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13:00
Only one chaos emerald though.
@RonanForman Which Sonic?
The first?
Ah, never did manage to finish that one, since you had to do it all in one sitting.
Nice.
@GnomeSlice Oh I have heard that one.
@GnomeSlice Save states.
@RonanForman Eh, I play it on SEGA Genesis.
You kids and your damn emulators.
13:01
@GnomeSlice Mine no longer works.
(I'm only 20)
Well it doesn't work with any TVs I own.
@RonanForman My dad has got like eight, maybe we could send you one.
@GnomeSlice No point really.
I don't think he'd want to ship it overseas either.
13:03
What other megadrive games are there?
Megadrive? I dunno, I thought we were talking about the Genesis.
Same thing.
No it isn't?
Also, there are a ton of Genesis games.
Some really good ones too.
Genisis is the NA name for it. Megadrive is the European one.
@RonanForman Oh, that's neat.
13:04
@GnomeSlice I meant good ones.
This is one of the first that comes to mind, I'd have to go back through our collection to find more.
It's brutally hard though, and again, you have to play it all in one sitting (without save states that is) so I've never finished it.
Sonic 3D blast is pretty awesome. As well as all of the other Genesis Sonic games.
3D blast good? Compared to Sonic 2006?
Asterix and the Great Rescue was released by Sega for Mega Drive (Genesis in North America) in 1993 and for Game Gear and Master System in 1994. Story This game is based on the long-running, French comic book series Asterix the Gaul. The characters Asterix and Obelix must rescue Getafix (Panoramix) and Dogmatix (Idéfix) from the Romans, who are in the process of taking over Gaul. Gameplay It is a side-scrolling platform game, with various levels typical of the genre, including underwater. The startup screen offers a choice of difficulty level, as well as the ability to turn off ...
@Pubby Yeah, actually, 3D blast was great.
That asterix game was surprisingly good too.
But very, very difficult.
'Sonic and Knuckles' was cool too, because the cartridge opened up on top allowed you to attach another cartridge, and it gave you the ability to play as Knuckles in some of the other Sonic games.
@RonanForman Also, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fighting game is awesome.
Actually, there were a lot of great commercial games on the Genesis.
The Lion King was sweet. The Little Mermaid was bad ass (especially playing as Triton). The Flinstones was pretty fun.
I always liked Shining Force and Kid Chameleon
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Q: How do I get this vine thing off me?

Ronan FormanI'm attached to this vine and the if I try to run away it just pulls me back. I've tried jumping but it just pulls me back faster. The yellow things seem to appear as I run.

13:20
@RonanForman I think Knuckles may be able to glide out of it.
@RonanForman [sonic--and-knucles]?
It wont let me change it!
Let's tag it ?
Is that a different game?
Yeah, that's different
File a bug report on meta then, I guess.
@Pubby What's the difference?
13:23
@StrixVaria Sonic 3 and knuckles is the Sonic 3 levels with Knuckles. Just Sonic and Knuckles has different levels
Oh that makes sense. I had Sonic and Knuckles back in the day but not Sonic 3.
I assume you put Sonic 3 into the top of the other cartridge?
Yeah
Wow!
The drama!
@RonanForman fixed.
@Mana hmm?
@agent86 Looking over at the stars.
13:38
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Q: Metal Gear Solid 3 HD: Didn't get Fire camo?

Django ReinhardtI'm just playing through the awesome new HD collection on the 360. I've currently not killed anyone, including bosses, and I just (finally) beat The Fury... except even though I Stamina killed him, I don't seem to have the Fire camo in my inventory :( Anyone know why? Where am I supposed to get ...

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Q: How do I get this vine thing off me?

Ronan FormanI'm attached to this vine and the if I try to run away it just pulls me back. I've tried jumping but it just pulls me back faster. The yellow things seem to appear as I run.

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Q: Last save point in Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (SNES)

HSOI was wondering where the last save point in Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (SNES) was, what the latest point is you can can go back there to save your progress, and whether you can return to the overworld again (In games like Golden Sun you're stuck in the final town if you save just before th...

