That's called a bench press I suppose
#lounge
noble plaza
deep copper
never heard of that xD
foggy path
this is a bench press
deep copper
how in the world did you even find this xD
foggy path
I was going to make a composite of two photos to that effect, but decided to search for "man leaning against bench" and that came up lol
noble plaza
Favourite photo tbh
deep copper
that's nice keywords 👾
noble plaza
Samoyed 'smile' for survival haha
noble plaza
It's an ice cold weather adaptation - curved up lips means water doesn't stick and freeze on their mouth
But yeah, she looks very happy most of the time :)
deep copper
man, that's a double cheat adaptation, humans would love to be around them now !
noble plaza
Yeah that too! Wolves evolved eyebrow muscles during domestication. Expressive eyes made them cuter and easier to figure out
deep copper
evolution is so interesting xD
wait is that why humans also didn't lose eyebrows 🤔 , for expressing
noble plaza
Like a 5 year old girl came up to me the other day and said she wanted to pat my doggo, but wasn't allowed to because she was 'smiling', didn't know what to say to her so I had to go figure it out with her mum haha. Well taught kid though
Most of the time if kids/non-dog people think a dog's smiling, it's distressed or aggressive.
foggy path
wait is that why humans also didn't lose eyebrows 🤔 , for expressing
it's plausible
deep copper
maybe that's seen as scary
deep copper
Most of the time if kids/non-dog people think a dog's smiling, it's distressed o...
i would think it's like, psychopaths smiling for no reason
foggy path
I have no idea what a smiling dog looks like if it's also distressed but it seems it would be clear if it was distressed otherwise
Although I guess probably not for kids? I dunno
zinc matrix
The bot is getting on my nerves
I think I somehow broke it in under like 5 minutes lol
foggy path
Manny?
zinc matrix
Yeah
foggy path
!8ball r u broken
turbid spindleBOT
@foggy path, :8ball: Cannot predict now.
noble plaza
We fed this thing a tomato once, and it keeps coming down looking for food now SMH
foggy path
I saw a fox the other day, never seen one before and it was fairly close to the city too
deep copper
what did it say?
noble plaza
Nah Maple would tear it apart
noble plaza
She was literally flinging one around by the tail once, had to run away and separate them
zinc matrix
My cat did that to a mouse once
noble plaza
It's a different animal than you're thinking 😛
It's a possum, don't think NA has them
zinc matrix
We have possums
noble plaza
Possums or opossums?
zinc matrix
At my old house we had one living under it
foggy path
We fed this thing a tomato once, and it keeps coming down looking for food now S...
is this some kind of mean looking squirrel
zinc matrix
Possums or opossums?
I think possums
zinc matrix
is this some kind of mean looking squirrel
Possum
foggy path
I wonder if we even have those here
noble plaza
Yeah just double checked, possums aren't native to the US
Opossums are, and people shorten that to just possum
zinc matrix
Oh ok then lol
noble plaza
is this some kind of mean looking squirrel
Crackhead squirrel maybe
zinc matrix
Anyways time to see if manny is no longer broken for me looking for unpaid help with game
Nope
He’s still telling me to choose a number when I already did
foggy path
I was looking on wikipedia if they're even related but not much I guess, squirrels are rodents and possums are marsupials
although it seems a "squirrel glider" is a type of possum
noble plaza
That reminds me, I fucking hate the name grapefruit. Ah yes, graphefruit. The fruit version of grapes, which are also a fruit.
foggy path
guinea pigs are actually called marsu in finnish but they're rodents, wonder where that name comes from 🤔
soft night
!8ball are you broken?
turbid spindleBOT
@soft night, :8ball: Without a doubt.
soft night
!8ball you like sharks?
turbid spindleBOT
@soft night, :8ball: Without a doubt.
noble plaza
The name's too close to casu marzu for comfort. Nightmare cheese.
foggy path
no idea what that is lol
soft night
foggy path
but looks like marsu is derived from the swedish word marsvin which is guinea pig in that language
noble plaza
It's like a nice sharp cheese broken by adding maggots to it, and leting the maggots proliferate for a while. Then you eat it as is
zinc matrix
That reminds me, I fucking hate the name grapefruit. Ah yes, graphefruit. The fr...
What’s worse is eggplant
Most people don’t even think of it like a eggplant
noble plaza
Bro you live next to Sweden, I tried to try surstromming. It's worse.
zinc matrix
It’s used in a lot of different contexts
foggy path
never tried surströmming and probably will not lol
noble plaza
The shopkeeper told us to not open it indoors, or near people haha. They were right
zinc matrix
Did you open it indoors and near people?
foggy path
sounds like swedish durian
noble plaza
No, but some people in the park looked at us in panic, and got further away. It's... bad
fleet tangle
Is that the vomit fruit?
noble plaza
Durian actually slaps. There's an Asian place here that does durian bubble tea, and it's amazing
foggy path
Yeah I've heard durian is really tasty but the smell is awful lol
fleet tangle
A bit like that rotting herring stuff or natto.
noble plaza
Or hakarl, which is similar but with sharks I think
foggy path
in finland we just have fishcock
noble plaza
Umm what
foggy path
it does not contain cock
fleet tangle
In Iceland they probably do something with whales.
foggy path
fishcock, that's what it's called in english lol
noble plaza
Yeah hakarl is Icelandic
zinc matrix
What’s you guys favorite game genre
fleet tangle
Hmm,
foggy path
minesweeper
fleet tangle
Probably RPG?
noble plaza
Action RPG probably, but IDK
fleet tangle
MP survival games are also great.
noble plaza
I love Game Pass because I try lots of games, figure out how things work and get bored, then move on
noble plaza
I can't do multiplayer anymore, just seems pointless.
Smash Bros though
foggy path
Yeah I don't play a lot of mp stuff unless it's co-op, or shooters that I otherwise enjoy
noble plaza
Holy shit, Greenland sharks can live up to 400 years
zinc matrix
I am gonna save up to go to that space hotel when it opens
It’s gonna cost 1 million dollars tho
foggy path
good luck
zinc matrix
Thanks
foggy path
I calculated I'll have 1 mil saved when I'm 60... assuming of course current interest rates hold up and I can keep saving the same amount :P
soft night
foggy path
and assuming that I don't feel like spending any of it before that lol
noble plaza
When interest rates go down dump it into ETFs, ez.
noble plaza
I got tired of having a job and am taking a short break, travel Europe and shit. But it's such a good time to invest right now, markets are dead
foggy path
at which point you take a hit on taxes
noble plaza
Sell what? Bank credit?
foggy path
well I meant saving into funds, not just sitting the money on a bank account
probably take me til I'm 120 if it was just sitting in an account lol
noble plaza
Oh righto, I thought you were going off like a savings account haha
fleet tangle
When interest rates go down dump it into ETFs, ez.
ETF?
soft night
fleet tangle
Algorand has a pretty good interested rate compared to 0.5%...
fleet tangle
Ah okay.
noble plaza
Blockchain...
timber viper
https://tenor.com/view/space-tim-curry-gif-7935778
Red Alert 3 🥲
noble plaza
My first job was at a blockchain co and the founders threw a party where I was offered like 6 different drugs, at a mansion sometimes booked by porn firms for shoot days.
