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Comment on New Steam Controller reportedly $99 in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Chemslayer LinkMewgenics, and I'm slowing down greatly. I got the final ending (I think), and now I'm just playing for completion, unlocking the hardest difficulties, beating house bosses, quest items, etc....Mewgenics, and I'm slowing down greatly. I got the final ending (I think), and now I'm just playing for completion, unlocking the hardest difficulties, beating house bosses, quest items, etc. Frank wants a frankly (lol) absurd number of veteran cats, unless I just run the alley over and over it's going to take forever to get him maxed out. I did finally get my 4th room, which I've dubbed "Thunderdome": all my reject cats go there to live with all my Appeal furniture and fight/fuck/die to their heart's content. I have so much food the extra mouths aren't a concern, and I figure they'll be good stock to feed to Tracy/Injury Boy/??? to grind out the last of those. And in the rare case that a good specimen rises from the filth, it can be moved to a proper room.
As an aside, I really appreciate how the game mechanics kind of naturally lead you to be an uncaring abusive cat hoarder. Rather than some cheap shock value of like, a cat murder simulation or something, the game overwhelms you and sets up incentives to lead you to the behavior. Maybe a subtle commentary on abuse and the conditions that lead to it?
I'm at nearly 200 hours, so definitely got my money's worth, remains to be seen if I have the patience for 100%. Would highly recommend
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
Chemslayer LinkPork N Beans! I melt some butter in a pot, put in some nice sausage to get crispy (I love Opa's Jalapeno Cheddar), then add a can of Ranch Style beans and heat. Serve with saltines. I've been...Pork N Beans! I melt some butter in a pot, put in some nice sausage to get crispy (I love Opa's Jalapeno Cheddar), then add a can of Ranch Style beans and heat. Serve with saltines.
I've been experimenting with adding some vegetable too; I really enjoy kale after the sausage but before beans, but I can't eat enough kale to get through the giant bags without most of it going bad. I'm exploring frozen options, and frozen cut okra has been neat, I do let the beans stew a little longer to give the okra time to soften. I tried frozen spinach and that was awful, do not recommend. My local store doesn't sell frozen kale sadly. Might try broccoli soon!
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Comment on “Dungeon Crawler Carl” now available to libraries exclusively on Libby in ~books
Chemslayer Link ParentUnfortunately seems to be his modus; as of now, the ebook is only available for purchase from the highly-walled-garden kindle ecosystem. I don't really know anything about the author as a person,...Unfortunately seems to be his modus; as of now, the ebook is only available for purchase from the highly-walled-garden kindle ecosystem. I don't really know anything about the author as a person, but I doubt he's intentionally keeping these exclusive. But I imagine he's been swept away by the sudden crazy success, and isn't super concerned about accessibility, and probably he (or his agents) are getting sweetheart deals for the exclusivity
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Comment on Is there a FLAC equivalent for digital comics? in ~comics
Chemslayer LinkI sort my comics using Calibre (which is just a book organizing tool). I usually convert my comics to Epubs if they aren't already (using Kindle Comic Converter). Then, open the comic in question...I sort my comics using Calibre (which is just a book organizing tool). I usually convert my comics to Epubs if they aren't already (using Kindle Comic Converter). Then, open the comic in question with Calibres "Edit Book" function, go to File>Edit Pictures Losslessly, and when the menu pops up select "Allow lossy compression" with a quality of 80%.
In doing this I cut the size massively, usually 30-50% for mangas, and surprisingly 80% for most western-style comics (going from 300-400MB down to usually 30-50MB). And I really can't tell any difference; my e-reader is 11", so larger than most comic pages in real life, and I notice zero issues in the art or anything that only it was compressed at all.
Calibre does also have the option to Losslessly compress, but that cuts size by 5-10% at most usually, and given that I can't tell even looking for it it's much worth it to lossy compression instead
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
Chemslayer LinkI'm drawing my own tarot deck! I found a book of games to play with tarot cards (which I posted about elsewhere on here), but discovered my Shadowrun Tarot Deck wasn't very convenient to play...I'm drawing my own tarot deck! I found a book of games to play with tarot cards (which I posted about elsewhere on here), but discovered my Shadowrun Tarot Deck wasn't very convenient to play games with. The book intro mentions they made their own titular Dealers Tarot to play with, and suggests print and play or to draw your own!
