Figured out how to get mods to work! Modding newer unreal engine games is surprisingly easy when the game allows for it. I decided to make it a Girls Night Out! I’ll be transferring a small collection I’m accumulating over to my Steam Deck, and maybe the TV.
Keeping it chill tonight. I got a little more animating done, despite feeling a bit under the weather. Been feeling a little dizzy on and off throughout the day. My body has been telling me to climb into bed – think I might finally grant it that wish.
Open Thread!
I’m thinking I might be able to wrap up animation on this in a few more weeks! Once I’m done with the SFM portion I’ll be moving onto Phase 2: Compiling the video. This might also be an opportune time for me to start looking into Blender for its compositor features. It’s become more of an all in one production tool over the last couple of years, no longer exclusive to just 3D modeling.
I got my miles out of After Effects CS6, but now that I’m more involved in 4K production it’s time to move onto newer software. I’m not going with the newer Adobe shit; Over the last few years I’ve been successful in getting rid of Adobe products from my everyday life. Photoshop has been replaced with Krita, Premiere has been replaced with Shotcut, Audition has been replaced with Audacity, and now it’s time to find a worthy After Effects replacement.
Made it to Test Chamber 14! I solved one chamber during lunch today on Steam Deck, and another at home! I’m learning about lasers and time, and it’s frying my brains into smoky bacon! Speaking of, if I don’t do the sleep thing soon I’ll wake up to thoroughly smoked bacon brains tomorrow….
Wandering around inside of an imaginary brain made me think that it’s been awhile since I’ve properly teased my brain. I managed to complete a test chamber tonight! Now I have a whole new chamber to ponder over!
I might try this again tomorrow – mayhaps a little sleep will give me time to think about it. It’d be cool if I could solve this in my sleep.
I had an accomplished afternoon of animation. It’s still a ways off from being finished, but I’m seeing a needle sized light at the end of the tunnel. I decided to celebrate the last bit of my evening with a bit of Psychonauts, another game I need to finish. This game is small enough space wise that I should just install it on my Steam Deck to grind away at. I promised myself that I wouldn’t buy the sequel until I finish the first game. 😛
Made more progress on Kena: Bridge of Spirits! Discovered a few more Rot, some hats for my Rot, fought with some Curse Chests, and purified a shrine or two along the way. I streamed some gameplay to a friend earlier, it was a fun experience to share!
The Sunday Wonderlands adventure was productive! Despite going back and forth on shopping trips to dump the mountains of loot we were sucking up in our travels. I’ve made it to Level 40, and have started playing with Myth Ranks. I’ll probably play with that more on our next Sunday Wonderfest.
I made time to do Crash on the couch with some Crash! I’ve been playing a little here and there, some on Steam Deck, some on Desktop, and tonight a little bit on a big TV. Next time I play I’ll have some fun mods to look at. The Nexus seems to have more than the one for N.Sane Trilogy.
Of course, I’ve also been plinking away at Crash Bandicoot 2 in the N.Sane Trilogy, simultaneously yelling fuck at the screen constantly and having a good time. I’m trying to get all of the gems, when I played the original back on the PS1 I never did get all the gems. The gem hunting is making me a little tired, though. It’s been a long day, and a little bit of reliving my childhood helped me forget the stupid, for a little while anyway.
Everyone else is playing Tears of the Kingdom, and I’m playing with old bugs.
Open Thread!
Ending my evening with a little romp through the woods. Found a rot and a couple of chests! When you’re not fighting it’s relaxing wandering the forest listening to the soundtrack.