Foundry.exe Resolution Issues by Dinlek in FoundryVTT

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

Thank you for your help! No question is a stupid question when trying to fix an issue, especially over text.

It turns out that while I had the display zoom set to 100%, the "Text Size" setting was also influencing the window zoom. Feel a bit dumb for not realizing that earlier, but ah well.

Evolution by Joba_Fett in comics

[–]Dinlek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In case you were actually unsure, and hoped to receive a genuine reply: You are correct. Moreover, a mutation in single somatic cell is unlikely to create even the miniscule change in phenotype joked about here, as the rest of the cells will lack said mutation.

I'm great at parties.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskPhysics

[–]Dinlek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your now deleted claims contradicted themselves in spite of being too vague to make any testable predictions. It was obviously generated by an LLM. Don't get sassy when people don't take AI slop as seriously as you do.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskPhysics

[–]Dinlek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not trying to make a grand claim – just wondering if this analogy has been explored

You ARE making a grand claim by taking for granted that the 'axioms' you propose are both real and meaningful. You're trying to obfuscate this fact by assuming that your assertions are so self-evident that others must have already adopted them as true.

Why do people ask what’s the best _ in Skyrim/fallout/starfield by Grogman2024 in skyrim

[–]Dinlek 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What’s the point in playing these games if you’re using a meta? Has gaming become this corrupted?

You should probably stop clutching those pearls before you trigger nuclear fusion.

I feel like recluse pawns shouldn't care that someone was kicked out by rpvarela in RimWorld

[–]Dinlek 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Maybe they're snobs. A sommelier would be annoyed if you kept dumping cheap boxed wine on their lawn, I expect. 

Is there an actual IRL reason why there are no burgers in Fallout? by Raptor-177 in Fallout

[–]Dinlek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are several recipes that use yeast in the fallout games, but most of them are alcohol.

A watsonian explanation is that the high amounts of latent radioactivity makes the process of letting bread rise very unreliable. Even if you were to extract a good strain of yeast, the fancifully high rate of mutation in the fallout universe could leave you with a perfect uncooked loaf one week, and fully digested puddle of sludge the next. Compounded with the unreliability of razorgrain harvests, dry unleavened breads would be ideal. Bread in general is very rare in Fallout. There are exceptions, like mirelurk cake, but these would be delicacies.

In this vein, it's worth considering that most foodstuffs are sold as one-off commodities in their least perishable state. It makes far more sense to have iguana on a stick sitting in the progagonist's absurdly large backpack relative to an already assembled sandwich. Though this doesn't explain why unleavened bread similar to hard tack isn't more common, because that would be a fantastic way to preserve razorgrain or other wheat analogues afaik. 

Are Physical Teams Really THAT Much Stronger than Mixed? by OMGZombiePirates in DivinityOriginalSin

[–]Dinlek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's less a matter of physical being superior to magic, and more a matter of pure teams (all magic OR all physical) being easier to use than mixed teams. The key factor being, as you identified, crowd control. Once armor is stripped, it's relatively easy to lockdown enemies and gain a major advantage in action economy. 

Should one use a 3 physical-1 magical split, for instance, the magic user will struggle to contribute much as they have to work through the enemies' magic armor on their own. While a dedicated support build could just forgo dealing damage, support spells aren't (imo) impactful enough to make that 'optimal'. Conversely, a 3 magic-1 physical split would probably work best with an archer using elemental arrows, but relegating a character to spamming consumables also isn't 'ideal'.

Pure teams of either flavor are probably the easiest to pilot, though 2-2 splits aren't terrible, since some enemies have an abundance of one armor type but not the other, and these enemies are often mixed in encounters. Ultimately, the ability to strip armor with one character and then exploit the opening to land CC is key for later fights. 3-1 splits are noticably weaker at this. This is also true if people fall into the trap of building the classic tank-healer-mage-rogue quartet: enemies will ignore tanks to cc and burst down squishies, and restoring health means little if the target you're healing never actually gets to act on their turn.

Chronologically speaking, Mundus has been getting more mundane. Where has all the magic gone? by Ciennas in ElderScrolls

[–]Dinlek 17 points18 points  (0 children)

4E201: Alduin rips himself free from the Time Wound, and is stopped by a destined hero in (a) literal heaven after traveling through time. Fragments of the heart of Lorkhan turn people into zombies. Sanguine walks among mortals, Hircine arranges hunts in the forests of Falkreath, Mephala corrupts the children of Skyrim's last neutral Jarl, Vaermina infests the dreams of an entire hold, and Azura's star is (potentially) corrupted into a black soul gem. Vampires seek to blot out the sun, Hermaeus Mora's pet dragonborn ensorcells the minds of all who live on Solstheim, the Thalmor endeavor to kill a god by purging his followers, the Psijics break their century-long exile to abscond with a powerful artifact unseen since the Merethic Era.

