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2024.06.09 22:56 TechGearWhips NixOS and i3wm, perfect match!
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2024.06.09 22:51 Time-Grade1051 Games built on the idea of "Simulation"
Hello!
I read quite a bit of novels and a niche that I consider a dirty pleasure is the idea of "Simulation". Basic idea is that the main character has the power to simulate their life in text form and at the end of the simulation, they're able to choose to keep something from the simulated life.
You could imagine it as if you hit a button and then continued living, but once you die you go back to that place but keeping some or all of the progress you made in pre-death life.
In most novels, the person isn't actually living a new life but just see text like:
"[Thirty-five years old, the overindulgence in your youth makes you a little powerless. Your eldest son and second son are fifteen years old. You take them to the nearby fairy gate to seek immortality. Their aptitude is worse than yours, and they belong to the complete Mortal Constitution. ]"
I like the idea of using this for a game centered around the theme of cultivation/martial arts/other power system and have had some fun attempts with using AI to generate the simulated lives.
This comes with an issue though. AI having a cost. I'm currently just using my Chatgpt dailys to generate lives for fun but if I want to put this into a game, even for just me to play, I cannot be using chatgpt with what I imagine they'll cost me in api credits.
My big question is:
How expensive is AI really? I dont understand their cost system
And is it possible to load a model directly into the game and have it run for free on local? These aren't that heavy tasks.
Thanks for any ideas :)
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I read quite a bit of novels and a niche that I consider a dirty pleasure is the idea of "Simulation". Basic idea is that the main character has the power to simulate their life in text form and at the end of the simulation, they're able to choose to keep something from the simulated life.
You could imagine it as if you hit a button and then continued living, but once you die you go back to that place but keeping some or all of the progress you made in pre-death life.
In most novels, the person isn't actually living a new life but just see text like:
"[Thirty-five years old, the overindulgence in your youth makes you a little powerless. Your eldest son and second son are fifteen years old. You take them to the nearby fairy gate to seek immortality. Their aptitude is worse than yours, and they belong to the complete Mortal Constitution. ]"
I like the idea of using this for a game centered around the theme of cultivation/martial arts/other power system and have had some fun attempts with using AI to generate the simulated lives.
This comes with an issue though. AI having a cost. I'm currently just using my Chatgpt dailys to generate lives for fun but if I want to put this into a game, even for just me to play, I cannot be using chatgpt with what I imagine they'll cost me in api credits.
My big question is:
How expensive is AI really? I dont understand their cost system
And is it possible to load a model directly into the game and have it run for free on local? These aren't that heavy tasks.
Thanks for any ideas :)
2024.06.09 22:44 Bene-dict [Art][OC] My Triton Storm Herald Barbarian, Nami!
Nami (Illustration by u/Bene-dict)
Race: Triton
Class: Barbarian
Subclass: Storm Herald
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Height: 5’0”
Weight: 136 lbs
Birthday: May 8th
Age: 31
Favorite Food: Fish Head Stew
Favorite Color: Seafoam Green
Theme Songs: Mikky Ekko - Who Are You, Really?, Phantogram - Black Out Days
After leaving her old home in the ocean at 21, my character came to the surface and took on odd jobs like deep sea fishing and loading transport ships in Clearwater, a port city in my DM's homebrew world. During one of these jobs, a fisherman refused to pay her fairly, calling her "half fish." Being a barbarian and all, she wasn't going to take this lightly so in retaliation, she destroyed his ship and stole the anchor, which she now wields as her main weapon. This act caught the attention of the Iron Syndicate, who sought her out for her potential as a useful grunt.
Believing she was being recruited as an underground fighter, Nami signed a seven year contract with the Iron Syndicate, unaware they intended to use her as a discreet executioner to eliminate targets in their underground fighting ring to make deaths look accidental. Nami, as she was known outside the ring, adopted the fighting name "The Tsunami" and she became a niche underground fighter celebrity, popular with the dock workers at the wharf.
The Iron Syndicate provided her with an apartment by the wharf, where she spent her time learning how to fish and cook her catches. She starts by chopping off the fishes' heads, which she saves until she has enough to make her favorite dish, fish head stew. Next, she boils the fish to remove the skin, which she sets aside to later fry into crispy fish skin chips. She uses the fish meat to prepare a variety of dishes, including fish tacos, fish and chips, fisherman's breakfast, and sourdough bread bowl with seafood chowder. Nami spends much of her free time around the wharfs, forming strong friendships with the local fishermen. She also frequents a nearby tavern, where she often drinks and intervenes to stop fights that break out. Nami is fiercely upset by a scathing review of the tavern published in the newspaper, unaware that it was written by Monet, another member of their group.
As her reputation as a fighter grew, the Iron Syndicate decided it was time to use her for their true purpose, thinking that her established status would make any accidents look more believable. They tasked her with killing her next opponent in the ring, convincing her it was the lesser evil. In reality, the target was likely just a business rival. Trusting the organization, Nami went through with the kill but immediately regretted it afterward. Rumors started spreading about "The Tsunami's" strength and her lethal prowess in the ring, further adding to her reputation.
Some time after this event, Detective Monet, our Shadar-kai Divination Wizard from The Cursed Lands, began investigating the Iron Syndicate. However, her efforts were cut short when she was caught by the organization. Interrogated and providing little to no useful information, they deemed her expendable, as she was not officially affiliated with any faction but rather a freelancer. Consequently, the Iron Syndicate threw her into the ring as Nami’s next opponent, intending for her to meet her demise 'accidentally.'
However, burdened by guilt from the previous innocent death she caused, Nami sought out Monet before the match, grappling with her conscience. Sensing Nami's reluctance to commit murder, Monet devised a plan: Nami would stage a fatal blow to Monet, faking her death, allowing them to escape together afterward. Since then, Nami has been evading Iron Syndicate, knowing they would not take kindly to their celebrity fighter not completing her contract and helping an investigator escape with information on the Iron Syndicates criminal activities. By the start of the campaign, four months have passed since Nami fled from the Iron Syndicate, still owing five more years on her contract. During this time, she collaborated with Detective Monet on various cases.
The next spoiler warning is for my entire campaign group. I'M TALKING TO YOU MONET'S PLAYER. lol
However, tragedy struck when a deadly illness ravaged her community, leaving her no choice but to venture to the surface in search of aid. Despite saving her people by bringing a healer back, her actions breached a strict law prohibiting external contact, leading to her exile and the stripping of her identity and name, Luculia Stormtide. At the age of 21, she lost everything dear to her: her family, her beloved partner, her community, her status as a paladin, and even her ability to wield divine magic.
The betrayal she experienced has left Nami deeply scarred, fostering major trust issues. Reluctant to offer her help without assurances, she often insists on upfront payment before committing to any task, a measure to shield herself from further betrayal. She now expects everyone to cheat her, especially those who get close to her, such as Monet, since they can hurt her the most. Nami sometimes fantasizes about returning home to destroy various buildings, including the temple, but she refrains, as part of her still holds onto hope. Although Nami is now very cynical, she continues to live by the wharf near the ocean, hoping someone will return and welcome her back to her old home.
At the start of the campaign, it will mark a decade since Nami last laid eyes on her old home in the ocean, having embraced Clearwater as her new residence. Nimue, Nami's Fiancé, would hardly recognize the person Nami has become today. During the time she was known as Luculia, she epitomized femininity, kindness, loyalty, and quietude. However, exile and exploitation have left her jaded, indifferent to social decorum, distrusting, and prone to vulgarity.
About using my art: I am totally cool with you using this image for your own triton or fish person in your own private campaign! However, please do not claim the character design and art to be yours or use it for monetary gain. Thank you!
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Nami
Gender: WomanRace: Triton
Class: Barbarian
Subclass: Storm Herald
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Height: 5’0”
Weight: 136 lbs
Birthday: May 8th
Age: 31
Favorite Food: Fish Head Stew
Favorite Color: Seafoam Green
Theme Songs: Mikky Ekko - Who Are You, Really?, Phantogram - Black Out Days
Backstory - Clearwater
The following spoiler warnings are for my campaigns group, except for Monet's player.After leaving her old home in the ocean at 21, my character came to the surface and took on odd jobs like deep sea fishing and loading transport ships in Clearwater, a port city in my DM's homebrew world. During one of these jobs, a fisherman refused to pay her fairly, calling her "half fish." Being a barbarian and all, she wasn't going to take this lightly so in retaliation, she destroyed his ship and stole the anchor, which she now wields as her main weapon. This act caught the attention of the Iron Syndicate, who sought her out for her potential as a useful grunt.
Believing she was being recruited as an underground fighter, Nami signed a seven year contract with the Iron Syndicate, unaware they intended to use her as a discreet executioner to eliminate targets in their underground fighting ring to make deaths look accidental. Nami, as she was known outside the ring, adopted the fighting name "The Tsunami" and she became a niche underground fighter celebrity, popular with the dock workers at the wharf.
The Iron Syndicate provided her with an apartment by the wharf, where she spent her time learning how to fish and cook her catches. She starts by chopping off the fishes' heads, which she saves until she has enough to make her favorite dish, fish head stew. Next, she boils the fish to remove the skin, which she sets aside to later fry into crispy fish skin chips. She uses the fish meat to prepare a variety of dishes, including fish tacos, fish and chips, fisherman's breakfast, and sourdough bread bowl with seafood chowder. Nami spends much of her free time around the wharfs, forming strong friendships with the local fishermen. She also frequents a nearby tavern, where she often drinks and intervenes to stop fights that break out. Nami is fiercely upset by a scathing review of the tavern published in the newspaper, unaware that it was written by Monet, another member of their group.
As her reputation as a fighter grew, the Iron Syndicate decided it was time to use her for their true purpose, thinking that her established status would make any accidents look more believable. They tasked her with killing her next opponent in the ring, convincing her it was the lesser evil. In reality, the target was likely just a business rival. Trusting the organization, Nami went through with the kill but immediately regretted it afterward. Rumors started spreading about "The Tsunami's" strength and her lethal prowess in the ring, further adding to her reputation.
