Various video game stuff not deserving its own thread

[Tweed]

Why is everything a buggy mess?


I just tried to run a LAN multiplayer game of Heretic with a friend, and after fighting with it for a while, I figured that I should give a heads up about the state of this release. This isn't the way to enjoy either of these games if you're trying to play multiplayer.

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We got everything setup using Nightdive's Heretic + Hexen pack. My first thought was: "Ok, time for some Hexen!" But, you can't save in this version's multiplayer... So that ruled out Hexen's long campaign.

Heretic is about 3 hours or less an episode, so we went with that. However after getting the server up, we found that whoever wasn't hosting had all their weapon graphics corrupted. The wand became the cudgel, and the cudgel became a corpse that was displayed in the upper left of the screen.

Tried re-installing it. Even gave downgrading to an earlier version a shot just in case it was something wrong with the latest release. Nothing worked to solve it. (I'll have to look into setting up a source port for next time.)

Ended up running some other games so the day wasn't a waste, but I'll be remembering this when Nightdive's Thief: The Dark Project Remastered comes out.

Why not just run it through GZDoom or the like?

[Havitner]

Jumping in GZDoom

I disabled the jump button when I realized that jumping wasn't a thing in the original Doom, so it was basically an on-by-default sequence break button in the source port.

Then I played Hexen on the same install and got stuck in one of the first zones for hours because jumping was apparently a thing in that game, and was necessary to get to the quest item I needed.

[SpellSword]

Why not just run it through GZDoom or the like?

That's exactly the plan for next time.

The new episodes Heretic: Faith Renewed and Hexen: Vestiges of Grandeur have some extra hoops that need to be jumped through to get them working with GZDoom.

Beyond new maps there have also been changes to the stats of monsters and damage of weapons. Plus in Hexen the Cleric can now use a shield to block.

Jumping in GZDoom

I disabled the jump button when I realized that jumping wasn't a thing in the original Doom, so it was basically an on-by-default sequence break button in the source port.

Then I played Hexen on the same install and got stuck in one of the first zones for hours because jumping was apparently a thing in that game, and was necessary to get to the quest item I needed.

I remember that when Hexen came out the fact you could jump was considered a new and interesting feature, same with Star Wars: Dark Forces.

► Good times!

Hexen: Greetings, mortal. Are you ready to die?

[sheet]

► Good times!

Hexen: Greetings, mortal. Are you ready to die?

This spooked me as a kid.

[Rand]

Why is everything a buggy mess?


I just tried to run a LAN multiplayer game of Heretic with a friend, and after fighting with it for a while, I figured that I should give a heads up about the state of this release. This isn't the way to enjoy either of these games if you're trying to play multiplayer.

---

We got everything setup using Nightdive's Heretic + Hexen pack. My first thought was: "Ok, time for some Hexen!" But, you can't save in this version's multiplayer... So that ruled out Hexen's long campaign.

Heretic is about 3 hours or less an episode, so we went with that. However after getting the server up, we found that whoever wasn't hosting had all their weapon graphics corrupted. The wand became the cudgel, and the cudgel became a corpse that was displayed in the upper left of the screen.

Tried re-installing it. Even gave downgrading to an earlier version a shot just in case it was something wrong with the latest release. Nothing worked to solve it. (I'll have to look into setting up a source port for next time.)

Ended up running some other games so the day wasn't a waste, but I'll be remembering this when Nightdive's Thief: The Dark Project Remastered comes out.

Sounds like the KEX engine needs some work for multiplayer.
It wasn't what it was designed for, but it still should work.
Dunno why they went with that engine.

[sheet]

GOG customers are cattle. They will buy any big budget game that is put on the store by the publisher, no matter how broken and **** it is. "What's this? MindsEye deigned to notice us? Oh yes, instabuy, take my money and spit on me some more!"

[Acrux]

So uh, what the **** is this supposed to be? "Roguelike RTS" it says... Odd, but intriguing. Demo available.

Tabletop Tavern | Official Release Date Trailer

I saw this was released today. Apparently it's another voxel game with terrible resource utilization issues. The dev said it was a "priority" in February but still hasn't fixed it.
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[rusty_shackleford]

Kind of game you don't find on any databases
Yamaraja (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c) PC Full Playthrough

Yamaraja is a surreal survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic 2175, where humanity, driven underground after a nuclear war, faces extinction at the hands of dark forces. Developed by Taiwanese studio InterServ, the game blends Buddhist philosophy with eerie, otherworldly landscapes, creating a haunting atmosphere. Players control one of three unique survivors—each with distinct skills—navigating treacherous terrains like icy labyrinths, dense forests, scorching deserts, and perilous caves. With limited resources, players must fight grotesque monsters, solve complex puzzles, and survive deadly traps. Yamaraja’s chilling environments, mind-bending mysteries, and haunting Tibetan-inspired soundtrack deliver a tense and unforgettable survival horror experience.

