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Posted on May 17, 2023 by — Leave a comment

Honkai Star Rail codes and how to redeem May 2023

May 17, 2023: we added a new Honkai Star Rail code to our list!

All aboard, because we’ve gathered this list of all the latest Honkai Star Rail codes to help you out on your astral adventure. Of course, you get plenty of awesome goodies and bountiful rewards from missions, quests, and events, but everyone loves a freebie, right? We update this guide regularly, so be sure to check back often to snap up all the HSR codes as soon as they drop, so you can grab all the latest goodies.

If you want to see which characters you should be spending those hard-earned stellar jades on from Honkai Star Rail redeem code list, check out our Honkai Star Rail tier list and Honkai Star Rail banner guides. We’ve also got a roundup of the latest Honkai Star Rail update, along with info on all the current and upcoming Honkai Star Rail events.

New Honkai Star Rail codes

Here are all the latest active Honkai Star Rail codes:

HSRVER10JYTGHC – 50 stellar jade, 10k credits (new!)
STARRAILGIFT – 50 stellar jade, 10k credits, two traveler’s guides, and five bottled soda

During the Honkai Star Rail Departure Festival, Hoyoverse also announced an extra gift, no code needed. From April 30, all Honkai Star Rail Trailblazers who reach Trailblaze level ten can claim ten Star Rail Special Passes from their in-game mailbox. Valid until June 6, 15:00 PST / 18:00 EST / 23:00 BST.

How do I redeem my Honkai Star Rail codes?

The Honkai Star Rail redeem code process is easy, just follow these simple steps.

Head to the Honkai Star Rail redeem page
Log into your Hoyoverse account
Select your server
Paste your redemption code into the box
Hit redeem
Head to your in-game mailbox and enjoy your rewards!

Alternatively, you can redeem Honkai Star Rail codes in-game by following these steps:

Launch Honkai Star Rail
Go to the pause menu
Tap the ‘…’ icon next to your namecard
Select the code redemption option
Paste or type your code in the text box
Hit confirm
Head to the in-game mailbox and claim those goodies!

Expired codes:

2T7BP4JVEBT7 – three adventure logs, two condensed aethers, three cosmic fried rice, 5k credits
HSRGRANDOPEN1 – 100 stellar jade and 50k credits
HSRGRANDOPEN2 – 100 stellar jade and five traveler’s guides
HSRGRANDOPEN3 – 100 stellar jade x100 and four refined aether
HSRVER10XEDLFE – 50 stellar jade and 10k credits

How do I get more Honkai Star Rail stellar jade?

You’re going to need a lot of stellar jade in order to roll for more characters. Here are the best methods.

Aptitude Showcase: similar to test runs in Genshin Impact, Aptitude Showcases let you try out characters to gain rewards, here are the current goodies. Test Honkai Star Rail’s Seele, Honkai Star Rail’s Pela, Honkai Star Rail’s Hook, and Honkai Star Rail’s Natasha to earn stellar jade, adventure logs, thief’s instinct, extinguished cores, credits, and ancient parts
Quests: complete quests to earn more stellar jade
Chests: opening chests in-game gives you a couple of free stellar jade
Achievements: these are objectives you can complete in-game, that also grant you stellar jade
Simulated Universe – complete worlds in the Honkai Star Rail Simulated Universe and use the points you earn to claim stellar jade and other goodies
Forgotten Hall – work your way through the many levels of the Honkai Star Rail Forgotten Hall and earn extra stellar jades by completing battles within a set amount of turns
Warp trotters – hunt down those space piggies, the Honkai Star Rail warp trotters. On defeat, each one gives you 60 stellar jades
Dailies – complete your Honkai Star Rail dailies to snap up a set amount of stellar jades – you guessed it – every day!
Events – participate in multiple, time-limited Honkai Star Rail events to snap up a heap of goodies, including plenty of stellar jade

Where do I get more Honkai Star Rail redeem codes?

The best place to pick up the latest codes is right here! So bookmark this page and check back from time to time. You can also follow the official Honkai Star Rail Twitter and Facebook, or join the Discord channel as well.

What are Honkai Star Rail codes?

HSR codes give you in-game freebies such as stellar jade to spend on new characters and credits to buy some helpful items. Hoyoverse tends to release codes alongside update livestreams, these happen every six weeks for Genshin Impact, so we hope to see them appear as often in Honkai Star Rail.

That’s all the Honkai Star Rail redeem codes we’ve got for now, but keep your eyes peeled as we update this guide frequently. In the meantime, be sure to snap up some more Hoyoverse goodies with our Genshin Impact codes, or get yourself ready for all the upcoming Honkai Star Rail events and Genshin Impact events.

Posted on May 15, 2023 by — Leave a comment

The Digital Dragons Awards 2023 celebrate the best of Polish gaming

We’re reporting live from Digital Dragons just after the conclusion of the Digital Dragons Awards 2023 gala. Each year the awards ceremony recognises the best of the Polish games industry, which is made up of over 400 studios.