Some time after this event, Detective Monet, our Shadar-kai Divination Wizard from The Cursed Lands, began investigating the Iron Syndicate. However, her efforts were cut short when she was caught by the organization. Interrogated and providing little to no useful information, they deemed her expendable, as she was not officially affiliated with any faction but rather a freelancer. Consequently, the Iron Syndicate threw her into the ring as Nami’s next opponent, intending for her to meet her demise 'accidentally.'
However, burdened by guilt from the previous innocent death she caused, Nami sought out Monet before the match, grappling with her conscience. Sensing Nami's reluctance to commit murder, Monet devised a plan: Nami would stage a fatal blow to Monet, faking her death, allowing them to escape together afterward. Since then, Nami has been evading Iron Syndicate, knowing they would not take kindly to their celebrity fighter not completing her contract and helping an investigator escape with information on the Iron Syndicates criminal activities. By the start of the campaign, four months have passed since Nami fled from the Iron Syndicate, still owing five more years on her contract. During this time, she collaborated with Detective Monet on various cases.
The next spoiler warning is for my entire campaign group. I'M TALKING TO YOU MONET'S PLAYER. lol
Before Clearwater:
Nami, once known as Luculia Stormtide, grew up in a tight-knit triton community beneath the ocean's surface, locked in a conflict against malevolent elementals threatening to overrun the material plane. Her parents were humble kelp farmers, so Luculia had to work ecceptionally hard to become a paladin at the temple. After achieving her dream to be a paladin, she was on the cusp of a prestigious promotion, deeply committed to safeguarding her people. Alongside her dedication to duty, she nurtured a loving relationship with her longtime girlfriend, Nimue, a druid, and cherished the impending prospect of marriage with her.However, tragedy struck when a deadly illness ravaged her community, leaving her no choice but to venture to the surface in search of aid. Despite saving her people by bringing a healer back, her actions breached a strict law prohibiting external contact, leading to her exile and the stripping of her identity and name, Luculia Stormtide. At the age of 21, she lost everything dear to her: her family, her beloved partner, her community, her status as a paladin, and even her ability to wield divine magic.
The betrayal she experienced has left Nami deeply scarred, fostering major trust issues. Reluctant to offer her help without assurances, she often insists on upfront payment before committing to any task, a measure to shield herself from further betrayal. She now expects everyone to cheat her, especially those who get close to her, such as Monet, since they can hurt her the most. Nami sometimes fantasizes about returning home to destroy various buildings, including the temple, but she refrains, as part of her still holds onto hope. Although Nami is now very cynical, she continues to live by the wharf near the ocean, hoping someone will return and welcome her back to her old home.
At the start of the campaign, it will mark a decade since Nami last laid eyes on her old home in the ocean, having embraced Clearwater as her new residence. Nimue, Nami's Fiancé, would hardly recognize the person Nami has become today. During the time she was known as Luculia, she epitomized femininity, kindness, loyalty, and quietude. However, exile and exploitation have left her jaded, indifferent to social decorum, distrusting, and prone to vulgarity.
About using my art: I am totally cool with you using this image for your own triton or fish person in your own private campaign! However, please do not claim the character design and art to be yours or use it for monetary gain. Thank you!
2024.06.09 22:43 rebelsv Need Some Career Advice (Returning to Webdev!)
TLDR: I'm transitioning back into web development and project management after working in the automotive industry. My plan includes enrolling in Lunch School for Ruby and JavaScript, earning PMP and ACP certifications, and obtaining several CompTIA and digital marketing certifications. Seeking advice on whether this is a good path and any additional recommendations.
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I'm reaching out to this amazing community for some guidance and advice on transitioning back into web development and project management.
Background: I have a fairly diverse background with experience in both tech (in the past and somewhat currently) and trade industries.
I spent about 3 years doing web project management and another 4 years in customer success for a SaaS product using WordPress.
In my project manager role, I would do everything from set up and configure themes, plugins, stores, etc., small custom CSS/HTML changes, UX/UI design, and research how we could make projects the best they could possibly be. The bulk of my work though was in managing project - from a new client handing off content until completion, working with teams of developers.
I got into the role fairly fast, because I was initially hired to do entry level webdev and graphic design, but the guy I worked for landed a few huge clients shortly after he hired me, and thought I'd be perfect to be a project manager, which he trained me how to do. He also wanted me in that role because I was good with talking with people, as a lot of developers he had just weren't, for whatever reason.
In my customer success role - I would work with clients one on one regarding their websites for their business, and worked with some of them that paid extra to do customizations.
These are just very simple explanations for both jobs.
In 2020, I was laid off from one of my work-from-home job, and I used that year to explore something different. This led me to the automotive industry, where I've been for the past 4 years (really 3 since I don't necessarily count 2020).
I learned an extremely challenging trade, helped start a business, and have continued doing project management while also working on some websites in my spare time.
Working in the automotive industry has toughened me up significantly, both as a person and a manager. Coming from a tech background, transitioning to an extremely physical and demanding job was hard, but I was successful.
The trade I learned has no formal schooling or certifications and typically requires a year or two of full-time effort to master, along with extensive self-study through YouTube videos, forums, and research.
This was probably the hardest thing I've ever learned to do in terms of work. Not only did I master it (within reason), but I also trained others to the point where one is now operating their own business, and several others have asked me to train them.
The bright side to all of that is I know how many resources there are for learning tech related skills online, so going from literally zero to such a nearly unlimited amount is already great.
However, I want to move out of this industry because I don't see myself doing this level of physical work as I get older. It can be great money, but there are slow months, the industry is changing, and I see where it's going and am prepping to get out of it.
Current Goals: I'm looking to re-enter the fields of web development and web project management. My current plan is to complete:
1. Career Track: Is this a good path to pursue for someone with my background and goals? Are there any other certifications or skills I should consider?
2. Training Programs: Recommendations for additional training programs or certifications that could complement my current plan.
I've gained invaluable experience working in the automotive industry, especially in management, and I'm excited about the possibility of applying these skills to the tech industry.
Is this a solid plan?
If not, please feel free to give me any advice or feedback!
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______________________
I'm reaching out to this amazing community for some guidance and advice on transitioning back into web development and project management.
Background: I have a fairly diverse background with experience in both tech (in the past and somewhat currently) and trade industries.
I spent about 3 years doing web project management and another 4 years in customer success for a SaaS product using WordPress.
In my project manager role, I would do everything from set up and configure themes, plugins, stores, etc., small custom CSS/HTML changes, UX/UI design, and research how we could make projects the best they could possibly be. The bulk of my work though was in managing project - from a new client handing off content until completion, working with teams of developers.
I got into the role fairly fast, because I was initially hired to do entry level webdev and graphic design, but the guy I worked for landed a few huge clients shortly after he hired me, and thought I'd be perfect to be a project manager, which he trained me how to do. He also wanted me in that role because I was good with talking with people, as a lot of developers he had just weren't, for whatever reason.
In my customer success role - I would work with clients one on one regarding their websites for their business, and worked with some of them that paid extra to do customizations.
These are just very simple explanations for both jobs.
In 2020, I was laid off from one of my work-from-home job, and I used that year to explore something different. This led me to the automotive industry, where I've been for the past 4 years (really 3 since I don't necessarily count 2020).
I learned an extremely challenging trade, helped start a business, and have continued doing project management while also working on some websites in my spare time.
Working in the automotive industry has toughened me up significantly, both as a person and a manager. Coming from a tech background, transitioning to an extremely physical and demanding job was hard, but I was successful.
The trade I learned has no formal schooling or certifications and typically requires a year or two of full-time effort to master, along with extensive self-study through YouTube videos, forums, and research.
This was probably the hardest thing I've ever learned to do in terms of work. Not only did I master it (within reason), but I also trained others to the point where one is now operating their own business, and several others have asked me to train them.
The bright side to all of that is I know how many resources there are for learning tech related skills online, so going from literally zero to such a nearly unlimited amount is already great.
However, I want to move out of this industry because I don't see myself doing this level of physical work as I get older. It can be great money, but there are slow months, the industry is changing, and I see where it's going and am prepping to get out of it.
Current Goals: I'm looking to re-enter the fields of web development and web project management. My current plan is to complete:
- Lunch School: Enroll in Lunch School, focusing on the Ruby and JavaScript track, with the aim of completing the Capstone project.
- Certifications:
- Earn my PMP (Project Management Professional) and ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) from PMI.
- Get several CompTIA certifications to enhance my technical skills (A+, Security+, Project+, Tech+, Network+)
- Get several certifications in related fields such as in digital marketing (SEO, Google/Facebook Ads, etc.), social media platform certifications, and any software certifications related to project management (Jira, etc.)
1. Career Track: Is this a good path to pursue for someone with my background and goals? Are there any other certifications or skills I should consider?
2. Training Programs: Recommendations for additional training programs or certifications that could complement my current plan.
I've gained invaluable experience working in the automotive industry, especially in management, and I'm excited about the possibility of applying these skills to the tech industry.
Is this a solid plan?
If not, please feel free to give me any advice or feedback!
2024.06.09 22:41 cozy_lamp Long weekend trip report
Finally got around to posting my trip report! My sister and I went down for a quick long weekend trip 5/16 – 5/19 to meet up with our parents who were already there for a longer stay at Old Key West. We stayed at Art of Animation. It was the first time we’ve stayed here and we both liked it! The theming is really good and I like having a food court. And of course being on the skyliner is great. It definitely fit the vibe of a value resort as it was pretty busy and loud but that’s to be expected and I’m really glad I have another Disney resort checked off my list!
Thursday 5/16
Our flight landed at MCO around 8:45 pm and we took a Lyft to AoA. We checked in and to our delight we were told our room had been upgraded! We originally booked a Little Mermaid room but the CM said we’d been upgraded to a Lion King family suite in the building right next to the lobby/pool. So our trip was off to an awesome start! We dropped our bags in our room and then had some dinner at the food court which was good.