@Mana There actually was no drama
there was however much nitpicking
It was awesome.
Then @Arda came in and we abruptly changed topic, so that made it better.
<3
Arda...managed to change a topic from nitpicking? That seems backwards.
Hey, it's Friday the 13th. Whaddayaknow.
@Mana Film advertisers know this.
@RonanForman oh, is this when the latest batch of horror movies comes out?
13:43
@RonanForman neat.
@PeterGrace I think it's a yes to the server you proposed.
@Mana What don't you do for banter. See a guy that loves arguing about what you're arguing? Immediately stop doing that. :P
see again the starred list
@Mana aka Good luck day.
@Mana Yeah, it was really odd. I've been looking around for flying pigs all day.
@RonanForman I was wanting to give some time for Marco's alternative idea to gain some traction
Though truth be told I think the AWS route is a bad idea
13:47
@PeterGrace I have no idea what AWS is.
amazon web services
Yo @Peter!
How's it going?
@Mana howdy
same way it came, you?
@PeterGrace Would the advantage be cost?
Much the same.
13:49
@RonanForman The AWS route would enable people to spin up a lot of instances for indeterminate periods of time, costing big bucks.
We're not exactly going to be using thousands of processes at a time, so having lots of instances doesn't seem like an advantage.
Right, I think Marco's thought was that if two GameOn events happened to occur at the same time, then we wouldn't have a collision of resources
but going that route, people would have to be EXTREMELY careful not to leave instances on, lest it cost lots of money.
With the number of people who play, having two at once seems stupid.
@John @NickT I do use Geany
@MarcoCeppi good morning! Well, for me it's morning. For you, I assume afternoon?
13:52
@PeterGrace I'm EDT, so it's morning!
Oh, I thought you were part of the european contingent, my apologies
lets try this again
Good morning @PeterGrace
My word. @MarcoCeppi is out of a control. He's a loose cannon!
ALso, time to hea doff for me exam! toodles chaps.
tortoise shades
13:54
haha, it's the morning here. I haven't quite adjusted my sarcasm for the internet
@Mana ah, gotcha. still with the cold, not really bringing my A game today
lots of people sick lately
Stack Exchange got hit with the stomach bug this week, lots of people out.
I'm feeling it here in DC too, half the office is out
Not cool, man.
It's the start of a zombie plague
13:57
@Sterno well, if I start craving braaaaains I'll be sure to eat yours first.
You humans and your germs...
that way you can sit out the apocolypse
@agent86 Bad idea. My house is well-armed in case of a zombie attack
@OrigamiRobot don't make me upload a virus into your central processing nerve core unit
I even taught my wife to shoot by using paper zombie targets.
13:58
Oh, you're one of THOSE guys when I go to the range.
:P
@Sterno psh, I'm a ninja, so I'll be a ninja zombie.
@OrigamiRobot says the actually-human speenless germ-fearer
@agent86 You don't even have access!
you won't know I'm out for your brains until it's too late
13:59
Zombie targets make pistols 127% more fun!
All right, I'll admit, that target is fun to look at.
This question bothers me, but I'm not quite sure what to do about it.
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Q: How can I tell which weapon is rare in Mass Effect 3?

James JiaoIn Mass Effect 3 multiplayer store, you get to purchase various packs at different prices. For instance, the Spectre Pack gives you at least one Rare item out of the 5 random items that you receive. My question is, how can I tell which weapon is rare, which is uncommon and which is common? Esse...

@IanPugsley germ-fearer
@OrigamiRobot I got your root password from spugsley in exchange for a diablo 3 beta key
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@agent86 She doesn't even know what a root is!
14:00
@OrigamiRobot she was willing to learn :)
That sounds... nevermind.
@PeterGrace I doubt it. I rarely shoot unless I'm back home where I grew up. Never actually been to a range.
Ah. I haven't been lately, either. In fact, I'm selling my AR-15.
@agent86 I can barely get @spugsley to turn on the XBox herself
one of the sales guys at SE has expressed interest.
14:01
@PeterGrace That sounds like a bad idea, think of the sales he'll make.
@IanPugsley when you combine "beta key" and "betraying a friend" it's just too much temptation to pass up, though.
@RavenDreamer I'm ignoring this, but I've got my eye on your, Mr. Dreamer...
@PeterGrace I'm going on Sunday to finally shoot my Mosin
@agent86 you probably wouldn't have even needed the first one
@agent86 :|
14:03
@OrigamiRobot lots of people are fans of the Nagant, but I'm not really sure why. What's the allure for you?
@PeterGrace It was cheap and the ammo is cheap :P
Ah. What caliber does it shoot?
7.62x54R
wikipedia says the polish ones are 7.92x57
@Mana - were you able to run my crappy platformer?
14:05
@RavenDreamer ?? You released a new one?
@OrigamiRobot and that's cheap? .308 is like a dollar a round these days.
Also, I'm on 'nux atm so probably not.
@Mana Well, not so much, "released" as, "continued to work on, and now have a 10 second game to show for it!".
@PeterGrace $0.20 per round
I discussed application of SCIENCE to this question with my wife and I was pretty proud of my method. She however, was unimpressed.
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Q: How much experience do you get for feeding dragons?

