Just Cause 2 (PC via Steam)

Summary:

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Keymapping
Just like BFBC2 they have multiple "styles" of playing the game, on the ground, in a vehicle, or aircraft. However, the biggest flaw with their setup, besides having to rebind everything per "style" is that the game doesn't know when certain keys are already used in another "style." For example, if I bind a key to parachute for a car, but want that to be my pull up on my aircraft it does know this and complains about it... So, I ended up just using my 360 controller when I fly (only). Which, the 360 controller integration is amazingly good, probably a simple feature, but it seamlessly picks up my 360 controller input, then when I use the mouse it goes back to using keyboard+mouse setup. Just like in Batman Arkham Asylum.

Savegame Bug
I apparently ran into an issue where I did the first mission with the Ular faction, but at the end I had to go to bed thinking it'd be alright because it just saved... I guess I was wrong... When I started it back up the next day I thought I'd continue, I spawned in, and saw on my map the Stronghold where I was, so I went there and had to fight everyone again? So I thought... But basically I had to fight the "general respawners" that are there once you leave that particular zone... So since there was no objective text as to what to do next I decided I would capture that stronghold. Unfortunately I was unable to, couldn't find/blow up the last 2 things. Eventually I gave up and thought it'd be cool to just join another faction, however I didn't know how. There was nothing on my PDA, no icons, no objectives. So I thought, "hmm, that's strange, maybe I just need to work my way up." So I decided to go capture areas--cities--or whatever. After about 3 days (~4 hours) of this and still nothing, no objectives, no icons, nothing... I decided well maybe I ran into a bug. So I restarted the game, watched the lame unskippable cut-scenes all over again. Decided to pay attention to some dialogue and saw there were 3 factions I could join. Went to the Reapers this time and made sure I finished the first mission without quiting too soon, then saved everything and now I got objectives, I mean icons on the PDA. Objective text to help guide me is too difficult.

WTF:

Treyarch bad-mouthing Gearbox.

Ok, so over this past weekend, a person from Activision (Noah Heller) did an interview about Call of Duty: World at War, but said some bad things... Treyarch also sent out an official apology and hopes that everything is cool between Treyarch and Gearbox.

More here: devsongames.com

(Dev.) Late Night Funnies…

During the compile times at work everyone tends to surf the web for the latest and greatest information, and let's not forget, funny videos. A few of us found a couple groups that are straight up hilarious, one group called, "Waverly Films" and another "Whitest kid you know." So here are a few of their funniest and well, just plain random...

Waverly Films:

Post Cards:

Camera:

ScareCrow:

Happy Birthday:

$100:

Snow Monster:

Chase:

Everything Poops:

The Carvening:

Lost in the City:

Wanna buy a Ghost?:

Englishman:

Bum Milkshake:

Birdtown:

Whitest Kid you Know:

Opposite Day:

Elephant Balls:

Fart Dinner:

Blind Not Blind:

Feeler Doc

Slow Jerk:

What really happened to Abe Lincoln: