The Bridge

GnomeSlice

12:18 AM

If there was ever a time to do that it's now

Private Pansy

2:10 AM

I think Redd has one more genuine piece of art if anyone wants to visit

Private Pansy

2:23 AM

It should be the Common Painting

GnomeSlice

@Unionhawk @Wipqozn the muddy shithole on the way to the factory in the starting region is a nightmare lol

Just past the garage

GnomeSlice

2:44 AM

disaster

Yuuki

3:24 AM

I'm considering shaving all my hair off, going bald.

Memor-X

3:45 AM

@Yuuki could years ago if you are thinning i would say a wise move. now i would sound like a hypocrite given i don't want to do that anymore myself (if i can avoid it)

Yuuki

Well, mostly because I'm cooped up at home and don't want to go to a barber.

GnomeSlice

I looked up some videos on how to give myself an undercut and it turned out great

SaintWacko

I just bought a pair of clippers, put a number 5 guard on it, and ran it all over my head

Super simple and it looks good

GnomeSlice

How to cut your own hair for men disconnected undercut style | Step by step tutorial | GentleHair

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I did this

Memor-X

@SaintWacko more or less how my mum does it when she would give me a crew cut

and that also running a razor on the back on my neck for the hair that gores on it down to my back

if you're not looking to style it that's be the way to go for doing it yourself. the guard should keep it consistent

then after a shower just get a pair of scissors and cut off any rouge tufts. they might not be as even but against the rest of the head they blend in

Wipqozn

4:11 AM

@GnomeSlice I hate it. It's why I barely did anything in that first map until I got some levels and upgrades.

Paystar should handle it okay though. Some suspension is a huge help though.

Unionhawk

4:47 AM

western star diff get

now to get awd

Unionhawk

4:57 AM

all right

the only thing left to find now is the Westline engine and the offroad gearbox

Lazers 2.0

5:34 AM

0

Q: Card Crawl after buying all the cards

In the phone and Steam game Card Crawl, I've purchased all the cards. I'm continuing to play the game and I'm accumulating a lot of gold. Is there anything else to spend gold on in the game?

card-crawl

Lazers 2.0

5:57 AM

0

Q: Is there any way to rescue a soldier who has fallen off a ledge in a lair?

I'm finished with a lair mission in Phoenix Point. Unfortunately, one of my soldiers fell off a ledge while panicked: He's fine now except there doesn't seem to be any squares he can move to from where he landed. If he were a Heavy, I'd have him jet pack out. But since he's Assault, there does...

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Lazers 2.0

6:21 AM

0

Q: What should I do when encircled by competitors?

Situation A: I am facing a mighty competitor who has built a transcontinental railroad from east to west. Such a railroad blocks my expansion plans from north to south, because rail lines cannot cross. Situation B: In a dense region with lots of cities, I have a rail line between two cities. How...

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Q: Moving in a friends villager with max villagers

okay so my island currently has ten villagers on it, I want Jacques to move out. My friend has Tad in boxes today, can i convince Tad to move in and kick Jacques out?

animal-crossing-new-horizons

Lazers 2.0

6:44 AM

0

Q: How to protect a defensive line of gun turrets from artillery and heli attacks?

I control part of a narrow strategic choke-point. The other half is controlled by an enemy. I have built a string of defensive gun turrets along my side of the border to discourage infiltrations and invasions. The enemy has also done the same. However, the enemy has recently started to sabotage m...

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Lazers 2.0

7:07 AM

-1

Q: Looking for a simple game that involves strategy, is repeatable, and has a measurable outcome

I am looking for an online counterpart of a physical activity to conduct in a workshop. The physical activity had the following characteristics which I would like to keep in the online activity. Repeatable: performing the same steps yields the same outcome each time Strategy: participants emplo...

game-identification

Lazers 2.0

10:37 AM

0

Q: Continuous input problem in Hollow Knight

I'm using an XBOne controller on OS X Catalina (i heard people on windows also have this problem sometimes). Every minute or two the keys suddenly stop responding until I pause-unpause the game. Please don't tell me to turn on native controller support (i have already done this and without that s...

