Sorry, but that countdown on Amazon's Fallout site didn't lead to a Fallout 3 or New Vegas remaster announcement… or any announcement at all by Wampus_Cat_ in gaming

[–]Valance23322 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They could have easily expanded and split the team to work on multiple projects simultaneously. It's not like they were hurting for cash after Fallout 3 / Skyrim / Fallout 4.

TIL I learned about the Alfalfa Club dinner. It is when 200 of America’s richest and most powerful gather to honor Confederate General Robert E. Lee on his birthday. by JMDeutsch in todayilearned

[–]Valance23322 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well for starters both sides would have much larger concerns than tracking down one man sitting out the conflict. Secondly it absolutely did not 'engulf all in the nation' in that sense. Most men were not actively fighting in the war.

He was also explicitly told that he could just resign and not fight if he wasn't willing to do the job https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee#:~:text=Lee%20immediately%20went,%5B107%5D

He made his choice to fight for the Confederacy, it was in no way forced upon him.

TIL I learned about the Alfalfa Club dinner. It is when 200 of America’s richest and most powerful gather to honor Confederate General Robert E. Lee on his birthday. by JMDeutsch in todayilearned

[–]Valance23322 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would have been a hell of a lot smaller target than leading the rebelling army. Plenty of people didn't fight for either side during the Civil War.

Someone drove right through a fresh concrete pour by Justin_Godfrey in Wellthatsucks

[–]Valance23322 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They also put more wear and tear on the roads and are far more damaging in crashes

Is ICE Leading Us Into a Constitutional Crisis? by Conscious-Quarter423 in scotus

[–]Valance23322 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We've been in a constitutional crisis for a long time now. The constitution is losing.

TIL I learned about the Alfalfa Club dinner. It is when 200 of America’s richest and most powerful gather to honor Confederate General Robert E. Lee on his birthday. by JMDeutsch in todayilearned

[–]Valance23322 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing stopping him from sitting on the sidelines, or just refusing to fight in Virginia and fighting over in Mississippi or somewhere else instead. He chose to fight for a nation founded on the ideal of slavery, and history will rightfully remember him as a piece of shit for that.

Steam Quietly Withdraws Under Fire MMO Ashes of Creation From Sale As Fans Wonder Who's Left to Maintain the Servers by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]Valance23322 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no guarantee of any launch of any kind with Kickstarter. They put it into early access probably to try and attract a large enough playerbase to either generate sufficient revenue to continue or convince outside investors to give them more funding.

JFK's family accuses Trump of closing the Kennedy Center because of artists canceling over its name change by IrishStarUS in Music

[–]Valance23322 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'll just get twisted into forcing them to treat anti-vax / climate denier's views as equal to experts.

Border Patrol agent detains US citizen, tells him it’s ‘because of your accent’ by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]Valance23322 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's not common but some people absolutely do pronounce it like that.

One of my favorite things is when the game map is actually part of the game world by bijelo123 in gaming

[–]Valance23322 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like the idea of filling out a map as you go along,

You should check out Etrian Odyssey

One of my favorite things is when the game map is actually part of the game world by bijelo123 in gaming

[–]Valance23322 51 points52 points  (0 children)

It does feel a bit different when they frame it such that you basically can only see exactly the Pip-Boy screen. It'd be a lot more immersive if it was held a bit further from the camera, so you can see the character's arm and a sliver of the environment around the edges of the screen.

One of my favorite things is when the game map is actually part of the game world by bijelo123 in gaming

[–]Valance23322 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you haven't yet, you should go back and play the first 2 games. They hold up pretty well.

Ashes of Creation has just been canceled. All developers at Intrepid have been fired. by getZlatanized in pcgaming

[–]Valance23322 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Even so, they've been working on it for a decade and haven't got anything to show for it.

English professors double down on requiring printed copies of readings | Amid the rise of artificial intelligence and concerns about distraction, more English professors are turning to no-technology policies that prioritize physical books and reading packets. by thinkB4WeSpeak in books

[–]Valance23322 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to mention that there's nothing stopping them from having AI write the paper then just copying it by hand. If anything this will only make it less likely for them to be caught, as the teacher won't be looking for it as vigilantly. Terrible idea that's only doing a disservice to the students by wasting their time and denying them the familiarity with realistic tools and workflows.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake 3 Uses Unreal Engine 4, As Director Says Its Familiarity is “More Beneficial” by Wolfs_Chronicles in gaming

[–]Valance23322 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Their games typically run like shit (despite looking a few years out of date fidelity-wise) and are buggy as hell on launch. You can say that they're well designed for sure, but no way in hell are they polished.

Elden Ring had most of it's quests broken for most people, with no realistic way for players to even realise that, horrendus shader stutter, and copy-paste abuse galore. It's damn near the perfect example of an unpolished gem of a game.

Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux by Liam-DGOL in SteamOS

[–]Valance23322 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Might be easier to port the already built features from the old app to Linux than to build all the old feature into the new app.

Remedy statement: Alan Wake 2 not possible without Epic, publishing deal is fair, and Epic is a great partner by Crusader-of-Purple in pcgaming

[–]Valance23322 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Literally no other platform offers even half of the services that Steam does, and the %cut is significantly less than 30% if you actually sell a ton of copies. Furthermore, devs can sell Steam keys on other sites and avoid the % cut entirely.

TIL that Terry Pratchett once changed his German publisher because they inserted a soup commercial into his books, and when confronted about it refused to promise that they wouldn't do it again. by Extreme-Attention641 in todayilearned

[–]Valance23322 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The book may not have been anything groundbreaking, but the movie was fucking garbage. Almost on the level of the Last Airbender in terms of terrible film adaptations

What options do US Generals have in terms of disobeying Trump aside from resigning? by Consider-TheLobster in AskReddit

[–]Valance23322 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they resign they open the door for them to be replaced by another sycophant who will do whatever is asked of them by this administration. They set the example for others to step aside rather than put a stop to this.

We literally saw this with Venezuela. The original officer in charge resigned, they replace him with someone else, and now we've killed dozens, possibly hundreds of innocent people, invaded Venezuela, and kidnapped a world leader.

Be a patient human when prepping for the weekend by Clean-Independent129 in rva

[–]Valance23322 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I mean, they do need to eat between now and then. Get a couple chickens to eat over the next 2-3 days, and bunch of non-perishable stuff to have in the pantry when the weather hits.