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Q: How many different monitors exist in Chapter 8?

KatieKThere is an achievement for smashing a certain number of different monitors in the game. It seems like there are no possible ways to break some of the monitors, but I still haven't broken enough of them. How many monitors exist in Chapter 8? Is it possible to break each of those monitors (wit...

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Q: Lord of the Rings Online Group Size?

The SasquatchHow large of a group can you play Lord of the Rings online with? Is it a group/party based game? I play PC games with a group of 4-5 people and we are looking for something we can all play together online. Does LOTR Online fit that criteria? We currently play Guild Wars, but we are running o...

Hello again chat.
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Q: How do you craft hatches in minecraft?

soulBitHi guys, Hatches are now available in Minecraft - what is the crafting recipe to make them?

00:29
@LESSPOP HI LESSPOP
I LOVE YOUR TWEETS
I READ ALL OF THEM EVERY DAY
I'M GLAD OF THAT
I'M ALIVE. REALLY I AM.
so whassup
Not much. I am in a boring boring hotel room in a boring boring town.
(this is why I haven't been around much)
00:31
Sounds boooooooooooooooooooring.
It is pretty boring.
But at least I figured out where to buy beer this week
which is an upgrade over the last two
so I have good beer to keep me company!
Awesome!
I don't drink beer but I hear it's pretty cool so I'm going to assume that's awesome.
I'm fond of high quality beer.
and sometime in the next few weeks, I'll have a laptop capable of playing shiny new games and I can start contributing to the site again!
Grr... I should probably still attempt to crack the CVoteController for TF2, but it turns out that Source now has game events for Orange Box games that fire when votes start and end.
I could, in fact, fake it using those.
I only looked in the TF2 events, not in the Source game events. :/
BTW: Icewater bucket trick is a godsend when you have a shitty refrigerator
Any leaks done earlier today were purely accidental.
best new gimmick twitter acccount
I want to change how government works. Lasting change that won’t be easily wiped away.
 
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Q: iEdge Card DS - .DAT not found!

HouseHey, I have recently purchased an iEDGE flash card with a 4GB micro SD card. The seller had already flashed the iEDGE card with the latest EDGE OS. I have followed the edge-dn.cn user documentation documentation to run the edge software on the micro SD. See below: Download the latest iED...

this needs to be closed
02:14
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@LessPop_MoreFizz I don't see a reason why
02:33
@GnomeSlice We generally don't allow questions that amount to tech support for warez, or other TOS violating tools and technologies.
@LessPop_MoreFizz Did you find what I posted interesting?
@GnomeSlice the minecraft iphone?
@LessPop_MoreFizz Yes. that.
Eh, it's no SMB 1-1 in Terraria.
@LessPop_MoreFizz :(
@LessPop_MoreFizz I made the iphone. :(
@GnomeSlice Now I find it interesting.
though facebook app icon is kinda misshapen. :P
@LessPop_MoreFizz 5x5 doesn't give me a whole lot of space to work with
03:24
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Q: What's up with the two Elves outside Phillipa's House?

Raven DreamerOkay, Phillipa, I realize that the last time I sent Geralt barging into your house, he interrupted some casual S&M between you and your apprentice, and the time before that, I interrupted a sensual massage of some sort. But was it really necessary to post two Scoia'tel outside your room to ...

