There's a lot of support for NFC launchers too. Stuff like Zaparoo, and websites to make custom labels for them.
It's not the same idea but it's the same "take a thing off a shelf and use to to play a game" sort of vibe if that's what you're after. And it would be a lot cheaper, SD cards have skyrocketed lately.
Game Boy carts don't fail when the batteries die, they just lose their dave data. And most games didn't even use battery saves. Thankfully replacing the batteries is a pretty simple job!
On top of the mounting enshittification they've been undergoing in recent years: they opted in to perform age verification processes worldwide utilizing face scanning and/or ID submissions and/or data scanning to verify age.
They've now postponed it until later this year, but enough was enough for us.
It works as expected as far as Matrix is concerned. From what I can tell the aim and goals are just quite different from what a platform like Discord is going for.
If you're going in wanting/expecting a perfect Discord replacement then it's just not going to be that and doesn't seem to want to be that either. Hence the need for onboarding documentation.
If you're unable to make the mental shift to it such that it can work for you then there are other platforms that might more closely conform to what you're after. We tried Stoat, Zulip, and Root before ultimately deciding on Matrix.
This was one of the larger hurdles for me as an admin.
Rooms are their own discreet entity. While they may be organized into your space, they exists as their own thing.
So properly setting who can and can't create rooms is crucial. If I'm allowed to make rooms in your space then absolutely I can make a room that you're not the admin in. You'd need to remove it server side if that's a thing you needed to do.
Spaces aren't even exclusive. You can link in rooms from other spaces and they can exist in their original space as well as the new linked one.
As far as users seeing rooms, if the rooms are set to visible for space members then they need to join the space. Once done they can see them from the space's home.
As someone who has had stitches a few times: always go in ASAP! Apparently there's a time limit on how many hours after an injury they they'll give you stitches.
Learning that the hard way wasn't fun.
Glad you (eventually) healed up and fuck this healthcare system.
There's a lot of support for NFC launchers too. Stuff like Zaparoo, and websites to make custom labels for them.
It's not the same idea but it's the same "take a thing off a shelf and use to to play a game" sort of vibe if that's what you're after. And it would be a lot cheaper, SD cards have skyrocketed lately.
Yes.
"Unless the game itselfhas DRM" is the key phrase. Steam itself is a form of DRM if you must install it and login to install and/or run a game.
DRM-free Steam games are the exception, not the rule, unfortunately.
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam
Game Boy carts don't fail when the batteries die, they just lose their dave data. And most games didn't even use battery saves. Thankfully replacing the batteries is a pretty simple job!
And not a single Game Boy cartridge. Now I'm just disappointed.
On top of the mounting enshittification they've been undergoing in recent years: they opted in to perform age verification processes worldwide utilizing face scanning and/or ID submissions and/or data scanning to verify age.
They've now postponed it until later this year, but enough was enough for us.
For chat: IRC, Stoat, Fluxer, Root, Zulip, Matrix, Slack, Teams, Guilded.
For voice/video: Mumble, Teamspeak, Jitsi Meet, also several of the above.
Perfect 1:1 drop in hassle free replacement with the exact same feature set? No, there isn't.
Viable alternatives that aren't too bad to learn? There are many.
It works as expected as far as Matrix is concerned. From what I can tell the aim and goals are just quite different from what a platform like Discord is going for.
If you're going in wanting/expecting a perfect Discord replacement then it's just not going to be that and doesn't seem to want to be that either. Hence the need for onboarding documentation.
If you're unable to make the mental shift to it such that it can work for you then there are other platforms that might more closely conform to what you're after. We tried Stoat, Zulip, and Root before ultimately deciding on Matrix.
Uhhh....I haven't seen any. But I just run a space about video games.
Thanks, stranger!
This was one of the larger hurdles for me as an admin.
Rooms are their own discreet entity. While they may be organized into your space, they exists as their own thing.
So properly setting who can and can't create rooms is crucial. If I'm allowed to make rooms in your space then absolutely I can make a room that you're not the admin in. You'd need to remove it server side if that's a thing you needed to do.
Spaces aren't even exclusive. You can link in rooms from other spaces and they can exist in their original space as well as the new linked one.
As far as users seeing rooms, if the rooms are set to visible for space members then they need to join the space. Once done they can see them from the space's home.
The Matrix.org page touches on the basics here: https://matrix.org/docs/communities/getting-started/
The most up to date stuff I've found in that is here: https://matrixdocs.github.io/docs/bots/overview
I believe element will let you preview. But you do still have to be signed into element.
https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist
I found a Pi Hole blocklist that filters out known ai slop websites but even then they're still clogging up my DDG result. Such a pain.
Also: Phantasy Star is great! Have you played the Sega Ages release? It adds some really cool stuff to make it more playable.
Discord user here. Spent the last three days bashing my head against synapse.
Finally got it running. Moving my podcast community over as soon as stress testing finishes. This was a great response from Matrix.
Discord can eat my shorts.
As someone who has had stitches a few times: always go in ASAP! Apparently there's a time limit on how many hours after an injury they they'll give you stitches.
Learning that the hard way wasn't fun.
Glad you (eventually) healed up and fuck this healthcare system.
🤷♂️ My guess is some kind of hyper masculine performative bullshit.
A high end custom gun is pretty expensive. So it's the same kind of flex as showing off an expensive car.