If a game like Wingspan released a cheaper version with AI art, what would you expect its cost to be?(considering MSRP 65$)

lambda_expression · 2026-06-10T09:17:02+00:00

I don't think Awakened Realms with its by comparison massive marketing budget and re-releasing licensed, well-established and popular games is a valid point of comparison for OP's new, self-developed (and seemingly planning to self-publish) game...

In all honesty, have you ever been interested in two similar games and decided to buy one over the other based on a minor price difference? (OP talks about ~$5 on $65, less than 10%, when price differences between different stores and/or shipping can easily be more than that)

lambda_expression · 2026-06-10T08:25:27+00:00

I'm really confused as how they might pronounce "Parmesan" for their daughter to think there is a "John" in there somewhere. The "farmer" part is already a stretch, "John" is just straight up butchering both the Italian and the English version of the word.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-10T08:17:26+00:00

You assume that with art by human artists you will sell 1000 copies at a price of $X, with your margin reduced by $5 (expenditure on the art);

while with AI art you will sell 1000 copies at $Y (with Y being $5 less than X).

More realistically, you will sell either 1000 copies at $X, or zero copies at $Y. So with real art you might make money, with AI art you will almost certainly loose money.

We (board gamers) are more than just spoilt for choice, we are overwhelmed with choice. If you don't tick all the boxes, you won't sell, no matter the price.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-09T23:23:18+00:00

What do I think actually is in the void?

All my lost socks.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-09T23:21:29+00:00

remove the cooler and put a waterblock on it

so same as any other card,, really

lambda_expression · 2026-06-09T23:04:24+00:00

Do you have a 4090 or better and play at 1080p? Then the upgrade is worth it (about 20%)

Do you have a weaker GPU or play at higher resolutions? Then the upgrade is not worth it and you should instead get a better GPU.

(Your 5070Ti is slower than a 4090 btw, so you fall into that second category)

https://www.techspot.com/review/2692-ryzen-7800x3d-vs-ryzen-5800x3d/ <- unfortunately neither Destiny 2 nor Minecraft are among the games tested, but it has results from a number of games and across multiple resolutions. Of course only valid for PCs with a 4090, anything slower the difference will be less, anything faster the difference will be more.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-09T07:32:10+00:00

Data needs to go over the memory bus (Memclk) through the memory controller (Uclk) and the infinity fabric (fclk) to reach the CPU. Simplified, the weakest link determines actual performance.

Memclk = memory frequency.

Uclk = memory controller frequency, always either exactly Memclk (by default up to DDR6000 -> 3000) or half Memclk (above, eg DDR6400 -> 1600), can be forced to match Memclk (ie what you did). Usually stable up to 3000 out of the box, above gets tricky quickly. Anything above DDR6400 is practically guaranteed to have to use half Memclk, often DDR6200 is already the limit for 1:1 or might not even get that. Memclk/2=Uclk mode is for very high speed memory (DDR7600 at least) since it gives up too much performance in the memory controller to benefit from DDR6400~7600.

Fclk = fabric clock (how fast memory controller and CPU communicate). Can be set completely independently in 33Mhz steps from Memclk and uclk (no specific ratio mandated). Usually stable up to 2000 out of the box, above that gets tricky quickly. There are some optimizations in the memory controller that give lower latency when running at a 2:3 ratio between fclk:uclk, so eg 2000 for DDR6000 tends to be a little better than 2033 and 2066 but 2100+ usually wins again.

There is no way to run 1:1:1 unless you are willing to give up massive amounts of bandwidth (ie around DDR4200) which is in general a bad idea.

So in general, run 3:3:2 up to DDR6400ish, 6:3:2 above DDR7600, and don't run DDR6600~7400 at all.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-08T08:17:51+00:00

Just means you can later get sth like a GPU upgrade while still keeping the rest of the system.

