other-games

[keen dome]

Well the story aspect of it means you have to do all the old raids and stuff

Which technically you can do when you are high enough level but it will take a while to get to max level and hear good enough to solo the stuff

Least from what I remember. Not sure how it is now

[heavy zenith]

Hm

[dry copper]

Can't steam roll dungeons with a higher level friend?

[heavy zenith]

Okay

If I just wanted a loot grind I’d play [waves tiredly at every other game]

[dry copper]

I hate the smell of cooking brocoli

[keen dome]

Wait did they lower max level with the new expansion @sleek cloud

Because from what I see it says 60.. last I played I could get 100+

[sleek cloud]

yeah it's 60

[keen dome]

So they lowered it all??

[sleek cloud]

yeah, it was 50 then Shadowlands added another 10 levels

[keen dome]

So wait what if I had level 120 or even over 100 before? Did they just lower them?

Also they added a fox race..ngl it makes me wanna okay now

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtpqPp9y_Vs

[heavy zenith]

“Level squish”

120->50, 100->40; https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23523206/explore-the-updates-arriving-with-the-shadowlands-pre-expansion-patch

Then, 50->60 via Shadowlands

[charred badge]

Oh yeah, we're cooking with gas now

[keen dome]

Yeah I just checked all my toons are 40 and one 45

[loud slate]

rainbow tornados

[glass plinth]

@dry copper Sadly the 2 tb closeout deal at amazon is sold out. Prices are back to normal. Still can get the 1tb for 109 though

Which isnt all that great of a price anymore

Western Digital Blue SN550 is good at 89

1tb

[sleek cloud]

There was a sn750 m. 2 1tb for around £100 last week

[misty kiln]

2 hours into this 1 hour long walkthrough video of this stupid hard dungeon in FFXV. And im only halfway done 💩

[keen dome]

Is that the online one?

[misty kiln]

nah

i think thats 14

[coarse swift]

14 is online

Are you in that one dungeon you gotta access via Regalia Type-F?

[misty kiln]

yes that one, and its a royal pain in my ass ^^;

[coarse swift]

Yea have fun with that

That took me a while too

[misty kiln]

im almost done, i just walked all over some statue boobs 😳

but also i just became full of oracle ascension coins, those were the whole reason i came here =\

no way im going through all this again tho, ill just hafta take my losses

[crisp sparrow]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1358889983487209474?s=20

Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier)

NEWS: For the last year and a half, BioWare has been in "incubation" mode overhauling the maligned online game Anthem.

This week, EA will review the progress of "Anthem Next" and decide whether to expand the team or put an end to the project. https://t.co/eQmTq2oEjZ

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[cinder vessel]

lmao

how much would you bet they just cancel it

[raven frost]

I'm kinda betting on it, Antem's name is tainted even if they wanted to bring it back

which is kind of a shame, it looked fun

[cinder vessel]

I'm almost inclined to think they might not out of some weird sort of spite/pride?

It's already pretty odd EA gave it a second chance at all

But it also doesn't have as much of a foundation to fall back on, like say, Fallout 76 with the Fallout brand

If it had been some weird Mass Effect looter shooter spinoff, might have a better chance

[heavy zenith]

I enjoyed the gameplay segment at 72p far more than I expected I would here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z9PEZLJTjc&feature=emb_title

All the shaders still work!

[finite hazel]

VRUMMMMM

[winter yew]

Is that from a trackmorgify?

[finite hazel]

it's Distance's in game visuals

[winter yew]

I guess I need to play around more.

I don't recognize that level.

[finite hazel]

it's one of the career mode tracks... uh...

[winter yew]

Oh huh.

Well damn

[finite hazel]

can't remember the name, but it was freaking cool 😄

[crisp sparrow]

got this recommended today and goddamn I had no idea how huge the fandom was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFIs6LsV0a4

[sleek cloud]

https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1359048125403590660?s=19

CD PROJEKT RED (@CDPROJEKTRED)

Important Update

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[keen dome]

Thats a big oof

[sleek cloud]

very big

[dry copper]

That was cruel to announce and provide no link to 😦

[dry copper]

That hacker can't even manage to gargle a full sentence together without choking on its balls. They no doubt made several critical errors in their hacking attempt and will burn themselves in the long run.

It would be hilarious though if this were staged and no actual investigation started.

[sleek cloud]

that would be pretty funny and kinda wouldn't surprise me tbh

[keen dome]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coralisland/coral-island-reimagining-the-farm-sim-game/description Love how this is going so far almost to the switch port

[crisp sparrow]

the character designs look like a korean webtoon

[keen dome]

I have it backed for the 60, because my wife and I will each play it then XD

[crisp sparrow]

nice

I assume you've played stardew valley then?

[keen dome]

Oh yeah

[crisp sparrow]

nice

tbh it seems too much like stardew except for the coral stuff

the farm layout, the house upgrades, even the item carry is the same position

[keen dome]

@sleek cloud I did it x.x

[sleek cloud]

nice!

[keen dome]

I feel dirty lol

[sleek cloud]

i think you'll enjoy going by my friends reaction who is a big fan of WoW

[random sinew]

or they deliberately wrote like a child to reduce the chance of being identified by their writing style

[dry copper]

I feel bad for the developers who haphazardly added console support as a backed promise

It's going to cost a significant amount of money to invest in console ontop of licensing fees.

[keen dome]

Yeah I do understand that, but I think it was a promised thing, and I hope they can deliver because it looks like it will be fun

[dry copper]

I hope that they don't offer crossplay and end up bogging themselves down in technical problems for years to come

[keen dome]

Yeah, I think thats part of the 600k goal, which looks like it may hit it tbh

[dry copper]

Co-op doesn't promise crossplay tho

[silver sparrow]

can i just say that dicey dungeons is surprisingly pleasurable

like slay the spire but with dice

[heavy zenith]

That looks like fun

[silver sparrow]

lol

[heavy zenith]

Ha

[silver sparrow]

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/9/22274035/cd-projekt-hack-source-code-cyberpunk-2077-witcher-3-encrypt-data-ransom

[winter yew]

that was a great watch.

[glass plinth]

Ok, so valheim sucked me in, more specifically building viking long houses

Still trying to figure out the range of a fire to keep a bed warm though. Valheim's discord is completely #@@. No one would answer a single technical question.

[winter yew]

It does look very fun. I'm going to wait a few months before I bite.

[glass plinth]

You worried about bugs?

If so, I wouldnt. The games polished enough I havent seen a single bug in the entire playthrough Ive had. In fact.. now that I think of that, that is surprising...

[winter yew]

Nope. I hate Early Access.

[austere lance]

Metro Exodus NG+ supposedly only gives you your guns and attachments but it gave me my armor attachments too, this is great 😆

[glass plinth]

Its a finished game. You can play through the entire games content.

From first boss to last.

[winter yew]

Hmmm. I wonder what reason they released under EA.

[glass plinth]

Im not even sure why its early access

[winter yew]

EA is super off putting.

[glass plinth]

Yeah, I think maybe they finished the core game. Then they are adding new bosses and new biomes all the time.

So its like you can finish it. Yet there is always more to finish.

Maybe they just didnt feel the core game matched with the full vision?

If so, damned. It must be one hell of a vision lol

In anycase, damned good game. The construction is stellar. The fact the world is fully deformable surprises me. The fact you can cut a forest down and replant it, basically build anything you can imagine and explore for .. well I have no clue how long it would take to map a world

maybe a year?

The pixel style sorta put me off in pictures. In action, fricking hell its beautiful

HA! The funny thing is, cutting trees down may be my most evil joy. The physics are so fun! Cut down a giant tree and it can crush the smaller trees around it.

Although damned you gota be careful about rolling logs. I ended up crushing three of my friends when I cut a tree atop a hill and it rolled into the village killing the people eatting dinner around a fire.

[bronze wind]

@winter yew they do have a roadmap published if you're curious what is still yet to come in EA. I looked at it briefly but don't remember anything

[glass plinth]

I remember a new Mist biome. Assuming that means a foggy area?

