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It's surprisingly well optimized, especially compared to the last release.
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Graphics comparison - http://kotaku.com/gta-vs-pc-graphics...ed-1699093343#
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Looks cool. Too bad I never got into GTA. (The only game in the series I liked was Vice City and that was exclusively because of the songs and the radio announcers).
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I played it in the PS3. So I'm waiting until it hits under $20.
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Steam now supports paid Workshop mods.
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/aboutpaidcontent Sort of goes against the whole modding thing, which were always meant to be free. It'd be better if there was a way to donate to a mod maker instead of charging for them. I'm not a mod user, so it doesn't really affect me much, but I don't think this is a good idea. |
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Originally Posted by shizawn
(Post 12460984)
Steam now supports paid Workshop mods.
Sort of goes against the whole modding thing, which were always meant to be free... Counter-Strike started as a free mod for Half-Life before Valve hired the mod team to turn it into a standalone game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike Likewise, Team Fortress was a Quake mod that Valve hired the developers to port to Half Life as Team Fortress Classic, and then went on to make Team Fortress 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Fo...ic#Development Final Doom was originally going to be a free mod until Id bought the project and hired the team, turning it into an official project: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Doom#Development http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_WAD#Commercial_WADs
Originally Posted by shizawn
(Post 12460984)
It'd be better if there was a way to donate to a mod maker instead of charging for them.
Free, Paid, or Pay What You Want With over 24,000 free mods available for Skyrim in the Steam Workshop, there will always be lots to do and explore for free. Now you can also find mods with a specified price, or mods where you can choose how much you wish to support the creators. The price is up to the mod creators. |
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Apparently it's already being abused by people selling other peoples mods. Yeah... I'm completely shocked that this is happening.
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There are paid early access mods, too. :lol:
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I'm sure this'll have a happy ending and not end in disaster ;)
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The whole Valve/Bethesda paid mods backfire is crazy. It's gotten so bad that Gabe Newell started an AMA over at r/gaming
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comme...ods_and_steam/ |
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The backfire is idiotic, but unsurprising. They're treating mods like game titles made off a pre-existing engine using pre-existing assets, which it turns out they are.
The system is heavily flawed but people are going about their outrage the wrong way. |
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Some are fearing the future where pieces of content are removed from the base game and expecting modders to create the content. :tinfoil:
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Originally Posted by Jay G.
(Post 12461165)
Final Doom was originally going to be a free mod until Id bought the project and hired the team, turning it into an official project:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Doom#Development [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_WAD#Commercial_WADs Apart from that, there were plenty of good paid mods, including some level packs for Quake (Abyss of Pandemonium, Dissolution of Eternity, Malice, Shrak, Sourge of Armagon, etc). |
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That was quick. Good on Valve/Bethesda for listening.
I can imagine when they bring this back, to start with a brand new game/engine, say Source 2.0, rather than into an already established game. If, for example, Half-Life 3 came out and paid mods are available from the beginning, the backlash might not be so bad. In addition, if they're going to bring it back, give the content creators more than a 25% cut. |
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Originally Posted by dugan
(Post 12464941)
I know that was true for the half of Final Doom called "Evilution". Do you know if it was also true for the half called "The Plutonia Experiment"?
http://5years.doomworld.com/interviews/dariocasali/ How did you get involved with The Plutonia Experiment? Since I was soon to lose my internet connection, Milo and I decided to make an 8 level single player episode and release it for free. It would be based on our own rules and our own style of gameplay (very challenging, tactical combat). Together we whipped the 8 levels out in just over a month, and before releasing it, I sent it to American McGee, who was impressed enough to demo it to the rest of the ID crew. They asked us if we could make them a 31 level game in less than 4 months! We did so, and this was entitled the Plutonia Experiment, and became part of Final Doom.
Originally Posted by dugan
(Post 12464941)
Apart from that, there were plenty of good paid mods, including some level packs for Quake (Abyss of Pandemonium, Dissolution of Eternity, Malice, Shrak, Sourge of Armagon, etc).
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There's going to be a PC specific press conference at E3 this year. Kind of neat.
http://kotaku.com/this-years-e3-will...pcs-1701205376 |
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Today Square Enix, Microsoft and Nvidia showcased an incredible tech demo that can be considered the successor of Agni’s Philosophy at Build 2015. The demo, created with DirectX 12 and Nvidia GameWorks Effects Studio, runs on a super-high-end PC with four GTX Titan video cards. It’s named WITCH CHAPTER 0 [cry], and it’s a real-time attempt to cross the uncanny valley and finally show an animated character that truly looks human. Whether the uncanny valley crossing has been successful or not is for you to judge, but it’s doubtless that the video showcases an incredible level of fidelity. The skin is incredible, with 8k by 8k textures, over 63 million polygons (6 to 10 times as many as what was possible on DirectX 11) and each strand of hair is an individually rendered polygon. You can check it out in the video below, courtesy of YouTube user Michael Wieczorek, and a set of fantastic screenshots provided directly by Square Enix. |
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Nvidia's new promo for GTX 970/980 now includes both Arkham Knight and Witcher 3.
