u/FutureLynx_

Even OpenRA feels better with its pixel art. Something doesn't click for me with these 3d graphics in RTS games.

I prefer much more 2D rts games with bright colors or pixel art.

My eyes just feel better looking at it. I can see stuff clearly.

Cossacks 2 also has great graphics, and i prefer those than Cossacks 3.

Is there a game like BAR but with cool 2D graphics?

Some of them had the screen broken several times. She’d get them repaired, and then a week later the screen would crack again.

A Samsung Galaxy A12, a Blackview, and another Samsung.

They turn on, but since you can’t see the display, there’s nothing you can do with them.

And it’s sad, because I don’t like throwing away things that seem reusable.

Any ideas on what to do with this stuff?

I’d at least like to use them as a server, or as an extra mini PC. Any ideas?

I can’t connect them to the PC. It won’t even let me access the files. For that, the screen would need to be working.

Alguns deles partiu várias vezes o ecrã. Mandava arranjar, e depois passado uma semana já tava o ecrã a rachar outra vez.

Um Samsung Galaxy A12, Um blackview, e outro Samsung.

Eles ligam, mas como não dá para ver a imagem não dá para fazer nada.

E é triste, porque eu n gosto de deitar coisas que parece que podem ser reutilizáveis fora.

Alguma ideia do que o que fazer com isto?

Gostava de ao menos poder utilizá-los como servidor, ou como mini pc extra. Alguma ideia?

Não consigo conectá-los ao pc. Não deixa sequer aceder aos ficheiros. Para isso era necessário o ecrã estar funcional.

Im looking for a game exactly like AoE2 but with tanks, planes and modern warfare. WW2 is my favourite though. Any suggestions? Thanks.

So for me graphics are important but not in the way most people assume. I like clear graphics. I also like realistic graphics but tend to see them as too distracting and not optimal for gameplay.

1- OpenRA.

Because of that my favourite RTS game is OpenRA. OpenRA improves a lot of Red Alert, and adds an awesome zoom.

I also like Company of Heroes but prefer OpenRA much more. CoH zoom sucks, and the graphics although realistic and beautiful are no match to the minimalism and simplicity of OpenRA.

Playing OpenRA feels great to me. My eyes can see the whole battlefield. The units are small and minimalistic. Whereas CoH its much harder to tell what is happening as the battlefield is so visually polluted.

I also like the standard RTS building system of OpenRA. Its easy to manage. And the economy is simple.

2- AoE2.

A close 2nd to OpenRA is AoE2. Its my favourite RTS set in the medieval ages.

3- Rise of Nations.

Rise of Nations is an excellent game, I would say maybe even better than AoE2 in many mechanics. However the fact it has all the different ages, makes me prefer AoE2.

Other games that I enjoyed:

Stronghold Crusader. Really good, but not better than AoE2 or Rise of Nations in terms of combat. Though the castle building mechanic is epic.

Axis and Allies RTS (2004). Great game overall, similar to Company of Heroes. With graphics that appeal much more to me than CoH graphics.

Hegemony. Probably the best RTS + Grand Strategy game (Total War is Turn Based + Real Time Tactics).

Sudden Strike 4. Its good, but too simplistic. Better scale and camera than CoH. Still prefer OpenRA.

Im 1.75 meters tall.

I grew up playing many sports. And I found out, that short guys have a really easy time with some of the sports i played.

Particularly Capoeira, B-boying, Yoga. These 3 if you are taller it just takes 10x more time to learn and do stuff, and even if you get it, you still look like blob. The moves dont look clean.

So I remember thinking to myself, I wish i was shorter so i could be more agile, like <insert b-boy name here>, so I could do everything. Shorter b-boys and capoeiristas are crazy clean and fast.

I also remember that when i used to do graffiti, the short guys always got away. They ran so fast and could hide anywhere.

So when i see all this obsession for tall people i think its stupid. Because it is not optimal for survival at all. And this is why there are so few of them.

Think about it. The taller you are the more inefficient you are, the more energy you have to consume. The easier target you are. The less likely you are to survive.

