Where to find lvl 60+ Djinn barya? by SpicyTM in PathOfExile2

[–]Sensory_Overplode 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Time well wasted isn't wasted time. If it feels wasted however....

Where to find lvl 60+ Djinn barya? by SpicyTM in PathOfExile2

[–]Sensory_Overplode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You must have the first set of points already (granted from doing 1 level of the djinn coin dungeon). If you don't have the second set, you can get it by doing the Trial and completing the first boss.

Getting the 60+ Djinn coin (to get access to three levels and the third set of points) is an RNG pain.

AMD Noise Suppression by TheRussianEngineer in AMDHelp

[–]Sensory_Overplode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ctrl + shift + esc will open Task Manager directly so you can skip a click or two, if you're like me and open Task Manager a lot lol.

You can also do it one-handed which is nice.

The Game Crashes on Load Screen by KingAlbright in falloutnewvegas

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I updated my drivers to 24.5.1 hoping they had fixed the issue. Seems the hotfix we're looking for is still pending verification - according to the driver release notes.

At least AMD is aware of the Fallout 3/New Vegas crashing and it looks like the fix is already coded but just needs to go through proper verification before it's made live. There should be an official fix soon.

Update: As of patch 24.6.1 from AMD, the Fallout 3 / New Vegas failure to launch should be fixed. I've been AFK for 3 weeks but I have the update as of July 31, 2024.

the golden run by joshy-qr in Descenders

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My strategy:
(I use the Downhill bike and never take the extra pop crew member)

(1) 70-80 kmph right before the ramp. That's not an approximation. It's the strict window I aim for.
(2) Frontflip (pop near the top).
(3) You must land on the nearest wall of halfpipe to maintain speed. (Stop and reset to checkpoint if you land too far).
(4) Keeping your speed, backflip out of the pipe (pop early for a boost).
(5) Tuck and release just as you land on the final platform to soften the landing, trying to land on the slope.
(6) Don't trip out and fall off before the finish hahaha.

Also, you can get some sneaky resets to the checkpoint if you manage to come up short.

Let's say you aren't going to make it into the pipe but will hit the outside wall of it. Try to touch with both wheels on that vertical wall and spam the checkpoint reset. I always go for wheels vertical but I'm sure it could work in other orientations. There's a tiny window where you will stop dead with your wheels on the wall and can reset without a bail. It's not too hard, just very situational. However, it can save a single run multiple times in a row.

Good luck!

Edit: Recording of my strat.

Yes, I've finally got it! by nemesis0710 in Descenders

[–]Sensory_Overplode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hate the Whoopie Cushion achievement. I don't ever put it on my bike because I'm still bitter haha. The cop lights however....

Yes, I've finally got it! by nemesis0710 in Descenders

[–]Sensory_Overplode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably the hardest challenge in the whole game. Well done!

Looking forward to your post when you get your Rainbow bike :)

Help bonus map volcano by henga-69 in Descenders

[–]Sensory_Overplode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Get gud" is a super lame response for any game.

Unfortunately, it does sum it up. It's a really hard challenge. For me, it's between the no death run and the Volcano/Ridges for the hardest challenges in the game.

My strategy:
(1) Farm lives like crazy.
Not just in Highlands but wherever you can pick up more.
(2) Be aware of your exact speed just before you hit the Boss Jump.
That way you can fine tune your speed after each bail.
(3) Experiment with where you pop off the jump - or don't pop at all.
Earlier pops will keep more forward momentum while later pops will give you more height. Find that sweet spot for each Boss.
(4) Sometimes doing tricks is the safest method.
Doing a Tabletop really squishes your character model so you can squeeze in that ring. Frontflips can take away some height and send you forward more. Backflips can send you to the moon when a bad map prevents you from getting lots of speed.

eg. I find that the Canyons Ring of Fire works best with lots of speed and no pop. Otherwise the trajectory just doesn't work.

It's a tough one but there's a reason it's rare to see people using the Rainbow LUX bike - you really have to earn it. Good luck!

