![]() Chapters start and end naturally as you explore, and most areas of the ship are now reached through cramped maintenance tunnels or via other methods, with the tram resigned as a fast way to backtrack if you so desire. You no longer have to travel between sections of the Ishimura by tram, either. Why faff about slicing off limbs when you can just turn solids into gas instead?Įlsewhere, annoyances such as the (rancid) asteroid shooting minigame and the rigid anti-gravity jumping bits have been completely reimagined, with the latter now allowing you to fly freely like in the sequels. The contact beam in particular now sports a devastating alt-fire that unleashes a single concentrated laser blast so powerful it practically melts anything unlucky enough to stand in its way. A genuine improvement compared to the original. For the first time ever, I willingly used weapons other than the plasma cutter while fighting through the Ishimura. New secondary fire modes provide you with additional options during combat - especially when facing off against larger crowds - while visual and audio feedback has been tweaked to make everything pop. Weapons, too, have received a general touch-up to make them as viable as the mighty plasma cutter. ![]() It churns your stomach but, you know, it’s also, sort of, like, it scratches an itch, yeah? Let’s move on. It’s absolutely disgusting, but in the same way as popping a pimple or pulling a cluster of syrupy hair out of a bathroom drain. Shooting limbs will strip back skin, muscle and sinew, visually indicating which appendages are close to dropping off so you can take more calculated shots. The most noticeable addition is what developer Motive refers to as the (and I’m sorry you have to read these next two words placed together) “Peeling System”. Nothing major, but it arguably didn’t need to be reworked. This remake makes combat a touch tighter. Being forced to focus your attacks on individual limbs makes even small groups of enemies a substantial threat, the tension increasing as you attempt to aim for an individual joint through a sea of encroaching snarls. This particular rhythm of combat remains unique to Dead Space. ![]() Your starting weapon - the Plasma Cutter - still feels remarkable in the hands, its secondary fire allowing you to change the angle of your fizzing slices to better remove arms, legs and various other fleshy growths.Įnemies pop open with a juicy squelch that is A) gross and B) gross. You do so not with guns but with tools, pieces of engineering equipment that slice and rip through flesh and bone as easily as iron and steel. Dead Space’s whole thing is that the heavily mutated necromorphs that have infested the ship are so determined to pierce you with their gross bone blades that they can only be stopped if all of their limbs are forcibly separated from their torso. Killing said baddies isn’t as simple as popping a bit of lead into their squishy bits. Manage cookie settings If you'd like to see the game in action, you can watch a video version of this review instead. ![]() To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Oh no! That’s exactly what’s happened! Trapped on board, Isaac must bounce from one end of the Ishimura to the other like a gore-flecked pinball, firefighting an increasing array of mechanical issues all while battling hordes of stabby baddies. The humongous planet cracker has been having issues with its communication equipment and definitely hasn’t been invaded by a hostile alien virus that’s made all of its crew long and dribbly. As far as I’m concerned, this remake allowed me to replay one of my all-time favourite games in a lavish new form, and in that sense, Dead Space is extraordinary.įor the uninitiated, Dead Space follows engineer Isaac Clarke who is sent on a routine repair mission to the USG Ishimura. Your opinion on whether that is a good thing or not will depend on how you feel about the endeavour of remaking games from fifteen years ago in the first place. ![]() With some small but welcome exceptions, Dead Space is a one-to-one remake of the 2008 original. Comfortably familiar, but excellent nonetheless. This is the Dead Space you remember but with a brilliant new sheen, luxuriously improved in small but considered ways. ![]()
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![]() To get started, you need to properly install the hard drives on your computer and then boot into Windows 10. But it is important to follow all the recommendations. Using this method to create an array is not difficult even for a novice. How to set up a RAID 5 on Windows 10 via Storage Spaces Next, you can begin the process of creating an array. These are the basic requirements for a RAID 5 setup. Otherwise, a successful update will not occur. If you have disks that you want to upgrade to a dynamic disk, then they must contain at least 1 MB of free space at the end of the disk. A RAID 5 volume can take up only 20 MB per drive or the entire drive. The system files and the boot operating system must be on a different volume. Remember that IDE, SCSI, or mixed architecture is also valid. If you want everything to be perfect, then use 4 dynamic disks. ![]() What you need to set up a RAID 5īasically, RAID 5 is not a very expensive array: you should have 3 or more dynamic disks. ![]() ![]() In this article, you will learn how to set up a RAID 5 on Windows 10 in different effective ways. In principle, arrays are most often used in a commercial environment, but if you, as an individual user, are interested in data security and improving system performance, you can create for yourself a RAID 5 on Windows 10. RAID 5 works with a wide variety of file systems, including