Hey everyone.
So I was looking for someplace where I could talk to a bunch of strangers about this and whether I was stalked or not, and if I am blowing this out of proportion. Buckle up, it's kinda long.
So in August 2018 I met this guy in college, and he was pretty nice and we struck up a friendship - walk me to my dorm, study dates, hang out for hours, the type. This was early on but one day I was going in a different direction and he asked if I wasn't going to my class (it is offered in a different building each semester) in the building it was being held. I'd never told him what section I'm in, just mention offhand once that I have a calc class after our class together (there's like six calc classes offered at the school).
Three weeks in, he asked me to a hockey game and I said no. The day later (Saturday), he asked me to coffee and after a bunch of personal questions he asked me if I liked him romantically. Wanting to be honest I said yeah. He said he had a girlfriend and so I decided to be respectful and back off. Asked him about her, and he kinda waffled and didn't tell me anything other than that she had the same major as me and was in the same year as the two of us and had changed majors from econ (I too had changed majors, from engineering).
Following Monday I leave early from our shared class and try to avoid him (I was feeling kinda shitty). He runs down two flights of stairs to catch up with me and ask if we're good and if I am mad at him. I tell him I'm not, just need space. Wednesday that week, I leave early (feeling ill), he blows up my notifications in just two hours.
He starts being nice again, complimenting me and whatnot. Goes on for a month or two. Then my birthday rolls around (didn't tell him) - he wishes me first thing in the morning, then asks if I'm free (I planned to be studying that day for one of our classes). I tell him I have some time in the evening. He shows up, takes me to dinner, refuses to let me pay on my birthday, plays a song for me (kinda romantic) and asks if I like it. I say it was a nice song and leave it at that. He leaves in an hour or so cause he's late for work. He's a photographer and I was planning on joining the place where he worked (I eventually did but after he left, and had a great time working there). He tells me he'd love to photograph me for them.
Weeks go on like this and we leave for winter break. He doesn't speak to me at all. Then I return and he introduces me to his friends and tells them "how we met". He fixes his winter semester schedule to have as many common classes as we can have. He kept tabs of all my classes that semester, when I had exams for those classes, when I had assignments due. He spends hours upon hours at my dorm hanging out with me, only wants to be with me alone in shared building spaces, doesn't like that my friends come and stop by to talk to me in the dorm.
We're a pretty small dorm so everybody sorta knows everybody. And eventually, everybody in my dorm thinks he's my boyfriend to the point that they somehow let him in without him swiping his ID (we have restricted access to buildings here). He is never 5 minutes away from my dorm despite living a twenty minute walk away (but like I also lived across the library so fair). One of my friends asked if I was sure I wasn't being stalked and well, I had rose coloured glasses on so I said no, he's just being nice.
All this time, he supposedly has a girlfriend who is in my department in my year. Our department has 7 girls that year. Three are gay. Two have a boyfriend, one is me. And the last one isn't his girlfriend. I ask him about her eventually because I'm tired of going nuts with not knowing and he says they broke up months ago, because of me. Still doesn't tell me who she is, literally nothing about her, and I'm a fucking idiot who thinks she has a chance now so I don't probe. He still doesn't ask me out. All this time he's always next to me in class, whenever we're walking anywhere, always walks me back to my dorm. He tells me he's applying to the same internships I am and that he wants to show me around his hometown, and that he wants my opinion on how to remodel his fucking room back home. One of my friends shares a class with a roommate of his, and they think I'm his girlfriend.
He comes to visit me in the middle of polar vortex. He shows up to see me right after an exhausting ski trip, sits way too close to me all the time, keeps trying to reduce space whenever we are anywhere without making a move. And then when the academic year ends, ghosts me.
In the months since, he didn't speak to me till November of 2019, when I was on sabbatical from school. He asks where I am because he hasn't seen me anywhere on campus. I tell him I'm not there and soon block him for my own peace of mind and to move on. Since then, he checks my instagram once a month or two months.
August 2020, he meets a new person. May 2021, they get engaged. June 2022, they get married. All this time he has been checking in on me via my social media but has never once tried to talk to me. All this time, I've often gotten blank calls from different numbers from his area code and have stopped picking them up for the past two years. He still keeps checking up on my social media but has never, ever tried to talk to me since November 2019.
Am I blowing this out of proportion, or is something wrong here?
EDIT: added some missing details.

Just wondering because my mum might kill me if she finds out i cooked a carrot cake in a pot, i just need some help with weather or not its safe.

