The Bridge

Matt Giltaji

21:00

@Sterno this is why you need to broadcast

Lazers

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Q: XBox 360 Controller not recognized on Assassin's Creed II PC

So I recently got Assassin's Creed II during the Steam Holiday Sale. I had played Assassin's Creed with my wired XBox 360 Controller without a problem, and I was looking forward to using it for this game. However, when I went to the options menu to select controls, the controller was not availabl...

controllers

Powerlord

@badp Red tanks are so ugly

Probably because tanks don't actually have a RED model so those are just BLU tanks tinted red.

badp

@Powerlord At least they're not basically bugged like spies are.

Powerlord

@badp ?

badp

I don't know what color robot spies are for each robot team, but they're not the right color.

(btw -- has this mod been released yet?)

Powerlord

21:04

@badp I don't think so.

Only its clone has... Mann vs. Tank.

badp

Someday I'm going to be also figuring out why TF2 crashes the Steam service.

that's three crashes in a row now.

I wonder if it isn't something that can be triggered remotely, and someone is having fun #paranoia

Matt Giltaji

@badp i blame @Wipqozn

Powerlord

Oh right, I'm getting sidetracked.

I'm writing some code to allow PropHunt Redux to have stats subplugins so that the stats code is no longer directly part of PropHunt

(and also allow you to have more than one)

Oh yeah, speaking of PropHunt, back when killing players with certain non-player models crashed out players that could see it, the PropHunt Hell guy was commenting about my attempted fixes for the "model crash" being "not complete" (which I knew).

While at the same time, he didn't bother to try to fix his own private version. And during this, I was sending Crash Dump files to Valve's Eric Smith to try to get the issue nailed down and fixed in the game.

If I hadn't known he was an arsecrumpet before, I certainly know now!

Hell, I continued submitting Crash Dumps to Valve on behalf of people running other game modes even after the models PropHunt uses were fixed.

badp

TF2 needs to stop crashing right after I die in particular

Origami Robot

BLAGH

badp

21:13

YOU SHALL NOT RAGEQUIT IN MY STEAD, GAME.

Powerlord

@badp I think the people at Valve are on vacation this week.

badp

@Powerlord I honestly don't know where to begin reporting the issue though.

Powerlord

@badp [email protected]

badp

There's no clear trigger for the crash. I'm not sure I know where to look for minidumps, and even then the minidumps are probably TF2's, not the Steam Service.

TF2 validates cleanly and my Steam installation has been "regenerated" with the help of a few guys in the /r/tf2 IRC channel.

Origami Robot

I am so bad at Dungeonmans

Powerlord

21:15

@badp I can't tell you the location off the top of my head... hmm... I could search my home email for it.

badp

Also, without some of the aforementioned information about the crash, I'd probably just be told "don't use Windows 10, duh."

Matt Giltaji

@OrigamiRobot it was fun to watch :D

Origami Robot

So it was you that saw my shame :(

GnomeSlice

I don't know what this is, and the ad isn't making it that apparent to me. Perhaps consider adding slightly more explanatory text? — fredley ♦ 5 hours ago

@fredley how else can I explain this?

Powerlord

> If you can get one of the clients to email me a .dmp file from their <Steam>/dumps folder, that would be great. We'll keep looking into it here.

GnomeSlice

21:16

It says 'video game remix label'

Matt Giltaji

@OrigamiRobot actually i was looking in another tab after the level up

GnomeSlice

There is no other way to explain what that is

Powerlord

(from my communication with Eric Smith)

GnomeSlice

It's a label that releases video game music remixes

badp

@GnomeSlice What sort of remix are we talking about? Soundtrack? Movies? Games?

fredley

21:17

@GnomeSlice remixes of video games on a label?

Origami Robot

Whew

badp

@GnomeSlice I think that if you probably add "music" to the description you should be fine.

GnomeSlice

yeah okay

Good idea

fredley

@GnomeSlice Does the company have a slogan?

GnomeSlice

@fredley that's it

so no

Matt Giltaji

21:17

is this like the new ocremix?

GnomeSlice

GameChops is the record label for video game remixes. We are a group of passionate musicians and game players who’ve grown up along-side video games.

