Steam

[KRonn]

I wish the game would just start without connecting to Steam, and sometimes games do if the connection is down.

If you are still searching for a way :
Steam > Go offline.
Then all your games should work, however, achievements will not be recorded.

I haven't problems in a while and when I did sometimes it would ask if I wanted to continue off line, but not always. Is that a setting or how do I set it?

[viper37]

I wish the game would just start without connecting to Steam, and sometimes games do if the connection is down.

If you are still searching for a way :
Steam > Go offline.
Then all your games should work, however, achievements will not be recorded.

I haven't problems in a while and when I did sometimes it would ask if I wanted to continue off line, but not always. Is that a setting or how do I set it?

just selec the option, it will ask to restart Steam, then it will be offline until you chose to return online.  You will be able to play most, if not all your games like that.

[mongers]

In case anyone hasn't gotten around to playing it by now, Civilization V complete is on steam sale for under a dollar.

Edit:

Probably ignore this as it maybe be excluding all of the content I already have, so only two items for that price, though I'm not sure, being relatively new to steam. 

[Grey Fox]

It's about 10$ when you own nothing.

[mongers]

It's about 10$ when you own nothing.

Which is a pretty good deal if you know someone who hasn't got it; thought I'd guess All Languishites have played it?

[KRonn]

I wish the game would just start without connecting to Steam, and sometimes games do if the connection is down.

If you are still searching for a way :
Steam > Go offline.
Then all your games should work, however, achievements will not be recorded.

I haven't problems in a while and when I did sometimes it would ask if I wanted to continue off line, but not always. Is that a setting or how do I set it?

just selec the option, it will ask to restart Steam, then it will be offline until you chose to return online.  You will be able to play most, if not all your games like that.

Ok, thanks. 

[mongers]

Have an annoying small amount of credit in my steam account, so thought I'd get rid of it, turns out there are over 8,000 games under $10.00 on Steam.



Given how borked the tagging/categories are how do you find the diamonds amongst the rough?


All I want is an mildly involving old school turn-based strategy game, oh well off to Gog.com I guess.

[Ed Anger]

You could always save the credit and buy some non indie shit during the numerous steam sales.

[mongers]

You could always save the credit and buy some non indie shit during the numerous steam sales.

Must spend. 

[CountDeMoney]

turns out there are over 8,000 games under $10.00 on Steam.

Good grief.

[Syt]

Remember when little developers were struggling to get on Steam? Well ...

[Josquius]

There's a cool documentary called Indie Game The Movie about this.
Interesting business structure.  There are too many games on steam. Get noticed early or else your chances of making anything are poor.

[CountDeMoney]

Fucking hobbyists.  It's like everybody in NYC wants to be an actor or writer.

[Razgovory]

Sometimes I feel that there are an insufficient number of games that use sprites from the late 1980's early 1990's on Steam.

[grumbler]

Remember when little developers were struggling to get on Steam? Well ...

This is an excellent example of how to use the wrong type of graph to tell your story.  Pie graphs don't show change over time well at all.  I think a writer just thinks they look cool, even when they don't relay the data the author wants relayed.