The Bridge

ElfSlice

12:00 AM

@RavenDreamer Use a controller, if you have one.

FAE

@RavenDreamer arrow keys + zxcv I think or gamepad.

I'd highly recommend a gamepad.

Wipqozn

@RavenDreamer The mouse isn't used at all.

Raven Dreamer

Aha.

Wipqozn

Yeah, gamepad is the way to go.

ElfSlice

@FAE @Wipqozn Who are your favourite characters to play?

Wipqozn

12:00 AM

Engineer.

Raven Dreamer

@LessPop_MoreFizz To make you feel less old, I at least know what Blazing Saddles is.

FAE

@ElfSlice I've had a lot of success with the Enforcer so far but I do quite enjoy Engineer as well, even though I haven't done as many games with it.

FEichinger

ElfSlice

The Enforcer is so far my favourite.

He's not my most successful though.

FEichinger

Hee .. hee hee. Hee hee hee.

ElfSlice

12:01 AM

The two I've made it to the final level with are the Commando and the Engineer

FAE

@RavenDreamer I didn't see Blazing Saddles until last year, when I saw it with @Fluttershy.

ElfSlice

Almost made it with the Bandit last game

Bandit has grown on me

He's pretty cool

Acrid is pretty bad

Fluttershy

@ElfSlice Bad bad, or bad good?

FAE

@ElfSlice If you can time his skill 4 right and keep resetting, he's awesome. I'm not that good yet though.

ElfSlice

@Fluttershy What? He's not very good.

Acrid is better in co-op

but only marginally

@FAE He also does a lot of DPS if you just shoot. I like that he can shoot faster if you manually press the trigger rather than holding it

Unionhawk

12:03 AM

@FEichinger ಠ_ಠ

ElfSlice

And his grenade recharges really fast

FAE

@ElfSlice Yeah, I enjoy that. Apparently if you have a turbo controller you can get it even faster.

ElfSlice

@FAE There's a limit to how fast he can shoot though. I don't see how a turbo controller would help.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@ravendreamer do you mean to imply by that statement that you haven't actually seen Blazing Saddles, and have merely heard of it?

Wipqozn

@ElfSlice He's actually considered one of the best characters in the game by the community.

ElfSlice

12:04 AM

@Wipqozn Acrid? Maybe I just suck with him then.

He has some cool stuff I guess.

Raven Dreamer

@LessPop_MoreFizz I've seen parts, not the entire thing.

FAE

I have no idea what the RoR community thinks about anything, haha.

ElfSlice

I made it to level 4 with him on like my second try

LessPop_MoreFizz

FIX THIS. NOW. RIGHT FUCKING NOW. NO EXCUSES. IMMEDIATELY.

ElfSlice

@FAE We are the RoR community!

FAE

12:05 AM

@ElfSlice lol

Fluttershy

@RavenDreamer What @LessPop_MoreFizz said.

ElfSlice

heehee I just found a bug

MBraedley

@LessPop_MoreFizz fix what?

Raven Dreamer

Not having seen Blazing Saddles.

FAE

@MBraedley Never having seen Blazing Saddles.

ElfSlice

12:06 AM

If you go into shield stance with the Enforcer and you have the jetpack, you can mash the jump button and see the plume from your jetpack, even though you don't actually jump.

LessPop_MoreFizz

EVERYBODY PUT @RAVENDREAMER ON IGNORE UNTIL HE SEES BLAZING SADDLES.

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ElfSlice

:P

Fluttershy

I made @FAE watching Blazing Saddles and Clue. :P

ElfSlice

@LessPop_MoreFizz No. =[

FEichinger

@LessPop_MoreFizz How would we know he's seen it, if we all ignore him?

Raven Dreamer

12:06 AM

Pinned by RavenDreamer

Wipqozn

@FAE I've been poking around on /r/riskofrain and the official forums.

MBraedley

@FAE have I seen blazing saddles? Who is in it?

ElfSlice

I made it to level 5 in like 15 minutes once

I forget which character it was though

FAE

@MBraedley CC @LessPop_MoreFizz

ElfSlice

I think it was the commando

LessPop_MoreFizz

12:07 AM

@mbraedley Welp, guess you're going in ignore too.

(Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, et al.)

badp

I just ragequit from Valdis

@badp =[ where?

the escape sequence

In the mine?

if you fuck up anywhere you miss out on treasure

so you go to the main menu

then hit A to get the main menu

ElfSlice

12:08 AM

@badp There's only two things you need to get.

badp

and if you hit A again you select Continue

ElfSlice

There's a chest and a crew member

badp

instead of Retry

and you have to do the boss fight again

ElfSlice

Ah shit.

