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Comment on Thoughts on Donald Trump, America and what this all means in ~society
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles LinkThe game I've been binging all month just got released, leaving Early Access, Axon TD. A fantastic TD from the creators of ElemenTD, meant to be its successor in gameplay. As a veteran fan of TDs...The game I've been binging all month just got released, leaving Early Access, Axon TD.
A fantastic TD from the creators of ElemenTD, meant to be its successor in gameplay. As a veteran fan of TDs from the Warcraft and Starcraft era custom games, this game absolutely scratches the itch that every TD since has failed to reach for me. It currently has 3 modes (Quickplay, Campaign, Survival), but supposedly there may be a 4th mode to be announced in the future. Fingers crossed its a competitive multiplayer mode as I'm not particularly interested in the co-op multiplayer modes that many are enjoying.
I've been dominating the Quickplay leaderboards with no real competition until one guy popped up after the release, hopefully more to come to get some motivation to push the game to the limits.
It may have its current issues such as smorgasbord of units in the later game waves and a couple redundant tower types, but it already achieves such a fantastic balance of tower and maze strategy. For score, there's a very high skill ceiling for pathing the longest asap and both choosing the right tower & placing them in their best performing spots.
Shame its such a niche genre, this game is really fun to get the brain juices flowing without needing twitchy reaction times.
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Comment on Dr1v3n Wild in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles Link6:31.849 A near-perfect run. From a game perspective: that one unavoidable rock turn and extra-wide road-bush strips pains me. There's certain cycles of side-by-side cars that gatekeep during the...6:31.849
A near-perfect run. From a game perspective: that one unavoidable rock turn and extra-wide road-bush strips pains me. There's certain cycles of side-by-side cars that gatekeep during the stages with fewer lanes, I would like to submit a request for a horn. If you're fast enough there's a triple rear-end'er in the mid stages which is cute that the AI vehicles interact with each other. Overall pretty fluid and got me to unconsciously switch to my Trackmania hand positioning. -
Comment on Looking for chill horror lets players in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles LinkI used to watch a lot of Insym back when I used to play a lot of Phasmophobia. He's really chill and fun personality, genuine spooks on the rare occasion he actually does.I used to watch a lot of Insym back when I used to play a lot of Phasmophobia. He's really chill and fun personality, genuine spooks on the rare occasion he actually does.
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of July 28 in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles Link ParentSaw a overview-ish review and decided to get it. So far the highest win is with 7 Mutators active, can't seem to unlock them fast enough. There's some bad design like not being able to plan...Saw a overview-ish review and decided to get it. So far the highest win is with 7 Mutators active, can't seem to unlock them fast enough.
There's some bad design like not being able to plan anything out the first time you discover a map, but it's a solid strategy game where you have to perfect a build order to get the win. With 1/2 of the Perks unlocked so far, there's definitely a single blatantly obvious winning strat thus far. Maybe it'll hold up like Bad North where even with stale strats it's still fun to play in a small ~10 hr package, time will tell.
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of July 28 in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles Link ParentI don't see any curse/heat/prestige/difficulty system mentioned at all on the store page, including screenshots/video. Damn that's a huge blunder to not mention the game has replayability when...I don't see any curse/heat/prestige/difficulty system mentioned at all on the store page, including screenshots/video. Damn that's a huge blunder to not mention the game has replayability when majority of the reviews are "~2 hours played." I'll add it to my wishlist too :)
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of July 28 in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles Link ParentI have not played either. Thronefall to me looks like I'd destroy it in an hour; like a really short variant of that horde-TD genre like AoD, DiNaO, and Cataclismo I recommended above. Not worth...I have not played either. Thronefall to me looks like I'd destroy it in an hour; like a really short variant of that horde-TD genre like AoD, DiNaO, and Cataclismo I recommended above. Not worth it for $10 on a minimal sale when there's a seemingly-endless sea to choose from. Like Cataclismo, Emberward also appears to be very new and in EA. I'd let it cook as many reviews have my EA red flag of "good game, lack of content."
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of July 28 in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles (edited )Link ParentI played maybe 100 TD games so far in my life, many from the Warcraft III days. Absolutely going to be diving into this sale! Element TD 2 and Legion TD 2 are the direct sequels to the titans of...I played maybe 100 TD games so far in my life, many from the Warcraft III days. Absolutely going to be diving into this sale!
