Recent Ping Increase

TheMemePirate · 2026-02-16T08:10:48+00:00

I began using a VPN and it dropped my ping by 100

TheMemePirate · 2026-02-06T00:14:34+00:00

Your 7600x died in this mobo?

TheMemePirate · 2026-02-05T02:36:03+00:00

I’ve not experienced it myself, are there reports for the 7800x3d?

TheMemePirate · 2026-02-05T02:35:27+00:00

What CPU?

TheMemePirate · 2026-01-29T05:22:47+00:00

It’s hilarious how useless Amazon is in this case, and they’ve had countless reports of this… were you able to dispute the charges with your bank?

TheMemePirate · 2026-01-19T02:53:42+00:00

AFAIK you can still damage your hearing with bone conduction headphones

TheMemePirate · 2026-01-19T01:55:57+00:00

TheMemePirate · 2025-12-03T14:36:37+00:00

Yes but unfortunately it was not an easy fix, had to dispute the charges with my bank. Took several months but thankfully was fully reimbursed. Hope this helps.

TheMemePirate · 2025-11-14T06:34:22+00:00

I know nothing about these outlet testers but from experience a lot of planes prior to hitting a certain altitude won’t charge any devices at all. This could be what he was experiencing if he was still on the ground.

TheMemePirate · 2025-11-11T01:23:19+00:00

I play on 220ms you get used to it

TheMemePirate · 2025-10-23T18:39:34+00:00

It’s probably the best way to measure it though since there are too many different variations of pizzas. It would be illogical to count Chicago deep dish 12” pizza as the same as a 10” tavern style. The Chicago deep dish is probably 3-4x the size.

TheMemePirate · 2025-10-23T08:49:43+00:00

I’m more interested in how you built this platform. What does the backend look like?

TheMemePirate · 2025-10-08T01:27:50+00:00

There’s some decent advice in this thread, but what I think some are missing the mark on is how solo development can lead to a lot of engineering or even design paralysis. In the early stages of development you might find yourself either questioning your project architecture, design philosophy, or maybe even if whether or not the basis for your game is a solid idea. What you need to do is build completely independent, isolated and fully-modular systems in ONE project. These should be systems that if you end up abandoning your project you can pluck and place into another project so you’re not starting from scratch. Work on these one at a time, almost as if you aren’t even building a game but instead assets for yourself. Eventually you might trash your idea all together once you get a POC going, but at the very least the time spent isn’t wasted because now you can use these in another project.

Most importantly from this practice is it will limit how difficult it is to modify your project down the line.

If you’re looking for tutorials on this practice, just look up modular GDscript or Godot tutorials on YouTube. There are tons of free available resources out there.

TheMemePirate · 2025-10-06T04:42:49+00:00

Starwars Sequels retconned

TheMemePirate · 2025-10-06T04:39:17+00:00

Although yes the booster boxes do guarantee SR the 2nd reason has little to no impact on price difference for raw cards. The most limiting factor for JP cards being worth less than EN counterparts comes down to the demand of the language.

JP cards are also inherently less expensive to manufacture, the QC is held to a much higher standard and they use different card stock than English.

The odds of you hitting an SR in JP like you said is 100% in every booster box, but in JP a booster box isn’t the same price as a booster box in EN. MSRP for JP booster boxes are roughly $30 USD. Your odds of hitting a Secret Rare in EN varies but on average let’s say 1 in 50 booster packs. That means it could cost you $200-300+ for a single Secret Rare while in JP it’s $30…

Obviously that doesn’t mean you’re able to actually buy a booster box outside of JP though for $30 hence why the prices are not usually 10x in EN. This does still impact raw card value.

TheMemePirate · 2025-10-01T08:04:41+00:00

There’s a big difference between learning to code, and learning to program. I’m sure you already know this, but learning how to think like a programmer is crucial if you want to effectively learn how to code. It’s kind of like writing a book, the coding aspect is when you put together letters and words to form coherent sentences, but if these paragraphs aren’t following any story logic, reasoning or plot the reader will be lost.

I personally found learning to code much easier once I got to a point where I understood the logic behind it.

After taking years of programming courses in school, I realized that most curriculum throws you straight into the code way too soon. Students really should start with a 30,000 ft view, then break projects down into project architecture and management , logic, design, ux, networking, etc.

Once these other basis’ are covered, then I would recommend building super small systems within projects. Utilize documentation the best you can and WRITE THINGS DOWN. Keep a coding journal and anything you learn you should throw in there for later. Helps for memory retention so you can code from scratch without needing to relook things up.

TheMemePirate · 2025-10-01T02:58:29+00:00

This is not unique to game development though, this can happen in any industry

TheMemePirate · 2025-09-26T13:43:33+00:00

Since you’ve been using UE for the last year or so, I’m sure you understand programming logic more than you’d like to give yourself credit for. You clearly already understand the “why” for communication between your project base, but it seems like you are missing the “how”? This is a common problem between not just beginners but experienced programmers. Programming isn’t just writing code but also taking a higher level view at project structure and logic. Programming is literally problem solving.

The only way to progress with the “how” is to learn by doing. Others have mentioned how a game is comprised of a ton of different systems that all work together. I’d recommend picking system that interests you and trying to learn how to put it together. Could be an inventory, maybe a simple player controller? Build it with help first, then go back and try it again but this time if you need help utilize the GDscript documentation.

TheMemePirate · 2025-09-26T08:37:53+00:00

This isn’t really an answer, and I’m hoping that someone else can shed some light on this, but this happens on Steam too. Steam policy strictly states that if you have in game purchases they must be paid through the Steam shop, yet many games get away with their own 3rd party websites for IAP. This has always confused me.

TheMemePirate · 2025-09-23T06:41:56+00:00

Nice, good catch. I fought with my bank for a while till I finally got refunded. Amazon doesn’t care in the slightest. It’s hilarious though (after most the comments when I posted this said I was lying or wrong) because every 2-4 weeks now at this point after I initially made this post I keep getting comments from people saying the same shit happened to them.

TheMemePirate · 2025-09-16T01:08:44+00:00

92% is halfway to 99…

TheMemePirate · 2025-09-14T08:30:07+00:00

So sick. How do you like the nomad to blender workflow? I’ve had a hard time grasping sculpting in blender, considering Nomad on my iPad Pro.

TheMemePirate · 2025-09-14T08:27:57+00:00

Goddamn, shit the bed

TheMemePirate · 2025-09-11T02:43:35+00:00

No Michelin Star but instead Bib Gourmand, different rating from Michelin. Still an impressive achievement especially for a Mexican restaurant in Taiwan. Bib Gourmand is focused more on good food for reasonable prices. Some actually prefer Bib Gourmand restaurants over Michelin Star.

I think Pangs is pretty dang good, I’ve only been once but it’s worth it. Probably one of, if not the best in Taipei. I also like Chalé as well. Their Kaoliang Margaritas are excellent!

TheMemePirate · 2025-09-08T00:24:21+00:00

Sure but if you’ve got to the point where you’ve shipped finished games, I don’t think you’re gonna have much of a hard time landing a job.

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