I didn't have to do the boss fight again

I retried it once

and got both the things

badp

This is the second time I hit Continue instead of Retry

MBraedley

12:09 AM

No, I haven't seen blazing saddles. I have seen three amigos though.

ElfSlice

@badp Just ignore the chest, go for the crew member

badp

You have to redo the boss fight again

and of course Retry after Continue puts you at the save point

MBraedley

I am going to invoke "before my time" though.

ElfSlice

The crew member gives you a finishing move that's way, way more powerful than the other ones.

badp

In one attempt I got both and reached the last room with 30 seconds to spare, then got stunlocked by the stupid peashooters

but I guess that's my fault

the main menu thing though... GRRRRRRRRRRRR

ElfSlice

12:11 AM

@badp You may have found it easier to do that sequence if you had the electricity magic first

Raven Dreamer

@FAE Oh, okay, I found a let's play / thing. I think I'd be alright.

badp

@ElfSlice eh. I was just told to acquire a couple items and this was the next closest place to try.

ElfSlice

It took me forever to find that place

I had to look it up

the mana crystal mine

Fluttershy

@LessPop_MoreFizz Slim Pickens!

badp

In other news there are videos on YouTube that are like this

Yuki

12:12 AM

F--k it, I'm not good with sniper rifles and I'm never going to be good. I'm gonna stop playing Recon now.

badp

TIL.

Yuki

I'm good with snipers in TF2 and pretty much every other shooter, but I can't hit the broadside of a barn in BF4.

FAE

@Yuki Different mechanics?

Yuki

@FAE Probably. Bullet drop is a big thing in BF4. I tried compensating for it with guessing and marking the zero, but it doesn't help.

I get kills every now and then, but not as reliably as I can with other weapons.

Raven Dreamer

You accidentally a not.

badp

12:14 AM

You accidentally a comma;

ElfSlice

FUCK I got the magma caverns again and the tunnel that's supposed to be on the bottom just isn't there

Yuki

@RavenDreamer You accidentally a comma. (Edit: I accidentally mod abuse)

ElfSlice

I want to unlock the Miner!

WER8YABJGVRBAHEEIASRNVR

Yuki

@badp And you on-purposed a semi-colon as a joke, I'm assuming.

badp

@Yuki You accidentally the point!

Yuki

12:15 AM

@badp You wrongly an accidentally.

badp

@Yuki I accidentally an accidentally.

FEichinger

Oh shut up.

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Raven Dreamer

I apologize profusely to anyone reading the chat log at this point.

ElfSlice

And I died.

wtf, the boss in the Mmagma caverns is RIDICULOUS

FUCK

FAE

@Yuki We had a question about zeroing in DayZ, I'm assuming the same principles would apply. Maybe it'd help?

Yuki

12:17 AM

@FAE Yeah, there's a setting for measuring the zero automatically in BF4. It can set it for 0m, 200m, 500m, 1000m, etc. for sniper rifles.

FAE

I dunno, I haven't played Battlefield since Battlefield... 2, so. <_<

Yuki

But it only barely helps for me.

FAE

Ah, gotcha.

Yuki

I get crazy number of kills when I try sniping mid-range though.

Using it like a marksman rifle as opposed to an actual sniper.

But I can't seem to get ridiculous long range (300m+) kills like most people seem to.

I can't count how many times I've been sniped from across the map...

ElfSlice

@badp Try Gateways instead!

Lazers

12:20 AM

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Q: Can't launch BF4 - crashes on launch

Ok, guys, I just downloaded BF4 and it doesn't launch! I mean, battlelog Works fine, but when I try to play the campaign or multiplayer, it just crashes! It gives me a black screen with Window's message saying it stopped working! Please guys, I really need your help here. I know BF4 is compatib...

battlefield-4

badp

@ElfSlice I need a second to relax first.

ElfSlice

@badp Ragequits suck =[

badp

Regain a little peripheric vision or not

ElfSlice

@FAE @Fluttershy Want to try some Risk of Rain co-op? Or can you not have more than two players.

badp

It's not even a hard boss fight, it's just tedious and there's tedious things along the way

like being stunlocked by maces for 5 full seconds

ElfSlice

12:21 AM

@badp When I started again I didn't have to do the bossfight again.

badp

@ElfSlice I hit Continue not Retry

ElfSlice

Oh.

Oh right

badp

that's why I ragequat

if ragequat is not a word it needs to be

ElfSlice

The way I did it was I just stayed inside until the mine collapsed so it killed me

And reset me

badp

eh, you can retry from the main menu.

but of course...

ElfSlice

12:22 AM

If you're having trouble, just skip the chest

Save the crew member though

The finisher he gives you is nuts

like 700 damage

badp

I have found an alternative route for the chest that doesn't have me drop down to the bottom, it's much faster.

