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    I’m a Save Scummer and Proud!
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 10 min

    I’m a Save Scummer and Proud!

    Save scumming is not only great, it is sometimes necessary. let's find out why.
    440
    Why Developers and Publishers Should Embrace Modding
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 7 min

    Why Developers and Publishers Should Embrace Modding

    Is modding good for the gaming industry? This commentator reasons that "Yes, it is, and it should be embraced by everyone."
    200
    How to Make a Good Escort Quest (And How Not To)
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 9 min

    How to Make a Good Escort Quest (And How Not To)

    We all hate escort quests, but what if I said there was a way to make them good? Read on to find out how...
    440
    Enemy Respawn Rates in Open World Games - Striking the Balance
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 7 min

    Enemy Respawn Rates in Open World Games - Striking the Balance

    Many games handle enemy respawns poorly. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Lost Alpha shows how to handle respawns well
    3390
    Horror Games 101 Part 4: How Aliens Vs Predator 2000 Creates Three Unique Fear Factors - NSFC
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Sep 12, 2018
    • 8 min

    Horror Games 101 Part 4: How Aliens Vs Predator 2000 Creates Three Unique Fear Factors - NSFC

    Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000 is three games in one. One is a power fantasy, one is scary and one is Terrifying. Join us and find out why.
    1830
    Horror Games 101 Part 3: How Games Rob us of our Senses to Scare us Witless - NSFC!
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Aug 26, 2018
    • 5 min

    Horror Games 101 Part 3: How Games Rob us of our Senses to Scare us Witless - NSFC!

    The dangers you can't see or hear are the scariest. Join us as we investigate how games capitalise on this.
    770
    Horror Games 101 Part 2: Keeping you Scared by Keeping you Poor
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jul 29, 2018
    • 5 min

    Horror Games 101 Part 2: Keeping you Scared by Keeping you Poor

    What is scarier than being isolated in a dangerous environment? Being isolated there with almost no supplies.
    1850
    Horror Games 101 - Part 1: How Games Keep you Looking Over your Shoulder NB - NSFC!
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Jul 25, 2018
    • 8 min

    Horror Games 101 - Part 1: How Games Keep you Looking Over your Shoulder NB - NSFC!

    The best horror games keep you scared no matter how many times you have played them. Join us and find out how.
    4930
    Gaming Highs #7: Total Conversions and other Types of Top Tier Mods
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Nov 1, 2017
    • 8 min

    Gaming Highs #7: Total Conversions and other Types of Top Tier Mods

    We conclude our mods mini-series by investigating Total Conversions and other Top Tier Mods
    1380
    Gaming Highs #6: Video Game Source Ports
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Sep 20, 2017
    • 4 min

    Gaming Highs #6: Video Game Source Ports

    The ultimate in modding - take a classic game and recreate it in a brand new engine - Source Ports
    820
    Gaming Highs #5: Video Game Graphics Mods
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Aug 14, 2017
    • 4 min

    Gaming Highs #5: Video Game Graphics Mods

    How to make old games look good, and modern games look great - graphics mods!
    640
    Gaming Highs #4: Video Game Cut Content Mods.
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Aug 14, 2017
    • 4 min

    Gaming Highs #4: Video Game Cut Content Mods.

    The 'Directors Cut' of video games - cut content mods!
    340
    Gaming Highs #3: Unofficial Patches For Broken Video Games
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Aug 12, 2017
    • 3 min

    Gaming Highs #3: Unofficial Patches For Broken Video Games

    Paid devs left a game broken? Enter modders to fix it for free!
    590
    Gaming Highs #2: Video Game MODS!!!
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Aug 11, 2017
    • 4 min

    Gaming Highs #2: Video Game MODS!!!

    What's the best thing about PC gaming? MODS!!! Join us as we take a look at mods and the glorious modding scene.
    490
    Gaming Highs #1: AA Video Game Developers.
    Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
    • Aug 11, 2017
    • 3 min

    Gaming Highs #1: AA Video Game Developers.

    AA developers exist in that sweet spot between indie innovation and AAA big budget spectacle, and I love them for it.
    580
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