From all due reports the Summer Sale is supposed to start here in about 6-8 hour.
Several things on my wishlist that could possibly warrant a purchase{depending on discount}.
Field of Glory2{Plan on purchasing FOG Empires}and want this to use the battle export system.
Gary Grigsbys War in the East/West, depends on discount.
Age of Empires 3 Collection, hopefully 75%off.
Not sure what else atm but wish Steam would bring back the flash sales, seems like ever since they have started doing refunds they stop doing flash sale.
My primaries are Divinity OS 2, pillars of eternity 2 dead fire, They are Billions, and similar to you FoG2 in anticipation of Empires.
Hard to believe it is that time again already...
Nothing special for me, the sales aren't really that much different than all the other sales throughout the year, although more might be on sale at the same time. Maybe if something is super cheap I'll take a shot but thinking this will be a sale that I largely pass on.
Budget pretty tight here so waiting impatiently for Empires
Hmm I had forgotten all about AoE III...
I have 5 games on the wish list so we will see if any appear.
Can't wait to see what goes on sale. I've got a couple of planes I want to get for IL2 BOX as well as some games on my wishlist. Time to stock up on Steam cards. 8)
Quote from: W8taminute on June 25, 2019, 07:50:31 AM
Can't wait to see what goes on sale. I've got a couple of planes I want to get for IL2 BOX as well as some games on my wishlist. Time to stock up on Steam cards. 8)
hmm, I've yet to fly since the knee surgery, we'll have to get up there some day!
If y'all get the AoW3 collection on sale, Gus and AirB, drop me a line and we can do an mp game! I'm already doing two (one with AzTank and Dave from the Crisis Grogs, one with AzTank and Yskonyn although I think Ysk is staleing his moves right now. ;) Fortunately if I remember to set up a game timer the computer will do some basic processing for your turn if you stale out.)
Note that for mp play-by-email games, the beta for which works really well so far, you have to do a free register with Triumph games. The front-end UI makes this fairly easy, but whenever they patch the game this tends to break the registration for a while! ::) Fortunately most patching is done, but I've seen two such problems myself. Triumph eventually fixes it.
You know when AoEIII was released I paid a lot of money for the deluxe boxed version and wound up being very disappointed. I never bought either expansion. But I would like to try out the Asian Dynasties expansion - for whatever reason I think now, years later, I would enjoy it.
Got my credit card paid off and my finger on the trigger. Maybe the vacuum created by everyone going to the site will suck some of the hot air out of the atmosphere around here and cool things off a bit. :coolsmiley:
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 25, 2019, 06:12:34 AM
Hard to believe it is that time again already...
So. The question is: How many summer sales do I have left?
^ Grim!
Hopefully they have the F1 series on sale again since I forgot to pick any of them up when they were on that huge Codemasters sale a few months ago. >:(
It'll be interesting to see if Steam changes up the sale any now that they have a competitor like Epic. Hopefully we'll see some better deals than they've had the last several years.
Quote from: steve58 on June 25, 2019, 11:02:07 AM
It'll be interesting to see if Steam changes up the sale any now that they have a competitor like Epic. Hopefully we'll see some better deals than they've had the last several years.
I don't think they will, there used to be some pretty great deals with flash sales but they haven't had those in several years. Will see though. Ex Valve employees have said Steam has been a cash cow. All they have to do is keep the servers running and the storefront up and maintained and that's pretty much it. As much as I love Steam I can also list several reasons why I hate it with a passion. Good work if you can get it I suppose.
Quote from: AchillesLastStand on June 25, 2019, 04:21:05 AM
Not sure what else atm but wish Steam would bring back the flash sales, seems like ever since they have started doing refunds they stop doing flash sale.
I used to hate having to check the site every 8 hours for fear of missing a flash sale. I'm glad they're gone. You can see all the prices on day one, and you have two weeks to decide your budget. Suits me just fine.
its amazing how the kick-off of the sale always breaks the internet. i mean, are people really waiting for the second the sale starts to look. Everyone and their grandmothers are trying to access the site. Its a 2 week event for christ's sake...whats the rush? Its not like they are going to run out of codes. :timeout:
My grandmother just tried to get to Steam and got a 502 bad gateway error. Dayum.
Me too.....
It's not like I was going to buy anything.......
I just wanted to browse..........
I only had my credit card out to clean it........
There is barely more than ten games on my wish list in any case.....
It's not like it's an addiction.......😏
Are you my Grandma?
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 25, 2019, 12:04:29 PM
its amazing how the kick-off of the sale always breaks the internet. i mean, are people really waiting for the second the sale starts to look. Everyone and their grandmothers are trying to access the site. Its a 2 week event for christ's sake...whats the rush? Its not like they are going to run out of codes. :timeout:
Including you! >:D
Quote from: Gusington on June 25, 2019, 12:32:48 PM
Are you my Grandma?
I'll be your grandma "sweetie". >:D
Quote from: Gusington on June 25, 2019, 12:32:48 PM
Are you my Grandma?
It had to come out eventually....😱
Wow who knew. You look pretty good for dead.
:D It's here!!!
Quote from: Gusington on June 25, 2019, 12:40:09 PM
Wow who knew. You look pretty good for dead.
Believe me.....I don't😉
Don't be coy with me, Gramps!
Steam is back up??
It's up!! It's up!!! EVERYONE GO NUTS
Servers are clearly getting pulverized...can't view very much right now.
Quote from: Gusington on June 25, 2019, 12:54:51 PM
It's up!! It's up!!! EVERYONE GO NUTS
ANARCHY! SELL THE HOUSE, SELL THE CAR, SELL THE KIDS! IT'S EVERY GROG FOR HIMSELF!
Dogs and cats (and grogs) living together!
By the by, I also received an email that Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail, is now available for pre-order.
This is so great, I'm buying stuff not on sale just to be part of it. :D
Oh man I feel awesome.
On my way to the Steam summer sale I trampled 2 old ladies, flung three toddlers by their arms into the parking lot, and smashed the front door with my sledgehammer all in an attempt to be the first person to buy something.
Quote from: W8taminute on June 25, 2019, 01:39:41 PM
Oh man I feel awesome.
