🌙 🙏☪️ 2026 est une année peu banale : en effet le carême chrétien et le Ramadan des musulmans commencent le même jour, ce mercredi 18 Février.
Puisse cette coïncidence renforcer le dialogue interreligieux islamo-chrétien et établir une VRAIE fraternité loin de l’agitation et des turpitudes qui troublent notre monde !
BON CARÊME & RAMADAN MOUBARAK à toutes et tous…
Concept Artist here, the "AI hate" directed at Larian Studio is 100% ignorant and bad faith virtue-signaling.
Artists are NOT against AI usage as a tool, we're against Generative AI that was trained on real artworks and mass-produced "slops" that imitated our hard work and then marketed as our replacement.
In pre-production, the art team would grab random pics off the internet and other games to create a general mood board for aesthetics and "vibe" that fit the art direction (There are more nuances than this, I'm describing this in the most simplified way possible)
A mood board of a character may include several pictures of other videogames or anime shows, dozens of object with "texture references" for parts of their attire, multiple reference pictures of relevant objects such as animals or historical weapons or even other character artwork made for other games; ALL of which are randomly drawn from the internet and put together for the purpose of creating an overall aesthetic for a design that will become original in its own way inspired by its references and the artist's own creativity and originality to visualize it when they create the design by doing ART.
Larian Studio mentioned using AI to streamline this process; an actively menial labor of "looking for relavant and cool pics on the internet" in essence.
There is zero reason why AI speeding up this process is a bad thing; it is essentially the same as someone asking Grok for facts they could have spent a few hours reading through Wikipedia pages.
None of the pictures grabbed by either the AI or the art team in this process are being exploited for any monetary gain since they're simply inspiration and visual direction, this has been standard practice in the industry for decades.
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I’ve been thinking about the meaning behind “33.”
France’s international calling code is 33, and Sandfall Interactive happens to have 33 members — 32 humans and one dog.
Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy—his most famous epic poem—is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
There’s one introductory canto, followed by 33 cantos in each part, making a perfect total of 100.
The story follows a soul’s journey through unknown realms, uncovering truth, and ultimately realizing that love is the force that drives all existence.
This structure also fits the setting, where the Monolith Era begins at year 100 and counts down by one each year.
That theme really resonates with Expedition 33.
Most vinyl records spin at 33⅓ rpm, and interestingly, there are also 33 records to collect in the game.
In numerology, 33 is known as the most powerful “master number.”
It represents a universal mission and carries meanings like wishes coming true, new beginnings, family love, and the courage to move forward without fearing change.
People associated with 33 are said to have both innocence and deep compassion.
They’re altruistic, find joy in helping others, and value emotional and spiritual connection above all else.
Yet their kindness can easily slip into self-sacrifice — kind of reminds me of a certain someone.
Verso’s death date is 33 Décembre.
Obviously, “December 33” doesn’t exist; it’s an impossible date.
In old French, le 33 décembre was actually an expression meaning something impossible.
So maybe Verso’s ending itself is someone’s wish for something that shouldn’t exist…
Thanks to Expedition 33, I’ve completely fallen in love with the number 33.
Whether it’s 33 minutes, 33rd Street, or the number 33 on a receipt, I get ridiculously excited every time I see it.
#Expedition33
#Expedition33Fans
#ClairObscurExpedition33
🚨 HISTORIQUE !
Clair Obscur : Expedition 33 devient le jeu le plus nommé dans l’histoire des Game Awards avec un record de 12 nominations 🤯
Pas mal non ? C’est français 🇫🇷
Make the most of your 20s/30s.
Say 'yes' more in your life.
Say 'no' more at work.
Take a genuine interest in others.
Try everything at least twice.
Embrace chaos.
Surround yourself with people who challenge your capacity.
Get nerdy and passionate about one thing and go all in.
Learn how to love hard things and delayed gratification.
If you are ambitious, direct that energy towards something meaningful.
Build a well rounded view of the world by experiencing everyone and everything around you.
Remember to have fun and do the things that make you feel youthful.
Suddenly, you're 27.
You make your coffee, rush to work, come home around 7, and you're too tired to do anything except eat, scroll on your phone, and pass out.
Then you wake up, and do it all again.
And when Friday comes, maybe you go out, or maybe you're just too tired. Then, out of nowhere, it hits you.
How did everything pass by so quickly?
You don't even feel 27.
You still feel like that 17 year old kid who thought they had all the time in the world.
But somehow, 10 years just disappeared. And you start missing the past. The feeling of being young, excited, and clueless.
But then you realize, one day, you'll miss this, too.
Being 25, being confused, being tired, but still trying.
So maybe the trick is to slow down a bit and actually live this chapter before it also becomes just another memory.
The point is no matter what age you are, you’ll miss these days. Life gets busy sometimes and it’s always a good time to stop and smell the roses.