FAT, FAT32, and NTFS. If a hardware failure occurs, you can easily replace the drive then the data will be created again from the data on the other drives. In general, RAID 5 can be configured with three or more disks with a fairly efficient mechanism for distributing data: volume striping with parity. This article will discuss RAID 5 on the Windows 10 operating system, as additional issues may arise with setting up such an array. RAID is a combination of several drives to improve file performance and security. ![]() ![]() ![]() I found myself feeling like I wanted to be back in the action and create these moments myself, not just watching clips of footage that are already burned into my brain. But from what I saw there appears to be an over-reliance on the (albeit impressive) switch to real-life footage, with several periods of just watching the actual match for minutes at a time. I only got to experience one match from this series which involved the historic ECW One Night Stand match, where Rob Van Dam dethrones Cena as the WWE champion. ![]() Not only is the tale of all his losses an interesting story to be told by the man himself between matches, but it also has the benefit of providing variety to the player by not forcing them to play as one character a dozen times in a row.Įven though the mode now offers that much-desired playable character diversity, I’m still slightly cautious about the entertainment value of this showcase. ![]() Instead, the series of matches now focus on every time John Cena lost an important match, with the player taking control of the superstar who took him down. Despite the showcase having John Cena - this year’s cover star - as the focus, you never actually get to play as the sixteen-time World champion. The 2K showcase makes a predictable return to the series, but with its potentially freshest, most exciting pivot yet. And with WarGames being available as an online mode, I’m excited at the prospect of this back-and-forth concept playing out against other players. All of this presents an interesting swing in match dynamics and one I’ve not experienced before in a wrestling game. This presents an interesting risk/reward conundrum, forcing you to separate from your teammates and potentially miss the important save so you can afford yourself the space to do maximum damage to your opponent. There’s also an interesting drama that comes from the bout being settled by one pinfall, which could easily happen whilst you’re duking it out in the other ring. Unlike Hell in a Cell or Elimination Chamber, WarGames’s two-ring setup also affords the player more space to work with, preventing the congestion and clumsiness seen in the aforementioned modes. ![]() That teammate, however, can choose to grab a weapon (or weapons) to not only even the odds but perhaps flip the advantage the other way. At this point the team with the handicap has to fend off their rivals knowing that they’re at a severe disadvantage, biding their time until one of their teammates can enter the action. Like its real-life counterpart, the WarGames match features an interesting swing in the advantage for either team, with one team being a wrestler short at several intervals. From a glance, this could appear like a re-purposed version of any other six or eight-man speciality matches like Hell in a Cell, but there are a couple of interesting details that not only help break this apart from the pack, but also help it stand out in its own right. WarGames features two rings side-by-side with a cage surrounding both, with entrants from either a three or four-man team entering in intervals. For the first time in the series, WWE 2K23 extends the canvas with the addition of an extra ring. The first to stand out is the arrival of the long-awaited and heavily requested match type WarGames. That’s not to say there aren’t a few new clever additions though. ![]() ![]() ![]() This also means that strategies such as encirclement are viable in a way never before seen in Stellaris - adding a whole new layer of strategic depth to war. Just as in Mass Effect lore, this creates a unique style of space warfare in which choke points are possible only via Relay control. (example: BF1’s Primary Relay in Vular only connects to the Bahak Primary Relay in SV1) In the case of our map, you will find that Primary Relays only exist once per sub-sector and will connect only to one single Primary Relay in a neighboring sub-sector. Primary Relays: Are larger relays that will allow your ships to traverse larger distances. True to Mass Effect lore, our relays are broken into two categories: For ease of use, you will find an alphanumeric label in the corner of each sub-sector for easy reference. These sub-sectors contain varying numbers of star clusters and are pivotal to understanding the relay network. ![]() To make this network easier to understand, we have created what we call “sub-sectors,” which are represented by the dim white lines dividing our map. Mass Relays are the only way for an empire to traverse the galaxy in any meaningful manner - meaning it is impossible to jump from star cluster to star cluster without their use. But in order to travel outside any given cluster, you’ll have to make use of our fully realized Mass Relay Network. You’ll find that each star cluster contains between 2-10 individual systems interconnected by hyperlanes (to simulate the FTL travel we see in The Trilogy). With future expansion and size options in the works, you’ll experience the galaxy like never before. The below content is just the beginning of what will be years more of support and development for this mod:įeaturing 600 hand-placed systems, organized into 155 carefully placed star clusters, our galaxy map recreates the Mass Effect universe in stunning detail. So Commander, do you have what it takes to defend your galaxy? What about to take it?