Major Update Speculation V15: Apocalypse Now! (In a few weeks) - Games

Goddammit, every time I start to ebb up on my TF2 playing, they pull me right back in. I'm like some hardened cop getting constantly pulled out of retirement. Just let me be, Valve. I have a family to think about.

[img_thumb]http://25.media.tumblr.com/47b128b6eea4d91932bc4033fbcf30fb/tumblr_mjl104aP8m1qcynm4o1_1280.jpg[/img_thumb] Very nice art for the TF2 items Not sure who's behind this. Not valve's artists though.

[QUOTE=psyke;39897127][img_thumb]http://25.media.tumblr.com/47b128b6eea4d91932bc4033fbcf30fb/tumblr_mjl104aP8m1qcynm4o1_1280.jpg[/img_thumb] Very nice art for the TF2 items Not sure who's behind this. Not valve's artists though.[/QUOTE] This kinda makes me want to buy it. Kinda.

To be honest, you got to admit that for a freaking indie title, from small devs, having TF2 items inspired on your products must be fucking nuts, I would explode in joy, even if I didn't play TF2, there's a huge ammount of people who can see your IP in such a massive game.

[QUOTE=Danzflor;39897146]To be honest, you got to admit that for freaking indie title, from small devs, having TF2 items inspired on your products must be fucking nuts, I would explode in joy, even if I didn't play TF2, there's a huge ammount of people who can see your IP in such a massive game.[/QUOTE] True, and with tf2's hat hungry economy they'll probably get more sales than your average indie game.

[QUOTE=psyke;39897127][img_thumb]http://25.media.tumblr.com/47b128b6eea4d91932bc4033fbcf30fb/tumblr_mjl104aP8m1qcynm4o1_1280.jpg[/img_thumb] Very nice art for the TF2 items Not sure who's behind this. Not valve's artists though.[/QUOTE] Whoever does most of the artwork at Klei Entertainment (not sure if it's a single person or many people) is pretty talented. I mean, even though people seemed to show a good bit of disdain for that announcement poster for Mark of The Ninjas arrival on Steam, a lot of people really seem to enjoy their games aesthetics and artstyle, myself included.

[QUOTE=psyke;39897127][img_thumb]http://25.media.tumblr.com/47b128b6eea4d91932bc4033fbcf30fb/tumblr_mjl104aP8m1qcynm4o1_1280.jpg[/img_thumb] Very nice art for the TF2 items Not sure who's behind this. Not valve's artists though.[/QUOTE] It's from the makers of Don't Starve, Klei Entertainment. They're got an awesome style. [url=http://www.dontstarvegame.com/blog/]http://www.dontstarvegame.com/blog/[/url]

I'll buy a genuine Ap-sap in case it doesn't drop, I would love to have Stephen Merchant blabbering whilst playing.

[QUOTE=igotopinions;39897087]Goddammit, every time I start to ebb up on my TF2 playing, they pull me right back in. I'm like some hardened cop getting constantly pulled out of retirement. Just let me be, Valve. I have a family to think about.[/QUOTE] You're serious? Reskins drag you back into the game? And here I thought I'd seen everything.

Does the Ham Shank have unique sounds?

[QUOTE=Lord Exor;39897262]You're serious? Reskins drag you back into the game? And here I thought I'd seen everything.[/QUOTE] and what drags you back here exactly?

[img]http://puu.sh/2gTBG[/img] Huh. Neat.

Might be cool for a cultist/eldritch Pyro set.

[QUOTE=Lord Exor;39897262]You're serious? Reskins drag you back into the game? And here I thought I'd seen everything.[/QUOTE] Wow where have you been all this time. Stuff like this happens during every update.

[QUOTE=-=NARH=-;39897265]Does the Ham Shank have unique sounds?[/QUOTE] Haven't checked that yet, but I'm pretty sure it will use the fish sounds (hopefully, and not the bat sounds)

No strange sandvich, im sad. [editline]13th March 2013[/editline] And, when is Poker Night 2 coming out?

