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Brant

8:02 PM

yikes.

here's something interestingly and geeky to read: joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html

Powerlord

Another website I read called it "a tax on the stupid"

@Brant Read that years ago.

What worries me the most is that Joel used to work on MS Office, so how in the world did his app after he left Microsoft not support different character sets?

user30

In other news, potato games just received an update.

user30

I'll drop 'em in a pastebin for you

Powerlord

@ThomasMcDonald Cool, rumors were spinning this morning that Defense Grid would be updated.

fail badp

@ThomasMcDonald so you gave up?

Powerlord

8:06 PM

As a member of the 13 Potatoes club, I'm interested in what new things there are to find. :D

user30

@failbadp No, Steam updated

user30

Can you still get the potato pack?

fail badp

@ThomasMcDonald Yes

Powerlord

@ThomasMcDonald Last I checked you could... I asked that earlier today.

fail badp

Honestly however I only like 2 of the 13 games

Powerlord

8:07 PM

I suspect it'll be on sale until (likely) the first hidden date in one of the image files.

I think that was the 17th

fail badp

@Powerlord 15th

Powerlord

@failbadp Super Meat Boy and...?

fail badp

Bit Trip Beat.

Powerlord

wtf... I clicked reply before typing that. Thanks SE chat for losing the reply.

user30

Update changelogs

user30

8:09 PM

@failbadp Have you guys started or what?

Fabian

@ThomasMcDonald We're in the lobby

fail badp

@ThomasMcDonald Waiting you

user30

Doh.

Powerlord

I think RUSH is pretty neat. Killing Floor is great. The Ball I'll likely get more into later. Same with Toki Tori

Super Meat Boy was really aggravating me... I'm not sure I'll continue on with it after this promotion ends.

fail badp

CAN HAS PRELOAD apparently

Powerlord

8:10 PM

Bit.Trip Beat... eh.

user30

Working

Powerlord

"Any appearance of computerized objects is not part of the official testing protocols, but is an unintended side effect of the Aperture Science facilities" Heh

user30

@failbadp What?

fail badp

April 12th, 2011
13:00: Portal 2 gains an option to pre-load.

user30

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhh my god.

fail badp

8:11 PM

We're startying

Powerlord

makes note to pre-load Portal 2

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Q: What mainstream games can be played on a laptop with a graphics card?

My graphics card is a Radeon 5470 Mobility and it's not that powerful. I want to play some games, but am not sure what else my laptop can handle besides Bejeweled. Could you recommend games that can run at least at HIGH graphics settings with my graphics card? (not casual games) Thanks all!

system-requirements

Powerlord

@ThomasMcDonald I only see 10 game updates in that list. Nothing from Killing Floor or the other two?

user30

Don't think so

user30

not yet, anyway

Powerlord

8:13 PM

Super Meat Boy and... damn it, what's the 13th...

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8:23 PM

0

Q: Leader Board for Michael Jackson The Experience for Kinect

Where is the leader board(s) for Michael Jackson The Experience for Kinect? The game's site: http://theexperience-thegame.ubi.com/

xbox-360 kinect

user30

@failbadp oops, accidentally hit enter trying to send a message

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8:42 PM

0

Q: Minecraft seeds; which one can generate a...

Which Minecraft seeds can generate a massive high-altitude landscape?

minecraft

fail badp

I swear I'm pressing keys before clicking

user30

@failbadp I'm just keyboard smashing.

user30

Also, Portal 2.

Wipqozn

@ThomasMcDonald pre-loading it now :3

happy I am, since it's taking forever o.O

Powerlord

@Wipqozn It's a huge game.

It'd be funny if there's a way to unlock it early via the ARG.

Wipqozn

8:50 PM

@Powerlord if by "Funny", you mean awesome. Then, yes, yes I agree.

Powerlord

throws potatoes at GLaDOS Let me in!

