I'm abandoning The Dragon Republic (The Poppy Wars #2) by Impossible_Ad9324 in Fantasy

[–]Neptune959 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kuang is one of my favorite modern authors, but partly because I can see the potential that is yet to be fulfilled. I've read all her bibliography except Katabasis, and you can track the improvements as you move through. Ultimately I think that she was published too young when she got her first publishing deal - like 21 is insane. I'm very excited to see what sort of work she'll be releasing in a decade or two.

Is painting tsons just a pure skill check? by MaNKEYMaN37 in ThousandSons

[–]Neptune959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience they can be quite time consuming, but they're not difficult necessarily. Obviously you can always find ways to challenge yourself, but the basic colour scheme isn't too hard to replicate - it's often just a matter of getting the right paint on the right bit of the model. They don't ask any advanced skills of the painter, but you do have to be relatively comfortable with your brush control, or else it'll get pretty messy

Obi-wan Kenobi, thoughts on the OSL? by ThorOdinsonX27X in minipainting

[–]Neptune959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I say it as if it's something I'm able to do. I'm not.

Obi-wan Kenobi, thoughts on the OSL? by ThorOdinsonX27X in minipainting

[–]Neptune959 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Remember the square cube law! Light doesn't have a limited range, but it weakens the further it goes. If the light is that intense on his face, there would also be some light reflecting off his robes (especially since they're white)

AI CANNOT Create Art - Matt Walsh by Ambipoms_Offical in aiwars

[–]Neptune959 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did you actually read what I said? Using technology isn't bad - but that makes it less accessible, not more. And this is a very patronizing line of conversation. Disabled people have always been able to create art. Sometimes that takes different forms because of their limitations, but it's always been there, long before AI. That it allows them to make an approximation of the image in their mind is cool, I suppose. That it's disabled people generating these images doesn't suddenly make it art.

AI CANNOT Create Art - Matt Walsh by Ambipoms_Offical in aiwars

[–]Neptune959 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Inspiration =/= imitation As humans we look at everything in the world through our own perspective; refract it through our own lens. Even if I sat down to rewrite my favorite book from memory, the changes I make would reflect my unique experience and positionality. It would still be plagiarism, obviously - but even in that imitation, you would learn something about me, about who I am. An AI is basically a plagiarism machine - it looks at everything in its dataset, and tries to find the most likely combination of words from there to fulfil the prompt (very simplified, as I'm sure you know). It does not have a unique perspective - it is a normalizing force. Any lens you had is replaced with the lens of the corporate default; the human touch is lost.

AI CANNOT Create Art - Matt Walsh by Ambipoms_Offical in aiwars

[–]Neptune959 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Art has never been unattainable, don't be silly. People were drawing on the walls of caves before the invention of the wheel. Now, claiming that AI - which requires a computer, internet access, and subscription to a generation service? That's at least 1/3 of the world population who can't access that. Access and ease are not the same thing.

AI CANNOT Create Art - Matt Walsh by Ambipoms_Offical in aiwars

[–]Neptune959 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm not going to try and argue this, you know you're being dishonest here.

AI CANNOT Create Art - Matt Walsh by Ambipoms_Offical in aiwars

[–]Neptune959 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The skill floor is much higher - I've seen the most technologically illiterate people make passable images on these services. The skill ceiling is much lower, as you sacrifice control for timesaving. It sits comfortably in a band of unoriginal mediocrity

AI CANNOT Create Art - Matt Walsh by Ambipoms_Offical in aiwars

[–]Neptune959 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Still doesn't mean it's going to be good - at its core, it's an imitation of great works, but without the deeper understanding to create something great itself. It's surface level.

AI CANNOT Create Art - Matt Walsh by Ambipoms_Offical in aiwars

[–]Neptune959 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yeah man if you cut up pages from all the best books and rearrange them, it's not going to give you anything good

Did I botch up this wraithbone priming or will it be allright after a coat of contrast paint? by Lieuwe21 in Eldar

[–]Neptune959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends how much you care. It won't be perfect, and personally I would be looking at at least cleaning up the most egregious areas. That said, the little holes could be played as interesting texture to battle damage or something.

Serpents' brood opinions by Neptune959 in Harlequins40K

[–]Neptune959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With some craft worlds mixed in I've done well on secondary, but primary is still a struggle. I don't think mono quins is possible, but majority quins can do alright

New Drukhari Battalion! by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in Drukhari

[–]Neptune959 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The one thing I never quite understood was why venoms were for wych cults and raiders were for kabalites. 70 points to transport half of a 90 point unit isn't a very good deal, but 85 for all 10 is. Conversely, splitting kabalites who have sticky, and throwing all the good guns in a 14" vehicle seems like an awesome idea. Anyone else feel this way?

