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Yeah, trying to run the game over the USB bus is pretty much assured to cause some interesting problems..... if you are on a desktop, install the drive IN the machine.....

That's weird....... Running any mods that change the skeleton, or textures?

Yeah, MS wants their telemetry........

You have some mod conflicts to sort out.

There are volume sliders in the in-game controls..... aside from that, maybe reinstall directx?

I think a lotta folks just set both numbers the same.

For a long trip thru normal space, you spend a significant time accelerating, maybe some time coasting, and then a significant time decelerating.... so you don't breeze past your destination at some percentage of light speed. :D You get there with just enough velocity to achieve orbit. Ion engines are all well and good, but, at this point, they simply aren't practical. Still need conventional rockets to get you into space initially, (build the ship in space?) and they are VERY low thrust, AND they DO require 'fuel'.... xenon gas is used at present. They are fine for small probes, but, something on the scale of a generation ship? Nope, not gonna work. Consider you need a minimum population of around 400 people to have a viable gene pool, plus whatever livestock they want to bring, plus enough food, or a way to produce it, to feed everyone for the time the trip takes, and then probably a couple years after landing. I.E. The ship is gonna be BIG. As yet, we don't have the technology to put folks to sleep for that kind of time.... so, need to keep those folks busy, and educate the follow-on generations in both how to run the ship, and eventually, how to survive on a planet surface. And THAT is yet another interesting stumbling block. By the time they get there, there won't be anyone alive that actually lived on a planets surface...... Or experienced 'weather', or extremely large wide open spaces........ (without benefit of a space suit.....) Who's to say that once they get there, and the prospect of essentially permanently grounding themselves just doesn't have the appeal for them, as it did for the folks that initially signed up for the trip....... Then what? Nah, what we REALLY needs is a workable faster than light drive. Don't really care just HOW it works, so long as it does indeed work. I would happily volunteer to go out on an explorer ship. :) (after at least the first one came BACK though.....) I think that would be a gas. :D

I find it highly likely that there is indeed other life out there among the stars. Given the number of earth-like planets, odds are good that some of them developed life. Have they visited us? That's still open for debate..... Leonard Nimoy did a thing on "In search of ancient aliens." That was quite some time ago, but, some of the circumstantial evidence tended to indicate that something happened.... Or maybe it was just folks with a good imagination..... The biggest question I have is, Is faster than light travel, by whatever method, even possible? So far, the answer seems to be 'no'..... So, in order for anyone to visit us, they would have to be significantly more advanced than we are, or, exceptionally long lived. Consider, at our current level of technology, it would take us almost 70,000 YEARS to make it to the nearest star. That just isn't practical. Not even for a generation ship. Besides, who would want to go on such a mission, knowing they would die in space?

It was actually pretty nice out today. We had some dark clouds, but, that was it. Low 70's, nice breeze, fair bit of sun. Too bad I have a cold, and can't enjoy it. :D Hopefully feelin' better tomorrow. Already feel better today, than I did yesterday. Yesterday sucked, so, I slept thru most of it. :D

Indeed, reducing the customer base would not be in the best interests of anyone selling anything...... That, and I am sure the 'hitler' comments would abound as well. (eugenics.....) Besides, of late, if you aren't promising to give everyone everything, you don't get elected........

LOL. I wouldn't say train wreck. More like the site was designed by committee and the UX designer was blind.... Their whole site leaves a LOT to be desired....... do they even have spoiler tags yet???? I have seen three teenagers with a zero dollar budget do a better job......

We have a boatload of machines running 2004, and I haven't noticed any real issues with it.

