Quoting: morbiusIt's a silly pointless game, not really worth your time. It's got nothing to say and says it boringly.

Well, I will admit that when I found out that the reason I was stuck on a puzzle for a long time was due to me not having waited the appropriate time, I did feel that my time was wasted and it's what made me drop the game; but I still look back on my time with the game up until then with fondness - the mood and soundscape is quite lovely - so I wouldn't write it off completely for new players.

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That's a worrying amount of RADV hangs that's been worked around... :/

Is it safe?

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Gotta wonder why they insist that their trailer text be read in a Swedish accent
("Ø" is a letter in used in Danish and Norwegian, but they way they used it here is oddly close to how many Swedes speak English)

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Quoting: CybolicI really do recommend you give VR glasses a try if you have the opportunity! VR glasses display the 3D image in exactly the same way as modern 3D movies (two cameras at a fixed stereoscopic offset).

Could you give me an example of such a device? I looked around last night and found "smart glasses" and more goggle-like VR devices but wasn't sure what you meant.

Oh, I just meant your average VR headset, like the Valve Index (or a standalone Meta Quest if you just want to try the whole VR thing out). I get that calling them "glasses" was a bit confusing, sorry about that.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeCurious why you say a VR headset wouldn't be good for you? I know a guy who only has one eye, so it'd be pretty useless to him, for sure.

[...] I also found out some years ago that modern cinema 3D [...] worked for me.

In that case, I really do recommend you give VR glasses a try if you have the opportunity! VR glasses display the 3D image in exactly the same way as modern 3D movies (two cameras at a fixed stereoscopic offset).

I get the stressors part and in that case Alyx would probably need a "no hostiles" mod or similar to be comfortable, but most of the game is really just marvelling at "being there". More generally, there are plenty of relaxing VR experiences to be had as well (nature walks / VR tourism, psychedelic worlds, guided yoga/tai chi, etc.), so you might actually find yourself liking the hardware, should you try it :)

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Quoting: hardpenguinIt is pretty hilarious that the community provided this functionality instead of the game developers. 🤭

Not really? To me, this is like a fan-edit of a film; the "director's cut" is already out there as the original Alyx VR, and I'd find it odd if the creator of a piece of media in another form would feel the need to work on a version that doesn't reflect how they feel it's meant to be experienced.

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Quoting: BalkanSpyNow that is some beautiful and relaxing trailer.
And wait......is that the Netflix logo at the end of the trailer? I had no idea you could play games via Netflix.

Don't get too excited, it's only for mobile games. Netflix has also been removing PC versions of games in order to herd people to their mobile service, so I'm not too thrilled about the whole situation.

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Quoting: MarlockAny mention of what brand of wifi module and if they learned their lesson on choosing modules for linux?[...]

It's right on the title of the first picture: Quectel FC66E-B.

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Quoting: BlackBloodRumI've debated recently about getting one of their index VR headsets lately. More from a technological point of view, to see what all the fuss is about. Since no doubt once I've played with the technical bits, it'll end up in a box in a cupboard for the rest of its life, so I'm waiting for a good steam sale on them. .

*Glances uncomfortably at the HOTAS and Index setup put aside in the corner of the room*
I must admit, after getting a Quest, I really can't be bothered to clear the space in front of my PC in order to play VR. The tracking on the Quest is terrible by comparison, mind you, but at least I'm not in danger of punching my Amiga by accident.
I'm hoping Deckard will allow me to go play in a different room at last.

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Quoting: 14Companies are for-profit, ya know? Go to church if you want more of a family feel. Companies are not your family.

I'm afraid I have bad news for you....

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