The Bridge

Fluttershy

9:07 PM

It pains me that this has so many upvotes...

Invader Skoodge

@Fluttershy Why?

It's terribly formed but it's a legitimate question.

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy Is level 18 the level cap, or just an arbitrary number chosen by the user?

Powerlord

> The 1.26 million Xbox 360s Microsoft sold last month in the US is more than the combined sales for the Wii U and the original Wii, which came in at 425,000 and 420,000, respectively.

Ouch, that's got to hurt the big N

fbueckert

@Wipqozn I think the max is 20.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert The link shows stats for 1 and 18, so it's probably 18.

Jin

9:16 PM

HOW ARE YOU?

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Could very well be.

FAE

@Wipqozn It is cap.

Wipqozn

@Jin GOOD. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I must say, I'm rather enjoying Clementine. It's a music player I just downloaded today. It's quite nice.

Jin

Abby is my nemesis today!

Wipqozn

@Jin Sounds like a worthy nemesis.

@FAE Thank you.

Jin

9:25 PM

Abby is the c-c-c-c-combo-breaker!!

badp

Hmm... Hardcore.

I'm fairly certain Jin has the monopoly of the stars there

Jin

hardcore is where we cyber

badp

THATSTHEJOKE.GIF

Arda Xi

@Wipqozn Meh. I prefer MPD.

Mad Scientist

@Jin From the starred messages we can see it looks like the super-secret SE employee room is about as productive as the super-secret mod room ;-)

Jin

9:30 PM

@MadScientist oh it's friday... aka funny links day

and I totally dominate

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi MPD?

Arda Xi

Music Player Daemon.

It's the client-server model.

I have a server attached to my TV and surround set, which I can control from anywhere on the network.

GnomeSlice

50% off the Just Cause Complete Collection redeemable on Steam.

Everyone should probably buy that.

Also, Indiefort Oxygen Bundle. I haven't played any of those but Terrorhedron, which is amazing.

Jin

so i want to buy a super cheap gaming desktop PC for the kids... where should i look?

should i get a cheap dell?

by cheap, i mean around or under $500. (/w monitor)

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi Ah, okay. Sounds useful. Not sure if Clementine can do that. Not a feature I need so didn't look into it.

James

9:37 PM

@Jin If you are up for DIY then $500 can get you a fairly nice system.. but at the end of the day having someone on the end of the hook for support is not bad

Arda Xi

@Wipqozn Probably not. Like I said, it's the client-server model. It is really nice to be able to use one client with both local and remote music, though.

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice Isn't it 75% on Steam pretty regularly?

Also, I hear the DLC isn't worth it usually.

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo It is if you use an infinite money mod, otherwise you have to buy the shit

Some of it is REALLY fun with infinite ammo too.

Like the air gun.

@Ullallulloo Also, that indie bundle has terrorhedron in it.

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice But my permanent discount! D:

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo I never even got to use my 'permanent' discount.

I really hate that, fucking IGN

fbueckert

9:41 PM

And cue Sharepoint barfing again.

Lazers

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Q: Can I use Gen I Pokemon in White 2 / Black 2?

It's been quite some time since I've played a Pokemon game. In fact, I was in elementary or middle school when Red/Blue was all the rage here. Is there anyway to acquire Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander, or Bulbasaur in White/Black 2?

pokemon

fbueckert

Stupid program! Just update the damn solution and quit freaking out!

GnomeSlice

Also, if any of you still haven't played Braid, now is the time.

Powerlord

@fbueckert As usual?

bwarner

@GnomeSlice So I'm paying full price for the new game, plus 5 dollars for DLC. And for that I get a free strategy guide and copy of the original game? Doesn't seem like that great of a deal.

GnomeSlice

9:43 PM

@bwarner They're pretty amazing games, but I guess it still is a bit much.

fbueckert

@Powerlord It had actually been working pretty well for a couple hours.

GnomeSlice

I have gotten far, far more than $20 worth of entertainment from JC2 though,

bwarner

When the strategy guide "costs" as much as the game, 50% off the bundle suddenly seems a lot less exciting.

fbueckert

Now it just up and randomly refused to update the solution.

