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As you finalize your character in Baldur's Gate 3, you're immediately met with a second character customization screen. The game asks you to personalize your Guardian, but they don't immediately explain who this individual is and what part they play in the story. It's drip-fed to you throughout the game's lengthy story. So, who is...
There are some pretty massive story beats throughout the Baldur's Gate 3 campaign, and such heroic deeds require some visual representation of the toils your character went through. Personally, I like to add a scar or tattoo to signify a battle won. Sometimes, however, you want to change your hairstyle. Here is how to change...
I'm as guilty of this as anyone, but sometimes you spend an hour creating a character in an RPG, then play for thirty minutes, only to discover you don't actually like your character's class or skills. Thankfully, Baldur's Gate 3 offers a convenient and straightforward method to respec your class right from the comfort of...
It's slick and gets everywhere, but sometimes you need some wax to do the job. Wax is also one of the many crafting components in Enshrouded that prove helpful, especially in the early game and in and around the game's first biome. Thankfully, with some searching through the woods, you too can find Wax. Here...
A big focal point of Enshrouded, despite being a survival game with base-building mechanics like so many other titles on the market, is exploration and world-building. The studio went to immense lengths to ensure the world feels believable. You have unique dungeons and ruins to explore, spells to cast, and armor and weapons to craft....
There is no shortage of necessary resources to progress down the technology tree in Palworld. One key component for crafting late-game weapons is High Quality Pal Oil. It's tough to acquire but necessary to stop the Rayne Syndicate. Here is how to get High Quality Pal Oil in Palworld! How To Get High Quality Pal...
With over 1600 planets to explore, you can only imagine the cast of characters you'll meet while exploring the numerous star systems in Starfield. One such system features an entire planet filled with historical figures, and that's where you can find a top pilot! Here is where to find and recruit Amelia Earhart in Starfield!...
As you step out into the beautiful world of Enshrouded and look out into the distance at the various mage towers and ruined forts dotting the landscape, you'll feel more than just a sense of wonder and exploration. It's a sense of purpose and potential. This fantasy game world is filled with resources to harvest,...
You'll note the game world of Enshrouded is positively massive, but it's not empty. There is much to see and do, plenty of points of interest to explore, and a bit of verticality to mix up the exploration-oriented gameplay. But if there's no ladder in sight, how do you scale that mage tower in the...
As you will find yourself chopping down countless trees to build a base or craft the occasional tool in Enshrouded, obtaining Resin as a byproduct of your logging empire is undoubtedly a bonus. You need Resin. It's a valuable resource key in the game's countless crafting and construction recipes. Here is how to get Resin...
You will spend a lot of time searching for various resources, with some more obvious than others. One such obvious resource is the random ore nodes you'll discover, which are massive reddish-brown-veined rocks poking up out of the ground. You can mine these with a pickaxe. Here is how to find ore in Palworld! Where...
Like all other survival games on the market today, every tool and piece of equipment in existence within the world of Palworld breaks down at the slightest bump. You'll constantly spend resources to fix your gear. Here is how to repair equipment in Palworld to keep every tool, weapon, and piece of armor in working...
The world of Palworld is positively massive, with numerous islands and eight unique starting zones to explore along the outskirts. You're about to spend a lot of time walking, riding, or flying to traverse the natural landscape. But there's a quicker travel method. You can fast travel! Here is how to fast travel in Palworld!...
As a brand-new open-world game, Palworld is a lot of fun to explore. Each zone is unique, with plenty of resources and Pals to battle and catch. However, at some point, you'll learn the pathways and objectives and then push through with reckless abandon. For that, you need a mount- but not just any mount. A...
Palworld features a full day and night cycle, with unique Pals only available at night. When most others sleep, cozy in their Pal bed or tucked into the grass, some Pals wake up and roam the world—some, unfortunately, attack on sight. You'll need to keep your wits about you when traveling at night to avoid...
While there isn't much of a story in Palworld, you receive your primary objective quite early. In the opening cutscene, a tablet washed up on the beach immediately following character creation talks about the towers across the land and answers at the tree. You'll note a massive tree shooting up in the distance during gameplay....
