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October News
2015-10-13-12:11
Well, well. Time is ticking by. It is getting cold outside.
The great computer season of the year is rolling in.
Soon it is winter.
The channel is doing well:
67 Subscribers,
11.892 Views.
On a personal level I have been playing quite alot of Minecraft.
I found ”Life in the Woods(1)” - a most excellent modpack.
Looks fantastic and offers a much more serene and non-tech
approach to the world of Minecraft.
As you can se it is much more colourful. This is thanks to shadersmod which was recommended.
The gameplay is almost serene, much like meditation to be honest. I like it.
In fact I like it ALOT
Version 2 is soon to be released. But in the mean time you can find the first version
on this LINK. Mind you it is MC version 1.6.4 and require you to install it under a Forge
profile in the vanilla launcher.
Minecraft
2015-04-01-12:51
Minecraft is without doubt one of my favourite games of all time.
It is not only the creativity it offers.
Neither is it the predictable unpredictability of the world of Minecraft.
Multiplayer and modding is also fantastic. All these things are great.
Among the best computer gaming has to offer,
and it works on most computers independent on OS.
No it is simply this: When all else has turned to shit in your life,
Minecraft is always there to offer a safe nice and very fun environment to take it out of you.
THEN, after that, all the other stuff comes into play.
It’s a computer game version of contemplative meditation - kind of.
Also, the game does not try to decide anything (but the basic parameters).
Instead YOU, the player, has to decide what to do. What your story is going to be.
This is one of the best features of the game.
Another great personal favourite of mine is the fact that most of the game
involves creating things. Most games nowdays are based around conflicts and
destruction. It is present in Minecraft too. But only in a small way. You can
totally avoid it if you put your mind into it.
As I get older I find my self wanting more laid back games. Things I can sit back
and do what I do without to much stress and hectic action. Now, I like action games
like the next guy. But in smaller and smaller doses as time goes by.
Minecraft is not without its faults however.
Despite its fairly primitive graphics it still runs a bit slow.
But it has been improved in later versions.
Also the very sparse in game information is a pet peeve of mine.
But I do understand why they choose to do it that way.
But as the number of craftable blocks grows, so does the need for information.
The mod packages have improved somewhat upon this.
But the player still need do leave the game,
go to some wiki, and look things up in order to get the know on how stuff are working.
I have always enjoyed vanilla Minecraft.
This is a nerdy way of relating to the un-modded version of Minecraft.
But I do however like mod packages like ”Feed the Beast”, ”Technic” or ”AT Launcher”.
They all offer a multitude of different mod packages. Each with their own different style.
One I’m particulary fond of is ”SkyFactory2”, which is quite challanging and very fun.
So yes, I have MC installed on practically every computer I own.
I could not see any time of gaming without it.
Imagine that! It is not even an AAA game (despite Microsoft now owning Mojang).
I’ve lost count on how many different bases I have built during the years.
So these are some of my arguments why Minecraft is one of the best game ever,
on my list at least....
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TES3:Morrowind
2015-03-08-15:08
You all heard about Skyrim, right? This particular game is part of a long standing series from Bethesta.
The full name is: ”Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim”. Before this one there was ”Oblivion”.
Before that we have ”Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind”. The best game in the series according to many.
But Morrowind is from 2002 and it shows its age. Also the combat is a hot topic
of debate. Some say it is more realistic and less repetative. Others claim it is purly based
on luck and not skill. In fact they are both correct.
But gamers are in luck. Well most of us are. The Elder Scroll series have mostly been built upon a
solid mod foundation. This is one (of many) reason for the long life of the series.
So aging graphics and game mechanics can be corrected. It takes effort and time. But Morrowind
have had both in spades.
So there are alot of mods doing all sorts of things. But the most popular ones improve on sound and
graphics. Quite alot actually. If you put in some time finding and installing the big mods you can make
Skyrim run for its money. Honestly. Morrowind is alot older compared to both Oblivion and Skyrim.
But with mods it can be made to look and sound like you would not believe.
This is the stage on which you are placed in Morrowind. The island of Vvardenfell.
Later expansions added at least one more smaller island to the north.
Some mods add even more.
There are much more land in this province.
