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Comment on List of films adapted into novels in ~books
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Comment on What are your favorite custom games? in ~games
pekt Link ParentThat sounds awesome, I would definitely be interested and I'm sure having that would be a huge boon to getting people into exploring the many amazing WADs out there. I remember I played through...That sounds awesome, I would definitely be interested and I'm sure having that would be a huge boon to getting people into exploring the many amazing WADs out there.
I remember I played through DOOM some when I was younger, and then I had some time during COVID to go back and give it a go, and it holds up so well.
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Comment on What are your favorite custom games? in ~games
pekt Link ParentI've played a bit of Wesnoth over the years and enjoy it, awesome to hear about someone's experiencing in adding to it. I have a feeling my friend who played a ton of Wesnoth growing up has...I've played a bit of Wesnoth over the years and enjoy it, awesome to hear about someone's experiencing in adding to it. I have a feeling my friend who played a ton of Wesnoth growing up has probably played your mods/mods influenced by the ones you created. That's cool to hear that modding served as an outlet for you.
Are there any games you play these days where you see something and get the itch to "fix it" through modding or that give you ideas for mods that you would like to make if you were able to?
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Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech
pekt Link ParentMoon+ Reader Pro has been the single best app purchase I've made. I use it almost everyday and it really transformed my reading habbit. When I was finishing university I figured I'd try out...Moon+ Reader Pro has been the single best app purchase I've made. I use it almost everyday and it really transformed my reading habbit.
When I was finishing university I figured I'd try out ereading as my responsibilities had tailed down and I also wanted to cut down on how much time I spent on Reddit. I switched my reddit app with Moon+ Reader and went from reading ~6-7 paper books in a year to an extra 20-30 books a year by ereading instead of scrolling/browsing.
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Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech
pekt Link ParentYou may need to look up how to check this on the version of Android installed on your phone.You may need to look up how to check this on the version of Android installed on your phone.
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What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are?
We used this question as an icebreaker in my church group, and it was interesting seeing what people thought they used compared to what they actually used. Did you guess correctly? Anything...
We used this question as an icebreaker in my church group, and it was interesting seeing what people thought they used compared to what they actually used.
Did you guess correctly?
Anything surprise you about which apps you used the most/how much time you spent on them?I guessed Chrome, YouTube, and my ereader app, and got them right. But I also tend to see those same three apps each week through the weekly health report and figured it would be those.
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Comment on What are your favorite custom games? in ~games
pekt Link ParentI forgot about Hero Line Wars, such an awesome game! To quote myself from before: https://tildes.net/~games/1rjx/guild_wars_reforged_official_launch_trailer#comment-gwbb "We should be fair to the...I forgot about Hero Line Wars, such an awesome game!
To quote myself from before: https://tildes.net/~games/1rjx/guild_wars_reforged_official_launch_trailer#comment-gwbb
"We should be fair to the small indie company Activision-Blizzard, after all they were only worth a paltry ~71+ billion USD in 2020 when Reforged was released. They clearly couldn't afford to spend enough money to do Warcraft 3 justice. /S"
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Comment on What are your favorite custom games? in ~games
pekt Link ParentHuge fan of DOOM WADS, I made a post about it awhile ago. I actually got the popular DOOM source port for Android Delta Touch but then quickly realized I never picked up mobile controls for FPS...Huge fan of DOOM WADS, I made a post about it awhile ago.
I actually got the popular DOOM source port for Android Delta Touch but then quickly realized I never picked up mobile controls for FPS games and haven't spent the time getting used it.
I'm a Chocolate DOOM guy usually, but I've been thinking about diving down the rabbit hole of all the DOOM Wads. A great list for people looking to try some WADs out and for some history: https://www.doomworld.com/10years/bestwads/
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Comment on What are some seemingly silly things in your life that have practical purposes? in ~life
pekt Link ParentWhen I was younger I would always use one bookmark and I would move that bookmark to a new book once I finished. After I started reading more books at once I decided to use my small stack of old...When I was younger I would always use one bookmark and I would move that bookmark to a new book once I finished. After I started reading more books at once I decided to use my small stack of old Yugioh cards that are worthless (I also used MTG land cards before I cleared my collection before my international move which I somewhat regret).