They ran out of money a few months later and we were all fired 4 days before Christmas
noble plaza
Oh and we had to deliver an Ethereum implementation at some point, but didn't have it working. So we were made to build the interface and back it by a database...
noble plaza
100% immune to 51% attacks :)))
Unless they renamed the old one, it's still being traded apparently 🤔
foggy path
wonder how far is btc going to drop... it's been pushing the 19k limit for a while now but I don't think it's gone below it yet 🤔
fleet tangle
It's well below that! In gbp anyway 😛
noble plaza
Jesus, my crypto ETF-esque thing is down 68%
fleet tangle
Yeah, crypto crashed big time.
noble plaza
I just stopped checking my investments, don't intend to sell for a while unless Europe bankrupts me, and economy is in the mud ATM so whatever
foggy path
lol
wonder how 21Shares' ETF type things are doing
they're probably down like the rest of the crypto market
foggy path
yeah HODL is down as well but it's not surprising I guess
I know the CEO of 21Shares, I think their business is still doing fine in general
noble plaza
COVID was like the best thing ever for stonks
Nothing to spend money on, might as well invest
noble plaza
Yeah games and other entertainment did well too for sure
Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing on the same day, at the start of lockdowns, was fortunate. Kept both me and my partner busy
foggy path
yeah doom was pretty good
quasi mantle
My first job was at a blockchain co and the founders threw a party where I was o...
Typical get rich quick MLM stuff
noble plaza
My gf was working on a flu test, they pivoted to COVID.
She hates science now and wants to quit.
quasi mantle
"Party" till you broke
fleet tangle
Lol, why?
finite lark
@fathom wadi Marc buddy, i will give it a try to upgrade to 5.0 the experimental vehicle thingy
we got now an async substed callback
i need to make some changes to make the thing retrocompatible with ue4
noble plaza
Because she was doing 80-100 hour weeks, and was being forced to sign off and carry out things she knew were some blend of inethical and unscientific
foggy path
Forced? 🤔 I mean quitting is always an option unless you're in dire straits financially
proud jay
how do people just accept working 80 hour weeks lol
foggy path
I guess by being in dire straits financially
proud jay
when my clock hits 38 hours I'm shutting down my laptop cya
fathom wadi
<@223014362472775683> Marc buddy, i will give it a try to upgrade to 5.0 the exp...
awesome !
foggy path
I wouldn't, I'd just clock out at 40 and then if it's a problem for them they can fire me lol
fleet tangle
Because she was doing 80-100 hour weeks, and was being forced to sign off and ca...
That's her company, not science!
noble plaza
There's like 3 bioscience firms here, and they're all horror stories. It's either that or working at supermarkets or something
fleet tangle
Where are you from?
quasi mantle
Because she was doing 80-100 hour weeks, and was being forced to sign off and ca...
That's like 13 hours a day, assuming Sunday is the only day off
proud jay
hell, probably
noble plaza
Australia
foggy path
I mean honestly what's the worst they'll do if you just say no to working over 40 hours
proud jay
I was right
fleet tangle
And that's probalby why they are horror stories. No competition for well paying jobs.
noble plaza
Yeah it was like ~15 hours shifts 3 days a week, and sometimes going in on weekends
fleet tangle
I think in the UK you have to sign something to say you're willing to work over a certain number of hours.
ANd it's well below 80
quasi mantle
Are hospital work days that long?
noble plaza
She got paid overtime and it was "good money", meanwhile I was getting like 80% more than her WFH, never doing over 8 hours a day... It's kinda uncomfortable
proud jay
in belgium you're only allowed to do 40 hours of overtime per month
noble plaza
Not hospital, it's a science lab I guess
proud jay
so working 80 hours would become illegal after 1 week
quasi mantle
Not hospital, it's a science lab I guess
Medical lab?
I mean, medical science is like one of the most demanding field
noble plaza
She wasn't doing tests, she was researching and developing an at-home one
Research science is pretty slim pickings
foggy path
but yeah frankly I'd just stop doing overtime and if they give the boot then just find anything else... unless you really need that money :P
if with overtime you still made 80% what she did then a fucking grocery store job probably pays better without the overtime lol
noble plaza
Most of the company has quit now, they thought they were going to help the average person, help people recover from Covid easier and all
It's mostly sold to big corps and they didn't get bonuses or anything to make up for the hell period.
noble plaza
if with overtime you still made 80% what she did then a fucking grocery store jo...
Nah, software engineering just pays well. There's some resentment on her side I can feel, but I can understand why
foggy path
I guess they pay like shit for overtime there
proud jay
medical engineering should not pay bad lol
foggy path
I think I worked sat and sun overtime once and they paid me 50% extra for saturday and 100% for sunday :P
noble plaza
In Europe salaries are more compressed normally, but I've had offers of like 4x minimum wage, which is pretty decent still
Yeah her base rate would have been like 40k EUR, which doesn't even qualify for the skilled migrant thresholds in some countries
proud jay
my gf does drug development and she earns more than me lol (fringe benefits not taken into account)
I think your gf just got scammed
noble plaza
Not Thermo is it?
foggy path
I made about 40k eur a year earlier in my career in sw dev here in Finland
proud jay
never heard of Thermo lol
noble plaza
Ah my partner moved to there now, they're pretty huge in science. Plotting a move to Europe, she could get a transfer
Yeah I started out at that too, but salaries move up quick in SWE. Science (here)... eh
proud jay
not quick enough 😠
foggy path
I have no idea how much I'm making now tbh
noble plaza
what, how? 😄
foggy path
on paper I'm making like twice that now but as I'm a sole proprietorship (a type of business) it comes with a bunch of extra expenses and other shenanigans
noble plaza
not quick enough 😠
Belgium's rough, the tax is... oof
foggy path
which makes it harder to estimate how much I'm making in comparison to if I was a salaried employee
noble plaza
Oh fair yeah, contracting is a whole other thing
noble plaza
I wanna go to NL and pay like 20% tax for 5 years or whatever it is
foggy path
My rent is like 450 eur a month so I'd have to earn next to nothing to not pay that much in taxes lol
noble plaza
Though you guys have pretty cities like Ghent and Brugge
proud jay
I live next to Ghent
timber viper
you guys are not homeless? 
proud jay
not homeless, only homieless
noble plaza
Crying in uh 2500 EUR monthly rent. Big house so we have a friend covering 1/3rd at least
timber viper
not homeless, only homieless
thats.. very harsh 
timber viper
Crying in uh 2500 EUR monthly rent. Big house so we have a friend covering 1/3rd...
coughs what 😅
noble plaza
City got selected for Olympics and the rents and house prices went up by like 30% over a few months. FUn.
deep glen
I live in the netherlands, 105 square meter of living space + 105 square meter of garden. 715,85,- month. (was 600 when we moved in, but well, inflation)
proud jay
for 2.5k a month you could rent like a 5 bedroom nice villa around antwerp
deep glen
4 rooms
noble plaza
I live in the netherlands, 105 square meter of living space + 105 square meter o...
