The Bridge

FAE

5:00 PM

@TimStone Hahaha, from MO to NY would be quite the feat.

Tim Stone

I considered how awesome this would be when suggesting it, no worries.

Lazers

1

Q: Which helicopter in Celerium challenge on Black Ops 2 campaign

On the mission "Celerium" on Call of Duty Black Ops 2 there is a challenge that says: ELIMATE ENEMY HELI BEFORE LIFT OFF My question is: What heli? After playing through this mission countless times I can't see what Helicopter it is talking about, could anybody lend a hand?

call-of-duty-black-ops-2

FAE

Okay, popping off for now, need to find food, later all!

GnomeSlice

@fbueckert My problem is with their damage resistance.

fbueckert

@GnomeSlice The weapon mounts double as their armor.

Better turrets = better armor.

Ronan Forman

5:13 PM

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Martin Sojka

@RonanForman Oooh, "Thickjungle" looks fun. How big are the maps?

Ronan Forman

@MartinSojka Depends, you could see the walls in that zoomed out shot, and that ones in-cased in a sphere.

fbueckert

Huh. I just lost 2 rep with a "User was removed". Now I'm curious as to who it was, and what they upvoted of mine that I only lost two rep on.

Invader Skoodge

2

A: How do promotions happen?

Arqanoids! Arqadites? Arqadians. Hello, Arqadians! Lemme address a few of the questions I see coming up here. Q: Can we do something for Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm? A: Possibly! Read on. Q: How about we sponsor a team or a tournament? A: Nope! You are correct that we've done this in the...

3

fbueckert

Only thing I can think of that gives +2 is an accept.

Ullallulloo

5:22 PM

@fbueckert An upvote and two downvotes?

Invader Skoodge

@fbueckert Mix of upvotes and downvotes.

Or also possibly if you were rep-capped.

fbueckert

@InvaderSkoodge Never been rep-capped.

@InvaderSkoodge Woo! We're not forgotten, just the person doing the planning left!

Also, this question got edited to be much more acceptable. We can cast reopen votes on it now.

Ullallulloo

@InvaderSkoodge Woooooooooot!

fbueckert

Grah! Now I'm curious as to who got deleted.

fredley

@RonanForman Looks good

Think we could do with more concise level names though :-P

Ronan Forman

5:28 PM

@fredley Did you even watch it? :)

fredley

@RonanForman Yes! All the way through!

Complex,Haunted,Ship,Jungle,Town ?

Ronan Forman

@fredley About half-way through I ask for suggestions of map names.

fredley

@RonanForman Ah ok. I did not watch with the sound on :-P

The first few minutes were rather dull

Ronan Forman

@fredley Well okay then.

Tim Stone

@fbueckert You may have suggested an edit on this particular person's post once upon a time, and that post was deleted when they were removed.

fredley

5:33 PM

@RonanForman How are you recruiting testers?

Lazers

0

Q: What is the use of the 32GB (vs 8GB) Flash in Wii U?

Although I wanted the white version of the Wii U console, the black one actually does have 32GB Flash memory, but what is it for? Is it for game play data save, so if you only play a few games, then probably 8GB might be enough? Also, since the SD card is not that expensive these days ($20 fo...

wii-u

fredley

@RonanForman Smoke going into chimneys at 4:53

Ronan Forman

@fredley Yeah, that shot is reversed.

A couple are.

fredley

@RonanForman Damned lies

Ronan Forman

@fredley Various channels, I'm trying to see if YTers are interested.

But now, I must leave.

fredley

5:44 PM

@RonanForman Tara

Whoosh!

@TimStone Hmm.

nods

@RonanForman You have failed to whoosh. Rather embarrassing really.

Ronan Forman

@fredley It turns out I don't need to leave after all.

fredley

5:52 PM

@RonanForman Damned Lies

Ben Brocka

Genuine search term logged on our website: "how do I execute my inmates"

Tweeted by IVSoftware on November 27, 2012 at 5:51 PM

Tim Stone

There's a hot question from Libraries, @AshleyNunn. Your site has made it to the big leagues! ;)

fbueckert

@BenBrocka Not too surprised at that. The prisoners will do it themselves, if you let them.

fredley

@TimStone Still not beating out my hot question, it's been there a whole day now

Ben Brocka

I hadn't realized they're the ones who're making prison architect too

fbueckert

6:01 PM

@BenBrocka Hadn't associated IVSoftware with Introversion?

user15026

@timstone Oooooh yay go libraries!

GnomeSlice

@fbueckert Well THAT'S good to know...

fbueckert

@GnomeSlice The Glossary is your friend!

As is the Storage.

Because that lets you see equipment stats.

GnomeSlice

@fbueckert I haven't really figured out what to do with the 'storage' menu apart from customizing gear.

James

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Q: What is the use of the 32GB (vs 8GB) Flash in Wii U?

Although I wanted the white version of the Wii U console, the black one actually does have 32GB Flash memory, but what is it for? Is it for game play data save, so if you only play a few games, then probably 8GB might be enough? Also, since the SD card is not that expensive these days ($20 fo...

wii-u

^^ That question is iffy.. As to why Nintendo released two versions of the console none of us can answer.

user15026

6:08 PM

@James I don't like it. We can't really explain it other than "you get more space", and if it is asking why, well, we have no idea.

Ullallulloo

@James You could edit that part out though and still have a fine question.

GnomeSlice

@James Isn't it for downloaded games/apps?

Ullallulloo

@AshleyNunn He's asking what the space is used for.

user15026

For downloading most likely.

James

@GnomeSlice yes it is and I have answered as such :)

GnomeSlice

6:09 PM

Presumably it's like the Xbox Arcade, which had very little storage space. It's a slightly cheaper option for people who don't want to download anything.

@James Upvoted. =]

James

@AshleyNunn We do know, it is strictly for storage and it comes in two sizes just like most electronics these days.. Just not going to be able to answer the nintendo decision part of it all :D

bwarner

@Ullallulloo Could and did.

fbueckert

6:30 PM

@GnomeSlice Look at stuff. That's about it.

user15026

@James that makes sense to me :)

GnomeSlice

Awesomenauts is updating faster than I can download it.

Lazers

0

Q: Is it possible to transfer Wii Virtual Console games to the 3DS?

I bought some NES games on the Wii that are also sold in the 3DS shop. Is it possible to transfer them from the Wii to the 3DS?

wii 3ds virtual-console

0

Q: Stamp out the Thalmor From Skyrim

I've been playing Skyrim with a few characters over the year since it has been out. I've always disliked the Thalmor and choose to eliminate them at every turn. So I've stormed their keep, burned down the embassy and killed any Justicars I find on the road. But, no matter what I still always find...

skyrim xbox-360

Invader Skoodge

@BenBrocka Well, you can build an electric chair, but you can't use it.

I think that's legit.

GnomeSlice

6:46 PM

Oh wow, Quantum Conundrum was voiced by John De Lancie? Awesome!

Super Meat Boy Galaxy prototype offered for a charity donation.

@badp ^

Ben Brocka

7:02 PM

@fbueckert no, I know Introversion, didn't know who developed prison architect

fbueckert

@BenBrocka Ah, there was the disconnect.

Must've been an amusing tweet for you.

Lazers

0

Q: Does the Xbox 360's 'Auto Shut Off' Feature Wait for Downloads to Finish?

I think the title is pretty self-explanatory. The newest version of Xbox 360 firmware comes with a feature that automatically shuts down your Xbox after a period of inactivity, which you can set yourself. If I'm downloading something big enough that it takes longer than my shut-off time, will t...

xbox-360

0

Q: Is it possible to get Cartel Coins from any other source?

Various items can be purchased in-game using Cartel Coins from the in-game Black Market. I have noticed that it is possible to get certain items marked as 'Cartel Items' (for example a minor experience boost consumable item) but is it possible to get Cartel Coins from any source other than the '...

swtor

fbueckert

@Lazers Closes as NARQ :P

pixel

hey one of my questions is about to get to 100k views

@fbueckert at least it wasn't the super subjective question I asked earlier!

fbueckert

And this is a very bad decision by Nintendo.

pixel

7:15 PM

that is a bad move

making me agree with you is a terrible decision by Nintendo

now the world may end

I want to go and shower but I can't imagine sitting here with wet hair in this temperature

fbueckert

@pixel It's, what? -2?

pixel

@fbueckert If I tell you, you will laugh at me

fbueckert

@pixel I'm already laughing.

OrigamiRobot

♫ @pixel and @fbueckert sitting in a tree. ♫ I dont know what humans do in trees so that's all I got.

fbueckert

It's currently -17 here.

pixel

7:18 PM

@fbueckert you will laugh even harder

fbueckert

I think the apt statement is, "Suck it up, princess."

pixel

@fbueckert I think the apt response is "BY FIRE BE PURGED"

its 7 degrees

Ben Brocka

@fbueckert Yeah the virtual console thing has always been BS, tied to a single console. Made me stop buying when I realized if I got a new console I'd be screwed. Back to ROMs

fbueckert

@pixel Good luck with that one. Mother Nature will be greatly amused.

pixel

that is still cold for me

fbueckert

7:20 PM

@BenBrocka Yeah, definitely not a fan.

pixel

I am currently set on top of a space heater, not literally on top of it of course, but it is underneath my chair

fbueckert

It's almost worse than Sony's bogus encrypted hard drive crap.

Invader Skoodge

It is about 2 degrees in your fancy Celsius scale here, and it's entirely too cold.

It doesn't help that we have a horrible slushy drizzle.

pixel

something feels broken, I'm getting noise indicating pinging but no pinging is occuring

oh i see

nevermind

in fact

fbueckert

@InvaderSkoodge Rain with cold just sucks.

pixel

7:22 PM

it says 7 degrees (feels like 4)

OrigamiRobot

@InvaderSkoodge Do you know about EDH?

Ben Brocka

@fbueckert it's a shame. If you do digital distrobution right I'll gladly pay. I'll buy games I already own on PSN or Steam because they're cheap and I get to keep them. But $10 for a game I already own, tied to one console? Nah

fbueckert

@BenBrocka Exactly.

You hear about the broken game transfer utility for Wii -> Wii U?

Invader Skoodge

@OrigamiRobot No what's that?

OrigamiRobot

@InvaderSkoodge It's a 100 card singleton format. Look it up. (AKA Commander)

Ben Brocka

7:25 PM

@fbueckert No, do they let you transfer VC stuff to the Wii U from an old Wii?

fbueckert

@BenBrocka They do, but if the transfer craps out for any reason halfway through, you've basically lost everything. After you start the transfer utility on the Wii, it transfers everything to an SD card. And then deletes it from the Wii.

user15026

@fbueckert Nintendo really doesn't understan digital distribution and transferring/sharing data.

fbueckert

And the only "fix" is to send your Wii to Nintendo and they'll fix it for $60.

@AshleyNunn They don't really understand online, period.

user15026

@fbueckert Yeah, that too.

fbueckert

For someone who took a chance with the Wii, they're remarkably risk-averse.

tiddy

7:28 PM

Who owns the VC stuff

user15026

@fbueckert They take chances with their console design but not with the actual online component - that they are remarkably scared about

user15026

@tiddy What do you mean?

fbueckert

@tiddy Depends. If it's detrimental to Nintendo, you do. If they can make more money by re-selling it to you, they do.

pixel

@AshleyNunn is it treated like an MMO where you're 'renting' and don't own anything, even though you've paid for it

tiddy

Does Nintendo own the rights to all the games/software you currently are unable to transfer

user15026

7:30 PM

Techincally you own it, but you can't really do much with it

user15026

They just dont give you a way to transfer things, other than wii-wii, wi-wiiu or 3ds-3ds

user15026

And all of those have their own quirks

tiddy

I guess I meant who licenses the games

Ben Brocka

@fbueckert mine is all already on an SD card

tiddy

EA, Nintendo, etc

user15026

7:31 PM

for the 3DS at least, a system transfer just transfers the purchases, not the save files, if they aren't on a SD card that you can swap

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn And people wonder why they crack the crap out of their hardware.

Ben Brocka

@fbueckert Yeah they suck pretty bad at web services. And all surrounding UX matters

tiddy

Because that is who is controlling transfers

user15026

@fbueckert I know, right?

Ben Brocka

herp derp just enter your game's social security number to play with a friend

user15026

7:31 PM

@tiddy Whoever made them, afaik

fbueckert

I'll happily purchase a game once. Maybe twice, if it's a different format and I really like it.

user15026

@BenBrocka Oh, that whole system is terribly broken, and afaik it didn't get any better on teh wiiu

fbueckert

After that, if you want me to pay for it again to play it in a different format, nope. It's mine. I do what I want with it.

Invader Skoodge

@OrigamiRobot This format is weird.

fbueckert

Sidenote: I have Bahamut Lagoon working on my Wii. I also have a Famicom copy of it kicking around.

user15026

7:35 PM

I am not brave enough to hack away at anything I own - I figure that nkowing me, I will blow it all up

OrigamiRobot

@InvaderSkoodge I think you would like it because it allows for all kinds of jankiness.

pixel

hey @Alok

OrigamiRobot

@AshleyNunn We lost your pantyhose :(

Alok

Hi @pixel

user15026

@OrigamiRobot Aww, darn

Alok

7:38 PM

I see you've raced me in Low Quality Posts :P

OrigamiRobot

You should say some other random single word for us to star.

Alok

Anyway, I have a question - is android still a valid tag to use for questions? I don't see any notes not to use it

fbueckert

@Alok It's a platform tag; does your question involve the platform?

Alok

Its a platform tag, but it doesn't make sense to create a new one for each android game

OrigamiRobot

@Alok Why not?

fbueckert

7:39 PM

@Alok Each game should be tagged with the game name.

Lazers

0

Q: How do I do the wall jump in Super Metroid?

I have always had a problem with the wall jump in Super Metroid. Is there some trick to getting it to work? As a kid, when I got to the pit in Brinstar where the animals try to teach you to wall jump, the only way for me to get out was to roll into a ball and use my turbo controller to place bom...

super-metroid

Alok

@fbueckert No, it would be about a game 'Word hero' ... of which I'm not sure I will have more than the 1 question :P

fbueckert

@Alok We just recently turned off unused tag functionality.

pixel

@Alok tags only get removed now if there are no questions on it

fbueckert

Tags stick around now, even if they only have one question in it.

OrigamiRobot

7:40 PM

@Alok I have questions about word-hero... I think.

Alok

@fbueckert Yeah I saw that on meta - but is it encouraged to create tags if its likely to get really few questions?

user15026

@Alok always make tags.

pixel

@Alok it's preferred to using platform tags for games ye

fbueckert

@Alok It's a game. No one has asked questions about it.

user15026

game tags are important.

fbueckert

7:41 PM

Make a tag.

Alok

@OrigamiRobot So you do ... why didn't that turn up in search!

pixel

@Alok Stealth mode

Alok

Well, that solves my problem anyway :D. And yes, I know everyone prefers tags, I just get confused when its something like android with tons of small games on it.

OrigamiRobot

@Alok Do you mean your question was my question?

MBraedley

Anyone else having javascript problems when using Firefox?

just on StackExchange

Alok

7:45 PM

@OrigamiRobot No, I mean the tag already exists so I won't try to use the generic platform one

Now it has 100% more questions in that tag, and would be exempt under older rules too >_>

OrigamiRobot

Let us rejoice.

Alok

Have a +1 because I never realized the word colors after playing it quite a lot recently :(, good question

OrigamiRobot

This pleases OrigamiRobot.

Powerlord

8:04 PM

@AshleyNunn You missed dsi-3ds

user15026

@Powerlord Oh, right.

user15026

I forget that it is a separate thing, tbh

user15026

I usually lump it in with the ds in my mind

Powerlord

I hear Apple fired the head of iOS's Maps team today.

Lazers

0

Q: League qualifications

Word Hero has a series of 'leagues', however its not clear what determines how someone qualifies for a promotion. Is it based on number of games played, some kind of moving average for the score or percentile, or something else?

word-hero

0

Q: What does the "Media" item type contain

In your Ops>Item area, there's an item type filter marked "Media". What kind of stuff shows up there?

ingress

Powerlord

8:10 PM

Man, I feel like I should take a nap. Too bad I'm at work.

badp

@Powerlord just when people just about stopped complaining about iOS maps?

and kind of forgot about the whole thing?

Powerlord

I'm bored, entertain me!

....I'm entertained, bore me?

Arda Xi

What.

Powerlord

Is it bad that I'm changing a script file nicely split into 5 files into a single file due to difficulties with getting access to the right global variables in the right files? Stupid non-OO scripting languages. >:|

Arda Xi

8:27 PM

Yes.

James

LessPop_MoreFizz

James

@LessPop_MoreFizz Image posting thief :P

LessPop_MoreFizz

@james wat.

James

@LessPop_MoreFizz Ya makes my images scrolls yo!

pixel

8:38 PM

@James not at a real resolution he doesn't

Lazers

0

Q: need for speed: most wanted 2012 release controls

I have got a quantum USB controller, I have set up all the controls but now when I am trying to change my controls its saying "RELEASE ALL THE CONTROLS". There is no button/option to do this, can someone plz help me, I wanna win this race really bad with wrong controls I can not win it. Another ...

controllers controls nfs-most-wanted-2012

James

pixel

@James you made your own image scroll, last image was better too

James

34 secs ago, by James

:D

pixel

@James no

7 mins ago, by James

I think I've overdosed

James

8:42 PM

@pixel LoL, On what?

pixel

such a ridiculously sickly feeling

@James sour cream

James

@pixel Ugh, Yeah that is not a good thing to od on.

pixel

not my fault!

I opened it, and then dropped something icky on the lid, so had to use it all

so, well... I guess it is my fault

but my reasons are valid

James

@pixel Should have made half moon cookies :)

pixel

I'm high, I didn't think past the initial shock of stuff on lid

user15026

8:44 PM

Couldnt you hve just wiped the lid clean?

pixel

OHNOES STUFF ON LID -> sour cream on pasta -> more sour cream on pasta -> more sour cream on pasta

@AshleyNunn by icky I mean mouldy

user15026

@pixel ....so you ate mouldy sour cream

pixel

no

James

@pixel o.O

pixel

i was cleaning up while waiting for the pasta to boil

James

8:45 PM

You dropped something moldy on the lid?

user15026

....I am so confused, and still don't get why cleaning the lid was not an option

pixel

I dropped stuff onto the lid

after taking the lid off

so the lid was bottom side up

user15026

@pixel So wash the lid?

pixel

-.-

I guess I really just wanted to eat sour cream

the idea of putting a lid back on that has had anything other than the contents of what the lid came off makes my stomach turn

user15026

If you wash it, its the same as like...doing dishes

pixel

8:49 PM

yeah but me doing dishes = scrubbing in water, rinsing, putting into the dishwasher, running it at 70 degrees, and then leaving them in there to dry

the only reason there was something mouldy in my kitchen in the first place was that I went down to london without fully eating the last thing I cooked

and if it wasn't a brand new pan, I'd have thrown it away, like any other instance of such thing happening

user15026

O.o Wash things in a bleach/water mix, tadah, clean?

user15026

Saves you throwing out dishes\

Arda Xi

Brilliant, the drive on which Steam was installed had died, but the install insisted on running in that folder.

So I basically had to perform an exorcism before it would finally do something.

user15026

@ArdaXi That sounds unawesome.

Arda Xi

'Tis.

Fortunately, it seems fixed now.

Regedit is not fun.

pixel

8:53 PM

the idea of putting bleach anywhere near something I eat from is boggling my mind

badp

@ArdaXi uh... I guess making a new Steam library didn't work?

Arda Xi

@badp ...the installer wouldn't run.

user15026

@ArdaXi Yay for it being fixed

badp

oh, wait, Steam itself, not a game

well that should be the easiest thing to fix at least on Linux

agent86

badp

8:54 PM

"just" mount something else there

agent86

ho ho ho, MEEEERRRY baconmas.

badp

make a symbolic link perhaps?

Ben Brocka

<3 symbolic links. Though I think it's technically a Junction that you want

badp

@BenBrocka on Linux?

user15026

@agent86 That is a very christmassy bacon

Arda Xi

8:56 PM

@BenBrocka No, I would've wanted a mount point.

Ben Brocka

On Windows anyway

Arda Xi

Can't junction a drive.

badp

You can't hard link folders on ext* afaik

Arda Xi

s/Windows/NTFS/

Powerlord

@badp Only as root

iirc

Arda Xi

8:56 PM

You could theoretically run Linux on NTFS. If you were a moron.

Ben Brocka

Oh, not NTFS

badp

Yeah, ext4 is all the rage on Linux lands

Arda Xi

Steam made me accept 5 different agreements.

badp

Obviously 0 support on Windows

Powerlord

I actually have several junction points on my Windows drive. For instance, my entire C:\Users is really D:\Users

Arda Xi

8:58 PM

I set up a Linux machine as a media centre yesterday.

Powerlord

My Steam user profile directories are also junctions to locations on the other drive.

Arda Xi

Sound on Linux is an absolute pain.

Powerlord

@ArdaXi Starred for truth

badp

@Powerlord Does it work on single files? Say, if I had an SSD it would be extremely retarded to have the swap file on it

Arda Xi

I ended up buying a bloody expensive TOSLINK cable because it was the simplest option.

Powerlord

8:58 PM

@badp I don't think so, but you can control the location of the swap in Windows anyway.

Arda Xi

@badp Yeah, sure, but you could also just set your swap file somewhere else.

badp

and yet I want C:\ and more importantly C:\Windows on it

Arda Xi

@Powerlord NTFS supports hardlinks too.

badp

@ArdaXi Hardlinks don't generally work outside disk boundaries

pixel

@badp just set the swapfile to be on an alternate drive

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