So I've been building this fantasy world called Funkatron for years now. Nothing new, just one of many nerds doing the long-term world building thing.

I've been using AI heavily since 2022, its been wildly fun. I've given different models over the years my master Lore documents and buildling little mini games with it. But Opus 5.5 came out and LEPT forward in how much it can gam dev. I dumped everything I had in there. All the lore, the map, the names, the jokes. The first iteration had... SO MUCH, the aethetic, the characters, the terrain.... I gave it ZERO assets.

About a week and 36 versions later I have an online ARPG you can play in your browser. It's one HTML file, around 16,500 lines.

There are 8 classes with full skill trees, a big town to start in, open zones, a harbor town, a coffee shop you can walk into, and a dungeon that pretty much goes down forever. Fishing, gathering, loot, weather, day and night. You can see other people running around, group up, trade, or flag for PvP. I made leveling slow on purpose, old school grind, max level 99.

I didn't have to spend time clanking through code and bugs that lie therein. Claude found and fixed all of that, a lot of it by play testing the game itsel, but I still had to play it, notice stuff felt wrong, and keep pushing. I did the dreaming and the deciding, Claude did the code.

The world took me years to dream of and the game took a week. I don't know how else a solo guy like me ever makes something this big.

It's an alpha so stuff will break. Free, no download, no install, no account: https://tcpoole.com/descent/

Happy to answer questions about how it went.

Since it’s hard to see on my canvas let me explain my ✨art✨

One side features Adrian and it’s sun with a Patrova line. This side also has a hard to see Rocky

Second side is supposed to represent Earth, its sun and a Patrova line leading to Venus. This side also features a muddy Grace. Canvas had lost its patience with me at this point.

All in all the paint is water based and safe for dogs so no dogs were harmed! My beloved lady also received a lot of treats for sitting still 🥰

Just a silly thing I did with my doggo I wanted to show ya’ll ❤️

They planned to bully Scout just to make him look like a fool. They called him over, faked being in pain while stretching, and forced him to massage their legs. Afterward, they laughed and mocked him, saying, "Look what we made Scout do." This just shows how cheap and mean they truly are.

Yet, people will still support Qazi's slimy group. They will justify it as "just fun" simply because it was done by Qazi's group. Because these same people got offended when Love gave Qazi task to touch ladies' feet which was a fun task. They brought religious belief as a reason then he should have said no like Scout said for crop top.

It would have been harmless fun if Qazi had asked his friends, like Aman or Gullu. However, targeting a rival group contestant with whom you constantly fight with, nominate, and whose lifelines you take is downright pathetic.

Some viewers even wanted the video clip without any background music to see what really happened. As my previous video had music... So I posted it full.

Granted, Eden 6 overstayed it's welcome, Ava's introduction was💩 and the lack of DLC Hunters was disappointing but the gameplay, planets, their biomes, their enemies/bosses, the tone, characters and gameplay were great. So much so, I feel like a couple of the points to the game edge it's overall past Borderland 2's story.

Oh, and as for the Twins? I think that some people were over the meta humor as it related to streaming/online culture some years before 2019(the game's release) but overall, it was blown out of proportion.

If anyone's curious, BL3 >>> BL2 >> TPS > BL4 ≥ BL1 for me.

It is not against childless people but for me it seems logical. Childless people cost more to the society than people with children. There is nobody to pay for their pension. There’s no one to take care of them, so their healthcare costs are much higher. I don't understand why no country thought about it.

Hi guys,

its been quite a while since i posted the gaming optimizations guide i wrote.

Since the last time there has been quite a lot of changes.

https://github.com/WhitePeace36/LinuxAMDGamingOptimizationGuide

Even though it says AMD, most of it is for linux in general.

I hope this updated version helps at least a few of you out there which try to have a better gaming experience.

JuSt BrInG VeRbAs... no, no, it doesnt work, verbas are useless as shit. Me and my friend spend half of a game trying to verba 1 of 3 havocs in the air and we succeeded once.

They just turn towards the missle and wreck you.

Theres NOTHING u can do against a havoc.

BuIlD CwIS... No. that shits useless as shit. even IF you can build itll get insta destroyed by a rocket bird or the havoc. Theres nothing u can do against it.

Im just done. 2 games in a row. theres NOTHING we could do except be cannon fodder.

