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"So we recently had our demonic 9 feet tall Peitha and the -I can probably fix her- Bog Queen... We need to design a new sexy red flag for the #GuildWars2 Visions of Eternity expansion that players will absolutely fall for!"
Anet: "Say no more!"
Anet: "Say no more!"
Now I feel sorry for Sareb that I completed the event before he got a chance to tell me all about it 😅
December 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Now I feel sorry for Sareb that I completed the event before he got a chance to tell me all about it 😅
Here's another example in Spamadan with everything maxed out at 4K on a RTX4070. DX9 is clearly the bottleneck with the new bloom and SSAO shaders.
So if you're not running something like Reshade (you could probably use the vulkan version) or TexMod you're likely better off using DXVK
So if you're not running something like Reshade (you could probably use the vulkan version) or TexMod you're likely better off using DXVK
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here's another example in Spamadan with everything maxed out at 4K on a RTX4070. DX9 is clearly the bottleneck with the new bloom and SSAO shaders.
So if you're not running something like Reshade (you could probably use the vulkan version) or TexMod you're likely better off using DXVK
So if you're not running something like Reshade (you could probably use the vulkan version) or TexMod you're likely better off using DXVK
If you're encountering FPS loss in Guild Wars Reforged I would recommend giving DXVK a try.
1. Download dxvk-x.xx.tar.gz from github.com/doitsujin/dx...
2. Extract d3d9.dll from the x32 folder into your installation folder
3. Profit?
For example Spamadan Region 1 on a basic GPU:
1. Download dxvk-x.xx.tar.gz from github.com/doitsujin/dx...
2. Extract d3d9.dll from the x32 folder into your installation folder
3. Profit?
For example Spamadan Region 1 on a basic GPU:
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
If you're encountering FPS loss in Guild Wars Reforged I would recommend giving DXVK a try.
1. Download dxvk-x.xx.tar.gz from github.com/doitsujin/dx...
2. Extract d3d9.dll from the x32 folder into your installation folder
3. Profit?
For example Spamadan Region 1 on a basic GPU:
1. Download dxvk-x.xx.tar.gz from github.com/doitsujin/dx...
2. Extract d3d9.dll from the x32 folder into your installation folder
3. Profit?
For example Spamadan Region 1 on a basic GPU:
🤔 I noticed Guild Wars Reforged has some OpenGL ES 3.0 engine code and mention of mobile UI elements. Maybe they're trying to figure out if it's feasible to port it to mobile platforms in the future as well?
December 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🤔 I noticed Guild Wars Reforged has some OpenGL ES 3.0 engine code and mention of mobile UI elements. Maybe they're trying to figure out if it's feasible to port it to mobile platforms in the future as well?
The DPI scaling in #guildwars reforged looks fantastic but it's also bugged 😅 it somehow also affects the mouse rotation speed of your camera (making it waaaaay slower the higher you set your DPI has been set)
I'm playing at 150% and even with the camera slider set to max it's "bearable" at best
I'm playing at 150% and even with the camera slider set to max it's "bearable" at best
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The DPI scaling in #guildwars reforged looks fantastic but it's also bugged 😅 it somehow also affects the mouse rotation speed of your camera (making it waaaaay slower the higher you set your DPI has been set)
I'm playing at 150% and even with the camera slider set to max it's "bearable" at best
I'm playing at 150% and even with the camera slider set to max it's "bearable" at best
Here we go! #GuildWars #Reforged is out
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here we go! #GuildWars #Reforged is out
Actually crazy to think it's still getting updates after more than 20 years but I've been playing #GuildWars since it launched back in the day so I'm looking forward to the quality of life updates #reforged will bring tomorrow!
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Actually crazy to think it's still getting updates after more than 20 years but I've been playing #GuildWars since it launched back in the day so I'm looking forward to the quality of life updates #reforged will bring tomorrow!
Looking at how #WoW is implementing its housing system I'm slightly jealous at the ability to preview decorations. Can we please have this as well?
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Looking at how #WoW is implementing its housing system I'm slightly jealous at the ability to preview decorations. Can we please have this as well?
Got the crab dance emote. Got the endless tropical crab tonic. Can't dance as a crab. Sadness 🦀
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Got the crab dance emote. Got the endless tropical crab tonic. Can't dance as a crab. Sadness 🦀
I was slightly annoyed they placed those soldiers you need to heal at the Shimmering Basin heart inside those tiny tents. My skimmer doesn't fit in there so I just kept hugging the walls spamming the 1 skill..
Today I learned you can just shoot them with the number 3 skill. I'm a doofus.
Today I learned you can just shoot them with the number 3 skill. I'm a doofus.
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I was slightly annoyed they placed those soldiers you need to heal at the Shimmering Basin heart inside those tiny tents. My skimmer doesn't fit in there so I just kept hugging the walls spamming the 1 skill..
Today I learned you can just shoot them with the number 3 skill. I'm a doofus.
Today I learned you can just shoot them with the number 3 skill. I'm a doofus.
Did you know you can consume a chromatic sap to gain 5 aether-rich sap which you can use to buy a chromatic sap that you can consume for 5 aether-rich sap allowing you to buy a chro...
