What was Flash Player?

Flash player was a popular software for displaying multimedia content in the browser. This included videos, audio, animations and also small games. Some of the most popular include line rider (a simple game where you draw the hill for a sled rider to ride down), Desktop tower defense (a classic tower defense game), the original cookie clicker, crush the castle (a more realistic version of Angry birds) but also simple multiplayer games like territory wars. Furthermore, the early bloon tower defense ran in the browser using flash player the same way the popular, quite violent mini sandbox game happy wheels made its way onto many screens across all homes and schools :).

To sum it up, flash player was the solid foundation to many of the fun early day browser games that we know till today.

But why was it discontinued?

By bringing so much fun to the people and therefore traffic and more importantly money to computers around the world, one would rightfully ask why Adobe Flash player was turned off in December 2020. Although many reasons lead to the final decision, the Flash player had serious security reasons that made computers using the software very prone to hacking. With increasing age more and more vulnerabilities came to light and the amount of developers using flash player for their projects decreased with it. Therefore in 2017 Adobe finally decided it was not worth it to keep Flash player running and discontinued it.

Bring back the memories

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The popular company behind the big video game distribution platform Steam is apparently very far into the development of a new game. Valve is known for taking their time to perfect a game has not yet made a statement or announcement regarding the existence of it. As its often the case, the first information came trickling in via leaks of testing video game footage.

Deadlock trademark application

While there have been some early rumors about a game called Neon Prime the US Patent and Trademark office now has a recent application for the name Deadlock to be registered as a trademark for Valve. The earlier application has now been discarded making it quite sure for the game to have the name “Deadlock”. As there has been no statement though we can only wait till the official release.

Leaks over Leaks

While there have been rumors for many weeks the most substantial leak comes in the form of real gameplay footage from two weeks ago. Probably from a closed beta tester, the video shows Deadlocks tutorial/training mode with many different heroes and playable characters in action.

What kind of game is it?

Judging from the leaks, Deadlock appears to be a combination of a hero shooter similar to overwatch combined with other elements from classical Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Games. A blending of genres is something that Valve is well known for. The success of the Portal games came from its unique combination of puzzle, “shooter” and story all in one.

Overall it seems like Deadlock is a fast-paced, strategic shooter with unique characters and potentially many different elements mashed together in one fun game.

Release date

The release date rumor kitchen is already cooking heavily and while there are many different opinions on when the new game could be released the upcoming summer game fest on 7th June is often one of the top guesses. With the recent leak of video game footage and whole sequences of game play it is very likely that the game is already in a bigger testing phase and therefore closer to the launch than one might think. The summer game fest in 4 days would be the perfect opportunity to announce the game to the public.

Counter-Strike fans, are you ready for some big news? There is a strong possibility that Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), the long-awaited sequel to the legendary first-person shooter, will be released tomorrow, on September 27, 2023. This is not a joke. There is some solid evidence that supports this theory, and we are here to share it with you. In this blog post, we will tell you why we think CS2 is coming next week, and what you can expect from the game.

Update 20.45 UTC: CS2 just got released. Restart your Steam client and update CSGO to play!

Update 20.15 UTC: All CSGO servers as well as the matchmaking server infrastructure is currently down. It is likely that Valve updates these currently. Due to this, the current ESL Pro League Match also needs to play on local servers resulting in no weapon skins and no M4A1 for CT.

Update 18.50 UTC: We still have no confirmation but with the recent activity on the CS2 X account and a few speculations based on the past launches of Valve games, CS2 or a Open beta of it could be released around 21.00 UTC!

What points to a CS2 release tomorrow?

Posts on X/Twitter

There are multiple small signs showing that a release on 27.09.2023 is very likely. The main reason coming from the original source itself is a cryptic post from the CS2 account on the platform X (formerly Twitter):

What are you doing next Wednesday?

