Risk the gamble?
Mmm, I never bought a BIAB, not yet. I'll wait for the usual hints.
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1st. to post, förster
would only pre-order Be-Mine Bundles ... others don't seem to be worth it
edit: ... damn you CopperUndies :d
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Be-Mine are usually good, I already got burned by a WGN though, so I will patiently wait.
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I was told the WGNs suck so bad [by the Groupees staff] because they're not curated by Groupees staff, so..
Yeah, I'll never preorder one of those again.
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yeah, I only pre-order Be Mine now. Those are totally worth it, I usually get a bundle for myself, and one or two for trades/GAs, and it's been worth it.
the other bundles... not so much. I spent too much this month, so i guess I won't pre-order this one
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so i have to wait, so that they give me even more money to dispose their keys?
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Nah, I've picked up so many awesome games during the SSS so that it's literally impossible for me to get something worthwhile out of preordering this.
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I'll be keeping my eye on you, troieve. I mean this thread. For updated hints. :3
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...how can the Greenlight/Steam ratio be 1:1 if there are 7 games ?
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Preorder price is good, but prev BIABs weren't that good for me, and now ... don't know. Definitely need more hints, because so far the racing one means a no-no for me.
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I liked BIAB 1 and 2, but 3 and 4 were much weaker. And as it also applies to groupees bundles in general (quality dropped a lot in past few months - year) I think I'll skip.
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Nice, I wanted CastleAbra.
Wouldn't buy BIAB without hints though.
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Cyanic dropped something to solve for puzzle enthusiasts: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/29365870/biab5.dat
It's an archive file containing the names of stuff in this bundle.
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"i have one of the games" account with almost 1k games...that sure is a helpfull hint
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Sorry :)
At least we know I don't have 6 of the games, which is a good thing. Only one repeat in this one.
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Oh, you should rephrase that to 'ONLY own one of the games', then, which is actually useful information :D
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Yeah, that seemed more of an ironic gesture than anything.
"Here's some cake. Well, not here. Somewhere. Maybe. But the cake totally isn't a lie!
REALLY.
Possibly."
It's like playing Portal all over again.
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Aw, but knowing it's intentional makes it amusing :(
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So I rephrased it back, because I felt you were right again. Am I being easily inlfuenced tonight?!
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I dunno. But there's so little actual information about this bundle so far, it seems a shame to remove notice of what little we do have..
Edit: Oh, well. Pfoo. It seems someone has quite ruined my ability to tease you on the matter. :P
/It was fun while it lasted./
Nice profile pic, by the way :)
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It's sort of my subtle reference to these two essences of awesome:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HtpD02s0g
http://skeletorislove.tumblr.com/
Meanwhile, He-Man only has this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=32FB-gYr49Y
Incidentally, one of my close friends had a He-Man image referencing that clip for the longest time ;)
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If I knew what the racing game was I would consider it. Personally I'm not big on these ones that say "pre-order me" but don't say whats actually in them. I don't think I've been interested in any of them after the fact least not for the prices they wanted though I would have for the pre-order price.
There is still 18 hours for me to find out, hopefully the games will be known before then.
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I just decrypted the archive. Here is the bundle content:
Tiki Man
Transcend
Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night
CastleAbra
Royal Defense
F1 Chequered Flag
Mystery Game
Stig - Velocity
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Here is the markup if you want to update the main post:
[Tiki Man](http://store.steampowered.com/app/376920/)
[Transcend](http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=421325200)
[Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night](http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=391227704)
[CastleAbra](http://store.steampowered.com/app/366570/)
[Royal Defense](http://store.steampowered.com/app/291170/)
[F1 Chequered Flag](http://store.steampowered.com/app/371600/)
Mystery Game
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After much searching, I came across the following post which described the file structure. From there, it was a simple matter of trying both XOR keys against each byte and testing for a valid character.
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Hey! Using my previous research efforts is cheating!
Just kidding. I thought it would be fun to see how people can deal with random file archives. The particular format is, I think, the second one I ever worked with. Anyway, expect the next hint package to be a bit harder.
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I never would have got it without that information! Thanks for the decryption challenge; I enjoyed it.
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Nice work man! \o/
The bundle is kinda shit tho. XD
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Insta-whitelist! Oh wait, you're already in my whitelist. ;-)
The community thanks you.
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Looking at the past bundles, is the preorder price for all games or first tier?
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You get the whole bundle if preorder. (That's the point of the preordering. :D )
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CastleAbra looks good, but I was hoping for more classic goodies like the Sid Meier games from the previous BIAB bundles. I'm sure the mystery game will be some gem I'd like. But, I'll hold off on the pre-order this time.
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Yup, had me at CastleAbra... joo messing wit my key, chico?
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It looks like I just had a look at the chat at the right time. Obviously they changed their minds and TikiMan will get a Steamkey now. And it also looks like the Mystery game was leaked by a Groupees staff member pushing the wrong button: Frankenstein: Master of Death
cyanicGroupees HQ16:30
There's been one adjustment during presale. That happens sometimes for lots of reasons, including build/key status. Good news is that on release you'll be receiving 1 more Steam key.
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https://groupees.com/biab5
7 games + 1 album, $1 minimum
For a minimum of $1 you get
Frankenstein: Master of Death
Transcend
Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night
For a minimum of $3 you also get
CastleAbra
Royal Defense
F1 Chequered Flag
Mystery Game
Pathfinder (music)
Hints:
onetwo of the games according to cyanicTheRealKotA decrypted the archive!!
See here in all glory the upcoming BIAB ingredients:
Tiki Man !!DOES now come with a Steam key!!
Transcend
Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night
CastleAbra
Royal Defense
F1 Chequered Flag
Mystery Game - most probably Frankenstein: Master of Death
Stig - Velocity
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