Quoting: win8linuxApparently, this is using Godot:
https://www.reddit.com/r/godot/comments/xpbvna/our_bullet_heaven_is_out_now_on_steam_at_299_come/ [External Link]

Oooh nice ! Good news ! May buy if stable/fun enough :)

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Canonical dropping Snap would be both very surprising and very good news, so... fingers crossed ! Snap has been a huge disappointment for me (some extensions not working anymore on Firefox, longer loading times, and zero advantage for the "end user" over a standard Deb package).

More on topic, ProtonUp-Qt is a great tool, and it's a good thing it's being actively worked on, even though it's quite feature-complete by now !

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That's very good news. 8 millions seem like a big number !

Can't wait to put my fingers on Godot 4 :)

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Kickstarter and the likes should hold the developers accountable and instantly refund all customers as soon as one promise is not kept.

Boom, problem solved.

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There's no "hate" on my part @Scaine. I own almost all PDX games and played hundreds of hours on them. I'm just making an objective observation on the path PDX is taking over the last years, which is, sadly, really similar to the ones taken the other companies I quoted.

And that's not even surprising per se : they've gone public, they've got shareholders to satisfy, so short-term profits will now obviously outweigh software quality and customer satisfaction. Just like every other major gaming company, they will squeeze the cow dry until the players are finally fed up with it, unless it just keeps working (after all Blizz and EA are doing just fine financially).

I'm not even accusing them of being deceptive, or anything really. I'm just stating one obvious fact : the "content per bucks" ratio is going down, and will keep going down. PDX was above its competition in terms of customer relationship, it just isn't anymore. They haven't reached the levels of EA (since you mentioned lootboxes), but I would be surprised if their marketing team didn't actually consider going that way.

I'm not saying I won't buy from them again, I sure as hell will when their games will go on sales, but I still can criticize what I feel is wrong, right ?

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Quoting: scaineI think I've mentioned in previous posts about DLC - I actually think Paradox gets this mostly okay. Sure, there's TONS of DLC content for their previous games - hundreds of pounds worth in fact (although only about 5 so far for this title). But no-one is forcing you to buy these, and the model allows you to buy only the bits you think you'd love.

Paradox surely isn't expecting anyone to download every pack. So provided that the packs you ARE buying are good value, then I think that's a pretty nice way to get more play time from a game you obviously love.

Maybe I'm just used to the board game model. These DLC packs are about giving you extended value from the initial investment, rather than making you wait years and then fork out for Crusader Kings 4.

The problem lies not with their business model, there is indeed added value to their DLCs, but nothing justifies such a huge price raise. Prices were already pretty high when you consider it (Dharma for EU4 which added, like, 2 buttons ; Northern Lords which severely lacked content...). It's sad to see PDX slowly joining the "baddies" like EA or Blizz.

At this point, it's just giving money away for their shareholders.

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Quoting: StoneColdSpiderI always love the look of the Hearts of Iron games.... But I dont have a spare 87 years to learn how to play these games.....

I've just watched Quill18 on YouTube and learned how to play Paradox games from him. It doesn't take that long, and it's been worth it for me. It's so chill to just sit back with a strategy game, put on a record or two and let it roll. :)

This. Don't know about this specific youtuber, but Youtube tutorials have been what I needed for about all Paradox games when I started them, from EU4's commerce system to HOI4 battle plans/logistics/etc.

Please don't miss out and spend 20 minutes on a tutorial Youtube video, you won't regret it ! (your wallet could, though)

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Looking good ! I had skipped Two Point Hospital in favor of Project Hospital, but this one seems neat !

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That sounds like massive improvements to an already amazing engine.

And just recompiled my project with it to see if things broke with the update, everything works like a charm !

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Playing Carmaggedon while playing Carmaggedon.

Awesome !

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