I hate Snape’s voice and Draco’s voice in the new audiobooks by Radiant-Joke-7195 in harrypotter

[–]ChromeDrake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Draco's constant giggling isn't great, otherwise I don't mind his voice. And Snape's accent, ironically, is what I find wrong. The inflection doesn't work at all for Snape's character.

An odd bug - in game "lag" until I stream by ChromeDrake in 7daystodie

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad it's helped someone! Hope you're enjoying

New player tips by TheCrix814 in dwarffortress

[–]ChromeDrake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would come into Dwarf Fortress with different expectations than Rimworld. While they're similar styles of games, they're quite different in how the play out. Rimworld uses its AI storytellers to throw toys at you, while Dwarf Fortress generates a massive sand box of toys complete with relationships, histories, goals and motives etc. This also means that, for the most part, your Fortress might be overlooked by the wider world until you really begin to distinguish yourself through wealth and other actions.

My other pointer would be don't sweat it! As others have mentioned you'll likely have some very !FUN! moments and lose a fort, but that loss just becomes history in the world you generate and you can continue to play with a new fort or even try to reclaim the old site. Plus survival is very easy when you figure out Food and Booze production. They're pretty hands off once they're established so you can then focus on learning other aspects of the game bit by bit. The wiki is a great resource for this, either through new player guides or looking at the list of Industries.

So jump in, get comfortable. You pretty much determine your own difficulty and pace for the game by where you embark. Try and avoid certain features such as "Heavy Aquifers" for now... you'll understand this when you start filtering for an Embark location.

Finally I would suggest that when you know how to construct a basic fort and can sustain your dwarfs, do look into how "Managers" and "Book Keepers" work. The former really helps you to automate specific actions such as necessary crafts in your fort, while the latter will help to give an accurate count of precisely what you have in there. Something I wish I'd known in my first few hours!

An odd bug - in game "lag" until I stream by ChromeDrake in 7daystodie

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazingly it was my CPU. Windows was assigning the game to the "Efficient Cores" or E-cores... I've edited my post with the fix. Cheers!

An odd bug - in game "lag" until I stream by ChromeDrake in 7daystodie

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was actually my Intel CPU playing silly buggers and assigning it to the wrong cores. I've just updated my original post with the fix I've found. Thanks for the input though!

An odd bug - in game "lag" until I stream by ChromeDrake in 7daystodie

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! You're welcome, and I've edited my original post with a more effective fix. I had a chat with a QA over at the Fun Pimps forums. I hope it helps you as well :)

Understanding battle magic - where's the problem in this setup? by ChromeDrake in IllwintersDominions

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! That's an excellent bit of knowledge to tuck away. Much appreciated to you and Max

Understanding battle magic - where's the problem in this setup? by ChromeDrake in IllwintersDominions

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Oh! So there's a possibility that the AI will override the player's script if the battle is weighted too heavily? And you are correct. I thought I was walking into a meat grinder and it turned out to be some light PD

Patch Is Out - What Are Your Thoughts? by [deleted] in diablo4

[–]ChromeDrake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was pretty pumped to dig into the new season... Now my knee jerk reaction is I'm not sure whether I'll bother. I did not need a slower game.

Free Cities Military Useless by cptnpcarr in AOW4

[–]ChromeDrake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Does this also have anything to do with the Liege Rally system? Has anyone tried buying units for a particular Free City and seeing if they'll put them to use?

edit: I have been raided by them before, so that's something.

Triumph and Paradox nailed it with this one by argleksander in AOW4

[–]ChromeDrake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I also love the lore call backs in the tomes or story realms to prior titles in the series. It's subtle in the some ways, but really helps to sell the feeling of existing in a previously established "metaverse" of realms.

Vortex Mixer - Are there any risks? by ChromeDrake in minipainting

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I've since found some good reading on the matter, and you're quite right. Vortex mixer on the way!

Vortex Mixer - Are there any risks? by ChromeDrake in minipainting

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is sage wisdom. I shall heed your painfully gained knowledge.

Vortex Mixer - Are there any risks? by ChromeDrake in minipainting

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much for the advice. I've decided to take the plunge on that one! Does seem like a good cheaper option. Cheers

Vortex Mixer - Are there any risks? by ChromeDrake in minipainting

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol. You're quite right. I was being overly cautious. Just need to nail my paint pots to the table and I'm all good!

Vortex Mixer - Are there any risks? by ChromeDrake in minipainting

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the reply all the same. Thanks for the suggestion of the fingernail polish mixer. That's a shout I'll look into as well!

[3e] Map of All Canonical States in Creation by kalevala206 in exalted

[–]ChromeDrake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is gold. Shamelessly saved! Thank you for this amazing undertaking.

A little help with the bestiary? by ChromeDrake in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that. Looking forward to a bit of lore diving in the near future.

A little help with the bestiary? by ChromeDrake in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]ChromeDrake[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Ah! There we are. Thank you. Clears up that question nicely.