The Bridge

badp

20:00

In other news... Threes is made with Unity.

SaintWacko

@badp On Android?

Ben Brocka

Really? Huh

GnomeSlice

Big Giant Circles did the music for Threes

badp

This came up in the reviews for the app

SaintWacko

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

GnomeSlice

20:00

@SaintWacko Unity is really popular for Android game development.

badp

> Hi Ignazio! Unfortunately, due to it's experimental nature, we (along with many other Unity-based apps) don't currently support ART. That said, we hope to do so in the near future! In the meantime, you can always run the game using Dalvik as your default runtime. Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any other issues!

GnomeSlice

What's ART?

RedRiderX

@SaintWacko Wait, Threes is on Android?

badp

I honestly don't know.

Kevin van der Velden

9 mins ago, by GnomeSlice

Threes is now available on Android

RedRiderX

20:01

OMGZ

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX I pinged you with it

badp

I've played threesjs.com too much

Ben Brocka

@GnomeSlice Android Run Time, new experimental runtime

GnomeSlice

@BenBrocka Oh, experimental. Sounds like it shouldn't really be a problem anyway then.

That's good

RedRiderX

@GnomeSlice Really?

GnomeSlice

20:02

11 mins ago, by GnomeSlice

CC 2048 people, @AshleyNunn, @badp, @RedRiderX

Ben Brocka

@GnomeSlice Yeah if you don't know what ART support is you don't need ART support. Saw the comments complaining about it

badp

oh god the tiles speak

do not want

Ben Brocka

I haven't done experimental stuff in ANdroid since 2.2/2.3 days when it was basically required

GnomeSlice

@badp yes

RedRiderX

@GnomeSlice Oh

GnomeSlice

20:04

Now they just need to port Puzzlejuice to Android.

Lazers

0

Q: When low on food, should I sell beef to buy other cheaper foods?

My village has a lot of cattle and thus produces a lot of beef. Beef has a sell value of 3, and many (non-meat) foods have a value of 1. Is it a good idea to trade n units of beef to get 3n units of some other stuff ? This is not something I would necessarily do normally, but right now a food ...

banished

RedRiderX

> "GAME DESIGN WITH LASER FOCUS AND BRASS BALLS." - BRAD PITT

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX It's a great game. Same guys who made Threes. Super difficult after a while though.

Michel

just a random link

0

Q: Are "go on"; "go for it"; "Carry on" and "go ahead" synonymous?

I saw “Carry on” vs. “go ahead” A friend of mine said this to me, and it sounded kind weird for me... If you know a better way "go on" I would say If you know a better way "go for it" Are they synonymous? and Carry on and Go ahead could also be used on this kind of phrase? "Carry...

word-choice phrases differences

:P

GnomeSlice

Today's Listening

Origami Robot

20:16

@Michel For the example you give, I'd call "carry on" the least appropriate.

SaintWacko

@badp What. Seriously? Well, I'm glad I haven't bought it yet

The great thing about it is how simple it is

Why on earth would they feel the need to make it less simple?

badp

@SaintWacko They say "hello", "yay", "nope" and "ummm".

You can turn it off.

SaintWacko

@badp Oh, okay

MBraedley

Woo, finally beat 2048

And with that, I'm headed home.

Ben Brocka

Nintendo made some little comics showing the Wii U's features

I like bowser laughing at a bunch of video app icons

GnomeSlice

20:25

Hey, author here! I'm pretty overwhelmed that this made it to the top of HN without me even thinking of posting it here :)
I made this game as a fun weekend project, inspired by another game called 1024 (itunes.apple.com/us/app/1024!/id823499224) and a spinoff called 2048 (saming.fr/p/2048). I did mine to add animations to the latter, which was a bit hard to play without them.
I discovered Threes only today, and I had no idea it looked so similar. I searched a bit and it appears as if 1024 is also inspired by Threes, so my game is probably the last of a long chain of clones :P

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlice What is "HN" in this context?

GnomeSlice

@StrixVaria Hacker News I guess.

2048 multiplayer, what a useless addition.

