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Any Projects Ongoing for Bringing Randomizer/Archipelago Support to XV2?

For context, I'm out of the loop and couldn't find anything on searching, I made some mods years ago myself and figured I'd ask.

Been getting really into the Archipelago randomizer/multiworld system and noticed that despite how good our tools are, we don't seem to have an Archipelago mod yet. Has anyone expressed interest in this or working on it? I've seen some unrelated randomizer stuff which looked super fun, so I'm sorta curious since I think XV2 would fit it pretty well.

Given how much control over logic and scripting we have with being able to inject new story and PQs and such, + editing existing ones, it makes me wonder what the challenges would be.

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u/DJHammer_222 — 1 day ago
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Favorite Jazz Album of 2026?

What is everyone's favorite jazz record released this year?
A few contenders for me:

  1. Patternmaster by Mark Turner: An all-timer set of tunes and solos from one of the best living tenor sax players and the killer band we've gotten to hear so much of.
  2. Side-Eye III+ by Pat Metheny: If you're like me and sort of checked out of Pat for a hot minute, this is the perfect time to swing back in. This record starts burning and never really lets up.
  3. Immanuel Wilkins Quartet Live at the Village Vanguard Vol 1: Immanuel Wilkins leads one of the best bands out there in a three volume live set of Village Vanguard performances, and Volume 1 is absolutely some of the best I've heard from him and his band.
  4. Deface the Currency by The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis: Holdsworthian guitar soloing meets James Brandon Lewis' own unique style. This one's intense but super rewarding, and maybe the best fusion record I've heard this year.
u/DJHammer_222 — 17 days ago
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I've been seeking all of Allan's best, underrated, or just any sort of reference to what people perceive as his greatest solos and improvisations. Any band or group counts, short or long, just has to be Allan playing.

Some of my favorites that I've included so far:

- Floppy Hat and British Rail off of New Dawn Live 1973
- Hazard Profile Pt. 1 off of Bundles
- Fred and Proto Cosmos off of Believe It
- Enigmatic Ocean Pt. III and Nostalgic Lady off of Enigmatic Ocean
- In the Dead of Night off of U.K.
- Devil Take the Hindmost off of Metal Fatigue
- Tokyo Dreams off of Live in Japan 1984
- The Sixteen Men of Tain off of his album of the same name

Any contributions, especially if you have a list as long as mine, are gladly appreciated!!

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u/DJHammer_222 — 4 months ago