I always felt like the ribbons in the Bible I was given was too flimsy, so I just used a Yugioh card which led to some interesting conversations during church group when people would just go "Is that a Yugioh card?"
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Comment on What are some seemingly silly things in your life that have practical purposes? in ~life
pekt LinkI usually hold on to whatever I use as a bookmark with my lips while reading. Not all the way in my mouth where it is getting wet, but just lightly holding it. My wife and her family, who are much...I usually hold on to whatever I use as a bookmark with my lips while reading. Not all the way in my mouth where it is getting wet, but just lightly holding it. My wife and her family, who are much cleaner people than myself, think it is unclean. I just do it because I'll often misplace a bookmark or have it slide down between a couch cushion or something when I move around/adjust my position during reading. If something comes up that I need to stop reading abruptly (which happens frequently after becoming a Dad) I know exactly where my bookmark is and don't need to look for it.
I've been suggested it to hold it on the back/front of my book which I don't find practical.
Another suggestion was putting it at the front/back of the book, but with my small brain often times if I see the bookmark in the book I process it as me having placed it there to mark my spot, and then I close the book. This leads me to need to find where I was right away or coming back and being confused and needing to find my page again later.
The last suggestion was to put it on a table or somewhere that it won't get moved/lost. That may have worked pre kids, but the times I've tried it they either see me put it down and need to investigate what this is or come by and move it/play with it.So far the bookmark keeps going back to being held in the mouth, simple solution for me and one that I've done for ~20 years and don't see myself ever really breaking the habit as I don't really think about doing it at this point.
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Comment on What are your favorite custom games? in ~games
pekt Link ParentI don't think I ever tried Age of Empires 2, though I was a bit too young when I played it to think to go look for them. I never got back in to AoE2, but I have friends who still play regularly....I don't think I ever tried Age of Empires 2, though I was a bit too young when I played it to think to go look for them. I never got back in to AoE2, but I have friends who still play regularly.
That made me think that I never got in to custom campaigns for Warcraft 3 either and there's probably a whole wealth of content I missed out on there.
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What are your favorite custom games?
Custom games/game modes/rulesets give gamers the ability to enjoy some games nearly infinitely. Gary's Mod, Rust, Minecraft, Robolox, Fortnite, and many others keep people coming back as people...
Custom games/game modes/rulesets give gamers the ability to enjoy some games nearly infinitely. Gary's Mod, Rust, Minecraft, Robolox, Fortnite, and many others keep people coming back as people create new ways to play.
When I was younger I played a ton of Warcraft 3 custom games. I remember there being a solid ~2 years when that was almost entirely what I would play whenever I was able to use the computer and then another 3-4 years after where I would play at least a couple of times a week.I remember loving custom games like:
- Defense of the Ancients (DotA)
- Island Troll Tribes (also Jungle Troll Tribes to a lesser extent)
- Risk (and it's many versions)
- Wintermaul and Wintermaul wars (along with all the other tower defense and tower defense wars)
- Vamperism
- Pest Control
- Many others as this list would drag on
I remember chatting with a lot of interesting people, though I didn't have any friendships I made move past Warcraft 3 in to other games.
I know there are many other games with custom games or customer game modes that the community developed, with DotA 2 coming full circle from being the sequel to a custom game to having custom games of its own.
To get the conversation going:
- What games had your favorite custom games?
- What custom games were your favorite?
- Did you make or contribute to any custom games?
- Any favorite memories?
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
pekt LinkAnother good couple of weeks of reading on my end. Finished: Imperial Smuggler by Andrew Moriarty which is book 2 in the Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire series. The book is overall...Another good couple of weeks of reading on my end.
