wizardbeard
@wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on I really need these games ported to Steam. What do y'all have on your lists? 3 days ago:
He’s comin’ out again with a good one. Place your bets now ladies and gentleman.
- Comment on light pollution 4 days ago:
Don’t need an algorithm at all. Just needs what is effectively a lampshade cut to direct the light at the sidewalk and street instead of the houses.
- Comment on GOG seems to be considering paid membership option 1 week ago:
I’m fairly sure the update cadence is set by the game dev/publisher, not GoG.
- Comment on yum yum 1 week ago:
Ara ara?
- Comment on Please let Pillars Of Eternity's surprise turn-based mode spark a wave of turn-based updates for all other games 1 week ago:
There are a lot of people who want the challenge and skill expression of a game decoupled from reaction time.
- Comment on Harley Quinn Fartacular: Silent Butt Deadly #1 review | Batman News 1 week ago:
Wow, what a surprise. This is my surprised face. The character they’ve been assassinating for use as fap bait for ages gets an honest to god fetish comic.
I had thought that the general consensus online from the moment of the announcement was that this was pretty clearly fetish material, but I guess a site named “Batman News” has to maintain an absolutely absurd level of “benefit of the doubt” lest they drive away their readers.
- Comment on Going on Reddit today be like... 2 weeks ago:
Buddy, they already skipped those ones. I can dream though. Those were jank but had charm.
- Comment on Enshittification 2 weeks ago:
No, because you can literally look this shit up, or talk to most hiring managers or business owners.
Surely if that was how it worked then someone would have posted the documents, or emails, or any sort of paper trail. Come on, we’re all waiting.
- Comment on Teslagrad devs reveal Knuckle Jet, a jetpunk nose-breaking ricochet action platformer 2 weeks ago:
Oh my god, why does everything have to be x-punk? Game looks good, but what the fuck.
- Comment on World travelers 2 weeks ago:
Not with that kind of attitude.
- Comment on Eat it 2 weeks ago:
Thanks! You want some glue? I brought extra!
- Comment on One-handed games? 2 weeks ago:
XCom and XCom 2 can be played entirely with the mouse. Minor typing if you want to name your soldiers, but nothing requires quick reflexes. Everything is turn based.
Emulation opens up a lot of options for old school turn based games. RPGs, turn based strategy. Any of the Pokemon games gen 1-3 can be played one handed with some clever button mapping. Any game made to use just the Wii-mote as a pointer would also work, but I don’t know those off the top of my head.
You might want to look into one handed controllers, or something like the FLIR USB dongle that you can use to map IR TV remote signals to keyboard button presses. Just need to use a remote that doesn’t already control something.
- Comment on Anon is chasing an old high 2 weeks ago:
It also depends on the system they’re trying to emulate the style of. This would fit fine in the PS1 “Of Mana” game. Too complex for SNES, which is what most people probably assuming graphics like this are going for.
- Comment on Mom horrified by Character.AI chatbots posing as son who died by suicide - Ars Technica 2 weeks ago:
I would have loved AI to fill that need as well, but it’s not an adequate tool for the job.
- Comment on It's not up for debate! 2 weeks ago:
Crab people crab people
- Comment on Amazon accused of using algorithms to push warehouse workers to breaking point 2 weeks ago:
Emigrate?
- Comment on Amazon accused of using algorithms to push warehouse workers to breaking point 2 weeks ago:
For warehouse positions, at least a decade ago, “hiring events” consisted of showing up with a valid driver’s license. I think they did a background check. No interview. Boom, you’ve got a job.
They effectively have an infinite labor supply and have everything structured to be incredibly resistant to what little room there is for error.
- Comment on Lil silly 2 weeks ago:
So is this (unfortunately the comment was edited after Cranston responded to it).
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
You mean the overtly over the top “I’m upset at a family member” posts? Yep.
It’s pointless too. Account karma doesn’t exist here.