Element TD 2 and Legion TD 2 are the direct sequels to the titans of Warcraft III's TD custom games, both are from their same mod developers. Both games were titans for a reason, but if you've played the originals it's a double-edged sword of nostalgia vs been-there-done-that. No Creeps Were Harmed TD is a spiritual successor to the Warcraft III custom game EntropyTD, albeit singleplayer only unfortunately. With loads of maps to play, the 4-stars are a breeze if you're an EntropyTD veteran, but most people aren't so it'll make you think hard about maximizing creep pathing design with tower types.
Age of Darkness and Diplomacy Is Not An Option have a similar feel to They Are Billions: your defenses against a horde. Very satisfying to see the bodies fall, but this sub-genre usually falls into the same trap of one dominating strategy. Still fun when you get the "oh s***, that's a lot of enemies coming in" moment in the later games. Going to wishlist Cataclismo, looks to be very very young EA in the same sub-TD-genre.
Infinitode 2 and Mindustry are similar with meta-progressions tech trees. When you get around to revisiting a map in Infinitode and destroy your previous PB is a great loop, and the game usually has you think outside of the first obvious choice for some maps. The best tower choices and positions also change as you progress, which keeps things continually fresh. Great amount of strategy/depth and replayability.
For unique games: Tower Tactics: Liberation mixes in roguelike + deck-building + TD in a good way, solid fun game but nothing too outstanding. Rise to Ruins is Rimworld/Dwarf Fortress-like colony sim + TD. Different game loop than most other tower defenses, it definitely is indisputably a "TD" but it doesn't feel like one, which is refreshing.
As for not recommended: Isle of Arrows and Dome Keeper. Being a TD veteran, these 2 dumb down the genre too much, provide minimal strategic thinking, and got boring very quickly. Dome Keeper being especially egregious.
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Comment on If you had up to US$250 to get one person into a hobby you're interested in, what would you do to get them started? in ~hobbies
NibblesMeKibbles Link ParentFor me, the best way to get cheap disks to try them out is Innova's Factory Second. If I like the F2 disc, damage it badly, or lose it then I upgrade to the official Innova disc. And the holy...For me, the best way to get cheap disks to try them out is Innova's Factory Second. If I like the F2 disc, damage it badly, or lose it then I upgrade to the official Innova disc.
And the holy grail disc chart. It's got all the big names. If you click through each of the names you'll get a feel for which ones are ones to look for.
If you're amateur or intermediate I strongly recommend buying a 3-4 speed and a 5-6 speed on the left, middle, and right of the chart (so 6 discs total, plus a putter). This will give you a really good feel for what stability does. Maybe a 8-9 speed or two to get a feel for almost-high-ish speeds. Unless you can casually throw over 300 feet, I never recommend people to get 10 speed or higher since they won't be able to properly control it.
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Comment on Teams bluetooth audio compatibility sucks. What options do I have? in ~tech
NibblesMeKibbles LinkI on the other hand love Teams, I've literally never had any bugs or issues with it and it's a saint for the live captions. For Bluetooth, I always dial-in with my cell phone as a medium, 100%...I on the other hand love Teams, I've literally never had any bugs or issues with it and it's a saint for the live captions.
For Bluetooth, I always dial-in with my cell phone as a medium, 100% reliability since it's my phone I use for many other Bluetooth things. I mute using my phone's Mute button instead of relying on Teams. I've never had any issues other than the external meetings that don't have dial-in enabled.
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Comment on I did a drawing! It sucked! Any advice on how to make it better? in ~creative
NibblesMeKibbles LinkCould be a solid beginner drawing with some minor touch-ups: The top 2 big strands of hair need to tuck behind more, like the center top strand does. Currently looks like a plastic fern sitting on...Could be a solid beginner drawing with some minor touch-ups:
- The top 2 big strands of hair need to tuck behind more, like the center top strand does. Currently looks like a plastic fern sitting on head
- Bushy eyebrows make a barbarian manly (ignore if not desired), even a chibi one
- The nose positioning (too high) is adding an uncanny or alien-like feeling to the face. Additionally you could try smaller noses or no nose at all
- The hands are different sizes
- Less T-Pose would make it more dynamic, even something as small as bend his right arm a bit, and correct the right sleeve to droop correctly like the left sleeve
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Comment on I just had a weird experience, one possible interpretation of which is that my iphone just read my mind in ~talk
NibblesMeKibbles LinkAnecdotal coincidence. Typing "what is the name of the ship" in my search bar on a fresh installation of Chrome has "in wall-e" as the fifth suggestion, among others like "the matrix", "guardians...Anecdotal coincidence.
Typing "what is the name of the ship" in my search bar on a fresh installation of Chrome has "in wall-e" as the fifth suggestion, among others like "the matrix", "guardians of the galaxy", etc.
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Comment on People with visible abs, when did you reach it? in ~health
NibblesMeKibbles LinkI've always been tall and thin, with a flat stomach my entire life. No matter what ab exercises I did (planks, bicycle crunches, etc) my abs never grew to be visible. That all changed when I got...I've always been tall and thin, with a flat stomach my entire life. No matter what ab exercises I did (planks, bicycle crunches, etc) my abs never grew to be visible.
That all changed when I got an ab wheel. Instead of the widely harped "abs are trained by sustained exercises", the ab wheel turned it into the "until muscle failure" that you use for all the other muscle groups for body building. Within a few weeks for repeated muscle failure with rests I went from completely flat to what you have in your pictures.
The 2 most important things are proper form to ensure you target only your abs (no back, shoulders, legs, or arms) and to repeat until failure. In other words, no different than any other single-muscle-group exercise.
Muscle failure promotes muscle growth, if kneeling fails to reach failure in a timely manner then it's time to do standing rollouts. You mention doing 7/8/1 reps with other exercises, then wildly jump up to 75 with abs. Why give abs a special treatment when it should be treated no different than any other muscle group? For standing rollouts, start small if you have to, only rolling out a couple dozen cm, but general principle is the same as all body building: maintain control, target the muscle, and reach failure timely.
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Comment on Magnus Carlsen became only the second chess player, and the first in nearly two years, to score a perfect 11/11 in Titled Tuesday in ~games.tabletop
NibblesMeKibbles Link ParentWhen the title of "greatest of all time" is brought up in chess, it's meant relatively to the competition at that moment in time. How dominant they were and for how long. Chess is a growing sport...When the title of "greatest of all time" is brought up in chess, it's meant relatively to the competition at that moment in time. How dominant they were and for how long.
Chess is a growing sport that learns from its past, so you're correct that the current greats surpass the previous.
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Comment on Do you know any games with excellent gameplay but horrible graphics? in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles LinkHere's a few indie games that require you to have a keen sniffer beyond the first-glance impression of its Store page: Cogmind Devil Daggers Final Upgrade Luck be a Landlord Nightmare Reaper SNKRX...Here's a few indie games that require you to have a keen sniffer beyond the first-glance impression of its Store page:
Cogmind
Devil Daggers
Final Upgrade
Luck be a Landlord
Nightmare Reaper
SNKRX
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Comment on Thoughts on making Tildes groups more independent in ~tildes.official
NibblesMeKibbles Link ParentI tended to join fresh communities, particularly indie games that were rising from the ground up. I would comment frequently in helping new players, developed new strategies by bouncing off ideas...I tended to join fresh communities, particularly indie games that were rising from the ground up. I would comment frequently in helping new players, developed new strategies by bouncing off ideas with other, and make both informative or funny/meme content. It's not the karma/internet points, it's saying goodbye to an era, a massive chapter of my life. People who invested in the community of Reddit migrating to a new platform will most likely invest into said new platform, which correlates to a boom in Tildes activity. I'm not trying to make it sound dramatic, just giving some insight into how a more-than-insignificant of the new Tildes users may (or may not, who knows) just stick around for the long term unlike past historical Tildes user booms. And relatively speaking that seems to be a big deal for the site.
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Comment on Thoughts on making Tildes groups more independent in ~tildes.official
NibblesMeKibbles Link ParentMy stance as a refugee: I think you might be underestimating us, at minimum a bit. The majority of refugees were those active with the protests, many old accounts over a decade old, and thrown...My stance as a refugee: I think you might be underestimating us, at minimum a bit. The majority of refugees were those active with the protests, many old accounts over a decade old, and thrown aside due to RiF & Apollo dying. Those that actively sought out a Tildes invite, and many who deleted their entire account history of hundreds/thousands of comments & posts such as myself, have a lot higher commitment to stay than those from the outside may realize. Then again, I too may be overestimating the percentage of refugees who made it into Tildes that followed the same path as myself.
It's possible a sudden influx of 5,000 higher quality users (lack of a better word for those that agree with Tildes' ideologies and are actively engaging) can lead to a permanent perpetual activity, never returning to a lull/slow-pace Tildes was prior. Time will tell, certainly exciting for both sides!
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Comment on Did money buy you happiness? in ~talk
NibblesMeKibbles LinkFor those in poverty money quite literally can buy happiness. Those struggling to find a meal? Living in agonizing stress from living paycheck to paycheck? Purchase a pair of shoes that don't have...For those in poverty money quite literally can buy happiness. Those struggling to find a meal? Living in agonizing stress from living paycheck to paycheck? Purchase a pair of shoes that don't have a hole in the toes?
