Yall got any more of that internet??

That really sucks. Hopefully Milton will steer away from you.

As for games. When my internet was out in the past, but I had power, I connected my phone to my desktop and enable it as a hotspot to get internet to my computer. I used a USB wire, but you can probably use Wifi if your desktop has it. My cell service is really bad here and my plan doesn't have much data, so I specifically looked for very small games to play like old point and click adventures or arcade style games that are a few hundred MB. If you don't want to clog up the cell service any more than it already is so people can make calls, instead of downloading small games, you might be able to use your phones internet to give your computer a connection for a short time to get games like Hifi Rush working again and then disconnect your phone.

That sounds rough, I hope things get better for you soon, and keep yourself safe if there's another tornado headed your way.
We don't really get proper tornadoes where I live, instead it's a similar kind of storm, I think it's called anti-cyclone, they can be destructive in the sense of cutting trees that fall into houses but they're nowhere nearly as strong usually and the strong ones only happen every 15 years or so. We do get hail storms with ice balls the size of ping pong balls every couple of years tho, those tend to mess up the roofs.

Sorry to hear about your situation, appreciate that you took the time to share what is going on. Do take care.

I'm in the land of earthquakes and wildfire. When we have power outages, sometimes we'll pull out old Nintendo DS or GBA games. Maybe you'd have better luck with smaller indie games, as those don't usually bother to have callback checks.

I hope your place stays free of mold, and that you weather the next storm without much more troubles. <3

Someone wrote that insurance places hate to cover mold, but if they cover water and such damage, and the repairs happen to also fix mold, it's usually easier to get money for. Might be useful info to someone. (Probably worth double checking. Insurance is... convoluted.)

I wasn't anywhere near Helene (although we did get some of the wind), but I definitely feel your pain. A huge storm over the summer took out over 2 miles of utility poles in my area. Power was out for 3 days, and internet was messed up even longer. I have a backup generator that covers part of my house, so I theoretically could have played some games while waiting for things to get fixed, but without internet....

And I know exactly where you're coming from about the trees. I'm still dealing with a huge maple that came down in my yard during that same storm back in July! It didn't hit anything, but insurance won't cover removing it even though it's going to cost me over $2000 (which I don't have unless I put it all on a credit card). But they did send me a nice letter letting me know that they're raising my deductible for wind damage. What the fuck am I paying these people for?

I hope things get cleared up for you soon, and that Milton leaves you alone. Stay safe!

I recommend signing up for GOG - lots of free titles that you can download and run DRM-free. Also, HB did have a whole drm-free library. Not sure if they still do or not.

Sounds like you're in Florida. That is not a good place to be right now, that's for sure. The effects of Helene are still being felt and Milton is bearing down. Hoping the best for you and yours. Let's hope this hurricane season ends soon.

First, I hope the hurricane did not cause too much damage. :(
I hope some of the unfortunate events around you are also somewhat misinformed.
Mistakes are common in times of disaster.
It is a game of human messages. You can postpone any expectations of credibility.
Until things calm down, please do not take it too seriously and keep yourself and your surroundings safe.

If humans had been on the planet, they would have witnessed the economic and public safety problems in the countries hit by the hurricane, and in the aftermath, prices would have skyrocketed, affecting all humans on the planet.🌀🏧💸💳😭

Some may take Steam offline before a disaster or download games on Gog.
Some may prepare Steamduck in hopes of battery operation.🎮🦆

Some might download and read novels and books whose copyrights have expired to smartphones that are less difficult to charge for a change.📲

Or some may revisit the Survival Handbook before a more serious situation arises.🤔📕

The US would have something like this.
Hurricanes | Ready.gov
https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes
Hurricane Season Preparedness Digital Toolkit | Ready.gov
https://www.ready.gov/hurricane-toolkit

Via this page, you will be able to reconfirm your advance preparations and see the detailed scope of the future impact.
(You're probably using it, but just in case)
You may prepare for the next step or check the next place to escape to in the worst case scenario.
When you are safely tucked away, play a game or a book. Stay safe.

I've been seeing videos and pictures and it's damn scary. Sending good vibes to you and thoughts to everyone in the disaster zone.
Stay safe.

Sorry about everything but the Gulf coast has been like that for millions of years. Got to pick your poison. Earthquakes out west, hurricanes down south, blizzards up north and tornadoes in the middle. Getting insurance to pay for anything is always difficult. There is no wired internet where I live anyway and I am less than 10 miles from an interstate go figure. I'm always having to visit my grandparents if I want to download any games since cellular companies for whatever reason can't get with the times. I mean they can offer 5g service at over 150 MBPS but limit you to less than 100 gb of data a month? Seriously? You can burn through that in 1 day downloading 1 game. pft

Sorry to hear it, hope everything will get better soon for everyone affected. Its insane how many always online games there is, like why you cant launch Hogwarts Legacy, game without multiplayer.

At least maybe you can play Bioshock without the launcher by using: "BioShockHD" -run %command%, in the launch options. Haven't tried it but saw it at the forums.

Awful for this grandmother.
Still thank you for giving us some news, it's good to know you're doing relatively well.
Please take good care of yourself and your loved ones until the material damage has been repaired.

I'm sorry you are going through this. I hope the worst of it is behind you. When you do eventually get your internet back I imagine you will enjoy it more than ever.

Similar situation as you and I practically JUST moved from across the country to this area. All of my things are delayed due to port closures and/or general issues with transportation to the area, not to mention everything else going on personally. Stay Strong!

update —-used 95% cell data for the month
and still no date for when we will have internet back….