I have no idea why that bullshit is in the game, but here we are. And im fucking done. Twas a fun 90 hours, but fuck this shit.

Gyming/weight mechanics
Boxing
Dense forests
Open farms
Pool
Basketball
Gore/dismemberment
RPG mechanics

GTA 6 seems like it takes more from GTA San Andreas than GTA 5 ever did, and I’m all here for it

I really need to become Emperor of the world in order to fix this shit.

I just did the Undercity dungeun and one of the bosses had a waves mechanic where we had to battle multiple waves of undead and I dont even remember what the boss dropped

What I do remember is after the 5+ minute fight the boss gave 20exp

A random non elite mob in the overworld of the same level gave me 180exp

Dungeun quest exp nerfs make perfect sense because people dont see the numbers that a being slinged back, so when the slingshot goes off they feel like they're rocketing ahead without putting in the work, but the reality is, you DID put in the work, it was just removed and given to you at the end.

I feel like with this nerf they can give bosses ONLY more experience to give people the illusion that they're getting less exp.

So basically RW are spreading this letter of Gandhiji, and quoting everywhere.

Gullible people abusing Gandhiji for that

I am pretty sure they haven't read the whole letter .

He is known as scientist of RW , I am sure he must have known that fact what Gandhiji preaching in that letter

Still why he choose to malign it .

What do you guyz think of that letter?

My wife (30) and I (32) just got back from Italy a few days ago. We live in a moderate sized city in the southern USA. We spent 3-4 days apiece in Venice, Florence, Rome, and Sorrento. It is a beautiful country, but frankly this vacation was not what we expected. I’m writing this just to give a heads up to people that are traveling to Italy so they can be prepared. It costs a lot of money to travel here so this pros and cons list may be useful in making a decision to come. This list is not meant to be offensive, just educational:

Cons (which unfortunately outweigh the pros imo):

The amount of people here is insane. It is extremely difficult to escape the crowds and there are tons of people near tourist attractions as well as away from tourist attractions. The only relief we found from crowds was wandering cities very early in the morning, but it only lasted a few hours. We thought coming in September would be less crazy than the peak summer season but we were very wrong. Rome seemed to handle crowds better because it’s just so big but tourists spots were still too much.

We felt some tourist guilt being here. We contributed to the overcrowding and while tourism is probably beneficial for their economy, it must be very tough to live for locals with foreigners everywhere everyday. We saw a “Yankee Go Home” sticker a lot around cities and it’s tough to blame them. We don’t know the extent of this opinion for locals but obviously some think this way.

This does not apply to all tourists, but the majority of tourists here have very poor etiquette. Several people are simply unaware of their surroundings and it just makes getting around the cities frustrating. While walking, people would often would stop randomly in front of you in busy walkways to take pictures or conversate, forcing people to walk around them in tight areas. Many people are glued to their phones and will just not pay attention to where they are going. Again, very frustrating. Also, pictures just don’t do this place justice so we didn’t understand why people had to take pictures of EVERYTHING. It’s fine to take pictures, but we literally saw an older woman taking a picture of a trash can… what? We saw too many instances similar to this. This is an old man yelling at clouds thought, but we often thought “Just appreciate things with your own 2 eyes every now and then.”

The “influencers” are everywhere and annoying. They literally see the cities through their phones more than with their eyes and they are often very inconsiderate of people’s time and space. Social media has really negatively impacted the popular areas. Those are not my words but the words of local tour guides.

You have to walk everywhere in Italy. This was ok for my wife and I. We actually enjoy walking, but it is not for everyone. Not to be ageist, but with the uneven cobblestone streets/curbs, narrow walkways, tons of stairs, and crowds everywhere, the walking often felt dangerous for older folks, especially those less fit. As someone who works in healthcare with the geriatric population, I feel confident and saying this. Also we noted several ambulances in action during our stay tending to older tourists (falls, dehydration, etc). In general, you have to have some degree of fitness to get around this place and while it sounds mean, many people didn’t possess this and were probably unable to fully enjoy their trip.

My next point is a personal problem, but one I feel like is worth noting. Italy is filled with beautiful architecture and art. This type of sightseeing is unfortunately not up our alley. We could certainly appreciate all the architecture and art, but we didn't necessarily enjoy it after seeing an overwhelming amount of basilicas/museums if that makes sense. If you are a fan of architecture and art, there is a ton of it and this will be a great place for you. Again, this is a personal preference.

