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I'm #streaming some Quake mod testing this evening over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I made some changes to the way monsters are networked & drawn that I need to play with. I figure I'll run through a few of the standard id1 maps then maybe some of Map-Center's Retrojam 1.

I'm picking up Valkyrie Profile 2 (Playstation 2, 2006) again today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I'm somehow still in chapter 3. This session I'll be exploring the city of Crell Monferaigne & surroundings.

#streaming randomized SNES Shadowrun this morning at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Let's see how seed 20250101 plays.

I was cleaning out my hard drives yesterday (I'm low on storage) when I noticed that I somehow had 8 gigs worth of Deus Ex saves.

Guess I shouldn't have spammed quicksave quite that often.

I'm #streaming Valkyrie Profile 2 (Playstation 2, 2006) again tonight over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Still in chapter 3! First stop this session will be Audoula Temple on the Lake (I think).

I was not expecting a Raymond Chandler reference in this Vampire The Masquerade visual novel.

On second thought I shouldn't be surprised, the character they're describing is a detective.

I got to a place a few years ago where I wasn't really enjoying music anymore, for various reasons, mostly burnout. Hearing old favorites like 2step heaven again brings some of that desire for music back.

I need to stop idling and start writing is what it is.

Felt the need to hear this again today, Blogariddims 34 Grievous Angel's 2Step Heaven:

I'm #streaming some Quake 1 mod testing today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I'm mainly experimenting with changes to the item system. I'll play through id1 and then maybe DoTP or some of Map-Center's Retrojam 1.

Edited 2024/12/28 to add: sadly I missed grabbing the preview card for this stream so there's no link or neat image. My memory is that it was a productive session.

Back to #streaming Valkyrie Profile 2 (Playstation 2, 2006) over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Still in chapter 3, still need to grind XP.

I'm #streaming Valkyrie Profile 2 (Playstation 2, 2006) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Starting chapter 3 today; will probably need to grind for XP for a while.

I'm starting a playthrough of Valkyrie Profile 2 (Playstation 2, 2006) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I have a physical copy of this & have been meaning to play it for ages. Let's hope it goes easy on me.

Arx Fatalis had a bunch of unusual and interesting game systems. Lots of cool environmental interaction (things like cooking food items by placing them next to a fire or your fireball spells lighting up nearby candles and torches). Immersive.

Unfortunately the game had many puzzles I had to look up solutions for. I think the puzzles were generally fine and presented with sufficient hints; I just happen to have a weak brain and short attention span for that sort of thing. More a problem with me than with the game I suppose.

I played it using the Arx Libertatis (https://arx-libertatis.org/) sourceport on Linux and that seemed to work very well. (My only major complaint is with the collision detection; it seemed easy to get stuck in map geometry, particularly some angled walls and steep floor slopes).

Anyway. Game is good & I kinda want to study its maps for Quake mapping purposes.

Completed Arx Fatalis today after spending about... 24? 25? hours with it.

All around a good time. Cryptic and weird. Reminded me a bit of first-person dungeon crawlers (blobbers?) and, of course, Morrowind and other RPG games like it from the early 2000s. The dungeon diving gameplay was really excellent; atmospheric. Very much worth the time to play it.

#streaming Arx Fatalis (2002, PC) again today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

This session I hope to A. complete the ultimate weapon and B. defeat Akbaa (thereby finishing the game).

Bought some video games today, catching the last day of the current GOG sale.

I picked up Cosmic Star Heroine, Divinity Original Sin (the first one), and a few of the World of Darkness visual novels (Coteries/Shadows of New York and Werewolf Heart of The Forest).

It's kind of shocking to me how many games support Linux now.