GazzaGarratt

I've just decided that football doesn't exist this season. See you in September.

@BO7H B4RRELS , I'm sorry buty you won't have a choice to not be available to be on this FG server. Its in the ten commandments, mate. I've read them so just take my word for it 😎 Thanks @phil bottle for looking into this for us. I'm super hyped to get back into DayZ after our escapades last time out. Made a huge base which took ages and we were definitely in the swing of things for a while. GTX seems a good start as that's where our other ones are. I agree with Vanilla too. I think if we end up having mods too early we then struggle to update servers and game saves, etc. We'll have to see who is up for it too. I definitely think we can grab some ol' regulars too like @Dylanimo16

Happy birthday @Riff Machine and @TurboR56Mini !! Hope you guys have an absolute awesome day chilling and doing fuck all 🤘😎💃

Had a brief moment to start it up and its prettyt decent start so far. Reasonably easy objective based that help you learn some stuff. Controls are something to get used to but most of the stuff i've done on the first 2 planets is reasonably easy and should stick in my brain for now 😅 One thing I need to learn is how to get the spacecraft into third person. Apparently you hit down on the d-pad and then go to utilities to switch the view. Other than that, I can see it being one of those you need to resource up to cover off long trips out in the Unstable wild! Can you share materials at all?

They're moving ever closer to removing that 'searching for the bigger power number' over time and I think its 100% the right call. The hard part is they are then stuck in this loop where for the most part, the large population have played Destiny to see their big, yellow, nice font, number move to a bigger, yellow, nice font, number. Like 1153 to 1154. This has been the case for 7 years. So even when removing the objective of just getting higher numbered gear is a better idea, it doesn't play into the average gamer's hands as most people all they do is just chase the bigger number. It always got to me when I wanted to do a raid to enjoy it, but we would sometimes be stuck when someone would say 'I ain't doing that, i don't get any bigger number (pinnacle) loot', to which I can't wrap my head around. Its a hard culture to break but Bungie are trying to do it by delivering fun, enjoyable instances/experiences in raids and dungeons so you remember the journey. However, through all of this, i'm not sure how you ever take the power number grind out of an RPG/MMO game when its core to its way of design. Destiny is in a great spot for content but the average gamer wants to have fun objectives to complete and see all shiny. And those shiny things need to be better than the power number grind sensation. So....yeah, I agree to this feeling Chad as i'm in the same boat. But I also think they could fix it by looking at what makes us tick better. I'd start with Triumphs and creating them in a better way to how they used to be....even then though, the 'bigger Triumph number' was probably the push to help us enjoy it! We love showing off our big numbered D's! 🤣

Looks way more complex than it sounds. And just had a look at a quick review and I think it would take me a while to get into this one. Stellaris feels and looks like a good alternative to this which I know a few of us have played here. May be less taxing on the brain but still with the level of detail of 'Space Management' that you may be looking for.

Yeah, when I was looking at games i've had for a while now and never played them, this stood out. Especially at a time where I've been trying to also find another FG community game where it can relaxing but many of us could dip in and out with each other. I saw a recent tweet that reminded me, and then that tweet reminded me that i see similar updates and patch updates whcih bring huge changes to the game, for free. Sure, I know my issue will be with this ensuring I can find objectives to do and potentially some that we can all do together but i'm willing to give it a go. I checked up on Multiplayer and it stated you could effectively have a 5 player party. If you do missions together, then you need to start and finish them before you log off, very much like Sea of Thieves. I want to see how the PS5 version goes for sure. Anyone know if you can build something that could be accessed as a 'community' thing? e.g. you don't need the first person online to see it all the time?

Anyone tried this here? Looks like Small Soldiers on steroids and includes a 4 player co-op. Seems to have launched on Steam and now Switch and Xbox too. Steam have it at £15.49 and Switch I think at £19.99 so not too pricey either. There's also a free demo on Steam too! Seems to be one of those build and defend the wave type games but there seems to be quite a few gamemodes out now, including PvP. The idea of all the different types of toys you go up against look hilarious. The Cargo Plane actually drops the Green Amy Men with parachutes. Here's the original trailer from a while ago. Can't find many recent reviews out there but it looks like an underrated and unheard game for sure. This guy below rates it at 8.5 and I think it has some weight. What you all reckon? Anyone tempted to try the demo?

Coming out this year (Summer pencilled in) but doesn't have a release date yet. Would love to get this and see how it plays. Its also being released for all platforms, console and PC. Massive win there. Its Single Player so unless that changes i'd like to try this on Steam to see how this is compared to Football Manager type games. I used to have an F1 manager game on the Amstrad CPC464....man, that was the balls as you could do the pitstops too. Fingers crossed for features like that. Anyone interested?

Unless this comes out with a Master League, I won't be trying it. Seems utterly pointless when all the unique selling points of PES have been completely removed. It really isn't PES and doesn't deserve to be connected to PES in anyway. Come on Sony, hurry up and buy Konami and smash the competition out there with your own bloody football game.

