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There will even be a pig or two and probably a fox and horned owl for the observant viewer in the final piece.

It worked like a charm ! I have successfully implemented Holy Radiance virtually infinite* number of casts with a fixed 90s cooldown (which is a change I will keep for next BPM version). * means 999 per encounter. Infinite number didn't work. While speaking about Priest signature abilities, I'm planning to adjust BPM Accuracy bonus for (non-Woedica) Spiritual Weapon from +10 to +15. With this change, all god weapon should be around the same level of power as Woedica's ! Coming back to druid : the Spiritshift Cooldown approach has my favor because it doesn't rely on Brilliant to be repeatable. Also it doesn't ruin the whole druid Tier 1 spell list by making these slots too precious to be spent for something else than Spiritshift. So currently, my plans : General principle : Spiritshift would have a fixed 90s Cooldown after casting (not after it ends). With a base duration of 15s (with BPM, it is affected by both PL and INT), a druid can hope to stay about 1/6 to 1/3 total time shifted. Support spells (such as SoT), Fury bonus on Kills and Wildtsrike Frenzy would provide a better ratio. Note : New casts of Spiritshift provide new use of Per Encounter abilties. This is quite cool. Shifter : Shifter does have longer Spiritshift (base 22s), heal on end and access to a variety of forms that other druids don't have. But they can't cast spell while shifted. Shifters won't have anymore the unique advantage of 5 Spiritshift per encounter without delay. I thought the class had too much of an advantage without real drawback. Nevertheless, their Cooldown will be only fixed 60s. With enough INT and PL, they will be able to stay shifted most of the time... (3/8 to 3/4)... provided they don't cancel their shift to cast spell ! So shifting to Cat, casting Cat Flurry and cancelling just to heal and get the speed bonus will be limited. Lifegiver : I do believe that the +2 Rejuvination PL and impossibility to use Summons compensate each other. But I still want to keep the interaction between Rejuvination PL and Shifting. So : + 2 PL before shifting + 2+5 PL while shifting + 2-5 PL after a shift. The malus is removed by a new shift, basically the same as a drug crash. So you can either never shift or you'll have to cycle Shifting to get Rejuvination bonus. You won't be likely to be shifted most of the time BUT you can wait for a new shift to cast your next big healing spell, so I believe this is balanced.

Maybe, it's also possible that Mobius Digital initially did not want to provide Steam and Epic keys for the backers but relented eventually, but the bottom line is that they did. I don't know if the Steam verison also runs under Linux, but with Proton that's entirely possible. I had a Linux "phase" too, but that meant playing around with Wine (or it's more gaming focused and commercial offshoot WineX) in various ways, so I eventually stopped bothering. The most ridiculous thing I managed to get to run was Internet Explorer 4.0, and that was at a time when IE 4.0 was arguably the best browser on the market and Microsoft was busy pummeling Netscape into submission. Good old times, and all that. Gee, that was when... like 1997? People who waited for the Steam version of Phoenix point arguably got a much better game out of it. I liked even the release version well enough, but it was the ridiculous loading times that eventually made me give up until a hardware upgrade that keeps being postponed for various reasons.

Happy new year! 🥳 iirc I put it on hold after an exhausting week at work but forgot to return to it, so this reminder is appreciated! 😅

Didn't even know about that, to be honest. I did not back it or even follow it, nor pay anywhere near full price for it. Seems like they did Metro: Exodus one even worse, because Exodus at least gave the original Steam purchasers the game on Steam, while from what I'm reading, Outer Wilds did not (and in the process, screwed over their promised Linux support because EGS has no Linux client). Gross. I haven't been absolutely blown away with it like so many apparently have been, but I definitely like it and think it made correct decisions in balancing world (well, worlds) and gameplay...for whatever that is worth, .

How long you can wear your N95, according to experts

Couldn't find most of the Chanter summon abilities listed anywhere, so here they are: Wisps Ogres Drake Dank Spore Dragon

Frankly, that very much matches my own experiences with stuff bought in Australia (most stuff here is approx 99% made in China, with a few clothing pieces made in Bangladesh and some quality, by comparison, electronics made in Taiwan) First time I really noted it was when buying some interim cutlery (waiting for my old Made in Germany cutlery to get shipped down under). One visit to the dishwasher and the "stainless" Chinese stuff started corroding. My German cutlery is now 35 years old and not a single spot on any of the pieces, despite literally hundreds upon hundreds of visits to the dishwasher over the decades. I've always believed since that observation, that you get exactly what you pay for (insert some unflattering adjectives here)

Honestly, it was just to have a small detail to kindle imagination. The plan is to have around 150 of them in the finished piece (unless I miscalculated and need 300...) So I need to have little details all over the place someone could notice.