It's once you leave poverty that more money exponentially becomes less directly correlated to happiness. The difference between 1 vacation a year versus 2? 5,000 in a 401k versus 50,000? A summertime beach house?
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Comment on What are your latest gaming achievements? in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles LinkEach year I revisit the website (now turned Steam game) 3D Aim Trainer, each year expecting myself to be unable to reach my previous peak due to my glory days being behind me. Yet each year I...Each year I revisit the website (now turned Steam game) 3D Aim Trainer, each year expecting myself to be unable to reach my previous peak due to my glory days being behind me. Yet each year I satiate my worries by setting a new record for global rank percentile, this year I managed to bring it up to Top 0.7%. Shame I'm not as enthralled in competitive FPS as I used to be, though that's debatably for better or for worse ;)
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Comment on Looking for suggestions for games that don't require hand eye coordination or fast twitch reflexes in ~games
NibblesMeKibbles LinkSurprised no one has mentioned no-pressure resource management and/or automation. Games like Dyson Sphere Program, Satisfactory, and what I'm currently playing through now, Captains of Industry....Surprised no one has mentioned no-pressure resource management and/or automation.
Games like Dyson Sphere Program, Satisfactory, and what I'm currently playing through now, Captains of Industry.
Build and learn at your own pace as there's no immediate threat (e.g. Factorio). Rebuild large portions of the factory or even restart over mid-save with a clean slate if you realized you dun goofed. No pressure, it's just you vs the strife of perfecting automation.
The way I've come to the conclusion of how we got here over the past 20 years is the dynamic of Social Policies vs Economic Policies.
The DNC and RNC will never allow someone who will enact meaningful economic policies to benefit the poor and/or working class. It goes in direct conflict with their interests of maintaining their corporate and billionaire donors. The public will never be allowed to choose a D or R candidate that will benefit them significantly economically, the only option is a third party not beholden to the "dark money."
Hypothetically if we managed to get that far, by having a third party candidate who was willing to up-end the economic status quo for the benefit of the people, every living and non-living entity will attempt to bi-partisanly smite them out of existence. No media in any form will ever acknowledge their existence, as they are all ran by (very few) corporations and their billionaire CEOs colluding with both the DNC and RNC (this is put very bluntly for brevity and reads heavily conspiracy theorist, but the real-life gist is there).
For decades now politicians have it all figured out: wage campaigns about social policies and give empty platitudes about economic policy to the public all the while reassuring donors you don't have any plans to enact them, after all it would hurt their profits and anger their investors. The people want to vote for economic policies, it's what affects the largest percentile of people; whereas most social policies only affect a smaller subset of the population.
"I will fix the economy" "Free ice cream for everybody" "9/11 is bad", doesn't matter since it's all a popularity contest when it comes to economic policies. The more desperate the populace is, the more they latch on to the empty promises. Whoever panders the most to economic policies during economic struggles wins, but at the end of the day, behind the curtain, they'll never (be allowed to) help the working class. And the people will lap it all up, even shooting themselves in the foot or saying the leopards (social policies) won't eat me in the process.
The game is rigged and the oligarchy is here it to stay.
A common theme of the average American voter, especially in response to this election, is to stick your head in the sand. Hide from it all, it's so tempting and easy to. The amount of social privilege you must have to be able to must be so great; the moment you're a target to their social policies it's only a matter of time before they yank your head out of the sand when your time is up. "—and there was no one left to speak for me." —Martin Niemöller
But only one side is stripping rights, the other is trying to add and help. For social policies, both sides were never the same. When you vote with your heart or emotions by voting R or abstaining, at best you're unknowingly voting from a stance of social privilege. "—but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make." —Lord Farquaad
Whereas if you vote for D, you're reinforcing the DNC's status quo that there's no pressure for them to change anything. They've won again and get to continue enriching the rich as they pat themselves on back once more while the public cheer on or bicker at the incremental changes to social issues.
With the intent to improve economic policies: voting means nothing anymore. Maybe we need to start embracing the French in all of us? Yet alas, the apathy we wallow in and the uncertainty of the future with our fleeting hope makes us complacent enough to not risk our living hood, at least not quite yet.
And then climate change will hit; suddenly none of this means anything anymore. Enjoy each year of relatively blissful peace while it's here regardless of social or political policies or issues, because it won't mean **** compared to the reckoning that's at our doorstep.