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Q: What are the benefits to purchasing the Cerberus Network for Mass Effect 2

I purchased ME2 used via Craigslist and do not have Cerberus Network access. What are the benefits to having access? I'm trying to decide whether or not to purchase access.

mass-effect-2

user30

I think it will release on the 15th

Powerlord

Also, keep an eye out for Portal 1 updates this week. ;)

I would NOT put it past Valve to add ARG stuff to the original Portal.

Wipqozn

@powerlord Excellent point
@ThomasMcDonald and why is this?

Powerlord

8:53 PM

Also, <3 running into DB Trigger errors after our DB programmer left for the day.

user30

there was a message that said 19/04/11=15/04/11 or something like that

Wipqozn

that's always fun

Powerlord

There were two dates mentioned somewhere in something related to the ARG. One was April 19th, 7am (which is the current release date in PDT scheduled on Steam for Portal 2)

Wipqozn

Honestly, since it is valve - I wouldn't be surprised.

Powerlord

I should head home.

and get dinner... and start updating Windows, then games.

(P.S. Today = April Windows Patch Tuesday)

and knowing my luck, WoW will update to 4.1 today, too.

And WHY DO I HAVE Lady Gaga's Paparazzi stuck in my head... I don't even know most of the lyrics to it. :/

Wipqozn

8:57 PM

I stopped playing WoW a little whiles back...been playing Rift. Enjoyable game.

Powerlord

I didn't want to shell out the money for yet another MMO, particularly one that looked like it played that similar to WoW.

Except with the Public Quest thingy from Warhammer Online integrated into it.

Brant

A nice anecdote I read is that Rift is basically a new WoW expansion pack

I don't know if it's entirely accurate, but even if it is, I don't see that as a bad thing

Powerlord

@Brant I just paid for a WoW expansion pack in December... like I'd want to pay for another one already?!

Even if I hadn't, WoW had an extreme makeover for all its level 1-60 content.

Brant

Yeah, the new 1-60 stuff is great.

Wipqozn

@brant yeah, it's not some super new experience - but I enjoy it, and I personally prefer it over WoW.

Powerlord

9:01 PM

Well, technically not all... don't start a Blood Elf or Draenai because their starting areas are horrid in comparison to most of the new ones.

Brant

60-70 is awful compared to the stuff they've done since BC. I've been avoiding playing my old chars because I don't want to see Hellfire Peninsula ever again.

Powerlord

Except Elwynn Forest which has all the same quests with a few quest mobs moved around.

@Brant So I've noticed. I never really liked BC anyway.

Brant

Anyway, I'll probably give Rift a try if they ever come out with a Mac client after I get bored with WoW.

Powerlord

Hopefully next expansion, Outland gets an extreme makeover.

Brant

@Powerlord It was great when it was new, because the game had been out for over a year at that point.

Powerlord

9:02 PM

As it is, 4.1 is supposed to add flying into at least a few of the zones missing it... notably Ghostlands and possibly Eversong Woods.

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Q: Why won't Minsc join my party in Baldur's Gate?

Whenever I first met Minsc in the town that he stands around in, all he said was that he didn't like the look of me. Every attempt to reengage him in conversation fails, and I never get the option to have him join my party. It's been a while since I've played this game originally, but I remember...

baldurs-gate

Wipqozn

@brant I think Rift might run in bootcamp...but not sure. THat said, I don't think they have any intention of adding a mac edition anytime soon

Brant

Oh, everything runs fine in bootcamp, it's all PC hardware underneath the shiny exterior... I'm just lazy.

Powerlord

Blizzard and Valve are the only two companies I know of that design for both PC and Mac at the same time, and for the longest time, it was only Blizzard.

user30

@Fabian I'l buy the Portal 2 pack now then, we can sort out payment tomorrow

Powerlord

9:06 PM

@Brant btw, did you hear about the person who leveled a character all the way to 80 (maybe 85 now) without killing a single monster, and only doing a single quest (by accident)?

I'm assuming someone gave them some money to start, seeing as how professions cost money.

Brant

No. How?

Powerlord

@Brant Professions... since they give XP now.

Brant

Oh wait, you mean solo?

