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What game should we play in October?

Poll ended at September 30th, 2024, 22:47

Baldur's Gate
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4%
Deus Ex
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43%
Icewind Dale 2
2
4%
Knights of the Chalice
2
4%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
20
43%
 
Total votes: 46

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Vergil wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 10:50
some useless ****, as always.
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fkirenicus wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 11:16
some useless ****, as always.
Admitting that your wife is some useless **** is pretty mean man :sad:
I'm just stating the facts.
Question is are you going to gargle the truth or swallow?
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@Tweed Why did this mod making deus ex so ******* dark? I can't see anything even with the flashlight on. Help please
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Boontaker wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 11:23
@Tweed Why did this mod making deus ex so ******* dark? I can't see anything even with the flashlight on. Help please
Graphics overhauls have two paths. Absolutely ****** surface of the sun contrast, bloom, and cartoon tier saturation or making everything so dark you need to evolve to a higher species to see anything.
I'm just stating the facts.
Question is are you going to gargle the truth or swallow?
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fkirenicus wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 07:35
Irenaeus wrote: October 1st, 2024, 22:30
Why is this guy called "fk iren"? What did I do to you?
"Self-awareness is a virtue."
Of course, being utterly devoid of virtues, you wouldn't know what that means.
"being utterly devoid of virtues" me? For a lunatic who praises ********, you're a sanctimonous whiner.
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Vergil wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 11:24
Boontaker wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 11:23
@Tweed Why did this mod making deus ex so ******* dark? I can't see anything even with the flashlight on. Help please
Graphics overhauls have two paths. Absolutely ****** surface of the sun contrast, bloom, and cartoon tier saturation or making everything so dark you need to evolve to a higher species to see anything.
that's not a mod's fault, deus ex has an issue with lighting. Switching to directx10 might help.
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Boontaker wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 11:23
@Tweed Why did this mod making deus ex so ******* dark? I can't see anything even with the flashlight on. Help please
Works on my machinetm

Do what Wunderbar said.
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Boontaker wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 11:23
@Tweed Why did this mod making deus ex so ******* dark? I can't see anything even with the flashlight on. Help please
Yeah, that sounds like a problem a lot of older Direct3d/Unreal Engine games have. Though I thought GMDX fixed that out of the box (I can't remember).

VtM: Redemption has the same problem. You have to install a nGlide wrapper to play it. Some parts of it are still too ******* dark, imo.
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Here's how I set up my GDMX config so that the lighting looks right and text/inventory are a good size (running on 1920x1080)


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Acrux wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 17:12
Here's how I set up my GDMX config so that the lighting looks right and text/inventory are a good size (running on 1920x1080)


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The one consolation is that you don't need to gather your party before venturing forth and the enemies don't follow you between levels. If/when fed up with the ********, just cast celerity and run for the exit.
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Element wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 07:57
The one consolation is that you don't need to gather your party before venturing forth and the enemies don't follow you between levels. If/when fed up with the ********, just cast celerity and run for the exit.
May as well not even play the game at that point.
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This game is so ******* ****. I can't believe people got paid actual money to make this.

Here's how it goes.

1. Gay dialogue scene "oh Anezka we can't **** b/c of God, **** is horrible"
2. Go massacre hordes of monsters, most of your hits not landing, for 30 minutes plus.
3. Another gay dialogue scene.
4. Rinse. Repeat.

This isn't a VtM/White Wolf game, it's a "we've got to compete with Diablo" asslick cashgrab for its time with the Vampire IP. Bloodlines, even as jank-****** as it is, is a better "game" than this pile of animal feces.

