#typical bethesda

[zermbie-dergon]

I-I just wanted to take a nap and my whole crew is fighting over MY bed even though they have perfectly good ones downstairs, smh

[wafflepopbeerus]

when they ask you "how you feel today?" But you just feel

[aemiron-main]

why is he posed like a dead oblivion npc

[nukacourier]

Me when I'm having fun playing fo4 and remember all the sick ass concept art and cool scrapped ideas and now I'm mourning the loss of a game that will never exist

[beardedmrbean]

[bbbbbbbbbbruce]

do whtvr. make miraak into this handsome squidward guy behind the mask. but always to me he will be bald, and have a receding hairline old man style. dgaf

[l0ne-wanderer216]

stumbled upon a slightly active fallout 3 forum &...by god do they just hate it

[major-marjoram]

I have tried like a hundred times to set up this cargo link to fulfill this quest, why does it seem like nothing is happening

[astrxealis]

i barely know a thing about starfield but i've been hearing a bit and i wonder ... hm ... anyway it's possible i'll get the game either way bcs iirc my dad is interested LMFAO <3

[artbyblastweave]

A Fallout lore youtube video with 314 views just informed me of Shalebridge, a location in Fallout 3 with an unmarked quest to defend a colony of small, friendly ants from an invading colony of the typical murderous ants found throughout the rest of the game. You can also use a further science/medicine check to boost the growth of the friendly ant colony to ensure their future success; in exchange, the ants will allow you to harvest a respawning bounty of ant nectar for the remainder of the game. Also noteworthy is that the friendly ant colony is denoted by extensive fungal growth around the entrance, in what I suspect is a nod to ant-fungus mutualism.

Anyway I can't help but interpret this as the eventual creation myth of a sentient FEV-induced mutant-ant civilization that, a hundred or so years down the line, will be telling stories about a benevolent giant who strode forth to smite their enemies in their hour of greatest need, before delivering unto them the mana of the old gods, Prometheus style. In this way and in many others Bethesda Fallout is consistently best at the margins

[scarlethyena]

I often see people bring up the fact that Cyrodiil was described as a jungle in earlier entries to the series and how they retconned it into the more temperate environment we see in Oblivion. And tbh I have mixed feelings on that. Because on the one hand, I can understand people's disappointment in not seeing the stranger aspects of Tamriel that we got in Morrowind (and in general, I def agree that Bethesda doesn't always do the best job of representing the lore in gameplay). But on the other hand, I'm going to be real, Cyrodiil being a jungle just doesn't make sense to me. Because it's supposed to be the heartland of the empire, and the empire is very clearly meant to be fantasy Romans, so why would their homeland be a dense jungle? Wouldn't the temperate, more Mediterranean climate, be more fitting for them? Not saying that to discount the idea, it's certainly different and it would've been interesting to see how they developed that further if they had continued down that particular path. I'm just saying that it seemed like an odd choice to start with and the Cyrodiil we saw in Oblivion feels more appropriate for the imperial home country. Overall tho, I think it's worth keeping in mind that this series is full of retcons. A lot of aspects of Tamriel looked quite different in the earliest games like Arena and Daggerfall, and really it took some time before the lore started to solidify a little more (I know they gave in-universe justifications for some of these changes, but still).

That said, I do think a fantasy game taking place in a tropical climate would be really interesting and something quite different from the standard fantasy we see that typically pulls from medieval Europe and thus has a comparable climate. That's one thing I greatly appreciate about Morrowind: it's different. The environment is alien, and you can make several comparisons with Dunmer culture, but I think it's safe to say that medieval Europe wasn't among their sources of inspiration. It's for this very reason that I would fucking kill for an Elder Scrolls game that takes place in Elsweyr or maybe Black Marsh. I've heard that the next one (may we see it released in our lifetimes) will be in Hammerfell, but that could be interesting in it's own right. Especially given what we're told about Hammerfell's political situation in Skyrim.

Also while I'm on topic, the Project Cyrodiil mod for Morrowind is fucking amazing, I recommend giving it a look!

[elderscrollsconceptart]

TES fans at the next Bethesda conference:

"Ugh I bet Todd is just gonna tell his typical lies about how good the Oblivion remake is gonna be 🤧😴"

>Wes Johnson walks on stage in full Sheogorath costume

Tes fans:

[zooliminology]

Now, I'm assuming when you mention a clipping pen, is what you are talking about an actual pen? Like, that writes, or is it a specific utensil that resembles a pen, but isn't and never was an actual writing utensil?

Never was a pen as far as I'm aware. And truth be told, only Alpha knows how they work fully. They are called clipping pens because they look like and are the size of typical clicking ball point office pens. You even click the top to... um... open a hole? I don't know much about the tech other than you sink into the floor like you're a Bethesda character and then you find yourself in the far plane...

I think you drop from the sky? I'm not sure. I haven't clipped before.... I'm scared someone will lock my ass in hospice lmao

-kappa

[shuunnico]

You like rpgs. Do you recommend any games like baldurs gate 3?

Absolutely. I'll assume you mean CRPGs and not RPGs in general.

Computer Roleplaying Games (CRPGs) refers to a style and genre of game that BG3 follows. Some have started calling CRPGs "Classic RPGs" instead. CRPGs are typically identified by an isometric, top down view style, a heavy focus on story and exploration.

I'm going to split my list it three main categories based on accessibility factors. These factors include the amount of reading involved, the depth of mechanics and the level of abstraction/math required.

Easy Entry Level

Baldur's Gate 3 - 2023 - Larian Studios. The current gold star for easy entry CRPGs. Exceptional graphics, every character voice acted, very little reading and fairly straightforward mechanics and concepts.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 DE- 2017 - Larian Studios. This is basically a less polished, more complex version of BG3 and made by the same studio.

