Carzy Zarx’s PC Gaming Emporium - Catch Up on All the Latest PC Gaming Related News

[JEMC]

It’s time for t he Monday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

In what can only be described as a personal attack on all of us, GOG has launched the Feeling Old Yet? Promo with the caption ”Discover discounts for games released in 2015 and the dread of apssing time”. If that doesn’t put you off, then you’ll be able to enjoy the up to 90% discounts available during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250519_feeling_old_yet_promo.

Steam

• Blackthorn Arena: Reforged, that has a demo, will be 50% off until the 25th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3168260/Blackthorn_Arena_Reforged/
• Tavern Manager Simulator will have a 35% discount until the 1st of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2756770/Tavern_Manager_Simulator/
• And why have one manager game on sale when you can have two? Laundry Store Simulator, that also has a demo, is going to be 40% off until June 1st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3150440/Laundry_Store_Simulator/
• And these are the sales/events:
  • The Digital Dragons 2025 is an indie conference that takes place between the 18th and the 20th of May. There are upcoming titles, demos and games up to 90% off. Most deals will end tomorrow with the event, but not all: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/DigitalDragons2025
  • Critical Hits: The Rogue-adjacent Sale features up to 90% discounts. The length of the deals vary, with some ending later today while others will last until, at least the 30th, although most seem to end around the 23rd: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35370473/sale/Rogue-adjacentSale
  • Publisher 101XP puts its games on sale with up to 75% discounts until the May, the 30th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/37268497/sale/PublisherSale101XP
  • And Developer/Publisher Wales Interactive, that no longer limits itself to FMV games, puts its games up to 90% off until the 30th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/walesinteractivepublishersale

There’s a new Humble Bundle: the T1D Breakthrough Bundle, consisting of games with links to the diabetes community, and featuring 9 items (8 games + 1 DLC) during the next 11 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/tid-breakthrough-games-with-links-to-diabetes-community

Finally, there’s Fanatical with the following:

• The May Madness Sale is here! Check out all the deals here
• There are new 24h Flash Deals:
  • Streamer Life Simulator 2 is 30% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/streamer-life-simulator-2
  • MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics features a 35% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-arcade-classics
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition is 77% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-anniversary-edition
• There are three returning bundles:
  • NeuroVoider - Deluxe Edition is back with a 20% discount during 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/neurovoider-deluxe-edition
  • The Star Wars Collection will be 80% off during 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/star-wars-collection
  • And the Batman: Arkham Collection features an 88% discount during the same 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/batman-arkham-collection

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

-Empty-

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

New Version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Unreal Engine 5.5.4 Fan Remake Released, Featuring Zora’s Domain
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-version-of-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-unreal-engine-5-5-4-fan-remake-released-featuring-zoras-domain/
YouTube’s ‘CryZENx’ has just released a new demo for his amazing Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake project in Unreal Engine 5. As the title suggests, this new demo lets you experience Zora’s Domain.
This free demo version is locked at 30FPS. Moreover, it only lets you play the Zora Domain area. CryZENx has a 60FPS version of his mod, however, that version is behind a paywall. My guess is that the paid version will also have all of the other chapters that the modder has recreated.
>> The article has an almost 40 minutes video.

New Oblivion Remastered Mod Overhauls Its Combat AI System
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/new-oblivion-remastered-mod-overhauls-its-combat-ai-system/
Modder ‘Maddensterror02’ has released a pretty cool mod for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. As the title suggests, this mod aims to enhance and redefine the game’s combat AI. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
The Responsive Combat AI Mod enhances combat AI to introduce more engaging fights with more challenging foes. To achieve this, it decreases idle times and increases dodge and attack chances.
Going into more details, the mod lowers idle times between attacks, power attacks, and evasive dodge behaviors. Enemies before would attack and then stand for sometimes seconds at a time, as if they weren’t actually fighting for their lives. Now enemies fight as if their life depends on it. They chain attacks, fast and consistently.
Moreover, enemies and creatures will now more frequently attack, whereas before some enemies had a 20% chance to attack and 30% chance to dodge, still leaving a 50% chance to stand and do nothing for an additional idle time of 3 seconds before rerolling the chances. As such, enemies will utilize power attacks more frequently and make quick use of your stagger to end you swiftly.
The mod also increases block chances. Block chances have been increased 100% mostly across the board, sometimes more. Not to be mistaken to 100% chance, but a 100% increase. For example, a bandit has a 20% chance to block. Now they have a 40% or more chance to block on every roll.
>> In the article you’ll find a roughly 10 minutes video.

