LadyCrimson

Wait, what? Eddie? He's not that old? Oh, cancer. F. cancer.

DLSS 2.1 definitely has uses below 8k. And it's tons better than early DLSS was. Doesn't oversharpen excessively, for example. I might even use it occasionally for 4k down the road, when I start feeling like newer games are getting too under 60fps for my personal settings/liking etc, before the 40xx series arrives.

After watching a couple streams for over an hour I'd say it's visually stunning most of the time - if you can play it on a large-ish 4k screen it's going to rock graphically. A few animations felt awkward and I don't like the zoom level used during many chr. dialogues because face close ups can get kind of odd in some cases. For one thing they sometimes cut off the top of the head and as a photographer-mindset that just feels weird most of the time. For turn based I like its free-movement (not grid/hex) but I still don't like it that much as a combat system. I know many love it for strategic and thinking time but eh not my thing. RT w/P works better for me but whatever, many will love it. Anyway, so far my from-watching only: 98% visually gorgeous, the voice acting is largely very well done so far, the music is pretty good, and definitely a lot of thought was put into small things and design so far. But outside of it being a potentially ok to pretty good cRPG, I'm not sure about the Baldur's Gate aspect. I'm probably having more fun watching someone play it then I would if i was playing it myself.

Well, at least they got the most important thing right - how long it can take to create the perfect character. Cohh's been at it for 15 minutes now. ^ I would've picked similar, too, lol. And of course starting ability point distribution. Looks like some stats 17 is max (vs 18) you can put, but dunno if that's a race or other limit. And a starting question? The close ups of chr. creation screen faces are very nice. Edit: opening cinematic is pretty cool. Not that = gameplay, but it's a very nice cutscene.

Today's the early access release on Steam. So all the streamers will be...streaming. Going to watch CohhCarnage on Twitch for a bit. The gameplay videos of it I saw on YouTube didn't impress me much - I'm curious if it's changed much.

Not so patiently waiting.

You know how in most rpg's you're trying to save the town, planet, or the world, or something? Are there any where you're the evil guy destroying them instead and you have to thwart the goodies? And not in the "your chr. can make Evil path choices". Like Dungeon Keeper/Evil Genius but more rpg or something.

^ We have our own small compost pile in the backyard, we (mostly) filter tapwater in a giant metal coffeepot-looking thing vs. bottled, we (mostly) recycle, I use almost zero gasoline, we didn't have any children. I don't wantonly "consume" just for fashion or social trends. I'm doing my part. Wait, what's that you say? *hides all the energy-sucking electronic gear full of plastics and metals* Humor aside, it's indeed sad and has been for decades. I wanted to save the tigers (and planet) in the 70's when I was a wee kid. It's not about saving our planet per se, it's about saving ourselves and as the years went by, I'm not very convinced mass humanity has the future-thinking brain to achieve it in time - we're too much creatures of our own immediate personal concerns. But I'll still compost and recycle and try not to be wasteful etc. Who knows what'll happen. Chances are I won't be around to see the true start of ultimate success or failure tho.

I had no idea Ryan Reynolds was the new comedic advertising/YouTube account king, or something. Bookmarked.

Or if you want a live creature:

I'm thinking I might like Trump a little better with a muzzle, I mean, mask.

So what resolution and size monitor are you guys using to play Majesty? I set it to 1024x768 and on my 1440 27" monitor this is representative of what I see, scale wise: Can you see the guards and heroes? Yeah, me either. Or at least, just barely. I couldn't play that way, I can barely click on them to bring up their chr menu on the side. On the 4k TV it's better simply because the screen is 43" so everything is "magnified" in that sense but ... if I drop it to 800x600 (the lowest) it's a little better on the 1440, but then the ui block on the left side (not pictured) takes up more than half the screen and looks visibly stretched ... there's no middle ground.

Also in my old files: Cultists in loincloths Charming the lasses Adepts holding contests To see who is fastest Berserking monks with their Feet spurred by wings These are a few of my favorite things. Gnomes hi-de-ho-ing And warm melting mages Rogues in the library Who think they are sages Warriors who run From a ratman who stings These are a few of my favorite things. A group of young Healers armed only with daggers Discarding peace to see what's the matter Barbarians meting out Krolms mighty sting These are a few of my favorite things. When the goblins come When the vampires sing When Yetis smash my town I simply remember my favorite things And then I don't feel so down! ...yeah I really liked this game back then.

