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7:02 PM
Yeah Peter Grace (SE SysAdmin) said in SF.Chat that work is being done.
 
'Trenched' was re titled to 'Iron Brigade'?
Iron Brigade, formerly titled Trenched, is a video game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Microsoft Studios as a downloadable Xbox Live Arcade title on the Xbox 360. Announced at the 2011 Game Developers Conference by Tim Schafer, Trenched is a hybrid tower defense and third person shooter game, set after World War I in an alternate reality, where the player controls units from "The Mobile Trench Brigade" to fight off robotic species called the Monovision. The player will control giant mecha-style robots with weapon and armor customization through a variety of missions...
 
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Q: How to drink in a cold environment?

MarkIn Dwarf Fortress adventure mode, how can I drink? My waterskin is full of ice. I did find a well, but the bucket is also full of ice. Is there a way to melt it by a campfire? Licking it doesn't seem to help.

 
... licking it... hahahaha
Technically I do believe that is why people traveling in cold environments keep their water skins next to Their skin... silly dwarf fortress!
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, as I recall there was an issue with trademarking Trenched in Europe
something else already had the name
 
Huh.
 
7:14 PM
so with the last title update, they added a couple of features and changed the name/title artwork
it's a fun game that really could benefit from more content
 
in English Language and Usage, 14 secs ago, by RegDwight Ѭſ道
Hey there's poor GnomeSlice.
ಠ_ಠ
 
@GnomeSlice We had a meta topic about that too
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Q: Tag synonym request: [trenched] → [iron-brigade]

CyberSkullTrenched by Double Fine is going to be renamed Iron Brigade. I'd like to request that trenched be made a synonym of iron-brigade when the update goes live later this month (September 2011).

 
Something's up with chat.
I keep getting re-pinged for past pings every now and then.
 
Was the stuff re-edited?
 
@GraceNote No.
 
7:22 PM
Hm. Did this just recently start up?
Let me know when it happens again and what message is repinging you.
 
@GraceNote Just today, yes.
@GraceNote I'll try to remember.
Ping me, and we'll see if it does it again.
 
@GnomeSlice Okay
 
Grah, I finally get Miner Wars working only to find that I can't login to it... must be some setting my father's got up on our network.
@GraceNote For the record, the last one that did it was this one:
in English Language and Usage, 8 mins ago, by Jasper Loy
@GnomeSlice That is also expected on ELU. Check at least one good dictionary.
But it's been doing it here as well.
Somebody else ping me.
Lets see what it does.
 
@GnomeSlice Never!
 
@GnomeSlice How do you ping?
:D
 
7:36 PM
@GraceNote Interesting, it didn't do it that time.
 
Hum.
 
Also, lol @capslock not affecting text in MinerWars. That would be why I couldn't log in.
Oh my goodness. This game is amazing already.
 
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Q: How to find the location of my target in Dwarf Fortress?

MarkI've been told to slay the night creature Ur Mistskinny in Pimpleumbras the Playful Holes. How can I find it? If I go to the Quest log and zoom, I'm pointed to the area where I got the quest.

 
A persistent world mining MMO?
 
7:42 PM
@GnomeSlice It worth $20?
 
@James It's still in pre-alpha, but it's going to go up to $40 when it's done. This is great though, even just from playing a few minutes of it.
Hard to say what it's worth to someone else though.
 
@GnomeSlice Hmm, I see nothing mentioned about PvP.. I hate Eve Online for example, but I am always down for a 'edit the game as a game' game :)
 
@GnomeSlice Ship customization is a big plus.
 
@James They're releasing an MMO separately, but the standard game will have multiplayer as well.
 
I might get it, @GnomeSlice want to make a video of it with me?
 
7:45 PM
@RonanForman :D That would be awesome. If you do sign up though, can you use my affiliate link?
 
Sure.
 
The link I posted just now should work.
 
@GnomeSlice Sounds interesting enough. Send me an Aff link :)
 
Anyway, this is pretty fun even just flying around.
 