[DrSneed]

at least Biggie (probably?) wasn't a ***

Me and my *****

When I met you I admit my first thoughts was to trick
You look so good huh, I suck on your daddy's ****

Freestyle Live At Mister Cee’s Crib

****** press they luck-and
They get a butt-fuckin
Straight up the ***
Raw dog with the rash
And I don't **** with the condoms

[methoxetamine]

at least Biggie (probably?) wasn't a ***

Me and my *****

When I met you I admit my first thoughts was to trick
You look so good huh, I suck on your daddy's ****

Freestyle Live At Mister Cee’s Crib

****** press they luck-and
They get a butt-fuckin
Straight up the ***
Raw dog with the rash
And I don't **** with the condoms

I remembered that first one a bit after I posted that but I didn't want to come confess my rap knowledge, pretty sure he said he'd **** Ru Paul too

[SpellSword]

Kind of game you don't find on any databases
Yamaraja (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c) PC Full Playthrough

Yamaraja is a surreal survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic 2175, where humanity, driven underground after a nuclear war, faces extinction at the hands of dark forces. Developed by Taiwanese studio InterServ, the game blends Buddhist philosophy with eerie, otherworldly landscapes, creating a haunting atmosphere. Players control one of three unique survivors—each with distinct skills—navigating treacherous terrains like icy labyrinths, dense forests, scorching deserts, and perilous caves. With limited resources, players must fight grotesque monsters, solve complex puzzles, and survive deadly traps. Yamaraja’s chilling environments, mind-bending mysteries, and haunting Tibetan-inspired soundtrack deliver a tense and unforgettable survival horror experience.

► Yamaraja Game Box

Yamaraja Game Box.webp

3 Player via network.webp

I wasn't expecting a prerendered fixed screen style game like that to have multiplayer, neat.

[Valter]

Kind of game you don't find on any databases
Yamaraja (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c) PC Full Playthrough

Yamaraja is a surreal survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic 2175, where humanity, driven underground after a nuclear war, faces extinction at the hands of dark forces. Developed by Taiwanese studio InterServ, the game blends Buddhist philosophy with eerie, otherworldly landscapes, creating a haunting atmosphere. Players control one of three unique survivors—each with distinct skills—navigating treacherous terrains like icy labyrinths, dense forests, scorching deserts, and perilous caves. With limited resources, players must fight grotesque monsters, solve complex puzzles, and survive deadly traps. Yamaraja’s chilling environments, mind-bending mysteries, and haunting Tibetan-inspired soundtrack deliver a tense and unforgettable survival horror experience.

How do you find this ****

[Breathe]

Kind of game you don't find on any databases
Yamaraja (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c) PC Full Playthrough

Yamaraja is a surreal survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic 2175, where humanity, driven underground after a nuclear war, faces extinction at the hands of dark forces. Developed by Taiwanese studio InterServ, the game blends Buddhist philosophy with eerie, otherworldly landscapes, creating a haunting atmosphere. Players control one of three unique survivors—each with distinct skills—navigating treacherous terrains like icy labyrinths, dense forests, scorching deserts, and perilous caves. With limited resources, players must fight grotesque monsters, solve complex puzzles, and survive deadly traps. Yamaraja’s chilling environments, mind-bending mysteries, and haunting Tibetan-inspired soundtrack deliver a tense and unforgettable survival horror experience.

Can't find the game files anywhere

[methoxetamine]

Kind of game you don't find on any databases
Yamaraja (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c) PC Full Playthrough

Yamaraja is a surreal survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic 2175, where humanity, driven underground after a nuclear war, faces extinction at the hands of dark forces. Developed by Taiwanese studio InterServ, the game blends Buddhist philosophy with eerie, otherworldly landscapes, creating a haunting atmosphere. Players control one of three unique survivors—each with distinct skills—navigating treacherous terrains like icy labyrinths, dense forests, scorching deserts, and perilous caves. With limited resources, players must fight grotesque monsters, solve complex puzzles, and survive deadly traps. Yamaraja’s chilling environments, mind-bending mysteries, and haunting Tibetan-inspired soundtrack deliver a tense and unforgettable survival horror experience.

