Community MetaSteam | September 2021 - Welcome to Punxsutawney

[ExistentialThought]

Really loved what I played from the Inscryption demo. The style is top notch and gameplay, while familiar to other titles, still seems interesting.

 

[Virix]

AI: The Somnium Files any good? It's historical low atm

Didn't find it as engaging as the other games in the Zero Escape trilogy. As NarohDethan said, the slapstick reaches immersion-breaking levels.

 

[gabbo]

I hate the always online stuff about Hitman. Ordinarily wouldn't have got a single player game with that restrictive bollocks in it but Hitman just about gets a pass as its so good. Definitely don't think it should be on GOG though, call it whatever you like but the game requires an online connect to get anything out of it. I love 1&2 but after the eggsclusivity ill be waiting on a big discount for 3.

This is how I feel, hopefully the hoopla will push for a full offline version

 

[Shantom]

yup, and people defending it ffs

I feel there's this mindset in gaming where negative reviews are the fault of the user/critic and not the game. People need to step back and realise a negative review isn't an attack.

 

[mastemas]

I feel there's this mindset in gaming where negative reviews are the fault of the user/critic and not the game. People need to step back and realise a negative review isn't an attack.

i mean, some aren't an attack
and then there's that review of dmc5 i did

 

[Dinjoralo]

Deathloop loop'd. That was fun!

...Now I'm empty inside.

 

[Mor]

So, how is everyone doing toda.....

- Sees the ERA's Hitman discussion where people are stupidly arguing semantics and that having to connect and authenticate to a online server for a single player progression is not technically DRM

Okay.... that's a facepalm gif for me here.....

- Goes to a local forum Steam/PC thread and reads users complaining about how Bayonetta has too many clothes now and also how every major female character is getting uglier, including Lara Croft having "ugly sjw face" and that Aloy is going to be a overweight old woman by Horizon 3

And that's a faceplant on the desk one.

I see the internet is being very.... "internety" today. So I will just say that I really like this place

Come to MC, we are chilling, I'm just playing Sable

 

[mastemas]

Come to MC, we are chilling, I'm just playing Sable

wait you guys have minecraft

i do remember buying my account yeaars ago, i'm technically a minecraft veteran
i'm basically dream

 

[Mor]

wait you guys have minecraft

i do remember buying my account yeaars ago, i'm technically a minecraft veteran
i'm basically dream

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Talking of Minecraft, I'm going through my monthly check for what shaders are about that take my fancy. I'll end up using TeaShaders like i usually do but i've just noticed i'm currently running VanillaReborn and have Potato Shaders in the queue. I tend to prefer the less feature packed shaders as there's fewer options to have to fiddle with and i prefer performance over pretty.

I might give-up two mods i use and update to 1.17 too, hmm, dunno though as when i did it last time i had the newgen terrain being sheer cliffs surrounding my existing explored map. Which i expected but meh, i kinda like my current world. Si suppose i could MCA my base and import it into a new 1.17 world... hmmm decisions decisions.

 

[mastemas]

bruh am i missing something here
MC is Minecraft right

i remember the good old days of playing on neo team or whatever it was called

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

No MC is MidiClorians. They were saying to avoid the internet and become a Jedi.

I n this case MC is MetaCouncil and you're here already so it's all chill and good.

 

[Digoman]

Come to MC, we are chilling, I'm just playing Sable

Oh... I'm also playing Sable (don't know if there are a lot of us).

I mean, I shouldn't. It's buggy and runs like sh*t over here. But they completely nailed the "relaxing exploration" part so I keep coming back.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Digoman You playing PC version of Sable? I've heard it's the least buggy of the versions at the moment and the devs have patches on the way for all systems.

 

[fantomena]

Im mainly here and on some Discord servers, I have other social medias like Insta, TikTok, Twitter etc. but I really only use them to browse. Like, I have never posted anything on Insta or TikTok.

