What are you playing?

[r.h.p]

Civ VI. It's very cool!

Im a favorite of civ V1 , have won science victories on prince , king and now im on emperor level huge maps . getting smashd on emperor at the moment ..lol
such a great looking game in dx 12 i think.

 

[biffzinker]

After all the talk in this thread of Horizon Zero Dawn decided to get the game. So far no issues with crashes. Tried Ultra Quality vs Favor Quality with the builtin benchmark, averaged 47FPS with resolution at 2560x1440 75Hz Ultra Quality, and Favor Quality was 53FPS average. Game reports having 5.212 GB of accessible VRAM on the RTX 2060.

 

[Cvrk]

Spoiler: my life at the moment

Some quests are broken and impossible to finish like the one I'm looking at right now. The "Complete Edition" is far from Complete.
Overall i was missing out on a gem.

When it came out in 2017 for PS4, considering i am a PC gamer, did not botter thinking too much about it and after some reviews/gameplays, i guess it was another AC game running around gathering stuff farming the robots and etc.
Yeah, it's that if you play on a high level of difficulty cuz getting better gear will be your top priority. However, if you play it at easy or medium you can skip many side stuff and focus on the main.

The story is superb, the game looks so good. The frames drop like crazy - but it does not matter cuz its single-player so who cares.
At 2k res on "Origin" graphics settings it kinda holds 40 fps - rather do 1080 and hold 70+ fps.
Gong above the Origins to high or ultra - really i saw little difference to the point where sacrificing frames it's not a good idea.

Maybe one day they will bring to PC God oF War

 

[WhiteNoise]

Conan Exiles, ESO, C&C and a bit of Onward VR. That's my rotation at the moment.

 

[Calmmo]

After all the talk in this thread of Horizon Zero Dawn decided to get the game. So far no issues with crashes. Tried Ultra Quality vs Favor Quality with the builtin benchmark, averaged 47FPS with resolution at 2560x1440 75Hz Ultra Quality, and Favor Quality was 53FPS average. Game reports having 5.212 GB of accessible VRAM on the RTX 2060.

Nice, just turn volumetric clouds down to normal/high because the max setting has a huge performance hit (kinda like AC:Odysey did). You might get over 60 avg just from that.

 

[rtwjunkie]

Still going strong with Horizon Zero Dawn. Guerrilla really did a superb job on narrative, both main and side quests. Makes me wonder if Bethesda even tries to find writers. Don’t get me wrong I am a huge TES fan.

Anyway, Horizon Zero Dawn is really engaging game for me. I finally learned much of the truth from the past. According to the stats I am only 56% complete...at 63 hours. I’ve enjoyed this enough I could see myself getting a PS5 just so I could play the sequel when it comes out.

 

[Rahnak]

I’ve enjoyed this enough I could see myself getting a PS5 just so I could play the sequel when it comes out.

Hahaha, that's how they get you! It's those damn exclusives. If you're into narrative heavy games and like Tomb Raider, I'm sure you'd really like the Uncharted series as well. God of War is also amazing.

 

[rtwjunkie]

Hahaha, that's how they get you! It's those damn exclusives. If you're into narrative heavy games and like Tomb Raider, I'm sure you'd really like the Uncharted series as well. God of War is also amazing.

Yeah, I know that’s the only reason this game came to PC. I would rather not wait 3 to 5 years after Forbidden West gets released to maybe come to PC also. Yes, I’m a big story narrative guy!

 

[Brandenburg]

even for hardcore grognards.. this simulator is pretty hard core.. so much so.. they have a civilian version and a DOD version.. sure wish i knew someone that could score me a copy..

in any case.. this is what happens when a platoon of 3 soviet T-90's meet 4 M1 SEP.. 1 M1 took a catastrophic hit and 2 t90's where destroyed .. not even the M1 can shrug off a hit from a 125MM DU sabot at 400 meters.. i know the game doesn't model incompetence but the way it blew.. 1st thought was some lazy American tanker loader trying to shave off a few seconds when reloading by NOT closing the Ammo blast door before the gunner fires that round.. blast doors are there for a reason.


i believe i destroyed 16 tanks and 2 vehicles while loosing 2 hummvees, 3 M1's , some troops.. one thing that surprised me was a squad mixed it up with a t90 in close assault and took it out

round.. blast doors are there for a reason.

