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12:00 AM
@fbueckert Skip to 4:45 for his explanation of his actions.
 
@ElfSlice Well, fine!
 
@Yuki lol
it was like 5 lines up
 
@ElfSlice Well, it didn't say what was actually in the link.
 
@Yuki Yeah, fair enough.
 
12:01 AM
And I didn't click it because I was busy posting my link.
 
I was going to star yours too and then you went and deleted it.
 
@fbueckert Working in it for now. :P
 
@RedRiderX I've done my stint answering phones for a living.
It's not glamorous, but it pays the bills.
 
I might have posted this earlier
 
@FEichinger I was just trying to adjust my sleep pattern for being up all tomorrow night
 
12:04 AM
> By the power of 90's! The greatest gameplay is with me!!! Boobs, shooting, jumping, more boobs, humor, trollface, bouncing boobs, retrogaming and disco music. I'm gonna f***ing love this game!
hah
 
@kalina sigh
 
@kalina More Elite?
 
@fbueckert oh no, friends birthday party
I am playing more elite in a minute when my eyes open up properly
 
@kalina How are you liking it so far?
 
I am bad at articulating my thought process so I can't tell you
 
12:09 AM
Uh, do you like it?
 
it's not so much that I'm bad at articulating it than it is a case of nobody being able to unjumble the mess than is my mind
I got Hearthstone at the same time, and I'm choosing to play Elite
I'm choosing to play Elite instead of State of Decay
I smile when blowing stuff up
I don't know
 
Works for me.
 
the first thought I had after going "eugh... awake? again?" was "oooh! Elite"
I voluntarily used phpbb to communicate with the internet
 
@kalina bb
 
?
 
12:11 AM
pls bb
 
you don't get banned for saying phpbb do you?
 
Not that I know of
If you're me you probably do
 
then you're confusing me
 
You've never seen people say 'bb' on the internet? Usually it's dumb guys trying to hit on girls.
It's funny.
 
then no, stuff like that would get filtered out by my "do not interact with scum" filter
 
12:13 AM
I thought that's short for 'bye bye'
 
> Short for "baby", used by men on cam websites when their right hand is too busy to reach for the Y key.
LOL
hahahahahahahahah
 
don't call me baby
you've got some learnin' baby that will never do
you know I don't belong to you
 
Was the issue ever in doubt?
 
it's time you knew I'm not your baby
I belong to me so don't call me baby
 
@kalina You should.
 
12:15 AM
don't think that I'm not strong
I'm the one to take you on don't underestimate me, boy
I'll make you sorry you were born
you don't know me, the way you really should
you sure misunderstood, don't call me baby
 
user15026
....is it weird bridge karaoke creepiness time?
 
yes
 
I thought it was fanfic hour
 
I am singing for you all, but the only sound being produced is click click click click click click click click
 
@AshleyNunn I think it's time for me to get ready for dance class.
 
12:17 AM
@fbueckert This is very much the case.
 
Can it be creepy fanfic hour?
 
@PrivatePansy no, that's the rest of the time
 
user15026
@fbueckert Wish I could come along :P
 
@AshleyNunn If you can make it to Winnipeg, I'd drag you along whether you wanted to or not.
:P
 
user15026
@fbueckert oh my :D
 
user15026
12:17 AM
I like this plaaaaan
 
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Q: Do goblins prioritize town hall over defences

sight wardIn clash of clans since townhalls provide 1k gold and 1k elixir upon destruction does that mean it is categorised as a resource? and if so will that mean that goblins take priority of townhall over defences?

 
@kalina So it's creepy fanfic hour, every hour?
 
yes
 
I can live with that
 
woo
I made Elite crash
I officially helped in the development of Elite by making it crash
3
and submitting a bug report
because I'm kind like that
 
FAE
12:30 AM
@kalina I love breaking things and being helpful in doing so
 
yes!
 
FAE
It's a win-win situation
 
@kalina Cuuuuuuuurseeeeeeed!
 
its the only time you can be deep in a fire fight, get a horrible crash box, and go "YAY! I BROKE IT!"
@FEichinger the AI couldn't handle me raining hell down upon them
 
Is it bad that I don't trust this previous shuttle company I was booked with enough that I'm putting together a claim for PayPal to dispute my payment when I want to cancel it?
 
