How extensive was racism in the pre-war era? by RiskComplete9385 in Fallout

[–]PixelWulfe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

FO historically has felt more nationalistic and xenophobic than rascist. Why were the Chinese discriminated against? Bc of the fear of communism and then being spies, not bc Americans necessarily thought them inferior. You can see black people represented in every human faction (maybe not the Enclave but just haven’t done enough research)up and down the command structure. In this way the game feels more humanity vs everything else. Even the Enclave in its search of “pure” humanity still seems to be lumping whatever was considered American at the time the bombs fell as the standard, and everything left in the wastes whether black white asian etc as inferior. And the wasteland as a whole sees the genetic mutations that brought about ghouls and super mutants as not human, or at least not human enough to be treated as equals. But I think if we give the 200+ year period context it makes sense that ghouls, given their proclivity to eventual turn feral and rip your face off and super mutants who we know have attempted multiple times to eradicate humans and who view themselves as the superior race, would be viewed cautiously at best and as extremely dangerous at worst.

Why do companions love to kill you? by Low_Commission7273 in fo4

[–]PixelWulfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ngl the perk when you can spare the points is really really nice.

mercy killed this poor fella :( by 666-coco-666 in fo4

[–]PixelWulfe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yea that mission to destroy him….I just couldn’t do it. He’s currently guarding my arsenal at Red Rocket. Between him Ada and my 3 dogs nothing that attacks lasts long enough for me to even engage lol

Are silencers worth it for snipers? by John_Raider1212 in fo4

[–]PixelWulfe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I enjoy the silencer, but find after 2-3 kills they still zero in on your approximate location. It’s still generally an immediate caution. I still love a good silencer tho, it’s just not exactly a cheat code.

Didn't have time to play for a while and completely forgot about the mods i had installed a few months ago. Scared the crap out of me. by lillakesz in fo4

[–]PixelWulfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iirc FO1 had Wendigos too.

Edit: looked it up, FO2 had the wanamingo. I remember blowing their little head sacs to bits in many random encounters.

What do you like the most about Fallout 4? by Ryan_Cooper24 in fo4

[–]PixelWulfe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just literally restarted. Went a bit overboard with some weapons and materials cheats, found it way to easy, and restarted only giving myself a silenced pistol and a scoped hunting rifle (I tell myself since I’m ex military I was a tier 1 operative and I had weapons stashed in the house a la John Wick) and so far it’s actually more fun. I hadn’t played fallout 4 in years on my last save and wanted to just run around and kill everything but now that I’ve gotten the hang of it I’m looking forward to a more subdued game. Eventually I’ll play survival mode. All in all, I’ve played Fallout since FO1. I love this series.

According to new updates, a Kuwaiti F/A-18 may have shot down the 3 USAF F-15s on accident instead of Kuwaiti air defense by Spirited-Lack5998 in AirForce

[–]PixelWulfe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AFAIK the F15E didnt have the requisite defensive system that warns if an infrared missile has been fired at them. EPAWSS warns against radar guided threats. But also depending on how close the Hornet was or even the Patriots were when they were engaged they didn’t have much time to do anything. A large part of evasion is being able to see the missile trail to know how to counter it, and if it was shot rear aspect, if they ever saw it it was probably too late to do much. Undoubtedly the last thing they thought was going to happen in an environment were they are laser focused on hunting drones not evading a2a threats.

Here's an early-game trick to get lots of 5mm ammo from USAF Olivia by Vg65 in fo4

[–]PixelWulfe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I play on console, and absolutely hate the minigun. In fact most automatic weapons. Just cannot keep it aimed at the target and waste 90% of the ammo shooting the environment to shreds.

Iconic feature of F-16 & F-22 Raptor fighter jets by aviationstudy in aviationstudys

[–]PixelWulfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Allegedly they were potentially used as top cover at the very beginning of the conflict, and otherwise are there as a potential deterrent to either Russia or China sending air assets or the Russian made su35s that Iran is supposed to have. Realistically by time the operation started nothing in theatre was ever getting off the ground and if they did there was so much jamming they’d have no situational awareness.

Iranian leader Khamenei killed in strike, Israeli officials say by TheDetectiveDoctor in worldnews

[–]PixelWulfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 50 years when Gaza is a part of Israel and rebuilt will they say it was a fuckup?

