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@Yuuki The challenge I based it on explains it
 
@Unionhawk aahh, kangaroos fear vista
 
Essentially, you can choose either the series name or the name of the entry in the series.
 
@Nzall By those rules, I could knock out S, C, P, G, H, and D by playing/watching the Harry Potter series.
And then F, T, R by doing the same with The Lord of the Rings.
 
@Yuuki I currently don't own any games that start with an X or a Y
 
9:04 PM
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Ys VIII?
 
@Yuuki I don't own those either (also, is Ys VIII available on Steam)?
 
@Nzall Not sure if Ys VIII is available on Steam, but it's coming out soon on Switch.
 
@Yuuki Only PC games here
And only legally available PC games, no emulations
 
What about You Have to Win the Game?
 
@murgatroid99 I don't own that either
 
9:07 PM
It's free
 
I'm not really into retro platformers
 
I for one refuse to conform to a ruleset
at all
so therefore I will allow these things
 
Anyway, I didn't really say this to ask your approval, more to inform you and ask for some feedback on the games
 
NITW is good, recommend, uh
Fallout 4 bored me
idk about Far Cry, played 3
 
I'm not sure about GTA simply because it's a open-ended game.
 
9:15 PM
YMBAB is a fun little puzzle game
 
It's not about finishing the game. The original challenge said 5 hours or finish the game if it takes you less than that
Also, Fallout 4 is a backup game. Might also decide to instead splurge on Far Cry 5
 
Far Cry 5 looks like it could be good
 
As I said in the updated rules: I reserve the right to replace up to 4 games if a game won't work at all or just is not fun
Like, 3 of the games in the list are unfinishable: Crusader Kings 2 and Legend of Grimrock aren't really finishable in 5 hours
 
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Q: Making money in Elite: Dangerous - what am I missing?

Mikey T.K.I think I'm missing something major in this game because it seems like I'm having a very hard time making a reasonable amount of money; that is, enough to upgrade my ship and its modules in a reasonable amount of time. As I understand it, the background simulation (BGS - the thing that determine...

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Q: Why does the speed of Helpers slow down so much offline?

ZymusNote: If someone could create the plantera-dx or plantera-dx-switch tag, it would be appreciated. I have Plantera-DX for the Nintendo Switch, and have noticed a significant decrease in the income when offline. I have 70 helpers, 61 plots, everything full. My Fertilizer is at either x13 or x14, ...

 
Part of the challenge is also to give those games you never played or didn't like at the start a chance
Push through, play them 5 hours, and see if you still don't like them then
 
9:23 PM
Dark Souls is like the best game I ever played
probably
that's crazy
 
However, one thing to note is that if I choose to play Far Cry 5, I'll have to replace Okami with either Ocean City Racing, One Finger Death Punch, Orcs Must Die 2 or Outland
Or with Oxenfree, actually
 
@Nzall Why?
 
@Yuuki Because I can only get 3 games I don't yet have for this challenge, and I don't yet have Okami
Or Far Cry 5
 
Ah.
 
Alternatively, I can bend the rules a bit and choose to play The Bureau: XCOM Declassified as my game for X
which I do own
 
9:30 PM
@Nzall it's a pretty good game
 
@Nzall Xenonauts!
 
10:01 PM
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@Chippies Reversing is super important. What you're talking about with trying to keep someone in your sights is way easier when you can suddenly start moving backwards. It makes it a lot harder for them to just zip past you. It does make it a bit harder to stop if your throttle doesn't have a center notch (mine doesn't) but how often do you need to stop?
I haven't played in a long time, but I'd usually play with one hand on the stick and the other on the throttle to flick it wherever it needs to go
 
the control bindings are overwhelming :/
 
10:20 PM
Evening Bridge. Surprised to find no tag for Railway Empire - seemed like a game that would garner a lot of questions. (Maybe I'm just dumb.)
 
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Q: What is the fastest way to increase my company's value?

psyk0I'm on the second campaign mission (Baltimore and Washington) and I've completed all of the campaign objectives, except the last one - increasing my company value to $20m. Right now my company's sitting at around $11m in value, which is more than either of my competitors. While my profits are d...

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Q: What does cutting parts off of creatures accomplish?

Shelby115Commonly, you can cut the tails off of creatures when fighting them. Does this give you some sort of bonus or is it a cool visual effect? (e.g. Bonus damage or bonus loot) Are there any drawbacks from cutting the tails off creatures? (e.g. Different loot-pools)

 
@Lazers2.0 Is Dauntless in open beta?
I mean, I know we allow questions for semi-private betas, but I'm interested to know whether it's in open beta yet.
 
