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  1. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    Well said. It's an arms race. I wonder what it will look like if every multiplayer game needs this kind of tech in the future.

    Well said. It's an arms race. I wonder what it will look like if every multiplayer game needs this kind of tech in the future.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    Looks like Rioters have been answering questions in the Reddit thread for the same topic: https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1c1kgrk/dev_vanguard_x_lol/. Rioters have the red Riot...

    Looks like Rioters have been answering questions in the Reddit thread for the same topic: https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1c1kgrk/dev_vanguard_x_lol/. Rioters have the red Riot badge.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    The article mentions that currently they lost the cat and mouse game with only server-side anti-cheat. They do some local obfuscation but that's only a matter of time for hackers to bypass and...

    The article mentions that currently they lost the cat and mouse game with only server-side anti-cheat. They do some local obfuscation but that's only a matter of time for hackers to bypass and right now that game has been lost. A VM being client-side would have the same issues as long as you can't trust the client. Vanguard is a way to be able to trust the client moving forward. Based on other articles I've read in the past Vanguard is currently the best anti-cheat on the market and it gives a huge headache to hackers.

    TPM allows Vanguard to uniquely identify a machine. (I don't know much about it myself but it seems to be an API provided by Microsoft.)

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    It's not required if you're still on Windows 10.

    It's not required if you're still on Windows 10.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Riot’s Vanguard comes to League in ~games

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    I would suggest reading the article if you're interested, they answer pretty much everything and it's actually well written.

    I would suggest reading the article if you're interested, they answer pretty much everything and it's actually well written.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on MonoGame paid bounties in ~comp

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    https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8120 The MonoGame team just put up 2 paid bounties of $5k each. Switch the console runtime from BRUTE to NativeAOT Implement the Direct3D 12 / GDK/GDKX...

    https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8120

    The MonoGame team just put up 2 paid bounties of $5k each.

    Hello everyone!
    Happy to announce that the MonoGame Foundation has issued its first set of paid bounties to accelerate the development of MonoGame.

    You'll a recap of the bounties here: https://github.com/MonoGame/MonoGame/issues/8120

    The first set of bounties is:

    • Switch the console runtime from BRUTE to NativeAOT 💰 $5000 USD
    • Implement the Direct3D 12 / GDK/GDKX backend 💰 $5000 USD

    To apply, please read their description over github. A first round of application review will happen on March 13.
    ❓ If you have questions, please direct them to github.

    Another bounty will be issued soon to incentivize the enhancement of the documentation.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I finally managed to implement drawing tablet support with pen pressure in my infinite canvas drawing application. https://apos.itch.io/mitten It's not perfect since I had to disable dotnet's...

    I finally managed to implement drawing tablet support with pen pressure in my infinite canvas drawing application. https://apos.itch.io/mitten

    It's not perfect since I had to disable dotnet's trimmer which tripled the app's size. I've been meaning to support tablets since 2021 but I kept having various issues. Next step will be to support that feature in mac and linux too.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on League of Legends season 2024 cinematic in ~games

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    It's still toxic but probably a lot less than before. Nowadays you can mute everything. You can also default to chat off. They've also restarted doing rotating game modes. I found the experience...

    It's still toxic but probably a lot less than before. Nowadays you can mute everything. You can also default to chat off.

    They've also restarted doing rotating game modes. I found the experience to be pretty friendly even though I play with randoms.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on League of Legends season 2024 cinematic in ~games

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    Yeah it's really impressive. The old Yasuo took me a bit until he started doing stuff and then it was obvious.

    Yeah it's really impressive. The old Yasuo took me a bit until he started doing stuff and then it was obvious.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on League of Legends season 2024 cinematic in ~games

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    The new league cinematic is finally here!

    The new league cinematic is finally here!

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Anime for someone who doesn't like (shonen) anime that much in ~anime

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    Since you seem to like a bunch of stuff, here are a few I gave 10/10: Chihayafuru. Shinsekai yori Suisei no Gargantia Akatsuki no Yona (Give it more than 1 episode.) Violet Evergarden Made in...

    Since you seem to like a bunch of stuff, here are a few I gave 10/10:

    I can give a longer list. I didn't included too many shonen.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on The One Piece | Special announcement in ~anime

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    The original anime is considered a huge success, but it's always been pretty close to catching up to the manga so they've had to do a lot of padding over the years to stay behind the manga. Also...

    The original anime is considered a huge success, but it's always been pretty close to catching up to the manga so they've had to do a lot of padding over the years to stay behind the manga. Also the animation especially for the earlier episodes is dated from the 90s which was a different era compared to the new stuff that gets released.

    I know of at least one animator that's currently working on the Toei version that said publicly that he used to be (and reading between the lines still is) an anime hater (though now he understands why it's produced that way). (Huge spoiler warning for events that happen after chapter 1000: snip)

    This version should benefit a lot from the breathing room of never having to worry about running out of material. It should also benefit from hindsight. The current story already does a lot of foreshadowing but with new knowledge there are even more elements that can be set up early. There are also character designs that have changed over the years.

    Overall it should make for a much nicer watching experience. I expect One Piece to become a lot more future proof.

    6 votes

  17. Comment on The One Piece | Special announcement in ~anime

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    Not much information is known so far. Wit is building an animation team right now it seems. Doesn't look like there's any pre-production yet on it. One Piece's 25th anniversary is in October 2024....

    Not much information is known so far. Wit is building an animation team right now it seems. Doesn't look like there's any pre-production yet on it. One Piece's 25th anniversary is in October 2024. I'm guessing they'll want the show out by then. Their adaptations are usually 1:1 with the source so if that's the case, it should replace One Pace.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on The One Piece | Special announcement in ~anime

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    https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/12/17/the-one-piece-remake-anime-wit-studio Posting this now since we missed this 2 weeks ago. I was hoping that they would remake the anime from the...

    https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/12/17/the-one-piece-remake-anime-wit-studio

    Posting this now since we missed this 2 weeks ago.

    I was hoping that they would remake the anime from the start for years! I just didn't think it would happen already. Hoping that they nail this adaptation out of the park.

    They are starting with the first saga but I expect that it will do well enough that they'll keep going. The pacing should be a lot better with this adaptation being seasonal.

    Wit Studio did some big productions already including the first 3 seasons of Attack on Titans, Ranking of Kings, Spy x Family, first season of Vinland Saga, Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song.

    The current ongoing anime won't be affected by this. The two projects are separate. Though I wonder if some of the staff will be shared for example voice actors.

    8 votes

  20. Comment on So how is that One Piece adaptation, anyway? in ~anime

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    I think it's great! I watched it multiple times. I often put the music in the background while I'm working.

    I think it's great! I watched it multiple times. I often put the music in the background while I'm working.

    2 votes