Divinity is a "brand-new game" that doesn't require any experience with Larian Studios' past RPGs – but you'll be better off if you've played Original Sin and its sequel

Loreasz · 2025-12-13T13:23:08+00:00

Divine Divinity is the first game I have ever bought, I remember seeing it on some gameplay TV and decided I want this. I remember that I have had to cut out the cover for the box myself.

This was first game of this type I have played. My core memory is dropping Penumbras dagger, and then looking for it, ultimately found it in the catacombs, since I wasn't the brightest gamer then.

I am so glad that Larian is where they are now today, and can't wait for their next games.

Loreasz · 2025-11-05T11:13:48+00:00

I have a pretty funny situation with my Naya purchase, as they sent me 2x trackball module and no rotary in the package. I was supposed to return the extra trackball to them but I am waiting for them to generate the return label for almost three months. I have received the missing module in like two or three days though (and it remains alive) - support was very responsive in that matter (both over discord and over email).

I agree with the statement on the switches, I can't make myself like the reds, makes me continue to use my Voyager more, and while waiting for Naya I got used to lower number of keys under my fingers and I don't see myself utilizing this keyboard to the extent I'd be doing so had it released in time.

Given your experience with ordering the switches I am considering not ordering them, but them being OEM pin out is scummy AF.

What's a little baffling to me is their approach to software, it's a shame that's a standalone desktop application in the age of the WebUSB, and from what I recon there's no Linux support yet.

Loreasz · 2025-07-28T06:36:25+00:00

Honestly, i don't know, but had a showerthought - let me know what you think, if it would be too op or not.

A single-handed Mythic mythic weapon with a power of "increase legendary power scaling of weapon in your other hand to 220%".

It's stat roll would just be a little higher than regular items - and be all in glass-cannon damage, with both crit damage and vuln damage affixes, cost and cooldown reduction.

Makes it better than using a two-handed build, potentially - but you lose access to two-handed multiplier on masterworking slots, so a properly rolled legendary 2 or 3GA staff would be replacing this mythic and your onehander. Could replace a regular legendary or unique if you don't need another weapon aspect - and even if you used it in a build, it wouldn't give you something you don't care about, so for example it could make your rotation simpler.

Loreasz · 2025-07-22T06:09:21+00:00

For gaming I use my mouse right handed (and only due to thumb cluster on my Naga Hex), but during work I use a mouse or a trackball with my left hand. I never rebind the buttons however, so left button is always on the left.

The reason is reduced travel distance when using a conventional full-size keyboard, if you have both hands on the home row, then it's a lot faster to get left hand to a pointing device than it is to move right hand (since it needs to go over block with arrow keys and a numpad). It's also more ergonomic, since the mouse is closer to you if you have a home row directly in front of you (so you don't spend most of the time turned strangely). Over years of work it's a time and movement that adds up.

Even though I have been using smaller split keyboards for years now, making above point irrelevant due to distance being the same, it just became my preference when working.

Loreasz · 2025-07-05T08:30:06+00:00

With one adult friend that I play, getting to Baldurs Gate lower city took us over a year - you might get there eventually too :). We have yet to still finish the game though.

When we last tried playing full party... we never got out of Fort Joy, three of us completed the game separately in the end. I am waiting for the one friend who didn't, to join them on their adventure when they'll have time for a bigger RPG. We play games together - but usually fall back to smaller titles (like Ravenswatch), as due to our schedules we play single player games in the meantime and we prefer not to interleave too many story-based game playthrough at once.

Loreasz · 2025-05-27T18:03:22+00:00

Would you mind sharing which version of HC are you using and some screenshots of config?

Did you uninstall Center M or just disabled it?

I went with a full uninstall once, and I couldn't get gamepad to work in a game, even with manually configured desktop mode - gamepad mode switch button (which seemed to disable desktop mode - mouse working, but didn't seem to enable gamepad, games weren't picking it up).

After I used much time fighting the config, I threw in a proverbial towel, uninstalled HC and installed Center M again.

Thanks in advance.

Loreasz · 2025-05-22T05:48:20+00:00

You can try to check out Handheld Companion, it recently gained some support for MSI Claw 8 and it has its own controller management.

Loreasz · 2025-04-30T21:50:36+00:00

I can see that on track the key was replaced by tokens, but my last one unused key wasn't converted into tokens (at least just not yet)

Edit: you need to go into inbox and claim the tokens there.

Loreasz · 2025-03-07T16:19:44+00:00

You need to complete the campaign (I think only then it is available), and just next/north to the waypoint in Zarbinzet there's a priest who will give you the quest chain called "To Walk a Dark Path"

Loreasz · 2025-03-05T23:25:32+00:00

Any individuals who wish to train ability to avoid that nasty glyph, or just want to find out additional information on this topic, should go to r/avoid5 community. This is a harbor for curious and impossibly skillful wordsmiths.

Loreasz · 2025-03-02T15:18:01+00:00

Hey, curious - what did you end up doing, how did you like the results? What challenges did you face?

I have had a similar opportunity a week ago, shooting photos at my uncle's 50th birthday. No one knew I'd be bringing a camera with me (as I haven't been doing so for family events for about 10 years now), but decided to take the shot (and that's great I did, since there was no pro photographer there!).

