: Both of these groups have chat, and both are used sometimes to try to limit giveaways to community members. If you've just arrived, hang out here in the thread for a while and talk games with us before you ask for membership. When you do ask, include a link to your Steam profile. Steam name search is poop from a butt.

Penny Arcade is a general Steam group for folks from the PA forums.

PA G&T Adventure Team is a group that was originally created to get multi/coop going for smaller or older titles. Because it is actively moderated, a lot of folks use it as a giveaway group (to avoid problems we've had in the past with non-forumers scooping up gifts intended for the community.) Membership is locked during major sales.
HiT BiT wrote: »
Occasionally we also go on quests to slay a dragon and win the heart of a princess
The Newell needs those hearts (apparently they are used as power supply for the Steam servers).

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Sometimes people gift games.
  • Don't feel that you have to gift games to be a part of this community. It's just one of many things that go on. Some people can give lots of games. Some people can give a game or two a year. Some people make amazing images. Some people find hidden indie gems and report about them. Some people relay amazing gaming moments. Some people report sales. Some people are hysterical. Etc. There are many ways to participate in this community. Gifting is just one of them and is not required.
  • If you run a contest, have entries PMed to you. The thread gets too cluttered otherwise. You can, however, post the winning entries.
  • If you receive a gift, then take a moment to thank the gifter. Use the notification system so they can see your thank you post! ( @NAME. Use quotes around names with spaces.) See below for an example.
  • If you win a Steamgifts giveaway, in addition to thanking the gifter, be sure to mark the gift as received on Steamgifts. You tie up a gift 'slot' for the gifter until you do.
  • In addition to contests, wishlist gifting, ninja gifting, revenge gifting, pile-on gifting and Steamgifts.com giveaways, we have the new [ codes ][ /codes ] tags which can fire off one or more Steam codes (or activation links). More info about [ codes ] below.

A Steam thread participant preparing for gifting...
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If you want to @ someone with spaces in their name, use quotation marks around the name so it looks like this:

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Which will then turn into this:

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Oh, and if you quote text that has an @alert in it, please take a moment to remove the @ (unless you really want that person to get another notification.) Sometimes we get to chatting and someone will get 3, 4, 5+ notifications all at once.

Rare footage of a gift fight in action...
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Steam sales are legendary. From small to honking massive:

Daily Deals: One game a day goes on sale at 10am PT for 24 hours.

Midweek Madness: Starts 10am PT Tuesday and ends Thursday afternoon.

Weekend Sale: Starts midday Thursday and ends with the sale rollover Monday. Sometimes accompanies free play weekends for MP titles.

Publisher Sale: Many of the publishers games will get a modest discount with a single title or franchise getting a featured day with a deeper discount. Follow the big sale guidelines.

Seasonal Sales: Mardi Gras time here in the thread. Huge swaths of games go on discount, with daily specials, flash sales, community vote sales, and whatever else the evil geniuses at Valve cook up to separate us from our money. There are often metagames such as sale achievements or collectibles or other madness that rewards buying, playing and gifting games and participating in Steam's community. The summer sale usually starts in the last week of June and runs for two weeks, and the Winter sale usually runs for two weeks across Christmas and New Year's.

Other retailers like Amazon and Green Man Gaming get into the act now too, so there are often great values to be had during sales for Steam-activatable games from other sites.

Seasonal Sales are basically a big deal around this thread.

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Important Note: If you are waiting for a particular game, be sure to mind the countdown timer on the game's store page. Starting Winter 2013, the last day of the sale was just a recap of top sellers. Most games went back to full price.

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How do I join the Steam groups?
Membership to the two Steam groups is for reasonably active community members. If you have been on the PA forums for a while and have participated, post a link to your Steam profile here in the thread and a Steam group mod will take care of you.

If you've been on the forums for three days during a major sale and your only posts have been to casually express your strong desire for certain games, your request is unlikely to find a positive reception. Ditto if your very first post on the forum is to ask for group membership. Sadly this does happen sometimes.

