PC Gaming ERA | April 2021 - A Hunter is a Hunter, even on PC

TheMadTitan · Apr 13, 2021

spineduke said:
MAME, the arcade emulation project?

Yep.

I don't hate it hate it, but I hate how things have to be EXACT.

Bate said:
I hate not finishing games. However, I am struggling to complete Elex. I dropped the game when I was supposed to fight a dozen or so Albs the same time and they were constantly spamming their guns and especially their rocket launchers. It was so frustrating because this throws you to the ground or staggers you, and then you die. The combat is always clunky and clumsy, and because of that, sometimes really unfair. And in all honesty, the story is really not that great. Exploring the world and getting stronger is fun, but I guess nobody stays for the badly written tale of the fallen superhuman that becomes a savior for a group of people. Did someone here finish the game? Is the conclusion worth it?

You just listed a bunch of reasons why you shouldn't finish the game. I was going to suggest you cheat past the annoying parts, but it might not even be worth watching the ending on youtube from your description.

spineduke · Apr 13, 2021

TheMadTitan said:
Yep.

I don't hate it hate it, but I hate how things have to be EXACT.

They make a pretty good case for historical and emulation accuracy. I wish more emulation projects were as committed. Getting the files all aligned is a pain( as is maintaining them) but there are ways to facilitate all that. It's been years since I last revisited the project. I was thinking about it recently when I saw the meltdown in the Sony threads over the PS3/vita store shutdowns. People can't keep pooping over emulation as piracy when it's clear companies don't do enough and won't do enough to preserve their own legacies and history.

Bate · Apr 13, 2021

TheMadTitan said:
You just listed a bunch of reasons why you shouldn't finish the game. I was going to suggest you cheat past the annoying parts, but it might not even be worth watching the ending on youtube from your description.

I suppose you are right. But my FOMO is strong. That is why quitting a game is hard for me.

TheMadTitan · Apr 13, 2021

spineduke said:
They make a pretty good case for historical and emulation accuracy. I wish more emulation projects were as committed. Getting the files all aligned is a pain( as is maintaining them) but there are ways to facilitate all that. It's been years since I last revisited the project. I was thinking about it recently when I saw the meltdown in the Sony threads over the PS3/vita store shutdowns. People can't keep pooping over emulation as piracy when it's clear companies don't do enough and won't do enough to preserve their own legacies and history.

I'm just not a fan of "you need all 60GB of this stuff and it all has to be in one folder" thing they have going. I don't understand why the structure isn't nested like every other emulator. Games go here, bios go over there, that sort of thing.

But I agree.

Bate said:
I suppose you are right. But my FOMO is strong. That is why quitting a game is hard for me.

But if you're not getting any fun out of it, you're not really missing out. You got all of the experience out of it that you need.

.exe · Apr 13, 2021

Bate said:
I suppose you are right. But my FOMO is strong. That is why quitting a game is hard for me.

I have this as well — to varying degrees. It helped me to look at it this way: there's only so much time to play games, and playing one that I don't actively enjoy cuts into time that could be spent on one I do. Maybe that can work for you as well!

eonden · Apr 13, 2021

Main "problem" for MAME is trying to get exact cycle emulation for each individual game. While most console emulators are more than happy to have general solutions that might create differences between how the game was originally played and how it works in the emulator, MAME tries to have the same behaviour (including some glitches). That means that they want to have as controlled of an environment as humanly possible in PC, which is a hard task.

dex3108 · Apr 13, 2021

And just like that content you got with Deluxe or similar versions of these games will be gone

Ubisoft are closing online servers for several older titles on June 1, 2021; last time to grab the online achievements/trophies

https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/1241617-Online-Services-Update-Masterlist-Forums?s=4e28173932bf67c5c4b122e6e2bd10eb Here are a few more specific details: 1. The multiplayer online services for the title will be shut down but the solo features will remain available. 2. Any In-game...

www.resetera.com

Uzzy · Apr 13, 2021

It's been 4 years..

spineduke · Apr 13, 2021

eonden said:
Main "problem" for MAME is trying to get exact cycle emulation for each individual game. While most console emulators are more than happy to have general solutions that might create differences between how the game was originally played and how it works in the emulator, MAME tries to have the same behaviour (including some glitches). That means that they want to have as controlled of an environment as humanly possible in PC, which is a hard task.

