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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

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Factorio's player count is through the roof after the Space Age expansion, ripping thousands of engineers away from their day jobs
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/factorios-player-count-is-through-the-roof-after-the-space-age-expansion-ripping-thousands-of-engineers-away-from-their-day-jobs/
Factorio's Space Age expansion went live yesterday, and it managed to set a new all-time player count peak for the game, with 91,801 players flooding back in to check out the expansion.
The Space Age expansion more than doubles the size of the original game, and continues the player's journey after they launch rockets into space. You can discover new worlds which you can exploit for resources, and manage your fleet of interplanetary space ships. You'll also have to build airtight defenses to shoot down incoming asteroids that could destroy your platform, use the rubble to harvest thruster fuel and turret ammunition, and finally use the platform hub and cargo bays to shuttle freight between planets. But you can check out the trailer to see what sick-looking planetary adventures lie ahead of you.
So it's not really surprising that Factorio has seen such a resurgence when it comes to player numbers. "Past 50,000 now," one player says. "Considering how many people are currently at work, me included, I expect this to continue rising. 70,000 is the next big milestone, 2x the previous peak." When the game released back in August 2020, it managed to hit a high of 34,700 players at one point, so 91,801 is an impressive feat that more than doubles its old record.

GOG has four new sales:

• The Fallout Day 2024 has games in the franchise up to 75% off during 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2024_fallout_day
• There are a new range of Weekly Deals, with up to 90% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20241022_weekly_deals_3_october
• I don’t know if it’s new because I don’t remember seeing it before (get it?), but here’s Stealth Promo, with up to 90% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20241022_stealth_promo
• And the Klabater Publisher Sale has games up to 95% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20241022_klabater_publisher_sale

Steam has new deals and sales, including new weeklong deals::

• The Arcane Studios Sale 2024 has games up to 84% off until October 28: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/arkanestudiossale2024
• Funcom presents the Chase the Horizon Sale, with games up to 90% off. Some deals will end this 27th while others will last until the 4th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Funcom/sale/chasethehorizon
• Publisher Focus Entertainment celebrates its Halloween Sale with up to 90% discounts. Some deals will end in October, 30th while others will last until November, 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Focus/sale/focushalloweensale2024
• The Castlevania Fair includes both Castlevania games and also games with some content based on it. It has up to 85% discounts and will last until the 3rd or the 4th of November, depending on the game: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Konami/sale/castlevaniafair2024
• Dead Island 2 will be 30% off until November 4: https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/Dead_Island_2/
• The Thaumaturge will have a 40% discount until the 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684350/The_Thaumaturge/
• Dungeons of Hinterberg is going to be 50% off until November, the 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1983260/Dungeons_of_Hinterberg/
• Finally, the weeklong deals. There aren’t many of them this week, and some of them are included in some of the sales listed above so, I’ll leave it to you to check them out.

And Fanatical has extended the duration of the Star Deal with another 24 hours (or what it always going to be a 48 hours Star Deal? I’m not sure), and has a new sale: the Fallout Franchise Sale, with up to 77% discounts during 7 days (tho F4 GOTY’s deal is only for another 23 hours, which is weird): https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/fallout.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 566.03 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-566-03
Highlights
Game Ready for Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Alan Wake 2: The Lake House, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered, No More Room In Hell 2, Red Dead Redemption, and The Axis Unseen.

Fixed Issues

• Digital Vibrance custom setting does not persist on reboot or wake from sleep [4801216]

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

A modder has recreated The Price Of Neutrality DLC of the first The Witcher game for The Witcher 3: Next-Gen
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/a-modder-has-recreated-the-price-of-neutrality-dlc-of-the-first-the-witcher-game-for-the-witcher-3-next-gen/
The Witcher fans, here is something cool for you today. Modder ‘Lisu’ has recreated the official DLC of the first The Witcher game, The Price Of Neutrality, for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen.
The DLC takes place in the year 1232 and sees Geralt return to Kaer Morhen for wintering. However, under the fortress, he encounters a camp of mercenaries pursuing Princess Deidre Ademeyn of Caingorn. Deidre is supposedly cursed by the Black Sun and is, in addition, the surprise child of Eskel. As such, the witchers must decide what to do with the girl.
The mod includes the entire storyline of The Price Of Neutrality. This includes the main quest She-Wolf, as well as two side missions: The Howling and Hungry Like a Wolf.
To create this mod, the modder used the REDKit tool. And, as specifically said, the modder did not use any AI tools for it. Plus, all the voices are from the original The Price Of Neutrality mod for The Witcher 1.
You can download this fan DLC for TW3 from this link. At the end of the article, you can find its launch trailer. I’ve also included a full playthrough video for it. From what I can see, the mod packs around one hour of gameplay.
>> They’ve forgotten to add the link to the mod, but you can find it in the description of the trailer of the mod.

Skyrim World of Tanks is a must-have mod for Bethesda’s RPG
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/skyrim-world-of-tanks-is-a-must-have-mod-for-bethesdas-rpg/
In August 2024, we informed you about a cool mod for Skyrim Special Edition that brought tanks to it. Created by modder ‘MixedMartialArtist’, The Great Patriotic War was a must-have mod. So, I was quite shocked when the modder deleted it. Thankfully, though, he came back with a brand new version of it, called Skyrim World of Tanks.
In Skyrim World of Tanks, players are able to command their armies to charge forward, and take part in epic tank-on-tank battles. You can also rain down artillery on the enemy, and call in air strikes. Or you can just watch the cinematic battles from afar.
Among other things, in this mod, Veteran and Elite troops will be facing off against Fresh Troops. You can also expect massive explosions from artillery, grenades, tank shells, etc. The battlefields will be filled with severed limbs, and severed torsos. Not only that but armies can get wiped out in seconds.
In short, this mod will completely change the way you experience Skyrim. So, if you haven’t tried its previous version, I suggest downloading this new one from this link. At the end of the article, you can also find a couple of videos from it. These will give you a glimpse at what you can expect from it.

GAMING NEWS

PC Requirements for Bloober Team’s Cronos: The New Dawn
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-requirements-for-bloober-teams-cronos-the-new-dawn/
Last week, Bloober Team announced a new third-person survival horror game, called Cronos: The New Dawn. And although the game targets a 2025 release date, the devs have shared its official PC system requirements. So, let’s take a look at them.
>> I’d take those requirements with a dose of salt, especially the min ones, given that the game is still in development.