īeyond the Relays is the culmination of years of learning, working and molding Stellaris to become the Mass Effect 4X we always wanted. You’ll be accompanied by a team of advisors, each professionally voiced by our talented team of actors…including three advisors wonderfully performed by Mark Meer himself. It won’t be easy, facing the 21 empires and their carefully designed civics, traits and government types. Complete with a handcrafted galaxy map with hand-placed, lore accurate planets and systems, you will be tasked with navigating our fully functional Mass Relay network as you lead your people to peace and harmony or war and glory. Immerse yourself into Bioware's sci-fi epic in a way you’ve never experienced before!īeyond the Relays transports you into the CIC of your favorite Mass Effect species, challenging you to change the course of galactic history in a universe where there is no Shepard to save you. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the wild carpenter bees make their homes in the branches of dead standing trees. ![]() I saw my first tiger bee fly around the wooden railing of my back deck poking around carpenter bee holes only after I naturescaped my yard. For example, insects such as the tiger bee fly lay eggs in the same nesting cavity as the carpenter bee eggs so their larvae can parasitize the carpenter larvae. The most habitat friendly solution to deter carpenter bees without harming them is to offer them an alternative nesting spot so you won’t miss out on having them pollinate your plants! In a wildlife friendly yard where no pesticides or yard chemicals are used, native plants create natural biodiversity, and healthy yard practices such as brush piles exist, carpenter bees become another member of the ecosystem where everything is kept in balance. Years ago we had an arbor that we thought the carpenter bees ruined but we realized when we took it down that the reason the structure was falling apart was that the wood was rotting, and the carpenter bees were merely taking advantage of the soft, rotting wood like they would if it was a rotting tree stump. ![]() Often carpenter bees are blamed for natural time-related wood decay because their holes are visible from year to year. The developing larvae mature over the next few weeks and feed on the bee bread until later in the summer when a new generation of bees emerge and pollinate flowers before returning to the wood in the fall for hibernation.Ĭarpenter bees return to the same nesting site each year and tend to use holes that have already been constructed instead of new ones.Ĭarpenter bees construct their nesting galleries in the direction of the wood grain and do surprisingly little structural damage. The females then excavate a burrow if there isn’t a previous tunnel, leave a dough-like mix of pollen and nectar they make called bee bread in each cell they lay their eggs in, then seal it with regurgitated wood pulp. Basically, adult carpenter bees overwinter in wood tunnels, emerge and mate in the spring. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Nintendo Switch version of the game does not currently have a listed release date, so it is expected to arrive sometime after the initial release. Hogwarts Legacy will be available on all major consoles and platforms, including the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, and on Nintendo Switch. The game will feature several iconic parts of the Harry Potter universe, and you'll be able to choose between both a good and evil path. In Hogwarts Legacy, players will be able to be sorted into their own houses and explore Hogwarts completely. There are several preorder options to choose from, so players looking forward to Hogwarts Legacy should check those out as soon as they have a moment. When Hogwarts Legacy releases in February next year, players will be able to take advantage of a number of bonuses and goodies in the game's preorder bundles. "Hogwarts Legacy" is slated for release on February 10, 2023. Step into the world of the "Harry Potter" series in the 1800s as you explore Hogwarts and master spells while uncovering the mysteries of wizarding. Rowling's team collaborated with them to ensure that Hogwarts Legacy adheres to the world that Rowling created years ago. However, the developers did note on the game's website that J.K. Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming Harry Potter game from Portkey Games and WB Games, is currently scheduled to release sometime next year via the PC and both generations of PlayStation and Xbox. Then, they'll be able to take part in a brand-new story within the franchise that isn't based on anything J.K. Hogwarts Legacy is set in the 1800s and will allow players to step into the Harry Potter universe as their own specially-created wizard. Even then, many were happy to hear that the game was delayed, as they didn't want to see it suffering from many of the same issues other big-title releases like Cyberpunk 2077 suffered from. Rowling's involvement in the title, while others are worried that she isn't involved enough. The game has received a lot of hype and flack, depending on which side you fall on. Hogwarts Legacy will now release on February 10, 2023. Then, later down the line, the upcoming wizarding role-playing game was pushed into 2023. A new report from a reliable industry insider has an update on Hogwarts Legacy. However, due to a delay, Hogwarts Legacy was pushed into 2022. Hogwarts Legacy Release Window Reportedly Leaked. ![]() The game was originally slated