New The Witcher 3 Mod Recreates Classic Witcher 1 Skill System
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/new-the-witcher-3-mod-recreates-classic-witcher-1-skill-system/
Modder ‘Gerwant’ has released a cool new mod for The Witcher 3, which attempts to recreate the classic skill system from the first The Witcher game. This mod is a must-have for longtime fans of the series who fondly remember The Witcher 1 and are seeking a more classic RPG experience in their next Witcher 3 playthrough. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
Going into more details, the mod offers a unique, deeper RPG experience for fans of the series. As the modder noted, it emphasizes strategic character building and brings back the classic feel of the original game.
The mod adds 13 unique talent trees and over 200 new skills to choose from, inspired by the original Witcher 1 system. This is a full remake of the original Bronze/Silver/Gold talent system from The Witcher 1.
One cool thing about this mod is that many of the skills are unlocked from the very start. This means the way you choose to level up Geralt will really affect how strong he is early in the game. You won’t have to wait until later to feel powerful. Instead of just depending on better weapons or armor, your choices in the skill tree will decide how you play. You can create a build that fits your style, whether that’s fighting with swords, using magic, or mixing potions. It also makes each playthrough different, so you can try new things every time you play.
>> There’s a shorter than 2 minutes video in the article.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Just Got an Ultra+ Graphics Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/clair-obscur-expedition-33-just-got-an-ultra-graphics-mod/
Modder ‘Lazorr’ has released an Ultra+ Graphics Mod for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This mod aims to improve the game’s graphics by tweaking its settings beyond its in-game values. So, let’s take a closer look at its changes.
As the modder noted, the Ultra+ Mod makes the game look even better. It improves lighting, reflections, and shadows. It also fixes problems like textures loading slowly, weird pop-in effects, and ghosting. On top of that, it helps with some visual glitches with DLSS4 and offers advanced graphical customization.
For instance, the mod improves nanite shadow LODs at all shadow settings which makes it a lot more viable to decrease shadow quality to find a balance in visuals and performance. It also adjusts nanite slightly depending on texture quality setting. It can also fix character shadow popping causing spotlight with skin enhancements. Plus, it can reduce noise caused by fog upsample jittering.
Another cool feature in the mod is Transmission. When you turn it on for most lights, it makes things like skin and leaves look more real. Light can shine through them in a more natural way. It also improves how skin reacts to light, making characters look better and more lifelike overall.
This is a pretty cool mod that owners of high-end GPUs can use. Also, the game will run slower with this mod. This is to be expected. After all, the game will now use more demanding graphics settings. So, avoid it if you don’t use a really powerful GPU.
>> The article has no media.

The Skyblivion and Oblivion Remastered romance continues to blossom, as Bethesda invites the modders to its studio for tea and sweetrolls
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-skyblivion-and-oblivion-remastered-romance-continues-to-blossom-as-bethesda-invites-the-modders-to-its-studio-for-tea-and-sweetrolls/
You would think the Skyblivion and Oblivion Remastered teams would be the bitterest of rivals, given how Bethesda surprise dropped a comprehensive makeover of its 2006 RPG on the heads of a team of volunteers, one which had been diligently working on a similar project for years. Yet if anything, the relationship between the two groups of Oblivion overhaulers is turning into a game dev love story.
It all started before Oblivion Remastered had even been revealed, with Skyblivion project lead Rebelzize sending "all love and no hate" to Bethesda as rumours of a remake swirled. Following the reveal, Bethesda responded by handing out game keys of the remastered version to the entire Skyblivion team, while calling the modders' own efforts "very special".
Now, that winged stealth archer Cupid has fluttered behind The Elder Scrolls' very own David and Goliath, striking both with a ranged sneak attack for 3x damage. Bethesda formally invited the Skyblivion team round to its house, and the modders accepted. Moreover, there are pictures to prove it.

GAMING NEWS

MindsEye & Crimson Desert will support NVIDIA DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mindseye-crimson-desert-will-support-nvidia-dlss-4-multi-frame-gen/
NVIDIA has announced that MindsEye and Crimson Desert, two highly anticipated PC games, will support NVIDIA DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen. Alongside these two games, we also got two new trailers for LIGHT OF MOTIRAM and WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers (which will also support DLSS 4 MFG).

FBC: Firebreak will support Full Ray Tracing/Path Tracing on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fbc-firebreak-will-support-full-ray-tracing-path-tracing-on-pc/
NVIDIA and Remedy have announced that FBC: Firebreak will support Full Ray Tracing/Path Tracing on PC. This means the game will have super realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections. FBC: Firebreak will use the Northlight Engine, which is the same engine used in Alan Wake 2. So it makes sense that this new CONTROL spin-off will also use Path Tracing. And today, we got our first look at it.