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Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


GD_American posted:

I've never played Mass Effect. Is it worth jumping into a whole collection?

I loved the ME trilogy and using Xbox Gamepass for PC it has been fun to see old achievements from the 360 era. I don't know if someone coming from it fresh could get through the peculiarities of ME1. Watching one Alexis Alexander Navarro on Giantbomb play through the ME trilogy, currently at the end of ME3, and that scratch the itch for me to replay it.

If the rerelease tinkers with the combat of 1 & 2, it would be worth it; if it is just an emulated release, maybe watch an LP

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Tiny Timbs
Sep 6, 2008

The PC version of ME doesn’t have proper gamepad support so that alone would be a decent update.

Comrade Blyatlov
Aug 4, 2007


should have picked four fingers





Sssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggghhhhh I'm gonna be buying it again aren't I

A Bad Poster
Sep 25, 2006
Seriously, shut the fuck up.

:dukedog:
There's a pretty good chance it'll be on Xbox game pass.

Comrade Blyatlov
Aug 4, 2007


should have picked four fingers





I'd hope that this is a tester for reviving the IP after Anthem mega-bombed, but who knows

CRUSTY MINGE
Mar 30, 2011

Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur
Lol anthem





Lol


Anybody else still playing state of decay 2? poo poo's been glitchy since the last update and likes to reboot my xbone haphazardly now, without errors messages after reboot like with an overheat. Maybe it's because my xbone is a practically ancient first gen.

Deptfordx
Dec 23, 2013

Infamous 1 & 2 remaster when. :argh:

Handsome Ralph
Sep 3, 2004

Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!


I own the collectors edition for all three Mass Effect games, but I'll likely end up buying a collected package if it's even halfway decent. Really hoping the rumors that it's full fledged are true.

not caring here
Feb 22, 2012

blazemastah 2 dry 4 u
They could just take all the assets and throw it in the me3 engine and I'd buy the gently caress out of that

Nostalgia4Butts
Jun 1, 2006

WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

GD_American posted:

I've never played Mass Effect. Is it worth jumping into a whole collection?

i mean, if you're gonna play it, do em in order


me2 is far and away the best from a single player perspective

im not the biggest fan but I enjoyed 2 at least

Eej
Jun 17, 2007

HEAVYARMS

GD_American posted:

I've never played Mass Effect. Is it worth jumping into a whole collection?

You ever wished you could play Star Control 2 exploration with Star Control 3's plot with Gears of War conveniently placed hip level objects to hide behind but also you're a Jedi wizard so you can float enemies into mid air and then use your maximum knockback modded shotgun that overheats in one shot and send enemies flying over the horizon but the game doesn't do physics damage so they get back up and spend like 2 minutes running back to you?

I miss ME1

Nostalgia4Butts
Jun 1, 2006

WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

me1 had the worst inventory system ever

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

BANDAIDS DON'T FIX BULLET HOLES

Andromeda had the best combat and movement of the series and I don’t care who hears me say that

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Internet Wizard posted:

Andromeda had the best combat and movement of the series and I don’t care who hears me say that

too bad about the... everything else.

not caring here
Feb 22, 2012

blazemastah 2 dry 4 u
I preferred having a hard cover button, but otherwise it was pretty good.

Some of the long story missions were absolutely outstanding.

There was a lot of trash in there though. Fuckin' sudoku puzzles are you loving kidding me

ElMaligno
Dec 31, 2004

Be Gay!
Do Crime!

Who cares Halo 3 ODST dropped on steam and im having college flashbacks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSFBsY440No

pantslesswithwolves
Oct 28, 2008

Ba-dam ba-DUMMMMMM

:siren: :siren: :siren:

:siren: :siren: :siren:

Handsome Ralph
Sep 3, 2004

Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!


Did anyone here buy Rebel Galaxy Outlaw? Finally showed up on Steam and I'm tempted by it.

Icon Of Sin
Dec 26, 2008



I just discovered and downloaded like 15 mods for Subnautica, I’m being pulled back into the murky depths :cry:

pantslesswithwolves
Oct 28, 2008

Ba-dam ba-DUMMMMMM

Ooh, what kinds of mods are you running? I’m waiting for the new game to come out of early access but I’d love to kill time with a new Subnautica experience.

Nostalgia4Butts
Jun 1, 2006

WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

im wondering why there are no mods for death stranding

SquirrelyPSU
May 27, 2003



Related.

https://twitter.com/house_house_/status/1308822085515448320?s=20

Edit: Not shown, one goose can carry the other goose around in an MGS box.

SquirrelyPSU fucked around with this message at 22:10 on Sep 23, 2020

ded
Oct 27, 2005

Kooler than Jesus
Welp.


Microsoft posted:


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Since we launched as a Beta product at E3 last year, we've evolved both the experience and the content available with Xbox Game Pass for PC, bringing more than 100 games into the service and making several Xbox Game Studios titles available the same day they launched.

We are excited about how far we have come and happy to say that this is only the beginning. We plan to continue to innovate and build on our PC gaming heritage and make Xbox Game Pass for PC as fun and unique as each of our members.

