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PonyOfWar, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 13th

BG3 like everyone else. I’m at 40 hours now, in act 2. Going to play a bit less this week though, as the game hasn’t been great for my sleep cycle.

youngalfred, do gaming w what's some of the best dialogue systems you've seen and why?

I think it depends on the game.

Need something fast paced, where the options don’t really matter? Go with just labels and don’t show the script.

Need fast paced but it matters? Go with the other commenter’s game that has a time limit while still showing scripts.

Slow and doesn’t matter? Do what you like, it doesn’t matter.

Slow and matters? Think Fallout: New Vegas - excellent script detail and what you choose makes a big difference

delitomatoes, do games w PC Game Recommendation for a Broken Arm?

Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball Xtreme 3

HidingCat, do games w PC Game Recommendation for a Broken Arm?

Anything that is turn-based will work really, or doesn't rely on a real-time mechanic.

I do suggest looking at a small trackball that you can use in the meantime. It'll be useful for the times when you need a pointing device in a smaller space, for whatever reason.

AverageCakeSlice, do games w What are some RPGs for someone who doesnt like most RPGs

If you’re looking for a good JRPG, I can’t recommend the Persona series enough. I hate traditional JRPG’s but I love Persona and have dumped literally hundreds of hours into P5/ P5 Royal. I know it’s not pixel art, but the art style is very unique and fun to look at.

lorez,

Totally agree. The last JRPG (if you don’t count the Zelda saga) I played was Final Fantasy VII on Ps1. Persona 5 Royal was awesome.

FlashMobOfOne, do gaming w I don't want to "Press any key to continue" to the main menu
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There are usually ways around this in the config files. That’s how I’ve always fixed it.

telemachuszero, do gaming w I tried playing the two original Baldur's Gate games on Ubuntu. It's hell.

GOG's Linux support doesn't extend much beyond providing you with the binaries that the developers supplied. You're left to figure out running the games yourself and hoping the developer didn't make too many assumptions about system libraries.

Valve provides Linux runtime environments for native Linux games to target and run in, plus tools for developers to use to build for that environment. It's not perfect but you'll generally have a much easier time with Linux native games from Steam.

I'm sympathetic to GOG's goals, but generally stick with Steam because of Valve's level of support and commitment.

If you want to keep using the GOG version, you could try running the Windows build in Heroic Games Launcher + Wine-GE or Proton-GE (they're available as runners within Heroic, it works pretty seamlessly). You'll also get Cloud Saves which GOG doesn't support for native Linux builds.

The native Linux version of Baldur's Gate II Enhanced is running fine for me from Steam (on Fedora 38 Silverblue + Steam installed as a Flatpak). It also features cloud saves (and achievements if you care about those), if you're set on playing the native build and willing to switch to Steam.

Racle, do gaming w I don't want to "Press any key to continue" to the main menu
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Bonus negative points for games that only check DLC after that button press

Don’t forget games that have you manually press button to dismiss and unlocked DLC.

It’s very fun with games that you buy after few years and have hundred DLC (ex. fighting games) 😅

Usually takes few minutes of just button pressing to dismiss all new dlcs

d3Xt3r, do gaming w Baldur's Gate 3 Review Thread

Is thee anyone here who hates turn-based RPGs, tried this game and actually liked it?

sweafa,

yep, here! and its awesome!!!

Clamor_,

Can concur! I absolutely despise turn based combat but I’ve been enjoying this game through and through for 30 hours.

EremesZorn,

I usually despise cRPGs (turn-based, party-based tactical, can’t grind to be OP, decisions matter TOO much) but love JRPGs. But I cannot put this game down. It’s just too well-made and there’s too much flexibility and interactivity not to be intrigued at every turn.

Gordon_Freeman, do gaming w I tried playing the two original Baldur's Gate games on Ubuntu. It's hell.
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https://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/linux_libssl_fix

I found that link in this thread:
https://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/does_linux_version_of_baldurs_gate_enhanced_edition_work_out_of_the_box

It explains why it does not work and have a link to a solution (the first link I pasted)

EDIT. I tried it and it works

ono,

Text of the accepted answer from that thread:

As I understand it, even the most current version of the game links to a horribly outdated version of openssl that is no longer shipped by modern Linux distributions. The publisher has neither fixed this nor bundled the version they need, so you will not be able to start the program due to missing openssl-1.0.so. Most distributions provide a special package to install this legacy library, commonly named openssl-compat or similar. You could also choose any of a number of highly questionable sites that purport to host downloads of this obsolete library.

Meanwhile, Wine runs the Windows version of the game fine. If I recall correctly, I didn’t even need to adjust any settings in Wine to get it to work.

Lojcs,

Isn’t that a single player game? Why does it need ssl to run?

cityboundforest,
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I think it does have a multiplayer mode, but not sure why it would require SSL of all things

Edit: a clause

nac82, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 6th

Yall i was fucking with Baldur’s Gate 3 splitscreen with my wife and found out that using an Nvidia graphics card and 2 monitors, I can turn vertical split screen games to broadcast to 2 different monitors so it looks like 1 screen each.

Fucking awesome.

None of my friends were half as impressed as me and the wife were. I feel like a technical God recently (all because I figured out how to enable a setting and set an aspect ratio properly for 2 screens lol)

plasticus, do gaming w Rant: Frustration Related to Ethics of Games Companies

Larian studios seems great. I would like more companies to invest in / hire studios similar to Larian. Sure, WotC sucks. But I will vote with my dollars for them to work with Larian. Maybe it means in the future more gaming companies might look like Larian. Everybody has to draw their own line, though.

rolofox, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?
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If you have experience with RPGs that’s all you need, the game will walk you thru it as others have said, I’ve never played d&d and having a good time

rossk, do gaming w Rant: Frustration Related to Ethics of Games Companies

I think your partner is on the right track-- be part of the solution, make something new.

almar_quigley, do gaming w Backwards compatibility is the best feature of Xbox, and I don't understand why Sony is so far behind on this

lol, I’d rather have the first party modern bangers Sony’s pumping out then…checks notes…literally no good first party games on my xsx since I bought it. Backwards compatibility is great, but I don’t spend $600+ on a console to play old games. I can keep my old consoles around for that or emulate.

NuPNuA,

Depends on your tastes doesn’t it. I’ll take a hundred smaller projects like Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush or Psychonauts over another generic open world adventure or sad dad simulator.

prole,

I have all there of those on my PC/Steam Deck. They’re not really XBox exclusives.

NuPNuA,

They’re Xbox console exclusives, don’t be disengenuious.

prole,

I wasn’t being disingenuous… I can and have played all of those games and I have never owned an XBox in my life. That’s not exclusive.

prole,

Yeah. I also have a Steam Deck, if I want to play an old PS1 or PS2 game and it isn’t on PS+ then I’ll just emulate it.

I will say though, there are a few PS3 games that have yet to be remastered that are kind of a blind spot, but that list is getting shorter.

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