[QUOTE=Lord Exor;39897262]You're serious? Reskins drag you back into the game? And here I thought I'd seen everything.[/QUOTE] Yeah, and I think that's fair, really. Even acknowledging these are promo reskins, none of which I'll probably own (aside from Sam's hat, because me owning a Sam and Max related product is a pretty damn safe bet. ) But, sure, why not? Between the new chance of encountering a Wheatley, and the fact I have a #40 crate to spend, it's enough to entice me to play some more. Maybe "drag back" is an exaggeration, but I just find it noteworthy I've barely gone two months before seeing something that makes me want to jump back in, even after all these years.

Holy shit, the Don't Starve thing is by Klei? Should've told me earlier, instant purchase. Klei doesn't simply make half-assed products, their games are perfection itself.

Oh hey Poker Night 2. Loved the first one, will buy for the second because hey, why not. Still won't get me back into TF2, though. Stopped playing around October, just got sick of the hat/item/promo bullshit. I want maps and game modes, Valve.

So have the borderlands things been distributed yet or what's going on there? I preordered BL2 but have yet to play it :V (Too much to do) or are the borderlands promos for another game? Ah it's for Poker Night 2

If ever get the wheatley sapper Ill reskin it to be the fact core and give it the fact core sounds

[QUOTE=psyke;39897127][img_thumb]http://25.media.tumblr.com/47b128b6eea4d91932bc4033fbcf30fb/tumblr_mjl104aP8m1qcynm4o1_1280.jpg[/img_thumb] Very nice art for the TF2 items Not sure who's behind this. Not valve's artists though.[/QUOTE] i love this so much it looks like the kind of stuff valve doesn't do anymore [editline]13th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=TonicBH;39898116]Oh hey Poker Night 2. Loved the first one, will buy for the second because hey, why not. Still won't get me back into TF2, though. Stopped playing around October, just got sick of the hat/item/promo bullshit. I want maps and game modes, Valve.[/QUOTE] You stopped playing 2 months after we got a huge co-op update, during the time we got a big Halloween event, 2 months before we got a huge Christmas event with a new co-op map? You're pretty cool with your edgy hated of Valve, man.

The ham uses fish sounds.

Anyone have the new Diary pic ?

[QUOTE=Batmans;39898577]Anyone have the new Diary pic ?[/QUOTE] Old: [thumb]http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/diary_book.51869484f35477a588ddf7083f6f317dc9d75c31.png[/thumb] New: [thumb]http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/diary_book.830b6fd9c687cfd3515655cf10a9a9c4b8b225bd.png[/thumb] [editline]13th March 2013[/editline] Not a whole lot of difference, really. [editline]13th March 2013[/editline] Also, can anyone with a fireproof diary test this out for us? [quote=muselk of reddit]**INFO ON THE DIARY*** Ok, I made a post before about how the diary can strangify weapons. I am unable to replicate this with mine, but other owners have said they can. This is item schema info relating to it. "can_craft_mark": true, "can_be_restored": true, "strange_parts": true, "can_card_upgrade": true "can_card_upgrade": true, "can_strangify": true Strangify... is that make strange??? Anyway wicked, I dont know if thats sufficient proof for you, but I cant replicate in game, so ill see if anyone else can help.[/quote]

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;39898693]Old: [thumb]http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/diary_book.51869484f35477a588ddf7083f6f317dc9d75c31.png[/thumb] New: [thumb]http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/diary_book.830b6fd9c687cfd3515655cf10a9a9c4b8b225bd.png[/thumb] [editline]13th March 2013[/editline] Not a whole lot of difference, really. [editline]13th March 2013[/editline] Also, can anyone with a fireproof diary test this out for us?[/QUOTE] Someone should try using bacon grease on it judging by "can_strangify"

Can I still buy a Portal 2 Soundtrack and get a code? I was on the fence before, but I figure I could give the CD to my girlfriend and cradle my precious, precious Wheatley sapper in the dark while protecting it from all the jealous eyes that want to take it from me.