Friday 5/17: Epcot & Magic Kingdom. Purchased Genie+ and got the Guardians VQ at 7am
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Thursday 5/16
Our flight landed at MCO around 8:45 pm and we took a Lyft to AoA. We checked in and to our delight we were told our room had been upgraded! We originally booked a Little Mermaid room but the CM said we’d been upgraded to a Lion King family suite in the building right next to the lobby/pool. So our trip was off to an awesome start! We dropped our bags in our room and then had some dinner at the food court which was good.
Friday 5/17: Epcot & Magic Kingdom. Purchased Genie+ and got the Guardians VQ at 7am
- We took the skyliner to Epcot and got there around 20 mins before early entry started
- We decided to rope drop Frozen instead of Remy since we already had a LL set for later that morning. Frozen was only a 20 min wait
- Went inside the Mexico pavilion and it was practically empty which was pretty cool. Rode Gran Fiesta Tour
- Test track (single rider - always the way to go!)
- Got a Chai at Connections Café and met up with our parents. It started torrential down pouring so we hung out in there for a few and then put on our ponchos and made our way over to France!
- Remy’s (LL)
- We walked around World Showcase and got some snacks. Gumbo and funnel cake in America, bratwurst, cheese strudel and pretzel bread pudding in Germany. The bread pudding is amazing! I got it for the first time back in January and I will get it every time I go now
- Our boarding group for Guardians was called. We got Conga for our song which I was happy about since I never got it before. But Everybody Wants to Rule the World is my absolute favorite so I am always hoping for that one.
- Club Cool
- Living with the Land (LL)
- Soarin’ (LL)
- We got a few snacks (pizza roll and peanut butter whoopie pie – so good!) from Sunshine Seasons and sat in the Land for a bit. One of my favorite places in Disney World.
- My parents and sister did the butterfly garden
- Picked up our AP magnets
- Spaceship earth (LL)
- We headed over to Caribbean Beach resort for our dinner reservation at Sebastian’s Bistro. This was my first time here and it was really good!
- After dinner we headed to Magic Kingdom for the night
- Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
- Buzz Lightyear (LL)
- Haunted Mansion (LL)
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train during the fireworks. Posted time was 55 min but we only waited 20!
- It’s a small world
- Peter Pan’s Flight (LL)
- Space Mountain (LL)
- Took the skyliner to Hollywood Studios and got there at 8am – a full half hour before early entry started
- Tower of Terror – we walked on 3x in a row!
- Slinky Dog Dash – only 35 min wait
- Our parents arrived and we headed to Galaxy’s Edge for some Ronto Morning Wraps – one of my favorites!
- Toy Story Mania (LL)
- Alien Swirling Saucers (LL)
- Got some Blue milk and tried the puff bread for the first time – it was pretty good
- Cup of Enchantment – yum!
- Took the bus over to Magic Kingdom and was in the park by 12:30 so we could get the Tron VQ at 1
- Railroad
- People Mover
- Carousel of Progress
- Cheeseburger spring rolls – finally tried these and they were good!
- Pirates (LL)
- Took the boat to Wilderness Lodge and had lunch at the Roaring Fork and relaxed there for a bit before taking the boat back to MK
- Went immediately over to Tron as our boarding group had been called. Love this ride!
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic
- Peter Pan’s Flight (LL)
- Hall of Presidents
- Big Thunder Mountain (LL)
- Got the All-American sundae at Plaza Ice Cream – yum!
- Space Mountain (LL)
- Took the boat over to Poly for a late little dinner at Capt. Cook’s. Got the noodles.
- We got on the monorail to go back to MK and we were the only ones on it! Bus back to AoA
- Stored our bags with bell services then had some breakfast at the AoA food court. There’s just something about sitting at your Disney hotel in the morning eating breakfast! Sad it was the last day though!
- Took the bus to Animal Kingdom
- Looked at a couple exhibits, got some Starbucks and met up with our parents
- I got a yummy non-alcoholic drink at Harambe Market before we did the Gorilla Falls trail and then took the Wildlife train
- Got some potstickers and watched the bird show
- Expedition Everest (I did the single rider line and waited less than 15 mins)
- Headed over to Epcot for our dinner reservation at Biergarten. First time here for everyone and we enjoyed it! The entertainment was cool and the food was good
2024.06.09 22:17 Plane_Carry8873 Looking for an pixel art artist that can work on an indie game project at 32px or 64px
Good day!
We are a small, passionate team dedicated to crafting the best possible games during our free time. Our journey began with a Halloween-themed visual novel called Hard Drive Bargain, which we created as part of the 2023 Halloween Game Jam. You can check it out here: Hard Drive Bargain. The experience was incredibly rewarding, and it brought our team closer together.
Building on that momentum, we have reunited to embark on an exciting new project—a roguelike game set in a post-apocalyptic world where magic and technology have collided, leaving the landscape in ruins. The game's unique setting offers a rich canvas for creativity, blending the mystical with the mechanical in intriguing ways.
We are currently seeking a talented pixel art artist to join our indie game project. The art style we're aiming for is at a resolution of either 32px or 64px, which will help bring our game's world and characters to life.
This project is purely a labor of love, driven by our shared enthusiasm for game development. As such, it is unpaid and done in our spare time, without a specific deadline. We believe this is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build their portfolio, gain experience, and collaborate with like-minded individuals who are passionate about creating something special.
If you are interested in contributing your skills to our project and becoming part of our creative journey, we would love to hear from you. Let's create something amazing together!
If you are interested in joining on this project, please contact me through the Reddit messaging or directly to my discord: _cpf351998.
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We are a small, passionate team dedicated to crafting the best possible games during our free time. Our journey began with a Halloween-themed visual novel called Hard Drive Bargain, which we created as part of the 2023 Halloween Game Jam. You can check it out here: Hard Drive Bargain. The experience was incredibly rewarding, and it brought our team closer together.
Building on that momentum, we have reunited to embark on an exciting new project—a roguelike game set in a post-apocalyptic world where magic and technology have collided, leaving the landscape in ruins. The game's unique setting offers a rich canvas for creativity, blending the mystical with the mechanical in intriguing ways.
We are currently seeking a talented pixel art artist to join our indie game project. The art style we're aiming for is at a resolution of either 32px or 64px, which will help bring our game's world and characters to life.
This project is purely a labor of love, driven by our shared enthusiasm for game development. As such, it is unpaid and done in our spare time, without a specific deadline. We believe this is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build their portfolio, gain experience, and collaborate with like-minded individuals who are passionate about creating something special.
If you are interested in contributing your skills to our project and becoming part of our creative journey, we would love to hear from you. Let's create something amazing together!
If you are interested in joining on this project, please contact me through the Reddit messaging or directly to my discord: _cpf351998.
2024.06.09 22:06 No-Marionberry-6769 Chillax Giraffe Pro Smart Baby Monitor – WiFi Video Baby Monitor with Fu...
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2024.06.09 22:06 corvid_void Studium Noctis
About Studium Noctis:
We are a small Free Company on Exodus with a "dark academic" themed home that we're hoping you might like to call your own! We currently have about 14 or 15 active players and our founding members are well-versed in almost all aspects of the game, from expert crafting to savage raiding to PvP content and even to lite-roleplay. We welcome all players, new and veteran alike, who may be looking for a smaller community and a home with a curated aesthetic to participate in a panoply of content with--to make friends and to have fun ^_^.
We are hoping to see Studium Noctis develop further and more fully in the days leading up to Dawntrail! So. If you are interested please contact our headmaster Corvid Voidsinger via Discord (message "corvid_void" or "Corvid#8420") or else apply in-game through any one of our members with the tag!
"Ours is a promised journey written by starlight in the sunless sea, to be studied that all might grow wiser in the lives we lead."
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We are a small Free Company on Exodus with a "dark academic" themed home that we're hoping you might like to call your own! We currently have about 14 or 15 active players and our founding members are well-versed in almost all aspects of the game, from expert crafting to savage raiding to PvP content and even to lite-roleplay. We welcome all players, new and veteran alike, who may be looking for a smaller community and a home with a curated aesthetic to participate in a panoply of content with--to make friends and to have fun ^_^.
We are hoping to see Studium Noctis develop further and more fully in the days leading up to Dawntrail! So. If you are interested please contact our headmaster Corvid Voidsinger via Discord (message "corvid_void" or "Corvid#8420") or else apply in-game through any one of our members with the
"Ours is a promised journey written by starlight in the sunless sea, to be studied that all might grow wiser in the lives we lead."
2024.06.09 21:58 JinLocke [FxF] (but maybe FxM too) Various fandom RPs!
Hey hey! Jin Locke here and i am searching for people to RP with!
I am looking to try and find new RP partners interested in RPing various fandoms that i am interested in. I prefer to play with literate RP partners who can achieve a paragraph length, and maybe go beyond that if really inspired. Sorry, but two-three sentence responses are just way too short for me to truly enjoy the RP. There is no set limit on "max length" but i wouldnt want you to exhaust yourself typing novellas! Just keep it comfortable but detailed.
I am 26 yo and so expect it to eventually get into NSFW zone, BUT if you dont want to then its also fine to me, we can keep it as a more "innocent" romance. RP can be long or short term, but long terms are preferable since they allow us to explore more themes in it.
For CanonxCanon or CanonxOC or OCxOC i dont really have a hard set preference but would enjoy at least one canon character in a pairing, since OCxOC can get a bit... vague. However i will not judge before hearing you out! By all means, message me if you have any ideas and i will be happy to hear them out.
As for genders... I guess i am on my FxF spell. I can try FxM but its a bit "maybe" for me and i usually only do it with a few specific preferences, so ye be warned.
Plots can be discussed further in DMs or chat, since writing it all out here for ALL the fandoms will take a few pages and i want us to talk about our preferences, themes, scenarios and whatever else we want before we start.
Also you can ask me for my Discord and we can continue there if you like, which i actually prefer since Discord is far easier to track and notice fresh notifications then Reddit, which sometimes does not display them due to a bug of some kind.
Now for fandoms i crave: Genshin Impact, Saiko no Sutoka, Overwatch, Avatar, Fire Emblem, DC/Marvel, Mass Effect, World of Warcraft, RWBY, all kinds of "usual suspect" anime like Naruto and etc... Fate (Grand Order and more!) , Witcher, Resident Evil, Dragon Age and list goes on and on...
