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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Dr. Chaos wrote: »
    Luckily my avatar already happens to have a skull and abit of cannibalism so I think I'm good to go.

    Eating people is in the spirit of Halloween, right?

    I play wood elves in Elder Scrolls games. And one of my favorite Skyrim mods I made was a full-blown cannibalism mod, complete with dozens of recipes...

    I'd say you've got just the right idea! :D

    It's sad how such crazy-awesome bits of lore in the series are overlooked so easily.

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  • baudattitudebaudattitude Registered User regular
    Jazz wrote: »
    Bloodrayne 1 & 2 for a dollar each? People should get on that.

    This. :+1:

    (The eagle-eyed or stalker-ish amongst you might notice I don't have them on Steam. That's 'cos I have them on GOG.)

    They're very old now (2002 and 2004), but they're good solid action games with ranged and melee combat and a lot of blood & gore. BR1's the one with the Nazi-slaughtering (although not in the initial chapter) and goes just gloriously over-the-top at various points; BR2 adds some cool intricacy to melee while toning down the guns, and is a bit platformy in a good way (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was an obvious influence), and has a more coherent story. The two stories are only very tenuously connected (BR1, weirdly, instead of setting the scene is in fact a total side-story!) so just playing one or the other is fine if only one appeals to you. They are surprisingly different from each other, really.

    Also, naturally, they fit (to a point) with the "boobs" discussion above, I suppose. Now, speaking of which, what's this about Sakura Fantasy...

    Yeah, the first level or two of the first Bloodrayne are really kind of bleh. Great game once you get to The Big Twist though. :)

    I recall them being a little twitchy to make work with a 360 controller but good once I dug an older Logitech pad out.

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Dr. Chaos wrote: »
    Luckily my avatar already happens to have a skull and abit of cannibalism so I think I'm good to go.

    Eating people is in the spirit of Halloween, right?

    I play wood elves in Elder Scrolls games. And one of my favorite Skyrim mods I made was a full-blown cannibalism mod, complete with dozens of recipes...

    I'd say you've got just the right idea! :D

    Link?

    Unreleased. Partly because I stopped publicly releasing mods shortly before Skyrim came out and partly just logistics: I couldn't release it because it was interwoven with and dependent upon Realistic Needs & Diseases (I integrated with his hunger/thirst system and I had to edit a lot of his work to balance things how I wanted).

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    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Viking wrote: »
    Corpekata wrote: »
    Zestiria crash was fixed for me by disabling a third party audio program. Nahamic in my case, but I figured it out from other people saying they disable Razer Something or Other.

    Basically it doesn't like fancy audio it seems.

    All I have for audio is the logitech software for my surround headset. If I disable that, I have no sound at all. I could switch the headset from USB to the Realtek onboard sound instead, but then I'd have to re-enable that in the device manager, probably fuss with drivers, and then switch it all back when I play something else... that's way too much effort for one game.
    apparently you just need to disable the 7.1, not possible to dumb it down to stereo or 5.1 for a while??

    Nope, the Logitech G430 doesn't let you dumb it down at all.

    As far as "switching it all back" to play something else... might I suggest Soundswitch? Tiny, free program that lets you hotswap between audio devices really easily. It won't switch audio sources between a game already running (you still have to restart a game for that), but I use it all the time to swap from my headphones to my speakers to share a Youtube video with the girlfriend, then swap back to my headset.

    Even if that might solve the Zestiria crash, I would still have to manually get up and unplug my headphones from the back-of-the-case USB port and plug them in to the onboard sound card and then back when I want to play something else with 7.1 sound, and given where my case is relative to where I am, it's just not worth the effort. If that sounds lazy, it's partly because I am lazy after long work days, but mostly because it really is an inconvenient layout that I have going on here.

    I'll wait for a patch.

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    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Huh. So I clicked on Steam, and got confused when a bunch of random Valve games were now in that "last five played" list.

    And then I looked at my Recents list.

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    ...did I just get one of those Complete Valve packs from my Controller pre-order? I mean, I *do* have Steam still installed on my MacBook Pro...