I (20F) am livid. I was living alone, but unfortunately, last week, my apartment complex told me last minute that someone else was going to be moving in with me the next day. I tried to be optimistic, but I cannot stand her anymore.
The most that my utilities have ever been was $7 for the month. I stay with my boyfriend half the time and open blinds for natural lighting and only turn on the lights at night or in the bathroom, where there are no windows. I typically take 10 minute showers, but on the days where I wash my hair, I turn off the water while I put on conditioner and let it sit. I usually don't flush the toilet for pee. A lot of these things honestly just seem like common sense to me, and others I do because they are better for the environment, save money, and aren't making my life any harder.
The roommate (~20F) has been here for one fcking week. I just got my half of the utility bill. It was $85, meaning that the total for the whole bill was $170. Her and her boyfriend turn on the lights in every single room they go into, even if they are just walking through to get to another and it is bright out, and often times, they don't even turn off the lights when they leave the room. They both take separate showers every single day that are very long. I would say 30 minutes or more for each of them. Most days, they don't even leave the house, and when they do, it's usually an hour or less. They turn on the heater even when the house is hot and even though the weather has been very nice (like 60⁰F outside every day). The other day, the thermostat said it was 75⁰ inside, and they had the audacity to turn the heater on, and they even left it on after they left the house. I have never met anyone who does stupid sht like that. They made the bill increase $163 more than my monthly bill has ever been just one week after moving in. I ended up taking the batteries out of the thermostat and turning off the A/C switch on the breaker because there is no way they are going to keep doing that.
Also, her boyfriend has been here more than I have. He is not supposed to be living her, and it is a violation of the lease for him to have been here this long. He has been here every single day and night. She has never slept over at his place (if he even has one). They are really loud and act like they own the place. They don't clean anything in the house other than their own dishes. I do everything else on my own. They use my stuff. I have asked them not to use my stuff for certain foods that I have intolerances to. They cook the foods that I have intolerances to every time they cook, and it seems like they may have used my plates for them a few times. I have had to leave the house before because I have been so nauseous and had trouble not throwing up from being around it. I was gone for a few days. The trash can was completely empty when I left, but when I got back, it was overflowing, and at the top, again a food that makes me sick to be around. I had to open all of the windows and eventually take out the trash because it was so bad. I almost threw up a few times from it but managed to keep it in. They have also taken my dirty dishes out of the dishwasher when there were about 4 in there (even though it was obvious that they were dirty), put them with my clean dishes, filled up the dishwasher with their own dishes, and used MY dishwashing tab to wash them. The funny thing is that they lock up their things like I am going to steal them, but I guess they aren't taking a look in the mirror.
I don't know what to do with these people. I honestly want to ask the property manager if her boyfriend is supposed to be living here and if they can pay 2/3 of the utilities since they are 2/3 of the ones using them. Does anyone have any advice on what to do? I am honestly wanting to get out this place because I already cannot stand them, and I cannot afford to pay the sublease fee or the extra utilities because I am living off my student loans right now. I don't have the time to get a job because I am being forced to do free labor for my university in addition to classes as a requirement to graduate.

My fiance and I are getting married in October of this year. We were wanting to do a post wedding Saturday brunch with a group of around 40. Brunch is already hectic in Austin on a Saturday morning, especially with F1, ACL, etc. going on that month. Any recommendations for a fun place to get food catered, or a restaurant that has a good space for a buyout? Budget is $6k or less. Thanks in advance!

Bottom line is that nothing significant came. This is only a few of my QEPs, they didn't give me 2020, 2021, or 2022. But you can see the photos below for yourself.
All joking aside, there were a few valuable bits of information. For example, it says if my verifiers were called or not. I have the essay prompts for those years and the essay I wrote along with the essay scores (while they had them). Subsequent QEPs also include my language test scores from the register (that's wild!). The FSOT package also inculdes a box to check if the person has security clearance or not, so the take away there is if you have clearance be sure to list it in your special skills section.
Here is my timeline:
May 2018--OA
May 2019--Submitted the FOIA via snail mail
June 2019--Received a snail mail response that my request had been received.
Nov 2020--I emailed them asking for an update. They responded asking me to be patient.
Nov 2021--I emailed them again asking for another update. Again told to be patient.
Dec 2021, supposedly that is when the office received my FOIA.
April 2022--I emailed them again asking for an update. Was told to be patient.
April 2022--I emailed my congressman's office asking for their help. They responded and said they'll submit an inquiry.
May 2022--I ask my congressman's office what happened to the inquiry. They respond, and say nothing happened, so they submit a second reqeuest to State.
May 2022--I ask the FOIA office what the expected timeline is.
June-2022, My congressman's office responds saying State estimates I'll be done June 2022. A few days later, State Responds to my email saying June 2022 is the estimated completion date.
July 5, then July 18 2022--I emailed the FOIA office asking what happened to that deadline?
July 2022, I ask my congressman's office, "so no FOIA came by that deadline. What's up?" They tell me to wait one more year until June 2023, then bug their office again. I become snarky with my congressman's office. They are snarky back.
Oct-2022 The FOIA office finally responds to my July emails saying the new deadline is July 2023.
Feb 2023--I email the FOIA office and ask if it's on track to make this deadline? They respond indicating yes.
March 30, 2023--I finally get my FOIA in the mail!! See below.
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Even though they changed the Bios a while ago, this form still says Bios.

