Don't Starve
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- LordMortis
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About three months too late for winter to be coming...
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Not if it's the Game Of Thrones kind of winter!
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- jztemple2
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I would be more excited about this except I can't seem to survive past day sevenVix wrote: Winter update is coming... video is here...
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- Vix
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Klei has been hiding clues and puzzles in their videos and the decrypting of these puzzles is sort of a game itself (taking place in their forums). Anyway here is the fruits of the latest puzzle...
The origin video.
aaand...
Eureka -> Right click on it and hit play...
The origin video.
aaand...
Eureka -> Right click on it and hit play...
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- LordMortis
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He is quickly become my favorite ever. I love his art, his presentation, and it really sounds like he's enjoying his passion.Or maybe someone told you how to get here. In which case, I am even more impressed! Convincing others to do all of your hard work is the mark of a true intellect.
- Vix
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You should see the conversation going on back and forth in the decrypting threads... the winter Morse code puzzle for instance.
Clues have been dropped by "Maxwell" by the editing of prior posts in the thread. As if he were a malicious entity enticing the response he wants... They have done a wonderful job of developing that character as an antagonist. If anything they add a healthy dose of paranoia.
Clues have been dropped by "Maxwell" by the editing of prior posts in the thread. As if he were a malicious entity enticing the response he wants... They have done a wonderful job of developing that character as an antagonist. If anything they add a healthy dose of paranoia.
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- jztemple2
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I've gotten an email saying the Winter Update is live. Great, more things to kill me
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- Enigma
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Would anyone be so generous as to share their extra copy with me? - thanks moghedian! Installing now.
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XCOM, Huge backlog in the wings thanks a lot Steam!
XCOM, Huge backlog in the wings thanks a lot Steam!
- Vix
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- LordMortis
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Need to get back and play this... and see how hard it must be now...
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If anyone has an extra install code, I'd love to give this a try. (Late to the game as usual.)
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- Vix
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Two updates have rolled through since we last visited this game... I've been busy... not playing games.
Doorway to Adventure:
Release notes.
A Little Rain Must Fall:
Release notes.
Doorway to Adventure:
Release notes.
A Little Rain Must Fall:
Release notes.
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- LordMortis
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Gawd I need to get back to this.
I... Need... More... Time... (and to set Eador down)
I... Need... More... Time... (and to set Eador down)
- LordMortis
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Holy crap have they done a lot with this game since last I picked it up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ae9tlgS3w4" target="_blank
http://forums.kleientertainment.com/sho ... We-re-Live" target="_blank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ae9tlgS3w4" target="_blank
http://forums.kleientertainment.com/sho ... We-re-Live" target="_blank
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- Lordnine
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So it sounds like you can actually "complete" the game now? I might have to get back into this. Looks like they've added a lot since I last played.
- LordMortis
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As far as I can tell you can actually complete the game six times before you actually complete the game. Also they will still be adding new content for another six months.Lordnine wrote:So it sounds like you can actually "complete" the game now? I might have to get back into this. Looks like they've added a lot since I last played.
Adventure Mode is done!
Can you escape through a long, arduous journey of 5 randomly generated worlds, and learn Maxwell’s secret?
We’ve put a lot of effort into creating randomization between and within each level, so every playthrough presents new challenges. Exploration and adaptation is key, and only the best survival experts will make it all the way to the end. There are tons of changes, tuning, and new features within adventure mode, but listing them all would ruin the surprise!
So grab that Divining Rod and journey on -- if you dare.
We’re not done updating, of course - we’ve promised six months of post-launch content updates, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
- hepcat
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Just tried to play and steam appears to be down as it can't connect to the key server, says there's no connection (since I'm writing this, I know that's not on my end) and the forums seem offline. Anyone else having issues?
He won. Period.
- silverjon
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I noticed my Steam client wasn't registering my internet connection, yeah.
wot?
To be fair, adolescent power fantasy tripe is way easier to write than absurd existential horror, and every community has got to start somewhere... right?
Unless one loses a precious thing, he will never know its true value. A little light finally scratches the darkness; it lets the exhausted one face his shattered dream and realize his path cannot be walked. Can man live happily without embracing his wounded heart?
To be fair, adolescent power fantasy tripe is way easier to write than absurd existential horror, and every community has got to start somewhere... right?
Unless one loses a precious thing, he will never know its true value. A little light finally scratches the darkness; it lets the exhausted one face his shattered dream and realize his path cannot be walked. Can man live happily without embracing his wounded heart?
- LordMortis
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Trying proposed solution:
Will let you knowThis error results from the improper delivery of necessary game files. Please follow the steps below to initiate a small download of the missing content:
Completely exit Steam.
Navigate to your Steam installation folder (~C:\Program Files\Steam)
Delete the 'appcache' folder.
Restart your computer and attempt to launch the game through Steam
- LordMortis
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Solution works for me.
- hepcat
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Looks like it was just a temp outage. Only lasted about 10 minutes or so. Now I'm good.
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I'm thinking about buying it, but I'm wondering if it's not boring after a couple of hours?
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I have a free steam code for this game that I can give to anyone who wants it.
First person to PM me with their Steam name gets it.
[claimed]
First person to PM me with their Steam name gets it.
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- Kraegor
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It's far from boring after 39 hours played so far. It's an RTS wherein you control only one unit and the tech tree (and survival) is tied to alchemy. Randomized tilesets make each game unique.elite wrote:I'm thinking about buying it, but I'm wondering if it's not boring after a couple of hours?
