circuitfarmer

Regulation? In the US?

Not in this timeline.

It is a CS2 mod – CS2 lacks Steam Workshop support. Paradox did not put it in, in favor of their own mod platform.

There was a lot of beef about the lack of workshop support, but it means it was on Paradox’s platform, if anything.

The endgame of all these subscription services is always the same. They make you reliant, and then they jack prices and reduce service.

At this point, there are enough exemplars that anyone still buying in is just not paying attention.

I’ve enjoyed that one a lot, as a long time KSP player.

Two things stand out to me about it which are better than (unmodded) KSP:

1. It has a ton of procedural parts, from tanks to fairings to struts. Though I would argue it makes rockets look less detailed in terms of texturing, it really amps up what you can do overall.

2. Vizzy is a built in automation system where you click and drag keywords and functions into place. It is something similar to the kOS mod on KSP, though I’d argue much more approachable and with more features. You can even do multithreading (think: process staging while also processing telemetry data).

Juno is also very well optimized – after all, it also runs on Android. So if you can get beyond the relatively simplistic visuals there is a lot to like.

But is it a KSP killer? No. The character models are not great and that affects everything from EVA to immersion. It lacks a certain “it” factor, and though I have put many hours into Juno, it usually ends with me firing up modded KSP again.

I’m not holding my breath until there’s more than a tech demo to see.

If KCD2 is competent on release (which I think is very likely, considering how great KCD1 was), it might be the first game in a long time that I pay full price for. As much as it is important to be vocal about devs screwing their customers, we also have to support those doing the opposite.

I fully believe it is so that things like eagle vision make more sense, and also so they can have small portions of map which complain when you get outside of “memory range”.

A true historical open world game probably wouldn’t have either thing.

$50 for a PS3 game.

The absolute state of AAA gaming is ridiculous.

Fuck Denuvo. DRM does not benefit the gamer. Period. No amount of gaslighting will change that.

I don’t play multiplayer because I don’t want to be cussed out by a 6 year old.

I play games to have fun. I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone.

The crazy irony is that those from outside the US probably know way more than those in the US, in terms of stories about Alaska.

No hate here. There will be ups and downs.

At the end of the day, I’m happy to communicate with you.

I completely understand the sentiment.

I also understand the sentiment that the internet is effectively a US invention dating back at least to ARPAnet.

I guess what I’m suggesting is: can’t we all just get along? At least we can now all communicate with each other.

Yeah fair enough. I probably should have qualified it more.

Old Man Trump doing old man things.

RDR2 was a beautiful game and one of the few that gave me a serious emotional response at the end. But it was a bit long winded along the way, so I’m OK with this.

Weird, it’s been down for me since June of last year.

Sounds like they want a round of layoffs but don’t want to pay severance.

This is important to mention. Most people should know that Denuvo tends to impact performance in a significant and negative way. It provides nothing positive to the consumer.

Yes – and just to add, many of the console AAA exclusives aren’t “exclusive” at all, because a significant number end up on PC anyway. They’re only exclusives if you’re in the PS/XB bubble. (Switch is a standout because Nintendo)

This is a good point, but I think in 5 years, it won’t be a thing on consoles either. The ability to resell implies ownership.