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No map. Part of my fun is having people stumble upon it. Hahaah. Imagine the fun of wandering around, then hearing a constant howl of wolves, and you go, "What is that? Where is it coming from? WHAT IS THIS WALL??" That's my fun. Or, "What is this portal?" Lol.

Too right John @Tar-Eruntalion , i'm balancing many games atm so want to keep fresh on Valheim as its such a great game but I really should just hop back in cos even just going for a stroll around our world and picking up resources is very relaxing I do find. I may need an updated map soon La, so I can come and visit all the Wolves....Ihope they've all got names!! 😄

We're alive....and free hopefully!! The last few months has been hopefully more uplifting for you all as we enter many places nearing the end of some/most social distancing rules and also with the fantastic run the English side were on throughout the whole of Euro 2020 (in 2021, still can't get over the name not changing!). We're also entering holiday season for many of us across the world too and I think it'll be good to get some fresh air and experience some of the places we haven't been able to the past 18 months. That being said, there's a few things upcoming at FG to keep an eye out for as we go under some significant changes I've wanted for many years. Achievements/Ranks/Gamerscore I've wanted some form of an FG Gamerscore for a while as an incentive to make things fun and interesting when you come back to the Home of FG, as well as having fun online in FG Games. With the next software update, we'll imminently have a new ranking system that links to points. Some might remember I tried a while back but didn't quite work as there wasn't enough resources at the time. Now, we can take advantage of some cool updates that are all integrated with the Home of FG. A sneak peak of how things will start to look are below. This is something that will help us all realise there's always been way more to FG than just a few forum posts. 'Levelling Up' with FG can actually be a real possibility which i'm super hyped for! Medals/Badges With brand new ranks and levels to chase, come Medals to earn. You could argue its similar to Triumphs on many games we play mentioning no names *Desti..cough cough*. These will be things that you can earn that will give bonus points that goes towards your overall FG Gamerscore. Some will be very basic, like opening post, creating topics, and just by visiting FG everyday but some might make you look across FG, creating interesting stuff for all to see, maybe in Videos, Quizzes, Polls, etc. Equally, I want to create Medals to earn that are a part of the joy we bring online with us all. We have some featured FG Games already and would love to expand on this over time. For example, we could have some that relate to our GT Sport league races, FIFA Monday Night Football, Destiny Raid Nights and of course, any games we play on FG Fridays. These are supposed to be cool things to chase for fun and show off between us all and the more we can make, the more exciting it will be to interact and get around all the games we play together. These will also show on your profile and I intend to have a page where you can find descriptions of Medals you can earn. Please be aware though....there will be hidden ones you'll have to find! Maybe checking other people's profiles over time will help you work out what's achievable! Push Notifications to Mobile devices This one makes me happy beyond belief. I think one thing is noticeable that many like to be nudged by a pop up on their phone if they've been tagged or quoted somewhere or maybe even if they've received a reaction. It reminds us that FG is around as it can slip people's minds sometimes as we have our normal lives to deal with. Notifications can be switched on so you'll need to accept to receive push notifications for your mobile, once live. The only restriction i've been made aware of is (as usual) is Safari on Apple devices. I mean, you should be downloading Chrome anyway these days, even on Apple devices because Safari kills souls over time. More details to follow on how to make sure you get all the notifications! Homepage link for mobile devices In conjunction with the notifications, you should get opportunity to add FG as a homepage on your phone. This will make FG look and feel exactly like an App would and far better than the Tapatalk one we had in the past. You can then also see notifications linked to it, like your apps do. I really want as many of us to take up these so you don't miss out on any FG action and it helps me not have to nag/nudge/annoy the crap out of you on other platforms! In other news..... We also have some amazing FGFGF news we can now share as some of you already know, which will highlight how important you all are to continuing to donate to the cause of making people smile and feel good. We have GT Sport Summer Season starting this week and want as many to turn up each week to enjoy the fun and learn where we can FG Fridays will be back up in advance on the Event Calendar so we can all make sure to nudge your best FGer and get them to get online where we can - the aim has to be a huge 20-30 plus lobby of all of us on the games we now have to offer (Fall Guys, Bomberman, Among Us, Battlefield 5, Wreckfest, GTA Races, CoD MW Remastered) Raids every week on Destiny for anyone that wants help and just all round general fun running more and more of them More regular Quizzes to play! There's probably more (there always is!) but i've probably worn you out with the essay as usual 😄 All i'll ask is to be patient with us over the next 4 weeks as you see things subtely changing and there may be some down time as we update many of the applications and software we have behind the scenes. It'll be all worth the wait i'm sure! Let me know what you think of the updates, and if there are any medals/badges you wanna see we could give out drop the ideas below, you never know as we have LOADS to make!! GGFG ❤️

