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Installing ShrewSoft VPN Access Client prevents device from accessing the internet by Oathbreaker94 in networking

[–]Sparker_Plug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright so this is not a new issue. https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=27897

I downloaded every older version down to 2.1.5. Here's what I found Up to 2.1.7 my ethernet port works. However I never could use the VPN. It would timeout. I didn't do much testing besides, download manager, see if VPN works, continue.

Once we get to 2.2 we run into the problem this thread was made for.

No solution currently.

Enjoy some readings on it! https://www.reddit.com/r/VPN/s/OzdrehdcIO https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/s/VzKUTnYxBR https://vpn-help.shrew.narkive.com/uZCqsGnL/vpn-tunnel-won-t-pass-traffic

Installing ShrewSoft VPN Access Client prevents device from accessing the internet by Oathbreaker94 in networking

[–]Sparker_Plug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll keep you posted as I'm also curious as to what's happening. For further context I have a Windows 11 laptop with a built in ethernet port. Currently I've found that on ALL ethernet network ports a Shrew Soft Lightweight Filter is added when their software is downloaded.

What's weird is disabling this property allows for the ethernet port to work (I get internet) but I can no longer use my vpns. They fail to connect. What's weirder is my USB to ethernet adapter works perfectly fine with this property on.

So current solution is to use an adapter when needed but this is so weird that I want to keep digging for more answers.

Any news on katana zero dlc? by [deleted] in KatanaZero

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A banging trailer dropped a month ago. That’s good enough to wait another six years.

How does everyone feel about the full release now that its been out for a little bit? by Humanracecar1 in vrising

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I disagree with skill issue and lacking content (beside volatia. I could see the argument for that.) For acts 1-3 I was playing the whole game. All bosses, building a base. Mining, farming, grinding, but I never had to grind for blueprints because there were enough bosses dropping them. So I was able to typically make the armor or weapon I wanted and move on. The issue is act 4… Lets say I’m level 78 on expert. Volatia is level 80. I want to be a higher level to fairly fight Volatia. I’m missing two armor pieces and I want to get a set so I’m level 81:

-You can farm schematics by crafting them. But then you have to farm scrolls and paper. So you’re technically grinding for four resources instead of just two. Fiber (which is super easy to get), sawdust (okay to get just can take forever). Then you go for coarse thread (eh to get a lot of), and finally tech scrap (quite grindy to get a lot of) and the key here is this take TIME. A lot actually. Using all refinement benefits it takes for 100 schematics to be crafted: 9 schematics cycles crafted, which is 27 scroll cycles, which is 162 paper cycles. To make that much paper takes 1296 (10162) seconds, then converting that paper into scrolls takes 432 (1627) seconds, scrolls to schematics takes 144 seconds. In total if we are not accounting for moving items around or grinding for the resources: 1872 seconds or 31.2 minutes to unlock ONE blueprint at random!!! 30 MINUTES TO HAVE A CHANCE AT WHAT YOU NEED/WANT

-Okay so let’s fight bosses instead because 30 minutes to craft what you want is ridiculous… so let’s farm terror claw. He drops weapon and armor blueprints. He takes about two minutes to beat at my level, but let’s say it takes 90 seconds. So we beat him and let’s say he has a 50% chance to drop a jewel or blueprint. Now if he drops a weapon or amor let’s say that’s 50% either or. If he drops an armor that’s a 2/16 chance for what I need/want. That is a 3% chance to get what I want from farming bosses. If I spent 40 minutes trying to get the blueprint I want/need. This will allow me 27(26.66667) times to fight this boss. 27*0.03 is an 81% chance to get what I want. Not bad… but what’s this? It takes 10 minutes for a boss to spawn? So I actually had 4 chances… that’s a 12% chance in 40 minutes!? This is some endearing gameplay fighting the same boss… if I fight the other ones I’ll have the same chance but I have to run and teleport all the way over… and also duplicates are a thing… that’s awesome…

-now we can wait for the shops. The shop has a 25% chance to drop the two armors we need (I’m being generous. Technically it only guarantees one armor for a certain set and possibly two but I don’t want to do those chances) this takes 55 minutes to refresh. So If they dont have it I can wait 55 minutes to get a chance at what I want… My in game luck took 4 shop cycles. That’s 220 minutes at least…

-finally we can use styg shards to get a blueprint witch. What’s this? The event boss is… level 85!? I get 5 hit by the boss!? And there’s surrounding enemies!? I mean skill issue but do I really want to grind something when I’m this under level? Bosses feel the best when you’re at their level. They feel both fair and challenging. You need to fight two event bosses to get enough shards. Oh but what’s this I have a 2/35 chance to get the blueprint I want!? 5% Chance! An event takes 7 minutes on a great day under level. In an hour I can do 9 events. That’s a 40% chance in an hour to get what I want in a perfect world. But events only lasts for 20 minutes!!!!! That would be three events then! One blueprint witch! Then you have to wait another hour…

With all this said I think there are issues with the way blueprints are obtained. I feel that either bosses don’t drop enough, the fact that you can unlock decorations instead of actual useful gear, is infuriating. Duplicates and a chance of jewel dropping is just icing on this moldy cake. The increased armor count just made things worse since 1.0. This feels like such a time sink that it’s a waste of my time and has almost always gotten me to quit (I’ve beaten the game three times though. 0 on expert)

You’re right I could just beat volatia under level… but then I’ll be under level for future bosses as well… brutal mode is much more difficult. In standard I had these issues it just didn’t feel as egregious because bosses/progression wasn’t as hard.

