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Can't say, for the sake of geriatric safety.
i will take care of them
just say it, i know you know something
if you remember difficult words you can remember game names
okay, tell me what you think will save ben
we can discuss the details in dms, it will protect the people in lounge
games are kinda scary these days
AH
a crypto something discord server, sounds perfect
do you think Wolverine ever used his woofy nails to scratch his itch
he seems like someone that would travel light
ok what now
is the dead body still there or did it vanish
do games keep dead body around now
This one gave me souls.
I did something with my weird magic lantern.
Now, I think I entered some parallel dimension thingy.
How about mathematic discords, those are some cool places to hangout.
it probably has children doing homework
hmmm
alright, any good ones you know of?
gg/math
yess thx
that has around 210k
it seems pretty chill, ty
i will observe this place for a while
Nw
okay the place seems a bit chaotic in discussion atm
some guys arguing if multiplication is a hypothetical action and simultaneously talking about femboys what
come ponki, it would be fun to have you around.
though I won't talk anytime soon so don't warn
Good thing there's multiple discussion type channels
what do you do with souls
level up with them, probably.
Consume them
do you get better knives?
the advanced section seems to have a lot of topics i heard of but never saw any practical questions of, nice nice
Wouldn't they usually say arch
arch users do actually
i haven't seen regular Linux users advertise themselves as much as arch users
The equipment is different.
I think the souls are just for levelling.
The game's okay. Combat is decent, but the parry and block windows are pretty lenient so far.
so i wrote science in discord invite and joined a science server, let me write all the complicated terms like physics and trigonometry and prions
do you get new skills atleast
I am not sure yet. I think the skills are tied to the weapons you use.
You can use your magic lantern to literally go through doors.
that's cool
is this shitty bloodborne
it is a souls game, yes.
storebrand bloodborne
soulslike you mean
This alternate dimension thing is pretty cool.
So, if I want to bridge this gap, I have to dimension shift and do some shenanigans.
They have achieved a decent level of spooky.
You can't see it in the screenies here, but in this alternate dimension, enemies suddenly phase in and out. Those enemies can't attack you... yet... but it's certainly scary when they suddenly pop in and out.
It's good, but just like most of these games, it's made for buffy, strength characters.
Dex characters are way too squishy, especially against some of these crazy mini-bosses.
Horizon forbidden dawn remaster?
Didnt forbidden dawn come out like 5 or so years ago
Wukong? But it came out weeks ago
Do U guys find it funny that unity 6 just came out around the same time unreal 5.4 came out as well?? I love healthy competition haha
7 years
Remastering it for what
Graphics are about the same, everything is about the same
What's there to remaster
well even the PC port is showing its age compared to modern games
it's still looks good
but it's obvious it's an older game
Yeah, but then you're gonna have to pay $70-80 for a game you've already played a few times just because it looks slightly better
Why not dlc for part 2
Why not a part 3
concord is the way
Concord from firewalk studios
god of war to pc
god of war ragnarok that is
It's raining outside. Floor looks like lumen renders
Lol syntax error
Im all fested out now
Wb
How flamingos feed their young.
Damn! The celebration in America is awesome! ๐
So.... considering I haven't drank milk for at least like 14 years (lactose intolerant) I decided to try taking calcium supplements
Within the last month of taking it my muscle twitching I've had for years almost completely went away, I don't get dizzy (and tunnel vision) when standing up quickly, I don't feel my heart in my chest like someone is punching me when I do anything phsyically intensive anymore and my anxiety reduced by at least 75% in intensity (I noticed it because I started doing things without thinking that I would have avoided earlier)
So... in conclusion it looks like I had a pretty severe lack of calcium 
and everything I experienced and listed here is indeed a symptom of hypocalcemia
You should ask AI.
Calcium, Magnesium and Sodium are hearth's electric fuel.
While at it, maybe check all vitamin and microelements levels - some of them cannot be detected properly tho.
Drinking good multi-vitamins regularly also helps.
i guess "you are what you eat" goes hard on this one
a banana has no place to preach.
It's responsible for so many slip-ups!
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๐ฅ LOL that's good
tbh i also feel a lot better since i started taking some vitamin supplement thingy. it has a bunch combined together i think?
i wonder if all chemicals always stayed in the ideal range, would it be good, or does it also need some variation because life was optimised for dealing with weirdness
someone sent this in that math server, called it "capable but ugly"
i wonder if the graph actually makes sense to someone
Seems wavy.
and wobbly.
The problem is few people keep track of their numbers. How many people do you know who do regular blood tests, say once in three to six months, track their nutrient levels, and then adjust their diets accordingly?
