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Founder of Baldur's Gate 3 developer blasts publisher greed
22 Mar 2024 at 7:38 pm UTC Likes: 1
Now that I think of it, the first time I bought a game expansion was for Talisman (the board game). ;-)
22 Mar 2024 at 7:38 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: PenglingI thought this one was standalone (that's the one I had), but wiki says there were actually two versions and one required the original disk to load. I was thinking about level packs for Timekeepers or Benefactor (unreleased, but later made by the community, just a few levels sadly) where you loaded the 'data disk' in place of Disk 2 or 3 to play another set of levels.Quoting: Marlockthose "good uses" were called "Expansions" and the wider catch-all name "DLC" was coined to put "bad uses" under the same umbrella and slap extra DRM-control on themQuoting: pbMuch, much earlier there were "data disks" that gave you a set of new levels for the game. ;-)Oh No! More Lemmings, anyone? :grin:
Now that I think of it, the first time I bought a game expansion was for Talisman (the board game). ;-)
Founder of Baldur's Gate 3 developer blasts publisher greed
22 Mar 2024 at 6:56 pm UTC Likes: 1
22 Mar 2024 at 6:56 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Marlockthose "good uses" were called "Expansions" and the wider catch-all name "DLC" was coined to put "bad uses" under the same umbrella and slap extra DRM-control on themMuch, much earlier there were "data disks" that gave you a set of new levels for the game. ;-)
the oldest expansion i'm aware of... probably "Hellfire", for "Diablo 1"
Founder of Baldur's Gate 3 developer blasts publisher greed
22 Mar 2024 at 1:24 pm UTC Likes: 11
22 Mar 2024 at 1:24 pm UTC Likes: 11
"Larian also confirmed that no DLC expansion is coming for Baldur's Gate 3, it's a complete game and they will be moving onto their next game"
That deserves an award of its own. Actually, make it two: one for releasing a complete game, and another one for not inventing new ways to milk its success.
That deserves an award of its own. Actually, make it two: one for releasing a complete game, and another one for not inventing new ways to milk its success.
3rd party KDE Plasma Global Themes and Widgets can lead to data loss
21 Mar 2024 at 3:26 pm UTC Likes: 5
21 Mar 2024 at 3:26 pm UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: PenglingOh yikes... Remember to always keep up-to-date backups, folks! :shock:
3rd party KDE Plasma Global Themes and Widgets can lead to data loss
21 Mar 2024 at 2:21 pm UTC Likes: 7
21 Mar 2024 at 2:21 pm UTC Likes: 7
That reminds of that one time when I wrote a little script for myself to rename photos based on exif data, and a friend wanted me to share it, so I did, and he used it in a slightly different way and lost a bunch of photos. Sharing is caring, but trust no one. :whistle:
Steam Families announced with parental controls, no more library locking
18 Mar 2024 at 10:24 pm UTC
18 Mar 2024 at 10:24 pm UTC
Quoting: ElectricPrismI can't play a free to play game while a family member is playing some other game I boughtThis was fixed some time ago.
Steam Families announced with parental controls, no more library locking
18 Mar 2024 at 7:57 pm UTC Likes: 7
18 Mar 2024 at 7:57 pm UTC Likes: 7
Wow, that's a welcome change! I didn't think they would implement it, as it opens Steam to a lot of abuse by "families". Hopefully they don't do a 180° after a while, like Netflix did - and also hopefully people won't simply abuse it...
Explore a solar system in colony-builder Trappist
13 Mar 2024 at 3:41 pm UTC Likes: 1
13 Mar 2024 at 3:41 pm UTC Likes: 1
"meet new alien friends"
Is a trap! :tongue:
Is a trap! :tongue:
Triple-i Initiative teased by devs of Vampire Survivors, Darkest Dungeon, Risk of Rain
13 Mar 2024 at 7:32 am UTC Likes: 1
13 Mar 2024 at 7:32 am UTC Likes: 1
After some more consideration, focusing on the name/wording ("initiative") and the (short) time of stated preparations, I think it might be some kind of certification process that will slap "III" badge on the games considered to be "AAA" quality but made by indie developers, as a way of distinguishing them from the indie crowd (and it became a crowdy space indeed).
Triple-i Initiative teased by devs of Vampire Survivors, Darkest Dungeon, Risk of Rain
12 Mar 2024 at 9:02 pm UTC Likes: 1
But ok, let's assume you're right, and by III they imply there will be only the best indie games (like AAA from big studios).
Don't we already have gog and epic who curate games? Or humble to some extent?
So, like GOG and Epic minus the most popular (AAA) games? Sounds like a plan.
They probably think they can save big on commissions, without thinking much of the operational costs.
Eh... we'll see.
12 Mar 2024 at 9:02 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: JuliusSteam shop alternative for Indie games? Would explain why there are sooo many of them involved.There's itch.io, you can't get more indie than that.
But ok, let's assume you're right, and by III they imply there will be only the best indie games (like AAA from big studios).
Don't we already have gog and epic who curate games? Or humble to some extent?
So, like GOG and Epic minus the most popular (AAA) games? Sounds like a plan.
They probably think they can save big on commissions, without thinking much of the operational costs.
Eh... we'll see.
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