Somebody play this with me

Kevin van der Velden

8 hours ago, by fredley

2048 - multiplayer

Look at the scores and who won ><

Ben Brocka

@KevinvanderVelden haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax

GnomeSlice

lol

What is even the point of a multiplayer version of that

honestly, when something gets popular in the programming crowd they do the dumbest shit

Michel

20:35

@StrixVaria thanks for the answer. I'll wait a little more for extra answers. But I'm probably accepting yours

GnomeSlice

bah

RedRiderX

@GnomeSlice I think it's more that even their dumb stuff is popular

not famous programmers do dumb stuff too

Michel

@OrigamiRobot "@Michel For the example you give, I'd call "carry on" the least appropriate." Shouldn't be gave instead of give ?

Kevin van der Velden

@Michel no

Michel

@KevinvanderVelden Thanks ^.^ could you tell me why?

Kevin van der Velden

20:39

@Michel because I wanted to say no

Just ignore me :)

Michel

@KevinvanderVelden <3

Jason Berkan

@Michel Either works, actually. Give, because you are talking about it right now. Gave because the example was given in the past.

Michel

@JasonBerkan Understood. ^.^ Thanks again

I think I really piss off you guys with those silly questions >.<

GnomeSlice

@Michel Nah, don't worry about it

Michel

@GnomeSlice Let me know if I'm being a burden. In any topic at all =D

GnomeSlice

20:42

@2048 people it looks like somebody released a very similar game on Android recently play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prasio.even

CC @StrixVaria @RedRiderX

Kevin van der Velden

@Michel naah, FEi isn't threatening you with ignoring you so you're fine

Michel

~felling happy ... this weekend I'm moving from my gf's to my own place :D (Change cities is not that easy T_T) new bed at least Queen size \o/ (one bed that I fit at least! after all those years!! Uhuu)

Kevin van der Velden

@Michel huh, I usually hear about people moving in with their partners

Michel

@KevinvanderVelden relieve

@KevinvanderVelden after my ex changed me, and I saw myself homeless... no thanks... nope train here I go

Kevin van der Velden

@Michel aah see, the ex bit was missing

Michel

20:45

:P

traumatized :X

Origami Robot

@JasonBerkan I think pretty much any non-future tense works, actually.

Kevin van der Velden

@OrigamiRobot unless you're a time traveler

Origami Robot

Or could be made to work.

Kevin van der Velden

Time travelers are allowed to use any tenses they damn well please

Origami Robot

@KevinvanderVelden >_> <_< Who have you been talking to?

Kevin van der Velden

20:47

Cause if you piss them off, they'll just go back in time and make sure you are never born

Michel

@KevinvanderVelden in this case, the "present tense" is the right one...

Kevin van der Velden

@OrigamiRobot I'm just tired and sick

I am nearly falling asleep at 9:47 PM

GnomeSlice

Oh God, there's a web version of Drop Zap

gg work

Michel

ROFL

Lazers

1

Q: What can the Petrified Something be used for?

Since I'm a sucker for mystery gifts in Dark Souls, I chose the "Petrified Something" as my starting gift. Knowing what I knew about the Old Witch's Ring in Dark Souls, I figured that the item's usefulness (if it had any at all) wouldn't become apparent until much later in the game. Imagine my s...

dark-souls-2

Fluttershy

20:53

@Wipqozn How would you say DS2 compares to DS? The videos I've seen made it seem more dual-wield friendly!

badp

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy It does, in fact I'm dual-wielding.

Lazers

0

Q: Quick money in gta

I am just starting gta 5 online, and I really need money because my friends are so far ahead of me, they all have all of the great guns and cars, and I have jack. How Can you make money fast in gta online?

gta-online

Wipqozn

There's something called a "power stance" now which you can do if dual-wielding weapons (provided certain conditions are met). When in power stance your L1/L2 attacks use both weapons.

GnomeSlice

@badp I don't suppose there's any chance you could repackage the .apk and send it to me huh

Wipqozn

20:54

Supposedly you can parry too when dual wielding depending on the weapon in your left hand.

Yuki

Oh hey, I got a Puzzle Ring. Isn't that the one @spugsley has with the treasure goblin?

Wipqozn

As for a more in-depth comparison, give me a couple minutes

badp

@GnomeSlice If I had a way to make you a proper gift...

Fluttershy

@Wipqozn That's the important part, I think. Being unable to block/parry would be difficult for me.

