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12:02 AM
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Q: Minecraft, OpenGL, and the dreaded Bad Graphics Card error!

RLHAfter hearing about minecraft for a while, I figured I'd head over to Minecraft.net and see what all the fuss was about. After watching a few tutorials, I was hooked on the concept and decided to buy the game. After paying for the game, I tried to fire up the app using the in browser version. ...

 
 
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1:56 AM
Evenin' all
 
2:06 AM
Yo
 
How goes?
 
Dis mobile phone stuff is so cool
 
Mobile phones are pretty sweet.
 
WU LYF IS SO GOOD
 
WORLD UNITE LUCIFER YOUTH FOUNDATION
Did you pick up the album?
 
2:11 AM
caps because typing with this is impossible
Yeah
Cave Song is great
And obviously We Bros
 
WE BROS
 
Their drummer is amazing; I can't wait to get back to my kit to work on these
 
2:45 AM
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Q: Temporary download folder for Steam on Mac

TyiloI want to know this, because I deleted some ncf/gcf files for portal 2, because the updating was stuck. And now it wants to download it all (11GB) again, so it would be nice if I could copy the content to the download location, without Steam noticing.

 
 
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4:58 AM
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Q: Do Wii Virtual Console games not honor the system mono/stereo setting?

75th TromboneMy main TV is an old and busted CRT with one nonfunctional speaker. Obviously, I have the Wii set to Mono sound. However, when playing Super Mario World on the Wii via Virtual Console, I'm still missing one stereo channel. It's very obvious that this is the problem; stereo sound effects for thin...

 
5:55 AM
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Q: Help! Identify 1990s(?) first person caveman game

JuniperI have been searching everywhere for this game, which I have not seen since probably the early to mid 90s, but may have been created earlier. As far as I remember, it was a first person perspective, on a grid type open adventure world. You explore the world and try to survive, kill animals for ...

 
6:52 AM
12 tickets.
 
7:18 AM
So the Portal 2 economy store also has everything on sale.
Pretty much because Portal 2 economy... seriously. Who cares?
 
8:08 AM
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Q: Help me identify a mini windows jeep game.

deoduaduocHelp me identify a mini windows game. Game Look from top down. I only can remember in that game, i played as a jeep remember most is when the jeep go to water, its tires will be used as buoy help jeep floating. And the game is kind of capture the flag game. Thats all i can remember Plz help me...

 
@badp 18.
 
Well the only one I can get now without shelling more money is the Facebook one.
 
8:41 AM
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Q: Running mame on Linux

I tried to install mame on Linux, and the icons appear inside the game folder (xmame, xmame, sdl, xmame.x11) but none of them would run. What is the problem?

 
@badp I automatically got that one.
The bad thing about the summer sale is that I actually end up buying games I don't even play because I buy so many.
 
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Q: Skip Sudden Death (water rising) cutscene in Worms Forts under siege?

W.N.The cutscene that the "Mighty Being" (if I remember right) come out and rise the water, it is time-wasting! Is there anyway to skip its cutscene, while keeping the water rising? Thanks.

 
9:13 AM
@ArdaXi I addressed that with my super secret wishlist definition, but I've been required to pad it with spurious items to enter the sweepstake.
As if. I mean, I already won one.
 
@badp You haven't, though.
 
Yeah, I'm fixing this.
 
Difficult, isn't it?
 
It doesn't help that some eligible items aren't on Steam.
Here. Padded.
Hot Pursuit has the most boring Steam screenshots you could ever come up with
 
9:25 AM
Here's a picture of a car, and a different car behind and to the side. Here's another picture of a car, and a different car behind and to the side. Here's a picture of a car, to mix it up.
 
> Hey, how are you? Fine, you? Just enjoying a leisurely drive in a race car for some reason.
I mean, does that even look like they're racing?
 
It has for me.
Spend a minute in the enrichment center, yeah.
Well, it goes well with my theorem stating that any HUD-less screenshot of a game is completely worthless.
Minecraft is an exception, but only partially.
 
Also... they said at launch that P2 trading would be implemented 'in a few days'.
@badp Portal 2 is a definite exception.
 
@ArdaXi Portal 2 does have an HUD.
 
