neon_nova

joined 9 months ago
[–] neon_nova 1 points 1 day ago

I just defeated him. He was a bit difficult.

I don’t know I could have upgraded the needle already, so I defeated him with the base needle.

Then I looked up where to use the oil and found out I could have fought him with 3 needle upgrades 😂

[–] neon_nova 2 points 1 day ago

I hardly ever use the tools. They are full for me most of the time.

[–] neon_nova 5 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I have played through Hollow Knight twice so I am pretty familiar with this gameplay style and I did just recently played through Hollow knight again before this game came out. I agree this game is difficult, but it’s not that difficult. Every boss has a pattern that can be learned after three or four tries.

[–] neon_nova 5 points 4 days ago

I’m a bit out of the loop, what’s this referring to?

[–] neon_nova 8 points 6 days ago

I really disliked season 3. My wife, who is a big Trek fan, stopped watching season 3 near the end. Each episode had at least one thing that I did not like about it.

[–] neon_nova 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Just the other day someone sent me something I needed to translate. Google translated it literally and it didn’t really make sense.

I asked chatgpt and it told me the literal translation and then explained what it meant in context. So useful for language.

[–] neon_nova 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think shen megami tensi didn’t before them. Dragon quest might have, but I’m not sure about that one.

[–] neon_nova 4 points 1 week ago

I read this in his voice. I honestly kind of have a soft spot for him. He has a tough life.

[–] neon_nova 3 points 1 week ago

I wouldn’t mind checkpoints before the boss even if it’s not a bench and more of a “retry” option.

But the annoyance of run backs raises the stakes of the fight a bit. Like, “Please let me win this time so I don’t have to do another run back.”

But I was annoyed at a particular fight that started without warning and I had not really explored the new area yet, so I didn’t have a chance to find a closer bench.

[–] neon_nova 3 points 1 week ago

I’ve tried no mans sky a few times and couldn’t get into it.

I never grinded enough to get an anaconda, but I did make a few first discoveries while jumping around.

I think my ship is so far out that every time I play, I get bored trying to jump to anywhere relevant.

[–] neon_nova 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah! I came here to ask if there was any proof that it wasn’t a woman who could transform into a deer.

[–] neon_nova 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I got really into elite dangerous at one point. I never got a HOTAS though, but I’d considered it.

How is the game these days?

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/52124778

This game is fun and has me hooked. I finished it after just a few days.

But the game feels incomplete and slightly rushed.

For example, as you progress through the game you can unlock new items to sell, but you unlock some items at the very end of the game, so it feels kind of pointless.

The fast travel system is not super useful as it takes you to places on the map that are kind of inconvenient and the games maps is small enough to just run to the destination just as fast in most instances.

The inventory management system is a bit annoying, you can only pick up stacks of 5 items. Not at the max, but at all. So if you just need to grab one apple to restock, you have to run back and forth to return the excess apples from the stack. You can also get into a situation where you don’t have a place to put an item down and need to trash it instead.

Money is never an issue in this game and there are perks to lower purchase prices, but it’s completely irreverent as you always have enough money.

The reward points you get to unlock things is also a bit pointless as you easy get so many of them that by the time you progress in the story and unlock the next tier, you can just buy everything right away.

The little town seems like there could be so much lore and things to unlock, but nothing happens. I assumed I was only halfway done the game when I finished it as there is so much left unresolved.

I assumed the game was made by a solo dev, but the credits rolled and I was shocked at how many people worked on this game.

So, while it was fun. I would not recommend buying it in its current state. I think it needs a few big dlcs before it can call itself a completed game.

 

This game is fun and has me hooked. I finished it after just a few days.

But the game feels incomplete and slightly rushed.

For example, as you progress through the game you can unlock new items to sell, but you unlock some items at the very end of the game, so it feels kind of pointless.

The fast travel system is not super useful as it takes you to places on the map that are kind of inconvenient and the games maps is small enough to just run to the destination just as fast in most instances.

The inventory management system is a bit annoying, you can only pick up stacks of 5 items. Not at the max, but at all. So if you just need to grab one apple to restock, you have to run back and forth to return the excess apples from the stack. You can also get into a situation where you don’t have a place to put an item down and need to trash it instead.

Money is never an issue in this game and there are perks to lower purchase prices, but it’s completely irreverent as you always have enough money.

The reward points you get to unlock things is also a bit pointless as you easy get so many of them that by the time you progress in the story and unlock the next tier, you can just buy everything right away.

The little town seems like there could be so much lore and things to unlock, but nothing happens. I assumed I was only halfway done the game when I finished it as there is so much left unresolved.

I assumed the game was made by a solo dev, but the credits rolled and I was shocked at how many people worked on this game.

So, while it was fun. I would not recommend buying it in its current state. I think it needs a few big dlcs before it can call itself a completed game.

 

No Spoilers Please

I made a post a few days ago generally talking about how much I like this series. I decided to make at a post at the end of each season to write about things I liked or didn't like.

Since I did not do this for Season 1 or 2, I will post more generally about them and focus on Season 3.

Up until now, I still think everything has been great. Most episodes are good and I can't think of a single one that I would not rewatch.

Season 1 The first episode was really hard for me to get into due to the drastic differences between the characters and their movie counterparts. I also had trouble due to how silly the snake head costumes looked. It made the show feel like Power Rangers. I am happy that they hardly make an appearance again. At least not so much in season 3.

I typically make myself watch 3 to 5 episodes of shows that are highly recommended before making my decision about them, but episode 3 was difficult for me to get into and I quit Stargate for a few years at this point.

This year, I have been picking up an interest in history, especially ancient history. I am not sure what it was, but I decided to watch episode 4 and it was about Minoan's. Wow! I literally just read about them and with that I was sucked into the show.

I also liked episode 9 where there is something that ages the population. I particularly like it when Daniel was talking about Linear A. This is what I was reading about when I read about the Minoans, and I was so psyched I knew what he was talking about.

Just going back through the season 1 episodes listed on Wikipedia are bringing back tons of memories and really shows how great season 1 was.

Season 2 The introduction of the Tok'ra was great. I enjoyed the episodes and I like that Carter's dad was saved and became a member. Any time I see him appear in an episode, I know it will be good.

I do not think I have as many memories of season 2. Maybe it was not as good as season 1 and 3. I still didn't see a bad episode in the list, just nothing extremely special. I liked the episode where Teal'c starts to turn into an insect, but I bet that is not a fan favorite.

Season 3 I think the world really opens up in this season.

  • Episode 2 "Seth" was really fun to watch. It's fun to think about cult leaders being aliens.

  • Episode 5 "Learning Curve" was a bit dark, but it showed the kids just being normal kids after they transferred their knowledge. That is fine, but the show built it up to seem like the kids were being harmed in some way. I think this could have been a great episode, if there was some tragedy.

  • Episode 8 "Demons" When I saw that they were going to use Christian gods for this episode, I was curious how they were going to pull it off without offending people. I'm not religious in any way, but I was still interested. When the demon was the devil, I realized that this was the safe way to do it. I was only half paying attention to this episode, but I got the impression that they could have escaped a few times but kept making bad choices.

  • Episode 9 "Rules of Engagement" This was fun to watch, but I thought it was strange that the recording of Apophis dying was just accepted so easily.

  • Episode 14 "Foothold" I really liked this one. At first, I thought it was aliens, then I started to think, "Oh, Carter is just affected by the chemicals." I kind of wish that would have been the story, but I still enjoyed it.

  • Episode 15 "Pretense" Finally, there was a legal episode like we occasionally get in Trek. I thought the Goa'uld's argument was pretty weak, but I guess their plan was to stall and attack anyway. I'm happy the Vox didn't stay passive the entire time. I was kind of hoping the Tollan's would give Earth one of those cannons. I know they do not share tech, but maybe it could be manned by a person from that world.

