Welcome to the third week of this gamenight packed month.
The second game in the menu is...
Game 2: Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas
>Multi Theft Auto (MTA) is the first and best Grand Theft Auto multiplayer mod for San Andreas.
>You can roleplay, race, deathmatch, zombies, and more with other players online.
Where?
Join the server, its IP address and port are: 198.98.51.209:22003
When?
Next weekend, on April 18th to 20th, starting at 7:00 PM (UTC).
The server will run until April 21th so you may also join it at any time. Just make sure to post ITT for Anons to join if it's a weekday.
Downloads
MAKE SURE TO READ THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AFTER THIS SECTION
Portable Windows only (also works with Wine), choose one of these links:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/zPZyA1fB
https://mega.nz/file/rko1GKzQ#2tJA3Kw9DqWvciwnyVUn9xFLXdKemME2bonDr9n-TPc
sha256sum of mta_20250413.7z is 35a84ef04fc657c4ab92a7a9a2a74ec17281c7db56f74d99ccac80c3f9490aca.
Alternatively you may use your own copy of GTA:SA (must be version 1.0) and install MTA by yourself:
Installer for Windows 10 and above: https://mirror-cdn.multitheftauto.com/mtasa/main/mtasa-1.6.exe
Installer for Windows 7 and 8.x: https://mirror-cdn.multitheftauto.com/mtasa/main/mtasa_maetro-1.6.exe
How to install
If you downloaded the portable archive, you must run the first_time_setup.exe executable first or you won't be able to start MTA.
If it fails to create directories or registry entries, try running it as admin.
Wine users must also run this program.
You can find its source code and building instructions inside first_time_setup.zig
How to join
>Launch MTA by running start_mta.bat or opening MTA's shortcut if you used their installer
>If it's your first time, setup your player name and other settings
>Go to "Server Browser"
>In the long text box at the top, paste 198.98.51.209:22003 and press "Connect"
You should now be in the server.
You can also add it to your favorites or use the Quick Connect option to reconnect to the last server you played.
General instructions
Depending on the current game mode, keys between F1 and F12 may open menues for you to use.
F8 opens the console.
F9 opens the help instructions for the current game mode and the voting menu.
F11 opens the world's map.
On freemode, F1 opens the spawn menu.
On freemode, F2 opens the teleport menu.
Troubleshooting
>I get kicked out from the server with some SERIAL error.
Try restarting your game.
>With my own copy of San Andreas, I get kicked out from the server with a message saying that my game was modified.
Try using the San Andreas copy bundled with the mta_20250413.7z archive above.
>My anti-virus detects first_time_setup.exe as a virus.
The jig is up.
If you don't want to run it then you can:
- Try compiling it yourself: its source code is included along with building instructions inside of it;
- Use MTA's official installer.
>With Wine, the game complains about missing fonts like Verdana.
Run winetricks corefonts in your Wine prefix to install them.
>With Wine, some process crashed when starting the game.
That should be fine, just make sure to close any crash dialogs in order to continue.
>With Wine, the game's performance is very slow.
If your card is compatible with Vulkan, try installing DXVK. Running winetricks dxvk in your prefix should do that.
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This thread solely exists to remind you that you are a dork.
Hoping the mods will spot me this one because we’re competing with the honeypotted 8chans for the attention of the wider chanbase here, but hi. I’m making this thread because there’s no pin here for newfags after the Grand Unified Soy Extinction that just took down the greatest festering axe wound of an image board on the internet. Zzzchan is obviously better than 8chan’s twin hollowed-out corpses that are being paraded around as an alternative like Insane Clown Posse’s Jeckel Brothers, reflecting a positive and negative conclusion both solely meant to irritate you, so we need to know how many anons chose here over there, and the sooner, the better. Please say hi and talk about video games so I don’t get banned.
WHAT IS THIS STREAM ABOUT??
>Join us April 2nd, at 6 a.m. PT for a closer look at Nintendo Switch 2!
HOW LONG IS THE STREAM???
>The Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025 livestream will be approximately 60 minutes long.
WHEN????
3 hours from now
WHERE TO WATCH??
https://cytu.be/r/StockholmVidya
Chinese Man Sues Gaming Firm For Depression After Getting 4,800 Virtual Slaps
https://archive.ph/20250411005356/https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/chinese-man-sues-gaming-firm-for-depression-after-getting-4-800-virtual-slaps-8107018
>A long-time Chinese player of an online video game has dragged its developer to court, alleging he slipped into depression after being virtually slapped 4,800 times by in-game goods.
>Thousands of "slaps" in 'Three Kingdoms Kill Online' reportedly humiliated the man, who goes by the name Qiaoben and has been a fan for 15 years, reported the South China Morning Post.
>Mr Qiaoben claimed that during one game, he found his opponents would toss things such as eggs and straw sandals at his avatar, adding he'd get a virtual smack lasting longer than 90 seconds.
>He said he was hit with these items over 4,800 times in the last six months. Mr Qiaoben mentioned the encounter was humiliating because every player in the game could see these attacks.
>"Every time I am hit with eggs, I feel my self-esteem is harmed and I get depressed," Mr Qiaoben added.
>Players can either purchase the eggs and straw sandals for a nominal fee or get them for free during in-game activities.
>He claimed that the gaming company "allows" and "tolerates" gamers to throw these insulting objects at one another while making money off of the sales.
>Mr Qiaoben allegedly complained to customer support several times, but his concerns went unanswered. With no other choice, he chose to sue the business and demand damages.
>A spokesperson for the game developer earlier said these interactive elements have always been included in the game but intended to implement restrictions to control how they are used.
>The company also guaranteed to assist with Mr Qiaoben's lawsuit's legal proceedings, which has generated significant online conversation within the gaming world.
>Many players admitted to using these products as a means of vengeance after losing a match. Some even discussed ways to "save face" following a loss by throwing eggs repeatedly.
>Three Kingdoms Kill Online, created by a Hangzhou-based business and launched in 2009, takes place during the famous Three Kingdoms era in China (220-265). Matches run 10 to 30 minutes and feature four to eight players competing against each other.
Sweet Baby Inc Game South of Midnight Flops Hard—Another SBI Project Crashes on Launch
https://archive.ph/20250408210233/https://thatparkplace.com/sweet-baby-incs-south-of-midnight-flops/
Sony Temporarily Shields PS5 from Trump Tariffs
https://archive.ph/20250409150830/https://thatparkplace.com/sony-temporarily-shields-ps5-from-trump-tariffs/
>Sony may have just pulled off a temporary masterstroke in shielding the PlayStation 5 from the financial shockwaves of U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly implemented tariffs on imported goods meant to close trade deficits with other countries and boost domestic production—but that strategy has a looming expiration date.
Nintendo Boss Responds to $80 Mario Kart Price Tag with “Variable Pricing” Philosophy
https://archive.ph/20250408210106/https://thatparkplace.com/nintendo-variable-pricing/
>Last week’s reveal of Mario Kart World as an $80 digital title for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 sparked heated discussion across the gaming community. Coming in at $10 more than the already-increased $70 pricing standard, many fans expressed sticker shock at Nintendo—especially when paired with the Switch 2’s $449.99 retail price.
>Now, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser (yes, that’s really his name, get it out of your system…) has weighed in, offering insight into the company’s evolving pricing strategy during an interview with The Washington Post.
>According to Bowser, Nintendo isn’t establishing a new universal baseline, but instead embracing what he called “variable pricing.”
>“We’ll look at each game, really look at the development that’s gone into the game, the breadth and depth of the gameplay, the durability over time and the repeatability of gameplay experiences,” Bowser said. “Those are all factors… So I think you can anticipate that there will be variable pricing, and we haven’t set a benchmark.”
>In other words, not every Nintendo game will cost $80—but some will. And Mario Kart World, the follow-up to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which sold over 67 million copies, is considered by the company one of Nintendo’s flagship offerings deserving of the premium tier.
>Not Every Game Will Hit $80
>Bowser pointed to the newly revealed Donkey Kong Bonanza as a prime example of Nintendo’s tiered approach. That game will launch at $69.99, aligning with what’s become the standard price point for top-tier titles on PlayStation and Xbox.
>Nintendo has experimented with pricing differences before. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the company’s first $70 game, while its predecessor Breath of the Wild remained $60. Remakes like Link’s Awakening stayed at $60, despite major overhauls.
>“It’s more about what we think is right for our content, what is the right value for the consumers as they come into our platform,” Bowser added.
>A Brief History of Variable Pricing in Video Games
>While some consumers may see this new Nintendo pricing model as a break from tradition, the truth is—this is actually a return to how things used to be.
>1980s–1990s (NES, SNES, Genesis era):
>Game prices varied wildly. You might pay $39.99 for one title and $79.99 or more for another. Pricing was based on factors like:
>Cartridge size (More memory = more expensive manufacturing)
>Special chips (like the Super FX chip in Star Fox)
>Popularity of the IP (Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger launched at premium prices)
>Retailers and publishers had far more flexibility back then, and gamers generally accepted the differences.
>Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017), Nintendo
>2000s–Early 2010s (PS2, Xbox 360, Wii era):
>The industry shifted toward standardized pricing to streamline marketing and sales. Most major console releases were priced at $49.99, and eventually $59.99 when the HD era started.
>This move was driven by retail simplicity, consumer expectations, and a broader casual audience familiar with uniform pricing for movies and music.
>Modern Era (PS4, PS5, Switch, etc.):
>In the modern era, uniformity became the default—$59.99 was considered standard. Only recently have publishers returned to variable pricing.
>As we mentioned before, Tears of the Kingdom came out at $69.99. PlayStation first-party games (e.g., Demon’s Souls, Spider-Man 2) were also priced at $69.99. However, indie titles and AA releases are often priced between $30–$50.
>Spider-Man 2 Peter and Miles
>Miles Morales and Spider-Man in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (2023), Insomniac Games
>Now, Mario Kart World at $79.99 signals that Nintendo is comfortable charging more when it believes the content justifies it.
>So while the price may feel high compared to recent years, this isn’t unprecedented—it’s a reversion to an older, more flexible model that prioritizes development scope and content value over uniformity.
>Supporting a Diverse Ecosystem
>Bowser also confirmed Nintendo’s commitment to the original Switch ecosystem, which now boasts over 150 million units sold. There are no current plans to lower prices for the original models (Switch at $299, OLED at $349, Lite at $199), but Nintendo is watching consumer behavior closely.
>Mario Kart World Rail Grind
>A screenshot from the trailer to Mario Kart World – YouTube, Nintendo of America
>“Not all of them may be ready to jump to Switch 2,” Bowser noted. “Hopefully with time and with the right games, it’ll be compelling for them to want to come on.”
>Launch Still on Track Despite Preorder Delay
>Bowser’s interview took place just before Nintendo delayed Switch 2 preorders, which had been set to begin April 9. The decision was made to assess the impact of new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, which are prompting many companies to revisit supply chain and pricing logistics.
>The Nintendo Switch 2
>The fully revealed Nintendo Switch 2 console – YouTube, Nintendo of America
>Nintendo reiterated that the Switch 2 will still launch on June 5, and preorder timing will be updated “at a later date.”
>The Bottom Line
>While the $80 price point for Mario Kart World may raise eyebrows, Bowser’s explanation offers valuable perspective. Nintendo isn’t shifting to a flat $80 model—it’s adopting a tiered, value-based strategy that reflects development effort, content scale, and replay value.
>Mario Kart
>A screenshot from the trailer to Mario Kart World – YouTube, Nintendo of America
>And for those who remember the days of $70–$80 SNES carts? This isn’t a price hike. It’s, for better or worse, a full-circle moment in gaming history.
I don't think I've seen a single /gsg/ thread on zzz since day zero and I decided I've had enough of waiting for someone else to make it. The one on smug, which you can find here https://smuglo.li/vg/res/1231.html , was made a staggering four (4) years ago, only got 200 posts and the last was made 11 months back, so I think it's time we get our own and hopefully get not glacial levels of activity.
So, what are you playing? Still playing Parajew shit and incesting your entire family in CK2, blobbing in Vicky or has anyone been as far as decided to trying something new more like for a change?
Speaking of Parajew, the latest HOI4 expansion "Arms Against Tiranny" dropped a few weeks back adding a few more mechanics, which should've been in the base game to begin with but are instead, in typical Parajew fashion, locked behind a paywall, like slightly more in depth supply networks, transports, a barebones international arms dealing market and new focus trees for Scandinavian countries. I decided to give it a spin and pirated it for the 15th time and I'm now playing an (read: restarted a dozen times because I keep getting repeatedly fucked over by one thing or another) a-historically focused campaign as Shittaly trying to gigablob the entire universe and it's not going particularly great. Here's a recap of the events so far:
>wrapped up the nigger correction expedition just before March and justified against France while in the middle of it still
>knocked out the frogs by mid 38 after a rather slow and sloppy war, which I won 1:5 ratio, and yoinked all their navy which included 7 juicy BBs, 1 CV, a couple dozen light and heavy cruisers and over a hundred destroyers and subs
>barely managed to nick the the strategic Moroccan half of the strait of Gibraltar by declaring on nationalist Spain, sneaking in from France, making a quick push through an ever narrowing strip of land before it could get gobbled up by the other sides of the civil war and then nailing the peace conference just right to demand it and other minor bits of clay
>took less than a month and almost no casualties
>I'm starting to look at Uncle Adolf or the UK when fucking Marxist Portugal decides to declare war on me out of the blue
>they're landlocked so I just lmao naval invade them with not even a full army of nigger irregulars and own them in 3 weeks
>them being Marxist unfortunately translated to them also being in a faction with the USSR and now I'm at war with them but we are too far to fight
>meanwhile
>Germany is Germanying along doing typical somewhat historical path of annexing Austria, and then going to war with the Czechs and the rest of the balkans because they all decided to be in one faction
>Poland commies are about to win a civil war
>The UK and Japan have been doing fuckall
>Yugo balkanized
It is now almost Christmas 1938 and I'm preparing to invade Turkey from French Syria so I get access to the black sea and the Soviet border, also setting up some defenses in Portugal and the French/Spanish border because, since they're commies, I expect them to join the Soviets and the war as soon as they finish mopping up the anarchists. I'm not confident I can win against the soviets because I really don't have either enough divisions on the field or manpower to last, but they did fight a civil war so maybe they're not doing as well as usual.
Look at my blob in pic related 5 and post caps of your own blob or border gore or whatever. Also the infograph is several years out of date, it could use a revamp if anyone feels like doing free work.
1st of November in history:
>1179 – Philip II is crowned as 'King of France'.
>1805 – Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition.
>1894 – Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies.
>1911 – World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.
>1993 – The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
New update!
https://archive.is/20250327205810/https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=31536.msg463411
>Starsector version 0.98a is now out! This release has the following major features:
>Several new endgame-level enemies to fight in the Abyss
>New ships, weapons, and hullmods
>Codex UI revamp
>Autosave, revamped save/load UI
>Intel map markers and little notes
>Revamped combat simulator with many options and opponents
>Planet search UI revamp
>New story (not “main” story) missions
>New music
>New portraits and illustrations
>In addition, the game has been updated to use Java 17, which should substantially improve performance. As always, there are also many smaller changes and additions, including balance adjustments, polish, ship AI improvements, bugfixes, and modability improvements!
