The Bridge

6:00 PM

So you have this insane positive feedback loop of you being an unhittable super ninja

Which you need, because late game enemies drain % based health on each melee attack that hits, completely regardless of your damage reduction.

StrixVaria

@MadMAxJr FF1 was brutal.

two bugs

And, if memory serves, the FF2 UI does not indicate this at all. So you'll be whacked by a skeleton, see "3 hits, 0 DMG" but suddenly have lost about 40% of your life.

StrixVaria

@twobugs cool game design

two bugs

This is where the old meme of "hit your own characters to level up!" actually hurts you, because it just means you have more health to be drained

Ronan Forman

@KevinvanderVelden Okay, well I'm ready whenever.

Texenox

6:02 PM

WHAT IS THIS

Kevin van der Velden

Same, CC @fredley

Texenox

WHY

two bugs

@StrixVaria Hey, if you know about it ahead of time and plan around it it's fine :P

@Texenox Looks like a bad question, what's the big deal?

Also by the end of FF2 roughly 80-90% of your inventory is filled with useless key items

user15026

@Texenox It's a low quality question. We get a bajilion of those.

Texenox

@twobugs >"can mojang help"

StrixVaria

6:03 PM

@twobugs Hey, actually, this is pretty much Oblivion's scaling system then.

Lazers 2.0

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Q: (Spoiler) How do you unlock the non-prototype Stealth Camouflage?

In Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, [spoiler] I have unlocked the prototype Stealth Camouflage that has a limited time. According to the MGS Wiki for Stealth Camouflage, I must finish Huey Emmerich's ending. I got Quiet's ending and the Truth ending, but is there still a way to get the non-p...

mgs-5-the-phantom-pain

two bugs

Like I said, you also get several insta-death spells that actually work on almost every enemy (including bosses)

@Texenox So it's a silly question, I don't see anything noteworthy.

Private Pansy

Wow, I found a book on Amazon that's more expensive on the Kindle than physically

StrixVaria

@PrivatePansy :|

Texenox

@twobugs I'm still getting used to trying not to figure out the mindset of people asking bad questions.

two bugs

6:05 PM

People might not understand what this site is or how tech support works. That's fine. We can offer them help or just mark it.

@Texenox There's really not a mindset. They just don't understand. There's no malice.

Texenox

@twobugs Hm, yeah.

MadMAxJr

People ask us lots of minecraft questions, so we rise up in the search for minecraft questions. So people come here.

Texenox

Anyways, let's just have a bit of music.

Bjork - Crystalline [Current Value Remix] HQ

►

cc @GnomeSlice

This one's an aggressive tune, and I love it.

Private Pansy

@MadMAxJr Wait, you mean this is not MinecraftQuestions.SE?

MadMAxJr

The review queue feels like it some days.

djsmiley2k

6:09 PM

The Unbelievable Truth Series 15 Episode 5

►

Ronan Forman

@PrivatePansy I thought it was skyrim.SE.

MadMAxJr

Sadly we can't hang a giant anti-social warning board atop the site: "We are not a social site. We are a question and answer site. Also, no, we can't fix your minecraft instance with 354 mods."

Texenox

@MadMAxJr At this point, I wish that was a thing.

MadMAxJr

No you do not. It wouldn't solve anything.

Texenox

@MadMAxJr ...I don't?

Unionhawk

6:15 PM

@KevinvanderVelden I'm literally rebuilding portions of the bomb manual but with alphabetic lists and such. Yes.

Kevin van der Velden

@Unionhawk I think that'll ruin some of the fun =p

Ronan Forman

There's probably a better order to asking the questions about the bomb too.

Unionhawk

Nope, who's on first is evil

MadMAxJr

Dummies Guide to: Bomb Defusing. A reference for the rest of us!

Unionhawk

@RonanForman unfortunately there's not a lot of logic reduction possible for buttons or wires

I was able to eliminate exactly one step for buttons

Ronan Forman

6:18 PM

@Unionhawk Really? That seems weird.

Unionhawk

I can look again but since there's a statement that applies regardless of button text or color, yeah

Ronan Forman

Maybe it doesn't reduce the worst case, but does the average case.

