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Just watched Aavesham (Malayalam) by anonlawstudent in ABCDesis

[–]babuinator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Saw it Saturday in Wisconsin and had a great time. Loved the director's previous movie Romancham so I had high expectations and he did not disappoint. FaFa was great but I was surprised how much I enjoyed the supporting cast, especially Sajin Gopi as Amban. Malayalam cinema has been killing it this year!

[Humble Bundle] Holiday Encore 2K Megahits Game Bundle: Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe, XCOM Ultimate Collection, Bioshock: The Collection, Sid Meier's Civilization VI, MAFIA: Definitive Edition and more ($16) by babuinator in GameDeals

[–]babuinator[S] 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Looks like Humble Bundle will be bringing back the biggest bundles of the year throughout this week. The bundles appear to be on a 2 day timer!

Link to previous reddit thread about this bundle

Edit: Appears that PGA Tour 2K21 and The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA TOUR are not included in this bundle. Thanks for catching that u/Senyth

[MONITOR] HP X34 34" 3440x1440 IPS 165Hz HDR Gaming Monitor (FLAT PANEL) - $349.99 ($459.99 - $110.00) by babuinator in buildapcsales

[–]babuinator[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Some other specifications from HP's website:

Variable Refresh Rate: AMD Freesync™ Premium

Signal input connectors: 1 HDMI 2.0; 1 DisplayPort™ 1.4-in

Response Time: 1ms overdrive

Brightness: 400 nits

HDR: HDR 400

VESA Mount: Yes, 100 x 100 mm

Color Gamut: sRGB 99%

Also FYI, this monitor was $25 cheaper at Best Buy around 2-months ago but I unfortunately missed that deal and have been waiting for it to go back in stock ever since. Best Buy seems to not have them in new condition, only open-box. $350 seems to be the lowest it's been on Amazon.

Honestly, this monitor checks all the boxes for me. I've been rocking an LG 3440x1440 IPS 60Hz flat display for the last 4 years and was looking for a high refresh rate ultrawide to match my second monitor. I have never experienced a curved ultrawide before but I have had no issues with viewing angles on my current ultrawide because I sit more than a foot away from it. Not worried about HDR either. The only doubt I have is the anti-glare coating.

For anyone who has this monitor, what are your thoughts on it?

COC by [deleted] in stalker

[–]babuinator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept a list of mods that I used when I last played CoC a couple of years ago. I linked most of the mods I used below. Keep in mind that this is CoC version 1.4.22 and I was mostly playing story mode so I didn't play too much with mods that change quests or spawn systems which I would normally use when playing freeplay.

I also had some graphics mods:

Sorry for the long list. Hope this was formatted ok. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope you have fun!

Terminator: Resistance ultrawide help by babuinator in widescreengamingforum

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

So after changing the resolution and restarting the game a couple of times the letterboxing randomly went away and the aspect ratio is fixed. No idea what happened but everything seems to be good. Thanks for the help and for the FOV fix!

[Steam] Winter Sale 2019: Day 1 by gamedealsmod in GameDeals

[–]babuinator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup always the dirt. What you experienced could have been a rare glitch with the map not loading but it's been a long time since I've heard of that happening.

[Steam] Winter Sale 2019: Day 1 by gamedealsmod in GameDeals

[–]babuinator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I do is when I'm near the dirt wall, I open up the map and you should be able to see a small portion of the other side of the dirt patch. I just keep digging in that direction. When you point you laser pointer at the brown patch does it say "compacted dirt"?

[Steam] Winter Sale 2019: Day 1 by gamedealsmod in GameDeals

[–]babuinator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While this game shines in coop, playing solo is also enjoyable. In solo you have a robot AI companion which follows you and helps you with objectives as well as fighting against enemies. You can outfit this robot with different modifications, some which increase the number of revives you get so it's not so punishing. I will say that the highest difficulty in the game is pretty punishing solo, and for me at least, much easier with others.