>Ships
>Eagle (LG): added built-in Energy Bolt Coherer, reduced OP by 11
>Falcon (LG): added built-in Energy Bolt Coherer, reduced OP by 8
>Sunder (LG): added built-in Energy Bolt Coherer, reduced OP by 9
>Gryphon: removed built-in Extended Missile Racks, since with the way the system works now (based on base missile ammo rather than after all the bonuses) it's no longer a no-brainer to install on the ship
>Tempest: reduced Terminator Drone replacement time to 10 seconds (was: 20)
>Added Anubis-class Experimental Cruiser (found in Tri-Tachyon fleets)
>Fulgent:
>>Reduced deployment cost to 10 (was: 11)
>>Increased OP to 105 (was: 100)
>>Increased flux dissipation to 400 (was: 300)
>>Afflictor: increased deployment cost to 12 (was: 10)
>>Afflictor (P): increased deployment cost to 9 (was: 6)
>Astral:
>>Removed built-in Advanced Optics
>>Added built-in Advanced Targeting Core and Expanded Missile Racks
>>Increased shield flux/damage to 0.7 (was: 0.6)
>Drover:
>>Reduced deployment cost to 12 (was: 14)
>>Reduced base purchase price by a bit over 20%
>Weapons:
>Heavy Burst Laser:
>>Increased burst time slightly (increasing effective damage)
>>Increased charge regeneration rate by 50%
>>Increased turn rate substantially
>Dragonfire: reduced OP cost for medium to 10 (was: 12) and for large to 25 (was: 28)
>Gorgon SRM Pod: increased ammo to 16 (was: 12)
>Mining Laser, Mining Blaster: added skin for when used on high tech ships
>Reality Disruptor: reduced duration of "slowed repairs" effect to 5 seconds (was: 10)
>Disintegrator:
>>Increased range to 900 (was: 700)
>>Increased anti-armor DoT to 1000 over 10 seconds (was: 500 over 20 seconds)
>Cryoflamer:
>>Increased damage to 100 (was: 75)
>>Reduced max charges to 90 (was: 120)
>>Reduced reload amount to 30 (was: 60); charges/second value remains the same
>Rift Beam:
>>Reduced flux/second to 75 (was: 150)
>>Reduced OP cost to 10 (was: 15)
>Paladin PD System: reduced flux/second to 250 (was: 750)
>PD Laser: reduced OP cost to 3 (was: 4), increased range to 500 (was: 400)
>Heavy Machine Gun: now prefers firing at non-missile targets, but will act as PD if no other targets are available
>Gigacannon: increased damage to 2500 (was: 2000)
>Fighters:
>Piranha: increased bomb rate of fire by 50%
>Wasp: reduced replacement time to 3 seconds (was: 5)
>Thunder: improved maneuverability, should be able to hit targets more reliably
>Trident: reduced OP cost to 20 (was: 25)
>Perdition: reduced OP cost to 18 (was: 20)
>Spark: now uses normal Burst PD Laser (instead of the high-delay version)
>Updated to Java 17 (big thank you to Himemiko for the help!)
>>Improved performance (~+30%, possibly more depending on system)
>>Improved stability when using large number of mods
And much much more!
Is that time again when you dive into space in starsector, don't forget your mods. I think I will go full goy and buy it since it is almost at 1.00
This is a thread that we’ve had a few times on 4/v/ and I want to see how it goes over here. Talk about Bionicle video games, the series overall, and the upcoming Masks Of Power.
The questions (You) have.
The thread they deserve.
Ports/remakes that have many great improvements and additions and would undoubtedly be the definitive version of the game, but are ruined by one small thing.
I'll start.
>many new game modes and minigames
>includes the first 8 worlds of Japanese SMB2
>various collectibles
>minor graphical and audio improvements
>various soulful gimmicks
<can't see shit due to the Game Boy's tiny resolution
I can see it as a sort of precursor to the Super Mario Advance series, except those don't add as much stuff, and conversely, the screen crunch is not as severe.
DOMINIONS, RISE OF THE PACHINKO MAN
Well what is this "Dominons" is it safe for my kids?
no
Dominions is a fantasy turn-based strategy game created by two dudes. One of them is a teacher.
The game combines a simple presentation with an extremely wide array of strategic options, including over 3400 units, 1100 spells and 400 magic items. Turns are resolved simultaneously,
It has simplistic graphics but is easily moddable and extremely deep.
Dominions is set in a fantasy world that draws inspiration from historical nations, cultures and myths. You will not encounter the elves of conventional fantasy in this game. Instead you might lead a nation of vanir from old norse myth. Aztecs, romans, israelites OY VEY!! , greeks, kievian rus and lovecraftian horrors are just a few of the inspirational sources of the game.
Basically, it's an autist’s wet dream of a strategy game.
>Dom6mod inspector: This lets you browse units, spells and items in the game
https://larzm42.github.io/dom6inspector/
>Dom6wiki: Mostly up to date information on Dominions 6, may have to reference 5's wiki
https://illwiki.com/dom5/start
>Blitzserver for hosting games
https://beta.blitzserver.net/games
This game is a hell of a learning curve but if it tickles your autism you are in for a treat. The game is split between 3 "ages" Early, Middle, and Late with nations rising and falling as time marches on. This includes the units they posses, magic they can use, and spells available. There's a ton of nuance into how you can play with the most powerful statement being "it depends".
The game is playable in singleplayer mode and I've been told the AI in 6 is good for a knifefight in a phonebooth but the game really shines in multiplayer. Much like Kenshi, getting your assbeat makes you more powerful when seeing what a living breathing person does to you. It's taught me the value of mages, thugging, super combatants and what kind of retarded blesses you can do.
There are a lot of concepts in game to wrap your head around such as thugging and item creation, including the intimidating stats screen for a unit. But don't let it stop you, the game is complex, not complicated.
And if you don't want that just play Mictalin with a hellbless and go to town before you burn up as a glorious phoenix.
Go now my son, play Dominions, make mistakes, learn, and rise to become the true pantankoman!.
Been a while since we had one and I've been thinking about it again so it's time to talk about some Monster Hunter.
What are ya...
PLAYIN?
HUNTAIN?
MAINING?
CARTIN TO?
Or do you hate MonHunt and want to bitch? Well friend, come on over. We have room in this thread for many opinions, even wrong ones. I myself haven't played in a while. Rise didn't catch on with me the same as the other ones did. I hate the dogs, to much going on with all the palicios and everything during a hunt. Maybe I should give it another go.
Also maybe we could get a hunting group together again. We did it a bit for portable 3rd and it was pretty fun.
bored as shit and thinking if someone can rustle up a torrent for the latest B41 version of Zomboid I could host a MP server one weekend. Server would be modded. not anything crazy, some QoL shit and mods like True Music and Video games
DOOM
Other retroFPS and retro inspired FPS can come too.
I'm legitimately surprised there is no Doom thread on the catalog, lets rectify that, shall we?
Post some DOOM.
Post some WADS.
Post some of its COPYCATS.
Post some other retro FPS like DUKE. I need to check up on the DNF restoration project
Post some new takes on an old formula like DUSK and all that jazz.
Post about the communities because GOSSIP is also fun.
Are you Mappin? Post that TOO
If you can map, offer assistance to young mappers, or make fun of their lack of skill. I'm not your dad
I myself have started to get back into Doom and have been skimming the Cacowards for some gold. I also need to beat Ashes 2063 so I can start on its second game, Through the Ashes. There was also the release of Reelism 2 a little while back which I have mixed feelings on, still worth playing though. I've also always considered making a list of gameplay mods and wads that complement each other well such as Rampancy with Highway Acceleroid Booster for muh robot theme. Lastly I like to just slam random on Doomworld and see what comes up. After this long you know there is some buried treasure just lurking in those archives, or its just fun to see what some random guy made 20+ years ago.
I have some of the older SoyouwanttoplaysomeDOOM infographics if anyone wants them for posterity or just can't be arsed to find them on the web.
NOW LETS FUCKING DOOM
WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING
In this thread a bunch of random autistic people from the internet talk about games they've been playing, or plan on playing.
Then they complain about them or recommend them to their fellow autists while occasionally posting anime titddys.
Myself? Videogames? Of course not, never touch the stuff.
Well ok, if you insist.
Recently I've gotten into Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous. Previously I was playing Kingmaker but due to my horrid indecisiveness and mental illnesses I always get bored of my class. Also Kingdom management is kinda boring with occasionally far reaching consequences that can fuck your save over later in the game. In all likelihood I'll probably jump back into it one more time at some point but until then, WoTR. Wrath I've enjoyed, it puts you into the action a lot sooner and while crusade mode is boring it's not a dealbreaker. Also you can become a Lich which is pretty baller. It's also on GoG which means its F R E E.
I then also started another yet another Starsector game with the intent to do something different like join a faction right from the get go and not do the same shit I always do. I then proceeded to do the exact same thing I always do, but I'm having fun. I modded the game to shit and want to try out this new ARMA factions storyline. Apparently you help them reclaim a planet. The factions fun, uses mechs which feel great to fly around in and you also get a qt pilot from the faction. With Rapesector installed you can hug and even h*eadpat her. There are also a few other mod factions with something like "storylines" which I would like to get around to playing. That or just build up a fleet and brutally rape their OCs, either way I have a plan.
So anons, what have (you) been playing?
>start the game wanting to know what the fuzz is all about
>fetch quest
>find this guy to give you information about who you are
>find this guy to tell you about this portal
>the guy that tells you about the portal tells you about another guy who knows a gal that knows how to get into the portal
>get into the portal
>pharod sends me on a fetchquest
>go into the catacombs
>fetchquest for the ratfucks or fetchquest for the skeletons
>choose neither and blast the skeletons
>look up online
<"No dood trust me the game gets really good and its the pinnacle of RPG once you make it to the Lower Ward1!!!111!!!"
>get to the lower ward
>fetchquest to remove the curse
>fetchquest for the wizard to tell you how to find the nighthag
>he doesn´t even tell you that, he tells you to go to the brothel (so another fetchquest
>talk to this prostitute so that you can talk to this other prostitute so you can talk to this prostitute so you can talk to this dude so she can tell you about this prostitute that can´t talk so you can go buy her a tongue and then go back to buy her some tears and...
>finish the brothel arc
>literally no other input or clue
>have to look up a walkthrough
>fetchquest into another fetchquest so you can enter the foundry to do another fetchquest
>realize im halfway through the game (judging from the walkthrough) and there is no sign of the LEGENDARY STORY THAT DEFINED RPGS TO COME, the only thing i have been told or able to discern is some hag stole TNO´s mortality + Amnesiah + TNO built a temple for himself to rest when he died or some shit
i haven´t played something as tedious since Castle Sentinel´s Dungeon in Daggerfall...
i guess all you have to do to sell a shit game is to pretend its an art project and use the "Narrative" buzzword untill libcucks eat it up and make 90+ videoessays on it huh?
discuss similar experiences, or yell at me for not kowtowing to the cultural zeitgeist, pick your poison
Post games that have appeal, places within games, good UI designs, animations, shaders, characters, art styles, soul, etc.
Look, I know I’m not the only one with younger relatives or their own kids on this board. What do you try to play with them? Are they lost to the endless ipad garbage or are they receptive to good games? Do you try to get them into weird shit you liked as a kid or just whatevers new/good? Does every kid know all about minecraft or fnaf despite trying to keep it away from them? They all do
I’ve had good luck with giving them older handhelds to play with or real open stuff for them to mess with like teardown or doronkowonko. Pic related is cause kirby games also work real well.
Okay everyone, there's a FREE Adventure-RPG hybrid game I feel like sharing because the game is surprisingly fucking good and so I need to run my mouth about it. Heroine's Quest is a spiritual successor to Drug Wars the Hero's Quest (which was later renamed to Quest for Glory after some legal shit) series, that was released on December 26th, 2013, and it's perhaps the only such spiritual successor that deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as them. It's like someone took a point & click adventure game and added a dollop of RPG mechanics and abilities that have actual fucking non-combat utility, along with combat.
I have been missing the feeling of a RPG that isn't hack & slash slop, where the game has actual fucking gameplay outside of fucking combat and your stats and skills matter for more than fucking combat, for a long-ass time, so this game has been a right breath of fresh air for me. The game is basically a point & click adventure game but with actual RPG mechanics on top. You pick one of three classes and then you get to pick between cranking up your stats and adding cross-class skills to your character, allowing you to do new shit. Every weapon has its own tricks and combat moves and if you aren't a warrior you should contemplate avoiding combat until you're strong enough. Some content is gated behind skills, some of it behind stats, and some of it is restricted by character class (warriors can use better weapons and armor and sorceresses get the best combat spells and I dunno what rogues get). You level up stats and skills by practicing them. Use some common sense for how to raise a stat and you will figure it out. Use a walkthrough if you fail at life. Seriously, check this shit out and play it (no I am not some kind of 12-years-late shill for a free game). I recommend you immediately crank up the difficulty and avoid using the map, as it's too fucking handhold-y. The game starts on easy mode which is for scrubs. Also there are bonus bosses on highest difficulty.
Official website: https://www.crystalshard.net/?g=16 (Use itch.io or IndieDB below if you don't have or want an account to DL shit)
IndieDB Download: https://www.indiedb.com/games/heroines-quest
Mobygames listing: https://www.mobygames.com/game/62486/heroines-quest-the-herald-of-ragnarok/
Official forum: https://forum.caravelgames.com/viewboard.php?BoardID=17
Steam forum: https://steamcommunity.com/app/283880/discussions/
Also, if anyone knows any other good games with strong non-combat gameplay that use RPG mechanics that aren't called Hero's Quest/Quest for Glory (or Quest for Infamy), please share that gold so the rest of us can enjoy.
No thread on the catalog so I'm making one. Mainly for the classic grid-based party dungeon crawler but other games are welcome too (not like it's a genre with many proper titles and it already peaked on PS2).
Games you love so much that you would erase them from your memory to play all over again. For me its
>Mass Effect 2
>Sengoku Rance
>Half-Life 2
>Unreal Tournament 99
>Portal 2
New Art of Fighting game in the style of Yakuza set in the 70s/80s with young Geese Howard as the main antagonist, It will be a hit like Yakuza 0.
DIGIMON DIGITAL MONSTERS
Well with Time Stranger on it's way and me wanted to get back into digimans I feel the need for a thread.
I don't know if there are any digifags here but it would be nice to see.
Played digimon world 1 and eventually beat it, I have no idea how the fuck little tommy and hiro were supposed to figure this shit out because I had a guide and didn't feel like I knew what I was doing. After the final boss my Metal Greymon took a massive shit and then died. I considered the game complete and despite having to do the dark areas was done with my playthrough.
I've tried the Re:digitize a few times on the PSP but never got super far in into it. I would like to try and beat it at some point especially since there is a newer version that came out for the 3ds. I have next order but want to attempt to beat Re digitize first.
Lastly there is Cyber Slueth and Hackers memory. I would say that Hackers memory has a bit more of an engaging story even if there is that twink that goes crazy for you. They could be a bit of a slog at some points but the story and the cute girls kept me coming back.
Now discuss digimon, or hate on it. God I hope Time Stranger is a good game, and like not good for Digimon, like an actual good game.
Talk about some proper nippon Visual Novels! Whether you're playing one right now or a novel you've already completed.
No fucking english parody shit allowed!
Take your doki doki and shove it up your faggot ass!
>Eiyuu Senki
I dont know how but it took me 116 hours to beat it. I only skipped the optional dungeon. Let me just tell you that it was a long fucking week of suffering playing that game. Just nonstop talking from the characters in different scenes and just when you think it will stop it just keeps going. Then you go into battle again and then you're in for a long fucking talking session again. Rinse and repeat for the whole fucking game. Theres like maybe 6 or so sex scenes (probably more it was like 2 years ago i beat it) and to even get a sex scene you need to conquer someone and that means a fuckton of battles and a fuckton of talking. I spent a week straight just fucking playing this shit and by the end of it i was pretty much mindbroken by how long and shitty it was. A week of nonstop fapping/sweating/boredom and just waiting for it to end. Another thing that bothered me was their faces. If you look at the cover art you can see how the faces are designed. Their chins are like triangely and pointy and it makes the characters look retarded. Look at this screencap i took from one of the faces in the cover. It looks like she has downs syndrome! So theres that. I dont know what else to say. People say that Eiyuu Senki Gold is supposed to be alot better but it looks exactly like the original game.
