00:03 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Pony Collection Event 2021 - Send Your Pony Collections! [ https://tinyurl.com/yaz8xlo3 ]
00:07 <Schism> Hmm, Merrick Garland as AG, and Marcia Fudge as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Good choices.
00:09 * Lumindia boops all the ponies
00:09 <Lumindia> O wO
00:09 <Schism> o3o
00:11 * Schism pours the Lumin a cup of tea.
00:20 <LibrarianofHope> my head is killing me
00:20 <LibrarianofHope> my stomach hurts from stress
00:33 <Cepheid> I don't think my sinuses like spicy food anymore.
00:35 <Cepheid> I feel up for some Monster Hunting.
00:53 * Schism yawns. Still on the emotional high, whee. But not really in a gaming mood.
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01:03 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Say Something Nice About Lily Valley [ https://tinyurl.com/yc5uf74b ]
01:04 <Cepheid> Ah, Kulve Taroth. Does any other monster have any more dramatic battle music than you?
01:07 * LibrarianofHope dances chunky
01:07 <LibrarianofHope> i got a new phone owo
01:08 <LibrarianofHope> did not meant too, but lucky me
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01:13 <PinkieShy> what do you get when you remove the potato from hashbrowns?
01:13 <Schism> Onion bhaji. o3o
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01:19 * Ali flops over the Schism
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01:26 <Schism> Cepheid: SW-5982-5968-8181.
01:26 <Cepheid> Ah, right. Thanks.,
01:26 * Schism hasn't much in games yet. Might have more on Friday. o3o
01:27 <Cepheid> I'll go add you now, regardless.
01:27 <Cepheid> And gods, that last Kulve run. Too close. TOO CLOSE.
01:32 <Cepheid> Two runs of Kulve got me nearly 800,000 Zeny.
01:33 <Schism> Noice. o3o
01:35 <Schism> Hrm. The closeness of the buttons on the joycons will take some getting used to. I keep jumping off Yoshi.
01:46 <Cepheid> Yerp. Which is partly why I bought a Pro controller.
01:49 <Schism> Hum. $90 is a bit on the steep end, but not too far removed so long as it holds up under use.
01:50 <Cepheid> If it's any consolation, my physical observations suggest it's sturdy. It's definitely on the weighty side.
01:50 <Cepheid> Suits my large hands better than those joycons.
01:51 <Schism> Weight is definitely a positive in case I need to chuck it at someone. And Nintendo does like to produce comparatively sturdy engineering, joycon drift aside.
01:51 <Cepheid> Except that problem no longer is specific to Nintendo.
01:51 <Cepheid> Microsoft and Sony are having problems with drift on their controllers too.
01:52 <Schism> Hah. Colour me surprised.
01:52 <Cepheid> Turns out all 3 are using poor-quality joysticks.
01:53 <Schism> Hopefully that's not the case for this $90 variant, but that's what warranties are for.
01:53 <Cepheid> https://i.imgur.com/TOv9GXF.jpg Man, I love the appearance of the Lightbreak Axe.
01:53 <Schism> Think I have that one in FFXIV. o3o
01:54 <Cepheid> That colouration isn't static either, it's got a wavey orange-yellowish animation to it.
01:54 <Cepheid> Also the physically-strongest weapon I have.
01:54 <Cepheid> No other weapon I am aware of in the Switch-axe tree has higher physical attack. I don't even think Fatalis or Alatreon weapons exceed it.
01:55 <Cepheid> Alatreon tops out at 980.
01:57 <Cepheid> As for Fatalis, no idea.
01:57 <Cepheid> I haven't killed one yet.
01:58 * Schism considers something, then peers at her PDP Xbox controller. "Surely this wouldn't..."
02:02 <Schism> Nah, didn't think that would do anything. Would've been nice.
02:03 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2458 [ https://tinyurl.com/y9bbw7gu ]
02:07 <Cepheid> Nah, unfortunately, they don't work with the Switch.
02:10 <Cepheid> There IS, however, adapters to allow them to work.
02:13 <Cepheid> https://www.mayflash.com/Products/NINTENDOWiiU/MAGIC-NS.html Apparently, this allows you to hook up XBox One, PS4, PS5, and other bluetooth-enabled controllers. I dunno if it'd work with the PDP though.
02:15 <Cepheid> It's $24 on Amazon.
02:16 <Cepheid> Seems to suggest that any PC controller that uses Xinput should work.
02:18 <Schism> Yeah, and the PDP is an XInput controller to be sure.
02:18 * Schism does a round of Kirby Mini Golf.
02:19 <Schism> Would you like to attempt a game thereof, Cepheid? o3o
02:19 <Cepheid> I'm more in the mood for hunting, sorry.
02:20 <Schism> No worries.
02:21 * Cepheid goes off to face Alatreon, despite knowing that any such attempt is guaranteed a near 99.99999% failure rate.
02:26 <Schism> Pffff. SW-5982-5968-8181.
02:26 <Schism> Er, mispaste. Clipboard, why u fail.
