Did that for my girlfriend. She dumped me anyway.
What other games are we all playing?
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I'm now playing Airplanes/Warships. Simple arcade fun. As long as you stay at the lower levels, there is no need to spend real money.
I also had some gold left over, which didn't hurt. Planes forces me to by hangar slots, though. Not even the Air Force could cure me of liking planes. That's a statement, right there.
Frontier is waiting for the LEP's to expire.
I also had some gold left over, which didn't hurt. Planes forces me to by hangar slots, though. Not even the Air Force could cure me of liking planes. That's a statement, right there.
Frontier is waiting for the LEP's to expire.
True. But I'm not 100% Minecraft obsessed. I want a space themed genre where I can enjoy Minecraft/Gary's Mod/NMS themed elements in an appropriate sandbox setting. Existing space games don't really have all the features in one tidy title to date. Of the leading titles in the industry to date:
Christh Robbers will probably make this a reality in SC by 3099 from his state of cryogenic suspension in his dream pod. Assuming he doesn't have to overhaul it first with sentient 3D holograms to keep the game relevant by then.
FDev is showing the greatest potential with ED in the upcoming 2020 update. If space legs are a go in this update, then most of the space leg related features that currently exist in NMS are a possibility. And if we get ED space legs, then fully interactive RNG atmospheric planets, fully interactive earth like worlds with Subnautica game play features, RNG POIs with alien flora and fauna are a definite reality.
However until we see what FDev has up their sleeve with the 2020 update, Space Engineers pretty much scratches that itch (in terms of graphics, realism and replay value in emergent, sandbox game play) for many players like myself. And this title will only get better with releases the devs will make in the future.
Just got involved in Star Citizen. And presently waiting ED's new carrier in addition to ED's new package next year. Not to menition, Microsoft new version of their flight simulator due also next year. It would appear that next year is going to be busy.
You should try space engineers. It's the hands on RTS version of Stellaris with higher degree of realism (space legs, world interactivity with players and NPC AI). Easily lets you Co-op with your wife and/or other ppl. She could head up the evil/pirate/criminal syndicate organization. And you could head up a good guy/space cowboy sheriff org that is dedicated to annhilating her org. Think of all the fun you guys could have trading, customizing, gathering resources to build and fortify your secret bases. Search the world to locate the other's HQ. Declaring war on each other's faction. Or be more subversive by committing in game espionage. Sending members to infiltrate the other's base by joining each other's orgs, getting access to base security protocols/shields so you can destroy HQs etc etc.I am well and truly doomed. LOL
I followed your lead and picked up Stellaris on steam for $10.00. My wife saw me looking at it and asked if it was co-op, I said no.
She loved Civ and Masters of Orion in co-op.
She comes in later with another mouse and sez. I know how we can play together. Hook up this other mouse.
NOW she can sit at the desk beside me and be a side seat driver and micro manage.
FIE on you elite players.
Stellaris is great if you're only interested in micromanaging from a strategic forest level v. tree level with a Civ perspective. But if you're more into a 3D perspective with hands on, direct player/NPC/world interaction, prefer more realistic graphics, enjoy building/crafting/gathering resources for customized bases/ships, want the unique space leg perspective of exploring said bases/ships, and all the unpredictable, emergent game play which result from the cause and effect fallout of your actions, then Space Engineers is definitely the game for you.
/end shilling for Space Engineers>
Right now finishing Final Fantasy XV (its fantastic) and bumbling around with DCS F-16.
I am well and truly doomed. LOL
I followed your lead and picked up Stellaris on steam for $10.00. My wife saw me looking at it and asked if it was co-op, I said no.
She loved Civ and Masters of Orion in co-op.
She comes in later with another mouse and sez. I know how we can play together. Hook up this other mouse.
NOW she can sit at the desk beside me and be a side seat driver and micro manage.
FIE on you elite players.
Are you trying to avoid playing with her? Because Stellaris totally works as a co-op game.
I would LOVE if my wife would play this game with me (on a separate computer as a separate race). I got her to play Homeworld once, and that was it... Stronghold II, on the other hand, she enjoyed, at least until I sent assassins to kill all her cattle. I think I was met with a pillow upside the head that day..
Where is this on sale? I'm seeing $23 CAD on Steam.
Wait until Black Friday (Nov 29th the day after Thanksgiving in the US). That's when Steam's discount algorithm loses its collective binary mind
In fact, that should be the only time during the year (besides Christmas) that you should part with your hard earned CAD in your wallet. This time last year, relatively new/early release and/or popular top 100 Steam titles (like ED, Space Engineers, NMS, ETS, etc.) where being offered at big discounts on Steam. Legacy ones like Civ IV were being given away pennies on the dollar (well in the $5 - $10 range). And popular collection edition/bundles the likes of Witcher and Tropico 5 were massively discounted (ie all DLC expansion packs + base game) for under $20. I got Tropico 5 and Cities: Skylines at eye gouging price drops under 50%
In a roundabaout way (destiny 2 led me back to ESO for a bit and that lead to...) I'm playing Skyrim again. Absolutely superb game IMO and one of the best games I've ever played (Mods make it SO much better as well). I'm not using fast travel (just the horse and cart system), not using health regen (although that makes werewolfs a PITA) and I've disabled the compass so I have to use my eyes to find thing. Sodding fantastic game.......although I'm really looking forward to Skywind and Skyblivion as well.