So I'm making my own deck, based on me and things in my life. I've assigned each suit general themes to help inspire myself, but besides that I'm just doing whatever makes sense to me. I've completed and colored two cards already, and sketched/planned a few more.
I'm drawing them in the notebook app on my Boox Airnote 5C, which limits me pretty severely in terms of colors (16 total, 5 of which are black/white and 3 greys), and I'm not a very technically-skilled artist to begin with, so I'm keeping it intentionally abstract, which I think fits tarot vibe better anyway.
It's been interesting, trying to dig up my personal history and life to draw cards has been tough at some points, it's sort of a mini-reckoning of my life choices and the people and things I've kept and those I've left behind. I'm not in a rush, and 78 custom art pieces will take a long while, but I'm excited to have something deeply personal both from a creative and a historical standpoint at the end of it.
Here's an example of one of my completed cards, the Three of Cups. I didn't even want to attempt to draw people, so I made what I've dubbed "beanpoles" to be super simple versions instead
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Comment on Your favourite karaoke songs? in ~music
Chemslayer LinkKryptonite by Three Doors Down is my classic! Easy to do (mostly slightly-musical speaking), and you get to do the big "YEAAAAHHHHHHH" towards the end. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish is another fun one...Kryptonite by Three Doors Down is my classic! Easy to do (mostly slightly-musical speaking), and you get to do the big "YEAAAAHHHHHHH" towards the end.
Bad Guy by Billie Eilish is another fun one for me, get to ham it up a little.
Your Idol by The Saja Boys (K-Pop Demon Hunters) is fun, esp if you get someone else to do the second singer verse.
In The End by Linkin Park is just a good song, and fun to sing
Birdbrain by Jaime Paige is goofy, although unlikely to be in most Karaoke catalogs unless they're doing it YouTube style
Lastly, The American National Anthem is not and should not be a karaoke song, but my friends and I spontaneously sang it 8-part harmony after the karaoke place remotely shut off the machine. I would def not call anyone in my friend group a patriot, it was surreal and hilarious
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Comment on The Dealer's Tarot - Modern games to play with a tarot deck in ~games.tabletop
Chemslayer Link ParentAugh, more rulebooks to purchase and read through! I do love it lol. Got to wait for a little more budget to justify rulebooks for games I may never get to play, but they both seem really...Augh, more rulebooks to purchase and read through! I do love it lol. Got to wait for a little more budget to justify rulebooks for games I may never get to play, but they both seem really interesting. I really like the idea of Worm's focus on inventory management, esp since they claim to make it fun
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Comment on The Dealer's Tarot - Modern games to play with a tarot deck in ~games.tabletop
Chemslayer Link ParentThere's just so much potential! Cards let you have "hands", which can give encounters a more tactical resource-management feel. Decks can be customized, like for example you could start with a...There's just so much potential! Cards let you have "hands", which can give encounters a more tactical resource-management feel. Decks can be customized, like for example you could start with a deck of just 2's and 3's, and add higher cards as you increase your stats. You could have certain cards (faces? Aces? Jokers?) be magic items or super special capstone abilities. You can have the four different suits correspond to different stats!
I haven't come up with a cohesive ruleset yet, but I feel like there's so much space to play in, and could really be a fun twist of traditional ttrpg mechanics, keeping the randomness that makes the storytelling fun but adding a little more agency.
I have played regicide! Funny enough a name-brand version. I do love that it is just a standard deck however, and gives a more meaty option (and cooperative!) vs the usual 52 card fare
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Comment on The Dealer's Tarot - Modern games to play with a tarot deck in ~games.tabletop
Chemslayer LinkFound this today via the level 99 newsletter, I grabbed the ebook version and read through them. The games seem very compelling, and I appreciate that each is loosely based on the major arcana....Found this today via the level 99 newsletter, I grabbed the ebook version and read through them. The games seem very compelling, and I appreciate that each is loosely based on the major arcana. Hoping to try them soon, I do have a tarot deck (not for divination purposes, but to list the major arcana as a grounding method, which I know from Binding of Isaac ha).