@RandallMunroesxkcd *slow clap*
@YiJiang Oh good, that's still working.
04:17
My testing in TF2 paid off. I can now trick the TF2 clients into thinking I'm the server calling a map vote.
But put whatever items I want on the menu (up to 5)
05:01
@badp may find this amusing: TF2 doesn't appear to have any translation strings in tf_english.txt for GameUI_vote_failed, but it's used in the Vote Failed screen.
The weird thing is... the Usermessage for that appears to take a value, which I assume changes the message given...
Vota la prossima mappa! <-- At least this string is translated.
// Voting - mod-specific issue strings (see gameui_english.txt for base strings)
// NOTE: DO NOT TRANSLATE YET -- THIS IS A WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Note that there is no gameui_english.txt for TF2.
I know, I looked for it.
Oh wait, maybe there is... but not on the server side, it's in the source shared engine files.
But GameUI_vote_failed isn't in there either.
05:21
...Any speculation as to what the comment reply to mine means?
05:34
@GnomeSlice Uh, it's freaking YouTube comments - why do you want to think down to their level?
@YiJiang Good point. I think I've already lost my capacity to reason while trying to figure that one out though, so don't take it personally if I'm not very agreeable in the foreseeable future.
05:50
@GnomeSlice O_o
@TimStone That about how I felt.
Well, you aren't alone.
In case anyone didn't go to the page:
"You think i don't see what you are ? i know it you can't midas lolololollololooloolololololol­loolololol"
Translation: WHARRGARBL
They probably listend to the narwhal song one too many times and went insane.
Oh dear, is that on youtube?
I assume you're referring to one of the many hilarious/ridiculous/brain numbing loops by The Weebl
05:59
Indeed. nods
I'm particularly fond of Owls, myself.
Via @Mana
Hahah, what did my eyes just witness?
I have no idea, but it was glorious.
Ghosts n' Stuff remix by NERO is a bonus.
I just noticed that his lower body is hand drawn when he's flying.
Oh my lord, I'm going to die of laughter.
Okay. I'm done.
06:21
I think my mind just exploded.
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Q: How to promote a different player as club president?

RagnarHowdy, How, exactly, do you promote a different player to President? I started a club but, unfortunately, I'm the player with the lowest activity in the club, and I would like to promote the guy with the highest activity to President. I read in a post by one of the game masters that it's possibl...

07:00
@Powerlord Translators don't get to see comments, btw
@TimStone It actually imploded.
@badp That's probably for the best, I didn't want brainmatter all over my monitors.
@TimStone Well, I don't know, if it implodes enough it'll cause a nuclear reaction
I like to go all or nothing, so I guess it's a win scenario in either case.
Just attach some electrodes to your head in the process, to power your home* appliances for a couple milliennia
*Your home may or may not exist after the process
07:39
I must remember that ubered people don't get knockback from the FAN
08:13
turns out 15% +cloak doesn't really help
Spy 2 got.
...I still suck at spy.
08:32
You know what I hate, people who can't understand that yes, their team sucks, and we'd all be better off with a scramble.
One'd think two 3-0s in a row with complete absolute domination of the middle field by the enemy team, complete incapacity of building anything even remotely useful and incessant string of attacks from the enemy team, coupled with the ineptitude of our spies from being able to do anything about the whole ordeal would be enough of a hint
but NOOOOOOO, let's play another round.
I'm sure this one will be different from this. Or the one before this, which was a carbon copy of the former.
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Q: "You feel an evil presence is watching you" - Cthulhu not spawning

RagnarHi, I was playing Terraria earlier, having just reached the Hell layer (~3000ft.) and after I killed one of those annoying imps, I got a message stating "You feel an evil presence is watching you". I read on the official Terraria Online forums that it means The Eye of Cthulhu is about to spawn a...

Posted by Jeff Atwood on May 27th, 2011

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08:49
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Q: RSS feeds for a set of tags (with OR clause) are broken

axtavtI used to receive RSS feed on a set of tags, such as http://stackoverflow.com/feeds/tag?tagnames=java+or+spring&sort=newest, but today it started to produce 404, though feed link at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/java+or+spring still points to that address. Feeds on individual tag...

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Q: An error occured during age of empires online beta launcher

AdamI found i had a problem "An error occured" whilst patching the AOE beta for the first time. The solution was to go to the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Project S copy the files in the temp patch folder into the project s folder right click launcherupdate > run as adminstrator then the pa...

09:16
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Q: Do I need to download Diablo II and the expansion seperately from battle.net to play?

ResorathSince I've registered both my CD Keys with battle.net, I can digitally redownload both Diablo II and the expansion. Do I need to download both to play the expansion, or is downloading only the expansion by itself sufficient?

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Q: Can dwarfs freely walk over traps without setting them off in Dwarf Fortress?

