drq

drq, 10 days ago (edited 9 days ago) to random

One issue I have with fighting systems in almost all RPGs (most games, actually) is that every fight must be until either you or your adversary kicks the bucket.

You stole a piece of meat at a bazaar and got caught? No, you don't just get beaten up and thrown in jail or out of town, you will be straight executed on sight.

Conversely, you mishappened upon a gang of less than friendly ruffians? No, they won't beg or surrender or run away when it becomes clear that it's them who mishappened upon you, they will fight to the bitter end, as if under the order from the supreme god of everything to either murderize your ass, or die trying.

It's not plausible. Vast majority of fights are not like that. Most of the confrontations involving force end with either running or talking. Not a lot of people want to get murdered or be a murderer, especially over things that don't matter much.

drq, 10 days ago to random Russian

Из комментов к: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzXHPXHiEY4

Хорошо, представил. А минусы будут?

omgitsmishenka, 10 days ago to random Russian

Попробовал поиграть в первый Fallout. (на средней сложности)

Попытка раз. Вышел из убежища, обыскал труп, взял патроны, кое-как пробежал между крысами. Сожрали радскорпионы.

Попытка два. Вышел из убежища, обыскал труп, взял патроны, решил перестрелять всех крыс. Сожрали крысы.

Пожалуй, я слишком казуален для этого.

drq, 10 days ago (edited 9 days ago) to random Russian

Every invention represents some value. The Internet represents the values that are innate to the human species - our crave for communication, community, togetherness that has thankfully kept us alive for millennia, even if we're, once again, at conflict with ourselves - it came from the nuclear programme in the Cold War.
It also represents freedom to find out together through science (WWW is a CERN project), and build together through machine-mediated empathy (FOSS and such), and to fool around together for binary-encoded fun (games, demoscene, Internet art and humour).

If I hold anything sacred, it's these simple values. And the Internet still holds promise for that.

I think, therefore, that abusing the Internet, and twisting it into something that ultimately serves only a minority, lining their already deep pockets at the expense of the humanity's future, or intentionally breaking it in the name of a geopolitical squabble, is the very special kind of crime. I hope, you would agree.

drq, 10 days ago (edited 9 days ago) to homestuck

One of the #homestuck 's measages is that it's not necessarily the best possible version of you that survives at the end, and you're gonna have to come to terms and be okay with that.

lina, 10 days ago to random Russian

Сын подготовился к приходу жары в город - в холодильнике своё место уже заняла банка с компотом*! :ablobcat_drinkwater:

*Он конечно закончится уже сегодня!))) но не его смену придёт чай с лимоном :blobcatgooglyteacup:

18+ ZySoua, 10 days ago to random

drq, 10 days ago (edited 10 days ago) to random

Reverse engineering is gnireenigne.

#wordbuilding

drq, 10 days ago to random

Jogeir Liljedahl = God.

drq, 10 days ago to random Russian

Это будет нервный день.

mira_the_catgirl, 10 days ago to random Russian

Концепт оружия самообороны — баллончик-распылитель а-ля перцовка, но снаряженный аэрозолем на основе наноботов—универсальных разборщиков

drq, 11 days ago to random

Being an asshole tends to breed more assholes. So, it's in your best interest to not be one.

It ain't always easy, but please make an honest attempt.

drq, 11 days ago to random Russian

This is how the "free market" greets actually innovative and high-quality products:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvBpjCOBu0

ZySoua, 11 days ago to random

Question to old-timers, do you remember what this creature's name is?

drq, 11 days ago to random Russian

mnnwvn, 11 days ago to random Russian

апочему.. у меня sway запустился без установленного wayland'а....

drq, 12 days ago to random Russian

Спасибо всем, кто посмотрел с нами "Отель Гранд Будапешт". Уважайте консьержей в гостиницах, ответственно подходите к своим должностным обязанностям, завоевывайте союзников естественной добротой и всегда обращайте внимание на свои картины.

Давайте выбирать что-нибудь на следующий сеанс @fmn

@rf

drq, 1 year ago to random

I'm okay with an algorithm as long as it's

a) optional and b) transparent (meaning explicitly customizable/trainable by me, so it's clear what it's doing)