wth is starcraft
Does Steam periodically give you free games? I keep seeing games appear in my library with a "1 day left" or "twenty hours left" etc. message next to it, but I don't want to install something if they're going to charge me later. So...what's going on? I've noticed this almost every weekend I start up steam.
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It's free for a limited time; they let you install and play it, but after it expires, you have to buy it if you want to keep playing. I believe they're called "Free weekend games."
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Oooh Okay. That makes more sense than just randomly throwing free games around.
Just here for the activity... well not really
They gave Portal out for free, but that was as a promotion for the Mac version.
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wth is starcraft
I got portal for free at some point too, but I seem to remember that promotion running differently.
Master has given Dobby a doctorate! Dobby is free!
I didn't get portal for free 
In any case, they usually have a discount during the free period for like 50% off or something.
In any case, they usually have a discount during the free period for like 50% off or something.An artist's depiction of an Extended Unit Death
Portal was unique in that there was a promo for it on Steam's site. We had a topic about that here: http://www.staredit.net/topic/11037/
If they're actually giving away a free game, we tend to make a commotion about it. Even when it's not a temporary promotion (see http://www.staredit.net/topic/13987/).
If they're actually giving away a free game, we tend to make a commotion about it. Even when it's not a temporary promotion (see http://www.staredit.net/topic/13987/).
Learn how EUDs work: A Mapmaker's Guide for Creating EUDs
Don't like learning?: EUDGen 2
Other stuff: Farlap Bound Maker
Dash: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X
Jog: Original Warp
Other: Super Mario SC Fireball Guard Your Civilian Strength Contest
Don't like learning?: EUDGen 2
Other stuff: Farlap Bound Maker
Dash: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X
Jog: Original Warp
Other: Super Mario SC Fireball Guard Your Civilian Strength Contest
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Symmetry -- https://staredit.net/topic/18903/ THE REVIEWS ARE HERE! "ok these are pretty good memes" - ssj9Kevin[2026-7-17. : 2:58 pm]
Ultraviolet -- SymmetrySymmetry shouted: Man I wish we had this tech back in the day when people played ums lmao
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Symmetry -- Man I wish we had this tech back in the day when people played ums lmao[2026-7-16. : 6:28 am]
NudeRaider -- EUD actions, specifically. The conditions remained. Today we can even have actions again, but they're all virtualized/whitelisted (not sure on the actual technical implementation) so you can only use them for specific intended purposed, not arbitrary code injections.[2026-7-16. : 6:26 am]
NudeRaider -- I mean yes, maps - through EUDs - were theoretically able to do that as well, but that was patched quickly.[2026-7-16. : 6:25 am]
NudeRaider -- SymmetrySymmetry shouted: Ohhh imagine a SC map that could delete itself
not the map, the editor[2026-7-16. : 2:28 am]
Symmetry -- I vaguely remember Voy doing some ACE back in the day, but I had no idea EUDs could do that kind of shit. I am very much catching up on the technology[2026-7-15. : 8:51 pm]
NudeRaider -- SymmetrySymmetry shouted: NudeRaider Is EUD editor capable of writing shit onto the player's harddrive? That seems like it would be dangerous
yeah an editor that isn't allowed to write files sounds rather pointless, so I'd assume it can. Like most other programs too btw. and yes, obviously that's dangerous, but also kinda necessary. MS introduced that virtualization for exactly that reason.[2026-7-15. : 4:10 am]
Ultraviolet -- I don't think so. I think they shut that shit down after 1.16, maybe even earlier
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