I have met the requirements to get member+, but when I try to buy the rank from the shop, I get an error saying "Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction". I have tried refreshing the page. Even logged out and logged back in. Still stuck.
So close and yet so far...
I enjoy pixel art games. It's really about the gameplay and the writing. The art style is just a creative choice. For me, enter the gungeon (pixel art) is just as good a roguelite as Risk of Rain 2 (full 3D game) because of the writing and gameplay. Same can be said for H games, though more bias...
Firstly, you're not really doing anything illegal. Just a VPN to protect your identity should be enough. Second, if you're extra paranoid, a cheap laptop as others have suggested is the way to go. Don't log into any identifying accounts on it. Use it with a VPN. Ideally use it plugged in with...
With the right person, it's less tiring and more adventurous. But yeah, sometimes, I just don't want an emotional connection, I just need something physical.
There are some abandoned games that have more content than active and completed games. The one that comes to memory is "regional manager". Crazy amount of content for an abandoned game. Goes hard into the dark corruption path.
My first game was Date Ariane. Super fun game with a bunch of paths and endings. I think I played the ren'py version. From there, I went to Man of the House. The rest is history.
Honestly, given the amount of data modern LLM models are trained on, I would really be surprised they don't already have a bunch of CSAM data in their memory.
The rules are still a bit arcane to me. There are separate reading, trust and posting scores. I already have all requirements except for reading.
Other than that, this is a great community. Folks are very helpful here.
Very valid points, especially 1 and 3! I'm fairly new so the vault has been of much interest to me but even with my little time on it, it felt a bit clunky.