tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44651800511292812442024-03-19T15:49:50.950-06:00The Game Tips And More BlogTips, Reviews, Screenshots, Videos and More, by someone who enjoys games and sharing helpful information!The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-53952211200671729612023-09-15T19:59:00.008-06:002023-09-15T20:37:20.256-06:00Starfield is now on GeForce NOW<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VFHNCeYc_8FW-iWr8-P6CgXDU3-kUSgnF00wIWz8zSTlwvr3wQeg5dImUxQJi7XGK1qE3pAl1N9pT_c3XsIB-_6XPZeHsVp5mkQC7Ny2GEXiYhHoO5S-Lbbd--FQLot76tsUWJukVfPJjbVw0biSwzr8731a40NnMfzbhsaaktcMk4D6AXF4n6GE8DOr/s640/Starfield_IntoTheStarfield%20%20640x277%20%20---for%20banner%20%20GTAM%20%20220915%20%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VFHNCeYc_8FW-iWr8-P6CgXDU3-kUSgnF00wIWz8zSTlwvr3wQeg5dImUxQJi7XGK1qE3pAl1N9pT_c3XsIB-_6XPZeHsVp5mkQC7Ny2GEXiYhHoO5S-Lbbd--FQLot76tsUWJukVfPJjbVw0biSwzr8731a40NnMfzbhsaaktcMk4D6AXF4n6GE8DOr/s16000/Starfield_IntoTheStarfield%20%20640x277%20%20---for%20banner%20%20GTAM%20%20220915%20%20.png" /></a></div><br />Just a really quick post because I am so excited about Starfield: oddly not seen on their 'announcement' areas at NVIDIA's GeForce NOW website (GFN Thursday, etc) - it is indeed listed as playable on GFN in NVIDIA's listing of available games:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bpASm9V0HW80KmmITwwnRfvc2fKQmp0WdieJC98nbx09RKzM_MIxG-ukLffqvGzXYSA1Mg2zTKMqy-rNLdpr6RpuDEVIYbyxfigSHYyzP1-9ZisDsfL3rLH6x1wvElyyQnkd7DLnDuFuz-eMIyHNCdl_WZZ4Mh3auqJfQLV6O2c2uYusjRqvQRewFJs-/s830/starfield%20seen%20in%20GNF%20list%20by%20Tesityr%20-%202023-09-15%207-20-21%20PM-499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="830" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bpASm9V0HW80KmmITwwnRfvc2fKQmp0WdieJC98nbx09RKzM_MIxG-ukLffqvGzXYSA1Mg2zTKMqy-rNLdpr6RpuDEVIYbyxfigSHYyzP1-9ZisDsfL3rLH6x1wvElyyQnkd7DLnDuFuz-eMIyHNCdl_WZZ4Mh3auqJfQLV6O2c2uYusjRqvQRewFJs-/w400-h179/starfield%20seen%20in%20GNF%20list%20by%20Tesityr%20-%202023-09-15%207-20-21%20PM-499.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I say "odd" because I didn't see it prominently displayed on their blog page where they announced that XBOX Game Pass for PC was being added to GeForce NOW (August 24th):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDQ3XHJv9Ch-3gCRnxCqctjkXPX_gy0_VZHjIunHTzeSULC0eYt0RNt3VSo3F2uuEAIKBrVyU8oycZTfv0yVN7KUbpkd5G0jamQ04ISNvwGMneCfRqQP9qU4t6zf2tfN9pQBm94cf3J6YdtcV1J7H7Ucic72q5vOd8YXT_-33KDUg_vPgJcEv3RTvoigU/s640/gfn-thursday-7-27-nv-blog---640x306%20for%20GTAMblog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="640" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDQ3XHJv9Ch-3gCRnxCqctjkXPX_gy0_VZHjIunHTzeSULC0eYt0RNt3VSo3F2uuEAIKBrVyU8oycZTfv0yVN7KUbpkd5G0jamQ04ISNvwGMneCfRqQP9qU4t6zf2tfN9pQBm94cf3J6YdtcV1J7H7Ucic72q5vOd8YXT_-33KDUg_vPgJcEv3RTvoigU/w400-h191/gfn-thursday-7-27-nv-blog---640x306%20for%20GTAMblog.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2023/08/24/geforce-now-thursday-aug-24/" style="text-align: left;">GFN Thursday: Xbox Game Pass on GeForce NOW | NVIDIA Blog (page link)</a></div><p>It isn't listed in the 'list of newly added games', where they have Deathloop and Doom2016 listed - so at the time I didn't think it was available. Since the XBOX Game Pass for PC was added (which is totally awesome) I thought/hoped that maybe Starfield would be seen one day there, but it wasn't at the time.</p><p>I'm not sure why, but just a bit ago I wanted to download the latest version of GeForce NOW and see what's new there (I don't think you 'have to', as the app will Update itself, it seems; but I do this once in a while when I haven't played GFN for a bit - just to make sure I have the latest version). After starting GFN up, I noticed Starfield was listed in the PC Game Pass list of games - woohoo!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WUM_K9z8Lu9ACwIC0CayGeQ-bztR5ld04ADj-AgT_pg7yMk33_qRqrmYKDZsydLO9CSMbFp2HLpwAIH4pmolK_U7WpaO7mezVHa_WiY88TQB81SVh542d5apj7pNLQv6j2e_WQJUQt2yMp_j_rIDOcCD47xXu1gqkWM-xcRe8zr-jxG2woCuY_kB34Kw/s1907/Screenshot%202023-09-15%20202210.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="1907" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WUM_K9z8Lu9ACwIC0CayGeQ-bztR5ld04ADj-AgT_pg7yMk33_qRqrmYKDZsydLO9CSMbFp2HLpwAIH4pmolK_U7WpaO7mezVHa_WiY88TQB81SVh542d5apj7pNLQv6j2e_WQJUQt2yMp_j_rIDOcCD47xXu1gqkWM-xcRe8zr-jxG2woCuY_kB34Kw/w400-h56/Screenshot%202023-09-15%20202210.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>It is also available to play on GFN if you own it on your Steam account, so go try it now, NOW gogogo lol</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i><u>Update 1</u>: starting Starfield up on GeForce NOW, it came up with "Syncing"... and that took a while... Then, starting it up again later, going into the Main Menu and Startup areas of the game, it came up with "Building Shaders" - but thankfully, although it started out slowly, it didn't take long at all. Just give it a little time and it'll finish heh. Also, it seemed to have my updated Save Games from the XBox For PC game cloud all ready - which is great [nice job GFN team]. Have fun!</i></p>The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-48926479012538173342021-07-30T23:47:00.004-06:002021-08-08T06:08:09.413-06:00OBS Shortcut / Hotkeys Stopped Working [Fix/Workaround]<p>Just a quick fix/workaround for something I bumped into with OBS this past few days - for some reason, the Hotkeys (Shortcut Keys that you press to start Recording, Take Screenshots, etc) seemed to stop working once you took the focus off of OBS itself. For example, if I started OBS, then started a game, and hit the keyboard key that was configured for OBS to Record (while it was in the background), it didn't do anything (eg. / to start recording). I did figure it out though, it was a real easy fix for now; so I wanted to share it here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6gMtHt17Vc/YQTiZQlSZKI/AAAAAAAAJOo/Zgmxc_ZyIbALYs0Anf9QHUYxZy7CGs2pQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/OBS%2BLogo%252C%2BCinematic%2BIdent%2BAdaptation%2Bby%2BThe%2BGame%2BTips%2BAnd%2BMore%2BBlog%2B%2528800x%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="800" height="280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6gMtHt17Vc/YQTiZQlSZKI/AAAAAAAAJOo/Zgmxc_ZyIbALYs0Anf9QHUYxZy7CGs2pQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h280/OBS%2BLogo%252C%2BCinematic%2BIdent%2BAdaptation%2Bby%2BThe%2BGame%2BTips%2BAnd%2BMore%2BBlog%2B%2528800x%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>There was a Windows Update recently [for me] and so I thought maybe OBS needed more Permissions or something; so I just ran OBS in Administrator Mode - and it worked!</p><p>All you have to do is Right-Click the Icon that starts up OBS and choose "Run As Administrator" (possibly under More > Run As Administrator, for example, if using the Start Menu for launching OBS). That's it! <br />Now you should find that you can start up a game and/or ALT+TAB to the game, leave OBS running in the background, and OBS will faithfully start Recording/Taking Screenshots/etc again. </p><p><br />Sorry I haven't posted for some time now; my own illness (not COVID) has been acting up this year. A lot. Anyway, HTH</p><p>~T</p>The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-72274248317919388512021-01-21T15:36:00.011-07:002021-07-31T00:07:59.668-06:00GTAV/Online - 'Black Chrome' Reflections Issue Fixed In Latest AMD GPU Drivers [Notification]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9OwLp3jziu0/YApyR4CyQVI/AAAAAAAAJGk/PY2mWTmNlI8ebK_haGfAWukqxugJmhA_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s4693/amd%2Bradeon%2Bgraphics%2B-%2Bwide%2Bbanner%2B650%2B.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="4693" height="88" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9OwLp3jziu0/YApyR4CyQVI/AAAAAAAAJGk/PY2mWTmNlI8ebK_haGfAWukqxugJmhA_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h88/amd%2Bradeon%2Bgraphics%2B-%2Bwide%2Bbanner%2B650%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just a quick Post to let other AMD GPU users know that AMD has, as of today, fixed the issue where enabling Reflections Antialiasing made reflections not appear and/or made chrome appear 'black'. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a Screenshot example of what it looked like:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cQkJllfJsuY/YAoBWT2rI2I/AAAAAAAAJGY/f9G2KINbjdoQyO4plcQzOIkxUw4xCguJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/Example%2B-%2B%2527black%2Bchrome%2527%2Breflections%2Bissue%2Bwhen%2BReflections%2BMSAA%2Bwas%2Benabled%2Bin%2BGTAV%2B-%2Bss%2Bby%2BTesityr%2B-%2B271590_screenshots_20201126084941_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cQkJllfJsuY/YAoBWT2rI2I/AAAAAAAAJGY/f9G2KINbjdoQyO4plcQzOIkxUw4xCguJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Example%2B-%2B%2527black%2Bchrome%2527%2Breflections%2Bissue%2Bwhen%2BReflections%2BMSAA%2Bwas%2Benabled%2Bin%2BGTAV%2B-%2Bss%2Bby%2BTesityr%2B-%2B271590_screenshots_20201126084941_1.jpg" width="320" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>(from my Screenshot at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2369464566 )</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And here is a Screenshot example of what it looks like now:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BQsh4NqHUQw/YQToqwRU_MI/AAAAAAAAJOw/WIh9VAcAEjsGdYdpwWu2A-S38RtYa66bgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Example%2B-%2B%2527black%2Bchrome%2527reflections%2Bissue%2Bwhen%2BReflections%2BMSAA%2Bwasenabled%2Bin%2BGTAV%252C%2Bnow%2Bfixed%2Bby%2BAMD%2B%2528AMD%2BGPU%2529%2B-%2Bss%2Bby%2BTesityr%2B-%2B271590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BQsh4NqHUQw/YQToqwRU_MI/AAAAAAAAJOw/WIh9VAcAEjsGdYdpwWu2A-S38RtYa66bgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Example%2B-%2B%2527black%2Bchrome%2527reflections%2Bissue%2Bwhen%2BReflections%2BMSAA%2Bwasenabled%2Bin%2BGTAV%252C%2Bnow%2Bfixed%2Bby%2BAMD%2B%2528AMD%2BGPU%2529%2B-%2Bss%2Bby%2BTesityr%2B-%2B271590.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div>It's Fixed! Thanks, AMD 👍</div><div><p><br /></p><p>The latest AMD Driver Release Notes, as of this post, can be found here, if interested:</p><p><a href="https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-rad-win-21-1-1"><i>https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-rad-win-21-1-1</i></a></p><p><br /></p><p>HTH ~T</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjdxDiyDEMM/YApy6Aae-0I/AAAAAAAAJGs/JamOV-AtlhsjtQhdDqCi87HhwfnLV4mRACLcBGAsYHQ/s1604/amd%2Bradeon%2Bgraphics%2B-%2Bwide%2Bbanner%2Bbottom1%2B.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="79" data-original-width="1604" height="32" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjdxDiyDEMM/YApy6Aae-0I/AAAAAAAAJGs/JamOV-AtlhsjtQhdDqCi87HhwfnLV4mRACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h32/amd%2Bradeon%2Bgraphics%2B-%2Bwide%2Bbanner%2Bbottom1%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p></div></div>The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-40176102532238263142020-08-13T09:11:00.016-06:002020-08-13T10:23:04.085-06:00"Sorry I Haven't Written In A While" - Here is a knock-knock joke as an 'I'm Sorry' card, my unmet friends [Text-Only Mode]<p>If I may, I'd like to say Sorry for not posting here in so long... As always, I have things I've been working on, when I can [like Playthroughs I've been recording, something called "Envirogamescapes", And More] but I've been having a rough year with my own ongoing illness symptoms - I can barely play games! I'm more tuckered-out this year, heh. For now, I would like to give out to you dear friend, as an 'I'm sorry' card, a 'Knock-Knock Joke' that I always liked to pull out on "friends" since I was a wee lad: it works by saying the following...but you have to say it fast so they can't interrupt you (or it ruins the joke)...<i>"<b>I have a knock knock joke for you, ok ready? You start, go!</b>"</i>.</p><p>This will make them (your friend/victim) start the knock knock joke - which in case you don't know, <i>you can't do in a knock-knock joke</i>.</p><p>With the delivery finished, all you have to do is wait for them to say "knock-knock" and when they do, you simply say the logical "<i><b>Who's There?</b></i>" and after standing there for a moment, they realize the joke isn't going to work at all - and then the look on their face and that you've won the chance to laugh at your friend, is worth all this prep.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">As a Canadian, a pre-emptive Sorry to all friends that are going to be taken by this joke lol</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p><u>Summary as reminder just in case:</u></p><p>1) you say "<i>I have a knockknock joke for you, ready? You start, go</i>"</p><p>2) they say "Knock-Knock"</p><p>3) you say "W<i>ho's there</i>" </p><p>4) ???</p><p>5) they say "I don't know" and/or Profit</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>See You In The Games! And maybe someday back here! lol</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-13036272888632137152020-02-09T18:11:00.002-07:002020-02-09T18:11:50.056-07:00Video Game Recording Programs and Potential Issues Seen (Version 20200209)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is an image I actually started a while ago, showing some Game Recording Programs and the Games and Applications that they might have issues with - these are some games and programs that I found were either incompatible or had an issue of some sort, in my personal experience(s). This image was originally created as a PowerPoint Slide, but exported to a PNG formatted image for sharing:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I actually use a few game recording programs [and purchased a few more, using Donations from The Blog, for Game Recording Comparisons I've always wanted to do for The Blog here]. I am constantly switching between them, finding that some work better with certain games/types, etc. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Note that </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have nothing against any of the programs listed, and will likely use them all again, at different times, in the future. Some of the game recording programs I deal with will be Free, such as MSI Afterburner, above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This will be "Version 20200209" of this listing, and I will Update this as I add to it, increasing the Version number as I go. Perhaps others will find this helpful, to see if any issues they are running into with various game recorders are 'just them' or if it is something that others (like me) have found happens. It might be comforting to someone, to let them know that 'it's only this one game that has problems' (so they don't have to feel as bad about a game recording program purchase) or 'if I can't record that with this program, I can try this one', and so on...</span><br />
