The Bridge

KutuluMike

17:00

Dragonrage

@KutuluMike i would put starcraft with a steeper start tbh

SaintWacko

@Dragonrage For a second I thought you mean steeper than DF

@KutuluMike That's a fun game too

Haven't played it in a long time, though

Right now I'm playing Fallout 4 and From the Depths

Dragonrage

@SaintWacko well, ive never played DF so i cant judge that, i just think it has a much steeper learning curve than depicted

SaintWacko

@Dragonrage I've played a lot of DF, and I can verify that learning curve

KutuluMike

df doesn't have a learning curve, it has a learning cliff.

Dragonrage

17:05

@SaintWacko fair enough, i will still maintain that starcraft has a steeper learning curve in relation to halo and wow

user4704

I haven't played DF in a while. I like to let it sit for years before picking it back up again, because I never get more than a few months into a fort anyway

KutuluMike

the latest version had some big changes.

user4704

Was that the one that introduced singing and sotrytelling or whatever?

user4704

Or has there been another?

KutuluMike

like, one tree gives you tons of wood. your dorfs can actually climb trees.

SaintWacko

17:06

@Dragonrage Yeah, I'd agree with that

KutuluMike

@JoshPetrie I think adventure mode has singing now. I'm behind on adventure mode changes.

Dragonrage

someone tell me how to make this a better answer pls. i dont feel like thinking rn

user4704

overwatch is on my ignored tags list

Unionhawk

TIL @JoshPetrie hates fun

Or shooters, or blizzard

who knows

Dragonrage

@Unionhawk -1 for lack of data acceptance

KutuluMike

17:09

I am also ignoring Overwatch. Not because I hate fun, but because it's multiplayer and I hate other people.

user4704

All of the games that are popular on Arqade end up being games I never play :P

KutuluMike

if they could make a multiplayer game that didn't require me to interact with multiple players I'd be all over it

2

user4704

Those are called "MMOs."

Wipqozn

@KutuluMike Other people are the worst

user4704

I have played all of ESO as if it were Skyrim lite.

Dragonrage

17:11

@Wipqozn i think you got it wrong, clearly you are the worst.

user4704

Except occasionally playing with my brother.

KutuluMike

@JoshPetrie I've done that.

I played Warcraft until I could no longer solo missions, then I cancelled.

I played ESO until I could no longer solo missions, then I cancelled

Dragonrage

The only reason I play multiplayer games is to troll other people.

That is why i play mei

KutuluMike

I played EVE Online for 30 seconds then said "f this" and cancelled

Wipqozn

@Dragonrage You monster

Dragonrage

17:13

Another acceptable reason to play multiplayer games is so I can answer questions on arqade.

Unionhawk

@Dragonrage You should play McCree

Monster

Jerk

Lazers 2.0

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Q: How can I run CD-i games which require “Digital Video Cartridge” in an emulator?

Is there any CD-i emulator that works with games which require the "Digital Video Cartridge" add-on? (such as Lost Eden). Or how can I configure one of the CD-i emulators to work with them?

emulation

Dragonrage

@Unionhawk mccree is kind of fun too. you can stun people and kill them and make them rage

Unionhawk

You are why I hate the internet

Dragonrage

So apparently you cannot run microsoft edge by double clicking on the exe file. The reason given for this is because it is a modern app.

KutuluMike

17:16

clicking mice is so 1990s

committing sudoku

@fredley you may think I'm some sort of troll who only attempts to post dank memes to chat, but I'll let you know I try my damn hardest to provide questions and answers that generate good discussion and traffic

I'm sick of the sentiment of "well if he's a troll in chat he must be a troll posting questions and answers

SaintWacko

@committingsudoku To be fair, you have a pretty bad history here

fredley

@committingsudoku I'm sorry for not keeping chat you and site you in separate boxes in my head.

committing sudoku

On chat? Definitely, it's hard to shake that off

Wipqozn

@committingsudoku For what it's worth, I think you produce a lot of high quality content for the site.

SaintWacko

17:18

And chat is a part of the site

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn I agree

SaintWacko

Your behaviour in chat reflects on your account as a whole

committing sudoku

I'm definitely sorry for a lot of the shit I did a few years back

SaintWacko

I will agree, though, that your recent behaviour has improved

committing sudoku

But a few users Gere have pegged me as the "bad once, bad your life" sort of deal

Dragonrage

17:20

The stackoverflow app keeps trolling me :(

SaintWacko

Also, all questions should be judged by the quality of the question, not the user

3

two bugs

I wasn't around a few years back, but I think you making aggressive statements against me just because of one or two comments is very silly.