I know.
But it isn't needed for a good screenshot.
 
9:29 AM
Without screenshot I can't be sure that's going to be an actual image I can see while ingame.
Sure, you can cheat, but typically you just don't.
 
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Q: Asssasins 2 side quests

Craig PilgrimI recently got into Assassins Creed 2 (I realise I'm a little late to the party) and am at the point where I have just unlocked the Contract Side quests. I imagine these side quests (contracts, races, beat up events, etc) don't play a huge role in the story. But I was wondering if there are any ...

 
 
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10:41 AM
Hmm, I like Monday Night Combat. TF2 meets sci-fi.
 
11:14 AM
posted on July 06, 2011 by DMA57361

Proun is a little indie number that came out for Windows on Friday 24th June, it’s an “abstract racer” and I highly recommend taking a look. It’s been released on a “pay what you want” model (including free!), so there’s really no excuse not to try it. Let’s have a closer look… First Experience Let [...]

 
11:45 AM
@ArdaXi How does it compare to TF2 anyways?
I've heard several people saying it's very similar to TF2, but no comments on what they prefer
 
16 hours ago, by Powerlord
@ArdaXi I could just say "Yes" but given that I play TF2 way more than MNC...
 
user30
It's got nothing on TF2
 
user30
but it's an interesting game
 
I prefer TF2, definitely.
 
Ok, good.
That way I can refer to it as "The poor mans TF2" and people can respond with "Isn't TF2 free?"
 
11:51 AM
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Q: GTA IV - Out of Commission - Helicopter bug

MorganTileyI am on the last mission of GTA 4 - Out of Commission (PC) and cannot finish due to the bug with getting on the helicopter. I have read some terrible hacks to get it to work e.g. use Fraps, but that doesn't even seem to work in all cases. Is there a definitive fix for this?

 
To be honest, making a game F2P is a lot better for the gamers, because that way the team has to work a lot harder to earn money off it.
If you make a bad game F2P, nobody will buy the premium content, and the developers go broke.
 
@ArdaXi That's only true if you have good developers.
 
@Wipqozn No, it's only true if you have profit-minded developers.
Bad developers = bad profit = loss = no more game.
 
@ArdaXi No, good. Many profit minded developers will make no money because they do F2P in a terrible sense, but can't seem to realize why
It's like managers that can't understand why forcing your employees to work 7 days a week reduces the workers overall efficiency
 
@Wipqozn My point is, a bad game that's released as F2P will die off quickly.
If you make no money, you can't keep the game up.
 
11:55 AM
@ArdaXi Indeed. I'm just stating a lot of profit-minded people are terrible at it, and only look at the short term not the long term
That said, it's good for TF2 since Valve is a smart company
 
Heh, funny. Started playing Proun, in the soundtrack for the first level I recognised some old Dutch music.
Not very surprising because the devs are Dutch, but still.
 
12:23 PM
@Wipqozn MNC has this kind of almost tower defense mechanic that makes it pretty different from TF2. It's neat.
Also Proun looks really cool. goes download
 
Has there been any word on when valve plans to release the first DLC? Last I heard was "summer"
Not counting this of course
 
12:40 PM
@Wipqozn Nothing I've heard of.
 
@ArdaXi I'm hoping they release it at the end of the summer sale as a nice closure to it. Portal 2 Co-op buddy and I wish to play more portal 2 co-op and all.
 
@Wipqozn Indeed.
I need to show off my snorkel after all
 
@ArdaXi exactly!
 
Doing pretty well if I may say so myself
 
12:58 PM
@ArdaXi 18? As I recall, I have the same number.
 
@Powerlord In that case, you two need to have a duel to the death to determine who is the better person
 
Also, the MNC achievement was easy to get once I'd leveled Air Strike to level 3. If you manage to hit someone with the Air Strike beacon, it sticks to them. :)
Anyway, in Spiral Knights, doing any crafting at level 3 or above pretty much requires Crystal Energy, doesn't it?
I have a feeling I'm not sticking with that game.
 
@Powerlord Don't you need to invest a sizable amount of money to get the full experience?
 
