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Comment on Disney+, Hulu, Max bundle now available in ~tv
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Comment on 10,000-hour indie RPG goes free-to-play as devs aren't comfortable making "tens of thousands of dollars from people who don't play the game" in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI take it as "we are giving you 100 hours of the game to make up your mind, not standard 2 hours that Steam provides". So the game us actually not free, as you pointed out, it is more like...I take it as "we are giving you 100 hours of the game to make up your mind, not standard 2 hours that Steam provides". So the game us actually not free, as you pointed out, it is more like extended demo.
Also, you have miscalculated by one order there - that is if there really is 10 000 hours of content in the game.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentYou hit tne nail.on the head. This is exactly how you play and feel on Death march. It is very well worth the time and dedication, you really feel like a badass. I can't imagine playing on other...You hit tne nail.on the head. This is exactly how you play and feel on Death march. It is very well worth the time and dedication, you really feel like a badass. I can't imagine playing on other difficulty. My very forst playthrough was on Death march and I don't see any point to try another.
Well, I may actually have one point where easy difficulty (combined with New game+) would be good - achievement where you have to do two contracts not using potions, signs etc. Basically doing it hack'n'slash style. Gear from previous game + easy difficulty should enable getting this achievement.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkThe Witcher 3 player here once again. I have finished the main game (+ all base game quests) a few days ago. I consider myself to be playing a lot (having family, house, job...) and it still took...The Witcher 3 player here once again. I have finished the main game (+ all base game quests) a few days ago. I consider myself to be playing a lot (having family, house, job...) and it still took me 4 months on my Steam Deck (that I use throughout the day everytime I have some time). My first manual save in the game is 8th of March and actually I finished the game on 8th of July clocking in 125 hours (probably more due to many deaths and reloading).
I have finished the game on Switch Lite before and I wanted to play it once more on PC. I'm not W3 veteran or anything like that, but I played (just as I did on Switch Lite) on highest difficulty called "Death march" and I strongly advise everyone to do the same. You will be dead many times, you will do more evasion than attacking but playing on highest difficulty will make you use everything the game has for you - oils on your swords, signs ("magic"), pick right skills, picking fights with as few enemies at once as possible etc. I believe this is the way to play the game.
Witcher 3 is almost 10 years old and yet it plays and looks like game of today. It didn't loose any of its charm or qualities. It stood the test of time really well. I'm still playing it as I want to do DLCs and get some more achievements. I haven't looked into it, but this may be the second only game that I may actually want to finish all the achievements (first one being Horizon Zero Dawn). It will be worth it.
Played on Steam Deck but selected "classic" version in Steam properties of the game (under "beta" list). It still looks great while drawing much less power and running at much more stable framerate than next-gen upgrade.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI have also went for Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate (20€). I just want some "racing" game on Steam Deck that is easy to play and also easy on hardware (so SD lasts longer on battery) and this one will...I have also went for Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate (20€). I just want some "racing" game on Steam Deck that is easy to play and also easy on hardware (so SD lasts longer on battery) and this one will fit perfectly. Just did couple benchmarks and I will jump more into it later this summer (I have one game to finish before).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI may have been part of the recommendations. I, too, got it recommended to me after ignoring it for years and like yourself, I also loved it. It certainly isn't for everyone, this game is great...I may have been part of the recommendations. I, too, got it recommended to me after ignoring it for years and like yourself, I also loved it.
It certainly isn't for everyone, this game is great for people who are curious, want to explore and know more about something they can't even put a name to yet.
I played on Steam Deck, so I had quite easy time with controls and I actually advocate to get a controller for this game. I believe it can by played on kb+m combo but if you were thinking about getting some controller, this game should be the tipping point.
Great to know there is another person who enjoyed the game!
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Comment on Please convince me to like Fallout 76, I beg you in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentIf you can play them on your phone, there is no excuse not to do so.If you can play them on your phone, there is no excuse not to do so.
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Comment on I tried ditching my vehicle and doing the no-car thing. It was awful. in ~transport
Pavouk106 LinkIt really dependa on where you live. 2h20m car drive on highway literaly covers half of my country (Czec Republic), that is if you are lucky and there are no problems along the way (like accidents...It really dependa on where you live. 2h20m car drive on highway literaly covers half of my country (Czec Republic), that is if you are lucky and there are no problems along the way (like accidents etc.). If you took public transport, you would like to get on a tatin as fast as possible as these are the best to cover long distances here.
Basically it goes like this: big cities are kinda transportation hubs that has train stations and main bus terminals alongside each other most of the time (or there the transit between them is kinda short, say 20 minutes max). Small towns often have bus stop near train station.
