Morning Discussion
by Alice O'Connor, Aug 19, 2009 1:25am PDTAnother Wednesday. I began, as always, by setting out for a quick run. As the morning sun warmed my deeply bronzed skin, I chortled at the innocence of children playing with a hoop and stick in the street under the watchful eye of their dear nan. Around the six-mile mark a dog scampered up alongside me and began yapping hellos, but I was having none of that and punted the mongrel into a giant topiary rooster. Ah, to be alive! The sun, the sky, the earth, you, me, the sheer joy of existence! And certainly no parcels.
The flood from Gamescom continues today, helpfully categorised for your convenience. Be careful not to miss Chris's interview with id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead, mind.
Splinter Cell Blacklist co-op modes partially detailed
FIFA 14 on PC won't use Ignite engine
Ace Attorney Trilogy coming to iOS next week
Far Cry 3 editor jazzed up with Blood Dragon shinies
Epic Mickey 2 for Vita coming June 18



They called me in saying all my bloodwork came back and told me I don't have the diabeetus, my cholesteral and everything are exceptionally good, all my counts are awesome and I overall kick ass and am awesome. She asked me what I did to maintain my cholesteral because my bad ones were abnormally low and my good ones were above average and II told her I took Omega-3 every day and ate lean fish and chicken and stuff and fiber and veggies and she was very happy and said not many people do that. I learned that from the shack so thank you.
THEN SHE TOLD ME MY LIVER ENZYMES WERE A LITTLE TOO HIGH AND SHE'D NEED TO DRAW BLOOD FOR A HEPATITIS TEST.
OH MY GOD WHAT.
I told her I drink too much and she frowned and said that's probably what it is, and to stop drinking so much, and she said I wasn't in any danger because functions were just fine and my enzymes were probably raised from the drinking but still. They drew blood for a big ol' hep test. :(
I was drunk the night before the blood work but I did stop drinking before my 10pm fasting cutoff time :D
Anyway now I've got to wait an entire weekend to find out if I have the fucking hep but I'm pretty sure I'm just a drunk.
BATTLEFIELD 2 SHACKBATTLE MEGAPOST!!!
BATTLEFIELD 2 SHACKBATTLE MEGAPOST!!!
BATTLEFIELD 2 SHACKBATTLE MEGAPOST!!!
What: BATTLEFIELD 2 SHACKBATTLE!!
When: Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 9 pm est/8 pm cst/7 pm mnt/6 pm west coast
Where: bf2.shackbattles.com, pw boxcar
How: The latest BF 2 patch will be needed (1.4.1), no punkbuster, Teamspeak client to voice chat
Why: AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!!!
Iam wating uuuuuuu, Gerbils, hamsters, etc.
Download the latest BF2 patch here:
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/9046/Battlefield+2+v1.41+Patch
Download TeamSpeak here:
http://www.teamspeak.com/?page=downloads
Teamspeak IP: ts.shackbattles.com, pw: boxcar
Teamspeak setup: http://rydogg1.shackspace.com/teamspeak_setup.jpg
We are using Teamspeak as an option here for global comms, it is not required.
PLEASE JOIN SQUADS TO USE THE INTERNAL VOIP!!
If you need a copy of BF1942:
http://eastore.ea.com/DRHM/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayProductDetailsPage&SiteID=ea&Locale=en_US&ThemeID=718200&Env=BASE&productID=78869400
MODS PLEASE INFORMATIVE, I WILL POST FOLLOWUPS THE NEXT FEW DAYS TILL SUNDAY!!!
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Help me out here. What are some mods that you can't live without?
I've resubbed so I need to get all my mods sorted out.
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I have to say this game is pretty fucking fun, I got it after work yesterday and played it for roughly 4- 5 hours total. The SP is absolutely one of the funnest FPS experiences, its like a mix of COD (shooting, bobbing, nades)+GTA (open world town to explore!)+Soul Reaver (the veil, power ups).
The thing that I hated at first but grew to like was the compass, It keeps you from getting totally frustrated when your trying to find an exit. The games not insanely linear like Doom or Quake either, and has some beautiful outside/inside areas with a multiple paths and tons of shit to collect (like gold to buy upgrades, maps and intel). Another great aspect is the weapons upgrade system, you can buy ammo dumps, extra clips, silencers, powers for your particle cannon (disintegrating Nazi's!), and also new additional permanent power ups for you veil powers.
About the open world town, it's a fairly large town with some shops and bars that you can visit and talk with people at between missions. Also while walking around to your next spot or simply exploring you will encounter random squads of Nazi soldiers to dispatch so it keeps the action going when traveling (another time the compass comes in handy, since finding shops without it is a pain in the ass).
The graphics are really good, not like Doom 4/Rage good of course, but i thought overall they looked better than than any of the promos they've shown and definitely are on par with some of the major contenders (GOW fanboys f.o.). Fire effects and lighting are this games strong point, although the cutscenes all look like they were animated back in '02.
*Almost forgot the enemies, they are everything you wanted in wolfenstein and more, your standard soldiers are COD fare, with the addition of Tesla power armor 'shock troopers', and magicians that are so fast you have to slow time down to catch them. There are some interesting bosses, but nothing too massive (Hulk gustapo).
Overall great game and was well worth my $50. Also, no DRM. Mein, leben!
