Thursday news:
SALES & DEALS
Paradox Interactive launches fundraiser sale to help support COVID-19 relief efforts
https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-interactive-launches-fundraiser-sale-to-help-support-covid-19-relief-efforts/
Game publisher Paradox Interactive has launched a fundraiser sale to raise money for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund run by the World Health Organisation.
The fundraiser is happening now through Steam and will close at 7:00 PM CEST April 3. Paradox says that the funds raised in the campaign will go to those who desperately need them the most.
Games on sale include Age of Wonders: Planetfall, BattleTech, Pillars of Eternity, Tyranny, the Shadowrun series, and Cities: Skylines. The discounts vary from fifty to eighty percent off their full price. For the full list, check out the Paradox fundraiser Steam page.
>> That's not the only new sale at Steam:
At the Humble Store there's a new The Sims sale with up to 75% discounts for the next 6 days. The keys are for Origin: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/the-sims-sale/
Fanatical has two new deals:
SOFTWARE & DRIVERS
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MODS/EMULATORS
This Red Dead Redemption 2 mod adds more bounty missions to the game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-red-dead-redemption-2-mod-adds-more-bounty-missions-to-the-game/
Red Dead Redemption 2 has been out for a while on the PC. Unfortunately, though we haven’t seen a lot of mods for it. My guess is that things will change once OpenIV adds extensive support to Rockstar’s latest open-world game. Nevertheless, today we are bringing you a brand new mod that adds four new bounty missions to the game.
In order to play these new bounty missions, you’ll have to get to one of the new bounty posters that will appear on the map. According to the modder, the posters appear in different spots from the game’s default bounty posters to prevent collisions. Once you collect a bounty, you’ll have to head for the new bounty area added to your map. Then, you’ll have to locate and hogtie your target. Once you’ve done that, you’ll have to get to the police department and drop your target in cell so that you can collect your reward.
>> The mod is available at Nexus Mods, but first you should check the article to know the necessary steps to use it.
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord works brilliantly with voice commands
https://www.pcgamer.com/mount-and-blade-2-bannerlord-works-brilliantly-with-voice-commands/
Absent radios, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord's troops have to listen to the roars of their loud commander when they're waiting for orders. Leaders can get stuck in, slicing up opponents and leading charges, but they can also just stand back and bark at their troops. The Screamerlord mod, which is really a pair of custom VoiceAttack profiles, lets you join in with barks of your own.
In a regular Bannerlord brawl, commanding troops means fiddling around with a lot of button combos. If you want your cavalry to charge, for instance, you need to select them with the number keys, hit F1 to bring up movement orders and then F3 to tell them to charge. Not that complicated, but in the heat of battle it's a bit of a faff. Using diegomayf's Screamerlord profile, however, makes it a doddle. All you need to do is shout "cavalry charge" and you're done.
Screamerlord uses VoiceAttack, a premium speech recognition tool that also comes with a free trial version. There are some limitations if you don't shell out, but it still works fine for Bannerlord. If you have the premium version, you'll get to use all 50 of the commands diegomayf has created, while the free version only lets you use 20. That's more than enough, though.
GAMING NEWS
Mortal Shell is a new Souls-like action RPG, first screenshots and details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-shell-is-a-new-souls-like-action-rpg-first-screenshots-and-details/
Playstack has announced an uncompromising, authentic, and hauntingly beautiful Souls-like action-RPG, Mortal Shell. Previously known as Dungeonhaven in its earliest days of development, Mortal Shell has been painstakingly designed by a prized coalition of veteran developers who are credited with working on some of the biggest AAA titles on the market.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV is officially coming to the PC in 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-iv-is-officially-coming-to-the-pc-in-2021/
NIS America has announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV will be coming to the PC in 2021. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released a trailer for this game that you can find below.
New MotoGP 20 trailer focuses on the game’s Career Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-motogp-20-trailer-focuses-on-the-games-career-mode/
Milestone released today a new MotoGP 20 trailer, unveiling the main features of its brand-new Managerial Career. The new Career Mode will put players into a pro riders’ boots, with an engaging and progressive gaming experience both on and off the track. Just like in the real MotoGP simply being fast on the circuit is not enough; players will need to take the best decisions to find a winning strategy to master the Championship.