02:26 <Schism> https://twitter.com/WolvenWuff/status/1367846632428089344
02:28 <Schism> Cepheid: Of course, this PDP is a wired controller, so probably not viable anyway.
02:31 <Cepheid> It works with wired.
02:32 <Cepheid> Good gods, just how much elemental damage does the party need to deal to Alatreon to weaken it?
02:45 <Cepheid> The answer is "Too damned much."
02:52 <Cepheid> ... How is a monster that breathes such intense fire that it melts steel beams, weak to fire damage?
03:03 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Emotional S08E06 "Surf and/or Turf" Music: SpinScissor - Everywhere at Once [Liquid Drum & Bass] [ https://tinyurl.com/y8gp2ge3 ]
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03:16 <Schism> ...
03:16 <Schism> Scalzi. You ... actually own this thing now? https://twitter.com/scalzi/status/1369632944831205383
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03:46 <Cepheid> Well that was agonizing.
03:46 <Cepheid> But I lasted longer than I expected.
03:48 <Cepheid> https://i.imgur.com/GWyn6IM.png Soon... SOOOON.
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04:44 <DerpyBot> *derp*
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05:45 <PinkieShy> !wiggle
05:45 <PinkieShy> hmm
05:46 <PinkieShy> *wigglewiggle*
05:54 <Ali> PinkieShy, its plot
05:54 <PinkieShy> oh.. :3
05:54 <PinkieShy> Thanks Ali ^_^
05:54 <Ali> !plot
05:54 <DerpyBot> *wigglewiggle*
05:54 <Ali> See
05:55 <Finwe> Good morning, everypony!
05:55 <Finwe> Miss Ali, Mr PinkieShy.
05:55 * Finwe doffs his hat and joins the wiggling.
05:55 <Finwe> !plot
05:55 <DerpyBot> *wigglewiggle*
05:55 <Finwe> *wigglewiggle*
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05:56 <Schism> *wigglewiggle*
05:56 <Finwe> Miss Schism.
05:56 * Finwe doffs his hat.
05:57 * Schism doffs her estradiol. o3o She now has medication. And while it's probably going to drive her completely mad, she's already mad, so maybe it'll drive her sane.
05:58 <Finwe> I wouldn't call that exactly medication.
05:58 <Finwe> Hormone treatment, maybe.
05:59 * Finwe noms on Ali's tail.
06:00 * Cepheid flops. Needs to eat something.
06:00 * Ali squeaks
06:02 * Finwe smears petroleum jelly on Ali.
06:02 <Finwe> If that doesn't end the squeaking, then probably nothing.
06:03 <Finwe> Or some synthetic lubricans might be even more effective, but as they say, an old trick is often better than a bag full of new ones.
06:05 <Finwe> It seems to be a warm day today, only -6.1°C in the morning.
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06:05 <Finwe> 'Twas -15°C yesterday.
06:05 <Cepheid> Cheese, triscuits, genoa salami. Not the best meal, but better than say, a TV dinner.
06:06 <Cepheid> Or most junk foods.
06:08 <Cepheid> Finwe, you ever stop to think maybe the squeaking is coming from her vocal chords?
06:08 <Schism> Huh...
06:11 * Cepheid turns to Schism. "Hail Santa." Her nose begins to bleed. o3o
06:14 <Finwe> Cepheid: But it would not be advisable to smear anyone's vocal chords with pertroleum jelly.
06:15 <Cepheid> Sometimes I wonder if you're right in the head.
06:15 <Finwe> We shall keep to external use and hope it has some effect.
06:15 <Schism> Yes, Cepheid, it would be much better to smear Ali's vocal chords with Marmite.
06:16 <Cepheid> That would still cause problems.
06:16 <Schism> Stop the squeaking. Might result in some squirking, though.
06:16 <Cepheid> Your vocal chords are a part of the windpipe, not the esophagus. You smear that stuff into her windpipe, she'll likely start coughing up a storm at best, need medical attention at worst.
06:19 <Finwe> Last time I checked it wasn't possibly to transfer matter over IRC, but whatever.
06:19 <Finwe> *possible
06:19 * Schism flops, and curls up for sleep for now.
06:19 <Finwe> Noight.
06:20 <Finwe> G'noight, even.
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06:30 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
06:30 <Cepheid> Hoiyo.
06:31 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift.
06:31 <Finwe> o7
06:31 <ConfusionRift> Hey there.
06:31 <ConfusionRift> And RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
06:33 <Cepheid> https://i.imgur.com/GWyn6IM.png Recognize this arse, ConfusionRift?
06:34 <Finwe> Looks like a dragon.
06:34 <Cepheid> It is. In waiting.
06:34 <ConfusionRift> Is that...? It is, isn't it. Black Fatalis.
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06:35 <ConfusionRift> Well, the original Fatalis.
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06:35 <Cepheid> Yep.
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06:38 <ConfusionRift> Good thing the "other" one isn't in this one. :P
06:38 <ConfusionRift> Or is it? I don't remember.
