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My spider buggy keeps glitching my game, and its web attack cannot hit close range. Buggies should be upgradable and have effect in the update

I got my wisdom teeth pulled yesterday. My dentist and the surgeon thought they would be simple pulls because they'd all surfaced fully and without any major impacting, but they ended up having to cut into my gums and drill them apart because they had gnarly deep roots and refused to be pulled. 20-30m procedure turned into 3x that. Fun. The worst part so far was the anxiety leading up to it (I decided I'd be IV sedated...and that was almost certainly the right choice), but we'll see over the next few days.

There used to be a lizard boss in Grounded 1 and it would be a good idea. The could make somethin like a lizard claw blade. Instead of a frog mount, there should be a cricket one.

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Thanks a lot for these suggestions! They really help me think through the setup. Now a few more questions came to mind: If I go Ascendant as the second class, do you think I could afford to dump a bit of PER, considering how much accuracy both Ranger and Cipher can stack? Would having two Ciphers in the party (Serafen as Witch + my MC) feel a bit redundant? Should I run Aloth as pure Wizard or Battlemage to fit this composition better? Even though I understand why Ghost Heart is strong, I’m not a big fan of the ghost pet. I’d rather have a living animal companion, it fits my RP better. If I skip Ghost Heart, which Ranger subclass (and animal companion) would you recommend instead? And lastly, even though Ascendant seems really strong and fun, are there any other interesting multiclass options that could work well for this archetype? (Maybe Chanter, Priest or Paladin? mostly the “dark” or “questionably aligned” ones?) Thanks again!! Yarrr

EPIC is offering Amnesia Bunker for free till 25 October I like the Amnesia franchise so I got it, good horror games

Cheers mate!

Steam announced ending support for Windows 7 (and Windows 8, extra characters here because "8" and ")" right next to each automatically turns into an emoticon I can't disable) on March 28th of 2023, effective January 1st of 2024. 12 days before that announcement, Steam's own hardware survey said that 1.58% of users were on Windows 7 and .36% on Windows 8 - by early December, it had dropped to a combined 0.96%. Microsoft dropped non-security support for Windows 7 in January of 2015, extended support in 2020, and paid-only enterprise support in January of 2023. Right now, Windows 10 is still at 33.74% on Steam...in other words, you can expect a few more years at the very least. The big issue with ending support for Windows 10 is that there's literal hundreds of millions of devices out that that can't easily upgrade to Windows 11, so I think there's a good chance Windows 10 will be supported by most stuff, including Steam, for just as long as Windows 7 was. It will take time for people to upgrade their PCs to even be able to install Windows 11, especially given current PC tech prices.

Travel advise for my fellow Nordics when travelling overseas…

I'd recommend also opening a support ticket with Obsidian https://support.obsidian.net/article/60-how-do-i-report-a-bug

The Principi choice and what I sense about the "vibes" of this character seem to cry for one handed Scordeo's Trophy and one handed Scordeo's Edge. Could also do both in a dual wielding setup but: - both weapons' special enchantments profit from going one handed - it's likely a weapon style you've never tried before - pistols are usually better one handed + modal compared to dual wielding (except with full attacks) - very piratey vibes imo. You need one free hand to swing on ropes and stuff like that. Scordeo's Trophy can add stacks of either pure melee only recovery buffs (bigger effect per stack) or half of that as universal recovery buff. I personally would go with universal. It profits the shooting/reloading, too as well as the casting. Scordeo's Trophy has Blade Cascade obviously (skip recovery for 5 secs base). As well as the fantastic "Adaptive" (up to +20 universal accuracy, stacks with everything). As a Ranger you can get Gunner and Driving Flight, which in combination with Scordeo's Trophy and the modal (-50% reloading time) allows to build up universal recovery stacks pretty quickly from range, then use that for fast casting or going into melee with fast recovery already, allowing to proc Blade Cascade and Adaptive quickly, granting 0 recovery speed and high accuracy which in turn can again be used for casting. One handed is (in this case) a nice thing because you will attack with the weapon that procs the desired effect more often, build up the stacks more quickly. It is a little drawback for wounding shots and other full attacks, I think it's worth it. As second class I would use a Cipher. The Ciphers has several spells with fast casting time but normal or long recovery. Those profit a lot from reduced or even removed universal recovery time. The best choice would be Ascendant, because once ascended with little or no recovery you can spam a truckload of those fast cast spells with high accuracy. Ranger/Ciphers has the highest potential accuracy to begin with. Adding "Adaptive" (and one handed use in melee) leads to extreme accuracy. This also counters the main problem (for me) with Ciphers: they usually drop the ball a bit in boss fights because they cannot generate enough focus due to higher defenses/AR of the enemies. Very high accuracy can prevent that problem. Beguiler would also be good imo. Alternative would be Black Jacket to skip switching recovery entirely. But - as you said - for me personally that would be too boring of a playstyle for my MC. It limits the options to shooting and slashing which is fine for a companion imo but gets a bit repetitive for my main character. I'm willing to have a bit switching recovery but get spells and potentially limitless resources (focus) in return. For the Ranger subclass I think Ghost Heart (doesn't clash with summons because Cipher has none and is good for a very mobile playstyle). It's pretty cool to use Evasive Roll to go into melee distance, drop the animal companion right behind the target and get instant flanking and the accuracy bonus from Stalker's Link. With other subclasses the animal companion has to run across the battle field a lot in order to attack/flank enemies for you - and that usually takes longer than summoning it or is sometimes impossible. There's plenty of nice pistols and sabres on the way, so the feeling of (gear) progression should be there. Scordeo's Trophy can be picked up fairly early, Scordeo's Edge takes longer. Thundercrack Pistol with high accuracy and speed is also excellent. You might be able to paralyze-lock single (or two) enemies with it. Eccea's Arcane Blaster for everything that has crazy AR (hello Steelclads and friends). For armor I would maybe use Miscreant's Leathers (it just fits). Acina's Tricorn also fits theme and build beautifully imo, even Serafen's gifted hat (Fair Favor) works. And that would be my approach I think.

