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Arda Xi

12:00 AM

This backpack outfit is weird.

Powerlord

I do find it amusing that the Linux dedicated server for it installs srcds.exe in addition to the Linux files.

Arda Xi

Well, I could set a server up, but nobody would join it anyway

"Request coach"?

Bob

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Q: Kinda similar game to pac-man

There is a game that kinda looks like pacman, but you "run" around eating green "files" (possible virus files), or else you might be the virus. Several different levels, old game, what's the name?! Been searching for this game for years, last played it back in 2004 or something. PLEASE HELP! Th...

Powerlord

12:15 AM

My srcds install for tf_beta is crashing whenever server.cfg is processed or something.

Arda Xi

I'm deaf.

In tf_beta, tha tis.

Powerlord

I'm forcing the installer to do a -verify_all

Hmm... I wonder if it's the map that's crashing it.

Yup, koth_badlands crashes the server.

Arda Xi

Gorge seems to work

Or maybe it's just that map

Powerlord

I started up on koth_viaduct now.

Arda Xi

12:34 AM

The Zaitoichi is an error now.

Powerlord

@ArdaXi Eh?

Arda Xi

@Powerlord The missing model model.

I'll join this OCRemix server.

How does coaching work?

Bob

12:55 AM

0

Q: This one is for the norwegians.

I know what game it is, but.. Where to find it? Lost the CD for "Atsjo". And I don't remember the last part of the name of the game... Nostalgia game for me...

old-games

GnomeSlice

1:13 AM

Can anyone tell me where to place skins to make them usable in minecraft?

Arda Xi

1:31 AM

Don't listen to me. I'm foolish.

3

Powerlord

3:13 AM

BLEAH, the cvar for voting for map changes was off.

Powerlord

3:30 AM

BLEAH, the map voting cvar lets you start a vote to change to a specific map, not vote in general to change maps.

Bob

8:26 AM

0

Q: How do you play FreeCol?

I just started playing - my first game I tried to be self-sufficient and produced my own guns but that was a bad idea since guns are cheaper than tools, which are cheaper than ore. I could just buy them. My second game I tried to avoid having soldiers but my mother country declared war on severa...

freecol

fail badp

9:30 AM

Man, somebody needs to make transcripts of Yahtzee's videos, so they become searchable.

fail badp

10:04 AM

SpaceChem has had a very right idea with allowing easy upload of solutions on Youtube

First you get excited with coming up with a seemingly elegant solution, then while it uploads you notice it can be improved, then you improve it again, upload it again, look at it, see no further space for real improvements, upload it...

►

...then you look at the related videos and get blown out of the water.

►

I got owned :(

fail badp

10:20 AM

except that super awesome solution no longer works :P

Feeds

11:33 AM

0

Q: Stackexchange profile only shows stackoverflow answers

On my stackexchange profile there are only answers from stackoverflow shown. The answers i posted to gamedev are not visible, although some of them have more than 5 votes.

bug stackexchange profile-page

Arda Xi

1:21 PM

Hmm, I have to learn to model...

Bob

1:49 PM

0

Q: What factors to consider when upgrading from Engineering Bay?

Hi all - first I must say that I've loved this site from afar for a while now (my Droid Stackexchange app) and appreciate all the time you guys put in. That said, I want to ask a simple question with simple answer and try to avoid all of the 'What you really want to ask' stuff that goes on here....

starcraft-2 terran

fail badp

2:19 PM

JUGGLE.MASTER GOT

Arda Xi

2:49 PM

@failbadp Okay...

Brant

Woo, saturday!

fail badp

@ArdaXi 500 beats in a row in Bit Trip Beat.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Brant The day after Friday!

Brant

3:04 PM

this sucks. my imac's screen is getting some serious burn-in.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Brant How old is your iMac?

Brant

early 2008

LessPop_MoreFizz

Because my 4 year old Alu has never had any issues with burnin.