It isn't
 
Given MH:W's recent release, now would probably be a terrible time to go into open beta too.
 
I can't think of a good time for it, TBH
 
10:26 PM
@DanmakuGrazer I'd say mid-summer when the MH:W craze dies down a bit and before the PC port drops.
If they want to go open beta this year.
 
When would they have the actual release then? When MHW comes out on PC as well?
 
I dunno. Is Dauntless going for a F2P model?
I can't recall.
If so, then simultaneous release might allow them to get some numbers by being the "free" option. At the same time, they risk being overshadowed.
 
Yeah, they'll be F2P
 
10:57 PM
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Q: Can I tell what wifi strength I have when creating matches?

GGMGWhen I get a prompt to fight other people online, I can see their wifi signal and decide if it's too weak to bother playing with. Can I see what my wifi strength is being broadcasted as when I propose a match?

 
11:15 PM
I've never had a different joystick, but it seems like having yaw control on the stick is a game changer
 
@Lazers2.0 ...That symbol is latency, isn't it?
 
@SaintWacko but it probably looks like a wifi signal strength symbol, so it's clearly confusing
 
@Yuuki Closed beta with purchase of a Founder's Pack.
 
after having set up the keybindings to something sensible (I used an example layout from the thrustmaster website), and replaying tutorials, Elite: Dangerous is starting to become more fun
 
11:41 PM
yeah... got to the advanced combat tutorial, after I destroy the first ship, I get killed before I'm even told any tips on how to proceed
 
What is the advanced, 2 vipers?
I forget
 
@Unionhawk not sure on the names of the ships, but it starts out with you having to scan a guy and then destroy him and then after you do that, 2 more show up
 
@John Oh my.
 
Tons of stuff got buffs, and tons of stuff now has much higher MR requirements
Notably, bows got an "across the board" halving of charge time
way more stuff requires MR 12-15 now though
 
11:43 PM
and the lady tells me to keep them out of my blind spot and then I die and she keeps talking as the screen goes into "restart or exit" mode
 
@John pooooop
 
@Chippies I see a lot of stuff about it being real hard
 
@Yuuki If you have it before the change happens you can still use it
Quick, farm all the things!
 
@Unionhawk well, I guess at least it's not just me then
 
Oh this one is slightly different than the original version
vs 1 eagle then 2 more, in a sidey, man
 
11:48 PM
@John Well, I have Burston Prime already.
 
@Unionhawk I'm guessing that's not good?
 
Keeping pips in SYS helps with damage received and shield recharge
 
It's good that they're buffing status and crit on it.
 
It looks like the distributor is able to fairly well keep up on WEP
 
@Unionhawk yeah, but like... I get killed within first 10-15 seconds after the 2 ships show up :/
 
11:49 PM
Shortening the detonation fuse on Tonkor is also a good idea, I think.
Those grenades took way too long to explode if they missed.
 
I keep my SYS maxed out, but it's just not good enough
 
Ew, Akvasto reload and fire rate nerfs.
 
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Q: Why do my Dragon Rushes sometimes result in no damage?

GGMGWhen I use a Dragon Rush against an opponent, most of the time it executes an animation of my character pummeling the opponent and then knocking the opponent into the air, with the Rush itself doing some damage. However, sometimes when I use it and it connects with the opponent the animation chan...

 
Ugh, Aklex Prime to MR15?
 
@Chippies this is why I don't generally speaking like to engage 2 ships if I can avoid it lol
Especially in a sidewinder lol
like my Vulture can take some fire
though it does take like 3 days to recharge shields
 
11:55 PM
Speaking of elite, could someone chime in and perhaps tell me why my questions which points out how the answers given in another question don't work is a duplicate of that question?
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Q: Making money in Elite: Dangerous - what am I missing?

Mikey T.K.I think I'm missing something major in this game because it seems like I'm having a very hard time making a reasonable amount of money; that is, enough to upgrade my ship and its modules in a reasonable amount of time. As I understand it, the background simulation (BGS - the thing that determine...

 
@MikeyT.K. it is a duplicate of the question. If the methods don't work for you, it should be a comment on the original question
you're basically asking the same question, but expecting a different answer
 
Last time I waste my time doing a long writeup on how and why stuff doesn't work, then.
Per site rules, comments aren't for extended discussion, which this would definitely be
even if it got attention to get an answer, which it wouldn't
 
@MikeyT.K. honestly, I had to scroll up to make sure I was reading a question, not an answer, lol
@MikeyT.K. yeah, I don't really know how to go about it
but per rules, it is a duplicate, as it is asking the same question
 
fuck I hate stack* sometimes
 
your best option might be to leave a comment and put a bounty
on the original question
 

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