Open Threads

Early Evening Open Thread

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Ever since I’ve started my new video hiatus my head has been spinning with all the other things I want to do, or try. It’s the curse of wanting to do ALL OF THE THINGS but only having so much free time in a day to pick a couple. I spent some time with a friend in Resonite this evening, and also looking at stuff relating to Blender (the two may or may not be related). I enjoyed good tea and company, and found the last flower and vantage point in HZD before calling it quits. That brain fog is rolling in now, which can mean only one thing…

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Evening Open Thread

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I think my setup is FINALLY ready to do some livestreaming, at least for retro and indie stuff. I did some test recordings over the network, got all the scenes I want to do in place, etc. I would have done a live test run tonight but I have an early work day tomorrow, but at least it’s ready for when I decide to! The hardest part is trying to find the time to do it, and what game to play. I don’t think every game in my almost infinite library would be streamworthy, but there are some bangers in there I wouldn’t mind sharing. There’s a few I’m looking at for tomorrow, but I think those will be private adventures that may or may not involve a Steam Deck.

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First Open Thread Of July

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Last night I had a dream about playing over at the home of a friend I never had. We played tag, hide n’ seek, climbed trees and anything else kids did before cellphones and Fortnite took off. Then I remember when the kid’s father came home and wanted to know who I was, making me realize the friend I was playing with, was never anyone I knew. I told him that they needed someone to help them with a few games and he shrugged as I packed up my things and went on my way.  As I walked away I could feel myself aging to modern time, and before long I woke up to a warm summer morning and distorted summer memories with an imaginary friend.

I made myself a hearty three course brunch that isn’t as fancy as it might sound, listened to a couple podcasts and did a little couch gaming until even that started feeling too hot. Spent a good chunk of the warm day reading on my tablet in a few shaded areas about shady shit from the Imperial Court, and a few cat and meme pictures in between to give my brain a break to parse the bullshittery that will be unfolding in the upcoming days ahead.

 

Saturday Night Open Thread

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The weather was kind today, it gave me a nice summer day to start off my weekend! I made a large salad with a nice tangy dressing, and stuck with my tablet and Steam Deck for entertainment. Felt weird not turning the main desktop on at all today, but it was hot enough that I didn’t feel like adding to it. I’m perfectly fine murdering Nazis in handheld mode, and I have a tablet and a laptop I can blog from to my heart’s content.

Speaking of gaming, the Steam Summer sale is in full swing; I’m seeing a bunch of steam friends buying alllll kinds of swag. Me? Nothing yet. I’m gonna ponder it while working through what I already have. 😛 Got an achievement/trophy tonight for 86ing a Nazi cunt. With fascism currently being in style at the moment it wouldn’t be hard to write a new BloodRayne sequel.

Anyways… Open Thread!

Sunday Evening Open Thread: End Of An Era

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It’s hard to believe… after all these years I’ve FINALLY made it through all of my Skyrim footage! Today I said farewell to the last of the video footage for Skyrim, truly the end of its 2K res era. I still have some footage from other games to trudge through, but by and large I’m pretty much ready to start more recordings. It might be time to contemplate what would be good to stream, other than Skyrim. 😛

I would consider Horizon Zero Dawn, but even streaming to another system seems to be a bit demanding, even on my setup. It seems to perform fine until I enter areas with a bunch of foliage. Oh well, more excuses to experiment!

Friday Evening Open Thread

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Made it most of the week without any HZD, but decided to return to this sweet nectar. Completed a few sidequests tonight, and also survived a few ambushes, whether they be human or machine. I played a little extra, since I have plans to string a video together tomorrow night. Probably won’t have it completed until Sunday or Monday, but I can at least get as much of the prep done as possible.

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