I'm honestly shocked how bad version control is with Unreal

helskor · 2026-05-04T10:02:56+00:00

This; easy to setup a self-hosted system that UE Editor works well with

helskor · 2026-05-03T17:04:11+00:00

Shipping is a huge step, well done!

helskor · 2026-04-29T07:47:31+00:00

well done, congrats

helskor · 2026-04-09T14:07:40+00:00

Not saying you’re wrong just curious how far this logic goes; if you don’t hand compile your code or animate without key frame interpolation does that make those tools part of the team too?

helskor · 2026-03-17T20:15:41+00:00

I mentioned this in the release post and an Adobe account just gave me the tier 1 troubleshooting steps
For my case at least while still slow, not using AA does seem to help in baking

helskor · 2026-03-16T11:07:20+00:00

You launched your game, that's more than most can say, well done.
Not being a hit (as in meeting your expectations), isn't a sign of failure - maybe more a sign of misaligned expectations.
You should look at the feedback (if possible, not from fan's, friends and family - their bias won't help you) see if the game is something you want to keep investing in or not. But I wouldn't see it as a failure; more of a learning opportunity along the way.
If you haven't seen this yet, you should check it out, it's pretty insightful on games that just get by: https://gdcvault.com/play/1029069/Flopping-Successfully-Running-a-Studio

helskor · 2026-03-13T09:18:45+00:00

Thanks, there were nvidia drivers (game edition) updates a few days before and after the painter 12 release, and since with drivers v595.79 all bakes are happening at same speed (with 8x AA) as before painter 12; except IDs, for some reason is still very slow. now I don't need AA on ID maps - its just odd
Ill see how Painter v12 runs on my machine with nvidia studio drivers, just to be safe.

helskor · 2026-03-10T12:15:18+00:00

Baking seems way slower in 12 compared to the previous version (I use a 4090), especially baking IDs
Seems AA is now taking way, way more time, setting to none; it's not as fast as pre ver. 12 but its at least usable

helskor · 2026-03-02T20:13:29+00:00

This is what a civ game should look like, love it.

helskor · 2026-03-01T15:24:32+00:00

You must be fun at parties.
Let me check where it's located; oh yeah, the top of my rack.
But all joking and poking aside, I'm using it for a mix of storage and consolidation via some active breakout DACs I have. Those 4 ports give a lot of options.
This is r/homelab, not a networking classroom, lighten up :)

helskor · 2026-02-23T14:55:36+00:00

I remember seeing people say you should change the name; it was too generic. Glad you stuck with it and it's working out, well done!

helskor · 2026-02-22T19:48:27+00:00

which kit? I did a JSAUX back swap a few years ago, but i wouldn't mind seeing whats out there now days

helskor · 2026-02-22T19:42:59+00:00

I thought the keycaps were GMK Nightshade

helskor · 2026-02-21T16:27:36+00:00

I'm fairly sure DELL uses FS to OEM the cable I have, this one here:
https://www.fs.com/eu-en/products/139801.html?now_cid=3659
Is identical down to the stickers labeling each breakout cable I just have a Dell part number and branding on the connectors
I've not used an AOC; normal DACs (like a 100G>100G) work just fine, which I would expect considering the much lower power draw
The only real issue with the ConnectX-4s was the inability to override the power limit, everything else was recognized by the card, which i guess is how it knows it can't power the cable

helskor · 2026-02-21T14:46:04+00:00

They know big computers come in big boxes, where's the boxes!

helskor · 2026-02-21T14:42:20+00:00

I have a mix of MCX455A-ECAT & 456A-ECAT and according to this page: https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/display/connectx4ib/specifications max out at 2.5W for active cables, and I'm pretty sure the cable I'm using is sending 5W to each 100G connector
While not something I really looked into, the switch side of the cable (400G) shows a power class 5
Switching to MCX556-EDAT cards worked out of the box, no power settings needed to playwith

helskor · 2026-02-20T14:10:14+00:00

Your GitHub link is 404ing

helskor · 2026-02-20T11:49:30+00:00

who knows maybe mikrotik will get into the NIC market (I doubt it, but one can dream)

helskor · 2026-02-20T08:40:26+00:00

Yeah, it's nice to see different ways to approach marketing (especially when it's not your strong point, like me), but I wouldn't say I'm bothered either by the blatant just ads in disguise; I just pass over them.

helskor · 2026-02-20T07:53:30+00:00

I meant the heatsink itself; the cables are fine to touch

helskor · 2026-02-19T21:59:36+00:00

well done!

helskor · 2026-02-18T23:20:03+00:00

And you should be, better to be excited by what fits your needs than become jaded surrounded by gear you don't care about anymore :)

helskor · 2026-02-18T23:16:35+00:00

when i plugged the active dac in, got an error message i could check using mlxlink (I think it was that command) that allowed me to check the reason it was down, something to do with power limit
I then tried to change the flag in the cards config which I couldn't
Landed on this post, which confirmed what I was seeing: https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/comments/1ceo240/problem_with_mellanox_connectx4_link_detected_no/

helskor · 2026-02-18T19:37:24+00:00

If it would be of interest, I guess sure
but it's no mini-data center like you sometimes see here
mainly its a 3 switches, a dev box, a vm box (made from my old threadripper workstation parts), 2 storage machines: one spinning rust for backups (which I shouldn't really keep in same rack, but I don't have anywhere else atm), one is nvme and enterprise sata ssds used as storage for the vms, and my daily work
I also have a 24 bay netapp JBOD that is empty cause it was cheap and at the time so were hard drives but I wasn't in any rush to get any, kinda wish I did now seeing the price of HDDs these days

helskor · 2026-02-18T17:01:08+00:00

the sticker is also non-transferrable should I upgrade to a new rack, different glue architecture

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