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A place to discuss the Oculus Quest 2.
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A place to discuss the Meta/Oculus Quest and Quest 2
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2023.03.25 11:14 Ambitious-Olive6481 My character randomly becomes invisible, and no one can see me.
This started happening 2 days ago when my character randomly became invisible while I was questing. I thought it was about my addons until players in my group told me that they can't see me either, I thought they were joking at first and I asked to take a screenshot from a friend of mine and he confirmed I am indeed invisible. I have tried relogging, repairing the game, deleting the interface and WTF folder and redownloading the game but none of'em seems to have worked, this looks more like a Blizzard side of a problem.
Now my question is, has anyone had something similiar happen to them before? If so, how did they fix it? I have turned off war mode and stopped playing PvP in case I get banned for exploiting game mechanics.
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2023.03.25 11:11 Loknorr [FNV] Freeze when VATS'ing or speaking to random NPCs sometimes, unpredictable.
| I have been having a lot of problems with Fallout New Vegas lately, no matter just how much I want to play it. The biggest problem there is of course is the freeze that occurs when I sometimes VATS someone and the game freezes before it zooms in on the guy indefinitely. Two examples, this happened right outside of Primm once with a group of Escaped Convicts, most of them were fine but there is that ONE guy who would freeze the game when VATS'd. Another one just coming out of Nipton, a group of Vipers, most of them were fine, but then there was this one girl with a tire iron, wearing a piece of clothing from the Spice of Life mod that would just freeze the game if VATS'd. I even checked on console by clicking on her, she was from the main FalloutNV.esm. https://preview.redd.it/11ll7yjn0vpa1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=d6fe1d97f238fe8cd6b8884469a9f2bb0185e40d This extends to some friendly NPCs as well, in the Mojave Outpost, Ghost for some reason would freeze the game when trying to talk to her. It randomly got fixed by doing nothing! But there is that one Travelling Merchant in there added by YUP that also freezes the game when spoken to. I am honestly at a loss, I have tried so hard to figure out the source of this crash by myself that I now turn to here. Please, help me. 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2023.03.25 11:07 Max_Laser I reached Lit 1 on my third account! 🥳
2023.03.25 11:06 General_Dig_5831 Innovations in Renewable Energy Sources for Homes
| Innovations in Renewable Energy Sources for Homes As the world faces the challenges of climate change and dwindling non-renewable resources, it has become increasingly important to adopt sustainable practices in all aspects of life. Pune’s real estate sector significantly impacts the environment, as buildings consume a lot of energy and produce sustainable carbon emissions. In response, Urban Space Creators are turning to renewable resources as a way to reduce their environmental impact while also providing cost savings and improved health and comfort for homeowners. This approach benefitted the environment and enhanced the property’s long-term value to potential buyers. What Renewable Resources can you use at Home? Solar Energy- Install solar panels on your roof to generate electricity or use solar water heaters. Biomass energy– use wood stoves, pellet stoves, or biomass boilers to generate heat. Energy-efficient appliances- use energy-efficient light bulbs, refrigerators, and other devices to reduce your energy consumption. Rainwater harvesting– Collecting and using rainwater for watering plants, washing clothes, or flushing toilets. What are Some Innovative Solutions for Home? EV Charging Solution- EV batteries help reduce carbon emissions as they are more flexible in charging and discharging. However, vehicle charging behavior must complement renewable generation and satisfy system needs. https://preview.redd.it/yo498efxzupa1.jpg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72e1e13d1ef5cc87395a4333ae01b6259be110d8 https://preview.redd.it/q8c4onfxzupa1.jpg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05c5077c5e3b45b726354b313890d8e32d0f3fcc https://preview.redd.it/9kreqffxzupa1.jpg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ad3f4278ec158ed879c51384ab3367b5d925385 What are the Recent Trends in Renewable Resources? Some recent trends in renewable resources include; Increasing adoption of solar power: Solar power is becoming more affordable and accessible, leading to broader adoption in both residential and commercial settings. Advances in battery technology: Improvements in battery technology make energy storage more efficient and cost-effective, which is critical for the effective use of intermittent renewable energy sources like wind and solar. The growing use of wind power: Wind power is another rapidly growing renewable source, with advances in wind turbine technology. Expansion of electric vehicles: The use of electric vehicles is rapidly growing. Increased investment in renewable energy: Governments and private companies worldwide are investing more in renewable energy, recognizing its potential to mitigate climate change. How is Urban Space Creators incorporating renewable sources for their residential projects? Urban Space Creators have included solar panels and energy-efficient appliances in their recent project, Urban Skyline phase 2 in Ravet. By utilizing cutting-edge technologies, Urban Space Creators strive to reduce the carbon footprint of their residential projects, lower energy costs for residents, and increase the property’s overall value. In addition, these measures motivated and attracted environmentally conscious buyers who prioritize sustainable living. So, if you want a 4 BHK apartment for sale in Ravet, Pune, check out their project Urban Skyline in Ravet. submitted by General_Dig_5831 to u/General_Dig_5831 [link] [comments] |
2023.03.25 11:05 SnarkyGoblin092 [HELP] iPhone 12 hotspot stuck on 2.4Ghz
I have an iPhone 12 64GB and the 5GHz personal hotspot stopped working a few months back.
The "Maximize Compatibility" switch doesn't seem to do anything, it always shows up as a 2.4GHz network on my other devices.
I have used it previously on my laptop and Meta Quest 2 and the 5Ghz band was working fine.
After the iOS 16.2 update it stopped working. Any ideas what the problem could be?
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2023.03.25 10:59 Rangar0227 Why do people say the non-combat spells in 5e are strong?
This is one of those arguments that constantly seems to come up in the caster vs. martials debate. Apparently, casters are OP because they can use combat spells but also have tons of utility outside of combat.
This honestly boggles my mind a bit because if anything, the utility spells in 5e...honestly kind of suck. Like, really, really badly. And it makes sense because 5e is (sometimes frustratingly) hyperfocused on combat. I blame that on WOTC for being greedy and not wanting to spend budget writing intricate social scenarios or mysteries when they can just stick a random encounter table on the page, but I digress.
Anyway, here are some examples of utility spells and how they are bad:
- Friends/Charm Person/Detect Thoughts: The victim will know you charmed them or tried to read their thoughts. This is illegal in any reasonable city, so have fun in jail.
- Knock: Unlock a door, but also notify all monsters in the dungeon where you are. Brilliant.
- Augury: Ok great, I can find out if something will be good or bad. But what does that mean exactly? What if the DM decides going into a crypt will be "good" because there are ghouls there, and if I fight them, I will get XP? Anything can be twisted to be "good" or "bad", so the DM will probably use this as an opportunity to push the story in the direction it was already going to go anyway.
- Zone of Truth: The victim can save vs the spell to still be able to lie. Even if they fail, they can simply avoid answering or use misleading statements. And how am I ever supposed to use this in a court? If I say "she succeeded on the saving throw, she's lying" how will anyone fact check me on that? I'm the only one who knows whether she fails or not. She could just say "the cleric is obviously trying to frame me" and no one would be able to to contest that. He said she said, essentially.
- Locate Object/Creature: I have to be "familiar with the object/creature" and "seen it up close before". Drawings or descriptions don't even count, apparently. Meaning this spell should actually be called "find things you've already found". Oh and they are blocked by random things like lead and water. What random handicaps. Lead is alright but I guess looking for underwater creatures or using it in a sea-themed campaign is impossible.
- Speak With Dead: The spirit is under no compulsion to answer you truthfully. Useless on anything that was hostile to you in life.
Every time I've tried to use one of these spells in a game, it has done nothing.
To be fair, there are some useful spells like Divination and Commune that can straight up give answers to things. Except here is the problem. Even if that works, D&D adventures aren't really designed around needing those spells to progress because if you didn't have them, then the adventure would be unbeatable. There is always going to be another "legitimate" way to get the information without casting those spells, usually by using skill checks, RP, or simply from the plot. This is a good thing IMO, just to be clear, but it does create problems.