So if you are going from some end of the world villlage that has like 300 people living there, you would take bus from this "nowhere" location (probably goes a few times a day) to bigger city (population 2000-5000), then hop on train to get to big city (likely around 50-200 thousand people) and from there you can go to any other such big city (probanly with transfers in really big cities like Prague - these tranfers are almost immediate, like 10 minutes).
It will take you longer than using car, that is almost certain. But the experience wouldn' t be unpleasant. Intercity trains are really nice and busses to "nowhere" are also very usable. Say if you went from where I live to my friend's place I would have to drive like 300km (200 miles). If I went by car, this would be around say 3 hours. If I took public transport (optimal) it would likely be around 40 minutes to get on a train and then probably 3.5-4 hours on the train. I don't know the final stretch, but I believe it would be around 30 minutes. When on a train, I would whip out Steam Deck and play the whole way, probably getting something to eat and drink a beer or two :-)
You lose time while taking public transport, that is for sure. You get ame of it back if you can do something while using it though. It can be cheaper but it can also be more expensive than using a car. But it's really not bad here and you can kinda get anywhere. And there are taxis and ubers and whatnot, too.
From what you described, I'm guessing US? I keep reading and hearing (from various kinda educative videos) that public transport in US, especially longer distance than your current city, is no in thr best shape - mainly due to big popularity of having your own car back in the day thus making everything car-centric, not putting money and nuch thought into public transport. If you are US, it may prove some of those point, maybe?
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Comment on Noctua releases new CPU cooler NH-D15 G2 and NF-A14x25r G2 fan in ~comp
Pavouk106 Link ParentWell, I have a friend that bought used Noctua cooler ~10 years ago. Since then he upgraded his PC (CPU and motherboard) a few times. Everytime he wrote to Noctua that he upgraded and needs new...Well, I have a friend that bought used Noctua cooler ~10 years ago. Since then he upgraded his PC (CPU and motherboard) a few times. Everytime he wrote to Noctua that he upgraded and needs new mounting. And he got it for free. And everytime this coller was pretty much enough to cool your new CPU. He spent some money ten years ago and none ever since. If someone want to call this overpriced they may feel free to do so, but I won't listen to them based on this.experience.
I have bough a few Noctua fans in 2011 and I still use them today. They didn't start to rattle or anthing, they run just like they were new. They were price (20€ compared to 5€ on the cheapest competitor), but they are just like new while same aged competitor's fans also still run but became noisy. I say I actually saved money over the time.
When I went to build a PC from some old parts for my daughter, I needed fans. No surprise I bought Noctuas. I know I will use them in any future build or upgrade for years to come. Mind you though - the CPU cost me 30€, GPU cooler 8€ and the rest of HW was free. I paid 40€ for spray paint and finally - I paid like 100€ on fans!
On the noise generated note - if you move a lot of air, it can't be done silently. Every fan will do some noise, but it's the kind of the noise that matters. Moving air while doing ie. 1300rpm is different then doing the same amount of air running 2000rpm (which Noctua fans are capable of compared to some rather cheap competitors). There is also difference in number of fan blades and their shape that comes out as different noise. I'm not saying Noctua is quieter, but it may be more pkeqsing to some people than other fans. Even some fans from Noctua itself.might be better than others for certain people.
Counterargument - if you have a look at all those RGB fans and their price (where RGB doesn't add any performance), Noctua coms out as a clear winner even in the price range. I'd rather spend more money on CPU, GPU, RAM, SSD than on RGB.
I'm buying them for two reasons - I want something I can rely on long time and I want other IT people to know I went this way (this is why I love their color - they are recognizable).
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Comment on The best robot vacuum for me is the one I hacked in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentThabks for your offer. I believe Europe is not in the reasonable shipping distance though :-) Valetudo seems to be the layer on top of furmware - vacuum functions are untouched and still original...Thabks for your offer. I believe Europe is not in the reasonable shipping distance though :-)
Valetudo seems to be the layer on top of furmware - vacuum functions are untouched and still original but the robot thinks it communicates with own servers while Valetudo intercepts this communication and makes it available to you through GUI locally.
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Comment on The best robot vacuum for me is the one I hacked in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentThanks for your reply. I'm looking at used market and will jump on any (rather budget) vacuum that shows up. I will probably make a thread here if I go for it.Thanks for your reply. I'm looking at used market and will jump on any (rather budget) vacuum that shows up. I will probably make a thread here if I go for it.
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Comment on The best robot vacuum for me is the one I hacked in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentHow is your experience with using Valetudo on your vacuum? I'm looking for some used vacuum that can be hacked and would love to know how well it actually works. Maybe if you could, would you mind...How is your experience with using Valetudo on your vacuum?
