The Bridge

@GnomeSlice 1360 would be much odder, actually, on account that it has that multiple-of-five aspect which 768 does not, so that's guaranteed not to boil down nicely.

I lol'd. Oh Yahtzee, you scamp.

@GnomeSlice Assuming the settings are the same, "Stretch" resizes the image to equal your resolution. "Fill" resizes the image while maintaining the same aspect ratio as the original image, so that the shortest dimension of the image matches the corresponding screen resolution

GnomeSlice

Ah, good.

8:05 PM

Fill is basically "Center, but of a better fit size"

Anna Lear

Apropos of absolutely nothing (though Minecraft creepers star in it):

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@AnnaLear What doesn't these days?

Q: Maximizing gameplay time in Spiral Knights

oh, Fraps

I played through the mod for 9 minutes

result: 8.12 GB

deletes

Anna Lear

You need a bigger harddrive.

Loktar

lol great vid @AnnaLear

Lazers

8:20 PM

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With a nod towards @mrrgl's answer, I have a question. As a person not intending to spend real-world money on Spiral Knights (nor do I typically carry enough crowns to buy crystal energy), I find myself often running short on energy to experience dungeons past Moorcraft Manor. Is it possible to...

spiral-knights

GnomeSlice

@Lazers I hate that type of business model.

I'm disappointed though

I can't use the crowbar on the explosive barrel or I'll die

that's clearly broken

NERF THE BARREL!

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@GnomeSlice As you should.

Hey guys, the Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle is out

aka should I get this game/is it fun

@FallenAngelEyes You mean "Frozen Synapse is available"

8:24 PM

@FallenAngelEyes we know, gawd. WAY TO BE SLOW!

@FallenAngelEyes You should.

@Wipqozn You people usually star these things!

@FallenAngelEyes Yes/yes.

@FallenAngelEyes Well this time we didn't. This will teach you have a life outside of The Bridge.

Does anybody here not have the games from the frostbyte bundle? I'll probably buy this after work and pay more than the average, but I've already got all those games

@Wipqozn There's life outside of The Bridge? What blasphemy do you speak of?

8:27 PM

@FallenAngelEyes Apparently so, because you must have been there when the bundle was posted earlier.

The nerve of you @FallenAngelEyes

@Wipqozn I know, I know, shame on me for unhooking my IV and catheter so I can step away from the PC

@FallenAngelEyes Well at least you know you should be ashamed.

@Grace and/or @Raven, might either of you be free for a LoL game?

@FallenAngelEyes In half an hour is good?

Sure!

I think I'll plan to run Tristana again

8:40 PM

I'd love to, but I think I'm stuck in the Eurozone.

I might choose someone less... absolute destructive... than Lux.

@GraceNote What is that beam of absolute doom by the way?

@ArdaXi Curses :(

@DaveMcClelland I only had Trine

@ArdaXi Make a US account :D?

@FallenAngelEyes I could check.

8:42 PM

Man, never asked me to play LoL. How rude.

@badp Do you still not have them?

@Wipqozn Would you like to laugh out loud?

I do have them now. I lowered Frozenbyte's cut accordingly

is LoL really free?

@ArdaXi lololololol. Well I am just trying to troll, so yes.

8:42 PM

I'll actually read a guide for Tristana's items this time <_<;;

@JuanManuel yes, LoL is really free

@JuanManuel It's Freemium

you can buy for skins and I think that's mostly it

@badp All right then. I expect everyone probably has it

Wouldn't that make it a good game for Game On!?

@DaveMcClelland I don't.

8:43 PM

@Wipqozn The frostbyte games?

What is this sorcery?

@DaveMcClelland oh, thought you meant LoL

@FallenAngelEyes Lux's ult. Also known as the Mega Death Laser.

Probably won't be able to login will I?

(Or, really, just Finales Funkeln)

8:43 PM

But now I see that was Juan, not you @DaveMcClelland

@ArdaXi You'd need a separate account, is all, I believe

Point is, I registered before the split.

Q: Mouse Wheel Scroll in question body is not bound

@Wipqozn Which one?

