What are you playing?

[FordGT90Concept]

It does tend to crash on DX12 though...

Disable the Steam Overlay for the game. That's what causes the crashes in DX12 for both NVIDIA and AMD cards.

 

[SN2716057]

Just visited Greece, nice place, rough people though.

 

[rtwjunkie]

OOOO Q4 eh? I still have most of the DVD's from that one, and have been debating picking it up on Steam.

So I run these two flags from Steam Launch options for FC2: -GameProfile_SkipIntroMovies 1 -RenderProfile_MaxFps 75

I actually got that info from the mod dev on Steam Discussions here, I highly suggest the mod, though he recommends starting a new game. Luckily I was only about 10% through the campaign so it wasn't a huge loss.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/19900/discussions/0/1744479064005190310/

It's called Hunter's Mod, that the user by the same name created for the 10yr anniversary of FC2. So far I really like it, not changing too many things, but the changes made feel really good and make it more engaging for me. Overall FC2 is keeping me very entertained, and I'm really appreciating it for what it is and what it introduced so long ago.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/hunters-far-cry-2-update

So, I have Far Cry 2 on GOG. Went to the forums, and what do you know? Hunter created his mod to also work on the GOG version. Installing this next. Thanks again for the tip!

 

[Splinterdog]

Disable the Steam Overlay for the game. That's what causes the crashes in DX12 for both NVIDIA and AMD cards.

Thanks.
I did that, but it still crashes if you alt tab out, in either windowed or fullscreen.
DX11 is fine.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Thanks.
I did that, but it still crashes if you alt tab out, in either windowed or fullscreen.
DX11 is fine.

Works for me. With overlay disabled, shift+tab should no longer work in the game. If Steam hooks the game at all, it will crash in DX12.

Edit: After a month of waiting, it's finally happening!

Totally threaded the needle at the end.

Why no trailer? I'm hauling ass.

...who am I kidding? I always haul ass.

Spoiler: check the speedo

Had another gear to grab yet too.

 

[sepheronx]

I humbly submit the following for your consideration;
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4134/
Been having great fun with it. PM me if you're not sure how to make it work. It can be a complicated process if you're not familiar with it.

i'll take a gander at this when I get the chance.

Currently I am fighting with trying to get turbografx/turboduo to work in fullscreen (it crashes) and also trying to find some other emulators that will work for my setup. I have more trouble than worth with Windows 10 and emulators so I set up a virtualbox with ubuntu in order to test out them in linux to see if they are more stable.

As a note, I was able to get super famicom all working so I can play the japanese FF's (2, 3 and 5) but of course I cant read Japanese. So I had to resort to PS1 with the Anthology and such.

When I was younger, I only had the TRS-80 computer, NES and colecovision. When Super NES came out, my parents said no. When Turbografx came out, they definitely said no (that was like $700 at the time I believe, or that may have been Turboduo). And of course Factories wouldn't take a 12 year old either in to work. So now I get the chance to play them while much older. But very hard to come by.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Currently I am fighting with trying to get turbografx/turboduo to work in fullscreen

You mean emulation?
http://www.magicengine.com/ Still the best, perfectly stable even in Win10 and worth the price. There is also Ootake, which is a free Japanese EMU and has english menu options. Also perfectly stable and run in Win10.
If you're willing to consider an Android solution there is a wonderful emu by Robert Broglia on Google Play; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PceEmu&hl=en_US
An NVidia Shield is a perfect system for EMU in general. https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Shield-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B075RXV2VR
If that's a bit too pricey; https://www.amazon.com/Android-Amlogic-Bluetooth-Playing-64bits/dp/B07C7DZD9X This will also do any 8/16 bit era emu perfectly. It will also do 32/64bit era emu very well. The Shield is the king of emu ATM though.

 

[cucker tarlson]

And, being a graphics freak, it presses all the buttons, by looking top notch, with incredible attention to detail. It does tend to crash on DX12 though, but since it's only a slight improvement in performance, I'm sticking with DX11.
Here are a couple of shots.

drop volumetric fog/smoke to medium,it tanks fps for a very,very minor visual improvement.

 

[kurosagi01]

Current playlist : Battlefield V(PC), Dark Souls 3(PS4), Spiderman DLC*Waiting for final DLC*(PS4), Pokemon Lets Go Pikachu(Switch)
Stopped playing Evil within 2 as I got mad with the one hit kill ghost lady.

 

[Cvrk]

This is at very high with shadows at high. 1080p

It just does't look good. Same it was for Origins. Forget the distant nature in the back that just looks horrible. Looking at Kassandra there is no details.

What God of War has is incredible. They managed too close small portions of the map and turn it up to max, so it wont destroy the console.
In AC the map is given all at once, and where you go everything just loads instantaneously. I am no expert, but it just doesn't look good.

If you run fast on a horse, it looks kinda good, but when you try to take a print screen and slow it all down and look at the details....it's disappointing.

 

[rtwjunkie]

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This is at very high with shadows at high. 1080p

It just does't look good. Same it was for Origins. Forget the distant nature in the back that just looks horrible. Looking at Kassandra there is no details.

What God of War has is incredible. They managed too close small portions of the map and turn it up to max, so it wont destroy the console.
In AC the map is given all at once, and where you go everything just loads instantaneously. I am no expert, but it just doesn't look good.

