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Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:36 ]
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other than the price :)
Author:  Mimi [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:27 ]
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:D
Author:  GazChap [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:48 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
other than the price :)

The £20 is just the base game, and will not give you the Horizons expansion (which gives you the ability to land on planets (although not atmospheric ones) and drive around on them, amongst other things)

The £40 version gets you the Horizons expansion, and a Season Pass for the rest of the Horizons expansion tree, which includes the Engineers update (secret NPCs you can gain reputation with and then do missions for and get special upgrades) and which will be adding a lot of new things over the coming months (ship-launched fighters, NPC multicrew, a character creator etc.) and a load of paintjobs for your ship. The paintjobs are balls really, they're just cosmetic and are a few quid each on their shop normally.

You want the Horizons expansion though - it adds a lot of extra depth to the game, although admittedly the game itself is still a little "barebones" content wise. But then, Elite always was - you make your own game, basically.

If you can find the Elite base game available for under £20 anywhere (Steam, CDkeys etc.) then buy it on there, and then get the Horizons Season Pass from the Frontier store. Same as the £40 pack (minus the paintjobs) but for cheaper.
Author:  lasermink [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:49 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
what is the difference between the £20 and £40 version of Elite.

As I am tempted to give it ago

Where are you looking?

EDIT: Never mind, Gaz is here.
Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:22 ]
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Cheers... i am tempted now, I have a good graphics card, and a bit of time..
Author:  GazChap [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:26 ]
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Yeah, it runs well on the card I sold you - you won't be able to slap it up to Ultra settings I expect, but it looks gorgeous on even medium settings in my experience. I think I used to put it on Very High when I had that card in.
Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:30 ]
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Cheers Gaz.... i am hovering on buying it
Author:  GazChap [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:35 ]
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If you want to give it a try, you're welcome to pop around to mine first. Or buy the "Arena" game, this is £5 and is just like a multiplayer dogfighting game (it's included in the main game too)
Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 16:14 ]
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managed to get a cheap key. Downloaded.

It looks pretty, i can image it will take a lot of practice
Author:  lasermink [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 17:42 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
managed to get a cheap key. Downloaded.

It looks pretty, i can image it will take a lot of practice

There are some tutorial videos reachable from the launcher, they do a good job of explaining the basics needed to get started.
Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:43 ]
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i am enjoying it so far. just doing the data missions as the sidewinder is too smaill for cargo.

(is there an Elite Thread)
Author:  GazChap [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:18 ]
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Yup - what's your commander name, dude? Will add you to my friends list.
Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:20 ]
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KovacsC I think :)
Author:  Satsuma [ Wed Feb 22, 2017 17:35 ]
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Ooh, Night in the Woods has semi-secretly released on the steams today. But no one has reviewed it fully yet! Bah.

As far as I know it's a adventure platforming horror game or something. Who the fuck knows. I've been watching this one for a little while and it's certainly looks super interesting and kooky with a great art style.

Most recent trailer for face.
Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Feb 24, 2017 22:07 ]
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/36752 ... ewReleases

Hollow Knight has semi-stealth released too! Damn, this is looking good if you like Metrovania shit.
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:29 ]
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Alright?

HOC #64 (I've long lost count) wants to buy a gaming PC and monitor. She has £1k and likes to play Guild Wars 2 and things from Steam.

RHD, chums!
Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:45 ]
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PC: £599 http://www.ebuyer.com/762139-pc-special ... s-d1135873

Quote:
Intel Core i3-6100 3.70GHz
8GB RAM + 1TB HDD
DVD Writer + WIFI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Windows 10 Home 64bit


Monitor: £210 http://www.ebuyer.com/695562-asus-vx24a ... tor-vx24ah
Quote:
Ideal for Gaming
2560 x 1440 Resolution
2 x HDMI & D-Sub
Frameless Design
Built in Speakers


Pocket the change.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:51 ]
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Spend the change on swapping the spinning rust out for an SSD, surely.
Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:54 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Spend the change on swapping the spinning rust out for an SSD, surely.

Yeah, good idea.
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:57 ]
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Depends on the way the OS is installed, but hell yeah.
Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:58 ]
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Maybe add this as the primary drive and keep the 1TB as a secondary drive for storage:
http://www.ebuyer.com/766048-samsung-50 ... z-v6e500bw
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:03 ]
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That's a £250 SSD! I think maybe a 120GB would be fine :)

i3 feels a bit wimpy for the money, but I guess it's not going to be doing much.

