alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.
we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)
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Question 1/3
What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?
Reactions of both Autobots and Decepticons to knowing he saved TFP Optimus instead of becoming the new Chosen One of Cybertron, please.
(Smokescreen: It's no big deal. Anyone could have done the same. Sentinel "my comatose boss/mentor is great propaganda" Prime and Starcream: . . .Yeahhh, totally.)
-Immediately, Optimus admires Smokescreen. Yes, he's loud and a bit brash but he's a good mech, someone who values others more than he cares about his own reputation and power. After this, Optimus finds himself getting closer to Smokescreen, as he now sees him as someone he can trust and rely on.
-Ratchet had originally found Smokescreen to be yet just another loud youth, scrambling for fame, but after this admission, he finds himself reassessing his view on the mech. Clearly he's got a good head on his shoulders, even if he kinda childish.
-Bumblebee feels a bit guilty because he's not sure he would have done the same in Smokescreen's situation. He hopes that he would but the idea of fame and power is really tempting, which doesn't sound very heroic now that he thinks about. Feels bad about it and kinda stays away from both Smokescreen and his own Optimus because of this.
-To Bulkhead, this makes Smokescreen as a real hero and an overall great person. He put the life of his friend above his own desires which makes him super cool! Bulkhead already liked Smokescreen from the get-go so this just elevated his already high opinion of him.
-Yeah, Prowl already got that feeling from him, back when they first met. Sure, Smokescreen is loud and, in many ways, immature, but he gives off this honest aura that makes one want to trust him. He does not feel like a selfish person. Still, Prowl only fully allows himself to trust Smokescreen after this revelation.
-Ultra Magnus is proud of this random, dimensionally-displaced autobot, even if he does feel that he made the obvious choice. This alternate Optimus is obviously a great leader and it makes sense to choose him instead of aiming for that position yourself. Ultra does however know that there are a lot of selfish bots out there that wouldn't have done the same.
-Speaking of selfish bots, Sentinel feels oddly targeted? Like, he knows that if he had been in that position, he would have chosen to become the new Chosen One. In fact, he sees that as the right choice. But at the same time, he recognizes that Smokescreen's choice was heroic and unselfish which makes him mad because what does that him?
-Now that's a bot Jazz feels comfortable both hanging out with and fighting side by side with. Jazz himself would have done the same thing in Smokescreen's situation and knowing that this other version of Optimus has someone that loyal and trustworthy on his side is a relief.
-Automatically, the Jettwins now look up to Smokescreen. They already thought he was a fun dude to hang out with but the fact that he's so heroic and loyal? Instant admiration. They think very highly of him and adhere to his judgement. In their optics, Smokescreen's got a great moral compass.
-Megatron is faintly impressed. Such loyalty is rare and, were it his own subordinate that displayed it, he would have rewarded it. But at the same time, power is something to be grabbed. The strong and opportunistic get out on top and that's something he strongly believes in. Because of this, he believes that Smokescreen, at the end of the day, is a naive fool.
-As for Starscream, he's annoyed and disgusted. He's got a similar view on power as Megatron, maybe even more so. To get anywhere in life, one has to be willing to do anything, betray anyone. He will openly mock Smokescreen for being so weak-willed and condemn him to forever be a follower, not a leader.
-Blitzwing is admittedly somewhat impressed by Smokescreen's actions. To have such power within ones grasp and to forgo it for the sake of someone else? It can not have been an easy decision. Despite this, he does not think any more of Smokescreen than he did before.
-Now, Lugnut is no stranger to loyalty. And despite being on opposite sides (even when dimensionally displaced), he does praise Smokescreen for his loyalty to his leader, knowing that he would have done the same for Megatron without a second of hesitation. Because of this, he treats Smokescreen with begrudging respect, even if he is a pathetic autobot.
-Part of Blackarachnia feels like Optimus does not deserve this. Yes, she knows that this alternate version is different from her own, but her hatred taints her view of a bot she's never even met. She mocks Smokescreen for his decision, questioning if his precious leader would have done the same for him.
-Shockwave, similar to Lugnut, does admit that he would have done the same, had he been in that situation. Other than that, he really doesn't care. Smokescreen's status as an enemy remains unchanged and while his threat level might have risen, he is still a target to be eliminated.
With DXVK and S3SS living their high days, older Sims 3 installment guides are rapidly starting to become outdated. So here's a brand new and up-to-date step-by-step guide to go through when you do a fresh install of your game that will help you get the best performance you could possibly imagine for this old and laggy gem of a game.
Have Sims 3 installed, but is it performing abhorrently? I highly recommend a fresh install. You don't have to delete your saves or mods. Just get yourself a fresh bin to work with by uninstalling, going into your program files The Sims 3 folder and deleting any remnant files still in there. Then follow my guide!
All of the steps to follow are below the line ->
Step 1: install your game through your respected platform.
Just follow the regular steps and install the game without adding any other stuff yet whatsoever.
(I personally have a legit copy of the Sims 3 on Steam. If you use another app and have any questions, I'll probably not be able to help you.)
Step 2: run the game once through the official launcher. Once you get to the main menu, you can quit again.
It is very important you run your game through the original launcher at least once after installing it. Not doing so can cause problems with programs like CC magic. You only need to do it the first time. After that, we'll be skipping the launcher entirely.
Step 3: Create a short cut of TS3W.exe on your desktop.
You'll be skipping the launcher from now on. This helps with performance and it starts up your game much faster. It is also important to do this because of DXVK.