For example, the last time I tried to cast Commune, I basically spent 75 gp casting it three times to get a ton of answers from my cleric's deity that told me pretty much exactly who the bad guy we were looking for was. I was pretty clever with my questions and spent resources on doing it so it seemed well-earned to me. Only question now was, how do we prove it to the council? Well, it turns out in the next session, we came across some assassins that the bad guy sent after us who also happened to have a convenient note on them signed by him where he basically admits to being evil and wanting us dead. I could have not used those communes whatsoever and achieved the same result through normal gameplay.
Essentially, the problem is two-fold:
- DMs (and official adventures, because lets face it, most just play straight from the book) need to stop giving out answers so easily. Those assassins should have not had a note on them that gives everything away. This would make using spells to figure things out more tempting.
- Utility spells need to be rebalanced so that they work better instead of having all kinds of artificial restrictions. Maybe the party is on a quest to hunt a specific kind of beast. Yeah, the wizard can instantly burn a spell slot for Locate Creature and know right where it is, but the ranger could just roll survival and achieve the same result without burning a spell slot, right? Utility spells should be reserved for when all else fails and, yes, allow the party to get a free win at the cost of a spell slot they can't use in combat later on. This is how casters will balance combat and utility. Sure, a caster can do both, but not with the same spell slot. They have limited resources to work with, and burning one just for out of combat utility is a big deal. Less so at higher levels, of course, but then again everyone gets more powerful at higher levels anyway.
So what do you guys think? Is there something I'm missing in my analysis here?
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2023.03.25 10:54 CurrentAd3361 Season about to end
2023.03.25 10:54 st0rmbreaker179 I made a Cycle: Frontier Twitch Chat Bot!
Hey Prospectors!
I recently finished making a Twitch Chat bot for the Cycle Frontier! As of right now it should be up to date with information based on Season 2. With this chat bot both viewers and streamers can have quick access to weapon, armor, item, and creature stats as well as instant access to item sale prices to traders and how much of an item you will need over the course of the season. This all may have to be tweaked with the release of season 3 but for now it still needs some testing, and I would love to get some feedback on the bot and what to change about it.
Here is a short video that I posted on Twitter that shows the bot doing its thing on Twitch.
https://twitter.com/st0rmbreaker179/status/1620583462519599104 The bot is currently live on my Twitch Channel at all times, whether I am streaming or not if anyone wants to try it out. (Franky Storms on Twitch)
HOW TO GET ACCESS:
I did not want to spend any money making a website for the bot since I have no plans to make any money on the bot. Its free and will stay free. In order to get access to use the bot on your Twitch Channel there is an applications channel in my discord server linked here
https://discord.gg/sTyCZrJ6GQ . Once you join the server and verify you're a human by reacting to the rules role message, you can scroll down to the TCFB0T category, click on applications, and post a screenshot of your Twitch username on Twitch. This is so there is proof that you are on Twitch and so I can easily spell it when adding you to the access list.
If there are any problems with the bot there is a bugs and issues channel to post any problems or suggestions.
For any updates to the bot there is a patches and updates channel for that information.
More importantly there is a channel for how to use the bot with a description on how it works, I will also put that information here.
TCFBOT TCFBOT is an asynchronous Twitch chat bot based on python. This bot has all of the cycle frontier information you could ever want. This includes quest, item, and creature info as well as weapon stats and trader pricing for most items. This gives you and your viewers instant access to TONS of information about The Cycle: Frontier without needing to go to any of the out of date wikis and websites that have, unfortunately, fallen behind. To apply for access to use TCFBOT please put your full twitch name in the applications channel below and I will personally add your name to the list of users. YOU WILL NEED TO MOD TCFBOT IN ORDER FOR THE BOT TO WORK CORRECTLY. Thank you.
Commands and how to use them.
All commands for this bot have the prefix “!”
Quests: All quest commands must use the full name and part number without any punctuation.
Example: Time For More Work Part 1 = !timeformoreworkpart1
Eventually all quests will have shorthand options to either leave out the word part or only put in the first letter of each word I.e. Time For More Work Part 1 = !tfmw1
Items: All item commands use the full item name in the command without any punctuation.
Example: Hardened Metals = !hardenedmetals
Creatures: All creature commands are simply the name of the creature without any punctuation prefixed by an !.
Example: Alpha Crusher = !alphacrusher
Consumables: These work the same as any other item command.
Example: Weak Med Kit = !weakmedkit
Weapons: Second verse, same as the first! Full item name with no punctuation.
Example: K-28 Pistol = !k28pistol or !k28
I am NOT a software engineer by any means and I had to learn some very basic python programming to be able to make this. This means that if anyone has any really good suggestions that significantly alter the code of the bot, it may take a while for me to figure it out lol.
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2023.03.25 10:53 Pitiful_Sun254 Apple iPad (10.2-inch, Wi-Fi, 32GB) - Silver (Latest Model, 8th Generation) (Renewed)
2023.03.25 10:52 Reeed77 Will the Controllersticks of the Quest 3 be as bad as the Quest 2 ones??
Anybody at META planning to make at least the QUEST 3 Controller-sticks better???
The Quest 2 Controller Sticks are a bad joke!!
On my 10 year old Xbox360 Controller the Sticks work better than the Sticks of my Quest 2 Controllers after a few months of light use ???
Come on META..... At least make the Quest 3 Controllers somewhat reliable.....
Upvote to send META the message!
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2023.03.25 10:40 Sinpleton025 Rifts of War - Chapter 2
Three moon cycles later
Galdush fields, Meilume region of the Empire
The time has come and the troops are ready. The chosen commander of Imperial forces is Ylyndar Glynra, general of the IV army, commanding twenty-five thousand infantry, ten thousand cavalry, ten thousand archers along with one hundred wyverns, one hundred battle mages and hundreds of siege elements for a total of fifty thousand troops. The vassal forces number forty thousand. Ten thousand dwarves from Nundolar commanded by Bardek Leadmaster and ten thousand from Halboram under Dalmin Bronzering. The Rosians sent twenty thousand in total under the command of Bodin Zorgen of Alston, king Thavok's eldest son. The imperials have also brought an auxiliary force of ten thousand slaves, which include ferral orcs, trolls, ogres, swine, lepians, feelians, leanoids, and welfen.
In total, the invasion force numbered one hundred thousand strong and they were to start the land attack in the Galdush fields. At the same time, the VI fleet of one hundred ships of various sizes gathered in the western waters away from the port city of Lashil. Admiral Lothar Tanros was also tasked with opening a rift and to attack the enemy's shoreline, making the invasion a pincer assault.
"It is time, general.", a captain said proudly.
"Indeed.", Ylandar replied, "I cannot wait to bring the emperor's light to this savage world. Are the mages in place?"
"Yes, general. They are finishing the ritual. It is a pity we cannot open more rifts."
"Any more and the spiritual energy of North Altia will be completely drained. I do not wish to destroy our world along with theirs."
"Understood sir.", at that moment, a large rift opened up. It was thirty steps wide, ten steps tall, and shining in bright blue. All soldiers stared at it with amazement and fright. This was the gateway to the savage land they were warned about, they must remain vigilant. "I shall prepare the first wave."
"Hold. I shall go.", Ylindar said.
"S-Sir? Are you certain?"
"Yes. I will lead the first wave.". With that, he rode to Bardek, Dalmin, and Bodin. "You know the plan. All Rosian troops, half of the dwarves, the entire auxiliary, and ten thousand of my own troops. Once a foothold has been established, a messenger will ride back and inform the rest of the troops to begin the second wave. The navy has most likely begun its attack. We must hurry. For the light!"
With that they marched forward into the rift, unaware of the dangers they will face. All they could do is pray to the spirits.
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History is not kind. Many bad things happened throughout human history. Wars, plagues, destruction, and death beyond counting. On top of that, humans themselves were never the best of people. It is they who caused all of it to happen and it is also they who keep doing it. History has always described humans as selfish and self-harming, but history is written by the winner. And this time, the good wins.
