Originally Posted by jazyje bought TDU2 and it won't launch. I press the START DRM button and nothing happens. HELP!

Both times I installed this game (once as non-Steam and yesterday as Steam), I've had to fight the "Strict" vs. "Open" NAT problem. I did all kinds of re-jiggering of things: temporary disabling of firewall, reconfiguring router via HTTP (before I did this I didn't even know my router had a login!), rebooting x times because the UpLauncher.exe is an unkillable process in Windows 8, and something I did yesterday worked. I have no idea what worked but now when I fire up the launcher it shows me as Open. Yay! I have one of six events won for the B4 championship (I had to run that race 10-15 times this morning before I was able to take first place--@#$! Ryan Wilder!!).

Another day where you need to go to the News section to see what the Daily Deal is. I wonder if this is the new normal, or if they just don't have anybody there on the weekend to fix the front page.

Whatever the case, it looks like today's Daily Deal is: Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign - $19.99 $6.80

I guess they are having issues with their daily deal showing up, todays is:

Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign, 66% off, $6.80

http://store.steampowered.com/app/218090/

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guess we had the same idea at the same time

lol

If I knew that you were just about to post it, I would have let you do it. I only posted because it had been almost an hour and it didn't look like anybody else was gonna do it.

So I logged a *few* more hours in TDU2, aced both C7, both A7, & both B4 championships (as well as some side stuff). I really like it. I just wish I could select a harder difficulty (personal complaint, I'm a bit of a racing nut), I don't like being able to have a major screw-up or two and still take 1st place.

I really like the physics model! Going downhill (offroad) and picking up speed, the steering gets realistically loose whereas while going uphill it's tight and responsive. Powersliding feels good when I pull it off just right. Offroad at night is a hoot! It really is open world -- you can drive across the map offroad. Also the offroad races don't penalize you for leaving the trail and making your own path (unless you wind up on the wrong side of a guardrail next to a checkpoint. There is quite a bit of pretty scenery to look at when offroading, and there's even birds flying.

It looks like there is a considerable bit of sims like stuff, redecorating your apartments (walls, floor, furniture. You can repaint and put stickers on your vehicles. There's a lots of clothes to buy. Hairstylists (one in particular is a hoot, I'll have to remember to upload that screenshot). A series of go-photograph missions. There's even a cosmetic clinic (plastic surgeon?).

Originally Posted by RollingSkull I'm usually a sucker for Japanese indie games (The only indie games that even remotely approach real game quality) but the latest Nyu Media release Croixleur does not do much to inspire. It's on Greenlight but not Steam yet. Plays a bit like... well, if DmC is worth $50 and Splatterhouse is worth $20, Croixleur is worth $5. It knows it so it focuses just on arena combat. It should hit all the marks I need: Dodge button, enemy windups, fast combat, but it just doesn't work. Everything is weak. Combat feels like a slightly buffed version of Ys but nobody plays Ys for the combat outside of the boss fights which are amazing.

I took a hard look at it when it debuted on GG. It didn't look promising then.

Originally Posted by warreni Both times I installed this game (once as non-Steam and yesterday as Steam), I've had to fight the "Strict" vs. "Open" NAT problem. I did all kinds of re-jiggering of things: temporary disabling of firewall, reconfiguring router via HTTP (before I did this I didn't even know my router had a login!), rebooting x times because the UpLauncher.exe is an unkillable process in Windows 8, and something I did yesterday worked. I have no idea what worked but now when I fire up the launcher it shows me as Open. Yay! I have one of six events won for the B4 championship (I had to run that race 10-15 times this morning before I was able to take first place--@#$! Ryan Wilder!!).

I'm sorry to hear you had so much trouble getting networking to work with it. One thing that comes to mind is to enable the UPnP option on your router (that allows applications to open the ports they need).

What vehicle are you driving? I also suggest turning assists off ("hardcore" in TDU2 parlance). I have a personal like of the Touareg, and a strong personal disdain for the H3 (IRL and in game). I haven't tried the new makes of Land Rover.

@AshesKitty & TDU2 players:

I think "Hardcore" assistance mode might be WAY too loose of a setting for some players - making it way too easy to spin-out; and way to easy lose control.
"Sports" assistance mode seems to play more similar to say NFS series & Burnout series (at their default settings, if you change nothing on those games).
It's the setting I've been using for TDU2.

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Originally Posted by asheskitty I have a personal like of the Touareg, and a strong personal disdain for the H3 (IRL and in game). I haven't tried the new makes of Land Rover.