ShardI am building my first trap system and im wondering if i have to setup a maze of traps that my dwarves will walk around or can I just block off my entrance with rows of traps without having to worry about my dwarves getting caught in them.

11:05
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Q: Can I safely uninstall games purchased from Steam?

BlakeCan I uninstall purchased games from my computer and then later download them through Steam without having to re-purchase if I'd like to? I'm running short on space on my laptop, looking to free up some space and wanted to be sure that I can safely re-download anything at a later time similar t...

11:15
23rd on the global leaderboards for Growth! (easy)
Sure, not nearly as many people play on Easy, but get off my lawn! :P
11:53
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Q: Why can I not raise certain skills?

The Communist DuckI recently got Mass Effect 1 and started playing. I am an Infiltrator, so I primarily use snipers. (Probably not the easiest to start with). When I level up, the 'sniper rifle' level of skill points is inaccessible to me, as well as a few others: fitness being one. Is there a reason for this? W...

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Q: Who sings the Portal 2 song "Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton?

user390480Hello, What is the name of the singer who sings the Portal 2 song "Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton? Thanks!

12:05
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Q: What is the most efficient minecart "elevator" possible?

soulBitSo water ladders, booster carts and boat elevators have now been broken in the 1.6 update - I need to find a quick way to get back to the surface after a long mining session! Given that my shaft is 15x15 in size, what is the most efficient usage of tracks for a minecart system to transport me to...

12:17
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Q: How on MW2 do You Play With Friends on Free-for-all

Shadow ZorgonMy friend and I were trying to play an online free for all match on Modern Warfare 2, but it said only one person per party. Is there a way to get around that?

12:29
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Q: If I stick a blank hard drive into my PS3 will it work?

Adam LynchOn Christmas Day 2010 my PS3 stopped reading discs so I bought a new one, took the hard drive out of the old one, wiped/formatted it and used it as a portable hard drive. But today I've found a possible fix to get my old one working again. If I wipe the hard drive and stick it back in, will it ...

 
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@Lazers I hope someone answered this with Ellen McClain (sp?)
@Powerlord Yup, two answers with Ellen McLain (to affirm your spelling inquiry)
I have an evil song stuck in my head now. I'll give you a hint: I got suspended for linking to a video of it.
13:45
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Q: Modern game similar to Seven Cities of Gold?

CoreyHWhat modern video game best approximates the classic game "Seven Cities of Gold"? wikipedia link I played that game to death as a kid and I'm wondering what game comes close in terms of gameplay today.

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Q: Choose which character to load?

WipqoznI have Nethack on a flash drive so that I can easily play it on any computer. However, the game loads save files based on the characters name, and the username assigned to the account running the game. For example, if I made a character "Crovax" and my username on a Windows machine was "Wiqozn" ...

@Powerlord Sorry!
@GraceNote damn you ninja!
I'm prety sure this isn't the best way of doing this:
ok, where'd the video go?
14:04
@Powerlord MY HAND IS A DOLPHIN
hi
@TheX Hi!
@RonanForman hows it going?
not too bad
cool
14:21
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Q: Fable II: Is there any way to give money to the hero as a second player henchman?

TchalvakI'm playing as a second player henchman in fable II, and I have 34k gold while the other player has 2k or so. Is there any way for me to transfer some of mine to them?

Hullo.
hi
stares
HEY RONAN. :3
How's your comic going, bro?
alright
Hi
14:26
Cool!
<------ needs caffiene
Don't we all. I just woke up!
I have been up since 6:55 AM
what timezone are you in?
Central
-6 gtz or whatever it is
14:30
oh cool
Sorry, UTC -06
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
You?
EST -05
@TheX Does you area/state use DST?
14:33
@Powerlord yeah...
I know I'm in -0400 UTC right now due to the idioticness of DST (rather than -0500 like EST is in the rest of the year).
we might be observing it now, I don't know... I can never keep track
Of course, my EST is North America Eastern Standard Time, which I doubt is was Mana was referring to it as.
(Actually, I have no idea what country @Mana is from)
I am from Canada. So yes. It was the same.
Canadian EST represent. \m/
14:47
Heathens.
Damn Ontario people, thinking they're the centre of the universe...
Don't hate us cause we're better than you. <3
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Q: Suggestions for resources for activities to do with toddlers?