Another BioShock promos update: [img]http://i.imgur.com/sC3hUCW.png[/img] Assuming a ~2% rate of change every ~12h, the current ETA to unlocking is ~2.5 days (approximately 8 PM CDT on Friday). The last observation was taken yesterday at approximately 8 PM CDT, which reported 93%. [B]Note: observations are now being taken in 12-hour resolution from yesterday onward[/B].

is the sam's hat paintable?

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;39898693]Old: [thumb]http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/diary_book.51869484f35477a588ddf7083f6f317dc9d75c31.png[/thumb] New: [thumb]http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/diary_book.830b6fd9c687cfd3515655cf10a9a9c4b8b225bd.png[/thumb] [editline]13th March 2013[/editline] Not a whole lot of difference, really. [editline]13th March 2013[/editline] Also, can anyone with a fireproof diary test this out for us?[/QUOTE] If the fireproof diary can do that then earbuds and basically most items in the game can as well. [code] { "name": "OSX Item", "defindex": 143, "item_class": "tf_wearable", "item_type_name": "#TF_Wearable_Hat", "item_name": "#TF_OSXItem", "item_description": "#TF_OSXItem_Desc", "proper_name": false, "item_slot": "misc", "model_player": "models\/player\/items\/scout\/scout_earbuds.mdl", "item_quality": 6, "image_inventory": "backpack\/player\/items\/all_class\/earbuds", "min_ilevel": 1, "max_ilevel": 100, "image_url": "http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/earbuds.f6dc85683202f2530ae8728880f4a47d4b013ea8.png", "image_url_large": "http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/earbuds_large.58998de3e2222d8e573a9c4f36e3993bc615e8b9.png", "drop_type": "none", "capabilities": { "nameable": true, "can_gift_wrap": true, "can_craft_mark": true, "can_be_restored": true, "strange_parts": true, "can_card_upgrade": true, "can_strangify": true } [/code] If you look at strange bacon grease you can see that it has the can_strangify tag under its TOOL attributes. Meaning that it is a tool with that capability. [code] { "name": "Strange Bacon Grease", "defindex": 5633, "item_class": "tool", "item_type_name": "#TF_StrangifierTool", "item_name": "#TF_FryingPanStrangifier", "item_description": "#TF_FryingPanStrangifier_Desc", "proper_name": false, "model_player": null, "item_quality": 6, "image_inventory": "backpack\/crafting\/strange_bacon_grease", "min_ilevel": 5, "max_ilevel": 5, "image_url": "http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/strange_bacon_grease.e5185b96d3795303a4e26dabe942eb0845b61052.png", "image_url_large": "http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/strange_bacon_grease_large.7bb2a5fe6c58a59a83f09304004f14194c95d012.png", "capabilities": { "can_craft_mark": true, "can_be_restored": true, "strange_parts": true, "can_card_upgrade": true, "can_strangify": true }, "tool": { "type": "strangifier", "usage_capabilities": { "can_strangify": true } }, "used_by_classes": [ ] }, [/code] The secret diary does not have the attribute under its tool header therefore it is as useful in strangification as a pair of earbuds or a darwin's danger shield. [code] { "name": "Secret Diary", "defindex": 5605, "item_class": "craft_item", "item_type_name": "#TF_Item_SecretDiary_Type", "item_name": "#TF_Item_SecretDiary_FireProof", "item_description": "#TF_Item_SecretDiary_FireProof_Desc", "proper_name": false, "model_player": null, "item_quality": 6, "image_inventory": "backpack\/crafting\/diary_book", "min_ilevel": 1, "max_ilevel": 1, "image_url": "http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/diary_book.830b6fd9c687cfd3515655cf10a9a9c4b8b225bd.png", "image_url_large": "http:\/\/media.steampowered.com\/apps\/440\/icons\/diary_book_large.8560274c9e1194f4dacd5fcb538033c5176259be.png", "craft_material_type": "", "capabilities": { "can_craft_mark": true, "can_be_restored": true, "strange_parts": true, "can_card_upgrade": true, "can_strangify": true }, "used_by_classes": [ ] }, [/code]