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<i>Hope That Helps!</i><br />
<i> ~Tesityr of The Game Tips And More Blog</i>The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-61132973407387710522019-08-30T01:07:00.001-06:002019-09-02T10:08:40.742-06:00No Man's Sky 'Not Starting' or 'Failing To Launch'? - Here's What Worked For Me [Notification/Tutorial]<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Update 2: Oddly, the GOG version was working - but as of 09.02 neither game starts up at all</span></i></div>
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For the past week or so (since the BEYOND release) I've had a problem trying to get back into No Man's Sky to check it out... The game just wouldn't start/launch. I noticed that it was popping up in the Windows Taskbar but then it would 'close itself' or 'crash' - either way, resulting in the game closing up and I wasn't able to play and try out the new stuff!<br />
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After messing with it off and on for about a week, I finally figured out something that worked - No Man's Sky actually starts now, and I can play! Here are the things I tried at first:<br />
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<li>Re-installed NMS</li>
<li>Verified Cache (Steam version**)</li>
<li>Disabled Anti-Virus temporarily while running game (third-party AV, Windows Defender, etc)</li>
<li>Ran game as Administrator</li>
<li>Ran the Compatibility Troubleshooter for the game executable (Windows 10, did not affect result of game closing itself upon starting it)</li>
<li>Dusted out system and hardware (to help with potential overheating, corruption/errors due to heat and dust issues, etc)</li>
<li>Re-installed NMS to C: drive (Windows/main drive/partition, then moved NMS back to other SSD [I had it originally on], as it made no difference)</li>
<li>Re-installed GPU drivers (videocard 'system files that Windows uses to 'talk' to the hardware' [is how I describe "computer drivers" to others])</li>
<li>Ran Windows Update (there was an Update package, did not affect result of game closing itself)</li>
<li>Considered re-installing Windows 10 (then did not do it - this time - lol)</li>
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I tried a ton of other little things as well, like re-installing Visual C++ libraries for Windows (system files that are part of Windows that many, many programs utilize) - it had apparently worked for many people, and I saw this mentioned in a few different Game Support forums (eg. Reddit, Steam, GameFaqs, etc) if you want to try this, these can be found at the Microsoft website, here:</div>
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<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads</a></div>
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With all of these steps (many of them mentioned by helpful users on multiple forums online - most of them I knew and tried myself), at some point, they would 'get the game working' for many people. Sadly, not for me. I had to hunt around and 'hack away at the bushes of the problem jungle' on my own for awhile... Finally, I found something that got No Man's Sky working for me - here is what I did:</div>
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'Roll back' the GPU drivers (videocard system files that Windows uses to 'talk' to the hardware) to an older version, then re-install the latest version of the GPU drivers (non-'clean' install). BOOM it worked! </div>
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<li>Regress the GPU drivers [re-install older and older versions of the GPU drivers] until the game works (for me, that meant I re-installed older drivers over and over until NMS started 'fully and without issues' - for me, that was NVIDIA GPU Driver version 391.01 - this driver can be downloaded directly from NVIDIA's website, however, their own Search for Drivers does not go back that far... I found these older versions by going to Google and searching "NVIDIA driver 391", for example, then following a Link that goes to NVIDIA's Driver website [as opposed to other third-party websites, not that they are always 'bad', some are great, but I wanted the official NVIDIA drivers from them, for this]). If you want to try the <i>exact </i>version I found worked for me, the link to NVIDIA's release of that Driver is here:<br /><a href="https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/131443/en-us">https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/131443/en-us</a></li>
<li>Once game is verified as 'working without issues', re-install latest GPU Driver (version 436.xx as of the time of this posting) 'on top of' the currently installed Drivers [newer versions of NVIDIA Drivers 'uninstall' the older versions, but just do not chose the 'clean' install, where it deletes your Profiles, etc]. I found I also had to select to install the "NVIDIA HD Audio" and "NVIDIA 3D" options, as well...</li>
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Although professionally I am a Computer Tech, I'm not a Developer/Programmer, so I'm not 100% sure why it got No Man's Sky working finally (but I can assume some things, like the game needing some older Windows System libraries that got 'corrupted' or lost, somehow, and other things that could have occurred) - but I'm just glad that the game runs once again. </div>
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Of course, this may not be your specific issue with NMS not starting for you, my dear reader; but perhaps it can help the game to run for you, too. Good Luck with it - and a many-a-Good-Journey to you, Traveller! </div>
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<u>Addendum:</u> As of 09.02, both versions (GOG and Steam) now do not start up (they do not run properly) - the game appears in the Taskbar for a moment, then closes itself. I shall try some Troubleshooting again, and if I find another 'fix', I will return to share it here...<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">**Oddly, the Good Old Games (now GOG.com) version, that I received as a gift a while ago, worked fine... Only the Steam version of NMS had issues... During the course of Troubleshooting the Steam version, the GOG version stopped working [lol] - then, after 'fixing' the Steam version, the GOG version was working once again. Possibly, the issues were related, but I am not sure. Hopefully, one of the steps mentioned herein (or my 'final solution' step [maybe I should rename that]) will work for you</span></i><br />
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Playing some No Man's Sky again recently [which by the way, is a great game now, with Base Building, Underwater Exploration, more Quests and Factions and 'things to do'], I also saw a question in the Steam Discussion/Forum for the game, where 'playing NMS as though it was a Single Player game' was being talked about. Wanting to help, I took a Screenshot of the menu options that need to be configured, to set up the game as though it is Single Player (essentially turning off all Joining and Multiplayer Options). Here is what that menu looks like, configured as such:<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">From my own Steam Screenshot, found at:</span></i></div>
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<a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1781111224"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1781111224</span></i></a></div>
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To get to the above menu, in No Man's Sky, just hit ESC (Escape key) at any time after Loading into your Game/Profile, then select the "NETWORK & VOICE" menu. Once in there, you will see the options shown above. Configuring it as shown, noone will be able to join your game and noone will be able to chat/talk with you in the game.<br />
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Personally, I prefer to play almost all games as though they are Single Player experiences (eg. World Of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls Online, et al.) running around on my own, doing what I want to do at any time; but I do not mind Multiplayer and PvP games - I have played many in the past, such as Overwatch, League Of Legends, Starcraft and shooters like Planetside 2, Tribes Ascend, the Battlefield Series and older ones such as Unreal Tournament (1999), Quake 3 and more... I simply prefer to explore around at my own pace in most games, stopping to enjoy the sights and take Screenshots, listen to the wind in the trees and the animals around, and so on - I feel that stopping so often may hinder the experience of others that may in the game, so I usually play by myself; that way, 'everyone' is happy (mostly, heh). This post was created mostly for others like me, or those that just want to play without worrying about other people for a while. When I myself do play Multiplayer games, perhaps I'll see you in them, sometime.<br />
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Did you know that <b>Christopher Lloyd</b> (<i><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/">Back To The Future</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096438/">Who Framed Roger Rabbit</a></i>) was in a videogame?<br />
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It was called <i>Toonstruck</i> (<i>1996</i>) and it is an animated Adventure Game, in the vein of <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/Day_of_the_Tentacle_Remastered/"><i>Day Of The Tentacle</i></a> (<i>2016 Remake, 1993</i>) and it is being given away Totally Free at GOG.com right now, during their Summer Sale Festival - all you have to do is go there and Sign In - that's it!<br />
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<u>Other games seen On Sale at GOG are:</u><br />
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<li>The Witcher 3 : $20</li>
<li>Fallout 3, Game Of The Year Edition: $10</li>
<li>Grim Dawn: $10</li>
<li>No Man's Sky : $30</li>
<li>Vampyr : $25</li>
<li>Baldur's Gate II, Enhanced Edition: $6</li>
<li>Heroes Of Might And Magic III, Complete :$4</li>
<li>Diablo 1, with Hellfire Expansion: $10</li>
<li>Warcraft 1 and 2, Bundle : $16</li>
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If you live in the USA, these are Canadian Prices, so they will all be even a bit less!<br />
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Remember, GOG Games are DRM-Free, meaning you can play them anytime and install as many copies as you have systems in your household. The Blog here has over 100 Games and I plan on writing Reviews of them over time in the future...<br />
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Although this is not really a "deals blog", I do like to mention Sales when I see them sometimes; so I should quickly mention that HumbleBundle is also having a Sale, it's their <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/city-builder-weekend">City Builder Weekend Sale</a>, with games like Planet Coaster, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Tropico and other Sim-Building Games on Sale.<br />
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So go and check out the Sales and get Toonstruck for FREE, now! GOGOGO<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[<i>Note: I am not affiliated or partnered with Good Old Games (gog.com) in any form, and have not, and will not, receive any compensation for writing about them here (it can be seen that there are no Affiliate Links being used in any of the Hyperlinks above). I am merely an enthusiastic gamer, who likes to help out others with tips and information, when I can.</i>]</span>The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-84106292543849111282019-06-12T10:18:00.003-06:002019-06-12T10:21:30.629-06:00And More: How To 'Browse' Steam Screenshot Folders with PaintShop Pro [Fix / Tutorial with Steps]After playing around with both Steam and PaintShop Pro recently, I have found a 'Fix' for an issue where PaintShop Pro was not able to see any Screenshots in the Steam-created Screenshot Folders, when trying to "Browse" within PaintShop Pro... Here is what it looks like in PaintShop Pro when trying to "Browse" to a Steam Screenshot Folder within the graphic editing application itself:<br />
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As seen above, the Browsing utility in PaintShop Pro says "No Files Found" [circled in Red] - but obviously there are files/images in the folder, as opening the same folder with Windows Explorer just below it (Windows 10) shows there are tons <i>[I take way too many Screenshots, heh]</i>. </div>
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I examined the Properties of the Screenshots generated by Steam, but they are nothing out-of-the-ordinary, they are typical .JPG (JPEG format) image files. </div>
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PaintShop Pro is able to "Browse" other folders I have with Screenshots, so perhaps it had something to do with Permissions [was my thinking]...</div>
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I ran PaintShop Pro as Administrator, but it seemed to make no difference. </div>
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I then examined the Preferences of PaintShop Pro. I have been in there before, to change some of the behaviour of the editing program, namely Caching and Colour Correction/Import and Precise Cursors <i>[I really prefer the Precise Cursors, I Recommend using them!]</i></div>
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In PaintShop Pro's Preferences, I found there are some <b>Exclusions</b> that were already in the program [built-in, on install] that, while helpful, interfered with where Steam keeps game Screenshots by Default.<br />
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These Exclusions, in PaintShop Pro, are located in:<br />
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<i>File > Preferences > General Program Preferences </i><br />
