July 2024 – Scopique's

It’s Not All Bad: Power Automate for Screenshots

Scopique July 29, 2024

I found Power Automate on my system this weekend, and while I don't have a lot of use for automation, I wondered if this might help me capture more screenshots of the games I play.

Star Citizen: Jump Points

Scopique July 24, 2024

Last week's Inside Star Citizen video covered jump gates, coming to the game with the inclusion of the Pyro system in 4.0. In this post I attempt to distill that video, cover some controversies in the community, and give some thoughts.

A Generator of Sorts

Scopique July 19, 2024

A finished product that I'm not totally disgusted by!

Everything, All At Once Human

Scopique July 18, 2024

I really want to like Once Human, but the designers seemed to like the "click button, get reward" mechanic more than the "survival shooter in a technohorror setting" and that saddens and annoys me.

I Feel Like I Missed My Calling

Scopique July 18, 2024

I spend more time, and more intensity on 3D modeling every time it comes around in my "rotation of interests". Why?

Once Human, Twice Shy

Scopique July 13, 2024

I haven't spent as much time with Once Human as I have some other recent titles, but once the game clicked with me...I wanted to spend LESS time playing it.

From Node to Deno

Scopique July 11, 2024

I'm porting my Node application to Deno and while I'm finding it pretty easy going and occasionally beneficial, I'm still not 100% sold on some of their design decisions.

The First Descendant

Scopique July 3, 2024

It's finally here! To kick off the release of The First Descendant, I've written this wall of text on my thoughts and some information for those who are curious about the game.