circuitfarmer

circuitfarmer, 12 godzin temu

Not sure on that one.

I’m one of the very few people who loves the Steam Controller. If given an option between KBM and Steam Controller, I generally do the latter. The right pad as mouse isn’t as accurate as a mouse, but damned if it isn’t way more comfy from the couch.

I guess what I’m saying is: I’d suggest it is less about KBM and more about what games you play, where you play them, and probably whether or not you play multiplayer.

circuitfarmer, 7 dni temu

RDR2 was a beautiful game and one of the few that gave me a serious emotional response at the end. But it was a bit long winded along the way, so I’m OK with this.

circuitfarmer, 24 dni temu

Well now that I know I’m not alone I can feel more confident when the next great buy comes out.

circuitfarmer, 24 dni temu

It’s meant for whom, exactly?

circuitfarmer, miesiąc temu

I dont hate it. But Crises happening automagically does feel against the typical nature of Civ, where I typically prefer more random events.

It’s more board game feeling.

circuitfarmer, miesiąc temu

Didn’t they announce that there would not be a launcher? Also removed for Civ VI.

circuitfarmer, miesiąc temu

That’s just a by-product of how Steam works. Playtime is counted as long as the Play button says “Stop”.

For games without DRM (e.g. KSP), you can launch it from the Steam install folder without Steam running. Everything works perfectly but your playtime won’t be counted for the same reason.

circuitfarmer, miesiąc temu

It does but only because of the default Steam executable. It can be run directly without the launcher.

circuitfarmer, 2 miesiące temu

Came here to say this. I use mine almost every day, specifically for titles that don’t have controller support.

While I do prefer a twin-stick like the DualSense for games with support, you cannot at all beat a Steam Controller for strategy gaming from the couch. I’m still on my first, but have two as backup (it was limit 2 when Valve offloaded them for $5 each).

circuitfarmer, 2 miesiące temu

Try a strategy title with the pads, in particular something like Civ, where there is no time limit. Right pad works fantastic as a mouse replacement. Left pad is always kind of just there, though it can be useful as a radial menu if you use the configurator (albeit that makes more sense on Steam Controller since the pads are round).

circuitfarmer, 3 miesiące temu (edited 3 miesiące temu)

I am hopeful for this. Playing it on day one, I reported a garbage management bug on the official forum: only to be told it was “by design”, and yet still game-breaking.

The performance woes got all the press, but the game was fundamentally broken. It was nearly impossible to lose. Too many services for a small city? Here’s free “government subsidies” that you also can’t shut off when your city is successful. Don’t have garbage service? No problem, a neighboring city you have no control over is gonna handle your trash – for free.

I hope this is finally a step in the right direction, but I’ll never understand why it took a year to listen to day 1 issues. If the game had been released Early Access the response would have been better all around. Performance issues need to take second place: if the game isn’t fun, I don’t care how it performs.

circuitfarmer, 3 miesiące temu

My thoughts exactly. Sounds like some corporate lobbying to try and break into Steam’s market.

To reference a Gaben quote out of context, these other companies have a service issue.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

The fact that Elite was made to work with that amount of complexity on a C64 was absolutely mindblowing at the time. So often we forget how far things have come.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

Imagine buying a T-shirt, and the manufacturer, without your prior knowledge or consent, could somehow render your shirt unwearable – that’s effectively what’s happening here. The only “gray area” might be that ultimately you don’t own a copy of the game anyway (since digital copies are effectively leased – a whole other issue unto itself), but regardless: more power to this lawsuit. Seriously shady shit getting tacitly accepted lately.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

My thoughts exactly. Having a physical copy of a game does not mean you’ll be able to play it in ten years. It’s quite different from other types of physical media in that regard.

So this is kind of a non-story.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

I was so excited for Cities: Skylines II, and it is a shell of the former game. So many systems seem to fake the economy, and it also feels impossible to make your city fail.

Waiting until I see evidence of a good game post-release before I board any kind of hype train.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

It was definitely possible to tank a city in Skylines 1. That said, it’s also not the most challenging game.

But with Skylines II, I can’t even tank one when I try. Hundreds of thousands in the red? The game throws free money at you in the form of “government subsidies” to compensate. And they cannot be disabled. Absolute shit show.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

Yeah, I’ve heard of people having a different experience (the economy just never picking up enough to succeed) – I think both are indicative of a borked simulation.

