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  • Wildmender which I’m sure I got in a humble bundle. Both me and my wife have one. I ran into it as I was browsing my massive steam library for a casual game.

    Its an open world sandbox survival. Clean simple graphics. Not really building but I get Don’t Starve vibes but it’s extremely forgiving.

    The best part is the survival mechanics. You awaken in a ruined dessert world and work towards restoring it.

    You need to stay hydrated and fed. So you need to grow stuff to eat and keep your water bottle topped off.

    Its extremely gratifying to start off with just a desert with a small pool of water and end up with an oasis.

    You can play solo or up to 4 player online/LAN.

    The storyline is pretty good too. Combat is fairly easy but that’s coming from a seasoned gamer. I don’t think I’d die except from fall damage.










  • Car all now gather information and manufacturers sell this data to anyone.

    This means they’re often maintaining those extra communications/sensor systems.

    Car also have things like sonar detectors, cameras, smart stereo systems and more. I could understand how drivers assistance or media systems that connect to ever changing cell phones need updates.

    How a dead radio prevents the car from running would just be bad design. Shit should be isolated and NOTHING should prevent the car from simply running.

    The legacy systems that made a car work 20 years ago should stay isolated from all the smart shit slapped on it. Lane guidance, adaptive cruise control, automated emergency braking and the like are nice but shouldnt stop the car from working.

    “For driver safety” they prevent the car from working until X component is repaired.