Showing posts with label videos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label videos. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

How to Use an xBox Controller to Play ESO on PC

Here are the steps to using a controller to play ESO on a PC, courtesy of YourSixGaming:

"To use a controller in The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) on PC, follow these steps: 
Check Controller Compatibility: ESO for PC supports XInput controllers, including Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S controllers. If you’re using a different type of controller, it may not be compatible with ESO. 

Enable Gamepad Mode: Launch the game using your keyboard and mouse. Once you’re in the game with a character, press ESC to bring up the menu. 

Select Settings, then go to Gameplay. 
Scroll down until you find the section for Gamepads and set Gamepad mode to On. 

Reactivate Your Controller (if needed): If you’ve recently updated ESO, the Gamepad Mode might default to Off. Make sure to reactivate your controller by following the steps above/

Additional Troubleshooting: If your controller still doesn’t function in ESO, consider reinstalling the controller’s drivers or software. Remember that you cannot use a controller before logging into a character unless you enable Accessibility Mode at launch."

If you prefer your instructions in video mode, watch this YourSixGaming YouTube video.   It is much more detailed than the above.  (You can read the auto generated transcript if you prefer.)

The Solo MMO Player thinks keyboards and a gaming mouse like Logitech's  G13 may be more versatile, but I suppose it depends on what you are used to.

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Monday, July 13, 2015

Guide to WOW's Garrisons

Icy Veins has a nice guide to garrisons as they are used in Warlords of Draenor.
http://www.icy-veins.com/wow/garrison-complete-guide

Here's a video about how to remove and replace buildings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95GvOndmt2A

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Warcraft Lore in Forty Minutes

Want to catch up on the storyline and lore of WOW?  Here's your chance.
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/07/28/get-the-full-story-of-warcraft-in-40-minutes/

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Guild Wars 2: Navigating the Mess that is Rata Sum

The mix of Rubik's Cube and Escher lithograph that is the asura's starting zone called Rata Sum is a horror to navigate, although I am told there are golem that will give directions.  Here is the best guide to the city I've found.  Make sure you click on the tiny map to enlarge it.
http://www.postcount.net/index.php?pageid=tdwratasum

Here is a list of locations.  Note that there is no information available for most locations if you click the links today.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Rata_Sum

Here are videos of where all the vista points are located, which also may help you navigate Rata Sum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LI7FQGwACc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R47OMKGagYM&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGJsvH98dOs&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1JsrQN52mg&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXXyeBFLfwY&feature=related

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Guild Wars 2: Cooking

Cooking is a bit different from the other crafts in GW2.  Here is a guide to cooking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpPWp1Yh_30&feature=channel&list=UL

Here is a database of the recipes that shows the needed ingredients for each.
http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/cook

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Friday, August 31, 2012

WOW: How Does Transmogrification Work?

Here is how transmogrification works.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Transmogrification

Here is a video that shows the entire process.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWQ-8HRuIEA

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Money Money Money (Guild Wars 2)

Guild Wars 2 has all kinds of currency:  Coins (bronze, silver and gold), Gems, Glory, Influence, Karma, Skill Points and Supply.   Here's a nice video about all the currencies, how each is used and how to get them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQZd9cmRB08

Here's a written guide to the currencies.  It looks to be somewhat incomplete to me.
http://www.guildwars2hub.com/guides/basics/gw2-currency-guide


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Crafting in Guild Wars 2 UPDATED

There are eight crafting professions in Guild Wars 2 (and 400 skills levels!).  You can learn all the crafting professions, but can only have two disciplines active on a character at one time.  You can gather materials for crafting by purchasing items, looting defeated foes' bodies, gathering certain raw materials, and salvaging materials after destroying items using a salvage kit.  All this is covered in the GW2 wiki.  Yes, it's complicated.  This is the very best guide I've found.
http://gaiscioch.com/tavern/guildwars_crafting/post_35198.html

Here is what the official wiki says about crafting.  The links are very useful for research.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting_material

This summarizes crafting and has explanations of how professions work crafting items.
http://www.ign.com/wikis/guild-wars-2/Crafting

Here is a crafting orientation video for beginners.  (based on the beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFU_b4e2bxU

A more intermediate crafting video with an emphasis on gathering and storage. (based on the beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry3Ddw6Gqmo&feature=channel&list=UL

Cooking is a little different so here's a video that covers just cooking.  (based on the beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpPWp1Yh_30&feature=channel&list=UL

Psynister has analyzed the gem store. You can read all about it and see the organizational charts here.  Thanks, Psyn!
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2012/08/10/analyzing-the-gem-store/

He's also done a review of the game.
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/guild-wars-2-review-take-2/

UPDATE:  Recipes are color coded in the production tab of your crafting UI.  I am quoting the Production section in the link below as follows:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting

"The production tab shows all available recipes. The color of a recipe's name indicates how close the recipe is to your current discipline level. The colors are the same as for item quality, progressing from gold for recipes near your current level to green to dark blue to light blue to white to gray for recipes that no longer grant any crafting experience.
Red recipes appear when you are within five levels of the next 25-level interval, at which point they will automatically unlock.
The number after the recipe name indicates how many items you can craft using that recipe, based on the contents your inventory and collections."