I don't really understand - the code and the way it emulates cycles is hardware agnostic. You have MAME forks for all kinds of hardware/operating systems.

The emulation accuracy (per cycle) is what makes MAME an endless project. The idea isn't to supersede the original version, but get it running perfectly, with glorious slowdown/glitches and all. Given the thousands of arcade PCBs and variants, we'll probably never get to see it completed.

I wonder if they still have the analog simulated games in there, cause those were really approximations (like Pong/Asteroid)

Mobius and Pet Octopus · Apr 13, 2021

I am playing stellaris a ton again. Getting close to actually finishing a game, but I think I am just too strong and can dominate the entire galaxy in just a matter of time. So I am thinking of starting a new game on a harder difficulty. What DLC really fleshes out the mid/end game?

I guess from the DLC packs I do not have, the only stand out one is federations. I bought that humble bundle recently. I lack a bunch of species packs as well.

Federations seems cool though. Worth it?

Bate · Apr 13, 2021

TheMadTitan said:
But if you're not getting any fun out of it, you're not really missing out. You got all of the experience out of it that you need.

.exe said:
I have this as well — to varying degrees. It helped me to look at it this way: there's only so much time to play games, and playing one that I don't actively enjoy cuts into time that could be spent on one I do. Maybe that can work for you as well!

Thanks! I guess I use my time on dying on my runs on new Isaac Repentence stuff. Which is at least fun. Masochistic fun.

Jadax · Apr 13, 2021

That's always been an issue with these type of games.

Start of medium difficulty because you're not sure how tough it will be (or you're new to it). Once you get the hang of it it becomes a breeze, but the AI is lower difficulty making the game a meme. Just sucks when this happens after you've spent a decent amount of time, and restarting is just annoying at that point.

Chairmanchuck (另一个我) · Apr 13, 2021

dex3108 said:
And just like that content you got with Deluxe or similar versions of these games will be gone

Ubisoft are closing online servers for several older titles on June 1, 2021; last time to grab the online achievements/trophies

https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/1241617-Online-Services-Update-Masterlist-Forums?s=4e28173932bf67c5c4b122e6e2bd10eb Here are a few more specific details: 1. The multiplayer online services for the title will be shut down but the solo features will remain available. 2. Any In-game...

www.resetera.com

"bUt "rEvIeW bOmBiNg" iS wRoNg"

Myradeer · Apr 13, 2021

Mobius and Pet Octopus said:
I am playing stellaris a ton again. Getting close to actually finishing a game, but I think I am just too strong and can dominate the entire galaxy in just a matter of time. So I am thinking of starting a new game on a harder difficulty. What DLC really fleshes out the mid/end game?

I guess from the DLC packs I do not have, the only stand out one is federations. I bought that humble bundle recently. I lack a bunch of species packs as well.

Federations seems cool though. Worth it?

Yeah new federation options offered by Federation DLC are pretty cool, though I'm not sure it significantly impacts mid/end game. If you want more stuff happening, Distant Stars DLC is actually better bet as it adds new events and more importantly possibility for new type of mid-game crisis.

Doesn't Dick update come out extremely soon though? Probably good idea to start new campaign after that, unless you're not planning to update for mod reasons.

Lashley · Apr 13, 2021

dex3108 said:
And just like that content you got with Deluxe or similar versions of these games will be gone

Ubisoft are closing online servers for several older titles on June 1, 2021; last time to grab the online achievements/trophies

https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/1241617-Online-Services-Update-Masterlist-Forums?s=4e28173932bf67c5c4b122e6e2bd10eb Here are a few more specific details: 1. The multiplayer online services for the title will be shut down but the solo features will remain available. 2. Any In-game...

www.resetera.com

"review bombing is bad"

RR30 · Apr 13, 2021

Bate said:
I suppose you are right. But my FOMO is strong. That is why quitting a game is hard for me.