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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    PMAvers wrote: »
    Huh. So I clicked on Steam, and got confused when a bunch of random Valve games were now in that "last five played" list.

    And then I looked at my Recents list.

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    ...did I just get one of those Complete Valve packs from my Controller pre-order? I mean, I *do* have Steam still installed on my MacBook Pro...

    Congrats, you now own Half Life 3! Eventually.

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  • JazzJazz Registered User regular
    edited October 2015
    Jazz wrote: »
    Bloodrayne 1 & 2 for a dollar each? People should get on that.

    This. :+1:

    (The eagle-eyed or stalker-ish amongst you might notice I don't have them on Steam. That's 'cos I have them on GOG.)

    They're very old now (2002 and 2004), but they're good solid action games with ranged and melee combat and a lot of blood & gore. BR1's the one with the Nazi-slaughtering (although not in the initial chapter) and goes just gloriously over-the-top at various points; BR2 adds some cool intricacy to melee while toning down the guns, and is a bit platformy in a good way (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was an obvious influence), and has a more coherent story. The two stories are only very tenuously connected (BR1, weirdly, instead of setting the scene is in fact a total side-story!) so just playing one or the other is fine if only one appeals to you. They are surprisingly different from each other, really.

    Also, naturally, they fit (to a point) with the "boobs" discussion above, I suppose. Now, speaking of which, what's this about Sakura Fantasy...

    Yeah, the first level or two of the first Bloodrayne are really kind of bleh. Great game once you get to The Big Twist though. :)

    I recall them being a little twitchy to make work with a 360 controller but good once I dug an older Logitech pad out.

    Yeah, the first chapter of BR1 is unremarkable at best, but kicks off hard afterwards. BR2 follows the pattern but in its more traditional level structure, with a largely mediocre and over-long first level, again really hitting its stride at the start of the second level and then not letting up all the way to its incredibly ballsy ending.

    SteevL wrote: »
    Huh, I never did finish the first BloodRayne, which I had on Gamecube. I was probably about halfway through before stopping for whatever reason, It definitely didn't hook me like it hooked Jazz. Definitely some fun to be had in there at the time, though.

    I downloaded the demo for BloodRayne 2 when it came out, but at that point my first self-built PC couldn't run it very well, so I stopped paying attention to the series.

    I got the 2D sidescroller game on XBLA a few years ago and while it looks nice, it just felt bland to me.

    I won't blame anyone who doesn't get on with BR1, honestly. At least if they gave it until the Nazis show up, because that's where it properly gets going after its tepid opening chapter. I loved it - and, let's be honest, Rayne the character - but it's very much a B-game trying to claw its way to A-game status.

    BR2 was a genuine A-to-AA-game, if not perhaps quite AAA, and is worth another crack despite its iffy first level. The PC version was pretty demanding at launch but of course it'll fly on anything now. Widescreen hacking is recommended but it'll cause odd scenery flickering at the extreme sides of the screen. (Weirdly, the PC version was hardcoded to be 4:3, hence the flickering, but the awesome original Xbox version properly supported widescreen. Baffling that the PC version didn't.)

    I recommend abusing the time dilation (i.e. bullet time slowdown) ability as much as possible in both games. Playing them as slo-mo ballets of death can make them extraordinarily beautiful and graceful games if you do it right. You're limited in BR2 as it slowly drains your Rage meter (fixable with a cheat code IIRC - BR2 has some amazing cheats, actually), but in BR1 you can just use it more or less constantly from when you get it. Totally changes BR1 from a somewhat spastic button-masher into something infinitely more arty and almost poetic. BR2 was, thankfully, capable of being so at full speed as well. It was a huge reason I loved those games so much.

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  • ReverseCreationsReverseCreations Registered User regular
    To Quote Antoshka
    "9:36 PM - Antoshka: the countings actually completely unrelated
    9:36 PM - Antoshka: this is me amusing myself in between the days"

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    I feel like there's a lesson to be learned here, but new job, and the backlog are making me lean towards not learning that lesson.