On my way to the Steam summer sale I trampled 2 old ladies, flung three toddlers by their arms into the parking lot,
Oh great. Thanks alot. Looks like I'm going to busy with X-ray orders today.
Now back to cleaning my credit card. I swear the grubby buildup was covering ALL the numbers.
Groggy
Quote from: GroggyGrognard on June 25, 2019, 02:17:06 PM
Quote from: W8taminute on June 25, 2019, 01:39:41 PM
Oh man I feel awesome.
On my way to the Steam summer sale I trampled 2 old ladies, flung three toddlers by their arms into the parking lot,
Oh great. Thanks alot. Looks like I'm going to busy with X-ray orders today.
So are you an old lady or a toddler? :P
Quote from: Tpek
So are you an old lady or a toddler? :P
More of an old toad.
Quote from: Gusington on June 25, 2019, 09:06:23 AM
You know when AoEIII was released I paid a lot of money for the deluxe boxed version and wound up being very disappointed. I never bought either expansion. But I would like to try out the Asian Dynasties expansion - for whatever reason I think now, years later, I would enjoy it.
Note to self: the letter E is not the letter W, even though it kind of looks like an E turned 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
Deals for the deal god! Sales for the sale throne!
My 40k game library does grow as as fast as the heretics burn when kissed by holy prometheum.
Damn it. I just bought Sovereignty: Crown of Kings literally last night for $25. :(
Quote from: al_infierno on June 25, 2019, 04:52:38 PM
Damn it. I just bought Sovereignty: Crown of Kings literally last night for $25. :(
refund it!
That 2nd toddler was me :/
Time of reckoning. I have about 90.00 of games in my cart right now, including Civ VI Gold for ~28.00:
Buy Sid Meier's Civilization VI Gold Edition
Includes 8 items: Civilization VI - Vikings Scenario Pack, Civilization VI - Poland Civilization and Scenario Pack, Civilization VI - Australia Civilization & Scenario Pack, Civilization VI - Persia and Macedon Civilization & Scenario Pack, Sid Meier's Civilization VI, Civilization VI - Nubia Civilization & Scenario Pack, Civilization VI - Khmer and Indonesia Civilization & Scenario Pack, Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall
...but does NOT include Gathering Storm...hmm...
Updated my Stellaris DLC with MegaCorp (on sale) and Ancient Relics (not on sale). Looking forward to starting a new campaign.
Out of the Park 20 is half off, so I'll be getting that one.
Do games ever come on sale later during the sale? I don't remember. I'm trying to get my gaming buddies to buy Terraforming Mars, but it isn't in the sale right now.
I...I don't remember either :/
Did anyone ever play Panzer Strategy? It's got a very Panzer General 3D vibe to me, and that's not a bad thing. $15 doesn't sound too bad for it.
Quote from: SirAndrewD on June 25, 2019, 07:05:50 PM
Did anyone ever play Panzer Strategy? It's got a very Panzer General 3D vibe to me, and that's not a bad thing. $15 doesn't sound too bad for it.
Pratt has it, I think...
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 25, 2019, 07:40:00 PM
Pratt has it, I think...
Of course he does.
I look forward to his 25 page annotated essay. ;)
I got it and the pacific version. I personally like the pacific one better. I gifted the panzer one to my son and he loves it. He won't play games with nato symbols, but if you make a strategy game with 3d animated graphics, he's all over it.
I didn't know either of these games existed...added to cart :/
Nothing for me. I got enough games to play now...... JUST KIDDING! Gotcha didn't I? :DD If you could've seen the looks on your faces. :hug:
Quote from: Skoop on June 25, 2019, 08:48:52 PM
I got it and the pacific version. I personally like the pacific one better. I gifted the panzer one to my son and he loves it. He won't play games with nato symbols, but if you make a strategy game with 3d animated graphics, he's all over it.
I didn't even know there was a Pacific version. I do love NATO symbols, but this does look good.
Quote from: Gusington on June 25, 2019, 09:02:16 PM
I didn't know either of these games existed...added to cart :/
Slow down killer...do your due diligence.
Quote from: Sir Slash on June 25, 2019, 10:06:38 PM
Nothing for me. I got enough games to play now...... JUST KIDDING! Gotcha didn't I? :DD If you could've seen the looks on your faces. :hug:
You're not freaking allowed to buy nothing. You'll get your 15 minutes played game and five years from now you'll LIKE IT!
I'll be getting Deity Empires in the next day or so. After not getting it for Father's Day, I was kind of bummed.
But now I realize that it was simply Destiny giving me a $10 rebate!!
Quote from: al_infierno on June 25, 2019, 04:52:38 PM
Damn it. I just bought Sovereignty: Crown of Kings literally last night for $25. :(
Valve themselves say that refunding because of a sale is a perfectly valid reason to refund. Go for it.
Quote from: RedArgo on June 25, 2019, 06:16:10 PM
Do games ever come on sale later during the sale? I don't remember. I'm trying to get my gaming buddies to buy Terraforming Mars, but it isn't in the sale right now.
As a rule, no. If it isn't on sale now, it almost certainly won't be for the whole sale. That's the way it has worked for a while now. Here's the price history (https://isthereanydeal.com/game/terraformingmars/history/) for Terraforming Mars.
Hovering over Ultimate General Civil War and Aggressors Ancient Rome. Both highly rated and on excellent discounts....but really I just want Field of Glory Empires to be released NOW !
I think both games have their fans on here....
Why have I not seen Panzer Strategy before? any good?
Quote from: FlickJax on June 26, 2019, 04:18:05 AM
Why have I not seen Panzer Strategy before? any good?
reading the steam forum, developer indicated really no longer supporting as they moved on to their new strategic mind pacific game. they do mention owners some how getting the new game for free at some point, but details not clear and no firm plan yet.
Ultimate General Civil War is awesome...no brainer there.
Due diligence goes out the window during the Steam sale!!
But I will have you know I filled my cart like a pothead at a grocery, then shut the computer off and went to bed last night. I know when I go back tonight I will remove some items.
Don't tell anyone, though.
Ride the snake of Steam sale madness!!
