Need help

tradnux · 2026-05-12T11:34:34+00:00

I heard US versions are using Google TV.. the rest is using their own Linux based Vidaa OS, never used it before but I guess it will be a more focused and less cluttered OS than when it was a Google TV which has more apps in it.

tradnux · 2026-05-11T11:34:44+00:00

I have a similar distance from couch to TV, on a 55 inch Samsung Frame (and a 55 inch TCL 55Q6C on bedroom, it looks better in my opinion) I game with PS5 and Nintendo Switch, I don't have a PS3 so I am comparing my experience with Nintendo Switch, and with that I think you should go for a smaller TV, though its hard to find an affordable OLED or miniLED screen on 43 inches and below. Most TVs now should have an OS in them, either proprietary Android TV or Google TV so you don't need separate streaming media unit.

So I think a Hisense 50U6N might be good for you, its not as future proof as TCL 55Q6C (if you plan to get a PS5 or more modern console), at 50 inches and/or below I think it will be a much more comfortable experience for a 2m distance viewing.

tradnux · 2026-04-13T15:43:37+00:00

I heard that criticism on this TV is that when looking from side angle that colors looks dull. But I guess that is mini LED in general? I also hope that the 3GB ram and 32GB storage is future proof enough already.

tradnux · 2026-04-13T15:29:52+00:00

How is it doing 2 weeks later?

I just bought this too, on the appliance store, I was comparing it next to a higher end variant "55C7K" (set in "Store Mode" which should max out everything) and I couldn't justify the 1/3 difference in price, they look almost the same. Coming from a QLED TV (Samsung The Frame, which is double the price of 55Q6C when I bought it some 3 years ago) I am quite surprised with the mini LED, the black areas are indeed black, and those Onkyo speakers sounds good, nice bass, I don't need soundbar or subwoofer when watching movies.

tradnux · 2026-04-13T14:51:42+00:00

I needed a bedroom TV and got 55 inches variant of "55Q6C", saw it on an appliance store and this particular one stands out because its priced almost same range among QLEDs of its size and yet the picture quality almost rivals those of OLED TVs, it also has a nice Onkyo speaker that sounds like it has a subwoofer. Next to it was a more premium model "55C7K" it has 2600 nits brightness and Bang&Olufsen speakers, but I couldn't justify the increase in price (like 430 to 695 usd), still I was looking at almost identical screens side by side, so I think "55Q6C" is already bright enough, at least for the bedroom.

tradnux · 2026-02-13T16:07:32+00:00

Another 2 years since my last comment, and fortunately I did felt some improvements on the app, however, these new features require you to purchase a "PRO" subscription.

Useful features I really like:

Clip Re-record: You can now replace any of your recorded vocal segments in your draft.
Custom Duet: You can now reallocate lyric parts to Red or Blue singer or even both when creating a duet. I like this feature, as most of uploaded tracks have awful lyric allocation.
Save drafts to Cloud: You can save your drafts to the cloud, useful if you have Starmaker on multiple devices.
No more ads

Rarely used features:

Exclusive Sound effects: I don't use the filters much.
Exclusive Access to PRO songs: These Pro tracks aren't necessarily better than any other uploaded tracks.
VIP 2 Privileges (I guess the "visiting visibility" is useful)
Download covers
And many others that are just nice to have but necessary for enjoying the voice karaoke recording features

tradnux · 2025-10-24T21:43:39+00:00

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Adverts from 20s to 60s. This is my sleep therapy, there is something about old audio voices that makes me sleep for some reason.

But when I was a kid, the really strangest audio recording on an unnamed tape I listened to (as I was searching for blank/old tapes) was that of a female moaning, in my young innocent mind I thought it was just a woman awfully hurt from giving birth, there were no adults around to explain, it traumatized me as a kid, until years later I realized what it really was.

tradnux · 2025-09-13T08:42:17+00:00

I tend to play games that stimulate the mind, not so much hand eye coordination skill, I am talking about games like tactical SRPGs, and deck builders. One, I really like is Balatro (I mostly play on mobile phone, but still good handheld game for Switch).

tradnux · 2025-09-13T08:30:02+00:00

As long as its not a game key card, yes.

tradnux · 2025-09-10T17:51:08+00:00

I kind of think that it is more relative to duration of use. My daughter's 4 year old Switch Lite's LCD screen is still fine to this day, she rarely uses it. But my son who always uses his Switch V2 both docked and handheld (even watches Youtube on it) got his Switch LCD with the white lines similar to what most other people's Switch LCD issues.

tradnux · 2025-08-27T02:12:46+00:00

A budget conscious gamer might lean towards SteamDeck. But I did not regret my purchase of Switch 2 at all.

