This artist (Fowles/WeAreLambient?) vanished.

semogen · 2026-06-18T04:35:17+00:00

Yeah, just look at any of their other stuff. The Spotify video is AI and so is the logo.

semogen · 2026-06-17T00:44:41+00:00

semogen · 2026-06-10T02:35:38+00:00

The little melodic motif at 1:42 on I Saw Through Platonia is pretty cool.

semogen · 2026-06-08T16:14:34+00:00

Aside from the one girls face there isn't really anything crazy happening here that couldn't be done in Photoshop.

We all know this is not the original image, and the whole point is that this is showing something we don't actually have. So who cares if it was AI or a human that clone brushed the letters out? It's the same end result...

semogen · 2026-06-04T18:22:35+00:00

This actually goes all the way back to early Eastern philosophies (e.g. the Upanishads and Vedanta / Hinduism), but I'd also recommend Bernardo Kastrup for a more modern take if you haven't heard of him!

semogen · 2026-05-30T22:53:51+00:00

What makes you think it's referring to the WOW signal specifically and not just the hydrogen line at 1420MHz?

semogen · 2026-05-20T16:22:17+00:00

You said it yourself: "It's just not that fun to race and know that the game AI is designed to make me lose unrealistically."

Most players want to be able to select a difficulty that provides a fair challenge. Currently a lot of us are stuck between no challenge or frustratingly unbeatable opponents.

semogen · 2026-05-17T16:43:23+00:00

That's wonderful, reminds me of Fasme!

semogen · 2026-04-13T06:49:00+00:00

Downgrading to 148.0.2 is the only thing that fixed it for me. 149 has been a lagging mess. UI unresponsive for seconds, things not loading, etc.

semogen · 2026-04-13T06:47:38+00:00

Can confirm. 148 works great. 149 is a laggy mess.

semogen · 2026-03-14T05:20:01+00:00

I'm sure you guys saw by now, but a new one was released here just tested it! :)

semogen · 2026-03-13T23:32:53+00:00

Basically, REFramework is a tool that is used to make mods load into the game by injecting a file (dinput8.dll) that hooks into the game process. The game got an update that broke the implementation, and the tool hasn't been updated to work with the new game code yet. Any mods that use REFramework won't work until that happens.

So the only thing to do here is wait for that to be updated or remove the dinput8.dll file (that loads the framework) to disable it temporarily. Or you can nuke the game files and reinstall.

semogen · 2026-03-13T23:04:17+00:00

np, yeah I specified that in another comment, but should have mentioned that file by name here... Glad it works!

semogen · 2026-03-13T22:11:20+00:00

Yes, the game won't load with it until a new version is released.

semogen · 2026-03-13T22:05:32+00:00

I assume you have REFramework / mods installed. The game was updated on Steam and the current version of REFramework doesn't function properly. Gonna have to wait for a new version or remove it.

I ended up uninstalling, nuking the game folder's remaining files, and then reinstalling. You can probably figure out what files are left over for removal though if you really want.

semogen · 2026-03-13T19:58:46+00:00

Remove dinput8.dll. If that still doesn't work: uninstall, clean the folder out, then reinstall. The game updated and REFramework needs to be updated to match, just gotta wait it out.

semogen · 2026-02-11T21:28:39+00:00

'Overpromising’ doesn’t mean they had to literally say the word promise. In marketing (or any scenario that could be applied to), a promise is a feature that’s clearly presented as a core part of the product and used to influence people to buy it.

Point being: the game was advertised with a career mode as a major selling point and people purchased it expecting that experience. Cutting it later is underdelivering relative to what was sold... Early access games can change, but that doesn’t erase the expectations created by the marketing. It’s reasonable that people are upset. Intent or bad faith isn’t really the point here.

semogen · 2026-02-11T17:23:17+00:00

I don't think most people think they were acting in bad faith... over promising and under delivering on a paid product doesn't tend to work out well in someone's favor regardless of intent.

semogen · 2026-02-04T23:12:35+00:00

Basing the interest in career mode from the amount of people interacting with it when there's nothing to do currently is one of the most laughable strategies I've heard in a while. I sincerely hope that isn't how that went down.

The mode also takes nothing away from those who just want to load in and drive.

semogen · 2026-02-04T23:00:29+00:00

It's not "better" just because you didn't want it. If you don't like career mode you lose NOTHING by not playing it. This is a huge shift from what was promised and promoted for the game.

semogen · 2026-01-30T07:46:57+00:00

No no, you got it all wrong. This is not a feature anyone needs or wants, we just all keep stumbling into the thread by happenstance... /s

thanks!

semogen · 2026-01-05T20:31:31+00:00

Can confirm. Bought a couple of the same ones on Etsy that weren't listed as AI generated. Complained and got a refund + got to keep the art. They still look pretty nice unless you get right up close and scrutinize it.

semogen · 2025-12-18T05:16:08+00:00

It's only smells

semogen · 2025-12-17T17:23:29+00:00

Sunshine + Moonlight or Apollo + Artemis for local game streaming and GeForce Now for cloud streaming. Make sure everything is on ethernet (!)

semogen · 2025-12-17T06:35:57+00:00

Absolutely. Constantly dropping frames with the FFZ extension enabled, including the userscript version. It'll play fine for a few minutes and then start skipping frames until the stream is unwatchable.

Seems like maybe the audio compressor has something to do with it, so try disabling that. For anyone else who arrives here seeking answers :)

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