People that don't build their own PCs are silly >:(
Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:05 ]
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I know what you're saying about the i3 but it benchmarks really well.

I don't build my own PCs because fuck that, hence I'm pretty well versed on pre-built ones. :D
Author:  Cras [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:12 ]
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Grim... wrote:
That's a £250 SSD! I think maybe a 120GB would be fine :)

i3 feels a bit wimpy for the money, but I guess it's not going to be doing much.

People that don't build their own PCs are silly >:(


I've had dodgy components sent to me too many times. I'd rather sling £50 at someone to put it together for me and check it posts, so I don't have to bother returning stuff.
Author:  Bamba [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:17 ]
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I bought this combination just the other day.

http://www.ebuyer.com/770820-pc-special ... s-d1165105
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/ ... 6-pdt.html

Comes out at £880 then you can pick up a Windows 10 license for £20.
Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:20 ]
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Bamba wrote:
I bought this combination just the other day.

http://www.ebuyer.com/770820-pc-special ... s-d1165105
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/ ... 6-pdt.html

Comes out at £880 then you can pick up a Windows 10 license for £20.

It's a good option but when you throw a monitor into the mix it ends up being over budget.
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:21 ]
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Linux it is!

Assuming the second item isn't actually a monitor...

;)
Author:  Bamba [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:28 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Assuming the second item isn't actually a monitor...


Which is exactly what it is. Neither of you could be arsed to even click a link?
Author:  Bamba [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:29 ]
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Not even click it; just hover your mouse over it and read!
Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:33 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Not even click it; just hover your mouse over it and read!

Sorry!
Author:  Bamba [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:37 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Bamba wrote:
Not even click it; just hover your mouse over it and read!

Sorry!


Lol, don't worry, I'm doing comedy outrage there.

I think my PC spec is better than the one you suggested (i5 vs i3, 6GB 1060 vs 3GB and mine has an SSD installed) but your monitor's better than mine.
Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:40 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Bamba wrote:
Not even click it; just hover your mouse over it and read!

Sorry!


Lol, don't worry, I'm doing comedy outrage there.

I think my PC spec is better than the one you suggested (i5 vs i3, 6GB 1060 vs 3GB and mine has an SSD installed) but your monitor's better than mine.

Yeah, I just think its overkill for her use case. And a 1440p monitor will be more beneficial imo.
Author:  Bamba [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:49 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Yeah, I just think its overkill for her use case. And a 1440p monitor will be more beneficial imo.


For running Guild Wards 2, for sure. It depends what else she wants to play though as Grim's requirement of 'things from Steam' could mean anything really. Also: future proofing.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:50 ]
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You don't ever future proof c'mon that's PC Gaming 101
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:51 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Assuming the second item isn't actually a monitor...


Which is exactly what it is. Neither of you could be arsed to even click a link?

I did! That was the "joke".

The criteria have shifted, however. Now it's a PC, monitor, headset, KB+M, and speakers :roll:
Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:58 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
You don't ever future proof c'mon that's PC Gaming 101

They don't let you future-proof anymore.

There is this guy on youtube (who sounds a lot like Chinny) who likes to pair up old hardware with new and see how it performs.



Surprisingly good performance from a more than decade old cpu when paired with a modern GFX
Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:59 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Bamba wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Assuming the second item isn't actually a monitor...


Which is exactly what it is. Neither of you could be arsed to even click a link?

I did! That was the "joke".

The criteria have shifted, however. Now it's a PC, monitor, headset, KB+M, and speakers :roll:

Oh god

Keyboard: £4.97 http://www.ebuyer.com/202780-xenta-blac ... ut-kb-6106
Mouse: £5.98 http://www.ebuyer.com/544982-logitech-b ... 910-003357
Headset: £16.97 http://www.ebuyer.com/630114-element-ga ... -esab-90y1
Speakers: £30.99 http://www.ebuyer.com/222457-logitech-z ... 980-000447

Should still be within budget.
Author:  Satsuma [ Wed Mar 08, 2017 0:23 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/367520/?snr=1_239_new__tab-PopularNewReleases

Hollow Knight has semi-stealth released too! Damn, this is looking good if you like Metrovania shit.


http://www.pcgamer.com/hollow-knights-c ... awn-games/

PC Gamer has done a write-up about how awesome the visuals are for this. It's really making my vagina skippy.
Author:  Satsuma [ Mon Jul 24, 2017 17:23 ]
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Here's a game thats coming out:

Ape Out.