Not in a major city I guess?
proud jay
that's decent
deep glen
fricking cheap
proud jay
I'm in 100sq meters, 2 bedrooms for 630
deep glen
most stuff over here is 1200+ for less space
foggy path
I wonder what kind of palace could you rent for 2.5k eur here lol
proud jay
if I move like 3km closer to Ghent (big city) rent is like x1.5 at least
noble plaza
Pretty close to Rotterdam, nice
noble plaza
if I move like 3km closer to Ghent (big city) rent is like x1.5 at least
Go to Brugge, you get to pretend you live in a Witcher map
deep glen
Brugge = dordrecht, but a bit bigger.
noble plaza
I'd need to be close to a job, considering I have to work. Hate spending hours doing fuck all
foggy path
with 7 bedrooms
fleet tangle
Why rent?
deep glen
^
foggy path
or you could rent an apartment of 63 sqm for 2600 eur
proud jay
ah of course
foggy path
https://www.vuokraovi.com/vuokra-asunto/oulu/kerrostalo/844846?entryPoint=fromSearch&rentalIndex=6&searchIdentifier=-1560490151 how the fuck does this cost 2600 eur a month?!
this is 20 sqm bigger than my apartment and doesn't really look that nice
lol
fathom wadi
I have to my family right now. 7 of us trying to find a house large enough for cheap enough is insanely difficult.
proud jay
https://www.vuokraovi.com/vuokra-asunto/oulu/kerrostalo/844846?entryPoint=fromSe...
that's sad
timber viper
do Ilook like I have money for down payment
yes
foggy path
it's downtown but it's not in a particularly amazing location
noble plaza
That kitchen looks smaller than my laundry closet Jesus
proud jay
this looks nice for 2.6k https://www.zimmo.be/nl/kontich-2550/te-huur/huis/K3UBO/
come to belgium
foggy path
my apartment is a 5 min drive from downtown...
noble plaza
this looks nice for 2.6k <https://www.zimmo.be/nl/kontich-2550/te-huur/huis/K3UB...
That's pretty sweet TBH
timber viper
i live in the middle of the city too
timber viper
no it does not, you forgot to take your pills again
noble plaza
Everyone actually lives on a balloon, floating around in the sky
foggy path
https://www.vuokraovi.com/vuokra-asunto/oulu/kaukovainio/omakotitalo/1291521?entryPoint=fromSearch&rentalIndex=1&searchIdentifier=-1560490151 alternatively for 2100 you could get this gigantic house.. and this one is basically pretty close to where I live lol
that apartment is such a weird one, I wonder who would pay that kind of a price for it... :D
proud jay
I mean, if you're paying 2k in rent
might as well get a loan if you got the upfront money
noble plaza
Built in sauna, damn. The Finnish dream
foggy path
Seems like it yeah unless you're not gonna stay for long
My apartment has a sauna as well lol
proud jay
there's more saunas than people in finland
When I lived in finland there was a common sauna for the apartment block on top
noble plaza
Just reinforce them and make them the storm/ Russia shelter in that case
foggy path
Yeah some of them have communal saunas but all the apartments in this building have their own saunas
proud jay
omw
timber viper
noble plaza
I should never have posted that number
proud jay
ok but would you like to rent a castle though? https://www.zimmo.be/nl/tournai-7500/te-huur/huis/K31MN/
noble plaza
Getting sad looking at all these houses I'd pay less for lol
proud jay
no price listed 😦
noble plaza
If you need to ask...
fleet tangle
I wouldn't want that, Eren. Just a bother having to hire a gardener and shit.
timber viper
I wouldn't want that, Eren. Just a bother having to hire a gardener and shit.
True 😂
noble plaza
Imagine cleaning that place.
Looks like the entire set you'd need for a medieval TV series though
fleet tangle
Indeed.
proud jay
but turkish gardener would cost like 5 euros per year maybe
fleet tangle
That's at least 2x the rent in just general upkeep.
timber viper
but turkish gardener would cost like 5 euros per year maybe
300 euros per month
We are not venezuela, yet 🥲
foggy path
a house might be nice, but I don't like the idea of having to do any gardening or other work involved with it
proud jay
it's a nice hobby though
foggy path
so I'm probably not gonna buy a house unless I know I can afford to pay someone else to do that work
lol
proud jay
if you like it
foggy path
Not particularly lol
timber viper
Fluid Ninja Tools are free 🥳
median wraith
defuk
proud jay
get one of those lawn mowing robots
timber viper
😂
proud jay
looks nice though
noble plaza
Sweet that's a day more of rent I can afford 😢
Well, not even actually. Did want to grab it though
noble plaza
Looks super sweet, and easy to use too
quasi mantle
this is what you get for 2.5k
I kinda don't like having private large pool like that tbh
Though mainly because I'm suck at swimming
noble plaza
Pools are expensive
timber viper
seems like even if you are a huge villa you cant make everyone happy
proud jay
yeah my gf wants a pool lol, I told her she can have one if she pays for it herself
quasi mantle
Pools are *expensive*
It's theoretical, so I disregard price in the meantime
timber viper
yeah my gf wants a pool lol, I told her she can have one if she pays for it hers...
Alpha 
proud jay
the maintenance alone is in the tens of thousands a year
noble plaza
yeah my gf wants a pool lol, I told her she can have one if she pays for it hers...
Installing them is cheap, it's keeping them going that bites you haha
fathom wadi
yeah my gf wants a pool lol, I told her she can have one if she pays for it hers...
get her an individual portion pool. You can get them from Baths-r-us
noble plaza
It's like an old Italian sports car, except less fun
quasi mantle
Personally I prefer smaller home that I can maintain even by myself and live comfortably in it
Though owning a fully fledged acoustic drum kit would be its own problem...
fleet tangle
That's why you need a basement.
proud jay
I just need a home to dump some kids in
timber viper
I love a 1+1 with big rooms - with American kitchen
noble plaza
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81VnhZgArIL._AC_SY450_.jpg
We're already on it
I think doggo has trouble operating hers though
timber viper
We're already on it
how can you stop yourself from patting her head 24/7
quasi mantle
That's why you need a basement.
I guess basement could dampen the sound a bit, but it might not help much if there's no space between the neighbour next door
noble plaza
Very hard. When she's needy she flicks my forearms up with her snout so I pat her. She trains me more than I train her.
quasi mantle
Eastern Asia residentials tend to be less spacey than what's seen in American suburbans
noble plaza
American (and Australian) suburbs are dumb
Just forces everyone to get a car because everything is so far apart
quasi mantle
Just forces everyone to get a car because everything is so far apart
They already social distancing long before it was cool, probably
I mean, yeah, holy smokes, distance between each houses are so spacious
Which in the context of setting up home drumming studio, just having basement can be enough.
noble plaza
We're 2KM from the city center and it's just big houses with yards everywhere, and random shopping centres mixed in.
Girlfriend loves having a yard though, which isn't a very European (city) thing usually
quasi mantle
When the houses are so close to each other, even basements aren't going to cut it much, because the sound would still go through, particularly with smaller houses.
deep copper
the maintenance alone is in the tens of thousands a year
you should get those balloon pools, where you blow them and it becomes a pool
quasi mantle
you should get those balloon pools, where you blow them and it becomes a pool
*inflatable
foggy path
is this a joke
soft night
joke it must be right
cursive crypt
raspberry consoles should be a thing by this time ¯_(ツ)_/¯
deep copper
what does web 3 even do in a controller?
soft night
noble plaza
TBF if they cached and reused NPM crypto libraries locally it'd be GBs of transfer savings
Blockchain is just what to add to your product when it can't compete in the broader market
night grove
IMHO NFT in gaming is a solution looking for a problem that has already been solved
How would nft change that?