What! Why are you driving all SUVs? Are you a soccer mom, Ashes?

Originally Posted by Eldredpe http://www.twitch.tv/timoflegend/b/360957077

Sweet! I didn't know he had his own profile. Thanks!

Originally Posted by pantsattack Sweet! I didn't know he had his own profile. Thanks!

Aww, I thought he was playing Hotline Miami, but he just shaved his beard.

Originally Posted by MysterD @AshesKitty & TDU2 players: I think "Hardcore" assistance mode might be WAY too loose of a setting for some players - making it way too easy to spin-out; and way to easy lose control. "Sports" assistance mode seems to play more similar to say NFS series & Burnout series (at their default settings, if you change nothing on those games). It's the setting I've been using for TDU2.

Quite possibly a good suggestion. My earlier point was (1) the TDU2 physics model / handling is great (contrary to metacritics) -- I only played it with assists off. And (2) assists can really chance handling and responsiveness, mess with them if you're not satisfied, it can make it a whole new game. On TDU2 "hardcore" I've only run into two squirrely handing situations so far the C4 class Mustang when accelerating hard in 1st and 2nd gear (really exaggerated) and when barreling downhill (realistic, appropriate).

Originally Posted by Idiotekque What! Why are you driving all SUVs? Are you a soccer mom, Ashes?

Those filthy soccer balls aren't going in my Veyron. ^_~ Also I needed something with more ground clearance.

Just finished up Sly Cooper Thieves in Time for the PS3. Loved it. Now I come back to see a huge spike of TDU2 talk. My God you all went crazy over that. Luckily it's not something I was interested in.

Originally Posted by asheskitty Quite possibly a good suggestion. My earlier point was (1) the TDU2 physics model / handling is great (contrary to metacritics) -- I only played it with assists off. And (2) assists can really chance handling and responsiveness, mess with them if you're not satisfied, it can make it a whole new game. On TDU2 "hardcore" I've only run into two squirrely handing situations so far the C4 class Mustang when accelerating hard in 1st and 2nd gear (really exaggerated) and when barreling downhill (realistic, appropriate).

I'd suggest those great w/ racing games in general - yeah, "Hardcore" is the way to go. You can get so much speed and nothing (no assistance) is in your way. You can fly like the wind. If you fail a turn - you're likely toast, though, on this setting. My problem - I'd spin out or fail a turn so bad sometimes, I'd fail.

Failing a turn or screwing it up a little bit on "Sports" mode is more forgivable for me.

"Full assistance" feels like it's for newbies or those not too familiar w/ these style of racers.

So, depends on the play-style, I'd say.

Originally Posted by JakeNome I also decided to give Silverfall a shot, since I bandwagoned and bought it for cheap during the last big sale. First of all, make sure you install the base game first before installing the expansion (if you want to start with a level 1 character). Otherwise, you will have to verify the files in Earth's Awakening. But, before you even do that, don't bother installing the game. its terrible. Maybe I'm just spoiled by games of the genre. I played Diablo1,2,3, Torchlight 1,2, Titan Quests, Path of Exile, Sacred Gold, Hinterland, etc. Silverfall is real unenjoyable right from the start. I can't really give any exact reasons. It just isnt fun. Invisible walls over the map dont help much either. The visuals arent bad, with the cartoony cell-shaded look. But thats the only good thing about the game. Theres way too much uninteresting dialogue to click through for quests. The map doesnt adjust to how you have the screen rotated. I dont think its possible to put a potion in a hotbar. The crafting system looks way too complicated for me to give a damn about it. The skills are boring. I would like to say that I am biased against old clunky games, but that isnt true. I played Sacred Gold recently for 20+ hours and enjoyed it. That game was clunky as hell and is quite old. tldr#2: Silverfall is garbage, dont bother installing it. It is a huge download too.

Sorry you didn't like Silverfall: Complete. :(

I, on the other-hand, really liked the game; especially w/ both SF & SF:EA installed together. Of course, I played them both NOT too long after they both were released; that probably helped quite a bit, as well.

I liked the setting; art-style; the combat; party-based ARPG; and that you actually had to make choices in some quests (either pro-Technology or pro-Nature) - and it also would reflect what skills you could or couldn't learn, as well.