This one is from yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYq55HtNB3k/ And attaching a sample of the last couple of days. Just reaching the 90 in 3 days mark now.

Old stuff, rock of gilbrator. New stuff, marshmallows.

I could still use "888" instead of "999". Triple infinity with a twist I guess 🙂

No. That's exactly what I did. I heavily suspect Interface menue per character to be class dependant. Infinite use abilities have no room within priest grid.

I know. I copied them. It failed 🤪 999 X 90s in a single encounter (not counting pause) is a good enough approximation of infinity.

Wikipedia: "In exchange for additional financial support, Mobius announced that the game's initial release on PC users would be a timed-exclusive on the Epic Games Store. As it was originally announced that Fig backers would have received redemption keys on Steam for the game, some backers complained about the change; Linux users noted that as the Epic Games Store does not have a Linux-compatible front end, the change left them without any option." Perhaps something that was "fixed" sometime later once it was released on Steam? True...and in a sense, it ends up working out regardless - I'm perfectly patient in waiting for these situations to resolve themselves, .

I got both an Epic Store key and a Steam key from the development team. I don't know about the Linux support, I never cared and never will, in spite of having used various Linux distributions in one form or another for probably longer than the Valve apologist minority who use one exclusively know what computers are (what a sad 💪 that is, ultimately, but I deem it necessary to underscore my position here), but whoever claimed that Mobius Digital didn't give out both to backers is demonstrably wrong. That said, I find it really hard to blame small teams or even medium sized studios when they take up Epic's offer for a limited time exclusivity when Epic buys more copies than they'd sell on Steam by even the most optimistic projections. Phoenix Point in particular, when you look at the state the game was in when it released, proved that it probably was the correct decision from a management and economic point of view. Especially for Outer Wilds and Phoenix Point whose campaigns ran on Fig, which meant they didn't just have backers, but actual investors wanting some return on their investment. Getting a fixed sale of at least a hundred thousand copies (which is I think the number that was given, at least for Phoenix Point) solved all these problems and provided a financial boost that kept people employed. It also most likely cost Epic more than they gained from it. As an avid gamer that annoyed me too, but while I'm sure it wasn't an easy decision, I ultimately understand it. Fun thought experiment, if you'd offer Feargus to buy 500k copies of Deadfire for limited exclusivity on Epic, with the knowledge that the game would ultimately prove to be a disaster in terms of sales (if perhaps not directly in terms of finances with the money of the backers and investors, at the very least with long term issues attracting more investors for future projects), do you think he'd refuse it or take it? I mean, not that Obsidian didn't answer the question by making Outer Worlds time limited exclusive on Epic before being bought out by Microsoft. Just as food for thought. We also should not forget that ultimately, everything that weakens the Steam behemoth is good for the market (oi, now I'm poking a hornet's nest, I wonder if the fanboys will come swarming and drone something about their favorite quasi-monopoly being great while arguing for the wonders of the invisible hand of the free market in the Off-Topic political thread). Except for a minority of Linux gamers that seem disproportionally present in crowd funding campaigns, because there must be some reason beyond Unity supporting multiple platforms to always promise Linux support in one form or the other. I'll see, eventually. Part of the reason I didn't try it right after I got my key was that my controller was broken, and the game supposedly is borderline impossible to play without one, and after I got my replacement I already started playing something else. Combine that with a general sense of not really going to like the premise or the gameplay loop... Leaves the reason why I backed the game in the first place, and that was beause I didn't want Fig's first campaign to fail, and the fact that it looked like it would until the very last second makes me think that one of the owners chipped in with a last minute investment pledge, because that campaign missed like 10k dollars shortly before it ended until it didn't any more. Which seems like a silly reason, but I figured that could turn into an interesting platform, and since at the time I was backing several games, potentially making my pledge back in sales seemed like a nice idea. Except when Fig started to allow international investments, the idea was as good as dead, or at least I had lost all interest.

I'm still a little salty that Phoenix Point and Metro Exodus got their rightful dissing for the last minute EGS switcheroo but Outer Wilds got a free pass because it's zomg amazing. Played through Days Gone last week, it was a fun ride - pun intended. Mechanically it's open world TLoU with bikes and hordes. The OW busywork wasn't as bad as in other games so that's nice. Enjoyed the plot, cinematography was great and they mocapped the crap out of the actors. Been watching a friend of mine stream Resident Evil 2 Remake and ended up reinstalling RE3R yesterday because I never ended up finishing it.

