and it seems like it's just gonna keep going
#general gaming
fresh bane
random steppe
You'd hope that when they said "let's thake this game we already did and put a spin of it" they had some idea as to what to do with it, but probably not.
fresh bane
They probably did originally but like I said they changed a lot of staff and even directors and the project took on a bunch of different visions and ideas one after the other
So now it's just... whatever
random steppe
My theory is that Ubisoft can't create anymore, they remade the same game over and over that when they have to adventure in a genre that has very little other games made in it, specifically naval warfare, they have none that can come up with fresh ideas.
rotund forge
My theory is that Ubisoft can't create anymore, they remade the same game over a...
THey created Mario Rabbids? Although that was mainly Nintendo now that I say it....
random steppe
I was about to say, the freshest thing they did was Rabbids and that was just Xcom
fresh bane
Not really a theory I'd say it's probably a fact, the devs probably have some neat ideas but ultimately it's not really up to the devs what projects get accepted and made into games
They couldn't even actually live up to the expectation of ''going back to the roots'' with AC Mirage, that game is basically just a slightly more stripped down and smaller scale Valhalla
random steppe
Admittedly, their spin on Xcom was pretty unique, what they changed from the formula were all pretty solid ideas to bring it to a more causal audience so props to them
fresh bane
Even when they have the exact blueprint of games to directly take from they can't get that right
white phoenix
that's a high bar
mossy flume
Cities Skylines 2 has received a hotfix which implements LOD and other fixes which I hear significantly addresses the performance problems
If you tried it yesterday and were disappointed, go try it again
Steam version only it sounds like
river veldt
is it true that every human model is insanely detailed down to their teeth
wish me luck
novel pine
apparently the new MGS1 (master collection) PC port has Bilinear Filtering on lol
mossy flume
There are apparently a bunch of things wrong with it
Also the whole series has gamma set way too high
And textures in MGS3 are blurry
You get no control over those emulator settings
novel pine
oof
novel pine
MGS1 and 2 already have better pc ports that just arent being sold lol its weird
im really only excited for 4 since thats the only one thats tedious to emulate
mossy flume
Also framerates are worse than modern emulators
slim thorn
so far everyone seems to be somewhere in the range of puzzled to upset about these MGS rereleases
novel pine
i see people defending it for whatever reason
mossy flume
It's... not very defensible.
I'm not even a real fan so I don't have a horse in that race
novel pine
all the excuses ive seen are "you baught a PS1 game and you have a PS1 game, what did you expect?"
mossy flume
It's just bad emulation work.
novel pine
but its not a PS1 game.. its a modern PC port released under the MASTER collection
mossy flume
all the excuses ive seen are "you baught a PS1 game and you have a PS1 game, wha...
The PS1 runs it better than modern PCs do.
novel pine
lol owch
mossy flume
The emulator has high latency on frame by frame rendering
novel pine
like i said, MGS1 and 2 already HAD PC ports that worked fine (well.. mostly.. you need to mess with the settings and download a patch for 2 but they work fine at the end of the day) so im confused why theyre releasing like an emulated version
mossy flume
Just get an unofficial PS1 emulator or run the GameCube remaster in Dolphin
novel pine
Yep
mossy flume
Konami's work here is very shoddy.
novel pine
metal gear integral, the pc port, is a bit rough from what ive heard but i didnt have any issues with it
the metal gear solid 2 PC port requires V's Fix but once you get that its a perfectly good port
you dont even need to emulate!
they were sold on GOG for like a few months then taken down (not sure if theyre back up or not but i doubt it) so the only issue is obtaining them lol
mossy flume
The PS1 runs it better than modern PCs do.
Not to mention previous ports run better on previous gen consoles.
novel pine
I wasnt expecting much from Konami but i still was expecting something better
mossy flume
Same here.
novel pine
the MGS3 remake looks really good though, just sadly doesnt have as much of a green/brown LUT/filter as the original
i know fitlers in games are controversial but i like them and im not a fan of remakes/remasters removing them (like the RE4 remake)
they add atmosphere and tone to games
and i definitely consider it a staple of MGS3 (and also RE4's color grading or whatever also as a staple)
hidden cypress
dont forget to cut off their limbs
thorny loom
light gate
Trying but input lag is so bad.
thorny loom
linked before but mgs1 is still on gog
hidden cypress
Trying but input lag is so bad.
what are you playing on?
I had no problems on xbox but idk how the pc port was
light gate
Playing on Microcrap's Cloud thingy since I have no machine capable.
Their latency sometimes is good, sometimes its bad.
hidden cypress
oh rip I feel like that would take me out of it
might be just me tho bc I have a undying love for dead space
light gate
Yeah well at least they have a better selection than whatever Luna has.
hidden cypress
well hopefully you enjoy the experince either way
light gate
i'll manage lol
hidden cypress
bust out the flamethrower we got necromorphs to burn
sour hill
https://www.pcgamer.com/thank-god-they-didnt-overwrite-payday-2-with-payday-3/
I'm still actively playing payday 3, AMA
light gate
The great and powerful trixie fine candies! 
novel pine
linked before but mgs1 is still on gog
but 2 isnt? strange
river veldt
I'm still actively playing payday 3, AMA
why
fresh bane
The great and powerful trixie fine candies! <:trixiecheer:399725069825212422>
she's gone from crackers to candies, Trixie's really moving up in the world!
river veldt
y'know fair
fickle garnet
Spider-man 2 is sooo good
river veldt
Spider-man 2 is sooo good
have you got to venom yet
fickle garnet
Yes
white phoenix
spider man 2 has some of the best voice acting I have ever seen, in probably anything
fickle garnet
I just got to the part where you ||get the anti-venom suit||
I just wish you could switch between Miles and Peter mid fight
That's pretty much my only complaint about the game
rotund forge
peak berry
So many lights
bronze abyss
as promised guess who's carrying
maybe if i play this game more ill rank up properly
peak berry
I've thought about putting a steel ram on it, increasing the engine capacity.
