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That has got to be from a royalty free archive, it would make more sense for the TDM music to have used such sounds rather than someone who's a TDM fan at Al Jazeera taking audio from a track.

On the other hand if you think it'll help the mod, you can always link it on the front page for publicity!

Yeah the occasional 504 here too.

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Ok, but that benefit is not any more since 2.11

Sure, but by that point I got used to shadow maps and it seems clear from development notes that shadow maps are the future of the engine and will get the most focus. Plus occasionally I've seen some mappers suggest not using stencil shadows because they glitch out in their missions.

It took me ages to move from stencil shadows to shadow maps. I finally moved for multiple reasons, though it helped I finally upgraded my hardware such that any frame loss from shadow maps was no longer noticeable. I think what actually made me pull the trigger was with some missions actually recommending it for side-benefits like volumetric lighting (e.g. Noble Affairs). But to be honest, I treat stencil shadows as a legacy from Doom 3 and it's a (now very rare) form of shadowing that's quite distinctive, so maybe I didn't want to move because of that. 

It's a form of profanity in the Thief universe isn't it? Or it is in the older games anyway, Thief 4 decided to use modern profanity instead even though they had an in-universe alternative. Taffers.

@SeriousToni Regarding the screen that appears after updates, the guaranteed fix is as follows:

• Open Windows Settings -> System -> Notifications & actions
• Uncheck these items:
  • Show me the Windows welcome experience after updates and occasionally when I sign in to highlight what's new and suggested
  • Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device to get the most out of Windows

As for the issue kano mentioned, I have a directory on separate drive that I keep all my installers is whenever it's time to install/reinstall Windows. Saves having to hunt down the individual installers and also avoids dealing with this sort of crap. I'm sure someone will mention Linux but I've evaluated it for many years and it's still not suitable for my purposes... yet.

Game of Thrones fell off the rails because the two guys behind the show were excellent at adapting stories already written for them by George R.R. Martin. They weren't so good once they ran out of book material and had to come up with new stories though.

Interestingly the violence never put me off when watching Game of Thrones, but I can certainly understand when someone gets fed up with excessive violence being used in a lot of media and they just want something a bit less brutal. I feel the same way occasionally, it can get exhausting.

@chakkman JackFarmer said he didn't like the ending of the predecessors, which I interpreted to mean he didn't like how Game of Thrones ended, a view I strongly agree with. In my case that doesn't mean I don't like Game of Thones, hell I was a big fan at the time... at least until the final season. The way the series ended just destroyed any sense of rewatchability given all the fan theories and drip-fed mysteries basically accounted to nothing and so much character development was ultimately wasted. That was my fear with House of the Dragon but it sounds like it's decent enough to give it a shot.

No there's nothing wrong with you, there are limits to how much violence a person can stomach in the name of entertainment, especially if it's being presented in a very visceral way. As for the show I've been avoiding it due to I guess the same reaction about how GoT turned out, but I've heard good things so maybe HBO wanted to take it seriously and not ruin the prequel. Then again, there are more seasons to go so hopefully they don't lose their way.

I'm not a kid but I'm also not old. At least that's what I keep telling myself.

Create a new thread called "Linux vs Windows."

There, now you've got the means of bringing out the hot-headed members.

I forgot to mention another type of status update that's interesting - if someone goes completely off the rails, posts a mini manifesto and lashes out at everyone, then that'll get my attention.

Only if it's easy to respond. If it's something too niche or specific then I don't normally bother, but if it's a simple question (and I notice it) then sure.

Yeah add me to the list of folks who adore Prey. I didn't quite click with Mooncrash though, think I have an abandoned playthrough still. Which is disappointing since it's clearly a whole new region with new enemies, lore and areas to explore. You could actually adapt it to a mini-expansion like the DLCs from Dishonored for example, but they wanted to add a twist to the gameplay and it doesn't quite work for me.

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This is really an obscure phenomenon in gaming communities. You only have lovers and haters anymore.

To be fair it's not just gaming communities these days. Seems like when you're on the Internet you're expected to take a side - no moderates allowed. I find it's better when discussing things in person since it's easier to clarify things when questioned, but when you post something online it's just too hard to have a complex, measured opinion. People can't properly process it, or worse they'll make incorrect assumptions on the stuff you don't say, then you have to clarify things later when you're on the receiving end of criticism. It's exhausting.

Unless you cover ever single edge case in your post (and make it a huge wall of text that risks people not reading it), you can't have a moderate opinion about anything, so it's frankly easier for people to just take a side. Some communities are better when people are aware of this and try to be more understanding.

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Can you elaborate? I haven't played it yet since I heard it's less of an immersive sim compared to their previous titles and more a straight FPS with some additional complexity due to the looping mechanic.

Read the update. I know his postings were a bit off at times but I was genuinely trying to give him the benefit of the doubt - everyone has personality quirks but can still be well meaning. But for fuck's sake.

Oh well.

You'd need to have that metadata present somewhere in the downloaded files or the mission database backend. Right now I don't think enough of that info is there, except maybe by guessing the date due to the age of the files in each missions's .pk4.

Odds are if you want such info, best to use outside sources until/unless the in-game mission downloade is extended to somehow access the info in these links:

https://www.thedarkmod.com/missions/

https://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Fan_Missions_for_The_Dark_Mod

I like both equally well, especially since Quake also has a strong following and plenty of maps/mods. Doom focuses more on masses of enemies (easy to do since they're all sprites), Quake focuses more on intricate levels and navigation, since you can jump now and maps tend to take advantage of the improved movement. Quake's palette is a bit less colorful than Doom but it lends itself to a certain style of map a lot better, grittier and more morbid.

Well now you need to make maps for Doom if you're both a MIDI composer and a mapper.

What tool do you use to create MIDI tracks?

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It exists. RedLetterMedia covered "Dog Sitter" in one of their vids (worth watching the whole thing though):

Arkane are all over the place when it comes to the engines they use for their games. Dishonored, Prey and Dishonored 2 all use completely different engines which seems like a unnecessary challenge for their programmers/designers, but whatever. As for Deathloop, I haven't played it yet since I became less interested in it after hearing that it's not actually an immersive sim, and that's what I like most from them. Apparently it's more of a shooter with a unique puzzle element which sounds cool as is probably the reason why I'll eventually play it, but once I found out how it's not really a sim my enthusiasm dropped.

You didn't clarify the type of water