The Bridge

8:01 PM

Ugh, trying to sort out the mess that is SourceMod's "display the vote" thing is giving me a headache.

The global handler calls Display on the vote object, which calls DisplayVote on the vote object, then calls DoClientVote on the vote style global object, which calls SendDisplay on the vote style global object...

I have to figure out how many of those I can throw out an airlock.

I'm willing to bet all but one or two.

Ugh, I forgot... I have to hook OnClientDisconnect somewhere to track when players disconnect and remove their vote from the pool. If I didn't do that already.

John

I just became the 19th member of GSE's electorate! :D

Powerlord

8:19 PM

@John Is electorate the one where you cast all your votes in one day?

Rory Alsop

@Powerlord :D

badp

It is cathartic to play on game servers where you don't like the people that use their admin powers

Grace Note

@Powerlord That's a step towards Electorate for most people

badp

especially when they start getting pissed off and kick happy and stroking their epeens and kicking for any slight violation of their rules (which include "no whining")

Arda Xi

8:34 PM

@badp I used to be that.

Like... 4 years ago when I was all small and immature.

badp

well we do close anything we don't like too, don't we.

Grace Note

Catharsis is one of a set of words that I will always be told the meaning to and will subsequently forget in the next 24 hours

badp

So most of the time I just stay silent and lose pleasure in playing there.

Arda Xi

@GraceNote The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

badp

And fun is the whole point of a videogame right?

Ronan Forman

8:37 PM

Hey I got a star! I'm back baby!

badp

Luckily this website is no videogame!

closes ALL the questions

Arda Xi

@badp Yes it is. It's gamificated.

Grace Note

So, which closure are you peeved about this time, @badp?

badp

@GraceNote nah, nothing here

Ronan Forman

It's a game themed bar simulator.

Rory Alsop

8:38 PM

Ahh - this is one of the role models for TF2:

badp

Just contemplating what it's like to be on both sides of the mod sticks, in different places

Rory Alsop

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@ArdaXi 0.00?? How does that happen?

badp

(I got kicked a few times for 'whining')

Grace Note

@badp Yes, but doesn't that double perspective give you also a better feel for those who are in charge that are seen as nothing but "CLOSE ALL THE THINGS!" when they actually aren't?

Ronan Forman

Noone questioning my use of the word bar?

Grace Note

8:41 PM

@RonanForman I just assumed it made sense to those who it made sense to

Ronan Forman

It was the only word I could think of that would fit.

Also we get in a lot of fights.

Especially with those Ububtu guys.

Grace Note

Well that's because @MarcoCeppi is a...

Marco Ceppi

Wait, what did I do?

I only have <3's for all the people :D

Grace Note

You're a rival. You don't need justification to be the target of enmity, it is in your job description.

Marco Ceppi

Oh yeah. Sorry we're better than you guys <3 see ya!

Ronan Forman

8:48 PM

For all you know that next bit was really great guy!

But it probably not.

Arda Xi

@GraceNote Don't justify the enmity!

It's funny how you provided justification in the same sentence you claimed it was unnecessary.

Ronan Forman

I hate you because I hate you. Like that?

Arda Xi

@RonanForman No, more like: "I don't need any justification for hating you, you did that thing that nobody liked."

Ronan Forman

Oh like when you did that thing where...

Arda Xi

It's not tautological, it's contradictory.

Ronan Forman

8:53 PM

Wait we're not talking about that.

Arda Xi

@RonanForman When did I do a thing?

Ronan Forman

Define "things".

Marco Ceppi

I guess I've been found out. Lure the gaming community into a false sense of friendship THEN DESTROY!

Arda Xi

@RonanForman How the hell did you take almost a full minute on that one?

Ronan Forman

@Nanor_131 Define 'things'.

Tweeted by ArdaXi on October 6, 2011 at 9:05 PM in reply to Nanor_131

Arda Xi

8:55 PM

And did you reply? I think not.

Ronan Forman

I honestly don't remember, I hadn't played since release.

Did I mention I'm generally bad at games?

Arda Xi

I used to be.

Probably because I thought I was.

I'm quite proud of my Dual Lasers score though.

Nobody to compare it to :(

Ronan Forman

I'll play it tomorrow then.

Also things is what badp and ivo closed recently.

Arda Xi

22.61 seconds.

Ronan Forman

I'll try.

Arda Xi

9:02 PM

@RoryAlsop You dun goofed.

Also, that's not actually my time.

Rory Alsop

I guess I must have edited into a previous line - not my usual keyboard

Arda Xi

Rory Alsop

@ArdaXi ahhh - betterer

Ronan Forman

Ghastlyiesterer?

Stack Exchange

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Q: Icon for number of "lives" remaining

I am writing a game for which the user has a set amount of "lives". Each time he makes a mistake, he loses a life. When the "lives" counter reaches 0, the game is over. What would be an appropriate icon to put next to the counter keeping track of the number of lives remaining? [As an aside, is ...

Arda Xi

9:09 PM

Again with the we're not interested.

Powerlord

So, the Portal 2 stats show stats from people who played the game the day it came and haven't played since?

