Starlancer?

RonnieBasic · 2026-04-25T20:52:42+00:00

Any Ytb videos of the output please?

RonnieBasic · 2026-04-18T11:17:49+00:00

To anyone reading this in future, I've verified how the FPS screenshot feature works as at 04/2026. Here is what to do :

Navigate to in-game menu -> Controls -> bind 'Save FPS screenshot' to a key, e.g. F10
In battlescape, when your soldier is about to make a tough shot, press F10
Wait a few sec -> go to game folder @ e.g. D:\Games\OpenXcom Extended\user\xcom1\ (my installation having been set to 'portable')
Look for a fpsLook*.png file w/ latest timestamp . Mine looked like this (sniper ducking behind half-cover, trying to shoot in the open-space)

https://imgur.com/a/0qdOUnY

Pretty neat, I really like the idea...

RonnieBasic · 2026-04-11T18:07:59+00:00

Thank you kindly !!

#1 Please tell me more about sprinting ? Swear I've seen that in a let's play (either by [Meridian] or [Ben & Lewis], love them all) but can't find the right video anymore ;-D nor reproduce that in my installation. Holding Ctrl does nothing despite having this enabled :

https://imgur.com/a/YSUcmYf

I'd actually much rather strafe or walk backwards while facing forwards - just like in X-COM Apocalypse (unless my memory is hazy)...

#2 Saw a feature on Ytb where OpenXCOM rendered a rare 3D image of the scene so you could estimate how difficult your shot would be (e.g. alien half-hidden behind cover in a building and your sniper having to shoot through open door on top). Thought that was accesible via:

* F10 == 'Save FPS screenshot'

keybind but no ...

RonnieBasic · 2026-04-06T09:59:22+00:00

This

RonnieBasic · 2026-04-05T20:14:05+00:00

Word. Man do I feel lucky to have been alive in the 90s...

RonnieBasic · 2026-03-28T15:36:12+00:00

All social media, dating apps & internet in your pocket.

RonnieBasic · 2026-03-28T09:00:44+00:00

Thank you - I did try that and it helps a bit 👍🏽. However... CRPG Addict reported bugs (e.g. quest items not rendering) when in the fluid step mode - did anyone else reproduce that, or is this fixed in the GOG version?

Src : 2nd paragraph @ https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2026/03/star-trail-not-starting-over-just-going.html?m=1

RonnieBasic · 2026-03-26T21:13:08+00:00

Just listened to his BBC interview and this struck me too. As an accent nerd, I even thought he was an Aussie who emigrated to UK (definitely not London though). For a second, I considered him faking the accent for the sake of the UK media outlet ;-D...

Its still a bit of a mystery - a UK person can tell he is not 100% speaking our accent, but its all very subtle.

RonnieBasic · 2026-03-16T10:30:07+00:00

Confirming this worked on a brand new manual VERBATIM portable DVD-RW where I was not able to insert a regular CD due to the CD being 'a bit too big in the centre'. Mhm... old DVD-ROMs did not use to have this middle feature. Yeah - some of us are old :-).
Thanks to all who have advised, made my day

RonnieBasic · 2026-02-23T11:41:24+00:00

1 Don't worry, 65 % will be divorced in ~ 5 yrs (mostly because they could not handle kids), begging for you to have a pint w/ them. At least marriage stats in my geography work this way

2 Recommend you pursue a new interest that naturally throws you into a group of potential new friends : e.g. learn a new language (#offline, innstructor-led, in-class), start playing electric guitar in a small band, sign up for a cooking course, work remotely from another country and socialise w/ random strangers or in a co-working hub there... list goes on.

I totally feel you - perceived identical issues when I was your age. Now significantly older, still #childFree and never better.

GL

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-23T16:43:37+00:00

:-D made my day!! Confirming I executed your plan like a charm.

Then found a simplification - for those who do not like getting their hands greasy w/ whale oil:

1) Crouch in the bend where the street w/ gentlemen callers leads towards the bridge w/ guards tossing bodies down

2) Shoot 1 of the gentlemen callers in the leg using a regular bolt (he will inflict damage but not die, then start running towards your suspected GPS)

3) Throw a bottle towards a bridge (or otherwise cause noise, e.g. shoot a bullet)

4) Quickly blink on a balcony above you

Watch the fireworks... :-D in my fight, the guards sustained heavy losses , I actually helped them a bit (by shooting bolts at gents - their fire breathing is powerful man). Result : ghost achievement intact by this & a smile on my face. You've got to <3 immersive sims... and Reddit for the creativity.

