Mine arrived and I am pleased with how quality it feels.
D-pad is better than I expected. No more stick drift. Cost half as much as an Xbox controller. You can't go wrong.
My Ultimate 2C is being delivered today and I'm very excited.
Great game. For me the open world was maybe 10 or 20% larger than it needed to be for the content that is in it, but not a big deal. I enjoyed the catacombs/dungeon crawling caves probably more than most, but I understand why some people don't like them. Repeated (mini) bosses were whatever, didn't bother me, but it would be fine to have unique ones every time if it were possible.
My ranking for the ones I've played would look something like this: DS2, DS3 > Elden Ring > Demon's Souls, Dark Souls. I love all of them, though.
Regardless which party people would normally support, I think that Mark Carney is generally seen as the right person in the right place and time for dealing with Trump.
A couple projects at the moment.
A 3D platformer/adventure, my "dream game", which I realized the scope exceeds my capabilities for now until I learn more. I'm taking some inspiration from games I've been playing like Cavern of Dreams and Pseudoregalia and will be simplifying it eventually to be closer to those. Here's a little demo video of the character hopping around a level and solving a puzzle
A 3D rogue-lite made from the bones of the project above. There is a drought threatening the faeries, so you have to go collect dew drops from dusk til dawn before they evaporate. It's basically kicking balls in a 3D space and plays kind of like a janky Rocket League. Sort of fun, at least!
A 3D platformer/FPS, sort of like Half-Life. This is my latest and is meant to help me solidify an understanding of game systems and how to keep it lean and simple. The shooting is janky though and I'm not sure I care to make proper enemies so it might get simplified further to just be little puzzles.
Glad to hear! They have a pretty big discography now, all worth checking out. Though I think my fave will always be the album Qliphoth.
Don't worry, I still like the post
You don't lose souls when you die, you drop them. You lose souls when you die a second time without picking them up.
Knew Rowe? Die, virgins.
Nirvana's version of The Man Who Sold the World.
Sounds like you are a couple steps ahead of where I'm trying to be. I don't need many amenities or anything, just some peace and fucking quiet. Outdoor space for a garden would be a dream come true.
Goblins will see you bring about world peace and say, "he's afraid to fall in battle"
The constant barrage of unfortunate events.
Went through a breakup while unemployed and was facing homelessness since my cost of living practically doubled instantly. The cats were hers and I miss them every day.
Got a new job and my car broke down and died on the first day of work.
Trying to move to somewhere affordable but I definitely need a car for where I'm looking to go. Found a car but it's 5-6 months wait time for the factory order, so I continue to pay insane rent by myself in the meantime, and look for a used car to maintain my good standing with the insurance company.
Got a brand new bed a few weeks ago. Yesterday noticed ants climbing all over the wall right next to it. Luckily they weren't in the bed but I had to move it to an inconvenient spot for peace of mind, and worry about more ants coming back. There's no food or anything even close to the bedroom.
Every time someone moves out of this apartment building the new people who move in have multiple dogs. There are more dogs than people living here. They're constantly barking and howling and setting each other off and nobody does anything about it. I can't escape the noise anywhere in my unit.
I just want to get out and start the rest of my life in a new place already.
Consider getting a line of credit to increase your buying power and in case you have repair costs in the future.
Absolutely get a set of winter tires, not just for safety in Canadian winters, but also because it should lower the cost of insurance. Do not skip the winter tires.
About 6 months when I was 19 years old. 3 months in I tried to book a week of vacation 3 months in advance (they asked for at least 1 month notice) and the power tripping substitute manager declined it immediately without checking the schedule or anything. As far as I remember there was no "first come first serve" BS, he just wanted to be a douche about it.
So after another 3 months the time came and I went on the most epic camping trip with 8 friends and had the time of my life.
Came back to civilization to a full voicemail inbox of my direct manager asking where I was, sighing, and eventually saying I was fired for it.
I regret nothing.