You play 4th gen games on a CRT, right, anon?
You don't play them on a 1440p LCD display like a chump, do you?
Ok, niggers, post all your new or updated shit here. If you don't know what logo to use, consider using this or something similar. Thanks in advance for the contributions and definitely thank you for all the quality work done for the previous two boards, hopefully this is the last.
ITT: Games you used to play, but can't anymore because they're either defunct, or changed beyond recognition.
Tell me about them, and reminisce about the good old days
>Advice on building or upgrading
Post your build list or current specifications, including a monitor: https://pcpartpicker.com/
Provide specific use cases (like playing vidya, editing or programming).
Specify your budget and region.
Think twice before deciding to buy something to avoid buyer's remorse.
>Motherboards
At least one PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot.
Good VRM (power delivery) is required for CPUs like the i5 13500 and above.
Don't pair a K CPU with a B mobo chipset.
>CPUs
HTPC(4K60)/Web Browsing: 5600G, 14100/12100
Vidya: 7600, 7500F, 12600K, 12700KF; budget: 5600, 12400F
Overkill vidya: 7800X3D; alternate: 14600K/13600K
Workstation: 7950X, 14700K, 7900X; budget: i5 13500
AM4 upgrade: 5600, 5800X3D
Avoid iGPU-less CPUs, 5600X (if it is more expensive than the 5600)
>CPU coolers
Air: Phantom Spirit EVO/Peerless Assassin 120 SE; budget: Freezer 36 Air
Liquid: Arctic Liquid Freezer III
Avoid liquid coolers with a single 120mm fan.
>RAM
DDR4: Zen3/AM4 - 2x 16GB 3600 MT/s CL18; for locked "non-K" 12th/13th/LGA1700 - 2x 16GB 3200 MT/s CL16
DDR5: Zen4/AM5 - 2x 16GB 6000 MT/s CL30; for unlocked "K" 13th/14th/LGA1700 - 2x 16GB 6400MT/s CL32
Slower kits are also fine, if much cheaper. Just make sure you check the benchmark comparisons.
Note that the sweetspots are bound to change with the upcoming Zen5 and Meteor Lake processors.
>SSDs
Avoid: outdated Samsung 970 Evo Plus, cheapest poorfag NVMe SSDs.
https://ssd.borecraft.com/
>GPUs
Avoid: GPUs that were used for shitcoin mining, 4070 Ti, 4060 Ti, 3050, NVIDIA GPUs in general if you're a Linuxfag.
1080p: used 3070/3060 Ti, 4060/3060 12 GB, 7600/6650 XT/6600 XT; budget: 6600; poorfag: used 2060
1440p: 4070S/4070, 7900 GRE; budget: 6700 XT
2160p: 4080S/4080 (at MSRP); budget: 4070S Ti (avoid MSI models), 7900 XT/XTX
Production: 4090, used 3090; budget: 4060 Ti 16GB; poorfag: 3060 12GB
>12VHPWR
DO NOT USE ANGLED 12VHPWR ADAPTERS
Fully seat a 12VHPWR connector in its socket, otherwise the connection can melt.
>PSUs
Avoid: untested units, Bronze/Silver rated (assuming you live in yuroland).
Not worth buying a new PSU unless it's ATX 3.0 compliant.
Aim for 50-75% PSU utilization at full system load.
https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/ (archive: https://archive.is/jzJ2L )
https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/ (archive: https://archive.is/QrPHX)
>Case (from $ to $$$)
mATX: I don't fucking know.
ATX: Lian Li Lancool 216, Lian Li Lancool III, Fractal Torrent.
AVOID: 'Silent' cases, fanless cases, Corsair 4000D airflow, Montech AIR 903 Base (awful stock fans).
>Monitors
Avoid: panels with less than 120 Hz refresh rates, without a single DisplayPort input and Variable Refresh Rate technology (G-Sync/FreeSync).
Check professional reviews for any monitor before you buy at sites like TFTCentral, pcmonitors.info, Monitors Unboxed, or RTINGs.
The bottom tier monitor for any decent gaming build has a 144+ Hz 24" 1080p IPS panel, of which there are many on market for around $125 (some great ones go even as low as $100).
Aim for a panel with low response times and perceived motion blur mode (Black Frame Insertion).
1440p 27" high refresh IPS is a common target for many new builds. 1440p is relatively easy to drive with even mid-range graphics cards.
Decent 2160p (4K) gaming monitors start at around $500.
OLED monitors have good HDR (including infinite contrast) and nearly instant pixel response times. However, potential burn-in is an important consideration for OLED monitors.
TL;DR: They all suck.
>OS
Install Ventoy on a flash drive, then transfer the iso files to it.
You can activate Windows with KMS_VS_ALL:
https://github.com/abbodi1406/KMS_VL_ALL_AIO/releases
Trying to keep this thread to third party games, censorship that is not the result of localizations or "regional law", and censorship that only applied to the versions released on the Switch (2) (That includes games that experience different levels or instances of censorship compared to other versions). If you want the extensive list of "all" instances of Switch censorship (Regardless of the circumstance), here you go:
https://archive.ph/S0pfk
https://archive.ph/oaP9T
This thread is specifically about Nintendo (Themselves) forcing third-party developers to censor games against their will, if not outright prevent their release. The games known to be cancelled/censored thus far include (Sorted by year):
>2019
<Super Real Mahjong PV (Censored, later made unavailable after release)
https://archive.ph/4zl3K
>2021
<R-Type Final 2 (Censored)
https://archive.ph/i9MVe
>2022
<Hot Tentacles Shooter (Cancelled)
https://archive.ph/6RJsH
<Duel Princess (Unavailable after release)
<Massage Freaks (Unavailable after release)
<Prison Princess: Trapped Allure (Censored)
https://archive.ph/akc2e
>2023
<Christmas Massacre (Cancelled)
https://archive.ph/zgN9M
<The Fox Awaits Me Hana (International release cancelled)
https://archive.ph/nJYPL
<Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: The Thrilling Steamy Maze Kiwami (Censored)
https://archive.ph/sbO4m
>2024
<Amairo Chocolate (International release cancelled)
https://archive.ph/cgHH8
<DAYMARE: 1994 (International release cancelled?)
<Night to meet Chu! (International release cancelled?)
https://archive.ph/Qk20t#selection-2753.7-2753.11
<Death end re;Quest: Code Z (Cancelled)
<Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1/2/3 (Cancelled)
https://archive.ph/u5ldz
<Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos (Censored)
https://archive.ph/KZLzO
<Redneg Allstars Swing-By Edition (International release cancelled)
https://archive.ph/pmkv4
<Sakura Melody (Cancelled?)
<Sakura Succubus 7 (Cancelled?)
https://archive.ph/9VCBD
<Tokyo Clanpool (Censored)
https://archive.md/DhG54
https://archive.md/MuHPS
https://archive.md/EqnlA
Remember that back in 2019, Furukawa declared this: https://archive.ph/RkxJm
>Q11: Regarding restrictions on expression. Some other platforms have their own restrictions other than third-party organizations such as CERO. How about Nintendo?
<A11: Nintendo entrusts a third-party organization with the task of providing objective ratings for its own products and third-party software prior to its release. If the platform operator arbitrarily chooses to do so, it would seriously impede the diversity and fairness of game software. The parental control function also allows for restrictions to be put in place.
I'd argue that Nintendo has since abandoned this policy.
>They really just called it Switch 2
Predictions?
I'm probably too optimistic, but I expect the name and very similar design to bite them in the ass, like with the Wii U.
It will absolutely not sell as well as the switch without another chink-flu and Animal Crossing.
Maybe it will all depend on the games, remember those? What do you think is going to be the "console-seller"? A new 3D bing bing wahoo and walking-sim Zelda?
Old thread is at the post limit and I feel like this is something the major boards should be made aware of. Esther M. Aronowitz is back. Apparently he's been attacking cakechan by posting gifs and videos on dead boards that have innocuous thumbnails which then turn into CP after a few frames. He gives the files couple hours to stew and then reports them to domain registrar or whatever else upstream he can find. You may want to prepare countermeasures in case he turns his attention here.
A thread to post and discuss your favorite soundtracks in videogames.
What have you been listening to lately?
I've been listening to 3D Sonic games OST. Crush 40 gives all of these games a pretty good soundtrack. It's usually what I end up remembering when playing sonic games.
Do you go for the classic "NIGGERMAN" or do you get creative?
Also, to the anons who play VNs, do you name your character after you?
Any fellow Elona players here? As a Kumiromi-worshipping farmer, I'm still having a lot of fun with the OOMSEST version. I've got autosaves disabled so I can savescum from time to time, but I try not to abuse it too much.
I was lucky enough to get the ridiculously good stomach mutation that lets me eat non-food items, helping me free up a lot of item space and develop my attributes and abilities frequently. Not to mention it helps me save money and keep corpses too.
Tailoring is some pretty good stress relief. The quality of the robes I craft is random, and whenever I get one I don't want to keep, I can eat it or sell it.
Anyway, I'm preparing myself for the upcoming annual "Baby Day", a.k.a. Party Day event on July 24. In case you didn't know, that's when shitloads of Bards spawn in "Party Time" quest instances and you can go on a Bard-killing spree all day long to collect tons of valuable instrument items, music tickets and more.
"You know exactly what went on behind those closed doors" edition.
Discuss the games, your favorite or hated rom hacks, leaks, etc.
I mainly wanted to start this bread back up to catalogue some of my favorite shit from the Freak Leaks. Unfortunately most of it got nuked at this point because, and I shit you not:
>only dripfeeding it to his discord
>uploading everything to jewgle drive as opposed to just torrenting them (which people later did, better late than never i guess)
>the leaker taking his sweet time uploading everything because he had to comb through it and make sure nothing was related to the newest Pokemon games because of "spoilers"
<and yet, he somehow still managed to release ALL of game freak's employee info, business cards, even plans to build a park in celebration of the 30th anniversary
But I digress, we ended up getting a lot of fun shit from it. From some higher-res art and even Holon from the TCH, Game Freak answering WPWYF, Arceus being on some Jungian shit, a scrapped Pokemon musou-ish game that i entirely forgot to save footage of but surely it's archived, the Ruby/Sapphire remake maps being taken from fucking mienkraft, and tons of scrapped proto builds and even various concept arts.
In terms of shit not Freak Leak related, two fan projects I can heavily recommend are Pokemon Odyssey (it's Pokemon with a shitload of Etrian Odyssey references) and the upcoming Cobblemon mod for mienkraft, which even lets you make your own fakemon. Like you can just take existing mobs from old mods, toss their models into blockbench, punch some numbers and make it a fakemon.
What could be the possible reason for the break up with Sony this time again? Is it that rumored tv show a long time ago? Did Miyazaki want to buy the ip from Sony as they did with Elden Ring? I don’t think it’s related to refusing to make a sequel, otherwise they would’ve atleast released a pc port.
Fromsoftware making a Switch exclusive is one thing, but calling it “Duskblood” is like a fuck you Sony.
Discuss emulation-related things here.
NEWS
>ユデア天堂 shoahs Ryujinx not through lawsuits but by buying out/threatening the main developer to quit and delete fucking everything.
>However, no DMCAs were filed against the source code unlike Jewzu and none of the contributors were banned nor were any forks taken down, so the emergence of a successor-fork is only a matter of time unless 任天堂 feels like resuming the endless game of DMCA-mole or buying more slaves across the wider emu community.
>The unthinkable has happened and Bloodborne has become playable on PC in less than a month after it first went ingame using shadPS4, a few dozen other games have gone ingame since then.
>Of note is that the emulator requires FSGSBASE instructions necessitating an Intel Ivy bridge or first generation AMD Zen CPU at minimum.
>With Xbox one game encryption having been successfully cracked, various Xboner wrappers soon emerged so people can finally play the vast library of fantastic Xbox wan exclusives beyond the clutches of Microsoft even though none of them run Lunix yet. XWine1 and WinDurango are the most prominent at the moment, with XWine1 capable of playing Minecrap to some degree.
>RPCS3 wires up online multiplayer emulation for a variety of games including Armored Core for Answer.
>MAME devs cook up Nuked-SC55 for emulating the Roland SC-55 Midi synth for all your obscure Nipponese エロゲ and/or Doom needs.
>Dolphin switches to new release model, now instead of one (1) "stable" release every 10 years they'll publish a new "stable" release every 6 months which should make organizing netplay gamenights somewhat easier.
>PCSX2 officially releases 2.0 as stable feat. playable hardware mode Ace Combat 04, but it doesn't seem they intend to change their current release "schedule".
>Parallel-gs makes steady progress, no ETA on an official merge with mainline PCSX2 yet.
>Stenzek incurs a predictable soy/HRT(?)-induced meltdown over users of ebul Duckstation forks sometimes making erroneous bug reports on mainline along with emotional damage incurred from the toxic emu community or some shit so he changed the loicense to prevent anti-semites from redistributing custom forks+builds of HIS sacred code!!11...anything prior to the license change is fair game though and Mednafen still exists, as do existing Duckstation forks.
>RetroArch slightly flattens up its regular Ozone UI for reasons unknown.
>The fate of the VxKex Win10-on-7 wrapper's original developer is still unknown, no DMCA takedowns were filed at any forks or mirrors in the months since the sudden deletion so who knows.
OFFICIAL DEMO DAY THREAD
Please no bully edition
>What is demo day?
A seasonal community event in which your fellow nodev anons show off their projects, and for you anons to do what you do best.
>That is?
Play our vidya, and tell us how we can improve, show us the untapped potential you see, tell us how much our game sucks (or doesn't, after you've played it of course), and why it does or doesn't suck.
Please post criticisms/bugs/etc in this thread.
After this thread is culled, please post criticism/bugs/etc here: https://trashchan.xyz/agdg/thread/1628.html
General thread for video game footage editing and streaming. Ask questions, give advice, and share live streams ITT. Read the software list below first (all FOSS).
Previous threads:
https://archive.today/IOoNY
https://archive.today/Q3XWh
https://archive.today/T0EGg
>Video editors
- Shotcut: A great video editor with various effects and filters, suitable for beginners and pros alike. https://shotcut.org
- Kdenlive: Buggy video editor by the KDE guys. https://kdenlive.org
- Blender Video Editor: Part of Blender and utilizes its node system. Like Blender itself, a pain in the ass to use but supposedly powerful. https://www.blender.org
- Olive: A new, promising video editor. Currently in beta but usable. https://olivevideoeditor.org
>Video recorders
- OBS: Record and/or stream anything on your screen, optimized for vidya. https://obsproject.com
>Command line tools
- ffmpeg: Swiss army knife of video manipulation, convert and trim videos among other features. Can record video and audio too but limited in that area. https://ffmpeg.org
- webm.py: Python wrapper script for ffmpeg, lets you quickly make WEBMs within a specified file size. https://github.com/Kagami/webm.py
- Nadeshiko: Another wrapper for ffmpeg with a focus on optimization. Linux only. https://codeberg.org/deterenkelt/Nadeshiko
- Streamlink: Pull streams from any website to watch with minimal latency. https://streamlink.github.io
>Video sharing/streaming platforms
- PeerTube: Decentralized video sharing platform, supports live streaming albeit with higher latency than usual. Per-instance CoC. https://joinpeertube.org/instances#instances-list
- Odysee: Centralized video sharing platform, paywalled live streaming. Has CoC. https://odysee.com
- Cytube: What streamfags use, queue external (jewtube/peertube) video streams while viewers chat anonymously. https://cytu.be
Books and Tutorials
Sometimes they get nuked but >we try to keep them updated.
https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/5strtvods5gda/Drawgfag_Resources
https://hubpages.com/art/how-to-draw-learn
Helpful Resources
Learn fundamentals with excercises: drawabox.com
8Chan Art Wiki: infiniteart.wikia.com/wiki/InfiniteArt_Wiki
Online poses with timer: quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed
HOW TO DRAW - an /ic/ guide: hubpages.com/art/how-to-draw-learn
Drawfag resources: mediafire.com/folder/5strtvods5gda/Drawgfag_Resources
Helpful Video Resources, mostly YouTube
ProkoTV: Good for basic anatomy needs
Sycra Yasin: General in-depth talk about ways to improve and being an artist
CG Cookie / ConceptCookie: Advanced techniques and many livestreams (on Wednesdays) and tutorials
FZDSCHOOL: Founder of FZD School (in Singapore) Feng Zhu showcases his workflows by re-working art from his students
Scott Robertson: Advanced lessons on drawing fundamentals and concept artwork
Ctrl+Paint: Free lessons on basics and fundamentals of drawing and painting
Draw Mix Paint: Free lessons in traditional painting
Booru and Delivery Archive
8-booru.booru.org/ (Retiring this booru because the owner is fucking dead)
https://ourobooru.booru.org/ (Superior new booru)
Tips for a healthier Drawthread
>Spot out any autistic shitter and repeat offenders ||You know who they are unless you're new, in which case lurk moar.||
>Anyone can participate, even if you're dog shit. The livelier it is, the better, but don't go begging for (you)s or pity. This is not deviantArt.