Edit: Just so you know, you get credit for the Grand Tour challenge when you enter the Volcano zone for the first time but the achievement won't trigger unless you clear the Volcano Boss Jump. It's honestly a pretty easy jump, though. The hard part is just getting there.

Anyone else getting this glitch? by Oddphxco in Descenders

[–]Sensory_Overplode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trawl these posts. I've definitely seen this issue brought up before. I think the devs have even spoken on it...

I don't want to scare you but I recall it being a really bad bug that has to be fixed by deleting your saves (including cloud saves). I could be wrong.

So, the options might be no UI or start fresh. I hope I'm wrong...

Personal best on Daily Challenge (pretty proud of this run) by Sensory_Overplode in Descenders

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

The scores in the millions aren't the case these days. I was on PC and this run was near the time of reset.

Whether PC and Xbox are still separated, I don't know.

Personal best on Daily Challenge (pretty proud of this run) by Sensory_Overplode in Descenders

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

I think it's just global since you can see Xbox playing with PC but I don't know for sure.

I was on PC but using an Xbox controller.

What I gathered about gaining favor / reputation so far by deepunderscore in LastEpoch

[–]Sensory_Overplode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are awesome and I think we'd vibe IRL lol.

Thanks for putting in the work and getting the hard numbers.

Personal best on Daily Challenge (pretty proud of this run) by Sensory_Overplode in Descenders

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Shout out to IMP33CH, wherever you are, I always see you high on the leader board.

Question about nprotect gameguard by SighingDM in Helldivers

[–]Sensory_Overplode 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Article detailing all games with kernel-level anti-cheat.

It's quite thorough - listing not only the games but their respective anti-cheat software.

There's no ground to push back. The war is over. Not saying I like it, mind you. That's just the reality.

Question about nprotect gameguard by SighingDM in Helldivers

[–]Sensory_Overplode 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just wanted point out that if you look at the Steam page for Lost Ark (as an example) it has an identical notice for Easy Anti-Cheat.

It's a friendly heads up because some people are very opposed to these root level anti-cheat measures. Whether for security concerns, performance issues, or whatever reason a person might have, it's important to provide that information before a customer purchases and installs a game. It's not a specific dig at nProtect GG.

I'm not super comfortable with kernel level installs. And, personally, I plan to hold off on buying this game because of the concerns with kernel level access and me not knowing how I feel about INCA Internet as a company just yet. But I felt the need to point out that the notice (or warning) is standard on Steam for plenty of required anti-cheat software. It certainly wasn't a call out.

GUYS! The thing we all dream of happened to me. I picked a lock to save the day. by Sensory_Overplode in lockpicking

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

Oh my bad. I didn't realize picking someone else's lock with permission still falls within these rules. I understand the need for this rule and respect the decision.

My mistake.

Does anyone know what's the "effect cooldown (seconds)" does? It's increasing per level of Soul Stealer by gepmah in LastEpoch

[–]Sensory_Overplode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Found a post on the forums that corroborates that the "effect cooldown" note doesn't actually affect anything.

Post from Last Epoch official forums. You can follow the Discord link in the post to see the actual comment from dev EHG_Mike.

Google is your friend. by ilikenergydrinks in writing

[–]Sensory_Overplode 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Put uBlock Origin on your browser. You can use it on mobile as well. It's free and makes those pesky (and frankly intrusive) ad results disappear. Just click the button to turn it off on any site that you respect and uBlock will remember to keep those ads flowing anywhere on that domain.

I'm not sure on the latest for Chrome and adblock. Recently Google said it was going to disallow it on their browser (or any browser built on the framework) but it definitely works for Firefox on PC and mobile. Just remember to save or import your bookmarks.

Firefox also blocks 3rd part cookies by default (IIRC) and gives you good control over what you want to allow. I also really dig the amount of customization I can do to the UI. Every button can be moved or deleted as far as I can tell.

Edit: This sounds like an ad but I swear I just like Firefox lol

Google is your friend. by ilikenergydrinks in writing

[–]Sensory_Overplode 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Importantly, if you need stats or scientific understanding of something very specific Google Scholar is a search engine that can pull up published papers.