If all else fails I'll ignore it though.

ElfSlice

I don't remember what armor was in it, but I've only ever used the Paladin armor and the Goibniu armor anyway

badp

The alternative route being placing an ice block in order to go back the way I came

very creative

ElfSlice

Once you get the electric magic, you can double jump

Really handy

Gives you the same height as jumping off an ice block

and is much more convenient.

badp

@ElfSlice just as much? That's almost disappointing.

That means that to get new places for height I need to combine the two

ElfSlice

12:25 AM

@badp I think so. If you use them both you can reach new areas

Near as makes no difference, anyway

You'll have to pass two bosses to get that magic though, one of whom is the one I've had the most trouble with so far

I died like 7 or 8 times

badp

eh, there's at least two places, maybe three, in the krkzkkrczkczr tower thing anyway

ElfSlice

before I beat her

@badp The what?

badp

@ElfSlice so for me that'll be 80 or 90

@ElfSlice Jahzracht

ElfSlice

@badp Once I figured it out I think I beat her without even having to use one of my potions.

Unionhawk

Do you like awesome games? Do you like charity? Then come watch AGDQ 2014, where awesome people play awesome games quickly for charity!

ElfSlice

12:26 AM

My strategy for my first boss attempt is always just to ignore their attacks and whale on them, which never works

badp

@Unionhawk woo this again.

Unionhawk

@badp Yarp

ElfSlice

44 mins ago, by FAE

Also, in case you guys forgot, the Awesome Games Done Quick weeklong livestream event started today. They're streaming speedruns to raise money for charity.

Unionhawk

@ElfSlice Well, in case you forgot again. You apparently remembered.

FEichinger

@Unionhawk It's already on the star list ...

ElfSlice

12:27 AM

(It's starred)

Unionhawk

@FEichinger Oh, well then.

ElfSlice

=P

Unionhawk

I'm apparently really dumb.

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ElfSlice

No you're not.

badp

oh look, Cave Story is up next ( @benbrocka )

RedRiderX

12:29 AM

@badp Original or +?

Not that it matters much

badp

@RedRiderX Original, it seems

RedRiderX

@badp Oh okay.

badp

Starts in about half an hour

user15026

@Unionhawk I like you anyhow?>

RedRiderX

Heh, I might be off work by then.

ElfSlice

12:29 AM

I wonder if they'll do Operation Smash.

Probably not. =[

badp

@AshleyNunn dawwwwwww

FAE

@ElfSlice We'd already started, if we die, we'll let you know.

Unionhawk

@ElfSlice gamesdonequick.com/schedule

badp

@RedRiderX awwwwwwww

ElfSlice

@FAE I'm gonna go eat anyway, no worries.

user15026

12:30 AM

@badp shush you :P

ElfSlice

@Unionhawk nope =[

RedRiderX

@badp Hey 8.75 out of 9 hours, I'm almost there. :P

ElfSlice

> Game designed to support speedrunning and sequence breaking.

bah

Unionhawk

Around midnight is IWBTG

user15026

.....children go back to school tomorrow, y/n?

RedRiderX

12:32 AM

@Unionhawk Nice.

ElfSlice

Banjo Kazooie

I need to play that again

user15026

Because I AM SO TIRED OF SCREAMING CHILDREN ALWAYS

ElfSlice

I don't think my N64 is hooked up right now, but that can probably be easily fixed

RedRiderX

@AshleyNunn Depends on whether or not school feels like it no?

ElfSlice

Anyway, i go food

RedRiderX

12:33 AM

I always forget.

Unionhawk

@AshleyNunn Depends. My brother is off tomorrow on purpose.

badp

@AshleyNunn n, January 6th

Unionhawk

Though the local school system is supposedly in session

badp

well, in Italy and Germany anyway

Unionhawk

@badp That's tomorrow...?

FEichinger

12:33 AM

@AshleyNunn In Canada, yes.

badp

@Unionhawk yes

user15026

@FEichinger Halle-fucking-lujah

FEichinger

In most of Europe, no.

user15026

As long as the bratlings upstairs are schoolbound tomorrow, I am a happy bean

RedRiderX

@AshleyNunn The little darlings are getting a little overwhelming?

user15026

12:35 AM

@RedRiderX just a touch

user15026

they do this high pitched scream thing

user15026

that I swear is almost like......beyond human hearing

RedRiderX

Heh I have a relative who can be hard to hear over the phone due to the shrieking.

badp

In other news Twitch chat is unsurprisingly eye-poppingly bad

user15026

between teh constant children + instrument practice + parents who like to scream at everything always + living between 2 hospitals/ambulance depot/2 fire stations/the main police station for the city/4 houses down from the train tracks/in a bad neighbourhood

user15026

12:37 AM

I miss what quiet is like

user15026

@badp It generally is, no?

badp

hence unsurprisingly

user15026

ah, I misread it as surprisingly

badp

I mean, it amazes me every time, yet fails me to surprise

it's complicated.