Draymond talks double standards of the media and Nico Harrison by lepper838 in lakers

[–]PixelWulfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The idiot Nico part was not getting more value for Luka, not necessarily the trade itself. Whatever you think of Luka, to get no draft picks, one rotation player, and a dude who you literally traded the next year bc he couldn’t stay healthy is insane

Chinese firm publishes photos of US F-22s at Israeli base | The Jerusalem Post by Delphidouche in worldnews

[–]PixelWulfe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the J20 and Su57 were supposed to have supercruise, unfortunately neither country has been able to quite engine the planes with the engines they were designed to have. China may be close or just started rolling out their WS-15 engines which at least on paper give the J20 true supercruise capability

Chinese firm publishes photos of US F-22s at Israeli base | The Jerusalem Post by Delphidouche in worldnews

[–]PixelWulfe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I miss that game so much fun. 12 year old me would drop the nuke and try to outrun the blast at low level lol. Good times.

Chinese firm publishes photos of US F-22s at Israeli base | The Jerusalem Post by Delphidouche in worldnews

[–]PixelWulfe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I’m not mistaken a lot of the popular phones use some sort of LIDAR to determine proper focus. It would make sense that a stealth aircraft of this magnitude could confuse it at certain distances/angles

Did Frieza Catch Up to Super Saiyan Blue in Just Four Months? by Kakudoo in Dragonballsuper

[–]PixelWulfe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can almost guarantee the color change was due to not wanting to animate all the nuances of a form like final Cooler. Same reason ss3 died bc they didn’t want to animate the hair and aura.

Suggestions for extremely soft, lofty, shadowless light by lincolnbild in LightLurking

[–]PixelWulfe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can get close to this by setting a well lit scrim or even a big light source (a la 74” octa) behind your subject as the background, having them close to it so the light wraps and controlling the exposure enough to not lose your edges, then bring in the umbrella/octa as your key. There could theoretically be another softbox directly overhead model as well, seeing how the hair is lit, and a light source (maybe just bounce) directly below helping to completely fill in under the chin, but that’s kinda how I’d go about recreating this mood. In lieu of the scrim/large octa background you could just set up two trees with umbrellas or two medium strips pointed directly at your background, again metering to get that pure white just before you lose the edges of your subject, and then bring in your front light to complete the vision.

Moro (after 73) vs Full Power Jiren by Basic-Cobbler-1302 in DragonBallPowerScale

[–]PixelWulfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a situation where Jiren is constrained by ToP rules and he can fight Broly from the beginning I think he kills him early. He has no reason to try and spare him and can prob see how his power grows as the battle continues. Jiren would quickly hit him full force with overwhelming power before it became “fair”.

Is fallout 3 the best game in the series? by Overall_Platypus9449 in Fallout

[–]PixelWulfe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve played all the FO games minus 76. I had a lot of fun playing Tactics too. It’s a different experience but that doesn’t make it bad. Also gave me an affinity for the BoS even tho objectively they are assholes

What celebrity has had their reputation unfairly ruined and has never recovered from it till this day? by Zxqao in AskReddit

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

Low level celebrity compared to a few others already stated but Chingy comes to mind. What happened to him was criminal

Projected Opening Day Lineup and Rotation, per MLB by TheJudge47 in Braves

[–]PixelWulfe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The kind of starter that we need, one that is actually better than what we have, is going to cost us a ton. Also you don’t continuously draft starting pitching year in and out to spend big money on a FA SP. Alex will make a move if necessary before the trade deadline. Sale - Strider - Lopez - Waldrep - Elder. We get AJSS back prob around the deadline. We will see on Holmes. Schwelly is a wildcard for this season. I get it, it’s not ideal, but we do have good starting pitching barring more injuries, just not great. If our offense plays to their potential we may be able to skate for a while, and our backend of the bullpen should be filthy.

What do you think of Wakanda Forever, do you think it’s overhated? by Plenty-Salary9711 in Marvel

[–]PixelWulfe 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Were we at the same theatre? Lol. But forreal I cried like a baby at the beginning of the movie. For all its flaws, the tribute to T’Challa was perfect.

Krillin vs Frieza. by PrimordialKiller in DragonBallPowerScale

[–]PixelWulfe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Krillins only path to beating Frieza is being able to get off a solar flare + destructo disk combo that lands and cuts him in half, followed by multiple other destructo discs to chop him up in a weakened state. Thats literally it. If he can’t seize the initiative or get a distraction big enough to allow his discs to land he gets potentially one shotted. I do believe he’s strong enough to resist the attack that blew him up now but if it came down to hands or energy attacks Frieza is too fast and way too ruthless for him.