I’ve got a long week behind me, so I’ll definitely try to get some gaming in this weekend. Maybe I’ll see which games I’ve previously downloaded run ok on Pop_OS since I’m trying to get rid of Windows on my gaming PC.

I’ve played a little further in Another Crab’s Treasure and am having quite some fun. I’ve reached the next big city and am currently tasked to find some treasure to trade in for my shell.

The dialogue is actually quite fine. I like that basically any NPC and your character curse in one way or another but hide it under PG-language. :D

The colourful atmosphere is fun to navigate through too. It does clash quite a bit with the oftentimes quite dark undertones of the story, but that’s exactly the point, I feel like. Makes for an interesting experience.

What about you guys?

    • Druid@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
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      9 days ago

      That’s sounds interesting and yea sure why not :D I’ll have to check that out

      • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Have you played Anomaly before? I’ve relapsed back into my old habits of Anomaly modding this past week. Almost have the modlist in order to start playing soon, haha.

        The Soulslike mod actually works surprisingly well and is pretty lore-friendly! It’s a very cool implementation.

            • Druid@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
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              9 days ago

              Ahh, I thought Anomaly is a game in itself. I’ll check it out, thanks!

              • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
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                9 days ago

                It basically is. It’s a fan made standalone created by a passionate team after GSC (who makes the official STALKER games) open sourced the X-ray Engine.

                It’s not a mod: you don’t need any of the original games to play it. It’s a standalone self contained game combining all the maps from the first three games into one and functioning as a stable, unified platform for modders to work on.

                You can play it just fine as-is like any other game, but all the precompiled modpacks is where it truly shines.

                • Druid@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
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                  9 days ago

                  That sounds awesome. Another common Ukrainian W :)

                  Any mods in particular that you recommend?

                  • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
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                    9 days ago

                    It’s impossible to single out any one mod, in my latest foray into Anomaly this past week I used the H.A.C.R. modpack as a solid foundation and then added a curated selection of about 120 mods on top of it. I’m almost ready to actually start playing I think! 😂

                    I guess the one mod that distracted me from working on my backlog and pulled me back into Anomaly was this video about “T.A.L.K.E.R.”, a mod that lets you talk to NPCs and companions in real time using AI and your microphone. I’m a sucker for immersion and the roleplaying and emergent storytelling aspect of STALKER and so this mod is just right up my alley. I’ve been having a lot of fun tweaking the AI parameters to get every faction feeling just right.

                    Otherwise for a beginner the best approach really is to watch that two-part video I linked about modpacks and picking the one that seems most appealing to you. STALKER Anomaly has a modding scene that is almost on the level of Bethesda games, so using a precompiled modpack is the best way to get acquainted with the many mods and get the best possible experience in my opinion.

                    G.A.M.M.A. is the most popular modpack for a reason - it’s constantly updated, feature rich and very well balanced. It can be a bit daunting to learn though as the focus is on scavenging, survival and crafting and there are a lot of systems and subsystems to learn. It does have absolutely fantastic support and documentation though, including a custom in-game guide. But you will spend a lot of time in menus, so be warned.

                    But really, just watch those videos. Cheeki Breeki goes through the most popular packs much better than I could, and having video helps too.