The Bridge

kalina

15:08

@GrumpyLazers I've answered this but it isn't really a gaming question

when I say "isn't really", I mean "has nothing to do with gaming at all"

Fluttershy

@kalina Then... why did you answer it? O_o

kalina

because audio hardware is one of the areas I know oh so much about

Journeyman Geek

did I hear audio hardware? ;p

kalina

yay audio hardware

Journeyman Geek

ooh, I see

eh, there's nothing really 'simple' for what he wants

kalina

15:16

well it depends if you already have certain things to hand

Journeyman Geek

funny that you might say that

I know for a fact there's a 4 channel mixer kit at my friendly local kit store

kalina

I happen to have one of these sat on a desk behind me between two of these plugged into a suitable multi channel amplifier, so audio connectivity is never an issue I have

Journeyman Geek

(4 channels, 2x stereo)

shiny

o0

envy

tho I wouldn't have much use for em... ALL THEM KNOBS

I have a little headphone amp that has switchable ins, a maudio fastrack, and a pretty nice pair of headphones.

kalina

heh fasttrack

Journeyman Geek

instructables.com/id/Altoids-Tin-18-Stereo-Mixer one of these?

@kalina: cheap, sounds better than onboard sound.

kalina

15:20

I like the idea of having a physical thing to adjust volume on my desk but I have two maudio sound cards already

Journeyman Geek

lol, my amp is the main thing for that

kalina

@JourneymanGeek I use on board sound for microphone input for Skype, and that's it

I have a delta 1010lt and an audiophile 2496

although the audiophile is the one currently inside my pc

primarily because I "misplaced" the cable for the delta

my amp is on the other side of the room

Journeyman Geek

dx.com/p/… I have one of these in black

its suprisingly good

kalina

oh right

that's a cute little thing

I use speakers 99% of the time

Journeyman Geek

It uses the same headphone chip as the asus xonar I think. I haven't tested it off onboard sound (I'm wondering if the fact that onboard sound sounds worse is due to shittier headphone amplification), but I've been meaning to

can't, my dog hates anything but classical ;p

kalina

15:24

most onboard sound does horrible colouring to sound anyway

Journeyman Geek

ya

Private Pansy

Ha, just got back from the reddit meetup

Journeyman Geek

current setup is pretty clean

Ben Brocka

@JourneymanGeek I don't think there's a need for external hardware (unless you count wires), see my answer

kalina

@JourneymanGeek my speakers are my weak link at the moment

Journeyman Geek

15:25

@kalina: If I got speakers I'd seriously look at monitors

my headphones are kickass tho

kalina

@JourneymanGeek well, I have these

Journeyman Geek

those are supposed to be pretty good o0

headsound.de/Fischer-Audio-FA-003/en these are my headphones

Private Pansy

There was a disappointing lack of neckbeards

Journeyman Geek

lol

kalina

@JourneymanGeek I'm not blaming them, I'm blaming the continued abuse they've endured over the years

Journeyman Geek

15:27

I should have turned up then ;p

@kalina: ahh

kalina

and I certainly don't have an ideal room for music production

far too many surfaces for deflections

Journeyman Geek

lol

@kalina: when we do recording, we just stick matresses over the windows ;p

kalina

when I next move house I want a room I can cover the walls with spiky panels

Journeyman Geek

(sadly, this ends up in much better recordings than many profesionally produced indian classical performances)

Private Pansy

An appropriate amount of alcohol was consumed, though not by me. Half the group was in the middle of some drinking game when I left.

Ben Brocka

15:29

yayyyyy the used Brawl disc I ordered is completely useless

badp

wtf

and of course

Journeyman Geek

ahh yes

that

Grumpy Lazers

0

Q: How do I highlight speech violations?

