#cals npc collection

[calsdice]

Cal's NPC Collection

The list ahead is filled with all the NPCs I have created for your use! All NPCs created below are are fully fleshed out (some also have art and stat blocks for Dungeons & Dragons 5e).

All NPC related content will be found under the tag 'cals npc collection,' including content not on this list such as random ideas and concepts I don't flesh out. NOTE: If you use my NPCs in created content (in recorded or streamed gameplay etc.) please give credit where you sit fit! Please do not actively monetise my work. ✧ ˚ 　· 　　 .

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[acewizardinspace]

One of my favorite parts about jedi fallen order is how Cal's psychometry function both within the narrative and as a game-play mechanic.

As a game-play mechanic it allowed the developers to tell the player background information in a way that made more sense in-universe than there just being a random npc around to lore drop or finding some old journal, ect. It also means the developers don't need to animate cut scenes for every little thing but can still share this information. It also functions as a collectable and a way to reward exploration.

But its use in the narrative is the most interesting. Cal is a survivor of genocide, he is on the run from a government than wants to kill him for existing. He is so traumatized by the loss of his people and the memory of his master who died protecting him that he can't even use most of his powers at the beginning of the game.

Cal is literally haunted by his past.

And that is why giving him psychometry was a stroke of genius on the part of the developers. No amount of running or hiding will ever stop the past from clinging to him. It will always be there in every random object he touches. And this is shown through the plot of the game and his overall goal too. He wants to restart the jedi order, rebuild his family, which is a noble and understandable goal, but under the rule of the empire, not a safe one.

It is only at the end of the game, after he sees the possible result of chasing the past, that he lets it go. He knows that being a jedi is not being held down by your attachments and putting other's needs before your own. He gives up on restarting the order to protect those children from the empire and in doing so lets go of his attachment to the past.

The past is always with him, but it doesn't need to control him.

[graysparrowao3]

Baldur's Gate 3 Fic Masterlist

Last updated Nov 2nd 2024

Hi there, I'm Gray (or Sparrow!)! I didn't really want the 'ao3' to be always at the end of my name, but I got the username and title mixed up when I was making the account, and here we are lol.

I really enjoy writing Baldur's Gate 3 fanfic, especially based on Rolan, Cal, and Lia but most anyone really, especially NPCs (and, apparently, an unexpected redemption series featuring Rugan and Aradin that broke me emotionally).

I've loved finding so many friends and talented folks in the fandom, please feel welcome to connect 💛

[Fic list under cut]

Multi-Chapter fics - Mature & Explicit

What if Rolan was a Companion. Complete. Mature Follows the game with Rolan as a companion and gn!Tav.

What if Rolan was a Companion... and Everything Went Wrong. In progress, on hiatus, Companion piece to the above. The game with Rolan, angst, and pain.

The Elturian Prodigy - Currently In progress, Explicit due to violence. A story of Rolan, Cal, and Lia, or 'What Baldur's Gate 3 looks like in my head'.

What if Kanon Lived. In progress, not published. An alternate timeline of the game in which, you guessed it, Kanon lived.

Rolan, Cal, & Lia One shots - General/Teen

A Perfectly Reasonable Exchange. General. Rolan and gn!Tav go on a romantic walk, then Cal and Lia ask how it went.

The Bet. General. Cal and Lia try to keep romantic liaisons secret from Rolan.

Distraction. General. Lia must distract Rolan and Cal so her lover can sneak away.

Our Turn. Teen and Up. Cal and Lia take care of Rolan after he defeats Lorroakan. Emotional hurt. Inspired by this art by @dreaminginpencil.

The Northern Bastards - Aradin & Rugan "Multi Chapter" (guest star Zevlor from when this was a collection of oneshots) - Explicit

What if Aradin pushed Zevlor too far. Explicit sexual content, dubious consent. ZevlorxAradin. Aradin is a piece of shit. Zevlor puts him in his place. Secret Santa.

A One Night Stand at The Blushing Mermaid. Explicit sexual content, dubious consent. RuganxAradin. Rugan finds a way to shut Aradin up.

A Second Night Stand at The ElfSong Tavern. Explicit sexual content, dubious consent. Aradin hasn't learned his lesson. In appreciation for @benicemurphy.

A Third Night Stand Under the Stars. Explicit sexual content, dubious consent. Aradin hits rock bottom. Rugan reluctantly tries to help him get his shit together. In appreciation for Merdyr.

Fourth Time's A Charm. Explicit sexual content. Rugan is tasked by the Zhent to kill Aradin. It doesn't quite go to plan. Requested by @fangbanger3000

Five Times Too Many. Explicit sexual content. Rugan and Aradin would've been best if they never met again. But they did. In appreciation for @lizziemajestic.