Wipqozn

@committingsudoku It's hard for folks to shake of their perceptions of people. It's something that takes time, and some folks will never shake it off.

Unionhawk

Yeah, also to be fair, you were pretty much ready to fight @twobugs earlier so

committing sudoku

It's when the c mments sound so ridiculous

two bugs

17:21

Leaving one comment is well within my rights

I did not personally attack you in any way.

I have since deleted that comment and retracted my downvote.

committing sudoku

Discouraging self answers is the worst anyone can do

Unionhawk

I disagree, there are worse things

two bugs

I did not discourage self answers, I merely remarked on your wording

Unionhawk

I could stab @Wipqozn, that'd be worse

SaintWacko

@committingsudoku I wouldn't say it's the worst..

committing sudoku

17:22

I firmly believe every self answer I've done will help someone else with the same issue

Unionhawk

But I'd never do that because @Wipqozn is a rad dude

3

Dragonrage

@Unionhawk yea, then we wouldnt have a turtle

that would be terrible.

SaintWacko

But yeah, that goes back to the fact that no question or answer should be judged based on the asker or answerer

two bugs

Absolutely

Unionhawk

@Dragonrage And then the Society of Rad Fellows would basically just be me

SaintWacko

17:23

So it shouldn't matter in the slightest that those two are the same person

committing sudoku

Consider a new user who may have asked the question

Dragonrage

Also, we wouldnt have him anymore to be the worst, and someone else would have to take up that mantle

committing sudoku

How would they word it

SaintWacko

If the quality of the question or answer is bad, then they should be downvoted

two bugs

But if the question is "I don't understand this, help!" and it's immediately self-answered? I'm allowed to comment on that.

SaintWacko

17:24

But it shouldn't have anything to do with the user

Dragonrage

@Unionhawk i was granted acceptance to the society by @Wipqozn, so I would also be in it

Unionhawk

Acceptable

I think @twobugs is also a member but I'm not sure

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk Can I quote your in a campaign poster?

committing sudoku

Well, you're not creating a comprehensive self answer and question without thinking about how people will ask it wen they are new

SaintWacko

@twobugs I disagree. I don't think it should matter

Dragonrage

17:25

@Unionhawk just think, with the 4 of us we could be the 3 musketeers

committing sudoku

How do we generate site traffic?

Well, you're not creating a comprehensive self answer and question without thinking about how people will ask it wen they are new

murgatroid99

@committingsudoku I just want to say that I think your question would have been better-received if, when people commented that the question seemed similar to an existing one, you had clarified to explain the difference, instead of complaining about "misinformation"

two bugs

@SaintWacko You disagree that I'm allowed to comment?

SaintWacko

@twobugs Well you're always allowed to comment, I just disagree that it matters

@twobugs NO, NO MORE @twobugs COMMENTS

two bugs

That's fine, I didn't VTC the question. I initially just downvoted it.

Downvoting is subjective.

committing sudoku

17:26

Commenting is fine but inflammatory comments arent

Unionhawk

@SaintWacko HAS MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER: DATA ACCEPTED

committing sudoku

This is ridiculous, outrageous, idiotic, etc

two bugs

@committingsudoku If you think what I said is inflammatory you have very thin skin.

Dragonrage

@Wipqozn that reminds me, I should ask @Sterno if i can use one of his quotes on my campaign poster

Wipqozn

@twobugs He likely didn't understand it when he first had the problem. Like I said before, how someone words a self answered question isn't a big deal. Stop getting so hang up on that. Writing a question and self answer at the same time feels weird.

two bugs

17:27

@Wipqozn I'm not hung up on it. I deleted my comment and removed the downvote. I am over it. I'm being told I was inflammatory or whatever, and that's ridiculous.

Dragonrage

Guys, chill out, having a downvote or negative comment isnt the end of the world.

Wipqozn

@twobugs It is, but there's a legit reason to downvote and a not legit reason. Downvoting someting because you think the wording was weird, but still perfectly understandable, is a bad reason to downvote IMO.

Dragonrage

accept that @TimPost lost his keys again and move on with your life.

two bugs

@Wipqozn I didn't say that was the only reason

committing sudoku

Well dragon it wasn't exactly a few downbotes

two bugs

17:28

I just left that as a comemnt

committing sudoku

I hate thus wphonr keyboard

user4704

Downboat ahoy.

two bugs

And forgive me if I don't lose any sleep over the #1 user in rep gains getting a downvote here or there.

