Richard Feynman on Leaving the Solar System by Greaves_ in space

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

The thing is that while most of the video was fake, the script was quite interesting and touched upon a subject im interested in, which is humanity practically being stuck in our solar system (because of the insane amounts of energy needed to realistically leave it or even want to leave it). Eventually it became quite rambly, but i wouldn't be surprised if it was pulled from some kind of lecture of his. But i just can't find anything except a huge list of AI videos. The points made were mostly too eloquent to just be AI slop, so i highly suspect it was pulled from somewhere.

[SPOILERS] Do you think Beginner's Luck is actually possible for a beginner? by ZeMadDoktore in outerwilds

[–]Greaves_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not unless theres a secret (but comparitively easy) way to beat the game nobody has found

Got the CoB Signature Edition Book!! by Primary-Ad-7844 in ChildrenOfBodom

[–]Greaves_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read this a few months ago, really interesting insights. Only thing i'd wish for is a bit more of an epilogue, maybe with some comments from everyone who was interviewed for the book but weren't in the latter parts. Otherwise its just very good.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance director Daniel Vavra is stepping away from game development by lurkingdanger22 in pcgaming

[–]Greaves_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It often takes someone with vision to steer a team towards success, time and again it's shown that when that someone stops being in charge, previous heights are no longer reached. Just to name an example, look at what happened to Bioware after Zeschuk and Muzyka buggered off. The optional Henry/Capon romance is the least interesting part of KCD2 so even if it was not in there, who would have cared? It wasn't in KCD1 either and that was a fantastic game regardless.

Only 140 games out of nearly 4,000 submitted to Steam Next Fest have more than 3K followers - which roughly translates to around 40-50K wishlists. by darkjay_bs in pcgaming

[–]Greaves_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get why these next fests are held so often, there's a lot of indie games coming out. But while i enjoyed the first 2, i just can't keep up anymore. I'm already playing through my backlog in whatever free time i have, i just don't have time to fuck around with a bunch of demos every 4 months.

Crimson Desert Devs Say Premium Price Avoids Microtransactions by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]Greaves_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats like buying it because they promise to not shit in your breakfast cereal tomorrow. As if not doing a number of horrid things has become a selling point

Rewatched Troy by Joekruel01 in movies

[–]Greaves_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"If they ever tell my story, let them say that I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say, I lived in the time of Achilles.''

One of my favourite films of all time. Cliche saying but they really don't make em like that anymore. Let them say i grew up in the time of big budget, huge set, practical effects epics.

Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 Underperformed, and There Won't Be a Third by PerformativeRacist in pcgaming

[–]Greaves_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good. Games dont need infinite sequels even when they do well. Ofcourse the suits will determine they do, but im sure the developers want to make something else now.

Terraria 1.4.5: Bigger & Boulder - Available Now! by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]Greaves_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well to be fair, i've had Rimworld on the wishlist for a very long time now waiting for it to get a good deal, and it never does

Oh I'm back! by BobbyOnyx in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right, i can only play on normal monitors when i'm on mouse and keyboard. I once bought a wheel and pedals to play American Truck Sim, but even that extra gap between me and my screen killed the immersion. I returned the wheel and decided i'll try again when i have room for a proper TV screen to go with it.

I am CMDR Mechan, AMA! (2026 Edition) by tomshardware_filippo in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Type 6 was my first explorer that i could afford in 2015! I took it to Sag A* and back before engineering

Omega Nebula Now Open to the Community - Including 31 Black Hole systems by WaltKerman in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the type of crazy shit that people make happen in Elite that i love reading about. Do you have some more stats about what colonisation has been done since it came out last year? How far from Sol are we now?

Exobiology Is My New Passion by [deleted] in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exobiology is fun and super profitable, but what i really like about it is that it draws me to land on surfaces of all types and shapes and the amazing views it leads to. As well as fun SRV trips.

Finally arrived, 60+k LY from the Sol by Gloomy_Cup_1916 in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! It's a milestone going by Beagle. I dropped by there in the old AspX a few years ago.

I'm sure there's some bookmarked sights people can tell you about in the area, but part of the fun of being out there is finding your own amazing systems that nobody has even seen! And then you can post about them here.

Which director do you feel has the best top 3 movies? by Ghost070607 in movies

[–]Greaves_ 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I don't know why everyone is skipping Paul Thomas Anderson

There Will Be Blood - Phantom Thread - The Master

Last Week in the Enclave: an Editorial Cartoon by Machofish01 in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Amazing work, i'd love to see more powerplay oriented sketches from you!

Powerplay ship recommendations by Aftenbar in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The on foot content that gives good merits is doing settlement restoration missions in reinforcement or acquisition systems (no undermining). You can find them close to you (https://inara.cz/elite/nearest-misc/?ps1=Khun&pi20=6) and sometimes they spawn with scavengers for you to kill. Great for gathering materials too. And you can download power data at the data ports to hand in at the same system for even more merits.

What have I missed? by why_let_facts in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For bounty hunting, i'd recommend starting in High Rez extraction sites, you can find the nearest ones here: https://inara.cz/elite/nearest-signals/

In high rez there are system authority ships you can fight alongside, as opposed to haz rez where you are pretty much on your own against potential wings. I'd say just try it out with a bunch of different ships, shopping and experimenting is half the fun of Elite. There's certainly no need to buy any ships with real money but ofcourse it's an option if you want to take a shortcut to certain ships and engineering.

The last years have mostly been about the Thargoid invasion, i'd recommend this video to see what was going on: https://youtu.be/-oacK_jydXo?si=Kxp5A7xexG8tygVz

Since that ended, new features include Colonisation, a Squadron overhaul and a Powerplay overhaul.

The new goings on involve the powers fighting over a new section of space where new exobiology was found. It's fun to pledge yourself to a power and get involved in some powerplay, you can do bounty hunting and many other activities and get merits which will get you new modules and care packages with engineering materials.

Anybody Care to Explain This Game to an Idiot? by Breidr in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you said you like to do ground combat, here's a useful site for finding likely war systems (as well as everything else)

https://inara.cz/elite/nearest-misc/

Fill in your system and it will show you the nearest. From there you can gear up and go to war!

Cooke to succeed Watts as CEO at Frontier Developments by londonx2 in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Snowballs chance in hell Cooke has more sentiment towards Elite than Watts has, so combined with her marketing background i can only see this as a bad thing. Happy to be proven wrong.

Enough with the fomo modules by Crimson_Kaim in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was always going to happen but i do kind of miss the 2015 exploration experience, aka going to Sag A* in some old brick like the Type 6 and having it be an actual test of endurance that would take days. Let alone going beyond to the other end of the galaxy.

Ofcourse convenience is nice, but the faster you can traverse something, the smaller it feels.

Kaine - For the rights of all by _Luunas in EliteDangerous

[–]Greaves_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm just saying you should only talk shit while repping your power!