|
What do you want from the chat thread in the new year? This poll is closed. |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Video games |
|
100 | 14.08% |
| Not Video Games |
|
46 | 6.48% |
| poo poo Posting |
|
56 | 7.89% |
| Bowsette |
|
128 | 18.03% |
| Polls |
|
58 | 8.17% |
| No poll, How many times do I have to pick this? |
|
53 | 7.46% |
| More General Horniness |
|
103 | 14.51% |
| Less General Horniness |
|
72 | 10.14% |
| Serious discussion of current issues |
|
46 | 6.48% |
Nothing. The thread is perfect the way it is  |
|
48 | 6.76% |
| Total: | 294 votes | ||
|
Hey everyone new Pokemon DLC is looking cool https://twitter.com/UltimaShadowX/status/1215283011182387202
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:26
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 8, 2024 22:29 |
|
|
Updated my journal
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:26
|
|
|
I said come in! posted:Your average PC gamer just plays League of Legends, and Minecraft, but there's enough of an audience that wants top tier hardware to take full advantage of AAA games. Nvidia does a lot of work on the software and hardware side to improve graphic fidelity. A lot of what we've seen over the last two decades has been because of them. It just feels like we're hitting a plateau with graphical fidelity in particular which may be why they're going in different directions to market new cards (ray-tracing). It seems a bit early to start talking new cards when the hot-new-thing is only in a handful of games. I bet we don't see a new line of cards until mid-late 2021.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:27
|
|
|
Another impetus for new cards will be when marketing firms have had time to convince people that 8k displays are a thing they want.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:30
|
|
|
RBA Starblade posted:Here, have a vegemite sandwich Cursed post
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:31
|
|
|
PantsBandit posted:What would even be the purpose of a 30 line when games don't take advantage of the current top-end technology? the top end RTX cards struggle with RTX Andrast posted:Less noise is better if youre looking at the gigabyte single fan 2070 vs a bigger one you might want to consider noise. for stuff like a 1660 series or even a 2060 theyre so easy to cool it makes little to no difference. my case fans and platter drive are louder than my gpu or cpu
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:33
|
|
|
PantsBandit posted:It just feels like we're hitting a plateau with graphical fidelity in particular which may be why they're going in different directions to market new cards (ray-tracing). It seems a bit early to start talking new cards when the hot-new-thing is only in a handful of games. If I had to guess, Nvidia's big thing will be adding some new groundbreaking graphic fidelity tech (like raytracing) that the new next-gen consoles won't have and won't be able to do.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:33
|
|
|
Stux posted:the top end RTX cards struggle with RTX Get better case fans and SSDs imo
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:36
|
|
|
PantsBandit posted:It just feels like we're hitting a plateau with graphical fidelity in particular which may be why they're going in different directions to market new cards (ray-tracing). It seems a bit early to start talking new cards when the hot-new-thing is only in a handful of games. we're hitting a drastic slowing of how quickly more stuff can be packed into a cpu or gpu die which is why you can have an i7 from like 7 years ago and have no reason to really upgrade. i got a used 6700k which is a 5 year old cpu and no game i play comes anywhere near to topping it out, and a 1070 can still run 90% of games maxed out at 1080p even though its coming up on 4 years old. graphics can always go higher its just can you actually make the stuff to do it, which is why theyre moving onto adding extra stuff instead
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:38
|
|
|
Andrast posted:Get better case fans and SSDs imo my case fans are really good and i have a 1tb m2, i still need platters for mass storage. but the point was my pc is very quiet and the single fan gpu isnt loud. the case fans and hdds arent actually loud, theyre just loud-er
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:40
|
|
|
my case actually had too many fans, to the point where it was making the chassis vibrate. i deactivated one of them with no change in temperatures knock on wood but my 980ti is still fulfilling all my needs
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:43
|
|
|
So I've been playing through Black Mesa and it is absolutely fantastic. This mod was clearly made by a group that lives and breathes Half-Life and really respects the original design. I am not finished yet tho, I just got to Xen and am only about an hour into it. So my feelings on Xen may change as I've heard it drags on. The Good: -Gorgeous visuals that push the Half-Life 2 era source engine to it’s limits. -Incredible model detail and animations worthy of a AAA game -Neat new additions, encounters, and puzzles -Love how Xen is now bright hues of blue and green instead of dull brown. Has a very "organic" look -The Atmosphere of "Surface Tension" is loving fantastic - love how the level starts with the HECU dominating and by the end, they are clearing getting their asses kicked. the sky is filled with battlefield smoke, Xen forces are everywhere, and there are radio broadcasts calling for the entire evacuation of New Mexico and airstrikes begin to cover the HECU retreat. -Fantastic Original Soundtrack by Joel Nielsen Love these two tracks: Xen Transcendent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S22AEtiLsI Questionable Ethics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTmiYA5D4k -The “Definitive” version of Half-Life if you ask me. The Bad: -Some new puzzles are simple “plug this in here” feels copied from Half Life 2 -Tentacles not as distracted by grenades -HECU accuracy and reaction times still too high - they need to fire in 3 round bursts like in the original and their reaction times toned down -Exploding Houndeyes in Xen are..meh -That Apache encounter..