Blood, sweat, and tears went into making that "cake"
You could try hiring someone on Fiverr. There are plenty of freelancers looking to take on work, and they should give you some level of customer service, and set your expectations for what actually needs to be done.
I didn't mind it on first playthrough, but it can be tedious after that. Thankfully we get fast travel and Torrent to help.
SotE was about the same or worse for this, especially the ::: spoiler spoiler finger bell areas. Despite how cool they looked, there is so much space with almost nothing in them, and the most annoying enemies in the game. Abyssal Woods is similar. :::
Bake your own bread. It costs less, tastes better, and there are no plastic bags involved except for re-using ones you already have.
Looking for insights on structuring/organizing systems
Hello. I'm at a point in my learning where I see potential to make a big mess and want some advice before that happens. Particularly, how to organize game systems like inventory, damage calculation, level variables (eg. locked doors -> remain unlocked even after the level scene is reloaded).
For Inventory (consumable items, weapons etc), what I've done so far that seems to work is create a global script called PlayerInventory, within it is a list of every item as a boolean variable to indicate if the player has it or not. So now when the player travels through different level scenes, their inventory is persistent and any upgrades remain. Seems to work so far.
But how would you go about doing this for a locked door in a level scene? One way is to tie it to a key, in the player inventory - if "key" == true, "locked" = false. Ok, fine. What about a wooden crate that has been destroyed by the player? How would you keep track of the crate's destroyed state without it being tied to a "key
Ulver - Kveldssanger (1996)
If you were not allowed to acquire any new clothes, how long do you think your current wardrobe would last?
Context: I noticed I have some clothes from 10 years ago that are still good to wear, and some newer things I have barely worn yet. I wondered if I reached a point where all the clothes I own would be enough to last for the rest of my life. There is a dresser and a closet worth of things.
For the sake of this question, let's say you can't buy, borrow, steal, receive as a gift, find, or make anything new to wear. All you get is what you have now. Is it enough?
As the Canada "tax holiday" starts, Walmart increased the price of an item by the amount I would have saved
Canada has implemented a new tax savings from December to February for some things like taxable groceries, crafts, and gaming physical media. I wanted to get a new Xbox controller and found the best price at Walmart for $55 a week ago. The tax holiday starts today and I now see that the $55 has increased to $62 and change, which is about how much tax I should be saving. Great to see this thinly veiled attempt to help Canadians ( /s - win votes) is just going to be extra profit in the corporations' pockets.
Which unplayed game in your library are you most looking forward to playing eventually?
Something sticky has invaded my life
It started about a week ago. I noticed a sticky feeling on my hands so I washed them (as I do regularly). Unfortunately it wasn't long before the feeling came back. I've started noticing it on everything I frequently touch - mouse/keyboard, Xbox controller, phone, on and on. I tried household cleaner, rubbing alcohol, water/soap on these surfaces and it seems to help for a short while, but it comes back within hours. Just now I gave my phone a good wipe with soapy water and as soon as it dried it feels sticky again.
I'm not sure what else to try or how to get rid of it.
Possible culprits I can guess at: -pollen? the cars around here have been covered in greenish yellow powder which I have seen before, but never experienced this stickyness. I don't use my car / touch the door handles very often.
-some sort of plastic or rubber is degrading, maybe my phone case? It's an Otterbox that's over 6 years old.
-a little weed container I bought around the same time this started, maybe the s
I started to get these daily at random hours, even when I'm sleeping. Someone's trying to hack me?
I sure don't feel safe just ignoring it, considering the frequency.
Linux Mint help
My Linux Mint Cinnamon won't boot up. It's getting stuck on this screen and I don't know what to do to proceed. Before this screen appears it shows the LM logo for a moment.
I'm a total noob and just been using this for a month or two. Did not make any recent changes that I can recall.
3D Platformer video demo
I'm learning as I go. Proud of getting some interaction with the environment working. Still lots of bugs to sort out, especially player and camera movement!