If you're not opposed to using cheats WeMod has an unlimited health one that can get you past that part.

Sheepinator · Apr 13, 2021

Lashley said:
"review bombing is bad"

You support review bombing games that are ten plus years old and getting their dead MP switched off? I googled several names on the list, all were games released around 2008/2009. MS, Codemasters, Take Two and others have discounted more popular games that are only a few years old.

From the article:

Rewards will be disabled in-game, meaning that you can still unlock them, but you will not receive them. If you unlock them after the closure of the online service for the game, please feel free to contact our Customer Support team to be refunded.

NattyBo · Apr 13, 2021

Sheepinator said:
You support review bombing games that are ten plus years old and getting their dead MP switched off? I googled several names on the list, all were games released around 2008/2009. MS, Codemasters, Take Two and others have discounted more popular games that are only a few years old.

From the article:

Rewards will be disabled in-game, meaning that you can still unlock them, but you will not receive them. If you unlock them after the closure of the online service for the game, please feel free to contact our Customer Support team to be refunded.

Pretty sure the poster was talking about the review bombing of Nier Automata, which seems to have worked as intended.

Sheepinator · Apr 13, 2021

NattyBo said:
Pretty sure the poster was talking about the review bombing of Nier Automata, which seems to have worked as intended.

Ah, that makes a lot more sense.

Crazy that Square never ever patched the game. It must be selling well enough to consistently hold $20+ price point, but they still refused to patch it.

Mobius and Pet Octopus · Apr 13, 2021

Myradeer said:
Yeah new federation options offered by Federation DLC are pretty cool, though I'm not sure it significantly impacts mid/end game. If you want more stuff happening, Distant Stars DLC is actually better bet as it adds new events and more importantly possibility for new type of mid-game crisis.

Doesn't Dick update come out extremely soon though? Probably good idea to start new campaign after that, unless you're not planning to update for mod reasons.

You mean nemesis? I really do not follow game development for this title. I guess they have a free update with nemesis?

dex3108 · Apr 13, 2021

WRC 10 will release on Steam before WRC 9 (That was Epic Store exclusive) XD

Pulp · Apr 13, 2021

dex3108 said:
WRC 10 will release on Steam before WRC 9 (That was Epic Store exclusive) XD

I'm sure Sweeney will find an angle!

Clowns · Apr 13, 2021

so just a general warning: apparently Control Standard Edition on Steam is an older build than the Ultimate Edition, even if you purchase the season pass content, you still don't really own the actual Ultimate edition. Thus us humble-bundle people are missing patches, like the ability to... play the game offline.

Fucking awesome. What a shitshow.

Pulp · Apr 13, 2021

Surely that will be fixed?

eonden · Apr 13, 2021

Huh Dino Crisis 1 and 2 are on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568800
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568810

Uzzy · Apr 13, 2021

Hella comics.

.exe · Apr 13, 2021

Clowns said:
so just a general warning: apparently Control Standard Edition on Steam is an older build than the Ultimate Edition, even if you purchase the season pass content, you still don't really own the actual Ultimate edition. Thus us humble-bundle people are missing patches, like the ability to... play the game offline.

Fucking awesome. What a shitshow.

Cool, cool.
Very cool.

zulux21 · Apr 13, 2021

Sheepinator said:
Ah, that makes a lot more sense.

Crazy that Square never ever patched the game. It must be selling well enough to consistently hold $20+ price point, but they still refused to patch it.

It has less to do with it selling well enough and more to do with it being Japanese developed. Square really doesn't put many of their Japanese games too far below 50% anymore.

Their Eidos stuff on the other hand goes 75% or more off all the time.