Kevin van der Velden

I think we need a multilayered venn diagram

RedRiderX

@KevinvanderVelden The manual already has enough of those.

Texenox

@RedRiderX Manuals are for the weak.

RedRiderX

6:21 PM

@Texenox You know not of what you speak.

Ronan Forman

Should we get in a voice chat somewhere?

Kevin van der Velden

You try defusing a bomb without a manual

Steam?

RedRiderX

Steam does that thing

Texenox

@RedRiderX I forgot to put it in italics and quotation marks, hold up.

Kevin van der Velden

I'm yourdoom on it

Texenox

6:21 PM

@RedRiderX Yeah, it does.

Unionhawk

@RonanForman @KevinvanderVelden I am unavailible at the moment, on campus until 5pm EDT (UTC-4)

Kevin van der Velden

@Unionhawk aah aight

Texenox

@KevinvanderVelden could I join in?

Kevin van der Velden

Saw you log in on steam so invited you :)

Ronan Forman

@Unionhawk No worries.

Texenox

6:24 PM

@KevinvanderVelden Could I?

...no?

djsmiley2k

/me looks in

MadMAxJr

That bomb defusal game is nuts. The Game Grumps playthrough of it was notably funny.

user15026

I'd have no friends left after

user15026

I'd get too angry

StrixVaria

@MadMAxJr What game is this?

Kevin van der Velden

6:27 PM

keeptalkinggame.com

MadMAxJr

That one right there.

Unionhawk

Let's Play Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes (1): co-op bomb defusal

►

MadMAxJr

One player has the game screen, looking at a briefcase bomb with six panels on each side and details on the edges.

The other players have bomb manuals but can't see the bomb.

The defuser and the experts only have common language to discuss the bomb.

Defuser describes the details, experts try to give the solution, based on the manual.

StrixVaria

@KevinvanderVelden Huh, interesting.

MadMAxJr

For more complex bombs, you need multiple experts.

murgatroid99

6:29 PM

There was a video of it on the front page of reddit last week. It was very tense

MadMAxJr

And for added hilarity, the defuser can play using a VR device.

murgatroid99

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is the best game ever.

►

MadMAxJr

Communicating colors, patterns, numbers, sequences, unfamiliar symbols are crucial.

two bugs

That sounds neat, but I'm pretty sure my friends would hate it.

Unionhawk

And words.

fredley

6:31 PM

@MadMAxJr dawt dawt dash

two bugs

Is there a colorblind mode?

Unionhawk

As I have said before, who's on first is evil

MadMAxJr

The part that amuses me the most is some solutions require you to look at the serial number of the bomb.

You know, because briefcase bombs are manufactured so regularly we gotta have a serial number.

StrixVaria

What I'm getting is that this is co-op Papers Please.

badp

yes

MadMAxJr

6:32 PM

Yeah.

Texenox

I want it

I want it.

two bugs

Well they probably come with receipts too, but who keeps those things?

badp

It'd require me to vocalize so I'll pass

MadMAxJr

Sadly turning off the game to defuse the bomb is too meta and doesn't count.

djsmiley2k

Just finished unmechanical: extended

that was good

Tricky, but not so hard as to annoy the hell outta me.

MadMAxJr

6:35 PM

I got that for free on my Ps4. I should give that a try.

GnomeSlice

Duo Veniamin's Human Slinky

►

the hell

badp

oh those are a circus classic

Texenox

@GnomeSlice You've never seen those before?

GnomeSlice

Nope.

Texenox

@GnomeSlice are you serious

GnomeSlice

6:41 PM

Yes?

Texenox

Dude, these things are awesome.

And absolutely stupid, but eh.

djsmiley2k

@MadMAxJr exactly where I got it, it's really nice

Unionhawk

Holy crap the complicated wire module is not easy to put into a text form.