Finished:
Imperial Smuggler by Andrew Moriarty which is book 2 in the Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire series. The book is overall enjoyable, with two main plots. Plot A, following the crew of a stolen ship that is falling apart attempting to make some money and not get caught. Plot B, following an imperial tribune on the outskirts of a galactic empire in the style of the Roman Empire prior to the fall of the Western Empire. I enjoy Plot A, but I would much rather have more of Plot B. The hijinks that Plot A gets involved in do tie in to Plot B, but at times I find myself wanting to get through to the parts I'm more interested in.
New Madrid by Andrew Moriarty is a prequel short story in the Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire series. New Madrid is referenced as place where a critical event that happens in one of the character's backstories. Instead, we got some bantering between different characters that was enjoyable and with it being a short story didn't over stay its welcome.
After finishing the novel and the short story I'm planning to put this series on hold for a while. I enjoy the books, but I'll enjoy them more with a decent break.
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The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien - I'm ~1/4 of the way through and I remember thinking this was somewhat confusing and hard to follow the last time I read it as a young teen. So far I'm finding this to be very straightforward and easy to follow. I'm probably missing some nuance and will appreciate it more on further rereads or after listening to one of those read along podcasts. I'm really enjoying this and would love for a day where I could just sit and read this cover to cover.
I have a copy of the Children of Hurin and reading this is making me want to pick up copies of The Fall of Gondolin and Beren and Lúthien. I also should finally give the History of Middle Earth a read through. I have the first 9 volumes iirc and have planned to get others eventually. The only "nice" editions of books I've told my wife I want to get as gifts to myself later in life are Tolkien books, a nice Hobbit, LotR, Silmarillion, and Histories of Middle Earth.
[Night of Knives by Ian C. Esslemont] book 1 in the Novels of the Malazan Empire series. I've got the Malazan itch again and I'm diving back in to the setting with the series that happens concurrently with Malazan Book of the Fallen series. Though in this novel's case it is set before the events of the first book of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. So far I'm enjoying Esslemont's writing. It isn't as rich as Erikson's and that is fine with me. This is his first novel and I've heard he only get's better from here.
I've seen people describe the world of Malazan being the main character of the series and I do find myself thoroughly interested in learning more about the setting and reading more of the books. I'm probably going to be reading Malazan books for the next few years as I don't want to binge through all the books in the setting and I still have 15 more books and 6 novellas to read at the time of this comment with more being written.
The Brothers War - read another chapter as my friend and I both had time to talk about it for our book club. I'm curious to see where this goes as I have no grounding in Magic The Gathering lore and my friend is enjoying me sharing my thoughts and ideas.
The Emperor's Gift - my friend finally got to a place in his school work to where he could read some more so our book club is starting to progress further. I still enjoy some Warhammer 40k and the Grey Knights are always a cool chapter, plus this novel looks at the First War of Armageddon from their perspetive.
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Comment on We're so back in ~tildes
pekt (edited )LinkI wonder if this was related to the HTTP2 bomb bug that got dropped by those irresponsible security researchers that was present in NGINX I just woke up so I'll have to find the exact report on...I wonder if this was related to the HTTP2 bomb bug that got dropped by those irresponsible security researchers that was present in NGINX
I just woke up so I'll have to find the exact report on this after I get my kids fed.
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
pekt Link ParentI haven't thought about that in a long time. I remember thinking that sounded awesome myself and then the development slowly stopping. I heard Notch was considering working on a "Minecraft 2"...I haven't thought about that in a long time. I remember thinking that sounded awesome myself and then the development slowly stopping.
I heard Notch was considering working on a "Minecraft 2" awhile ago, so I wonder if anything will come from that.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
pekt (edited )Link ParentI'd never played konkr, but after playing the first map this game looks to have been heavily inspired by Slay which was originally released in 1995. There is another game that is also a...I'd never played konkr, but after playing the first map this game looks to have been heavily inspired by Slay which was originally released in 1995. There is another game that is also a clone/inspired by Slay called Antiyoy.
I bought Slay after seeing a YouTube video on it and seeing it wasn't too expensive on Android, so I used my Google Survey rewards money to get it. I haven't played too much Antiyoy, but I've slowly been playing through Slay to beat all the maps included in the base game on Master difficulty.