I remember doing it once and it did wonders for me. But thereafter, I haven't checked my numbers again.
It's a pretty involved process, although it isn't difficult, and I assume most people simply don't have the time to learn and the time to make all those changes.
i haven't checked mine in probably like 10+ years
Yeah. So, regardless of how many supplements you take or coolaid you drink, the issue is how you measure improvements. 99%, I wager, have no scientific basis for saying what they gained from diets and supplements.
exactly what i figured ๐ญ
All that being said, one of the simplest things that anyone can do is just judge what they are missing from their diet and throw the dice with a supplement to compensate.
that's true, unlike BM the most i can say is "i feel better"
Based on what BM's said, I don't think he's using blood tests and playing the numbers game either. ๐
But he is probably more detail oriented in this regard than most.
yeah, if my childhood doctor is to be trusted "eat more fruits"
now that you mention it, yeah
that's what med insurance is for!!!
i don't have any
i think
i don't know
where do you live?
that's not a country.
don't tell me Antarctica.
if so, you don't have any.
But, you can consult the local polar bear doctor.
do they even have hospitals there
Not sure. I think Dr. P. Bear basically opens a hole in the ice and admits the patient inside.
They don't waste any money on air conditioning there. Quite environmentally friendly.
the dissection process of dr p bear looks gruesome though
no wonder they don't offer insurance in Antarctica
they do ask for your papers.
which
Antarctican citizenship
Yeah I've been taking magnesium, potassium (these 2 are always taken together) and vitamin d for a while now as well
All of them were low, vitamin D severely low and potassium technically within normal limits but it was on the lower limit
morning kids
Happy Birthday ๐
who's birthday?
mine, every week or so
I'm Leo, you can follow the rope
feliz navidad
It just means Hevedy is being constantly born.
It's a perennial celebration.
We can just ignore it. ๐
Don't ignore it if you want free engine changes today ๐ช
Hevedy Engine has the best Global Illumination
I have never used Hevedy engine.
Is it good?
Is it Hevedy?
Well I mean UE5 changes
the only engine "I made" was a edited version of Cube 2, good shit (and 2d crap never published)
What changes are you making to UE5 today? Are you making it crash 50% more?
I'll take it if you can reduce VRAM consumption by 50% at least.
I think that's a good compromise, no?
desolder 50% of your VRAM, problem soldered
@median wraith apparently you guys need to get insurance on electric steps now in spain?
whatever it is to get money
We got even in the fooking streets
Oh yeah
lazy
those have 4 years max
How much will be to install 10 in the city?
- 20 millions
wow what a nice deal
we got this too
public elevators that just tgo in vertical nowhere and then there is a ramp
You are focusing on the wrong parts. Allow me.
- Are those escalators lit with global illumination?
- Are the shadows rendered with ray tracing?
rip
The boolean went wrong.
I guess Blender was borked at that time.
xd
well uploaded to my unreal branch changes for the 5.4 in case that someone missed my changes from 5 years ago but with new crap, still missing things
this colleague in my daily scrum really has the mic quality from some 12 year old on xbox live claiming he did my mom last night
lol, everyday a different bird sitting in front of my window trying to get laid... todays its a pigeon, sounds like a bird with a cough.... hopefully not bird flu
so kinda similiar to dieters experience, just less annoying i presume, birds are usually chill.... well... sometimes
so, are you laying the birds?
in my oven... on a salt bed... at 180ยฐC for 3h...
well... 45mins-3h
how big are these birds
depends what kinda bird and how thin it is
let's say a pigeon
45mins should be nuff, maybe less
oh damn reminds me of the duck i made xmas.... twas soooooo good... waves hair back and looks smug
how long would you put a horse seeman in the oven?
So, how does this work? Do people from the community contribute updates to UE and Epic decides which to implement? Or do you work for Epic? Sorry, I haven't been around long enough to know.
I used to drop changes to Epic for years but I didn't in many years
posing
The lighting on the left is better.
Your textures on the right are baked too hard. ๐
Now this is a custom version anyone can download and compile or take just the changes and implement them
I assume you'd need some tech ability to know whether the changes are good for your projects, yes? A lay person wouldn't use this system to update the engine?
the grapes and onions turn into a jam like substance, add wine and you get such a marvellous sauce
and you can pour out the duck fat and store it for cooking
You just described the reason under why usually don't get common people spot on social media
veggies roasted in duck fat become hgeavenly
But yeah, kinda
Interesting. I like this kind of community participation. It's nice.
Feels warm and happy-like. Also, great for capitalism from Epic's point of view. ๐
Skip the veggies. Eat the duck. You'll get fat either way.
ye.... mods feel great too, until you realize mod makers make shit nothing and bethesda made enough to be sold to microsoft
Hence, capitalism. ๐
thats not capitalism tho
Of course it is. It's a shameless part of it.
