Trust me Mod's are where it's at, with some far exceeding the retail design & content. More to the point you can make it your own game...
Doom 3 like you've never experienced before in 4K...
No change to gameplay...
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Doom 3 like you've never experienced before in 4K...
No change to gameplay...
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Same! It is funny how I can be bouncing between 4-5 games, and even between Steam Deck and Switch ... then suddenly lock in and totally focus on a game for like 150-200 hours!
Alien Isolation (October 2014) remains to be the best Alien game produced and one of the best of its genre. Now closing on it's first decade, while still looking great there's always room for improvement thx to the modding community...
Install in the order below;
Max graphics setting, full film grain.
Note, as the game's difficulty level is raised the Alien becomes an increasingly dangerous & very significant threat to the player, however the A.I. remains fair throughout. "A perfect organism" with a "structural perfection matched only by its hostility."
All links have specific instructions. This is a very easy mod as is just a matter of unpacking the archive's and copying files in place. As the mod is modular you can opt out of parts that dont interest, although as a package a solid improvement on the retail game. All credits go to the creators who are listed on the respective download sites (Nexus Mods & MODDB).
n.b. Nexus Mods requires an account to download files, however all mods can be downloaded for free with no payment necessary.
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Install in the order below;
- Configure Alien Isolation in launcher of choice to not auto update, clean install of the game is recomended.
- Intro Videos Removed - Link
- Alien 3 Variant of 20th Century Fox Intro Video - Link
- Improved Alien A.I - Link
- 2K Cutscenes - Link (no editing of Alien Isolation's .exe is required for 2K)
- 2k Textures - Link
- Enhanced Graphics Settings - Link
- My Enhanced Graphics Settings - Attached, Shadow Maps redefined with increased granularity (512-4K) as there are almost no noticeable differences above this value. Increasing shadow map resolution to very high levels (8K,16K) may introduce shadow flickering in some areas. if you opt for this setting file step 7 can be disregarded.
- If any audio glitches during cutscenes lock FPS to 105. This is a limitation of the game's engine on modern hardware not the mod.
Max graphics setting, full film grain.
Note, as the game's difficulty level is raised the Alien becomes an increasingly dangerous & very significant threat to the player, however the A.I. remains fair throughout. "A perfect organism" with a "structural perfection matched only by its hostility."
All links have specific instructions. This is a very easy mod as is just a matter of unpacking the archive's and copying files in place. As the mod is modular you can opt out of parts that dont interest, although as a package a solid improvement on the retail game. All credits go to the creators who are listed on the respective download sites (Nexus Mods & MODDB).
n.b. Nexus Mods requires an account to download files, however all mods can be downloaded for free with no payment necessary.
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Is anyone playing-- or has played Middle-earth: Shadow of War, (any) Assassin’s Creed, Elden Ring on an Intel Mac with Bootcamp/Parallels/Wineskin Winery…??? Would it even be worth the effort? I’m more interested in just being able to explore these open worlds and maps at my leisure; I’ve been taking my time with the Mac versions of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and (starting from 2013) the Tomb Raider trilogy for over a few years now LOL
TIA!
TIA!
I don’t have an answer, just questions.
What are you currently using for Windows compatibility? What GPU capabilities? I’d assume your best shot would be Bootcamp…
Thank you! It's an iMac 3.7 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5; Radeon Pro Vega 48 8GB; 72 GB RAM; running Ventura 13.6.5I don’t have an answer, just questions.
Your using Bootcamp? When I was using Bootcamp on a MBR (2012-2016), I’d check a game’s min specs, see how close I was, hopefully above, and hopefully find reviews for comparable hardware.
Just started playing the native version of Baldur's Gate 3 on my M3 Macbook Pro Max today. Seems to play just fine -- didn't mess with any of the settings as of yet. So guess they are on the default settings. Just trying to get familiarized with some of the controls/commands on the thing.
Beautiful game and enjoying myself so far.
Beautiful game and enjoying myself so far.
I don't play games now so am looking for new titles.
In the past I played a WWII game on the Mac, the name of which I can't recall. It was really fun, fairly hard, and strategic enough for my interest. I wish I could remember the name. Maybe it is from the pre-Intel era. The game spoke a few german phrases. It had scenarios in the east, the desert, and maybe the western front. It was real time play so you had to keep working moving all the units.
Even longer ago I played a north Africa game, again, the title escapes me. That game was turn based and my friends and I could play over email. That was a blast.
March 2024
Some definite strides have been made to give the solo player company. This is a standard I’ve grown accustomed to in RPGs, even though admittedly such interactions have been a on a very limited scripted basis. If it’s not there, as broken as it is, I miss it. Today I look forward to more and better such interactions, especially being on the cusp of AI interactions sure to appear in the near future.
- Skyrim- Replay, set aside when I was distracted by Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines. 🙃
- Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines- Replay, set aside when I was distracted by Hogwart’s Legacy. 😐
- World of Warships- As usual. I dislike subs that have been inserted into the game, but were given unreasonal buffs to make them competitive. Homing torpedoes? Pishaw…🤔
- Hogwart’s Legacy purchased this on sale, and am happy with it. I am a fan of the books and movies, and this game is set back in the 19th Century. Tons of stuff to do, fun challenging magic combat. My critique is that although the voice acting is excellent, and you talk to a lot of people throughout the story, social interaction, the inability to have friends at the midpoint in the story seems lacking, no companions, it feels like being a loner. However some stories like Vampire, it‘s ok being a loner although you can acquire a girlfriend of sorts.
Some definite strides have been made to give the solo player company. This is a standard I’ve grown accustomed to in RPGs, even though admittedly such interactions have been a on a very limited scripted basis. If it’s not there, as broken as it is, I miss it. Today I look forward to more and better such interactions, especially being on the cusp of AI interactions sure to appear in the near future.
Blitzkrieg was the game I used to play. I wish that were available for Mac now. That game was a lot of fun.
Mods installed;
- Execution Filter Removal (full uncensored AO rated game)
- PluginMH2 (60FPS, multiple other fixes & features)
- Cutscenes, better audio quality (2X stock audio bitrate)
- Remastered HUD, featuring HD weapon icons, crosshairs, radar, main menu, loading screen, and text
- The Project Textures (hand picked or created to replicate the originals with superior quality)
- PS2 Load screens (better quality vs PC)
- Improved A.I. gameplay difficulty level with Hunters is increased a touch
- Lost Environmental Executions - WIP;
- Vending Machine
- Dumpster
- Dentist Chair (mod)
- Guillotine
- Considering some specific textures for PC, NPC, weapons & environment's, equally want to keep the visual balance
Is Manhunt 2 a bad game? No far from it, however it's not an outstanding one either. The game is and remains to be controversial due to the nature of the gameplay and it's history. Manhunt 2 also likely touched a nerve with some as Rockstar Games were very full on with their approach. The game directly alludes to real world experiments driven by classified projects, only falling short of naming names.
Outlast hints at the same project however Red Barrels were far more subtle in their approach. That and a good few more years had passed. Of the two Outlast is by far more the horror experience that still scares many today. Manhunt 2 is very different in approach, one that is highly unlikely ever to be repeated. To discuss the gameplay beyond the obvious would immediately result in spoilers as it's very much a journey of discovery...
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