I've said it before these patents are stupid
#off-topic
cobalt briar
all this patent nonsense reminds me of a funny scene from True Lies
context is about some girl who moved out of dude’s place as a result of a divorce, and took what she felt was hers
barren sierra
if it makes you feel worse a warp drive patent exists based on theoretical physics
cobalt briar
petty with a capital 🇵
barren sierra
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/610964378552107010/1504622815868096512/Screenshot_20260515-011216.jpg?ex=6a07a8b1&is=6a065731&hm=871cb65fdf7bd5738531bdd496fe4b4770f4f30148c7c6c0a2584b7cd402abd2& it expired rather recently in the last few years and is also not the first of it's kind
peak folio
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/610964378552107010/1504622815868096512/Sc...
I think that’s the one where they wanted to see a prototype before actually giving them the ownership. 
silver pewter
At this point, I don't expect to hear anything about 1.0 until Summer Games Fest.
barren sierra
At this point i want everyone to stop asking about 1.0
open scaffold
gta 6 pre orders are gonna be available soon i guess
i wonder if they are gonna charge 80 dollars
novel sun
At this point i want everyone to stop asking about 1.0
Time to start asking about 1.1
teal iron
At this point i want everyone to stop asking about 1.0
Where is 1.0
dim nymph
In my ass
maiden narwhal
round pelican
That's exactly what they will be trying to stop before it's a thing,any rival to Pokémon go
barren sierra
That's exactly what they will be trying to stop before it's a thing,any rival to...
invizimals, look it up (psp)
And look who has a shared ip right ownership over it
maiden narwhal
Gonna buy the heck out of that game, i don’t care what engine made it
peak folio
Palworld engine
royal shuttle
https://x.com/gonintendotweet/status/2055018374208409628
So it's slop then?
peak folio
I’m afraid only the most brainwashed of youtube enjoyers would make an assumption on a game’s quality based solely on the use of a publicly available engine.
maiden narwhal
That was quite the eloquent way to say “L take, bro” 
peak folio
teal iron
Kyran just obliterated that blocked message
I hit "show" and it's just a pile of ashes
barren sierra
Palworld isn't forced to run on a bootleg tablet
Optimization is a huge chunk of work on UE5 if you use base pre configs when setting up the project files
maiden narwhal
Y u bully? 
novel sun
Palworld isn't forced to run on a bootleg tablet
If Cyberpunk can be optimized to run well on S2, I'd bet Yoshi's Island can too. Especially with it being a Nintendo game. It's no doubt harder for third party devs to optimize, iirc Nintendo's dev kits were weirdly limited
maiden narwhal
I’m sure it’s been explained before, but HK really really doesn’t like the Switch/2
sand garden
I will plan to play Subnautica 2 in the near future. It's on Game Pass.
maiden narwhal
Play it now
cobalt briar
I wonder how much is offered on that Discord Nitro game pass offer
Pretty cool thing to do tbh
kindred sleet
I’m sure it’s been explained before, but HK really **really** doesn’t like the S...
Why?
Curiosity is for my inquiry really
peak folio
Big angry
kindred sleet
Also will play subnautica 2 when it fully releases
2 years iirc the devs say for the early access until it fully goes to full release
I wanna play it really badly and already paid for it but gonna hold off till full release and not look up anything about it like the plague
novel sun
2 years seems like a lot
kindred sleet
I am patient
novel sun
(Yes I know Palworld's comparable)
novel sun
I didn't even know BG3 had an EA period
peak folio
Most survival games is indefinitely
peak folio
I didn't even know BG3 had an EA period
Yeah.
novel sun
Isn't Craftopia kinda in an EA purgatory rn
kindred sleet
Oof
kindred sleet
Speaking of release times, the devs for crimson desert plans on making and releasing games every 2-3 years
If they stick that landing good lord
kindred sleet
The games will overflow and i for one will not be complaining
Shit 2026 so far is fucking stacked tho
kindred sleet
Good thing i can have my console at my work and do some play time when there is down time cause holy games bro
maiden narwhal
Gun gamer sad “there isn’t anything to play”
kindred sleet
~~Cushy job~~
I mean we have a huge ass recreational room for down time and i mostly do things at night when there is not much to do at the office
So when there is down time i go there and just game out for an hour or 2
kindred sleet
Then there are times when i had to check myself cause holy fuck i played crimson desert for more than 5 hours and then monster hunter for about 6 and all i could say was
peak folio
Just power gaming at work
kindred sleet
I could not have been so reckless but holy was it awesome haha
barren sierra
Im yet to start up the game, its rotting in my backlog
like the rest of triple digit nonsense acquired over the years
peak folio
Don’t make it weird
barren sierra
I dont have to, it's doing it just fine
peak folio
It might say more about you than the film.
maiden narwhal
Birds
barren sierra
It might say more about you than the film. <:croajirokek:1288294816790347777>
Yeah, that im deathly afraid of furries?
maiden narwhal
Boo. 
barren sierra
😱
snow thistle
I've unbanned HK
novel sun
His fear was rewarded ig
barren sierra
cobalt briar
who's gonna take their place?
gusty marten
https://tenor.com/view/a23-gif-5165236331565184779
Welcome back 🙂
https://youtu.be/swQRnW561BA
icy yoke
HK was banned?
maiden narwhal
Furry jumpscare got HK unbanned
gusty marten
HK was banned?
Cuz his name said so? 🙂
barren sierra
HK was banned?
powers of grok banned me
novel sun
Well that was short-lived
novel sun
Well that was short-lived
Putting this here because I look crazy on desktop
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1035558920703447192/1504695961807618108/Screenshot_20260514-210409.png?ex=6a07ecd1&is=6a069b51&hm=2beaadba589f97f7aa2743650b8f4084847d62810ae3e4c69aff826019e6caa9&
void dagger
Furries unbanned HK
Something something similar stuff together
teal iron
#off-topic-memes message
A post on discord linking to a bluesky post which is a picture of a twitter post which is quoting a tumblr post...
novel sun
Inception's sequel is looking kinda lame
worldly ivy
Are we cube or orb
dusk merlin
https://discord.com/channels/505994577942151180/1081059175322353664/150471546837...
It's like the layers of hell passing around the same damned soul.
deep idol
Are we cube or orb
Neither. Cylinder.
rustic basin
peak folio
cobalt briar
-# good lord
open scaffold
still dont understand why that one dude tried to stiff the devs
like even with the bonus your still gonna make bank
but then again he wasent the smartest person using chat gpt and all
peak folio
His loss.
cobalt briar
that CEO krafted a bad situation for himself
kindred sleet
peak folio
Survival Krafting Bad Situation Simulator
sage topaz
Not my kind of survival game but kudos on the great sales.
maiden narwhal
All that squeaking, just needs some kitty grease https://fixupx.com/KittyCatEmpire/status/2055007305276829852/video/1?s=46
peak folio
Star Fox Online
While Nintendo has owned the series’ standard word mark since 1992, the new filings reportedly include a design mark for the franchise’s logo. The applications also expand into other trademark categories, including leather goods and travel gear, as well as clothing and footwear.
Still on the fence on this one
peak folio
Don’t make it weird.
peak bolt
Hey guys how can i have my own server on palworld?
peak folio
peak bolt
<#1200387813317812304>
Ty mate
peak folio
Since fox appear in the movie
Glen Powell had an awesome Star Fox vest for the character reveal, I kinda want it.
simple aurora
peak folio
I hope that animation gets updated.
simple aurora
Speaking of Marvel Rivals...
Scalie Groot.
https://fixupx.com/i/status/2055227786676085177
barren sierra
Don’t make it weird.
it would make them ton of money tho and im sure investors would appreciate the growth right now
peak folio
Merch is a big deal.
Selling a million shirts is probably better than selling a hundred such “suits”
worldly gate
Million shirts at 5$/unit vs 1000 fursuits at 100k/unit...
barren sierra
Whos gonna buy a fursuit for 100k in this economy
sure there ought to be 1000 furries that can afford it but
peak folio
That’s some funny math if I ever seen it.
novel sun
Are some people actually spending $100k on a costume 
peak folio
It’s certainly not the average cost
Nor is $5 the average cost of a blank shirt let alone a licensed one.
night plume
A girl in a chat I was in got extremely excited bc she won the spot for a custom fur suit. She said after her custom changes it comes to a total price of $33k USD.....
I only remember the amount bc that was how much of a downpayment a house I was looking at needed xD
novel sun
That's what I was thinking. $100k would be a killer down payment
maiden narwhal
Big baller fursuiters looking at a $33k fursuit like “eh, that’s not so bad”
peak folio
I blame HK for bringing this up all the time.
Someone could mention Bugs Bunny and he’ll make it about fursuits.
solid sun
a single t-shirt costs cents to make, that's 5000% profit
novel sun
It’s certainly not the average cost
Anyways, obviously not the average, but is that actually normal to hear about?
peak folio
Anyways, obviously not the average, but is that actually normal to hear about?