GnomeSlice

@badp Not supported by google play I'm afraid

Origami Robot

20:55

@Wipqozn :OOOOOOOOOOOOO

I love dual wielding.

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot I know! That was my reaction too! :D

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy I always wielding my weapons in two hands in DS2, and I never parried, so it doesn't bother me :P

Garan

I think the whole concept of dual-wielding is misunderstood by the video game industry.

Wipqozn

I should really learn to parry though. Probably.

It probably would make things easier than being a dodgey mcdodgerton for everything.

Fluttershy

@Wipqozn I know you could kill the last boss in DS with two or three parry/riposte attacks. <_<

spugsley

20:57

@Yuki YES!

Fluttershy

@Yuki I hate you. :O

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy Yeah, which is why I should probably learn how to do it, haha

Would make it a lot easier

@OrigamiRobot There's a class which starts off with two weapons so you can dual wield.

Yuki

@Fluttershy Mine's scaled for L35 though.

Wipqozn

Going to type up a more in-depth comparison of it in a minute, but it'll be on my cell phone, so it'll take a bit.

Lazers

0

Q: What am I doing wrong? Why can't I win in BNW?

I can't win in BNW :( I have tried both a science & culture victory with no success and I have tried different numbers of cities (1,2,3,4). What am I doing wrong? In BNW I am playing King but in Civ 5 (normal) I was winning at Emperor level :/ My biggest prob is that I run out of time or that th...

civ-5-brave-new-world

0

Q: Is there another way to transfer my village to a new device?

I'm getting rid of my current iPhone and change it for another iPhone 5s. The thing is, the Game Center account I am using right now is not the same one my village is linked to, apparently. I have tried like four different Game Center accounts I might have used to no avail - the game keeps sayin...

clash-of-clans

0

Q: What's with the symbols on the main menu?

If you swipe all the way to the left, this sequence of symbols appears. (Do not pay any mind to the white circles: it's where I was holding my finger.) What gives?

threes

Fluttershy

21:00

@Yuki Doesn't the goblin loot scale with your level though?

(cc: @spugsley)

spugsley

@Fluttershy uhhh not sure

Fluttershy

@Lazers I thought this was @StrixVaria again.

@spugsley Well, I mean like... Your ring is a level 29 item, isn't it? But it still gives you level 60 gear? Or is that because you found it at level 60?

Yuki

Whoo, Act III!

Ugh, getting bored of solo play though.

spugsley

@Fluttershy yes

@Yuki get to level 60 :o

GnomeSlice

3

Q: What Are Some Advantages of Different Usages of Jokers?

I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight into the pros and cons of different uses of Joker tiles in Lock-n-Roll. So basically the way I've been playing, is I'll play until I fill up the board, and am forced to use a Joker to continue. I do my best to set up to board so that each Jok...

lock-n-roll

What with the recent popularity in here of games like this, I kind of feel like somebody might actually be able to give me a good answer to this

Frank

21:05

@Lazers Dupe

GnomeSlice

Well I mean I already have one but still

@KevinvanderVelden @fredley If either of you can make an AI for Lock n' Roll I will be impressed. Probably not gonna work though because it's a flash game.

Love that game

Fluttershy

@Yuki This was my problem as well.

Wipqozn

CONTINUED IN NEXT MESSAGE

Wtf where did my message go. Fucking mobile chat.

Well fuck. I'm not typing that up again until -km on a keyboard.

Ben Brocka

google.com/trends/explore#q=tetris%2Cfarmville%2Ccandy%20crush

GnomeSlice

►

FINE FLY AWAY

Kevin van der Velden

21:13

@GnomeSlice it should be possible, screen cap and mouse controlling

Ben Brocka

Lazers

-2

Q: Total number of zones, dungeons and bosses in WoW since its creation

Are there any statistics about how many zones, dungeons and bosses exist or existed in WoW? Especially those zones, dungeons or bosses that got changed, removed or replaced thanks to new expansions?

world-of-warcraft

0

Q: Spawn Herobrine without mods

Is Herobrine on minecraft pe? I looked every where and tried everything. So can you try to help me get him in my lands?

minecraft

GnomeSlice

@KevinvanderVelden Get to work.