Mobile and Switch games like Trek to Yomi, Railbound, and Kao the Kangaroo were nominated across multiple categories but were pipped to the post by their competitors. Draw Distance’s Serial Cleaners picked up the award for Best Polish Game Art for its graffiti-inspired style.

Digital Dragons honoured Lucasz Hacura, CEO of Anshar Studios, with this year’s Special Recognition award. His studio has worked on a huge array of games including Divinity: Original Sin 2, Darksiders 3, and its original isometric RPG title Gamedec. Lucasz said, “I’m super honoured to receive this award, and hope to continue to contribute to [the] expansion of Polish game dev.”

The biggest award of the night for the Best Polish Game went to Dying Light 2, which also scooped up the award for Best Polish Game Design. FromSoftware’s Elden Ring took home the title of Best Foreign game, beating out Return To Monkey Island, Stray, and others.

That’s a wrap on day one of Digital Dragons 2023! We’ll continue bringing you the latest news from the show floor tomorrow, but in the meantime check out our Trek to Yomi Switch review or our Elden Ring Switch guide.

Posted on May 15, 2023 by — Leave a comment

How I Designed a News Aggregator Web Application Using Django

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A news aggregator is simply a web application that aggregates or collects news articles from different websites and presents them in a single location so that users can visit the location (website) and click on the link to read news of interest. This saves time and resources.

In this project article, we will learn how to design a news aggregator web application using the Django framework. Specifically, we will scrape the web for news articles using a Python module, and have them displayed on our Django web application.

This is something similar to the News App designed using the Flask framework in previous tutorial projects.

Setting up Django

Follow these steps to set up Django in your Ubuntu terminal:

$ mkdir project
$ cd project
$ python3 -m venv .venv
$ source .venv/bin/activate
(.venv) $ pip install django requests bs4
(.venv) $ django-admin startproject newsAggregator .
(.venv) $ python3 manage.py startapp news
(.venv) $ python3 manage.py migrate
(.venv) $ python3 manage.py runserver

Remember, the Django project is created in the project folder as indicated by the dot command. Run the local server to confirm that the installation went successfully.

Creating Views

from django.shortcuts import render
import requests from decouple import config API_KEY = config('NEWS_API_KEY') COUNTRY = 'us' def news_lists(request): if request.method == 'POST': url = f'https://newsapi.org/v2/top-headlines?country={COUNTRY}&apiKey={API_KEY}' res = requests.get(url).json() news_articles = res['articles'] context = { 'news_articles': news_articles } return render(request, 'home.html', context) return render(request, 'home.html'

We import the requests module which is an essential tool for retrieving data from a webpage. We use the Python-decouple module to load environment variables. The first variable is the News API key. If you have read the project tutorial where I used the Flask framework to create a similar project, you are expected to have your API key.

Create a .env file to save your environment variables. Inside the file, write this:

API_KEY = 'Your API key'
DJANGO_SECRET_KEY = 'Secret Key'

The Second environment variable is Django’s secret key found in the settings.py file. The instruction from Django is to keep the secret key secret.

Of course, this applies to deploying an app to a production server. But since I will be pushing the files to GitHub,I have to follow best practices by keeping it secret and loading it as an environment variable.

Another Python module, Python-dotenv is working behind the scene to make all these possible. If you start the server without installing the module, you may get an error message from Django.

Back to the view function, if the request method is POST, we use the requests module to fetch current news from a defined country. You can change it to use any country of your choice. We then save the response in a dictionary form and render it to the home.html webpage.

Creating Templates

We will create a home.html file inside a templates folder. So, create the folder and the file.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en"> <head> <!-- Required meta tags --> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <!-- Bootstrap CSS --> <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-1BmE4kWBq78iYhFldvKuhfTAU6auU8tT94WrHftjDbrCEXSU1oBoqyl2QvZ6jIW3" crossorigin="anonymous" /> <title>Django News Headline</title> </head> <body> <h1 class="text-center mt-4 mb-5">Django News Headlines</h1> <div class="row mt-5"> <div class="col-md-2"></div> <div class="col-md-8"> <div class="row"> {% for news in news_articles %} <div class="col-md-4 mb-5"> <div class="card" style="width: 18rem"> <img src="{{ news.urlToImage }}" class="card-img-top" alt="..." /> <div class="card-body"> <h5 class="card-title">{{ news.title }}</h5> <p class="card-text">{{ news.description }}</p> <a href="{{ news.url }}" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> {% endfor %} </div> </div> <div class="col-md-2"></div> </div> <!-- Bootstrap Bundle with Popper --> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-ka7Sk0Gln4gmtz2MlQnikT1wXgYsOg+OMhuP+IlRH9sENBO0LRn5q+8nbTov4+1p" crossorigin="anonymous" ></script> </body>
</html>

Going back to the view function, you will notice the variable news_articles.

