What are you nerds playing?

Qbopper · Post by **Qbopper** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:02 pm #311439

Bottom post of the previous page:

I installed episode 1 on my phone on a complete whim and happened to have $20 on my google account so I immediately bought it once I beat the episode

Spoiler:

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:11 pm #311465

I've been playing Bio Inc Redemption, a game about disease and the Human body. It is similar to Plague Inc with the resource collection and bio points and the symptoms but it's about a specific person instead of about a worldwide pandemic. For example, the patient's overall health is derived from the health of his various systems, which are divided into: Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, Nervous, Skeletal, Renal, immune and Muscular. One system failing causes all the others to fail even faster which can have an exponential effect on lowering their health.

There's two modes in to the game: Life and Death.

In Death, you take on the side of the disease and are generally trying to kill the patient (there's some variance but ultimately that's the objective in most cases). Your goals can vary but in Death, your goal is to usually kill them. To make one person very sick you can evolve specific risk factors to put him under greater risk (like evolving the smoker risk factor to make their respiratory system collapse faster) or evolve symptoms that wouldn't be available to you otherwise, like diabetes for an overweight patient. You can also evolve him a phobia of doctors or send points to make the hospital busy to make his recovery take longer.

In Life, you're the patient's medical team. Life has more varied goals than Death, the most basic objective is to help the patient to 100% recovery but you might also get the objective to diagnose 10 diseases, or treat 12 illnesses before the patient dies. In Life, you need to identify what's causing the symptoms with diagnostic tests by using the patient's symptoms and how fast his different body parts are failing as clues as to what could be affecting him. Do note that some tests are more broad than others, like a metabolic panel will identify potassium deficiency in the muscular system but also identify high cholestrol in the circulatory system. You can also prescribe lifestyles to slow down the rate of failure and even reverse the damage in some cases, if all else fails you can perform a transplant/experimental surgery as a last ditch effort to save a system from failure

lntigracy · Post by **lntigracy** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:35 pm #311470

It's Lupus.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:40 pm #311499

lntigracy wrote:It's Lupus.

It's not Lupus, it's never Lupus

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lntigracy · Post by **lntigracy** » Fri Jun 23, 2017 3:22 am #311586

IIRC wasn't there an episode of House where it actually WAS Lupus?

If not they really missed their chance.

Lumbermancer · Fri Jun 23, 2017 4:01 pm

Season 4 Episode 8.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 2:04 pm #312091

ayy lmao git gud

no but use concealment to get as close to your target as possible, set up defensive positions that prevent you from getting swarmed, and bring grenadiers
also follow /xcg/'s mod bin for balance and shit

Lumbermancer · Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:55 pm

Should have bought X-COM Apocalypse instead.

Qbopper · Post by **Qbopper** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 4:22 pm #312111

I bought Black Desert Online because I like MMOs with noncombat stuff

jesus christ it's the most stereotypically korean game I've ever played

character models are very "korean" with samey male faces and plastic surgery women, it even has jiggle physics
the game bombards you with thirty thousand advertisements from other players and shit you don't understand
the UI is cluttered as shit, and it has a UI editor, but it still doesn't help the feeling
the tutorials are barebones/nonexistent - the game taught me how to accept a quest after 1 1/2 hours of gameplay where I had done that multiple times
the engrish makes it really difficult to understand what's going on

I'm sure there's a good game in there but I'd rather just play mabinogi or some shit

capi duffman · Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:57 pm

For the most part I tend to avoid the first group unless I really can't move on without stepping into a bad position.

My ambush style works with explosives for opener, and then either blowing up cover or simply shooting the enemy if the odds are good enough, as long as you use height and heavy cover you should be fine.

If you see shitcurity (really, the only melee that matters, unless you like hugging mutons) and don't see the way to remove them from the round in one turn, remember that flashbangs, fire, and poison will prevent them from tazing you, instead trying to shoot you.

Also one of the mods you should get is one to make Bradford shut up, your sanity will thank you.

Ikarrus · Post by **Ikarrus** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:15 am #312579

Prey's not bad. The prophunt was neat at first, but it's starting to wear thin now.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:26 pm #312663

Equip the Mimic Detection chip

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:32 pm #312690

Witcher 3.
I can't believe a game without lizzers is this good.

Ikarrus · Post by **Ikarrus** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:19 am #313225

Psychoscope made the game bearable again. Actually, it's pretty fun now.

I don't know if it was a good idea letting players fabricate neuromods. There's no reason not to put 100% of the materials I get into printing more.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:41 am #313258

I've found a fully upgraded shotgun + the mobility & health & damage neuromods makes you an absolute monster in combat.

