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BadAstronaut posted:Planescape Torment advice please: I set off the alarm in the mortuary and now everyone is attacking me. I am wearing dustman robes but it makes no difference. Will the alarm stop ringing at any point? Should I care about this? Have I missed out on some cool content? The only things you should really fear are being thrown into an incinerator, eternal isolation and the Negative Energy Plane. Otherwise, embrace your immortality! Make sure you check in with the lady to the northeast on the ground floor.
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Gobblecoque posted:On the other hand, I've had exactly zero problems playing it on two different computers, both of which have Windows 7 and one of which has the 64 bit version. Mind sharing what the processors are? Because it's an issue with fast processors that can be fixed if you can get some CPU slowing program to work.
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Holy crap, all those games getting their expansion packs, and for free? That is awesome of GoG. So, I had alpha centauri, but never really got to playing it till now. Any tips?
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Dec 21, 2012 05:53
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Unlucky7 posted:Holy crap, all those games getting their expansion packs, and for free? That is awesome of GoG. Learn to love and get the most out of your Formers. Terraforming/building improvements is a big part of the game. Don't need to micromanage each Former (I set 9/10 on automatic), though I'd suggest setting one to placing Sensors ASAP. The native wildlife is deadly. Don't leave bases undefended; the first thing you should build at a base is a defending unit (or bring one along with the Colony Pod). Orbital Spaceflight is the best tech ever, it leads to wonderful and horrible things. That's how I play at least; I don't know how it compares to other Civ-type games. The tutorial popups do a good job of pointing out the important bits from what I remember.
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Should I go straight into Alien Crossfire, or go get used to things in vanilla?
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Unlucky7 posted:So, I had alpha centauri, but never really got to playing it till now. Any tips? Just a personal taste thing here, but play it without the expansion on your first run. You'll get a purer story (and SMAC has a nice little undercurrent of a plot) on your first go, and the expansion will feel more like a sequel! e: Also, the AI has no idea how to use Formers, so unless you really must win by a terrific margin, use them sparingly. Sorta spoily bit about the AI in this game: if you get too powerful, they all turn on you pretty much no matter what. When you start feeling that happen, feel free to spam the poo poo out of Formers. ee: Also I really liked using blind research, but in that I feel I'm a real minority. doctorfrog fucked around with this message at 07:30 on Dec 21, 2012 |
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I started using blind research recently, and I like it a lot. It's how the game is meant to be played (what with being the default, and nonblind research being a faction power in the expansion), and it makes things a little less predictable.
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So the AI is kind of bad in AC. If I am not that good with 4X games, will it balance out? 
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Unlucky7 posted:So the AI is kind of bad in AC. If I am not that good with 4X games, will it balance out? Honestly, it might. I'm not very good at 4X's either, and I had a pretty decisive victory as Yang on my first go. Decisive, as in, I conquered every civ on the map except the Peacekeepers, who held about a third. I could have just done a land war with them, but simply voted myself king of the world and ended it. There were some real close calls in the beginning, some good alliances breaking and forming, some good drama. I was a bit disappointed with the AI, but I had a great time. (That, and every article I read about 4X AI says that it's impossible to create a 4X AI that can truly compete with a human. I say keep tryin'.)
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I always use blind research too, with spoils of war turned on for bonus techs. I also play on Specialist difficulty most the time, haven't moved any higher. Sooner or later I win, even though half my bases are governor-run and the half that aren't end up in drone riots until I get all the +Police techs. Mostly though, my games of AC are exercises in how long I can avoid turning Planet into a mess of water-filled craters
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"Oh man, Alien Crossfire is as good as everyone says! Wait, why does the clock say it's 3AM I thought it was 11 o'clock."
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President Ark posted:"Oh man, Alien Crossfire is as good as everyone says! Wait, why does the clock say it's 3AM I thought it was 11 o'clock."
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Dec 21, 2012 09:38
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DotEmu has also put up their year-end sale. Prices comparable to GOG's, but with those few games that GOG doesn't have: http://www.dotemu.com/en/pc-games/discounted Majesty Gold HD, $5, not terrible.
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Dec 21, 2012 19:06
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I think I am going to replay Fallout 2. I remember a widescreen mod came out for it awhile ago - I'll definitely be grabbing that. Are there any other mods I should look out for?
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Dec 21, 2012 20:37
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Does Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire have all the secret project videos?
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CerebralDonut posted:I think I am going to replay Fallout 2. I remember a widescreen mod came out for it awhile ago - I'll definitely be grabbing that. Are there any other mods I should look out for? http://www.gog.com/forum/fallout_series/fallout_2_mods/post1 The GOG game-specific forums are actually great for this. They're arguably even more  than goons about modding games for the optimal experience.
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Wow, thanks man. Time to go crazy with mods.
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Pray tell what that smilie means, sir?
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BadAstronaut posted:Pray tell what that smilie means, sir? A few years ago, someone in GBS found a pamphlet for sufferers of Asperger's Syndrome, helping them with social skills. The smilie was the character with Asperger's in the little cartoons dotted around. And thus, was born
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Unlucky7 posted:A few years ago, someone in GBS found a pamphlet for sufferers of Asperger's Syndrome, helping them with social skills. The smilie was the character with Asperger's in the little cartoons dotted around. And thus, Totally off topic, but is there a page that explains the origin of the smilies? I pick most of them up from context and repetition but learning the histories would be cool.