I'd dare to say that without mods, Skyrim is actually not a very good game. Mediocre at best. Bethesda have lost their drive after Morrowind. (Fallouts are a bit better but TES games have deteriorated horribly)
It's ONLY the modders who make their games great.
Are you using these? If not these are highly recommended aka mandatory for the serious Skyrim disciple. Your Dovakin will love (and hate you) for installing them!
SkyUI
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/12604?tab=posts
USSEP - This is Arthmoor's mod for base game and all DLC combined. MANDATORY to fix all the vanilla engine bugs Bethesda couldn't be bothered with addressing
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/266
Chesko's Frostfall & Campfire (actually 100% of Chesko's mod suite)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/671
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17925
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/667
Wet and Cold
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/644/?
Holidays (adds Skyrim lore base seasonal holidays to your game to include your birthday if you so chose)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1533
Vivid Weathers (alternative weather mods like Dolomite Weathers also exist but this one works best for me)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2187
Realistic Water 2
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2182
Minty's lightning mod (compatible with any weather mod)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/8778
Skyrim Flora Overahul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2154
Supreme and Volumetric Fog (adds custom fog to certain areas off the map like Riften, Solitude marsh areas etc. Must have for weather/playing immersion)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/23431
Real Needs & Diseases - USSEP version (ie RND) Adds ability to eat both vanilla AND custom foods (with compatible patches) Basically treats food as having real nutritional value instead of the generic potion Bethesda classified them as. Also adds disease system which impairs health if you don't eat/sleep regularly.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3487
Bathing in Skyrim (as is. Now your Dovahkin becomes dirty on a regular basis and needs to bathe). Need to enable the adult content filter
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/23730
Showers in Skyrim (adds immersive shower rooms to vanilla inns in inn cellars)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/19656
Hunterborn (hunting critter mod best to date)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/7900
Real Wild Life Skyrim (2nd best hunter mod and compatible with Hunterborn. Hunting will never be same again with these two plus Chesko's Campfire)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17466
You said you don't fast travel (which is the only way to go IMO). But if you're overburdened with loot from your last dungeon crawl and/or are far way from nearest civilization, consider this
Touring Carriages (the immersive way Bethesda SHOULD have made it for vanilla). You literally ride the cart from point A to B. Can make stops/get off before B for whatever reason i.e. hunting, stopping to eat at a tavern (if you have RND), interact with whatever random worldspace events (like Giant v. Dragon showdown, civil war skirmishes with Stormcloak & Imperial factions etc).
OR this superior overhaul of the carriage FT system:
Better Fast Travel Carriages & Ships https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/15508/
edit: forgot to add
Northern Bath houses (must have)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/16565
Lakeview Extended (BEST Lakeview overhaul of the vanilla HF home to date. Combines several mod upgrades into one tidy plugin esp
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6363
Multiple Adoptions (Now your Dovahkin can have their own Brady Bunch)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3862
Adult mod content (which require appropriate filter enabled on Nexus to see them). Best if using non vanilla/fully nude PC and NPC body meshes
OSA & OSex. Yes it's true. Your Dovahkin can have be as romantic/kinky and crazy as they want to be. And have as many explicit X rated (movie quality) sexual relations with any NPC (and/or custom mod NPC) they desire. The animations are all player driven/controlled and range from gentle hugging/kissing to heavy petting to full intercourse. Note these mods need to be installed together. Youtube showcase of mod for vanilla NPC/PC models is here. It's pretty mind blowing what the TES modding community comes up with
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kaPcc2e2hY
OSA/OSex
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17209
Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Enhancer (aka CBBE) Gives you superior HD res textures for your female PC & NPCs (in vanilla and full nudity)
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/198
Better Males (by Chris57 and FavoredSoul) (Male version of CBBE. Alternative to replace vanilla loin cloth with full bottom nudity for males). This is a texture mod that hasn't yet been ported over to SSE. But using tools like CAO from nexus will update the textures for SSE.
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/2488
Other male body remeshes:
Better Males Remesh
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3672
Schlongs of Skyrim (currently censored at Nexusmods due to drama so not linked here). Check Lover's Lab site. Warning: this site contains a lot of taboo adult content that may be deemed offensive)
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17209
Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Enhancer (aka CBBE) Gives you superior HD res textures for your female PC & NPCs (in vanilla and full nudity)
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/198
Better Males (by Chris57 and FavoredSoul) (Male version of CBBE. Alternative to replace vanilla loin cloth with full bottom nudity for males). This is a texture mod that hasn't yet been ported over to SSE. But using tools like CAO from nexus will update the textures for SSE.