— CS2 (@CounterStrike) September 20, 2023

With this post, Valve the company behind the Counter Strike genre, is probably teasing something quite big for coming Wednesday and lets be honest what else than the official release of the follow up to one of the most well known E-Sport titles could it be. They also shared a video of the CS:GO logo being painted over by the CS2 logo.

Update 18.45 UTC: Valve also updated the banner on their CS2 X account. It now displays “Dawn of a new Day” implying that something big is going to change today!

Twitch Update

But that’s not all. There are other clues that point to the same conclusion. For example, Twitch has removed CSGO from its library of games and replaced it with a new category called Counter-Strike. This category includes both CSGO and the CS2 limited test, which is a beta version of CS2 that some players have access to. Twitch also shared a video on X showing the same logo transition as Valve’s tweet. This suggests that Twitch is preparing for the launch of CS2 and that CSGO will be replaced by CS2 soon.

Data miners

Another piece of evidence comes from data miners who have found more codes related to CSGO hidden inside the latest Dota 2 update. Dota 2 is another game by Valve that uses the Source 2 engine, which is the same engine that CS2 will use. The data miners found codes that refer to maps, weapons, skins, and gameplay mechanics of CS2. These codes indicate that Valve is testing some features of CS2 in Dota 2.

In the end all these clues point to the same direction: Counter-Strike 2 is coming on September 27, 2023.

What can we expect from Counter-Strike 2?

We already did a first look review of the CS2 beta on here but lets summarize the most important features shortly:

• Source 2 engine: CS2 will use Valve’s latest game engine, Source 2, which offers better graphics, performance, physics, sound, and modding capabilities.
• Sub-tick updates: CS2 will introduce a new technology called sub-tick updates, which will make the game more responsive and accurate. Sub-tick updates will let servers know the exact instant that motion starts, a shot is fired, or a grenade is thrown.
• Smoke grenades: CS2 will overhaul smoke grenades with volumetric smoke technology, which will create realistic and dynamic smoke effects. Smoke grenades will also have different properties depending on their type and location.
• Maps: CS2 will feature revamped maps that will take advantage of Source 2’s capabilities. Some maps will be unchanged or slightly tweaked (such as Dust II), some maps will be upgraded or overhauled (such as Overpass or Mirage), and some maps will be entirely new (such as Inferno or Cache).
• Furthermore Audio and UI will get a reworked and refreshed look.

How can I play CS2?

After the release Counter Strike 2 will be available on the Steam store. The same as CSGO it is expected to be free and available to everyone. However, it should be noted that with better graphics quality comes the need for a more powerful graphics card.

Conclusion

Counter-Strike 2 is the most exciting thing to happen to the Valve game lineup in years. It is a massive upgrade that will bring new life and innovation to the classic shooter. It is also a game that fans have been waiting for a long time, and it might be closer than we think. Based on the evidence that we have gathered, we believe that Counter-Strike 2 will be released on September 27, 2023. We can’t wait to see what Valve has in store for us with this game!

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DISCLAIMER: There will be some story spoilers in the mission summaries.

The missions are given to the players by Martin Madrazo, a powerful business man, that tasks the players to assassinate some targets in different locations all over the map. Most mission involve a driving part around 5km and only have one target to be eliminated.

1. Dispatch 6

The players each have to eliminate a police officer that was affiliated with Madrazo and is transported in an armored truck. The trucks are protected by police cruisers.

This mission was the easiest of all as you just have to drive towards the vehicle convoy, take out a weapon of your choice and make quick work of the targets.

2. Dispatch 3

The players have to eliminate a translator that has interacted with Madrazo in the past. The IAA is preparing to transport him with a armored plane from LSIA. After arriving there you can either stealthy eliminate the target or wait for them to enter the plane and use rocket launchers to deal with the plane. Another option would be to steal one of the two jets that are situated inside the hangar to take out the plane mid-air.

All in all a very cool mission as the way to get there is pretty fast and you don’t have to do much to complete the mission. In addition to that you can also practice your flying skills.