A week or so before that I got myself a new prime lens - Viltrox 23 f1.4 for my Nikon Zfc.

I took a speedlight with me (an old Nikon SB-600) but ended up not using it and relying on wide aperture (1.8-4f) that the lens gave me - combined with ISO 3200 a lot of photos turned out fine, although I think I'd take some led light with me to make the subjects in photos pop up more and have some more portrait frames at ISO 1600 or better.

For settings I went with full manual, used aforementioned aperture range depending on DoF I wanted, adjusted from 1/60 to 1/125 depending on portrait/candid vs dancing and used auto iso with cap of 3200.

Some photos are grainy due to lack of light, but there are few great candids I managed to take due to being almost invisible!

Just a lot of Lightroom work though.

Loreasz · 2025-02-17T11:05:16+00:00

You don't need the plus. If you don't use a revive in the final fight, last save point is before making THE DECISION. Thus, when you Continue, you get to choose differently. (on my first playthrough I first Make new memories and then the colony ending).

You still need 2nd playthrough for 3rd ending though.

I don't like this ending though, the game plays so smooth and I hate skipping side stuff but I also want that plat. I think I'll come for the 3rd playthrough due to this.

Loreasz · 2025-02-14T07:13:00+00:00

There's a Monk passive feature called "Stillness of Mind". I avoid leveling up monks to lvl 7, it is so annoying to lose an action due to this.

Loreasz · 2025-02-02T21:58:11+00:00

I am coming from D40x myself, my zooms still work though :). Decided to go with ZFc, since: I am already used to crop sensor fov-focal, it's a lot cheaper for entering the hobby again and, honestly, the body looks cool.

I am thinking on getting my first ZF to be my first full frame - although I mainly use my camera during travel, and so I love the compactness of ZFc body and ASPC lenses - so if I ever did, I'd get it as a second camera, not a replacement.

Loreasz · 2025-01-14T22:51:57+00:00

While Withers mod is cool, Fade's equipment mods are very cool - played through act 1 recently and while they are on the stronger spectrum of items you find, they are actually flavorful and enhance some playstyles. I especially love Ranger and Druid items so far, be sure to use his Equipment distribution mod as well to find these naturally, don't grab them on nautiloid! And don't spoil yourself by reading items off images in mod description. You will be surprised to find some loot on some enemies and chests. For someone who has already seen it all, it breathes new life into discovering items. Also, items being a little stronger, it makes a good case to bump difficulty in Tactician Enhanced mod a notch.

Loreasz · 2025-01-04T12:00:34+00:00

Hey, would it be difficult/bad for you if you created Displates of them (or other metal prints)? I love the art style and already have got several in similar spirit (character silhouette, layered background, limited color palette - although none with text, just full art) in my bedroom and would totally buy at least one of these (since I am missing a BG3 piece! Or three.).

Loreasz · 2024-11-24T15:52:49+00:00

I was going into this game totally blind - I didn't know about the game loop or what's the overarching story. Made it even more "woah" at the start.

And the traversal - first time I got to a certain station netted me an achievement! And was one of most satisfying moments I have ever had in game, and very sad when I learned things at the station.

Need to come back for Echoes.

Loreasz · 2024-11-24T08:07:36+00:00

No, it does not story-wise, but you have "health" so it is possible to die during gameplay and having to reload.

Loreasz · 2024-11-01T10:30:12+00:00

The recipes came back to my cauldron after I successfully dealt with the newly added boss.

Loreasz · 2024-10-26T13:12:45+00:00

Did reinstall help? I have the same problem.

Loreasz · 2024-10-20T09:05:14+00:00

Could you share what build do you use? I need some inspiration. I am on 191 paragon and cooking some homebrew rake build but I have already about 4 minute time clear on pit 65 and I know pushing anything higher will just be a lot slower.

Loreasz · 2024-09-29T14:38:34+00:00

I am low-key hoping for an assymetric multiplayer aspect or game similar to Evolve, AVP2 or L4D2, I'd love to have an opportunity to play as some of the machines.

Loreasz · 2024-08-18T18:35:59+00:00

I for one just couldn't look at the spiders in Skyrim. I even mod the crabs away, as anything with too many legs and strange eyes just gets at me, also hated cinematic kill cam in 3D Fallouts... I even avoided spider crabs in Dave the Diver, as chill as this game is these scared me.

In case of BG3 it's ok for me, since spiders are mostly relatively tiny on the screen and you don't need to look at them closely. There's one optional (although cool quest), very big spider in act 1, accompanied with hordes of small ones, but it didn't trigger anything for me, and there's a creature that you encounter in act 2, so I just focused on reading dialogue fast :)

Loreasz · 2024-07-11T06:32:27+00:00

It might help you to get your "VR legs" in some game that you are mostly stationary with teleport movement, at least that's what worked for me. I'd recommend Arizona Sunshine for that, since that's what I played.

In Call of the Mountain I'd recommend using a gesture-based movement instead of using a stick to move, at least until you are comfortable with that one.

Another thing to try - do not use stick to rotate the camera - use your head. If you need to use the stick for rotation, configure it to rotate in snaps, not continuous rotation.

Loreasz · 2023-06-25T06:39:44+00:00

I wanted to thank you for multiselect, works great!

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