Steam 48hr Deal - Counterstrike Source Multiplayer only game for £4.76 (~$7)

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Steam 48hr Deal - Counterstrike Source Multiplayer only game for £4.76 (~$7)

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Started 14 years ago by Whiterabbit-uk
Latest reply from BentlyTCow

Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

The following Deal is only a 24 hour deal so get it while it's hot. This is an excellent RPG, that still holds its own even though the series was released ten years ago. For less than $5 for the game of the year and expansion you can go wrong with this cult RPG. You can get the game of the year editionwithout the expansion for about $2.50 That is an amazing price. Both deals have been reduced by 75%.

Deus Ex bridges the gap between FPS and RPG, a game that stands the test of time despite looking horribly out-dated today, but you would expect that considering it's age. I really loved the all-angle approach you could take to virtually every sequence in the game, and how you distribute abilities and stats and all that awesome junk always gets me giddy. I'm thinking about installing this again just for the lulz. The sequel was great as well, don't let the nay-sayers deter you!

The Game

Video:

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpEoLH0cUSw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQb5bOk9UM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khQ4owaUURo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm0QkaW-Iac

Deus Ex: Invisible War:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAk21shueik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFIq9SHHmhk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZzoGpLDFEY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeboqg4t9vs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIX0BIuRYGo

This GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION of the smash hit Deus Ex features an all-new multiplayer mode and a new head-to-head deathmatch mode.

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control. No one believes they exist. No one but you.

Real role-playing from an immersive 3D, first-person perspective. The game includes action, character interaction and problem solving.

Realistic, recognizable locations. Many of the locations are built from actual blueprints of real places set in a near future scenario.

A game filled with people rather than monsters. This creates empathy with the game characters and enhances the realism of the game world.

Invisible War expansion

Rich character development systems: Skills, augmentations, weapon and item selections and multiple solutions to problems ensure that no two players will end the game with similar characters.

Multiple solutions to problems and character development choices ensure a varied game experience. Talk, fight or use skills to get past obstacles as the game adapts itself to your style of play.

Strong storyline: Built on "real" conspiracy theories, current events and expected advancements in technology. If it's in the game, someone, somewhere believes it.

System Requirements

Minimum: 300 MHz Pentium II or equlivalent, Windows 95/98, 64 MB RAM, DirectX 7.0a compliant 3D accelerated video card 16MB VRAM, Direct X 7.0a compliant sound card, Direct X 7.0a or higher (included), 150MB uncompressed hard drive space, Keyboard and Mouse

Check it out on Steam HERE

Posted 14 years ago #
BentlyTCow
Member

Thanks for the heads up on this one, WR, I will probably pick this one up. It's hard to beat two great games for £2.98. I wish they'd do the System Shock games!

Posted 14 years ago #
wizzard_of_ozz2004
Games Master

System Shock 1:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4933#post-52743

Posted 14 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

This deal ends at 3pm Pacific time. So there's about 11 hours left of this marvellous deal. :)

Posted 14 years ago #
BentlyTCow
Member

I was looking into these a bit and apparently they've done some upgrades to the Deus Ex rendering engine, even up to DX10. It's even compatible with the Steam version.

http://kentie.net/article/dxguide/index.htm - new renderer

http://kentie.net/article/d3d10drv/ - DX10 renderer

If anyone's apprehensive about these I'll probably try the DX9 renderer and maybe some of the texture packs. He also mentions fixing the field-of-view for widescreen monitors along with a GUI/HUD resolution fix plus some other interesting downloads on page 2 of the 'new renderer' page above (texture packs, alternate renderers). Apparently they're pretty easy to install, but I'll post how it went later.

Posted 14 years ago #
Campy
Member

Deus Ex is IGN's #21 All Time Best Game just above Half Life and PC Gamers #2 Best PC Game of All Time only trailing World of Warcraft.

Thanks BentlyTCow, looking forward to your report on how this worked.

Posted 14 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Hi Bently, I thought they had. One of the videos I've posted above shows the new renders and the game definitely looks better. Thanks for posting the information. :)

W.R.

p.s.

This deal ends in around 6 hours time.

Posted 14 years ago #
BentlyTCow
Member

Oh, maybe they have.. I'm not sure about the DX10 update though. I'll find out later about the DX9 version but I don't have Vista/7 to check DX10.

At any rate, this is still a great game no matter the graphics. It's a bit of a lot of things: stealth, shooter, RPG.. Well worth the price of admission. What is it, half the cost of a popcorn at the movies?! Just don't get butter on the keyboard :)

Posted 14 years ago #
BentlyTCow
Member

If anyone's waiting till the last minute to buy this, this is it.. The extra stuff I mentioned above seems to be worth it, though I haven't done much more than up the resolution to 1680x1050 (which doesn't show as an in-game option). I'm going to try the hi-res texture packs and different renderers next, but it certainly has aged well. It's about comparable with Half-Life 1 at high resolutions. Maybe a little better... going by memory, which is completely questionable!

