Zoraptor Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 Elite (1984) had 8 galaxies worth of planets, on one floppy. I'd expect most of Bethesda's to be about as in depth. 4
MrBrown Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 12 hours ago, Lexx said: Worst part is, I'm completely turned off by space ships with big front windows now. The Expanse made me fall in love with submarine-style space ships and everything else just feels so science fantasy to me now. You wot mate 1
melkathi Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/starfield-xbox-pc-game-review/ So apparently starfield already has a score of 0 on metacritic. Newsworthy news 1 1 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).
Keyrock Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 6 hours ago, melkathi said: I wonder if modders will be able to add planets. Also, are those 1000 planets procedurally generated or where they generated then populated by hand with stuff? Daggerfall IN SPAAAAAAACE. 2 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
melkathi Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 But there is no gravity in space. HOW CAN THE DAGGERS FALL?!? 5 1 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).
BruceVC Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, melkathi said: I wonder if modders will be able to add planets. Also, are those 1000 planets procedurally generated or where they generated then populated by hand with stuff? https://www.gamingbible.com/news/starfield-map-could-be-biggest-thing-ever-seen-863802-20230612 I wonder? Here is some further information about the map and planet exploration The planets will be procedurally generated and then there will be specific activities and encounters Edited June 20, 2023 by BruceVC "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Wormerine Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, BruceVC said: https://www.gamingbible.com/news/starfield-map-could-be-biggest-thing-ever-seen-863802-20230612 I wonder? Here is some further information about the map and planet exploration The planets will be procedurally generated and then there will be specific activities and encounter It definitely won't the biggest thing ever. Elite Dangerous has 400 billion starsystems full of boring generated planets. 1 1
InsaneCommander Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 18 hours ago, Lexx said: Worst part is, I'm completely turned off by space ships with big front windows now. The Expanse made me fall in love with submarine-style space ships and everything else just feels so science fantasy to me now. You think that is bad? The Expanse reminded me that ships have to be vertical. 1 hour ago, melkathi said: But there is no gravity in space. HOW CAN THE DAGGERS FALL?!? Well, according to General Relativity, a ship accelerating is the same as a planet's gravity well, so things will literally fall.
Raithe Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 On another case of minimal actual news: 'Star Wars Eclipse' Development is Advancing - Star Wars News Net "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
ShadySands Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 Xenonauts 2 is coming out on July 18. Early access, anyways 3 3 Free games updated 3/4/21
BruceVC Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 Here is a really interesting video, the 175 biggest maps of all time across all games. I shudder to think how long it must have taken the guy to get this information. Daggerfall is 5 and 6 and its the biggest RPG map on the list "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
ShadySands Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, BruceVC said: Here is a really interesting video, the 175 biggest maps of all time across all games. I shudder to think how long it must have taken the guy to get this information. Daggerfall is 5 and 6 and its the biggest RPG map on the list That's pretty interesting but for me, it's all about content density 5 1 Free games updated 3/4/21
Keyrock Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, ShadySands said: That's pretty interesting but for me, it's all about content density Not just density but also quality and creativity. Pick a random map from a Ubisoft game, look how packed the map is with icons, that's dense, right? How many of those icons represent something interesting, though? 4 2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
HoonDing Posted June 21, 2023 Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) Quantity has a quality all of its own. Edited June 21, 2023 by HoonDing The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Agiel Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 Demo has been released. Despite some bugs I'm highly intrigued. 2 Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling
Chilloutman Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) https://donkeyisland.zip/ can be played in browser Edited June 22, 2023 by Chilloutman 5 I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene"
Mamoulian War Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 5:17 PM, Keyrock said: Not just density but also quality and creativity. Pick a random map from a Ubisoft game, look how packed the map is with icons, that's dense, right? How many of those icons represent something interesting, though? If that is a quiz, my guess would be 2. What have I won? 1 Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours
Keyrock Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Mamoulian War said: If that is a quiz, my guess would be 2. What have I won? I'm sorry, good guess, but that is incorrect. I'll give Ubisoft this, their games typically have a handful or two of legitimately interesting activities and at least a couple of fun characters. It's the 874 lame collectibles and 36 copy/paste outposts for you to liberate that weigh the whole thing down. Thanks for playing. Be sure to collect your parting gift, a $10 certificate to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, on the way out. Edit: The correct answer was 8. 8 of the 1246 icons on an Ubisoft map represent something interesting. Edited June 22, 2023 by Keyrock 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
HoonDing Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 It's generally fine in AssCreed games. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Raithe Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 1 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
BruceVC Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 Here is another Starfields interview, it discusses some real features and mechanics. For those that dont want to watch the video here is a summary of the main points the game will include ( these aren't my summary points because its a 40 minute video and I havent watched it ) As predicted it will be a modders paradise and Wormie we dont have to worry, there will be Romance options Starfield direct took a lot of time to make Was pleased to be able to highlight so many people on the team There is a faction for being a space pirate There is a large font option Steam deck compatibility will be something they talk about later down the road When players compare character builds they will be unique and varied 10% of planets have life on them If you start to add to many things to a planet it starts to feel gamey The exploration is different than they than they have done before There are a lot of biomes with different temperatures / radiation etc. The players suit helps with these Some planets have multiple biomes some just have one If you survey everything on a planet that information is worth a lot of credits Will need to play the game to see if there are special creatures like how fallout has deathclaws and elder scrolls has dragons There will not be land vehicles or the ability to ride wildlife. Your boost pack will have skills There will be low gravity planets Companions are optional You can spend traits and skills for a more solo centric character Companions relationships can change Four companions have full questlines and romance options Music is one of the first things they start with along with concept art Said the music Inon Zur made for Starfield could be his favourite Music gives the feeling of what the world is like There is one small radio station for a certain location Has never had plans to be an in game radio host All ships are upgradeable wether you buy or steal it If you do steal a ship you have to spend credits to register it You dont start the game being able to afford ship building as it is more of a long term thing in the game The modules you attach to the ship effect the internal area of the ship as you walk around inside of it There is lore in the game to explain how travel works Very happy with current version of the creation engine. Loves the lighting model, volumetric fog, physics, happy with quest system Never looked at taking features, graphics away for frame rate sake as they want consistency over a performance mod Best feeling game to control they have had There will be one-off type sidequests and thats ok Will be a modders paradise Outpost is a deep system like ship building that requires a lot of resources. Going to need to develop character skills. Like ship building it is meant for longer term playing Outposts can be connected between planets. Outposts can be an income generator Worked really hard on Starfield. They put everything they learned from previous games into it. They love it and hope everyone else feels the same Xbox has been very supportive Will not answer if there are black holes Vosco (the robot) cant wear a hat like codsworth / mr handy Asked about why they don't make smaller projects and he pointed to fallout shelter and some unannounced mobile game but said as a player he likes big worlds 4 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Wormerine Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 7 hours ago, BruceVC said: Will need to play the game to see if there are special creatures like how fallout has deathclaws and elder scrolls has dragon So we will kill one within first couple hours of gameplay to suck them out of any impact they would otherwise have? 1
uuuhhii Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 dragon in skyrim are terrible npc just randomly die even those with store or quest 1
BruceVC Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Wormerine said: So we will kill one within first couple hours of gameplay to suck them out of any impact they would otherwise have? Wormie I should we become space pirates, what do you think "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
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