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So it was supposedly preloaded on steam, but when I opened it I get a “preparing to launch Battletech” box that takes forever to load. I rebooted steam and it was still there. After an hour it finally completed, but now the bar is empty again telling me it will be ready to launch in 10 hours as if nothing happened
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Apr 24, 2018 18:17
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Well, so far my favourite bit of the game is where it crashed with an access violation after the tutorial mission, but before it saved that I'd finished the tutorial mission. Think I might wait a day or two before diving deeper.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:19
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Xotl posted:"Service guarantees citizenship" is only textbook fascism if you've read bad blogs about Starship Troopers: neither Italy nor Spain nor Portugal nor Germany had that as a requirement. 1. command economies are not socialist 2. subservience of the individual to the state is distinct from deferring to state authority, and in context of how the Caps are presented it is fascist in that every individual's value correlates to their contribution military mobilization of the state "complete mobilization of society under a totalitarian one-party state as necessary to prepare a nation for armed conflict and to respond effectively to economic difficulties."
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Apr 24, 2018 18:20
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God the music in this game is just fantastic
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Apr 24, 2018 18:20
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Drone posted:God the music in this game is just fantastic who did the music
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Apr 24, 2018 18:20
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The Kins posted:Well, so far my favourite bit of the game is where it crashed with an access violation after the tutorial mission, but before it saved that I'd finished the tutorial mission. Think I might wait a day or two before diving deeper. Had the exact same thing happen. Eh. I'll try again later.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:20
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Also much like North Korea, the Capellan model of socialism looks an awful like hereditary absolute monarchy, somehow.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:21
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KDdidit posted:So it was supposedly preloaded on steam, but when I opened it I get a “preparing to launch Battletech” box that takes forever to load. I rebooted steam and it was still there. After an hour it finally completed, but now the bar is empty again telling me it will be ready to launch in 10 hours as if nothing happened The game downloads, then unpacks (which takes a while), then installs (which is usually fairly quick), but it will look like it's doing nothing while it's unpacking. Just let it do its thing, I made the mistake of interrupting it but it is doing something as long as the green 'disk space' line is showing.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:21
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Can't login via my Paradox account either.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:22
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No cage cursor option for multi-monitor setups? Come on. It's 2018.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:23
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wow there's 3d portraits with customization
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Apr 24, 2018 18:23
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Complaints about pacing are justified. There's so many tiny beats where it is like "why am I waiting an extra second here? And here too? Ugh, I can read what the date is way faster than this..." I'm only on the second tutorial mission and I can tell that this is going to annoy me quite a bit. 
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Apr 24, 2018 18:23
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i think i get the specialization and expertise stuff, but is there a level cap on the skills themselves, or does everyone on the roster rock 10's with enough time?
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Apr 24, 2018 18:23
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Man people leave negative reviews for the weirdest things on Steam. Someone moaning because there's an option to choose "He She or They"?
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Apr 24, 2018 18:25
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Is there such a thing as canonical good guys to relate to in BT, because I truly care about my character's background
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Apr 24, 2018 18:25
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Foglet posted:Can't login via my Paradox account either. Sorry for the repost, but do you need 100% a Paradox account to be able to play? I don't think I have one, and it looks like it may be problematic to get one created today.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:26
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Ciaphas posted:Is there such a thing as canonical good guys to relate to in BT, because I truly care about my character's background davions maybe 
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Apr 24, 2018 18:26
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PC Gamer says "it's good" https://www.pcgamer.com/battletech-review/
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Apr 24, 2018 18:27
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My preload erased itself and the entire game is redownloading.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:27
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Radio Free Kobold posted:davions maybe There are solid arguments for Marik, Davion, and Steiner. Outworlds and Canopus for periphery states maybe? Though Outworlds Alliance isn't really reflected at all in the origin story in-game.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:28
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I was finally able to log in with my Paradox account in-game. That was annoying. But, at least it's responsive now.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:29
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I wasn't going to buy this until I saw some reviews, but I got the "this game is now available on Steam" email and I just couldn't help myself. I'm excited to learn how to min/max all my Mechs and stuff. (I hope this game doesn't need much, broadband-internet-wise, since my ping is such trash. I assume for the campaign it's just the standard Paradox "Please log in..." DRM stuff.)