07:01 <Cepheid> Which one? White Fatalis?
07:02 <ConfusionRift> Yarp.
07:03 <Cepheid> It's not.
07:03 * Ali flops over ConfusionRift
07:03 * ConfusionRift huggles Ali.
07:05 * Ali demands sharktoon necklaces of ConfusionRift
07:05 <Ali> tooth, not toon
07:05 * Ali flailyhooves
07:07 <ConfusionRift> I got a golden one... does that help?
07:11 * Finwe patpats Ali.
07:11 <Ali> Nope
07:11 * Ali leans into pats though
07:12 <Ali> The thing has a stupid low drop rate
07:12 <Ali> Like what item in terraria doesn't?!
07:13 <ConfusionRift> If it's remotely useful, it has a stupid drop.
07:13 <ConfusionRift> If it isn't, you will get multiple of them, flooding your storage.
07:14 * ConfusionRift dies and the whole server lags with how many shackles he just dropped.
07:16 * ConfusionRift might actually get back to that. He's been playing some of the builder kind of games.
07:16 <ConfusionRift> Except Minecraft. I actually got completely burned out and have no desire to go back.
07:17 * Cepheid flops into bed.
07:17 <Cepheid> Not going to sleep. Just laying down.
07:19 <Ali> Yeah I had like seven shackles from one blood moon
07:19 * Ali flops over ConfusionRift and nom ear
07:21 <ConfusionRift> ...screw it. Gonna give Trailmakers a break. Been having a bad time with the physics. Time for something more stable. (Calamitas stares at him) I SAID, more stable!
07:21 <ConfusionRift> Not questionably stable.
07:22 * Ali headtilts at ConfusionRift
07:24 <ConfusionRift> The Calamity mod with other mods work just fine, till it decides has gotta have a fit and everything halts. At least it wasn't as bad as the FU in Starbound... forcing me to delete EVERYTHING and start from scratch several times, because the game kept calling old blocks that lo longer exist, causing me to get ejected by to my ship.
07:25 * ConfusionRift looks at the paragraph.
07:25 <ConfusionRift> The hell is wrong with me?!
07:26 * ConfusionRift flops and sighs. "It's been like this, I swear."
07:26 * Ali pat pat pats ConfusionRift
07:26 <Ali> I've never modded Terraria
07:26 <Finwe> Neither have I.
07:26 <Ali> Mainly cause it took me forever just to beat the moon lord even once alone.
07:26 <Finwe> I've only played twice, though.
07:27 <Ali> I feel like summon/ranger in the game
07:27 <Ali> Melee is just too close to the bosses and there's no healing class. Also short ranged weapons are meh
07:27 <Finwe> But it's rather good for a game that cost €4.90.
07:27 <Ali> Magic has OOM issues
07:29 <ConfusionRift> The problem is the basis of ALL bosses in the game. The only one I can think one shouldn't have issues with melee builds is the Golem. And even then, its head is probably gonna be problematic.
07:30 <Ali> Well the flails are super strong but they have long swing times and due to the send and retrieve part, due very little DPS
07:31 <ConfusionRift> Most bosses are chasers, drones, or use attacks that are painful up close.
07:31 <Ali> Which is sad to think that the solar eruption is the only ranged melee weapon
07:31 <Ali> The only trick I can think of is against the Destroyer with a mace
07:31 <Ali> Cause you just have it sit on the ground
07:32 <Ali> And the Destroyer comes up trying to get to your floating box, and goes thru the flail
07:41 * Finwe flails.
07:41 <ConfusionRift> o_0
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07:44 <Cepheid> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3GZdDpYCm0
07:44 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
07:44 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about My cat has been smoking a pack a day for 10 years
07:44 <Cepheid> Such a change in voice.
07:50 <ConfusionRift> Oh... I started this new character like... a year ago. Huh.
07:56 <ConfusionRift> There's a tone change for sure, but seems more natural still. Now, I noticed they're using the distress call to try to get someone's attention.
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07:59 <DerpyBot> *derp*
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08:14 <DerpyBot> *derp*
08:15 <Finwe> !hug
08:15 <DerpyBot> Hugtiem? :3
08:15 * DerpyBot wraps her front hooves around Finwe in a tight embrace
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08:37 * Cepheid noms down on 100mg of seroquel.
08:45 * Finwe injects 11 units of Lantus instead.
08:47 * Cepheid dies.
08:49 <Finwe> I think I also need to inject Fiasp, as I just had lunch.
08:51 <Finwe> I also need a new pen, there's nothing left in my current one.
08:51 * Finwe fetches a new one from the refrigerator.
08:55 <ConfusionRift> What is an ocean chest doing in the caves? o_0
09:04 <Cepheid> If I had to guess, you're near an ocean biome, but not in an actual ocean.
09:05 <ConfusionRift> But I'm still close to the starting center.
09:05 <ConfusionRift> I'm nowhere near the ocean.
09:06 <Cepheid> Ah.
09:06 <Cepheid> Then I have no clue.
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09:41 <Dappled> Game?
