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How to increase your bond with your Bot Buddy in Splatoon Raiders
This guide explains how to increase your bond level with Bot Buddies in Splatoon Raiders. Completing dungeons with your chosen Bot Buddy will increase their bond level, unlocking special upgrades for their Showstopper ability at maximum level. Players are encouraged to replay short dungeons to efficiently level up their companions.
Anime Expeditions Wandering Trader Location and Stock
The Anime Expeditions Wandering Trader can be found in the main lobby, though his location is randomized each time he spawns. He sells Stat Locks and Stat Rerolls for 250 Gems each, with a limit of 5 purchases per restock. These items are crucial for managing and rerolling unit stats like Range and Damage.
Three Mechanics From Blades in the Dark I Want In All My Games
This article discusses three core mechanics from the tabletop RPG Blades in the Dark that the author wishes to see implemented in other games: Clocks, Phases of Play, and Fortune Rolls. These mechanics are praised for adding depth, structure, and emergent narrative possibilities to gameplay.
The best Palworld 1.0 pals for running your base like a well-oiled machine
This guide provides recommendations for the best Pals in Palworld 1.0 to optimize base operations, focusing on suitabilities like Kindling, Handiwork, Medicine Production, and more. It details specific Pals such as Bastigor for Cooling, Venusa for Gathering, Oserk for Generating Electricity, Solenne for Handiwork, Dupin for Kindling, Celesdir Noct for Lumbering, Knocklem Ignis for Mining, Silvance for Medicine Production, Dandilord for Planting, and Mimog for Transporting. The article also touches on mechanics like the Pal Condenser, partner skills, and pathing fixes.
Which tank should you pick first in Splatoon Raiders?
This guide for Splatoon Raiders explains the three starting tank choices: Speed Tank, Power Tank, and Tactical Tank. Each tank offers unique abilities that affect early gameplay and gadget usage, though all tanks can be unlocked later. The article recommends the Speed Tank for its repositioning benefits but also details the offensive capabilities of the Power Tank and the area control of the Tactical Tank.
How to lower your weapon - Halo: Campaign Evolved
Halo: Campaign Evolved introduces a new Machinima Mode, allowing players to lower their weapons with a specific button input for easier video content creation. This feature replaces the older method of aiming at the ground used in Halo: Combat Evolved, which made scene direction difficult. The guide details the button combinations for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.
‘They Allow You to Play With The Time Limit’ - The Blood of Dawnwalker’s Fantasy Races Are Much More Interesting Than Elves and Goblins
The Blood of Dawnwalker features unique fantasy races, such as pixies capable of manipulating the game's time system, instead of traditional elves and goblins. These distinct racial abilities offer a more interesting approach to gameplay mechanics.
How To Use All Phasmophobia Items For Ghost-Hunting
This guide details all the equipment available in Phasmophobia, explaining their uses, prices, and unlock levels. It covers both starter items like the Flashlight and Spirit Box, and optional equipment such as the Crucifix and Incense. The guide also explains how to purchase new items and upgrades from the shop and how to add them to your loadout via the Equipment Manager.
The Backyard Baseball Revival Is Solid In Every Way But One
The new Backyard Baseball remake faithfully captures the spirit of the original with updated 3D graphics and vibrant personality. While hitting and pitching mechanics are solid and challenging, the game is significantly held back by poor fielding mechanics that hinder gameplay.
Diablo 4 hotfix makes it easier to farm Mythics as Blizzard confirms Season 15 will remove Mythic reroll crafting from the Horadric Cube, "adding a direct upgrade" instead
Blizzard Entertainment has released a hotfix for Diablo 4 Season 14, significantly increasing the drop rates for Mythic items in the Undercity and guaranteeing them at higher Torment levels. Future changes for Season 15 will remove the Mythic reroll crafting option from the Horadric Cube, replacing it with a direct upgrade system that preserves the original unique item.