>If you do draw, draw to the best of your ability! If you're not giving it your all people will notice.
>Any drawfags with works in progress, please post any updates so that the requester and everyone else knows that people are still working hard!
>If for any reason a request is scrapped, upload what you have and say it's at its most complete state. Maybe ask if someone wants to take over and finish it for you.
>Comment. Every artist loves a compliment, it validates their hard work. Don't be afraid of dishing out them (you)s as long as you feel they deserve them.
LASTLY, PLEASE READ THIS
These threads are not meant to be spammed every day like a fucking general.
This isn't an art board. Give the Drawfags their time to do their thing and leave the thread-making to them.
Anyone attempting to make this thread in a newfag/cuckchan/low effort manner will be met with disdain and mockery.
I am having Diarrhea so im typing this shit fast
WHATCHA'
>PLAYAN
>WATCHAN
>LISTENAN
>READAN
>EATAN
>DRINKAN
>FAPPAN
>FEELAN
What is this?
Gentlemen, for this month of April I plan on hosting 3 different multiplayer games for (You) and other Anons to play.
The first game in the list is...
Game 1: SRB2 Kart (Neptune)
>SRB2Kart is a kart racing mod based on the 3D Sonic the Hedgehog fangame Sonic Robo Blast 2, based on a modified version of Doom Legacy.
The Neptune fork will be used for its features and improvements.
You may find a list of changes here: https://codeberg.org/NepDisk/srb2k-neptune/src/commit/a8a4afd51a4a6c3ce93aeff857c714f4c83f0b78/README.md
Where?
Join the server, its IP address is: 198.98.51.209
When?
Weekends, on April 4th to 6th and April 11th to 13th, starting at 7:00 PM (UTC).
The server will run until April 14th so you may also join it at any time. Just make sure to post ITT for Anons to join if it's a weekday.
Downloads
Windows and Linux (both packed together), including mods, choose one of these links:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/SWKzULGV
https://mega.nz/file/n4xj0RRQ#JNqnmUrCSgFDlT9zC9nQ3_oSDkdEWocwYRR5lmvr4Us
sha256sum of srb2k-nep_20250330.7z is 6a046a2c81f9dd36d8ea612465f541464ef604abea13c1f4d217c378eeead641.
You may also compile the game yourself, source code tarball: https://codeberg.org/NepDisk/srb2k-neptune/archive/Neptune2.4.3.tar.gz
How to join
>Launch SRB2K by running srb2kart-neptune.exe on Windows or srb2kart-neptune.AppImage on Linux.
>Go to "Multiplayer", "Specify IPV4 Address", type in the server's IP address and press the ENTER key.
When loaded in the server, you may change your player character and play.
NOTE: Don't load any addons before joining the server! They'll be automatically loaded whenever you try to join.
Additional notes
Special thanks to the two Anons who helped setting this up.
ARGH ARGH ARGH
>What the fuck is this?
XPiratez is a total conversion for X-COM about naked musclegirls, stealing shit, kidnapping people and getting dogs killed. Also liberating the world from the dead hand of the Star Gods, but details.
>What the FUCK is this?
It's effectively a whole new squad tactics game in the OpenXcom engine. Forget (almost) everything you know about X-COM because every mechanic has been upgraded, tweaked or replaced in some way. You're sleazy pirates who know almost nothing about the fucked-up world of XPiratez, so taking enemies alive is much more important, the tech tree is massive and damn near anything can and will show up at some point. Lordfag is frankly insane for doing this but godspeed. Screen sharing is handled with noVNC on a dedicated server and chat is a cytube room, so all you need is a relatively recent browser to get started. Just show up and you'll be assigned a gal/catgirl/peasant and maybe a dog or two to pilot.
Everyone else is also free to do the usual ad-hoc emulator netplay fuckaround threads have been known for.
GAMES USUALLY START AT 5PM UTC ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
TO JOIN VISIT https://cytu.be/r/secritxcomcoop WHILE A GAME IS RUNNING
HOW TO INTO PIRATEZ
>Read this, it's outdated but still gives you the gist of what makes Piratez unique: https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Strategy_(Piratez)
>no seriously, read it
>your choices are uber gals, catgirls and peasants
<ubers are the "default", strong, tough and have 80ish TUs at game start and get free night vision, but on catgirl route (what we're doing) every one is precious because casualties are very hard to replace
<catgirls have better TUs, skills (especially Firing and Reactions) and a punch that does lethal when everyone else does stun, but are significantly less beefy than ubers
<peasants are X-COM rookies with everything that implies, but they're cheap and the only thing you can recruit on the catgirl route early game so you'll probably be forced to play them at some point; try to take grenades and a bow since throwing is what they're least bad at
>pirate dogs are disposable scouts and item caddies that run fast and have enough reactions to spot enemies before they get gunned down by reaction fire, but don't underestimate their TU-draining bark and melee bite
>no seriously they're disposable, total dog death is almost a prerequisite to a good mission, that said try not to get them killed too early
>normal X-COM battlescape mechanics apply, so don't run off into reaction fire turn 1, remember your own reaction fire requires TUs, etc
>melee works in this game, but it works a lot better if you attack from behind
>take atombeer or moonshine for energy recovery and vodka for fatal wounds as soon as they become available, energy actually matters here and fatal wounds will dumpster your gals' stats and keep them in the hospital for weeks afterward
>take bandages (or bandage kits if they're available) to treat other units' fatal wounds
>this includes downed enemies with the blood drop icon over them, they're almost always worth more alive (big exception: zombies)
>remember to equip armor (click on the paper doll in the equip phase) before you start the mission; lordfag will usually tell you what to pick but if not pirate and sailor are rarely bad choices
Controls:
>Ctrl-click to run (costs less TU but more energy)
>Middle click for extra info on pretty much anything
>Q to search on most inventory and list screens
>Number keys to center camera on spotted enemies
>Arrow keys or WASD to pan camera
>Holding ALT while hovering over a weapon in the inventory will show the calculated damage for the current unit
>Q/E in battle to use left/right weapon
>I for inventory (also works on screens that usually wouldn't allow it)
>R to reload
Three years of zzz edition
Monday nights at 7PM PST/10PM EST
What's the Jackbox Party Packs?
The Jackbox Party Packs are games in which you can play with
people in a single room or stream them live with others around the world. They can range to coming up with witty punchlines and jokes in Quiplash, creating strange T-shirts in TeeKO or wondering what the prompt is in Drawful!
Fire Emblem three houses, the best game in the series and what basically revived it, was outsourced to Koei Tecmo, IntSys didn't touch it, and it's why Engage is hot shit.
Here, take a look. These are the credits of the last few major games going back all the way back to Tellius. A couple of things that stuck to me the most was the following... this name
>Synthese Co., Ltd
With a little bit of digging I found that this corporation is an outsourced corporation that's in charge of writing scenarios for games. Notice how all 3 people from this company who worked on Fates returned for Engage plus one more guy.
It's listed as Scenario Writers for both Engage and Fates, both games whose scenario is lead by Nami Komuro (the one everyone claims ruins the games). in fact take a look at Fate's credits
>Main Scenario, Revelation's path: Yukinori Kitajima
Apparently THIS motherfucker is primarily the one who wrote Revelations supporting my theory that at some point the game was split into parts and added Rev way later in development. What are the games under Yukinori and the Synthese's team as script writers?
>Senran Kagura
>Senran Kagura Burst
>Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus
>Senran Kagura 2 Deep Crimson
>Senran Kagura Estival Versus
>Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash
>Kandagawa Jet Girls
Jesus christ, this explains Kagerou of fuck even her name in Fates
Fates and Engage were written by the people
who made Senran Kagura.
And what is Synthse Co Ltd, you ask?
basically idea guys.
You've got a ludicrous sum of money and you lurk /v/. Therefore, you decide to buy a proper game studio to create a game tailored to (You)r tastes. Where would anon put his money on? Have you got any ideas you want to see fully-fledged into a game? Potential sequels, gameplay suggestions or a new riff on a tried game formula; if you've got the autism start typing.
Lately I've been picturing what a proper sequel to Toy Fighter would look like. I really enjoy the idea of a 1-on-1 Virtua Fighter clone where every character is the oddball one and design meshes as poorly as a shitty figure collection. Problem is, character design on the original game is pretty bad. I can only imagine what a game with a similar premise would look like if they hired competent artists to design the roster.
The hobby and figure market, including toys for children as opposed to toys for manchildren, is heterogeneous enough to land on plenty of different niches; sort of like how previous Tekken leads decided on unique and novel character design before Harada took over creatively starting in Tekken 4. It's a shame that fighting games did indeed go down the path of no-fun-allowed, tryhard character design faggotry instead of plain fun.
Post about games that make dick hard and/or your heart soft.
Complain about never ever eroges, talk shit about nip games for being technically inferior if your game is slow as shit at least don't let it crash from speedhacks fuck, talk shit about western games for being thematically inferior, recommend some decent eroges, and so on.
Previous threads:
>https://archive.ph/Z5YKh
>https://archive.ph/0Wky6
>https://archive.vn/ar5Ev
(Last one hit the bump limit: >>226044)
Virtua Fighter 6 on the horizon.
Tekken 8 season 2 coming this year.
Street Fighter 6 adding Elena sometime Soon™.
Garou: City of the Wolves announced a second beta in a desperate attempt to fix things before launch.
Guilty Gear Strive... continues to exist, I suppose.
What are you playing? Looking forward to anything? Do you have offline meetups in your city?
PS2 turned 25 (by Japanese reckoning) an hour ago.
>favorite PS2 games
>favorite PS2 girl
>what untranslated PS2 game needs a translation
I'll start with a few ones:
>Nero
Because Dante was apparently too manly, so that faggot Izuno had to make his own twink version of it.
Probably went like this:
Izuno: "Dante? Nah, he's way too masculine, let's make the same character, but lame and gay! And i want him to become the new protagonist of the series!"
I think that Izuno guy was alright when put in charge of game mechanics, but he was complete shit at character design.
>Viola
Because Bayonetta needed to be replaced after only 2 games that came out so far apart, and after the fans waited so long for a third installment, they surely must have been tired of her, right?
>And they came out with that shit.
Here's your new protagonist, bro!
Probably killed the series for good.
>Yakumo
Ninja Gaiden 4 isn't even out yet, but i already hate this character.
Yet another case of: "Main character is too masculine, let's replace him with a twink faggot" by retarded Jap devs who think you get old as soon as you get out of high school.
And the first info about this character already killed any excitement i had about about Ninja Gaiden 4.
>‘Ninja Gaiden 4’ Director Confirms Sequel Will Focus On New Hero Yakumo"
>the series’ upcoming fourth entry will be shifting its narrative focus to a new protagonist
https://archive.is/Mcv4n
The 7th generation kind of sucked for a large list of reasons, most of which had to do with ushering legions of normalfags into the hobby and connecting consoles to the internet. However, in hindsight the generation both lasted for a very long time (eight years from the release of the X360 to the Xbone) and marked the last time any console manufacturer would attempt to make a device that looked nice and let you do anything neat with it. The X360's HDD being easily removable and being stylistically consistent with its form factor is practically the product of a lost art compared to the modern spate of black and white rectangles that let you:
- Connect to the internet and buy live service microtransactions
- Post things to facebook with your always-listening microphone
- Fuck yourself in the ass if you want to change the hardware
I had a Wii throughout the 7th gen so I missed out on a lot of the X360's lineup and never got to interact with things like the Xbox Live Arcade when they were in their prime. However I recently got a fully modded X360 with the RGH set up and Aurora custom firmware installed, so exploring the back catalogue will be as easy as dragging and dropping files.
What must-plays are there from the X360's catalogue that I can't get anywhere else, or that would just feel better on the console?
Instead of frowning at the future, How about we celebrate the past?
One of the best years in videogames turned 20 this year, and I figured, Why not make something special for it?
There's this video that compiles footage of multiple games from that era, but I think it could be improved upon.
For one, it's 16:9 instead of 4:3, and it's missing some games. It would also feel more special if it's homemade footage instead of existing walkthroughs.
So just grab Unregistered Hypercam 2, or better yet, record your CRT TV with a shitty camera while you're playing a 2004 game:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2004_video_games
The deadline is July 20th, so that you don't procrastinate, you wiener.
How was the last game you played? What did you like or hate about it? Why?
Previous thread >>88859
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS:
>Sweet Baby Inc designer attempts to censor Steam Curator List highlighting which games the company were hired for
has now surpassed 300,000 subscribers
https://archive.is/TRNrr
>Kotaku EIC Resigns Over New Editorial Edict
https://archive.ph/Oojm4
>Vice to lay off hundreds of staffers, stop publishing content on its website
https://archive.ph/wip/O036P
>Nitter is dying
https://archive.ph/cAA0q
>Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth content being localized during development comes under scrutiny
https://archive.is/1b5Dj https://archive.is/8IBSn
>Persona 3 Reload cuts dialog and quests from previous versions
https://archive.vn/ciEC6
>Jezebel Shutting Down, Parent Company G/O Media Laying Off 23 Staffers as Kotaku is hit
https://archive.ph/wceOt https://archive.is/kSA5k
>Feminist Frequency is dead
https://archive.is/gHAZc
>Buzzfeed News is shutting down
https://archive.is/mI2rz
>The Gamer Praises Censorship in ‘Resident Evil 4’ Remake, Claims Original Game’s Panty Shots Encourage “Misogynistic Behaviour In Real Life”
https://archive.is/qGtKO
>Chris Avellone wins seven figures lawsuit, possible return to video games industry
https://archive.is/ZDgT7
>GJP is attacking Valve over not supporting BLM
https://archive.vn/12kPM
>Nathan Grayson laid off as The Washington Post shuts down Launcher, their gaming section
https://archive.is/B9wT2
>Limited Run Games fires employee after complaints over who she follows on Twitter
https://archive.vn/obNiJ
>Regulators (FTC) Look To Block Microsoft Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Inc
https://archive.ph/rKNDf
>EU antitrust regulators to probe Microsoft's $69 billion Activision bid
https://archive.ph/SqhgU
>IGN Journalist who reviewed The Last of Us Part 2 joins Naughty Dog as Editorial Content Manager
https://archive.ph/eTmtu
https://pastebin.com/GGG5Kwdr
>Arc System Works confirms that Bridget is trans
https://archive.ph/lkbiL
>Ben Kuchera claims he was fired by Vox Media for taking time off to deal with his children being sexually abused
https://archive.ph/nB79z
>Wiki is up again!
