Ugh the constant attempt to monetize mods is exhausting. Not everything has to be commoditized and commercialized!
But to Bethesda, it's a dream: the community creates content for their game, and Bethesda gets to collect 30-50% of the proceeds of their labour!
The tech may remain sound but what studio would trust them after the stunt they pulled this year? They could change the terms of service at any time and you'd watch your projected revenue go up in smoke when they decide they deserve 10% of your annual revenue.
Long ago CDPR promised full modding toolkit to the community. They released some of that modkit, but not all of it. This will allow the community a full suite of tools to design new quests from the ground up, including posing and scripting and animation, possibly new voice line inclusion, who knows what else. Maybe text entry?
I'm glad they're finally releasing this, as we have all been waiting for it. Maybe they feel their work on TW3 is done, and recognizing their game for its cultural importance, are doing the right thing and letting the community take over for them.
I just remembered Win98 and Win2k "Restart in MS-DOS mode". I used to use that all the time in the late 90s rather than fiddling with DOS games to get windows compatibility.
At some point, I selected that reboot option for the last time... Single tear rolls down my cheek
The fact that these can be made by a single person is no less impressive though, and farming views is maybe a motive but more importantly this person is showcasing their skill at manipulating the UE editor.
But yeah there's no "game" here.
Textures are an important part of modernizing old games like this, but animations play significant role and those are very difficult to touch up. So you can have an 8K texture pack on top of a game with animations from 2008, and the immersion going to break immediately upon your character taking any action other than just walking.
I think the way Epic sees it, young players probably just push Play: they don't browse around the launcher. Now maybe that's because there's nothing worth browsing TO, unlike Steam where you have a community hub, a discussion board, sometimes a Workshop, and then the store link, plus you have the news updates and little discussion pieces.
Epic just like Valve probably track mouse movements and mouse clicks with the app and know what we interact with and for how long. So they probably know that when I'm scrolling FF7R community hub photos/art, my scrolling slows on particularly thirsty images...
Given that then, maybe Epic isn't bothering adding some of Steam's features because they already know what users are interacting with on EGS.
FWIW I would buy games on EGS if: the price was much better than Steam; it incorporated Steam Input or equivalent; it had Big Picture Mode; they had a Linux native app.
You can run most non-steam games through Steam, and if it's a game that's also on steam, you should be able to use the Steam app ID to find game specific mappings (though I haven't personally done this).
This works, either the app id or entering the exact Steam game name as the shortcut name. Then you can view official and community bindings, apply them, or save them locally.
Kingpin: Reloaded is an enhanced re-release of the classic tale of revenge. Take control of a street gang and order your recruits to attack, defend or even d...
Kingpin was thoroughly mediocre all those years ago. I don't understand the appeal of remastering this game... how about Starsiege: Tribes remaster? I'd be all over that one
Newegg Commerce, Inc., a global e-commerce leader for technology products, today announced the launch of Newegg's GPU Trade-In Program, allowing customers to trade in an eligible GPU device and receive a trade-in value credit toward the purchase of a new qualifying graphics card also known as a graphics processing unit (GPU)....
They'll offer $90USD for a 3-fan Gigabyte RTX2060 6gb. Vancouver has some Gigabyte 2060 cards listed for >$200 CDN, so Newegg is undervaluing my card by 50%. I guess the trade off here is I don't have to barter but... I'd sooner list it myself and get the cash.
Five and a half years and endless requests from the community later, Rare has announced it'll finally be adding private servers to Sea of Thieves - meaning a single crew of up to four players can explore the world without fear of PvP encounters - starting this December, as part of the multiplayer pirate adventure's Season 10....
My wife and I stopped playing due to the aggressive playerbase, tho actually my greater beef is with those players who act nice at first and then sink your ship, spawn camp, and steal your loot.
We got at least 150 hours of play together, so we did last quite a while. I'd like to play a cozier game though, so this will be nice once available.
Same with me, maybe 105 hours played, finally reached mountaintop of the giants, the difficulty just keeps increasing. One way to make the game fresh is switch up your tactics by changing your armor and weapons and strats. I rocked the golden halberd for quite a while, then some greatsword, then switched to a 1hs holy sword. I like the game to Diablo
On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie own up to the games they've put down and never returned to. Which games got rage quit and which were simply too lo...
