The Bridge

@ThomasMcDonald Ouch. If you find a really long ethernet cable, I'll let you run a connection from my FiOS. Traversing the Atlantic might be a bit of a pain, but surely not as bad as waiting that long for a game to download.

Powerlord

Mine was likely on either identify-this-game or team-fortress-2

user30

@TimStone and that's at 350kb/s, which is relatively good for my connection.

user30

3:23 PM

It's peaked at 800kb/s before but that was in the middle of the night

Powerlord

@TimStone Just having FIOS won't help, as it's also limited on Valve's side.

FallenAngelEyes

Valve's got pretty great upstream, I regularly download 3-5 megs per second from them

tzenes

@Powerlord your first question was castlevania your first answer was l4d

Tim Stone

My Steam downloads all chug along at 2.2 mb/s, which seems reasonable enough.

FallenAngelEyes

sometimes up to 10

Powerlord

3:25 PM

@FallenAngelEyes It must depend on your region.

@FallenAngelEyes Their North American servers suck. :D

FallenAngelEyes

Haha

tzenes

@Powerlord your first post: gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/5056/…

Arda Xi

I usually get 10 MB/s from Steam, but definitely not this week.

M'vy

Oh BTW @badp you saw the server migration for EU in LoL?

FallenAngelEyes

I haven't really downloaded anything huge this week so I haven't been able to test my downstream during the steam sale

badp

3:26 PM

@Mvy I don't really play LoL.

Arda Xi

I'm stuck at 2-3 MB/s this week, tops.

badp

I mean, I have an account and I've tried it but I don't like the game. Actually I should uninstall it.

M'vy

AH ok!

right

FallenAngelEyes

@Arda I wish we could eliminate the tv from our alles-in-1 pakket seeing as we barely use it, but they don't have any other deals with comparable speeds :(

M'vy

cause recently they had huge difficulties in term of number of users connecting and DDoS :D

Arda Xi

3:27 PM

@FallenAngelEyes Yeah, me too. The internet plans are much slower.

M'vy

Well... TV isn't that interesting after all

FallenAngelEyes

M'vy: 'tisn't, but the package deal that Arda and I use from our providers doesn't offer the same internet speed outside of the tv/phone/internet full package

M'vy

Ok!

If you want full speed internet you need to get TV too :S

FallenAngelEyes

Yeah, pretty much :/

Powerlord

Melissa's finally here, yay!

Wipqozn

3:41 PM

well that was scary

I fell in lava, almost died

Nice way to learn armor doesn't seem to have an effect on lava damage

Loktar

haha lava will mess you up.

Everytime I hear one of my sons scream in terror or cry.. I know lava killed them

Wipqozn

@Loktar ahah yeah, it seems so

I did survive the lava, but then some zombies came at me from behind

Loktar

lol that sucks

what sucks more is losing your stuff though

Wipqozn

@Loktar yeah I cried and everything

Loktar

haha

Wipqozn

3:46 PM

My lunch break is over now though, so I need to stop :/

IT's a fairly addicting game.

M'vy

Well lava is bad since it burns all your belongings

Wipqozn

@Mvy ouch, never noticed that

but I was too busy crying and running around

like alittle girl

M'vy

LOL

Wipqozn

who just lost her ice cream cone

M'vy

By the way I try to always have a water bucket at hand

Wipqozn

3:47 PM

@Mvy Yeah I'm going to do that as well

M'vy

can save in many situation :D

Wipqozn

I only started playing, so I've only just now started getting Iron

M'vy

I think rain will stop lava burn too

but usually you don't have rain & lava at the same place :D

Wipqozn

@Mvy not likely :P

I do love the raining in this game, just seems quite realistic

not sure why

M'vy

hm

Wipqozn

3:49 PM

I think the sounds are one of the major reasons

M'vy

because it happens just like the same second on 1000block²?

Wipqozn

which reminds me

M'vy

:D

Wipqozn

Does minecraft have a portable light source?

as in, when you carry it, it gives off light

M'vy

hm no

could be a nice addition

Wipqozn

3:51 PM

dang :/ I didn't think so, but was hoping I was wrong

well not hoping

It would be nice, something to be said for there not being one

Also, the latest OCR album is pretty awesome.

Loktar

Yeah you just have to carry a good supply of torches

drop them as you go

I really hope they take some ideas from terraria

like a lighted mining helmet

Wipqozn

yeah, that would be a nice idea

I played terraria for a bit

Arda Xi

T-1 hour.

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi Till new sales, or the sale ends?

that is to say, when is the steam sale ending?

Arda Xi

@Wipqozn New sales.

10th of July.

So Sunday.