- Comment on Anon needs help to solve the mystery 4 weeks ago:
Mmmm, that’s some fresh greentext too!
- Comment on Mickey 17 is a big middle finger to space-obsessed strongmen [Review] 4 weeks ago:
That’s a bit of a spoiler, isn’t it?
- Comment on Are you a chicken? 4 weeks ago:
Gonzo ass mf
- Comment on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake launches in July 4 weeks ago:
That’s cool, but I hope they have some sort of “all in one” version with 1 and 2 as well. Isn’t the dream getting all the content in one package?
I get that wouldn’t work with the games that are more unique, and the ones with plot and RPG elements, but I would think that it would be possible with the mainline games at least.
- Comment on Anon works from home 5 weeks ago:
From personal experience, sysadmin/engineer work. Unfortunately some places use sysadmin to refer to high level tech support, but I’m talking about the people who keep back end infrastructure running. If the back end systems are kept working and you have a project that is simultaneously technical enough and sounds important enough, people will often just leave you to it.
There is a lot of downtime. I’m paid for my knowledge and ability to solve complex problems quickly when they arise, not to be cranking out manual work 40 hours a week. However, there are absolutely times where I’ve got to full focus in, full hours. They just are the exception rather than the norm.
The biggest tool for this is learning the automation tools and systems your company uses. More you can automate, the more actions you can take in a shorter time, giving you more down time. This also increases opportunities to break shit exponentially, so you’re trading knowledge and up front time for time later.
Always remember this table as well. Automation can free you but it can also be a trap.
- Comment on need retro game recommendations 5 weeks ago:
The “/v/s recommended games” wiki is mostly maintained by 4chan users, but it’s been a good source for both mainstream and hidden gems.
If I have time later I’ll edit this with some personal recomendations.
- Comment on Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations! 5 weeks ago:
GOD HAND- the granddaddy of Platinum Games’s combo based “beat em ups”, made by Clover Studios before they went bankrupt and reopened as Platinum. So think Devil May Cry and Bayonetta but hand to hand 🎵"or fist to fist. Kick your nuts or twist your wrist. God power keeps my pimp hand strong so trust me or you won’t last very long."🎵 Yeah, it also has quite possibly the best theme song ever too.
Zone of the Enders the Second Runner drops you into the midpoint of a fairly generic mecha anime plot, but as overseen by Hideo Kojima. It has a lot of “Dynasty Warriors” style “tear through hundreds of fodder with ease” gameplay, but also a very fast paced “attack/dodge/parry” system for fights against beefier enemies that ends up as this fast paced sort of rock paper scissors as you have to adapt to use the right technique to counter the enemy. You fly and can manuever very fast, attacks can come from any angle, and it’s just flat out fun to control. There is a PC port/remaster of questionable quality (and no steam deck support), and a xbox 360 port of good quality, but it’s mostly just uprezzed graphics that you’ll get by emulation anyway.
- Comment on EA has open sourced Command & Conquer: Red Alert under GPLv3 5 weeks ago:
It sounds like that’s what happened, but through the proper channels. They hired a known CnC community/modding site admin as the dev.
I’d imagine he pitched that this was an easy way to reduce maintenance costs while fostering massive good will and making the amount of long tail sales over time higher.
- Comment on Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations! 5 weeks ago:
If you’ve tried the Crash Bandicoot N-Sane trilogy, there are a few sequels of differing quality on PS2. I don’t think any of them are particularly bad, but none are as good as the original PS1 trilogy (or the N-Sane remakes).
- Comment on This celling ruined my day. 5 weeks ago:
I get that this is mildlyinfuriating, but a single instance of maybe an inch of misalignment in an install like that is damn impressive.
- Comment on Anon envies the boomers 1 month ago:
I can see the logic. The realities of day to day life and managing a household together are a considerably larger presence than most people realize until they’re shoulder deep into adult life.