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In the Manage category, Excluded Items section, there is a button for Uncataloged Folders.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">[These folders are not utilized by PaintShop Pro, and while I'm not sure why, I assume it is because they are large System Folders and may result in duplicates or 'garbage' images being read, which would take up time and excessive space for Thumbnails]</span></i><br />
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In these "Uncataloged Folders", I found a listing of<br />
<i>C:\Program Files</i><br />
and Steam itself is installed (by Default, in Windows) to<br />
<i>C:\Program Files (x86)</i><br />
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It appears that PaintShop Pro thinks that "Program Files (x86)" is part of, or is, "Program Files" [due to the space in the former] - so it <b>excludes</b> that folder from use; thus, it is not possible to Browse those folders with PaintShop Pro [was my thinking].<br />
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Removing the "<i>C:\Program Files</i>" from the Uncataloged Folders, I tried to open a game's Screenshots Folder (unchanged, where Steam normally keeps them by Default) with BROWSE in Paintshop Pro...<br />
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It worked! 😁<br />
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That was it then - it appears removing that Folder (<i>C:\Program Files</i>) from the Uncataloged Folders category, is all that needs to be done and Paintshop Pro can then Browse and Catalogue [create Thumbnails for] those Folders.<br />
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In the image I created just below, there is an open Steam Screenshots Folder in the background, showing that Steam's Screenshot Folders indeed now work with PaintShop Pro.<br />
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Here is a large collage/screenshot showing what I found and how to change it<i> [It looks a little busy/crazy - so I will explain it just underneath, heh]</i>:<br />
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In the 'Tutorial' image above, I have indicated the following areas below on how to 'fix' this issue with PaintShop Pro:<br />
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» The Large 'Green Arrow' shows that I have a Steam Screenshot Folder open in the Browse/Manage are of PaintShop Pro [It now works! There are Screenshots seen in the background middle workspace] </blockquote>
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» The Smaller 'Yellow Arrows' are indicating the 'trouble folders' of "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)" that PaintShop Pro seems to have issue with [These folders, generated automatically by Windows, hold most Programs and installed Applications. The 'x86' Folder is generally used for backwards-compatibility with older (32-bit) Programs] </blockquote>
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» The Red 'Roman Numerals' (I., II., etc.) indicate the Steps To Take to navigate to the "C:\Program Files" listing in the "Uncategorized Folders" section of the Excluded Items in PaintShop Pro </blockquote>
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» The Red 'Information Icon' is simply the Panel that must be opened, using these Steps, to see/edit the Folders to be discluded from the "Browse" capability of PaintShop Pro</blockquote>
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Here are the Tutorial Steps, in order, to remove this Exclusion and allow PaintShop Pro to Browse/Manage Steam Screenshot Folders and Images:<br />
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<li><i>Click on "File"</i></li>
<li><i>Select "Preferences"</i></li>
<li><i>Go into "General Program Preferences "</i></li>
<li><i>Click on the "Manage" section on the left of the Preferences panel that comes up</i></li>
<li><i>In the "Excluded Items" section on the right, click on the button for "Uncataloged Folders"</i></li>
<li><i>In the "Uncataloged Folders" panel, select the "C:\Program Files" listing and click on the Delete button</i></li>
<li><i>Click Ok, above the Cancel button</i></li>
<li><i>Click Ok, to close the Preferences Panel</i></li>
<li><i>You are now back at the main PaintShop Pro interface</i></li>
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Hopefully this finding can help others that want to use Paintshop Pro with Steam Screenshots, now easily Browsing them all (with Thumbnails being Cached for faster access/listing) with PaintShop Pro.<br />
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Hope That Helps!<br />
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~ Troy from The Game Tips And More Blog<br />
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The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-17609312035255392952019-06-06T14:21:00.000-06:002019-06-19T13:43:46.313-06:00Personal Log: Sorry I haven't posted in a while (June of 2019 Edition)... [Editorial/Personal]<br />
<u>Personal Log, Stardate 201906.6<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">[I have no idea how that works heh]</span>:</u><br />
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Just a quick Personal Note to say that I apologize to my dear readers for not posting much for the past few months... I seemed to have acquired a nice version of Influenza around Christmastime - and it has been a faithful and caring companion ever since...<br />
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This version of The Flu was quite kind actually, not having the usual can-do-nothing-but-lay-in-bed, produce-wonderful-amounts-of-phlegm-and-mucus, generally being messy and oddly smelly all the time. No this version was more of a sleep-at-crazy-times, be-more-sore (all over), not-sure-if-its-here-or-not version of Influenza. Each day I wondered if it was 'gone' - until the lovely symptoms hit me once again. This went on for the last few months... It was kind of like what I assume being haunted feels like..("is it gone?", "oh it's back!", "what happened?", "is that a body?")...<br />
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As I'm sure many of you know, from past posts explaining why I 'haven't been able to Post anything in a while', getting "Extra Sick" [that is, above and beyond my own ongoing illness of awesomeness] is a huge burden on this body - where "A Cold", which usually takes the average healthy person a day or few to get over - takes me weeks to get through... <i>weeks</i>. Where was I? [Losing your train of thought of part of this condition too..]. Oh yes... and-this-is-<strike>not</strike>-totally-copy-pasted-from-a-past-Personal-Log-just-because-it-happens-to-perfectly-fit-again-this-time:<br />
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As always, I have many Project 'irons I have in the fire', but have not been able to work on them much and/or Post about them much lately... Thankfully, I have been able to sit up and play games - mainly playing Fallout 4 [getting distracted from the Main Questline and having too much fun building up Settlements and doing Side Missions, heh]. I have also been helping out fellow/new players of Fallout 4 on the Steam Forums 'if I may' say so, which I enjoy doing... Hopefully I've given some helpful advice to some of you reading this here.<br />
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Don't worry, I'll be back to posting again, Soon™...<br />
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I might also try posting more small, 'Quick Tip' posts (as I have the last couple of posts down there..). Things that I am finding in games that might help others out - an idea mainly coming from reading questions I see in Forums. I will continue to work on the Longer Postings in the Background - the ones with a lot of information/data - but by doing these short ones as well, Posts can be short [easier for me to do due to my illness] and I can get Tips out there about Games that I have been playing, to help others - what I wanted this entire Blog to be about!<br />
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Overall, I will try to 'get back into it' here as I am slowly recovering now, Posting about games I am playing and Tips I am finding, as well as little Clips and Screenshots here and there (The Blog has a YouTube Account and an Imgur Account already, I also opened a Flickr Account and some GIF website accounts a while back..). Again, I am sorry that I haven't been able to keep up with [any kind of] Posting of late, I have also had some heart trouble - nothing serious, but irregular heartrate changes, that are currently being investigated [wow Specialist investigations take a while!].<br />
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For those wondering, the <i>italicized </i>text below is a 'pasted-and-lightly-updated' portion of a 'Personal Log' posting I made back in 2016, explaining my illness and what it is - it is the same as the post from then for the most part though, so if you already read it, just skip this next italicized section if you already know about my personal illness. If you are curious to know what's wrong with me (other than mentally), then go ahead and check out the slanted section below:<br />
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< Potentially Sad Talking About Sicknesses Follows, In Case Of Feels, Stop Reading, Play Game ><br />
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<i><br />I've mentioned what I have or what I go through before, in an earlier Personal Log posting a couple of years ago, since starting this Blog in 2011.. I didn't really want to trouble people or put those thoughts/feelings on them, but I have had a few people ask me personally what it was - and I was looking something up recently about my condition (it's a condition I (and Doctors as well) are constantly having to learn about) and I read quite a bit about other similar stories, where other suffers were in much worse condition than me... They were literally bed-ridden... And while I was also like that for the first couple of years, I have improved slowly over time to the point where I can sit up, and even play games, and on good days work on an article and do things around the house as well...<br /><br />My condition is medically termed Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, which is an infection of the brain and spinal column, which gives components of Chronic Fatigue [getting tired easily with a slow recovery rate (as in days) if I go to the store, etc] and Fibromyalgia [inflammation and pain in all areas of the body, like - you know when you get a 'flu' and are sore all over, how it feels like 'the pain is coming from deep inside of you'? it's that, all the time...heck, many of your Aunts or Mothers may have Fibromyalgia, so you may have heard about it..]. It is not a well-known disorder, despite millions of Americans having it.<br /><br />Every year I learn something new about it or studies that have found out something new about it; but nothing is ever concrete on 'how to get rid of it', unfortunately. The only good part about that is, is that all Doctors I have seen have concluded that it is "something that goes away on it's own, but noone knows when"... Some people have it for a year or so and some have it the remainder of their lives. I am in my 10th year now as I write this, but as I have said in the past, I try to always see the positive in things and I have been slowly improving overall, slowly over the years...<br /><br />I don't want to make anyone feel sad, I am sorry if this information does... I merely wanted to inform my readers that I may not be able to post some of the larger things I have been working on for a while longer... although I will try to bring back the "Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From" Contest - I still have many games in the old Steam Inventory and unused Keys at HumbleBundle to giveaway! [But if I do continue the Contest, I will have to do it off of the Monthly Schedule and on to a 'whenever I can' schedule (but which may be multiple times in one month, if I feel good enough!)] and of course there are even more projects that I don't want to mention yet - to keep them a 'surprise', heh.</i><br />
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<i>I do enjoy writing my articles and posts here, helping others with the information I have figured out, found or collected, doing testing, giving tips of games and even Video Editing and showing effects of settings, including creating the Headers and graphics utilized here (they are all done by me)… I plan to continue doing this for a long time to come... I just realized there has not been much the past while and wanted to let you all know there may not be some yet for just a little bit longer ('recovering' from 'catching things', with this illness, everything takes far longer..).</i><br />
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Once again - thank you for your patience, my wonderful readers - and I hope that I can contribute helpful information again for you soon, in the near future and for some time to come...<br />
[Until then, I will still try to pop into places like Steam Discussions and other Game Forums, sharing images when I can on Imgur, Gfycat, Flickr and more; as well as continue to work on postings here at The Blog]<br />
Thank You for stopping by - and Take Care.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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~Troy from The Game Tips And More Blog<br />
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<br />The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-21478970583034187662019-01-24T20:42:00.000-07:002019-03-30T02:14:39.467-06:00Quick Tip: How To Run SimCity 4 in 1920x1080 (Widescreen) Resolution, as of 2019.01 [Tutorial]<div style="text-align: center;">
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Recently, I've been getting back into game like SimCity <i>(2013) </i>and SimCity 4 <i>(2003) [found on EA/Origin and Steam, respectively]</i>, having fun building up cities and looking forward to large skyscrapers filling the skyline, keeping my Sims happy as they churn through their little lives... Looking through a SimCity forum, while I was reading up a bit about <i>Omega</i> (which is 'new to me') I came across someone posting a Thread asking about 'how to run SimCity 4 in 1920x1080' resolution. I saw some replies from other helpful people, but oddly, none of the options/command-lines worked [as of the time of this posting], with typed-in options such as "-w" (for running in Windowed Mode) and so on... Wanting to help, I went experimenting in Steam's SimCity 4 that I owned and looked a bit more online about other possible solutions as well - and I eventually found out what works, as of today! Here is what worked for me:<br />