12:32 AM
@kalina No, you're just cursed. CURSED. CUUUUUURSEEEEEED.
 
ever copy of google chrome I'm running is telling me it hasn't been updated in ages
so I'm going to go fix that now
also, it's no longer Friday 13th
so I don't have to worry about the world ending while I do this
back!
everything worked
the curse is lifted
Hearthstone makes me miss WoW
 
@kalina No. Nonono. No. No relapses for you.
 
bassssssssss
one of the few trap tunes I really like
 
12:49 AM
@FAE I had a user who deliberately would try to break my applications, just because.
He was a fantastic QA person for me.
 
FAE
@fbueckert It is the best thing! I used to do this for my friends. I just find it very enjoyable.
 
@FAE I found I was eventually coding things specifically because I knew he would try to break it in that manner.
 
FAE
@fbueckert hahaha
 
One time, I added an automatic email sent my way whenever the application crashed.
He abused it by pressing the refresh button on the error screen several times, generating an email every time.
I quickly added a rate limiter to it.
 
FAE
Nice
 
12:53 AM
So yeah, he annoyed the crap out of me, but I still appreciated his talents.
 
0
Q: Wall of Flesh not dropping the Pwnhammer

Deathstroke47This is the third time I have killed the wall of flesh and it's given me sweet drops but never given me the pwnhammer so I'm stuck there until I get it any suggestions ????

 
@fbueckert now take that and apply it to the village idiot
 
@kalina You can't, because the village idiot does things randomly and can't be predicted.
 
there's no such thing as random
you just have to work through every element the user can interact with and remove all possibility for stupidity
 
@kalina you're not talking about me are you?
 
1:02 AM
paranoid much
 
Duh.
I am the most insecure person ever.
 
I'm getting static on my computer's sound line out
 
if I was talking about you, I'd have said... wait, your name has changed?
 
@kalina You literally cannot code for every single eventuality.
 
It's kind of annoying. I wonder if there's anything I can do short of getting a sound card (which probably won't help anyway)
 
1:04 AM
Doing so is an exercise in futility.
 
@fbueckert can too
simplifying your design is where you start
 
@kalina Ok, pay me for a solid year to do nothing but ensure the system does nothing but what you want.
 
reduce the number of things that can go wrong and then make those idiot proof
@fbueckert is finding work really that hard?
that you would willingly be employed by me?
 
@kalina No, I'm pointing out that coding for every scenario is an expensive proposition.
@kalina For that, you need a rock solid spec where absolutely everything is spelled out in painstaking detail.
 
@fbueckert so that's most likely your actual issue
 
1:06 AM
@kalina And impossible to get. The instant I try, I get told to shut up and code.
 
this isn't a case of me being wrong, this is a case of you feeling the effort is futile because you've already been handled a weak spec
 
@kalina I think it's an admirable ideal, but that's all it is. An ideal.
When it hits reality, the suits decide it's too expensive.
 
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Q: Could I get opinions on this Survival Games config item list?

user984119I've created a survival games plugin to host survival games minecraft server for a weekly PVP event every sunday. One of the configuration files I've set my plugin up to take is a list of items, along with details regarding their occurrence, to appear randomly in chests when they're refilled. Th...

0
Q: What does Yasuo's Wind Wall not block?

KatustrawficIt blocks everything from skillshots to even auto-attacks, but is there any skills that go through it? Things I have in mind would be dashes or certain attacks like Lux's ult. What about other global ults, Ashe/Ezreal/Draven. Do those also just hit the wall and dissipate?

 
not the last job that I had, but the job before that, I used to go through the product and point out silly things where changing the workflow would reduce the number of potential holes, and then advise on how to plug the remaining holes
it's perfectly possible and isn't "idealism"
 
@kalina Did the holes get plugged?
 
