• Black AOC@lemmygrad.ml
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    Shooters definitely aren’t. I’m a dyed in the plaid Unreal and Quake head; and… There ain’t shit for us anymore. I don’t have words for how much contempt I have for the pvp FPS space between the Pentagon propagandizing on one side, the lackluster live services on the other, and battle royales at the very center. Like… XIV and Minecraft used to be my ‘there’s no good matches right now’ backup games. Now they’re my mains.

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      1 year ago

      Have you tried free and open source alternatives to Quake and Unreal Tournament such as Xonotic, Red Eclipse, and Warsow? (The list goes on, including Cube 2: Sauerbraten, Unvanquished, etc.)

      I would also suggest giving Minetest a try for a Minecraft alternative. It has MineClone2 as one of its games developed by the community, which is close to Minecraft, though I admit it is still very alpha and has a long road ahead. Nevertheless, there are other interesting games made with the Minetest engine that are simply not possible to make with Minecraft alone. I find NodeCore and Exile to be interesting, though they are more hardcore survival-esque than Minecraft. Where the potential of the game engine is demonstrated is in games like Little Lady and Builda City.

      I also recommend Veloren as an RPG-style Minecraft alternative. It reminds me of Trove.

      I also find enjoyment in some people’s obscure hobby projects such as King’s Crook. Not sure if that is your cup of tea, though.

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        Yeaaaaah, I’ve got like half of Ultrakill prime-ranked by now; the only reason its lack of pvp isn’t a detriment is because I don’t wish netcode development on any solo developer. I’ve seen what that stuff looks like; and I don’t blame Hakita in the slightest for not.