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  • the DLC are pricey, but they’re also proper, old school expansions adding lots of content that actually enhances the game.

    it’s perfectly playable without the DLC, and there’s a LOT of DLC-sized mods on the workshop!

    kind of a fundamental problem with modern DLC: they generally don’t get cheaper over time (remember when that was an actual thing? not just sales, but actually lower prices for older games?).

    if you keep up with the releases it’s super okay at about 20/25€ once a year, maybe twice, bur if you’re late to the party it’s a whole lot of cash all at once!

    exactly why paradox introduced a subscription for Stellaris’ DLCs at 10€/month… honestly kinda worth it, if you know you’re just gonna play for a while and then move on…still wish stuff would just get cheaper at some point again…










  • 9bananas@lemmy.worldtoGames@lemmy.worldWhat game fits this?
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    5 months ago

    i don’t think so, but you can either entirely disable it, or make them passive, or tune it to your liking; there’s tons of customizability in the difficulty!

    it’s honestly some pretty smart design in how they handled it! you should give it a try, see if you like it!

    one little beginners tip that’s kinda important: they always choose the shortest path to your base (so pretty much any structure you build) and they attack based on your power consumption! (there’s a little widget that tells you when a wave is coming)






  • 9bananas@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldHow could the EU do this??
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    6 months ago

    the UK cannot be included, because they aren’t a Schengen-member and the EU doesn’t want customs checks on their train lines…

    it’s entirely up to the UK what they do with their rails within their borders.

    and as was already pointed out:

    there already IS a connection between the EU and the UK!!

    the new plans are largely for connections between capitals of EU countries and major population centers, both of which already have rail connections in the UK.

    so what do you expect the EU to do about the rail network in the UK?






  • simple explanation: people get used to their monitors’ frame rate.

    if all you’ve been using is a 60Hz display, you won’t notice a difference down to 30-40 fps as much as you would when you’ve been using a 144Hz display.

    our brains notice differences much more easily than absolutes, so a larger difference in refresh rate produces a more negative experience.

    think about it like this:

    The refresh rate influences your cursor movements.

    so if a game runs slower than you’re used to, you’ll miss more of your clicks, and you’ll need to compensate by slowing down your movements until you get used to the new refresh rate.

    this effect becomes very obvious at very low fps (>20fps). it’s when people start doing super slow movements.

    same thing happens when you go from 144Hz down to, say, 40Hz.

    that’s an immediately noticeable difference!