Silly chat, I am logged in :P
 
7:45 PM
@GnomeSlice Wait the MMO isn't what you get right now?
 
Which one do we pre-order now @GnomeSlice??
 
@OrigamiRobot No, it's a separate game. You can preorder it as well if you like.
 
@James Which one do you want? The MMO is just a pre-order.
@OrigamiRobot BUT, there're are no subscription fees on the MMO.
i.e. pay once, play forever.
 
@GnomeSlice I just don't get why they are separate
 
7:47 PM
@OrigamiRobot Yeah, me neither.
 
@GnomeSlice Id bet they do the FTP structure with it, but the oddness is that it comes with an upfront fee :)
 
But, who am I to judge.
@James No, I don't think they're doing that, there's extensive discussion in the forums.
 
Ooh, only £12, that's pretty good.
 
@GnomeSlice what's QP then? It looks like being a tester for the MMO gets you QP for each reported bug
 
@GnomeSlice I wish them luck then.. data storage, data transfer, etc.. are not cheap :)
 
7:48 PM
@IanPugsley I'm not entirely sure
 
I mean I want to play it, but I don't want to pay $20 for the single player if I'm gonna ditch it for the MMO.
 
Maybe perks? i.e. fancier ship colours? No idea.
 
@GnomeSlice yeah, looks like ("including community benefits, cool looking badges etc." on the page)
 
@OrigamiRobot Look at it this way, the Non-MMO game normally costs $40 it seems. So if you buy it now and the MMO, you get both for $40 ;)
 
@James They both are going to cost $40.
I think
 
7:50 PM
@GnomeSlice The MMO one does not say its at discount on the purchase screen. Just the SP.MP one.
 
@James Huh. In that case, I probably won't buy the MMO just yet.
 
I take that back, its just not part of the title (reads the fine print!!)
 
My internet can't really handle MMOs anyway.
@James Ah, yeah, told you.
 
It cant tell that Crysyn and crysyn are the same... stupid registration page.
 
@James That's odd, considering that my password in the game was case-sensitive.
 
7:53 PM
@GnomeSlice is this pre-alpha thing multiplayer?
 
@OrigamiRobot I have no idea.
 
@GnomeSlice Just mentioning that emails are too ;) Wonder if user names are..
 
@OrigamiRobot It WILL be, but it might not be yet.
Ah, 'sandbox' has a 'join friend's game' option, but it appears to be x'd out. Must not be implemented yet.
 
Hmm.. I wonder if I order 2 copies of both if they are tied to my account or can I give them away...
 
@James No, you just get the serial key.
 
7:54 PM
"Miner Wars 2081 currently features single-player mode and a built-in sector editor; more modes of play will become available in future updates at no further cost to you."
 
@OrigamiRobot Yeah, it's pre-alpha.
Fun to fly around though, hah.
 
Ballsy to promise an MMO and not even have MP done yet
 
You can carve your own tunnels through asteroids by shooting them with explosives.
@James Yeah, really. :P
 
I'll keep an eye on it. Definitely sounds fun.
 
They're doing some really interesting stuff on the forums too. They're taking user submitted music, art, and 3D models.
 
7:55 PM
Post us a vid Gnome :)
 
@James Ee, that might take a bit of work.
Youtube it?
 
@GnomeSlice was my thought.. I do remember you saying your net isnt that great though.
 
@James Yeah, sorry.
 
@GnomeSlice No worries, I just think a video showing what the alpha is right now vs what their tech demos show off would have been useful :)
 
@James There's tons on Youtube.
 
7:59 PM
Hmm, wonder if thats a light in the center or a funny hole in the tinting of the cockpit window :D
 
@James Headlight.
You can toggle the range of it.
 
@GnomeSlice I believe its supposed to be that, but it looks like (cause the sides of the cockpit are 'bright' also when the environment is close) they are seriously faking it :)
 
@James Pre-Alpha :P
Says here in the game the game production status is 50%
 
Haha, Not a bad thing, its a good way to do it for single player where you cant see another person's light.
 
