Customization in Games

2010-04-21 13:38:13

#1

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6872

How far do you go when it comes to customization?

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I can't get enough of it. I spent way too much time on Rock Band making a group of complete goofballs and strange-looking people. I hate wrestling (WWF, etc.) yet I loved WWF War Zone for the PS1 and Smackdown Here Comes the Pain for PS2 because you could create your own wrestler, set up moves, and even play around with the entrance sequence. And here you can tell I had a bit of fun with Saints Row 2...

Next month (I think) a PS3/PSP game called ModNation Racers is coming out. It looks very kid-oriented, yet I'm excited for it because you can create your own racers, cars, and tracks.

Basically, the more customization available, the better. But even when the only option is to change the color of your character's armor or some minor detail like that, I'll always do it. I want someone or something unique or different. I'm sick of blandness or being generic.

2010-04-21 13:40:38

#2

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6681|cuntshitlake

The more config file-level tweaking the better.

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2010-04-21 13:43:33

#3

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,741|6954|Oxferd Ohire

soo much time spent customizing cars in Need for Speed and Forza. And in other games if they have a little customization like Halo 3 did, not near as much time spent as racing games though..

2010-04-21 14:04:19

#4

DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6373|Vancouver | Canada

With character making....way too much.

2010-04-21 14:09:27

#5

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6006|Catherine Black

DUnlimited wrote:
The more config file-level tweaking the better.

E: I think we've got the wrong end of the stick here, DU..

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2010-04-21 14:11:09

#6

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6717|so randum

It's probably just as easy to spend 100+ hours modding+tuning cars in forza as it is just racing them. same with GT series.

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2010-04-21 14:12:09

#7

Phrozenbot: Member; +632|6833|do not disturb

For casual gaming, I really only customize in-game controls. BF2 was a lone exception to online games where I went and edited the localization files, though I think most of us here did that to some degree. Once I had to reinstall I didn't bother with them again.

Doom 3 I've been having much fun creating my own little worlds in the level editor built into the game and toying around with a lot of game files and scripts.

2010-04-21 15:42:07

#8

Blade4509: Wrench turnin' fool; +202|5726|America

Seems like there's alot people that either like to totally overhaul anything customizable and those that could not care less. Making only a few small changes can make you alot more unique than most, no matter what game. When it comes to config files though, there is only so much you can do before things get fucked up.

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2010-04-21 16:05:38

#9

War Man: Australians are hermaphrodites.; +563|6931|Purplicious Wisconsin

Only character/unit, weapons/gear, and control customizing. I loved Dawn of War 1's custom paint schemes, dawn of war 2 fucked it up by not having any unique colors and only using your own army symbols instead of other armies' stuff.

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2010-04-21 16:52:40

#10

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6006|Catherine Black

Blade4509 wrote:
Seems like there's alot people that either like to totally overhaul anything customizable and those that could not care less. Making only a few small changes can make you alot more unique than most, no matter what game. When it comes to config files though, there is only so much you can do before things get fucked up.

I loved the amount of customizing you could do with CoD4. With the default config, on my old setup, (E5200 and 4670) at 1280x1024 I'd get maximum of 80 FPS.. with a custom config I could get up to 400.

2010-04-21 16:55:06

#11

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6870

Blade4509 wrote:
Seems like there's alot people that either like to totally overhaul anything customizable and those that could not care less. Making only a few small changes can make you alot more unique than most, no matter what game. When it comes to config files though, there is only so much you can do before things get fucked up.

Have you not played Quake 3?

2010-04-21 17:34:23

#12

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6681|cuntshitlake

Lucien wrote:
Blade4509 wrote:
Seems like there's alot people that either like to totally overhaul anything customizable and those that could not care less. Making only a few small changes can make you alot more unique than most, no matter what game. When it comes to config files though, there is only so much you can do before things get fucked up.
Have you not played Quake 3?

Or any game based on the Q3 engine for that matter

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2010-04-21 17:50:27

#13

Blade4509: Wrench turnin' fool; +202|5726|America

DUnlimited wrote:
Lucien wrote:
Blade4509 wrote:
Seems like there's alot people that either like to totally overhaul anything customizable and those that could not care less. Making only a few small changes can make you alot more unique than most, no matter what game. When it comes to config files though, there is only so much you can do before things get fucked up.
Have you not played Quake 3?
Or any game based on the Q3 engine for that matter

No.

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2010-04-21 21:02:24

#14

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6989|PNW

Option #1.

One of the reasons I still play STO is that you have a whole bunch of bridge officers to customize. I'm one of those people who spent 1+ hours on the Oblivion character creator. 90% of my short amount of time playing Spore was in the creature editor.

If Battlefield 2 had custom characters, I'd probably still be playing. It would be a lot cooler than the cookie-cutter faces.

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2010-04-22 01:48:12

#15

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6882|NT, like Mick Dundee

Blade4509 wrote:
DUnlimited wrote:
Lucien wrote:

Have you not played Quake 3?
Or any game based on the Q3 engine for that matter
No.

Played a CoD game? Then you have. The physics exploit with the magic FPS numbers is one great example of the fucked up shit in the Quake engine.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2010-04-22 02:56:17

#16

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5396|Sydney

I've played around with the config files in both BF2 and BC2, but other than that what I can't do in the game menu I won't try.

2010-04-22 02:58:16

#17

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5454|Cleveland, Ohio

my hockey player gets a new stick every game lol

2010-04-22 03:46:23

#18

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6681|cuntshitlake

Flecco wrote:
Blade4509 wrote:
DUnlimited wrote:

Or any game based on the Q3 engine for that matter
No.
Played a CoD game? Then you have. The physics exploit with the magic FPS numbers is one great example of the fucked up awesome shit in the Quake engine.

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2010-04-22 06:22:55

#19

Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6217|Vortex Ring State

DUnlimited wrote:
Flecco wrote:
Blade4509 wrote:

No.
Played a CoD game? Then you have. The physics exploit with the magic FPS numbers is one great example of the fucked up awesome shit in the Quake engine.

Get urban Terror.

2010-04-22 06:23:21

#20

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6681|cuntshitlake

I've played that game for 150 hours

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2010-04-22 11:09:37

#21

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6561

ME2 was the only thing I really bothered with it. Re-organised /-designed the armor before each mission, other than that, I get bored after a little time.

Plus I never succed to make character look like me anyways

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A whole helluva lot, I can't stop tweaking things	50%	50% - 16
Not too much, just some minor changes	46%	46% - 15
Not at all, give me the default and let me play	3%	3% - 1
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