Lazers

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I noticed today that it is now possible to scroll the body of a question (but not on the main page) with the mousewheel. This is using Chrome 14.0.835.186 m, on windows 7 64 bit.

bug design

@Wipqozn All right then

8:44 PM

@GraceNote It was scary

@GraceNote For you, anything.

@badp LoL

I'm gonna check it out tonight (if I can break free from my tf2 addiction)

@Wipqozn What region would we play in?

@ArdaXi How romantic.

8:44 PM

@Wipqozn I know right.

Keep in mind at people that are not playing in the region of our choice would have to make a new account and start from scratch.

@JuanManuel There's region splitting, so if you want to play with the rest of us, you have to make sure you make a North American account.

@FallenAngelEyes That'd be what's nice about it. It has limited range and a bit of a start up, but it's got a fairly low cooldown for an ult, pierces through everything, and has nice base damage.

And install the LoL client for that one region just for Game On, since different regions actually have different installers

@badp I was unaware it mattered, but we would choose the reason which has more bridge members.

8:45 PM

NA

@FallenAngelEyes great, thanks for the heads up

@JuanManuel No prob :)

2 mins ago, by Arda Xi

@badp like starcraft 2

This is in the launcher.

Anyone want a referral bonus? (Do they still have those?)

8:46 PM

Yes, they do

Well?

I'd go figure out how to find one but I think @Fallen has her link ready

I will create a new account, so send it my way

@ArdaXi I don't think that button does what you think it does

(although I don't know what it is)

8:47 PM

First come first serve @FallenAngelEyes

@badp Then what do you think it do?

I think it lets you use your one free region change

from EU West to EU East

Why didn't you tell me this be- err, no

@ArdaXi signup.leagueoflegends.com/?ref=4e83491844e42851107631

@badp No, it lets you pick from the 3

8:47 PM

oh, then that's a new thing. Gah, I now can't get out of message edit mode until I do edit something.

This launcher is before signing into League of Legends itself

Y'know, because they do that. They have a launcher to launch the thing you sign into so that you can launch the game.

Actually, on second thought, I won't make today at any rate.

@badp ESC doesn't work?

No, it doesn't

@JuanManuel signup.leagueoflegends.com/?ref=4e83491844e42851107631

8:49 PM

That's kinda painful

signed up

but I can't play now, I'm at work

Is there a limit to the number of referral bonuses you can receive?

@Wipqozn I think the ultimate prize is some level of contribution towards a champion creation

But... you need to refer like 10000 people for that.

You get a flight to their offices for that much.

I probably could've referred myself.

All expense paid, can't be more than $5000 though.

8:51 PM

sigh another game to be a newbie on

@GraceNote Is there any method to prevent a user from just making a bunch of accounts to get the ref bonus?

@JuanManuel I hear ya. We can suck together!

@JuanManuel Don't worry. When you're done downloading the downloader you need to download the game, and then download the game, just try out the tutorial.

...wait, phrasing not so good

@Wipqozn You don't get it until the player reaches level 10

8:51 PM

@FallenAngelEyes Not at all.

@FallenAngelEyes I was gonna say...

Although, considering your orientation @FallenAngelEyes, probably not far from the truth.

It's a pretty good tutorial, and afterwards would be good to practice on the Beginner level Coop vs. AI

also, I'm going to need more details before I accept or decline

@GraceNote will try

Matchmaking would technically pit you against similarly new players, but then I couldn't help you because my presence would kinda tilt the matchmaking balance a bit.

8:53 PM

@Wipqozn @Juan's a married man!

What payment method does LoL use? I know it's free, but they make there money somehow. Is it purely ad-based, or are you able to pay for perks?

@Wipqozn Freemium

@Wipqozn Pay for perks, champions, runes, etc.

@FallenAngelEyes I might the teaming up part

You pay to look pretty, basically, is the main thing.

8:54 PM

@GraceNote I... I admit some of the skins tempt me :(

You can also pay money to unlock champions early, or to get IP/XP faster.

@GraceNote Like in Vindictus.

