Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20171111143841/@comment-1496755-20180816190322

Inconsistency seems ot be the theme of August as a whole. I make plans to play one thing... and then I install something completely different in the last minute. But hey, as long as I'm having fun, it's okay. Even being at work is inconsistent - pretty much everyone is absent during this month and some days I am completely alone in our wing of the building. At least I have the amazing joy of inputting students into the GEDA (Great Eternal Database of Awesomeness) to keep my spirits high. So far I've only experienced one fatal error, which is quite an achievement.

I can stress enough how proud I am that you were able to fight that OCD thing. That and moving away from the toxic place you used to live in have definitely made a positive impact I can see in you. Heh, yeah, even the most favorite thing can get bothersome if played way too much - even I feel reluctant to dive into Doom sometimes. Could have something to do with the insane amounts of time I played it throughout both the 90's and 00's. But hey, if you ever get in the mood to try out something new, I'd be glad to recommend a couple of things (insane games for an insane person).

We were lucky our fake person didn't do anything bad... though I know people who were blackmailed by fake accounts. They'd trick them into revealing something very personal or sharing naughty photos (pretty stupid thing to do with a stranger you met a day ago, but anyway...) and then they ask for money or else they'd upload this stuff somewhere.

I was going to tell you about mechanical animals (a take on the topic of mechanical constuct people by a certain musician) last time on Discord but we ran out of time. I suppose you'll find it interesting, so I will tell you about it next time I get more time to stay online. Heh, I also have some stuff that people would never listen to, but that's okay - I choose what I like and don't obey trends.

My parents had secretly hoped that I'd become a doctor or a pharmacist, which is a bit of a family tradition, actually. But times change and we have to change with them. I don't regret my choices of education and career paths at all. I suppose I would have been quite miserable if I had tried to please my family. Ironically (but in a sad way) my dad was forced by his mother (my grandma) to pursue a certain education path and he often regretted it... but then he was quite unhappy that I did not study and work the things he had envisioned for me. Luckily, I was stubborn enough to prevent this story from repeating itself.

I keep an old games ctaalog from 1994 - I remember how I looked at all the pictures (didn't have sufficient command of English to read the descriptions back then - I always asked my mom to translate them for me) and thinking how soem day I'd have all of these in my collection. And today this dream has become reality, thanks to the internet. Yeah, the concept of "abandonware" is a bit of a grey area, but they are so old anyway...

Well, if you need some help when the time comes, I'd be glad to use whatever memories I have from the Win 98 era. It's not a bad OS at all, but it certainly requires more work and tech savvy than a modern Windows that takes care of everything on its own.

Compared to the older titles, Skyrim probably seems veeeeery easy. Arrows show you where you need to go... whereas Arena is like "here's a maze-like dungeon to explore, good luck finding that random featureless room the McGuffin is hidden in" and Daggerfall is like "wait for that cryptic letter to find you, then explore a huge dungeon that makes the automap pointless".

Ooooh, Winquake having an advantage - I really didn't expect that. But on the other hand, the software renderer was still the standard back then so it makes sense to have better compatibility with stuff. Though the main reason i prefer it is due to feeling more oldschool + the memories of playing it for so many years.

As long as there are flying heads and people wearing Scrag skins, we'll be just fine ;)

I have seen some nice HD textures, but they are usually overshadowed by the plethora or bad ones that accompany them. On some YouTube video I saw some really ghastly texture pack for Heretic that tried to add "realistic water" that seems transparent (with a visible bottom). But somehow it makes the water seem even more flat and fake (if that's even possible) - probably because of the misguided attempt at pseudo-transparency.

But of course I like reading. Fool's Ebony made Shakespeare look like a pale imitator. But seriously, I usually don't mind reading, as long as it's not too long and with a very bright background (eye strain). If done properly (e.g. newspaper clippings), it can enhance immersion.

Yes, I've noticed this from what little I've seen of Skyrim. Well, perhaps it will help me enjoy the game since FPS has always been higher on my list of preferences than RPG. A big reason I enjoy Diablo more than WoW is its faster and more direct combat.

Indeed - the amazing story of the noble hero... who also had this bad habit of breaking into and robbing people's houses at night. Residual childhood trauma, you see. But otherwise he is a very nice guy.

The first thing I remember about Windows games - the joy of not having to deal with sound card configurations, since Windows took care of this automatically. And no more worries about memory, since Windows allowed to use your entire RAM seamlessly and completely. Oh, early Win 95/98 games also had their quirks and annoyances (usually fixed by updating DirectX and video drivers, but not always), as well as some new complications like some games requiring certain third-party software to run properly (Shockwave player, anyone?).

If you find a mod that allows the player to insutl and flip off monsters, it would be a really weird coincidence...