I have seen tall guys dropped in fights by short guys with a single punch. I fought with guys that are shorter than me, and they fight like devils.

So no, since what makes me happy in my life is the sports i do. Being tall would be a nuissance for me.

So running with rifles is a top down shooter, but has elements of RTS. Similar to Mount and Blade, you command your Character but issue commands to your army and other soldiers, and you also have tactical abilities, like air strikes, artillery etc...
What i like about these types of games compared to RTS games, is that you have a more mechanical / direct control over your game.

In RTS games, it becomes a lot a click fest, managing lots of units. But there is no direct first person skill, where you could aim and shoot. That is something that even though i love rts games, feel like its what makes a game fun to play.

Worms for example is a tactical turn based game. But you still move your unit, aim and shoot, which makes it really fun. It also makes it fun the fact you have limited weapons to use. And must be strategic about what to use.

RTS games usually dont have ammo, and only a few have abilities.

The main reason i left architecture (before AI), was because of unemployment, low wages and too much work.

My salary wasn't that bad at the time. But i didnt have time for my hobbies. So i realized i would even take a part time in a supermarket instead of working full time as an architect.

It is a huge commitment. And since the pay is not even that high, and it was really hard to get the job i got. So this left me with a constant feeling of dependency on the job i had at the time. As if, if i get laid off, then i would probably be unemployed for a long time.

So i changed careers, and until now i miss it sometimes, but i dont regret it completely.

Although I love my current field, programming, AI is taking no prisoners.

A year ago, i thought "Damn, who could have thought, just 2 years ago, Software Engineering was so easy to get jobs, now maybe architecture is doing better..."

But yeah, but i keep seeing AI creeping to the architecture field, automating a lot of the processes.

So I was wondering. How is architecture these days?

I think at the end of the day on way or another skynet will come for us all no matter what we do.

I grew up doing several martial arts. It was my refuge, my strength, my religion.

Whenever something went wrong in school or in the street. I had Capoeira and other sports as my guide and recovery from the mental traumas.

As I grew up I experienced a degradation of my strength and energy. Joints aching, low energy, depression. Even though i persisted in my training it was worthless at that point.

I thought i was getting old, so I quit physical exercise altogether. You know better do it now than later.

Life became harder as I could not handle the stress at work as well as when i was younger and training. Training had the effect of a drug on me, it dulled the pain, and made any challenge look easier.

The longer I stayed without training, the more anxiety I had. And i was in denial, trying to live like other people who "apparently" were happy without having a sport.

Later came other symptoms. Not being able to sleep properly. Not able to breath well. So i figured i had to find a way to get myself back to training or this was about to end soon.

I found out after a lot of trial and error that the key for my performance to come back is to avoid all starches, and eat mostly fruits, and some meat and eggs. I eat starch on specific days, as refeeds.

I think keeping this regimen will allow me to work out until im very old.

Anyone has a similar story to share?

Hey everyone,

I’m hoping someone here has dealt with something similar.

A few years ago (around 2–3 years), I temporarily disabled my Instagram account. I never deleted it, just deactivated it with the intention of coming back later.

Now I’m trying to log back in, but I can’t access it at all.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

- Logging in with my username/email

- Resetting my password

No luck. But the account definitely still exists, because i received an email, saying "New log in location" after i tried logging in.

After I log in, it doesnt really log in it just stays stuck in the page of the log in. But it doesnt say anything.

Then i received the email.

Is there any way to recover it? Is there a number i can call?

Any advice or similar experiences would really help.

Isto é um bocado tiro no escuro escolher um grupo.

Eu fiz capoeira antes no estrangeiro em diferentes grupos.

Estou á procura de um grupo que seja amigável e tranquilo.

Alguem aqui treinou capoeira em portugal?

Já estou meio velho e tenho um certa reluctância, mas quero muito treinar.

Obrigado. Podem mandar DM, ou comentar.

Estou procurando um grupo para treinar. Mas já tou meio velho.