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php/Main_Page
CURRENT TASKS:
1. OPERATION MAX REVIVE
Rebuild the board's userbase and activity through simple, but effective methods
1. Post across the entire board
Activity creates activity. Use threads you like, make new ones if topics don't exist. Easy examples are Drawthreads and Friday Night threads, go request or draw something right now.
2. Recruit and recover lost or potential anons
Use this site's OC and features to entice anons if necessary when recruiting, just inform that we are alive.
Here's some sites and links with at least some confirmed anons that can be recruited again:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chotwheels
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SSAVCH
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/video_games
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chmohun
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/8chan_monster
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/GoodLuckEbolaChan
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8ch.net
https://steamcommunity.com/search/groups/#text=8chan
Other sites that might yield fruitful results and have anons (art sites use an account so you can see 18+ content):
https://www.deviantart.com/search?q=Vivian+James
https://www.newgrounds.com/search/summary?suitabilities=etm&terms=Vivian%20James
https://twitter.com/search?q=Vivian%20James&src=typed_query&f=image
https://rpgcodex.net/
https://old.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/
Somewhere on Telegram
Just searching up GG or 8chan-related terms on certain places/sites can get you possible results.
3. Make your own OC/Memes/Content
Doesn't matter what it is even if its just simple edits or full-on drawings or webms, just make it and have fun. Ask in thread for software recs if necessary.
4. Encourage or create fun events, activities, projects, etc.
Think things like 8chanmania, weekly streams, re-translation projects, demo days, or zzz's gaming magazine for example. If you want to do something, try making or reviving it, it can't hurt and these things are great for the board.
5. Use other boards
All it takes for a board to grow is at least 2 dedicated anons using it. Don't be afraid to make a post, check places periodically, shill, or what have you. Don't force discussions to boards, just encourage the usage of them.
2. OPERATION TRAJAN:
Collect and catalog all of the various localization and censorship accounts of past video games into a single repository from these sources:
romhacking.net
The_Cutting_Room_Floor/tcrf.net
Segaretro.org
https://redirect.invidious.io/channel/UCFItIX8SIs4zqhJCHpbeV1A
Examples:
http://archive.vn/XQOHW
Sony's policies forces censorship; JP devs allegedly have to go through ENG approval process: https://archive.fo/awzFF
- Japanese blog post about it: https://archive.fo/bF9bE
Sony Japan President Says PS4 Censorship Policy Is To Match Global Standards And Protect Kids: https://archive.fo/U3GLa
- Confirms censorship was deliberate: https://archive.fo/XgAgP
- No rules for censorship policies, games judged case-by-case: https://archive.fo/37DhK
- Marvelous partner starts petition against policy: https://archive.fo/rxQtf https://archive.fo/84UHo
• Twitterfags: Tweet with Sony's stock code $SNE so that investors see your tweets and know you're pissed.
• Consider spreading OP Timber materials to targets as well: http://archive.vn/URjtu
ONGOING TASKS:
A. Operation Download And Conquer: Loosen the death-grip of Google that has taken hold of the internet's audio and video services
>>>/t/5546
B. Support archive.fo! Accountability needs proof:
https://liberapay.com/archiveis/donate
C. OP DisNod: Contact the FTC and advertisers about violations and unethical practices
http://archive.vn/9bylT
D. Internet Censorship happenings: Spread the word about the dangers of FOSTA/CLOUD act/Article 13, etc.
https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-act-violates-constitution
E. OP End the Era: Dig into resetera and their connections to journos, devs, etc.
http://archive.vn/JfuSb
Reminders (important, READ THESE!):
• Use https://archive.today to deny sites ad revenue and traffic and preserve pages in case they are deleted later
• Be civil if you have to argue with people on Twitter, Tumblr or any forum - don't make us look like douchebags
• Do not accept requests for any goal, demand lists or personal army requests: https://pastebin.com/p5dVp1e5
• Beware COINTELPRO: The Gentleperson's Guide to Forum Spies: https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm
• STOP REPLYING TO BAITS AND OBVIOUS DERAILMENT ATTEMPTS, JUST REPORT AND FILTER
Resources
>Summaries of #GamerGate:
• https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wy9bisUIP3w - #GamerGate - If It's Not About Ethics
• https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5fnRSL3d_xU - #GamerGate in 60 Seconds
• https://archive.fo/23Fde - GamerGate: A State of the Union Address
>Background and Evidence for #GamerGate:
• The #GamerGate Dossier: https://archive.fo/nv1Fb
• #GamerGate Wiki: https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Main_Page
• History of #GamerGate: https://www.historyofgamergate.com/
• View the timeline links in the Current Happenings section!
>Lists:
• GG Steam Support & Boycott List: https://v.gd/vzRsRb
• Key GamerGate Hubs: https://v.gd/LNJbat
>Thread Repository:
https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/blob/master/ThreadRepository.md
https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=Thread_Repository
STILL OFFLINE
>Full OP Text:
• Current: https://ggwiki.deepfreeze.it/index.php?title=The_GamerGate_OP
>How Can I Help?
>>>/gamergatehq/
• All OPs: https://gitgud.io/gamergate/gamergateop/tree/master/Operations
• OP Vulcan: Learn logical debating: https://v.gd/Kbzw0L
• An Anon's Guide to Twitter; basics: https://v.gd
I don't know how to make a game, but I'm at the point where I've gotten far enough in learning how to program that I can start to learn how to make my dream game. This thread is my public log. I'm going to make exactly one post at the end of every day summarizing my progress and replying to other posts. If for whatever reason I do not make a post, I will try to follow up on a subsequent day.
>Background
I would describe myself as a beginner programmer with some competency in C and in the process of learning Python and C#. I also feel that I have a decent natural artistic and mathematical sensibility. Beyond that, there isn't much else, and rest assured the start will be slow-going. I will be sharing the names of books, videos, online course, and other resources I use and try to upload what I can if there are interested people.
>Goal
My goal is to produce a decent, non-2D indie game within the next five years. At the moment, I have not typed a single line of code for any game project.
>Ending
This thread will end for likely one of three reasons; I have missed my deadline, I am unable to continue for whatever reason, or I am successful. In the last case, the more I get done the less I will share about the project aside from some demos.
See you tomorrow.
Important links
Before requesting, check the gitgud links below. Report any dead links so they may get deleted.
>Warning
Anons have experienced shady shit with IGG (e.g. miners and extra files that served no purpose in terms of running the games) and they're from Vietnam.
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/CheckingBeforePosting
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/PC
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/GOG.sha256
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/Consoles
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/LewedGames
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/NotGames
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/OST
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/LargeTorrentListings
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/Archives
gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/QuickSearchableArchives
gitlab.com/jc141x/portal
How to contribute
Post ITT, or if you have a gitgud account make a pull request / raise an issue on the repository.
Practice good opsec. Keep yourself anonymous and secure your traffic via a VPN or TOR, see links below for more information.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_p2p#List_of_anonymous_P2P_networks_and_clients
wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Anonymising_yourself
privacytools.io
Guide to a happy share thread
>Leechers
1. Before requesting, search online and use distributed search engines (e.g. InfraSearch, Opencola, YaCy, FAROO).
2. Look in CheckBeforePosting, and the archives.
3. If a password is required check the archives, especially the source thread if it's listed.
4. Be as specific as possible. If you have the cover art of the file you want, post it in the share thread.
5. Links to files will purposely be misleading by having spaces, lines, keys & passwords split in the post. This includes torrent hashes.
a. If you see a string of hex characters (e.g. c12fe1c06bba254a9dc9f519b335aa7c1367a88a) with or without dashes, it is torrent hash (remove dashes).
b. If your torrent client is shit, prepend magnet:?xt=urn:btih: to the string.
c. Find and Replace (sed/tr/awk) is your friend.
>Uploaders
1. When in doubt, upload. Ask questions later.
2. Upload to multiple hosts and keep a local copy if space permits.
3. Obfuscate your links; encode them in base64, and/or indirectly link via a private paste bin (e.g. zerobin.net) to confuse bots and web crawlers.
4. Protect your uploads with a password, key, or generator. Rename the files something random (e.g. their checksums). Maybe even pad files to the nearest GB or so to confuse content identification engines.
5. If your connection is stable, it is extremely advisable to self host using anonymity tools like Freenet, I2P, Gnunet, distributed NNTP or MixMinion/Mixmaster.
Old links
Previous pasta: gitgud.io/Blank/stv/raw/m/OP-Pasta
Previous thread: >>89934
Just like that shitty thread about anon journaling his game, I will also do one. But i will make a shitty game, because I have never made one before. Also I have a job so the time allocation will be tough, but it will be a good challenge. If you see me miss a single day report, you are allowed to call me a nigger faggot. The tools and programing language,...uh im thinking alright.
The entire point of this thread is to prove that other faggot is not commited enough to making games, but I will. Thank you for listening anons, I will do my best alright.
Can be indie, triple-A or whatever.
These four are the only ones I can think of. Maybe that new Sanic racing game, but there's only been a teaser.
I am having an existential crisis so I decided that I need to make a game. However, I need you guys to tell me what kind of game to make.
Post your ebin game idea in this thread. Anything goes, but I won't spend more than a week or so on it. I will post the game and source code when I'm done.
WHATCHA'
>PLAYAN
>WATCHAN
>LISTENAN
>READAN
>EATAN
>DRINKAN
>FAPPAN
>FEELAN
Forget about the absolute state of hollyjew.
Just pitch your dream movie about a game you would like to see adapted. The synopsis, key details, starring actors or voice actors if it is animated, practical effects or CGI or both, etc, etc.
Here's my pitch for a DOOM movie:
>The first scene shows a Mars space facility, desolated, run-down and filled with human corpses. We are introduced to our mute nameless protagonist, a marine making its way through the facility, already covered in blood, with a small arsenal of weapons.
>He comes upon a double barrel shotgun when he hears something drawing near. He encounters several imps and zombified, former soldiers. An opening action sequence continues.
>After the sequence, we're brought back to a flashback. The protagonist is a newly recruited marine, who will be joining a squad of other 3 marines to investigate an accident in the Mars facility.
>The movie would change between flashbacks of the marine squad investigating and bonding, and present day scenes of the protagonist finding new weapons and testing them against new demons, as we find out what happened to his crew through the remnants of the facility.
>The movie would also change between third and first person perspectives. The first person sequences would be similar to those in the movie Hardcore Henry (2015).
That's all I got so far. Maybe I'll do a script or something.
They flood the market with all of these cruddy child-labor-built controllers. making it really hard to find legit controllers. Wii remote "Replacements" are the worst, Especially when family members can't seem to comprehend that one first party remote will be cheaper in the long run, than buying ten third party remotes that break within six months.
Now I feel a lot better for getting that out.
The blue blur himself.
>Sonic X Shadow Generations
Pretty good. I wish we got a stage dedicated to Shadow 05, and more bosses, but for what it is, It's awesome.
After replaying it so much, playing base Generations takes some getting used. Being able to turn in an instant feels way more natural. I still love base Generations, but I love the new control scheme in this and Frontiers.
The budget increase from Frontiers is quite apparent. While I'll always miss the stylization of the Dreamcast era, the game does look quite good. This was also, as far as I know, made by the B-Team, so I'm excited to see what the new, bigger A-team will make, probably in the sequel to Frontiers.
The bosses were great, specially Mephiles and Devil Doom. I love the new format of making Act 1 fully 3D, and Act 2 fully 2D. If they make more boost games, they should stick to that.
I liked the story too. Not as dramatic as I thought it would be, from the Dark Beginnings prologue, but still able to take itself seriously.
All in all, a great step for the franchise.
>Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Much, much better than movie 1 and 2. So good.
The closest comparison that leaps to mind is a 90s Dragon Ball Z movie. Not only because of the Super Saiyan climax, but the movie itself is very fast-paced, action-packed and doesn't allow for much room to breathe, for better or for worse. I'll gladly take it over the wedding scenes in 2 though.
Some people find Ben Schwartz's Sonic "cringy", but aside from a couple of jokes, I liked both the voice and character. It feels like it has gotten better as the movies go on.
The CGI is gorgeous to look at, specially in the big screen. The difference between this and the first movie is night and day.
Shadow's story was great. You can tell he feels conflicted on what to do throughout the whole movie. He never feels evil, just, again, conflicted, as he should, consumed with anger by Maria's death, and pushed to vengeance by Gerald.
Speaking of, Jim Carrey was the star of the movie. I didn't expect Robotnik to have such an important role, and such a great arc. I hope they bring him back for 4. Hopefully as an AU version of him from the bad future, as to not ruin his sacrifice in 3.
I really hope 4 is at least better than 2, even if it doesn't reach the same heights as 3. I have hopes they'll let Amy have a crush on Sonic, but that hope may be foolish. We'll see.
>Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Not much to say at the moment, since it isn't out, and I didn't play the network test.
Just that it looks leagues better than TSR. It's obvious that we're out of that safe, watered down, meta era of the 2010s, when even a racing spin-off has more interesting gimmicks and stages than most of that decade.
They're also adding other SEGA characters, so I can't wait to race as Kiryu.
Can't wait to check it out.
Also, did you know Chris Chan is traveling to Finland and fucking his girlfriend by selling terrible chinese plushies on his Etsy and making aprox. half a million bucks.
For example, let's take that statement in reference to what $20 was back in 1992. According to inflation data relating to the CPI, $20 in 1992 is worth $45 in 2024. But that's not the only metric because we have other standards of value. For example, there's commodities. The price of gold in 1992 was $750 an ounce, and is currently worth $2,700 in 2024. Applying that to the game's "standard", that $20 should now be worth $72. But we also have silver in addition to gold, which cost $4 in 1992 (So five ounces worth equals $20) and has now grown to $30 (So that $20 is now worth $150). Meaning that you should "never" pay anything above of $150 for a single game.
But this could also be in relation to everything that came with the game as Monkey Island also came with a manual and a little "extra" toy. By today's standards, such content is reserved for "special edition" versions of games, meaning that everything that I just mentioned up above ONLY applies if you're buying the most complete package of a video game. And that a game lacking such content is worth a fraction of that price. I'd argue that you should reduce the price by a third if it's just the game and box (So $100), and probably reduce it all the way down to 25-33% the original price if it's just the game (So $35-$50).
But Monkey Island also launched for a price of $60 when it originally release. Meaning even LucasArts admitted that their game prices were "too damn high" and was worth only a third as much as they sold it for. Which means that $150 is now $50 again.
Or is it just an overall rule that $20 should be the stopping point altogether and no questions asked? Or am I greatly overthinking this joke?
I just finished Sonic X Shadow Generations. Twice in fact.
It has the best gameplay and level design of all the boost games. Base Generations is more dynamic sure, but it's also harder to see what is going on at times, so I prefer this approach. I like the controls more too.
The writing is the best it's been since Unleashed. I'm so glad we're out of that meta era and the stories can take themselves seriously again.
If this is what Team B can do, I can't wait to see what Team A can pull off. I'm looking forward to see what they do with Frontiers 2 now that they have a Yakuza budget.
Overall, bery gud. I still need to go back and S Rank the last stages and collect everything, and so on, but right now I want to play the Sonic Generations "remastered' part and see what they changed dialogue-wise. Good and bad.
Now that SF6 has been out for a while, people are beginning to look forward to Tekken 8 and other assorted titles to carry the fighting game torch into 2024. I'm not sure how much there will be to say about those games when they come, but in the meantime there are a couple topics which I figured bore discussing.
>Them's Fightin' Herds will end active development after 2 additional characters. Story mode is cancelled.
I went trawling through the Steam and developer forums for this announcement to see what the community reaction was, but there wasn't much helpful. I was able to find some statements from the developers from as recently as the start of November where they promised story mode content would come for free at a later date.