@Wipqozn Apparently you do. And that's disappointing.
Or at least someone, somewhere does, because Crystal Energy has to be purchased in order to enter into the system.
 
@Powerlord that's why I have not even bothered with it. It caught my attention at first, but when @badp started talknig about how they did the floor system I was turned off
 
1:06 PM
The best run I've had recently is when I decided to just start an invite only group and soloed down for 5 floors.
I want to craft a level 2 item, but it takes 50 energy (you get 100 "free" energy a day)
 
@Powerlord and how much does energy cost?
 
However, it appears that crafting level 3 items takes over 100. Which means you have to either trade for or buy Crystal Energy to do it.
I think it's $10 for 3,000 energy, or you can buy it for somewhere around 5000 crowns for... 100 energy?... in game from other players.
 
@Powerlord Quite so.
Heh, exact same recent prizes.
 
It's scary how we have the same 4 prizes showing.
Only two out of order, too. :O
 
@Powerlord For that, you mine as well just play a pay-to-play MMO
 
1:10 PM
@Powerlord Not very surprising. Three Potato games and TF2.
 
@Wipqozn Or something like Lord of the Rings Online, which is F2P and you get their store currency from achievements.
 
@Powerlord That works too
 
Or you can buy their store currency for real money.
Although... I think expansions have to be bought with real money for it.
 
because by the sounds of it Spiral Knights would cost you a bundle in...well, the short run :/ I was going to say long run, but 3000 energy for $10 would add up quickly by the sounds of it
 
Honestly, I have 3 tickets I can spend in the booth, but I'm not sure what I want yet. Particularly since I'm averaging around 3 tickets per day.
 
1:12 PM
Me too.
I spent all my tickets though.
 
I've already concluded that I'm going to have more prizes available than I do games they're for.
I may even get Alien Breed 2 just because I ran out of things to spend tickets on.
 
Yeah, mine are different because I don't have the Space Chem or AAaaAaA prizes, but I have the MNC prize.
 
The only ones I have games for still are Beat Hazard (no way, I don't even play the game), Magicka (idem) and MNC (which I got after I ran out of tickets).
 
Actually, I thought the MNC one was a recent one... I wonder if they really show the most recent ones first. :/
 
1:14 PM
@Powerlord They don't. The glasses were the first I redeemed.
 
@ArdaXi Same here, I think.
 
Then SpaceChem, then AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA‌​AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, then Defense Grid then Portal 2 and Killing Floor.
 
Killing Floor was one of my first ones.
Speaking of which, they have their own Summer thing going on now with achievements to unlock Steampunk Mr. Foster.
(Have they really run out of ideas where they add unlockable characters that are variations of existing characters?)
 
Which achievements?
 
There are supposedly a bunch of new ones.
Probably related to the kf_abusementpark map.
Although the Christmas ones did something similar.
 
1:20 PM
I never understood this. They use the UT3 engine, but the UT2k4 UI.
 
@ArdaXi Are you sure it's UT3 engine? I thought it was UT2k4 engine, too.
Modified to have Steam support.
 
With those graphics? Hell no.
Definitely UT3 graphics.
 
@Powerlord 5.4k last night
in other news LulzStorm (?) appears to have targeted Italian universities, including mine
I expected those "release" torrents to download faster.
 
@badp LulzSec
 
@Wipqozn Nope. They disbanded.
 
1:27 PM
@ArdaXi Well then, consider me out of the loop
 
The twitter account is lulzstorm.
 
So what does lulzstorm do ?
 
I hadn't heard of them until this tweet
 
Are they mad about the arrest of the suspected LulzSuc guys in Italy yesterday?
 
Hm, I still prefer Pyro skin for Killing Floor.
 
1:33 PM
@Powerlord I also haven't heard about that
 
2:01 PM
Although Slashdot isn't the most reliable news source.
 
today I have learned that I am not very good at SpaceChem
 
@FallenAngelEyes That's a shame. It's on enjoyable game.
 
Oh, huh. Spiral Knights achievements are secure.
 
Oh I enjoy it.
I'm just not very good at it.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Do I have you on Steam?
 
2:06 PM
@FallenAngelEyes well then it's all the more challenging!
 