This person came on the border today. He claimed he was visiting, but his permit was for permanent immigration. I tried to highlight the issue but... Figuring that a visit is something that a permanent immigration permit would obviously allow, I let him through. Makes sense right? Wrong. What...

papers-please

kalina

@badp sounds like a thrilling and genuinely enjoyable game

Journeyman Geek

lol

its one of those 'games as art' ;p

FEichinger

15:38

@badp You have to click the purpose itself on the entry permit, no?

kalina

speaking of thrilling and genuinely enjoyable games, time for some EVE Online...

badp

@FEichinger When I do that it highlights the entire thing

FEichinger

@badp Hmmm ... Weird. That shouldn't happen.

badp

(You can see me clicking on it)

kalina

you tried clicking on the actual text?

badp

15:39

yes

kalina

ARE YOU SURE?

badp

waaaaaaaat

FEichinger

@badp Hair doesn't count, I believe.

badp

silent savescum

FEichinger

^-- That's what it should look like.

Might need to aim a bit better.

Private Pansy

15:42

@kalina Cannot tell if sarcasm

FEichinger

Sometimes the click registers just outside the text.

kalina

@PrivatePansy then I am unable to help you

Ben Brocka

Cool. If the Wii U crashes you have to pull the power cable, power button doesn't work at all, unlike the wii

kalina

sounds like a strong, well designed device

Ben Brocka

Well it crashed because this used Brawl disc is defective. But having to pull the power cord on crash is nasty

FEichinger

15:52

@badp ♥

badp

At any rate I ended the game with a whopping $5

Ben Brocka

Just kicked a baby so far it flew offscreen. I like this game

4

Journeyman Geek

o0

badp

Holy fucking shit Google I already have the maps preview invite

did you really kick me out for a couple of out of memory issues in a row?

lol, no, but you really did force me to click through "request an invite" again

FEichinger

lol

Grumpy Lazers

16:11

2

Q: Why did I punt this baby like a football?

While going through level 2 I noticed a baby. It seems optional since once I rescued the 5 girls as standard the big robot comes to pick you up, but I went further and went to rescue the baby...which Patty promptly kicked off-screen. What are the babies for? They seem to be optional objectives,...

mighty-switch-force-2

Fluttershy

@GrumpyLazers @BenBrocka Enjoy your rep cap for today. =P

Journeyman Geek

lol

badp

Waze you're full of shit

> You are a level 1 editor, You can edit 1 mile around roads you've driven

but then everything is like this:

> This segment is locked. You need to be a level 3 editor to edit this segment.

Ben Brocka

2

badp

16:26

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Ben Brocka

@badp amazing

badp

@oasisupernova Our success is only due to amazing fans like you. #Xbox http://t.co/Ca7KdZ5QHY

Tweeted by Xbox on June 14, 2013 at 11:18 PM in reply to oasisupernova

It is real, too

Raven Dreamer

@kalina To respond to your previous question from a week ago, after finishing Remember Me, I do not think it would appeal to you.

badp

(stupid "No replies" default)

kalina

@RavenDreamer cool, thanks

I might buy it during the next Steam sale then, glad I haven't bought it yet!

Ben Brocka

16:36

@RavenDreamer thanks to the media coverage the only thing I know about the game is a bunch of writers think people are too sexist to buy it and you kiss a dude

I don't recall a single article mentioning gameplay or story whatsoever (I'm sure there are reviews now though)

Raven Dreamer

@BenBrocka I did actually not see the dude kissing.'

The gameplay is poor. The story is better.

Clearly designed for consoles.

Ben Brocka

Really? They made it seem like that was a big deal for pitching it to publishers

Did you get the PC version?

Raven Dreamer

Yes.

@BenBrocka I'm not going to say it didn't happen, but if it did, it wasn't a big enough deal for me to even notice it.

And 15 minutes with the camera made me want to strangle something.

Ben Brocka

Bad camera? Noooo

Raven Dreamer

There is a point near the end of the game.

Where there is a board with 3 words on it, and to open a door you need to raise/lower 3 specific letters.

I spent like 5 minutes trying to move to the correct letter.

Because moving the mouse left and right did absolutely nothing.

Ben Brocka

16:40

Huh

probably one of those things that works fine on dual analog sticks and they barely tested with mouse

Raven Dreamer

That's what I'm thinking.

The Memory Remixes are the same. You have to move the mouse in a circle to move forward (clockwise) or back (counterclockwise)

Worst thing ever.

Ben Brocka

@RavenDreamer Oh god. Yeah it sounds like they treat the mouse as an analog stick and shipped it

badp

kalina does have an xbox controller

Ben Brocka

I might still pick it up when it's cheap somewhere, but I Have piles of other stuff to play/buy lately

Will probably break down and get The Last Of Us well before the PS4's out

@badp See, see, they have jpg artifacts too!

