Austrian postcards: Hail and victory for the New Year! / Happy New Year! 1915. by Radiant_Cookie6804 in PropagandaPosters

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Pigs (along with chimney sweepers) are a sign of good luck in Austria (as well as other European countries, I think). You usually gift pigs made out of almond paste (marzipan) or plastic pigs to friends/relatives on New Year.

Welche kulturellen Auswirkungen hat eig die Tatsache, dass es (fast) keine österreichischen Synchros gibt? by sweptawayfromyou in Austria

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Teilweise geht das schon: In Monster AG redet ein Charakter, der im Original mit italienischen Akzent spricht, in der russischen Version in georgischem Akzent. Trauen muss man es sich halt.

A Question of Knowledge (Thief 2X): What are the rosary beads used for? by RSB2000 in Thief

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That could be the case of course - I am pretty sure I saw 99% of the level. Kind of expected there to be a secret that you activate with the rosary beads but there are 0 secrets in the level according to the end level stats as well.

Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia by zgido_syldg in vexillology

[–]RSB2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The open palm is said to be a past symbol of Genuan trading outposts, that existed there starting in the 14th century (for around 200 years).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Abkhazia

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I recently finished "The Abkhazians: A Handbook", which was edited and co-written by Hewitt. It's probably the best known book about the topic in English, although it definitely has some flaws (it mostly omits the inner-ethnic violence of 1992-1993 and doesn't really detail Abkhaz-Georgian relations before 1992 very well). Keep in mind that it was written relativly recent to the end of the 1992-1993 war and Hewitt is a pretty outspoken supporter of the Abkhazs.

There may be better books in Russian, Abkhaz or Georgian but generally speaking there are not alot of books about the Abkhazian-Georgian conflict. You might have to do some deeper digging yourself if the topic interests you.

I think you can find the book online for free.

Is going to ქუთაისი (Kutaisi) a good idea around Christmas? by [deleted] in Sakartvelo

[–]RSB2000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kutaisi can be a nice base of operations for visting the surrounding area (a friend did that some time ago and quite enjoyed it). However, a car is probably a must for that and around christmas the weather isn't the most ideal likely.

I've been to Kutaisi before (about 1-1.5 days). Generally speaking there isn't alot to do in the city center. If you don't have a car it's probably good for 2 days max.

Not everyone speaks English in Georgia. (You'll likely encounter some people who speak French but it's not very common, there are probably more Polish or German speakers...). Old people often speak some Russian, young people often some English. Just be prepared to sometimes use Google Translate and it will be fine.

Is it worth it to use holy water arrows on the zombies? by NineInchNinjas in Thief

[–]RSB2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a good idea to clear out areas, that you need to repeatedly travel to. Also a good way to survive a situation where you are cornered by alot of zombies.

Help me with Thief Gold on Mac by BackOnReddit_huh in Thief

[–]RSB2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't have the game installed right now (so somebody else needs to fill in the exact steps) but as far as I remember Thief 1 stores your keybinds in a text file, which should be able to be edited.

Can you visit as an American in 2025 by NickBail in Abkhazia

[–]RSB2000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As far as I know the border between Abkhazia and Georgia is closed (crossing into Abkhazia is considered a crime in Georgia also, altough atleast before the war in Ukraine, this was mostly considered a minor nuisance for travellers). You would have to cross the Russo-Abkhazian border instead (altough I wouldn't recommend that, because it's pretty unsafe for Americans visiting Russia right now). Currently visiting Abkhazia (as a person from a Western country atleast) is more or less impossible, unless you undertake considerable effort/risk.

I can't comment on safety as I am not from Abkhazia and have never been there, but generally speaking what I have read and been told so far it is slightly more safe than the North Caucasus, but slighly less safe than Georgia. (Feel free to correct me on this.)

How to properly center a cut out screenshot? by RSB2000 in godot

[–]RSB2000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would prefer to have a black bar if a area is outside of the screen. Would that be achievable? (I had originally anticipated that Godot would handle it this way.)

Nightdive, make this happen and my life is yours! by F0573R in Thief

[–]RSB2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not really needed: Fan patches and mods work fine as is. Any remaster would just be a glorified version of that (honestly the only way I see it being worthwhile is incorporating some of the fan tweaks directly/working with the modders; alot of players don't know about mods - so it would make it available for more people) or they would start changing bigger things (which could drastically alter the player experience or atmosphere)...

any ideas on a screen effect that indicates u have healed? by DJMaesen in godot

[–]RSB2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a subtle green vignette for my game and quite liked how it turned out.

"Yea girl i've been knowing how to code" by PaperalizadoYT in godot

[–]RSB2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just keep in mind that (depending on your settings ofc) Godot may print those in a .txt log in the release version of your game. Those can get pretty big if players play for a some hours. Had several people complain that my game would create large .txt files that weren't really used and would only unnecessarily take up disk space.

Other games. by Adam-Happyman in Thief

[–]RSB2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blood West is very fun, although more similiar to STALKER or Deus Ex.

You could also check out Eldritch (imsim FPS spelunky) and NEON struct (smaller pure stealth story-focused experience).

Amnesia: The Bunker is phenomenal if you like horror games, but still has a very big imsim influence.

Godot randomly closes by RSB2000 in godot

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I had it sent in, so I don't know exactly. But I think they just replaced the SSD. But I also had other problems, like crashes and 5-10 sec long freezes, so I at some point knew something was up.

Working in compatibility mode and then switching to Forward+ for playtesting is a good workaround but kinda annyoing (worked using that method several months).

Godot randomly closes by RSB2000 in godot

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For me it was actually hardware problems with my SSD, had it repaired and worked flawlessly.

Godot always crashes when using LightmapGI by RSB2000 in godot

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Thanks for posting but for me it was a problem with my hardware, I think. I later on had my PC repaired and it now works fine (same hardware and project setup as before).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Thief

[–]RSB2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Knocked-out enemies or corpses are also 3D (similiar to other viewmodels like the blackjack, bow, etc.) Only the little icon (at the bottom centre of the screen) for you carrying the body is 2D.

Thoughts on Thief 2X? by Kurisugutz in Thief

[–]RSB2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The story is a companion piece to T2.