Coelacanth

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Immersion features are also important for roleplaying, it’s just a different kind of roleplaying really.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

You can add the instance to your filter list, but that seems to only block posts, not comments. Agree it would be a nice feature.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Interesting read. Really not sure how to feel about Remedy cooking up a free-to-play game for Tencent, but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

The default sort at least used to be Active. It might be Scaled now for newly registered users.

Regardless OP, it’s possible you have to change your default sort on user level in the Web UI. The setting there at least used to override Sync’s setting, that’s how you could use Scaled sort on Sync before it was officially implemented.

I’d start looking there.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

You guys have self control? I just start ranting if my special interests come up.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Sync is actually just the best.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

It’s-a me, James Bond.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

F1 Manager 2023 has been consuming my life, and is continuing its refusal to let its grip on my attention span slip.

It’s not even the deepest management sim out there (far from it actually) but the difficulty on Hard Mode provides just enough challenge to make me desperate to overcome Red Bull’s domination.

I’m already looking forward to the 2024 iteration, though I’m sad it will probably be the last. It’s unfortunate the first game had a few too many issues, the 2023 version is quite decent entertainment if you like F1, and I think given the trajectory between the games this series could have ended up quite good in a few years.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

I am on PC yes. It does at least work on controller since it is also available on consoles. I think it would be in the acceptable -to-fine range or playability. You can pause races to change anything that needs changing so you won’t suffer performance wise. It’s just going to be a little clunky, just like anything that involves heavy menu navigation will be on controller.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

How fun is this game without a friend group that also plays it? I’ve seen some clips, but most of the fun seems to lie in squad based gameplay.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

That’s about what I figured. I’m not that great with strangers, and English is my second language. I’ve tried other squad based games that rely on voice comms to be enjoyable, and I only really enjoy them when playing with a group of people I’m comfortable with.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Oh god, I can’t even begin to imagine what that feels like. I’m glad you recovered, but that sounds horrible to have to go through.

If you want some inspiration or hope, look up Pat Martino. After a brain haemorrhage he had to have part of his brain removed, which apparently included crucial parts relating to musicianship. He was a virtuoso before, but completely forgot how to play guitar. This was at 36 years old, but he managed to re-learn guitar enough to be considered a virtuoso once again post-haemorrhage. I think I read brain scientists were stunned, science it should have been impossible. But the brain is a fascinating organ and apparently he managed to form new neural pathways using intact tissue.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

It’s more like AI art in reverse, when you think about it. Instead of an AI spitting out images to our taste, it’s the YouTubers pumping out images to the algorithms taste.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Yeah he deserved his penalty for that one. What a bone-headed move.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Experimenting on a track with famously weird characteristics that lead to performance on it being known for not representing performance on the rest of the calendar sounds like a great idea.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Same boat man. Tough call.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

What metric are we using? The developer whose games I like the most? The developer who treats their employees best? Or treats their customers best?

Valve has produced mostly bangers, seems to treat customers well and is by all accounts a great place to work. They’ve also been pushing development for gaming on Linux. Hard not to go with them, even though it’s debatable whether they could be classified as a game developer anymore. But that’s fine.

Remedy deserves a shout-out for sticking to their guns, and continuing to produce weird artistic games that push the envelope in the AAA space.

I’m not as high on BG3 as most people (though it’s obviously a great game), but Larian also belongs in the discussion surely. I only ever hear good things about them.

Finally, the developer who inspires me the most is probably Lucas Pope. I love his ability to think outside the box and find entertaining gameplay loops in seemingly mundane things, but moreover I am just so impressed by how multitalented he is. I still can’t believe Obra Dinn was a one-man production. I love his artstyle and the music he makes as much as the games themselves.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

You forgot deckbuilder!

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

No-poop guy truly was a Lemmy moment.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Very interesting. Actually a really good poetic approximation of the visual time-rewind effect from movies.

Hits like a truck, too.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

It’s so curious, I swear I heard “boomer shooter” used to refer to another type of FPS… But then again I guess the definition has changed. What term do people use nowadays for slow FPSes that are more tactical, rather than twitch-reflex reliant, like ARMA?

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Fallout 2 is basically a mediocre main story existing as an excuse for you to wander the desert and stumble onto all the phenomenal side quests. The murder investigation for the Wright crime family might be my favourite, but all the intrigue in New Reno is so good. And that’s not even getting into the crazy Scientologists and their space ship, a shotgun wedding, uncovering the origins of Jet, becoming a pornstar…

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

Fallout 2 is one of my favourite games of all time, but it is OLD. By that I don’t mean its graphics are ugly but rather the design philosophy is old school (some might say outdated). The stats and skills and perks are not balanced (some really suck and it’s very possible to gimp yourself). There are some unintuitive puzzles and interactions you might need a guide for. Most of all though it’s HARD and unforgiving. Save constantly and be ready to reload. The start sucks. Be prepared to hate the first hour(s), when you have to walk through the desert with just a stick and fight off brutal random encounters.

It eventually opens up, especially when you get access to a certain Highwayman, and becomes fantastic. As for Fallout 1 or 2, it’s mostly a matter of preference. 1 is much shorter, smaller in scope, but also has a slightly more serious tone. It leans a little more into the whole harshness of the wasteland thing. 2 is much bigger, with so much more you can do in it, but it’s also goofier. It leans more into the Fallout humour, pop culture references and sometimes just absurdity.

Also, look for some mods. I always recommend Restoration Project, Updated at a minimum, it’s a combination unofficial patch and cut content restoration that is very unintrusive. I have a couple other suggestions if you’re not against a sprinkle of mods. Most are on Fallout 2 Nexus I think. Mainly convenience stuff. There is a FANTASTIC Talking Heads mod that perfectly captures the original artstyle, but it’s obviously not vanilla. Same for the fan made voice acting mod.

Lastly, you can’t talk your way out of the final fight in Fallout 2. I just want to save you from frustration, since you can talk your way out of most other situations. Don’t brick your save by investing nothing into combat stats.

Phew, sorry for the rant. I’m really passionate about this game.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

I did see it got a recent uptick in concurrent players, so hopefully the game is on the right track again. I’d really hate for it to die.

You’re right though, you really have to view it as a hobby, not a video game.

Coelacanth, 2 months ago

A new spammer today made me think of another feature request: automatically refresh the currently viewed comment section after blocking a user to instantly remove the blocked comments.