@MattGiltaji sort of, except it's not fan submitted

fredley

"Remixes of your favourite video game music"?

GnomeSlice

They sign artists and stuff

gamechops.com/about

> All GameChops remix albums and singles are sold with a Creative Commons license, allowing you to use our remixes in your streams, youtube videos, podcasts or other projects. Buy a GameChops album on Loudr.fm or other online music store and it’s yours to use, as long as you credit the remixer and provide a link back to GameChops.

Huh, I didn't even know that

that's awesome

Powerlord

I hope GameChops is securing appropriate mechanical licenses to the music.

Otherwise, they're setting themselves up for lawsuits.

GnomeSlice

> Loudr.fm is an incredible new platform for musicians who create cover songs, like our game remixes. In the past, acquiring mechanical licenses was a expensive and time consuming process. Loudr has revolutionized this by providing a distribution platform with built-in licensing. When you buy a one of our songs on Loudr.fm, the money gets automatically split up between the remixers and the rights-holders (usually, the game company like Nintendo or Capcom.)

GameChops is not new, I'm pretty sure they know what they're doing

Matt Giltaji

21:20

@Powerlord remixes don't fall under fair use?

GnomeSlice

@MattGiltaji Not if you're selling them.

Powerlord

@MattGiltaji Not when you sell them, no.

GnomeSlice

> All albums that display the GameChops logo and are available for purchase on Loudr.fm, iTunes or other online retailer have acquired mechanical license for any composition used.

also here's a pretty good example of gamechops

►

or

►

Matt Giltaji

dammit you guys need to stop recommending all this music, my phone is full

GnomeSlice

@MattGiltaji my ipod was full many many moons ago

Lazers

21:23

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Q: Microsoft Flight Simulator X not recognising discrete AMD Radeon graphics card

I have just installed FSX on a windows 8.1 system, however in the graphics settings I can only select intel hd graphics 4000 not my discrete AMD Radeon card. In the AMD switchable graphics I have set FSX to high performance. Also I have checked in device manager and according to windows the AMD c...

graphics-card flight-simulator-x

Wipqozn

@Sterno Protip: Don't hang out in The Bridge, or you might wind up spending money on games you don't have time to play.

GnomeSlice

Don is a good tip

2

1 min ago, by Wipqozn

@Sterno Protip: Don't hang out in The Bridge, or you might wind up spending money on games you don't have time to play.

no editing now

Unionhawk

Haha!

Matt Giltaji

@Wipqozn luckily i used #lifehax and avoided buying elite:dangerous... so far

Isleno Ituriel

Hey, it's against rules ask for you guys to see my question?

GnomeSlice

21:25

HAX

Wipqozn

@MattGiltaji I, too, have yet to buy it.

GnomeSlice

@fredley what's manyland

Wipqozn

However I'm tempted more every day.

Matt Giltaji

@GnomeSlice its fun, you should go there

multiplayer paint

Wipqozn

It's all @OrigamiRobot's fault. He was the one that knocked over the first domino.

fredley

21:27

@MattGiltaji yup

user15026

@IslenoIturiel If you posted it recently, we will see it eventually (we have a feed that throws things in here automatically)

badp

oh god logitech

unfuck my mouse DPI right this second

Matt Giltaji

@badp logitech heard you... logitech don't care ... [ ] unfuct [X] remain fuct

Unionhawk

No you did it wrong. Observe:

Isleno Ituriel

I am posted some minutes ago but just 2 views: webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/74611/…

user15026

21:30

@IslenoIturiel Unless you mean one from another site, in which case you can post it here, but like....no guarantees anyone will look/answer/comment

user15026

@IslenoIturiel You know you are in the Gaming chat, not the Webmasters chat? And like....people will eventually see the question and stuff?

Unionhawk

DPI STATUS: [ ] UNFUCKED [x] FUCKED

badp

LOGITEEEEECH

Unionhawk

That is how you do it

GnomeSlice

Fuct*

Unionhawk

21:31

w/e

badp

mouse

mouse stop

Isleno Ituriel

Oh, sorry!

Matt Giltaji

@badp hammertime?