With so many unique resources to track down and utilize, Palworld is a survival-crafting dream come true for anyone who enjoys progression and long-term gameplay. One such resource is Ancient Civilization Parts. It's an item found via very specific means and designed to help you craft old-world technology, allowing for greater movement and bolstering your...
Whether you're a completionist or not, unlocking an achievement provides a dopamine hit that ensures most of us continue pushing forward to open the next one, then the next, and so on. It's fun to watch as your achievement list springs ever higher. As a monster-catching survival game, you can bet Palworld features a few...
As a survival crafting game with a heavy focus on base building and automation, Palworld features a lot of different resources to gather and manage, which can sometimes feel overwhelming. One such resource is Pal Fluids. It sounds gross, of course, but they're just a water-based resource. Here is how to get Pal Fluids in...
As an online game with some survival elements that aren't too harsh, you will occasionally require food and water to survive in Appalachia. One food staple most folks tend to grow in and around their C.A.M.P.s is Razorgrain, a wheat-like grain cultivated for cooking and brewing purposes. Here is where to find Razorgrain in Fallout...
The islands of Palworld are vast and detailed, with many cliffs and woodland areas to traverse. Traveling through these can be difficult as you follow winding paths and stumble upon roadblocks of all kinds. You'll need a mount to get past such obstacles and move swiftly. Here is how to ride Pals in Palworld! How...
When I first started playing Palworld, after constructing a campfire in my dysfunctional base full of Pals, I thought Kindling was a type of resource necessary to keep the fire burning bright into the night. After all, most survival games feature some form of kindling, such as twigs or leaves, to help feed the fire....
Along with the standard Technology Tree in Palworld, you also have a sidebar with additional unlocks called Ancient Technology. These offer unique items and tools that help you interact with the world more efficiently and advance, such as breeding Pals or feeding them while on the go and in battle. Here is where to get...
One of the key highlights of Palworld is the ability to play single-player, cooperative, or multiplayer. If you want to adventure solo, the option is available. If you'd rather group up, you can do so with either three or 31 of your closest friends. Unfortunately, not every multiplayer mechanic works as it should on day...
As you progress through Palworld, you will earn experience points that help you level up and increase your power and capabilities. You'll note that you have several stats to place points into: Health Points, Stamina, Attack, Defense, Work Speed, and Weight. You'll have to choose wisely, though. Here are the best stats to level up...
Palworld features an extensive technology tree that, like most survival games, begins with stone-age weaponry and tools, like an axe and wooden club, and progressively becomes more advanced as players level up and unlock additional technologies. Eventually, you'll have your Pals crafting firearms and working mining equipment. Here is how to gain technology points in...
Your Pals have a pseudo-existence of their very own, with jobs, health, and sanity to consider each waking moment. If their health or sanity drops too low, a Pal may wind up down for the count, and then you'll have to heal or revive your monsters to ensure production continues to flow. Here is how...
Few things are worse in this hobby than excitedly awaiting a brand-new release, only to purchase and launch the game and receive nothing but a black screen or repeated crashes. We want to play our favorite upcoming games! If you're dealing with launch errors, fret not. Here is how to fix a Palworld black screen...
Like any good survival game, Palworld features several unique resources for players to farm and collect. With enough, we can turn around and craft valuable items and objects for our base and ensure more accessible adventures out in the open world. One such resource is Paldium Fragments. It's critical to catching Pals and constructing various...
In a world overflowing with radiation and waste, one would expect to find Nuclear Material far more often, but it's pretty rare. It would be best to have this resource for late-game crafting plans, especially Power Armor, and you'd better prepare for a long journey. Here is how to get Nuclear Material in Fallout 76!...
When you stumble upon Pleasant Valley Ski Resort, it's likely part of a lengthy quest for Rose, a robot that dreams of leading her own Raider troupe, and like most players, you probably want to leave and explore the area instead of speaking with her. Your first stop is perhaps the lodge itself, where you'll...
As you approach the end-game of Fallout 76, which is where the actual post-apocalyptic multiplayer experiences open up, you'll want to think long and hard about your build and gear. Do you have a potent enough weapon to take down the Scorchbeast Queen? Can your Power Armor withstand a trek through the Ash Heap in...