Overall, I'm a sucker for games that use non-proprietary components (standard decks of cards, dice, etc); I love them for their open-source-ness obviously, but I also like that they allow for personal customization and flair, as you can get a deck of cards or a set of dice in a thousand different styles/arts/etc. My dream is to one day develop a card-based TTRPG system, and I hadn't thought of using Tarot before but may have to consider it.
As an aside, I learned from this purchase and subsequent wiki'ing that apparently tarot originated as just playing cards hundreds of years before they were assigned mystical importance! Pretty cool to take them back to the root in this way.
Curious to hear if anyone's played these, or if you know any other tarot-based games!
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The Dealer's Tarot - Modern games to play with a tarot deck
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Chemslayer LinkJust finished The Shadow Rising, book 4 of the wheel of time. Really enjoyed it! I can see why some people say the series slows in the middle, as this book had a lot fewer action scenes than the...Just finished The Shadow Rising, book 4 of the wheel of time. Really enjoyed it! I can see why some people say the series slows in the middle, as this book had a lot fewer action scenes than the previous, but I am really enjoying the buildup and history/world building that is being established
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Comment on Strange Romance bundle by Image Comics in ~comics
Chemslayer LinkSaga vol 11 & 12! My procrastination pays off again! This bundle is an insane value for 12 volumes of Saga alone (although I wouldn't really call it a romance, it's more of a gritty sci-fi thing)....Saga vol 11 & 12! My procrastination pays off again!
This bundle is an insane value for 12 volumes of Saga alone (although I wouldn't really call it a romance, it's more of a gritty sci-fi thing). I've also read A Thing Called Truth (from another HB), and it was good and fun, but does end on an annoying cliffhanger. I believe the second half has released now, but I haven't checked in a while.
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
Chemslayer Link ParentJust want to chime in, you absolutely can avoid them for books! I was a full-time kindle user until a year and a few months ago, but despite what Amazon would like you to believe there's tons of...Just want to chime in, you absolutely can avoid them for books! I was a full-time kindle user until a year and a few months ago, but despite what Amazon would like you to believe there's tons of other options. My go-to is Kobo, has almost as big of a selection as Amazon, and while it has DRM on most of its books it's almost always AdobeDRM (which is trivial to work around with Calibre). You can still even use your kindle (for now...), but there's also a big market of e-readers which are much more open (I love my Boox).
Happy to give you more details if you want, but even without pirating it is so easy to avoid Amazon!
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
Chemslayer LinkSteamOS, because it comes pre-installed on the Steam Deck :P In actuality though, I do use it as my daily driver, for games obviously but also everything else using a dock and desktop mode. I did...SteamOS, because it comes pre-installed on the Steam Deck :P
In actuality though, I do use it as my daily driver, for games obviously but also everything else using a dock and desktop mode. I did dual boot Linux (Ubuntu I think) several years back when I was flirting with being a programmer, but this is my first real experience with Linux full-time. It's been great, I do love the Discover store as a convenient way to install most things. The decks immutable OS makes installing non-Discover apps a pain sometimes, but nothing too bad. Overall very happy, runs well, and glad to not have to worry about what crappy thing Microsoft will do next
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Comment on The Jackbox Party Essentials available on Netflix in ~games
Chemslayer Link ParentRight?? They are barely on the computer to begin with, they seem a natural fit for streaming games. I already have my steam deck setup (and don't have Netflix), but I'm excited for new people to...Right?? They are barely on the computer to begin with, they seem a natural fit for streaming games. I already have my steam deck setup (and don't have Netflix), but I'm excited for new people to get to experience the games
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Comment on The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act in ~movies
Chemslayer Link ParentI certainly believe Glitch cares, and its not them calling anyone selfish, but the discussions on line certainly do, which is the part that frustrates me. I do still feel too that there's this...I certainly believe Glitch cares, and its not them calling anyone selfish, but the discussions on line certainly do, which is the part that frustrates me.