1:08 AM
it was actually that job that bought the existence to stack exchange to my attention
@fbueckert yes
 
@kalina Lucky you.
 
because we got a new development manager, and his first action was to put a freeze on all development and implement the joel test
we went from a long complicated build process to one click, automatically tested builds, four times a day
 
Whenever I've tried that, I was told, and I quote, "It's more profitable for us to not write perfect code."
 
and then proceeded to fix a terribly broken product, so that we had a build that literally had no bugs in it
no horrible loop holes
amazing user experience
so it's certainly not idealism
 
I hope I get a manager like that at some point, or I have the authority to implement stuff like that.
It's very rare for a manager to get that kind of authority without the suits throwing a screaming fit about it, in my experience.
 
1:11 AM
one click automatically tested builds is such an amazing thing
oh the suits threw a fit
he unleashed the "code debt" speech on them
 
Heh. I've tried that. All I get back is, "Get it done right now."
 
he basically read the whole of joel on software, and then repeated it to the directors
when he defined the proposal to change the way development at the company worked, he was actually only a developer - his proposal was what got him the job
 
And then they get irked when they complain that it doesn't work perfectly.
 
it sounds more like you just work for terrible companies tbh
 
@kalina Could very well be.
I like working for smaller ones because they have more room to grow.
And it's a ton easier to angle for massive raises.
 
1:15 AM
most software companies I've worked for have come to the realisation that developers are their single most important asset
 
Not mine; it's always been the attitude that we're money-sucking leeches.
 
the developers at this new place I'm at are given complete freedom to do pretty much what they want
there is a screen on the wall detailing everything that needs doing per sprint
and then everything else is up to them
they've also written all of their own sprint management tools, just because
they actually get 11/12 on the joel test, and they're not even trying
the only thing they fail on is "Do you fix bugs before writing new code?"
 
So... this is a thing. Apparently.
 
user15026
@PrivatePansy Weird
 
We should change @Lazers back to Servbot
best name
 
1:24 AM
Also, I'm not sure how Hasbro isn't suing them to the moon and back with a cover like that
 
0
Q: Are the ships only different in appearance?

ElfSliceThere appear to be six unlockable ships. They don't have any tooltips or anything, so I'm thinking maybe their just for aesthetics? Do the different ships behave any different from one another?

 
@LessPop_MoreFizz hahahahaha what
 
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Q: Tiny Death Star Holiday disappeared

ErinnWhy did my holiday stuff all disappear? I was using it earlier and then I opened up TDS and it was gone.

 
2:01 AM
0
Q: Freaking Steam error code 80

SannaElfStarting to REALLY piss me off. I was downloading mods through Nexus for Skyrim, and I was testing the game every once in a while for CTD's on start up. After a few minutes, I was waiting for Wet & Cold Ashes(Dragonborn) to load and once I activated it, I got the stupid 65432/80 error code. I'v...

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Q: I cant find my spouse

CorpsumingSoulsAfter the wedding ceremony in Riften, before my wife left, I asked her where we should live. After I told her, me and her left and I can't find her at the house, OR at the Temple of Mara. Where can I find her?

2
 
@kalina That's a pretty rare one to see done, unless it's limited by bug severity
My company is probably 10/12. They fail on the bug one, and also the "Hallway usability test"
 
that was nuts
the bit at the end (the top)
erioylrbhekr.sf
Knew I wasn't gonna make it much further
 
2:17 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Dammit dammit dammit, I should have made a backup of my KSP save.
Tonnes and tonnes of work now nullified
 
@MBraedley ;_;
 
And I'm not even where I would be during next episode, but even further back, like half way through where I was in last episode.
 
@MBraedley Starred not to embarrass you, but as a warning to others. Redundant data is important kids!
Even for frivolous shit like video games.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Thing is, I was doing it pretty consistently for Tylo or Bust. I haven't even made a single backup for this series.
So that's the rest of my evening gone...
 
2:26 AM
Something something eff you Murphy.
 
@ElfSlice This should count as 24 for the purpose of @OrigamiRobot's chart
 
@Fluttershy Welcome to my life
 
Let's keep this open, solely on the basis of having a great name. — Williham Totland 30 mins ago
No no no no no
 
2:39 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz yeah no
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz It's a joke, pffft
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz There are better great names.
Like "Dude, where's my horse?" and something something Meth?
 
