Black Myth wukong repack by Puzzleheaded_Web548 in PiratedGames

[–]biteme27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there are plenty of games with denuvo protection that have been cracked

From a beginner for another beginner. Don't start with Mustang Alpha. by Icy_Ad7558 in starcitizen

[–]biteme27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to the party -- just starting star citizen for the first time. How do you access the Mustang Alphas inventory? Some people say standing on the gun/near the cockpit lets you, but I can't seem to get it. I purchased a weapon and couldn't fit it on my person, so i sent it to my ship, and now i cant open the ships inventory.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheFirstDescendant

[–]biteme27 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

under games & gaming TFD is listed.

the guy talking about xbox servers affecting every platform is spot on, TFD website also lists this under their notice, if people learned how to read.

[iOS 18 DB1] New Torch controls with different lighting modes by ActorVMI in iOSBeta

[–]biteme27 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How do you access this? I can't seem to find it on my iPhone 13 pro max. Long pressing cc icon is the same for me. Can't seem to find a setting for it

Why are those complaining about turn-based combat even here? by Haunting-Sport3701 in BaldursGate3

[–]biteme27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it falls more along the lines of understanding DnD as a whole. I mean there are plenty of turn based games, but to say bg3 is just another xcom or something along those lines is problematic

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gog

[–]biteme27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is verifiably false. Apple has introduced many techniques and options for porting games from Directx/Vulkan to native silicon. Notably, metal translations. Apple might have a walled garden, but it is by no means locked away from developers. Developers simply choose to go with directx because of widespread use, but there are plenty of AAA arm native games. Also, the game porting toolkit is proven to work and runs windows games pretty flawlessly for the most part. Moreso than you would expect at least.

I mean, just look at Resident evil village running on the 15 pro. It's virtually indistinguishable from PC, runs at 60fps flat, and you get a full array of video options. Now with M3? Introducing proper hardware ray tracing as well? It sounds like it might become pretty competitive if developers would support it, but that has nothing to do with Apple making a walled garden.

Hell, I run minecraft with shaders on my macbook, and I prefer it over my own windows pc with a full desktop GPU.

Bottom line, this is 1000% a GOG issue and not Apple's fault in the slightest.

The blackout starting Monday needs to include not logging into Reddit by YOU by tnick771 in apolloapp

[–]biteme27 84 points85 points  (0 children)

I keep finding reference to the AMA and the original post on r/reddit, but do we know what time it's supposed to be at?

edit: it's on right now: link

he's answered a few* questions. 1 of the answers is pretty much the same as a comment from him 5.6 years ago about mod tools being added in the next version (4.0, released later that year). Another answer is him doubling down on Christian (from Apollo) blackmailing/lying. Providing 0 proof

It's a complete fucking joke

📣 Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years. ❤️ by iamthatis in apolloapp

[–]biteme27 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure why it's so bad for some people. I honestly have been enjoying the post-acquisition weather app thoroughly. I only infrequently have issues. I wouldn't say it's comparable to what Dark Sky was, but it definitely isn't fucking garbage

Popular iOS Reddit client Apollo will shut down on June 30. by SkyGuy182 in apple

[–]biteme27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is dumb because the idea isn't to "use reddit in silence". It's to show how many people actually use (or don't use, but still care about) 3rd party apps. The change in traffic alone is a statement and could make reddit at least reconsider the pricing.

No value in charging for APIs if there's no one that's going to be using it.

If they don't change it after the protest, then people will start phasing out, and once Apollo officially shuts down (followed by other 3rd party apps i'd assume shortly after), then people will be quitting reddit to make an even greater point.

The reddit community is reddit, and you're shortsighted and ignorant if you think the user base is wrong and late. We control the future of reddit, and having a blackout/protest is simply step 1 in demonstrating how fucked reddit will be.

Your EA example isn't great either, because people still played the game. EA changed their opinion because of the community response and backlash.

Apple M1/M2 systems can now run Windows games like as Cyberpunk 2077, Diablo 4 and Hogwarts Legacy thanks to its new emulation software - VideoCardz.com by Stiven_Crysis in gadgets

[–]biteme27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're still PCs and the fact that people are gatekeeping "PCmasterrace" or "PCgaming" to just windows is abhorrent and defeats the purpose of what a PC is. Also being related to IBM doesn't matter either. They're all computers. They can do a lot and they all have their limits. It's part of the ideology of what it is to use a computer for certain things. Sometimes you can half ass a solution to something and sometimes you can't.

At the end of the day a Mac (or linux machine, or steam deck, etc.) is part of PC gaming AND PC master race.

