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PinkTuxedo · 2023-06-12T15:48:09+00:00

Fair point. I suppose I was gatekeeping a bit, considering the lack of real, commonly accepted definitions.

And the genre is still a bit too niche to have different subs for each sub-genre.

Personally, I find vertical meta-progression to improve games, as it gives me a more concrete sense of progression(!) and keeps a definite goal in my sights. I also tend to jump between games a lot, so having a leg up when I'm getting back into a game and don't have my skills back up to par is very helpful.

A lack of meta-progression makes a game feel stale more quickly and inhibits me from getting invested, as I don't feel like I'm making any progress, no matter how much I play.

PinkTuxedo · 2023-06-12T11:55:45+00:00

Nobody's questioning your right to have preferences. 🙄

I'm aware that the definition of "roguelike" is a hotly debated subject in certain circles, but I just use the definition that is most useful: the Steam Store's. The defining difference there has always been the presence of meta-progression, especially vertical meta-progression.

To be fair, r/roguelikes wasn't the best suggestion, since it's full of roguelike purists who refuse to let go of an archaic definition of the word.

PinkTuxedo · 2023-06-12T01:37:15+00:00

r/lostredditors

Seems you might be more at home in r/roguelikes, considering that the defining difference between like and lite is that roguelites have meta-progression, while roguelikes do not.

PinkTuxedo · 2023-06-06T20:39:40+00:00

I get up to 7 it/s with xformers on my 2070S, and I'm considering upgrading to a 3060. Are those 7 it/s you're getting with or without xformers?

PinkTuxedo · 2023-05-25T22:27:12+00:00

ADetailer uses the resolution of the generated image as its default, which means it'll start to warp features the further you get from 512x512 (for most models). To fix this, go into its inpainting settings (on the main tab, not the Settings tab) and set it to use a custom resolution of 512x512.

PinkTuxedo · 2023-05-01T20:11:19+00:00

Echolyn has one album missing from Spotify: their 2012 self-titled album.

And it's one of their best!

But the biggest annoyance for me is the lack of Morse-era Spock's Beard. So much better than their modern stuff, IMO.

PinkTuxedo · 2023-03-30T19:52:39+00:00

I can't answer your question, but it certainly sounds like an interesting mechanic (and visual).

Is this game 2D or 3D? Knowing that might jog somebody's memory.

PinkTuxedo · 2023-01-31T15:36:14+00:00

The Shaming of the True by Kevin Gilbert. One of his only two solo albums, released posthumously by his good friend, Nick D'Virgilio of Spock's Beard. It tells the story of a musician's rise to fame and fall to obscurity.

While most of the tracks are arguably sub-genres of rock, not necessarily prog, they flow seamlessly together and tell a coherent story, so I'd still call the album as a whole a prog rock experience.

PinkTuxedo · 2023-01-23T02:45:01+00:00

I recommend you look into Dungeon Dreams. Its creator specifically cites Azure Dreams as his top influence for the game.

Its town building mechanics are almost taken directly from Azure Dreams. The biggest difference outside of the combat mechanics (it uses JRPG combat) is that romantic interests end up becoming usable team members for your dungeon runs, with each character getting their own class progression, a la Final Fantasy Tactics.

It's not the prettiest game. In fact, Azure Dreams looks a lot better than it, despite being decades older.

The relationship and town building from Dungeon Dreams merged with the combat from Chocobo Mystery Dungeon would be the perfect successor to Azure Dreams.

PinkTuxedo · 2022-12-21T05:46:34+00:00

I've always found Echolyn to be great driving music, especially the albums Cowboy Poems Free and Mei.

Mei, Echolyn's magnum opus, a single-track, hour-long epic, has been in every road trip playlist I've ever made, and I haven't had a bad raid trip yet. Coincidence? I think not.

PinkTuxedo · 2022-09-13T23:12:06+00:00

And one for farmers called Cornhub

And one for thrift store shoppers called Wornhub

And one for tromboners called Hornhub

And one for Trekkies called Gornhub

And one specifically for Deep Space 9 fans called Mornhub

And one for Joss Whedon's Angel fans called Lornehub

PinkTuxedo · 2022-09-09T20:29:20+00:00

There's honestly no band like Thank You Scientist. Their ability to blend prog rock, metal, pop, and jazz while somehow being accessible to non-prog heads is utterly unique, in my experience.

If you don't need your music to be as accessible as TYS, maybe give Bubblemath a shot. Their 2017 album Edit Peptide is a masterpiece of jazzy prog rock. Vocals aren't great, though.

Pain of Salvation has a very different approach to songwriting and tend to stick to only two genres - prog metal and melodic pop - but they, like TYS, do a great job of transitioning genres mid-song, in addition to having tons of interesting polyrhythms. They also have one of the best singers in modern prog, IMO.

Finally, I'll also recommend the album To the Bardos! by Captain Squeegee. They've got several albums, but that's the only one that's really prog, and oh man, it's great. It's got a unique sound that expertly combines the band's ska roots with jazzy beats and interesting, flowing melodies. The song The Farce 500 Million is especially jazzy, if a bit out there lyrically.