Six Times to Say Goodbye. Explicit sexual content. Rugan and Aradin meet for last time (lies). They've a few things to get sorted out. In appreciation of everyone's support.

Seven Times at Night, Once in the Morning. Explicit sexual content. Rugan and Aradin reconnect with actual mature conversation and sex. Rugan catches feels. In appreciation of Octoberskyies.

Eight Times to Get It Right. Explicit sexual content. There's a lot unsaid and unresolved. Time to say it and resolve it. In appreciation of @faerieologymajor and @vera-king-hrfl. Inspired by ideas from @fangbanger3000, @benicemurphy, and @lizziemajestic.

Nine Times to a Confession. Explicit sexual content. Time for love and making love. In appreciation of @forget-me-maybe and bepisfan69.

Ten Out of Ten. A Perfect Score / Too Good to Be True. Explicit sexual content, Major character death, Graphic depictions of violence. The End. In appreciation for @lemonsrosesandlavender, @theycallmeratt, and rolypoly.

At The Eleventh Hour. Explicit sexual content. Bonus mini chapter. Declarations of love. Finally. Inspired by @benicemurphy.

A Twelfth Night. Explicit sexual content. Aradin uses Speak With Dead.

Oneshots with Other People's Tavs - Various Ratings

The Night at Last Light Inn. Explicit sexual content, Rolan and M!Tav, Nox, share a passionate night, belonging to and in collaboration with @bihanny.

Memories of Clover. Explicit sexual content, drama & romance with @azrielsbbg's F!Tav, Clover, winner of a Rolan fic giveaway.

Touch of The Tempest. Mature. Rolan tries to teach f!Tav, Nuelith, to control her magic, and triggers a terrifying loss of control. For Mandi.

A Wizard Keeps His Word. Mature. Atop the Elder Brain, Gale sacrifices himself for his lovers f!tav, Kira, and Astarion. For @callmesimplyflo.

Happily Ever After. General, Astarion and Ghost (m!Tav), in domestic bliss. Secret Santa for Eddie.

Despair. Deliberation. Defiance. Mature. The Dark Urge is confronted and comforted by Jay, f!Tav, after slaying a tiefling bard. For jayofthenorth.

Rolan Lore / Head Canon - General

Rolan romantic line suggestion

Descent into Avernus / BG3 theme

Player-is-evil Rolan ending suggestion

Letters from Rolan

Auntie Ethel Vicious Mockery 1

Auntie Ethel Vicious Mockery 2

Rolan, Cal, and Lia react to Ramazith's Tower bathroom

Environment in Ramazith's Tower post-game

Ramazith's Tower post-game part 2

Rolan 'dating service video script'

Rolan's Hair

Cal's Hair

Cal post-game

Other Oneshots - Various Ratings

What if Lorroakan was Named Larry Pickle. Mature, Comedy with a lot of silliness and 4th wall breaks.

In Memory of Kanon. General, Kanon, no!

Commissioned and Gifted Art

Commissioned art for The Elturian Prodigy by Alvin Asiaten.

A beautiful three panel sexually explicit comic based on the intimate scene in Chapter 35 of the 'What if' fic by Lexindre.

A favourite scene from the 'What if' fic, Lexindre drew this incredible piece from Chapter 36 as a birthday gift.

[maggacammara]

okay, it’s my turn to obsess over the minor details we get about background NPCs and come up with elaborate headcanons based on scant information. Rolan, Cal, & Lia have had their time in the sun—let’s talk about Doni & Rikka!

I recently saw Doni’s letter to his father in-game for the first time. if you haven’t read it, here’s the text. you can find it in the Festering Cove in the Underdark!

Dad,

Sorry I stopped writing - we ran out of paper on the road. I got this from the druids. Maybe that’s why they’re so mad at us.

I hope this can find you. Zevlor says you got lost and that our old house is gone, but I read a book that says all rivers find their way into the Styx.

When you get it, you can write me back in Baldur’s Gate. Or maybe come visit?

I’ll write again when I can get more paper.

- Doni

while I was looking for this note on the wiki, I also noticed that Doni is listed as the ward of Rikka, one of the tieflings who is guarding the gate at the Emerald Grove. I can’t find the source for that exact bit of information, but I did find this description of a quest line I’ve never gotten in-game before.

