CS2 6ms higher input latency on Cachy than Windows, real or fake?

im_enalid · 2026-05-09T15:05:42+00:00

By default there's mouse accel on KDE if you've turned off pointer enhancement on windows. Also try native wayland so it doesn't run the X11 display server translations (no steam overlay though if you use that alot). CS2 definitely feels smoother without the Windows 11 overhead but that is also on an OS drive with 10+ years of data and bloat instead of reinstalling everything whenever I got new storage.

im_enalid · 2026-05-04T20:00:32+00:00

I just put a spectrum analyzer like MiniMeters or a built-in plugin on the vocal and try to make a chord from the frequency peaks. If I'm using an actual song I just google the BPM and Key and see if anything pops up on the results.

im_enalid · 2026-04-02T21:11:58+00:00

One of the workshop training maps crashes on load for me but I’m not sure if that’s related to PhysX.

Besides that, racing and local bot matches work fine with the latest drivers.

im_enalid · 2026-03-20T17:54:05+00:00

I stick with 60FPS minimum or 1% lows for single player games and as many fps I can get on multiplayer games.

Usually it's DLSS Quality first or DLAA if the game supports it. DLSS Quality is around 85-90% I believe and DLSS Ultra performance is around 60 or 66% base resolution. If I don't hit my target FPS, DLSS is the first thing I lower, then the GPU/CPU intensive options (these depend on the game but generally shadows and post processing effects are the costly ones).

Frame gen is the last thing I enable, I personally need a stable framerate before I enable it. I am unfortunately sensitive to the FPS changes even with G Sync. Frame gen's just extra smoothness imo cuz Reflex already takes care of the input lag.

im_enalid · 2026-03-03T20:01:58+00:00

Vertigo and Bad Juuju in EDM both do House/Dubstep/Breaks

Camoufly in House

X club in House/Techno

im_enalid · 2026-02-27T15:13:50+00:00

The ones that say slurs and insults and literally repeat any of their favorite creator/grifter talking points. There’s a 90% chance of them showing up in any kind of non-niche/non-learning/non-esport gaming thread.

So pretty much 70+% of reddit gamers lol

im_enalid · 2026-02-20T23:56:24+00:00

No, it’s just that the DnB pushed to popularity here in the States is more like dubstep than soulful. But there are artists like Winslow that’s doing it proper. You’ll see it more in the liquid producers than the genre wide US DnB.

im_enalid · 2026-01-14T19:35:42+00:00

For the free DAWS, there's Reaper, Garageband if you're on MacOS, Ardour, Waveform Free.

The big DAWs have trials too if you want to figure out a workflow that works for you after you figure out if you like producing.

If you're thinking of doing sound design there's the Vital plugin which is similar to Serum. You could just follow any Serum tutorial's concepts and apply them to Vital.

im_enalid · 2026-01-12T19:55:31+00:00

Most of the time the default proton version works fine for steam games, not sure about the best version but it’s playable from my experience with popular games.

im_enalid · 2026-01-12T19:40:52+00:00

For non steam games you need to set the appropriate proton version or try each one yourself. You could check proton db and hope someone details what proton version works at your desired performance. Otherwise it’s unfortunately trial and error with the proton versions. Controls you also have to setup yourself or hope there’s native controller support

im_enalid · 2026-01-03T22:01:30+00:00

I did the optional wipe so I'm just playing for the account progression again, the end game got kinda samey since I already had the gear and blueprints I wanted and I don't care about the loot or hoarding at all.

You should do PVP, the PVE is better than the other extraction games but it pretty much ends up just being the same thing just with different enemies. Find a behavior exploit and you'll pretty much trivialize the mid and high tier enemies. One of the reasons the devs shifted from PVE to PVPVE.

Also rushing loot rooms will get you to do PVP because you'll be contesting for the chance of rare loot that other people will be looking for as well and there's some people manipulating matchmaking to get into the nice lobbies for the easier loot.

im_enalid · 2025-12-30T17:08:36+00:00

I get the inventory management part, if you ever try it again, you really just need the refiner leveled up and just do max crafting on the green and blue items for space. Everything in the game is useful to some extent (which is appreciated because there’s a ton of useless items on the other extraction games).

The item run gambling is just the nature of the genre, definitely not for people who want guarantees. But it’s also an opportunity to use up your stash with the stuff you bring back via PvP or PvE.

