In principle integrated graphics are better. They share the same memory as the CPU, so games can just modify memory in place instead of doing a costly data transfer via pcie, this is one of the major pain points in emulators, games expect to just modify memory, while the emulator has to emulate this behaviour with limited bandwidth.
The problem is that most computer games do not take advantage of this, and instead do pcie transfers even if they could simply not do that. Also PC APIs (DirectX, vulkan, etc) are not build around this ability, while console SDKs are.
Plus, a console GPU is much bigger than usual integrated graphics. To put this into perspective, the major selling point of AMD's me ai max etc etc CPU is the big integrated GPU... It's still smaller than a ps5 GPU... It is more powerful because it's newer, but it's smaller, and the ps6 will likely have a bigger one.
And instead vscode supports SSH (without quotes), you can connect to an SSH host, and it will open files and folders on the host like it does locally. And if you open the integrated terminal it will run on the remote host. And it will forward the git login agent so you can commit or push with the credentials of your local machine. And it can forward ports from the remote.
Oh, I use the terminal a lot, it doesn't throw me off. When I can't have vscode (e.g. small openwrt devices) I can use vim. It's just plain easier to use vscode for editing files when I can
Well, try lxqt+labwc. You'll need to set it up, but if you are already willing to tinker with xorg in that machine it won't throw you off too much. You'll be pleased with the result
no one cares if it's the protocol or the implementation. it just works worse than x11 on modest hardware
Actually, people that are not hell bent on using x11 do care... That is because the protocol is inherently more efficient than x11, and the compositor matters.
So if you try to run kwin or mutter, there's no doubt they are going to be more demanding than a plain xorg server (but not more than xorg+KDE or xorg+gnome). But if you try to use a compositor made for low hardware like labwc, it's gonna run laps around xorg.
And you can even use labwc on lxqt, so you get your familiar desktop environment but with a modern Wayland compositor.
Just try it. Dig up an old intel atom netbook and see if you prefer using xorg or labwc
It's there and it's easy. Most people don't use terminal text editors unless they are SSHing in a server, and they would only do that sporadically, so it makes no sense to become proficient in a complex text editor like vim or Emacs for that little use case.
Sidenote: personally, I learned vim once, and used it extensively every day for two years. I stopped using it for one year and was back to square one. Now I use vscode for everything... Even when I'm using SSH, because vscode supports SSH
Disclaimer, I played this game in 2019, so my memories might be a bit off.
I think you are being a bit too harsh. You have to remember the scope of the game. It is a small walking simulator game.
The game definitely lets you go a bit off the path. Sure, it's not the level of exploration and freedom you get from an open world game like far cry, but it's also not what the game promises.
I really enjoyed the characters and their relationship, I think you missed out by not engaging more with Delilah. The finale as well, I was so frustrated, but it was right (no spoilers for future players).
There is not a ton of content, but it's literally a game for two evenings, or even a single long session if you have the time. But the content that's there is fairly fleshed out, I don't remember half assed features, but I do remember things made awkward on purpose, like using the map and compass, but that's intentional.
In general walking simulators are not for everyone, personally, I think they should be marketed not as videogames but as interactive stories. They are not really gameplay oriented, they go all in on story and immersion. And they shine when they are short and immersive, which firewatch is.
My other picks in this genre are:
"what remains of Edith Finch"
Very well made, very variegated, it really delivers in transmitting the characters emotions
"Stories untold*
The walking simulator with less walking ever. It's a collection of 4 short stories with an underlying connection. Each one has an entirely different gameplay style, a literal evolution in the story
Whoa, these rogue copies of qbittorrent and jellyfin are getting out of control!
Mine escaped sandboxing and fried the HDD enclosure. It might have been the heatwave though. Unfortunately it's too hot to work on the server box (server shoe box is the new server rack), so I'm out of movies until the end of summer
Maybe it's not running at 12v, but at 5v with higher current, which you can also do. The extreme example of this is the raspberry pi 5, which doesn't have room for voltage regulation, so when it needs extra power, it tries to negotiate 5v at 5.3A (it's a lot).
You can try using an app like "ampere", but that will likely always read 5v because the phone reads the voltage after it's gone through the regulator. You would need an usb tester to know what's actually happening.