@ArdaXi I thought we'd added each other but apparently not.
 
Now I do.
I'm gonna replay all the old SpaceChem levels, see if I can squeeze some symbols/cycles out.
 
@Wipqozn Indeed :P I'm so terrible at this, haha.
Especially compared to my b/f, who studied chemical engineering for a while.
 
It's programming really.
 
Oh yeah, today's the day they're adding the Firecracker achievement to Spiral Knights, isn't it?
 
2:07 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Pshaw. Spacechem has naught to do with chemistry.
 
@Arda Yeah, and I'm not a programmer either... :(
 
@ArdaXi Yeah exactly. I love it.
 
We'll see if it shows back up on the Steam Summer Camp thing.
 
@Powerlord But I can't unlock that!
 
He's a former chemical engineering student and a programmer.
 
2:08 PM
Thanks again for suggesting it @badp :P I just wish I had more time to play it last night when I bought it
 
You mean I have to... get it honestly?
 
As I recall, LightBot is also a programming game, as is its sequel, LightBot 2.0.
 
Yeah, that's a fun little game.
I managed a good deal of the way through that (I <3 Kongregate) though I haven't played it in years nor have I tried the sequel.
I think I'm one of the few G.SE users who has pretty much no compsci background :(
 
@FallenAngelEyes How did you come across the site (If you don't mind my asking)?
 
@FallenAngelEyes \o/
 
2:10 PM
I thought everyone on G.SE found it through SO.Se
 
@FallenAngelEyes I have no background.
The very first SpaceChem level.
 
@ArdaXi Ok, no background or experience or self-taught anything
 
@Wipqozn and not SU.Se?
 
But to be honest, the tutorial pretty much forces you to 188.
 
2:11 PM
@Powerlord or another programming one.
 
@Wipqozn A guildmate of mine uses SO and pointed me to the Area 51 commitment for this site.
 
@Wipqozn Super User isn't exactly a programming site. ;)
 
@Powerlord you got me there :P But I'm sure you get the idea, I meant the more tech oriented sites
 
Also, I can't believe I called it .Se... that's one of my pet peeves, as .se is a real TLD.
 
2:13 PM
Private beta started just about a year ago, wow. :o
We still exist, yay \o/
 
and frankly, Stack Exchange doesn't own any .se domains.
 
Talk about a convoluted solution.
 
@FallenAngelEyes That reminds me, I wonder when they'll kill off Board and Card Games.
 
@Powerlord A shame, I like that site. :/
 
@Powerlord I'm assuming it's dead?
I committed to a Magic the gathering one about a month ago, after which I noticed it's been in the 'definition' phase for a year now :/
 
2:15 PM
@Wipqozn I can look at its main page and see all the activity for the past two or so weeks on it.
B&CG has been in Beta for at least six months... longer, I think.
 
I think it's hard for them to define themselves outside of the niche BGG has covered :/
 
@Powerlord yeah wow :/ I didn't realize it was so dead
 
or at least get the visibility
 
@Powerlord 259 days. Almost 9 months.
@FallenAngelEyes Their problem just appears to be lack of visits. They have 'Excellent' in everything except questions and visits.
They should consider switching it's name to "Hobby Gaming" or something along those lines. Which would cover board games, war games (warhammer, et cetera), and trading card games
"Card Games" sounds like it is orientated more towards hearts, poker, et cetera then magic, et cetera
 
They've had some problems trying to draw those more conventional card game players to the site actually
one of the main problem they're having is that there are several audiences who feel that a game-specific SE will attract more experts
like the Poker players and the Go players
They want their own SE's and feel that using one that is a broader category won't get/give them the expertise level they want
 
2:24 PM
I would think that would just result in a smaller community
 
Same argument that people tried to apply for video-game specific SE's and us, pretty much.
From what I've read, the Go and Poker players have other sites and they're reluctant to leave those and join BCG because of apparent lack of expertise level and focus.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Are they active ?
 
Which I think is kind of a moot point because if you start feeding those expert-level questions into the engine, the expert-level answers will grow organically, like what's happened here.
 
@FallenAngelEyes yeah exactly :/
 
The Go and Poker sites? I believe so, and I know for at least Go, there's a separate Area 51 proposal.
 