>Rivals of Aether 2 asks for $200,000 to help cover costs going into 2024 . . . after investing more than $2 million throughout development
<"We want to make the best tournament-level platform fighter."
<they currently have $570,000 with 17 days to go in the crowdfunding campaign
Obviously game development is hard, expensive, and risky, so asking for more money throughout development can sometimes be necessary. But I can't help but feel as though hyperfocus on the competitive scene is what always ends up killing games that aren't named Mortal Kombat.
I don't know how to start this so uhhh
HOLY SHIT IMPROMPTU XONOTIC GAMENIGHT
Download here: https://xonotic.org/
Connect to here: 24.119.59.44
I'm posting this on multiple vidya boards since all the users on them are pretty cool (jannies notwithstanding)
also sorry about the ping, i am hosting this with a yagi antenna for my network connection
from,
ur sparts friends
Let's have a Silent Hill thread. I've finished the first three Team Silent games now.
Did they really have to kill Harry? Bastards... It's not fair.
Radio silence for 3 years and now suddenly it's out.
Is it shit? It has Denuvo so it'll be a while before I get to play it.
Demake. There was so much that could've been done to make Persona 3 the best in the series but Atlus was cheap about it.
>Dark hour nights transformed into Palaces
>Strega gang get more content and appear earlier
>more SEES events like that one time beach trip
>Social links for Akihiko and Junpei and Ken
Post vidya merch.
Any you own?
Any you would like to own?
What's the rarest merch you've seen?
I, personally, would like to have one of these Um Jammer Lammy plushes. She is so cute.
A thread for strategy games in real time, like rts's and rtt's. RTS's, in particular, have had a resurgence in the last few years. Ambitious games are being released. A lot of them are remakes, but still, they're interesting. Stuff like Age of empires and age of mythology aren't dead ip's any more.
>What's this?
A thread for the organization and development of a VN with minor puzzle/adventure game elements starring Libbie the Cyber Oryx. Previous thread: >>168647
Thread 3: https://archive.fo/Wosxp
Thread 2: https://archive.ph/z17yE
Thread 1: https://archive.ph/9iIJW
>What will the game be like?
A simple, short puzzle/adventure game presented like a VN and inspired by old Flash adventure/"sim" games. We'll be working in Ren'py, and the game will mostly be slice-of-life comedy and light romance with some cheesecake or ecchi.
>You've barely done anything in the last two years!
The GitGud repo needs updating, but despite writefag's periods of absence there has been solid progress made on character designs and illustrations.
- Base Libbie and XUE (the mouse girl in the swimsuit) have all their expressions done.
- Maff's expressions are mostly done.
- Concepts/sketches for Art and Kiki are mostly done and their designs are practically final.
>what can I play?
The most recent demo is for day 3: https://files.catbox.moe/zlm5fa.zip - there's also a Linux version: https://files.catbox.moe/c5cg72.bz2
The most recent script is for day 4: https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/CUEED+Rote5DxIqRzBOzS2tkLMAuc25aiszokevm4fg/
Another victim of troonlation. Will it ever stop?
Hi you faggots what do think of this 2B? Isnt she … uhhh … cute? Im planning to have her at the office so the other nerds will drool over how cultured I really am. (◕‿◕)╭∩╮
Should a talented developer be supported in the hope that he will make a better game if he got higher budget?
Seeing the 2 active threads of anons posting about how they are not developing a game, I have decided to stake my claim on this arms race and start my own nodev thread too, where I will post about the non-progress I made on my non-project as well as what I wasted my time on instead of doing anything productive with my life.
Day 1: I haven't made any plans for the structure of my game or what it will be about or written a single line of experimental code because I have been watching samurai movies instead.
I'll report back with another update tomorrow. (unless I don't feel like it)
WHAT'S A STATE OF PLAY
>Tune in live for news and updates on great games coming to PS5.
>The show celebrates a creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world.
It is expected to last over 40 minutes.
WHERE TO WATCH
Join the room at https://cytu.be/r/StockholmVidya when the time comes.
WHEN IS IT HAPPENING
Tomorrow, Wednesday February 12th.
The starting times are as follows:
UTC/GMT/BST: 10:00 PM (22:00)
CET: 11:00 PM (23:00)
ET: 05:00 PM (17:00)
PT: 02:00 PM (14:00)
There isn't much more information on their blog post, so it's unknown what they'll be showing.
You can find it at: https://blog.playstation.com/2025/02/11/state-of-play-returns-tomorrow-february-12
What >games do you predict to be presented, and when the time comes, your thoughts on what's been shown?
Last Thread >>256785
Ask you're stupid fucking questions here so they don't clog up the catalog.
Last thread here >>176775 https://web.archive.org/web/20231126140709/https://zzzchan.xyz/v/thread/176775.html hit the bumplock limit a few days ago and is one post away to hit the reply limit. Given how we've had 3 consecutive weekends worth of videogames to some extent it's crucial to create thread here and now to keep the ball rolling.
Now that I've got that out of the way, in hindsight, what the fuck happened to gamenights in Sleepy? Looking back on the archive, to the few catalog pages saved from 2020:
<GAME NIGHT VOTE/PREPARATION THREAD >>1004, ran from September/October 2020 until February/March 2021 (~5 months), saw at least 12 gamenights in that period of time judging by catalog screenshots and discounting gimmick threads and static servers
<Game Night Organization Thread >>176775, has run from November 2022 to November 2022 (1 year), has seen 10 gamenights in that timeframe, 4 of these being in December last year and 3 of them being this month
I know the coronahoax was hot in between 2020-early 2022, but that's no excuse for the gamenight drought we've been suffering this past year. For comparison, just as a reminder for how gifted this site used to be a few years ago, in that Autumn 2020-Winter 2021 timeframe it saw gamenights for:
>JKA
>Co-op campaigns for Doom, Sven and DX
>SRB2K
>Mechwarrior LL
>S4 League
>Empires
>Dystopia
>Joint Ops
>AI War
Just in that small period of time, and that's ignoring the more niche shit like the GBA Mednafen autism, the netplay Pokemon Stadium 2 fuckaround, that Vintage Story server, the Soku tournament, the Wurm saga or those gimmicky Doom WADs that were run from time to time.
Seriously, what the fuck has happened? Did all the hostfags vanish into thin air? Did they all quit the Internet for the remainder of their lives? Did they get a life? Do the only faggots remaining here think dedicated servers are black voodoo magic and their moms will die in their sleep if they learn to fucking host? Are >we going to get our shit together and put together a bunch of fun games on the weekends for old time's sake, or are gamenights as a concept as good as dead?
Name the game with the most fun spellcaster (wizard/mage/witch/whatever) you've played in a game.
Hard mode: no whining about vidya
niggerpill on jewicide watch edition
Continue to post video game news and report outrage porn.
Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Interactive: 'We will not be integrating any social or political agencies' in published games
>DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion organizational frameworks, is largely referred to in processes like recruitment that look to promote the fair treatment all people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination.
>In recent years the term has become a catch-all for a marginal section of the video game audience to rally behind when a game attempts to broach subjects that are perceived to be “too political.”
<it's afraid
https://gyo.tc/1gGMm
Nintendo's lawyers approached the maker of CES Switch 2 mockup: report
https://gyo.tc/1gGMe
Capcom teases Mai Shiranui in Street Fighter 6, she has tits
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=bRAl7SwSJ9w
Before the usual suspects start screeching, this Mai seems to be based on her Fatal Fury 2 design which was smaller than the mammoth fucking calcium cannons Mai typically has in KOF. You can tell from the stage (also from FF2) and the fact that she actually has visible muscle tone, something KOF Mai typically doesn't have.
Ubisoft has delayed Assassin's Creed: Shadows again
https://gyo.tc/1gGNn
March 20 this time, which I'm sure has nothing to do with trying to critic-proof by launching during nigger month.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor reportedly outsold Star Wars Outlaws in Europe despite being a year older
https://gyo.tc/1gGNs
>Xbox is doing some game presentation live-stream today
Okay then.
WHAT IS THIS SHOW ABOUT?
>Presented by the game creators themselves, Developer_Direct offers an in-depth look at upcoming titles, how they’re being created, and who’s creating them.
>[..] fans will get an inside look at a selection of highly anticipated games coming to Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass players this year.
WHERE TO WATCH
Join the room at https://cytu.be/r/StockholmVidya
WHEN IS IT HAPPENING?
UTC/GMT/BST: 06:00 PM (18:00), Thursday January 23rd
CET: 07:00 PM (19:00), Thursday January 23rd
PT: 10:00 AM (10:00), Thursday January 23rd
ET: 01:00 PM (13:00), Thursday January 23rd
All this means that it's STARTING IN ONE HOUR FROM NOW.
According to https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/01/09/xbox-developer-direct-2025/ some of the games that will be presented are:
>DOOM: The Dark Ages – Developed by id Software, DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells the epic cinematic origin story of the Doom Slayer’s rage.
>South of Midnight – Compulsion Games, the creators of Contrast and We Happy Few, will share a deep dive on South of Midnight, a third person action-adventure game set in the American Deep South.
>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Sandfall Interactive will take us behind-the-scenes at their studio to shed some light on the development of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, this debut studio’s incredible new RPG.
What do you expect out of this, and what do you think about what's been shown?
This game’s success is important for the future of turn-based combat genre. It will send a message to Square to go back to its roots instead of making flop after flop with the name of Final Fantasy.
Of course it all depends on it being actually good, which is what think is the case from what we’ve seen so far.
I would like some clarification from the mods about a continuing issue with the news thread. Someone (or maybe multiple people) thinks that anything game journos shit out onto their websites constitutes "news", even if it's just some retarded clickbait opinion piece. In my opinion these are all derailment in a thread that is supposed to be about vidya news, and should be deleted or moved to a Gamergate thread instead.
Can I get a mod opinion here to set the rules straight?
One of the best ARPGs and and also one of the game that got Tencent's foot into the Western market is getting a sequel. Since this place is so slow, I park a thread here.
*Some stuff that's already out*
Wiki article with a list of all the bullshit GGG has planned
https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Path_of_Exile_2
Some dude beta testing the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSQgmP4OVic
watch?v=eSQgmP4OVic*
< We want to be From Soft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UehsEJCfuns
watch?v=UehsEJCfuns
*Didn't watch or read anything, WEW!*
> Classes are getting more streamlined.
> Which also lead to 3 more classes
> Bosses will work more like Darksouls bosses
> Ascension no longer happens in the Lawd's Labyrinth
> Chromatic orbs won't appear. Which removes some bullshit from Path of Exile 1
> Vaal gems won't grant you the non-Vaal version anymore Fucking bullshit
< You have to buy all your stashtabs again
< There will be more chinky microtransactions for all the gorilla niggers who are easily seperated from their money
Post your shitty gameplay and get bullied by other anons.
(Reposting with some alterations because Cantabiles have been expelled from Sleepychan, apparently:)
I'm glad to announce that it's almost time for the 2024 UT summer stream. Can you believe that anons started the tradition of streaming a horrendously bad RPG maker game by a tumblrite, 9 years ago!? Here's hoping we make it to at least another year! This is only the current host's (Not!Alto_Cantabile) second time streaming so please be patient with him as he is still learning. I'm really looking forward to it, and I hope to see you there. Thank you anons, and all the previous streamfags for making all this possible.
START TIME: AUGUST 3RD AT 3pm CDT/1pm PST/9pm for Britbongs/10pm for the rest of Europe
Stream Link: https://cytu.be/r/uncommontime
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Aug 3rd: Nuclear.
Aug 4th - Aug 6th: Finish the vanilla UT content.
Aug 7th: CODA and Duet. Will probably also start Predecessors on the same day.
Aug 8th - Aug 9th: Finish Predecessors, and start Retuned.
Aug 10th - Aug 11th: Finish Retuned and if we have time I'll play Sullen Boku Girls Alliance, but I don't know if I'll complete all of it.
This schedule is subject to change based on how quickly Not!Alto can complete the game.
Questions you might have.
>How long will the stream last?
Not!Alto will try to stream for 5-6 hours. This will give our europoors a chance to see the stream without staying up too late. There will not be streaming for 8 to 10 hours like last time.
>Will the stream be recorded by the host?
To be determined
>Are you autistic?
N.A.C. has never been diagnosed. (You) on the other hand...
>is Teagan a NIGGER?
Teagan is Celtic and therefore white.
>Will there be a pre stream?
There may be a Test Stream later tonight and possibly another as we get closer to the main event. The times for those ought to be relayed in the thread.
>is Arietta really 12' tall?
Maybe.
>Who is best girl?
The only correct answer is all of them.
>What is this
sm64coopdx with the Gore mod that also doubles as a Kaizou-style hack.
>How do I join?
Download gaem at https://pixeldrain.com/u/QSn6vWze
then unzip it and run the sm64coopdx executable.
Set your player name under Options>Player, then set up any controls you might need and go back to the main menu.
There, go to Join>Private Lobbies and enter the password ziggers .
Now join the only server that should show up in the list and you're good to go.
>How do I play?
Game plays mostly like regular Mayro 64 with nothing strange at all.
Regarding playable characters there's two character selects, one that's built into the game and comes with a small amount of regular Nintendo characters to choose from+editable palettes, and the char-select community mod that became so popular it now ships with the base game.
The first one can accessed under Options>Player before even joining a game, while the second can be accessed by pausing and pressing Z or typing
/char-select
in chat on servers with it enabled.
char-select and regular character select preferences are both saved but the former can only be viewed ingame, on servers with CS the preferred character settings there are prioritized.
Note that not all CS characters have editable palettes, some have special features/moves mapped to buttons outside the N64 controller, for those you might want to review your control settings and the char's description.
Regular options can be accessed by pausing and pressing R.
Serb will run between 20:00 CET/4PM EST and 24:00 CET/8PM EST from Friday to Sunday.
The only thing I remember people saying about Wanted: Dead was that it had a great choice in music, but it's just a general question about what happened to games that used to have rockin', upbeat, fast, and loud music in general? I know these types of songs are still coming out (Especially in Japan), but I cannot think of a single game that really incorporates them outside of rhythm games you find in the arcade. Regular games just seem to have become dominated by grand orchestral music like they're trying to be some opera. So where are the games with the loud fast-paced music that's guaranteed to cause hearing loss?
OP copied from the previous thread: >>248164
>Advice on building or upgrading
Post your build list or current specifications, including a monitor: https://pcpartpicker.com/
Provide specific use cases (like playing vidya, editing or programming).
Specify your budget and region.
Think twice before deciding to buy something to avoid buyer's remorse.
>Motherboards
At least one PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot.
Good VRM (power delivery) is required for CPUs like the i5 13500 and above.
Don't pair a K CPU with a B mobo chipset.
>CPUs
HTPC(4K60)/Web Browsing: 5600G, 14100/12100
Vidya: 7600, 7500F, 12600K, 12700KF; budget: 5600, 12400F
Overkill vidya: 7800X3D; alternate: 14600K/13600K
Workstation: 7950X, 14700K, 7900X; budget: i5 13500
AM4 upgrade: 5600, 5800X3D
Avoid iGPU-less CPUs, 5600X (if it is more expensive than the 5600)
>CPU coolers
Air: Phantom Spirit EVO/Peerless Assassin 120 SE; budget: Freezer 36 Air
Liquid: Arctic Liquid Freezer III
Avoid liquid coolers with a single 120mm fan.
>RAM
DDR4: Zen3/AM4 - 2x 16GB 3600 MT/s CL18; for locked "non-K" 12th/13th/LGA1700 - 2x 16GB 3200 MT/s CL16
DDR5: Zen4/AM5 - 2x 16GB 6000 MT/s CL30; for unlocked "K" 13th/14th/LGA1700 - 2x 16GB 6400MT/s CL32
Slower kits are also fine, if much cheaper. Just make sure you check the benchmark comparisons.