09:41 <ConfusionRift> Tewwawia.
09:41 * Dappled blinks at this.
09:45 <ConfusionRift> Ah jeez, did that blew a gasket or something? :P
09:49 * Dappled is scared.
09:55 <ConfusionRift> Yes, double jump! Finally!
09:57 <Dappled> 0.
09:57 <Dappled> .2
10:02 <ConfusionRift> Just have to look for the friggin' boots.
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10:29 <Golden> Apparently Build a Bear is gonna be doing an Animal Crossing New Horizons line.
10:33 <ConfusionRift> Really? Huh.
10:34 * Schism slumps in. "Why am I awake. I just tried to sleep 4 hours ago."
10:34 <ConfusionRift> Well, we know the first two for sure are gonna be Isabelle and Tom Nook... and probably the kids as well.
10:34 <Schism> Man, throw Tom Nook into the ocean. K.K., that's the one you should be looking out for.
10:35 <ConfusionRift> Ah, and K.K. Slider. Because it would be a crime without. :P
10:42 <ConfusionRift> Hmm. (checks the map) Ah, right. | "No, you mean left." | Of course its left. | "How can it be off course when it's where we're trying to get to?" | What? ...look, I know where it is. | "Do ya?" | (rolls the map, and baps them) Stop that. | (grins while rubbing their head)
10:54 <Schism> Maud. Maud, the cart is already leaning over, please stop shifting your weight to the right. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwLKfZsWYAEWyzI?format=jpg&name=large
10:55 <ConfusionRift> But she wants to see what's going on? :P
11:03 * Dappled wonders if he should try for legendary birds in his nuzlocke.
11:07 <ConfusionRift> Wait a second... (checks the wiki)
11:07 * Schism takes her meds and decides to go back to sleep for a bit.
11:08 <Dappled> Technically the only rules that are "Mandatory" nuzlocke are only the first encounter in a route and nick names. Though some do run with a dupes clause.
11:08 <Dappled> And if you're going to spend the money for that many repels to make that the first encounter, why not?
11:09 <Dappled> Also the whole release/box the fainted mons.
11:09 <Schism> I was gonna say, the release/box the faints is kind of the biggest rule.
11:10 <ConfusionRift> Oh sorry. It's just that I found a lucky horseshoe in the caves, which made no sense at first. But apparently; "Desktop 1.4.1: Now found in underground layers chest instead of Skyware chests". Which is a great plus.
11:10 <Schism> ConfusionRift, ooh, nice.
11:11 <Schism> If nothing else, those and a few Gravitation Potions make it easier to seek out the islands.
11:13 <ConfusionRift> As for the Nuzlocke thing, I can barely play normally. Playing with those rules would destroy the game fast for me.
11:14 * ConfusionRift wonders about a Nuzlocke run in Gotcha Force.
11:14 <ConfusionRift> It'll be an absolute pain, especially from the start.
11:14 <Dappled> If I manage to win at this one I'm going to transfer my champions to Crystal as eggs.
11:18 * Dappled sees an old Gamecube game. Worth looking up?
11:18 <ConfusionRift> Which game?
11:19 <Dappled> Gotcha Force.
11:26 <ConfusionRift> It's a game about this small alien borgs that fell to Earth, looking to end the reign of the Galactic Emperor (obvious bad guy :P). The gameplay is more of a fighting arena game against either waves of shadow borgs, or against a team.
11:27 <Schism> Gacha Force. :p
11:27 * Schism flings herself back to bed.
11:28 <ConfusionRift> Most borgs are different, as they have their own strengths, agility, weapons, and overall durability. As the name suggests, it's a gatcha game. So earning specific borgs is by luck. Alas, you are likely to at least get one per match.
11:32 <ConfusionRift> Yes, for the most parts it's either out-shooting them, or do your best to juggle them in some way. Thing is, you be familiar with the team of borgs you got, or adapt to a new group depending on the match.
11:34 * Dappled wishes for them to bring back pallet swapping the colors when you walk into towns like in Pokemon Yellow.
11:35 * Dappled walks into Cerulean, becomes blue.
11:35 <ConfusionRift> The only issue I had was that character voices are either loud, or annoying.
11:35 <Dappled> Yeah, that's not something I want to deal with.
11:37 <ConfusionRift> Alas, they're just sound bits that show up occasionally. And there's only one borg that "talks". So if you lose that borg, you won't be hearing him for the rest of the match. :P And I think you can turn voices off.
11:38 * Dappled turns game volume down and plays other music.
11:38 * Dappled also gobed horse.
11:44 <ConfusionRift> Oh yeah. Some borgs are split into parts. This is mostly the case with large, specialized, or character specific borgs. Chances are you will not get the parts for it in a single playthrough, and other special and unique borgs only appear after the first or second playthrough.
11:45 <ConfusionRift> You can beat the game just fine without them. :P
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12:26 <Finwe> Mr 'Fang.
12:26 * Finwe doffs his hat.
12:27 * Finwe also releases 34.4 million kangaroos into RazorSharpFang's bathroom.
