00:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Comic: Signing Off 77 / Apple Battle / nEvermore 31 / Stable Shorts 129 / Fix 4:14 / Singing Storm 16 [ https://tinyurl.com/yf4jtosl ]
00:10 <Schism> My brother is entirely convinced that some medical professionals are forcing transition upon children and teens.
00:10 <Schism> "Yes," I say. "That's called forced intersex normalization, and it's a horrific practice."
00:11 <Schism> "No, no, they're telling boys that they have to be GIRLS!"
00:42 <Cepheid> Yay, more prednisone for me.
00:42 <Cepheid> Stuff is disastrous to my head.
00:49 <Schism> My brain is meanwhile filled with sand, because I read that as 'progesterone' and thought, 'wait, what?'
00:53 <Cepheid> Yeah that would do jack squat for my breathing troubles.
00:54 <Cepheid> https://i.redd.it/nzis01lvtsr61.jpg
00:55 <Cepheid> Schism. That is you right there.
00:57 <Schism> That's how necromancy is meant to work, yes. <3
00:57 <Schism> Cephy: You listened to "Parting" yet?
00:59 <Cepheid> Nope.
00:59 <Schism> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQF5F5A1cRo
01:00 <Cepheid> I'll check it out when I'm coding tomorrow. Might inspire me.
01:01 <Schism> It's a fine track for those purposes, yes.
01:04 <Schism> Celeste D-sides. Not actually part of the game. However... very much a fine set.
01:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Say Something Nice About Braeburn [ https://tinyurl.com/yhj35fyg ]
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01:33 <Schism> Cepheid: you know, I rather like the idea that the various monsters in the MH series actually produce some very dorky sounds here and there.
01:34 <Schism> They're just kind of birdish sounds, but they're also kinda squacky and all silly.
01:34 <Cepheid> Yerp.
01:39 <Schism> Hmm...
01:39 <Schism> ...
01:40 <Schism> Those roars are just birds, downsampled.
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02:01 <ADragonDreaming> well, I mean.
02:01 <ADragonDreaming> Birds are just dinosaurs.
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02:10 <DerpyBot> *derp*
02:19 <PinkieShy> Well a spam caller just scared me a bit
02:19 <PinkieShy> Calling this late.. Thought it could have been family.. o_o
02:21 * Filly_Nightmares meow
02:21 * Filly_Nightmares sit on PinkieShy
02:32 <Schism> Ahaahahah...
02:42 <Schism> Um.. ... um. voice ...
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02:46 <DerpyBot> *derp*
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02:48 <Schism> ...
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02:51 <Schism> How... voice... what...?
02:51 <Schism> HOW is my voice THIS.
03:04 <Schism> how. https://vocaroo.com/1aUqahyfabKE
03:06 <Ali> How I think my voice sounds LION, How I actually sound, CONFUSED UNGA BUNGA
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03:18 <Schism> Ali: I'm just ... how is my voice so femme.
03:20 * Ali shrugs at Schism
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03:26 <Golden> I have a PS5!
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03:33 <uni> woah how do you do that Schism?
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03:41 <DerpyBot> *derp*
03:47 <Golden> :P
03:49 <uni> Derpy's been dying a lot
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03:50 <Fishmongering> O no
03:56 <Golden> Hm
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07:38 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
07:39 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift.
07:41 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (Salutes)
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09:56 <Schism> "Oh. It's shooting at me." "What do you think the word CANNON entails, exactly?"
09:57 <ConfusionRift> It's called a "head cannon for a reason. | "i thought you meant something else!"
09:57 <Schism> The brother's doing the flying Divine Beast.
09:59 <ConfusionRift> Ah, Falco- I mean, Revali's beast.
10:00 <Finwe> Miss Schism.
10:00 * Finwe doffs his hat.
10:03 <Schism> rAdm. Finwe.
10:03 * Schism doffs her chicken pie.
10:06 * Finwe offers some stewed mutton to go with that.
10:06 * Schism offers Finwe some roasted beets to go with the stewed mutton.
10:07 <Finwe> o3o
10:07 <Finwe> And as that was the last of the fårikål, I get to cook something completely different for lunch tomorrow.
10:08 <Finwe> I thought of tuna pasta with chestnut mushrooms and bell pepper.
10:08 * ConfusionRift doesn't know why he likes cards.
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10:33 <Finwe> Mr Dappled.
10:33 * Finwe doffs his hat.
10:34 * Dappled waves. Morning.
10:35 <Finwe> Afternoon.
10:35 <uni> good morning, Finwe
10:35 * uni salutes and hats
10:36 * Finwe doffs his uni.
10:36 <uni> hehe~
10:36 * Dappled chews on his game library. Finally gets some time off to play some games and nothing is feeling too appealing.
10:36 * uni has just finished running tests, has come to the conclusion fancy meme planetary gear bearing thing has too much friction to be a magnetic bearing
10:36 <uni> so time to go model something normal and ugh, boring
10:37 <Schism> "Sam and Helix tired to fix the engines. That's when things went even more wrong." "What did they do?" "They greased the magnetic bearings."
10:37 * uni screams internally
10:37 <uni> externally, too
10:37 <uni> gotta get that full coverage
10:39 <ConfusionRift> "But... but I used thermal grease."
