Manlieus

Hello everyone! Quick channel update!

We finished Hell is Us, so that means Final Fantasy XVI is finally up next! It may be a slow week for uploads, as I won't start recording that game until at least next week. Work has also consumed a greater portion of my time, so I apologize if content is slow. It is sometimes difficult to find the energy to even game between work and familial duties.

In the mean time, expect a spatter of Titan Quest 2 videos.

I will also be playing Arc Raiders. I may record/stream this when it comes out, so stay tuned.

I hope to return to daily uploads come November, as things should settle down.

As always, I appreciate you being here, and we'll see you next time!

8 months ago | [YT] | 0

Manlieus

Hello everyone! I wanted to provide an update on whats next for the channel.

We have finished Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and what an experience that was! I will be uploading two videos a day until complete.

We have started Hell is Us which I am going to take my time with as it is a game I am very much looking forward to spending time with.

We will also be starting Cronos: The New Dawn. Another game I have been waiting for as my Dead Space itch needs to be scratched. From what I have read, it is a rather short game so I may be able to complete it all this weekend (barring personal and familial duties).

Midnight Suns will drop periodically still, just not as frequent.

Final Fantasy XVI is very much on my to do list. I said this would be next but there are games that I just couldn't wait to start!

As always, I appreciate you stopping by and we'll see you next time!

10 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

Manlieus

Hello everyone! Just wanted to share my updates (and thoughts) regarding the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 videos.

As you will shortly notice, the quality of videos may change. I recently upgraded my monitor to 4K (coming from an ultrawide) and installed a new 9070XT. With these changes posed a number of problems.

1. Ability to record in 4K depends on game and software. I have been having trouble with OBS settings to be compatible with AMD hardware encoders and expect the same level of quality as NVIDIA. I am by no means an expert at OBS so I decided to use AMD's recording software that is embedded in their Adrenalin app. You may have noticed this in the recent Banishers post (forgot to disable recording overlay). I quite enjoy it as it keeps things really simple. HOWEVER, twice I have had to redo videos because the software had stopped recording video but kept recording sound. I am working through these changes to try and find what works best with my new setup.

2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 performance has suffered even more. I am on the very last mission of the game and what should have been a fairly easy one hour mission has turned into a day long nightmare. This is due to the game SHARPLY decreasing in FPS when I die. Because of this I must shut down the game, reload, and hope it fixes the issue. When it does (and it does rarely) I then have to worry about a crash. I have crashed twice during the final encounter. I used both OBS and AMD ReLive. When I finally got through the encounter and stopped recording to check the quality, the audio was stuttering as well as the video footage. So I may have to redo the final mission completely, but may wait to let my growing frustration with the game die down.

Banisher's and Midnight Suns will still be dropping regularly throughout the weeks as I will have more time to complete them.

Hollow Knight is on hold for now because of time constraints before September and I am not enjoying it as much as I thought I would. We will see if we continue in the future.

As always,

I appreciate your continued support and will see you next time.

10 months ago | [YT] | 2

Manlieus

Hey everyone! I hope you are enjoying the channel so far.

First off, thank you to all who stop by the channel, watch my videos, and those of who that have subscribed. I appreciate all the views and subscribers, especially early on in this journey. Again, thank you.

Secondly, I am still fiddling with audio in some of my videos. I am trying to find the balance between game sound and voice sound. I am using a new setup and the game audio turned out to be rather loud for the recent Midnight Suns upload. So it should be corrected for future videos. I am by no means an expert and it is tough to commit the time and resources for proper audio mixing and video editing software, but I am making do!

Third, here is what the next month's schedule looks like for uploads.

o Tuesday & Wednesday - Marvel's Midnight Suns
o Thursday & Friday - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
o Weekends - Varied Uploads (i.e. theHunter: Call of the Wild)
o Daily - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

We are almost finished with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Once that is complete, I will focus on Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Marvel's Midnight Suns.

Hollow Knight I am going to potentially follow a guide so that I can finish in a timely manner. *on hold until September*

My next big time-sink will be Final Fantasy XVI. I am hoping to start that by the end of August and have enough backlogged for daily uploads.

September I will be focusing on two games: Hell is Us and Cronos: The New Dawn.

After that come the holidays where new releases of big titles (almost weekly) will hopefully provide plenty of entertainment and relaxed gaming.

As always, I appreciate you being here and will see you next time!

11 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 1