The best parts of this community are available to you now just by showing up. Read some posts, make some posts, ask to be invited as a guest to chat, buy some games, play some games, etc. Group membership is modest icing on delicious cake.

Warning: This guy's going to make you buy games. All the games.

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Where are you guys getting those nifty Steam Signatures?
Check out Alabaster Slim for his lovely signature generator.

Has Game X ever been Price Y? How can I keep track of all the sales and discounts?

http://isthereanydeal.com/ is your friend. You can sync your Steam wishlist to it if you like and get notifications when prices drop. Double check that you are getting a Steam key from a 3rd party site before buying.

How do the new [codes ][ /codes] tags even work?

Put a series of Steam activation codes (or activation links, or movie quotes, or winning lottery numbers...) inside the tags, each on its own line like this (without the spaces inside the brackets, of course):
[codes ]code 1
code 2
code 3
...
code n[/codes]

That will create a little box with a clickable link and a number. Each forumer who clicks the link will get a popup and a PM with the next line. Each line can only be sent out once and each forumer can only click once. It was originally designed to allow developers to hand out lots of codes for a game without some goose grabbing the lot.

Just one code thingy per post!

Note: [ code ][ /code ] is a different tag. Be sure to get that "s" up in there!

Trading cards? Badges? Steam profile levels? Boosters? FOILS?! What the hell?
Some games (more every week) now have trading cards. You can earn some of these cards by playing/idling the game. Some of them you'll need to get by trading or buying them from the Steam community market. Completing a set lets you craft a badge, which gives you an emoticon, a profile wallpaper, a coupon (usually) and profile experience. Leveling up your profile increase your friend cap, earns you customization options for your Steam profile and, allegedly, increases your chances of getting a booster. Boosters are packs of three cards that show up in your inventory sometimes. You can open them or sell them on the market. Sometimes cards are foil. Each game has a regular badge with five levels and a single-level foil badge. @Jragghen‌ has more details here. Oh, and you must be a certain level to get your card drops.

But that's pure, diabolical evil!
Yes, that's right.

Can we trade cards in the thread?
You can but it's inefficient. Use the Steam feature that shows you which of your friends has the cards you need. Oh, and join the Steam group we created for trading cards: PA Card Sharks

Also check this handy tip:
HiT BiT wrote: »
A little Steam trading trick some of you may not be aware of:

-Go to your Steam Inventory
-Click on the "Trade Offers" button
-Then click on the "Who can send me Trade Offers?" link
-Below you will find a "Trade URL"

You can share this URL with other Steam users to allow them to directly send you a trade offer even if they aren't on your friends list.
You can share this URL anywhere, including your forum sig.
If you have shared or posted your URL and would like to stop receiving trade offers from it use the "Create New URL" button. A new Trade URL will be created turning the previous one inoperative.

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Is Steam down?!
Is it Tuesday? It's probably scheduled maintenance.

It's not Tuesday. Is Steam down?!
http://issteamdown.com/

What are you people talking about? Why hats and what is an "Isy?"
Check out the handy Steam Thread Primer, written by @Smokestacks!
Steam Thread Primer:

Gaben/The Newell - Gabe Newell, Director of Valve Software. Called "Gaben" because in the commentary for older Source Engine games he would tell players to email him at "Gabe N. at valvesoftware.com" with user feedback.

Serve the Newell - To buy games on Steam, to give Gaben your money. From this comic edit.

Bad Rats - An incredibly awful 'physics' based puzzle game, available on Steam, notorious for being as awkward as it is broken. Will haunt your dreams. Popular gift to give to people.

Class - An attribute demonstrated by people who will generously purchase games and then give them to internet strangers.

Class War - When two or more forumers buy each other games back and forth until one of them gives up. I know this sounds really crazy, but it happens.

Bundle - Originally the Humble Indie Bundle, which was a "pay what you want" system for a group of games, now usually means any website selling a group of games (usually able to be registered on Steam) for a low price.

