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sometipsygnostalgic · 5 months

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Steamdeck OLED review/impressions

Thought I'd leave some points to my experience as I have been fiddling with it a couple of days now.

This is also, in some ways, a review of the Steam Deck as a system.

Screen

The Steamdeck has a screen which is pretty small by tablet standards today, but about the same size as the screen on the Nintendo Switch.

The OLED screen is nice and colourful. I no longer have my LCD to compare it to, but the extra few centimeters helps a lot.

I wouldn't recommend you upgrade just for the screen, however, as it is not that different from the LCD in terms of quality.

I have noticed no issues with my screen, I have seen lots of people report problems but I have identified no dead pixels or glare issues.

I am using a glossy screen with a glossy protector. I tried a matte screen protector, which helped significantly with glare, but it gave a glittery and grainy effect on the screen, so it had to be removed. The glossy protector did not affect image in any way. It was fiddly to apply all the protectors, but I got there in the end.

The good news is that the screen can go very bright, and if it is on high brightness then glare is never going to be an issue. So don't worry about which screen type you buy.

Battery

The Steamdeck has a pretty weak battery if you are running most PC games.

The LCD only lasted me an hour if I was playing Monster Hunter World or Balder's Gate 3, and if I played it to depletion, it would bug out on me. More on that shortly.

The OLED seems to have a much better battery. I have been doing a lot of low performance stuff, but I played L4D2 for over an hour earlier, and it only ate maybe 20% of the battery. I played some World today and it only ate another 20% in half an hour with a high performance game, so I think that this unit will do more comparably to the original Nintendo Switch. In all cases I had brightness maxed out.

On emulated games, if you're running gamecube or PS2, it is negligible, however if you run Wii U games it will eat a lot more power (understandably). The fastest drain for me so far was Xenoblade Chronicles X. The other Xenoblade Chronicles games can drain my Switch in an hour, so this isn't a surprise.

This was the main reason I upgraded. I don't mind having the original Switch with its poorer battery performance, but with the Steamdeck LCD it was so bad that the console was barely usable. This change may seem small, but it will make the Steamdeck much more usable for me. Especially as sometimes I am taking 6 hour flights on low voltage planes that struggle to charge my deck.

Performance

The Steamdeck can do most older games very well, but if you're aiming at something released in the past couple of years, it is going to struggle. It plays Monster Hunter Rise like a dream, and I swear that it runs Monster Hunter World better than it used to (the game was updated for deck), but Baldur's Gate 3 will look very ugly texture-wise. Then again, that game looks horrible on any computer that came out before 2021.

You will be playing most demanding games on the low to mid settings.

The irony is, while it looked horrendous, Baldur's Gate 3 performed better on deck than on my PC, and I believe this is because the game has high Memory costs. While my PC's processor and graphics card are superior, it only has 8gb of memory to the Steamdeck's 16gb.

I never played a game where the 8gb was an issue until Baldur's Gate 3. It only affected me if I was connected to lots of streams on Discord. I will compare again when I have my new mid range 32gb memory PC next week.

On the OLED, a game with low performance costs like Left 4 Dead 2 will happily push towards the 90 frames per second limit. Of course, you're going to struggle to get Monster Hunter World over 30fp unless the graphics are very low.

So the Steamdeck is about the equivalent of an entry level or mid range 2018 Gaming PC. It is outdated but it plays most of the classics well.

Controls

The steamdeck's control sticks are quite large, so they're not the best option for people with small hands like myself. However I reckon this makes the unit popular with its primary audience (adult men who struggle with the small controls of the Switch, which are perfect for me).

The haptic mouse pad is okay, but it is obviously no replacement for an actual mouse. It's slightly worse than a laptop trackpad, I think, but at least it continues to move a bit if you swipe it like a ballpoint mouse would, rather than only being "on" or "off". I report no issues with this item, it does everything you will need it to when controlling from desktop mode or with a pointer-based game.

The buttons are okay, I think the right hand buttons are too small and close to the joystick for comfort, and I think the back paddles are too large and the L5/R5 buttons are too low down. It's not exactly easy to click L5 with your baby finger if you have tiny hands like me. The xbox controller is a better option than the steamdeck base controls. It is unfortunate the console doesn't come with a stand like the Switch does, and you have to buy third party options.

What impresses me most is the gyroscopic controls built into the device. I thought playing a shooter like Left 4 Dead 2 would be impossible, but because of the gyroscope, my aiming is as good as any keyboard and mouse player! Just like when playing Breath of the Wild or Ocarina of Time 3D. Even though I can't control the joysticks very well. I don't need them for those fine little movements anymore.

I must add that the Gyro only works on its default settings if you are touching the centre of the right joystick, or the trackpad. I did not like this at all because I needed to move my thumb to press different buttons. Fortunately there was a community layout which enabled gyro at all times. I was able to change the sensitivity on the game's steam options. You may also be able to enable it or disable it permanently by messing around with your own settings.

Compatibility

The biggest obstacle to Steamdeck is the Linux operating system, which upon the console's release, had very little compatibility with most normal tools. Wii USB Helper, the Wii U emulation tool, was completely incompatible. And the reason most games need to be optimised for Deck isn't because of their actual performance costs, it's because they don't run well on Linux.

Originally when playing Devil May Cry 5, the game would crash for no reason, and playing Monster Hunter World, the textures would crash and you would be left surrounded by a glitched out void if the monster you were fighting did a move that the system didn't like.

I think that over the past year, with the popularity of Steamdeck, a lot of developers have taken to making their games run better on Linux. As for the above Wii USB helper tool, there is something called WiiUDownloader which does the same thing and is Linux compatible. So I have had a much better time.

Emulation

It was a huge pain in the ass setting everything up and troubleshooting, especially because of the closed-off technical lingo used in emulation circles. But Emudeck has been a great help in getting everything set up. It is all you need for Gamecube.

I have issues with emulation tools not searching the SD card where Emudeck is installed. They keep searching the "Home" directory for things like their BIOS. Either I need to manually write in the correct path, or it's impossible and I need to copy the bios onto the main Deck. I am not sure if this is an issue with steamdeck or the emulation tools themselves, but it was a pain.

The good news is when you finally have these games running, they play very well. I think some of them perform better on a dedicated gaming unit like the Steamdeck than they do on a Windows computer which has dozens of processes running at the same time.

Lots of work has been done with emulation tools since 2021 to give them maximum compatibility with Linux and Steamdeck, as they know this is the main portable platform for those tools now.

I have had plenty of success with PS2 games, Gamecube games, and Wii U games, once everything was set up to Steam ROM Manager and saved to Steam. You can use community controller layouts on Steam that make things way easier to set up than they would be on a Windows PC.

I haven't had any success with Yuzu, the Switch emulator. This isn't necessary for me but it just seems like it isn't finding the keys that Emudeck set up.

Docked mode

I have mostly experimented with this on my LCD prior to the latest update, but I have fiddled with it on the 3.5 update this Sunday.

I have a Toshiba LED Flatscreen TV from ten years ago. It has no issues with any consoles of any kind, though I've never tested it with a PC before.

It is 50/50 as to whether the Dock works. At first it wasn't reacting at all. Now it seems to be compatible on Gaming mode, this could be because I forced lower resolution for screen compatibility.

However, on Desktop mode, when I used the automatic settings, the screen was flickering black and turning off altogether. I searched online for a solution, but unfortunately nothing I saw was helping.

I saw that it was trying to run at 24hz 1080p. I couldn't change the framerate, but I lowered the resolution to 720p and it became locked at 60hz.

This seemed to fix the issue, but now the resolution is too small and there doesn't seem to be a way to force it to change without also lowering the framerate to unusable levels. Odd as I am pretty sure you can force Windows to a massive resolution and the text will just look very tiny on your screen.

I will attribute this to my TV being too old for a modern computer, and maybe it's just a 720p tv, as I have had no issues with the two LCD tvs that my dad owns. I'm not eager on the idea of replacing my TV just for the steamdeck, but if it has no issues in Gaming Mode, it's not going to be a priority anyway.

As for the controller connection, well, it was initially pain in the ass trying to get my xbox series x controller connected. For some reason the bluetooth wasn't doing the job. But after a firmware update on my controller, it went a lot smoother.

What I did not like was you couldn't wake Steamdeck from sleep with the controller.

I have heard this isn't a problem on the OLED, but I am sure a firmware update on the original Steamdeck could have solved the problem. And if not - Why? We have been using bluetooth controllers to wake consoles since 2006! I saw someone claim you can't wake a PC from sleep with a bluetooth controller, so I immediately tested it and... woke my PC from sleep. Why does the Steamdeck LCD have worse wireless functionality than the Nintendo Wii?

Overall

People ask on this sub if the console will replace their gaming PCs. In my case, no, as it has to be a very old gaming PC for the steamdeck to be more powerful.

Generally it hasn't replaced my Switch, either, as the Steamdeck's battery life is too limited for long sessions (or cafe gaming as I like to do), and it is a worse Multiplayer console than the Switch. Especially as I had to get the dock separately. The console's portability is limited by its great size, too. I have bought a special case that is smaller than the stock one, but it can only do so much.

However i have found the steamdeck to be useful when I am travelling with access to power outlets and want a gaming PC on the go when I am staying with my partner, or when I simply want to sit in a different room of the house and play Monster Hunter.

The OLED also has a nice screen that makes me choose to play some games on there instead of on my PC screen.

The gimmick of playing demanding Pc games on such a tiny console is fun, and the gyro functionality has opened a lot of options for me that I hadn't previously considered. Maybe it is time to return to DOOM.

I love my steamdeck. After I was happy with my OLED setup, I said goodbye to it and traded it in at CEX. I will transfer that love over to my OLED and even though it isn't immediately that useful, I will find a lot of use for it over the next year with my travelling.

#steam #steamdeck #xenoblade chronicles

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happyhappybios · 1 year

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Haruno ???

(He is a reference to a famous character from Jojo Bizarre Adventure, Giorno Giovanna.)

Danger scale: Calm

Key notes: Psionic User, Student, Loves Bugs, Middle Sibling, Reference

Name: Haruno ???/Alioth-Serpen

Age: 5.54 sweeps (12 y.o.)

Height: 4’9 (145 cm)

Blood colour: Lime

Wiggling day: 16 April

Symbol: Cannius

Gender: Male (He/His)

Occupation: Student

Place of residence: Phecda’s farm

Lusus: Phecda Alioth

Hobby: Reading books

Hemoloyalty: He is not interested to discuss it

Fetch modus: Ladybug. There are a limited number of spots that can be on the ladybug (Max - 5) and each spot contains only one item you put before

Strife specibus/Weapon: Fist/Fist kind

Personality:

Haruno is a quiet troll with a mysterious aura around him. He is a cold, silent and secretive kid, but friendly, understanding and curious at the same time. Other trolls could assume Haruno is a loner and introvert at the first glance and they could be 50% correct. He acts shy and quiet when he is with classmates/strangers, but when he is with his family, his behavior changes - he becomes more open and social as he feels more comfortable around them, obviously.

Haruno thinks he doesn’t deserve friends and the reason for such thoughts is unclear. Seems like deep down something bothering him about the friendships he has at the moment, but can’t explain it to anyone.

Haruno seems to be fine with anything, keeping neutrality in any situations that are happening near him or right in front of him.

He doesn’t like to solve others' problems if it’s not connected to him or his family, so asking him for help would be a bit pointless.

Likes:

Chocolate pudding

His family

Ladybugs

Video games

Comics

Being alone

Flowers

Puns

Dislikes:

Bullies/Bullying

Fantasy books

Tea

Rainy days

Pointless drama

Getting in trouble

Judgement

Fighting

Trivia:

He has two abilities: 1) he can turn non-living objects into living ones like ladybugs or butterflies; 2) ...at the moment he is scared to use his second ability after one accident.