Which means I have to retract the solution, uninstall it, delete it from the store, re-add it, re-install it, and re-deploy it to the web application.

And then it works again.

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo If I gift you terrorhedron, will you play it with me?

Do you like tower defense games?

Ullallulloo

9:46 PM

@GnomeSlice Sure.

@GnomeSlice I'm not that great at them.

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo Can you check and see if you got it? The gifting thing isn't very clear.

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice yep

GnomeSlice

@Wipqozn Where did you find this?

Powerlord

> It's an interesting world when a version of Windows is more privacy transparent than a Linux distro.

(comparing Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10)

Gaming Topics From Outside

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Q: How to I run Dwarf Fortress?

I have downloaded Dwarf Fortress, collected the required files I believe but there is a problem, I click on the df file, it asks me some things, I click on "Run," but nothing happens. The games just does not open at all. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome 3 on 64-bit. If I could get the game t...

games

Powerlord

9:54 PM

I'm not sure I agree with what the thing I just quoted said, but having not used Windows 8 or Ubuntu 12.10 (only heard about its "lets send results from desktop search to Canonical's partners by default)...

Jin

2013 is the year of Linux desktop

Mad Scientist

2012 was the year of Linux on the phone ;-)

GnomeSlice

AHHH PLEASE TELL ME THERE'S A TRAVIS ONE

Jin

@GnomeSlice nice. i'm getting one from Claymore

GnomeSlice

@Jin What?

Ullallulloo

9:57 PM

You can get Arkham Asylum here for $3.25

Jin

amazon.com/Claymore-No-Clare-PVC-Figure/dp/B000VSUSG2/…

Ullallulloo

With a code.

Although it has Steam, GFWL, and SecurROM...

Powerlord

@Ullallulloo Showing as $4.98 to me

badp

I hope no more games are shipping under the GFWL program

Ullallulloo

1 min ago, by Ullallulloo

With a code.

Powerlord

9:59 PM

Also... "Third party DRM: Steam" forgets to mention that it also uses SecuROM.

Ullallulloo

WINTR-SRVEY-42012

badp

@Powerlord Funny, that's € 4.98 here

Powerlord

Anyway, I already got Arkham Asylum PC, along with Arkham City (and its DLC), and basically everything in Gotham City Impostors for $15 during a Steam sale last year.

Can't believe I put last week there...

GCIF2P imported everything I had minus the Ninja outfits for some reason.

Still, I feel Asylum was the better of the two Arkham games.

Ullallulloo

Powerlord

10:19 PM

> I surely hope Linux Mint catches on,, it is basically Ubuntu minus the bad decisions Canonical has made recently.

I lolled

Jason Berkan

@Ullallulloo I LOL'd at this - especially the mouseover, since capitalized tags make me furious.

Ullallulloo

@Powerlord I like the Software Center though, so I just used Cinnamon+Ubuntu.

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badp

argh the fonts are all screwed up

Powerlord

Slashdot appears to have turned its "can only post a comment every 5 minutes" shit back on.

agent86

10:26 PM

@Wipqozn, tell a funny joke.

Powerlord

@agent86 He can't.

agent86

@Powerlord :(

Powerlord

@agent86 He can tell a joke, though.

agent86

@Powerlord all I want is his "best effort"

I'm bumping, he sets, then I spike.

it's a 2-man production

user15026

10:35 PM

This is one of the many reasons I love the library I work in.

agent86

@AshleyNunn is that a book-mas tree?

user15026

@agent86 totally is, with a flying hello kitty on top

badp

@AshleyNunn Topping it off with, uh, hello kitty was a little kitsch :P

agent86

@AshleyNunn well, obviously. you say that like I don't know how to build a book-mas tree :P

Lazers

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Q: In Steam, why are some DLC shown as separate entries and some are not?

Why is there a difference on how DLC content is shown on Steam? While some DLC is only shown under a "DLC" tab after clicking on "properties" (1), other DLC are shown separately as new game entries (2)? (1) Example of first case: (2) Example of second case:

steam dlc

0

Q: How can I make paths connect to my thrill rides?

