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The catarrhine who invented a perpetual motion machine, by dreaming at night and devouring its own dreams through the day.
- Comment on Steam is adding a new default option for game updates 1 week ago:
And even in some more benign situations, such as when playing modded. Steam replacing a modded older version with a newer vanilla one is annoying.
- Comment on Little Rocket Lab is a Factorio and Stardew Valley mashup about building a rocketship in a cute town 1 week ago:
Factorio and Stardew Valley mashup
Okay. Sign me up.
- Comment on City-building on a massive creature, The Wandering Village - Research & Economy update is live 5 weeks ago:
Stray Fawn Studio is the same studio that developed Niche; Niche is a good teaching tool, but it’s about as entertaining as a game as mopping the floor.
Based on that I’d advise caution against buying this game while it’s still in early access, unless you’re satisfied with its current gameplay.
- Comment on Indiana Jones doesn't "endorse" Nazis, Bethesda assure, just in case you were confused by him repeatedly murdering them 1 month ago:
I’m not. We’re talking about different things.
Backtrack to Miles O’Brien’s comment. They’re clearly talking about individual depictions, and my comment focuses on that. To assume that people with shitty worldviews must be necessarily incompetent is wishful thinking.
The reason why the Nazi worldview is invalid has jack shit to do with efficiency or competence, it’s as simple as “that worldview oppresses the lives of innocent people into living hells”.
In the meantime you’re talking about the social impact of continuous, somewhat consistent-ish depictions of the Nazi in media, not individual depictions. What you’re saying is valid but another can of worms.
Even just repeating things like “At least Mussolini made the trains run on time” plays into it, especially when it’s a lie, just like the Wunderwaffe programs or the Nazi “miraculous economic recovery” which was just making people work longer hours and deficit spending.
Note that, if people are less eager to play along that fallacy, this sort of argument doesn’t roll any more. Suddenly if Merdolini made the trains run on time or not doesn’t matter, and can be safely called out as a distraction. Just like the Nazi economic recovery.
- Comment on Indiana Jones doesn't "endorse" Nazis, Bethesda assure, just in case you were confused by him repeatedly murdering them 1 month ago:
I’ve had one idiot tell me ANY media that paints them as competent or successful is glorifying them. And setting anything in a world where they succeeded and progressed technologically instead of collapsing is basically saying Hitler’s world view is valid.
And people still wonder why I pick so much on the wishful thinking fallacy… I mean, that’s basically it, right? “Nazi are morally bad, I hate them, thus they must be incompetent”. And if you correctly highlight that this is fucking stupid, you’ll get some kid saying stuff like “I dun understand, why are you defending Nazi?”.
- Comment on 'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment' 1 month ago:
That’s fair - and it’s clear that your moral premises are, like, diametrically opposed to mine (I completely disregard intent - for me responsibility takes the job).
I was aware that you weren’t contradicting me but this sort of discussion is fun, sorry!
- Comment on 'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment' 1 month ago:
A person is good or bad depending on their impact on the people around them; as such I don’t consider “misguided” a valid defence.
And while someone can be overall a good person while writing socially harmful and user-hostile software, because they have other qualities that compensate it, writing said software still makes them a worse person.
It’s hard to get someone to understand something when their salary depends on not understanding it
So it’s hard to be good when your salary depends on you being bad.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m analysing this through my moral views, but I don’t think that they’re the only valid ones. Your mileage may vary.
My other comment was mostly on how idiotic the whole defence is, not about morality (as this one).
- Comment on 'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment' 1 month ago:
Oh look, Denuvo playing the victim.
And it exemplifies rather well why I hate the word “toxic”: bad reputation? Toxic! Criticism? Toxic!
Bullshitting like «it’s in part because it “simply works” and would-be pirates are trying to make it unattractive to game publishers by disparaging it.»? Noooo that is not toxic because it aligns with the discourse that Denuvo wants to spread, right?
“I’m with the company for such a long time,” said Ullmann. “The guys here are like my family, because a lot of the others here are also here for ages. It just hurts to see what’s posted out there about us, even though it has been claimed wrong for hundreds of times.”
"Insert personal story to make it look like you aren’t criticising software; no, you’re criticising a family. You monster~
- Comment on Guess a daily word with only clues as to its position in the alphabet to guide you 2 months ago:
Got it in 14 guesses. The trick for this sort of game is to always aim for the middle of the possible range. Spoiler-free example:
- Guess a word starting with M=13 (midrange between A=1 and Z=26).
- If the unknown word is before that, guess one starting with F=6 (midrange between A=1 and M=13). If it’s after that, guess one with S=19 (midrange between M=13 and Z=26). Etc.
- Once you find the first letter, repeat the process for the second later. However take into account that not all strings are valid/common in English; e.g. you’ll see plenty words starting in MA/ME/MI/MO/MU/MY, but words starting with MR or MT are damn rare.
- Comment on Palworld boldly announces upcoming mobile game despite Nintendo's lawsuit 2 months ago:
I’m glad that Pocketpair is doing its own thing, regardless of Nintendo trying to bully them out of the market.
- Comment on Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut is a big free upgrade coming in October 2 months ago:
The gallery is an amazing idea. People who really like a game often want to play it to full completion; and this means looking at every bit and corner of it. A gallery helps to guide that effort.
Endings
So far I’ve counted six: The “good” ending, no vessel for The Mound, two gods, one god, reset, leaving with the princess. I’m wondering what the new ending would be. Perhaps something involving the narrator?