@MBraedley Dude, where's my horse? is already taken
 
@PrivatePansy Naming existing question titles.
 
Holy shit!
I am the goat hero
fear me
 
2:55 AM
0
Q: I'm surrounded by idiots. Who do I have to kill to get my hands on a superior brain?

SternoI'm trying to build the Inactive Robot, which requires me to build a Robot Head. Only, to build the Robot Head, it turns out I need to get my hands on a Superior Brain. I've been running around Sector B killing monsters and ape-men alike, but when I use the Brain Extractor on them, I just keep ge...

 
3:09 AM
OMG
Fifth Element: The Game
basically
Well, the opening sequence anyway
 
My neighbors kitten is lost out in the snow somewhere and they can't find it :(
 
@Unionhawk :(((((((((((((((((((((((
 
CALLED IT
 
3:24 AM
@Unionhawk And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling unpaid parking tickets!
 
@Yuki He probably would have gotten away with that part if he wasn't a smartass about it, tbh. Maybe not, but... meh.
 
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Q: One's a question about cars only, and the other's a question about all vehicles (SR4) - should the latter be closed as a duplicate of the former?

galacticninjaI'm talking about this question of mine for SR4: "What are the fastest vehicles, and where or how can I get them?" - which was closed* as a duplicate of: "What is the fastest car in Saints Row 4, and where can I find it?" In the latter question, OP asked about the fastest cars only (usually defi...

 
This is the best/most definitive night vale fan art to ever come out of tumblr.
 
3:41 AM
@Unionhawk There could have been some humour in this. But unless he had a hidden camera to record the exchange and went for the "You can't prove anything! I'm going to eat the evidence!" angle; the execution was off.
 
Too lazy to switch out of mobile view to get the link of my posting this hours ago.
 
MSE keeps failing to update. It's getting rather annoying, with the computer restarting after each failed update
 
Looks pretty important.
 
I particularly liked the time it failed five times in a row on a single day
 
3:58 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Well, whatever. I'm slow. Fine.
 
Oh, I think I know why
3
A: How do I set Microsoft Security Essentials language to English?

Nick WestgateAnother way is to hack the registry and reboot, which is much more convenient. Of course caveats apply: it might not work for your OS/MSE version. (I'm running Japanese Vista Ultimate, BTW.) Changing "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Security Client\Market" from JA-jp to EN-nz worked fine afte...

I did this to change the software's language from Chinese to English. That worked well for a while, but now when a major update is released the installer seems to be confused over what language it should be installing
 
0
Q: The dynasty specialization (plunder) is not producing crystals like it says

TalimAfter having problems getting enough crystals I chose the plunder dynasty specialisation which says: Plunder: +1 Dragon Blood Crystal per Week I have checked for multiple weeks all of which have no impact on resources. I have tried restarting the game.

 
In a #libertarian future, married #LGBT couples could defend their marijuana field with fully-automatic assault rifles bought with #Bitcoin.
Ummm mm mm mm mm
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I didn't know libertarians supported LGBT marriages. Most of the libertarian-types I know (about) don't.
 
@yuki then they are hypocrites in addition to being monsters.
 
4:11 AM
Also, nobody needs fully-automatic weaponry to defend themselves.
 
0
Q: What other champion abilities can Yasuo use with his Last Breath

KatustrawficThere is of course the obvious ones such as Janna's Howling Gale or Malphite's Unstoppable Force. Are there anymore less obvious abilities that Yasuo can use to capitalize on?

 
4:29 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz I love it.
 
0
Q: Understanding Minecraft

brendon2001adThe children in my class would like a private lan server set up in school for MC. However I am a noob although I have played it via a vanilla server a while ago. The school are willing to provide hardware and technical support but no financial for the immediate term until they are convinced it i...

 
Awwww....
Guess no SteamOS for me yet
It only supports NVIDIA at the moment :(
 
Just a heads up, this is the new featured game on IndieGameStand tonight:
 
4:45 AM
0
Q: Game Saves in two locations require a merge into one but XBOX procedure lost data

RonI Sent this message to Terraria E-mail support to Contact@terraria.org but the address does not seem to work. Delivery Failure message returned. Please excuse the long message but I am now posting this here because it concerns all console users of XBOX to know this. I am sure owners know the he...