Update 1: Hearth and Home
Update 2: Cult of the Wolf
Update 3: Ships and the Sea
Update 4: New Biome – Mistlands

Yeah those are the planned updates. Sounds to me like they released more or less a finished product. However they had more to add long term and wouldnt commit to full release.

To be honest thats smart with the way advertising works for games in EA

[winter yew]

Hmmmm. I just watched a couple gameplay. It really does look good.

I may break my own rule and purchase tbh

[bronze wind]

if you want reasons not to i can give you a few

nothing glaring but if you're trying not to spend money lol

[winter yew]

The comparison to Minecraft is a little weird though.

I can't understand that comparison.

What reasons would you give Mr Zoid?

[bronze wind]

i'd say the comparison stops at survival crafting

there's no terraforming or anything

it's a pretty standard survival craft, just pretty satisfying and well made

and just lots of QOL stuff for me

[glass plinth]

There is terraforming. You can dig, flatter and raise

[bronze wind]

dodge is probably the most annoying thing in the universe, have to hold right click and press space

ah fair enough, haven't gotten to the point where that's available

the building requirements are a little too harsh and frustrating as well

[glass plinth]

Actually terraforming is available right off the batt. You just need to know how

Also you can plant trees and grass of different kinds

bushes and such

Hrmm

[bronze wind]

need to build a roof over your bed in order to use it, but it also has to have a nearby campfire, which also needs a roof overhead, but if you build a campfire indoors it fills with smoke which causes a negative status effect

[glass plinth]

Which isnt hard to deal with, you need a chimney

[bronze wind]

yeah i'm not saying it's "hard"

it's just extra and feels arbitrary

[glass plinth]

hehe, i find it interesting they made it so realistic

That was actually a huge factor in nordic architecture

Smoke

[bronze wind]

It's cool from a realism point of view but when I just want to build a hut to sleep and I have to chop a bunch of trees to make enough wood it just gets old, especially with how sensitive the snapping of the parts is

[glass plinth]

Really?

Huh, guess im used to worse.

I found it immensely easy

[winter yew]

Hmmm. I see how that could be annoying.

[bronze wind]

I guess it's subjective but it's absolutely not up to the level of say NMS

in terms of ease of building, getting stuff where you want it to go in the right way

it's not impossible but it is pretty annoying at first. I also wish there was (maybe there is) a way to cycle through your hotbar. Mouse scroll just zooms the camera, I want it to switch my equipped items

I hate having to actually select specific numbers on my keyboard lol

[winter yew]

The roadmap looks like they know what they want from the game which is nice.

Although, Anthem had a roadmap and that game is 50% chance of being abandoned right now.

[bronze wind]

yeah i definitely still enjoy the game, trying to get my brother into it so we can dig in more. But still have gripes

[winter yew]

Gameplay really does look fun. 😕

Do you play solo?

[bronze wind]

Yeah so far it's just been solo

[winter yew]

Nice, nice.

[bronze wind]

I think it probably shines with friends, it feels a bit tedious solo but not unmanageable

I can see it getting more difficult later into it's EA period which I'm not looking forward to. Like currently it costs nothing to repair your equipment which I really love, but that doesn't feel like a feature that will stick around

[winter yew]

Ah yeah. I see that happening too.

[bronze wind]

2-hour refund period should be enough time to see if you are annoyed with any of the stuff I mentioned though. You get right into stuff.

also I looked it up and @glass plinth || terraforming is only available after the first boss when you craft the pickaxe. not that you can't get to that point somewhat quickly but it's not available from the very start of the game ||

[glass plinth]

I guess flattening and raising are available with the hoe, digging wasnt a issue for me, since I work on a slope lol

Overall I would agree with Zoid in one aspect.

Im a solo survivalist permadeather. I dont mind being alone

[bronze wind]

yeah i built my first place in between some of the stone circles

[glass plinth]

For some it may be a bit much solo for many

[bronze wind]

flat ground and looks pretty nice

[glass plinth]

Niiice

I have a glorious glade.

Three giant oaks overlooking a pond.

I flattened around the pond and put my house and smithy and farm.

then I terraced around it and placed a square wall with other structures.

Frankly I found the only real issue is placing roof pieces LOL, the snap points are damned hard if your not above.

However, I figured out a way to make scaffolds nigh instantly

[raven frost]

what is this game again

[glass plinth]

Valheim.

[raven frost]

thanks

[glass plinth]

I was NOT looking for a game to play. However I am a huge fan of nordic lore. In the end I broke down and got it

I was up tell 4am last night...

[bronze wind]

is there a way to check what bonuses your skill level gives?

it's very satisfying to level up skills by simply playing but i have no idea what my levels improve

[glass plinth]

You know, I have no clue. I just know when my logging I cut trees down WAY faster now.

Its absolutely a blast logging , they got the physics so damned addictive

Doesnt hurt the sounds rock too

[bronze wind]

yeah i feel like it would be more obvious with a side by side comparison of two very different skill levels

something you notice when you make a new character but you don't necessarily notice over time

[glass plinth]

Im mostly building since thats my passion

[dry copper]

My nephew loves that game. I have it, but have yet to try it.

[dry copper]

I have valheim. I played it the same. I contacted my sis to ask if she got it so we could play together and had to delete the msg, not realizing until I looked it was 2AM

[crisp sparrow]

just play it, its pretty short and well worth it even now

[dry copper]

Valheim is so simple yet so profoundly enjoyable. I can't wait to see what they add to the game given it's in early access.

It's like Grounded, in terms of taking development and game mechanics in the right direction

[glass plinth]

You hit it right on the head!

[austere lance]

Jesus the second level in Exodus is fucked, especially if you read the logs laying around

[glass plinth]

Thats exactly what i was thinking MM

Even as the game it is, right now I am happy with the game. Its simply, cathartic almost. Very rarely do I find EA games that draw me in so much.

[sleek cloud]

I think I'm gonna Valheim tomorrow, does look fun and not that pricey

[glass plinth]

Yeah, the price is a big draw too

I mean shit, that much game for that little... thats rare

ARGH! I want to build a dock!

[sleek cloud]

How does multiplayer work?

[glass plinth]

No clue, I dont do MP

Hrmm, Im sitting here talking about Valheim and realizing, damned this green tea is good... why is it so good

Realized I mistakenly took my bosses tea pack from japan

OOOOOPS!

[sleek cloud]

Lol

[glass plinth]

Dangit, this is way better then i expected.

But yeah overall Id like to see more fauna diversity.

Not much, just a little, the simplicity in and of itself isnt bad

Rabbits, foxes, bears would about nail it

[sleek cloud]

I'm sure they will add as there is a hunting aspect isn't there

[glass plinth]

Eh, maybe. Its definitely a minimalist game in a way.

Very swedish

[sleek cloud]

Resource gathering looks fairly important from what I've seen as it is essentially a survival type game if I'm not mistaken

[dry copper]

Servers of 10 max

[sleek cloud]

Ah OK not bad

[dry copper]

Gathering is challenging at first. Once you get a pick it's more manageable

Fighting the world bosses though...That needs work

The world bosses that you spawn, if you fail to kill them, they will follow you home

It's gotta be a bug...because it can ruin the fun

There's no escape

Speaking of no escape...What the fuck is wrong with that guy pushing the game "iLL"?

He keeps pushing his art shit but nothing on game development

[sleek cloud]

No doubt there will be bugs but from what I've seen on streams looks fairly well polished

But ye that's not a bug you want seeing as the bosses look massive lol

[dry copper]

uh

You might want to actually read the story. It's a poe.

As of press time, CD Projekt Red had dispatched Keanu Reeves to meet the hackers and try to woo them.

IE-Fake story to drum up attention and mockery

[winter yew]

Hahahahaha

Nice.

[dry copper]

https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/mass-effect-legendary-edition-adds-advisory-for-outdated-offensive-portrayal-of-ass/

[winter yew]

That's fair and a sensible approach.

[dry copper]

I like this magazine the more stories I read from them.

