What are you playing?

[Splinterdog]

a friend use two of them in tandem for Elite and SC

i love my Airrow (mainly for having the shape of a WWII stick that was commonly found on Me BF109 and Me 262 ) and it serve me well in Elite, a little less complicated than the X55 Rhino i had before

now i ponder if i take an ext throttle like either of those
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or if i go full nuts and overboard and take a Warthog plus, out of patriotic feeling, the F/A-18C add on (Swiss patriotic feeling ... the F/A-18 is our main military plane)
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buuuutttt the price is a rebuttal even tho it's one of my dreams ...

on the other hand the brand new "Airbus" H.O.T.A.S. is quite cheaper .... but a little too civil (well ... the advantage of the Airbus throttle over the TWCS one is the dual mode, my Rhino had the option too )
although the Airbus stick look quite like the T.1600M also from Thrustmaster that is aimed for space sim
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as for what am i playing, it's call : "the waiting game ... " as i am downloading my next "what i will be playing later" i mentioned in the tech related purchase thread ...

61% .... soon soon ....

That is some serious kit. It also looks very high quality indeed.

 

[GreiverBlade]

remembering a friends recommendation is good .... being a veteran at open world rpg is a bonus ... GRIND GRIND GRIND

in the starting area reaching lvl 18 getting the skill i was recommended to ... well i should raise the difficulty from story level to normal or hard the game feel really comfortable and medium settings @1440p60 is almost flawless smooth (i figured the slow down and freezing .... seems it was indeed related to my controller and bluetooth, more precisely the distance between the controller and the dongle, i can put it in wired mode i guess ... )

sneaky build permanent mount are a must


tracking quest for crafting gears is practical buuuutttt .... that one is a bit too advanced for now the last component i need for it is quite far


also the work on every NPC is tremendous (well it was already for the Ps4 version )


even with my modest configuration .... i do not get many of the issues listed in some review and preview that depict the port as "disappointing"

as for upgrade itche ... the performance analysis here on TPU make me want to get a RX 5700 XT ... (luckily they are almost 120$ cheaper than what my 1070 would have cost when i got her )
but i have my mother computer to upgrade (complete overhaul) and as i intend to make it a xmas gift ... my own gears upgrade will have to wait

 

[rtwjunkie]

tracking quest for crafting gears is practical buuuutttt .... that one is a bit too advanced for now the last component i need for it is quite far

just wait till you activate the quest for the best armor in the game! You’ll set every side quest aside just to follow the main quest far enough to get it!

Also, with the Spear, just go straight up into that Level 40 DLC region. You can survive if careful and avoid everything else up there till much later.

 

[GreiverBlade]

just wait till you activate the quest for the best armor in the game! You’ll set every side wuest aside just to fillow the main wuest far enough to get it!

Also, with the Spear, just go straight up into that Level 40 DLC region. You can survive if careful and avoid everything else up there till much later.

well i did watch my friend goes thru the story from start to end, without Frozen Wilds, but since he had a standard DS4 controller i never played the game myself and i didn't fancy paying 169chf just for a Nacon controller just to leech on his console

 

[Brandenburg]

not really playing but editing a game.. im about ready to scream here.. the developer did ok but this editor is a bit rough around the edges and this is taking 5 times longer than it should be.. basic beginner programming shit too.. grrrr.. complicated shit he rocks at but the simple stuff he seemed to not give it no thought at all.. .. still more good than bad about this sim.. i expect the gui to be rudimentary because .. hello.. grognard military sim but damn.. that would be ok if everything worked as advertised...friday cant come soon enough.. i need something to calm me down

see people i actually graduated with a A.A.S . in computer science in 2006.. while i dont code anymore because i hated the whole IT business culture and still real bitter about the whole experience.. I am super critical of programs I use.. and even more so if the basics are ignored. data validation, endless loops, non-descriptive error messages, no exit confirmations and not being able to closing out a simple windows form is a big thing too me.. this makes a great program an ok program at best.. this program has enough good than bad so ill tolerate this for the time being.