Feel free to suggest the fandoms you like, but i may not be too familiar with them... But you never know!
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I am looking to try and find new RP partners interested in RPing various fandoms that i am interested in. I prefer to play with literate RP partners who can achieve a paragraph length, and maybe go beyond that if really inspired. Sorry, but two-three sentence responses are just way too short for me to truly enjoy the RP. There is no set limit on "max length" but i wouldnt want you to exhaust yourself typing novellas! Just keep it comfortable but detailed.
I am 26 yo and so expect it to eventually get into NSFW zone, BUT if you dont want to then its also fine to me, we can keep it as a more "innocent" romance. RP can be long or short term, but long terms are preferable since they allow us to explore more themes in it.
For CanonxCanon or CanonxOC or OCxOC i dont really have a hard set preference but would enjoy at least one canon character in a pairing, since OCxOC can get a bit... vague. However i will not judge before hearing you out! By all means, message me if you have any ideas and i will be happy to hear them out.
As for genders... I guess i am on my FxF spell. I can try FxM but its a bit "maybe" for me and i usually only do it with a few specific preferences, so ye be warned.
Plots can be discussed further in DMs or chat, since writing it all out here for ALL the fandoms will take a few pages and i want us to talk about our preferences, themes, scenarios and whatever else we want before we start.
Also you can ask me for my Discord and we can continue there if you like, which i actually prefer since Discord is far easier to track and notice fresh notifications then Reddit, which sometimes does not display them due to a bug of some kind.
Now for fandoms i crave: Genshin Impact, Saiko no Sutoka, Overwatch, Avatar, Fire Emblem, DC/Marvel, Mass Effect, World of Warcraft, RWBY, all kinds of "usual suspect" anime like Naruto and etc... Fate (Grand Order and more!) , Witcher, Resident Evil, Dragon Age and list goes on and on...
Feel free to suggest the fandoms you like, but i may not be too familiar with them... But you never know!
2024.06.09 21:52 StrahdVonZaroB1tch [PF2e] [Online] [UTC+1] Fridays. Looking for players for a very long term 1-20 Pathfinder 2e game set in Golarion
The Age of Lost Omens.
It is the age in which we find ourselves today, having supplanted the Age of Enthronement in 4606 AR when the death of the god Aroden threw the entire planet into decades of turmoil and confusion.
Aroden himself had prophesied thousands of years before that he would return on the cusp of mankind's greatest triumph and usher in the Age of Glory. His priests and followers calculated the supposed exact time of this event and prepared for it with lavish pomp. On the prophesied date, instead of his return, all contact to the god was lost and the world was devastated by terrible storms, the opening of vast planar rifts, and decades-spanning political upheavals. Since then, no major prophecy has come true, a condition for which historians have named the current era.
For over a century now this has been the truth of the world and despite the damage that Aroden’s death has caused, life has continued.
In the Saga Lands to the north it would seem new heroes are a constant, whilst most perish or retire some go on to achieve greatness.
In the south many nations have reformed in the wake of Aroden’s disappearance, most notably Cheliax, which once held him as their patron god have become a despotic empire of devil-worshiping slavers led by the diabolical House Thrune.
Their neighbor, Andoran, makes ready for war and the swords of the Shining Kingdoms are with them, the falling empire of Molthune stokes the fires in preparation for an invasion of the forest realm of Nirmathas, and east of Lake Encarthan troubles haunt the elves of Kyonin as dark clad figures practice ancient rites in the forgotten places of the world.
Something is rising, some great evil is beckoning forces unknown to its side and in the coming years I fear the fate of the very world may be decided, be it heroism or hellfire that will spell our fortunes I cannot say but this I know. Hard shall be the road, yet against what tenebrous plots are forming in dark places there may still be victory. Without prophecy we may be lost, yet without heroes we are doomed.
Hello! Edgy campaign intro aside.
I am looking to put together a long-term Pathfinder 2nd edition group to join me in an adventure around Avistan and wider Golarion, this will be a 1-20 campaign that will take place over the next several years so if you are interested in a new long-term group feel free to express interest.
To give you some background on myself. I have been running and playing tabletop games for 13 years or so now and I have always preferred more serious story beats and darker themes (though absolutely with room for heroics and comedy), I am a historian and I love to incorporate elements of what I study into my games, and I am a huge fan of roleplay in general and love moments of great emotion in my games.
I am and this game will be friendly to LGBT+ people and no bigotry will be tolerated, except against elves, dwarves rule, suck it.
This game will use Discord and Foundry VTT (via the Forge), both are free on the player end, and it will take place weekly (for the most part) on Fridays at 7PM UTC+1.
That is 2PM Eastern if it makes it easier for friends across the sea.
If you are interested please fill out this google form and feel free to comment or message me with any questions. :)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV8KJdsHmBK9nK3NEiv6BMDILdTfbIfl_RqVESAlAOgGJIPQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
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It is the age in which we find ourselves today, having supplanted the Age of Enthronement in 4606 AR when the death of the god Aroden threw the entire planet into decades of turmoil and confusion.
Aroden himself had prophesied thousands of years before that he would return on the cusp of mankind's greatest triumph and usher in the Age of Glory. His priests and followers calculated the supposed exact time of this event and prepared for it with lavish pomp. On the prophesied date, instead of his return, all contact to the god was lost and the world was devastated by terrible storms, the opening of vast planar rifts, and decades-spanning political upheavals. Since then, no major prophecy has come true, a condition for which historians have named the current era.
For over a century now this has been the truth of the world and despite the damage that Aroden’s death has caused, life has continued.
In the Saga Lands to the north it would seem new heroes are a constant, whilst most perish or retire some go on to achieve greatness.
In the south many nations have reformed in the wake of Aroden’s disappearance, most notably Cheliax, which once held him as their patron god have become a despotic empire of devil-worshiping slavers led by the diabolical House Thrune.
Their neighbor, Andoran, makes ready for war and the swords of the Shining Kingdoms are with them, the falling empire of Molthune stokes the fires in preparation for an invasion of the forest realm of Nirmathas, and east of Lake Encarthan troubles haunt the elves of Kyonin as dark clad figures practice ancient rites in the forgotten places of the world.
Something is rising, some great evil is beckoning forces unknown to its side and in the coming years I fear the fate of the very world may be decided, be it heroism or hellfire that will spell our fortunes I cannot say but this I know. Hard shall be the road, yet against what tenebrous plots are forming in dark places there may still be victory. Without prophecy we may be lost, yet without heroes we are doomed.
I am looking to put together a long-term Pathfinder 2nd edition group to join me in an adventure around Avistan and wider Golarion, this will be a 1-20 campaign that will take place over the next several years so if you are interested in a new long-term group feel free to express interest.
To give you some background on myself. I have been running and playing tabletop games for 13 years or so now and I have always preferred more serious story beats and darker themes (though absolutely with room for heroics and comedy), I am a historian and I love to incorporate elements of what I study into my games, and I am a huge fan of roleplay in general and love moments of great emotion in my games.
I am and this game will be friendly to LGBT+ people and no bigotry will be tolerated, except against elves, dwarves rule, suck it.
This game will use Discord and Foundry VTT (via the Forge), both are free on the player end, and it will take place weekly (for the most part) on Fridays at 7PM UTC+1.
That is 2PM Eastern if it makes it easier for friends across the sea.
If you are interested please fill out this google form and feel free to comment or message me with any questions. :)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV8KJdsHmBK9nK3NEiv6BMDILdTfbIfl_RqVESAlAOgGJIPQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
2024.06.09 21:51 An_Anonymous_Anime [online] [5e] [DND] [newbie] [LGBT friendly] [+18] Fairly New
My name demi and am 21.I have played a bit of DND but am still very new. Sadly DND got to busy due to work. Am mostly free on Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays. Tuesdays are therapy, Thursdays are anime night and Friday and Saturday are when my bf comes over.
Am ok with horror and dark themes.
I have a few memory issues and have a bad stutter. So I apologize if I forgot or stutter a lot. Just please be patient with me.
Am mostly looking for a group to join!
I have made a sweet character and am willing to change a bit to fit the themes and lore
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Am ok with horror and dark themes.
I have a few memory issues and have a bad stutter. So I apologize if I forgot or stutter a lot. Just please be patient with me.
Am mostly looking for a group to join!
I have made a sweet character and am willing to change a bit to fit the themes and lore
2024.06.09 21:51 Own_Account7336 Adopting values
My parents are from countries A and B, and settled in C where I was born. I was sent to international school as parents expected to move back to B before I was 10, however that never happened. Illness and poverty defined my childhood, as well as bullying as no poor kids went to international school. I continued to national HS/College and university and managed to define a career but no real social life. There was severe neglect in my childhood home and much anger, as well as alcohol, which has formed my adulthood in ways I thought I’d overcome with age. I believe child protective services would have interfered if they had functioned at the international school, as they did in public schools.
Mum carries a conservative religious view, dad died several years ago, whereafter mum moved back to B. I remained in C and live a successful professional life but feel I’ve lost out on real life, having no kids but able to mostly do what I want - a luxury. My mum has never accepted my values as a citizen of C, which has a wholly different value system to B. The way I see it, I had no choice but to adapt and accept the values of C or else I would not be able to succeed in my life, or risk losing out on social and professional opportunities. These were tough choices as a young adult but I stand by them 20 years later. Country B offers me no opportunities while I often visit country A on business. I have little family contact there due to dad’s life choice as a very young man, turning his back and going to sea as a 15-year old.
My situation now is that mum pseudo-accepts my life choices, but sometimes lets it shine through that she does not accept my choices or values after all. “I did not raise you like this” is a common theme but they did not raise me - I had to raise myself after becoming a young adult. She repeatedly mentions the lack of grandchildren, disagreeing with choosing a partner who has her own, even though we may have a common child later. The situation is extremely sore but I feel that I cannot apologise for necessary life choices.
Any attempt to reason about these subjects has through the years proven futile. It always ends up in a shouting contest where my opinion does not matter, she holds the truth and I should be ashamed. When she starts screaming I am immediately brought back to childhood where mum and dad went on like this regularly, scaring me and depriving me of normal things such as having friends come over.
