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By LoneWolfSL · Posted
Avowed gets Steam Deck Verified as new update reworks Fighter and Ranger classes by Pulasthi Ariyasinghe Obsidian Entertainment has a new update ready for Avowed players. Patch 1.5 for the grand fantasy RPG from earlier this year carries major reworks for a couple of class trees, fresh unique weapons, new graphics options, improved cooking and crafting, and so much more. As an added bonus, the title has finally gained the Steam Deck Verification badge. This means that Valve has classified the game as a great out-of-the-box experience on its Steam Deck handheld gaming PC with no compatibility issues and good performance. Coming back to the update, the biggest changes here are aimed at the Ranger and Fighter class trees. Obsidian says that the new abilities and passives it has added to the duo will make them " round out the classes compared to the Wizard tree." All of the Envoy's abilities have been refunded as a part of these changes too, letting players make new builds with no cost attached to them. For the ranger, now players can teleport behind enemies for powerful attacks, throw poison daggers at groups of enemies, use a smoke bomb for interrupting enemies, and set frost traps for aggressive foes. As for Fighter abilities, a powerful Driving Kick is here for breaking through enemy blocks and sending enemies flying through the air, a Barbaric Smash attack with high damage that gains bonuses when it finishes off a foe, a stamina-restoring Deep Breath effect, and a Reviving Exhortation power to revive allies from afar. Both class trees have received three passives each as well, with upgrades to dual wielding, poison attacks, damage negation, and more. Moreover, Obsidian says that it is increasing the build variety players have access to in the early game, and that means new unique gear is being scattered throughout Dawnshore, Emerald Stair, Shatterscarp, and Galawain’s Tusks. Enemy combat abilities are being refreshed too, with them now being able to use abilities that only the player had access to before. This includes Returning Storm, Ring of Fire, Taunt, Clear Out, Blizzard, and Tanglefoot to wreak havoc during fights. Other changes in this massive update include a 40FPS cap setting, a separate option for temporal anti-aliasing, a larger map reveal area when exploring, revamped UI for map markers, fresh accessibility options, Japanese and Korean languages, and plenty of bug fixes. Find the complete patch notes for the Avowed 1.5 update here. It is now available across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Game Pass. Avowed has even more updates planned for it too. Obsidian's roadmap has the game receiving New Game Plus, a Photo Mode, a completely new weapon type, an appearance-changing option during the story, and more. -
By +FloatingFatMan · Posted
Oooh, it's been a minute since I read the David Starr books... About 23.6 million of them! Asimov is just about my favourite author, and the only one I've ever actually met in person. Lovely guy. Had about 3 brains, you know. Fred Pohl is another great from the pulp magazine days who's unmatched. -
By fintechfooty · Posted
can't wait for the article in a year: Mercedes Tells Copilot to Take a Backseat because ChatGPT is Going to be Driving Now. sorry, i'm losing faith in microsoft thesedays. -
By Aditya Tiwari · Posted
Google Search can now make AI-powered phone calls for you by Aditya Tiwari Image by Peggy_Marco via Pixabay You may recall that Google showcased its Duplex AI technology to the public several years ago. It demonstrated how an AI assistant can make real phone calls to businesses on the user's behalf with a natural-sounding voice. The feature, accessible via Google Assistant, eventually made it to Pixel phones, iOS devices, and other non-Google smartphones. In its latest update, the search giant announced it is rolling out a similar capability to Google Search. It's introducing an agentic AI feature that can make phone calls to local businesses on your behalf to obtain pricing and availability, without requiring you to pick up the phone. You can find a new option in search results called "Have AI check pricing" when looking for specific queries, such as pet grooming or dry cleaning needs. After you fill in the required details through a form and submit the request, Google Search will contact different businesses to consolidate information about appointments and services. For instance, you can search for something like "pet groomers near me." Google Search will ask you to enter details such as whether you have a cat or a dog, its type, the services you need, and your preferred time. You can choose to receive updates over SMS text messages or email. The feature is rolling out to all users living in the US. However, those with Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscriptions will have higher limits. Google stated on its support page that automated calls are recorded and monitored for quality assurance. Meanwhile, businesses can opt out of automated calls from Google. The search giant also announced some other AI-powered updates for Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. It's bringing Gemini 2.5 Pro support to AI Mode for these users, which will be available in the drop-down menu. The upgraded model announced earlier this year comes with advanced reasoning, math, and coding questions to help with complex queries. Furthermore, AI Mode is gaining support for Deep Search, which will provide even more thorough responses and in-depth research on various topics of interest. Google said that Deep Search can help "you save hours by issuing hundreds of searches, reasoning across disparate pieces of information and crafting a comprehensive, fully-cited report in minutes." These new features will be available to AI Pro and Ultra users who have opted into the AI Mode experiment in Search Labs.
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