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 No.1[Reply]

Welcome to the hub for retro vidya and tech!
Note: This board encompasses the former /vr/ and /tech/ boards.

 No.1525

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All touhou/VN and other similar posts have been moved to the new >>>/djn/ board, since this place was getting cluttered.



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 No.2[Reply][Last 50 Posts]

A version of /vr/ without a Doom thread? I don't think so!
Other retro shooters welcome of course.
Post favourite mods, wads, and general discussion.
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 No.1748

>>146
I believe it's categorized in the genre of immersive sim, like Deus Ex and Thief. By the way, have you played System Shock 2? That one stuck with me even more than the first one.

 No.1749

>>1742
With the pace of things around here, probably better to leave this to one post a month, if even that. Anyway, I did a little recoloring today, turning the red shells on these shotgun sprites green so they match the pickups in Freedoom/Lotan's Tomb. They're maybe a little bright, but it didn't look right to shift them any darker and the red shells were a little bright relative to the id pickups so it's good enough for me.

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>>1749
Makes me think of both U.S Military loads of 00 Buckshot, and how many years ago, a bright green hull on a commercial shotgun shell would be used to indicate a slug load.

 No.1751

>>1742
I've been fuckin around with how powering up works. I ditched the two button holding system so now you just power up when you fill up the weapon meter, you can also freely switch between elements now. Also attacking drains mana instead of a timer.

 No.1762

i neglected mapping for like a week to play Organ Trail, but now I have more ideas



 No.1334[Reply]

Testing to see if there's any interest here or if anyone else is taking part.
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 No.1731

I used to love Star Wars too but that all ended the moment The Last Jedi dropped. Now I physically recoil with cringe every time I see anything Star Wars related. I saw this shit on the stream and I immediately stood up and walked away. Seeing people defend such blatant corporate greed just because their nostalgia boners are being tickled a little is truly disturbing.

 No.1732

>>1731
Destiny players are captive addicts, they will eat any trash bungie shits out.
As for starwars, disney tried its very best to kill the franchise, even going as far as adapting tumbler fanfics and hastily sketched fanmade comics in toilet stalls

 No.1758

We can shift this into a "laugh at the current state of the games industry" I suppose.

As for Marathon, it's come out that a lot of their art, including in-game textures, were stolen from a random twitter user. They also had a livestream where they basically showed nothing and dodged pretty much any questions people had. To the point someone asked about proximity chat and they said something along the lines of "We're looking into a version of this that would work for the game".

I said before that this likely won't flop as hard as Concord but I no longer feel confident in saying that. There is the wild hope that they have something crazy that hasn't been shown yet but I highly doubt it. It's obvious this game needs at least another year to become something even passable but I doubt Sony lets them delay it. I think it drops in September and it hits the ground hard. The game will get cut and Sony takes over Bungie. At least we'll finally get Destiny 3.

 No.1760

>>1758
>at least we'll finally get destiny 3
Doubt it, after what happened with psygnosis , sony might just shelf bungie and its games for good.

 No.1761

>>1760
I'm assuming Edge of Fate and Renegades will sell just well enough that when the hammer comes down, Sony will see there's still enough interest to be profitable. It won't be Bungie anymore because Sony will have kicked the executives and taken full control, but I can imagine them seeing the potential of Destiny 3.



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 No.200[Reply]

Who uses Windows XP?
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 No.1754

I built a gaming rig with older parts for the sake of playing games with EAX. It's definitely worth it if you're playing a game like F.E.A.R. or S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

 No.1755

>>1754
I miss my old hardware. Not the giving it to someone part, I'm happy they had something. I regret not preserving it.

 No.1756

>>200
checked, sorry, still on 7

 No.1757

>>348
i feel like the only reason to keep using xp is if you are a turbo autist that writes their own drivers, or has super old hardware/niche hardware that requires you to use their own unsigned drivers.

 No.1759

>>1757
Not him, but the only reason I moved from XP was to get access to that extra RAM without sacrificing too much compatibility with old games (almost all do work). The only reason I installed XP was better stability.



