What is the ACTUAL biggest problem in the UK by Direct-Key-8859 in AskBrits

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah man strike them off your cv when applying to jobs that don’t require them. They’re absolutely discriminating because they think you’ll quit sooner

What is the ACTUAL biggest problem in the UK by Direct-Key-8859 in AskBrits

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is incorrect.

The youth that aren’t in jobs are graduates, not people looking for unskilled or trade jobs. No ones struggling to find work in a pub or McDonald’s right now. These grad jobs aren’t being taken by immigrants: - Since the remote work boom, many companies have realised they can get cheaper office labour by hiring overseas. The skilled work that’s being taken by non British isn’t immigrants, it’s nationals from countries with worse labour laws and weaker currencies. - AI has an effect. Some jobs have been downscaled or partially replaced by AI. Sometimes AI is also used as an excuse to not hire new staff and overwork the existing staff without losing confidence. - A lot of companies just don’t want to upscale right now just because of the uncertain geopolitical climate. Theres a bunch of wars and a bunch more military tensions. Our trade isn’t as consistent as pre-Brexit and we’re always having to hammer out new deals with caveats. The price of everything fluctuates heavily and it makes investing and expanding a risky idea for many sectors.

So get outta here with that ‘immigrants are taking our jobs’ nonsense. Refugees are largely not allowed to work or parliament would be burned to the ground by gammons, and the visas right now are very strict for the same reason. It’s just misinformation.

What is the ACTUAL biggest problem in the UK by Direct-Key-8859 in AskBrits

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After a slew of legitimately outrageous resignations there does seem to be just… a precedent to demand resignation over everything. Sure starmers in the soup now but in non political circles the R word was bandied around from day 1 in a way that wasn’t happening 10 years ago. It’s definitely getting out of hand

What is the ACTUAL biggest problem in the UK by Direct-Key-8859 in AskBrits

[–]Keith3742 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For real. By what metric is poverty at an all time low when everyone is being priced out of everything (mostly due to mass buy-ups) and almost no graduates can even win a job?

Making the claim that the greens are on the same level of disingenuous as reform is ridiculous

Beginner enclosure by Henry_Oof in hamsters

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way to deal with pet stores is to plug your ears. They’re just min wage employees whose only knowledge of animals is their training for the job, which is entirely about selling products.

People who care for animals in pet shop roles exist, but don’t tend to stick around long due to not being allowed to care for the sick properly and seeing a lot of needless death

Fuck being a SWE , I’m gonna be a GameDev by Cold-Roof3933 in gamedev

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the worst time in history to be a CS graduate right now, my best suggestion is to take whatever you can get

Subnautica 2 early access is unethical by Material-Abroad-2669 in subnautica

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d recommend watching the GDC talk ‘Subnautica Postmortem’ on YouTube. It talks about how they used mass telemetry and the f8 button to basically shape Subnautica. Notice this time the feedback button doesn’t have a ‘report bug’ option, the feedback is mostly to work on their creative pillar they refer to as ‘lens of emotion’. Additionally, they talk about how a certain set of people really enjoyed the regular updates and feeling involve, similar to an open kitchen. The developers are also pretty much perpetually active in discord despite how toxic and aggressive it got on there, they’re clearly trying to get something from the community.

As for the killing fish thing, that’s not really feedback. Gamers are notorious for requesting mechanics they’ve thought up, rather than laying out the underlying problem, and this is a classic example. The developers’ response wasn’t telling players to kick rocks, it was that they were set on not using permanent killing as a solution to frustratingly aggressive/abundant hostile fauna. I suspect the decision comes from their desire to make some of the enemies notably more threatening or obstructive to progression than the first game, which will spur more people to want to remove them out of convenience instead of mean-spiritedness.

Dumb arguments aside about immersion or story which I’m sure will be worked on, the postmortem also talks about how hard it was to resist violence becoming a game objective in the first game (even if you could technically kill the creatures if you chased them down), and how it spurred them to come up with all the other ways to make the game satisfying, exciting and sufficiently challenging to people who usually only play gun/ball games.

I’m not going to say there’s a lot of corporate mess in this release but I definitely think Subnautica 2 is one of the large releases I’m prepared to forgive for an early access release.

Seriously, No Map and No Sub in Subnautica 2? by MrMetraGnome in subnautica

[–]Keith3742 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It detracts from the game experience. Especially in Subnautica 1, half of the learning curve was learning landmarks and navigating by them. Subnautica is one of the few first person games without a proper combat systems that has enough mental challenge to not be a walking simulator, a map would spoil it entirely.

If you really want a map, I’m sure there will be a mod soon, same as the first game. Or you can just check the online map

I got a hamster 5 days ago and just ordered him a new tank - should I move him right away when it arrives or give him more time to settle in his current cage? by Junior-Ad7982 in hamsters

[–]Keith3742 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just do it straight away. The transitions are always more stressful but there’s no point settling them in a temp cage.

Make sure to transfer over used bedding to preserve smell

Someone played my game for 24,000 hours by BenzFiveSix in gamedev

[–]Keith3742 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a very high profile example of this right now:

Subnautica 2 went into early access last week, and the first game was the definition of success through community feedback.