I wanted to take a screenshot of this but for some reason whenever I try it takes a picture of the desktop instead. Whenever I place a thrill ride, it gets placed on a small platform only slightly above the ground, and any paths I place to connect to the entrance/exit won't connect to it. This i...

roller-coaster-tycoon-3

user15026

10:43 PM

@badp they eventually changed it to a paper-mache star

agent86

8 more SR3 questions to 100

badp

@AshleyNunn Probabily not enough "seasonal greetings"-kind-of-politically-correct but much more awesome :)

(everybody's a critic)

Wipqozn

@agent86 Your mom's a joke.

agent86

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice The internet.

@agent86 Oh, good. I've been moved further down the list.

Fluttershy

10:52 PM

@InvaderSkoodge Because it shows zero research?

@Wipqozn 18 is the cap. But the information is easy to find on the wiki.

Wipqozn

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A: What do we do with questions about games that can no longer be played?

While I think that most of the information that you'll find here about games that are no longer playable (due to dark servers) might not be useful in most cases, I don't really like the idea of erasing so much hard work from the askers and answerers. Since this is meta, and it's about suggestion...

@GnomeSlice WHY WOULD YOU EVER SUGGEST A META TAG?

YOU'RE GETTING COAL FOR CHRISTMAS

user15026

Apparently weird pensive feelings require blueberry waffles with blueberry syrup. And good friends inviting you to go for sushi. Luckily, I have both :D

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn If Mark were here, he'd yell at him proper and call him GnomieBear :(

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot @agent86 should really change Gnome's name to GnomieBear in memory of MarkTrapp.

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pixel

@OrigamiRobot for whatever reason guild list isn't syncing for me

OrigamiRobot

10:57 PM

@pixel I saw all your o/

pixel

weird

well I relogged and now I get nothing

Raven Dreamer

@pixel your chat is showing up in guild

pixel

I will stop saying stuff then, because I'm getting nothing :P

Raven Dreamer

Make sure you haven't accidentally disabled guild chat from showing up in the chat pane

pixel

I already checked that

Raven Dreamer

11:01 PM

oic

then I got nothing

pixel

its ok when I pressed G I got an error message and it wouldn't show the guild list

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn You wanna do a dungeon with us?

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Yes.

The Ascalonian Catacombs?

OrigamiRobot

shrug

I have no idea what to do

Wipqozn

Oh, okay.

How many people do you have so far?

@pixel Was the rest of that message going to be venDreamer, @OrigamiRobot, and yourself?

Lazers

11:15 PM

0

Q: Minecraft - Secret passage behind staircase?

I'm struggling with a kind of majour problem and can't seem to find a solution, really I can't... I have this hidden fortress built, and going in to it, you move down a staircase into the main reception area... Well, at the bottom, I have the 2 middel steps and the row just above it also 2 midde...

minecraft minecraft-redstone

pixel

@Wipqozn I was trying to type in GW2 and had the wrong window selected

@OrigamiRobot and I, @RavenDreamer hasn't responded yet

Ullallulloo

►

Invader Skoodge

@Ullallulloo This one is way better.

2

Ullallulloo

@InvaderSkoodge Yeah, but I figured most people hadn't seen this one yet since it came out yesterday.

Invader Skoodge

I just know either @GnomeSlice or @Wipqozn should check out my link, but I can't remember which one of them really loves that song.

Wipqozn

11:23 PM

@InvaderSkoodge It's GnomieBear's favourite song.

Invader Skoodge

I think he left chat when he got suspended before.

OrigamiRobot

@InvaderSkoodge Dungeon?

Invader Skoodge

@OrigamiRobot That is a word.

Wipqozn

@InvaderSkoodge He got suspended?

Invader Skoodge

Yeah but I think he's unsuspended now.

OrigamiRobot

11:27 PM

@InvaderSkoodge Do you want?

Invader Skoodge

Do I want a dungeon?

OrigamiRobot

Yes

Invader Skoodge

Oh, you're talking about GW2, aren't you?

Wipqozn

@InvaderSkoodge What was he suspended for?

Invader Skoodge

@Wipqozn Who knows. It's @GnomeSlice.

