![]() So, now that we have that distinction out of the way, to answer your question: There are two main kinds - the kind without a screen (meaning you see your drawing on your laptop screen, while using the tablet works a bit like a pen-shaped mouse) and the kind with a screen (which you draw on directly, but still needs to be plugged into a computer.) There are peripheral devices, meaning you have to plug them into an existing computer. These run iPadOS, Android, or Windows, respectively. ![]() There are tablet devices, such as iPads, Samsung Galaxy Tabs, and the Wacom MobileStudio. Okay, so 'tablet' has a dual meaning these days, which is partly why I think you're so confused. if you're looking for more specific recommendations or tutorials i'm aware that you can look them up on youtube but you'll have to ask other folks for the best channels or creators to visit or watch. ![]() I know there are folks who use other tablet types so opinions and suggestions in the replies will likely vary. i've been using it for about 5 or 6 years give or take but it's worked for all my creative needs. the functionality is really simple in that you draw on the tablet and stuff shows up your laptop/computer screen. Personally i use a pen and touch tablet, the wacom intuos small, on my laptop computer and medibang paint. ![]() To start purely for clarity's sake medibang doesn't have its on tablet but a mobile app that can be downloaded on ipads or other tablets, though it's best to check the required specifications for functionality.įollowing up there's a couple different tablets you can get: pen (or pen and touch) tablets like the wacon intuos, screen tablets like the wacom cintiq or compact tablets like the ipads and samsung note tablets. Long time user of medibang paint with a pen tablet and it's actually pretty simple depending on the kind of tablet your looking for. ![]()
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Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.įeaturing both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire in vast landscapes with stunning 4K visual fidelity, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition brings an evolved real-time strategy game to the next level in this celebratory new version that includes a host of free new content such as brand-new civilizations, new maps, additional in-game updates and languages, and new masteries, challenges, taunts and cheats – all at an amazing value that packs in more history than ever before! ![]() ![]() ![]() Sure, graphics do appear crisper but the improvements are only obvious if you look for them. Letting the game run at 1024x768 or 1152x864 resolution will only display incremental visual improvements relative to lower resolutions. This freeware strategy game’s graphics is far from perfect. I’d be guilty of gushing (like the fan that I am) if I am to discuss just the positive side of this PC game’s graphics. (Missiles are way too large though I’m hoping this will be fixed in later builds.) The developers also didn’t ignore minute details-even in aerial world map battles where the models are Lilliputian, aircraft with laser cannons will lance out shafts of coherent light while missile-equipped ones will unleash a swarm of projectiles at enemies. It’s chilling to behold a humongous alien Harvester from a distance in night battles the effect is akin to an underwater behemoth resting just inside the periphery of your vision. I also love the way how objects slowly get swallowed by darkness the farther they are from the camera. Ravenous fires of flamethrowers bathe aliens with high-contrast colors-shadows deepen while sides facing the flames light up. ![]() However, for those of you who have not pigeonholed yourself into the idea that all games should have AAA graphics to be worth playing, there’s still plenty to feast your eyes on the developers of this freeware strategy game have made significant tweaks to UFO: AI’s engine.įor one, the real-time lighting in this PC game is superb walls and other surfaces glow as coherent light from energy weapons knife through the battlescape. It’s not for everyone, particularly those who nitpick about visuals. UFO: Alien Invasion may not have production values found in AAA games but its real strength is in its gameplay. It may seem odd that I should discuss this aspect first, given that this freeware game is based on a PC classic that featured an unprecedented gameplay structure but I felt that I should discuss what I’ve listed as one of the weak points of the game. The full review of this downloadable freeware turn-based strategy game after the jump. ![]() ![]() ![]() You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email to get in touch! Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations!Īnnnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! 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Fort, who died in 1932, wrote about what are now called paranormal phenomena before that term was even invented, and is credited, among other things, with coining the word "teleportation".Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS Campus Crier Lovecraft's original story, it is interesting period touch because Charles Fort was actually a real person, a celebrated and controversial author of the early 1900s who was known to contemporaries as "The Mad Genius of the Bronx". One addition to the film is a debate staged between the protagonist, Professor Wilmarth, and Charles Fort. Lovecraft's writing than any other movie versions of his works, with the only possible exception being the resent silent film version of The Call of Cathulhu, which was made by the same producers. nevertheless, the movie still does a far better job of evoking the feel of H.P. ![]() However, the original version was, after all, only a short story, and I suppose the makers felt that they had to add some material to the plot in order to expand the short story into a full-length movie. In fact, the short story actually ends at a point only about one hour into the film. Admittedly, the producers of the movie added some material and characters not present in the original story. Wilmarth begins his investigation into these stories on the basis that they are nothing more than mere interesting folklore, but soon finds himself dealing with something far more sinister. The bodies apparently also recall, among the older inhabitants, old tales of strange beings that live in remote parts of the hills, beings that are neither human nor animal, and possibly not even of terrestrial origin. It seems that bodies have been observed washing down from the mountains in the swollen rivers, bodies which are, reportedly, neither human nor animal. The plot involves Albert Wilmarth, a college anthropology professor specializing in folklore, who becomes intrigued by a series of unusual newspaper stories reported from a rural part of Vermont after a period of particularly heavy rains. Even their logo is an homage to the the old Universal Studios logo of the early 1930s (the studio which produced such classic horror movies as Frankenstein, Dracula and The Mummy), replacing the familiar airplane-circling-the-earth with a dirigible. Not so with HPLHS, who have gone out their way to keep faithful to the period and locales in which the tales were set, even going so far as give the film the feel of an early-1930s black-and-white movie. Although there have been other attempts to film Lovecraft stories, most have generally been unsatisfying failures due to misguided attempts to modernize or glamorize them. Lovecraft's eerie stories to the screen in a manner in keeping with the texture and mood of the original material. Lovecraft Historical Society for their efforts to bring H. One cannot help but give full marks to the H.P. ![]() ![]() ![]() The unfortunate truth about climbing chalk is that most manufacturers get their base materials from mining operations. If you have sweaty palms and want the best climbing chalk that will firm up your grip without too much hassle, this is definitely a product that should be on your list. 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Some climbers swear by loose chalk, while others don’t leave home without a small bottle of liquid chalk in their bag. ![]() When it comes to climbing chalks, it’s hard to find a consensus. Asana White Dirt: Best Chalk for Bouldering Frank Endo Block Gym Chalk: Best Block Chalk Friction Labs Gorilla Grip: Best Chunky Chalk Black Diamond Eco Gold Chalk: Best Eco-Friendly Chalk Bison Designs Competition Chalk: Best Chalk for Sweaty Hands FrictionLabs Unicorn Dust: Best Fine Powdered Chalk Metolius Super Chalk: Best Budget Climbing Chalk Black Diamond Black Gold Pure Chalk: Best High-Performance Chalk ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While there, he met and befriended Winston Turner as well as his future wife, Janet. Spencer Banbridge (known as "Skip" by his closest Academy friends and as "Wayne" by his other colleagues almost never as "Spencer") started his career as a Spacehand in the Confederation Fleet, eventually proving to possess sufficient intelligence and capabilities to earn a sponsorship to the Academy. 11 Characters from the Privateer II EraĬharacters from Wing Commander: Action Stations VADM Spencer Banbridge.9 Characters from the Wing Commander IV Era.8.5 FRL President Hans Maximillian Kruger.8 Characters from Wing Commander: False Colors.7 Characters from the Wing Commander III Era.6 Characters from Wing Commander: Privateer and Righteous Fire.5.5 FRL President Hans Maximillian Kruger.5 Characters from End Run and Fleet Action. ![]() 4 Characters from the Wing Commander II Era.3.17 Bakhtosh nar Kiranka (Bakhtosh Redclaw).3.16 Khajja nar Ja'targk (Khajja the Fang).3.14 Bhurak nar Caxki (Bhurak Starkiller).3 Characters from the Wing Commander I Era.2.2 2LT/OT Christopher "Maverick" Blair.2 Characters from Wing Commander Academy.1 Characters from Wing Commander: Action Stations.A few of the more important characters in the WC Universe (Blair, Tolwyn, Taggart, Marshall and Thrakhath in particular) appear multiple times in the list in order to reflect their development over time. When included in an adventure, a GM should feel free to adjust the stats of these characters as necessary to suit their needs data on equipment in particular has been left out for this very reason. The character profiles include background information and game statistics for each character so that GMs may include them in their adventures as either NPCs or as PCs. This sub-Chapter takes a look at some of the major characters that were present in the Wing Commander Universe including those introduced as part of the original games and novels. After all, without the people needed to populate a universe, it'd be a pretty boring place. Each game and novel, while having its share of action in the cockpit, did a good job of focusing on the thoughts and emotions of individuals they made you invest in the characters emotionally. Considered the first game in the space combat simulation genre, it spawned four direct sequels, ten more related games, ten novels and a movie, not to mention a ton of fan fiction and several spin-off projects. The Wing Commander Universe has grown significantly since the initial release of Wing Commander in 1990. Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn releases March 22nd - hopefully.Content on this page may be unofficial or break with Wing Commander canon. Visit the official Wing Commander Saga website and check out their FAQ to find out more on this 10-year-long labour of love. The mod team has been diligent in ensuring it's a full standalone release making it far more accessible. While it uses a modified version of Freespace 2's engine, it won't require the game installed to be playable. Once again, we are thankful that they are permitting us to do this, but no endorsement of Saga by these entities should be implied from that fact." They have not contacted us and we have not discussed it with them. "But they have in no way, shape or form sanctioned our project, nor have they done anything to make it official. We are thankful to them for permitting us to make Saga, as manifested by them taking no action to shut us down but allowing us to develop it, just as they have done with other projects like Standoff and Privateer: Gemini Gold," explained the co-creator. "We are not officially or unofficially sanctioned or endorsed by Chris Roberts, Origin, or EA. ![]() ![]() as well publicize the Color Zen community forums, via the Picturiffc Facebook page. The Zen: A Gay Sequel coloring book is a printable PDF featuring 14 coloring pages featuring the ZAGS cast. Search through 92836 colorings, dot to dots, tutorials and silhouettes. 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Adware can show Pop up ads, install unwanted browser toolbars, change home page of the browser etc. ![]() ![]() I am the original poster. I am doing some more testing to see if I can narrow down the problem. The registry keys do have different values depending on the state of that slider. The registry keys modified are displayed in the following picture: When the slider is left in off position and the computer is rebooted none of these four keys change in value yet the slider switches to the enabled state. This does not make any sense. There are four registry keys being written. I then used process monitor (sysinternals tool) to find the registry keys that get written when the “Display Power Savings” slider is changed. The slider will not stay in the off position, same problem. I uninstalled the HD Graphics Control panel and rebooted the computer. Then I installed the Intel Graphics Command Center. The “Display Power Savings” still goes to on state when rebooting the computer. There is no setting to load either the default bios settings or the user configured settings when rebooting. There is no such option in the Bios. There is a option to restore “System bios defaults” and then you have to save those settings into the current Bios image. “there should be a setting in the BIOS related to power that has priority over the Windows settings, so it is expected that every time that you reboot the computer for it to load the BIOS default values. I now have the Intel Drivers from Lenovo installed with no side effects from tying the Intel Drivers from the download center. Yes, I temporarily had the Intel Drivers installed on my computer. Before I installed them I did an image backup of my SSD. When nothing seemed to work, I reloaded the image backup I created. What we recommend in this case will be to get in contact directly with Lenovo to verify the BIOS configuration and to check the power settings in order to confirm if some changes are needed in there to keep the "Display Power Saving Technology" option disabled: In reference to the "Display Power Saving Technology" setting not staying disabled, that is related to an option in the BIOS, there should be a setting in the BIOS related to power that has priority over the Windows settings, so it is expected that every time that you reboot the computer for it to load the BIOS default values. Just to let you know, since the laptop is working with Intel® UHD Graphics 620 controller, we actually recommend to install the Intel® Graphics and Command Center, that is the most recent application from Intel® Graphics configuration and you can always download it from the following link:Īlso, we recommend to install the graphics driver provided by the manufacturer of the computer, since that driver was customized by them work with your specific platform: JSost, Thank you very much for sharing that information. Processor Intel i5 8350U Kaby Lake refresh.Īll the drivers are up to date from the Lenovo website on all of the laptops. Operating System Win build 18362.592 (all computers)Ĭomputer Lenovo X1 carbon gen 6 20KHCTO1WW bios 1.44. Intel Graphics Control Panel (Microsoft Store App) version 3.3.0.0 I have access to a Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 3 and Gen 4 where the Intel control panel is part of the driver and I do not have this problem with those machines.ĭrivers tried: 26.20.100.7528 from Lenovo website, Intel 26.20.100.7584 and Intel 26.20.100.7755 from Intel Download Center. These are all Intel DCH drivers and the driver does not include the Intel HD Graphics code. Why is the “Display Power saving Technology” being set back to enabled after every reboot? The selections inside this option, Maximum Quality to Maximum Battery and “Enhanced Power Saving Mode” will not change after a reboot. It will stay disabled as long as the computer is not rebooted. If I disable this option, exit the control panel and reboot the computer, the option will be re-enabled after the computer is booted. This option will not stay disabled if the computer is rebooted. The version of Intel UDH Graphics Control Panel being used is a Microsoft store app and does not get installed with the driver. I have a Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 6 with an Intel HD Graphics 620 chip. In the Intel UDH Graphics Control Panel inside the Power section, there is an option called “Display Power Saving Technology”. ![]() |
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