Oops. I think I was supposed to fly over to that guy, but I blew him up.
 
8:02 PM
Haha, combat looks kewl!
 
@James Yeah, but you should be able to.
 
There, snagged 2 SP and 2 MMO keys at $20 each :)
 
@James Two?
 
@GnomeSlice Being in those abandoned ships looks extra creepy.
 
@OrigamiRobot The what?
@OrigamiRobot Are you sure they're not asteroids?
 
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Q: Is it possible to reset the Skyrim save counter on XBox 360?

Gabe WillardI'm a bit OCD, and was wondering if there's any way to reset the save game counter in Skyrim for 360. After each save, even overwrites, it increments the number of the save file. Having saves 130, 267, 489, and 901 is... perplexing for someone with mild OCD tendencies like me, lol. I realize this...

 
@OrigamiRobot When that video starts, he's inside an asteroid or something.
 
user15026
Downloaded the nintendogs+cats demo. It is awesome and adorable.
 
They track quite a few things in a profile it seems Contributions:$0.00
Qualification Points:0.0
Game money:0.00
 
@James Yeah. What did you need 2 of each for?
 
8:07 PM
@GnomeSlice Yes, when the video starts
 
give a set away
 
@OrigamiRobot My internet isn't really good enough to Stream.
 
@James I'll take em :P
 
@James I'd take one of the MMO keys off your hands, hah.
You don't appear to be able to do much right now other than fly around and shoot things. Also the ship customization key causes it to crash for me, at the moment, hah.
I hate finding out about awesome games before they're finished.
 
@GnomeSlice I am in that boat with Cube World right now.. Wish that guy would release what he has already!! :)
 
8:10 PM
Oh neat, I have a drill!
Cool stuff.
> 1 affiliate sold MW 2081 copy (250 QP)
I should have like 1000 then. =[
 
@Gnomeslice You like metal gear right?
 
@RonanForman I've played the Twin Snakes, but I enjoyed it, yes.
But I can't stream that video.
 
@fredley /facepalm
 
J... Jennifer Aniston?
 
8:21 PM
From here: buzzfeed.com/mjs538/pictures-that-perfectly-capture-the-90s I'm about half way through, not sure how much more I can take
 
> Will Smith playing Nintendo in a backwards hat, on a zebra rug, wearing Nike Air's, zubaz pants, and a Mariah Carey cd on the ground:
trololololol
I wonder if the "air's" was intentional, to somehow make it more 90s.
That's what I'm going to tell myself.
 
Early 90's Leo is creeping me out
 
I like how Bob Saget is just "Bob Saget"
 
Too bad this page simply will not load beyond the first image.
=[
 
@GraceNote Bob Saget needs no words
he simply is
 
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8:25 PM
@fredley OMG. This is my childhood! It was....so...wow. I think Ridiculous is the word I want.
 
Ah, there it goes.
 
@AshleyNunn Fabulous?
 
I don't even know who Breckin Meyer is.
 
user15026
@fredley Yes. That's the word. :P
 
I remember the good old 'monitor atop tower' days s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/2/21/15/…
and when personal organizers were the future s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web03/2012/2/21/15/…
 
8:29 PM
I thought Leonardo DiCaprio was older than that.
 
user15026
@GnomeSlice He was born in '74.
 
There's no way he's 16+ in that 'early 90s Leo' photo.
Looooooooooooooool
 
@GnomeSlice He's pretty babyfaced. With suitable application of Photoshop, or whatever they had back then it's possible
@GnomeSlice Wow, well I guess we can all dream
 
@Fredley I'm sure you've noticed, I've taken down the server.
 
@RonanForman I had, I went away to cook for ages anyway
 
8:32 PM
These are freaking hilarious.
 
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Q: Saadia or Kematu?