Quote from: Gusington on June 26, 2019, 08:31:12 AM
Ride the snake of Steam sale madness!!
And when your spouse ends up finding out you spent too much money on the sale, you ride the lightning!
I have that taken care of...family is away on vacation this week while I stayed back to work...on my Steam wish list 😎
Quote from: Gusington on June 26, 2019, 08:31:12 AM
But I will have you know I filled my cart like a pothead at a grocery, then shut the computer off and went to bed last night. I know when I go back tonight I will remove some items.
I did the exact same thing, only.....only I haven't been able to remove any items yet! Willpower....wavering. Credit card is calling my name. Softly at first, then louder.....
This would be so much easier if you guys didn't make all these games sound so good. Just saying. #:-)
Quote from: Sir Slash on June 26, 2019, 10:23:49 AM
This would be so much easier if you guys didn't make all these games sound so good. Just saying. #:-)
Agreed...will someone please post that FoG: Empires, Steel Divisions 2 and others are awful.
I'm only down $55 so far...
Dominions 5 - 40% off
Battletech Flashpoint DLC - 25% off
Katana Zero - 25% off
Seeking Dawn (VR) - 80% off
Quote from: Gusington on June 26, 2019, 08:31:12 AM
Ultimate General Civil War is awesome...no brainer there.
Damn you man..........
First purchase of the sale......... :knuppel2:
I'm hopeless. Had to grab Sovereignty: Crown of Kings. :-\
So Evil Bank Manager is on sale for $7.19. Looks like an interesting concept and has 78% positive reviews. Anyone try it? They also have a bundle with Generals & Rulers plus Third Front for $11.57.
Quote from: bobarossa on June 26, 2019, 11:17:44 AM
So Evil Bank Manager is on sale for $7.19. Looks like an interesting concept and has 78% positive reviews. Anyone try it? They also have a bundle with Generals & Rulers plus Third Front for $11.57.
Shut your whore mouth!
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 26, 2019, 10:30:47 AM
I'm only down $55 so far...
Dominions 5 - 40% off
Battletech Flashpoint DLC - 25% off
Katana Zero - 25% off
Seeking Dawn (VR) - 80% off
Just finished my first game of Dom 5 last night. Really enjoyed it, pumped to fire up a new one!
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 26, 2019, 11:30:18 AM
Quote from: bobarossa on June 26, 2019, 11:17:44 AM
So Evil Bank Manager is on sale for $7.19. Looks like an interesting concept and has 78% positive reviews. Anyone try it? They also have a bundle with Generals & Rulers plus Third Front for $11.57.
Shut your whore mouth!
You realize the purpose of "saving for retirement" is to give you money to splurge on toys.
Okay, Panzer Strategy and its ilk...
I can't recall if the Pacific game is out of EA yet, but I'm waiting until then. (It's called Strategic Mind: the Pacific.)
I like Panzer Strategy. It is very much the equivalent of Fantasy Wars / Elven Legacy compared to Fantasy General, except that the user interface is a little bit wonky, and the game feels slightly unfinished in its presentation (like there are a few missing sound or animation assets which feel like they're supposed to be there). The English dubbing is usually painful (and doesn't always match the text, so it's kind of important to both read and hear things). Hitler's slightly southern American accent is hilarious. But at least there's something going on at that level of presentation!
For a Panzer General successor, you could do a lot worse, and none of the other successors use 3D Unreal4 engine gfx and maps. Also, the maps aren't the same as the equivalent missions in the original PG. Mission design is pretty good.
Optimization is not the best, so it runs clunkier than it should. I can't effectively play it on my Surface Pro 3 with Win 8.1. So I haven't played it as much as I otherwise would have.
The worst I can say about it, is that it falls between two stools for me. I usually want to play punchier things on my home computer when I have the opportunity, and I can't play it on the Surface. And after all, as slutty as I am for PG games, this is another variation of PG. So I haven't played it as much as I want to. I'm still in Case White, if I recall correctly. But note that the game starts in Spain helping out Franco so that you can build and give core units experience across a few missions first! (The tutorial opening up the first spanish map is scripted, and if I recall testing correctly it gives no experience to your units, so it can be skipped after the first time except for plot color.)
Supply is a lot more important than usual in games of this sort (more detailed even than Order of Battle for comparison), and can affect your choices among targets and where to focus effort as you're going forward.
You should check out some YT LPs of the first mission or two, to get a basic idea of how the game distinguishes itself.
It's definitely worth the $15 (half off $30) currently on sale -- if you like this kind of game. It's just a little too unpolished to convert someone to liking this kind of game, in my opinion.
Meanwhile: remember the developer who published two versions of a more detailed PG-ish game for Operation Barbarossa through Matrix/Slitherine? One hook being that the maps would always be 1km hex scale?
Well, for their second or technically third game, they stopped using Matrix and published the Africa front (through 1942) as the super-generic sounding Army General, on Steam. It's on sale now for $5 and I just picked it up. :smitten:
Note that this looks more like a traditional PG game, not the Unreal Engine 4 bling of the Panzer Strategy / Strategic Mind games.
While I'm on the topic of Barbarossa games from Matrix, Panzer Doctrine is also on sale for about $7.50. And I just picked that up, too. This uses a relatively unique point-to-point continuous-time system for managing divisions across operational maps for the Barbarossa campaign. I liked the demo, so I'm glad I thought to check on whether it was on sale right now!
My damage so far:
Droid Assault £3.59 - because it's a blatant homage to one of the best 8-bit games of all time, Paradroid 8)
Atlantic Fleet £3.49 - I quite fancy a turn-based battle of the atlantic
Scavenger SV-4 £5.69 - this looks incredibly intriguing. Brings to mind the game Corporation on the C64, although I'm sure it won't be much like it
Total spend: £12.77 8)
Atlantic Fleet is fun. Torpedoing the Bismarck with your Swordfish is a hoot.
Quote from: JasonPratt on June 26, 2019, 12:11:27 PM
Okay, Panzer Strategy and its ilk...
Far less than the requested 25 pages. And not annotated.
You get an D- today Pratt.
Good thing I'm not a teacher anymore I guess.