But believe me, this quite enough to begin with. There are mods which
try to add the rest but they are not complete. After all it is a HUGE area to begin with.
Also all work is purly fan made.
But the very nature of how Morrowind works as a game makes this island VERY large.
Trust med on this!
So with mods you can make the game quite the looker.
”Morrowind Graphics and Sound Overhaul” is one of the larger mods.
It is a collection of other smaller modds and extensions.
All aimed at making Morrowind a more modern experience.
Simply adding this package to the game makes an
enormous difference. It like finding the fountain of youth or something.
When I was younger I had a brief encounter with Morrowind.
But as I was not the same person I am today I kind of did not understand the game.
Or what to do in it.
Like all other games in the series this is an open sandbox world.
The player is allowed to go where ever and nearly when ever and in whatever order.
There is a main story, which can be played to an end.
But all the stuff in the between the start and end can easily make you play the game
for hundreds and hundreds of hours. Some people have been returning to Vvardenfell for the last
decade or so. Now that is replayability!
Many will however find that Morrowind is more difficult compared to Oblivion and Skyrim.
Especially if you come directly from Skyrim.
Why? Well, out of all the games (except maybe the first two)
you get a much larger degree of freedom.
But not only that. The game goes out of its way not to hold your hand.
This often comes like a shock to Skyrim players.
The thing about Morrowind is that both combat and dungeon crawling is secondary to exploration.
Finding out about a rich world. A world with living beings in it. Politics and much, much more.
If you can overlook the shortcomings of the game mechanics (or some of them)
Morrowind offers a very large and meaty experience.
The player can expect to find a natural arc in how things work.
This means that you will be VERY, very weak in the beginning.
It also means you have to think before you act.
Learn to walk before you run.
Speaking of running and walking. One of the issues with the game is the speed you move.
With very few exceptions you will find out that you are quite slow in the beginning.
To some players this will probably be a painful experinece.
BUT, this is the cool thing about this game. It changes over time if you stick with it.
So the player will have to get used to being a small time thing in the beginning.
Then the middle part comes along and suddenly things will start to pick up speed.
In every sense of the word. More sub-plots. More quests.
More places to go and much more people to meet.
Even some which are not people at all.
The end game of Morrowind is nothing short of spectacular.
You grow in power like you would not have imagined in the beginning.
You essentially have the potential to become some sort of a deity. Or at least close to it.
Not to mention you will be killing one.
I can not really say more of risk of spoiling the well crafted story of the main quest.
The music is composed, like many other TES games, by Jeremy Soule.
You will find it familiar if you played any of the later games. This is a good thing.
The theme is very nice and forshadows the most excellent soundtrack in Skyrim.
So I’ve decided to take a deep breath and dive into this world.
Yes I know. One more (long time) series is not what I need right now.
But how could I resist?
It will work great as a mirror to Amuens adventures in Skyrim I think.
Also, I want to show of the origin.
Yes there are even older members of the Elder Scrolls saga.
BUT they are very much older (and I quite do not like the way they work).
They are also more primitive and not in the same category (I think)
like the thee latest parts of Elder Scrolls.
I totally ignores the online version. This is like the bastard child of the family.
Everybody knows of its existance but tries to pretend like it never happened
.So look forward to this in the future of the channel. I do not exactly know when.
I have already modded the game so I’m ready to start recording any moment now.
It is going to be great!
Late Night Recording...
2015-02-24-14:48
Late last night, which technically is today, I ended recording of Torchlight 2.
It was the first episodes of a new single player series. I liked Fate. I liked
Torchlight 1 even more. Torchlight 2 is the culmination of them both.
As you know, I have been doing a multiplayer series of T2 for some time now.
I’m out of material for this particular series. Since I do not know when
I can record more I decided to do a single player one during the down time.
But it has a twist: it is a maxed out modded Torchlight. Mostly cosmetic but also
some added bonus content and improvements. In short those 10 mods make T2
shine like never before.
I can not say when they’ll get published. Quite alot in the que. But it will be some
time this half of 2015.
As an added side note: Torchlight 2 is now available for mac users! Just like T1.
So why not go get it?
Here is the link - Enjoy!