Valve has spoken
Source: https://twitter.com/valvesoftware/status/1196566870360387584
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I know I will have that in my library.
What other games are we all playing?
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I know I will have that in my library.
It's not bad but visually i think that the earlier X series was better as the visible modular design of the ships are less appealing and the 1st person view where we can exit our ships and visit areas feels amateurish.
I mean, the visual quality of ground areas and aliens feels like something done 10 years ago if that.
But, it's Egosoft so it needs a year from release to mature basically.
It's not bad, but it could be better.
That's a little bit... extreme to be honest. I'd suggest just borrowing one and trying, you might find it surprisingly convenient, like the rest of the planet ;-). Of course, as a periphery and tool, you should be using it for the right games. For example I would never use a gamepad in a FPS. But for witcher 3 couch gaming? Hell yea. Mortal Kombat? Hell yea. Elite on a potato laptop on the go? Hell yea, done that ;-) In DCS? Hell no
Doom? Hell... maybe? Overwatch? Hell no. You get my drift What I mean is it doesn't hurt to try. Gamepad is more accessible to everyone, that's why it's been the no.1 on consoles for years
.There is a whole thread dedicated to X4 on this forum, I'd suggest reading the last few pages or asking there, people seemed quite happy with the game despite typical release bugs [nothing as major as Rebirth clusterpoo release]:
Game Discussions - X4 this looks Very good
https://www.youtube.com/user/Xuniversechannel This game has so much to offer, It will use Vulcan rendering so big plus for AMD users.. really excited for this:D VR Looks promising too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM3TYjWfjgw Nice voice over review...
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Huh? Why extreme? I quite think that games designed for gamepads just aren't what I like to play. And the little overlap there might be doesn't really convince to use it.That's a little bit... extreme to be honest. I'd suggest just borrowing one and trying, you might find it surprisingly convenient, like the rest of the planet ;-). Of course, as a periphery and tool, you should be using it for the right games. For example I would never use a gamepad in a FPS. But for witcher 3 couch gaming? Hell yea. Mortal Kombat? Hell yea. Elite on a potato laptop on the go? Hell yea, done that ;-) In DCS? Hell no
What I mean is it doesn't hurt to try. Gamepad is more accessible to everyone, that's why it's been the no.1 on consoles for years
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I wrote "extreme" because of "no buy because it favours a controller" statement. Witcher 3 is excellent with a controller, Tomb Raider games are excellent with a controller, 2d indie games are excellent with a controller etc. etc. So, unless your (and Hairychris') focus is for example "sim only" or "e.d. only", you're cutting yourselves out of a large portion of games which can be played like that. IMHO all third person perspective games excel with controllers, as do all platformers. FPS is in the undisputable kb+m land, and simulators benefit by using pricey third party peripherials (not so much as niche as VR ;-), but niche nonetheless). So I don't exactly get the "controller hate", or, better put - "no controller excuses" because there is a lot of games which outright benefit from a controller control scheme. Everspace comes to mind, and in VR too. So in the end, a controller is like a tool - you use it for the right games.
That's a little bit... extreme to be honest. I'd suggest just borrowing one and trying, you might find it surprisingly convenient, like the rest of the planet ;-). Of course, as a periphery and tool, you should be using it for the right games. For example I would never use a gamepad in a FPS. But for witcher 3 couch gaming? Hell yea. Mortal Kombat? Hell yea. Elite on a potato laptop on the go? Hell yea, done that ;-) In DCS? Hell no
What I mean is it doesn't hurt to try. Gamepad is more accessible to everyone, that's why it's been the no.1 on consoles for years
I don't really get your drift as I already own an Xbox controller and I really suck at using it. So I don't.
Bought that because I was running across games ported from console that played badly. Soon decided that extensive kb remapping and putting up with janky controls was less painful.As I have never owned a console - so don't game on the TV* - and have played 35+ years with keyboard/mouse/stick I, as I mentioned, don't have the gaming time/inclination to learn new input methods. I'd rather play a game that has good mouse/kb support or do something else with my life (I have piles of musical instruments that won't play themselves, etc).
I'm aware that I'm an outlier, never been interested in console gaming (as already PC game) and only in the last year picked up a TV larger than 22 inches.
* Well, I do couch game I suppose but it's with a gaming laptop & mouse. I don't own a static PC!