Isleno Ituriel

Thanks

badp

This mouse is supposed to have DPI selectors but they aren't doing jack shit right now.

GnomeSlice

21:33

Did it come with software?

badp

No.

GnomeSlice

Are you sure?

Wait, the one I have here has a DPI switch and no software

badp

There's like four levels and I'm at the lowest

(Logitech G400s)

THIS IS THE WORST

Crisis averted

I guess the DPI buttons are starting to wear off even though I basically never use them.

Unionhawk

Ha

BADP STATUS [ ] NOT FRUSTRATE [x] FRUSTRATE

Matt Giltaji

@Unionhawk -1, no mention of anything fuct

Lazers

21:45

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Q: How do you defeat Brekker?

How do you manage this fight? I'm at level 16 and it's completely impossible. The rogues just take out my party like nothing. Doesn't matter what I do. I have read various guides but nothin seems to help. I've even tried to retreat back a bit but that usually leaves one character dead since they ...

dragon-age-2

badp

Unionhawk status [ ] UP TO DATE [ ] ONE WEEK FUCT [ ] TWO WEEKS FUCT [×] FOREVER FUCT

2

Matt Giltaji

@badp +1, sufficiently fuct

GnomeSlice

@fredley better?

Unionhawk

Not sure if kick or mobile refreshed weird

GnomeSlice

fuct

Powerlord

21:55

It just occurred to me while I was looking at the stats system for PropHunt that the stats plugin can run almost completely independently.

The only thing I need is a hook to see if PropHunt is running that I can call at round start.

badp

but don't you want to modularize your modules

GnomeSlice

> Buying music from GameChops supports the remixers, game publishers, and original composers

I should probably work that into the ad

Powerlord

While I was at it, I decided to toss in a function to see if a map is a valid prophunt map.

GnomeSlice

Happy birthday @ArdaXi

Powerlord

@GnomeSlice ...who? :P

GnomeSlice

22:01

Pretty sure you were around when he was

Guy who used to come here a lot

badp

@GnomeSlice "Sustainable VG Music Remixes"?

GnomeSlice

hrm

Looks good

Matt Giltaji

@GnomeSlice is the bullet text legible at half size?

GnomeSlice

good point

...sort of

k no

spugsley

I'M HOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Lazers

22:14

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Q: "Connection to server timed out"

So I was gonna buy some more episodes for telltales the walking dead when it asked me to add my billing information, so I did and I made sure I had put everything right then when I hit confirm, "Connection to the server has timed out", I tried this multiple times adding each piece of information ...

psn

Matt Giltaji

@spugsley where is the epic bridge fic?

spugsley

@MattGiltaji hidden with the arc of the covenant

Matt Giltaji

@spugsley oh so that's why the "top men" were so excited

GnomeSlice

I guess that will have to do

murgatroid99

@GnomeSlice with that extra space, what if you split the last line into 2 lines and slightly increase the font size?

GnomeSlice

22:21

Matt Giltaji

@GnomeSlice looks better but the verbiage is still confuse

GnomeSlice

well Video Game Remix Label got downvoted because nobody understood what it meant somehow

Matt Giltaji

@GnomeSlice i think its when i see "label", i think that its a placeholder for something, record label is not the first thing that jumps to mind

GnomeSlice

what about NetLabel

There is literally no other word to use

I could make it 'record label'

but that's even longer

Chippies

Woman buys PlayStation at Target, gets box of Bibles

Matt Giltaji

22:27

is it important to mention label? why not just remixed video game music?

GnomeSlice

'Professional Video Game Remixes' I guess

murgatroid99

@GnomeSlice I'd keep the word music

GnomeSlice

ugh I'll do it later

What do I even have a degree in

Matt Giltaji

professionally remixed video game music?

GnomeSlice

no

interactive multimedia

this should be easy for me

> All GameChops remix albums and singles are sold with a Creative Commons license, allowing you to use our remixes in your streams, youtube videos, podcasts or other projects. Buy a GameChops album on Loudr.fm or other online music store and it’s yours to use, as long as you credit the remixer and provide a link back to GameChops.