Appalachia is home to unique theme parks and attractions designed to satisfy the populace in the wake of an impending nuclear apocalypse. Unfortunately, all the fun times couldn't stop the end of the world as we know it, so resorts like Sunnytop Ski Lanes lay dormant and in disrepair. Here is how and where to...
As a PC release, one would expect modding support to become the norm with today's releases. For the most part, it is thanks to the integrated Steam Workshop, which allows modders and players to interact with and customize their games easily. But not all new releases jump on the bandwagon. So, will Palworld modding support...
As you progress through the end game, tackling world bosses and completing public events, you'll note many wielding Power Armor and laser weaponry, both of which require a metric ton of power. How do they keep such a build viable and functional? Through Fusion Cores, of course! Here is how to get the Fusion Core...
A big part of what keeps players returning for more Fallout 76 every few months is the ever-changing seasonal journey. It's usually not a significant change, with the same-old daily and weekly tasks rotating throughout the year. However, the unique rewards, which follow a similar theme to an overarching story for the season, help entice...
Countless cryptids are roaming the wilds of Appalachia in Bethesda's only multiplayer Fallout title to date, and many of them prove rather challenging to take down solo. You occasionally require a group or a single high-level player with a heavy weapon to deal any damage. But the Wendigo is different. It's relatively simple to combat...
When it comes to heavy weapons in Appalachia, most people opt for the usual fare, such as miniguns and, my personal favorite, the .50 Cal Machine Gun. But there's something that offers a bit more boom, and it's somewhat rare. Here's how and where to get the Hellstorm Missile Launcher in Fallout 76! How To...
Appalachia is home to all manner of terrible beasts that became even worse after the bombs fell and radiation swept over the land. One such horror is the Radtoad, a gigantic irradiated toad that is immediately hostile to players in the area. Here is where to find Radtoads in Fallout 76! How To Find Radtoad...
As a rare late-game crafting component, tracking down enough Ballistic Fiber in Fallout 76 to make a difference can prove challenging even for those with hundreds of hours in the game. It's dependent on the loot table and spawn chances. You'll want to check back frequently at the various Camps and Firebases, but here is...
It's common to see the latest video game releases, even indie titles, launch on multiple systems. Palworld is no different. It will launch on PC, Xbox Series S/X, and Xbox One. With three supported systems, is Palworld cross-platform? Let's delve into what the developer has said lately to find out! Does Palworld Support Cross-Platform Play?...
For anyone who owns a Steam Deck, I don't have to tell you how comforting, nostalgic, and exciting it is to sit on the couch or in bed and play a handheld console filled with your favorite titles. For most of us, at least way back in the day, that usually meant Pokemon. But nowadays,...
They say everything is better with friends, and that's the plain truth for many video games. Sometimes, you want to play single-player, away from the frantic chaos of a large-scale multiplayer server, and hey, Palworld supports both. After launch, you can enjoy offline single-player and Palworld multiplayer sessions, with both cooperative and server-based gameplay available...
With perhaps the strangest competitor to the long-running Pokemon franchise hitting digital store shelves, everyone interested in the whackiest creature collecting game, Palworld, wants to ensure it runs smoothly. After all, this is an indie studio releasing what could become a mega-hit that competes with everyone's favorite electrical rat. Here are the minimum and recommended...
One of the most viable builds in Fallout 76 is the melee build, all thanks to numerous hard-hitting weapons like the Sledgehammer or Fire Axe. But if you want to combine the damage of a melee weapon with the DPS of a submachine gun, then nothing compares to the Chainsaw. It's fast, lightweight, and takes...
Despite its relatively compact size, Appalachia has numerous amusement parks and military bases, making it resource-abundant for those seeking weapons, ammunition, and fair food. But it's the latter that proves most fascinating. The various army bases in the region still have some life; at least this one does. Here is where to find Camp McClintock...