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<li>In Steam, where SimCity 4 is listed in your game Library, Right-Click on the game name and Select (Left-Click) Properties.</li>
<li>In the center section, click on the button labelled "Set Launch Options...". This adds commands to the game that would be 'typed in and utilized', if the game was run in that type of interface.</li>
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Running the game (and <i>after </i>the Introduction Cinematic/Movies play [if you have not disabled them] as they are rendered and play in a fixed resolution), you should find the territory/region screen gloriously taking up all of your screen space... Here is what it will look like:<br />
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Have fun building up your Sim City! </div>
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<br />The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-68523289396341604122019-01-08T02:07:00.004-07:002019-01-08T04:07:44.603-07:00Dungeons - How To "Sacrifice Gold" to The Zombie King ("Cash Cow" Quest) [Tutorial Steps]<div style="text-align: center;">
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Recently, I was playing <b><i>DUNGEONS</i></b> - the <i>Dungeon-Keeper-esque</i> 'make dungeons for NPC heroes to die in' game - the original/first one, from 2011 (<i>Realmforge Studios/Kalypso Media Digital</i>).<br />
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In it, I ran into having to 'send Gold' to your superior in the game ('your Boss'). Gold isn't the only thing you have to send/tribute with; but on one particular level, I ran into an issue where I could not satisfy the Quest - despite trying to do exactly what it wanted. I finally figured it out on my own, and wanted to Share the issue and resolution/fix here, to possibly help others...<br />
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I ran into this issue on the level "Sleepy Manor", where there is a Quest called "Cash Cow", which requires you to tribute ("sacrifice") 500 Gold to The Zombie King (your 'boss' in the game). Now, there is a pillar near your Dungeon Heart, that when clicked on, states "use this to send resources to your superior" - but not how to do it....<br />
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I walked my Dungeon Lord up to the pillar and Left-Clicked on it (which just brings up the popup information about it) and tried Right-Clicking on it (which did nothing except make a small noise) but nothing happened. The Quest (called "Cash Cow") was still listed on the left side of the screen in white text - despite my having more than enough Gold to complete this Quest... So, I looked around online a bit, in forums, etc. but did not find any specific information on this step and how to do it. I even looked at the Manual that comes with the game, to see if it listed how to do it. Nothing. Lastly, I asked in the usually-helpful Steam Discussions (Forum) for the game. There was no response for a few days, so I continued to 'Troubleshoot the issue'...<br />
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I finally figured out that you can't just click on the pillar, you have to first switch to First Person view mode AND THEN Right-Click on the pillar. There is no notification that it is completing the Quest, but it will be completed, if you have enough Gold. To summarize the steps, here they are, listed just below.<br />
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<i>» There is a pillar near your Dungeon Heart, which states to 'use it to send resources to your superior' (but not how to do it)</i><br />
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<i>» You have to switch to First-Person view mode (via the "Through The Eyes Of The Lord" Spell in your spellbook/toolbar) and then Right-Click on the pillar while in First-Person mode (which is actually just a close-up Third-Person with a fixed camera floating behind the player)</i><br />
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<i>» To verify it was done/completed (there is no message/popup that tells you it was done), look at the left side of your screen, where the 'quests' are listed; the white text listing to do it (saying "CASH COW - Sacrifice 500 Gold...") should have disappeared</i><br />
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Hopefully, this Quest will now be complete for you, as it was for me. I also posted this in the Discussion Thread at the Steam Official Forum for the game [that I had asked/started], to make sure that others running into this now know how to get the quest completed.<br />
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HTH!<br />
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<br />The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-13997323447942968772018-12-26T17:43:00.000-07:002018-12-26T17:43:55.138-07:00Merry Christmas - And Happy New Year, from The Game Tips And More Blog [Wallpaper Greetings]<br />
I just wanted to take a moment to say, no matter what you are celebrating at this time of year (or not), no matter what games you are playing (or not), no matter what you believe or who you are (or aren't), I want to wish you, my dear reader, a heartfelt Merry Christmas and All The Best in the New Year.<br />
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To celebrate at this time, I am going to share a Desktop Wallpaper I threw together last year <i>[due to ongoing illness, not having much energy at the moment to create a new one, sorry].</i> It was captured in Planet Coaster, after taking some time to festively decorate King Coaster's 'Festive Funlands' Park (Gingerbread Night Scene with added Lights, Decorations and Greetings). Take care all - and See You In The New Year!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Don't forget to check out some Game Sales going on all over (Steam, Origin, Good Old Games (GOG), HumbleBundle, and more - even local stores/retailers - gaming is a great little break from any stresses at this time of year)! Have fun out there!</span></i><br />
<br />The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-61373680904393262802018-12-15T12:09:00.000-07:002019-04-04T06:46:01.290-06:00And More: 'Should I have the "Turn on 7.1 Virtual Surround Sound" checkbox selected (checked) in Windows..?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just wanted to share with you all, what seems like "The Official Answer" from Dolby Labs themselves - the answer to the question:<br />
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I found this question asked in a Steam Discussion earlier in the year, about whether or not the checkbox for
"7.1 virtual surround sound" should be selected or not. At
the time, I was sending emails back and forth with Dolby Support a bit, and got the answer of 'use whatever sounds better for your headset'
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While helpful advice, I
had submitted a Feedback Comment at their website, that said that the Dolby App did not specifically address this checkbox in Windows 10 (and
whether or not it should be 'ticked'). I looked recently at the Dolby
App again just a couple of days ago [as of the time of this posting, which is near the end of 2018] and found that a diagram, showing
the answer to whether the 7.1 Surround Sound checkbox should be
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Below then, is the Screenshot from the Official Dolby App in Windows 10 [and the "Spatial Sound" Tab of my Headset, how it was at the time, shown on the Right]:<br />
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<i>[Edit: After returning to do more Testing with Dolby Atmos in Windows 10, I have found that the checkbox for "Turn on 7.1 virtual surround sound" now automatically becomes selected ('checked') when SPATIAL SOUND > DOLBY ATMOS is chosen/enabled (eg. when right-clicking on the Speaker icon [Sound] in the System Tray / Notification area of the Taskbar to enable it [near the Clock on the taskbar in Windows])]</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">While a Review of Dolby's Atmos surround sound for Windows 10 is out of the scope of this specific posting, I am slowly working on a short "Review" of the function/app, comparing it to other '7.1 Surround Sound' sources, such as Razer's "Surround Pro" and others, with some examples/recordings of the differences as well. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">- The only thing missing from the App is a configurable Equalizer (sliders that can adjust the strength of each frequency range, so that users can increase/decrease ones that they wish to adjust), but then, it is suggested in the app itself, that it actually adjusts automatically, based on the source and frequencies within the media itself (as their proprietary Dolby algorithms/functions do in movies,etc).</span></i></div>
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The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-7834437109334466362018-11-30T23:12:00.001-07:002018-11-30T23:43:07.530-07:00Fallout 76 - Stuck In Power Armor? Here's One Way To Get Out Again... [Tutorial]<div style="text-align: center;">
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I personally ran into the issue of "not being able to exit my Power Armour" earlier this week - then saw that literally dozens and dozens of players have run into this in Fallout 76, after looking around online. Now, the game just officially launched Online only a couple weeks ago almost to the day, so I expect there to be some issues and/or bugs (not many Online game launches are 100% Bug-Free and Problem-Free). Bethesda does helpfully have a method posted at their Support Site for 76, but sadly, that method did not work for me personally. Here then, is my method that got me free of my 'Starcraft2-like-mobile-prison' of Armour - hopefully it can work for you too, friends:<br />
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<li>DO NOT EXIT THE POWER ARMOUR once it reads "Zero, get the hell out"</li>
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Initially, I had not found a solution that worked for me anywhere online (in Forums, etc) - and as those who are experiencing this know, being 'stuck in your Power Armour' impedes the game quite severely actually, as you cannot use Workbenches/Workshops at all and cannot even Repair your Power Armour (as you cannot Exit it, to Repair it in a Power Armour Station) - so, I opened a Ticket with Bethesda about it, a week ago. They were actually quite speedy to Reply, pointing me to their online Support Site, at their Knowledge Base, where there was an Article stating two things to try (one of 'just logout' and another of 'unequip pieces of armor and wait two minutes'), found at: </div>
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As of the time of this writing, I see that they have also Updated the Article (just today), adding a slightly-modified version of my method above, that I submitted to them as a Reply (where I "found out a way that worked for me, which was not one of the other two helpfully-suggested methods") - that's fine with me if they found a repeatable method of their own; as long as others are helped in escaping their 'mobile prisons of steel', out there! </div>
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Hopefully, the incoming December 4th Update of 76, will help with this issue, clearing it up for everyone. Until then, try out my method above - perhaps it will be the one that works for you, dear reader - and See You In Appalachia!</div>
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The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-85565668995365539012018-11-18T16:41:00.000-07:002018-11-26T01:45:39.713-07:00Fallout 76 - One Way To Enjoy This 'Odd Fallout Game' More... [Editorial / Mini-Review]<div style="text-align: center;">
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Before I even finish a 'First Impressions, From The B.E.T.A. And Beyond' post I am working on, I wanted to quickly post something here that might help those that are feeling 'frustrated' with Fallout 76... 'Disappointed' perhaps, as I was at first - although I couldn't put words to the feeling right away - all I knew is I was looking forward to this 'next fallout game' and thinking it was going to be "bigger and better than Fallout 4", only to feel... well, 'disappointed' is about the best word I can utilize really. All other words I would say, would come out of that feeling. The feeling that Fallout 76 gave me - a long-time player of Fallout games - having played every one in the series, spending over 2000+ hours in the Commonwealth of Fallout 4, building up Settlements and ignoring the Main Questline... it wasn't initially a good feeling, this game; and so I wanted to help other Gamers, here. Others that felt like I did. Gamers that enjoyed past Fallout games and really wanted to enjoy this one... <i>#ReallyWantToEnjoyFallout76</i><br />
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While trying not to repeat too much of what I am putting into my 'First Impressions' posting, in progress, let me summarize what I went through - see if it is the same as you, my fellow Appalachian Vault Dweller <i>[no big spoilers, some Game Concepts and Tips included]</i>:<br />
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<li><i>See the models/meshes are mostly the same as Fallout 4. That's fine, I guess. They are allowed to use their own assets over again. </i></li>
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<li><i>See the controls are odd, different for every 'category' of gameplay (such as Building vs Combat). Oh it was designed for Console first. That's fine, I guess. I'll get used to the controls over time. [I personally don't want to bash Consoles, I like them as well. Although it makes game developing companies 'hold back' a bit, to try to stay within the limits of consoles (as opposed to pushing the limits of what PCs can do these days); I think we should all try, as Gamers, to get along #GamersNoMatterWhat ]</i></li>