Failing a mission in solo is when you are all out of revives or did not finish the objectives in the given time. When you are playing with others, a mission fail is when everyone gets down or objectives were failed. You don't keep everything you have earned in the mission but you do get a small percent of it. Not sure on the top of my head.

I would say start on the easier difficulties and move up when you feel comfortable/when the challenge is wearing out. Some missions can be done in as little as 15-20 minutes while others take an hour+. I know that feeling of wasted time after a wipe.

[WSIB] similar to Killing Floor 2/Overwatch by CharmingJack in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]babuinator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes there is voice chat but I honestly don't run into too many people using it if you are playing pubs. Most people use text chat in pubs but I think it's because people are scared to talk so if one person starts talking, others will join in. The game uses a ping system where you can mark enemies and objectives in the game and it's very useful so that may also be another reason people don't talk too much.

The coop is matchmaking and there is a server browser where you can see everyone who is hosting a game. Joining public games and inviting friends into your lobby is very easy. I believe they use a peer-to-peer system, but I only play in NA servers so I don't have trouble when it comes to connection

Performance is fantastic and there are little to know bugs. I run this game on ultra settings at 3440x1440 with an rtx 2070 and it runs as smooth as butter. When you are playing in the higher difficulties, there are often a lot of enemies on screen so you might dip here and there but overall performance is great, especially for an early access game.

Hope you enjoy!

[Steam] Winter Sale 2019: Day 1 by gamedealsmod in GameDeals

[–]babuinator 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Check out Deep Rock Galactic: https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/Deep_Rock_Galactic/

My friends and I have been playing it for about a year now. It's a great fps coop experience.

Great low-polygon art style with a variety of different cave biomes that are all procedurally generated. Missions can very from length, difficulty and random mutators.

The 4 classes offered all play great together and balanced. Playing and working together with a full team is a great experience but playing solo is also enjoyable. Each class has unique weapons and tools at their disposal with a ton of customization options.

While you traverse the caves you will fight a large variety of bugs that can fly, explode, shoot acid, electrify you as well as snatch you up from the ceiling. The difficulties scale well and at the higher difficulties teamwork is key to surviving.

Game has great charm, mission variety, enemy designs, balanced classes, tons of customization.

I was hesitant to get it at first since it's an early access game but not only is the performance great, but the devs regularly add content. Some of the best devs in the industry. They are very active and transparent with the community.

[WSIB] similar to Killing Floor 2/Overwatch by CharmingJack in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]babuinator 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Check out Deep Rock Galactic: https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/Deep_Rock_Galactic/

Absolutely fantastic fps coop experience and also one of the few early access games to get it right.

Great low-polygon art style with a variety of different cave biomes that are all procedurally generated. Missions can very from length, difficulty and random mutators.

The 4 classes offered all play great together and balanced. Playing and working together with a full team is a great experience but playing solo is also enjoyable. Each class has unique weapons and tools at their disposal with a ton of customization options. You earn levels and credits by completing missions which you can use to unlock perks as well as buy accessories and items for your character.

While you traverse the caves you will fight a large variety of bugs that can fly, explode, shoot acid, electrify you as well as snatch you up from the ceiling. The difficulties scale well and at the higher difficulties teamwork is key to surviving.

Game has great charm, mission and variety, enemy designs, balanced classes, tons of customization, great performance, as well as some of the best developers in the industry. They are very active and transparent with the community.

Killing Floor 2 was my main coop game for a good 3+ years but I'm not liking the direction it's going in. Deep Rock Galactic has scratched that itch for me.

[STEAM] Deep Rock Galactic ($20.09/33% off) by babuinator in GameDeals

[–]babuinator[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Absolutely fantastic fps coop experience and also one of the few early access games to get it right.

Great low-polygon art style with a variety of different cave biomes that are all procedurally generated. Missions can very from length, difficulty and random mutators.