It's just more highlighted online.
It happens ALL the time IRL. We just don't notice it as clearly.
capitalism doesnt mean you rip off people
Yeah once when I made my maps for COD, you can read "All whatever you make will owns to Activision"
erm... yes it does
capitalism means supply and demand dictate the market, and that requires transparency and fair system or it breaks
capitalism in itself doesn't mean that
yet I don't think they can claim ownership over a level you make and then recreate in your game for example
what you describe is more akin to socialism where some big player controls what your product is worth
the execution of it often includes it though
Just hide it well enough to avoid lawsuits.
On Epic you have this also once you contribute
royalty sharing?
I do on my translation files at github if someone want to contribute
pointing out you own the rights of those
i never know what to click on github lol
Oh yeah, that reminds me.
Hevedy, can you share the link to your change log?
I'd like to give it a gander.
to the branch ?
I mean, they could depending on what kind of eula you agree to
Yeah, the one where you are making changes.
https://github.com/Hevedy/UnrealEngine/tree/5.4-purple if this is what you mean
Thank you! ๐
why is it purple?
yeah the bank, goverment and big companies always win
To link your Github and Unreal Engine/Epic Games accounts:
- Navigate to your Connected Accounts page.
- Click CONNECT under GITHUB.
3
Money, money, money.
Sweeter than honey.
Right. But this requires me to click and stuff.
Terrible.
Effort. ๐คฎ
because all my tools are called purple something, used to be Hev something, but better to make them itself name, so purple
thats the thing, in capitalism id know that if i make a mod for eg skyrim THEY demand full ownership... which nobody would agree too, but in our market its hidden in tiny print and more or less breaks civil law in my place at least... thats not capitalism, thats law makers protecting criminals
and what are you doing on this fork?
feels bad man, click things
pushed some changes I did for my own needs to the public today, had others but seems like most of the code I did for 4.12 and 1.18 and alike is deprecated at this point
I don't think it's related to capitalism at all really
had to make my skyrim mods with a hex editor to fuck the official construction kit thing
if you have a state, the socius, dictating how markets work, not the demand vs supply thing, then its not capitalism anymore
like this node for some reason Epic didn't wanted to add (the bottom one)
despite they miss to add the last float, who cares (but they do in other functions)
The only engine modification I ever made was to make something CamelCase somewhere I think
I don't remember exactly
oh yah i used that node XD ...color as xyz lol
Well that's something
Why did a Camel contract you to make a case?
Share with us.
Tell us.
Do it naow!
yeah I tried once to make a PR but wasn't accepted
because will destroy workflows*
parameter name should be drop down and look up the mat you reference
if you ref a material
the actual FVector one isn't a thing but only color one
so that makes sense
don't makes any sense to force a FVector to FLinearColor
needed a way to transport bread
could've used a horse, ya know? easier to find in Europe.
kids love it
also got this change I bet evne AAA studios miss to change on their shipped steam games: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/sdk/uploading
You have to change a line in the unreal code for Steam, in order to reduce the update files about a 50%
you are welcome
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sell it as a plugin for 6 billion dollars
XD
you can't override those files I bet
technical things usually don't sell
you need big examples
Thanks for mentioning this, Hevedy. I didn't know.
๐
most of the plugins on the market store are underpriced sadly
what's OF?
And just when I made that change, Visual Studio told me it needs to update. ๐
xD
I love killing two birds with one-set of clicks.
I think MS isn't releasing more updates for the VS22
Just got a 751 package update.
Maybe they've been piling up over the last month.
Oh yeah, what's your OF?
I don't know what OF is.
Marketplace is starting to get filled with PCG things
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whoa, thanks man
love you
so you guys are saying you never read docs?
Some docs more than other docs.
Getting an appointment with a doc is hard.
i didnt read that particular doc, no
didn't know they were science communicators too
its a spoof lol
oh wow, I definitely thought this was very real
see this is real
you're spreading fake news
also, i finally bit the bullet and started implementing graphs for my ship building blocks
i was trying to avoid it for so long
tbf this is a song title
lol this short related https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8u5XVv6dFlA?feature=share
and this
so, when's the engagement date?
AU when he sees Ben mentioning his name https://youtu.be/NchzuSE_1OI @deep copper
what in the herald of slaneesh???
Ive been waiting for 20 min now
what game is that ?
genshin impact
I did read some games made on UE5 with a loadscreen that claims that's compiling shaders and makes 0 sense
I was just looking around on the channel of the pee in balls guy
genshin is not made on unreal iirc, its a their own engine
seems to be Unity actually
ah
Lords of the Fallen is one such example.