 
@Lazers wow
Not sure what to do with that
His essential question is 'is there a way to recover deleted files from an xbox 360' I think, yes?
Poor guy...
Starring it in case somebody here can help him, I feel really bad for him.
@Sterno You got Wasteland 2? How is it?
 
Okay, I've got maybe 75% of my lost progress restored. I'll do the rest in the morning.
 
5:05 AM
Disgusting.
"there's no harassment at play here ps women are dumb by default" - a steam commenter http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/200770535/630799997270829819/
ಠ_ಠ
This is making me mad
I've never been able to play much of Depression Quest
It's too close to home for me.
 
@ElfSlice ugh reading the description for this game made me a little nauseous. I understand the point and thought behind it...but idk it feels wrong when you've lived it, I guess
@ElfSlice and yes, I agree
 
@spugsley I support her intentions, but yeah, like I said, I've never made it more than a few screens in before I had to put it away.
I tried again just now.
It's disturbingly accurate
 
@ElfSlice yeah I don't think I could ever play it. I do support her effort though. It might help people understand mental illness and I'm all for that
 
OK... so I am a new gamer. Do you all buy or pirate games? (Am I allowed to ask this here?)
 
5:20 AM
@ΠαρθΚοχλι We buy!
Or so we tell each other. ;]
 
I buy nowadays
 
We buy :)
 
@spugsley For what it's worth, you have never struck me as a depressed sort of gal.
 
I used to not buy but that was because I didn't have a way to buy...
 
5:22 AM
I've finished my limit for this month so I even if I can buy the game on Steam, I can't download 6 GB of data again.
 
@ElfSlice the anxiety feeds into it. They kinda coexist. I have good weeks and bad weeks. It's been a really bad week.
 
I earlier torrented.
 
@spugsley Sorry to hear that. =[
 
@ElfSlice thanks <3
 
This is just way too close to home for me...
But I mean, if it helps someone else understand what it's like... I guess that's good.
 
5:25 AM
@ElfSlice I got about 3 screens in. I shouldn't have tried. Now I feel all panicky. Ok happy thoughts
 
I think I'm going to go to bed.
@spugsley Yeah, that happened to me too. Sorry. =[
 
@ElfSlice it's ok. It was my stupid curiosity. It sucks being anxious and nosy :p
 
I only got two screens in
Not that it's a contest
@spugsley By the way, have you played Krater?
 
@ElfSlice this is great
 
@spugsley I love it. Phaeleh is awesome.
 
5:27 AM
@ElfSlice no. I haven't been gaming much lately
or doing much of anything
 
@spugsley When you get back in the mood, you should check it out. You might like it. It's another torchlight/diablo type game with a really cool setting.
 
Portal 2: When I am on the main screen, I click on "Single Player". It's on the loading screen, loads halfway, and then it gets back to the main screen. It's a torrented game. Could anyone get it to work with Steam?
Google does not provide a solution.
 
@ElfSlice this is out already?
 
@spugsley Yeah, it's been out for quite a while.
 
@ElfSlice it looks really neat. I think I'm gonna get it
 
5:30 AM
$15
The metacritic score is low because it used to be really buggy
It's been improved a lot
 
@ElfSlice might put it on the xmas list for the husband
 
My review, for what it's worth
 
this is like a huge plus for me: Unlimited Exploration - No matter how deep you crawl, there is always more to explore in Krater’s open world. Packed full of randomized dungeons and events, more than 60 handcrafted original locations, and 200+ quests. Locations range from small settlements to large urban areas like Solside City, a sprawling regional hub where you’ll find all sorts of NPCs and services.
 
@spugsley Yeah, I liked the way they did the world map.
it has like 'random encounters' of tiny little areas to clear out
Also the music is great
 
For some reason I ended up on the site that lists whether or not a movie passed the Bechdel test. But my favorite by far is Kiki's Delivery Service, which does not pass the reverse Bechdel test lol
Fun fact, thought I'd share
also, thoughts on food?
 