Giveaway/A Giveaway - Usually refers to a giveaway on Steamgifts.com, a website where you list a game you want to give away, people enter, and then a winner is randomly decided among all entrants after a set time period.

Hats/The Hatconomy - The purchase and sale of in-game hats or sometimes other items in TF2. Some hats are very valuable, which is funny because they are just hats for videogame characters. People who have valuable hats or other items in their inventories sometimes get messages from random people on Steam begging for those items.

Backlog - The list of games you have purchased, but have not gotten around to playing yet. Tends to grow over time, often to immense proportions. If you do not have a backlog yet, between the thread and the sales you will get one.

Spies/Russian Spies - People who lurk the thread or try to get into the various PA Steam groups not to participate in the community, but to try and get free games.

Steamsigs - Custom forum signatures that display a link to your Steam profile, as well as an image of a game you are currently playing, have played the most in the last two weeks, or have played the most over all time (if you haven't played any games on Steam in the last two weeks). Available here courtesy of forumer Suds. Having a Steam sig (or some sort of clickable link to your Steam profile in your signature) makes it considerably easier for people to add you to their friends list.

Child's Play - A charity started by the writer and artist behind PA that raises money for videogames/toys that go to children's hospitals, originally started in '03, has grown every year. Helps sick kids feel better about their time in the hospital while simultaneously refuting the idea that gamers are antisocial jerks.

Isy - Big Classy, a forumer. Formerly known as "Big Isy", he was granted the new name after donating a hefty amount of money to Child's Play during a fundraiser. Sometimes referred to as Isy, which might cause confusion to people who haven't been around very long.

Summer Dale - A phone's auto-correction of "Summer Sale", which through some sort of internet voodoo produced an actual entity, a smooth voiced funk loving man who lives in a world where the 80s reign eternal and supreme. Also sometimes used to describe the upcoming Summer Sale itself.

Rainbow and/or Slash - Two forumers by the name of Rainbowdespair and slash000 who are notable for developing the third and fourth installments of the Penny Arcade: On the Railslick Precipice of Darkness series. Also developed Breath of Death VII and Cthulu Saves the World, two RPGs that, alone with the Rainslick games, are available on Steam.

Also, sometimes shit gets real. Like that time we all murdered each other for bloodsport games. And there was a kabob conspiracy and a kind of Cthulhu bunny. @akajaybay took us down that particular rabbit hole. ;)

Why are you people obsessed with Bad Rats and Amnesia?
A moment of ill-advised swagger from anoffday turned into a horrifying LP of Bad Rats which, because reasons, turned into over $6000 raised for Child's Play.

CorriganX raised over $1100 for Child's Play via Amnesia.

We raised $11,903 dollars for charity in December!. Wowzers!
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For our Christmas fundraiser to restore TychoCelchuuu's threadmaking privileges (and help the kids), I donated to Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. This week I received a nice letter from them! I figured I'd share part of it with y'all, since this applies to all of you at least as much as it does to me.

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What is this Steamgifts site? I wish to create a giveaway! I cannot enter a giveaway!
Steamgifts is a neat site that lets people create giveaways for games on Steam. Points for entering giveaways are accumulated over time, so just wait a bit if you need points. Entry to giveaways can be limited by Steam group membership to prevent mooches from getting games.

How do I make one of those cool Steam Gifts signature giveaway banners?
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What are all these bundles you people keep talking about?
In addition to Steam sales and sales of Steam keys on other sites and gifts, we live in a golden age of bundles! Bundle sites sell batches of games for modest amounts of money, often as low as a few dollars. Many, but not all, contribute to charity and many, but not all, give you Steam keys for the games. Sometimes you'll buy an indie gem that isn't even on Steam, and later when arrives on Steam you will get a key through the bundle site. Be careful if you plan to gift some of the games, as sometimes the bundled games will come in a single Steam key. We have a separate bundles thread.