I want to fit that in there somehow too but I don't think it's gonna happen

gamechops is the shit

Matt Giltaji

22:33

clearly this needs to be on the ad

2 mins ago, by GnomeSlice

gamechops is the shit

Frank

@Chippies So much for checking.

GnomeSlice

Chippies

@Frank is it common to open the box at the store?

GnomeSlice

@Frank I don't think most people open gifts like that when they buy them

Especially considering it's a gift

Frank

@Chippies I meant for the staff, when it was returned.

Because it's pretty obvious it was used.

Chippies

22:35

@Frank oh, yeah, that doesn't seem to be the first time as well

clearly the staff at target is quite dumb with returns

Sepia Lazers

22:48

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Q: Are questions about game specific bugs off topic?

I frequent the destiny tag, and while browsing recent questions I came across Destiny compatibility pack download stops at 50% I was going to flag it for closure, but could not find a good fit for it. The question is basically reporting a bug without asking a question. While the clear implicati...

support specific-question

Fluttershy

Hm... Steam doesn't seem to want to open.

Tim Stone

What happens?

Fluttershy

@TimStone Gives me the "Could not connect to the Steam network" pop up. When I click "Retry login" and put my password in, it does it again.

Tim Stone

Oh, huh.

murgatroid99

@Fluttershy that sounds like either an internet problem on your end or a server problem on theirs

Matt Giltaji

22:59

@Fluttershy i hate when steam does that

Fluttershy

@murgatroid99 Yeah... I know it's not my internet, because it's working fine. And I know it's not my password, because I can log in on the site just fine. It's weird.

Matt Giltaji

@Fluttershy how many characters is your password?

Chippies

@Fluttershy have you tried closing steam and opening again?

Matt Giltaji

i had a password that was at the max in teh web client, but the app couldn't handle it

Chippies

actually nevermind, I can't connect either

@MattGiltaji wouldn't that just say the password is wrong though?

Fluttershy

23:01

@Chippies Steam doesn't even open.

@MattGiltaji Not enough. :P

Chippies

@Fluttershy yeah, I tried running steam, same thing

must be their servers

Fluttershy

Dang. :( It won't even let me connect in offline mode, so I can't play anything.

Chippies

@Fluttershy mine connected in offline

I would assume it's because you tried to log in manually

which messes up the offline mode

Matt Giltaji

@Chippies you would think so, but i got a different error message that didn't seem to make much sense

it was months ago, i don't remember the exact wording, just that it didn't make sense

Chippies

@MattGiltaji weird that after so many years of existing, they have different input lengths in the client and website

Matt Giltaji

23:06

@Chippies it only happens right around the max length. i backed it off a char or two and it worked fine.

not like going from 48 chars to 50 makes much difference i suppose :D

Chippies

@MattGiltaji but it's still weird that there's a max length that the client doesn't support

you'd think they'd either fix the client or reduce the max pw length

Matt Giltaji

i was lazy and never raised it with support

Lazers

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Q: Simcity 2000: When Should I Use Light and Dense Zoning?

I've been wondering when I should use light zoning, and when I should use dense zoning. Some people say I should start small, but I see some people go straight for dense zoning. Is this a controversial question? Thanks in advance.

simcity

Matt Giltaji

@Lazers i love that someone is still playing simcity 2k. such a good game

Chippies

The best way to ensure all passwords are safe is to make the minimum length 50+ characters and ensure that there are at least 10 capital letters, 10 lowercase letters, 10 numbers and 10 symbols and only allow the password to be typed on a touchscreen keyboard with autocorrect on

Wipqozn

23:10

SERIES FINALE: START

cc @OrigamiRobot

Origami Robot

I haven't seen the finale yet

Chippies

@MattGiltaji probably only because it went free recently

Matt Giltaji

@Chippies it's free now? brb

eww, origin. nvm

Chippies

@MattGiltaji Idk if it's free now, but it was free for a week or so on Origin

one of those event things they have monthly, where you activate the game for free and get to keep it

Powerlord

pokes Steam Why are you rejecting my connection?

scrolls up Oh, it's happening to other people too

Unionhawk

23:23

issteamdown.com

Matt Giltaji

@Unionhawk is that accurate or like the caching site?

