apparently this is in response to a few threads on Reddit flaming Starfield—in general, it’s been rather interesting to see Bethesda take what i can only describe as a “try to debate Starfield to popularity” approach with the game’s skeptics in the past month or two. not entirely sure it’s a winning strategy,...
The performance issues are only inevitable with this engine. There’s a limit to how much refactoring and “adding features” you can do. At some point you just have to start from scratch or switch to a better available solution.
Even if they could’ve done a better job “optimizing” the game, they’ll always be limited by this engine.
Although to be fair, most games and game engines today aren’t as focused on performance like they used to be.
I can’t think of any modern game engine that uses Assembly in any meaningful way, other than Exanima’s engine.
Also evident by how frequently GPU companies end up fixing and improving game performance for specific games with their drivers.
Almost three in four Palestinians believe the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel was correct, and the ensuing Gaza war has lifted support for the Islamist group both there and in the West Bank, a survey from a respected Palestinian polling institute found.
They financially backed Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen where over 377,000 Yemenites were killed, but barely anyone protested over that.
Palestinians in Lebanon are being heavily discriminated against for over 70 years, and yet no one protested over that.
On the other hand, countries funded and supported the Kurds’ fight against ISIS, and are still somewhat helping them against several countries and forces that have been trying to wipe them out for over 100 years. And this one’s without anyone protesting.
So similarly to how people protest according to the influence of geopolitics, countries also act according to geopolitics.
They are barred from naturalisation, legally barred from owning property, and although Lebanon hands out and renews hundreds of thousands of work permits every year to people from Asia, Africa and other Arab countries, only a handful have been given to Palestinians.
All of that also means that they’re not entitled to any social service such as healthcare or education.
And another thing I’ve recently learned about, Lebanese authorities constructed a concrete wall with watch towers around the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
Edit: I also forgot to add that, even if they get work permits, some jobs are simply off-limits to them.
I’m usually a fan of open source games but rarely do they manage to be actually great. People like giving recommendations like Super Tux Kart that haven’t aged well and don’t play well. What are some open source games that are legitimately good that I’ve missed?...
Thrive is a free, open-source game about the evolution of life.
From the lowly tidepools of your home planet, you will rise to cosmic dominance. At every step, powerful creation tools and deep simulation mechanics will aid your species’ development. Revolutionary Games is the open-source team of dedicated volunteers aiming to make Thrive a reality.
Our team seeks to accomplish two major goals: create engaging, compelling gameplay that respects our players’ intelligence, and remain as accurate as possible in our depiction of known scientific theory without compromising the former.
Starfield design lead says players are "disconnected" from how games are actually made: "Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is" (www.gamesradar.com)
apparently this is in response to a few threads on Reddit flaming Starfield—in general, it’s been rather interesting to see Bethesda take what i can only describe as a “try to debate Starfield to popularity” approach with the game’s skeptics in the past month or two. not entirely sure it’s a winning strategy,...
Cross-border Danish-German effort arrests eight over suspected terrorism plot, including members of Hamas (www.abc.net.au)
Poll shows Palestinians back Oct. 7 attack on Israel, support for Hamas rises (www.reuters.com)
Almost three in four Palestinians believe the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel was correct, and the ensuing Gaza war has lifted support for the Islamist group both there and in the West Bank, a survey from a respected Palestinian polling institute found.
Video of Palestinians stripped, forced to sit outside by IDF soldiers raises ire (abcnews.go.com)
UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza (apnews.com)
What are some great open source games?
I’m usually a fan of open source games but rarely do they manage to be actually great. People like giving recommendations like Super Tux Kart that haven’t aged well and don’t play well. What are some open source games that are legitimately good that I’ve missed?...
Cloud Storage
Anyone here got any recommendations for paid cloud storage options? Given where we are I’m looking for piracy friendly options.