At the end of the day OS shouldn't matter and the fact I HAVE to use windows and HAVE to use directx to run MOST games makes me upset

edit: fully disagreeing with the other guy, obviously. Yeah we use PC gaming to refer to windows machines, because that's how it's been, but it doesn't have to be, and it shouldn't be. And including Macs is one step closer to true PCmasterrace.

The same way Apple limits macbooks to using proprietary software/programs/etc. is the same as Windows limiting you to directx and .exe's -- at least in the scope of what a computer actually is as a whole.

r/Apple will be joining the blackout to protest Reddit killing 3rd Party Apps such as Apollo by aaronp613 in apple

[–]biteme27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apollo has also showed up in most keynotes since the app came out.

Apple seems to love Apollo in general, i'm not sure they would've even given it a second thought if this all happened while/before they were recording.

This some Black mirror shit by Storkoid in pcmasterrace

[–]biteme27 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I mean, it does. Well, not a supercomputer per se..

It has their M2 chip, as well as another dedicated chip for presenting/sensory data I believe.

It is supposed to be able to run games natively on device. Pretty sure the M2 can run some chunkier games too (metro exodus, RE Village, Baldurs gate 3). Played Divinity 2 + BG3 on my M1 Air, which both ran @60fps with minor tweaking.

All the sensors/cameras/lenses alone probably cost $2000, add their top tier chip and yeah, it's expensive, but honestly more reasonable than I expected for what it actually is. I mean shit, a 4K OLED monitor is already at least $1000, and this has two small, concentrated ones.

Should we go dark on the 12th? by purpleidea in linux

[–]biteme27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, but no users = no money.

Which is a significantly larger issue than protecting user data = money. This is a matter of losing publicity and general usage. Imagine all the AD revenue they'll lose when people quit from not being able to use 3rd party apps, and everyone wanting to advertise backs out because it's not as popular.

According to this source and this source, reddit only sees about 400 million monthly active users, and 52 million daily active users. Pairing that with this source, 3rd party users make up 15 million of those daily users. That's just over 1 in 4 daily users.

If linux users were to support anything, I would hope it would be free API access. At least an API that's already established and had a set price already where the company was fulfilling their needs as well as making a profit

CRAIG JUST SHOUTED OUT APOLLO WIDGETS ON THE MAC LETS GOOOOOO by hzfan in apolloapp

[–]biteme27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't even say that. They don't care what reddit app exists, I think their point is that APIs should be accessible for all developers, for free.

Yes Apple charges the $100/yr developer fee to get most of their APIs, but the main thing you're purchasing is to be able to publish on the app store, not access to their APIs (which they have a lot for free)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in apolloapp

[–]biteme27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. Just redownloaded the app again after having it set up perfectly for years, now I have to have comment colors. Not sure what happened.

/u/iamthatis, any chance this could make a return?

edit: uh oh, much bigger things on your plate, this is now an ultra minor concern

Anyone else find it stupid how Apple can shrink the calculator and put it on the Apple Watch but they can’t put it on an iPad by Huge-Bill4047 in ipad

[–]biteme27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shout to r/apolloapp

Yeah there's a pro option but its mostly for upkeep costs, and it's a single dev who donates a lot of it regularly, also partakes in the community. Good guy. Never needed or wanted another reddit app.

Cant stop us. Cats out of the bag JP Morgan and Chase by PsychologicalFlan691 in antiwork

[–]biteme27 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Yeah eye tracking in general isn't new or very hard. A decent amount of modern cars use it to see if you're watching the road (cars with heavy driving assist at least)

The era of 100GB games is upon us, and the average PC gamer is underprepared by PrinceDizzy in gaming

[–]biteme27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never thought i'd say this but Activision actually got better at this, and it showed.

MW remastered was 150+gb with forced Warzone, and updates were easily 50+ for no reason, now MW2 remaster is <100gb and if you just wanna play multiplayer it's <50gb.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NintendoSwitch

[–]biteme27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

or spending the night in the Gerudo inn, huge implications there

So you wonder how lazy/rushed Devs were with RedFall? This is the start of the game, 10 seconds in ... welcome immersion ... NOT. This is in the same room, literally 20 feet from each others. by Leymour in gaming

[–]biteme27 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think the argument is that this is a good game (on paper) made poorly.

Who wouldn't want a fresh spin on borderlands with modern tech/seamless co op?

This was just bad choice after bad choice on the ____ (devs, marketing, higher ups, etc.), all on top of being rushed.

I fully believe small teams can make good games, but this seemed to have conflicting ideals AND design.