RenanSaadia claims: "I am a noble of House Suda in Hammerfell." "The Alik'r are assassins in the employ of the Aldmeri Dominion." Kematu claims: Saadia is known for constantly changing her name. Saadia is wanted by the noble houses of Taneth for treason. "She sold the city out to the Aldmeri Dom...

 
Haha, I made it all the way through all of those.. What do I get?? :)
 
Lol, David Grohl. My After Effects professor looks exactly like him.
 
@James Nostalgia?
 
8:38 PM
That was amazing.
 
@GnomeSlice It was pretty great for me too
 
Miner Wars finally done downloading.. Have a really crappy internet connection here at work.
 
@James ...Don't ever talk to me again.
 
@GnomeSlice heh, Sorry.. I am just used to my fiber connection at home.. megs per second not 300kB/second
 
Lets see what I'm getting right now for download speed:
 
8:43 PM
Hey guys
 
@Moonlighter Yo, what's up?
 
That was funny, my internet died completely as soon as I said that.
Hey, it's got that Minecraft+Fallout game I posted about in here earlier in it.
 
@GnomeSlice You mean the one you were blatantly roasting?
 
Pretty much.
Well, I thought it was just an attempt to completely rip off Minecraft, but apparently it's not.
 
I never got the point of minecraft :/
 
8:50 PM
I'm mostly interested in Wyv and Keep though.
 
@Moonlighter well, you can mine... and you can craft.
 
Minecraft isn't really enjoyable unless you play with other people.
I think I'm going to wait for the minimum to drop a bit, I really only want one of these games.
 
@Moonlighter Join the club
 
@Mana well, how do i get started anyway ? never been too much of a online gamer...lemme give it a try
 
@Moonlighter You punch trees for wood.
@James I'm getting 13-20 kb/s.
Oh, 22 now.
 
8:56 PM
...huh, I totally read that as you gaining 13-20 lb/s.
 
@GraceNote That would be ideal.
 
In 10 seconds you'd gain 130-200 pounds. That doesn't sound very ideal.
 
@GraceNote WHAT'S UNIDEAL ABOUT BEING FAT
 
Not for very long, no. But I'm pretty underweight.
 
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING AGAINST FAT PEOPLE GRACE.
 
8:58 PM
You do realize I'm actually above the expected weight class for a person of my height and age, y'know.
 
@Mana Now picturing @Gnomeslice as the Simpson's Comic Store Guy.
 
Putting that aside, I said "Gaining 130-200 pounds every 10 seconds" is not ideal. Not the consequential appearance it yields of as such.
 
Stupid auto correct grabbing the wrong @G name...
 
@RavenDreamer I thought it was appropriate, given the context.
 
Okay. Then I'll picture @GnomeSlice AND @GraceNote as Comic Store Guy.
 
9:02 PM
Here, have another ridiculously long/awesome track
That poor GnomeSlice can't stream because, well.
Carp internet sucks.
 
I wish I had carp internet.
I've got Bumfuck Egypt internet.
It used to be able to stream from Youtube okay.
 
Seems like carps would stream really well though
 
It's gotten really slow lately.
@Rapida har har har har har
 
@Rapida AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAA
 
ba-dumm-tsh
 
9:04 PM
 
User Not Premium...I have to pay to play minecraft ?
 
@Moonlighter full version, yes, classic version is free.
 
Oh.With those graphics, i just can't believe it.
 
@Moonlighter Graphics aren't everything...
 
9:11 PM
Which one does everyone play? (you guys, specifically)
 
@Moonlighter Full version
 
Everyone who plays plays the full version.
The free version is just incomparable.
 
I didn't realize there were two versions of Minecraft since its official release.
 
@GraceNote Classic has been around for ages, you play it through your browser.
@Moonlighter You can modify it to support an HD texture pack if you find the standard one too blocky.
 
It gets updated with all the stuff as well?
 
9:14 PM
I don't really care about graphics, but it's quite expensive isn't it ?
Gonna try it, offline, anyway.
 
@Moonlighter It is fairly expensive for an indie game now. I bought it waaaaaaaaay back in alpha when there was a significant price reduction.
I don't know if I'd be able to justify a purchase at the current price.
 