When the response was converted to JSON, the news content was found in res['articles']. Having stored it in the news_articles, we simply use Django’s for-loop to iterate through the articles. This is also similar to what we did using the Flask framework.

Each iteration displays the news title, image, description, and a link to read more

Registering Apps and URLs

Go to the settings.py file. If you will be pushing your code to GitHub, remove the Django secret key, store it in the .env file, and load it using the Python-decouple module.

from pathlib import Path
import os
from decouple import config SECRET_KEY = config('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY') # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/howto/deployment/checklist/ # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = SECRET_KEY

Scroll down to the INSTALLED_APPS section, and register the news app.

INSTALLED_APPS = [ 'django.contrib.admin', 'django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', 'django.contrib.sessions', 'django.contrib.messages', 'django.contrib.staticfiles', 'news',
]

Scroll down to the TEMPLATES section, and also let Django know of an existing templates folder.

TEMPLATES = [ { 'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates', 'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')], #add these 'APP_DIRS': True, 'OPTIONS': { 'context_processors': [ 'django.template.context_processors.debug', 'django.template.context_processors.request', 'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth', 'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages', ], }, },
]

Next is the URLs. Go to the project-level urls.py file.

from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path, include urlpatterns = [ path('admin/', admin.site.urls), path('', include('news.urls')),
]

This also informs Django of an existing app-level URLs. Finally, let’s create the app-level urls.py file. This time, inside the news folder.

from django.urls import path
from .views import news_lists urlpatterns = [ path('', news_lists, name='home'),
]

The news_lists() is our view function. The URL will be referred to as home in templates files where necessary.

Everything is done and dusted. Let’s start the local server. Run python3 manage.py runserver in your terminal.

Conclusion

Having gone through this project, no doubt, you will appreciate the simplicity Flask has compared with Django.

However, Django can be used to create web apps far more complex than the Flask framework. What we just did with Django is for learning’s sake, to improve our Python skills. You have learned a thing or two.

Use that knowledge to create a similar app and share it with the world!

Posted on May 14, 2023 by — Leave a comment

Why OpenAI Says ‘Not Yet’ to GPT-5

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In a recent dialogue concerning the potential risks of AI systems, Sam Altman, CEO and co-founder of OpenAI, firmly stated that the organization is not in the process of developing GPT-5, the anticipated successor to the AI language model GPT-4, launched earlier this year in March.

Sam Altman on “The Letter”

The backdrop was an event at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where Altman addressed a circulating open letter within the tech community.

The letter, urging labs like OpenAI to halt the creation of AI systems more potent than GPT-4, underscored anxieties about the safety of such future systems. This plea, however, has been met with criticism from various industry professionals, including some of its own endorsers.

Opinions on the potential threat posed by AI vary widely—some envision an existential crisis, while others see more ordinary challenges—and there’s no clear consensus on how to enact a “pause” in development.

Altman: GPT-5 Is Not Under Development

Altman, addressing the audience at MIT, opined that the letter lacked technical specificity concerning where the developmental pause is necessary. He also corrected an early version of the letter that insinuated OpenAI was already working on GPT-5. “That is not the case, and it won’t be for a while,” clarified Altman, dismissing the assertion as somewhat misguided.

Nonetheless, OpenAI’s decision to hold off on GPT-5 doesn’t mean it’s halting the progression of GPT-4. As Altman emphasized, the company is considering the safety ramifications of its ongoing projects. “We are conducting other explorations atop GPT-4 that I believe carry a range of safety issues, which were overlooked in the letter,” he pointed out.

You can view the entire conversation here:

Altman’s remarks provide valuable insight—not necessarily about OpenAI’s future roadmap, but rather the complexities surrounding the AI safety debate and how we quantify and track advancement. While Altman confirms that OpenAI isn’t actively developing GPT-5, the statement is not as informative as it may seem.

The Fallacy of Version Numbers

This confusion partly arises from what could be termed the ‘fallacy of version numbers.’ This notion suggests that sequentially numbered tech upgrades equate to clear, linear enhancements in capability.

It’s a misconception rooted in consumer tech, where new models or operating systems often carry higher numbers as a marketing strategy. It’s tempting to infer that the iPhone 35 is superior to the iPhone 34 simply because the numerical value is larger. (Yeah, these version numbers don’t exist yet.)

This flawed reasoning has seeped into the realm of artificial intelligence, particularly when discussing models like OpenAI’s language processors.

Unfortunately, it’s not just tech enthusiasts sharing overzealous Twitter threads, prophesying the advent of superintelligent AI based on the incrementing numbers. Even seasoned commentators, often lacking falsifiable evidence to support their claims about AI superintelligence, fall into this trap.

They resort to drawing ambiguous graphs with “progress” and “time” axes, sketching an upward trending line and presenting it without critical evaluation.

This is not an attempt to dismiss the genuine concerns about AI safety or overlook the rapid evolution of these systems, which we are yet to fully control.

Instead, it emphasizes the necessity of distinguishing between well-founded and flawed arguments. Assigning a number to something—a new phone model or the concept of intelligence—doesn’t necessarily imply that progress is or is not made.

