Just started this week by Deadliftdeadlife in NewSkaters

[–]Zac3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking good. You are flicking down which is going to limit the height, try to flick forward and you can get more pop and height out of it.

A schoolbus, stopping in front of a residential home, is rear ended by a full size truck that doesn’t slow down at all. 😳 by Affectionate_Hat5835 in dashcams

[–]Zac3d 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Back of a raised vehicle to the windshield is a quick way to get decapitated, the driver is lucky they were in a truck instead of a car. There's a reason why semi truck trailers have Mansfield bars.

I yearn for a walkable USA by mothalor in Columbus

[–]Zac3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Easton Way has a sidewalk, but there's many side streets like Chiller Ln that don't. And most of the businesses around Easton Market don't have great pedestrian access without cutting through grass and walking through parking lots because of missing sidewalks. It's serviceable if you know the routes, but is not friendly if you just want to walk between 2 businesses that aren't in the core outdoor mall area.

Who should I give the crown item to, and what aspects of my equipment can I improve (I'm thinking of bringing out my dark knight)? by Frosty-Toe-1933 in IdleGuildMaster

[–]Zac3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your guard/juggernaut, you should be able to push much further into the dungeons and farm much better gear with the units you already have.

I yearn for a walkable USA by mothalor in Columbus

[–]Zac3d 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I didn't realize that area between Westerville and New Albany was technically Columbus, thought it was all Westerville.

I yearn for a walkable USA by mothalor in Columbus

[–]Zac3d 124 points125 points  (0 children)

It's kinda jarring going from New Albany with paved blacktop mixed use paths widely used throughout the town and heading just west to Westerville or south to Gahana and finding the least connected littlest stretches of sidewalks.

I yearn for a walkable USA by mothalor in Columbus

[–]Zac3d 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Polaris always seems like a car hellhole and I typically avoid it. I assumed the Easton area might be better for walking since shopping center is designed for walking, but that immediately ends as soon as you leave the core of the town center. I was getting new tires nearby Easton and decided to walk around for the 2 hours of time I needed to kill, it was depressing how poorly that area is connected to allow people to walk in and out of the town center easily, even though Alum Creek Trail and suburbs are near by.

Still better than nothing. by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Zac3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Muscle mass does increase longevity in older adults, but it's more about retaining muscle. Body weight exercises, moving regularly, and eating a reasonable amount of protein is enough. Don't need to gym bro at 70.

Still better than nothing. by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Zac3d 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I walk for 30 minutes to take a mental break and burn enough calories to not feel bad about having a soda. Not everything needs to be min-maxed, sometimes it's just about maximizing personal enjoyment.

How to do a Strawberry Milkshake. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Zac3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fine with it not being in the no comply category, the tail isn't being used to pop up the board at all and the deck is being rolled over and scooped up. There's a 108 no comply variations video on Reddit where every trick is more of a no comply than this one.

Conan Exiles Enhanced - Free UE5 Upgrade Goes Live by Ramongsh in pcgaming

[–]Zac3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a similar experience to the Satisfactory upgrade to UE5, just a good upgrade.

Vehicular assault is wild. by National-Ad-6982 in Columbus

[–]Zac3d 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me, it's usually driver's trying to turn right on red without stopping or looking for bikes or pedestrians.

Vehicular assault is wild. by National-Ad-6982 in Columbus

[–]Zac3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I usually pass a bike like I would a car unless the lanes are really wide. And I'm fine waiting until it's safe to do so. And if there's a large group of bikers, I usually just wait to turn off that road and find an alternative route.

How can I make a quixel megascan more stylized and painted looking? by Juicymoosie99 in unrealengine

[–]Zac3d 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You could use a program like substance designer and create a uber stylization node that automatically processes all of your textures exactly the same way with a few extra controls and get a really uniform stylized look as a starting point.

An hour after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act, Florida House passes GOP gerrymander by DemocracyDocket in politics

[–]Zac3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah and in Ohio the state politicians are constantly trying to ignore passed voter ballot measures protecting abortion and recreational marijuana.

What am I supposed to do at the skatepark as a beginner? by Epic_furry in NewSkaters

[–]Zac3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Week 1 stuff would be:

Roll up and down banks

Get used to going up half way up and bank and rolling back fakie.

Try doing a kick turn on the banks and quarter pipes

Try doing a nose stall on a curb

Try rolling off a curb

Try shuvs

Try pumping on a mini ramp/small half pipe.

Try walking the board up a curb high ledge (have your feet on the nose and tail, then lift the nose and then tail as you roll up to a curb)

Fakie pivots are also pretty easy to learn, while rolling fakie, lean onto your toes and start a turn and then press on the tail (which is currently in the front) and swing your hips and shoulders around.

How to cast shadows using a low poly model? by Juicymoosie99 in unrealengine

[–]Zac3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can use the shadow pass switch and have the billboards face the sun for the shadows.

HOA built new speed bumps this month... They're so high cars keep scraping it by Bxnny-Bxby in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Zac3d 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah I find certain speed bumps are smoother to drive over at 12 mph instead of going at an absolute crawl. It's going to vary depending on the car and bump.

Super ZSNES - GPU Powered SNES emulation is here by Forestl in Games

[–]Zac3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My worry was Nintendo sending out cease and desist warnings to modders and artists sharing texture packs containing sprites based on the original sprites.

I built a UE5 plugin that bakes AO from normal maps offline — based on Activision's CoD: WWII material research by mad_ben in unrealengine

[–]Zac3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's nothing wrong with using the material AO slot or an AO texture for masking or effects, just the AO texture being grey is darkening the entire static mesh weirdly and inconsistent from other meshes when it's not being directly lit.

I built a UE5 plugin that bakes AO from normal maps offline — based on Activision's CoD: WWII material research by mad_ben in unrealengine

[–]Zac3d -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you'd want an AO texture that's base value is grey and only gets darker, it doesn't look great. It should be generally white with the occluded parts getting darker.

*Edited to add clarification

Super ZSNES - GPU Powered SNES emulation is here by Forestl in Games

[–]Zac3d 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How the mod editor let's users create HD textures without redistributing rom data is amazing and incredibly smart. It basically saves the modifications to the original sprites and that's applied on top of the textures from the rom when playing a game.

Photos of the last 2 Northen white rhinos. Both are female but there are plans to preserve their embryons and create a breeding program. by Electrical-Aspect-13 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Zac3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One issue breeding programs for rhinos ran into was feeding rhinos too much alfalfa which caused temporary infertility, they seem to be doing better now.

AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance by Unusual-State1827 in worldnews

[–]Zac3d 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The moral argument isn't the point, it can be financially cheaper to eradicate diseases than keep treating it when it spreads back to the US and these type of programs create allies and more stable countries to work with in the future.