He has two best friends in school: Naranc and Missta.

Sometimes whenever he sleeps, a small spark of electricity appears around him. Crucis thinks it’s just lime’s thing as he can’t use electricity.

Haruno is good at hide-and-seek. One time, he hid so well that everyone was searching for him for over 3 days.

Haruno had lusus before Phecda adopted him, but he never considered his previous lusus as a parent.

Haruno has a collection of rings.

Family:

Mother - Phecda. Haruno loves his mother. He appreciates all the hard work Phecda is doing for their family and helps her around the hive whenever he isn’t at school.

Father - Seyfer. They didn’t interact that much with each other, but he has a respect for him.

Siblings:

Crucis - He’s happy to know he is not alone.

Melano - Haruno is a bit confused about why his little brother thinks he is cool, but he doesn’t mind.

Kochab - Haruno and Kochab are buddy-buddy. They have been friends since their first introduction and Haruno loves to hang out with them.

Vulpec - He tries to teach her how to control her powers… It's slowly working, I guess.

Friends:

Naranc - is one of classmates that came to befriend him on the first day at school.

Missta - protected Naranc and Haruno from a group of older kids once and then befriended them later. He is 1 sweep older than them.

Backstory:

Before he was adopted by Phecda, Haruno lived on the edge of the small town with his previous lusus, big dad dragon. Since he was hatched, his lusus never left the cave they were living in, only sending Haruno to get some food for both of them. They lived like that for about 4 sweeps (7 years old) without any problems from both sides.

But all of sudden, one day, his lusus flew out of the cave with the poor kid on his back. Haruno was terrified, struggling to hold onto his lusus’s back. He doesn’t know how long they flew, but his hands started to get tired. At the last moment, his hands gave up and he started to fall.

Thankfully, Haruno fell right onto a pile of hay without any injuries. Turns out, he fell right into Phecda’s farm, so she saw all of this. She quickly rescued Haruno from a pile of hay and then gave him some cookies. After some talking, the boy explained his situation and Phecda, as a good mother, let him live in her farm until his lusus returned back to pick him up.

The week passed and his lusus didn’t return back. Worrying about the kid's situation, Phecda decided to adopt him pro-tempore as she couldn’t leave a kid in trouble. Haruno didn’t mind, he was happy to have a big family who cares about him and his well-being.

#Alioth-Serpen Family #Bio

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eripofficial · 2 years

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Redmi Note 10 Pro Max Review!

Redmi Note Series has always been giving us the best for the price. The best Camera, Screen, Processor, etc are always given by the Redmi Note Series. Xiaomi has already launched the Redmi Note 10 Series, and today you’ll see the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max getting reviewed.

Looks

This phone is so beautiful, it took me to the heavens when I opened it and took it in my hand. I ordered this device in Vintage Bronze colour and it was so damn good, that I felt something called love at first sight. This phone comes in two other colours, Glacial Blue and Dark Knight

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Display

The Redmi Note 10 Pro Max has a Super AMOLED Display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, and it is the most beautiful phone I’ve ever had, the smoothness is on another level. The display is just amazing!

Camera

The camera of this phone is on another level, the normal photos are so good in quality and with 108 MP mode, it goes beyond the limits. The super macro lens is amazing and captures every small detail. Video can be captured with maximum quality of 2160p (4k) at 30 fps, and slow-motion capture with up to 960 FPS, which is slow. What makes the camera amazing is the amazing features and mods for the camera such as motion tracker, VLOG mode, etc.

Performance

This phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Chipset. The gaming experience was good, I played a lot of games including heavy and light, and each was running smoothly without any lag. I also played everyone’s favourite game BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India). The experience was good but not as good as I expected. This phone has a 120 Hz Refresh Rate and it even could only run BGMI at 45 FPS, It didn’t support 60 FPS which is a big drawback. I would say that performance is amazing but disappoints at 60 FPS support in BGMI.

Battery

This phone has a battery of 5020 mAH which is big and amazing. After testing, I’ve seen that this phone has a battery life of 4 days with light usage, 2½ days with moderate usage and 1½ with intensive usage (not continuous usage). So the battery life is best at the price range they are giving this phone.

Conclusion

Overall Rating 9/10. Amazing processor, display, battery and camera, everything is just amazing in this phone. Only some issues with the device are minor. Best phone in this price range.

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scrixels · 3 years

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1193. Parrots

#pixel art #parrots #birds #cockateil #blue and yellow macaw #rosy faced lovebird #are the specific types of parrot #this had a limit of 4 colours max #and i like to make myself suffer i guess?? lets draw super colourful birds! :D

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nimto · 2 years

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༓☾ 𝔗𝔥𝔢 ℑ𝔫𝔨 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔱 𝔏𝔢𝔤𝔞𝔠𝔶☽༓

Welcome to the InkHeart Legacy!

Do you like fantasy?

Maybe you daydream at night that you’re a magical being? Same besties

Well, I have a challenge for you.

In this gameplay, you will follow 10 generations of gifted sims as they handle life with their “gifts”. The question is, will your sim thrive, or will their power seem more like a burden.

Please note that you can do whatever you want with this story; this is your world. It's meant to be fun, an escape from reality, so by all means, add extra elements or ignore some!

Money cheats are not allowed unless stated otherwise. You can do this at 0 or 2,500. (Again can bypass this if you don’t wanna rag to riches)

GEN 1 ⁎⁺˳ ✧ (Colours: Dark Green, Brown and Cream)

“Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask for anything in return; they never went away, never, not even when you treated them badly.” - Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

At a young age, you seemed to never really...fit in? You found comfort in the words written in books and sought wisdom and love from the characters. They would never hurt you, and they were all you needed.

Writing in your journal became a habit, you started to create your world full of heroes and mystical creatures, and you found your safe space from the unforgiving wor-was that a spark?

Before you knew it, the things you started writing would come to life! A cup? BOom! It was right next to you. There were limitations to this newfound power, but as you aged, you began to manage.

You are now a YA and have finally decided to start your adventure. Now there’s only you and your book. How will your own story evolve, and how will your powers grow?

Do you start from scratch, or is that a little cottage I see on the horizon?

GOALS ⁎⁺˳ ✧

- Loner, Creative, Bookworm

- Max the Writing skill, Painting Skill and atleast a level 5 in the Gardening skill.

- Complete Best Selling Author aspiration

- Join the freelance Writing career.

- Build a cottage from ground up (can ignore this and move into one from the beginning off gallery) Recommend worlds such as Henford-on-Bagley (Cottage Living), or Windenburg (Get Together).

- Have a garden with atleast 1 plant for every season, plus 4 rare plants

- The timing is up to you, but you magic up an elven friend at some point during your life. You can choose if you want them to live with you or if they want to go out and experience the world outside of the book you’ve written. You must become best friends with this sim. You have written them into existence. Traits and designs for this elf are up to you.

OPTIONAL ⁎⁺˳ ✧

Remember you write fantasy books; guess what? You get to write to your lover. You can design someone of your choosing and bring them into the world, they know nothing, and you have to help them learn about this new world. During that time, you find yourself falling in love. They must be wearing a fantasy outfit!

A little less saucy but easier to deal with. If your sim finds someone attractive, you can pretend it’s love at first sight.

There isn’t a set colour for this gen but you are more than welcome to base them off of one!

EXTRA CHALLENGES ⁎⁺˳ ✧

- Have a study/library in your home

- House must be cluttered and full of ‘Bibs and Bobs’ (random objects, such as teapots, mushrooms, books, armour and so on)

You can bypass these optional rules.

GEN 2 ✿✼:*ﾟ (Colours: Blue, Yellow and Coral)

Oh, a pot! Another chair! Is that a dragon outside?

You’ve had enough! Your house looks like a tavern, and you’ve simply had enough!

Your parent has always been more invested in their books and writing than in you, but just like your parent, you find comfort in your skills. A siren is what they’d call you.

You prefer open space and a slight breeze against your skin. Even if you are rough around the edges, you still have a soft spot for the sea and its creatures. Humans? Not so much.

“The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure.”- Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

GOALS ✿✼:*ﾟ

-Music lover, Child of the Ocean and you must choose between either the Mean or the Good trait

-Max the Singing skill and Fitness skill

-Complete the Beach Life aspiration

-Max out the Conservationist career.

-Move to Sulani and you must sing a song by the ocean every night to keep the Kraken at bay. (Can be any song, as long as your sim sings)

-Only start having a good relationship with parent from GEN 1 during your adult years.

OPTIONAL ✿✼:*ﾟ

Optional, but do recommend marrying a mermaid sim, they’ll understand your love for the ocean more than anyone else.

EXTRA CHALLENGES ✿✼:*ﾟ

- Have a very clean and organised house. Minimalist style.

- Have a pet fish

GEN 3_*̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ *̡͌l̡*̡̡_ (Colours: Orange, Green and Gold)

Oh pirates.

Life by the sea has sickened your heart. “Be that gold I see?”

You’ve chosen the life of crime! Well done. You’re a mischievous sim who always seems to get out of it. I wonder why..Oh, that’s right! You can shapeshift.

You, however, get incredibly seasick, so go figures as to why you move away from Sulani. You’re a great pirate so far! Also, don’t deal well with rats. You hate rats.

“You know what they say: When people start burning books they'll soon burn human beings”- Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

GOALS _*̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ *̡͌l̡*̡̡_

- Evil, Self absorbed, Squeamish

- Max out Mischief skill, Fishing skill and Fitness skill

- Complete the Chief of Mischief aspiration

- Max out the Criminal career.

- You have to find your s/o at work

- Move 2-3 times in your life

-You must change your sims features at least 5 times. Some examples could be nose change, eye colour/shape change, height change

EXTRA CHALLENGES _*̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ *̡͌l̡*̡̡_

- Live in a TLC apartment where you have to deal with Monty the rat

(Evil cackles)

GEN 4 ♡⁺˚*☆ (Colours: Red, Orange and Black)

Hey fireball, you okay?

You’re a misunderstood wreck, and that’s okay. It’s hard to grow when you’re surrounded by people who don’t understand how you are and don’t care. How are you supposed to thrive in that environment? It’s suffocating.

You’re an explosion waiting to happen, but that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve love, right?

You like to pretend to be someone you’re not; you think it’s easier that way. However, you will find someone that loves you for you. In the meantime, you play the guitar to calm the fire inside you.

Oh, by the way, sometimes your hair turns hot...like really hot.“Sometimes, when you're so sad you don't know what to do, it helps to be angry.” - Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

GOALS ♡⁺˚*☆

- Hot-Headed, Romantic, Perfectionist

- Complete the Hopeless Romantic aspiration

-Max out Charisma skill, Guitar skill and Acting skill

- Complete the Actor Career/ Or leave Acting when you find a spouse and move to a different job of your choosing

- Have a date night with your spouse every Friday or Saturday.

- Change your sims outfit every 2 sim weeks, you burn through them a lot...ops

- Must have red/orange hair

OPTIONAL ♡⁺˚*☆

-Try to unlock the Heat Accumulation trait on the reward system

EXTRA CHALLENGES ♡⁺˚*☆

- Install a smoke alarm in every room

- Install a sprinkler

- Have the cursed lot challenge

GEN 5 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ (Colours: Purple, Dark Blue and White)

Is..Is it cold in here?

Blessed with a frozen kiss, you find yourself cold to the touch and able to withstand the harshest winters.

Since you were young, you’ve always watched your parents' love and were brought up around that love. Therefore, despite your cold exterior, a burning hot heart is inside. A heart filled with love...okay, that’s enough love..hey....that’s too much love!

