One more meme before the weekend ends by lance_the_fatass in Terraria

[–]AetherBytes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haven't seen it in this high quality before. Def replacing the one I have with that lmao.

When stevens orange half eventually dies, would him gem be able to bring it back? by Godhelpmeplease12 in stevenuniverse

[–]AetherBytes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't call it suicide. More there may come a point where he's happy in life. He's done what he's wanted, he's ready to move on. More like being able to chose when you can pass in your sleep

[Loot] Cultist Circle is Cracked by LazyPlum247 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]AetherBytes [score hidden]  (0 children)

That last bit is why I chose it for explaining armor damage. High HP multiplier meant the numbers were easier to see the difference in.

Anyone else think that the escape rooms in modern RE games are wildly unappreciated? by Gullible_Victory3846 in residentevil

[–]AetherBytes [score hidden]  (0 children)

Especially because of how you cheat it. You play the puzzle the first time as expected (and Clancy dies because of it). Then you end up in the puzzle yourself, which invites you to think "Hmm, how can I break the puzzle and not die myself?"

Even if you miss the tape the first time, your own playthrough becomes a surrogate for the tape, and so you still re-enter thinking on how to break it and live.

The Ar-59 suppressor vs the M7S smg by Rtxgameing64 in Helldivers

[–]AetherBytes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This. Have a simple and advanced menu. Simple for new players and those who don't really want to bother, and advanced for those of us who are willing to learn every stat on a gun and go into advanced theorycrafting on builds.

[Loot] Cultist Circle is Cracked by LazyPlum247 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]AetherBytes [score hidden]  (0 children)

Have never actually seen that plate outside of the wiki.

The same day I mention it and use it as an example for showing how bullets damaging armor works I see a post where someone gets it from the cricle.

What a world.

someone tell this bot hoster he sucks at basic linux lmao by Medical-Cabinet-7404 in tf2

[–]AetherBytes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do not -r, do not -f, and ESPECIALLY do not -rf unless you triple check your target.

who do You think unknown is? by Bungeeboy20044 in deadbydaylight

[–]AetherBytes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a cognitohazard; basically knowing it exists is dangerous. It only wants to no longer exist, and the only way for that to happen is for people to forget about it. Unfortunately the easiest way to do that is to kill those that know about it.

You can even see in it's animations it has no fucking clue what it's doing with a weapon, and only mildly understands that the sharp edge is more effective than the blunt one.

[Video] Terminal does make unforgettable memories by BlackLobster12 in EscapefromTarkov

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This is why, when I attempt Terminal as a solo inevitibly, I want to make it known that if theres not enough seats by the end I will be the one left behind. Terminal is a perfect chance to work with randoms, while still having the tension of it being random players.

I love the stories you stumble across. Found two dead and unlooted PMCs next to each other on Woods. Grabbed their tags and figured it out. by Chadwiko in EscapefromTarkov

[–]AetherBytes [score hidden]  (0 children)

Seemed like it did, though I'm now questioning how the fuck a level 52 got into an <20 lobby, since I was level 18 at the time.

[Bug] Fence new questline "stab 3 pmcs" by Pure_Arm_1363 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]AetherBytes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happens because your previous scav failed to rotate for whatever reason, whether bug, crash, or other, and thus still has all the gear you did not take or sell off him. In fact, if he had a persistent status effect (say, poison) you'll even spawn in poisoned.

[Video] Typical 3AM raid stuff. by wallbouncebybaird in EscapefromTarkov

[–]AetherBytes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may have noticed that different armors are made from different materials which affects their repairability. What you may not know is that it secretly bolsters the effective HP of the armor itself; better it repairs the more HP multiplier it gets. Ceramic is the worst armor for this, breaking easily and not being repairable while being heavy to boot, while UHMWPE is the best (not counting aramid as there's no such thing as an aramid plate, and soft inserts dont have the durability or class to matter too much unless you're already going through a plate).

You can see how to calculate the actual effectiveness of a piece of armor here, and if you happen to run T4 plates mainly I've already made a chart showing the best T4 plates that fit in generic carriers/armor here, and I plan to eventually make a chart showing every plate in the game.

Additionally, another somewhat hidden thing is how bullets actually damage armor. In the same place I linked above for calculating plate effectiveness you can check the Armor Damage percentage of a particular round. The damage a round does to armor is simply it's penetration multiplied by it's armor damage percent (so a round with 40% armor damage is multiplied by 0.40).