slim thorn
The great and powerful trixie fine candies! <:trixiecheer:399725069825212422>
I think everyone on this server who played it mentioned this at some point
thorny loom
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2023/10/super-smash-bros-got-youtuber-ludwig-in-trouble-with-nintendo/ nintendo being nintendo
âLudwig was considering using a version of Super Smash Bros. Meleeâs PokĂ©mon Stadium stage in his tournamentâthe Ludwig Ahgren Championship Seriesâthat had been modified so that it didnât randomly transformâ which prompted the letter
thorny loom
Depends if he modded it into the game or he just played a sound bite over it (video was dmca so no way to verify)
Sound bite is like really? Anyone can do that with like 5 minutes of video software editing
dire gate
I mean meanwhile he obviously clickbaits his video
"I got sued by Nintendo"
Obviously the letter isn't legal notice about suing him
thorny loom
That other guy is different
He wanted to play a modified nintendo level. But at same time. Its for a 22 year old nintendo game. Which they only cared about because they wanna crack down on how smash bros tournaments are run
dire gate
It's still a Nintendo game
dire gate
I mean to be honest Nintendo won't care if the melee scene isn't such uniquely huge compared to its age
Melee is...a very weird case
It's not too odd that Nintendo not being a huge fan of Melee-only fandom's existence
thorny loom
If nintendo had re released melee on the switch or something maybe i would understand it
dire gate
It's a franchise, and they have something called Smash Ultimate
Now I do understand when fans like "older version" more, there are some fans like that over many franchises
But Melee is kinda unique
Like there are probably like million different SMB romhack videos on internet
thorny loom
And mario world ones yeah
dire gate
Melee is a very weird case, I can see both side being annoyed about the status quo of melee
Funniest thing is that Smash isn't even technically a Nintendo first-party game 
thorny loom
Its the closest will ever get to an M rated game with first party Nintendo characters
dire gate
The thing I think is that modded Melee probably isn't the worst case scenario for Nintendo
post-Brawl Smash games have characters from other franchises, which means that the legal stuff can go to nightmare in certain situations
Aaanyway, I can understand Nintendo sending "Hey, what you are trying to do is something we don't want to see and we demand you to stop it, this is a formal warning" letter
unreal idol
Melee fans are an entirely different breed
I find the fervor mind boggling but people like it so it would be the same as me judging someone for playing competitive SFII
bronze abyss
competitive SF2 is a thing? i dont think ive seen anyone play SF games older than third strike
iirc sf2 is super broken
bronze abyss
from a FG player perspective,if there is its at most a gimmick tourney from time to time but i dont think its competitively viable enough to have a n active community
dire gate
I legit feel like Melee is the only "dated" FG that can afford a big enough tourney
I know people play older versions of, like, SF or KOF
but not Melee tourney level competitive scene
unreal idol
I just find competitive Melee so baffling
young creek
nothing baffling about it
unreal idol
Like, it claims it's competitive, but the ruleset and expectations are so narrow it's literally like a 3% slice of the game lol
dire gate
The only other game I can immediately think of that is kind of similar to Melee is Starcraft, but even that's not a great comparison imo
quiet swift
https://soranews24.com/2023/10/25/japans-gaming-kotatsu-futon-blanket-is-here-to-keep-you-warm-and-gaming-all-winter-long/ Japan living in the future
bronze abyss
quick guide to destroying your PC coolign
icy crescent
wind stump
a bit of energy. just a tad.
astral steeple
sour hill
Can't wait for fortnite to come out
quiet swift
wind stump
fort of nite classic
slim thorn
soon to be followed by the Fortnite Classic expansion Wrath Of The Lootbox
visual hill
free game to claim on GOG's homepage
slim thorn
I did not know there was a game of him
quiet swift
gaunt marten
There's another better game about a cat detective I'm also watching
slim thorn
fair
gaunt marten
I just have to find it first
The style different is so good
It's unfortunate the game turned out to not be so good
They even changed the name. It used to be called Backbone
quiet swift
Speaking of free
little badger
gaunt marten
Why not just link to the list instead of an empty Twitter post?
little badger
gaunt marten
Sorry, but that just leads to a 404 page
Do you have a link to the real page instead of the shortened one?
fresh bane
free game to claim on GOG's homepage
Oh hey I've seen this character before 
I won't say no to a free.99 game
leeeet's gooooo
fresh bane
oh shit, Signalis just got updated
thorny loom
U679
gaunt marten
But why not share a link?
fresh bane
gaunt marten
I have to do everything myself
Decommissioning such services for older games is not something we take lightly, but is a necessity as the technology that drove those services has grown obsolete.
Below, you can find a list of the games and platforms affected. For a detailed breakdown of the effects of this decommissioning, please refer to our updated self-help article.
Assassin's Creed II - Xbox 360
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - MAC
Assassin's Creed Liberation HD - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Assassin's Creed Revelations - PC
Ghost Recon Future Soldier - PC
Heroes of Might and Magic VI - PC
NCIS - PC
R.U.S.E - PC
Splinter Cell: Conviction - XBox 360
Trials Evolution - PC
Rest assured that the decommissioning of online services will only affect certain online functionalities; if you purchased these games, you will still be able to play them.```
arctic fern
there was onle stuff in AC2? i know the later ACs had some multiplayer stuff, so that makes sense
gaunt marten
Xbox 360 only
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features.
Additionally, theâŻUbisoft Connect rewardsâŻwill be unavailable.
arctic fern
oh right ubi connect rewards
random steppe
ACs had multiplayer modes in the past, and in fact, they were pretty fucking awesome
I think 2 had it, I might be wrong
random steppe
I am almost positive it started with 2
Like, the 1st 2
Or maybe not, actually, my memories are conflicting a bit
I will have to look it up
arctic fern
looks like it doesnt matter anyway, this sowed up when i looked at the ac2 on steam:
random steppe
Good updates for sure to Signalis, the inventory was the most stifled I've felt in a survival game.
Not to say that's necessarily bad but they might have gone a bit overboard with it on release
gaunt marten
This round of decommissioning only affects the Xbox 360 version
arctic fern
yes i know
but the conversation move onto if AC2 had a multiplayer
which we couldnt remember
i thought that because they specified xbox 360 the pc multiplayer might still be active
its not
so it doesnt matter
gaunt marten
Oh
little badger
Why not just link to the list instead of an empty Twitter post?
The whole link is down now for some reason
gaunt marten
Yeah, I had to go to Ubisoft's news website and find it myself
little badger
arctic fern
good luck
cyberpunk is actually an alright game now, tho ia hvent gotten very far with it yet
river veldt
Super Mario Odyssey was released 6 years ago today !!!!!!
quiet swift
i've just been going through most gigs and side quests and stuff
mossy flume
I finished the Phantom Liberty expansion and went through the different endings. Very good stuff. 
quiet swift
Is it an ending to the game via the expansion, or do you do and finish the expansion and then finish the game's original endings?
fresh bane
Is it an ending to the game via the expansion, or do you do and finish the expan...
I think the expansion adds new endings to the game
But I'm just assuming here
mossy flume
Is it an ending to the game via the expansion, or do you do and finish the expan...
You play the expansion story and the vanilla story side by side.
mossy flume
I ***think*** the expansion adds new endings to the game
Correct
rose rose
Is it an ending to the game via the expansion, or do you do and finish the expan...
The expansion adds one new ending to the entire game, but also has four self-contained endings to itself.
Only half the expansion endings grant the whole game new ending.
mossy flume
Somewhat mutually exclusive endings. Depending on your choices the vanilla ending can change a bit.
rose rose
The new overall ending is independent of all the existing ones and I believe can actually be completed while still in act 2.
quiet swift
Ahh. I think I pretty much reloaded and did all the endings to the original game so I'll do the expansion path one this time
mossy flume
Youâll need to make yourself a couple of hard saves at specific points to do that, just FYI
quiet swift
Any guides?
rose rose
It's generally fairly clear when you're about to make an ending-impacting decision
(and it's very clear afterwards, so if you missed it you can always grab an autosave)
mossy flume
What are the mission names? Thatâs probably what theyâll need to know.
rose rose
To summarise, the key breakpoints are: while upstairs above a fancy computer, outside a large orb, and on or just after a train.
mossy flume
Accurate yet vague, I like it.
fresh bane
I'm gonna start playing for the first time probably tonight so I hope I don't accidentally get an expansion ending or something as my first lol
rose rose
It makes a point of no return save before ending the game so you can just carry on with it.
