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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
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Comment on Invincible Season 4 finale discussion in ~tv
The_Schield Link ParentI think there's a certain nebulousness to the images of the viltrimites blending in. To me, it came across like a flash forward of mark processing Thragg's offer. I also think it was intentionally...I think there's a certain nebulousness to the images of the viltrimites blending in. To me, it came across like a flash forward of mark processing Thragg's offer.
I also think it was intentionally forecasted like that to lead up to Mark's answer - the tension that builds as we, the viewer, think the viltrimites are already blending in - suggests that it doesn't matter what Mark says, his back is against the wall. I think it cleverly underscores how Thragg ambushes Mark with this ultimatum "you have no choices to make, but yet you still must make one." It kind of forces mark to give permission anyway, and so the viltrimites being on the planet already or just being a fearful, PTSD image is kind of irrelevant - the answer will have to be the same, anyway.
It seems like Cecil and everyone else requires ship scanning in order to know who is entering the solar system. It could be Cecil doesn't know about Thragg and Co. because they all possibly flew in without a vessel. I could be wrong though.
Still excited!
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Comment on Invincible Season 4 finale discussion in ~tv
The_Schield LinkHeavy implications. I have not read the comics. But I read someone said we are about halfway through the comic run. I feel like this will lead to incredibly difficult tensions when children start...Heavy implications.
I have not read the comics. But I read someone said we are about halfway through the comic run.
I feel like this will lead to incredibly difficult tensions when children start being born half viltrimite. Raised half human, they will likely have their own moral quandaries with parent authoritarianism vs. human desire to rebel, favor altruism, and seek justice.
If time will be a huge factor moving forward, there's no telling how these last 37 viltrimites reevaluate their desires for conquest (no pun intended).
Can't wait for Thragg to battle Satan
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentCould be kinda fun to take turns at poker or five finger fillet 😎Could be kinda fun to take turns at poker or five finger fillet 😎
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
The_Schield (edited )LinkI started pirating a year ago. Everything started as an independent.exe but I've been playing around with putting everything into one container on windows docker. Radarr- manages all movies I'm...I started pirating a year ago. Everything started as an independent.exe but I've been playing around with putting everything into one container on windows docker.
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Radarr- manages all movies I'm interested in
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Sonarr - same but for TV shows
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Qbittorrent
--> downloads the torrent file to my system. Once it finishes...
Radarr/Sonarr know where I want the files to be placed, cause I have a TV folder and a Movies folder and I tell it where to sort them. It uses hardlinks and removes the file from its download folder when it's finished and from Qbittorrent when it's finished seeding.
With everything in its place...
- Plex
--> is my new forever front end for media.
It constantly scans my TV/movie folders when they update and immediately presents them to be watched, with options for CC, playlisting, episode and movie info--pretty much anything you might wanna know for the episode.
I have a lifetime pass purchased to have access from outside my home network (data, friends Wi-Fi's, etc). I waited until the holidays when it was 40% off
One day I will get a raspberry pi or something to host my media server without needing my PC to stay running, but it's pretty cool, and I've enjoyed learning how it works.
Radarr and Sonarr track new releases. You can configure it to watch for certain qualities or file sizes. You can set it up to automatically watch for new releases or you can make it one-press to scan for the shows and movies you're monitoring and it will search for the parameters, refer the torrent file to qbit, qbit will download it, and together they will put the file in its own file folder where it needs to go.
It's so simple now, I'll boot up Plex on my ps5 and the new episode of The Boys will be available, and it all automated from me clicking "scan" once earlier in the week.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
The_Schield LinkThe Talking Heads - Remain in Light 31, punk, metal, psych rock fan. Never listened to talking heads much except for whenever "burning down the house" came on the radio and turned me off of them....The Talking Heads - Remain in Light
31, punk, metal, psych rock fan. Never listened to talking heads much except for whenever "burning down the house" came on the radio and turned me off of them.