12:29 <ConfusionRift> Is... is this the equivalent to "a bull in a china shop"? :P
12:35 <RazorSharpFang> That's enough kangaroos to feed Australia for a few days.
12:47 <RazorSharpFang> Connected up the internet for the workplace today, at least most of it. Wifi is working, which is the most important part.
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13:12 <Schism> (The Tales of Phantasia US release, on the GBA, translated 'Ragnarok' as 'Kangaroo'.)
13:24 <Finwe> Mr Bubbles, Miss Schism.
13:24 * Finwe doffs his hat.
13:24 <Bubbles> Hello Finwe
13:24 * Schism doffs her pillow, then curls back up.
13:25 * Finwe hugs a Bubbles.
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13:26 <Finwe> Miss Angeline.
13:26 * Finwe doffs his hat.
13:27 * Angeline hugs Finwe's head.
13:27 <Finwe> o3o
13:38 <RazorSharpFang> What is CRM software and why is youtube advertising it to me?
13:42 <Finwe> Customer relationship management?
13:43 <RazorSharpFang> Okay, but what and why?
13:44 <ConfusionRift> CRM is mostly used in businesses in order to archive and use information obtained from customers/clients for business purposes.
13:45 <ConfusionRift> I have no clue why they would be advertising them
13:45 <RazorSharpFang> I prefer to not know things about our customers. I know a few too many horror stories from mine-sites.
13:47 <ConfusionRift> It's useless outside a business or large company. So, having it openly advertised like that is strange, unless they're trying to bait sole proprietary companies.
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14:33 <RazorSharpFang> Roblox is trading today
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16:00 <RazorSharpFang> Midnight, time for sleep.
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16:06 * Schism flumps. "Okay, E causes very strange dreams."
16:10 * Schism stares at the very, very stupid blockchain ideas currently coming out.
17:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by The Illustrious Q: INTERVIEW: IDW Editor Megan Brown on My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron [ https://tinyurl.com/y6wjf4zm ]
17:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2230 [ https://tinyurl.com/ydfuvh73 ]
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18:00 <Schism> Forbidden bleu cheese steak. https://twitter.com/ddoniolvalcroze/status/1369795144044617735
18:00 * Ali flops over the Schism and noms ear
18:00 * Schism squeaks. Provides the Ali with a snug and a cup of iced tea.
18:01 * Ali bleh, does she look like she's from the south! :P
18:02 <Schism> What do you mean? It's not Southern Sweet Tea, which is more like a thin syrup: it's just regular old tea with a splash of lemon and a dollop of honey, on ice.
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18:06 * Schism of course does not provide Ali with a _long island_ iced tea.
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18:21 * Ali splats under LibrarianofHope
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18:29 * Ali boops the LibrarianofHope for the great devourer
18:36 * LibrarianofHope bonks Ali fpr da empah
18:36 * Ali noms the offending hoof for the biomass!
18:37 * LibrarianofHope bonks ali with flyswatter
18:37 * Ali noms that for food as well!
18:38 * LibrarianofHope thorws schism at ali
18:39 * Schism provides Ali with a platter of pancakes, topped with mixed berries and jams!
18:39 <Schism> Picked up a thing of pancake mix the other... month... and still haven't really gone through it. It's not bad, it's just bleh, and definitely needs some fruit in the bargain to really be edible beyond 'hey, I'm eating fried bread'.
18:40 * Ali noms on food, unicorn hungry
18:42 <Schism> It is at least easy. Throw together a cup of the mix, a bit of water, slap a slab of butter on the skillet, and then top with whatever...
18:44 <Schism> Ali: Have a totodile. If you can. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwOCmDBWQAQXcYc?format=jpg&name=small
18:44 <Ali> Since its not a twitter link I can see it :P
18:44 <Schism> It is, it's just Twitter's Image Server.
18:46 <LibrarianofHope> its a toto
18:46 <Schism> Hum, Metro 2033 is free on Steam. Just the base game, but hey, it's not like I don't have a billion other games to play first.
19:05 <LibrarianofHope> i dont have a phone, or access to my bank account owo
19:05 <LibrarianofHope> it broke
19:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3631 [ https://tinyurl.com/y9vkmqx8 ]
19:29 * LibrarianofHope tries to pay with Ali card
19:29 * Ali doesn't have such a card
19:33 <LibrarianofHope> nuu
19:33 <LibrarianofHope> you are the card
19:33 <LibrarianofHope> they call you cute, you bonk em, i run with stuff
19:33 <LibrarianofHope> Ali card
19:33 * Ali bonks and is not cute
19:34 <LibrarianofHope> see? it works
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19:39 <LibrarianofHope> now im making progress
19:47 <Cepheid> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwOIaTTWYAIpOiC?format=jpg&name=medium Schism.
19:58 <Schism> This seems about right. o3o
19:58 <Schism> Cepheid: https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN/status/1369975388672172036
19:58 <Cepheid> It is, though.