It appears to me that she is polishing history, remembering things in a more positive shine. She expects me to move to B and take care of the family property and herself, something I have absolutely no interest of. It was their choice to spend every free cent on the property in B, leading to collective misery in C and mangling my childhood in the process. Pulling from the values of C I’m happy to pay for services to care for mum when the time comes, which is the costume in this country except that the government pays when people stay here. She has a good material life on a great property with decent pension from her working life in C, a new husband and friends. C is thousands of kilometres away.
Am I complaining? Yes, for the purpose of stating my situation but no, I accept that life is what it is. I am happy to have a good job and nice stepkids. I hope my story is of interest to someone, perhaps someone can relate?
Thanks for your attention and time.
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Mum carries a conservative religious view, dad died several years ago, whereafter mum moved back to B. I remained in C and live a successful professional life but feel I’ve lost out on real life, having no kids but able to mostly do what I want - a luxury. My mum has never accepted my values as a citizen of C, which has a wholly different value system to B. The way I see it, I had no choice but to adapt and accept the values of C or else I would not be able to succeed in my life, or risk losing out on social and professional opportunities. These were tough choices as a young adult but I stand by them 20 years later. Country B offers me no opportunities while I often visit country A on business. I have little family contact there due to dad’s life choice as a very young man, turning his back and going to sea as a 15-year old.
My situation now is that mum pseudo-accepts my life choices, but sometimes lets it shine through that she does not accept my choices or values after all. “I did not raise you like this” is a common theme but they did not raise me - I had to raise myself after becoming a young adult. She repeatedly mentions the lack of grandchildren, disagreeing with choosing a partner who has her own, even though we may have a common child later. The situation is extremely sore but I feel that I cannot apologise for necessary life choices.
Any attempt to reason about these subjects has through the years proven futile. It always ends up in a shouting contest where my opinion does not matter, she holds the truth and I should be ashamed. When she starts screaming I am immediately brought back to childhood where mum and dad went on like this regularly, scaring me and depriving me of normal things such as having friends come over.
It appears to me that she is polishing history, remembering things in a more positive shine. She expects me to move to B and take care of the family property and herself, something I have absolutely no interest of. It was their choice to spend every free cent on the property in B, leading to collective misery in C and mangling my childhood in the process. Pulling from the values of C I’m happy to pay for services to care for mum when the time comes, which is the costume in this country except that the government pays when people stay here. She has a good material life on a great property with decent pension from her working life in C, a new husband and friends. C is thousands of kilometres away.
Am I complaining? Yes, for the purpose of stating my situation but no, I accept that life is what it is. I am happy to have a good job and nice stepkids. I hope my story is of interest to someone, perhaps someone can relate?
Thanks for your attention and time.
2024.06.09 21:42 JuniperBurr Tales of The Lonely Coast A Fantasy Horror Campaign [🏳️🌈+ & Beginner Friendly] [Online] [5E] [Roll20] [Saturdays 6:00 PM PST]
Something is preying on the roads around the village of Dulwich.
Out on the Lonely Coast, villages like Dulwich rely heavily on trade with the surrounding towns for their livelihood. This far South in Kelvastra is far beyond the watch of The Empire, especially when they're worried about another war with the Lucde Alliance up North.
There will be no help from the Crown.
The residents of Dulwich had already begun filling their cellars for the arrival of The Frost Shepherds, but if things out on the roads don't change soon... Well, a lot of people aren't going to make it to the next thaw.
Rumors abound flow around Dulwich about the Shadowed Keep, a crumbling fortress deep in the pines of the Forest of Grey Spires. A group of bandits are launching raids on the passing caravans. The Goblins of the Blood Moon have returned to stock their larders with hapless travelers. The ghosts of the keep's former occupants have returned to turn the living into a shambling army of the undead.
With a host of other problems plaguing Dulwich's populace; an oppressive baron and his inflexible captain of the guard, skeletons arising out of the graveyard, and a rising thieves' guild robbing the in-town merchants of their goods. It doesn't look like the town will make it through the cold in one piece.
You've heard whispered rumors from the surrounding villages of the dangers of the journey to Dulwich and the strife of its people. Whatever your reasons, story, or methods, you've decided to step out onto the roads and make your way to Dulwich with a group of like-minded travelers.
Take up the sword. Take up the spear. Take up bow or tome or shield.
Brave the wilds. Brave the dangers. Brave potential death.
The tale of your deeds on the Lonely Coast has yet to be written...
🗡 - LGBTQA+ Friendly
🗡 - Beginner Friendly
🗡 - Experience a love letter to the classic adventure T*he Keep on the Borderlands *in 5E and then venture into folk horror-themed uncharted territory!
🗡 - Explore The Lonely Coast, a secluded and dangerous mist and pine-filled stretch of The Empire of Kelvastra, in the Seas of Erund. (This is a homebrew setting with its own original lore, pantheon, and terminology, featuring race restrictions.)
🗡 - Free Session Zero. Early Bird Booking Special.
Game: Tales of the Lonely Coast
Schedule: Saturday Evenings 6:00 - 9:00 PST/PDT Weekly (Intended Start Date: 06/08/24)
Game Style: Character Driver. Mild Sandbox. Roleplay & Combat Focused
Roles Sought: 2-3 Players (18+ Only)
Voice: Discord
VTT: Roll20
Sheets: D&D Beyond
Intended Length: Levels 1 - 12 Roughly a Year
Cost: $15.00 per session via StartPlaying.Games
Links: Roll20 Listing & StartPlaying.Games Listing & Player Application
Now that we have that spiel out of the way, hello potential adventurer! I'm Scott. (He/Him)
Tales of the Lonely Coast is a homebrew campaign, with some existing third-party module input, in a homebrew world setting called Erund. The world is constantly changing based on player input, how previous campaigns unfolded, and current campaign choices. This might be up your alley if you want something new but familiar.
Our game listing on Roll20 contains our Code of Conduct, Character Building Guidelines, and House Rules. They've got our Player Application Link and a short introduction to me, your potential dungeon master.
My tables are safe and inclusive spaces. I've been running online games for seven years and playing various TTRPGs for just over 20 years now. If you're interested in my credentials, DMing Style, and what my current/past players say about me, check out my DM Profile on StartPlaying.Games here: DM Profile
2024.06.09 21:39 JuniperBurr Tales of The Lonely Coast A Folklore Fantasy Horror Campaign [🏳️🌈+ & Beginner Friendly] [Online] [5E] [Roll20] [Saturdays 6:00 PM PST]
Something is preying on the roads around the village of Dulwich.
Out on the Lonely Coast, villages like Dulwich rely heavily on trade with the surrounding towns for their livelihood. This far South in Kelvastra is far beyond the watch of The Empire, especially when they're worried about another war with the Lucde Alliance up North.
There will be no help from the Crown.
The residents of Dulwich had already begun filling their cellars for the arrival of The Frost Shepherds, but if things out on the roads don't change soon... Well, a lot of people aren't going to make it to the next thaw.
Rumors abound flow around Dulwich about the Shadowed Keep, a crumbling fortress deep in the pines of the Forest of Grey Spires. A group of bandits are launching raids on the passing caravans. The Goblins of the Blood Moon have returned to stock their larders with hapless travelers. The ghosts of the keep's former occupants have returned to turn the living into a shambling army of the undead.
With a host of other problems plaguing Dulwich's populace; an oppressive baron and his inflexible captain of the guard, skeletons arising out of the graveyard, and a rising thieves' guild robbing the in-town merchants of their goods. It doesn't look like the town will make it through the cold in one piece.
You've heard whispered rumors from the surrounding villages of the dangers of the journey to Dulwich and the strife of its people. Whatever your reasons, story, or methods, you've decided to step out onto the roads and make your way to Dulwich with a group of like-minded travelers.
Take up the sword. Take up the spear. Take up bow or tome or shield.
Brave the wilds. Brave the dangers. Brave potential death.
The tale of your deeds on the Lonely Coast has yet to be written...
🗡 - LGBTQ+ Friendly
🗡 - Beginner Friendly
🗡 - Experience a love letter to the classic adventure T**he Keep on the Borderlands **in 5E with a horror-themed twist and then venture into folk horror-themed uncharted territory!
🗡 - Explore The Lonely Coast, a secluded and dangerous mist and pine-filled stretch of The Empire of Kelvastra, in the Seas of Erund. (This is a homebrew setting with its own original lore, pantheon, and terminology, featuring race restrictions.)
🗡 - Free Session Zero. Early Bird Booking Special.
Game: Tales of the Lonely Coast
Schedule: Saturday Evenings 6:00 - 9:00 PST/PDT Weekly (Intended Start Date: 06/08/24)
Game Style: Character Driver. Mild Sandbox. Roleplay & Combat Focused
Roles Sought: 2-3 Players (18+ Only)
Voice: Discord
VTT: Roll20
Sheets: D&D Beyond
Intended Length: Levels 1 - 12 Roughly a Year
Cost: $15.00 per session via StartPlaying.Games
Links: Roll20 Listing & StartPlaying.Games Listing & Player Application
Now that we have that spiel out of the way, hello potential adventurer! I'm Scott. (He/Him)
Tales of the Lonely Coast is a homebrew campaign, with some existing third-party module input, in a homebrew world setting called Erund. The world is constantly changing based on player input, how previous campaigns unfolded, and current campaign choices. This might be up your alley if you want something new but familiar.
Our game listing on Roll20 contains our Code of Conduct, Character Building Guidelines, and House Rules. They've got our Player Application Link and a short introduction to me, your potential dungeon master.
My tables are safe and inclusive spaces. I've been running online games for seven years and playing various TTRPGs for just over 20 years now. If you're interested in my credentials, DMing Style, and what my current/past players say about me, check out my DM Profile on StartPlaying.Games here: DM Profile
2024.06.09 21:35 JohnathanWayne High Power Magus Lucea Kane
Hi! Looking for a high power [[Magus Lucea Kane]] list. Something that is just shy of cEDH (this is my playgroup’s power level). No budget limit. Free spells and all lands are fair game.