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/art...rce-gtx-bundle My 770 was acting up so I went back down to my old 570. Tempted by this, despite new AMD cards coming soon. |
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Anybody install the GOG Galaxy thing yet? Seems like a pretty good idea on their end.
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Originally Posted by starman9000
(Post 12472877)
Anybody install the GOG Galaxy thing yet? Seems like a pretty good idea on their end.
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Same, I requested access last night and still waiting.
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Received the email for GOG Galaxy today.
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Guys, I'm wondering if you could point me in the right direction on something....
I'm as PC gaming inept as they come. I've been strictly a console and iMac guy since forever. But alot of my friends are really into this iRacing game which my Mac can't run. So I've been thinking about getting one of these mini desktops or something so I can join in the fun. Here are the specs required to play the game. Windows XP*, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 Intel Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2 or higher NVidia GeForce 7800 / ATI Radeon X1800 or above graphics adapter recommended 2 GB system RAM 6 GB free hard disk space Microphone optional, required for voice chat Now I was interested in getting one of these mini desktops since space is an issue for me. Could something like this item below run that game? I apologize in advance if there is an easy answer and I'm just not getting it. Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2DR7VE/...I1YITA89XW6VHW |
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
(Post 12473999)
Received the email for GOG Galaxy today.
EDIT: Actually, I did get it! :banana: |
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Originally Posted by starseed1981
(Post 12474019)
I've been strictly a console and iMac guy since forever. But alot of my friends are really into this iRacing game which my Mac can't run...
http://www.iracing.com/mac-os-x-vers...now-available/ http://www.iracing.com/membership/system-requirements/ You apparently have to sign up and download directly from their site for it; the Mac version isn't available on Steam. Alternatively, your iMac can likely run windows either dual-boot via Boot Camp or in a Virtual Machine using something like Parallels. |
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I have to say, with GOG Galaxy it makes me more tempted to get games from there. I like having all Steam like app to manage my games instead of having to go to the website to download them. I don't have too many games on there that I own now, just the old Fallout games and some random things like Gabriel Knight, but I feel more willing to buy all the old Sierra or even LucasArts games now.
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
(Post 12474583)
I have to say, with GOG Galaxy it makes me more tempted to get games from there. I like having all Steam like app to manage my games instead of having to go to the website to download them. I don't have too many games on there that I own now, just the old Fallout games and some random things like Gabriel Knight, but I feel more willing to buy all the old Sierra or even LucasArts games now.
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Originally Posted by Jay G.
(Post 12474054)
Alternatively, your iMac can likely run windows either dual-boot via Boot Camp or in a Virtual Machine using something like Parallels.
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Mentioned this in the Video Games Deal thread, but if anyone needs a controller for PC the XBox One Controller + Cable is $45 on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox...77402741770316 |
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I'll wait for 256GB kits :p
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nah... I don't need to double my ram anytime soon.
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
(Post 12482879)
*rummages through couch for loose cash* |
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Not sure if this is the place for it but I ended up getting a gaming pc. My username on steam is "Runjinrun" in case any of you are on that. I honestly only know a small handful of non-console gamers so any new friends would be welcome :)
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I have been considering building a gaming PC for awhile now. I have recently been reading that many older games don't run well on modern PCs, and that is kind of making me not want to get into PC gaming. I'm not talking about really old games from the 1990s, but games that are not even 10 years old yet. Games like the first Bioshock and Crysis, for example, I am reading have problems running on modern hardware. Specifically I am reading that Bioshock crashes frequently (about every 10 minutes) on Windows 8.
The biggest reason I wanted to get into PC gaming is because I thought they had backward compatibility, unlike the consoles. All of these compatibility issues I am reading make me wonder if PC gaming is as backward compatible as I had thought though. |
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I play Bioshock all the time, though I'm using Windows 7 Pro. Plays perfectly. Couldn't tell you how it runs on 8.
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Originally Posted by kgrogers1979
(Post 12488945)
I have been considering building a gaming PC for awhile now. I have recently been reading that many older games don't run well on modern PCs, and that is kind of making me not want to get into PC gaming. I'm not talking about really old games from the 1990s, but games that are not even 10 years old yet. Games like the first Bioshock and Crysis, for example, I am reading have problems running on modern hardware. Specifically I am reading that Bioshock crashes frequently (about every 10 minutes) on Windows 8.
The biggest reason I wanted to get into PC gaming is because I thought they had backward compatibility, unlike the consoles. All of these compatibility issues I am reading make me wonder if PC gaming is as backward compatible as I had thought though. It's still a PC, some stuff will crash if you have a configuration it doesn't like. But above all that look at the dates of the articles you're reading. Most Windows 8 complaints are pre-8.1, and most were resolved fairly quickly after the complaint became known. The great thing about Steam is that your games update automatically. |
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Originally Posted by DthRdrX
(Post 12488955)
I play Bioshock all the time, though I'm using Windows 7 Pro. Plays perfectly. Couldn't tell you how it runs on 8.
Saw no benefit to getting Windows 8 but am planning to take advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10. |
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