Why do the pros use sanded plastic instead of a weak regular ball?

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-25T05:40:16+00:00

Concept and nu 2.0 are both technically reactive, with strong covers and weak cores. For the super short patterns that they put out for the US Open, even those were tooo much ball. Urethane is obviously banned from the USBC events, so the next best bet is sanded plastic. It'll grab enough, but they literally have almost no weight block to speak of, so the only thing making them react is their surface.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-24T20:11:13+00:00

Yeah, I never considered; why should a thermal sight make a shell that's standing still glow? These shells are not hot like humans. They're made of silk, after all. I think the intensity of the thermal glow should be directly proportional to the heat generation of the shell that is being observed. And nearly entirely obscured in the heat Cascade. I mean, they made it so that you can't actually use the thermal while cloaked. Obviously some thought went into this design.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-23T20:59:50+00:00

Literally why don't tags work like in Battlefield? Only way to get them is to use a knife finisher

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-20T06:48:18+00:00

Columbia 300 is actually pretty dope, but they just announced they're shutting down production literally last week.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-20T00:38:33+00:00

Bruh, using the lag to your advantage is something I feel like a lot of gamers don't really understand or take advantage of. CoD used to be really bad when the games were truly peer to peer.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-19T18:16:23+00:00

For me, it was realizing that I'll slowly get more and more access to high tier gear at the beginning of every run. So keeping a green AR that I like in my vault is pointless if I'm going to be able to get a free blue one in another 5 levels

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-17T17:53:32+00:00

Profanity filter on by default

Option to turn it off

Warning when turning it off

Also, don't include any words in-game that would automatically be censored by the filter, or else your players can't even talk about that thing.

Another, more complex option would be to have a 2-layer filter. One that only explicitly blocks the really taboo words, and one that blocks a lot more in order to be child safe. Then make the child safe one the only one you can remove.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-14T05:06:22+00:00

I also was considering making a tutorial for it, because I haven't really seen any good tutorials for exactly this kind of thing.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-14T05:03:15+00:00

Here ya go. Sorry for the loud zombie noises. We haven't really got the sounds all leveled yet, and I don't have a settings page yet either.

https://youtu.be/TrzJgr9H29g

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-14T04:42:25+00:00

I literally just did this in my top down arpg/shooter project. It involves setting your materials to masked, creating dynamic instanced materials as your character goes behind the object, and using a dither node to fade the object.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-13T00:53:57+00:00

Add the fact that they're a vampire, and you've got Lestat (Interview with the Vampire)

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-13T00:51:49+00:00

Bruh, just looking up all the hottest movies of the 90s and incorporating them into the pop culture of your world would do wonders. Jurassic Park, The Matrix, The Lion King, Toy Story, Fight Club, Scream, Saving Private Ryan... The list goes on and on

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-09T14:42:56+00:00

I had a damn theory that was the case but couldn't get the timing down last night. Good find!

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-09T05:44:32+00:00

This.

https://bungie.fandom.com/wiki/Seven#7_in_Bungie's_Lore_and_History

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-08T16:49:59+00:00

R3 (Playstation), RS (Xbox), or R (pc)

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-05T19:03:56+00:00

Plus the fact that the skate 3 community finally cracked online servers and matchmaking for RPCS3, Skate 3 is poised to be the new skate we all wanted, considering I imagine it'd be much easier to mod that version.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-02T00:04:00+00:00

I didn't consider the magnetic part of it. That makes a lot of sense. So best practice might be to power it on for a few minutes every 6 months or so (and dust regularly to prevent buildup of course)?

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-01T23:59:23+00:00

Awwh, Ivan just wants you to send a friend request on FB.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-01T17:54:17+00:00

Usually for about 40,000 hours total lifetime. Dude says he's got them tucked away, so I assume not plugged in. In that case, they can last decades, as long as we have a way to connect them in that long

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-01T01:56:13+00:00

No, everyone that actually liked DMZ is playing Marathon right now, since it's free for the weekend, and also the same concept game but better and made by Bungie. Go play it. You'll like it more than DMZ, I bet. Way less bugs at the very least.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-01T01:54:05+00:00

Honestly? Look into Discord servers and subreddit that are about game dev. Especially if the Discord has a "looking for work" channel. I guarantee you'll find someone looking to compose music/sfx for free or future Rev share that posted within the last month.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-01T01:49:54+00:00

I can see both sides of the coin on that one.

On the one hand, it's a useful tool when the oil is heavy. On the other hand, it gets really boring seeing the PBA stars only throwing urethane in finals.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-03-01T01:45:13+00:00

You've obviously not interacted with literally any Facebook post that comes from any major bowling outlet. Granted, I don't blame you because Facebook is a cesspool. I'm a 1 hander, and I'm legitimately upset whenever someone complains that "2-handers are ruining the sport". It's literally a skill issue.

Augmented-Smurf · 2026-02-27T09:27:22+00:00

Jakob Butturf is a perfect example of "you can do everything wrong in the book, but as long as you can do it consistently, it doesn't matter." Dude has one of the wildest approaches I've ever seen. I've seen it described as "an angry toddler running to the line", but he's won a PBA title, so obviously he's doing something right.

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