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A Strange Aeon posted:Totally off topic, but is there a page that explains the origin of the smilies? I pick most of them up from context and repetition but learning the histories would be cool. There's an ongoing thread for that in PYF: Outing the in-jokes: a thread about smilies. 
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Dec 23, 2012 00:26
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Is it possible to play Duke Nukem in co-op mode? Either with or without eduke32?
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A Strange Aeon posted:Totally off topic, but is there a page that explains the origin of the smilies? I pick most of them up from context and repetition but learning the histories would be cool. SAclopedia has entries for a bunch of them too. h_double fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Dec 23, 2012 |
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doctorfrog posted:Is it possible to play Duke Nukem in co-op mode? Either with or without eduke32? Absolutely. I played through Duke3d and Blood with a friend using GOG's DOSBox multiplayer setup, since eDuke32's MP component proved to not work as well. We had to use a virtual LAN to get connected to each other.
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So today's deal was just a repeat of one of the deals in the End of the World Sale. Should I assume that all the deals from now on will be similar?
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...! posted:So today's deal was just a repeat of one of the deals in the End of the World Sale. Should I assume that all the deals from now on will be similar?
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So I'm back with another Eador question; is there any way to contain/predict an enemy hero's movement? There's this enemy commander that's been marauding through my territory because guards are completely loving impotent against even a low level army, and I can't catch him because every time I try to attack him he's already moved on to the next province. I don't have a lot of experience with the diplomatic aspect of the game, so I'm not used to fighting other AI's, and I'm really hoping there's some way to stop this stupid little goose chase I have going on.
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h_double posted:SAclopedia has entries for a bunch of them too. There's also a thread somewhere called 'Outing the in-jokes' or something like that which explains tons if them. I think it is in GBS.
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So after playing Theme Hospital for several hours I remembered that this is a game from the nineties and it might be a good idea to read the manual! And then I found out about this:  X-Com all over again!
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Mierenneuker posted:So after playing Theme Hospital for several hours I remembered that this is a game from the nineties and it might be a good idea to read the manual! The difficulty settings were patched in at v1.01. It also un-dummied the huge, previously useless multiplayer button in the start menu.  90s UK PC game coding
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Jabarto posted:So I'm back with another Eador question; is there any way to contain/predict an enemy hero's movement? There's this enemy commander that's been marauding through my territory because guards are completely loving impotent against even a low level army, and I can't catch him because every time I try to attack him he's already moved on to the next province. I don't have a lot of experience with the diplomatic aspect of the game, so I'm not used to fighting other AI's, and I'm really hoping there's some way to stop this stupid little goose chase I have going on. Eador sure takes some time to learn!
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Tin Tim posted:Not really. You have to corner him either with multiple heroes or with better guards. To get better guards, in the campaign, you need to unlock more bulidings from shards. When you have those buildings, pay attention to what things you need at your castle to unlock them. Also you can find guard contracts as spoils from battles. The thing is, I'm using pretty good guards as it is (the guardsmen you get from the officer's academy). Anything better (e.g, the knightly order) would be horrifically expensive and/or require rare contracts. I'm playing random maps, by the way, so unlocking isn't a problem; I've already found contracts for hydra breeding grounds and cyclops dens. Also, it occurred to me that forts would probably be really helpful here. They'd at least slow the enemy down enough for me to engage him, and they don't all need to be garrisoned when I'm not at war.
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Why did this thread basically just die off (relatively speaking) over the last few days. Is it because GOG overdid it with their end of the world sale and now there is nothing new coming? That is, we've seen the best of it and now have probably bought all we're going to for their Christmas sales?
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The thread for buying games and then talking about not playing them is the Steam thread, not this one.
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All of the games on my wishlist haven't shown up on any of the deals yet: Darkstone Fallout Tactics Silent Hunter 2 Capitalism Red Baron Pirates! Gold Silent Storm Panzer Elite Raptor Call of the Shadows Imperialism Medal of Honor Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 EDIT: It was pretty cool though to open up GOG today and have it tell me from the front page that I already owned the whole Ultima bundle. gradenko_2000 fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Dec 24, 2012 |
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:The thread for buying games and then talking about not playing them is the Steam thread, not this one. It can be both. 
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GOG's Ultima collection is not complete...not until we get Escape from Mt. Drash and Akalabeth in there.
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Just noticed that on one of GOG's recent news updates they said that EA games will not go lower during the sale than they are now. If you're waiting for an EA game, you might as well go ahead and buy it.
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Bought Two Worlds: Epic Edition for a laugh, and so far it's provided more than one of those (along with more than one "what the gently caress is this and what the hell am I doing" reaction). This might be the worst, most ridiculous game I have ever paid money for, and I love it. edit: I think my favorite thing about this game is the fact Two Worlds Man sounds like the Postal Dude. DMorbid fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Dec 24, 2012 |
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Shadley Puffin posted:It's a shame most of their stuff is licensed, because their graphic adventures hold up really well (and their text adventures are awesome too). Except Xanth. That one was so bad it once turned up on a gaming mag's cover CD advertised as a demo - it was accidentally the full game, but it was so short nobody noticed the difference. I'd love to see Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, but GOG.com may not know about the rights holder, Spider Robinson. People should email Spider Robinson about it, keeping in mind that the rights to the game are co-owned by Atari (who bought Legend Entertainment) - even if Spider contacts GOG.com about it, GOG.com would still have to bug Atari. Spider's a cool guy. How cool? Imagine Jake Stonebender, except... you know what? Just imagine Jake Stonebender. BiggerJ fucked around with this message at 08:40 on Dec 24, 2012 |
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