I have too many games! Which do I play?
Steam Roulette randomly picks a game for you to play.

I have too many games! How do I move them to my new hard drive?
Steam Mover makes transporting your massive library much easier.

But wait! I have ALL OF THE GAMES installed! I need more space on my hard drive! wat i do?
You download Tikione Steam Cleaner and clean up that shit

Okay that helped. Now I have more room for stuff. Free stuff.
Isorn wrote: »
Someone on a steam forum made [url="http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/29711524/#Comment_29711524"a nice list of all free DLC you can add to your steam account[/url] if you have the base-game but that thread is currently not available so I figure I post it here. Since it is pretty easy to miss some of these.

The sale prices aren't right! What's going on?! Oh God, the darkness is closing in...
During the seasonal sales, you are one of a million monkeys hammering F5 at 10am PT to see the new sales. The system is always borked for 5-20 minutes. Take a deep breath. The Newell will deliver, and the new dailies will be available for 48 hours.

Why are some games not available in my region?
Publishers determine what countries get what games. Someone in a suit decided that it wasn't worth the money to make the game available to your region, so it isn't available on Steam. This also applies to cases of games having edited/censored versions showing up on Steam in certain countries. The good news is that you can generally get around this by having someone from another region gift or trade you the game.

Steam is downloading slowly. What gives?
You can head to Steam -> Settings -> Downloads + Cloud and change your download region until things improve. Since other regions are typically less populated, you will probably get somewhat better results even if the new server is in another country.

The Steam thread has a proud tradition of marrying our love of Steam and Penny Arcade in comic edits:

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    edited July 2014
    I'm about to test my stream for streamingness.

    Wish me luck.

    Edit: Well, it does stream. However, it looks artifacty as all hell.

    Not sure if there's a solution for that.

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  • HeirTransparentHeirTransparent ... Registered User regular
    @Iolo - Your link in the old thread pointing to the new thread is wrong. You're missing the "http://".

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  • JazzJazz Registered User regular
    I just read the entire gallery of edits. I... I think I need to go and lie down.

  • DrovekDrovek Registered User regular
    Kalnaur wrote: »
    I'm about to test my stream for streamingness.

    I don't know if I even have a game that just screams " 'Merica!". In fact, most of the games I have that concern American values do so in a questioning or outright indictment of said values . . . :worried:

    FarCry 3, in a way, does it. Well, less specifically 'Merica, and more "young white boy who thinks he knows it all." Though one of the characters is all 'Merica.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    @Iolo - Your link in the old thread pointing to the new thread is wrong. You're missing the "http://".

    It took me like 3 clicks to figure out that it was going to the beginning of the same thread :lol:

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  • TreadLifeTreadLife CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    The new Steam thread, now without obvious linking for that speakeasy feeling.

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  • KarozKaroz Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
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    Open to PA G&T Adventure Team. Ends Monday at 9pm PDT.

    New thread repost, hopefully steamgifts continues to behave.

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  • RadiationRadiation Registered User regular
    Alright, after getting suggested Open Broadcasting Software from @CorriganX and having it installed, I think I've gotten most things prepped for our race tomorrow. I need to figure out controller, and maybe get an adapter for my mic/headphone combo so I can talk shit over the stream

    PSN: jfrofl
  • CorpekataCorpekata Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    Played a bit of Sweezy Gunner, something I think I got in a random bundle somewhere and......it's actually pretty solid. It's sort of a older Zelda + light twin stick shooter. Guessing it's a mobile port but the overall game isn't too shabby here, certainly better than I expected. Only 4 bucks base price too, so I imagine it'll be dirt cheap in sales or bundled a lot.

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  • SudsSuds Registered User regular
    That's one serious OP.

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  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    Could someone invite me to the PA G&T Adventure Team? I'm not a bot, I swear.

    Edit: Accepted, thank you!

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  • ManOfHonorManOfHonor Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    Iolo wrote: »
    Daily Deals: One game a day goes on sale at 10am PT for 24 hours.

