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Comment on Project N - a fork Daggerfall Unity seeking to add all of Tamriel in to the Daggerfall engine in ~games
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Comment on Project N - a fork Daggerfall Unity seeking to add all of Tamriel in to the Daggerfall engine in ~games
pekt Link ParentI agree with you on the original game having a lack of things to see. I've seen videos showcasing mods that really add variety to the terrain and make exploring more interesting (i.e. this Enhance...I agree with you on the original game having a lack of things to see. I've seen videos showcasing mods that really add variety to the terrain and make exploring more interesting (i.e. this Enhance and Eroded Terrian mod or World of Daggerfall which adds more discoverable locations in the wilderness and looks to add variety to the terrain as well).
I don't think I played enough to really get annoyed at the NPC interaction, but I also think that it is something that mods really add to as well. I feel like the base game had such ambition, and with the completion of the Daggerfall Unity project it opens the doors for additional projects to fork the code and build on it or mods to expand upon what is there.
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Comment on Project N - a fork Daggerfall Unity seeking to add all of Tamriel in to the Daggerfall engine in ~games
pekt (edited )LinkI thought I would highlight this project in case anyone finds it interesting. The guy heading this project is forking the Daggerfall Unity engine to add in all of Tamriel. The map that he is...I thought I would highlight this project in case anyone finds it interesting. The guy heading this project is forking the Daggerfall Unity engine to add in all of Tamriel. The map that he is currently working on for this project is over 94x the size of the vanilla Daggerfall map.
Edit: for scale the vanilla Daggerfall map is roughly equivalent in size to Great BritainHere is a link to the Daggerfall Workshop Forum post that he also links to in this Reddit post announcing the project: https://forums.dfworkshop.net/viewtopic.php?t=6460
The Discord is also somewhat active, and you can view progress and discussion around the Project there: https://discord.gg/HJSgJKxK
I've not played a lot of Daggerfall, as I wasn't too interested in it when I was younger and decided to wait until the Unity project hit 1.0 to try that out, which happened when I was trying desperately to find a job and didn't have time for games. In the ~10 hours I've put in, the game really clicked for me and I could see myself sinking in a lot of hours role-playing different characters, especially with the extra features and improvements mods add to the base game.
This project also sparked a really cool sense of that I could go somewhere in Tamriel that no one else had visited yet (in this mod). It also got me interested in contributing to the mod in some way eventually. Maybe even adding in some custom towns or something down the line when I have some more time to work on projects I'm personally interested in.
The creator of the project does have some particular ideas on how he wants this implemented, and when he is finished the game will be much different than vanilla Daggerfall. My hope is that some of the changes he wants to implement will be forgeable on and off, but we'll see how things shape up or if someone mods the fork when he is finished to add other options to it.
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Project N - a fork Daggerfall Unity seeking to add all of Tamriel in to the Daggerfall engine
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Comment on What indie competitive games do you play? in ~games
pekt Link ParentI opened the link and thought "hey this looks like Verdun!" and then scrolled down and saw that those other games are from the same developer and set in a different WW1 front. I really enjoyed...I opened the link and thought "hey this looks like Verdun!" and then scrolled down and saw that those other games are from the same developer and set in a different WW1 front.
I really enjoyed Verdun, but had a hard time getting my friends to play with me. I've always enjoyed bolt action rifles in WW2 shooters, and having the game mainly focused on them felt really fun to me.
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Comment on What indie competitive games do you play? in ~games
pekt (edited )LinkI played Advance Wars by Web competitively for a bit, and by that I mean I played ranked games and stopped playing when I realized I was spending more time than I had planned thinking through my...I played Advance Wars by Web competitively for a bit, and by that I mean I played ranked games and stopped playing when I realized I was spending more time than I had planned thinking through my turns. The game is asynchronous, and you can play many matches at once. There is a live league where the turn time is reduced from days to minutes to force more real time play.
The Discord server is very active and there are several content creators who regularly put out match recaps, tutorials/strategy videos, and other content related to the game.
There is no tutorial or bot matches, so if you are brand new to the game, you could always play the GBA and DS games that this is based off of. I would also recommend anyone who is new to AWBW to check out the wiki, even if you have played the Advance Wars games before. Certain mechanics function differently in AWBW, one of the main ones being how transport units function at the end of a turn. I.e. you can bring an infantry into a transport copter that has already moved and deployed a unit and then use that same transport copter to then deploy the infantry unit on the same turn, which can be used to extend the movement of that infantry by an extra space.