Can't find the game files anywhere

I only found Yamaraja 2 (1999), if you want it I can grab it and upload it but it's in ***** (obviously)

[rusty_shackleford]

Kind of game you don't find on any databases
Yamaraja (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c) PC Full Playthrough

Yamaraja is a surreal survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic 2175, where humanity, driven underground after a nuclear war, faces extinction at the hands of dark forces. Developed by Taiwanese studio InterServ, the game blends Buddhist philosophy with eerie, otherworldly landscapes, creating a haunting atmosphere. Players control one of three unique survivors—each with distinct skills—navigating treacherous terrains like icy labyrinths, dense forests, scorching deserts, and perilous caves. With limited resources, players must fight grotesque monsters, solve complex puzzles, and survive deadly traps. Yamaraja’s chilling environments, mind-bending mysteries, and haunting Tibetan-inspired soundtrack deliver a tense and unforgettable survival horror experience.

Had a much different sequel(? I'm not even convinced it's a sequel, but it's from the same publisher and is Yamaraja 2)
Yamaraja2 (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c2\uff1a\u5e1d\u90fd\u9b54\u57df\u50b3), 1999, RPG, Acer TWP/Interserv

[Breathe]

Kind of game you don't find on any databases
Yamaraja (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c) PC Full Playthrough

Can't find the game files anywhere

I only found Yamaraja 2 (1999), if you want it I can grab it and upload it but it's in ***** (obviously)

Sure, yeah. That would be cool. Maybe there is a translation out there somewhere. Either way, sometimes it's fun trying to play in other languages.

[methoxetamine]

Can't find the game files anywhere

I only found Yamaraja 2 (1999), if you want it I can grab it and upload it but it's in ***** (obviously)

Sure, yeah. That would be cool. Maybe there is a translation out there somewhere. Either way, sometimes it's fun trying to play in other languages.

Yamaraja2_(1999)_fullrip_CHT.rar


It did launch for me, but I didn't test any further

[rusty_shackleford]

I only found Yamaraja 2 (1999), if you want it I can grab it and upload it but it's in ***** (obviously)

Sure, yeah. That would be cool. Maybe there is a translation out there somewhere. Either way, sometimes it's fun trying to play in other languages.

Yamaraja2_(1999)_fullrip_CHT.rar


It did launch for me, but I didn't test any further

That's the sequel

[edit]
woops, saw you posted sequel, I skipped that

[rusty_shackleford]

Kind of game you don't find on any databases
Yamaraja (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c) PC Full Playthrough

Yamaraja is a surreal survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic 2175, where humanity, driven underground after a nuclear war, faces extinction at the hands of dark forces. Developed by Taiwanese studio InterServ, the game blends Buddhist philosophy with eerie, otherworldly landscapes, creating a haunting atmosphere. Players control one of three unique survivors—each with distinct skills—navigating treacherous terrains like icy labyrinths, dense forests, scorching deserts, and perilous caves. With limited resources, players must fight grotesque monsters, solve complex puzzles, and survive deadly traps. Yamaraja’s chilling environments, mind-bending mysteries, and haunting Tibetan-inspired soundtrack deliver a tense and unforgettable survival horror experience.

Had a much different sequel(? I'm not even convinced it's a sequel, but it's from the same publisher and is Yamaraja 2)
Yamaraja2 (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c2\uff1a\u5e1d\u90fd\u9b54\u57df\u50b3), 1999, RPG, Acer TWP/Interserv