  • Episode 16 "Ergo" This was just a silly episode, but it was really fun.

  • Episode 17 "A Hundred Days" This episode must have won some awards, the acting was great and the story was a bit heartbreaking. There is really an emotional conflict that I think people can relate to when watching it.

  • Episode 18 "Shades of Grey" It was a great plot, but it should have been a two part episode. It was all rushed and resolved too quickly.

  • Episode 19 "New Ground" This is my favorite episode so far. What a great concept. The leader of their military unit refusing to believe the evidence and not face it due to his faith is, sadly, quite believable. This is another episode that I think deserves some awards. I wish there was more help from the second in command girl who seemed to be open minded. They took someone back with them and I haven't seen him again. I wonder if he will make another appearance.

Conclusion The last few episodes were good, but nothing I particularly want to write about. I am looking forward to starting season 4 tonight after I finish work. If there is something else you would like me to include in these write-ups, please let me know. I will try to do one at the end of each season.

 

I’ve been binge watching sg-1 on and off for the past couple months.

I really love this show, I don’t think there really has been a bad episode yet.

I’m near the end of season 3 and I already feel like I watch to rewatch the series.

I watched the original movie by chance a few years ago and had trouble getting into sg-1 because the characters looked and acted nothing like their movie counterparts. But, I think, in season 2 I learned that it’s actually a different Jack O’neil.

Anyway, I plan to watch everything in the proper order, so please no spoilers 🙏

 

My brother said that he will watch an episode of Trek with me when I visit my family in October.

I am wonder what the best single episode to show him is. He has not seen anything Trek before.

I am thinking something that is newer, but not necessarily.

Anyway, what do you think would be good?

 

Does anyone genuinely like this? I was relieved to see it can be turned off.

One thing I noticed is that the inactive window gets a shadow on it. I wonder if that can also be turned off.

 

I was shocked at how quickly you can get your own wow server up and running.

Doing it through docker takes like 10 minutes if you are just a bit familiar with the command line and docker. (Both are really simple)

The guide says that’s good for just domestic use as you don’t have as many customization options, but it sounds like it will be great for my plane ride.

 

I’m a super casual player, I played original wow back in high school and a bit of burning crusaded but level 41 was probably my highest ever level.

I’m currently self hosting wotlk and a lot of people speak about that one as if everything after it got worse.

I’m just playing solo on my own server now and was interested to learn more about this.

16
13 or 15” Air (self.apple_enthusiast)
 

I’m really debating between these two screen sizes.

I mostly use my computer with a monitor, but will occasionally work on it in the kitchen when it in meetings.

My current laptop is 14” and I’m not sure how much of a difference 15” really is over the 13” model.

What is your experience?

If I get the 13” I might use the savings to get a 1tb hard drive which I think is important to me.

 

I use a windows computer for work with a usb-c to HDMI hub.

I needed to use my wife’s m1 air, and there was weird distortion on the screen. It was minimal, but noticeable.

I read that this can be a problem with m1 and m2 air models. I plan to get an m4 air in the next few months and I’m wondering if this model has any screen distortion problems on an external monitor.

I do not have distortion problems with any of my other computers using the same hub and wires, so I don’t think it’s a problem with them.

 

The title really says it all, but I’m self hosting world of Warcraft wrath of the lich king.

I’m just so shocked that it all works to be honest. It’s blowing my mind still.

I always want to play classic wow, but I play so infrequently that it’s not worth paying a subscription.

It never really occurred to me that I could just host my own server until chatgpt recommended that when I was researching things to self hosting.

It’s not public yet as my upload speeds are too slow.

I think I’m going to set the server up on my laptop so I can play wow while on my 14 hour flight coming up.

I’ve always played the game solo anyway due to my casualness.

 

I’m visiting my home country on the other side of the world in a few months and I want to load up my steamdeck.

I’m thinking of getting deus ex but the collection is just a bit more. Are these games good?

What other games do you recommended for 55 hours of traveling?

view more: next ›