For instance, OpenAI still makes a lot of progress within the GPT-4 framework:

Opinion

The primary argument made here is to shift the spotlight from an arbitrary numbering system to the actual capabilities and improvements of the models.

Progress can often come from integrating existing AI models with other systems to enhance their functionality, rather than just focusing on developing newer versions.

Again: First, integrate the existing powerful AI systems into legacy systems before focusing on new flagship versions. There are myriads of juicy, low-hanging fruits you can harvest quickly!

The distinction between development and training is another crucial point in this discussion. While the development of improvements is an ongoing process, the training of a new model is a separate, extensive procedure that requires considerable resources.

This is why Altman’s statement that OpenAI isn’t currently working on GPT-5 won’t necessarily provide reassurance to those apprehensive about AI safety.

The organization is still enhancing GPT-4’s potential (by connecting it to the internet, for instance), and other industry players are developing equally ambitious tools, allowing AI systems to act on behalf of users. Numerous efforts are undoubtedly underway to optimize GPT-4, and OpenAI might introduce an intermediate version, such as GPT-4.5 (similar to the GPT-3.5 release), further illustrating how version numbers can mislead.

Even if a hypothetical global moratorium on new AI developments were enforceable, it’s evident that society is already grappling with the capabilities of existing systems.

GPT-5 may not be on the horizon, but the question remains: does it matter when we are still coming to grips with the depth and breadth of GPT-4’s capabilities?

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Posted on May 13, 2023 by — Leave a comment

Genshin Impact Charlotte build, release date speculation, and more

Say cheese! Genshin Impact’s Charlotte is here from Fontaine to report on all the biggest scoops across Teyvat. With her trusty Kamera and monocle, she’s prepared to investigate even the smallest clues to find the truth for her readers. Keep reading to find out more about her build, element, and more.

We’ve got loads of Genshin content to get you up to speed on the comings and goings of Teyvat, including the newest Genshin Impact codes, a Genshin Impact tier list, and information on the Genshin Impact next banner. Or if you need help building a character, check out our guides for Genshin Impact’s Kirara, Genshin Impact’s Kaeya, and Genshin Impact’s Diona.

Here’s everything you need to know about Genshin Impact’s Charlotte.

Who is Genshin Impact’s Charlotte?

Charlotte is an energetic pink-haired journalist from Fontaine who first appeared in the Genshin Impact update livestream for 3.7. She writes for The Steambird newspaper and her work takes her all over Teyvat. Genshin Impact’s Traveler meets her when she’s covering the King of Invokations Grand Prix TCG tournament.

What is Genshin Impact Charlotte’s element?

We don’t know for sure if Charlotte has a vision, but the white pouch on her right leg looks like it might hold a cryo vision. We’ll let you know as soon as we know more about her element.

When is Genshin Impact Charlotte’s release date?

As of version 3.7, Charlotte doesn’t have a release date. It’s not 100% confirmed whether she will even be playable, but we’ve got our fingers crossed! She’s from Fontaine, so we might meet her again in version 4.0 as a familiar face as we enter a new region.

That’s everything we know so far about Genshin Impact’s Charlotte. While we wait to learn more about this Fontaine reporter, you can check out our guides to Hoyoverse’s space RPG, Honkai Star Rail. We’ve got a list of Honkai Star Rail codes, a Honkai Star Rail tier list, and build guides to characters like Honkai Star Rail’s March 7th and Honkai Star Rail’s Sushang.

Posted on May 11, 2023 by — Leave a comment

The BotW recipe book

BotW recipes are one of the more playful additions to the reinvented Zelda formula. Alongside the crafting system, this offers many, many concoctions for you to discover. It’s very rare that you get given recipes, so finding them by trial and error is key to creating culinary masterpieces. Of course, some players would like to have a recipe book, and that’s what we’ve made here. Every single BotW recipe for every tasty meal.

So, bookmark this page and check back here every time Link’s tummy starts rumbling. Once you’ve had your fill, check out our BotW amiibo guide to get some in-game freebies, or our Zelda BotW map rundown to make sure you actually know where you’re going. If you need a refresher on the stars of the game, check out our BotW Zelda and BotW Link, then head over to our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review to embark on a new adventure.

BotW recipe book

Here you can find all the dishes you could every need in BotW:

How do you cook BotW recipes?

Cooking in Breath of the Wild is simple, but not tutorialised. First, you need to find a cooking pot. If it doesn’t have a lit fire beneath it, use some sort of flame to light it (or drop some flint on the wood and use a metal weapon to light it). Once the fire’s lit, it’s time to get cooking.

Go into your inventory and choose the ingredients you want and make sure you get Link to hold them. You can hold up to five items. Once you’re holding them, exit the menu and drop them into the cooking pot. Et voila, you’re now on your way to making countless culinary creations. Bon appetit!

