Steam Summer Sales Begins - (June 19-30)

[Grim.Reaper]

Skyrim is very cheap ATM - I could be tempted.

I own the base but tempted to buy the legendary edition to get all dlc myself....

[bbmike]

Skyrim is very cheap ATM - I could be tempted.

I own the base but tempted to buy the legendary edition to get all dlc myself....

Yeah, I'm in that same boat.

[Nefaro]

Based on what I read so far, I think Shadowrun would make for an awesome movie.  Like with 40K, I really have to wonder how Hollywood never purchased the IP.    

Agreed.  Hollywood really needs some unique & gritty sci-fi done proper.  Whether it be dark & distant galactic future or dark cyberpunk future.  I'm sick of the constant barrage of Alien Invasion clones we keep getting, the majority of which aren't very good anyway.

[bbmike]

Well, I don't know what I did but now I'm on the green team. 

[Toonces]

Geez, guys, I can't think of a single good reason to NOT buy Skyrim with all the bells and whistles.  With all of the mods out there you can get hundreds of hours of gameplay out of Skyrim.  Heck, I played through it twice and then I bought it for my son, and he's constantly telling me of quests he's doing that I haven't seen in two playthroughs!

[Kushan]

I love the Shadowrun setting since picking up the first edition pen & paper rules long ago.  It didn't sound appealing from initial appearances at the time, but I was quickly sold once I got into it.  I even picked up the new Fifth Edition Core rulebook a few months ago, just for some reading if nothing else.

Hows the modding community for Shadowrun Returns? Wasn't the ability to create new modules one of the big selling points when it was originally released?

[Huw the Poo]

Hows the modding community for Shadowrun Returns? Wasn't the ability to create new modules one of the big selling points when it was originally released?

Looks healthy.  I just checked out the Steam Workshop and found 229 "stories", including some that are described as full campaigns.

[RooksBailey]

Hows the modding community for Shadowrun Returns? Wasn't the ability to create new modules one of the big selling points when it was originally released?

Looks healthy.  I just checked out the Steam Workshop and found 229 "stories", including some that are described as full campaigns.

There are even some attempts to remake some of the classic SR computers games in this engine.  Also, Harebrained Schemes seems to be running contests to encourage more people.  Shadowrun Unlimited is one of the recent winners and it sounds great:

Shadowrun Unlimited is designed to be more than a simple campaign; it's the world of Shadowrun.

-Replayable Runs with random elements, assigned randomly by fixers from their "pool" of runs. Fixers may offer many jobs, but only offer a few at a time. Shadowrunners don't always get to pick exactly what jobs they want to work.

-Sandbox style gameplay.

-Players gain Street Cred for completing runs, along with Karma and Nuyen rewards. Street Cred allows the player to access higher level fixers and merchants.

-Completing runs will cause the player to gain both Heat and Notoriety. Heat causes Lone Star to spawn with greater frequency, and Notoriety will cause them to attack on sight (once a certain threshhold is reached). Heat can also be increased by setting off alarms during runs.

-Players can rent a variety of Safe Houses. Safe houses allow the player to rest and recover their health, as well as lower their Heat rating. More expensive safe houses provide access to cheap support items, more efficient healing, and eventually character buffs. Players can purchase an upgradeable safe house and customize it as they see fit.

-Assault Rifles, SMG's and Shotguns are illegal. If the Lone Star stops you with one of these weapons they will attempt an arrest, violently. This can be avoided buy acquiring a forged Weapon Permit.

-Players can buy DocWagon contracts, which allow them to respawn inside the same zone upon death. The better the contract, the more respawns that are allowed, and the cheaper the service charge. This is however optional for new characters that are having trouble making ends meet.

-Characters with high Charisma are able to negotiate for a little something extra when they are offered a job.

-Designed for new characters. Slower paced gameplay, with money "sinks". Don't expect to max out your character in one sitting, and getting started in Seattle isn't going to be easy. But once you get your feet wet, you'll be making steady money.

-A Taxi System that can be used to travel between all the hub zones.

-NPC runners are hired, and follow you throughout the world until the job is complete (or they are defeated). Players no longer hire runners on a per-map basis. Getting runners killed will increase their future hiring costs, but performing successful runs with them will level it back out.

-A Commlink System that allows players to call their contacts, such as fixers, runners, and of course the taxi. Runners hired over the phone will arrive at the players location within a few seconds. *The Commlink is accessed by clicking on your character, outside of combat.

-There is a basic journal system built in. Whenever you activate your commlink, a brief message will appear guiding you in the right direction.

-A day and night cycle to help bring the world to life. Watch the sun rise and set as you sit idle. Transitioning zones speeds up the process. Some encounters will only happen during certain times of the day.

-A branching story that will take players down different paths depending upon the choices they make. These choices will exclude other options, and create proper repercussions to decisions. And once this story runs it's course, I will begin building another. No need to import characters into a new UGC, you can just wake up in your Safehouse and kick off your next adventure.

-A global Matrix that can be accessed from any jack-points in the world (aside from run maps). Deckers can now hack into the Matrix before a run starts and open MagLock doors, disable security cameras, and more before the team arrives at the run location. When not hacking the Matrix for a run, deckers can earn extra cash by delving into data nodes and retrieving files. There is a certain fixer hanging his hat Downtown that is willing to pay for stolen data files.

-Six special matrix programs, that act like matrix-only attributes. Masking, Exploit, Spoof, Delete, Edit, and Browse. They expand the potential of the matrix, as well as expanding decker growth potential beyond the two skills. Players can now upgrade their Deck Storage to allow for more data files to be downloaded when raiding Datastore.

-A unique system hidden in the world that allows players to weaken their characters in exchange for special rewards, effectively allowing infinite karma spending.

-Integrated Tracker's Street Samurai's Catalogue. Fleshed out the rest of the items such as spells and cyberdecks to fall in-line with the same financial scale as Tracker's cyberware.

Last, it looks like we will be getting more official content.  A week ago, this was posted on the devs twitter account:

We have an announcement coming soon! Stay tuned!

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[Gusington]

Skyrim base game for 4.99!!!! Dayum.

Wasteland 2 for ~40.00....worth it?

[Kushan]

Wasteland 2 for ~40.00....worth it?

I've only got ~10 hours into it, but I would say Yes.

[Gusington]

Damn you. Hovering over Wasteland 2 and Hegemony Rome (19.99/35% off)

[Jarhead0331]

Damn you. Hovering over Wasteland 2 and Hegemony Rome (19.99/35% off)

There is no way you are ever going to play Wasteland in this century. Save your money.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Got Age of Wonders 1,2,3. Seems to be like Heroes 3.

[Gusington]

The original Wasteland was one of my first computer games when I was around 13. I would rearrange my back catalogue queue to play the second if its worth it.

[Nefaro]

The original Wasteland was one of my first computer games when I was around 13. I would rearrange my back catalogue queue to play the second if its worth it.

Wasteland 2 won't be finished anytime soon.  I believe that's what Jarhead was alluding to. 

I want to pick it up sometime too, but not until it's very close to release.  I'm done with buying into Early Access games that will still be in development for a long time.  I end up playing the Alpha/Beta very briefly, then drop it because it's not feature complete and I don't want to spoil anything.  May as well save the cash or spend it on something else in the meantime.