Raven Dreamer

It does, however, have the distinction of being the only game that made me kill the child version of myself to advance the plot.

Ben Brocka

16:46

I swear their logo must be magically designed to fuck up Twitter's recompression algoryhtm

@RavenDreamer That would be awkward in Zelda

badp

Those image macros are the worst

Mana

not as worst as u!!!

FEichinger

@badp That qualifies as desparation in my book.

Mana

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...oh.

badp

@Mana caught up?

Mana

16:51

@badp Yeah.

Grumpy Lazers

0

Q: is there a way to change the weather in Minecrat?

is there a way to change the weather in Minecrat in creative Mode? all it does is rain all the time, its rained for 3 days, is there a way, or a mod that can change it?

minecraft

Raven Dreamer

Hi, @Mana. Longtime no see.

badp

@Mana Got eye bleed from trying to decipher that dialoglog?

Mana

@RavenDreamer <3 <3 <3 <3

Ben Brocka

@badp wow. I'm sure they think they're being cute

Mana

16:51

@badp nah, someone else deciphered it for me

badp

@BenBrocka They actually seem to have quite the variety

Hell I can't find a dupe

They might've been done ad-hoc

fbueckert

@GrumpyLazers I believe that's a dupe.

Ben Brocka

@badp they probably have preset images and they just slap the text and possibly the achievement name on there

"trendsetter" doesn't really make sense there though

Grumpy Lazers

17:30

-1

Q: Playing CS GO with same Steam ID

I have bought CS:go , I installed it on my laptop and i do play it. But now i want to play it with my friends . Can i just copy the same steam folder from my Laptop to there laptop, and then play on LAN ? Or i have to make there different Steam Id and then copy the steam app folder to their Stea...

steam counter-strike-go

0

Q: Shield tanking - Should I go all buffer, or a combination of buffer and resist?

I'm playing around with a Caldari Navy Hookbill fit in EFT, and I've come up with what looks like an OK brawler, but I'm wondering if I should keep the rigs as is, or go for a full buffer fit using 3 Small Core Defense Field Extenders with no focus on resists. Has anyone tried this? What were y...

eve-online

SaintWacko

Afternoon, Bridge

@ChrisHatez I stayed up til 3 in the morning play Tome -.-

@ChrisHateZ I mostly meant to overworld. It would be cool if that layout was randomly generated

Ullallulloo

17:50

Who upvotes someone suggesting grieving people?

kalina

two different people did

hmmm

in my rush to do laundry in between files downloading I may have included a red sock or two in my white wash

since I now appear to have a whole load of previously white underwear that has a pinkish tint to it

oh wow, Deus Ex: The Fall looks really good

Fluttershy

18:07

I leave for one hour and come back to @kalina talking about her underwear. What the hell.

kalina

sorry

I was actually talking about me being ditzy

Fluttershy

18:18

I am bored and at work for the next 6 hours.

@kalina You should give Tucker and Dale another chance!

@SaintWacko Did you decide to get a 3DS and Animal Crossing?

Is there anyone else I can ping? I really am quite bored.

kalina

I am playing Anomaly Warzone from the Humble Weekly Bundle

fbueckert

...WarZ is the daily deal.

Fluttershy

@fbueckert ... wat.

fbueckert

@Fluttershy Yes.

Fluttershy

... scumbag Steam.

Is it 100% off? Because it should be.

In other news: State of Decay is buggier than a Louisiana swamp on a hot summer day.

I just made that up! :D

FEichinger

18:22

@fbueckert ~~Obviously it's stupid-indie-week.~~ That's just to shift focus from the PA disaster.

Fluttershy

The analogy. Not the statement itself. The game is incredibly buggy.

fbueckert

@Fluttershy 75%. Still too much.

Fluttershy

@fbueckert I want them to lose money on that game. Not make it. =(

fbueckert

@Fluttershy Sadly, they'll probably still make some cash on it, regardless.

Fluttershy

@FEichinger Was there another, more recent one? Or just from its initial launch?

FEichinger

18:24

@Fluttershy As far as I can tell, that one is still going strong.