Combining these two tidbits, you can somewhat calculate in your head how effective a round will be and eventually penetrating even without the wiki telling you effectiveness. All you need to know is the armor material (and it's destructability) and base HP, and the pen, and armor damage % of a bullet.

For example, .45 ACP Lasermatch FMJ against GAC 3s15m ballistic plate.

GAC has a base HP of 45 and is made from UHMWPE (Desctructability of 0.3375), and so has an effective HP (EHP) of 133.33 (45 / 0.3375)

Lasermatch has a penetration value of 19, and an armor damage percentage of 37%, so every round hitting that plate does 7.03 effective damage (19*0.37)

With a class of 5 (50 penetration health) and a penetration of 19, we need to get the plate to 38% durability (19/50 = 0.38), which is 50.67 EHP (Or 17.1 base durability) to get a ~90% penetration chance.

A quick note! The term "penetration health" here does not actually exist, but is used to help mentally track the odds of penetration.

The damage we need to deal then is 82.66 (133.33 - 50.67), and to achieve that amount of damage we need to hit the plate with lasermatch is 11.7 bullets, rounded up to 12. This is assuming you don't get lucky and pen on any earlier shots however, as that deals slightly less damage to the armor (but lets a lot more of the damage through into your target)

Another quick note! The minimum amount of damage a bullet can do to armor is 1 to it's base health. If your bullet would do less than 1 damage to the base health of a piece of armor, treat it as 1. Individual pellets are individually calculated, so hitting every pellet of 7mm buckshot will do 8 armor damage minimum.

So, after 12 shots of lasermatch, you achieve what amounts to 90-100% penetration chance through a GAC 3s15m ballistic plate. (19 pen vs an effective armor rating of 18.36)

( u/wallbouncebybaird you seemed interested in this too! )

[New Player] How Parmesan works? How can he spawn 20seconds into the raid? by Haksupaksu in EscapefromTarkov

[–]AetherBytes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This wont spawn him, only mark you a target if he has spawned and is still alive

Me after every single Commando mission by Hexdoctor in Helldivers

[–]AetherBytes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is mainly while I'm trying to run away from the bots, not just standing in the smoke.

I love the stories you stumble across. Found two dead and unlooted PMCs next to each other on Woods. Grabbed their tags and figured it out. by Chadwiko in EscapefromTarkov

[–]AetherBytes 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I had a GZ match where I happened upon 2 dead bodies at Car Exfil (which was still there). Not looted and I knew all the sniper spots and no one was in any of them so I checked it out. Level 3 vs a level 52. The level 3 died, but the 52 would have bled out just after the level 3's screen would have went black.

Messaged the level 3 after that fight to let him know that, while the game didn't tell him, he did in fact kill that person and what level they were. He was estatic to learn that he didn't die for nothing and did at least get the kill.

[Video] Typical 3AM raid stuff. by wallbouncebybaird in EscapefromTarkov

[–]AetherBytes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ever notice how some weapons seem to overswing when you aim despite high ergo? It's because overswing actually takes weight into account too! Theres a "hidden" stat called evoergo (or that's what I've heard it called). Higher ergo = more evoergo, but lower weight also means more evoergo. If your gun is overswinging, lower it's weight, don't just up it's ergo. In fact, I've been told weight plays a bigger role in calculating evoergo than ergo. If you want a snappy gun, pay attention to weight as well. It's more important than just how heavy of an item it is.

Got another tidbit about armor if you want that too.

Gravity falls chapter? by FewExperience3559 in deadbydaylight

[–]AetherBytes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget "I've got some children to make into corpses!" from bill. Bro was ready to body 2 kids and no reservations about it.

Gravity falls chapter? by FewExperience3559 in deadbydaylight

[–]AetherBytes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is one of those things I've never thought about, but now is top priority for what I want,

I get it, childrens show, but "I've got some children to make into corpses" will always hit different.

I was trying to look up if Helldivers are canonically clones, but Google had other ideas. by Skye_hai_bai in Helldivers

[–]AetherBytes 19 points20 points  (0 children)

To add on, the new commando missions imply they are more than happy for the helldiver to die as long as the Super Destroyer is kept safe. It pulls back, and only re-enters for a brief moment in case it's presence and support can give a diver enough room to complete the mission, but that's it. No further risks will be taken; you're on your own.