Amy PI have twin boys who are 15 months old. My mother-in-law does daycare for us and also lives with us. Recently I have noticed a trend where they are spending more and more time watching TV during the day. I am starting to look for some books and other resources with games and activities that th...

my head hurts
user30
@Feeds Belongs on gaming.se
14:49
If you were in Europe, your workday would be approaching a conclusion.
user30
@badp woop.
And weekend would be commencing in minutes.
My workday allows me to sit here in chat, so it's not all that bad.
I don't have a workday to begin with, so it's cool.
runs
user30
@badp Fancy some TF then?
14:51
@ThomasMcDonald Your tele 3 is almost ready
Yay, Ontario!
@Mana Dude. You're like an hour away. I'm from Waterloo. Small world.
Winnipeg here. (At least you're not in Toronto...)
Well, I'm not in TO for the summer; I'm back home at Ottawa. I should update that.
so a bit further away
but yeah small world
@Brant Meh. I lived in TO and probably will be moving back there in a few years. You get used to it. ;) Ottawa's nice, though.
14:56
I've actually only been to TO twice. No complaints really, although I was only there for a combined total of 4 days.
Pshaw, Canadians everywhere. Europe's where it's at.
user30
@badp Sweet, I'll grab a coffee
@ArdaXi I lived in Russia for 15 years... does that count? Honorary European. :)
@AnnaLear Close enough.
How's it going Arda?
15:03
Playing EVE Online again.
Founded my own corp and everything.
Oh? Neat.
I tried so many times to get into EVE.
Me too.
I finally have a plan for sustaining it, though.
I couldn't find a good group of people to play with... and when I finally did, they were in GMT+0 and I never saw them.
Which also includes a job. :)
Which is why I use real-life friends.
Had some great fun living in W-Space after Apocrypha came out, though. Made big bucks.
15:05
The advantage is that, as the wiki puts it, "you can slash their tires if they cross you".
The fact that the wiki actually says that provides a lot of insight into the kind of game EVE is.
@Brant It's a lot more realistic than most MMOs.
You know, except for the flying in space and everything.
The economy is the most realistic I've ever seen emulated in a game.
Yeah, I love it... but after a point, if you don't seek out something to do on your own, the fun stagnates and dies quick. :(
And I'm not very good at that.
@Brant Exactly. That's why I founded a corp.
I'm doing planetary interaction, R&D.
I used to bash WoW's cotton candy theme park ride of mindless fun as much as anyone, but the fact is, theme park rides are fun and you don't have to think
15:08
True. EVE is much more of a sandbox.
You have to make your own fun.
Meanwhile in EVE I have a 24m character that I only log on to queue up new skills for because I don't have anything fun to do.
(Unless I find a corp to join and get involved and blah blah that sounds like so much work)
New character customization is pretty fun.
I wonder what the Pillowsoft gang is up to these days
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A: Feasibility of playing EVE Online for free?

TaskYes, it can definitely be done. You can buy a 30-day PLEX for 300M ISK. You can make 300M ISK in a couple hours if you know what you're doing. The only difficulty is in that "know what you're doing" part. Instead of actively playing (which can easily take more than a couple hours a week) you need...

I'm working off this at the moment.
Although inflation invalidated that answer a bit.
PLEX is more like 400M now.
Hmm, last I played they were ~320m
15:12
Median selling price in view: 396,249,992.97 ISK
Median buying price in view: 341,403,635.50 ISK
So I'm guessing it's somewhere in-between.
In Jita, median selling price is 450M.
My first planet thingy depletes in 6 minutes. :D
Does anyone want a pic drawn? I'm in an arty mood
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Q: Cannot hear commentary

snakileI aim the crosshairs at the balloon icon and press E (the "use" key - the key I press to pick/use items), but I don't hear any commentary. What am I doing wrong?