3. Dispatch 4

Madrazo tasks the players to eliminate one of his dealers that is meeting with a rival gang at the recycling plant in La Puerta. After arriving at the plant you’ll have to take out multiple enemies outside and some more inside, while making your way up towards the room with the target.

This mission offers a cool environment to actually use a shotgun as the rooms are pretty small. The only annoying part is the fact, that you most likely parked your car near the open stairs at the marked point on the map and you’ll have to walk the whole way back there, as the target is situated at the complete opposite side of the building. So maybe think about moving your cars to the front of the recycling plant.

4. Dispatch 1

The players are tasked to take out one of Madrazo’s friends as he’s afraid of them cooperating with the police. You’ll have to enter the Mission Row Police Station in the middle of Los Santos to find the target. After eliminating all the police officers inside and getting in the prison area, you’ll have to open a door to get to the target and escape either through the front door or with a helicopter on the roof of the station.

The mission’s end is pretty annoying as fleeing the station with a car can be quite hard because there’s lots of police waiting outside. Another problem we ran into when first playing this mission was to actually find the prison cell the target is held in.

5. Dispatch 2

Madrazo tasks the players to infiltrate the Merryweather headquarters on Elysian Island to take out an undercover FIB agent that wants to buy some records. You can get to the office where the meeting is taking place in stealth mode or shoot your way through the security guards. After eliminating the target you can either go out the same way you entered the building or make a spectacular escape with a helicopter. Either way you’ll have to fight security that was alarmed.

From our experience it’s pretty annoying to get to the office in stealth as the guards most of the time spot you when entering the building. Finding a simple entrance is also pretty hard. We would recommend either taking the boat on the right side of the building and traveling to the back or just swimming around to the nearest ladder on the left side.

6. Dispatch 5

Madrazo orders the players to take out 5 targets of a crew that is laying low between jobs. Multiple helicopters are provided to travel across and around the map. You have 7 minutes to eliminate the last 4 targets once you got the first one.

This mission was a pain in the a** to play solo because you don’t have much time and one of the targets is located on top of a building. Also if you’re not good at flying helicopters this isn’t the mission for you. I would recommend playing this with 2 or more players to actually have a chance a completing it or checking out the locations prior on the Fandom Wiki site.

Conclusion

As the missions only reward up to, and sometimes even less than, 20000$ we don’t recommend doing them as a way to grind money but more as a fun experience with friends.

Feel free to let us know your personal rating of these 6 mission in the comments below!

DISCLAIMER: There will be some story spoilers in the mission summaries.

The missions are given to you by Dax, the leader of the Fooliganz gang. You can find their HQ, the Freakshop, at the yellow D near the east highway of Los Santos after completing the first mission in the First Dose series. You as a player are working with the Fooliganz to fight against a group of rival drug producers. Dax also offers some other variable, repeatable missions that reward 50.000$.

If you play through the missions chronologically this is the correct order:

• Last Dose 1 – This is an Intervention
• Last Dose 2 – Unusual Suspects
• Last Dose 3 – Friedmind
• Last Dose 4 – Checking In
• Last Dose 5 – BDKD

1. Last Dose 5 – BDKD

This is the final mission of the series. The players are flying a plane towards the LSIA (airport in the city) with the goal to steal goods from Friedlander cargo plane mid air. After you’ve successfully taken over the plane you’ll have to land it at the Sandy Shores airfield. After landing and while loading the goods into a truck you are confronted with police forces arriving and need to hold the position for a while. The mission ends with a chase over the highway back to the Freakshop.

I really enjoyed this mission because of this typical GTA unrealistic way to get something done. Flying such a huge cargo plane was also a nice challenge but I can imagine this can be annoying if you aren’t used to flying in GTA. All in all a nice way to end this mission series.

2. Last Dose 1 – This is an Intervention

The players joins Dax and Labrat, a psychedelics researcher working for Dax, who are having an argument over the drugged state Labrat is currently in when a group of white suited man kidnap Labrat and escape. The players have to fight of multiple waves of enemies on foot, in cars and even in helicopters to complete the mission.