Much to the delight of fans of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, Rockstar Games earlier this month released Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition, a remastered collection of three of the most popular and iconic titles from the ongoing series. Unfortunately, it also debuted with a multitude of issues, prompting an apology by the developer. Good news though—the game's first update is now out and it purports to fixe dozens of bugs.
In case you missed it, the collection includes remastered versions of Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Rockstar Games prettied up all three games with high resolution textures, increased draw distances, GTA V style controls, and other modern updates the freshen up and revive these older titles.
However, graphical glitches and performance issues plagued what had been a much-anticipated release. Or as the developer put it in an apology note, the collection suffered "unexpected technical issues."
"Firstly, we want to sincerely apologize to everyone who has encountered issues playing these games. The Grand Theft Auto series—and the games that make up this iconic trilogy — are as special to us as we know they are to fans around the world. The updated versions of these classic games did not launch in a state that meets our own standards of quality, or the standards our fans have come to expect," Rockstar Games said.
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The developer says it has "ongoing plans to address the technical issues and to improve each game going forward." Rockstar Games did not get into specifics, but its first update for the collection brings with it a massive list of fixes spanning more than 60 issues, including ten that apply to each game. They include... Fixed multiple localization issues Fixed multiple instances of missing or misaligned collision Fixed multiple instances of holes in the map Fixed multiple instances of incorrect or misplaced textures Fixed multiple instances of the camera clipping through objects Fixed multiple instances of incorrect subtitles being displayed Fixed multiple instances of incorrect help text being displayed Fixed multiple instances of misplaced objects Fixed multiple instances of issues with character models in cutscenes Fixed multiple instances of audio lines being skipped, delayed, or repeated There are dozens of other issues this update aims to fix, the most of which apply to San Andreas. You can check out the patch notes for the full list.
On a related note, this update applies to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series XS, and Xbox One owners. What about the PC version? Funny thing—Rockstar Games pulled the title offline for PC shortly after launch in order to "remove files unintentionally included" in these versions." Speculation is that it's because the PC release contained unlicensed music files, which were discovered in a data-mining effort.
Rockstar Games said it will be adding the PC version of the collection to its store sometime soon. "Additionally, everyone who has purchased Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition for PC from the Rockstar Store through June 30, 2022, will receive these classic versions in their Rockstar Games Launcher library at no additional cost. We will update everyone as soon as these are back in the Rockstar Store," the developer added.

