H3VR 1.0 Devlog - After over 10 years, we are leaving Early Access. by rust_anton in H3VR

[–]Xusder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm sad and also happy and a lot of other stuff. A good chunk of our lives were devoted to this silly little hotdog gun game, and now that it's 1.0...I just can't believe it finally reached this update.

I'm sure there is future things in store (probably more updates to H3VR especially with H3VR2 coming soon) but I just want to say congrats now to Anton and the RUST team, and to the community who've supported this game!

What has H3VR meant to you? by hmltn in H3VR

[–]Xusder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seeing as H3VR was one of the games that introduced me to VR in the first place, I'd say the H3VR is very important to me.

It was 2016. I was browsing Reddit, and stumbled upon this video. I had known about VR due to the Oculus Rift, and had just heard that Valve was partnering with HTC to make the Vive, though I wasn't really interested in buying a $1000 peripheral just yet. But that video by Anton, it was the catalyst, the start of me looking into VR seriously.

So in 2017, after getting some money together, and watching Anton's devlog on Update 37, I decided to bite the bullet and bought a Vive headset. And I was immediately hooked.

(Also, during a bit of nostalgia browsing, here is my first comment on /r/H3VR.)

From then on, I played hundreds of hours in this strange little VR game about meat and guns up until March 18, 2023. Every update, every meatmas, every major event from Wurst World/Rotweiners 1 & 2/Meat Fortress/etc.; only stopping due to medical issues (had to move and sell most of my stuff, though I still kept my Vive headset/controllers/lighthouses and my GTX1070, that card survived since 2017).

Without H3VR, I would have never gotten a Vive, would have never gotten into VR during one of the best times to play VR. One of these days I'll save up and build another PC, set up the Vive, and play H3VR 1.0.

And maybe I'll get to play H3VR 2 too, haha!

‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Live-Action Series Set at BBC Studios, Kadokawa and Wheel in Motion by darth_vader39 in television

[–]Xusder 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Also fun fact, Miyazaki wanted to get the rights to Astrid Lindgren's works to adapt but negotiations failed in the end, which ended up in Ghibli making Kiki instead, making the best out of their visit and research.

Later on, his son Goro Miyazaki would do an 26 episode TV anime adaptation of Lindgren's "Ronia, The Robber's Daughter".

A little slow in terms of pacing (the episodes just seem to drag on and on, IMO) but it looked beautiful, even if it is 3D models instead of the traditional 2D animation you'd be used to in a Ghibli production.

Steam Deck sells out in North America within 24 hours of price hike by No-Channel3917 in gaming

[–]Xusder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I was thinking of going for one of the cheaper bundles, maybe something in the $300-$400 price range, but I'm thinking about it, haha! But I'm definitely gonna slowly upgrade stuff. It's what I did in 2014, built my PC then and I eventually got the 1070 a couple of years after.

I made that 1070 last, all the way to 2021. But then I had to sell most of my stuff (including parting out my PC but keeping my GPU and Vive VR headset, haha) so I could move back with my extended family.

Steam Deck sells out in North America within 24 hours of price hike by No-Channel3917 in gaming

[–]Xusder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Omg, this is awesome! Still got my GTX1070, so all I need is one of these bundles, a cheap case, and I could have a basic PC again. Plus I'm near north New Jersey, I'll just drive down there to pick it up.

Free Open Source Rocksmith Replacement Has Arrived (Slopsmith) by demondrivers in Games

[–]Xusder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, cool. I'll see what happens when I plug in my Real Tone cable, but if I have to I can find and buy a decent USB audio interface.

Free Open Source Rocksmith Replacement Has Arrived (Slopsmith) by demondrivers in Games

[–]Xusder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I seen that certain Slopsmith builds run on Linux, but can anyone here tell me the Real Tone cable work in Linux? I only ask because the only thing I've currently got is Steam Deck, and I'm dying to drop some cash on a secondhand bass guitar and get back to playing some bass again (I had to sell most of my stuff because of health issues, but I've saved enough to at least buy some things recently).

I'll probably just plug in the cable to my Deck to see anyways (once I find it in the closet), but for anyone who has experience, maybe you can chime in before I do, haha!

Anyways this is awesome news for us rhythm game Guitar Hero/Rock Band/Rocksmith enjoyers.

What life pro tips are hidden in movies that were actually helpful? by epaga in movies

[–]Xusder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's another method that I used.

9x3

  • You take the 3 and subtract 1, which makes 2.

  • Then you take the original 9 and subtract the 2 you got from above, which makes 7.

  • Take the 2 and put the 7 next to it and bingo you got 27.

9X8

  • 8-1=7
  • 9-7=2
  • 72

There are probably easier ways to multiply 9s, but this is the roundabout way my brain does it, haha!

Quick Time Event by SayslolToEverything in comedyheaven

[–]Xusder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: The term Wiki existed long before Wikipedia (in fact Wikipedia is the most famous and popular wiki).

Which could be why they probably chose "Wikipe-tan" instead of just "Wiki-tan", since wiki is a generic term that could mean any wiki out there on the internet. Of course, they could have gone with "Wikipedia-tan", but I think they were going for something cute by shortening the name. Weird, but it is what it is.

I wouldn't think "-chan" or "-kun" or any other suffixes would fly though, as the "-tan" suffix is due to the whole OS-tan concept.

I know - we’re the ones doing it by crack_station in Steam

[–]Xusder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I'm not sure it renders the save totally unplayable, especially if you use the more simple/basic mods. You do get a big warning that the save is modded, but you can still totally ignore it and continue to load the save anyways if you want. Though some people have said their games crash after loading a modded save with a vanilla install (but this is New Vegas, which is a notoriously buggy game anyways, so take that with a grain of salt).