The great virus that occurred in the third decade ravaged the planet, killing millions of people. But through human genius, a cure was made and the death was stopped. However, it was then that the true culprits were discovered. One of the greatest problems of humanity is overpopulation. We have grown soft and stopped "culling the herd" so that a sensible number can thrive and be strong. A group calling themselves 'True salvation', sought to fix this. Through decades of careful planning and manipulation, they've reached a solution. For mankind to prosper it needs to suffer. So they showed themselves in 2034 and declared that they will do what was necessary to save the Earth. So they set off fires and explosions all throughout the world. Thousands upon thousands of factories and industries were destroyed, the capital and major cities were devastated, planes kept crashing, ships kept sinking, and it was chaos. The death toll was in the millions, even hundreds of millions as every country suffered.
But the salvationist forgot one important thing. These are human beings. By attacking them all they've united them all. Global governments decided they will not stand by idly while their people were being killed for some 'greater good'. In a united effort, after fifteen years, they tracked down and eliminated the salvationists, ending the crisis. But now the bigger problem took the stage. The world was in chaos and it needed fixing. So for the future years, that is exactly what happened. A new generation replaced the old one and with everyone united they not only repaired but also advanced. New technologies were invented, and life became better. Artificial limbs became more common, medicine was more advanced and the military received more than one upgrade so that no future threat can harm the nations.
NATO got more support from South America and Australia, while East Europe and Asia created a new block called Easter Powers Alliance. The UN now strictly enforces laws against drugs and poachers are shot on sight so to protect the wild and plant life. Renewable energy sources are spread across the world and the atmosphere is being healed. Many monuments were built for the victims of the salvationists. It goes to show that no matter how much humanity is battered, it would always rise stronger.
And now? Now it is the year 2070 and things are going just fine.
5th of May, 2070
Lumberton, North Carolina
The Northeast park is always a wonderful place to visit. With playgrounds and baseball fields, it was always cheerful. Right now the Jaguars were playing against the Bulls and hundreds of people gathered to watch. Officers Bradly O'Neil, or just Brad, and Jack Mitchel pulled their police car over to watch the game.
"So who do think is winning this time?", Jack asked.
"My money is on the Bulls.", Brad said, "They're winning right now."
"No one knows man. I have a gut feeling the Jaguars are gonna make a comeback."
In that moment, a Jaguar pitcher threw the ball and the Bull hit it with the bat, sending it out of the ring.
"Hooooo! Another home run by the Bulls!", said the announcer, "If they keep this up they will win it all!"
The Bull ran full circle and when he finished, a tremor shook the ground. Suddenly, a large rectangle of light appeared. It was nearly fifty feet wide and sixteen feet tall. People were confused and everyone tried to wrap their heads around what exactly was happening.
"Brad?", Jack asked, "Did anyone order a light show?"
"At four pm? Unlikely.", Brad said as he grabbed his radio, "Dispatch this is officer O'Neil, we have a situation at the Northeast park. Unclear if it is a threat but I require reinforcements and-"
Out of the light, men started appearing. They were strange to say the least. They wore medieval-like armor and has pink skin. Behind them appeared something that freaked people out and scarred them even more. Things they would only see in fantasy movies. Green-skinned orcs, dwarves, and even huge dragon-like lizards. No one understood how they got here but they understood their purpose as they attacked the players and spectators.
The green-skinned and pig-like monsters killed and ate everyone they could find. The dragons flew in the air and arrows rained down on the people.
Brad took the radio again and shouted, "Threat confirmed! I repeat the threat is confirmed! Send reinforcements and alert the national guard! They're killing everyone! We need-"
A pig-like monster jumped at him but it got blasted away by a shotgun. "Power or speed?", asked Jack who shot the gun.
"Speed. I'll take the smaller ones.", he replied and grabbed the shotgun while Jack took the SMG, "We have to save as many people as we can! Come on!"
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The attack is a success. Already these pale-skinned savages flee and are killed by the dozens and soon hundreds. This field will serve as a good foothold for the invasion.
Prince Bodin looked over the scenery and thought, 'This doesn't look like a land filled with chaos. Were the visions a lie after all?'
"Prince Bodin.", called general Ylindar, "It is glorious is it not? We will slaughter these savages and take the lands in the name of the light. I need you to send your forces over to the structures to the southwest, I have already dispatched the dwarves and auxillia to the south."
"This place is not like the one explained in the vision."
"That does not matter. You are to gather as many slaves as you can and kill all the soldiers that attack you. We must clear a path for the second wave." Bodin internally cursed but went with the orders and called his men.
"Sir!", called a captain, "There are several savages that are causing problems for us."
"What do you mean?"
"They are hiding behind strange metal carts and it appears they have boomsticks much like the dwarves."
"Send a group of mages with dwarves and crush them."
"Right away sir!". With that, the captain left and Ylindar started setting up the stronghold and preparing the letter for the second wave.
Five mages along with a hundred dwarf warriors and shooters. The two dozen savages hid behind metal carts and fired at the orcs and swine that ran at them. The dwarves took aim and fired but they only killed a couple. The savages fired and the mages tried to create a force shield, but something was wrong. There was no energy in this world and magic didn't work.
"What's the problem?", asked a dwarf.
"I-I don't know. I can't-"
Before he could finish, he fell to the ground with a hole in his head. The dwarves started to fall as well. The warriors put up their shields, but the weapons of the savages tore through them. Eventually, enough orcs and swine pushed them and killed most while taking one prisoner.
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Some time later
Noble self-service storage
Bodin never liked the empire or the emperor. They killed his grandfather just because they wanted freedom. But right now, he didn't have a choice. Denying a direct imperial order is a death sentence. He needed to make sure his kingdom, as well as the others, by doing their bidding and dirty work.
On his way to the strange structures, he encountered strange things. Metal carts that moved without horses and the wide roads made of flat stones, as well as soldiers with repeating boomsticks. For every one of them he lost dozens, but they couldn't hold on for long. Bodin gave explicate orders not to kill any retreating soldiers or innocent people. They won't become monstrous killers like the elves.
After a while, they reached the structures. Rows of identical buildings locked with metal doors. They opened them one by one and only found different pieces of furniture and sometimes jewelry.
"Take anything of value.", Bodin said, "We have taken enough people captive. After we are done here we will report to general Ylindar. Captain, take the captives back quickly. I fear the men we've faced are but a fraction of their army."
"Yes my lord.", the captain said and left with his troops in a hurry.
"Are you starting to doubt the visions, prince Bodin.", spoke a man next to him, "Because so far I am."
"Viscount Iaw.", replied Bodin, "I know what you mean. These people don't look like the savage barbarians the elves told us about. They look like us."
"While I do agree with you on that, you cannot deny the differences. These structures look so robust, and the roads are completely flat. The boomsticks, and the metal carts, clearly these people possess great magic and machines. I cannot imagine what would happen if the empire got its hands on them."
"Don't even say that. Let's just get these items back to-". His sentence was cut by a loud explosion that came from the other side of the structures. Bits and pieces of armor, weapons, and bodies fell on all sides. The men panicked as more explosions came from all sides.
"They have cannons!", yelled Bodin, "Scatter! Find the shooters!". After he gave his orders the soldiers ran to all sides, but they stopped shortly after noticing something in the air. Enemy wyverns? No. They looked different and were made of metal much like the carriages. Several of them filled the sky and inside were soldiers with aimed cannons who opened fire on the Rosians. The soldiers died by the hundreds and Bodin knew he was in danger.
"We have to get out of here!", yelled Iaw and hurried forward on his horse. Bodin and the others followed but they slowed down as they saw a roadblock of large and bulky metal carriages. Dozens of enemies came out of them and prepared their weapons.
"I shall clear a path for you!", said Iaw and charged at the enemy with his troops. Bodin attempted to stop him but to no avail. The enemies opened fire and Iaw was filled with holes along with his men. They didn't even get close before they were slaughtered. Paralyzed by fear, the remaining Rosian troops did the only sensible thing, they surrendered. Now they can only hope for the enemy to be merciful.
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'This was supposed to be a slow day.", thought lieutenant Jefferson, 'What the hell did we get ourselves into.'
This was beyond strange. A portal opening up in Northeast park, fantasy, and medieval people coming out of it and attacking people? This wasn't what Mark signed up to fight. But he did sign up to defend the United States from any threat. This one counts.
