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Powerlord

6:00 PM

@IvoFlipse Weren't we just told by the Gaming Moderators to discontinue this topic with a 1 minute timeout?

M'vy

Yep, we got bacon-piston today

badp

Also - on chat there's no domain limiting our moderatorship

so please do not assume I have greater power on Ivo than he has on me just because the logo in the corner reads 'Gaming'

I will suggest a topic change however!

Arda Xi

@badp I think we all know that. He's demonstrated that on numerous occasions. Just because you have a button, doesn't mean it's yours to click.

badp

You're telling that to me of all moderators :P

Powerlord

You mean I'm not supposed to click the Destroy World button?

Arda Xi

6:02 PM

@badp Yeah. I mean, you know, I don't always disagree with you, but when I do, I know I can talk to you.

badp

In short. Whatever. He pinned his stuff. You asked it unpinned. It got unpinned. Close case. Move along.

Arda Xi

@Powerlord That's exactly what I mean.

Powerlord

Fine, I'll push this button instead:

badp

Also Ivo needs a bit more gratitude than that for all the great work he's poured on the Gaming blog

6

given that none of the three mods could really be bothered, or had time, to work for it

I know I'm on the "can't be bothered" side because I'm just not too hot for blogs.

Ivo Flipse

@badp Thank you, which is also why I'm kind of surprised by the sudden uproar over pinning a message

Arda Xi

6:04 PM

@badp I'm not saying he isn't doing good work, but it shouldn't 'balance out' or anything.

Ivo Flipse

but alas, I'll just move myself elsewhere, this isn't going to lead to anything constructive anyway

Powerlord

\o/ Victory! Now how do I get @AnnaLear to leave...

(That was a joke, haha, fat chance)

badp

Are you saying Anna is fat? BAN!

Powerlord

@badp Yes, but not that Anna... it's a different Anna I know. And not the FFIV Anna, since all video game characters of the SNES generation were average sized.

As much as I'd like to give anyone kudos over the Gaming.SE blog, I'm not actually sure anyone reads it other than the people who already visit the site.

It's pretty sad when my personal blog gets more comments than the Gaming.SE blog does.

(and not just from spambots)

Wow, a federal US judge in California has rules that a case against Google for sniffing Wi-Fi may go forward because Wi-Fi sniffing may be considered wiretapping?

Arda Xi

@Mana Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

Mana

6:14 PM

woah

Powerlord

I don't like Google sniffing hotspots and all, but wiretapping seems a bit extreme.

Mana

activity

badp

@Mana You missed the mesmerazing countdown.

Arda Xi

@Mana Not sure if it's the right kind of activity.

badp

It was beeeutiful.

Arda Xi

6:14 PM

Yeah, that was mesmerizing.

badp

Except I couldn't see it, because I'm blue.

Mana

And @Wipqozn's law approaches even more stars

Powerlord

It was baaaacon?

Arda Xi

@badp Thanks for allowing me that experience.

Mana

What countdown?

Arda Xi

6:15 PM

@Mana @badp froze the room.

It was fun.

Powerlord

The 60 second timeout countdown

badp

It's 60 seconds because I made it 60 seconds, btw.

Arda Xi

I finally saw daylight for a change.

That hasn't happened since last April.

badp

Actually I wonder how many nines fit in there.

Mana

What?

What happened?

Powerlord

6:16 PM

@badp Mission begins in 60 seconds? (Another TF2 reference!)

Arda Xi

14 mins ago, by Arda Xi

@badp I think we all know that. He's demonstrated that on numerous occasions. Just because you have a button, doesn't mean it's yours to click.

Okay, some unnecessary context in there, but you get my meaning.

badp

@Mana More mod hate, this time not for me though.

Powerlord

I almost said "Friendship ends in 60 seconds" but that's not an actual quote from the Announcer. Her WAR Update 60 second comments were funnier than that.

Mana

Woah, WHAT?!

Arda Xi

@badp I never hated you.

Mana

6:16 PM

scrolls back

Arda Xi

@Mana It wasn't a Gaming mod. Which was kind of the point actually.

Mana

Ohh

badp

watches Arda Xi flip out in a bottomless pit, then reach the bottom of the bottomless pit and shutdown

Mana

Powerlord vs. Ivo

Arda Xi

@Mana Continues with Angry Mob vs. Ivo

Mana

6:17 PM

yeah I read that

What did Ivo do exactly?

badp

He pinned a post.

