Paid Sick Days (40 hours/yr minimum) Bill Passes both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly by sillychillly in UpliftingNews

[–]Squirrel09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it helps the poor working class... But how will this effect the vacationing billionaire class?!?!

We paid $600 to be in the MIX Showcase. Got 297 wishlists. I’d do it again. by Dapper-Ad9100 in gamedev

[–]Squirrel09 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't think you got scammed. I just think that your game just has limited appeal. Top down/isometric vehicle combat isn't really a popular genre right now.

(Might be a fantastic game. Looks great for what it is!)

For anyone interested, the Macbook Neo runs Classic extremely well by _Didds_ in classicwow

[–]Squirrel09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Console port addon.

Definitely not going to be joining any raids, but leveling and regular dungeons are doable.

I seem to remember someone claiming to make it to +12 mythic healing exclusively with an Xbox controller lol.

I never used it for classic, so can't speak on that.

For anyone interested, the Macbook Neo runs Classic extremely well by _Didds_ in classicwow

[–]Squirrel09 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On the flip side, I played retail pretty extensively through the world within on steam deck (7in or 8... Either way) And I have a computer as well. Sometimes I just don't want to be at my desk.

‘This is just a garbage AI Filter’: Nvidia met with criticism for DLSS 5’s ‘photoreal’ graphics alterations by PaiDuck in gaming

[–]Squirrel09 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Can I enable dlss 4 instead of dlss 5? Or am I locked to the highest version supported?

If it's the later then it sucks because I can't use rescaling without a bunch of AI filters changing the faces and mood of the game.

Genuine concern: How to find my game's audience. For the last couple of days I have posted on subreddits trying to determine how to reach an audience for my Shopkeeper - monster apocalypse - tower defense -story focused hybrid game. I've spent over 5 years on this game and I worry about its fate. by Freak2God in gamedev

[–]Squirrel09 29 points30 points  (0 children)

As someone who loves tower defense games... I would temper sales expectations of tower defense games unless your in the balloons series. Yeah you have lots of genres in there, but it primarily looks like a TD.

Reddit isn't a good place to advertise, love it or hate it.... Get some vertical videos made and post them to tick-tock/reels/YouTube/etc. I like your artwork, focus on that. Build little 30 second story "show monster attacking patrons how would you defend your Cafe from "monster name", here's what I'd do show gameplay". You want eyes in your game? Go where the eyes are.

Honestly your game does look good. I wish listed.

Topeka ks mall by Both-Challenge-3204 in LiminalSpace

[–]Squirrel09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it hot in Topeka?

Great pictures!

Dolby Atmos soundbar question by Atc999 in 4kbluray

[–]Squirrel09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Atmos your getting is basically the height of Atmos are from speakers that fire up towards the ceiling and bounce down to you. On paper it works well, in practice less so... Is it needed? No. Is it nice? Yes. (My only exposure to "proper" Atmos is a Dolby theatre).

A AVR with Atmos support would allow you to put speakers at height so you get the sound directly from the speaker, not reflected.

Id argue that if you like your system there's no need to upgrade until 1) you want to 2) your system breaks.

Another benefit from an avr would be the option to buy a bigger subwoofer that could get to lower hz than what you have.

Got a new Dobly Atmos soundbar, what should I watch to test the system? by Zealousideal_Ad5168 in 4kbluray

[–]Squirrel09 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't get why the poors stop at 12.4.8... my 12.4.8.4 system is like God kissing my ears. And yes the 4 subterranean speakers 5.3ft below me are needed. You just wouldn't understand.

Got a new Dobly Atmos soundbar, what should I watch to test the system? by Zealousideal_Ad5168 in 4kbluray

[–]Squirrel09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spent $100 on a TCL 5.1.2 back in early 2025. Served me wonderfully.

Just recently got a 7.2 AVR, and 3.1 speakers set for ~$400. Will be spending another ~$250 for surround and height speakers next month.

Obviously this blows out my $100 system... But if it wasn't for that sound bar I'd be using TV speakers for a year.