I have played grounded on my ps4 for almost 3 months with my friend through crossplay on multiplayer mode. All of a sudden crossplay is disabled. I tried to enable it, did all the steps with microsoft and at the end mirosoft says "WELCOME BACK" and " you are now added to grounded" but in the same time a window popped up on my tv screen saying "GROUNDED COULDNT BE LINKED TO A MICROSOFT ACCOUNT AT THIS TIME" . I chatted with Microsoft for over an hour. We looked for updates on ps4, we even deleted the game and re-installed it! Nothing changed. I get the same problem. I cant ENABLE crossplay ANYMORE. I need help!!!! Me and my friend have come so far with the game and i dont want to continue playing it alone! Why buying a game and then all of a sudden it doesnt work anymore? Microsoft tried to help me without any success, now i need help from obsidion please. Claudia claudiabaumgartinger@gmail.com

Its not really about who is pro-Russian because that is debatable and subjective . But both Hungary and Slovakia are considered pro-Russian and they always the ones who argue about additional EU sanctions or who are opposed to them This is about removing any dependency on Russia for energy because then the EU isnt contributing towards its revenue stream and the war in Ukraine But this takes time, you cant just cut energy sources until you have alternative markets and both Hungary and Slovakia do have alternative energy sources but they have ignored investing in them. So now the EU is acting https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-slovakia-quit-russia-energy-crea-report/ "Hungary and Slovakia show no real signs of decoupling from Russian crude despite the EU legal text stating this was the exemption’s purpose," the researchers conclude. "Hungary increased its Russian crude reliance from 61% pre-invasion to 86% in 2024, and Slovakia remained almost 100% dependent on supply from Moscow.” The assessment comes at a pivotal moment for both countries, with the EU preparing proposals to fully sever all Russian energy links. Hungary and Slovakia have lashed out at the move, insisting it will raise prices for consumers and imperil both countries’ energy access. The study insists the countries' arguments don't hold up. It says both countries can import non-Russian oil from Croatia via the Adria pipeline. And it notes that Hungary's MOL energy company has the capability to refine crude brought in from elsewhere. Meanwhile, an abundance of natural gas from countries like the U.S. and Qatar is available on the Central European market. The continued import of Russian oil and gas into Hungary and Slovakia is not the result of technical or infrastructural constraints," said Martin Vladimirov, director of the Energy and Climate Program at the Center for the Study of Democracy. "It is the product of a deeply entrenched network of intermediaries and offshore trading structures that have enabled Russian companies to maintain their grip on Hungary’s energy sector — and profit handsomely in the process.” Both countries can still import oil because of sanctions exemptions granted in 2022. The carve-outs were meant to give the landlocked nations time to find alternative energy suppliers. But Budapest and Bratislava have instead lobbied for continued access to Russian fuel, while earning hundreds of millions via the loopholes. "

Probably less time than Win7 vs. Win10, but I wouldn't worry about it much for 2-3 years. And even then probably mostly AAA/AA, and/or initially mostly the "we won't support your bug reports" vs. "game absolutely won't run." I mean, look how long it took Steam to make Win7 not work with their client (supposedly, never tried). They all know lots of people refuse to go over for a long time. I've been looking into Linux (for gaming) again and I guess for me it might be something like Mint vs. Bazzite. Linux for everything but gaming, I'm sure I'd have no issues with, outside of maybe my ancient fave and simple image editor might not work. But Linux for gaming - I don't know. I know most things these days work or can be made to work but there's always certain titles that won't, not including MP/anti-cheat dev linux support issues (since I don't MP). So it always feels like I'd have to go back to multiple PC setups, switchboxes and/or extra displays etc again for outlier cases, and I really don't want to. Edit: getting too old for that kind of stuff

Ranger/Beguiler with Veilpiercer is what will gonna satisfy you. Backup weapons: You can start with Kitchen Stove thunderous report. Essence intrupter as second weapon very good.

so support for win10 just ended anyone can guess how long until game dev force player to update to win11