Yeah, hard to say. I don't really enjoy it as much as I used to.
I don't really have the time to get into it any more, I guess.
 
How much is it currently?
 
€20
 
9:18 PM
@GraceNote 20 Euros I think.
So somewhere around $30 depending on the exchange rate.
 
Eh, I don't consider that a bad price to me. Especially for something that's constantly getting updated.
 
No, it's not.
 
I'm sure it's a great game, but I can buy a lot of block-mining game for ~$27
 
Considering how much you can do with it.
 
For Minecraft I consider it expensive.
 
9:19 PM
That said, while the purchase price is something I can stomache easily with my budget, I can't afford Minecraft anyway because the time cost is waaay too expensive.
 
@GraceNote Hah! I know that feel bro.
 
@GnomeSlice Last I checked you were strapped for cash, I thought.
 
Oh man, lol at the comments on that video.
 
@GnomeSlice cringe
 
@GraceNote creative mode... super flat world!
 
9:20 PM
@GraceNote I assumed you meant you couldn't afford the time to play it.
> GNOME SLICE IS THE SHIET!!!!
 
@GnomeSlice I gathered that much from your empathy.
 
Hmmm, not considering buying it right now. A lot of experimentation before i decide
 
@GraceNote I have about $20 sitting in my paypal, but I'm really trying to stop buying games. Although I've owned minecraft for quite a while.
 
@GnomeSlice can't see them, via blocks youtube
 
*requires
 
9:21 PM
@GnomeSlice You were supposed to have already stopped buying games for now!
 
@Mana ...what.
@GraceNote that's what I mean.
I'm currently trying to resist buying games.
 
@GnomeSlice THE VIA RAIL BLOCKS YOUTUBE
 
@GnomeSlice Speaking of which, that "Towns" game from before looks like an isometric Dwarf Fortress clone.
 
Save all your money for Mass Effect 3.
 
9:22 PM
@Sterno Nah.
 
Their text description sounded pretty awesome, but then when I saw their trailer video I lost all interest.
 
Hey everyone, I just made my last reply a link. Which you should go to.
 
@GnomeSlice "Nah" to Mass Effect? Flagged as inappropriate!
 
@Sterno not saving my money for ME3, Origin is on my boycott list.
 
@Sterno I've never played the other ones, why would I start at ME3?
 
9:23 PM
@Sterno I'll also register a nay here
 
The next big game I buy is probably going to be Trials Evolution.
 
A part of me just died inside.
 
@Sterno I hate EA.
There's no real non-vulgar equivalent to that, unfortunately.
 
@GnomeSlice Try harder!
 
@Sterno Hey, me too.
I am never, ever playing that game now.
@Mana You remember 'big head romance' don't you?
 
9:28 PM
Elcore + femshep romance is pretty awesome too
 
@GnomeSlice How could I forget?
 
@Sterno I don't even know what that means.
Oh Jesus Christ, what the hell is this.
0.0
 
Well, without having ever played Mass Effect, you don't know about race. But you'd know about Mass Effect IF YOU HAD A SOUL
:)
 
jokingly. are you kidding me?
 
9:31 PM
@Sterno I'm guessing that was dubbed.
 
yes
 
Friend forced me to buy 1 and 2 in preparation for 3.. Ive still not played em :)
 
Oh, is that how that walrus thing works? It can't sound emotional so it says which one it's using before speaking?
That's... different.
 
9:44 PM
@GnomeSlice Pretty much.
The best part of ME2 IMO was the advertisement for the experimental 14-hour version of Hamlet as acted out entirely by Elcores.
 
...lol.
 
> One Blizzard community manager, Bashiok, is worried that there’s no way a game could live up to all that hype, so he’s taken to the Battle.net forums to manage gamers expectations by telling them that Diablo III isn’t that awesome. “Stop thinking about how awesome this game could be. Just imagine it’s a new M. Night Shyamalan movie. Sure Sixth Sense was amazing and Unbreakable had it’s moments, but this right here is the sequel to The Village,” Bashiok wrote.
 