There are quite a few others.
I think it's taking advantage of NVidia's local shader cache storage.
You can set it in the NVidia settings and it stores the compiled shaders for quick loading later.
@bronze axle how did i get here lol i dont remember going here
Apparently i played the dendro realm but i have no memory of this
mmm
See Shader Cache size there?
You can set it to whatever you want.
There's even an Unlimited option. ๐คฃ
I've played 3 games made with UE that have that setting, IIRC, recently. Lord of the Fallen is the one I can recall.
But, that screen only comes up once.
After it's done that one time, the game loads up pretty quickly.
strange since the shaders are compiled on the packaged version if I remember correctly
oh siet
so like my tools from 2009 with a timer in C#
I am a n00b with the details, BUT I think it's some Nvidia magic to store whatever it usually streams during the game, so that it can be loaded even faster.
Let me ask CoPilot. One second.
Who's machine crashed the game? Even on my GTX 970M, it finished compiling the shaders pretty quickly.
@median wraith From Co-Pilot:
-- When Unreal Engine games are packaged, the shaders are indeed compiled with the version. However, the reason some games still show a shader compiling screen upon the first load is due to the way Unreal Engine handles shader compilation and caching. Unreal Engine compiles shaders asynchronously using a streaming system, where compile requests are enqueued when materials load that do not have a cached shader map, and compile results are applied as they become availableโด. This means that even though shaders are compiled during packaging, the first time you run the game, it may still need to compile shaders that weren't included in the initial package or that require recompilation due to changes in the hardware configuration or drivers.
As for the NVIDIA Shader Cache, it works by storing previously compiled shaders to be reused, which enhances performance. When an application specifies a shader source, the NVIDIA driver first searches the cache to see if it has already compiled this source with the current version of the compiler[^10^]. This helps reduce stuttering, improve loading times, and provide smoother gameplay. The cache size can be managed through the NVIDIA Control Panel, and it's generally recommended to leave it at the driver default unless you're limited by drive spaceโธ. --
That last para was filler.
Found it, yeah here is, is forcing the load of the scene to load all, but that will compile only close shaders
isn't even compilation but a preload
Is doing the textures bulk rather than materials
UGameViewportClient* GameViewportClient = GetGameInstance()->GetGameViewportClient();
GameViewportClient->bDisableWorldRendering = false;
I think game devs should just charge $2 for clicking on New Game.
By the time gamers die from apoplexy, all the shaders and textures would've finished loading in the background.
idk but I did a post loadscreen system
that get predefined areas*
boot them all for 1 sec each to bulk all main textures in key areas
then start the viewport render
maybe that's something I can port and sell
if you have an open world not gonna work
the pool have to unload and load new areas internally
the pool in editor and game works different
ohmy... office chairs rated fpr 24h use start at round 1500 bucks... but for that price you already get an alpaca cow and bull and could start a herd...
gee... how many alpacas are there for sale... why would anyone sell an alpaca... but feels kinda wholesome how many people seem to have some
how can you sleep knowing there are alpacas you didnt cuddle yet
probably for places like hospital receptions
where you have 24/7 someone sitting
but how is a chair even rated for that
do "normal" chairs need some rest to regain energy?
I like a good stool compared to a chair.
good stool is important says my ayuveda doctor
You need to be aware and keep your back straight. It's good for your posture.
That ayurveda; beware.
Good stool is fine, of course.
ye i guess the 24h models are more sturdy and more ergonomic and dynamic or somin, so you dont turn into stephen hawkins if you sit in em
why beware of ayurveda? not good?
Personally, I think ayurveda is fine to correct nutritional deficiencies. Other than that, it really depends on whether the doctor is super-skilled and those are rare and few between.
The ergonomic chairs, I think, are a lot of marketing hype. The problem is you naturally tend to relax and slump in a chair. On a stool, you're more aware of that fact and if you care about your future health, you'll straighten up pronto.
did u ever have to keep the grind going or the bats would eat your tideously bred boars? sometimes u cant just get up
its evolution... my buttocks turning into pillows to sit on rather than jumpy kangoroo muscles
Oh yeah. I became aware of buttock sores the other day.
ouw
def need a diff chair or take the pebbles and keys out yar pockets
problem with normal stools is that you cant properly rest your legs on another chair
It was entirely my fault. I didn't keep a thick cloth on top of the stool before I sat down.
so blood flows into yer feet
I corrected that error and the sores are mostly gone, but it was a bad oversight on my part.
ye that shit hurts
Indeed. I had oedema because of this. Now, I have another stool in front of the one on which I sit. I put my legs on top of that occasionally.