It’s not your fault your heart runs warm; yes, some would argue too warm. Despite being a human icebox, you’re warm and fluffy on the inside. You also love reading, especially the books your great great great grandmother/father wrote. You would dream of having a handsome hero coming to your rescue, but you would also dream about the bard, the fairy King/Queen, and the ogres and the-wait ogres?

So despite all the love you can give, you’re not very good at it.

- Clumsy, Unflirty, Non-Commital

- Complete the Serial Romantic aspirtation

- Max out Skiing skill, Snowboarding skill

- Max out the Political career (hey, you’ve lot of love to give you might as well use it)

- Go skating once a week

- Have a great relationship with both parents

OPTIONAL ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

- Live in Mt. Komorebi

- Give your sim blue features. For example, skin blemishes, blush, freckles anything you want!

- Try to unlock the Ice Accumulation trait on the reward system

- Max the Baking skill - this sim loves sweeties!

“It [the book] was spinning a magic spell around her heart, sticky as a spider's web and enchantingly beautiful. “ - Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

GEN 6 .⋆｡⋆☂˚ (Colours: White, Green and Blue)

“Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.” - Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

A good foundation; unyielding.

You’re a kind-hearted soul who cares deeply for family and friends. You are the umbrella that keeps this family safe and dry. All you’ve ever wanted is stability, a place you can keep your feet grounded. Super strength not only comes physically but emotionally and spiritually.

Remember! It’s okay not to be okay; you shouldn’t have to hold the reins alone. Build a strong foundation with those around you. GOALS .⋆｡⋆☂˚

-Active, Foodie, Family Oriented

-Complete the Body Builder and Successful Linage aspirations

-Max out Fitness skill, Parenting skill and Cooking skill

- Max the Athlete career

-Have 1 kid and adopt 2-3 (If an “accidental” pregnancy happens that’s okay)

-Have good relationships with GEN 4 (if still alive), GEN 5, sibling if are any, spouse and children.

OPTIONAL .⋆｡⋆☂˚

- Keep a teddybear/or toy throughout your entire life.

- Have a quiet room only you can access. It’s where your sim can do what they love, without the pressure of the outside world looking at them.

GEN 7 -ˋˏ✄┈┈ (Colours: Grey, Black and Dark Green)

“Because fear kills everything," Mo had once told her. "Your mind, your heart, your imagination.” - Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

You can read minds. Some would say that’s a gift, but it’s a curse for you. You would rather not know what Penny’s problems are or what Jay wants to have for lunch. It’s too much for you, and you wish your brain would stop.

Due to this fear, you want to be left alone. There’s always been a heavy expectation on you because of your loving family- the pressure to be perfect is overbearing. Although your parents are supportive, it’s all too overwhelming for you.

You run away from home and run off to Oasis Springs. You completely cut out from the world and focus on your work. Your evil work.

Once you land in Sixum, you are stunned by your discovery. What’s this.. for once in your life, you can’t read other thoughts. For once in your life, it’s silent. By the way, you have a cat called Bloop

GOALS -ˋˏ✄┈┈

-Gloomy, Evil, Jealous

-Complete the Nerd Brain aspiration

-Max out Logic, Handiness

-Max out the Scientist career or Astronaut

-Listen to music during the day- keeps the thoughts at bay

-Your s/o must be an Alien you met on Sixum

OPTIONAL -ˋˏ✄┈┈

- Unlock the Forgotten Grotto

- Have a secret lair/laboratory in the basement

GEN 8 ‧̍̊˙˚˙ᵕ꒳ᵕ˙˚˙ (Colours: Blue, Pink and Yellow)

“Sometimes it's a good thing we don't remember things half as well as books do.”- Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

Life has always been a whirlwind for you, one of your parents is an evil scientist, and the other is an extraterrestrial being. How normal could you get?

Though your relationship with your parent (GEN 7) is rocky, they always try to reach out. You know they’re trying, but you find there’s something still lacking. Instead, you find companionship in the creatures around you. Oh, did I mention you can talk to animals?

Your best friend is Freddy the Frog, and you love joking around and pretending he has a top hat and a monocle. Fluffy friends are there for you too, and you love spending your free time with them.

To strengthen your relationship, your parent gave you an alien species in a glass box despite their difficulties in parenting. They hoped it was okay, and you saw that they were trying their best, and you were grateful for that.

You one day hope you can start up your own veterinary and continue doing what you love.

GOALS ‧̍̊˙˚˙ᵕ꒳ᵕ˙˚˙

-Goofball, Vegetarian, Animal-Enthusiast

-Complete the Friend of the Animal aspiration

-Max out Veterinarian, Pet Training, Knitting

-Buy your own Vet clinic

-Have atleast 4-5 animals during your lifetime

-Collect all the breeds of frog

GEN 9 ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ (Any Neon colours!)

“You know, it's a funny thing about writers. Most people don't stop to think of books being written by people much like themselves.” - Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

You couldn’t wait for your power to manifest. The idea had you giggling under your bedsheets and jumping around your parent as you babbled on. What could it be? When was it going to come? You couldn’t stop thinking about it!

Oh, dear. It appears there was an error.

It seems you didn’t get one.

You refuse to believe this is the case. It will come to you; you know it! It just needs a little push here and there. In the meantime, you become an international hacker.

You're quick on your feet and fast on your fingers. No one ever sees you coming until it’s too late. During your teen and young adult years, you stole money from the rich and put it back into various charities and fundraisers.

GOALS ༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ ▹▫◃ ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ

-Kleptomanic, Out-going, Self-Assured

-Complete the Computer Whiz aspiration

-Max out Programming, Logic and atleast level 5 in Video Gaming

-Max out the Tech Guru career

-Volunteer 1-3 times a week

GEN 10 ᠃ ⚘᠂ ⚘ ˚ ⚘ ᠂ ⚘ (Colours: The colours of your favourite flower)

“She wanted to return to her dream. Perhaps it was still somewhere there behind her closed eyelids. Perhaps a little of its happiness still clung like gold dust to her lashes. Don’t dreams in fairy tales sometimes leave a token behind?” - Corelia Funke, Inkheart

Why didn’t you get a unique ability? Were you not worthy? Did you do something wrong?

Learning to love yourself was hard, especially when all you could do was compare and be compared.

Growing up, you learned to love yourself and knew that being different was okay. You didn’t need the power to show your worth.

You love helping people; you're kind and considerate and always volunteer your time. You pour your time into helping the environment and ensuring the world becomes a better place.

So whos the real superhero now?

GOALS ᠃ ⚘᠂ ⚘ ˚ ⚘ ᠂ ⚘

- Green-Fiend, Freegan, Good

- Complete the Eco-Innovator aspiration

- Max out Fabrication, Wellness

- Max out the Conservationist career

- Your neighborhood needs to be GREEN

- Marry a Civil Designer

OPTIONAL ᠃ ⚘᠂ ⚘ ˚ ⚘ ᠂ ⚘

- Get Top-Notch Toddler

- Complete any child aspiration

- Must be barefoot at ALL times

- Name must begin with F

GEN 11 ♬♩��♩ (Colours: Grey, Blue and Purple)

“Go on, admit it, the book whispers its story to you at night.” - Corelia Funke, Inkheart

You don’t know what you did to deserve this, but since you were young, you have always been able to see them and speak with them.

You will never forget your parents' fear whilst you spoke to Aunty May or Mrs Butler. Little did you know, you weren't communicating with the living.

The ParaNorman of the sims.

Since you were young, you have always liked to put on shows for your ghostly friends; you find comfort when you can put a smile on their faces, even from the grumpiest ghosts.

GOALS ♬♩♪♩

- Erratic, Outgoing, Music Lover

- Max out Piano, Medium and Photography

- Max out the Freeland Paranormal Investigator career

- Have atleast 4 ghost friends

- Must unlock the BRAVE aspiration reward

- Haunted house lot type

OPTIONAL ♬♩♪♩

- Sim must have white hair ( The symbol of wisdom, but also stress)

- Eyebags

- Live in an old house when you become a YA

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DISCLAIMER: These are my ideas, but I have been heavily inspired by the movie ‘InkHeart’, please go check it out it’s an amazing movie.

At this moment in time I’m still working on the next generations, so if you have any ideas please message and we can work on this together! Also feedback is very appreciated this is my first time

ʚ(*´꒳`*)ɞ .｡✧･ﾟ:* ~♡

#sims #sim #sims4 #sims4cc #sims 4 maxis match #legacy challenge #sims challenge #challenge #the inkheart legacy #inkheart legacy #sims 4 inkheart legacy

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The Ultimate Jaune Theory

Finally, I did it. I summed up everything - canon, official materials and few Jaune theories and rumors and created this. The fruit of years of observation. My opus vitae. My Ultimate Jaune Theory! :D Let's go. 1) Jaune's true color. I'm bet you heared the Arc crescent is actually a rainbow. The information came from Directors' Commentary of Volume 1.

The same with seven sisters - they relate to seven colors of rainbow. But what is a rainbow? White light disperses on tiny droplets in air which redult optic spectrum of it causing appearence of the colorful arc.

In the same Commentary there is one extra line by Monty:

“81.Monty: Essentially, y'know, what Jaune... The color you think he is, the color he lives up to, it's a lot of stuff.” Because yellow isn't his true color. Jaune's true color is light! And it has got much sense! His semblence allowed to disperse his light aura into any color of visible spectrum of electromagnetic waves... I mean, any color. His semblence can adjust to any aura=color and amplify it to shine brighter. That's why his aura was white in Volume 1 or almost white later. Even so trivial things like shipping can confirm it - white color is caused by reflecting almost all light from an object - like Weiss reflecting any Jaune's flirt attempt in early Volumes. What's more, every character in RWBY has got very defnited color palete of max. 3 main color but Jaune - who's got white, black and almost every rainbow's colors expect green and violet (don't dare to kill of Ren, RT, don't you dare...).

So why RT presses yellow for Jaune? In western cultures the light yellow is associate with rays of the sun throught clouds = God's blessing. Saints are markerd by yellow/golden hallo around heads, just like Joan d'Arc. Look at many palladins from Western games - they cast skills animation using light yellow as symbolic light. 2) Jaune's semblence evolution. As we know from the show, semblences can evolve. We've seen it on screen. Here I want point the only original RWBY game from RT - the RWBY Grimmeclipse, which spoiled Jaune's semblence loong time ago. In the game Jaune's active skill boost teamates (and himself) remotely of +50% DMG on a period of time - they fire yellow then. Later you can unlock upgrades and pick one at time from three: +100% DMG boost - they fire red, + speed boost- they fire light blue and leaves blue trace behind, + faster heal - they fire green.

If the game spoils Jaune's semblence evolution the same way as his semblence... it appeares Jaune will gain control (?) over aspects he will boost. Which bring next question... 3) IS IT A MAGIC?!?!?! Colors are the most important thing in RWBY universe! They are core of each soul! In the Lost Fable episode the primeval magic is shown as control over many colors.

If Jaune's mechanic from the Grimmeclipse is one big spoiler then... it's more pure magic then everything Oscar/Ozpin did on screen yet. Even if Jaune's magic will be limitted to simple boost his friends and himself (at least without proper trening from Ozma/Oscar). 4) Jaune true emblem. That one will be old. Let’s back to some interview from... 2014 :D In the interview Monty, Miles and Kerry are joking that Jaune’s true symbol is on his hoody. Whitch we’ve seen in Volume 4 (2017). Ok, jokes and Pumpkin Pete aside, it could be glimps of something more serious. Something writers decide to turn later into a plot point. Have you got an idea, what the Arc House true emblem could be? Because I have:

The Arc rainbow isn't wrong - it's incomplete! The crest could represent many aspects of colour and the star - a gift of magic to use all of them. 5) All you say Salem and Jaune are related, we get it. We've seen that theory. But how? There is few possibilities. First and the most likely IMO - one of original maidens survive "the family quarrel goes wrong" and was saved&raised by locals. To hide her royal line (Salem and Ozma2 had got whole empire and were treated as gods!) she changed the emblem, removing star (symbol of magic) and reverse the arc in protest of what her family did - wars in attempt to conquer the world. Then she uses her skills to good, not as terrifying goddess but as a friend and ordinary human. She starts long linage of heroes. In the scenario, the Maiden never learned how to use magic(?) (properly?). Of course you can create other scenarios but I want point one extra thing.