Possibly

Huh. Looks like Amazon is turning into the new Apple, with people zealously defending them and shouting the praises of products before they're even available to try out.

@FallenAngelEyes is that the only way to get those things, or can I enjoy the full game without paying anything?

8:56 PM

@JuanManuel There's a sort of ingame currency called IP that you can use to purchase Champions and runes. For stuff like XP/IP boosters, I think you can only pay real money.

@sjohnston Amazon has products? What?

@Wipqozn Kindles and the new tablet

@sjohnston oh right, kindle. I just prefer reading, you know, actual books. So never pay attention to such things.

I did a search and immediately ran into several articles explaining how Amazon's new tablet is going to be the glorious usurper of iPads and Nooks and will solve all my problems for half the price and also give me a pony

@JuanManuel Cosmetic skins are the only significant RP-only item (RP being bought with real money). You can use RP to shortcut the IP gaining process for things like Champions and Rune Pages, but those can be bought via IP that you get for playing matches.

8:59 PM

It was also interesting how there seemed to be lots more Amazon fanboys than Apple in the comments. I did not expect this.

@GraceNote So pretty much the standard Time vs. Money microtransaction system?

@sjohnston Pretty much.

Note that runes themselves can only be bought with IP. And every week they have a rotating set of 10 free champions that anyone can use.

Q: As a Terran player, what should I do differently as a result of the 1.4 patch gameplay changes?

@sjohnston A pony? Well shit, I'm gonna myself one of those.

Also, since when does Amazon have fanboys?

What rock have I been under.

Lazers

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1.4 includes quite a few changes to gameplay (here is a condensed list): Unit vision up ramps has been reduced by 1. Immortal Attack range increased from 5 to 6. Mothership Acceleration increased from 0.3 to 1.375. Mothership's Cloaking Field no longer cloaks all units instantaneously, but rat...

starcraft-2 terran

@Wipqozn Yes, you just described what I've been feeling for the last few minutes

@Lazers I cannot recall, are questions about a specific patch too localized?

9:03 PM

@GraceNote Do hardcore players tend to play only one champion all the time? Or are there situational reasons to be proficient with several?

@sjohnston For blind matchmaking, you have no idea who you're getting saddled with.

@Wipqozn I hope not

Also, that's a nice little nerf to Terran.

So if you're, say, only good with Rammus, and then when you get in a match, someone picks Rammus before you, it's nice to have someone else to pick.

However, a more prevalent point is in Draft Play, where players on each team pick one after the other

@GraceNote Ah.

@Lazers Mmm, increased immortal attack range.

9:05 PM

Is it kind of like "Demigod" by chance?

Then, being able to counter-pick is very helpful. And the more champions you're good with, the more you can counterpick.

@GraceNote Roughly how many are there?

@sjohnston Champions? A lot.

And a new one gets introduced every few weeks, too

oh my

But you have them so that they have similar roles. I mean, focusing on general things like tanking, ranged DPS, all that.

9:07 PM

@sjohnston 80ish currently

So you can always figure to, say, specialize in Tanks, or spread out so that you're more varied.

@Wipqozn Wow, yeah. Seems like every patch they nerf something related to Terran early harass.

@sjohnston That's because Terran is really strong early game.

I pick who I find intriguing. So I've got a tank, an AP caster, some measure of assassin, two supports (one was a free giveaway, apparently, for being in Season 1), and Skarner.

I'd say Terran has the best early game of the three races.

9:10 PM

@Wipqozn This is true.

And I guess Hellions are used a lot more as actual army units these days, rather than only for harass as used to be the case

Infestors also got hit pretty hard

I haven't played in awhile, but are reapers still rarely used since they were nerfed awhile back?

Yeah, reapers are much much less common than they were when the game first came out.

I don't actually play that much. But I watch a lot of pro matches for entertainment, so I keep up on the meta-game somewhat.

...holy meta posts batman

It would be nice if they found a balance. They were originally overpowered. You could counter them, but you normally had to prepare your build assuming a reaper was coming. At least as Protoss.

@FallenAngelEyes yeah, who the heck is that Brett White spammer?