I know this question has been asked here a ton of times, but I didn't see one that was under the same circumstances as me. I'll keep this as short and sweet as possible followed by a TL;DR. Gratzi
Last october (2022) I purchased a truck from a private seller here in Houston, Texas. He still owed a small amount so naturally, his bank (lets call them Bank A) had the title. The amount I bought the truck for covered what he owed and then some. I got a loan through my bank (and we'll call them Bank B) and they sent one check for the balance to Bank A, and a second check with the remainder to the seller. Upon receipt of the check for the remaining balance, Bank A is supposed to send me the title, so that the seller can sign it over to me and I can take the signed title and a new (within the past 30 days) safety inspection to my local DMV to get it registered in my name, get new plates and send the newly signed title to Bank B. That is what was supposed to happen.
Bank A never sent me the title, or they did and somewhere between there and here, it disappeared. I waited a good 6-7 weeks before I came to the conclusion that I would not be getting the title. They "stopped using" priority mail so there was no tracking of the envelope or signature required to make sure the document got where it was supposed to go. They just stuck it in a lick and stick envelope and hoped for the best. There isn't even any proof that it was ever sent that they can actually show, I'm supposed to just take them at their word that they actually sent it.
After speaking with Bank B about the situation with Bank A, they told me that we now need to apply for a new title since the original is "lost". At this point, it is roughly the 3rd, maybe 4th week of Jan 2023. They told me they were sending me a couple forms to fill and I needed to get the seller to request a lease of lien from Bank A. Upon receipt of those forms, I was to fill out the highlighted areas and send them back with the paid postage along with a $5 fee. The lease of lien was requested and the paperwork was sent off. About 3 weeks later, I received a call from Bank B inquiring about the forms needed to get the new title.... I told them I sent those forms filled out weeks ago just the way I was instructed to by one of their reps. I told her exactly what I was told and instructed to do with those forms. She put me on hold to look back and find out what was going on. She found my envelope with the forms I filled out and also confirmed what I was told and that I was given incorrect instructions on what to do with those forms in order to get the new title. Keep in mind we are now around the 3rd week of Feb. She apologized, confirmed she took note of the situation and said she was sending back the forms and the correct instructions on what I needed to do. I need to take those forms to the seller, get his signature and take that form to the DMV, along with a fresh inspection and request the new title.
A few weeks have now passed and I have not received those forms back to get signed by the seller. Last week, around March 23rd I called Bank B to ask where those forms were. I explained to the rep what was going on and turns out the forms still hadn't been sent back out to me. She apologized, took note of what has been going on and that I was given incorrect information almost a month ago. She assured me that the forms will be sent out immediately so that I can finally put all this behind me.
It is now March 30th and I still have not been about to register my truck, and I cant even get it inspected, because I risk being outside the 30 day mark when I'm finally able to go to the DMV. I've had this truck since October and still have no plates for it and I've already been pulled over once for having no plates. Bank A is a smaller bank, not quite "Mom & Pop" small but not exactly BOA. And Bank B is a larger more well established bank, one of the largest and most utilized here in Texas due to their other services like insurance and aggressive marketing towards veterans.
So, my question obviously, is there anything I can do here? Can I sue? I'm going to call Bank B tomorrow again to get an update on those forms and I'll post an *edit* to this post I need to. To me, all of this could have been avoided if Bank A just used priority mail and was able to actually track the original title. I really don't know what else to do, and I'm growing increasingly frustrated as time goes on. Every time I go to work I risk getting pulled over again and getting a ticket. My tires are likely going to fail the inspection by the time comes around for me to get the inspection in preparation for the DMV. This whole thing is a shit show and it just irks me knowing they can just screw up a simple task and leave the "customers" to deal with the damage.
TL;DR - I bought a truck last year, private sale. I never received the title from sellers bank. My bank started the process for requesting a new title. They also messed up that process. It's been 6 months. I got pulled over. Driving with no plates. Tires are going bald. Banks suck. Can I take some kind of action against them?
*Silently waiting for project mayhem to ensue*

So I had been getting battery in deep sleep mode notifications in the Ford app for the past maybe six months or so, always when the weather was cold and I hadn’t driven a lot. Every time I just went out for a long drive and things went back to normal. Hadn’t gotten any in a few weeks as the weather has been warming up, but I got one yesterday. I thought, ‘no big. It’s been a bit colder and I’ve only been driven a couple times in the past week or so. I’ll just take it out and it’ll recharge like usual’. I drove out to a park and everything was totally fine. Was out in the park for maybe an hour and half. Got back and the Mav started up with no issues but right as I was about to pull out of the parking lot and onto the street the whole truck just died with no warning. Luckily no one was around and I was able to pull off to the side and get the emergency brake on. Tried turning the key a few times and nothing. I used Ford’s roadside assistance and got a tow truck out within an hour. The guy was able to jump the battery but I didn’t feel comfortable driving it so I still had him tow it to the dealer. They’ll be checking it out tomorrow.
So yeah, if you’ve been getting the deep sleep notifications, don’t shrug them off and take your truck into the dealer. Being in control of a moving, completely dead vehicle going slowly in a mostly empty parking lot was scary enough, I can’t imagine how bad it would be on a road in traffic.

I am not a meteorologist and am trying to understand the boundaries of weather warnings.
For example- In Nashville, the current severe storm forecast calls for damaging winds within 25 miles for the region west is I-65. Assuming I-65 is a hard boundary:
Does the theoretical boundary for the straight line wind threat end at I-65, and the median threat actual end 25 miles west of I-65?
Or does the actual threat extend 25 miles beyond the threat boundary past I-65?
The question is where the center of probability is - the edge of the warning zone or the perimeter?