@agent86 KLMFAO
 
I liked The Village....
 
Wonder if he realizes all we want is D2 with a new story line and we are good to go :D
@OrigamiRobot /sadface
.. Though I should qualify that with not really liking any of that guys movies.
 
9:48 PM
@agent86 That's kinda been pulled out of context though, in context of the rest of the thread, it's pretty clear to see he was joking
 
and Lady in the Water
 
@OrigamiRobot That was a weird freakin' movie.
I liked it.
 
Both were marketed as horror movies and neither of them were.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I don't see how people could take that as not joking even without the context
@GnomeSlice Oh my god, I wasn't the only person who liked Lady In The Water.
 
@Mana People have, even some gaming sites have that I've seen today
 
user15026
9:50 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Seriously? :(
 
@Mana Oh cool, they have that in ME2? I remember hearing about it in the elevator in ME1
@AshleyNunn yyyyep
 
Yet some how they get the damndest jobs reporting things
 
@James and 91% of statistics are made up on the spot.
 
there's a guy I work with whose first name is pronounced a lot like "kweh" and I think of him as the chocobo guy.
 
goes back to game
 
9:51 PM
@OrigamiRobot Was a south park reference so I am pretty sure its 100% made up ;)
 
@James I would say 85% of Americans are stupid.
 
I know the anonymity in pressing the flag button is appealing, but can we at least try to talk about it before we start flagging?
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@ArdaXi Thanks.
 
What got flagged?
 
This is the umpteenth time we've suspended someone without any kind of warning whatsoever.
 
9:53 PM
@GnomeSlice South Park quote from James
 
Oh, did @James get... ah...
@James I know that feel, bro.
 
Flags are meant as a last resort, not a "oh dear, this might be offensive, better get it removed RIGHT THIS INSTANT" measure.
 
@ArdaXi this.
 
@ArdaXi Hey, watch this:
@Mana Shut up.
 
@ArdaXi Who got suspended?
 
9:54 PM
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Q: Why was my edit rejected?

JayRecently I made a edit suggestion: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/suggested-edits/3542 that improved formatting, fixed confusing wording AND added the name of the term that the OP could not remember. As far as I know, it seems like a good edit to me but it was rejected. The reason provided i...

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Q: Words with Friends summary?

KashIn Words With Friends (or any With Friends game), is there anyway I can check the summary of my games - how much did I win/lose? Or compare my standings with another player? It is frustrating when you play quite a number of games and it does not give you a perspective of how well you did.

 
@OrigamiRobot James did.
 
@OrigamiRobot @James, for quoting South Park as saying "1/4th of Americans are retarded".
 
WTF?
 
at least this time it wasn't people trolling gnomeslice.
 
Better suspend me because I said 85%
 
9:55 PM
I mean, I can imagine that being offensive, but... you could've told him.
 
Why am I not suspended yet?
I told @Mana to shut up.
 
@GnomeSlice Because you're just being obnoxious, not offensive.
 
@ArdaXi Clearly you weren't here the other day when I got suspended for that.
 
You could just say "Yesterday", y'know
 
My point stands.
 
9:56 PM
@GnomeSlice Then you were being offensively obnoxious :P
 
@GraceNote I forgot when it was, exactly.
 
Was it really only yesterday?
Jesus...
 
I still think someone needs to open a meta thread about our chat flagging.
 
Haven't we done that before?
 
Not that I'm aware of.
 
9:57 PM
23 hours ago, by Thomas McDonald
Has Gnome just been suspended for saying 'shut up'? In that context?
 
@GnomeSlice I'll flag is as offensive.
 
user15026
....how is an offensive chat flag w/o comment any different than a main site offensive flag w/o comment? Am I missing something here?
 
Honestly, I think that the first time an offensive flag passes for a user, it should merely remove the message and warn the user, not suspend them immediately.
 

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