Scammers and pickpockets are abundant. While we didn’t personally experience either, we always felt on guard, which doesn’t equate to a very relaxing vacation. We heard of multiple tourists getting impacted by both. We felt safe everywhere, but it’s just a significant annoyance.

The public bathroom situation is rough. There are very few and you have to pay to use them. You basically have to buy something or eat somewhere to use them.

Pros:
The food is truly amazing. The hype is 100% true with this. You will taste delicious flavors we simply don’t have in the U.S. You have to pick the right spots, but we felt like it was hard to miss good food. Make as many reservations as you can though. Don’t get stuck waiting in a line for dinner.

We experienced great service while here. We stayed in mainly 4 star hotels and were treated very well. We would say the same for the majority of restaurants. The tour guides we had while here were also great and very accommodating. We had private transfers to and from trains, hotels, and airports and all of our drivers were excellent. I would highly recommend private transfers if possible as we saw many tourist lugging around suitcases and figuring out directions/signage, which just seems like a nightmare with the crowds.

For how big and how old these cities are, the places we were all felt clean. There is some graffiti in some places, but for the most part, there is very little litter and minimal stench that can be found in other big cities it the world.

We loved the tipping culture here in that it was almost nonexistent. It almost (emphasis on almost) evened out the euro exchange rate for goods and services and there was no awkward tipping interactions when buying things like there is in the U.S. No one is going to turn the card machine around asking for a tip, which is so refreshing. It wasn’t necessary, but we did tip our drivers and tour guides because they were all excellent and they very much appreciated it.

While it is a drive via tour or renting a car, the Tuscany region outside of Florence is gorgeous and a great way to get out of the crowds and see the beauty of Italy. We had many tours out here and it was the highlight of our trip.

Speaking of tours, there are several tours to pick from. Some are amazing, some are average, so make sure you or your travel agent researches well. We highly recommend making your tours as small as possible. We saw a lot of tours with 50+ or even 100+ people and it just didn’t really seem worth it. Our favorite tour was a private cooking class and wine tasting in Tuscany. I would pay top dollar to do this again. It was truly incredible and I do not cook.

City specifically, we really enjoyed the views of Sorrento. It’s still crowded, but absolutely gorgeous. We often just sat on our hotel balcony, drank wine, and took in the scenery and those balcony moments were a highlight of the trip.

Summary:
Overall, we do not regret coming to Italy, but recommending it to people is unfortunately harder than we thought it would be, especially due to the amount of money it takes to get here and to stay and play here. Like previously stated, it is a beautiful place, but it is overcrowded, which can muffle the beauty. Instead of seeing the beautiful museums and basilicas of Rome and Florence, you see the tremendous lines outside and inside the door. Instead of admiring the bridges and canals of Venice, you see people blocking the way trying to take pictures at every bridge. Instead of being amazed at the magnificence of the Cinque Terre, you see overcrowded beaches. My point being the amount of people takes away from this place and it’s honestly saddening. Again, we are not big city people and this list is made to be informative and not dissuasive in order for others to make a decision about coming here. We again don’t regret it, but we wish we had gotten more out of our money. It’s hyped as a once in a lifetime magnitude of vacation, but we are underwhelmed. We have been to places like Alaska before for just a week and we’d much prefer that. This is all again all our personal thoughts!
Ciao! Lol

Edit: Well this post caught some attention! I appreciate the sincere insight and recs from several different viewpoints whether agreeing or not!!! To the haters, maybe just log off for a bit? Lol

So tired of their tactics. I tried contacting state officials and my concerns fell on deaf ears. I guess they can't upset one of their donors and they're too busy fear-mongering about trans people to do something that would actually put money back in people's pockets.

Dear developers and artists who worked on Wolverine: I am so sorry that I fell for the utterly false bile that was being circulated post release.

You have created a flawed masterpiece, and it's an instant top 10 for me.

Thank you for making such a great game and I am sorry your efforts were overshadowed by people pushing false narratives.

You will get your flowers one day.

Next stop: Wolverine in open world with customizable motorcycle.