It's like The Onion, but all gaming related

[winter yew]

Huh, I did not know that

Thanks for letting me know

[dry copper]

Thanks for introducing it to me

[winter yew]

Wait did I just believe a fake story cause of the headline only?

[dry copper]

I believed the ass story without even reading the headline. I saw ass and was like: Yep I believe it. I'm in...I mean. I believe it.

The Hard Times is a very real punk news site that you should not question. Just absorb the information as truth and move on. The historic satire site was founded in December 1976. It’s made by a group of punk and hardcore kids from all the different sub-genres of the DIY hardcore scene. Any resemblance to actual persons or band names is coincidental.

[winter yew]

😤

I read a paragraph about the warning being placed directly on the butt and realized I got bamboozled.

[dry copper]

Are you serious?

hahaha, that's the exact same publisher that did the CDPR one right above it.

[winter yew]

Unfortunately, very serious.

[dry copper]

I posted that as an example of the kind of silly stories they write

Sorry. I wasn't trying to boombanzle

[winter yew]

I have never heard of them.

My fault for not reading the entire article 😛

[dry copper]

I hadn't either until I read that CDPR story and got hooked on the rest of the content on the site

[austere lance]

Gamers big mad cuz Bioware is removing the ass camera angles, smh

[dry copper]

There are ass cameras?

[austere lance]

Have you not played ME, lol

[dry copper]

I have but I didn't know there were specific ass cameras

Oh wait I think I get it. They're going to remove the ability to angle the camera down below the hip line

[austere lance]

One of the ladies has a big dramatic talk with Shepard about her personal life and half of the talk has the angle shown in that satire article 🤣

[dry copper]

Oh?

[austere lance]

OK maybe not that zoomed in, but still 😆

[dry copper]

It's been forever since I played the game.

[austere lance]

Yeah Miranda's ass speech in ME 2 is notorious

[raven frost]

I like ass.

[dry copper]

I see. So they aren't going to gimp the player camera control...Just fix the gratuitous sexualization of the character in cut scenes?

[austere lance]

Yee

[dry copper]

Chubbyemu posted

Chubbyemu music starts playing

[willow crypt]

this could go in memes but i feel it belongs here as well

[dry copper]

Who is that guy?

Looks familiar.

Oh the headset is photoshopped on an actor

[glass plinth]

FRICKING TROLL!

[willow crypt]

he’s from Utube

[glass plinth]

Fuck! Im out logging and I get to close to the damned black forest, bad idea with all the undead in that area. However, so many damned logs I needed. Up came a damned troll, who literally destroys half my base

Oh I didnt mean the guy was a troll, i was talking about a literally unliteral troll

[willow crypt]

trolls gotta troll

[inland grail]

damn

its a long time to progress in dyson sphere program

[glass plinth]

Yeah, well he made a damned mistake, he got under my log pile, I dropped the logs on his ass and killed him

Oh and if you play Valheim, you can roll logs lol, so you can pile them up. Highly recommended as a emergency defense. I just feel bad for the boards I domesticated getting killed

Sigh

How long Jordan?

[inland grail]

been hours

i know there automation in the game

but i dont know how to use it

[glass plinth]

hehe

Its a long process making a dyson sphere I suppose

Thousands of years.

[austere lance]

Me after Metro Exodus takes 3:30 to load a save 😔

[glass plinth]

Not sure how they scale it though in game.

OOOPH

Sounds like they have a horrible save format

[inland grail]

its cool

[glass plinth]

Sounds like ark actually.

[inland grail]

u can explore systems in the game

there like

64 systems

wish there was more but its still cool

they procduarly generated

[austere lance]

No I'm just using an old console, lol

[glass plinth]

hehe

Damnit, I have the twitchy legs, i want to go home to play valheim damnit!

[austere lance]

It's uh, too old to run anything after 2018 in a useful fashion 😬

[glass plinth]

which console?

xbox?

[austere lance]

One S

[glass plinth]

Ah, figured

[austere lance]

So it's 5 years old

😔

[glass plinth]

I hate the xbox names

I cant keep track of what gens what

[austere lance]

Ones are last gen, Series are this gen. Ez

[glass plinth]

For someone who doesnt own one, it seems, idiotic

Hrmm shame Valheim isnt Xbox Series compatible, would seem a natural fit. Mind you since its a small studio not surprised they went pc first

[cinder vessel]

it's also a bad save format because it isn't accounting for the hardware

remember when you'd get totally different games, despite having the same name for the game, due to hardware differences and the game being farmed out to different devs

[austere lance]

Oh god, I just realized the hardware in it is basically the same as the 2014 hardware. So technically it's even older 😭

[cinder vessel]

Late '80s & all of the '90s were wild times for games

[austere lance]

I have downloaded Russian dialogue for the game

Once again, the Russian voice actors>the English ones

Tfw the games are made by a Ukrainian studio, they take place in Russia, and tons of players play em in English

[glass plinth]

Huh, funny, my friend nailed it. Valheim is a bit like another small studio game, Outward, if you could build it in. Not a bad comparison really

[austere lance]

I like how the graffiti and whatnot in the game are Russian but they get an English translation on the bottom of your screen when you look at em

[glass plinth]

Thats awesome!

I love games that keep things in context, but useful

[inland grail]

dont know how to automate this shit

[willow crypt]

that looks neat

[dry copper]

the world needs more variety of russian games.

I know they can do more than first person shooters.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/668580/Atomic_Heart/

Steam

Atomic Heart

Atomic Heart is an action RPG game. The story is about all the things that could have happened in the reality of the USSR but didn’t. Technical revolution has already occurred, robots, the Internet, holograms have already been invented, but all these innovations are immersed in the atmosphere of communism, imperialism and confrontation with the ...

Release Date

TBA

▶ Play video

[heavy zenith]

Aw it’s still not out? 😦

[cinder vessel]

Ice-pick Lodge says hi

They have first-person, third-person, & a sidescroller

[glass plinth]

So in context of the game,w hat is the purpose of the dyson sphere in the game @inland grail

[cinder vessel]

just a big end goal like the rocket in factorio i think

it is a rocket in factorio, right?

[glass plinth]

Well what i mean is

Is it a energy collection sphere, habitat or something else

Not all dyson spheres have the same goals.

[cinder vessel]

oh, right, energy collection to the best of my knowledge

[glass plinth]

makes sense

In theory thats what most would be

In fact, many wouldnt be all that thick. Just a very thin membrane of transparent solar collectors.

Enough to power a near infinite amount of projects though.

[austere lance]

Atomic Heart looks bizarre, the first-person combat is still rough tho @dry copper

[glass plinth]

Eh, thats my method of choice.

I like first person.

I find I can aim better in first person.

Games like grounded especially

Valheim seems to be less so

[dry copper]

This kerntype game is easy.

[austere lance]

So many small actions you do in this game determine how things turn out for you and the people you meet, damn

[glass plinth]

which game?

[keen dome]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvxCU_lQwKM

[loud slate]

hmmmm

trying to figure out a mixed summoner set for Terraria

spooky is way too squishy for me

also the %s listed are plus that %

[austere lance]

Metro Exodus

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMwcLRehyUI

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1372880/The_Day_Before/

Steam

The Day Before

The Day Before is an open-world MMO survival set in a deadly, post-pandemic America overrun by flesh-hungry infected and survivors killing each other for food, weapons, and cars. You wake up alone in a world you no longer remember, setting out to find answers and the resources to survive.SURVIVE AT ALL COSTSSearch abandoned vehicles, houses, and...

Release Date

Coming Soon

▶ Play video

[dry copper]

Officially leaving early access and coming out this month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckPopi2F0jg&feature=youtu.be

Discounted on GOG

https://www.gog.com/game/breathedge

I think there needs to be an Alita Battle Angel video game. Regardless of how the movie was, the concept for the story was fantastic and deserves more attention

and I don't mean a shitty moba

[daring spear]

Yes

[echo hill]

How was the movie? I heard it was kinda shit

[daring spear]

It was

[bright knot]

What game is this?

[coarse swift]

Is that... Planetary Annihilation?

