DdCno1
@DdCno1@beehaw.org
- Comment on YouTube is testing hiding the dislike button entirely and users aren’t happy 8 hours ago:
A/B testing. Big tech like Google likes to roll out (often experimental) changes to a select number of random people and measure how their behavior changes compared to others that get the existing experience. In other words, you’re a lab rat.
I’ve had this happen to me countless times, perhaps because I used to write lengthy and in-depth feedback (until I thought they should pay me for this and stopped).
- Comment on Epic’s new games launcher is ‘vibe coded’ 1 week ago:
This reminds me:
Back in 2003, there was a demo version of the game Chicago 1930 (from Spellbound, better known for much better games like Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood and the Desperados series). Its uninstaller not only deleted the files belonging to this demo, but also the content of the entire Program Files directory, which I noticed way too late in the process.
- Comment on RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow 1 week ago:
You must be new to the games industry. Ideas are cheap, implementing them properly and in novel ways is what makes or breaks a game. Developers have always been iterating on the ideas of others before them. Nobody in their right mind would call a game as accomplished as Rimworld a mere ripoff.
- Comment on RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow 1 week ago:
You can not realistically expect developers to keep supporting obsolete hardware that has been without new drivers for over a decade.
Imagine someone demanding in 2005 that a new game should run on hardware from 1995. Yes, hardware lasts longer than ever before and it is annoying if you have no other option, but let’s keep things reasonable.
ARM Chromebooks are also not gaming hardware. The game never supported them officially (as implied by your “fuckery” remark) and expecting developers to take tinkered solutions into account is even more absurd.
- Comment on No Man's Sky is somehow coming to mobile, and Hello Games says it's partly thanks to Light No Fire 1 week ago:
This might be due to Nintendo taking their sweet time certifying new builds.
Other developers hold back PC versions of their games until every console manufacturer has approved updates, but Hello Games is apparently not willing to do this.
- Comment on Why Is Instagram Running Ads for a "Pet Incinerator"? 2 weeks ago:
Since this is Alibaba, I think it’s meant for resellers getting their logo stamped onto a white label product like this one.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
As I said this is a multimedia website. Those are definitely not meant for the 0.01 percent who deliberately turn hardware acceleration off.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
You really have no business to complain about a multimedia website if you don’t have hardware acceleration turned on. Should have at the very least mentioned it.
- Comment on Skyblivion's release is "getting closer" as the massive Skyrim mod's makers start recruiting for a big final marketing push 4 weeks ago:
They addressed this in their FAQ:
Skyrim VR?:
- The most recent Skyrim VR version is currently on the pre-anniversary update of Skyrim and thus is incompatible with Skyblivion through normal means.
- A community-made VR patch mod would have to be installed for Skyblivion to boot properly. Regardless, there will be no official support for Skyrim VR at this time.
It’s not impossible and modders will likely jump at the opportunity the moment Skyblivion releases, but nobody can tell how long it would take to implement proper VR support.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
As per usual, complaining about poor performance without stating your hardware and browser isn’t very useful.
It runs completely fine on my (admittedly far above average) PC and my significantly less powerful six year old Android tablet (Galaxy Tab S7+), both with Firefox.
Do you have hardware acceleration enabled in your browser?
- Comment on Get plenty of action in the Sniper Elite Classics Collection Humble Bundle 5 weeks ago:
That’s usually how it goes: You sneak around until you find a position from where you can effectively snipe. Stealth plays a huge role in these titles.
- Comment on Skyblivion's release is "getting closer" as the massive Skyrim mod's makers start recruiting for a big final marketing push 5 weeks ago:
They even invited the creators of this mod after the release of the official Oblivion remaster:
- Comment on Sony letter spells the end for unreleased The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod, its creator says 5 weeks ago:
Both of you didn’t read the article. This was a commercial mod, intended to be hidden behind a subscription. I do not think Sony did anything wrong by going after this grifter.
- Comment on "You can’t just throw new people at that problem": Bethesda devs doubt future Elder Scrolls and Fallout games will have the same "quality level", after losing seasoned staff to Xbox cuts 1 month ago:
I played Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 4 and Starfield at or very shortly after launch. You are exaggerating to a ridiculous degree. None of them were even remotely unplayable - and there has also been a significant increase in quality with each title. Each of them was more stable and had fewer glitches and game-breaking bugs than the previous title at launch.
- Comment on "The internet we once loved is gone": SteamDB founders announce the community-run database has been acquired by Nexus Mods' owners 1 month ago:
This goes without saying, but yes. The ad blocker should also be uBlock Origin.
- Comment on "The internet we once loved is gone": SteamDB founders announce the community-run database has been acquired by Nexus Mods' owners 1 month ago:
Please don’t browse the web without ad blockers (which also block trackers and cookie banners). It’s unsafe and not good for you.