I haven't looked into the Ubisoft issue really
Didn't they just take down the licensing and download servers? Or was the issue more nuanced?
noble plaza
No game Dev will do that. You're asking them to forgo future profits entirely. Or let you benefit from external purchases. They want to make more money, not less
night grove
I'll believe NFT can be used across multiple games when someone makes a meaningful procedural generator that doesn't require a lot of tuning / seed searching to get good balance play experiences
I like the idea of a token I can take into different games without the developer having to burn hours to support it
noble plaza
I'll believe NFT can be used across multiple games when someone makes a meaningf...
Like, Destiny phases out and re-releases weapons between seasons, and people think these devs will let you benefit from things you buy elsewhere entirely? How
night grove
Like, Destiny phases out and re-releases weapons between seasons, and people thi...
Yes this exactly
noble plaza
But also imagine the butchered art styles, because most items will not fit into many games
night grove
Power creep is intentional in game design
Or at least a natural byproduct for the continued dev of the game
Something like sword art online where you can take the same character across multiple MMOs of different genres would be amazing! I just don't see what NFT solves to make that any more a reality than it already isn't.
foggy path
Does it though 🤔
How's it make collaboration any easier if you have what is effectively a list of who owns what
You could store that list literally anywhere and the effect on collab seems like it would be the same
night grove
So essentially nfts are a code that can be used as a seed to generate a thing. The advantage is that the code is decentralized
However along that line of thought, look at a game like borderlands with randomly generated guns
Lots and lots of the guns are just trash
Didn't really matter in that context because you can "mint" many of them fast and just throw away the junk
The problem is when you have a wallet have to keep them around. I strongly suspect the actual end use case for NFT is that it will end up being a "useful gun" in one game and absolute trash in all the others
It's like inventory management to a whole new level
noble plaza
So it's like a replicated inventory, like Valve gives you for skins? Their skins have parameters too, like wear level and seed
Aside from accelerating global warming, what difference does the storage mechanism of online inventory items make/ allow for?
foggy path
the only benefit that comes from that is that it can be done on an already existing public blockchain instead of the developer having to provide an API to access that data
that is it.
night grove
Where's the money? I have to put in developer time to support the NFT. How do I get paid?
foggy path
hard to say, depends on the size of developer I guess
gas fees on existing chains are not insignificant
noble plaza
I don't see that making any difference for any game or developer.
If devs don't support it, it's just a blob of JSON. You're still at the mercy of game devs.
foggy path
Where's the money? I have to put in developer time to support the NFT. How do I ...
in theory a smart contract could be set up to give you some % of the price whenever it's traded or something along those lines
Why would anyone use their cpu to process those
noble plaza
Anyone can use SteamWorks inventory API, most ganes don't
foggy path
I don't see that making any difference for any game or developer.
If devs don't...
pretty much this yeah
Yeah I mean I'm sure someone will process them out of the kindness of their heart but at that point it doesn't really do anything different from any other storage methods
running seti@home is a bit different than running processing for some nft grift from a BigGamesCompany that is too cheap to do it themselves lol
But yeah fans are fans I guess
:P
Not when you turn it off :P
noble plaza
I feel like it's layers of indirection solving an inexistent problem, while not providing any tangible or significant benefits.
foggy path
lol
noble plaza
And the earth gets a bit warmer still, which is a tangible benefit if you're Russia and waiting for 80 of your country to thaw
Don't stop at layers, make it a sequence involving some backtracking which also changes the order and hierarchy of the menus
Every year is: the year if Linux on desktop/gaming, and the year Eth switches
foggy path
Where's the official Ubi NFT wallet to store your items in Tom Clancy's Hunt for Oil
proof of stake is not a silver bullet either
last time I heard news about eth proof of stake migration was that the miners aren't happy about it lol
night grove
I was really excited about NFTs but they just don't hold up to technical or design scrutiny for gaming
They best use case I could think of was using them to represent a dungeon in a rogue like
Kind of like rifts in Diablo
Where you run dungeons to get consumable weapons
Then you could charge rent for other people to use your dungeons to find a particular sword
Yep this
NFT makes more sense outside gaming
I mean technically NFT can be used to win over investors
That's not an insignificant thing
noble plaza
So it's only significant use is as a buzzword? 😅
Most of the crypto scene feels like a solution in search of a problem TBH
foggy path
That's what it is more or less
But on the other hand a lot of new tech is like that
blockchain just hasn't actually managed to find anything
:P
noble plaza
Gaming is something that billions have benefitted from. The need for that isn't going away any time soon.
The need for crypto, aside from buying drugs and other para-legal activities, hasn't arrived yet.
The crypto space especially should be wary of evaluations, considering how they can go to near 0 overnight at times.
deep copper
so crypto in games increases the gambling rng factor !
foggy path
ultimate lootbox
noble plaza
so crypto in games increases the gambling rng factor !
Doubles as a good way to lock you out of Europe then, considering how the regulations are trending there 😅
deep copper
did europe ban crypto ? or do you mean their recent recession stuff
noble plaza
Lootboxes are being proposed for banning or regulation in a few countries
deep copper
as in lootboxes in games? they want to regulate those?
zinc solstice
Wow, left for a meeting, come back, see the number of answer.
Why guys ? why you didn't like what is basically Ouya web 3.0 ? this sound like a great idea.
deep copper
like you can only purchase 10 a day max or something
ah, yeah that sounds reasonable
noble plaza
More like require previews of winning rates and potential rewards at least, and prevent kids from spending bulk money on them
deep copper
yeah well, many games do give previews and super low rates for good items...
night grove
I hated implementing loot boxes for a clash of clans rip off
noble plaza
yeah well, many games do give previews and super low rates for good items...
They don't do it because the devs decided to
night grove
And watching as the game design discussions devolved to drop rates for the slot machine
deep copper
i mean, slot machines are the earning point for games
if you do it badly you can go into loss
it doesn't has to be the main selling point of a game but
noble plaza
Slot machines don't skirt regulations, and don't just eat your money. Lootboxes reward you with network replicated bits that cost $0.00001 to process.
Mobile games lose money because the target market has ADHD and the game is sometimes secondary to well optimised marketing and monetisation
foggy path
on the topic of web 3.0 games I find it funny how people seem to think they're some kind of "revolution"
they're just going to be the same shit except probably worse because it's going to be just nft bros
lol
web 3 game = regular game + nft's
!= revolution
:P
but I guess it makes it easy to sell garbage to suckers
deep copper
i don't even see how nfts change anything...?
foggy path
it means you truly own your items!
deep copper
but, how ? xD
foggy path
(as long as you have a compatible game that allows you to make use of it but that's secondary and nobody says it out loud)
noble plaza
It's revolutionary in the same way blockchain revolutionised payments. IE, did fuck all
foggy path
That's actually not entirely true.... Afriex seems to actually be doing some work in allowing people to move money to africa more cheaply through crypto networks
noble plaza
Imagine trying to pay for a coffee and having to wait 30 minutes for it to clear
foggy path
I think that's the only one I can think of that's doing some good because traditionally it's hard and expensive to transfer money to some of those countries
noble plaza
That's actually not entirely true.... Afriex seems to actually be doing some wor...