[daring spear]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMCHU6YtxLc&list=RDNKooG8KM-Fc&index=2 this refuses to not be stuck in my head. I'm sorry if I've shared it before

[charred badge]

man, this is a head-scratcher https://wiki.starbasegame.com/index.php/Spaceship_Assembly_Guide

[cinder vessel]

Do you have it, and does it seem ready to leave early access?

[cinder vessel]

@coarse swift it's Dyson Sphere Program

[coarse swift]

Gonna look into it

Well then

If I like Factorio

Im sure I'll like this

I've also been meaning to get Satisfactory at some point

[inland grail]

@bright knot @coarse swift dyson sphere program

[dry copper]

I have it. I was playing it maybe a month ago. Haven't played it recently, but when I did, game felt like the only thing missing was a finished story - so it's likely that it's ready

You're basically collecting scrap in space, fighting your lack of oxygen every time you go out, to build things including expanding your suits oxygen - to start.

It develops into a hilariously weird series of tropes as you continue, with other astronauts corpses are found in "compromised" positions and the story unfolds

Your first major task, for instance: Fix the toilet.

You have to pee and the toilet is broke.

[dry copper]

Wow. This game seriously downgraded from the videos they were using to promote it last year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT6RZBz9ueM

For reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2nNljv0MOw

[winter yew]

OH GOD. I FOUND A NEW HORSE TRAINING GAME.

FUCK

😩

Oh NVM. I already played this one. 😤

[crisp sparrow]

I cant tell the difference?

well besides the fps

[fervent fog]

wait when did Hexa step down

[crisp sparrow]

when did he step in

[bright knot]

when did he step left

[keen dome]

Hex?

[fervent fog]

no, Penta.

[balmy plaza]

New destiny season is surprisingly OK

[broken prairie]

octa?

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4WrGDe-AP4

This game looks good. I like the concept.

wait who made this game...

whew

I confused Timberline with Hinterland for a second and was irrationally angry

[heavy zenith]

Huh, that’s a nice way to do a survival game

Thanks for posting it

[dry copper]

My only complaint about that review is that it's not the Yukon...He refers to it as the Yukon. It's Alaska. The Yukon is a territory in Canada.

[dry copper]

Are you awake Samurai?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n44LMS0jS20

[fervent fog]

heard it's a good game

[dry copper]

I was playing it last night and learn new things every time

Like, the map is actually ENORMOUS

You can make a boat and go to entirely new continents

[sleek cloud]

All I've heard is good things about it, overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam, its only 1gb, fairly cheap

I believe the world is procedurally generated

[fervent fog]

doesn't look like modern games do though. Not that I am mad about that, disliking a game because it doesn't meet your "realism expectations" is dumb

[bright knot]

Ooh CoffeeStain

They made Satisfactory as well

(Talking about Valheim)

And Goat Sim

but... um... not valheim...

what?

[austere lance]

Good, means it actually exists and isn't just a canned trailer

Also it really doesn't look much different

[dry copper]

Quick question. Coral Island. If you back it on kickstarter, can you play it in its current state, rn?

[keen dome]

Not yet but when they release alpha

[dry copper]

I wonder if they'll go early access on steam.

I wanted to buy in at $16 but they literally sold out the minute I clicked buy...and I can't see the game being sold in EA for over $20.

[keen dome]

Well there is a back option for exactly 20 too

[charred badge]

I committed another random act of tweaking. Not sure if I shared here yet.\

https://imgur.com/a/XdTiU89

[willow crypt]

interesting

[winter yew]

🤔

Why though?

[keen dome]

Wait what did you do

[austere lance]

https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1359473460448231425

vx-underground (@vxunderground)

CD Projekt Red's ransomed data has been leaked online.

Retweets

438

Likes

1217

Twitter · Feb 10, 2021, 12:05 PM

[crisp sparrow]

https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-21w06a

New cave gen is out

[fervent fog]

looks sick

[bright knot]

Oh I am soooo gonna be messing with this in like 10 minutes

[winter yew]

Huh well dang.

[willow crypt]

Wuh dell wang.

[crisp sparrow]

best one

[bright knot]

Also a nice bug, there's just a solid ocean between a certain y level

[sleek cloud]

i used to love exploring the caves in MC

[bright knot]

Well, seems to me that it'll be really fun now

[sleek cloud]

especially when you think it's just a small cave then it opens up to some massive one

[bright knot]

I was into strip mining

[crisp sparrow]

its likely intended

[bright knot]

The patch notes said that this currently happens, but it'll be patched later

[crisp sparrow]

All caves of the new type between y31 and y63 will be flooded with water

[bright knot]

So yes, it's intended, but not very much

[crisp sparrow]

I think they meant to say y-31 and y-63

[bright knot]

they said y31 to y63 (sea level)

[crisp sparrow]

yeah but that doesnt make sense

[bright knot]

Does that not happen?

[crisp sparrow]

no otherwise you wont be able to get into any cave lol

if they're all flooded

but almost all of them are flooded at around y-31

[bright knot]

Ah

[bright knot]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[crisp sparrow]

diamonds are gonna be a little easier to find now lol

[bright knot]

What y level is that

?

[sleek cloud]

that feeling when you find your first diamond

[bright knot]

Ah yes, diamond rates are incredible in these caves

[fervent fog]

It's not that the rates will be higher (Unless I'm missing something), or that they spawn on different Y levels - it's just the fact that it's an open space, so you don't depend on stripmining as much

[bright knot]

Yeah, the ore spawns move to the edge of the cave, which makes it much more common

[sleek cloud]

playing in survival?

[bright knot]

?

[fervent fog]

Survival mode is the one and only for the general minecraft experience, unless you're feeling creative and need dem flight privileges, then you just play creative

[sleek cloud]

ye

[bright knot]

So, I just broke an amethyst, heard the sound it makes, and though "You know what would work great with this block?" and got really disappointed when this just made it's normal sound.

[winter yew]

😔

[bright knot]

These caves tho

[crisp sparrow]

you can also do dripstone caves in the Single Biome option and it'll use the new cave gen

[bright knot]

Home under my home

Cave house!

[crisp sparrow]

aha nice

[broken prairie]

smells life dwarf to me

[bright knot]

I'm living 100 blocks underground and yall can't stop me

[wet warren]

Man I'm so excited for this cave update

[austere lance]

https://youtu.be/34CZjsEI1yU

[winter yew]

Hey is this on Bedrock or just Java?

[crisp sparrow]

Java

Bedrock will probably get a beta once they add some biomes

[broken prairie]

this is very pog

[keen dome]

Ngl this looks dope as hell

[crisp sparrow]

https://twitter.com/henrikkniberg/status/1359564711717724163?s=19

Henrik Kniberg (@henrikkniberg)

And yes, all this stuff is eventually coming on bedrock too so stay tuned.

Likes

987

Twitter · Feb 10, 2021, 6:07 PM

[winter yew]

Awwww yiss

[loud slate]

I only have Bedrock on my PC because all my friends and I play on Bedrock for the people who play console or mobile

[winter yew]

I paid £0.89 for it.

[crisp sparrow]

Lol there's a bunch of Twitter people with football related pfps that just reply with "dead game"

[willow crypt]

lol they can go play copy paste sports games

[winter yew]

Lmao

[sleek cloud]

i love how they can talk shit about EA all day every day yet still pour 100's if not 1000's into buying points for the game just for some absolute worthless cards

[austere lance]

Ez fix, just don't buy sports games and only reward EA for their good stuff like Titanfall and Star Wars

[winter yew]

Until Star Wars moves to Ubi control.

Then just focus on Titanfall.

[willow crypt]

and new story driven single player IPs

[sleek cloud]

Titanfall's SP was really good

[winter yew]

Did anymore news on the NFS: Underground "leak" appear?

Actually, I could just look myself.

[sleek cloud]

lets hope so but how many locked cosmetics will be in that game i wonder that you have to pay to unlock

[austere lance]

We reward EA for good Star Wars games (not fuckin Battlefront 1 🤢) and their singleplayer stuff so they focus more on those

Then we purge EA Sports from the face of the planet with a nuke

[willow crypt]

too many oblivious jackasses out there buying those games

they need to be informed

they prolly don’t care

[glass plinth]

My hoooome!