6) Jaune is a relative of Ozma! - just let me explain. Jaune has got some similarities to both Salem and Ozma! Common traits with Salem was widely discussed, with Ozma - not at all.

The most important is - sharing their powers. Jaune, just like Old Wizard from the Tale about Four Maidens, share his power with others "more worthy" then him. This kind of beliving in others just and good deed is too specific to be overlooked.

Other traits:

- stubbornes, they both hard-triers

- care about others - friends, civilians, humanity

- they are both gray characters - using “bad” actions for their goals - I would say Jaune even more then the Ozmas 😅

BONUS: Compare Jaune's eyes shape to Salem's minus mascara. And compare Jaune's old haitcut to the Ozmas' : https://images.app.goo.gl/dZJi1TXpnhtWP9SHA That's it. That's my TEDtalk. Thank you for reading. If you think smth can be true - please spread the word, press like & reblog, feel free to comment. Maybe I’ll send this later to some youtubers, Reddit - dunno :D [published 01/07/2022]

#I'm years too late with this #oh well #rwby theory #rwby jaune theory #jaune descend theory #my theory

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Hi Nia! You're gifs are so pretty! Is it possible for you to show how you get your WandaVision gifs too look so clear and hd? And how do you do your colorings too? (specifically the wanda maximoff in episode 3 gifset ITS GORGEOUS) I'm new to giffing and all the tutorials are kind of old. It's okay if you don't want to though! I understand it may be time consuming.

omg no! never feel intimidated to ask!! i don’t mind at all!

so, i’m going to show you how i made and coloured this gif

mostly bc it’s the only gif in that set w text and i’m going to share my text settings too!

tutorial is below :)

WHAT KIND OF VIDEOS ARE BEST?

.mkv files (the bigger the better BUT i usually think anything above 5 gb is excessive and unnecessary for an episode of television BUT for a movie worth it) itunes downloads (logolesspro on twitter, hd-source on tumblr, live-action-raws on tumblr have some DEPENDING on what you’re looking for) (also, there’s a chance that if you search "show/movie hd download tumblr” you’ll find a tumblr with its itunes download available)

THAT IS IT NO OTHER TYPE OF FILES MAKE YOUR GIFS LOOK GOOD

- my suggestion is always if its new (like just came out the past month) t*rrent it! it’ll be downloaded quickly and .mkv files look the best! BUT if not check the sources above see who has the BIGGEST file if they even have what you’re looking for and then if not then you look to t*rrenting!!

here are the wandavision files i use so you can see!!

SCREENCAPPING

-if you have windows use potplayer! i have a mac so i can’t show you how to use it and it’s not available for me :( HOWEVER back when i had a windows potplayer was the best method in screencapping!!

-I HAVE A MAC! so i use mpv!! (go to mpv.io and follow the directions) BUT DON’T DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ONE (it has a bug that skips frames) try each before the latest one bc from what i heard different ones work differently for everyone!! and i don’t know which one i use (yikes!) THERE ISN’T THAT MANY I PROMISE AND IT’S WORTH IT BC MPV IS THE BEST (i used to use adapter but they didn’t take impressive screencaps in my opinion and it was evident in my gifs you can see it too! )

create a folder for your screencaps! and make sure to rmb the directory order! now we want to create a text file on our built in textedit app on mac! type up all this down below (i like jpg but you can replace jpg w png if you want) AND SAVE THE FILE AS mpv.conf THIS IS IMPORTANT SO DON’T FORGET IT! save it somewhere you’ll find easily and NEVER delete it until you don’t use mpv anymore

just in case you don’t know what to insert after, go to your screencaps folder

now you want to open mpv and go to the corner towards mpv -> preferences and they’ll tell you that there is no .conf file SO GO LOOK FOR THE TEXT FILE WE JUST MADE AND DRAG IT TO THE FOLDER THEY OPENED FOR US AFTER SAYING THERE IS NO .CONF FILE

(i learned all this from @kylos tutorial!! so if any of what i just said about setting up mpv makes NO SENSE to you check out their tutorial at kylos(.)tumblr(.)com/post/178497909311)

now we can screencap!

so let’s find the scene we want RIGHT BEFORE and MAKE SURE SUBTITLES ARE OFF

i pause and then press (option/alt + s) and then SCREENCAPS ARE BEING TAKEN!! and to end the screencaps being taken you once again press (option/alt + s)!!

now we want to delete the excess frames! and put it all into one folder!! DO NOT DELETE FRAMES IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT YOU WANT TO GIF!! WHEN YOU SKIP FRAMES IT WILL BE NOTICEABLE!!

MAKING THE GIF

this method isn’t used that much BUT I LOVE IT so this is how i put my frames in! first i check to see the size of my frames: 1920 x 1080

so i create a NEW file on photoshop with those dimensions w these settings

now i set my tool on photoshop to path selection tool bc if you have it set on smth like move tool or crop tool at the end you might end up moving or cropping frames you don’t want to!

ok so now we select ALL our frames and drag it on top of our new file on photoshop and the MOMENT we see our first frame in photoshop JUST KEEP CLICKING ENTER until all the frames are loaded!!

you can do file -> scripts -> load files into stack but it is WAYYY slower in my opinion!

now i crop out the excess BUT i don’t resize the gif yet! the dimensions wandavision is filmed in is 4:3 so i go to crop and set the settings to this:

MAKE SURE IT’S ON RATIO SO WE’RE PRESERVING THE ORIGINAL SIZE JUST CUTTING OFF THE BLACK EDGES!! We are going from 1920 x 1080 to 1440 x 1080 this is the dimensions after i cropped

WE ARE KEEPING THE QUALITY BY NOT CHANGING THE DIMENSIONS OF ANYTHING INSIDE !!

now we want to go to actions and create an action!! open up actions w one of these two depending on what your dash looks like!!

so we create an action with this button on the bottom of actions and we’re gonna title it making a gif and hit record!!

NOW LET’S GOOOOO!!

1. make sure you have timeline on your dash!

2. create frame animation (if you see create video timeline just click the arrow next to the button to see your other option which is frame animation!!)

3. now let’s meet our best friend!! the little bar in the top right corner that has all the commands for making our gifs and MAKE FRAMES FROM LAYERS

4. WE HAVE TO SHARPEN OUR GIFS NOW BUT TO DO THAT WE NEED TO CONVERT TO A SMART OBJECT SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO CONVERT TO VIDEO TIMELINE there are two ways: the button in the bottom left corner or the button in the top right corner w all the other commands!

5. select -> all layers DON’T MANUALLY SELECT THEM ALL BC THE ACTION WILL ONLY SELECT THAT SAME NUMBER OF FRAMES SO IF THERE ARE MORE FRAMES YOU WON’T GET THEM IN THE SMART OBJECT!!

6. filter -> convert for smart filters

7. NOW WE SHARPEN!! (filter -> sharpen -> smart sharpen) i sharpen twice!! first, make sure we are on legacy w more accurate and remove gaussian blue! the first sharpening will be 500% with 0.4 px radius. NOW SHARPEN AGAIN (filter -> sharpen -> smart sharpen) also w legacy, more accurate and remove gaussian blur BUT this time 10% with a 10.0 px radius!

8. it’s hd now!! so let’s flatten frames into clips!! go to the top right magic button again!! and you should see a pop up saying layers are being made

9. now we convert back to frame animation w either the bottom left button or our magic top right command center!

10. make frames from layers

11. select all frames w our magic command button

12. set the animation delay to 0.05 THAT IS THE BEST ONE ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS only use 0.06 when the character is moving really fast in the video itself and it makes the gif itself look awkward BUT NEVER GO ABOVE 0.06 it’ll look slow and laggy and we don’t want that and don’t go below 0.05 bc then it’ll be tooo fast and we don’t want that either!

13. now delete the very first frame on the timeline bc it is an oversharpened duplicate of the second frame! end the recording w this button!

this is what your action should look like expanded! if you made mistakes on the way and it shows up you can just click the specific step and press the trash can on the action tab to delete in from the order!!

NOW AFTER LOADING YOUR FRAMES AND CROPPING THE EDGES OF YOUR FRAMES IF YOU NEED TO JUST PLAY THE ACTION AND THEN YOUR GIF WILL BE MADE FOR YOU!!!!

now i delete some unnecessary frames in the beginning and end and this is what my gif looks like (the size was 46 mb and the limit is 10 mb so the dimensions of the gif are 540 x 405 to get it to 5 mb BUT I HAVEN’T CROPPED IT YET SO THIS IS ME CROPPING JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE)

CROPPING THE GIF

in my opinion if you want your gif to look hd you shouldn’t crop before you sharpen!! i believe that if you crop before you sharpen you don’t allow photoshop to sharpen all the pixels whereas if you crop beforehand there is less to work with!!

dimensions is all up to you!! just make sure to go by tumblr rules!! 540 is the max width and if you want to make two gifs per row then my suggested width is 268 and for three gifs per row my suggested is 177 px! Just have the right width and the length can be whatever you want!!

now i’m going to crop my gif to 540 by 590!!

NOW THIS IS WHAT MY GIF LOOKS LIKE!

COLOURING BASICS

let me show you the best adjustment tools in my opinion and a brief explanation for what they do!!

brightness/contrast: pretty simple increase/decrease the brightness/contrast BUT one of my techniques for when i first start colouring a gif is i select all my frames and do nothing to the settings of the adjustment but i set the layer to screen LIKE THIS

curves: ik others use curves to change brightness/contrast w the squiggly thing BUT i like it to set a white point and black point, this is also a technique i use when i first start colouring a gif when screen doesn’t look good for me SO you use white point to select a pixel on the gif to set as the lightest color on the gif (setting the white point) and you use black point to select a pixel on the gif to set as the darkest colour on the gif (setting the black point) usually the white point makes it TOO bright and that’s why we use the black point to counter it and same goes for when i use screen with brightness/contrast, it gets too bright so i use black point to counter it below is the button for white point and the button for black point, respectively they are shaped as color picker tools

vibrance: generally, i never use this except for color p*rn sets but they work really well in making colors seem more strong

hue/saturation: like vibrance, i never use this except for color p*rn sets but this adjustment is to help change the colors or hue of a color for example: turn blue into purple or turn a blue into a little lighter shade of blue

color balance: I ALWAYS USE THIS!! except for in black and white gifs BUT THIS IS MY GO TO AND IF I DON’T USE IT MY GIFS ARE JUST BLAND i feel like color balance is what essentially balances the colors on your gif and adds dimension to it, it makes your gif go from looking way too yellow to a more golden neutral look and it is an essential adjustment in my opinion

channel mixer: i rarely use channel mixer BUT it is so so useful when you are working w a dark scene just play w the settings and all of a sudden all the blue in a dark scene will be a little more yellow and red and your scene will kind of just look brighter and more visible

selective color: THIS IS ALSO AN ESSENTIAL this helps SPECIFIC colors pop you’re working on a scene where there is too much red on someones face you use this tool to remove the magentaness from the yellow section OR when you feel someones face is TOO yellow and needs more blush you add more magenta in the yellow section of selective color

gradiant map: gradiant map is perfect when you’re lazy if you feel like your gif looks more neutral and you want some red in it but you don’t want to mess with any other adjustments just set a red to black gradiant on soft overlay with a very low opacity and BOOM slightly red but not too much red added!

