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the more interesting article is linked in the first paragraph, where spectral kittens power radio stations in Fallout 4
by tetris11 3y ago
the more interesting article is linked in the first paragraph, where spectral kittens power radio stations in Fallout 4
- TeMPOraL 3y ago> “The cat acts like a settlement radio receiver, and its role is to keep alive the inactive radio station so it continues to the next track even if you’re listening to another station. Just like if it was a settlement receiver somewhere near the player. In normal circumstances the cat doesn’t make sound. It is silenced, it is invisible, and it is deleted from the game world after three seconds.” What I don't understand there is, why are those cats deleted after 3 seconds? Does it mean the inactive radio station only continues playing the next track for 3 seconds, and then freezes? If so, that sounds like an unfortunate limitation.
- actionfromafar 3y agoProbably a cat needs to press next, but then the cat doesn't need to listen to the full track?
- inanutshellus 3y agoI assume the cat counts as an in-proximity listener to the radio, which makes it initialize. Having initialized the radio, the cat can be garbage collected.