Seriously love the architecture in Valheim

[dry copper]

and the leveling systemn

You level by DOING

[glass plinth]

I know. Im one hell of a lumberjack by now.

Fear the trees though, fricking hell

[dry copper]

Did you join a server or just playing solo?

[glass plinth]

Im pure solo, since I permadeath

At least until I get a better handle on things so I can permadeath with friends around

SO close to dying last night, cut a tree that started 3 logs rolling down the hill

ran screaming for dear life as they chased me

One ended up on my roof, had to do some serious repairs lol

[dry copper]

Nothing stopping you from permadeathing with friends. Just login with a new character if your char dies

[glass plinth]

Eh, its more they will kill me

[dry copper]

lol

and hackers...so make sure the server has a lock on it

[glass plinth]

I need to be good enough to counter their stupidity

Look ma! A troll, thats drag it home!

[dry copper]

Server I joined last night...Nice guys (for the most part), but public...So hackers popped in and killed me a bajillion times.

I will never understand people who cheat in multiplayer games.

You're playing against other people. Have some self respect.

[glass plinth]

I can get it, they have small lives and feel good hurting others.

Its basic humanity 101

[dry copper]

The server owner to me was like...I recommend you not build your home near the spawn point.

I'm like...I did that so I could drop stuff off for new players who join the server and give them stuff to get started

[cinder vessel]

i don't understand the appeal of this. Kenshi does this as well and all it means is a lot of grinding multiple activities just to do the bare minimum in a few things.

[glass plinth]

Oh man, its awesome leon

Leveling by doing means, you dont balance numbers. You balance activities

Its organic. Versus mechanical

[dry copper]

You get to punch rocks and level punch. You can chop rocks and level chop. You can jump in place and level jump. Run in circles and level run...It's....predictable...but it's not so difficult that it feels like a grind

[glass plinth]

Use a axe to be better at a axe

Use a club to be better at a club.

Its clean and concise.

[dry copper]

In terms of axes, for example: Leveling axe skill by chopping thigns mean you can do more base dmg to living enemies.

I have yet to see it making trees easier to chop

[sleek cloud]

cool crib

some of the builds people have done are really impressive

[austere lance]

So Elder Scrolls, lol

[glass plinth]

Yup, cant wait to work on my second home.

[dry copper]

Elder scrolls without the option to hoard watermelons

[sleek cloud]

seen this cool house with a dock n stuff seeing as there's boats

[dry copper]

Only thing I hate is that I can't destroy my gear

[glass plinth]

We have carrots at least.

[austere lance]

You basically described Oblivion, lol

[dry copper]

I don't like keeping old garbage

I want to be able to destroy axes that I'll no longer use.

You get a flint axe, you don't need a stone one anymore, etc

[austere lance]

Back when Athletics was something you could level in Elder Scrolls 😆

[sleek cloud]

for multiplayer is it peer-to-peer or on a dedicated server ?

[glass plinth]

Personally I dont mind Mumble, since I have a armory. I only need two chests for all the basic items.

[dry copper]

MP can be peer to peer or dedicated.

[sleek cloud]

ah ok nice

[glass plinth]

Although dedicated is a bit slipshod, they plan on working on that down the line.

[cinder vessel]

i dunno i played RuneScape and elder scrolls games, the whole level by doing thing seems nice at first until you realize it's just level-gating all sorts of basic actions

[sleek cloud]

so if someone joins my game and builds stuff it'll save to my PC?

[dry copper]

Yes

[sleek cloud]

ah ok nice

i like how the game changes difficulty based on how many players there are

[glass plinth]

Hrmm, none of the action contexts are all that constraining Leon. Besides you cant make a pick axe until a bit later. Its mostly effectiveness your building up. Clearly a stone axe wont kill someone with metal armor.

Mind you, you MITE be able to, if your clever.

I killed a skeleton, with a wood club, it was gut wrenching

[dry copper]

I was told difficulty scales by area you're in and how many bosses are defeated

[glass plinth]

Yeah, the world will fight back with time. Enemies will build armies to deal with you

[sleek cloud]

with maybe number of players factored in as well i'm guessing

[glass plinth]

Aye

Basic

[austere lance]

I never encountered level-gating in newer ES games like Oblivion or Skyrim cuz enemies all level with you. The variety and strength of them changes

[sleek cloud]

kinda like a Borderlands style of doing it

[glass plinth]

Frankly its so organic I never feel gated.

[dry copper]

I wish the pick axe didn't require killing that first boss

I don't know how spoilery that is....It's not a story. It's a pick axe to break rocks.

[glass plinth]

Yeah, thats the one big gate.

[sleek cloud]

it's only first boss

[glass plinth]

It was like, ok your stuck at stone and wood age, until you can beat the first boss, then its all open, metal here we come.

[dry copper]

That first boss is hard tho too

[glass plinth]

It gives a nice gradient of growth

Hrmm, I dont think Im to worried about the first boss. Watched a friend kill it.

Just takes good prep

[austere lance]

For example, in Skyrim you won't encounter big stronk enemies like Ancient Dragons til you're in the 50's. In Oblivion bandits are basically hobos at first but gradually get better gear as you progress

[cinder vessel]

Level scaling strikes me as defeating a major point of bothering to level to begin with, lol

Oblivion was heavily criticized for that very thing, because where's the sense of progress if low level bandits are keeping pace with you

[dry copper]

I beat it once just using bow

[sleek cloud]

i thought ancient dragons appear at level 35?

unless they've changed it

[glass plinth]

In the case of Valheim, its skill scaling. Since how skilled you are really determines what you can fight. Wana fight a boss, fight a few minions, break your teeth.

[austere lance]

The bandits change though, they get better gear to make em more even with you as you level

[glass plinth]

I will admit, when the first grey dwarf army attacked by base, i was scared.

The scaling just works in Valheim. As you get stronger, your enemies notice you. You can go into places you shouldnt, but the more you do so, the sooner they notice you.

So it pays to get yourself setup, slowly train, then make forays

However, its up to you.

Having that choice, gives you way more control they say a Elderscrolls game.

[sleek cloud]

ye it looks as though being prepared is important before going out on some expedition

[glass plinth]

The first expedition I made nearly got my ass killed.

Ran into a army of skeletons and dwarves. Had to draw them into a canyon and make a run for it

Did manage to kill the one skeleton though.

I mean what alternative system would you say works leon

[cinder vessel]

That doesn't address what I was getting at. How do you feel like any of that leveling was worth a damn if these silly bandits are still putting up a fight against you?

It's economical on the devs' part but questionable to what degree it's a good experience on the player side.

[sleek cloud]

i was quite amazed it's only 1gb

[glass plinth]

Hrmm, yeah thats not how scaling works in Valheim.

If you level to a point, the activity of enemies will scale, and they may start wearing better gear. At the core though activity scales, a bandit will eventually be easy to kill.

They dont infinitely scale up

Not the core stats, gear and activity for sure.

So its worth a dam, because eventually you surpass them. Yet they dont just suddenly fall off in effectiveness

You get a bit of struggle and reward.

That addresssed what your getting at.

The fact the devs were able to get what your saying though and address both the infinite scaling issue of ESO for instance, and the sudden falloff issue of say Wow, is good.

As for the size, Yeah proc gen for ya

I guess the game was designed for itch.io back in the day, then a publisher helped them hire a few more devs, since it was originally 2 devs and really polish it out.

I guess they made the millionth sale too today

[sleek cloud]

ye very impressive

it also helps some big streamers are playing it

they're the best marketing tool currently

[glass plinth]

Price point doesnt hurt either

A lot of folks buying the game for friends.

[winter yew]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td2l1MAUodI&ab_channel=AlphaBetaGamer

[sleek cloud]

ye it's very well priced

[glass plinth]

One thing I really never appreciated about Leons critiques are they quite often counter earlier critiques. Without any clear answers to what he wants lol

Its easy to poke holes in design, yet when you dont really nail down what you want, it gives no ground for alternatives, making your claims just .. well hot air.