The preferred themes are x spells and counters, but would also like to keep as many Tyranids in as possible.
Alternatively, would also appreciate feedback on cards you think are must-includes or over performers in this deck, as well as any easy combos. Thanks!!
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The preferred themes are x spells and counters, but would also like to keep as many Tyranids in as possible.
Alternatively, would also appreciate feedback on cards you think are must-includes or over performers in this deck, as well as any easy combos. Thanks!!
2024.06.09 21:23 amitzinman2020 Prince 4Ever Ride 2024 Highlights video
Highlights of the Prince themed annual Bike Summer (the festival formerly known as Pedalpalooza) ride. I wish you could hear some of the wonderful music we were listening to but due to copyright restriction I had to enlist the help of AI to create the music track for this video.
To support this YouTube's channel ongoing costs, feel free to donate here https://www.gofundme.com/f/bike-filming Even a little bit helps! :)
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2024.06.09 21:17 Sable__ [Exchange] Plants/nature themed envelope [US to US]
Would anyone be interested in a 2 oz envelope of plants/nature themed washi samples, small sticker flakes, large washi stickers, memos, and other ephemera? I have a lot of duplicates so these have been sitting around for a while, and I've love to send them to someone that will actually use them.
I'd like to exchange for 2 oz of similar items — washi tape/stickers, sticker flakes, memos, sticker sheets are okay too! But please no vinyls since I don't use those. They don't have to be plant themed, I love kawaii/cutesy and pastel themed things too :)
Please leave a comment if you're interested in exchanging and I'll reach out!
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I'd like to exchange for 2 oz of similar items — washi tape/stickers, sticker flakes, memos, sticker sheets are okay too! But please no vinyls since I don't use those. They don't have to be plant themed, I love kawaii/cutesy and pastel themed things too :)
Please leave a comment if you're interested in exchanging and I'll reach out!
2024.06.09 21:10 SolomonSinclair Character Concept: Kureya, Twilight Mirage
 | My last (but not latest) original character for the moment, I had a lot of fun creating this one. Unlike my others, she has a little bit of lore and a signature weapon (that ended up being a more general purpose version of Neuvillette's, albeit on accident). submitted by SolomonSinclair to Genshin_Concepts [link] [comments] This is also the character who, for anyone that saw it, is why my opinion of Yanxue dropped somewhat, as I just enjoyed how this one came out so much. Anyway, with that said, here she is. https://preview.redd.it/jappdxn8wk5d1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba146b7a86af4d6ce8f6244dd52d801cd0f34633 Kureya, real name Claire, is a Fontaine native who was born in the Fortress of Meropide and spent most of her childhood and teenage years there. Her main past time as a kid was reading smuggled in light novels from Yae Publishing House, with her favorite being the Princess Mina of the Fallen Nation series, which gave her a... Strange personality. (I'm saying she's a hardcore weeb; or the Teyvat equivalent, anyway. If Fischl can be chuuni, why not a weeb?) She really fell in love with the concept of samurai and ninja and would often play at being either one in her free time. Eventually, she got out of Meropide and, for old times' sake, bought a Yae Publishing House light novel; this one happened to be Shogun Almighty: Reborn as Raiden With Unlimited Power... Which happened to be a very telling title, as it happened to contain her vision within its pages. And she immediately used it to try and conjure both a flaming sword and a fiery kunai. Which she succeeded at, somehow. Thanks to that, she changed her name to Kureya, a Japanese pronunciation of Claire, but she writes it with the kanji 暮屋; the former is read Kure and means "sundown", while the latter is read Ya and is regularly used as a suffix for someone who does something (i.e., Baker is Panya, Blacksmith is Kajiya, etc.). Yes, that also means that, in that very weeby way of just smashing cool kanji together, her name could translate to Sundowner. Yes, *that* Sundowner. I'm actually rather proud of how stupidly cheesy, yet thematic, I managed to get her name. With that said, here's the rest of her kit.
Obviously, the star of the show here is her Charged Attack, which functions almost identically to Neuvillette's. The main difference is that it's not a continuous attack; instead, it's more akin to the Lv2 Charged Shot from some Bow users, where you have to hold it for several seconds before releasing it. This is also a large part of why she gets such a massive DMG Bonus from her consumed HP: if you get interrupted or miss, you just wasted all that time.Elemental Skill - Return to Honor Condenses the power of flame into a sleek and slender curved blade, before rapidly drawing it in a wide slice, dealing Pyro DMG to surrounding opponents and entering Blade Mode. In this mode, Kureya's Normal and Charged Attacks, as well as Elemental Skill, change as follows: Normal Attack - Yagyu Swordsmanship (Adapted) Performs up to 4 consecutive sword strikes, dealing Pyro DMG. Charged Attack - Empowered Iai (Adapted) Assumes a sheathed stance and begins charging a powerful draw cut, before unleashing an all-encompassing 360 degree circular slash, dealing AoE Pyro DMG. In this state, Kureya can move and change facing while she projects a blazing barrier of whirling blades to shield her as she prepares. Max DMG absorbed scales off Kureya's Max HP and absorbs Pyro DMG 250% more effectively. If Kureya is attacked while this barrier persists, she will finish charging instantly. Additionally, if her HP is above 50%, she will consume her HP until she is at 25% of her Max HP, converting it into additional DMG. Elemental Skill - Come and Get It Kureya opens her arms wide, blazing sword dangling negligently from one hand as she taunts opponents, attracting them to attack her. Additionally, Kureya gains the Zen of the Mind's Eye effect, which will restore a percentage of her Max HP and will decrease the charge time for Charged Attack - Empowered Iai (Adapted) by 1.5s. Holding the Skill button will return Kureya to Catalyst Mode and enter the Twilight Hawkeye state. Arkhe - Pneuma At certain intervals, after using the Empowered Iai (Adapted), a Spiritbreath Thorn will descend and pierce opponents, dealing Pneuma-aligned Pyro DMG. Gameplay Notes
As should be obvious, this is heavily inspired by Childe's Foul Legacy: Raging Tide, but with a few key differences: - It has a fixed duration and fixed CD, so it's easier to play with. - It doesn't deactivate upon swapping characters. - It doesn't disable Plunging Attacks. - It trades the quadratic scaling and regular DMG of Riptide for a single large swipe.Elemental Burst - Bloodshed's End Performs different attacks based on what mode Kureya is in. Catalyst Mode - Bloodflame Familiar Conjures and hurls a giant flaming shurikan that explodes on impact, dealing AoE Pyro DMG and creating a ring of Molten Shuriken that orbit your active character. If Kureya's HP is above 50% when this ability is cast, she will consume her HP until she is at 25% of her Max HP and will grant the Molten Shuriken a DMG Bonus equal to a percentage of the total HP consumed. Molten Shuriken
Assuming a sheathed stance, Kureya briefly charges before unleashing a nigh-invisible flurry of slashes, striking everything around her and dealing AoE Pyro DMG. Refunds a portion of its Energy Cost after use. Gameplay Notes
Similar to her Skill, her Burst is also heavily inspired by Childe's, which only made sense, and one mode gets an Energy Return. However, that's where the similarities stop. Her Catalyst Mode burst, while doing okay damage, provides an off-field coordinated attack with solid damage of its own and a DMG Boost if Kureya's above 50% HP and healing on hit. Her Blade Mode burst, on the other hand, is just a big fat nuke that would make for some obscene numbers if you managed to vape or melt it.1st Ascension Passive - If You Want to Make it Easy On Me After using Come and Get It, the CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG of Charged Attack - Empowered Iai (Adapted) are increased by 20% and 60%, respectively, for 6s.
So long as a Molten Shuriken is in play, when your active character triggers a Pyro-related Elemental Reaction, the opponent shall be stricken with a Bloodflame Rebuke that deals Pyro DMG equal to 80% of Kureya's ATK.
When Kureya cooks an ATK-boosting dish perfectly, she has a 12% chance to receive double the product.
While charging Charged Attack - Empowered Iai (Adapted) after using Come and Get It, surrounding opponents and objects will be pulled towards Kureya.
When Kureya's Normal Attacks hit opponents, her Pyro DMG Bonus is increased by 10% for 4s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.1s. Max 5 stacks.
Return to Honor Talent Level +34th Constellation - Cry Havoc Elemental Reactions triggered by Molten Shuriken will ignore 60% of the opponent's DEF.
Bloodshed's End Talent Level +36th Constellation - Dragon Flash After Blade Mode - One Mind is used, Kureya initiates a follow-up slash against the nearest opponent, dealing Pyro DMG equal to 200% of its DMG.
