Just a quick post that I’ve made some updates to the schedule. A lot of the games are very much the same, but I plan on doing back to back sessions per game to keep them fluid. I hope to see you guys tomorrow!
Just a quick post that I’ve made some updates to the schedule. A lot of the games are very much the same, but I plan on doing back to back sessions per game to keep them fluid. I hope to see you guys tomorrow!
Date: May 9th
Start time: 8pm CT
Game: Don’t Starve (PC)
Jumped right into Don’t Starve where I was on Day 21. I was so proud of my progress until I got murdered by monsters! Granted, I wasn’t in the best of shape, but I didn’t think I’d go that soon!
The things about this game is that you grow so attached to what you built. When you die and it all goes away….it hurts! Starting over I knew better on how to start things off, so I thought. It takes me 5 days to find the building pieces to make my first progression.
I was lied to!
We DID IT!
Here are one other highlight of tonight’s stream.
My girlfriend has now gotten into Don’t Starve, so maybe, just maybe we will play Don’t Starve Together!
Streaming Tech
I increased the resolution of my webcam to 720P to help with some of the quality concerns I had with my pretty little face. I also updated the channel and stream with some basic graphics to give it some flair. I would love some feedback on what else I can do to help the stream, presentation wise.
Streaming Stats
Total Follows: 23
Total Views: 391
Stream Time: 3 Hours 12 Minutes
Streaming Quality: 540p @ 48FPS – 2000kbps Bitrate (Fast encoding)
I will say that Don’t Starve is a much slower pace game and a few of my regulars enjoy it, it certainly don’t have mass appeal. I’m happy to leave it in my rotation because I have a lot of fun with the game, but I will consider more faster pace games in the future. It’s Mother’s day tomorrow, so take the day off the Internet! I know I am. I will be streaming Super Mario 3D World on Monday! See you then.
Date: May 8th
Start time: 8pm CT
Game: Super Mario 3D World (Wii U), Splatoon Beta (Wii U)
Did another round of Super Mario 3D World and progression and mistakes were made. To be honest, I don’t even know what world I ended up on, because Chat and I were enamored for the release of the Splatoon Beta! They released one game mode and 2 maps. The beta was available for a single hour and I definitely made use of every minute provided. The game is a fun and the stability was good. I don’t think there was any serious latency issues. Below is a nice example of one of the matches I had tonight.
Chat was wonderful and we went a little personal with who we are and learned a few embarrassing stories. I love our chats and hope they continue to bloom.
Streaming Tech
I kept all the settings the same at 540p @ 48FPS. I did up the encoding on my computer to output a better picture. Both games streamed wonderfully and I feel that I’m pretty settled with these options. I had a few comments about audio syncing working well and no complaints on buffering or freezing issues. I’ve come a long way from my 720p @ 60FPS streams to something more tidy and effective.
Bonus streaming tech news! I did some testing of Wii games on the Wii U. Despite the games being at 480p output. The games look great. I’m looking forward to introducing older Wii games.
Streaming Stats
Total Follows: 23
Total Views: 365
Stream Time: 3 Hours 1 Minute
Streaming Quality: 540p @ 48FPS – 2000kbps Bitrate (Fast encoding)
Looking forward to revisiting Don’t Starve tomorrow. Happy Friday everyone!
Date: May 7th
Start time: 8pm CT
Game: Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
Super Mario Bros. is a childhood classic for most, but I’ve been awful at keeping up with the series. This stream is my first real attempted at playing Super Mario 3D World. Start off, things were going well and I, again, got a load of help from chat. It shows that I can be pretty helpless :P Playing through 4 Worlds has me hyped and I decided to go ahead and stream it again tomorrow.
The following video is a fine example of what tonight’s gameplay was like: Mistakes were made, but victories are rich!
Streaming Tech
Transitioning from PC to Console is always tricky. Audio levels are different and I think there might be some mic delay. With the Wii U, I can figure a better way to listen to game audio but to plug headphones into the Wii U Gamepad. The struggle! Anyways, made it all work and was happy with the stream. You can see some studder towards the end of my stream, and it took a quick refresh of the capture card to fix. Up the frames to 48FPS. I may consider a full 60 frames and improving the encoding. The last time I tried this, the stream was pure potato. We’ll see!
Streaming Stats
Total Follows: 22
Total Views: 338
Stream Time: 2 Hours 36 Minutes
Streaming Quality: 540p @ 48FPS – 2000kbps Bitrate
Happy to have a few new faces to the stream, and again chat has been a great help to all of my successes in Super Mario 3D World. Let’s try it again tomorrow!
Date: May 6th
Start time: 8pm CT
Game: Don’t Starve (PC)
This stream started on a clean slate. I had died at the end of my stream of my first session of Don’t Starve. Right off the bat of this broadcast, I started farming like crazy and had a better handle of the game early on. I made it towards Day 21 before ending the stream, but not without the help of chat coming to the rescue 2 nights in a row!
There’s just so much to learn about the game, and it has me really intrigued. It’s a quality game that offers an eerie calm but challenging feel. The game is on Sale on Stream right now for $5! I highly recommend it.
Tonight was a night of progression and much more learning of the game. No notable highlights, sorry!
Streaming Tech
I was pleased with the last stream’s picture quality minus the weird web camera pixelation. I fixed the web camera picture by downscaling the resolution. I also increased the frames per second to 45FPS and it appeared to run smooth this go around. I want to experiment with faster pace games to see how they fare, but for Don’t Starve, it works well! For next steps on improving the broadcast, I’m looking to reconsider the encoding and color balance of the capture. It seems to be on the duller side.
Streaming Stats
Total Follows: 18
Total Views: 323
Stream Time: 2 Hours 35 Minutes
Streaming Quality: 540p @ 45FPS – 2000kbps Bitrate
Overall, another great stream in my eyes. I’m happy to see a few regulars come in to chat, which is always a treat. No new followers and not as many views tonight, but all is well! :)