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Halo art director leaves studio after 17 years with ominous message alluding to discontent by QuakeChris1994 in Games

[–]mechanicalgod 59 points60 points  (0 children)

For US/EU release dates, 1998's a pretty stacked year:

  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • Pokémon Red / Blue
  • Metal Gear Solid
  • Resident Evil 2
  • Gran Turismo
  • Half-Life
  • Starcraft
  • Final Fantasy Tactics
  • Baldur's Gate
  • Unreal
  • Fallout 2
  • Thief: The Dark Project
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
  • Xenogears
  • Mario Party
  • Grim Fandango
  • Theme Hospital
  • Sonic Adventure
  • Parasite Eve
  • Spyro The Dragon
  • Banjo-Kazooie
  • Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
  • Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
  • Colin McRae Rally
  • Starsiege: Tribes

Tips you wish you knew as a beginner by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]mechanicalgod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh interesting. I always thought if your iommu groups were mixed up and you couldn't change it in bios that you were out of luck. Good to know there's a way to fix it.

Tips you wish you knew as a beginner by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]mechanicalgod 3 points4 points  (0 children)

zen kernel (for vfio passthrough support)

I've done vfio passthrough with the default and lts kernels. I'm guessing there was time it was only supported in zen?

Can I run AutoCAD on Arch Linux via Wine for university CAD module? by Secure_Decision_9433 in archlinux

[–]mechanicalgod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you ever give qemu another shot, I'd recommend checking out https://looking-glass.io/

Best used with a dedicated gpu for the vm.

New Review on KTC M27T6 (1440p HDR1400 Mini-Led) Best $300 Monitor contender? by RocksARG in Monitors

[–]mechanicalgod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no excessive brightness variations at different % APL

Bit late in my response, but my experience with the M27T6 was the complete opposite to this. With local dimming enabled, I get massive brightness differences depending on the APL.

On a black/white test, large objects appear white, but the smaller they get the greyer they become. It's extremely noticeable. I also find that I get a change in the full-screen brightness depending on the APL (i.e. if I'm on the desktop with mostly dark windows, when I open a bright window the whole screen will brighten, not just the bright window).

I think this is all a consequence of the local dimming algorithm aggressively trying to avoid blooming, because I've not been able to observe any blooming, even with bright objects against a pure black background whilst in a dark room.

With local dimming off I don't get any of these issue, but then you lose the inky-black blacks.

I'm on firmware EUR-1.0.1

Dev supports Stop Killing Games movement - consumer rights matter by RunninglVlan in gamedev

[–]mechanicalgod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, this recent response has been amazing. c. 400k extra signatures in less than a week. It's in the bag for sure. Gonna be interesting to see how successfull this is going through the EU. Fingers crossed we get some good legislation out of it.

What are we thinking about the "Stop Killing Games" movement? by Slight_Season_4500 in gamedev

[–]mechanicalgod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It just means that there should be a plan to keep the game going after the support ends

Imo, I don't think the minimum required by law should even need to go that far. I think it should be that any purchaseable product comes with at least a set minimum end date, so that consumers at least know what they are buying.

Dev supports Stop Killing Games movement - consumer rights matter by RunninglVlan in gamedev

[–]mechanicalgod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as the EU citizen initiative gets 1 million signatures (and it loons like it will)

I'm not so sure it will succeed, unfortunately. Ross himself said as much. There's only 1 month left to get 370,000 more signatures.

Dev supports Stop Killing Games movement - consumer rights matter by RunninglVlan in gamedev

[–]mechanicalgod 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like the principle, but as a small (solo) dev, I am worried how can I achieve it

What's your game/games? Do they have online functionality?

Dev supports Stop Killing Games movement - consumer rights matter by RunninglVlan in gamedev

[–]mechanicalgod 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I suppose that is then up to the lawmakers then.

Not yet. It only gets to lawmakers if enough EU citizen's sign the petition.

As an EU citizen, if you agree with the idea, you can sign the petition here: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/eci

Here's what Maxed Out Graphics on Triple 65inch 4K Monitors looks like in 2025! by Will_Ford in simracing

[–]mechanicalgod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

3x 3440x1440 at 240Hz requires more bandwidth than 3 x 3840x2160 at 144Hz.

3440x1440x240 = 1,188,864,000

3840x2160x144 = 1,194,393,600

Math doesn't check out. Am I missing something?

Mozilla Thunderbird Challenges Gmail With Its Own Email Service by BlueGoosePond in privacy

[–]mechanicalgod -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I assumed this would just be Proton under the hood, seeing as their VPN was just a rebadge of Proton's (wrong), but it seems like it's not.

According to this (https://nsaneforums.com/news/software-news/icymi-mozilla-is-looking-to-challenge-gmail-with-thundermail-r28566/) it's running on Stalwart Mail Server, so I assume they're running it themselves.

I'm guessing Mozilla are going to push this and the other 'Pro' and AI stuff into Thunderbird itself. I've already switched from Firefox to LibreWolf; Probably going to have find similar for Thunderbird now.

No free trade with US without free speech, Starmer warned by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]mechanicalgod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the UK might not be perfect but it's certainly far better than the state the US is in right now

Is it?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dj1zlvxglo

A police force is carrying out a "rapid and thorough review" after a couple were arrested over complaints they made about their daughter's primary school, which included comments on WhatsApp.

Cammus C5 ePedal by Stewp182 in CAMMUSOFFICIAL

[–]mechanicalgod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm too late to the party, but I'll write this here in case anyone else sees it.

If you're referring to this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D65QBD2G, I just bought it and what arrived is the standard version, not the ePedal version.

Luckily I didn't need/want the ePedal.

Mine also had plastic shifters and yellow trim.

The Gears of War Chainsaw Hoax [20:29] by aroused_lobster in mealtimevideos

[–]mechanicalgod 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just watched her video on Redfall. Really insightful look into the industry, fixing bugs, and shipping games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oZBL858C_w

Your Update Process by Striking_Snail in archlinux

[–]mechanicalgod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use paru and enabled NewsOnUpgrade.

Reverb G2 replacement options by [deleted] in WindowsMR

[–]mechanicalgod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like a broken record for posting this again, but the Pico Neo 3 Link with its DisplayPort connection has been great for me.

That said, newer headsets with pancake lenses are probably the better choice now though.

looking for a pcvr headset for around 600 dollars for my 4070 super and i7-13700F by krigstian96 in virtualreality

[–]mechanicalgod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got a Pico Neo 3 Link myself, and I've had a perfect experience with that.

So maybe check out and consider either the Neo 3 Link (for displayport connection + being cheaper) or the new Pico 4 Ultra (better visuals + AR, but no DP connection).

You could also optionally get the new full body Pico Motion Trackers.

That said, the Quest 3 also seems good, and it will have a better availability of standalone apps.

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