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As I kicked that off, I actually said no buy if demands a controller (so either controller absolutely needed to play game or kb/mouse controls so poorly implemented that they are useless). Funnily enough it was the Tomb Raider reboot that made me get hold of a controller. That played terribly with kb/mouse!
EDIT: And back to the Jedi game, kb/mouse isn't great but it's OK and a lot more usable then some of those ports from a few years back were.
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Speaking of controller vs. K&M, sometimes the poor implementation goes in the other direction. I wanted to play Space Engineers with a controller, but they treat the analog stick as if it's digital, meaning that I'm either sprinting or standing still. This is where controller usually shines over keyboard, as it gives you analog velocity. SE's controller implementation is so bad that they actually tie up a button to toggle between walk and run! That's what the ANALOG stick is for, dummies!!! 
I bought it about 2 weeks ago. I've enjoyed what I've played so far.
granted I've only really gone through the tutorials at this point but so far it's been a fun (relatively bug free) experience
I've not set up my hotas for it yet and have been playing with M+KB which works quite well
Speaking of controller vs. K&M, sometimes the poor implementation goes in the other direction. I wanted to play Space Engineers with a controller, but they treat the analog stick as if it's digital, meaning that I'm either sprinting or standing still. This is where controller usually shines over keyboard, as it gives you analog velocity. SE's controller implementation is so bad that they actually tie up a button to toggle between walk and run! That's what the ANALOG stick is for, dummies!!!
Oh yes, it definitely goes the other way too! And I can see that niche PC games like Space Engineers may not have a developer who can put the resources in to alternative control methods. Must be annoying.
I was complaining because when the modern way of developing for multiple platforms came in it was noticeable that PC users were left out as the big market was with consoles - I'm thinking of those old TotalBiscuit port reports where standard PC options were left out. Now we've moved on a few years the PC ports generally have better functionality but we still get the occasional stinker!
Controller "hate" is mostly down to publishing games for PC that have crappy controls with KB/M. At least for me.
If I may ask. Where did you buy it from?
Is it only available from Steam? I cant find it anywhere else. Would like to get it on disk instead of download.
Thanks
Tutorials were a very sore point of the game so far and are totally being reworked for the upcoming 3.0 (reports so far are pretty good), it's currently in public beta phase so you can already try it if that's your thing, or wait "a bit" (probably at least another month or two, hardly less, maybe more) for the full release.
It's available from Steam, GoG or directly from the developer on the Egosoft site, but you'll get a Steam key even that way, sadly the game had no physical release.
Thank you.
I'll get it from Steam then.
I'll maybe wait and go through the tutorials again, I quite enjoyed what I've played so far so if they are improving on the tutorials that can only be a good thing.
I got it from Steam (I just like to keep most of my stuff under 1 launcher if possible)
First thing that happened when trying X4 was the NPC taking off, me jumping in space suit and ending up in next sector somehow by jumping the gate in space suit.
Will wait for expansion - patch.
Tried War of the Chosen which I quite like. Got only couple of mods mostly about QoL and fixes. 1 dead soldier, but I'm reload scummer. Only ever used bondmate buff once, already in mid game and still no Psilab. It does play different to long war mod. I kinda miss the ranger gunners or wossname. But I like how I dont need to build every equipment - tho it seems inconsistent.
Will wait for expansion - patch.
Tried War of the Chosen which I quite like. Got only couple of mods mostly about QoL and fixes. 1 dead soldier, but I'm reload scummer. Only ever used bondmate buff once, already in mid game and still no Psilab. It does play different to long war mod. I kinda miss the ranger gunners or wossname. But I like how I dont need to build every equipment - tho it seems inconsistent.
Thanks
Never used Steam, but looks like that's about to change.
Egosoft ditched their publisher a couple of years ago - they're 100% indie and 100% digital now.
Ah, good. Plane's celebration week is over, and I wont be grinding for five times XP. It's back to the usual double XP for first victory per aircraft, a threshold for me to not really want to play.
Day off today, so I decided to spin up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for a few hours.
Pros:
Pros:
- Good acting. Better acting than any recent SW cinema film.
- Interesting story.
- Fabulous environments.
- Tomb Raider with light sabres.
- Captures the 'feel' of Star Wars pretty well... including the incidental music.
- It's Tomb Raider with light sabres.
- NO dialogue choices. The cut scenes are just a movie. In fact, you really feel as though you're just watching a (slightly) interactive movie most of the time.
- Crashed a few times for me.