It’s time to Escape From Reality! :3
Try using PrismLauncher since it allows you to apply java window size commands before game launch (and load additional fixes if you need those due to some strange config).
1.13 had something called the Flattening, but that’s related to item IDs and a general overhaul to the base game code. I doubt much was twisted graphically there.
That card isn’t particularly modern, so it could just be any area with a concentration of offices really.
Like every region, there’s developers who love throwing up asset flips, and there’s developers who make stuff out of passion.
I remember one of the favorite comparisons of AI generated art I saw in a video on the subject is as an expensive replacement for stock footage (and in game development I guess it would be stock assets).
We 1000% need pluralistic representation rather than winner takes all, but that won’t happen until Reconstruction 2.0, I fear.
It’s hard to predict the whims of the entire public, but generally speaking people will have their one stance/issue that they will not bend on and will vote accordingly rather than weighing the whole platform of the candidate.
IE: Pro-gun advocates, Evangelical Christians, Pro-life & Pro-Choice, LGBTQ+ community members, etc…
I’d say it’s more of a dedicated following that just isn’t viral. Keep in mind crossplay means that the steam charts aren’t an accurate barometer by themselves.
Most of the devs from the Bad Company era left EA to form Embark Studios - maybe check out their games like The Finals?
Also Fallout:London is a pretty damn good mod.