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GnomeSlice

12:01 PM

@Wipqozn I got the zikz instead. I like it but it has some problems I didn't forsee

1 is I have to find the diff in Russia... And 2 is when you have a flatbed on it you can't pull a trailer

It's a plucky donkey though. I got to the factory without and back with a trailer in the fleetstar and then had to go back for some parts to clear a road block in the zikz

I ended up going around the high mountain route in a ridiculous offroad excursion through the woods

And it did make it back through the mud.. almost. I had to grab my scout and tow it the last ten feet or so

Tempted to go find the diff cause I think it will make a world of, well, diff

I think not-highway tires would help too

I just went to the "second" map for the first time last night. The dam. I really wanted to make it to the farm but I had to go to bed. Got several trucks stuck trying briefly

@Unionhawk out of everything?

Or things you need

MBraedley

1:58 PM

Guys, I might have a problem. I might not have enough space in the fridge for the beer I just ordered.

Wipqozn

@MBraedley Only solution is to drink whatever doesn't fit in the fridge.

Nzall

@MBraedley Does this beer need to be chilled when unopened?

I don't think beer quality deteriorates from staying outside a fridge, it just needs to be stored dry and dark

Jason Berkan

@Wipqozn Or eat all the food in the fridge until there is room.

Wipqozn

@Nzall In Canada and the US, beer is almost always kept cold.

In fact it might need to be kept066 Q TT

Gosh darn it Apollo lol

He like latched himself into the laptop this time

MBraedley

@Nzall I can leave the cans outside the fridge, but not the one-way growlers

One of the growlers will be finished entirely drank tomorrow.

Batophobia

2:17 PM

I'm just gonna leave this here

Paper Mario: The Origami King - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch

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GnomeSlice

2:31 PM

@Batophobia :0

MBraedley

Controlling a MASSIVE pipe organ with my computer

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Bohemian Rhapsody, on a pipe organ, using MIDI. Need I say more?

Yuuki

@Batophobia pls to be a proper paper mario game

Private Pansy

2:52 PM

@Unionhawk Thanks, but I already have one. Do you want a monaco?

Or anyone else for that matter

Memor-X

3:44 PM

@Batophobia hopefully back to a more classic system like the originals

Lazers 2.0

4:26 PM

0

Q: Is there a wat to get mcpe on pc if I already have mcpe on my phone?

I want to play minecraft on my pc but already have it on my phone, is there a way to transfer it?

minecraft-bedrock-edition

Nzall

4:36 PM

oh my god. Epic Games is giving away GTA V

(once their store loads, that is)

Lazers 2.0

4:50 PM

0

Q: Aging strategy in Forge of Empires

In Forge of Empires I am in Early Middle Age and nervous about advancing. I have heard that some ages, like late/high middle age can be difficult to advance through and a player can get "stuck" in the age. I have also heard that if you advance too far in age, it can be even worse because the adv...

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SaintWacko

@Nzall Wow. They really want people to use them

Lazers 2.0

5:13 PM

0

Q: Is it possible to somehow run Bukkit on singleplayer Minecraft?

I am trying to run Skript(a Bukkit plugin), but I want to play alone. Is this somehow possible? BukkitForge hasn't been updated in seven years, and I've tried running a local server, but couldn't get it to work, and also the skript data folder didn't generate. I would like either a suggestion on ...

minecraft-java-edition technical-issues minecraft-java-edition-server minecraft-bukkit

Sepia Lazers

0

Q: Why did this user not get their points back?

How do I calculate Item level to help me when I shop in Hellfire/Diablo? The bounty simply seems to have disappeared and they did not get awarded the points for their answer. The user answered their own question after the start of the bounty and it has a score higher than 2, so it meets this cr...

support

Batophobia

5:29 PM

Epic store broke enough to have my English language settings be ignored

Batophobia

5:52 PM

now it's Spanish. Never expected server issues to mean "pick a random language to use"

Private Pansy

Sounds like a possible caching issue where you're being served a copy of the homepage that was for someone else

Unionhawk

> Stop code: FAULTY_HARDWARE_CORRUPTED_PAGE

oh no

Private Pansy

I'm so sorry for your cod

Boo you ruined my joke

wsaleem

Hello, I am looking for a software recommendation meeting certain criteria. It seems to me that the software would be a game so I posted on the gaming Stack Exchange but recommendations are off-topic there so I was advised to ask here and post in another Stack Exchange. I have done that at the following link. If you have a suggestion, please answer the question at: softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/74496/…

Private Pansy

@wsaleem You probably want to delete the close question banner copied over from your previous question?

wsaleem

6:01 PM

Thanks.