You can find TS3W.exe in your bin folder. For me (Steam version) it's in this location:
Right click TS3W.exe, click 'show more options' and choose 'create a shortcut'. Place this shortcut on your desktop and Run Sims 3 from there from now on.
Step 4: Run the GPU Add-on Support patcher
You can find this patcher here. It is essential to run this because Sims will otherwise not recognize your graphics card unless it's over 10 years old. This patcher helps to get your GPU recognized.
The patcher will create a new Graphicsrules.sgr and new Graphicscards.sgr for you in your bin folder. After installing this, you can move the ones that have _old behind them somewhere else (or delete them).
Step 5: Install DXVK
Make sure you follow this guide by Nornities and do every single step. Don't skip anything! Make sure you install the version in this guide (DXVK 2.3.1)
I'd say DXVK is pretty essential nowadays, especially if you have a modern graphics card with 6GB of VRAM or higher. It'll greatly help to keep your game stable and can prevent a lot of crashes. The way Dxvk works, is that it loads textures through your VRAM instead of your RAM. Especially when you use a lot of CC or HD textures, this will make a huge difference for your RAM usage. Sims 3 can only use 4GB of RAM at once and will start crashing once you hit the 3GB mark in your task manager. With DXVK, you will use a lot less RAM and it'll take much longer for your game to reach this hard cap.
When not to install DXVK: if you have a shitty GPU (like an integrated graphics card on a laptop, or one with 4GB of VRAM or less).
Step 5: Start up the game
Use your new desktop shortcut that also has 'run as administrator' permissions now if you followed the DXVK guide properly.
Step 6: set up all your settings through the ingame options menu
The best graphics settings for you will highly depend on what computer you're using. But there are some things you should always turn off because they negatively affect performance. I will share my (relevant) settings with you (I use a custom UI so your screen style will look a little different from mine). Click on the images to enlarge them so you can read them:
Things of note about these settings:
I recommend you play in windowed mode, especially if you plan to use ReShade. Playing fullscreen is possible, but it does make Reshade presets behave differently in your game. I will include a step in this guide that you can follow to play windowed borderless. So, when you plan to do this: make sure you set the resolution to your display resolution.
Enable object hiding helps with performance. Advanced rendering is essential because otherwise your game looks like absolute shit.
Set your High Detail Lots to any value between 2 and 4. Don't go lower or higher, because you'll get rendering issues that lag out your game.
All other graphics settings can be set to your heart's desire. I'd say start with the highest settings and only go down if you notice your frames per second are bad.
Disable shop mode and lessons and fully disable memories or use this mod to severly limit them. Disable interactive loading screens as well. These are all performance eaters. Interactive loading screen also causes crashes. Memories also don't do anything for your sim, it's just a scrap book with no in-game effects.
Disable any online mode feature. This also lags out your game. Unless you really want to use these features it's best to just play fully offline.
Save your settings, close the game again.
Step 7: Install Sims 3 Settings Setter
This is the most recent magic genie that Sims 3 was blessed with. Especially combined with DXVK it is a life changer. Installing it is simple. You download the most recent version here and drop the .asi file in your bin. Also grab 'wininet.dll' from here (the 32 bit one) and drop that one in your bin too.
Start up your game and load up a save. Once you're inside your save, you press 'insert' to open up the menu for Sims 3 Settings Setter. Go to the 'patches' tab and enable what you like. These are my enabled patches and they all work really well for me, but feel free to experiment with them to find your own performance sweet spot:
Only enable uncompressed textures if you have a GPU with at least 8gb of VRAM. My game will use over 6gb of VRAM easily with this enabled, so you've been warned.
Once you have everything you desire enabled, press 'file' in the top left corner and click 'save settings'.
Step 7.5: if you're playing windowed mode: go into the Other/QoL tab and enable 'Borderless Window'. Set it to 'Full Screen'.
Save your settings and close your game again. No need to save the game you entered for this unless you want to.
Step 8: Install Nraas Errortrap, MasterController and Overwatch
These 3 mods by Nraas are pretty much essential to keep your game from breaking down in the long run. You can download the mods here. Have you never installed a mod for Sims 3 before? Here's a guide (skip the part about Sims3pack and go straight to the part where it explains how to install .package mods).
That's it! You can now play The Sims 3 and it'll be as smooth and stable as it'll ever be. From here on, you can stock your game with more mods and CC (check out my mods masterlist!), or you can install Reshade (here's a guide).
Some important things to keep in mind while playing:
Clean up your game regularly. You can easily do this by using Regul Save Cleaner.
When you install a new mod or update/change Sims 3 Settings Setter, always restart and clear your caches.
Use CC Magic for installing CC, because it merges your files and this really helps with performance. Here's a handy guide on how to use it. Don't put your script mods in here, just your CC.
If you plan to travel to vacation destinations in the EP World Adventures, Nraas Traveler is a must to prevent most of the bugs and crashes that happen in this expansion.
Always keep in mind: mods and corrupt CC can still break your game, make it laggy or unplayable. Always be mindful of the mods you add, so you can always trace any issues you're having back to the mod causing it. I highly recommend not downloading a ton of mods in one session, but adding them step by step and see what they do to your games performance.
Use 'Reset the entire town' from Nraas MasterController at least every other sim week. It'll help clear up any lag that happens because of NPC sims getting themselves stuck routing or annoying stuff like that.
Got a slow CAS? Use Nraas MasterController Compact mode! (Make sure you have the Nraas MasterController Integration module installed).
Navigate to NRaas > MasterController > Settings > CAS.
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