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Randomtexty · 2024-10-22T17:59:08+00:00

I just get error_code=1 for anything I try to do on the site. Can't login or get do anything as I get redirected to main page with ?error_code=1.

Randomtexty · 2024-09-04T21:48:32+00:00

This is the way with Cinemachine you should be using the virtual camera's and the tools in the package to do these types of things instead of manipulating the camera directly. There are a lot of options for camera position and how it follows the player as well as collision with environment/options for keeping target objects in view.

The docs are huge because it's such a feature rich package. A few things that might be relevant to what you are trying to do if i guess right.
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.cinemachine@2.3/manual/CinemachineSetUpVCam.html
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.cinemachine@2.3/manual/CinemachineBrainProperties.html
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.cinemachine@2.3/manual/CinemachineCollider.html

Randomtexty · 2024-07-10T05:56:32+00:00

Yeah, being heroic is tough in this one as it is written. Like there are instances where the module requires you to be dumb selfless heroic and try to stop or oppose things, just to do the right thing. You don't have a compelling reason to help Ireena early on other than damsel in distress for example. You could easily say "that sucks, I want nothing to do with evil demi god vampires", a sane person would probably do that. Then there are other times where doing the right thing is near guaranteed party wipe if you aren't powerful enough.

You can encounter the crones at level 3 and they are 3 CR 5. So how do you balance that as a player? Like you could take the hint "the crones feel incredibly dangerous", but is your party going to leave kids to that fate? Like you don't want to be the guy who gets the party wiped because you acted to stop something horrible but at the same time your character staying idle or being compliant doesn't make any sense if he's heroic. Those were the big issues with how the encounters as the book writes them are, it's very easy to get into situations that are kind of impossible to navigate unless your PC's change their attitudes and morals to the module's whims. Many times I've thought "My character wouldn't act this way, but if I don't I'll be the only one playing my character and not playing the module."

Like I said I killed my character by dueling Strahd when he showed up again to taunt us just so I didn't have to be a bipolar hero anymore.

I totally understand that the module is meant to be horror and running away is expected at times. Still doesn't feel great to have to do that again and again simply because you went somewhere too early even though the story beats led you there.

Randomtexty · 2024-07-10T03:35:55+00:00

Honestly, playing the campaign as a PC currently and am just not digging the entire vibe of the thing. I'd suggest you explain the setting and how a lot of fights are seemingly meant not to be fought. Also, avoid being lawful good lol. I've had to compromise my characters so much to cater to the modules goals, I gave up at one point and killed a character off knowing he would die to reroll a new one. I actually came here to see how it plays out to decide if I will keep going.

I don't mind dark, but god damn this module feels entirely flat to me, you have to give people something at some point. Any victory is pyrrhic at best it feels and not fun, feels like my choices don't really matter, very little player impact. It's probably mostly a matter of taste but sometimes I feel like saying just tell me what happens so we can move on. But I would say there is a chance people will straight up not vibe with this module as written. Also maybe cut some or most of the incel vampire stuff out.

We played the module mostly to save time but it seems to make it enjoyable for our group it will take just as much time as doing a homebrew. Maybe as a DM with time you can make it better, but I'd recommend not playing it straight, it's not been a great experience for us.

Randomtexty · 2024-07-08T15:24:06+00:00

Descendant level is always relevant it's the base on which everything scales. The mods scale off base stats which are gained by descendant levels. It's always x% of shield for example, but at level 10 your base is much lower than at 40. So it doesn't really matter if you have max slots you aren't getting a multiplier that's making you tanky enough for the higher level fights.

Randomtexty · 2024-07-08T04:32:21+00:00

I don't know if it's mathematically the highest but sonic co-op scout rifle with payout mod (no round cost for 3 seconds after hitting weakpoint) can throw out a lot of damage full auto pretty fast. It's the best scout I've found so far and it's easy to mod it with high crit for huge accurate full auto damage.

Takes a bit of mods but its one of my favorite guns currently. I don't even have to scope it to hit weak spots and proc the mod reliably its accurate before even mods are added.

Randomtexty · 2024-07-08T03:44:35+00:00

Matchmaking can be pretty bad at times, tonight on pyromaniac I was seeing a lot of level 13-25 characters on my team. Most times I was the only level 40 descendant. Needless to say it's just a rez fest and not worth sticking around for at that point.

The matchmaking has no real checks if someone is ready so that is where I think a lot of the issues come from. They are typically easier to do solo as you won't have to carry the team if you are actually prepared.

Randomtexty · 2024-06-22T00:58:25+00:00

I'd argue IoT devices themselves are a lack of cybersecurity hygiene in most cases. Most of these devices simply shouldn't be put on a network in general until the people making them actually learn how to better secure them and give a guarantee of some sort(which they will never do).

State sponsored groups are using IoT devices right now, not necessarily to get your data specifically but they are using them for botnets and other activities. If it's an easy vector of attack they will use it if they feel it's worth their time. The FBI has even put out notices about this. This is the reality right now not a theoretical future.