After Easter (next week), we'll be getting a significantly huge patch with over 400 fixes to the game. Patch Notes apparently out next week but here's the key bits from the Community Manager tweets: Rao and Paik shall have their traits updated Sundance has also received some fixes to their Grenade Belt, allowing for better Anti-Armor Grenade target acquisition within their immediate vicinity rather than things football fields away Ribbons have been tweaked in order to allow easier unlocking across modes such as Rush. XP for Support Actions and Teamplay within the game have also been balanced to ensure teamwork remains king Vehicular Warfare balancing alongside targeted tweaks to the likes of the Bolte, to ensure that Infantry/Vehicle counter play still has some bite! Bug Fixes towards the ADS bug when exiting a vehicle and reviving near obstacles are also in this Update. Attachments shall also receive an overhaul in Update 4.0, with a focus on ensuring they feel unique and have an impact on your loadout choice and gunplay. He signs off saying "While this merely scratches the surface of Update 4.0 in #Battlefield 2042, we do appreciate the patience afforded to us with getting this update out there. Again, truly looking forward to your feedback as the update goes live, next week. Stay safe out there folks 🐧" I mean, I think its worth a stab back on it considering its a game I've barely even touched and had so much potential. Problem will likely be just the population and getting a full game I imagine! What's people thinking? Anyone hoping for something big in the patch they haven't mentioned yet?

Well, Australia wasn't the big exciting race I initially hoped but it did bring the championship closer together once again. Did not expect Verstappen to retire at all, even though it wouldn't have made a difference to the race winner as Leclerc was on another level in that Ferrari. Russell took the advantage of the safety car over Hamilton to grab his first podium and considering Merc are well off the top pace, they have maximised the points they probably could get and some. Mental to think they are second in the constructors with such a slow car compared to the top 3/4 teams. And whilst it was more of a quieter race for Mclaren, it was great to see them get some solid points with 6th and 7th. This next few weeks hopefully will give a bit of time to some upgrades for the pack to bunch up some more. Here's hoping Haas don't fade away too quickly either!! Next up is the first Italian race (Imola) and I can't see Ferrari not having the pace. I think the only thing that could happen is some mindgames to put Leclerc off or add too much pressure at one of their home GPs. Its a much better start to the season that I expected for sure.

This one was my go to. Always loved seeing what cheat codes they had in there for that month too 😄 In fact, I kept a few old Cheat books that came with mags for my early consoles as they are such cool things to have built into these early games. Wish this was more of a thing over here. Never seen it but always wanted to as it does get some decent information exclusive to them from time to time. Super thread @J4MES OX4D ! I may dig out what I can find and post it up here!

Happy birfdayz Dave! @bluffin109 I concur with Philly's suggestion of shenanigans 😄😎💃

I'm with most on here. I do think its been overplayed over the recent years rather than new IPs but we all know now that culture is changing and we get them because the general consumer can't wait 7 years for a new IP game to be created, which then only allows for remakes and possible remasters on the same framework code the original was made on. I'll always take a remaster over just a port to a current gen console. I wish we could get back to those days where we would look forward to seeing what E3 had in store and what progress had been made on confirmed games and seeing them develop. Clearly though we can't crunch developers and get stuck in that horrible culture anymore so I think its just finding suitable games that can be remastered. From the top of my head though, I really don't have any in mind that I'd spend full whack on to play in an 'enhanced' version. You can see why we get the AAA games of the past 5 years maintained for longer with updates and patches.

Yeah, it was great to get back to racing. Really enjoyed it and everyone was dead chill, even when accidents happened. Could've been definitely up for the win on the first race, messed up at the start at literally on the last lap, however it was great trying to catch up through the pack from 9th to nearly 2nd. Cheers for setting it up @Greboth. Somehow we'll have to tell the OCUK lot that they are welcome here to chat and join up so when the mini league starts, we can all know who's about for racing. With a few more of us here to jump in too, we could have a huge grid for some nights which makes me excited muchly 😄

What that means is that it hasn't changed to auto payments, just whenever you see the email (if you see it that is, some reports say ppl didn't see one too 🙈). Give me a shout in a month or i'll diarise to DM you when the time is right to switch the way it works. Thanks to all who have tested it for me today. I'm pleased to report it has connected auto payments perfectly so much easier to deal with and exactly what you all expected! Finally! 😅

Love how it changes! But also i'm a big fan of the start too. You could do a hell of a lot of background music for so much stuff with your ideas dude. Have you thought about doing that for other things?

So....I think I found an issue. sigh When they were initially set up, a detailed setting in the backend with PayPal was not switched on to Subscriptions. I have since switched it on and waited to see if it then kicks in afterwards. Unfortunately not. I'm assuming everyone wanted it to take autonomously so they didn't have to worry about it? If this is the case I've been working out how we get around it. Essentially I'll need to cancel the invoice that has been sent to people and then you have to reselect the Membership again. It would be massively helpful for a few people to help me test this out as we should see at some point through the same day on your own PayPal a recurring subscription set up. I'll have to do the same with my own as I did one too so I can see how it takes funds. What i'll do is when you tell me you're ready or if I know it has expired, shout me and i'll fully cancel it in the admin section so you can restart it. Ant and Harold, if we want to try today, lets see if we can get it working correctly. 👍 I'll tag the others on monthly as clearly it'll affect everyone. @Shucker @jordie1892 @techno @GazzaGarratt @Zaxzar @slamminbones @Spacedeck @Antpool84 @LordBaguette @Mikepjbell @J-Lurch @Macca89 @Teenwolf25 @Greboth Thanks for the patience and help with this. Sometimes we'll have to learn in live here and I know that isn't always ideal.

Happy birthday @Jason !! Enjoy copious amounts of alcohol and dying in Elden Ring! 🔥😅😎❤️

Hey @Spacedeck , can I have the below for my daughter please? Hidden Folks Pikuniku Drawful 2 Thanks mate, very much appreciated!! I'll keep looking through the list for myself too 👍

Are they trying to do the reverse psycology job on us by doing an even worse job on a F2P game so we go back to wanting the annual releases? Cos its working 😅

Hope all is okay mate. Sounds like you're all on a roll though, given this one is from The Witcher!