As he rode in his helicopter he saw the other choppers literally slaughtering the 'enemy'. If you can call people with swords and bows riding on a horse a proper enemy. They were being killed in the thousands and only several hundred were left at the storage facilities.
"Lieutenant, are you ok?", asked a sergeant, "You spaced out."
"I'm fine Thomas. This is just beyond me. But I guess it's not our job to think about it.", he stood up and grabbed the rope, "We're going down!"
They lowered themselves from the helicopter and got into formation. They moved through the roads and shot every enemy that came after them. It wasn't hard, these 'knights' weren't much of a threat as long as they were out of range.
"Cavalry behind us!", yelled Thomas. The platoon got into a firing line and opened fire, cutting down the dozens of horses and 'men' riding them. As they continued forward they arrived at the JLTVs placed to block the enemy's advance.
"Lieutenant Mark Jefferson.", he said as he saluted.
"Sergeant Norman Cole. Sir, you're not gonna believe this."
"We are under attack by Lord of the rings characters in pink. Try me."
"Well, these people speak a different language, unsurprisingly. But when I introduced myself they spoke English."
This did surprise Mark. "English? Are you sure?"
"Yes. There's an accent definitely but it's unmistakable. And that guy with the cape and silver helmet? He's the leader. Prince Bodin of Alston."
After some pondering, Mark answered, "Load them up in the trucks. Separate the more important ones. I need to get in touch with the forces sent to Food lion."
"Yes, sir."
'This keeps getting weirder and weirder.', Mark thought.
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Earlier
Near Food lion
Zoya was not happy about this. Being forced to fight for these oppressors alongside animals. It was degrading. But she didn't have a choice. It was serve or die. Because of their animal features, lepians and feelians are sent first to scout the area and bring information. But what the others were doing was horrible.
All around she could see the feral orcs butchering people and raid homes, the swine, trolls, and ogres eating people alive, and the dwarves plundering treasures and taking weapons. It was disgusting. The forces did suffer casualties. These people were armed with weapons more powerful than even the dwarves had. The feral beast suffered the most. Even the trolls and ogress fell to being shot enough times. But eventually, they had to run away.
Plunging her dagger into a blue-clothed soldier's back, Zoya let out a tired sigh. "How much longer?", she asked herself.
"As long as it takes.", said a woman behind her.
"Bora. I thought you were killed."
"I was almost. But I lost many of my own. These weapons are deadly. If we dodge one shot ten more appear."
"What's taking you so long, rabbit?", asked the dwarven general Dalmin in a disrespectful attitude, "I thought you lepians were supposed to be expert scouts."
"Don't talk down at us, dwarf.", said Bora.
"Shut it cat! Or I'll grind you into meat and feed you to my hog.", Bora hissed at that, "Now, get going. It won't be long before Bardek arrives and I intend to have more fun.". With that he rode off, leaving Zoya and Bora.
"I'm going to kill him one day.", said Bora.
Zoya looked behind her and saw a group of children running away from a swine and a feral orc. They went inside what looked like a large market. Zoya ran after them and Bora quickly followed. They reached the mark and when they entered it they saw the women and children cowering in a corner as the swine and orc closed in. Zoya rushed at the orc and slit its throat then quickly spun around and kicked the swine, knocking it to the ground. Without wasting time she plunged her dagger into its heart. She walked over to the children and gestured for them to calm down.
"What was that?", Bora asked.
"I'm not letting let innocent people get butchered and eaten by monsters."
"But if the elves find out-"
"They won't. We can-", she stopped midway after her ears twitched. Looking out the window she saw and hear explosions. That must be this world's army. Dalmin rode on his hog to lead a charge against their metal carriages but was cut down by the enemy's weapons.
Zoya and Bora were scared. Their people were dying and soon they will follow. But just then, a little girl walked to her side and pulled her hand. "Don't worry.", she spoke in the imperial tongue, which surprised Zoya, "We'll tell them you saved us."
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"This is pretty insane isn't it sir?", asked a soldier.
"It sure is Paterson.", said the sergeant, "Let's just kill everything that can't talk first and worry about the rest later."
"Rodger.". They exited the Bradley and got to work, opening fire on what looked like dwarves and orcs. The Bradley itself focused on the larger targets while the soldiers moved in. House by house and street by street they moved in. The dwarves fired their musket-like weapons but they only managed to land a few lucky shots. The new M16A5 assault rifle with 6.8mm bullets tore through their armor and shields.
An ogre started charging from the back lines, swinging his large stone on a chain. "Paterson! Fire your grenade launcher!", ordered the sergeant. Paterson fired and upon impact the grenade exploded, leaving a gaping hole in the ogre's chest and bursting its organs all around. The battle continued and the stubborn dwarves fought as well as the ugly monsters. The only ones that surrendered were the animalistic 'people'.
As the soldiers progressed they saw horrid things. People were being eaten and ripped apart by the monsters as they screamed and begged for their lives. Homes burned and vehicles crushed. This won't go unanswered. "Kill them all!", yelled the sergeant, and the soldiers happily obliged.
With rifles, grenades, and machine guns they slaughtered the monsters. Trolls and ogres were blown to pieces, orcs, and swine riddled with holes like Swiss cheese. Even the stubborn dwarves were shown little mercy. The sergeant continued with his men to Food lion where he spotted two animal-like people, one looked like a cat and the other like a bunny, with over a dozen children.
They entered and pointed their guns at them immediately, but the children stood in front of them. "Don't shoot them.", said a boy.
"What?", asked the sergeant.
"They saved us from the monsters.", said a girl pointing to the dead orc and pig.
After some delay, the sergeant spoke, "Lower your weapons.". He walked to the two women. "I am gunnery-sergeant Jeff Miller. Who are you?"
"I am Zoya and this is Bora.", answered the rabbit woman, "We are the slave auxiliary of the empire of light."
Confused, Jeff asked, "The what?"
Before she could answer, Paterson walked over to Miller, "Sir, I have a message from lieutenant Mark Jefferson. He asks about a report and if we're ready to join them in the attack on Northeast park."
Jeff looked at the two women before turning to his men, "Paterson, tell the lieutenant that we'll join them soon. Johnson, and Shane, take these two into custody. I'll question them more when I get back."
"Where are you going?", asked Bora suddenly.
Jeff turned to her slowly and answered, "We're gonna end this."
End of chapter 2
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2023.03.25 10:40 Sinpleton025 [Rifts of War] - Chapter 2
Three moon cycles later
Galdush fields, Meilume region of the Empire
The time has come and the troops are ready. The chosen commander of Imperial forces is Ylyndar Glynra, general of the IV army, commanding twenty-five thousand infantry, ten thousand cavalry, ten thousand archers along with one hundred wyverns, one hundred battle mages and hundreds of siege elements for a total of fifty thousand troops. The vassal forces number forty thousand. Ten thousand dwarves from Nundolar commanded by Bardek Leadmaster and ten thousand from Halboram under Dalmin Bronzering. The Rosians sent twenty thousand in total under the command of Bodin Zorgen of Alston, king Thavok's eldest son. The imperials have also brought an auxiliary force of ten thousand slaves, which include ferral orcs, trolls, ogres, swine, lepians, feelians, leanoids, and welfen.
In total, the invasion force numbered one hundred thousand strong and they were to start the land attack in the Galdush fields. At the same time, the VI fleet of one hundred ships of various sizes gathered in the western waters away from the port city of Lashil. Admiral Lothar Tanros was also tasked with opening a rift and to attack the enemy's shoreline, making the invasion a pincer assault.
"It is time, general.", a captain said proudly.
"Indeed.", Ylandar replied, "I cannot wait to bring the emperor's light to this savage world. Are the mages in place?"
"Yes, general. They are finishing the ritual. It is a pity we cannot open more rifts."
"Any more and the spiritual energy of North Altia will be completely drained. I do not wish to destroy our world along with theirs."
"Understood sir.", at that moment, a large rift opened up. It was thirty steps wide, ten steps tall, and shining in bright blue. All soldiers stared at it with amazement and fright. This was the gateway to the savage land they were warned about, they must remain vigilant. "I shall prepare the first wave."
"Hold. I shall go.", Ylindar said.