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<li><i>See that the animations and movement and combat are a bit... 'clunky'. V.A.T.S. is odd and doesn't slow down the game. That's fine, I guess. It can't slow down other players, due to there being some kind of PvP in this game, I heard, so that's fair I suppose. It's like a weird Aimbot really, one that only works if you have enough Action Points. That's ok.</i></li>
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<li><i>See that 80% of the models/meshes are the same as Fallout 4 - along with the issue of "many Textures 'loading in low-rez versions' sometimes" - just like Fallout 4. That's fine, I guess. If it's their old engine, with the old texture problems... Maybe they'll solve that someday. It doesn't look bad on HIGH Textures Setting, even though it makes it 'choppy' or 'stutter' for me.</i></li>
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<li><i>See that the 'no Human NPCs anywhere' takes a lot of the 'fun' out of the game. There is no longer a purpose or reason to do all of these things, it feels like. It's fun for a while, but soon gets 'dull'... That's fine, I guess. They are trying to make it more of a desolate, isolated world I suppose. Trying to really make it feel 'dead' and sad... Aren't they? That has to be why. </i></li>
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<li><i>See that you can only hold 400 'pounds' of items in your Bank/Inventory (called a Stash). What? It's already full and I'm not even Level 10! How the heck am I supposed to collect anything for Building, Crafting, Maintenance of Armor, Maintenance of Weapons, I have to Plant Food and collect Water... This 400 'things' limit is going to be rough...</i></li>
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<li><i>See that the Quests are all given by Robots or Holotapes. See that the world is large, but it also takes a long time to get anywhere - unless you want to spend Caps to Fast Travel. That's fine, I guess. I'll sell some of all this Scrap and stuff I have, I'll get lots of Caps soon. Especially since I have to Sell so much, due to the '400 Stash Limit'.</i></li>
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<li><i>See that the Vendors/Merchants are all limited to 200 Caps. What? That's fine, I guess. Fallout 4 had Vendor cash limits too, I'll just hop between different Vendors and clean them all out, which will also allow me to see what they all have for sale...</i></li>
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<li><i>See that almost all the Vendors are 'linked' [by Faction] where you can't just 'go to a different Vendor and Sell more stuff'. What?? Only 200 Caps? And these guys are LINKED? How the heck am I supposed to get rid of all this Scrap and Ammo and things, without being able to Sell to different Vendors? This is getting wacked...</i></li>
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<li><i>See that you can go far across the Map, to find different Vendors of different Factions, that will have more Caps to Sell to - but find that they too, are limited to 200 Caps. Also, see that it costs Caps to Fast Travel - and you can't Fast Travel while Overencumbered anyway. That's fine, I guess. You couldn't Fast Travel in Fallout 4 while Overencumbered. But I really want to Sell all this stuff I'm not using. Hell, I Scrapped those 16 Weapons from that last Quest alone...</i></li>
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There are other players in this Fallout iteration - one of their main Selling Points - but I don't seem them too often... In the Screenshot above, there are actually a couple other Players in Vault 76, during the B.E.T.A. when this image was taken; but I seem to be the only one interested in exploring the Vault itself, playing with things and actually watching the Training Video <i>[lol]</i>. I don't mind that I rarely saw people in the game, especially when some of them are just trying to fight or kill me anyway. Come to think of it, why don't they make PvP servers and PvE servers? ARK, another 'open world, survival game' does this - heck, one of the most successful MMO games of all time, did this - <i>World Of Warcraft</i>. If they made different servers for each game type, both parties would be happier, I think. PvP'ers can attack and fight anyone at any time, something I think they wanted to do in this game (my personal idea is to have PvP Servers be "Always On PVP" - that means no Pacifist Mode! Isn't that what PvP is about?). PvE'ers can Explore and Quest on PVE Servers to their heart's content, not having to worry about getting killed or their C.A.M.P. vandalized while they are away <i>[I personally had some of my house destroyed by vandals already - oh, animals can attack your home? Maybe it was them, too - either way, in a fully-PVE Server, you won't have to worry about others wrecking your home]</i>.<br />
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I also notice that I am constantly stuck at 400 Stash Limit and opening my Pip-Boy everywhere I go, to play "Inventory Management 76" after doing anything... You can see just above, my Weight Capacity (carrying items on person) is 230 units at the moment, and the Stash is shown on the right (the 'bank'), and it is almost topped out at 400; and this happens very easily and is like that almost all the time afterward. It's getting pretty annoying, frankly. I am seriously feeling like I am 'not wanting to pick things up' - and that's bad, for a Fallout game... Doesn't everything have Value, even Junk, since Fallout 4?<br />
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Playing Fallout 76 'like it was Fallout 4' is just getting me more annoyed and disappointed every game session. So, I took a moment to step back and look at how Fallout 76 operates (and how it is different than Fallout 4 - remember, it is a 'side step' or 'spinoff' of the Fallout Series - they even stated specifically that it is not to be considered "Fallout 5").</div>
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In Fallout 76, you don't build up Houses on end, entire Towns like you do with Fallout 4 (the Settlements, something I had a ton of fun building up for my little Settlers, keeping them happy). OK. Then I don't really need all this Building material/Scrap for that, now that my C.A.M.P. is pretty much complete.<br />
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In Fallout 76, the game limits how much you can Carry (which is the same as Fallout 4, limited by your Strength) but 76 also limits your 'bank' or 'workshop inventory' (the "Stash" mentioned above). It is no longer 'Unlimited' like in Fallout 4 Workbenches, but capped at "400"... That's crazy to me, but maybe it's to force people to interact with other Players more. Sell stuff to them, or give it away to new players. Hmmm. I guess this means, I'll be 'dropping' a lot of stuff, since I still need Materials for Ammo, Armor and Weapon upkeep, Food and Drink crafting, etc. Literally just throwing stuff away will take some getting used to (since in Fallout 4 I could eventually Sell it all, somewhere or another..). Maybe I'll drop it near the Starting Areas, to help others out! That will help make dropping all that stuff feel better <i>[to me, heh]</i>.<br />
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The world is also 'empty' feeling. I mean, it looks pretty good actually - the architecture, the surroundings, the visual effects - but this "No Human NPCs" thing makes the world feel pretty depressing... Why even do Quests? Who am I helping, doing them, since everyone is dead? I rarely run into Players, so it can't be them. There really is something psychological, to 'picking up' and 'turning in' Quests/Missions to human beings in games... Maybe they'll increase the number of Players on a Server someday. I dunno.<br />
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You know what? The huge, open world. The lack of NPCs - the only 'mobs' (mobile NPCs) are enemies, and they are kind of spread out a bit. The game seems to be more 'exploring' and less 'interacting with others' (as a 'Solo' style player). You know what this reminds me of? Minecraft.<br />
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With Fallout 76's huge, open world, the ability to 'fight' with other players if you really wanted to; but mainly the goals seeming to be Explore and Experience the world, 'open but barren' as it is - to me, this is indeed much like Minecraft, or even more apt perhaps, No Man's Sky <i>[Now Including "Game Release Disappointment"™! lol BTW, No Man's Sky is more fun now, with Base Building and more NPCs and Missions and Shortcuts put in it]</i>. Maybe I'll play 76 that way... Explore. Quest. Survive. <i>[don't make Metal Gear: Survive joke... don't make Metal Gear: Survive joke...]</i> Less like Fallout 4 and more like Single Player Minecraft, or No Man's Sky, yeah. A huge world to explore, mostly barren of other NPCs, save for Enemies. Think: MC or NMS...<br />
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It's weird, the less I play the game like 'Fallout 4' and the more I play it like Minecraft, more like a <i>"Fallout Metal Gear: Survive" </i><i>[sorry I couldn't resist] -</i> the more I am finding I am actually enjoying Fallout 76! The more I play the game like 'No Man's Sky'<i> [trying not to make the 'game release disappointment' joke again...],</i> the more that I just Explore and Quest and kill the Enemies I run into along the way -<b> and try not to think of Fallout 4</b> - the more I am actually enjoying this game.<br />
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Anyway, I've stated my point and now I'm rambling <i>[well I guess I did call this an 'editorial' so it's sort of allowed, heh]</i>: the less that I approached the game like Fallout 4 and the more I played the game like it was Minecraft or No Man's Sky, the more I enjoyed Fallout 76... They did say it was 'different', they did say they were 'trying something new'... So maybe we shouldn't approach this game like it was "Fallout 4.5"...</div>
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There are a lot of issues with the game, a bunch of bugs (insert Bugthesda joke here), a lot of changes that can happen to improve the game; but as it stands, it is not a total loss, even though the game does 'feel' quite despondent (lonely)... This is a different 'branch' of Fallout, a different experience. They've even stated that "this is not Fallout 5" and "the next Fallout 5, which will be Single Player" is going to come - which is fantastic and awesome for us Fallout Fans - but that also means that <i>this </i>is not it. The more I keep this in mind, the more I play this game like the open-world, exploration, survival game that it seems to be; the more I am enjoying it. At least, it has helped me. Perhaps it will help you, too. </div>
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It's that time again - time to try to play some games for a cause! In my case, due to being disabled by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (an infection of the brain and spine causing Chronic Fatigue and body pain), I cannot play for 24 Hours 'straight' - therefore I play as much as I can through the weekend, totally up my Hours overall, playing through Saturday and Sunday - but playing as much as I really can - after all, it's a Marathon! As always, I will be playing for the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation (part of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals), not only because I was born and raised in the province of Alberta, Canada; but also because I was treated at these hospitals when I was an infant... so this Foundation, and the children they help, are close to my heart.<br />
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Every year seems to 'spring up' on me, heh. I've had to go to the Doctor a few times lately, eventually getting assigned my own Cardiologist, after they found an arrhythmia ('non-regular heartbeat') and some damaged heart muscle that "doesn't seem to be moving right" (it's being investigated)... I've been more tired [than 'my normal'] - but am still fighting and trying to help others, all along the way - perhaps it's because I have my own personal illnesses, that playing for this charity every year is special to me, and it's something I have tried to do every year since I heard of Extra Life and joined it, back in 2015.<br />
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If you would like to Donate to the Marathon - all proceeds going towards The Children's Hospital Foundation - you can Pledge/Donate directly to the Extra Life charity via Link just below:<br />
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As has occurred in past years - and stated above - I do not have the ability/energy to set up and maintain a constant Stream of some sort (through Twitch, YouTube and other streaming services); but what I do, is I share some details and Screenshots (and Videos if I can) of what I <i>am </i>able to play over the Weekend, in this post, right here at The Blog - an ongoing and updated post - one that I will be adding to as the weekend progresses (including Sunday Night, with a Grand Gameplay Total Of Hours Played), right here! Follow Along, checking back once in a while - and maybe See You In The Game!<br />
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<u>Update, Saturday 10:30 AM MST:</u> Beginning The Marathon, with the initial post above and gathering snacks and drinks to start Playing For The Kids™!<br />
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<u>Update, Saturday 1:00 PM MST:</u> Started out with some Minecraft - oh, and as always, all Weekend I will play all games as <i>"Just One Life"</i> - that is, I will not be able to continue if I 'die' in any of the games I play<i> [Lobby/Arena games exempt; for example League Of Legends, Heroes Of The Storm, Team Fortress 2, and similar games where it is based on 'maps/areas' instead of 'lives']</i>.<br />
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I was happy to see that I started in a Forest Biome - which usually has lots of Trees and easier-to-collect Seeds (via the little tufts of Grass around). I even saw a few Animals, but they were in 'singles' so I didn't try to Eat any (yet); I usually wait until I bump into 2+ of any Animal, so I can Breed them later on.<br />
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<u>Update, Saturday 4:30 PM MST:</u> Played some Rollercoaster Tycoon World - a game that was lamented and lashed when it was released, heh. Personally, I find it enjoyable, even though it seems more simplified, compared to earlier renditions of the series (my personal favourite being Rollercoaster Tycoon 3). That doesn't mean it is 'easier' mind you, as I have already run out of Money in the Story Mode level "Crash Course"...<br />