Yeah but this could just be a leaner competitor to Western Union or whatever, backed by online services
foggy path
That's what it is but they were probably able to build it faster thanks to being able to leverage the crypto networks they use
deep copper
i wonder if a new better currency would pop up that fixes the issues crypto had
night grove
I think that's the only one I can think of that's doing some good because tradit...
Why is this? Are there sanctions or import controls that make it difficult to bring the money in?
foggy path
Because the available competing services charge significantly higher fees, not sure why
foggy path
One of the founders is an acquintance of mine so I've been following their page on facebook, I don't really know the details other than that they seem to be doing alright
deep copper
sounds like crypto yeah
foggy path
Well as far as crypto goes they seem to be more legit than many :P
I met the guy at Techstars many years ago, I think he was building a different startup at the time
noble plaza
None of the like, doomsday-proof aspects of crypto enable this though, it's just collusion and regulation skirting. Once the target countries ban or regulate crypto, game over?
deep copper
so much for decentralisation
deep copper
Well as far as crypto goes they seem to be more legit than many :P
atleast it sounds useful too, so yeah
foggy path
Yeah
From what I've gathered it seems there's a big culture in those african countries of sending money back home, the founder I met was also originally from there... forget which specific country, but I can definitely see how you'd make a lot more money abroad and being able to help your family back home by sending money cheaper seems pretty good
deep copper
ah
so that's why they fixed the price high
there was a lot of demand for this service
foggy path
Yeah could be that
deep copper
it's kinda , sad if that's the reason xD
fathom wadi
not all stablecoins are equal tho. LUNA was a stablecoin and it tanked hard. I know it was algorithm based, but even so, people will kill themselves over this crash. They have already no doubt.
no I got the joke and I wasn't meaning to be a virtue signalling donk there, but it came off that way so sorry
regal pecan
Bitcoin didn't fall in value by 10,000x, so his wallet was just smaller than he remembered?
zinc matrix
man cant wait to get started on making my game
regal pecan
And watching as the game design discussions devolved to drop rates for the slot ...
Maybe it's something specific to Clash of Clans ripoffs. I'd be riveted to the conversation as soon as someone says "it would take a weekend player 110 years to reach this level".
zinc matrix
me and my friends are in concept rn tryna make a sense of what we want
white musk
Seems like my main obstacle on my game developer path is my OCD. X_x
zinc matrix
Seems like a copy pasta
tulip orbit
seems like spam
iron knoll
Nope, I'm 100% real
I just didn't know where to post this
Please, indicate me where is the right place to post this I will happily delete the above message
iron knoll
<#809148428922781737>
Thank you, I will go ahead and delete it from here
deep glen
https://i.gyazo.com/12a7b2893df767696629a146fd866be6.png
I almost lost my sheit XD
regal pecan
"I used TransformPosition and all I g ot w a s th i s "
deep glen
I want em as a crappy birthday present for friends
vapid cloak
my setup is complete..finally happy with it
zinc matrix
my setup is complete..finally happy with it
what are u codin
quasi mantle
my setup is complete..finally happy with it
This very screams hackerman
Now install Linux in it
foggy path
you need more monitors
and a monitor arm setup
also I wonder how do people clean these fancy led lit mouse mats...
need to really scrub to get the accumulated gunk off mine usually with lots of water and soap :P
quasi mantle
Wash it like usual? I think the electronics of LED strips on those are waterproof enough
foggy path
I'm not sure if I would trust Razer
because you'd have a USB port to power it there too
my old waterproof phone from Sony turned out to be entirely not waterproof after I tested it out in the shower lol
thankfully it only got mildly messed up lol
quasi mantle
I'm not sure if I would trust Razer
Ah, that'd be my mistake, because I'm thinking of cheap LED strip setup
foggy path
hehe
Logitech makes one too with wireless charging
I doubt that would be waterproof either...
:D
foggy path
anyone wanna try what midjourney produces for that prompt? Somehow I doubt it'll make something equally appropriate
:D
quasi mantle
anyone wanna try what midjourney produces for that prompt? Somehow I doubt it'll...
@broken sigil try it 👀
broken sigil
What is the prompt? 😅
Ah I'm blind
waiting for the result
I doubt it will do text since it's not great at text
graceful sequoia
work work work work work
quasi mantle
Bottom left is so close, if Laugh isn't that scuffed
unreal cedar
graceful sequoia
rejected fusion attempt
knotty skiff
broken sigil
Oh time to get more free stuff that will stay in my MP vault of the rest of eternity lol
foggy path
Yeah those midjourney ones are not too bad
broken sigil
Midjourney keeps impressing me with portraits
lost fractal
!stream
graceful sequoia
I got into the midjourney beta but I feel like just coasting on others prompts might be more fruitful than wasting my demo prompts
but there's some weird shit people are prompting
broken sigil
30$ is worth it for the unlimited subscription if you plan on using it a lot
graceful sequoia
I don't at least at this point, but it's very interesting
broken sigil
Man I've been addicted to it for the last 2 weeks lol
graceful sequoia
how much of those prompts are some kind of good inspiration for productive work
rather than for the lulz
broken sigil
All of mine are all for fun (except 1 that I used as a template to make a logo for a friend), we have been using it for the game tho for concept art
graceful sequoia
/imagine a massively multiplayer online battle royale building game
regal pecan
Is 100 players not massive enough? Oh right, a MidJourney game maker prompt.
Considering midjourney's accuracy, that's living dangerously.
broken sigil
😐
regal pecan
One of those is not like the others.
zinc matrix
gonna land animation job by using midjourney made stuff in portfolio lol
and just learn how to paint
😄
graceful sequoia
those are pretty good indeed
zinc matrix
promt writing and poetry skills will probably be valuable af in future
graceful sequoia
what was the prompt? or was it gonna land animation job by using midjourney made stuff in portfolio lol ?
zinc matrix
surreal cartoon character and some random stuff
then upscale
a lot of times
and making different variations
took like 8 hours
lol
15 hours that they give you a month run out very fast
graceful sequoia
graceful sequoia
a certain style its going for there
zinc matrix
looks booring
broken sigil
kinda cool looking
graceful sequoia
nice
broken sigil
I think this tells me that I need to get a life lol
cursive crypt
Man I've been addicted to it for the last 2 weeks lol
We noticed :)
tulip orbit
zinc matrix
quasi mantle
Glamorous glass
broken sigil
ok both lonesome rider and blueman have well-honed AI skillz
AI whisperers 😅
night grove
Is it still possible to get into the midjourney beta?
night grove
Do you have a link? I'm only seeing deleted posts
zinc matrix
first link on the google lol
pearl elk
I should really try midjourney sitting there in the newbie channel. Heaps of people generating stuff though, I just steal theirs 😆
rare sparrow
This launcher 😐
cursive crypt
Have you searched?
rare sparrow
This error happens when you try to download assets shortly after opening the launcher. It's so annoying doing anything after opening it. The vault just keeps moving for a few minutes as it loads each and every asset you own since that's totally not an outdated vault design. Buttons to launch the editor are greyed out and marketplace assets can't be downloaded. People have been complaining for years and yet we're still stuck with this shit
Clicking the links in the message takes you to a page where the error in question isn't even listed
deep glen
pearl elk
timber viper
broken sigil
https://tenor.com/view/titanic-old-lady-finally-its-been84years-rose-de-witt-buk...