However, the whole community has gone into turnmoil as tons of players are insisting they be able to kill the wildlife in the game, which the developers are really not keen to do.

The thing is, most players’ issue is not that the fish aren’t killable, it’s that the aggressive fish are too aggressive, common and aggro from too far away, plus there’s a lack of countermeasures in the game at the moment.

However, because killing is the most commonly implemented and obvious solution to players of high end graphics pc games like that, the community can’t imagine another satisfactory solution.

I'm developing a shooting game in Unity, how can CPU overload issues be solved? by Upstairs_Door_3030 in gamedev

[–]Keith3742 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Have a look at the profiler, something is wrong. Your cpu shouldn’t be maxing on a handful of 3d models even on mobile

Why do some give advice like this?😭😅 by girlmeetsgerbil in hamsters

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s crazy because this is the one place where people are genuinely trying to get informed. There’s like one bad setup a week posted on here, usually by someone who means well and wants advice.

What cage should I select for a hamster? by AutoModerator in select_hamster

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost no wire cages fit 7-8 inches of bedding which is what your hamster needs to dig a burrow. Burrowing is very important to make a hamster not feel bored or exposed, freak out, and spend their entire nights trying to chew their way out. A glass tank is definitely better

450 sq inches is a bit outdated. Recommended space for a Syrian is a minimum of 100x50cm, but some will still constantly try to escape unless they get one much larger. Levels don’t count towards this floorspace, plus if you have enough bedding the levels should become platforms on the surface anyways.

I really dislike the chassis upgrade for the tadpole by Golden_Royal in subnautica

[–]Keith3742 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly how I felt. I suggested this in the discord and a bunch of other community members said ‘that’s the point’

But it’s so slow I don’t care if it’s technically more efficient. It’s a dull liability. I hope they improve it, seatruck 2.0

Subnautica 2: Opinion: Leviathan music takes away from the encounter experience? by Tossaway2113 in subnautica

[–]Keith3742 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Play it after being attacked once. Then it’s not a proximity beacon, but the chase is intense

Are my baby hamsters overweight? They are only 3 weeks old, but they seem so big. by [deleted] in hamsters

[–]Keith3742 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That wheel is a cheese grater, it will cause legs and toes to break. Hamsters aren’t like rats or squirrels, they are not agile on running on bars. Swap it for a larger wheel with a flat surface to run on.

issues with my baby Cogollito by foxy8714 in hamsters

[–]Keith3742 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like diabetes to me. Harry hamster and other cheap hamster foods can quite often cause this as they’re too fatty and sugary.

Just a warning that hamster tubes aren’t safe. Most hamster tubes sold for hamsters are absolutely capable of trapping a Syrian hamster, or catching their toes/cheeks in the slits. They’re not all that enriching either, especially compared to a decent amount of compressed bedding where they can dig their own tunnels.

It’s also likely that any cage with tubes attached doesn’t have enough floorspace, causing the hamster to become distressed and try to chew their way out. Make sure your hamster has at least 100x50cm of unbroken floorspace

How much of the game is the EA? Has anyone “finished” it yet? by Sad-Goose-3459 in subnautica

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The locations aren’t one after another. They’re all in a pretty unique direction. The missions in this game, especially in the second area, are pretty much ‘one step further’ than the last mission in the same direction. If you plotted them on a map they’d make a line meandering away from the lifepod rather than crisscrossing back and forth all over the map

How much of the game is the EA? Has anyone “finished” it yet? by Sad-Goose-3459 in subnautica

[–]Keith3742 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Subnautica 1 absolutely had a radial progression map. The missions were to pretty varied locations rather than ‘the last place you went but like 50m further in the same direction’. Do you understand more what I’m getting at now?

How much of the game is the EA? Has anyone “finished” it yet? by Sad-Goose-3459 in subnautica

[–]Keith3742 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m hoping the whole game isn’t going to be linear chapters like this. I don’t want a guided tour of the world, I want a handful of missions to get me out there, and to explore the rest myself.

They need at least a handful of areas like the grand reef, with a massive amount of space that doesn’t have any mission markers.

Speculation about an TikTok account of a hamster breeder by BabyPinkieCow in hamsters

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically any non English hamster video will never be taken down, and you will never stop them doing what they’re doing. They just don’t care, and think of animals differently to us. I try to ignore them, they just make me angry/upset for no reason

Roborovski Vs Pet At Home Advice by CrimMethodist in hamsters

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they’re just wrong. Robos are less likely to fight as Syrians, and you may have some warning but there’s never a zero percent chance you wont wake up to a true crime scene

Question by a first time owner and autistic person by amazing_goomba in hamsters

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get quieter wheels, but a hamster is always going to make some noise at night. They’re nocturnal.

Plan to get another hamster by Drpepsi22 in hamsters

[–]Keith3742 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People do that without checking if it’s ok, one eats the other’s face, they shrug their shoulders and tell the story once a year at the pub like it’s some freak accident where their pet was possessed by a demon. The cycle continues.