I like it here due to much less drama, Internet drama can take a toll on everyone, so I do my best to avoid it all. I have a thick skin and good mental health (from what I've been told), but I still feel avoiding drama is for the better.

 

[Mor]

Digoman You playing PC version of Sable? I've heard it's the least buggy of the versions at the moment and the devs have patches on the way for all systems.

I am and it sure needs a patch or two, my main problems are frame dips all the sudden and a few weird thing with collisions, there are visual glitches with shadows here and there but minor stuff and not that often. that's it.

 

[Tomasety]

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An inadvertent result of this could be a fall in the price of graphic cards worldwide. Crypto miners were hoarding GPUs to accelerate the mining process, but this crackdown means that the massive mining operations in China will cease.

I hope this really happens because GPUs prices are insane even if you can afford them it has reached madness levels.

 

[fantomena]

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I hope this really happens because GPUs prices are insane even if you can afford them it has reached madness levels.

Good shit, I would actually both like to afford and buy a 4080 when it's out. This is the longest period that's been between my GPU upgrades (currently on a 1080).

 

[beep boop]

Is there an easy way to find out which games on my wishlist have been bundled? So without having to check each game individually on gg.deals or ITAD/Augmented Steam.

 

[Digoman]

Digoman You playing PC version of Sable? I've heard it's the least buggy of the versions at the moment and the devs have patches on the way for all systems.

Yes, I'm playing the PC/Steam version.

Performance is the biggest factor, specially if you are going for 60+ fps. but the style of animation they use actually helps to hide a lot of it.

Most of the bugs I encountered are only in the "annoying" category:

• Music from inside the wreckages usually gets stuck even if you leave to the main menu. Requires game restart.
• Stutters that can also affect audio.
• As Mor mentioned, framedrops in certain areas. Can be severe for me.
• Controls on the pause menu can stop working.
• Lots and lots of visual/geometry bugs but that's normal given the scope and limited budget.
• Some "jank" when climbing certain areas, but the game has a very liberal fast travel system to can get out anytime if you're stuck.

With all that being said, I'm still playing nonstop. It's an interesting world and the art style really works. The game is about exploring, and they nailed that part. It needs a lot more polish, but the core of what's here is already very nice.

It's hard to recommend it right now because everyone has a different level of sensitivity to stutters and performance problems, but if/when they patch it up, it's a no brainer if you want some relaxing and fun exploration.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

I feel stuttering or the perception of stuttering is going to be an issue with Sable unless they changed things. Aren't they the dev who targeted 24fps animations which is why the game looks a bit odd for some elements on high frame rates? I know there was something said about it a while ago or was that a different game?

 

[curi0usBystander]

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I hope this really happens because GPUs prices are insane even if you can afford them it has reached madness levels.

Is this time for real or is it like the other times that I keep hearing about it and nothing happens?

 

[QFNS]

Is this time for real or is it like the other times that I keep hearing about it and nothing happens?

I feel like there's not going to be any actual change. How can China police this? Yeah sure maybe the huge crazy mining operations get shut down, but that's not going to move the needle. Those people will just move to other countries with cheap power and no laws. This feels like Chinese govt taking a stand, but not really able to enforce it. I hope to be wrong, but I'm skeptical this does anything for GPU prices or stock.

 

[Digoman]

I feel stuttering or the perception of stuttering is going to be an issue with Sable unless they changed things. Aren't they the dev who targeted 24fps animations which is why the game looks a bit odd for some elements on high frame rates? I know there was something said about it a while ago or was that a different game?

Oh it's Sable alright

Yeah, characters animations are not "smooth" even for 30fps, which is what I think the original demo was limited to.

But honestly it's a non-issue. I got used to it pretty quickly playing at 60 fps. I'm sure there is someone complaining about it somewhere, but if they fix the real stutters (there is a lot of them that you constantly see on frametime graphs) that's more than good enough.