EBongoI've found many references to getting experience for feeding dragons, and I recall the in game tutorial mentioning it. I've searched all over, and I can't find the exact formula for treats to experience. What is the ratio or formula for treats to experience?

14:06
@OrigamiRobot wow, that's almost cheaper than I can reload .223
@Mana behold: My bit.trip beat clone-in-progress : dl.dropbox.com/u/41391071/Raven.7z
(just remember you need to hit spacebar to start it)
@PeterGrace I wanna get a .357 Lever Action next
@RavenDreamer but...I'm on Linux. How can I play it?
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Q: how to play a knight past 20

spaghetticowboyIve been playing a knight lately and its tough. They're soooo slow and cant get out of a jam very easily, without just escaping to nexus. Is there a general strategy to playing one effectively past lvl 20? Or is there any good resources for playing styles for the different classes?

@OrigamiRobot ;) Let me show ya what I got.
puma m-92 in .45 long colt with octagonal barrel
it's my baby.
wow, the MSRP on these guys has shot through the roof
14:09
Awesome! .357 version plox!
PCH-51243 .357MAG CH/BL 24" 1-18.75" 13" 37.5" 6.5 lbs $1,020.00
I gotta say, the m-92 is the most accurate rifle i've shot without a scope.
@PeterGrace I will take the Rossi R92....
The LSI's are the same as the rossis, just built in chile instead of italy I think.
the parts are interchangeable, from what I've heard.
Cheaper too :P
Well, guns are expensive no matter which way you go
I'm just glad I built my AR-15 when I did
I'm going to make a ridiculous profit on it's sale.
good luck getting the BATF stamp for THAT.
A buddy of mine saw one in a shop recently for $350
@RonanForman fyi, I just sent an e-mail to voxel asking them to provision a server for us. We should be able to have something running by end of day.
It was gone by the time he went to get it the next day.
@OrigamiRobot a rare piece like that for a price like that, you can't walk out of the store without it or you've lost it.
14:15
@PeterGrace That's fast.
morning all
@origamirobot that's how I got that M-92. The range I went to shoot at, they were unpacking boxes and boxes of them. I asked what the deal was and they said they got the surplus from a gun shop that was closing for business. I asked 'em how much they wanted for the octogonal barrel .45LC and they said $425. I immediately put that sucker on layaway before even asking the wife :)
@PeterGrace I think he got his purchase permit the next day.
@PeterGrace Whaaaaaaa
I know!
for $425 it was a sure thing.
I got my Mosin for $145 :P
14:18
noooice
That was practically overpaying
14:30
@RonanForman upside: looks like we can afford 4gb of ram in the budget, so, the box should be nice and snappy.
@MarcoCeppi you run stackgaming, right?
@PeterGrace correct
@MarcoCeppi we should come up with a name for this server and give it an A record
@PeterGrace definitely, just let me know what you guys come up with
I've got something coming out next month where people from the G.SE will be able to add DNS records from a website (as well as a bunch of other cool stuff)
I'm provisioning the hostname as game-on.vsix.me (since my account at the colo is under vsix.me) but I'm figuring game-on.stackgaming.com might be just the ticket. @RonanForman, @James, thoughts?
ah, the joy of cloud computing. server starting.
Speaking of which, can you enable the query ability on the minecraft server?
14:33
certainly
that's a server.properties setting or a third party mod?
@RavenDreamer You get my message?
@PeterGrace I like that suggestion, I vote yes.
@PeterGrace server.properties
rcon would be great too, so I could gather things like who was on the server, but I'll bug you about that in a few weeks when this side project is done
@MarcoCeppi Seeing as we'll be running events from game-on.* (or gameon.*) should we put @Thomas' server on mine.*
@RonanForman we certainly could
@RonanForman do people actively use that at all anymore?
14:39
That domain is for you guys to use as you see fit
@IanPugsley I'm playing on it.
@MarcoCeppi my thought is that you guys will elect some trusted community members to have access to the individual accounts that run separate games
so, shell access with limited sudo if necessary
makes sense
ok, what game shall we fire up first? :)
