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[Mech#4]

Sniper Elite V2 is available for free if you claim it today.

The preorder splash screen is obnoxious.

It may be possible to remove it. I don't know how the game handles those files but you might be able to find the offending splash screen as a .psd or .bik and displace it to another folder/recycle bin.

My guess is games tend to read files in such a folder in an order, adding them if they're told about them but skipping over them if they can't find it. Of course, keep the file on hand if you fiddle around with it. I doubt it would mess the game up so much it wouldn't load but you never know how it's been programmed.

[Felius]

So... Distant World not only finally came over to Steam (Hallelujah!), but the bundle currently has a small discount. What are you guys opinions on the chance of it getting a better discount on the summer sales coming soon?

[Aklyon]

So... Distant World not only finally came over to Steam (Hallelujah!), but the bundle currently has a small discount. What are you guys opinions on the chance of it getting a better discount on the summer sales coming soon?

Not likely ever, from what I've heard about who sells the game.

[BigD145]

So... Distant World not only finally came over to Steam (Hallelujah!), but the bundle currently has a small discount. What are you guys opinions on the chance of it getting a better discount on the summer sales coming soon?

Not likely ever, from what I've heard about who sells the game.

Probably not for another 2-3 years.

[Delta Foxtrot]

To my knowledge that game has never had big sales. Now unless Steam has a "50% or GTFO!" policy, I don't see why it would get cheaper any time soon.
OTOH Dominions 3/4 used to be the same and they were just on 50% sale so go figure. It is worth noting though that Dominions developers did change publishers around the same time they got on steam so... I guess what I'm rambling is that DW probably won't be getting a bigger sale any time soon.

In other news: Spore for 3,80€. How's the modding scene for that game? Whether or not it has mods I'd imagine it has enough fun and interest to entertain the less than 4€'s worth.

GamersGate has a Civ weekend. Parts III, IV and V are available at considerable price reductions.

Same thing for Company of Heroes.

[BigD145]

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Spore is fine in the first stage, the next stages get worse and worse, and then you get the space stage where things are marginally better than the previous city stage. You're a space fairing race with one ship. Enjoy babysitting all your planets.

Distant Worlds has only ever had one big sale that didn't exceed 50%, to my knowledge.

[Aklyon]

Spore is fine in the first stage, the next stages get worse and worse, and then you get the space stage where things are marginally better than the previous city stage. You're a space fairing race with one ship. Enjoy babysitting all your planets.

And all your "allies" planets. By yourself. Also, all the spice trade in the galaxy depends on you.

[jhxmt]

Spore is fine in the first stage, the next stages get worse and worse, and then you get the space stage where things are marginally better than the previous city stage. You're a space fairing race with one ship. Enjoy babysitting all your planets.

And all your "allies" planets. By yourself. Also, all the spice trade in the galaxy depends on you.

As does all defence of all those planets, both from the ubiquitous pirates and from the Big Bad Enemy Race (who will still attach your allies' planets even if you manage to get them to like you personally, which is a big uphill struggle itself).

Micromanagement hell, basically, unless you're content to just let the galaxy gradually disintegrate while you go off and paint things pretty colours.  Which, y'know, is an option.

[Tellemurius]

There are a couple of overhaul mods for Spore that makes it worth it to play again.
PlatinumSpore and OrbitSpore.

[BigD145]

Which ones do require only the base game? It's not that easy finding info on these mods anymore. The last posts/updates are extremely lazy.

[Tellemurius]

well how about here in the forum

[BigD145]

well how about here in the forum

Cool. I have no expansions. Yay me.

Seriously, who sank more money into Spore after the initial release?

[Sergius]

Eh, I think there was a big complete sale of Spore with like every single expansion for ridiculously cheap a year or two ago. I got to the tribe stage before getting bored again and uninstalling it.

[Graknorke]

Cell stage was the best stage. Creature stage was but a hollow shell of what was initially promised. And this makes everyone sad.

[Mephisto]

Wat.

This showed up in my feed today. It's discounted, but... So much for looking at Steam sales during lunch at work.