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Quick PSA:
Since MS broke the Windows Task Manager's on-top behaviour in Windows 10, it's somewhat easy to get into a situation where you have a running game in (pseudo-) fullscreen on top that you can't close, and that doesn't respond to Alt-F4. Most workarounds involve additional monitors, or doing at least some blind navigation of the task manager.
After running into this for the third time in a week while debugging, I searched for solutions (because they should be pretty easy to implement) and found SuperF4. It allows you to use Ctrl+Alt+F4 to kill (rather than ask politely to close) the current application. Works really well for my purposes.
 
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I've been on the verge of buying this many times. It's very combat-focused, right?
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Well, a bit.
For most of the game, you can actually skip it, or avoid it, and finding alternate ways to proceed just fine.
But, the final portion of the game is a bit combat-heavy.

Still, it's well worth a look.

I really need to play the expansion. :giggle:
 
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Durante said:
Quick PSA:
Since MS broke the Windows Task Manager's on-top behaviour in Windows 10, it's somewhat easy to get into a situation where you have a running game in (pseudo-) fullscreen on top that you can't close, and that doesn't respond to Alt-F4. Most workarounds involve additional monitors, or doing at least some blind navigation of the task manager.
After running into this for the third time in a week while debugging, I searched for solutions (because they should be pretty easy to implement) and found SuperF4. It allows you to use Ctrl+Alt+F4 to kill (rather than ask politely to close) the current application. Works really well for my purposes.
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Holy shit I needed this. Thanks.
 
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Well, that was an expensive lunchtime walk.
I picked up Ring Fit for the Switch. My wallet hurts but hopefully it'll get me back into the habit of exercising again as i've been neglecting my dinner hour coast walk and i'm starting to notice it. I spend tons of time sat at my desk at work nowadays and my innate hyperactivity is not enough to keep me from getting a bit of a belly. :sweaty-blob: 💪
 
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EdwardTivrusky said:
Well, that was an expensive lunchtime walk.
I picked up Ring Fit for the Switch. My wallet hurts but hopefully it'll get me back into the habit of exercising again as i've been neglecting my dinner hour coast walk and i'm starting to notice it. I spend tons of time sat at my desk at work nowadays and my innate hyperactivity is not enough to keep me from getting a bit of a belly. :sweaty-blob: 💪
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Ring Fit Adventure is fantastic. Definitely works up as much of a sweat as I get when I go to the gym and mix in a fair amount of cardio. Great workouts too for someone with back/posture issues. My only issue with it initially is that in the adventure mode they roll new workouts to you a bit too slowly early on so you're kinda stuck doing the same ones over and over, but once you get a good amount of levels under you actually have enough of a variety to fill up an entire rotation of workouts targeting a certain muscle.
 
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skLaFarebear said:
Ring Fit Adventure is fantastic. Definitely works up as much of a sweat as I get when I go to the gym and mix in a fair amount of cardio. Great workouts too for someone with back/posture issues. My only issue with it initially is that in the adventure mode they roll new workouts to you a bit too slowly early on so you're kinda stuck doing the same ones over and over, but once you get a good amount of levels under you actually have enough of a variety to fill up an entire rotation of workouts targeting a certain muscle.
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Yeah, i've heard it's great for getting people back into things. I cycle everyday so with Ring Fit, my AudioShield sessions a few times a month and restarting my DDP Yoga routines i should get back into shape pretty quickly.
 
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I've noticed something with my new computer... Something is preventing the monitor from sleeping when inactive.
The monitor turns off as expected, but is waked a few seconds after. I cannot find a solution for it, even though there are plenty of threads about similar behavior online.
Anyone else encountered this?
 

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What OS are you using?

Does the monitor turn off, then turn on, then turn off again?

I would search by monitor model to see if anyone has experience that with your monitor.
 
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It sometimes happens if I have a browser tab open that has an ad or video that's autoplaying in the background. Try closing any social media pages to see if that helps.
 

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fantomena said:
Is EGS and Steam sales starting at the same time?
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Sorry, obscure joke. :grinning-face-with-smiling-eyes:
That track (which i rather like) was used to great effect in Batman Returns, in a scene where Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle dance together, not realising that, as their alter-egos, they are enemies. ;)
 
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Tim is so good: 10€ offered. Edit: 10€ for every purchase above 15€! It is like the Mega sale last summer. Holy crap, it is an impressive offer.



Plus, free games like Into the Breach, which are actually super good.

 
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fantomena said:

Some new gameplay snippets shows, looks amazing.
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Everything they say about how the Pimax works / renders is just utterly wrong. It simply doesn't work like that.

Yay Youtube tech channels.

At least I made it through 75% or so of the video before something completely wrong came up.
 
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Jkm23 said:
So, I rented RDR2 for the PS4 from my lib last Sat. I've gotten through the first few missions and I'm starting to get myself settled into the game world a bit. Thoughts

1- This is an astoundingly beautiful game, even on a PS4 slim.
2- It is not as clunky as I was worried it would be. There is some definite clunk. especially with the insistence that you do not need menus for containers/stores but menu management for items is good.
3- I do not believe I've ever played a game that had such a feeling of being in a real location for a specific time period. The only game that comes close is Mafia II

I'm going to renew it for Christmas week.
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I like the game but I dropped it after chapter 3 I think. Me wanting to do everything sort of ruined my fun.

Is the EGS price protection a real thing? If so well that's impressive.
 
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Dragon1893 said:
Man PC has been trying to update windows 10 since forever but it gets stuck halfway through saying that it couldn't update for some reason. So annoying.
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I had this on my previous PC, and I invested days into trying to fix it. Ultimately I just gave up on updates on that build (since I was somewhat close to getting a new PC anyway).

MS could do so much better in actually providing useful information on why an update fails.
 
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NeuralProxy said:
I admit the Iberian peninsula isn't particularly high on my personal list of places I wanted added to the game, I'll still get it though, since I got all the rest.

On the other hand, I really like the Idaho one.
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can't wait to get my hands on both! :)
 
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how demanding is COD: WWII? since this was in the humble monthly i was thinking of giving this a go since i have a long weekend coming up and havent played a COD in years and while i wont meet the rec reqs i would be in the middle i guess. just wonder if should waste the time downloading 90gb game or whatever it needs lol
 
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