Hey everyone! I'm once again planning yet another Deadfire run, and as usual, I'm coming here to gather your always insightful advice This time, I’d like to side with the Principi and include Serafen in the party. I also want to experiment with a class I’ve barely touched before - like Ranger, for example. Here’s the initial setup plan: As always - PotD upscaled, RTwP, Community Patch. Party composition Eder (Tank): Swashbuckler - probably modded Unbroken/Streetfighter, since I’ve always played him with no subclass. Not sure yet if that fits the team balance, but he’ll be the main tank. Xoti (Support/Caster): Either full Priest or Monk/Priest. I’m hesitating because if Eder goes Streetfighter, having too many melee characters might make it tricky to trigger Flanked consistently. Aloth (Caster/Support): Either pure Wizard or Battlemage - same concern as above regarding melee density. Serafen (Melee/Support): Definitely Witch this time - probably 2handed with Willbreaker. I really want to give that a proper try. For my Watcher I’d like something that: Fits well with this team composition (probably ranged or hybrid auto-attacker), and Makes sense RP-wise for siding with the Principi. I’ve been looking for a build that could mix melee and ranged versatility - maybe something like dual-wield pistol/melee, or even general weapon swapping flexibility (Blackjacket, maybe?). I’m not necessarily after a broken or solo-tier build - just something fun, effective, not boring, and that fits both the party and the RP. Initially, I thought about something like a Fighter/Ranger, but I’m afraid it might feel a bit too simple. I usually play multiclass caster/melee hybrids with lots of options, so I worry a non-caster build could feel a bit flat - although I’ll admit my Devoted/Berserker run with Lord Darryn’s Voulge was a blast ️ A few things I’m looking for: I don’t necessarily want something that requires heavy micromanagement, but I’d like some versatility depending on the encounter (pet management, melee/ranged flexibility, weapon swapping, maybe a bit of spellcasting ?…). I’d love a gameplay style (and gear progression ?) that evolves noticeably as I level up, not one that feels identical from early to late game. Mostly ranged (and ideally Ranger) because I’ve played melee builds so many times, and I’ve never done a proper Ranger run. Anything involving sword & gun or weapon switching has my heart So yeah, I’d love to hear your enlightened ideas to help me shape this run! Thanks in advance, and cheers as always!

I might, once it is discounted. I mean, yeah, as I am the only one here on the forum (I think) wo didn't like Bloodlines, so why not. Can't be any less interesting. I didn't like any of the games Troika made. There's just something about these games that never ever click with me.

Ukraine launched a large barrage today, not sure of damage done. I guess the timing is political though, gotta show for the Americans.

Not true. We do have standards cucumbers and bananas need to adhere to.

I bought a portrait lens by mistake, clicked the wrong thing. I meant to get a wide angle prime and now instead of returning it, I've kind of gone into a rabbit hole of minimalist framing. It's interesting, in a ship in a bottle kind of way. https://imgur.com/Uf9Hc9q Don't you dare stop holding hands, you're not in focus yet. ****ing **** https://imgur.com/a/8Mqgym8

I'm pretty busy. Maybe in November. 2026

I'll never not be amused by media rewriting history to suit their own narrative. Another of the perpetual 'this time it is different!'s is an extra bonus. Slovakia's government was stridently anti-Russian up until 30 September, 2023. Which is roughly 18 months into the war, and definitively not three years ago as Politico claims. Even the most basic of backgrounding could have found this out, if one didn't already know. But while the previous government was fine with giving away S-300 and MiG-29s they were not all that keen on turning off the spigot gas wise either, since one of the reasons for their collapse was inflation/ cost of living. It is after all not just a matter of having alternative sources like, lol, Azerbaijan* but them not being expensive. It's very easy to claim it's 'just' an extra 10%, when you're an EU bureaucrat with a property portfolio and on 500k a year. And when you pretend that that 10% rise doesn't compound since so much relies on gas. Orban isn't pro Russian. If he were he'd have vetoed stuff, irrevocably. He's entirely transactional- which is probably why Trump seems to love him so much. Blocking sanctions gets his country lots of concessions, no different to how the UK used to operate or how Denmark got concessions to finesse the EU's loss in its referendum. Similarly to the Brits, it really really annoys the federalist executive side of the EU that wants to rule by decree. *always hilarious to see Ursula and pals fanboying over Aliyev, who is everything they accuse Putin of being. As always, if the EU didn't have double standards they wouldn't have standards at all. And, of course, they largely sell rebranded Russian gas. When the EU isn't buying Russian LNG directly and (technically correct!) claiming it isn't gas.

Nothing I've seen about it makes me want to play it. *Maybe* I would check it out if it would be on Xbox Game Pass (no idea if it is), but since I canceled my subscription not too long ago because of the price hike, there is literally no chance of me seeing the game in person anytime soon (or ever).

I’ve looked it up, but I just wanna confirm that I’m not the only one who explored the whole map and beat everything so far but I only have 42 locations discovered, even though it shows that I have everything I don’t understand what’s going on even if I jump off my buggy walk around, but it’s still not registering Am I the only one that it’s that bad?