Note that the sweetspots are bound to change with the upcoming Zen5 and Meteor Lake processors.
>SSDs
Avoid: outdated Samsung 970 Evo Plus, cheapest poorfag NVMe SSDs.
https://ssd.borecraft.com/
>GPUs
Avoid: GPUs that were used for shitcoin mining, 4070 Ti, 4060 Ti, 3050, NVIDIA GPUs in general if you're a Linuxfag.
1080p: used 3070/3060 Ti, 4060/3060 12 GB, 7600/6650 XT/6600 XT; budget: 6600; poorfag: used 2060
1440p: 4070S/4070, 7900 GRE; budget: 6700 XT
2160p: 4080S/4080 (at MSRP); budget: 4070S Ti (avoid MSI models), 7900 XT/XTX
Production: 4090, used 3090; budget: 4060 Ti 16GB; poorfag: 3060 12GB
>12VHPWR
DO NOT USE ANGLED 12VHPWR ADAPTERS
Fully seat a 12VHPWR connector in its socket, otherwise the connection can melt.
>PSUs
Avoid: untested units, Bronze/Silver rated (assuming you live in yuroland).
Not worth buying a new PSU unless it's ATX 3.0 compliant.
Aim for 50-75% PSU utilization at full system load.
https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/ (archive: https://archive.is/jzJ2L )
https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-atxv3-pcie5-ready-psus-picks-hardware-busters/ (archive: https://archive.is/QrPHX)
>Case (from $ to $$$)
mATX: I don't fucking know.
ATX: Lian Li Lancool 216, Lian Li Lancool III, Fractal Torrent.
AVOID: 'Silent' cases, fanless cases, Corsair 4000D airflow, Montech AIR 903 Base (awful stock fans).
>Monitors
Avoid: panels with less than 120 Hz refresh rates, without a single DisplayPort input and Variable Refresh Rate technology (G-Sync/FreeSync).
Check professional reviews for any monitor before you buy at sites like TFTCentral, pcmonitors.info, Monitors Unboxed, or RTINGs.
The bottom tier monitor for any decent gaming build has a 144+ Hz 24" 1080p IPS panel, of which there are many on market for around $125 (some great ones go even as low as $100).
Aim for a panel with low response times and perceived motion blur mode (Black Frame Insertion).
1440p 27" high refresh IPS is a common target for many new builds. 1440p is relatively easy to drive with even mid-range graphics cards.
Decent 2160p (4K) gaming monitors start at around $500.
OLED monitors have good HDR (including infinite contrast) and nearly instant pixel response times. However, potential burn-in is an important consideration for OLED monitors.
TL;DR: They all suck.
>OS
Install Ventoy on a flash drive, then transfer the iso files to it.
You can activate Windows with KMS_VS_ALL:
https://github.com/abbodi1406/KMS_VL_ALL_AIO/releases
SOULSLIKES
Which is a name I hate but it's sort of become a way to describe the Demons souls, Dark, Elden, ect, flavor of games. So fuck it, I'm going to use it. This also includes non Fromsoft titles that are in a similar vein.
With the current DLC for ER on the way I've taken to actually trying to beat the game. I find that what happens is that I play it, get bored of my build, then try another one. Recently since picking it back up I've stuck with a dex/fai build and I'm enjoying it enough. I'm tempted eventually to do a build around just using those Carin sword sorceries and not even bother using a weapon but I'm sure I'll change that a few times before I settle on another one.
I got to Radahn and he is slapping my shit because I forgot to level VIG and now I have to go see that one bitch and rebirth or get good but I think there are a few more things around that I can do to get some souls runes to pump my vig up a few points. I don't know how many anons here play but I've always thought it would be fun to try and play together, or at least do a boss or two.
Speaking of the Soulslike older from titles are Kingsfield and ShadowTower are more than welcome as well as are any other recent games that have come out emulating them, or older titles that are the same. Just talk about gaymes.
FUCK YOU IT'S JANUARY
What's this?
>Turn-based platforming strategy featuring cartoon worms and animal abuse. Strangely enough has been updated by a wizard programmer who does it for free since 2003.
Playing
STEP 1
Use either one of the following links.
>Windows: https://pixeldrain.com/u/qVLfL1vc
>Linux: https://pixeldrain.com/u/2hFmH9Tr
The Linux version isn't bundled with WKSuperFrontendHD, which I recall didn't work well in it. You can try to download it yourself at https://worms2d.info/SuperFrontendHD
STEP 2
Follow the instructions on the second image then reset your game.
STEP 3
Create a team. Go to the question mark menu then click on the factory button with the worm inside. Customize it you fucking faggot.
STEP 4
Click on the network button in the main menu, set up a nickname then WORMNET > #AnythingGoes. Search for whatever room and password has been posted ITT.
In case you want some extra retardation the zip is bundled with wkTTS, which can replay all chat messages through a TTS. Type /tts on a match's game to enable TTS, type /tts a second time to disable it.
Waggling
https://worms2d.info/In-game_controls
https://worms2d.info/In-game_controls
https://worms2d.info/In-game_controls
Hosting
If you don't see any room available you can make your own. Just click on the Host button top right in #AnythingGoes and you should be good.
In case no one seems to be able to your room, try forwarding port 17011 on TCP.
On Windows:
>Windows key > Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall > Advanced settings
>On Inbound port rules, create a new rule to add an exemption to either TCP port 17011 or W:A's executable
On Linux:
>On terminal type ss -na | grep :17011
>To make sure the port's open simply type in netstat -lntu
Gamenight starts at 6pm UTC Friday 10th. OP's rooms should be named Fast Asleep, password www.ifreeclub.com Check the thread if some other room pops up.
I want to play 4th gen games on my PS3 but the DS3's d-pad sucks.
What's a good third-party USB controller with a great d-pad?
I wanted to get a defender since it's specifically made for the PS tripple but it's like 50 bucks.
What is this?
>Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008.
>This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans...
IMPORTANT: the server has been modified to support up to 32 survivors instead of the default of 4.
Where?
Join the server, its IP address and port are: 198.98.56.180:27015
When?
This weekend, January 3rd to the 5th, starting at 7:00 PM (UTC).
Or whenever (You) want: the server will run all week until January 9th.
Just post ITT for anons to join the server if it's empty.
Downloads
Full game including addons
Windows and Linux both packed together, choose one of these links:
http://192.99.245.161/ded_12-30.7z (only available until January 3rd)
https://pixeldrain.com/u/8PvNkTSm (despite the free limit warning, your download won't be stopped, just slower)
https://mega.nz/file/ClxCmDAJ#Gnw2OqyTExDj4dumEAFHPw4ZuMLtQRJoEZxJxLpk4Pg
Archive password: veenewyear
sha256sum: 527ad76553982cb8df5170c79069bcd7fe88e6ab60f21f7592034b43496df657
Addons + Steam emulator only
Useful for anons who want to use their game from Steam.
WARNING: if you use the Steam emulator with your Steam files, your workshop addons will be DELETED.
If you don't want the Steam emulator then don't extract the files in bin/
Choose one of these links:
http://192.99.245.161/ded_addons_only-12_30.7z (only available until January 3rd)
https://pixeldrain.com/u/P7ot4sQM
https://mega.nz/file/ToQnnZSL#yBwRa1FSu_cerUscMKtYpf4qUfoUEfH6CfymZzh_nkI
sha256sum: ef1843e909a21d23de523bf19f23dac988cb28fb60537900c1afb02547aa7169
How to join
>Launch the game by opening start_l4d2_win.bat on Windows, or executing start_l4d2_linux.sh on Linux.
>Change your settings if needed
>Then open the console and type in connect 198.98.56.180:27015
NOTE: do NOT use any lobby or server browser as they don't work.
How to change your name
>Close the game if it's open
>Open the file bin/steam_settings/force_account_name.txt in a text editor
>Write your name in it and save the file
How to vote for a new map/vote for a map change
>Join the server
>Type !nominate in chat then open the main menu for a dialog box with map nomination (for next map) options
>Type !rtv in chat to vote for the map to be changed (requires other players to vote too, if you're not alone)
Addons included
See the next post for a list of workshop addons included.
How to disable or enable addons/mods
NOTE: you'll need the campaign addons if the server is playing a custom map, so avoid deleting them.
>Open the game
>In the main menu, go to "Add-ons"
>Ignore any conflict warning
>Press the checkbox to the left of an addon entry to enable or disable it
OR
>Go to the left4dead2/addons folder
>Copy or delete any files corresponding to an addon (workshop addons are named after their ID, see the next post for a list with IDs and their names)
How to make a custom spray
>Prepare your image, note that it can be transparent or even an animated GIF
>Go to https://rafradek.github.io/Mishcatt/ and follow its instructions
NOTE: transparent DXT1 textures don't work correctly under Linux, pick DXT5 if you want your transparent image to display correctly to Linux players.
>OPTIONAL, rename your spray to something else in the page
>Save both VMT and VTF files to left4dead2/materials/vgui/logos/custom/ (create any needed folders)
>In the game, go to Options > Multiplayer
>Set "Spraypaint Image" to "Custom logo"
>In the file dialog, select the nameless text field above the "File Type" box
>Type in the name of your spray's file name. For example, if your spray's file is named funny.vtf write funny in the text box.
>Press open
>If in the server, re-join to have your new spray appear
How to change character/model in-game
>Join the server
>Type !csm in chat
>Pick the number corresponding to the character you wish
How to toggle third-person
>Join the server
>Type !tp in chat to go to third-person
>Type it again to go back to first-person
Other questions/issues
>On Linux, I get a message looking like Failed to load the launcher (/home/anon/l4d2/bin/libstdc++.so.6: version GLIBCXX_3.4.17' not found (required by /home/anon/l4d2/bin/libsteam_api.so))`
Delete the following files: bin/libstdc++.so.6 and bin/libgcc_s.so.1
>Input is laggy but I have a good frame rate
Go to Options > Video > Advanced Settings and set "Wait for Vertical Sync" to "Disabled".
>How do I disable the film grain effect?
Go to Options > Video > and drag the "Film Grain Amount" slider all the way to the left.
>The game keeps capturing my microphone device
Go to Options > Sound and set "Voice Communication Style" to "Push to Talk".
>I can't see anyone's spray
Go to Options > Multiplayer and set "Disable Sprays" to "No" and rejoin the server.
>How do I limit my FPS?
Open the console and type fps_max [your desired value], for example fps_max 120.
The game won't save this setting (I think), so if you want to make it persist, write that into a text file in left4dead2/cfg/autoexec.cfg
Additional notes
Special thanks to the two anons who helped picking custom campaigns and models.
After 5 years, half a decade, the nogames5 finally has ONE GAME.
I can't wait to wait 11 years to get an used PS5 for 50 bucks to play one game, just like I did with the PS4 and its 2 exclusives I care about.
One of the things thats quite annoying is when you talk to someone about an old game and you start to notice that the person you are talking to is just parroting something. You'll notice phrases,words,sentences being almost exactly the same. Kind of like deja-vu. And something that has happened several times is me coming across a video essay on youtube (which i never watch) and seeing the exact same opinion expressed in that video. So for instance a shitty medicore game called Mad Max i recently played. Another example would be Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Another shitty game being praised simply because youtubers says its a hidden gem or some masterpiece that everyone somehow forgot or ignored bla bla bla. Its just very interesting because you could simply go back into the past by looking at old reviews to see how everyone thought of the game. The worst part about this is that normalfags cannot think for themselves. Whatever the youtuber says the normalfag repeats. So now these games are considered to be somewhat good with normalfags which doesnt even make any fucking sense. Common thing i see is that alot of people that have these opinions say something like
>oh i played this in my childhood
or something like that. So they obviously have some sort of bias towards it already. Just because you played a shitty game as a kid doesnt make the game good. Fucking retards.
Oh and i almost forgot to mention No Man's Sky. Remember that shitty game? Well now its considered a redemption arc something something. Basically some faggot youtuber made a video about how the developers are innocent and didnt deserve the hate and how the game is actually good now and now every dumb fucking normalfag parrots that shit.
I think i could maybe include Spec Ops The Line here aswell. I dont think anyone thought of it as more than a mediocre third person shooter when it released but in the past couple of years theres been a massive shift in opinion on how its somehow this DEEP game. The pretentiousness. These people sound exactly like the art people that pretend there is somehow some hidden meaning or something DEEP in some piece of shit. Its annoying because these are clearly not good games and yet people come to believe they are good because other people said so.
Here have a picture of the DEEEEEEEEP thought process behind the retarded pretentious developers behind Spec Ops The Line. Wow so DEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
It's shit.
Bravo Valve for taking the worst parts of DOTA, mixing it with some TF2, then slapping an unlicensed version of Hellboy over the top, then using shitty MMR to finish the shitcake.
Ready for the best vidya movie?
Talk about the RPGs you fired, or are going to fire or plan to fire towards MBTs, fortified positions IFVs or other light armor.
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VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM Edition
I'm thinking of getting a Logitech Driving Force GT. Is that a good starting wheel?
I was considering the EX at first, since it's a bit cheaper, but I think I'll pay extra for the better feedback and a bigger rotation range.
I want it specifically to use it on my PS triple and PS2. I'm guessing it wouldn't work with PS1 games, and I'd need to use an emulator instead.
We have seen rise of Retro SNES style games with mostly indie and also with some bigger studios. And recently, assuming people who grew up with PSX and N64 are now old enough to start making their own games, now the trend shifted towards boomer shooters, old school horror games, and some 3d platformers. I will not even bother giving examples to these games as you already know this phenomenon. So, I expect that in a couple of years we will see rise of sixth generation imitators, as people who grew up with PS2 and whatnot will start making their own childhood game.
>Do you expect this trend to happen?
>What kind of games you want to see being revived?
>Will AAA follow this trend if it happens?
>Can sixth gen imitation save video game industry?
>Seventh gen is slowly being considered retro. Will the same thing happen to it as well?
Personally I hope Ratchet and Clank series gets imitation. I know Akimbot exists but that game has such a shit optimization I didn't bother finishing it. Hopefully kino 2000s edge comes back, or at least with seventh gen revival trend.
What is this?
>Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a first- and third-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software and published by LucasArts.
>Play in six multiplayer modes including team based siege mode and two-on-one power duel. Fight in 23 multiplayer arenas!
Where?
Join the server, its IP address and port are: 198.98.56.180:29070
When?
This weekend, December 27th to the 29th, starting at 7:00 PM (UTC).
Or whenever (You) want: the server will run all week until December 30th.
Just post ITT for anons to join the server if it's empty.
Downloads
NOTE: this archive contains the most recent version of the game. The old one might still work, however if you have any issues or want newer features try downloading this (or upgrading yourself).
Windows and Linux both packed together, choose one of the links:
Mirror: http://192.99.245.161/jka_12-21.7z
https://pixeldrain.com/u/zXvgWF7s
https://mega.nz/file/zlQh2ZgL#EIRWlusa8u2NSx0Kp06cHEXAV35Wpe0G5kF4jpDf-Ss
sha256sum: e506215ac799f6f3b9e678072d7c04fdace78e584aeee0a7221cbe1b4d0c0a7b
You may also compile the game yourself (you'll still need the data files from the archive above):
OpenJK: https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK/archive/refs/tags/latest.tar.gz
JA++: https://github.com/Razish/japp/archive/refs/tags/latest.tar.gz
How to join
>Launch the game by opening start_jka_win.bat on Windows, or executing start_jka_linux.sh on Linux.
>Change your settings if needed, including nickname.
>Then open the console and type in connect 198.98.56.180:29070
OR
>In the main menu, press "PLAY", then "JOIN A GAME"
>In the filters on the right side, press "Source:" until you "Favorites" is selected
>Click on "New Favorite" and write or paste 198.98.56.180:29070 in the text box.
>Press "Done", then click on "Refresh List"
>You should now see the server listed, double click it to join.