    Thanks @Antoshka you should be stopped. Lol

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    edited October 2015
    I remember renting that awful Bloodrayne movie and it had on the movie disc a fully installable version of Bloodrayne 2 that didn't need the disc. I totally cheated the fuck out of that game, but it was a blast, really, and I'd love to see the story progress further.

    I never played the first, though.

    Sidenote: "You saw the blades, what did you think was going to happen?" was my favorite comeback line in that game.

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  • FirebirdFirebird Harbinger....of.....~something. Registered User regular
    edited October 2015
    Played and finished Broforce, I couldn't see this thread clearly because I was blinded by TOO MUCH FUCKING FREDOOM!!

    Had so much FREEDOM IN MY VEINS!! I donated blood to 20 babies who then proceeded to arm wrestle each other!

    My muscles course with SO MUCH FREEDOM!!
    I went to nearest guitar center and performed wicked 2 hours solos while doing drum fills with my toes! THEN THE STORE CAUGHT FIRE!!

    So overwhelmed WITH FREEDOM! WENT OUT AND PUNCHED A HORSE!!
    Because FREEDOM!!
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    EDIT: Strident made the song and have posted a full version of the trailer theme... :D

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    LET FREEDOM RING!! RING LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER!!

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    edited October 2015
    So Sword Coast Legends is out. Anyone play it? Is it good? Still a bit expensive for me since my budget is being saved for Fallout 4, but I am curious. It looks Neverwinter Nightsish. Edit: And Rebel Galaxy looks cool too, how do these things keep sneaking up on me.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    Do these Bloodrayne PC ports have controller support? If they had PoP SoT as an influence, and really came out in 2003, it's highly doubtful.

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  • ZavianZavian universal peace sounds better than forever war Registered User regular
    edited October 2015
    Grats @jclast !
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    These are ongoing!
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    have been super busy with work, but will post some more Steam controller impressions later this week! So far, I've been loving it (also, can confirm that it works with Windows Vista as well as 7/8/10)

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  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    I knew better than to start Life is Strange Ep 5 tonight. Now it's over, I'm sad, and tomorrow at work is going to be hell on no sleep.

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  • BurnageBurnage Registered User regular
    Do these Bloodrayne PC ports have controller support? If they had PoP SoT as an influence, and really came out in 2003, it's highly doubtful.

    They do, but I found it a bit fiddly to get working properly - Bloodrayne 1 doesn't use the second analog stick properly on my F310 pad, for instance.

  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    So Sword Coast Legends is out. Anyone play it? Is it good? Still a bit expensive for me since my budget is being saved for Fallout 4, but I am curious. It looks Neverwinter Nightsish. Edit: And Rebel Galaxy looks cool too, how do these things keep sneaking up on me.

    I would tell you but I'm stuck with anxiety at the character creation screen. So many decisions... I just can't choose...

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  • CorriganXCorriganX Jacksonville, FLRegistered User regular
    Dashui wrote: »
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    So Sword Coast Legends is out. Anyone play it? Is it good? Still a bit expensive for me since my budget is being saved for Fallout 4, but I am curious. It looks Neverwinter Nightsish. Edit: And Rebel Galaxy looks cool too, how do these things keep sneaking up on me.

    I would tell you but I'm stuck with anxiety at the character creation screen. So many decisions... I just can't choose...

    @pixelated pixie we need your expertise.

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  • AntoshkaAntoshka Miauen Oil Change LazarusRegistered User regular
    CorriganX wrote: »
    Dashui wrote: »
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    So Sword Coast Legends is out. Anyone play it? Is it good? Still a bit expensive for me since my budget is being saved for Fallout 4, but I am curious. It looks Neverwinter Nightsish. Edit: And Rebel Galaxy looks cool too, how do these things keep sneaking up on me.

    I would tell you but I'm stuck with anxiety at the character creation screen. So many decisions... I just can't choose...

    @pixelated pixie we need your expertise.

    Damn it, stealing all the good jokes.

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  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    I got 5 nights off work which means more pc time! Phantom Pain, here I come!
    in 10hours. I really gotta sleep right now.

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  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    Aw, Subnautica update pushed back to "October".

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  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    Zavian wrote: »
    Grats @jclast !

