Various role-playing RPG game stuff not deserving its own thread

[Rand]

You can, but it's not necessary.

But SHOULD you?

[Acrux]

Have you played ToEE before? If not, then just use Temple+.

If you have played ToEE, but want to see a very small amount of new content (Moathouse ambush; the traders sending an assassin after you) or you don't like the portraits (the main draw for many) then use Co8 "vanilla" and Temple+.

If you want a lot of new content that's potentially interesting but not especially well-balanced use Co8 NC ("new content") and Temple+.

[Lord of Riva]

While I am really interested in older games and have played my fair share of them, for example I grew up on the realm of arcania games some of the games are a bit too clunky
for my taste
I really like to watch some let's plays on the side while working, if I have the time, can you guys recommend some to me? It must be someone who is willing to explain what he is doing and why in-game, eg. something comprehensive.

[Acrux]

I grew up on the realm of arcania games

You might be interested in Archaelund. It's still in early access for a while, though.

[Lord of Riva]

I grew up on the realm of arcania games

You might be interested in Archaelund. It's still in early access for a while, though.

I have already wishlisted it, not willing to support Early access to be honest but looking forward what the release brings.

[rusty_shackleford]

While I am really interested in older games and have played my fair share of them, for example I grew up on the realm of arcania games some of the games are a bit too clunky
for my taste
I really like to watch some let's plays on the side while working, if I have the time, can you guys recommend some to me? It must be someone who is willing to explain what he is doing and why in-game, eg. something comprehensive.

I feel like let's play really died with the popularity of streaming/long-form video essays. I can't name a single person who still does them.
Uh, other than than GAMEGODFLUENT, of course.

[Tweed]

While I am really interested in older games and have played my fair share of them, for example I grew up on the realm of arcania games some of the games are a bit too clunky
for my taste
I really like to watch some let's plays on the side while working, if I have the time, can you guys recommend some to me? It must be someone who is willing to explain what he is doing and why in-game, eg. something comprehensive.

I feel like let's play really died with the popularity of streaming/long-form video essays. I can't name a single person who still does them.
Uh, other than than GAMEGODFLUENT, of course.

They did die, nobody wants episodic content anymore, they want big, long videos they can put in the background.

[Stack of Turtles]

I only like Let's Plays where the player is really, really bad at the game (unintentionally) and fails hilariously.
(Happy to take recommendations.)

[1998]

I grew up on the realm of arcania games

You might be interested in Archaelund. It's still in early access for a while, though.

Same for



Also not out yet, but he seems to be working on it quite actively though and the demo he released a while ago was pretty decent. It's more like Krondor, but it felt like old-school being done right.

For already released games, this one is pretty decent but single-char



And you have the two Amberlands, M&M-like but also very decent

[Lord of Riva]

I grew up on the realm of arcania games

You might be interested in Archaelund. It's still in early access for a while, though.

Same for



Also not out yet, but he seems to be working on it quite actively though and the demo he released a while ago was pretty decent. It's more like Krondor, but it felt like old-school being done right.

For already released games, this one is pretty decent but single-char



And you have the two Amberlands, M&M-like but also very decent

Just to reiterate, I have played modern iterations of games like these, they are normally not problematic since they only emulate old games and have already most clunkyness ironed out.

I am refering to things like the Gold box games which are basically arcane to me up to old Dungeon crawlers, from games I have already downloaded via ExoDoS: like ishar, Lords of Doom (which looks interesting but I am unable to play) or world of Xeen.

[Roguey]

I feel like let's play really died with the popularity of streaming/long-form video essays. I can't name a single person who still does them.
Uh, other than than GAMEGODFLUENT, of course.

They're called longplays now and people still quietly do them.

[rusty_shackleford]

Crazy how many upgrades/recruitables the keep in NWN2 had, I wish there were RPGs entirely about this kind of stuff
https://nwn2.fandom.com/wiki/Crossroad_Keep

[UltraFan123]

Crazy how many upgrades/recruitables the keep in NWN2 had, I wish there were RPGs entirely about this kind of stuff
https://nwn2.fandom.com/wiki/Crossroad_Keep

The closest I can think of may be the Kingdom Management system of Pathfinder: Kingmaker.

Having said that, the Kingdom Management system is really, REALLY, hard to get into and the learning curve can take more than one playthrough. It's nowhere near as easy-to-folloe as the NWN2 Crossroad Keep.

[Acrux]

Crazy how many upgrades/recruitables the keep in NWN2 had, I wish there were RPGs entirely about this kind of stuff
https://nwn2.fandom.com/wiki/Crossroad_Keep

I hated the NWN2 interface so I dropped it pretty fast. Any good UI mods recommended?

[1998]

Crazy how many upgrades/recruitables the keep in NWN2 had, I wish there were RPGs entirely about this kind of stuff
https://nwn2.fandom.com/wiki/Crossroad_Keep

I hated the NWN2 interface so I dropped it pretty fast. Any good UI mods recommended?