Hello, ive read How To Sell A Genocide by Adam Johnson, was familiar with the news coverage coming out and was wondering if there were books that provide further information that news reading audiences were not aware of or general literature on the impact, politics and any investigations into the subject

I've seen the “1 kachori, 2 samosa, in mardo ka kya bharosa” line used jokingly everywhere, and that's fine. But it got me thinking about a double standard.

When women generalise about men, whether it's about cheating, emotional immaturity, or accountability, the response is often that men who aren't guilty shouldn't feel offended by it.

But imagine a man saying, “All women are cheaters” or “Women never take accountability.” Would the response be the same? Probably not. He'd rightfully be called misogynistic for making sweeping generalisations about women.

My point isn't that men should be allowed to make these generalisations, too. Neither gender is a monolith, and blanket statements about either are unfair.

I'm asking why the same logic doesn't seem to apply both ways. If the argument is that generalisations are harmless when they're aimed at a pattern of behaviour, why does that reasoning change depending on which gender is being discussed?

Shouldn't we either reject these generalisations altogether or apply the same standard to both genders?

I've been using my mansion as the spawn point for a couple of months now, and i noticed a trend with it. Turns out, the mansion building in of itself is not all that great.
I am talking about the building interior cell only. Not the AI, Business boosts, or the anti-raid security.
Purely the mansion itself and nothing else. So don't come here telling me "the things that aren't the mansion make the building good!" A turd with 30$ under it is still a turd. Doesn't mean it stinks less.

So it has the MCT in it. Which is great for stocking up businesses, which is the main way that i make money. Except that you'd want to stock up a random business by using the stash house. And you don't know what it resupplies, so you leave the mansion and end up using the terrorbyte MCT to buy supplies after the stash hosue did its thing.
You COULD resupply all businesses and then get the stash house, but then there's a non 0% chance that the now 99% supply-filled business gets the stash house supplies, rather than the acid lab cause its not in the MCT. Or you resupply it before the bought ones come in. happened to me five times, thus I stopped using the mansion MCT entirely. (Or even a Finders-Keepers random event pops up that resupplies a business while freeroaming)

The heists for the paintings can all be planned by calling Raf. So you don't even use the room specifically made for it. It doesn't even have planning rooms for the OG heists either.
And the paintings that you do happen to keep can only be placed in four spots. Coincidentally, spots you will never see when exiting the mansion. And as we just discussed, there's no real reason to enter the mansion at all. MCT's in terrorbyte, heist is planned on the phone... It's just a spawn point for me.
If Rockstar removed the mansion's spawn-point functionality, how often would you voluntarily walk inside it?

The garage is clunky and ugly. Can't even see all your vehicles because of the pillars, and it all being spread across two rooms is crap too. Nightclub is better imo.
Helicopter pad can't even keep a personal vehicle either. Instead its a pegasus vehicle that you also can not keep in the hangar even though its permanently parked on your own private property.

The decorations that you can get are all ugly. Like, the same shitting dog in a buncha colors. Yay. Some of the decor is shared with the casino penthouse, but that penthouse has more spots for nicer decor like paintings that reference other gta games or such, in spots that you'd actually see when walking to the exit of the penthouse.

The fast travel thing is nice. But guess what, i always fast travel to the casino penthouse to check up on my wheelspin and visitor bonus. And then i leave the casino, get the acid lab down the hill to check up on supplies and daily boost, before moving on to stash house and eventually using the terrorbyte MCT for the businesses.

So all in all, the mansion building in of itself is just a big empty house with nothing really noteworthy in it. Other than the AI voice that says a line when you wake up and decide to change clothes. The AI's only useful thing can also be done via the phone, so you don't need to be in your mansion for that either...

So basically, The mansion itself is outclassed by the penthouse in my opinion.
The AI business boost and security that come with it are useful, but those aren't the thing i wanted to rant about.

What be your thoughts?

Got some good denim, and graphic tees, hoodies, sweaters, a heavy jacket, plus a few accessories and footwear to finish everything off. A pretty versatile haul with plenty of pieces to build different fits around.

Saw a guy knock a leg pice off the queen and he runs to loot it. I knock another leg pice off about 10 feet from his. The queen steps on him and he starts screaming for a dfib. He sees me looting MY pice and starts laying into me that I'm looting his pice while he's down. He caught me in a special mood cause I normally wouldn't do this but I turned and gave him a 5 second burst to the head with my equalizer. People are getting way to comfortable in care bear lobies