Talking with @Big Classy when I found out some terrible terrible fucking news.
9:11 AM - Big Isy is now Away.
9:12 AM - CorriganX: ... are you playing skyrim with a fucking controller
9:12 AM - Big Isy is now Online.
9:12 AM - CorriganX: YOU ARE
9:12 AM - Big Isy: .... no
9:12 AM - Big Isy: why
9:12 AM - CorriganX: YOU MOTHERFUCKER
9:12 AM - Big Isy: so what
9:12 AM - Big Isy: its a console fucking game
9:12 AM - Big Isy: shut up
9:13 AM - Big Isy: if it was made for pc, i'd play with kbam
CorriganX on Steam and just about everywhere else.
Talking with @Big Classy when I found out some terrible terrible fucking news.
9:11 AM - Big Isy is now Away.
9:12 AM - CorriganX: ... are you playing skyrim with a fucking controller
9:12 AM - Big Isy is now Online.
9:12 AM - CorriganX: YOU ARE
9:12 AM - Big Isy: .... no
9:12 AM - Big Isy: why
9:12 AM - CorriganX: YOU MOTHERFUCKER
9:12 AM - Big Isy: so what
9:12 AM - Big Isy: its a console fucking game
9:12 AM - Big Isy: shut up
9:13 AM - Big Isy: if it was made for pc, i'd play with kbam
I bought Skyrim on PS3 and have been regretting it ever since.
Oh man, this thing is comfortable and an absolutely perfect fit for my hand. Holding it is that same "wow that's how it should have been all along" feeling one gets from, say, sinking into a incredibly plush living room chair in front of a 100" TV for the first time.
I've wondered about these things, but feel like I'd be less precise with them. Would it work as well as a normal mouse for, say, precision work in Photoshop or FPS reflexes?
That was my biggest concern. It's why I wanted to test a cheapie before investing in a high-end one. Give me some time and I'll report back if there are any issues. My gut feeling playing around with it so far is that it's going to be just fine.
... and I'll be doing some fine-detail Photoshop work tonight (texture editing) so I should have feedback on that specific thing.
Just to follow up a bit on this as I said I would. I did some Photoshopping last night, fairly precise texture-editing work. And then I played a couple hours of Saints Row 3.
It took me about 20-30 minutes to get the hang of the different mouse grip and its interaction with PS brushes, and then aiming/shooting and driving in SR3, during which time I thought for sure I was going to just end up switching back to my regular mouse. But it gradually fell into place and after that initial break-in, it was smooth sailing. It doesn't have the feeling of, say, coloring with a chunky jumbo crayon that I was sort of expecting. It's different, it takes a bit of getting used to, but then it's just as precise as ever. Headshots galore. :P
And I was surprised how quickly it became natural-feeling to switch from the KB over to that mouse - I was expecting to knock it around a bunch by reaching for a flatter object.
Going back to a cheap, flat, 2-button mouse here at work today is a bummer.
My one complaint is specific to this mouse, or at least its wireless. I've tried the mini-USB receiver in the back of the computer and on one of the top USB ports. In both cases, the mouse will periodically get really laggy or nonresponsive. If I can't resolve this somehow, I may end up ditching the mouse anyway - probably just grab a wired one.
Oh man, this thing is comfortable and an absolutely perfect fit for my hand. Holding it is that same "wow that's how it should have been all along" feeling one gets from, say, sinking into a incredibly plush living room chair in front of a 100" TV for the first time.
I've wondered about these things, but feel like I'd be less precise with them. Would it work as well as a normal mouse for, say, precision work in Photoshop or FPS reflexes?
That was my biggest concern. It's why I wanted to test a cheapie before investing in a high-end one. Give me some time and I'll report back if there are any issues. My gut feeling playing around with it so far is that it's going to be just fine.
... and I'll be doing some fine-detail Photoshop work tonight (texture editing) so I should have feedback on that specific thing.
Just to follow up a bit on this as I said I would. I did some Photoshopping last night, fairly precise texture-editing work. And then I played a couple hours of Saints Row 3.
It took me about 20-30 minutes to get the hang of the different mouse grip and its interaction with PS brushes, and then aiming/shooting and driving in SR3, during which time I thought for sure I was going to just end up switching back to my regular mouse. But it gradually fell into place and after that initial break-in, it was smooth sailing. It doesn't have the feeling of, say, coloring with a chunky jumbo crayon that I was sort of expecting. It's different, it takes a bit of getting used to, but then it's just as precise as ever. Headshots galore. :P
And I was surprised how quickly it became natural-feeling to switch from the KB over to that mouse - I was expecting to knock it around a bunch by reaching for a flatter object.
Going back to a cheap, flat, 2-button mouse here at work today is a bummer.