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: Civilization Beyond Earth Rising Tide Bringing Up Civlopedia for enemy units

How do you bring up civlopedia for enemy unit and things that are not your units? By default you can right click on the icon of units and it brings up the civlopedia nice and quick but for almost everything else I have to press F1 and manually type the name of the thing?

civilization-beyond-earth

Unionhawk

I think the strategy for that one is to describe in detail the entire thing and let an expert work it out

user15026

6:47 PM

@GnomeSlice That is absolutely bizzare but also highly entertaining for me right now

GnomeSlice

There must be two people in the big one

user15026

I think so

GnomeSlice

oh god the performer's website

veniaminshows.com/slinky_act.htm

he even has a scrolling tab title

two bugs

Mercifully, Chrome stopped animating the background after a second

Wipqozn

I tghought I recognized her, she was from MIB2

Also, Men in Black 2 is terrible

GnomeSlice

6:55 PM

@Wipqozn It has lots of good moments

two bugs

Was that the one where they sort of have that backstory which is presented as one of those kitschy "In search of Aliens" shows? I thought that was a brilliant touch

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice But it's mostly bad moments

Lots of produce placement.

This thing has more product placement than @fredley.

Well bridge, I hunger.

Hunger...FOR JUSTICE

but also for food

Kevin van der Velden

And for a refreshing coca cola!

MadMAxJr

You just reminded me that MiB had a short lived animated series.

Wipqozn

NASA lays out plants for Journey to Mars

fredley

7:05 PM

@Wipqozn ur a product

of terrible parenting

Wipqozn

@fredley My parents are actually pretty great.

Shit.I want to order food, but my phone is in the other room. I'll need to walk over and get it. This is terrible.

MadMAxJr

You guys keep tossing around the word urmom. I know it means 'your mom', but I keep reading it as ur-mom, the most ancient and powerful of mothers.

Wipqozn

I can't even get someone else to get it for me because I need it to let them in the building. This si terrible.

fredley

@Wipqozn Roll

Wipqozn

@fredley Too late

user15026

7:16 PM

@Wipqozn You need to get a cat and train it to fetch

MadMAxJr

@AshleyNunn The cat is sooner likely to figure out how to use the phone to get food for itself.

user15026

Truuuuuue

MadMAxJr

Damn you amazon one click purchasinnggggggg!

two bugs

There was that cat-proof keyboard thing, how about cat proof shopping?

"We noticed you ordered the entire world's supply of Catnip with overnight delivery. Records indicate this may be a feline purchase."

user15026

That might be necessary

Wipqozn

7:19 PM

@AshleyNunn I really do need to get an other cat

user15026

I am always pro-cat acquisition

MadMAxJr

More cats, more cats, more cats. Stop cats.

SaintWacko

My cats had a lot of fun while I was putting LadyWacko's desk together yesterday

Wipqozn

Yoshi's Wooly World Review: Perfecting Yoshi's Island - FERALxPANDA

►

user15026

@Wipqozn augh this makes me want it so muuuuch

Wipqozn

7:28 PM

@AshleyNunn Probably

two bugs

Hng. Told myself I had to resist Yoshi's Wooly World after the last Kirby game was kind of underwhelming...

But I want that so badly :(

user15026

I don't have a WiiU so that's good at keeping me from getting it

two bugs

Argh. Gave in and bought it.

Unionhawk

That reminds me, I wanted to watch the Yoshi's Story 100% run

two bugs

Now I have to decide if I want to buy the Halo 5 $250 edition or the Halo 5 Not A Bad Financial Choice $60 edition

Oh wait... that "if the jews had guns, the holocaust wouldn't have happened" thing was an actual remark made by an American Presidential contender...? And people are defending it...? I thought it was just a really bad joke...

Time to go scream at a wall I guess.

Unionhawk

7:38 PM

If it's who I think it is, I don't even know

I still don't even know, but I especially don't know if it's who I think it is

GnomeSlice

store.steampowered.com/app/370510

two bugs

@Unionhawk It's from Ben Carson, but someone who contributed heavily to his campaign wrote an op-ed for Fox News doubling down on it

Unionhawk

I fucking called it. Goddammit.