(it also warns you explicitly)
fresh bane
Oh that's nice
Well I assume I probably have like, 30 hours before I have to worry about an ending at best 
mossy flume
Something like that, yeah
fresh bane
This is gonna be a looooong playthrough 
oh boy
thorny loom
gaunt marten
No
They did what NFTs promise to do
Which is to carry your items from one game to the next
fresh bane
Oh well, at least they got around to it
Porting a super big competitive game like CSGO into another engine and effectively replacing it ain't easy
white phoenix
not carrying it over would have create a massive skin economy crash
people might not want to pay as much for a skin anymore if they know that it won't carry over to the next game
hasty patio
Wait, did the cosmetics people buy in cs go not transfer to 2?
That was something they promised and it seems to have come true.
bitter stream
it's a shame it's missing a ton of maps and modes at launch though
CS2 has some solid foundations but like... it removed a lot of CSGOs implemented game modes
And sure, they'll probably work on adding it back, but it kinda sucks if you liked those modes
wind stump
Wow, second sub-hour PotA run in so many days
I'm getting good at being fast 
hardly a world record but y'know it's the little things
fresh bane
CS2 has some solid foundations but like... it removed a lot of CSGOs implemented...
I heard a lot of maps are missing
And yeah that kinda sucks but I have no reason to believe they're not going to add everything CSGO had and more
Porting a game is not an easy task
gaunt marten
Nice work
wind stump
there's a pretty extensive Sakura mod i've been trying as well
feels like a whole different card game but still fun once you get the ropes
river veldt
this looks like that old Doctor Who computer game
gaunt marten
This is the zoomed out view that you get after you win
It looks like an anthill because I've been mining in that pattern
visual hill
I heard a lot of maps are missing
Train was showed in the first trailers but is nowhere to be seen in the game
and the usual arms race maps like Monastery (fully overhauled)
screenshots of a remade Shoots (with Ancient assets) have also leaked
little badger
Train was showed in the first trailers but is nowhere to be seen in the game
Cali did you ever play the PSP Gran turismo game?
visual hill
no
little badger
no
Is there no other way than emulating that redneck racing game. Been looking to get it
quartz pawn
re-downloaded Fortnite today to hop back on the original map, weapons and system thats coming back November 3rd cause I'm a slave to nostalgia
of playing quite a bit in my younger years I found it fun honestly
astral steeple
its still pretty fun nowadays
somewhat smart of them to do it, cause when chapter 5 starts with its new map, then the people who came back to play the chapter 1 map might end up staying and play chapter 5 as well
fickle garnet
The november crew pack for Fortnite is awesome
astral steeple
my only complaint is im not too big of a fan of there being a whole new map and chapter every year
i prefered when it was a new one after like 2-3 years
gave you more time to actually enjoy that specific chapter's map
plus it ends up with them completely underusing the chapter's map overall
wasted potential on an already decent map
i guess the one upside is now people will be able to use all the newer skins and stuff that have released since then on the old map that they werent able to use on that map before
since they released way after
like by the end of season x, when the old map was gone, there was only 525 skins that had released
since then theyve released 1143 skins
so theres lots of potential for screenshots and stuff
quiet swift
On the topic of RTS again, just came across this. Apart from whoever made the decision of having the camera spin like that, it looks interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMblnHalvKI
quartz pawn
my only complaint is im not too big of a fan of there being a whole new map and ...
the one thing with Fortnite I felt kinda killed the game off early was try kept changing the game so much, which I understand some of the player base asked for but it turned off so many of the casuals when they had to learn this stuff so often everytime they hopped back on
which included me honestly
visual hill
some games are built around that principle of an ever-changing meta, like Gene Shift Auto
even Overwatch to be fair
little badger
some games are built around that principle of an ever-changing meta, like Gene S...
You mean as in the best weapons?
visual hill
not just that, but the way to play in general
astral steeple
well yeah they kept changing stuff every couple months to keep the game fresh and fun
instead of just getting boring cause nothing new being added at all
a constant state of nothing new ever being added is generally the fastest way to kill off a game
in terms of like live service games
fresh bane
alright got my cyberpunk lady finished, let's start this thing
I'm doing Corpo so I wanted to make her look as bitchy as possible
quiet swift
FemV, excellent choice
I also did corp on my first play when it first came out. I think similar haircut too. Are you me?
fresh bane
not too many good hairstyles... I hate the shaved side look and almost all of them have it
mossy flume
I did Corpo on every playthrough 
fresh bane
also not too many color options 
they didn't have the nail polish color I wanted
quiet swift
FemV is great
Not to say that MaleV is bad, he isn't, but there's definitely more... emotion? Something more to FemV's delivery
quiet swift
I did corpo on first play and did streetkid on this one
mossy flume
But female VA wins
quiet swift
"I'm just better" 
gaunt marten
alright got my cyberpunk lady finished, let's start this thing
Is this the old lady from Team Fortress 2?
mossy flume
I just have to do Corpo because that's basically my own background IRL haha
fresh bane
Is this the old lady from Team Fortress 2?
Yes, actually!
I wanted to go for that look
mossy flume
https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkgame/comments/16op8lb/gorilla_arms_20_holy_shi...
Dang
Going full DK
I take the monowire or the mantis blades
fickle garnet
I had to delete Cyberpunk cuz of Spider-man 2
quiet swift
I take the monowire or the mantis blades
I don't remember what I did first time. Went for the rocket launcher this one, which is fun, just went gorrila arms for one boxing match
gaunt marten
I had to delete Cyberpunk cuz of Spider-man 2
That's okay. Deleting games because you're out of space is reasonable because games are cheap and big, while storage space is not
fresh bane
this is the ultimate rich asshole simulator 
đ·
quiet swift
robust steppe
random steppe
this is the ultimate rich asshole simulator <:opalineclueless:112111742101357795...
"poner noticias"
You chose the brony start I assume.
Joking aside, what does it translate to? I can guess "Noticias"
fresh bane
''put on the news''
also I stopped this little thing here and this guy is marked, is this guy important or is this just an enemy marked thing? 
minor plover
he's marked as "Activate Windows". What a strange way to mark him.
rancid herald
robust latch
that should soo not have been patentable
mossy flume
There are patents for much more innocuous things, like scroll rubber banding.
Nearly anything and everything is patentable basically as long as you can plausibly prove that it's a reasonably unique idea
And patents don't get much review time anyway
novel pine
spider man 2 has some of the best voice acting I have ever seen, in probably any...
you clearly havent played Kingdom Come Deliverance
random steppe
also I stopped this little thing here and this guy is marked, is this guy import...
Yeah it's a small graphical glitch that sometimes stay on enemies you have killed if you marked them.
It's relatively rare, I have seen it an handful of times.
fresh bane
Question, I'm on the whole flathead quest right now and I just got done talking to Royce was it?
Is it possible for that whole encounter to end in a big shootout? Because I got the Militech chip and took out the virus and decided to just smooth talk him into accepting it rather than pull out my gun, it wasn't my money anyways so it's no skin off my back
But so far only very few choices have actually mattered at all so I wonder if that whole encounter actually did have multiple ways to go about it
rose rose
The alternative is that you have to kill everyone in that room
Either because you proactively attack them or because they catch on to you betraying them, if you betray them
(And then you also have to escape the base, where everyone is now hostile to you)
random steppe
It can end up in a few ways I think
random steppe
It's I think largely 4 possible outcomes
You can also not inform Militech and just go in, and if you pay for the Flathead yourself, you just like...leave I'm pretty sure
Also depending if you use the chip, and if you keep it bugged or not, outside the lady from militech wins the internal struggle, or she gets fucked over
And outside the dude that she was keeping prisoner is back in control
rose rose
Right, yes, I guess if you never talk to militech and can actually afford it then nothing interesting happens
random steppe
I think that if you do things yourself, without aligning with none Jacky also comments on how "he likes doing stuff without sucking up to the corps or other factions"
rose rose
The upshot of taking to militech is that you can then keep the 10,000 credits if you fight your way out. Which is a lot of money at that point.
random steppe
There are also a surprising amount of hidden choices in the game
Like, when the game doesn't highlight them for you, but you can just do something and the game does recognise you did it
rose rose
The upshot of taking to militech is that you can then _keep_ the 10,000 credits ...