How much junk do you typically keep in your stash box? Unless you're paying for Fallout 1st, you likely have to be picky about what you scoop up during gameplay. That's why prioritizing high-end junk, like a scanner, makes the most sense. Here is where to find a Biometric Scanner in Fallout 76! Where To...
You will quickly discover that to succeed in Appalachia, you require a lot of ammunition. And I do mean a lot. I run through hundreds of rounds per game session, sometimes much more if I use a heavy weapon, such as a .50 cal or Gauss minigun. That's why having a line on the best...
As you explore The Forest, one of the early game regions in Fallout 76, you will inevitably stumble upon dilapidated fairgrounds. It's overrun with Scorched, the occasional wolf pack, and a few ghouls to round out the mixture. This point of interest offers unique loot, early-game farming for experience points, and even a quest or...
Regarding the various weapons in Fallout 76, the Tesla Rifle is perhaps one of the most interesting and exciting to use. It's a futuristic rifle that fires lightning from its barrel and can take down some heavy hitters in the game. But first, you need must find one. Here is the best Tesla Rifle location...
The world of Fallout is filled with all sorts of zany items, from capping monkeys that terrify us to adorable Teddy Bears. These items have become iconic, a franchise staple, and collector's items for many players. Here is where to find Teddy Bears in Fallout 76! How To Get Teddy Bears in Fallout 76 As...
Filled with unique points of interest, Appalachia is home to food processing plants, water parks, summer camps, and more nefarious locations that act as a front for foreign intelligence. And among them, you have Mama Dolce's Food Processing in Fallout 76. It's an unassuming food packaging plant stuffed end to end with conveyor belts, packing...
Alongside the ever-growing desire to acquire treasure and duke it out with other pirates, one of the best aspects of Sea of Thieves is its multiplayer mechanics with a crew of your very own. You can have one player operating the wheel, one at the cannons, and another in the crow's nest on recon duty....
Sea of Thieves includes a lot of pirate-themed lore, cosmetics, and items to track down throughout your adventures on the high seas. One such cosmetic is the curses, which you can unlock by completing Commendations, such as earning gold, completing voyages, and discovering unique points of interest, like the Ancient Vault. Here are all of...
When was the last time you went foraging for berries in Fallout 76? If you're like me, unless you have a quest or a specific cooking recipe, chances are you're not wandering the woods of Appalachia in search of Firecracker Berries. But that's a mistake, as these little red berries provide quite the kick. Here...
The world of Fallout is rife with various minigames, such as lockpicking and hacking, with the latter proving far more challenging to new players and those who don't grasp the mechanics. But would you believe me if I told you that learning to hack terminals in Fallout 76 is quite simple? Once you understand the...
For anyone who has spent time watching Avatar, what's the most memorable part of the film? Personally, for me, it's an all-out battle near the end, in which the Na'vi mount their Ikran and fly against the RDA over the Hallelujah Mountains. Like many of you, it's a moment I wanted to recreate in Avatar:...
You'll stumble upon countless junk items in Fallout 76 that serve no other purpose than to break down into crafting resources, like the microscope. It's a fantastic item; it fits the world and lore, but it's useless beyond scrap. If you want to craft items, weapons, and armor modifications, find a few microscopes in Fallout...
Alongside countless unique points of interest that offer loot to gather and lore to discover, Appalachia is home to a few public workshops that act as resource-gathering points and battlegrounds against both ghouls and other players. If you have the resources to take a workshop, you can reap significant rewards in the form of ore....
As you approach the end-game content in Diablo 4, chances are you're perfecting your build and ensuring your damage output is maxed to the extreme to help you clear dungeons and farm rare drops. One way to increase the latter is by tracking down and equipping the Tears of Blood Glyph, only available in Season...
There's nothing wrong with enjoying a helping hand throughout your adventures in Sanctuary. In fact, it's the entire point of the Necromancer class, which relies on summons to assist in dealing damage to mobs. But one summon stands a cut above the rest. Almost literally. Here is how to summon Golems in Diablo 4! How...
The world of Sanctuary is positively massive and teeming with countless points of interest to explore, like dungeons, along with hordes of terrible beasts ranging from demon spawn to giant snakes slithering through the underbrush. To traverse such an expansive landmass, walking simply will not do, right? It would be best if you had a...