"S-Sir? Are you certain?"
"Yes. I will lead the first wave.". With that, he rode to Bardek, Dalmin, and Bodin. "You know the plan. All Rosian troops, half of the dwarves, the entire auxiliary, and ten thousand of my own troops. Once a foothold has been established, a messenger will ride back and inform the rest of the troops to begin the second wave. The navy has most likely begun its attack. We must hurry. For the light!"
With that they marched forward into the rift, unaware of the dangers they will face. All they could do is pray to the spirits.
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History is not kind. Many bad things happened throughout human history. Wars, plagues, destruction, and death beyond counting. On top of that, humans themselves were never the best of people. It is they who caused all of it to happen and it is also they who keep doing it. History has always described humans as selfish and self-harming, but history is written by the winner. And this time, the good wins.
The great virus that occurred in the third decade ravaged the planet, killing millions of people. But through human genius, a cure was made and the death was stopped. However, it was then that the true culprits were discovered. One of the greatest problems of humanity is overpopulation. We have grown soft and stopped "culling the herd" so that a sensible number can thrive and be strong. A group calling themselves 'True salvation', sought to fix this. Through decades of careful planning and manipulation, they've reached a solution. For mankind to prosper it needs to suffer. So they showed themselves in 2034 and declared that they will do what was necessary to save the Earth. So they set off fires and explosions all throughout the world. Thousands upon thousands of factories and industries were destroyed, the capital and major cities were devastated, planes kept crashing, ships kept sinking, and it was chaos. The death toll was in the millions, even hundreds of millions as every country suffered.
But the salvationist forgot one important thing. These are human beings. By attacking them all they've united them all. Global governments decided they will not stand by idly while their people were being killed for some 'greater good'. In a united effort, after fifteen years, they tracked down and eliminated the salvationists, ending the crisis. But now the bigger problem took the stage. The world was in chaos and it needed fixing. So for the future years, that is exactly what happened. A new generation replaced the old one and with everyone united they not only repaired but also advanced. New technologies were invented, and life became better. Artificial limbs became more common, medicine was more advanced and the military received more than one upgrade so that no future threat can harm the nations.
NATO got more support from South America and Australia, while East Europe and Asia created a new block called Easter Powers Alliance. The UN now strictly enforces laws against drugs and poachers are shot on sight so to protect the wild and plant life. Renewable energy sources are spread across the world and the atmosphere is being healed. Many monuments were built for the victims of the salvationists. It goes to show that no matter how much humanity is battered, it would always rise stronger.
And now? Now it is the year 2070 and things are going just fine.
5th of May, 2070
Lumberton, North Carolina
The Northeast park is always a wonderful place to visit. With playgrounds and baseball fields, it was always cheerful. Right now the Jaguars were playing against the Bulls and hundreds of people gathered to watch. Officers Bradly O'Neil, or just Brad, and Jack Mitchel pulled their police car over to watch the game.
"So who do think is winning this time?", Jack asked.
"My money is on the Bulls.", Brad said, "They're winning right now."
"No one knows man. I have a gut feeling the Jaguars are gonna make a comeback."
In that moment, a Jaguar pitcher threw the ball and the Bull hit it with the bat, sending it out of the ring.
"Hooooo! Another home run by the Bulls!", said the announcer, "If they keep this up they will win it all!"
The Bull ran full circle and when he finished, a tremor shook the ground. Suddenly, a large rectangle of light appeared. It was nearly fifty feet wide and sixteen feet tall. People were confused and everyone tried to wrap their heads around what exactly was happening.
"Brad?", Jack asked, "Did anyone order a light show?"
"At four pm? Unlikely.", Brad said as he grabbed his radio, "Dispatch this is officer O'Neil, we have a situation at the Northeast park. Unclear if it is a threat but I require reinforcements and-"
Out of the light, men started appearing. They were strange to say the least. They wore medieval-like armor and has pink skin. Behind them appeared something that freaked people out and scarred them even more. Things they would only see in fantasy movies. Green-skinned orcs, dwarves, and even huge dragon-like lizards. No one understood how they got here but they understood their purpose as they attacked the players and spectators.
The green-skinned and pig-like monsters killed and ate everyone they could find. The dragons flew in the air and arrows rained down on the people.
Brad took the radio again and shouted, "Threat confirmed! I repeat the threat is confirmed! Send reinforcements and alert the national guard! They're killing everyone! We need-"
A pig-like monster jumped at him but it got blasted away by a shotgun. "Power or speed?", asked Jack who shot the gun.
"Speed. I'll take the smaller ones.", he replied and grabbed the shotgun while Jack took the SMG, "We have to save as many people as we can! Come on!"
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The attack is a success. Already these pale-skinned savages flee and are killed by the dozens and soon hundreds. This field will serve as a good foothold for the invasion.
Prince Bodin looked over the scenery and thought, 'This doesn't look like a land filled with chaos. Were the visions a lie after all?'
"Prince Bodin.", called general Ylindar, "It is glorious is it not? We will slaughter these savages and take the lands in the name of the light. I need you to send your forces over to the structures to the southwest, I have already dispatched the dwarves and auxillia to the south."
"This place is not like the one explained in the vision."
"That does not matter. You are to gather as many slaves as you can and kill all the soldiers that attack you. We must clear a path for the second wave." Bodin internally cursed but went with the orders and called his men.
"Sir!", called a captain, "There are several savages that are causing problems for us."
"What do you mean?"
"They are hiding behind strange metal carts and it appears they have boomsticks much like the dwarves."
"Send a group of mages with dwarves and crush them."
"Right away sir!". With that, the captain left and Ylindar started setting up the stronghold and preparing the letter for the second wave.
Five mages along with a hundred dwarf warriors and shooters. The two dozen savages hid behind metal carts and fired at the orcs and swine that ran at them. The dwarves took aim and fired but they only killed a couple. The savages fired and the mages tried to create a force shield, but something was wrong. There was no energy in this world and magic didn't work.
"What's the problem?", asked a dwarf.
"I-I don't know. I can't-"
Before he could finish, he fell to the ground with a hole in his head. The dwarves started to fall as well. The warriors put up their shields, but the weapons of the savages tore through them. Eventually, enough orcs and swine pushed them and killed most while taking one prisoner.
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Some time later
Noble self-service storage
Bodin never liked the empire or the emperor. They killed his grandfather just because they wanted freedom. But right now, he didn't have a choice. Denying a direct imperial order is a death sentence. He needed to make sure his kingdom, as well as the others, by doing their bidding and dirty work.
On his way to the strange structures, he encountered strange things. Metal carts that moved without horses and the wide roads made of flat stones, as well as soldiers with repeating boomsticks. For every one of them he lost dozens, but they couldn't hold on for long. Bodin gave explicate orders not to kill any retreating soldiers or innocent people. They won't become monstrous killers like the elves.
After a while, they reached the structures. Rows of identical buildings locked with metal doors. They opened them one by one and only found different pieces of furniture and sometimes jewelry.
"Take anything of value.", Bodin said, "We have taken enough people captive. After we are done here we will report to general Ylindar. Captain, take the captives back quickly. I fear the men we've faced are but a fraction of their army."
"Yes my lord.", the captain said and left with his troops in a hurry.
"Are you starting to doubt the visions, prince Bodin.", spoke a man next to him, "Because so far I am."
"Viscount Iaw.", replied Bodin, "I know what you mean. These people don't look like the savage barbarians the elves told us about. They look like us."
"While I do agree with you on that, you cannot deny the differences. These structures look so robust, and the roads are completely flat. The boomsticks, and the metal carts, clearly these people possess great magic and machines. I cannot imagine what would happen if the empire got its hands on them."
"Don't even say that. Let's just get these items back to-". His sentence was cut by a loud explosion that came from the other side of the structures. Bits and pieces of armor, weapons, and bodies fell on all sides. The men panicked as more explosions came from all sides.
"They have cannons!", yelled Bodin, "Scatter! Find the shooters!". After he gave his orders the soldiers ran to all sides, but they stopped shortly after noticing something in the air. Enemy wyverns? No. They looked different and were made of metal much like the carriages. Several of them filled the sky and inside were soldiers with aimed cannons who opened fire on the Rosians. The soldiers died by the hundreds and Bodin knew he was in danger.
