Choices....

 

 

 

No Mans sky has seen a lot of news with it's updates of late; Even with all the new systems etc I've not been able to 'get into' the game again. I've blogged and waffled a lot over the years suffice it to say the more the game has 'become', the more the game is over the top in getting me to play again. All that said there is a NMS youtuber I watch that has also done Planet Crafter content. Jason Plays. As Plane Crafter has had a big update I checked back on his channel to see if I'd missed any Crafter content. Which I didn't..... Long story short he did have a new series started on 'getting into' No Mans Sky.

A Fresh Start Part 1 No Man's Sky Beginners Guide 2024 Well worth a watch. For me even watching it I can see from those vids that I'd still not be 'into' redoing the game. Much as I 'feel' I could, I know I'd be wasting a lot of time for little reward. TheYamiks did a video on it recently as well.

 

Speaking of TheYamiks he's also done a good video on Star Citizen. So 'what he said'.

Star Citizen WORTH IT in 2024?!

PowerWash Simulator's next paid DLC is based on Warhammer 40,000 and I quiet like the trailer. Another DLC to add to the wish-list for some sale down the line.... Very down the line.

The 2024 roadmap is interesting but no sign in sight of it slowing down.... So a sale on DLC seems very far away.

 

 

Gameranx had a recent video on 10 WEIRD Gaming Stories of February 2024, interesting to me in that they had two sections Part 6 regarding Xbox and Part 5 regarding Deca and Star Trek Online. More on the Star Trek Online angle later down the post....

 

Darkest Dungeon saw a good bit of game-time this last week. That time was a 90% RNG nightmare.

 

 

My first run getting back to the Crimson Court was a great success; It all went downhill from there and fell further with every run no matter what and where. I made a lot of mistakes. The Hero Roster is back to a declining state. The available heroes are no longer in sync with compatible groupings which I prefer. The need to mix and match is there but the heroes I can choose is far from ideal. RNG just makes it worse.

 

A Casual Carebear Gamer

 

 

In playing Planet Crafter I've realized that after the patch my active on launchpad rockets are not missing; Just invisible. I'm sure that will be 'resolved in time'. Maybe?

 

 

Patches for the most recent update seems to have updated the randomly generated biomes you reach via portals. I've still been doing a lot of them. New is the new new after all.

 

 

 

 

Star Trek Online is still the 'old reliable'. The game had a 50% off on it's Lifetime Subscription. Again I'll say that if you are into STO and you get a lot from 'just' playing, the Lifetime is well worth it. Pays for itself over time(rewards, details).

 

MC Stu had details regarding the CEO To Address Star Trek Online Community On Ten Forward Live

 

CasualSAB  has two recent relevant videos:

Jonathan Herlache is no longer at Cryptic / Star Trek Online

&

More STO Devs Leaving? - DECA/Cryptic Update

Of the recent updates to the game a patch brought a nice quality of life tag to new items in a players inventory/mats inventory etc.

 

That said recent patches have brought back to me an old bug... walking in space(take that Eve Online). So STO, it's only happened 2 or three times, tis haha funny.

STO on Xbox still has the zoom issues but fingers crossed the fix will be here in a couple of weeks(apparently it's fixed and internally developed to 'work'). As for overall PC/Xbox gameplay; Gameplay is gameplay. I've been doing it more and enjoying it. Events/Dailies/R&D..... Gameplay.

 

 There can never be enough Borg balloons in the bank! 

 

World of Warcraft has seen a slight uptick in gameplay but I'm still not 100% 'into it'. I have a feeling I'm definitely wasting game-time. That said I did get a tour from herself with the Emerald dream etc. 

 

 

Getting some gear to get me into the last of the raid wings for LFR. For the first time in a long time I'm considering not getting the next expansion.... If not for the overarching multi-expansion plans I think I'd have fully checked out. 

 

 

Eve, Eve, Eve online. I've been doing the 'usual' for my preferred gameplay; No surprise's there(that's a good thing).  PvE,R&D with a side of rock harvesting.

 

 

OZ_Eve has been interesting re the markets. The Oz Report (Mar 2nd, 2024) - Eve Online Market Insights. A 'show' that makes me think about 2 previous market youtubers(EVE-Prosper and delonewolf if anyone is interested).

Loru Gaming is a tuber I came across but his 'excitement' about Vanguard makes my eyes roll.

EVE Vanguard UNRECOGNIZABLE In 6 Months   I look forward to being surprised at the epic game that will be Vanguard by the end of the year; I just don't think that's gonna happen(*see meme about google app graveyard).

 

I've seen Eve Status tweets more in the last week than in a long time. https://twitter.com/EVE_status

Eve is Eve; Eve'n after their patch of a patched patch.

 

Only it won't

Initial client run is confused it's already running.

 

 

 

 

Planet Crafter....

While my main save game time is all about farming the Golden butterflies; I've reached a point where even than is less appealing never mind useful. Collecting for collections sake. I think the next patch is really needed to get actual game progress.

My secondary save is the one where my base was slightly misplaced given the further development changes I've seen in my main save.... The large vine. So I did it.... I moved the base and it's contents one module over.

Main save preview of the area...

Newly moved base(second save)...

It's not much but it's been worked on, improved and somewhat streamlined and should be safe enough. 

It was a lot of work to empty the buildings, setup temp storage and then put everything back. Things a player does when he's not paying for WoW(lol).

Overall the more things change the more they stay the same. I may have to stop saying that even if it's true.

One thing I'm thankful for is that asteroids do not destroy any building or structure that they hit. I'd be an unhappy gamer if they did.

Planet Crafter....

For a gamer playing 4 MMO's at the moment it's a wonder I have time for any other games. Ok maybe that's an exaggerated stretch. WoW is the real time killer. Star Trek Online on PC and Xbox are a daily and admin each day and Eve Online is not even a character login to claim the 'login' rewards(which is 90% of my 'gameplay' there). Yet time I have and time I've spent on more Planer Crafter. Not much different since the last time I posted. Like I've said before and like Minecraft, the game is just fun (for me) to be in. 

On that score I've been farming the new area for golden larva; Or any larva that's not the standard versions. Of which there has been a steady endless supply. I've deconstructed the blues(and all sub golden) to get more valuable fertilizer and mutagens. With stockpiles of surplus in multiple areas.

Even the Golden Larva have replaced all of my butterfly setups and more. It's funny(not ha-ha) how certain grinds in games are 110% acceptable while even the merest hint of grind in others is a turnoff to gamplay. Perspectives, RnG and luck!

In thinking I've gotten all from the latest patch I thought I'd look up the Steam discussions to see if there was talk of anything I'd missed. There wasn't, but I did spot talk of a strange box.

A 'hidden' storage crate filled with blueprint chips! 

Obviously a developer testing thing. But easily accessible(for now at time of blogging). So of course I went and collected the collectibles I've no purpose for(for now). Mmmmmmmmm chips.

I've also embraced both the T3 extractor and the Auto Crafter. Creating a small ad-hoc Rod creation setup(Iridium, Osmium and Alloy). Making the most of the T3 drill which is now seen as overpowered(in ability) and which will be nerfed in the next patch in the new year.

So progress is progress. Tweaking, storing, resorting and collecting.

I'm looking forward to that next major update in the new year. With luck elements of the next phase are going to be implemented.

Happy Friday!