Yes. I can't say I'm proud but I do with the tools I have ☺️

I see. The only thing I know about the game is what the crowdfunding campaign told me about it. Anyway, I'll try it eventually. If the mystery unravelling part is good enough that should keep me entertained for 20 or so hours.

I would like to request two black/brown/white calicos named Lola and Evie.

Damn giants, always moving the clouds so they have the best view, not caring about anyone else view

God forbid! It's far easier to be angry than informed! I've never read Native Son. It's been on my to-do list for decades.

There's a mystery you have to uncover via exploring and investigating information you figure out (read the spoiler below if you want to know what it is - it's not really particularly spoilery since you already know about the loop reset mechanic, which I didn't going into it and which thus surprised me), which is also part of what makes it Subnautica-ish for me. A number of differences in the specific particulars of the gameplay, but it ends up feeling like a similar game even so. The game helpfully keeps a record of all important information you find in your space journal in between resets. I also didn't even realize this game qualified as "open world"...I guess it kind of makes sense, but it doesn't really feel like it's open world, because there aren't that many "planets" and the "planets" are incredibly small, which is really bizarre for its sense of scale but it's a good thing for actual gameplay, IMO. The world is probably...I don't know, somewhere between 1/100th and 1/500th the size of Breath of the Wild - it's not really even a comparison. howlongtobeat.com puts it at 15-20 hours length, which was right about where I was guessing it was - even for a 100%er, it's only at 25 hours.

MLB lockout: New proposal leaves locked-out players underwhelmed Strike one One of the big hang ups appears to be the PA wanting to stop "tanking". Teams deliberately sucking to get better draft position. Kudos to them on that count. If you are a Baltimore Orioles fan why even watch the past two seasons? The problem with tanking is it works. Just as the Astros, Rays and, in a season or two, the Marlins. One way they might want to go is a "minimum salary cap". This might boost payrolls but it won't disincentivize cellar dwelling. A draft lottery isn't a terrible idea and that is what they are looking at now. But it hasn't prevented tanking in the NBA so it likely won't help. But there is an idea I just LOVE. At the end of the regular season rank all teams by runs scored. Eliminate the playoff teams and take the top six to eight remaining clubs and THAT is your draft order. That system does not punish losses and it does not reward wins. It rewards SCORING. That is what the MLB says they want. More action on the field. Teams are managed from a standpoint of risk aversion. Managers are afraid of squeeze plays, hit and runs, etc. They prefer the tried and true bloop, bunt, blast sequence. But more often than not it goes bloop, bunt, strikeout. And it isn't interesting to watch. Baseball has always been about scoring runs, not power and exit velocity. Tweaking the rules like they do every season isn't helping and it's bastardizing the game. Incentivize teams to score runs might well be the cure all.

so, what is the story behind the single blue unhappy cat in top-right quadrant? one cat receives a distinct downturn frown is the kinda thing which sets off our ocd. ... am not genuine serious btw 'bout needing the story, but is sad such does spark our ocd, which were great in our line o' work 'but is annoying in rl. HA! Good Fun!

the thing is, in the US those methods you mention for controlling the populace ain't directly attributable to The Government, and similar options has been 'round for centuries in one form or another. of all the things we are concerned 'bout, a social credit score system taking hold in the US is not reaching the top 100 list o' worries. first we would need a national police power and supporting infrastructure, which is even less likely today than twenty years past. social credit is not like the half-arsed and doomed border wall funding or even fed agents in numbers showing up at night in unmarked vans to kidnap people off the streets o' US cities. a genuine social credit score system is gonna need be having widespread state and fed support in terms o' monies and manpower, if only briefly, and am not seeing that kinda cooperation happening anytime, much less anytime soon, though pretend as if it could never happen is also foolish. we mentioned previous, but when states began implementing covid mandates, many local sheriffs and mayors simple said, "no." ... uh, ok. what now? from a practical perspective, there was little governors could do to enforce guidelines and mandates. social credit is monumental more difficult to imagine into being in the US 'cause there ain't a national police power, so the fed government would actual have less power to enforce than the governors who sat impotent while sheriffs and mayors flouted the law. unless social credit were something which The People were near universal demanding, which is indeed a real and serious possibility and should not be dismissed outta hand, am not seeing it being a government tool. our serious response to less than serious observations. HA! Good Fun!

Youtube gave me a good recommendation of a lecture on Marcus Aurelius and stoicism, so I realize I am the reason I suck.

