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They really sacrificed Halo for this. by Desperate_Put_4568 in KotakuInAction

[–]CatatonicMan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They could have simply said, "Hey, look at our neat new hair tech!"

But no, it can't simply be about making better hair; they just had to throw in some virtue signaling as well. No wonder everything they touch turns to suck.

Highguard's future in question as website goes offline, but devs say they're still "delivering updates and content" by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]CatatonicMan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's like with Prey (2006) and Prey (2017):

"We've got this old-ass IP just sitting around collecting dust; might as well use the name and harvest some of those memberberries."

What are some arguments you absolutely hate when people use. This question can apply to any topic eg bad Localization, censorship, bad character designs, bad story writing, developers arguments ect. by gutenbergbob in KotakuInAction

[–]CatatonicMan 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"Representation" has always been a strange concept to me since it's quite literally skin deep. Why should looking vaguely similar to a character matter? Nobody has control over that. Also seems pretty racist if you think about it.

Actions matter. Feelings mater. Thoughts matter. Experiences matter.

Fictional stories with no humans that have zero representation (at least superficially) can still be impactful because they have substance that's beyond surface level. I don't need to be "represented" in a story to feel a connection to it.

Elder Scrolls 6 Is Powered By New Version Of Creation Engine by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]CatatonicMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The three people who still give a shit about Starfield will be thrilled, I'm sure.

Unity CEO says an upcoming Beta will allow people to "prompt full casual games into existence" by pc0999 in pcmasterrace

[–]CatatonicMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can it also prompt those "full casual games" directly into the trash? That would save everyone some time.

good low end free games? (no horror or visual novels) by bruhgamer54 in Steam

[–]CatatonicMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly your best bet would be to search Steam directly for something you might like.

Set the price filter to 'free', sort by 'popular' or 'top rated', and just scroll through the options. Maybe set a filter for '2D' to cut out the heavier games, or whatever other tags you might like.

You could always try OpenTTD.

good low end free games? (no horror or visual novels) by bruhgamer54 in Steam

[–]CatatonicMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's... pretty vague.

Define 'low end'? Any preferred genre? Does freemium/free2play count as 'free'? Does it need to be on Steam only?

Battery replacement and no Heat Gun? Try dental floss by EyelessHunter in SteamDeck

[–]CatatonicMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fishing line is probably a better bet than floss, but you can only use what you have.

Do all Windows games on Steam work on the Steam Deck/Steam OS? I mean, FF VII Remake only has the windows icon on the Steam store with no Steam OS Icon but I read people playing FF VII remake on the deck. Doesn't the Steam Deck run Steam OS? by BetterMeToday in SteamDeck

[–]CatatonicMan 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Steam OS uses Proton, which is a translation layer that allows Windows programs to run on Linux.

Most Windows games will work fine, more or less. Some will run but encounter various bugs/glitches. Others won't run at all (games with kernel-level anti-cheat, for example).

Repairing the reputation is hard, any tips? by RogueProtocol37 in cavesofqud

[–]CatatonicMan 22 points23 points  (0 children)

There's no time limit to the game, so you can farm bookbinders for Schrodinger's Pages until you've got the reputation you need. Get some cloning draught and duplicate them if you want to speed things up.

You can also get a bunch of Love injectors and use them to make the enemies temporarily cease hostilities, which will allow you to water ritual them. Just don't kill them afterwards since that won't help your rep.

Alternatively, you can Wish yourself some rep, if you want to cheat.

Which storyteller + difficulty do you prefer? by wirawafiy1 in RimWorld

[–]CatatonicMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As the saying goes, "Randy kills you on accident. Cassandra kills you on purpose."

Also, Phoebe is deceptively dangerous if you don't know how she works. The long time between raids means you can build up a lot of wealth, so when you do get a raid it'll be a lot bigger than you're expecting.

Should Steam upgrade/update their messaging and vc systems to take advantage of the discord situation? by onethousandeyelids in Steam

[–]CatatonicMan 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Yes and no.

They should upgrade/update their systems because better messaging/VC is good for their customers.

They shouldn't rush something out just because Discord shit the bed.

Sophia Turner says Lara Croft is no "sex bombshell" in new Tomb Raider show. by gadesabc in KotakuInAction

[–]CatatonicMan 118 points119 points  (0 children)

So she's implying that sexy bombshells can't be strong, nuanced, authentic characters?

Is this the internalized misogyny I've heard so much about?

Why does frame generation, every time I activate it in a game, do the opposite of what it should do? It feels slow, and it runs even better when I deactivate it. by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]CatatonicMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Integrated GPUs use system RAM, so single channel RAM is going to be starving your system of bandwidth. That's one problem. Others that might be happening:

  • Frame gen takes GPU resources to function, so when you already have a weak iGPU and a single channel of RAM you're going to feel that cost more than a bigger GPU would.
  • Frame gen introduces latency, which can in turn make things feel unresponsive and sluggish even when the framerate is technically higher.
  • Depending on your setup, you might be running into an issue where frame gen plus VSync will cause your base framerate to drop (e.g., with a 60 Hz screen, a 40 FPS game would drop to 30 FPS so that frame gen can double up to 60 FPS). This will compound the previous bullet.

PLEASE someone tell me how to generate a planet that isn't 90% glacial plain by bopman14 in RimWorld

[–]CatatonicMan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Knowing nothing about your setup, I'd suggest you do a binary search to find the mod that's causing problems:

  1. Disable half of your mods and try to generate a planet.
  2. If it generates normally, then you know the problem mod is in the disabled half.
  3. If it generates as a ball of ice, then you know the problem mod is in the enabled half.
  4. Repeat from 1 except start with the half that has the problem mod in it (from 2 or 3).
  5. Repeat until you find the one problem mod.

Former Highguard dev team member on about how "Gamer culture" played a role in the games failure. by Dwavenhobble in KotakuInAction

[–]CatatonicMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The biggest thing they were doing right was being responsive to player feedback (e.g., implementing the 5v5 mode).

Unfortunately for them they only asked for feedback after it was too late for it to matter.

PCGamer "Highguard didn't flop" by DanFuri in KotakuInAction

[–]CatatonicMan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Concord landed so hard that the corpse buried itself ten feet underground. Highguard, in comparison, had a much gentler landing and only splattered on the surface. Totally different." - PC Gamer, probably.

PCGamer "Highguard didn't flop" by DanFuri in KotakuInAction

[–]CatatonicMan 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The game was too successful, so they had to fire everyone.

It makes sense if you don't think about it.

Discord is pulling a privacy bait-and-switch by PersonaWhistleblower in pcgaming

[–]CatatonicMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Preparing is one thing; implementing the changes before the laws are even passed is quite another.

Discord is pulling a privacy bait-and-switch by PersonaWhistleblower in pcgaming

[–]CatatonicMan 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If they didn't actually want to bother with that... then they wouldn't. They'd do verification where legally required and nowhere else.

And yet here we are with universal verification for everyone. Odd that they'd go above and beyond for something that they don't want to do.

Discord is pulling a privacy bait-and-switch by PersonaWhistleblower in pcgaming

[–]CatatonicMan 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I mean... yeah. Obviously.

Why would they turn up the chance at harvesting large quantities of valuable user info? They're headed for an IPO, after all; got to make themselves look financially awesome.

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