Ben Brocka

@fbueckert Ahahahahah

0_0

anyone here play "realm of the mad god"?

FEichinger

@0_0 Not recently, just ask your question. ;)

Fluttershy

@0_0 I played it some. Not much though.

FEichinger

Also: War Z is already in the Top Sellers.

0_0

18:25

I got an egg. What do I do with them?

Fluttershy

... idiots.

FEichinger

It beat the Witcher 1, Arma 3 and CoH 2.

All of which are better games.

fbueckert

@Fluttershy Welcome to the buyers of the XBone.

Fluttershy

@FEichinger I'm pretty sure every game is a better game than WarZ.

FEichinger

The Witcher is even cheaper.

Ben Brocka

18:26

I'm pretty sure Action 52 is a better game than WarZ considering the respawn timer

FEichinger

@Fluttershy Oh, I fully agree.

Fluttershy

@fbueckert Anyone willing to pay for WarZ is probably too "Hurr durr PC master race!!!!1!11" to ever buy an Xbone.

FEichinger

I wonder how many people confused War Z for Day Z.

To the Steam discussions!

Fluttershy

That's a good question.

kalina

no it's not, only an idiot would mistake the two

Fluttershy

18:28

@kalina The same kind of idiot who would buy WarZ?

FEichinger

@kalina Anyone who buys War Z is an idiot. Your point holds no value.

kalina

well if they are in fact, that stupid, they wouldn't notice

also SHUTTUP AND STOP MAKING ME WRONG

FEichinger

That's rather likely.

Fluttershy

WarZ is so awful I don't feel it merits the extra work of putting it in italics.

FEichinger

BUT YOU ARE WRONG.

0_0

18:29

so how do I get a pet from the egg?

fbueckert

I'm gonna go play more FF6.

kalina

@0_0 sit on it

also your username is horrible

0_0

Will hitting it with a sword do anything?

FEichinger

lol ²

Fluttershy

I should've brought my 3DS.

fbueckert

18:35

@FEichinger I love the fanboys defending it. "It's awesome! If you don't agree with me, you're an idiot, and can't think for yourself!"

FEichinger

@fbueckert I like to think it's just deliberate trolling. Or at least buyer's-remorse-trolling.

Sadly, it's probably genuine.

kalina

Do you know what else is genuine?

- How hungry I am right now

- How bored @Fluttershy is right now

- and, how boring chat is right now

FEichinger

On the note of Z-named games: DayZ might not be coming to the Xbone.

kalina

this game is kinda fun

Ben Brocka

@FEichinger "might not" as in "almost certainly" for the next few years. I relaly don't see MS changing their policies anytime soon

kalina

18:39

I don't think it will have much re-playability though

FEichinger

And a wonderful piece on ... wait, there's a reason for the Xbone being crap?

kalina

also it isn't very hard

FEichinger

@BenBrocka Likely, yes. But had I worded it like that, someone would be jumping at me over it, because "THE ARTICLE DOESN'T SAY THAT!!!" :P

0_0

what is the point of pets?

FEichinger

@0_0 You might want to ask your questions on the site. :)

There aren't that many people in chat that have played it any recently, so ... you're unlikely to get definitive answers that aren't Google'd here.

0_0

18:42

k

FEichinger

Oh, and: Another statement on just how the Xbone's game sharing might possibly perhaps sometimes work

Trent Hawkins

Quickly! backpedal faster!

Fluttershy

@kalina What game?

FEichinger

I love how GI.biz features full-on PS4 ad campaigns right now.

kalina

26 mins ago, by kalina

I am playing Anomaly Warzone from the Humble Weekly Bundle

Ben Brocka

18:48

@FEichinger Lots of people seem to think it means sharing with friends is a great idea....until more than one of your friends is using your games. I wouldn't bother with that system with people who aren't in the same house, personally

FEichinger

@BenBrocka Same here, really.

Ben Brocka

Like many of Xbox one's features it just seems too complicated to be worth it as a user

FEichinger

> And I know certain people will create a family group of people that aren't all part of the same family. And I do think that's an advantage, and people will use that. I saw it on NeoGAF instantly, the Xbox Family creation threads, where people said 'Hey be a part of my family'... I do think that's an advantage of the ecosystem that we have.