    Yay, thank you! When Mad Max is over it's ninja Metroid time!

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    CorriganX wrote: »
    Dashui wrote: »
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    So Sword Coast Legends is out. Anyone play it? Is it good? Still a bit expensive for me since my budget is being saved for Fallout 4, but I am curious. It looks Neverwinter Nightsish. Edit: And Rebel Galaxy looks cool too, how do these things keep sneaking up on me.

    I would tell you but I'm stuck with anxiety at the character creation screen. So many decisions... I just can't choose...

    @pixelated pixie we need your expertise.


    Step 1: Make character that seems cool, has a neat theme, and looks badass and/or pretty (as appropriate)
    Step 2: Start game
    Step 3: Play two hours
    Step 4: Become wracked with doubts about character's appearance and build
    Step 5: Play one more hour
    Step 6: Give in to doubt and exit to main menu
    Step 7: Goto 1

    Works every time! Over and over and over again!

    Special note: if a game offers extensive cosmetic options, it's entirely possible to stall for dozens of a few hours at stage 1. Do not panic! Simply clear your calendar, prepare snacks and drinks, and settle in. This is your job! Put your heart into it! Within a couple days short time, you'll have a character you can be proud of that will easily carry you all the way through to step 4!

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • destroyah87destroyah87 They/Them She/HerRegistered User regular
    CorriganX wrote: »
    Dashui wrote: »
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    So Sword Coast Legends is out. Anyone play it? Is it good? Still a bit expensive for me since my budget is being saved for Fallout 4, but I am curious. It looks Neverwinter Nightsish. Edit: And Rebel Galaxy looks cool too, how do these things keep sneaking up on me.

    I would tell you but I'm stuck with anxiety at the character creation screen. So many decisions... I just can't choose...

    @pixelated pixie we need your expertise.


    Step 1: Make character that seems cool, has a neat theme, and looks badass and/or pretty (as appropriate)
    Step 2: Start game
    Step 3: Play two hours
    Step 4: Become wracked with doubts about character's appearance and build
    Step 5: Play one more hour
    Step 6: Give in to doubt and exit to main menu
    Step 7: Goto 1

    Works every time! Over and over and over again!

    Special note: if a game offers extensive cosmetic options, it's entirely possible to stall for dozens of a few hours at stage 1. Do not panic! Simply clear your calendar, prepare snacks and drinks, and settle in. This is your job! Put your heart into it! Within a couple days short time, you'll have a character you can be proud of that will easily carry you all the way through to step 4!

    Stuff like that is why I really like when MMO's have options for changing cosmetic appearance that doesn't require a real money purchase. ...and do sometimes make use of appearance changes that are bought with real money.

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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    Tales of Zestiria is pretty dope so far, you guise.

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Tales of Zestiria is pretty dope so far, you guise.

    ... if only it would run.

    /sigh

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • ReverseCreationsReverseCreations Registered User regular
    This is not what I expect to wake up to o_O
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    Thanks @Antoshka for these summer resort costumes as we get close to the winter months.

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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    I still have Tales of Vesperia, Xillia, and Symphonia to play through on my consoles, so I figure I can wait on Zestiria.

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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    SteevL wrote: »
    I still have Tales of Vesperia, Xillia, and Symphonia to play through on my consoles, so I figure I can wait on Zestiria.

    It's my first Tales game :D

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    There's... costume DLC?

    Dammit.

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    SteevL wrote: »
    I still have Tales of Vesperia, Xillia, and Symphonia to play through on my consoles, so I figure I can wait on Zestiria.

    It's my first Tales game :D

    Yeah, it sounds like you can start anywhere with them, but since I already started Vesperia and bought the other games over the last few years, I feel the need to complete those first. :) At this point, I'm probably better served starting Vesperia over, though, since I last played it 2 years ago.

  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    edited October 2015
    EVERYONE PLAY LIFE IS STRANGE.

    I'm not fucking around here, shit was amazing. I stayed up way too late blasting through Ep5 last night, and went to bed and dreamed about it all night, and now I'm here at work unable to get anything done because I can't stop thinking about that game.