Posted 14 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

LOL I was just abouy to post the same message. I think there's only 3 minutes let now. Unlikly anyone will bother now apart from those that have already purchased it. :)

W.R.

Edit:

Amazingly this is still active 15 mins after the deadline.........

Posted 14 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

The latest deal is for Valves Counterstrike Source for only £4.76 (~$7), a multiplayer game that still has more online players via Steams platform than any other game. It's several years old, but still a great looking game; when it was released it was years ahead of the competition.

The deal lasts for 48 hours this time, and ends Friday 25th June 3pm PST.

I'll post more details and images in the morning. I have a game of Left 4 Dead 2 starting in the next 15 mins then I'm going to bed. :)

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The Game:

The #1 online action game in the world, Counter-Strike: Source (CSS) has just received a major update and is now available for the Mac. CSS is a SteamPlay title, so if you own it on the PC – you own it on the Mac. Besides PC Vs. Mac cross-platform play, this update also adds achievements, stats, engine updates and more.

Player Stats:

New match and lifetime player stats and summary screens give you insight into how you play. You can tracks your kills, your deaths, and compare yourself against other players. Learn your accuracy with each weapon so no more guessing where you should be spending your money.

Achievments:

Over 140 unique achievements have been added. The achievements cover everything from defusing bombs and winning pistol rounds to dominating your first foe. Can you kill 5 opponents with a blast of C4 to earn the “Clusterstruck” achievement?

Updated Scorecard:

Can you earn MVP by getting the most kills or defusing the bomb? Always know who on your team is contributing the most with the end round MVP award. And all your favorite Steam features have been added including avatar pictures, domination icons and more.

Newly Added:

A new Death Cam that shows who killed you. The new domination and revenge system makes it personal. We have also included various Source Engine updates, bug fixes, and more.

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spGLsMY47Xo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5yw9LpPVGU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsPsvuQ13vo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD2XGmi_Jt0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnyW4PRv8M0

You'll find loads of modifications available for this game; just visit one of the many CounterStrike Source dedicated sites for downloads.

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Posted 14 years ago #
BentlyTCow
Member

Hehe Have fun W.R. you deserve it. I'm still plugging away at the DX9 settings.. supposedly you can change anti-aliasing and other things, but I can't figure out where. The texture pack is currently downloading.. nearly 900mb!

edit: found the settings!

Posted 14 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

I must be an hour out on my time calculations. I though Pacific Time was 8 hours behind GMT but I may be an hour out so it will probably end at midnight
(another 15 mins, lol) Was just putting more details up before we start L4D2. (Me Wizzards wife and pavid). If you have L4D2 you're welcome to join us
If you only have L4D we can play that if you wish. :) Will buzz you on Steam in a few moments.

W.R.

Posted 14 years ago #
BentlyTCow
Member

Just to update my findings the high res pack is well worth the download as it does make all the brick, wood, grass, etc. look much nicer. It's a bit of a pain to get working but looks nice anyway. The other thing is the deus ex.exe file on the kentie.net site. This is just a configuration file packaged with the game exe. Just make a back-up of the original game exe and you'll be able to make adjustments when you start, including resolutions over 1280x800 and widescreen format fixes. If you look at the DX10 link I posted above, on page 2 is a screen shot with (what I assume is) the DX10 version, with high res textures and a screen resolution of 1680x1050. Mine doesn't look quite so smooth and I'm not sure if it's because I don't have the right settings or if it's because his is DX10. My sky is blockier for some reason. At any rate, I'd say they're both worth doing, if you can follow the instructions provided on their respective websites. Here's a link to the texture pack on moddb.org.

Posted 14 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Thanks BentlyTCow. I look forwards to checking this. Hey shouldn't you be in bed, lol.
I meant to go earlier, but those tweo games left me buzzing, lol.

Posted 14 years ago #
BentlyTCow
Member

Yeah yeah.. I was testing it out when I got sucked into L4D and wanted to finish it before I went to bed. I'm amazed I still made any sense! Especially when I'm using highly scientific terms like 'blockier'...

Posted 14 years ago #
BentlyTCow
Member

Oh yeah, Pacific time is 8 hours behind GMT so you were right, they just didn't take it off right away.. Same thing happened a while back with one of the other sales.

Posted 14 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Finally posted some Video and images. Great game last night. Thanks for joining us last night BentlyTCow. The game is much better with a full complement of players rather than playing with bots.

Posted 14 years ago #
BentlyTCow
Member

Yeah, I had fun too! We'll have to play again soon and maybe I'll actually escape next time :)

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