You think that's a good thing, Mr Spencer? Seriously?

Fluttershy

@kalina Oh... right.

FEichinger

"We have such a grasp on people, they're already connecting with random people just to exploit our system!"

Fluttershy

18:53

I just really hope the PS4 fits on a shelf decently with such a weird shape.

Hmm... I wonder if our PCs block the site here...

Ben Brocka

@FEichinger I find it highly unlikely they're not going to look back in a couple months arfter launch and start treating those people like pirates

Fluttershy

@BenBrocka Does your Nookling's have a bug net today?

FEichinger

@BenBrocka Well, they are exploiting the system, essentially.

Ben Brocka

yeah, it's like sharing a steam account

@Fluttershy no, rod and shovel

Fluttershy

Dang.

Ben Brocka

18:56

yesss the nooklings will be remodeling

FEichinger

@BenBrocka Pretty much, yeh.

Fluttershy

A friend of mine accidentally Re-tailed his bug net and we've been trying to get him a replacement for like three days now. =(

FEichinger

@BenBrocka I do wonder how they'll treat the whole "two at a time" thing, though, without going always-on entirely.

Fluttershy

Also, my Able Sister's shop has a piece of clothing that costs 1,200,000 bells...

Ben Brocka

@FEichinger hm yeah, you can't enforce that every 24 hours

FEichinger

18:57

I mean, in theory, couldn't you just log in, download the game and launch it while offline? Or launch it, then go offline?

Ben Brocka

@Fluttershy the crown?

Fluttershy

@BenBrocka Yeah.

FEichinger

So, most likely, they'll either break their own system or require always-on while playing a friend's game - neither of which are particularly good.

Ben Brocka

Anyone need a watering can in ACNL?

Trent Hawkins

►

James

19:12

@FAE I actually have a kilt I am good.. Thanks though! :)

Ronan Forman

Hey @James do you want to help me test my map?

James

@RonanForman The DND one?

Ronan Forman

DND?

James

defend and destroy

Ronan Forman

Yeah, that one.

James

19:15

Have a server to join??

Ronan Forman

One sec.

James

kk afk one sec too

Laundry day :)

Ronan Forman

@James gameon.stackgaming.com

Oops, forgot to do somthing.

Grumpy Lazers

0

Q: What do I do with my Egg

I found an egg on the ground. How do I hatch it into a pet? It was dropped by a monster on the main world. Also, does the size or type of your pet mean anything?

realm-of-the-mad-god

0

Q: How do I earn interest at the Automatic Bell Dispenser?

I have been told the ABD actually gives out some interest based on how many bells you put in, but it's not every day. What % of interest do I get and how do I claim it? Do I have to play every day for it to count or what?

animal-crossing-new-leaf

0

Q: How do I get unlimited potion effect?

Me and a friend of mine were making a parkour map and we thought it would be handy if there was a way to give the players a unlimited potion effect like jump boost or speed.

minecraft

Ronan Forman

@James Okay ready.

Ben Brocka

19:26

Does anyone have spare lillies or violets in New Leaf?

Ullallulloo

19:52

reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1gen5b/…

James

@Ullallulloo Yup Never trust a video link in here that doesnt one-box :P

For shame on you sir! For Shame!

Ullallulloo

@James It's not a video link. It's a comment link.

►

It one-boxes fine.

James

@Ullallulloo k, FOR SHAME ANYWAYS!!! (You know what you are doing!)

Ullallulloo

@James :(

Grumpy Lazers

0

Q: Why . so . Sad?

Every time I open my inventory.. or catch a fish I believe.. My character frowns. Is there something I can do to stop this? Its a big annoying since I feel I am doing an ok job but if I stop to look at something or for something or catch something, suddenly they are grumpy.

animal-crossing-new-leaf

Ullallulloo

20:01

@GrumpyLazers cuz you said shame. :(

James

@Ullallulloo :D

Fluttershy

20:38

I forgot how slow the Bridge was on Saturdays.

Wipqozn

Grumpy Lazers

1

Q: Which strategy is the most efficient for Clickers?

I'm finding Clickers to be very hard. As far as I can see, you have a few options. Craft a shiv, sneek up and grab Δ then shiv Δ. Enhance your melee weapon (if you're far enough), which also requires scissors and tape. Which of these is more efficient resource wise? I'm thinking that now I hav...

the-last-of-us

kalina

20:57

bored again now

it's all your fault

Fluttershy

If you get banned from XBL with Xbone, you lose all of the licenses to games you purchased.

kalina

I really hope that when the xbox one comes out, Microsoft make less money from it than it cost to develop the console by an amount that makes them go "WTF"

Fluttershy

"Xbox One: You just think you own it."

FAE

21:15

@Fluttershy That's not too different from Steam though, neh?

kalina

the only difference is "physical product" vs "digital product"

FAE

@kalina So I'd guess it's sort of comparable to buying the Orange Box physically or any other game that uses Steamworks as DRM, and then losing access to those.

kalina

I know, I don't get everybody's surprise either

FEichinger

@FAE I'm fairly certain Steam doesn't revoke your licenses on a ban.

It just blocks you from buying more games, using social features, etc.

FAE

@FEichinger Even with full account suspension, not just a VAC-ban or something?

Fluttershy

21:19

@FAE I dunno how steam does it. I'm still fairly new to PC gaming! =P

FEichinger

@FAE Pretty sure.

Grumpy Lazers

0

Q: Is it possible to assassinate guards when saving a citizen?

I have tried several times to "get the jump" on the guards that are harassing a citizen. I thought that I could take one out the same way you take ot single guards. However, as soon as I lock on, the guards become alerted and I automatically draw my sword and start a regular swordfight. Is the g...

assassins-creed

Fluttershy

Looks like Steam doesn't even let you log in if your account is suspended.

@kalina I think the main thing is that this sort of restriction is virtually unheard of on consoles.

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy and it apparently applies to physical copies too.

Fluttershy

@Wipqozn It does.

Wipqozn

21:23

Steam is different as well. I'm not on all the details, but I now they have different types of bans.

VAC ban only stops you from playing in VAC servers.

Fluttershy

@Wipqozn Do you have a bug net at your Nookling's shop? <_<

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy I think so.

I'd need to check.

SaintWacko

@Fluttershy Not yet. Blame @ChrisHateZ for that

Fluttershy

@Wipqozn If you do, can you ping either me or @FAE? We're trying to find one for a friend and have thus far been unsuccessful.

kalina

This article seems to indicate that if your Steam account is suspended, you're unable to log in to it

Fluttershy

21:31

Also, I would've asked in the ACNL chat, but it's hard to get there on mobile. x_x

@kalina That's what I said. =P

Ullallulloo

@kalina There's very few things that can cause that though.

Credit fraud's pretty much the only thing.

Plus that guy that had bots manipulating the Steam Community Market.

kalina

@Ullallulloo since I use a name on my account which isn't mine, I'm already in violation of the Steam subscriber agreement, which is grounds for banning

Raven Dreamer

@badp @mana Oh, caught up on that? Yay to end of Megapause!

kalina

> However, Subscriptions are not transferable, and even if your access to a Subscription for a particular game or application is terminated, the original activation key will not be able to be registered to any other account, even if the game or application was purchased in a retail store.

that's basically what all the crying over the Xbone is about

Wipqozn

@kalina Uh, no. There's a lot more to it than that.

And it's also the fact that people are used to be being able to trade physical copies around. This isn't anything new for digital games. It is for physical.

Ullallulloo

21:47

@Wipqozn Steamworks is on all physical discs too.

kalina

physical is mentioned in that above quote

Grumpy Lazers

22:35

0

Q: PSN plus: Once games are free, are they free forever?

I know that with the Playstation plus membership, they will away free games every month and giving away different games every month. So, I were to get a free game, then a month later, that same game isn't considered a "free" ps+ game, will I still have it? Scenario: --June 2013-- Uncharted 3 is...

ps3 psn

kalina

the world is upside down

why am I hyped about a mobile game

badp

22:55

@RavenDreamer the end of that, of course.

LessPop_MoreFizz

God. Center Square Albany hasn't changed in a decade.

I just walked past my old apartment and now I am having a burrito and a beer at my old watering hole.

Except unlike last time I was here, I am not worried about being carded.

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