I do still feel too that there's this unspoken assumption that a theatrical release needed to happen, when that's just not true; I'm not against it as I stated originally, but sacrificing so much to make it happen is where I'm upset. And they can couch their statement as much as they'd like, but it is still "capitalist ghoul" behavior as you'd called it: despite being successful, they are reaching for more, always more, and if the customer has to get the short end of the stick so be it.
To be clear, I don't think any of the decision makers at Glitch are ghouls, or are making this decision with nothing but big dollar signs in their eyes; I fully believe that they believe this is a good thing. But corps don't turn soulless and evil overnight because some villain barges in and takes over, it happens because reasonable well-meaning people make little compromises, over and over, until the original vision is gone and you're left with a machine whose sole purpose is to perpetuate itself.
This feels like a turning point, and honestly their inability to properly admit the harm they caused gives me a lot less faith. If they just said "we made this deal to make more $$$" I'd have more respect than trying to spin this as charitable for "the scene". Sure maybe it'll bring in capital, but will it also bring in more leashes, and restraints, and when the next series has a finale maybe it'll be exclusive to theaters, or whichever streaming service comes to them with a big check?
Ultimately, this is a haha funny animated show production company, and will not have a huge impact on my life whatever direction it goes. And there will always be artists making art to consume elsewhere. But it sucks to see the start of corporate rot in what seemed like a cool crew. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not hopeful.
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Comment on The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act in ~movies
Chemslayer Link ParentI'm aware, and I did read their response, but I still think it was not a decision I approve or appreciate. I wrote a little more in detail elsewhere in this thread, but they made a decision that...I'm aware, and I did read their response, but I still think it was not a decision I approve or appreciate. I wrote a little more in detail elsewhere in this thread, but they made a decision that really impacted the enjoyment of at least part of their fanbase, and they should feel some heat for that. Like I said originally I do think it's a minor issue, but it was a sacrifice Glitch made.
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Comment on The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act in ~movies
Chemslayer Link ParentI'm of the opinion that Glitch should've prioritized the community and platform that made them what they are in the first place, rather than kowtow to how "the industry" does it. If they wanted to...I'm of the opinion that Glitch should've prioritized the community and platform that made them what they are in the first place, rather than kowtow to how "the industry" does it. If they wanted to get their big money, or exposure, or whatever, that's their decision, but it's entirely valid to criticize that they chose to get that at a real cost to their own professed values and enjoyment of their fanbase.
There's this seemingly false truth that getting a theatrical release is a big deal, or some goal to hit, kind of like being indie was just a stepping stone to get a chance to sit at the Adults Table of Real Cinema, so anyone criticizing their decision is being petulant or selfish. Sacrificing the enjoyment of their own fanbase to please the industry is exactly how the industry keeps its stranglehold; if they really wanted to fight for indie animation, they should have kept it to same day or not at all.
Again, this is a mild inconvenience/upset for me, and honestly might be a good excuse to take a break/split from Instagram (where spoilers would hit me). But I really don't like this patronizing stance that anyone upset by the impact of Glitchs decision is just being a whiny baby who doesn't know how the Real World works. Glitch chose to sacrifice part of their community to achieve their own goals of exposure/money, and people should not be expected to just grin and bear it just because they are "indie".
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Comment on The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act in ~movies
Chemslayer LinkI'm mildly upset at this; I already made an effort to watch the new eps the day they came out to avoid spoilers, but now I have to either get off social media for over two weeks, or pay actual...I'm mildly upset at this; I already made an effort to watch the new eps the day they came out to avoid spoilers, but now I have to either get off social media for over two weeks, or pay actual money to go watch it in a less comfortable environment than my own home. I don't mind it having a theatrical run at all, but I do think giving it such a long period of exclusivity wasn't a cool move. Maybe with luck they'll just move the YT release date to match, but we'll see
Does the controller need steam, or does steam input need steam? Afaik it works fine as a Bluetooth/wired controller with anything, but needs steam for the remappable steam-input layer (which would be cooler to not need that but seems like a fine compromise either way)