19:59 <Schism> I agree, but Squeenix is totally trolling the players on that one.
19:59 <Cepheid> Heh.
19:59 <Cepheid> Capcom trolled players too with MH:Rise.
19:59 <Cepheid> "What is your favourite weapon, and why is it Hunting Horn?"
20:00 <Cepheid> I can't find the original tweet, but that was the gist of it.
20:00 <Schism> Because players are horny, duh.
20:00 <Cepheid> The reason it's a troll is because in World, the Hunting Horn is the least used weapon in the game by far.
20:00 <Cepheid> Because it's so... "difficult" to use.
20:00 <Schism> Heh. Sometime I'll learn how to play with that.
20:00 <Cepheid> Which is why they reworked it.
20:01 <Cepheid> It's easier to use in Rise, at the cost of losing the large number of songs.
20:01 <Cepheid> Basically, you get 4 songs per horn now. And they're activated by simply doing the same attack twice in a row.
20:01 <Schism> Also, Cepheid: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwMj2SgXMAETcd5?format=jpg&name=small
20:01 <Cepheid> And it applies the effect automatically.
20:01 <Cepheid> Heh.
20:02 <Cepheid> The fourth song is a bit different from the rest, though.
20:02 <Cepheid> You actually have to do a recital-type thing to apply it.
20:02 <Cepheid> But it's short enough that it's not a major issue.
20:04 <Cepheid> I should make use of Hunting Horn as my main this time around.
20:05 <Cepheid> Hmm. I'm not 100% certain, but I think the new demo should be out now.
20:05 <Cepheid> Nope. Doesn't look like it.
20:05 <Schism> Hrmf. Lost to my brother in a game of Kirby's Super Course. I had him for most of it!
20:07 <Schism> But that 8th course. I yeeted myself right out with Tornado.
20:08 <Cepheid> Heh.
20:09 <Schism> If you want to play a game of that with me sometime, I'm good on it, because minigolf. o3o
20:10 <Cepheid> https://imgur.com/gallery/XsCTQo0
20:13 <Cepheid> I need to install Linux on this machine, and install OpenMPI on it, as well as my laptop, and my server, so I can get away with doing this MPI assignment locally instead of on the school's cloud system.
20:15 <Schism> Heh. Brother's going to pick up a Switch Pro joypad, I might do that myself -- tomorrow I'll probably pick up a copy of BotW or something akin.
20:16 <Cepheid> Heh.
20:17 <Schism> JoyCons worked out alright for playing a round of KirbyGolf, though.
20:18 <Cepheid> Yeah, but they can be a little small for multiplayer games.
20:18 <Cepheid> And for older games, it's nicer to use a replica controller if possible.
20:20 * Schism nods, "I keep jumping off Yoshi when I play SMW."
20:20 <Cepheid> The issue with older games is the usage of a joystick is a bit awkward.
20:20 <Schism> Yeah, good for minigolf, not so good for action games.
20:21 <Cepheid> So utilizing a replica controller like the 8BitDo SN30-GP for SNES games is nice. https://www.8bitdo.com/sn30-gp/
20:21 <Cepheid> https://www.8bitdo.com/N30-NS/ This would be for the NES.
20:21 <Schism> Don't think I'd need something quite so classical.
20:21 <Cepheid> Expensive, though.
20:21 <Cepheid> Mmm.
20:22 <Schism> So long as you get a joypad on the left and a series of four buttons on the right, that's it, really.
20:22 <Cepheid> https://www.8bitdo.com/sn30-pro-plus/ This might be more your speed for NES/SNES, then, if you want something classical but modern.
20:22 <Schism> Hmm, not bad.
20:22 <Cepheid> At which point you might as well just get a PS4 controller.
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20:23 <Schism> The price is right, and I've certainly seem worse options out there.
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20:23 <Cepheid> Be aware that it links to US Amazon.
20:23 <Cepheid> It's a bit more expensive in CAD.
20:24 <Cepheid> $59.
20:24 <Cepheid> Well, $69.
20:24 <Cepheid> I got $10 off due to Prime membership.
20:25 <Schism> Hmm, $10.28 on shipping isn't too terribad. Though ultimately it's roughly equivalent to just hiking down to the game store and picking one up...
20:26 <PinkieShy> hihi :)
20:26 <LibrarianofHope> hiiii
20:27 <Schism> I'll bookmark that one for future consideration, but I can't imagine it being too helpful. Also, hiya, PinkieShy.
20:27 <Cepheid> I'll stick to my Pro controller for the moment.
20:33 <Cepheid> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvktG57LsoQ Man, the blade of that Charge Blade looks like something out of Kingdom Hearts.
20:35 <Cepheid> Gonna be honest, with the theme of MH:Rise being Japanese folklore monsters and ghosties, I'll be surprised if kyuubi-no-kitsune does not appear in the game in some form or another.
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20:40 <DerpyBot> *derp*
20:42 <Cepheid> 1link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0xh4qopQpk
20:42 <Cepheid> Oh bah.
