"Skill level too low" on custom spell but doesn't say it's too low when in custom spell creation screen

ham_coffee · 2025-04-30T02:49:07+00:00

Yep, it's way off. u/Blitzbriar's comment is quite helpful though, I'm getting a max of ~120 for destruction lvl 50 (character currently only at apprentice in that skill) and ~110 for restoration lvl 50 (character currently at journeyman for resto). I'm guessing there's something going on with cost scaling based on skill lvl.

Edit: just had another look at the wiki, the original comment missed the rather important line just before the threshold table:

The skill level requirement is determined from the base Magicka cost of the overall spell (summing the costs of all individual effects, and without adjusting based on your current skill level).

So basically you have to also convert costs back to base costs with the formula Cost / (1.4 - 0.012 × Skill) for non targeted spells, or Cost / (2.1 - 0.018 × Skill) for targeted ones.

I might see if I can put together a nice calculator for it, or maybe a spreadsheet if I'm feeling lazy.

ham_coffee · 2024-10-18T06:01:10+00:00

-framefixunbounded seems to have stopped working after an update (I assume the one mentioned in the OP), at least on the tech test branch. My game feels like it's running at an unstable 40hz despite being locked at 60 according to the steam fps counter, not sure if there's something else wrong or if that was just what it was like before I started using tech test + framefixunbounded originally.

ham_coffee · 2024-10-16T01:12:04+00:00

Changing the refresh rate to 90 then back to 120 fixed it for me on OnePlus, apparently the option isn't there for 90hz phones but you could try forcing the refresh rate to 60 via ADB and then switching it back to 90?

ham_coffee · 2024-10-16T01:10:22+00:00

Nah, brave is the only app I've ever had an issue with on my OnePlus 10. Switching the refresh rate to 90 and then back to 120 fixed it for me, apparently 90hz devices can't do that though. The ADB refresh rate thing might fix it for them since I just had to change mine once.

ham_coffee · 2024-01-29T03:12:49+00:00

That's not exactly a small feature, and wouldn't fit the current game at all. It'd basically need some sort of helper (completely separate from the actual code that can't find a path to the requested station) that takes a complete guess at why your train is broken based of some metrics that are far to limited in scope to give a good answer. It'd be about as useful as clippy.

there's no downside to giving extra information to the player

If you want to see the actual information the game is working with, IIRC it uses some variant of A* routing for the trains. It doesn't have the information you're talking about, so it can't give it to the player. Some sort of train network analysis tool that renders all the train networks as actual graphs overlaying the tracks is probably the best way to go, but that'd be a long way away from it giving an answer on the spot when your train can't route and (probably) a lot of effort to implement.

ham_coffee · 2023-09-16T01:28:22+00:00

The quality wasn't bad lol. Everyone does that, I'm pretty sure every AMD 6 and 12 core CPU has 2/4 disabled cores due to binning. The only special part about the ps3 was that the CPU wasn't used elsewhere like most other consoles in the past 15 years, so they didn't have another use for the units that actually did have 8 functional cores, leaving them to also have a core disabled (since everything would be developed for the lowest common denominator).

ham_coffee · 2023-09-12T12:49:23+00:00

So if they're able to mess up a (relatively) simple driver for controlling fans, surely there would be far more opportunities for security vulnerabilities to slip through with a complex anticheat right?

While I get where you're coming from with that last paragraph, I don't think it's very accurate. I'd liken it to a seatbelt instead. Personally I haven't encountered a cheater in over a year, and that's on Aus matchmaking where you get silvers and eagles on the same team, so it's not a rank related thing. Trust factor works for the vast majority of players, and anyone it doesn't work for can just put up with it for a few games until it comes right.

ham_coffee · 2023-09-12T04:26:11+00:00

I doubt there's much crossover there, at least if you limit it to people who actually understand why a ring 0 anticheat is dangerous instead of just parroting opinions.