It tried
timber viper
Midjourney really draws Russian flags intentionally
quasi mantle
Pretty interesting
Try medieval fantasy knight with AK-47
cursive crypt
supple apex
Don't really feel like asking this in #cpp or #engine-source since this sounds like a noob question, so here it goes in lounge.
Theoretically, can unreal engine source be compiled in a shorter amount of time if it was written in c instead of c++?
What causes the long compilation time actually?
Templates?
timber viper
I guess if generated files wasnt a thing it would compile way faster
Arent C# compiled in runtime though
Does it generate assembly code
hmm, i was read it doesnt compile but something called JIT comes in and compiles runtime
platforms sucks 
i wonder if one day hardwares are going to get very advanced and no one will use compiled languages but go brr with interpreters
even open world games
supple apex
What about the include that causes it to be slow?
Surely the compiler didn't copy paste the whole code inside an included path everytime it compiles a single file?
pearl elk
Does anyone actually wanna do what was asked in said earlier question
timber viper
industry went through weird things
COBOL to BASIC, then C++ madness at 1998
then C# and Java, now Python
pearl elk
Epic should rewrite the launcher in Java
timber viper
Epic should rewrite the launcher in Java
cursive crypt
C++ madness
🔨
timber viper
> C++ madness
🔨
🔨
just what a #cpp lover would say
foggy path
You mean someone infected by the C++ madness
cursive crypt
pearl elk
This is why we dont let people out of cpp once they go in
cursive crypt
It is an way of life.
faint dock
quasi mantle
https://tenor.com/view/abell46s-halloween-zombie-zombies-gif-18999741
Don't dead
Open inside
You ended up rescuing a damsel in distress.
cursive crypt
<@&213101288538374145>
stone saddle
ty
inland oriole
Discord invite link to a 18+ server.
soft night
cold aspen
quasi mantle
ancient ingot
☣️
soft night
hehe
fleet tangle
Watching British politics today
Are you not entertained? No. No you are not.
pearl elk
thick belfry
Are you not entertained? No. No you are not.
I'm very entertained
We are seeing the end of Boris johnson
If that isn't entertaining idk what is
fleet tangle
Oh, what did he "hear about" again? I forget what he issue was.
thick belfry
Oh, what did he "hear about" again? I forget what he issue was.
About sexual allegations against someone who resigned 5 days ago after sexually assaulting 2 men
And up until this moment 15 ministers have resigned
His whole party is turning against him
Ministers are quitting left and right
Just an hour ago 5 resigned at the same moment
fleet tangle
About sexual allegations against someone who resigned 5 days ago after sexually ...
By a man or woman?
wraith magnet
Little vent & warning.
So I was contacted months ago by these people for a job. They liked my work couldnt wait to work with me etc. Assholes ghost me, never get back to me. Never reply.
Yesterday, someone on their team DMs me saying they're looking for an animator and if I'd like to join the team. What I find funny is how all these months later they were so unsuccessful in finding an animator that it looped back to me.
Anyways just 20 mins before a call and the person tells me the position's been filled. HMMM
These ppl are working on a project called "The Bornless". If you get contacted by them give them the finger. They are clearly extremely unprofessional. I'm honestly so mad rn. Hope its a massive failure
Anyway sorry but I needed to vent somewhere, and dont want anyone else experiencing shit like this
fleet tangle
I'm just curious.
foggy path
I don't really know why people get so upset about these job situations tbh
You have to understand that most companies that are recruiting are very busy and stuff like this slips through the cracks all the time
The bit about having a call and 20 mins before it you get told it's filled definitely sounds weird though
mossy nexus
Just an hour ago 5 resigned at the same moment
The total tally is currently 25 resignations
foggy path
I remember when Boris was just that funny guy they talked about on Top Gear
Shoulda stuck to that
lol
cursive crypt
Top diablo gear is expensive
thick belfry
cursive crypt
In other news, just saw my heating expenses for this winter would be +50%. 🪵
wraith magnet
In other news, just saw my heating expenses for this winter would be +50%. 🪵
oh boy
pearl elk
The bit about having a call and 20 mins before it you get told it's filled defin...
Does abit, you'd think they'd see everyone on their list before deciding rather than making a decision in the moment.
foggy path
Yeah
timber viper
lmao
zinc matrix
He’s not wrong
Me and my peeps making my game are really disorganized lol
While we got one guy running the concept art we have one guy whose supposed to be doing models who hasn’t started and I need models to actually do the stuff I wanna do early on
wraith magnet
lmao reminds me of a group I had a while ago what a complete disaster that was
same situation, animator needs models but modeler isn't working fast enough meanwhile concept artist is MIA and texture artist is falling way behind
suffice to say you can probably guess how that project ended up xd
deep glen
While we got one guy running the concept art we have one guy whose supposed to b...
all you need is cubes. if you need anything else, your design is flawed
:p
visuals come later
zinc matrix
Yeah but I wanna make sure the models look right before doing the stuff I need to do
I also wanna try and get the actual map of the game out of the way before anything else and that means my modeler need later to make at least one planet
deep glen
but you need to know exactly what the gameplay will be to make the model right
zinc matrix
but you need to know exactly what the gameplay will be to make the model right
We already know what gameplay we are going for
A space survival game with a touch of realism
deep glen
and you cant get the actual map of the game until you know the gameplay
zinc matrix
Either way I’m not exactly great at the programming side no one in the group is cause we are all young and this is our first game lol
I tried to get my uncle who does c++ for a living which is what unreals based in but he’s too busy
cursive crypt
Games take a lot of time, don't rely on free effort from others.
Also, use cubes or the mannequins, simple blockouts and visuals.
zinc matrix
Games take a lot of time, don't rely on free effort from others.
Also, use cubes...
Yeah ik not to rely on free effort imma pay them once the game releases and starts generating incom
foggy path
Majority of games indies make never reach that point
wraith magnet
sad truth but yeah
I've already been in over a dozen abandoned projects
it rarely pans out
foggy path
I've got like 20 years of programming experience and I don't trust either of my current projects to actually release
lol
zinc matrix
This is the third project that I’ve tried working on but I won’t abadoned this like the other 2
Technically the first one was abadoned and the second one was shelved for later work since the idea of the one I’m working on now is cooler
wraith magnet
hell abandoned projects is the sole reason I went freelance lmao now I've got regular clients and bc of that I can afford to work on free projects
it is sad though when you've got something that's making good progress and is looking good, then suddenly just stops
wont lie, those are the heavy hitters
zinc matrix
Well seeing as the entire dev team is minors with me not being a adult for another 3 years we got time
3 years to have a decent enough game to release
foggy path
Yeah I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's a great learning opportunity at the very least
zinc matrix
Yeah we are defiantly over doing this game a bit lol
We plan to have 5 planets with each one having its own moon
quasi mantle
We plan to have 5 planets with each one having its own moon
So, Pluto?
zinc matrix
So, Pluto?
