Starfield and other notes

Hi folks,

Well I wanted to focus on doing quests and we were successful in doing something related to the main story, finding a new companion and getting the first of a set of powers. I've basically given up on trying to explore, because apparently there are some quirks with finding flora and fauna that have been modded out of the PC version, but the console versions are start with. 

We did do a lot of space battles, which resulted in my first in game death. I'm not to keen on the space combat because my instinct to try and maneuver with the left analog stick makes me a sitting duck, Still I at least know that when I die in space it will re-spawn me at the beginning of the combat situation giving me a chance to get the fuck out dodge!

For the raid we went over to Kalenal who was playing Final Fantasy XIV 

My next stream will feature Overwatch, as we'll be grinding out matches due to the next K-Pop event crossover, and yes I did get the bundle for the new skins.

Starfield Achievements

• Home Sweet Home: Build an Outpost
• Into the Unknown: Complete "Into the Unknown" 

Didn't finish the WWE commission request I had planned for today, so once this blog is posted I'll be doing that after getting the stream and clips for tonight situated. 

Someone is asking my to do a story based on The Boys series and to feature the character of Love Sausage. Given my unfamiliarity with the show, that will be a challenge.

This week's line up looks like it's going to be about the same, and that will depend on when we finish Resident Evil, as the next big story point will be the decision to Trust Barry or not.

Added a few groceries today, milk, pot pies, oranges... minor stuff since I'm good on everything else. Also grabbed something from Wendys... forgot how good their Frosties are.

And on that note... good night!

Horizon Zero Dawn and other notes

 Hi everyone,

Tonight's stream of Horizon Zero Dawn saw us getting back to the main area of the game, and focusing on finding Metal Flowers, and side quests, scaling a tallneck and find figures. We did run across an entrance to ruins that apparently I cannot get to until a certain quest is done. We did pick up a couple of achievements related to doing things but not related to story progression.

Since we're doing all the side stuff without advancing the plot, next time we play Horizon Zero Dawn (which will be next Friday), we'll be continuing our exploration. 

Our next stream on Saturday will be Starfield, and hopefully I can figure out which quests are important to the story.

For the raid we went over to lilmoolah_ who was playing Baldur's Gate 3

Horizon Zero Dawn Trophies

• 3 Strikes From Above: Killed 3 enemies using the Strike from Above skill.
• All Transport machines killed: Killed at least one of every type of Transport machine.

Read the Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Crossover, which direct crossovers with the Batman Animated Series from the 1990s and the TMNT series that started in 2012, and tone wise, it works very well. In fact during the stream I put the comic over a lot because of how it really made good use of the Batman villains.

Knock out a Resident Evil story to fulfill a commission request, and I needed to pad it with some plot related stuff because using Mr. X in a prominent role limit what I could do, because unlike Nemesis, Mr. X doesn't talk.

Next commission story I'll be working on is WWE related, in fact the next two stories are WWE related so... ugh... but hey, getting paid for it.

Had a nice long chat with my good friend Kristi today, which was awesome. Was nice to touch base for an extended period of time

Good night folks!

Resident Evil and other notes

Hi everyone,

Tonight's stream of Resident Evil saw us make our way through the mansion as second time, getting turned around on where we had to go, but in the end we ended up in the Courtyard Basement, which meant we ended up knocking of the Yawn and Black Tiger (aka Giant Fucking Spider), and making some liberal use with the grenade launcher. Of course we did end up dying once because of a puzzle involving walls closing in and having to get a stature into an alcove. So there goes the 'no death run'. 

So next time play play Resident Evil, which will be on Monday's stream, we'll be heading to the elevator room to get the shaft to combine with the cylinder we found, and basically work our way to the big decision to Trust Barry or not. Now at this point I think we're maybe going to get two more streams out of Resident Evil, possibly three depending on how long it takes me to understand the guide and what needs to be done!

Out next stream on Friday will see us continuing Horizon Zero Dawn as we get back to the main areas of the game, finding the normal collectables and grinding towards hitting level 60!

For the raid we dropped in on DatShadowWolf who was playing Dead By Daylight 

Resident Evil Achievements

• Giant Snake Got Nothin': Defeat Yawn using Jill.
• Get Used To It: Die for the first time.
• Spider Sense: Defeat Black Tiger.

Didn't quite finish the Spider-Man story commission I was working on today, because I wasn't feeling well this morning. But I'm going to finish it before I go to bed, so that I can work on the next Resident Evil related story commission (which will involve a version of Mr. X that fits the narrative I've established) 

After that I have two back to back WWE related story commissions, along with another Spider-Man and then one based on Superman.

And if knock all those out, I might get around to planning the next Persona: Dereliction chapter!

So on that note, good night!

Journey to the Savage Planet and other notes

 Hi everyone, 

Tonight, Iceman and I wrapped up the main story of Journey to the Savage Planet, and it was certainly interesting and lot of fun when it came to figuring out how to navigate the puzzles while using limited items to get to higher platforms. I'm not sure how exactly some things would be possible to do solo, but we figured it out! I honestly think this is a great game to play co-op because the discovery of realizing what is possible and sharing that experience adds a lot of charm to a game like this

Of course we're not completely done with it, as we'll be keeping Journey to the Savage Planet around on Wednesdays to do the DLC content along with seeing if we can pick up more achievements. 

And yeah, Iceman and I did an extended chat after the gaming,  talking about the best players to wear every jersey number for Philadelphia and Toronto. 

Thursday night's stream will see Resident Evil return. On Tuesday night the last thing we did was get all Red and Yellow crystals... so it'll be off the East side of the Mansion. Hopefully we can avoid hunters!

Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition Achievements

• It's Not In The Game: Collect every obnoxious video ad on your computer.
• It's Me. But Not Me. But Still Me.: Scan your own corpse. Best not to think about it too much...
• Open Sesame: Enter The Spire. I've got a bad feeling about this...
• Teratomo Defeated: Teratomo is no mo'. Now go take a shower. You smell bad. Very bad.
• Teratomo? Teratomo!: Re-emerged onto AR-Y 26 after killing Teratomo. Back to work, I suppose!

For the raid we went over to ZoneSama where Cecilia Littlewing was hosting some retro TV watching featuring Bravestar and Jem & The Holograms!

Knocked out a WWE related commission, which turned out pretty well I think while playing into using references to the Miz & Mrs reality show.

Next story commission on the docket involves Spider-Man, and since I'm not sure about the MCU version of Liz Allen, it might be a challenge because I haven't seen those movies.

I really like the new skins for the crossover event in Overwatch. 

And on that note, good night!

Resident Evil and other notes

 Hi everyone,

We're in November... and it's nearly been a year since mom passed away...

Tonight's stream of Resident Evil saw us cover all of the residence portion, and we maybe could've done more if the guide I was using was less cryptic about certain things. We did do everything such as dealing with the Neptune shark, Plant 42 and making our way back to the mansion to officially reach the middle portion of the game, with the last puzzle we did being the one involving getting the yellow and red gems. That will served as a great reminder of where we'll pick up next time we play Resident Evil which is scheduled for Thursday.

Wednesday's night stream is slated to feature Journey to the Savage Planet, and hopefully Iceman and I will be able resume our adventures in that silly game! If we can't then I'll continue Resident Evil.

For tonight's raid we dropped in on Calyria who was playing Resident Evil 5!

Resident Evil Achievements

• Deep Sixed: Defeat mother Neptune.
• The Key Master: Obtain the Helmet Key using Jill.
• Who's the Hunter Now?: Defeat a Hunter.

Knocked out the AEW story commission, which turned out alright I think, about 2700 words or so.

Next story commission is WWE related, which I'll start working on before I go to bed tonight in order to knock it out straight away during the day.

Following that, I have commission request in the queue for Spider-Man, based around the Tom Holland films, then Resident Evil, followed by two WWE related ones. 

Saw a good deal on the omnibus collecting the Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle crossover, so going to add that to collection. Mostly means I'll be cooking my meals this week instead of doing takeout, but I think that's a good trade-off.

And on that note, good night!

Resident Evil and other notes

Happy Halloween!

Tonight's stream featured Resident Evil HD, as we continued our guided play through on the easiest possible difficulty, making it all the way to the Residence save room, which puts on a path to deal with Plant 42 and a big fucking shark! Still I continue to have trouble with aiming, as I went through more ammo and used more healing items than probably necessary.

Also because I didn't save Richard, I didn't get his combat shotgun, and also had to fight to Yawn on my own... which was very unpleasant. 

I do have to say in terms of some of static camera angles, they make for great screenshots of Jill, so I'm pretty pleased with how a bunch of have turned out, some of which you'll be able to see on my tumblr page (https://www.tumblr.com/fredcasden).

Of course our next stream will also feature Resident Evil HD, scheduled for around 9:30 PM Eastern

For the raid we went over to x9abenonymous9x who was playing Resident Evil: Director's Cut, which was the version I played 20 years ago. I do wish I knew where my copy of it was, maybe I traded it in, but I could've sworn I still had it.  

Resident Evil Achievements

• Not Waiting to Exhale: Survive your first encounter with Yawn.
• Grave Digger: Defeat a Crimson Head prototype1 using Jill.

Added a bunch of short (about 1000 word) long stories to my Ao3 page.

Knocked out a Spider-Man related commission today, featuring Miles Morales, which turned out to be more of a challenge.

Next commission request is related to All-Elite Wrestling / Pro Wrestling, then behind that there are commission requests for WWE, Spider-Man and Resident Evil.

Good night folks!

Overwatch 2 and other notes

Hi everyone, 

Tonight's stream of Overwatch 2 got off to a rough start because we had to restart the stream due to a Stream Deck update, but once things go rolling we had a fun night. Of course I did have my Halloween costume on from what I was able to piece together, but it was too hot to keep on for the full stream and in the end it was down to the wig and goggles. Big thanks to PandaSweet for joining in a few matches as well!

Picked up one play of the game as Sombra and also the second of her character related achievements. I seriously do like her re-work. Also played as Kiriko, Junker Queen, Moira, D.va, Tracer, Echo and a few other characters

Overwatch 2 Achievements

• Power Outage: Hack 5 enemies at once as Sombra in Quick or Competitive Play.

On my next stream we're getting back to Resident Evil HD, hopefully I remember exactly where I left off when it comes to the guides I was using!

For the raid we went over to AnnieTalksShow as they were playing Valorant  

Now I'm not 100% sure of this week's stream start times as the way I submit my schedule to my job was different than normal, so streams may not start until 10 PM Eastern, I'll see about keeping the 9:30 scheduled time, but it may tough to do that.

Knocked off a WWE related commission requests which was a lot of fun to write since I was able to do something totally different with it. Next four commission stories I have on the docket involve two Spider-Man related ones, one for AEW and another WWE one. 

I need to find  the quest order list for Starfield's main story so we can totally focus on that since the scope of the game is too large, otherwise, I'll become tempted to stop playing it on Satudays!

And on that note, good night!