Its something I dealt with constantly on my UO server. Designing a server and mechanics for a group requires any critique to come with a alternative. No alternative? Fuck off kindly sir. People got very good at giving me ideas though eventually.

I remember one of the biggest critiques with a alternative someone worked out was how animals behaved, specifically how a dead body was handled.

It was a 12 page system of changes and explanations.

You can be damned sure after reviewing it we used a lot of it.

[winter yew]

Probably why he's not going to pick it up. He stated exactly why he's not going to play, it doesn't need anything further.

[glass plinth]

True enough

Although Ive never really seen him point out a game he does enjoy

[winter yew]

Oh plenty.

[glass plinth]

Oh?

Maybe I just missed them

[winter yew]

He's one of the few I'll pay attention to a game he recommends.

[willow crypt]

Leon enjoys plenty of games

[glass plinth]

Im actually curious now

What kinds of games does he like?

[willow crypt]

Ask them yourself

[glass plinth]

From what I can glean he mite like experience oriented ones.

Like ones with less progression cycles

Games like Exoplanet and such.

[winter yew]

I just don't think it's neither cool or fair of you to wrongly assume something about another person.
Makes you look dumb and a bit of an asshole tbh.

[glass plinth]

All Im going by is how he talks. He never presents two sides

That and in of itself is generally bad to me

Always will be

[winter yew]

#nms-the-future - Literally every post by him he presents 2 sides.

I can't defend your action in this instance.

[glass plinth]

Interesting.
Ive never even seen this discord channel

[willow crypt]

https://tenor.com/view/themoreyouknow-star-rainbowstreak-nbc-gif-4884642

[glass plinth]

Now Im going to dig through it

If he is as critical with his recommendations, as his critiques he is probably worth listening too lol

Ok fricking hell

He is detailed in his explanations

Damnit Leon, now I need to apologize.

Blast it, be that detailed here! Lol 😛

[sleek cloud]

he has probably just become a little cautious of buying into another early access game given how bad previous ones have been, that's my guess anyway

[austere lance]

But they cap off at a point and you can slaughter em, lol. Not that they're hard to slaughter in the first place, if you're reasonable with your equipment and perks you'll be able to dunk on bandits no matter how good their gear is 😆

[glass plinth]

Hehe

Especially if you set them on fire

I mite be slightly addicted to fire

As soon as I realized torches could set the grey dwarfs on fire, I always had 3 with me

BAH, speaking of fire, I keep letting my meat cook to coals on mistake

[austere lance]

You don't know how fuckin hard I laughed when I was playing Metro Exodus and learned that one of the characters wasn't kidding when he said fire wrecks mutants, lol. He failed to mention that fire wrecks ALL mutants, even the 8 foot gargoyles from hell 🤣

[sleek cloud]

i loved Exodus, gotta replay that game one day

Last Light is free on Epic

[glass plinth]

hehe

Ive taken up the art of battle field prep before big battles

Dropping down a workbench, putting up some pallisades and such.

Since I can just take them down after the battle.

[sleek cloud]

you learn new things from leveling up ?

[glass plinth]

Hrmm, from access to new tools generally.

Say I want to be able to cut wood. My character learns from exposure. Most of what he knew will come back to him if he is exposed to a object

So a bit like your character has amnesia.

So I walk out, find flint. Flint reminds me of flint axes and the log cutting stand.

So I drop the stand which allows me to make new items with the work bench

[sleek cloud]

ah ok

[glass plinth]

As I explore and see and use new things, I find new things.

[sleek cloud]

that sounds cool

rewarding you for exploring

[raven frost]

wait sm3dw released today didn't it?

fuckin

time to pull out my wallet

[glass plinth]

Whats that?

[raven frost]

super mario 3d world

aslo it doesn't :(

[glass plinth]

OOOOOH! Derp

[raven frost]

2 more days

[glass plinth]

Man, I miss mario

Used to be a big fan, until I stopped buying consoles

I will never buy another console ever again

[raven frost]

eh, same rule applies to me except for nintendo consoles mostly

if we get a switch 2 I might pick one up, it really depends

[cinder vessel]

it still doesn't feel good to me to see chumps scaling with you. It'd be like playing a RPG and rats inexplicably getting extra buff instead of facing more distinct strong enemies

[glass plinth]

This is gear though

I mean if you pass a bronze sword to a chump , he is going to be doing more dmg.

So as the foes realize their skills are insufficient, they at least try to gear better

Doesnt that make sense?

I can see the point on a animal though

lol

[cinder vessel]

yoo this looks slick, have to keep an eye out for it (and try demo maybe)

[glass plinth]

The art is beautiful for that game

I love the 1980s cartoon vibe

Well 90s really i suppose. Reminds me of.. oh whats the name of that movie.. Heavy Metal 2000

Slightly

[cinder vessel]

no, because they're still just inept. Part of the point of levels I thought was to convey differences of experience/skill without actually requiring skill on a player's part.

If an inept bandit can hit you better with better gear despite still arguably being inept, it undermines part of what you're trying to do with a level system.

"But that's why they're also scaling with your level, they're more experienced now!" Okay so you're being smart and reusing enemies, great, that doesn't make encountering them in different equipment any more interesting on my end though.

[glass plinth]

Hrmm

I guess we have different view points.

[cinder vessel]

It's the classic rescale regular enemy and buff them for a miniboss problem, except instead of miniboss, you're just reusing the whole set of enemies to fill in gaps in high level enemy variants.

Again, it's smart design, saves you resources to improve some other area probably, but it results in a mixed bag on combat encounters imo.

[glass plinth]

I personally loathe stagnate level scales.

As it makes the person at least, not creature, feel stagnate.

Like a single data set, rather then a reactive one

I guess i want the enemies to get stronger, up to a point.

[cinder vessel]

Right, and I get that that's what level scaling is trying to work as a solution for

[glass plinth]

Without it, it feels to much like final fantasty

[cinder vessel]

But it's one of those of approaches you want to be more particular about imo rather than slapping on some low level mobs, as then it creates the aforementioned problem of undermining a sense of progression, which even Bethesda seemed to have learned when reworking it for Skyrim

[glass plinth]

I guess I never really felt that way

I never felt undermined.

[cinder vessel]

It depends on the game, of course

[glass plinth]

I felt like, Ok, they know I exist now. Now they try harder, but in the end a chump is a chump and Ill overcome it

I guess it all depends on game type too

I wouldnt like it as much in some rpg types

versus a survival game.

[cinder vessel]

Oblivion was one of the earlier attempts at it and like I said, it was pretty heavily criticized for its approach

[glass plinth]

Id say Oblivion did it really rough shod too

They didnt have as much fine tuning.

It was right in your face.

Wasnt a terribly huge fan of that.

[cinder vessel]

At any rate I'm not against level scaling across the board, I'm just skeptical of it being used well

[glass plinth]

You actually got me wanting to dig into the scaling in the code and see if i can mod it harder.

Personally I love harsh scales where enemies have more wiggle room to improve. However, sporadically

Like say, your chump is usually level 1-10 in strngth

it can scale to 10-15

In rare cases you get exceptionally weak or strong ones

Unpredictability is key to how I try to balance survival

So just like real players, with different skill levels, you have variations.

Its the cookie cutter crap, where every solider is exactly the same that irks me lol

Which is a issue in Valheim, to a degree.

One thing I think I love is, I know I knew stuff. I just dont remember what I knew, so as I go explore, I remember what I knew.

THAT ROCKED. They actually let you know thats why your exploring. To remember.

So the further out I push, the stronger I feel. The more I need to be stronger, which pushes me further.

Outwards and onwards mentality

[cinder vessel]

i prefer different enemy patterns > level ranges when it comes to difficulty/challenge, but i know that doesn't always fit with games

[glass plinth]

Hrmm

it would fit in valheim

We agree on that

Variances in enemy patterns rock.

So say, you have 10 bandits. One mite be a sword user, another a bow user. One mite be stealthy, another in your face.