    Doesn't it go 48 hours? First day being featured on front store page?

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  • IoloIolo iolo Registered User regular
    Iolo - Your link in the old thread pointing to the new thread is wrong. You're missing the "http://".

    Ugh, and I can't edit it now. Sorry, Team. Congrats to those of your who persevered and made it here.

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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    ManOfHonor wrote: »
    Iolo wrote: »
    Daily Deals: One game a day goes on sale at 10am PT for 24 hours.

    Doesn't it go 48 hours? First day being featured on front store page?

    Yes

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    Switch: SW-5185-4991-5118
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  • Karrde1842Karrde1842 Registered User regular
    Have a great Independence Day fellow Americans! And to everyone else, have a great Friday!

  • CorpekataCorpekata Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    The Tower apparently accidentily came out of Early Access like 7 months early: http://steamcommunity.com/app/310870/discussions/0/45350245212141485/

    Don't give your moderators access to too many buttons.

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  • Dyvim TvarDyvim Tvar Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    brb going to find a game where the British can subjugate America beneath out boot heel for my streaming tonight.

    [edit]One that's not Empire Total War, because fuck Empire Total War.

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  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    Corpekata wrote: »
    The Tower apparently accidentily came out of Early Access like 7 months early: http://steamcommunity.com/app/310870/discussions/0/45350245212141485/

    Don't give your moderators access to too many buttons.

    At least the developer is mad about it too.

  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    I haven't played a kart racer in a while.

    What did I just sign up for?

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  • ManOfHonorManOfHonor Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    Ok so you guys talk games here...
    I have a game I like really much, it's called Blade Symphony... I put 333 hours in it. Latest patch somewhat ruined the scimitar, so don't touch this sword type, longsword is a recommended starter weapon.
    I also have a clan there open for recruits. It is the oldest and the biggest BS-only clan out there...
    If you guys get hyped here, I will post my super secret clan plans involving regular hangouts for competitive play.

    Some really old video promoting a good old server (R.I.P), containing the best players in the game (the oldest, the *best*, the most civil).

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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    I haven't played a kart racer in a while.

    What did I just sign up for?

    SEGA's answer to Mario Kart. Its damned good.

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    3DS: 0473-8507-2652
    Switch: SW-5185-4991-5118
    PSN: AbEntropy
  • CorriganXCorriganX Jacksonville, FLRegistered User regular
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    brb going to find a game where the British can subjugate America beneath out boot heel for my streaming tonight.

    [edit]One that's not Empire Total War, because fuck Empire Total War.

    I would suggest you play Street Fighter IV but it would just be you getting demolished by everyone, so more of a representation of the World Cup than the Revolutionary Period.

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  • Dyvim TvarDyvim Tvar Registered User regular
    CorriganX wrote: »
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    brb going to find a game where the British can subjugate America beneath out boot heel for my streaming tonight.

    [edit]One that's not Empire Total War, because fuck Empire Total War.

    I would suggest you play Street Fighter IV but it would just be you getting demolished by everyone, so more of a representation of the World Cup than the Revolutionary Period.

    Joke's on you, nobody can play SF4 now since they fucked the netcode.

    Everyone is different. Everyone is special.
  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    Huh, that's weird. I had to click and reload this page like 4 times before it stopped bringing up the old thread; even the link in the old thread just took me back to the old thread.

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  • oakkeoakke Registered User regular
    Corpekata wrote: »
    Played a bit of Sweezy Gunner, something I think I got in a random bundle somewhere and......it's actually pretty solid. It's sort of a older Zelda + light twin stick shooter. Guessing it's a mobile port but the overall game isn't too shabby here, certainly better than I expected. Only 4 bucks base price too, so I imagine it'll be dirt cheap in sales or bundled a lot.

    Sweezy Gunner surprised me as well, slight technical issues aside it's way more fun than I expected it to be, and it scratches that Zelda itch quite well.