(the same man who commented re: Oregon shootings "why didn't they rush at the gunman he can shoot everyone")

two bugs

As far as I can tell, the initial exchange went something like Carson saying the recent shooting victims should have just rushed the shooter, people were like "wait are you really making this into a political thing" so he had to go go even further and start talking about the holocaust

Unionhawk

(no unfortunately I am not kidding)

(can't* shoot everyone)

two bugs

7:43 PM

Can you imagine him as a President? "Sir, we've located the enemy holed up in a machine gun nest. What's the plan?" "We charge directly at them. Surely they can't have a bullet for every single man, woman and/or child in America! And that's when we get them!"

badp

and then a server you normally have a "very playable" 180 ping to suddenly becomes a 850 ping server

Unionhawk

RIP

murgatroid99

@twobugs You're basically describing actual World War I strategy

two bugs

@murgatroid99 Nah, I left out the dying from horrible diseases part. Otherwise though, I guess you're right.

murgatroid99

@twobugs The dying from horrible diseases wasn't part of the strategy. It was just part of the reality

badp

7:45 PM

yessssssssss

Unionhawk

1 second latency lets gooooooo

two bugs

Oh, I thought you said "World War I experience".

badp

THIS IS OKAY

two bugs

@badp You're pinging Archer?

cc @fredley

John

cc @fredley

Unionhawk

7:47 PM

cc @fredley

badp

let's reboot Archer

Texenox

cyka

badp

I did not expect that to help one bit

oh wait.

Unionhawk

Is it going to gradually grow out of control now?

two bugs

It's cool that TF2 is still getting updates and has a steady community like 8 years after launch.

MGO is usually brutally murdered by Konami within 8 months :(

Unionhawk

7:50 PM

After like 17 years in development...

badp

LATENCY INTENSIFIES

and then boom

Unionhawk

Boom

badp

ISP done goofed and then fixed it

still 20ms to first hop T__T

Unionhawk

"oh wait this guy pays for faster than arbitrarily slow"

badp

@Unionhawk you accidentally several

John

7:54 PM

@badp "Oh wait! This guy pays for faster than 'arbitrarily slow'"

two bugs

"oh, guy pays for slow" is probably more accurate

Unionhawk

Yeah well

badp

and back to 700

Wipqozn

Slice of Life is a pretty radtastic episode, @PrivatePansy.

Who left the gift behind? Who cares? You can teleport.

Also this episode is pretty rad.

murgatroid99

@Wipqozn I'm not sure they can teleport that far

Wipqozn

8:05 PM

HAHAHAH YES

THEY LOCKED TYHEM OUT

Also fucking twilight

n ot only did sh steal the library, but she stole that organizer ponies job

She's basically the worst

murgatroid99

She didn't steal the library. Nobody was living there

Wipqozn

@murgatroid99 Right, because it's a library

She basically rode in, took all the books,a nd then declared martial law.

murgatroid99

And she still lends out books. It's more that she took an open job position. As a librarian. Which the town didn't have

Wipqozn

Or she killed the old library.

murgatroid99

That was Tirek

Wipqozn

8:09 PM

Princess Spike? Interesting.

murgatroid99

@Wipqozn It's a Spike episode. Don't get your hopes up

Wipqozn

but spike is awesome

murgatroid99

It's not about his character itself. But episodes that focus on him tend not to be written well

Lazers 2.0

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Q: "Warning: ?Blood Msg? ..."

So I recently found this message in Dark Souls. It was definitely left by a player, since it doesn't have the developer message icon, yet it does not follow the available options when using an orange guidance soapstone. I have also seen: "Try: Wings" and might have missed a handful others that d...

dark-souls

murgatroid99

> Note that I'm playing the German Version, so the screen actually reads: "Achtung: ?BloodMsg? ..."

The fact that we're not German does not prevent us from reading German words verbatim in a screenshot

two bugs

8:18 PM

I can't read, so I'm glad he clarified :P

fredley

If this is Archer again...

God dammit

Wipqozn

@fredley What do you have against Archer?

fredley

It's a terrible show

two bugs

Sorry we pulled you away from your busy duties as Lifehacks moderator

fredley

@twobugs pls

GodEmperorDune

8:20 PM

Archer is awesome

Cc @fredley

Unionhawk

#makefredleyatrusteduser

Wipqozn

@fredley Oh, sorry, I didn't realize you had terrible taste in everything.