Probably an extreme example
night plume
Someone could mention Bugs Bunny and he’ll make it about fursuits.
Don't mention bugs bunny, there is a gif for that
novel sun
Someone could mention Bugs Bunny and he’ll make it about fursuits.
Honestly kinda sucks how engrained it is in some people. I wouldn't call something like Crash Bandicoot a "furry game" but similar situations happen
peak folio
Honestly kinda sucks how engrained it is in some people. I wouldn't call somethi...
Animators can portray performances with literally any kind of character only to have it degraded by those insisting to look at them through such a lens. 
sick flame
barren sierra
I blame HK for bringing this up all the time.
Azerlus said they are selling fursuits not me BugRatStare
Judgmental ass dragon
humble parrot
Who
peak folio
Judgmental ass dragon
barren sierra
https://tenor.com/view/game-of-thrones-judging-you-dragon-drogon-cgi-gif-1720942...
Im stealing your gold cache
peak folio
gl with that
barren sierra
Im already in your toilets walls, its only a matter of time
peak folio
Skibidi droid
barren sierra
[Statement]: "Skibidi,relief station, meatbag"
leaden nova
https://fixvx.com/dexerto/status/2055313733476384922
Genuinely not sure how that would deter scalpers. They generally open boosters to get high value cards and bulk sell the commons
The only way I could see for this to work is if they cut further in to snip a corner off the cards within the packs themselves, which would technically be damaged merchandise
icy yoke
this really skibidis my toilets
kindred spindle
Saying "My life sucks" when things are going in a wrong way is self deprecating, defeating, and fills you with sadness.
Say "This isn't the life Godzilla wants for me" is motivating, make you think of Godzilla, and reminds you that Godzilla cares about you.
night plume
<:thinking_quivern:1311889087979847700>
Genuinely not sure how that would deter...
They are probably hoping scalpers will see the packs as damaged goods and be deterred from buying them.
I've seen people do this finger tap test to "weigh" the packs for holographics. Cutting the corner off will definitely deter that.
kindred spindle
https://tenor.com/view/little-big-skibidi-skibidi-romantic-edition-ghost-pottery...
10 years later
And that's how I met your mother
night plume
*10 years later*
And that's how I met your mother
That gif is from a song >.>
It kinda tells a story like that xad
Highly recommend.
And, it is "technically" within some of previous convo xD
https://youtu.be/EqSclLcbvCA?si=0fdkgXsRlKM8krQL
night plume
Did I kill Off Topic...?
barren sierra
https://fixvx.com/dexerto/status/2055313733476384922
If they are bored enough they could cut every pack in a different place KEK
But then people will just sell singles instead
bitter agate
Japan does it different...
bitter agate
But then people will just sell singles instead
Imho I think you make more selling a sealed pack of cards vs the singles because no one knows what might be in the pack... Might be good, might be junk
silver pewter
https://fixupx.com/Dexerto/status/2055269920221610035
Speaking of Cherry Blossoms. The "asian tree" at my Grandma's house in Florida, it only blooms for like... barely 12 Days. It's a boring tree the rest of the year.
peak folio
solid sun
https://fixupx.com/Dexerto/status/2055269920221610035
their wood is just better.
barren sierra
Imho I think you make more selling a sealed pack of cards vs the singles because...
The market can easily overinflate values of singles to compensate, this helps but short term
Its at fault in the manufacture, there is a reason yugioh card packs aint worth pennies
sick flame
https://fixupx.com/darkixion/status/2055068437580304635
transformers
solid sun
Is chaser Zero a Gundam or just a Mecha?
peak folio
A transformer Probably just a Mecha
storm mica
<:thinking_quivern:1311889087979847700>
Genuinely not sure how that would deter...
A ton of scalpers scam by re sealing packs with the good stuff removed, if the pack is already “damaged” from the store they cant do that
dusk quartz
Basically, chill, it marks the pack as not for resale, pretty smart, stores won't sell packs that are tampered with. Of course that doesn't really help a ton for reselling them on third-party sites.
kindred spindle
Guys hear me out
Subnautica x Iron Lung crossover
peak folio
deep idol
Well, this is an unexpected result for top sports-related teen injuries: Basketball, and by a whopping 75,000 more reported injuries than Football.
sour mica
dusk quartz
Actually surprising, chill
night plume
https://sportsnaut.com/other-sports/this-one-sport-is-more-dangerous-for-teens-t...
Is it actually overall injuries or is it because you are adding female team injuries?
Makority of schools won't allow women to play football, so you only have 1 team, whereas with basketball, there are 2
novel sun
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1352715726087258263/1504958007962767441/i...
I'm kinda surprised that people don't even want a no-AI contest, just goes to show how badly the reputation was ruined
open scaffold
https://x.com/discussingfilm/status/2055392189698449681
how tf are they already making a fourth movie
gawd damn they are milking that franchise i still remember seeing the trailers for the first one not too long ago
open scaffold
i dont pay attention to new movies i thought their was still only one sonic movie
had no idea their are 3 now
peak folio
open scaffold
would be crazy if sega tries to come back with a console
seems sonic is profitable
peak folio
Sega is definitely done with hardware.
tough comet
would be crazy if sega tries to come back with a console
SEGA the return
solid sun
Well, this is an unexpected result for top sports-related teen injuries: Basketb...
I think this could be attributed to people in american football playing it down, and most injury are head trauma related anyways, which will have more longer lasting hidden issues long term, not short term.
maiden narwhal
No Dreamcast 2… 
bitter agate
Sega 64X
peak folio
🗿
humble parrot
peak folio
Is chaser Zero a Gundam or just a Mecha?
Okay it is a gundam
-# *nevermind, I was literally lied to
novel sun
https://fixupx.com/wario64/status/2055416378719408518
XBOX is just unpleasant to look at
It insists upon itself
peak folio
XOBX
brazen storm
https://fixupx.com/wario64/status/2055416378719408518
greg_heffley_yearbook_photo.jpg
maiden narwhal
They should make a Special Edition XBOX
humble parrot
deep idol
Is it actually overall injuries or is it because you are adding female team inju...
That is something I didn't catch.
maiden narwhal
https://fixupx.com/genki_jpn/status/2055346346392269055
Oh no… as if it isn’t bad enough when folks on Steam are like “low player count? Dead game!”, but now folks on psn are gonna be doing that too? Ugh
peak folio
It looks like it’s weekly active users instead but that’s still gonna fluctuate, yeah.
Probably not nearly as much as ccu though.
night plume
That is something I didn't catch.
I didn't click the article, was just curious if that was mentioned in it xD
deep idol
I didn't click the article, was just curious if that was mentioned in it xD
Not that I saw.
simple aurora
cobalt briar
geez, they’re really trying hard with that new cat aren’t they
gusty marten
Well Bucky said there's another Pal in 1.0 probably gonna be popular than Sekhmet, so yeah famous while it lasts 🙂
worldly ivy
So Gameoverse is pretty cool
The baseball robot backpack is voiced by JSchlatt
Also I don’t know why but traumatized catgirls are a vibe with me
sick flame
deep idol
I hate it when I misclick browsing my gifs... 😑
Anyway, I just found out Mixtape is not even a game, just a movie masquerading as one. From what I have heard, a player can walk around but that is pretty much it. No player interactions, no choices, nothing except "press W" in the areas between cutscenes (yes, between).
If I thought Game Reporters were a fraud, this has made me think they are now borderline scammers.
tough comet
the whole thing is rotten
sick flame
sleek bison
honest rivet
Sekhmet is best Sekhmet.
sleek bison
i approve of this yes
sick flame
simple aurora
kindred spindle
https://fixupx.com/i/status/2055452420637880526
Update where?
Hope she can handle a mortar launcher
sick flame
kindred spindle
https://fixupx.com/ToonHive/status/2055493644858101809
Rest in peace
jaunty kraken
https://x.com/i/status/2055391281954562382
@prime agate
X
sudden river
sick flame
peak folio
solid sun
I hate it when I misclick browsing my gifs... 😑
one gif, will let you post the funny, the other let's you feel the wrath of the ban hammer.
solid sun
Anyway, I just found out Mixtape is not even a game, just a movie masquerading a...
yeah, everyone who gave mixtape high praise is not a good source for unbiased info.
If they don't report it as "not even a game" then it's not trustworthy
open scaffold
https://fixupx.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2055436403115176384
aint no one going to buy it if they add age verfication
sick flame
aint no one going to buy it if they add age verfication
If the government or the European Union is responsible age verfication
astral breach
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1295631440767094888/1505075043174977646/s...