Starfield Modder is Trying to Make The Game's Spaceship Take-Offs as Seamless as Possible, But Admits Landings 'Probably Won't Ever Happen'
A modder is working to improve Starfield's spaceship take-off sequences, aiming to make them more seamless. However, the modder admits that achieving seamless landings is likely not possible within the game's current engine limitations.
Palworld 1.0 Guide – Where And How To Farm The 2 New Ores Soralite And Paloxite
This guide details how to efficiently farm the new rare ores, Soralite and Paloxite, introduced in Palworld's 1.0 update. Soralite is found on the Sunreach Islands and can be mined with the Plasma Multicutter or obtained from specific Pals. Paloxite is located in the World Tree and requires consuming World Tree Holy Water to prevent its nodes from dematerializing, with alternative methods including specific Pals or recycling Ancient Relics.
Palworld 1.0 Guide – How To Unlock All 13 New Weapons And Two More Weapon Holsters
The 1.0 update for Palworld introduces 13 new weapons and two additional weapon holsters, primarily unlocked through the endgame Technology tree. This guide details each new weapon's stats and crafting requirements, as well as the materials needed to craft the extra holsters, allowing players to carry up to six weapons.
Palworld 1.0 Guide – New Mutation Mechanic And How Best To Use It
This guide details Palworld 1.0's new Mutation breeding mechanic, which guarantees Alpha Pals from Mutated Eggs. It explains how to increase the spawn chance of these eggs through various cake recipes and highlights the benefits of hatched Pals, including guaranteed Alpha status, high base stats, unique passive skills, and faster condensation.
Palworld players have harnessed the power of selective breeding to create 'infinite bomb' Pals that can blow…
Players in Palworld have discovered a breeding exploit that allows creatures to repeatedly self-detonate without taking damage. This 'infinite bomb' Pal, achieved through combining specific skills like Implode and the Heavily Armored passive, can deal massive damage to enemies. Further developments suggest a 'monkey nuke' variant could be even more potent by combining this with other Pal abilities.
Darkest Dungeon is getting its first dollop of DLC in several years, as the gloomy old RPG celebrates its 10th birthday
Developer Red Hook Studios announced Darkest Dungeon: The Fire's Edge, a new DLC for the original Darkest Dungeon, which will add two heroes from Darkest Dungeon 2 and introduce the burn combat mechanic. The DLC, launching August 18th, also includes reworked trinkets and three new Hamlet districts. This release coincides with the first game's 10th anniversary.
Phasmophobia’s Deildegast ghost guide: Evidence, strengths and weaknesses
This guide details the Deildegast, a new ghost type in Phasmophobia, focusing on its evidence, strengths, and weaknesses. The Deildegast is characterized by its fixation on misplaced items and its strength in early investigations. Its weakness involves being slowed by players and dropped items, and it can hide evidence for longer periods. The guide also lists its unique evidence as EMF Level 5, Ghost Writing, and D.O.T.S Projector.
How to Unlock Haze Seas Skills [Flash Step, Gear 5, Etc]
This guide details how to unlock various skills and upgrades in the game Haze Seas, including Flash Step, Sky Walk, and Fruit Awakenings. It outlines the requirements, costs, and locations for each skill, as well as information on evolving Haki skills and upgrading Fighting Styles to V2.
All Phasmophobia Spirit Box Questions and Responses
This guide details all the questions players can ask the Spirit Box in Phasmophobia to gather evidence and identify ghosts. It covers different categories of questions related to aggression, location, and age, along with potential ghost responses and how to use the Spirit Box effectively, including a text-based mode for those without voice chat.
Anime Expeditions Traits Tier List [Trait Crystals]
This Anime Expeditions Traits Tier List ranks the best Traits available to buff units, detailing their effects and chances of acquisition. Traits like Unbound and Primordial are in the S Tier, offering significant stat increases. The guide also explains how to obtain Trait Crystals and reroll for desired Traits, mentioning several game codes that grant free crystals.