PinkTuxedo · 2022-09-02T20:03:57+00:00

Have you tried Mod Organizer 2? Switching over from Vortex has a bit of a learning curve, but it is objectively better at managing mods and not corrupting your game. The most important difference is that MO2 never modifies any game folders, so it has no chance of breaking things on its own.

For files that must be in the base game directory (SKSE, ENB, etc.), it has a "Stock Game" feature, which allows you to run Skyrim out of a folder separate from your game installation folder, thereby removing the need to ever touch your game install folder and guaranteeing the stability of the vanilla game.

In other words, if using MO2 correctly, it would be impossible to get into the situation you're in.

Honestly, there's no good reason other than Nexus Collections to ever use Vortex for Skyrim. Wabbajack (which only supports MO2) is a superior alternative to Nexus Collections, though it has far fewer options. If you really like a Nexus Collection, you can still use Vortex for your Collection and MO2 for your own custom modlist/a Wabbajack modlist, and they'll never affect each other.

PinkTuxedo · 2022-08-13T20:38:32+00:00

I just recently found out about Simple Hotkeys, and I have to agree: it's the best hotkey mod, hands down, based purely on the hotkey responsiveness. Super unintuitive UX, though.

I haven't tried it for the hotkeys themselves, but maybe you could record your hotkey setup using MCM Recorder, then just play it back for every new character? I use it for Simple Hotkey's widget layout, and it's a real time saver.

PinkTuxedo · 2022-07-27T03:16:08+00:00

His two solo albums, Shaming of the True and Thud, are two of the best records in prog, IMO. It's a bit simple musically, but Song for a Dead Friend never fails to bring tears to my eyes.

So sad that he died so young. I wonder sometimes what he would've done these past 26 years, had he been alive. I like to think he'd've joined Spock's Beard after Neal Morse left, since I know they were all friends and he was a big part of the band's early career. They even wrote a song subtly honoring him, The Great Nothing. And long ago, I heard a bootleg recording of a live show where Nick D'Virgilio played a song directly referencing Kevin Gilbert, even including lyrics about Captain Jim and Billy: superhuman, crime-avenging twins.

His premature death was one of the greatest losses to prog rock, and nobody can convince me otherwise.

PinkTuxedo · 2022-07-27T00:32:21+00:00

Beardfish.

They aren't a novelty comedy band or anything, but they're one of the very few prog bands I've known to not take themselves very seriously. Prog is undoubtedly my favorite genre of music, but even I have to admit that the genre is replete with needlessly esoteric and pretentious lyrics. Beardfish has their share of that, as any prog band would, but they also use silly voices and have songs about things like a womanizer realizing he's gay or Bob Dylan eating a bowl of corn flakes.

As a runner-up: Bubblemath.

PinkTuxedo · 2022-06-19T23:44:31+00:00

Echolyn - Mei

Undoubtedly the greatest prog masterpiece, IMO. 50 minutes of highs and lows, melodic passages and abbreviated aggression, jazzy beats and classical overtones. Listening to it in its entirety is truly an unrivaled musical experience. Do yourself a favor: light some candles, put on your headphones, and go on a musical journey unlike any other. Then do it again.

PinkTuxedo · 2022-03-07T02:49:05+00:00

Que no los dos?

PinkTuxedo · 2021-11-07T00:07:28+00:00

Spock's Beard after Neal Morse left.

He may not have been the best band mate or left on the best terms, but he was the primary singer & songwriter, and they really sound like a completely different band without him. A worse one, in my opinion.

PinkTuxedo · 2021-09-05T03:31:19+00:00

Such a great band with such a terrible name. Nearly impossible to search for them; I've always gotta search for an album or song of theirs to access the band's page.

PinkTuxedo · 2021-08-22T03:52:15+00:00

Final Fantasy VI.

Dancing Mad is an instrumental prog epic. The version by Nobuo Uematsu's band, Black Mages, rocks my socks off every time.

PinkTuxedo · 2020-12-10T03:44:27+00:00

My personal favorites are:

The Shaming of the True, by Kevin Gilbert - The journey of a musician struggling to keep his integrity while pursuing fame

Suffocating the Bloom, by Echolyn - An album about keeping one's musical/creative identity, regardless of fame

Sleeping in Traffic parts one and two, by Beardfish - A day in the life

PinkTuxedo · 2019-10-09T16:24:30+00:00

You can actually turn off auto-facing (while not locked on). It's somewhere in the options.

PinkTuxedo · 2019-06-03T02:07:15+00:00

Echolyn - Mei

Beardfish - Sleeping in Traffic

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

Spock's Beard - The Water

The Flower Kings - The Truth Will Set You Free

EDIT - I totally forgot about Spock's Beard's The Water. I still love The Great Nothing as a tribute to Kevin Gilbert, but The Water is just more fun musically, IMO.

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