My one complaint is specific to this mouse, or at least its wireless. I've tried the mini-USB receiver in the back of the computer and on one of the top USB ports. In both cases, the mouse will periodically get really laggy or nonresponsive. If I can't resolve this somehow, I may end up ditching the mouse anyway - probably just grab a wired one.
@Pixelated Pixie if it's Logitech wireless they do have a program you can download to calibrate it to eh dingle. I know the first time I tried my g700s I had the same issue and looked for A
a solution and found that. Didn't try it myself but that's because I just keep it wired
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ShimshaiFlush with Success!Isle of EmeraldRegistered Userregular
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Well how many more hotkeys can you possibly get anyway?
When is it ever enough for you people!
And of course I'm using SkyUI, I'm not a Philistine!
That's 40. Add in 1-0 keys to make 50. Then if you want you can get funkier with modifier combos (shift+ctrl+numpad, etc) and really increase the range, but that starts to get too confusing for me.
Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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You can run a lot of mods that don't affect performance. In some ways I'm glad my pc can't handle Skyrim graphical mods, because I don't have to spend hours or days working over ENB profiles or whatever tomfoolery is the latest hotness these days.
I might be getting a second TV/monitor handed down from my parents, so I'm jazzed to be dual screening like the rest of you folks. I might even turn one monitor sideways and use it the long way.
I might be getting a second TV/monitor handed down from my parents, so I'm jazzed to be dual screening like the rest of you folks. I might even turn one monitor sideways and use it the long way.
SO jealous. I'm rocking an acer 24" that doesn't even tilt.
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KalnaurI See Rain . . .Centralia, WARegistered Userregular
Talking with @Big Classy when I found out some terrible terrible fucking news.
9:11 AM - Big Isy is now Away.
9:12 AM - CorriganX: ... are you playing skyrim with a fucking controller
9:12 AM - Big Isy is now Online.
9:12 AM - CorriganX: YOU ARE
9:12 AM - Big Isy: .... no
9:12 AM - Big Isy: why
9:12 AM - CorriganX: YOU MOTHERFUCKER
9:12 AM - Big Isy: so what
9:12 AM - Big Isy: its a console fucking game
9:12 AM - Big Isy: shut up
9:13 AM - Big Isy: if it was made for pc, i'd play with kbam
as long as you're not playing an archer controller works well with Skyrim
I honestly don't know what you mean. I played Magic and Archery and I was constantly killing people from a room away, usually on my first shot. Unless there was some odd, glitchy curve to the arrow.
I can have 8 hotkeys via the D-pad and LB button combined.
Yeah.... 8 hotkeys just doesn't cut it for me. Between weapon swaps and eleventy-nine spells, I need MOAR buttons.
I use the favorites menu. But I was just using bow, back-up dual weapons when something for maybe too close, and about 5 spells total. And healing potions.
And if I ever feel the need for Sky-UI, it will only be so I can install the other mod that takes it all away but leaves MCM. Because I actually like the controller-based UI.
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Because I barely run it maxed now, mods would kill it entirely. (I'm still using workshop mods, just not Nexus)
Skyrim runs maxed on relatively old rigs - even my just retired 6-year-old toaster was capable of it. You shouldn't be "barely" with what you have. And not all mods hurt performance - many have no impact at all. The ones that would have the most effect are graphics mods (most of which are not that good anyway) or very script-heavy mods that are poorly optimized. Also stuff like body and clothing mods that are unnecessarily high-poly, badly optimized, or have ridiculously oversized textures (I can't count the number of times I've seen relatively simple outfit textures saved at 2048 or 4096(!) resolution, or saved in DXT5 format even though they don't require an alpha channel, or similar issues).
I might be getting a second TV/monitor handed down from my parents, so I'm jazzed to be dual screening like the rest of you folks. I might even turn one monitor sideways and use it the long way.
SO jealous. I'm rocking an acer 24" that doesn't even tilt.
Pfft. My monitor is even smaller than that. And ancient.
Maybe in another year or two I can at least move up to a 27" or something...
I might be getting a second TV/monitor handed down from my parents, so I'm jazzed to be dual screening like the rest of you folks. I might even turn one monitor sideways and use it the long way.
SO jealous. I'm rocking an acer 24" that doesn't even tilt.
Oh right, the tilt thing. That could be a problem. I was just planning on propping it up with some tape or boxes or something.
Maybe I'll have to get one of those dual monitor stands with the telescoping arms so I can also use these as a standing desk.
I might be getting a second TV/monitor handed down from my parents, so I'm jazzed to be dual screening like the rest of you folks. I might even turn one monitor sideways and use it the long way.
SO jealous. I'm rocking an acer 24" that doesn't even tilt.