NOW TO COLOR THE GIF!

today i have decided to start with a brightness layer set on screen

and this is what we got!

now that’s a little to bright and washed out in my opinion SOOOO to counteract it, i’m going to use my black point tool in curves and i’m going to select this point on the gif (it’s better to choose smth in the background and not smth that’s paid attention to such as monica’s hair or either of their eyelashes)

now my gif looks like this! the base color is complete!

now i think i need to balance all this yellow and red! SOOOO WE GONNA USE COLOR BALANCE!!

i think the best way to use color balance is to keep swinging the balancer until you see what you like and then keep going midtones i think i want more red and i don’t want a cyan midtone and then for shadows i think i want more cyan to counter the redness of the gif but highlights i don’t touch that much NOW HERE ARE MY SETTINGS SO YOU CAN SEE

and this is what my gif looks like

now you can stop here if you want but in my opinion i think the gif looks a lil too dead still SO IMMA USE SELECTIVE COLOR

i think there needs to be a lot lot more RED so i amp up the yellow magenta and black in the red! but i also think the yellows need to be LESS RED so i remove magenta from the yellow! and bc there’s some cyan and blue bc of monica and the flowers in the background im going to make the cyans more cyan and the blues a lil more black! i’m going to remove some yellows from the magenta!! and i add more black to the neutrals and black!! i think it’s always important to add more black to neutral and black bc it adds more depth to the gif by not just making it a bunch of bright colors and having dark colors to contrast to!! my settings are below!

and the result!

now let’s see everything together!

and the before and after!

I HOPE MY COLOURING EXPLANATION MADE SENSE!! if not you can always ask me more questions i don’t mind!!

ADDING SUBTITLES

we want to grab the text tool!

make a text box from anywhere in the middle from the left to right edge. this is so we can make sure our text is centered and will be in the same place for when we have sets w more than one gif w text!

type your text out and make sure you highlight the whole text so that all the settings apply to EACH character! you can find the alignments (for center) in the paragraph tab!

now lets right click on the text layer and go to blending options! add stroke and drop shadow!

now drag it to the desired height you would like and make sure to keep it in mind for when you have more than one subtitled gif in a set!

NOW TO MAKE SURE THE TEXT STAYS IN PLACE AND THE BLENDING STAYS YOU HAVE TO CONVERT TO SMART OBJECT!!

if you want to only have the text applied to certain frames instead of all frames, select the frames you don’t want by clicking the first frame in ur don’t want section ON THE TIMELINE and WHILST HOLDING SHIFT click the last frame of ur don’t want section and then toggle the eye switch next to the text layer

now you see the text

now you don’t

tip: use opacity to fade the text in and out!

the text is going to be on all my frames so i don’t need to toggle the eye but i just wanted to show you just in case!!

now here’s my FINAL RESULT

save for web (file -> export -> save for web)

your gifs have to always be under 10 mb! so, if your WAYYY overboard YOU HAVE TO DELETE FRAMES! or you can divide the gif in two and have two gifs instead of one! however, if you plan on going the deleting frames route MAKE SURE YOU DELETE FROM THE BEGINNING OR END OF YOUR SELECTION i promise you that most of us won’t notice that your characters dialogue is being cut off BUT WE WILL NOTICE IF FRAMES ARE BEING SKIPPED so, don’t delete frames in the middle of ur gif!! idc how little you do it IT WILL RUIN YOUR GIF AND I SAY THIS FROM EXPERIENCE i would delete every fifth frame to cut down my gifs and that may seem like not that big of a deal BUT IT IS my gif looked choppy and poor so it is way better to cut from the end/beginning of the gif

ANOTHER LAST PIECE OF ADVICE in the bottom left of when the save for web menu shows up THERE’S A PREVIEW BUTTON click on it! it’ll show you your gif on your default browser and show you what it’ll look like once uploaded! this is perfect to check the speed of ur gif and the colouring and to notice if there’s a problem with your subtitles or maybe there’s an obvious jump in frames you never noticed before!! i always use preview bc the built-in photoshop viewer of ur gif shows the colors differently and the speed is NEVER ACURRATE!

I USED THESE SAVE SETTINGS!! many say to use selective pattern but i DISAGREE and i think these save settings are the ✨ best ✨

OK NOW THAT IS THE END OF THIS VERY LONG GIF TUTORIAL!! I HOPE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED!! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK I SINCERELY DON’T MIND!! JUST DON’T BE RUDE OR ANYTHING BC PPL HAVE BEEN RECENTLY :(

I WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK AND FUN IN YOUR GIFFING ADVENTURES !!

#tutorials #asks #sourceblog #allresources #completeresources #itsphotoshop #dailyresources #resourcemarket #chaoticresources #onlyresources #hisources #sibylresources #dailypsd

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kamidoodles · 3 years

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🌸 2021 commission info

I’m finally at a point where I’m ready to permanently reopen my commissions, with a few caveats outlined below. I’ve had a nice break, and I’m ready to make some art~!

🌸 Contact

kami @ kamidoodles . com

permalink & current status

🌸 Terms

No commercial use

Payment upfront via Paypal Invoice only

Must provide visual references

No strict schedule, done in my free time

Not print-ready

No Riot Games related projects!

🌸 Prices

Waist-up limited palette: $50 USD

Waist-up coloured sketch: $100 USD

Waist-up Eorza Special: $200 USD

Waist-up cel-shaded lineart: $250 USD

extra character: $50 USD ea., max 4 total

full background (celshade only): + $80 USD

size limit: 1200 x 1200 px

🌸 Samples

Waist-up limited palette:

Waist-up coloured sketch:

Waist-up Eorza Special:

Waist-up cel-shaded linerart:

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george5259999 · 3 years

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Week 8 - Digital Iteration

This week's tutorial was really interesting and entertaining. One of my personal hobbies is digital rendering (mainly in Blender), but it was really nice to go out of my comfort zone to a program I have only ever used once before. When I opened 3ds Max for the first time, I noticed how similar the interface looked to Maya. Being Autodesk programs natively, it made sense, but it was nice to have some element of familiarity.

During my year 10 and 11 high school holidays I completed a Cert IV in digital design for games and film. That coursed used Maya and Unreal Engine 4, so I had a bit of experience with the interface and principles of polygon modelling. However, 3ds max was probably one of the popular programs which I had the least experience with; so it was still a hugely informative and insightful process trying to adapt my knowledge between programs.

I started with the primitives menu, and imported a sphere into the workspace. I initially found myself struggling with the interface. There are a lot of options and features which are not necessary when learning the basics of a program. When starting to learn any 3d program, I often find myself spoiled for choice, and perhaps even too overwhelmed. I was very glad when the tutorial suggested hiding some superfluous menus from view, as I felt that it really cleared up the screen. After aligning the views (Image 1), I experimented with the modifiers tab.

The modifiers in 3ds max were really interesting to play around with. Working with meshes can sometimes be a tedious and particular process, but it was really enjoyable creating something with no end goal in mind. I liked how using a squeeze modifier (Image 2) could generate an egg shape with the sphere primitive, and how the melt, twist and wave modifiers (Images 3, 4 and 5) could be pushed to the mesh extremes. When working with a mesh, the topology is important to the quality of the final form. As the entire object is constructed of tris and quads, the way they are situated on the model, and their resolution play an important role in what you see. For example, the more I increased the twist modifier, the more I could see the vertices sticking out of the shape. It goes to show that unless the resolution is increased, there are limitations to the modifiers usage, as they can 'break' your model.

The modifiers in 3ds Max are very different to the ones in blender, I definitely feel like in any 3D program, anything you can create in one is attainable in the other; however 3ds max has a lot of mesh deformation modifiers out of the box. Although I thought these created really interesting and abstract shapes which I certainly enjoyed, I realised that I couldn't think of many instances where I would use some of the modifiers on a real project, but I think they are really valuable for niche tasks.

My favourite part about the exercise was learning poly modelling in 3ds Max. Poly modelling is a core part of most 3d modelling programs; and the skills are usually transferrable between. There are some really fantastic modelling tools in 3ds max which make the process of modelling enjoyable. I had a look around my desk for some quick and interesting forms I could make, and started with a really simple apple using the sphere I had in the viewport. I utilised the 'soft select' (Image 6) feature to move many verts at once, to create the top and bottom crease in the apple where the stem travels. To create the stem, I used the cylinder primitive and used the taper/bend modifier to create a curved and natural form (Image 7).

Next, I used the cylinder primitive and used the scale and extrusion feature to get the barrel of a pen. To create the tip of the pen I target welded the vertices together to get the point. I created a new cube primitive to create the clip on the pen, and extruded it (Image 8); also creating a bevelled edge to round it out slightly. Using the same techniques, I also made a stool from my room (Image 9). I really wanted to experiment with as many features as I could in these exercises, so with each 'sketch' I tried to focus on a tool I hadn't used before - as it felt like the best way to improve (Image 10). Still getting comfortable with the Poly Modelling in 3ds max, I also made a cupcake (Image 11) from the basic cylinder primitive to try and improve my modelling quality and speed; making simple extrusions, scaling the rings in, rotating them to get the icing layers. I played around with NURMS subdivision on the mesh to smooth it out, and was really happy with the results.

Finally, I wanted to use all the skills in conjunction, as well as using a tool which really sped up the workflow. I knew from Blender and Maya that loop cuts sped up the process, but I could not find them in 3ds max. After researching the issue on different forums, I found that it went under a different name; Swift loop Though it was very basic problem solving, it goes to show that these skills and programs have transferrable knowledge; and doing a simple search of your problem can lead to new ways of solving them. Swift loop was really useful in creating a loop cut between two parallel edges; adding more geometry for manipulation. When creating the tape dispenser, I noticed that the subdivision was rounding the model out too much, to the point where it no longer registered as a tape dispenser. So I used the swift loop feature to create loop cuts close to the bordering edges to reduce the interpolation between the curve (Images 12 and 13). This taught me that the subdivision modifiers aren't just something that can be added to a model to instantly make it look better; they require some manipulation and editing to get the desired effect.

I found 3ds max challenging but really interesting and insightful. As I am familiar with other programs of similar nature, it took me a while to get out of my own head; using shortcuts and hotkeys from the other programs and wondering why it wouldn't work. Overall, I think that its really rewarding to pick up another program, as it expands my skills and approach to modelling. If I were to redo this activity, I think I would try and make some more complex forms now that I have gotten more comfortable with 3ds Max; perhaps moving onto a product or more complex object. I am really looking forward to creating the bottle concepts in 3ds max next week, as I believe it will be another chance to improve my skills.

Thoughts on the Pre-Class activity - Andrew Simpson case Study

I believe that digital modelling and physical models have a closer relationship than people think. Form and Materials are an important part of perception, but there are qualities of both physical and digital modelling provide when compared to one another. Digital models allow for material iteration, simulation and rendering. Physical models allow for the physical contact, and interaction with the end user. When Andrew discusses the importance of materiality, it drives home the necessity of experimentation and versatility in design. The idea of new materials informed new processes in his decision making process, and it lead to different material types being explored.

I found Andrew's discussion on model fidelity really insightful. I perceive high and low fidelity models to represent how close the model is to a refined product. Whilst a high fidelity model would be fantastic to show clients or to use in renders, low fidelity models are required to quickly iterate on concepts and ideas to test the boundaries of the product e.g. material, form, colour. High fidelity models are more refined, and have more time put into them, to explore how the end product will feel for the user. High fidelity and low fidelity models are both important, and when Andrew talks about the non-uniform relationship of the two in his process, it shows that design is not a linear process; rather a circular one driven by prototyping and feedback. If a high fidelity model still doesn't feel right, faster, low fidelity models can be made testing a range of new ideas; to be taken through the process of design once again.