This mission is pretty simple and also fun to complete as you can train your aiming skills and it can be completed pretty fast if you played it multiple times and know where and when the enemies appear.

3. Last Dose 4 – Checking In

Dax sends the player to a rehabilitation center where Isiah Friedlander is testing his new drug. The players have to fight against a few enemies alongside their Fooliganz friends. After defeating all of the enemies and opening the door to the center they are hit with a wave of drugged gas. You experience a drug trip and have to fight against 4 waves of enemies.

The mission is very similar to the first one as you’ll just have to drive to a destination and eliminate targets. During the drug trip part it was harder to hit enemies as the gun was very shaky and it was hard to hit. Other than that I would say the trip was more enjoyable than the one in the first series of missions.

4. Last Dose 3 – Friedmind

The players use the keycard from the last mission to access the FriedMind HQ. You first need to search for clues of Labrats position and are then guided towards the basement. Throughout the HQ you’ll have to deal with security. They find Labrat in the basement but are stopped by Isiah Friedlander, the leader of FriedMind before escaping. After a little cutscene the players need to escape in a stolen car back to the Freakshop.

This mission was cool because you can even complete some parts in stealth. The cutscene was well made and the escape at the end was actually pretty easy as you can avoid most of the fighting.

5. Last Dose 2 – Unusual Suspects

After Labrat was kidnapped, Dax tasks the player to find clues about his location. Dax first gives the players 2 locations where they should interrogate two low-level group leaders to get clues. As neither of them know more about the whereabouts of Labrat, Dax decides to target a higher level Hippy Boss. This time the players are guided towards a warehouse on Elysian Island. There they need to search for 5 clues while defending themselves against enemies. The clues show that the FriedMind Pharmaceutical Corporation is responsible for taking Labrat. The players steal a keycard that is used in the next mission.

I don’t like the concept of having to complete 2 events that are basically pointless. The whole mission took way longer than for instance the first one and the payout sadly doesn’t represent this. I did like the little minigame when the players are hacking the door of the warehouse.

Conclusion

Each mission pays around 20k for completing it on normal difficulty. For some of them this is definitely worth it (the first one for instance can be completed in around 5 minutes if you are playing with a 4 player squad.

The missions are defenitely worth a first playthrough as you a receive a 100k bonus for each mission you complete for the first time (so around 600k for completing all missions). The Freakshop in itself is also worth a look as it offers a weapon shop that is free to use. In addition to that you can also claim the Friedlander’s sportscar, an Ocelot Virtue, after completing the final mission.

As always feel free to let us know your personal ranking of the First Dose missions in the comments below.

Arena Breakout is a mobile first person extraction shooter published by Level Infinite (part of Tencent Games) and developed by Morefun Studios. We already covered the game some days ago with a first look article after its release on July 14.

Since then, I’ve played for 19 hours, both in duo and solo sessions, completing 49 raids. So far, I’ve reached level 18 and visited the first 3 maps to complete various missions.

Game Appearance

Arena Breakout can be played in multiple graphic quality settings and FPS configurations but it still offers a good map appearance on lowest settings compared to other mobile shooters like COD: Mobile or Lost Light.

The audio quality is really crisp and you can hear every move of your enemies, if you turn the volume up. The gun sounds are realistic and it’s easy to differentiate the type of gun someone is using.

Gameplay

In Arena Breakout your goal is to go into a raid and extract with a much loot as possible while taking out enemies. Because the game is a hardcore extraction shooter, meaning that it’s very realistic and you have to plan what gear you’re taking and how much time you want to spend in the raid, what your goal is and if you want to go stealth of full on confrontation mode.

You can either enter a raid as a tactical ops or as a militant in covert ops mode. While in tactival ops, the “normal” mode you can take gear from your storage into the raid. As a militant you get an assigned set of gear and therefore have no risk to loose any of your items. The covert ops mode has a 15 minutes cooldown and offers a risk free looting experience. Sometimes you can even eliminate real player and leave with a fortune of loot.