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Godholio
Aug 28, 2002

Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?
*crosses the new MSFS off "to do" list

A Bad Poster
Sep 25, 2006
Seriously, shut the fuck up.

:dukedog:
They're trying to get everyone to buy ultimate. Now that it's only $5 more than just the PC, they're betting people will just opt for that.

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


Also includes EA in a few months, can finally never buy another non-Nintendo console with sports back on the IBM Personal Computer system

Nostalgia4Butts
Jun 1, 2006

WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

Nick Soapdish posted:

Also includes EA in a few months, can finally never buy another non-Nintendo console with sports back on the IBM Personal Computer system

is the new madden good on pc

Icon Of Sin
Dec 26, 2008



pantslesswithwolves posted:

Ooh, what kinds of mods are you running? I’m waiting for the new game to come out of early access but I’d love to kill time with a new Subnautica experience.

So I'm up to like 20 now :v: All pulled from here: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica

Dependencies

QModManager: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/201
This is a dependency for every other mod, they all run through this somehow.

SMLHelper: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/113
Also a dependency, I think this one runs the textures on custom parts?

Asset Tools: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/202
Downloaded it because something down the list required it, but I forget which one.

Cyclops mods

Cyclops parts: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/101
This one supports most of the various Cyclops mods that are about to follow. Also allows for a second AS MANY AS YOU WANT upgrade consoles to be built inside the Cyclops.

Cyclops strafe: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/155
Does what it says. Cyclops can strafe just like the Seamoth!

Cyclops docking mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/554
Adds a base section (vertical connector) that lets you dock your gigantic honking sub, and transfer straight into your base. Bonus: recharges batteries!

Cyclops Nuclear Reactor: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/241
downsized reactor to fit it your sub.

Cyclops solar upgrades: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/273
Just like the Seamoth upgrade. Recharge your batteries by going topside and sunbathing.

Vehicle upgrades in Cyclops: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/83
The upgrade panel you normally build in the Moonpool can now be built inside your Cyclops.

Tanks/diving

Scuba manifold: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/379
Supposed to combine the air supply of all tanks you're carrying; it’s a new part, not a passive mod like I had thought earlier.

Refillable oxygen tanks: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/67
This is the fun one. Tanks have a far higher capacity...but have to be actively refilled at Fabricator stations. Surfacing doesn't fill your tanks anymore. Will be fun to combine with decompression stress/sickness (via the debug menu). Unsure if this interacts with Scuba Manifold.

Other/QoL improvements

:siren: Map :siren: : https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/12
Self-explanatory. Can show you topographic, biome, and some others. Will also go down into the Lost River, Jellyshroom Caves, and Lava Zones...but is only revealed in a certain radius around you. Settings can be tweaked to change your radius/remove fog entirely, if you want.

Snap builder: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/427
Makes construction a touch easier, snap-to-grid style. Has big and little adjustments available.

Large deposit fix: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/50
Fixes glitch where game never realized you finished mining out a large deposit of minerals/whatever.

UI tweaks: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/562
Biggest thing here is crafting multiple items at once, provided you've got the raw materials for them. I think you can change the time and energy needed for them as well, but I haven't looked too far into yet. I've industrialized water production with bladderfish, though :twisted:

Databox scanner fix: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/128
Collected databoxes won't show up when you use the Scanning Room anymore. Small QoL, but I like it.

Autosort Lockers: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/31
Takes the asspain out of sorting things yourself. Comes with a few parts, one that you dump all your things into and a locker for them to land in. Sorting criteria are done at the locker they'll land at, and can be done by item type (metals, food, water, crystals, etc) or by specific item (titanium, cured fish, water, or diamonds).

Upcoming/want to try:

NitrogenMod: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/248
Adds a 'crush depth' for when you're diving outside of a vehicle, and nitrogen/decompression limits. Sounds like you have to decompress like an actual diver would, otherwise you have to pay the piper (with blood or medkits). Also adds a pile of new tanks, which are not compatible with Refillable Oxygen Tanks.

Oxygen generation: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/477
Tired of your new base doing all the life support work for you passively? Want to have to build something so you get to breathe there? This one's for you! Variants also exist to do the same to your Cyclops, if you're so inclined.

Radiation Challenge: https://www.nexusmods.com/subnautica/mods/149
Did you feel like the Aurora radiation leaks/explosion wasn't as hazardous as it should've been? Did you gently caress around a fair bit before going in to fix the ship core, because it was kind of a non-issue? Want some real inspiration to deal with it? This one's for you!

quote:


* Explosion
- You must be below 50m when aurora explodes, or you will die. You do not need to be in a base.

* Breathing
- You cannot breathe the surface air while it is radioactive.
- You can use floating air pumps, but not near the radioactive ship due to risks of contamination.
- You can breathe the air inside the lifepod you spawn in.

* Power
- Power is consumed 5x faster in radioactive areas.
- Power is generated 5x slower in radioactive areas.

* Food
- You cannot gather food from the floating island until you've sealed the leaks, even if the ship hasn't exploded yet.
- The lifepod cannot craft any eatables once the ship has exploded.

