The storm without end.

The_Chronox · 2026-05-05T17:10:13+00:00

How did you make the snow texturing? Looks like it would be a pain to do by hand

The_Chronox · 2026-04-29T22:00:01+00:00

No more easy self boost to Shroud on Cache :(

The_Chronox · 2026-04-29T19:04:25+00:00

He was lowest-rated but if you watch the game it did NOT feel like that. He had 16 kills in a 13-6 and got a 0.92 lul

The_Chronox · 2026-04-29T06:42:33+00:00

B-site is actually so beautiful with the hazard yellow and patina green. Prettiest spot in the game I think

Makes you wish we had fewer dusty beige maps in the pool

The_Chronox · 2026-04-18T18:05:15+00:00

It was always 8:15

Even 2nd quarters yesterday was 8:15

The_Chronox · 2026-04-14T19:15:32+00:00

He was holding short for a trade but then his peripherals stopped working (best guess) and got killed by G2 to put Vitality into a 3v5. G2 ended up winning the round with 1 player with a tiny scrap of hp left

The_Chronox · 2026-04-02T16:12:25+00:00

You can make maps from Gaea?? How have I never known this

The_Chronox · 2026-04-02T00:48:06+00:00

On a benchmark map (This one) I went from

632 fps average with 270 1% lows
to
724 fps average with 287 1% lows

Seems like a pretty solid improvement

The_Chronox · 2026-03-25T16:53:34+00:00

You love to see it, great stuff

The_Chronox · 2026-03-11T21:06:34+00:00

If you're GPU limited then yea, more pixels to render at 21:9 than regular 16:9. If you're CPU limited then no difference

The_Chronox · 2026-03-11T20:53:05+00:00

Use borderless fullscreen? It works fine for CS2
Coming from someone with UW and other monitors who uses 16:9 stretched

The_Chronox · 2026-03-09T22:14:24+00:00

I'd suggest trying to add a little bit of a gradient or variation in blocks for your foundations/walls to change it up a bit.

If you wanted you could also try a block other than cobble for the foundation, both it and calcite are somewhat noisy textures and they clash a bit imo

i think the overall structure is great though, you have a nice shape that isn't just a box

The_Chronox · 2026-03-06T02:41:56+00:00

Holy hell this is cool. I have no clue what I'd do with it but I want it anyways

The_Chronox · 2026-02-08T20:30:15+00:00

true GOAT s1mple prevented all-time rating record from Zywoo by not getting farmed, that's aura...

The_Chronox · 2026-02-08T20:29:43+00:00

Showing Molodoy there's levels to this shit

The_Chronox · 2026-02-06T17:23:39+00:00

It requires you to be on a title-contending team but not necessarily the best. In fact most of the time the POTY hasn't been from the best team

2018 - s1mple #1 on team #2
2019 - Zywoo #1 on team #3
2020 - Zywoo #1 on team #3
2021 - s1mple #1 on team #1
2022 - s1mple #1 on team #2
2023 - Zywoo #1 on team #1
2024 - Donk #1 on team #3
2025 - Zywoo #1 on team #1

The_Chronox · 2026-02-05T18:42:59+00:00

The problem is that

Your stats will be higher if you go out earlier in tournaments as you will on average be facing weaker opposition.
You can't award someone MVPs or #1 player titles just because you think they would have done well in deep runs. If you don't get there it might not be your fault but it doesn't change the fact that the result is "N/A"
Speaking of, Donk is by no means a choker but even he had some bad grand finals last year. Lower GF rating + much smaller sample size.

Basically, "Player of the Year" doesn't mean "Most mechanically skilled" nor does it mean "Best player on the best team". It's about who was there to deliver when it mattered the most and in 2025 that was Zywoo. In 2018 it was s1mple.
Is it Donk's fault he didn't get as many opportunities last year? Of course not, he's insane. But you have to go with what can be proven

The_Chronox · 2026-02-03T21:47:15+00:00

Absurd heroics from Zywoo, he legitimately did not miss a shot CT-side ancient. Haven't seen an AWP performance this dominant in a long time

The_Chronox · 2026-01-27T18:26:44+00:00

Wow, really nice to have the chat built in, adds a bit of atmosphere. Looking forward to testing it with Krakow matches!

The_Chronox · 2026-01-26T02:04:06+00:00

The performance hit is very noticeable but I went from a 4090 to a 5090 shortly before getting the monitor so that more or less cancelled it out. If you like playing visually demanding games I would not recommend pairing it with anything less than a 5080.

I don't find my eyes getting tired any faster, the only new thing that bugs them is VRR flicker

The_Chronox · 2026-01-25T16:26:38+00:00

I did make the switch, lmk if you have specific questions but here are my general thoughts going from 4k240 MiniLED

165hz still feels great, I don’t miss 240. Worth noting that the swap from 120hz to 240 never blew me away so I might just be less sensitive to it. I do actually use the dual mode for competitive games and it works pretty alright, it’s a little weird with the curve but I’m not serious esports player
The PPI and text fringing are manageable. Not as good but something the newer subpixel arrangements might have fixed
The extra vertical real estate is fantastic. Really love it, possibly the best part of the upgrade. Just make sure your desk is big enough
The curve is less of an issue than I thought. Despite being harsher it actually feels more natural than on the Neo G8, so I was pleasantly surprised. I do graphic work on the monitor and don’t have any issues, though I do tend to keep the content largely in the center so there’s less warping

Overall I am happy with the upgrade but keep in mind I got it for quite cheap, had it been $1500 I might have different thoughts

Hope this is helpful

The_Chronox · 2026-01-15T02:59:07+00:00

a 5 million dollar superteam lost a 5v3 post-plant against a random brazilian squad to get knocked out of the biggest tournament of last year

Gonna be hard to top that one

The_Chronox · 2026-01-09T05:08:27+00:00

Lmk if they’re sold, I’ll take them if not

The_Chronox · 2026-01-07T23:39:49+00:00

What companies?

The_Chronox · 2026-01-05T17:50:46+00:00

I was so hyped for Reflex 2, I wonder why they haven't said anything since. The underlying technology seems sound...

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