If anyone is interested in trying it out, you can add me on AWBW (pekt99) and I'd be happy to play some friendly matches with you.
Edit: if you want to play one of those friendly matches you should DM me on here first. I haven't played AWBW in the last year and so I probably won't see your friend request for a long time if you add me there. -
Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentI can give some recommendations on what I think are some good places, so start with 40k. There's other great series out there besides these, and I think @cfabbro could drop in some others...I can give some recommendations on what I think are some good places, so start with 40k. There's other great series out there besides these, and I think @cfabbro could drop in some others suggestions as well.
- Eisenhorn - Follows an inquisitor and features a great look at 40k outside the area of armed conflict in a theater of war. Series and contains two sequel series. I also just found out looking up the Goodreads link that there is a 4th novel that has been published about Eisenhorn, so thank you giving me a cause to look this up. I need to read this.
- Gaunt's Ghosts - Fantastic imperial guard series. If you've heard of the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, this series was inspired by it. I do want to note that the first two novels in the series are collections of short stories, and the third novel is the start of full novel length stories. I would highly recommend this series. I've read the first 11 books and plan to read the rest of them at some point.
- Ciaphas Cain - Follow an imperial commissar and his trusty aide who is very cowardly, but manages to save the day while saving his own skin. I've read the first 6 books in the series and loved it. Planning to read the rest soon.
- Night Lords - Great chaos space marine books. It was interesting as this was my first series from their perspective. I thought it was done well and explored them essentially being unaligned chaos space marines trying to get by and fight their war.
- Ultra Marines - Learn more about the post boys of the Space Marines from their standout member who goes against the grain of their chapter.
- Titanicus - Standalone novel about titan's fighting titan's on a forge world.
Edit: Since you're exposed to the lore through the games, the Horus Heresy may also be a good starting place. The first three books should be read in order, but after that you can find suggested reading guides online if you want to follow specific plot threads/characters. I was reading through them in publication order before I got annoyed at Games Workshop and stopped (23 books in), but I'll probably pick the series up again eventually and read them all.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentI remember hearing about this when I had first read A Song of Ice and Fire, and I told myself I would give it a try after he finished that series. I should probably revise that thought and just...I remember hearing about this when I had first read A Song of Ice and Fire, and I told myself I would give it a try after he finished that series. I should probably revise that thought and just give the series a try since there is no telling when (or more accurately - if) the series will be finished.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentWhen I first got in to 40k as a teenager, I mainly read books about Space Marines since that was what was available at my local book store. I then got my hands on Gaunt's Ghosts, Eisenhorn, and...When I first got in to 40k as a teenager, I mainly read books about Space Marines since that was what was available at my local book store. I then got my hands on Gaunt's Ghosts, Eisenhorn, and Ciaphas Cain, and it really opened my eyes to what else the setting could offer. Games Workshop please write more books about non-space marines, there are dozens of us who would buy them, like @cfabbro and myself who would buy them or check them out from a library!
I enjoy a Space Marine novel occasionally now, usually enjoying how it fits in to the greater narrative (like in the Horus Hersey) and fleshes out the lore. That being said, sometimes a nice action book about giant guys with giant guns and chain saw swords can be fun when I don't want to think too much. This has become rarer since taking my break from reading 40k books and diving in to other works.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentI only found out about Ringworld being part of a shared setting when I had looked up other books in the series after reading about it. I saw people mentioned checking out other books in the...I only found out about Ringworld being part of a shared setting when I had looked up other books in the series after reading about it. I saw people mentioned checking out other books in the setting before going in to the sequel novels. Haven't gotten around to it though.
40k, is just such a fun setting with how big it is! Lots of explore and enjoy. My own wish is that they'd write more books just exploring things that aren't connected to the huge conflicts/space marines. I love reading about space marines blowing things up, but the Eisenhorn (and sequels) really open up the setting to just how much cool stuff is going on outside of the big battles. You could set a lot of "space opera" stuff in the setting easily enough. They also have the 10k+ years of history to explore. Novels could be set in 36k and explore some big campaign or flesh out other big events that have been mentioned in passing over the years instead of exploring more Horus Heresy or the current 41k stuff they're doing.
I've read the first ~30 Drizzt books and loved The Cleric's Quintet! I have the War of the Spider Queen books, but I think I got halfway through book 1 and then shelved the series for some university stuff and haven't come back to it. I think that is a prime candidate for when I finally unbox all my physical books soon.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentI've not followed a lot of the Forgotten Realms lore, so I didn't know they'd done any reset. While I understand some things need to be reset or retconned, I generally prefer when things are built...I've not followed a lot of the Forgotten Realms lore, so I didn't know they'd done any reset. While I understand some things need to be reset or retconned, I generally prefer when things are built upon existing lore.