Is the image still clear, clean and in focus? Then you're not too close. Reorganized my tiny closest. Tossed a lot of clothes. Next: the large cabinet in this room and the bookshelves in the living room. I've even been tossing old books (if I haven't touched/read it in 10 years, it's gone) and other such things. By the time I'm 60 (eight years from now), outside of the tech toys (pffft) I should/might be down to bare essentials.

Oh, oh, oh! My old saves work with Steam's Majesty Gold HD version! But sadly none of them has more than 1 protection ring, game must update the saves. I think they could still pick up 1 of each after patches without the Expansion added, but not repeatedly. Not sure what the Steam w/Expansion built in does. Also: I like how "4k" resolution shows up in the menu but isn't select-able. Booo. Although probably best, sprites would be so small/almost invisible anyway, lol.

I do have a copy of both 98 and XP but not the PC that can run them (hardware compat. issues I guess). Hubby might be able to cobble something together out of old parts/pcs but not sure it's worth the trouble. And yeah...one game I had a Monk who was always in the right place right time, see an artifact left and stroll over, go "Ahhh!" and siphon them up. Multiple protection rings and even a teleport one. He was nigh invulnerable. (edit: observing a teleporting Monk is probably how I noticed it was possible).

Tablet - mobile slots, music/media or an extra Twitch window so I can carry it out when I leave the room. I don't use the 'net (socially) much these days but I think I might be too "plugged-in", regardless (you think?). It's so awesome to have started w/those tiny 1970's crt TV's and still be around during this time of hi-resolution media/access and stuff. It's amazing hubby and I both haven't blown house fuses yet. Yeah, I need help.

Why is it, when I read a news article that mentioned Trump had a fever, the first thing that popped into my head was "I've got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell?" I do hope he gets better, tho. Such weird times, these, all around.

I suppose pic-wise it doesn't look that different but it sure is a lot more desk room for "stuff" and I no longer need a KB/M switch, both PC's can have own KB. One minus is I can't walk behind desk anymore making hookup access more of a PITA but oh well. Sadly no new TV yet since all the 49" and 50" have been sold out lately. But see that back wall? An 75" could fit up there too (barely - door has to open). Or at least a 65" (I'd keep the 43" desk TV then). I am...tempted. MOAH SCREENS. LateEdit: Corrected screen sizes, typos. Wall-tv would be for the playstation only, most likely, which serves as my tv streaming device + console games. Maybe I should wall mount a couple more 27" monitors on the right wall, too.

I found these: So I pulled out these: ...but neither Win10 or win7 would run Majesty disc. It would install but when you try to start, nothing. Compatibility modes etc, nada. Couldn't find anything from a web-search. I do have the Steam version (I should get it from GoG too tho) but I wanted to play the original release version, unpatched. Edit: wonder if we have an old copy of Win98 around somewhere ... Oh well. *calming myself after being thwarted* "Ohhhmmmmm...."

^ Yeah, the Northern Expansion was definitely a response to "lack of late challenge" from hardcore players. When it came out you had the usual semi-backlash on the forum re: the increased difficulty and the "beware what you wish for" tropes. That forum is also where I learned if there's a gameplay oversight you like about a game, don't mention it on official forums or it'll get removed (Monks picking up (multiple) artifacts from dead hero drops, I used to kill rogues for that for the lulz). Hehee.

I've said it before, but lvl 7 Monks all the way. I seem to recall somehow making tons of gold with marketplaces,so I rarely had that issue (Monks do need babysitting) like I had figured out a gameplay pattern I did constantly but I can't recall. But I did like Wizards a lot too. All I remember is at some mid point during the Northern Expansion campaign, I mumbled "well this is going to be a challenge" then never got around to finishing. "What a delicious looking reward." - a Rogue just before dying.

Did you know that (in the US) it's apparently (unofficial?) National Pizza Month? America, the land of everything is an excuse to celebrate/party or holiday. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Pizza_Month Now excuse me while I order some pizza.