Every BotW recipe

Here are all the BotW recipes. Any ingredient that is non-descript (e.g. vegetable, mushroom, seafood etc.) means that you can use any type of that ingredient. Well, what are you waiting for? Get cooking.

Vegan BotW recipes

Ever wanted to roleplay as an eco-conscious Link? Well, here are all the BotW recipes that don’t harm any animals.

Copious fried wild greens – four different vegetables
Copious mushroom skewers – four different mushrooms
Curry rice – Hylian rice, Goron spice
Fragrant mushroom sauté – mushroom, Goron spice
Fried wild greens – vegetable
Fruit and mushroom mix – fruit, mushroom
Herb sauté – vegetable, Goron spice
Mushroom rice balls – mushroom, Hylian rice
Mushroom skewer – mushroom
Rock-hard food – gems or wood
Salt-grilled greens – vegetable, rock salt
Salt-grilled mushrooms – mushroom, rock salt
Sautéed nuts – acorn or Chickaloo tree nut
Spicy sautéed peppers – spicy pepper
Steamed fruit – fruit, vegetable
Steamed mushrooms – mushroom, vegetable
Vegetable curry – carrot or pumpkin, Goron spice, Hylian rice
Veggie rice balls – vegetable, Hylian rice
Wheat bread – rock salt, Tabantha wheat

Vegetarian BotW recipes

If you can’t do without eggs and milk, not to worry. You can also be a veggie in Breath of the Wild with this wide array of recipes.

Carrot stew – carrot, goat butter, fresh milk, Tabantha wheat
Cream of mushroom soup – mushroom, vegetable, fresh milk, rock salt
Cream of vegetable soup – vegetable, fresh milk, rock salt
Creamy heart soup – radish, hydromelon, voltfruit, fresh milk
Curry pilaf – Hylian rice, goat butter, Goron spice
Glazed mushrooms – mushroom, courser bee honey
Glazed veggies – vegetable, courser bee honey
Mushroom omelette – mushroom, bird egg, goat butter, rock salt
Mushroom risotto – mushroom, goat butter, Hylian rice, rock salt
Pumpkin stew – fortified pumpkin, goat butter, fresh milk, Tabantha wheat
Vegetable omelette – vegetable, bird egg, goat butter, rock salt
Vegetable risotto – carrot or pumpkin, goat butter, Hylian rice, rock salt
Veggie cream soup – pumpkin or carrot, fresh milk, rock salt

Meat BotW recipes

You may see Link as a hardy young man trying to save the world. He can’t be picky with his dietary requirements, right? Well, here’s the list for all you meat lovers out there.

Copious meat skewers – four different raw meats
Creamy meat soup – raw meat, herb, fresh milk, rock salt
Glazed meat – meat, courser bee honey
Gourmet meat curry – raw gourmet meat, Hylian rice, Goron spice
Gourmet meat stew – raw gourmet meat, goat butter, fresh milk, Tabantha wheat
Gourmet meat and rice bowl – raw gourmet meat or raw whole bird, Hylian rice, rock salt
Gourmet meat and seafood fry – raw gourmet meat or raw bird thigh, any fish
Gourmet spiced meat skewer – raw gourmet meat or raw whole bird, Goron spice
Meat curry – raw meat, hylian rice, Goron spice
Meat pie – raw meat, Tabantha wheat, goat butter, rock salt
Meat skewer – raw meat
Meat stew – raw meat, goat butter, fresh milk, Tabantha wheat
Meat and mushroom skewer – raw meat, mushroom
Meat and rice bowl – raw meat or raw bird drumstick, Hylian rice, rock salt
Meat and seafood fry – raw meat or raw bird drumstick, fish
Meat-stuffed pumpkin – raw meat, fortified pumpkin
Meaty rice balls – raw meat, Hylian rice
Prime meat curry – raw prime meat, Hylian rice, Goron spice
Prime meat stew – raw prime meat, goat butter, fresh milk, Tabantha wheat
Prime meat and rice bowl – raw bird thigh, Hylian rice, Goron spice
Prime meat and seafood fry – raw prime meat or raw bird thigh, fish
Prime spiced meat skewer – raw prime meat or raw bird thigh, Goron spice
Salt-grilled gourmet meat – raw gourmet meat or raw whole bird, rock salt
Salt-grilled meat – raw meat or raw bird drumstick, rock salt
Salt-grilled prime meat – raw prime meat or raw bird thigh, rock salt
Spiced meat skewer – raw meat or raw bird drumstick, Goron spice
Spicy pepper steak – meat, spicy pepper
Steamed meat – meat, vegetable

Poultry BotW recipes

A more delicate flavour than the meat above, here are all the poultry BotW recipes.