Find Doni only occurs if the leaders of the goblin camp are left alive and learn the location of the Druid Grove. In this instance, the goblins come to raid the Grove and the tieflings and druids prepare for the assault. As part of this, Rikka is wandering around the Hollow searching for Doni, who has gone missing. Rikka has instructed all of the tiefling children to hide in their hideout and she will lock the hatch so that no harm comes to them. She can't do that until Doni is found.

I couldn’t find the actual dialogue that accompanies this quest, so maybe Rikka specifies in this interaction that she is Doni’s guardian! either way, it seems like she takes responsibility for all of the children in this scenario, as well as in the alternate scenario where you kill the goblin leaders—when the tieflings are preparing to leave the Grove, she can be seen giving the children instructions on how to stay safe on the road.

so here’s what we know—

Doni lost his dad back in Elturel, but he either seems to not know or not accept that his father is likely dead.

several of the other tiefling children seem to be orphans or not have parental figures present, and Rikka appears to take on a caretaking or protective role towards these kids, particularly in the Grove.

there must be dialogue somewhere revealing that Rikka has taken on caring for Doni full-time since they began traveling together.

and here are some questions I still have—

who is Mol’s guardian? Mattis and Silfy’s? Mirkon’s? it’s interesting that Doni is the only tiefling kid without parents present that seems to have a guardian-ward relationship with one of the adults in the group of refugees. it leads me to wonder if Rikka knew his family before their exile, or if perhaps she simply grew more attached to him than the other children.

what becomes of Rikka and Doni after they leave the Grove? in my only full playthrough so far, I neglected to convince Rolan, Cal, and Lia to stick around, so most of the tieflings died :( I’m wondering if these two make it in the scenario where you do convince the siblings to stay!

my budding headcanon about why Rikka has taken on Doni as her ward is that he seems to be having a harder time dealing with the collective trauma the refugees have undergone than the other children. people have debated whether his lack of talking & eye contact points to the possibility of him being autistic, or whether it’s more of a trauma response—I think it could be both.

he was perhaps always a closed-off child who struggled with social mores and sensory issues, and the chaos of the past few months has only made it more difficult for him. Rikka, an empathetic character who is seen to care for all the children, might have felt a particular responsibility towards caring for him and helping him feel safer.

most of the tiefling kids who do make it to Act 3 seem to be doing their own thing, no adult supervision necessary—Mol running with the Guild, Silfy selling papers, Mattis continuing to run his little shop. it’s lovely, seeing the freedom they have, but it is still a little heartbreaking to see them have to work for their livings, to imagine the sort of hardship they’ll no doubt endure as orphaned refugees in the city.

so perhaps it’s a bit optimistic of me, but I do like to imagine that Doni and Rikka survive and make it to the Gate together. Rikka will need to find work, and Doni may still spend time with the other kids, helping Silfy with sales or hanging out with Mol when she’s not lurking in the sewers. but ultimately, he has a home with Rikka, and as he deals with the grief and trauma of displacement and losing his father, she is able to give him an opportunity that none of the other tiefling children seem to have—to just be a kid.

I would love to hear any thoughts, headcanons, or more canon information about these two that I may have missed! I hope you enjoyed reading this and sharing a glimmer of hope with me :’)

[marisoft-paint-adventures]

Pgs. 385 - 445

TG: skepticism is the crutch of cinematic troglodytes TG: like hey mom dad theres a dinosaur or a ghost or whatever in my room. "yeah right junior go back to bed" TG: fuck you mom and dad how many times are we going to watch this trope unfold it wasnt goddamn funny the first time i saw it TG: just once id like to see dad crap his pants when a kid says theres a vampire in his closet TG: "OH SHIT EVERYONE IN THE MINIVAN" TG: be fuckin dad of the year right there

so fucking true Dave, keep spitting.

EB: that's fine, you are entitled to your opinion, i am just saying that being a white guy who is a rapper with a ventriloquist doll is not cool by any stretch of the imagination or by any definition of word cool, ironic or otherwise. that's all i'm saying.

ULTIMATE WHITE BOY BRO STRIDER.

oh hey it’s the page I used to showcase Hussie’s affinity for slurs.

uh

still bad.

me when I fucking sTAB MY MOTHER.

I’m having rough flashbacks to HS^2 and I don’t like it.

also I just gotta say that Mom is the coolest looking person in this entire comic I mean just look at this fucking POSE.

it just screams “hello daughter you are going to get fuckin served.”

yes. the pony. beloved Maplehoof.

I’ve always seen this idea that the process of creating Earth, and by extension Universe B, involved taking the attributes and interests of the 12 trolls and morphing them into brand new instances and ideas, like how Gamzee’s Juggalo religion manifested as ICP on Earth.