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  • LowlanderLowlander Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    brb going to find a game where the British can subjugate America beneath out boot heel for my streaming tonight.

    [edit]One that's not Empire Total War, because fuck Empire Total War.

    Europa Universalis IV, though that starts before the new world is discovered. You can colonize us and then make sure we never slip through your fingers. Alternately you could play Victoria II which starts out in the 1800's, so you'd need to reconquer us.

    I downloaded the AMD raptr program recently on a whim, and I noticed that they had built in Twitch support. I tried it out on medium settings, playing the new Tomb Raider. I didn't notice any slowdowns, so it must've been using my unused cores pretty effectively. Unfortunately I didn't set my channel to archive, so I didn't get a look at the quality of the vod. I'll have to try it out later tonight. At any rate, the point is that if you're using an AMD card, their "AMD Gaming Evolved" program does seem to work pretty well with a pretty low overhead.

    Some dude was watching me for over half an hour, so the video had to have been passable. Not sure why anybody would be interested, since I was not talking through a mic, or interacting at all, but what evs.

    Lowlander on
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  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    Lowlander wrote: »
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    brb going to find a game where the British can subjugate America beneath out boot heel for my streaming tonight.

    [edit]One that's not Empire Total War, because fuck Empire Total War.

    Europa Universalis IV, though that starts before the new world is discovered. You can colonize us and then make sure we never slip through your fingers. Alternately you could play Victoria II which starts out in the 1800's, so you'd need to reconquer us.

    I downloaded the AMD raptr program recently on a whim, and I noticed that they had built in Twitch support. I tried it out on medium settings, playing the new Tomb Raider. I didn't notice any slowdowns, so it must've been using my unused cores pretty effectively. Unfortunately I didn't set my channel to archive, so I didn't get a look at the quality of the vod. I'll have to try it out later tonight. At any rate, the point is that if you're using an AMD card, their "AMD Gaming Evolved" program does seem to work pretty well with a pretty low overhead.

    Some dude was watching me for over half an hour, so the video had to have been passable. Not sure why anybody would be interested, since I was not talking through a mic, or interacting at all, but what evs.

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  • BotznoyBotznoy Registered User regular
    So a few pages back we talked about the idea of creating a PA forums/G&T/whatever streaming solution that will let people book and/or sign up to do streams and at the same time provide a schedule that can be checked and edited that allows people to tune in and hang out. The idea being that instead of following numerous individual penny arcade forumers who stream we can create a central account that can be passed around and edited and streamed and what not.

    To that end I have created the beginnings of this project.


    The Penny Arcade Forums Stream Team

    Comprised of a Google calendar that is view able to the public, potential streamers and audience. This also acts as the schedule which is at the moment 12 hours on Saturday and the same on Sunday. And divided into 2 hour blocks. An accompanying Google account that is to be designed and administered by those streaming/interested in handling this and will be able to edit the calendar to reflect bookings of time to stream. And of course a Twitch account linked to the Google account.

    From here I would appreciate it if those interested in this, either comment in this here thread (as you all frequent it) or pm me so we can establish what time frame the stream should be done on (weekly, fortnightly, monthly) and what days would suit better for everyone. I've assumed weekends but that's not definite. Additionally an expression of interest in those wanting to stream, and those wanting to watch would be greatly appreciated so I and whomever else is keen can get this project up onto it's feet and into it's own thread.

    Recrossposting from old thread

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    Want to play co-op games? Feel free to hit me up!
  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    Man, how has no one mentioned Just Cause 2 as being the most 'MURRICA of games?

    This is a game where you intentionally destroy a country's infrastructure and cause as much chaos as possible while aiding anti-government radicals and guerrilla fighters so that you can destabilize its anti-American regime and eventually assassinate its despotic president, thus bringing the gift of Democracy to Panau Island (which, by the way, is in Southeast Asia, an area where the United States has a bit of a track record with regards to fighting to establish democratic "buffer countries" around major Communist states like North Korea, China, and the USSR... I mean, Russia).