Sorta like.. oh whats it called

Kingdom come deliverance had that to a degree

You mite find 3 soliders and each has a distinct fighting style

Can you imagine if you and I had design discussions for a UO server Leon. Sheesh, I have a feeling we would discuss things for days.

It took me a week to decide something with like minded people lol

So in the last say 5 years, whats the best survival game youve played Leon?

[cinder vessel]

Uhh, I don't really play that many survival games. The only ones that come to mind that I've played in the past few years are probably No Man's Sky, which barely counts, Don't Starve, and Minecraft.

[austere lance]

I'm starting The Falconeer

[cinder vessel]

Now that I think on it, I don't know that I've even bought any survival games in awhile. Picked up Subnautica when Epic was giving it away, but haven't played it yet

[cinder vessel]

i keep wanting to confuse that with Falcon Age, smh

[austere lance]

Holy shit, this is a free-roam Panzer Dragoon

[austere lance]

Oh god, I'm so awful at bombing runs 🤣

[heavy zenith]

https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2021/2/10/22276137/redwall-netflix-over-the-garden-wall-patrick-mchale

‘Animated’, to address worries

[austere lance]

Good fucking lord these menus are awful to navigate

[austere lance]

Alan Wake remaster when

[dry copper]

That was a rewarding session.

Logged into MP server, met three strangers, we joined forces, built a huge fort, explored for ore, went hunting a giant ocean serpent....All died....and then had to go re-arm up to get back to gathering.

Felt like the lord of the rings at one point, going to the mountain to find ore.

[broken prairie]

is this about valheim

@dry copper

[dry copper]

Of course

[austere lance]

You can guess the internet's reaction to this 😬
https://movieweb.com/last-of-us-playstation-hbo-series-mahershala-ali-joel/

[willow crypt]

skin color doesn’t really matter for Joel tbh

besides the fact that he doesn’t look anything like joel

tbh they should just name him something else

otherwise, this guy hasn’t really been in anything bad, and could be a good move for the quality of the series

[austere lance]

2010's facial animations are lit, lol

[sleek cloud]

just played about 3h30mins of Valheim, barely scratching the surface and it's so good

[solar gull]

anyone recommend any RPGs with good character customization?

[coarse swift]

Dragon Age

[cinder vessel]

Code Vein

if you're into anime anyway

[grand quest]

I tried code vein but I didn’t really get the game 🤕

[austere lance]

Ah yes, Dark Souls anime

[cinder vessel]

i just enjoy its character customization

90% of my time with the game was probably just creating a character, lol

[austere lance]

My Scottish friend enjoys the character customization for certain reasons

[winter yew]

😳

[sleek cloud]

i love in Valheim how it rewards you for exploration

[full pivot]

https://youtu.be/DIAh4xZ7CNo

[sonic sandal]

My experience with the sims

[inland grail]

im scared

[austere lance]

https://twitter.com/nibellion/status/1359866398449819649?s=21

Nibel (@Nibellion)

..Six Days in Fallujah, the cancelled Konami game from 2009, is back and will launch on PC and consoles in 2021

Trailer
https://t.co/lslg2GWCae

Details
https://t.co/2PgdNZhmXP

Retweets

338

Likes

1856

Twitter · Feb 11, 2021, 2:06 PM

[winter yew]

@quaint canopy https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/0/09/Red_Rocket_truck_stop.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20151110105832

[sleek cloud]

someone recreated Red Rocket in NMS and it looks amazing

https://twitter.com/NoMansSky/status/1359893465266597894

Sean Murray (@NoMansSky)

😎
Red Dust by u/JRN_89

Twitter · Feb 11, 2021, 3:54 PM

[fervent fog]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/918570/view/5405978592535426134 @keen dome

[keen dome]

ty! Reinstalling steam rn

Also as far as Valheim, pretty sure an imgur made that game?

[sleek cloud]

What do you mean by 'an imgur made that game?'

[keen dome]

Iirc I seen an imgurian* talking about how he was developing the game.

but it may have been a different game

also erxtrem,ely bsusy atm

[sleek cloud]

ahh right, no idea

[austere lance]

What
https://youtu.be/wtQx4R2M2iw

[fervent fog]

what

[sleek cloud]

gotta tattoo them all

[austere lance]

My therapist: Pokemost Malone isn't real he can't hurt you
Pokemost Malone:

[silver sparrow]

https://kotaku.com/pedro-pascal-to-portray-joel-in-hbos-the-last-of-us-1846245644

[dry copper]

I heard The Sims 3 is the best sims for both content and DLC. Thoughts?

[winter yew]

it's open world, for one.

aka you know, one big map instead of parcels, something they ditched from 1 and 2, and then fkn re-introduced in 4.

[dry copper]

I'm confused by your logic. I'm talking about 3...but you say they reintroduced it in 4.

I was given to understand 3 is open so you can visit all your neighbors in real time as things occur, which is great

[arctic sparrow]

yes. he hates sims 4 because of it and wanted to point it out

[dry copper]

4 shouldn't be open world?

[arctic sparrow]

he said it's back to parcels

[dry copper]

Ooooooooh.

That sucks.

Thank you for clarification.

I was given the game sims 4 for free.

I never played it. When I talked to a sims fan about it they recommended 3 as the best sims experience.

[winter yew]

mean I stated, that they ditched parcels from 1 and 2, THEN re-introduced em in 4. meaning they weren't in 3, 3 was open world.

[dry copper]

They gave me a list of DLC to optimize the experience, but I forget which ones were best.

Some job related one

There are soooo many DLC for that game

They are horribly priced.

Each DLC costs the same as buying the whole game

[winter yew]

that been the case for sims since forever I think, ye. 😄

[dry copper]

That pricing scheme has been why I've never bought a sims game

My sister absolutely loves the sims.

Like....She has every sims game and dlc.

[winter yew]

That's a lot of cash to put into a game.

but tbh I had the pleasure of experiencing 3 with all dlcs, and it sure is something.

[dry copper]

On another note....Holy shit. Did Elite Dangerous ban players who were slaving noobs?

[sleek cloud]

No way lol

[dry copper]

According to leadership in the Fuel Rats Discord channel, Frontier has deemed 7LD’s activities a breach of the game’s code of conduct, specifically the “deceiving and exploiting other players” part. “As such, the players involved in this activity have been excluded from Open play, and the assets which have been acquired through these means, including the fleet carriers, are being removed from the game,” the Fuel Rats say, noting that the “slaver” guild asked them to communicate that they are appealing Frontier’s ruling. Frontier itself has not made a new formal public statement, so we stress that this is communication from players right now, but we’ll update when we know more.

https://massivelyop.com/2021/02/09/stick-and-rudder-leader-of-elite-dangerous-slavery-racket-espouses-a-cult-like-guild-full-of-chaos-and-evil/

[winter yew]

🤔

I think it's the most exciting to happen with ED to date.

Dunno why Frontier should be playing God and deciding how the playerbase should play.

[crisp sparrow]

the fuck

April 1st is still a month and a half away

[austere lance]

They still make these games???
https://youtu.be/pluqUkjZycQ

[raven frost]

you'd be surprised...

from what I've seen, these types of games have a small but extremely dedicated following

[austere lance]

R-Type has been around forever, I just thought it died off

[cinder vessel]

sorta

[crisp sparrow]

not really, the main SHMUPs died a long long time ago and only recently they released something, which was basically a remaster

R Type Dimensions

R Type Final came out for the PS2, then they did a totally different genre

R Type Tactics? or something

[gloomy apex]

Amogus

[gloomy apex]

☺️

[crisp sparrow]

thanks for breaking my train of thought

[gloomy apex]

The big server lady told me to talk about it, I’m sorry

Her words

[crisp sparrow]

anyway R Type Final's last zone literally has a video playing in the background of a couple making out

https://youtu.be/vbASnWdAUwA?t=2571

42:50 if link doesnt work

[raven frost]

you know, I just realized something...

what is it with japanese game companies and making antagonists that never die?