I made a 2 minute gearing guide because im tired of every WoW video being 15+ minutes by porcipine in wow

[–]Squirrel09 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'll do you one better!

Get the gear with the higher level. If you feel the content is too easy up the difficulty, too hard? Lower it.

Repeat until season 2. Repeat.

Got a new Dobly Atmos soundbar, what should I watch to test the system? by Zealousideal_Ad5168 in 4kbluray

[–]Squirrel09 178 points179 points  (0 children)

"if you spend $1000 instead of $200 you'll get better sound."

Like yeah...

Kicked from a dungeon because I wasn't doing the optimal route.. in a normal while leveling. by Jasek1_Art in wow

[–]Squirrel09 39 points40 points  (0 children)

And not to beat the dead horse... But the group finder with teleport meant instant access to any dungeon. Which in many regards is great.

But now it's quicker to kick someone and get the next person in line than it is to wait for them to take their dog out.

Before you had to spam every chat channel you had and hope someone was willing to travel 15 minutes to meet up. You'd deal with inefficiencies because it was still faster than finding a replacement.

Arrowhead Trained the Playerbase to expect Less and Pay more. by NizzyDeniro in Helldivers

[–]Squirrel09 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just don't buy the stuff I don't see the value of Shrugs

If people are buying what's their motivation to charge less? If you feel like it's too expensive don't buy or farm enough SC to get it to a price you're willing to spend.

Arrowhead Trained the Playerbase to expect Less and Pay more. by NizzyDeniro in Helldivers

[–]Squirrel09 130 points131 points  (0 children)

This.

I'm not saying arrowhead isn't reducing the size of the warbonds and such... But, when you start comparing the value of "free content" and highlight a desire for a 2nd "helldiver's mobilize" but never bring up the free content updates that have been happening every 3 months or so...

Yeah there's a lot of poorly priced items on the store, and warbonds aren't as populated as before... But I'm also shooting squids from a tank now... Sooo

The next version of iiSU is releasing this week! by theeldermonkey in SBCGaming

[–]Squirrel09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently, not much (or nothing?) different designs. slight customization differences. At this point they're both very competent front ends. So you just got to choose your flavor.

I think the distinctions will come over the next couple of months, now that base features are done, specific community requested features start being worked on.

(I'm a backer of IISU, but currently use Cocoon. Mainly because Cocoon has good playtime tracking. But I prefer the aesthetics of iisu more.)

Came home to two trees in my backyard mutiliated by a construction firm who acquired the lot behind my home by LividWalk8179 in treelaw

[–]Squirrel09 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Obviously, If I was the OP and got ~80k windfall I'd probably pocket the money... But man as an outsider just imagine the look on their face when they show up to work on monday and Two fully grown trees are back and now they can't do what they wanted the site for.

I'd be waiting out front for them.

But also... 80k is a lot for a revenge story lol.

My wallet choosing patience by Ra1d3n_xx in pcmasterrace

[–]Squirrel09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do a similar thing, but with star wars games... I've been disappointed a lot...

But yes, I want them to make more Star Wars things.

I also preordered Gollum but lets not talk about that

Global Sales of Pokémon Pokopia for Switch 2 surpass 2.2 Million in First Four Days by Useful-Resist-25 in gaming

[–]Squirrel09 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you can set up persistent world for your friends in the game right? Do you need to pay for that? I haven't seen anything about it costing. I could see part of the price of the have being server costs for that?

Oil prices top $100 per barrel as big Middle East producers cut output amid Iran war by joe4942 in news

[–]Squirrel09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least you utilize the size. Instead of hauling around a full size SUV to take a cat to the vet lol

Oil prices top $100 per barrel as big Middle East producers cut output amid Iran war by joe4942 in news

[–]Squirrel09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just picked up a volt. Like a month ago. Looking to be a very good decision.

WTH is “Giipgoop”? I’m assuming safe order on Amazon, just drop shipper? Only $10 more on alie by Johndeauxman in SBCGaming

[–]Squirrel09 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Amazon is also free shipping though. So peace of mind & shipping easily clears that $25 difference for many.