It is

　"要不要来昱泉做游戏？"
　　1995年，蔡浚松因缘际会从美国回到**，前往西基动画公司赴职。饱受美国科技教育的熏陶，此刻的蔡浚松认为美国动画缺乏丰富的人文背景，理想着创作出代表中国文化的动画，但却从没有想过自己有一天会从事游戏行业，并且一做就再也没有改变过。
　　进入西基动画公司，蔡浚松更多的是希望能够做出像《星球大战》一样的作品。"在加入昱泉之前，我在一家颇富盛名的3D动画公司，梦想着有天能完成一个很棒的3D电影。"蔡浚松在自己的微博上写道。
　　然而，上个世纪90年代的亚洲3D产业，能做的只有代工。蔡浚松说，不能有自己的创意，这不是我要做的事情。不久，蔡浚松遇到了昱泉国际的创始人曹约文。
　　曹约文说道："我一直在找你，要不要来昱泉做游戏？"1996年，以跨国企业多媒体简报业务起家的昱泉国际，看到了游戏业的巨大商业潜力。并做出了公司第一款游戏，名为《塔克拉玛干之敦煌传奇》。
　　"做游戏？你确定，我没有做过游戏啊。"蔡浚松疑惑地问道。事实上，他并非完全没有做过游戏，在西基公司，蔡浚松以项目负责人的身份，完成了一个放置在集成显卡中，用于演示电脑性能的格斗游戏。
　　曹约文笑说："凭着直觉，我们能够一起做一件不一样的事情。"于是，蔡浚松在1998年加入了昱泉，此后十年，蔡浚松开始了3D动作游戏的远征。
　　然而，真正的困难才刚刚开始。
　　"从此踏上3D游戏的不归路。"
　　当时的**，几乎找不到任何人做3D游戏。首先，蔡浚松必须跨界，组建一个能够从零开始到做出完整3D游戏的团队。首先，他必须找到三个人：第一个人，技术，需要是一个能把蔡浚松心里想象的3D效果呈现出来的程序员。当时电脑的集成显卡是无法显示3D的，要完全靠着软件渲染来显示3D成像。蔡浚松想起了一个他非常佩服的程序员。必须是他，CW（后来成为昱泉的第一位技术总监CTO）！经过一年的努力，蔡浚松说服他到昱泉一起开始偏执狂之旅，化不可能为可能，要在集成显卡上做出一个全3D的连线游戏，也从此奠定昱泉成为一个3D技术导向的游戏公司。
　　第二个人，美术。这个美术必须能够把蔡浚松设想的游戏世界观和东方文化理念具象化，这个人很快就出现了，LW（后来成为昱泉的美术总监）来自**宏广卡通的第一把手，（宏广，当时被称为**的"迪斯尼"）。蔡浚松的偏执，出现在对美术提出了一个非常古怪的要求："你要画一些3D透视不合理，但非常具有特色的绘画风格。（技术上，从3D透视原理来说，是做不出来的）。"蔡浚松想要证明，3D没有做不出来的，只有想象能力的限制。
　　接着要找到的第三个人，严格意义上来说是一个靠谱的3D美术团队。必须把"3D认为的不可能变成可能"。蔡浚松找遍了30几个3D美术团队，没有一家3D制作公司愿意接下这个艰巨的任务。最终找到了一个愿意创新，不计代价的人，AW（后来成为昱泉的3D美术总监），将近三个月没有上床睡觉的坚持之下，终于完成蔡浚松满意的第一个场景。
　　耗时三年，《般若魔界》这个对于昱泉来说具有里程碑意义的游戏正式登场，奇特的美术风格，加上当时游戏市场上几乎很难见到的具有东方文化的3D解谜动作连线游戏，给了业界极大的震撼。
　　"我带着初始团队完成了第一个3D动作冒险连线游戏- 般若魔界，游戏故事是一个采用东方佛教文化背景-易经的故事，但却有着西方游戏的玩法，3D动作冒险游戏，从此开始昱泉3D游戏的不归路。"——蔡浚松。
　　由于《般若魔界》并没有得到市场的预期，曹约文和蔡浚松之间开始出现了一些分歧，昱泉方面认为应该开发，受众更为广阔的2D游戏。持续对游戏偏执的想法，蔡浚松随后开发的《般若魔界之帝国魔域传》虽然采用了2D画面，但没有采用当时流行的回合制，而是更偏动作游戏，需要控制走位的及时动作回合游戏。
　　由于市场的反馈一直不如预期，曹约文判断，题材应该回到东方文化。。

“Would you like to come to Yuquan and make games?”

In 1995, through a twist of fate, Cai Junsong returned from the United States to ** and took up a position at Xiji Animation Company. Deeply influenced by his technological education in the United States, Cai at that time felt that American animation lacked a rich humanistic background. He dreamed of creating animation that represented Chinese culture, but he had never imagined that one day he would enter the game industry—and, once he did, never leave it again.

After joining Xiji Animation, what Cai Junsong wanted most was to create works like *Star Wars*. “Before joining Yuquan, I was at a rather prestigious 3D animation company, dreaming that one day I could complete an amazing 3D film,” Cai wrote on his Weibo.

However, in Asia’s 3D industry in the 1990s, all one could do was contract production. Cai Junsong said that not being able to have one’s own creative ideas was not what he wanted to do. Before long, Cai met Cao Yuewen, the founder of Yuquan International.

Cao Yuewen said, “I’ve been looking for you. Would you like to come to Yuquan and make games?” In 1996, Yuquan International, which had started out in the business of multimedia presentations for multinational corporations, saw the enormous commercial potential of the game industry and produced the company’s first game, titled *Taklamakan: The Legend of Dunhuang*.

