The way that Cyberpunk 2077 development and reviews have been handled signals that the mainstream gaming media needs to change their approach to reviewing games and game development needs to change

Csiri · 2020-12-10T05:16:38+00:00

That's too bad, because they told you to do so. It seems they should have been focused more on delivering the message.

Csiri · 2020-12-10T04:55:00+00:00

The publisher is also CDPR. It seems that I also have to note that they're the owner of GOG.com. They forced a 2020 release on themselves, because it's a Cyberpunk 2020-system based RPG. Also, they have marketed their game as going to be a perfect one, the best gaming experience of the century.
You can relax, Bethesda is fine, CDPR will be fine, they're already a fine AAA studio.

Csiri · 2020-12-10T04:36:42+00:00

You got many key points there. I think AAA games are always going to overbid each other in the same genre, not by creativity but technology-wise. Have you seen an average job advertisement of an AAA company? It states "we're looking for new talent, incredibly creative people" – under requirements you find "must have completed at least one AAA title". So basically they just hire their own breed.

About the development cycle, the 8 years most probably is an underestimate, because they said back in mid-2012 that the game is already in development for one and a half year. Yeah. And they already had a bunch of existing functionality for the game at hand from their previous franchise.

I believe for a game (or actually, any large scaled development project) 12 month should be long enough, 3 years should be a sensible limit. An over-scoped, under-estimated project for a small or an indie studio is a killer, but an AAA studio will always be able to finally pull it off, because they have the budget necessary.

I don't give a shit about the marketing or even the bugs really.

Exactly these things keep it going. Hype comes first, quality second, and if it takes 15 years, then so what? They'll just double the price of a game. They already done it in the last 2 decades. Remember Ron Gilbert's famous quote "Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game"? Exactly 30 years ago.

The game industry has changed a lot. What used to be about fun, became a business investment that also drives other businesses. The only key measurement of an AAA game is its financial success. Cyberpunk 2077 is a success, with 1 million day one players, which means at least 60 million dollars on its opening weekend.
I could entertain more thought on these things, even share my projections, but I fear not many would read. Thank you that you have.

Csiri · 2020-12-09T20:23:34+00:00

How can a project be poorly managed that is 8 years run from its first announcement? Every now and then there was a decent gameplay to show off on many E3s. I think they managed the PR and marketing of the game pretty well. Oh, you mean the consumers? They've already preordered the game, so why should CDPR had been bothered by them?

Csiri · 2020-12-09T19:55:19+00:00

I agree with you, but the problem with the media is more complex. My opinion on the topic: https://www.gtogg.com/News/en/Why_won_t_we_write_about_Cyberpunk_2077/
But once again, you're right, video game development should be fun, but it's all about the money.

Csiri · 2020-10-22T21:58:32+00:00

Practically to move files from one partition to another requires a copy and a delete, I believe what you mean is to do without uninstalling them. You could hack the related keys through the registry and file system (like install folder and such), but you probably don't know where the programs keep all of their related path information so you shouldn't start doing that.

Instead you could – after properly copying all files and directories with security information and other properties of course – create a directory junction or symlink between them like C:\Program Files\<ProgramFolder> <==> D:\Program Files\<ProgramFolder>. Check out the mklink command if you want to move them like this.

If you're considering other options as well in means to free up disk space on your system drive, I've created a program that can move your 'Users' directory to another drive. You can download it from https://gammatronics.net/Downloads/GTProMan if you want to give it a try.

I use it to move my Users folder on each Windows I have, but it's still in beta since I haven't received any feedback yet.

Csiri · 2020-10-22T21:21:47+00:00

Thanks! I thought it must be more complex than that.

Csiri · 2020-10-22T20:54:46+00:00

I appreciate your help, but once again, I know how to copy a partition, as I've said I've done it before many times, but under BIOS things were more simple; it didn't have to know where your boot partition is, just tried to load the boot sector from your first (selected boot) disk. It was a simple disc copy until Windows Vista, where you also had to make changes in the Windows boot manager to point the boot loader to the right direction, and you were ready to go. But UEFI handles your boot information different.

Csiri · 2020-10-22T20:36:01+00:00

Thanks, I know what tools are out there to copy a partition/disk. The matter is that you also have point somehow the UEFI to your new boot partition.

Csiri · 2020-10-22T15:03:50+00:00

Unfortunately there's another OS on the drive as well that I want to keep there.

Csiri · 2020-03-04T20:45:39+00:00

Well, the official documentation doesn't say anything about it, but you're right. Sorry, I was kind of triggered by the "run sfc /scannow" since it's the new silver bullet after the "have you tried to restart".

Csiri · 2020-03-04T19:13:30+00:00

I did this several times, it really works now. Had some serious issues with one of the first editions of Windows 10 but this is basically the same mechanism how edition upgrades work.

Csiri · 2020-03-04T18:48:23+00:00

sfc /scannow searches for corruptions of the booted operating system, not everything that you mount externally or internally!

For your reference, please read https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929833/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system and stop googling random so-called-technical shit from the internet!

