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7:00 PM
@AshleyNunn At least books aren't region-limited!
 
Also, you can hold alt to select text in a link.
 
user15026
@SaintWacko physical ones, at least. And thank goodness for that.
 
I need a script to automatically insert backticks around everything i say!
 
@BrianColvin Shouldn't be that hard. I just wish Greasemonkey was available on Chrome :(
 
How the hell do you add something to a wishlist on amazon?
@SaintWacko I think it's built into Chrome.
Stuff that needs greasemonkey works on Chrome.
I think.
 
user15026
7:03 PM
Click add to wishlist when you are signed in?
 
@AshleyNunn Where is that
 
user15026
By the area where you click to buy things.
 
@GnomeSlice Wait, what?
How do I add scripts?
 
@SaintWacko First, download it. Then open your 'extensions' window in Chrome. Then drag and drop the file anywhere onto the page.
 
user15026
Oh that probably won't have one. Also, you won't be able to likely get the downloadables here.
 
7:05 PM
@GnomeSlice Oh, they're just added like extensions? Okay, that's good to know
 
@SaintWacko Yeah, but you can't add them directly from the download.
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, I see that. Chrome's security settings really piss me off sometimes
 
That's relatively new, too.
 
user15026
@SaintWacko yes. There is a way to drag and drop from the download bar to make it work but I forget the page you need to be on. Check the meta post about Ktash's leveling script. I know it says it there.
 
@GnomeSlice So...Gnome Fortress?
 
7:08 PM
@GnomeSlice I haven't been using Chrome for all that long. Just since the last I/O conference when they announced Chrome would share tabs between devices, and I got my N7
 
Share between devices? That's a nice feature.
 
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Q: Is there a way to speed up time just a little bit?

Anna LearLet's say a large UFO is detected but I only have poorly equipped interceptors in the area. I have a Firestorm with plasma cannons in transfer, but it's going to take another few hours to get to that continent. Clicking "Scan for Activity" guarantees that I'm going to miss the UFO, but I'm also ...

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Q: Looking for details on mob hitboxes

tugsI recently acquired Torchlight as a part of the Humble Bundle, and I've been loving it. (much better than the Diablo-3 disappointment, grumble grumble...) I have, however, been running into issues with mis-clicks on monsters. Sometimes I hit the monster when I meant to move, and sometimes I mov...

 
Wow, amazon won't even let me add my debit card, it keeps saying my card number is incorrect...
 
@AshleyNunn Alright, well I suppose that's good enough :P
Also, this leveling thing is kinda cool
 
hrm, I'd better SFW that
 
7:14 PM
wtf my debit card doesn't even have an exipry date...
 
@GnomeSlice Is this card from the monopoly bank of money?
 
@RonanForman ...President's Choice...
There is a date in the corner on the back, but it's in 2009...
And it still works, so...
 
user15026
@gnomeslice it is probably not set up to accept that bank if you are amazon.com and downloads. And it might be treating it as expired.
 
This seems to be bordering on asking 2 things in one question. Opinions?
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Q: Looking for details on mob hitboxes

tugsI recently acquired Torchlight as a part of the Humble Bundle, and I've been loving it. (much better than the Diablo-3 disappointment, grumble grumble...) I have, however, been running into issues with mis-clicks on monsters. Sometimes I hit the monster when I meant to move, and sometimes I mov...

 
Wait, I tried putting hyphens in my card number and it worked...
Stupid Amazon. They should tell you what syntax to use.
Wait maybe it doesn't work.
I think I just time out actually
 
7:18 PM
Also, how many people got their 5 free copies of the ship yesterday?
 
Yeah, nope.
 
user15026
@gnomeslice weird because it shouldn't.
 
@njallam I still have from an indie royale bundle.
@AshleyNunn Nope it doesn't work.
 
@GnomeSlice fun
 
@Ullallulloo So they DO only accept credit cards...
@njallam I've never played it.
 
7:19 PM
Well seeing as I have now 10 copies between my friends, we thought we would try it out.
(Only 1 friend was online at the time)
 
@njallam What, the Torchlight 2 bit?
 
@SaintWacko yes
 
WOW. I just figured out that you can use the plastic shopping bags as storage devices in NEO Scavenger.
 
Also, did you figure out if you had that spare copy of AirMech or not?
 
@AshleyNunn I still don't see anything about a wishlist.
@njallam Uh... lemme check, I might have given them away.
 
7:21 PM
@GnomeSlice I missed out on that :(
 
@njallam I'm not sure it'll hurt anything, but it's not helping either
 
@njallam Where does one get them?
 
@SaintWacko It doesn't seem worth it making the OP branch them
 
@njallam Yeah
I doubt the OP would anyways, they mainly seem to be interested in TL2
 
You missed out if you don't have it already: blazinggriffin.com/sickkids
 
7:22 PM
@GnomeSlice Wow, if you Google NEO Scavenger, your question is already fourth.
 
All copies gone
 
@Ullallulloo It's a really good game.
I've never played a 'serious' roguelike before, if that's what this is.
@njallam Ah, I don't have it any more.
 
@GnomeSlice Well, now I have to buy it
 
Someone in my friends list had it in their wishlist, so I gave it to them.
 
Roguelikes are just too much fun
 
7:24 PM
OK
I figured out how to matchmake with people without the Steam version so it's fine
 
@njallam Oh, right on.
Yeah there's no difference
@SaintWacko Just a sec.
 
@GnomeSlice There is a slight difference in how the Steam version works - Steam integration
 
@SaintWacko Get it in this bundle instead, it's cheaper.
 
@GnomeSlice Oh, look at that, I already bought it without knowing it.
 
Anyone here interested in Tropico: gamersgate.co.uk/DDB-TROPTRI
 
7:27 PM
@GnomeSlice I don't see it in that bundle
 
Seems like a good deal
 
@SaintWacko Top middle
 
@njallam Hey can you add ?caff=4490881 to the end of that URL?
 
@Ullallulloo Oh, wups, I was just looking at the extras
 
Then if someone buys it I get free stuff. :P
 
7:28 PM
@GnomeSlice What kind of free stuff?
 
@SaintWacko Store credit.
 
yea
 
@GnomeSlice Ah, nice
 
@SaintWacko 'Blue Coins' as they call them.
Which you can also get for just buying stuff, and for reviewing stuff.
I need to remember to check there first for Steam keys.
 
or ?caff=ullallulloo ya'know. :x
 
7:29 PM
@Ullallulloo That's not your URL lol.
@njallam Weird... I can't find this on the NorthAmerican GamersGate.
 
@GnomeSlice odd
 
It is there though, I just copied the last part of the URL.
Tropico Trilogy on sale for 75% off ($4.99).
It's also a better deal in the NA store... because it's 4.99 pounds on the uk one.
Gamersgate is horrible for that.
 
@GnomeSlice Does stuff from this site activate on Steam?
 
@InvaderSkoodge Depends on the game. Look at the 'DRM' in the description.
The Tropico games in that pack say 'Other DRM', so probably not.
Many of them do, though.
 
Pass, then.
I don't really feel like having games not on Steam.
 
7:34 PM
One of them is DRM free apparently.
 
What is it with people and this "Must be on Steam" mentality?
 
@njallam I hate Steam, but it is really nice to have all of your games in one place.
Given the choice I'll take it on Steam.
Because then I can't lose them or something.
 
Don't you worry that the robot singularity will come and wipe your steam library
 
@njallam Because I'm lazy and don't want to have to maintain some separate knowledge base of what games I own and where they're stored.
 
Oh wait, there would be bigger problems than that
 
7:36 PM
I own Dragon Age: Origins. It's...somewhere.
 
Anyone know of a good hard carrying case for a Nexus 7?
 
@SaintWacko A lunchbox
 
@GnomeSlice -.-
 
Man, this XCOM game looks really good.
@InvaderSkoodge Most of the high-popularity retail games on GG are activatable on Steam.
 
@GnomeSlice Yes.
 
7:38 PM
@InvaderSkoodge I figured it out.
In fact, most of these MUST be activated on Steam...
 
@GnomeSlice Is it the price or the delivery mechanism that is preventing you from getting it?
 
@GnomeSlice Oh, it's more than good
 
If it's the download, you can always just pick up a copy for 360 or something.
 
@InvaderSkoodge The price. But that's a good point, how big is the download?
 
7:40 PM
Roger.
 
It's huge, like ~12+ gigs.
 
Oh.
Fuck.
Oh snap.
15% off Gamersgate for life if you exploit an offer by IGN.
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Well, I fucked that up.
I think I just bought a 14$ subscription.
Lol
Fucking paypal.
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, I'm not seeing a free trial thing anywhere...
 
@GnomeSlice Haha, Niice, Spend 100 a month and you will break even
 
@James I cancelled it, but... fuck.
@Ullallulloo That is only from a few days ago, strange.
 
7:50 PM
Meh, if I ever buy $50 of stuff from GG it'll be worth it.
 
@Ullallulloo I fucking cancelled the subscription before getting a code or anything...
So I have to do it again I think.
Fuck shit.
I wonder if I could get them to nullify it.
 
@GnomeSlice You're supposed to just turn off auto-renew.
 
@Ullallulloo That wasn't even an option.
Maybe because I used paypal...
fuck
 
@GnomeSlice hmm...same
 
We must be doing something wrong.
This is really annoying lol, I have no intention of using any of the IGN shit
 
7:53 PM
Plot twist: this is a scam by IGN to take our money for nothing.
 
@Ullallulloo Oh, that will get them sued if it turns out to be true.
 
> EDIT: well, I wasn't charged, and I just contacted my bank. Weirdly enough, ign Prime says I'm charged and I have access to their codes like Rochard and King Arthur
@Ullallulloo From a forum post ^
@Ullallulloo You know what. This might have been from February 9th, not September 2nd.
I've seen some forum posts from February saying they got rid of the free trial.
Fuck.
Wow, I'm really dumb.
 
@Ullallulloo er... what happens if you click that
'sorry no more keys available'
and a bunch of page errors
fuck that
 
8:00 PM
@Ullallulloo Yeah me too
Wow, we're dumb.
 
@Ullallulloo That's a novel way to store and serve keys.
 
@Ullallulloo my.ign.com/prime
There's even a thing on your home page on the right for redeeming the key
And it goes to that page you linked.
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, that's where I found it too.
grr...
I'mma open a support ticket or something.
 
@Ullallulloo you might as well get the free game of the month ign.com/prime/promo/AVNT#promoButton
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, I did.
 
8:05 PM
Which is one I've been looking at for a while, so that's good at least.
Too bad it cost me like $14 although I haven't actually been charged yet.
 
Yeah, it's $10 on Steam.
 
I should have picked the monthly one just in case.
I didn't think it mattered, because I thought I could get a free trial.
;liuhelrv;eorn3efv
There's a discount code for $200 off Origin PCs too, and it's the same story, no keys.
 
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Q: How can I kill an enemy under mind control?

Ilya MelamedI was in a mission and had only one soldier with moves left and a berserker. Since I couldn't kill it with just one shot I mind controlled it. Then on the next 4 turns I got stuck with it, waiting for the mind control to wear off so I could kill it. And when the mind control wears off, the alien...

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Q: Does it matter how many civilians I save on terror missions?

SternoThe terror missions I've been on have had either 16 or 18 civilians to save. Is there a difference between saving none of the civilians, all of the civilians, or somewhere in the middle? If so, what are the thresholds for success? Knowing this would help me better plan how many civilians I can ...

 
user2334
@fbueckert You know who Godwin's Law is about? The Nazis. Ergo, @wipqozn wins
 
@MarkTrapp Really? You're only reading that now?
 
user2334
8:15 PM
I don't know what the argument was about, but consider yourself reverse Godwinned
 
user2334
I'M SORRY I HAD TO MAKE SOME MONEY AND SLEEP I APOLOGIZE FOR ANNOYING YOU WITH MY OTHER LIFE
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah...I emailed IGN support.
 
@Ullallulloo I did too, but I didn't mention the GG key.
Maybe I should have.
 
@GnomeSlice The Prime VIP are 90% complaining about how they ran out of Planetside 2 keys over a month ago, but still advertise that really big on the sign-up page.
 
8:20 PM
@Ullallulloo Yeah I see that on the boards...
lol
lots of 'Prime: is it a scam?' posts
 
If I were @MarkTrapp, I would name my car The Trapper Keeper.
 
@Ullallulloo did you cancel your subscription?
 
@GnomeSlice Not yet.
 
@Ullallulloo I did, almost immediately.
Maybe I shouldn't have.
I can still get the perks.
It must go until my term is up..
This is dumb
 
@GnomeSlice How is Gnomria not Towns?
 
8:24 PM
@James I dunno.
 
@GnomeSlice Ive not been able to pay attention to the audio of the video but it looks almost identical so far.
 
Well, this sucks.
 
user15026
There is nothing more frustrating than playing a game where you can easily miss a crucial piece of equipment that you have to backtrack forever to find if you want a hope in hell of being able to finish the game.
 
@AshleyNunn That sounds like bad game design.
 
user15026
@fbueckert It is frustrating me. I missed a bit of equipment in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn and now I have to backtrack for quite a ways to get it again.
 
8:34 PM
@AshleyNunn Oh? What did you miss?
 
user15026
@fbueckert One of the pieces of the Umbra Gear
 
I know you can miss Djinni, but I didn't realize you can miss crucial equipment
 
user15026
Apparently it is possible to get to and open the gate that leads to the really bright area where Sveta needs to wear all the gear without actually having all the gear.
 
@AshleyNunn Huh.
 
@Ullallulloo Uh oh, it says Dates: Oct 9-12 next to the link to the GG discount code
 
8:36 PM
My OCD nature didn't actually allow me to try that. "Required gear? goes to get all of it.
 
@fbueckert I always have that problem :(
 
@GnomeSlice That's the EA Sale.
 
user15026
@fbueckert I didn't realize I was missing any. I figured areas unlocked and tadah, I would have everything. Not so.
 
@SaintWacko Or even more, customizable items. Must customize to maximise efficiency! No matter that I spend more time customizing than I would have just playing.
 
@InvaderSkoodge Which DLC did I get you for Skydrift?
 
8:38 PM
Which is one of the awesome things I love about UFO:Aftershock.
Weapons have add-on slots!
 
@fbueckert I tend to spend around an hour making my character in games like Mass Effect and Saints Row
 
user15026
@fbueckert See, that frustrates me in games.
 
user15026
Also, do I have to turn in my gamer card if I buy this? I tried the demo and I really liked it. >.>
 
Air Combat Week! Get sweet deals on flying games.
@AshleyNunn Lol.
 
@AshleyNunn What is it?
blocked for me
 
8:39 PM
@AshleyNunn I'd going to go ahead and say yes.
 
user15026
@SaintWacko ""In the Style Savvy: Trendsetters game, you take on the role of a budding fashion mogul, working your way to the top of the fashion world! Manage your own boutique and help customers find the perfect outfit by keeping up with fashion trends, stocking new clothes for your store, and customizing your shop to reflect your personality."
 
That's not a game. That's a style simulator.
 
user15026
@fbueckert sigh
 
@AshleyNunn Ee. You may at least have to cut a corner off
Or two
 
@AshleyNunn Sounds exactly like Pocket Clothier.
 
8:40 PM
@GnomeSlice That link's broken. It should be "&caff".
 
user15026
@fbueckert More girly, but yeah, sorta. :P
 
@AshleyNunn Probably.
 
user15026
@Ullallulloo siiiiiigh
 
user15026
The worst part is I don't think I could play anything "gamer-like" enough to make up for it :P
 
fuck
Too late to edit
whatever, nobody cares anyway.
1 second too slow.
 
8:42 PM
@AshleyNunn What do you consider as fitting that category?
 
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Q: How often should my troops use Overwatch?

Jonah BishopWhen my troops are deployed on a mission, how often per turn should I use the Overwatch command? Are there particular classes that are better at this, or is each class equally useful in this regard? I'm new to both XCOM and turn-based strategy games, and I'm having a tough time keeping my guys a...

 
user15026
@SaintWacko Stuff that doesn't make the average person go head tilt, confused face when I say I am playing it.
 
user15026
Like...I don't know, Assassin's Creed or Mass Effect or WoW or something :P
 
@GnomeSlice I have no clue.
Some kind of multiplayer battle mode and some kind of new planes.
 
@AshleyNunn Oh, okay. Well, those are fun! Other than WoW. Never going to play that.
 
8:44 PM
@InvaderSkoodge Oh, I got you both of them?
 
@GnomeSlice Yep.
 
user15026
@SaintWacko Most of them require more hand-eye or such skills that I do not possess. I do not do well with shooters or anything requiring stealth or quick movements.
 
Alright. It's all really cheap on GG right now. Like $0.50 for each dlc
 
user15026
WoW also requires mouse + keyboard and that is NOT something I do well.
 
@AshleyNunn Oh, okay. In that case you should play Civilization and XCOM. That's the great thing about turn-based games; you don't have to react quickly. Good for a nice relaxing gaming time
 
user15026
8:46 PM
@SaintWacko I like Civ, but I suck at strategy. :P
 
@AshleyNunn Dwarf Fortress does not require a mouse or hand+eye coordination.
 
user15026
Tis why I play what I do.
 
user15026
@Ullallulloo Tell me more.
 
@AshleyNunn I'm the same way, but because I sit on the couch to play :P
@Ullallulloo It also does not require sanity, and, in fact, actively discourages it. Don't do that to the poor girl :P
 
@AshleyNunn It has the simplicity of quantum physics though.
 
user15026
8:47 PM
@SaintWacko For me, it is a pure coordination thing. I have depth perception issues and fine motor control issues and yeah. Yay bits of my brain being not-so-functional.
 
@AshleyNunn Do depth perception issues affect things on the screen?
Oh, or do you mean knowing where the mouse is
Honestly, though, Dwarf Fortress is an incredible game. The creator is an absolute genius
 
user15026
@SaintWacko Knowing where the mouse is. It is also why I play most of my 3DS stuff with the 3D off, because my brain just goes HERP DERP WHAT
 
@SaintWacko It's basically what he's dedicated his entire life to.
 
@AshleyNunn Ah, I see. Sometimes I'm tempted to get a 3DS, but I just don't think I'd use it much
 
8:49 PM
He spends basically all of his time either programming it or playing with his cat.
 
@Ullallulloo He makes pretty good money off it too, just from donations
@Ullallulloo Yeah, I am supremely jealous
 
user15026
@SaintWacko I like the games, like the new Paper Mario one and stuff, and I like having a handheld. I work well with handhelds. And I don't really miss not having 3D.
 
Science in Dwarf Fortress is amusing.
 
September: $2712.83
August: $3594.48
July: $3905.02
June: $3599.86
May: $4814.94
April: $4623.70
March: $6777.02
February: $12586.51
January: $3689.27
December: $5468.33
November: $3199.46
October: $2503.28
 
Such as dwarf body parts having tags in the code to indicate they are made of flesh, which you could swap with say... obsidian. Though that was over a year ago when you could do that. Not sure where it's at now.
 
8:51 PM
@MadMAxJr I think you mean !!Science!!
 
Dwarf Fortress bugs also tend to be highly amusing.
 
user15026
@Ullallulloo Okay, nope, can't handle the way things look on the screen.
 
Dwarf drinks from river, Carp becomes enraged, attacks dwarf, butchers him.
 
@AshleyNunn Graphic sets!
 
Elephant is enraged, END OF DWARF CIV
 
8:52 PM
@MadMAxJr You can still do all of that. That's one of the most amazing things about DF, you can change everything just by editing the raws
 
@AshleyNunn You can get grahpics packs.
 
But, yeah. Game is crazy complicated.
 
@AshleyNunn Lazy Newb Pack
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The randomized uber monsters it generates now are great.
 
Success! I beat the last room with only two soldiers.
 
8:52 PM
@Ullallulloo Yeah, this'll probably be your best bet
 
@MadMAxJr More like Necromancers now.
 
user15026
@Ullallulloo I shall try this out.
 
@Ullallulloo I haven't actually encountered any of them yet
 
@SaintWacko Me neither. :P
 
8:53 PM
@TrentHawkins Congrats on the win. I had a total two survivors on that.
 
I've read some very amusing stories, however, about butchers and fish cleaners being attacked by discarded animal parts which immediately come to life
With fish cleaners being chased about the fortress by a swarm of animated mussel shells
 
Dwarves in fell moods are instant comedy
 
Vampires are annoying though.
 
@Ullallulloo I haven't encountered one of those in a long time
 
Poison breath from FBs is like an instant kill on your whole fort.
 
8:54 PM
When they were first released I had tons
then they vanished
 
user15026
@SaintWacko What.
 
@AshleyNunn Exactly.
 
@MadMAxJr My door bugged and only two soldiers could get into the final room.... took some doing, but they survived.
 
@TrentHawkins What can I expect from the last mission?
 
user15026
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON.
 
8:55 PM
I'm on Ironman and really, really paranoid about going into it.
 
@TrentHawkins Hey, you got past the bug!
 
@InvaderSkoodge For me, it wasn't as hard as the alien base assault
 
@TrentHawkins I had a bug on one of the double bridges that rendered it uncrossable, requiring a backtrack to use the other one.
 
@SaintWacko How many psionic guys did you have going in?
Out of 10 guys I've tested so far, a grand total of 1 has the gift.
 
8:56 PM
want
 
My entire veteran team was psychic, a full squad of six. Too bad five died trying to take the battleship crash.
 
The psionic guy is badass, too.
I wish everyone had psionics.
 
@InvaderSkoodge There's only two rooms to watch out for... a fairly open room with 2 sectopods, and the last room.... expect to have at least one soldier mind controlled. it is inevitable.
 
For some reason now that I have plasma weapons and titan+ armor on everybody, I got a mission where every enemy was a thin man.
@TrentHawkins Two sectopods? :(
 
@InvaderSkoodge Three, one at level 1, one at level 2, and one maxed out who had activated the device
@AshleyNunn Welcome to Dwarf Fortress ;)
 
8:58 PM
@InvaderSkoodge They don't have drone support, so...
 
@InvaderSkoodge Graveyard operation?
 
@TrentHawkins I didn't :P
 
@MadMAxJr Yeah.
 
@InvaderSkoodge Yeah, that room was fun
 
@TrentHawkins It looked like they could create drones from the one time I fought one.
 
8:58 PM
The graveyard op was a chance for me to train some rookies.
For the sectopods, I'd recommend a hover SHIV and a captured drone.
 
On the final mission, I brought three Alloy SHIVs, a sniper, a support, and a heavy
all colonels
 
user15026
@Ullallulloo I cant decide if that would be tasty or horrific.
 
I don't have any SHIVs, nor do I have any upgrades for SHIVs researched.
 
I love alloy SHIVs, they're mobile cover
 
user15026
I hope it would be tasty.
 
8:59 PM
@AshleyNunn I think a little of both
 

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