Hotline Miami meets harabe.

Also, there's a free demo and here's a linky to it.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/606390/Ape_Out_Demo/

Could be gash but the video I saw of it looked reet good. Here's it is:
Author:  GazChap [ Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:17 ]
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That looks awesome.
Author:  Malc [ Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:27 ]
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GazChap wrote:
That looks awesome.


It looks pretty good, but It looks like you're playing a gorilla, gorillas don't behave like that, and it makes me sad when they are portrayed as violent creatures.
Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 19:28 ]
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Great trailer. Fuck knows what it's about. Shooting people in the face and screaming fuck you, I assume.
Author:  myp [ Tue Oct 17, 2017 16:27 ]
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A Twitter friend of mine has just released her first ever game, Yorkshire Gubbins, an anthology of one-hour point and click adventures set in --yes, you guessed it -- Yorkshire. Check it out on Steam!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/71665 ... e_Gubbins/
Author:  GazChap [ Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:57 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
A Twitter friend of mine has just released her first ever game, Yorkshire Gubbins

Bought. Looks like my cup o'tea, and always happy to support an indie, even if it makes me hellishly jealous.

Taking issue with her claim that it's the first video game to be set in Yorkshire though.
Author:  GazChap [ Mon Nov 27, 2017 21:54 ]
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I just started playing 64.0 and oh man is it addictive and yet infuriating.
Author:  Findus Fop [ Wed Nov 29, 2017 18:40 ]
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I started playing Overlord 2 at the weekend. It's a delight.

It fixes many of the issues with the first one, such as game-breaking glitches where you'd lose your minions uncontrollably. It also has a mini map.

It's still glitchy mind, but it doesn't penalise you for the glitchiness. Your minion gets stuck behind a log? He'll magically come back to you.

I paint a rather negative picture, but I don't mean to. It's just that it's a bloody funny, charming game with more character than most of this year's AAA games combined, so there's much to enjoy if you can get past the slightly borked physics and occasionally noggin-busting camera.

I'm enjoying kitting out my dark tower with new bits of tech and accouterments, it's a gnarly place to hang out.
Author:  myp [ Wed Nov 29, 2017 18:42 ]
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I don't want to play any games with minions in.
Author:  nickachu [ Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:27 ]
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I bought Rimworld.

First colony, things were going quite well, we had food, we have heat, winter clothes were getting made in the build up to winter. A pack of capybaras came though the camp so I decided to hunt them for a bit more food to last the winter, they ended up wiping out the whole colony as what looked like about 10 was actually about 30 manhunting giant rodents.

Colony the second, things started out ok. We managed to recruit a few prisoners we had captured, base was expanding, mining was happening, resources were good. However, one horrible accident lead to the downfall of the colony. Whilst mining some steel, the roof collapsed killing our hunter instantly, this would be the start of the end. Whilst out picking up stuff from a dropship, a timberwolf went mental and took out the one colonist that couldn't fight. Whilst trying to save them another got downed. Shortly after this we were raided, 2 colonists caught infections which would later turn out to be fatal due to an ever decreasing supply of medicine, winter hit, cold weather caused several colonists to catch frostbite, food resources were depleted due to half the colony being bed ridden. More raids kept happening and eventually everyone died from a mixture of the cold, lack of food and meds.

10/10 Would recommend.
Author:  Satsuma [ Tue May 01, 2018 11:37 ]
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The Forest has left dirty early access.

I had a whole bunch of scary fun playing with a MrDave and the occasional Myp. It’s a base building knob about game on a tropical island but it has a surprisingly deep and long (fnaar fnaar) horror-esq campaign that can be played coop or on your lonesome.

I am Sat and I highly recommend this game.

Plus on 22 May it’s going to have VR support. Wowwee
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue May 01, 2018 11:46 ]
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NB it ships for PS4 in 2018. No word on PSVR though.
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