I need to buy a new seat for my 2022 Indian Chieftain Dark Horse. I love the way the stock seat looks, but I can only ride about 45 minutes before I begin to feel pain from the stock seat. I am looking for a seat that is the same height as the stock seat. It seems most of the aftermarket seats are thicker than the stock seat. I have a 29 inch inseam and I am flat footed on my Chieftain with the stock seat, so I would prefer a seat that is not higher. What is the best seat for long days in the saddle?

Hello there Reddit! I’m really thinking I’m the asshole in this scenario because of how many times it’s happened but I just wanted a second opinion. So yeah!
I, (14, NB) have had issues with my mom (43, F) since I was like 10. To preface, I have thick curly hair and until recently it was decently long. My mom on the other hand has thin, straight, hair and doesn’t seem to have many problems getting it to behave (except for dyeing away the gray every month or so). I also have autism and I’ve always been very sensitive to touch/pain, and I’ve also struggled with depression for a while now and chores like brushing my hair became difficult. My mom had always just took me to her bathroom and brushed out my hair roughly and yelled at me when I screamed/cried. Eventually, last year (summer of 2022) my hair had been unattended for a couple months and was knotted to all hell. My mom took personal offense to this once she saw it and told me that if I didn’t get it all brushed out in one night than I could not get the haircut I wanted (scheduled for the next day) and would instead chop all my hair off from home. I wanted this haircut both because it was gender-affirming and because it was short enough it couldn’t really tangle and my mom could stop pulling at it. I stayed up basically the whole night crying, putting as much detangler as I could in my hair, and cutting out knots. By the morning I did get it out and I could get my hair cut! :D
But my mom still yells at me for “acting like a baby” and will make fun of me (call me an idiot, retarded, ect) for things I do that most kids my age know how to do (for example, I couldn’t open a can of soup for the longest time) So am I the asshole (or I guess over-exaggerator) or not :D

Hello. I've posted here a few times. Ive been a Delaware resident my whole and it still feels like I'm learning knew things about the state all the time.
But anyway, I'm getting married in October. We're going for this sort of royal court sort of look and I'm planning on wearing a cape instead of a blazer. The problem is, I have no idea on how to go about acquiring such an article of clothing, preferably tailored to me.
Anyone have any idea on wear I could find a Taylor or wear i could at the least buy a royal type of cape? Or maybe a Taylor looking for a challenge?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated

10 of 12 clients showed up today and almost every session ran over, so doing notes at home tonight. Not bringing work home has been a boundary I've only had to push 3 times in the 3 months I've been working in community mental health, so I'm not even mad about that. Most of them went great with everyone in a great mood and reporting improvements (I really think the beautiful weather had a little to do with it as well lol). I even had a very successful session walking a client through guided imagery and grounding techniques- i was feeling great! But, then my last session really kind of ruined the day :(
New client that my supervisor did an intake for, xferrred to me, and then set up as zoom without telling me- so we started late bc i didn't realize this wasn't face to face, but that's not even the worst part of that last session... we start and I'm pulling up the treatment plan to get an idea of the client's goals only to discover the client's initial assessment isn't done. Not even a diagnosis to go on. So I start the call and start my first session how I normally do explaining that this session is me getting a better understanding/ giving the client an opportunity to elaborate about things covered during intake and really just find out what they've previously done/ gotten out of therapy if they've been they therapy before. The client was like "where's so n so? I went over this with her 2 weeks ago!" I instantly felt like I wanted to cry bc it felt like being back in retail when a customer was upset with something I didn't have control over. I apologized and explained my supervisor is out of town until Monday and their intake notes weren't given to me and offered to reschedule the session for next week so I could get those assessment notes when she returns Monday. The client refused and was so upset, and I validated his feelings bc I was equally frustrated that I had been put in this position. The other problem is somehow the client had the misunderstanding that they were meeting with me to get meds, so they were even more upset finding out I was "just a therapist". I am not prepared to be the one to tell him that his med appt won't even be for another 4-6 weeks bc our Dr's are currently overbooked.
I came home and started working on my notes, was remembering every session so clearly- but 4 charts in, this one session is really taking over my brain. I guess this is mostly a venting post- I know there's gonna be days like this where I feel both good and crummy- but how do you keep the crummy sessions from overshadowing all the good. Ultimately I'm just very pissed off to the point of crying because I feel like my supervisor dumped this client on me and then thought "not my problem" bc she was ready for her trip.