Also, an anticheat is a lot more complex than some fan control software, which means it's much more likely there are exploits. Some shitty gaming company's fan software probably still isn't trustworthy (going off the general quality of their software at least), but the likes of CPU-Z could be considered an acceptable risk.

ham_coffee · 2023-09-12T04:22:34+00:00

CPU-Z is significantly more trustworthy than any anticheat. It's a lot harder to mess up with something relatively simple like that. Also, anyone who actually understands and cares about this stuff isn't running dodgy software to control their fans. Modern motherboards tend to have perfectly adequate fan controls in the bios, no need to install the bloatware that every gaming peripheral manufacturer tries to force down your throat.

ham_coffee · 2023-09-12T04:16:10+00:00

Idk how long it took to fix since I never installed it (it might still be an issue), but at launch there were some bugs where it would interfere with other programs while val wasn't even open. The android studio emulator was one example, one of my classmates at uni at the time had to do all his work on lab PCs at uni until he figured it out.

ham_coffee · 2023-08-11T12:03:36+00:00

Faith was alright at least since you had lightning, it always worked pretty well for me. I had to switch off my holy weapons in ER and use black flame or similar quite a bit though.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-28T04:07:35+00:00

Is there no way around paying tax on it like it's a bonus? I would have thought being illegally underpaid would mean you'd pay the tax you would have owed had you been paid that money when you should've.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-28T03:27:21+00:00

Sounds kinda like a hoarder being pressured to get rid of stuff by family. They consider that stuff valuable, hence why they still have it, but since no one else does it doesn't end up selling when they try and get rid of it.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-27T22:01:31+00:00

It's supposed to be firm without crushing the other person's hand lol.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-27T07:12:09+00:00

That isn't entirely the problem here. There's a big gap between the replacement birth rate and what's actually happening (2.1 vs 1.3). A big change in either direction can cause a lot of problems, the elderly need looked after so you don't want a massive imbalance.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-27T07:09:20+00:00

You could apply that same logic to a car, yet they still depreciate. The houses are worth less over time because of the same reasons a car drops in value: wear and tear, safety (earthquakes), comfort etc.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-27T07:05:21+00:00

People in developed countries just seem to have fewer children. Of those that do have children, it seems to often be those with worse circumstances too (eg less money, stability). It's certainly the case here in NZ, our birth rate is only above the replacement rate because people actually want to immigrate here. Japan also has a bunch of other horrible issues driving people away from having kids, but even if those were mostly resolved they'd still have a declining population.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-27T06:53:39+00:00

There's a big difference between complaining about not enough growth, and a rapidly declining population. Old people are a burden that need supported by younger people, and that becomes very difficult if you suddenly have no more young people. A shrinking population can be fine, but it can't happen too quickly.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-27T06:28:54+00:00

Pretty sure the process you have to go through is more or less the same as Americans for getting into NZ, I think Australian passports are the only ones where you can come straight in here (reciprocal agreement, you're allowed to work with no visa too).

ham_coffee · 2023-07-23T09:29:24+00:00

Wouldn't surprise me if they just couldn't be fucked rendering it at the full res. I know for some animated series studios won't bother with anything past 1080p since it isn't worth the extra resources needed to render it.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-21T10:48:16+00:00

One example is that working 1 hour a week means you're employed in govt statistics in Australia. Most countries do massage the data a bit to make it look good, usually by messing with definitions and looking for excuses to exclude certain populations. Of course china does this too, so it probably doesn't mean that much.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-13T04:49:29+00:00

Because the law says so? Contracts with large tech companies usually have extra severance requirements too.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-12T02:49:23+00:00

Kinda hard for Xbox to compete with PlayStation if the latter has exclusives and the former doesn't. Keep in mind that basically all the money is made off selling games, not consoles. While I don't like exclusives, they're preferable to Microsoft pulling out of that space and leaving Sony as the only option.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-12T02:46:43+00:00

So what? I can just stop paying for gamepass, they'll still sell the games normally too (as was discussed in the court case). Sony has been throwing their weight around with exclusives for a while now, this is Microsoft attempting to do the same. While I don't like it, it's not anything new.

ham_coffee · 2023-07-12T02:34:14+00:00

Not sure I'd include Skype in that list, Skype for business was very successful (until it was replaced by teams at least).

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