Unionhawk

What even is the threshold for trusted in beta?

murgatroid99

@Unionhawk 4K

fredley

@Unionhawk site analytics, pls

Unionhawk

8:21 PM

Heh, right, I forgot

Is that 5k?

GodEmperorDune

#diamondlivesmatter

two bugs

Finally, we have a chance to strike back at @fredley

murgatroid99

@Unionhawk yes

fredley

No! My one weakness! Shitty cartoons!

GodEmperorDune

Inapropes

two bugs

8:23 PM

Bullets, covered with Archer quotes...

Oh man, I hope they make an Archer video game. Time to pitch this idea to the big wigs.

Unionhawk

We should trick @fredley into making an Archer incremental somehow

fredley

That will never happen

Unionhawk

I'll leave the how to @GodEmperorDune

GodEmperorDune

Dammit

@fredley pls make some sort of international secret agent incremental

Unionhawk

@fredley it wouldn't work as an incremental anyway tbh

two bugs

8:25 PM

I'd make a really good Bond Villain. "@fredley, you have to watch the entirety of Archer, and then write a very glowing review, or you will die horribly. After your death, you will be revived and forced to undergo the torture again!"

GodEmperorDune

Then we'll use some @Rapitor JavaScript hax and have that archer incremental

MadMAxJr

Archer would make a good Telltale series, but they fired all the staff that made good Telltale games.

Rapitor

wut

my javascript hax is not...... uh

two bugs

@MadMAxJr I didn't know they had them to begin with. OHHHHH BURN

MadMAxJr

@twobugs A good friend is a former employee. One of the founders decided to axe a bunch of people.

Unionhawk

8:27 PM

I told @GodEmperorDune to make it happen. And somehow he's making something happen. I'm not sure what exactly is happening though

I would say it is on the list of things that are happening

GodEmperorDune

@MadMAxJr that sucks, telltale did phenomenal work

badp

well it was starting getting kinda samey

GnomeSlice

I always end up with all my shit in the middle

Not sure if that's good or bad

MadMAxJr

They took up the group-think of "We need to be acquiring new, popular licenses AT ALL TIMES."

GnomeSlice

Kinda makes it hard to build around

badp

8:30 PM

"Minecraft?" "WHY THE HELL NOT"

Unionhawk

Yuuuuuup

MadMAxJr

I still can't believe there are minecraft action figures of popular youtubers.

GodEmperorDune

Yeah, a video game about another video game is a bit much

Unionhawk

@MadMAxJr that is actually easier to believe for me than telltale minecraft

If a channel gets big enough for merchandise deals, why not

MadMAxJr

It makes me sad that Notch still isn't happy.

fredley

8:34 PM

@twobugs Make sure you explain your evil plan to me while I'm doing it, so I have time to heroically escape

GodEmperorDune

Mo money, mo problems

@fredley you can only escape by making a high quality archer video game

Unionhawk

The ride never ends

fredley

@GodEmperorDune No no I don't think you understand

Yuuki

@GodEmperorDune Farcry 3 was okay as far as bows go.

Although there were other weapons.

fredley

@Unionhawk I want to get off Mr Bones wild ride

Lazers 2.0

8:35 PM

0

Q: Does the steam copy of Rocket League have implicit support for PS4 Controllers?

I bought Rocket League through Steam today and, on a whim, connected it to my PS4 controller. Despite my expectations of having to download drivers or the like, it just... worked! Is this something specific to Rocket League? Steam? Or are the PS4 controllers themselves able to install drivers? ...

steam ps4 rocket-league

Yuuki

Do turn-based RPGs count even if it's just menu options?

GodEmperorDune

@Yuuki bow and arrow in the tomb raider reboot was pretty cool too

fredley

This guy gets it

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: Having problems with using the mods button on the pip boy (Fallout NV)

Can someone help me. I am unable to use the mod button on Fallout NV I have a non GRA mod and non GRA 357 magnum but whenever I use the x button nothing happens also it's not faded

pc

Wipqozn

Man, yaks are jerks

I'm glad I ate on of them a few weeks ago.

Fuckin' yaks

MadMAxJr

8:47 PM

I'm pondering a gameshow... Win, Lose, or Lifehack.

Wipqozn

@fredley That's pretty great

5

A: How can I keep my cat off my keyboard?

