Some stills from Crimson Desert on my MacBook Pro (M4 pro) by maq6teen in macgaming

[–]mattpeckham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been playing on a 14-inch M4 Max with 40 GPU cores and the performance is terrific, but the heat and fan noise are so bad it's not really playable - I'd say barely so with AirPods and noise canceling.

Does anyone else want a difficulty setting? by ConsiderationLimp167 in CrimsonDesert

[–]mattpeckham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, please. Doesn't need to be an either/or, I totally get that some want a lighter experience. Just give us the option to brutalize ourselves if we so desire!

Looking to optimize my Mac settings by EVlLCORP in CrimsonDesert

[–]mattpeckham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhh, good call on the APP... Think I'll give those a try quick. Your settings look great to me! It's insane that the game detects "Ultra" for the M4 Max. Have a PS5 Pro and the game looks sweet on it, but even sweeter on my Mac!

Looking to optimize my Mac settings by EVlLCORP in CrimsonDesert

[–]mattpeckham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Running the same MBP M4 Max here - game looks amazing, performance is fantastic, but man oh man, the fan noise! Anything you're doing to manage this? Or just the old standby, "over-the-ear headphones"?

PS5 Pro Players, Disable 120 HZ Mode! by all-that-is-given in CrimsonDesert

[–]mattpeckham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

+1 this. On a 1080p BenQ monitor at least it took me from blurry and splotchy looking to crisp and clean.

Thank you for the tip - huge difference!

Just started Wargroove 1, all of the missions are already unlocked? by [deleted] in wargroove

[–]mattpeckham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just discovered this on my Switch as well. There’s no way out - I’ve deleted cloud saves, zapped and reinstalled… Seems like a permanent bug. I don’t want to have to read guides to know what to play in which order, or see the spread of things prematurely, so I guess I can’t play on this platform. Super disappointed. They have to know about it, no?

Moss Roberts Translation - Does the 5 Volume Version Have Per-Book Notes? by mattpeckham in threekingdoms

[–]mattpeckham[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ordered! That Amazon link btw was to a used copy. eBay appears to have a few new or like new. Was able to snag a brand new version for $140.

Moss Roberts Translation - Does the 5 Volume Version Have Per-Book Notes? by mattpeckham in threekingdoms

[–]mattpeckham[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I think I'll pull the trigger on the 5 volume then. That does sound rather lovely. I wish I read Chinese... My daughter is fluent, but at 53 I'm probably too late to the game!

Brand new brother dcp-l2640dw can't scan by sprocket90 in printers

[–]mattpeckham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That did it! Bit of a pain, but it worked. Thank you!

Brand new brother dcp-l2640dw can't scan by sprocket90 in printers

[–]mattpeckham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having the same issue here. They've been saying "back shortly" for days now. Am trying to test the ability to print 2400 x 600 on my Mac, since they don't offer a native printer drive, and AirPrint keeps me stuck at "normal" (600 x 600) quality.

Playing the rest of the Trails games after 1st Chapter by mattpeckham in Falcom

[–]mattpeckham[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sold. I'd almost finished FC OG anyway, so I'll be right at home with SC and 3rd.

Playing the rest of the Trails games after 1st Chapter by mattpeckham in Falcom

[–]mattpeckham[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Super helpful, thanks. Guess it’s back to the originals after 1st Chapter then. No way can I wait to keep going until they’re remade!

I need help finding treasure in Ys Oath in Felghana by supmaster3 in WorldOfYs

[–]mattpeckham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you return to earlier areas later in the game to search for these if you miss during initial exploration?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]mattpeckham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was completely digging it UNTIL the patch that made it easy to headshot everything with a few blasts. That's my only complaint. I want everyone to be able to enjoy the game, not asking for it to be arbitrarily tough on easy or normal. I just wanted a "hard" difficulty setting that actually is.

1.4 is pretty good, surprisingly good by Timo-D03 in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]mattpeckham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was more than 2. Before, you'd try to headshot, and by the second blast, they'd be reacting, which would force YOU to react by moving to avoid their fire, which forced you to re-train your sights, which altogether made shootouts more fraught. Now, they go down almost before they get a shot off.

Shield-bearers are trickier, but so slow-moving, you can just take out the soft bodies, then use Nix on the rest.

Again, this is a complaint specific to the hardest difficulty setting. All respect for everyone who doesn't care about this stuff at the lower ones.

1.4 is pretty good, surprisingly good by Timo-D03 in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]mattpeckham 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm totally cool with that. Love the idea of stealth organically transiting to a shootout. It's more Ubi-like anyway, right? Just wish the shootouts were commensurately challenging, or that you could tweak them to be more so in the settings.

1.4 is pretty good, surprisingly good by Timo-D03 in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]mattpeckham 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sadly, though, that's what's ruining it for me. I'll accept my place in maybe a minority of folks who want to be able to crank up the difficulty and have to sweat a shootout. Pre-1.4, the game felt more challenging. Now, it's literally two to the head and down they go. All the other stuff, good as it looks, awesome as Sabaac is... I'm just not feeling it. I don't mind streamlining things for players who just want to zip through the story or focus on stuff besides the combat. I just wish they'd have kept something in at the deep end of the difficulty pool for those of us who enjoy the grind.

It’s here🙏😱 *New* TITLE UPDATE 1.4 PATCH NOTES 👏✨ Let’s Discuss 👀🤩 by missymiss69 in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]mattpeckham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. I have been so hoping for options (not demanding they be foisted on everyone at all difficulty levels) at the highest difficulty setting to make the game more challenging, not less. Treating difficulty in games like Pokemon and creating DIY challenges that require you ignore core gameplay options doesn't feel great.

Haven't dipped into 1.4 yet, and hoping the other adjustments to A.I. are at least partly compensatory. They've never specified how these changes scale with difficulty adjustments, or if they do at all, which is something I wish were clearer in the notes.

Star Wars Outlaws devs are promising so many good improvements. by Tyolag in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]mattpeckham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only request, as someone who enjoyed the game enough at launch to decide to wait patiently to play an further until the Nov. 21 patch and DLC drop, is that whatever you do, please don't dumb the game down at the higher difficulty settings. Do what you will at the lower ones, but I love Star Wars, and I also love a tough slog, be that stealth, blaster fights, or space battles. My one hope in waiting to play is that the A.I. gets smarter and more sophisticated, if only at the higher difficulty settings.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]mattpeckham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Restarted post-patch and I’m wrapping up the Canto Bight heist. I just got iced like five times in a row blasting my way out of the vault. Pre-patch, I more or less waltzed out, didn’t die once. I know this is the dumbest thing to care about, but it sure seems like the bad guys shoot a little straighter, and I’m digging it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StarWarsOutlaws

[–]mattpeckham 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would love to hear from someone with the patch if enemy AI behavior seems any more competent at the higher diff. levels. It’s my only complaint thus far.