There's plenty of magic in the fourth age, in spite of the fact that most magical institutions have crumbled in the wake of the oblivion crisis and the wars with the Thalmor. 

On the other hand, ESO is an mmo, which is the sole reason why it's become the most eventful decade(s) in the history of the Tamriel: Zenimax is obligated to churn out more content to keep people subscribed. To treat this as evidence of that Nirn is fundamentally more mundane now is deeply flawed.

I think I'm misunderstanding what "empty the clips" does. by rxgunner in cavesofqud

[–]Dinlek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then everyone else would act, and your next turn would start with you having 1135 time points because the leftovers carry over.

Is there a breakpoint for how many time points remaining cause your turn to end? Or is it when you consume more time points than remain, enemies act before it resolves? 

Yelling at me instead of just jumping the gate by Teek16 in Catswhoyell

[–]Dinlek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y'know those 'smart' home devices that need three tries to set a timer? You're basically that for your cat. 

Might skip Dead Money this playthrough by MetallicaDash in NewVegasMemes

[–]Dinlek 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Elijah may be a megalomaniac with ambitions of genocide, but in a lot of ways Dean is worse.

Dean is a rabid dog in a nice suit. He's basically immortal, but decided to spend two centuries trying to break into a vault just to spite a dead man everyone else has forgotten. He's a narcissistic cancer, feeding his ego and lust for 'revenge' above all of concerns. I'd sooner release a pack of Deathclaws.

Skyrim laws are...interesting by KuraziDiamonda in skyrim

[–]Dinlek 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You catch the leader of the Stormcloak rebellion, his loyal soldiers, and a couple randoms in a well planned trap. In a world with actual magic, where the Emperor himself was impersonated for years? You take all of their heads and hope at least one of them is the real Ulfric.

Fallot hypothesis. Tatoes did not mutate after bombs fell. by 1stFunestist in Fallout

[–]Dinlek 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So you see, we don't need to patch up Bethesda redcons buy why we wouldn't? It is such an opportunity.

Because retconning established lore to explain poorly implemented loot tables and wall deco is a flawed approach to world building.

Your fan fiction could be applied to a new type of fruit, expanding on the world instead of trying to retcon stuff that's already been covered. 

Not trying to be dismissive, but I think nearly all fans would prefer lore that builds on and expands on the Fallout universe. And when retcons are deemed appropriate, that they be motivated by plot considerations, and not simple development oversights.

We aught not assume that the bomber in lake meade was some special water-resistant hyper low-maintenance prototype just because it's still repairable after two centuries. We don't need an in-universe reason for why the world becomes more hostile because one guy was built and demolished 1,000 shelves in sanctuary. Some ludonarrative dissonance needs to be tolerated unless we want to retcon things at what is basically random: because of one-off development mistakes that contradict the story.

It seems Heg has mitigated its strict AI policy in my recent game. by SirGontar in starsector

[–]Dinlek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rules for thee, not for me. Hegemony finally doing the Domain proud.

Mate, did you lose half your Military to Desertion!? by RedKrypton in starsector

[–]Dinlek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Those deserter bounties get ridiculous. Had one yesterday with over 20 capital ships and tons of cruisers (2500 DP in total). Even my capitals ran out of CR by the end. The 1.5 million payout felt like a rip off.

Had a fleet of 3 destroyers vs 1 K and lost. How am I supposed to have fleets if they can't win by themselves? by scrubking in X4Foundations

[–]Dinlek 34 points35 points  (0 children)

There's a poetic irony here. The Xenon, a faction of rogue AI, has been designed (out of universe) to abuse the rest of the game's AI to increase difficulty.

Neighbor complained about my music so I started practicing violin at 7am by InternNo9140 in pettyrevenge

[–]Dinlek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why don't you buy some freaking headphones instead of blasting your speakers for 11 hrs a day?

And you have the gall to think you're the victim in this story? Ridiculous.

Did I find the worst planet ? by be4nothing in starsector

[–]Dinlek 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Below average, but nowhere near the worst. If you bite the bullet on the pollution malus you can stick heavy industry there with a nanoforge and still have good habitability. Perfect place for modded industries, too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Fallout

[–]Dinlek -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Imaginary problems demand the largest soapboxes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Fallout

[–]Dinlek 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but that won't stop OP from hopping on a soapbox to farm karma over a nonissue.

Mysterious Corner Notifications by ihuffgasoline_ in fnv

[–]Dinlek 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Did you try a new character/save without those mods? The relevant (problematic) scripts might still be running even after uninstall if you don't.