I like to think that the entirety of the For Assholes book series exists through a recycling of Karkat’s personality.

also that fucking Asshole Note is comedy gold.

aw yeah time to fucking beat the shit out of an imp let’s

shit.

W magnet.

alright for real this time let’s kick the shit out of this imp.

goddammit.

also another White John can be found in this flash, collect all 7 to turn Super White.

also the Egbert Centipede I guess.

Tip: I am so fucking mad.

OK 1 MORE TIME.

he did it. he destroyed the fucker. John man.

YES.

DO THE THING.

YEEEAAAAAAH.

yeah.

fuck you cat I am about to revive.

IT’S HER, CLOWN GRANDMA.

HI NANNA.

TG: i mean dont get me wrong i think its cool and all TG: the semi-ironic puppet thing or whatever TG: or semi-semi ironic TG: man i dont even know TG: im just starting to think some of this shit is going a little far and its kind of fucked up TT: I've seen his websites. TT: I like them.

what did she mean by this.

what did she mean by this?

what did she mean by this?!

TG: oh man i wish lil cal wouldnt look at me like that TG: with those dead eyes jesus TG: sometimes i dream that hes real and hes talking to me and i wake up in a cold sweat and basically flip the fuck out

not saying it.

Page 422, titled “[S] GO ON. ==>” completely underrated flash, just listen to this fuckin song.

it captures the feeling of a big expository RPG cutscene so damn well I love it, it’s like I’m a kid again.

this is also just one of my favorite Sburb mechanics, I love the concept of basically deciding the abilities and aesthetics of the NPCs via prototyping, it’s such a cool little thing and opens up a lot of possibility for any fan-sessions.

JOHN: ok, i think i get it now! JOHN: so i guess the battle against good and evil is sort of irrelevant? well, i don't know, that all sounds kind of weird, but in any case, we build the house to get to these gates, and then i can save my dad! NANNASPRITE: Yes, John! JOHN: and then after that, we solve this ultimate riddle thing and save earth from destruction!!! NANNASPRITE: Oh no, I'm afraid not!

NANNASPRITE: Your planet is done for, dear! There is nothing you can do about that! JOHN: oh...

I fucking love this sequence because John activates the Cheery Protagonist Mode ready to assemble a team of teens with attitude in order to save the world from Dark Chess and whatever only to hear that the entire world will end and his response is just “aw..... :(”

I went on this entire shpeel about the potential of writing an isolationist John based off of willy nilly prose narration at the beginning but MAN do the early versions of the kids not give a SHIT about what’s going on.

“John Egbert, the Earth is doomed, it is going to explode, all life will die, you and your friends will be the last living things remaining.”

“:(”

AND THEN HE JUST MOVES ON.

this is a very weird moment that sticks out when looking at the comic as a whole because the weight of literally all life dying at once is nonexistent, but at the same time, this is fucking hilarious.

it makes think about a lot of rewrites I’ve seen where they try, emphasis on try, to give the fact that world ends more emotional relevance, and they basically kinda force this by introducing random background characters who are obviously going to die immediately.

like “oh hi my name is Huma Nfriend I’ve been besties with John Egbert since childhood we’re very close and cool and we’re gonna play a game called Sburb!!!” and then they just

I understand y’all want to make the characters actually feel something in regards to the entire home blowing the fuck up but there’s gotta be better ways than inventing some characters just to fridge.

also John does this.

uh, yeah. I don’t know.

he’s having a moment.

just give him some space.

ok now that’s just rude.

god Rose’s house during the winter is so pretty.

holy shit a Jade and Rose conversation, I hope we get plenty of these! (we do not.)

Jade knows about Sburb??? and it could bring Jaspers back to life???? what could it me- ok this joke already fucking sucks.

ah yeah it’s time to beat the shit out of the local whiteboy.

this shit is so fucking cool oh my god.

also there are literally meteors falling as Dave looks out and I guess he does give a shit.

[chissgendered]

6 + 9 for arexxar

2 + 18 for talharian

1 + 10 for emrik

Hi babe! Collecting info on your lil guys, I see-

Arexxar - chiss imperial agent

6: What would be their original recruitment outfit?

Depending on where he's recruited, it would be either a masked outfit for work where he needs to appear more... unaffiliated.

Otherwise it would be a slightly modified imperial officers uniform, imp int style.

9: Already answered >:3

Talharian - human sith warrior

2: Would they be a class specific character (if recruitable)?

I have a hard time imagining him submitting to anyones command without good reason. So he probably would not be a recruitable companion for most classes - expect maybe the jedi knight. Depending on the path and timing of his story he might enter a very equal partnership with a jedi knight.