(or at least you can if you can figure out the very obtuse UI)
random steppe
The beginning of this videos highlighs the flathead choices, spoilers obviously
||https://youtu.be/-NRdz91CSgI?t=45||
It's pretty damn interesting
fresh bane
.... Kojima...?
river veldt
Kojima what are you doing here
mossy flume
.... Kojima...?
Yep. Voiced by Hideo himself.
fickle garnet
I finished Spider-man 2
random steppe
The intro is pretty damn great IMO
fresh bane
I was thinking ''this is a lot more linear than I initially thought it'd be''
is that just because this was all the intro?
random steppe
The game is kind of linear, but with a lot of sidestuff activities to do
But there are like, 2 or 3 main things you'll follow if you want to progress the main story at most.
Like, IDK if you played Witcher 3 or not, this is more linear than that, to make a comparison.
The side stuff is often worth doing tho, especially the companion quests
Well i say companions but it's more like, main secondary characters, it's not like you summon them or anything
You'll be able to tell what I mean as you start meeting them
Oh right, ||Jackie has his own drink at the Afterlife now|| 
And so does ||David Martinez, which is a cute nod to the anime||
rose rose
And now all the quests stop being titled The Noun!
mossy flume
There used to be a Musk cameo but got removed <:cadancewheeze:761000388232347658...
Itâs also funny because they didnât plan on having him in the first place. He just burst into the studio while Grimes was recording her lines and demanded a cameo.
mossy flume
And so does ||David Martinez, which is a cute nod to the anime||
Theyâre also in the graveyard now
mossy flume
I was thinking ''this is a lot more linear than I initially thought it'd be''
is...
That was all intro, yep.
Now your choices have the potential to matter!
rose rose
The choices are a lot more choicey in Phantom Liberty
In the base game you do or don't do what you want, but the things you choose to do have fairly consistent results
fresh bane
hell yeah
mossy flume
Nyoom
fresh bane
aaaalrighty, I met up with Judy and did some secondary jobs for a couple minutes, that's enough cyberpunk for today
allowed myself to go all the way until I got tired there, 8 hour session 
next time I play I'm probably gonna do a bunch of secondary missions and stuff and get some money and equipment (and probably shop for some new threads too)
wintry canopy
I just got done fighting a very squirrelly risen shagaru and made a second crit eye level 4 decoration for my primordial malzeno set, the set only has a max of 70% affinity tho.
visual hill
"poner noticias"
You chose the brony start I assume.
notice the poners!! 
I'd play that quest too.
quiet swift
@fresh bane Good to see you're having fun with it! Basically any mission marked in bright yellow are the important/story missions - or the "big" side quests that are a long series and are important to the story.
Anything in... teal? Is going to be gigs and not as important side missions, and the blue NCPD symbol thing is pretty evident 
I did the main story this playthrough up to where you are and a bit later, and have spent the last checks 40+ hours doing every side content I could find? 
And I haven't even started the xpac yet
visual hill
I'm eager to play Cyberpunk but only next year at this stage, I'm too busy this year
(gotta try RT Overdrive after all 
)
next year will probably be when the game receives its final patch too, and mods will be more up-to-date
wind stump
HMMM I WONDER
quiet swift
minor plover
is this a game where people have spent real money through microtransactions (or macrotransactions) to get those ultra-rare items? Or like, there's no real money involved at all, there's just people whinging because items they got through luck or grinding have become easier to get?
quiet swift
Seems they've had some form of microtransactions since like 2004
bronze abyss
istg mfs are either boosted or im not in a rank i deserve,i keep beating people of higher rank than me with them using the same character as mine and its not a one off thing im doing this consistently
spiral kraken
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337520/Risk_of_Rain_Returns/ Can't wait for it
gaunt marten
Yeah, hopefully it's better than the original
wind stump
... I need it
gaunt marten
No
wind stump
YES
spiral kraken
Yeah, hopefully it's better than the original
It has to be, the original had the Starstorm mod to make it playable lol
gaunt marten
The original Risk of Rain was plenty playable without mods
It's my favorite game of all time
quiet swift
fresh bane
yesterday was Signalis' anniversary
and the community is as stupid and borderline insane as ever
you know you did something good when the fanbase of your psychological cosmic horror game does stuff like this
wind stump
i designed my own StS card
wind stump
I believe there's an event later in the game that lets you upgrade it if you find the event
I've seen the second one once but I didn't have the card
dis one
fresh bane
https://old.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkgame/comments/17iep39/best_update_ever/
Robot workers deserve a smoke break too you know....
I thought it was a visual glitch on my part but I guess the draw weapon and crouch button prompts are permanent on the hud for some reason?
wind stump
So you get Milemnium Quest in Act 1 and find Momoi in Act 2 to upgrade it
rng willing
gaunt marten
Makes sense
mossy flume
I thought it was a visual glitch on my part but I guess the draw weapon and crou...
Yeah. They keep the current context controls listed there.
It changes a lot so I guess they decided from playtesting that it makes sense, but I kinda wish I could turn that off.
But it has been helpful to me sometimes
fresh bane
Not being able to turn off stuff like that is the kind of small details that I feel should've already been a thing
mossy flume
It's not like I've tried finding a toggle though haha
But I think you can't turn it off
fresh bane
I don't remember if I can change the hud color but I think I might look into the options next time I play because I would like to have something other than the red and blue
mossy flume
Reason is spoilers
Minor spoiler though if you care: ||The HUD color changes based on what character you're playing as||
fresh bane
I already saw Johnny's flashbacks and I know the hud changed because he's a different character but it just made me want to play with his colors instead because they're much nicer to look at to me
mossy flume
Ah yeah. So that's the reason.
V mode is red, Johnny mode is blue.
I do like the blue colors better, yeah
fresh bane
I'm probably gonna check for mods later anyways because I'm sure there's still some neat things that mods can do that the base game probably doesn't have, even if it's unimportant customization options and what not
So I'm gonna have to go through all that jazz of setting that up later 
I'm probably gonna do one more session completely unmodded just to play a bit more of the vanilla experience first, most of the mods I may get are probably gonna be purely cosmetic anyways
pfff 
awesome
light gate
I find it odd that kmh and mph make sense to me.
Also there is no toggle?
You need a mod? huh.
rose rose
The actual numbers are pretty meaningless anyway so
light gate
All estimates.
rose rose
Does the mod also change all the speed limit signs?
If not it seems to rather defeat the point
light gate
Yeah that would be an oversight.
fresh bane
I think so I think it changes anything that says mph to kmh
rose rose
I meant more the numbers. The signs don't specify a unit anyway.
gaunt marten
Just drive slower
rose rose
(Not that anyone anywhere obeys them regardless. Even the NPCs seem to take a fairly dim view of the speed limit. Which is also very America, to be fair.)
gaunt marten
Realistic values version simply takes the raw value of speed in m/s and multiplies it * 3.6 to get kmh.