in any case..i started making my to&e and doing away with the squad and making the platoon the smallest infantry unit with a few exceptions such as the sniper.i will also be making 2 separate versions of most units. 1 with integral transport like stock and others will be w/o vehicles. Ill be adding platoons and companies of vehicles so i can still use them if the game allows me to use a vehicle and leg unit together even though they are not from the same platoon. i have not tested this but it should be ok. ill also be making full tank companies (~10 to17) as well as keep the platoons (~3 to 6) and make companies ( 2 to 8 platoons but mainly 3 to 4) that way. this will give me alot more versatility and while its taking forever now, the battles will take less time to construct.ill be doing the russains, usmc,us army, insurgents and other terrorist units eventually

if ya don't speak military terminology,TO&E = Tables of Organization and Equipment.. The official on paper number of men and equipment in a unit. I also have my own way of labeling things..the ones in caps are my creations which in most cases is just a formation level lower but the integral units are increased by a x3 in most cases.

 

[AlejoZ]

Some MOH Warfighter, I didn't like the game btw...

 

[Brandenburg]

Some MOH Warfighter, I didn't like the game btw...

I still prefer MW1 and to a lesser extent MW2 and 3 to all the others.. well, love MW5 too

i mean mw5 = cod 5 WAW

 

[GreiverBlade]

Some MOH Warfighter, I didn't like the game btw...

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I still prefer MW1 and to a lesser extent MW2 and 3 to all the others.. well, love MW5 too

i mean mw5 = cod 5 WAW

i only like COD WWII ... (or early COD ... ) although i am still stuck at the tank mission ... i should retry with a gamepad instead of KB/M

 

[SN2716057]

[MSFS 2020] Currently using the High-End preset. Flying towards San Fransisco got me around 40 fps, it dropped to 12 when it loaded the scenery

But New Zealand was pleasant at +70 fps

Spoiler: Found the 1st major bug

Spawned north of San Fransisco on a tiny airstrip. I couldn't do anything and when I applied the "spawn taxiing" it ctd.
That said, I do like this design

 

[Brandenburg]

[MSFS 2020] Currently using the High-End preset. Flying towards San Fransisco got me around 40 fps, it dropped to 12 when it loaded the scenery

damn your pc specs are pretty decent too

 

[SN2716057]

damn your pc specs are pretty decent too

It can run Crysis okay but MSFS2020 is too much

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Farcry 4 and still dying light atm. can't wait for dying light 2, and farcry 6

 

[SN2716057]

Oh, I didn't know dying light will have a sequel

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Oh, I didn't know dying light will have a sequel

it has, this year i hope

https://store.steampowered.com/app/534380/Dying_Light_2/

 

[Cvrk]

also the work on every NPC is tremendous (well it was already for the Ps4 version )
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even with my modest configuration .... i do not get many of the issues listed in some review

mmmmmmm - k
The face animations are off from the voice acting. That mouth movement has nothing to do with nothing. On the other side, AC Oddysey has amazing sync between the voice acting and anything head animation.
As for the performance, it improved with the latest patch. Not too much. I can't say anything about my computer, but on my friends, RTX 2070Super 2k kinda holds 60fps....kinda. So the performance optimization is still all over the place.
Still, this is all nitpicking - Horizon is one super amazing adventure. Love the fact hey gave it to us on PC....if they could give us God of War as well, even if it's a bad port. We can always play it at 30locked who cares.