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Above, after doing the Tutorials for the Level, I laid out a nice, large Wooden Coaster; giving riders a bit of a 'tour' of the Park - but it tells me I do not have enough money to Open the Coaster! lol<br />
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I haven't played the game long enough to decide whether I 'love' it yet - I plan on writing a Review of it after putting many more Hours in... So far, I put in a couple more!<br />
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Total Gameplay Time: ~ 3.0 hrs<br />
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<u>Update, Saturday 8:00 PM MST:</u> Played some Friday The 13th, recently acquired during a Halloween Sale [although I felt a little odd, playing a scary/gore-y game for a Children's Marathon lol, so I might not play that type of game again during this].<br />
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The game isn't too complicated and kind of neat, seeing things from the actual movies (Licensed, currently in some kind of dispute, even). I was never 'into' Horror movies, I prefer just 'suspenseful' ones, or 'thrillers' maybe.<br />
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Anyway, I played a while, learning the ropes and either being the Big Scary Guy himself, or trying to help the Camp Counsellors escape from the Big Scary Bad Guy as he was...chasing them. It is pretty fun actually, running around trying to find items that will help you, as the Thunder and Lightning booms and the rain pours down around you. It's constantly Nighttime and the scary music that plays just makes everything together, well, pretty scary.<br />
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<u>Update, Saturday 10:30 PM MST:</u> Played some more Rollercoaster Tycoon World, choosing to switch to Sandbox Mode, after running out of money repeatedly (yet not being able to take out a loan??) on a Story Mode Level - I'm not a quitter, I'll return to it later! heh<br />
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I created a long, flourishing Flying Coaster, with multiple hills, banks and even overturns - apparently though, this causes the Nausea Rating to go too high - so I tamed it down a bit and took out some banks and the multiple rolls. I still had one, long, slowly-spinning roll-over in it after re-working it some though; and that apparently kept the Nausea too high (it was 'workable' and Passed, but it was 9+ and I feared that noone would ride it, so I plan to keep whittling it down more, then Open it later on).<br />
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Below, is a small collage of some Screenshots of the roll-overs, some of the Ratings I went through so far; and interestingly, I have never 'zoomed in' on a Store before (Information Booth), so here's what I saw, as well, just in case you may not have ever done the same. Time for a break, but I might play more yet tonight - after all, it's a Marathon! Woot!<br />
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<u>Update, Sunday 10:00 PM MST:</u> Unfortunately, I woke up today with a Fever and am very sore all over... I have been sleeping off an on all day and have not had a chance to play any games yet today (Sunday). I plan on trying to consider tomorrow to be 'Sunday' and play games tomorrow, to try build up to 24 Hours, for the Gaming Marathon. I sincerely apologize to readers/followers of this Posting and I will continue tomorrow. Take care. ~Troy from The Game Tips And More Blog<br />
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<u>Update, Friday, November 9th, 2:00 PM MST:</u> Sadly, this entire Week was a Loss, as I was battling some sort of bug/sickness the entire time... Therefore, I would like to try Continue the Marathon THIS WEEKEND (Sat. Nov. 10th and Sun. Nov. 11th) - trying to 'gather up together' the entire 24 Hours of the Gaming Marathon! Please forgive me, my dear readers, as I continue what I started; playing as much as I can this weekend for the Extra Life Gaming Marathon - hopefully seen in the spirit of the event and what it represents - pushing onward through personal illnesses, trying to not lose spirit or hope, through gaming; never giving up and staying filled with the positivity of looking towards the future... [wow that sounded good! lol]. Yes, I will try again, starting Saturday Morning; seeing if I can get up to the promised 24 Hours total - join me here again, if you wish, for little Updates and Screenshots and maybe even some Gameplay Clips, all Weekend!<br />
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<u>Update, Saturday, November 10th, 11:59 PM MST:</u> Sigh, again today I did not feel well enough to play very long at all. I tried to pop into Fortnite and played some Poker Night At The Inventory, but that's about it... Will try tomorrow<br />
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<u>Update, Monday, November 19th, 5:00 PM MST:</u> I played more, through the entire past Weekend! Slowly feeling better, even though I had a Dentist appointment, heh. Grand Total, Screenshots And More, to come...<br />
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<u>Update, Friday, November 23rd, 6:00 PM MST:</u> I apologize, I have not posted the Total Hours yet... I will try to get to this, this Weekend... However, as seen with the fact there is a Fallout 76 post; I did manage to play more and make it finally, to 24 Hours Total! Woot<br />
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For Hitman, it is the Publisher's 20th Anniversary (Happy Anniversary, IOI!) and they are celebrating with us all, offering a whopping 75% OFF at Steam.<br />
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This includes all past Hitman games and even the newer Hitman 2016 - for example, you can get the "Hitman Collection" (shown above) for less than $10 USD, which includes all of these past Hitman titles:<br />
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Even the newer Hitman 2016 - Game Of The Year Edition(!) is on for less than $20 USD!<br />
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For Fallout, Steam is calling it a Weekend Deal; but at HumbleBundle, it is called a "Bombs Dropping Sale" [hopefully not 'really' in real life - we need more time to play these great games! lol]. Want to play the Original "Fallout 1" or finally own "Fallout New Vegas"? They are less than 5 bucks each, right now!<br />
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Question<b>: Will I like Hitman 2016, if I liked previous Hitman games (other than Absolution)..?</b></h3>
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If I may sum up the Hitman series so far (even though some of you might already know parts of this), the Hitman series was never really a 'play through a long storyline linearly through, a level at a time' game, like other games. That is why so many people liked Hitman. You had to <i>figure out</i> what to do by observing, exploring, finding things out on your own. That is also why some people <i>didn't </i>like Hitman - it was too difficult for many, not knowing where to go or what to do, at first. Overall though, Hitman games didn't have a linear level direction and one-directional-storyline to play through, one map at a time, like most games.<br />
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Hitman always was more of a 'play in a sandbox with some story plots around, non-linearly through an area at a time, figuring out all of the ways you can get a mission done, finding out which is the best for your playstyle (or what is required for a mission)'. Absolution wasn't like this as much as previous games; Absolution was more linear, like a traditional game, with one long Storyline and the areas had more of a linear playthrough style (only 'one large way to go' overall, in the levels).<br />
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Hitman2016 has both elements, it does actually have a bit of an over-arcing Storyline; but each area is its' own 'sandbox of puzzles and death' to play in. There are so many ways to get through a level - and the guidance/radar isn't as 'hand-holding' as it was in Absolution (one aspect many didn't like in Absolution). There are tons of Challenges ('special ways to do things') and lots of Unlocks (weapons, disguises, locations) per area.<br />
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My favourite part of Hitman2016 is the dynamic music - it changes on-the-fly to suit what you are doing - from sneaking, to exploring, to combat; it changes its' dynamic/pace/theme based on what you are doing, or even going to do... If you ever wanted to be in a 'Bond/spy' type of movie, sneaking around and interacting with people to music that changes as you do it all - this is it.<br />
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<i>[I think that HITMAN2016 is one of THE most Polished versions yet... While it has only a few 'levels', they are huge and have literally dozens of play-throughs for each and every one (missions, escalations, contracts by players, etc). The graphics are great, the twists and turns of the [smallish] plot(s) are interesting, there is a good handful of weapons/toys to choose from; everything is great in HITMAN, imo!]</i><br />
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<br />The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-54772442008886103252018-09-19T22:01:00.002-06:002018-09-28T14:19:47.198-06:00It's Not Just You™ - NVIDIA Drivers Released Today Seem To 'Reset' Notifications Back To Default (ON) Just a quick post to say that, if you Updated your NVIDIA GPU Drivers today (2018.09.19) and think that the Notifications (Pop-Up Messages) are 'resetting' themselves back to 'ON', if you set them to 'OFF', after rebooting, etc - that It's Not Just You™...<br />
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Highlighting the very-helpful 'toggle all' slider, this is how the Notifications look when they are all turned OFF</div>
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I thought maybe I just didn't properly Disable them, so I brought up the GFx In-Game Overlay (formerly SHARE, formerly SHADOWPLAY, etc) and turned off the Notifications (there is a great one-click 'disable all' shortcut-type toggle, wtg NVIDIA!). Then I rebooted.<br />
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Upon startup, I hit the Screenshot key configured and 'BLOWP', there was the pop-up Notification ["Blowp" is the sound an NVIDIA Notification makes on this Timeline].<br />
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I opened up the configuration for the In-Game Overlay (SHARE...SHADOWPLAY...etc) just to see if it was 'reset' back to 'ON' - and it was.<br />
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The Notifications in GeForce Experience's In-Game Overlay seem to have automagically 'reset' themselves to the 'ON' setting, after Rebooting the system (GeForce Experience, NVIDIA GPU Software)</div>
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Not a huge deal - many of us don't even turn off our systems or need to Reboot near as much anymore these days - and although there <i>is</i> the possibility that NVIDIA <i>intended</i> it to be 'resetting/defaulting to ON', as some sort of "Hey, I'm Runnin' Here" notification to Users after Restarting/Rebooting/etc; I still wanted to try help improve GFx [my abbrev.] and keep it 'free of issues' (as much as I can assist) and 'just in case' went to inform NVIDIA's Support Team that this is occurring with their latest iteration, so I opened up the Feedback and typed this in:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This seemed a lot funnier late at night and really tired... I totally thought I was going to 'cheer up someone's day' with a semi-silly little "complaint", heh (Feedback, GeForce Experience, NVIDIA GPU Software)</td></tr>
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Then, I came to Share [pun originally not intended] with my dear readers, or Searchers of this issue/popup occurrence, that this indeed happens - hopefully making the world a little safer and happier, letting others know that if you run into this issue of the notifications 'resetting themselves' with this latest Update of NVIDIA's Drivers - that It's Not Just You™...<br />
<br />The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-11865733433850768182018-09-18T15:24:00.000-06:002018-09-19T21:58:23.150-06:00Quick Tip: Fallout 4 - The Achievement "Benevolent Leader" Can Be Obtained At A Raider Outpost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a Quick Tip that the Achievement "Benevolent Leader" in Fallout 4 can be achieved at a Raider Outpost (which are kind of like Settlements... but for Raiders... and they don't Farm... or like to Work at all... or do anything really... lol).<br />
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I have not been feeling well lately ['fighting something' heh], but I've been having fun playing Fallout 4 again, when I can. One of the many aspects I like about Fallout 4 is that, it is a game that I can play 'Slow' if I need to (Exploring, Scavenging, or listening to Diamond City Radio while Building Up some Settlements) or play it 'Fast' if I have the energy and/or feel a bit better (Questing, Fighting, Looting Enemies and cleaning out Locations), it's great; I love that I can play this game fast-and-hard like it was a "Just Cause" game or slow-and-sneaky like it was a "Hitman" game, heh.<br />
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Just the other day, I got my first-ever '100% Happiness Settlement' and Notification in the game - only it wasn't a Settlement per se - it was a Raider Outpost [Nuka-World DLC]! I was so surprised - I didn't even know those were eligible for that Achievement, woot! Thus, I wanted to share, both my Achievement/Celebration and the information that it can indeed be obtained with a Raider Outpost:<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">from <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1509782683">https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1509782683</a></span></i></div>
