Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 4th

Chloyster [she/her]

Damn whoever gifted you Obra Dinn has really good taste! Great game! 🙂

Chloyster [she/her]

Yeahhh I bounced off la mulana pretty hard. It’s good but I think it’s maybe a little too much for me

Chloyster [she/her]

Yeah I def think that would be a fine change. Though when you actually unlock the doors they stay open thankfully so that’s something

Chloyster [she/her]

Oh my god that sucksssss. Yeah the first one does help with the sigils I think. Grade 4 does too. I also started getting a bunch of letters delivered to the mail room but they’re like basically just solutions to early puzzles I already figured out

Chloyster [she/her]

I think I only have 2 actually thinking about it. I have the boudoir safe and time release safe from the shelter. I think I know how to open the office safe though. Yes I want to fully drain the reservoir and getting the boiler again had been a pain. I also got the tomb for the first time yesterday and opened that entrance to the basement too. The sanctum things, yeah I know generally what is needed but the clues needed are eluding me. Though I think I found one at the top of the clock tower. The main thing in room 46 is a list of where all the sanctum keys are. There is another puzzle in there involving a map but I haven’t figured that out yet.

Also really want to get to classroom 8. I’ve only been able to make it to 5 so far

Chloyster [she/her]

Doing well! I got the clue written out that tells you how to solve the safes. Have opened 3 now I think. Also have two of the sanctum keys. I’ve been continually coat checking the gear wrench so I can someday make the boiler room common… But I’ve yet to find it again lol. I’m trying to hook up the pump room so I can drain the reservoir.

Chloyster [she/her]

Congrats! Yeah there’s sooooo much left to discover. Definitely try and make it back to room 46 again. There’s a lot in there to point you in new directions :)

Chloyster [she/her]

Yeah it’s surprising how little you actually need to roll credits. Also no problem! Happy to help :)

Chloyster [she/her]

spoiler

Oh damn I haven’t unlocked any of the safes yet. I need to work on that. Also for the boiler it doesn’t have to be immediately next to what you’re trying to power. They just need to be connected by rooms that also have vents going through them. The passageway and the security room for instance are 2 I know that have them. Look out for rooms that have vents going through the top to each door

Chloyster [she/her]

another small fountain hint

The fountain isn’t where you think. And is much more accessible. Calling it a fountain is a bit much to be frank. If you were to drain it I think you would see what it’s referring to

Chloyster [she/her]

small hint

Yeah I’ve also never seen a tomb while drafting, but there is one other entrance that the map shows. Have you found the pump room?

Chloyster [she/her]

Just rolled credits! Really amazing. But there’s still sooooooooo much more

Chloyster [she/her]

Yeah I agree there so far. I’ll have to see once I beat it and peel back some of the layers. But yeah while it is scratching that same discovery itch for me, outer wilds is an unmatched experience. I will say though, while the rng is definitely different, there is a similar feeling to starting a new loop in OW and starting a new day in BP

Chloyster [she/her]

Yeah I kinda get that. I’ve had a couple of those walls. But I think if you purposely try to pick rooms that you’ve not had, even if it seems bad or not useful things might start to piece together more. A lot of things can be useful in ways you might not expect. I think I’ve maybe had 1 or 2 runs where I truly learned nothing. Every other run has had some sort of knowledge or permanent progress. Also some rooms only appear on certain edges of the house. I’ve found some of the important profession related ones that way.

But yeah it’s a game you gotta treat as much as a roguelite as you do a puzzle game. And it unfortunately isn’t for everyone

Chloyster [she/her]

I will say the antechamber is just the beginning of the end game stuff. There’s a lot more to go after making it inside

Chloyster [she/her]

I think I’m at day 21 or 22. Made it to the antechamber for the first time yesterday. Not sure hours played atm

Chloyster [she/her]

It’s so good isn’t it? Figured out some big brain puzzles yesterday and was blown away. Absolutely loving it

Chloyster [she/her]

I use this and love it

https://buynothingproject.org/

Chloyster [she/her]

Steam deck is good! And if your Internet is good, any device that can do moonlight streaming.

I have my steam deck plugged into my TV in my living room. I’m all hardwired and can use moonlight to stream my PC to my steam deck with no noticeable latency. I’m usually very picky about input lag / latency and I legitimately cannot notice it. Moonlight/sunlight is wayyyy better than steam remote play imo. And for indie games that the steam deck can run well, I can play natively from that. I hardly ever play at my desk anymore

Chloyster [she/her]

Hell yeah I’m one of the few 2042 defenders. It’s a good game now!

Chloyster [she/her]

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