Arda Xi

He pinned a message.

That sounds so silly.

It made sense at the time! I swear!

badp

By golly I wonder why's that!

Arda Xi

angry mob feels confused now

Mana

...

Arda Xi

6:18 PM

then again, angry mob was personally involved in a similar incident earlier

Mana

You flipped out at Ivo for pinning a post. While badp pins stupid things all the time.

wh

what

badp

QUICKLY REACH OUT FOR THE FLAMETHROWER

Arda Xi

On an event...

Mana

What did he pin?

Powerlord

Well, it'd be like if the EU parliament representative from France came over to the Italian parliament representative's office and started giving said representative's staff orders.

badp

6:19 PM

48 mins ago, by Ivo Flipse

Has anyone else gotten access to Magic & Magic Heroes 6?

@Powerlord I for one welcome the new French overlords

FallenAngelEyes

On a completely random note, that should be Heroes of Might & Magic 6 ;p

Fabian

I'm really tempted to just pin every post I find here now (I never even read the damn list of starred messages).

Powerlord

Also, you don't see the rest of us (other than as a joke) saying that we should sticky messages about new games and betas.

Wipqozn

@FallenAngelEyes I don't think so. I think they renamed it (For some reason)

Powerlord

Well, I did in Game On, but then again, Wil made me the owner of that room.

Arda Xi

6:21 PM

The point is, only @badp is allowed to do mod abuse in this room.

Technically @Juan and @Grace are too, but I don't see them abusing their powers.

(No offence of course. We all love it when you abuse your powers, @badp)

badp

I like to share the wealth

Wipqozn

@badp is pretty bad (sorry, I couldn't resist the pun)

FallenAngelEyes

@Wipqozn Well huh, they did. Either way, it should still be "Might & Magic" rather than "Magic & Magic"

............fuck

Powerlord

Honestly, it's my opinion that the site mods should be the only people pinning messages in the site's official chat room.

FallenAngelEyes

Steam Summer sales started. There goes my money.

Mana

6:22 PM

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Wipqozn

@Powerlord Bring it up in meta then.

badp

OMG. IRON. and COAL. Right next to each other!

Arda Xi

Hm. No access to Steam is good for my wallet.

Powerlord

@FallenAngelEyes My prediction was right that it'd start today?

badp

I'm an happy iron store minecrafter.

Powerlord

6:23 PM

Refreshing Summer Cooler for prediction help ftw.

FallenAngelEyes

@Powerlord Steam Summer Camp sale

Arda Xi

Well, money, it was nice knowing you. #steamsummersale

Tweeted by ArdaXi on June 30, 2011 at 6:23 PM

FallenAngelEyes

And they're doing the same type of thing they did with Christmas

Powerlord

I think I put a bit of extra money in my Steam Wallet a month ago, so I've technically already spent money I can use on this sale.

FallenAngelEyes

getting achievements in games will get you stuff

badp

6:24 PM

Hm, sunbathing is eeeeeasy

I'm going to do that right now.

Powerlord

@FallenAngelEyes Ooh, shiny.

So, it's like the Treasure Hunt was, eh.

FallenAngelEyes

And another chance to win 10 games on your Steam wishlist

goes put expensive stuff on there

Powerlord

I need to do that, too.

Last time I did, Portal 2 wasn't out yet.

FallenAngelEyes

most of it is like... Civ V and Magicka DLC

Wipqozn

I should probably go home now, and enjoy my long weekend. O Canada! and what not. Toodles.

Arda Xi

6:25 PM

@Powerlord The treasure hunt to get Portal 2 was fun.

Powerlord

I wonder if the Hat of Undeniable Wealth and Respect (for TF2) will make another appearance.

FallenAngelEyes

And it looks like some games have made special levels for this :o

Powerlord

@FallenAngelEyes Ooh, like the Portal 2 thing?

FallenAngelEyes

AaAaAA!!! has created a special Summer Sun level

@Powerlord Yep

Powerlord

So... the same games as the Portal 2 thing? :|

FallenAngelEyes

6:26 PM

"AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
Air. Wind. Sun. Pain. I Am All of This, and Your Mom Makes a Fine Pasta Dinner - Complete the Summer Sun level from the main menu with full points"

Mana

I'm still stunned that people would flip out at Ivo for pinning a post.

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Powerlord

I didn't particularly care for AaAaAA

5 mins ago, by Powerlord

Honestly, it's my opinion that the site mods should be the only people pinning messages in the site's official chat room.