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My infant son will grow up in a world where Twitter and Facebook have always existed.
:(
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Sparkles sleeps like a baby
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http://members.iinet.net.au/~scottylans/spelling.jpg (yes that's the final 7600 build)
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http://www.motioninjoy.com/
They work on x32/64 and has support for both usb and bluetooth with force feedback. And with the file i gave you below you can use your sixaxis just like a 360 controller on games that supports it.
http://kaankasim.shackspace.com/xinputemu3.0-vista.rar (dinput8.dll not needed for most games.)
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WHAT: Real Texas food
WHERE: Rudy's BBQ in Frisco http://www.rudys.com/searchresults.aspx?q=all (tollway + main street)
WHEN: Tonight at 7:30!
Lets meet there at around 7:30, I'm gonna bring TasteyWheat and Cords too :o
K????
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Variety has signed me on to do a story about Stereoscopic 3D for an upcoming print edition. As we know, it never really caught on in the gaming world. Publishers keep trying, though (as Ubisoft will with "Avatar" this fall).
I want to talk with some folks here who have given it a try (via the special glasses or who sat in on the Avatar 3D demo at E3) and get their thoughts on the pros and cons. Is it something you would want on a regular basis with games - or is the 3D current video cards provide good enough?
Would love to hear your thoughts in this thread and may contact a few of you via Shackmsg to ask a few followups.
Just think! Angelina Jolie's agent could read your comments and say "By God! We're going to adopt that Shacker too!"
Thanks.
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How does one go about creating a dynamically sized array? Say I'm creating an array of values from user input, I want the array to be the size of the total number of values entered before a termination value (0). So they could enter 4 numbers or 10 numbers and an array would be created to store those values. Or should I just create a gigantic array, store them there and then trim the array based on the numbers entered?
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http://www.interplay.com/about/article.php?id=31
Beginning today, Interplay titles including Fallout, Sacrifice and Kingpin will become available for purchase via Steam, which makes PC games available online to more than 20 million users worldwide.
"We are excited to offer the millions of Steam customers online access to Interplay titles beginning with some jewels of our classic PC catalog priced below $10," said Herve Caen, Interplay CEO. "Interplay is committed to delivering the best quality titles to PC gamers and distribution on Steam is one of the many steps we are taking to increase accessibility to our content for fans around the world."
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i just hit level 20 and i just escaped the enclave and linked up with fawkes. i'm downloading broken steel right now. so will this let me continue to earn xp before the main questline is finished?
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http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Left-4-Dead-On-PS3-Isn-t-Needed-Now-That-Dead-Nation-Is-Coming-19349.html
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Had my "final" walk-through yesterday and found like 3 things they hadn't fixed. Told them about it, they produced invoices saying the stuff was fixed. I called their bluff and contacted their contractors, contractors agreed that stuff wasn't fixed. They're fixing it today, and I'm meant to be closing tomorrow.
My bank is also taking their sweet time getting final documents to escrow for me to sign, but they expect to have them sent sometime today.
So I'm gonna wake up real early in the morning, head over to the house for a final final walk-through, then go sign a bunch of shit. Not sure if I'll get my keys and reams of paperwork immediately, I might have to wait until Friday. In any case, I should be a new homeowner by the weekend!
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/19/fugitive.pilot/
"(CNN) -- A man who crashed his plane in the Florida Panhandle in an apparent attempt to fake his death was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in federal prison, officials said."
"Over the nearby town of Childersburg, Alabama, Schrenker jumped from the aircraft. The Coast Guard Investigative Service later recovered cut lines from tree branches and a parachute with a serial number that was traced to Schrenker, court documents said."
And then it gets real good!
"Meanwhile, two F-15 fighter jets were scrambled and located the plane in the air near Birmingham, Alabama. The pilots reported that the plane's window was intact, its door was open, no pilot was on board, and the plane appeared to be on autopilot, according to affidavits filed in the case.
The jets followed the plane until it crashed near the Blackwater River in East Milton, Florida, according to court documents. Authorities said it missed a group of homes by 50 to 75 yards. Although the plane was severely damaged, investigators found that its windshield and windscreens were not damaged and that there was no blood inside the plane, the documents said. See plane's flight path »"
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A couple days ago our good friend yoonix told us about getting your free Windows 7 by attending a free Windows 7 conference: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20688981
Well most shackers had a couple questions so I went to the source and asked them what's the deal? Here are the three most asked questions answered:
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us, I have responded to your questions below:
1) You do not need to attend both morning and afternoon sessions to receive the software, just one or the other but you can attend both if you would like.
2) The version you will receive after your session is Windows Ultimate
3) The software you will receive will be in hard copy form.
Please let us know if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Janie
I just want to take this time to thank yoonix for bringing this to our attention!
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anyway, flexing/stretching it still hurts (like pointing my toe down.) nothing else, though, so what exercises would help given that i probably have some sort of minor sprain? i'm stretching to help it along, but it still hurts!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPyvkTUF0w
Badass!
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http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-09-diablo-iii/54519
Diablo 3 gameplay from GamesCom. No sound right now. My dick is hard.
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Would anyone be interested in purchasing my 2002 BMW 330i? It has 60K miles, had a PPI done about 3 months ago and everything came back clean. It was recently serviced, has premium and sport packages, upgraded wheels. KBB shows the value around $15,000. I live in Southern Cali.
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