@thegamerstavern I'm bit late for this post. I got into the story of Fallout 3 and can't let it down. Actually playing it on my Steam Deck with no mods. Run well so far. I suspect that be my main game for the weekend. Have nice gaming weekend everyone!
Ieri ho effettivamente provato un po’ il #gaming Switch dal 3DS in portatilità, alla fine, e… che dire. 7/10. Certo, ogni tanto la connessione fa scherzetti e il gioco inizia a freezare per un po’, ma nel complesso si gioca con un lag accettabile e un video senza strani artefatti, veramente apprezzabile. Devo però capire perché in certi rari momenti il client crasha completamente invece di riuscire a ristabilire la connessione, e temo anche la batteria del 3DS si appiattisca troppo velocemente con questa #applicazione… ma vabbè, a sistema consolidato potrei anche usare il telefono. 🐚
Visto che voglio provare meglio il setup, mi sono portata avanti e ho fatto un programmino per #PC che legge direttamente gli input del gamepad virtuale e li invia alla #console; quindi, eliminando quegli altri due programmi necessari, sostituendoli con uno solo. La finestra inoltre visualizza il video da dispositivi di cattura standard, e quando lo implementerò riprodurrà anche audio, quindi sostituirà anche il riproduttore multimediale… per ora non ho ancora la scheda di cattura HDMI, quindi devo ancora usare SysDVR, ma almeno mi mostra il video della webcam (che mi serve per navigare nei menu di sistema, il DVR non lo trasmette), quindi già scendo da 4 app e finestre a solo 2. ✨️
https://octospacc.altervista.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-1.pngImplementare la lettura degli input del controller, e l’invio al demone sys-botbase tramite socket TCP, è stato un po’ intricato, ma alla fine il codice è venuto pulito, i tasti rimappabili tramite file config, e sorprendentemente sembra tutto ben funzionante dal primo momento… Nel senso, i comandi sembrano rispondere bene senza particolari accorgimenti; anzi, anche meglio di NXController, perché io invio direttamente i valori degli stick analogici alla console, mentre lui deve leggere valori rimappati alla tastiera e quindi tutti digitali. In effetti non ci avevo pensato quando mi era venuta questa #idea, ma effettivamente ho migliorato la mia #UX anche in questo modo, ora ho input più precisi. 🤏️Volevo inizialmente usare Ren’Py, ma ho subito scoperto che non include funzioni per accedere ai dispositivi video, né tantomeno ha la classe camera nella sua implementazione di #Pygame, quindi… ho usato semplicemente Pygame, e in poche righe di codice funziona già tanta roba, anche se la UI non è delle migliori. Dovrò investigare se davvero non ci sarebbe stato verso di usare l’altro engine oppure si, perché potrebbe tornare utile in futuro. Ancora versione molto WIP, diversi bug da sistemare, ma almeno l’ho già caricata … poi creerò anche dei pacchetti standalone (che includono già #Python e le librerie) per Windows e Linux. L’ho chiamato #FrameNX comunque, meglio evitare qualunque pretesto di violazione del trademark di #Nintendo per il nome #Switch… 🚨️
Ma, ovviamente, non era un mio #progetto secondario se non saltava fuori un #problema inaspettato mentre programmavo e testavo… il codice che controlla la versione dell’OS di pygame.camera è rotto su Windows Server, e quindi l’inizializzazione fallisce… evviva. L’ho identificato e sistemato subito, ho anche inviato la PR #4221, quindi non è stato un vero problema, però… che cazzo, non è possibile che tutto quello che finisce in mano a me si rompe… trovare bug in librerie così utilizzate e famose senza fare nulla di particolare non è roba da tutti, eppure ormai siamo ad uno a settimana, e chissà cosa mi riserva il futuro. 💣️
I finished Kirby Triple Deluxe! It's a great Kirby game and one of the best platformers for the system. Got to 57% completion, so there would be enough to discover, but I think I'll switch to a different game now. Over half of the 30 days of 3DS challenge is now done!
I just finished the game Viewfinder and really enjoyed it. If you’re up for some optical-illusion puzzle type gaming, give it a try. It’s quite clever.
Her Interactive is about to release a banger, on 7th of May! 🤯 After temporary fall from the most unfortunate entry, they rise from their knees and fly very high. Welcome 34th game in the series:
It's a HUGE upgrade, when you compare these cinematics with other ND visual novels. Can't wait to get a feel of the gameplay that they, most likely, improved in accordance to general feedback as well.
