Bane

Not at all.

Backwards compatibility has never been a real concern for me because it's rare that I go back and replay older games. The Elder Scrolls and Mass Effect are the two series I can think of that I've replayed several times. I have them on PC, so their console compatibility isn't a concern.

How is party management? Specifically, things like leveling and equipment.

I tried like hell to get into games like Divinity Original Sin and Pillars of Eternity, but having to fiddle around with the stats, skills, and equipment of all eleventy thousand potential party members was too much for me. I prefer to concentrate on my character and let party members handle their own business.

I've ventured across the pond to Europe where I don't read the languages or know what the road signs mean. Truck yeah!

@petesix0 I bounced off Perry Mason for some reason. I like the cast, I know it's another good HBO show, but maybe I wasn't in the mood. I plan to go back to it. I've heard Lovecraft Country is good. Raised By Wolves sounds interesting, too.

In The Dark

It's a CW show on Netflix about an irreverent blind woman who discovers the body of her friend and vows to figure out what happened to him. My experience with the CW is limited to the Arrowverse, and I'd say In The Dark is objectively better than those shows.

Ben Stiller is an executive producer which surprised me because I don't see his influence on the screen. Maybe I'm just not familiar enough with his work. In my mind he's always either Derek Zoolander or Tugg Speedman from Tropic Thunder.

In the before times it was renewed for a third season, but who knows when that'll come out so you've got plenty of time to binge the first two seasons.

Yellowstone

Holy shit is this a good show.

Kevin Costner stars as John Dutton, patriarch of the Duttons and owner of Yellowstone, the Dutton family ranch and largest ranch in the US. The show is about the Duttons defending their land from the Native Americans and west coast businessmen who want to divide it up to build casinos and housing developments.

Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, and Cole Hauser co-star and they're great. The whole cast has been great, as has the writing. And the scenery is amazing.

My parents suggested multiple times that I watch it, but as a cord cutter I didn't have a way until the Peacock streaming service came out. The first season is free. The second season requires Premium ($5 a month). The third season is airing now on the Paramount Network, but it's not available on Peacock (yet?). It's been renewed for a fourth season.

If you like cowboys and/or good TV it's a no brainer.

More trucks!

Mack Anthem (2018 - present)

Western Star 4800 (? - present)

Mack R (1966 - 2005)

This one has been fun. The truck is modeled on a Mack R from the late 70's. At first, I was keeping it stock. Then I found an engine mod that adds Mack engines that were made between the 50's and the 90's. I guess they could've been stock on this truck, but one of them sounds too good. Like lopey idle hot rod good so I said screw it, went custom truck, and threw on some big ol' rims.

The trailer is a mod. It's a 1971 Fruehauf FB 40 ft. Reefer. I thought it went well with this truck.

The green color is what Mack used in the 70's. I've found paintref.com particularly useful for finding authentic paint colors if you're interested in that sort of thing.

Thanks for the heads up!

@mister_v FS Economy looks neat! I'll have to give it a whirl when I get around to playing. Thanks!

@cikame That game looks so good! I was holding off on building a new PC until Star Citizen came out (ha ha, joke is on me I guess), but if I get heavy into this flight sim I may pull the trigger. That is if I ever get out of this truck sim obsession!

Shooter, the TV series starring Ryan Phillippe. It's on Netflix.

It's an action drama with an emphasis on long guns and snipers as you can imagine by the name. It's fine if you're into this kind of show. When Ryan's character is analyzing the ballistics of a long range shot they put what he's thinking about up on screen in graphical form. Distances, elevations, wind speed and direction, stuff like that. It's neat.

Ryan's character's name though? Bob Lee "The Nailer" Swagger. Everyone calls him Bob Lee or Swagger. It's not a name conducive to maintaining dramatic tension, let's just say that.

My phone, wallet, keys
Yeah, phone, wallet, keys
Good things come in threes
Need my phone, wallet, keys

...and my sunglasses.