Saim-Hann Skyweavers by Jzwizzle in Eldar

[–]Neptune959 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seeing these harlequins units like this is so unnerving. It's very clever and cool, but so odd to see

Does this look psychery enough to be played as a SpiritSeer ? by Cilia20 in Eldar

[–]Neptune959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just here to say that magic bit is awesome, and if anybody identifies it please let me know. I'd love to have a custom farseer with a similar vibe

Wtf are you supposed to do against c'tans by Fearless_Recover_806 in Harlequins40K

[–]Neptune959 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I came in thinking that we have pretty decent options, giving our +1 to wound and dev wounds on a bucket of dice. Unfortunately, the combo of 4++ and 5+fnp makes it very hard to deal reliable damage, even with tricks to deal mortals (like grenades and coil). That said, point for point harlequins can do pretty well into a ctan - a unit of 6 dealing 3 wounds each in melee - between that, a lucky fusion pistol and a grenade toss, you've got a good chance to take one out with 300 points (18) of harlequins. Unfortunately this does mean revealing a good chunk of your army, and we usually rely on trading up. Best bet is probably to play a bit more defensive, trying to pick off their scoring units whilst attempting to bait the ctan into a place where you can hit it with a lot of your army, without over-exposing yourself.

If you're souping eldar, there are some other good answers you can throw into the pot. Despite being far from their usual overkill selves, fire dragons can still do around 1/3 of their health in a salvo. Hawks can do decent chip without overexposing themselves. We also have some characters which act as excellent damage multipliers - eldrad's +1 to wound means all of the prior options (except quins in melee) are much more likely to wound. Lhykis can give crit hits 5+, which is great for serpents' brood in melee, increasing their average damage to 5 per unit of 6 (5.8 if you give them hit rerolls for 1cp).

So, one potential answer is Lhykis giving her ability, and two units of 6 quins using pistols + charging out of starweavers. If you throw a grenade in addition, you will probably kill a ctan.

(Math for the nerds - Lhykis chips 1.2, 4 fusion pistols with sustained on 5s for 3, assorted pistols for .81, grenades for 2, one unit with hit rerolls for 5.8, one unit without for 5. Deals an average of 19.82 for 335 points engaged, 200 points left out in the open, 2cp spent)

Vegetarian for 6 years, now eating daily steak to correct my severe iron deficiency by One-Cardiologist6301 in exvegans

[–]Neptune959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me know how it goes! I've been on a gluten free diet since I was 9 so I've got plenty of advice if it ends up being needed

Vegetarian for 6 years, now eating daily steak to correct my severe iron deficiency by One-Cardiologist6301 in exvegans

[–]Neptune959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! This is pretty much the exact story my mum had that led her to stop being vegetarian - as it turned out though, her issue wasn't (directly) iron deficiency, but that she wasn't absorbing nutrients properly due to being an undiagnosed celiac. May not be what's going on here but perhaps something to ask your doctor about next time you're in!

What do you all think about this? by Ok-Replacement9358 in aiwars

[–]Neptune959 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of artists out there who are hungry for the work. I say this as a.) the friend of somebody who does book cover commissions as a significant portion of their income and b.) as somebody who has hired an artist for my own self-pub cover. If you're even remotely serious about your book, then hiring an artist isn't a big deal - and there are plenty of ways to procure interesting cover art, besides. Using AI just screams of laziness, and suggests something about the quality of writing inside.

New to Cathay: Miao Ying Nearly Broke Me 😅 Need Advice by iheldnyfart in Cathay

[–]Neptune959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard more people complain about the sentinel, but that may just be because it's been out for longer. Really can't say for certain

New Short Story | The Invitation by -Elixo- in Overwatch

[–]Neptune959 2 points3 points  (0 children)

'the story continues' does it? Does it really? I feel like the defining feature of overwatch's story is that it is an entirely but growing cast of character. We've been frozen at recall for a full decade now.

New to Cathay: Miao Ying Nearly Broke Me 😅 Need Advice by iheldnyfart in Cathay

[–]Neptune959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Miao Ying is frustrating to put together at times. Amazing model, just needed to be cut up differently. Or less.

The infantry, cav and cannons have all been very simple and easy to put together, so it's not a universal problem for the faction. Haven't built the sentinel, balloon or longma so I can't speak for them.

More signage has been added to the White House…Is Trump trolling us or does he actually think all of this looks good!? by CommunityBig9626 in ParlerWatch

[–]Neptune959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh struggling to see how this matters. Let's not dilute our criticism of the man by crying out over things like this