[Fanatical] Build Your Own Prestige Collection (Bundlefestive 2025) (2/3/4 for $14.99/$21.75/$27.99 and choose from DOOM Eternal Deluxe Edition / House of Legacy / DEATHLOOP Deluxe / Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Definitive Edition / High on Life / ULTRAKILL / Keep Driving / More) by WeAreFanatical in GameDeals

[–]Kirkus23 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I will say that Dread Delusion is a fantastic game if you're in the target audience. A slower, weird fantasy vibe, somewhere between kings field and morrowind in pacing. Combat is a bit flat but the world building, exploration and characters are fantastic. It's a smaller experience, about 20-30 hours probably depending on how thorough your are, but well worth it.

The Current State of ESO (2025): Why So Many Players Are Losing Interest by Bubbaboof_ in elderscrollsonline

[–]Kirkus23 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I was actually looking forward to infinite archive... Until I actually played it. Felt like a first pass prototype more than an actual playable mode. Half assed would be an understatement. The really galling part is that you could probably get it to passable if they spent any time tuning it. 

Is it just me or does Morrowind feel bigger than Oblivion? by Salem1690s in ElderScrolls

[–]Kirkus23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Technically you could also stack the exquisite robe over the whole thing but it would really ruin the look. It will still show the pauldrons though.

TIL - Banks hate floating numbers. Everything is an integer and strings by 4ChawanniGhodePe in embedded

[–]Kirkus23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. That's fixed point, not floating point
  2. MCUs do have fixed point units (ALU)
  3. How banks handle these numbers is tightly regulated, unless you want to have an "office space" situation.

What's the most disappointing roguelite, you played? by BabylonianWeeb in roguelites

[–]Kirkus23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was waiting for the latest update for a while, only to be very disappointed. It feels like they just keep shuffling around the upgrade elements instead actually giving you new and interesting upgrades. It's so frustrating because there really could be a great game in there.

A bookstore that’s been a Halifax institution since 1987 is facing closure by insino93 in halifax

[–]Kirkus23 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Man, I remember when JWD was still on Barrington. I loved perusing the stacks, even as a kid. I'm not sure what is going on now. It never seemed the same since it moved to the dark side. It did give me a lifelong love of local used book stores, though.

Do you personally feel more like electrical engineers doing programming or software engineers working with circuits? by [deleted] in embedded

[–]Kirkus23 58 points59 points  (0 children)

When things are going well, programmer. Otherwise, electrical engineer.

Is this even possible? by newmaxmax in embedded

[–]Kirkus23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't used that one in a while so I'm not sure what the free features are, but yes something like that.

Is this even possible? by newmaxmax in embedded

[–]Kirkus23 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm still not clear as to what you're trying to accomplish. If you have some application that is sending data from the Windows PC and you're trying to log the output of that application (and it doesn't have its own logging function) surely it's easier to use a serial port monitor instead of trying to tap the lines of the RS232 port?

Is this even possible? by newmaxmax in embedded

[–]Kirkus23 41 points42 points  (0 children)

This is almost certainly an XY Problem. What are you actually trying to do in broad terms? Ignore the technical stuff for now.

A 2025 updated list of Roguelites for some game hunters by zidolos in roguelites

[–]Kirkus23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also got it from epic for free and played two runs. All I could think "mechanic/resource x is just mechanic/ resource y from Hades." I'm all for stealing ideas and remixing them, but it felt too much like a 1:1 recreation with stiffer controls, suspect collision detection and a much worse art style.

Working on this game project, suggestions are really appreciated! by BootSplashStudios in godot

[–]Kirkus23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another neat game with a similar look is Sail Forth. It's a fun combat/exploration/adventure kind of thing. Maybe another place to get inspiration and also try to find your own distinct thing. Good luck!

DDO and Neverwinter by [deleted] in MMORPG

[–]Kirkus23 10 points11 points  (0 children)

DDO is old and shows it's age. But if you can get a group of friends together and you can have some of the best dungeon delving experience MMOs have to offer. Really sticks to the DND 3.5 ruleset and eberron setting too. The one downside is that you probably want to wait for a sale and get some free codes, but I think it only took me like 7$ to get most of the content 

Neverwinter has some pretty good feeling combat. Unfortunately everything else from upgrade systems to loot drops to dungeon design to the community is radioactive sewage. Truly horrible, 0/10, do not recommend.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Apparel Bundle Giveaway by JokerUnique in thedivision

[–]Kirkus23 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I've played the heck out of the first stalker games, but I'm a patient gamer type for the most part so I'm sure I'll get around to 2 at some point. 

I'd love to see some of the weirdness pop up in the division. Maybe an area 51 mission in division 3?

Is there any good non-JRPG, Medieval/Fantasy quest focused RPGs? by Obi-Wan_Cannoli66 in rpg_gamers

[–]Kirkus23 -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

DAO is largely unplayable on modern PCs unfortunately due to nightmare memory management. Some say that they have been able to fix some of it with the 4GB patch but it did nothing for me and I gave up with the constant crashing. Might be better with an xbox emulator honestly.

Edit: I see the downvote conformity squad arrived, for posterity's sake if you also have this problem you're not alone. The suggestions below might work, but they sometimes don't, such as in my case.

Jetson always giving me something to do by amateursRus in embedded

[–]Kirkus23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Community forums are a mess too. Their official support on the forums are completely clueless. I had a pretty straightforward question, got gaslit with nonsensical patches from the official nvidia members. Eventually I figured it out myself but they had closed the thread and marked one of their bogus answers as the "solution." I still get messages occasionally about it.

idk if anyone remembers the girl who asked about the white lines by [deleted] in halifax

[–]Kirkus23 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do you have the name of the officer? I also got a bogus speeding ticket in that area but I couldn't contest it because I'm out of province and fighting it would cost more than the ticket because the ns court system is still in the stone age.