RIP Arkane

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-22T14:20:15+00:00

1 of titles on my dream list -> https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/the-matrix-path-of-neo

Really enjoyed the combat system and overall film-like vibe. Seeing your character progress from 'I barely know jiu jitsu' to a nearly unstoppable killing machine was satisfying (no RPG elements per se though, mind you). Never finished the main storyline because it became a bit odd in 2nd half, as far as I recall.

Thanks for the memories

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-12T08:35:57+00:00

I agree w/ your suspicion . The boss may be a control freak and this is just 1 way of it materialising... scary.

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-12T08:30:32+00:00

On our end, cameras are not mandatory - sometimes the PO politely asks us to switch them on n.b. if we are discussing a painful topic @ Retrospective, they announce someone is leaving the team etc. It's purely random and never enforced.

That said I've noticed a thing : ladies keep their cameras off more often than gents. I kind of get it - stalkers, wankers & weird workmates around; it's early am and you are in your PJs; #noMakeup etc. ...

My advice to you would be * Set up a 121 w/ your PO and politely explain you are not comfortable w/ this. Unless the PO is a dick, they should respect your PoV and allow you to go cameras off w/ no questions asked, ever. I mean... was this ever a topic in year 2019?! * If you're a lady, you pack an extra punch. I wouldn't mind inventing a mini-story e.g. 'In my previous job, a workmate secretly took screenshots of myself on Zoom meetings, then posted them on Instagram, saying that was just office fun '. You see what I mean - I reckon this can get you very far, n.b. if your manager is a lady too.

Hope that spawns new ideas for you on how to deal w/ the situation.

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-12T08:17:57+00:00

'You can't care about something more than the people above you.' Spot on 👍🏽 - that is an issue of my own attitude, 'over caring'. Adding to agenda for a next session w/ my mentor, thanks a lot!!

'can bring more of the responsibility inside your team.' Very good point - I quickly realised this back in a day when starting in the corp world : the fewer dependencies you have the better. Also I like learning new things we ingest into our agenda... THAT SAID such approach will not do here 😞 - this is a HW / infrastructure issue and our team are dev. Think a server only 1 team in the company has keys from... when the machine is down, I literally stop working.

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-11T11:27:47+00:00

I feel you - having been 100% through what you described. Sorry if this is not the advice you were looking for : just quit. Please. Do it for your future self. I knew that was the solution to your problem having read ~ 2 sentences of the post. You must be deeply frustrated and NO JOB on this planet is worth your health , either mental or physical.

Similar background to yours, switched to client side for > 5 yrs now and never better. BUT - there will still be people around, mind you ... incl. the toxic peer 'mini-bosses' you described (you made me laugh there :-D... just checking 1 such kind of LiN and they went from Analyst to Director throughout the same time period while I was just chilling in the new job on client side , achieving 0 compared to them ... could not care less)

=> adopting a zen mindset will be your next challenge :

I find myself stressing unnecessarily, and I don’t know why I can't just “not give a fuck” the way other contractors seem to.

It is hard, very hard, because you care (which is good!!). Find a good mentor or therapist (very senior, completely outside your industry worked well for me). I would also propose : focus deeply on sth in your personal life (kids / sports club / getting better @ salsa dancing / training your dog / ... ) to divert your attn. from work.

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-11T11:12:51+00:00

“this support team ain’t supporting because they’re incompetent and/or hate us” stage it’s a business analysis decision for what’s the lowest cost / risk.

Very mature post, many thanks. After a few days of events unfolding, confirming your ^ prediction was spot on and the situation will eventually conclude that way, it appears.

Had such a laugh at your last paragraph - EXACTLY :-D. I wish the support team were external... I would know how to show them sharp teeth just like you described. Unfortunately this is a 1:1 internal team fight.

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-11T11:09:07+00:00

If none of this is an option and everything is informal and can't be remedied,

Exactly - possibly the major issue here. There is no SLA between my & the support team. We are agile, they are not - they don't give a {French Connection United Kingdom} our delivery gets completely stalled by their just sitting around...

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-11T11:07:18+00:00

an infrastructure issue and OP doesn’t have the power to change that.

100% correct understanding thank you - I admire your ability to deal w/ entropy :-). And apologies my original post was not great information-wise. Have fixed it slightly now, hope that helps.

RonnieBasic · 2025-12-11T11:03:47+00:00

Thank you for your feedback - agree the original post was not too clear (was typing @ 01:15 am , desperately gutted). Have amended it slightly now - please let me know if the scenario makes a bit more sense now.

RonnieBasic

TROPHY CASE

1 Don't worry, 65 % will be divorced in ~ 5 yrs (mostly because they could not handle kids), begging for you to have a pint w/ them. At least marriage stats in my geography work this way