 

[Splinterdog]

Changing to Vulkan sorted the GFX error on RDR2 and I must say that this game is a masterpiece in so many ways, not least the attention to detail.

 

[moproblems99]

must say that this game is a masterpiece in so many ways, not least the attention to detail.

I put about 100 hours in the first 3 chapters. Then I had the story spoiled so I basically quit playing single player. Now I fart around on online for about 15 minutes and call it good.

 

[GreiverBlade]

broke, forgot about H:ZD launch ... oh, well!

PSO2 f2p as a consolation, 74gb 6hrs on my connection lowered to 3hrs by using my phone in tethering 4G+ (my carrier will probably send me an sms about "your recent activity is suspected to be a breach of fair use") 2.04m CAST bouncer and since i did not know you could change freely classes on one char i also made a braver and a hunter all CAST and all on the same albinos template, will probably delete these 2 later, or maybe not ... i like to have distinctive characters (well, semi distinctive )


launch event some freebies free XP 3x 100'000pts result my bouncer is 28 now


which made first steps really easy (playing solo with a NPC compagnon for now )


combat fun, graphic more than correct, nostalgia from PSO1 i played on Dreamcast a huuuuuge while ago, overall good impression


we are the 13th august (at last for me ... )

coming soon? oh, more waiting time then ... no biggies, timezone are timezone

 

[biffzinker]

broke, forgot about H:ZD launch ... oh, well!

I was saving the money credited to my Steam wallet from Christmas. Figured why not spend it on a game so it’s how I paid for H:ZD.

 

[GreiverBlade]

I was saving the money credited to my Steam wallet from Christmas. Figured why not spend it on a game so it’s how I paid for H:ZD.

well ... i had a refund on a game i didn't like (the content was not really up to what was advertised ) but only 15.50chf thus i refunded on my credit card instead of my STEAM wallet, but even there i would still miss 34.40chf

too bad no physical copy available at any of my etailer ahah!

 

[biffzinker]

PSO2 f2p as a consolation, 74gb 6hrs on my connection lowered to 3hrs by using my phone in tethering 4G+ (my carrier will probably send me an sms about "your recent activity is suspected to be a breach of fair use")

H:ZD is a 76.2 GB download, only took 2hrs 10mins. Contrary to the 100 GB space requirement on the Steam store page it only occupied 76.2GB.

 

[robot zombie]

I'm not playing any other games until Control gets that AWE expansion, since I'm in a good flow with that game right now. After that, it's probably gonna be Horizon Zero Dawn... been waiting for that one since before I knew it was coming to PC. RDR2 is up there, too.

And somewhere between that, when Control slips back in my mind, I wanna go back and play the Alan Wake games, since it's common knowledge that they share a universe somehow and I will likely see the lore of both those games and Control differently. They did some really cool things with the writing there. The possibilities are huge. They're so well-connected you'd think Control was written before Alan Wake... or at least that they were always meant to be on a continuity.

There's no way it actually was ever that way, but that observation itself is exactly what Sam Lake wants you to make, and then recognize the connection the stories themselves have in common with you... it's pointing out things about how your mind works and how we experience things. It makes my brain turn to mush and I love it. A lot of this meta-style writing strikes me as shallow self-deprication with the aim of seeming smarter and more meaningful than it really is - kinda just some tactless blue-balling for people who want to feel edgy or ironic. But in this case, the story metas of those games are more like an embroidered tapestry, very intricate and purposeful. Not some tossed in things that you forget with no real consequence. It's integral to the games themselves, not just edgy, self-nullifying writing. The whole thing is a commentary on conventional storytelling with a side of newer storytelling concepts. There are real answers to the absurdity. It's not just there. An Alan Wake sequel is needed.

 

[biffzinker]

After that, it's probably gonna be Horizon Zero Dawn... been waiting for that one since before I knew it was coming to PC.

You’re in for a treat, I’ve been having a good time until I changed something on my PC, don’t know if it was GPU hardware accelerated scheduling or flipping on Gsync for my FreeSync panel but I started getting crashes.

The Windows 10 install has corruption in the WinSxS directory from overclocking the Ryzen 3 1200 before I bought the 3800X. I ran stress tests thought it was stable until it rebooted during a Windows update install.
Tried repairing the image but no luck. Started a clean install before I had to leave for work.

