What game are you wasting time on?

[NecroLord]

Just finished a Doom 2 run.
Doom, how I love you...

 

[HansDampf]

I'm playing Blood West, already deep in chapter 3. Not sure how to rate this. I like the style, the atmosphere. You're given lots of options and freedom. The weapons feel satisfying. You also can't save (only save&quit) and on death will respawn at the nearest save zone with each fallen enemy having a chance to respawn as well. So, on paper you should play carefully, use your brains, and manage your resources well. This was the case for me at the beginning. But pretty early in chapter 1, you can find an item that regenerates your health (the first of many, as it turns out). Well great! Now I will never use a health potion again, except in emergency situations when I need to heal fast. Combined with a weapon that, instead of requiring ammo, costs you a few HP per shot completely rips the game balance apart. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
At this point in chapter 3, I'm practically swimming in money and resources. Almost all of the buff items (booze) are also useless and a waste of inventory space. Even if some of them could be useful in some situations, you can't afford to go into your inventory in the middle of a fight, place the booze item in a use slot, then drink it which also takes a few seconds, only to get a tiny advantage that may or may not help you survive. Character skills are similarly disappointing. I never know how I should spend my XP, because I don't really need any of them. Inventory upgrades are probably the best "skill" to purchase, which is a bad sign. Eh...

There's a really cool game inside this mess somewhere. In its best moments it feels like a first-person Desperados.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Next stop: ASSES Afterglow.

If you thought 2063 was cool...

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

It seems Fixt also breaks the caravan runs as well. The caravan leader keeps telling me I abandoned the caravan when there is literally no other way to get out of the encounter.
I guess for my next playthrough I'll have to find another bug fix + graphical fix mod.
Apparently Fallout Et Tu is pretty good, but it changes a lot of mechanics because it uses the Fallout 2 engine.

 

[Ezekiel]

This absurd darkness in Splinter Cell, you would think the CIA would at least keep this security checkpoint lit.

 

[The Decline]

It seems Fixt also breaks the caravan runs as well. The caravan leader keeps telling me I abandoned the caravan when there is literally no other way to get out of the encounter.
I guess for my next playthrough I'll have to find another bug fix + graphical fix mod.
Apparently Fallout Et Tu is pretty good, but it changes a lot of mechanics because it uses the Fallout 2 engine.

I'm nearing the end of my first playthrough of Et Tu and it's good. Didn't run into any bugs and I had no problem with mechanics changes.

 

[Krivol]

It seems Fixt also breaks the caravan runs as well. The caravan leader keeps telling me I abandoned the caravan when there is literally no other way to get out of the encounter.
I guess for my next playthrough I'll have to find another bug fix + graphical fix mod.
Apparently Fallout Et Tu is pretty good, but it changes a lot of mechanics because it uses the Fallout 2 engine.

I'm nearing the end of my first playthrough of Et Tu and it's good. Didn't run into any bugs and I had no problem with mechanics changes.

Yep, et tu seems to be a more polished experience. If you can stomach a (very) few changes here and there, it's the best way to play Fallout today (yet I agree it's not exactly "Original Fallout Experience" so if you have never played Fallout before, or want to play as Tim intended, then go with fixit).

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

Yeah, don't you get a motorcycle in Et Tu? Seems odd.
I dunno, maybe I should go with TeamX instead. Fixit was just disappointing to me because it's supposed to fix the game and yet I ran into issues I didn't have in my first true vanilla playthrough.

Anyway, I came to the conclusion that Bruiser is shit. Yes, you get free strength which is pretty nice, but you lose 2 action points which is a worse trade off, especially if you're going for a high agi fast shot build. Without Bruiser I would have 9 AP, which with Bonus RoF would allow me to get off 2 Flamer or SMG bursts. You don't need 8 Str either; it occurred to me after character creation that it would have been better to go 7 str and 10 agi because PA increases str by 3 and miniguns just need 7 str in Fallout 1. I forgot that there was only one variant of the minigun in 1 and thought that there were some big guns that needed more str.

I have no idea what second trait I could have taken though; most of them seem pretty poor for a big guns / burst build.

 

[Jonathan "Zee Nekomimi]

This absurd darkness in Splinter Cell, you would think the CIA would at least keep this security checkpoint lit.

You see, this is one of their "black sites" where they send those terrorists, enemy species and deserts for interrogation.

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

This absurd darkness in Splinter Cell, you would think the CIA would at least keep this security checkpoint lit.

Why would the CIA do that? They glow in the dark, they don't need lighting.

 

[NecroLord]

Yeah, don't you get a motorcycle in Et Tu? Seems odd.
I dunno, maybe I should go with TeamX instead. Fixit was just disappointing to me because it's supposed to fix the game and yet I ran into issues I didn't have in my first true vanilla playthrough.

Anyway, I came to the conclusion that Bruiser is shit. Yes, you get free strength which is pretty nice, but you lose 2 action points which is a worse trade off, especially if you're going for a high agi fast shot build. Without Bruiser I would have 9 AP, which with Bonus RoF would allow me to get off 2 Flamer or SMG bursts. You don't need 8 Str either; it occurred to me after character creation that it would have been better to go 7 str and 10 agi because PA increases str by 3 and miniguns just need 7 str in Fallout 1. I forgot that there was only one variant of the minigun in 1 and thought that there were some big guns that needed more str.