He'd be romancable.

Hero of Tython/Emperor's Wrath ftw!

18: if they are recruitable during vanilla, where are they during kotfe/et? What are/were they doing?

Either busy looking out for the interests of the Empire and his family. Or mayhaps looking for a lost friend/lover...

Emrik Cal - sith pureblood jedi knight

1: would they be recruitable

Yes! He is way more sociable than my imps. But... uh. Not subservient. And heavily disapproves with aggressions aimed at the sith purebloods as a people. For obvious reasons. Being raised in the republic left him experiencing a lot of hurt. So that would be something that could cut you off from recruiting him entirely! Its about the vibes.

10: Do they know any other in-game characters?

He would know Satele, for jedi reasons. Possibly know jedi player characters as well, and NPCs. He generally would probably have a lot of people he knows in the republic XD.

I also think that if Lord Praven went to the republic, he'd get to know him... I HC he got to talk to a sith pureblood that defected to the republic when he was a child, for heavily supervised lessons on his culture lol.

[frozenpinesmp3]

what did you think to the story in jedi survivor? did you see the betrayal twist coming? I personally didn't and everything from then on was insane (in a good way)

putting it under the cut to save space and spoilers!

i did NOT see bodes betrayal coming until like the last two minutes before it happened. bode was my bestie the entire game! noshir did an amazing job and i was also lured in by his past performances of charles and kotallo, both characters im a huge fan of so that definitely compounded the problem lmao that’s on me

everything following the return to jedha was absolutely insane and breakneck. playing as cere was really really cool even if i was in complete panic the entire time. i also really liked that throughout the entire imperial invasion some of the npcs (i think?) were remarking about how the full strength of the imperial army was coming down on the hidden path. and in the back of my head i was like “yeah. except one crucial mechanical breathing element. but they wouldn’t do that twice”. and then they DID. vader showing up with a boss health bar had me shaking in panic so bad it took me four tries to get through the fight but fighting my old friend anakin was very fun

i was on discord voice with my sibling and after vader killed cere they pointed out that cal didn’t catch her immediately he had actually experienced her final moments with his psychometry. it had been hours since she died. EYE wanted to die like actually that was so evil of them but it’s so good.

the isb base section had me feeling all sorts of things. i kinda went apeshit no mercy on those imperials so it was super fun to have the “embrace the darkness” ability show up after leaving bodes quarters. i say super fun so i don’t have to fully consider the implications of cal using the dark side because that’s a next game problem! but it does set up a really interesting arc for cal re: accepting the darkness in him but not getting lost to it so i’m excited to see where that goes!!

and then the final boss fight with bode ;_; it made me so sad that he was consumed so completely by fear that he couldn’t see that his death meant his daughter was in more danger than if he had lived. its heartbreaking. and merrin and cal tried so hard to make sure kata didn’t lose everything like they had it makes me sooo..

yeah. the final act was absolutely fucking insane in the best way possible. i’m really excited to see what happens in the next game. obviously since we have no confirmation on what happens to cal after his adventures after the fall of the republic (to my knowledge) i am scared for him. but i’m trying not to think about it! he has a new baby sister to look after!

i had a blast playing this game. i thought it was a great follow up that took a lot of great gameplay and story elements from the first one and built them or modified them in interesting ways. cal is in my top 2 star wars characters and one of my favorite collection of pixels <3 i already miss him

okay, this got long lmao. i’m gonna go hunt down all the collectibles now >:)

[dgcatanisiri]

*sigh*

The Alexios/Kassandra thing came up on my Twitter timeline again, by way of a trivia fact of “Kassandra was meant to be the only version of the Eagle Bearer until higher ups said ‘women don’t sell.’” The comments below it were all “Kassandra’s the best, and Alexios is just not good.” At the kindest. Because there WERE dismissive comments about him.

And... Well, I did a long rambling rant on the topic a couple of months ago - yeah, it sucks that this was a thing that was based on sexist attitudes, but Alexios MATTERS to me. I got to play a queer man in a major video game (I still resent the hell out of that DLC, but that’s beside the point). I want to celebrate that win, because how fucking rare is that? Like, I look over my collection of games, and, the BioWare catalog aside, the extent of my three and a half shelves of games with a queer male protagonist is like... ten total, and that’s counting the games like Fallout New Vegas or The Outer Worlds, where it’s only through dialogue perks rather than anything that has tangible expression in terms of the game portrayal - as in, you can SAY you’re queer (in TOW’s case, it’s being ace over being attracted to the same sex, which, points for it, but...), but it doesn’t amount to anything other than some flavor dialogue - and including Skyrim or Fallout, where the “romance” is actually pretty shallow with the bisexuality of the involved NPCs stemming from developer laziness over necessarily being meant as representation of queer identities. 