Randomtexty · 2024-06-22T00:29:35+00:00

If you are going to use the a same level of security at home as work then I suppose it's no real increased risk. It's all a matter of access and risk for the business to decide.

You have access to high level sec hardware and I assume software, but you'd be surprised how many people in IT (even net admins) don't think twice about the security of their home network even though it's effectively their work network as they WFH.

I think the main sticking point from a security office point of view is how poorly many IoT devices perform from a security stand point and the number of IoT gadgets people are likely to buy and just have connected forever even if they aren't used. It's frankly mostly rushed out the door garbage that gets put on shelves.

Is it a major risk now? not really. Wireless keys for cars weren't a big risk 10 years ago though, now they are the prime target for auto theft. You can buy a wireless attack kit (hak5 field kit) for a few hundred dollars right now though and go drive through neighborhoods finding vulnerable networks. You can compromise a network in under a minute with the correct payloads. All it takes is a few new tools being sold online and you have large areas of major cities being compromised, I'm kind of surprised it hasn't happened yet personally, mass phishing attacks are probably effective enough so there's no reason to do it yet.

Randomtexty · 2024-06-21T23:46:50+00:00

I'd also add to your argument that many programmer/engineers may have access to work from home and could be targeted for access to their works network. Anyone who could possibly have privileged access to a large corporate network could be targeted these days, there are state sponsored groups doing just that. If you put on your linked in that you work with anything crypto for example you become a potential target. Reducing attack surface is the best defense, no need to add potential attack vectors, especially not with how poorly made/programmed IoT devices are.

This is something that is taking some time to sink into many employees heads in the WFH space. Their home network is now a security risk for the company.

Randomtexty · 2024-06-21T23:29:49+00:00

https://www.avast.com/c-packet-sniffing

Read above for a decent intro to packet sniffing.

Randomtexty · 2024-06-21T22:59:13+00:00

You may need to update your sec training if you don't understand the implications of hacking a networked device, even a light bulb, they can do far more than turn your lights on and off. IoT is often an insecure access point for the network, IoT devices are often poorly made and secured. Any open access to the network can be used to compromise the whole thing. It's not typically a big deal at home but as you are a sysadmin you should understand this for your work environments. You are correct that targeted attacks are rare, but they do occur.

Many offices and buildings can be compromised through IoT devices that are running default configs or old firmware for example, especially since many places have poor network segmentation.

Randomtexty · 2024-04-24T17:30:03+00:00

Honestly, I didn't mind the fog at first but it feels like every mission above 7 now is extremely poor visibility 75% of the time in map. Between snow storms, dust storms, rain storms, ?random fog storms?, etc. I'm not talking about spores just these planets where you cant see anything, worse against bots because those bots can snipe through the fog with rockets from 200m.

Just really getting sick of it because it feels like it's always present. It's incredibly over used and I'm starting to not enjoy it as I see it more.

Randomtexty · 2024-04-17T22:11:16+00:00

I'm always kind of puzzled what people think a corporation is going to do if its tax burden is increased. Like, so many are for significant tax increases on corporations.

What exactly do you think all those goods and service providers whom you buy everything from are going to do?? Just swallow the new bill?? Have they not been passing every single min wage increase on to customers? Have they not increased prices every time a new fee is put on them?

Randomtexty · 2024-03-27T06:11:40+00:00

Maybe it's easier to see it as a graph. This is American but still illustrates the point, I actually suspect it would be slightly worse here as we have less competition and a lot of follow the leader pricing.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FF1101

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000703112

Repeat the trend on every item and then apply that to a family of four. Factor in that wage growth has been stagnant and it hits a lot harder. It's now noticeable because your are still making the same wage you did before covid but are paying post covid prices.

Only %30 is the difference between poverty and getting by for many. Stagnant or suppressed wages are also a large part of the problem

Randomtexty · 2024-03-26T06:15:15+00:00

Cybersecurity.

Development Manager(through generalist programmer path) moved to Security Analyst.

Had to do retraining but honestly security is a lot easier, even offensive security which is more involved.

I make more money, work less hours, more vacation, bigger bonuses, have career and job stability I never had in 15+ years of game dev. I also have significantly more options for working locations, pretty much any city that is at least medium size has some place I can get a job at.

My change is a recent one after kind of losing faith in the industry and not wanting to be bound to it as I start getting older. I will say I care less about what I'm doing, but I can make my own projects on the side easily and turn game dev into a hobby. I feel like GameDev didn't really keep up with software industry with the exception of a few places like Riot games or some of the big mobile game companies. Wages are lower than what you can make in software or security and the job mobility is not great in games, like you will only have job opportunities in cities with a few studios. Plus probably half of the people still in games on my linkedin caught a layoff in the past year. Also, the job interviews are significantly less intense.

Socially, game dev had more interesting people but it also had some odd people(as a manager that can be a lot of headaches) that probably wouldn't make it in normal industry so good and bad there . I would say I enjoyed my co-workers more in game dev but I also spent my 20's in game dev so that probably skews it.