At the moment there are 4 maps in the game that each offer a different sized and difficulty raid environment. That means that some kind of weapons like snipers are more suited for open maps like Valley or Northridge while SMGs are best used on Farm, the smallest map at the moment. Some maps even offer a “Lockdown Zone” mode that requires you to pay an entry fee and to carry more valuable starting gear but also has better and more supply spots.

Valuable items can be acquired either through looting other players or militants or more commonly through chests and other storage items such as jackets, medical cases or even fridges. Opening one of these will take a certain amount that increases, the bigger the storage gets. After that you also need a certain time to identify what items were found. This most of the time leaves you exposed to enemies and you’ll have to listen very carefully while looting.

At the end of each run you have multiple extraction points marked on the map that can be used to get back into the main menu with all your acquired gear. Some points are always open while others have a chance to them if they’ll let you extract. Others even require you to leave with no backpack or other requirements.

After each raid you’ll have to organize your storage to fit all the new loot. This gets a tedious, especially in the beginning. After some playtime you’ll be able to expand your storage to fit more items. All items take over a certain area of squares inside your storage and can be moved around to your liking. The game also offers an auto organizing features which I highly recommend using as it groups all items into categories, making it easier to search for a specific item.

Progression and Grind

You can learn lots of features from the ingame explanation screens and from the tutorial at the beginning of the game. More advanced game features and play techniques can be learned via youtube videos.

At some point, you’ll unlock the gunsmith feature, which allows you to modify guns to your liking using various parts. You can for instance switch sights, equip a new magazine or even put a longer barrel and place it on your gun for more range. The possibilities are endless but I found myself rather left alone figuring out how to build weapons and would like a more in depth ingame tutorial for that aspect of the game.

The game offers a more or less steady increase in difficulty with different maps offering more and better loot but also stronger geared AI soldiers and better equipped players. On your leveling journey you’ll unlock better quality ammunition and weapons that can be purchased at the different Contacts (quest + merchant npcs) through trading. This sometimes offers a cheaper alternative to the market as some players like to take advantage if an item isn’t broadly available. The market is a communal economy space where players can sell and buy items such as weapons, armor or even miscellaneous items that are required for quests or contact trading.

Contacts also offer the main source of experience points: Missions. These are tasks that need to be completed to earn XP and most of the time even money and gear. Some require you to visit a point on a certain map or to place an item at a designated spot. Others task you to go retrieve certain items from a location or to eliminate an amount of enemies in a certain area. Some of them are challenging but they always somehow manage to make them challenging but not impossible.

There is also a Battle Pass in the game that rewards you with items and which levels up with the same experience points as your normal player level. The only difference is, that you are only able to level up the battle pass 10 ranks each week unless you have purchased the second premium variant for around 15€. The first premium variant of the battle pass costs around 6€ and grants you access to additional items and appearance items.

Another very important point for me are the events which are currently taking place and are announced for the future. These event tasks in combination with missions introduce you to every aspect of the maps and game principles over time.

Frustration and other problems

As I want to provide an honest review that’s true to my experience, I also want to briefly mention the problem with skill differences in the game. There is no skill based matchmaking (SBM), meaning that you don’t always play against other player on your level of experience. Sometimes you are even matched against teams of multiple players. That results in sometimes unfair and even impossible to avoid situations that lead to frustrating moments. Especially when you loose good gear or can’t complete certain quests. Don’t get me wrong: I do understand that players with better gear are more likely to extract but I would love to see SBM at least in the ranked mode.

What often killed my mood during playing this game are the campers that literally occupy a single building for 5 minutes straight, waiting for you to loot your teammates or to extract. In addition to that, people have apparently figured out how to hack in Arena Breakout as we’ve met some players that for instance lock on to your head while your sitting in a bush 150 meters away.