Meanwhile, heterosexual relations are all over the others - sticking to Assassin’s Creed, Ezio, Arno, and Bayek all had their female love interests as major players in the plot. The Force Unleashed made a massive deal out of Starkiller’s “love” of Juno Eclipse (a love we really don’t see develop). Fallen Order ends with some teasing of something between Cal and Merrin. There are Batman and Spider-Man games, so of course Selina Kyle, Talia al Ghul, and Mary Jane Watson show up... Heterosexuality is so ingrained in the stories in media, it is going to be there even if the plot isn’t focused on the romance. 

So it MEANS something to have Alexios as a character, as a male character I can play as only attracted to men. Or to have Commander Shepard, or the Hero of Ferelden, or the Inquisitor, or ANY Player Character. 

But every time, there is this chorus coming out of the woodwork, who denigrate this thing that MATTERS to me. 

Like... It’s not that I’m trying to take anything from these people. I’m not trying to step on their win, or derail the conversation that should be had about the sexism of this industry. But... Every time I want to talk about the homophobia, it feels like I get attacked for it. That the response is “shut up, that’s less important than THIS win, you’ll get your turn.”

Which... If you know some of my other rants on the terms of the representation I get itself... That’s often how I feel when I ask for more varied and/or nuanced portrayals of queer characters, portrayals that go beyond the Queer Experience™. 

So if you’re drowning at sea, and all the life preservers go to everyone else, and someone with one of those preservers yanks the little bit of driftwood you’re clinging to out of your hands... What exactly is supposed to happen next?

[annalandin]

The Twinblades, the latest entry in my Tome of Friends-NPC collection, is up on Patreon! Cal and Khazir, adventurers for hire, daredevils and absolutely married to each other - for when your adventuring party needs backup from a brute fighter and a storm sorcerer.

[terryblount]

Black Mesa 1.0 is now available on Steam, full patch notes revealed, launch trailer released

Crowbar Collective has announced that the final version of the Source Engine remake of Half-Life, Black Mesa, is now available on Steam. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a brand new trailer that you can find below.

Black Mesa is a fan remake of the first Half-Life game in Source Engine. The game hit Early Access on May 5th, 2015. However, Crowbar Collective has been working on it for the past 15 years.

Furthermore, the Black Mesa team has revealed the full patch notes for version 1.0. According to the changelog, the team has done a complete overhaul pass on the combat design and guidance for all the earthbound levels. The team has also redesigned the HECU marine AI, upgraded the Vortigaunts AI, and built a new, modern user interface.

Below you can find the complete changelog for Black Mesa 1.0.

Have fun!

Black Mesa 1.0 Patch Notes

Game-Wide

Our time in Early Access gave us lots of opportunities to beta test new content and talk with our community. We took what we learned during the development of Xen, and applied it to the Earthbound Chapters.

Improvements to every major combat arena in the game

Redesigned puzzles for clarity and intention

Enhance environments to highlight objectives

Art

We took a number of sections throughout the game and updated them visually to help the game feel more cohesive. We also made better use of the dynamic lights that we created for Xen.

Artificial Intelligence

HECU

Better utilize cover and movement in general

Put suppressing fire on players last known location and where they expect you to be

Use grenades more strategically and more often

New environmental analysis lets them track, flank, and move in for the kill

Use weapons and abilities depending on their class

Occasionally use RPGs (grenadiers)

Use under barrel MP5 grenade launcher (commanders)

Drop med kits properly (medics)

Marines wearing a gas-mask will now use alternate, radio-filtered, deepened voice lines, which sound much more like the original HECU!

Use more voice lines and communication

Vortigaunts

Dodge on spawn or dodge when player aims at Vort

Better navigate to the player

Use close-range charge attack (Dispel)

Use dynamic lights when attaching

Vorts AI now behave differently depending on how brave or scared they are feeling, which is based on damage taken / done to the enemy.

Balance

Slightly nerfed assassins to have lower health and accuracy

Nerfed Abrams 50 cal damage to make it less murderous

Buffed Apache 30mm damage slightly

Code Fixes

Optimized sun shadows

Optimized dynamic lights

Fixed bug with popping sun shadows

Removed view punch from smaller caliber weapons

Fixed trip mine hitbox

Added dynamic lights to portal effects

Fixed NPC teeth being black or bright colors

Made sure all tripod and ceiling turrets use tracers

Fixed gravity in Earthbound

Fixed HECU calling wrong SMG animation

All new, modern user interface

Expanded options with descriptions and performance cost

Fixed HEV chargers giving you 76 charge instead of 75

Fixed slide sound effect playing each time the player crouched

Changed tank machine gun accuracy for better game play

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Android Authority’s favourite bulletins from E3 2019

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E3 2019 lastly got here to an in depth on Thursday. Though there weren’t any new gaming consoles on show this yr, there have been a variety of thrilling bulletins.