Wait, people already got her model? Or is that a very well made custom?
unborn mauve
-# its gona be a digital circus moment with its fans base again?
inner dagger
https://fixupx.com/adrive_tk/status/2055326138654707766
whats it called
i never got into digital circus, but i also never really gave it a try
unborn mauve
ironicly i followed luke (smg4) since like 2012
but i never watched a single of the glitch series
peak folio
whats it called
unborn mauve
well, i did saw the 2 first episode of murder drones and that's it...
inner dagger
lol switch?
peak folio
And Steam
inner dagger
i mean... im just suprised ninteno didnt throw a hissy fit like they did with palworlx
peak folio
They probably will if it somehow sells 20m
unborn mauve
it maybe got the "seal of approval" that's why its on switch...
inner dagger
ive also been looking at "guardians of wild sky"
its honestly pathetic how much AAA is dropping the ball and equally awesome and amazing how Indy studios are making a massive resurgence.
its all corperate " making game for profit" vs gamers making games they would want to play
jaunty temple
-# its gona be a digital circus moment with its fans base again?
Eh, probably
unborn mauve
Eh, probably
im guessing that, because even before the pilot episode, with only the trailer, it got 400 on the green site...
inner dagger
im reading words and idk what they mean
inner dagger
i mean ive seen snippets of w/e that show was.. digital circus.. but idk what people mean by "digital circus moment" nor do i know what " 400 on the green site" means..
barren sierra
You of all people here definitely know the green website 
unborn mauve
let's jsut say, that the shippers are so "massif" in the digital circus fanbase than even the scenarist got disgust of her own show...
inner dagger
ive seen youtube vidos of funny videos and some of them had a site with green text.. but
ive never been there and i forget what they called it
i dont use "social media" outside telegram and discord, and offical gaming forums
jaunty temple
im guessing that, because even before the pilot episode, with only the trailer, ...
If it leans into the Cynical, Post Modern Irony & Meta-Humor stiche then yes.
Given I refused to touch anything Gamegrumps related ever since Jon left & actually knowing that Arin Hanson's a dogshite person, yeah, it's gonna be the new ADC
unborn mauve
Probably another:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1259911318715236375/150...
i think that's why i didn't watch the entirity of murder drones and not even a single episode of DC....
i jsut watched the important part on youtube and that's it
jaunty temple
i jsut watched the important part on youtube and that's it
& ngl the show is probably gonna revolve around Video Game Remakes.
unborn mauve
i didn't even watched the pilot lol
jaunty temple
i didn't even watched the pilot lol
kindred spindle
Probably another:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1259911318715236375/150...
Can relate
deep idol
one gif, will let you post the funny, the other let's you feel the wrath of the ...
Oh, no, it was PG (A 'mech running, that was all). It was just not appropriately timed when my trigger happy finger clicked on it when I did not need to.
kindred spindle
Hope in 1.0 release the healing potions heals a certain amount of health with each tier instead of regeneration
cobalt briar
Probably another:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1259911318715236375/150...
I relate to this way too often
simple aurora
X
maiden narwhal
solid sun
so, the small poor indie devs had enough money to cover those license costs.
cobalt briar
it’s super annoying that indie is just being used as a buzzword for games that are absolutely not indie
solid sun
I used it sarcastically now.
cobalt briar
I know
solid sun
but yeah, it really blows.
cobalt briar
that’s my point
worldly ivy
To them, indie means that it looks “low budget”
novel sun
it’s super annoying that indie is just being used as a buzzword for games that a...
What games beside Mixtape have that issue?
cobalt briar
What games beside Mixtape have that issue?
well last year’s GOTY winner as a start
novel sun
Oh right, Expedition 33 is a thing
Idk anything about its development outside of "French"
worldly ivy
All I know about it is that it’s somehow more popular than god
kindred sleet
Poof and it's gone
wide crypt
Thanks mods
earnest grotto
Hola
sage topaz
The "indie" made by the daughter of the 5th richest person on earth this game just proved every single games journalist can be bought for some merch and the "possibility" of gaining good standing with a billionaires child.
Calling mixtape a game is also a stretch as most of the game will play itself with no input for the player I saw a video of a person doing the first 30mins of a 3 hour game without doing anything at all just being afk.
wide crypt
To me, "indi" means that you have a small team (usually single digit) working on it, and a very low budget.
novel sun
Eh, the "low budget" idea means something like Silksong isn't indie
sage topaz
Indie is when you are don´t have funding from massive cooperation's or rich people.
novel sun
I just understand it as "made and funded by a small number of devs, without funding or support from a huge company or something similar"
sage topaz
Eh, the "low budget" idea means something like Silksong isn't indie
What? How is Silksong expensive? Wern´t they like 10 people making the game?
wide crypt
Well, how much of silksong's budget was just paying bills and buying food for the people making the game?
novel sun
All the funds from the first game gave them so much time to make it perfect. More time in development means more costs
sage topaz
So what was the budget for Silksong?
novel sun
That's just it, I don't think there really was a "budget." They basically just used as much money as needed to do what they wanted with it
sage topaz
So you are assuming it had a large budget?
novel sun
"large budget" is kinda hard to label 'cause of how subjective it is. Yeah it's probably not like AAA games pouring hundreds of millions into a game, but at the same time they definitely weren't limited on funds to use. There's probably a number for just how much each dev got per pay period but idk it
wide crypt
That's just it, I don't think there really was a "budget." They basically just u...
That's kinda my point, their budget was more about paying for expenses, like food, electricity, etc. The ammount they would've spent is mostly just inflated because of how long they were working on it. As opposed to "games" like mixtape, where they obviously spent an exorbitant amount on licensed music, alone.
sage topaz
Even if it somehow cost a few million it still means it had a low budget.....
novel sun
That's kinda my point, their budget was more about paying for expenses, like foo...
Oh I agree, a lot of the cost was probably just existence being expensive
sage topaz
At it´s core isn´t Team Cherry just two people as well and they did the majority of the work and brought in people to help with areas they wern´t good with like the music for example
peak folio
Technically indie is short for independent
Colloquially indie means whatever you want
sage topaz
You are hardly independent if you are financed by billionaires or cooperation's that´s just a fact.
silver pewter
To me, "indi" means that you have a small team (usually single digit) working on...
That is a fine definition. But, to me Larian Studios was Indie BEFORE they released BG3. After the success of BG3, they became "too big" to fit Indie, even though they're still Independent from recieving resources from big publishers.
sage topaz
That is a fine definition. But, to me Larian Studios was Indie BEFORE they relea...
It´s not just indie and then AAA you have AA as well inbetween more or less that´s what DoS2 was
silver pewter
Yeah, but they never accepted any money from big publishers, yes?
You can make a "Single A" game with 5 people, but once you accept funds from a publisher, you are no longer Independent.
To me, being Funds Independent, is way more important than the number of employees or budget.
sage topaz
Also just gone add they defiantly are a AAA studio now.
peak folio
AAA Indie
jaunty temple
it’s super annoying that indie is just being used as a buzzword for games that a...
The only hope is if we get Stop Killing Games to the best case scenario that more laws will question the validity of studios, meaning certain games will require proof of being "Independent" to be labelled Indie.
cobalt briar
The only hope is if we get Stop Killing Games to the best case scenario that mor...
I’m pretty sure SKG tackles something completely unrelated to the indie label - it’s fantastic that it’s gaining ground in the EU so fast, but I heavily doubt this might chain into laws regarding ‘indie labeling’
deep idol
AAA Indie <:Chillet_hee:1243468918727639101>
So, a false indie?
peak folio
So, a false indie?
Maybe they just made it big.
cobalt briar
Also Dave the Diver which was nominated for best indie game in the past is not indie
deep idol
Like E33 isn’t independent
I define Expedition 33 more as a AA.
cobalt briar
the Hollow Knight series is a prime example of indie, literally just a team of three dudes both developing and publishing their own game with no external funding sources to be had
deep idol
I define Expedition 33 more as a AA.
It certainly does not look like it was made in a proverbial garage.
peak folio
Number of A’s and whether or not there is dependance on external financial support are probably easiest to think of separately.
Of course an independent AAA would imply they’re a big shot anyway and would be odd to call indie.
deep idol
Number of A’s and whether or not there is dependance on external financial suppo...
So, total expenditure rather than what the studio spent on it themselves?
cobalt briar
there seems to be a misconception brewing that indie just means low budget, looks like other real indies, or developed with no intervention from its publisher
peak folio
So, total expenditure rather than what the studio spent on it themselves?
Total expenditure on talent and resources are your A’s. Who funded that expenditure determines if they’re independent or not.
That’s one take, anyway.
cobalt briar
when it’s really just team made game by themselves, funded it and put it out by themselves
deep idol
there seems to be a misconception brewing that indie just means *low budget, loo...
It seems to be begging the question whether or not there is a difference at all?
sage topaz
I define Expedition 33 more as a AA.
I have not seen anyone call it a indie everyone I have seen has called it a AA game.
novel sun
iirc the Game Awards called it indie
peak folio
And then you have Pocketpair like “When I launched you I was but the learner, but now I am the Publisher.”
peak folio
I have not seen anyone call it a indie everyone I have seen has called it a AA g...
I’ve seen both.
Because the publisher publishes indie games
But it’s kind of an oxymoron
sage topaz
iirc the Game Awards called it indie
That´s the same game award that showcased Highguard for free not sure I would lend any credit to what they think or say.
cobalt briar
It seems to be begging the question whether or not there is a difference at all?