I think that isn't a bad price tbh. I mean, it could go up again when the PS5 version is out even though it should be an upgrade to what we have already....I think? Played about 3 hours but not got far as i end up doing everything and picking up everything I saw 😄 The training with the guns and being 'sneaky' took me ages to do. It felt strange so bearing in mind what you've said i'll have to give it more time. Not at Keanu yet, as it doesn't push me through the story quick enough. I might end up just pushing past some dialogue to see if the overall game feels better later on.

I've been dabbling in Valheim recently as a way to de-stress. Like you said, Destiny is nice, but it's not... relaxing lol. I'm playing around with the iron poles for support. Mostly because the slope of the roof and the distance from the ground was getting bigger the lower the floors were getting lol. Feel free to make any aesthetic changes to either the main wolf house or the one up north near the mountain! Follow the wonky stone path to it.

Lots of new info here. Looks like if you if PS4 & PS5 want to play together then you have to turn off crossplay. I'll probably turn off crossplay with PC anyway. Fuck those cheating nerds!

i checked the wolf sanctuary again while i was eating now and the base is beautiful, great job La @RenFengge, man i have missed doing something relaxing and simple in valheim, destiny is nice but it's always pedal to the metal and you want to relax sometimes, when the season ends and the hearth and home update comes out i will start again valheim, i want to make my base better, maybe expand it in some ways, built better and more beautiful fortifications and a new, bigger dock cause this one isn't enough

Hah. To be fair, since @TurboR56Mini 's and @Tar-Eruntalion 's massive, beautiful, and collective structures are not around, the lag isn't terrible. I haven't really terraformed anything for that purpose, which also contributes to the lag. Resources have been brought to the area, and the only things removed are trees and rocks that are in the way. Building the two big structures by barely leveling anything has been an interesting challenge lol. There is a framerate drop near the main structure, but that's about it 😄 ... mostly because I haven't properly redistributed the wolves from their pen to another area.

It does take a while for the shooting to get good, skills and better weapons improve it no end. I was worried to begin with but it does get better to the point where its very enjoyable. But I agree, on console it feels weak from the limited amount I've played on the Pro. The story - I play as nomad - is very slow to start with too but once a specific event happens it really kicks off. How far did you get @GazzaGarratt? Did you go far enough to meet Keanu?

Yeah, i'd heard a lot of mixed things about it and with it still being £30 for a second hand copy wanted to know if it was worth the investment. Thanks for the advice dude, think i will give it a miss until it comes down a bit more 😁

I can't wait for this!!! I absolutely loved Zero Dawn when it came out and recently downloaded the complete edition from the monthly ps plus games. I really enjoyed all aspects of the game and really hope Forbidden West lives up to the expectations

Let me know when you all plan to do this and I'll try to hop in as well.

Its mad how this seems to be the way forward. As much as people may not enjoy the idea of live service games, part of me feels like its the only way to break the monotomy of the yearly CoD releases where by we're getting the same old crap. If you had on ebig sandbox you could continually tweak with old stuff combined with new stuff then it would probably rope more people into trying the game more so.