Dragonrage

@committingsudoku Did you find @GnomeSlice's gnomephone by any chance?

Wipqozn

@twobugs My main concern is useful information being buried.

SaintWacko

17:29

@JoshPetrie Mod off the port bow!

Batten down the hatches!

two bugs

@Wipqozn I did nothing of the sort, and yet @committingsudoku was girding for war

SaintWacko

Tighten the forestay!

committing sudoku

Gnope

two bugs

So I recommend you step back

SaintWacko

user4704

17:31

I'm trying to come up with a white whale joke but failing.

committing sudoku

Keep your comments civil

Unionhawk

@committingsudoku You too please :)

SaintWacko

Oh, Bridge, you never fail to make my work day interesting

committing sudoku

"man you have thin skin seriously" is the kind of inflammatory cpmment

Are we now requiring users to have thick skin?

Wipqozn

@SaintWacko That reminds me, I might watch pulp fiction weekend. I've never seen it, but now it's on Netflix.

Unionhawk

17:32

Are you seriously going to continue to try to fight @twobugs?

user15026

All yall need to chill, I think

5

two bugs

This is beyond silly and I am disengaging.

user15026

I am tired of discussing this same thing over and over

Sterno

@Dragonrage Whatever it is, sure

Dragonrage

@committingsudoku I agree getting downvotes is annoying, and especially when it feels targeted. I dont think your question was bad, but I dont think arguing with the people you feel are doing it is going to help. Yes, people should not look at the person who is posting the question/answer when voting, and only look at the content, but at the end of the day, none of us can control what others are doing

committing sudoku

17:33

Although I am sure the hotline-miami-2 question askers have that covered

Unionhawk

All you ever do in chat now is complain about downvotes, so you have to forgive many of us for not taking you seriously when you do it anymore

Dragonrage

@AshleyNunn you missed an apostrophe

user15026

@Dragonrage blame my phone it decided I didn't need it

committing sudoku

@AshleyNunn okay can we talk about flapjacks

Dragonrage

@Sterno awesome, thanks.

committing sudoku

17:34

We can just shift gears now

Wipqozn

@committingsudoku I'm not even sure what that is. Is it some kind fo pancacke?

SaintWacko

HOW ABOUT THAT SCOREBALL TEAM

Wipqozn

inb4 mockery for not knowing what a flapjack is

Lazers 2.0

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Q: Car stuck in GTA 5 first mission

So guys there you go, just started playing GTA V and my car gets stuck in the garage. Its around the 27:00 - 27:03 part in this video, and my car gets stuck. I can move my camera around, but cant exit the car and it doesn't change the scene. Using PS3 (super slim). Any ideas?

grand-theft-auto-5

committing sudoku

It is a pancake :)

Dragonrage

17:34

@Wipqozn it is another name for pancake.

user15026

I had pancakes for breakfast! Peanut butter ones with strawberry jam

Wipqozn

oh man. Okay I'm officially super clver.

SaintWacko

@AshleyNunn holy shit that sounds good

@Wipqozn You accidentally an e

Wipqozn

I think I'm making pancakes for supper now. Thanks Bridge.

Dragonrage

ok, so this new question i read as Lucio is gone, just gone. and it was tagged skyrim

committing sudoku

17:35

No, flapjacks, especially with gravy and turkey

Dragonrage

it confused me for a second until i realized i read it wrong

Unionhawk

Hmm...

I can't even process how that would work

Dragonrage

Waffles are just fluffy pancakes with built in syrup reservoirs

Unionhawk

Waffles >>>>>> pancakes, discuss

user15026

@SaintWacko it was. I just made the pancake recipe from the back of the bisquick mix box and added a 1/4 cup peanut butter and then slathered them with jam and it was great

Dragonrage

17:39

@Unionhawk depends on my mood

pancakes are also easier to make, because I dont know where my mom keeps the waffle iron

Unionhawk

OK Google, remind me to get a waffle iron for the house before the fall

murgatroid99

@Unionhawk counterpoint: pancakes == waffles, topologically

Unionhawk

Actually never mind, I'd never have time for that

two bugs

I have a lot of pancake mix I never get around to making. Mainly because pancakes are not really that healthy

Dragonrage

so i went to go accept an answer on one of my questions, and it apparently was deleted

@twobugs same for me atm. im currently on a pretty strict diet

Lazers 2.0

17:45

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Q: Lucia is gone. Just gone.