I'd sprint up to the nearest phantom, do a leg slide and pop it in the head with my shotty and send the poor bastard flying.

By the end of the game I had spent more times on my knees than a $7 hooker in the men's bathroom

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:52 pm #313334

Caveman adventures in far cry primal.

Fuckin up Neanderthals lads.

Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:16 pm

Bought the valve complete pack thanks to the summer sale and am testing the waters to CS:GO, looks like a fun game to just drop into now and then

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:25 pm #313344

RUSH B

CYKA BLYAT

FantasticFwoosh · Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:09 pm

My colonists got lost and settled on greenland within my EU4 game, meanwhile i own pretty much all of west africa, and the big 3 blobs of myself (Morroco) by bro Tunis and my Frenemy the Ottomans pretty much rule the middle east with a iron grip. I also have a colony in South America, but it's petite in patagonia because england butted in while spain does what spain does.

I only really managed to get this far and not get murdered by Castile/Spain because they got pulled into a war in the start of the game and i nabbed ceuta off the bat and some well needed security so i could go back and conquer the african interior with a nice and safe blockable strait.

I think im probably going to build up a morrocan canada colony first, then launch a naval invasion of denmark (currently stuck on iceland brandenburg has eaten most of Germany) to get a foot into europe while i still have (albiet) limited time.

FantasticFwoosh · Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:28 pm

It turned out very weirdly. Basically the only three colonial nations that matter are England (mostly in south america) France (mexico, moving into taking over some african nations) and spain (north & south america) and each of them are like level 23 military tech with 100k troops. Im relying on england for protection and hence we have a long-term alliance and they've helped me out with the navy. All of them are on the INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS coast bordering me but not actually doing that much.

The colonial nations just fight a lot between themselves, im just running in the middle of it and ruining their chances.

Meanwhile im sitting here with my measly level 20 tech despite literally being neigbours because my empire reaching into africa is too wide and not getting the institutions fast enough, but i do make like shittons of money for being a relatively minor nation, 10 ducats a month and able to support three colonists and a 30-40 size army with fifteen cannons about six horses etch & multiple forts at the same time. Mainly off my bonuses of being a un-reformed iqta government (additional tax) and the jizya edicts helping boost my plentiful tax, strong ties in the safi/timbuktu trade node & high production in which i invest a great deal into.

Morrocans have maritime & defensive orientated national ideas, because there's so much gold in africa (especially if you eat mali, but thats easier said than done) you'll pick up colonialism first given if you're not dead from the iberians to colonise arguin (i just stole it from the iberians and burned the province before colonising it myself later), and immediately econmics after that to stabilise debts & your own gold supply. +1 attrition national idea goes well with defensive but teching up is more important. And with said money you can support a strong early game fleet comparable to spains own navy for extra security since your first national idea is a naval force modifier.

Yeah, Morroco culture is compatible with turning into andalusia or maybe its just a maghrebi thing. Gunning for the laughing stock & Sudanese expedition achievements, but might leave the barbarossa achievement for another run-through with tunis or tclement/other?

XSI · Post by **XSI** » Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:04 am #313422

You can technically beat unified Spain in wars of attrition, their manpower generally isnt the best and if you can just kill stacks as they land on your shores you should be good. It's going to take forever though.
If you can out-navy them somehow, that is even better, but generally not viable long term

And of course, you can just ally France and have them fight for you so you don't have to

ColonicAcid · Post by **ColonicAcid** » Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:24 pm #313567

>10 ducats a month
>a lot of money in 1706

hahahaha non-western nations life

you wont be able to ally france as morroco. if spain picks quantity as their idea you're pretty much fucked either way as well. it's still possible to win a war as morocco tho if you play it well and you're decently enough developed that late into the game though.

FantasticFwoosh · Fri Jun 30, 2017 10:11 pm

For my expenditure it is with lots of usually dirt cheap backward mostly no development provinces, well its almost the end of my run.

France is allied with the ottomans, declared war on my clay, took two debts & giving my ally tunis's land peacing out the ottomans and gave france some useless dirt cheap provinces away from the stuff i need for the achievement , spain has suddenly got its shit together again, thrown out a imperialism casus belli and is destroying me. GG achievement run.

England got weakened during the war with France.

ColonicAcid · Fri Jun 30, 2017 10:34 pm

the easiest way is to literally forget europe until you have a suitable powerbase set up in the americas

you rush exploration ideas and you set up as many colonies as you can as quickly as possible, get your development sky high that way, make a shit ton of money and then use that to develop a continental european army to meme on the Europeans.

that's literally the best strategy to use for pretty much everyone, the americas are so goddamn busted that even native americans can get powerful enough to conquer europe, granted they get strong enough before the europeans arrive.

