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Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:46 pm
by warhammer
http://store.steampowered.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/218090/
Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign on sale (in top ten on bestseller list)
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:57 am
by histgamer
I'm not sure if it's been discussed and honestly I could see how Steam distrubtion would be very bad for a publisher like Slitherine/Matrix especially on a flagship title like PZCorps which if the revenue stream was killed by a steam flop could be very bad for the company.
With that said I think a brilliant idea would be to submit for Greenlight. Not even because it would get in, odds are it wouldn't there are simply to many games. But it would be free publicity and exposure to steam customers who otherwise might never hear of this game. Free marketing essentially. The only risk is if the terms of Greenlight require you to sign with Steam should they accept your title.
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:09 pm
by Dragoon.
Valve may scrap the idea of Greenlight. At least Gabe Newell said in an interview it didn't work out and they may get rid of it.
http://steamunpowered.eu/gabe-newells-n ... re-choice/
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:36 pm
by deducter
Jon Shafer, the game designer for Civ5, just posted a postmortem on that game on Gamasutra. One interesting detail is that he mentioned that the supply system in his new Kickstarter game is inspired by Unity of Command. He also mentions how the hex-grid and 1-unit-per-tile system of Civ5 is inspired by Panzer General, although he doesn't reference Panzer Corps at all. I would imagine if he were aware of Panzer Corps, this game would get a mention in the notes where he discusses AI.
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JonShafe ... _Civ_5.php
Although I personally dislike Steam, I can see how it massively raises the profile of a game. I wonder if Shafer is only aware of Unity of Command because of Steam?
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:52 pm
by borsook79
deducter wrote:Jon Shafer, the game designer for Civ5, just posted a postmortem on that game on Gamasutra. One interesting detail is that he mentioned that the supply system in his new Kickstarter game is inspired by Unity of Command. He also mentions how the hex-grid and 1-unit-per-tile system of Civ5 is inspired by Panzer General, although he doesn't reference Panzer Corps at all. I would imagine if he were aware of Panzer Corps, this game would get a mention in the notes where he discusses AI.
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JonShafe ... _Civ_5.php
Although I personally dislike Steam, I can see how it massively raises the profile of a game. I wonder if Shafer is only aware of Unity of Command because of Steam?
I'm pretty sure that without Steam he wouldn't have met UoC. Generally millions of people assume that steam=PC gaming. There are dinosaurs like Matrix that seem to not have noticed
, but at least for exposure and publicity there is nothing better out there
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:33 am
by Reotahikid
Count me in as another hoping that Panzer Corps will one day find its way to Steam. I only have the base game right now, but I would rebuy it and all the expansions in an instant if I could have them all integrated with my Steam collection. Steam is the focal point for my PC gaming right now, and I'd almost forgotten I'd even bought Panzer Corps until I found the exe buried in a folder on my desktop. Getting it updated manually is taking a while, and by the time the update is finished I will have lost the small window of time I was hoping to play it in. If it was on Steam it would have already been updated automatically, so I could have just jumped in and played a bit more.
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:10 pm
by MrsWargamer
Sounds like they want to make Steam MORE accessible to game developers. That would be a good thing, as in the past, that has been the reason I have had told to me was the reason they had trouble making use of the Steam option in the first place.
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:55 pm
by lordzimoa
Well you Steam users, go and vote!
The Panzer Corps series goes to Steam Greenlight
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =131062882
Vote for us now if you are a Steam user! Thanks
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:28 pm
by borsook79
Voted! I hope you get in easily and consider giving your old customers the keys
Plus of course dream of a Linux port...
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:34 pm
by warhammer
Great news! I post this on few forums (for startegy games fans).
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:05 pm
by deducter
The only thing about Steam is that I really, really hope PzC and other future titles don't become Steam exclusive, like what is happening with Stardock's newest Fallen Enchantress expansion. I would happily pay somewhat more to have the more conventional installation options.
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:08 pm
by Rudankort
So far there are no plans to make PzC a Steam-exclusive title.
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:34 pm
by impar
Voted.
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:44 pm
by Reotahikid
Voted here, too! I really hope it gets picked up. I'd love to buy it on Steam as well.
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:17 am
by jaggy
deducter wrote:The only thing about Steam is that I really, really hope PzC and other future titles don't become Steam exclusive, like what is happening with Stardock's newest Fallen Enchantress expansion. I would happily pay somewhat more to have the more conventional installation options.
I'm with deducter on this, don't make Panzer Corps a Steam-exclusive. And likewise I'm willing to pay more to avoid this.
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:50 am
by Kerensky
pipfromslitherine wrote:There are no plans to make the game Steam exclusive, meaning you will be able to buy the game and all DLCs directly from us if you wish.
Cheers
Pip
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:25 am
by IainMcNeil
We have no plans to go exclusive with anything on Steam. We've been doing digital delivery of games long before Steam and have no intention of stopping
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:24 pm
by Victor_K
I think that Steam could be an avenue to bring the game to a wider audiance. I am glad you are still planning on taking care of your older customers!
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:03 am
by MrsWargamer
Voted the game up on Steam, but not sure if they plan to retain the Greenlight concept.
Either way, I never subscribe to the concept of 'exclusives', never saw the point of a source deciding to intentionally limit their product.
I would never advise anyone to do a Steam exclusive or to refuse to sell anywhere other than a company page.
Re: Yet another steam (Digital Distro) thread
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:32 pm
by impar
Panzer Corps has been greenlighted:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =131062882
Hope the developers can get some kind of discount to the ones that have already purchased the games plus some expansions.
Finally an easy way to re-install the game.