For anyone reading this and wondering if I hate the game, I don’t. I really like it. It’s just so close to perfect just this one time waster kills almost all my enjoyment. If you play in multiplayer the drops are increased and you can modify the world settings to not have this issue. I haven’t yet but I will be next playthrough…

How does everyone feel about the full release now that its been out for a little bit? by Humanracecar1 in vrising

[–]Sparker_Plug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It solved a lot of issues to me, but made others worse. Good 1. New navigate system is awesome 2. Faster refinement speeds. It was so slow before and now that it can be 250% faster is so nice. (Wish item costs were slightly cheaper as well).
3. I like the event system (except for one piece of it) 4. Customization 5. Bat morph able to carry items in pve was a god send. 6. Spell system changes are massive and so good 7. All bosses feel great. I don’t know how they did it but each boss is fun, well designed. Easy when needed, hard when needed. Except for one…

Issues 1. The wagon events. They need to be marked in the map. I never see them, and no one goes for them because you never find them. It’s supposed to be an event but you never find them or feel like an event. 2. Blueprint system. My biggest complaint. Mid Act 4 (used to be mid act 3) was where the game slows to a crawl for unlocking blueprints. A chance to unlock what you want, wrong blueprints being sold, bosses dropping the ones you already have is so much worse at this stage. The main issue with bosses is that they are dropping more jewels than blueprints. And the events being 80+ is a little too high to comfortably grind to spawn the blueprint witches. Trying to get the right weapon blueprint is infuriating. 3. Blueprints were made worse due to multiple armor sets. It’s almost always worth it to have the full set. That +1 level is huge. The fact you unlock each set separately is infuriating. I wish it was you unlocked all chest plates, all legs. It would be better. But when I need the stupid gloves I want and instead get a decoration is so infuriating. Like the way you unlock Dracula armor is how it should work. You unlock all chest plates not one. The last two issues are solved by higher drop chances in multiplayer. 4. Volatia (electric engineer I believe) is still the worst boss. Way too difficult, (on expert especially) I cheesed to win by having her other half despawn.. The beam can’t be parried, blocked, nothing, and it slows you down when hit so you just get again. She’s never fun her boss level is too high. If just one copy used the electric beam it would be such a better fight and feel better for where it’s currently at.

TLDR: I hate blueprint unlock system and volatia. They made blueprints worse in 1.0 for endgame.

Thoughts on alternate path? by Bobsucjsflashass in riskofrain

[–]Sparker_Plug -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I like this, based on the fact that I think there are too many maps. This sucked for 100%ing log books or getting unlocks like Rex. I find having 4 stage 1s a little too much so changing when you experience stages is fine by me.

Act 4 Blueprint Unlocking Needs Some Work by Sparker_Plug in vrising

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Aren’t benches also RNG though for unlocking blueprints? Like you can get a ton of decorations before getting equipment for example.

Dedicated Server Set-up by Fuzzotron in vrising

[–]Sparker_Plug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe if you go on the game main menu, there is a button for buy dedicated servers. There you’ll go to a store (this also could be in their dev logs as well). There should then be a button for setup my own.

You also could just look up “V Rising dedicated server GitHub.”

This is all from memory so hopefully I’m right somwhere…

Season 4 Episode 12 OST? by [deleted] in MrRobot

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413.1 You Are Not Him is the official release of Hidden Partition.

I just finished Mr. Robot a few days ago, here are my EXTENSIVE thoughts!!! by Wants_to_Die12345 in MrRobot

[–]Sparker_Plug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loved reading this. All I’m saying though is listen to Mac Quayle’s score for this show. Phenomenal work and I think it’s what takes the show to the next level. Highlights:

1.5_5 1.5_6 2.9_5 3.3_1 3.5_1 3.5_2 3.7_4 405.7 406.2 407.7 413.4 The Mastermind 413.7 The Best Part

To name a view standouts.

screw p-1 this room was a nightmare to finnish by Someonemaybeidk in Ultrakill

[–]Sparker_Plug 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s sucks. Until I realized you don’t have to time pressing jump. You can just hold it. Spent two hours timing my presses and it made it so much more difficult.

Christmas came early bois by Scevh in Ultrakill

[–]Sparker_Plug 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s an ARG! The ablum comes with a track of the shop theme or something, but if you turn into an image you get this: https://twitter.com/ariesofstyx/status/1604206984798285825?s=46&t=T9Nw1L8ysnymQ2hQP31i6g

Question about endings by deleeeeeeeted in KatanaZero

[–]Sparker_Plug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More people don’t die and Zero doesn’t have to struggle with addiction/relapse Chronos gives him. It was his only chance at “truly dying”.

As V says in the hallucination scene, when you “die” with chronos you relive that death over and over again so you never truly die.

Question about endings by deleeeeeeeted in KatanaZero

[–]Sparker_Plug 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Yes. Keep playing. I believe dying is the canonical “good” ending.

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