10:42 <Schism> "Oh, he has options." "Everyone calls them that." "But that's what they're called." "Yes, but..." --Windblight Ganon
10:44 * Lumindia awakens
10:44 * Lumindia chews on Dappled
10:44 * Dappled wriggles.
10:47 * Lumindia also boops Schism
10:47 <Lumindia> https://i.imgur.com/EtslePI.png
10:47 <Lumindia> I'm free
10:47 <ConfusionRift> I regret checking card decks.
10:47 <Finwe> Lumindia: Freedom is just an illusion.
10:47 * Dappled headtilts at Lumindia.
10:47 <Lumindia> I completed my Relic Weapon in XIV
10:48 <Lumindia> 15 runs of a 24-man raid
10:48 <Lumindia> I crave death
10:48 <Finwe> In reality you're just slave of the cultural context in which you live.
10:48 <Dappled> That sounds terrible.
10:48 <Lumindia> at least I only need to do it once
10:48 <Lumindia> plus I got to tank the raid as a white mage, that was fun
10:48 * Dappled no longer exists in a space where he can do any kind of MMO that has a progression.
10:48 <Lumindia> in this particular one, you get special actions and essences that let you change what role you fulfill
10:48 <Lumindia> in this case, I took actions and an essence that let me fill the role of a tank
10:49 <Dappled> White Mage for Life Mage.
10:50 <Lumindia> Blood for the Blood Lily
10:50 <Lumindia> +_+
10:50 * Lumindia pushes Dappled down a flight of stairs, then heals them at the bottom to nourish the blood lily
10:50 <Lumindia> +__+
10:50 * Dappled doesn't understand.
10:50 <Lumindia> white mages spend 'white lilies' to use certain healing spells
10:51 <Lumindia> after using three of those, you can spend a blood lily on a strong attack
10:51 <Schism> Also, certain attacks. o5o
10:51 * Schism nods.
10:51 <Lumindia> I was getting to that you silly filly
10:51 * Lumindia boops Schism with a relic weapon
10:52 * Schism boops Lumindia with the shining catfists.
10:52 <Lumindia> but yeah, I had to tank a run of Delubrum Reginae as a white mage when there were no tanks
10:52 <Lumindia> that was actually quite fun
10:53 <Schism> @_@
10:53 * Dappled approves of White Mages.
10:53 <Dappled> \[T]/
10:53 * Finwe eclipses Solinari, making white mages nigh powerless.
10:54 <Lumindia> ?
10:54 <Lumindia> what?
10:54 <Lumindia> Solinari?
10:54 * Schism snickers at RealLifeComics.
10:54 <Finwe> In the Dragonlance books, white mages get their power from the moon Solinari orbiting Krynn.
10:55 <Dappled> Okay, but Dragonlance are silly.
10:55 * Dappled points at the Kender.
10:55 <Dappled> They don't even lay eggs!
10:55 <Finwe> The red moon is called Lunitari and the black moon Nuitari.
10:55 <Finwe> That's Kinder, you silly filly.
10:56 * Schism throws a plush Raistlin Majere at Dappled.
10:56 * Dappled chews on the plush.
10:56 <Finwe> Clerics of Majere turn undead as though the cleric was two levels higher.
10:57 <ConfusionRift> 9_6
10:57 <Finwe> IIRC, Raistlin got his own constellation in the end, one shaped like an hourglass.
10:59 <Schism> Appropriate.
11:00 <Dappled> Not an inhaler?
11:00 * Dappled 's pretty sure he needed one.
11:01 <Lumindia> Finwe: In XIV, white mages get their power from the elementals
11:01 <Lumindia> specifically of Earth, Water, and Wind
11:01 <Schism> That's conjurers! White mages are a different stripe, remember?
11:03 <Schism> ... the phrase 'LEGO black market' is not one I was expecting to read this morning, but evidently it's a Thing?
11:05 <Lumindia> white mages are BASED on conjurers
11:05 * Lumindia boops Schism with Thyrus
11:05 * Schism whacks Lumindia with a cognitome.
11:05 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2258 [ https://tinyurl.com/yjphgq6v ]
11:05 <Lumindia> oh god the literal facebook
11:05 <Lumindia> that's creepy as hell
11:05 <Schism> That one still makes me giggle. X3
11:06 * Cepheid flops in.
11:06 <Schism> Phreeow. 2mg/day now. That's going to take a bit longer to get used to.
11:08 * Schism rolls over and boops Cepheid with an egg, bacon, sausage and cheese English muffin sandwich.
11:08 * Dappled gives up and goes to bed. Maybe later will be better.
11:10 * Schism also offers Dappled a sausage sammich.
11:16 * Cepheid noms.
11:16 * Schism now tries to get this chalky taste out of her mouth. "Bleh."
11:19 <Lumindia> soon I depart for my vaccine
11:21 * Schism claps hooves.
11:22 <Finwe> !clop
11:22 * Schism snrks at this one. http://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/745
11:22 * DerpyBot clops her forehooves together excitedly
11:22 <DerpyBot> ..what?
11:24 <Cepheid> https://imgur.com/gallery/uzdWPjR
11:31 <Cepheid> https://imgur.com/gallery/jwdBG7G Schism.
11:33 * Schism looks at Jeff.
11:33 <Schism> What is San Francisco?
11:33 <Cepheid> Nope.
11:35 <Schism> Snrk. https://ozyandmillie.org/comic/ozy-and-millie-2010/
11:36 <Cepheid> Heh.
