![]() ![]() However, if you skipped the epilogue cutscene, you may need to beat the final boss again. Note: Destiny, Hardcore Fan, Shardless, Lightless, Look at the Time and Immortal will be granted when loading the save with a completed game while meeting the criteria for these achievements. New Dynamic HUD mode as well as option to hide HUDįast travel from map will now be sold as a separate upgrade from OpherĪchievements: Healthy and Powerful achievements should be granted automatically when loading a save that meets all the criteria. Let’s dive deeper into what you can expect: Happy Friday! Our team is putting the final touches on the upcoming patch release and we would once again like to thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. We look forward to polishing the game even more and will keep you updated. We know it has been frustrating for some but hope everyone enjoys all the fixes included in the latest update. Thank you again for continued patience with us this past month as we’ve worked out the kinks and further optimized Ori and the Will of the Wisps with this new patch. Healthy and Powerful achievements should be granted automatically when loading a save that meets all the criteria.ĭestiny, Hardcore Fan, Shardless, Lightless, Look at the Time and Immortal will be granted when the player loads the save slot they finished the game on and watches the epilogue again, as long as they meet the required criteria. – Fast travel from map is now a separate upgrade purchasable from Opher – Introduced controller vibration scaling option – Introduced an option to hide HUD, along with a dynamic HUD mode – Fixed problems with picking up some of the collectibles – Fixed several instances of screen going black at certain moments – Fixed several issues where player gets trapped behind closed door after respawning – Fixed crashing / freezing on start issue – Fixed problems with some controller buttons not working for some players – Fixed missing characters in Asian languages – Fixed bugs with obtaining certain achievements – Fixed the buzzing issue for the vast majority of players – Map remembers the last zoom position now when reopened – Improvements to scene and asset loading Things that I highlighted in my review of the game. The patch reduces load times, freezing issues, and frame rate problems. ![]() Finally, the Definitive Edition also supports cross-save between Windows 10 and Xbox One.Ori and the Will of the Wisps has a new patch available now. With new environmental hazards come new skills such as an upgradeable dash and a grenade-like attack, both of which can be used anywhere in the game.Ī Theater Mode gives fans a place to view the cinematics at their leisure as well as viewing concept and other behind-the-scenes art materials. There's also a whole new area called Black Root Burrows, which explores the backstory of Naru. easy is for those who were frustrated by the precise platforming of the original, while hard ramps up the difficulty even further and one life mode introduces perma-death. This new edition has bunch of new content and features, including three new difficulty modes. If you own the original version of the game you'll be able to upgrade to the Definitive Edition, although Microsoft is staying mum on pricing for now. Having been delayed from an expected fall 2015 launch, the Definitive Edition will release exactly one year after the original: you can expect it on both platforms on March 11. The tricky platformer went on to win a stack of awards, most recently cleaning up at DICE Summit 2016. Ori and the Blind Forest arrived on PC and Xbox One last year to instant acclaim. ![]() Ori and the Blind Forest Definitive Edition adds three new difficulty modes and brings the award-winning platformer to Windows 10 as well as Xbox One.
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![]() Daniels is up for re-election for a second term. On top of that, he said that, to the best of his knowledge, Indiana is the only state with a fully financed 10-year transportation plan." Daniels has also distributed $150 million in highway funds to his state's 92 counties since the lease began. In addition, Indiana earned $287 million in interest from the $3.8 billion the state received last year (from Macquarie-Cintra). "IN Governor Daniels, a former budget director under President Bush, said Indiana had been prudent with its money - which has all been dedicated to infrastructure improvements. And while truckers and those using cash saw tolls rise this month in Indiana, drivers of passenger cars with E-ZPass or the local alternatives, known as iPass and iZoom, are still paying tolls that have not been raised in more than two decades." That may explain why drivers on the Skyway and Toll Road, while still suspicious of privatization, are largely pleased with conditions on the roads.ĭrivers say they like the additional tollbooths and the introduction of electronic tolls. On the way, it goes through Marion, Wabash, Warsaw, and Goshen. 35/Indiana 22 in Jonesboro in Grant County and heads up to the Michigan state line north of Bristol. Peters at the City University of New York, an expert on toll roads, and other specialists who study toll road deals, cautioned that the lease in Indiana was structured so that tolls would remain relatively stable for the first decade, then could rise quickly for the remainder of the lease - after many of the politicians who signed the original lease have left office. Indiana 15 is a 95 mile north-south state highway that goes across Northern Indiana from its southern terminus at U.S. As these other states try to devise a plan acceptable to their residents, drivers who use the Chicago Skyway and Indiana East-West Toll Road seem to be adjusting to the new operators from Macquarie-Cintra, the Australian-Spanish consortium" who leased the 157-mile Indiana Toll Road for 75 years from the state of Indiana, as well as the 7.8-mile Chicago Skyway from the city of Chicago for 99 years.īut finance professor Jonathan R. In either case, it takes up to 24-48 hours for the status of your transponder to reach every toll road, so a valid account at a home agency does not necessarily mean it is valid in all other toll roads at the same time. "In the aftermath of the agreements to lease the Chicago Skyway and Indiana Toll Road, lawmakers in California, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other states have struggled to muster support for their own lease deals. 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![]() It is customary to return the salute whether you are in uniform or wearing civilian clothes. If it is a military member, they will salute officers. When you enter a military installation a gate guard will check your ID card. So the Marine Corps made it a rule, and that rule is enforced at Marine Corps bases from Okinawa, Japan, to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The thought process being that Marines must always present themselves as professionals, and having your hands in your pockets somehow detracts from professionalism. Why can Marines put their hands in their pockets? While civilians can salute soldiers, many veterans consider it inappropriate or awkward. Saluting the flag is a gesture reserved for the military. TLDR – Civilians should face the flag and place their right hand over their heart during the National Anthem. Is it rude to salute if you’re not in the military? ![]() The US military uses the right hand for a reason and that reason is utilitarian, not an issue of respect. The salute, in and of itself, no matter which hand is used, is respectful. Saluting with the left or right hand has nothing to do with being disrespectful. The United States Army and United States Air Force give salutes with head both covered and uncovered, but saluting indoors is forbidden except when formally reporting to a superior officer or during an indoor ceremony. What does it mean when a soldier gives you his dog tags?.Can you put your hands in your pockets in the Marines?.Do Marines salute during the Marines Hymn?.Can a civilian salute a fallen soldier?.What is the elite group of the Marines?.Why can Marines put their hands in their pockets?.Is it rude to salute if you’re not in the military?. ![]() The feat for this boss requires that you beat him without your sword which means you need to focus all of your attacks into your shurikens. Deal blows to Laserbrain when he isn’t firing energy balls at you and the fight is pretty much won. The turbine looking turrets can be largely ignored as they shoot in slow rotations, though you can destroy them if you aren’t worried about time. Laserbrain will shoot energy balls in your general direction, but you can avoid them by keeping to the right side of the stage and using the left side to gather trash to use as platforms to reach him. His attacks are easy to jump around and he moves fairly slowly. If you are trying to only confront him from the front, you should aim to hit him after he falls from his shuriken blast or after he charges into the wall and is dazed for a few moments. The fight can be over in a few seconds, however the feat is to defeat Apparitor without stabbing him in the back. ![]() The easiest way to deal with this boss is to sneak behind him and deal blows from there. Watch for Smasher’s initial fiery ground pound when he decides to unfold. When Smasher is tucked up, focus on dodging the fire blasts until he comes down again for you to slice him up. If you do that, Progen will die eventually, and Cyber Shadow‘s ending will be in front of you.Stick to one side of this boss and destroy the turret on your side as it appears. Get hit as little as possible and stay alive to hit him with more upward pink sword strikes when you can. Get a hit or two in if you can, but be patient. If you do try and hit him here, you can get hit by the blade attacks as they spawn near him. This is the only other time you can attack him, but dodging is honestly more important. As if that weren’t enough, Progen then starts spawning three spinning blades that come after you. ![]() Pay close attention to them as they’re often tall enough to hit you on the green platforms. Now that you’re trapped in the middle and are trying to get your pink sword licks in, the green orb will grant you two platforms that you’ll want to jump onto immediately. Progen will start laying down thorns that grow out of the ground. This is how you’ll primarily get damage in during this phase. No matter what, Shadow will strike upward and launch the pink attack at Progen. Use your downward special, even if you don’t have any sp. Progen will line everything but the very center of the floor with spikes, so stand in the middle! Before this, you’ll be graced with the pink orb’s power, which gives your sword strikes a projectile attack for a bit. This attack is easy to dodge anyway, so it feels like a bit of fluff. The blue one will come first and protect you from Progen’s fire. Once he’s down to half health, then he’ll rise up and you won’t be able to reach him solely by jumping off the ground.Įach of those three colored orbs has a unique property. When they’re all broken, go ahead and hit him. ![]() Once they’re broken, red, blue, and green orbs will go off to the side of the screen. You’ll notice that he’s got three fleshy orb things on his body. You will hit Progen in the same spot as you did before, but don’t hit him yet. For the first half of this phase, things are extremely simple. It introduces new mechanics and the most important of these isn’t immediately clear. The last phase of Cyber Shadow‘s last boss is the worst part, but only if you don’t quite know what to do. These don’t home so you’ll want to watch and move out of the way. The last attack is that he’ll shoot a few fireballs at you. But try not to hit the dome while the fire is coming down, as you can knock yourself straight into it. Be careful to stay out of their way and you’ll still have time to wail on Progen. The easier attack to dodge is that he’ll launch five fireballs that are spaced evenly. These stick around for a while, so be careful. It will then land near the edge and you won’t need to dodge around it, as it creates a damage zone directly above it. Go to one edge of the screen and then dash slash while it’s above you. One of these is that he’ll send a homing fireball thing towards you. Progenitor really only has three attacks. After a few seconds, the dome will come back down and you’ll need to hit it again. 