Another day, another Wordle. It’s April 13 and here we are again, trying to crack a word puzzle. Is this how you thought you’d spend your days in 2022? Because it certainly isn’t how I thought it’d be. Let’s get down to business though. You know why I’m here and I know why you’re here: You’re looking for today’s Wordle answer and, would you look at that, I just so happen to have it here for you.

Before I go ahead and give you the answer, have you tried today’s puzzle yourselves? I got it on my last shot, but you all will almost definitely have more luck than me. Mostly because you’ll be using this incredibly handy guide, which you’re incredibly welcome for. A super successful round of Wordle starts with the perfect opening word, which I did not have this time around. Some people have been lucky enough to literally get it on their first try, but otherwise you want to pick something that’ll give you some indication of stuff like vowel placements. I always try crossing off each vowel before honing in on the final word. We’ve got plenty of great starting words and tips you can check out ahead of today’s answer, and maybe even a little sage advice from Wu Tang Clan if you’re lucky.

Today’s Wordle answer – April 13

You can scroll to the end if you just want today’s answer, but why not use a few hints first?

Hint 1: Today’s answer can be found in the name of an upgrade material from the most influential video game series of the last decade, Dark Souls.Hint 2: When you’re overpowered, you might hit an enemy and take away a sizable amount of their health bar. What’s another word for that amount?

Still not sure, what today’s word is? Alright, well if you’ve stuck it out this long, I guess you just want the answer straight up. The answer for April 13’s Wordle is…chunk. Yep, as in a titanite chunk or taking a chunk of a boss’ health! Come back tomorrow as we’ll have another round of Wordle hints–and the all-important answer–waiting for you.

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A YouTuber has posted a 10-minute video detailing the steps needed to hook a Steam Deck console up to an external graphics card.

While the setup essentially robs the handheld gaming system of any portability–unless you’ve got really big hands that can hold both a Steam Deck and a GPU–it does provide a substantial boost in performance.

ETA Prime opened up the Steam Deck and removed the SSD storage from its M.2 expansion slot, replacing it with a Radeon RX 6900 XT GPU. After connecting the GPU to an adapter to make it fit, an external power supply was added and a copy of Windows 11 saved on a MicroSD card was used in tandem with games that were stored on an external SSD that was connected via USB-C.

The end result saw The Witcher III running at a 4K resolution on its highest graphical settings, with up to 108 frames per second. A later test of GTA V saw that game hit 70fps on 4K with high settings enabled as well.

The major hurdle in pushing the Steam Deck to its limit though–as ETA Prime found out–is its internal CPU. No matter how powerful the GPU attached to it, games will always reach a bottleneck of performance due to the 4-core and 8-thread AMD Zen 2 CPU. ETA Prime demonstrated this by showing Elden Ring running at max settings on 1080p resolution while hitting 46fps.

While the experiment was done for the sake of doing it, ETA Prime recommended that Steam Deck users avoid attaching an external GPU to their systems and rather enjoy it for the portable gaming experience that it was designed for.

In other Steam Deck news, a recent firmware update has made offline mode more convenient and Xbox Cloud streaming is now supported through the Edge browser.

In GameSpot’s Steam Deck review, Alessandro Barbosa called the device a “wonderfully constructed and powerful portable PC.” Preorders of the Steam Deck are currently going out in waves, with the second wave slated to begin rolling out in April.

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Final Fantasy XIV‘s Patch 6.1, dubbed Newfound Adventure, is out now and ready for players to explore a wealth of new content. The patch adds a bunch of new main storyline quests, a new alliance raid, a PVP mode named Crystalline Conflict, and more new content, as well as a bunch of quality of life updates and bug fixes.

With the new patch installed, players will be able to continue the story post-Endwalker in the Newfound Adventure quest, with 10 new main scenario quests added in total. A new alliance raid series called Myths of the Realm has also been added, seeing players investigating the mysteries of the Twelve. Check here for a more in-depth look at the story content being added in this patch and future 6.1X updates.

One of the major new features added in the 6.1 update is the new Crystalline Conflict PVP mode, which sees players engaging in tactical arena combat in teams of up to five players per side. Players will have to fight to maintain control of the Tactical Crystal, guiding it through multiple checkpoints to the team’s goal point. Crystalline Conflict unlocks upon completing the level 30 quest A Pup No Longer for your Grand Company.

Similar to the Feast, Crystalline Conflict has both casual modes and a ranked mode, with six ranked tiers including Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Crystal. Each tier except Crystal is further divided into a number of “risers” for players to progress through. Unlike the Feast, players won’t be demoted to a lower tier during the season, and instead will only lose progress within that tier.

Another major addition in Patch 6.1 is Duty Support, a system designed to let solo players tackle main scenario duties with the help of a team of NPCs. At first, only a certain number of the main scenario quests will be supported for Duty Support, with A Realm Reborn, Shadowbringers, and Endwalker included in that number. Duty Support for prior content and other expansions will be added in future updates. In all applicable duties, the Duty Support icon will be shown at the entrance, allowing players to choose to enter the dungeon with a group of NPCs.

The new update also adds a heap of new items, housing updates, and quality-of-life changes, as well as a handful of bug fixes. Check out the full patch notes here for more details on everything that has been added with Patch 6.1.

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Canadian game developer Beamdog has officially revealed MythForce, its latest game that is inspired by 1980s cartoons. Combining first-person combat in a roguelite adventure package, MythForce will launch into Early Access on April 20 as an Epic Games Store exclusive for PC.

“I’m beyond excited to finally show off our team’s original work,” Beamdog CEO Trent Oster said in a press statement. “MythForce is a feel-good game that speaks to the kid in us. In early access we want to collaborate with players who are excited by our wholesome, 80s vision for MythForce, and build up the best game possible. Community will be key to getting us to 1.0.”

For its early access release as Episode 1: Bastion of the Beastlord, MythForce will have four heroes to play as. Each hero has access to weapons and magic, which will be needed to survive increasingly difficult challenges set across Procedurally-generated maps that can be explored in co-op or in solo mode.

MythForce

If you’re interested in trying out MythForce, it’s now available for wishlisting on the Epic Games Store.

Beamdog had previously worked on bringing older RPGs such as Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment to modern platforms, with the studio’s efforts being well-received by fans of the classic Dungeons & Dragons fantasy games. MythForce is Beamdog’s first original title since it was founded in 2009.

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