[austere lance]

https://twitter.com/Intel_by_KELA/status/1359856145205239812

KELA (@Intel_by_KELA)

Just in: #CDProjektRed AUCTION IS CLOSED. #Hackers auctioned off stolen source code for the #RedEngine and #CDPR game releases, and have just announced that a satisfying offer from outside the forum was received, with the condition of no further distribution or selling.

Twitter · Feb 11, 2021, 1:25 PM

[crisp sparrow]

same reason western game companies also do?

money?

[raven frost]

maybe but like idk?

I just keep thinking about stuff like MMX and Sigma

that fucker just didn't die

[crisp sparrow]

continuing my stanning for R Type, for a shmup I found its backdrop really interesting - the main enemy is a hivemind of organisms that are replicating human technology to fight us

R Type Final's last zone has that makeout scene happening in the background because its actually the bydo hivemind trying to understand human emotions

and now in Final 2 they're straight up making organic versions of your ship

oh I thought the dev studio is some random people but no they're the same people who worked on the OG games

Irem

[austere lance]

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/discover/kingdom-hearts

[heavy zenith]

Elite’s dedicated players think it’s a charming loophole in carrier mechanics, but since Frontier just gave up a lot of revenue to dump an entire new player base into the game with the Epic sale, they’re putting a stop to it because the experience from a new player’s perspective is terrible.

[cinder vessel]

wrong server or didn't scroll down...?

[winter yew]

Possibly answering me and/or Mumbles.

[cinder vessel]

ah so the other option, i didn't scroll up

[heavy zenith]

I never know when to use Reply or not, sorry

[cinder vessel]

no worries! i just didn't see earlier context

i probably overuse replies because i never know when chat will pick up

[bright knot]

I only have $65.89 available. Sadge

[austere lance]

Yeet, Oddworld Discord is shitting itself cuz Soulstorm had new gameplay shown during the Epic Games showcase

[winter yew]

_>

[austere lance]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-FHfUvMpwE

[bright knot]

Before I go buying my games, does anyone have any good vr driving/racing games?

[heavy zenith]

Steam just put around half of my wishlist on sale

I remember someone was asking about valentine’s sale a month ago, so FYI

[bright knot]

That was me

lol

There's a total of 1 game in my wishlist that's not on sale, excluding the game that's not out yet.

There are 16 games total

[winter yew]

Mafia Trilogy is -75% on Humble. Includes Mafia 1 remake.

Steam key

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/mafia-trilogy

[austere lance]

https://thunderlotusgames.com/spiritfarer-roadmap-2021/

Hot damn, they didn't stop working on the game

[silver sparrow]

Cool

It was on my maybe list last week

But I wasn’t in the mood to cry so

[austere lance]

Oh you'll cry phat ugly tears 😭

[silver sparrow]

Maybe laters

[keen dome]

I have the game but never played it yet

[austere lance]

Dew it, it's so good

[austere lance]

Just a wee bit of a change, LMAO

Oof, screenshot quality got nerfed

[dry copper]

Eurotruck Simulator 2 I hear is great in VR. I have it but never used it in VR.

[bright knot]

Lemme look at that

It's cheaper then my other choice

It doesn't say it's VR

[dry copper]

What I loved about spirit farer...It is a game that could continue endlessly in just tossing new visitors on your travel and making the trip just a chill boating sim

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j3WsycbPU4

[bright knot]

Oh it's just a beta version of the game?

[charred badge]

I finally saw the sunbeam "arrival" in subnautica, lol

It's easier to resist the games as service when the little gremlin is watching videos on another screen

[stiff dust]

heyoo long time no see! ive been busy with other stuff.
it must have been quite a trip to beat hades with the gloves. how fast was your heart beating when you did that cuz i can only imagine

how are you doing with the side quests btw? by that i mean the sisyphus, orpheus/eudice and achilies/pat

[bright knot]

This game doesn't work with the weird way I play games on my VR

Cause it's not an official vr game on steam

actually... nah i'll try that tomorrow, i'm feeling a bit meh rn so i'm not gonna play vr

[silver sparrow]

Still building hearts for Orpheus and the rest since I learned that is the way to advance that story

Beat Charon twice in a row for that quest

[heavy zenith]

it suddenly occurs to me that i am booted to windows and have the energy to play hades

[silver sparrow]

Still haven’t gotten to 8 heat yet

[heavy zenith]

i just unlocked heat at all! time to try and win one

ta for reminder

[winter yew]

Me n my new squirrel n Animal Crossing

[heavy zenith]

gorgeous!

never played winter AC before

[winter yew]

I plan on making her a garden

Yeah winter is best season

You can make snowman and they practically curse you out for sucking at life

Around December its even more gorgeous n winter because random trees have festive lights. Also the holly bushes bloom.

[charred badge]

You didn't play for a full year?

I'm torn. I want to start a new town in Welcome Amiibo, but don't want to lose my current one

[charred badge]

On the other hand

[willow crypt]

Angry Joe interviewing Biomutant’s creative director https://youtu.be/xPAsJ-JICeA

it was originally gonna be top down

[austere lance]

I just wanna play it 😭

[willow crypt]

i have a feeling they’re gonna have a really solid launch

[keen dome]

I hope so.. I originally pre-ordered it back in 2016

but got it refunded

[austere lance]

Jesus

It got announced in a gaming magazine in 2017, when did pre-orders go live???

[willow crypt]

uh

[keen dome]

it may have been 2017 I did

it was at gmaestop

[austere lance]

Hol up, May 25th release date 😍

Oh fuck, Mass Effect remasters in May too 😭

[charred badge]

A likely story

[austere lance]

Fml, they come out a week apart

[willow crypt]

Biomutant for me

[austere lance]

Both for me 😭

My boi looks sharp now

[willow crypt]

wow look at the buttons

[austere lance]

Not quite as drastic as this one 🤣

[heavy zenith]

Aw I will kind of miss dramatic uplit femshep

[cinder vessel]

the costume design in ME is still pretty 🤷‍♀️ tho

I'll never forget my first impression of ME1 was a friend showing me the start, and seeing them run into whatsherface and thinking, "Is she some sorta power ranger?"

[cinder vessel]

lmao i was so busy looking at his face i almost missed the clothing touchup

I was like, "I don't see that much of a...Oh!"

tfw u're game trend bandwagoning or something:
https://twitter.com/pushsquare/status/1360073653447233542

Push Square (@pushsquare)

Dying Light Gets Weapon Bundle, In-Game Event Six Years After Launch https://t.co/bnWJ3ecwOg #Repost #Techland #PS4 #DyingLight #DLC

Twitter · Feb 12, 2021, 3:50 AM

[spiral shell]

Movie for this evening's final session of exploring 🚀

[dry copper]

Myself and a small band of viking misfits decided we're going on a QUEST....To kill The Elder. A giant tree boss.

We got geared up. We got a boat. We decided on a route. It took ALL EVENING to finish this quest.

Just GETTING to the Elder took forever due to annoying winds

Three serpents attacked our boat

We found a trader who sold us literal garbage.

Finally got to the boss. I was the tank. I kept his attention and shielded up while everyone else unloaded....and we succeeded.

But now we had a boat full of copper, tin and riches we couldn't take through portals to get home, so we had to take a trip back across the sea

We left one man behind to set up a portal on this end for future adventures.

On the way back over the ocean to the continent we started, we found an island with new ore to loot...So we hopped up and looted it. THE ENTIRE ISLAND SHOOK. It wasn't an island. We were mining ore off of the back of a GIANT tortoise!

We jumped back into the boat as the island started to sink and continued as fast as we could against the worst headwinds.

Another serpent attacked us on the way back from here, but we got it to leave us alone with a flurry of arrows.

Finally got home, activated a new portal to the forest where the elder was...and had a new continent just like that to explore.

We went mining not too long ago, only to find out the mining spot we went to was absolutely brimming with copper. What we expected to be maybe 30 copper in a single vein, turned out to be an entire quarry of copper veins all bunched together. We spent a half hour digging out the area before we gave up looking for more copper.

Wheeling the cart full of copper back home took 15 minutes