Don't read guides/hints would be my advice. A core element that makes this game so engrossing is discovering how things work. Which usually involves some form of pushing the big red button to see if it kills you, but hey, better luck next time!
I'm stuck at ~20 days survived, so far. Somehow I always end up low on hp, low on resources, winter is coming and... did you hear that?!?
- Semaj
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Finally got it... Played my first game... made it to day 26ish... I was exploring as winter was hitting and night was coming, so I head back to base, knowing I'll just make it and who is waiting for me as I arrive but a gang of beasts... it gets fully dark as I cant make a torch, get my fireplace going and i die horrifically. I kill the bums, but they kill my sidekick (chesty?) and I lose the rocks I needed for a heating stone. I die of exposure shortly thereafter
thoroughly enjoyable game that may suck up many hours of my life.
thoroughly enjoyable game that may suck up many hours of my life.
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You have pm!Covenant72 wrote:I have a free steam code for this game that I can give to anyone who wants it.
First person to PM me with their Steam name gets it.
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- hepcat
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I'm hepcat, and I approve this message.Kraegor wrote:
Don't read guides/hints would be my advice. A core element that makes this game so engrossing is discovering how things work. Which usually involves some form of pushing the big red button to see if it kills you, but hey, better luck next time!
He won. Period.
- Kraegor
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I did learn one key non-spoiler thing today. It is easier to kill mobs using WASD and spacebar, instead of point-clicking with mouse. Finally managed to kill several big bads once I discovered how much simpler it was to dodge then attack using WASD controls.
- Teggy
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Just a quick anecdote:
I've owned this for a while but didn't want to play during beta and I finally decided to jump in with the introduction of trading cards.
I specifically avoided reading about the game because I wanted to discover strategy on my own. After several 4-7 day games just learning about the mechanics I decided on what I would do. On day 2 or 3 I got hungry and ate some monster meat I had picked up and promptly keeled over dead :icon_lol:.
I've owned this for a while but didn't want to play during beta and I finally decided to jump in with the introduction of trading cards.
I specifically avoided reading about the game because I wanted to discover strategy on my own. After several 4-7 day games just learning about the mechanics I decided on what I would do. On day 2 or 3 I got hungry and ate some monster meat I had picked up and promptly keeled over dead :icon_lol:.
- Lyno
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I've been playing the heck out of Don't Starve for the last week. My gf enjoyed watching it so much that I got her a copy too (and she doesn't like PC games). Now she's addicted.
The latest patch introduces Caves (an underground layer that's treated like one of the Adventure worlds, ie if you die you respawn back in the regular world). Be sure to carry a light source at all times. I died when attacked by two cave spider things from a dark patch. I killed one but didn't see the 2nd one til I was dead.
PS: Thanks mtkafka for the game!
-Lyno!
The latest patch introduces Caves (an underground layer that's treated like one of the Adventure worlds, ie if you die you respawn back in the regular world). Be sure to carry a light source at all times. I died when attacked by two cave spider things from a dark patch. I killed one but didn't see the 2nd one til I was dead.
PS: Thanks mtkafka for the game!
-Lyno!
- LordMortis
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Trading cards?Teggy wrote: I finally decided to jump in with the introduction of trading cards.
- IceBear
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You need to be invited to the Steam trading card beta. If you are, then some games (Don't Starve, HL2, Portal 2- maybe some others) will drop trading cards as you play. It's my understanding that there are 8 per game which you can trade in for badges but you can only get 4 yourself and have to trade for the rest)
Note: I haven't done any myself so the numbers might be off
Note: I haven't done any myself so the numbers might be off
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The number per game and the number that will drop differs (Don't Starve will only drop 3 cards and only has 5 total, vs. 4/8 for HL2, etc.) but you've got the concept right.IceBear wrote:You need to be invited to the Steam trading card beta. If you are, then some games (Don't Starve, HL2, Portal 2- maybe some others) will drop trading cards as you play. It's my understanding that there are 8 per game which you can trade in for badges but you can only get 4 yourself and have to trade for the rest)
Note: I haven't done any myself so the numbers might be off
The benefit of doing it is crafting badges when you get all the cards for a game. Crafting will generate coupons, background, emoticons for chat and some other stuff.
- IceBear
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Oh, didn't know about the coupons. That might be worth it... The rest I don't really care about
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The things you don't care about you can sell for cash on the marketplace. Although by "cash" I may mean about 89 cents a piece. Depends on how rare and the market is still figuring itself out.IceBear wrote:Oh, didn't know about the coupons. That might be worth it... The rest I don't really care about
- Vix
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It's time to notch another post. But first... since our last discourse, twin updates, it might behoove you to examine:
Update: It's Not a Rock patch notes.
Update: Underground! patch notes.
Update: It's Not a Rock patch notes.
Update: Underground! patch notes.
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So this is on sale for $8.99 or 2 for $13.49 via the Steam Summer Sale. Anyone interested in half of a two-pack?
- Chrisoc13
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Well I decided to pass on this during the summer sale only to have a friend gift it to me for free later the next day and I must say had I known how fun this game is I wouldn't have passed on it till now!
I have no idea what parts would be spoilers for people and I tried to keep it spoiler free but just in case:
So far I do really enjoy this game but it seems they have changed the research tree from earlier (at least from what I gather from reading previous posts). My research doesn't seem to be there again when I start up and I have to start all over, so it looks like that has changed.
I have no idea what parts would be spoilers for people and I tried to keep it spoiler free but just in case:
Spoiler: