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its_me_xiphos, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of June 23rd

I’ve been playing Soulmask and enjoying it, but I need a break as the building in that game leaves a lot to be desired. So I’m returning to Baldur’s Gate 3. I can never bring myself to play Durge or evil aligned characters, but I’m going to try a class and character I’ve never considered and see how it goes.

Toes, do gaming w Technical quality of life advice

Actual Cannibal Shia Labeouf Mod for L4D2 is essential.

So many people just open a game and play it, ignoring the settings.

The default controls in StarCraft 2 set you up for failure in custom games. Turning off simple command card and allowing the selection of enemy units helps a ton.

When playing interactive story games like until dawn, try to pick up everything in each room before continuing. Be nice to the animals!

Breath of the wild is more fun if you do the major dungeons in reverse order.

When playing with emulators let the game go through its idle intro card and listen carefully to the sound if it distorts or pops then your game is likely to be unstable try changing more options. Such as enabling interpreter mode for the audio.

When playing Super Mario World, don’t be afraid to explore the stages esp the boo mansions.

When a game offers Vulkan/dx12 mode, try it.

The Nintendo switch allows you to control the MTU of the wifi connection, adjusting this can help in poor connectivity situations.

Changing your DNS to a public provider such as Quad9 can help.

Investigating if you can enable ipv6 on your network can offer you some boons.

Confirming port forwarding is working for your games will help immensely in games that rely on that. (Also resolve any double NAT issues)

Do not attempt to game on a wifi repeater, only sadness follows.

Unless you are playing fallout 3 or New Vegas on era correct hardware there are mods to make it more stable.

Everyone needs to play hat in time.

soulsource, do gaming w Technical quality of life advice
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Not really that big of a deal, but Baldur’s Gate 3 can be launched with the –skip-launcher command line parameter to, well, skip the launcher.

Zedstrian, do gaming w Riven (2024) Review Thread

Something they didn’t fix for the Myst remake that the Myst-like Quern is much better at is not making puzzles so obscure as to essentially require a guide to complete the game. Was anything done about that problem for the Riven remake?

chloyster,

Well I suppose the issue is that not everyone sees the obscureness as a problem. I love the Myst games and quern, but I think it would be a bad idea to change the puzzles to be different. The Myst series is quite difficult to be sure, but that’s part of why I love them. I don’t think everyone needs a guide to finish, but if one does every now and then, is that really such a bad thing? For single player, whatever method of playing that gives you the most enjoyment is the correct way to play

Zedstrian,

Admittedly I did need a guide at times for Quern too; I think the best compromise is what Cyan did for Firmament and just include an optional hint system in the game itself. By avoiding the need to consult walkthroughs, not only would excessive spoilers be avoided, but the experience would remain self-contained, something especially important for a VR game.

AVeryCleverName, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of June 23rd

sleeping dogs. They sure did curse a lot.

comicallycluttered, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of June 23rd

Was getting all set up for another playthrough of New Vegas, mods and all (even made my own, though I ditched it last minute), and then I realised, “Wait, why am I doing this? I don’t actually feel like playing this at all right now, even with the new mods.”

So, now I’ve downloaded some stuff in my backlog, but don’t know if I’ll play any of it at the moment because I’m kind of burned out a little.

miaoklo, do games w Valve issues DMCA takedown for "Team Fortress: Source 2"

There is nothing novel or revolutionary about this. Using the same engine, it tries to recreate the exact same game. They were aware that they were playing with fire, these developers. spacebar clicker

Lillian,

blob opera is a fantastic blend of fun and education, providing an incredibly engaging way to experiment with music.

JustEnoughDucks, do gaming w Riven (2024) Review Thread
@JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl avatar

I love the absurdity of game reviewers 😂

  • “This game is the pinnicle of its genre”
  • “This is the 1 game I would bring to a desert island”
  • “one of the most captivating puzzle games ever”

85%, 88%, 70%, a C to a B. That is just above average.

Meanwhile you get an absolute broken AAA piece of crap that barely functions, incoherant story, generic and boring and those same reviewers say “70-80%”. So there is a <10% difference between absolutely mastering a genre and releasing straight garbage?

sarsaparilyptus,

IGN and its consequences have been a disaster for video game journalism.

“This game barely works. I had multiple game-breaking bugs during the tutorial. The art style is ugly, the music is annoying, the gameplay is generic and not fun at all, the graphics stutter constantly, and it tried to make me drink a can of mountain dew on camera to verify my purchase. We give it a 7… point 1.

mox, do games w Help Finding a Game

Lemmy tip: Don’t indent your paragraphs.

We’re writing in Markdown here, so 4+ spaces at the beginning of a line triggers code formatting. It breaks line wrapping, so many readers are forced into a lot of horizontal scrolling back and forth if they want to read your text. It sometimes also breaks color schemes, burning dark-mode readers’ eyes with blocks of bright white.

Back to your request…

Your description reminds me of bits of Cyberpunk 2077 and Overwatch, but I don’t think it’s either of those. It doesn’t exactly match any games I can think of right now. Good luck. :)

Appoxo,
@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Didnt know about the 4 indents thing only about the backticks and the three backticks for code block.

