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Cardiovorax posted:If you set the game to "only update when I launch the game" and then go offline with the Steam Client before you start the game, it'll never update. There doesn't seem to be a way to just tell the client not to do it, though. Some games can be run directly from their exe without using steam. You can even copy the install folder out of your steam libary to be extra safe. Other games have older versions in the beta tab which you can opt into. Other than that though, steam will always check for updates when you launch a game.
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Hub Cat posted:It also doesn't work if Steam is aware of the update, it won't allow you to play even in offline mode. You can edit the manifest file for the game to make Steam forget that there's an update needed.
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Fruits of the sea posted:Hey thread. Is there a way to make a game never ever update? There only seems to be options for updating when the game starts or making the updates high priority. For games which call Steam every time they launch (eg. for DRM purposes), you'll have to do  shenanigans or the workarounds mentioned above. Unless games specifically keep old versions on beta branches (eg. Shadow of the Tomb Raider does that), you're not supposed to play outdated versions of games on Steam.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:So glad I still have my disc copy of CoH, the multiplayer balance changes hosed up the single player. Yeah not really.
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Orv posted:Yeah not really. Could have sworn I remember reading something somewhere about how certain singleplayer missions are impossible to finish due to balance changes
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Feb 15, 2020 22:22
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I remember something like that as well. Might just be people exaggerating, though.
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They are, I played through the CoH 1 campaigns late last year. There were two missions that I had to redo because of those issues requiring you to do a specific setup but I finished them all. E: Granted unlike MP RTS matches I tend to slow roll the gently caress out of SP campaign missions just because it's relaxing to build up a giant force and in CoH in particular you can slowly take over the map and fill it with defenses and garbage in almost every mission so if you were trying to rush down the campaign there are definitely some missions where you'd just get mulched.
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I followed Steam Labs's recommendation to play Dark Souls Remastered and boy I was not expecting to get sucked in like this. I always knew it was a Good Game, I just never got around to playing it. I just beat the two rear end in a top hat gargoyles on the roof and I have no idea what's gonna happen next besides dying a lot. I'm hesitant to ask for tips because playing this game totally blind has been awesome so far. But can someone explain what reverse hollowing and kindling does? Should I be doing that a lot? I also don't understand what covenants do but I have the way of the white one right now. I didn't realize there was PvP so when I get a notification that I'm being invaded I'm like uhhh ok what. Then this red dude runs up to me and bows and I'm like oh a friend and I'm fumbling to open the gestures menu and as I begin to wave hello he starts shooting blue balls of magic at me and then instantly backstabs me and bows again as I fade into a ghostly mist. But then after the gargoyles there's this T-posing NPC offering "indictments" against players that invade and kill you? What the hell?? And the messages players leave around are great. I especially liked the one in a small cubby that says, "tight spot."
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Nuramor posted:So now that its on Steam, should I get Metro Exodus for 40% off or wait for another sale and hope for more? Can anyone say whether it's less buggy than the Xbox Gamepass version? That poo poo crashed constantly and wiped my save half way through.
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CLARPUS posted:I followed Steam Labs's recommendation to play Dark Souls Remastered and boy I was not expecting to get sucked in like this. I always knew it was a Good Game, I just never got around to playing it. I just beat the two rear end in a top hat gargoyles on the roof and I have no idea what's gonna happen next besides dying a lot. I'm hesitant to ask for tips because playing this game totally blind has been awesome so far. But can someone explain what reverse hollowing and kindling does? Should I be doing that a lot? I also don't understand what covenants do but I have the way of the white one right now. Kindling means spending one (liquid) humanity to upgrade a bonfire. Kindled bonfires give you extra Estus charges when you rest at them. e: There is a key item that lets you kindle a bonfire multiple times which can be helpful if you're stuck; if you feel like you want it, head to the graveyard and beyond. anilEhilated fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Feb 15, 2020 |
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CLARPUS posted:I'm hesitant to ask for tips because playing this game totally blind has been awesome so far. But can someone explain what reverse hollowing and kindling does? Should I be doing that a lot? I also don't understand what covenants do but I have the way of the white one right now. Indictments against player killers basically mean the PVP police covenant is allowed to specifically go after them. It doesn't really do much.