Whereas Android Authority primarily focuses on Android, we clearly have quite a few avid gamers right here at Android Authority. WIth that in thoughts, we thought we’d do a particular publish about our favourite bulletins at this yr’s greatest gaming convention. We’ve compiled our favourite moments (spoiler alert: none of them are cell), and listed them under.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel

Unquestionably, the sport we’re most excited for right here at Android Authority is the Breath of the Wild sequel. The trailer above doesn’t give a lot away, however it seems that Ganondorf, the King of Thieves, is ready to make his return.

There’s rather a lot to be enthusiastic about right here. We now know that the sport will happen in the identical world as the unique, and there’s an actual risk that Zelda herself will lastly be a playable character.

Right here’s what the group needed to say in regards to the Breath of the Wild announcement:

With none hyperbole, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the best online game I’ve ever performed. I’m not a giant gamer in order that declare may appear ridiculous to some, however a sequel to this recreation is, to me, tantamount to the discharge of The Empire Strikes Again or somebody’s favourite band getting again collectively.

I purchase each Zelda recreation as quickly as they’re launched, however this one may see me taking the entire week off work simply to play it. -C. Scott Brown

We all know nothing about it, however ZELDA! There hasn’t been a Zelda recreation I haven’t loved, apart from these s****y ones on the CD-I, however we’ll fake they by no means existed. Additionally, it has a Majora’s Masks-esque vibe, which isn’t a foul factor. -Andrew Grush

It looks like it could possibly be what Majora’s Masks was to Ocarina of Time — identical engine, identical console, darker tone, maybe a brand new overarching mechanic driving all of it. -Scott Gordon

Wait, there have been different bulletins at E3? I believed Zelda was the one one. -Chris Thomas (SoundGuys)

Cyberpunk 2077

Subsequent on our listing is CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077. An already hyped recreation was taken even additional by the shocking (and breath-taking) look of Keanu Reeves on stage.

The sport was first teased means again in January 2013 (that’s earlier than the announcement of the PS4, for reference), however we lastly have a launch date. It’s scheduled for launch on April 16, 2020, which is a full 57 years forward of schedule for these protecting rating.

Right here’s what we needed to say about Cyberpunk 2077:

I’m excited as a result of Cyberpunk 2077 appears to be like unbelievable and having Keanu Reeves, who’s experiencing some type of performing rebirth, there was simply superior. -Williams Pelegrin

I simply love that complete setting from Deus Ex to Watch Canines. If somebody could make a very good open world recreation like that, I’ll be the primary in line to get it.

Including the man who performed Johnny Mnemonic and Neo is like icing on the cake. -Luka Mlinar

Xbox Challenge Scarlett

Microsoft may not have had a console on show, however they did tease their upcoming hardware underneath the code title Challenge Scarlett. It’s 4 instances as highly effective as current-gen consoles, and guarantees to all however get rid of load instances in video games. Plus, it helps ray tracing at 8K 120 FPS.

The brand new console is coming in late 2020, however this October Microsoft will start testing its cloud streaming service, Challenge xCloud. Not solely will it permit you to stream video games from the cloud, you’ll additionally be capable to stream from your individual console. Time will inform the way it stacks up in opposition to Google Stadia within the upcoming stream wars.

Learn additionally: Microsoft’s Challenge xCloud: Every part we all know up to now

Right here’s what we needed to say about Microsoft’s E3 2019 bulletins:

The glimpses that we noticed of Challenge Scarlett have been fairly thrilling. Taking consoles to 8K and 120fps plus new audio tech will make for really next-generation experiences for many who like to recreation. In fact, Sony is correct there with the PlayStation 5, too, and each are utilizing AMD hardware which is an fascinating improvement. Many tech watchers pointed at Google Stadia as the true competitor to Xbox, however there’s an extended approach to journey earlier than that occurs. -Tristan Rayner

They advised us nothing, however IT’S THE FUTURE MAN! -Andrew Grush

I’m much less enthusiastic about Challenge Scarlett and extra enthusiastic about Microsoft’s strategy. The brand new console is unquestionably one thing to stay up for, however they’re seemingly taking the strategy of getting Xbox anyplace given the power to make use of your Xbox One as a server for xCloud.