Gourmet poultry curry – raw whole bird, Hylian rice, Goron spice
Gourmet poultry pilaf – raw whole bird, bird egg, goat butter, Hylian rice
Poultry curry – raw bird drumstick, Goron spice, Hylian rice
Poultry pilaf – raw bird drumstick, bird egg, goat butter, Hylian rice
Prime poultry curry – raw bird thigh, Hylian rice, Goron spice
Prime poultry pilaf – raw bird thigh, bird egg, goat butter, Hylian rice

Seafood BotW recipes

Link is a fine swimmer, and great at riding boats with that big leaf he has. Surely he’s a fan of seafood?

Clam chowder – hearty blueshell snail, goat butter, fresh milk, Tabantha wheat
Copious seafood skewers – four different fish
Crab omelette with rice – crab, bird egg, rock salt, Hylian rice
Crab risotto – crab, rock salt, Hylian rice, goat butter
Crab stir-fry – crab, Goron spice
Creamy seafood soup – seafood, herb, rock salt, fresh milk
Fish pie – seafood, rock salt, goat butter, Tabantha wheat
Fish and mushroom skewer – fish, mushroom
Glazed seafood – seafood, courser bee honey
Porgy meunière – porgy, goat butter, Tabantha wheat
Salmon meunière – hearty salmon, rock salt, Hylian rice, goat butter
Salmon risotto – hearty salmon, rock salt, Hylian rice, goat butter
Salt-grilled crab – crab, rock salt
Salt-grilled fish – fish, rock salt
Seafood curry – porgy or hearty blueshell snail, Hylian rice, Goron spice
Seafood fried rice – porgy or hearty blueshell snail, Hylian rice, rock salt
Seafood meunière – seafood, goat butter, Tabantha wheat
Seafood paella – porgy, hearty blueshell snail, rock salt, goat butter, Hylian rice
Seafood rice balls – fish, Hylian rice
Seafood skewer – crab or snail
Spicy pepper seafood – fish, spicy pepper
Steamed fish – fish, vegetable

Monster BotW recipes

If you’re looking to explore Link’s darker side, here are all the monster-based BotW recipes. He has to take what he can get, right?

Dubious food – monster parts or other non-edible items
Monster cake – monster extract, cane sugar, goat butter, Tabantha wheat
Monster curry – monster extract, Goron spice, Hylian rice
Monster rice balls – monster extract, Hylian rice, rock salt
Monster soup – monster extract, goat butter, fresh milk, Tabantha wheat
Monster stew – monster extract, meat, seafood

Desert BotW recipes

Everyone deserves a treat every now and then. Ruin Link’s diet with these lovely sweet treats.

Apple pie – apple, goat butter, cane sugar, Tabantha wheat
Carrot cake – carrot, goat butter, cane sugar, Tabantha wheat
Copious simmered fruit – four different fruit
Egg tart – bird egg, goat butter, Tabantha wheat, cane sugar
Egg pudding – bird egg, fresh milk, cane sugar
Energising honey candy – courser bee honey
Energising honey crepe – courser bee honey, Tabantha wheat, bird egg, cane sugar, fresh milk
Fried bananas – mighty bananas, cane sugar, Tabantha wheat
Fruit cake – apple or wildberry, fruit, cane sugar, Tabantha wheat
Fruit pie – fruit, goat butter, cane sugar, Tabantha wheat
Honeyed apple – apple, courser bee honey
Honeyed fruits – fruit, courser bee honey
Hot buttered apple – apple, goat butter
Nut cake – acorn or Chikaloo tree nut, goat butter, cane sugar, Tabantha wheat
Plain crepe – Tabantha wheat, bird egg, cane sugar, fresh milk
Pumpkin pie – fortified pumpkin, goat butter, cane sugar, Tabantha wheat
Simmered fruit – fruit
Wildberry crepe – wildberry, bird egg, cane sugar, fresh milk, Tabantha wheat

Drink BotW recipes

One stiff drink for Link. Well, he’s underage, so no booze. But still, it’s got a fairy in it. That’s got to make him feel a little wavey, right?

Fairy tonic – fairy

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Posted on May 9, 2023 by — Leave a comment

Man of Medan Switch review – all that glisters is not gold

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is the first in Supermassive’s popular series of standalone cinematic interactive drama and survival horror games. It’s seen much praise since its 2019 release and continues to thrive amongst a cult fanbase spread across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. But Supermassive isn’t content with merely offering in-game jump scares, giving us all a shock when it shadow-dropped the Man of Medan Switch version out of nowhere in early May, 2023. So, how do the spooks size up?

Let’s begin with a brief rundown. In case you’re unfamiliar, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan is a heavily cinematic and narrative-driven game in which your choices matter. It takes place in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean near French Polynesia and revolves around a group of young adults and their ship’s captain, setting out at sea on a small skipper to do a spot of diving in search of an undiscovered wreck. However, the tides soon change, as a group of modern-day pirates commandeer the ship and set out in search of a mysterious treasure called the ‘Manchurian Gold’.

Our unlikely crew of captors and captives soon find themselves aboard an abandoned WWII ghost ship which appears to be tied to this treasure. But, of course, not all is as it seems, and the tale soon devolves into one of chaos, fuelled by greed, fear, and even a pinch of an apparent supernatural threat.