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 No.1015[Reply]

sportschan and 76chan friendos playin xonotic
come play vidya
connect 24.119.59.44
https://xonotic.org/

 No.1747

Downloading now



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 No.546[Reply]

I've seen an old X250 and a X240 both going for about 100 bucks and I thought I'd pick it up. I need a cheap laptop for casual use and school and I'd rather spend money on a desktop than burn a hole in my wallet to get a desktop replacement that's about as portable as an old microcomputer. But is the old Thinkpad craze online legit? I'm always suspicious of trends and fads and nothing is more suspect than China bashing fools circlejerking over old machines. I've never owned a Thinkpad but some basic research online and it seems there is something to the hype train but are old Thinkpads really worth it or just a meme? Should I save to buy a newish model? And what's a good old Thinkpad for my use case? I just want something small (14 inches max), portable, and relatively modern and durable that can emulate some older PSOne games and run Linux.
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 No.1220

>>743
My X230 is still doing pretty well for itself. The main issue it suffers is how low the screen resolution is, it gets difficult to browse some of the more obnoxious site designs out there. Hardware's hanging in there though. I don't know about FreeBSD but on Linux you can even squeeze basic Vulkan support out of the iGPU.

 No.1324

>>546
I had a T420s that I used as my main laptop for some time. It was pretty much perfect, save for the battery life being awful. If you're pretty much always next to an outlet, as I was, it wasn't a problem, but otherwise that would probably be a headache. I believe I got it for 120 bucks CAD.

 No.1588

How old is old, I picked up a P52 on corp clearance. I don't care about the "applized" design because everything in the market is built like that now anyway. It's purely a practical rugged workstation with a decent modern spec and 90% of its use is docked regardless.

There's that whole thing with the very old ones, debates about keyboards, hardware, lenovo and so on. Going down that road is very different than just buying one from the last 5 years that's still pretty modern (but lacks a lot of the classic design). Some people pride themselves on doing as much as they can on something built during Windows 7, but the limitations and shortcomings, especially with things like the screens and the processor - it's strictly for the enthusiast, who's forgotten the reason we did this to begin with was to buy decently built bulk corporate discounted modern spec notebooks.

 No.1626

I use a 440p for my mobile computing needs, it works very well. I run gentoo on it, and after a memory upgrade, it has no problems really. Old games even run smooth.

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Not OP, but I am curious myself. I am thinking of buying a cheap Thinkpad mainly as a temporary solution to my current situation. I am looking for something cheap (100-400 euro range) that can have Linux installed on it, can be used to program and use RPGMaker on and also preferably can run Total War Rome and/or Med 2.
I am fine with anything from the modern era (even from like 5 years ago), just so long as I can install a Linux distro, it'll be my first time using Linux to begin with.
I also don't care much for neither battery life nor upgradability, so long as it can last a few years.



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 No.1692[Reply]

WHAT ARE YOU:
>PLAYAN
>WATCHAN
>LISTENAN
>READAN
>FAPPAN
>EATAN
>DRINKAN
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 No.1738

>>1737
We don't have the right equipment and have to use ancient technology that predates my year of birth, even worse is that my co workers are extremely lazy so we hardly get anything done. And I'm terrified of fucking up, as in I sweat bullets during work, and my boss is going on sick leave for 5 weeks which puts me in charge of all the tards at my workplace. It's all too much for me right now.

 No.1739

>>1738
I'm really sorry to hear that, anon. I wish there was something I could do to help, or some kind of advice I could share. I hope that things turn out for the best. What kind of work are you doing?

 No.1740

>>1739
Thanks for the kind words dear anon, I can't talk about this with anyone IRL as people will lose faith in me if I do, so venting here is the best I can do. Message boards are the only place where I can be honest with people.
I work at a medium sized business that was small up until a few weeks ago. They didn't even have accounting software until today, I just installed it a minute ago. The owner is a fair but strict boomer who has bought out his partners and is now overhauling everything, so he hired me to decrease his workload.I clocked 72 hours last week with a 2 hour commute.I don't mind the work just that I dread fucking up and having angry customers yell at me.