For reference, I will be removing AoEIII from the cart later on because I found out an updated version is going to be released 'soon.'
Forgot about the Battletech dlc too...
Thanks to Huw I added Atlantic Fleet to my cart with Evil Bank Manager, Children of a Dead Earth, and Clad in Irons: Phillipines for a grand total of $23.41! The $25 Steam gift card I got for prostituting myself to Seasonic for a favorable power supply review should cover everything including tax.
Ha!
Quote from: bobarossa on June 26, 2019, 01:16:00 PM
Thanks to Huw I added Atlantic Fleet to my cart with Evil Bank Manager, Children of a Dead Earth, and Clad in Irons: Phillipines for a grand total of $23.41! The $25 Steam gift card I got for prostituting myself to Seasonic for a favorable power supply review should cover everything including tax.
Race you to sink the Bismarck first!
I am proud owner of a bunch of additional DCS stuff (WHY?).
Also bought a bunch of sub-$10 games.
Sub-$10 is free, no matter how many you buy, right guys? Guys?
Sub-$10 rounds down to zero. :bd:
Quote from: RedArgo on June 25, 2019, 06:16:10 PM
Out of the Park 20 is half off, so I'll be getting that one.
Do games ever come on sale later during the sale? I don't remember. I'm trying to get my gaming buddies to buy Terraforming Mars, but it isn't in the sale right now.
I have most of the OOTP versions since 2002. EARLY adopter of this franchise!
Quote from: bobarossa on June 26, 2019, 11:17:44 AM
So Evil Bank Manager is on sale for $7.19. Looks like an interesting concept and has 78% positive reviews. Anyone try it? They also have a bundle with Generals & Rulers plus Third Front for $11.57.
I have both. Not bad..good for about a dozen hours each before becoming repetitive.
Not much for me.
Attack of the Earthlings
Kanji Combat
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on June 26, 2019, 03:50:08 PM
Not much for me.
Attack of the Earthlings
Kanji Combat
The bat shit crazy is strong in this one.
Attack of the Earthlings was so weird that I put it on my wishlist to buy when it hits the $5 level. Not sure I would play it for $12.
OOTP 20 (So the best online league (Skyline Baseball League) can update at the end of our current season),
Battle Brothers,
Scythe.
I doubt that's the end of it. :-\
Quote from: DennisS on June 26, 2019, 03:24:35 PM
Quote from: bobarossa on June 26, 2019, 11:17:44 AM
So Evil Bank Manager is on sale for $7.19. Looks like an interesting concept and has 78% positive reviews. Anyone try it? They also have a bundle with Generals & Rulers plus Third Front for $11.57.
I have both. Not bad..good for about a dozen hours each before becoming repetitive.
About 50 cents/hr isn't bad. Anyway, I have a short memory so repetitive isn't a problem. After a closer look at the bundle I think I'll stick with just Evil Bank Manager.
Hmm, almost bit on Battle Brothers previously.
Atlantic Fleet is a surprisingly fun game. Highly recommended!
:peace:
All the cossacks 3 addons
Naval action flag addon
^I've got the complete Cossacks 3 bundle in my cart. 14.49. I enjoyed the original Cossacks ~20 years ago. What do you think of Cossacks 3?
It is the same game as cossacks 1 verbatim. Just a facelift.
I enjoy it for some reason. I guess I just like forming regiments and marching them off.
^Thanks. Now I'm not so sure.
I've honestly never been thrilled about Cossacks 3. I've watched a lot of lets plays and reviews, and there's just something about it that always kept me away.
It's as was said, it's really an old engine and concept with a facelift. I can't help but think that we've come farther along on design.
http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=13657.0 (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=13657.0)
For ~15.00 for the total Cossacks 3 package I am just going to take the plunge. Not a lot of competition for this era. I'll probably wind up loving it even if it still uses the original games' innards.
Since the sale started, or just before, I'm at:
Steel Division 2: Whatever The Package Is That Has the Campaign Upgrades (not technically part of the sale)
American Truck Simulator plus most or all current map DLC (technically on sale before the sale)
The Settlers Rise of an Empire History Edition (basically a $5 upgrade to Settlers 6 or 7, which I already had)
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney trilogy
Arma: Cold War Assault (cheap port of the original Operation Flashpoint to Arma 2 or 3 engine, sort of)
Arma: Gold Edition (I don't even know why I got this when I have Arma 2 and 3 -- I should probably refund?)
Bomber Crew plus Season Pass
Northgaard plus all DLC (I finally pulled the trigger on this one)
That Italian fighter for IL-2:BOX or GB or whatever we're supposed to call it now, plus the upgraded BF-109 and FW-190. (Not that I'm planning a fighter career anytime soon, but I figured I should have some upgraded options for multiplayer in case I need them.)
Army General and Panzer Doctrine as noted above.
Some Things From the GoG Sale Recently (not repeats, but which I'm still including in principle as a self-critical observation :crazy2: )
Quote from: JasonPratt on June 27, 2019, 08:39:40 AM
Some Things From the GoG Sale Recently (not repeats, but which I'm still including in principle as a self-critical observation :crazy2: )
Glad I'm not the only one.
I've been on such a tabletop buying spree lately that I've been spending a lot of time there.
This Steam sale I bought:
Scythe
The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game
an expansion for Lords of Waterdeep
and that was it.
I grabbed Rule the Waves 2 not on sale obviously.
Regarding steam sale I grabbed
Pillars of Eternity 2 Deadfire
Divinity Original Sin 2
HoI2 complete
Men of War Assault Squad 2
Deity Empires
I keep hearing really good things about Divinity 2, like I really need another massive RPG to play. So Grogs, anybody got anything good or bad to add about it? :coolsmiley:
I have been toying with getting it on sale too, for months, but my rpg back catalogue runs deep.
Only have about an hour into it but liking it so far.
Northgard - Sváfnir, Clan of the Snake
Northgard - Nidhogg, Clan of the Dragon
Northgard - Svardilfari, Clan of the Horse
Voidship: The Long Journey
AI War 2
Zombotron
Depth of Extinction
SpaceBourne
Dammit I forgot about Northgard too...I hope there is some kind of 'complete' edition.