As with the other titles in Supermassive Game’s repertoire, Man of Medan sees you take control of the five captives at different points, exploring the ship, collecting clues, and attempting to avoid peril long enough to escape. With heaps of key decisions on your shoulders and the lives of the protagonists in your hands, it’s up to you which branching paths your story takes and whether the characters live or die, leading to a great level of replayability as you explore all of the potential outcomes.

Man of Medan offers a single-player mode, a two-player online co-op mode called ‘shared story’, and an up to five-player local co-op mode called ‘movie night’, which sees you and your pals taking control of the different characters, along with prompts to pass the controller at each turn.

Each playthrough lasts around four to four and a half hours, which feels just right for this type of game, and there are plenty more hours to pack in if you want to explore the different outcomes and collectables. Whether alone or with friends, every run can offer a vastly different experience, despite the overall linear path of the narrative – which is easily one of the main reasons why the game still manages to captivate its audiences to this day.

In terms of gameplay, the game mostly revolves around walking sections spliced with cutscenes, with the main crux hinging on those aforementioned choices, collecting key items and premonitions to supplement your knowledge or influence the outcome of certain scenes, and occasional QTE sequences (quick time events).

The control scheme in the Man of Medan Switch version is as simple and easy to grasp as on any other platform, and its button layout translates well to the joy-cons and Switch Pro controller. You walk around with the left joystick, interact with items using A and ZR, and hit buttons to align with prompts during specific QTE sequences. For the most part, I find inputs to be very reliable and responsive, with little to no delay, which is exceptionally important in a game where failing a QTE can have a massive impact on the outcome of your game.

Camera angles are fixed and cinematic, which certainly adds to the interactive movie vibe, but it can sometimes make movement feel a little sluggish and clumsy, feeling closest to the first Resident Evil despite not being true tank controls. This isn’t an issue unique to the Switch version, though the lower resolution and, of course, a smaller screen in handheld mode, can make it a little trickier to work out where you are in relation to the objects and doorways around you. Luckily, I find this is pretty easy to adapt to, and once I got back into the rhythm of how the characters control, I had little trouble aside from the occasional hiccup.

Right from its initial announcement of the Switch version, Supermassive has been quite transparent about the technical limitations of this port, even noting the 24fps cap at the bottom of the Nintendo eShop page. I was initially quite pessimistic about how this low cap would look, but it’s important to note that Man of Medan is a very cinematic game, and 24fps is the universally accepted norm for a ‘cinematic frame rate’ – and it actually holds up pretty well here, for the most part.

The lower frame rate is hardly noticeable in handheld mode, though it does occasionally make the game look a bit stuttery in docked mode. This is especially noticeable in some of the late-game sequences that clearly push the Switch’s ageing hardware to its limits, such as while you’re exploring the stormy rooms during Distress Signal or running away in Revenge. Naturally, with the frame rate cap already being so low, any further drops do look particularly choppy – far more so than such a minor drop in a higher FPS tile.

For the most part, this isn’t too problematic and didn’t particularly impact my enjoyment of the game. However, I did have a stumble towards the end of my first playthrough in docked mode, where the frame rate dropped dramatically during a keep calm QTE, causing me to fail and have to restart the chapter in order to keep everyone alive. Luckily, upon re-loading, the frame rate managed to smooth itself out – but that’s something to keep in mind.

Beyond the frame rate cap and occasional stuttering, Man of Medan’s Switch version is noticeably downscaled compared to versions on other platforms. This lower resolution does result in some visual hiccups, such as some pretty intense texture popping and inconsistent lighting at times – all of which is far more noticeable in docked mode than handheld.

However, I truly respect that Supermassive put in the work to make this port manageable on native hardware rather than slapping together a Cloud version. It’s clear that a lot of work went into bringing Man of Medan to Switch, and the game truly tests the limits of this six-year-old console, meaning it’s honestly quite impressive that it looks so good.

In addition to the desirable portability, the Man of Medan Switch version also offers a few additional features as the icing on the cake. These include updated gameplay features, such as a wider choice of accessibility options, improved UI and interactions, and even an extended playable chapter called Flooded – a climactic ending to the game that introduces brand new deaths. These additional features both sweeten the deal for new players and offer an extra layer of incentive for long-time fans of The Dark Pictures Anthology to give the Switch version a try.

The extended accessibility options are also a very welcome addition, offering you the ability to toggle single action buttons, hold to complete button mash, QTE timers, and more. There are also a nice variety of subtitle and text options, including size, colour, and a dyslexia-friendly font. Unfortunately, subtitles are off by default, and you need to go to the in-game settings to turn them on. I personally believe that subtitles should always be on by default, especially in narrative, choice-driven games like Man of Medan.

Though the Man of Medan Switch version is definitely a downgrade in comparison with the other ports, it still offers plenty of enjoyment. I can’t recommend it as the ‘best’ way to play the game, but it maintains much of the mystery and tension of the original, and, for the most part, its visual and performance issues are quite infrequent or minor, meaning it’s still an enjoyable experience.

