What ever could it be…

  • PRNE
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    365 months ago

    @Dirt_Owl because they searched for Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic wrong?

    • KoboldKomrade [he/him]
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      135 months ago

      Seriously. Last thing I bought from was vic3 base game so i could mod it (fuck steam mods who don’t upload to nexus or have a github somewhere or SOMETHING other then gatekeeping it behind steam workshop).

      At least its moderately easy to pirate all the dlc on steam still. People out there justifying spending $500 on a game when we got multiple free “DLC” patches on games like stardew is kinda insane. And the DLCs have less content then the average free mod nowadays… People really need to just make open source versions of pdx games at this point. I think some people are doing it with vic2.

          • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]OP
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            5 months ago

            There’s something so satisfying about pirating that Sims 4 repack that just installs all the latest DLC, patches and other shit automatically.

            You see this wall of dumb shit you never would have paid for that you’re getting 100% free and it feels so good.

      • save_vs_death [they/them]
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        45 months ago

        i dumped so much money into stellaris DLCs after the 3 rework of the base game i just about had it, i paid more than enough and then some for a complete video game, i’m going to get a complete video game

        that’s the comedy of it all, until they get abandoned for the next game in the series, paradox games are never done, they’re essentially in early access

    • Formerlyfarman [none/use name]
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      265 months ago

      It’s also bad for gameplay, because the mechanics added on the dlc have to be confined to that dlc so they don’t interact with each other, much less build on each other, so you end with a seemingly complex but shallow game.

      • Biggay [he/him, comrade/them]
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        55 months ago

        Got Stellaris recently and it was awful for this reason. Everything felt totally bare and like there was some other mechanic somewhere that made everything work. Also got back to EUIV after playing it a lot at release and hated a lot of the systems and wouldnt you know it everything worked great after I got the DLC pass thing.

    • CarbonScored [any]
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      5 months ago

      It’s annoying how many Paradox (and other) games are stuck behind the effective DRM that is Steam workshop. No mods without paying insane prices. You can still mish-mash pirated DLC and a bought base game, but it’s a real pain.

  • Wendy_Pleakley [they/them, he/him]
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    5 months ago

    Some of us never left SimCity 4

    Editors note: Pleakley’s computer can’t handle Cities Skylines, not even a little. These comments are not made out of spite.

    • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]
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      65 months ago

      same same, maybe it was my insistence on running the realistic traffic mods but skylines would always just be so sluggish on my comp.

      But i did lose like a year of my life to simcity 4 when i was younger lol.

      • Wendy_Pleakley [they/them, he/him]
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        55 months ago

        Certain editions are no good, I don’t know the complete technical details but where you purchase it from is a factor. I bought the game on Steam and have had zero problems on my Windows 10 PC 🙂

        • Redcuban1959 [any]
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          35 months ago

          I bought the game on Steam and have had zero problems on my Windows 10 PC

          Good to know the Steam version is fixed