I mean there is a difference, my issue is that the term indie has a positive aura around it because most of the best games nowadays are independently-made
novel sun
I'm not giving them credit, just saying how E33 could've gotten tied up in the argument
sage topaz
Hell I personally hated them after what they attempted to do with Black Myth: Wukong last year as well.
cobalt briar
and this terminology is being used for products that don’t fit that category
peak folio
That´s the same game award that showcased Highguard for free not sure I would l...
The indie game awards classified E33 as indie as well, but got disqualified because of a couple experimental assets that were forgotten about.
sage topaz
The indie game awards classified E33 as indie as well, but got disqualified beca...
Who hosts those awards?
peak folio
cobalt briar
I’m sure a few Silksong fans who really cared about TGAs were losing it when E33 won ‘best indie’
peak folio
It’s not the spectacle Geoff tries for but there are many award functions out there
sage topaz
LOL the daughter of the 5th richest person on earth is a sponsor for the award show sorry they now have a 0/10 credibility score with me
peak folio
We’ll see if Mixtape sweeps.
tough comet
grab your pitchforks
sage topaz
I don´t matter the fact their taking that money tells everything I need to ever know
novel sun
I’m sure a few Silksong fans who really cared about TGAs were losing it when E33...
idc about the awards but what sounded worse to me was it winning best art direction when Silksong and Hades 2 were there. Looking pretty in a common game engine isn't the same as having an art direction
cobalt briar
granted E33 is probably still a fantastic game regardless, but it doesn’t get to give itself a medal for being ‘independent’ when it has a big firm funding its development
peak folio
These things have never been completely “fair” to begin with but some years are certainly worse than others
E33 is a fantastic game, people only started antagonizing it when it began sweeping up awards.
But I do disagree with the indie classification
cobalt briar
idc about the awards but what sounded worse to me was it winning best art direct...
I get that, although E33 wasn’t a slouch in visuals or enemy designs in itself I don’t think it cracks Hades II
peak folio
I don’t think Hades II left empty handed
cobalt briar
Haven’t played it but the art design behind Hades II is some crackerjack shit (as in super duper good)
cobalt briar
TGAs are known as kind of a clown show but when the biggest videogame show of the year starts using those terms it echoes
I mean they have a category for Action Game, and another separate category for Action/Adventure Game
peak folio
And then you have the gatcha sweeps in TGA’s player choice category
novel sun
Everyone knows gatcha games are the most universally loved genre
sage topaz
Haven’t played it but the art design behind Hades II is some crackerjack shit (a...
I played the first game but I will be honest I was not very impressed by the 2nd game.
Man sucks you can´t link screenshots here
Anyways got 68 hours played in Hades according to Steam
cobalt briar
I played the first game but I will be honest I was not very impressed by the 2nd...
I’ve only played the first one - not my thing exactly but I get why people love the games
sage topaz
I´m to lazy to upload somewhere then link to that pic
peak folio
maiden narwhal
maiden narwhal
I’ve seen a few animals from this artist. Cats, dogs, owl, this snake
novel sun
I think I've seen the owl one, or maybe it was a different artist
solid sun
https://fixupx.com/gegegek_/status/2055659755352592760?s=46&t=NG_RK-YGZh4cqAL8Kw...
I love this
I want this one for myself.
novel sun
2010s games are really just doing anything nowadays
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1035558920703447192/1505346366451355668/Screenshot_20260516-160845.png?ex=6a0a4a8d&is=6a08f90d&hm=98a146d8604e27901fce0649aefd2f834878283f62cd30b3e27d7ae06d6bae71&
solid sun
Kingdom hearts 1 came out in 2002
unborn mauve
2010s games are really just doing anything nowadays
https://cdn.discordapp.com/a...
slop with slop
ouah
cobalt briar
oh lord they’re breeding now
solid sun
OwO
dim nymph
2010s games are really just doing anything nowadays
https://cdn.discordapp.com/a...
idgi
This is all Fortnite does and isn't even the most insane crossover.
peak folio
Tracer got her ass back in fortnite, reportedly
teal iron
which one of these two franchises is the more desperate for relevance,I wonder
peak folio
fortnite is plenty relevant, their burn rate is just insane.
novel sun
I'm more curious about what "Under A Rock" is
Video won't play for me but I'm not seeing much rock
peak folio
Video won't play for me but I'm not seeing much rock
It’s one of these nested trends but you should be able to get to it following the main link.
If not I can post it.
dim nymph
All these people who do that in the tweet sound like the robot kid at the near end of A.I. Artificial Intelligence making his wish to the blue fairy statue.
novel sun
It’s one of these nested trends but you should be able to get to it following th...
I assume "nested trends" just refers to how all these publishers/devs are saying the exact same sentence
peak folio
I assume "nested trends" just refers to how all these publishers/devs are saying...
They quoted the tweet saying the same thing, so you can easily follow the trend all the way down from whichever branch you saw. Artists do this a lot.
Since it helps them get seen.
solid sun
Since it helps them get seen.
Insert the blue Avatar "I see you" meme here.
simple aurora
barren sierra
2010s games are really just doing anything nowadays
https://cdn.discordapp.com/a...
Blizzard, Epic and Nintendo walk into a bar..
simple aurora
worldly ivy
Say uh
Did anyone here play a game called Astral Chain
open scaffold
fortnite is plenty relevant, their burn rate is just insane.
When was the last time you heard someone below the age of 14 talking about Fortnite in real life?
I hear stuff about arc raiders and shit
sick flame
simple aurora
sage topaz
When was the last time you heard someone below the age of 14 talking about Fortn...
I work in education and I have heard people older than 14 talk about Fortnite.
barren sierra
I know 30y olds that nolife the game solo or with their kids
it contains the same rot as league of Legends
solid sun
https://fixupx.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2055861114072908158
and the wallets have spoken.
sick flame
barren sierra
https://youtu.be/UIsQpZwXg7M @icy yoke Why does this look like something youd draw KEK
icy yoke
Aw a cute style
peak folio
X
ancient oar
That's supposed to be cheap?
peak folio
Depends on the color/pattern
Though pretty sure $65 is the normal price for the plain ones.
So $50 is pretty good.
You could get them used instead but used controllers are disgusting.
ancient oar
Or I can get a third-party one for half the price ._.
peak folio
If you haven’t sworn those off that’s fine.
They’re a lot better than they used to be.
wheat moat
I mean there's two kinds of third-party controllers
cobalt briar
$50 new for a premium pad is probably the minimum you can find
wheat moat
the good kind that would give first party a good run for their money...and then you have those cheap third-party and I'm so glad that we rarely see the latter as of much
peak folio
I’m still scarred from the Mad Catz days
But yeah you generally get what you pay for.
night plume
Back when Mad Catz erased everything
night plume
I remember when I got a demo disk from Playstation. It had 10 to 15 minute playable demos of a few games.
Since I didn't have a playstation, I gave it to my cousins. They were very excited.
Then....
They called me up so mad at me >.>
There was a glitch in the demo disk. If you tried to use a save point it reset the memory card that was in the system <.<
peak folio
I vaguely recall there was a specific game that did that, but I can’t say.
peak folio
Yeah
Now that’s gonna bother me. *searches*
Viewtiful Joe 2, demo.
Damn you, Kamiya
night plume
🤔there were 4 others on it right?
But, if Viewtiful Joe was on it, would explain why my aunt tossed it -.-"
peak folio
🤔there were 4 others on it right?
There were a few games on the disc but playing the Viewtiful Joe 2 demo on it was what erased the memory cards in the system.
I have no guesses as to how that shipped, but obviously there was no way you’d know.
night plume
They probably didn't think people would leave a memory card in when playing an game that was not savable
When in fact, majority of us just don't take the memory cards out.
peak folio
They probably didn't think people would leave a memory card in when playing an g...
They would never make that assumption.
The fellow who posted the heads up on that forum received advanced warning from Playstation Underground.
teal iron
"I don't know how that shipped"
The Palworld PS5 Save bug:
teal iron
-# Why on earth would the PS2 even allow any program besides the "OS" to format memory cards, it should only allow a given program to modify its own little section, or create said section if it doesn't exist. Maybe it wrote such faulty memory that the system deemed the card corrupted and it reformatted it
hearty sonnet
Why is your text small?
humble parrot
-# Why on earth would the PS2 even allow any program besides the "OS" to format ...
Well, back then, they thought the proprietary tech to be unbreakable
teal iron
Why is your text small?
because I don't want to fill the whole screen with normal text
And it's kind of a way to communicate that I'm almost muttering this to myself rather than speaking it out loud to the whole room
hearty sonnet
And it's kind of a way to communicate that I'm almost muttering this to myself r...