Originally Posted by MysterD Sorry you didn't like Silverfall: Complete. :( I, on the other-hand, really liked the game; especially w/ both SF & SF:EA installed together. Of course, I played them both NOT too long after they both were released; that probably helped quite a bit, as well. I liked the setting; art-style; the combat; party-based ARPG; and that you actually had to make choices in some quests (either pro-Technology or pro-Nature) - and it also would reflect what skills you could or couldn't learn, as well.

I tried it recently, too. Wouldn't say it's that bad but it just isn't holding my interest. The environments are fairly generic (massive open areas filled with set groups of mobs a la Titan quest) and there's no real sense of exploration. The nature vs. technology thing is neat but overall the talents are fairly generic. I'd probably be more into it if I hadn't already sunk 100+ hours into Torchlight 2 and various other ARPGs. That said, I don't blame you for my purchase as I've had my eye on it for a while.

Originally Posted by pantsattack Aww, I thought he was playing Hotline Miami, but he just shaved his beard.

Someone else got to enjoy that sad realization, good.

Originally Posted by Mooby I tried it recently, too. Wouldn't say it's that bad but it just isn't holding my interest. The environments are fairly generic (massive open areas filled with set groups of mobs a la Titan quest) and there's no real sense of exploration. The nature vs. technology thing is neat but overall the talents are fairly generic. I'd probably be more into it if I hadn't already sunk 100+ hours into Torchlight 2 and various other ARPGs. That said, I don't blame you for my purchase as I've had my eye on it for a while.

Oh, yeah - sinking 100+ hours into other ARPG's already recently won't help matters, either.

I think that's why I haven't finished TL2 - I've played so many isometric ARPG's over the years (D1, D2 with LOD, DS1, DS2 + BW, DS3, TQ with IT, etc) and also recently played through D3 (first difficulty) and S2: Gold here and there...
then when I got 10 hours into TL2...and I just stopped cold w/ it.

Also probably why I'm playing TDU2 now - I needed a break from RPG's, as I was recently playing Skyrim again...

So do you need to make an account anywhere in TDU 2? Or should I say make an account anywhere not in the game as in on a website?

It's going to take me at least 2-3 days to get my TDU 2 downloaded and installed, and well I want to avoid any more time trying to get the game running than I have to. I can already tell, this Securom might be a nightmare.

It sounds like Ni No Kuni and TDU2 will be fighting for my time. Ni No Kuni will probably win for now with TDU 2 sprinkled in an hour or so here or there.

Originally Posted by MysterD Sorry you didn't like Silverfall: Complete. :( I, on the other-hand, really liked the game; especially w/ both SF & SF:EA installed together. Of course, I played them both NOT too long after they both were released; that probably helped quite a bit, as well. I liked the setting; art-style; the combat; party-based ARPG; and that you actually had to make choices in some quests (either pro-Technology or pro-Nature) - and it also would reflect what skills you could or couldn't learn, as well.

I liked all of that stuff too, yet I still agree with JakeNome. Everything is in place for a decent ARPG, but the game is just painfully boring. The enemy groups become way too predictable, not to mention the game's biggest problem - unbalanced difficulty and enemies with way too much HP.

On easy - and oh, how I hate having to switch any game to easy - you respawn with all your gear and the game is fairly manageable. Except for the fact that even basic enemies often take 30 seconds to several literal minutes to kill. On normal or harder, just forget about it, pretty much any enemy encounter can be fatal and you have to go find your corpse to get your gear back (not an inherently bad mechanic, I just feel it doesn't work in Silverfall.)

I mean, I finished both campaigns but by the end I really was hating it. Just my two cents, and still far from the worst thing I own on Steam.

Originally Posted by Sir_Fragalot So do you need to make an account anywhere in TDU 2? Or should I say make an account anywhere not in the game as in on a website? It's going to take me at least 2-3 days to get my TDU 2 downloaded and installed, and well I want to avoid any more time trying to get the game running than I have to. I can already tell, this Securom might be a nightmare. It sounds like Ni No Kuni and TDU2 will be fighting for my time. Ni No Kuni will probably win for now with TDU 2 sprinkled in an hour or so here or there.

The installer sends you to: https://www.testdriveunlimited2.com/user/register
to create an account for online play (no need for serial for the account).

SecuROM activation wasn't the automated behind your back kind, but simply a prompt on first launch to enter your serial (then it connected to the server, reduced your computer to a simple number, and put a kitten in a Schrödinger Box).

Originally Posted by asheskitty and put a kitten in a Schrödinger Box).

Which was, to be honest, a timesaver, as I had planned to do that anyway.