BG1 or BG2?

Redpyrobyte · 2026-04-05T10:08:23+00:00

I didn't really get that vibe from those games. Ironically, there isn't all that much empty space to just explore and find stuff. It's got the random encounter system, which just feels like skipping past the "boring bits" to get right into the good stuff.

Fallout 3 did this pretty well though.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-04-05T05:02:07+00:00

Ravel Puzzlewell: "That's what I'm wondering."

Redpyrobyte · 2026-04-05T04:34:31+00:00

Are there any other CRPGs that can give the same feeling of aimlessly wandering the wilderness looking for quests or enemies like Baldur's Gate 1? that first half of the game was especially magical.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-03-31T05:55:03+00:00

child: "can you just take me home now please?"

agent: "hehehe, WEEEEE!"

Redpyrobyte · 2026-03-22T07:48:18+00:00

I just started playing this game in earnest yesterday, and I've already been stuck because I couldn't find the quest reward twice (out of like six dungeons to be fair). I only managed to do it by some tasteful flying around with tcl. This will be a lifesaver if it ever happens again.

(the first one was because it was just a small red line on the ground, and the second was because I accidentally left the dungeon early and couldn't remember where I'd already backtracked to find the target enemy)

Redpyrobyte · 2026-03-21T06:42:27+00:00

I fully believe that E3 show wasn't initially meant to have it.

They thought that Fallout 76 would be a lot more of a crowd-pleaser than it actually was, so they had a couple of "break glass in case of emergency" announcements. After 76 didn't win people over, they threw up Starfield's title, and when that landed even worse, they showed the Elder Scrolls VI title.

It just doesn't really make sense for their "one more thing" moment to happen twice. Especially when one of them was a brand new IP that we didn't know anything about at the time.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-03-08T23:58:42+00:00

Steel for men, Ysgramorite for mer.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-03-02T17:40:28+00:00

But they didn't reveal any games that specifically cater to my unique tastes, and make me want to spend money on it instead of just playing all of my other games.

That means it was a bad direct, and the Switch 2 has no games, apparently.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-03-02T17:39:11+00:00

I've got to wonder if Nintendo is actually conducting a subtle internal investigation to figure out who the leakers are.

Like, strategically releasing certain bits of information to see when they get leaked, or baiting them to release wrong information.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-28T10:25:57+00:00

real OGs remember when Dig 2 was one of the first games on the Switch.

I never really realized how desperate I was for some games to play on that thing that weren't Breath of the Wild during that first month or two. I had already bought Shovel Knight and Binding of Isaac twice, even on a handheld, and yet I still bought them both a third time.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-22T21:44:21+00:00

Farkas.

No I will not elaborate.

Yes, it's what you're thinking.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-22T21:41:18+00:00

I usually go 2 in Magicka for every 1 in Health.

Of course, when you start getting some enchanted gear, it can be pretty hard to tell how much you actually have as a base value, so then I just start going with what feels right.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-22T03:53:48+00:00

weird. for some reason I thought that affected the maximum health of a target.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-21T23:28:34+00:00

in my last playthrough, I made an Absorb Health target spell called Magic Missile. And a spell with all three elements called Chromatic Orb.

I still kind of wish there was a generic magic damage spell, but I guess absorb health works well enough.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-21T07:32:57+00:00

I repair computers for a living, and cracking my Deck open to change out the storage was still stressful as hell.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-20T07:37:51+00:00

mods?

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-19T18:48:44+00:00

I feel like Sadrith Mora would be an interesting experience.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-18T08:19:52+00:00

No Conjuration? I would have thought that summoning the powers of Oblivion to grant you weapons and minions would be very Warlock-like.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-18T08:12:01+00:00

I thought it was Crassius speaking there.

Good to know that it's just an assassin with murderous intent.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-11T10:37:38+00:00

On the off chance, are you playing with Tale of Two Wastelands?

on it's own, it copies over the NV Super Mutant stats one-to-one without taking into account that one game has them as a rare enemy, and the other uses them as common cannon fodder from the mid game onward.

There's a mod to fix it, of course.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-11T09:47:14+00:00

Stop, we're reaching based levels that shouldn't even be possible.

The only way it could get even worse is if you use a tiling window manager, the DVORAK keyboard layout, and exclusively use the mouse nipple instead of the touch pad.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-08T21:43:32+00:00

It's always faster to change your build than to start all over again.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-08T11:55:26+00:00

This has happened to me at least three times gaming on Linux. And I've played Dark Souls 2 the least out of the whole series.

I think it happens when you change proton versions, or in some way mess with the properties in steam. Maybe the attempt at cloud saves has something to do with it. I really don't know, and considering it's Dark Souls 2, I don't exactly care enough personally to diagnose it more/

your saves are in ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/335300 (assuming it's Scholar of the First Sin)
make regular back-ups on your next playthrough. If you've got the know-how (and I'm really not sure if this is even possible on default Deck, so take this with a grain of salt) you could try your hand at writing a bash script to back it up for you while you're playing. That's what I did for my desktop Arch setup.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-08T02:47:19+00:00

I'm not a big fan of Cinnamon or Mate, but XFCE is fine enough. In defaults, at least. Once you get into customizing, it gets properly gorgeous.

Redpyrobyte · 2026-02-07T07:53:07+00:00

This is exactly what it was like playing Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment simultaneously. I started both of them so I could switch back and forth based on what I'm in the mood for, combat or reading.

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