Basically both VoE maps only have a single currency that's split between your bank and wallet
Basically both VoE maps only have a single currency that's split between your bank and wallet
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Did you know you can consume a chromatic sap to gain 5 aether-rich sap which you can use to buy a chromatic sap that you can consume for 5 aether-rich sap allowing you to buy a chro...
Basically both VoE maps only have a single currency that's split between your bank and wallet
Basically both VoE maps only have a single currency that's split between your bank and wallet
🤔 I noticed that there aren't many Sylvari castaways on Castora and with that information I can conclude most of them are being mistaken for driftwood by the magic surrounding the continent and just float back home
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🤔 I noticed that there aren't many Sylvari castaways on Castora and with that information I can conclude most of them are being mistaken for driftwood by the magic surrounding the continent and just float back home
If I have to guess the Gnashblade "birthday" event will probably start next Tuesday and run for a whole week and there's going to be more to it than last year
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If I have to guess the Gnashblade "birthday" event will probably start next Tuesday and run for a whole week and there's going to be more to it than last year
You can buy the Homestead Racetrack Start Bundle from the race vendor which automatically adds 5 of each race track decorations to your homestead storage (holographic are excluded)
It's only 25 tokens cheaper than crafting these yourself but you save a lot of gold on other required materials
It's only 25 tokens cheaper than crafting these yourself but you save a lot of gold on other required materials
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
You can buy the Homestead Racetrack Start Bundle from the race vendor which automatically adds 5 of each race track decorations to your homestead storage (holographic are excluded)
It's only 25 tokens cheaper than crafting these yourself but you save a lot of gold on other required materials
It's only 25 tokens cheaper than crafting these yourself but you save a lot of gold on other required materials
The Black Lion Trading Company in Lion's Arch recently got updated (it has a lot more NPC's) and they sealed the unused Asura gate behind a metal door
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Black Lion Trading Company in Lion's Arch recently got updated (it has a lot more NPC's) and they sealed the unused Asura gate behind a metal door
Today's post is up thatshaman.com/post/2025/11...
that_shaman - Upcoming features from the November 18 patch
that_shaman - Upcoming features from the November 18 patch
thatshaman.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today's post is up thatshaman.com/post/2025/11...
"So we recently had our demonic 9 feet tall Peitha and the -I can probably fix her- Bog Queen... We need to design a new sexy red flag for the #GuildWars2 Visions of Eternity expansion that players will absolutely fall for!"
Anet: "Say no more!"
Anet: "Say no more!"
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"So we recently had our demonic 9 feet tall Peitha and the -I can probably fix her- Bog Queen... We need to design a new sexy red flag for the #GuildWars2 Visions of Eternity expansion that players will absolutely fall for!"
Anet: "Say no more!"
Anet: "Say no more!"
Gildwar Tree confirmed! Randomly stumbled into this Anet dev (looks like they're currently streaming for extra life)
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Gildwar Tree confirmed! Randomly stumbled into this Anet dev (looks like they're currently streaming for extra life)
Several people asked me about exporting the new API map tiles to "fix the wiki"
Like I said before I've stopped working on these so we'll just have to wait.
Like I said before I've stopped working on these so we'll just have to wait.
It looks like that after 8 years they finally fixed the #GuildWars2 API tiles. This means I will no longer be publishing these in the future unless things go wrong again.
It was a really fun project to work on but also took a lot of time and effort to maintain.
wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/API:Til...
It was a really fun project to work on but also took a lot of time and effort to maintain.
wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/API:Til...
API:Tile service - Guild Wars 2 Wiki (GW2W)
wiki.guildwars2.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Several people asked me about exporting the new API map tiles to "fix the wiki"
Like I said before I've stopped working on these so we'll just have to wait.
Like I said before I've stopped working on these so we'll just have to wait.
Some more #GuildWars2 homestead module fun:
- I have a homestead template with a tiny little house in it
- I have another template with just 3 pillars
- With just a few lines of code it makes copies of the house at the pillars creating a cozy little neighborhood!
- I have a homestead template with a tiny little house in it
- I have another template with just 3 pillars
- With just a few lines of code it makes copies of the house at the pillars creating a cozy little neighborhood!
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Some more #GuildWars2 homestead module fun:
- I have a homestead template with a tiny little house in it
- I have another template with just 3 pillars
- With just a few lines of code it makes copies of the house at the pillars creating a cozy little neighborhood!
- I have a homestead template with a tiny little house in it
- I have another template with just 3 pillars
- With just a few lines of code it makes copies of the house at the pillars creating a cozy little neighborhood!
I don't think the disguise spell Ludo puts on players at the start of VoE's story so you can infiltrate an Asuran lab is really going to work for my character...
"It's the commander!!"
"Don't be silly the commander has yellow eyes"
"It's the commander!!"
"Don't be silly the commander has yellow eyes"
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I don't think the disguise spell Ludo puts on players at the start of VoE's story so you can infiltrate an Asuran lab is really going to work for my character...
"It's the commander!!"
"Don't be silly the commander has yellow eyes"
"It's the commander!!"
"Don't be silly the commander has yellow eyes"