Okay yeah that checks out
peak folio
"I don't know how that shipped"
The Palworld PS5 Save bug:
In digital distribution all kinds of nonsense ships, early access or otherwise
Everyone hated it at first.
teal iron
My point is that mistakes do happen and in a world where there's no takesies backsies those mistakes are just there
teal iron
Everyone hated it at first. <:croajirokek:1288294816790347777>
dunno bout you but I love that games can just update now, and always have since like 2008
Although the Xbox 360 was agonizingly slow and some games seemed to need an update every 6 minutes
peak folio
Can’t patch a PS2 game or game cartridge back then so critical issues had to get recalled.
peak folio
-# Why on earth would the PS2 even allow any program besides the "OS" to format ...
The result was you had to format after the data corruption
Imagine a game demo you downloaded that ended up completely wiping out all your saves locally and on the steam cloud.
hearty sonnet
Omg Viewtiful Joe 2 Demo
cobalt briar
I never looked into how that demo was programmed to even allow that to happen
hearty sonnet
I never looked into how that demo was programmed to even allow that to happen
I sometimes think about how it could've been so fucked up
I almost want it to remain a mystery
cobalt briar
I sometimes think about how it could've been so fucked up
not the luckiest thing to happen to come from a team known as ‘Clover Studio’ 
ancient oar
Man. GTA San Andreas runs beautifully on my handheld! The heat haze bugs out a bit, but everything else is just fine! Can't even begin to describe the nostalgia.
cobalt briar
peak folio
I sometimes think about how it could've been so fucked up
It’s gotta be documented somewhere by now. Maybe some archivist somewhere has that knowledge.
I wouldn’t advise asking Kamiya on Twitter
worldly ivy
Glad the pilots got out ok, that looked terrifying
stray river
Hy
barren sierra
sick flame
zealous crow
Is it just me or does wine taste off?
Like the alcohol doesn't compliment the drink it's in.
maiden narwhal
Depends on the kind of wine. Some are sweet, some dry. Either way, they’re not like other drinks that taste better or get you hammered faster
zealous crow
There should be drinks where alcohol is actually complimentary cause the wines I've had so far don't pair well with the noticeable separate taste.
maiden narwhal
There are recommendations for wines depending on what you’re eating with it. Search “wine pairings”. The hard stuff or beer is kinda preferential, imo
solid sun
Like the alcohol doesn't compliment the drink it's in.
ethanol itself doesn't taste good.
I personally love myself a good Sherry.
prime agate
solid sun
apparently we got an n64 emulator with rollback netcode now
simple aurora
cobalt briar
someone got blasted again
I always miss it
unborn mauve
https://tenor.com/view/mikaeli-fair-enough-you-hit-metal-17-times-you-succesfull...
Yeah, if you see the off topic art trend, i think we know alr the fan base of the show
unborn mauve
someone got blasted again <:mono_yumcha:780429315740270636>
I always miss it <:...
Probably a bot 
sick flame
unborn mauve
sage topaz
Is it just me or does wine taste off?
What whine while I don't like whine the cheap stuff really just tastes bad.
peak folio
unborn mauve
<:Anubis:780460165572329503> <:SekhmetWink:1505879101737533561>
Bucky added it 1 hour ago
mental summit
🍿 🍌
night plume
There should be drinks where alcohol is actually complimentary cause the wines I...
Add the wine to some juice to give it a fruitier taste.
I use wines for cooking, not drinking. I don't have the palate for wine.
peak folio
Popcorn and bananas
peak folio
open scaffold
<:mono_yumcha:780429315740270636>
https://fixupx.com/i/status/20560253454599455...
Gotta give him credit ash really went up to the god equivalent of a Pokémon and said “square up”
solid sun
<:SekhmetWink:1505879101737533561>
<:verylong_chillet_bottom:1202553188377436292...
going full mask-off huh?
peak folio
You’ll have better luck panhandling at an offramp.
night plume
I hear door dashing is easy to get into
sage topaz
Sell your phone/pc you will get more than 3 dollars doing that.
bleak crater
@spice nebula #off-topic-memes message Starts with E, ends with E. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
jaunty kraken
https://x.com/i/status/2056353554755895689
@prime agate
X
peak folio
bitter agate
$3? You can't eat anything for $3
night plume
Think I may report them as a bot o.O
peak folio
It joined the server today
bitter agate
Can someone please PayPal me 3 million dollars? I need acreage and a ranch outside of the city...
peak folio
bitter agate
I also need a Lambo. Nothing too fancy, I'd be happy with a lightly used one.
night plume
Can someone please PayPal me 3 million dollars? I need acreage and a ranch outsi...
There is farming acreage for sale near me >.>
solid sun
that's the 2nd time I've seen this scam.
and if I had tin-alloy for every time this happened,
Then I would have two pieces of tin-alloy, which could probably be used for something.
night plume
(I will beat this dead joke until it dies further)
unborn mauve
bitter agate
(*I will beat this dead joke until it dies further*)
I know you will lol
peak folio
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1357137731611918506/1505956468770476175/i...
Did it join that server today too?
unborn mauve
uh let me check....
night plume
I know you will lol
Just let me know if it goes too far into annoying.
unborn mauve
Did it join that server today too?
bitter agate
I'll gladly move to the dirty south once global warming makes it less humid
unborn mauve
yup
night plume
That will never happen xD
solid sun
Did it join that server today too?
Bucky made a comment after someone writing the almost exact same message yesterday got banned
bitter agate
Does that scam work? I like money!
peak folio
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1357137731611918506/1505956965799428136/i...
The profile date would suffice.
unborn mauve
Does that scam work? I like money!
yeah, but you need to look like a cute turtle
bitter agate
Noted
night plume
Well, I joined a game, put a female anime character as a pfp, and went around saying, "I'm a guy pretending to be a girl, anyone want to give me stuff?"
The amount of guys coming to my pms to buy me stuff bc they only saw the last half and pfp was astounding.
So imo, yes, that $3 scam is most likely working
bitter agate
I think it's rule #17: there are no real girls on the internet
peak folio
Yeah they’re probably raking it in.
peak folio
I think it's rule #17: there are no real girls on the internet
Guy In Real Life
night plume
But hey. If anyone wants to consider my pfp a hot female, I'll play along and take the gifts :p
Oh, wait, got one better!
Now I am a hot catgirl maid dumud!
No one can resist giving me free stuff now!
(Discord, this is the part where you update my pfp....)
unborn mauve
already did
peak folio
Too bad it doesn’t save pfp history with the chat
solid sun
Now I am a hot catgirl maid dumud!
No one can resist giving me free stuff now!
someone is standing around in Limsa Lominsa
night plume
Limsa Lominsa?
Going to assume... FF online?
bitter agate
Don't Google it, I think it is pron
bleak crater
@bleak coral
#off-topic-memes message
Source? That sounds false.
bleak coral
bitter agate
Russians=Asian always cracks me up
night plume
We got into a conversation about which continents a fish was close to (think it was based on a meme).
I went to get proof of the continents and got a whole bunch things about how continents and countries are too confusing and how everything is changed to make it easier.
I went to grab quick proof of continents and ended up learning that bc we believe kids are stupid and can't learn basics, continents have been sub split, and then sub split, and then sub split to make it easier.
Tldr: I became confused as f....
bitter agate
I also like to remind my Canadian friends that they're Americans too
peak folio
night plume
I also like to remind my Canadian friends that they're Americans too
You're an engi ma neer right? You might get a face palm out of this.
mental summit
I always knew Kyran wanted Sekhmet towering over him
solid sun
Limsa Lominsa?
Going to assume... FF online?
So the joke is, that Limsa Lominsa is just populated by people doing adult role playing.
And catgirls are at the forefront of this.
night plume
So, have piece of equipment.
It gives you a choice of 2 connections.
Connection 1 - 24vdc power, and signal from device.
Connection 2 - send alarm to device.
Device, can only take a cable in and cable out, so 2 connectors.
The electrical engineer on the project decided to use connection 1 and has all 5 connectors(24vdc power +/-, sign in/out/com) going to device that can only take 2.
Now, I don't fault the electrical engineer who did this, he was new and learning with no-one to teach/help him.
What I fault is:
I pointed this out to my superiors.
I ecplained this connection is not possible and there is no power nor alarm signal.
I explained how it needs to be connected.
I was told that costs too much money and I should release it as is -.-"
night plume
So the joke is, that Limsa Lominsa is just populated by people doing adult role ...
Oh o.o
solid sun
I blew some air into my monitor that wasn't receiving signals anymore, after taking it off power for a few days, and either the blowing or the electronics resetting after a full power removal made it work again.
I assume it's the power removal
peak folio
I always knew Kyran wanted Sekhmet towering over him
🥩🥩
night plume
Glad it works again. Sometimes connectors just need to be reseated.
bitter agate
So, have piece of equipment.
It gives you a choice of 2 connections.
Connectio...
O.o Jebus... And no not a pretengineer, just a technician that all of them ask how to do their job. Cuz when you pay to get a degree you don't get thinking skills on the other side. At least in my experience.
night plume
O.o Jebus... And no not a pretengineer, just a technician that all of them ask h...