I have no idea what second trait I could have taken though; most of them seem pretty poor for a big guns / burst build.

A MOTORCYCLE?
You're kidding?
That's pretty awesome, but how do you fuel it?
Microfusion cells like in Fallout 2?

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

Dunno how it works, I was just reading about Et Tu and apparently you get access to a motorcycle at some point. I would assume it just uses the Highwayman's mechanics as it does use FO2's engine.

 

[Krivol]

A MOTORCYCLE?
You're kidding?
That's pretty awesome, but how do you fuel it?
Microfusion cells like in Fallout 2?

Yes, exactly.

It's not that game-changing (you can find it in Necropolis, so basically almost when you get rid of the more strict time limit).

IIRC it lacks the functionality of Sonora's bike: you can ride it with any number of companions, so imagine that XD. (still, I might be wrong, I played et tu a while ago).

 

[Gandalf]

I've dusted off Eador Genesis (great game) and ToMe 4, this time the newest 1.7.6 version (also great game).
I've played both before, but did no remember how to play them after covid disease ruined my memory, so I'm having a blast, feeling like I'm discovering them for the first time! (great feeling).

 

[Lexx]

Apparently Fallout Et Tu is pretty good, but it changes a lot of mechanics because

It doesn't.

so if you have never played Fallout before, or want to play as Tim intended, then go with fixit).

lol no. Even Fixt "purist" changes lots of stuff here and there.

Yeah, don't you get a motorcycle in Et Tu? Seems odd.

Only if you enable it in the settings. Not my fault if people are too stupid to read.

you can ride it with any number of companions, so imagine that XD.

You can't.

 

[jackofshadows]

so if you have never played Fallout before, or want to play as Tim intended, then go with fixit).

lol no. Vanilla it is although there could be tech problems running it on modern systems.

Some people are so obvilious to "modders gonna mod" on this site geez (rather about vtmb here than FO but it describes all of them anyway).

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

I learned that when using that FO2 restoration thingy that brought back the Durlag Tower style dungeon. It really does not fit. Modders have to be reminded that, sometimes, stuff is left in the cutting room floor for a reason. Although the blame in this case lies on the devs, who don't clean up their code.

 

[jackofshadows]

Modders have to be reminded that, sometimes, stuff is left in the cutting room floor for a reason.

100% this. Then again, there's no harm when there's still vanilla version is out there. But I'm getting pissed every time some autist claim that some questionably modded at best build is le true intended version or some shit.

 

[Ash]

What can I say, since I'd already downloaded the stupid master chief collection, there was no harm in at least looking at it.

But now that I'm done with it, I can finally proceed to Ashes 2063, which I've had my eyes on for a while.

Wow an actual good video game. Enjoy the stark quality difference. Episode 2 is where things get really good.

Too bad you'll continue to ignore the actual good console shooters and carry on thinking the PC sellout Halo is representative of them, but it is what it is.

 

[NecroLord]

I learned that when using that FO2 restoration thingy that brought back the Durlag Tower style dungeon. It really does not fit. Modders have to be reminded that, sometimes, stuff is left in the cutting room floor for a reason. Although the blame in this case lies on the devs, who don't clean up their code.

The EPA?
What's wrong with it?
Some cool gear in there, including a syringe that permanently increases your Agility by 1.
Also some cool companions, namely Kitsune and Cat Jules.

 

[Ash]

Modders have to be reminded that, sometimes, stuff is left in the cutting room floor for a reason.

Not all modders. Just bad ones.

 

[Hag]

I'm giving up on Caves of Lore. I did not play that much but it did not click. Art direction is ok despite those fat pixels, and there is for sure a decent game beneath all the jank, but I've come to realize I don't care much for party-based RPG where I need to babysit all the characters, in particular when the UI does not make any sense and keeps getting in the way. Nothing was pressing me to push further on, and it felt sloggish many times. Hard pass on this one for now.

 

[Krivol]

You can't.

I stand corrected, excuse me for the mistake! Great work with Et Tu!

lol no. Even Fixt "purist" changes lots of stuff here and there.

lol no. Vanilla it is although there could be tech problems running it on modern systems.

Ehhh... honestly I haven't played fixt for ages, I thought it was just a bugfix and HD support. Et Tu for convenience, and Vanilla for vanilla then.

 

[Naraya]

Continuing my previous post...

...finished The Aielund Saga yesterday. What an epic journey, just wow. I probably am still in a honeymoon phase with NWN or something, but it's one of the best pieces of user-made content (created by one guy!) that I played. Easy 5/5.

Spoiler

- rescue a Princess (who may become your bride)? Check.
- spaceships? Check.
- epic battles? Check.
- lots and lots of dungeoneering? Check.
- memorable companions (one of which becomes a freaking angel)? Check.
- visiting Hell and Heaven? Check.

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

So I discovered that Fixt removes that exploit where you take drugs to meet perk requirements, which means no Bonus Rate of Fire for me.
On the bright side, I finally got my hands on a minigun and holy shit it slaps in Fallout 1. Complete upgrade to the flamethrower. It even has 35 range, which is pretty OP.
In tactics it was pretty mediocre but in FO1 it's a good weapon. I'll tag energy weapons next so I can use the glock 86 as a backup weapon and try out the gatling laser.