Going to be doing my first grow soon in south Vic. Bought some auto seeds as they seem to be the go for less problems with light/weather. Pretty cold generally and I’m just looking for what I need to have even a semi successful grow

I am looking to move at the ripe old age of 39. Yikes. Single. Not interested in buying a home. I'm from Milwaukee. I pay 1000 a month for a 2 bedroom in Riverwest neighborhood. 1 bedroom is fine though. Any recommendations?

• sunny (sunnier than Milw which is really really gray)
• near a body of water, or beautiful landscape, or mountains
• friendly
• affordable
• a city or large town
• Good, diverse food options
• decent nightlife for my age. I was thinking of Santa Fe at one point but it seems so quiet and like mostly older than me people.
• I'm artsy, from the city, not into living in suburbs
• I'm ethnically diverse, look pretty much white, I am white and latina, so don't want to live where I have to listen to racists. I know that's everywhere, but you get my gist. I want to feel comfortable.
• I like to play bar volleyball. I also love basetball.
• I'm plus size.
• I work remote.

Any suggestions? Weather is a big factor for me. Gloomy milwaukee, can't handle it anymore. Don't bite me!

The PoD ranges, Russia simply sits out of the war a while longer, or the economy takes longer to fall, or some generous US program feeds the Russian population to lower starvation.
But either way, what would’ve happened if the February and October Revolutions happened in 1918, or 1919?

Besides offering up chaotic open-world action, one thing that Rockstar's games have done ever since Grand Theft Auto III is push the envelope in terms of technology. This is somewhat debatable up to Grand Theft Auto IV, which stunned audiences with its mix of macro-scale simulation and micro-scale detail. GTA V and the newer Red Dead Redemption 2 have continued this tradition, and both are still capable of putting the hurt on modern PCs. That's largely thanks to their forward-looking design that integrates features that contemporary systems weren't really ready for when the released.
gtaonlinerain GTA V can still look startlingly realistic at times.
The thing is, even though it just got a re-release on the current-generation consoles, GTA V originally released in 2013. The game's still fun, of course, especially the online mode that has seen continual updates over the years. The technology behind the title is getting a little dated, though, and fans of the series are understandably chomping at the bit for a new release. Rockstar has confirmed that GTA VI (or at least, the next GTA game) is in the works, but as usual, the company hasn't released any information about the title, nor mentioned a release window.
The leaks and rumors that we've heard so far place a hypothetical "GTA VI" at the end of next year, or even in 2025. That's a lot of development time, even if the company only moved into active development in the middle of last year, as is supposedly the case. In a time when almost every other development house (from Square-Enix to CD Projekt Red) is moving to the Unreal Engine, it seems like Rockstar will thankfully stick with its own in-house tech, known as RAGE.
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That bit of information comes from a tweet by Chris Klippel, who is among other things the creator of Rockstar Mag, a French-language gaming news site that focuses on topics surrounding Rockstar Games and its releases. You can see the tweet above. Chris says that he has been in touch with people who have seen the latest version of RAGE in action, and that its graphics engine is "assez incroyable." Chris describes the latest version as RAGE9, which is interesting; Rockstar doesn't talk about RAGE as a separate product from its games, likely because it doesn't license the tech.
gtaonlinearcade The arcade area added to GTA Online would look amazing with ray-traced lighting.
It's not hard to imagine what sort of features the game engine might include to warrant that description. Heavy usage of ray-traced graphics will go a long way toward impressive presentation, but based on what we've heard in the past about GTA VI, it seems likely that the latest RAGE might be more impressive in its ability to scale content from infinitesimal details all the way up to gigantic cityscapes. We've seen demonstrations of similar technology in Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5, and given the nature of "GTA", such capability would be perfectly suited to the games.
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Another impressive characteristic in GTA VI might just be the NPC AI. Historically, Grand Theft Auto's NPCs have been extremely simple stand-ins mostly intended to give the scene a realistic look without having much in the way of personality or believable behavior. That could all change in the next GTA game, based on a patent filed in October 2020.
From what we've heard, the next Grand Theft Auto title will be set in Vice City once again, so look forward to exploring the city's tropical environs. No word on the chronological setting, though; it could be set as far back as the Cuban Missile Crisis, or it could be set in the modern day. We also don't know necessarily what platforms the title will appear for, but based on Rockstar's history, we'd expect it to be available for the PS5 and Xbox before it appears on PC later.