Batophobia

@wsaleem That's a pretty broad request. I mean the same button presses/delays in Mario can yield the same outcome

And something like Angry Birds would theoretically work, but giving the exact same input might be tricky for a human finger

wsaleem

With the launcher, one person could use, say 2 rubber bands for greater distance, someone else may use more cardboard to ensure a steady base, etc. The two people can then combine their strategies to get a steadier base and greater distance.

Someone may design a catapult and someone may have a lever-fulcrum system with the projectile and at one end and a weight dropped at the other end. There can be a lot of variety. Maybe this is not possible online but I want to make sure that is the case before giving up on it.

Batophobia

I imagine you might be looking for something like Bridge Constructor or maybe Kerbal, but ultimately it depends on what device they will play on and how complex you want the game to be. Other options might be Tower Defense games or something like a challenge to build a redstone contraption in Minecraft

wsaleem

Let me check those. Thanks.

user15026

@Batophobia Want. So much want.

murgatroid99

6:10 PM

I like the idea of Tower Defense here. They're definitely strategic, and on any single level, repeating the same layout/build order should have the same outcome

Private Pansy

@murgatroid99 Some games have randomness, and even minor differences in when a tower is placed will likely have large impact on the final outcome, ie. it's probably a reasonable chaotic system

Batophobia

There's tons of options. Maybe this list of physics puzzle games is a good starting point. Beseige and Crayon Physics are one's I have personally played that might be options

I think Tower Defense can be a strong contender if there's a lot of tower options with various interactions. One person might find a combo that can be combined with someone else's setup.

but without a medium to play on, what game specifically is hard to tell

Even Pokemon could be an option

wsaleem

These are great suggestions. Tower Defense had not occurred to me. The physics games look promising as well. I like Bridge Constructor as it would be immediately clear to all the participants. This is a workshop that I am holding for my fellow faculty members at my university. I will see if I can get some budget for the games. I am not too familiar with Steam but I imagine I would need a paid instance for each participant.

@Batophobia, please post the suggestions as a reply to the question. I will upvote your answer.

Batophobia

Are you planning these to be played on a Windows PC or a mobile device or what?

wsaleem

Well, the workshop will be remote so I will have no idea about the participants' devices. It could be mobile or desktop. Ideally my solution would work on all platforms.

I suppose I can require desktop as some other workshop activities will be difficult on mobile.

Some of my colleagues are non-techies. Requiring them to install Steam may not be received well. More so, some of them may even botch it and it is difficult to provide tech support remotely.

I can look into Tower Defense games. I remember there being tons of Flash-based games online some years ago. I will have to see about their repeatability.

Wrigglenite

6:29 PM

It sounds like you want a game with a random initial state

Maybe a roguelike

wsaleem

Because of the repeatability requirement, I think the game should start the same way for each participant each time.

Wrigglenite

That doesn't sound very repeatable, actually

Or rather

It sounds like an optimization problem and then... nothing after that

Nzall

Besiege seems like almost exaclty what you want

Wrigglenite

Isn't that in early access still?

Nzall

yeah, but it works quite well already. I remember watching a video of the 1 vehicle challenge, where you need to do all missions in the main campaign in the same unchanging vehicle

wsaleem

6:35 PM

Imagine a tower defense game with towers strategically setup for a certain map. That tower placement may not be very useful and may not yield the same results if the map changes next time, or the number, frequency, or density of enemies changes the next time the game is run.

Wrigglenite

I guess it depends on what you're looking for

Nzall

I mean, you're missing that one of the core aspects of a good TD game is that every round the waves get harder

Wrigglenite

Are you looking for something to be solved on the fly, imperfectly?

Or something to be studied and tried over and over until you reach one perfect solution?

After which the game is done

wsaleem

Yes, that is a nice way to put it. Different people have their own imperfect solutions, and combining solutions yields something better.

Wrigglenite

But you can't do that if it's perfectly repeatable

wsaleem

6:37 PM

The point is not so much to reach the solution, but to emphasize collaboration and to get the participants to feel the thrill of making something fun.

