General Video Questions
Q: How do you make your videos?A: I record most games now with OBS Studio. For those tricky games that refuse to play nicely, I go back to Shadowplay. I then use Vegas Pro 16 to balance out the audio and cut out the not so fun stuff.
For console games, I use an Elgato Game Capture HD. I know this is very outdated and doesn't do 60fps, but I can't be bothered to get a newer capture device at the moment. Plus, have you seen the price of those things?
Q:What Microphone do you use?
A: Currently I'm using a Samson Q2U that's connected to a Behringer UMC22. Probably not the best set-up, but what do I know? Before this, I used a Prosound Podcast mic (basically Maplin's store brand mic). Before that one I think I used a Singstar mic. Not best idea, but hey, I was new at this and didn't know any better back then.
A: Currently I'm using a Samson Q2U that's connected to a Behringer UMC22. Probably not the best set-up, but what do I know? Before this, I used a Prosound Podcast mic (basically Maplin's store brand mic). Before that one I think I used a Singstar mic. Not best idea, but hey, I was new at this and didn't know any better back then.
Q: Will You Facecam?
A: Short answer, no.
Long answer, I don't like the idea of Facecam as I feel when you watch a Let's Play video, the game is what you want to focus on and a Facecam is distracting. Plus you don't really need to see my ugly mug staring at a monitor.
Q: Who drew your avatar?
A: Clackspoon drew it for me a while ago. Like, so long ago I didn't have a beard. I should also mention that she didn't put the UK flag in the background, that was something I added as a joke because somehow people were confused as to which country I'm from.
Q: What games have you played?
A: I've got a section at the end of the list of possible games. For the Mo' Ponies games, I've got a separate list.
Q: What games won't you make videos of?
A: To make this simple, I'll make it a list
- Games I really don't like (to the point where I'm having no fun at all)
- Games I can't get
- Games with content that can't go on YouTube
- Games that heavily feature copyrighted content
- Games I can't get to work
- Games that my PC can't handle
- Games by companies that take down Let's Play videos
- Games in a language I don't understand
- Games that require microtransactions
Q: Why isn't *game title here* in your possible games list?
A: Either it's due to one of the reasons above or it's because I'm more likely to do a one off video instead. Mind you, it could also be because I keep forgetting to update that page.
Q: What do the titles mean?
A:
Let's Play: This is where I play through the whole game (side stuff isn't guaranteed). There are obvious exceptions when it turns out I can't bring myself to continue or something goes really wrong and I can't continue.
Let's Play Mini: This is a one off video. Though now I just call them Let's Plays. So I guess the one offs are just the ones without "Part 1" at the end.
Let's Play Minis: This is where I play a group of small games. Much like the Mo' Ponies series, these are typically Flash based games that you can play for free.
Let Us Play: This is where I play something with someone else. I no longer use this title as it seems kind of pointless.
Mr. Nutt Quest: I attempt a special challenge in a game.
Mr. Nutt Tries: This is where I try out a classic game that I never got the chance to play while growing up.
Let's Test: I play a game that is in either Alpha or Beta.
Mo' Ponies: This is a series where I play games based off of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Mr. Nutt Plays: This is a video that I've edited much more than normal. Typically, this will be 2 or 3 hours of footage cut down to something much more watchable.
Q: Will you play *Nintendo Game title*
A:
Nintendo's back on the menu! But since I still haven't played that many games by them I'm going to need a little help with picking out which games I should try.
Specific Game Questions
Q: How did you play Half-Life 2 in Garry's Mod?A: If you have Half-Life 2 installed then you should have maps from that game available when you go to start a game. To start from the beginning, choose d1_trainstation_01.
Q: ____ has gone wrong with Garry's Mod, how can I fix it?
A: Due to the nature of Garry's Mod, I can't say I know how to fix your problem. Chances are an update broke something and you can't do that thing now until an update fixes it. To be honest, you'll have a better chance of looking up the problem on your web search of choice than getting any good ideas from me on this sort of problem.
Q: What's the deal with that Dream Team™?
A: It was just a dumb joke I came up with with some randomly selected NPCs. Some weren't available when I was making Garry's-Life Source, so I also took some suggestions.