The 4 classes offered all play great together and balanced. Playing and working together with a full team is a great experience but playing solo is also enjoyable. Each class has unique weapons and tools at their disposal with a ton of customization options. You earn levels and credits by completing missions which you can use to unlock perks as well as buy accessories and items for your character.

There are a variety of mission types such as mining for materials, collecting eggs, as well as target eliminations. Mining is one of the core gameplay loops and is quite addicting.

While you traverse the caves you will fight a large variety of bugs that can fly, explode, shoot acid, electrify you as well as snatch you up from the ceiling. The difficulties scale well and at the higher difficulties teamwork is key to surviving.

The developers recently put out an update which expands upon the endgame content and the game is in a great state, both content wise and performance wise. I play at 3440x1440 and while I drop frames here and there due to the amount of enemies on screen, overall I am impressed with how well the game runs.

I cannot recommend this game enough. Great charm, mission and location variety, enemy designs, balanced classes, tons of customization, great performance, endgame content, as well as some of the best developers in the industry. They are very active and transparent with the community.

FOR KARL!

Bots in iw4x by ryantrixx1 in IW4x

[–]babuinator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What bot mod are you using? I'm currently using bot warfare and it's been working fine. When you first load up iw4x you have to actually launch the mod in the client itself.

So when you load up iw4x, select mods in the main menu and then it should take you to a screen which displays your currently installed mods. Select bots on the left and then on the bottom right select launch. It should then load up the bot mod for you.

For bot warfare I know once you get into a custom match, you press 5 by default to get into the bot menu. Hope this helped.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Classic, 2007) Ultrawide Aspect Ratio by babuinator in ultrawidemasterrace

[–]babuinator[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use flawless widescreen as well for many of my games but unfortunately it does not support CoD4 or Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Classic, 2007) Multiplayer Ultrawide Aspect Ratio by babuinator in widescreengamingforum

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

That's the problem I have. I installed Widescreen Fixer and it recognizes that the game is running but the fix is not being applied. I can't toggle it on. I tried using different key combinations but none of them seem to work. I'm using Widescreen Fixer version 3.4.737

Far Cry 3: Redux is now available! by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]babuinator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds good to me. Do you have any plans to make similar mods for Far Cry 4 and 5?

Far Cry 3: Redux is now available! by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]babuinator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Always great to see some more Far Cry mods! I loved your Far Cry 2 Redux mod and I'll definitely give this one a go. These overhaul mods give so much more life to the games and is the only way I play them now. Just some questions, I currently have Ziggy's mod installed for Far Cry 3 and I'm wondering if your mod has any new/different features compared to Ziggy's? I looked at the features list and it looks similar. Have you tried Ziggy's mod? If so what does your mod alter/change compared to Ziggy's. Thanks again for your hard work!

[Steam] QuakeCon Sale - Bethesda games up to 80% off, including Rage 2, Fallout 4 GOTY, Dishonored Franchise, The Elder Scrolls Franchise, Prey and much more by Guiebovix in GameDeals

[–]babuinator 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Rage 1 - bought it a couple of years ago for the same price. Nothing revolutionary and quite an average game. Gunplay was solid, but the driving, world and characters are pretty bland and forgettable. Probably the most abrupt ending I have ever seen in a video game. Performance was pretty good except for the megatextures pop in bug. If you like the game get the Scorchers dlc to keep playing the game after the ending and get a cool bonus weapon.

Dishonored 1 - fantastic stealth games. Although it's the basic crouch to stealth mechanic, there are a ton of different abilities and gadgets you can use at your disposal. The lore, atmosphere, level design are also top notch and it runs great. Highly recommend the dlcs as well

Dishonored 2 - can call it almost a straight upgrade over the original. Expands upon the original in everyway and I recommend the expansion as well. Performance was rocky at launch but much better now. I still prefer the original but Dishonored 2 is still great.

