#Task Timer

[fandaniel]

i will play stardew valley i just think i need it modded to hell and back to truly get it

[sysig]

Is this small and pixely enough that it’s not a spoiler

[thegreatyin]

Also is there anything like. A phone widget that shows FL actions or an API I could use to make such a thing? The games energy system being so small is bad for my brain but being able to ping myself when I'm nearly full would be better than checking all the time

Alas, there's not any widget that I know of! There might be an API for it- I know a few exist for FL, though I play almost exclusively on the mobile browser, so I wouldn't have any experience with that myself.

There's not really any advice I can give besides simply getting used to the action economy and how it operates. It's by far the game's biggest hurdle in terms of onboarding, and it's one of the many reasons why FL isn't a game for everyone. It may sound like a moot point, but in my experience, the best I can say is just accepting that you need to take your time- Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was the Scoundrel, and neither will your own FL blorbo. Checking in hourly or bi-hourly is kind of the ultimate strategy to success as far as FL is concerned. Embrace the ability to step back for awhile. The Neath will still be there when you come back.

[beingatoaster]

my unpacking method in Unpacking is the same as in real life: everything goes on the floor until everything's unpacked, and then I sort it out XD which the game does not like when I'm on the last room! Like yeah yeah yeah I see your red blinky outlines, I'm working on it....

[raisengen]

Nightreign's quick and varied replay scratches at something I've been thinking about for a while. A stereotypical RPG looks like the following:

You are given a number of ways to build your character,

You have to lock into that build style, preventing you from using every option,

You have multiple story branches, even if only at the quest level,

Playthroughs are very long (maybe 50-100 hours).

This means that the developers produce a lot of content that only a minority of players will experience. There's more nuance to unpack here, but at a first glance it does suggest you could make hay by resolving that tension.

There are plenty of examples you can find of games dropping different elements of that list to various degrees of success. Bravely Default and Code Vein drop point 2, various JRPGs drop 1 and 3, Armored Core (not really an RPG but hey) drops 2 and trims down 3 & 4 just enough to work out.

For this post, it's the idea of dropping point 4 that I'm interested in. The poster child for that approach is the roguelike genre, but they typically lean heavy on randomness and light on narrative. Nightreign's arcade style gives you more control over how things shake out, so you can choose how to explore build options, making it a great mechanical demonstration of the idea; you can experience more playstyles in 10 hours of Nightreign than you would in 100 hours of Elden Ring.

Again, though, you've lost the narrative side of things. I feel like there's space to lean into the storytelling at the same time, let the player explore different narrative possibilities while exploring the different gameplay possibilities, though I can't say any good examples come to mind.

[halfdeadfriedrice]

OKAY. It's flood warning/surprise day off today, and I have two three goals!!

-Housecleaning!!! (To be subdivided, but some primary points: no laundry on floor, new sheets, jackets all hung in closet, dishes)

-beat barnabus in ff16 (this is going to be a long fight)

-celebrate B-niversary!

[hetchdrive]

I wanna write I was having fun with this fic but unfortunately... starting writing...

[ofoceansandtombsanew]

the most annoying part about conversation analysis transcription hw? trying to count out the pauses

[tojisun]

cant believe im missing both games cuz of a work event. i dont even like ppl at work

[hexjulia]

sweating and cursing labouring in the to do list mines so i can buy the fake animal that lives in my phone an elephant hat

[visdiefje]

[cluepoke-archive]

Man I've finally gotten some space time distortions and I've gotten at least 3 in coronet highlands in the past 3 days looking for sheildon and cranidose and all im getting is Rowlett

[omegasmileyface]

dreams are so awesome. had a totk dream last night where i did side quests and shit it was awesome. it was also very explicit about the fact that the botw games are, canonically and explicitly and deliberately, set in the fallout universe

[jicklet]

I've been using a different program than usual at work, and after I finish a task a little message pops up that says "Good job!" and. I am not immune to that generic pat on the head 😅

[brilliantfantasticgeronimo]

MEP class is done. i can have a life (watch doctor who) again.