Classy Tomato · Apr 13, 2021

Clowns said:
so just a general warning: apparently Control Standard Edition on Steam is an older build than the Ultimate Edition, even if you purchase the season pass content, you still don't really own the actual Ultimate edition. Thus us humble-bundle people are missing patches, like the ability to... play the game offline.

Fucking awesome. What a shitshow.

Are you fucking kidding me...
Is there a list of differences between the old and new build?

SapientWolf · Apr 13, 2021

dex3108 said:
And just like that content you got with Deluxe or similar versions of these games will be gone

Ubisoft are closing online servers for several older titles on June 1, 2021; last time to grab the online achievements/trophies

https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/1241617-Online-Services-Update-Masterlist-Forums?s=4e28173932bf67c5c4b122e6e2bd10eb Here are a few more specific details: 1. The multiplayer online services for the title will be shut down but the solo features will remain available. 2. Any In-game...

www.resetera.com

I can't imagine you need that many machines to support games people barely play. Pulling multiplayer support has always struck me as anti-consumer and unnecessary. I'm still salty about Wizard Wars.

flyinj · Apr 13, 2021

I filled out my Eurotruck Sim 2 scenery with the weekend sale, and have been cruising around in VR with my Quest 2. It is an amazing experience.

I also installed the "Local Radio Stations" mod which automatically sets the radio stations around you to ones that are local to where you are driving. Going down a forested back road in Latvia with a local station playing is incredibly immersive.

Clowns · Apr 13, 2021

Classy Tomato said:
Are you fucking kidding me...
Is there a list of differences between the old and new build?

i just found out about this and the always-online thing was the biggest issue i've encountered. supposedly that was patched out of the Ultimate edition last year. I was having some big problems with loading screens taking absolutely forever, even on SSD, unless I alt-tabbed out of the game which would make them load much faster. Also noticed that performance seemed to be degrading the longer I played, a lot of freezes/stutters lately. idk if those last two are related to the lack of patches though.

amademage · Apr 13, 2021

How does the Newegg shuffle work? Should I choose everything or only what I want most?

Myradeer · Apr 13, 2021

Mobius and Pet Octopus said:
You mean nemesis? I really do not follow game development for this title. I guess they have a free update with nemesis?

Yeah, usually Stellaris bundles big gameplay updates for free along with big DLC releases.

Upcoming update will make significant changes to first contact & planetary management for those without DLC as well. Admittedly it'll also break most mods and, if history suggests anything, likely take few more additional patches to stop being buggy mess so disable auto-update if that isn't your cup of tea.

z1ggy · Apr 13, 2021

Capcom sales up in Steam

RE 2 -60%, im gonna double dip (played it already on PS4)

Mentalist · Apr 13, 2021

eonden said:
Huh Dino Crisis 1 and 2 are on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568800
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568810

If GOG convinced Konami to re-release old MGS titles on PC, I don't see why it can't do the same with Capcom's old PC ports down the line.

dex3108 · Apr 13, 2021

Was it Valve who talked about dedicated Steam servers that would work on demand? Server files would be there always but actual server resources would be allocated only if they are requested or something like that.

eonden · Apr 13, 2021

dex3108 said:
Was it Valve who talked about dedicated Steam servers that would work on demand? Server files would be there always but actual server resources would be allocated only if they are requested or something like that.

Pretty sure thats how servers work.

Mobius and Pet Octopus · Apr 13, 2021

Myradeer said:
Yeah, usually Stellaris bundles big gameplay updates for free along with big DLC releases.

Upcoming update will make significant changes to first contact & planetary management for those without DLC as well. Admittedly it'll also break most mods and, if history suggests anything, likely take few more additional patches to stop being buggy mess so disable auto-update if that isn't your cup of tea.

I have not tried any mods. Anything really good? There are a couple bugs with UI I noticed, particularly around fleet management.

dex3108 · Apr 13, 2021

eonden said:
Pretty sure thats how servers work.