I also had Co-Pilot advise me about muscle cramps at night. It gave me several stretching exercises to do before I go to sleep. So now, my legs don't cramp either. ๐
AI FTW.
yep, must for me ๐ heck, i even rest my legs gainst the wall in bed before sleeping, just a few mins, but feels so relaxing
never tried copilot lol
"dont forget your wooly hat and the winter gloves honey!" ...
I was careful to provide it all the details, the supplements I take, the exercises I already do, etc.
mmh... ye i dunno, not yet there where i blindly trust ai that tells us to eat rocks or fix pizza with glue
I double-checked its results. It was corroborated by strangers on the internet maintaining strange websites.
So, all good. ๐
ah ye, youtube is a top notch to check wether earth is really flat or actually a cube
It's not a doughnut? ๐ฒ
we should ask copilot and youtube
We can ask Janisku instead.
he only speaks in gif riddles, like some kung fu sensei
that's why he's trustworthy.
It's giffy wisdom.
He contemplated on the nature of interlaced pixels and arrived at animated enlightenment.
enlightenment? you mean unreal auto exposure?
something like that.
I heard the downside is that your ability to speak/type is sacrificed.
It's the price of supreme knowledge.
alpacas cant speak either, but theyre still the best and loved by everone
except by seagulls but those hate everyone
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My stick, my stick is better than bacon
i ate bacon
so is eminem a superhero now? https://youtu.be/22tVWwmTie8
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D...
what the fuck did i just watch ๐
eminem music video
slim shady is back and em has to defeat him
but instead they merge into one
man he really let all of his intrusive thoughts out lmao
"transgender siamese cat is black but acts chinese"
if twitter was still a thing he'd 1000% get cancelled 57 times lol
apparently they used AI in the video
according to credits
I assume it was to represent young slim
i wouldnt be surprised if the whole thing was ai generated lol
this is the company that worked on it https://metaphysic.ai/
pretty funny vid though
"abra abrakadabra, im about to reach in my bag bruh" ๐
raindust have found UMG video?
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lmao so thats where that was from
finally he made a good song after years
its same
I think that's the point
anyone knows a free alternative for this? https://www.noesisengine.com/
Why you need that ?
The only pro point I see on those are the non destructible workflows and reuse the xml
wish UE came with that options or so
TIL c++ and XML is cutting edge
It cuts.
nice picture
I got the extra swag option
that koala definitely gave unreal chlamydia
too high from munching on all that PCG foliage
Unreal Fest ๐
Aww what a flex
you should see what the speakers got ๐ฎ
money?
women
manny
cakes
dammit, I got a pen and other things but from the sub company I worked with for Epic
and aren't from Epic
UE definitely needs more women tbh, it was probably about 70/30 split as a guess
huh, that not small
Nice. Prolly they are more into the creative/administrative side.
Next fest it will be 50/20 and 30 for the AI bots.
that new eminem track is a banger though
tshirt was pretty nice for this years fest too. Highly recommend going if you can get to one, I think Pragues Fest might be closest to you
I got a shirt from prague fest 5 years ago
I still wear it regularly
it got me a job offer once
cause I was wearing it in the gym
and some business owner approached me asking if I knew unreal and wanted to hire me lol
and his company was actually pretty legit
yeah I don't think that's open anymore lol
what is CC BY
Creative Commons License By
aka give credit, resell and do whatever you want with that along you give credit
I can imagine that one being so much larger than the one here
I think it was open tickets until mid of this month or so
anyway isn't like I can travel now, so whatever
Its really great value but it can be pricey if youre funding it yourself
yeah its like 1.5k to go
really?
I wanted to go, but there is people in this life that prevent you from doing anything
it used to be really cheap to go to unrealfest
I didnt have to spend much while Im there, if its anything like here food and drinks are all provided
if that's what you're talking about
Well airplanes are like 600โฌ go and return
ah well
add the hotel or whatever
unreal sold tickets with hotel included back in 2019
idk if they still do
but it was a steal
no idea tbh
I've never seen the second season of that
yeah dont bother
Yeah that sounds good
seems like it has gone up though
sadly I had to cancel all my plans this month because there is always someone to fuck you
is your ex back in town?
why she wanna fuck you again
she lonely?
no, is the family I had in gift
I think there are laws against that
idk man but this ia nightmare I don't deserve anyone tbh
wdym
is a long history man, is a long history and is private
the continental check you in Mr Wick
I got my UE token for the Epic Continental ๐
Ikr, last gooooood good song was killshot
apparetly he made a track with kendrick that I never knew of lol
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Love Game ยท Eminem ยท Kendrick Lamar
The Marshall Mathers LP2
โ 2013 Aftermath Records
Released on: 2013-01-01
Producer: Rick Rubin
Composer Lyricist: Marshall Mathers
Composer Lyricist: K. Lamar
Composer Lyricist: Christian Ballard
Composer Lyricist: J Grier
Composer Lyricist: C. Poe
Compose...
