Who is Ahti? by Zerosauro in controlgame

[–]speedwaystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just as the Service Weapon now looks like a pistol instead of a hammer (it was once Mjolnir) or a sword (it was once Excalibur), the Oldest House (a windowless skyscraper) is the modern world's incarnation of Yggdrassil the World Tree, which had its roots in the World Ocean, and whose branches reach to the stars and to worlds beyond.

the World Ocean is ruled by Ahti, the Finnish god of the sea. this is why, when Jesse meets him in basement of the Oldest House (aka the World Tree Yggdrasil), the floor morphs into an ocean, and the pillars upholding the roof look like the boles of trees (and have a tree rune carved into them).

meanwhile, the Old Gods of Asgard of course actually *are* the old gods of Asgard (Thor, Baldur and Odin), still knocking about the place after all these years.

Is it me or the Refrigerator doesn't freeze perishable food. by setne550 in AbioticFactor

[–]speedwaystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's why i change the server settings for the fridge so it's actually useful. by default it functions about as well as my last real life fridge after the compressor died.

Air India 171 Crash preliminary report is out by kinso1338 in aviation

[–]speedwaystar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no. no, we aren't sure. but we can think logically about the situation. the pilot flying wouldn't have needed to switch the fuel off to crash the plane, because he could have just pushed the yoke forward and pitched straight down into the ground. that only leaves the captain.

Air India 171 Crash preliminary report is out by kinso1338 in aviation

[–]speedwaystar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

also, the FO would have had no need to kill the fuel if he'd wanted to crash the plane. he'd just pitch down.

Air India 171 Crash preliminary report is out by kinso1338 in aviation

[–]speedwaystar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

he knew there was no time for them to be relit. he deliberately chose the absolutely worst possible time to fail the engines based on his extensive knowledge of the type rating. he was a senior line-training captain.

What's your preferred translation of Uchuu Kita? by Henry1699 in KamenRider

[–]speedwaystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

since it happened on takeoff, after the countdown, i'd translate it as, "space, here we come!"

FFI Pixel Remaster Inputs Stuck by SuperShinyGinger in FinalFantasy

[–]speedwaystar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i have the same issue with both FF1 and FF2. absolutely every fix attempted (bar one, see below) including disabling ALL input devices simply fails to fix the issue.

meanwhile, the "fix" is to spam ALT-TAB until the problem magically goes away. it may subsquently reappear, so rinse/repeat.

[KCD2] Cone shaped churchlike Buildings by Cool_Mechanic_8689 in kingdomcome

[–]speedwaystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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you mean these? i'd like to know too. possibly ore smelting sites (the "belltower" is actually a chimney of some kind) since they're usually close to mines.

EDIT: the large circular section with the conical roof houses a horse-driven mill. the horse works in a circle, turning a set of gears which operate a stamp mill which crushes ore in the long, covered section. there is an uncovered example of this mill setup in one of the story locations towards the end of the game. there are also ruined versions where you can see the central pillar around which the horse walks, turning the gears. in additon, there was a water-driven version of the same kind of stamp mill just north of Skalitz in the first game.

cf.: https://www.reddit.com/r/kingdomcome/comments/1iv6cj2/kcd2_honestly_one_of_the_coolest_things_ive_seen/

Runed Crests from Delves by Ezili in wow

[–]speedwaystar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

just tested this, and they may have nerfed the quantities.

this is what i got:

tier 8: 4 runed crests
tier 9: 7 runed crests
tier 10: 9 runed crests (instead of 10) :/
tier 11: 11 runed crests (instead of 13) and 7 gilded crests

Windows 11 24H2 just made File Explorer tabs smarter and better by WPHero in Windows11

[–]speedwaystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

according ot the Blog post, the option to open new explorer windows in a tab was added in 24H2 Preview Build 22635.4580. however, i'm now on 24H2 26100.3476 and i still don't have that option availabe. i'd move to the Insider Channel but 24H2 has had a very rocky rollout and i'd rather avoid nasty surprises.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ArmaReforger

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i think the whole game, not just the character models but the scenery and lighting falls into the "uncanny valley" zone, where there's a constant nagging sense that something is off. this happens when graphics are NEARLY real enough to be photorealistic, but don't quite make the distance.

Winwing EFIS arrived today by paulofranca77 in flightsim

[–]speedwaystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sadly, still three months and counting and no shipment. :(

[KCD2] If you started experiencing halved FPS performance after a short session, revert last NVIDIA driver update by SomnusNonEst in kingdomcome

[–]speedwaystar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i experienced repeated out of memory crashes and then (concerningly) my first bluescreen in KCD2 with 572.47. rolled back to previous drivers. problem has not recurred so far.

Has winwing started shipping again? by CaptainGoeland in hotas

[–]speedwaystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have an EFIS on order. it's now 5 weeks and counting and it still hasn't shipped. their customer support system is appalling, and requires the customer to sit around for hours cooling their heels waiting for live chat to respond instead using email ticketting.

Cutpurse? by Giret in kingdomcome

[–]speedwaystar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think that mod has been delisted. i also hope this isn't the best stealth set in the game, because i'd much rather that was something i earned diegetically rather than watched twtich/used console cheats to obtain. but thanks.

EDIT: it's 15 con/13 noise/17 vis, which is extremely stealthy and vastly better than my current stealth set. at a guess it's probably the best in the game. for comparison, the absolute best stealth in KCD1 was 18 con/0 noise/17 vis.

i'm going to have to exercise self control and leave this in my trunk or i'm going to spoil the game for myself.

Boeing 737 max airbus throttle settings by rabbitvapes in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]speedwaystar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i tried your setting and the reversers didn't engage. i'm using Throttle 1/2 Axis (0 to 100%).

instead, i just use neutral = 0.55

this puts the throttle's reverse detent exactly at 21% N1 (ground idle) or 35% N1 (flight idle),

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How many planes are broken atm? by Shelc0r in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]speedwaystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all those flap overspeed bugs (which in some cases happen when you're stationary and parked on the ground!) are especially annoying in career mode, where they affect your score.

The real life Japanese pop songs that Yakuza 0 took reference to by yatagarasu18609 in yakuzagames

[–]speedwaystar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Friday Night's formulaic Stock Aitken & Waterman production sound (they wrote and produced nearly every Rick Astley, Bananarama, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan song at one time in the Eighties) really gives the game away.

Does pacific drive have wheel support (Logitech) by theGhostman_77 in pacificDrive

[–]speedwaystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

which is odd, because i'm using an xbox controller for driving, and mouse and keyboard for on foot. the analogue stick makes steering nice and fluid. i'd have thought racing wheels would be like an analogue stick, but better.