I got Game Builder Garage and did a few of the tutorials (platformer, tag, marble maze/teleport). Not sure how much I'll even be into this game but it might be fun. I don't yet know what kind of game(s) I plan on making. I'm pretty much used to creativity with constraints while this seems more open ended (tho much more constrained than actually programming). Spyro the Dragon is currently more engaging.
Also just got a HP Reverb G2 VR headset and setting it up was kinda frustrating (to the point where I almost began to wonder if I should have caved in and gotten a Quest 2 instead) cuz I kept getting a 7-14 error, which got resolved when I ordered a PCI-e card with USB 3.0 ports and plugged the headset into that (one of the most common suggestions ppl gave for fixing that when Googling that error). And then I only had half of the required amount of RAM and wondered if I need to order yet another thing until I realized that one of my memory sticks hadn't even been inserted correctly. Apparently my graphics card (which is a GTX 1060) is the bare minimum of what's required, which is fortunate cuz of scalpers/crypto miners/ the pandemic induced shortage that would make it literally impossible to get a better one. I pretty much have to be content with what I have for now since I have no intention of paying thousands of dollars to scalpers for a better graphics card.
One of the first things I did was play No Limits 2 roller coaster simulator in VR. Normally I don't get motion sickness when riding real roller coasters or any of those spinning or looping flat rides, but riding virtual roller coasters in VR is disorienting and makes me feel like getting motion sickness might actually be a possibility if I don't take breaks. Maybe I just have to get acclimated. Kinda makes me feel like I'm actually riding it. I had downloaded a recreation someone made of Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point (a ride that rockets you 120 mph up a 420 foot tower) and it was faithful enough to the real-life counterpart to give me flashbacks of having gone there a couple years ago.
I also kinda wanna try Subnautica in VR mode. My sister's been playing the Switch version and I caught some glimpses of it and it looks prettyful, and Half-Life Alyx is taking a hella long time to install (a little afraid of how demanding it'll be tho).
I didn't want a Quest 2 if I could help it since that requires linking a Facebook account, and I heard recently that they'll start putting ads in some games.
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Also just got a HP Reverb G2 VR headset and setting it up was kinda frustrating (to the point where I almost began to wonder if I should have caved in and gotten a Quest 2 instead) cuz I kept getting a 7-14 error, which got resolved when I ordered a PCI-e card with USB 3.0 ports and plugged the headset into that (one of the most common suggestions ppl gave for fixing that when Googling that error). And then I only had half of the required amount of RAM and wondered if I need to order yet another thing until I realized that one of my memory sticks hadn't even been inserted correctly. Apparently my graphics card (which is a GTX 1060) is the bare minimum of what's required, which is fortunate cuz of scalpers/crypto miners/ the pandemic induced shortage that would make it literally impossible to get a better one. I pretty much have to be content with what I have for now since I have no intention of paying thousands of dollars to scalpers for a better graphics card.
One of the first things I did was play No Limits 2 roller coaster simulator in VR. Normally I don't get motion sickness when riding real roller coasters or any of those spinning or looping flat rides, but riding virtual roller coasters in VR is disorienting and makes me feel like getting motion sickness might actually be a possibility if I don't take breaks. Maybe I just have to get acclimated. Kinda makes me feel like I'm actually riding it. I had downloaded a recreation someone made of Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point (a ride that rockets you 120 mph up a 420 foot tower) and it was faithful enough to the real-life counterpart to give me flashbacks of having gone there a couple years ago.
I also kinda wanna try Subnautica in VR mode. My sister's been playing the Switch version and I caught some glimpses of it and it looks prettyful, and Half-Life Alyx is taking a hella long time to install (a little afraid of how demanding it'll be tho).
I didn't want a Quest 2 if I could help it since that requires linking a Facebook account, and I heard recently that they'll start putting ads in some games.
Legacy custom music
A site with a non-useless dislike button
SMW hacking channel