Agent_Karyo

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[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Did not know about this about the open source engine rebuild. Will have to try them the next time I feel like playing Dune 2.

I don't mind the easier difficulty. 😀

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I remember trying to replay Dune 2 a few years ago.

The lack of many QoL/UX refinements made it really difficult to play.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (8 children)

You mean like updating unit selection in Warcraft 2; it is limited to ~9 units per control group from what I remember.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I would definitely play Warcraft 2 remastered. I've played the version on GOG and it was solid, but a remastered version is always nice.

Haven't played Warcraft 1 in over 25 years. Wouldn't mind trying it for fun.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Congrats! It's the small victories that keep us going! :)

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wow, this is kind of thing that can make one reevaluate what methods are most appropriate when dealing with corruption and oligarchs.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

If your opinion is identical to the corporate sourced PR copytext (not to mention the condescending style - "everyone knows"), then yes it is de facto PR work.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I will never understand when people engage in volunteer (i.e. unpaid) PR work for some random company.

Criticizing a company for lazy patent trolling (a patent for riding a mount?) is not engaging in "hate crimes against video games".

Nintendo is welcome to release good products on multiple platforms (Palworld runs on PC) to compete with Palworld. Crazy idea, I know!

One would think I should patent the concept of releasing good games to compete with other companies, but out of the goodness of my heart I will release this unique idea into the public domain.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

Interesting. Yes, that is a bit more specific.

I personally do not support game design patents because that's not how gaming works (and people who file such game design patents know this).

What are the other two patents like if you don't mind me asking? Aiming in particular seems openly malicious (as do mounts to be honest).

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 58 points 6 days ago (11 children)

From the translation of the claims, they appear to describe Pokémon-style activities, with ‘191 focused on the act of throwing a ball at characters in a field, ‘117 tied to aiming, and ‘390 on riding characters.

If this is indeed the case, the lawsuit is clearly illegitimate (in the real sense, can't speak for legal nuances). Not surprising.

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