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It helps further establish the realistic tone of the series, and immerses the reader in the narrative experience. Both Kohei and Taichi actively react within conversations, conveying their emotions in a way that leaves no need for dialogue. Fumino also takes great care in their use of facial expressions. This allows the artwork to transition nicely between light hearted scenes of Kohei and Taichi’s school life to the more serious subject matter of Kohei’s struggles with his disability. I Hear The Sunspot has a visually soft appearance, taking advantage of large white space to help further contrast dark colors and backgrounds. The bond he forms with Taichi is something that transcends mere friendship, and he wishes to protect it above all else. Kohei is already insecure about his impairment, and he fears that being open about his feelings will not only isolate him further, but also distance himself from Taichi. Kohei’s choice to initially hide his feelings from Taichi also fits well into his characterization. Still, Fumino meticulously planted the seeds of Kohei’s feelings throughout the story, allowing for its culmination to feel cohesive. While there are allusions to Kohei’s sexuality throughout the book, the implication of Kohei’s romantic feelings towards Taichi aren’t fully realized until the end of the volume. In the afterword, Yuki Fumino notes that the story’s BL elements were not conceived until further into the story’s development. What Kohei seeks is not pity, but acceptance. While people may have good intentions, the series conveys that these assumptions are harmful to those who suffer from disabilities. Throughout the course of the volume, Kohei and Taichi encounter people who assume that Kohei’s impairment makes him helpless, and that he can’t survive on his own. Kohei’s wishes are further hampered by society’s stigmas about his condition. ![]() That being said, his hearing is still impaired and that forces his daily life to stray from the normallacy that he desires. He hides his hearing aids by growing out his hair and prefers to read lips instead of communicating with sign language. ![]() What Kohei wants most is to simply return to a normal life. Kohei did not start to lose his hearing until he reached high school, and as a result, he knows what it is like to live a life unimpaired. The nature of Kohei’s deafness leaves him in a unique position as a character. The nuances between Taichi and Kohei’s interactions makes the growth of their relationship fascinating, forcing them to develop a deeper understanding of each other’s feelings as they become closer. Unfortunately, Taichi has difficulty reading Kohei’s own feelings, failing to see that Kohei doesn’t want Taichi to interfere. ![]() Taichi treats Kohei like he would any ordinary person, but as his friend, he has an urge to protect him from the harmful opinions of those around him. Even in his relationship with Kohei, we see this flaw comes into play. What Taichi perceived as the “justified” action, those around him viewed as “hostile” in nature. At the beginning of the story, we learn that he was fired from his job when he was trying to stop a customer from dining and dashing. While he means well, his actions are misinterpreted by other people. Taichi is a blunt and straightforward protagonist to a fault. The result is a story that is as emotionally moving as it is thought provoking. I Hear The Sunspot is another series that chooses to tackle this subject matter, depicting the growing relationship between a college student Taichi and his partially deaf friend Kohei. 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And, as with those cards, there are a ton of improvements both to raw performance and to power efficiency here that drive this mid-range graphics card to performance levels matched only by the very best graphics card of the last generation. This GPU has 5,888 CUDA cores spread across 46 Streaming Multiprocessors, based on the same Nvidia Ampere architecture as the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 is powered by the Ampere GA104 GPU. Outputs: 1 x HDMI 2.1, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4 Stream multiprocessors: 46 (128 CUDA per SM) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070: Features and chipset If you're looking for a graphics card that can game and do graphically intensive tasks like applying filters in Adobe Photoshop or rendering scenes in Blender, than this is the card you need to be buying. So if you're looking for the best gaming graphics card at this price point, AMD's midrange card is definitely a viable alternative, but the RTX 3070 just smokes the RX 6700 XT in creative workloads. ![]() The competing card from Team Red we tested in our AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT review offers about the same value as the RTX 3070 when it comes to gaming, with slightly lower performance for a slightly lower price. The performance for the price on offer with the RTX 3070 makes this easily the best Nvidia GeForce graphics card at launch in terms of value, but even today, it is only eclipsed by the RTX 3060 Ti in terms of money spent for every point scored on a benchmark or frame per second achieved while gaming. To put the level of performance on offer with the RTX 3070, you're essentially getting for $499 (£469, about AU$700) what would cost you $1,199 (£1,099, AU$1,899) with the RTX 2080 Ti in early September 2020. 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