There is so much to do in and explore new locations: in 3D, no less! Essentially, you can have a ride to Prague as the detective Nancy Drew in this game and play brain crackers, haha. :blobcattea:
Is recent inclusion in the series taking long a bad thing? No.
Think back when #NancyDrew "golden era" 32 games were in works. That was a reoccurring achievement of perseverance, expression of collective talents that the old #HerInteractive crew renewed with every entry. 2 videogames a year is a CRAZY thing to pull off!!! But the game industry is not celebrating this, because the ways were changing during last two decades.
Catching breaks, being mindful of your employees and fans suddenly has a healing effect on the game studio and entire game series. Even though the direction took #ND34 Mystery of the Seven Keys to what some instinctively call "modern videogame standard", there will be loyal fans of old format and new age progressive players to tell you about their great time with point-and-click adventures of Nancy Drew. We should remain grateful to old crew, but also forge ahead, giving new folks a room to learn from the errors that #hustle culture should be banned for!
Specs & Settings for the game Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys 🗝
:ablobhaai: #HerInteractive listened to the feedback and brought the better settings for their new #NancyDrew game. :ablobhaai_rev: The first time you run it, settings should adapt to the hardware, securing a smooth play. If any freezes make their way, you can go lower (assuming one of the options is above low, obviously).
In the new video they show the menu, tiny bit of inventory interface and how Nancy moves around immersively with WASD keys. If it wasn't clear, I'm very excited for the release on May 7! :0130: :awesome:
@64bithero Jumping in as in buying the game? Just wait for a FreeFly-event and see how it works on your PC 😃 On pretty much all PCs it runs really bad though 🙃
There is some really cool core tech that is not properly implemented yet that will bring up performance by quite a margin.
@bloodaxe I’ve played a few fly free events. And I know my machine has a hard time haha. I enjoy it every time I go out even if it’s always from scratch and I never get very far. Hopefully the new features improve the experience
Hrm.
I've avoided Nier: Automata because of the fanbase/fanart, but I just got curious and actually looked up a short video and... it kind of looks like what I wish Bayonetta 3 had been.
Anyone have any experience with it? How open is this? Hub based? JRPG styled? Level based with larger stages?
@NaClKnight@Gwendolyn I think Gwendolyn said it very well, the fourth wall break combined with the 😏 face you can see on the devs face.
It would be annoying as hell having to wear something like that and be careful about indecent exposure all the time, so maybe trying to identify with the character, some of that annoyance transfers over. In a way, if 2B only wore underwear it would be less annoying 😂
I've been questioning myself about why I feel this way and was trying to process why despite being into gals, I wasn't a fan of fanservice. Like, sure I like what I see, but not like this, and I think you nailed it. I can't help but put myself in her place and i guess there's like a feeling of second hand violation.
Going forward I think I'm going to have to ditch my #Videogame podcasts that don't feature at least one host with a kid.
Listening to twenty-somethings that have almost unlimited time and basically no responsibilities is just too unrepresentative of my own experience with life that I really struggle to relate or even enjoy their output.
I've really been enjoying the @crossplayblog podcast called #SpawnPoint, but I refuse to believe that's it for Gaming Parents?
@tashasounart I used to listen to an awful lot of Jeff back in the Weekend Confirmed days (god, I'm so old) but I won't lie, I fell off the Cannata train pretty hard a few years ago and have been unable to get back on it.
I feel absolutely violated. Me and @GothicHippie are playing Monopoly on the Switch and when I left the room for a beer she bought a property from me and used my controller to accept the trade. Can I sue? #Gaming
Ubisoft kończy wsparcie dla The Crew, nie zapewnia offline patcha, a do tego wycofuje licencje wszystkim graczom, którzy kupili grę
Twórcy Escape From Tarkov wycofują jedną edycję gry, zastępując ją inną, droższą edycją, jednocześnie łamiąc obietnice zapewniania dostępu do całego contentu tym, którzy kupili poprzednią edycję
Twórcy Helldivers 2 od 6 maja będą wymagali konta PSN do grania w ich tytuł, mimo że przez pierwsze parę miesięcy nie było to w ogóle konieczne, potencjalnie odcinając dostęp do gry sporej ilości graczy