Mana

whatever

we are hardly the official business types

Powerlord

Your own room, sure fine whatever.

Mana

it's just a chat

FallenAngelEyes

6:28 PM

@Powerlord I bought it on release actually, I find it fun enough, but their second game wasn't different enough really.

I'm not sure what other games have updates

anywho, dinnertime, later all

Powerlord

If Grace pins a message about game X that they're giving away for the sponsorship thingy, yay, great even if I'm not going to participate.

Anna Lear

@Powerlord I get no love. sadface

Powerlord

@AnnaLear Anyway, this cake is great, it's so delicious and moist.

Oh sorry, I was continuing the song.

Weird, the selection logic isn't in the file I'm looking at.

Oh well, I'm going to force it to be there anyway. Seeing as how I'm adapting this to my needs.

Open Source software ftw!

Anna Lear

@Powerlord Look at you... still talking when there's science to do. GET TO IT. cracks whip

Powerlord

runs on the giant hamster wheel

Anna Lear

6:34 PM

That's better.

Powerlord

Lets see... all I need to do is figure out which option was selected and which client selected it then pass those into the OnTFVoteSelect method.

Mana

In regards to the whole pin debacle, I think it was summed up best by me. Because I'm amazing.

May 31 at 14:57, by Mana

basically what I'm trying to say is that UNNECESSARY QUESTIONS IN THIS CHAT MAKE ME UPSET BECAUSE I'M PHYSICALLY INCAPABLE OF IGNORING THEM

Except instead of unnecessary questions it's unnecessary pins.

Powerlord

@Mana Unnecessary bacon in this chat makes me upset because I'm physically incapable of not eating it. :(

Bacon

Yes, yes they did.

Mana

Aww.

Arda Xi

Powerlord

6:37 PM

@ArdaXi nom nom nom om nom

Arda Xi

@Powerlord Are you eating your monitor again?

Powerlord

Speaking of TF2, the Medic didn't get any new domination lines this update, did he? :/

I should double-check the sound files.

It'd be great if he did.

But you'd never hear them because Medics rarely attack.

The SourceMod voting system is weird. Each vote has its own CTFVote object and CTFVoteHandler object, but the global TFVoteHandler object does most of the actual work.

badp

I've had better runs at descent

Just 7 million points.

Mana

@Powerlord "Speaking of TF2" was that a joke? twitches

CruelCow

@Powerlord Seems like not really: wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/June_23,_2011_Patch/diff

badp

6:43 PM

Hrm, after I left Bit Trip Beat I saw two power meters on the Steam overlay in Minecraft

I guess that was a glitch?

kbok

hi

Mana

whassup @kbok

kbok

does someone knows is super mario 2 (the japanese version) is available on NES ?

Hi @Mana, nice pic :)

Loktar

hey

summer sale is here

woot woot

Mana

Searching for an actual cartridge would be difficult

But you might be able to find a ROM

Powerlord

6:45 PM

@CruelCow "Nom nom nom om nom" is a line that the TF2 Heavy says, so no.

kbok

Does this even exists ?

Powerlord

SMB2 wasn't actually on a catridge, was it? I thought it was an FDS game.

Mana

oh, maybe

Loktar

valve cant handle teh traffics!

Powerlord

Or was it Doki Doki Panic that I'm thinking of...

Mana

6:46 PM

> Unlike the majority of other Mario titles, Super Mario Bros. 2 was not developed from the ground up. Rather, it is a redesign of the Japanese Family Computer Disk System game "Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panikku"

Powerlord

@Mana Right, but that turned into the US version.

kbok

@Mana yes

Mana

Yeah. He's looking for Doki Doki Panikku.

kbok

i'm talking about what was super mario 2 in japan

available on SNES's all stars under the name "The lost levels"

Mana

ohhhhhhhh

geez I'm dumb

kbok

6:47 PM

btw, I hate doki doki panic

Mana

I totally forgot about that

haha yeah it was pretty mediocre

Powerlord

I tried playing Doki Doki Panic, but the US SMB2 is superior in every way.

badp

Man the Steam store is being hit so hard.