2:26 PM
@FallenAngelEyes yeah I seen that
 
Last time I checked it hadn't been closed yet and was still under heavy debate.
 
If they could maintain the activity, then I would understand having a separate site
But I would think the ideal solution would just be to fuel more questions, like you suggested
 
Hm. I remember when Steam only had Valve games.
 
@ArdaXi That was a long time ago.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Are the GO and Poker sites running on the SE engine ?
just not hosted on SE
 
2:28 PM
@Powerlord Indeed it was. Back when Steam was green.
 
@ArdaXi Oh yeah, the ugly green interface. I vaguely remember that.
 
I just don't see the huge problem with having a larger umbrella site. It worked well for us. Using the tagging system, you can focus on your interests.
 
Yep.
 
@Wipqozn I believe so, yes.
 
Granted, I also remember thinking that Steam took up too many resources (this was back when RAM was still a premium) just for a glorified game manager. Can't remember if it had friends lists back then or not.
I assume it did, though.
 
2:29 PM
@FallenAngelEyes My thoughts exactly.
 
@Powerlord Nope.
Friends was a feature that was always 'under construction'.
 
I'm still on the first page of the Board Games activity page for this year. I haven't regularly visited the site since like... January or February.
 
@Powerlord Yeah, they need to stop arguing over breaking up the sites and start fueling questions it sounds like
 
Hmm, apparently Valve is going to announce DotA 2 at gamescom.
 
@ArdaXi I thought it was already announced?
 
2:34 PM
By announce, do you mean "announce the PVT release date?"
(PVT = Pre-Valve Time)
 
Well, no official statements, but their page lists a strategy game.
 
@Powerlord Yeah, I mostly read there.
Lots of good info on Dominion strategy and I'm also a big fan of Arkham Horror.
 
@FallenAngelEyes The line is drawn at "does being an expert at this make you an expert at that?"
Although, we sort of violate that rule.
Being a good FPS player has nothing to do with being a good RTS player and vice versa.
 
@ArdaXi Indeed. But I think we've proven that we can handle that type of variance.
 
@FallenAngelEyes It cost me my first place. It's a touchy subject.
 
2:40 PM
 
While it's loading, I'm gonna guess something with bacon.
Oh wow.
 
@ArdaXi First place?
 
@FallenAngelEyes I used to have the most rep on this site.
Then Starcraft 2 was released.
 
oh man TF2 bronies, haha
Ah yeah
 
I never recovered.
 
2:43 PM
I should modify that plugin to be the Baconspenser.
 
I don't usually play AAA games, especially not soon after release.
So it's rather difficult to gain rep on Gaming these days.
 
Same here.
 
Portal 2 helped, though.
 
I can answer new questions on older games, like that one game with the classes and guns and Sandvich.
 
Yeah, same.
 
2:45 PM
s/older games/Team Fortress 2/.
 
Except I'm fighting with TheAngryPyro to answer those quicker and in more detail.
 
It used to be at least a year or sometimes 2 between a AAA release and my playing it
 
It's actually pretty surprising how Valve-centric this chatroom tends to be.
 
I made the mistake of, when I was trying for the Serious Sam HD achievement, starting a game in Easy mode.
That was a huge mistake. They weren't kidding when they called it Easy.
 
Howdy
 
2:46 PM
I was introduced to video games with Valve (I'm a late bloomer in that respect) and I always stuck with them.
 
If I go below 200 health at any point, it's a surprise.
@ArdaXi Late blooemer? I thought you were only 16. I'm twice your age, of course I'm going to have played video games a lot longer than you have. ;)
 
@Powerlord Have you played Missionforce: Cyberstorm?
 
@Ragnar No.
 
Dang.
 
@Powerlord Well, to have Counter-Strike be the first ever video-game you've played.
 
2:48 PM
I've been gaming longer than @Arda's been alive. :( This depresses me.
 
I'd recommend it, it's one of the best TBS games of all times.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work on W7. :(
 
@ArdaXi The very first game I've played was likely something for the Atari 2600 back in 1983-1984.
 
@FallenAngelEyes You started gaming before I was born, yet I'm old enough to have this conversation with you.
 
