Thinking of dipping my toe into the gaming pool

[AgentCooper]

Pretty pleased with it, @AgentCooper , what do you reckon the the cable management? 🤣

So... you're laughing there, @Martinr36. But ALL I SEE in that picture... is this... 👇

All joking aside... very nice. Was it an epic struggle 'twixt man and chair putting the thing together?

 

[Martinr36]

So... you're laughing there, @Martinr36. But ALL I SEE in that picture... is this... 👇

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All joking aside... very nice. Was it an epic struggle 'twixt man and chair putting the thing together?

Here you go

No wasnt to bad to put together, I've had worse things to assemble

 

[AgentCooper]

Oh good lord man...those wires need at least 5 zip ties to make them even remotely acceptable

I could probably manage with three.

Look at it again, one of those wires still has the little bit of velcro on there that is designed to make your cable management easier... and dare I say it, FUN.

But it's just flapping away, unused and not fulfilling it's destiny.

You're a sick man, @Martinr36.

 

[Martinr36]

Well I finally got through the first Halo campaign

 

[AgentCooper]

Well I finally got through the first Halo campaign

Congratulations! You gonna head into the second one next or are you tempted to play something a bit different as a little palette cleanser?

 

[Martinr36]

Congratulations! You gonna head into the second one next or are you tempted to play something a bit different as a little palette cleanser?

That's what i'm wondering myself on my Xbox games pass apart from descenders I've got Alien:isolation, on epic i've got mud runner, elite dangerous, track mania, unreal tournament & rocket league, on steam I've got counter strike and world of tanks............decisions, decisions

 

[AgentCooper]

That's what i'm wondering myself on my Xbox games pass apart from descenders I've got Alien:isolation, on epic i've got mud runner, elite dangerous, track mania, unreal tournament & rocket league, on steam I've got counter strike and world of tanks............decisions, decisions

I’d consider something different, TrackMania is fun and something you can dip in and out of but also has that ‘one more go’ factor.

 

[Martinr36]

I’d consider something different, TrackMania is fun and something you can dip in and out of but also has that ‘one more go’ factor.

Yeah that's how descenders is, might give the mud runner a go, come downt to earth rather than space

 

[AgentCooper]

Yeah that's how descenders is, might give the mud runner a go, come downt to earth rather than space

Let me know how MudRunner is! I’ve got a full steering wheel setup with my system and I’m really looking forward to giving it a go... but I’m now beholden to my ‘finish one game before starting another’ rule.

 

[Martinr36]

Let me know how MudRunner is! I’ve got a full steering wheel setup with my system and I’m really looking forward to giving it a go... but I’m now beholden to my ‘finish one game before starting another’ rule.

Well i gave it a quick go and got bogged down.......................

 

[Martinr36]

Would recommend Gears of War on Game Pass so to give you more shooting practice but not sure if it's on the PC version of GP....have worked my way through the first 4 and a half of the Gears games and loving them...not as good as Halo but pretty good regardless

Downloading gears of war ultimate edition for windows 10

 

[Martinr36]

One thing I should point out: If you really struggle in the game due to your squadmates either doing nothing or constantly getting in the way, then I'd recommend downloading the non-Ultimate edition (ie the original version)...it seems they messed up the whol squad part of it when they remastered it for the Ultimate edition

Cheers for the heads up

 

[Martinr36]

Good choice...that is definitely a game I'd start on with the easiest setting....it is an excellent game and all but aiming isn't as precise as on Halo...weapons have a lot more recoil so you have to consider that when aiming, especially automatic weapons. i would also recommend having a walkthrough to hand..one or two missions are difficult to work out (I actually stopped playing and uninstalled 3 times due to one mission until I watched a video of said mission...took me 2 tries and managed it!).

The series gets better as it goes on...well, until it gets to Gears 4 and 5 which aren't as good as the first 3...still good games, just not at the same level.

Yeah i found walk throughs handy with Halo, subscribed to a couple of different channels

 

[Martinr36]

well i tried gears of war, found it very clunky on the controls, so gave up for now and am playing Aliens:Isolation, not met any aliens yet, any of you that have played it on PC, how do i get to see the map?

 

[AgentCooper]

well i tried gears of war, found it very clunky on the controls, so gave up for now and am playing Aliens:Isolation, not met any aliens yet, any of you that have played it on PC, how do i get to see the map?

Is it the TAB key? That's what my brief online glance seems to indicate.

 

[Martinr36]

Yeah, the controls on Gears do take a little getting used to, especially coming from Halo...you do get used to them quite quickly though

I'll give it another go once I've got through Aliens:isolation

 

[Martinr36]

Is it the TAB key? That's what my brief online glance seems to indicate.

Cheers I'll take a look next time I fire it up. Just put in a bulk order for toilet paper

 

[Martinr36]

It is the tab key

 

[AgentCooper]

It is the tab key

Excellent. Finding out that bit of information for you is as about as close as I want to get to that game.

#browntrousers

 

[Martinr36]

I've been killed by it once so far......