I'll be making another mod that increases speed of vehicles to use in combination with realistic values. Those 2 combined should give a much better sense of speed ingame.
It only changes speedometer labels
fresh bane
I don't really know since I don't have the mod installed and there's no more gallery pictures
There also seems to be a conversation about the conversion of mph to kmh but I don't wanna get into that right now 
I haven't read those comments
I did get a pretty funny interaction early in the game where I tried to be a law abiding citizen and drive normally only for the car in front of me to literally just refuse to move even though the light was green and I was honking like crazy
Only after I rammed into him viciously with murderous intent did he bother to take off
mossy flume
Well it does take place in former America, so it makes sense that it's MPH
rose rose
It doesn't feel very Monterey I must say
mossy flume
Yeah that's what happens when the Bay Area gets nuked and they just move down the street.
rose rose
It was his surname so presumably someone also called Night
wind stump
night is mid
bronze abyss
night is mid
take it back rn
thorny loom
light gate
So is that a simulator or an ace combat like game?
Also those seem to be default unity buttons
That's pretty impressive if this is Unity!
thorny loom
random steppe
Seems more likely to be on the simmy side given the "5 playable aircrafts"
light gate
Yeeeaah
Basically you'll need flight gear for the best experience, or memorize what key does what.
Was hoping just controller and play.
random steppe
Oh it has cutsom missions, seems pretty cool
thorny loom
random steppe
I mean I don't know how much simmy it will be, at any rate until it has at least a campaign I'm not super interested, we'll see once that is out
random steppe
Control had an Alan Wake themed DLC so it makes sense
mossy flume
They're in the same universe
green fulcrum
Hell, it's even hinted that ||the entire organization in Control is actually something that was written into existence by Alan, and that it isn't something that was originally there.||
green fulcrum
It is, apparently, like many other games in 2023, EXTREMELY good.
2023 is just giving us banger after banger after banger.
Well, y'know, except that Gollum game and the King Kong game.
mossy flume
Reviews are very strong
Which is consistent with Remedy
Theyâre very good at what they do
quiet swift
Well, y'know, except that Gollum game and the King Kong game.
Banging review scores into the ground
green fulcrum
quiet swift
I kinda bounced off alan wake 1 combat early on. I should give it another go. Is there a remaster?
river veldt
huh, so the original is action adventure but the sequel is survival horror
random steppe
It's kinda horror the orginal one too.
gaunt marten
Alan Wake 1 is action adventure?
random steppe
I felt it was more horror than not
gaunt marten
I played like fifteen minutes and stopped because it was just horror and I got bored
random steppe
I bounced off similarly because of the combat but it didn't feel awful, it's just that I had better games I wanted to play instead, but it was the kind of game that if I tried I could have stockolm syndrome'd myself into liking
river veldt
oh ok
visual hill
https://www.pcgamer.com/one-of-alan-wake-2s-expansions-sounds-like-its-going-to-...
yeah but will there be a Death Rally DLC?
visual hill
yeah, 2 is EGS exclusive
slim thorn
I watched a Let's Play of Alan Wake way back when, it looked good but not so good you'd recommend it over all the other horror adjacent action games we have these days
especially now that we have Control
mossy flume
I hear that this one is much better than the original
slim thorn
I might be interested then
though for today, my priority is finishing up Chants of Sennaar
visual hill
Alan Wake 2 looks great (including from a technical perspective) but it's 2horror5me
slim thorn
I don't normally think of myself as a horror person, but considering all the REs and the DS remake and Signalis I've played the last few years...
quiet swift
1's story is apparently quite good but the gameplay (the shooty part) is very repetitive
visual hill
are there a lot of games where the shooty part isn't very reptitive? đ
quiet swift
Aim torch, make mortal, shoot
random steppe
Can't really tell, I didn't play enough to see if there is variety in the enemies
fresh bane
I went shopping for a little bit and now I'm trying to get the money back by doing some missions and gigs
I absolutely love the fit I gave V :sunsetbounce:
quiet swift
Pretty much loot every single body you can, and every crate/box with a loot symbol on it. A lot of clothes are in there or random containers
You'll dissassemble some stuff for crafting purposes but at some point you can also sell the lower tier stuff and get $$$
fresh bane
Yeah I'm selling a bunch of scrap and other random weapons I loot
Oh, I also got this
new sights
quiet swift
visual hill
my Deus Ex playthrough involves killing every civilian after making them hostile towards me to get skill points
don't hate the Calinou, hate the BioMod
weak river
No judgement from me. That's just efficiency.
visual hill
you get bonus skill points for stealth (not possible on civilians before they turn hostile), headshots or distant kills
a distant headshot kill (easily doable with a sniper) can be 21 skill points or so, which adds up quickly
some of the larger enemies give you roughly 45 skill points too
it really makes a difference over time in leveling up skills
quiet swift
So I swapped out the rocket arms for gorilla arms for one boxing match. Later on i just found a trio of random killable enemies. Decide to try and rush in swinging. I don't have any of the big skills shown in that previous video, but it was still hilarious to have fists flying and beating them to death
fresh bane
so is there any way I can display my weapons here?
I have some weapons I haven't sold because while I don't wanna use em I still think they look too nice but they don't automatically display here and I can't find any prompt to do that 
quiet swift
so is there any way I can display my weapons here?
I don't think so?
Ah, specific ones
"Specific iconic weapons can be displayed on the stash wall in V's apartment that are obtained from completing certain jobs and gigs throughout Cyberpunk 2077"
random steppe
Yeah that populates with the iconic weapons you find around the game
fresh bane
well that kinda sucks
rose rose
Gotta find the cool weapons
quiet swift
But I wanna use those, not display them!
rose rose
I wonder if it's even possible to carry them all
looks like pre-expansion the total weight of the iconic weapons was 435.8
I am not sure whether you could get the carry capacity that high.
random steppe
You definitely can, without trying I'm already around that, and I used to be around 600 when I had a cyberware focused on carry weight
Now I replaced it because 450 is way more than enough
random steppe
Also you occasionaly find shards that raise carry weight on enemies
rose rose
I don't think I ever got mine much over 400, if that.
not that I really tried. if I had too much stuff I just summoned my car and dumped it all in the boot
random steppe
Yeah also it wasn't that hard to stay low on it, 400 is A LOT of space
Not to spend every waking hour shitting on a game I actually kind of like, but man...was it that hard Starfield?
fresh bane
I'm doing the delamain quests and I find it funny that V is like ''hey talking sentient car, I know things are rough, let's talk alright?''