    Just Cause 2 is practically Uncle Sam Simulator 2014.

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  • CorpekataCorpekata Registered User regular
    Someone's made a rather neat little Rainmeter addon for Steam games: http://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/29u9cd/ministeam_launcher_that_automatically_displays/

    Basically, it'll display your 10 most recently launched games on your desktop and you can easily hop back into them via the icons. If you don't know Rainmeter it's an easy to use and customizable tool to display various things on your desktop. Can change pretty much any aspect of each skin, so if you want to increase the size, maybe only display 5 games instead of 10, it works.

  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    I've used Rainmeter's calendar before, and it was pretty nice. Very customizable.

    I don't think I'd use it these days because I can't stand desktop clutter, but I still think that's pretty cool.

  • ManOfHonorManOfHonor Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    Back to my Blade Symphony stuff, should I develop my plot here or post a new thread? I have so much to share.

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  • ManOfHonorManOfHonor Registered User regular
    Man, how has no one mentioned Just Cause 2 as being the most 'MURRICA of games?

    It's not, Broforce is, awesome title, go buy it... For The Newell.

  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    OooOOOOooh! NeoScavenger has NEW updates!

    To whoever was asking about Mount and Blade: Warband,

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    Mount and Blade was built from the ground up to let you charge into battle and kill dudes, eventually leveling up and killing more dudes with other dudes, then killing a castle full of dudes to house your dudes so you can take over the countries of the other dudes and become king dude.

    The game behind that was solid, and eventually a sequel of sorts of released called Warband, which includes multiplayer, a new Sultanate faction (for murdering dudes atop a camel) and then murder your friends and their dudes, because that's what friends do.
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    There are a fuck ton of mods to let you kill dudes, and simple battlefield modes to let you kill a lot of dudes, as well as flintlock mods that let you shoot dudes. The most popular mods are prophecy of pendor (deep magical dudes), 1860 (cowboy dudes), and Floris mod pack (make the default dudes incredibly awesome). I think there's a bunch of dragon dudes in a mod as well.

    But how does it play? You wander the overworld, and find dudes to kill, bandits, raiders, deserters, desert bandits, Kherjit Raiders (mongols). Then, you can start picking up better gear off your kills and start knocking dudes out to sell into slavery for a lot of money. You could skip all this and run the trade routes, leveling up your character and your posse to run fast and sell high.
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    There's a nice demo on steam, play it and have fun.

  • ManOfHonorManOfHonor Registered User regular
    edited July 2014
    Mount and Blade: Warband
    True dat. Also buy it. For The Newell. I have scored 300 hours vanilla. I remember conquering half of the Calradia for myself without cheats and then getting my savefile corrupt. Good that I had character back-up.
    http://steamcommunity.com/id/ManOfHonor/screenshots/?appid=22100&sort=newestfirst&browsefilter=myfiles&view=grid

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
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    They see me rolling,
    they hatin'
    patrolling
    hopiiiiiiiiiiiiing that they gonna catch me riding dirty
    gonna catch me riding dirty
    gonna catch me riding dirty

  • AdditionalPylonsAdditionalPylons Registered User regular
    Ohhh yeah! Now i managed to kill Mom's Heart on Binding of Isaac. I'm really late to the Binding of Isaac party, but i really like this.

  • HeirTransparentHeirTransparent ... Registered User regular
    I settled on Serious Sam for all my Fourth of July 'splosion needs. This was a good decision.

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    Ohhh yeah! Now i managed to kill Mom's Heart on Binding of Isaac. I'm really late to the Binding of Isaac party, but i really like this.

    Man, now I want to play it again. The new version is supposedly coming out soon! Excited for that.

    Steam: offday
  • BurnageBurnage Registered User regular
    Hold on, are the camels a mod for Warband or have I been making a huge mistake by throwing my lot in with the Nords and Vaegirs?

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