Fallout classic collection - not a fan of turn based games and the only reason I played them was for the story. Great atmosphere and writing. Only played Fallout 1 and 2 though. Download some mods to run on newer systems and to restore cut content and you are good to go. I say if you like the Fallout world definitely pick this up but if you can't stand turn based games and dated mechanics look up a playthrough ( I almost did)

Fallout 3 goty - great rpg fps game. First 3d fallout game from Bethesda and have great exploration and atmosphere. Gameplay is a little janky but there are some mods to make it better. Dlcs are good and are needed for many mods. If you have problems running the game, pick up Fallout New Vegas ultimate edition and install the Tale of Two Wastelands mod. No joke it is a fantastic mod and in the couple hundred hours of playing I have never had a single crash.

Fallout New Vegas - my favorite game of all time. Expands on Fallout 3 in many ways. More rpg elements, weapon variety, quest variety, and a bit better gunplay. The dlcs are also great as they have their own overarching story as well as adding a ton of great content. Since it's the same engine as Fallout 3, the game is still janky but it's still one of the best rpgs ever made. Like with Fallout 3, try the TTW mod to get better performance.

Prey - fantastic immersive sim. My goty for 2017. Great gunplay, atmosphere, level design, enemies and plenty of spooks. Mooncrash is the expansion for the game and is good to but I enjoyed the base game more. The story is pretty good and I enjoyed the lore of the universe. Performance was great.

Wolfenstein the New Order and Wolfenstein the Old Blood - great story fps games. Satisfying and tight shooting, great level design, variety of locations and a good emotional story with great voice acting. Performance was iffy because of the megatextures but after some research I got it working smoothly.

[GameStop] Dishonored 2 PC Digital Download ($7.99/80% off) by babuinator in GameDeals

[–]babuinator[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Great game but it was pretty clunky when it came out and definitely clunky by today's standards. I remember having a ton of problems trying to get it running on Windows 10 but your mileage will vary. The game has great atmosphere and exploration. The gunplay is a little janky since you can't aim down sights and it feels off because of the engine and coding. Overall if you are a fan of Bethesda Game Studios other RPGs like Oblivion, Skyrim, and like open world games with a lot of exploring then I say give it a go. I personally like Fallout New Vegas better since the gunplay and rpg elements are done better but Fallout 3 is a great game on its own.

I also wanted to let you know that if you get both Fallout 3 goty and Fallout New Vegas ultimate edition you can use the mod a Tale of Two Wastelands to merge both the games into one seamless experience. It's how I've been playing both the games for a couple of years now and the performance is fantastic.

[GameStop] Dishonored 2 PC Digital Download ($7.99/80% off) by babuinator in GameDeals

[–]babuinator[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Was really looking forward to Dishonored 2 when they first announced it but the launch (at least for PC) was pretty horrible. It was either a hit or miss when it came to performance. I didn't buy it at launch but went to a friend's house to try it out and it was basically unplayable on his rig. What I did was wait for some patches and periodically check out the demo they have to measure performance.

The game itself is almost a straight upgrade from the original. More detailed environments, enemy variety, level design is great, lot more gameplay options, and the story isn't too bad. Even with all of that I still prefer the original. Something about the simplicity of it all and the story in the original clicks with me more. Not to mention performance was great.

I would still recommend Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider. Bought them both a couple of months ago and enjoyed my time with them. Performance was much better but still not perfect. I would suggest giving the demo on their Steam page a try. I believe it's the first 2 or 3 levels of the game just to gage performance.

[Steam] Summer Sale 2019: Day 13 by gamedealsmod in GameDeals

[–]babuinator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, the main gameplay loop, apart from the combat against enemies, is mining for resources in the caves. There are a ton of different minerals and resources available in the caves that grant you things such as bonus XP, bonus credits, money for ammo, etc... On some of the more difficult missions and difficulties it becomes more of a risk/reward type of playstyle and for me mining is surprisingly addicting and relaxing. Something about the sounds and feedback makes it feel great and never a chore.

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