One final push for 2020 in terms of Epic single-player storyline and gaming, in general, will be Cyberpunk 2077. Who's ready to buy the new upcoming graphics card for that game?
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I gave yesterday a try for Battletoads on local co-op - play it on Normal level of difficulty and you're good to go. The story is better than most standup specials on Netflix. it's worth every $ for the joy it gives you

 

[Vayra86]

[MSFS 2020] Currently using the High-End preset. Flying towards San Fransisco got me around 40 fps, it dropped to 12 when it loaded the scenery

But New Zealand was pleasant at +70 fps

Spoiler: Found the 1st major bug

Spawned north of San Fransisco on a tiny airstrip. I couldn't do anything and when I applied the "spawn taxiing" it ctd.
That said, I do like this design

12? shit

Guess this game is future proof eh

 

[Frick]

Wasteland 3 drops soon, anyone in on it? For some reason I never got into Wasteland 2, but I'll still get Wasteland 3 on a sale or something.

 

[rtwjunkie]

The face animations are off from the voice acting. That mouth movement has nothing to do with nothing.

.I’ve noticed this too, but only after 4 plus hours. There is a definite memory leak in the game. I start out at 12 GB of RAM used and by the 4 hour mark it is 17(+). They need to fix this, but in the meantime, a restart of the game fixes the RAM use and the lip synching

 

[Vayra86]

Glad I waited on that HZD gig. Sounds like Mass Effect Andromeda all over again lol, and watching the screenshot. Confirmed. What's he eating, lemons?

They can definitely use another quality pass on this one.

Wasteland 3 drops soon, anyone in on it? For some reason I never got into Wasteland 2, but I'll still get Wasteland 3 on a sale or something.

On the fence. The concept looked so good but Wasteland 2 felt a tad repetitive and cheap to me. Even with all the right ingredients in place. It just felt. Dunno. Generic. Late to the party. Its a bit like most of Obsidian's work, these devs kinda suffer the same issues. Enjoyable, yes. Decent mechanics, yeah, usually. But something is missing. Hard to put the finger on it.

 

[rtwjunkie]

Sounds like Mass Effect Andromeda all over again lol, and watching the screenshot. Confirmed. What's he eating, lemons?

Despite the lip synching becoming off after a long period, I haven’t found anything wrong with the faces. To be fair, there is actually a huge diversity in both ethnicities, mixed ethnicities and in the different faces themselves. Some are beautiful people, some only have inner beauty, but overall pretty representative of society. I’ve seen people IRL that look like that guy.

I haven’t run into any of the internet-meme Andromeda facial movements either (something I never actually saw in that game, either)

 

[Sithaer]

i only like COD WWII ... (or early COD ... ) although i am still stuck at the tank mission ... i should retry with a gamepad instead of KB/M

I can second that.
As much as I hate controllers for FPS games that mission was just nope with kb+m and when ppl suggested to try it with a controller I gave it a try. 'cheapo Xbox 360 controller copy but it does work'

Guess what, did it for the first try after endless fails with kb+m. 'almost made me gave up the game'

As for what I'm playing, I got distracted a bit so still Witcher 3 but I did finish Hearts of Stone and started Blood and wine.

~2+ weeks till the new Borderlands 3 DLC so I better get on with it.

 

[moproblems99]

I did finish Hearts of Stone

I loved HoS.

 

[metalfiber]

Still plug'n along in Control. I've died more in combat this time around but suicided less. The DLC A.W.E...Altered World Events or Alan Wake Edition?....will be released tomorrow the 27th.

 

[Frick]

On the fence. The concept looked so good but Wasteland 2 felt a tad repetitive and cheap to me. Even with all the right ingredients in place. It just felt. Dunno. Generic. Late to the party. Its a bit like most of Obsidian's work, these devs kinda suffer the same issues. Enjoyable, yes. Decent mechanics, yeah, usually. But something is missing. Hard to put the finger on it.

Felt the same about the second game, but apparently it picks up really well towards the middle, and the third is supposedly very solid (if you're into these kinds of games).

 

[SN2716057]

12? shit

Guess this game is future proof eh

Yeah. Every time you fly over a new city or town it downloads the data which takes a toll on frame time and fps.
The game tells you how much you have downloaded in total and also specifics.

Above is average, below is stutter and therefor a drop in fps (using Dev tool function in-game).