But this album feels like it was made for me. It has the right amount of weirdness, the right amount of esoteric insight, the right amount of riff droning that necessitates a head bob and a critical ear to hear the sporadic hits and unique charms.
The album makes me feel I'm meeting a stranger at the pub and they show me the underbelly of the city and I learn something about myself.
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Comment on What is something you're holding together? in ~talk
The_Schield LinkMy guts, organs, and blood vessels!My guts, organs, and blood vessels!
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Comment on The Dear Hunter - Sunya (2026) in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentThis is exactly what I needed to hear, and it's exactly why I don't think Sunya is affecting me like the Acts or other stuff. I skipped Indigo Child and Antimai just because "I had other stuff"...This is exactly what I needed to hear, and it's exactly why I don't think Sunya is affecting me like the Acts or other stuff.
I skipped Indigo Child and Antimai just because "I had other stuff" going on—mainly listening to stuff like Frankie and the Witch Fingers and King Gizz—
But it informs the reason why my brain is struggling to latch on to any motifs. I don't think I'm a prog music novice by any means but without doing the homework on TDH's latest evolutions, many of these chord changes and melodies feel like they're happening a bit too adventurously.
Which is something I love about the dear hunter - sometimes just following a thread in a progressively complicated song like Take More Than You Need is one amazing ride, but when the art is being served across an album like it's a Renaissance painting, it really helps to know the influence behind the brush strokes.
All to say, I commit to listening to all of their latest stuff! 😅
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Comment on Nathan Fillion says 'Firefly' animated series in development in ~tv
The_Schield Link ParentI agree with this. I want to throw out my values and say "it was a different time, and maybe with more seasons we would have gotten more representation" but it's also good to just accept TV & film...I agree with this. I want to throw out my values and say "it was a different time, and maybe with more seasons we would have gotten more representation" but it's also good to just accept TV & film has permitted a lot of perverse outcomes and we can always do better.
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Comment on The Dear Hunter - Marauders (2026) in ~music
The_Schield LinkMy kings. Honestly haven't heard any of this yet. Haven't listened to anything of theirs since Migrant and ACT V. But I will always love Casey's musicianship and his ability to speak truth to...My kings.
Honestly haven't heard any of this yet. Haven't listened to anything of theirs since Migrant and ACT V. But I will always love Casey's musicianship and his ability to speak truth to power in his art. Fan for life.
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Comment on Harvey Weinstein: The Rikers interview in ~movies
The_Schield Link ParentBig agree. Maybe people in the ruling class will see it as an omen to come, what could beBig agree. Maybe people in the ruling class will see it as an omen to come, what could be
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentAbsolutely, friend! Thanks for appreciating it haha!! I too am simply bewitched by all the great mod content that is still maintained. If anything, it worries me for elder scrolls 6! Like if...Absolutely, friend! Thanks for appreciating it haha!!
I too am simply bewitched by all the great mod content that is still maintained.
If anything, it worries me for elder scrolls 6! Like if Skyrim has the bones to make a game into whatever you want, then I hope sequel delivers something on par.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield (edited )Link ParentI typed up a whole thing, but lost it! Oh well. Lockpicks: Picking a lock in a Dwemer area: gears spin along next to the lockpick Picking a lock of a box in a City area: a row of number dials...I typed up a whole thing, but lost it! Oh well.