Wipqozn

4:04 PM

Actually that reminds me, I need to get killing floor set up so I can host games

Loktar

T-1 hours for more achievements..

I had a nightmare about the tickets actually

wasnt able to get the l4d2 on on Sunday.

Quite sad I know....

badp

4:20 PM

What, GMan telling you "You think you're going to get all the tickets? Well... we will see, about that."

Loktar

haha that would of been great.

Arda Xi

must... resist...

Brant

►

This scientist is an incredible badass.

Loktar

lol nice

most of my memories of HL1 scientists are point blank range shotgun blasts :?

user30

4:35 PM

Get all the tickets!

user30

c'mon GTA, ETA 12 hours now

Loktar

4:51 PM

Sanctum $3.75 today on steam

great deal

New Deal: Company of Heroes: Gold - $7.49 @Steam -
http://lenk.me/dacb0c
New Deal: Dead Rising 2 - $19.99 @Steam -
http://lenk.me/c8e174
New Deal: Risen - $7.49 @Steam - http://lenk.me/43096a
New Deal: Company of Heroes Complete Pack - $12.49 @Steam -
http://lenk.me/c5fcc0
New Deal: Counter-Strike Complete - $7.49 @Steam -
http://lenk.me/f8b6bf
New Deal: Counter-Strike - $2.49 @Steam -
http://lenk.me/e96175
New Deal: Sanctum - $3.75 @Steam - http://lenk.me/1b0d9b
New Deal: Counter-Strike: Source - $4.99 @Steam -

deals for today so far

Arda Xi

@Loktar Err... how did you...?

Brant

Lame.

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi wondering the same thing. Still showing 5 minutes for me.

Loktar

friend runs gamesavr.com gets infos from steam

posts them in a irc chan

they post their deals about 15 mins early

Arda Xi

Ah.

Loktar

4:55 PM

looks like theres a cs source ticket today too :?
Happy Camper
Get two kills standing in the same spot with a zoomed sniper rifle

I dont have cs:source even installed... another large download tonight

CruelCow

Ah good, CS needs more encouragement to camp

Powerlord

@Loktar NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

So, who wants to farm that CS:S achievement tonight?

Loktar

me.. if its even done dlding tonigt

more deals just flooded in btw

tomb raider ones

audio surf/rift

Powerlord

I may still have it installed from when I was baconing it.

badp

> Will I still be able to communicate with my friends through the PvP.net client if they are on the other platform?

> No. Players on the opposite platform will not be able to receive messages from you through their PvP.net client. You can check which platform your friends have been assigned to by visiting this map if you know their country of origin. Otherwise, we recommend getting in touch with your friends to talk to them about which platform they’ve been assigned.

Powerlord

4:57 PM

er... checking for good sounds I could put in my Mapchooser Extended Sounds plugin.

badp

> Will I be able to play against players from the other platform when I join the queue for a match?

> No. EU West and EU Nordic & East will each have their own matchmaking services and competitive standings. The queues are not linked, and you will never be matched with players on the opposite platform.

Arda Xi

@badp That sucks.

Powerlord

@badp What's PvP.net?

CruelCow

@badp Otherwise that would kinda make the whole split a non-split

Arda Xi

@Powerlord LoL platform.

badp

4:58 PM

League of Legends.

user30

@Powerlord I'll do it

badp

@CruelCow Yeah, it's bullshit they have to split in the first place

If I want to friend somebody in the US with Quake Live I can.

If I want to play with him I can.

I know it'll probably suck for one or both us but wtfever!

Wipqozn

hm 15 seconds

Powerlord

So, if I set up a StackExchange locked CS:S server, we can all take turns farming it? :P

CruelCow

True. Was it really dreamhack that pulled all those people in?

badp

4:59 PM

Then again. I don't play LoL so.

user30

@Powerlord yes

user30

Ooh C&C 4

Loktar

achievements are listed

I already have 3 at least.

CruelCow

Aaaand the steam store gets crushed under traffic

Arda Xi

Unreachable, of course.

Powerlord

5:01 PM

Well, except @ArdaXi who will just cheat to unlock it.

Arda Xi

:D

Loktar

Sanctum
Beach Party - Start the party on Glade

AudioSurf
Sunburn - Turn 21 blocks red with a single paint

Counter-Strike: Source
Happy Camper - Get 2 kills standing in the same spot with a zoomed sniper rifle

Tidalis
Summer Swimming Hole - Create A Combo At Least 6 Deep

Metal Drift
Road Trip Rampage - Achieve 5 kills on each map

The Wonderful End of the World
Wonderful Big Bladder - Reset the game, and complete the entire thing in one sitting

Poker Night at the Inventory
Summer of 69 - Win a hand with a 6 card and a 9 card of any suit

Wipqozn

Has anyone here played Risen or Cities XL?

user30

I have no achievements yet

Powerlord

Because it's definitely untraceable, particularly if Steam registers you as getting achievements in games you're no currently playing, or ones that are bugged.

