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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, that's surprising.

There are some funny side quests. Definitely do the one for the mob boss that's looking for his mask, lol. The whole quest chain.

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 2d

#borderlands4 more Carcadia Burns detail/scenery appreciation

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 2d

I'm happy you're in the Terminus Range zone now. Totally different vibes from Carcadia Burns, but the tones are fantastic.

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 2d

These are great :)

The 2nd one is Eldberg, right? I have so many in-game shots of that place. Love the atmosphere of that quest.

If not... uhh, sorry!

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone has different motivations though. Most games look good these days so "good graphics" aren't even a draw for me anymore. After this game I'll probably fall off the face of the Earth again.

jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 2d

My head is not in a good place at all. But that's a whole other can of worms.

For me, I've always felt compelled to showcase game art that I feel deserves a closer look (or a different perspective). I enjoy the Borderlands art style and they put in a lot of effort into making this world interesting

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 3d

#borderlands4 more randomness

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 4d

Well, sorry. It's probably going to stop again. Already feeling like it's pointless. Deleted every platform where I had any followers and nobody gives a shit about screenshots.

Need to find something more productive to do with my time. Like... anything that would get me a job.

jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 5d

#Borderlands4
Loving the Mad Max/Rage vibes here

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 6d

Yes it is. I can't seem to stop taking pictures of it. I don't know why I'm doing it. Anything to not listen to the thoughts in my head I suppose.

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 6d

Yep. This is PC. Captured at some wonky ~8K ultrawide resolution and using UUU for the photomode.

Good luck on the official PM. Hopefully soon 😉

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 6d

#borderlands4 randomness

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 8d

Some days I get by ok. Others I just wish I'd get hit by a bus out of nowhere. I wish I could find something I enjoy doing that paid money.

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 8d

#borderlands4
@fransbouma.com unlocked the secret to thinner outlines. So now I'm very happy with how shots turn out :)

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 14d

Oh, that looks sick :)
Relight is fun. I need to play with it again.

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 14d

#borderlands4

The game looks legitimately better with outlines on, but when I try to take a screenshot with good image quality, the outlines just get TOO thick and ruins the shots. We need a way to configure them or something. I'll show a comparison next time.

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 16d

#borderlands4 couldn't help myself. Couple screenshots with UUU5.

For some reason, when you play at higher resolutions, the outlines get even thicker. BL1/BL2 did not do this. For high-res captures in BL4, they are too thick. So I turn them off sometimes, even though I'd prefer not to.

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · 19d

#Borderlands4 is very fun, but man the performance is such a let-down. It runs worse than path-traced cyberpunk. It looks beautiful but not anywhere near justifying the hardware required to run it. And I refuse to use frame-gen as it makes me feel like I'm playing with dial-up internet.

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · Jul 4

This is such a good article. One of the best in a while 👍

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · Jul 2

I tried that for a while. Now every day I get a little bit closer to just... giving up 😔

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · Jun 30

Still searching for jobs. Still nothing. I don't think I'll ever get a webdev job again at this rate. At this point I'll take anything that pays better than "glorified climbing gym janitor."

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · Apr 26

WTF BlueSky.
Sorry. Is there a way to report that?

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · Apr 26

Yes, 16 years as a frontend web developer. 8 years specializing in React development.

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · Apr 26

My family needs income. That's the source of my stress and anxiety. I'm just a drain on our funds as long as I'm alive right now...

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jim2point0 @jim2point0.bsky.social · Apr 25

There's no community that can help me.

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