Thing is I dread going to work,but I used to be a Neet for a while (my own choice) and I dread that even more so at least I'm not a neet anymore. It's just a few weeks and afterwards things will calm down.

 No.1741

>>1740
Honestly, that sounds completely miserable. I admire your dedication to your work. The ability to commit like that isn't something a lot of people have. But, I hope you can also find something better for yourself in the future. It just doesn't seem healthy working this way, and so many hours.
>having angry customers yell at me
Yeah, a lot of people are real shit heads. It feels like that's especially true these days. Feels like most people have a lack of patience, lack of empathy, and a general lack of care. They only think of themselves and feel entitled to everyone else's time. It feels more and more like people go out of their way to be like this.
>It's just a few weeks and afterwards things will calm down.
That's true. Any time I'm going through something particularly difficult I always tell myself that it'll be over eventually. All things pass with time. Even if it's not easy. I'm still rooting for you, anon. I'm sure you can make it through this.

 No.1743

>>1741
>It just doesn't seem healthy working this way, and so many hours.
Yeah sometimes i fall sleep as soon as i lay in bed. The work experience is very valuable so I'll stay here till I become a bit more confident.
>Feels like most people have a lack of patience, lack of empathy, and a general lack of care.
I blame social media for this, it has created an epidemic of resentment and envy , which results in people losing empathy for each other. Unfortunately as more and more people gain access to social media, the number of envious resentful people will increase. It's a sad state of affairs.
>I'm still rooting for you, anon. I'm sure you can make it through this
Thank you kind anon, please pray for me as i will do the same for you. I really need this job and can't afford to get canned or laid off. The mere thought of neetdome gives me night terrors.



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What does your desktop look like? Here's mine..
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Messed up the alignment slightly.

>>1687
The taskbar is Curtains. Media player is Musicbee. The K-On! thing is a cute desktop pet type thing called K-On! Desktop Accessories. The rest is Rainmeter.

 No.1689

>>1688
Oh, and PowerToys lets me snap windows to custom sizes and spaces with shortcuts.

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it's cold outside

 No.1706

>>1691
Looking comfy, anon.

 No.1733

>>550
this looks amazing, i love it



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 No.354[Reply]

Do you have a main Video Game? One that you play far more than any other Video Game?
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 No.1274

>>1270
It really was the era of games when you could ignore the main plot and play this whole second game slotted inside for no real reason other than 'the devs felt like it'. I get you, man. I loved that kind of stuff, too.

 No.1290

Ive been playing generals zero hour for well over two decades now, my favorite mod being contra. Rise of the reds is garbage though could never get into it.

Apart from that, ive been playing skyrim eversince launch, i dont really do anything in the game, i just walk around,camp,hunt and chill at a spot while i eat dinner.I mainly use it to unwind after work.

Also i play warcraft 3's campaigns one every 3 months,just for nostalgia.

 No.1326

>>354
Victoria II is my go-to game for when I'm bored and want to fuck around for an hour. Other than that, I got into SF3 3rd Strike a while ago and it's filled a similar role.

 No.1332

>>1273
mfw i will never be a tiny asian woman that can fit into a barrel and use it as a bath tub ;_;

 No.1724

I play a lot of Doom wads, especially total conversions. It's legitimately hard to get bored of Doom and all its possibilities. I also love other boomershooters like Blood and I revisit Postal 2 a lot. Other than that you can have endless fun with roguelikes like Shadow of the Wyrm and ADOM.



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 No.1129[Reply]

Redownloaded the game to co-op with friends this weekend but wanted to get familiar again

Let's go on the quest of Bol Sadguy together in the meantime
(I don't know anything about Guilty Gear but going to be a Fighter/Warlock)
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I don't remember how to get to Withers legit I'm taking the back path

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That's better

 No.1223

>>1129
⁸>>1165
Zesty, keep going OP. Btw where the bear at?

 No.1227

Should've said something but I went to bed, if I feel like goofing off at work after my meeting I'll continue the thread

 No.1721

>>1227
Where u at :(



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