If you run fast on a horse, it looks kinda good, but when you try to take a print screen and slow it all down and look at the details....it's disappointing.

Looks not as good as what I had l. But meh, it’s an excellent game regardless if graphics were mud. Best I’ve played since TW3.

 

[Frick]

Well I'm king of East Anglia again, and immortal. A year after I actually achieved immortality (a first for me in this game) I got sick and my physician mistreated me so much I became a eunuch. At the tender age of 25. So I don't age, but I don't get any more kids either. Should be good.

EDIT: And some Steam ramblings: I use it in offline mode, mainly, because I'm on a metered connection (by choice). Only if there is a critical update do I go online, and every game I've installed is manually set to update only when I launch it. But no. As soon as I go online every single game looks for updates and the ones with updates can't be launched without updating. It is .. aggravating.

 

[SN2716057]

ACO just before ctd

 

[rtwjunkie]

Nothing beats hunting with a vehicle-mounted light machine gun.

 

[robot zombie]

I have a pretty serious Fallout 4 addiction at this point. For all of its many flaws, it has a way of drawing me back in. I've made at least a dozen level 60+ characters and I'm still discovering little things. I like building up new characters and trying different builds. Something really satisfying about it. Hits the dopamine receptors hard. It's like there are a million little things you can do, and there's no actual endgame, but whether you're bullshitting around or whatever, it always feels like progress. It's all about the journey with Bethesda games.

Been breaking up all of the Fallout with Shadow of the Tomb Raider. I'll admit, never got into the franchise. Just never seemed like something I'd like... I was one of those people who would joke about it being "quicktime" the game. Kinda just wanted to pick up a fresh game and for some reason it caught my attention. Maybe I wanted to play something I'd usually never consider. *shrug* I also kind of wanted to see if my humble Ryzen 5 2600/RX 580 system could handle running a brand new game at 1080p. Much to my delight it still has an easy time running it at high settings - kind of thought it might have some trouble for some reason... at least some stutter or something, but so far, so good. Looks like the 580 stays for now

I'm actually really enjoying traversing all of the rich environments and solving all of these little puzzles. Wish the mechanics were consistent with Lara's moves - I've been stuck in spots simply because the game has already taught me that I shouldn't be able to do the thing that it actually wants me to do this time - it looks like something that's only been repeated death before, so I'll go in circles thinking I'm missing something. Other times things randomly seem to not work, and I assume it's because I wasn't supposed to go that way or something but really it was just the game messing with me. It still feels pretty good to jump and climb and such, though. Everything feels more fluid and responsive than I thought it would.

Also, the game is just gorgeous to look at. I find myself just kind of basking in the beauty of some of the places I wind-up in this game. I can't think of a game that's ever really grabbed me for its beauty like that. Story is bleh. I mean, I like that Lara is kind of this hardened, morally ambivalent character. But I'm not paying much attention to it - some of the dialogue is hilarious to me. I can't fully take it as seriously as I think it wants me to. I'm mostly just in it to explore and do stuff.

Probably not the best Tomb Raider to start on from what I've heard and read, but with it all being new to me, it's been a good experience. I see myself keeping up with it for sure.

 

[StrayKAT]

I have a pretty serious Fallout 4 addiction at this point.

Dude, I still play Skyrim

I'd play FO4 more, but I'm far more into fantasy settings. Especially TES lore.

 

[XiGMAKiD]

Playing Paladins and just recently got the Christmas themed skin for Lian

Speaking of addiction I just reinstall NFS Carbon, always coming back to that game for the great tracks and car characteristics

 

[StrayKAT]

Playing Paladins and just recently got the Christmas themed skin for Lian

Speaking of addiction I just reinstall NFS Carbon, always coming back to that game for the great tracks and car characteristics

Kind of looking for an arcadey racer like that. EA also just reissued Burnout Paradise, but I'd prefer something new.

 

[XiGMAKiD]

Kind of looking for an arcadey racer like that. EA also just reissued Burnout Paradise, but I'd prefer something new.

It a great arcade racer as the cars have very different characterics and you can set yourself challenges by using different car class, for example new player should use tuner class for it's very easy handling, regular race gamer could use exotic class for it's balanced stats and lastly use muscle class if you want to hone your handling skills (or just a masochist) as that's the worst handling class out of the three

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I still think The Crew is the best arcade racer available right now. Huge world and lots of variety.

 

[StrayKAT]

I never played the Crew actually..

 

[FordGT90Concept]

It just occurred to me that I never recorded gameplay footage of that game.

 

[StrayKAT]

There was a Crew 2 released in June apparently. Have you played that?

I won't be getting it though, it's still full price. Even the first one seems a little pricey for an older game ($30).

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Played the beta. It's basically more of the same (with "followers," yuck) with the addition of boats and planes. The Crew is a more...mature...experience. I'll get The Crew 2 eventually but I am steering clear until Ubisoft is done milking it for all it is worth.

I think I got The Crew + all DLCs for $15. UPlay has it on sale frequently. Steam too.

 

[StrayKAT]

Played the beta. It's basically more of the same (with "followers," yuck) with the addition of boats and planes. The Crew is a more...mature...experience. I'll get The Crew 2 eventually but I am steering clear until Ubisoft is done milking it for all it is worth.

I think I got The Crew + all DLCs for $15. Ubisoft has it on sale frequently. Steam too.

I'll put it on my wishlist, and see if I gets discount again.