Mass Effect and other notes

Well tonight we wrapped up Mass Effect, our third run for the Xbox 360, and in our fastest time of 26 hours. We of course skipped Pinnacle Station, if we did that, it may have taken 28 hours, but it wasn't necessary. Now the question comes to if and or when I do another run to go after two of the remaining three of Achievements (Hardcore and Level 60), which I probably won't do until sometime in mid to late 2024.

Now the game that will replace Mass Effect in the lineup will be Persona 5 Tactica in order to chase down the last achievement we need, which is to complete the Compendium... which will involve leveling up to the mid-90s to for the remaining dozen.

Friday's night's stream will see us wrapping up Alan Wake Remastered, we just have episode six to finish and there are a couple of trophies I'm hoping to get that are combat related. Since I don't envision it taking longer than two hours, we might do either Persona 3 Dancing in Moonlight or Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight.

For the raid we dropped in on lilmoolah_ as they were playing 7 Days To Die

I'm currently on a four day weekend, was hoping we'd had work on Friday but oh well.

The current story commission in progress is another Spider-Man one, but it's based on Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for the PS5... which I have not played, so trying to craft something around that is proving to be unique without looking up spoilers.

Redid arranged by Funko collection so you can see it behind me during my streams. I have quite a few!

Good night folks!

Mass Effect and other notes

Tonight's stream of Mass Effect saw us wrap up everything on Ferros, keeping all the colonists alive in addition to 'borrowing' the Normandy. Did discover there were a couple of side missions we haven't done, so instead of finishing the game outright we'll be able to extended it for one more stream, which will be tomorrows, as we have the Listen Post trio of missions to do before heading to Illos for the final leg.

Also got the Liara's achievement for using her for the majority of the game, so I'm not locked in to using her for the final missions, because as a Biotic, the best duo to bring along will be Tali and Ashley in order to balance things out.

So yes, we're finishing Mass Effect tomorrow, making it the first game we've finished twice in the same calendar year in quite some time!

I've also increased the color saturation on OBS so that colors of the games I play pop a bit more. Realized that when I was adjusting some settings on the new TV. 

For the raid we dropped in on rumhamshmah who was playing South Park: The Stick of Truth

Mass Effect Achievements

• Asari Ally: Complete the majority of the game with the asari squad member

 Work was okay, a lot of dead air tonight which made things drag.

I'm rethinking my Funk display at the moment, as I think I might use a couple of crates and work plant I have to really make it look neat.

Didn't finish the Spider-Man commission story I had on tap for today, in part because I needed to double check some details about the character of Gloria Davila to make sure I was portraying her correctly. So I'll be working on that before I go to bed!

Good night folks!

 

Mass Effect and other notes

We were able to knock out Virmire straight away to open tonight's stream of Mass Effect, and it certainly lead to a few interesting moments, such as Garrus and Liara both questioning Shepard on dealing with the Salarians, and I did skip a room as well. Also knocked out the extra mission that becomes available depending on which path you take (Paragon or Renegade) before heading to Ferros to knock out the first half of its mission. 

Now there are a couple of side missions that open up if you find their triggers on Ferros, so we'll see if we can find those to extend the play through otherwise its going to be a straight run to the finish

I say that because we are continuing Mass Effect tomorrow night, as Iceman will not be able to join us, so we'll hold off on Sea of Thieves until after the new year/

For the raid we dropped in on sweetlindir while they were playing Baldur's Gate 3

Mass Effect Achievements

• Turian Ally: Complete the majority of the game with the turian squad member 

Work was solid tonight, got two interviews... and it's rather nice to know the end of 2023 and start of 2024 will be less stressful than it was last year. Of course I wish mom was here...

Got a late Birthday card from my father, oddly enough he sent it after we had a brief conversation last week.

Knocked out the WWE commission request, and managed to push it to over 4000 words. Thankfully the next commission story is for a short Spider-Man related one, which I'm going to start working on before I go to bed,

And on that note, good night!

Mass Effect and other notes

Merry Christmas everyone,

Hope everyone had a great holiday.

Tonight's stream of Mass Effect started early and saw us clear out various side areas and as we completed the grind for both the Lift and Singularity biotic powers. We also tackled Noveria in one direct shot, going the full renegade route by not letting the Rachni Queen leave. Now based on what I have available, the next thing is to head to Ferros, but I would like to see if I can trigger getting the message to go to Vermire first, so maybe a side trip to the Citadel is in order. 