Legend of the 5 Rings is something I haven't seen mentioned in ages! I didn't end up diving in to the setting, but it was one that my old friend and I discussed when we were contemplating which system to move to instead of using DnD. I think I still have this setting as somewhere to check out, so if I do get to it I'll try to remember to message you!
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentI didn't know that Discworld had other authors that worked in the setting. Those books have been on my to read list for ages now, and I have friends who love them. I have a feeling when I do get...I didn't know that Discworld had other authors that worked in the setting. Those books have been on my to read list for ages now, and I have friends who love them. I have a feeling when I do get to read them I'll have a similar reaction to reading Malazan in that I should have read these sooner.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentI had heard of this and I think I have the first entry on my to read list since I saw it was translated to English. I don't plan on learning German, so my exposure to this series will probably be...I had heard of this and I think I have the first entry on my to read list since I saw it was translated to English.
I don't plan on learning German, so my exposure to this series will probably be limited when I get around to it. I do find the idea of it to be incredibly cool, and the fact they've been going for so long with no signs of stopping awesome to me.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentI had never considered a historical period as a shared setting, since characters and actions from those characters wouldn't translate over or impact another author's work. I have not looked in...I had never considered a historical period as a shared setting, since characters and actions from those characters wouldn't translate over or impact another author's work. I have not looked in that period for fiction before, but I do know that some authors will insert nods/references to other author's characters that share the setting. The historical era I've read with multiple authors is the Napoleonic period and even that I'm still wanting to dive deeper as there are works that I've not touched yet that have been on my list for awhile.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentFor some reason, I never got in to Star Trek growing up. It should be right up my alley, but I just never started watching it or engaging with it. I've seen tons of media around the franchise and...For some reason, I never got in to Star Trek growing up. It should be right up my alley, but I just never started watching it or engaging with it. I've seen tons of media around the franchise and think that I'll give it a go one day, but with all the other stuff I want to watch/read/play I'm not sure when that will be.
Deathlands has been on my reading list for a while! I think I may start slotting in a few of those in to my other reading since it seems like they're shorter works, and I'm a sucker for post apocalyptic works. Hearing that he fights a sumo makes it all more the interesting!
Thanks for a chance for a trip down memory lane :)
Thank you for sharing! I love discussing books and wish I had more friends who read. I've been trying to think up some interesting topics for people to share about books they enjoy or memories they have with series on here since I always enjoy reading the thoughtful replies and memories people post.
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Comment on Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors? in ~books
pekt Link ParentMalazan is definitely on the smallest of ends of a shared setting, but I still think it counts since both authors are working on writing novels in the setting, and they are not writing each story...Malazan is definitely on the smallest of ends of a shared setting, but I still think it counts since both authors are working on writing novels in the setting, and they are not writing each story together/publishing them with coauthor credits. I wouldn't say a series like The Expanse which had two authors who worked together to write the books as a shared setting, though this is honestly my own definition, so maybe some would say that it is.
The Known Space books are another example that popped in my head after posting this while I'm at work, with there being 3 authors writing books in that setting, though I've only read Ringworld by Larry Niven in that setting so far.
I've been a 40k fan for years, and was making my way through the Horus Hersey but stopped when there was the controversy with fan content and Games Workshop making things more restrictive over fan use of their IP. I'm not sure if they've walked any of this back as I honestly only engage with 40k through the novels and a few of the video games. I did recently pick up a 40k book for a book club with a friend and also read a standalone 40k, Fifteen Hours which was a fun short read in the setting. 40k can be a ton of fun to me and I'll probably dive back in at some point since there are still many books in the setting I want to read.
I have another friend who is interested in getting in to 40k which will probably get me to start reading more in the setting as well.Dark Sun is on my list to check out! It sounds really cool, and there being only 16 novels in the settings makes it very approachable. Not sure when I'll get to it, but I'll see if I remember to send you a message when I do.
I think I mainly read the Drizzt books and a few other series. There's a ton in the Forgotten Realms I haven't touched and I hadn't heard of the Harpers before you linked that
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Do you have a favorite setting shared amongst multiple authors?
When I was a kid, I remember going to a book store with my Mom and asking for a recommendation from the clerk there for something in the fantasy genre. He kindly pointed me to the Dark Elf trilogy...