for release back in 2021. Those looking forward to this upcoming role-playing game will no doubt want to know when to expect its release date to arrive. The game, which was developed by Avalanche Software, will finally give players the chance to step into Hogwarts as their very own wizard. Fans of the iconic Harry Potter franchise have been waiting years for a game like Hogwarts Legacy to release. ![]() ![]() It will drag it out to Eve, put it on a de-orbit path, boost itself back into a stable orbit and wait for the lander to return. I have a nuclear-reactor powered, ion-engined space tug in a 200 km orbit, waiting to be docked with the lander. I assume it would make the game harder to play and break my computer. Here's the lander on ascent, before and after it dropped the quad monopropellant fuel tanks. The relay should be useful for future missions though. The transtage remained in orbit to function as a relay but it turns out that the antennas I selected for the lander were powerful enough to be able to talk directly to Kerbin. Anyways, the landing was easy thanks to the parachutes and I got a ton of science. Ugh so somehow I forgot to take pictures on the surface. Settling into a low orbit also took several in-game days and about half an hour or so in real time. The system was sized to be able to run purely off solar power but unfortunately, a Duna trajectory requires burning on the nightside of Kerbin.Īfter arrival at Duna, I was able to burn in daylight but only with 3 of the 4 engines lit. It probably took 2 hours of real-time to make it through, even with the 4x warp on. The cycle would go: burn, discharge capacitors, stop burn, recharge at apoapsis, burn again. ![]() The transtage was dramatically underpowered (even for an ion drive) and it took several months of game time to reach an escape trajectory. The transtage is powered by quad-ion drives and a buttload of solar cells, batteries and capacitors. It's a lot easier than lining up orbital alignments though so I always use it except for the few times I accidentally launch into an aligned orbit. Though my approach (to get to Minmus orbit then burn full retrograde so that I fly backwards until I run into Minmus) is very inefficient. The most efficient transfers to get to Minmus only require marginally more fuel than getting to the Mun. I find that a TWR of 1.3 is sufficient for most landings though it does depend on how much fuel you have. if you fly over a mountain, all of a sudden you should have started your burn a few kilometers higher than if you are landing on a lowlands. Always start your burn a bit early though because as the terrain changes under you, you may get a nasty surprise. That's your most efficient landing profile for a planet/moon without atmosphere. NavBallDockingAlignmentIndicatorCE - 1.0.3ĭo you have Kerbal Engineer installed? It has a neat feature called the 'suicide burn' which tells you when you need to begin throttling at 100% to reach 0 altitude at 0 velocity. MunarIndustries Fuel Tank Expansion - 0.9.6 ![]() KSP: 1.3.1 (Win64) - Unity: 5.4.0p4 - OS: Windows 10 (10.0.0) 64bitĬontract Pack: Bases and Stations - 3.7.0.1ĬapCom Mission Control On The Go - 1.0.2.7įMRS (Flight Manager For Reusable Stages) - 1.2.6 ![]() ![]() ![]() This would also require analysis and research (which requires seed funding) to bring credibility in the idea through supporting evidence/data to justify its merits and value.Īs a reminder, the project initiation is the first phase of the project management life cycle to kick-off the project with clarity on objectives, outcome deliverables and team The first initial stage is to flesh out the idea to convince the business to allocate resource, funding to explore the concept. In this article, I will focus at pre-initiation phase, pre-project being approved/funded to go ahead. Project management can be decomposed in 5 phases, from project initiation to closure. The question is what business template (also named named business canvas) to use and at what idea formation stage ? In addition, it is a visual representation mapping out the idea (or project) to support pitch process (for approval/ funding consideration). This allows easier review, comparison and understanding on the objectives, merits and expected outcome of ideas as part of the project investment assessment and selection process. In my previous article on Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), I made the argument of the need to have standardised, consistent business templates to capture ideas and projects especially at their early life-cycle phase (ideas, inception phase). “A clearly defined project from the very beginning is the key to project success- a project canvas is visual tool helping to define and communicate project at an early stage” ”All strategic change in an organisation happens through project and program management” ![]() ![]() These aren’t “hacks” in the traditional sense–they only rely on basic social manipulation, not crafty coding or software vulnerabilities. Phishing attacks-where bad actors send fake messages claiming to be someone else in order to gain access to restricted systems or resources-have increased year over year. Defensive driving skills are one of the best ways to make sure your team members get to their destinations safely. Since they’re doing so in order to work for you, it’s your duty to provide for their safety as best you can while on the road. Workers who commute or those who drive for work can be faced with myriad dangers on the road. Share cold-weather safety tips with your team before a day of working in the cold, and set them up with a buddy system so all workers have someone who can look after