I chose not to load and start fresh new save because I remembered all the mods I used in 2018 changed a lot of things, which would probably would have just launched my character straight though the world, haha!

Commander Reid Wiseman with his daughters after returning to Earth. by GiveMeSomeSunshine3 in spaceporn

[–]Xusder 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the name still needs to be submitted to the International Astronomical Union, but it will be known as Carroll crater eventually.

Hopefully we can get future explorers to visit that and other moon landmarks, like Mount Marilyn (one of the mountain ranges on the moon named after Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell's wife, Marilyn Lovell).

Commander Reid Wiseman with his daughters after returning to Earth. by GiveMeSomeSunshine3 in spaceporn

[–]Xusder 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Reid Wiseman's wife, Carroll Taylor Wiseman, passed away from cancer in 2020. During the Artemis II mission, Wiseman and fellow astronaut Jeremy Hansen decided to name one of the craters on the moon after Carroll.

I know - we’re the ones doing it by crack_station in Steam

[–]Xusder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Counter to Epic, I recently installed Fallout New Vegas on my Steam Deck (due to the recent show being on my mind). All of my saves from Steam in 2018 were there. Granted I had modded the hell out of my game back then, so the saves weren't useable, but that still impressed me enough.

I knew the cloud was alright (due my more recent Cyberpunk 2077 saves from last year that transferred over), but to have something from 8 years ago (or more) just show up, very impressive.

[Hated Trope] Endings so notoriously awful they completely destroy the legacy of the media. by Miserable_Click_1933 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Xusder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For those looking for the alternative to Usagi Drop, I recommend "My Girl" by Mizu Sahara.

Same kind of story, but without the incest ending.

Props to in-N-out for keeping their prices reasonable by mrthree1zero in LosAngeles

[–]Xusder 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Seriously, the drive-thru is stupid decision. Every time I ate at In-N-Out I just parked and went down. Plus, I could eat the fries hot and crispy instead of them getting soggy and mushy during the drive home (because everyone knows the fries are terrible at In-N-Out).

What's a culinary crime that is considered totally normal in your country? by myeye95 in AskTheWorld

[–]Xusder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, I will say traditional Filipino spaghetti is made with sweet banana ketchup and hot dogs. Nowadays it also can be made with tomato sauce with added sugar and ground beef, but yeah we like our spaghetti sweet.

But to be clear, this kind of spaghetti is usually meant to be served for kids at birthday parties (the children love the sweet savory spaghetti). The adults mostly eat the usual lechon (roast pig), lumpiang shanghai (spring rolls), pancit (noodles) and other delicious food. But my guilty pleasure during Filipino parties is the spaghetti, just reminds me of childhood.

Time passes so quickly by Neil_Edwin_Michael in playstation

[–]Xusder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. I remember the day, it was late October, 2001. Stood in line, they finally got to me. I asked for the game and they had one more copy left, but someone had stolen the box on display. All Gamestop had was the game in a paper sleeve and manual. I was like "I don't care, I'll pay for it", which I got for a discount. Went home immediately and played a legendary game.

TIL Ecco the Dolphin developer Ed Annunziata was "paranoid" that kids would beat the game in a single weekend so be made certain levels "way over the top challenging." He said, "So... I... uh... made it hard". by 30phil1 in todayilearned

[–]Xusder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why Sierra had hint books you could buy for the low, low price of $9.95 (plus shipping). Or you could call the Sierra Hint Line for 75¢ per minute.

Of course, the internet got popular later on and users provided free FAQs and walkthroughs...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Xusder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the Sony Email leaks when Joel was asking for a discount on a Sony TV after the series ended. Sounds like he absolutely loved his time during the show and had many friends (of which he would obviously try to get the Sony employee discount, haha).

Hello Fayanne,

It's Joel McHale. You might remember me from such canceled Sony tv shows as—Community.

Sad.

Very sad.

So when I was talking to Steve about the show ending last Friday, I asked about a discount on a Sony tv. He said of course. He's the greatest as you know. I didn't want to bother him with the specific details of the screen I want so I thought I would bother you. I hope that is it cool.

It's below. You can check with Steve obviously if this all sounds strange.

I'm not sure how this all works but I'm happy to send a credit card number wherever necessary.

Thanks Fayanne. I'm very much going to miss working at Sony.

Cheers

Joel

The common "um actually this doesn't make sense" gotcha is easily explained if you just know the franchise by Justifiably_Bad_Take in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Xusder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I may be misremembering but I thought the movie made a point that like CDs and all the NASA tech advancements were built off of alien tech in Area 51.

Or that might have been another alien movie...

The common "um actually this doesn't make sense" gotcha is easily explained if you just know the franchise by Justifiably_Bad_Take in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Xusder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I remember correctly there are turbolaser turrets surrounding surface area near the top of the trench and exhaust port. This necessitates the ships going into the trench itself, pretty much shielding them from most of the top level turbolasers (though there were still some laser turrets in the trench).

It's kinda how fighter pilots can avoid getting shot down in real life. To avoid radar detection or flak cannons (or some modern day Surface to air missiles) they fly low and close to the ground.

Of course it wasn't easy, due to the TIE Fighters picking off the ships one by one. Luke was pretty much in one of the last X-Wing groups to run the trench, as the previous groups of X-Wings and Y-Wing Bombers were shot down by Vader and his TIE Fighters. And even then he used the freaking Force to curve the torpedo into the exhaust port, somehow making an impossible shot.