BTGBullseye

Star Trek Online, and Mass Effect.

Ross, I am moving out of my parent's house and am living with some of my coworker friends. What are some healthy and cheap foods that you would recommend?

 

Beans.

 

preferably ones without bugs in them, though.

But they add protein...

Actually, lentils and rice are an excellent source of vital nutrients, and they're extremely inexpensive.

Steelseries is giving away stuff for their 15th birthday... It's free, so why not give it a go?

https://steelseries.com/15?code=CvmL6pbCcwKgkpXEZWGXkJ

Mass Effect...

Installed the DLCs, the LAA mod, and the 4k texture mod... It looks 800% to me. (the default textures are 512², 4k is 4096²)

Star Trek Online, Mass Effect.

One of the major things in Fallout is the mutated flora/fauna... Where would you see that if you're on the moon? (since the moon was never nuked)

Example 3: The USA is getting so anti-religious that they are taking down stickers at bus stops that say "Jesus loves you!" and claiming they are "hate speech". (this is happening right now in Pueblo Colorado)

That's kinda bizarre, how do you classify something like that as hate speech? Now I do agree with the sentiment that religion in the US should be toned down and become more private. IMO the way the US treats religion as something to shout about and to attach merchandise to is extremely disrespectful to the religion itself. While I think stuff like religious t-shirts and religious stickers are disgustingly garish they aren't hate speech. I don't even know how one might reach that conclusion.

There is new legislation in California that is directly targeting christian schools... SB 1146.

The way it's worded is such that it appeals to the anti-discrimination crowd, but in reality it merely introduces the ability of a student to sue the school if a teacher starts the class with a prayer. (among other things)

We're not talking normal public schools... This includes Catholic universities, and other higher education institutions that are specifically for the religiously inclined.

There are a LOT of blatantly anti-religious people out there trying to curtail the freedom of religion in any way they can, and even trying to use 'discrimination' as a weapon.

Is it just me or does Boris Johnson looks like he could be Donald Trump's cousin? The resemblance is uncanny.

It's a conspiracy!

It would be kind of cool to see Fallout: The Moon. Maybe there could be a small cameo from Ross.

What would you do there, apart from bounce around and eventually run out of air?

I've been jumping between too many games lately and not making progress in any.

This.

You may have misread what I said or I may not have explained it well. The weapon aiming was not attached to my head and that's a GOOD thing. I do not like aiming by jerking my head around like a friggin' bobblehead in a 8.5 earthquake. No, I could control the aiming using the mouse which was separate from the turning of my head. I could aim diagonally to kill a headcrab off to my side while running straight forward. That was awesome. Wish they could bring that back.

+1

That would be my 1st choice for control method when combining VR and M+KB... I don't understand why it wasn't for the manufacturers...

You'll be back.

Try the south road...

I see lots of people saying that because we have fewer hardships in our lives, that things are getting better... The problem is, as we lose the physical hardships, we gain mental and spiritual ones, and people think they aren't worth mentioning. I do.

Example 1: This is the absolute worst amount of suicides ever experienced in recorded history.

Example 2: More people are taking antidepressants daily than ever before.

Example 3: The USA is getting so anti-religious that they are taking down stickers at bus stops that say "Jesus loves you!" and claiming they are "hate speech". (this is happening right now in Pueblo Colorado)

There is something very wrong with this world, it's just not physical.

Selfsurprise, I think you may have found the one middle eastern area that would be relatively untouched after nuclear war... I'd love to see a game set there.

I need restraints during Steam Summer Sale....

Same.

Age of Empires Legacy Bundle, Mass Effect Collection.

Who finishes games anymore? lol

Actually, I've finished 8-bit Armies recently... It needs more levels, and more complexity before it can hold my attention for more than the 2 hours it took to beat it with all gold stars on Hard without replays.

YFYiGRezjpE

Klingon Death Metal... Yes, it's a thing.

An individual, or even group full of, does not a pretentious asshole group make. Matter of fact, there is one group in my are filled with really cool guys, but their group when together is a total pain to deal with, and D&D is unplayable with them.

One of my main complaints about the series is the lack of being ble to jump, and the totally linear maps.

Star Trek Online. Just did the daily to work towards getting the free event ship.

In 3 days they're reopening the Featured Mission rewards, and I'm going to get all 4 rewards on all of my characters.

Ha... Ha... Ha...

Even if you don't want to take advantage of room scale or don't have the space for it, having access to motion controllers opens up many possibilities for streamlined interfaces. Imagine not having to have separate buttons for firing, reloading, selecting weapons, opening doors, etc. Just reach out with a controller and grab/interact with what you want. Imagine being able to open a door slowly the way you would in real life, instead of having to have a clumsy interface implemented for the purpose. Or throwing a grenade around a corner without exposing yourself to an enemy. How throwing that grenade with a light underhand toss instead of a hard overhand toss, or maybe aggressively slinging that grenade under a partially opened garage door, or gently lobbing it just over a wall. Or manipulating items in multiple axes without having to have the infamous "robot crane arm" from Trespasser. Or being able to glance at the Pip-Boy on your arm just by moving it in front of your face. I could go on and on, but with the right design, proper motion controls means getting away from having dozens of button mappings just to be able to interact with the game. At the very least, you were talking about how NVIDIA's idea of mapping mouse control to the headset was a bad idea because you'd have to be waving your head all over the place. Well, proper motion controls make that completely unnecessary without forcing you to aim with an analog stick. It's really cool being able to place a shield over my head or behind me in Space Pirate Trainer while shooting in a completely different direction. Try doing that with a gamepad. Or then there's Windlands where I can shoot over my shoulder to latch onto a nearby surface without having to see it. I don't think VR is complete without motion controllers, but at least on the plus side, they're already available for the Vive and Oculus is actively working on their own, so that should be a non-issue as long as you go with either of the front-runners.

I personally would rather have the VR system depicted in Johnny Mnemnic... Those golves, with force feedback, would be far superior to any other hand controller system. Heck, I'd be perfectly happy with those having fully wired connections too.

I always assume that he pinched his mouth shut, inflated his cheeks, then tried to talk in that fashion.

I was always able to achieve a similar effect by just trying to talk through my nose. (hold your lips shut, keep your jaw closed but not clenched, and in all other ways talk as you normally would)

I remember Trespasser... I was too young at the time to really care that I could see "my" breasts.

Do what I do to keep off the brink of depression, Role Playing groups!. Your local game store should have some, a good group can really fill that gap and it can be easy to make friends that way. Just one meeting a week can really help you out socially, trust me.

+1

Hopefully you don't live in an area full of pretentious asshole groups though. (plenty of those to go around here)