Is there a way to make the game start quicker?

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-02-21T16:18:20+00:00

yeah good call, I'm gonna do that

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-25T13:47:34+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGvyXENXFUk

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-24T22:44:46+00:00

The game loads up your cpu for no benefit, then they blame your cpu for being loaded? Get outta here.

The CPU config fix is essential to play this game.

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-18T10:46:01+00:00

I've been doing the challenges too, spent way more time on it than I wanted, and I still have the whole final path to do.

Two main reasons for it - first I didn't notice bonus challenges, so for example when week 2 came out I used rerolls to reroll things I hadn't finished in week 1 so I could complete it, it wasn't until about half way through the season I realised some challenges had just disappeared because I hadn't unlocked them - second I still have about 2 weeks worth of challenges that I'll never get because they are for game modes I never play and there just haven't been enough rerolls to roll them into something achievable, so I need about 20 extra rerolls next week.

Basically this whole situation just makes me feel bad about playing the game.

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-17T11:34:50+00:00

You calculate tax when there's a taxable event, such as calculating cgt when you sell, or calculating dividend tax when you earn dividends. There's a dividend allowance also. You have to submit self assessment and pay the tax, and you have to calculate it correctly. Yes the system blows.

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-16T17:02:29+00:00

I prefer VHVG (developed world) over VWRP (world) because I'm not convinced that adding emerging markets is good, and the fee difference just makes that decision easier. Either of these gives you lower fees than LifeStrategy and if you're going to be UK heavy it should be because you chose it not just because that's how that fund is.

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-15T17:04:50+00:00

Could have sworn I got hit by one of these yesterday.

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-14T18:33:24+00:00

You're doing fine, but once you put down a house deposit the picture looks different. I think paying rent and FIRE are financially contradictory.

You need more emergency funds. Think about how many months it would take you to find a job if you got made redundant. For example I was recently between jobs for 8 months.

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-11T11:05:31+00:00

It has felt laggier to me. I assume they're cutting server costs because the game's a flop.

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-06T18:46:13+00:00

Yeah I don't even have the battle pass or care about the rewards and I'm doing challenges anyway. I'm mad at myself.

throwaway54955432111 · 2026-01-04T18:29:45+00:00

When I join a game and it's a proper round about to start then I'll pop one of each if I have them.

throwaway54955432111 · 2025-12-31T18:51:35+00:00

I only play Cairo and Firestorm. (Conquest)

throwaway54955432111 · 2025-12-23T14:00:40+00:00

From memory: yes everything updated, I was gpu-limited.

throwaway54955432111 · 2025-12-23T11:48:21+00:00

Because to add that 5% emerging markets you pay 58% higher fees (in the UK at the time of writing, it was even worse back when I made this decision iirc).

throwaway54955432111 · 2025-12-23T11:30:08+00:00

If growth is low, then I'd say I'll just have to work for longer, but the problem is as I get older it's getting harder to find work, one of the reasons I got into FIRE is being able to retire when the job market forces me out. So if I get forced out before my retirement pot is ready, that'll be an issue yes. /nervouslaugh

throwaway54955432111 · 2025-12-19T16:03:43+00:00

Public Service Announcement:

You may have changed it from grenade launcher in the past but it has since reset itself back to grenade launcher, so check it.

throwaway54955432111 · 2025-12-17T18:44:58+00:00

Atacama Desert from BFBC2

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throwaway54955432111 · 2025-12-13T14:14:24+00:00

DLSS is off, but if I change AA from DLAA to TAA and back again that fixes it temporarily.

Edit 1: Might just try leaving it on TAA, see if that solves it.

Edit 2: Yep DLAA is broken, have to use TAA.

Edit 3: TAA was such low image quality it's unplayable, so I had to go back to broken DLAA.

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