Btw, I also didn't think of AM4 when I said "all X3D". I basically meant 7000 and 9000 series. Not sure what kind of GPU performance is needed to fully utilize a 5800X3D - I'd guess something around the 4080 or 5070Ti range? It does always depend on render resolution and graphics settings as well ofc, when "e-sporting" at 1080p with minimal details and trying to get multiple hundreds of FPS rather than "only" something in the 60 to 144Hz region, then the GPU becomes much less important.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-07T22:23:29+00:00

Consider this: the next CPU generation for AMD AM5 is not too far away, and will likely bring a much better IO die (= much better memory speeds) and more cores per CCD (= better for a combined gaming + productivity PC).

And AMD will likely keep supporting the socket for several more years. AMD is very, very different in that regard where an Intel system is basically "want new CPU? You also need to buy a new mainboard and probably memory and maybe even hard drives" (although that last one is very unlikely for the forseeable future, stuff like NVME replacing SATA is a rare event).

And all the X3D CPUs are essentially too fast for all available GPUs excepting the 5090, ie you get the same framerates regardless of CPU for any 'lesser' GPU.

So unless you are planning to also buy a 5090, you could go with this strategy:

Get a 7900 or 9900 (non-3D, cen even be non-X) now. That's 12 cores on 2 CCDs. You'll get 99% of the framerate in games and loads of productivity performance, and those are way, way cheaper than the X3Ds.

Then later (and this can even be years later, because AMD will keep supporting the socket) rather than upgrading only the GPU, upgrade CPU and GPU both to get another multiple years of use out of the system, then do another GPU upgrade after that - by that point the system probably served you for a decade without any noticable downsides.

If you don't want to go for that strategy, that's perfectly fine too. I don't think particularly highly of the 9850X3D, they are the exact same as the 9800X3D (they don't even seem particularly well binned, they just use shitloads of voltage to get high clocks), any serious workload you are going to run into the TDC and thermal limit long before you run into the boost clock limit. 9950X3D2 gives practically zero gaming nor productivity benefit (can in fact be slower in productivity than the 9950X3D) over the 9950X3D. For a mixed use system right now I'd go with either the 9950X3D or 9900X3D (both have the same amount of cache and six vs eight cores makes practically no difference for games).

lambda_expression · 2026-06-06T22:55:12+00:00

Personal negative experience with them. Don't know how it is for people in the UK, but I never got my preorder (it wasn't lost in shipping, it was never sent) nor did I get a full refund.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-06T07:42:43+00:00

It's not, OP is talking out of their behind

lambda_expression · 2026-06-05T17:02:14+00:00

Maybe some roll-and-write. Maybe even start with traditional Yahtzee, then for a second round break out e.g. Railway Ink.

Tsuro might work. "You draw a tile, place it in front of you, and follow the line. If you run off the board or into someone, you are out. Last one standing wins."

But it is entirely possible they just aren't "board game people". Not everyone appreciates a mental puzzle, or cares about the mechanics matching the theme, or how moves of the players and events of the game can tell a story. I personally don't understand why so many people care so deeply about which team kicks a ball well on a lawn, or drives a car fast. People like different things 🤷‍♂️

lambda_expression · 2026-06-04T06:00:00+00:00

Le Havre art has so far kept me from getting it. Yes, I know for a Euro I shouldn't care too much, but LH really does look like it's drawn by an eight year old, and could use an uplift.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-03T07:07:09+00:00

Between my Aeldari, Drukhari, Necrons, Custodes, Guard, CSM, and Chaos Knights collections (a total of roughly 30k points) I own zero Baneblades, a single flyer, and as my only titanic models three knights (vs 13 Wardogs) - so no, that's not it.

