Morning Discussion
by Jeff "geedeck" Gondek, May 23, 2008 6:00am PDTIs it Friday already? Sweet. So there's news that Resident Evil 5 will have two player co-op support, which is an interesting choice especially given the generally solitary nature of the genre. All I know for sure, is that Aaron is happy there will be a cover system. But that probably doesn't impress many, so what you need? A trailer for Beer Pong on the Wii. It's all the fun of beer pong, without the obnoxious alcohol!
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
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
What kind of starfield is the best:
The Star Trek starfield, where the stars are nearby and move slow.
The Star Wars starfield, where the stars are distant and move very slow.
The Buck Rogers In The 24th Century, a blend of the Star Trek starfield and many particulates that hit the screen.
Are there any that I'm missing?
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Screenshots: http://rock_elf.shackspace.com/tags/shacktagpreview_ss0.png and http://rock_elf.shackspace.com/tags/shacktagpreview_ss1.png
More interestingly, I also adapted it into a less intrusive script which keeps the syntax warnings, but removes the post preview.
Get it here: http://rock_elf.shackspace.com/tags/shacktagsyntaxcheck.user.js
Screenshots: http://rock_elf.shackspace.com/tags/shacktagsyntaxcheck_ss0.png and http://rock_elf.shackspace.com/tags/shacktagsyntaxcheck_ss1.png
If you use the first script there's no need to use the second one.
Thanks to ThomW and pieman. I don't really know what I'm doing and looking at their scripts was very helpful.
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I am looking for a change of pace.
The last time I tried Vista, I remember going back to XP because:
1. Youtube and media playback was choppy/buggy
2. Gaming performance wasn't up to par - I was a hardcore CS 1.6 player and needed constant 100 fps
3. Honestly I forget
Since then, I've upgraded from an Athlon XP 3000+ / Radeon X800 Pro rig to a Core2Duo E4500 / Radeon HD 3850.
Questions:
1. With my configuration, will TF2 performance suffer noticeably?
2. How is fullscreen media playback? Was this just an issue because my hardware couldn't handle it?
3. Should I run Vista 64? What's the difference really?
4. Other thoughts, comments, Shacker experiences with Vista
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what do you all think of this guitar?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-SG-CustomEX-with-EMG-8185-Pickups-Electric-Guitar?sku=515622
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I had my appointment with an audiologist this morning to get my hearing screened and to get impressions made for custome sleeves for my Shure SCL3's. Its going to take about a month to get them, but I'm really excited.
They cost a little more than I wanted to spend, but from speaking with the audiologist, I can tell its going to be worth it.
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WITH HAYDEN PANETTIERE WITH PROCEEDS
GOING TO THE WHALEMAN FOUNDATION
http://cgi.ebay.com/VIP-Experience-with-HAYDEN-PANETTIERE-Beso-Whales-Cruz_W0QQitemZ260241271013QQihZ016QQcategoryZ16071QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262
The shack needs to pool their moneys together to send 5 of us to go with her and get pics+divx! Phil is a mandatory participant on the trip though..
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So I'm FINALLY back from my month ban and needless to say it has been quite the change of pace. It's much harder than I expected to instantly transition from shacking all day/every day to zero shacking, period. But sometimes you just have to suck it up and face the consequences of your late-night bad judgement.
Anyway, that's all in the past now. So what's new around here? Any epic threads, fascinating tales, or other exciting new developments? I'm sure I missed out on some interesting discussions. I've lurked a bit, but it's intensely frustrating to have everything be read-only. Oh, and this game library thing is pretty nice! Still a WIP though. What's the curent process for suggesting missing titles? I think I saw some threads earlier but they're surely dead by now.
Also, I have some "opinion pieces", on various things, that I've been hammering out just for the heck of it, in my free time. I figured maybe I'd share and hopefully >1% of you will get something out of it and not think I'm a jackass. I'll be spacing these out because then I can make sure I won't miss any of the insults directed my way. :) In fact, I'm on vacation all next week so actually I might just save them for after. We'll see.
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That goddamned Eidos Everything Pack is calling to me :(
Soooooooo much gaming
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=sub&SubId=771&cc=GB
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OK so I'm finally about to do the upgrade but something I've forgotten/neglected to check out: the power supply.
I have:
- ASUS P5E motherboard (X38 chipset)
- BFG 9800GTX (one, dual slot fan thingy)
- Intel Q9450 Quad Core
- 4 GB RAM (Ballistix Tracer)
- 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive (just one)
My current PSU is an Antec 450W supply. Don't remember the voltage but it's the one that came with the Sonata II case.
This online calculator:
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
Says I need about 343W.
Agree? Disagree?
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Feel free to be as offensive or helpful as you see fit.
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As mentioned before, I've been playing through Fallout 2 again. I made a character with Luck of 6 so I could specifically get the "More Criticals" perk. So I'm at level 12, trying to get the 3rd and final level of that perk, when I realize my Luck is now only at 5? What gives? What changes your luck? I've not done any attribute-altering perks or activities (that I know of). Any ideas?
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PS: We just got back from Indy4 and I loved it.
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two jump puzzles that require 45 minutes to complete - and then one of the hardest sub-bosses ever in a video game... and no save point in between? fuck you. seriously. go to hell. suck my dick "Team Ninja", "Tecmo", whatever.
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Why are there no vending machines in these stations? We just got on at Government Center / Faneuil Hall and at 9 everything was closed that we could get drinks to go and there were no vending machines. I am fuck all thirsty but no go.
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9951399-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave
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Goal Line Blitz! thread!
Seattle Grand Cru game in about one hour. Hopefully we'll bounce back from our poor outing in the last game. Would would have thought Rex could throw the ball 49 times, have no interceptions and we still only score 6 total points.
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http://www.dealextreme.com/
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so is there a cheat to disable the social events in GTA while keeping the friends special abilities and being able to do missions?
It's really ruining the game for me. I could turn everybody down but that would also kind of ruin it.
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http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=52813
It's not youtube comments level of bad - but it does feel like there are 2 shacks - when you accidentally start to bleed from the eyes from a bizarre misspelled tirade for or against some game, console, or developer in an article comments section. If my bleeding eyes do not fail me - apparently Valve staged the theft of the HL2 code base as a lie to screw with us, and they were involved in some video card manufacturer conspiracy involving one brand over another. FPS on the PC can't connect with the console counterpart players because we'd all see how good the console players really are against the PC players with keyboard and mice who fear this. Windows is a bad platform for games.
I am going to eat my fist now.
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I was wondering if you guys could give a couple of tips to a guy who doesnt really play MMO's. I've got the whole combo thing down and attacking weaker areas on opponents, but im having trouble controlling my own defence while also trying to block and pump out combo after combo.
Its not that much of an issue at the mo cos the enemies im facing are weak but im gueesin focusing defence may become more important as the game goes on. Any tips?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI&feature=user
I'm trying to figure out if they:
A. Hired some of those people
B. Found really good lookalikes, or
C. Digitally manipulated the original videos
It seems too good to be B or C.
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Cool special effect :)
I still hate the other intern here, who consistently starts telling a joke without context and then starts laughing about the story in the middle of telling it, before I even get the story. Your stories suck and you aren't funny. You can't tell people about some random obscure thing on the internet you saw and start laughing about it, no one will laugh with you because it's some fucking obscure thing on the internet you dumbass.
Also, like with parents and their little kids. I don't care that your daughter went poopy and it was the cutest thing ever. I don't have a kid and I dont care.
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Umm WTF, how to I join up with my friends?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEzT7Z0OdE
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finished season 2. holy crap that's a lot of money.
time to start up 3! :D
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