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In my case, it was achieved at the Kingsport Lighthouse Settlement/Area, converted [taken over] into a Raider Outpost...<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>[Going to end this here, keeping it 'short and sweet', so that I can post more often (versus longer posts less often), if I can] </i></span><br />
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GL to all those going for the achieve!<br />
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~TThe Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-42965321501567119472018-09-09T03:05:00.000-06:002018-09-09T03:07:53.246-06:00Personal Log: Sorry I haven't posted in a while... [Editorial/Personal]<i></i><br /><u> Personal Log, Stardate 201809.9<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">[I have no idea how that works heh]</span>: </u><br />
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Just a quick Personal Note to say that I apologize to my dear readers for not posting much for the past couple months... I have been experiencing a slight worsening of my bodily symptoms - but this happens once in a while, and it all may go back down as it seems to be once again, slowly (back to "sick normal", heh). As always, I have many Project 'irons I have in the fire', but have not been able to work on them much and/or Post about them much lately... Thankfully, I have been able to sit up and play games - mainly playing Fallout 4 (getting distracted from the Main Questline and having too much fun building up Settlements and doing Side Missions, heh). I have also been helping out fellow/new players of Fallout 4 on the Steam Forums "if I may" say so, which I enjoy doing... Hopefully I've given some helpful advice to some of you. <br />
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Don't worry, I'll be back to posting again Soon™... but I think I may have to change a couple of things at The Blog here.<br />
Nothing 'big' I don't think, but for one, I can't keep up with the Monthly "Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From" (where I post a Screenshot and my dear readers can guess what game it is from, to win Gifted Games from me). I have literally over 50,000 Screenshots and really want to share/edit most of them, but I can't seem to get around to it often (due to illness/tiredness). <br />
So, I've decided to not make it a 'monthly' thing - but instead have it 'whenever I can' heh - which might result in it happening multiple times in one month, then not again for a few months, etc. This will also allow me to post Multiple Screenshots for the game, sharing more of my many collection, and giving my dear readers more chances to win a Free Game! heh<br />
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I might also try posting smaller, 'Tip' posts. Things that I am finding in games that might help others out - an idea mainly coming from repeating questions I see in Forums. I will continue to work on the Longer Postings in the Background - the ones with a lot of information/data, don't worry - but by doing this as well, Posts can be short (easier for me to do due to my illness) and I can get Tips out there about Games that I have been playing, to help others - what I wanted this entire Blog to be about!<br />
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I also plan on ZIPping up my Wallpapers and Windows Icons I've been creating for Games over the last few years, and sharing those, too. The Wallpapers I'll put up here and/or at Flickr [which has been 'bought out' I think?] at maybe at Imgur, since that seems to have become a popular/larger place over the years. I've also made my own Windows Icons, which I will show examples of in "MyDesktop" Screenshots I'll post once in a while (my Desktop changes often, with different Wallpaper and Icons, so I'll post what it looks like and share Icons and take Requests for Icons seen, as well). <br />
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I have started a couple of Twitter Accounts, one for The Blog here, and one for General Help and questions people can ask - but I haven't been able to get on the one about Help since, so I may let that one lay still for a while longer (until my personal illness can improve some).<br />
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Overall though, I will try to 'get back into it' here, Posting about games I am playing and Tips I am finding, as well as little Clips and Screenshots here and there (The Blog has a YouTube Account and an Imgur Account already..). Again, I am sorry that I haven't been able to keep up with Posting of late, other than a slight worsening of the body pain portion of my illness, I have also had some heart trouble - nothing serious, but irregular heartrate changes, that are currently being investigated (to make sure they aren't 'serious'). <br />
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For those wondering, below is a 'pasted-and-lightly-updated' portion of the 'Personal Log' posting I made back in 2016 - explaining my illness and what it is - it is the same as the post from then for the most part, so if you already read it, just skip that section if you already know about my personal illness, heh:<br />
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< Potentially Sad Talking About Sicknesses Follows, In Case Of Feels, Stop Reading, Play Game ><br />
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<i><br />I've mentioned what I have or what I go through once before, in an earlier Personal Log posting a couple of years ago, since starting this Blog five years ago.. I didn't really want to trouble people or put those thoughts/feelings on them, but I have had a few people ask me personally what it was - and I was looking something up recently about my condition (it's a condition I (and Doctors as well) are constantly having to learn about) and I read quite a bit about other similar stories, where other suffers were in much worse condition than me... They were literally bed-ridden... And while I was also like that for the first couple of years, I have improved slowly over time to the point where I can sit up, and sometimes even play games, and on good days work on an article and do things around the house... <br /><br />My condition is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, which is an infection of the brain and spinal column, which gives components of Chronic Fatigue (getting tired easily with a slow recovery rate (as in days) if I go to the store, etc) and Fibromyalgia (inflammation and pain in all areas of the body, like - you know when you get a 'flu' and are sore all over, how it feels like 'the pain is coming from deep inside of you'? it's that, all the time...heck, many of your Aunts or Mothers may have Fibromyalgia, so you may have heard about it..). It is not a well-known disorder, despite millions of Americans having it.<br /><br />Every year I learn something new about it or studies that have found out something new about it; but nothing is ever concrete on 'how to get rid of it', unfortunately. The only good part about that is, is that all Doctors I have seen have concluded that it is "something that goes away on it's own, but noone knows when"... Some people have it for a year or so and some have it the remainder of their lives. I am in my 10th year now, but as I have said in the past, I try to always see the positive in things and I have been slowly improving overall, slowly over the years...<br /><br />I don't want to make anyone feel sad, I am sorry if this information does... I merely wanted to inform my readers that I may not be able to post some of the larger things I have been working on for a while longer... Some of the things I was working on are: more/newer GPU-Accelerated Game Recorder Comparisons (Playclaw, Bandicam, Mirillis Action, D3Dgear, NVIDIA's SHARE, AMD's ReLive, Plays.tv and more), First Impressions of some games that I started work on already (The Elder Scrolls Legends Closed Beta, Dropzone Closed Beta, A Return To The Elder Scrolls Online (I was in the Beta for it), Battlefield V Closed Beta and others), bringing back the "Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From" [but off of the Monthly Schedule and on to a 'whenever I can' (but which may be multiple times in one month)] and even more projects that I don't want to mention yet - to keep them a 'surprise', heh.<br /><br />I enjoy writing my articles and posts here, helping others with the information I have figured out, found or collected, doing testing, giving tips of games and even Video Editing and showing effects of settings in both, including also creating the Headers and graphics utilized here (they are all done by me)… <br />I plan to continue doing this for a long time to come... I just realized there has not been much the past little while and wanted to let you all know there may not be some yet for just a little bit longer ('recovering' from a Cold or "doing too much" takes about a week or more each time I do something or get a cold, to get back to where I was, with this illness, everything takes far longer..). </i><br />
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Once again - thank you for your patience, my wonderful readers - and I hope that I can contribute helpful information again for you soon, in the near future and for some time to come...<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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~Troy from The Game Tips And More Blog<br />
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<br />The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-81606729707360228402018-07-25T04:25:00.002-06:002018-08-02T08:54:01.162-06:00Steam: Newest Update = How To Be In "Offline" Mode In The Friends List (Like It Used To Be) Is it Gone? [Notification, Tutorial]<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Update 2018.08.01: Steam has recently been Updated to include "Do Not Disturb" and "Offline" settings, which coincides with many of the below concepts [as users have asked for them - wtg Valve!]. More details at the Official Steam News Posting, <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/news/42582/">here</a>.</span></i></div>
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For those using Steam (the gaming/client/launcher interface by Valve - creators of games like the <i>Half-Life</i>, <i>Team Fortress 2</i> and <i>DOTA 2</i>), you may have had an update recently that made your Friends List appear without you asking it to - and where you seemed to be immediately ONLINE - a virtual version of waking up in a classroom with no clothes on [not ready for it, as in a bad dream..].</div>
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Within minutes, I saw a Discussion Thread in the Steam Forums asking how to "be in offline mode" - which is how it used to be; you could set in the Options/Settings, "Appear In Offline Mode" when starting the Friends portion of the Steam client [I was going to the forum to ask myself, as I have an illness that makes me tired easily, preventing me from chatting with friends as much as I would like - and I don't want to appear cold or ignoring of them, so I usually utilize any 'Offline Mode' options in Friends clients].<br />
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I looked around in the Settings and configuration of the new Friends List and quickly figured out how to make the Friends portion of the interface 'act' like it used to - that is, how to 'appear offline' to friends in the list, when running Steam [and not get gameplay interrupted with any notifications, that is found further below]. Here is all you have to do:<br />
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<b>» Set to INVISIBLE (pull-down menu "v" next to name)</b><br />
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<i>[Stays through Steam restart, when restarting your PC/Steam, it will start up in Invisible Mode]</i><br />
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I wanted to add that although the terminology has changed, the functionality remains the same; that is, you can still 'hide' yourself from everyone and not see any messages or notifications, until you specifically want to, opening the Friends portion of the Steam Client, and looking at your Messages. Here, for example, is the Notification Settings to apply, if you do NOT want to be notified when Friends come Online or send you Messages - combined with the above "Invisible" setting, it will function exactly as before - you will be 'greyed out' on their end(s) and it will just show when you were "Last Online", and if they send you Messages, they will be kept on your end but nothing will pop-up/sound to let you know that the Message arrived:<br />
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Doing some further testing, I wanted to add that the Website/Browser functionality operates in the same manner as the stand-alone Steam client. That is, you can set yourself to "Invisible" and it will act as "Offline" did in the past (you will be 'greyed out' on your Friends' Lists). You have the same Notification options as the above example image as well (minus the Steam-Client-specific 'window flashing' buttons) - the interface even looks the same (colour and button/link locations), which is always good for user-friendliness...<br />
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Note: You will be set to "Online" the very first time that you open the Web/Browser version of the Friends List (eg. clicking on the Envelope>XunreadChatMessage at a Steam webpage) - but once you set yourself to "Invisible" in the Browser portion/window, it remains that way if you close the Friends window and open it up again. I even tested closing the browser (Chrome) entirely, waiting a while, then opening up a Steam website, then the browser-based Friends List - although I remained 'logged in', I was still 'Invisible' in the Friends List window/page when I restarted Chrome.<br />
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Well, it's about the middle of the month - and that means it's time once again for something I got into again this year - The Game Tips And More Blog's 'New-ish-sorta-but-only-kinda' Contest:<br />
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Having its' IXth - and <i>'Super Special </i><b>Trippple!</b><i> Screenshot Edition'</i> - today, June 15th, 2018!</div>
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All you have to do to win this identification contest, is to contact me in any way you can (eg. Comment on this article below, Twitter profile tweet, Email or make a Comment, here or at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Game-Tips-And-More-Blog-1646033402352335">The Blog's Facebook Page</a>, or Private Message <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/id/GameTipsAndMoreBlog" target="_blank">TheBlog's Steam Account</a> by the end of the month, with these two items within your message:<br />
