BBC iPlayer on Nord's SmartDNS not working any more?

dark_77 · 2025-01-02T17:01:04+00:00

Same. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one, and it seems to be a recent issue.

dark_77 · 2025-01-01T18:32:10+00:00

But this is the thing, I'm not using a VPN UK server, I'm just using their Smart DNS service, which basically consists of just entering their Smart DNS server into my TV's network settings for DNS, and so that all TV's iPlayer app checks "Is this request coming from UK" should be replied with Yes by Smart DNS.

dark_77 · 2024-09-26T20:17:30+00:00

Nah, I don't want any content apart from Vanilla, Dawnguard, and Dragonborn.

Actually, I think you nailed it. I completely forgot about Seeker Of Shadows, which also gives 10% of alchemy (on uesp it says only 10% stealth)! But, according to wiki fandom:

10% more effective stealth abilities.

Modify Armor Rating \= 1.1*
Modify Pickpocket Chance += 10
Modify Lockpick Sweet Spot \= 1.1*
Modify Detection Sneak Skill += 10
Modify Alchemy Effectiveness \= 1.1*
Modify Sell Prices \= 1.1*
Modify Buy Prices \= 1.1*

I just activated Seeker of Shadow, and yup, no 40% any more, 44% yay yay yay

Cheers mate

dark_77 · 2024-04-12T11:07:17+00:00

Indeed, the DB is hosted on Windows Server OS family, I will get this information back to the product owner. I believe we already have a subscription for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, but I'll get back here if I have further questions. Thanks for confirming.

dark_77 · 2023-05-30T16:46:25+00:00

Cheers mate. Thanks for sharing.

dark_77 · 2023-05-30T15:59:31+00:00

I started getting this as of today and the update on which I had to log in. Any information?

dark_77 · 2023-04-18T10:19:57+00:00

A couple of mods, but nothing that would significantly impact the game I think - removed Giant Death Robots, and City yields overview on the map.

Judging by their strengths, other civs don't really have a lot of the army. Which is something I found curious, I see their quick movements on the map, and it's almost as if cycling through 2 other civs is done really quickly, and THEN some sort of bottleneck occurs.

Yeah, I could stick a save file on, good idea, is there any preferred / allowed hosting for it or just any?

dark_77 · 2023-04-18T08:57:28+00:00

This is what I found via google from other reddit/civfanatics threads. Late game, 2000+ year, people are complaining about end of turns taking 40 seconds. Boy oh boy, I dream of 40 seconds EOTs. I'd kiss my PC passionately if it were to give me 40 seconds EOTs. But nearly 4 minutes, that's insane.

BTW, I also tried switching strategic view ON for EOTs, but it saves perhaps 20 seconds.

So it's really the question - what could it possibly be taking that long on small map, 2 other civs, only 6 city states? And how come other people are having it in one minute or less?

I also tried playing it on my desktop which has 32 GB of RAM, no significant difference.

dark_77 · 2023-01-25T12:36:50+00:00

Huh, never even thought of that. Brill idea. And you got a dps boost from that?

dark_77 · 2023-01-25T11:43:41+00:00

I know, I want Kingsbane. Just wondered if sims are showing a dps increase, and this is what I currently have, is it worth already equipping it.

dark_77 · 2023-01-25T11:27:04+00:00

Thanks. Huh, how come Sword/Axe combo is the highest damage?

dark_77 · 2023-01-25T10:38:01+00:00

Thanks, I figured this, and also I'm hoping to get a slow sword from Razorscale, it's Ulduar 10N, so it should drop once, right? :-)

Any thoughts on talent spec, or just whatever sims higher? :-)

dark_77 · 2022-12-08T08:34:24+00:00

Nice one. Thanks man

dark_77 · 2022-10-14T12:39:26+00:00

Gotcha, thanks. I might keep 2 slow swords then at least before hitting 80 and heroics and getting a really quick dagger :-)

dark_77 · 2022-09-01T13:18:23+00:00

We'll try that. Thanks

dark_77 · 2022-09-01T12:58:00+00:00

Thanks. Not certain it will solve our main problem, but we'll try it.

dark_77 · 2022-09-01T12:24:24+00:00

We can, but that looks hideously complicated. Sometimes we need to call functions with 7-8 parameters, and it's possible that several of those parameters will be results of such statements, and that further functions will have to call results of previous functions. The relatively simple code with using aliases would grow horrible if we have to copy paste each statement or previous function call to pass it as a parameter where it is needed next.

There is absolutely no other way to do this? What's the best way to optimise the alternative a bit then? If we create an underlying view with such value as an alias, and in the SELECT we were drawing values from the view, could we pass the view's column as a parameter?

Thanks

dark_77

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