Its funny how so many people's careers got murdered cause they mentioned em's children and now em called them entitled brats lmao
Theres a Dre and Kendrick track on Compton soundtrack
about to ruin his own carreer
cause he's gonna kill shady
that's what the next album is about
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6486762/ the show there is too
John Wick never rung a bell for me, tried to watch it, but it was kinda off for me.
you mean the one from owl ?
haha
I definitely dont recommend trying to marathon all the wicks
wans't there like a non wick film from india ?
This sounds kind of more interesting.
it'd be a slow burn if its non wick
@broken sigil did you complete Pacific Drive ?
Atlantic Drive when
THEY"RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD
(not my work)
For old times' sake.
that's the expansion
Almost 12,000 pages done.
Another 5,600 to go. ๐
It's been a journey and every step has been one of growth and revelation. I'd like to thank all those who have supported me in reading this book.
๐คฃ
Lol. Yeah. It's been a great book though. ๐
I like audio books / listening to narration, but I am a MUCH faster reader.
So, I just end up getting a hold of the text. I do have a lot of audio books from Audible stored, too.
๐ค I like audio books when I am working out, yeah.
How many potato chips, er.... pull-ups were you doing?
War and Peace?
King's Avatar.
Am I the only one who thinks Boning Chamber is weird?
Nobody can follow the bazillion of games you are reporting here, I don't know most of them.
Proof.
@proud jay Are you building a boning chamber in your new house?
I think it's just called a bedroom
is this starfield?
that sounds interesting actually. what do you do in the game?
You run a hospital in space.
You have traditional patients, like in the previous screenies.
And then, you have this guy. He wants his pustules to be treated.
oh cool. The only hospital theme game i ever played was trauma center and that qwop surgeon game
Apparently, the boning chamber eats up the patient who has a fracture, then reconstitutes him entirely with fresh, new bones.
Somebody lit the trash can on fire.
The big alien was cured by injecting it with 'strange canisters' of medicine.
Cool! If you squish a flying insect alien, the entire mood in the hospital goes up!!!
The current state of the hospital.
Patients are required to wait; it's a privilege.
Ignore the boning robot on the bottom-right.
We are making a lot of money; so all's right with the world.
Just killed a patient.
what kind of games are you even playing?!
His corporate employer expressed his sympathies and cleared the legal agreements.
Galacticare - manage your hospital in space.
and what's that room for
and i see why you know that word now, gestr
getricult something
..that sounds really wrong
your fractures will be fixed.
isn't that a good thing?
you should become a game reviewer
Just finished level 1.
Level 2 takes place in alien space, where there's a music concert underway.
Apparently, aliens are about to have ear infections galore.
ugh
I won't tell you. ๐
nope.
guardians of the galaxy
It's an IRL reference.
Eclipse!
no.
aurora
no.
ohhhh
you don't know what that is, do you?
and burn effigies, yes.
Also, in this game, they are literally burning a moon, while singing and dancing rock music.
I hired a psychopath doctor who damages patients, and they liked it, while treating them.
We have upgraded the surgery room lasers to mining lasers, for heavy-duty cutting.
Definitely looks like you spent some time in Sumeru.
It isn't bad by any means, but personally, it is my least favorite region.
Translation: it sux
Cheat
No.
There are some fun traversal mechanics and a few very well-written quests there.
And some lovely music.
So careful with the words. Then why it is the least favorite?
@trail ore The drug facility has arrived.
It's the Dreamarium.
Drug-addled patients come here to become de-addicted, by dosing on other drugs, administered by the holo-doctor.
It's perfect.
A piece of the moon blew up during the Burning Moon festival and crashed into the Boning Chamber.
I had the BD robot repair it.
Use at least some nanite mod, ain't you seen enough cubes?
Your winters must be very mild hehe
Oh wow! This dremarium room brain is disgusting.
It opens up into this weird alien creature.
yeah is also close to the sea so
By the way I see metahumans everywhere in the new Eminem trailer
damm is even the metro scene level XD
Not bad
Why is suddenly everyone hyping over Eminem? I thought he is an old news.
released a video today with this
Metahumans?
yeah
Ah... Interesting. I guess, after some movies we may see more of the UE showcase in the general public.
its strange because you can tell all those are metahumans by end of the day
and the scenes are as is without edit
given the Lyrics don't think Epic spot this on main website
:question: Do you star in hip-hop shows?