Brant

the video card on this thing has already been replaced twice. The first time it cost me $500

the second time they did it for free

Yesterday I saw my desktop wallpaper in the background of metafilter

it's like it's embossed on the screen

you can't see it on a white background at least... well, now you can a bit

LessPop_MoreFizz

Hmm... On the one hand, I want to play Dragon Age Origins again. On the other hand, if I'm going to want to do that, I'm going to want to play all the DLC/Awakenings that I don't own, and the cheapest way to get all of it is to buy the fucking game all over again.

And on principle, I don't want to do that.

So I'll wait for a big Steam Sale of some sort or another.

Fabian

3:10 PM

@LessPop_MoreFizz From what I read, most of the DA DLC isn't worth it (now depends obviously on the price you can get it)

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Fabian It's a completist thing.

If I'm going to play the game again, I'm going to play the whole game again with every last ounce of content.

fail badp

In the last ~1 month I've only see one OMG MUST BUY sale on Steam. I don't know if I should be sad or glad of that.

That said I'm not yet done with Bit Trip Beat, so...

LessPop_MoreFizz

@failbadp there hasn't been a major holiday to tie in sales to.

fail badp

So, speaking of saving money, has anybody been able to redeem that £10 code?

crickets

LessPop_MoreFizz

3:39 PM

This is impressive. $42,000 dollars raised in pledges to get a bad poster permabanned.

fail badp

4:20 PM

@LessPop_MoreFizz Oh god, adwalls now too? Something Awful must be having trouble.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@failbadp More like SomethingAwful decided a long time ago to be as hostile as humanly possible to people that haven't paid.

It used to be horribly graphic images designed to shock.

Now it's horribly annoying ads.

fail badp

I'll take the annoying ads then.

...rather than blowing $10 in a forum account I don't care about.

Bob

5:11 PM

0

Q: Does Herobrine exist?

I've seen many videos of Herobrine being summoned or randomly encountered. Are these videos all hoaxes or is there a way to summon Herobrine in Minecraft survival mode without mods? Can he be randomly encountered?

pc minecraft

Bob

5:47 PM

0

Q: Plants Vs Zombies :- Switch House

Hi, In Plants Vs Zombies there is an option to "Switch House" at Cray Dave's shop. What exactly does this do. I've switched house and not noticed any difference in game play. Thanks!

ps3 plants-vs-zombies

LessPop_MoreFizz

6:04 PM

@failbadp My :10bux: spent at SA has more than paid for itself over a decade, but I can see why it wouldn't be worth it to most.

gaming.stackexchange.com/suggested-edits/301 oh my, this anonymous user does not 'get' SE it seems.

user30

6:19 PM

user30

undefeatable logic.

LessPop_MoreFizz

6:38 PM

@ThomasMcDonald It worked in Animal Farm!

Bob

6:56 PM

0

Q: Battlefield 2: steam compatibility / difference with the "normal" version

I'd like to buy BF2(complete collection) on Steam, but the friend I'll play with said it's not compatible with the "normal" version. I've read somewhere there's a problem with steam chat + punkbuster, and I wonder if just disabling steam fixes that and I can play normally, or there are other iss...

steam battlefield-2

fail badp

7:29 PM

Hrm, this is complicated

"[♥] fail ^badp@SF ♦", "fail badp ^@SF ♥@" or "[SF][♥] fail ^badp ♦"

I wish Unicode had a shield shaped glyph.

Arda Xi

What does ^ mean?

fail badp

ASL (for SF)

Bob

8:06 PM

0

Q: Jagged Alliance 1 - sun goggles

Hi, does anyone know for sure what effect the Sun Goggles have on a merc in the original Jagged Alliance?

turn-based-strategy

fail badp

"badp♥SF"

Fixed.

Ranks, I don't need no stinkin' ranks.

Powerlord

I need bacon! 61!

Arda Xi

8:27 PM

I should learn to model, send a Bacon weapon to Valve.

Maybe a comestible for the Heavy

Weegee

@ArdaXi Only if the heavy has to kill another class to get it though.

