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Baldurs Gate 3 (That's crazy commitment.) (www.vg247.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It doesn’t say he learned blacksmithing specifically for the game, just that he pulled the knowledge from having learned blacksmithing.

[+] [email protected] -20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Honestly, blacksmithing isn't that hard. And the video in the article looks like it was cold sheet steel work over a form and a few rivets, so a few hours' work for a beginner. Even basic forge work is something you can learn in an afternoon.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

For me, I don't care how easy or difficult it is. To me, it's about them doing it. I don't remember hearing about other sound designers actually learning the skill to help his creativity with the sound design. Everyone can get online and learn to code, do graphic design, and even study to be a lawyer. Not everyone does. That's what I mean in terms of commitment. I think it's dope.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, blacksmithing isn’t that hard

it's well beyond the reach of most people, specially considering the price of the tooling alone

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

For cold work, you need a hammer and some hard object. That's it. Anvil, swage block, piece of rail, random scrap steel, or even a hard rock. That's it. It's really not expensive at all, unless you're buying a whole bunch of brand new unnecessary stuff.

I started out with a rail-anvil I bought for $67, a few hammers and peens for $40, tongs for $20, and a forge for $140. That was more than enough to get started. If you live somewhere that that's a lot of money, you probably also have a guy in the area who does similar work and has extra tools, and your biggest expense will be fuel for hot work.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

We live in a world where hundreds of millions of people are literally starving, dude.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

We're on a forum to talk about video games, where the entry price is about the same as what that person just listed out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Someone should gift them all copies of Baldur's Gate 3 so that they too can experience the premier sound design in the latest installment from Wizards of the Coast® Dungeons & Dragons™.