I suppose calling Order 13 a job simulator would be a euphemism. Order 13 is a horror game with big enough emphasis on the job of warehouse workers. Though I have never worked in Amazon warehouse before, I can safely assume jobs in the warehouse is more separated and specialized, instead of having one employee on the look out for the products, packaging, labeling, and shipping it out from his/her lane.
Tagged Windows
Dyson Sphere Program Spiel
As Dyson Sphere Program is a simulation game still in Early Access without a story mode, I wasn’t sure when I could safely say I finished it. I prefer not to talk about sims that go on forever, as they tend to be more “simulation” than a “simulation game”. Fortunately, the game does have an ending, or something akin to an ending in the tech tree, where the narrator congratulates the player on finishing the monolithic task.
How to Use Alphanumeric Passwords with Windows Hello
This is yet another documentation-related post. The information surrounding Windows Hello, especially why the use of PIN is recommended, is simply out of context for users who would be actively looking up the answers. On Windows, traditionally speaking, a user would create an account for a Windows machine, then the login details would stay on the local machine. On current version of Windows 11, however, Windows highlights PIN as the new authentication mechanic, calling it more secure than the password.
Dollmare Spiel
It’s yet another horror game from yesteryear with a ‘find an anomaly’ mechanic. However, Dollmare is less an anomaly game than more a job simulator game. Job simulator is a subgenre which focuses on “simulating” real life job — in this game, a doll inspector. The premise of the game is rather straightforward. The protagonist has gotten a job in a doll factory as a doll inspector, who now needs to examine the toys before they can hit the shelves.
How to Workaround Windows Hello Webcam Error during Sleep-Wake
This post is for documentation purposes. I suspect there are completely different cases out there other than mine that simply print the same error message; message is vague at best. Unless the error log is detailed enough to pinpoint the issue, it would be nearly impossible to troubleshoot because of the number of configurations possible.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1 Spiel
With the release for Chapter 2 finally set for coming December, I believe it’s a great time to revisit the mascot horror that went viral last year. Indigo Park: Chapter 1 is technically in playable teaser state, where the first chapter only debriefs the premises of the game. It is relatively short and free to play at the time of the writing. I couldn’t find the official confirmation on how many chapters are planned for the title, but some did mention the developers answered total of 5 chapters during a live stream.
Who’s at the door? Spiel Pt. 2
Who’s at the door? shows what is possible with AI generated contents in Exit 8-likes, and to discuss how the game used the AI contents, it’s bound to touch on some of the spoiler territories. If you want a spoiler-free review, there is a separate piece for it. This one, on the other hand, I wanted to discuss some of the plot-related elements, especially the ones near the end of its plot.
Who’s at the door? Spiel
After I had played the demo version of Who’s at the door?, I wanted to see for myself how much more could the game offer for an indie horror game. The demo, the decision which I personally appreciate not to abuse Early Access on Steam, had shown different take on Exit 8-likes as a horror-centric game.
How to Encrypt Disks on Windows
One of the trigger points behind my decision to build a dedicated PC has to do with general cybersecurity. To clarify, Boot Camp Windows running on Intel Mac is not particularly more vulnerable than the other Windows machine; it is simply more dated. And being dated, for the sake of security, means not gaining the support for the new security feature such as TPM.
App to Test Drive Capacity Legitimacy on Windows
Though I tried to find a similar app for macOS and Linux, it wasn’t such a big surprise apps to test legitimacy of drive capacity is mostly reserved for Windows. For context, the idea behind the test is that there are customized illegitimate firmwares installed on drives to trick OS, thereby users, into thinking the drive is actually bigger than it is. The actual scheme goes like this: one. a user buys a cheap SSD (e.g. only $10 for 10TB), two. OS reports back the 10TB, three. but the files are getting corrupted after a while, four. closer inspection reveals…
App to Create Bootable Disk
While it is possible to use dd command on Unix-like systems to make a bootable disk or installation disk, the method has flaws. And apparently I wasn’t the only one noticing the issue. With larger files, dd can inexplicably fail without much notice. Current USB drives are fast enough that few transferring gigabytes would take mere minutes, but it is an annoyance I would wish to avoid as much as possible.
How to Change Save Paths for Steam Games
Some of the Steam games simply do not support Steam Cloud. The reasoning behind it, for modern games anyway, has to do with the large files they tend to create. I had issues with Steam Cloud with Baldur’s Gate 3, and most recently, Dyson Sphere Program. Both games tend to create big files with frequent autosaves.
App to Manage Python Versions
I know it’s a well known tool. But having introduced Python many times as go-to method to write codes to automate and for personal uses, I realize now that I didn’t mention the tool to manage Python. Unlike like programming languages, Python has gone through some major changes from versions to versions, most notably from Python 2 to 3.
The Cabin Factory Spiel
I had been waiting for The Cabin Factory and other The Exit 8-likes for console release, as many indie games have made it over to consoles; small developers working on console release sound impossible, but it is the new norm. But I thought to jump aboard early from the traditional Steam side, as there were some interesting tidbits.
App to Organize Recipes Across Devices
There are always free apps for the same job, but there are some kinds of apps I would strongly advise investing in, or at least don’t be too put off from buying. One such job is recipe keeping. It sounds like a simple job; just keep the text files on cloud, and text editors are freely available on almost all the platforms. But much like music and ebook library, you can only get so far with bare metal approach.