I'm looking for some used vacuum that can be hacked and would love to know how well it actually works. Maybe if you could, would you mind relaying my contact info to your husband (will send in PM)? I'd love to have a chat with someone who actually set it up. But I'd love info on using it in everyday life as well!
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Comment on The best robot vacuum for me is the one I hacked in ~tech
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentIf you went for it, what is the experience of using Valetudo? We had Electrolux Pure i9.2 which worked really well until it (presumably) downloaded new frmware that caused it to randomly ignore...If you went for it, what is the experience of using Valetudo?
We had Electrolux Pure i9.2 which worked really well until it (presumably) downloaded new frmware that caused it to randomly ignore parts of the house. Luckily it was still in warranty period and they actually went through and sent back money instead of trying to fix it or sending new unit. So now I have budget and I'm looking for something used to run Valetudo on (not buying new to hack it right away).
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Comment on Linux gaming and the Steam Summer Sale: What are your favorites? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentWarzone should be in repositories. UFO: Alien Invasion as well. Warzone is very old, it run on PS1 back in the day (haven't played it, it must be real pain to play on controller), but still good....Warzone should be in repositories. UFO: Alien Invasion as well.
Warzone is very old, it run on PS1 back in the day (haven't played it, it must be real pain to play on controller), but still good. You can make your own units - combine chassis, wheels/tracks, guns. There are various guns for various jobs, various armor against various guns... The game is pretty deep!
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Comment on Linux gaming and the Steam Summer Sale: What are your favorites? in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentThanks! I'm running Linux since somewhere around 2008 as my main and only OS, I went through a lot! There is open source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic 3, too. I believe there was native...Thanks! I'm running Linux since somewhere around 2008 as my main and only OS, I went through a lot!
There is open source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic 3, too. I believe there was native version of Doom 3 (true native version, not some engine rewrite), there was also some kind of native version of Railroad Tycoon 2 (through some specific distributor that doesn't exist anymore for likely more than 10 years). There is also Jagged Alliance 2 Stracciatella which is open source engine for, you guessed it, awesome Jagged Alliance 2 (which had native version too)! You can find open source engine for Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. Quake 3 has native version (made famous by Raspberry Pi as it was kinda awesome that such low power, inexpensive credit card PC can run such game) and I believe Quake 1 and 2 has some ports too. You may want to try World of Padman (if it still exists and runs), which is native very funny and great multiplayer FPS - you would have to find some friends to play with you though. Unreal Tournament (the OG one) had native version (I think Unreal had it too). If you like RTS more, have a look at OpenRA - open source engine for old C&C and Red Alert games, you don't even need original files as they were made freeware (?) by Westwood/EA/whoever-owned-the-at-the-time and the engine will download them by itself (if I remember correctly). You may want to have a look at Warcraft 2/Starcraft port/engine (Wargus/Stratagus), although I don't know how it runs. For RPG lovers there is DevilutionX, open source engine for Diablo 1 (needs original files)! There is a lot to be found and played on Linux!
And of course - SuperTux!
EDIT: Widelands is open source game inspired by Settlers 2.
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Comment on Linux gaming and the Steam Summer Sale: What are your favorites? in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkForeword: I haven't checked if any are on sale now and I'm on mobile, so I won't, sorry. Have a look at FTL: Faster than light and also Into he breach from the same company. They are very...Foreword: I haven't checked if any are on sale now and I'm on mobile, so I won't, sorry.
Have a look at FTL: Faster than light and also Into he breach from the same company. They are very different yet very well made games! And native.
I think Darkest Dungeon is also native but I haven't played it yet. It runs on Steam Deck on 3W (lowest possible) TDP setting lasting probably 10 hours on battery on OLED model.
I also strongly advise trying Dungeons of Dredmor which is very parody-like on many games you probably know. Hell lotta fun!
Don't starve is native survival type with original graphics and tone to it.
Vaporum is dungeon crawler in steampunk theme.
Baldur's Gate 1&2 Enhanced editions are native too I believe. Might be true for Planescape Torment and Neverwinter Nights too.
X series (space simulators/trade) are native too.
Battletech which is kinda Mech Commander turn-based game is also native.
And of course - the whole Valve collection.
You can run also run some native games outside of Steam.
OpenRCT2 is great engine makeover of Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 and 2 (you have to own original files).
OpenMW is great engine to play Morrowind (again, you have to have original files).
OpenXCOM and OpenApoc are great engines to play old XCOM/UFO games (again, files needed). You can play UFO: Alien Invasion which is WHOLE open source game based on XCOM/UFO games!
You can play OpenTTD whoch is completely new game (including assets) based on Transport Tycoon.
Warzone 2100 is old RTS game that is open source and still worth trying.