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2. Information on how to contact you back (to receive Steam game gifts, etc) if you win.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[Just a quick note to be careful not to include any information you do not wish to share </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">'publicly' when posting in the Comments area <i>below </i>or <i>at Steam</i> or <i>sending a Twitter profile Tweet</i>,</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> as these messages are seen by 'everyone']</span></div>
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The first correct answer(s) submitted by a Skillful Identifier/Gamer will receive this month's contest prize - which is: a gifted game from a selection at the Steam online store! And, in this Super Special <i>Trippple!</i> Edition, there are Three Chances for Three different Winners! One of them could be you!<br />
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One Correct Guess = One Gifted Game Win.<br />
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Winners are only allowed one 'win' this month, to allow for the possibility of Three different Winners.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Note: Although I have been collecting Games in my Gift Inventory on Steam over the past few Years, during Steam Sales,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">due to how Steam has changed Gifting games through Steam recently; you will have to temporarily become </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">a Friend</span></i><br />
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Winners will also be announced in bold, large lettered-text, here on this very posting and will thereby be immortalized on The Intertubes in perpetuity, proving to all other comers that you were <i>"The Ultimate Game Screenshot Guesser Thingy Person"</i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">[aka. Gamer]</span>!<br />
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Previous Editions of this Contest [to 'see how it works'] can be found at TheBlog, here:<br />
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<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.com/2015/01/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html" target="_blank">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #1</a><br />
<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.com/2015/02/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html" target="_blank">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #2</a><br />
<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.com/2015/03/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html" target="_blank">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #3</a><br />
<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.ca/2018/01/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html" target="">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #4</a><br />
<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.com/2018/02/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #5</a><br />
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This time around however, due to there being no winners for the past while: I will give out not only One but THREE Screenshots to guess! It's a <i>TRIPPPLE!</i> Super Special Screenshot Edition!<br />
Even if you can guess only One of the games - you will win!<br />
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Are you ready? Here then, is not only One, but THREE 'Mystery' Screenshot images for this month, just below:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">[As you can see, the images are portions of the original full screen captures - and while it isn't 'super </span><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">easy', as it is just a small part of the screen - the image used for the contests will never be super hard, by being 'too' obscure or small (for example, it will never be 'just the end of a wooden log' or anything like that). The Images utilized are also always presented </span><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">'Unedited' (other than being Cropped to the smaller size and Logos added), if that helps. Click to see Full Size]</span><br />
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As usual for this Contest, after a week has gone by, if there is no correct guesses as to what games the Screenshots are from, I will still return here and put up 'Hint' images - that is, larger portions of the Screenshots - to assist in Game Recognition-ing-ness-ism... Remember, you only have to guess ONE of the THREE Screenshots above - it's a Super Special <i>Trippple! </i>Edition! <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>[lol]</i></span></div>
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A week has gone by and there have been no correct guesses yet... So, here are the HINT images (enlarged area portions of the CONTEST images for this month's Contest)!<br />
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Can you guess what games the Screenshots are from yet? Pop into some games and look around and see if anything 'rings a bell' (that is not a hidden 'hint' heh)... At the end of the Month, if noone has guessed correctly by then, I will return here and reveal the full Mystery Screenshots and the Games they were from - Good Luck, Gamers!<br />
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Come back next 15th-of-the-month friends, when there will be another chance to be a Digital Screenshot Sleuth in the "Xth" Edition of 'Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From' - where I will display/share two Screenshots - offering two different chances to Guess The Game and Win The Prize that is carried over to next time: a gifted game from a selection of the Steam Online Store!</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Note:After finalizing this Posting, I have been notified by my lawyer that there is a mobile application concerning dating that has the name/title "Trippple". For legal purposes, this Contest is sub-titled "Trippple!" (with exclamation mark) and is a separate legal entity than the aforementioned mobile application. It is also a "temporary construct", "for entertainment purposes", in light of the three (3) available screenshot/images available for this local contest. This blog, its authors, blogspot and any connected businesses or persons thereof, are not affiliated with the "Trippple" (no exclamation mark) company or application. The above is a Contest for entertainment purposes only, the identification of images shown, acting as the Skill Test for Official Contest Purposes and Laws. For further Legal Inquiries regarding this matter, contact "Editor-In-Chief" at gametipsandmore@gmail.com]</span></i><br />
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Looking forward to BF5, I saw the ‘Reveal Trailer’ that was released and noticed no music in it. So - inspired by “The Dawn Of The Dead”’s Title Sequence (‘opening credits’), I thought Mr. Cash’s song would go great with this gameplay trailer as a Backing Track...<br />
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The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-26128825464899353412018-05-15T16:01:00.000-06:002018-07-01T03:57:19.842-06:00"Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From?", The Game Tips And More Blog's Game Screenshot Identification Contest, Pops Up Again Today! [Updated 2018-05-31 with Answer Image]<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-317bJ1xyz9s/VKqR_yCU9JI/AAAAAAAAC4E/kuuaHJ7sVnkqOu_4cgUOflk5i8hOtGpZgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Can%2BYou%2BGuess%2BWhere%2BThe%2BScreenshot%2BBelow%2BIs%2BFrom%252C%2BHEADER%252C%2BThe%2BGame%2BTips%2BAnd%2BMore%2BBlog%2B2015-01%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-317bJ1xyz9s/VKqR_yCU9JI/AAAAAAAAC4E/kuuaHJ7sVnkqOu_4cgUOflk5i8hOtGpZgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/Can%2BYou%2BGuess%2BWhere%2BThe%2BScreenshot%2BBelow%2BIs%2BFrom%252C%2BHEADER%252C%2BThe%2BGame%2BTips%2BAnd%2BMore%2BBlog%2B2015-01%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Having its' Eighth Edition - 'the easiest one so far' - today, May 15th, 2018!</div>
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Winners will also be announced in bold, large lettered-text, here on this very posting and will thereby be immortalized on The Intertubes in perpetuity, proving to all other comers that you were <i>"The Ultimate Game Screenshot Guesser Thingy Person"</i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">[aka. Gamer]</span>!<br />
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Previous Editions of this Contest [to 'see how it works'] can be found at TheBlog, here:<br />
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<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.com/2015/01/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html" target="_blank">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #1</a><br />
<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.com/2015/02/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html" target="_blank">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #2</a><br />
<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.com/2015/03/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html" target="_blank">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #3</a><br />
<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.ca/2018/01/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html" target="">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #4</a><br />
<a href="https://gametipsandmore.blogspot.com/2018/02/can-you-guess-where-screenshot-below-is.html">Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From - Contest #5</a><br />
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Are you ready? Here then, is the 'Mystery' Screenshot image for this month, below:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">[As you can see, the image is a portion of a full screen capture - and while it isn't super </span><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">easy, as it is just a small part of the screen - the image used for the contest will never be super hard, by being 'too' obscure or small (for example, it will never be 'just the end of a wooden log' or anything like that). The Image utilized is also always presented here 'Unedited' (other than being Cropped to the smaller size and Logos added), if that helps at all. This 'Mystery' image is shown at Full Size]</span><br />
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Since there hasn't been a winner for some time - actually at all yet<i>(!)</i> - I'm choosing something 'even easier' (that is, a game that is even more popular than in recent contests..). Don't worry, it will still hopefully be <i>mysterious </i>[to stay fun heh]; and after a week has gone by, if there is no correct guess as to what game the Screenshot is from, I will still return here and put up a 'Hint' image - that is, a larger portion of the Screenshot - to assist in Game Recognition-ing-ness...</div>
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A week has gone by and there have been no correct guesses received yet... So, here is a HINT image; (an enlarged area portion of the CONTEST image for this month's Contest)! Ready?<br />
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Here is the HINT image (with enlarged portion revealed), below:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[Click the Image to see it at a slightly-larger Full Size - and as you can see, the image is still a portion of the full screen capture; but don't worry - the image used for the contest will never be 'too' obscure or small. Also, the Screenshot utilized is always presented as 'Unedited' (other than </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">being Cropped to the smaller size and Logos added)</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">, if that helps at all. Click to see Full Size]</span><br />
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Can you guess what game it is from yet? Pop into some games and look around and see if anything 'rings a bell'... At the end of the Month, if noone has guessed correctly by then, I will return here and reveal the full Mystery Screenshot and the Game it was from - Good Luck, Gamers!<br />
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<i><b>To end The Mystery, here is the answer for this 8th Edition of<br />'Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From' (2018-05):</b></i><br />
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Come back next 15th-of-the-month friends, when there will be a few small changes to the contest... For example, you will have not just ONE, not just TWO, but THREE (3!) chances to be a Digital Screenshot Sleuth in a special "IXth" Edition of 'Can You Guess Where The Screenshot Below Is From' - where I will display/share THREE Screenshots - offering then THREE chances to Guess The Game and Win The Prize that is carried over to next time: a gifted game from a selection of the Steam Online Store!</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">[**Note (this is the same message for all Contest footnotes): I am not affiliated in any way or degree with Steam/Valve, NVIDIA or AMD, and I have not and will not receive any compensation of any kind, for mentioning them here. I am merely an enthusiastic user of these companies' products/services. As for Hardware, I have utilized both AMD/NVIDIA's GPU products and will continue to use both in the future ((on a personal note, I find I usually am 'stairstepping' with their GPUs, purchasing from one manufacturer, then the next 'upgrade' purchasing from the other. I always Suggest to people who Ask; to get whichever has Features you like - and only what you can afford at the time (but check Reviews and Benchmarks as much as you can and get the 'fastest' you can afford at the time) - it will be outdated in 3 years or so anyway - so; Enjoy what you have and be Thankful because there are always people who have less!))]</span></i></div>
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