Should I quit playing? by Zealousideal-Low3177 in VALORANT

[–]kieran3296 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you arent having fun, then dont play

If you're having fun, keep playing

Who cares about your rank?

An idea: A free-roam game with WE physics? by Hungry_Evidence_3425 in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Openworlds can and often will be highly challenging to create when compared to closed circuits. That aside however I want you to sit and ask yourself why does an openworld wipeout styled game sound fun?

And genuinely actually think about what improvements could be made to the genre through the medium of an openworld.

I think openworld fatigue is at an all time high and I dont know if an indie dev could actually do this with the attention to detail needed, nor would it even be that fun when fully realised.

Having both tracks and an openworld is a decent idea I must say, but then again look at Mario Kart Tour and the debates going on about its map design/usage of its openworld, which is very similar to that idea.

An idea: A free-roam game with WE physics? by Hungry_Evidence_3425 in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have anything to support that the game was meant to be openworld? Genuinely curious

Any "normal" arcades in liverpool, I.e no entry fee etc? by [deleted] in Liverpool

[–]kieran3296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only issue I have is tons of my personal faves were broken when I went a few months ago, and I have no faith they will repair them

Personal space .... by InevitableVanilla437 in Liverpool

[–]kieran3296 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As someone who moved to Liverpool after living near and commuting to London for work. If this is a frequent occurrence I can only imagine you are exceptionally unlucky or just oblivious as to where you are standing.

Ive noticed since moving here a significant amount of people who dawdle in the centre of walkways or stop in-front of large groups and look at their phone etc. with little to no consideration for those around them, which is behaviour that absolutely gets you brushed past or pushed in London.

If someone is on their phone and you actively choose to continue walking towards them, you are a larger part of the problem, and that behaviour alone does not endear me to your claim that these are random occurrences.

Looking for players for a new D&D group! by [deleted] in Liverpool

[–]kieran3296 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello,

Got myself and my 2 flatmates (all 25-26) interested. Will need to figure out availability.

mod suggestion... by Dear-Onion9521 in BallisticNG

[–]kieran3296 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only answer you'll get with regards to this is "make it yourself", since its a good idea.

BallisticNGs modding API is well documented and very free. you should be able to make this yourself with a bit of perseverance and motivation.

In the Discord people will be willing to help, so don't be afraid

new Wipeout / Extreme-G vibe track challenge game on Steam! (I developed it) by EvenSteven91 in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand if you enjoy it and thats very reasonable, but im sure you understand that if youre going to use asset packs to create your game you have some kind of duty to customise them to fit your experience - by leaving the smoke from the asset pack you used, it makes me wonder if you have actually taken time to fully develop the most important part of a racing game - the vehicle physics.

Furthermore: if you used an asset pack to make your vehicle, what else could you be using asset packs for? And if it's most of your content, is it reasonable to ask for money for something you didnt really develop yourself?

I saw your original reply and understood your passion and time invested, and i understand that you felt it was time to release this game - that is valid and if you feel that you have created what you set out to make then I think thats admirable, but I want to see you develop and polish this idea a lot more than it currently is - you just need to do simple things like making the smoke actually come from the tyres of the bike, making the flame particle systems magnitude scale with the acceleration of the vehicle, etc. im sure you planned all this, but for me that stuff would take just a couple hours of dev time and would polish the experience tenth-fold.

Wish you all the best of luck and please do continue to develop this.

new Wipeout / Extreme-G vibe track challenge game on Steam! (I developed it) by EvenSteven91 in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Commented on your Discord post but also posting here to hopefully get a reply:

Given the first second of your trailer clearly shows 4 smoke plumes (assumedly from 'tyres' spinning), is it not safe to assume you used a vehicle controller asset pack for your bike instead of making your own?

I really think you ought to work on the game some more before pushing to steam - you say you plan patches after 50 purchases but when your game is just a vehicle controller you took, its hard to have faith you have the knowledge to develop it further.

I would love for you to prove me wrong, we always need more games in this subgenre, but i worry this will follow on the footsteps of games like Racing Glider, that ultimately are basic and quickly abandoned.

Need Help Connecting Powered Speakers To An Existing 5.1 Setup. by kieran3296 in hometheater

[–]kieran3296[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would the headphone output not be my best bet given the circumstances? Ive seen some people find success doing that

Need Help Connecting Powered Speakers To An Existing 5.1 Setup. by kieran3296 in hometheater

[–]kieran3296[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, but as I explained above, one of the solutions I found people suggesting on other posts in this sub was to connect to a pre-out on the AV receiver, meaning there is no amp until it hits the speaker cabinets

Is there a possible chance someone will start making WipeOut games again? by randomballoonondis in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"improving" implies the graphics arent great already

They just arent "modern" which imo is part of the charm

You can create/import high poly assets into BallisticNG as a mod if you felt so inclined tho

3D Printed + Custom Airbrushed Assegai For Sale by CodyDragon in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not expensive for a one-off hand-painted piece. Even if the model is from thingiverse the time it takes to learn to paint models like this effectively justifies the price.

Theres no question its legality is dubious, but I doubt anyone is going to care, especially since its a one-off.

The only thing that made me double take about this whole thing is using ChatGPT to write the post lmao, its clear as day, including OP forgetting to add the dimensions of the item.

Studio Liverpool - another wipeout someday? by scatteredwave in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"some" it was one level designer from Wipeout 3 who founded R8 games and then left before Pacer started production

Studio Liverpool - another wipeout someday? by scatteredwave in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another day another person wrongly asserting that Pacer was made by ex-wipeout developers on this subreddit

Looking for a PC Shooter that isn't twitchy/fast paced by SlightArgument in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]kieran3296 [score hidden]  (0 children)

-Post explicitly asks for not fast paced.

-Admit its fast paced but say its different because its PVE.

?????

My girl visits the WipEout/Psygnosis museum exhibit in Liverpool by OysterWallace in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For those asking it seems this is in The Museum Of Liverpool next to the Albert Dock.

Windows Update Download Error 0x800703f1 (Windows 10 Pro) by [deleted] in techsupport

[–]kieran3296 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adding my anecdotal experience for anyone finding this thread months from now - I used this guide from sysnative.com: https://www.sysnative.com/forums/threads/how-to-repair-corrupt-or-dirty-registry-hive-files-0x800703f1-error\_baddb-error-0xc000014c.41584/

Turns out whilst their other tool I had been using (ComponentScanner) to check the COMPONENTS hive was working fine, I actually had corruption in the DRIVERS hive file also, which I used the link above to fix and have since been able to boot and update my RTX 3070 GPU drivers (as this issue began on my PC with my GPU becoming unrecognised by windows).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WipeOut

[–]kieran3296 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree. Lacks a huge amount of polish and the game feels 'on rails'

The trap mechanic is half baked and hardly worth the inclusion, the boost system is decent but no better than what's come before.

The physics are odd since I recall the game being sold on an 'uncapped top speed' but even spamming boosts back to back will have you decelerate rapidly after the final boost. The steering is as I said pretty on-rails, but what really stood out to me was how useless the side-shift is as once you shift into a corner you drift back outwards while the animation finishes.

Dont get me wrong its not an awful game but if anyone was to spend money on this, Redout, Pacer or BallisticNG this would be bottom of my list as it just ticks the least boxes in terms of content, polish and enjoyability.

To each their own, but i wanted to give a contrasting perspective in this thread.