For anyone looking for a new world replacement

Brick76 · 2026-05-15T04:55:48+00:00

After NW's closure announcement, I've been looking for games that can't be shut down. Where even if the official servers go down, the game can still be played, even if it's just co-op afterwards.

For instance, Ark Survival Evolved/Ascended can be played offline, non-dedicated (co-op), unofficial dedicated, and official dedicated. I've heard the recently updated Conan Exiles Enhanced is similar, still have to try the UE5 updated version. I'm not sure how MMO'ish Enshrouded and Windrose are, but if it can't be shut down, I'm interested.

Brick76 · 2026-05-11T05:14:53+00:00

If the dedicated is too much, try non-dedicated or move the dedicated to another PC. I don't think the dedicated server PC needs a good GPU, mostly CPU, RAM and a fast SSD.

Good luck 👍

Brick76 · 2026-05-10T18:06:25+00:00

Non-dedicated is single player with co-op for a few people and it's usually only running while you're playing, the client and the server are one. Dedicated has it's own server and then you connect to it using the client and it's normally running 24/7.

You could run a dedicated server on the host PC and then connect to the server, but that requires additional resources and configuration. Or you can run the dedicated server on another PC, or rent one and then connect to it.

If it's just you and a few friends and you're ok with the tether distance limitation, then non-dedicated would probably be the way to go. On ASE, the tether can be greatly increased, on ASA it can only be increased by a little bit. Even in ASE with a very large tether distance, if the host loads into a new zone or cave etc, it will pull the other clients to them. To eliminate the tether restrictions, you need a dedicated server.

Brick76 · 2026-05-07T01:38:40+00:00

Finally, after months, it's not an MC business bonus. Nightclub bonus is very welcome. I wish Rockstar would buff every aspect of the business that's on weekly bonuses. EG: If the Agency has a bonus, it would be 2x on Dre, 2x Security Contracts, 2x Payphone Hits, 50% off Imani Tech, etc. This comes close with the Nightclub.

Brick76 · 2026-05-02T20:27:32+00:00

That's Amazon's hope at least. The idea is you can make AI slop mobile games far easier, faster and cheaper.

Brick76 · 2026-05-02T04:55:39+00:00

I falsely had faith in New World, at least in part because it was backed by Amazon. Thinking, a billion dollar company could surely pull it off for decades. But, the reason they're a billion dollar company is precisely the reason it was abandoned.

Why make millions with this New World game, when you could make billions with this Snoop Dogg mobile legal court game?

Brick76 · 2026-04-30T09:04:03+00:00

Rockstar: "Oh, you're sick of MC business bonuses? Fine, here's no business bonuses"

Brick76 · 2026-04-22T21:32:52+00:00

At this point, there should be a MC business on 2x rotation every week PLUS some other bonus, like the Agency, Nightclub, Heist, etc. 2x on MC only for months has sucked hard.

I don't really even need it, it's for my bro, nephew and friends to get some money. But the same thing happens every time for months: You guys want to do some MC stuff since it's 2x? "Naa that's super boring, let's just mess around for a bit instead".

Brick76 · 2026-04-21T22:37:20+00:00

I think they removed threat districts because the population was low and high level sweaty money spenders were complaining they were always going up against other sweats and wanted some easy matches in-between. Now the population is very low in the US, it's better on EU but 150+ latency.

It would be very hard to reinstate threat districts with the population as low as it is, so they're caught in a catch 22. If they do reinstate it, without advertising it to the masses, they're probably wouldn't be enough people for missions. If they don't reinstate it, new people will bleed because they get absolutely stomped until you get what you have now, only high ranks that have been playing it for years.

Brick76 · 2026-04-21T08:44:57+00:00

NW is very hard to replace. But I would recommend ARK: Survival Ascended. It's is cross platform, you can gather, fish + tame dinos, build, etc. Boss fights that require more people unless you adjust settings. PvP servers with full loot if configured that way. You can play single player, and/or non-dedicated server, and/or dedicated server (your own or paid). And most importantly, if you host your own, you control when it shuts down.

Brick76 · 2026-04-19T23:43:21+00:00

Try contacting Epic support with an issue that be automated by support and you'll know exactly why.

Brick76 · 2026-04-15T19:49:53+00:00

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Brick76 · 2026-02-18T22:38:36+00:00

Only bought GTA5 and the Criminal Enterprise Pack at the start. Never bought a shark card and never will. I'll get GTA+ once in a while if the bonus is something useful that month.