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:44
|
|
|
the uh sticker on my laptop says i7 how am i doin boys
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 16:58
|
|
|
Looper posted:the uh sticker on my laptop says i7 how am i doin boys pfffft you peasants check this out *small post-it with "i23 INSIDE" written on it is affixed to ancient Dell laptop with packing tape*
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:03
|
|
|
Solaris 2.0 posted:So I've been playing through Black Mesa and it is absolutely fantastic. This mod was clearly made by a group that lives and breathes Half-Life and really respects the original design. My memory might be a bit off, but I'm pretty sure tentacles go after grenades, but only after they explode. However, they hear you pulling the pin and start tapping around you until it goes off.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:05
|
|
|
Looper posted:the uh sticker on my laptop says i7 how am i doin boys iThink you're lovely 
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:10
|
|
|
Graphical fidelity is becoming less important than animation fluidity imo
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:33
|
|
|
Also I solved 5 puzzles in Baba Is You last night and turned a level into a key and I feel like I'm on the cusp of something
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:34
|
|
|
👏 We 👏 need 👏 more 👏 realistic 👏 hair 👏
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:35
|
|
|
I like the Final Fantasy feathery hair. What’s the best video game hair?
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:36
|
|
|
Help Im Alive posted:👏 We 👏 need 👏 more 👏 realistic 👏 hair 👏 I can never decide which I hate more, that FF style of mega wispy and shiny and floaty haircuts or the kind that are just flat models that don't move whatsoever and look like a lego hair model e: lol
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:37
|
|
|
hatty posted:I like the Final Fantasy feathery hair. What’s the best video game hair? Bayo
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:38
|
|
|
hatty posted:I like the Final Fantasy feathery hair. What’s the best video game hair? 
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:41
|
|
|
It's fair to say the TressFX in Tomb Raider 2013 literally changed my life.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:41
|
|
|
It has changed your posting life at least, no week goes by without you mentioning it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:51
|
|
|
Hair physics... female character with a bow... God has made the perfect game and it is New Tomb Raider
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:53
|
|
|
Healbot posted:It has changed your posting life at least, no week goes by without you mentioning it. I don't think I've even talked about hair physics in at least the last 12 months. Much like the same number of people who played Alpha Protocol!
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:55
|
|
|
Oh dear, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, is here, for the PC 80gb, goodnight sweet prince RBA Starblade posted:Graphical fidelity is becoming less important than animation fluidity imo One of my favourite advancements in graphics etc have been ragdolls. A lot of games have fun living ragdolls these days (GTA4 onwards and Red Dead being some of the best) and I swear it never gets old to watch ai characters bumble about and stagger over
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:55
|
|
|
Songbearer posted:Oh dear, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, is here, for the PC Only 40 without the high res textures
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:58
|
|
|
Songbearer posted:Oh dear, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, is here, for the PC Outer Worlds felt totally dead without ragdolls and exploding bits of random detritus.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 17:59
|
|
|
Andrast posted:Only 40 without the high res textures i’ll give you 15 for 800x600 resolution only
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:03
|
|
|
exquisite tea posted:I don't think I've even talked about hair physics in at least the last 12 months. Much like the same number of people who played Alpha Protocol! I hear more about Alpha Protocol from you complaining about the loud fans than the actual fans so chalk that up for another thing you can't shut up about.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:05
|
|
|
Thinkin about watching xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2017)
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:10
|
|
|
Be nice you guys 2020 doesn't need any help with negativity and doom  Cowcaster posted:i’ll give you 15 for 800x600 resolution only 640 x 480, but with 400 instances of the game showing a fraction of the screen each. Checkmate, hardware manufacturers
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:10
|
|
|
Samuringa posted:I hear more about Alpha Protocol from you complaining about the loud fans than the actual fans so chalk that up for another thing you can't shut up about. Well even though nobody played it Alpha Protocol isn't even that bad of a game, unlike The Sinking City, or should I say, The Stinking lovely!
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:13
|
|
|
Songbearer posted:Be nice you guys 2020 doesn't need any help with negativity and doom Doom is in March
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:15
|
|
|
Obsidian should have made a spiritual successor to Alpha Protocol rather than their failed spiritual successor to Fallout NV, imo
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:16
|
|
|
Songbearer posted:640 x 480, but with 400 instances of the game showing a fraction of the screen each. Checkmate, hardware manufacturers Oh THIS is why MHW PC version opens up 400 threads and spends like 33% of your CPU just switching between them and sucks poo poo without modder fixes. It all makes sense now.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:16
|
|
|
CharlieFoxtrot posted:Obsidian should have made a spiritual successor to Alpha Protocol rather than their failed spiritual successor to Fallout NV, imo
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:18
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 8, 2024 22:29 |
|
|
I always see a lot of people getting worked up and super anxious about 100% CPU usage, but is this necessarily a bad thing? I've had games do this, but they were also running at a smooth 60fps, so is this really an issue or something to be concerned with?
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2020 18:21
|
|