BiggestBulb
@BiggestBulb@kbin.run
This is my fourth profile on the Fediverse lol. This time, I'm hoping Mbin is where I stay!
- Comment on Xbox Next-Gen Console Confirmed, Will be 'Largest Technical Leap in a Hardware Generation' 9 months ago:
Honestly, that's fair. Maybe I was being a little too harsh, plus this gen did come with more customizable settings (IE, setting to "performance mode" or "fidelity" mode)
- Comment on Xbox Next-Gen Console Confirmed, Will be 'Largest Technical Leap in a Hardware Generation' 9 months ago:
I feel like we hear this every single time though. "Largest tech leap in a hardware generation" very much means "we'll bump the graphics a little, we're still targeting 30fps though"
- Comment on Why do companies love chrome so much? 9 months ago:
The really irritating part is that tools like Playwright let you end-to-end test your product across the big three (Chromium, Firefox and Webkit). Which, most of the time, means these products that specify "Chrome only" simply aren't E2E testing with modern tools.
- Comment on Is Antivirus needed in 2024? 9 months ago:
Windows Defender should be more than good enough for most users. Just make sure to use an adblocker (such as UBlock Origin), only visit HTTPS sites as much as you can (you should see a lock in the corner of the URL bar on most browsers) and ensure you always virus-scan programs you downloaded before running them.
Also, exercise caution on the Internet in general. Never just click "yes" when a program asks for admin permission - make sure you check exactly which program is trying to do it and that the publisher is reasonable. Never exit read-only mode on Office-suite documents unless you know the document is for-sure safe (exiting read-only mode allows macros to run).
Doing all of this, Windows Defender should do fine. I'm assuming 99% of this is common sense for you though, since you've already found your way to the Fediverse!
- Comment on What game fits this? 9 months ago:
That's why there's mods! Also, if the caves get samey, you can always go end-busting or build a new project.
- Comment on What game fits this? 9 months ago:
Minecraft. There's always another automatic farm to create, a new cave to explore and a new mod to try out! Not to mention the fun that multiplayer brings...
- Comment on Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition and Devil May Cry 4 delisted from Steam | VGC 9 months ago:
This sort of stuff is why piracy is important.
- Comment on WWII first person shooters 9 months ago:
Oh, I almost forgot - Hidden and Dangerous and Hidden and Dangerous 2 are also great. They're very similar to Arma (but released before Arma afaik, and have smaller maps). Pretty solid, but I do feel that the controls have not aged well at all (for example, they use the "end" key to aim down sights by default). They are overall pretty enjoyable, but to be honest, nostalgia aside, you aren't missing a ton if you don't play them. There are a lot of rough edges, such as grenades not killing enemies that are close because a chair leg was in the way.
If you're gonna play any of the games I recommend, I would say play Vietcong and give it a real shot. The game starts slow but by the 3rd mission it gets intense
- Comment on WWII first person shooters 9 months ago:
Honestly, try Battlefield 1942 on single player. It's not half bad - the AI is about as smart as you would expect, but it's still fun to fight them. Also, the multiplayer is still going if you wanna try that!
Also, not WW2, but I HIGHLY recommend giving Vietcong a try (both the base game and Fist Alpha). It's one of the most engrossing games I've ever played. If you can get past the derpy (by today's standards) character models, this game has a seriously compelling campaign and there are still occasional multiplayer matches. If there was ever a game to make the Vietcong and NVA scary as fuck, it's that one.
- Comment on What are some hidden indie gems nobody knows about? 9 months ago:
Hmm, ones no one knows about...
Probably Icy: Frostbite Edition. Pretty solid, not something to get full-price necessarily but it was pretty good when I played it like 5 years ago. Interesting turn-based combat.
Also, OneShot. My avatar is from that game, I really think almost everyone should play it.
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion 9 months ago:
I just got my first gaming laptop, so I've been going ham on Planet Coaster when I have time. Such a fun game and I am loving every single second - it's like a grown-up RCT3, but 10x better.
I've been working my way through the Career section and I hope to finish it!
- About Kbin - why don't Kbin instances automatically grab updates if a magazine from another instance is out-of-date?kbin.run ↗Submitted 10 months ago to [deleted] | 3 comments
- Comment on Is there a way to set the time filters to "past year" for Ecosia? 10 months ago:
Bet, I completely forgot about Searxng. Pretty much a perfect fit (too bad it's not as environmentally conscious necessarily, but eh)
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- Comment on Why is the current temperature sometimes lower than today's low temperature? For example right now it 13F with a predicated low today of 16F! 10 months ago:
Wait, Belize uses Fahrenheit? I can't Belize it!