Unionhawk

It's accurate

It's like isup.me for steam

A sanity checker for steam connection

Lazers

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Q: How do you get high up Puzzle Pieces

In Kingdom Hearts 2 in 2.5 HD Remix I am having trouble getting some of the puzzle pieces. I have Valor at Level 6 which is currently capped (I can't level up any more) as I only have Wisdom, Master and this new Limit Form and the Lv 2 high jump just isn't enough One of the real high up pieces I...

kingdom-hearts-2.5-remix

0

Q: What triggers Dark Sora

When I go to changes forms, sometimes Dark Sora appears instead of the form I wanted. It's annoying as if I had 5 Drives stored and I used Master which only takes 4 Dark Sora will consume all Drives so I'm back to 0, it's also a pain when I am trying to grind levels for my forms and Dark Sora app...

kingdom-hearts-2.5-remix

Yuuki

Are we out of Steam?

Unionhawk

4 mins ago, by Unionhawk

http://issteamdown.com

Also get out

2

EXPLORE! (I am now only mostly aimless)

I hope they gave Earth a combat rank, so it can show up as "Mostly Harmless"

GnomeSlice

23:31

@Unionhawk steamstat.us

steamstat.us > issteamdown

Powerlord

Well, Steam should be coming back online now

Wipqozn

LEGEND OF KORRA COMPLETE

VERDICT: AMAZING

@AshleyNunn WRONGNESS LEVEL FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO GET INTO IT: WIPQOZN

user15026

@Wipqozn Well, I am happy you liked it at any rate :)

Unionhawk

@GnomeSlice whatev.er

Origami Robot

Ooooh, kindness-burn!

Unionhawk

23:41

please tell me that's a real website now

nope

Lazers

0

Q: How do I move armor stands in Minecraft 1.8/1.8.1 with command blocks to different locations of the world?

Is there any way that I can move these four armor stands with command blocks? Also, how can I set levels of difficulty and control it automaticly?

minecraft minecraft-redstone

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot She sure showed me!

Seriously though, @AshleyNunn. You should give Legend o Awesome another try.

Origami Robot

Should I play Elite or die more in Dungeonmans?

murgatroid99

This is hilarious

> Listening tests reveal significant sound quality differences between various digital music storage technologies.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Both.

user15026

23:43

@Wipqozn I should at some point :)

Unionhawk

I should install the logitech software to control the mouse with this thing. PEWPEW

cc @Yuuki

Origami Robot

Or should I do some unspecified other thing?

Unionhawk

You're going to do what you want anyway, but Elite is a fun game

EXPLORE

Origami Robot

I want to do all the things!

Matt Giltaji

@murgatroid99 processor architecture differences change the audio quality? really?

Origami Robot

23:44

I need help deciding.

murgatroid99

@MattGiltaji also storage medium (solid state vs magnetic vs optical) and RAID level

Origami Robot

Really, I need people to suggest things so I can realize how much a really don't want to do that thing.

Unionhawk

@OrigamiRobot Well Elite is a fun game and @Yuuki is playing it. So you probably don't want to do that because fuck logic right

murgatroid99

@MattGiltaji I hope you realize how ridiculous that is

@OrigamiRobot you could play BoI Rebirth and work on unlocking everything

Unionhawk

And I would be playing if I didn't have to pack. (I was good, I only explored 2 whole systems I think the whole thing anyway)

Matt Giltaji

23:46

@murgatroid99 these seem like the kind of people to listen to FLAC through gold coated cables

murgatroid99

@MattGiltaji yeah, probably

Origami Robot

Taking a "nap" is another option

Matt Giltaji

personally, you play me an mp3 at 128 kbps and 192kbps and i will havea 50/50 chance of picking which one is which

> QNAP2 had the blacker silences and deeper spaces between notes

Lazers

0

Q: Is it possible to connect with other people on Minecraft Pocket Edition without wifi?

I just downloaded minecraft pocket edition. My friend wants to connect with me in her world. Problem is I have no wifi and she lives in a different state.

minecraft-pocket-edition

Yuuki

@MattGiltaji That sounds like a name for an album, "The Blacker Silences and Deeper Spaces".

With an, I dunno, "(Between Us)" in there somewhere.

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