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    Random video game news... RNG says "Nope"

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    1 hour ago, Wormerine said:

    Homeworld3 has been delayed to February 2024. Good, that gives me a bit of time to finally finish Deserts of Kharak, and do a full playthrough of Homeworld 1&2. For a games I have enjoyed a lot so far, I can't seem to get things rolling.

    https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-has-been-delayed-to-february-2024

     

    Eilte Dangerous folks are making a Warhammer RTS:

    https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elite-dangerous-devs-are-making-new-warhammer-rts-age-of-sigmar-realms-of-ruin

    Noooooooo

     

    it was the biggest hopefull on my STEAM wishlist. 

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    Random video game news... RNG says "Nope"

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    I asked for Morrowind NPC dialouge. You get what you ask for, it's... pretty terrible

    1. "Greetings, traveler. Have you come seeking knowledge? Or perhaps you're looking to trade? Either way, I'm happy to oblige. Just be warned, the roads of Vvardenfell can be dangerous for the unwary. Many dangers lurk in the ash wastes, and there are creatures that even the most skilled warrior would be wise to avoid."

    2. "Ah, it's good to see a friendly face. I've been on the road for weeks, and I'm getting tired of these blasted blight storms. It's a harsh land, this Vvardenfell, but there's something about it that keeps drawing me back. Perhaps it's the challenge, or maybe it's the thrill of exploration. Whatever it is, I can't seem to stay away."

    3. "I see you're carrying some interesting artifacts there. Care to trade? I have some rare books and scrolls that might interest you. Or if you're looking for something more practical, I have a selection of enchanted weapons and armor. Of course, such things don't come cheap. But then again, neither does survival in this land. It's a dangerous world out there, my friend. Best be prepared."

     

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    Random video game news... RNG says "Nope"

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    I dunno, I don't think it carried from your session

     

    While mudcrabs may not be conventionally attractive creatures, they play an important role in their ecosystem. In the real world, they serve as prey for larger animals, and help to keep waterways clean by consuming decaying organic matter. In the Elder Scrolls games, mudcrabs provide a challenge for players and can be a valuable source of resources. It's important to remember that all creatures have a purpose in the world, even if they may not be pleasing to the eye.

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    What are you Playing Now? - Games don't make you violent, lag does

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    After a very rocky start the last of us 1 is now running 60 fps on 4k ultra settings. Iooks absolutely gorgeous. I fired up Cyberpunk just to see what it looked like on ultra, and.. it's pretty meh. I mean sure there's boatloads of textures and view distance, I could even run it with ray tracing, but it still just looks good, not great. 

    Bought new ram and stuck it in the other dual channel, meaning no xmp profile. Cheapest fix I could do quickly.  I can't get framerates over 120 in any game consistently regardless of settings, because I now have both a ram speed and CPU bottleneck, but I an acceptable tradeoff that you will be making regardless. If I bought all new board ram and processor, it wouldn't necessarily impact 4k ultra that much. I can get to 95 % GPU utilization, which doesn't  really warrant an immediate upgrade on a 4k display. I'm actually underclocking several game profiles to make the card less power hungry.  

    When I do upgrade, I'm definitely getting faster ram. the difference between the Radeon metrics saying 9 gbs of ram speed and 17 was like night and day. It couldn't stream assets fast enough and was stumbling on having to swap a lot with the SSD. 

    What are you Playing Now? It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame

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    On 4/1/2023 at 4:16 AM, LadyCrimson said:

    :lol:
    Like RE4-RM, you may be able to run it while exceeding your Vram by 1-2gb but that likely increases stutter/poor performance etc.

    TLoU-VRAM.jpg


    Screencapped from Hardware Unboxed's test/benchmakring video.

    So, I got an upgrade and a downgrade rolled into one. I installed my shiny new XTX 7900 and I couldn't post. A day of troubleshooting later and I suspect a bad ram stick, but, worse, possibly also a bad ram slot. As if it had shorted somehow or damaged both. I have no idea what I did, other than move some cabling around. It was probably gonna go at some point nomatter what. I can post with 32 gb single channel. So I guess I'll find out what impact on experience it actually has. 

    The  game set everything to ultra by default and has been rebuilding shaders for half an hour. I'm at 18%

    Yay. 

     

    EDIT

    The effect of single channel ram appears to be to put a cap on framerates.  The difference between 4k ultra settings and dlls performance med/high settings comes to around 10 fps. Indicating a severe bottleneck. I guess I'm getting a board and some new ram. 

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    What are you Playing Now? It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame

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    Before I got it on steam I tried TLOU on the Playstation Plus PC client, it's their streaming service, It ran pretty well.  Unfortunately you can't buy a game and stream it to your PC, it's just a random assortment that changes every so often. Some input lag, but not very noticable. 

    Although I suppose the point is to steam frames, not GPU assets, so they can keep requirements very low. If you have a playstation 5 i believe you can stream your whole library to your Ipad, or ****ty laptop when you are out and about as long as you have good internet. 

    What are you Playing Now? It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame

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    17 hours ago, LadyCrimson said:

    People thought for pc gaming it was going to be "16 system ram isn't enough anymore, better get 32"
    But the real issue will end up being "Anything less than 16 Vram is a toaster/barely minimum 720p req." 

    And 24+ vram is only going to be on the top tier gpu's. Or maybe they'll start selling separated add-on VRAM modules, or something. 😛

    So I just ordered a 24 GB RX7900 XTX. Significant discount over other available RTX4080 cards, which is pretty much what it equates to, except way more VRAM and way worse RT performance. 

    I dunno, it just kinda happened. I was resigned to not spending boatloads of money on PC parts, but to be honest I had started noticing the VRAM problem in other games as well. 

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    What are you Playing Now? It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame

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    13 hours ago, LadyCrimson said:

    People thought for pc gaming it was going to be "16 system ram isn't enough anymore, better get 32"
    But the real issue will end up being "Anything less than 16 Vram is a toaster/barely minimum 720p req." 

    And 24+ vram is only going to be on the top tier gpu's. Or maybe they'll start selling separated add-on VRAM modules, or something. 😛

    Yup, it's definitely deliberate ****ery. a 10 or 12 gb version of the rtx 3070 would have been too useful for too long.

    What are you Playing Now? It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame

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    Drumroll...

    It's looks gorgeous, but just barely managed that. I'm using 600 mb more Vram than I 'have' Or rather than what the game recommends.  It actually matters that I'm on a fresh install of windows. The in game VRam counter says I have 300-400 to spare, Just shy of the 8.2 total available. That was the difference between medium and textures and low. GPU usage chugging away at 99%.

    Framerate is in the 60-70s, which is good, because dropdowns will be expected in more busy areas.

    I just barely reached the good experience with this PC port on an RTX 3070ti, with nothing to spare. DLSS made it possible 

     

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