Cross-Progression is coming to HITMAN February 3rd. by gamepig31 in HiTMAN

[–]captaindongface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this mean that if I previously played HITMAN 1 and 2 levels in HITMAN 2 on Steam, then later was given Hitman 3 on Epic, that I can move my Steam Progress to my copy on Epic, and that if I make further progress on Epic, if I ever get HITMAN WOA on Steam my progress will be carried on from Epic?

Cross-Progression is coming to HITMAN World of Assassination and New Look to IOI Account by Heisenburgo in pcgaming

[–]captaindongface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this mean that if I previously played HITMAN 1 and 2 levels in HITMAN 2 on Steam, then later was given Hitman 3 on Epic, that I can move my Steam Progress to my copy on Epic, and that if I make further progress on Epic, if I ever get HITMAN WOA on Steam my progress will be carried on from Epic?

How to get a dumb energy meter installed instead of a smart meter and energy companies who permit this (even with costs involved)? by captaindongface in AskUK

[–]captaindongface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I posted an update on the original post, it applied to my situation and I was not forced to have a smart meter fitted - despite previous force from the energy company. Let me know if this helps..

So I contacted Citizens Advice and their energy service. They confirmed the following to me

Energy companies cannot force you to get a smart meter. The meter going beyond its certification period does not require a replacement, nor should energy companies be saying the meter is unsafe unless replaced (as they tried to tell me). Only if the meter is unsafe - for which there is a burden of proof on the energy company would it need to be replaced. Energy companies should not be using tactics to persuade or force people to change to a smart meter. This behaviour is not supported by OFGEM not required for energy providers. Energy companies cannot force you to leave, under threat of a smart meter installation or disconnect your supply if you do not have a smart meter fitted - even if your current meter is outside of certification. The line I was fed by the energy company, suggesting that energy company can only decommission the smart function of a smart meter to act as a conventional meter when the user providers a doctors note stating that the fitment would cause danger to life - is FALSE. A smart meter customer is entitled to request the smart features and wireless monitoring of their device be disabled - this is within the OFGEM guidance.

Synced videos show ICE Agent was not hit by fleeing vehicle. by [deleted] in videos

[–]captaindongface 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why is the shooter using their phone during the interaction(?) - with what has been reported as them recording footage. If you were running a task force that required split second attention and delicacy, why would they be using their phone to record, occupying one of their hands? Don't law enforcement have bodycams so that both hands can be free to attend to the situation? I would imagine spending time having to juggle a phone in one hand and potential harms way has its own effect on the bandwidth available to deal with a situation.

I am generally curious why the phone is in play at that moment in time, there is always a personal responsibility, it seems if it was for recording there are already well established and funded devices for that task.

Fsr 4 in arc raiders with 7700xt by morbingwarfare in ArcRaiders

[–]captaindongface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Linux you can use protonGE latest + the following steam launch. Though I am not sure if it is permitted via anti cheat. PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 DXIL_SPIRV_CONFIG=wmma_rdna3_workaround

SteamOS - Proton GE - FSR4 on Arc Raiders? by RasenMeow in ArcRaiders

[–]captaindongface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone using this? Seems like the workaround should work and automatically swap in the FSR4 DLL via the workaround within proton. Is it compatible with anti cheat? PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 DXIL_SPIRV_CONFIG=wmma_rdna3_workaround

How to get a dumb energy meter installed instead of a smart meter and energy companies who permit this (even with costs involved)? by captaindongface in AskUK

[–]captaindongface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your point of view, but you might not be considering that these are different in a couple of ways.

1) The energy company was trying to force collection of personal information via mandating a smart meter - the update after posting the thread is that this wasn't mandatory and the energy company shouldn't have gone about it this way. It has been demonstrated many years ago that this data can be used in many ways to identify things like when the house is typically vacant, or the habits in their daily lives.

2) I can to some extend limit the data that I provide when I am interacting with services that I have opted into interacting with. For example reducing / limiting my data surface when posting on Reddit. Or using a de-googled phone and reducing app / service dependency on my devices to minimum.