Arda Xi

5:01 PM

I've played Cities XL.

Didn't like it.

user30

@Wipqozn I'm thinking of getting Cities XL

Powerlord

I don't like that WEotW achievement.

Wipqozn

@ThomasMcDonald yeah I've been thinking about it for awhile

Arda Xi

@Powerlord It doesn't register you getting achievements in games you're not playing.

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi What didn't you like about it?

CruelCow

5:02 PM

@Powerlord Yeah, it actually sounds like work

Arda Xi

@Powerlord It registers you getting achievements in games it registers you playing.

user30

and C&C4 & Red Alert

Loktar

@Powerlord lol yeah the WeotW one is going to be tough :?

I played it a bit last night to get a feel for it

Powerlord

@Loktar Not really, just don't close the game. It never says you have to get all A+ scores.

Arda Xi

@Powerlord It does.

CruelCow

5:03 PM

Who's that on the left on the promo art?

Loktar

yeah but you have to get all A's to open the last level :?

Arda Xi

You need A scores on all levels to get.. right.

Powerlord

Oh, well, the few levels I've played in the game didnt' seem that hard to get As in, except the crate level.

And the crate level won't be present.

Loktar

Poker night at the inventory sucks

its pure random to get that achievement

I spent some time last night on that one to get it

Powerlord

@Loktar Yes, and that does kinda suck.

Loktar

5:05 PM

ugh alot of these kind of suck.. 5 kills on each map of metal drift?

wonder how many maps it has

Powerlord

Oh bollocks, I have 4 achievements from today to get, plus L4D2's from yesterday.

Arda Xi

@Loktar Only a chance of one in 169.

Loktar

yeah the trick is once theres a 6 and 9 go all in

Arda Xi

Well, time to download a trailer.

Loktar

sometimes scares the AI.

Powerlord

5:06 PM

The achievements that are going to suck are the ones on the 10th, as you can't just put them off to another day.

Loktar

yeah at least itll be the weekend @Powerlord

right now i have to wait 4 hours until I get home from work

5 diff maps it looks like on metal drift

Powerlord

Wait, they don't have any achievements for the 11th, right?

Arda Xi

@Powerlord No.

Loktar

wtf are there 9 today..

Powerlord

Oh wait, this sale is Valve-through the 11th, so through 10am Pacific time (5pm UTC) on the 11th.

badp

5:08 PM

So yeah, if you've downloaded a media already watching it is sufficient

Luckily I already had downloaded meet the medic.

Powerlord

trademarks the word Valve-through

badp

> Will I still be able to interact with my friends on the League of Legends forums?

> The League of Legends forums will be split so that the EU West and EU Nordic & East platforms each have their own forums. In order to post on the forums of a specific platform, you will need an account there.

rofl

This is just pathetic

Wipqozn

@badp Why are they doing this exactly?

user30

I hate TWEotW

badp

@Wipqozn Apparently Europe has too many users.

Arda Xi

5:12 PM

Interesting pack. AaaaaAAaaaAAA!!! The Wonderful End of the World

Powerlord

They're not going to include 1..2..3.. Kick It too?

Arda Xi

I think the pack only includes games.

Lazers

0

Q: Can the Quake games on Steam be modded just as easily as the retail versions?

Is it possible to use different source engines and mods on the Steam versions of Quake, Quake 2, and Quake 3 Arena? Are they any more difficult to implement than on the retail, boxed version of the game?

Powerlord

@Lazers Yes and No respectively, iirc.

CruelCow

@badp I never got why developers split their forums in any game. Yes, we don't share the same server, but the game itself is the same one. Especially in MMOs where even if you're in the same region chances are you'll not share the same server.

Powerlord

5:16 PM

eyes Blizzard

Yes, why are there separate forums for each region for WoW? :P

badp

(obligatory for the law of gravitation)

Arda Xi

29 tickets.

Brant

Hmm, Rift for $10.

Wipqozn

@Brant I played that for a little over a month. Enjoyable, but I think they are having population problems.

badp

Yeah, they should totally split their server or something.

:-}

Wipqozn

5:20 PM

@badp oh you :p

Actually they offered free character transfers recently. Transfer each character once a week.

Hopefully that will solve some problems, one of the reasons I stopped was it was my server had serious population problems.