Build a USB "scarecat" that barks using a proximity sensor. An improvement could be using a cat-hair recognizer proximity sensor.

At least 5 upvotes.

"cat-hair recognizer proximity sensor" This post has at least two upvotes. What's wrong with this site. — Wipqozn Oct 7 at 9:52

Also I like how my comment has 20 upvotes

Unionhawk

21

Wipqozn

Good.

Unionhawk

And at least 2 donwboats

Wipqozn

Yes.

Unionhawk

8:49 PM

@fredley, you're a 2k, how many upboats

Wipqozn

Oh right, @fredley is a high rep Lifehacks user now

aka a Lifehacks expert

Unionhawk

Aka he read about it for 2 weeks

fredley

Well, I did get retweeted by lifehacker.com

Wipqozn

@fredley should aska question about Rebecca Black / Friday so he can make a tag and get a gold badge in it

2

MadMAxJr

Lifehack Question: How can I easily determine if today is friday? I do not have anything capable of time or record keeping.

fredley

8:51 PM

Lifehack: Go to the bridge. Listen to the bridge. Is everyone partyin'? If they are, it's Friday.

Wipqozn

Seriously though, @fredley, how many upvotes does that post have?

I'm curious.

murgatroid99

@MadMAxJr A: if you can't tell whether it's Friday, it doesn't matter whether it's Friday

Unionhawk

I'm under the assumption that @Wipqozn already raised a NAA on that but Meh so shall I

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk I didn't

I don't even bother anymore

fredley

@Wipqozn It has one downvote

Wipqozn

8:52 PM

Besides, it is an answer

Unionhawk

Well then

Wipqozn

Just a shitty one

@Unionhawk It has at least 3

@fredley is full of lies

Don't listen to his lies

@fredley I mean the answer I linked

fredley

Unionhawk

It misses a key component of "how the fuck do you accomplish this thing"

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk It attempts to answer the question though

fredley

8:53 PM

LH question: How do I make a cat-hair recognizer proximity sensor?

@Sterno Please ask that, so I can bounty it

Unionhawk

Well we'll see how that flag goes then

fredley

afaik, bountied questions can't be deleted

MadMAxJr

Cat hair can be detected by a person allergic to pet dander.

SaintWacko

@fredley Does that detect the proximity of a cat-hair recognizer?

Unionhawk

Declined flags don't matter anyway

murgatroid99

8:55 PM

@fredley They definitely can't be closed

djsmiley2k

how much rep do you needc to be a LH mod o_O

Lifehackers - How can I get more lifehack rep to become a mod?

MadMAxJr

You have to behead another moderator, like Highlanders.

Unionhawk

Moderator tools are accessed at 2k but that doesn't actually mean anything

djsmiley2k

\o/

_/

Unionhawk

The name is slightly misleading. 2k is 10k for beta sites

Is what it boils down to

murgatroid99

8:59 PM

Well, it's the same moderator tools

Unionhawk

Right but moderator is a word that has distinct meaning

djsmiley2k

10

Q: How to write in a straight line without lined paper?

I cannot write in a straight line unless I have lined paper to help guide me along the page. However sometimes the task calls for plain paper where no such lines are in place (i.e. a poster or some such). I usually write with a ball point pen. However, in the case of a poster, I use felt tip pe...

stationery

6k views..

6k!!!!!

fredley

0

Q: I don't want to be a mod

A stylesheet for hiding deleted answers, as well as the review queue. For use with stylish. Customise to include the sites you do not wish to see moderator-only content on. @-moz-document domain("lifehacks.stackexchange.com") { .deleted-answer, .topbar .topbar-links .topbar-menu-links a.icon-fla...

script style moderator-tools

2

PORBLEM SLOVED

MadMAxJr

Wow.

fredley

@djsmiley2k ಠ_ಠ

Lazers 2.0

9:34 PM

0

Q: Minecraft: RPG Dectection and Deletion

I have a map that I'm making where players can choose a class but each class has certain restrictions. I am trying to find a way to set it so that if a player picks, let's say, Knight, they cannot use a bow. I know most of the commands but my issue is having the bow only removed from the inventor...