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legends-live-in-memories · 3 years

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I Have Too Many Opinions. ep. 1

lmao. i got encouragement to post my opinions on fandom things and now i want to make a miniseries doing just that. so here i am. doing just that.

im putting it under the cut cuz this was 4 whole pages including the disclaimer. yes i put a disclaimer and i explain why.

Anyways, here is the first piece in what inevitably will become fandom info dump, this time on thomas astruc’s writing on miraculous ladybug. but only some of my opinions cuz we would be here all day otherwise.

So… a disclaimer before I begin…

I do not hate Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir (yes i'm using their government name). I am quite a fan of the show actually despite its faults. I am also older than the intended audience but was obviously younger when the show first aired which is how my interest was piqued (the fact that its been 6 years and only 3 seasons says more about the show than me being a fan for that amount of time but also i never want to rush content creators cuz they're doing their best) and due to my age, there will be inherent bias in my approach of what i'm about to say as there is in EVERY opinion. The fact that it is an opinion should imply the presence of bias but most people tend to lack the critical thinking skills required to draw that conclusion ANYWAYS…

If I did hate the show I would not have this blog nor would I be even writing this because i tend to not give more than 2 seconds of thought to things i actively dislike (some of yall should give this a try) and i'm allowed to like things that are designed for an audience that i was originally a part of but grew out of. (I don't suddenly stop liking things because I'm older despite what many younger fans seem to believe about older audiences. I also don't need to be ‘allowed’ to do anything cuz i wasn't asking for permission anyways.)

This will not be character bashing, astruc bashing nor fandom bashing cuz, again, that would imply i hate any of those elements and if i did, i would not dedicate brainpower to them. Analyses and criticisms of media are fun and engaging and required if you wish to produce good enjoyable content. Now most of this should be already assumed and self-explanatory but people on the internet like to play morality roulette roll dice on purity culture and I rather have documentation that I am in fact not bullying fictional 14 year olds or a grown man. But alas, people get trigger happy whenever someone has less than 1000000% positive opinions on something they like and will throw out words they can't define (gaslight, baiting, toxic, problematic, gatekeep etc) in an attempt to defend their blind devotion,

which is not needed, if you like something you never have to defend it, even if i don't like it. If you respond to anything I post saying you disagree with me, I will not argue with you. I won't debate back and forth and try to convince you that the things you like are wrong. Unless you are being absolutely tone deaf to what i'm saying, you wont get a negative reaction from me. So don't try to fish for a fight. Please. I got metaphorical hands for days and I'm mean, you don't want me hurting your feelings on the internet. Do yourself the favour. Difference of opinion is how we get diversification in media and is inherently a good thing. Now that that's out of the way, please don't ever let me have to say that again. I beg.

Now onto the fun stuff

I didn't know what I wanted as a first topic so my trusty internet friend @moonlitceleste suggested astruc’s writing…

AND BOI do i got some opinions on ole tommy boi. Again I don't hate the dude. In fact, he has worked on a few shows that had defined my childhood, including but not limited to W.I.T.C.H. (all eps available on youtube for those interested, 2 seasons, general fun time all around).

So I don't think he’s scum of the earth but I do think his approach to writing mlb specifically has more misses than hits.

The first big miss is that he has no idea how to write 14 year old girls. At all. Almost every girl he has ever written feels like some terrible archetype built entirely for marketability and childish projection and pubescent self-insert (kind of). He has never been a 14 year old girl. I have. In fact when the show first aired, I WAS around the (assumed) age of the mlb characters. The behaviour he passes off as quirky or awkward or just the character’s genuine personality tend to perpetuate harmful stereotypes of teen girls found in the media and are never actually addressed as harmful. they just get swept under the rug. Marinette’s exuberant collage of teen heart throb model boi Adrien Agreste and her very painful almost fan worship she has of him (which flip flops like a paper sandal in the rain) being portrayed as a cute school girl crush uwu, Chloe being the y7 Regina George, Alya being the token best friend of colour with her ‘sassy’ personality (i want y'all to imagine me eyerolling so hard i bust a vessel in my eye), Kagami being the very damaging Perfect Asian Child stereotype. And before y'all get on your dusty soap box and defend going on about “BUT IT'S FOR CHILDREN”,,,, know this.

i don’t give a solid fuck.

Not one.

Children arent stupid. Children are always going to remember the richy bitchy blonde who bullies the art kid, and the big kid, and the shy kid, and the non white kids, and was only nice to her equally rich white friend who she probably had a crush on or was only ever civil to her equally white lapdog. They're going to remember the half asian girl who was never allowed to actually be asian or the only black girl who existed solely as a soundboard for enabling bad habits or chastising the main character for the same habits she enables in the first place (boi aint THAT a topic for later). Like do i really need to explain that alya chastising marinette for taking max’s spot in gamer just to play with adrien rings absolutely hollow when she actively encourages her to sabotage the contest she’s in just so Kagami doesn't win?? Like I don't have to explain that right?? Again kids arent stupid and its quite something that Mari gets chastised for proving herself the best video game player regardless of her intentions just cuz it comes at the expense of max’s feelings/ego but is actively encouraged to sabotage not only kagami but herself by extension cuz kagami is ‘competition.’ Adrien is not a trophy to be won. And no I don't expect 14 yrs old to be perfect and to always make good decisions but these decisions are never addressed as being bad decisions. they get swept under the rug cuz those decisions were necessary for the ‘plot’ but astruc can barely keep characterization consistent and his characters suffer for it and it's the same children you preach are watching it that suffer as well. Cuz guess what? I KNOW 14 yr olds aren't like that cuz i've been there done that (this is the last time i'm saying that i promise) so I know astruc is just metaphorically throwing darts to figure out who says and does what without consideration for pre established personalities to drive the stalemate plot along. The same kids you say are watching this don't know that that's not how preteens work and will absorb and internalize those dynamics like baking soda and vinegar. Cata-fucking-strophically.

And I haven't even gotten to the boys yet. Which honestly doesn't require much explanation anyways cuz they suffer the same fate as the girls. Tired archetypes with nothing to give them life. Nino falls into Adrien’s person of colour token best friend who dates the female lead’s person of colour token best friend so they can have cute double dates uwu. Except the plot goes nowhere and we have no inclination of romantic development beyond moments that only act to actively convince me to anti ship the lovesquare (i don't want to do that so i self indulge in fanon that actually cares about the characters and plot. may i interest you in True Sight on AO3?). Max is the residential nerd but it doesn't matter (cuz he and everyone are dumbed down for the sake of ‘plot’), kim is the sports jock (which interestingly subverts the asian comedic relief stereotype but only barely) and luka is cute older guy ™ that wears black nail polish and is in a band. The point of all this is to say there is no depth in the characters. It's especially blatantly obvious with the characters astruc doesn't like (chloe). Again, it being a show for kids is not an excuse to be absolved of putting effort into the characters you make.

This is one of the biggest misses astruc has. I haven't even gone into all the nuances of this particular miss. And i havent gone into how that works against him in the plot either. Mostly because the plot itself hasn't gone anywhere and partially because I wanted to go into the plot (or lack thereof) separately as its own miss.

AND BOI is it a miss.

SO home boy astruc wanted to reap the benefits of a serial show with ‘engaging’ plot without putting in any of the work to make a linear storyline and relying on the episodic format for, again, marketability. You can't have the best of both worlds, you are not Avatar: The Last Airbender. Which btw has a lot less episodes and a desired end goal that didn't involve top dollar. Legend of Korra did but that's not the point and it had its failings with that too. I challenge you, tell me how many episodes actually contribute towards a plot point or introduce new thematic elements to the show? Can you name them? I can and I'm going to include the plot points that moved the story in some direction if only temporarily. Yes only temporarily for some of these and i will explain later. (if you're in the server you already saw this list *wink*)

25/26. Origins- self explanatory, the beginning of the story,

24. Volpina- introduction of the grimoire and Master Fu (kind of) and no, Lila is not a plot point,

28. The Collector- proper introduction of Master Fu,

37. Sapotis- introduction of Rena Rouge,

41. Syren- introduction of new aquatic power ups,

44. Anansi- introduction of Carapace,

47. Frozer- introduction of new ice power ups,

48/49. Style Queen- introduction of Queen Bee,

51/52. Heroes’ Day- introduction of Mayura and mass akumatization,

66. Startrain- introduction of Pegasus,

67. Kwami Buster- Marinette wears multiple miraculouses,

68. Feast- backstory as to how the miraculouses were lost,

69. Ikari Gozen- introduction of Ryuko,

70. Timetagger- introduction of Bunnyx,

71. Party Crasher- introduction of Roi Singe and Viperion,

73. Chat Blanc- alternate timeline that essentially means nothing but got a reaction out of fans anyways (myself included)

77/78. Love Eater/Battle of Miraculous- Marinette becomes guardian and other heroes lose their miraculous,

New York Special- other heroes exist and there is an American miraculous box,

That's 21 episodes. 21 out of a heaping 78 plus 2 specials. Everything else was just your typical akuma of the day episode and everything that happened outside that had no lasting consequences on the plot thanks to the miraculous status quo. Was it entertaining to watch Lila stir the plot of the class dynamic? Hell yeah. Too bad it meant nothing by the end of the episode cuz we were struck with miraculous status quo. She literally doesn't appear again until Heroes Day. that is from episodes 25 all the way to 51, she means nothing and yet she is treated with the severity of a b-villain/rival thing. She means nothing by the end of Volpina if I'm being honest. She is only relevant for 20 mins of episode time she’s in then it's back to magic status quo that undoes any shift in dynamics and relationships. It's like Spongebob who can't get his driver’s license. The worst part is I actually like Lila and I wish the story treated her with the seriousness we as an audience are expected to treat her with. Despite being painfully inconsequential by the end of each of the 3?? 4?? episodes she’s in, it's entertaining to watch a character create drama just because.

Too bad it means nothing.

Astruc is constantly building up suspense to something ‘important’ only for it to not deliver and fans are constantly having the rug pulled out from under us. Oblivio teased us with a reveal only that gets undone cuz memory akuma. Chat Blanc teased us with romantic development but that gets undone cuz time travel bullshit. Feast introduced more miraculous lore and the history of the guardians but that means nothing by the next episode or ever (i'm not including any reference to the season 4 trailer cuz i've been around the block a few times and im familiar with this lil dancy dance). Heroes Day teased us with a possible future team of heroes but that gets undone in Battle of Miraculous cuz ????? why?? (here's why; astruc was having a jolly ole time letting us know how irredeemable Chloe is at the expense of shooting his own stagnant plot in the foot. Again, discussion for later.)

Too bad anything that slightly swerves off course from the akuma of the day gets undone or ignored. Too bad nothing has any lasting consequence. I mean, if anything did, the episodes would have had a consistent order and release schedule so im not scrambling to watch the leaked ep in Portuguese or something while the french dub is two episodes behind while the english version hasnt even been dubbed. I really wonder how he plans to conclude the show when he’s so afraid to step out of the corner he painted himself in.

Again, not going into nuances. If you want you can ask for more specifics (i doubt anyone would) but this is really just a slightly detailed general overview of my opinions on astruc’s writing.

I was going to include another miss in his approach to this show but imma save that for another time.

How’s that for a ‘first’ post?

#mlb #opinions my guy opinions #i dont wanna tag this as salt #but mlb criticisms and analyses #IHTMO #the hashtag for this series #thomas astruc #miraculous fandom #miraculous ladybug #miraculous: tales of ladybug and cat noir #yes the government name again #come get yall juice #miraculous

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Hellooo would u happen to know why a lot of people don’t like the french gp track? Thanks!

Hey!

We've only had two French GPs on the Paul Ricard track so far in the current F1 era, but a lot of people are already fed up with it as both the races so far (in 2018 and 2019) were deemed "boring."