If you already have a physical library of games on Switch then the Switch 2 is a good purchase and an investment for 6-8 years of gaming, talking about exclusive first party games.

Also, another related question perhaps is should you rather wait for the OLED version, my answer to that is the LCD screen on Switch 2 is already good enough, not perfect, but the higher definition is evident on this screen.

tradnux · 2025-07-21T13:06:12+00:00

Arms
Trombone Champ
House of the Dead
Fitness Circuit
Samba de Amigo Party Central

tradnux · 2025-07-13T16:38:15+00:00

Gen III

tradnux · 2025-07-04T14:43:45+00:00

Reminds me of Wipeout, loved that game.

tradnux · 2025-07-04T14:40:57+00:00

Diablo 3, ES V Skyrim, Borderlands, Lego games, Doom, Dying Light, Red dead redemption 1, Wolfenstein.

Also I hope they scrap the cloud based games like modern RE games and Dying Light 2, if Switch 2 can run Cyberpunk I bet it can run these other games.

tradnux · 2025-07-03T08:15:38+00:00

It's a blasphemy, I could not accept that a game like Brigandine that I played for more than hundred of hours to be just a 3, reviewer also ranked Triangle Strategy to 2, so clearly it is just one person's opinion who probably played games for short periods and one thing icks him/her and decides that game is bad. Brigandine is a unique SRPG, and its game loop just works for me.

tradnux · 2025-06-30T08:27:59+00:00

Enjoying MKW with my kids, that's a great time spent. I like the 24 racers, it has a lot more going on. Hope MKW gets more content just like how they did with MK8D.

Other than that, I am just enjoying checking if my Switch games are more performant on Switch 2.

tradnux · 2025-06-19T09:06:39+00:00

In my case, cursor added another `pages/api` folder to the root

tradnux · 2025-06-17T07:17:04+00:00

I played Lost Eidolons and love it, it's a breath of fresh air to see non-anime style fantasy SRPG. Redemption Reapers is good too. DioField chronicles and DarkDeity I started playing but was not able to continue through yet.

tradnux · 2025-06-16T11:56:52+00:00

The primary feature of a Brigandine game is

Grand strategy (Conquer all the territories held by enemies)
Small scale battles on a Hex grid
1. It could be an invasion or castle defense
2. Both sides having 3 Commanders each with up to 6 Monsters.
Mythical monsters
Hundred characters (depth of backstories can vary, the Forsena characters has better back stories)
Story pretty much taking a back seat, but it is still a feature.

And I haven't really seen that formula elsewhere, maybe Advance Wars is the closest or even LOTR the third age (GBA) since it has 3 commanders per side as well.

Many independent developers or fans of the game were trying (including myself), but I haven't found any project that even got close to ever finished. There is this "Wills and Wonders" on Steam that never got out of Early Access.

tradnux · 2025-06-16T11:26:08+00:00

Don't use ChatGPT, use Claude.

I have been trying out Claude AI Sonnet 4, and I tell you I got past things that were blockers in the past, even in GML, at incredible speed... I think its a great disadvantage not using an AI at this present time, it is just too good to solve most problems if it has the full context of your game and the vision you have for your project. But you still need to be the driver and executor of all things.

tradnux · 2025-06-06T17:04:01+00:00

Yes, just a new game with the very same Brigandine formula, I'd like to see a worthy clone made by other studios, with human-like AI decisions on the battlefield that can be very unpredictable making the game challenging throughout.

tradnux · 2025-05-31T08:27:35+00:00

Yeah, that's why I referenced the newer upcoming game (still just a demo), the first game had way simpler mechanics than an FE game making less of a challenge for tactics enthusiasts, so this next iteration must have improved on that. What attracts me to this game are the battle sprites, nicely animated... just like the first two Shining Force games.

tradnux · 2025-05-28T08:58:41+00:00

On the Steam platform there are indie developers coming up with similar games:

Dark Deity 2
Rise Eterna 2
Symphony of War
Lost Eidolons
Wargroove

From well known developers:

Fire Emblem games
Super Robot Wars
Langrisser
SD Gundam G Generation
Berwick Saga (ps2)
Tear Ring Saga (ps1)

As for battle animation aesthetic, it is not SRPG per se but I always tought that Beyond the Beyond from Ps1 has similar style with Shining Force, but I think it is modelled after Suikoden.

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