Cheese, DerRidda and Nemoder chat about the Steam Discovery update, the Saxxies, Virtual Reality, Civilisation: Beyond Earth and more!

Introduction

  • 00:00:17 @ValiantCheese introduces
  • 00:00:19 @DerRidda
  • 00:00:22 Nemoder

Our Games

  • 00:00:41 @DerRidda has been lost in Wasteland 2, DotA 2, Strife, Tropico 5, HL2: Ep1 & Ep2, CS:GO, Borderlands 2
  • 00:07:48 Nemoder played some Tropico 5, Guns of Icarus Online, Descent 1 via Rebirth: [http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/sdldevil-level-editor/]
  • 00:09:17 @ValiantCheese has been playing some Chasm, Guns of Icarus Online, Crypt of the Necrodancer

SteamLUG Community Stuff

  • 00:13:33 Our past events:
  • Frozen Synapse [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/124168944283321522]
  • No More Room in Hell [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/124168944283322584]
  • Planetary Annihilation [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/124168944283345986]
  • Orbital Gear [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/124168944283347522]
  • 00:15:01 Upcoming events:
  • Borderlands 2 [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/124171483566794324]
  • Crusader Kings 2 [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug#events/124171483566798299]
  • Semi-Weekly Guns of Icarus Online Practice events [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug/discussions/2/558752449259869101/]
  • 00:16:41 Cheese has a chat with Lee Petty (@leepetty) during Double Fine Game Club's playthrough of Stacking [http://cheesetalks.twolofbees.com/dfgc_leepetty.php] [http://www.doublefine.com/forums/viewthread/14908/]
  • 00:21:03 Should SteamLUG be a Steam curator? [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug/discussions/2/616188677755298516/]
  • 00:24:26 Trading/Giveaway Subforum added [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamlug/discussions/3/]
  • 00:25:13 Cheese talks about Software Freedom Day [http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/]

Steam/Valve News

  • 00:26:55 Steam Discovery Update [http://store.steampowered.com/about/newstore]
  • Curators [http://store.steampowered.com/about/curators/]
  • Discovery Queue [http://store.steampowered.com/explore/]
  • 00:33:06 Steam Music is out of beta [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steammusic#announcements/detail/162451444036256368]
  • 00:34:02 Steam client updates [http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta#announcements/detail/211991676259283159]
  • "Changed Steam Cloud file paths to be preserve case instead of converting to lowercase. This will not retroactively affect files already synced to the cloud."
  • 00:35:22 Saxxies are over, winner announced [http://www.sourcefilmmaker.com/saxxyawards2014/]

Tech News

  • 00:37:02 Oculus
  • @ValiantCheese has received the DK2
  • Rift DK1 firmware and schematics released [https://github.com/OculusVR/RiftDK1]
  • Video of HL2 and VR-Mode [http://youtu.be/-RehCTRrWM0]
  • 00:44:32 AMD's John Byrne posts driver survey [http://www.amdsurveys.com/se.ashx?s=5A1E27D26C60C805&spMailingID=21506523&spUserID=NzI2NzcyNDE4NjQS1&spJobID=401628065&spReportId=NDAxNjI4MDY1S0]

General Gaming News

  • 00:46:10 CounterStrike:GO is out [http://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/2014/09/10291/]
  • 00:47:24 Borderlands 2 is out [http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/borderlands-2-released-for-linux-with-a-sale.4360]
  • 00:48:59 Dota 2 6.82 update introduces balance changes, changes to the map and mechanics tweaks [http://blog.dota2.com/2014/09/the-rekindling-soul-update/]
  • 00:51:34 Tropico 5 Linux/Mac announcements are out [http://steamcommunity.com/games/245620/announcements/detail/202983413090261138]
  • 00:53:53 Interstellar Marines gets some Linux performance updates [http://steamcommunity.com/games/236370/announcements/detail/171458643428805690]
  • 00:55:00 New Civ: BE trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_jp88pnNzE]
  • 00:58:11 Pre-alpha gameplay footage of Satellite Reign [http://satellitereign.com/pre-alpha-gameplay-demo/]
  • 01:00:13 Stronghold 3 is out, uses eON [http://store.steampowered.com/app/47400/]
  • 01:02:28 Natural Selection 2 Combat trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1PqHArylEM]
  • 01:03:37 New TF2 comic (possibly hints at story for the asteroid beta map?) [http://www.teamfortress.com/tf04_blood_in_the_water/]
  • 01:04:25 Humble Bundle for PC and Android 11 [https://www.humblebundle.com/]
  • 01:04:44 Blackwell series is now on Linux (debuting in the Humble Bundle for PC and Android 11) [http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/blackwell-games-make-their-debut-on-linux-in-humble-bundle-pc-and-android-11.4351/]

Crowdfunding News

  • 01:05:22 Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/venture-moon/duke-grabowski-mighty-swashbuckler-point-and-click]
  • 01:06:59 Battle Chef Brigade [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/trinket/battle-chef-brigade]
  • 01:07:51 Tesla Breaks The World is released [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1660691250/tesla-breaks-the-world]
  • 01:08:06 Chasm alpha has gone out to backers [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/discordgames/chasm]

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