“Make games? Are you sure? I’ve never made games before,” Cai Junsong asked in puzzlement. In fact, he had not been completely without experience making games. At Xiji, serving as project lead, Cai had completed a fighting game bundled with an integrated graphics card and used to demonstrate a computer’s performance.

Cao Yuewen smiled and said, “By intuition, I think we can do something different together.” And so, in 1998, Cai Junsong joined Yuquan. Over the next ten years, he began his expedition into 3D action games.

Yet the real difficulties had only just begun.

“From then on, we set foot on the road of no return in 3D games.”

At that time, in **, it was almost impossible to find anyone making 3D games. First, Cai Junsong had to cross disciplines and form a team capable of starting from zero and producing a complete 3D game. First of all, he had to find three people.

The first was a technical person: a programmer capable of bringing to life the 3D effects Cai Junsong imagined in his mind. At the time, computers’ integrated graphics cards could not display 3D; 3D imagery had to be rendered entirely through software. Cai thought of a programmer he greatly admired. It had to be him: CW, who later became Yuquan’s first technical director and CTO. After a year of effort, Cai persuaded him to come to Yuquan and begin this obsessive journey together, turning the impossible into the possible. They wanted to create a fully 3D online game on an integrated graphics card, and this also laid the foundation for Yuquan to become a 3D-technology-oriented game company.

The second person was an artist. This artist had to be able to give concrete form to the game worldview and Eastern cultural concepts that Cai Junsong envisioned. That person soon appeared: LW, who later became Yuquan’s art director, came from ** Hong Guang Cartoon, where he was the leading figure. Hong Guang was then known as the “Disney” of **. Cai Junsong’s obsessiveness appeared in a very strange requirement he set for the art: “You need to draw in a style that is unreasonable in terms of 3D perspective, but highly distinctive. Technically, according to the principles of 3D perspective, it cannot be done.” Cai wanted to prove that there was nothing 3D could not do; there were only limits to imagination.

The third thing he needed to find was, strictly speaking, a reliable 3D art team. They had to turn “what 3D considered impossible into the possible.” Cai searched through more than thirty 3D art teams, but not a single 3D production company was willing to take on this difficult task. In the end, he found someone willing to innovate regardless of the cost: AW, who later became Yuquan’s 3D art director. After nearly three months of persistence, virtually without sleeping in a bed, AW finally completed the first scene that satisfied Cai Junsong.

After three years, *Prajna Demon Realm*, a milestone game for Yuquan, officially appeared. Its unusual art style, combined with the fact that it was a 3D puzzle-action online game with Eastern cultural elements—something almost impossible to find in the game market at the time—sent a tremendous shock through the industry.

“I led the initial team in completing the first 3D action-adventure online game, *Prajna Demon Realm*. The game’s story used an Eastern Buddhist cultural background—the *I Ching*—but it had Western-style gameplay: a 3D action-adventure game. From then on, Yuquan began its road of no return in 3D games.” —Cai Junsong

Because *Prajna Demon Realm* did not meet market expectations, some disagreements began to emerge between Cao Yuewen and Cai Junsong. Yuquan believed that they should develop 2D games with a broader audience. Still persistent in his obsessive ideas about games, Cai later developed *Prajna Demon Realm: Chronicle of the Empire’s Demonic Domain*. Although it used 2D visuals, it did not adopt the turn-based system popular at the time. Instead, it leaned more toward action games: a real-time, action-oriented turn-based game that required control over movement and positioning.

Because market feedback continued to fall short of expectations, Cao Yuewen judged that the subject matter should return to Eastern culture.

https://news.17173.com/rzjh/004/

[rusty_shackleford]

Kind of game you don't find on any databases
Yamaraja (\u822c\u82e5\u9b54\u754c) PC Full Playthrough

Yamaraja is a surreal survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic 2175, where humanity, driven underground after a nuclear war, faces extinction at the hands of dark forces. Developed by Taiwanese studio InterServ, the game blends Buddhist philosophy with eerie, otherworldly landscapes, creating a haunting atmosphere. Players control one of three unique survivors—each with distinct skills—navigating treacherous terrains like icy labyrinths, dense forests, scorching deserts, and perilous caves. With limited resources, players must fight grotesque monsters, solve complex puzzles, and survive deadly traps. Yamaraja’s chilling environments, mind-bending mysteries, and haunting Tibetan-inspired soundtrack deliver a tense and unforgettable survival horror experience.

Can't find the game files anywhere

https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/6869.html
specifically: https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/ ... 60&modal=1

I was unable to get it to run, ymmv