Arda Xi

@Powerlord No.

Well, since the update came maybe.

Before that, it didn't track stats.

Powerlord

Good

Arda Xi

Shame?

Ronan Forman

No just bitter disappointment.

Arda Xi

9:15 PM

@RonanForman You're a bitter disappointment!

Ronan Forman

Tut tut tut. And your mother feels the same way.

We're sending you to an army camp over the summer.

Bring back any memories?

Powerlord

@ArdaXi I don't really "do" speedruns and a certain person's ePeen isn't helping me in thinking that it's a good idea

Arda Xi

@RonanForman Yes. Just the gun and some ammo.

You were saying?

Ronan Forman

That one @Powerlord got shot with earlier? I had no idea you hated musicals so much!

Arda Xi

No, no, that was my other one.

Ronan Forman

9:19 PM

Oh yeah, you've got a licence for this one!

Arda Xi

Yeah!

Powerlord

I loled at this response to "Why isn't this on the iPhone?"

> because you'd actually need to "control" the character and not just cut a rope or drag a bird..

Ronan Forman

@Powerlord He only got that ePeen from answering spam.

LessPop_MoreFizz

Scribblenauts is on the iPhone today. Yessss.

Ronan Forman

Price?

LessPop_MoreFizz

9:26 PM

5 bux

Ronan Forman

Awww.

I have it on DS anyway.

LessPop_MoreFizz

5bux is pretty reasonable?

Marco Ceppi

I typed cthulhu, giggled, then put the game away forever.

LessPop_MoreFizz

1) Does this still work?

Insert Coin.

No it seems. :(

2) itunes.apple.com/us/app/kick-ass-destroy-the-web/…

YESSSS

Ronan Forman

It is reasonable, but I'm a tight bastard.

CruelCow

9:38 PM

@LessPop_MoreFizz You can do that for free on any pc D:

LessPop_MoreFizz

@CruelCow But I can't bring and use any PC on the train.

Ullallulloo

insert coin

Raven Dreamer

That's odd.

I got a beta invite for League of Legends.

Ullallulloo

It still works. :D

@LessPop_MoreFizz You just have to type just that, no period or probably caps.

insert coin

LessPop_MoreFizz

insert coin

Yea, caps was my issue I guess

Brant

9:42 PM

insert coin

Raven Dreamer

... joins the bandwagon

CruelCow

insert coin

Raven Dreamer

insert coin

Brant

pew pew pew!

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Raven Dreamer

insert coin

CruelCow

9:44 PM

dammit

insert coin

Raven Dreamer

okay. that's interesting.

totally screwed up chat for me too

Brant

Me too, just hit reload.

LessPop_MoreFizz

Yeah, same, had to refresh after ending the game

Raven Dreamer

but its okay, because its healed by the magic of F5

mordi2k

insert coin

Grace Note

9:49 PM

@RavenDreamer ...didn't you already participate in the League of Legends Beta?

Raven Dreamer

@Gracenote - try to access this page and tell me what happens

pbe.leagueoflegends.com/en/signup/index

Brant

I get a signup form.

Grace Note

Same as Brant

Raven Dreamer

Can you actually sign up, though?

Grace Note

The only region available is "Public Beta Environment"

Raven Dreamer

9:50 PM

Well, yeah, because it's a signup for the Public Beta Enivronment.

Ronan Forman

Can you play Zelda's lullaby to heal the page?

Grace Note

@RavenDreamer It created an account

Rory Alsop

insert coin

Raven Dreamer

Hunh. So much for "Hand picked level 30 summoners."

Oh, well.

Grace Note

And it is suggesting I download the PBE client. Which I guess I will

Rory Alsop

9:53 PM

how strange

Grace Note

@RavenDreamer Hey, I'm almost 30! I turned 29 this morning.

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Raven Dreamer

@GraceNote Congrats.

Grace Note

And I will savagely mutilate anyone who dares to suggest that previous line has anything to do with my age.

CruelCow

I love starring stuff out of context...

5

LessPop_MoreFizz

@LessPopMoreFizz Steve the Great, the Life Giver; Tim the Terrible

Tweeted by mixdup on October 12, 2011 at 9:52 PM

Raven Dreamer

9:55 PM

You people.

Football burn!

Grace Note

Haha

So, @Raven, are you planning on trying out the Public Beta Environment, see what it is all about?

Raven Dreamer

It's not up, atm.

Grace Note

Ah

Ronan Forman

10:15 PM

Football? Vikings? You mean handegg?

Lazers

10:54 PM

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Q: How do World of Warcraft referals and the free month work?

I sent the referal link to my boss and he bought the game and applied his CD key. He now has a paid account linked to mine: Yet when I view my World of Warcraft account, it seems they didn't give me the free month. It appears I only have the free month that came with my Battlechest purchase. ...

11:06 PM

This is awesome.

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Q: SpaceChem: Why can't I advance to the next level?

I recently beat a level in SpaceChem (I feel like I need a cigarette after I beat one - and I don't smoke!) and I was met with the following unpleasantness: Why can't I select the next level? Did I forget to do something in the prior one? Is this a bug?

bug spacechem

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