I disliked that civ5 had moved to hex based instead of the previous grid.
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I disliked that civ5 had moved to hex based instead of the previous grid.
Warcraft and Starcraft both on special offer from Blizzard direct as digital download if anyone is interested.
Is anyone else struggling to get onto the redeem code section of the xbox site?
nope, because I have no reason to...
Think docs the only I recall announcing the acquisition of a new xbox
Not got a new xbox just wanted to put a code for extra content for my rather ancient, 360 :/
Ah.
I'd assume its related to new xboxs somewhere along the line.
Probably over load of servers :/ ill just have to go one my actual xbox.
Space Hulk £7.81 for the next few hours on Steam
and I just bought Skyrim for £3.70
The DLC is all 50% as well. Though I am not allowed :(
If you get the GoY or whatever it is called it works out cheaper I think.
yeah. I have played it through multiple times on xbox, but have heard often that the PC version is ridiculously better, so at that price you really can't say no. not getting the DLC just now because I don't know if I would play it through again (fourth time) enough to justify it, shall download it, give it a try, and see. Just bought Space Hulk, Skyrim, and both Starcraft 2s, so shouldn't spend any more really.
just loaded up Skyrim, amazed at how small the download is. was very disappointed when it auto selected low graphics, then found low graphics are still better than the Xbox 360 version... and it still runs perfectly smoothly. will have to try some mods too.
also did the first mission of Space Hulk. it works exactly like the board game, some people aren't impressed, but really it does exactly what you expect it to. I quite like the grainy shoulder cam feed in the top right hand corner for whichever terminator you have selected.
Don't forget to pick up the free Skyrim High-Resolution Texture Pack to make things that bit more pretty.
http://cdn4.steampowered.com/v/gfx/a...7.1024x768.jpg
Also PCgamer have a nice summary of some mods:
[url]http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/28/the-25-best-skyrim-mods-2/[/url]
The Humble Store also has a discount sale on.
I mentioned the steam sale to the wife, and she was "No." I'm a sad wolfie :(
oh noes.
But there'll be another one in a fortnight or so :D
Got my enchanting and smithing up to 100 last night. So now all my armour is double enchanted daedric, with a soul trapping and paralysis dragonbone sword...
My glamorous vampyre assistant is running round in double enchanted full dragon scale.
Now for some serious hack & slash :D
No Skyrim for me until Saturday :(
I'm not sure if I like assistants, they either block me in a room, or get in the way of my warhammer...however they are useful for being a pack mule.
I just kinda think its cool having a vampyre follow me round. Especially when I was doing the dawnguard stuff :D
Just reading the mad week in skyrim thing thats a link off that 50 mods link. Hilarious doesn't begin to cover it.
Yes, that was quite "something".
If only the harley quinn outfit had armour I might've downloaded it myself...
Wait at my house.
Now I've cleared the dungeon follow me, you won't need armour for this...
Companion: Do you really need that bucket?
They're a helpful distraction when it comes to dragons...
looking through the mod list and going to nexus it wants me to register and pay money, anyone used the nexus mods?
I've used the nexus mods for Fallout 3/NV I don't recall paying any money.
I think EG recommended them when skyrim originally popped up in the tribute thread.
I've never seen owt about them costing money before.
it seems it isn't compulsory, but it only tells you that at the bottom after you go through a big list of membership options
So i picked up lego marvel super heroes yesterday and then proceeded to spend a few hours on it last night.... Pretty good game just flying in free play is a bit rubbish, however good list of characters, annoying the asgard DLC is only available for playstation atm :/
I like the lego games despite tehm all being the same :)
With the skyrim mods, I was looking at the deconstruct mod, so you can convert your daggers back to their constituent parts, but if it does this on a 1:1 basis then you could very easily just max out your smithing skill by deconstructing and re constructing you 50 daggers or what have you...
I always found it stupid that the daggers whatever type gave you the same experience, I started off building dwarven daggers etc and then noticed no difference in experience so just spammed iron daggers.
I found glass swords an efficient way to raise it for the last ten or twenty smithing points.
downloaded a few mods, katanas, recurve bows, throwing weapons, samurai armour, wet and cold. is there a particular high res texture pack people recommend? seems to be loads of different ones about.
There's one on the steam DLC site, not the mods bit the actual steam store.
Then everything I've read seems to be recommending that light source mod mentioned in wolfies link.
need to get a better draw distance on enemies at the moment. can see static objects further away than the console version, but at times enemies are popping into existence a few feet away from me, archers outside are shooting me with impunity.
Console command:
fov #
Adjust field of view. The maximum value appears to be 160. Higher numbers allow a wider field of vision, but it can be distorted. Lower numbers show a "zoomed" view. 60-90 is a useful range.
There are some complete graphics overhaul mods which are incredibly intensive but make the game look almost photo-realistic, I'll try and dig up my list of Skyrim mods...
Played a bit of the Aveline DLC for AC4, really enjoying it so far. Not a huge insight into her character yet, but I think she plays a bit differently (moves faster I think, like Catwoman in Arkham City) and her machete kills (hur) are easily the most brutal kills in any AC game I've played yet, very nice. Really looking forward to getting AC:Liberation/Feminist Facestab in January.
Still enjoying the main game as well, had a particularly fun moment attacking a convoy of 6 big men-o-war (hur) and capturing two before escaping the rest, quite smug I didn't end up sunk.
well I am back from the PS4 midnight launch. fewer drunk *******s fortunately thinking they are funny hurling abuse, but unfortunately also fewer entertaining drunks for a good chat. the staff think they have it rough doing two midnight launches in two weeks, they should try working a bar TT fortnight, amateurs :p
still, my mum came in and collected my awesome Killzone mega bundle so I got the deal I wanted. downside I can't play it until christmas day and pretty much every other staff member bought one, so I am going to have to spend the next month at work with my fingers in my ears going la la la not listening.
Being so behind the curve I know exactly what this is like...
Aye this is what Skyrim was like for me...