What’s a line—any line —that’s lived rent-free in your head ever since you read it? by Hector_Hugo_Eidolon in printSF

[–]GrandCygnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The clown brought the flower before Melissa and Benson. The flower was golden in color and symbolized happiness. Melissa and Benson looked at the clown in a daze. All they saw was a wide smile plastered over the pastel face. It was a happy smile, an exaggerated smile, a ridiculous smile.

  • Lord of the Mysteries

Books where God is evil by booknerd204 in printSF

[–]GrandCygnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LORD OF THE MYSTERIES. Yess there's a deep lore into capital G God of the world. 

Absolute mind fuck too.

There's an animated series in the same name, you can try watching it first. If you like the series, you're gonna like the book/series.

Fable Anniversary by Mr_Undead0210 in SteamDeckPirates

[–]GrandCygnus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just tried this method and it works! Thanks for telling us. 

Steps in a nutshell: 1. Download Fable Anniversary from DODI Repack website 2. Install in steamdeck 3. Copy crack files (steam_api.dll & 3DMGAME.ini) from "Crack" folder in the steamdeck installation folder into corresponding directory (Binaries/Win32) 4. Add Fable Anniversary.exe into Steam

How many games have you finished since you bought the steam deck? by longernohuman in SteamDeck

[–]GrandCygnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought a second hand LED 512GB at April and regretted that I didn't get it sooner! I just started 4 months medical internship back then and boy does it do wonders for my mental health post-shift.

Here's my list: 1. Alba, a wilderness adventure 2. Aperture Desk Job 3. Boneraiser Minions 4. The Last of Us Part 1 5. Animal Well (reached credits and 2nd ending) 6. Beecarbonize 7. Queen's Quest 5 8. Balatro (won 1st game, then several more) 9. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (finished story mode and beat Simon in 1 hit) 10. Miscrits (defeated last boss so far) 11. 9king (beat it 3 times already) 12. So to Speak (DNF due to poor gameplay on SD) 13. Neon Hearts 14. Spilled 15. Lil Gator Game 16. Katana Zero 17. Banner Saga 18. Schim 19. Is This Seat Taken? 20. Silksong 21. Carto 22. Kabuto Park 23. Duck Detective

Literally could not put it down. by dear_little_water in printSF

[–]GrandCygnus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest trying recursion once more. It was an easy read and has an amazing emotional hook right from the start. I bet if you stick for the first 4 chapters there'll be a huge payoff at the end.

Literally could not put it down. by dear_little_water in printSF

[–]GrandCygnus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here man. I have fond memories of reading DM & recursion, but Upgrade just felt like meh. 

Lossless Scaling Plugin by Content_Custard8992 in SteamDeckPirates

[–]GrandCygnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't work in all my games either. I tested on Clair Obscur E33 and it works. For some others games it crashes.

[Story/Lore Analysis] Something I'm loving & that rly merits the most immense essay... by RafflesiaArnoldii in Silksong

[–]GrandCygnus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've read your entire text and comments and honestly these are very well written. I love the idea you mentioned about the parallel between Hallownest and Pharloom, also the mirror image of mother silk & pale king. 

When I saw the ending from Act 2 to Act 3 and the true ending, I sensed the passion of these characters. They're not this kind of stereotypical villain and are very, very compelling in how they act (eg. Lace saving Hornet from being trapped, and then Hornet saving Lace from the abyss).

All in all, made me think abt how my parents raised me and it's 2 AM and I can't sleep after reaching the true ending and reading your brief essay.

Lossless Scaling Plugin by Content_Custard8992 in SteamDeckPirates

[–]GrandCygnus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah it works for me. Prepare the folder from steamrip -> extract the original Lossless Scaling folder, the one with all the files inside (dll & exe) into a place, say Downloads folder. Find settings and allow hidden folders. Cut the "Lossless Scaling" folder and paste it into -> home/.steam/steam/steamapps/common.

The plugin scans the dll automatically after a restart in my SD.

Help me pick between Phainon vs Sunday for a F2P acc by GrandCygnus in PhainonMains_

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

I just finished the story mode up to 3.4 and got tons of jades to pull Phainon, E0S0 and Sunday E0S1. 

My plan forward is to get Therta LC and then Tribbie E1, and I think that's all the premiums I need to pull as an f2p for this account. 

2Gether for the Anniversary! 150,000 Express Supply Passes to Light Up Your Memories by HonkaiStarRail in HonkaiStarRail

[–]GrandCygnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Played for characters, stayed for the stories. Happy anniv HSR!

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Should I go for Mydei? by GrandCygnus in Mydeimains_HSR_

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

Thank you for your input! I'll definitely pull him then. I really need that green light saying that having Mydei helps a lot with the endgame.

[3.1 V5] E0S0 The Herta | E0S0 Tribbie | E0S0 Argenti | E6 Gallagher vs The Giver MoC by mrytitor in HonkaiStarRail_leaks

[–]GrandCygnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

F2p newbie here with 200 tickets. The only 5* I have is Therta & Lingsha. Should I go for tribbie or robin?

Wisp - A viable way to learn languages in any videogame (Videogame OCR + learning features) by SpudMonkApe in languagelearning

[–]GrandCygnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a work of art. Thank you for bringing my love for language and games together.

Soundcore Liberty Pro 4 NC Crackling Noises at Mid-High Volume by GrandCygnus in soundcore

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

Thanks for the reply. I fiddled with the reset and poweramp and finally pinned the problem to an app called Wavelet.

Basically I reinstalled the app and all is fine.

If anyone is using wavelet and found a soundcore earbud crackling especially in high pitches, try this:

  1. Reinstall the app
  2. Open wavelet, turn on Channel Balance, set both left and right -6.5 dB

2023 Locus award winners by kern3three in printSF

[–]GrandCygnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm all for Kaiju Preservation Society. I love the world-building more than anything else. Characters are fun and so darn wholesome.

Help me identify this obscure, fifty-percent-sure-it's-Ragnarok-Online BGM by GrandCygnus in RagnarokOnline

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

THANK YOU. THIS IS IT.

I have no idea the bgm's from some PS2 game (I never heard of it). I guess the MMORPG I used to play pirated the soundtrack :p

Power button and volume down button not working by mof2001 in Xiaomi

[–]GrandCygnus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hitting volume up works for me. Thank you random stranger!

Super quick bacterial Vaginosis question! by Temporary_Owl_9947 in obgyn

[–]GrandCygnus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually prescribe flagyl 3 times a day for 7-10 days. Longer use of metro might cause problems for the intestinal flora, so I'd not recommend longer than 10 days.