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#21
Gaming HQ / Re: Valve Announces the Steam ...
Last post by Jacob - November 13, 2025, 07:17:35 PMQuote from: garbon on November 13, 2025, 07:36:24 AMWhat is the upside to attaching a PC to one's tv?
I would've bought the Steam Box last year if it had been available. Instead I got an Xbox (which I kind of regret).
The use case is: turn the gadget on, low-tech people in the family can reliably start a game and play it in the living room, no worries about watching Youtube or downloading malware or whatever - but we have access to PC games.
I'm still very attracted to the Steam Box for exactly that purpose. We have a Steam Deck and the curated "it just works" experience is pretty good. And so for I haven't had to worry about subscription services.
#22
Off the Record / Re: The Population Decline Thr...
Last post by crazy canuck - November 13, 2025, 06:19:51 PMJacob, the claims being made are:
1) Raz says that pre-modern infanticide happened more often then we think; and
2) Valmy says it happened a lot (whatever a lot means)
You are providing support that it happened selectively for females in Scandinavia. And maybe the existence of child's bones indicates it happened elsewhere, but just as likely there are child's bones because there was a high mortality rate.
There is also evidence that prostitutes in one ancient city killed unwanted babies.
Non of that is evidence which supports the claims Raz and Valmy made of it being a wide spread practice that happened a lot. And to bring us back to the topic, certainly not evidence that any of this was done to control populations.
1) Raz says that pre-modern infanticide happened more often then we think; and
2) Valmy says it happened a lot (whatever a lot means)
You are providing support that it happened selectively for females in Scandinavia. And maybe the existence of child's bones indicates it happened elsewhere, but just as likely there are child's bones because there was a high mortality rate.
There is also evidence that prostitutes in one ancient city killed unwanted babies.
Non of that is evidence which supports the claims Raz and Valmy made of it being a wide spread practice that happened a lot. And to bring us back to the topic, certainly not evidence that any of this was done to control populations.
#23
Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...
Last post by crazy canuck - November 13, 2025, 06:13:03 PMQuote from: Josephus on November 13, 2025, 05:31:20 PMAlso the Kingdom of Hungary is the most dominant country in eastern Europe
So things worked out as they should
#24
Gaming HQ / Re: Valve Announces the Steam ...
Last post by The Minsky Moment - November 13, 2025, 05:42:22 PMQuote from: garbon on November 13, 2025, 07:36:24 AMWhat is the upside to attaching a PC to one's tv?
Same for attaching a playstation or X-box except the games library is much larger.
#25
Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...
Last post by Josephus - November 13, 2025, 05:31:20 PMSo I finally hit 1492, the year I would really wish Paradox would bookmark
As it stands for the Original 7 majors:
England is normal, even owning a couple provinces in Calais.
France is also normal
As is Sweden
But Iberia is a bit of a mess, and no Spain
Austria is smaller but acceptable. HRE always tends towards Bohemia though
No Russia
Ottomans is maybe half the size it should be
Also the Kingdom of Hungary is the most dominant country in eastern Europe
As it stands for the Original 7 majors:
England is normal, even owning a couple provinces in Calais.
France is also normal
As is Sweden
But Iberia is a bit of a mess, and no Spain
Austria is smaller but acceptable. HRE always tends towards Bohemia though
No Russia
Ottomans is maybe half the size it should be
Also the Kingdom of Hungary is the most dominant country in eastern Europe
#26
Off the Record / Re: CFL Thread
Last post by viper37 - November 13, 2025, 04:54:56 PMHow do I stream the game on Sunday?
I check CFL+, however, I can't seem to find anything related to the game itself. It says international fans can stream the game if they sign up for it, but even if I connect with a US VPN, I don't see the game itself showing up.
Ideally, I would have preferred something in French as my friend is much less fluent than I am and I'd like to have him over rather than going to his place.
I check CFL+, however, I can't seem to find anything related to the game itself. It says international fans can stream the game if they sign up for it, but even if I connect with a US VPN, I don't see the game itself showing up.
Ideally, I would have preferred something in French as my friend is much less fluent than I am and I'd like to have him over rather than going to his place.
#27
Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...
Last post by Valmy - November 13, 2025, 04:53:27 PMI noticed the Ottomans were called "The Kingdom of the Ottomans." I found this very confusing. Then I clicked on them. They had converted to Orthodoxy 
Not even the most deranged alt-hist freak would talk about what would happen if the Ottomans had embraced Orthodoxy. Paradox has make sure totally deranged things like that would ever happen.
Now maybe Bulgaria just really kicked their ass and forced converted them during a war but I don't think so.
Not even the most deranged alt-hist freak would talk about what would happen if the Ottomans had embraced Orthodoxy. Paradox has make sure totally deranged things like that would ever happen.
Now maybe Bulgaria just really kicked their ass and forced converted them during a war but I don't think so.
#28
Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread
Last post by Josquius - November 13, 2025, 04:50:58 PMWhich would hallucinate more?
The AI boomer or the real one?
The AI boomer or the real one?
#29
Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...
Last post by Tamas - November 13, 2025, 04:50:18 PMI wish the AI was better at war though. It's 1502, my Hungary is surrounded by small vassals I created. Ottos are nowhere near their historical size, I just roflstomped Venice's Balkán holdings with zero trouble. When the bigger patch lands next week I will probably start a new game.
#30
Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread
Last post by Valmy - November 13, 2025, 04:49:28 PMHoly shit. No I am not talking to an AI version of my Dad.