There is no complete edition yet, but all the DLC are also on sale.
Quote from: Sir Slash on June 27, 2019, 09:55:13 AM
I keep hearing really good things about Divinity 2, like I really need another massive RPG to play. So Grogs, anybody got anything good or bad to add about it? :coolsmiley:
Stop me..I am SO close to buying this! Problem is that I can get three expansions for other games for the same money.
Hmmm...a bit Steam sale really SHOULD result in at least one AAA title.
Now added: Frostpunk and This War of Mine Complete, which come together in a package deal 60% off or something like that. A little over $24 total if I recall correctly.
Picked up:
Rise of Industry
Operation Modular DLC for Mius Front
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on June 26, 2019, 03:50:08 PM
Kanji Combat
"I am Learning Japanese.
I am Learning Japanese.
I really think so!"
:))
Gary Grigsby's War in the West is on sale for $27 CAD! Might actually have to buy it... :o
So I actually refunded Pillars of Eternity 2 to get the Obsidian edition. For $5 more seems like a no brainer.
Somebody already said it, repeating: Atlantic Fleet looks like fun. Not bad for sub-$10.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 27, 2019, 01:28:02 PM
Northgard - Sváfnir, Clan of the Snake
Northgard - Nidhogg, Clan of the Dragon
Northgard - Svardilfari, Clan of the Horse
Voidship: The Long Journey
AI War 2
Zombotron
Depth of Extinction
SpaceBourne
Wish I knew your intentions so I could have warned you away from Depth of Extinction. I got an early development copy, and also the copy that landed on Steam as part of the early development copy. Lots of repetitive combat with seemingly no real storyline. If you understand the basics of turn-based, squad level combat it is amazingly easy.
I would send it back for a refund if you can. Jagged Alliance 2, X-Com (most any of them), Wasteland 2 and several others are much better games of this type.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 27, 2019, 01:28:02 PM
Northgard - Sváfnir, Clan of the Snake
Northgard - Nidhogg, Clan of the Dragon
Northgard - Svardilfari, Clan of the Horse
Voidship: The Long Journey
AI War 2
Zombotron
Depth of Extinction
SpaceBourne
So how is Northgard currently, I have heard it is kinda simplistic and barebones as far as RTS games go.
Quote
So how is Northgard currently, I have heard it is kinda simplistic and barebones as far as RTS games go.
I came in here to ask this question as well.
Well as I recall Northgard was shite and I had it refunded. I don't remember the details now, only that it wasn't really the game I expected; it abstracted too much and had some weird mechanics that made it a bit too gamey.
Having said that, I acquired another copy via my Humble monthly subscription so perhaps I'll fire it up again just to see.
I got Deity Empires and am loving it. It's like if Dominions and Master of Magic had a lovechild! I'd be lying if I said that I'd mastered the brutal UI just yet, but the level of detail is extraordinary and the game mechanics are wonderfully clean.
I'm also planning to get Bomber Crew, but can't decide whether or not I want to pull the trigger on Strategic Command World at War: WW II or Slay the Spire. Decisions, decisions...
Just found the Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak deluxe edition on sale for...13.85.
Quote from: Barthheart on June 28, 2019, 07:54:35 AM
Gary Grigsby's War in the West is on sale for $27 CAD! Might actually have to buy it... :o
I recommend the Torch DLC... Great campaign, something you can actually finish in one sitting...
Quote from: FarAway Sooner on June 30, 2019, 01:11:06 PM
I got Deity Empires and am loving it. It's like if Dominions and Master of Magic had a lovechild! I'd be lying if I said that I'd mastered the brutal UI just yet, but the level of detail is extraordinary and the game mechanics are wonderfully clean.
I'm also planning to get Bomber Crew, but can't decide whether or not I want to pull the trigger on Strategic Command World at War: WW II or Slay the Spire. Decisions, decisions...
I had bomber crew, and found that it was micromanagement hell..and not in a good way.
I have Deity Empires, and you're right..it's an excellent game. If I can recommend another excellent game, look at Stellar Tactics.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on June 30, 2019, 01:20:14 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on June 28, 2019, 07:54:35 AM
Gary Grigsby's War in the West is on sale for $27 CAD! Might actually have to buy it... :o
I recommend the Torch DLC... Great campaign, something you can actually finish in one sitting...
Thanks, was looking at that too....
Quote from: DennisS on June 30, 2019, 11:01:49 PM
Quote from: FarAway Sooner on June 30, 2019, 01:11:06 PM
I got Deity Empires and am loving it. It's like if Dominions and Master of Magic had a lovechild! I'd be lying if I said that I'd mastered the brutal UI just yet, but the level of detail is extraordinary and the game mechanics are wonderfully clean.
I'm also planning to get Bomber Crew, but can't decide whether or not I want to pull the trigger on Strategic Command World at War: WW II or Slay the Spire. Decisions, decisions...
I had bomber crew, and found that it was micromanagement hell..and not in a good way.
I have Deity Empires, and you're right..it's an excellent game. If I can recommend another excellent game, look at Stellar Tactics.
I thought Bomber Crew was beer and pretzels blast!!
I added Doom (2016). It's very good fun so far!
Quote from: Gusington on June 30, 2019, 01:19:29 PM
Just found the Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak deluxe edition on sale for...13.85.
Let us know what you think of it. I picked it up on a GOG sale a while back and haven't had the time to give it a try yet.
Quote from: DoctorQuest on July 01, 2019, 12:04:18 PM
Quote from: Gusington on June 30, 2019, 01:19:29 PM
Just found the Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak deluxe edition on sale for...13.85.
Let us know what you think of it. I picked it up on a GOG sale a while back and haven't had the time to give it a try yet.
Its awesome! One of the few games that I stuck with from beginning until the end.
How many hours of gameplay did you get out of it?
So, would you like to buy as many games on Steam as you like for a little under US$10? $9.74 to be precise?
Totally legal, simply broken -- for now, until Steam catches on and fixes it.
Ahem.
Step 1.) Buy Starbound ($9.74) -- unless of course you already have it, in which case you can buy as many games on Steam as you want for free.