Princesses
Perhaps now you can actually kill The Spectre as she possesses your body, I always felt like having The Shifting Mound pulling her was weird. Odds are that The Grey will be split, unless the new The Damsel and The Prisoner branches are alternatives to it.
- Comment on Unity cancels the stupid Runtime Fee 3 months ago:
When you shoot your own foot, simply taking off the bullet won’t revert the damage, you know?
- Comment on Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' adds sprinting, visual upgrades, more competitive AI 3 months ago:
Every time that I start a new Thrive game, I tell myself “I’m going to try a different strategy”. And I always end with a wide and thin carnivorous plant, with energy being provided by chloroplasts and N+P being provided by eating whatever I find in my path.
- Comment on An algorithm, among the many other things they ruin, is causing stability problems on Intel Core CPUs 4 months ago:
An algorithm, among the many other things they ruin, is causing a rubbish article in RPS.
- Comment on Life By You devs spent “a month in purgatory” prior to closure, says laid-off designer, despite their sim-like exceeding Paradox's expectations 5 months ago:
I used to love the games that they put out. Nowadays to be honest I can’t be arsed to play even pirated versions of them.
I still want some competition for the
Liquoria / Bob Ross Universalis / Incest and Murder SimulatorVic / EU / CK series. - Comment on Paradox Interactive completely cancelled Life by You 5 months ago:
Or they would compete to see which one can release the biggest amount of shitty DLCs, since Paradox is by no means better than EA.
For a good example of that, look at Europa Universalis IV; the game has, like, 20 DLCs? And the playerbase has been complaining nonstop about the more recent ones; Leviathan for example was the worst reviewed game on Steam, to give you an idea.
Don’t get me wrong, I do think that EA needs some competition here, but Paradox won’t be the ones doing it. (And Paradox needs competition for grand strategy games.)
- Comment on NetEase Backs Down On Requirement For Early Streamers Of ‘Marvel’ Game To Not Critique The Game 7 months ago:
In a follow-up posted to social media this morning, NetEase went on to “apologize for any unpleasant experiences or doubts caused by the miscommunication of these terms…
Ooh, corporate gaslighting! “Your fee fees are hurt because you didn’t actually understand the message correctly!”
There is no miscommunication here. The message is clear as day - “don’t criticise our product”.
We actively encourage Creators to share their honest thoughts, suggestions, and criticisms as they play. All feedback, positive and negative, ultimately helps us craft the best experience for ourselves and the players.”
Given the content of the clause, NetEase is simply lying…
NetEase says it is making “adjustments” to the contract “to be less restrictive and more Creator-friendly.”
…and they’re fully aware that they’re lying, otherwise they wouldn’t be trying to make the clause less unpalatable.
My sides went into orbit.
- Comment on Prison Architect 2 developers part ways with Paradox months before it's due for release 7 months ago:
Further info here about the move.
Since Paradox Interactive went public in 2016, it was never the same; at this rate comparing it with EA is fair game. As such I’m not surprised that devs are getting
I never heard about this Kokku studio, even paying taxes to the same government as its folks do. I don’t have reasons to think that it’s a good studio or a bad studio, but the fact that PI is throwing the game into the hands of a “who?” studio spells problems.
- Comment on EA want to put adverts in your video games to squeeze you for every penny 7 months ago:
Obligatory greentext story from 2013
>2018 >wake up feeling sick after a late night of playing vidya >excited to play some halo 2k19 >“xbox on” >… >"XBOX ON > Please verify that you are “annon332” by saying “Doritos™ Dew™ it right!” >“Doritos™ Dew™ it right!” >"ERROR! Please drink a verification can " >reach into my Doritos™ Mountain Dew™ Halo 2k19™ War Chest >only a few cans left, needed to verify 14 times last night >still feeling sick from the 14 >force it down and grumble out "mmmm that really hit the spot " >xbox does nothing >i attempt to smile >“Connecting to verification server” >… >"Verification complete! " >finally >boot up halo 2k19 > finding multiplayer match. … >“ERROR! User attempting to steal online gameplay!” >my mother just walked in the room >"Adding another user to your pass, this will be charged to your credit card. Do you accept? >“NO!” >“Console entering lock state!” >“to unlock drink verification can” >last can >“WARNING, OUT OF VERIFICATION CANS, an order has been shipped and charged to your credit card” >drink half the can, oh god im going to be sick >pour the last half out the window >"PIRACY DETECTED! PLEASE COMPLETE THIS ADVERTISEMENT TO CONTINUE " >the mountain dew ad plays >i have to dance for it >feeling so sick >makes me sing along >dancing and singing >“mountain dew is for me and you” >throw up on my self >throw up on my tv and entertainment system >router shorts >“ERROR NO CONNECTION! XBOX SHUTTING OFF” >“PLEASE DRINK VERIFICATION CAN TO CONTINUE”EA: “Wow, what a visionary! This will give our players a sense of pride and accomplishment!”
- Comment on Catholic Priest AI chatbot is defrocked within a week after taking confession and okaying Gatorade baptisms 7 months ago:
Is this when the pope Goku the Second recalls all Priestbots to the Vatican?
…life does imitate art, doesn’t it?
- Comment on GitLab takes down Nintendo Switch emulator suyu due to the DMCA 8 months ago:
Nintendo vs. Yuzu forks:
a kitty playing whack-a-mole with human fingers