Wipqozn

11:28 PM

Judging by the context around his deleted message I'm assuming he posted a picture of a scantly clad manga or video game character.

Oh, right. I can view the history of deleted messages for some reason.

I understand why that attracted flags.

Invader Skoodge

Speaking of music he might actually like, though: youtube.com/…

Who knew Pictionary would have such good music?

Wipqozn

@InvaderSkoodge So do you wish to join us for a Dungeon run in Guild Wars 2?

Invader Skoodge

Which dungeon?

Wipqozn

@InvaderSkoodge Ascalonian Catacombs.

Invader Skoodge

Story mode?

Wipqozn

11:32 PM

@InvaderSkoodge Yes.

pixel

yeah

Invader Skoodge

No thanks. Story on that one sucked.

Wipqozn

I don't think any of us involved have done it yet.

Invader Skoodge

Carry boulders with you everywhere.

Wipqozn

Oh my.

pixel

11:32 PM

...

Invader Skoodge

It is important.

pixel

come forth and dungeon o knowledgeable one

etc

Invader Skoodge

I got carried through that dungeon by someone else who knew wtf was going on.

I was usually dead.

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy @FAE Dungeon Run?

@InvaderSkoodge All the more reason to do it again!

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn They are indisposed.

3

Wipqozn

11:34 PM

@OrigamiRobot Oh, I get it.

They hate us.

OrigamiRobot

yes

Fluttershy

@Wipqozn No can do. It'd have to be one or the other since we're using the same laptop.

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy Flip a coin.

pixel

lol

Invader Skoodge

They're "using" the same "laptop".

OrigamiRobot

11:34 PM

@Fluttershy Now let @FAE log on to say the same thing.

Fluttershy

1 min ago, by OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn They are indisposed.

Wipqozn

33 secs ago, by Wipqozn

@Fluttershy Flip a coin.

Fluttershy

Later, Bridge!

Wipqozn

Bah, kids these days.

pixel

this is why @badp and @LessPop_MoreFizz should play gw2

Wipqozn

11:36 PM

@pixel Very true.

badp

I missed the "this" part

pixel

it's all there ^

badp

effort

tl;dr

pixel

you suck and you should play gw2?

Wipqozn

@InvaderSkoodge Would you play the explorable mode of Catacombs?

Invader Skoodge

11:37 PM

Probably not right now.

Wipqozn

or do the manor dungeon

badp

@pixel that's what you said

Invader Skoodge

I might take a nap, though.

Wipqozn

Yeah, okay. That works.

pixel

lol

Wipqozn

11:38 PM

How about we just do a dungeon tomorrow? Hopefully we can get more bridge members, or @OrigamiRobot will be level 40.

Invader Skoodge

My weekend is really, really busy.

Wipqozn

In theory I should probably be studying anyways. In theory.

pixel

what happens at level 40?

Wipqozn

@pixel NExt dungeon

OrigamiRobot

8 levels in one night?!?!

pixel

11:38 PM

oic

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Do it up.

pixel

@OrigamiRobot do some crafting

Wipqozn

and no, I meant just play all of tomorrow

OrigamiRobot

@pixel But I have no mats and they's spensive

Wipqozn

and then you'll be 40

and we can dungeon

on one strix might not dislike

Invader Skoodge

11:40 PM

I've just done the first 2 already, and there was way too much dying involved.

agent86

@lesspop, omg -

mit dem Deutschen Mann going on the Comet to the comet before we go to the Comet, at the comet, on the Corona, from Jesus, in 2 weeks. In other words, Herr Kaiser is completely incorrect and doesn't understand what he's saying, probably because he only speaks German in Japanese. It doesn't get clearer from here.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Agent86 are you reading the Jesus Lp?

agent86

@LessPop_MoreFizz yeah

I've lol'ed a lot already. this is a f'ed up game

Lazers

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Q: Can I replay previous chapters without losing progress?

I thought about replaying the game's first chapter to try and do better at finding some collectibles, but the game doesn't make the affect this will have on my current progress entirely clear. I'm currently in the middle of chapter five. Will I be able to get back there if I choose to replay a p...