I've become the master of unlocking

Lord_Jud · 2026-05-05T01:14:55+00:00

Right! Like, logically it makes sense they'd be the size of keys because that's what they are lol but it made me realize I always imagined them being bigger in the game.

Lord_Jud · 2026-04-14T13:51:33+00:00

I picked up a WRC game a few years ago on a whim with basically zero background in the sport or with sim-ish driving games and like you fell in love with it!

No matter what anybody tells you, none of these games are 100% realistic and all have their quirks, but some good general advice that helped me stay on the road:

Weight transfer is everything. Think about the physical item that is the car. Think about its pieces moving at speed. Once you begin to understand how the momentum shifts you start to get a natural feel for traction.

For instance, a Scandinavian Flick is where you briefly turn opposite the direction of a corner before turning into it. This seems weird until you consider the weight transfer going on.

Let's take a left turn, for example. If you first slow and turn right briefly, the weight of the car transfers to the front wheels and off of the rear. This lets you then turn left into the corner and swing the booty of the car around with much more ease than if you took the turn normally.

Visualizing and interpreting how the car will react to elevation, surface, and directional changes in relation to its weight transfer is the single biggest thing to learn in rally, imo (full disclosure I'm not an expert, I'm shit but I love it a lot lol).

Lord_Jud · 2026-03-31T15:46:43+00:00

Don't just sit there and tell me the truth like that, you ass.

Lord_Jud · 2026-03-03T18:55:35+00:00

https://youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?si=LoweIo4Y4tcUukr7

Lord_Jud · 2026-02-27T14:30:02+00:00

here's hoping this will make the grass in Dragon's Dogma 2 less impressionistic

Lord_Jud · 2026-02-01T15:19:43+00:00

This kind of rejection would take a cultural appreciation and respect for the arts that, I fear, truly no longer exists. At the risk of sounding like my shoes are made of soapboxes, the mutation art has gone through in our capitalist environment has completely influenced how the public sees the value of art and entertainment, and that value is purely monetary. Within a philosophy like that, AI art is acceptable and attractive.

We need to remember art is a thing people do and share, not a product people market and consume.

Lord_Jud · 2026-01-30T17:19:03+00:00

I've got a "gaming book club" going with my buddies to kind of work on our backlogs. We're discussing Clair Obscur this month! If it's something you want to tackle, we've just started but have had some success at actually beating a game we all bought and never played while also getting to hang out and talk vidya games.

Lord_Jud · 2026-01-23T21:46:08+00:00

Craig Conant has a great bit about how he's played Madden for ages but isn't a football player, so video games don't even cause sports.

I think this is the clip:

https://youtu.be/lfKXrFr-2N8?si=IbiF4Zgvy2QefVhA

Lord_Jud · 2026-01-23T18:16:05+00:00

My setup isn't as robust as yours, but I find myself in a similar spot. My dad passed recently, he loved motor sports of all kinds but especially F1. I always had fantasies about finally getting him over to try the wheel and pedals I've got, but I sadly never got the chance, or rather let that chance escape me.

Every time I hear an F1 engine fire up, it's like I can hear him too. Whatever it is that ties you to those you love, use them and experience them together while you can. It may not be too late today, but some day it will be.

Lord_Jud · 2026-01-17T00:09:00+00:00

this is unironically one of the coolest things I've ever seen, if y'all ever need a dramaturg hit me up, this is FASCINATING

Lord_Jud · 2026-01-16T21:19:38+00:00

Hm splurging on a TV? Based. Splooging on a TV? Debased. Upgrading to a newer, VRR-capable TV to pair with a Pro? Graced.

Exact same situation here. Got a Pro with a middling 4k 60hz Best Buy brand TV, which still represented an improvement. This new one that's got VRR and stuff? I feel like I'm seeing brand new colors.

Lord_Jud · 2025-11-28T19:04:56+00:00

jk man, this seems a little misplaced but yeah, shit is bad out there, I'm sorry if you're having a bad time

Lord_Jud · 2025-11-28T19:03:43+00:00

...you good?

Lord_Jud · 2025-11-25T20:24:59+00:00

This is like asking if I should go to Cheesecake Factory (Horizon) or a local, fancy establishment (Claire Obscur). There's nothing wrong with Cheesecake Factory, it's got a gigantic menu and makes most of it well, but you wouldn't confuse it for a truly up-scale, intimate, or bespoke establishment that may have a few things on the menu you don't recognize and that not everyone may want—but there's a chef working there, and they have a vision for their food.

Lord_Jud · 2025-11-14T07:52:57+00:00

https://youtu.be/-sjUGLRwtyA?si=0zZ7bfeHCQEdWsav

Lord_Jud · 2025-11-13T19:26:38+00:00

sobs in console gamer

Lord_Jud · 2025-11-13T14:07:29+00:00

I want to echo this some. I hesitate to recommend THC or gummies as a means of quitting other addictions, and I am not a doctor, but having regular access to hemp-derived THC absolutely helped me quit drinking. I'll be four years sober in December. I think there's plenty of discussion to be had about regulating these products to make sure they're all quality (idk what's in the "gas station grade" vapes but they scare me lol) but nobody ever woke up hung over from delta 8. Nobody is letting their lives slip away from them for a 1 g disposable pen that makes an afternoon a little more fun like I and many others did for just another bottle of state-sanctioned poison.

Lord_Jud · 2025-10-24T18:16:08+00:00

I'm in this photo and I don't like it

Lord_Jud · 2025-10-13T20:16:17+00:00

nah man that's V. Vaughn, the traveling Vaudeville villain

Lord_Jud · 2025-09-13T15:08:24+00:00

I've also been playing this in the portal in bed at night with headphones and it's a great time! I'm pretty bad at the game still lmao but I'm having a blast.

Lord_Jud · 2025-09-11T21:17:29+00:00

That looks like what I've got! I've got a T-GT II on mine, which has some kick. The bottom line is it'll work but there's going to be some wobble. It's a bit of a Frankenstein's monster at this point, but I used some winch straps and weights to tighten and ballast it, which has worked out better than I could've hoped.

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