BurntWits
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- Comment on Jesse wtf are you talking about 5 days ago:
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It’s a reference to this meme, which came from Breaking Bad.
- Comment on A place for conservatives 5 days ago:
At least in Canada, most people I know think Liberal = anything left, Conservative = anything right. Maybe Americans are the same.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 6 days ago:
Yeah, that’s totally fair. You’re definitely not alone in those feelings, it’s just not something I personally share.
I’m almost the other way around in that I’m pretty easily satisfied with most games. I don’t have much time for gaming these days, between work, raising a kid (still just a baby), and trying to be a good husband, so by the time I’m actually able to play something, I usually just want to shut off my brain and play something to have fun with it. It’s usually after they’re both asleep, so it’s either game or sleep myself. With that being said, sticking with a game is a different story. I bounce off a lot of titles these days. I’ve been trying to get into Morrowind for years, currently on another attempt. I’m really enjoying it so far, and I have enjoyed my other attempts too, it’s just never hooked me before. I really hope this time I get properly hooked and get to sink a good amount of time into it. It’s not a game I can turn my brain off for but I also don’t need laser focus for it either, so it’s a good balance. If I get too mentally drained I play either Oblivion or Skyrim, both of which I have so much time in I can practically play asleep, plus it keeps me in the Elder Scrolls mindset. My problem before was my backup game was always a Soulslike, which is usually my preferred genre these days, but then I get sucked into that rabbit hole and don’t touch Morrowind again for a while. I’m hoping that sticking with the same series keeps me in the mood for it and I can play it a bit more consistently.
Like you said, weird brain thinks how it does, there’s not much I can do about it. Except maybe trick it into wanting to play a game I know I’m going to enjoy. It sucks I need to force myself to do something I enjoy though. Oh well.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 6 days ago:
I’ve been trying (again) to get into Morrowind. I’m enjoying my time with it, I just really hope I stick it through to the end this time. I want to put a lot of hours into it but any time I try to get into it, something comes up or I get distracted. I’ve put a couple hours into this character now, hopefully I can keep it up.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 6 days ago:
I’m glad you finished Halo 3, it’s too bad it didn’t live up to your expectations though. It’s understandable for a series with so much hype, but I was still hoping you’d like them like I did. I also played them when they were coming out though, which could play a factor in it. I hope you enjoy Halo 4. It’s my least favourite of 1-4 but it’s still a good game. It’s definitely more polished and modern feeling.
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- Comment on xkcd #3164: Metric Tip 1 week ago:
Usually, how long it takes to drive there, unless specified otherwise (3 hour flight, 2 hours on bus, half hour walk, etc).
- Comment on xkcd #3164: Metric Tip 1 week ago:
As a Canadian, can confirm, and yeah I agree it’s kinda nuts. But it’s what we’re all used to here, and most people will look at you weird or confused if you use the “wrong” system of measurement.
Here’s a pretty good flow chart for anyone curious:
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 1 week ago:
Fair enough. Nostalgia is definitely a huge part of why I love the Halo so much. I still think I’d like them if I tried them today for the first time, but my history playing the game for so long definitely improves my opinion on it for sure. I’m glad people like you are still able to enjoy the game without the decades of nostalgia for the series to sway you. The early games are fantastic.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 1 week ago:
I’m glad you made it through Halo 2 okay. I think I mentioned it a few weeks back but I definitely found 2 to be the hardest in the series on higher difficulties. Most of my love for Halo 2 came from the multiplayer actually. Dual wielding SMGs on Bloodgultch was peak video gaming for me. I still think CE is overall my favourite Halo game but 2 has always held a special place in my heart.
- Submitted 1 week ago to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works | 57 comments
- Comment on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, now on GOG 2 weeks ago:
Starfield got a lot of hate, some of it well deserved, but I still enjoyed my time with it. I put maybe 60 hours into it, which to me is a long time for a game, so maybe my expectations are low, but I’ve got a family now so I don’t have the time I used to for video games. I’ll probably replay Starfield in the next couple years. It’s not a perfect RPG by a long shot but if you’re okay with a mostly linear game, and don’t mind loading screens, I’d say it’s worth it. It sort of reminded me of Fallout 4 a bit, in that the gameplay is well polished, but for an RPG it’s quite linear, only a couple good side quests (factions mainly) and most of the effort was put into a few aspects while lots of the world feels a little empty. Starfield takes it a bit further than Fallout 4, and I’d say Fallout 4 is a better game than Starfield, but you get the idea.