I wanted to bring this up in case you/anyone else in the thread are looking for similar games.
Edit: I looked up the game as I was curious if there was an app for it to add to my phone, and found the dev mention that he was inspired by Slay here: https://www.reddit.com/r/playmygame/comments/wdog32/konkrio_a_deceptively_simple_turnbased_strategy/
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
pekt Link ParentI didn't know that The Old Republic included a conclusion to the Revan story! I played it for a bit after it came out and some more later on with my brother, but we didn't have time to keep...I didn't know that The Old Republic included a conclusion to the Revan story! I played it for a bit after it came out and some more later on with my brother, but we didn't have time to keep playing.
Sounds like I'll need to head over to give it a go if it is still running when I finally get around to beating the KotoR, thanks for sharing that!
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
pekt Link ParentI may have been too restrictive on my initial topic, I didn't stop to think about projects that didn't see the light of day. We'll see if KotoR 3 ever comes, but I still need to do a play through...I may have been too restrictive on my initial topic, I didn't stop to think about projects that didn't see the light of day.
We'll see if KotoR 3 ever comes, but I still need to do a play through of the first two games as an adult. I've installed it several times but always have something come up.
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
pekt Link ParentI hadn't refreshed to see your comment, but I just added my own comment as that was the game that got me thinking to make that post! Someone announced a spiritual successor, so you could consider...I hadn't refreshed to see your comment, but I just added my own comment as that was the game that got me thinking to make that post!
Someone announced a spiritual successor, so you could consider checking that out: https://inthevoidgame.substack.com/
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
pekt LinkThe game that got me thinking about this post is Objects in Space. I'll admit to pirating it to try it out as there was no demo available, and I absolutely loved the atmosphere and look of the...The game that got me thinking about this post is Objects in Space. I'll admit to pirating it to try it out as there was no demo available, and I absolutely loved the atmosphere and look of the game. I played an hour and decided I wanted to pick the game up so uninstalled it and did a bit of looking in to it only to discover that the developers put a 1.0 label on the game and left it as is with features missing and bugs still in place.
The game plays almost like a submarine sim, with 2D newtonian physics, but you're in deep space and traveling in between systems in a region of space where future extra solar colony was supposed to create a giant space travel gate to connect back to Earth's solar system and never did. The atmosphere and ambiance are amazing, and I really liked the modem-punk aesthetic. There is also the need to swap components out of different systems to perform repairs on your ship.
There is limited mod support and so much potential in this game as there is no other game I've seen that scratches this exact itch. The only game that I've played so far that felt somewhat similar is Ostranauts, but that wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I do still plan to pay the few bucks to grab a copy of the game eventually as it goes on frequent deep discounts, and I've seen people mentioning being able to get ~30-50 hours of enjoyable game play out of what is there.
One of the things that I noticed when I did my short play session was some QoL features that could address some UI annoyances I ran in to. If anyone is interested and wants to try it out, I have a copy of the game manual that I found awhile ago when I got interested in the game and did some digging. IIRC the manual was hosted on their website which was taken down even then, and I had to use the Wayback Machine to get a copy.There's a decompilation project that hasn't had any progress in a long while as the guy working on it doesn't have the time or knowledge to make progress: https://github.com/Voidless7125/OIS-Decompile
There was talk of trying to get it open sourced, but it looks like that didn't end up going anywhere or there have been no updates on it: https://steamcommunity.com/app/824070/discussions/0/3811782223868181107/
I also just found out while looking for the above links that a community member announced their own spiritual successor: https://steamcommunity.com/app/824070/discussions/0/1631916887493466858/?ctp=3#c693125596439404256
Link to their substack: https://inthevoidgame.substack.com/
I read a little bit of the Wikipedia article for that, and it sounds like a peak into an alternate universe for what Star Wars could have been with the differences. Not going to spoil myself, but that goes on the to read list. Thanks for sharing!