11:39 <Schism> "That unit on critical thinking we did last month was actually a unit on lies!"
11:39 <Cepheid> ...
11:39 <Cepheid> Don't make me hit you.
11:40 * Schism chuckles. "Moving right along then."
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11:46 <DerpyBot> *derp*
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11:47 * Cepheid plops Schism down into the Spiral Hell.
11:48 * Schism carefully climbs back up before she gets too far down.
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11:48 <Cepheid> That was a particularly cruel move of the developer, to be honest.
11:48 <Cepheid> Throw the player into the Hell Temple of LM1.
11:49 <Cepheid> As part of the main game.
11:49 <ConfusionRift> Where are my lightning theme cards?! | "Well... eerm... hey! There's a yellow set." | That doesn't count!
11:49 <Schism> Heh.
11:49 <Cepheid> At least it wasn't as bad as the Hell Temple from LM1.
11:49 <ConfusionRift> It suuuure wasn't.
11:49 <ConfusionRift> But that was a whiplash still.
11:50 <Cepheid> Yeah.
11:50 <Cepheid> My response at the sight of the temple when I got past that last gateway..
11:50 <Cepheid> I can't even put it into words.
11:50 <Cepheid> Much of it consisted of something akin to "What the f- ... You son of a [REDACTED]."
11:51 <Schism> Heehee. Of course, you have to know what the Hell Temple from LM1 looks like first.
11:51 <Cepheid> It pushed me very, very close to the "Stop playing right now." state.
11:51 <Cepheid> Indeed.
11:51 <ConfusionRift> And nice middle finger of them to also put enemies with entries that only appear during the escape sequence. And another entry that is bugged, and completely invisible.
11:52 <Cepheid> Bugged?
11:52 <ConfusionRift> There's an entry that can sometimes remain invisible. It's active, but not visible, even when it should.
11:53 <Cepheid> Interesting.
11:53 <Cepheid> Well, we know the developer has a... questionable ethic with regards to fixing bugs.
11:53 <Cepheid> If it can be solved via a work-around, he won't fix it.
11:53 <ConfusionRift> Yeah... by not fixing them. :P
11:53 * Schism looks at that one puzzle which is meant to be solved with the Lamp of Time. "Yup."
11:53 * Cepheid coughs "GIANT GOLDEN BOULDER."
11:53 <ConfusionRift> YEP!
11:53 <Cepheid> Takes a special kind of lazy and twisted mind to do that.
11:53 <Cepheid> I wonder if that bug remains in the Switch port.
11:54 <ConfusionRift> I bet it is.
11:54 <Cepheid> Heh. I wonder how my sister would react to that puzzle.
11:54 <ConfusionRift> Remember, if it works, they ain't fixing it. So it's basically a feature at this point.
11:55 <Cepheid> I'm definitely going to buy the game for her. Or at least send her an eShop gift card, with notebook, pen, and letter explaining the situation to her.
11:55 <Cepheid> I want to see if her puzzle-solving skills can beat the game faster than it took me.
11:55 <Cepheid> I suspect she'd do reasonably well, given she likes escape rooms and obtuse puzzles.
11:56 <Schism> The compass and mantras are amongst the most vile puzzles put to game, almost as bad as the soup cans puzzle in The 7th Guest or the monkey wrench in Monkey Island, so make sure to tell her to read the manual carefully.
11:56 <ConfusionRift> There it iiiis, Sakit's entry.
11:56 <Cepheid> Oh, I plan to put it in capital letters.
11:56 <Cepheid> "My only advice to you early on for this game is to READ THE MANUAL."
11:57 <Cepheid> "It includes very important details. READ. THE. MANUAL."
11:57 <Finwe> The _fine_ manual.
11:57 <Cepheid> I'll even underline it multiple times, and put arrows around it.
11:57 <Finwe> Often abbreviated as RTFM.
11:57 <Cepheid> Which allows people to replace the "F" with any word they want.
11:57 <Cepheid> At least, one that starts with an F.
11:58 <Cepheid> But in all seriousness, you want to read the manual in this case. It includes some very important details, including a screenshot or two, that are incredibly important and useful.
11:59 <ConfusionRift> The entry is active, even before the wine event. What's supposed to happen is that the entry appears after the event, but it doesn't always happen. So, the entry could remain invisible, but still active.
11:59 <Schism> Specifically, the way the maps are laid out.
11:59 <Schism> Every area is a 4x5 zone.
11:59 <ConfusionRift> Even so, it wasn't exactly clear. And with how a certain map works, it makes it confusing.
11:59 <Cepheid> The biggest issue I see with getting my sister to play LM1, is the bosses, really. But..
12:00 <ConfusionRift> Shirukens up the wazooo.
12:00 <Cepheid> She's been playing a lot of games as of late, like Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Tomb Raider, and the like, and has beaten then.
12:00 <Cepheid> So she likely has the skill to beat the bosses.
12:00 <Schism> Should be alright, then.
12:00 <ConfusionRift> The problem would be some of the puzzles.
12:00 <Cepheid> Though Viy or Tiamat might annoy her a bit.
12:00 <Schism> Still. Tiamat and her laser, Ellmac and his stupid minecart, Palenque with his crashplosion.
12:01 <Schism> And Viy is just a jerk.