Wrigglenite

Honestly, even something like Left 4 Dead would work for that

wsaleem

Let me look that up.

Wrigglenite

It's a co-operative wave-based survival shooter

Four players team up to defeat harder and harder waves of zombies

Nzall

This might be a long shot, but Humans Fall Flat? store.steampowered.com/app/477160/Human_Fall_Flat

It's a physics based puzzle platform with cooperative elements

though it might be a bit hard to control for some people

How important is it that it's physics based? Don't Starve together might work

oh, and the Trine trilogy is about 3 players each controlling a radically different character and working together to solve puzzles and defeat enemies

wsaleem

Physics is not a requirement. I just thought of physics as I thought it would provide a consistent, repeatable environment.

Wrigglenite

6:44 PM

Honestly it sounds like you want an MMO raid

Something where every player has unique strengths and weaknesses, and co-operation is required

MMO raids are almost perfectly repeatable too

wsaleem

Thank you, all. I have some good ideas now and lots of exploration to do!

Feel free to answer the related question at: softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/74496/…

Wrigglenite

I'll refrain from doing that, as it doesn't sound like the requirements are accurate

wsaleem

Hmm.. how can they be improved?

Wrigglenite

I'd suggest you focus on the co-operative aspect and less on the "repeatable" and "measurable", as from this discussion it sounded like those are not actually important

I might be wrong though

Batophobia

7:04 PM

@Wrigglenite I think it was released recently

I imagine the biggest problem is going to be getting the games to a place to be useful. All the users will need to learn controls and get past tutorials in most games

Unionhawk

7:21 PM

I need to learn how Microsoft Teams works apparently

Apparently if you mark a meeting as belonging to a room in teams it just invites everyone in that channel as optional?

SaintWacko

@Unionhawk Oops lol

Wipqozn

Curb your Ice sculpture.

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Poor guy

but perfect use of the song

Curb your Martial Arts.

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OH NO I'M IN A CURB YOUR HOLE

Which doesn't sound dirty in the least

SaintWacko

Lazers 2.0

7:56 PM

0

Q: Tagging players once joined

I am trying to set up a system where players get specific tags once they join the game, and lose the tag once they leave. Ex: Bob joins the game and gets Player 1 tag. Jill joins the game and gets Player 2 tag. Bob leaves the game and loses Player 1 tag. Edward joins and gets Player 1 tag. I a...

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Jason Berkan

Two pages of physic game discussion and no one mentioned Bad Rats. @Sterno would be sad.

Nzall

@JasonBerkan big problem though: Bad Rats has a broken physics engine that's not deterministic, where doing exactly the same thing twice can provide different outcomes

Jason Berkan

Oh, I know.

Wipqozn

@JasonBerkan I suffered for nothing

Jason Berkan

You suffered for a free copy of Bad Rats.

Nzall

8:25 PM

@Nzall EGS store is still down for me

Wipqozn

8:35 PM

I wouldn't think there's many people left that don't own GTAV.

I mean I don't own it, but that's because I'm lame.

Nzall

9:03 PM

Okay, I reached the Explosive Warehouse in Black Mesa

Never expected to make it this far without cheats, but it's awesome so far

GnomeSlice

9:38 PM

@Wipqozn Holy shit

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice DO DO DO DO DODOOOOOOOOOOOOO DODODODDODDOOOO

GnomeSlice

Curb Your World Record

Holy fuck I'm dy- err laughing

I'm laughing hard

I'm a terrible person

That must've been staged

At least that's what I'm telling myself to feel less terrible

oh it's for a comedy show

oka nevermind I don't feel bad

I thought it was for a gaming convention for some reason

GnomeSlice

@Wipqozn oh my god

Wipqozn

Okay I need to go buy groceries

and then either play Snowrunner or Heroes of MIght and MAgic III

or XCOM

TOO MANY GAMES

I blame @JasonBerkan for HOMM3, even though I'm the one that brought it up and made him play.

GnomeSlice

9:50 PM

Showrunner is addicting

I stayed up way too late

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: I need something to reconnect the server I was in Minecraft

I have to keep my PC on all night but sometimes I get disconnected from a Minecraft server. So, I need any software or .exe that press the "Back to server list" button and then reconnect the server I want to. Probably a macro would help because I have 5 minutes to reconnect.