How to change your name
>Start the game
>Go to "PROFILE"
>Write your name in the "Name" field and press "APPLY" when you're done
How to vote for a new map
>Join the server
>Open the main menu, and click on "Call Vote"
>Then pick your desired vote type to start and press "OKAY"
How to cast your vote
>Join the server
>When a vote is started, open the main menu, click on "Vote" and choose your option
Additional notes
Special thanks to the old host for his game files, custom maps and custom models.
>What is this?
This is an offline 1.7.10 minecraft server running a custom mod pack: https://mega.nz/file/Q3sTjRIA#W-yvXqD03r8xkJ7NVhKNwuG9akqahXnlz_xUCbx1P8g
>What's in it?
little tiles, Ic2, thaumcraft, blood magic, littlemaidmobs, et futurum requiem, grimoire of gaia, hardcore ender expansion etc.
>Can my toaster run this?
It's an even lighter pack than last time and a few versions back. If you have a pc built after 2005 you should be able to run this.
>Did you include the difficulty retardation?
Considering how well that went over last time, I've elected to not add that retardation.
>What if I want "x" mod?
Mention it in the thread and I'll see about adding it as long as it's not too retarded.
>What's this scripts folder?
It's just aspect lists this time so thaumcraft can actually interact with most of the new blocks/items.
>How do I use a skin?
Name your skin "skin.png" and put it in your .minecraft
>How do I avoid giving microshaft all my data?
https://github.com/fn2006/PollyMC
>Will this shit constantly be unavailable like last time?
No, I'm paying for a server this time so it should stay up 24/7.
Here's the ip: 51.81.182.151:25572
REMINDER TO DOWNLOAD THE UPDATED MODPACK
What is this?
>Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is a first-person action game developed by Arkane Studios.
>Set in the Might & Magic universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
Where?
Join the server, its IP address and port are: 198.98.56.180:27015
When?
This weekend, December 20th to the 22nd, starting at 7:00 PM (UTC).
Or whenever (You) want: the server will run all week until December 23rd.
Just post ITT for anons to join the server if it's empty.
Downloads
NOTE: if you already have the game then please download this repack, as it includes improved voice chat, custom maps and better load times.
Windows (Linux users will need Wine and DXVK if possible), choose one of these:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/FhcnUcua
https://mega.nz/file/ShIkWS6B#AulGNZ_XNf3iPuhV4KBd8D348xh4sMZuO4YlTLT6j5I
Archive password: veexmasnight
sha256sum: abb7f8b974a7c0bf128b77ab105c074393962d3b066aa51ca9c0c4c90d89af1d
How to join
>Launch the game by opening start_dmmm.exe.
>Change your settings if needed, including nickname.
>Then open the console and type in connect 198.98.56.180:27015
OR
>In the main menu, press Find Server, go to Favorites then click on "Add a Server".
>Write or paste 198.98.56.180:27015 in the text box.
>You should now see the server listed in the Favorites section, double click it to join.
How to change your name
>Start the game
>Go to Options > Multiplayer
>Write your name in the "Player name field" and press OK to apply
How to make a custom shield image
See the next post below for instructions.
How to vote for a new map/vote for a map change
>Join the server
>Type !nominate in chat then open the main menu for a dialog box with map nomination (for next map) options
>Type !rtv in chat to vote for the map to be changed (requires other players to vote too, if you're not alone)
How to change FOV
>Join the server, open the console and enter fov [your desired FOV] in it. For example, fov 100
Sorry, couldn't get voice chat in time.
What is this?
>Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life.
>In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.
Where?
Join the server, its IP address and port are: 198.98.56.180:27015
When?
Weekends until December 16, starting 7:00 PM (UTC).
Or whenever (You) want, even on weekdays. Just post ITT for anons to join the server.
Downloads
NOTE: if you have the files from last May, you're good to go, no need to re-download. This new download packs the game and all 5 previous map packs.
Windows and Linux (both packed together), choose one of these:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/awP4jVRH
https://mega.nz/file/6pIEHZiS#iiwlyzOlgTy8onN7dYQTTOZLFlInnKtAoLmyvbTlsq0
sha256sum of svencoop_client_12-02.7z: fdee674c762a99d043347d82bf1f5870d467f484324b0f9bbf34f8bf3233b8b8.
OPTIONAL (but recommended): a big player model pack for you (18GB unpacked), see the "How to pick a player model" section at end of this post for usage instructions:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/svjBz5YE
https://mega.nz/file/ygAjCCzT#tE58j4wXSJYxwzA505dG98afkXZFFu1gV8ltNwJRBC0
https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1RXL3E6YeVXPEYYGE4d1tVk0Mt5yGOqmg&export=download
sha256sum of all_models_2023-06-12.7z: c25ecb06f44c3386bde6abfe1da34f4482dc1f5db17973fe6e0d9482ff8d66f4.
How to join
>Launch Sven Coop by opening svencoop.exe or executing LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./svencoop_linux.
>Change your settings if needed
>Then open the console and type in connect 198.98.56.180:27015
NOTE: do NOT use the server browser as it's currently broken
How to change your name
>Start the game at least once, then exit it
>If on Windows, go to C:\Users\<Your windows user name>\AppData\Roaming\Goldberg SteamEmu Saves\
>If on Linux, go to $XDG_DATA_HOME/Goldberg SteamEmu Saves/ or if it's not defined: $HOME/.local/share/Goldberg SteamEmu Saves/
>Enter the settings directory
>Edit account_name.txt with your desired name
How to pick a player model
>Go to https://wootguy.github.io/scmodels/index.html for a searchable list of models with previews
>Inside the game, open the console
>Enter model [name of the model] in the console, for example model aniki_v2
You and other people should now see a new player model.
NOTE: avoid using the in-game model chooser as it may crash while trying to display some models.
How to make a spray
>Make sure your game is closed
>Prepare your image before hand: you may use one as-is or you can edit transparency into it with other tools
>Go to https://micjohnson.github.io/js-hlspray/
>Select your image
>Change any options to your preference
>Export file to [game root]/svencoop/tempdecal.wad
>Set the file as read-only
If all went well, you should be able to see your new spray.
How to use emotes
From the README of https://github.com/wootguy/emotes:
Type ".e list" to list named emotes.
Type ".e off" to stop your emote.
Type ".e <name> [speed]" to play a named emote.
Type ".e <sequence> [mode] [speed] [start_frame] [end_frame]" for more control.
<> = required. [] = optional.
<sequence> = 0-255. Most models have about 190 sequences.
[mode] = ONCE, FREEZE, LOOP, or ILOOP. Doesn't have to be all caps.
[speed] = Any number, even negative. The default speed is 1.
[start_frame/end_frame] = 0-255. This is like a percentage. Frame count in the model doesn't matter.
where do you draw the line, chronologically?
>insert coin
>copy protection
>level up
>best GPU wins
>skill trees
>client side hit detection
>updating the game based on what forum kids say
>more than 3 patches
>patching the game "for" the user (steam, etc)
>DLC
>pay to win
>pay for skins
>grind to win
>grind for skins
>loot boxes
>crypto
>play to earn
What is this?
>Team Fortress 2 Classic is a free Sourcemod that aims to re-imagine the 2008/2009 era of the original Team Fortress 2.
>New features range from weapons and maps to gamemodes such as VIP and Four-Team.
Where?
Join the server, its IP address and port are: 198.98.49.187:27015
When?
Weekends on August 2nd to 4th and August 9th to 11th, starting at 7:00 PM (UTC).
Or whenever (You) want, including weekdays until August 12th. Just post ITT for anons to join the server.
Downloads
Windows and Linux (both packed together), choose one of these:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/YZ1DyjYJ
https://mega.nz/file/jxBT2YjB#inOmQSpP5r8cDFC-xLgpmFnnY9cEdvsf554J60kVq4I
sha256sum: 93b57e2606199e30920313c04915338874b5e1f712923ee5b6a6b7998e242ee4
NOTE FOR LINUX USERS: Linux's native client has been abandoned by the devs. Using Proton or Wine+DXVK is recommended.
See https://tf2classic.com/?id=6192 for an explanation.
How to join
>Launch TF2C by running run_tf2c.bat on Windows, or executing the LD_LIBRARY_PATH=bin/ ./hl2_linux -game tf2classic -console -novid command on Linux.
>Change your settings if needed
>Then open the console and type in connect 198.98.49.187:27015 to join the server
Do NOT use the server browser as the server won't show up there.
How to change your name
>Start the game at least once, then exit it
>If on Windows, go to C:\Users\<Your windows user name>\AppData\Roaming\Goldberg SteamEmu Saves\settings\
>If on Linux, go to $XDG_DATA_HOME/Goldberg SteamEmu Saves/settings or if it's not defined: $HOME/.local/share/Goldberg SteamEmu Saves/settings
>Edit account_name.txt with your desired name
How to make a custom spray
>Prepare your image, note that it can be transparent or even an animated GIF
>Go to https://rafradek.github.io/Mishcatt/ and follow its instructions
>Change file name in page to something different than spray
>Save both VMT and VTF to tf2classic/materials/vgui/logos/
>Go to main menu, then Legacy Options (the wrench inside the Options button), then Multiplayer and then select your new spray
>If in the server, re-join to have your new spray appear
Which mount and blade mods are the best ones? Also Mount and Blade thread I guess.
Here's an excuse to watch the last big >videogame show of this year with Anons next week.
WHAT IS THIS?
>The Game Awards recognizes and upholds creative and technical excellence in the global video game industry.
>We bring together a diverse group of game developers, game players, and notable names from popular culture to celebrate and advance gaming's position as the most immersive, challenging and inspiring form of entertainment.
>We strive to recognize those who improve the wellbeing of the community and elevate voices that represent the future of the medium.
WHERE TO WATCH
Join the room at https://cytu.be/r/StockholmVidya when the time comes.
WHEN IS IT HAPPENING?
UTC/GMT/BST: 00:30 AM, Friday December 13th
CET: 01:30 AM, Friday December 13th
PT: 04:30 PM (16:30), Thursday December 12th
ET: 07:30 PM (19:30), Thursday December 12th
Here's some of the >nominees, you can find more at https://www.thegameawards.com/nominees :
Game of the Year and Best Game Direction
>Astro Bot
>Balatro
>Black Myth: Wukong
>Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
>Metaphor: Refantazio
Best Narrative
>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
>Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
>Metaphor: Refantazio
>Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
>Silent Hill 2 (remake)
Innovation in Accessibility
>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
>Diablo IV
>Dragon Age: The Veilguard
>Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
>Star Wars Outlaws
What are your expectations and who do you think will win?
What is this?
>SRB2Kart is a kart racing mod based on the 3D Sonic the Hedgehog fangame Sonic Robo Blast 2, based on a modified version of Doom Legacy.
Where?
Join the server, its IP address is: 198.98.49.187
When?
Weekends on August 16th to 18th and August 23th to 25th, starting at 7:00 PM (UTC).
Or whenever (You) want, including weekdays until August 26th. Just post ITT for anons to join the server.
Downloads
Windows and Linux (both packed together) including mods, choose one of these:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/GcxoFkq3
https://mega.nz/file/jtgAxApD#50nLhHnkz9c-tX6dvoYSNfGmH8VpZ7TjypPvMTVVqEg
sha256sum of srb2k_08-12.7z is 87c9aca02968f8b716f890c91b124c846a4c4d68d3637d5306bfee8204e05c84.
You may also compile the game yourself, the source code is at https://github.com/NepDisk/srb2k-neptune (commit 04dede2).
How to join
>Launch SRB2K by running srb2kart-neptune.exe on Windows, or executing Neptune-2.2gFBO-64Bit.AppImage on Linux.
>Go to "Multiplayer", "Join the server by IP" then enter the server's IP address.
>When in the server, you may change your player character and play.
NOTE: Don't load any addons before joining the server! They'll all be loaded when you get in.
Additional notes
Game's running the Neptune fork of SRB2K for its features and (claimed) stability.
All addons in the download are from previous nights, so thank you to the previous hosts for putting them together.
Continuing from previous thread: >>>/v/256205
Concord's studio Firewalk closes
https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/an-update-from-playstation-studios/
>Regarding Firewalk, as announced in early September [...], certain aspects of Concord were exceptional, but others did not land with enough players, and as a result we took the game offline. We have spent considerable time these past few months exploring all our options.
>After much thought, we have determined the best path forward is to permanently sunset the game and close the studio. I want to thank all of Firewalk for their craftsmanship, creative spirit and dedication.
Redot Engine: The Roadmap is Here!
https://www.redotengine.org/news/redot-roadmap/
>One of the most frequently asked questions we have received in the last month has been, “where’s the roadmap?”
>It's something we've thought about and have been working on since announcing this project. We do realize it was frustrating to hear "we're working on it", but we wanted to make sure that the plans were universally agreed on before presenting it to everyone.
>Most people don’t realize the amount of work it takes to put a more formal fork together. Sure, Anyone can fork an open source project, but if you want to do anything outside of a local build, you need to build a lot of infrastructure, and rebranding is just the tip of the iceberg.
>Website, hosting, build system, meetings, feedback, many many hours working by many devs to get all this up and running, along with all the hard work by moderators, artists, web developers, a huge community of people devoting their time and efforts to make this project a reality.
What is an indie game and why normalfags seems to obsess over them? I can only see this term with skepticism. A game made by a smaller studio isn't automatically better, for example. Why "indie"? If indie means independent, and also indie=small studio, then all small studios are independent? what does it means to be independent? are indie games truly independent? I don't think so, well, jumping ahead to the schizo conclusion: this term seems like propaganda, then i can speculate that is spread by corporations or someone else to promote shit as independent and unrelated to then, when, in fact they're not. Is so tiresome...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/220/HalfLife_2/
Half-Life 2 got a major update and is now free along with the expansions and Half-Life 2 Deathmatch. Half-Life 2 Deathmatch has a ton of modded co-op stuff.
Tell everyone you know so we can play together should such a requirement arise. It's free so you have no excuse.
Last thread: >>249891
Dumb inane questions that would receive two replies at most, one-liners, small tidbits and other videogame paraphernalia. If you've got any, post them here.
I'd ask something pertinent to start the thread with but in all honesty I don't feel like it. Too tired.
Given everything that's happened to gaming over the past decade, with so much info and shit flying around, I just wanted to see what companies are deemed as "safe" or "parasites" by various Anons and their reasons why? If you can, be sure to includes links and infographs. I just want to be better informed.
A bread about games based off of various licensed IPs, be they the ubiquitous and usually sloppy yet occasionally fun semi-shovelware THQ fare of the early and mid-2000s or Japanese PS3 VNs made as an alternate history continuation to a then-20 year old OVA series noone on western shores had heard about back in 2007 with so little budget left for gameplay after the expenses for the VAs they ended up using prerendered sprites of Mecha models the PS3 wouldn't have had any trouble rendering in real time.
I've found that past a minimum quality threshold the various additions to the lore made by these games range from somewhat reasonable to plain better than what the source material would later become, such as the Cars game which while not doing anything special or amazing I still find intellectually preferable to the awful second movie.
The 2009 Avatar game is another fine example which would never be made today because it allows you to play as the evil white man industralist bad goys to the point of colonizing.com much of the Na'vi culture so of coursh it was retroactively declared non-canon, and the 木の葉戦記 Naruto loicense game on the GBA has the first canon appearance of Autonomously operating 傀儡人形 going after little boys。
Would anyone here be interested in getting together and playing Dofus Unity when it releases? Dofus is a French Tactical MMORPG where you play as one of 19 classes and do combat in an srpg format where you move your character in a grid and take turns.
It's been a while since I've seen people talk about the original shooter genre, so let's have a thread dedicate to that. What's some of your favorites from this line of games? For me, my favorite was always Galaga Arrangement because of the enemy patterns and the music.