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Trying the new generation of Tomb Raiders, starting with 2013 and there’s a twitchy full screen camera bob when running that really hurts my head after awhile. Anyone else have that happen?
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I think the game where they messed up the campaign balance for MP was in CnC 3. The mission where you get Mammoth Tanks for the first time becomes a total slog (because they're weaker and more expensive); any mission with lots of scripted infantry running around gets harder (because infantry were buffed across the board); etc. The only ones that get really impossible are near the end of the Nod campaign, though. There are patch-reversion files floating around out there, but I could never get them to work.
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Rolo posted:Trying the new generation of Tomb Raiders, starting with 2013 and there’s a twitchy full screen camera bob when running that really hurts my head after awhile. I can't speak personally to it but I found this on the PCGamingWiki that has a hook patch that turns it off. Stuff from there is generally pretty trustworthy but always scan it, etc.
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Epic did what UBIdidnt , and had DIVISION 2 for 3 USD rather then 10 Euros, so I bit. First impression is that im a bit overwhelmed - The UI is some sort of byzantine maze of menus and submeneus , systems upon systems , maybe its my fault for clicking away all the tips in the beginning . So im not sure what any of the options does, what all the big shiny squares that pop up when i press esc do , or what am I supposed to do. I just follow the marker , kill dudes , occasionally wave to the random wild dogo or fox in the street , and enjoy the pretty graphic . It is fun enough I guess .
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Kin posted:Can anyone say whether it's less buggy than the Xbox Gamepass version? I played all the way through to the end (a rarity for me) on the PC, so assuming you are asking about PC version, I certainly had no issues with it upon release.
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Orv posted:They are, I played through the CoH 1 campaigns late last year. There were two missions that I had to redo because of those issues requiring you to do a specific setup but I finished them all. Ahh damnit. I didn't ask for CoH, but I was planning on running through it later. Thanks anyways guys, running steam in offline mode when I launch the game will work for now. CLARPUS posted:I followed Steam Labs's recommendation to play Dark Souls Remastered and boy I was not expecting to get sucked in like this. I always knew it was a Good Game, I just never got around to playing it. I just beat the two rear end in a top hat gargoyles on the roof and I have no idea what's gonna happen next besides dying a lot. I'm hesitant to ask for tips because playing this game totally blind has been awesome so far. But can someone explain what reverse hollowing and kindling does? Should I be doing that a lot? I also don't understand what covenants do but I have the way of the white one right now. People here have already explained the multiplayer, otherwise go in blind, and feel free to ask for tips if you get stuck in the Dark Souls 3 thread. The folks there are really cool and have played the previous Souls games to death. If you're having trouble with mobility, stripping off armor to get the fast roll is a seriously good idea. Learning to time ripostes is a great way to get around some of the more difficult mobs.
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admataY posted:Epic did what UBIdidnt , and had DIVISION 2 for 3 USD rather then 10 Euros, so I bit. Thanks for this, I haven't seen a case of "I didn't read the manual and now I'm lost what do I do" in the wild in ages
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Yeah Division 2 has intense menu bloat but it's basically a game about going to the objectives, shooting guys, getting upgrades for your Q/E abilities and equipping gear that has a green number on it, that's 95% of the game. What still gets my goat is that there still isn't a True DPS number and I have to kludge it from Damage * RPM? Really?
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admataY posted:Epic did what UBIdidnt , and had DIVISION 2 for 3 USD rather then 10 Euros, so I bit. Consider asking either in the division thread or reddit or doing any amount of reading of all the tooltips That said, this game has a lot of content for 3 bucks so glad you're having fun. Consider joining a clan: goons have one on PC that's the most active of the other goon splinters; Agents on Hold.
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can someone link me to or tell me the best way to share my steam account with my kids? I thought just logging in would work but its like "lol another computer is already logged in and playing a game"
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Doorknob Slobber posted:can someone link me to or tell me the best way to share my steam account with my kids? I thought just logging in would work but its like "lol another computer is already logged in and playing a game" Settings, Family, Family Library Sharing. Limitation(s) is that you can't be playing something on more than one account at once.
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prolly dumb question: Does Void Destroyer 2 have a single button-press for autopiloting to a mission objective right out of the station?