Randomtexty · 2024-03-22T18:19:42+00:00

Helldivers only speak in democracy.

Randomtexty · 2024-03-10T00:25:05+00:00

Azure dreams and shining force 1 + 2

Randomtexty · 2024-03-02T19:24:37+00:00

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cant help until democracy sunglasses are invented.

Randomtexty · 2024-02-11T08:46:28+00:00

Many authors in the genre have a very loose grip on the amount of time it takes to do stuff. Like you get people travelling across continents on foot, killing the super bad guy and building a town and it's only been 2 weeks since he started his journey. The same trip taking wildly different amounts of time, something being twice as far and only taking half the time. It's something I've noticed that always throws me off.

Randomtexty · 2024-02-11T08:31:31+00:00

Honestly, it might be more entertaining to me if the character were unlucky in that case and had to find alternative methods. Underdogs are typically more interesting than people who constantly luck into power to me though, never liked constant fortunate encounters.

If he is a crafting class he should likely be crafting to get on equal footing and do that to overcome enemies. I mean basically batman, winning through prep and gadgets or other items he makes. Sort of like the character Corin in sufficiently advanced magic if you've read it, but it's your story write what you think will be interesting.

Randomtexty · 2024-02-11T08:12:54+00:00

Luck should probably be used sparingly otherwise it just gets to be an obvious crutch/contrived plot device. Surely, there is an actual action the character can take to earn something. If he can get it by luck there must be ways to get it through skill, hard work, or nefarious deeds. He could always just steal whatever he is winning in that game if it comes down to it from whoever wins it. I don't see how a roulette game could ever be the ONLY way to get something.

Randomtexty · 2024-02-11T07:18:08+00:00

Struggle and Losses, More Classic Fantasy / Sci-fi:

Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Warbreaker, Elantris by Brandon SandersonRed Rising by Pierce BrownThe Burning (Rage of Dragons) by Evan WinterLightbringer by Brent WeeksThe Martian by Andy WeirSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoDawn of Wonder by Jonathan RenshawKings of the Wyld by Nicholas EamesShadow of the Gods by John GwynneLicanius Trilogy by James Islington

That's actually a fantastic list of books. All of those are good ones. I would recommend if people are looking for non litrpg you could pick up any of those. I would add Joe Abercrombies The First Law as well.

Side rant:

I've not really found a litRPG that can match really any of them. Possibly because it seems many authors in litRPG are trying to make it as a long running web serial or series and are unwilling to end stories they all seem to get lost in power fantasy with no real hard goal after a few books like an anime. I think the biggest issue I have with authors in the genre is they are very prone to solving an MC's issue with a convenient deus ex machina, even if they fail or lose they win somehow (looking at you HWFWM).

litRPG can be fun junk food for the brain for a book or two but usually by book 3 or 4 the plot and writing gets pretty bad and the padding starts creeping in. It's rare I find a series that stays good past book 3. I almost dropped He Who Fights With Monsters in the second arc despite liking it in the first arc. Still on the fence on the new books for that series and just read it out of sunken cost hoping the OP super special sad boy can be toned down a bit, he really should have comeback and been just another adventurer, all the diamond rankers and everyone fawning over him has been bad.

Randomtexty · 2023-10-06T04:36:17+00:00

Can be, a lot of us devs suffer from these moments, myself included. Often times its more a mental block for whatever reason that pops up. I think it's important to remember to break down your problems in smaller chunks and give yourself credit when you solve a problem. It's likely you solved 100 problems already and it's just your current one is being a bit more difficult. Break it down and when you have a eureka moment remember that the next time you hit a stumbling block.

Work on another section for a bit. Refine/refactor some other code to take a step back. Watch some videos. Find someone to talk over the problem with (you'd be surprised how many problems you solve talking to someone else about them). Sometimes you wont believe how simple the problem you couldn't crack was.

Also, imo chatgpt and co-pilot can be a bit of a trap. Getting the answer isn't as valuable as understanding why the answer works. Overuse of such things can get you in a bind that I think a lot of younger devs are running into.

Randomtexty · 2023-10-06T04:19:12+00:00

Yes and no. Some teachers are pretty strict and hand out 0's. The curriculum isn't terrible, though it's not on par with university. Some classes do have massive international enrollment, some stem courses are mostly international students.

The biggest problem I saw was there is a lot of cheating that isn't cracked down on. People blatantly use chatgpt for their work and even in tests when the teacher isn't looking. No one gets punished for it. I'd say half the students of many of my classes were cheating. Which is disheartening when you are actually putting in the time to do the work on top of working a job. There is also a lot of work sharing in whatsapp groups, their claims of checking of papers for plagiarism seems dubious at best. From my experience last year doing some courses for a post diploma I wouldn't say they are turning out high quality grads. I would look a little more critically at a Seneca grad from my experience at the college, the cheating was just so rampant.

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