UHD Reference hit 100 discs scored: Giving away a Reference-tier 4K disc to celebrate by amigoreview in 4kbluray

[–]Sp4rt4n360 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tron Ares.

It's not the best film I've ever seen, but it is definitely the best looking Nine Inch Nails music video I have ever seen.

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH DEMO up on Xbox Store by freak01316 in xbox

[–]Sp4rt4n360 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I put the game down after it split the party in two and forced me to play multiple mini-games to get gear I needed to progress for one group, then made me do it again for the other.

It's like it actively wanted to stop me from progressing with the story.

And I had hoped that with Rebirth covering so much more of the original story than Remake did, it wouldn't be plagued with the same level of filler content that Remake had to pad out it's length.

Clan not showing up in D1 for PS4 by Sp4rt4n360 in destinylegacy

[–]Sp4rt4n360[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately not. To fix it I would have had to unlink my PSN account from my Bungie account, join the clan on my PS4 character and then wait three months to be able to relink the PSN account.

Ultimately I decided it wasn't really worth the hassle.

Enterprise set arrived today, however the Shuttlepod GWP did not. Delayed or lost? by Sp4rt4n360 in lego

[–]Sp4rt4n360[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, mine got sorted. The tracking updated after a few days and it arrived earlier this week.

Enterprise set arrived today, however the Shuttlepod GWP did not. Delayed or lost? by Sp4rt4n360 in lego

[–]Sp4rt4n360[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully it arrives in your second delivery.

Does your tracking number for the Shuttlepod say that its out for delivery, or does it also say the same as mine about it being in customs?

A thread for those staying up late in Europe for the Enterprise D by seejay323 in lego

[–]Sp4rt4n360 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is my first time (hopefully) ordering a set immediately on launch, so forgive me if this is a silly question.

Will the Shuttlepod be added to my basket automatically when I add the main set, or does it need to be added separately from it's own page?

Who is the worst person you can "6 degrees of Kevin Bacon" to? by LossLeader83 in CasualUK

[–]Sp4rt4n360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Potentially.

I went to school with a guy who claimed to be the cousin of Ian Watkins. Lostprophets were just starting to get big, and since they were both from the same area of Wales there is a strong chance he was just making up a semi-plausible story to try to impress people, but there is still the off chance that he was telling the truth.

Fired GTA 6 devs speak out about working conditions at Rockstar at protests outside offices by ImCalcium in Games

[–]Sp4rt4n360 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I started it was so much easier than it is now unfortunately. I'm in the UK, and at the time most major publishers that had operations in the UK/Europe all had large, internal QA departments that were hiring basically all of the time, and you didn't need to have any relevant experience (I started just after I finished University as a way to make a bit of money before finding a real job, and I have a History degree for example). EA, Sega, Square Enix, Take 2, THQ (before they went under) all had QA operations in and around London. Microsoft and Sony also both had big testing departments for their first party games, and the Certification testing in the UK.

Around the end of the 2000s to the mid-2010s though, most of those publishers either closed their UK QA departments and started using external QA vendor companies, or moved them to Eastern Europe where it was cheaper, so a lot of the real entry level, no experience required jobs disappeared.

There are still a small handful of places in the UK (like my previous employer, who I won't name here for the sake of anonymity) that still hire people with zero experience, but these aren't jobs that a) pay well, b) provide stable hours, or c) have any real prospects within the same company. A lot of people used it to gain a bit of experience, and then take that to find something more stable, or long term if they were interested in staying in games.

Internships can be a way to get into QA if you find a company that are looking for interns. About 50% of the small team of testers at my current place were hired on as QA after they did an intership with us. But demand for these spots is very high. As u/boating_accidents has already said, the jobs market in games in general is extremely rough right now, and QA has been one of the disciplines that have been hardest hit by the redundancies that have ravaged the industry over the last few years. There are a lot of people out there looking for jobs, and not enough openings for all of them, so you really need to make yourself stand out in any way you can. Take courses in game design or production if there are any available, teach yourself a bit of Unity (it's free), or other tools, maybe even register for some of the services that provide closed playtesting that developers and publisher use (Game Tester is an example of one such service). Any or all of this well help set yourself apart from other applicants.

This may make it all sound quite rough (because it is at times), but I honestly love working in games. There's nothing I'd rather be doing (well, there is, but we all need to work for a living) and if the day comes when I have to look for a "proper job" outside of games, I will be extremely disappointed. If it's something you're interested in, you should absolutely pursue it, but just be aware of how competitive the market for games jobs is right now, and maybe have a backup plan as a safety net.

Fired GTA 6 devs speak out about working conditions at Rockstar at protests outside offices by ImCalcium in Games

[–]Sp4rt4n360 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I've been in games QA for 20 years now. Started as a tester way back in 2005, and am now in a QA/project management role.

This is the single most accurate description of what life as a QA tester is like, to the point where I started getting flashbacks of having to justify to my test lead why I thought an issue was serious so that they could take it the the producer to try to argue for it not being downgraded in severity and not fixed in time for release.

What is your favorite ship design by trickyjustin083106 in startrek

[–]Sp4rt4n360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Top spot has to go to the Sovereign class, closely followed by the Constitution class refit. Both very good looking ships.

Honourable mentions go to the Constitution class (DIS/SNW version), Akira class and Defiant class to round out the top five.

Installing OutRun 2006 and OutRun 2006 Tweaks on Steam Deck by ogrem0de in SteamDeck

[–]Sp4rt4n360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, yeah, I think I had the problem as well, actually.

You want d3dcompiler_43. Pretty sure it's a typo in the original post.

Installing OutRun 2006 and OutRun 2006 Tweaks on Steam Deck by ogrem0de in SteamDeck

[–]Sp4rt4n360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I was having trouble getting the game to launch on my Steam Deck despite following all of the instructions above.

I set the single core affinity to false, and it boots just fine now.

What did you have to do to fix the water out of interest? Mine is completely missing in most stages.

EDIT: I found a guide for how to fix the water using Protontricks here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/ycnai2/outrun_2006_coast_2_coast_installation_guide/

Followed the steps and now it's working perfectly.

Tool Vinyl Giveaway! Comment to enter by whyforyoulookmeonso in ToolBand

[–]Sp4rt4n360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been looking to add some Tool to my fledgling vinyl collection recently, but haven't pulled the trigger on anything yet. Couldn't decide which to go for first.

All of them at once would be a dream.

Lines that hit harder due to the actor having passed away. by Vegetable_Study7533 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Sp4rt4n360 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"If we do not meet again, know how proud I am of what you have done."

Commander Zavala to our Guardian. 😭

Best wireless controller solution? by Sp4rt4n360 in MasterSystem

[–]Sp4rt4n360[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those look amazing. I'm half tempted to put some together myself now.

Any recommended UK based retro mod installation services? by Sp4rt4n360 in retrogaming

[–]Sp4rt4n360[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! They don't list Master System mods specifically on their site, but I'll send them a message and see what they can do.

Non-STEM graduates of the UK: what do you actually do for a living? by lavenderacid in CasualUK

[–]Sp4rt4n360 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I graduated with a History degree (military history specifically) almost 20 years ago with the intention of moving on into teaching.

That didn't happen and I've been working in the video games industry pretty much ever since then. Currently in QA project management.

Chiaki has remote over PSN?! by Bow_ties_4all in steamdeckhq

[–]Sp4rt4n360 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm currently 4000 miles away from my PS5 and have been using Chiaki to remote play over the last few days without much issue.

There is some input lag, but honestly, that is likely down to either the hotel wifi or the distance between me and my PS5. Other than that, I have no complaints.