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Orv posted:Settings, Family, Family Library Sharing. Limitation(s) is that you can't be playing something on more than one account at once.
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Hwurmp posted:prolly dumb question: Does Void Destroyer 2 have a single button-press for autopiloting to a mission objective right out of the station? As far as I can tell no. You have to fly away from the station enough to get to the overworld map, and only then can you right click on the mission to autopilot there.
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For those that think Void Destroyer 2 looks too bright and cartoon, apparently there are "upgrades" you can buy that change the skybox, and also one that changes the lighting model. These upgrades are all extremely cheap and easily affordable within the first 10-15 minutes (though its kinda silly they aren't just graphics options). Here is the default:    Same base with the "RLA" (Realistic Light Aproximation) upgrade and "Dark Space" skybox upgrade installed:    You can also turn off the cell-shading outlines/borders in the options menu, which gives it a very 1982 Tron CGI feel to me, but looks a bit weird and plasticy at times. (this is also with RLA+Dark Space)    Hwurmp posted:prolly dumb question: Does Void Destroyer 2 have a single button-press for autopiloting to a mission objective right out of the station? Kinda? It actually has something of an "overworld" map. For example, when you undock from a station you can just push Enter to engage your gravity drive, which rapidly propels you to the edge of the local space instance and you're put on an overworld map where you set your course using the mouse and the ship automatically flies wherever under time acceleration. You can see it in action at the timestamp I've set for this video the dev made: (4minutes 25 seconds if it doesn't work) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3yC_bdBkcw&t=263s you can see a pair of wireframe bands that mark the local instance (there is also an "upgrade" that disables these if they annoy you). Galaga Galaxian fucked around with this message at 00:06 on Feb 16, 2020 |
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The Locator posted:I played all the way through to the end (a rarity for me) on the PC, so assuming you are asking about PC version, I certainly had no issues with it upon release. Yeah, the xbox gamepass PC version was buggy as gently caress. It had terrible reviews because of it but i wasn't sure if it was just that particular version of it or not.
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Void Destroyer 2 looks perfectly fine, just in cell-shaded kind of way.
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Kin posted:Yeah, the xbox gamepass PC version was buggy as gently caress. It had terrible reviews because of it but i wasn't sure if it was just that particular version of it or not. I only had one major crash on the Epic version of Metro Exodus and it only set me back to a near autosave  , and I've had xb gamepass cause autosave issues with other games like Children of Morta that work fine on Steam.
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Something annoying for me about Void Destroyer 2 is reaching my objective in the overworld, and then time compression stops a bit too soon because of proximity, forcing me to either wait like 20 seconds for my ship to crawl the rest of the way there at regular speed, or manually exit the overworld and fly the rest of the way myself. Not a big deal, but it's a bit obnoxious every time. I wish it would let me get a little bit closer before booting me out of time compression, or just let me manually force it back on.
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Seriously though is there a good way to get True DPS comparisons in Division 2
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:Seriously though is there a good way to get True DPS comparisons in Division 2 The thread would know better since most of them have still been playing this whole time.
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Void Destroyer 2 looks a bit like an episode of Reboot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuEJWmxWkKw
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the extremely low trophy percentages on kentucky route zero are bumming me out
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I have an extremely important question about Crysis: is there any way to pick up a chicken and then gently put it down instead of punting it at the ground at 5000 mph I get so sad picking them up afterwards and they're dead :C
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StrixNebulosa posted:I have an extremely important question about Crysis: is there any way to pick up a chicken and then gently put it down instead of punting it at the ground at 5000 mph No, you can only go MAXIMUM CHICKEN.
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Oxxidation posted:the extremely low trophy percentages on kentucky route zero are bumming me out It was never going to be a popular game, being a point and click graphic novel, and also they took 6 years or whatever to put all the episodes out Not really surprising
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StrixNebulosa posted:I have an extremely important question about Crysis: is there any way to pick up a chicken and then gently put it down instead of punting it at the ground at 5000 mph I don't really remember this and not gonna reinstall it again, but try right click? E: well, I'm actually reinstalling just to test this. Brb in 5 min. Ye, right click drops stuff. It was surprisingly fiddly to get running. :s In fullscreen mode it locks to 24fps. Eugh. Sininu fucked around with this message at 02:19 on Feb 16, 2020 |
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