FantasticFwoosh · Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:29 am

Its not about beating up castile per say, but i took algarve & madiera from the portuguese in the earlygame then conceded it to the spaniards later in a peace deal in my first real "Oh shit, Castile woke up" war. Taking ceuta in itself was a slice of luck.

If you manage to un-alliance the two and build up a substantial navy, portugal is a pushover you can dominate, but of course by the iberian wedding(+) that gets a little bit harder if they get stuck into a PU. Ill have to really focus more on the Americas more than i did (i mean i did have ample opportunity to, but africa was more of a pressing concern) taking a piece of your advice colonic.

I think i might bite the bullet, cede over some lands in magrebi morroco, grab the sudanese expedition achievement and peace out having done what i came to do. Edit - Ah shit they won't concede without taking a key province i need OF COURSE.

Lumbermancer · Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:29 am

Are the newest DLC any good? Last one I got was Rights of Man, and even then I skipped Mare Nostrum. I've been playing HoI4 recently, and they released some really trash DLC's for it. Also I got shafted in my game so maybe I'll play some EU4.

Lumbermancer · Sun Jul 02, 2017 1:38 pm

How do I enjoy Stardew Valley? I planted parsnips, I sold parsnips, I got exhausted at the beach and had to crawl my way back home.

Qbopper · Post by **Qbopper** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:54 pm #313841

Lumbermancer wrote:How do I enjoy Stardew Valley? I planted parsnips, I sold parsnips, I got exhausted at the beach and had to crawl my way back home.

step 1

use food, eg. field snacks, wild food you find in the forest south of the farm

step 2

I don't know what day you're on but stuff unlocks as you progress and if you really need some kind of goal you can go to the mine and get minerals to upgrade tools/find loot

step 3

manage your energy by learning "ok I can usually do X before having to go to bed or I can be up until X time at the mine" to avoid "dying" and wasting your time

Ikarrus · Post by **Ikarrus** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 7:22 pm #313945

Just finished Prey, and it was fantastic. I loved it more the more I played.

It's like a mix of System Shock's setting, Deus Ex's exploration and player choice, and Bioshock's aesthetic.

Doesn't patronize players (I turned off objective markers and it didn't break the level design)

The ending was kind of weird, though. I hope they're making a sequel, but that ending was shit bait.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:02 pm #313951

Say it with me: Prey Effect 3

Remie Richards · Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:47 pm

Beat Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight on Hard, first playthrough.
Killed the final boss first try, without getting the weapon upgrade.

You know what beating it without the weapon upgrade gives you? the BAD ending!
Wtf!!!

Remie Richards · Mon Jul 03, 2017 9:21 pm

Ah, having loaded my save and beat the final boss again.
There is a second final boss.

I see.

Remie Richards · Mon Jul 03, 2017 9:42 pm

Aaaand beaten.

Neat little game.

DiamondSentinel · Tue Jul 04, 2017 12:19 am

Remie Richards wrote:Beat Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight on Hard, first playthrough.
Killed the final boss first try, without getting the weapon upgrade.

You know what beating it without the weapon upgrade gives you? the BAD ending!
Wtf!!!

I had no idea that there was a "good" and "bad" ending until this post. Just found out that I got the "good" ending the very first playthrough on my typical quest to explore every nook and cranny...

Now I'm conflicted on my opinion of the game. I mean, I didn't put in any special effort like you have to for Cave Story, and yet I got the special ending...

Anyways, now I'm playing Rebel Galaxy. Amazing soundtrack, awesome gameplay, cool stuff. Highly recommend. Just wish that the combat was more like actual naval combat, and using genuine naval tactics. (I've taken a couple military sciences classes in uni)

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:24 am #314018

In other news, Witcher 3 wyverns a cute. C U T E !

Shame you gotta kill them, though. And shame they're such a pain in the ass to fight when they're ten levels above you.

Remie Richards · Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:06 am

DiamondSentinel wrote:
Remie Richards wrote:-snip-
I had no idea that there was a "good" and "bad" ending until this post. Just found out that I got the "good" ending the very first playthrough on my typical quest to explore every nook and cranny...

I beat the game the first time with about 85% exploration, I just happened to miss the one room with the boxed wind item that lets you get to the tea to upgrade your leaf.
Loading my save to beat it again was nice though, as I finished it the second time with 94% and a 2 more heart fragments and a 6th bellflower.