As an action role-playing game, Diablo 4 asks players to tackle countless enemies, hordes of them, upgrade gear, and level up to run the same dungeon repeatedly. It's a chaotic and addicting gameplay loop that keeps players returning for more power. But as you progress in power, so too does the game's world. That's where...
While the casual player may not mess around with many of the weapon and armor modifications in Fallout 76, they should. Some torso armor modifications, like Emergency Protocols, provide unique buffs that can easily see you through the toughest public events. Here is how to craft Emergency Protocols in Fallout 76! How To Get Emergency...
Is it really a Fallout game without a terrifying and psychotic raider faction plaguing your every step? In Fallout 76, you have the regular raider armies to contend with, but there's something more nefarious out in the wilds. The Blood Eagles prove challenging, chaotic, and downright frantic in their combat style, so be wary. Here...
Once you reach the end game of Fallout 76, you will find yourself overwhelmed with possibilities. You could focus on the C.A.M.P. building, compete in public events, or farm gold bullion to purchase every plan and item from Minerva. She's a unique vendor that only appears at one location weekly for several days before whisking...
With its heavy focus on survival and crafting, Fallout 76 asks players to collect and utilize all manner of components. One key component you'll want to keep a steady stockpile of is aluminum. It's used to modify weapons, armor, and power armor, making it an essential resource for survivability. Here is where to find aluminum...
If you've ever heard anyone telling you that now is the perfect time to play Fallout 76, they're not lying. After countless updates and what amount to full-blown expansions since release, the open-world adventure is more inviting and enticing than ever. The most recent update to the game includes a slew of new content, including...
While exploring Pandora's vast and beautiful world, you should always be on the lookout for various resources, such as Moss. While wet and icky in real life, Moss is instrumental in this world, as it's often a key component of cooking and crafting recipes that provide significant buffs. Here is where to find Moss in...
Without spoiling too much about the story, your character in Avatar is displaced from their original tribe. You must regain your footing and roots in the world of Pandora. It's a heartwarming story that crescendos in an all-out guerrilla war against the RDA from Earth. To help complete this journey, you must acquire Ancestor Skills...
While exploring the world of Pandora as a Na'vi, you will delve into all manner of unique mechanics and mini-games, like the gathering and crafting mechanics, that help you progress deeper into the story. To successfully cook and enjoy numerous boons, like the ability to withstand fire damage, you must find the appropriate resources. In...
Even with the end of the world in full bloom, savvy wastelanders will find a way to reconnect electrical circuits and craft C.A.M.P. defenses to stay safe from the mutated wildlife roaming Appalachia. But to that end, you must track down circuitry. It's a high-end resource only available from specific items in the game. Here...
Appalachia is home to all manner of creatures, most of them monstrosities out for blood, and the Mirelurk Queen is one of the most enormous and ferocious you will face. She's a behemoth, one of the largest besides the infamous Scorchbeast Queen, and attacks with minions, melee, and poison, making her a formidable foe even...
One of the most interesting aspects of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, aside from its positively gorgeous game world, is the gathering mechanic. It's not the usual fair of tapping a button on a resource and moving on with your business. You must consider the weather, light conditions, and the movement of the plant itself to...
Starfield offers a wealth of side quest opportunities, with many boiling down to fetch quests or dialogue-heavy interactions. As dull as that may sound, they at least introduce us to exciting settings and unique characters. One such side quest, “Escape From the Endless Voyage,” proves relatable, albeit underwhelming. Here is how to complete “Escape From...
Alongside many healing aid items, Bethesda Game Studios went wild designing unique food options that fit into the lore and universe of its latest deep-space adventure, Starfield. One such helpful item is simply called “Chunks.” Maybe not the most appetizing name, but this cube of processed meat provides minor sustenance in a pinch. Want to...
Even within the tactical shooter genre, which favors slow and smooth gameplay over frantic gunfights, players want to achieve a perfect rank for bragging rights. To acquire an S rank in Ready or Not, be ready to work as one with your team, bring the proper equipment, and scour every map for evidence. Here's what...