When I was a kid, I remember going to a book store with my Mom and asking for a recommendation from the clerk there for something in the fantasy genre. He kindly pointed me to the Dark Elf trilogy by R. A. Salvatore. I noticed that it had a Forgotten Realms logo on the cover, and when I went back to the store I noticed other books with that logo as well. That was my introduction to a setting that is shared between authors who can write stories in the same universe.
On the smaller end, there are settings where 2 (or a few) authors collaborate (like the Malazan universe), while on the larger side of things you have settings with dozens to potentially hundreds of authors (like Warhammer 40k, Star Wars, Star Trek, etc).
Some quick questions I thought of that might be interesting below, but please feel free to share anything you'd like about this topic!
- What was the first shared setting you read books in?
- Do you have a favorite shared literary setting?
- Do you mind the varying quality of the books in shared settings?
- Do you find yourself more likely to read a book in this shared setting compared to a book outside the setting?
- Are there any books in that setting that you don't recommend people read?
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
pekt LinkI recently finished The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke. This was a book that followed a prior space pilot who now operates deep sea submarines to manage herds of whales who are now farmed for...I recently finished The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke. This was a book that followed a prior space pilot who now operates deep sea submarines to manage herds of whales who are now farmed for meat. It was an interesting and quick read.
I picked up The Secrets of Happily Married Men: Eight Ways to Win Your Wife's Heart Forever. I would say my marriage has come to a good place over the last few years which is great, but I've been adopting the approach to read more books that are practical and applicable to my life, and I'm curious to see if this book will have anything useful I can bring to my own marriage. One of my friends read it and found some of the points useful for his marriage, so might as well give it a go. Books like this are usually short and this one is divided up in to bite sized chapters/sections which makes reading it in short bursts easy.
I also picked up the novella/short story Strange Dogs which is part of the Expanse series. I've been slowly reading the extra novellas that were published whenever I feel like revisiting the setting, and they've been cool expanding on the lore or giving backstory to characters.
After commenting about feeling like reading Malazan again in another thread, I picked back up Dust of Dreams, book 9 in Malazan Book of the Fallen. I've taken breaks reading Malazan for when I'm not in the mood, but picking this up again has me excited to see how this series concludes. I think I'll shoot for finishing this book and the next book by the end of year.
I'll then probably take a break from reading books in the Malazan setting for a little while before going back to read the Novels of the Malazan Empire series and then The Tales of Witness sequel series.
There are so many good books to read!
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Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games
pekt LinkHarvest Moon 64, ever since I learned about emulation, I've kept an N64 emulator and a copy of a ROM for the game on nearly all my devices. I haven't played a full run through of the admittedly...Harvest Moon 64, ever since I learned about emulation, I've kept an N64 emulator and a copy of a ROM for the game on nearly all my devices. I haven't played a full run through of the admittedly short game in a long while, but when I'm in a not great mood, the game can be a perfect thing to dive in to for a while. Somedays I'll just put on the soundtrack and listen to that and feel better.
That game has been a game I had wanted to see remastered for a long time, but after seeing what they did with Friends of Mineral Town I realized that my dream of seeing some QoL stuff added in, some glitches fixed, and maybe some extra content added in now that we're not constrained by the cartridge size will remain a dream.
Thankfully there is a randomizer being developed that will also included some QoL features that I'm excited for! https://www.harvestmoonrandomizers.com/
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Comment on Reading challenges in ~books
pekt Link ParentI'll have to take another look at it. I hadn't considered adding extra books on there since I had really joined for this one friend and ended up back on Goodreads. I feel like having more stats...I'll have to take another look at it. I hadn't considered adding extra books on there since I had really joined for this one friend and ended up back on Goodreads. I feel like having more stats would be interesting, since I've enjoyed tracking my reading hours and everything with the ereading app I use on my phone.
The original Daggerfall game had a built-in fast travel system which most people leaned in to cover the vast distances. While it is possible to walk everywhere or ride a horse, it can take a while. There is a video of someone walking from one corner for the map to the other in the vanilla game, which iirc took them ~70 hours to do.
The creator of Project N is opposed to fast travel and certain modern conveniences, and while he is the one that is creating this project, and he can do what he wants, I do hope that he leaves some forms of fast travel as a toggleable system. Some suggestions I saw were limiting fast travel to specific forms of transit (i.e. going to a port to use a ship, or joining a caravan that travels from certain points), but we'll see what the final result is.