Kevin van der Velden

@GnomeSlice you really want me to do it don't you, 3 pings =p

GnomeSlice

@KevinvanderVelden I tried to edit it but I missed.

Edits reping, sorry.

Kevin van der Velden

21:14

Not a problem :)

GnomeSlice

I doubt it's even possible

game is far too random

So much probability shit

Kevin van der Velden

You can always optimize it

Calculate all the possibilities and get the maximum points

GnomeSlice

blank stare

@KevinvanderVelden Well, the game can be downloaded (it's still an swf though), so I guess you could try if you really wanted canned-bananas.com/lock-n-roll

Lazers

0

Q: blessing of sylanna And the Crag

I defeated the earth elemental, and got the blessing of Sylanna... I reported this to the king, and he wants me to talk to the pirate king in The Crag. However, I have no idea how to get there. The boat wont travel me, and from what I have read, i need to walk there somehow. But I have found no...

might-and-magic-x might-and-magic

Kevin van der Velden

@GnomeSlice I just got 300 points from clearing things o.o

GnomeSlice

21:20

@KevinvanderVelden Clearing stuff gives you a ton of points.

It's also essential to get a high score.

Frank

@BenBrocka Granted, Tetris has a WHOLE lot more history for it to fall back on.

GnomeSlice

Because otherwise the board fills up

Frank

But even with that, it's easy to see that facebook and mobile games don't have staying power.

Ben Brocka

@Frank Tetris is more there for a baseline, it's peak would be way before the chart even shows

GnomeSlice

IndieGameStand is streaming the Ps4 edition of Towerfall Ascension

Ben Brocka

21:23

Appropriate that flappy bird drops like a rock

GnomeSlice

Towerfall looks fun, but I don't know, Quadsmash still looks like a better local MP game

That game deserves may more attention than it gets

Kevin van der Velden

I see options in building an AI for this, maybe friday if I have some time

GnomeSlice

►

FAE

@GnomeSlice Suddenly more interested in whatever Threes is.

Ben Brocka

Would have thought Draw Something would be a bigger peak

GnomeSlice

21:24

@FAE threesgame.com

Wipqozn

Let's try this again!

GnomeSlice

It's out on android today as well

finally

Frank

-1

Q: What am I doing wrong? Why can't I win in BNW?

I can't win in BNW :( I have tried both a science & culture victory with no success and I have tried different numbers of cities (1,2,3,4). What am I doing wrong? In BNW I am playing King but in Civ 5 (normal) I was winning at Emperor level :/ My biggest prob is that I run out of time or that th...

civ-5-brave-new-world

Anyone who plays Civ 5, am I missing something here?

Lazers

0

Q: How does the marriages that I bring about (through the relationship option) affect the game?

I noticed that when I got Owain joining my entourage, he had the same hair color as my character. Are there other effects that come about by different marriages?

fire-emblem-awakening

0

Q: How does the exp work?

Recently I have been trying to increase my team's power and noticed that I level up much faster when playing the later levels than when I play the early ones. I know that in pokemon it gets harder to level up because of the exp increase from level to level, but in Fire Emblem: Awakening each leve...

fire-emblem-awakening

Frank

Four cities doesn't seem nearly enough for end game.

FAE

21:25

@GnomeSlice Ah, I see. I mostly just love Big Giant Circles.

GnomeSlice

@FAE He's awesome.

@FAE If you don't have it, I recommend music.biggiantcircles.com/album/impostor-nostalgia

Jason Berkan

@Frank Probably not for a science victory. Diplomatic should be possible, provided you have enough cash to buy votes from all the city states.

Frank

@JasonBerkan I'm mostly looking for if there's enough information in the question to be able to answer it.

GnomeSlice

Towerfall does not look as good as I was expecting

it looks good, but I don't see anything to really set it apart from games like Gentlemen!

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy So far I'm really enjoying it, and I'd compare it favourably to Dark souls 1. The major differences would be:

New stats have been added and others have been changed. For example, encumbrance and stamina are now controlled by two separate stats.

Enemies also only respawn a limited number of times, although they can supposedly be reset with an item. This means you can't farm as easily, and also that dying when losing a bloodstain is more meaningful (see also: annoying as hell) since you can't really get those souls back easily by just farming. On the flip side, it does mean that…

Dying also results in your maximum health being decreased, to a minimum of 50%. Using an item to restore your "humanity" will reset your max health back to 100%.