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Apr 24, 2018 18:31
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Ciaphas posted:Is there such a thing as canonical good guys to relate to in BT, because I truly care about my character's background Not for the entire duration of the setting. At this exact moment, Steiner/Lyran Commonwealth is probably the least morally repugnant state you could root for out of the major powers, on account of them not actively loving over their own people (Davion Outback; Liao's entire class system; Kurita's deeply entrenched misogyny), and also being a functional state that is not at all getting clowned all the gently caress over by random groups of mercenaries for shits and grins (Marik). Outworlds Alliance is the next best thing to the platonic ideal of "Benevolent Neglect: Government Edition" for the Periphery so that could also work.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:32
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Radio Free Kobold posted:davions maybe Not really lol None of the Great Houses are good people. None of the periphery states either, really
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Apr 24, 2018 18:33
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Phi230 posted:1. command economies are not socialist That's why I said "broadly" (and put socialist in quotes). They're obviously referring to the Cold War era mindset that the game was originally created in and to which to some degree holds today, where having a command economy was one of the hallmarks of a communist state. Whatever the term you wish to use for it, outside of wartime it's considered a far-left practice. The fascist states didn't even do command economies very well during times of war; hence their poo poo production capabilities. quote:2. subservience of the individual to the state is distinct from deferring to state authority, and in context of how the Caps are presented it is fascist in that every individual's value correlates to their contribution military mobilization of the state Without specifying what states and periods you're talking about, your contrasting of subservience vs. deference is not very meaningful. In terms of BT (which I'd prefer to focus on), it's worth noting that the CapCon is also the only clear loser in what has been a three-century war. They've lost more than half their territory in that period, and have resorted to increasingly draconian measures just to survive; I'm not sure that they've always been that way. All the Houses have had their nominally standard political structures warped to some degree to deal with the Succession Wars (see also the Free Worlds League, which doesn't have a permanent Captain-General as part of its standard political structure, but appointed one early on "for the duration of the emergency", which has just happened to have lasted 300 years, to the regular ire of its Parliament). Xotl fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Apr 24, 2018 |
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Apr 24, 2018 18:38
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i killed a mech and i swear it was like 7-8 seconds of staring at nothing before the game moved on. weird pacing issues like that
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Apr 24, 2018 18:41
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Strobe posted:Not for the entire duration of the setting. this is actually a really good thing, to sort of take this on a tangent. Space Goodpeople vs Space Badpeople can work in the short term but it's superficial and will expire pretty fast - but complicated factions make for a better setting to actually engage with. BT does not always succeed here, but there's at least the attempt being made. as far as this game is concerned, which is to say ignoring almost all of that, the only faction that I'd even consider for background is Steiner because they believe 100-ton assaults make the best lance. For every purpose. And that's obviously correct 
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Apr 24, 2018 18:41
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That Italian Guy posted:Sorry for the repost, but do you need 100% a Paradox account to be able to play? I don't think I have one, and it looks like it may be problematic to get one created today.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:42
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I always choose to believe Steiner is like the Empire from Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and that's alright with me.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:43
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Xotl posted:That's why I said "broadly" (and put socialist in quotes). They're obviously referring to the Cold War era mindset that the game was originally created in and to which to some degree holds today, where having a command economy was one of the hallmarks of a communist state. Whatever the term you wish to use for it, outside of wartime it's considered a far-left practice. The fascist states didn't even do command economies very well during times of war; hence their poo poo production capabilities. Oh man. Eagerly anticipating that other dudes inevitable response.
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If I were forced to pick a Good Boys faction it would probably be Clan Ghost Bear but, well, lol. Steiner I guess.....?
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Apr 24, 2018 18:45
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I can't select 3440x1440 on resolution. The highest it lets me go is 2560x1440. Is there a config file I can manually set this in?
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Apr 24, 2018 18:45
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I like Steiner because they don't seem stupid like FedSuns, Caps, Free World League, and Combine
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Apr 24, 2018 18:45
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Tindahbawx posted:Man people leave negative reviews for the weirdest things on Steam. Someone moaning because there's an option to choose "He She or They"? It's the they thing they have an issue with. Oh and possibly she I guess.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:46
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Phi230 posted:I like Steiner because they don't seem stupid like FedSuns, Caps, Free World League, and Combine Can someone compare the factions to game of thrones houses
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Apr 24, 2018 18:47
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Phi230 posted:I like Steiner because they don't seem stupid like FedSuns, Caps, Free World League, and Combine 
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Apr 24, 2018 18:50
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Radio Free Kobold posted:davions maybe Davions are not good guys; Davions are protagonists. And I say that as a Davion loyalist.
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Apr 24, 2018 18:51
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Radio Free Kobold posted:davions maybe Drone posted:I always choose to believe Steiner is like the Empire from Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and that's alright with me. 
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