This was related to older games and something like that. There was talk about it i think when GameSpy servers went down.

bmdubya · Apr 13, 2021

I've been following this game's development for a while, and it's close to getting funded. I thought some of you on this board might be interested in checking it out.

stan423321 · Apr 13, 2021

dex3108 said:
Was it Valve who talked about dedicated Steam servers that would work on demand? Server files would be there always but actual server resources would be allocated only if they are requested or something like that.

eonden said:
Pretty sure thats how servers work.

It's complicated, and I could see both yes and no as factual answer.

What's solved:
- metaservers for p2p are common on basically everything now
- economy/inventory/savefile servers have marginal costs when static
- billing devs for their game servers way less when no one plays, for new servers that don't have weird hardware requirements, is solved with containers

What's not solved:
- old servers that no one can port to containers
- weird hardware servers that no one can port to containers
- marginal costs not being marginal enough for smaller entities
- the other case, where servers are used without new purchases, seems completely untouched

SapientWolf · Apr 13, 2021

amademage said:
How does the Newegg shuffle work? Should I choose everything or only what I want most?

I wouldn't turn down any of the GPUs. The CPUs might not be as scarce.

Myradeer · Apr 13, 2021

Mobius and Pet Octopus said:
I have not tried any mods. Anything really good? There are a couple bugs with UI I noticed, particularly around fleet management.

Strongly recommended:
I use Smaller Resource Icons 2.8.x and Tiny Outliner to improve UI.
Habitats Capped Dynamic and Stellaris Peformance Mod to reduce late-game lag.

Dynamic Political Events, Potent Rebellions, Multiple Crises used to make playthrough more interesting without significant balance changes (tried other popular event mods but found that they usually benefited player, your preference if more event variety is worth it).

Recommended:
I found Balanced Space Warfare v2.4 is pretty good at balancing ship weapon types while allowing AI to build smarter fleet composition, but if you're not too familiar with Stellaris to know optimal ship designs, I guess it wouldn't hurt to try vanilla experience first.

Extremely preferential:
I also use StarNet AI to make game more harder, give me reason to actually maintain standing military, and ensure I can't reliably lol diplo to complete safety. Also use Fallen Empire Awakening Tweaks to prevent FE from getting rolled over by StarNet AI. I should note that many people hate StarNet mod for making AI extremely aggressive, people's opinion of it seem to differ based on whether they want Stellaris to be 4X game or roleplaying game.

djinn · Apr 13, 2021

Uzzy said:
It's been 4 years..

And I can still hear the monkeys

Lashley · Apr 13, 2021

Anyone got any experience using

GitHub - xan105/Achievement-Watcher: A sexy achievement file parser with real-time notification, automatic screenshot and playtime tracking. View every achievements earned on your PC whether it's coming from Steam, a Steam emulator, and more.

A sexy achievement file parser with real-time notification, automatic screenshot and playtime tracking. View every achievements earned on your PC whether it's coming from Steam, a Steam emulato...

github.com

EDIT: Nevermind, the one thing that interested me doesn't seem to support steam

Faderlite · Apr 13, 2021

Just got my EVGA email for my chance to buy a 3070. I put the order in but it's a strange feeling. I put my name on the list in November, and then I sort of moved on when it seemed hopeless. Not complaining though.

StarStorm · Apr 13, 2021

Atelier Sophie looks good.

Classy Tomato · Apr 13, 2021

Clowns said:
i just found out about this and the always-online thing was the biggest issue i've encountered. supposedly that was patched out of the Ultimate edition last year. I was having some big problems with loading screens taking absolutely forever, even on SSD, unless I alt-tabbed out of the game which would make them load much faster. Also noticed that performance seemed to be degrading the longer I played, a lot of freezes/stutters lately. idk if those last two are related to the lack of patches though.

This is like Xcom 2 + War of the Chosen fuckery, but even much worse.

Uzzy · Apr 14, 2021

dex3108 said:
WRC 10 will release on Steam before WRC 9 (That was Epic Store exclusive) XD

That is so bizarre.

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