If you search for Spring RTS you will find game engine that can be fed various... mods? Basically giving you a few different games. Ballanced Annihilation is one such mod that is based on Total Annihilation. Great game to play!
There are many more games and ports of games - Civilization (FreeCiv), Age of Empires (0 A.D.), Baldur's Gate 1&2 (can't remember name of the engine) and others.
EDIT: The list continues a bit lower.
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Comment on Steam users have spent $19 billion on games they’ve never played in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkWhen I bought Switch Lite I swore to myself that I will play one big game at a time. I will play to finish before going into another one. I have bought some games for the platform and I did that...When I bought Switch Lite I swore to myself that I will play one big game at a time. I will play to finish before going into another one. I have bought some games for the platform and I did that with every big game - Zelda, Assassin's Creed 4, Witcher 3, Pokemon, Wasteland 2, ... I bought some small games as well and used them when I was fed up with the big game I was currently playing (ie. Witcher 3 is wonderful game but sooooo long... I had to play something on the side just to get some rest).
This mentality remained when I bought Steam Deck. More so - finally I had the device to get rid of my looooong list of games I want to play yet don't have time to sit in front of my PC to do that. I own Steam Deck for two years now and I have finished so many games in that time! Games where you have to put 50+ hours in to get somehwere with probably Oblivion leading at 206 hours of gameplay - actually the very first time since the game's launch I put all the hours the game needs to be fully enjoyed. I have finished Horizon Zero Dawn twice in one year on Steam Deck (this is big deal, I haven't played and finished one game twice in a year since probably around 2000), I did my Stardew Valley run, Borderlands 1, Divinity: Original Sin (the second one is still in the queue), Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1&2...
What did I want to say? Ahhh... Yet still I buy new games :-) I tend to not do that much though. Horizon Forbidden West is now at a discount and I have almost went for it but two things stopped me - not enough optimization (yet?) and other games I want to play - after I finish Witcher 3 again, this time on PC (Steam Deck).
You have to switch to this state of thinking - you buy the game to play it, then play it! You play something and another game gets in the spotlight, ignore it (for time being). I do this for the last four years and these years are the most productive gaming years in my life (except high school years - I played all the time back then). Not productive as in "getting rid of backlog", but actually enjoying AND finishing the games (which is the same on paper, but is very different in my head).
EDIT: I guess my Steam Replay says it the best - 74 games is not right though, around 50 of those were trials of how the game runs on Steam Deck. The Steam Deck made this possible for me, it is the sole reason how I could have afforded 84 days streak.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentBought. I like the idea of "pay upfront" (aka oldschool model) so I bought it partly based on that. But I will deginitely have a dive into the game. Thanks for heads up!Bought.
I like the idea of "pay upfront" (aka oldschool model) so I bought it partly based on that. But I will deginitely have a dive into the game.
Thanks for heads up!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentAnd if you want to feel the satisfaction of all the optimizations of your factory, you should also try Satisfactory.And if you want to feel the satisfaction of all the optimizations of your factory, you should also try Satisfactory.
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Comment on My Windows computer just doesn't feel like mine anymore in ~tech
Pavouk106 Link ParentI waslucky that my notebook almost died on me sometime around 2008 - internal HDD connector broke. I couldn't afford new one while I still wanted portability. I fought Win XP trying to get it...I waslucky that my notebook almost died on me sometime around 2008 - internal HDD connector broke. I couldn't afford new one while I still wanted portability. I fought Win XP trying to get it running from USB drive and eventually succeeded, but I was unable to use swap file which was bad on 512MB machine. My friend suggested Linux, as "it will certainly run from USB drive". And it did! Since I had only this PC, I had swotched to Linux that day. And honestly - I have never looked back!
I'm a gamer, always behind HW-wise but gamer nonetheless. I strugled a bit setting up Wine and everything but eventually I got somenative games running and some Wi dows games running as well. Then Steam for Linux came out and native games with it. Then later Proton came out and from that time, I can basically run 99% of games I want to play hassle-free. So the main category I use my PC for is on par with Windows for me.
Through the years I've seen KDE3(.5?), then 4, then I tried Gnome (the "tablet" one) and last 10 years I use MATE. There is some charm in simplicity.
For me and my needs Linux is at its best for almost as long as I use it. It os perfectly usable system for non-demanding user and even for demanding one if the user is willing to switch to dofferent program or do a bit of tinkering to run Windows version of some Windows-only program.
So for me HW issue back in the day solved the "try Linux every so often" - I had to switch and had to use it everyday. Thank god for that HW issue!
I don't live in US, so I don't really know, but I kept seeing how "we are returning to cable". It surely seems like that. They're gonna revolve full circle and then they will ask what they did wrong... Sometimes I feel like providers are sooo muh etached from heir audience/customers yet they fail to see it.