20:42 <Cepheid> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0xh4qopQpk
20:42 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Portal - The Sound Of Science
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20:42 <Schism> *derp*
20:43 <DerpyBot> *derp*
20:43 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Portal - The Sound Of Science
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20:45 <Cepheid> So, my next programming assignment is to implement a distributed version of Conway's Game of Life. And by distributed, I mean "A single simulation is running on multiple computers."
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20:52 * Schism hecks at Lumindia.
20:52 <Schism> Not a suitable summoning.
20:53 <Schism> cepheid: Everyone knows how the game of life runs. Isn't that a bit ... easy?
20:53 <Cepheid> It is.
20:54 <Cepheid> But running a singular simulation on multiple computers, with varying number of processors/CPU cores is a bit...
20:54 <Cepheid> Tricky.
20:57 <Cepheid> The problem being that each process created to simulate a chunk of the board needs to communicate with other processes to get some boundary cells. It's that communication that creates a problem.
21:00 * Ali hecks at Schism in place of Lumin
21:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: ”Turtles” - FlutterCord Animatic [ https://tinyurl.com/y8ooun7x ]
21:39 * Dappled chews on all the sticks.
21:41 * Cepheid installs Morrowind, OpenMW, and the unofficial morrowind + expansions patch.
21:46 * Ali noms on Dappled tail
21:47 * Dappled noms on Ali tail!
21:56 <Cepheid> Thanks Hrisskar for your gold. I'll be keeping it. I'll pay you back in spades later when I'm rich.
21:58 * Ali whines at Dappled about farming spider fangs
22:00 * Dappled whines at Ali about evolving his Nidorina to early.
22:00 <Dappled> I mean, its the joy of summoners Ali.
22:01 <Finwe> Good evening, my perissodactyls of minute stature.
22:01 <Ali> Dappled, depends on the version
22:01 <Ali> Nidoqueen is pretty good
22:01 <Dappled> Yellow.
22:01 <Ali> Yeah...
22:01 <Ali> It only gets Body Slam
22:01 <Finwe> Mlles Ali, Filly_Nightmares and Schism; Messrs Cepheid, Dappled, PinkieShy and Starlight_Glimmer.
22:01 <Ali> The rest you have to TM it
22:01 * Finwe doffs his hat.
22:02 * Finwe boops Ali with marginal utility of income.
22:02 * Cepheid installs a QoL mod that makes plants act like they do in Skyrim so that she can tell which one's she has picked.
22:04 * Starlight_Glimmer tackles Ali
22:07 * Ali acks and splats under Starlight_Glimmer
22:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Community Soapbox - Ponies are the Bad Guys, Flash Hate, and G5 Vs. G4 Lore [ https://tinyurl.com/y9d4xxz8 ]
22:11 <Cepheid> Hum, 70 agility, so as long as I have stamina, I have a decent chance of hitting my enemies.
22:12 <Cepheid> I move like molasses though due to low speed.
22:24 <Dappled> You can't even play as a hobbit though.
22:28 <Cepheid> Made it to Balmora, central town and typical home of many players.
22:28 <Cepheid> I should install a house mod of some sort, to avoid having to... take a house from someone.
22:42 <Cepheid> Alternatively I just make my own.
22:43 <Schism> Mlehm.
22:46 <Schism> "Hey, you want this hammer ability?" "I can roll with that." /2p Super Star
22:47 <Cepheid> Now that's a game I'd gladly play at a moment's notice.
22:47 <Cepheid> Though not right now as I'm about to start studying a bit.
22:48 <Schism> I refer in this case to the SNES version, but yes, more Kirby is of the good. o3o
22:48 <Schism> Though if you see me online, that might not be me, that might be my brother.
22:50 <Cepheid> Yeah, I sort of figured it'd be the SNES version.
22:50 <Cepheid> I have the SNES and DS version, myself.
22:50 <Schism> Same.
22:51 <Schism> Physical copies of the twain, no less.
22:51 <Cepheid> I don't have a physical copy of the SNES version.
22:51 <Cepheid> I never owned an SNES, to be honest.
22:51 <Schism> Well, that's what other mechnanisms are for...
22:51 <Cepheid> Yep.
22:52 <Cepheid> I do wonder, though.
22:52 <Schism> One sec, going to check something downstairs...
22:52 * Finwe noms on Starlight_Glimmer.
22:52 <Cepheid> In Kirby Superstar Ultra, they modified some bosses appearances to remove the racist connotations involved.
22:52 <Cepheid> I wonder if they made those modifications to the SNES re-release on the Switch.
22:53 * Dappled hopes we get a rerelease of the original Harvest Moon.
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22:54 <Schism> There's already Stardew Valley on the Switch.
22:55 <LibrarianofHope> disgaea 6 is coming this june i think
22:55 * Dappled hipsters it up.
22:55 <LibrarianofHope> owo
22:55 <Dappled> What about Disgaea 1?
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22:56 <LibrarianofHope> what about it?
22:56 <Dappled> When do we get that one?
22:56 <LibrarianofHope> like 10 years ago?