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works | 21 comments
- Comment on YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice 2 weeks ago:
I’m anaphylactic to lentils and peanuts, and less allergic to other legumes too. If I ever became vegetarian or vegan I think I’d starve to death.
I’m not currently requiring budget protein (I’m still poor-ish but not as bad as some) but my bills are about to skyrocket soon (need to upsize apartment, looking at around ~$600 increase per month) so I might need to look at budget options soon.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Oh good to know, I’ve heard of that mod pack before but never tried it obviously. I’ll keep that in mind whenever I end up finally giving FNV a try. Thanks for the info.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
I get that. I’ve got a pretty large backlog too, and have been avoiding the larger games in it. I’ve actually never finished a Fallout game other than 4 and I’d love to do a deep dive into the series, especially New Vegas and 3, but with a newborn I don’t have a lot of free time these days, so when I do get some time to myself it’s mostly replaying Skyrim, Oblivion, Elden Ring, Sekiro, or Dark Souls 1 or 3. Those games have been a majority of my playtime for years, and will probably be all I get to now for a while. I always play the Batman Arkham games and now the Spider-Man games too around Christmas/New Years ish, not sure if I’ll get to playing them all this year but I’ll probably finish Arkham Asylum and maybe City, then mess around in Spider-Man 2 for a bit before moving on. I also play Forza with my dad around Christmas too. That’s probably all the games I’ll get around to playing over the next six months or so. It would be nice to get into some new games though, I have a lot to get through.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Glad I could help! Hopefully in a future Weekly Recommendations Thread I’ll see you saying you’re modding Skyrim and I can ask how it’s going.
I get what you mean, Skyrim can especially be a bit daunting to mod with just how massive the modding community is. Like I mentioned earlier, nearly 60% of all mod downloads are for Skyrim, it’s crazy.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
I’ve never used a modpack before, I actually like doing the research and finding which mods to use. In general I actually quite like the look of vanilla Skyrim so my graphics mods tend to be pretty tame.
Here’s some mods I like to use, with links to their Nexus page. A lot of these have prerequisite mods so you’ll need them too obviously, but I didn’t bother writing them out here. The mod pages will link to their required mods.
Absolutely necessary mods for every playthrough, even vanilla:
Skyrim Special Edition Unofficial Patch - fixes many, many bugs and exploits in the game.
Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE64) - not really necessary if you’re just running the mods in this section as all it does is allow certain mods to work, but I always keep it enabled anyway since it doesn’t hurt at all.
SkyUI - if you’re using mouse and keyboard. The original UI is great if you’re using a controller but it’s definitely not designed with M+K in mind. SkyUI makes playing Skyrim with M+K so much nicer. I’m sure it also works well with controller too.
Mods I always use:
A Quality World Map - makes the map much nicer to look at. There’s a few versions, pick your favourite. I like Vivid with Stone Roads personally.
Realistic Water Two - self explanatory. Makes water look way better.
Alternate Start - definitely necessary to me, lets you choose how to start the game. It’s the main reason I’m able to have so many playthroughs of the game.
Immersive Patrols - adds patrols for different factions, and they can interact with each other too.
Cutting Room Floor - adds cut content to the game.
Blended Roads - fixes weird visual problems with some roads.
Footprints - adds footprints when walking in the snow and ash.
Open Cities - makes cities part of the overworld so there’s no load screens when entering/exiting, similar to Morrowind.
JK’s Skyrim - improves cities.
Some mods I’m using right now:
Obscur’s College of Winterhold - vastly improves the college, which is by far the most underdeveloped major area of the game in my opinion.
Lightened Skyrim - removes some objects you can’t actually see (rocks under the ground and stuff) which makes the game run a fair bit smoother without a noticeable difference in the landscape.
Magic Sneak Attacks - using magic while sneaking counts as sneak attacks. Not sure why this isn’t in the base game but it’s getting used on all future magic runs for me now.
Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim - adds a ton of new spells to the game, great for a mage playthrough.
Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim - overhauls the perk trees. Works really well with Apocalypse.