also maybe it was just me fucking around in the bike but seems like rainy roads are harder to control than regular roads
river veldt
did they update the driving at all ? the last time i saw it it looked really floaty and weightless
quiet swift
Depends on the car. Some of them are still very floaty
random steppe
It's much better than on release
The faster ones still feel a bit floaty yeah
But I have never been that great at driving in games, and I can get around almost no problem using keyboard and mouse, so it's pretty alright overall
Took like, a bit of getting used to but it's more than serviceable
Sure as fuck better than fucking Roach
quiet swift
This one has been handling decently for me. Other quadras just seem to turn if you sneeze on the wheel
gaunt marten
random steppe
I mostly use a bike, a fast car, or a heavily amored one, depending how I'm feeling, all the bikes do control pretty well
gaunt marten
We did it! Me, drillbert and drilliam mined every rock on the planet
It was only a small one, so I barely had enough to upgrade drillbert and myself to max
fresh bane
I'm using Jackie's bike and it feels pretty good, for now I'm thinking of modding the game to add some cosmetic and visual stuff but after a while I might look into any mods that do like, better driving or maybe add some mechanics or gameplay stuff
but that's for later
NPC driving does seem to be pretty alright, I've noticed cars swerve out of the way when I'm driving against traffic and some other cars move away from me when I'm going super fast down the road and stuff
visual hill
Doom Eternal has a Super Mario Bros reference!!1
dense crypt
WHERE
visual hill
the rotating flame rods in the air
weak river
That collection is truly the Dark Souls of book covers.
fresh bane
it's Snakin' time
thorny loom
Is that the collection or an emulator @fresh bane
dire gate
Solid Sneak
dire gate
I was recently reading some Sonic Superstars reviews
thorny loom
Sanic
dire gate
I found someone calling it "aggressively OK" very hilarious
visual hill
you can guess it's a PC version because the HUD is stretched, map lines are very thin and map background is dark yellow
you don't need to ask someone which version they're playing as long as the HUD is visible đ
dire gate
đ€đ
visual hill
all versions have their uses depending on your hardware/platform
(be happy, this is rare with old games)
fresh bane
I found someone calling it "aggressively OK" very hilarious
from the looks of it, it unfortunately sounds like it is a very okay game
dire gate
I mean better than a bad game
fresh bane
So for people like me who want more 2d sonic stuff, I guess it's just go buy Mania for me
dire gate
I am interested in that new game mania team is working with
fresh bane
I mean people say that a lot but I don't think we should lower our standards and be happy with a mediocre game just because other releases are trash or broken
visual hill
there is a new Mania mod/custom campaign out there IIRC
speaking of Mania, did you try Rayman Redemption?
fresh bane
eugh.... are we sure this guy is asleep?
dire gate
Wow Rayman is alive? /j
fresh bane
I've never played a single Rayman game in my life
visual hill
it's a fangame that is essentially a remaster of Rayman 1, with new levels too
dire gate
Closest I've been to playing a Rayman was me watching Let's Play of Mario and Rabbids 2
visual hill
so pretty much Sonic Mania but for Rayman
dire gate
Disappointing, that means the game could have been called RayMania
novel pine
I got mgs 2 and 3 working on ps2 emulator so probably gonna try that later
MGS2 already has a really good PC port on GOG, which is what Nire's playing (i believe). I'd recommend just getting that then downloading any patches (I belivee V's Fix is one thats suggested)
also you should emulate MGS3 on a PS3 emulator so you can play the uhm enhanced edition or whatever its called
fresh bane
correct, MGS3 has either the HD collection version or the 3DS version which adds some extra stuff at the cost of looking worse visually
MGS3 3Ds adds crouch walking which is actually a pretty great addition
also I love the attention to details here, I found a cardboard box outside on the deck but it wasn't any box, it was a wet box so it's all crumpled up and shitty Snake was also soaking wet when I went back inside and I leave a bunch of super clear footprints because of snake being wet from the rain
seems like a bunch of small stuff but pretty good attention to detail
dire gate
That guy looks naked
fresh bane
like some kind of snake or something...
dire gate
I wonder if the boss is big...
visual hill
that reminds me, I'll continue my MGS2 playthrough
visual hill
this is demented <:rdsnrk:587780329335422977>
I'm a bit further than that
(I remember failing this part a bunch of times :P)
fresh bane
yeah I felt a bit dumb there and actually just looked it up lol
Otacon: You gotta take pictures of Metal Gear from multiple angles and also get the 'marines' symbol on camera! Pfff, I wanna see the government explain that! 
Oh Kojima
you managed to completely predict the modern state of media news and the internet but you couldn't predict photoshop
pffff
visual hill
how did you do that?
fresh bane
do what?
fresh bane
There's just the one guy with his pants down in that specific hold I didn't do anything
I guess he forgot his uniform
''there's a node near the elevator''
''did you say nerd?''
''.... not nerd, node.''
''ah.''
Raiden you dork
visual hill
the game could really use a suicide button, reattempting things takes more time than it'd need to
(a lot of games that don't have an easy way to restart from last checkpoint would benefit from one)
yeah good luck getting to me :^)
fresh bane
hey wait a minute, this isn't Snake, this is a blonde anime pretty boy!!
fresh bane
the game could really use a suicide button, reattempting things takes more time ...
''this game could really use a suicide button''
geez 
a simple load checkpoint option would've sufficed
visual hill
I'm used to the Minecraft way of doing things
no food to regain hunger? Well, you can feel like a respawned player in just 30 seconds
fresh bane
if MGS Delta turns out to not be good, and I can't believe I'm saying it, at least we'll still have the pachislot cutscenes...
I thought they'd use the assets from this for Delta, but seems like no they're different assets, Snake's model looks entirely different in Delta
also judging by how pixel accurate the recreations are I'm 99% sure these are the exact same cutscenes, I don't know how they did it but even the lip syncing is completely identical to the original game's cutscenes
median cedar
My first Brilliant Move (I played against the owner of Bronytales)
dire gate
SHAUN
hidden elbow
bronze abyss
had a massive gamer moment
noooo the tank in another match chose hampter 
gg wp we prolly lost if he doesnt switch
he just full on threw the game...
chilly mural
https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/Heavy_Rain/
wind stump
death
wind stump
SHAUN
thorny loom
2:36 had me dead
wind stump
LFG BEYOND PERFECT
quiet swift
Still pretty cool that i'm out here in the sticks with the city in the distance... but I can actually go seamlessly into its streets
random steppe
Yesterday I finished Phantom Libery
It's pretty damn great, fuck some really hard choices by the end
gaunt marten
Are they getting another expansion or is that it?
random steppe
That's it for this game
I still need to clear up some open world miscellaneous stuff, like, secondary quests, but I'm pretty much done with the game.
I'll probably replay this in a few years with a different build tho
quiet swift
Yeah they said the next plan is cyberpunk sequel
(well might not be the next released CDprojektred game, but no more xpacs for this. Will be a new game instead)
mossy flume
Yeah, theyâre opening up a studio in North America to work on the sequel
Also this is the end for Red Engine. All future CDPR projects will use UE5 for the foreseeable future.
gaunt marten
Are they calling it the Torment Nexus?
mossy flume
Heh
mossy flume
It's pretty damn great, fuck some really hard choices by the end
Did you make the choice that let you experience ||Metroid Dread 2? ||
random steppe
I never played ||Metroid Dread|| but probably
mossy flume
- Aw
- Nice
random steppe
It's the ||asshole robot stealth bit|| I assume
mossy flume
Yep
random steppe
Definitely an intense part of the game
Didn't expect to go back to ||survival horror right after i finished RE4||
quiet swift
Must...not...click...spoiler...
graceful bridge
Cute, but I don't think I have that game.
little badger
Cute, but I don't think I have that game.