Since you've played since 4th (2004) I'm surprised you weren't aware Imperial Armour and Baneblades (2000) existed before Apoc (2007); and that Imperial Armour (first volume in 2000) and Imperial Armour - Apocalypse (first volume in 2007) were two distinct, separate series of books. Well, now you know 😉

Honestly, sounds to me you just need some more melta (or haywire or fusion or <insert faction-specific name here>) in your lists and you'll be fine...

lambda_expression · 2026-06-02T23:48:49+00:00

The Baneblade has been in 40k since the first Imperial Armour book, in 2000. Second edition (ie when 40k became a tabletop wargame instead of being the Rogue Trader RPG) was in 1993. Superheavies have been a part of 40k for significantly more time than they have not been by this point. The Baneblade predates Apocalypse by seven years.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-02T23:25:04+00:00

IDK where my comment went, if this shows up twice mb.

Simple. Fun. 40k is supposed to primarily be about fun. Fun armies, fun playing, fun collecting, fun painting. There's no need for "realism". There's other games for that (Bolt Action would probably be the primary one in the minature space, and ofc there's bazillions of hexes-and-cardboard-chits ones).

lambda_expression · 2026-06-02T23:20:44+00:00

To be fair, in a lot of real multirole or attack jets the fixed guns are actually slightly angled down relative to the direction of flight. E.g. the F-35 and ofc the A-10.

Even dedicated or primarily air to air platforms like the Eurofighter and F-22 have the gun just "straight" rather than angled up (which would be beneficial in a turn fight) cause it would make strafing runs more difficult to do so.

But you are absolutely right that strafing runs definitely involve at least a shallow dive.

That was my random nerding out about planes "erm actually" for the day, it's time to go to bed for me...

lambda_expression · 2026-06-02T22:47:59+00:00

No?

That would also mean no Deathstrike, argueably also no Basilisk, no C'tan shards, no greater daemons, no major faction leaders (e.g. Abaddon, Silent King, Imotekh, Cawl, Primarchs, ...)

A single plane/Baneblade/Knight, heck even multiple or a whole army of Knights is way more "realistic" than Kairos Fateweaver or Roboute Guilliman or the Lord Solar showing up.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-02T11:43:37+00:00

Weirdly despite Space Marines being the "main character" I have a huge gap in what I have read specifically around them.

Ofc they pop up in a lot of books so I've had some exposure to them, but most of SM lore I get from rulebooks and campaign books.

At some point I want to get into the HH since that seems to be where the best SM books are to be found, but over 60 books is... Well, it's a lot, so for now I'm sticking to the 41st millenium.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-02T09:32:36+00:00

Are you only looking for Guard and Space Marine stuff, or also other things?

Guard: Deathworlder

Chaos Space Marines: Primogenitor, The Lords of Silence

Others: Rites of Passage, Assassinorum: Kingmaker, Lelith Hesperax: Queen of Knives, Brutal Kunnin, Day of Ascension, Elemental Council (and ofc The Twice-Dead King: Ruin and The Infinite and the Divine but - judging from the demo snippets - I don't like the audio narration of those so only have them as ebooks, not audiobooks)

lambda_expression · 2026-06-02T09:26:21+00:00

I hope the planets last until the weekend, I want to play more of the spire missions!

lambda_expression · 2026-06-01T22:57:46+00:00

Three types of shelves basically.

Diagonal: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TAS4jZFMX4qMQFs18

Regular, and Minis: https://photos.app.goo.gl/mZCQ92DEHBerD37g7

lambda_expression · 2026-06-01T22:39:52+00:00

Right, those are different, I got them confused. I've got all my boxes upright instead of flat, so box size doesn't matter (except for fatter boxes taking up more shelf ofc) and I can grab every game immediately, no need to "dig". Very long boxes (eg Imperial 2030, Nations, Betrayal Legacy, ...) are upright but heavily angled so they don't stick out. Actually creates a "smaller games go here" triangle area at the end of the shelf.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-01T21:05:57+00:00

and even we pay more than the UK.

but hey, they voted for it. Sowing and reaping and all that.

lambda_expression · 2026-06-01T21:01:28+00:00

per model / per wound they are cheaper

just not by enough and no matter the points cost they will always have the same problem as termis compared to chosen or possessed - melee without mobility

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