It’s a tantalizing future that Microsoft is proposing -Williams Pelegrin

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

E3 2019 featured one more Star Wars title, this time happening between the 2 trilogies. in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order you play as Cal Kestis, who’s on the run from the Empire after escaping the fallout of Order 66.

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Respawn’s title options all of the cool lightsaber and power tips you’d anticipate from a Star Wars recreation. The gameplay trailer even confirmed a KX-series droid (made well-known by the sassy Okay-2SO in Star Wars: Rogue One).

Resident Star Wars fanatic Jimmy Westenberg was most excited for this one.

I’m excited for Jedi: Fallen Order as a result of it introduces considerate fight to a Star Wars recreation — it’s not simply Area Ian Gallagher mowing down enemies with a lightsaber. The fight in Heroes vs Villains in Battlefront II is somewhat too hack-and-slashy for my liking.

I’m additionally excited to see a not-annoying KX-series droid in motion. -Jimmy Westenberg

Ghostwire: Tokyo

There wasn’t a variety of large information out of Bethesda’s E3 occasion, however one recreation that acquired our consideration is Ghostwire: Tokyo. It’s the most recent spooky thriller from Tango Gameworks, which was based by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami after leaving Capcom.

Not a lot is understood about its gameplay, however Ghostwire: Tokyo is centered across the mysterious disappearance of 1000’s (if not hundreds of thousands) of individuals, abandoning piles of empty clothes within the streets of Tokyo. Not like Resident Evil and The Evil Inside, this recreation is much less about survival and extra about motion. The trailer finishes with tagline “Don’t fear the unknown. Attack it”.

However what actually captured the hearts of the hundreds of thousands of web denizens was Ikumi Nakamura’s bubbly demeanor. Ollie Cragg says it greatest:

Bethesda held a reasonably drab convention at E3 2019 with a few brilliant spots. Doom: Everlasting appears to be like devilishly good and Deathloop has an intriguing premise, however the true spotlight for me was the reveal of Ghostwire Tokyo. Not solely does the most recent recreation from the studio headed up by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami sound actually, actually cool — an action-adventure recreation the place you tussle with supernatural beings armed with a bow and arrow? signal me up! — however the announcement itself launched the world to its inventive director Ikumi Nakamura. Her infectious vitality and allure was a welcome breath of recent air from the limitless parade of company dudes in fits. That ultimate pose will go down in E3 folklore, and that’s why we stan Ikumi Nakamura. -Ollie Cragg

Honorable mentions

Even with out the participation of Sony, there was rather a lot to be enthusiastic about. Listed below are a number of different bulletins that caught our consideration at E3 2019.

Outriders – John Callaham is most excited in regards to the newest launch from Polish studio Folks Can Fly.

New Tremendous Smash Bros. Final characters – Dragon Quest’s Hero was the primary new character introduced, however Banjo & Kazooie actually stole the present.

Xbox Recreation Move – We’re itemizing this individually from Challenge Starlett, however who may say no to $1 for the primary month?

Closing Fantasy VII Remake – Closing Fantasy VII is among the most iconic video games of all time, so it’s solely pure that we’re pumped for the remake.

Watch Canines: Legion – Regardless of the leaks spoiling a number of the shock, the thought of enjoying as any NPC in an enormous world may make for some actually cool gameplay moments.

That’s it for our favourite bulletins of E3 2019! What have been your favorites from this yr’s occasion? Tell us within the feedback under!

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OUT ; I’d give a kidney for someone to write this NPC Margaux. She and Perry were involved for a while when she first came to the city, after Perry helped her get away from some assholes at a bus station. They sorta hooked up, but Marsie isn’t very well, dealing with BPD or PPD (haven’t done enough research to decide yet), and is mistrustful and aggressive with Perion when she finds her awake late in the night looking at her book collection (bc insomnia). Ultimately she’s seeing a doctor, Scott Reeves for this and is working to managing it, and keys in to Perry’s own mental health problems, and tries to set her up with the same doctor. It goes BADLY ofc. 

I found myself using her less, but she’s actually a pretty important aspect of Perry’s recovery. I really want to explore more of her and Perry’s relationship and how she’s one of the anchors to reality and Perion’s trying to fight it, but also wants to protect her bc Dr. Reeves is a (perceived)  threat. 

ANYWAY, this is her FC, Kim//iko Glenn looking delightfully bu//tch.

Also taking recs for could-be creepy older male white men for Dr. Reeve’s fc. So far all I’ve got is Ti//m Ro//th (the Lie to Me / Cal Lightman attitude to a degree works well ).