What's on your mind?

[legendarytoyou]

What's on my mind right now?  Easy, whomever is DDoSing Rumble right now need to get drilled in the ass with a cast iron, rusty spiked telephone pole.😒

[Count Chocula]

3 hours ago, Darkpig said:

I believe there was a Skyrim mod that removed the stolen tag after stealing Items under a certain value. Can't remember what it was called.

Mods can do anything.

[FauxFurry]

On 5/8/2025 at 1:18 PM, Grey Cloud said:

Time to crack out the traditional 'Pope Sicola' joke.

 

Edit: Posted that before I knew the new pope was American. Nice to see the Catholic church is continuing its two-millenia long tradition of political manoeuvring. 

You should have said Pope J. Wellington Wimpy.

[legendarytoyou]

On 5/8/2025 at 4:49 PM, porkybork said:

I think it's hilarious that Fallout: New Vegas, one of the most beloved games ever made, is a buggy piece of shit held together by duct tape and prayers. As someone who's never had the chance to play it, is the game good in spite of the bugs or do they add to its charm?

VERY!!  I would go so far as to say its superior to FO3, FO4 and FO76 COMBINED.  I know some people avoid the Nexus here if they can help it but there are quite a number of good mods that help stabilize New Vegas to a stage that puts it above nearly all of Bethesda's current works.  Here's a few I usually use to make the game more stable and playable despite the bugs and glitches:

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/51664  The Yukichigai Unofficial Patch or YUP for short is a must for stabilizing the number of issues the bas game has in terms of not only performance but blatant glitches Obsidian to their credit seemed to forget.

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/72541 ShowOff xNVSE For new functions and engine level tweaks

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/89069 Performance of the Titans.  Improves game stability and gets rid of unnecessary and sometimes hidden geometry from major areas in the base game AND the DLC's.

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/53635NVAC - New Vegas Anti-Crash.  Introduces structured exception handling to cut down on game crashes.

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/68714 FNV Mod Limit Fix.  The base game had a nasty habit of limiting the amount of mods you could use to stabilize the game.

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/66927 JohnnyGuitar NVSE - Plugin extender for NVSE adds some additional script functions and engine bug fixes.

 

 

Those are just a few to name off.  They help IMMENSELY with stabilizing the base game.  As for XBox users I'm afraid there's little alternative aside from PC.

[Count Chocula]

Notwithstanding that I think the guy behind Tale of Two Wastelands comes across like an arrogant dick, his New Vegas mod list Viva New Vegas is where I would (and in fact do) start for adding mods to New Vegas. And if Two Wastelands catches the eye (ouch, my eye!), he's got a mod list for that, too. As part of the whole TTW install process.

[Raven 54]

On 4/22/2025 at 5:23 PM, legendarytoyou said:

Cool, sounds like a plan.  Thanks again.🥰

Well... updates?? Have you fixed it?? How bad was it?? etc. etc.  

[legendarytoyou]

2 hours ago, Raven 54 said:

Well... updates?? Have you fixed it?? How bad was it?? etc. etc.  

Oh derp, yeah got it fixed.  What was shocking was I found out the old alternator was from the original production line!  Little wonder it died off, that Volvo is from 2001.😲

TBF 24 years is a pretty damn good run for an alternator but damn!😖

Edited May 10, 2025 by legendarytoyou

[Count Chocula]

1 hour ago, legendarytoyou said:

Oh derp, yeah got it fixed.  What was shocking was I found out the old alternator was from the original production line!  Little wonder it died off, that Volvo is from 2001.😲

TBF 24 years is a pretty damn good run for an alternator but damn!😖

Did you changed the air in your tires while you were at it?

[legendarytoyou]

15 minutes ago, chocula said:

Did you changed the air in your tires while you were at it?

🤣🤣🤣...I'd like to think I have more common sense than that.  I got a new set of treads back in April of 2024 and align them every year so yes.

Edited May 11, 2025 by legendarytoyou

[Count Chocula]

On 5/10/2025 at 5:32 PM, legendarytoyou said:

🤣🤣🤣...I'd like to think I have more common sense than that.  I got a new set of treads back in April of 2024 and align them every year so yes.

But it's summer coming up. The winter air in your tires will expand and they will be over-inflated.

 

Or if you live down under, the summer air will contract and they will be under-inflated.

Edited May 12, 2025 by chocula

[DrunkenCow]

On 5/9/2025 at 2:26 PM, chocula said:

Saying "New Vegas" and "Bethesda" together always prompts a reply like that.