If you have PC Gamepass you can play it.
graceful bridge
I do not.
little badger
Ah.
random steppe
Ok so, finished Cyberpunk, though I'd continue Lies of P for a bit
The game immediatly deciding to try to confuse me
Why there is a V here too? What's happening? I'm having backlash
quiet swift
Lies of V
weak river
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/12357
85% off the entire franchise on Steam, if you're into that sort of thing. Lasts until November 2nd.
Happy Halloween.
Who knows, maybe if enough people purchase it now, they'll make another one! (they won't)
quiet swift
They were pretty good back in the day
wind stump
you ever put glasses on your glasses?
wind stump
... ONE LETTER.
God damn you game I got clickbaited
uneven epoch
pokemon mystery dungeon explorers of sky was full of this and i cant count the amount of times i accidentally exploded myself
gaunt marten
In this case this is a mod and not part of the base game thankfully
PMD items are funny but the game is easy enough they're not a huge problem
fresh bane
aaaaahhh now I want to hop back into DMC5....
AC unity players are a different breed
That mod looks incredible adding all those little fixes and QoL stuff that seems small and unimportant but makes the entire experience so much smoother 
whee
I forgot Raiden has the silly ninja cartwheels rather than a simple roll
graceful bridge
fresh bane
no way it's Iroquois Pliskin! it's really him!
the legend
I love that this cutscene is basically Snake Pliskin going: ''ah, great, so you're an FPS kid 
''
and Raiden is like: ''n-no!! It's real!!! It's real I tell you! 
''
dense crypt
green fulcrum
https://vxtwitter.com/CanYouPetTheDog/status/1718714701645807680
First of all, awwwwwww~ 
Second, couldn't the cat have gotten it themselves? There's like a dozen different ways they could have.
And third, AWWWWWW~ 
gaunt marten
Cats can be super dumb
mossy flume
Oh no I now have a second Quest 3
So that Peach and I can do VR stuff together while having computers strapped to our faces
The dystopian future is here
quiet swift
đ€
fresh bane
am I losing my mind or did they re-work the first game's cutscenes to have the suit be more red and blue?
Its a very strong shade of red
mossy flume
Might just be the lighting. Indoor and outdoor?
fresh bane
hmmmmmm
Maybe I am going crazy
I don't know how spoiler-y it is since it's literally the first scene of the game but professor Peter is the best thing to come out of the comics and I'm so glad it's a thing here, he's also awkward as fuck so bonus points there
gaunt marten
Hardware DRM
If you were fine with software DRM (buying a console) you should be fine with hardware DRM.
light gate
Sounds like the Made for iPhone but for consoles initiative.
sour hill
https://vxtwitter.com/Wario64/status/1718780303467258008
Not my gaming experience!
astral steeple
does that mean like all non-microsoft controllers?
gaunt marten
Yes and no. It's about wireless controllers only
astral steeple
i mean like does that mean id no longer be able to use my hyperkin xenon controller anymore?
or the hyperkin x91
gaunt marten
Is it wireless?
gaunt marten
It should be fine for now
There's an approved list of wireless controllers, and anything else is not approved
gaunt marten
While it's unclear how many products are affected by this issue, there's no indication yet that it has impacted Cronus or XIM accessories. Cronus and XIM accessories are controversial since they allow users to mimic a mouse and keyboard as an Xbox controller. This functionality provides them with a competitive edge in FPS games like Call of Duty, since they offer boosted turning speed and rapid-fire functionality without sacrificing aim assist. However, XIM and Cronus accessories have been used for accessibility purposes as well. As of right now, we haven't seen any evidence that these types of accessories will be affected by the recent changes since Xbox has historically been unable to detect them, but we're investigating.
astral steeple
wut
random steppe
https://vxtwitter.com/Wario64/status/1718780303467258008
Oh, maybe I know why
I was initially confused, to the point that I was like "WTF, it's not like they have the console market by the balls, to the point to be able to start dictating rules"
gaunt marten
The excuse is it prevents cheating
Licensed accessories that pay Microsoft get a pass
random steppe
But if you read the leaks about the future console they are planning for, one of the features they plan to implement, is their new controller to be one that links directly to the cloud, bypassing the console and lowering the latency for cloud gaming.
My guess is that they want to enforce only certain controllers early so they are ready when that becomes the standard in the next console
That's my tinfoil at least
It's still pretty dumb but it's the only explanation I can think of
The cheating seems like an excuse to me
gaunt marten
Makes sense to me
gaunt marten
The cheating seems like an excuse to me
Yeah it is dumb to go about stopping cheaters that way
It's about money
quiet swift
This is... certainly a fashion choice.
fresh bane
I wonder if the districts you are in dictates what type of NPCs you come across
quiet swift
I think yes, to a degree
fresh bane
Last night I got curious and checked the digital artbook thing and it mentions all the different fashion trends that occurred in the universe's story and how there's different fashions for poor people, rich people, cybernetics that are more into the practical application of the implants, cybernetics that are more to show off
So I wonder if different areas have these different styles to reflect that
random steppe
It definitely influences what gangs you can run into, but I do think that the npc look changes as well
fresh bane
I actually haven't payed attention to the gangs weirdly
I've been on a bit of an automatic mode just doing quests without really paying much attention because I just wanna play
I did get into a gunfight on a Malestrom territory and the maelstrom fighting theme started blasting and even though I'm more into stealth I couldn't help but keep the gunfight going and not reload to try again
:cocobop:
fuckin awesome tunes
quiet swift
Murder Hobo time
fresh bane
I also got a Sandy last night 
but I don't want to use it because it seems like sandevistan gameplay is more geared towards combat and I'm very much into hacking even mid fight especially when sneaking
So that's a bummer that I can't do quick hacks and stuff with a sandevistan
quiet swift
Right now i'm mainly using an int/tech build, for smart weapons (homing bullets) and quickhacks
fresh bane
I upgraded to a level 2 operating system for better hacks, I could go for a level 3 but the level 3 hacks are so damn expensive 
random steppe
My playthrough was with a Sandevistan
fresh bane
I may be doing it wrong since I don't usually do rpgs but I have been mainly leveling up intelligence, cool and reflexes
random steppe
The later ones you can turn on and off even if they aren't fully charged, they are super fun
But yeah you have to give up the whole hacking part
Oh also with the right perk you can use them in cars, which make for some pretty cool manouvers
Since unlike you, the car does slow down with time, but you can fine tune the manouver
I know there is a perk that allows you to hack cars while driving which also sounds pretty great
fresh bane
Yep there is
I wonder if I can get to the point where I can max everything
Each skill thing is only 20 levels and I'm already at 10 on the ones I'm focusing on which are intelligence and cool I think
random steppe
Generally, by the end, you can get 3 attributes to max and two halfway
fresh bane
Mmmm that's pretty op
quiet swift
60 levels max and it's 20 points to max something out
random steppe
If you have the DLC at least, since the lvl cap goes up to 60
fresh bane
I do, I atually already got a phantom liberty quest
random steppe
Without the DLC it's 50
fresh bane
I haven't done it yet
quiet swift
But you do get "shards" for the other skills (shinobi, etc) and some give you points
fresh bane
I'm confused about how that works
random steppe
About the DLC?
