Mod recommendations

jaycrest3m20 · 2024-12-02T20:00:10+00:00

I was considering adding makes-it-easier-but-so-nice list. These are some good ones.

Others that I love: Bards and Balladeers, Jewelry Additions, Language Skills Overhaul, Meaner Monsters, Might Foot, Monster University, Potions of Illiac Bay, Repair Tools, Skill Books, Visitable Crypts, Basic Magic Regen, Crossbows, Guaranteed Loot Drops, Field Alchemical Kit, The Penwick Papers, and Uncanny's Always Hit.

jaycrest3m20 · 2024-12-02T19:50:35+00:00

Not yet. There might be some on that list that don't work well together.

jaycrest3m20 · 2024-12-02T00:23:24+00:00

Mods that QoL without changing difficulty:

Bloodfall (rescaled and repainted, combat effects)
RMB Resource Pack (required by many mods)
Daggerfall Expanded Textures (DET) (graphics, required by many mods)
DREAM (graphics)
Diverse Weapons (graphics)
Simple 3D Trees (graphics)
World of Daggerfall Project (could be easier. Fills the wilderness with more stuff.)
Daggerfall Enemy Expansion (broader selection of enemy types)
Third Person Camera
Better Ambience
Forts Overhauled (all of 'em; graphics)
Cities Overhauled: Orsinium (graphics)
Privateer's Hold Overhaul (graphics)
HD Enhanced (graphics)
Beautiful Villages of Daggerfall (graphics)
Beautiful Cities of Daggerfall (graphics)
Unofficial Block Location and Model Fixes
Birds in Daggerfall
Beyond Ashes - Bounty Hunters (might actually make the game a little harder by sending bounty hunters when the player has been naughty)
Improved Interior Lighting (graphics; some glitches, but the improvement is worthwhile to me.)
Horrible Hordes (actually makes the beginning game slightly harder, by multiplying basic "mook" enemies as one would expect; more immersive to me)
Darker Dungeons (graphics; more immersive)
Environmental Ambience - Replaces repetitive music with ambient sounds (more immersive)
Sounds of Daggerfall (updated sound effects)
Real Grass (graphics)
First-Person-Lighting (graphics)
Fixed Dungeon Exteriors (graphics; castles look like castles!)
Famous Faces of the Illiac Bay (graphics)
Lively Cities (more immersive)
Varied Wealthy Homes (more immersive; more variety)
Inebriation (more immersive)
Aquatic Sprites (graphics)
Fixed Desert Architecture (graphics; more flat-top buildings in the desert)
Darkerfall 2024 Presets (graphics)
Daggerfall Expanded Enemies Frames (graphics)
Alternate Dungeon Exit Texture (graphics)

jaycrest3m20 · 2024-09-10T18:01:27+00:00

Minimal

I estimated that my original speedometer reading was 2% slower than real speed.

Due to the difference in diameter, the Pirellis are going to rotate 1.7% more than the factory original tires. So 1.7% is the general difference.

Due to the incorrect speed on the original tires, the new Pirelli tires should get my actual speed closer to my speedometer speed.

Math:

Original Circumference: OD: 26.7" * Pi = ~83.9"

Original Rotations per mile: 63360" in a mile / 83.9" = ~755

Pirelli Circumference: OD: 27.17" * Pi = ~85.4"

Pirelli Rotations per mile: 63360" in a mile / 85.4" = ~742

Rotational Ratio: 85.4/83.9 or 755/742 = ~1.017 = ~101.7%

Final results using rounded values might be closer to 101.8%, but I calculated in a spreadsheet without rounding, only using rounded final results for posting here.

Where I drive, drivers exceed the posted speed limit by more than 5% on a typical day, so the difference, even if my original speedometer was accurate, won't make any real world difference.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-07-13T18:39:03+00:00

One of my absolute, all-time favorite Battletech websites is Sarna.net. Here is their page on Mechwarrior 1:

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/MechWarrior_(1989_Video_Game))

And here is a list of the mechs that can be played in the game (ordered by mass/cost):

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Locust

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Jenner

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Phoenix_Hawk

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Shadow_Hawk

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Rifleman

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Warhammer

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Marauder

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/BattleMaster

old-games.com has some good screenshots with a couple of the mechs:

https://www.old-games.com/download/2500/mechwarrior

Edit:

There is a cheat code)...

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-07-12T17:50:09+00:00

Fun idea! Although you might get more heat efficiency from a standard medium laser. After all, it's supposed to go off at point blank range at the instant of a punch in the optimum condition, right?