For me, I can even be completely in the black, with 100k+ income, and I’ll still be getting hundreds of grand in subsidies. Ruins any challenge.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

Doesn’t surprise me, if you read their forums there are a ton of folks reporting issues either being outright ignored or told that the game-breaking bug they found is “as designed”.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

I mean, usually they’re already active as soon as the game starts, so I don’t really think it could be considered that way. Ideally I’d just like to be able to turn them off, which I think would provide some challenge to the budget.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

I’m sure this makes sense to the CEO-brain. It doesn’t make sense to virtually anyone else, and it really just serves to make Capcom look like dicks.

circuitfarmer, 8 miesięcy temu

I have one of these that I never use. Good to know they’re still getting updates. I do have a potential application for mine in the near future.

circuitfarmer, 10 miesięcy temu

Rockstar: game pricing should be based on length of play

Larian: …

circuitfarmer, 10 miesięcy temu

Lots of companies about to realize that they been fucking around for years and have yet to find out

circuitfarmer, 10 miesięcy temu

Legitimately curious, no judgment: why do you want this? Not dealing with Windows is one of the best features of the Deck, IMHO.

circuitfarmer, 10 miesięcy temu

Ah, OK. Incidentally, the cloud portion can be done without Windows by installing Edge on the Deck.

circuitfarmer, 10 miesięcy temu

100% agree. The Deck itself has offline mode, of course, but cloud gaming and mobility don’t really mix (ironic as it sounds).

circuitfarmer, 10 miesięcy temu

Misread of the century

circuitfarmer, 11 miesięcy temu

Cities: Skylines 2. Hugely problematic launch, but it runs acceptably for me on Linux (just over 40fps consistently on a Ryzen 5 7600X and a 6600 XT). I’ve got all settings on high (except Volumetric Quality set to Disabled and AA set to TAA) and it honestly looks quite good, especially with DOF set to tilt-shift.

In terms of the game itself, I’m very much enjoying it. Every mechanic seems more detailed than C:S1 and there is a lot more planning needed to make a really successful city. Not without bugs but nothing game breaking. Lacks some of the annoyances in the first game (like needing water pipes everywhere).

circuitfarmer, 11 miesięcy temu

I hadn’t realized that GTA V was 10 years old now. Damn.

circuitfarmer, 11 miesięcy temu

That’s the thing: paying consumers always pay the price for DRM by having to jump through any hoops.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

I don’t know what it costs Epic to grab all these “exclusives”, and I know lots of people (myself included) who just wait and get whatever it is on Steam anyway. It can’t cost nothing, and it doesn’t seem to be terribly good business.

Likewise, devs must make something when Epic offers a game for free (I think?).

It does seem to me like a deep-pockets game, and I’m not sure how deep Epic’s are anymore.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

Now just imagine the feels if you committed to quality all the time…

circuitfarmer, rok temu

It doesn’t matter.

They showed their hand. They can and will change pricing after the fact. Who would want that kind of liability on their product?

circuitfarmer, rok temu

And then wait a little longer and get it on sale. I may have paid full price if it weren’t an Epic exclusive.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

I get why PS5 players should be upset, but as a PC player, this is also bad news.

Starfield had to run on the Xbox, the base model of which is the least powerful console on the market (leaving out Nintendo). It seems clear that some decisions around Starfield were made to ensure it would still run on that lackluster hardware.

Doubling down on that for ESVI means the same thing. We’ll get less game so that M$ can have an exclusive.

And that’s ignoring general trust issues with Bethesda entirely.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

It runs fine on the Deck. I suspect Proton is the difference, as it’s much better tuned for gaming vs. stock Wine.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

It’s arguably not good that we’re normalizing people being able to use this while its training relied on other creators who were not compensated.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

I wish working public transit was on this list, especially because it’s used in the PL cinematic trailer (again).

circuitfarmer, rok temu

“Illegal” doesn’t mean much anymore if you’re rich. No one seems to be enforcing anything cuz we can’t get in the way of that trickle-down.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

Are you playing on PC/Steam? Something weird happened to me yesterday where an exit save wouldn’t load. Upon trying an earlier save, I found none would load (game crashed to desktop when selecting). I could not figure it out.

On a whim I verified files in Steam, which triggered a 30 MB update. After verification, my exit save worked fine. I’m at a loss for why core files would change.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

I’m on a 7600x + 6600XT, and the only crash I’ve ever had was yesterday when loading a save. Also running Pop.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

It’s clearly not due to obsolete hardware. Not getting 60fps in New Atlantis while playing on a beast with 50-70% usage max points to optimization issues. I honestly don’t know why those people think it’s hardware

Oh it’s because Todd Howard said so

circuitfarmer, rok temu

I’m saying the game needs fixing. Did you think I was saying something else?

circuitfarmer, rok temu

I just meant that the game is really long as it is. I think QoL stuff is probably the focus before quests.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

BG3 is definitely the deeper game IMHO.

Starfield has some charm – it’s also got a lot of slog and grind and some serious issues with immersion.

circuitfarmer, rok temu

Mostly yes.