@PeterGrace What's easiest?
14:45
I can have a basic minecraft server up pretty quickly without a lot of plugins, or we could do a source engine server, or both
2 cores / 4gb now, so should be able to support both at once.
shall we just start with a free-play minecraft server and then you guys can work out what else you want
Might as well try it.
oh god oh god what the hell is a gold golem doing in the gnome town
We should do an MC stress test. To reddit!
stop hugging that golem, silly kitten!
Which game is this now?
14:50
nethack
and suddenly a jaguar.
gg
Post your tombstone!
@PeterGrace I thought you were supposed to be doing this in your spare time...
I wont tell if you wont
for the freeplay server: essentials, worldguard, worldedit to start?
We're futzing with Towny on blocktown, but i'm not quite ready to sing its praises
15:01
So far every time I've made it to the Lair in Crawl, I've been killed by a hydra.
This time I killed a hydra, though, before being murdered by a different hydra.
So it's still positive progress!
@PeterGrace The freeplay server is already up, I don't think we need 2.
@RonanForman Oh, ok! I thought this box was going to run a freeplay instance.
@PeterGrace Maybe we should have a creative server up to build any arenas we make and such though...
I think the next step is to setup a mailing list for the people who will be involved in the administration
Why do we need a mailing list?
What are we sending them?
15:04
I guess it can all happen on meta
@PeterGrace I can set one up fairly easily if we need one.
Just that I'm not intending to be a major decisionmaker for this. I'll help keep the server running but I don't want it to turn into "pete coopted the project and it's his thing" -- I want to make sure you guys get what you want out of it.
Before I foget, @PeterGrace send stackgaming an email.
@PeterGrace WG and WE definitely.
what's the e-mail address?
15:06
@gmail.com
OK, just to announce that the server's up and ready for people to decide what to do with it next?
@PeterGrace Pour Lava everywhere?
@PeterGrace I was going to add your email to the accounts doc.
(it's more-or-less public record)
15:12
@PeterGrace Gmail automatically turned that @stackoverflow.com
that's fine
I think it's odd.
we use google apps for e-mail
stackoverflow.com was the primary domain it was signed up on
We need a logo.
@MarcoCeppi Good, but we're not allowed to use that.
@GnomeSlice I know, just trolling
Actually... since SE is sponsoring the server, maybe we ARE allowed to use that.
@RonanForman Meh...
Since it's in the vein of "Game On!" maybe it should resemble a "1 UP!" type item
or even just 8-bit text that says 1UP, GAME ON!
Why '1 UP'?
15:20
We already discussed about trademark usage when James named his module com.stackexchange.<x> -- our legal department doesn't want that to happen.
@PeterGrace Rah...
I don't really like the 'blue heart' logo.
@GnomeSlice with 1UP you get to keep on gaming (Game on!)
I think that there's some weird thing in legalese where if you don't actively persue people who use your trademark you sort of forfeit the right to later go after them
Oh rats...
so it's better to just never do it in the first place
15:21
I probably need to take this down too then, don't I... youtube.com/watch?v=30Qd-ge_6vc
Gah.
Hmm
@GnomeSlce I dunno.
Legal stuff is always weird
That's pretty awesome, by the way. You made that?
@PeterGrace We're not actually using it for anything, Ronan edited it to be blue.
15:21
I like it.
@PeterGrace Yeah, but I followed a tutorial.
What was it made in?
@GnomeSlice No, we talked about this and not having to take down about 15 videos.
@PeterGrace Adobe After Effects.
nifty.
15:22
The above one I didn't follow a tutorial for, but I did use a particle plugin.
@RonanForman We... did?
However, other than those two things, I haven't really done much for the community.
@GnomeSlice if you are concerned, I can forward both over to our legal guys and ask them if they're a trademark violation. I'd say in both cases it's probably not, but I am not a lawyer so take that as a grain of salt
@PeterGrace Well, the Minecraft one I'm not really worried about, but the other one has the logo.
@RonanForman Refresh my memory, if you would.
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A: How much are each of the different souls worth?