I was hired bc of degree. I am still to this day so confused by the lack of thinking I see o.o
I much prefer to work with the techs and field engineers >.>
solid sun
Glad it works again. Sometimes connectors just need to be reseated.
it was not receiving input on any port, DP or HDMI, which in hindsight likely was related to the electronics bugging on startup
bitter agate
I much prefer to work with the techs and field engineers >.>
I could be a field engineer, but I hate traveling lol
night plume
I could be a field engineer, but I hate traveling lol
My dad was a field engineer, we loved and hated his traveling.
(We loved the cool stuff he brought back, hated he was gone so much).
I wouldn't be able to be a field engineer. I can read everything and direct how it needs to be connected based on charts, drawings, etc.. But, I have no hands on experience to see how things are ACTUALLY done.
solid sun
So, have piece of equipment.
It gives you a choice of 2 connections.
Connectio...
yeah, the age old, "we do this to make money, not make a good product"
bitter agate
Don't stop the money train! It's heading straight to profit!
unborn mauve
<:SekhmetWink:1505879101737533561>
<:LmoC:1156822608977870908><:dropper_r:780816...
general is actualy agreeing on this lol
night plume
yeah, the age old, "we do this to make money, not make a good product"
I've been on 3 projects before this and rhey were all, "make it right, make a good product."
Thos project is all, "f it, just put something on paper and we'll blame someone else." -.-"
solid sun
wow, how the mighty have fallen
you're at least doing the good work, and use your brain and ask questions and confront
bitter agate
Good ole blame game...
night plume
I have been keeping track of all the incorrect things.
I will be in a lot of trouble real soon bc I am going to start an official change request without saying anything to my superiors. They will learn about it after the other groups >.>
That will put them in the spot of, "do we squash it and have to explain why we aren't doing it, or deal with doing it bc we don't want to confront everyone and try to convince them it was correct to begin with."
bitter agate
Unrelated: @night plume did I tell you that I got $1700 of flooring for free from work?
night plume
Unrelated: <@215276580442865664> did I tell you that I got $1700 of flooring for...
You did not.
I am jealous o.o
Whatcha gonna do with it?
bitter agate
Playing house Tetris all weekend so hopefully by next weekend I can install it in my front room and hall
night plume
Hope you can get it all in where you want it
peak folio
vxTwitter / fixvx
bitter agate
Hope you can get it all in where you want it
Yeah my carpet is gross. Very stoked to get a free replacement.
solid sun
https://fixvx.com/playstation/status/2056404450793938989
cancel every subscription service.
night plume
Yeah my carpet is gross. Very stoked to get a free replacement.
I was happy when I got my old carpet out.
I knew it was bad, but I never realized just how bad it smelled until after it was out x.x
bitter agate
Pets+carpet is a bad combo
night plume
Agreed.
bitter agate
Also added benefit: it's light in color so hopefully less tripping on all my black pets after dark
night plume
Also added benefit: it's light in color so hopefully less tripping on all my bla...
Won't happen. You will still trip.
Pets like to be in the way.
night plume
https://tenor.com/view/no-toilet-paper-wiping-cleaning-spring-hectic-gif-1659319...
I remember when Scarlett did that once. Scared me half to death....
She zoomed across the living room and down the hall like that as if she were possessed.
peak folio
bitter agate
Gross
night plume
She didn't get anything on the carpet, but I scrubbed it anways.
Some of her business got caught on her tail and kept swinging and hitting her butt. She thought something was attacking her.
She also got a bath >.>
bitter agate
Lol sometimes Sherman has a hair stuck between butt nuggets... He races around the yard trying to get away from it
night plume
I sneak hairball control stuff into Scarlett's food to keep it from happening again.
But, she really needs to be groomed
night plume
Is a cat
solid sun
With the butt dragging I had assumed she's a dog
dog or a small child that can't yet speak.
novel sun
Huh. I suppose it makes sense, but it's odd then that it's largely connected to just dogs
night plume
It is largely connected to dogs bc they have a higher chance of catching the cause.
Scarlett did it due to a bathroom mishap
solid sun
worms 🪱
bitter agate
No more long hair kitties for me... They're a bigger pain than anything
night plume
The 2 kittens I got from the petstore (Scarlett and Nori) were listed as short hairs.
They are extra longs
bitter agate
When we got Doc Fuzzball and his sister Suzuka she had a problem cleaning her butt so she became my mother in law's new outside kitty lol. It's mat season for Fuzzball rn and he might be getting too old to clean them properly. The boss wants to get him a lion cut lol
tranquil obsidian
wow, the final final final final final definitely final update soon?
leaden nova
Terraria might as well be the game version of Ghibli
You know they will always say final update and you know it will never be true
bitter agate
Why does everyone like Teirria so much? I couldn't get into it
hearty sonnet
Me neither haha, I tried
solid sun
were you drunk when you tried it though?
since you don't have any friends, alcohol is the 2nd best thing to make things more entertaining
novel sun
Furthest I've gotten iirc is killing the big purple worm, killing the skeleton, and making gear out of a meteor
solid sun
that's pre-hardmode
novel sun
Also made it to hell but didn't really do anything there
solid sun
so the first third of the game
novel sun
that's pre-hardmode
Yeah, I never got really into it
I've also never beat Minecraft I think
bitter agate
were you drunk when you tried it though?
I was drunk and on drugs with friends and still was done with it at hour 3
night plume
I like Terraria bc it is different. I get to build, mine, discover, and there are biomes that mean something
hearty sonnet
Valheim 
night plume
I love 7D2D.
Didn't get Valheim bc it seemed like something that was more fun with others and I had no others
hearty sonnet
Valheim is great with people but it's amazing solo too
Also the game gets harder with more people around
Dynamically too, like if a friend joined you mid-fight, the enemies would get stronger
peak folio
X
night plume
I like the challenge being increased to accomodate multiple people
bitter agate
Y'all are welcome on any game that I'm hosting a dedicated. We're nearly friends lol
hearty sonnet
I have a Valheim server hehe
I have it shut down tho, will raise it back from the dead maybe one day
bitter agate
I think we are going back to Vein to check out the updates... Depends on what the wife wants to play
open scaffold
https://x.com/discussingfilm/status/2056436729150599203
Animated version of transformers ew
just dosent fit
peak folio
Sacrilege
bitter agate
Animated version of transformers ew
Whut?!
night plume
I don't get on games often enough to play with others
bitter agate
Kids today...
night plume
Animated version of transformers ew
But Transformers was animated first o.O
open scaffold
full grown man
open scaffold
But Transformers was animated first o.O
I grew up with the live action ones
peak folio
Kids today...
Michael Baybies
night plume
I prefer the animated transformers to the live action
bitter agate
explosions intensify
tough comet
I grew up with the live action ones
those one are parody
night plume
Michael Baybies
And now I fully understand why Michael Bay is making the Skibidi Toilet movie o.o
worldly ivy
Clearly you’ve never seen the absolute cinema that’s the first Transformers movie
Genuinely it’s kind of hardcore
peak folio
barren sierra
sick flame
Why is Krafton all over Subnautica 2-s EULa [wtf](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emo...
Since when have gamers been interested in EULA? And what have they been doing for two decades?
bitter agate
Xbox is an Xbox
sick flame
peak folio
Noh it’s XBOX
bitter agate
Autocorrect don't lie
barren sierra
https://fixupx.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2056359900960510265
Courts have been favoring them greatly usually, now either the money is drying or who knows whats happening
cobalt briar
good lord Nintendo is thirsty for some legal justice
sick flame
More shame for Nintendo level up
novel sun
Clearly you’ve never seen the absolute cinema that’s the first Transformers movi...
The visuals are great but the human characters are painfully cringe (both acting and dialogue)
peak folio
Courts have been favoring them greatly usually, now either the money is drying o...
At the source, I’m amused one of the cited pieces of prior art is a pokemon fan game.
barren sierra
At the source, I’m amused one of the cited pieces of prior art is a pokemon fan ...
The laws there let them treat a lot of fan creations as their own, which is also how they got their emulators set up on the switch to run legacy games
worldly ivy
The visuals are great but the human characters are painfully cringe (both acting...
Well it was also the 80s so it’s understandable it’s a bit shaky but it holds up well
peak folio
The laws there let them treat a lot of fan creations as their own, which is also...
The JPO still rejected the patent while including the fan game as why the idea isn’t inventive.
Nintendo can contest it but it shouldn’t go anywhere
peak folio
Well it was also the 80s so it’s understandable it’s a bit shaky but it holds up...
It’s basically a feature length rock music video.
barren sierra
Nintendo can contest it but it shouldn’t go anywhere
They used to be favored highly there,im not sure if bribes stopped working, or some people got shifted that can no longer be bullied into complying
worldly ivy
It’s basically a feature length rock music video. <:Chillet_hee:1243468918727639...
And it’s fucking awesome
zealous crow
https://tenor.com/view/30000-usd-turtle-vedal-neurosama-neuro-sama-gif-104223214...
Sorry syrup I need that money for another crab's treasure.
novel sun
Well it was also the 80s so it’s understandable it’s a bit shaky but it holds up...
