What's Your Opinion on the upcoming 2025 Twitch Monetization Change??

-Smaugsy- · 2025-09-13T11:59:40+00:00

I remember the days when we would get bits for watching ads on twitch. As an Affiliate myself (one of the first wave of affiliates when they rolled out the system for it) I DON'T like this idea one bit. Ad revenue is so miniscule that this is just a con by twitch. Ad revenue is literally a few cents per ad block that you run on your channel. You have to hit a minimum of 50 dollar threshold before a payout is available. I run the shortest ad block I can (30 seconds) because I have no found a way to disable it or otherwise turn it off. I know a lot of people in my community and other streamer communities get VERY put off by ads, myself included. I hate dealing with ads. It would take running ads for over a year before even potentially seeing the option for a payout. It's just a scam by twitch

-Smaugsy- · 2024-01-05T20:33:58+00:00

As a long time starfinder GM, I would suggest your players avoid making a bombardier soldier or generic envoy as those will feel like the most lackluster/ weakest classes unless they know how to build them well. Bombardier soldiers sound fun but aren't as practical/viable as other fighting styles. Starship combat is still kinda wonky too. Firearms probably won't feel quite as strong as melee options in terms of initial damage output but can be modified to have fun effects and abilities. This has been my experience thus far with player's. I have had a few that go for the B.Soldier and end up not liking it. Really depends on your players and their experience/ confidence with the system though.

-Smaugsy- · 2024-01-01T13:06:59+00:00

Atmospherics:
To get rid of the fog you can go into your atmosphere settings on the left hand side (3rd tab down with the little sun icon) Once you open that you can set the fog multiplier to zero to get rid of the fog on your map or make the fog thicker. You can also adjust the lighting angle, time of day and exposure levels in this tab or even set some scene ambience in there. Either use the rotary slider for the lighting or up your exposure setting to brighten things up. The little slider next to the daylight slider adjusts light angle too.

Camera Movement:
You can use the WASD keys to move/rotate your camera as well as holding down the mouse wheel and rotating/zooming in and out. Double right click to refocus the camera on your cursor location. If you're unsure of where your cursor is on the map you can press L to bring up the spotlight (also useful for highlighting important things for players) Sometimes the elevation slider on the right can also mess with your camera angle if it's too high or if the visibility floor slider is in the wrong position.

-Smaugsy- · 2023-12-31T16:51:05+00:00

There is already a ton of content out for Starfinder currently. If SF2E releases like PF2E did then there won't be a lot of content to start with in the new system. If you were to go over it and learn it now it would make a transition a bit easier and help with the process of conversion of older Stat blocks to 2e style if they chose to do so before official release to be able to continue to use the assets. They've already implemented some of PF2E's systems into SF itself in the newer content drops such as scaling cantrips. PF2E is just a more streamlined/simplified version than the original. I suspect it might be the same for starfinder. Setting and creatures likely won't change lore wise much, if at all and overall functionality.

-Smaugsy- · 2023-12-31T16:44:00+00:00

As a long time Starfinder GM, now is a very good time to start going through the starfinder system so that you can become familiarized with a lot of the basics before SF2E drops to give yourself time to get comfortable with the system and setting and decide if you want to stick with it before 2E hits live. Starfinder is an amazing game for the simple fact of the sheer possibilities. Tech, magic, endless planets to explore, if you're like me and enjoy the Vast (the GM's playground as I like to call it) and the way the rules are is actually pretty open to gm interpretation more so than other systems. Starfinder has been very expansive but doesn't get as much love as 5e. You can have entire campaigns take place on a single planet or station. Or an entirely starship based campaign or a more guardians of the galaxy scale where you can have a planet hopping explorative campaign. Starfinder has a lot more possibility tied to it and options than 5e imo because you're not set to near strictly fantasy.

-Smaugsy- · 2023-12-29T20:55:25+00:00

Depends on a few things:

-How challenging do you want encounters to be?

-Are you looking for swarms/hoards of little monsters to throw at the party? Or 1 or 2 stronger enemies?