 

[morningbus]

Is there a thread to discuss Easy Anti-Cheat working in Proton or am I the main source of all Epic news now?

 

[Knurek]

Is there a thread to discuss Easy Anti-Cheat working in Proton or am I the main source of all Epic news now?

Yes.

 

[dex3108]

Lenny?! Lenny! LENNY!!!

 

[morningbus]

Gonna go see if I can find a Linux Distro themed around wild, sub-Saharan canidae and install it real quick. Brb.

 

[Parsnip]

I'll be very curious to see how quickly that easy anti cheat and battleeye stuff starts showing up in the actual games. I have no concept on how often anti cheats are updated normally, so will they just wait for the next regular update to also enable the linux support or what?

 

[toxicitizen]

So I will just say that I really like this place

Seriously. Against my better judgment, I started lurking ERA again recently. Mostly because I felt like I kept missing gaming news and it's just a convenient place to see it all aggregated. But I couldn't help myself and started reading threads and man, any thread that goes on long enough almost inevitably devolves into completely pointless, asinine arguments and I feel dumber for having read them. It's kind of amazing and it honestly makes me wonder if it was always this bad or if I'm just getting more antisocial with age lol.

 

[madjoki]

free game

 

[Wok]

XING.

Fanatical - VR Thrills Bundle

7 amazing VR games are included in this bundle!

gg.deals

 

[fantomena]

Looks like GOG is in for a community-rage


I understand the users here.

 

[Alexandros]

Seriously. Against my better judgment, I started lurking ERA again recently. Mostly because I felt like I kept missing gaming news and it's just a convenient place to see it all aggregated. But I couldn't help myself and started reading threads and man, any thread that goes on long enough almost inevitably devolves into completely pointless, asinine arguments and I feel dumber for having read them. It's kind of amazing and it honestly makes me wonder if it was always this bad or if I'm just getting more antisocial with age lol.

I think it's mostly a byproduct of the current level of social media discourse. Many (most?) people would rather reply in a dismissive or sarcastic way to an opinion they don't agree with rather than put in the effort to make an argument. It is much easier to type "lmao" than to explain your position in a clear and eloquent manner.

 

[Wok]

 

[708]

And here I was hoping that they'll eventually provide an easy-to-use rollback feature

 

[FunnyJay]

Chainsaw.
Active reload was neat too.

Eh. Chainsaw feels like a gimmick.
Could never quite the timing down on active reload on GoW1. It felt a bit easier from what little I tried of GoW2.

 

[Ge0force]

Im mainly here and on some Discord servers, I have other social medias like TikTok

Is that the app where children are trying to imitate funny dance moves?

 

[TioChuck]

Is that the app where children are trying to imitate funny dance moves?

No no, is the one where the children destroy school bathrooms.

 

[fantomena]

Is that the app where children are trying to imitate funny dance moves?

Yes, I think, I barely use it, so not sure.

 

[madjoki]

And here I was hoping that they'll eventually provide an easy-to-use rollback feature

Steam has, devs just has to use it. (which they almost never do).

 

[Le Pertti]

Is that the app where children are trying to imitate funny dance moves?

Or you can be an old man that did a happy dance because he got accepted into a masters program for photography.

 

[Tomasety]

New historical low - It was 1 time bundled (highest tier)

 

[708]

Steam has, devs just has to use it. (which they almost never do).

Oh. I thought it was only possible through console commands.

 

[fantomena]

New historical low - It was 1 time bundled (highest tier)

Thx for the tip. Bought.

 

[Durante]

Oh. I thought it was only possible through console commands.

You can tag your builds permanently as "betas" which makes them easily accessible in Steam.

It takes about 20s per build, we do it for all versions of all our releases.