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Guild Wars 2: Pets UPDATED

Only rangers have pets.  Here's info about the pets low level rangers can have.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ranger

How to tame pets and lists of pets available.  Only juvenile animals can be tamed/charmed.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Pet

This site talks about the differences in stats among pet types with videos.
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/37154-ranger-pets-guide-videos-of-pets-included/

This site is a complete guide to both ranger pets and mini-pets.
http://www.guildwars2-pets.com/guide/The_Complete_Guide_to_Ranger_Pets.html

Here's a bit about mini-pets, which are essentially vanity pets available to anyone for a price.
http://feature.mmosite.com/gw2/20120618/a_look_at_gw2_minipets.shtml

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Miniature

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Interested in Guild Wars 2?

Here is a bit about the beta, with some game details for folks who haven't played the original Guild Wars.
http://persephonemagazine.com/2012/05/02/guild-wars-2-beta-review/

Here are a series of videos that talk about various aspects of the game.
http://www.youtube.com/user/CaraEmm/videos

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

WOW: Revisiting the Game

Ever miss the creative side of World of Warcraft?  You can revisit the game by watching some incredible machinima videos.

What the Internet is For
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRgNOyCnbqg&feature=player_embedded

Ballad of the Noob.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM2rFZGujhk

ROFLAMO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEWgs6YQR9A&feature=player_embedded

WOW Dancing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=066_q4DIeqk

Anti-Elf Anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVwYKtgFYCc&feature=player_embedded

Five from the Snacky Series:  1)  Snacky' Goes Murloc Tipping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_LhKNcxWPw

2)  Snacky Is Dieting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Fp9lArtw0&feature=relmfu

3)  Snacky Goes Fishing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvujYhrVARQ&feature=relmfu

4)  Snacky Goes Double Dating
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKJtLJJrqxg&feature=relmfu

5)  Roberto's Halloween Special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Wl3OrJ5ms&feature=relmfu

And of course Pergola's masterpiece, The Craft of War: Blind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvmoDQ7gJKA

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Kingdom of Amalur: Fencing Stolen Goods

How and were to sell stolen items.  Looks like this is a work-in-progress as there isn't much informatoin.
http://segmentnext.com/2012/02/09/kingdom-of-amalur-fence-locations-how-to-sell-stolen-items/

Here's a video that illustrates the point.
http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/4936/article/kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning---how-to-sell-stolen-goods/

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning Information

Courtesy of the lead designer on Morrowind and Oblivion, an introduction to the game upcoming in early February.
http://kotaku.com/5831378/you-sell-those-kingdoms-of-amalur-ken-rolston?tag=Kingdoms-of-Amalur%7C-Reckoning

An interview with the Big Huge Games lead designer Ken Rolston.
http://kotaku.com/5862403/fans-say-i-want-something-new-but-clearing-they-want-the-same-thing-with-less-suck


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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Skyrim: Dragon Priest Masks

Here are a list of the dragon priest masks and where to find them.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Priest_Mask


One of the dragon priest masks (there are 9 of them) grants underwater breathing.  Here are two videos on where to find them all.



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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Skyrim: Breathing Underwater

First of all, there is no health bar underwater.  Listen for the bubbles and get out of the water to breathe ASAP.  One of the dragon priest masks (there are 9 of them) grants underwater breathing.  Here are two videos on where to find them all.
http://www.ps3trophies.com/forums/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/6512-skyrim-dragon-priest-mask-location-guide-including-rare-konahrik-mask.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMIzhJdt3AM

Here is a list of all the dragon masks with locations, strategies to defeat the dragon priests and take their masks, etc.  The first on the list (Volsung) allows breathing underwater.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Priest_Mask

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Skyrim Reviews, Character Creation

While we wait for Skyrim to go on sale (currently 17 hours, 23 minutes and 17 seconds) you may be interested in this video review that shows a great deal of the environment.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-elder-scrolls/723801

This is the only PC version of the game reviewed I've seen.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1212033p1.html

This xBox 360 review mentions how to best use perks, lockpicking, a tip on two-handed combat, etc. and also covers a great deal of ground.
http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1958/Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim/p1/

This video shows a little of the game's beginning and character creation.
http://kotaku.com/5858221/creating-my-dragonborn-identity-in-skyrim-now-pronounced-skrim

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Portal Fan Film

Pretty amazing short film.
http://kotaku.com/5833700/watch-this-gorgeous-portal-fan-film-right-now

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Witcher 2 Introduction UPDATED

Witcher 2 is coming out on the PC next month, so you may be interested in this introduction to gameplay.
http://kotaku.com/#!5796174/how-the-witcher-2-tranforms-you-into-a-monster+hunting-machine

UPDATE:  More gameplay information.
http://kotaku.com/#!5798181/12-splendid-things-about-the-witcher-2

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Monday, April 18, 2011

New Skyrim Information

The latest about Elder Scrolls V.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/18/20-best-things-about-skyrim/

Landscape is enormous.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1162158p1.html

Top ten gods (Elder Scrolls lore).
http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1161193p1.html

Changes from Oblivion to Skyrim.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/115/1158651p1.html

Video of fighting a dragon.
http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/04/18/skyrims-dragons-are-serious-business?objectid=93395

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