Stardew Valley. I'm on year 5 on my original save from 2016, not married, haven't unlocked Ginger Island yet... I'll be working this same save in another five years
100% it's this. Their dream is to convince the wider playerbase that mods are something that should be purchased, it's creators making money from it, Bethesda retaining all ownership and rights in perpetuity of any/all mods uploaded.
The way everything has to be monetized these days is to me pretty disheartening. This idea that a thing isn't worth doing if you're not making money from it. Fortunately right now mod communities are alive and well and free to all.
[8K60] Remastering Skyrim with DLSS 3 Ultra Modded 2000+ Mods | Nolvus Modlist | CompleteRT (www.youtube.com)
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Skyrim's latest patch has pissed off players for two reasons: It broke old mods and added new paid ones (www.pcgamer.com)
Safe to say this isn't the most popular update.
Unity 6 seems miles behind Unreal Engine 5 in its first tech demo (www.dsogaming.com)
Earlier this week, Unity Technologies announced the next iteration of its Unity Engine, Unity 6, and shared a tech demo video from it.
Ex Half-Life dev says Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is “gross and exploitative” (www.pcgamesn.com)
One former Half-Life 2, Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Valve developer says that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3’s use of quotes is “gross.”
There's an official Witcher 3: Wild Hunt mod editor in the works for PC (www.eurogamer.net)
The Witcher 3 team has announced a PC mod editor is in the works for Wild Hunt.
More people are playing Skyrim on Steam than Starfield (www.eurogamer.net)
Despite being Bethesda biggest launch, interest in Starfield has tailed off somewhat now.
The most important games and moments in 30 years of PC gaming, part 1: 1993-2003 (www.pcgamer.com)
Games, software, hardware, and events that changed everything.
Skyrim's Winterhold in Unreal Engine 5 looks incredible (www.dsogaming.com)
Leo Torres has released a mind-blowing new video, showcasing The Elder Scrolls V: Skrim's Winterhold in Unreal Engine 5....
New GTA 4 Mods add 8K Map, improve Euphoria ragdolls, increase draw distance & population (www.dsogaming.com)
Here are new mods for GTA 4 that add an 8K map, improve the Euphoria ragdolls, and increase both the game's draw distance and population.
5 years after trying for a 'Valve-Counterstrike moment' with Fortnite, the Epic Games Store still isn't turning a profit (www.pcgamer.com)
But don't worry, it's all part of the plan.
Xbox is making it easier to play keyboard-focused games on a controller (www.theverge.com)
It’s rolling out this week.
Assassin's Creed Mirage review 77/100 (www.pcgamer.com)
I want so badly for Assassin's Creed to be back, but Mirage is more like a stepping stone.
Kingpin Reloaded - Release Date Announcement (www.youtube.com)
Kingpin: Reloaded is an enhanced re-release of the classic tale of revenge. Take control of a street gang and order your recruits to attack, defend or even d...
Newegg Introduces Graphics Card Trade-In Program (www.techpowerup.com)
Newegg Commerce, Inc., a global e-commerce leader for technology products, today announced the launch of Newegg's GPU Trade-In Program, allowing customers to trade in an eligible GPU device and receive a trade-in value credit toward the purchase of a new qualifying graphics card also known as a graphics processing unit (GPU)....
Sea of Thieves is adding private single-crew servers in December (www.eurogamer.net)
Five and a half years and endless requests from the community later, Rare has announced it'll finally be adding private servers to Sea of Thieves - meaning a single crew of up to four players can explore the world without fear of PvP encounters - starting this December, as part of the multiplayer pirate adventure's Season 10....
Steam Summer Sale 2023 Thread (store.steampowered.com)
Summer sale is live !...
PCGamer Chat Log Podcast: Which games will you just never finish? (www.youtube.com)
On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie own up to the games they've put down and never returned to. Which games got rage quit and which were simply too lo...
Starfield is Going to be “a Modder’s Paradise” – Todd Howard (gamingbolt.com)
Howard says Bethesda Game Studios is looking to keep expanding its support for the modding community with the upcoming space-faring RPG.