Loktar

looks like people are getting Weotw ticket by just beating the last level

Arda Xi

How cheating of them.

Powerlord

I wonder if my CS:S server config still works right.

Arda Xi

Well, only one ticket and then I'm officially out of things to redeem.

Powerlord

Oh yay, I apparently deleted the CS:S directory at some point.

Loktar

5:33 PM

in the same boat as me then :?

Powerlord

Or maybe not.

Loktar

ill have to get it this weekend im sure

Powerlord

No installation record found at ./orangebox

and yet, it already finished updating

Arda Xi

checks his list

Loktar

oh nice, I have orange box

like the actual DVD

so I could install the base files at the very least

might make my dl a bit shorter

Arda Xi

5:34 PM

Anyone want Audiosurf or Counter-Strike: Source?

Loktar

audiosurf is a fun game

Powerlord

Yeah, well, CS:S isn't part of the Orange Box, it just uses the Source 2009 engine since the OSX version came out in 2010.

Loktar

ah damn :?

Arda Xi

Anyone?

Powerlord

Interesting, preliminary vote support was added to CS:S

@Loktar: Do you already own CS:S?

Loktar

5:35 PM

yeah

just dont have it downloaded

Powerlord

Arda's not the only one with extra copies of those two games. :O

Arda Xi

Indeed he isn't.

I know I'm not the only one with a gilded potato.

Wipqozn

I often feel like I'm the only one on the bridge who doesn't have a bunch of extra copies of games sitting around >.>

Powerlord

Heck, I even have an extra TF2 copy still. I should give it to a shill... er... another account so I can farm items with it... er... yeah.

user30

I wonder if this is downloading so slowly because the content server is struggling

Loktar

5:37 PM

heh I have 2 extra copies of l4d2

user30

I sold all my potato spares

Loktar

waiting for my kids to get a bit older

Arda Xi

@ThomasMcDonald I should do that, but it sounds like effort.

user30

I wonder if I'll be better off downloading from Manchester

Powerlord

206.217.135.93:27015 now running CS:S with password "stack"

2

user30

5:40 PM

no is the answer.

Powerlord

I wasn't sure if the addon crap was working, so I just disabled all the addons.

Arda Xi

Gah, I need a new mouse. It double-clicks all the time, incredibly annoying.

Powerlord

I think .93 wasn't being used... grep didn't see any servers (TF2, KF) bound to that IP.

user30

Why is my internet utter shite?

Powerlord

Then again, I think TF2 are .91 and .92, while KF is .90

user30

5:42 PM

I used to be able to happily download at 700kb/s, contented

Arda Xi

Why are you two completely talking past each other?

lunixbochs

nice, coming for CS:S ticket :)

badp

The sky is blue.

Powerlord

bacon is tasty

badp

Except when it rains, like now, then it's grey.

user30

5:44 PM

Steam content servers are currently pushing 393Mbit

Powerlord

Anyway, I can't farm the ticket yet, since I'm at that pesky "work" thing.

user30

and practically none of it is coming to me

badp

Left is the new right

Powerlord

@badp So, what's the new Left?

badp

@Powerlord Right behind you.

Powerlord

5:45 PM

I still need to get the ticket in Right behind you for Dead 2.

lunixbochs

it's doable in single player

only died twice iirc

badp

I was downloading that game, then power fluctuated

Powerlord

In addition to the 5 or 6 new tickets for today for games I have.

lunixbochs

just remember to run into the zombies

Powerlord

Well, the download took 8 or so hours. It literally finished downloading as I was getting ready for bed.

user30

5:49 PM

I'm not gonna lie, I have no idea how to play CS:S

Powerlord

@ThomasMcDonald Start round, buy weapons, kill everyone on the other team.

Oh, and sometimes you'll have an objective that wins the round when you complete it (Terrorists planting a bomb and having it go off, Counter-terrorists rescuing hostages)

Wipqozn

I should probably get around to trying CS:S at some point

Powerlord

Having said that, IMO CS:S has severe balance issues.

user30

Anyone fancy helping us out?

Arda Xi

@Powerlord People actually do those?

user30

5:52 PM

We need two players on one team

Powerlord

I find it interesting that every weapon can headshot in Killing Floor, because you're fighting waves of monsters. I find it annoying that every weapon can headshot in CS:S, because you're fighting real people.

Arda Xi

Man, it's been ages since I've played CS:S.

Powerlord

and it becomes a matter of whomever can headshot better/faster wins.

badp

I do think I have a guest pass for CS:S

Powerlord

@badp Hell, @ArdaXi and I have extra copies.

user30

5:53 PM

@ArdaXi Jump in? :D

Arda Xi