Powerlord

@Brant Yup.

user30

gaijingames.com/?p=2217

Powerlord

9:07 PM

Apparently only died 15 times, too.

user30

So Portal 2 might be released early.

2

user30

Awesome.

Powerlord

:D :D :D :D :D

I'm making a note here, HUGE SUCCESS.

user30

£73, the most I think I've ever spent in a single Steam transaction

Powerlord

and a note to play Bit.Trip Beat.

user30

9:09 PM

It's hard to overstate my satisfaction

Powerlord

Oh, Audiosurf was the other game not to have update notes earlier.

user30

Oh that was my fault

user30

Because it was solely an image

user30

I couldn't be bothered to work out the best way to copy it across

user30

Looks like the iPad will be waiting until next month

fail badp

9:11 PM

@Fabian Thanks for saving our asses more times than we can count :D

Fabian

@failbadp It's far more fun if you can accidentally kill your friends ;-)

fail badp

Also I got a random number of achievements

Fabian

And it's quite a lot easier in coop than alone

fail badp

including the one we have a question about, "Gravity thou art an heartless bitch", and "Killing your friends, you're doing it wrong"

user30

@Fabian I've got another copy of portal 2, drop me an email tom@conceptcoding.co.uk and we'll sort out payment.

Fabian

9:13 PM

@ThomasMcDonald Okay, anyone know what fees Paypal takes for a direct transfer?

fail badp

So, Portal 2 achievement list

user30

Okay, got spare copies of: audiosurf, bit.trip beat, cogs, defense grid, killing floor, portal x2 & super meat boy.

user30

Any of them take anyones fancy?

user30

Also l4d.

Nick T

what's defense grid like?

fail badp

9:14 PM

Maaan, I'm supposed to study from time to time.

user30

thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=5275&p=1

user30

Portal 2 blog updates, with a bizarre post

fail badp

Tater Tote
Carry science forward

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Q: Can this question on 2nd person view be answered?

Is this question on 2nd person view in video games answerable in its current state? It seems difficult to answer and argumentative for a few reasons: 2nd person in not well defined in video games. Many definitions are opinions. Various answers have shifted to the top over time (@Mana's answer ...

discussion

fail badp

That looks suspiciously like a potato.

Powerlord

9:15 PM

I'll be back, once I get home. At that point, I expect to see rumors exploding on the ARG Wiki and tons of updates.

Considering that "Tater" is short for Potato in English...

Nick T

@failbadp Little Rocket Man 2.0?

Powerlord

Ore-Ida makes a product named Tater Tots (generic brands call them Potato Wedges or something)

Anyway, home

fail badp

@NickT Apparently

Fabian

@failbadp We're not yet at the level were I posted the gravity question

fail badp

The Part Where He Kills You
This is that part

@Fabian I got it already, though.

user30

9:17 PM

"The steam servers are currently too busy to handle any more preloads of Portal 2"

user30

ffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuu

user30

yay downloading, 9gb

fail badp

@ThomasMcDonald That must be why I only have a "View Preload info..." menu item that does nothing

9,951.2 MB

Wipqozn

I really should buy bit.trip beat, I keep meaning it, probably a good time

user30

@Wipqozn What's your steam email?

Wipqozn

9:19 PM

caveb2000@hotmail.com

user30

Merry Portal 2 preload Day.

Wipqozn

oh, haha. Awesome, thank you :P

fail badp

> 13:10: Exclusive Portal 2 Co-op Bot skins for those that purchase the Potato Sack. [3]

Wipqozn

Merry Portal 2 pre-load day to you too!

Guessing you got extra copies with the potato sack?

user30

aperturescience.com/ctrl14/bootstrap

user30

9:20 PM

Yeah, loasda them

fail badp

Enough of this! In the olden days you'd get goodies for prepurchasing the actual game!

not 13 unrelated games!

user30

6 mins ago, by Thomas McDonald

Okay, got spare copies of: audiosurf, bit.trip beat, cogs, defense grid, killing floor, portal x2 & super meat boy.

user30

aperturescience.com/ctrl14/bootstrap

user30

A wild puzzle appears!

