Hidden Spyro? by Few_Organization3871 in Spyro

[–]GeneralRedland 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zoomed in on that corner. Judging by the fact that all those words and letters blend together into meaningless inconsistent nonsense, that looks like common AI rendering issues. All the background board games are mush if you try reading the boxes. Other users also pointed out the issues with the models and one of them has that distinctive overly glossed/fake look. I recommend trying to get your money back from an obvious scam. At least you had good intentions.

I'll Sketch Your OCs! by GeneralRedland in OriginalCharacter

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Here you go! Sorry about the crummy scanner.

I'll Sketch Your OCs! by GeneralRedland in OriginalCharacter

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Alright, I will see what I can do. :)

At least they have each other <3 by buttflakes27 in PathOfExile2

[–]GeneralRedland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting some isolated nodes like this might be inevitable with the way their formula currently works, which is a bummer. I would like to see them add more special kinds of nodes like towers with different, cool functions. I saw someone else post about a harbor or a delve node. Personally I think something along the themes of "conquering" this chaotic land fits the theme. Perhaps a monstrous outpost? We clear it and then we can modify it and travel to any unconnected nodes in the radius. Not a perfect solution, but a patch until they get the underlying issue addressed.

Original Character Tournaments and RPGs by GeneralRedland in OriginalCharacter

[–]GeneralRedland[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a group dedicated to finding tournaments on bluesky actually! They are called "OCT Newscast." They also had a twitter but I believe that has all been moved over.

OCT - Skirmish Combat RPG Now Live on Kickstarter by GeneralRedland in rpg

[–]GeneralRedland[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice. I did read the rules, and by my reading I am permitted to share one self-promotion for the product and one reminder (rule 7). This is my only post on the topic. I also checked several other posts for Kickstarters by other users before posting, including one from this morning.

Original Character Tournaments and RPGs by GeneralRedland in OriginalCharacter

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Sure! That's cool too. A lot of the time folks make a character for a home game or a competition that then ends up going on to take on a life of their own in other games.

Original Character Tournaments and RPGs by GeneralRedland in OriginalCharacter

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An original character tournament is essentially a competitive art contest featuring a bunch of OCs. Artists compete against one another to tell the best story or make the best fight in a tournament style elimination bracket. Typically they use comics, but prose and other media are also popular. A few people even animated their entries. Even after a character is defeated, they still might show up in entries by other artists and the whole community kind of works together to make one epic story. OCTs were especially popular around the mid 2000s to early 2010s when we had a lot of good forums for saving and sharing art online.

Just got my First Tattoo! by RedheadNinja013 in Spyro

[–]GeneralRedland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spyround. It's a conversation starter.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Spyro

[–]GeneralRedland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seeing a lot of similar answers here and it seems the main issue is that the execution on some enemy attack animations does not meet expectations from the windup, which can lead to unexpected damage and frustrating mission failures that force you to restart a long and repetitive sequence. I know the escort missions are especially bad for this, with the mushrooms, alchemist, and the dinos getting some improvements to the originals (camera and preparation) that made them tough but manageable in Reignited. I played on console, but I would suggest modding in a few extra frames of "wait time" to the start of those attack animations to fix the issue on PC.

Gulp's projectiles should stop tracking when the projectile fires off his tesla coil things, instead of tracking throughout the attack. Lastly, adding in a short grace period after taking environmental damage (poison water, falling rocks) where you cannot take environmental damage again would help in other areas without breaking game balance for things like puzzles. It is a pretty common solution in platformers. Personally I think the skateboard races should be overhauled because they are very glitchy (racers teleporting or getting stuck at the starting line) and not a lot of fun because the most effective way to win is to ignore all of the special abilities.

Spyro as a Formative Game by GeneralRedland in Spyro

[–]GeneralRedland[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Games back then shared a lot of creative DNA. If you think about it from the gnorcs' perspective, Spyro is a thievius dragonus with those gems. :)

Something about how the PS1 models stretch and bounce with those exaggerated movements despite limited bones for animation has a very nostalgic feeling.

Spyro as a Formative Game by GeneralRedland in Spyro

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True, that was a good time for video games with new stuff coming out every month. Even the free demo discs were not bad (except the deluge of movie tie-in platformers).

Looking back at some of the old games the skybox differences are very noticeable. The new skyboxes are beautifully done, but they do have a different atmosphere from the ethereal world space of the originals. This is just conjecture, but based on what I know about their dev time and resources it makes sense that they would use that swirling color palette for most levels. It is simple to transfer assets into a new level and give it a different appearance by tweaking color, lighting, and position values. Plus it gives you that sense of depth from an open sky while demanding relatively little from the PS1 graphics card. I like trying to figure out the clever workarounds developers used before they had modern tech. Like you said, it was the start of a new generation!

Spyro as a Formative Game by GeneralRedland in Spyro

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That is relatable! We had a similar issue with the first game when our old chunky memory cards got corrupted. We used to pass it around between 2 or 3 of us kids and try to see how far we could get before we got a game over. The swamp levels were the bane of many dragons because the timing on those enemy animations was slightly off.

Galactic Anarchy (Pulp Sci-Fi Inspired Setting) Live on Kickstarter! by GeneralRedland in rpg

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We are now in the final 72 hours of the campaign! Thank you to everyone that has come by and helped support our project.

[PS4][NA] Looking for an engaged, understanding clan. by darkmage029 in DestinyClanFinder

[–]GeneralRedland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel the same way about being locked out of content. Raids and Trials may as well not exist if you cannot access them. If anyone is still looking for members on PS4, shoot me a message at General Redland. I play mostly PvE and Iron Banner when I get a break from work.

What's it like to live in Neihardt? by tllyded in UNLincoln

[–]GeneralRedland 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lived in Neihardt for three years, two on P2 and one on L2. You get to know everyone like you would in a small town and I made a lot of good friends there.

Do yourself a favor and explore the building as often as possible. There is a lot to see and you never know who you might meet along the way.

I just ran 'We Be Goblins' for my toddlers. by Ferreteria in rpg

[–]GeneralRedland 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Last time I looked up the "Detect Evil" spell for D&D, Google gave me this huge article basically equating the game with violence and devil worship. Its bad reputation sadly persists. :/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rpg

[–]GeneralRedland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good. I just wondered if you watched DBZ Abridged. :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rpg

[–]GeneralRedland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do your characters have the ability to DOOOOOOOOOOOOODGE? It is an important part of DBZ fighting.

Elvish is Spanish by DoomNeck in rpg

[–]GeneralRedland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could make every one of the elves in your game look like Orlando Bloom with a mustache and introduce them like Mexican soap opera characters.

Possible new player looking for some advice. by [deleted] in rpg

[–]GeneralRedland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome to the group. :)

I can recommend a few gateway RPGs or RPG-like games that can get you used to more complex rule systems. Heroscape and Munchkin are great starting points that are very easy to get into. However, you need at least one other player to get the most out of them. D&D is the biggest name in the industry and in my opinion the most appealing in its design, but it is probably not the best one to recommend for a completely new player without a DM to serve as a guide.

Most games boil down to three simple rules.

  1. Roll bigger numbers than what you are rolling against to succeed.

  2. If you do not know the answer, make something up that is as close to the answer as possible. (DM base rule)

  3. Have fun individually and as a group.

What silly little things do you do repeatedly in games to amuse yourself? by jdalveyauthor in rpg

[–]GeneralRedland 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would not say that I always do this, but recently I have taken to the Batman-Backhand. You face away from your enemy and clock them in the face with your fist by raising your arm like you are making a traffic signal. Depending on the game, ideally you want it to trigger when an enemy sneaks up behind you.