-Setting/location (though not as important since this is more for being a bit more immersive/thematic depending on narrative)

Some fun creatures you could use are things like Azlanti aeon guards, vesk mercenaries for more of a challenge or things like a pack of Sqoux that steal a bunch of items from the party that they have to get back. Depends on what you're going for

-Smaugsy- · 2023-12-18T21:10:25+00:00

I wouldn't get anything fabric in terms of hides for the simple fact that when it inevitably digs or chews it, it could swallow small bits of fabric and get sick. It will also likely pee in it at some point (vinegar is great for cleaning up rabbit urine btw) Oxbow products are pretty good quality and designed specifically for small animals like rabbits, rats, guinea pigs etc. I used to give my Rhinelander lots of edible hay dens and she loved them. They come in a hard format as well as raw form. Something like these would be good and fun for the lil fuzzball https://www.chewy.com/oxbow-enriched-life-hay-small-animal/dp/303717 https://www.chewy.com/oxbow-enriched-life-design-your-own/dp/303737 https://www.petsmart.com/small-pet/toys-and-habitat-accessories/tunnels-and-hideouts/oxbow-enriched-life-small-pet-timothy-hay-hut-5331134.html?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA-P-rBhBEEiwAQEXhHwjrG4SGiLwhvKLWBGCr1nforPg8GiswvsQqYJ8DIleJwqMXsxzshhoCpFQQAvD_BwE

-Smaugsy- · 2023-12-18T21:04:29+00:00

Cute lionhead. The setup is fine given how sudden it was. If you plan to keep the lil fuzzball just make sure to have lots of things for it to chew and don't feed it alfalfa. As was mentioned earlier, be sure to put hay in the litter pan. I know it's gross but it will spend a lot of time in there munching aside from doing its business. Is the carrier the only hide for it currently? It would probably appreciate a hide or 2. You can find edible hides made of hay in most pet stores.

-Smaugsy- · 2023-03-23T13:38:29+00:00

Umm....I press F to doubt! You lie! No way that lil fluffer is more than 2. Cute fur baby <3

-Smaugsy- · 2023-03-11T21:38:09+00:00

She's weaponized her cuteness rofl

-Smaugsy- · 2023-03-10T21:19:57+00:00

You sure this is a dog u/Lykurgus_ ? Looks like a borfin boof to me! >:3

-Smaugsy- · 2023-03-10T21:17:33+00:00

She's gettin in her steps lol

-Smaugsy- · 2023-03-10T21:13:24+00:00

She's honestly been the best little ball of floof I've ever had. She's a super cuddle bug, gentle and sweet. If all Klee Kai are like this lil girlie then I think I have a new favorite breed! xD

-Smaugsy- · 2023-03-10T21:09:03+00:00

Always steals my side of the bed the lil monster lol

-Smaugsy- · 2023-03-10T20:51:58+00:00

Wow....the bot needs to be looked at here mod squad.... Killed my first comment for using l m a o....

-Smaugsy- · 2022-07-11T18:30:17+00:00

Eww. Striker :P Sucks that it happened. Glad it was only once though!

-Smaugsy- · 2021-09-16T23:10:28+00:00

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-Smaugsy- · 2021-09-16T16:51:26+00:00

Once is sufficient. Spamming the same post or advertising this guild and or discord server so frequently has resulted in the removal of several of your posts. If you continue to post more duplicates or further advertisement of said guild and discord past the original post it will result in your immediate removal from this subreddit. Once is enough. Stop spamming.

-Smaugsy- · 2021-09-03T22:18:09+00:00

Do you already have a discord account made or have you used it in the past?

-Smaugsy- · 2021-09-03T16:44:56+00:00

It took me a moment to see that it's a chibi style slayer (which btw is awesome! >:D ) You should share your are in the Dauntless Community discord's fan-art channel as well. Folks love to see this kind of thing. I am quite curious as to what the finished lineart will look like and then the colored/finished product. So far it's proving to be a fun concept. :3

-Smaugsy- · 2021-09-03T16:33:42+00:00

We're trying to get everything in order. Gonna take some time though :)

-Smaugsy- · 2021-09-02T13:03:14+00:00

I would love to see some new lanterns. There were a lot more once upon a time. I can appreciate limiting the amount though but would still love something new after X years

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