Here's the qualifying top 4 in 2019: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Valtteri Bottas 3. Charles Leclerc 4. Max Verstappen And here's the top 4 at the end of the race that same year: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Valtteri Bottas 3. Charles Leclerc 4. Max Verstappen Additionally, the track characteristics add fuel to the fire. It's very wide and has a lot of run-off area, which makes it a lot more forgiving than a track like Monaco or Baku where, if you make a mistake, you might end up in the barrier. Or even Imola or any other track where there's a gravel trap. So I think some fans are just annoyed that there's a lack of consequence for driver mistakes (aside from I guess potential penalties for violating track limits or something.) Also, the stripe design of the run-off area can be quite an eyesore, lmao. In my mind Paul Ricard goes hand in hand with Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin. It's just so wide (and has a similar colour scheme) almost to the point where it looks like it's a Mario Kart track or something asdjfgk But I think Austin's saving grace has been the fact that it's provided more exciting racing than the French GP (so far.)

That being said, many branded Baku a waste of time and money basically after the 2016 inaugural Grand Prix at the street circuit was kind of an uneventful procession. And then 2017 happened. And 2018. And 2019. And 2021. And now people are generally fond of Baku because it's tough, it's tight, and it yields unexpected pole sitters/winners/podium finishers. Apparently they're tweaking the circuit slightly ahead of this year's race, but whether that will improve the racing and make it more exciting for fans, I don't know.

Hope that helps! <3

#replies #anonymous #discussions and predictions

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A.2.17 Aren’t most people too stupid for a free society to work?

- Anarchy Works, FAQ

We are sorry to have to include this question in an anarchist FAQ, but we know that many political ideologies explicitly assume that ordinary people are too stupid to be able to manage their own lives and run society. All aspects of the capitalist political agenda, from Left to Right, contain people who make this claim.

Be it Leninists, fascists, Fabians or Objectivists, it is assumed that only a select few are creative and intelligent and that these people should govern others.Usually, this elitism is masked by fine, flowing rhetoric about “freedom,” “democracy” and other platitudes with which the ideologues attempt to dull people’s critical thought by telling them what they want to hear.It is, of course, also no surprise that those who believe in “natural” elites always class them-selves at the top. We have yet to discover an “objectivist”, for example, who considers themselves part of the great mass of “second-handers” (it is always amusing to hear people who simply par-rot the ideas of Ayn Rand dismissing other people so!) or who will be a toilet cleaner in the unknown “ideal” of “real” capitalism.

Everybody reading an elitist text will consider him or her-self to be part of the “select few.” It’s “natural” in an elitist society to consider elites to be natural and yourself a potential member of one!Examination of history shows that there is a basic elitist ideology which has been the essential rationalisation of all states and ruling classes since their emergence at the beginning of the Bronze Age

(“if the legacy of domination had had any broader purpose than the support of hierarchical and class interests, it has been the attemp to exorcise the belief in public competence from social discourse itself.”[Bookchin,The Ecology of Freedom, p. 206]).

This ideology merely changes its outer garments, not its basic inner content over time.

During the Dark Ages, for example, it was coloured by Christianity, being adapted to the needs of the Church hierarchy. The most useful “divinely revealed” dogma to the priestly elite was“original sin”: the notion that human beings are basically depraved and incompetent creatures who need “direction from above,” with priests as the conveniently necessary mediators between ordinary humans and “God.” The idea that average people are basically stupid and thus incapable of governing themselves is a carry over from this doctrine, a relic of the Dark Ages.

In reply to all those who claim that most people are “second-handers” or cannot develop any-thing more than “trade union consciousness,” all we can say is that it is an absurdity that cannot withstand even a superficial look at history, particularly the labour movement. The creative powers of those struggling for freedom is often truly amazing, and if this intellectual power and inspiration is not seen in “normal” society, this is the clearest indictment possible of the deadening effects of hierarchy and the conformity produced by authority. (See also section B.1 for more on the effects of hierarchy). As Bob Black points outs:

“You are what you do. If you do boring, stupid, monotonous work, chances are you’ll end up boring, stupid, and monotonous. Work is a much better explanation for the creep-ing cretinisation all around us than even such significant moronising mechanisms astelevision and education. People who are regimented all their lives, handed to workfrom school and bracketed by the family in the beginning and the nursing home in theend, are habituated to hierarchy and psychologically enslaved. Their aptitude for auton-omy is so atrophied that their fear of freedom is among their few rationally groundedphobias. Their obedience training at work carries over into the familiestheystart, thusreproducing the system in more ways than one, and into politics, culture and everythingelse. Once you drain the vitality from people at work, they’ll likely submit to hierarchyand expertise in everything. They’re used to it.”[The Abolition of Work and other essays, pp. 21–2]92

When elitists try to conceive of liberation, they can only think of it beinggivento the oppressed by kind (for Leninists) or stupid (for Objectivists) elites. It is hardly surprising, then, that it fails. Only self-liberation can produce a free society. The crushing and distorting effects of authority can only be overcome by self-activity. The few examples of such self-liberation prove that most people, once considered incapable of freedom by others, are more than up for the task.Those who proclaim their “superiority” often do so out of fear that their authority and power will be destroyed once people free themselves from the debilitating hands of authority and come to realise that, in the words of Max Stirner,“the great are great only because we are on our knees. Let us rise”

As Emma Goldman remarks about women’s equality,“[t]he extraordinary achievements of women in every walk of life have silenced forever the loose talk of women’s inferiority. Those who still cling to this fetish do so because they hate nothing so much as to see their authority challenged.This is the characteristic of all authority, whether the master over his economic slaves or man over women. However, everywhere woman is escaping her cage, everywhere she is going ahead with free,large strides.”[Vision on Fire, p. 256]

The same comments are applicable, for example, to thevery successful experiments in workers’ self-management during the Spanish Revolution.Then, of course, the notion that people are too stupid for anarchism to work also backfires on those who argue it.

Take, for example, those who use this argument to advocate democratic government rather than anarchy. Democracy, as Luigi Galleani noted, means “acknowledging the right and the competence of the people to select their rulers.”

However,“whoever has the political competence to choose his [or her] own rulers is, by implication, also competent to do without them,especially when the causes of economic enmity are uprooted.”[The End of Anarchism?, p. 37]

Thus the argument for democracy against anarchism undermines itself, for “if you consider these worthy electors as unable to look after their own interests themselves, how is it that they know howto choose for themselves the shepherds who must guide them? And how will they be able to solve this problem of social alchemy, of producing the election of a genius from the votes of a mass of fools?”[Malatesta,Anarchy, pp. 53–4]

As for those who consider dictatorship as the solution to human stupidity, the question arises why are these dictators immune to this apparently universal human trait? And, as Malatesta noted,“who are the best? And who will recognise these qualities in them?”[Op. Cit., p. 53]

If they impose themselves on the “stupid” masses, why assume they will not exploit and oppress the many for their own benefit? Or, for that matter, that they are any more intelligent than the masses? The history of dictatorial and monarchical government suggests a clear answer to those questions.

A similar argument applies for other non-democratic systems, such as those based on limited suffrage. For example, the Lockean (i.e. classical liberal or right-wing libertarian) ideal of a state based on the rule of property owners is doomed to be little more than a regime which oppresses the majority to maintain the power and privilege of the wealthy few.

Equally, the idea of near universal stupidity bar an elite of capitalists (the “objectivist” vision) implies a system somewhat less ideal than the perfect system presented in the literature. This is because most people would tolerate oppressive bosses who treat them as means to an end rather than an end in themselves. For how can you expect people to recognise and pursue their own self-interest if you consider them fundamentally as the“uncivilised hordes”? You cannot have it both ways and the“unknown ideal”of pure capitalism would be as grubby, oppressive and alienating as “actually existing” capitalism.

As such, anarchists are firmly convinced that arguments against anarchy based on the lack of ability of the mass of people are inherently self-contradictory (when not blatantly self-servicing). If people are too stupid for anarchism then they are too stupid for any system you care to mention.

Ultimately, anarchists argue that such a perspective simply reflects the servile mentality produced by a hierarchical society rather than a genuine analysis of humanity and our history as a species. To quote Rousseau:“when I see multitudes of entirely naked savages scorn European voluptuousness and endure hunger, fire, the sword, and death to preserve only their independence, I feel that it does not behove slaves to reason about freedom.”[quoted by Noam Chomsky,Marxism, Anarchism, and Alternative Futures, p. 780]

#lefty theory #anarchy #anarchism #leftist theory #resource #leftism #anarchist #anarchist theory #freedom

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Into i need help. I bought a oculus quest 2 right and i tried to connect it to my laptop and it wont work so I realized i needed and actual pc gaming setup you know, problem is idk anything about PCs and i dont wanna get scammed. Can you help me? Ive looked online and idk wtf im looking at tbh. Can you give like advice and shit lol 😂 love you into 💕

well i'm not a professional at pcs by any means but i've always had a huge fixation on them so i can try to help as much as possible and i'll even try to put it in simple terms. fair warning, i talk A LOT in this post because i love rambling about computers :') i tried to use the simplest terms possible since you seem confused but if something doesn't make sense just ask and i can try to reword.

it all depends on what you want out of your pc. and do you want to build one or get a prebuilt one? if you want my advice i recommend building one. getting a prebuilt pc is the easiest way to get scammed because retailers tend to overcharge and they think they can get away with it because they stuck a flashy high end graphics card and colourful lights in it even though it has shit airflow and they cheaped out on the motherboard and power supply or something like that. if you're going to get a prebuilt pc make sure you look at allll the specs and consult some online reviews to see if they're any good, and figure out if you're going to be overcharged. now i'll talk about building one. a lot of this will still be useful if you're considering buying a prebuilt though.

the very first step is deciding your budget. idk where you are but in USD the typical amount to spend on pc parts is i think like $1000 - 1500 (you can spend less but that's if you don't have a lot of money to spend and are still desperate to have a gaming pc). i'm spending around $1700 CAD (before taxes, eugh) on mine bc i want to get into more demanding games eventually. it sounds very costly but computers like these can last you a decade and are very multifaceted. figuring out your budget first instead of going right ahead and buying stuff is important because each component should take up specific percentages of your budget. another important thing to consider when deciding your budget is if you want RGB (the colourful lights as previously mentioned), because components with that capability are slightly more expensive.