Not kidding.
Step 2.) Subscribe to the Summer Sale Soda Mod (for Starbound obvs.)
Step 3.) Activate this mod in game. (I haven't done this, don't know how, but presumably it's easy.)
Step 4.) Mine 1 block of dirt. Practically the easiest thing to do in the game.
Step 5.) Convert 1 block of dirt into 500 sodas, thanks to the mod.
Step 6.) Click to drink all 500 sodas at once.
Step 7.) Automatically earn 5000 Grand Prix points thereby, 10 per can drunk. Equivalent to about five British pounds sterling in Steam cash.
Step 8.) Repeat steps 4 through 7 for as many blocks of dirt as exist in a game of Starbound. (Note: it's a procedurally generated infinite universe, so infinite blocks of dirt can be harvested this way for infinite steam cash.)
Step 9.) Convert GP points to vouchers for Steam cash. All the steam cash. All of it.
Step 10.) Buy everything on Steam you have ever wanted. Literally everything. Using your accrued Steam cash.
Step 11.) ...profit? (Unsure if buying as many games as you want on Steam for either almost nothing or for literally whatever you previously paid for Starbound, counts as "profit" technically.)
Thank to the Spiffing Brit for figuring this out.
Quote from: Gusington on July 01, 2019, 12:54:29 PM
How many hours of gameplay did you get out of it?
Does the "Deluxe Edition" include one or more DLCs? (I know, I could go look.........:))
All the Homeworld: Kharak DLCs are on sale at GOG for like a buck fifty right now. I know what I'm doing when I get home.
Quote from: Gusington on July 01, 2019, 12:54:29 PM
How many hours of gameplay did you get out of it?
Probably 8-10 hours. Its been awhile...All of it was enjoyable. As much as I loved the original Homeworld games, I never completed any of the campaigns. Deserts of Kharak, I plowed straight through. It was challenging at times, but reasonably so.
Thanks JH.
The package I'm looking at includes all dlc and the base game, Doc <:-)
Quote from: Gusington on July 01, 2019, 02:06:45 PM
Thanks JH.
The package I'm looking at includes all dlc and the base game, Doc <:-)
Cool. Thanks, Gus. :notworthy:
Or both!
Just checked my cart...the Deserts of Kharak 'deluxe' pack, an an ordinary day, runs about 70.00. Right now it's 13.85. Now that's a sale.
Quote from: Gusington on July 01, 2019, 04:37:30 PM
Just checked my cart...the Deserts of Kharak 'deluxe' pack, an an ordinary day, runs about 70.00. Right now it's 13.85. Now that's a sale.
GOG pretty much has the same sale. I think you get a little bit more of a break on steam if you buy the bundle. I had already bought the base game on sale a while back so I was OK just getting the DLC on sale.
For the record I didn't buy anything yet. Waiting to see what else this thread shakes out of the tree.
Holy crap JP! If that hack actually works, that's pretty awesome!
Quote from: Gusington on July 01, 2019, 05:46:37 PM
For the record I didn't buy anything yet. Waiting to see what else this thread shakes out of the tree.
Your self-control is an inspiration to us all.
I am a Jewish saint, Doc.
not bought anything either saving for 11th July
Re the exploit (arguably not a hack, although someone did code to take advantage of it): I don't know if Steam has patched it yet, but it does take a little more oomph to get it going with any efficient effect: you need an autoclicker for example (can't just one-click to drink all those sodas), and while soda cans can be made from one dirt block, I get the impression you have to be relatively far developed in the game to have that ability.
Also, the rate of return in Steam cash for points generated (10 points per can drunk), is more like 5 pounds sterling for 2000 cans drunk. So there's a practical limit on how much cash can be generated this way over time. Even with an autoclicker, it might take 1000 seconds to earn 5pds this way. (I don't know where the sterling symbol is on the keyboard I'm using, and I'm too lazy to do the minimal work of looking up the current conversion rate into dollars, or even whether Steam isn't just doing five dollars instead of five pounds in North America for 20000 voucher points or whatever the rate is. Although I'm not too lazy to type all that out. Ironically. ::) )
Steam emptied my cart! I had to go back to this thread to remember what I had in it :/
CART CRASH!!!! How Gus broke the Steam-Net. :P
Quote from: Gusington on July 02, 2019, 09:13:44 PM
Steam emptied my cart! I had to go back to this thread to remember what I had in it :/
I'll help. Just buy the stuff on Steam that you don't already own targeted for people 14+. That would cover the half dozen titles you don't already own.
Quote from: Gusington on July 02, 2019, 09:13:44 PM
Steam emptied my cart! I had to go back to this thread to remember what I had in it :/
Steam seems to nuke the cart once in a while. When I can't remember what I had in it I begin to wonder if I have a shopping addiction. :-\
Is it done intentionally? Those bastards.
I'd assume it's just a timeout?
No, it was empty after several restarts.
Quote from: Gusington on July 02, 2019, 09:13:44 PM
Steam emptied my cart! I had to go back to this thread to remember what I had in it :/
It happened to me too. Most of the stuff I had in my cart was added last night :(
I mean I guess it could be a good thing, like I need more games to not play haha.
Yeah I've read about it happening with other people's accounts, never happened to me before.
It's the Universe talking to Gus.... listen up.
Quote from: Gusington on July 03, 2019, 11:54:15 AM
No, it was empty after several restarts.
I mean the cart automatically emptying if you don't buy after a certain amount of time.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on July 03, 2019, 02:47:53 PM
Quote from: Gusington on July 03, 2019, 11:54:15 AM
No, it was empty after several restarts.
I mean the cart automatically emptying if you don't buy after a certain amount of time.
This happened to me several times over the years. After so many days they are just gone. I never tracked it to see how long it remains in the cart before it disappears. Usually I do something with the items before they are gone. I think they should have the option to say "If I can't decide what to do in three days just automatically buy the damn things for me". ;)
YIKES! That's the same option my wife gives me. :hide:
It seems today Command Ops 2 joined the sale.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/521800/Command_Ops_2/
Bundles are also on sale :
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2724/Command_Ops_2__Commander_Pack_I/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2738/Command_Ops_2__Commander_Pack_II/
I finally picked up F1 2018. I considered getting 2017 too, but after watching some videos, I'm really into racing the vintage cars that don't have the silly halo thingy, so I didn't see any reason to get 2017 also.