I'm on a NG+ for hard now, going to get 100% map progress and then perfect kill the final boss for the Birthstone trophy item (I nearly did it already, but I took 1 hit so -welp-)
While I'm at it I'm also perfecting the bosses I didn't the first time around (Witch 2, Pardoner, Lupiar)

Nilons · Post by **Nilons** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:33 am #314026

Killing Floor 2

Lumbermancer · Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:26 pm

DemonFiren wrote:>a halfway decent cold war subsim comes out
>no dosh left

Close encounters of a Soviet kind.

Spoiler:

Remie Richards · Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:34 pm

Guess.

DiamondSentinel · Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:48 pm

Remie Richards wrote:
DiamondSentinel wrote:
Remie Richards wrote:-snip-
I had no idea that there was a "good" and "bad" ending until this post. Just found out that I got the "good" ending the very first playthrough on my typical quest to explore every nook and cranny...
I beat the game the first time with about 85% exploration, I just happened to miss the one room with the boxed wind item that lets you get to the tea to upgrade your leaf.
Loading my save to beat it again was nice though, as I finished it the second time with 94% and a 2 more heart fragments and a 6th bellflower.

I'm on a NG+ for hard now, going to get 100% map progress and then perfect kill the final boss for the Birthstone trophy item (I nearly did it already, but I took 1 hit so -welp-)
While I'm at it I'm also perfecting the bosses I didn't the first time around (Witch 2, Pardoner, Lupiar)

Yeah, I didn't really go for 100%ing it achievementwise. I just did everything I could in a single playthrough. It had the same sort of vibe as Cave Story, but there was just no way it could stand up to it. Not as long, the dialogues were ehh, etc.

The Clowns Pocket · Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:32 am

space station 13

Nilons · Post by **Nilons** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 2:53 am #314237

The Clowns Pocket wrote:original joke do not steal

Qbopper · Post by **Qbopper** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:20 am #314541

CosmicScientist wrote:
Nilons wrote:This post was made by The Clowns Pocket who is currently on your ignore list. Display this post.

did he literally post "ss13"

edit: sigh

XSI · Post by **XSI** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 4:36 am #314590

Screemonster · Thu Jul 06, 2017 3:21 pm

Okay despite wanting a singleplayer space-skyrim/NV I'm actually getting sucked into elite dangerous now, it feels less MMO and more "it's online but you can ignore the multiplayer aspects and do your own thing if you like", kinda like how I felt with Kingdom of Loathing back when I still played that.
Joined a PvE group 'cause solo play seemed kinda pointless but I didn't feel like getting ganked by some powergaming asshole in a fer-de-lance or something while I was still pottering around in a sidewinder.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:25 pm #314794

incredible machine, for nostalgia
that alligator is a real shame
shoulda been called tesla

Okand37 · Post by **Okand37** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:48 am #314904

Been playing black desert online with my BUDDIES lexorion and thecoldturtles as a cute korean anime girl who slays monsters and quests and stuff. Game is pretty fun and combat is actually fairly dynamic and enjoyable for an MMO. We made the DonkCo clan cause we're radical! Anyone's welcome to join if they want!

The game itself is pretty fun and there's quite a lot more to it than simple streamline quest > beat up monster > repeat. Only have around ~165 hours on it but would be more than happy to sate any curiosities about the game if you're on the fence.

Spoiler:

kevinz000 · Post by **kevinz000** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:01 pm #314906

>it costs money
well i guess i shell more on ss13 art i should get it hmmm

Qbopper · Post by **Qbopper** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 4:52 pm #314938

It's hit or miss when it comes to bdo

I was turned off by the immediately apparent korean mmo elements of blindingly awful interfaces (yeah you can change the HUD, and I did mess around with that, but I don't think it excuses the laughably cluttered default UI and flood of announcements), broken engrish that made it a bit difficult to follow the plot, and leveling that starts out lightning fast and later slows to a crawl (from what I could tell, anyways) - it was like playing a nexon game that I had to pay cash up front for

steam refunds make trying it out a non issue, and I'm not trying to shit on anyone that does like the game, but I was looking for a good sandbox MMO and BDO didn't really fit what i was looking for, so just be aware going in that you may not enjoy it if you dislike any of those tropes

lntigracy · Post by **lntigracy** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 12:56 am #315141

Okand37 wrote:Black Spirit (,)

why the fuck are you keeping the black spirit waiting he's been nothing but good to you

Professor Hangar · Sat Jul 08, 2017 10:00 am

CosmicScientist wrote: I thought Summer was about the sun.

I should have looked outside my reel life window before thinking the game was unrealistic.

As someone who grew up on a farm: the most realistic aspect of farming simulators is that there is a weather god, and they hate you.

There's a reason that rain in Australia is traditionally associated with farmers dancing and crying in sheer joy.