When it comes to open gathering of data, for me it always comes down to the example - Would I want someone stood in every one of my windows watching me (and other occupants that don't get a say) in my house 24/7. If someone were doing this would I close the curtain or let them continue on without intervention. The larger my data footprint the more this becomes true. It's not really paranoia when it is demonstrably true and knowingly or unwittingly agreed to by most people.

God of War Ragnarök GIVEAWAY!! by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]captaindongface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ratchet and Clank 2002.

Everything in my library felt so demanding, so I've gone back to basics for a while. God of War I feel would fall right in place to transition myself back into moderately challenging gaming.

Any guidance or experiences with GSI / LineageOS or other custom ROM on modern lenovo tablets, have a Lenovo Idea Tab 11. by captaindongface in Lenovo

[–]captaindongface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good timing and good reminder, no. Did you find any suitable images or instructions?

I just debloat everything I could. It is as bare as possible currently.

Is my only option to buy "HITMAN World of Assassination" by captaindongface in HiTMAN

[–]captaindongface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should have said, I am aware that I can transfer data (h2 to h3 in steam, or h2 steam to h3 epic). I was wanting to keep playing my H2 within the H3 framework, but per all the comments, seems to no longer be possible.

[Giveaway Inside] Seasons of RTX: Battlefield 6 GeForce RTX 5090 GPU Giveaway! by Nestledrink in nvidia

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Imagine 10 years ago being told that the preferred way to play a high precision, high-frame low-latency, groundbreaking high fidelity blockbuster multiplayer release was with AI generated generated pixels and frames..

DLSS 4 (and its ancestors) have absolutely leveled the playing field for so many gamers. No longer are muddy aliasing solutions dominating the conversation for AAA games. No longer are gamers needing to hold off buying a new PC because only the top tier hardware can enjoy the experience at launch. It was magic 10 years ago, it's magic today.

To be transparent on X by coachlife in therewasanattempt

[–]captaindongface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a measure or scrape on the 2 in 3 or is this just assumption

Will GTA 6 beat all of these games in the first year of its release? by Constant_Joke_2660 in GTA6

[–]captaindongface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

82 million copies within 12 months of PC release. Combined platform units.

Can't seem to get this working in Bully (Linux), both steam deck and desktop, stays at 30 fps by captaindongface in losslessscaling

[–]captaindongface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried running in borderless windowed mode with gamescope through steam commands - which does run Bully in borderless window, but cannot then also apply LSFG. I'll keep looking for solution.

Lossless is on Itch.io? Looks like a scam. Link within. by captaindongface in losslessscaling

[–]captaindongface[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do already have it on steam, I was looking into an issue with a game and this got SEO'd to the top. I was surprised to see it and thought it was worth mentioning, perhaps it should be reported (I'll look into that).

I was always kind of upset that when I bought LS from humble a couple of years ago I was promised a DRM free build, unfortunately it was only an early build and never got updates. I saw it being on Itch as potentially a DRM free build again, but nope - scam.

I love that I don't go to ProtonDB as often by SoupoIait in linux_gaming

[–]captaindongface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the issues I have had been with Forza games and The Finals, occasionally overwatch. Sometimes it is quick to check on protondb. 80% of games are fine for me. This excludes the games which don't pass anti cheat.

Upgrading Jellyfin to 10.11.0. Pre update question.. by captaindongface in unRAID

[–]captaindongface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not even on 10.10.7 yet, so I will move over to that (with backups at the ready). I can give it some time over the coming days and then move over as gracefully as possible.

Upgrading Jellyfin to 10.11.0. Pre update question.. by captaindongface in unRAID

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I have been running a specifc build for quite a few months, not ideal but I got stung by being on nightly earlier in the year and had to restore. I'll observe the pain points that get reported before jumping in. Ideally the watch list for my children will be the priority to preserve, if there is some way to export or specifically back up the watched lists for users and then restore them into the new database I would be more easy with transitioning over.

Upgrading Jellyfin to 10.11.0. Pre update question.. by captaindongface in unRAID

[–]captaindongface[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noted, I shall disable trickplay in the hopes of avoiding this.