Blah, if I want to write a TF2Vote interface for other SourceMod plugins, I either have to do some hacky workarounds... or write an extension instead of a plugin. :/
15:30
Pay no attention to that last edit. I changed my mind.
(I realized just as I hit submit that the question probably did have a game tag, but it was deleted for non-use)
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Q: Minecraft: Is spawn-monsters equivalent to peaceful?

MattIn server.properties there is a spawn-monsters setting that you can set to false. It stops them from spawning, but does it remove existing monsters like setting the difficulty to peaceful? In other words, can I allow monsters for a little while and then safely turn them back off, or will creepers...

posted on May 27, 2011 by M'vy

History LoL is one game that compose the Legacy of Defence of the Ancient game on Warcraft III. You have one objective : kill the enemy nexus that represents their base core. From it spawns your creeps going to fight the enemy team. The game takes place on a map with three lanes that the [...]

16:05
Blauuurrgh allergy season sucks
16:15
Hey, that's me!
I hope you're happy.
@Arda ...?
I will be when my nostrils stop acting like leaky faucets.
@GraceNote My mistake.
I misinterpreted the comment, thought the conversion hadn't been done, then I saw it was.
16:19
(I am also being intentionally vague so that nobody else (especially @Mana) has any idea what I'm talking about)
...?
starts scanning Arda's recent activity
Gotcha.
checks site
@Brant You won't find it, nor will @Mana.
16:20
Because it was deleted.
Makes sense.
@Mana That's not the reason.
I like being vague, too. Thanks, @Arda. ♪
Toronto.
Toronto???
Sometimes I'm so vague I make no sense whatsoever.
16:21
isn't that where all the Blue Jays are???
That's where Welbog is; that's good enough for me.
what is Welbog?
@TheX Why don't you ask them yourself?
Welbog, Super Mario Land
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In other news, there's a hailstorm going on here
@badp Cool
16:26
hailstorm, that is not good
I found the Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s American League (AL). The "Blue Jays" name originates from the bird of the same name. They are nicknamed "the Jays", which is featured on the team's logo and on the front of the home uniform. An expansion franchise, the club was founded in Toronto, in 1977. Originally based at Exhibition Stadium, the team began playing its home games at the SkyDome, upon completion of its construction in 1989. Since 2000, the Bl...
Hooray, somebody found something I posted interesting!
The cycle is broken.
@GnomeSlice Unpossible.
@ArdaXi Tell it to the stars.
@GnomeSlice Those are ironic.
16:37
@GnomeSlice Well, we have the unstar button for those cases where the stars were oviously made in error ;-)
@Fabian Obviously
This chat is blargh
I just learned how Robotnik
@GnomeSlice Oy, stop vomiting on ma bloody chat, you twat
@YiJiang :
New Nitrome release today: Silly Sausage
16:58
Holy shit.
@GnomeSlice faved
Turns out Youtube really does not like it when videos lack frames.
I tried to make a video of Descent, but Windows Update and a thousand more stuffs decided they had to compute a million digits of pi during the run, or something.
I kept at it, since the lag was ludicrous; I got a glitch with the Steam overlay too (where the recording abruptly ends; I didn't notice this, nor did the overlay)
Pity; that was the best part. The game paused suddenly as the Steam overlay was being loaded (for that potato thing), except it didn't actually came up, so I resumed the game, and it paused again and again and again until the thing did come up.
So I decided to upload this to make it some sort of funny thing or whatnot with annotations.
the encoding with Handbrake went okay.
I uploaded the video, and what I got was this:
Thanks, YouTube, for fixing the video.
I watched it without sound. It seems faster than normal, is that what you meant?
17:17
@Brant Faster, completely desynced, truncated
Should've been 14 minutes
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Q: Can I use dungeon keys in the nexus?

ArkiveIn the past in Realm of the Mad God, one was able to collect keys from defeated Gods that would open dungeons, bring these keys to the nexus, open the dungeon and flood it with the crowd in the nexus. This ability to collect keys from defeated Gods was axed, but now I see the ability to buy these...

