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Friday Fun Thread for August 14, 2026

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Video Game Thread

What are you playing these days?

I'm playing a lot of Palworld. I've reached level 37 in one week. I'm having some trouble with achieving self running bases though. I don't seem to have full chain connection, not even for food. No one is carrying the flour from the mill to the cooking pot and starting the bread production process there.

And I want to move my primary base elsewhere. The beach, where I started out, isn't the best spot. I want somewhere flat. I've already got one secondary mining base set up on a mountain top. Which means I can't build a 3rd pal box because my limit for those is still just 2. Is it possible to move fully loaded chests across the map?

Elden Ring: The Convergence with my brother.

This is a borderline-total-conversion mod for one of the best games of the decade. It removes almost all of the progression gates to focus on remixing areas and playstyles. Instead of cruising every region to see if there’s a relevant spell or talisman, your starting class gets a shopping list of places to try. That’ll take your character on a tour as you accumulate relevant gear and stats. And there’s plenty to see; in addition to the new and redesigned items and spells, entire areas have been expanded. Surprisingly, most of it has a pretty high quality level and looks like it could have been cut content.

I’m playing an archer using the talisman which gives you infinite ammo. It would normally have a drawback, but with my choice of gear, I’m able to dampen that and spam arrows without worrying about the cost. My brother has built full tank with greatshield. He keeps aggro and breaks poise while I needle them. It’s broken but in a silly, fun way.

Highly recommended if you’ve seen all the vanilla Elden Ring you want. Combine it with Seamless Co-op to make it even more casually enjoyable.

Do you know if that's compatible with seamless coop?

That’s how my brother and I are doing it.

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