12:01 <Cepheid> The puzzles I'm not worried about. I find she's good at solving them. It wouldn't surprise me if she beat the 62:30 time I had for my first play through due to solving the puzzles faster.
12:01 <ConfusionRift> Yes, Palenque's OHKO middle finger of death! :P
12:01 <Schism> "Screw you!" *jumps*
12:01 <Cepheid> Golden Middle Finger.
12:02 <ConfusionRift> "I'll take you with me, b***h!"
12:02 <Schism> Obligatory Gundam reference: SHINING FINGER!
12:02 <Cepheid> Viy's problem is that he regularly destroys the platforms such that after the first 10-30 seconds, you'll never melee him again.
12:02 <ConfusionRift> I still hate Viy.
12:02 <Cepheid> If you want to kill him via melee, you need a lot of health.
12:03 <Cepheid> Fortunately, with a bit of knowledge about the game, you can skip him.
12:03 <Schism> Stuff and nonsense. Figure out how to set the lasers up, and you're good with just melee.
12:03 <ConfusionRift> Of all the bosses, that one... sorry, I still hate that thing.
12:04 <Cepheid> It occurs to me that it is impossible to do a reverse-order boss run of the game, because of Viy.
12:04 <Schism> Problem is actually waiting for his eye to pop.
12:04 <Cepheid> You absolutely need to kill Viy in order to get to Palenque.
12:04 * ConfusionRift nods.
12:05 <Schism> Oh, yeah, because that drops you in the offshoot of Extinction.
12:05 <Cepheid> Yeah, and that area can't be reached unless Viy is defeated.
12:05 <Cepheid> You can get there via a warp from the Chamber of Birth, but that warp area is closed off.
12:05 <Schism> Until you clear that, yeah.
12:05 <Cepheid> You can't escape it to poke Palenque.
12:05 * ConfusionRift doesn't remember the game very well anymore. He's afraid of doing a round 3 on the Switch.
12:06 <Schism> I'm of half a mind to pick up LM1+2 on the Switch just on general principles.
12:06 <Cepheid> I've been doing a round three of an unmodded game lately.
12:06 <ConfusionRift> The problem was me following it up with the sequel.
12:06 <ConfusionRift> I'm getting everything mixed in.
12:06 <Cepheid> Heh.
12:07 <ConfusionRift> And the sequel was soooo loooong.
12:07 <Cepheid> I'll likely do a second run of LM2 after I finish LM1.
12:07 <Cepheid> It's not much longer than the first game. It just feels long because of the puzzles.
12:07 <Cepheid> Once you know the puzzles, the game becomes insanely short.
12:07 <ConfusionRift> Same for the first... to an extent.
12:07 <Schism> Mmm.
12:07 <Cepheid> Remember, I went from 62 hours, 30 minutes or so, to less than 6 hours on my second run.
12:07 <Schism> Tomorrow, though. Also... cripes, I've not been smoking for a week and a half now. Heh, if my brother asks about the drugs I'm taking, I'm telling him, "It's psychological adjustment and smoking cessation aids," which is the literal truth.
12:08 <ConfusionRift> Viy will forever be my wall.
12:08 <Cepheid> Simple solution: Gun.
12:08 <Schism> Viy is one of the very few bosses which-- yeah.
12:08 <Cepheid> Alternatively, just a metric ton of shuriken.
12:08 <Schism> Palenque is the other one. I guess you can use the pistol on the Mother, but it just feels wrong unless you're shooting her in the heart as a final blow.
12:09 <ConfusionRift> See, I try not to go that route. There's also the caltrops, but they NEVER work for me.
12:09 <ConfusionRift> And it's stupid risky.
12:09 <Cepheid> Palenque is a waste of a bullet. He's easy enough to kill with subweapons.
12:09 <Schism> Caltrops are THE best weapon for the tentacle form of the Mother, though.
12:10 <ConfusionRift> Palenque is pretty easy with the rolling shirukens.
12:10 <Schism> Throw them down right and you can force her to switch forms before the background actually finalizes.
12:10 <ConfusionRift> And flares.
12:10 <Cepheid> Pretty much.
12:10 <Cepheid> Palenque is mostly famous not for his difficulty, but just the suicide bomb.
12:11 <ConfusionRift> And to not forget about that last move.
12:11 <Cepheid> That's it.
12:11 * ConfusionRift shakes for a second.
12:11 <Schism> Still have to giggle at DeceasedCrab's response to Palenque's suicide attack. Yes, he knew it was there and was mugging for the camera, but he's a good performer, so.
12:11 <ConfusionRift> Baphomet... how can i forget Baphomet. They can be a problem, if you don't know.
12:12 <Cepheid> Baphomet isn't a problem for me.
12:12 <ConfusionRift> They also have a middle finger move.
12:12 <Cepheid> Ah, yes, that.
12:12 <Schism> Oh, yeah, but you just run over to the edge of the screen, that's it.
12:12 <Cepheid> And it's not instant death either.
12:12 <ConfusionRift> I refer to someone who doesn't know. :P
12:12 <Schism> My favourite middle-finger in the entire game has to be the one in the Gate of Illusion, though.
12:12 <Cepheid> Right, right.
12:13 <Cepheid> The split paths one, Schism?
12:13 * ConfusionRift laughs.
12:13 <Schism> No, the ghosts coming together to unlock the chest, and then the ceiling falls.
12:13 <Cepheid> Oh, that, yeah.