I'm four-times-twenty-plus-ten-nine percent sure they meant the language. But the people are hard to love too
In principle integrated graphics are better. They share the same memory as the CPU, so games can just modify memory in place instead of doing a costly data transfer via pcie, this is one of the major pain points in emulators, games expect to just modify memory, while the emulator has to emulate this behaviour with limited bandwidth.
The problem is that most computer games do not take advantage of this, and instead do pcie transfers even if they could simply not do that. Also PC APIs (DirectX, vulkan, etc) are not build around this ability, while console SDKs are.
Plus, a console GPU is much bigger than usual integrated graphics. To put this into perspective, the major selling point of AMD's me ai max etc etc CPU is the big integrated GPU... It's still smaller than a ps5 GPU... It is more powerful because it's newer, but it's smaller, and the ps6 will likely have a bigger one.
Why is "you were Amab" a false dichotomy? Wouldn't it be a false equivalence like the xy chromosomes?
unfortunately, there is no way to tell if this is a real picture or not, because Tom's behindside bazoonkers actually look like that
What is the bottle?
And instead vscode supports SSH (without quotes), you can connect to an SSH host, and it will open files and folders on the host like it does locally. And if you open the integrated terminal it will run on the remote host. And it will forward the git login agent so you can commit or push with the credentials of your local machine. And it can forward ports from the remote.
Oh, I use the terminal a lot, it doesn't throw me off. When I can't have vscode (e.g. small openwrt devices) I can use vim. It's just plain easier to use vscode for editing files when I can
Well, try lxqt+labwc. You'll need to set it up, but if you are already willing to tinker with xorg in that machine it won't throw you off too much. You'll be pleased with the result
Actually, people that are not hell bent on using x11 do care... That is because the protocol is inherently more efficient than x11, and the compositor matters.
So if you try to run kwin or mutter, there's no doubt they are going to be more demanding than a plain xorg server (but not more than xorg+KDE or xorg+gnome). But if you try to use a compositor made for low hardware like labwc, it's gonna run laps around xorg. And you can even use labwc on lxqt, so you get your familiar desktop environment but with a modern Wayland compositor.
Just try it. Dig up an old intel atom netbook and see if you prefer using xorg or labwc
It's there and it's easy. Most people don't use terminal text editors unless they are SSHing in a server, and they would only do that sporadically, so it makes no sense to become proficient in a complex text editor like vim or Emacs for that little use case.
Sidenote: personally, I learned vim once, and used it extensively every day for two years. I stopped using it for one year and was back to square one. Now I use vscode for everything... Even when I'm using SSH, because vscode supports SSH
Disclaimer, I played this game in 2019, so my memories might be a bit off.
I think you are being a bit too harsh. You have to remember the scope of the game. It is a small walking simulator game.
The game definitely lets you go a bit off the path. Sure, it's not the level of exploration and freedom you get from an open world game like far cry, but it's also not what the game promises.
I really enjoyed the characters and their relationship, I think you missed out by not engaging more with Delilah. The finale as well, I was so frustrated, but it was right (no spoilers for future players).
There is not a ton of content, but it's literally a game for two evenings, or even a single long session if you have the time. But the content that's there is fairly fleshed out, I don't remember half assed features, but I do remember things made awkward on purpose, like using the map and compass, but that's intentional.
In general walking simulators are not for everyone, personally, I think they should be marketed not as videogames but as interactive stories. They are not really gameplay oriented, they go all in on story and immersion. And they shine when they are short and immersive, which firewatch is.
My other picks in this genre are:
Whoa, these rogue copies of qbittorrent and jellyfin are getting out of control!
Mine escaped sandboxing and fried the HDD enclosure. It might have been the heatwave though. Unfortunately it's too hot to work on the server box (server shoe box is the new server rack), so I'm out of movies until the end of summer
Just torrent It from 1337x 🤷
You have bought it, you deserve keeping a copy
How did 440 people die from solar? Fell from the roof?
Who is Elvira?
Since the day he was born
He was nothing but trouble
The other day Facebook announced that they are renting compute because they bought too much.
It's direct rendering manager. Basically it's what kernel GPU drivers are called in linux
Maybe it's not running at 12v, but at 5v with higher current, which you can also do. The extreme example of this is the raspberry pi 5, which doesn't have room for voltage regulation, so when it needs extra power, it tries to negotiate 5v at 5.3A (it's a lot).
You can try using an app like "ampere", but that will likely always read 5v because the phone reads the voltage after it's gone through the regulator. You would need an usb tester to know what's actually happening.