 

[dex3108]

Never played LoL but this looks awesome

 

[Yoshi]

Weekend PC Game Deals (credit to Neowin)

Bundles
Humble Tropico 20th Anniversary Bundle
Humble Fall VR Bundle
Fanatical Showcase Bundle
Fanatical Square Enix Build-Your-Own Bundle

Free Weekend
Star Citizen

Deals

Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition – $39.99 on Steam
Call of Duty: WWII – $29.99 on Steam
NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection – $29.99 on Steam
Forza Horizon 4 – $29.99 on Steam
DAEMON X MACHINA – $29.99 on Steam
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners VR – $27.99 on Steam
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – $27.99 on Steam
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town – $23.99 on Steam
STEINS;GATE ELITE – $23.99 on Steam
Mafia: Definitive Edition – $21.49 on IndieGala
SCUM - Early Access – $20.99 on Steam
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Anniversary – $20.39 on Steam
Detroit: Become Human – $19.99 on Steam
Marvel's Avengers – $19.99 on Steam
Phantom Abyss - Early Access – $18.74 on Steam
Total War: ROME REMASTERED – $18.29 on Fanatical
DIRT 5 – $17.99 on Steam
Total War: WARHAMMER II – $16.79 on Fanatical
Call of Duty: World at War – $14.99 on Steam
Karnage Chronicles VR – $14.99 on Steam
Staxel – $14.99 on Steam
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition – $14.99 on Steam
Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition – $14.8 on Steam
Rayman Bundle – $14.37 on Steam
Foxhole - Early Access – $13.99 on Steam
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony – $13.59 on Steam
Shogun 2 Collection – $12.49 on Steam
Amnesia Rebirth – $11.99 on Steam
Wingspan – $11.99 on Steam
Two Point Hospital – $11.89 on Steam
Company of Heroes 2 Master Collection – $11.68 on Steam
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War - Core Collection – $11.61 on Steam
Persona 4 Golden – $11.59 on Fanatical
The Deus Ex Collection – $10.07 on Steam
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – $9.99 on Steam
Need for Speed Heat Deluxe Edition – $9.79 on Steam
Barotrauma - Early Access – $8.99 on Steam
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered – $8.99 on Steam
Bayonetta & Vanquish Bundle – $8.98 on Steam
Endless Legend – $7.49 on Steam
SOMA – $5.99 on Steam
BlazBlue Centralfiction – $5.99 on Steam
Slime Rancher – $5.99 on Steam
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising – $4.99 on Steam
GRID – $4.99 on Steam
Burnout Paradise Remastered – $4.99 on Steam
DiRT Rally 2.0 – $4.99 on Steam
Amnesia: The Dark Descent – $2.99 on Steam
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition – $2.99 on Steam
FlatOut 2 – $1.99 on Steam
Hard Reset Redux + Redeemer Double Pack – $1.49 on Fanatical
The Escapists – $0 on Epic Store

GOG Deals

Kenshi - $20.99 on GOG
RiME - $14.99 on GOG
Slay the Spire - $12.49 on GOG
Torchlight II - $9.99 on GOG
Hob - $9.99 on GOG
Stardew Valley - $8.99 on GOG
Forager - $8.99 on GOG
Children of Morta - $8.79 on GOG
Hyper Light Drifter - $7.99 on GOG
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition - $7.49 on GOG
Grim Dawn - $6.24 on GOG
Xenonauts - $6.24 on GOG
Victor Vran - $5.99 on GOG
Darksiders Warmastered Edition - $4.99 on GOG
A Short Hike - $4.79 on GOG
Gorogoa - $4.49 on GOG
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart - $3.74 on GOG
Botanicula - $2.99 on GOG
Crypt of the NecroDancer - $2.99 on GOG
Overlord + Raising Hell - $2.49 on GOG
LIMBO - $2.49 on GOG
Sacred Gold - $0.99 on GOG

 

[Li Kao]

Hmm, is the crt shader of the FF Pixel Collection good ? it looks shitty in video.
…
Why, yes, I’m slowly beginning to think about what I will play on the Deck.

 

[BoosterDuck]

the halo infinite flight seems to be going swimmingly