BruceVC

I completed Arcanum after about 45 hours, its definitely worth playing as a CRPG Overall its gets a solid 70/100 on the globally followed " BruceVC game rating system " Things I enjoyed and loved about it lots of interesting side quests good map system of how you need to find things around quest locations really humorous and quirky Easter Egg developments like the Stillwater Giant and Virgils story complex customization around different builds different ways to complete quests, the main narrative is clearly not linear and you can be good or evil. I followed the good path Worthwhile main narrative with several twists and turns around who is really the bad guy The combat is not a highlight, I ended up just attacking with my main character in almost all battles. I only used spells a few times and that was just to disarm tough opponents like the Cursed Paladin and some healing. So overall combat doesnt require much strategy or thinking But still the combat shortfalls dont detract much from the overall fun experience of the game

This EO could have some beneficial outcomes, I read this link and there are several points that make sense " It is the policy of my Administration to restore Federal sites dedicated to history, including parks and museums, to solemn and uplifting public monuments that remind Americans of our extraordinary heritage, consistent progress toward becoming a more perfect Union, and unmatched record of advancing liberty, prosperity, and human flourishing. Museums in our Nation’s capital should be places where individuals go to learn — not to be subjected to ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared history. " Outside of the rhetoric of this statement I think its a good idea to end this selective and revisionist view that the US is a country founded on injustice, slavery and oppression. And there are people who believe this and ignore the history of the US in its entirety and yet this history is well documented and easily accessible. For example most of the first immigrants to the US were fleeing European oppression, poverty or they were indentured slaves They came to the US to create a new life and in the beginning that new life was very hard But this EO also has elements of culture wars garbage, so its a mixed bag EO

DOGE is very questionable and specifically the methodology Musk has been adopting Many Americans have been saying for years they believe the Federal government is bloated and ineffective but the way Musk is carrying on is not the right way to make legitimate changes

Trumps losing degrees of support from certain MAGA circles because of perceived failures to deliver on certain policies, the Musk relationship and Israel support Many of the disillusioned MAGA supporters expect certain results immediately, which is unrealistic for any new presidency , and then there is the real annoyance how he ostensibly is more concerned with MIGA (make Israel great again ) and not MAGA. His targeting of Thomas Massie has also alienated some of his supporters So it could be any of these reasons but there is real pushback compared to when he won, its very evident on Codex

Time for some humour, I hope no one minds this mockery of Trump

But is that true? Part of the justification for DEI is because of that historical perspective Its similar to South Africa and the justification for BEE but it really doesnt make sense in our case because white people make up 7 % and we have a black government Im not convinced that is a necessary reason for DEI because what happens when DEI programs themselves become racist and discriminate against white men? You not fixing fixing any historical injustice or making things better when you repeat the same thing you claim you opposed to Lots of countries use merit based policies and I think thats the best overall system

The main legitimate criticism towards DEI and similar programs is why cant everyone be hired on merit? It doesnt matter what race or gender you are if you the best candidate for the job then you should get the job And then there are real examples of the abuse of DEI and white men end up being discriminated against which is also not what DEI is suppose to be about I have posted this story before in the UK, its just one example and you can see how well-meaning DEI policies can get horribly abused https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2023/07/u-k-s-royal-air-force-admits-it-discriminated-against-white-males-to-meet-diversity-quotas/ The inquiry report found that the Royal Air Force had discriminated against white males. The RAF was trying to hit diversity standards by advancing women and minority candidates and kept some white men from joining. The inquiry report found that the RAF’s diversity standards were not scientific or realistic.

My advice is dont get emotional about these things, avoid the whole cultural wars garbage that influences people on both sides around what makes a good game End of the day sales numbers will define if a game is successful and sustainable It doesnt really matter what you and I think because it has no outcome on sales Veilguard ended up being a sales disaster and Bioware missed there target badly and faced mass retrenchments and sadly Bioware may never release another game again What difference does it make if give you my opinion on this sales failure? If I say its because Veilguard ended up a woke disaster we dont know thats true because we dont know why it failed to sell, there are lots of opinions around this I only want to focus on games that are successful and have a future

There are several mods you can load to change how Saves work in KCD if you dont like the default system I loaded one that made a change around the Schnapps usage or something similar

Well done Wormie, it sounds like you being the perfect gentleman with Theresa I was worried you were going to assume this was another sordid and lascivious Viconia type dating arc .....and I didnt want you to get disappointed

Wormie have you initiated the Romance arc with Theresa? Be a gentleman, take your time and say nice things

That inconsistency seems better now, Virgil focuses on the main character but also heals other companions. Its just important he has enough fatigue But I also use my healing potions and items to heal companions in battle Dont wait, it will never become too old because its a CRPG and it has lots of features and designs that are very worthwhile Just make sure you install the UAP (unofficial Arcanum patch). You can run it at high resolution with wide screen with this mod as well Use these install instructions for this patch https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2311393823

There is so much variation and customization that Arcanum provides around game style, its massive One of the things I came across a lot in my research is that the game is very buggy but so far my only constant bug has been around graphics, I cant ALT-TAB and sometimes I experience these "glitches " where the screen becomes blurred when I run but then when I bring up any menu it goes away Hopefully this maintains. I have no intention of skipping parts of the game through any kind of exploits. Lots to do and explore and lots of Easter egg quests that you find through randomly talking to people Its your quintessential CRPG type design and game

I decided to play Arcanum, its the last CRPG from that era I have never played Im loving it, there is something utterly compelling about these types of isometric games. I have only installed one mod which is UAP Its taken me time to learn the mechanics and skills advancement and whats effective but I'm comfortable with most of whats different about Arcanum Im only 7 hours in but great experience so far, lots of different quests and lore and very little map hand holding which I always prefer because I like to explore

You know what is interesting, I have seen a massive change in support for Trump on Codex because so many people believe Trump is completely controlled by Israel\Jews and the US is now " MIGA "(make Israel great again ) There are the normal anti-Semites and conspiracy theorists that always peddle Jew conspiracy theories which I ignore but then there are real stories and legitimate concerns like the political influence and funding that AIPAC has over Congress on both parties https://theintercept.com/2024/10/24/aipac-spending-congress-elections-israel/ Lobby groups exist and I dont have an issue with them when they open about what they do but I dont think its helpful for any lobby group to have this type of influence on Congress