12:13 <ConfusionRift> The WHOLE thing, man. :P
12:13 <Schism> Oh, the whole Gate of Illusion is horrible, and it has one of the most grating tunes, but on reflection, it's a very clever area and well set up.
12:13 <Cepheid> Yes, the part that I dislike about it the most is the music.
12:14 <Cepheid> It's... hard on the ears.
12:14 <Schism> I just love the way that once you beat that boss (which uses every subweapon against you), you then try and open the chest and get smashed for your troubles.
12:14 <Schism> It's a much better joke than, say, that fist in Hell Temple.
12:14 <ConfusionRift> [Achievement unlocked!] wAIT, WHAT!
12:15 <Cepheid> Honestly I wonder if the music for the game was designed in a manner similar to how Undertale was done. That is, music came first, then the areas, to design the areas around the theme.
12:15 <Schism> [Welcome to La-Mulana 3]
12:15 <Cepheid> Because the grating music really contributes to the frustration that is the Gate of Illusion.
12:15 <Schism> It's a nice counterpoint to the soothing, relaxing strings of Eden.
12:15 <Cepheid> Up until that scream anyway.
12:15 <Schism> Oh, that scream was great. X3
12:16 <Schism> I'm enjoying this. We complain about La-Mulana, but we love it.
12:16 <Cepheid> Indeed.
12:16 <Cepheid> Alas, I have to stop now. I have an appointment at 9 AM, and I need to take a shower.
12:16 <Schism> Oh yeah, you listen to the D-side track?
12:16 <Cepheid> Not yet.
12:16 * Schism nods. "Well, when you return from the appointment."
12:17 <Cepheid> I haven't done any coding yet because of my appointment, which honestly annoys me a bit.
12:17 <ConfusionRift> Gate of Illusion... The obviously trapped chest, the not so obvious (if not observed) explosive chest, the ladder leading back to the entrance, the split path that works one way, the monsters that jump to wherever they please, one way traps, the way to the other way, the timed puzzle, etc.
12:17 <Schism> ConfusionRift, have you seen the D-sides of Celeste, written by Monika?
12:17 <Cepheid> Appointments and stuff are getting in the way of progress again.
12:17 <ConfusionRift> I have not played Celeste.
12:17 <Schism> Oh. You might want to. It's often frustrating, but it's a fine game indeed.
12:18 * ConfusionRift is for some reason scared of it.
12:18 <Schism> The D-sides are a modded variant on the PC version, intended to be even harder than the C-sides on the original release.
12:18 <Schism> But here's one of the songs thereupon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQF5F5A1cRo
12:18 <ConfusionRift> Which are harder points of the B-Sides, which are harder than the original areas...
12:19 <Schism> B-sides are typically short pastiches with some challenges, same for C-sides. They're not full levels.
12:19 <Schism> Except for the Core B- and C-sides, which are vile and monstrous designs of a developer who wanted to work out her frustrations upon everyone else.
12:20 <Schism> Core C is one room. It's a very long room.
12:21 * ConfusionRift doesn't know why he's getting Rabi-Ribi vibes.
12:21 <ConfusionRift> Probably the emphasis in keys.
12:21 <Schism> Well, this one isn't part of the actual soundtrack. But it does fit right in.
12:23 <ConfusionRift> It gives this "This is THE climb" kind of atmosphere.
12:24 * ConfusionRift was reminded of the extra stage in Luna Nights, and shudders.
12:25 <Schism> The original theme for the summit is rather profound, too, but you won't get the full impact unless you've played the whole game. So, I mean. Get it. :P
12:25 <Schism> Final chapter's theme in the actual game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXIqXaX1blY
12:25 <Schism> (NOT the summit theme.)
12:28 <ConfusionRift> Okay, here's the thing. I did watch someone play parts of the initial areas, and some of the platforming. I know some places are gonna drive me up a wall. And I'm just... not into that anymore.
12:29 <Schism> Well, that's fair enough. It does have a bit of the 'Super Meat Boy' about it. There is an assist mode, which the game never punishes you for using, though.
12:29 <Schism> So you can explore through it, and enjoy the story and the art
12:29 <Schism> Er, and the art, without feeling punished.
12:30 <ConfusionRift> But now that's just hand holding, and I'll be basically cutting half the game.
12:30 <Schism> I guess that is a thing...
12:30 * Schism sighs. "Oh well." She also looks at CrossCode. "I should just load up my old save and do the finale."
12:31 <ConfusionRift> I still have to get back to that.
12:31 <ConfusionRift> But then again... (points at MH:R)
12:31 <ConfusionRift> That reminds me.
12:33 <Schism> Say, yes.
12:33 <Schism> Your friend code, please.
12:33 <Schism> If I don't have it already.
12:34 <ConfusionRift> The more I play it, the more it feels... familiar. Like when I was playing MH:FU. This... is not exactly good. I had my loads of fun, but also my times of absolute frustration. Also noticed that grinding... did come back at full force. Maybe it was me, but hey.
12:34 <ConfusionRift> Check the console. :P
12:34 <Schism> Right, right. :p
12:35 <Cepheid> I find the grinding isn't as bad as it was in previous games.
12:37 <ConfusionRift> Not as bad as MH:FU, but not as linear as it was in World. I noticed some weapons become more and more diverse in material requirements, and the damage increase doesn't feel as incremental as before.
12:37 <Cepheid> Mmm.