I'm just happy we don't have these problems.

RedRiderX

@badp You are continually amazed with it's consistent incompetency?

badp

12:40 AM

@RedRiderX It's a problem of scale

RedRiderX

@badp Totally.

badp

You want to allow several thousands people to chat at the same time. Now you have several thousand problems.

RedRiderX

Load balancing is a non-trivial problem.

badp

Not even that

RedRiderX

Load balancing of mods?

badp

12:41 AM

It's not technical issues

How do you moderate a chat that's scrolling a screenful per second?

RedRiderX

true.

That happens with YT streams as well

Unionhawk

When there are 50k people, I ignore the chat totally there

RedRiderX

@badp Make the screen bigger!

Unionhawk

Twitch chat in a nutshell

user15026

@Unionhawk That does sum it up well

Unionhawk

12:45 AM

Except on much smaller streams. For something like this...

RedRiderX

ITS HOME TIME

badp

@Unionhawk not enough emoticon spam

LessPop_MoreFizz

That was an exciting football game.

user15026

@LessPop_MoreFizz Which game?

LessPop_MoreFizz

@AshleyNunn Green bay - SF

user15026

12:50 AM

@LessPop_MoreFizz Ah, yeah, watched most of that today, and kinda sorta understand more (my sister's boyfriend explained it as we watched - we were all at my parents for a Christmas deal)

LessPop_MoreFizz

@AshleyNunn Hopefully my halfassed explanation last night helped some as well

user15026

@LessPop_MoreFizz Yeah, that did help!

LessPop_MoreFizz

@AshleyNunn Yay! If you can understand what a first down is and why it matters, you are roughly 80% of the way to understanding and being able to follow football.

user15026

@LessPop_MoreFizz I am getting better at that :)

Unionhawk

@badp Emoticon spam is more wholesome than regular twitch chat often is.

FAE

12:54 AM

@ElfSlice you back?

badp

wholesome?

LessPop_MoreFizz

You'll get another 15% of the way by understanding that a TD is 6, a FG is 3, and that you get a chance for bonus points on a TD.

Unionhawk

More entertaining

badp

@LessPop_MoreFizz wasn't it 7? or am I confused with rugby?

LessPop_MoreFizz

the last 5% basically comes down to minutiae like 'down by contact', and 'control of the ball' and 'pass interference' and basically just learning the various reasons you might want to yell at a referee, and you don't actually need to understand that if you aren't emotionally invested in the outcome enough to want to look for reasons to yell at the referee.

Unionhawk

12:55 AM

@badp It's 6, with a point after

LessPop_MoreFizz

@badp a TD is 6 points, and the team gets a chance to kick the ball for an extra point, which has a roughly 90% success rate in non-absurd weather conditions, so it's usually 7.

FEichinger

@badp 6+1

user15026

@LessPop_MoreFizz Yeah, that isn't really my deal - I just wanna be able to get it if say, I am watching it again when family or the like have it on

badp

I follow soccer. Your hundreds of rules and abundance of leagues in the same country confuse and bewilder me.

LessPop_MoreFizz

Alternately, the team can choose to try to run the ball in (effectively, score a second touchdown in only one play) to get two extra points, but given the low success rate, this is rarely a strategically sound move.

(Basically, only late in the game when you're trying to take things like a game tying field goal off the table.)

@badp It's only one league?

badp

12:57 AM

@LessPop_MoreFizz oh, NFL doesn't have the baseball national/american league BS? good.

LessPop_MoreFizz

I suppose two if you count college football as a 'league', but college football is a monstrous endeavor to begin with.

user15026

@LessPop_MoreFizz And as long as the guy holding the ball is still holding it as he hits the ground, that is where they count from, right?

LessPop_MoreFizz

@badp Oh, there are two conferences in NFL, but rules are identical.

@badp The conferences basically just exist in order to set up brackets for the end of season playoff tournament.

@AshleyNunn Pretty much.

user15026

@LessPop_MoreFizz Awesome. I am slowly figuring this out.

user15026

I think it is hard for my brain because like...they stay all squished up a lot so it is hard to always know what is going on

LessPop_MoreFizz

12:59 AM

@AshleyNunn this is that 'control of ball' minutiae that I was referring to, where, to be able to follow, you don't need to understand it if you're willing to just accept the referee's rulings and move on.

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