Stats at Lv90 R1
And that's it. That's Kureya. I enjoyed the hell out of creating her, despite not liking HP consumption mechanics most of the time, but I really wanted to do several things: a ninja-themed character whose charged attack had an aiming mode, a samurai-themed character that wielded a flaming sword, like Kazuha's splash art, and a character with a different take on coordinated Pyro attacks than Yanxue. Copying Childe's mechanics let me do all three at the same time. As a result, I almost certainly went waaaay overboard when creating her, but I'm more than satisfied with how she turned out, so I'm okay with it (not like tweaking numbers is that hard). |
2024.06.09 21:04 DoGsPaWsLoVe Saturday 06/08/24: 16 Posts
 | Here is the recap of the 16 monetized posts from Kylea and Joseph "Joe" Gomez of Kylea G. Weight loss Journey. on 06/08/24. Please view the 20 images above to see an image from Easter, an important comment from Kylea, and the monetized posts. submitted by DoGsPaWsLoVe to KyleaGomezsnark [link] [comments] ☎️ If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please call or text 988 for assistance. Disclaimers: I am not a physician, influencer, or paid content creator. I am not affiliated with WW. I am semi-retired from the healthcare field with multiple college degrees. These opinions are my own based on social media content. I wish no harm to Kylea or Joseph "Joe" Gomez. The tagline of Kylea G. Weight loss Journey. is, "I changed my entire life with prayer and a playlist of songs. No surgery, no meds. Just Jesus." DAILY STATS 06/08/24: 0/16 posts discussed prayer 1/16 posts discussed music (a short video of Kylea singing copyrighted music) 0/16 posts discussed exercise 2/16 posts shared a new recipe 1/16 additional posts were food Kylea ate 2/16 posts were about the use of disposable aluminum pans= rage baiting and sadfishing (tactics to elicit strong emotional responses from followers) 3/16 posts were about the Farmers Market (2 about plans to attend and 1 showing her purchases) 1/16 posts showcased her organized fridge/freezer. (Who is drinking the tequila and beer?) 1/16 posts were "Joe" praising Kylea for "cooking and preparing our home for the week ahead." 👌 🤣 1/16 posts was about a new mini juicer 4/16 posts were about BB aka Backup Birdie (the new puppy) 🐶 📢 To our friends at Meta, that means at least 37% of the monetized content had nothing to do with weight loss, which is the tagline and purpose of her page. Follow your monetization rules and take action. ⚠️ Disordered Eating- Daily & Weekly WW Points Consumed (Data compiled from monetized content): 1 WW Point?: Crazy Llama blended coffee with almond milk, sugar-free white chocolate, sugar-free vanilla, and sugar-free peppermint 4 WW Points: Mini pita with honey turkey & 1/2 slice Swiss cheese; sliced cucumbers with dry ranch packet sprinkled on top 4 WW Points: Doritos Tangy Pickle Chicken, red potato with sugar-free ketchup, and corn on the cob. (Sides covered with spray vegetable oil.) 3 WW Points: Blackberry cobbler with Halo Top ice cream 📢 For our friends at Meta, that means Kylea consumed approx. 12 daily WW points out of (up to) 30 and zero weekly WW points out of 28. This is disordered eating and potentially deadly messaging to her 141k+ followers. Food choices matter. Weighing yourself twice daily for years is disordered. Please demonetize and deplatform her. Paying an influencer to promote an eating disorder for monetary gain is wrong. Recipes Shared: 1. Doritos Tangy Pickled Chicken
In regards to her kindness speech: Kylea Danielle (Welton) Gomez worships at the idol of self. If you need visual evidence, please see the 1st image of the balloon arch shrine she built herself for Easter. ✝️ She claims she is unable to attend church for a variety of reasons. She lives in a state of self-pity and is easily offended. Due to her self-centeredness and selfishness, she is unable to enjoy special experiences with her family and during travel. Her ego is challenged and she cannot control everyone and everything. She lives in fear of accountability, the truth, food, and the scale. I view her content as self-righteous service vs true service. She wants your blind adoration and affirmation for all of her choices. Anything else will not be tolerated. One day, she will be a distant memory. Until then, I will continue my mission for Kylea Gomez to be demonetized and deplatformed. Meta, take action. All info from Reddit. ✌️ |
2024.06.09 20:52 EntertainmentOk8806 Days Gone: 2024 Retrospective Review
Days Gone: A 2024 Retrospective Review
If someone was asked to describe Days Gone they would generally say that at its core it is a zombie survival horror game mixing elements of Sons of Anarchy with The Walking Dead. However, scratch away that basic description and you will find a much deeper game. Taking control of Deacon St. John, a former soldier, now biker with just his bike and his friend Boozer to keep him company in a post apocalyptic world. At the beginning of the game we see that he puts his injured wife on a Nero helicopter to get medical aid, only to still two years later not be able to find her, but despite the general consensus that she is dead, Deacon refuses to believe this. On a chance encounter with O’Brien, the Nero agent who helped his wife escape two years prior, Deacon finds the hope and clue he needs to possibly find his wife.
The post-apocalyptic world is crawling with what are described as ‘Freakers’, not Zombies, more akin to the vampire-like creatures from I Am Legend. These creatures roam in swarms or Hordes as you later find them to be described numbering a few dozen to a few hundred later in the game. If you encounter any of these, you only have two options: Run or Kill. As the game progresses you find more advanced versions of the Freaks such as Screamers who (as you can imagine) scream in a Donald Sutherland in Invasion of the Body Snatchers way to alert all Freaks in the areas and Breakers who are Freaks literally on steroids. Deacon must travel around the map, visiting camps to carry out jobs, destroy the nests where the Freaks live and generally stay alive.
Released in 2019, it sits unfairly between the releases of The Last of Us Parts 1 (2013) and 2 (2020) and so comparisons to these games can be unfair, though understandable. In 2019, the game sold fairly well, hitting sales of six million units, but was savaged by critics for its stale and repetitive gameplay and buggy aesthetics garnering middling reviews throughout. Due to this, the game has been denied a sequel by Sony and fans of the game (myself included) have spent the good part of nearly five years trying to figure out why.
So let’s look at the game with fresh, critical eyes, the way a game would be looked at if it was re-released.
Story
The game’s story has been pulled apart as male chauvinism or egotism and this could not be further from what the game is. The game is about loss, about recovery, trusting people, fear, mental health, staying alive and not giving up hope. Through the sixty hours of gameplay you encounter a number of brilliantly crafted characters from the Truth-Nut Conspiracy theorist Copeland, complete with scary (and unexplained) scarred face, the utterly despicable Tucker and the father-like Iron Mike. Deacon St. John interacts with all the characters with a level of sarcasm, stoicism and also warmth that it is hard to read him, but when you discover his back story, you can understand why. The whole world is falling apart following the outbreak of the virus and it truly is kill or be killed. Deacon will wander around muttering to himself like a madman, but you can truly understand why he would be like this. His relationship with other characters such as Boozer and Rikki is just perfect and you will be forgiven for watching these cutscenes as if they were parts of a real TV show or Movie. It is true that a lot of the scenes are essentially the same one over and over, but it is presented in such a way that I can’t deny that I do love it. My one gripe is that cutscenes can be overlong and so you may find you are watching itching for the point where the ‘Skip’ log will appear.
9/10
Graphics.
On the surface, Days Gone is a beautiful looking game. It is understandable why companies have optioned the story for a theatrical or television adaptation. The environments look and feel real. The character models for many of the main characters look life-like without crossing into uncanny valley territory. Though the number of palette-swap faces for Ambush Camp members or Freaks feels a little lazy. Despite how amazing the game looks it is also, even now, a buggy mess with too many instances of the game just crashing. We have moments Deacon would enter a building only for the building to have lost its texture and you have to figure out how to move around or leave, cars outside that look like they haven’t been finished and Freaks just caught in mid motion or have disappeared. Deacon himself when he crashes his bike is launched with his body being more akin to Woody from Toy Story. Now, this doesn’t happen all the time and a quick restart generally solves it, but for a Triple A game this is not acceptable at all.
7/10
Sound
This game has possibly one of the best soundscapes of any I have ever heard. If you have not played this game with headphones I would recommend it as the overall audio quality of the game from the bikes, guns, Freaks and general background is beautiful. The score by Nathan Whitehead is atmospheric to the point where it makes every time I hear it mean something. His music for The Hordes is as tense and gripping as any horror or suspense film ever created and ranks up there with the Theme from Jaws. The songs used throughout, including a camp singer who will play a song at certain points is again excellent and well worth searching out.
Vocal work by everyone is just amazing and Sam Witwer as Deacon and Jim Pirri as Boozer are perfect in the roles as you would expect. The voice acting is such that I could (if there was an option, more on that later) sit and watch all the cutscenes, if I could.
10/10
Gameplay
The gameplay in Days Gone could be described as shallow, but that would be an insult to shallow things. If you had to list the things you do in the game it’s not much. You drive around, killing Freaks, destroying their nests and later the Hordes of Freaks that are dotted around the map. Some camps give you jobs which are either search missions or search and kill missions, rinse and repeat. At times you have to stealth listen to one of the people from Nero which is essentially just a stealth and don’t get caught mission. The rest of the game is just rinse and repeat of all of this. That’s it. Now, that’s not to say the gameplay isn’t fun and once you get used to playing you will find much to enjoy, but in regard to variety there really isn’t any. There are also far too many ‘escort missions’ that could simply be a cutscene and are so boring to the point where all the fun is drained out of the game. By the end of the game you have also gained so much XP or advantage from Nero injectors which increase you health and stamina or new more powerful weapons that the game becomes too easy and thus no fun anymore.
6/10
Online
There is no online gameplay. There is a Challenge Mode which has a ‘World Rankings’, but this is the only online gaming element that the game offers. This is a shame as there are times when the game would be ideal for a group campaign to take on a Horde or a Camp, but not to be.
0/10
Longevity
This all really depends on how much you love this game. At around sixty hours of gameplay it is hard to say that there isn’t a lengthy game on offer here. But once the game finishes there is very little to actually do. Even an option to watch the cutscenes again would be nice, though they at least let you listen to some of the crazy Copeland Radio Free Oregon rants which is something, I suppose. There are a number of additional options such as New Game+ to play the game again with all your existing XP, Weapons and so on. This is really only for those who want to finish all the additional Hordes with the overpowered weapons to make the game easier. This can backfire by making it too easy. Once you have gone through the difficulty modes, you can also go on to the Challenge Mode which is a number of additional Challenges which you will either love or (like me) be incredibly bad at and not bother with. One of the benefits of this is that you can play these challenges as a number of characters from the game, so if you have grown attached to Boozer, Rikki you can do this. However, by doing this Bend shot themselves in the foot, by making all these characters fully playable it does call into question why more is not done with them? Even if the option was just to be able to play some of the camp missions with these characters it would at least extend the longevity somewhat. As it is, with no daily/weekly/monthly challenges like a lot of games, there really is no reason to come back to this game and maybe with just a few of these it would mean you would come back to the world of Days Gone even more.
4/10
Overall
Days Gone is a game that fans (like myself) love. I have played a full run of this game on every difficulty level, given myself my own restrictions to try and make the game harder or increase the challenge, but overall I can’t help but admit that there is very little reason to play this game more than once. It cannot be defended on a longevity, online and to some extent in regards to the gameplay or graphics and really it is only the sound and story that is keeping the game from being declared awful. It’s not. It’s really not. Those who have played it are begging for a sequel and though Bend could have gauged the popularity of the game with a DLC with more camps and missions, it feels as though the game has been completely abandoned which is a shame. Days Gone is not a game that will be in everyone’s Top Ten, but it is definitely a game that I recommend everyone playing.
