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wavey

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The Steam Link app is now available on iOS. Had a quick go, seems to work well. 

 

And this his might be old news, but I’ve also just found out that if you update the Steam Controller firmware, you can connect it straight to an iPad as a normal Bluetooth device. 

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Mr. Gerbik

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14 minutes ago, wavey said:

The Steam Link app is now available on iOS. Had a quick go, seems to work well. 

 

And this his might be old news, but I’ve also just found out that if you update the Steam Controller firmware, you can connect it straight to an iPad as a normal Bluetooth device. 

Just to add to that: on Android (I don't have iOS) you can also pair an Xbox One controller and it works perfect with both Steam Link and RetroArch.

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Here's something I never knew; while you can delete an item permanently from your Steam account, it's not actually permanent at all and you can undo the action by finding the game again under support. And if you can't get the game to come up in the search on support (eg, if it has a common name and given it's no longer on your account it doesn't get bumped up the search results), just stick the appid on the end of this link:

 

https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithGame/?appid=<gameappid>

 

Ideal for deleter's remorse. Or for if you delete an unknown package that Team Fortress 2 was in that turned out to be The Orange Box meaning Half-Life 2 was no longer in your library when you go back to play through a bit more of it, like I did the other day.

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I've got to be right at the last bit. There's exposition being spouted and allsorts, except the fucking sound is missing the first second of every sentence so I've no idea what anyone is saying. Even putting subtitles on isn't catching all the audio, Alyx is just miming at me now. Fifteen fucking years I've been playing this and this is what I get - no idea what's happening at the end. It's been fine 'til now (well, I think I fixed some echoing that cropped up around 2010-2012)! Christ. 

 

edit: snd_mixahead 0.3, and done. Phew. 

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On 10/04/2019 at 16:21, Mr. Gerbik said:

 

Yeah, either the key redeems the Steam version but otherwise just wait until a sale - those old-ass games are usually on sale for a quid or two. That's an acceptable price to avoid the hassle of using a disc like it's 1999.

 

Doesn’t steam have a scan for game function?

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Mr. Gerbik

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To clarify what Dudley says, you can add any program (be it a game or Chrome or VLC) on your PC to Steam but that's just a shortcut. You're still launching the same program. So if that game needs a disc, it'll still need a disc. And obviously Steam won't do shit with it in terms of stats or updates, it's literally just a shortcut to a game outside Steam.

 

What we were talking about is activating a game on Steam. Sometimes the developer or publisher of an old game went to the trouble to make old cd keys or even GFWL keys, into valid Steam keys. ie, a key that you enter in Steam to add that game to your account. In that case you don't need the original anymore, because the Steam version is now part of your account, your Steam Library. Which includes updates through Steam, stats, etc.

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Mr. Gerbik

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Oh that reminds me that GOG has announced its own unified launcher. They promise cross-client friends list and chat, and any stats from each respective client are also pulled in.

 

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Your Games

Organize your games across platforms into one functional and beautiful library.

 

One library

Import all your games from PC and consoles, build and organize them into one master collection.

 

Game stats

Keep track of all your achievements, hours played and games owned, combined across platforms.

 

Game launcher

Install and launch any PC game you own, no matter the platform.

 

Full customization

Create custom library views by filtering, sorting, tagging and adding your own visuals like game backgrounds and covers.

 

Games discovery

Follow upcoming releases, and discover games popular among your friends and the gaming community.

 

Your Friends

Check what your friends are doing across platforms and chat with them.

 

Activity feed

See your friends’ cross-platform achievements, game time milestones and recently played games.

 

Leaderboards

Compete with friends and see who is the master collector, completionist or spends the most time playing.

 

Cross-platform chat

No matter on which platform your friends are, you can chat with them.

 

One friends list

Bring together your friends from all platforms, and see their online status.

There's more info, also concerning privacy, through the link. And an option to sign up for the beta.

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2 hours ago, Mr. Gerbik said:

To clarify what Dudley says, you can add any program (be it a game or Chrome or VLC) on your PC to Steam but that's just a shortcut. You're still launching the same program. So if that game needs a disc, it'll still need a disc. And obviously Steam won't do shit with it in terms of stats or updates, it's literally just a shortcut to a game outside Steam.

 

What we were talking about is activating a game on Steam. Sometimes the developer or publisher of an old game went to the trouble to make old cd keys or even GFWL keys, into valid Steam keys. ie, a key that you enter in Steam to add that game to your account. In that case you don't need the original anymore, because the Steam version is now part of your account, your Steam Library. Which includes updates through Steam, stats, etc.

 

For instance I bought my copy of Euro Truck Sim 2 in a box but the CD Key from that worked in Steam and I've not needed the disk since.

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Qazimod

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I have a feeling I haven't updated my wishlist in months. Then again the PC isn't my primary gaming box so I should find plenty of things by simply browsing. (Also I'll happily spam everywhere to tell people about my favourite games that have been discounted. :P )

 

6pm edit: looks like the store page was live for all of five seconds before I tried to navigate somewhere and got a connection error :lol: 

7pm edit: my wishlist was up long enough for me to see its discounts, at least. Tempted by 80% off Aaero, 85% off Absolute Drift or maybe 20% off ZeroRanger...

7pm edit 2: picked up ZeroRanger and Aaero!

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