I have an acer 24", it does tilt but I've been thinking about upgrading to something a little bigger for a while now, I just can't justify it at the minute when this one works perfectly well
Because I barely run it maxed now, mods would kill it entirely. (I'm still using workshop mods, just not Nexus)
Skyrim runs maxed on relatively old rigs - even my just retired 6-year-old toaster was capable of it. You shouldn't be "barely" with what you have. And not all mods hurt performance - many have no impact at all. The ones that would have the most effect are graphics mods (most of which are not that good anyway) or very script-heavy mods that are poorly optimized. Also stuff like body and clothing mods that are unnecessarily high-poly, badly optimized, or have ridiculously oversized textures (I can't count the number of times I've seen relatively simple outfit textures saved at 2048 or 4096(!) resolution, or saved in DXT5 format even though they don't require an alpha channel, or similar issues).
I actually have it running max but I have AA disabled. Which is hardly terrible but honestly, i'm a graphics mod guy, I don't get what other mods I should be downloading. SKYUI is nice but the vanilla setup is actually good enough for what it does. And I genuinely can't think of anything else that isn't on the workshop. Seriously, I have like 130 or so mods from the Workshop, this isn't vanilla in the traditional sense of the word, it's just vanilla in that I am not using Nexus.
I might be getting a second TV/monitor handed down from my parents, so I'm jazzed to be dual screening like the rest of you folks. I might even turn one monitor sideways and use it the long way.
Not all of us folks get to dual screen. While it's true that my laptop can accommodate two other displays, I have by no means taken advantage of this, which means everything is played on my 17.3" screen.
Then again, in a one bedroom apartment there is little room for more screens . . .
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Because I barely run it maxed now, mods would kill it entirely. (I'm still using workshop mods, just not Nexus)
Skyrim runs maxed on relatively old rigs - even my just retired 6-year-old toaster was capable of it. You shouldn't be "barely" with what you have. And not all mods hurt performance - many have no impact at all. The ones that would have the most effect are graphics mods (most of which are not that good anyway) or very script-heavy mods that are poorly optimized. Also stuff like body and clothing mods that are unnecessarily high-poly, badly optimized, or have ridiculously oversized textures (I can't count the number of times I've seen relatively simple outfit textures saved at 2048 or 4096(!) resolution, or saved in DXT5 format even though they don't require an alpha channel, or similar issues).
I actually have it running max but I have AA disabled. Which is hardly terrible but honestly, i'm a graphics mod guy, I don't get what other mods I should be downloading. SKYUI is nice but the vanilla setup is actually good enough for what it does. And I genuinely can't think of anything else that isn't on the workshop. Seriously, I have like 130 or so mods from the Workshop, this isn't vanilla in the traditional sense of the word, it's just vanilla in that I am not using Nexus.
Oh, well that's not vanilla at all then. Vanilla means no mods at all, not that you don't use Nexus (though I could write an essay on why you're courting game-breaking disaster by using the workshop). 130 mods is a nicely modded game. Nexus is just a mod source, not a state of the game.
But turn on the AA! Holy cow, jaggies are the worst thing. The WORST. :P
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Ooh, the G400s mouse is on sale. That's the current version of the ol' trusty MX518. I might actually buy one.
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9:11 AM - Big Isy is now Away.
9:12 AM - CorriganX: ... are you playing skyrim with a fucking controller
9:12 AM - Big Isy is now Online.
9:12 AM - CorriganX: YOU ARE
9:12 AM - Big Isy: .... no
9:12 AM - Big Isy: why
9:12 AM - CorriganX: YOU MOTHERFUCKER
9:12 AM - Big Isy: so what
9:12 AM - Big Isy: its a console fucking game
9:12 AM - Big Isy: shut up
9:13 AM - Big Isy: if it was made for pc, i'd play with kbam
CorriganX on Steam and just about everywhere else.
I bought Skyrim on PS3 and have been regretting it ever since.
Edit: Also isn't there a site that estimates how long a game takes to beat? I was wondering how long Bioshock Infinite is roughly.
howlongtobeat.com I think (blocked at work so I can't confirm)
Also, whatever playtime I have in BI is one slowish playthrough.
Steam profile.
Getting started with BATTLETECH: Part 1 / Part 2
Just to follow up a bit on this as I said I would. I did some Photoshopping last night, fairly precise texture-editing work. And then I played a couple hours of Saints Row 3.
It took me about 20-30 minutes to get the hang of the different mouse grip and its interaction with PS brushes, and then aiming/shooting and driving in SR3, during which time I thought for sure I was going to just end up switching back to my regular mouse. But it gradually fell into place and after that initial break-in, it was smooth sailing. It doesn't have the feeling of, say, coloring with a chunky jumbo crayon that I was sort of expecting. It's different, it takes a bit of getting used to, but then it's just as precise as ever. Headshots galore. :P
And I was surprised how quickly it became natural-feeling to switch from the KB over to that mouse - I was expecting to knock it around a bunch by reaching for a flatter object.