@ArdaXi It'd be a great reward for killing a soldier or grenadier.

Arda Xi

Demoman?

Weegee

Yeah, that's what I mean

Arda Xi

Items don't work like that in TF2 though.

Valve decides how items are to be used.

Weegee

I know

But I would think they could actually make it work like that

I admit it would be unlikely

Arda Xi

8:36 PM

It /could/ work like the Buff Banner

But you need some kind of almost-plausible justification.

Weegee

Yeah... how about spy's drop it if the Heavy kills them right before they backstab him?

spies*

Arda Xi

Doesn't happen often enough

Weegee

That's a good point...

Arda Xi

I'm sure Valve is way better at making it either really underpowered or overpowered, don't worry.

Weegee

lol

For some reason I think a spy knife made of bacon call the "Heart Attack" would be awesome though

Arda Xi

8:46 PM

Ooh. When the heavy sees it, he has an effect similar to the Bonk, except he's drooling.

Weegee

lol yes

g2g... good chatting

fail badp

I am now going to ensure the persistent existence of the bit trip beat tag.

Bob

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Q: Easy going games to play with girlfriend on Ubuntu

Hi guys. Could you,please, suggest some easy going and fun games ,I mean computer:), to play with my girlfriend. Have 2 Ubuntu laptops. Something like blobby volley or bomberman,that will be OK under Ubuntu or Wine or via Internet. thanks for advise.

multiplayer network ubuntu

0

Q: xbox 360 call of duty world at war not saving

xbox 360 call of duty world at war not saving

xbox

0

Q: How to move the paddle in pong? Bit.Trip Beat's Growth Boss keeps defeating me.

All my attempts against this four pronged evil menace from space have been met with failure on the score of 8-15. The abo...

spoiler boss-fights bit-trip-beat pong

fail badp

9:13 PM

You thought gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/10000/… was a joke question huh????? :P

Arda Xi

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fail badp

9:58 PM

Toast. Yeah, toast.

Probably old, but meh. I find the laughs unnecessary though.

Mana

I find you unnecessary though. :/

Arda Xi

10:17 PM

@Mana Every site needs a monkey with responsibility. If we didn't have @fail, who would push the buttons haphazardly?

You, on the other hand, what is it you do, exactly?

fail badp

10:37 PM

@Mana Maaaaaana, you're right. I'm unnecessary, which means I can be replaced, which means I can be promoted.

Arda Xi

@failbadp No, no. It's not 'promoted'. It's the other one. 'Demoted'. Remember?

Mana

oh

I wasn't being serious :(

fail badp

@Mana Aw. I guess I'm stuck here then. Fine.

Arda Xi

retrocessione

fail badp

At least I still get to kick people all the way to serie C.

Arda Xi

10:38 PM

@Mana The question is, was I?

fail badp

moonwalks

Arda Xi

@fail Thanks! It really works!

fail badp

(I didn't really moonwalk. That would be offensive to your eyes.)

Arda Xi

I feel ignored.

fail badp

@ArdaXi You'd be surprised.

Arda Xi

10:44 PM

@failbadp Why would I be?

fail badp

@ArdaXi You wouldn't be surprised.

Arda Xi

@failbadp Then tell me.

fail badp

No.

Arda Xi

How surprising.

fail badp

Color me unsurprised.

Arda Xi

10:49 PM

@failbadp Maimou adamas.

fail badp

Kartofflen Ariel.

Arda Xi

@failbadp My insult meant something.

fail badp

Fine. "Kartofflen Arial."

Arda Xi

@failbadp That still doesn't mean anything.

Anyone know Greek?

Feeds

11:13 PM

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Q: Does the search function need improvement?

Often I notice that the search function seems a bit off. Don't get me wrong, I've found lots of great questions and answers. It just appears, to me, that it heavily leans towards getting questions answers at the cost of leaning somewhat away from finding answers to questions. Which makes complet...

feature-request stackoverflow search stackexchange exact-duplicates

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