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/2488
Other male body remeshes:
Better Males Remesh
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3672
Schlongs of Skyrim (currently censored at Nexusmods due to drama so not linked here). Check Lover's Lab site. Warning: this site contains a lot of taboo adult content that may be deemed offensive)
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Took a break from Neverwinter Nights community modules to go on an official modules marathon. The 'OC' (Original Campaign) is actually fairly serviceable once you get past the awful awful intro/tutorial and prison area. SoU, while more linear, has some neat bite-sized sections, and the desert setting was a nice visual change. HotU then felt so-so. It's ok, but it's more linear than the OC, yet the linear bits aren't as flavourful as SoU. Still neat, and bringing the same character from SoU to HotU makes for a cool build by the end of the campaign. Also did Pirates of the Sword Coast, which I picked up at €0.99 collected from various trading card sales. This one is fun. Single self contained module, spanning level 1 to ~11, some creative mechanics and a fun pirate theme. Shortish but good.
Apostate!
Wrong franchise.
I dunno, I loved the original Skyrim. It's better than Oblivion, but yeah Morrowind had the best RPG elements (hoping Skywind can add a lot of them in). Original Skyrim was all about the visuals and even now with only a few graphical mods it looks superb for a 2011 game. I can spend ages just hunting Deer over the plains around Whiterun.
Are you using these? If not these are highly recommended aka mandatory for the serious Skyrim disciple. Your Dovakin will love (and hate you) for installing them!
SkyUI
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/12604?tab=posts
USSEP - This is Arthmoor's mod for base game and all DLC combined. MANDATORY to fix all the vanilla engine bugs Bethesda couldn't be bothered with addressing
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/266
Chesko's Frostfall & Campfire (actually 100% of Chesko's mod suite)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/671
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17925
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/667
Wet and Cold
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/644/?
Holidays (adds Skyrim lore base seasonal holidays to your game to include your birthday if you so chose)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1533
Vivid Weathers (alternative weather mods like Dolomite Weathers also exist but this one works best for me)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2187
Realistic Water 2
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2182
Minty's lightning mod (compatible with any weather mod)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/8778
Skyrim Flora Overahul
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2154
Supreme and Volumetric Fog (adds custom fog to certain areas off the map like Riften, Solitude marsh areas etc. Must have for weather/playing immersion)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/23431
Real Needs & Diseases - USSEP version (ie RND) Adds ability to eat both vanilla AND custom foods (with compatible patches) Basically treats food as having real nutritional value instead of the generic potion Bethesda classified them as. Also adds disease system which impairs health if you don't eat/sleep regularly.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3487
Bathing in Skyrim (as is. Now your Dovahkin becomes dirty on a regular basis and needs to bathe). Need to enable the adult content filter
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/23730
Showers in Skyrim (adds immersive shower rooms to vanilla inns in inn cellars)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/19656
Hunterborn (hunting critter mod best to date)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/7900
Real Wild Life Skyrim (2nd best hunter mod and compatible with Hunterborn. Hunting will never be same again with these two plus Chesko's Campfire)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17466
You said you don't fast travel (which is the only way to go IMO). But if you're overburdened with loot from your last dungeon crawl and/or are far way from nearest civilization, consider this
Touring Carriages (the immersive way Bethesda SHOULD have made it for vanilla). You literally ride the cart from point A to B. Can make stops/get off before B for whatever reason i.e. hunting, stopping to eat at a tavern (if you have RND), interact with whatever random worldspace events (like Giant v. Dragon showdown, civil war skirmishes with Stormcloak & Imperial factions etc).
OR this superior overhaul of the carriage FT system:
Better Fast Travel Carriages & Ships https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/15508/
edit: forgot to add
Northern Bath houses (must have)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/16565
Lakeview Extended (BEST Lakeview overhaul of the vanilla HF home to date. Combines several mod upgrades into one tidy plugin esp
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6363
Multiple Adoptions (Now your Dovahkin can have their own Brady Bunch)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3862
Adult mod content (which require appropriate filter enabled on Nexus to see them). Best if using non vanilla/fully nude PC and NPC body meshes
OSA & OSex. Yes it's true. Your Dovahkin can have be as romantic/kinky and crazy as they want to be. And have as many explicit X rated (movie quality) sexual relations with any NPC (and/or custom mod NPC) they desire. The animations are all player driven/controlled and range from gentle hugging/kissing to heavy petting to full intercourse. Note these mods need to be installed together. Youtube showcase of mod for vanilla NPC/PC models is here. It's pretty mind blowing what the TES modding community comes up with
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kaPcc2e2hY
OSA/OSex
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17209
Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Enhancer (aka CBBE) Gives you superior HD res textures for your female PC & NPCs (in vanilla and full nudity)
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/198
Better Males (by Chris57 and FavoredSoul) (Male version of CBBE. Alternative to replace vanilla loin cloth with full bottom nudity for males). This is a texture mod that hasn't yet been ported over to SSE. But using tools like CAO from nexus will update the textures for SSE.
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/2488
Other male body remeshes:
Better Males Remesh
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3672
Schlongs of Skyrim (currently censored at Nexusmods due to drama so not linked here). Check Lover's Lab site. Warning: this site contains a lot of taboo adult content that may be deemed offensive)
Wow, I do have a lot of them, but there's a lot I do not have! Many thanks for the info!!
If you're playing Skyrim on PC and don't have at least 50 mods installed, you're doing it wrong.
There. I said it.