NAILED IT!
 
2:50 PM
Sorry, I thought that was also appropriate. :D
 
@Powerlord Every time I see that chart, I keep thinking you're over 35. Oh well.
 
Haha yeah I love that chart.
Ugh
I hate being the kind of bored where you sit there and just keep refreshing the various feeds you follow because of that whole must have new information! tick.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Buy a game.
 
@ArdaXi I have bought way too many games in the past week
 
@FallenAngelEyes Play them.
 
2:54 PM
@FallenAngelEyes I've bought... 0
 
This has led to the Baconization of the Internet.
 
@Powerlord ah a fellow early atari player
something on the 2600 was my first game too. Just no idea what.
 
@Loktar I almost want to say Adventure! but I'm not sure, it's been so long ago.
 
That was a fun one
I played jungle hunt alot
you ever get a 7800?
that had some pretty decent games as well
 
3:06 PM
@Loktar Nope.
Went from the Atari 2600 to use a Commodore 64 to a NES.
 
I got the c64 a bit later
I was around 8 or so
never did get an NES my parents were too poor.
I imagine the c64 is where you learned to program then?
 
Fun fact: When I was about... lets see... 6 years old or so, I borrowed the extra key to a neighbors house and essentially broke in... to play Super Mario Bros. on their NES (before I got my own in '86)
2
 
lol
 
I only wish I were making this up! Fun fact: They weren't gone for the weekend like I thought, and they came home from doing grocery shopping to find me in their house. Whoops.
 
haha I dont even know what I would do
umm.. hello there... when you lose all of your lives could you please go home?
 
3:09 PM
lol
 
@Loktar I shut the TV and NES off when I heard a car pull into the driveway. Too bad I wasn't smart enough to exit via the back door.
 
haha I just imagine seeing this little kid hauling ass out of my house
"Sir I was only playing the NES!"
 
I just remembered I own this and can use it with an emulator:
Melissa had better not cancel on me again. :(
We haven't had our usual lunch date for two weeks now.
 
3:34 PM
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Q: SSFIVAE: What overhead combos does Ryu have?

ayckosterRyu had many changes from SSFIV to SSFIVAE and I am not sure what overhead combos work. I found the following on some forum entry but I cannot execute it. -> s.MP, c.LP, s.HP, HP.Srk Is this possible, how can I execute it easier (Plinking does not work for LP) and what alternatives does Ryu ha...

 
@ArdaXi 117
I see some have less than 100 cycles... hm.
Yup! 62 cycles now.
and it can be shorter still.
61...
 
@badp talking about spacechem?
 
@Loktar yeah. Cycles used for "On Pancakes and Spaceships."
 
Im going to go back to that game after the tickets. Pretty fun game
 
It should be possible to cut off a few more cycles, but it's not trivial.
ohh. Clever. For two more symbols.
56!
Ohhh, a solution in 52.
 
3:49 PM
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Q: What does "zoning" mean for fighting games?

FallenAngelEyesI've seen the terms "zone" and "anti-zone" used in regards to moves, as well as discussion about whether or not a character is a good "zoner" or has a good "zoning game." What exactly does this term mean? Is it movement speed, avoidance ability, a combination of the two or something else?

 
This is awesome:
 
@badp Hrm, I can't help but thinking it should be possible to shave a few cycles off.
@badp How do you get any cycles off of On Pancakes and Spaceships?
 
"The problem is that the MS vacuum cleaner would be the first MS product not to suck!"
 
@Powerlord That joke is older than the internet.
I'm pretty sure people made that joke before I was born.
 
@ArdaXi Well, here's a hint; I don't think you want the solution straight away. I've more than halved the cycles.
 
3:56 PM
@badp How the hell?
 
To do that I had to double the symbols however.
 
Yeah see that doesn't really help, you still need a complete cycle.
Unless...
 
That's because I went from one to two.
 
Yeah.
I got that.
 
Fiiiiiiiight!
 
3:57 PM
The best solution I've seen on Youtube is 52 cycles btw
@Mana Not a fight, just wink wink nudge nudge knowwha'Imean knowwha'Imean.
 
Woo. 61 cycles.
 

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