It's pretty much everything. Open world, exploration based, quick loop resets, the entire concept is pretty much the opposite of what I normally enjoy, so I never really tried to play it. The much more interesting question is why the hell I actualy backed the game in the first place, and that's not easy to answer. I haven't read up on anything, is there even a point to the game? Something to find out, or some goal to achieve?

They can be quite intrusive, distracting and cringe worthy in real life too

One of the best games I played. Easily the best "open world" game I played, with exploration purely driven by curiosity and desire to discover. Many games promise map/world/universe to explore, and it rarely feels like there is anything interesting to see. Outer Wilds mini universe is a constant stream of awe, discovery and joy of figuring some thing out. Also, a first game in a long time which managed to terrify me. Perhaps becuase of the short loop time, it is not afraid to mercilessly murder or strand you. Somehow I never got desensitized to in game deaths.

Because everyone thinks they're smarter than they are.

Could somebody please make watercolours of this? Additionally, I noticed this portrait which somebody else posted in the previous but couldn't find a watercolour of it there, not sure if a link to it died or just nobody got to it but I would really appreciate seeing a watercolour of this as well. I cut it down to portrait sizes for your convenience Thanks in advance!

Happy new year ! I just wanted to know if this project is still alive 😉

Based on: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YaDZaK

I gave it a try, but noticed just now that there is a headspace in the convo portrait. Sorry. Maybe you can adjust the image size and crop it to get rid of the headspace, but that would lower its resolution a little bit (I didn't save the original edit. I am just starting to tinker with these watercolor portraits. My mistake.)

Anyone? Please?

The character prefabs are in one of the Unity asset bundles iirc. I'll try to post it in a more agreeable format, but here's the full list for now:

You set your character background at character creation, but there's also the first conversation with Callisca. What you say ends up in your biography. Some people in the game will react to this - I'm not going to list those in this thread. Some backgrounds hide professions you wouldn't expect there. Now you can choose something you like the most without restarting. Maybe I should update the wiki. Aristocrat (all except The Living Lands) Artist (Old Valia) Clergyman (Aedyr) Colonist (Aedyr, Old Valia, The Living Lands) Dissident (Aedyr, Ixamitl Plains, Old Valia, Rauatai) Drifter (All) Explorer (Deadfire Archipelago, The Living Lands, The White That Wends) Hunter (All) Laborer (All) Mercenary (all but The White That Wends) Merchant (All) Mystic (The White That Wends) Philosopher (Ixamitl Plains) Raider (Deadfire Archipelago) Scholar (Ixamitl Plains, Rauatai) Scientist (The Living Lands) Slave (Aedyr, Deadfire Archipelago, Old Valia, Rauatai)

Imprint is hard coded. Only the attack that steal the spell exists in the gamedata files. Where the new spell goes is a mistery. I guess it does not increment the gamedata files in-game...

Phoenix Point really also needed a year of DLC to flesh out all of the systems. They added a lot of content.

Now at episode 12... The gathered intelligence has been shared with the powers that be and The Emperor has summoned all 8 company captains to the palace. New orders, finding The Evangelist is a priority. Their only connection, the Lieutenant-Preacher from 1st company which died, wasn't killed by any Special Fire Force soldier, but a sniper team sent by The Evangelist to cover their tracks. Episode 11 is mostly about 7th company, which is literally a gang, that got press-ganged into becoming a company. They still act like a gang, although they 8th manages to almost get on friendly terms with them (part of the story of episodes 10-12). Behind the scenes, The Evangelist is issuing orders to exterminate the Special Fire Force units as they are now seemingly getting a bit too close for comfort. He sets a trap with some kind of illusion trick, making the captain of the 7th watch a scene where the captain and second of command of the 8th are openly discussing how to turn the entire neighbourhood into infernals. Like duh, obvious bait is obvious, right? Except he swallows it raw and wants to kill them all right away. A bit of "bits and pieces" from the conversations involving The Evangelists henchmen, hints at them being fanatic Sol worshipers, who wants to turn Earth into a new Sol ("Sun") by igniting it completely. If you're an old Warhammer 40k fan, there's of course nothing outrageous or unusual in that way of thinking.... From the exciting lives of the 8th... finding tracks and traces of any references that can give clues... in thousands upon thousands of reports

I tried to watch the Aurora last night, but... low fog clouds

During friday night, unidentified drones were spotted in the areas of all Swedens nuclear powerplants, Forsmark, Barsebäck, Ringhals and Oskarshamn. The Swedish police is investigating at the moment but they have no suspect. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/uppsala/stor-dronare-flog-over-forsmark-polisen-utreder-brott With the Russians doing their thing it is hard to not suspect though nothing official has been said yet.

How would you know?