Gimme a game where I just change settings and load orders. I don’t want to actually play a game, I want to move sliders, click check boxes, and scroll through drop down menus. The lizard part of my brain yearns for simple tasks

  • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Sounds like you should just play more 4x games instead of trying to turn games like Fallout into something they aren’t.

    Edit: or maybe something like Kenshi.

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      1 month ago

      For me it’s the problem solving of modding that’s fun, I like the troubleshooting process, and the moment when you finally get the game to run smoothly with your set of mods is veery satisfying.

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        1 month ago

        To each their own, it just seems like the crux of this post is ‘man I sure wish modding wasn’t as complicated’. Which, as far as both you and I are concerned, kind of defeats the point of modding.

        I’m of the opinion that modding is fun, both the process and the finished result. Even if it can be kind of a pain in the ass sometimes.

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      1 month ago

      My problem with 4x is I am too stupid to ever win the end game. Or so my time with Stellaris tells me. That early and mid game was pretty fun, though. But anyways, I’ll never be too dumb to waltz into an orc encampment, slaughter them all, and clear out their mines just to bump my smithing skill up a bit.

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      1 month ago

      4x doesn’t scratch that same itch. Kenshi is fun. Very weird but also very fun, unless I make my base in the wrong place and some weeaboos with tin hats keep dabbing away with my bread baskets. Fuck the Black Dragon Ninjas

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        1 month ago

        Yeah, that I can understand. I realized that there are many more similarities between Fallout and Kenshi than there are between Fallout and 4x games.

        Have you tried Caves of Qud?