9:13 PM

NOw, however, by the time you get out reapers they are the exact opposite: useless.

So, who actually could join in a US LoL match right now, besides Fallen and I?

@GraceNote I could not.

Juan has to download the game, Arda's got summat running, anyone else around?

I would make an account at some point though, if we wanted to add it to our list of Game On! games.

@Wipqozn Well, they can still be pretty nice scouts, but yeah, you're not going to pick off 15 workers with one anymore

9:14 PM

Okay, no Wipqozn

@GraceNote Well, I got sleep planned.

@GraceNote Not I

I did add you, though, assuming you are gracenote.

@ArdaXi Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

wow, the trailer was awesome

9:15 PM

@ArdaXi Sleep? What kind of gamer are you?

@ArdaXi No, I am not. I was not aware the name was in use, either.

That explains the not accepting.

@sjohnston They can be, but Terran has better scouts by the time you get out reapers and finish the booster research.

No sjohnston, either

What is your US name, @Arda, is it just ArdaXi?

@ArdaXi Oh, is it almost 2am?

9:16 PM

@GraceNote Aye.

Same as my EU name, actually, for some weird reason.

Alright, you'll be getting an invite from an alliterative name in a bit.

@ArdaXi Can I add you to my buddy list?

@FallenAngelEyes Sure.

You sure you can't squeeze in 20 minutes for one quick beginner's AI match? ♪

Very.

9:17 PM

if anyone wants to add me: "Your League of Legends Username is: kromak" (don't have the client installed yet)

Aw

Alright, won't keep you awake, then.

But we will have to match at some point. ♪

I need to get up at 7 am Oo

@ArdaXi Ew

That's... late.

9:18 PM

Caffeine can only replace so much sleep, you know.

It takes about an hour for me to fall asleep.

ah there we go. Had an if statement that kept being true, turned out I mixed up two of the values. Silly Wipqozn.

That silly, handsome Wipqozn.

@Wipqozn This statement is false?

@Wipqozn There's a handsome version of you too?

@ArdaXi wait till you have to wait until 12 for your son to fall asleep so you can play until 4am and then wake up at 8 to go to work

@ArdaXi Crazy, I know.

@JuanManuel I'd rather not.

9:19 PM

everyday

I have told by myself on more then one occasion how handsome I am.

except Wednesdays when I recover some sleep :P

@Wipqozn I have been told by @Mana.

@JuanManuel I'll add that to the list of reasons I don't want children.

Sep 24 at 1:31, by Mana

You are rather handsome. But not as handsome as Arda in his suit.

9:21 PM

@JuanManuel Wow. My son goes to sleep at 8:30 :)

@ArdaXi I didn't say I was you handsome (who is?), but I am handsome in my own right.

Wow, you guys are old. Children and stuff.

Woo! I'm a tree!

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@GraceNote I always suspected

@sjohnston lucky you, he'll start "school" (for 2 year olds, don't know the term in English) in March, so I hope that'll tire him sooner

9:22 PM

@ArdaXi (Children are an excuse to buy new games :-)

I'm a... megling? I guess

@ArdaXi I'm only 26. Even by ridiculous teenage standards, that's still middle-aged, isn't it?

and I don't have the worst ping!

@JuanManuel "Preschool" is probably the term you're looking for.

@JuanManuel Sadly - it doesn;'t work like that:-)

9:23 PM

@RoryAlsop I don't know where they get their energy from

they must tap into another dimension

@JuanManuel yeah - I mean, I'm having all the caffeine, not them

at least they are all in bed and asleep now!

@sjohnston @ArdaXi is barely out of diapers, so he thinks everyone is old.

@Wipqozn What does incontinence have to do with this?

@sjohnston Well, the youngsters (like @ArdaXi) often think everyone 18+ is old.

@Wipqozn damn, I've got no hope

9:28 PM

@RoryAlsop Oh my, you're over the hill and everything.

I still occasionally find it shocking that I am considered an adult, despite having been one for quite some time now.

Many do seem to think I am 10 years younger than I am - maybe that is all down to my behaviour though:-)

I guess, as a child, I always sort of thought some switch would flip and I would feel "grown up"

has yet to happen

@sjohnston might not:-)

hasn't for me

@sjohnston I feel the same way

9:30 PM

@RoryAlsop Well, you're in a gaming chat room right now, so that could be evidence you are young at heart.

I'm always on the ideal age

I briefly felt grown up after my third child, but now she has her own VM on the server for gaming, I'm back to living the rock'n'roll lifestyle

although I have held off on minecraft for a long time, as I knew it would be a timesink. My secretary corrupted me yesterday

;-P

@RoryAlsop That could soooo be taken the way wrong.

I won't tell your wife, don't worry @RoryAlsop

@Wipqozn I was about to comment on that

Which is exactly why I thought I'd word it that way:-)

Nah - my secretary runs her own minecraft server and is quite into it

9:32 PM

@RoryAlsop Egad, chaps! We've been purposely misled!

mana liking @ArdaXi in his suit, @FallenAngelEyes wanting to suck together... you with your secretary...

@JuanManuel maybe I am getting old - I couldn't make head nor tail of that:-)

@JuanManuel It seems like every time you visit chat this place turns strange.

@RoryAlsop You missed all of the context. It has nothing to do with your age, no worries.

@Wipqozn or perhaps it's always like this and only I notice because I'm an outside observer

Are you often offended by kids being on your lawn @RoryAlsop? That's a good sign of how old you are.

9:33 PM

Time to update the Gaming.SE memes post?

@JuanManuel True.

I prefer to think you're a bad apple though.

You know, the kid that makes all the other kids in class slack off and behave badly.

nothing further than the truth

I had the highest score in all of highschool

@Wipqozn Most afternoons I seem to have about 20 on the lawn and the trampoline. Usually 3 are mine, but it's tricky to tell. They all move so fast

user30

woo LA Noire is coming to PC

oh, deus ex has DLCs... another reason to wait

9:37 PM

@JuanManuel Incorrect

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@JuanManuel They're the pre-order DLCs.

@ArdaXi I thought there was a new one now

Haven't seen it then.

Well, if it exists, it's not on Steam.

Oh, maybe it's not quite out yet. Looks like October.

user30

9:39 PM

btw, didn't valve say there was going to be portal 2 updates in September?

user30

> Preparations for launch of Portal 2 updates this September

Yes.

@ThomasMcDonald They also said they planned to release Episode 3 at some point.

If you're implying that Valve might miss a release date, I think we all know that's completely absurd.

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user30

although tomorrow is Valve update day

9:44 PM

Ugh. I wish I had questions to post on SO that were in a tag someone might actually answer in a useful way.

user30

Have you tried using jQuery?

user30

oh lol installshield

@ThomasMcDonald Yes, but for some reason installshield refuses to compile it

@ThomasMcDonald Yeah. Installshield. lol.

user30

sorry man

I shall persevere

9:47 PM

@sjohnston This made me think of the song that plays in the background during the TF2 map koth_lolcano.

I have no idea how that would be possible

oh, I'm just reading it backwards

@Powerlord Having never played TF2, this comment doesn't mean much to me

> This map, for better or worse, is my most popular map in TF2. I can't imagine why - what with the OMG rocks, the LOL lava, the lolcanic erruptions, and the occasional "Trololololol" music playing in the background.

Okay. Youtube has made up for my gaming deficiencies

koth_lolcano is the other 4chan-esque map for TF2 (the first being cyberpunk/cp_cyberpunk)

> Zotac Releases GeForce GT 520 With Classic PCI Connector

Seriously? Why?

9:55 PM

hey, nice, there's a 10 hour trololol

@sjohnston But why, when you can loop so easily:-)

Because 10 hour videos are all the rage with the younguns these days?

I loled at this comment to the PCI story:

I wonder how YouTube feels about the vastly increased video length limit being used primarily for repeating 2 minute clips 300 times.

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> I want a recent-generation video card which works well with classic 8-bit ISA bus. I have at least one IBM XT-class machine I want to run Starcraft II on.