"We have to get out of here!", yelled Iaw and hurried forward on his horse. Bodin and the others followed but they slowed down as they saw a roadblock of large and bulky metal carriages. Dozens of enemies came out of them and prepared their weapons.
"I shall clear a path for you!", said Iaw and charged at the enemy with his troops. Bodin attempted to stop him but to no avail. The enemies opened fire and Iaw was filled with holes along with his men. They didn't even get close before they were slaughtered. Paralyzed by fear, the remaining Rosian troops did the only sensible thing, they surrendered. Now they can only hope for the enemy to be merciful.
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'This was supposed to be a slow day.", thought lieutenant Jefferson, 'What the hell did we get ourselves into.'
This was beyond strange. A portal opening up in Northeast park, fantasy, and medieval people coming out of it and attacking people? This wasn't what Mark signed up to fight. But he did sign up to defend the United States from any threat. This one counts.
As he rode in his helicopter he saw the other choppers literally slaughtering the 'enemy'. If you can call people with swords and bows riding on a horse a proper enemy. They were being killed in the thousands and only several hundred were left at the storage facilities.
"Lieutenant, are you ok?", asked a sergeant, "You spaced out."
"I'm fine Thomas. This is just beyond me. But I guess it's not our job to think about it.", he stood up and grabbed the rope, "We're going down!"
They lowered themselves from the helicopter and got into formation. They moved through the roads and shot every enemy that came after them. It wasn't hard, these 'knights' weren't much of a threat as long as they were out of range.
"Cavalry behind us!", yelled Thomas. The platoon got into a firing line and opened fire, cutting down the dozens of horses and 'men' riding them. As they continued forward they arrived at the JLTVs placed to block the enemy's advance.
"Lieutenant Mark Jefferson.", he said as he saluted.
"Sergeant Norman Cole. Sir, you're not gonna believe this."
"We are under attack by Lord of the rings characters in pink. Try me."
"Well, these people speak a different language, unsurprisingly. But when I introduced myself they spoke English."
This did surprise Mark. "English? Are you sure?"
"Yes. There's an accent definitely but it's unmistakable. And that guy with the cape and silver helmet? He's the leader. Prince Bodin of Alston."
After some pondering, Mark answered, "Load them up in the trucks. Separate the more important ones. I need to get in touch with the forces sent to Food lion."
"Yes, sir."
'This keeps getting weirder and weirder.', Mark thought.
---
Earlier
Near Food lion
Zoya was not happy about this. Being forced to fight for these oppressors alongside animals. It was degrading. But she didn't have a choice. It was serve or die. Because of their animal features, lepians and feelians are sent first to scout the area and bring information. But what the others were doing was horrible.
All around she could see the feral orcs butchering people and raid homes, the swine, trolls, and ogres eating people alive, and the dwarves plundering treasures and taking weapons. It was disgusting. The forces did suffer casualties. These people were armed with weapons more powerful than even the dwarves had. The feral beast suffered the most. Even the trolls and ogress fell to being shot enough times. But eventually, they had to run away.
Plunging her dagger into a blue-clothed soldier's back, Zoya let out a tired sigh. "How much longer?", she asked herself.
"As long as it takes.", said a woman behind her.
"Bora. I thought you were killed."
"I was almost. But I lost many of my own. These weapons are deadly. If we dodge one shot ten more appear."
"What's taking you so long, rabbit?", asked the dwarven general Dalmin in a disrespectful attitude, "I thought you lepians were supposed to be expert scouts."
"Don't talk down at us, dwarf.", said Bora.
"Shut it cat! Or I'll grind you into meat and feed you to my hog.", Bora hissed at that, "Now, get going. It won't be long before Bardek arrives and I intend to have more fun.". With that he rode off, leaving Zoya and Bora.
"I'm going to kill him one day.", said Bora.
Zoya looked behind her and saw a group of children running away from a swine and a feral orc. They went inside what looked like a large market. Zoya ran after them and Bora quickly followed. They reached the mark and when they entered it they saw the women and children cowering in a corner as the swine and orc closed in. Zoya rushed at the orc and slit its throat then quickly spun around and kicked the swine, knocking it to the ground. Without wasting time she plunged her dagger into its heart. She walked over to the children and gestured for them to calm down.
"What was that?", Bora asked.
"I'm not letting let innocent people get butchered and eaten by monsters."
"But if the elves find out-"
"They won't. We can-", she stopped midway after her ears twitched. Looking out the window she saw and hear explosions. That must be this world's army. Dalmin rode on his hog to lead a charge against their metal carriages but was cut down by the enemy's weapons.
Zoya and Bora were scared. Their people were dying and soon they will follow. But just then, a little girl walked to her side and pulled her hand. "Don't worry.", she spoke in the imperial tongue, which surprised Zoya, "We'll tell them you saved us."
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"This is pretty insane isn't it sir?", asked a soldier.
"It sure is Paterson.", said the sergeant, "Let's just kill everything that can't talk first and worry about the rest later."
"Rodger.". They exited the Bradley and got to work, opening fire on what looked like dwarves and orcs. The Bradley itself focused on the larger targets while the soldiers moved in. House by house and street by street they moved in. The dwarves fired their musket-like weapons but they only managed to land a few lucky shots. The new M16A5 assault rifle with 6.8mm bullets tore through their armor and shields.
An ogre started charging from the back lines, swinging his large stone on a chain. "Paterson! Fire your grenade launcher!", ordered the sergeant. Paterson fired and upon impact the grenade exploded, leaving a gaping hole in the ogre's chest and bursting its organs all around. The battle continued and the stubborn dwarves fought as well as the ugly monsters. The only ones that surrendered were the animalistic 'people'.
As the soldiers progressed they saw horrid things. People were being eaten and ripped apart by the monsters as they screamed and begged for their lives. Homes burned and vehicles crushed. This won't go unanswered. "Kill them all!", yelled the sergeant, and the soldiers happily obliged.
With rifles, grenades, and machine guns they slaughtered the monsters. Trolls and ogres were blown to pieces, orcs, and swine riddled with holes like Swiss cheese. Even the stubborn dwarves were shown little mercy. The sergeant continued with his men to Food lion where he spotted two animal-like people, one looked like a cat and the other like a bunny, with over a dozen children.
They entered and pointed their guns at them immediately, but the children stood in front of them. "Don't shoot them.", said a boy.
"What?", asked the sergeant.
"They saved us from the monsters.", said a girl pointing to the dead orc and pig.
After some delay, the sergeant spoke, "Lower your weapons.". He walked to the two women. "I am gunnery-sergeant Jeff Miller. Who are you?"
"I am Zoya and this is Bora.", answered the rabbit woman, "We are the slave auxiliary of the empire of light."
Confused, Jeff asked, "The what?"
Before she could answer, Paterson walked over to Miller, "Sir, I have a message from lieutenant Mark Jefferson. He asks about a report and if we're ready to join them in the attack on Northeast park."
Jeff looked at the two women before turning to his men, "Paterson, tell the lieutenant that we'll join them soon. Johnson, and Shane, take these two into custody. I'll question them more when I get back."
"Where are you going?", asked Bora suddenly.
Jeff turned to her slowly and answered, "We're gonna end this."
End of chapter 2
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2023.03.25 10:34 Riggsie15 Best base list to build my own personal list off of?
I am looking to build my own list. I imagine 1977 would have been a better year for the bombs falling than 2077. Think if in the 50's and 60's instead of cautiously approaching nuclear power the world obsesses over it to the point of nuclear batteries capable of immense prolonged power i.e. Fusion Cores. I know I can't change the dates in the lore, but for instance I looking to make all prewar guns pre 1977. I also have been playing Atomic Warfare and although I really like the gameplay I don't like trying to put everything from FO3 and NV in FO4; i.e. I prefer FO4's robots over FO3's and NV. I will quickly run down my core pillars to give an idea.