- Comment on Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates, extending to "the fundamental cosmological makeup of the universe" 1 month ago:
Such a fun game to read about. Perhaps I might play it one day.
- Comment on Rockstar finally break silence on "heartbreaking" GTA 6 leak, say it's "unfortunate that the intended game experience may now be impacted by some spoilers" 1 month ago:
They appear to have a build. In one of the videos, they are shooting at a wall, spelling out “LEEK”.
- Comment on Red Dead Redemption 2: Nuevo Paraiso, the latest Mexico expansion mod for Rockstar's western, releases next month 1 month ago:
Union busting, awful work conditions, crunch, the lot.
- Comment on Red Dead Redemption 2: Nuevo Paraiso, the latest Mexico expansion mod for Rockstar's western, releases next month 1 month ago:
Pirate the game, support modders. It’s not hard.
- Comment on Instagram Is Still Drowned in Creepy Smart Glasses Content 2 months ago:
They are available in Europe. There was an attempt to ban these in Germany, but it was determined that the recording LED was enough to not make this an illegal secret recording device.
Privacy and right to your own image laws still apply here. You can not legally upload secretly filmed content here, including from public places.
- Comment on ZOOM Platform announced You Are Empty: Absolute Edition - a revival of the retro Ukrainian FPS 2 months ago:
You Are Empty is objectively an awful game: It’s unfair, with extremely poor level design (1990s key and lever hunt - in 2006), laughable animations and sound effects, extremely derivative and awful enemy design (starting right off with the sexy horror nurse to immediately destroy any even moderate expectations), some of the weakest guns in FPS history, broken hit boxes, a terrible and confusingly narrated story, tons of glitches and a very short length, artificially padded by making the player limp along at a snail’s pace.
It does however just ooze Soviet atmosphere and decay. The game’s architecture (NOT the level design) is magnificent, ridiculously immersive at times, especially outside. This is genuinely amazing. There is clear ambition here and it’s the one aspect of this game that actually works. If you are interested in this aspect alone, then it can be worth picking up and at least experiencing for a few minutes, just to breathe in the stale Soviet air. Don’t expect to have any fun beyond that though. It is not even one of those “so terrible, it’s funny” types of games.
- Comment on Meta CTO says employees should use AI productivity gains to do more work — not take more time off 2 months ago:
Which in turn creates a job market that gives employers maximum power.
- Comment on Meta CTO says employees should use AI productivity gains to do more work — not take more time off 2 months ago:
They don’t actually care if it makes employees more productive. What matters is that they can pretend it does and use this as a pretext to demand more work from them.
- Comment on The three biggest RAM makers have already sold all their 2027 output, report says, potentially stretching price woes into 2028 2 months ago:
Are you this abrasive in the real world as well or just online?
- Comment on The three biggest RAM makers have already sold all their 2027 output, report says, potentially stretching price woes into 2028 2 months ago:
Boycotts are by definition non-violent. You can’t just use an outdated definition or make up your own if you want people to understand what you’re trying to communicate. Just say riot, uprising or revolt instead.
- Comment on The three biggest RAM makers have already sold all their 2027 output, report says, potentially stretching price woes into 2028 2 months ago:
Why would RAM manufacturers or large tech companies that have both stopped caring about consumers as customers be bothered by a boycott done by said consumers? Are you not seeing the problem here?
- Comment on The three biggest RAM makers have already sold all their 2027 output, report says, potentially stretching price woes into 2028 2 months ago:
Consumers do not have the leverage they once had anymore. Last year, 70% of RAM went to AI. This year, it’s likely even more and who knows how few crumbs they are leaving for us to lick up from the kitchen floor in 2027.
- Comment on Mistfall Hunter is a new extraction ARPG that works on SteamOS / Linux 2 months ago:
It’s an acquired taste.
I played a mod that turned Escape from Tarkov into a singleplayer game a few years ago (never played it online myself); a PvE mode has since been officially released, but I haven’t looked into it. The tension and intensity of it, the risk/reward to every move you make combined with the pretty high realism do make for an interesting package. Incursion Red River really impressed me for pretty much the same reasons, even in the relatively early state that it was in when I last tried it out. I lost any interest in online gaming a long time ago, so I only care about PvE.
My favorite has to be Witchfire though, thanks to its fantasy steampunk setting and immensely satisfying combat that reminds me of the original Painkiller (which makes sense - both are from Poland), but it’s way more polished in every way (no pun intended). It is admittedly much easier than the above two and needs more content, but what’s there is already very impressive and - in my eyes at least - a neat introduction to the genre, especially if you don’t care for modern military stuff. Witchfire is also one of the best-looking games out there right now, both in terms of tech and art style.
- Comment on Open source project fools AI scrapers with poisoned font 2 months ago:
It’s explained in the article, with examples. Which specific aspect(s) of this explanation do you need help with?