In the future of the game I also hope to see a more balanced and mistake-friendly looting experience. At the moment there is close to no opportunity to get medical supplies that can fix broken bones once you’re inside a raid. Other medical items such as Medkits are also hard to come by so you have to rely on other players carrying them around. Another aspect of this is the frustration you get when opening a enormous weapon case only to find one empty magazine.

On the other hand new weapons and low level armor are pretty easy to come by as you can go into match with only a knife and sneak yourself towards the nearest AI soldier.

Conclusion

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Atomic Heart – 34%

Atomic Heart plays in an alternate history of a retrofuturistic Soviet Union. You play as a special agent who must investigate an incident at a secret facility. In your first person view shooter experience you will face mutant creatures, terrifying machines and superpowered robots that have gone rogue. To battle these forces you are given an experimental power glove and cutting edge weapons to survive in your ruthless environment. Atomic Heart is a game of horror, action and adventure. It is currently on discount by 34% resulting in a price of 39,59€.

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Subnautica is an underwater adventure and survival game taking place on an alien ocean planet. To survive you have to craft equipment, pilot submarines and avoid harsh wild life as you explore the depths of a massive open world full of wonder and mystery. You will discover coral reefs, volcanoes, care systems and more while trying to uncover the unknown around you. You can now get this great exploration and creative game with a 67% discount resulting in a price drop to 9,98€.

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Most of you probably already have this steal of a pack with 96% discount, so this rather suited for the beginners on Steam. The valve complete pack includes every game Valve the company behind Steam has released so far. This includes absolute classic such as Half Life one and two and the greatest puzzle games around: the Portal series. Furthermore the included Left4Dead series is worth checking out. There are also lot of older games included here but only for these six games it is already worth it to invest the 5,96€ for this great deal.

DISCLAIMER: There will be some story spoilers in the mission summaries.

The missions are given to you by Dax, the leader of the Fooliganz gang. You can find their HQ, the Freakshop, at the yellow D near the east highway of Los Santos after completing the first mission in the First Dose series. You as a player are working with the Fooliganz to fight against the Lost MC, a rival drug selling gang. The second part of the story was added with the Last Dose mission series. Dax also offers some other variable, repeatable missions that reward 50.000$.

If you play through the missions chronologically this is the correct order:

• First Dose 1 – Welcome to the Troupe
• First Dose 2 – Designated Driver
• First Dose 3 – Fatal Incursion
• First Dose 4 – Uncontrolled Substance
• First Dose 5 – Make War not Love
• First Dose 6 – Off the Rails

As we have only completed the First Dose missions and not yet the Last Dose series, we are unable to replay the missions I didn’t take screenshots of. Please excuse the lack of impressions for some of them.

1. First Dose 6 – Off the Rails

You have to steal precursor chemicals from Humane Labs and Research in order to start producing LSD. While collecting supplies Dax notices, that there is a train with more chemicals on the way. The player is tasked to let the train crash by flipping a railway switch. After that you’ll have to collect more chemicals and finally have to take a Brickade 6×6 to the Freak Shop.

I really enjoyed this mission as it offers a pretty amazing ending to the first half of the Drug Wars missions. The cool part is, that you also get the opportunity to purchase the Acid lab business after this mission for around 750k.

2. First Dose 1 – Welcome to the Troupe

You are introduced to the Fooliganz while they are defending the Ace Liquor, an abandoned building near the south shore of the Alamo Sea. There you have to defeat the attacking Lost MC members and reconquer a stolen caravan. After you got the the caravan back you’ll have to take it to an abandoned warehouse situated in the Mirror Park Railyard, close to the Casino. Future missions will be started from here, the Freakshop.

The missions is pretty straight forward as you only have to defeat some groups of enemies twice and defend a driving vehicle. Nevertheless the introduction cutscene is funny but also a bit weird at the same time and offers you a general idea of what you’ll have to deal with in the future.

3. First Dose 5 – Make War not Love

Dax calls the player to fight against the rivaling hippies. You are tasked to destroy some supplies in a trailer park while being attacked by the inhabiting hippies. After that you’ll have to destroy 3 delivery vans before traveling to the Altruist camp where you have to destroy more vehicles.