I used to play using Charlie‘s UI https://neverwintervault.org/project/nw ... harlies-ui

There are also plenty of "light" options, I don't know which one is recommended these days, here is one: https://neverwintervault.org/project/nw ... ui/lite-ui

[Greyborne]

How do you guys get through your backlog? Do you play one game at a time? I rarely finish any of the games in my library anymore, even though there's a **** ton I want to actually play through. I feel like having the novelty of scrolling through countless games is the cause.

[Oyster Sauce]

How do you guys get through your backlog? Do you play one game at a time? I rarely finish any of the games in my library anymore, even though there's a **** ton I want to actually play through. I feel like having the novelty of scrolling through countless games is the cause.

I tried picking from my list randomly and playing for a little bit before switching to another game, and all I got out of it was dozens of unfinished games. Now I just pick one and try to finish it before picking another.

[Greyborne]

How do you guys get through your backlog? Do you play one game at a time? I rarely finish any of the games in my library anymore, even though there's a **** ton I want to actually play through. I feel like having the novelty of scrolling through countless games is the cause.

I tried picking from my list randomly and playing for a little bit before switching to another game, and all I got out of it was dozens of unfinished games. Now I just pick one and try to finish it before picking another.

Yea, that's me right now. ADHD gaming without any disipline whatsoever.

[Oyster Sauce]

How do you guys get through your backlog? Do you play one game at a time? I rarely finish any of the games in my library anymore, even though there's a **** ton I want to actually play through. I feel like having the novelty of scrolling through countless games is the cause.

I tried picking from my list randomly and playing for a little bit before switching to another game, and all I got out of it was dozens of unfinished games. Now I just pick one and try to finish it before picking another.

Yea, that's me right now. ADHD gaming without any disipline whatsoever.

Knock it off before you have a drive failure and need to restart 74 games like I did

[Val the Moofia Boss]

How do you guys get through your backlog? Do you play one game at a time? I rarely finish any of the games in my library anymore, even though there's a **** ton I want to actually play through. I feel like having the novelty of scrolling through countless games is the cause.

I do not have a large Steam backlog. I do not impulse buy games simply because there is a Steam sale. I only buy games if I seriously intend to actually play them, usually when I mean to play them immediately, even if that means paying full price. I have my Steam library organized into two tabs: games that I intend to play (with this being the default tab that I see when I click my library), and games I do not (which is hidden unless I click on it). So whenever I open my library I only see about a dozen or so titles.

[Greyborne]

How do you guys get through your backlog? Do you play one game at a time? I rarely finish any of the games in my library anymore, even though there's a **** ton I want to actually play through. I feel like having the novelty of scrolling through countless games is the cause.

I do not have a large Steam backlog. I do not impulse buy games simply because there is a Steam sale. I only buy games if I seriously intend to actually play them, usually when I mean to play them immediately, even if that means paying full price. I have my Steam library organized into two tabs: games that I intend to play (with this being the default tab that I see when I click my library), and games I do not (which is hidden unless I click on it). So whenever I open my library I only see about a dozen or so titles.

My steam library is about 251 games, plus an emulation library of close to a thousand (most of them hand picked from research or previous playthroughs)
So, there was a time I tended to impulse buy on Steam. But for most of the titles, I did as much research as I could before buying.

There's no way I'll play through even half of these in my lifetime, but I kind of have the mind of an archivist. I want to amass all the games I like, know I would like, or think I would like. It's a vicious cycle.

[Roguey]

I buy games during the big seasonal sales and then go through them one at a time. I'm at the last game in my queue now so I'm going to have to get a nice pile in a few days bringing me up to 2023 for the rest of the year.

Not having to work certainly helps.

[Rand]

Is this the faggiest, most degenerate RPG?
I dunno, but it's pretty bad.
Furries, *****, and ********! Oh my!
https://ponett.itch.io/slarpg

[Hauberk]

Furries, *****, and ********! Oh my!

Nuke, from orbit if you have it, otherwise I'll go for the silo option.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

We need a horror emoji

[1998]

Is this the faggiest, most degenerate RPG?
I dunno, but it's pretty bad.
Furries, *****, and ********! Oh my!
https://ponett.itch.io/slarpg

how are these reviews even real...most of them read like parodies. What am I missing?

[rusty_shackleford]

"""lesbian""""

[wndrbr]

how are these reviews even real...most of them read like parodies. What am I missing?

@Vlajdimir Ermenović explain yourself!

[nyxnyx]

Is this the faggiest, most degenerate RPG?
I dunno, but it's pretty bad.
Furries, *****, and ********! Oh my!
https://ponett.itch.io/slarpg

you know, as disgusting as this thing is, it somehow still feels far less heinous and vulgar than an average AAA studio cramming alphabet degenerates and practices in their games - I guess at least it's being honest about its purpose and target audience?

[Greyborne]

Anyone here try Gloomhaven? Was thinking about getting it, even though I read it can be ridiculously hard according to negative reviews.