5:33 AM
@spugsley Re: husband, it also supports co-op. You can get a 2-pack on Steam.
I'm going to go to bed.
Goodnight everyone.
 
@ElfSlice night night
I'm gonna watch some gameplay videos
see if I like the combat system
 
5:51 AM
0
Q: Where is Jack in Highpool?

chaosI've seen reference to a quest-giver NPC called Jack in Highpool (in this thread), but can't find any such person. Where can I find Jack? (I went to Highpool before the Ag Center.)

 
6:05 AM
As I am working on dangerous at the moment, I must ask my delicious friends to help nurse me back to health once again
 
@SaintWacko Working on Dangerous and stabbing each other ;)
 
@PrivatePansy Ahhh, thank you
 
I think the rules allow for one stabbing every two days. More, if you can draw the correct opportunity cards
 
6:29 AM
I'm home! :)
Downloading 34 Steam updates...
 
6:51 AM
I have been playing the spaceship bridge simulator called Artemis... has anyone else played said wonderful game?
@ElfSlice !!!
 
7:03 AM
0
Q: How to cheapest diablo3 gold on the market?

WilliamsMerry Christmas and Happy New Year to all battlehome.com users! As a professional Diablo 3 gold seller and other mmo games reputed service supplier,battlehome always try to offer our customers more comfort and surprise, like doing little things to make you spend a happy holiday and good start in ...

 
7:15 AM
@Lazers set phasers to kill!
 
7:54 AM
@Krazer I missed it, but what little remains in chat is comedy gold. The Engrish, offering customers more surprises (Which I take to mean unauthorized use of their credit card information).
 
@TrentHawkins enjoy ^^
 
@Krazer And the rest did not disappoint. Although it is sad that there are clearly people who still fall for these things (or this type of shady 'business' would have died off long ago).
 
@TrentHawkins it's nearly free to spam them in the millions ( nearly 0 cost ) * ( tiny chance to make quite a bit) = ( quite some money )
 
@KevinvanderVelden Yeah, I know how the model works, but the point is that it clearly does occasionally pay off for them. And I weep for/laugh at the people who get fooled.
 
@KevinvanderVelden They did say they planned on taking over the world.
Or was that Bungie?
 
@Yuki why can't it be both?
 
@Yuki Bungie
And they're already on the last step
 
8:59 AM
0
Q: Wild West Level 18...Need Help!

user63892I just updated my Plants Vs Zombies 2 on my IPhone, it now looks completely different, so hopefully someone understands what I'm asking. I'm on Level 18 in Wild West and I cannot figure out how to beat it. You have 1500 sun to spend but what defense do u spend that on? There's not very much u ca...

 
I've finally managed to produce an Exceptional Short Story, became an author in Fallen London
 
9:17 AM
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Q: Craftbukkit 1.7.2 map reset

RononDexI am running a small homeserver with the latest craftbukkit 1.7.2 build. Whenever they release a new version, I update my server asap. However the last update somehow "reset" the map. Spawnposition is now somehwere under ground, our buildings have all disappeared and the whole map looks like a ...

 
9:29 AM
0
Q: is there any way to retrieve my data?? everything is gone

savedeathstarMy phone got turned off when the battery ran out while I was playing and when I turned it on again everything was gone... anyone know how to fix this? I had 63 floors and 350 bux! Please!

 
 
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10:33 AM
@ElfSlice I haven't played yet. Probably won't try it until the full release. RPGs aren't ones that I'm a big fan of early acccess for.
 
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Q: What are daily and weekly challenges?

Assylum That is what it says in UPlay about it and that is all I know. So what exactly are daily and weekly challenges and how do I see them in the game?

 
Oh right.. it's weekend so the Bridge is a silent room
 
10:58 AM
@3ventic jup
to busy playing games to talk about not playing games
 
I play on weekdays and "work" on weekends
 
0
Q: Do I have enough specs to use Skyrim ENB?

RhedraigRecently I downloaded a bunch of mods for skyrim based on Skyrim Beautification Project (the site listed a lot of mods to be downloaded). I followed the instruction and load-order as the site says, and the graphics became a lot better. But now my performance, in terms of fps, goes down. When I'm ...

 

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