* Radiation
- When the ship explodes, radiation will cover the surface of the map up to 30-60m deep. The stronger the radiation is, the deeper it goes.
- Radiation Symbol will always display (unless disabled in config) when inside radiation. Helps when you're using a machine.
- The lifepod when repaired and powered, will protect you from radiation.

And remember, sealing the leaks will clear the radiation.

Icon Of Sin fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Sep 23, 2020

ded
Oct 27, 2005

Kooler than Jesus

A Bad Poster posted:

They're trying to get everyone to buy ultimate. Now that it's only $5 more than just the PC, they're betting people will just opt for that.

Man I just got the game pass thing at the start of the month to play WL3. I was thinking about keeping it cuz $5/mo is a good deal. Double that tho, not so much.

Radical 90s Wizard
Aug 5, 2008

~SS-18 burning bright,
Bathe me in your cleansing light~
anyone playing Art of Rally? Just released today, fun little top-down Group B inspired rally game, with a nice art style and a pretty dope synthwave soundtrack. I fuckin suuuuuuck at it but it's satisfying as hell when you start to nail some corners.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/

Laranzu
Jan 18, 2002

ded posted:

Man I just got the game pass thing at the start of the month to play WL3. I was thinking about keeping it cuz $5/mo is a good deal. Double that tho, not so much.

I can't believe they pulled it out of beta when almost everything you install has horrible permissions issues and crashes. Hell I even had to reinstall Halo MCE twice then go to the other windows store app to download some other 10mb add-on to get it to work at all.

The Rat
Aug 29, 2004

You will find no one to help you here. Beth DuClare has been dissected and placed in cryonic storage.

I managed to get an order in on a 3080 FE last night somehow. Here's to hoping it actually went through and everything. :ohdear:

Steezo
Jun 16, 2003
Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!


The Rat posted:

I managed to get an order in on a 3080 FE last night somehow. Here's to hoping it actually went through and everything. :ohdear:

By what sorcery have you accomplished this, and can this power be learned?

The Rat
Aug 29, 2004

You will find no one to help you here. Beth DuClare has been dissected and placed in cryonic storage.

A buddy gave me a heads up last night at 11pm right as I was coming out of a StarCraft game and nvidia's site had enough in stock that it stayed for whole minutes, long enough for me to input my info with my puny human fingers.

Nuclear Tourist
Apr 7, 2005

Radical 90s Wizard posted:

anyone playing Art of Rally? Just released today, fun little top-down Group B inspired rally game, with a nice art style and a pretty dope synthwave soundtrack. I fuckin suuuuuuck at it but it's satisfying as hell when you start to nail some corners.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/

I got Art of Rally yesterday and promptly sunk 9 hours into it. I don't recall having this much fun with a racing game since the early Colin McRae Rally titles in the late 90's/early 2000's. It definitely takes a while to get used to how the cars handle, and at first it'll feel like you're maneuvering a wet bar of soap around, especially on rainy/snowy tracks, but once your nail a perfect handbrake turn around a tight hairpin though... unf :wiggle: I also really dig the music, which is usually the first thing I turn off in a racing game.

I also like how nothing is licensed, so they've had to get creative when it comes to naming the cars you're driving. What is obviously a Lancia Stratos is now "La Wedge", the Audi Quattro is "Das Hammer", the BMW M1 is "Das Uberwhip" etc.

I think I'll be spending a lot of time playing this.

GD_American
Jul 21, 2004

LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY AS IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT!

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

Depends. Do you like space magic?

I'm a big whore for any scifi that isn't just repackaged fantasy tropes so.....depends?

Eej posted:

You ever wished you could play Star Control 2 exploration with Star Control 3's plot with Gears of War conveniently placed hip level objects to hide behind but also you're a Jedi wizard so you can float enemies into mid air and then use your maximum knockback modded shotgun that overheats in one shot and send enemies flying over the horizon but the game doesn't do physics damage so they get back up and spend like 2 minutes running back to you?

I miss ME1

Not to become a gimmick, but I haven't played any of those games either

Steezo
Jun 16, 2003
Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!


GD_American posted:

I'm a big whore for any scifi that isn't just repackaged fantasy tropes so.....depends?


Not to become a gimmick, but I haven't played any of those games either

Plot like a good star trek movie, gameplay like a mostly good cover shooter. With some anti gravity tech/powers thrown in because that's how FTL works in that universe and they scaled it down so you can sometimes bounce your opponents around like a pinball.

You also get to Kirk a few aliens.

GD_American
Jul 21, 2004

LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY AS IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT!
That sounds extremely my poo poo

not caring here
Feb 22, 2012

blazemastah 2 dry 4 u
Somehow I didn't hear about mass effect at all when it came out, and just saw it on steam on sale one day and said gently caress it.

Well, there went a few hundred hours.

With a remaster coming out I'd definitely hold out for that though.

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Comrade Blyatlov
Aug 4, 2007


should have picked four fingers





GD_American posted:

That sounds extremely my poo poo

Play as Adept or Vanguard.

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