    It was sad and happy and horrific and amazing and wonderful and terrible and just play it already.

    I don't even know how to review something like this without ruining it. It's a teen drama about friendship and time travel and murders and breakfast foods and choices and consequences and indie alt-rock and why haven't you bought it yet?

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    Maybe when it goes on sale? I have episode 1, but I don't want to just play one episode like some sort of...episodic game playing guy.

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  • BasilBasil Registered User regular
    edited October 2015
    It's a teen drama about friendship and time travel and murders and breakfast foods and choices and consequences and indie alt-rock

    But I've already been to high-school.

    It did have its brisk moments, like that time a dude set my hair on fire with a lighter, but I think I've already got most of the cheevos and it doesn't even drop cards.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Viking wrote: »
    Corpekata wrote: »
    Zestiria crash was fixed for me by disabling a third party audio program. Nahamic in my case, but I figured it out from other people saying they disable Razer Something or Other.

    Basically it doesn't like fancy audio it seems.

    All I have for audio is the logitech software for my surround headset. If I disable that, I have no sound at all. I could switch the headset from USB to the Realtek onboard sound instead, but then I'd have to re-enable that in the device manager, probably fuss with drivers, and then switch it all back when I play something else... that's way too much effort for one game.
    apparently you just need to disable the 7.1, not possible to dumb it down to stereo or 5.1 for a while??

    Nope, the Logitech G430 doesn't let you dumb it down at all.

    As far as "switching it all back" to play something else... might I suggest Soundswitch? Tiny, free program that lets you hotswap between audio devices really easily. It won't switch audio sources between a game already running (you still have to restart a game for that), but I use it all the time to swap from my headphones to my speakers to share a Youtube video with the girlfriend, then swap back to my headset.

    Even if that might solve the Zestiria crash, I would still have to manually get up and unplug my headphones from the back-of-the-case USB port and plug them in to the onboard sound card and then back when I want to play something else with 7.1 sound, and given where my case is relative to where I am, it's just not worth the effort. If that sounds lazy, it's partly because I am lazy after long work days, but mostly because it really is an inconvenient layout that I have going on here.

    I'll wait for a patch.

    Have you considered... cord extensions?

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  • destroyah87destroyah87 They/Them She/HerRegistered User regular
    edited October 2015
    f3rret wrote: »
    Aw, Subnautica update pushed back to "October".

    Update will update when it updates. Though being sad that it's not updated yet is understandable.

    But it's not like there aren't plenty of other games in the sea to play while waiting.

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  • DyasAlureDyasAlure SeattleRegistered User regular
    CorriganX wrote: »
    Dashui wrote: »
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    So Sword Coast Legends is out. Anyone play it? Is it good? Still a bit expensive for me since my budget is being saved for Fallout 4, but I am curious. It looks Neverwinter Nightsish. Edit: And Rebel Galaxy looks cool too, how do these things keep sneaking up on me.

    I would tell you but I'm stuck with anxiety at the character creation screen. So many decisions... I just can't choose...

    @pixelated pixie we need your expertise.


    Step 1: Make character that seems cool, has a neat theme, and looks badass and/or pretty (as appropriate)
    Step 2: Start game
    Step 3: Play two hours
    Step 4: Become wracked with doubts about character's appearance and build
    Step 5: Play one more hour
    Step 6: Give in to doubt and exit to main menu
    Step 7: Goto 1

    Works every time! Over and over and over again!

    Special note: if a game offers extensive cosmetic options, it's entirely possible to stall for dozens of a few hours at stage 1. Do not panic! Simply clear your calendar, prepare snacks and drinks, and settle in. This is your job! Put your heart into it! Within a couple days short time, you'll have a character you can be proud of that will easily carry you all the way through to step 4!

    Stuff like that is why I really like when MMO's have options for changing cosmetic appearance that doesn't require a real money purchase. ...and do sometimes make use of appearance changes that are bought with real money.