 

Remember: that 84% Metacritic rating over engine bugs Bethesda was responsible for is why Obsidian was forced to use kickstarter to fund their next game.  

 

And without that, the Geneva conventions violating Avowed wouldn't be a thing.

[Count Chocula]

8 minutes ago, DrunkenCow said:

 

Remember: that 84% Metacritic rating over engine bugs Bethesda was responsible for is why Obsidian was forced to use kickstarter to fund their next game.  

 

And without that, the Geneva conventions violating Avowed wouldn't be a thing.

Sure, I saw the photos of Bethesda thugs holding guns to the heads of Obsidian execs, ordering them to log onto kickstarter.

[Darkpig]

34 minutes ago, DrunkenCow said:

Remember: that 84% Metacritic rating over engine bugs Bethesda was responsible for is why Obsidian was forced to use kickstarter to fund their next game.  

 

And without that, the Geneva conventions violating Avowed wouldn't be a thing.

I don't know what the Geneva conventions have to do with anything but from what I heard Avowed wasn't that bad of a game.

[Count Chocula]

19 minutes ago, Darkpig said:

I don't know what the Geneva conventions have to do with anything but from what I heard Avowed wasn't that bad of a game.

The Geneva Conventions violated Avowed, is the thing. Ouch.

[DrunkenCow]

1 hour ago, Darkpig said:

I don't know what the Geneva conventions have to do with anything but from what I heard Avowed wasn't that bad of a game.

 

It's a first person hack & slash game designed to be Obsidian's Skyrim that has no physics engine and treats the player like more of a retard.  

 

1 hour ago, chocula said:

I saw the photos of Bethesda thugs holding guns to the heads of Obsidian execs, ordering them to log onto kickstarter.

 

Sure the people responsible for fixing bugs per the term of the contract had nothing to do with almost driving a competitor out of business.  All hail Todd our lord and savior.

[Count Chocula]

40 minutes ago, DrunkenCow said:

 

It's a first person hack & slash game designed to be Obsidian's Skyrim that has no physics engine and treats the player like more of a retard.  

 

 

Sure the people responsible for fixing bugs per the term of the contract had nothing to do with almost driving a competitor out of business.  All hail Todd our lord and savior.

I think you might be drunk.

[Darkpig]

39 minutes ago, DrunkenCow said:

It's a first person hack & slash game designed to be Obsidian's Skyrim that has no physics engine

*Watches Avowed Gameplay video* There's physics. The player can jump.

39 minutes ago, DrunkenCow said:

and treats the player like more of a retard.  

Have you considered turn based strategy games? Or I don't know what kids play these days. Do they still play the COD?

[legendarytoyou]

6 hours ago, chocula said:

But it's summer coming up. The winter air in your tires will expand and they will be over-inflated.

 

Or if you love down under, the summer air will contract and they will be under-inflated.

True, I've been overdue for an oil change/tire alignment, mostly due to my current financial constraints.  Pinching every penny I come across lately.😖

[Raven 54]

9 hours ago, legendarytoyou said:

Oh derp, yeah got it fixed.  What was shocking was I found out the old alternator was from the original production line!  Little wonder it died off, that Volvo is from 2001.😲

TBF 24 years is a pretty damn good run for an alternator but damn!😖

Difficulty level?? Ready to knock out a few more for charity??      

[Raven 54]

7 hours ago, chocula said:

Did you changed the air in your tires while you were at it?

That was Funny!    

[legendarytoyou]

15 hours ago, Raven 54 said:

That was Funny!    

Yeah I laughed for an hour straight to.  I'm not THAT scatter brained, just forgetful.🤣

[Count Chocula]

On 5/10/2025 at 9:48 PM, Darkpig said:

*Watches Avowed Gameplay video* There's physics. The player can jump.

Have you considered turn based strategy games? Or I don't know what kids play these days. Do they still play the COD?

My buddy's son played CoD while we played D&D. This was like 2 years ago before he joined the military (the son, not my buddy).

[Darkpig]

The older I get the more I love cursed shit. What the fuck is wrong with me?

[porkybork]

The weather in my area keeps bouncing between hot and cool throughout the week, and it’s really fucking with my sinuses.

[Count Chocula]

15 hours ago, Darkpig said:

The older I get the more I love cursed shit. What the fuck is wrong with me?

What does "cursed shit" mean? Like a Cursed Sword of Berserking in D&D? Just goes to show the value of identifying magic items before equipping them.