Skyrim problem here. I've finally found a house mod that will support a family (as in allow them to move there). I'm excited to install it, but it says that a new save game is highly recommended unless you haven't adopted any kids yet. I recently adopted Lucia. I have two saves in my game, a qu...

skyrim

Wipqozn

I HUNGER FOR JUSTICE

Also for food

two bugs

I think I'm just going to stay out of the election. I'm really stressed out right now and that is the last thing I need.

Dragonrage

@Wipqozn JUSTICE RAINS DOWN FROM ABUUUUUUUGH

KutuluMike

the arqade election or the US election?

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn JUSTICE WILL BE DONE

two bugs

17:49

@KutuluMike Either, really

Unionhawk

I think it's too late to run for president anyway

KutuluMike

I say we elect @Wipqozn for president and make Donald Trump a moderator.

Unionhawk

And then ask to have him removed as a mod since that's probably easier to do than to remove him as president?

Dragonrage

O.o a wild @RobertCartaino appeared

KutuluMike

@Unionhawk not if you're running independent, I think there's still time. Most states give you until just after the major party conventions

Unionhawk

17:52

Nobody runs independent with the expectation of winning

Sterno

@Dragonrage As long as it's in context. :)

Lazers 2.0

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Q: How does Slither.io resolve head-on collisions?

In Slither.io, whenever I run into another snake head on, I seem to lose the exchange and die while my opponent lives on. I'm sure this is just a bit of confirmation bias, but when two snakes run into each other head on, how does the game determine which one survives and which one becomes snake f...

slither.io

John

Election predictions: @Wipqozn and @Robotnik

Unionhawk

Ooo, I'm only 20 score from minecraft-commands

Wipqozn

@KutuluMike I'd be fine with this. I think.

John

18:00

Not that I'm not absolutely terrified at the prospect of @Wipqozn becoming a mod.

Wipqozn

@John I wouldn't be so sure

I think it's going to be a very close race between me, @Unionhawk and @Robotnik (sorry @Dragonrage)

ait, were you refering to the US Election?

In which case I'd be totally fun with running the US as Co-President with @Robotnik

@John I promise to only ban you all of the time

Unionhawk

@Ronan can be like, director of the CIA

John

@Wipqozn 2016, you heard it here first

Sterno

Am I crazy or did Juan have a nomination a day or two ago?

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk @Ronan will be the British James Bond.

Wait....

two bugs

18:01

Today is just an awful day

Sterno

Or was that just in chat?

John

@Sterno You're crazy.

Wipqozn

@Sterno He did. He took it down because he hates you.

two bugs

@Sterno He did

Sterno

That makes sense.

Wipqozn

18:02

Well those stars happened

two bugs

Starring everything: still not as funny as you think it is

3

Kevin van der Velden

We're starring everything? Okay, I can do that!

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn if elected president, and assuming the Senate continues their circus act, who will you appoint as a new SCOTUS justice?

Sterno

Don't feed the trolls

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk Myself.

I'll appoint myself as leader of everything.

I'll also dress up as a Giant Blue Diamond irl

If elected I promise to upload a poorly drawn picture of myself wearing a giant blue diamond costume

Ronan

18:04

@Wipqozn How do you dress as an irl?

Wipqozn

@Ronan what

Dragonrage

@Wipqozn i know which 2 of those three I would vote for

Wipqozn

Your question makes no sense. Silly @Ronan, tricks are for kids.

Ronan

@Wipqozn Well specifically a giant blue diamond one.

Unionhawk

a blue colored, diamond shaped, irl

is how that joke parses

BUT NOW YOU RUINED IT BY FAILING TO UNDERSTAND

Wipqozn

18:06

oh, fuck

I should probably delete my account in shame (but not withdraw my nomination)

John

@Wipqozn I support this

Wipqozn

hm now I'm curious

Kevin van der Velden

I'll vote for you if you promise to delete your account if elected mod.

Lazers 2.0

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Q: Overwatch Level Cap technically?

What is the level cap in overwatch? I know there is none, but what is it technically? According to Wikipedia the highest Integer a computer can process is: 128 bits: maximum representable value 2128 − 1 = 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,455 From a technical perspective this is ...

overwatch

Wipqozn

@GraceNote if I deleted my account, would my nomination stay up, and could people vote for me?

Unionhawk

18:07

I'd assume not, but then again, I assumed that mods couldn't nominate, so

Grace Note

...I... don't think so?