 

[Brandenburg]

set up a new battle.. this times its 2 platoons of M1a2sep + an TF HQ platoon, and 2 platoons of m3a3 Calvary IFV with troops + an HQ platoon in humvees w/tows

1 encounter.. took out a t90 platoon(3) w/o loss.. one t-90 did take 4 hits to kill it though.. 1st 3 hits has little to no known effect .. this game has fow or fog of war.. my intel is quite limited on a great many things but not as strict as it could be.. 4 levels of fow +standard game fow which is kind of in between 2ns and 3rd level imo.. .. level 4 is insane.. i like this to be a fun game.. not a torture or military college test/exercise

i think im going to make me a personal character later , in the editor.. atm .. im Capt Bell...1st LT, Capt., or major Reich has a better ring too it.. muhahhahah.. my best friend is a marine sgt. . cant say 'was' as there is no such thing as a former marine.. in anycase.. he was a staff sergeant in the late 70's and early 80 and works comms.. think ill make him commander of my platoons

this game is all about command and control too.. orders take several turns to propagate down the chain of command and the units to start following those orders.. all but the initial order, which is free and w/o delay

just realize i used my last name in the post above.. and i use my standard internet name here.. well, Generally its KG_Brandenburg but I also use the shortened form w/o the clanner tag sometimes.. name is 20 years old this year.. Im one the last of the KG'ers that still play close combat or the old combat mission on a semi-regula rbasis.. KG is a close combat/combat mission gaming clan and stands for kampfgruppe .. now, when i play AvP online.. on discord they know me as KG_Brandenburg but in game.. its generally shorted to KG most the time..

before ppl think im trying to show some allegiance or glorification to a cause. my last name really is Reich..

 

[rtwjunkie]

I completed the main quest in Horizon Zero Dawn. I’ve still got some side quests and a chunk of the map not revealed yet because I haven’t been there. I still have about a third of The Frozen Wilds DLC yet to complete.

 

[Brandenburg]

I completed the main quest in Horizon Zero Dawn. I’ve still got some side quests and a chunk of the map not revealed yet because I haven’t been there. I still have about a third of The Frozen Wilds DLC yet to complete.

been meaning to buy that game.. looks pretty sweet

 

[DannibusX]

Mostly been playing Magic: Arena lately. Dota2, League, SC2 and Warzone as well.

 

[Mindweaver]

I'm playing RDR2 after how much praise it's received. I just started the 3rd chapter and I have to make myself play it. I'm just way underwhelmed after playing Half-life: Alyx. I mean don't get me wrong I think it's a great game, but I should have played it before HLA. I am playing it in NVSurround and it helps. It's even better playing it in big screen on a huge curved monitor. Now if it gets a VR mod like GTAV then it will be awesome. I'm really debating on buying VorpX to play it in VR... lol

 

[lexluthermiester]

Animal Crossing I'm addicted, I play it all day long. Anyone?

That's a fun game, however I think you're in the minority about being addicted to it..
(BTW, laughing about your comment, not at you..)

 

[moproblems99]

I'm playing RDR2 after how much praise it's received. I just started the 3rd chapter and I have to make myself play it. I'm just way underwhelmed after playing Half-life: Alyx. I mean don't get me wrong I think it's a great game, but I should have played it before HLA. I am playing it in NVSurround and it helps. It's even better playing it in big screen on a huge curved monitor. Now if it gets a VR mod like GTAV then it will be awesome. I'm really debating on buying VorpX to play it in VR... lol

RDR2 is best served for story driven players rather than action driven player I feel. Otherwise, the mechanics of the game will bore you to death I basically just wander around now bow hunting which there is slightly something cathartic about it I feel.

 

[Drone]

Animal Crossing I'm addicted, I play it all day long. Anyone?

Animal Crossing is pretty innovative and addictive. If I had more time I'd play it for sure, but I can't get enough of Xenoblade and MGS series lol

Okay back to Peace Walker. Just managed to beat Pupa, PW and Chrysalis with S rank, now Snake has bandana and ∞ ammo, yay!

Tank boss battle

Snake and Kaz against the world

I never knew that PW "borrowed" some of the patrol route ideas from 1987 game, while Twin Snakes and Sons of Liberty used more stochastic and AI based approach.

Snake vs Chrysalis.