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Changing difficulties in Helldiver 2 should be easily done by a switch. But for some reason‚ you must play in a certain way to unlock the higher levels. Reading this guide could be worth your time because it’ll save you a lot of it. To find out how to increase the mission difficulty in Helldivers 2‚ we got the answer. Helldivers 2: How to increase mission difficulty Going up a level in the game by playing Helldivers 2 for a while. To advance‚ you have to beat a mission in any operation at the difficulty you’re playing on. If the difficulty level is Trivial which is the easiest stage and you beat it‚ the Easy difficulty unlocks. Then by beating a mission on the Easy difficulty‚ you’ll unlock the Medium difficulty. But you can still go back to all the levels and set it to any of the difficulties you’ve unlocked. I’ve felt I needed more practice‚ so I dropped back down to Medium in some cases. This just gives you options and freedom in you how play.  Screenshot: Arrow...

While playing Persona 3 Reload‚ you’ll eventually come to find out about Status Ailments‚ but how do they all affect you? Both your party members and enemy Shadows can be affected by Status Ailments‚ so let’s go over how seriously they mess with you. All Status Ailments and what they do in Persona 3 Reload Status Ailments are unique conditions you or enemies can have during combat that affect how you perform. They’ll nearly all last a few turns‚ and different types of consumables and skills can cure you of them. On the flipside‚ some consumables and skills can inflict Status Ailments onto enemies. Screenshot: PC Invasion AilmentEffectCharmForces affected target to attack their allies or heal their enemies.DistressLowers the target’s DEF‚ increases the chance of getting hit with a Crit‚ and increases the chance of insta-kill spells to succeed.DizzyForces target to lose their turn and can lead to a “one more”.DownTarget falls prone afte...

After being in Early Access for four years‚ Last Epoch is finally ready for its 1.0 full release. With it exiting Early Access‚ here is everything new coming to Last Epoch. All new content in Last Epoch 1.0‚ listed Last Epoch already has a lot to offer‚ but the 1.0 full release gives us even more. We’re getting two more Mastery Classes‚ a revised Shaman Mastery Class‚ Cycles‚ Item Factions and trade‚ improved lighting and scene variety‚ revamped endgame activities‚ and a host of bug fixes. Related: How to respec in Last Epoch: Passives‚ Skills‚ and Specializations New Mastery Classes – Falconer and Warlock Image: Eleventh Hour Games The most exciting addition to Last Epoch coming in 1.0 is the Warlock and Falconer Mastery Classes. These are like subclasses for each class and there are three available to each class. Warlock is the third Mastery Class for Acolyte and Falconer is the third Mastery Class for Rogue. Both Mastery Classes look very fun and differe...

If you’re looking for the most powerful Personas to fuse in Persona 3 Reload‚ here’s a ranked list of the top 10. Dozens of other incredible Personas may serve you well in battle‚ but these 10 are the most remarkable in stats‚ skills‚ strengths‚ and weaknesses. Persona 3 Reload: 10 best Personas‚ ranked Screenshot: PC Invasion 10. Norn Norn is the Fortune Arcana‚ and is only required to fuse at level 65. It’s one of the few special Personas that require specific combinations. If you bring together Clotho‚ Lachesis‚ and Atropos‚ you’ll get a high Wind damage Persona. Her skill Panta Rhei can deal severe Wind damage to one foe‚ and with the Wind Amp passive‚ alongside her incredible Magic level‚ Norn is a pretty powerful Persona to have. Screenshot: PC Invasion 9. Susano-o Aligned with the Fool Arcana‚ and with a required level of 77‚ Susano-o has incredible Strength and specializes in Slash damage. Its Charge skill will be able to mak...

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The upcoming hearing on February 16 before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit represents a pivotal moment in the fight for free speech online. This court session will address the significant concerns raised by Eugene Volokh‚ a renowned First Amendment professor and legal blogger‚ alongside social media platforms Rumble and Locals. These parties have joined forces with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)‚ a leading national group advocating for free speech‚ to challenge a contentious New York law. This law‚ enacted in December 2022‚ has been a point of contention for its mandate requiring websites to actively engage with speech considered “humiliating” or “vilifying” toward any group based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ or other protected characteristics. The lawsuit‚ initiated by Volokh‚ Rumble‚ and Locals‚ argues that this requirement infringes on constitutional rights. A federal judge previously sided with this viewpoint‚ deeming the law likely unconstitutional. Following this‚ FIRE secured an injunction against the law’s enforcement‚ prompting New York to appeal. Eugene Volokh confidently anticipates the Second Circuit’s agreement with the District Court’s decision‚ highlighting the absence of a ‘hate speech’ exception within the First Amendment. “The District Court correctly held that the New York law unconstitutionally targeted certain viewpoints‚ since there’s no ‘hate speech’ exception to the First Amendment‚” Volokh stated. Rumble’s Chairman and CEO‚ Chris Pavlovski‚ expressed a strong stance against the law‚ emphasizing Rumble’s dedication to safeguarding free speech. Pavlovski remarked‚ “New York’s law commands social media platforms to crack down on a variety of forms of protected speech‚ and fighting to defend that speech is the very reason Rumble exists. We cannot let activist governments continue to chip away at the freedom of expression‚ which is one of the most basic of all human rights. We are grateful to our partners in this fight‚ Locals‚ Eugene Volokh‚ and FIRE‚ for helping to carry the torch of freedom with us.” The post Second Circuit Set To Hear Oral Arguments in Rumble’s Free Speech Case Against New York’s Online Censorship Law appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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In the video game Simcity 2000‚ one of the futuristic types of energy plants was a microwave power plant where solar energy was collected in space and transmitted back down to Earth. That idea is now a reality. Since June last year‚ an experiment in space has been transmitting energy down to Earth via solar panels on a satellite in orbit and now we have the first results of how the experiment is going.Using their Microwave Array for Power-transfer Low-orbit Experiment (MAPLE)‚ the Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD) has showcased that transmitting power in space and from space to Earth is possible. This is the first time solar power has been transmitted from orbit and could be the first step toward a solar power station in space.First launched in January 2023‚ just two months later the device was able to transmit about 100 milliwatts worth of power through space and could easily be refocused to send the beam in any direction. The test sending power to Earth had about 1 milliwatt of power getting to the ground and was conducted three times over eight months.The idea is to create a modular spacecraft constellation around a kilometer in scale that can transmit enough power to provide for 10‚000 homes. Individual 1-meter cube satellites will unfurl into a flat square 50 meters (164 feet) per side with solar cells on one side and microwave transmitters on the other. Because MAPLE can beam energy in any direction‚ the idea is this approach can directly send energy and power to a remote location or during an emergency as it does not require transmission infrastructure."In the same way that the Internet democratized access to information‚ we hope that wireless energy transfer democratizes access to energy‚" lead researcher and co-director of SSPP‚  Ali Hajimiri‚ said last year."No energy transmission infrastructure will be needed on the ground to receive this power. That means we can send energy to remote regions and areas devastated by war or natural disaster."The SSPD has other components being tested alongside MAPLE: DOLCE (Deployable on-Orbit ultraLight Composite Experiment)‚ which is testing the architecture deployment structure of the spacecraft‚ and ALBA which is testing the best type of photovoltaic cells to use. Results about them have not been shared yet but they are crucial components for the SSPD.As this experiment is currently a proof-of-concept‚ the new preprint paper describing the results highlights some of the weaker areas of the design and where improvements are needed. The next version will build on this one's strengths and get closer to a fully functioning prototype. The study is awaiting peer review and is available on the ArXiv. [H/T: New Scientist]