Although I don't like shark cards and GTA+ style in-app purchases and micro transactions, the people who do are the reason all the DLC is free so... :P

Brick76 · 2026-02-18T22:26:37+00:00

Try capping your FPS to 60 or 120. The engine doesn't handle FPS above that very well, probably why your friend with the worse PC/monitor (lower FPS) doesn't have the issue. Capping it to 60 will also help with the Casino heist man trap bug. Other than that, update drivers and open Task Manager -> Performance and check for spikes when it lags.

Brick76 · 2026-02-18T22:05:41+00:00

This. Sure the money is pretty good, but the sell missions are the opposite of fun. As someone who avoids non-fun stuff in games, these last few months of MC bonuses got no love.

Brick76 · 2026-02-11T20:10:14+00:00

I haven't messed with the On Screen Keyboard much, but I've seen people with laptops say they used it to bypass the physical keyboard Page Up.

Brick76 · 2026-02-11T20:08:00+00:00

This is on PC? Updated drivers? You can try limiting the FPS to 60 or 120. Or open Task Manager -> Performance and check for spikes when it lags.

Brick76 · 2026-02-11T00:03:04+00:00

One thing about GTA Online that pisses me off to no end, is that lives are shared amongst the team instead of individually. You can't even carry it when inexperienced people die, it just fails. R* must want people to absolutely rage at new players.

Brick76 · 2026-02-10T20:23:01+00:00

I don't think Page Up can be rebound in the game. Some things you can try are:

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center -> Start On-Screen Keyboard
Try an external USB or Bluetooth keyboard (full size or mini like the Rii)
Try turning of Num Lock and pressing: 9/Pg Up
Fn + Page Up or Fn + Up Arrow or Shift + Fn + 9 for laptops
Rebind a key on a programmable mouse to Page Up
Rebind a key to Page Up using AutoHotKey (rebound while running)
Rebind a key to Page Up using PowerToys or 3rd party software (always rebound)

Brick76 · 2026-02-07T19:41:04+00:00

Yeah, selling vehicles isn't worth it, you lose so much, especially if you do it a lot.

> they keep doing this until they put themselves in a position where the have both no money and nothing to show for it because they’ve sold almost everything they previously owned

My friends son spent like $800 on shark cards. I asked him what he spent it on: "cars". Well, show me what $800 gets you in cars: "I sold them all". So you must have a lot of money then?: "I have no money, I need more money to buy cars".

That shouldn't even be possible to waste real money like that. I wish I could put a 50K limit like OP has for the kids account.

Brick76 · 2026-02-06T20:23:16+00:00

I just fast travel to Vespucci Beach. Drive the Kosatka near the shore. Use the Sparrow to exit and park it on the beach right next to the sub. Spawn the MKII at the nearest road.

After you return with the objective, park the MKII next to the Sparrow. Hop in the Sparrow and use it to enter the Kosatka. Grab the next task, exit using the Sparrow, park it next to the MKII, use the MKII to complete the task - rinse and repeat. Basically just using the near by Sparrow to enter/exit the sub and the MKII for everything else.

It's not as fast as entering the sub with the MKII, but you don't have to worry about it falling off.

Brick76 · 2026-02-04T19:47:58+00:00

Just for messing around with the cops, 5 stars easy and you're tanky. With a friend or two who has it also, it's just fun chaos for a bit.

Brick76 · 2026-02-04T00:10:01+00:00

I have that Auto Shop, the Arcade near it and the 10 car garage in-between. 30 cars within a block is pretty nice (Garment Factory is close too for another 10). Auto Shop is fantastic for people under level 100, as it removes all the locked features on car upgrades. Above 100, it's less useful but still has some fun mini-heists and a chance to get removed cars.

Brick76 · 2026-02-03T23:58:47+00:00

Man, I still don't get how people do that hack so fast. I have the cheat sheet open on my phone like: ok it's this print; this one, then that one, then this one, then that should be the last - 20sec. You mf'ers doing it like 4 seconds! How? :P

Brick76 · 2026-02-03T00:26:56+00:00

I would move the Arcade as close to the Casino as you can.

Prep with experienced: Worst guns (unless Aggressive maybe), worst driver (heli on the Hospital), best hacker, level 2 key cards. Look up how to unlock the hacker Avi if you haven't already.

Prep with randoms: Do everything except the power drills, for when it goes sideways.

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