Ah, Privateer.... the game that prompted me to spend too much money on a throttle, stick, and rudder pedals. :D Got me HEAVILY into the Flight-Sim style games. Too bad they don't make 'em like that any more. I LOVED the forced-feedback joysticks. Made flight sims a whole new experience. Unfortunately, not even 'most' games supported them. Even fewer now..... Yeah, there are just too many people on this planet, for the resources at hand. But, I suspect that is going to be a self-solving problem anyway. Eventually, we will do ourselves in, either directly via war, or the release of some biological/chemical agent, or nature will simply get tired of us screwing up the planet, and take steps to reduce our impact. (perhaps completely......) Not like humans are ever going to do anything about it. Too many obstacles in the way. (religion, politics....)

Unless we go with the line from Independence Day ... "plausible deniability Mr President". :D Yeah, there is that... but still, you know there would be a Snowden in there somewhere. :) Especially after 70 years.

What we need is a significant population reduction. That would relieve a lot of our problems...... Including 'global warming'....... That said, in this day and age, folks are more concerned about things that directly affect them, and their social media presence..... to care much about pretty much anything else. Remember back in the 60's, EVERYONE was interested in the space program, today, you barely hear about it. And then there are the advances we have made in existing technology. Back in the day, getting 100 horsepower per liter was a major accomplishment, today, there are engines putting out over 200 HP per liter, and are daily drivers..... In the 70's and 80's, getting 200 horsepower out of your 400+ cubic inch engine was considered 'a lot', today, the AVERAGE four cylinder can do better than that. And get better gas mileage doing it..... Look at computer technology. I remember when a 66 megahertz processor was considered 'fast', today, a simply device in can hold in your hand is a couple hundred times more powerful..... The average car has more processing power than the space shuttle ever did. The typical smartphone can likely make the same claim. It isn't like we have come up with anything truly new, we have simply radically improved existing technologies.

Yeah, I really didn't think much of the video.... The aircraft is in a pretty hard bank, but, I don't see any of the heading, altitude, or airspeed numbers changing....... That's pretty much impossible to do........ especially in that hard of a turn. At this point, I am extremely skeptical about the whole 'visitation' thing. I agree, that is NOT something that could be kept secret for 7 decades. Too many people would know about it, and the odds of ALL of them keeping quiet about it, are VERY close to zero.......

Well, all I can say is I had this crash bug, disabled the unofficial patch, solved the problem, then re-enabled the patch. So....it does seem in fact that the patch is causing an issue. Did the crashing come back with the patch re-enabled?

Is the special folder in one of the sound archives? May need to unpack them to see.

There must be a mod that is changing them, I have never had a turret that didn't want to fire, be it a hostile one, or one that I made.

Open the console, type in: fov XX XX saveini Exit the console. Where XX is the field of view you desire, first set if main game, second set is in pipboy.

Add an exception to windows defender for MO2, and where ever your games are installed. If there is a message about your antivirus being managed by your organization, there is a fix for that, but, make sure there isn't any other a/v software installed on your machine. (or any malware for that matter.)

Check out the link in my sig for assorted classes on modding beth games. We have various tutorials to get your started, and familiarize yourself with how things work. :D

Not all that much of an issue where I live. Very few cases here. (there are advantages to living out in the sticks.....) I'll give it some time, and see how it goes. I will eventually get the vaccine, as covid would likely kill me.

This is also the same Liberal Mecca to pass a bill to say it's not illegal to knowingly infect someone with HIV. I never figured california to be a 'good' example of what society should be in any event. They don't call it "the land of fruits and nuts" for nothing...... Some of their policies are just mind-boggling..... Probably a significant contributor to the number of folks leaving the state.......

The measures put in place by various government entities to 'reduce the impact' of covid, really aren't saving lives, they are just extending the timeline of those deaths. (spreading them out over a longer time period) In the end, once the fat lady sings, the number of covid dead is going to be very similar to what we would have seen had we done nothing, and just let the disease run its course. The idea behind the lockdown, and various other measures, was to prevent hospitals, and other care facilities from being overwhelmed with cases all at once. The measures *may* save a few lives, but, the number isn't going to be real significant. A vaccine, on the other hand, *should* dramatically reduce the impact, and let us reopen our economy, and get folks back to work.