The price point is also respectable, avoiding that all-too-familiar ‘Switch tax’ that seems to tack itself onto just about every third-party release and port. It sits at $19.99/£17.99, which is very close to its current full price on Steam, and roughly half of its launch RRP – a respectable cost for such a memorable game.

In short, if you’re interested in the world of cinematic, choice-driven narrative horror, and feel you can overlook some of the shortcomings enforced by the Switch’s ageing hardware, then you should have a pretty great time with this little jewel of the sea, especially with the added benefit of portability and new content. Its winding mystery, believable characters, and impactful choice system makes for an all-around tense and atmospheric experience, and, like the ocean lapping at the edge of a shore, it’s sure to keep tugging you back for more.

If you’re on the hunt for even more terrific terrors, check out our list of the best horror games on Switch and mobile. We’ve also got a selection of the best visual novel games for your perusal, offering a variety of less spooky stories.

Man of Medan Switch review

The first entry into The Dark Pictures Anthology, Man of Medan still holds up as a tense, cinematic horror experience where every choice matters. Unfortunately, the Switch’s ageing hardware holds this version’s performance back, but it’s nonetheless an impressive port with some welcome additions, and still captures the souls of all who board this ship.

Posted on May 7, 2023 by — Leave a comment

Tiny Dragon Story kicks off RedDeer Games’ Indie Spring Spree

Tiny Dragon Story is out now on the Nintendo Switch, kicking off RedDeer Games’ Indie Spring Spree. This event sees the publisher releasing four new indie games for the Switch across the four Fridays in May. The games come from a range of genres and styles so that everyone has something to look forward to this month.

The first game in the Indie Spring Spree is Tiny Dragon Story, a nostalgic 1-bit platformer where you (unsurprisingly) play as a tiny dragon looking to reclaim the treasure that a cunning wizard stole from him. The retro visuals and atmosphere are great for players looking for nostalgia or newer fans of the retro gaming genre. You can grab the game now on the Nintendo Switch eShop for a super-discounted launch price.

RedDeer Games’ (RDG) second release is For a Vast Future, which hits the Switch on May 12. In this dystopian RPG you take on the role of an outlaw fighting against the vicious, self-appointed governments and cults that have taken control. Following the dystopian theme, Mechanic 8320 releases on May 19 for fans of sci-fi point and click adventures.

RDG has yet to announce the final game rounding off the Indie Spring Spree, but we do know that it’s a “sinister expressionist tale of the classic battle between good and evil, amidst the walls of a gloomy, corrupt city”. We can’t wait to find out more on May 10.

That’s everything you need to know about the RDG Indie Spring Spree. If you’re looking for more hidden gems, check out our list of the best indie games on Switch or our round-up from the Nintendo Indie World Showcase.

Posted on May 5, 2023 by — Leave a comment

Minit Fun Racer is helping raise money for charity… fast!

You may be aware of the fun action title Minit, where you replay the same minute on repeat, only to learn more about the world each time. Well, publisher Devolver Digital is following this up with an exciting expansion to the monochrome universe, and the Minit Fun Racer release date is already here!

Minit Fun Racer is an endless-runner-style game that sees you hop over traffic, collect coins, and just generally race around having fun. 100% of all profits from the title go to charity, and Doctors Without Borders is one of the first to receive funding.

Much like Minit itself, Minit Fun Racer features a simplistic black-and-white style and chunky pixel art, but the visuals are very much part of the charm. We don’t expect this title to set the world on fire, but Devolver Digital is known for its quality titles, and at the cost of $2.99/£2.69, this is a really easy way to donate to charity while having some fun.

You can watch the Minit Fun Racer release date trailer below to get a glimpse of the title in action.

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Posted on May 3, 2023 by — Leave a comment

Kage Tycoon codes

If you’re on the hunt for Kage Tycoon codes, we’re here to help. One of many Roblox games inspired by the hit anime Naruto/Boruto, Kage Tycoon is an addictive and fun title that fans of the classic manga series are bound to love. Get ready to battle opponents, build your base, and live out your anime dreams, thanks to our full guide.

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Kage Tycoon codes

Active codes:

80kvisits! – 20,000 xp
1500likes! – 10,000 cash and 1,000 rc

Expired codes:

4000visits!
800visits!

What are Kage Tycoon codes?

Kage Tycoon codes are a collection of numbers and letters you can input within the game, allowing you to unlock exclusive rewards, boosts, and bonuses to help your gameplay. Developer BLMINDS releases codes regularly to coincide with events, updates, and holidays, often within the BLMINDS Discord.

How do I redeem Kage Tycoon codes?

It is really easy to redeem Kage Tycoon codes, just follow these simple steps:

Open up Roblox
Open Kage Tycoon
Click on the shopping cart icon on the side of the screen
Input a code into the text box
Click enter
Enjoy your rewards!

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