SnotFlickerman,
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

but do you know about the 3 shells?

Appoxo,
@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

3 shells? As in bash and shell?

swab148,
@swab148@startrek.website avatar

Zsh

elephantium,
@elephantium@lemmy.world avatar

Hmm, and what about fish?

TechieDamien,

Only if it is a shellfish

xavier666,

He doesn’t know about the 3 shells

dan1101,

Are we allowed to tell him?

Bezier,
@Bezier@suppo.fi avatar

Especially annoying with syntax highlighting.

https://suppo.fi/pictrs/image/1cbf1fa2-c1c1-4909-8cd5-f11f4341dfbd.jpeg

Fuckfuckmyfuckingass,
@Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world avatar

Oh word. I was wondering what the fuck was going on. I’ll fix it. English major habits die hard lol.

supersquirrel, do games w any tips for playing CDDA

If you need more focus to the game play Sky Island, also / and ? are your best friends

misericordiae, do games w Help Finding a Game

Did a quick search, looks like ExeKiller, which isn’t out yet. Hope you find something good to play in the meantime!

diviledabit,

Right or wrong your searchfu has hit something perfectly matching his description.

Nima,
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whoaaa. that looks amazing. I added it to my wishlist. I dont know if that was what op was looking for but I’m certainly glad you linked it!

naticus,

And here I am blown away by the screenshots and want to wishlist it, only to see I already had it on my wishlist and remember NOTHING about seeing this previously.

ItalianSkeletonGaming, (edited )
@ItalianSkeletonGaming@mastodon.social avatar

@naticus @Nima It's one of those cases of a game shown so far away from its release you eventually forget it even exists

Fuckfuckmyfuckingass,
@Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world avatar

Yup that’s the one! Thanks.

remington, do gaming w Riven (2024) Review Thread
@remington@beehaw.org avatar

Did you forget to add the trailer?

chloyster,

Weird, open critic didn’t have it in the export. I added it in

pipariturbiini, do gaming w Riven (2024) Review Thread

I am interested in the game series, but it looks like there are many points to start from. Myst 2021, realMyst Masterpiece Edition, Myst Masterpiece Edition, Riven, Riven 2024.

Seems like the starting point is a relatively controversial topic amongst fans. I thought of starting with Myst 2021, then playing the original Riven.

tias, (edited )

I don’t think it’s a big deal where you start. The latest iteration of Riven will likely be the most accessible and that’s probably what matters most if you’re just starting out.

Much of the appeal (for me at least) is that the storyline is a Tolkien-like epic story spanning thousands of years. Myst takes place before Riven, and if you wanted to consume it in chronological order you would start by reading the books (which are surprisingly good). But it’s fine to go back and “fill in the blanks” if you play in a different order. It’s like reading The Hobbit after you read The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Also note that Riven and Riven 2024 are the same story so there’s no need to play both of them. Same with Myst, just pick the most modern iteration of it. The versions that allow you to move and look around freely take away a lot of frustration with trying to make out what the world looks like and finding clues.

GammaGames, do gaming w Multiplayer Arcade-Style Indie Game Recommendations?

My partner and I like Boomerang Fu, Stick Fight, and Towerfall. I think there are a few more but can’t think of them right now. There’s not much of a goal other than competing though

If you want to test your friendship you can try 100%ing Super Bunny Man!

supersquirrel,

Rubber Bandits is a nice alternative to Boomerang Fu too

supersquirrel, (edited ) do gaming w Multiplayer Arcade-Style Indie Game Recommendations?

In terms of twin stick games, Voidigo is currently giving Enter The Gungeon a run for its money.

fanatical.com/…/build-your-own-revival-bundle

i recommend this bundle, donut dodo, round guard, indie guards in that bundle,

Also Hyperparasite in this one fanatical.com/…/platinum-collection-build-your-ow…

Spelunky 2

Chronicon

Caveblazers

Heroes Of Hammerwatch

Helldivers 1

Barony

Terraria (of course)

Broforce

Duck Game

Don’t Starve Together

Nuclear Throne (of course!!!)

Streets Of Rogue!! (keep your eye out for Streets Of Rogue 2!!!)

Wobbly Life

PlateUp

Glitchbusters

Ember Knights

Bones Cafe

Shovel Knight

Rainworld Downpour

Petal Crash

Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky

Sigma Impact

Cassette Beasts

Spirits Abyss

Cosmos Quickstop

DIG

Farm Together

Death Road To Canada !!! <-----

Knight Squad 2

One Step From Eden

Mutant Football League

Rampage Knights

Maniac (who cares it isn’t co-op it is hilarious as a pass and play)

X Morph Defense

Monaco

Tricky Towers

Himno the silent melody

Dungeon Of The Endless

Adventures Of Shuggy

Renegade Ops

Omega Strikers (online team based)

Cryptark

Ms Splosion Man

Full Metal Furies

Battleblock Theater

Colt Canyon

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