22:57 <LibrarianofHope> or like nearly 20?
22:57 <Schism> And now, a nap.
22:57 * Dappled demands it's rerelease on the PS5 with the best graphics.
22:58 * LibrarianofHope demands a pony
23:01 * LibrarianofHope demands a puppy
23:03 * LibrarianofHope poliishes dappled for great justice
23:03 * Dappled becomes confused.
23:04 * Dappled gained citizenship in Poland?
23:04 <LibrarianofHope> no, you are shiny
23:04 <LibrarianofHope> polish as in becoming shiny
23:05 * LibrarianofHope waxes off, waxes on
23:05 * Dappled sets his pokemon region to Poland.
23:05 <LibrarianofHope> kurwa
23:05 <LibrarianofHope> thta might be bad
23:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Animatic - Are You Bored Yet? [ https://tinyurl.com/yakzjo6j ]
23:07 <Cepheid> I'm more concerned about re-release of Disgaea 3, myself. But it seems that'll probably never happen. Likely contractual reasons.
23:07 <LibrarianofHope> 6 looks good
23:07 <Cepheid> As it was developed for Sony platforms, and the contract probably prevents them from re-releasing it on anything BUT Sony platforms.
23:08 <Cepheid> 6 is.. interesting from a programming perspective.
23:08 <Cepheid> The numbers it uses exceed 64-bit integer support.
23:08 <LibrarianofHope> no idea what that means
23:08 <Cepheid> Basically the large numbers are too large for the CPUs to handle natively.
23:09 <LibrarianofHope> thtas a part of the point of consoles no?
23:09 <Cepheid> Consoles don't by nature have larger data types than standard computers. I'm pretty sure the PS5 is native 64-bit.
23:10 <Cepheid> That 16/32/64/128/256/512-bit thing is bus size, not CPU capability size.
23:10 <Cepheid> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtFWTB6VcAEx3M5?format=jpg&name=large That HP value would require, hmm...
23:11 * Dappled only has time for Sea of Thieves and Pokemon.
23:13 <Cepheid> I'm no good at math right now, but I'd estimate that it'd need another... 3 or 4 bits, so 68 bits to hold that number.
23:13 <Cepheid> 3 bits, based on some simplified math.
23:13 <Cepheid> So 67 bits would be needed to hold that HP value.
23:14 <Cepheid> So, they are either using an arbitrary-precision library, which seems likely given that you'd have to deal with numbers several times larger than that, due to mathematics for damage calculations and such, ooooorrrr..
23:15 <Cepheid> They spun their own arbitrary-precision library.
23:15 <Cepheid> Which seems less likely, because arbitrary-precision stuff is difficult to implement.
23:16 <Cepheid> For the record, that HP value is 87 quintillion, 422 trillion, 160 billion, 354 million, 659 thousand, 888.
23:17 <Cepheid> In Short Scale, anyway.
23:18 <Cepheid> I'm sure Finwe will come along and correct me, using long scale.
23:19 * Dappled would like more games that use tiny numbers.
23:19 <Dappled> Like, you don't need HP in the thousands.
23:19 <Dappled> Especially if you die in like 5 hits anyway.
23:22 * Dappled shakes a hoof at Game Devs. Stop trying to convince me my characters a badass by overinflating numbers that can be easily represented with a much small number with no change in actual gameplay.
23:29 <LibrarianofHope> its disgea, its tradition
23:32 <Cepheid> Games with HP not in the thousands would be most typical sidescrollers, where your HP ranges from 1 to 10.
23:32 <Cepheid> But yeah.
23:32 <Cepheid> It's Disgaea, it's schtick is large numbers.
23:32 <Cepheid> Even if it makes no sense, it's just the way it is.
23:32 <LibrarianofHope> where is the fun in making sense
23:33 * LibrarianofHope glomps Ali with chaos cookies
23:33 * Ali squeaks
23:34 <Cepheid> The truth of the matter is, Disgaea characters start out "weaker than a baby" and then grow up to be deities by the end of the game, often fighting an actual deity in the process. Deities are usually interpreted as being far beyond human comprehension in terms of raw strength, so the larger numbers encompass that trait.
23:35 <LibrarianofHope> what is a prinny to a god!
23:36 * LibrarianofHope doods a bunch
23:40 <LibrarianofHope> this is better
23:40 <LibrarianofHope> What is a god to an Ali, that is cute
23:40 * Ali uncutes on LibrarianofHope
23:44 <LibrarianofHope> im not cute owo
23:44 <LibrarianofHope> am i cute?
23:44 <LibrarianofHope> et tu cute?
23:53 * LibrarianofHope polishes Ali for medium justice
23:53 * Ali noms LibrarianofHope of the biomass
23:53 <LibrarianofHope> nuuuu
23:53 * LibrarianofHope noms back
23:54 <Cepheid> アリさまはかわいいです。
23:55 <Cepheid> Huzzah for my PC just spontaneously blue-screening.
23:55 <Cepheid> Video card really isn't going to last another year, I think.
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