- Survival Gameplay: Not hardcore though as I want to focus on FO4's core story and Quest mods. i.e. Damn Apocalypse and Gas Masks
- Recovered Environment: It's been 200yrs, radiation doesn't last that long, I expect the flora and fauna to reclaim the land due to lack of humans. i.e. A Forest and NAC X
- Realistic Immersion: I can't stand the abominations Bethesda did the guns in FO4. I not only want to replace most of the vanilla guns with historical ones but add new historical weapons fitting 1970's America. i.e. Replace the 10mm for the Colt 1911, the Combat Rifle for the M1A Springfield and the Assault Rifle for the Service Rifle (AR15). Laser weapons I can justify as advance weapons just starting production, as nuclear batteries make it possible. Plasma weapons on the other hand I am at a loss and world just rather remove it from the game. Any suggestions would be welcome?
- Fleshed out world with expanded stories: Sim Settlements 2, The Fens Sheriff Department, We are the Minute Men, fraction overhauls. Stories and world content that fit the lore of FO4 Commonwealth, not loosing mod space for FO3 or NV.
This is just a short version of my plans. I welcome any ideas or suggestions. I am no modder though so a good base list I would need to build off of.
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2023.03.25 10:30 jasonwwall Saints and sinners update notes for 1 and 2 for quest 2?
Hi, I have a quest 2 and a few days ago both Walking Dead Saints and Sinners 1 and Saints and Sinners 2 retribution had an update but I can’t find the notes of what changed for either one anywhere. Anyone have the update notes for these two games? I think they were both on 3/21 thanks!
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2023.03.25 10:26 whiteblacksss Pico 4 รองรับมาตรฐาน OpenXR อย่างเต็มรูปแบบ!!
| OPen XR เป็นมาตรฐานที่รองรับโดยส่วนใหญ่ของอุตสาหกรรม XR ช่วยให้มั่นใจได้ว่าแอพ XR เข้ากันได้กับอุปกรณ์และแพลตฟอร์มให้ได้มากที่สุด สิ่งนี้ช่วยลดความจําเป็นในการปรับแต่งซอฟต์แวร์ที่ยาวและซับซ้อนซึ่งช่วยนักพัฒนาประหยัดเวลาและเงินได้มาก ผู้บริโภคได้รับประโยชน์จาก OpenXR โดยการเข้าถึงแอพและเกมมากขึ้น Meta Quest 2 และ SteamVR รองรับมาตรฐาน OpenXR มาระยะหนึ่งแล้ว ตอนนี้ Pico กําลังประกาศว่า Headset เข้ากันได้กับมาตรฐาน OpenXR อย่างสมบูรณ์ SDK รุ่นล่าสุดมีการอัปเดตคุณสมบัติหลายอย่างเพื่อรองรับมาตรฐาน OpenXR อย่างสมบูรณ์ Headset Pico ทั้งหมดเข้ากันได้ รวมถึง Pico Neo 3 Pro (Eye), Pico Neo 3 Link, Pico 4 และ Pico 4 Enterprise ตาม Pico บริษัทคาดว่าสิ่งนี้จะเปิดใช้งานแอพกว้างขว้าง ในการเปิดตัว Pico 4 มีแอพ VR ประมาณ 230 แอพใน Pico Store Meta Quest 2 มีแอพมากกว่าสองเท่าไม่นับแอพจาก App Lab และ Sidequest ความเข้ากันได้ของ OPen XR สามารถช่วยปิดช่องว่างของเนื้อหานี้ได้ Great retro ports thanks to OpenXR Pico 4 เปิดตัวเมื่อเดือนกันยายนปีที่แล้วและมีฮาร์ดแวร์ที่ค่อนข้างล้ำหน้ากว่า Meta Quest 2 ในราคาเดียวกัน อุปกรณ์นี้มีจําหน่ายในยุโรปและหลายประเทศในเอเชียตะวันออก Headset ไม่มีให้บริการในตลาดการขาย VR ที่ใหญ่ที่สุดคือสหรัฐอเมริกา Headset รองรับ OpenXR ได้นานขึ้นเล็กน้อย จากเว็บไซต์นักพัฒนาของ Pico ดูเหมือนว่าจะมีการปรับปรุงหลายอย่างใน OpenXR SDK มีการเพิ่มการสนับสนุนสําหรับข้อเสนอแนะแบบสัมผัสคําเชิญความท้าทายและห้องส่วนตัวลีดเดอร์บอร์ดและการแจ้งเตือนต่างๆ Team Beef ซึ่งรับผิดชอบพอร์ต VR 2D เช่น Half-Life, Doom และ Quake สําหรับ Headset แบบสแตนด์อโลนทําให้ฉันมั่นใจว่า OPen XR ทํางานได้อย่างราบรื่นบน Pico 4 ผู้ที่เป็นเจ้าของ Headset สามารถติดตั้งและเล่นพอร์ต VR ของ Quake ผ่าน Sidequest ได้ตั้งแต่เดือนมกราคม ผู้สนับสนุน Patreon ยังสามารถเข้าถึง Duke Nukem 3D และ Jedi Knight II เวอร์ชันอัลฟ่าสําหรับ Pico 4 หากอุปกรณ์ไม่รองรับ OpenXR พอร์ต VR เหล่านี้และอื่น ๆ ที่จะเกิดขึ้นอาจไม่พร้อมใช้งานสําหรับ Headset What’s the status of Pico 4? ตามรายงานใน Wall Street Journal Pico สามารถแย่งส่วนแบ่งการตลาดที่สําคัญจาก Meta เมื่อปีที่แล้ว ตามรายงาน Meta ได้รับการกล่าวขานว่าถือครอง 90 เปอร์เซ็นต์ของตลาดแว่นตา VR เมื่อปีที่แล้ว ส่วนแบ่งดังกล่าวลดลงเหลือ 75 เปอร์เซ็นต์ภายในไตรมาสที่สามของปี 2022 ในขณะที่ส่วนแบ่งของ Pico เพิ่มขึ้นกว่าสามเท่าเป็น 15 เปอร์เซ็นต์ The Wall Street Journal อ้างถึงการประมาณการจากบริษัทวิจัยตลาด IDC หากตัวเลขเหล่านี้ถูกต้องมันจะประสบความสําเร็จอย่างมากสําหรับ Pico โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งเมื่อพิจารณาว่า Headset ยังไม่ได้ขายในสหรัฐอเมริกา https://preview.redd.it/modkv9a4tupa1.jpg?width=654&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=843c820b1753c8b400d4cbc3e069e8657bfc6b0b submitted by whiteblacksss to u/whiteblacksss [link] [comments] |
2023.03.25 10:24 blupanda420 -math left the party-
2023.03.25 10:22 woodlandish The Dragon Isles are great and all, but what I really want is Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms in WoW 2.0, aka the next expansion
So a lot of clues now seem to be suggesting that the next expansion is indeed a revamp of Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms.
From lore hints to new and unused models, etc.
This should be announced at BlizzCon in November, with a release date one year later to coincide with WoW's 20th Anniversary.
While on the one hand, it's just another expansion, I also feel like it might be such a major shift that they opt to give it a 2.0 version name. This will also shorten patch names a bit, as an added bonus.
So WoW 2.0, set on Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms. The two original continents, now remade for the modern era.
A couple of Campaigns serve to re-introduce us to these places. One for the Horde, one for the Alliance, and one for both. Perhaps there could also be one for each class or race.
World Quests, Community Events, Gathering, World Bosses, Dragonriding 2.0 (with a new name presumably), it's all there.
But also some nifty new features. Perhaps an endless dungeon. Perhaps player housing.
Zones are consolidated into fewer, but much larger, megazones.
Rebuilt capital cities.
You get the idea.
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2023.03.25 10:22 Superteletubbies64 [H] Lots of games [W] Paypal preferably, trades (only for Patch Quest (maybe), Tunche (maybe), Samudra, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Zombotron, Sumire, Yonder, Arise: A Simple Story, Minute of Islands, Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood, Wishlist, Creepy Tale 1&2 (maybe)
Only interested in Paypal offers and games in the title don't comment if you don't have either to offer. For AAA games I'm only taking Paypal offers, not trades Any comments with lists of random games I likely already own will be ignored and possibly blocked. My region is EU, if you are outside of EU you have to cover Paypal fees. I do not have a set price for anything, if you ask "how much for" you'll be asked if you have a price in mind.