:8ball: Outlook good.
well
you burn a man as a sacrifice
close, but no cigar.
i prefer lollipop
denied
i don't think you have any
That's what someone who isn't getting any would say.
Is this a AAAAAA game where you can build any object you desire with a neuralink chip?
too bad, i have one in my mouth rn
ok i was lying
Ben must be saved.
but it's irritating that you are right
We will save him.
atleast i think so
This mission is of utmost importance.
But, this discord server will not explode 5 seconds after the mission briefing is complete.
This is Mission: POSSIBLE.
that's Minecraft, it's a difficult game where you mostly walk 90% time
_yeah i get it you know already _
Ponkkis would surely not duplicate Minecraft and sell it for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
He's an upright individual with strong moral and ethical codes, I am certain.
he is already safe
the safest location to be in is often within enemy territory
He will be. Rest assured, we will save Ben.
he once duplicated the moon
what are your plans with him after saving him?
i am pretty sure he is in more danger with a person like you
you sound like someone that can forge weird contracts
We will set Ben free, for democracy.
No, I don't want to hand him over to a dubious character like you
You will have no choice.
hmmm
ok we can share him then
ben is already free
ben kenobi is out there
benobi
Cat Kenobi is probably better than Ben Kenobi.
au is evil
no i am good
Barbie
that world looks sad
Yeah, awesome game
SEE! ^ He's a man of principles and ethics.
ponkkiscraft based on minecraft
That's why he's secretly making Ponkcraft, a brand-new game that has nothing at all to do with Minecraft.
Nothing.... nothing whatosever.... nothing.....
$50 is the best price for Ponkcraft.
it's the weird version of Minecraft
Black screen can be very cathartic.
does our ponki not keep backups?
You don't need backups for successful projects.
but you definitely need ben ๐ฅณ
He will be freed for democracy.
ohhhh
what does it do
Your shenanigans will be repulsed.
he is as free as me
we offer token apologies for inflicting him on you.
that sounds cool
he found out about your servers from someone here.
indeed. He wasn't told about them by someone here at all, at all.
and that's not where i plan to stop. do you know any other cool server with lots of old people?
why are you into old people
He isn't. He's into Ben.
All these antics are to try and cement his stranglehold on Ben.
i just want to avoid young ones, irritating bunch
We are attempting to free Ben.
bleak
It's a long-term Helldiving mission.
i am slightly aware
I wish ben the best of luck
do you know any servers
yes
dm me invites
why?
i would be forever indebted to you
Will you leave Ben alone if I do that 
not really
but it would divide my attention
okay joined, anything else?
also, dm invites, i don't know the rules properly, you might get banned or something
no how is that a trap?!
Hmm, I have two game ideas based off of your behaviour.
- Where in the world is Ben? - After Carmen Santiago series; run around the world searching for Ben, answering general knowledge questions to unlock clues.
- Unblocker - A visual novel series about someone who attempts to get everyone around them to unblock him in their real life accounts.
that's insanely hard!??!
i have 0 general knowledge
tough luck
for some reason i feel like i know you
I think both games will sell pretty well.
have we met here before
hmmm
ngl i do see the potential as well
maybe you do
maybe you dont
maybe I'm Ben
what's your favourite fruit
knowledge
you aren't him
no i haven't
maybe.
tell me what you are doing right now
what are you upto
is that better
ah
wassup dawg
do you prefer that?
what might thee be doing at present, ponkkis?
how are you
:question: is roque one good movie?
:8ball: Concentrate and ask again.
:question: was Roque One ending good?
:8ball: You may rely on it.
So it would seem, although i have zero recollection of this
I played a little in sumeru, there's a lot of vertical traversal going on, much more than liyue
And that's saying something
Its very dense too
no old English ๐ข
how are you
I was good, now I feel I need to go away for a while
relax, let's have a relaxing loungy conversation, make yourself at home
what do you find yourself doing these days?
i don't what that is, but I'd avoid them
why did you reply to that
that's.. sad
damn... my desktop was connected to the same circuit of the kitchen. That's why turning on the microwave would shut down the circuit breaker
lol what
Maybe you shouldnโt be playing games in the kitchen
the computer isn't in the kitchen, but the circuit is shared
but why can't your circuit handle a pc + microwave
do you live in a house built in 1840?
the corsair small i500 pc is nuts with temps
maybe because there are 2 refrigerators in the same circuit
there are some numbers writen on the circuit breaker
according to my specs, my PC can reach 26A
Siemens SSX1 is the name of it or model
goddamnit. Opened my big costco sized bag of chips, poured out of a few, and it tore wide open. Thankfully it didnt spill, but no way to keep it sealed and fresh ๐ฆ
๐ฆ
THankfully I had some very large bowls with covers, but it wont be the same ๐ฆ
I got blood tests done for potassium and vitamin D which were both low
But not for calcium, but it made sense to be low since I'm not really eating anything that I could get it from ๐
Well get some!
