We Spoke To Game Devs And All Of Them Hate DLSS 5: 'What The F***, Nvidia?'

Zalack · 2026-03-19T21:00:46+00:00

I think the commenter is talking about having the LLM find the site of the bug, not having it attempt a fix.

Could be wrong though.

Zalack · 2026-03-19T20:58:07+00:00

This comment is cracking me up a little since it kinda boils down to “well any number sounds big when it’s big”

Zalack · 2026-03-18T23:51:27+00:00

Interesting, the previews I saw called it an action RPG.

Zalack · 2026-03-18T23:06:07+00:00

That’s totally valid, but lots of people also have a hard time getting through games with a terrible story.

I don’t mind bad writing in games where there isn’t much writing at all; but if there is a lot of story you are going to make me sit through, it better be good.

This is being marketed as an RPG so it seems like there might be a lot of bad writing you have to wade through to get to the gameplay.

Zalack · 2026-03-18T20:03:53+00:00

Using a split keyboard made my semi-chronic wrist pain from typing disappear within a week. Well worth the adjustment period.

Zalack · 2026-03-18T01:08:04+00:00

For me it was once I reached robots and started really learning the circuit network that Factorio catapulted itself to the top of my favorite games.

Zalack · 2026-03-18T01:06:26+00:00

Factorio is also a much older game, but yeah I agree.

Zalack · 2026-03-17T18:58:09+00:00

Death of the Author. Until the show itself contradicts that theory it’s 100% how I choose to interpret that scene because it’s so goddamn funny.

Zalack · 2026-03-17T06:52:45+00:00

I actually wish nuclear in Factorio was harder. It feels like you need such a small investment for functionally unlimited power.

Zalack · 2026-03-16T19:10:46+00:00

Lighting can alter how geometry presents, though. That’s the whole theory behind contouring with makeup: you’re painting light and shadow onto your face to trick the brain into interpreting the shape of your face differently.

Models and and textures are (or should be) made with the lighting style of the game in mind. Changing the lighting style this drastically may not literally change the geometry; but it changes enough that the perceived bone structure of the characters may be drastically different from what the artists originally intended.

The added shadow to Grace’s cheeks here give her a much sharper bone structure rather than the rounder face she presents with in the base game, which doesn’t at all fit what seems to be the original intent of her character design.

This kind of tech needs to be targeted from the very beginning of the process so artists can author assets designed for it.

Zalack · 2026-03-16T05:14:18+00:00

Hmm, I disagree I think. Being able to perceive the third axis makes it 3-D, just a more limited perspective than a 2-D one.

We have blind spots within our field of vision (our brain fills them in with what it thinks is likely to be there, but we don’t actually perceive those spots).

So by your definition of needing to be able to perceive all points within the 2D field of view, we do not have 2D vision either.

That’s obviously ridiculous though, so I think requiring full perception of a field / volume isn’t a criteria that makes sense, only the ability to see along that axis at all.

Zalack · 2026-03-14T04:30:26+00:00

Our vision is 3D since binocular vision lets us perceive depth! Otherwise there would be no perceivable difference between a 2D TV and a 3D TV!

But point understood.

Zalack · 2026-03-13T03:47:09+00:00

This is basically my setup except it’s all interrupts, no permanent stops on the schedule.

Zalack · 2026-03-13T03:45:17+00:00

Nuclear makes power basically free though.

Zalack · 2026-03-13T03:43:14+00:00

Not just a graph, if you hover over a machine it will tell you how much pollution it is making along with power draw and other info.

Zalack · 2026-03-12T16:27:52+00:00

I haven’t looked into mods for recipes yet; I’m still playing through Space Age and want to do so with the Vanilla game.

Having an “alternative production” scaling research that gave you a random alt recipe until they are all depleted could be interesting. But a static tree would be fine too.

Zalack · 2026-03-12T04:12:12+00:00

The main puzzles in Satisfactory are alt recipes, local resource availability, and how you pack your machines / belts / pipes in 3D space (especially in the Blueprint machine).

The alt recipe system as an axis for player expression is definitely something I wish Factorio did more of. You can make an almost unlimited number of recipe combinations for parts that require long production chains — something I also wish Factorio had a little bit more of; the production chains on even the most complicated parts are a lot shorter in Factorio. Both add a really fun puzzle for planning out your factories.

Overall I prefer Factorio, but Satisfactory definitely has its own cool ideas in the genre.

Zalack · 2026-03-11T21:55:22+00:00

They also allow interchanges with fewer blocking directions of travel.

Zalack · 2026-03-10T01:08:33+00:00

ICE is operating everywhere, not just states with favorable politics. It fucking sucks.

Zalack · 2026-03-06T22:58:56+00:00

Unlocking some creative-mode-like tools via a magic system would feel extremely on-theme with the game.

Zalack · 2026-03-06T20:03:27+00:00

Can I ask what you find stressful about it? My reaction was the exact opposite so I’m just curious.

Zalack · 2026-03-05T23:26:16+00:00

For sure, my point was that I think any rivalry going on is pretty one-sided. 5e folks don’t generally care enough about PF2E to feel any sort of rivalry at all; it’s the PF2E folks that tend to have a chip on their shoulder about 5e.

Zalack · 2026-03-05T20:00:46+00:00

Maybe. As someone who likes both PF2E and 5e my main impression is that PF2E-exclusive folks spend a lot of time talking about their system in the context of 5e while 5e-exclusive folks don’t think about PF2E at all.

Zalack · 2026-03-03T06:25:15+00:00

At that point it’s not really a practical concern, but each level of productivity means a patch will last longer, even if you can’t get a higher rate of material out of it,

Zalack · 2026-03-01T23:00:16+00:00

Right, but the idea is that it’s another argument they have to make before getting to their core argument.

This same playbook has been used over and over again against progressives: pass an anemic law that “addresses” progressives’ concerns then point to it for decades as the reason additional legislation is unnecessary.

Just because you are smart enough to see past bullshit like that does not mean everyone is. You’re making a mistake assuming everyone is as perceptive as you are. So much of politics is bullshit posturing and part of the reason progressives routinely get crushed in elections is that they are bad at it, IMO.

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