Jurassic World Evolution 2
BIOMUTANT (might keep)
Hero's Hour (might keep)
Rogue Lords
Golden Light
Batora: Lost Haven (might keep)
Call of the Sea
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
112 Operator
911 Operator
Agent in Depth
Alchemist's Castle
Arcade Spirits
Armello
Backbone
Cris Tales
Death Squared
Detached: Non-VR Edition
Doughlings: Arcade
Doughlings: Invasion
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Farming Simulator 17
Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue (might keep)
Frick, Inc.
Ghostrunner
Gotham Knights
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
Guns & Fishes
Hack 'n' Slash
Hyper Gunsport
Izmir: An Independence Simulator
Lighthouse Keeper
Little Orpheus (might keep)
Lust from Beyond: M Edition
Meow Express
MirrorMoon EP
Monaco
Mount & Blade: Warband
Non-Stop Raiders
Orbital Racer
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
PAYDAY 2
Planet TD
Project Chemistry
Quadrata
Remnants of Naezith
Rym 9000
Soul Searching
Soulblight
Soulflow
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Stacking
Stick Fight: The Game
Strange Brigade
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Sunlight
SYMMETRY
System Shock 2
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
The Amazing American Circus
The Inner World
Ticket to Ride
Worms Rumble
XCOM 2
X-Morph: Defense Complete Pack
XEL
Zombie Driver HD Complete Edition
Dorfromantik (might keep)
DARQ (might keep)
Fallout
Five Dates
Othercide (might keep)
My full list of games:
https://barter.vg80b7/t/ (this link might be more up to date than the list above)
Full wishlist (bundled games are at the top so you don't have to scroll through tons of unbundled and upcoming games):
https://barter.vg80b7/w/f/?filter=0,17,0,0 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/superteletubbies64/ IGSRep (no longer updating):
https://old.reddit.com/IGSRep/comments/p7k848/superteletubbies64s_igs_rep_page/ submitted by
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2023.03.25 10:22 Superteletubbies64 [H] Lots of games [W] Paypal preferably, trades (only for Patch Quest (maybe), Tunche (maybe), Samudra, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Zombotron, Sumire, Yonder, Arise: A Simple Story, Minute of Islands, Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood, Wishlist, Creepy Tale 1&2 (maybe)
Only interested in Paypal offers and games in the title don't comment if you don't have either to offer. For AAA games I'm only taking Paypal offers, not trades Any comments with lists of random games I likely already own will be ignored and possibly blocked. My region is EU, if you are outside of EU you have to cover Paypal fees. I do not have a set price for anything, if you ask "how much for" you'll be asked if you have a price in mind.
Jurassic World Evolution 2
BIOMUTANT (might keep)
Hero's Hour (might keep)
Rogue Lords
Golden Light
Batora: Lost Haven (might keep)
Call of the Sea
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
112 Operator
911 Operator
Agent in Depth
Alchemist's Castle
Arcade Spirits
Armello
Backbone
Cris Tales
Death Squared
Detached: Non-VR Edition
Doughlings: Arcade
Doughlings: Invasion
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Farming Simulator 17
Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue (might keep)
Frick, Inc.
Ghostrunner
Gotham Knights
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
Guns & Fishes
Hack 'n' Slash
Hyper Gunsport
Izmir: An Independence Simulator
Lighthouse Keeper
Little Orpheus (might keep)
Lust from Beyond: M Edition
Meow Express
MirrorMoon EP
Monaco
Mount & Blade: Warband
Non-Stop Raiders
Orbital Racer
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
PAYDAY 2
Planet TD
Project Chemistry
Quadrata
Remnants of Naezith
Rym 9000
Soul Searching
Soulblight
Soulflow
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Stacking
Stick Fight: The Game
Strange Brigade
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Sunlight
SYMMETRY
System Shock 2
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
The Amazing American Circus
The Inner World
Ticket to Ride
Worms Rumble
XCOM 2
X-Morph: Defense Complete Pack
XEL
Zombie Driver HD Complete Edition
Dorfromantik (might keep)
DARQ (might keep)
Fallout
Five Dates
Othercide (might keep)
My full list of games:
https://barter.vg80b7/t/ (this link might be more up to date than the list above)
Full wishlist (bundled games are at the top so you don't have to scroll through tons of unbundled and upcoming games):
https://barter.vg80b7/w/f/?filter=0,17,0,0 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/superteletubbies64/ IGSRep (no longer updating):
https://old.reddit.com/IGSRep/comments/p7k848/superteletubbies64s_igs_rep_page/ submitted by
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2023.03.25 10:22 Superteletubbies64 [H] Lots of games [W] Paypal preferably, trades (only for Patch Quest (maybe), Tunche (maybe), Samudra, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Zombotron, Sumire, Yonder, Arise: A Simple Story, Minute of Islands, Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood, Wishlist, Creepy Tale 1&2 (maybe)
Only interested in Paypal offers and games in the title don't comment if you don't have either to offer. For AAA games I'm only taking Paypal offers, not trades Any comments with lists of random games I likely already own will be ignored and possibly blocked. My region is EU, if you are outside of EU you have to cover Paypal fees. I do not have a set price for anything, if you ask "how much for" you'll be asked if you have a price in mind.
Jurassic World Evolution 2
BIOMUTANT (might keep)
Hero's Hour (might keep)
Rogue Lords
Golden Light
Batora: Lost Haven (might keep)
Call of the Sea
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
112 Operator
911 Operator
Agent in Depth
Alchemist's Castle
Arcade Spirits
Armello
Backbone
Cris Tales
Death Squared
Detached: Non-VR Edition
Doughlings: Arcade
Doughlings: Invasion
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Farming Simulator 17
Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue (might keep)
Frick, Inc.
Ghostrunner
Gotham Knights
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
Guns & Fishes
Hack 'n' Slash
Hyper Gunsport
Izmir: An Independence Simulator
Lighthouse Keeper
Little Orpheus (might keep)
Lust from Beyond: M Edition
Meow Express
MirrorMoon EP
Monaco
Mount & Blade: Warband
Non-Stop Raiders
Orbital Racer
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
PAYDAY 2
Planet TD
Project Chemistry
Quadrata
Remnants of Naezith
Rym 9000
Soul Searching
Soulblight
Soulflow
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Stacking
Stick Fight: The Game
Strange Brigade
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Sunlight
SYMMETRY
System Shock 2
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
The Amazing American Circus
The Inner World
Ticket to Ride
Worms Rumble
XCOM 2
X-Morph: Defense Complete Pack
XEL
Zombie Driver HD Complete Edition
Dorfromantik (might keep)
DARQ (might keep)
Fallout
Five Dates
Othercide (might keep)
My full list of games:
https://barter.vg80b7/t/ (this link might be more up to date than the list above)
Full wishlist (bundled games are at the top so you don't have to scroll through tons of unbundled and upcoming games):
https://barter.vg80b7/w/f/?filter=0,17,0,0 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/superteletubbies64/ IGSRep (no longer updating):
https://old.reddit.com/IGSRep/comments/p7k848/superteletubbies64s_igs_rep_page/ submitted by
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2023.03.25 10:18 SynsProject_YT LFG [PS4, Rise]
Help with Challenge Quests
Looking for anyone who is down for some challenge quests. I'm on PS4. I've done 1 and 2, plus all of the Arena Quests, and just am really not feeling up to soloing the rest of them. I'm currently trophy hunting, and I've got a ways to go still, including completing all High Rank quests, which I'll be able to solo as I already have on Switch, but man. The Arena/Challenge Quest trophy is freaking DAUNTING.
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2023.03.25 10:15 SynsProject_YT Help with Challenge Quests
Looking for anyone who is down for some challenge quests. I'm on PS4. I've done 1 and 2, plus all of the Arena Quests, and just am really not feeling up to soloing the rest of them. I'm currently trophy hunting, and I've got a ways to go still, including completing all High Rank quests, which I'll be able to solo as I already have on Switch, but man. The Arena/Challenge Quest trophy is freaking DAUNTING.
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