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[–] [email protected] 57 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (5 children)

Basically, the devs of Subnautica 1 were working on Subnautica 2 but got bought by another company- Krafton. Krafton promised a very large bonus to the lead devs assuming the game was released by a certain time. They were on track to meet that deadline, but Krafton was insisting the game be delayed and when the developers resisted that they got fired. Now the people that were fired are suing saying that Krafton fired them to avoid paying them the bonus rather than for cause.

I might have gotten some details wrong, I'm not following this incredibly closely myself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Nope. At least, not that I've seen even slightly recently. I got into PCs ~15 years ago, and they were already becoming a lot less common then. It probably still exists in some niche way, that's usually how it goes. Maybe HP still uses them or something like that.

Sorry if any of this is stuff you already know: The beep is a POST code- power on self test. That beep when you turn on the computer is basically the computer saying, "everything started correctly, from here on it's probably a software problem."

If there is a problem and your motherboard can figure out what it is- bad cpu, bad ram, no video, etc- it gives a POST code via the little speaker. It's a nice troubleshooting tool, because a lot of the time the hardest part of the fix is figuring out what part is the problem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And the wire leading to the thing that goes ‘beep’ when you turn on cpu was broken.

I haven't seen a PC that would actually have audible post codes in a very long time. Nowadays it's usually LEDs, or a very simple little display.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Is Scrivener online storage? I don't think it is, but I don't use it so I can't be sure.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

4 strips of bacon for $12 is the really crazy one to me idk. It's also weird asf that the burger doesn't come with fries but the kids burger does.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

idk, maybe the hospital has insurance for idiocy. But the people that broke it almost certainly can't afford an MRI machine, so they ain't paying.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In my limited experience, they're pretty up front with it even when they're not wearing a fursuit or furry merch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Z-Library isn't really research oriented, but you could try it. I have no idea how much scientific content is on it, not why I'm there, but FMHY says it has 'educational' content just like Anna's Archive does, and I've seen textbooks on there before.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

That's one path to it, but it's not nearly that simple.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm not supporting what you're condemning. I'm just arguing that it's not 100% black and white. I disagree with "all live service games bad." I certainly agree that some are predatory and a problem, and the entire genre as a whole needs much more regulation.

I couldn't really grasp spending that amount of money on a video game, even cumulatively, so no I didn't consider it from that angle.

 

I've been out for quite awhile- I think since shortly after Deimos and the cambion drift got added but honestly I'm not sure exactly when I stopped playing.

Any new guns/frames I should be trying to grab in particular? Any massive shifts in how things are modded? New quests that are worth doing?

I was trying to unlock Steel Path, but I realized I need to do New War first. So now I'm currently trying to get all the various stuff I need to craft a Voidrig.

 

I'm going to be starting a pretty short campaign here soon. I've mostly got the plot figured out, and when I was helping a player with character creation they asked if there was a good patron for their Warlock character. My initial thought was, "well the BBEG would be interesting."

The players are just exploring a ruined castle/island that's been twisted and it's inhabitants warped due to exposure to a great old one- they're trying to solve the problem and make the place habitable again.

The warlock's patron is the BBEG, an eldritch god trying to force his way onto their plane. He's currently held out of the plane by a magical seal that can't be broken by him or any of his servants. So the Warlock player needs to- subtly- get the party all the way to the seal and manipulate them into breaking it. I did this specifically to avoid him murder hoboing his party members. They have different goals, but they still need each other.

If this goes badly, I figure the worst case scenario is that he gets slapped by the other 5 party members. So I've asked him to have at least an idea for a second character.

 

Personally I think if everything that's promised actually happens the game will be in a significantly better state.

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