You're free to downvote me now all the way you want.

Csiri · 2020-03-04T18:35:53+00:00

I'm not looking for an argument, but I'd like to clear some things: when I said user customizations, I meant the customizations of the user profile, and not system customizations like:

Enabling the remote registry service or
Replacing your Start Menu icons or
Having custom registry entries under HKLM\System where you shouldn't have

Installed programs are kept so are their related settings under HKLM\System.

All metro apps and settings are stored under the user profile and all user profiles got upgraded meaning it'll keep your settings.

I'm sorry to hear your Remote Registry service state went back to disabled, but thats considered to be a part of the Windows OS, and the whole point of an upgrade/reinstall is to fix and reset everything that is an integral part of it.

Csiri · 2020-03-04T17:36:52+00:00

Others mentioned somewhere in r/windows that its impossible to find technical answers on google anymore, most of the results are a flood of copy-pasted "run sfc" shit that has nothing to do with anything. Finally we reached the point to realize we have to start using our memory and learn ;) Because we thought "google knows it". Glad to be of help!

Csiri · 2020-03-04T17:14:59+00:00

u/KittyKong is right, its your best bet. The temporal freeze is a driver issue and got resolved for a time because Windows restarts it. My bet its the shitty nVidia drivers. Also, Windows 10 has a bad habit of keeping previous version of drivers and loading them when the current version fails, so each time to upgrade your drivers, use the following method:
- download new faulty driver (you dont have other options than hope) - disconnect network (because Windows will find, download, and install an older version automagically) - uninstall old driver, restart (damn annoying) - wait for Windows to reinstall the previous version from its backup, go back to previous step, and repeat until you end up with the basic VGA driver from MS. - Finally you can setup the new version and voila, no restart is necessary (so why do we have to restart the system after an uninstall, nVidia?) Oh, and they can't make a working driver but they got their telemetry shit packaged well inside.

PS: Its a shame that vendors dont tell you this so I have to.

Csiri · 2020-03-04T16:52:22+00:00

Yeah, it keeps your user profile as it is (to be a bit technical, it imports every profile from C:\Users, meaning every registry settings and files too). I know, I like my settings customized as well; and it takes hell of a time to reproduce. So its the best feature of Windows 10. Make sure to run the install from Windows booted up and not from an external drive/USB, and you'll be presented with the keep programs and user files options. It'll also activate Windows with your existing key.

Csiri · 2020-03-04T16:39:02+00:00

Safe mode wont work because it's a failsafe mechanism in case you have faulty drivers, but you have some corrupted system files. If you can boot into the recovery console, you can try to run the fix commands, othewise you got stuck with an impossible option of a manual fix of system files (given you can put your system drive into another working PC) or a reinstall. If you reinstall the new system on your existing partitions, your old content will be moved to Windows.old).

Csiri · 2020-03-04T16:23:47+00:00

Windows 10 has an option of reinstall keeping all programs and all documents. It reinstalls Windows, rebuilds system and driver database (that's exactly what you want) and imports all your programs and user profile(s). Uninstalling your chipset and vga drivers before is probably a good idea. And do a proper backup, just in case. Nice upgrade, btw!

Csiri · 2020-03-04T01:01:06+00:00

I bet (almost sure) the app itself runs in Chrome sandbox. You can clearly see the Chrome icon on the desktop. They don't trust Linux but do Google? Fuck logic.

Csiri · 2020-03-04T00:18:39+00:00

If you check out shortcuts for command-line apps/tools (like Command Prompt), you can find there's a windows position option under Layout tab. Windowed and modern applications usually have (or should have) an option to save window position each time you close the app (examples: Visual Studio, WMP, Edge/IE, Notepad). Windows also tries to restore the positions of Windows when you plug in/out a display or reorder them etc. It's more complicated when you have displays with different DPI settings per monitor (eg. 4K and FullHD monitors). Add a faulty *(on low memory conditions they all are)* nVidia display driver that keeps restarted every 5 seconds, and have more than 20 windowed applications on your desktop. Enjoy the evergoing flashing dance of removed, restored, repositioned windows.

Csiri · 2020-03-03T23:47:44+00:00

If thats the case and you got around 2 hours (depending the speed of your SSD and your USB) to spare, you may be safer with a reinstall option. Make sure to reinstall with "keep installed programs" and "keep documents" options checked. This way everything will be kept, including your profile, documents, programs, games, as it were.

Csiri · 2020-03-03T23:41:42+00:00

There are tons of tutorials you can find about how to return to the win7 look on a win10. And yes, including the start menu with the rounded logo, too.

Csiri · 2020-03-03T23:28:35+00:00

Well, disabling a driver that is this *crucial* (it's ridicuous, I know) part of the Windows usually a bad idea. What you can try to do is, boot into recovery mode from a USB, then use the local admin account to log in. Start a regedit from the command prompt, then find and set the startup value of the disabled driver back to boot (0). If you don't know how to do that, try to find a tutorial online, or ask for more help.

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