    As far as I know, I found a cosmetic combination that I have never scene again in my LOTRO character. I like the cosmetic options they offer in that game.
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Viking wrote: »
    Corpekata wrote: »
    Zestiria crash was fixed for me by disabling a third party audio program. Nahamic in my case, but I figured it out from other people saying they disable Razer Something or Other.

    Basically it doesn't like fancy audio it seems.

    All I have for audio is the logitech software for my surround headset. If I disable that, I have no sound at all. I could switch the headset from USB to the Realtek onboard sound instead, but then I'd have to re-enable that in the device manager, probably fuss with drivers, and then switch it all back when I play something else... that's way too much effort for one game.
    apparently you just need to disable the 7.1, not possible to dumb it down to stereo or 5.1 for a while??

    Nope, the Logitech G430 doesn't let you dumb it down at all.

    As far as "switching it all back" to play something else... might I suggest Soundswitch? Tiny, free program that lets you hotswap between audio devices really easily. It won't switch audio sources between a game already running (you still have to restart a game for that), but I use it all the time to swap from my headphones to my speakers to share a Youtube video with the girlfriend, then swap back to my headset.

    Even if that might solve the Zestiria crash, I would still have to manually get up and unplug my headphones from the back-of-the-case USB port and plug them in to the onboard sound card and then back when I want to play something else with 7.1 sound, and given where my case is relative to where I am, it's just not worth the effort. If that sounds lazy, it's partly because I am lazy after long work days, but mostly because it really is an inconvenient layout that I have going on here.

    I'll wait for a patch.

    Have you considered... cord extensions?

    I have an extender that puts my mic,sound on my desk. I unplug/plug my headphones speakers at will. . .

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  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    f3rret wrote: »
    Aw, Subnautica update pushed back to "October".

    Update will update when it updates. Though being sad that it's not updated yet is understandable.

    But it's not like there aren't plenty of other games in the sea to play while waiting.

    I sea what you did there.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Does the Zestiria costume DLC come with additional skits?

    Downloaded the game while I slept. Tonight I dive right in, hopefully my PS4 controller will be accepted.

  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Viking wrote: »
    Corpekata wrote: »
    Zestiria crash was fixed for me by disabling a third party audio program. Nahamic in my case, but I figured it out from other people saying they disable Razer Something or Other.

    Basically it doesn't like fancy audio it seems.

    All I have for audio is the logitech software for my surround headset. If I disable that, I have no sound at all. I could switch the headset from USB to the Realtek onboard sound instead, but then I'd have to re-enable that in the device manager, probably fuss with drivers, and then switch it all back when I play something else... that's way too much effort for one game.
    apparently you just need to disable the 7.1, not possible to dumb it down to stereo or 5.1 for a while??

    Nope, the Logitech G430 doesn't let you dumb it down at all.

    As far as "switching it all back" to play something else... might I suggest Soundswitch? Tiny, free program that lets you hotswap between audio devices really easily. It won't switch audio sources between a game already running (you still have to restart a game for that), but I use it all the time to swap from my headphones to my speakers to share a Youtube video with the girlfriend, then swap back to my headset.

    Even if that might solve the Zestiria crash, I would still have to manually get up and unplug my headphones from the back-of-the-case USB port and plug them in to the onboard sound card and then back when I want to play something else with 7.1 sound, and given where my case is relative to where I am, it's just not worth the effort. If that sounds lazy, it's partly because I am lazy after long work days, but mostly because it really is an inconvenient layout that I have going on here.

    I'll wait for a patch.

    Have you considered... cord extensions?

    I don't understand?

    I have a 7.1 headset that works by plugging into a USB port.
    To dumb it down to stereo, I have to unplug it from the USB port, remove the 7.1 USB adapter (a thing about 6" long) from the headset cord, and plug the cord into the regular onboard sound speaker jacks on the back of the case.

    I'm not clear what extensions would do? What obvious thing is my addled brain overlooking?

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  • vamenvamen Registered User regular
    I was excited about the move to 3d combat for Tales, but then found it a little jarring that you can't actually move in 3d and can only dodge in various directions. I was super tired when I played last night, only had like 3 battles, and literally nodded off in my chair, so maybe today when I can try it and be AWAKE I'll get a better feel for it.

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