PigLick on 13/11/2016 at 12:49
I have ACEX installed, which I have found really good compared to the vanilla sounds.
Thirith on 16/11/2016 at 07:58
Let's see if we can drag henke away from San Francisco to equally sunny but much more violent (and that's just us trying to cross the road!) Los Santos!
Date: Saturday, 19 November
Time: 4-6pm UK time
Game: GTA VThings to note:
* I'll start an invite-only session. If you're not (
https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/member/thirith) a friend on the Rockstar Social Club and/or part of the (
https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/thruthelookingglass) ThruTheLookingGlass crew, I can't invite you.
* Anyone who's joined the session can invite others. Feel free to bring friends and people from other crews! The more people there are, the more game modes are possible and fun.
* If I see anyone from my friends list joining, I'll drop them an invite. If I don't, (
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197971118958/) send me a message - ideally via Steam, since the R*SC message system is shit.
* Ideally bring a headset! Note that depending on your settings you might only hear voice chat from friends and crew members. Especially if others join, you may want to change your settings temporarily.
I'll be online a bit before 4pm to see if any of the (
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ArmaTTLG) Steam TTLG group members are around. Hoping to see you there!
bob_doe_nz on 16/11/2016 at 09:21
Bugger! I'd like to try it... but...
* A: I don't have the game (I don't want to pay $90 NZ. $60 on special)
* B: Pings would be sooo bad
* C: It's going to be at 4am to 6pm here...
Thirith on 16/11/2016 at 09:26
Yeah, it's a shame that the time slot doesn't work particularly well for those in the US and those in Australasia (is that the right term?). We've also got Arma 2/Operation Arrowhead sessions; PigLick sometimes joins for those, and surprisingly, ping isn't much of an issue. That would still leave point C, though... If you ever find that you can't sleep on a Saturday morning, you'd definitely be most welcome to join!
Thirith on 16/11/2016 at 09:42
On a different note: I'd be curious to try out
Project Argo at some point, Bohemia's
Arma 3-based experiment. It's not coop, but it's free and might still be fun for small groups. If any of the regular Saturday crowd are interested, here's the link: (
https://store.bistudio.com/products/project-argo)
PigLick on 16/11/2016 at 10:40
I would be up for that if it ever happens
Thirith on 17/11/2016 at 12:35
Also, if we want to supplement our roaring rampage of rampant crime this Saturday with some cold-as-ice skiing, snowboarding etc., perhaps we could check out the (
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/11/17/steep-open-beta-weekend-preloading)
Steep public beta. (Henke, do I remember correctly that you've been playing the non-public beta? Can the beta be played with friends?)
Thirith on 19/11/2016 at 18:18
Thanks to Malf, Jeshibu and henke for a fun GTA session - which ended with some Tron-inspired mayhem on a highrise. Definitely one of the better recent additions to GTA Online.
Next week, we return to Chernarus and Takistan. Hoping for a good turnout!
Thirith on 23/11/2016 at 17:23
Calling on the Finnish-Australian-UK coalition (and anyone else who has time and feels like joining in) to come to Switzerland's aid in Chernarus and Takistan! I promise chocolate medals to everyone injured in the line of duty. (If you die horribly, the chocolate will go to your next of kin.)
Date: Saturday, 26 November
Time: 4-6pm UK time
Game: Arma 2/Operation Arrowhead
Things to note:
* Bring a headset! We are using Teamspeak 3 to communicate in the game.
* While we're not using any compulsory mods, client-side quality-of-life mods like sthud are allowed.
* Anyone's welcome to join, absolute beginners as well as old hands. Since Arma is a bit fickle, perhaps check out the instructions on the Steam group first or send me a PM.
I'll be online a bit before 4pm to set up the server and check who's on Steam. Hoping to see you there!
Thirith on 26/11/2016 at 18:11
Thanks to henke, Malf and Al_B for a fun session of Arma. We mostly got massacred, and our attempt to play the campaign in coop started going downhill the moment we stopped faffing about on the aircraft carrier (actually, it was mainly the game bugging out that screwed us), but we ended on a successful mission liberating a radio from a little village on Utes. Finally we can get ourselves some of that sweet, sweet Radio 4 action!
I'm not around next week myself, but I'll organise another session on Saturday, 10 December at the usual time. We'll decide what game to play based on who can make it. Hoping to see some of you for some pre-Christmas coop shootery!