Remember Lockpick Angle - when lockpicking, if your lockpick breaks, the new one starts in the position where the previous one broke, making it much less annoying.
Instantly Skip Dialogue - lets you skip unskippable dialogue. Most dialogue is skippable but some of the annoying monologues aren’t. This fixes that.
Beyond Reach - content expansion. Haven’t used yet, so I’m not sure what’s involved with it. I’ve got it loaded on my current character but I haven’t explored there. It’s supposed to be really good though.
Beyond Skyrim - Bruma - adds Bruma from Cyrodiil to the map. It’s so cool to see what the city (and surrounding area) looks like post-Oblivion crisis. It’s been a long time since I’ve used it, I’m really looking forward to going back again. It’s probably my favourite content mod.
Medieval Markets - vastly improves the markets in the cities.
Glorious Doors of Skyrim - new door designs. They look way better than vanilla to me.
I’d recommend getting an ENB, as well as Lux. I don’t usually, since I like the vanilla look, but ENB+Lux definitely looks objectively better.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Fixed the title, thanks.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
You should really give it a shot. It’s the most modded game on Nexus by a very large margin. To give you an idea, there are 18.7b downloads and 766.5k mods on Nexus. Skyrim Special Edition is in first place with 9.2b/118.9k. Fallout 4 is number two with 1.9b/68.4k, and Oldrim (Skyrim non-special edition) is at third with 1.9b/72.5k. SSE alone is just under half of all downloads, and combine the two Skyrim versions and you’re at nearly 60% of all mod downloads being for Skyrim. Pretty crazy.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
I’m getting to the time of year I do my superhero binge. Right now is my Bethesda binge and then I’ll do the Batman Arkham games followed by the Spider-Man games.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
I’ve relapsed too, I’m back to modding Skyrim again. It’s been a while for me, but after talking about it on lemmy a few days ago I got the itch. I’m currently running an evil mage build. Used Alternate Start to start with Windstad Manor, which actually comes fully furnished aside from the add-ons. It’s in the swamp which I think adds to the vibe of my character. I’m also messing around with the Ordinator Perk Overhaul and Apocalypse Magic mods, along with a bunch of graphics mods and smaller gameplay mods. I’m going to explore Bruma again soon too, haven’t played with that mod in several years.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
I’ve seen it mentioned a lot on lemmy recently, I’m pleasantly surprised. I haven’t played it in a few years but really enjoyed my time with it. It had a really rough launch but even after they fixed it I felt it was quite under-appreciated. I’m glad it’s getting more attention now.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
Enjoy! I’ve been wanting to get back into the ME series again, but the stupid EA launcher requirements have halted me. I know you can modify some files to get around it, and I did do that and it worked, but the next time I tried to open the game steam verified the files and corrected them. I haven’t gotten around to removing the launcher requirements again yet.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendstions Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 weeks ago:
I just got back into modding Skyrim again. It’s my first time modding on Linux, it’s been far smoother than I was told it would be. I’m using ModOrganizer2, it’s been great for the most part. It’s a little iffy to start up, sometimes it forgets I’ve used it before and I need to reboot a couple times which is pretty annoying, but as long as I don’t fully close MO2 it works as expected.
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- Comment on May or may not be based on some comments I've read 4 weeks ago:
Right now if you’re in the UK (or your IP says you’re in the UK) imgur won’t load due to a recent law going into effect. I’m not British so I don’t 100% know all the details but that’s all that’s important for this joke. Anyway, this shows a colour blind test but it says “fuck the imgur blind”. I’m thinking this image is being hosted on imgur so only people who aren’t British (and therefore aren’t “imgur blind”) can see it, therefore fuck the imgur blind because they can’t see it.
At least that’s how I took it. I may be wrong.
- Comment on They say word-of-mouth marketing is the most effective form of marketing. What games did you (not) enjoy that came well-recommended by friends to you, and why did they recommend it to you? 4 weeks ago:
I haven’t. It’s on my wishlist though, so maybe on the next sale I’ll pick it up.
- Comment on xkcd #3156: Planetary Rings 4 weeks ago:
That sounds awesome, I’m looking forward to it.
- Comment on xkcd #3156: Planetary Rings 4 weeks ago:
I’ve bookmarked this website. That’s so cool. One of my new favourites now. Thanks for making it.