Stoked! :coolsmiley:
My final tally:
- Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak and all DLC
- Kingdoms and Castles
- AssCreed: Revelations and all DLC
Total: 30.00
:)
Quote from: Pete Dero on July 07, 2019, 11:05:51 AM
It seems today Command Ops 2 joined the sale.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/521800/Command_Ops_2/
Bundles are also on sale :
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2724/Command_Ops_2__Commander_Pack_I/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2738/Command_Ops_2__Commander_Pack_II/
would love to fill out my library but still too costly for what I would get out of it right now...
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on July 07, 2019, 03:21:46 PM
Quote from: Pete Dero on July 07, 2019, 11:05:51 AM
It seems today Command Ops 2 joined the sale.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/521800/Command_Ops_2/
Bundles are also on sale :
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2724/Command_Ops_2__Commander_Pack_I/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2738/Command_Ops_2__Commander_Pack_II/
would love to fill out my library but still too costly for what I would get out of it right now...
+1 exactly my sentiment as well.
Quote from: Rayfer on July 07, 2019, 03:40:47 PM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on July 07, 2019, 03:21:46 PM
Quote from: Pete Dero on July 07, 2019, 11:05:51 AM
It seems today Command Ops 2 joined the sale.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/521800/Command_Ops_2/
Bundles are also on sale :
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2724/Command_Ops_2__Commander_Pack_I/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2738/Command_Ops_2__Commander_Pack_II/
would love to fill out my library but still too costly for what I would get out of it right now...
+1 exactly my sentiment as well.
Although I didn't realize command pack 2 contained all the modules (7) for about $98...so I guess $14 isn't terrible per module but the development team has been pretty quiet on new stuff lately and still not likely to find time anytime soon...maybe xmas sale:)
I got Into the Breach, Frostpunk and FAR: Lone Sails (not a strategy game).
So far I've picked up the following:
Decisive Campaigns Case Blue
Railway Empires
Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
3 DLC for Pride of Nations
Command Ops module
CMANO Silent Service and Desert Storm
Okay after much debate ... I folded on two.
Apocalypse for Stellaris - figure the Marauders might add some spice. Plus there's some interesting Civics I would like to try.
Kingdoms and Castles - I've liked what I saw online so I thought it would be fun.
^Sweet, me too for Kingdoms and Castles. Post impressions!
Also picked up Star Wars: Empire at War Gold Edition for 6.99, as it now has Steam Workshop support.
Sweet, sweet mod gravy...
I bought Railroad Tycoon 2 platinum for $1.34 including tax. The lust for playing with trains for less than $1.50 grew too strong.
I haven't played Kingdoms and Castles for several major updates now so slight pinch of salt required, but I very much enjoyed it at launch. It's a relaxing and not terribly demanding city builder with some slow-paced combat thrown in later. The launch version was already pretty good, and judging by all the updates the game is now even better. I don't regret buying it at all!
^Your description is exactly what I am looking for in a builder. Hope to play Kingdoms and Castles soon.
I picked that up along with the HoI4 Sabaton soundtracks with the last of my steam credit from my Original Sin 2 order return debacle.
Quote from: Gusington on July 09, 2019, 08:01:29 AM
^Your description is exactly what I am looking for in a builder. Hope to play Kingdoms and Castles soon.
I caved and picked up......never heard of it before this thread. Hour flew by as I watched my little town grow:) Since I suck at builders, this seems like a fun little non-complex way to go...
Quote from: Gusington on July 08, 2019, 09:24:54 PM
^Sweet, me too for Kingdoms and Castles. Post impressions!
Also picked up Star Wars: Empire at War Gold Edition for 6.99, as it now has Steam Workshop support.
Sweet, sweet mod gravy...
There are some fantastic mods for this game and the Forces of Corruption DLC.
I also grabbed Rise of Nations 4 pack and gifted out to some buddies as we have been hitting the old school RTS itch lately with Age of empires 2 HD and this one was a personal favorite of mine.
Football Manager 2019. Let me see if I can do better than the current US men's team. That shouldn't be hard.....
I picked up Tank on Tank Digital pack. I'd been on the fence on this one. Too simple? Too small? Too gamey? No map editor? Well it joined the sale and I had to bite. I've played 2 games on the same map. I lost the first time, won the second. I still think I can do better.
Yeah I got Star Wars - Empire at War on Steam just for the mods, including one called Thrawn's Revenge that has some epic capital ship combat. Downloaded/subscribed last night and fired it up but I'll be damned if I can figure out how to tell if the mods are active or not...
...very much looking forward to Kingdoms and Castles now.
You guys are really screwing with me. I had two new games/DLC and was finished. Thanks to this thread I am up to about six. At least I got to shut down my Railroad Empires urge...
Edit....I went back and counted. Ummmm.....Make that 14 games and DLC.
Thank heavens I was out hunting and visiting for most of the sale.
14?? What is tickling your pickle?
Some of this stuff was just too cheap to ignore.
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Modular
Rise of Industry
Civ 4 Complete (on Steam to back-up my ancient disks)
Arma 3 Laws of War
Arma 3 Creator DLC: Global Mobilization-Cold War Germany
Crusader Kings II: Holy Fury
EU4: Dharma
Homeworld: Deserts of Khazak
Deserts of Khazak Expedition Guide
DLC-Soban Fleet Pack
DLC-Khaanah Fleet Pack
DLC-Soundtrack
Kingdoms and Castles
Star Wars: Empire at War Gold (on Steam to back-up my ancient disks)
Total 99 bucks....oops. Over budget.
I feel personally responsible for the addition of Deserts of Kharak and the dlc, Kingdoms and Castles, and Empire at War. Sweet.
Quote from: Gusington on July 09, 2019, 12:41:02 PM
I feel personally responsible for the addition of Deserts of Kharak and the dlc, Kingdoms and Castles, and Empire at War. Sweet.