I really enjoyed the packed action in this mission although it gets a bit difficult towards the end of the mission. The mission targets can be completed pretty fast with a 4-player squad or a solo grenade launcher approach.

4. First Dose 4 – Uncontrolled Substance

You meet Dax and some members of his gang outside the Freakshop and are given some beer. After drinking it, it is revealed, that the bear had some Acid in it. You’ll find yourself in a wild drug trip with weird transitions.

The challenges you have to complete during the trip are pretty fun but the colorful overlay is quite annoying during some parts of the mission.

5. First Dose 3 – Fatal Incursion

The goal of the mission if to steal the meth supplies of the Lost MC from their lab at Millar’s Fishery, a place near the north shore of Alamo Sea. You’ll have to deal with some enemies and search the supplies scattered around the mission grounds. After successfully collecting all supplies you fly back to the Freakshop and have to land in a storm drain.

This mission is pretty annoying the first time you play it as you have no idea where all the meth supplies are situated which leads to a lot of time waste. We should also mention, that the final part of the mission, the Dodo flying and landing can be pretty hard for beginner players as planes are not the easiest to control.

6. First Dose 2 – Designated Driver

Dax tells the players to steal Lost MC supplies from the harbor terminal. You’ll have to pick up a truck to tow a trailer back to the freak shop. On the way back the trailer is destroyed and the players are tasked to the nearest Lost MC clubhouse to steal information and weed.

I don’t like the fact, that you aren’t able to successfully transport the trailer to the Freakshop which is suggested by the trailer health bar. This makes the second part of the mission feel a bit like a loss rather than a preprogrammed part. What I did really enjoy was the robbing animations while stealing from the Lost where your character is stacking all the drug bricks inside your bag.

Conclusion

Most of the First Dose missions are lots of fun but some of them are quite annoying. The missions are defenitely worth a playthrough but as they reward you with an additional 50 grand each if you complete them for the first time. After all of them you get 250k.

The cherry on top is that you also get access to the acid lab business if you choose to purchase it. The Freakshop in itself is also worth a look as it offers a weapon shop that is free to use.

Let us know your personal ranking of the First Dose missions in the comments below.

Preparation

For this tutorial to work you should have SSH access to a server running a Ubuntu/Debian based Linux distribution. In best case the server should have at least a 2 core x64/x86 processor and a SSD equipped. Furthermore it is needed to have a public IP address if your friends should be able to connect to the server as it is otherwise only accessible from your home network. You should also have access to your home router to be able to change the port forwarding rules.

Installation

1. Creating structure

Before we begin downloading the right files it is advised to update and upgrade all the packages on the server by running:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Furthermore it is a good idea to manage all the files within one folder. To do this create a folder by typing:

mkdir fivem && cd fivem

Note: should the following commands return a permission denied error you likely need to retry it with the word sudo in front of it

2. Download the files

Now head over to the official download page of FiveM to get the newest server files for linux. By right clicking on the latest download button you are able to copy the link too it and paste it inside the ssh connection to your server like this:

wget https://runtime.fivem.net/artifacts/fivem/build_proot_linux/master/5848-4f71128ee48b07026d6d7229a60ebc5f40f2b9db/fx.tar.xz

With the wget command you will then download the tar file directly into the folder. As tar files are packages you will need to unpack them before doing anything with it:

tar xf fx.tar.xz

3. Port forwarding and IP addresses

Port forwarding can be a real pain when it comes to servers. Depending on you network configuration this is more or a less a problem. In the following it is expected that your home connection has a public IP so that you can simply tell your router which port to open from which device and it will make the reachable from a static IPv4 address.

Should this be the case, log in into your routers admin panel and search for the IP of your Linux server which you can obtain by simply typing “ifconfig” into the console. Once you found the right device set a forwarding rule for TCP port 30120 and UDP port 30120.