fresh bane
I've seen the menu with those things but I don't know what it does or how to level each one up or what I'm even looking at
No, the whole shinobi and what not skills
random steppe
Oh yeah the skills are indiipendente from the attribute
fresh bane
I have it on spanish so I don't know what it says on english
random steppe
They lvl up by using them
Like shinobi levels up by killing people with swords i think
Or other blades
And by doing stealth
And occasionally enemies drop shards that give you a certain amounf of exp in that skill
The shard also have rarity so the rarer the more exp you get
fresh bane
ah so it's a passive thing
The one I've got the most points on is 'cazarrecompensas' which is the first one
random steppe
Yeah they give you various buffs, also some perk points at certain intervals
fresh bane
I get it almost everytime during fights
fresh bane
I wonder what I even need to do to get netrunner up since I actually use a lot of hacks even during combat
random steppe
I am not 100% sure exactly what moves the needle but I've seen levelups while doing a bunch of things related to hacking
Including just hacking a terminal out of combat
river veldt
is there a Super Shotgun in Cyberpunk
fresh bane
Interesting 
random steppe
There are a lot of shotguns
fresh bane
The ones I have least focused on are Body and Technical Ability myself
I think both are at 5 or so
quiet swift
Generally there's an "iconic" weapon of a type, such as an iconic sniper, assault rifle, etc
fresh bane
There's a couple of double barreled shotguns in Cyberpunk
quiet swift
I can craft an iconic shotgun
river veldt
even has engravings like a lot of double barrels do
random steppe
i love this one personally: https://cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Order
It's a tech variant, so if you charge the shot it goes through walls
fresh bane
quiet swift
patpat
fresh bane
I do have a sweet katana that I have absolutely no clue where I even got it from
But I have it
and I'm using it every chance I get
quiet swift
Is it iconic or just a normal katana?
quiet swift
Byakko?
fresh bane
I think it's Black Unicorn
quiet swift
The reflexes tree I think is the one where you can study the blade and parry/cut bullets
fresh bane
It's probably a GOG gift
random steppe
By the end of the game, I was switching between a Katana that did crits if I attacked while I was using the optic camo, and the thermal Katana because it looks fucking sick
quiet swift
Ah yes the black unicorn is a gift i think
random steppe
Black Unicorn is one of the starting weapons
quiet swift
From what I saw during a googling, byakko seems to be best for a blade build
fresh bane
also are you able to put supressors on assault rifles or no?
quiet swift
I think it depends on the type of assault rifle? Not all are the same
fresh bane
I've been using a handgun so far for my like, 10+ hours and that's been fine enough but I'd probably use a rifle more if I could put a supressor on it
random steppe
Honestly even in hard the game isn't that difficult that I ever felt the need to use "the best" weapon
fresh bane
I'm on the prowl for Rebecca's gun
random steppe
Or the best strategy
mossy flume
is there a Super Shotgun in Cyberpunk
Thereâs an AI gun.
No further context will be provided.
quiet swift
Look at the sign Octy is holding
fresh bane
I know that was more a question for myself but I'm very confused
not asking for more details just being surprised
mossy flume
I also have a one handed club that, uh.
Hahaha yeah thatâs sure a thing
Although I will say that getting it is nontrivial
And is very easy to miss
mossy flume
Hahaha
random steppe
https://cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Errata this is the sword I usually use, I love the "it was worth the wait" comment
mossy flume
It also has commentary
fresh bane
that reminds me, the very first sidequest I did as soon as I got control of V and went into the real game after the intro is the sidequest of that guy with the exploding... 'enhancement' and I couldn't have done a better quest as my first
quiet swift
fresh bane
I love that he was like ''Hurry uuup!!!! '' and V was like ''ahhh shucks, they're blocking the road, guess we gotta go around...''
fresh bane
I don't recognize that name but I assume that's either V or the guy
Both of them do a good job
random steppe
The guy is voiced by a youtuber
quiet swift
WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M CARRYING TOO MUCH, GAME?!
fresh bane
I barely have anything on me!
random steppe
if you want to watch him play his own quest and talk a bit about his expeirence going to record this quest at CDPR it's here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bna4hRhkvxo
It's a pretty entertaining video
quiet swift
Gotta use your stash
Nah i'm just stocking up after 2-3 missions then sell/disassemble
random steppe
Jesse Cox Plays With Himself
This guy
fresh bane
I didn't see the ''loadout too full' message when playing so it got to a point after mindlessly grabbing and yoinking everything like a gobling that I was just walking and I couldn't run and I thought did the game just bug the hell out on me? is this save fucked?
I only noticed afterwards that there even was a limit and I had a drink that gave me more limit to my inventory
No way in hell I'm dropping anything this is all gonna be sold even if it's just random scrap
quiet swift
Wish I could keep this, love the coloring. It's gold
fresh bane
Oh yeah I came across that exact car after doing a quest but I couldn't open the damn garaje door to get it out 
can I not just yoink cars for myself?
mossy flume
In general you can
quiet swift
There's a quest series where you act as a driver, but they will not "stay" in your garage for you to call
random steppe
I think to steal certain cars it's gated by your technical skill
quiet swift
Technical for parked cars. Body for cars with people in them
random steppe
But yeah, you are just using them on the moment
fresh bane
That sucks I guess I can buy them but still
quiet swift
Also, benefit of that car. I was going up that hill and glanced at the second screen. Didn't notice another car coming straight at me. Since the front of my car is essentially slanted like a ramp, the other car just ramped off of me and I kept going
random steppe
They made the experience of buying them a lot better, also if you are finding yourself buying a lot of cars, start Phantom Liberty, since it unlocks a way to get discounts on them
fresh bane
I actually don't like cars as much in this game I like my bike a lot
I'd love to get a new bike maybe but I'm too attached to Jackie's bike to not use it
random steppe
I do like my armored truck with a missle launcher on top, basically if I'm not driving the bike I'm driving that, because it enables shenanigans.
fresh bane
Also, benefit of that car. I was going up that hill and glanced at the second s...
I had something happened to me where I was driving my bike pretty fast and I wasn't able to slow down and drift on time to make a very sharp turn and I went pretty much headfirst into this one car and instead of me flying off my bike the car went flying off
Strong ass bike
I actually went flying off from the bike for the first time when doing the delamain quests and the one car that tries to crush you just full on rammed me and I wasn't expecting it and I remember being too amazed at the fact that I went flying off into orbit that I completely forgot about the car trying to murder me so I got rammed again after that
quiet swift
I actually don't like cars as much in this game I like my bike a lot
Yes, but.
fresh bane
then I went full speed in a junkyard and I didn't notice all the junk and trash bags on the floor so I went flying off the bike after crashing into that and I felt very embarassed at how dumb that was
luckily I was alone... I think 
fresh bane
''good thing no one saw that''
Johnny: faint laughing in the distance
fresh bane
Yes, _but_.
six wheels?
fresh bane
so, obviously the red and green arrows are better vs worse but how does that work exactly?
I've seen it on clothing but clothing doesn't seem to have any effect on stats
fresh bane
Oh, that's confusing then
random steppe
And it compares to what you have equipped
Clothes used to give stats
Oh right, you can disassemble clothes as soon as you get it if it doesn't give stats
It automatically puts a copy of it in your armoire
In your apartment
So you can go there and create a look with whatever you looted in the game
fresh bane
Mmmmm I do have some clothing that I'm probably never gonna use....
visual hill
whee
I forgot Raiden has the silly ninja cartwheels rather than a simple roll <...
you can temporarily knock out enemies with cartwheels, it's fun to do and actually useful in many cases
fresh bane
huh