Gaming Meta got a link on Joel's home page. Be interesting to see if that boosts our views/users for the main site
Woah, really? Gotta link to that linkage @bwarner?
@bwarner I checked; it really didn't.
17:26
I mean, okay
Visits-wise, we went from an average of 20 to almost 500
but page views climbed from a rough average of 600 to 1.5k
bottom line: I commend the average meta person visiting 30 pages every day
No found error.
because that's crazy.
@Powerlord I glad you got no "bacon found" error
and finally, two sad-looking Google queries:
17:46
Yay, Witcher 2 patch 1.1!!
Significant performance boost on lower spec machines?! Hell yeah!
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Q: How do I find Appy 1000mg's alternate ending?

ManaI'm playing the enhanced edition of Appy 1000mg. The author claims he added an alternate ending to the game but I'm having a great deal of trouble finding it. The only ending I can find is the one where Pixelle turns out to be dead and the robot throws himself off a cliff into the sea. Does...

OH GOD THE SPOILERS, AVERT YOUR EYES. and play that game.
lol
18:01
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Q: When is the map location and zoom level set?

soulBitI'm about to craft a map in Minecraft, but want to make one of my main base, not my snow outpost where I currently am. Is the location and zoom level set when the map is crafted, or is on first view? If it is on craft, then I'll wait till I get back home before making it.

18:13
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Q: Why doesn't Duck Hunt work on plasma or LCD screens?

KeaanuI'm told that the original Duck Hunt (NES) works fine on all CRT screens, but fails to register successful hits on a plasma or LCD screen. Why is this? Is there a fix for it?

18:25
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Q: The benefits of hemorrhage on a subtlety rogue

The JugHaving recently reupped my World of Warcraft subscription after a long hiatus, I have decided to start fresh on a dwarf rogue and am currently level 43. I decided to try out subtlety but am slightly confused by the ability hemorrhage. The ability says ...causes the target to take 30% additional ...

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Q: Woohoo, We got the Nether...now what?

RapidaI'm making my first forays into the Nether of Minecraft and I'm curious as to what I can find down there. What sort of blocks are available? What wants to eat me? Any interesting uses for blocks from down under? Basically, I want a crash course on the Nether.

@Lazers [insert minecraft wiki link here]
18:47
@Brant Your help is needed. Do you accept?
It may be your chance for redemption.
Hmm. I guess it is a Friday afternoon. I should probably stop working.
You get a bonus round if the answer is "No" and you nix the tag yourself.
@GraceNote Yay, bonus round!
Thank you much, @Brant. ♪
19:01
(actually, I haven't played Dungeons, but I'm pretty sure that question has nothing to do with it.)
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Q: What are pets good for in Nethack?

AntoAbsolutely new to Nethack, so forgive my noobiness. I think my pet surely is a cute little ASCII symbol on my console window, but what should I do with it? It follows me, and sometimes, it gets lost (where?), but I don't really care much, as I haven't figured out anything useful about it. Shou...

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Q: How many times must I beat the mysterious monk in the inn at Dice Poker to get his relic?

ManaIn Flotsam's inn in Chapter 1, there's a monk in the basement of the inn who claims he has a mysterious relic that he can't use, and that only those blessed of good luck may have it. As a result, we have to play at Dice Poker. Unfortunately, my luck's not that great, so I tend to win only every o...

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Q: Can I win without using Anabolic Steroids?

Raven DreamerApparently, Arm Wrestling in The Witcher 2 is serious business. The final "boss" in the arm wrestling chain, if you will, is a circus performer named The Mighty Numa. Skalen Burdon says he cheats, and given that The Mighty Numa's "apprentice" standing next to him is selling a potion of Anabolic S...