Going back to a cheap, flat, 2-button mouse here at work today is a bummer.
My one complaint is specific to this mouse, or at least its wireless. I've tried the mini-USB receiver in the back of the computer and on one of the top USB ports. In both cases, the mouse will periodically get really laggy or nonresponsive. If I can't resolve this somehow, I may end up ditching the mouse anyway - probably just grab a wired one.
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How do you play without them?
I can have 8 hotkeys via the D-pad and LB button combined.
Without SkyUI, how do you administer your massive collection of brooms?:
Yeah.... 8 hotkeys just doesn't cut it for me. Between weapon swaps and eleventy-nine spells, I need MOAR buttons.
a solution and found that. Didn't try it myself but that's because I just keep it wired
When is it ever enough for you people!
And of course I'm using SkyUI, I'm not a Philistine!
modded skyrim from nexus = kbam
It just makes sense.
Just like you quit ID to make this garbage.
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Two words: second keyboard.
You know someone wants that. And has tried it. And has probably figured out a way to do it.
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WHY??
Because I barely run it maxed now, mods would kill it entirely. (I'm still using workshop mods, just not Nexus)
You wouldn't need a second keyboard with the right input/hotkey mod(s).
Numpad 0-9
Shift + Numpad 0-9
Ctrl + Numpad 0-9
Alt + Numpad 0-9
That's 40. Add in 1-0 keys to make 50. Then if you want you can get funkier with modifier combos (shift+ctrl+numpad, etc) and really increase the range, but that starts to get too confusing for me.
Modding Skyrim is its own game.
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SO jealous. I'm rocking an acer 24" that doesn't even tilt.
Why would you not play it with a controller?
I honestly don't know what you mean. I played Magic and Archery and I was constantly killing people from a room away, usually on my first shot. Unless there was some odd, glitchy curve to the arrow.
I use the favorites menu. But I was just using bow, back-up dual weapons when something for maybe too close, and about 5 spells total. And healing potions.
And if I ever feel the need for Sky-UI, it will only be so I can install the other mod that takes it all away but leaves MCM. Because I actually like the controller-based UI.
Skyrim runs maxed on relatively old rigs - even my just retired 6-year-old toaster was capable of it. You shouldn't be "barely" with what you have. And not all mods hurt performance - many have no impact at all. The ones that would have the most effect are graphics mods (most of which are not that good anyway) or very script-heavy mods that are poorly optimized. Also stuff like body and clothing mods that are unnecessarily high-poly, badly optimized, or have ridiculously oversized textures (I can't count the number of times I've seen relatively simple outfit textures saved at 2048 or 4096(!) resolution, or saved in DXT5 format even though they don't require an alpha channel, or similar issues).
Could you explain why? Because to me it just looks more cluttered and less visual. More like a spreadsheet than anything else by the screenshots.
Pfft. My monitor is even smaller than that. And ancient.
Maybe in another year or two I can at least move up to a 27" or something...
Oh right, the tilt thing. That could be a problem. I was just planning on propping it up with some tape or boxes or something.
Maybe I'll have to get one of those dual monitor stands with the telescoping arms so I can also use these as a standing desk.
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this was my thought when I tried SkyUI, it probably works better KBAM but I didn't really see the need for it using a controller
I have an acer 24", it does tilt but I've been thinking about upgrading to something a little bigger for a while now, I just can't justify it at the minute when this one works perfectly well
I actually have it running max but I have AA disabled. Which is hardly terrible but honestly, i'm a graphics mod guy, I don't get what other mods I should be downloading. SKYUI is nice but the vanilla setup is actually good enough for what it does. And I genuinely can't think of anything else that isn't on the workshop. Seriously, I have like 130 or so mods from the Workshop, this isn't vanilla in the traditional sense of the word, it's just vanilla in that I am not using Nexus.
Steam ID: Good Life
Not all of us folks get to dual screen. While it's true that my laptop can accommodate two other displays, I have by no means taken advantage of this, which means everything is played on my 17.3" screen.
Then again, in a one bedroom apartment there is little room for more screens . . .
For me? Sortable columns and comparing item stats without swapping around to look at them each in detail.
Oh, well that's not vanilla at all then. Vanilla means no mods at all, not that you don't use Nexus (though I could write an essay on why you're courting game-breaking disaster by using the workshop). 130 mods is a nicely modded game. Nexus is just a mod source, not a state of the game.
But turn on the AA! Holy cow, jaggies are the worst thing. The WORST. :P