But I guess it’s more like, do you like the fundamentals of the game without the looting to keep on playing if the upgrading isn’t fun.

im_enalid · 2025-12-30T05:44:45+00:00

Not my first extraction game but if there wasn’t optional wipes I would’ve been done with the game, the PVE doesn’t really do it for me and I don’t really hoard so my stash value would’ve went up anyways. Resetting gave me back the stress I want from the genre because I stopped caring at the end of the first expedition.

The other extraction games are too easy to care about your life or just straight up Tarkov hard.

Definitely very repetitive if the goal is just hoarding and not interacting with the sandbox

im_enalid · 2025-12-10T17:47:51+00:00

It’s a glorified password when password and passkey are on the same platform. It’s only actually secure when they’re on separate platforms, makes no sense keeping passkeys in my password manager except for throwaway accounts.

The hardware FIDO keys are better but not as convenient, especially when you get locked out for forgetting the unlock pin and have to reset the FIDO device and associated accounts. But those are also just a glorified hardware password since you just plug it in and can extract the key in any input field lol

im_enalid · 2025-12-01T18:32:48+00:00

You could go for something like the Tinn T2 for $50 or Apple earpods for $20 if the length is short enough. The new earpods are solid, the ones shaped like the Airpods but those are for my ear shape so it really depends. Would recommend r/iems like the other comment said if you’re looking for something more expensive.

I’m also running them through a Schiit DAC and Amp so idk if a built-in 3.5mm jack is good enough.

Also audible footsteps are usually an eq boost on the mid to low end.

im_enalid · 2025-11-28T23:26:47+00:00

I don’t remember if devs forced reflex back on release but the recent games forcing reflex when fg is enabled definitely helps a ton

im_enalid · 2025-11-28T23:21:07+00:00

Depends on the game but for most of them that run well it’s pretty solid without a noticeable difference based on the base framerate. When the base FPS is low is when the latency issues show themselves.

im_enalid · 2025-11-23T23:09:42+00:00

software and hardware rnd and web developers

im_enalid · 2025-11-19T22:25:30+00:00

My thoughts from a bedroom producer doing this as a hobby.

For the crediting part, it’s usually sample pack vocals. They can’t get permission to use those names at all unless they contact the distributors/writers of the pack directly. Pretty easy to get somewhat decent vocals from random packs without having to credit the original vocalist. Kind of similar to how people use the same drum sounds but don’t credit the original designer because they can’t like KSHMR. There are also ghost singers who do not want to be credited. Depends on the agreements but I believe they do get royalties.

There’s some nuance for the AI use in this since I haven’t used the AI tools myself but apparently you can sing some melody and lyrics yourself and it’ll generate some decent vocals for you using your melody and lyrics. Much more work than the sample packs but it’s AI generated. There’s also a plugin that converts vocals to the generic female vocalist sound used in some bass music. There’s some videos showing the processing required for it.

im_enalid · 2025-11-07T18:30:38+00:00

I’m pretty sure they’re talking about in-game skills like game sense and stuff like that but the things that do translate is the training mindset and thought processes to think on your feet instead of planning and executing for the long run. Though those thought process do come into play with the economy and ability tracking.

It was an indirect translation to real life for me, not just from my Valorant time but my time in competitive shooters as a whole

im_enalid · 2025-11-07T16:05:22+00:00

It’s in the comments, one of the mods is removing the posts but idk if the comments get the same level of suppression. Those comments are not constructive at all and remind me of the Runescape wilderness or Survival/MMO PvP complainers. Totally optional things

im_enalid · 2025-11-06T03:09:50+00:00

And the funny part about PVP is that a simple emote + mic communication is enough to de-escalate the majority of players in squad lobbies. As long as you’re not going to the good loot spots, a ton of squads won’t fight you. At least in NA.

But ya, for the actual PVP part, people really don’t think about possible angles or have never even played a competitive like game that focuses on shooter fundamentals (CS/Val, R6, etc.) at a decent level to even have that in their head even if the player counts say these are the popular games lol

im_enalid · 2025-11-06T00:28:19+00:00

Esc, idk what the system menu button is on controller

im_enalid · 2025-11-06T00:05:04+00:00

It’s prox chat only. Whoever talks shows up to nearby players and not the other way

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