Lockpicks:
Picking a lock in a Dwemer area: gears spin along next to the lockpick
Picking a lock of a box in a City area: a row of number dials similar to that of a briefcase rotate and spin as you adjust the lockpick
Etc: lockpick aesthetics are revamped to be more than just a static lockpick interface.Doors:
When you activate a door and it simply opens and you enter, you're playing vanilla Skyrim. But with some of these mods, gears and bars sort of tumble a bit and you see them react to you activating the door. It's a small animation, but really adds to the effect that you pushed that door open yourself.Weather:
Rain storms aren't like happening everyday, but they happen often enough and in downpours strong enough to make you almost blind to where you're going at night. There are also tiny artifacts in your view that make it seem like water is in your eye and moisture ran through something in the distance. Generally I have to really squint to see where I'm going in those rain storms and it really makes it a satisfying traversal experience.Environment:
The trees and the brush seem to have been wholly remixed. Where there might have been drab and dreary lanes and hills full of Rocky mountain Stone in the vanilla game, there is a lot more colorful and lively greenery. Some trees are just more scattered, but some also take the shape of something like a Japanese cherry tree, which makes you feel like the ecology is actually that much more varied.UI:
I never played Oblivion, I did play the remastered Oblivion for like a day. The menu feels a bit more attuned to Oblivion? I dunno. There's manilla backdrop and sorting is easier and it just feels a lot fresher and easier to filter/see.The start menuâ„¢ is also refreshed, displaying red, green, and blue northern lights and stars similar to the skill trees menu -- opposed to a black screen and Dovahkiin logo -- and there is a song that replaces the Dovahkiin theme that is basically a cover sung by some Nordic duo (I think) and it's absolutely gorgeous.
The map you open (menu+down) is no longer a trite mix of white snowy mountains and white barren hills that feel dreadful and similar. The actual foliage of Skyrim seems to color coordinate with the map menu. So you're looking at lots more browns and greens in their respective territories and the mountains of snow remain the same. As well, location map markers on your map that you have not been to yet are Blizzard white, locations on your map that you have been to are darkened with bronze and black. Just a simple difference in UI like that communicates so much more ease on the eye!
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More gold in each wardrobe/end table/urnFollowers go past 5 (I haven't checked how many you can actually keep)
Books can be set to auto glow if you have not read them yet. You can adjust this even more to only have them glow if they're skill books. Note: sometimes I do wish I only had books glowing for me that increased my skills, but I've noticed that some books that I haven't read yet give me quest markers and I'd rather read an unnecessary book than miss a necessary one.
Adult:
You can enable wenches that will often travel between cities and hang out in the squares and taverns. There is a fledged out intercourse system that can flirt, hire, and/or seduce them, and switch between sex positions at a keys stroke. There is a hotkey system that can be used to set outfit presets or custom outfits that can be found online. Female body types that have been tweaked and mastered to be thick, thin, strong and bodacious in the modding community have been added and randomized throughout tamriel. Nearly everything has a mod configuration menu found under system settings that you can use to adjust to whatever preferences you have.Many NPCs who are romancible have been outfitted with small but impactful quests to their backgrounds that result in romance interactions that can lead to its own naturally coursed marriage. (Spoiler: example, Ysolda asks you to track down a mammoth tusk owned by a khajit she was sleeping with - the khajit tells you he thinks she's using it to pleasure herself, and gives you permission to be her partner if you're interested.) It's all very "take it where you want it" and though it's horny coded, the roleplay of it all means you can walk right by it if you want.
In that vein, male NPCs generally look the same, but most female NPCs look gorgeous, or at least chad-ified (interpret that how you will).
I find myself most enamored with the smallest details, like looking at my hands coated in the flames spell as they crackle with fire, or seeing a storage backpack on the back of my armor (added mechanism that expands your inventory if you equip it) displaying scroll, soul gem, and a potion if i own them.
I clearly haven't exhausted the scope of where these mods have taken me and enhanced the vanilla Skyrim experience. There are over 500 mods that I am using in this collection and I feel like a lot of them have contributed to my lightning fast enjoyment without me even knowing they're there.
I may keep coming back to this comment, but overall: I'm using an RTX 2060 that I bought from a friend and there is little to no performance issue so far! Hope this kind of helps informs your perception of PC mods :)
Edit: forgot, there is a nemesis system that I'm not sure is legal but is there anyway: if you die in a dungeon, it may spawn you a quarter mile away and ask you to go back to retrieve your inventory while the dungeon enemy may have a few enhancements. Sometimes I just be reloading a save but I can see how satisfying this might be others.