Wipqozn

haha, didn't even notice. Was watching a video on youtube

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9:21 PM

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Q: I just bought an XBox360. Should I buy CoD Black Ops or Crysis2?

I just bought an XBox360. Should I buy CoD Black Ops or Crysis2? Cheers, Ryan

xbox-360 first-person-shooter

fail badp

BTW new level in Bit Trip Beat.

Apparently.

user30

Yep

user30

Read this:

user30

14 mins ago, by Thomas McDonald

http://www.gaijingames.com/?p=2217

user30

Perfect it please badp.

Wipqozn

9:24 PM

I really hope that unlocks Portal 2 early... although It may not be pre-loading by then anyways :P

fail badp

@ThomasMcDonald ?

Nick T

So what, if you play some other game your copy can be unlocked early, or would it be a global thing?

fail badp

That song is crazy hard

Nick T

in Partners in Science, 19 secs ago, by Nick T

Wipqozn

@Nick T I'm at 24% :P

I win in otherwords

Fabian

9:29 PM

@failbadp I now got the "One in a million" achievement for surviving a thunderbolt ;-)#

fail badp

@Fabian Me too :D

Pity the global achievement stats seem broken

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Q: coup de grace in dragon quest 9

What causes coup de grace in dragon quest 9

ds dragon-quest-9

Fabian

At least we killed ourselves about as often as the enemies

fail badp

> Never cross the beams - Cross opposite beams so that at least someone dies from it.

I don't have this one

just saying

Nick T

@Brant I got one of my chars from 60-63 without doing more than 2-3 things in outland (mostly buying patterns) just with the dungeon queue

Fabian

9:32 PM

@failbadp But we did that certainly a few times

fail badp

Well, I didn't :P

Fabian

I got it ;-)

I liked the first team death when I revived one of you two onto the mines I accidentally layed before

user30

@failbadp Get 100% in it.

fail badp

@ThomasMcDonald As I told you it's crazy hard.

user30

@failbadp Consider it a challenge.

user30

9:36 PM

tzenes

dark spore beta launched: darkspore.com/…

fail badp

> Noodles are the primary food of a retro gorilla.

user30

Friends List With Benefits
While playing co-op, hug 3 different people on your friends list

user30

Wait: Gesticul-8
Perform all 8 gestures of your own volition in co-op

user30

Gestures?

fail badp

9:45 PM

Yeah

They're like look left, look right, hug, etc.

user30

Oh right.

Nick T

9:59 PM

Wave

Not sure what to think of the new TV on the Radio album Nine Types of Light...sounds like them, but kinda monotonous compared to Dear Science

user30

So for finishing that bit.trip beat song I got an audio transmission

user30

I was just about to fail.

user30

Image not found?

fail badp

Yeah, that user brought 'em down

user30

Yeah, the site went as well

user30

10:02 PM

valvearg.com/wiki/Dejobaan_Twitter_Images

user30

Scroll down

fail badp

I think

At the end of all of this

Portal 2 will ship as a live CD of an Ubuntu based distribution with an extra preinstalled package, glados

user30

dejobaan.net/dl/helpme back up btw

user30

Hah, view source

user30

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-/EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

fail badp

10:17 PM

$ glados
Hello, and, again, welcome to the Aperture Science Computer Aided Enrichment Center. We hope your brief installation process was a pleasant one. We are now ready to begin the test proper.

Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Nick T

Meh, all the barcodes are just PLEASE HELP US

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Q: Longer render distances in minecraft

Is there some way I can increase the render distance in minecraft? I have the fog at maximum distance, but when I am at the top of the mountains, that just is not far enough. I can only see the blue haze. Any settings I can change? Is there some mod that would help me? I would prefer it to work o...

minecraft

user30

Christian has put another bounty on that question?

user30

Interesting.

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Q: What disadvantages are there from being wet?

I've just started playing Magicka, and I'm constantly getting reminded of how to dry myself out using fire, without being told why. What disadvantages do I suffer from as a result of being wet?