Ah, I saw your message under all the Michael Bay talk and figured that was the movie you meant. Yeah that criticism wasn't for the animated one
worldly ivy
Hell yeah
barren sierra
The visuals are great but the human characters are painfully cringe (both acting...
Then go watch modern Disney, Zoomerass
worldly ivy
They were talking about the Bayverse movies with that statement
novel sun
Then go watch modern Disney, Zoomerass
You missed the follow up, clanker
zealous crow
What whine while I don't like whine the cheap stuff really just tastes bad.
Costco Kirkland Mimosa.
peak folio
maiden narwhal
https://fixupx.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2056359900960510265
Who knew… looks like the mobile game was catching heat too
peak folio
barren sierra
I mean, when your country holds 1/8th of world pop, you don't really need to rely on outside sources
This market comparison is getting really stupid
peak folio
Basically don’t sleep on China.
teal iron
Yeah I wouldn't sleep on any country that sounds rather rude
peak folio
You’d rather sleep in the country, then
deep idol
There is a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, being overrun by autonomous taxis at all hours of the day, especially in the morning. To make things weirder, their cabins all seem to be empty when they enter the area. The danger surrounding these taxis as well as the disruption it is having on this cul-de-sac has the residents up in arms, even going so far as placing obstacles in their path hoping to deter them (which was only partially successful).
teal iron
Put another mark on the "Prima was right that No Modern AI can be trusted" board
How long before the "useful medical AI" get someone sick...?
humble parrot
teal iron
Well future AI cannot exist as long as Modern AI does because it stagnates innovation with the Profit Motive
And past AI is just a whole can of worms
mental summit
https://fixvx.com/Sony/status/2056445541949595672
Uhhhhhh what
teal iron
Technically modern AI is just 1970s AI but brute forced with raw power of modern computing hardware
...which explains why it's wildly inefficient, it's like GIF 2
BMP 2
Now with 9 terabytes for 9 trillion pixels
bitter agate
Just saw something earlier saying 95% of companies are reporting no net gains for AI
teal iron
Actually it's just modern GIF
Yeah it "works" and modern machines kinda push past the inefficiency but it racks up jaw-dropping filesizes and has baffling limitations
Modern AI racks up jaw-dropping data demand for training and has baffling inadequacy issues that continue to elude the brightest minds on the subject
but I digress
A bee's intuition is never far off
bitter agate
A bee's intuition is never far off
Get your buzz on
mental summit
Don’t they sting people and then immediately regret it?
teal iron
And a bee's intuition says that nothing from this 50-year-old humonculous of cobbled-together data and frantically assembled code will do good by this earth
deep idol
Just saw something earlier saying 95% of companies are reporting no net gains fo...
I also heard it has a 96.25% failure rate in most jobs.
bitter agate
Lol. Seems legit.
teal iron
Not in manufacturing, not in medicine, not in autonomous cars, not in anything
bitter agate
My buddy's fsd is pretty slick... But I wouldn't pay $100/month for my car to drive me if I still have to watch the road
Nor do I want my car to watch me drive it lol
teal iron
Just build trains!
You goobuses
deep idol
The report said the only area it excels at is artwork and image generation, which is the part the community reviles the most. If this isn't a lose-lose situation, I don't know what is.
bitter agate
I have 5 cars. Murikah!
tough comet
atleast AI is good at something. telling me what companies to avoid and scamming people off the web.
bitter agate
I've never used public transit... It's basically where the homeless relieve themselves
Blue state life...
deep idol
atleast AI is good at something. telling me what companies to avoid <:Chillet_he...
At this rate, people will be seeing companies who do not use AI as the better service.
Take this example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g45iWb-N-FE
gusty marten
Take this example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g45iWb-N-FE
Got it! Don't use Claude 🙂
deep idol
Got it! Don't use Claude 🙂
... and Claude's the "best" AI out there.
gusty marten
... and Claude's the "best" AI out there.
For me, i'll live without it 🙂
deep idol
... and Claude's the "best" AI out there.
In other words, it's best to avoid using any of them.
deep idol
For me, i'll live without it 🙂
I can, too.
gusty marten
Besides, i've seen human do this all the time, for what? sabotage? anti-competitive? who know? with/without accidental 🙂
teal iron
I've never used public transit... It's basically where the homeless relieve them...
That's because america is owned by the oil barons and they make sure public transit here SUCKS
bitter agate
That's because america is owned by the oil barons and they make sure public tran...
Well also if we want to visit my father in law one state over it's a 1700 mile drive one way... That'd be a week on public transit
teal iron
✈️
🫴
bitter agate
I don't fly
teal iron
🚆
🫴
bitter agate
Still a week
teal iron
High speed rail is amazing, you know
Unfortunately the US infrastructure for it kinda stinks
humble parrot
I walk
bitter agate
With a bmw I can get there in a day
teal iron
Yeah rail losing to a car sounds like bad infrastructure
Considering trains can easily clock speeds far higher than a car
And you don't have to drive, which means you don't have to worry about other people who CAN'T drive
It's objectively the coolest thing ever unless you specifically need to move a lot of stuff
bitter agate
Or want to smoke weed along the way
gusty marten
I walk
♫ And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door ♫
Hi Azre
humble parrot
Hello Redacted
open scaffold
Unfortunately the US infrastructure for it kinda stinks
lobbist wont ever let it happen
japan and china have proved that you can make a bullet train connecting parts of your country
but people using trains means less people using cars and buying gasoline
simple aurora
X
bitter agate
but people using trains means less people using cars and buying gasoline
Not just that but we'd need an entire new infrastructure to have high speed rail in America. We can't use existing rail that moves product across the country.
teal iron
Yeah but why aren't we building any
it's objectively better than what we have and it WILL pay off in the long term
bitter agate
Cuz it would cost trillions
gusty marten
https://x.com/i/status/2056412220557320323
Welp, sooner or later, they'll all but a memories 😢
teal iron
Why would you WANT to waste money on gasoline when you could ride a train for much less
open scaffold
Cuz it would cost trillions
650 mile rail system for japan cost them 80 billion the fuck?
teal iron
Cuz it would cost trillions
Maybe if we were building the rail in fantasy land but here in reality the price is muc more manageable
open scaffold
we spend 800 billion every year on the military
we can afford it but like i said lobbist will never let it happen it would kill the auto motive indusrty
bitter agate
I'm just talking trills before you lay a single rail just in land costs in larger cities
teal iron
The incredible underground tunnel:
open scaffold
or just connecting on the outskirts
bitter agate
Boring
teal iron
and how much of that land is being wasted for gigantic roads anyway
bitter agate
Could work?
bitter agate
How much does it cost to bore out an infrastructure from coast to coast linking the ten biggest cities?
open scaffold
and how much of that land is being wasted for gigantic roads anyway
4000 acers for at data center
open scaffold
How much does it cost to bore out an infrastructure from coast to coast linking ...
a fracton of what we spend on the military
bitter agate
But we're number 1
open scaffold
in what?
bitter agate
Mil spending
open scaffold
you are right we are good at over spending
bitter agate
Incarceration per capita
open scaffold
we should get better about over spending and a lot of other things
bitter agate
Maybe the inmates can build it
open scaffold
or union workers?
bitter agate
That'd cost trills and take four lifetimes
open scaffold
you should run for office
bitter agate
You know how construction works when it's on the state dollar?
teal iron
I can tell you don't work with government much
Complete disconnect between you and the reality of infrastructure, spending, and...a lot of things actually
open scaffold
You know how construction works when it's on the state dollar?
do you know how much money the goverment has?
bitter agate
Infinite
That's why I pay as little tax as possible
Last year was the first time I've filed in 10 years
teal iron
did you just admit to tax fraud...
bitter agate
Ten is the magic number before they send someone to your door
teal iron
bitter agate
They owe me... I've got zero stimulus checks... But if I file I wouldn't get a return
teal iron
So if you're not paying taxes then why are you worried how the government spends money?
It's literally NOT your money
ARGUABLY it isn't your country since you sure aren't paying to be here like everyone else
bitter agate
Not at all what I said
teal iron
We should make a giant amusement park where you can just drive expensive sports cars in circles for free and bar this guy specifically from visiting
taxpayers only.
teal iron
And the entire thing will be made of SOLID GOLD so it costs 9 TRILLION DOLLARS
teal iron
I'd give em a fake id
Stealing from the common man!
Mooching on the hardworking middle class!
For shame!
teal iron
I'm gonna put you in the middle of my left fist and my right fist here in a minute
honest rivet
did you just admit to tax fraud...
Which Pal is most likely to get convicted of tax fraud?
teal iron
Which Pal is most likely to get convicted of tax fraud?
Anubis.
honest rivet
Cringe tbh.
teal iron
Not the most likely to COMMIT it, but the others would definitely get away with it
bitter agate
I'm gonna put you in the middle of my left fist and my right fist here in a minu...