Either way, we're continuing Mass Effect tomorrow night, and the stream will start after 9 PM as I was told we'll have work Tuesday to Friday this week.

For the raid we dropped in on baenalux who was playing Mass Effect: The Legendary Edition

Mass Effect Achievements

• Lift Mastery: Use biotic Lift 75 times
• Singularity Mastery: Use biotic Singularity 75 times

 Made use of the Air Fryer I was given to make some eggs, and they turned out alright I think, tasted pretty good.

 Currently in the middle of writing a WWE related commission story, which is about 30% finished at this point. I'll be working on it the rest of the night with the goal of finishing it before work tomorrow night.

And that's all the notes I have for today!

Overwatch and other notes

Merry Christmas Eve everyone,

Tonight's stream of Overwatch certainly saw me losing my mind with some things other players were doing, but overall we had fun. We did have fun, playing as Junker Queen, Brigitte, Reaper, Orissa, Reinhart, Moira, Mei and several others. Big thanks to PandaSweet for being apart of the fun.

Also we ran into a big where if people left matches,there was no one to backfill, it happened about five times and was quite annoying

And yes I did forget to take a screenshot tonight, that is why we have one for Mass Effect lol.

Our Christmas Day stream will feature Mass Effect

For the raid we went over to neperrati who was playing Catherine: Full Body

Set up the new TV my brother gave me in the living room, it's placed in a spot where it can be viewed from most areas, granted at an elevated position.

Going to be working on the Mass Effect story commission for the rest of the night, had to change some things around based on that the client wanted to give the story some decent pacing.

Good night!

Smite, Rock Band and other notes

Today I turned 41 and it was a great birthday. My brother and his family came over, so my nieces got their Christmas presents. I was gifted some shirts, hates, a tv and an air fryer (which I'm looking forward to using once I make space for it in the Kitchen). This was awesome.

Tonight's stream was mostly going to feature Smite once I made up my mind and we were doing well, winning several matches and playing as Skadi and Athena, but then we ran into a series of lobbies where people were leaving or not making a selections.

So I said fuck it and we loaded up Rock Band 4, and sang the night away, with tunes by Van Halen, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi and various other artists, It might end up being archived on the Youtube channel, we'll see,or I might have to cut out the entire Rock Band portion.

Tomorrow's stream will feature Overwatch 2 on Christmas Eve!

For the raid we went over to elegantlyslays who was playing Friday The 13th 

I did some light writing today to work on a Mass Effect commission which I'll be working on all day on tomorrow and into Monday to get done. Would like to get it over 4000 words if possible.

Good night!

Alan Wake and other notes

Tonight we knocked out Chapters 4 and 5 of Alan Wake having a few deaths along the way, but put us in a great position to finish the game next Friday to make it the final game we finish this year. Forgot how awesome the Barry and the Sheriff are in the fifth chapter. The sixth and final chapter should only take maybe an 90 minutes to two hours, so we might do some Persona Dancing behind it next Friday as well. We'll see how that shakes out

Now I'm not sure what I'm doing for my Birthday stream, if we do Mass Effect we'll basically put our selves in position to basically finish the game super earlier than anticipated. Of course we could still finish Mass Effect before the end of the year since I can start Monday's stream early (depending on writing of course)

For the raid we went over to chlomos who was also playing Alan Wake.

Alan Wake Remastered (PS4) Trophies

• Medical Opinions: You listened to Hartman's recordings.
• Collateral Carnage: 20 Taken have been drowned, electrocuted, or dispatched by some other indirect means.
• It's Not Just a Typewriter Brand: QWERTY? DVORAK? 50 Taken know it's neither.
• Perchance to Dream: Oh, so THAT'S what happened.
• Drink 'Em Both Up: You drank 'em bot' up.
• Come One, Come All: You wiped out four Taken with a single flare.
• What Light Through Yonder Window: It is the east, and the flaregun is the sun to 50 Taken.
• An Idyllic Small Town: You fought your way through the streets of Bright Falls without getting killed.
• Gatekeeper: Truly, you are the master of floodgates.
• The Lady of the Light: Cynthia Weaver has taken you to the Well-Lit Room.

Work was real good today, as we were able to start early and finish early, plus I got several interviews done. Also we'll have work next Tuesday through Friday as well, so we're rolling into 2024 on a good stretch.

Even though I don't intend to do any serious writing on Saturday because of my Birthday, I made good headway on a Mass Effect commission request that will probably be finished on Monday, based on what the client wants.

In fact I have a few large scale commission requests that are going to take me longer than usual to write.

Good night everyone!