Wdym lol
zinc matrix
Yes
zinc matrix
Sure 1 planet with 5 moons would be less work but 5 planets with 1 moon per planet is cooler
quasi mantle
Alexa, play britney spears oops I did it again
zinc matrix
We also plan to have full voice acting if I can convince enough of my friends
quasi mantle
We also plan to have full voice acting if I can convince enough of my friends
If not, you can try your luck on sites like Casting Call
zinc matrix
Yeah
We also are gonna have different animal species for each planet and moon
The moon you start on you have to deal with bug creatures that are very big and have multiple subspecies
And the main characters gonna be Finnish
Because the one person we have voice acting rn is Finnish
0 dollars and 35 cents
I’m broke lol
wraith magnet
more than I had when I started out xd
zinc matrix
XD
Yeah I’m 15 and jobless
And this is what I wanna do for a living so might as well start now
I mean I have all the time in the world lol
foggy path
lol nice finnish mc
does the voice actor have too heavy of an accent to do it in english
lol
zinc matrix
and I got my uncle to at least be able to review the code
zinc matrix
does the voice actor have too heavy of an accent to do it in english
No his accent just makes it so he can’t say r
foggy path
oh weird, finnish is known for its sharp R's
wraith magnet
if you dont have him shout "PERKELE" at least once im going to be upset
foggy path
lol
zinc matrix
I’ll make him shout it dw
You wanna join the discord for develepoment on it @wraith magnet and see more of what we are tryna do
wraith magnet
if you're in need of an animator sure 
zinc matrix
Actually yeah XD
quasi mantle
Yeah I’m 15 and jobless
I mean, you can just deliver the dialogue with texts in the meantime
zinc matrix
I mean, you can just deliver the dialogue with texts in the meantime
Yeah that’s the plan
quasi mantle
Typically you want voice acting once the script is set in stone
zinc matrix
Except of course for our Finnish mc lol
wraith magnet
way I see it the script should be finalized then rent out a studio for recording
zinc matrix
I got 35 cents
wraith magnet
whole dialogue can be done in like a day
plus voice recording is usually one of the last things afaik
quasi mantle
If you feel ashamed, remember that even protos for big budget projects uses texts to get the dialogue across when the script isn't final yet
See: DNF 2001 prototype leak
wraith magnet
See: DNF 2001 prototype leak
tbf DNF's development was one hell of a shitshow
quasi mantle
Vagrant Story is one good example on game without voice acting (apart from grunts), while at the same time have cinematic shots
supple apex
For 35 cents, I think getting a VA to do 1 grunt is quite a blessing already.
quasi mantle
For the context. I'm still impressed by this.
https://youtu.be/8rchMpwBfZ4
wraith magnet
ah the good old days when models jiggled lmao I love that about old games
quasi mantle
It looked ahead of it's time, especially with the lip motion, something that MGS lacked
supple apex
Megaman legends have lip motion (through textures, guess that doesn't count)
wraith magnet
cause im watching that video rn and it looks good
quasi mantle
wonder what the budget was for it
Likely big, and Square games don't have many voice acting until FF10 come out.
Even with all the jank and lack of voice acting, OG FF7 was around 45 million USD to make in '96
supple apex
Is that a remake/remaster?
I'm pretty sure it doesn't look that way on the psx
quasi mantle
Is that a remake/remaster?
I'm pretty sure it doesn't look that way on the psx
Per description, it's emulator (Mednafen)
quasi mantle
Higher native resolution isn't something alien for 3D console emulators.
torpid star
quasi mantle
That one is even crisper, very clean lines, definitely not how I remember the ga...
If you play it on a real PS1, then yeah. PS1 was 240p, though games can pick rather wild numbers of screen res
timber viper
quasi mantle
Though to be fair games switching resolutions all the times were common until Windows become commonplace for gaming
timber viper
gray & white 
cursive crypt
supple apex
If you play it on a real PS1, then yeah. PS1 was 240p, though games can pick rat...
It was 240p?
Oh wow, didn't realize it was that low.
timber viper
I wonder if we can do particles and wind system like how it's in Alienation with FluidNinja https://youtu.be/HpiXwtg93EM
But the idea behind both techs (the live one not prebaked) same, right?
An intelligent VFX artist can craft it well and do what Alienation did
fwiw Housemarque (creator of Alienation) has one of the best VFX tools in the industry
they also ported it to UE with Returnal
cursive crypt
We need UE influencers.
foggy path
Marketing on point https://twitter.com/IcelandFoods/status/1544720221843456001
supple apex
We need UE influencers.
What do UE influencer do, posting thirst traps next to the machine during compilation?
cursive crypt
I dunno, not an influencer myself. Maybe create sexy blueprints? Attract developers.
pearl elk
I tend to post pics of myself just wearing programmer socks and nothing else
quasi mantle
I dunno, not an influencer myself. Maybe create sexy blueprints? Attract develop...
There's not much shitposty Unreal dev, Fat Dino and alike
pearl elk
X game remake in UE5
quasi mantle
But the idea behind both techs (the live one not prebaked) same, right?
Yes, though last time I checked, FluidNinja Live has not too good of a performance.
quasi mantle
fwiw Housemarque (creator of Alienation) has one of the best VFX tools in the in...
Housemarque rolled out their own fluid sim for Returnal, and it's a UE4 game
mossy nexus
But the idea behind both techs (the live one not prebaked) same, right?
Tools is flipbooks, Live is interactable. Keep in mind this is all in Blueprints which means all on the game thread. So only useful if you really know how to optimise stuff. I believe they are working on making a plugin version though.
timber viper
Housemarque rolled out their own fluid sim for Returnal, and it's a UE4 game
yeah, they literally write the VFX assets though, they dont have fancy editors like niagara
timber viper
Tools is flipbooks, Live is interactable. Keep in mind this is all in Blueprints...
yeah that's the most scary part for me
mossy nexus
The non cpp bit?
timber viper
it's fine to optimize things, but I would not want to convert all those bloated BPs to C++
timber viper
The non cpp bit?
yep
quasi mantle
Tools is flipbooks, Live is interactable. Keep in mind this is all in Blueprints...
Personally I ended up rolling out my own (crude) compute shader fluid sim
mossy nexus
BPs aren't necessarily bloated, but I get ya.
pearl elk
I am rubber you are bloated BP glue
mossy nexus
Personally I ended up rolling out my own (crude) compute shader fluid sim
videos or it never happens.. we demand dev blogs!
quasi mantle
it's fine to optimize things, but I would not want to convert all those bloated ...
Also from my analysis, Fluid Ninja Live also tanked on Canvas Render Target
timber viper
BPs aren't necessarily bloated, but I get ya.
hmm, last time I checked there was tons of BP assets but didnt check them all, maybe only a few had logic inside them
timber viper
Also from my analysis, Fluid Ninja Live also tanked on Canvas Render Target
Is only chance using UE5 fluid sims then?
its also buggy iirc
quasi mantle
videos or it never happens.. we demand dev blogs!