(Another note: if you're traveling with followers, and they kill the enemy in the room that merked you within a certain time limit, you will respawn in the room with no consequences! So for example, if you died by a draugr and Lydia finished him off for you, you may be lucky enough for her to save you before having to reload/come back.)
And on that note, most dungeons have a final "boss" that have a big boss health bar that appears at the top of the screen. It's just... More satisfying. Makes you feel like you are more often dealing with a bigger threat, even if it's just a dragon that landed on you in the rift, or a vampire that led a bunch of vampire assistants.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkSkyrim Immersive& Adult It's pretty breathtakingly good. Some graphics overhauls, gameplay tweaks, and UI enhancements. Sound design has been altered. I need to play more.Skyrim Immersive& Adult
It's pretty breathtakingly good. Some graphics overhauls, gameplay tweaks, and UI enhancements. Sound design has been altered. I need to play more.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentBut is it fun? ;)But is it fun? ;)
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkKinda foolin around on South Park: The Fractured but Whole There was clearly a lot of the same work ethic involved in this game as the first one (Stick of Truth) to try and make a good RPG first...Kinda foolin around on South Park: The Fractured but Whole
There was clearly a lot of the same work ethic involved in this game as the first one (Stick of Truth) to try and make a good RPG first and a south park homage second.
It's pretty much more polished in every other way compared to its predecessor, but..I can't help but miss the simplicity of the first.
The first one had such an abundance of junk to collect and sell and it was kind of insane to set your gear and then get better stuff after basically battle. Exhausting almost. But it still had a charm.
FbW has a lot to like, but maybe the content from later seasons just didn't make it into my brain like the earlier seasons.
Will continue playing though, of course.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link ParentLMFAO - Oh brother, my controller was practically slipping from my fingers. The sweaty palms were palpable. There is a stamina to that fight, where you have to train and practice and fail so many...LMFAO - Oh brother, my controller was practically slipping from my fingers. The sweaty palms were palpable. There is a stamina to that fight, where you have to train and practice and fail so many times. Every movement GNA makes can be telescoped within a fraction of a second, if you're fast enough. But maintaining that focus for 10 minutes straight takes A LOT out of you. At a certain point, there are moments where "I just need a breather" is all I got. I'd rather dodge for a few minutes than try and take a shot on a half tank and miss - you only get like one or two misses in Give Me God of War.
Gah, what a great experience.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link Parent2018 was fantastic. Ragnarok was more of the same. The are some differences that take a little adjusting, like it feels like runic powers have an even smaller window to use before being...2018 was fantastic. Ragnarok was more of the same. The are some differences that take a little adjusting, like it feels like runic powers have an even smaller window to use before being interrupted.
But genuinely, I think of this as my greatest moment in gaming history. Defeating Gná on the hardest difficulty (the Ragnarok equivalent of Sigrun) gave me the biggest run for my money in my life.
The feeling of tension leaving my body, the roar of excitement, the ferocity of accomplishment--nothing can quite compare.
Good job with Sigrun!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield Link Parent@Evie said it best! District 19 is one of their showcase themes and I like it enough for now! The game's default settings also lets you change the opacity of the grid lines and I found the perfect...@Evie said it best!
District 19 is one of their showcase themes and I like it enough for now! The game's default settings also lets you change the opacity of the grid lines and I found the perfect combo.
Glad you checked it out :)
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkLess conventional: I have been looking for a decent tetris android APK that has comfortable controls, satisfying UI, and most damn importantly, NO ADS. Found it in Falling Lightblocks. You can...Less conventional: I have been looking for a decent tetris android APK that has comfortable controls, satisfying UI, and most damn importantly, NO ADS.
Found it in Falling Lightblocks.
You can also download custom themes or make your own.
The blocks move a bit quicker than the app store equivalents from level 1, but I don't mind.
Never cared for tetris but someone said it helps trauma survivors and I'll admit, I do like how it takes me outta my dark spots sometimes.
I'm on my 7th consecutive week of Al-Anon meetings. I like it. Now I just need enough courage to go to AA as well. Any other double winners out there?