Fluttershy

21:30

@Wipqozn That sounds incredibly difficult. :o

Wipqozn

You come across the blacksmith earlier in this game compared to the previous one as well. Also, you can teleport between bonfires right from the start of the game. Quite handy.

Also, you no longer level up at bonfires. You need to go see this person in a town new the start to do it. Realy bad idea imo, since it's just tedious and annoying. She's right next to a bonfire so it results is you spending more time at loading screens teleporting between bonfires.

GnomeSlice

der, wrong room

that video is not safe for life

Ben Brocka

@GnomeSlice Is this just single player? Sounds like the game is pretty pointless without local co op

GnomeSlice

@BenBrocka What? No, he's playing with somebody.

I don't think it has single player

Ben Brocka

oh p2 was just dead I guess. And this must be the co op quest

GnomeSlice

21:33

Yeah, looks like.

Ben Brocka

And I meant versus, isn't versus the main event?

GnomeSlice

I dunno, the game looks good, but I was expecting it to blow me away from all the hype

@BenBrocka they did that first, you missed it

I think they're trying all the modes

FEichinger

@Wipqozn Stop saying fire. It still pings me every time.

Ben Brocka

@GnomeSlice ah

Wipqozn

fire

Ben Brocka

21:34

@FEichinger Maybe you should fire that script

FEichinger

ಠ_ಠ

FAE

@GnomeSlice lol I've seen that before. Having played Bayonetta, it's pretty amusing.

Lazers

0

Q: Enchanting Items above 37%

I've gotten my Enchantment up to 100, and my smithing up to 100, So I was wearing Vampire armour which alloed 125% magicka regen, which I thought was pretty awesome. Anyway, I thought well wouldnt it be nice to look cool and also have the armour AND regen, but it turns out I cant do that? Afte...

skyrim

GnomeSlice

@FAE I haven't played it but it's still pretty amusing

Definitely nsfw though

FAE

@GnomeSlice aye

GnomeSlice

21:40

gayonetta

Yuki

►

GnomeSlice

@Yuki wtf is he doing lately

Yuki

@GnomeSlice Once you get a tank, you have certain... urges.

Not those urges, you disgusting person you.

GnomeSlice

@Yuki It's not just that

►

Yuki

Considering he's promoting after-school activities, I don't mind.

Lazers

21:43

0

Q: How to fix the issue of Civilization V not launching in "Direct X 10 & 11" mode

I launch Civlization V from steam and the launcher appears, it gives me the option of Direct X 9, Direct X 10 & 11 or Windows 8 Touch Enabled Mode. I wish to run it in DX11 so I select that, the window then disappears then nothing happens. How can I launch it in DX11 mode?

steam civilization-5 directx-10 directx-11 directx

Kevin van der Velden

@GnomeSlice jeah 2799, almost beat your highscore!

Also now it is a good time for bed :)

GnomeSlice

@KevinvanderVelden Which game?

Kevin van der Velden

lock n roll

GnomeSlice

@KevinvanderVelden Where do you see that highscore?

Kevin van der Velden

@GnomeSlice This Week on kongegate

GnomeSlice

21:46

I'm not 'GnomeSlice' on kongregate anymore anyway, that account got stolen

Kevin van der Velden

You are xGnomeSlicex as I recall?

GnomeSlice

xGnomeSlicex

Yeah

Also I'm over 3k right now

I've played this game a LOT

Kevin van der Velden

3107 this week

GnomeSlice

I got like 30k on my phone

Kevin van der Velden

o.o

Nice

GnomeSlice

21:46

@KevinvanderVelden that's what I'm at right now

still playing

Kevin van der Velden

Welp, I'm gonna head to bed

GnomeSlice

I have lost many many hours to this game and the sequel on iOS

Kevin van der Velden

Cya

GnomeSlice

:P

Arperum

@Yuki I wouldn't mind joining you :) I have a lvl 40 demonhunter or a new monk :)

SaintWacko

21:54

Yuki

@Arperum My Bnet ID is Yawus#1636

Arperum

@Yuki New character ort the level 40?

Yuki

@Arperum Probably the 40.

I'm ~36-ish.

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