We deserve to have a ******* comet his this garbage dump of a planet at this point. Because we really haven't gotten much better than this gameplay loop 24 ******* years later.
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Irenaeus wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 12:07
"being utterly devoid of virtues" me? For a lunatic who praises ********, you're a sanctimonous whiner.
You are misinformed. I do not "praise" ********. Some of them I feel sorry for, and others - who use their (current) identity as a marxist political ram against normal social structure, applauded by the leftards - I denounce. Just like I denounce communism and nazism.
At the same time I feel no urge to kill them on sight (or boast that I do. Mostly you are just cowering behind your keyboards anyway, I guess). It is called amongst other things normal behaviour, common sense, and christian love - the golden rule.
So, being called a lunatic by you is approx being a pot called black by a kettle.
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Vergil wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 11:19
Admitting that your wife is some useless **** is pretty mean man :sad:
Sorry for a bit late answer - but I have other things to do than baby-sit a bunch nitwit, entitled, spoiled obnoxious milennial kindergarten nazi shithead brats (you know who you are). You might/will not get a new answer here, because I actually have a real life with RL responsibilities.
But seriously? This again? You really have no way to evolve your insults? Gee, you are even more ******** than I realized.

I think perhaps some fatal beatings would do you good. Notice the very last sentence.

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What's with this *** and his unfunny british ogre "comedians" ?
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fkirenicus wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 12:41
Vergil wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 11:19
Admitting that your wife is some useless **** is pretty mean man :sad:
Sorry for a bit late answer - but I have other things to do than baby-sit a bunch nitwit, entitled, spoiled obnoxious milennial kindergarten nazi shithead brats (you know who you are). You might/will not get a new answer here, because I actually have a real life with RL responsibilities.
But seriously? This again? You really have no way to evolve your insults? Gee, you are even more ******** than I realized.

I think perhaps some fatal beatings would do you good. Notice the very last sentence.

Still didn't deny his wife being fat, old, ugly, barren, or getting blasted in by a DEI advertisement tier group of various men. :pipe-hat:
I'm just stating the facts.
Question is are you going to gargle the truth or swallow?
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fkirenicus wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 12:35
Irenaeus wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 12:07
"being utterly devoid of virtues" me? For a lunatic who praises ********, you're a sanctimonous whiner.
You are misinformed.
You mean disinformed.
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Bit weird to play vanilla again. So many sections I remembered as being quite difficult can be steamrolled now. Was still fun just as a reminder. Anyway, finished:

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fkirenicus wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 12:41
Vergil wrote: October 2nd, 2024, 11:19
Admitting that your wife is some useless **** is pretty mean man :sad:
Sorry for a bit late answer - but I have other things to do than baby-sit a bunch nitwit, entitled, spoiled obnoxious milennial kindergarten nazi shithead brats (you know who you are). You might/will not get a new answer here, because I actually have a real life with RL responsibilities.
But seriously? This again? You really have no way to evolve your insults? Gee, you are even more ******** than I realized.

I think perhaps some fatal beatings would do you good. Notice the very last sentence.

Oh wow, big scary ******* here.
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Zothique wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 17:07
Oh wow, big scary ******* here.
I know it's scary how wide and loose and gaping it is, but it's okay, it can't actually eat you as long you don't get close.
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Zothique wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 17:07
Oh wow, big scary ******* here.
Are you saying you are intimidated by comedy?
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Just had another look at the potential games list @Oyster Sauce

Why Oblivion over Morrowind?
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1998 wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 18:11
Just had another look at the potential games list @Oyster Sauce

Why Oblivion over Morrowind?
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fkirenicus wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 17:24
Zothique wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 17:07
Oh wow, big scary ******* here.
Are you saying you are intimidated by comedy?
No I'm saying you're a ******.
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Zothique wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 18:44
No I'm saying you're a ******.
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Here's a thought "ding ding"

Why don't you discuss one of the two games we're playing this month in the thread you're currently ******** up.
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Zothique wrote: October 3rd, 2024, 19:54

Here's a thought "ding ding"

Why don't you discuss one of the two games we're playing this month in the thread you're currently ******** up.
Fair point, actually. And tbh I have no quarrel with you. Heck, I wouldn't even have noticed this thread hadn't someone mentioned me. Since I only really know two of the games of the poll (both of which ended up last), I'll leave this now, since I really have no interest in the games being played this month. Maybe I'll join another time (IE or NWN1/2 or ToEE or something other that's good. :smile: )
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And nothing of value was lost.

Anyone else have an issue in Deus Ex where the game freezes for a little while whenever you go into a menu? Like if you press ESC, F1, F2, etc.