Disco Elysium, Final Cut - 2019 - ZA/UM. Disco Elysium is a detective/social focus game that dives into heavy narrative concepts. Failing rolls is just as viable for the story as succeeding them, making the game's mechanics take a backseat to story. However, there is a lot of reading and that may be a barrier to entry.

Tyranny - 2016 - Obsidian Entertainment. A game about being evil, it's mechanically pretty simple, but there's a fair bit of jank due to it's low budget, and the game ends on a cliffhanger, but it's story is very solid.

Mid Entry Level

Wasteland 3 - 2020 - inExile Entertainment. The long awaited third installment of the Wasteland franchise and significantly less complex than its predecessors. Post apocalyptic, frozen Colorado, grim reality and goofy ideas. This is the franchise that originally inspired Fallout.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall DC/ Shadowrun: Hong Kong EE - 2014/2015 - Harebrained Schemes. Set in the Fantasy/Cyberpunk hybrid setting of Shadowrun. Fair bit of reading, but the game's mechanics are relatively easy to grasp and don't require a lot of math. Always play Dragonfall before Hong Kong.

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire - 2018 - Obsidian Entertainment. A unique setting, exploring a fictional parallel to the age of piracy. Very wordy (but a lot is voice acted), with a lot of world building, but well worth engaging with. The first game, Pillars of Eternity, is less accessible, but still good.

Kingmaker/Wrath of the Righteous/Rogue Trader - 2020/2022/2023 - Owlcat Games. Owlcat adapts existing systems into CRPGs, like how BG3 is an adaption of DnD 5e. Do not be fooled, these games are where you start hitting a lot of complexity, a lot of math and a lot potential to damage your playthroughs by accident. This is where things start to get difficult.

Difficult Entry Level

Baldur's Gate 1/2 - Bioware - 1998/2000. The prequels to BG3, these games use an older, much more complex version of DnD's rules. Be prepared for a lot of reading and complex mechanics, but you'll be rewarded with some amazing storytelling.

Planescape Torment - Interplay - 1999. Another game using DnD's older mechanics, Planescape is a completely different beast from BG3. Many consider this series mechanically inferior to the Baldur's Gate franchise, but with better storytelling and world building to compensate.

Fallout 1/2 - 1997/1998 - Interplay/Black Isle. One of the most widely known game franchises started as an isometric CRPG. Universally considered more complex, rewarding and deeper than the Bethesda portion of the franchise, you'll need some experience to get into them, but you'll be happy you did.

Games I haven't played but I've heard good things of:

Wasteland 2, DC - 2015 - inExile

Torment: Tides Of Numenera - 2017 - inExile

Neverwinter Nights - 2002 - Bioware

Arcanum - 2001 - Troika Games

Ultima 7 Part 1/Part 2 - 1992/1993 - Origin Systems

Icewind Dale - 2000 - Black Isle Studio

[farthest-harbor]

does nick eat. and if so whats his favorite food and why

Personally, I don’t think he needs to eat. I’ve seen him eating power noodles in the game and drinking from a cup while sitting down, so I guess technically canonically he can, but in my opinion those idle animations weren’t meant to be applied to his character, I think it’s a blanket animation for all the NPCs in the area and the devs probably forgot to exclude him in a typical Bethesda moment. If you get the Scrap Everything mod, there are locations in settlements you can mouse over that say things like “NPC lean” and you can scrap the action and NPCs won’t do it there anymore so I think Nick eating and drinking work the same way.

That being said, I think he might still have a sense of taste? Wasn’t there some line with the Bobrov brothers about testing some of their moonshine? I doubt he can get drunk but maybe they wanted him to taste it for them? Idk…

For human Nick, I think he probably liked a good deli sandwich. Something easy to eat but hearty while on a case, maybe a reuben with pickles on the side or something like that. I bet he had been to so many delis around Boston while on various cases that he had a ranking in his head of his favorites.

I think synth Nick has tried to eat things a few times but was disappointed by the experience. Food doesn’t taste the same, and he’s not sure if it’s because of his senses being different as a synth or if radiation did something to the food and changed it. The things he liked to eat aren’t really around anymore, plants and animals gone extinct and certain seasonings too hard to come by. And I think when he eats he can’t really digest it and it mucks him up internally. So he’s given up on food but still misses it sometimes, especially when he sees other people enjoying eating.

[shithowdy]

just binged the fallout show and the result was me spending over an hour trying to painstakingly map the insane travel directions of the main characters based on landmarks and mountain/skyline directions despite all three of these things being sets/CGI and therefore completely unreliable.

-starts obviously in santa monica -southeast to LAX area, (filly= fox hill instead of landfill?) then through Inglewood -gulper found at exit 12a Lankershim. Typical NoHo encounter. -back south to super duper via hollywood, which has westin bonaventure building visible behind it and large crater nearby. Crater seems more southwest though, so maybe not the same one in the shot. -only visible crater from griffith is this one, just southeast of observatory. rip echo park. -i found the one truss bridge in LA over the river and it's there by downtown. possible in this universe there are more train bridges, though. -crossed to area with hospital-- USC Health labs are in this area, could be Hawthorne facility and vault 4 location in this universe. -tracks followed south to shady sands. I do not remember why they went this way but by skyline, mountains, redcars and obscurity from griffith shady sands HAS to be LA historic district -kpss radio at "base of Hollywood Hills", chose area that was just a small mound.

so, approximately the same amount of erratic back-and-forth travel as an actual bethesda game. God bless.

gamers who want to lecture or otherwise bitch about the shady sands location retcon in my activity, please check this out first.