dudego to the wiki of demon souls and check the consumables page each soul having a specific amount of souls gained on their extremely short article stating the in-game desciption of the item and amount of souls gained when consumed

I think we've gone through this already, but I still don't understand why people would post new answers which are objectively worse than existing ones in every way
Seems like an incredible waste of time
@gnomeslice yeah, the minecraft one would be very tough to claim trademark violation on, being so pixelated.
@PeterGrace There's no reference to SE at all in it. Ah... except on the player skins...
15:27
@GnomeSlice IANAL, but it I think it falls under the fair usage for artistic use
@MarcoCeppi ...Pardon?
@MarcoCeppi I'm leaning on that side too. fair use.
The "SE Minecraft Skin"
@MarcoCeppi I'm not sure what the Acronym meant.
15:28
You've pixelated the log and created art from it
I am not a lawyer
Oh, hah.
also take in consideration my current MC skin
I really need to try reuploading this one.
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Q: Gaming.SE Minecraft skin

badpTo celebrate Fosco's moment of madness that lead to me really owning Minecraft, I've quickly made a Gaming/Minecraft skin for you to use. Download the skin. The skin is available also in .xcf version, should you want to tweak it (say, move the heart to the back, reduce the heart's o...

I have no idea why it came out that terribly on Youtube.
15:29
Mojang doesn't sue people unless you're doing something really messed up
They realize much of their success comes from youtube
@BenBrocka We're talking about SE.
Oh, do we not have brand guidelines in our ToS?
@badp Last link is dead.
> So if you were making a product, and you used a Stack Exchange name or logo in your product (or in its advertising) in such a way that would mislead someone into thinking that your product was owned by, operated by, endorsed by, or in any way part of Stack Exchange Inc., you would be violating the trademark and this would not be legal.
Well, now that SE is paying for the server... that counts as 'endorsing', yes?
15:31
@GnomeSlice norepro
@GnomeSlice replaced it anyway with an imgur link
@badp It just goes to an 'about:blank' page for me.
No loading, no nothing.
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Q: When should I prefer light to heavy armor?

StrixVariaThere is no technical distinction between light and heavy armor, but there is a statistical one. Lighter armor has a lower evasion penalty and has a lower AC boost. Heavy armor has a severe evasion penalty but in return gives you a large boost to AC. In reading guides for different types of char...

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Q: Can I play Demon's Souls over LAN?

ZenoIt appears Demon's Souls online will be turning off soon. I have 2 PS3s; after the servers go offline will I be able to play the game with a friend over LAN?

Yeah, that's better.
Grah, when people I know upload good stuff to Facebook, they never remove the stupid 'memebase' thingy or whichever site they got it from.
Just read the snapshot changelog
> Dispensers will deploy boats on water, and minecarts on rails.
:-O
@GnomeSlice Why would someone download and edit a picture just to share it?
@GnomeSlice But they made it. They should get credit...
@GnomeSlice No.
Someone I sort of know is working on this.
@Ullallulloo No, it was uploaded there.
@GnomeSlice wat.
@badp What wat?
15:36
@GnomeSlice And even if they were, it'd just be the event, not any recordings of it.
@GnomeSlice Most people simply do not care
what's R? R+? Lz? blue bars? red bars? the swarm thing?
what Is it I'm watching.
@badp I have no idea, it's just a prototype.
@GnomeSlice Fine, but it doesn't make sense.
First paragraph:
@badp There's a description on that page.
15:37
> The game consists of players building mines, factories and turrets in an attempt to destroy the other player's base. The goal is to recreate the feel of controlling a large fleet, akin to classic RTS games, but with the simplicity of a single button game.
What I thought I saw was some kind of puzzle game about chemistry, reactions, love and whatnot.
@badp que?
People just glaze over links I post, don't they, and then ask the first person who says something about them what they're talking about.
@badp Sounds like Age of War
Announcement: I need to get off my ass and do something productive this weekend, if you see me in here between 6pm and Monday Morning (BST) please tell me to dismount my ass
@YiJiang I think the AI is a lot more complex* than that.
15:39
@GnomeSlice uh? wtf? You posted a link to a youtube video and I watched it and replied to that specific message: "wat"
you then posted another link with an explanation
2 mins ago, by fredley
@badp que?
It's not really important.
@GnomeSlice that's probably because fredley also watched it and then read the description of what's supposedly going on and simply commented himself: "wat"
I think @GnomeSlice has finally lost it.
...in reply to the description, not to me.
@GnomeSlice OK
15:41
I DON'T CARE
Who pinged who...
Talk about the game, not me.
Why did you link to the comment rather than replying. I didn't get a ping
@GnomeSlice Games are off topic in this chat room
@GnomeSlice GnomeSlice...The Game
Coming soon to PC and iPhone
@GnomeSlice We were talking about the game, you put it on a personal ground
@TylerShads The Game is off topic in this chat room
15:43
@fredley But its a good movie!
THE GAME (Feat. Snoop Dogg & Xzibit) - California Vacation
I'll go back to ignoring your links, it's easier that way
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It's been a while since I listened to this actually.
Does anyone else have anything to say about the game?
@GnomeSlice Which one?
15:44
8 mins ago, by GnomeSlice
@badp I have no idea, it's just a prototype.
@GnomeSlice I'm at work, so can't play. Looks like colourful nethack
@fredley It's not a roguelike.
@GnomeSlice Oh
@badp I make software like that!
15:50
@fredley Heh...
Well, the free version comes with a trial. Once the trial's over it nags and eventually reverts to reduced features
Youtube, don't ever change.
NSFW language.

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