I could hold you down and fart in your mouth
teal iron
You could TRY
honest rivet
I'm gonna put you in the middle of my left fist and my right fist here in a minu...
Y'know I saw a video the other day reviewing Limbus Company and the guy said it was the new JoJo's Bizarre Adventure with the way Project Moon sleeper agents are everywhere. Being unable to read the word "middle" normally is proof that I am not immune.
teal iron
Y'know I saw a video the other day reviewing Limbus Company and the guy said it ...
whar
ancient pasture
i will play wolverine on pc
solid sun
Palworld or Space Engineers...I think Space Engineers
Rimworld
humble parrot
cobalt briar
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-console-owners-launch-class-action-laws...
First Nintendo now Sony
Only one more left 
novel sun
In Nintendo's case I'm pretty sure it's Nintendo against the U.S. government
For Sony, it looks like the users against the company
deep idol
First Nintendo now Sony <:harapeko:994838474731560990>
Only one more left <:Xbo...
That might be unlikely considering XBOX is turning things around at a rapid pace.
teal iron
In Nintendo's case I'm pretty sure it's Nintendo against the U.S. government
Not long after nintendo initiated that lawsuit, a class action was initiated
Because Nintendo was already adjusting prices for tariffs and then tried to claim a refund, and people sued because that refund should be theirs
solid sun
First Nintendo now Sony <:harapeko:994838474731560990>
Only one more left <:Xbo...
time to grab your Ouya, because the others are not delivering.
teal iron
And then nintendo said "watch this" and raised prices on their hardware AGAIN
cobalt briar
That might be unlikely considering XBOX is turning things around at a rapid pace...
You think people are gonna care just because they lowered GP prices and rebranded from Xbox to XBOX
teal iron
yeah idk where this "turning things around" stuff comes from
solid sun
yeah idk where this "turning things around" stuff comes from
from cooking pancakes
teal iron
Woman from AI says "i will not put AI" and then partners with discord and suddenly everything is rainbows and sunshine again
cobalt briar
I mean Asha is saying some good stuff and doing some great things but let’s not get carried away so fast
deep idol
You think people are gonna care just because they lowered GP prices and rebrande...
That was all due to the new CEO. Right now, she is doing a lot of good reversing the decisions of the previous CEO.
solid sun
you turn them around to not let them burn
humble parrot
In Nintendo's case I'm pretty sure it's Nintendo against the U.S. government
No, there's an ongoing lawsuit with the same argument against Nintendo
novel sun
And then nintendo said "watch this" and raised prices on their hardware AGAIN
Just great. What are the prices now?
deep idol
I mean Asha is saying some good stuff and doing some great things but let’s not ...
Yeah, one slip-up and there goes the newfound trust.
cobalt briar
That was all due to the new CEO. Right now, she is doing a lot of good reversing...
just because the new CEO is doing some good stuff that doesn’t excuse the fact that XBOX is also guilty of doing the same thing PS did and could face a similar lawsuit
deep idol
Woman from AI says "i will not put AI" and then partners with discord and sudden...
It will all depend on if she stays on this course.
solid sun
xbox I think is already doing individual pricing which Playstation is just phasing in.
cobalt briar
It’s not even like it’s punishment, it’s just equaling things out considering so many companies are filing getting their tariff refunds now that they’ve been deemed illegal
and it’s not like consumers tend to matter in this market so they don’t just get to request the same refunds companies do
deep idol
And then nintendo said "watch this" and raised prices on their hardware AGAIN
This is what I have to say about this decision:
cobalt briar
Now companies are raising prices due to something else that’s somehow 10x worse than tariffs, and way more long-term
teal iron
It will all depend on if she stays on this course.
Imo "this course" is a big load of NOTHING
Until I can load all of my palworld mods on my xbox console they haven't done enough
solid sun
Imo "this course" is a big load of NOTHING
what course is your megacorporation heading towards?
cobalt briar
granted Sony’s probably the one taking the most advantage out of blaming other things for an excuse to make shit more expensive
solid sun
you know it was cold that night, and she said she didn't need to wear a jacket, that's why we decided to raise the price of the ps5 console with disc-drive
if you think a raise of 100 bucks is too much you should know we do this because we believe in game preservation and what is a better way than physical media, so we will raise it by another 50 around winter
cobalt briar
I’m making the difficult decision of raising the prices of gumballs from my gumball machines from 25 cents to 50 cents due to market conditions
main grail
hi
teal iron
what course is your megacorporation heading towards?
if I had a megacorporation you'd be very aware of the direction it was going at any given time
honest rivet
If I had a megacorporation I'd buy Star Fox off of Nintendo so we can finally get a game that isn't Star Fox for the SNES.
F-Zero too while I'm there.
humble parrot
PrimaCorp
teal iron
"We are totally not building an army of bee robots to take over the world I am offended by the accusation"
teal iron
What happened to good old natural sourcing?
Too small
However the organic bees will be programming and operating the bee robots
Or would, if they were real
Which they aren't!
Offended by the accusation!
DO NOT CLICK THE UNMARKED ELEVATOR BUTTON
honest rivet
My cousin clicked the unmarked elevator button. Nothing happened, and if something did happen it would have been deeply unpleasant and not worth the effort.
lost stirrup
I have a question. I’m getting the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra 12gb ram next month and will that be able to run palworlds mobile on max settings when it’s out. I’m upgrading from a Tab S7 8gb ram 11 inch I’ve had since 2020
I’m hoping to get stable 30/60 fps depending on the games cap
teal iron
Palworld mobile isn't even out yet, is it?
lost stirrup
No but we got the specs
teal iron
But I would assume any modern tablet would run the mobile game, seeing as, you know, it's designed for mobile devices?
lost stirrup
Ty
I’m upgrading just for palworlds mobile
Getting the used version in the best condition for refurbished for 700
barren sierra
I feel like thats a question for the mobile devs in the Krafton discord and not here
Pocketpair doesnt even work on the game (or care for that matter)
And im 50% confident, nobody here wants to touch anything made by Krafton to begin with
sage topaz
Wouldn't mobile Palworld be massively watered down in terms of the combat. Or can you attach a controller to a phone now?
barren sierra
Given that there are features unique to that specific "port" of the game, I dont think so
You got lock on to target mechanics, dodge assists and many other "ease of use" features
Oh and tower fights have spots to avoid specific types of dmg, generally its a different game
Like Zoe starts charging her aoe and you just got a platform you climb on to dodge the dmg, the screen even warns you and points locations to it
sage topaz
So it's massively watered down got it more or less what I expected which in this case is not a good thing
barren sierra
Well there is an energy system, power levels and so on
Idk why, if a cheap knockoff like Miraibo go could perfectly copy the gameplay for mobile devices, idk what stopped krafton from doing the same (except money)
void dagger
Shrimple
Energy system and cosmetics will facilitate mtx purchase
barren sierra
It will facilitate it anyways cause of the skins they have been leaking so far
Who doesnt want a chillet in a tuxedo or an actual mechanical jetragon 
worldly ivy
So I think I might have accidentally taught myself how to count in Japanese by watching superhero shows
unborn mauve
sage topaz
Don't put jack shit in Nintendo just ignore they exist them and Disney in the same boat of "family friendly" yet are the apex of evil
barren sierra
https://youtu.be/0jD8YV0YhxE?is=ze2VvPl3RjNJod6v
The barrel explosions sold me KEK
maiden narwhal
https://youtu.be/0jD8YV0YhxE?is=ze2VvPl3RjNJod6v
Missed opportunity with the variety of attacks and tilts, imo. There’s a LOT of weapons in MH. But this mod only highlights 4? Come on. No hammer!? No hunting horn? Come onnnnnnn
barren sierra
There is a size limitation to character folder
So I'm going to assume they hit it, but it can be put on an extra skin instead
Unless this is one of the recompiled versions of the game for pc
im which case, yeah why didn't they
maiden narwhal
There’s been character modding for Smash since the Wii U days with Project M and possibly before that, they upload it to the consoles somehow. Idk/I don’t remember the specifics, but I did download some skins back on Smash 4. You still play on the console they’re on
barren sierra
there has been smash meele mods since the gamecube trough the link cable exploit
-# But we don't talk about those
unborn mauve
Missed opportunity with the variety of attacks and tilts, imo. There’s a LOT of ...
Yeah lots of comments are about that
barren sierra
-# But we don't talk about those
All the mario thong costumes that tainted my eyes
dim nymph
I can't imagine a Gartic/Jackbox without slurs,bodily fluids, and nudity actually existing
plucky dove
Well, I've been gone from here for a while, haven't I?
Welp, back to Palworld I go, 1.0 is close and I've got to be here for it
barren sierra
I can't imagine a Gartic/Jackbox without slurs,bodily fluids, and nudity actuall...
i couldn't find the template gif, so i just picked this one, that's im comment to GameCube game mods
open scaffold
i heard japanese is the hardest to learn if you speak english
i guess spanish is the most similar one to english
sick flame
humble parrot
Romanized japanese is pronounced in the exact same way you would pronounce the words in spanish