19:15
:( I want my coupon
So the appropriate response for a couple of rounds where 3/4 of the enemy teams have more points than the top scorer for our team is "nah, this wasn't a roll, let's not shuffle"? (Payloard race in Badwater. When the enemy defended, we couldn't get past the first point. Teams switched and they won in 6 minutes.)
Sometimes I really do not understand people.
Perhaps I ask for shuffles more often than others
but jeez, I bore of landslides. I dunno about you.
@badp Yes, yes I do.
That's part of the reason why the game now defaults to scrambling after one team wins 2 rounds in a row.
I dunno, perhaps that's a bit too much shuffling
Speaking of landslides
I dunno if this kind of research was replicated on other games
so I'll have to speak about Allegiance, this first person real time strategy mix of things
it's basically like team fortress 2, but in space
with ships instead of classes, with bases to build/destroy/capture, with no time limit, etc.
and a commander that earns and spends money
The average team size is 15 v 15
Now, there's an algorithm by Microsoft, TrueSkill
the one used for XBox* rankings
it used very complicated maths to do lots of neat stuff like calculate a game's quality (= uncertainty) etc.
as for any ranking system, it is fed a list of players for each team, builds a prediction based on their past data, and adjusts the data based on the actual result
long story short
it is possible, simply given the rosters of each team (without even knowing who is the commander, and trust me, a commander can easily win or lose games all by hisself)
to accurately predict the outcomes of more than 90% of the games that happen in the wild.
@badp You did read that it only happens if they win 2 rounds in a row... and each map has a different idea of how long a round is. For instance, cp_dustbowl's "round" ends either when RED wins or BLU captures all 6 points.
90% of the games played are decided before they start, in a way.
Ninety. Fucking. Percent.
19:28
@badp TF2 was originally going to have a commander, but they ditched that idea.
In games like TF2, where there's no central role as the commander (although perhaps the engineer isn't that different), I think that percentage can only go up.
@Powerlord I know. I read the dev commentaries too.
The problem with commanders is that they can make or break a team.
@Powerlord Yeah, but the "90%" figure doesn't take in consideration who was the commander.
(due to how it's built, it just can't)
So the commander is part of that 10% of "the other factors that determine the outcome"
The thing about Team Fortress 2 is that, if the difficulty curves aren't too far off balance, it will eventually end up being won by whichever team has the better medics.
Yeah, like on the previous map.
sigh, imgur doesn't like tga's
meh, whatever. In the round before that I was playing offense
then I constantly got pyro'd at 99% charge
it fucking drove me nuts.
We lost.
We switched teams, I ubered 7 or 8 times
then they dual uber and roll over us.
19:34
If I keep dying at 99%, I either: 1. Switch to the VitaSaw. 2. Switch to the Kritzkrieg.
I was using the VitaSaw.
Oh. Ew.
(Not the Kritz tho.)
Kritzkrieg isn't as useful, but it charges 25% faster.
I really wish they'd add the Quick Fix. :/
On CP_Junction I think you need normal uber
19:35
The biggest drawback of the Kritzkrieg is it doesn't (generally) help against sentries, Snipers, or Spies.
or those pyros that somehow one shot me all the freaking time
Or if the enemy ubers. :P
They just run through me, when they don't try using the axtinguisher.
Hmm... if these Pyros are behind you, they may be using the Backburner.
But yeah, pyros do a lot of damage at close range.
Except when I'm a pyro.
then even soldiers manage to backpedal fast enough. T_T
I'm going to blame lag or whatever and sob in my corner.
19:37
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Q: How to defeat a static army with lots of cannons?

AzeraAgainst the computer, I am sometimes (too often for my taste) faced with armies that are mostly composed of reinforcements that never reached their target and that the computer joined together, with a lot of cannons in it. For example, 8 full cannon units, 2 line infantry units and 2-3 armed mob....

Don't forget that you also have the FlareGun/Shotgun as Pyro.
The shotgun of dealing 3 damage?
although I'm not as bad with the FaN
again I blame my FaN success to lag
The Degreaser was an interesting idea of Valve's. Makes it much quicker to switch to the Axtinguisher. :P
the combination of lag, knockback, etc. makes my life kinda easier
Honestly, though, I like the Flare Gun, particularly now that it crits against enemies that are on fire from any distance.
Oh, you're backpeddling? 91 damage from crit Flare Gun!
Oh yeah, I've been meaning to test if the Degreaser lowers the amount of afterburn damage the Flare Gun does.
19:50
sigh Two crates and I get indubitably green out of both
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