12:37 <Cepheid> Yeah, that might be a counteraction to a major change the dev mentioned.
12:38 <Cepheid> He mentioned that it'd take fewer parts to make weapons and armor, and indeed, that is the case.
12:38 <Cepheid> Especially early on.
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12:38 <ConfusionRift> NOT complaining about difficulty. Because it's been pretty easy so far. Then again, LR4 is looking a bit spooky. But not afraid yet.
12:39 <Cepheid> But I'm not sure what it's like in the higher rarities, and high rank. If the parts are more varied, then that could be a counteragent to making it "too easy" to get new equipment.
12:39 <ConfusionRift> ...
12:39 <Cepheid> Hmm?
12:39 <ConfusionRift> There are weapons that have four part variations.
12:39 <ConfusionRift> And that's very early.
12:40 <Cepheid> Ah.
12:40 <Schism> It's nice that you can just spend the zenny if you have it, to buy the earlier armour sets outright rather than beating your head against a wall looking for, say, pigs.
12:40 <Cepheid> Hum, okay, why is this webcam no longer working? *Checks cable*
12:40 <Cepheid> That's been around for ages, Schism.
12:40 <Cepheid> It's just not immediately apparent.
12:41 <Cepheid> Or at least, wasn't.
12:41 <Cepheid> You can outright buy some of the low rank armors in shops near the smithies in previous games.
12:41 <ConfusionRift> ^
12:41 <Cepheid> Guess I'll be using my laptop for this Zoom call.
12:42 <Schism> Oh, okay then. Well, then.
12:43 <ConfusionRift> They sell the starter armors and weapons. A tad more expensive than just making them, but it's an option if for, let's say for whatever reason, you run out of material for a starter weapon that you want to upgrade to something else.
12:43 * Schism nodnods. "Though they give us all of the starter weapons."
12:43 <Cepheid> World had a particular weapon you could buy which made things easier for one path.
12:43 <ConfusionRift> Not all. I think it's only the Kamura variants.
12:44 <Cepheid> The dragonbone path you could buy the starter weapon for.
12:44 <Cepheid> Allowing you to skip over the need for 20+ crystals, iron ore, etc.
12:44 <ConfusionRift> I... didn't know about that one.
12:45 * ConfusionRift made it the hard way, and smiles.
12:46 <Cepheid> Heh.
12:46 <Cepheid> I hope this appointment goes by quickly, I want to get back to work.
12:47 <Cepheid> But seeing as it's a psych appointment, it probably won't.
12:47 <Cepheid> But damn do I feel on edge. I just want to get back to work, be it writing, coding, or something else.
12:48 <ConfusionRift> But yeah, there's the Kamura, Ore, and Bone paths very early. You only have the Kamura starters, so you will be making/buying for the other paths. The good thing is that there are forging paths very early.
12:48 <Cepheid> Oh, huh. Tilesetter is also a map editor as well. Good to know.
12:49 <ConfusionRift> Forging requires more, but it's an option to skip making the starter and upgrading it up to the point you want.
12:50 <ConfusionRift> My issue is... that sometimes, requirement become too varied. And this happens early.
12:51 * Cepheid shrugs.
12:52 <Cepheid> I kind of like the varied stuff, because it encourages me to hunt more than just one monster over and over.
12:52 <Cepheid> And the reduction in needed parts keeps the number of "over and over" down a bit.
12:52 <Cepheid> It just leads to fighting maybe one or two of two to three monsters, instead of six or seven of each.
12:53 <Cepheid> That tax return of mine can't come soon enough. Blackscreened PC again.
12:53 <Cepheid> I really hope it's just the motherboard.
12:54 <ConfusionRift> For example, in World, there was a monster path that required a part of a harder monster as a wall, so you don't upgrade too high. Some weapons, as the monster's starting line, require parts for 3-4 monsters, with the upgrade to that being similar, but with rarer items.
12:54 <ConfusionRift> Oh, and the rewards... guuh. Trapping doesn't help.
12:56 <ConfusionRift> The thing that helps the most is the Palico being almost as grabby and destructive as I am, so there's a bit more in the pocket. :P
12:56 <Cepheid> Heh.
12:57 <Cepheid> Anyhoo, I'll be back in an hour or so. Appointment is supposed to last an hour.
12:57 <Cepheid> If yer not around when I return, sleep well.
12:57 <ConfusionRift> Okaday. I actually should be crashing for work. So lateers!
12:58 * ConfusionRift wavies at both Cepheid and Schism.
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13:15 * Schism has a sneezing fit which culminates in a bloody nose. "Grand..."
13:32 <Schism> "What have you done?" "Riposte, avec tout." "Explain." "He attempted to read my mind. I gave him a lot to read."
14:02 <Cepheid> Cat.
14:03 <Cepheid> Is this REALLY the time to be doing this?
14:03 * Cepheid sighs.
14:03 <Schism> Cats care not for our mortal lives.
14:03 <Cepheid> Clearly.
14:05 <Cepheid> Psych wants a followup appointment.
14:05 <Cepheid> Also, I need to ask if I can get an advance on the money for the new motherboard.
14:06 <Cepheid> Definitely the motherboard though. Starting to get problems with USB now.
14:06 <Cepheid> Just had to plug my keyboard into THREE SEPARATE PORTS before it'd work again.
14:07 <Schism> Yeah, that's the onboard and busses. Ultimately, just that dying.