Dragonrage

@Unionhawk in that case, I'll assume you are wrong

Grace Note

A number of stuff breaks involving elections and deletions.

Dragonrage

you should science it @Wipqozn

Grace Note

I don't remember the exacts, only that we've had to deal with it a couple times when handling deletion requests from users who had run in old elections.

Wipqozn

18:09

Okay I don't see ArdaXi anyway, and he ran at some point(s)

@Dragonrage The most noble sacrifice

Frank

Company offers me position, at almost 20% lower than stated salary.

Ronan

@Unionhawk Thanks!

Dragonrage

@Wipqozn if you do it, you will secure my vote :)

Frank

Email that's not acceptable and want to negotiate.

Wipqozn

I can't delete my account without a SE doing it for me anyways. And, personally, if I submitted a deletion request during an election for the sake of Science! I'd fully hope they'd tell me "We hate you. No. Go away."

Grace Note

18:10

@Frank Eugh

Frank

Have yet to hear back.

two bugs

@Frank Offer company a link to this website

Dragonrage

@Wipqozn They would probably say that you are the worst.

user4704

@Frank Did you say "want to negotiate" or did you say "want salary X"?

Wipqozn

@Dragonrage In that situation I'd agree that I was

@Frank Shitty

Lazers 2.0

18:17

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Q: What are the chances getting enchants using level 39 in an Enchant table?

As I heard, you can find items enchanted from level 20 to 39 in the End city. I don't mean "sharpness 39" but level 39 in an extended enchantment table. What are the chances I get certain enchants for the tools while enchanting to level 39? Particularly the enchants I can get on a diamond swo...

minecraft

Dragonrage

TFW people stop talking in the bridge, so you are no longer distracted and actually have to do work

Private Pansy

18:34

@Dragonrage Work? Wazzat?

Dragonrage

@PrivatePansy this thing i pretend to do to get money

just type on this all day, and everyone will think you are uberproductive

Frank

@JoshPetrie Want to negotiate.

And I finally heard back; guy is sick today, but will discuss with company owner on Monday.

user4704

ah, that's good

Frank

So, not dead yet, and good chance of at least getting what I want.

Private Pansy

@JoshPetrie "Gimme money, yo homies"

I love this tumblr meme

committing sudoku

18:55

How do I vote to not close

When it doesn't show up in the queue

-3

Q: What's the lore for Overwatch characters infinitely respawning?

I know most of the lore for the game so far, but why is it reasonable for the characters to fight if they always just respawn a few seconds later and rejoin the fight?

overwatch

I checked my review queue and it does not show up under reopen votes

ardaozkal

bookmark it, check later to see if it is closed and vote to reopen

@committingsudoku don't do anything

Dragonrage

@committingsudoku wait for it to get closed, then vote to reopen

murgatroid99

@committingsudoku I'm pretty sure that's only a thing in the queue

committing sudoku

@Dragonrage oh, I'm pretty sure there was a way to cast "leave open" votes

murgatroid99

@committingsudoku It won't be in the reopen queue until it's closed

committing sudoku

18:56

or maybe I had it mixed up

murgatroid99

But it might be in the "close votes" queue

Unionhawk

review is completed, 3 voting to leave open, 1 voting to close

gaming.stackexchange.com/review/close/186804

committing sudoku

Ah, I see, thanks

Because right now the VTC count shows as 3

Unionhawk

Presumably 1 is what knocked it in, and 2 is someone else

and 3 is review

or whatever

murgatroid99

"Vote not to close" just votes to remove the question from the close vote queue

Newly Opened Proposals for Entertainment

18:57

1

Game ideas

Proposed Q&A site for people with game ideas they want to propose to game developers.

Currently in definition.

Unionhawk

Yes

murgatroid99

You can't vote to negate someone else's close vote or something

ardaozkal

@NewlyOpenedProposalsforEntertainment NO

user4704

@NewlyOpenedProposalsforEntertainment lol

ardaozkal

Spammy23

3 1

not the best username, not really

Dragonrage

18:58

@NewlyOpenedProposalsforEntertainment for game developers who arent creative enough to have their own ideas

Lazers 2.0

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Q: What determines if I get into a skirmish?

Sometimes when I'm in the overwatch queue I get placed in a Skirmish match while I'm waiting. But sometimes I dont, even if I'm on the queue for a while. What determines if I get into a skirmish match? Are there some options I can set?

overwatch

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