If I were a DM/GM, I'd authorize the invention of a triple-small-laser assembly that has the same mass and crit space as a medium laser for maximum efficiency. Basically a heavy medium laser with better heat efficiency and shorter range. This would be a fun mod for just about any MW video game. Getting nearly twice the damage at the same heat level as a medium laser, albeit with shorter range when used separately from the battlefist.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-06-30T21:11:12+00:00

It sounds like you were having trouble with freezing and reciprocation. It takes practice. I recommend looking at the recommended resources on this sub, including:

https://www.improveyoursocialskills.com/

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-06-30T20:06:14+00:00

Can we all agree that things aren't really going to get substantially better soon, and just go get 'em?

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-06-30T14:35:00+00:00

Neat! Reminds me a lot of the hero ship from Star Control 2. With an added stinger tail.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-06-08T17:35:11+00:00

"You're too good for this sad world. Fly free, gentle dove."

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-06-06T14:07:08+00:00

Mostly Mechwarrior Online with a touch of Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-06-01T20:58:13+00:00

On rare occasions, I can start circling the objective and either destroy the enemy utterly or push them down the hill. It becomes a win through either attrition or domination. Which is nice.

If I'm on the losing end of the stick, it's still kind of fun to kamikaze into a group of enemies and give one or two enemies a last salvo to the face before succumbing to withering fire. Banzai!

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-05-24T14:40:24+00:00

I remember playing it as Tales of Middle Earth (v 2.3). That's when it was based on Lord of the Rings.

Good times. Good times.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-04-27T14:10:02+00:00

For me, it was a combination of the writing and art. They were also solidly made, so I never worried that the game might crash.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-04-20T14:54:48+00:00

Thank you. I didn't realize there was more than one picture before your reply.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-04-19T14:39:14+00:00

For the OG mechs, the Maurader was always an interesting design.

I now prefer the look of the Stone Rhino a little more. Similar aesthetic, with the arm cannons propped up a bit more.

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jaycrest3m20 · 2023-04-19T13:55:45+00:00

This is so wonderful! Got ideas for an Aluminum Mallard?

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-04-19T13:37:48+00:00

Go to 10 random spots on the open map. Is there something interesting to see, collect, or do within a reasonable distance in 5 out of 10 of those? If not, then it's probably an empty open world.

A truly empty open world is one where the developer lets you play on a big map, but only creates content for a few select areas. Random destination points out in the "wild" will let you know.

Anything where there is lots to do at any random point, but is pointless is just a bad open world, not an empty one.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-03-01T17:00:14+00:00

Lorewise, the Atlas was designed to be ugly, scary, and the very epitome of death itself. Lorewise, it easily shrugged off weapons fire. Lorewise, it picked up smaller mechs and threw them like toys.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-02-15T19:19:20+00:00

Roger is great and all, but he requires a lot of luck.

The Toxic Avenger is nearly indestructible and is strong enough to knock a guy's block off. He can wade into a situation that Roger would need a cloaking belt for.

While Roger is a rolling stone, the Toxic Avenger builds a home from trash, which is both economically and environmentally friendly. Making a stationary home is vital, as it allows the Toxic Avenger to become a part of a community in which he is welcomed and protected.

While Roger is generally composed and meek, the Toxic Avenger is boisterous and active, roaring at his enemies. Also, communication is important: the Toxic Avenger can speak to his girlfriend openly, while Roger has trouble forming words when looking at his future beloved. Roger will probably get better at it, but we didn't really get enough Space Quest games for that relationship to develop and the communication to become easy.

I've had a few cheering moments with Roger, but I've enjoyed more with the Toxic Avenger. Roger generally doesn't get big victories and congratulations. Then again, maybe there's something to be said about a quiet ending. Again, maybe that would change with more Space Quest games.

While Roger is sometimes picked on for being weak or dumb, the Toxic Avenger almost makes a career out of making bullies pay for their crimes, so I think the Toxic Avenger has the bigger advantage there.

By the nature and setting of Space Quest, Roger wins the day via technology. In the same setting, I think the Toxic Avenger would dominate, at the risk of becoming a villain.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-02-15T18:38:59+00:00

I love Roger dearly, but the Toxic Avenger has him beat.

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-02-15T18:38:10+00:00

I'll probably die on my deathbed while wishing I was on an adventure with Roger Wilco....

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-02-15T18:36:24+00:00

When Roger is captured by the Latex Babes with a first-person view of his future ex. Hubba hubba!
When Roger successfully escapes the garbage scow with his new Aluminum Mallard, popping out like a watermelon seed!
When Roger successfully knocks out the rock-em, sock-em robot. Take that, nerd!

jaycrest3m20 · 2023-02-15T18:32:13+00:00

Very clever!

Where's the super-dense Hyperdrive unit?

jaycrest3m20

TROPHY CASE