Guilt. That feeling you are having should be Guilt.
To make it worse, I bought a second copy of the Deserts of Khazak package and gifted it to my son, who had to stay at work in Midland. I omitted that purchase from my list.
Ha family ties as well!! WINNING.
I put Empire at War in my cart at $6.99, went to look at my wishlist to see if I needed anything else, went to the cart and it was back to full price. Guess there is always next sale. Now what will I play except my 100 other unplayed games? :)
Ouch on many levels.
Quote from: Gusington on July 09, 2019, 11:48:12 AM
Yeah I got Star Wars - Empire at War on Steam just for the mods, including one called Thrawn's Revenge that has some epic capital ship combat. Downloaded/subscribed last night and fired it up but I'll be damned if I can figure out how to tell if the mods are active or not...
...very much looking forward to Kingdoms and Castles now.
Been playing kingdoms for a a few hours.....I have been ravaged by viking invasions twice, the friendly dragon has visited my town multiple times, and fire has broken out....I really need to buy a fire department instead of just watching my kingdom burn:)
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on July 09, 2019, 02:38:18 PM
Been playing kingdoms for a a few hours.....I have been ravaged by viking invasions twice, the friendly dragon has visited my town multiple times, and fire has broken out....I really need to buy a fire department instead of just watching my kingdom burn:)
"Friendly" dragon visits town and fires break out.
Hmmmm.....
Relax everybody...loins have been moistened and we all survived.
Does anything count more?
"Survived" {in Doctor Evil fingerquotes}
Although ironically i spent about 2.5 the amount i did on the Steam sale on board games last weekend.
Man, I totally forgot to look at some DLCs. I wanted that ARMA 3 Germany DLC pretty bad, and I definitely would have pimped out my install of CK2 some more. Ah well, there's always Labor Day.
My total haul was F1: 2018 and at the last minute last night I bought Dive to the Titanic for a buck. It sounds rather annoying until you complete all the quests and unlock the exploration mode (if I read things right) but I figure for a dollar I'll give it a go.
While not part of the sale, I do intend to pick up Wings Over Flanders Fields: Ultimate Edition soon, probably this weekend.
Ended up not picking up anything for DCS this time around.
So my take
pillars of eternity 2 Deadfire
Divinity original sin2
Hearts of Iron 2 complete
Men of war assault squad 2
Diety Empires
Rise of Nations
Towns and castles
Didn't pick up a whole lot especially being that my library is backlogged with games that more than likely will never be finished.
Managed to pick up..
RUST, 8 bucks.
Rising Storm 2, 8 bucks
And Fields of Glory 2 for 14.99. For Sunday only Fanatical had it for 7 bucks as well as discounts on all the DLC, right now they have it for 14.69.
Doesn't really count for Steam sale but will pick up FOG Empires when it becomes available.
Waited till the absolute last minute and picked up:
Aggressors: Ancient Rome. Third time's the charm. I hope. Previous attempts ran into technical issues. Hoping it works this time.
GTA V: Already put in for a refund. In spite of 100+ FPS the game stuttered and lagged horribly. This was a second try for this game, and between the two attempts I used up my 2 hour refund window trying to get it to run properly.
Ultimate General: Civil War. I wasn't sure about this one even after watching several videos on it, but grabbed it anyway and played the first scenario tonight and liked it well enough. Vaguely reminiscent of Sid's Gburg.
Looked hard at War in the West, TOAW 4, the Command Ops dlc and Deep Rock Galactic but decided to save the rest of my Steam $$ for FOG: Empires.
Proud of myself didnt buy any :)
Nothing for me although I did buy Distant Worlds Universe from Fanatical since it was even cheaper than the Steam sale price.
Quote from: Toonces on July 09, 2019, 08:14:24 PM
Man, I totally forgot to look at some DLCs. I wanted that ARMA 3 Germany DLC pretty bad, and I definitely would have pimped out my install of CK2 some more. Ah well, there's always Labor Day.
My total haul was F1: 2018 and at the last minute last night I bought Dive to the Titanic for a buck. It sounds rather annoying until you complete all the quests and unlock the exploration mode (if I read things right) but I figure for a dollar I'll give it a go.
While not part of the sale, I do intend to pick up Wings Over Flanders Fields: Ultimate Edition soon, probably this weekend.
Ended up not picking up anything for DCS this time around.
WOFF is a great game. Wonderful AI and great campaign layer
Quote from: RedArgo on July 09, 2019, 01:42:39 PM
I put Empire at War in my cart at $6.99, went to look at my wishlist to see if I needed anything else, went to the cart and it was back to full price. Guess there is always next sale. Now what will I play except my 100 other unplayed games? :)
Got it on sale for 5.99 now!
Sweet.
Rumor has it the 2020 summer sale starts in less than 3 hours.
Rumor has it that Steam will be down in less than 3 hours.
Quote from: Pete Dero on June 25, 2020, 09:14:22 AM
Rumor has it the 2020 summer sale starts in less than 3 hours.
Rumor has it that Steam will be down in less than 3 hours.
Time to start a "Steam Summer Sale 2020" tread...??
Quote from: Rayfer on June 25, 2020, 09:45:54 AM
Quote from: Pete Dero on June 25, 2020, 09:14:22 AM
Rumor has it the 2020 summer sale starts in less than 3 hours.
Rumor has it that Steam will be down in less than 3 hours.
Time to start a "Steam Summer Sale 2020" tread...??
Only when the rumor becomes reality.
Why wait? What has reality got to do with anything going on here? :o
I come here to get away from reality.
I'm glad I haven't purchased anything lately - I knew there was a sale coming but didn't remember when.
And so it begins...
Quote from: WYBaugh on June 25, 2020, 12:09:43 PM
And so it begins...
Begins the steam being down and inaccessible you mean? :P
First purchase off the wishlist....... ::)
Ageod "Wars of Succession " ....a nice £5.94
Happy with that.
Time to shut down this thread...??? It's a new year and a new sale.
Goodbye 2019. I miss you. :'(
Remember last year, back when sanity was real-er? :'(
I remember. 2019 B.C.---- Before Covid. :coolsmiley: