Morning Discussion
by Jeff "geedeck" Gondek, Dec 05, 2007 10:53pm PSTSo how is everyone doing today? Hopefully if you're an EVE player, you haven't quite jumped into their big uber-update as it's seemingly possessed by ghosts of Sierra Utilities past. Also, you guys should check this Ninja Reflex preview, if nothing else to see if the developers of BMX XXX can redeem themselves.
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Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
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I'm getting a 360 before the end of the year, but after warranty, extra controller, etc, I'll really only have enough cash on hand to buy ONE game for a while. I plan on getting a gamefly account as well since gamefly opened a warehouse just a few hours away and apparently the service is quite good now.
The question is, out of ALL of the 360 games you already HAVE, which one have you enjoyed the most? I'm thinking back to when I got my classic xbox and I bought KOTOR off of Bozer. Probably one of the best console purchases I've ever made. I played through the entire game twice and loved every minute of it.
Is there any 360 game that really warrants long term ownership (ie replayability) that ISN'T multiplayer focused?
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Anyone else got GH3 for the PS3?
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http://vantage.shackspace.com/audio/Pink%20Cream%2069%20-%20Break%20The%20Silence%20(feat.%20Odoyle).mp3
\m/ O D O Y L E R U L E S \m/
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So a couple of us are interested in starting a regular Civ IV game. One where we play once or twice a week during a scheduled time. People can drop in and out with AI taking over as necessary. Probably would use simultaneous turns and time limits to keep things moving and interesting for everyone. Anybody interested in this? If so, post when would be good!
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I've been using one for a few years now (was a trackball guy before). But just ordered a nice mouse pad.
I'm just wondering how many hardcore gamers use crappy pads, or no pad at all.
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Place: ShackWest server (see my profile).
Password: Message me if you dont have it already.
Come Play TF2 with & against ShackWest! We're a loose collective of like minded individuals who like to Kick Ass in TF2 and chew bubblegum. Oops out of bubblegum.
Rules -
1. Use your shack nick. Or let me know who you are prior to joining.
2. Use a mic. The Teamwork is 100x better with a Mic
3. Dont be an ass. No Sniping thru Grates, or other ass hattery.
Questions -
Would anyone be interested in having captains & picking teams?
Have ShackWest guys on just one team again, vs everyone else?
Have a Shack Tournament? not sure how this would work, just want to gauge interest.
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GO
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Is it possible to assign a preview pic for the media that you are going to play?
It has that nice huge icon just chilling there on the side that could be much more useful if I could customize it. Thanks!
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Help!
I have the new update that can stream video like divx/xvid....real nice and all, but one problem is that I can't playback the videos I take with my Canon Powershot S400. I mean, I think they are standard AVI's...they play in anyhting else. How do I get them to play on the 360?
Is there a codec or something, or do I have to convert them all the mp4?
We got it to work!!! Yeaaaargh!
To get 3.13 multi working without the dreaded Out of Sync error, follow these 3 simple steps.
Step 1:
Get Civ IV:BtS installed and patched to 3.13. You can either patch in game, or grab the .exe here: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/10871/Civilization+IV+Beyond+the+Sword+Retail+3.13+Patch
If you are already installed and patched up, skip this step, no need for a fresh install.
Step 2:
Download Bhruic's Unofficial 3.13 v1.11 patch here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=7288
You may also want the supplemental patch here, but it's not necessary.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=7301
Follow the readme's exactly, and make sure you are in the Beyond the Sword directories, and not the vanilla Civ ones.
Step 3:
Immediately after you click the shortcut to load Civ IV:BtS, press and hold down SHIFT until you are in game.
You will know you've done it right if you see above the progress bar Init XML (uncached).
What this does, is forces the ached XML to be purged, and recreated. The Out of Sync errors were completely due to mismatched cached XML.
So where do we go from here?
Tonite will mainly be devoted to getting people properly patched and ensuring that we dont get any Out of Sync errors.
I am free from now until whenever, so just shout at zanzares on AIM to get a test run going.
If we get enough people good to go, we can shoot for a quick game tonite, and then figure out a schedule that works for every one for later.
Many thanks to PenicillinX57 for being an awesome guinea pig!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYB7-ZgGrfU
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First, it has to be a quad core machine since he wants to use it for video editing. Second, like me he has 4 displays so like me, he needs a board that is SLI capable even if he won't SLI it up. Quite frankly, I don't know what the hot SLI capable boards are these days. Lots of SATA ports since he is going to have quite a few hard drives. The 8800 is going to be the video card but I'm not sure which one other than eVga.
I come to you because he wants to order it asap so I'm totally skipping corners on research. Oh Dell how you have spoiled me.
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An art student made a fake bomb and left it outside an art gallery. It said "I am not a bomb on it" but it apparently looked very realistic. He also made a fake youtube video of a bomb going off inside an art gallery which I was pretty shitty I guess. Not well made or anything, just a part of his art project.
Anyways they had a panel discussing whether what he did was art or just someone being a, my opinion here, fucking idiot. The one art teacher defending him kept saying it was conceptual art and the other panelists didn't understand it.
Oh and he also did it on the day of a fund raiser for AIDS that was being held at the gallery. It got canceled because of the panic from the bomb.
So what do you guys think? Is leaving a bomb outside a building something you'd consider art?
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http://kodiak.viscidity.com/fruli.jpg
it's always nice to see this beer pop up in the beer/lcbo stores in the area, and i must always buy it. Mainly because a) i like a slightly tasting sour beer and b) it taste like strawbeerry's and c) it's from beligum therefore it's better than anything else sold in north america.
anyways, what kind of lame ass IPA beers are you drinking tonight? heh
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Any of you guys with a forehead beard like this?
http://thesuperficial.com/image.php?path=/2007/11/1119_hayden_victorias_secret_07.jpg
What do you use to keep it cool ?
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Psychédélices
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychédélices
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The frame rate is nasty and the animation is just plain ugly. It looks like a game that was seriously caught between generations and the extra development delay has cost it badly.
it's a shame really, they had a chance to really move everything forward :(
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Gonna play a while tonight. Feel free to jump in for funsies!
Server: ShackQuest
Password: boxcar
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Some of the more choice passwords?
- 1234
- 12345
And 2 people with FUCKING password.
And before anyone asks, I barely started here and will be implementing password policies tomorrow morning.
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I laughed at the cat silencer in Postal. my gf didn't think it was all that funny though
What's the funniest / oddest weapon or thing that has made you laugh in a game?
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http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/06/western-digital-netw.html
I was actually considering getting one of these drives. WAS.
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