7/10
I want to give it more, I truly do, but I just cannot justify it.
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If someone was asked to describe Days Gone they would generally say that at its core it is a zombie survival horror game mixing elements of Sons of Anarchy with The Walking Dead. However, scratch away that basic description and you will find a much deeper game. Taking control of Deacon St. John, a former soldier, now biker with just his bike and his friend Boozer to keep him company in a post apocalyptic world. At the beginning of the game we see that he puts his injured wife on a Nero helicopter to get medical aid, only to still two years later not be able to find her, but despite the general consensus that she is dead, Deacon refuses to believe this. On a chance encounter with O’Brien, the Nero agent who helped his wife escape two years prior, Deacon finds the hope and clue he needs to possibly find his wife.
The post-apocalyptic world is crawling with what are described as ‘Freakers’, not Zombies, more akin to the vampire-like creatures from I Am Legend. These creatures roam in swarms or Hordes as you later find them to be described numbering a few dozen to a few hundred later in the game. If you encounter any of these, you only have two options: Run or Kill. As the game progresses you find more advanced versions of the Freaks such as Screamers who (as you can imagine) scream in a Donald Sutherland in Invasion of the Body Snatchers way to alert all Freaks in the areas and Breakers who are Freaks literally on steroids. Deacon must travel around the map, visiting camps to carry out jobs, destroy the nests where the Freaks live and generally stay alive.
Released in 2019, it sits unfairly between the releases of The Last of Us Parts 1 (2013) and 2 (2020) and so comparisons to these games can be unfair, though understandable. In 2019, the game sold fairly well, hitting sales of six million units, but was savaged by critics for its stale and repetitive gameplay and buggy aesthetics garnering middling reviews throughout. Due to this, the game has been denied a sequel by Sony and fans of the game (myself included) have spent the good part of nearly five years trying to figure out why.
So let’s look at the game with fresh, critical eyes, the way a game would be looked at if it was re-released.
Story
The game’s story has been pulled apart as male chauvinism or egotism and this could not be further from what the game is. The game is about loss, about recovery, trusting people, fear, mental health, staying alive and not giving up hope. Through the sixty hours of gameplay you encounter a number of brilliantly crafted characters from the Truth-Nut Conspiracy theorist Copeland, complete with scary (and unexplained) scarred face, the utterly despicable Tucker and the father-like Iron Mike. Deacon St. John interacts with all the characters with a level of sarcasm, stoicism and also warmth that it is hard to read him, but when you discover his back story, you can understand why. The whole world is falling apart following the outbreak of the virus and it truly is kill or be killed. Deacon will wander around muttering to himself like a madman, but you can truly understand why he would be like this. His relationship with other characters such as Boozer and Rikki is just perfect and you will be forgiven for watching these cutscenes as if they were parts of a real TV show or Movie. It is true that a lot of the scenes are essentially the same one over and over, but it is presented in such a way that I can’t deny that I do love it. My one gripe is that cutscenes can be overlong and so you may find you are watching itching for the point where the ‘Skip’ log will appear.
9/10
Graphics.
On the surface, Days Gone is a beautiful looking game. It is understandable why companies have optioned the story for a theatrical or television adaptation. The environments look and feel real. The character models for many of the main characters look life-like without crossing into uncanny valley territory. Though the number of palette-swap faces for Ambush Camp members or Freaks feels a little lazy. Despite how amazing the game looks it is also, even now, a buggy mess with too many instances of the game just crashing. We have moments Deacon would enter a building only for the building to have lost its texture and you have to figure out how to move around or leave, cars outside that look like they haven’t been finished and Freaks just caught in mid motion or have disappeared. Deacon himself when he crashes his bike is launched with his body being more akin to Woody from Toy Story. Now, this doesn’t happen all the time and a quick restart generally solves it, but for a Triple A game this is not acceptable at all.
7/10
Sound
This game has possibly one of the best soundscapes of any I have ever heard. If you have not played this game with headphones I would recommend it as the overall audio quality of the game from the bikes, guns, Freaks and general background is beautiful. The score by Nathan Whitehead is atmospheric to the point where it makes every time I hear it mean something. His music for The Hordes is as tense and gripping as any horror or suspense film ever created and ranks up there with the Theme from Jaws. The songs used throughout, including a camp singer who will play a song at certain points is again excellent and well worth searching out.
Vocal work by everyone is just amazing and Sam Witwer as Deacon and Jim Pirri as Boozer are perfect in the roles as you would expect. The voice acting is such that I could (if there was an option, more on that later) sit and watch all the cutscenes, if I could.
10/10
Gameplay
The gameplay in Days Gone could be described as shallow, but that would be an insult to shallow things. If you had to list the things you do in the game it’s not much. You drive around, killing Freaks, destroying their nests and later the Hordes of Freaks that are dotted around the map. Some camps give you jobs which are either search missions or search and kill missions, rinse and repeat. At times you have to stealth listen to one of the people from Nero which is essentially just a stealth and don’t get caught mission. The rest of the game is just rinse and repeat of all of this. That’s it. Now, that’s not to say the gameplay isn’t fun and once you get used to playing you will find much to enjoy, but in regard to variety there really isn’t any. There are also far too many ‘escort missions’ that could simply be a cutscene and are so boring to the point where all the fun is drained out of the game. By the end of the game you have also gained so much XP or advantage from Nero injectors which increase you health and stamina or new more powerful weapons that the game becomes too easy and thus no fun anymore.
6/10
Online
There is no online gameplay. There is a Challenge Mode which has a ‘World Rankings’, but this is the only online gaming element that the game offers. This is a shame as there are times when the game would be ideal for a group campaign to take on a Horde or a Camp, but not to be.
0/10
Longevity
This all really depends on how much you love this game. At around sixty hours of gameplay it is hard to say that there isn’t a lengthy game on offer here. But once the game finishes there is very little to actually do. Even an option to watch the cutscenes again would be nice, though they at least let you listen to some of the crazy Copeland Radio Free Oregon rants which is something, I suppose. There are a number of additional options such as New Game+ to play the game again with all your existing XP, Weapons and so on. This is really only for those who want to finish all the additional Hordes with the overpowered weapons to make the game easier. This can backfire by making it too easy. Once you have gone through the difficulty modes, you can also go on to the Challenge Mode which is a number of additional Challenges which you will either love or (like me) be incredibly bad at and not bother with. One of the benefits of this is that you can play these challenges as a number of characters from the game, so if you have grown attached to Boozer, Rikki you can do this. However, by doing this Bend shot themselves in the foot, by making all these characters fully playable it does call into question why more is not done with them? Even if the option was just to be able to play some of the camp missions with these characters it would at least extend the longevity somewhat. As it is, with no daily/weekly/monthly challenges like a lot of games, there really is no reason to come back to this game and maybe with just a few of these it would mean you would come back to the world of Days Gone even more.
4/10
Overall
Days Gone is a game that fans (like myself) love. I have played a full run of this game on every difficulty level, given myself my own restrictions to try and make the game harder or increase the challenge, but overall I can’t help but admit that there is very little reason to play this game more than once. It cannot be defended on a longevity, online and to some extent in regards to the gameplay or graphics and really it is only the sound and story that is keeping the game from being declared awful. It’s not. It’s really not. Those who have played it are begging for a sequel and though Bend could have gauged the popularity of the game with a DLC with more camps and missions, it feels as though the game has been completely abandoned which is a shame. Days Gone is not a game that will be in everyone’s Top Ten, but it is definitely a game that I recommend everyone playing.
7/10
I want to give it more, I truly do, but I just cannot justify it.
2024.06.09 20:49 nullptroom miaocast Podcast Player for Android is now in open beta
I posted about the app the other day on androidapps and someone suggested that this sub might be interested in trying out the app.
miaocast is a general purpose podcast player but I think some feature makes it a great choice for someone that likes audiodrama podcasts:
You can download and try the app now at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miaocast.phenix
There are more information on the app's website at: https://miaocast.com and more screenshots about the app can be found at: https://miaocast.com/press-kit
The app is currently in beta, so bug reports, feedback and feature requests are welcome.
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miaocast is a general purpose podcast player but I think some feature makes it a great choice for someone that likes audiodrama podcasts:
- create folders on the app home screen to group podcasts however you like
- create playlists with just one or more podcasts so it is right on the home screen for quick access
- seasons support and bulk mark as played makes it easy to get the podcasts up to date with where you are
- bulk add to queue makes it easy to queue up an entire show for binge listening
- combined with auto download of queued episodes, you never run out things to listen to even when offline
You can download and try the app now at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miaocast.phenix
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2024.06.09 20:42 moonarabellaa [F4M] Looking for a medieval/fantasy roleplay
Good afternoon or morning or night!
I'm Arabella 25 F from the EST of the United States. I am looking for an arranged marriage in a medieval/fantasy world. I'm thinking that I am princess arranged to marry your character, to bring our two characters kingdoms together. I'm thinking of all the romance, angst, longing and such in terms of themes of the roleplay. I'm thinking dragons, elves, giants that sort of fantasy. Now your character can be a prince/ and or king from another realm my character is set up to marry. They can know each other or this is the first time they meet.
Some things I want from this roleplay: I only roleplay on discord I only roleplay in third person point of view I only roleplay female characters I want drama, romance, and angst. Please be 20 plus.
If this has captured your interest feel free to message me!
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I'm Arabella 25 F from the EST of the United States. I am looking for an arranged marriage in a medieval/fantasy world. I'm thinking that I am princess arranged to marry your character, to bring our two characters kingdoms together. I'm thinking of all the romance, angst, longing and such in terms of themes of the roleplay. I'm thinking dragons, elves, giants that sort of fantasy. Now your character can be a prince/ and or king from another realm my character is set up to marry. They can know each other or this is the first time they meet.
Some things I want from this roleplay: I only roleplay on discord I only roleplay in third person point of view I only roleplay female characters I want drama, romance, and angst. Please be 20 plus.
If this has captured your interest feel free to message me!