14:07 <Schism> At least it's the LEAST expensive part.
14:07 * Schism puffycheeks.
14:08 <Schism> Good that your psych wants to and is willing to perform a followup.
14:08 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.
14:08 <Cepheid> It sounds like she wants to adjust the abilify and seroquel dosages.
14:08 <Cepheid> She thinks it's definitely bi-polar type 2. Not the anger issues, that is, but the rest.
14:08 <Cepheid> And that the rest is what's leading to the anger outbursts.
14:09 <Schism> Good. Especially in your case. Have you mentioned anything with regards to gender issues?
14:09 <Cepheid> I didn't have time, unfortunately.
14:09 <Schism> My doctor, "So, I'll see you in --" Me: "Wait, let's schedule an appointment in two months." Doc: "Oh. Right."
14:09 <Schism> Cephy.
14:09 <Cepheid> I know, I know.
14:09 <Cepheid> It was more an appointment to see how I was doing over the last month.
14:10 <Cepheid> Which right now consists of pandemic depression and breathing problems, among a few other issues that are of SLIGHTLY higher priority than the gender right now. Yes, the gender issues are a concern and could be contributing to my mood, but...
14:10 <Schism> As do I, but honestly. That's something you'll need to bring up at some point. If nothing else, because it does affect and effect our mood.
14:10 <Cepheid> I did bring it up last appointment with her.
14:10 <Cepheid> So she's aware of it.
14:10 <RazorSharpFang> Effect as in instantiate?
14:10 <Schism> Okay. And pandemic issues and the whole situation are more important too.
14:10 <Schism> Yes, RSF.
14:11 <Schism> Gender issues oftentimes effect depression and the like.
14:11 <RazorSharpFang> There's probably stats on the correlations.
14:11 <Schism> There are lots of stats.
14:11 <Cepheid> Basically the gist of my anger issues she thinks is that what's happening is that my depression and/or mania sets in, makes me moody, and at that point, I'm susceptible to outbursts, especially if they make me irritable.
14:12 <Schism> It's a causal loop which is very frequently seen in cases like my own. Even with HRT, I'm still kind of irritable, and that irritation feeds off itself.
14:13 <Schism> As the old song goes, "Manic depression is a frustrating mess."
14:13 <Cepheid> She definitely wants me to get out of the house, though.
14:13 <Cepheid> Advises that, rather than code at home, I do something like drag my laptop out somewhere, like to a park, and do it there instead.
14:14 <Cepheid> Bit tricky to do though as I need an internet connection, or a downloaded version of various databases of information.
14:14 <Schism> Not a bad idea, if you have the battery life and those resources. If nothing else, a change of venue, so long as you're not surrounded by maskless ... [yay] is a potential positive.
14:14 <RazorSharpFang> Some laptops have a slot for a sim card, which I'm sure is very helpful for those who have extra sims lying around.
14:15 <Schism> RSF, Cepheid and I are well aware of the existence of both SIMs and 1TB SD cards.
14:15 <Cepheid> Less the issue.
14:15 <Cepheid> Do you have any idea how expensive mobile Internet here is in Canada, and how bad the data limits are?
14:15 <RazorSharpFang> Is it worse than America?
14:15 <Schism> Cepheid, RSF lives in Australia.
14:15 <Cepheid> Yeah.
14:16 <Cepheid> Mobile Internet may as well be as bad as Australian Internet services.
14:16 <Schism> It's much worse than America.
14:16 <Cepheid> I pay ~$100/mo for unlimited calls and text, and 3GB of data.
14:16 <Cepheid> And it's another $15 per GB approximately.
14:16 <Cepheid> And the performance is... spotty.
14:16 <RazorSharpFang> That's shockingly expensive for so little data
14:17 <Schism> Congraulations. It's like our mobile services are actually run by Rupert Murdoch.
14:17 <Schism> Congratulations*
14:17 <Schism> The best our mobile service providers can produce is roughly equivalent to Optus.
14:18 <Cepheid> The problem is that here, in Canada, telecoms are run by 3 big companies, whom all have backroom deals to price gouge like hell.
14:18 <Schism> Also, Rogers is picking up Shaw again. So.
14:18 <Cepheid> My dad's willing to give me an advance, now that I know I'll be getting ~$1500 in tax returns.
14:19 <Cepheid> Oh, I said $15/GB.
14:19 <Cepheid> I meant $15/100MB.
14:20 <Cepheid> In any case, for some of the stuff I use, it looks like indeed, databases or downloadable versions exist.
14:20 <Cepheid> cppreference, the defacto standard website for all things C++, has a downloadable copy.
14:20 <Schism> My NETFILE account was locked.
14:20 <Schism> I am entirely ... totally fucking (pardon my French) upset with this.
14:20 <Cepheid> That said, I'm a bit worried about the date on their archives.
14:21 <Cepheid> It's from 2019.
14:21 <Cepheid> Still, I'm using C++17, so it's moot.
14:22 <Schism> 5 minutes of legalese, CRA.
14:27 <Cepheid> Ordered part.
14:27 <Cepheid> I guess I know what I'll be doing later tonight.
14:27 <Cepheid> I do not look forward to installing that CPU cooler again.
14:28 <Schism> I am one of those people who the CRA declared was potentially compromised.
14:28 <Cepheid> ... Ow.