them. Cold work safetyĬold weather can be deadly when preparedness efforts fall short. ![]() It’s so important that OSHA is working on official regulations to require heat safety measures from certain employers. Heat stress prevention is key in many fields, especially those that require outdoor work during the summer months. Promote fire prevention and avert workplace injuries by inspiring everyday accountability for safe electrical setups and operation. Electrocutions are one of the most common causes of injuries and fatalities on construction sites, and daisy-chained extension cords and power strips are a potent yet disturbingly common fire safety hazard. Improper electrical distribution is a deadly hazard in the workplace. Helmut Spahn, Director of Safety, FIFA 1. “The world is changing very, very fast…to be as flexible as possible–that’s what we’re doing every day.” However, if you’re looking for some ideas to get you started, here are our suggestions. The topics you decide to incorporate into your safety talks are entirely up to you and should be inspired by your work objectives and conditions. Gift cards or other incentives work equally well. It might sound diminutive, but who doesn’t like a mini candy bar? Try tossing some rewards out for those who engage with the talks by asking poignant questions, helping others understand, or by adding their own thoughts. Visual aids, humor, and analogies are great ways to bring some flavor to these talks, keeping your people awake and receptive to what you’re talking about. Unfortunately, this is also a one-way ticket to snoozeville for your workers. When talking about safety practices, many speakers tend to become very formal and clinical in their language because they want to convey the seriousness of the topic and avoid distractions. Remember that these questions shouldn’t be an opportunity for you to put people in the hot seat–don’t ask them to quote your spiel word-for-word–but instead it can be an avenue for you to solicit feedback and suggestions from your frontline workers. When people realize they have an opportunity to speak their minds, they’re much more likely to become personally invested in the topic at hand. This can become a self-fulfilling prophecy if they don’t think they’re going to learn anything new, they’re going to check out and miss the important information you’re imparting.Ĭounter this tendency by asking questions of your audience. One of the main reasons people ignore meetings is because they feel like it’s a waste of time that won’t teach them anything new. It’s also about active strategies to get people involved in the discussion and to get them to buy into the significance of their everyday safety efforts. After all, your safety talks won’t do much good if your audience falls asleep two minutes in. This is partly about what not to do: For example, an uber-professional tone could work against you. They may even forget that it’s their responsibility to engage the people that they’re talking to so they’ll absorb the information and be able to put it to use.Ĭonsider ways to maintain safety engagement and interest in your content. Safety leaders tasked with devising short safety talks tend to focus enritely on the talk’s content, ignoring its form. How to Make Short Safety Talks Engaging and Effective ![]() ![]() A geyser shortcut to the southernmost portion of the pink forest.This area can be easily accessed using the Jetpack at the portal's site. If the player would like to use Sea Hens Chickens in Slime Rancher, they can find multiple nests on the beaches where the northern Map Node of Starlight Strand is located.Then, using the Jetpack, carefully float down to the narrow path along the coastline bordering the area and continue onward until reaching a cave with the Angler Gordo. Starting from the front of Starlight Strand's central tree, follow the pink forest's path to the southeast.A grotto with a Treasure Pod that unlocks the Azure Shrubs Blueprint.Chicken Nests can be found all throughout Rainbow Island.At first, the path will appear clear, but the invisible Hunter Gordo will reveal itself once the player gets close. From here, take the descending pathway to the right into the blue forest and go to the ridge passage near the water. Continue heading south through the pink forest until reaching the central tree that divides the biome's two primary sections.A cave with two Treasure Pods in Slime Rancher 2 that unlock another Tank Liner Upgrade and the Tall Pink Coral Columns Blueprint.Mint Mangoes are easily accessible since they grow in the Honey Slime habitat beside the Gordo.Then, use the Jetpack to fly up the left side of the stone arch above to encounter the Honey Gordo. After arrival, head to the large entryway leading to the coral reef section of the biome. This pink wooded area is where the region's central Map Node can be found. If the player follows the forest pathway south from the Starlight Strand's portal, they will eventually find the primary habitat of Honey Slimes.A geyser that propels the player to an elevated trail leading to the device that activates the portal to Ember Valley.Therefore, the player can feed any excess food to the Pink Gordo to pop it. Pink Slimes eat everything, including Fruits, Veggies, and Meat.After reaching a long stone arch, follow the small path to the right to find an enclosed alcove with Pink Gordo. Starting from the Refinery Link tech device in Slime Rancher 2, head directly north.The device which activates the portal to the Starlight Strand biome. ![]() In addition, several patches of Water Lettuce can also be discovered near the western coasts of the biome.
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