No devlogs lol, else every episode can take up weeks
mossy nexus
imo the BPs etc aren't organised correctly. Last time I had a deep dive AK was still using things in the level BP! Which is simply bad practice.
quasi mantle
Is only chance using UE5 fluid sims then? <a:hellmo:827614572084199495>
Yes, but if you were me, that won't be an option 
timber viper
Yes, but if you were me, that won't be an option <:SubaruDeadInside:959557086113...
I guess for people who desire a plug & play features, there isnt much option
mossy nexus
Also from my analysis, Fluid Ninja Live also tanked on Canvas Render Target
That's the main issue, because it can use up to 6 RTs per effect all on the game thread being updated every frame... yeah performance can be bad.
timber viper
My idea was
1- implement X fluid sim tool
2- hire some crazy person who was mad enough to learn VFX and let them work on X tool
quasi mantle
Alas, my option left for smooth fluid sim would be to go low level with compute shader and do the fluid sim there. I plan on making it free open source
timber viper
Alas, my option left for smooth fluid sim would be to go low level with compute ...
What advantage its going to provide compared to other alternatives? Will it be for people who comfortable low-level interactions with VFX systems?
quasi mantle
What advantage its going to provide compared to other alternatives? Will it be f...
Yeah, taking advantage of compute shader and RDG stuff, my goal with it is to get a good performance with little overhead. Well, mainly because I want my project to run at 60 FPS on modest hardware (roughly PS4 equivalent)
foggy path
timber viper
Yeah, taking advantage of compute shader and RDG stuff, my goal with it is to ge...
Nice
I dont even understand anything about graphics, but I'm rooting the idea
yes, would you like to get hired for ½5$ hourly?
deep copper
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/07/apple-expands-commitment-to-protect-users...
"state sponsered mercenary spyware"?
quasi mantle
~~yes, would you like to get hired for ½5$ hourly?~~
NFT payment or pass
timber viper
~~NFT payment or pass~~
deep copper
revshare in nft
quasi mantle
"state sponsered mercenary spyware"?
Basically tracking malware approved by the government
deep copper
Basically tracking malware approved by the government
so that's considered a malware 🤔 i suppose that makes sense, but will apple really act on that?
timber viper
https://tenor.com/view/stop-it-cut-out-no-gif-23942546
i dont do it intentionally 😂
timber viper
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/07/apple-expands-commitment-to-protect-users...
Sweeney is rolling on the floor after reading this
quasi mantle
so that's considered a malware 🤔 i suppose that makes sense, but will apple rea...
Depends on how threatened Apple is, I guess
Government not giving a shit about citizen data privacy is not something alien either
deep copper
i mean, speech wise that's ½5 dollar
foggy path
"will apple really act on that"
it literally says the features listed are available in the update coming
:P
quasi mantle
it literally says the features listed are available in the update coming
I guess Apple could retract it if threatened enough
Though I guess USA is more liberal in that regard
foggy path
seems like a pretty bad idea since this is already making the rounds in relevant media
deep copper
i mean like, do they just say they are doing it or actually do it against all states
quasi mantle
i mean like, do they just say they are doing it or actually do it against all st...
Most likely worldwide
soft night
deep copper
i wonder if apple is used in China as well
quasi mantle
i wonder if apple is used in China as well
Surely China used the bootlegs more, right?
Mainland China is truly a wild east
deep copper
Surely China used the bootlegs more, right?
sorry what does bootlegs mean here xD
quasi mantle
I guess one can say Chinese Weibo is as toxic as western Twitter
quasi mantle
sorry what does bootlegs mean here xD
Android phones pretending to be iPhones
deep copper
ah, yeah that makes sense
quasi mantle
ah, yeah that makes sense
It's not as bad as iPhone knock offs from early 2010s 
Those knockoffs back then were just "dumb phones"
deep copper
xD atleast it's more believable now
and i see you are using your emotes in full power
good work!
deep copper
seems like a pretty bad idea since this is already making the rounds in relevant...
considering they are calling it malware approved by state, i am guessing atleast common people that are concerned about their privacy would support them
broken sigil
Try `medieval fantasy knight with AK-47`
foggy path
wh40k vibes
soft night
try future armored soulder with medieval sword
zinc matrix
try future armored soulder with medieval sword
thats just doom guy
zinc matrix
i mean sure its a laser sword but its got the basic design of a claymore
with a shorter hilt
soft night
broken sigil
try future armored soulder with medieval sword
It's cooking
cursive crypt
turbid spindleBOT
@ionic flame, :8ball: Signs point to yes.
soft night
!8ball you have amored suit?
turbid spindleBOT
@soft night, :8ball: My sources say no.
soft night
!8ball you want to be iron manny?
turbid spindleBOT
@soft night, :8ball: Yes – definitely.
@ionic flame, :8ball: My reply is no.
@ionic flame, :8ball: Most likely.
soft night
https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-the-book-of-boba-fett-boba-fett-temuera-morrison-fight-gif-23642164
would be interesting if it come to that
zinc matrix
Does anyone have any ideas, I installed a new cpu cooler and now there's no output, the only things I did was remove CPU power cable and a ram stick to have more room to work but obviously replaced them
proud jay
is the pc turning on?
did you plug your cables into the correct output?
is your screen on correct input?
zinc matrix
Yes
Yes
Yes
broken sigil
try future armored soulder with medieval sword
carmine frigate
medievil VR headset visor thingy
dim ruin
@foggy path 16ms latency. thats totally fine
foggy path
16ms sounds painful for gaming tbh
dim ruin
its a fucking tv lol
monitors are 9ish
some get down to 4
You have been dismeme'd
or dismemebered
deep glen
robocop much
broken sigil
Yeah kinda reminds me 😅
broken sigil
this looks kinda cool
unkempt steppe
Can we talk about autodesk’s gameplan in owning maya and 3ds max
unborn lotus
Can we talk about autodesk’s gameplan in owning maya and 3ds max
kinda late? they bought maya in 2006? 😆
timber viper
whyyyy
cursive crypt
regal pecan
The videos didn't catch someone placing the explosives? Did someone shoot it with a rocket?
cursive crypt
There is a car afaik
Well, definitely it was a stress test and it succeed. Next time, make it from steel or something.
regal pecan
Steel rusts. But I find this hilarious. It's meant to be a guidestone for a better society, and they make it from granite, built in the style of ancient structures on the apparent assumption it needs to last millenia... Only for it to get blown up within decades because of society.
cursive crypt
On May 1, 2022, Kandiss Taylor, a candidate running in the Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary, released a campaign ad calling for the destruction of the Guidestones.[15] Taylor later attributed the partial destruction of the Guidestones to God.[16]
Republican sounds like diagnosis lately
regal pecan
I wonder how many bullet holes it had by that point. (I may be prejudiced against Georgia, USA.)
zinc matrix
broken sigil
regal pecan
During the Middle Ages, standing stones were believed to have been built by the giants who lived before the biblical flood. Many of the megaliths were destroyed or defaced by early Christians; it is estimated that some 50,000 megaliths once stood in Northern Europe, where almost 10,000 now remain.
Bug request closed. Reason: Expected behavior.