after deciding your budget, your first move is deciding what graphics card (GPU) you want. the GPU is responsible for processing and presenting the visuals on your screen. theoretically it should take up between 35 - 40% of your budget because it is the powerhouse in a gaming system. you have two developers to choose from here: NVIDIA or AMD. from what i've seen people tend to prefer NVIDIA but AMD cards aren't bad and they definitely compete in performance. i'll talk about nvidia though because that's what i know more about. by searching up the oculus quest 2 system requirements it tells me you at least need an nvidia geforce gtx 970. this card came out in 2014 and is by no means bad however it is actually the same base price as a lot of newer cards. if you want to go better than the minimum requirements, first consider what your monitor is capable of. if you don't have one yet, consider what you want it to do. monitors are not considered a part of the budget i keep mentioning by the way. idk how much this matters to you since we're talking about the oculus quest 2 but i'm just kind of assuming you're going to use this pc for other games too. the main two things to take into consideration are max resolution and refresh rate. my monitor has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a 144hz refresh rate. what the resolution means is that there are 2,073,600 pixels in the screen, and can go up to a resolution of 1080p in video games. the refresh rate means the monitor can refresh the picture on the screen 144 times a second, therefore can show a max of 144 frames per second in a video game. to put that in to perspective, most screens have a refresh rate of 60hz, such as regular laptop screens, iphone screens, etc.. monitors come in mainly 60hz, 75hz, 144hz, and 165hz, and for resolution they mainly come in 1080p, 1440p, and 4k. seeing as i don't have any plans on upgrading my monitor any time soon, dropping extra money on a GPU that can achieve more than 144fps and 1440p/4k would be pointless. but forget about the monitor, the oculus quest 2 has a max refresh rate of 120hz and its resolution lies somewhere between 1080p and 1440p. if you know what kind of games you're going to be playing, look up how they perform with different kinds of cards. i'm fairly certain anything above an nvidia geforce rtx 3070 would be pointless because of your display limits, and anything below the nvidia geforce gtx 970 simply won't be enough for the system. you can look at all the GPUs ranked here. after deciding which GPU you want you need to figure out which brand of it you want (NVIDIA themselves, asus, gigabyte, evga, etc), because they all perform at slightly different levels, although the difference is usually only a few frames so it's better to save money. something to watch out for is the quality of the fans in the GPU because if they aren't good, it will overheat and underperform. i'm aiming to get a 3060 or 3060 ti, if that helps. the only problem is that there is currently a worldwide GPU shortage due to covid, tariffs, and the cryptocurrency mining boom (gpus are used in bulk to mine). fortunately there is currently a crypto mining crackdown happening in china, where majority of mining in the world happens, so the demand for GPUs will hopefully start going down soon. you wont be able to build your pc right away but the market is looking better than it has in awhile. this is just about the only argument i have in favor of getting a prebuilt pc, because they have GPUs in them and are more readily available. i don't think that's a good enough reason though especially since part of the reason i'm building my pc is because it looks fun lol. another thing to note is that you should not overspend on your GPU. the shortage has caused a lot of GPU prices to skyrocket into the $2k-3k range but none of them should be above 1k except the highest end ones. when deciding on a GPU, search up the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP). cards made by brands other than AMD and NVIDIA will almost always cost a little extra, but do not pay hundreds of

extra dollars. but anyways!! the GPU is now out of the way and is definitely the longest paragraph here because it's the most important part.

next up is the central processing unit (CPU), which you should be spending about 20 - 25% of your budget on. its job is essentially to retrieve instructions from the RAM and execute it. i suppose you could call it the brain. again you have two developers to choose from, this time between intel and AMD. i've had two laptops with an intel CPU and my current one has an AMD CPU and both are very good, however the general consensus is that you can get the same performance for less by going with AMD. CPUs have cores, and each core can run its own process. the more cores you have, the more your pc can think about basically. you can get CPUs will all sorts of amounts of cores but for gaming, 4 or 6 cores is all you really need. 8 is actually already a bit overkill. so you really don't need to get the best CPU out there. the one you get should depend on what GPU you get (hence choosing that component first). you don't want to bottleneck your GPU by getting a CPU that isn't good enough for it, but bottlenecking your CPU with the GPU by a small amount isn't as big of a deal because the goal is to allow your GPU to be used to its full ability. another detail about CPU is clock speed, which determines how quick it can complete tasks. the higher the faster, obviously. my (non gaming) laptop's CPU clock speed is 2.30 GHz and has 4 cores. the cpu i have for my build is the AMD ryzen 5 5600x. it has a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz but it can be maxed out to 4.6 GHz, and it has 6 cores. the oculus quest 2 has a minimum requirement of the AMD ryzen 5 1500x or the intel i5-4590, which is a little low on the performance list. but like i said the CPU should depend on the GPU. all it takes is a google search for which CPU goes best with the GPU you've chosen and you can find several answers depending on if you want the best possible performance, best budget performance, etc.. a nice little fact about choosing AMD over intel is that most AMD CPUs will come with a stock cooler, which is absolutely necessary otherwise your CPU will overheat (this is another thing prebuilts will cheap out on). this only adds to the whole price-to-performance thing. the stock cooler will most likely do unless you push your pc or want the build to look prettier.

next on the list is a motherboard, where all the parts come together in unity. you should spend 8 - 10% of your budget on this baby. it's easy to over and underspend on a mobo. the most important thing when it comes to choosing a mobo is that it supports your CPU. you cannot use the same mobo for intel and AMD CPUs. fortunately the product page will straight up tell you which CPU brand the mobo is meant for and will typically have two versions of the same board. it's important to note that motherboards don't always have onboard wifi, meaning it wont be able to connect to the internet via wifi and instead needs an ethernet cable or an external wifi adapter. if you can't get an ethernet cable to the room where you want your pc, you're going to need onboard wifi, or a wifi card/usb. onboard wifi mobos tend to be more expensive so it's up to you, but i personally bought one with wifi included so i wouldn't have to worry about it because our ethernet cables are in the basement and i'm upstairs. another very important thing about motherboards is that their BIOS version (operating system i guess?? idk how else to describe it) doesn't always support your CPU out of the box and must be updated before using it. this can present as a problem if you don't have another CPU to perform the update with, however some motherboards allow you to 'flash' the BIOS with a only usb drive as long as it's hooked up to power. there are plenty of step by step youtube videos about how to do this. i will have to do this with my motherboard when the time comes because it doesn't support ryzen 5s out of the box. don't let this deter you from getting a certain board as long as it has a BIOS flash feature. next up is what I/O ports you want, which are the ports (usb ports, headphone/mic jack, hdmi port, etc) you'd find on the back of any desktop computer. that is the side of the motherboard. basically just be aware of how many of each ports you want, and remember that there will probably be even more ports on the front of the case you get. the last thing i can think of right now is making sure your motherboard has all the headers (where you plug components in) you want it to have but i'll get to that later.

next up on the list is RAM, aka random access memory. this stores short term data. the amount of RAM you have kind of determines how much your pc can multitask. RAM sticks typically go up by some multiple of 2GB. most standard laptops and desktops nowadays will come with 8GB of RAM, which is enough for day to day use. it can be enough for mid and low end games however it cuts it pretty close most of the time. 16GB of RAM is the sweet spot for gaming and anything above that is pretty much overkill (and once again a waste of money) as long as you don't have a billion unnecessary background processes. a large amount of RAM is typically needed for video editors or computer programmers. you should always make sure your motherboard can support the amount of RAM you want although any good motherboard will support 64GB or even 128GB. the best option is to get a 16GB RAM pack, which will include two 8GB RAM sticks. splitting RAM between two sticks will increase efficiency. this is called dual channel. i also recommend getting DDR4 RAM, which is simply faster than DDR3. a good speed to have is around 3600 MHz. make sure your motherboard supports DDR4. you also want to be weary that your RAM is compatible with your CPU brand because they do have to interact for your pc to function.

next is storage. there are three-ish options here depending on how much you're willing to spend. generally you should spend 8 - 10% of the budget here. you can always get a good ole hard drive for the cheapest, however they are the slowest and physically biggest option, meaning whatever you put on it will take a bit longer for your pc to retrieve and open (they can load about 100-200MB of data per second). the next option is a solid state drive. they are a little more expensive but can load as much as 600MB of data per second and take up less space. the last and most efficient/expensive option is an m.2 nvme drive. these things are physically absolutely tiny and can load up to 4GB of data per second. anything you put on these will open very very quickly. the fairly standard solution for this is a combination of two of these three. personally i'm using one m.2 drive and one hard drive. the hard drive i have can store 2TB while the m.2 drive can only store 256GB. funnily enough these two drives are roughly the same price. the idea here is to install your operating system on the faster drive. this makes it so it only takes like 8 seconds tops for your pc to start up. you can also put any other programs you use most often on there (like your main browser and favourite games) and they will open very quickly, while the bulk of your games and other files will go on the bigger drive. that's all there really is to say for storage, just make sure the reviews are good on the drive you want to get, but that goes for any component.

next is your power supply (PSU). very very important to not cheap out on this. 6 - 8% of the budget should go to this. the function of the PSU is to do exactly what its name implies: supply power to all the components. this is where the website pcpartpicker can come in very handy. not only does it help you build a list of parts that are all compatible with each other, it will also estimate how much wattage you will need to run your pc. 600W is usually enough for a normal gaming pc. PSUs are ranked, and you should never really go below a bronze ranking. you can also choose between non-modular, semi-modular, and fully-modular PSUs. non-modular PSUs have all the cables permanently attached. this can be desirable to people who are confused by what cable is plugged in where but also undesirable as unused cables cannot be removed and make cable management harder. fully-modular PSUs come with the cables all in a separate bag so you choose which ones to plug in. semi-modular power supplies have the necessary cables attached and the rest can be attached need be. it all depends on preference and how much faith you have in yourself. i have an 80+ gold certified fully modular 750W PSU because the thought of unnecessary cable management makes me sick lol. corsair is pretty much the most trusted brand for power supplies. be careful because this is another place prebuilts will cut corners.

now for the case! this one isn't overly difficult to choose and mainly will just appeal to your aesthetics. it's less important to stick to a precise percent of the budget for this one but you also don't want to spend more than 8%. do you want a black case? a white one? do you want a glass side panel so you can see inside your pc and admire your hard work? besides that, you also need to make sure the case is big enough for your motherboard, GPU, and PSU. most info pages for cases will tell you the max size of the GPU and PSU and what size of mobo it's meant for. you also want to make sure there is a place to put your storage drives (unless you only have m.2 drives which are installed on the motherboard). you also want to make sure it has optimal airflow abilities. a case with no airflow will cause overheating. the best ones have mesh fronts and tops to allow cool air to be pulled in and hot air out. it's even better if you can get a case that comes with fans in the front, because they are what pulls that cool air in.

next is the CPU cooler, which i briefly mentioned. if you don't get an AMD CPU then you'll need to buy a separate cooler. you can choose between air coolers (a fan and a heatsink) or liquid coolers. i don't really have much to say about them and i recommend doing your own research on liquid coolers lol.

last but not least, case fans. like i said a lot of cases will come with front fans and also an exhaust fan at the back, however you might want more, or even replace the ones you already have with better ones. pay attention to how many fans your case manual says can fit and plan accordingly. check out reviews to see if the fans you want are quiet and efficient. if you buy a three pack of case fans there is a chance it will come with a fan hub. this makes it easier to control all of them in sync because the hub will connect all the fans to one header on the motherboard. generally 3-6 fans are pretty good for a gaming pc. two or three in the front pulling in cool air, one at the back and two on the top to pull out hot air.

now that i have all the components out of the way i'm gonna talk about RGB lighting. numerous components that i've mentioned have the option of including LED lights to make your pc brightly coloured, which is always nice if you have a glass side panel on your pc. it's an extra bit of money but i personally was willing to sacrifice that because i want to show off my build lmao. motherboards, RAM sticks, GPUs, CPU coolers, and case fans are the main components that can come with RGB lighting. you can also get special LED strips and power connectors designed for PCs. if you decide to go for RGB lighting, do try to stick to one RGB ecosystem, meaning make sure all the RGB components can be controlled by one program. RGB is controlled by your motherboard. for example if you get an asus motherboard you'll probably want to use their program, aura sync. most components can be controlled by any brand's program however if the motherboard itself has RGB lighting it can only be controlled via its own brand's program, along with the GPU. if you want RGB case fans you really have to make sure your motherboard has RGB headers (the thingy on the motherboard where you plug the fan's LED lights into). most motherboards will only have two-ish RGB headers so if you're going to buy a bunch of fans make sure they come with a fan hub, which lets you plug them all into one header on the motherboard. also, never sacrifice performance for RGB. specifically when it comes to GPUs. if you have a choice between a GPU with RGB and a GPU without RGB, always take the one that has better performance (given it's within the parameters i mentioned earlier).

that's all i have to say :) if you couldn't tell i really love this stuff. i will also recommend you watch youtube videos about this, you can see the build process and the reasoning for using each component, and also tips on what to do and what not to do. i hope this helps and wasn't too confusing. i know you said this is mainly because you got an oculus quest 2 but if you're going to get a gaming pc you should definitely consider games outside of the oculus too.

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