3. Starting the admin panel

Now proceed to start the server admin panel by running:

bash run.sh

After the admin panel has started up you can try to connect to it. If your server is in your home network simply type in its local IP address followed by “:40120”. Should it not be in your home WiFi you first need to open the port in the firewall.

Once you accessed the admin panel you will see that it requires a pin from you. Go back to the server console and search through the server output until you find the small blue box with the instructions to connecting with the server. Now copy this pin and copy it into the website from before.

4. Create an account at FiveM

Before you are able to proceed further you will need to register your server at the FiveM keymaster service. Once you are logged in switch over to the new server option and register you server by typing in the public IP address of you router and a random name you would like your server to be saved under. Also choose home hosted for the server provider. Once the newly registered server has been saved you are given a key that you should save for later.

5. Finish setting up the admin pannel

Now switch back to the txAdmin panel and proceed by logging in with you FiveM keymaster credentials and follow the admin panel installation guide. If you just want to get it running always choose the recommended option. The server will then build a recipe for the right configuration you choose during the process. After clicking a few times next you will end up at a point where you need the freshly generated key that you copied before again.

After running the recipe and saving the server config file you are finally able to press “save and run server”! The site then redirects you to the main admin control panel of your new FiveM server.

Connecting to the server

Now head over to FiveM and install the client. After launching it press F8 and type in:

connect [YOUR IP ADDRESS]:30120

Congratulations you created your very own FiveM server! Should you be interested in more server guides check out our full guide to ragecoop servers allowing you to play the GTA offline mode together with friends or at older classics such as setting up your own minecraft server.

The original cookie clicker was published in 2013 by the french developer Orteil. The game introduced the basic principles of a clicker type game. You click on a big cookie to earn cookies which can be used to buy upgrades and buildings.

Game appearence

The game in a cartoonish but very detailed pixel art style. While playing the game you can enjoy some relaxing music in the background. Clicking on the cookie also produces a sound effect but this gets quite annoying after some time. The different building minigames also have some nice sound effects.

Gameplay

At the beginning you can make cookies by clicking on the big cookie on the left of your screen. After you earned a certain amount you can purchase a Cursor that clicks the cookie for you, earning 1 cookie each 10 seconds. Keep on clicking and you can purchase a Grandma that produces 1 cookie each second. You get the idea: Get more money, buy better buildings, get more automated cookies per second (CPS) and use that money to buy more buildings, earning you more and more cookies.

In addition to the building purchases you can also buy upgrades in the store to improve the efficiency of buildings or the amount of cookies you get for each manual click and much more. Upgrades rise in prize the more you progress and sometimes even profit multiple buildings.

Some buildings unlock a minigame if you upgrade them with sugar lumps, an item that automatically gets harvested after a certain amount (1 irl day in my case). Minigames add another level of complexity to the game as you can get big benefits from the mechanics but also debuffs like getting your cookie production halved for 15 minutes. My favourite minigame at the moment is the Grimoire, a selection of spells that can help boost your production efficiency enormously.

Sometimes you find pulsating golden cookies on your screen. These give you random buffs, helping your cookie production but you need to click them fast as they disappear after around 15 seconds if you don’t click on them.

Grind

At the moment there are 637 steam achievements to earn in the game. Unlocking some specials ones grants you the ability to purchase the next kitten upgrade, an upgrade which boosts your cps. The amount of achievements you have also influences the color of the milk.

To unlock permanent upgrades you can start from the beginning using the Legacy button in the top right corner. Doing so will give you access to a skill tree and lots of upgrades to purchase. The more cookies you earn before “resetting”, the more heavenly chips and prestige levels you’ll get. These can be used to purchase said permanent upgrades.

There are also some seasonal events like the Christmas season that unlock new upgrades and achievements. If you progress in the game you’ll be able to unlock the Grandmapocalypse, an event that effects the game appearance but also causes the spawn of evil creatures. As I don’t want to spoil too much of the game’s story, you’ll have to find out about it yourself which should be more fun.

Conclusion

Get Cookie Clicker here