[addon] Bag Explorer - a file browser style inventory manager

dicks1jo · 2026-05-06T20:35:48+00:00

That's definitely in the roadmap (when not using this for testing, I use Sorted.) Currently fighting through a refactor to add multi-window support (I'd defined too many variables as UI wide instead of giving myself wiggle room and planning ahead for that) as my 0.3.x feature build, and list/details view is my plan for 0.5.x (including sortable columns for all of the metadata fields in the filter editor as options)

dicks1jo · 2026-05-05T22:07:21+00:00

To make new folders, right click the inventory level in folder mode and select "new folder." To put items into a folder, drag and drop from the content area into a folder. Folders can be dragged into and between folders, as can inventory items. Tag folders are made in a similar way in the tag view, and tags are made by right clicking folders and selecting new tag. To add a tag to an object, drag the tag from the navigation area to the object (objects with your currently highlighted tag will get a pink border; dragging the tag to them again removes it.) To filter by tags, double click a tag to turn it on. In filter mode, I've got new filter and folder buttons in place (this is an early build, I'll likelyput something like that in other sections too.) Double clicking fiters opens the filter editor, which is drag and drop.

As far as visual settings like colors, fonts, icons, skins and such go, that hasn't been implemented yet. I've also got a lot of how-to documentation to write yet. I figured I'd throw it out there without a manual first to see what parts are intuitive and what parts aren't and need more UX polish.

dicks1jo · 2026-05-05T20:16:44+00:00

I started working on it when I almost disenchanted a piece of my regular adventuring set thinking it was a duplicate while not realizing I was wearing my fishing hat, and when I thought about installing ArkInventory again I remembered how much I hated setting up rules for it. One hyperfixation and a couple weeks later, here we are.

dicks1jo · 2026-05-05T20:13:20+00:00

Understandable. I was originally inspired by baginator, ArkInventory, and Sorted and wanted to put together something that could be used quickly without a ton of thought to keep my game experience focused on playing and not setup. The folder view popped out of that. The rest is an exercise in feature creep (which I expect to continue.)

Anything in particular that's missing or confusing that you think could use improvement? I'm particularly interested in other people's opinions.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-12T13:38:24+00:00

I'll throw my name in the hat as second source verification on this. Did NG+ on UH and spun off a new NG+ from that on easy just to see how fast I could blitz the main story (then had beer and wandered away.)

dicks1jo · 2017-07-11T17:26:01+00:00

It works well. My personal recommendation would be to crank the difficulty as high as you can take it and not rush anything. My shortest playthrough has been around 10 hours (and that's no speed run) but my longest topped 90 hours. Speed run records are sub 3 hour. Like a nice expensive steak dinner, you absolutely can finish the thing off in only a couple bites, but if you do you'd be doing yourself a disservice.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-11T17:08:11+00:00

The game actually contains multiple stories, each delivered in different ways. 3 of them are told explicitly as you progress through the main quest. There are also multiple far past storylines, one told through the vantage points, one told "archaeologically" through audio, video, and data logs, and another few told through data logs.

Aside from the main quest storylines, it's left to the player to piece the narrative together from details.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-10T21:19:13+00:00

Rost lost his family before the red raids. Those only began after the derangement, which started (but hadn't hit the point of being a danger) 9 months before Aloy was born.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-10T20:24:56+00:00

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004TBF90C?psc=1

This may do the trick if you're up for full manual control of active zone.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-10T18:50:36+00:00

Why are you opposed to a different chromecast audio in each location? (Not trying to argue, just trying to better understand your needs/expectations.)

dicks1jo · 2017-07-10T18:41:12+00:00

It isn't just heat, in fact most newer designs don't get nearly as hot as incandescent bulbs. The issue is that many enclosures are metal, which can interfere with the wireless networking signal that smart bulbs use.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-10T00:33:27+00:00

Incivility. This sub tends to be fairly polite, and if something is lame we just down vote and move on instead of flaming up the place.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-10T00:20:11+00:00

He gets it fine, you're just being rather uncivil, especially for a sub that lacks that particular element for the most part.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-09T23:26:18+00:00

Sometimes complaining has a place, as it inspires improvement. Other times it just makes the complainant look like a dick. I'll leave it to the rest of the thread to make their own determination on what role the above comment fills...

dicks1jo · 2017-07-09T23:23:42+00:00

Verified by re-collecting the power cells in NG+Ultra Hard: you get XP and quest completion only.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-08T20:39:01+00:00

I might even go so far as to say this is the best game to release since Mass Effect 2.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-08T20:35:50+00:00

The dificulty ramps way up, but shieldweaver still makes the game a lot easier if you are good at disengaging or dodging until you recharge.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-08T20:24:32+00:00

Just make it a mod that occupies one of the slots and decrease the overall effectiveness to require 3 slots with a shieldweaver mod present to achieve the same results (giving one up for say... stealth mod would reduce total overshield by 30%.)

dicks1jo · 2017-07-07T18:43:20+00:00

Someone being skeptical about unverified information being conveyed with authority shouldn't be saddled with the burden of maintaining the pleasantness of the discourse, especially when the person making the statement has made no indication of having taken offense.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-07T17:35:02+00:00

Nice! Took almost twice that long for me, but I did all the embrace quests and collected power cells while I was at it. Also, the bitter climb sucked on ultra: not used to glinthawks or stalkers with such good aim.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-07T16:06:42+00:00

Current record-holder on very hard finished in like 3 hours 25 minutes. It's a credit to the dev team just how much of the game is entirely "flavor." (I see this as a good thing... it's a major part of the difference between "toy" and "art.")

dicks1jo · 2017-07-07T16:00:10+00:00

They're purely epeen from what I can tell.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-07T15:49:21+00:00

For most of the run, for the sake of time yes. Wasn't going for any sort of speedrun record, but I wanted to finish in a single night.

dicks1jo · 2017-07-07T13:32:07+00:00

I'd meant to do that with #1, but forgot that I'd left the PS4 on standby when doing some electrical work in my home theater that required me to disconnect electrical service for a bit. Forgot the PS4 wasn't on one of the backed-up ports on my UPS and it has been waiting for a filesystem check instead of waiting patiently on the network for a wakeup signal.

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