This would be funnier if the kid wasnโt strapped in and started flailing about
Have you touched Horizon lately, BM?
Over here, we have these comprehensive blood tests, where they stab you once and don't kill you, then give you around seven pages of data, covering everything from potassium to nuclear plutonium and they even tell you whether or not you have blood.
So, you get a TON of information for the price of just one stab. It's quite economical and detailed.
Yeah it's a thing too I just never got it done
I got vitamin D checked specifically because my doctor knew I wasn't going out much
And potassium was found by accident
Yeah, and no. The stab might be one, but the vials are few. Most importantly, not all ingredients can be obtained by this. For example, the magnesium while reported has nearly zero relevance to whether you get enough or not. And is one of the most common elements missing from people.
Get it done, quick. Getting stabbed is good for you.
I think I did it twice for myself. The first was when I set up my diet - according to the Stanford blood group-food classification table - and decided my exercise routine with my trainers' help. The second was after a considerable amount of time to check the results of all the changes.
After all that, I've felt great. I do keep a Potassium and Magnesium powder supplement, specifically geared towards gym-goers, handy. What with the high temperatures and gym work, plus cardio, I need it for a quick-y boost.
The biggest differences were however seen in my mum's results. We brought her cholesterol and blood sugar levels from border-line excess to completely normal. I credit our diet changes for that. In my case, the changes were smaller, but I felt great.
I wish they'd get those nanites developed and approved. I want a real-time report of my vitals and robot-powered adjustment facilities.
i think i will need ai to summarise chats here
Random shit.
no no that's some oversimplification
A variety of random, complex shit.
noo
you guys were clearly talking about magnesium and sugar and something there's gotta be something cool hidden between that
dont tell me youre a mac
WOAA
phone
banana phone
i will call you, nom it to pick up
I wonder, how many people here would be interested in a copilot like plugin for IDEs utilizing local LLMs?
i bet some people will use it for something
maybe automatic comments
||ngl looking for an excuse to waste my time on it lol||
that's fine, we all like wasting time and resources with ai
Banana Phone :)
btw, ppl, the fast version is just this song sped up.
big whoop.
and you can see it on my other account-
allthelyricz
ohhh
Can agree.
So when Manny and Quinn generating their first baby AGI
They are bro and a sis dammit
whos writing these bots George RR Martin
Manny dies suddenly
Quinn becomes Queen in the North
Isn't it amazing that blood tests make up three out of four points in that summary and the AI still says there's no common topic being discussed?
I blame that banana sandwich guy for corrupting AIs.
i did nothing wrong.
Blue Man, aren't you supposed to be working on a plugin for @empty dune , instead of wasting your time looking to waste more time?
My sentiment toward LLMs went from excitement, to disappointment to downright indifference thanks to GPT3.5
Mine is warm towards Co-Pilot and sheer horror towards Lavender+Daddy.
Rather more towards the people using those two, but still...
Havenโt used either of those mind you
Thing is the paid models are prly better but I canโt afford to pay yet another monthly subscription for a service. Bad enough how Prime and Netflix keep shrinkflating their services, $20/month for a personal assistant is unwarranted
Indeed. Especially if you want image analysis and those 'more complex' 3D modelling features with some of them. Money, money, money, sweeter than honey.
The only one I'm paying for is github copilot, which is 10$
Everything else I'm either using local LLMs or windows copilot which is free (you are getting unlimited access to the most powerful model through it for free)
And local LLMs are impressively good as well
There are really good local vision models too
Path of Exile 2 early-access by the end of 2024. ๐
I am excited.
It'll probably crash... A LOT. But, it'll also be fun... maybe.
Iโm confused whatโs the difference between windows Copilot and GitHub one
And why do you need both
github copilot is in IDE inline code completion (with integrated chat as well but main feature is completion)
Windows copilot is an entirely different thing and it's an LLM chat inside windows
this is github copilot for example
this is where my question comes in, if people would be interested in a copilot like plugin (free) that hooks up to their locally running LLM they can run for cheaply (because I have the necessary systems from deja already in place for it, just need to repurpose it)
yeah it can't, can change some windows settings, do stuff for you but it's pretty much just chat
Hard pass on Windows Copilot then
didnt someone link one recently which was like copilot but for implementing systems in your VS projects. Was that like MS copilot pro or somethin?
ahh perfect, close enough I'll find it