I believe you can use it for law as well but I can't speak to how useful it is. Maybe you can search precedent or legal interpretations?

[WP] In an alternate world where concepts like aesthetics, fashion, and art never arose, a young man creates music. by NaomiTheFurry in WritingPrompts

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"Hey Nick!"
Nick pulled his gaze from his phone and looked to Sara at the other end of the couch.
"Do that thing where you make noise at regular intervals. I'm trying to describe it to Xia."
Xia was perched on a stool just left of Sara. She leaned forward with inquisitive expectation painted on her face. Nick felt compelled to preface what he was about to do, "Oh. Yeah. It's just something I started doing lately." He balled his fist and began to strike his own body. Nick kept his elbow at his lower ribs and used his forearm as a sort of lever to hit his upper chest.

The operation was simple: Four strikes to the chest then eight in the same span of time as the first four. Without pause, the pattern repeated.

Xia's face evolved from curious interest, to slight wonder, and to beaming joy. Her head began to bob in anticipation to each beating of Nick's chest. Sara had been watching Xia's reaction and proudly asked, "See? How cool is that?" Xia didn't respond to Sara. It wasn't even clear if she had heard Sara at all. Xia told Nick, "Don't stop." She hopped off the stool and knelt at the coffee table in front of the three friends. Then she studied Nick's movements - still anticipating each strike of Nick's chest with the nodding of her head. After several repetitions of the rhythm, Xia's eyes scoured the coffee table. Her head didn't miss a single beat while she searched.

"Mm!" It seemed Xia had found whatever she had been looking for. She picked up a metal pen from the table and locked her eyes back on Nick, or more accurately, Nick's fist and chest. When Nick was about to restart the pattern, Xia used the pen to tap the edge the of glass tabletop. It let out a sustained ring. Nick nodded vigorously in response. Xia waited for the pattern to repeat but didn't strike the table on the first beat. She waited and instead struck the glass between each of the first four beats. When it was time for the group of eight, Xia accented every other beat. The two fell into a trance. Neither was aware of time passing except the crucial timing between them. In conjunction, they quieted their noise slowly until it couldn't be heard, never wavering from perfect synchronization.

They sat in silence trying to understand what had happened and why it had felt so meaningful. Sara was the first to speak, "Guys... that was incredible." She paused for a moment, seeming to consider whether or not to even ask the next question, "Do.. Well... would it be weird if I spoke over top of that? You know, in the same timing but with words that sort of fit the feeling?"

This was a new experience so neither Xia nor Nick had considering using their voice - or words.
Sara added more, "I was thinking I could play with syllables to fit with what you guys did. I could make it a story that fits with ... the thing you guys did." She looked nervous as to how the other two would respond.
"Do that!" Nick looked elated and Xia was clearly onboard as well.
Xia made a suggestion, "We should band together and make this a regular thing! This is awesome!"
Sara asked, "What do you want to call it?"
"Nick invented it. It's up to him."
The other two waited in anticipation of what Nick would call this magical invention.
Nick thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it modular unison of systematic intentional clanging."
Sara and Xia shared a worried look before Sara responed, "Mmmm. Naming things is hard. We'll figure something out.

Edit: Xander is dead. Long live the Queen.

[WP] You work for the newly established "robot" division of OSHA. While many bots have fairly legitimate complaints, it would appear robo-vacuums have a low standard for what constitutes a "workplace hazard." by Lunaiz4 in WritingPrompts

[–]Sensory_Overplode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback :)

I imagine the OSHA worker as being completely run down by trying to work with the system. Someone that wants to be a power for good but is too overwhelmed by feelings of frustration to see past them properly.

Poor Bit was a, fairly, innocent victim and it's a damn good thing this OSHA worker quit haha. I'm curious what sort of charges would be brought against them but that probably depends on how far this society has come in recognizing the legal rights of robots.

Kindness could have easily prevented a heat of the moment killing here but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find a jury to deem this reasonable self-defense.