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Now I can play this "Displacement" everyone keeps talking about.

Don't feel bad. I've also been absent due to this belief I should get through more of my backlog (games and movies/TV shows) before they overwhelm me, then I can go back to Thief/TDM once the pressure is gone. But there's so much stuff and games are so large these days. It's a first world problem sure but uhg.

I don't use Steam anymore, GOG satisfies my needs for the most part. As for games, nothing new-new. Actually going to do a run of the classic Thief series soon, so it's "new" for me at least.

Somewhat. But only the stuff I've already downloaded prior to the beta 2.13 since the mission downloader is a mess due to updates supporting it. Unfortunately there's also other games acting as distractions and life gets in the way, etc.

Heh, sorry but until I actually commit to putting pen to paper (so to speak), I don't want to make any promises. That said, my favourite TDM missions are classic infiltrations where you start outside a building, find a way in, complete an objective or two and then escape. Hopefully that's enough of a "sneak peek" as to what I'm thinking of.

Nothing special unfortunately, just slowly going through my mission backlog and trying to do better at previously completed missions. I do intend to actually build something at some point (been playing long enough I wanna give back to the community), but that will probably come at some point. Gotta get some life affairs in order first.

Oh man I remember this mod. I had finished EP1, played a bit of EP2 but got stuck somewhere and left it alone. When I moved onto Dhewm3 (because of the improved support for modern systems/hardware), I knew Phobos wouldn't run but I hoped at some point they'd port it. Maybe now that EP3 is released they'll be able to do so.

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.

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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