uninvitedguest

@uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lenovo is removing the iconic Trackpoint with its new ThinkPad X9⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  If a laptop has a touchscreen, then I’m fine without a Trackpoint.

  Lacking the touchscreen, I will use the Trackpoint more than the track pad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This message will not go away unless I agree to their spyware.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  $1.8B

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I switch over to desktop to install new games, but that isn’t strictly necessary - you could run Heroic in game mode and install from there.

  Once a game is installed through Heroic it will automatically add a shortcut (I.e. Non-Steam game) to Steam. For the shortcut to be visible, however, the Steam client needs to be restarted. This is why I switch to desktop for all my installing needs then reboot in to game mode. When playing, I never need to leave game mode.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The easy way is with the Heroic Game Launcher. Log in to your GOG account and direct install.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Outer Worlds 2 no longer exclusive to Xbox, is now coming to PS5 – WGB⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not entirely. Sony has been releasing games to PC.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ultimate Sheep Raccoon - Reveal Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How old are they?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TRIBES: The Most Influential FPS You (Probably) Never Played [video essay 52:59]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I loved Tribes. The verticality, the freedom of movement, the timing of slow moving projectiles. It’s one of the few multiplayer FPS that I sunk time in to and got quite competent at.

  The only other game to scratch the freedom of movement itch in the same way was AVP2, playing as the Alien (wall walking, pouncing across the map, etc) though obviously it didn’t have a lot of the same features.

  Tribes is so far behind me that I don’t remember any of the people, servers, etc that I played on, but I do remember my nick: Guy In The Sky.

  As others mentioned… Mods. I frequently played Renegades, but I believe HaVoC was my favourite.

  Oh, and PlanetTribes/PlanetStarsiege? F.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TRIBES: The Most Influential FPS You (Probably) Never Played [video essay 52:59]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh my goodness. Thank you, checking this out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TRIBES: The Most Influential FPS You (Probably) Never Played [video essay 52:59]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think “Renegades”?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking action⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Biodegradable silicone would be kinda cool.

  That said, the 2 months wait and uncertainty of products seems to be a thing of the past (based on the things I purchase, not like I’m ordering skinny jeans), as most stuff arrives in 2 weeks and hasn’t made it to the trash.

  Though Canada Post being on strike is likely to bugger that up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking action⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I looked at ordering a soldering mat to support them, but couldn’t justify $50 when aliexpress was selling them for $3.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So this is how my neighbor fixes his fence.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a peculiar set of skills.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Found this while going through old stuff. I'm terrible at chess, but I would play expecting to lose just to watch the animations.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Think of all the effort you spent when you could have just waited 36 years to watch a video compilation instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kamala Harris' 'Fortnite' map bans guns, has less than 400 people playing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That is straight up horrifying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Remedy Has Recouped 'Most' of the Development and Marketing Expenses for Alan Wake 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bit of awkward phrasing, but the commentator was not talking about Steam exclusivity - rather having it available on Steam (in addition to wherever else it was available).

  If only != only on

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the era of remakes and remasters, what niche game would you like to see receive the treatment?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Starsiege: Tribes, or Alien vs Predator (2).

  Both had degrees of movement that I absolutely loved (Alien wall climbing in AvP).

  I understand that I should probably check out Titanfall 2 for similar reasons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We only learnt of our son’s secret online life after he died at 20⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wish I was still connected with those I played NWN with. Bastions of War, an arena PvP server, let to same great squad play - and from there we expanded to other servers under the moniker “Cult of Discord” or CoD.

  Why all the detail? Wishful thinking that when one of the other post members decides to search for Cult of Discord (as I occasionally do) that they turn up a result.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Godot fork- Redot emerges after recent events within the Godot project.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Two letters. 100% more effective than 1 letter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Was browsing through the Immich cursed knowledge library. This is quite interesting.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Where can I find this library?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you prefer to buy games on Steam or GOG?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep. Can also be done very easily with Heroic Launcher.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For The First Time In A Decade, Nobody Is Working On Cyberpunk 2077⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What is Orion?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What company previously owned Rock Paper Shotgun?

  I was an on and off reader of theirs and really liked it in the beginner… but had the distinct impression they changed ownership a little while back when they added some pay walls and game guides.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ouch, smash a bottle of maple syrup over my head why don’t you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dragon Age Inquisition free on Epic right now⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sheamus still requires that EA app. I was hoping to get around a launcher on this one for the Steam Deck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft closes Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin and others⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t realize the remnants of Human Head were at a Bethesda subsidiary. Loved me some Rune.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I like this text. In which Lemmy community can I best share it ? Thanks.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I only see 3 posts in that community. Is it just me?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They would bring other game developers or mod developers in house.

  Wasn’t Turtle Rock (or whomever made L4D) basically acquired?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ODROID-H4 - A Compact Alder Lake N-Series SBC with up to dual 2.5GbE and four SATA III ports⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I run Armbian on my Radxa devices! A huge life saver.

  I use a Rock 5B with an Android TV image for my TV box, but it is janky at best. I’d run an Armbian desktop release of I could, but HDMI is broken on all of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ODROID-H4 - A Compact Alder Lake N-Series SBC with up to dual 2.5GbE and four SATA III ports⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  After having been burned on crappy software support on rockship devices, I think this will take over for my TV box.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Beeper Messaging App That Irked Apple Is Acquired by WordPress.com Owner⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Here’s the company blog post.