Loktar

yeah

I wonder if this is a scavenger hunt

kbok

@Powerlord really ? I thought they were the same game

like probotector and contra

Loktar

6:49 PM

ugh so much time I will dedicate to these acheivments

badp

I can't see specials 41-60 of 100. :/

Loktar

in case theres another hat like the HOUWAR

prize booth idea is cool

Lazers

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Q: List of sites for retro/classic games

I just found http://www.gog.com, and even though they have many great games I'll probably buy, their selection is still very limited. Another thread here pointed to http://www.c64.com, which looks absolutely awsome! What other sites exists for legally downloading or buying retro games?

badp

I just need three tickets for the TF2 glasses, although I just got one pair...

Powerlord

@kbok SMB2 US has better graphics, doesn't require you to play through every level with one character, and a bunch of other improvements (such as replacing Mouser in Stage 6 with a new boss, Clawgrip)

@badp Eh?

badp

6:50 PM

@Powerlord Like in the winter scavenger hunt there are achievements to unlock for the games on sale.

kbok

@Powerlord ok

badp

Three 'tickets' (achievements) net you an unlockable in one of many games.

TF2 obviously being one of those.

Powerlord

Well, the HOUWAR type hat was announced quite early in the Treasure Hunt... not the name or design of the hat, just that there were 3 hats in it.

Loktar

yeah good point @Powerlord

Powerlord

and the highest hat required every achievement for every day of the treasure hunt.

Loktar

6:51 PM

just wondering if as the sale goes on cooler items will require more tickets

so if you use them now you cant get them

yeah i got it @Powerlord

was a pain

Powerlord

@Loktar That would suck.

Mana

@kbok You should be able to find a rom if you search Super mario 2 japanese rom

badp

Homefront, Dwarfs, Monday Night Combat, Spacechem, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, etc.

Powerlord

I have two of those games.

badp

Obviously everything's pretty fucked up right now.

Powerlord

6:52 PM

Hopefully the appropriate achievements in those games.

kbok

@Mana sure, but what about the cartridge ?

Powerlord

I didn't like the demo of SpaceChem, so I didn't get it.

badp

@Powerlord No, those are the games you unlock goodies for

Powerlord

Although the stuff to craft the TF2 items from SpaceChem are likely still in the game.

Loktar

I have all of them fortunatly

Powerlord

6:52 PM

Oh.

Mana

@kbok that'll be a lot more difficult most likely

Loktar

going to be a busy weekend

Powerlord

Wait... how do you get these tickets again?

user30

So er, what hats do we get this time?

user30

And @bad, fancy getting me a perfect in BTB?

badp

6:53 PM

Right now it's hard to tell anything

user30

Oh I see, summer shades for 3 points

badp

@ThomasMcDonald Just tried to do that perfect section, did and got nothing

Powerlord

I want my TF2 Misc item, darn it!

user30

kbok

@Mana OK, wikipedia says no :(

badp

6:54 PM

Seriously, 1-1 is pretty easy to perfect.

Powerlord

Despite the fact that most TF2 classes have Misc items now.

Mana

asdfasdfasdf HOMESTUCK. UPDATE.

@kbok aww.

update already :(

Loktar

i just hope they dont increase ticket amts for stuff later on

ill probably hold out using tickets at all for this first set

Powerlord

Boring meeting in 5 minutes. Wish me luck.

Loktar

last day, some unusual awesome hat,, 28 tickets :P

kbok

6:55 PM

@Mana yeah, I was going to buy that famicom adapter soon or later anyway

user30

Hmm, I can just afford TDU2.

Mana

@Powerlord I want you to kick down their table and scream at them for letting someone not in charge of management pin up a silly message.

Loktar

TDU2?

badp

@Mana And burn their house. With the lemons.

(lolololololololololololololololololololol)

user30

Test Drive Unlimited 2.

Mana

6:56 PM

slow clap GOOD THAT STILL WORKS

user30

Debating the purchase

Mana

lolollololololololololololollololololollololololololollolol

badp

There are also Portal 2 'hats' up for grab

but... eh. That didn't work out too well

Loktar

yeah thats my thoughts

user30

@bad I don't think Valve really manages to pull of the futuristic hat simulator

Loktar

6:57 PM

not too much mp replay value to show them off

user30

They do a really good job of war hat simulation though

kbok

@Mana lol I haven't checked mspa for a while

this is going romantic I see

badp

steamcommunity.com//games/summercamp?action=join ← click for one ticket.

Loktar

I have the swords and soldiers acheivment already. IDK why but I got addicted to that game for a while.

Mana

@kbok It's going in a bunch of ways, but yeah romance is starting to play a part in the way that most things play a part in MSPA

ridiculously

kbok

6:59 PM

that's a shame

Mana

it works, in spite of everything

Loktar

Im going to buy Recetear for my kids, thats a great time killer.

badp

@ThomasMcDonald orly

then it's Steam fail. Would be the second.

Mana

@Loktar You know what rhymes with time killer? Bad parenting. ://////////////////////////

user30

narp

Loktar

7:01 PM

haha @Mana nah I play mp with the boys all the time

mostly tf2 and men of war

Mana

haha nice

Loktar

until their mom makes them go outside

Mana

lame :(

Loktar

and they are minecraft fiends too

Mana

oh god

WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN

chalks another point up to @Wipqozn's law...

C. Ross

7:02 PM

MU HA HA?

Mana

@Cross Words fail. Thank you.

user30

@Loktar prodad

Loktar

ha yeah I always think how awesome it would of been if my dad was a hardcore pc gamer

Lazers

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Q: Bioshock 2 farming cash strategies

Is there a simple way to farm cash in Bioshock 2? I seem to run out of cash prior to the Big Daddy encounter. Thanks in advance. -Ivan

xbox-360 bioshock bioshock-2

Mana

I can't help but think of how much more rich I would be if I discovered pirating at an earlier age.

:(

user30

7:06 PM

I do believe it is time for Mana's favourite game

Loktar

yeah when I was a wee lad I would dl part 1-47 on dialup, but now I pride myself on my legit collection

Mana

TF2?

user30

@Mana How did you know?

Mana

@Thom It came to me in a flash of white light after punching myself in the nuts for twelve hours instead of listening to people talking about TF2 and MC.

user30

@man TF2 is free, therefore you have no reason not to play it

Mana

7:08 PM

@Thomas Canadian internet. BOOM.

user30

@Mana I still don't see how that is an issue.

Mana

20 kbps download on a good day.

user30

Yeah, I have similar speeds(ish)

Mana

Really?

oh.

Loktar

ouch. sorry guys.

wireless towers?

user30

7:10 PM

user30

meh, I'm lying to make @man download TF2.

Mana

yeah. And I live in this rural area where I'm surrounded by trees.

I believe you mean @maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan

badp

You need a sawmill. Perhaps two. Around the same capture point.

user30

So @bad, how do I go about getting 100% in BTB?

user30

(without raging and putting something through my screen)

badp

7:12 PM

@ThomasMcDonald It should just be the first phase

It's less than 100 slow beats

There's no tricks except I've done it thrice now and I'm not getting the ticket

user30

I needs my TF2 misc.

user30

Have you already got the achievement?

user30

(I presume it's an achievement)

user30

Actually sod this, I'll play on TF2 for a bit, then I'll allow myself to rage at BTB

badp

If it's an achievement then it's a new one

It is. No one has got it yet.

I guess the game needs an update first.

user30

7:14 PM

STEAM, Y U KEEP RUNNING OUT OF INTERNET

badp

The game also has a new achievement, HOUSE.PARTY

Damn if I know what it is.

Mana

heh

It's when you get ludicrously drunk and your friends trash the house while you try to aim properly in TF2.

user30

Sounds like a usual weekend to me...

user30

minus the TF2 bit

Lazers

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Q: What property of redstone torches allows activating stacks of items?

Looking at this video about the new pistons in Minecraft 1.7, he has arranged 3 horizontal-pushing pistons in a stack vertically and is using an alternating pattern of redstone torches to activate them together. D'||=| 'D||=| __D'||=| *D for dirt; ' for redstone torches; ||=| for pistons; an...

minecraft minecraft-redstone

Lazers

7:32 PM

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Q: What is the HOUSE.PARTY achievement about?

Bit.Trip Beat now has two new achievements: SUN.BATHING and HOUSE.PARTY. Now, the Steam Summer Camp initiative makes it clear that SUN.BATHING is about perfecting 1-1, but HOUSE.PARTY remains a mystery. How can you unlock it?

achievements bit-trip-beat

Loktar

@badp the games already had the updates tmk

when steam is getting hammered acheivments dont show

or get counted generally

had the same issue during the last achievment during the holiday sale

Lazers

7:47 PM

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Q: Street fighter 4 on laptop

I just get a street fighter 4 pc version and installed on laptop machine. however, it is really slow. My laptop is 2 dual-core CPU and 3G mem, and with integrated video card... is there any workaround?