14:29 <Schism> I'm fine with signing up again. That's fine. That's good.
14:29 <Cepheid> So you got hoops to go through.
14:29 <Schism> Waiting 2 hours on the godsdamned phone, that's a bit less germaine.
14:29 <Schism> They have some excellent classical music on their hold line, though. Brahms, Mozart, et al. I'm good therewith.
14:31 <Cepheid> Oops. Headache time.
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14:34 <LibrarianofHope> hii
14:34 <LibrarianofHope> just need to do some annoying chores
14:34 <LibrarianofHope> then i can write
14:34 <LibrarianofHope> owo
14:35 <Cepheid> I have a feline-avian problem.
14:35 <Cepheid> See, just outside my window, a bird is making a nest.
14:35 <LibrarianofHope> catto want a snack?
14:36 <Cepheid> Catto wants to hunt, yes.
14:36 <LibrarianofHope> well you can allow it, or move the bird
14:38 <Cepheid> Or I can close the blinds.
14:38 <Cepheid> In any case the cat ain't murderin' the bird. His species already does enough of that.
14:38 <LibrarianofHope> the blinds solution is efficent, but not as exciting
14:39 <LibrarianofHope> but its nicer
14:39 <Cepheid> In this case, I just left the blinds open. Cat can deal with the bird by staring it down.
14:39 <RazorSharpFang> Off to sleep, good night.
14:39 <LibrarianofHope> nightt
14:40 <Schism> CRA. Why the fuck.
14:40 <Cepheid> That bad?
14:41 <Schism> Online services aren't. Wait time on phones are estimated at 2 hours.
14:41 <Cepheid> Ow.
14:41 <Cepheid> Hey, better than the hospitals at least.
14:41 <Schism> No.
14:41 <Cepheid> Hospital I was at the other night was 10 hours.
14:42 <Schism> No, when I need a hospitalization, I get in, because DKA winds up being one of those situations which is handled quickly.
14:42 <Cepheid> They had a backlog of people showing symptoms of COVID, and needing testing.
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14:42 <Cepheid> Yeah, triage results in quick handling, I won't lie.
14:42 <Cepheid> I saw a woman there who showed up, she was showing signs of intense pain, and they took her ASAP.
14:42 <Schism> Well, that's what triage means...
14:43 <Schism> Focus on the patients who genuinely need help in the most obvious fashion.
14:43 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.
14:43 <Schism> Also, when I say 'online services aren't', I mean that they're NOT THERE.
14:43 <Cepheid> Ah.
14:43 <Cepheid> Okay yeah, CRA could have handled this better.
14:44 * Cepheid looks up manual for cooler.
14:46 <Cepheid> Ah, right. Uses it's own mounting brackets.
14:47 <Cepheid> Oh, right, the problem with this cooker was just getting the fans on, which I figured out how to do easily, so it's not that bad.
14:50 <Cepheid> Cooler*
14:52 <LibrarianofHope> im just so damn delighted when im actively writing
14:52 <LibrarianofHope> the world makes sense
14:52 * LibrarianofHope dances chunky
15:00 <Schism> "All of our agent queues are full. Please call back later."
15:01 * Schism begins to march up to Ottawa. "Cepheid. I would greatly appreciate if you would be so kind as to fill several bottles with petrol."
15:01 <Cepheid> I'm not about to commit treason or terrorism.
15:01 <Schism> Fine. Then I ask you fill several bottles with urine.
15:01 <Cepheid> That I can do.
15:01 * Cepheid drinks tons of water.
15:02 <Cepheid> Hum, it occurs to me I may have a small problem .
15:02 <Cepheid> New motherboard, need to re-activate Windows 10. o3o
15:02 <Schism> Oh, that's easy enough, at least...
15:02 <Cepheid> True.
15:02 <Cepheid> Assuming that the key I used wasn't a single-use license key.
15:03 <Cepheid> Ah, there's a full explanation on how to get the key.
15:04 <Cepheid> Need to use a Microsoft Account, though. Meh. Worse things I could do I suppose.
15:05 <Cepheid> Well, how to activate a new motherboard with it, anyways.
15:12 <Cepheid> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiJrchmVgAAdE55?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 PK Skirt Flip!
15:20 <Cepheid> So, just log into a microsoft account on my PC, that'll associate the license with my account. Then when I swap the boards and reinstall Windows, log in with the account on the new board, it'll activate Windows 10.
15:21 <Schism> Should, anyway.
15:22 <Cepheid> No, that's what it says, and a friend of mine who's done it says it works.
15:28 <Cepheid> So, apparently, there's an interesting endemic life in MH:Rise.
15:29 <Cepheid> Apparently, every now and then you'll hear a loud roar on the Frozen Islands.
15:29 <Cepheid> If you go over to the eastern side of the map, climb the boat's mast to the top, then look to the east..
15:29 <Cepheid> You'll see an unusual sight.
15:31 <Cepheid> I know what it is. It's been spoiled for me thanks to Twitter.
15:32 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/MH_Rise_JP/status/1380068408310390785 Oh, wow.
15:34 <Schism> That cat, we knew. That palamute... @_@
15:34 <Schism> I love it and will pay for it.
15:35 <Cepheid> I would buy the 9-tails myself.
15:40 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Pony Girl 2 - YTP [ https://tinyurl.com/yjrkzhsb ]
15:50 <Cepheid> Ontario government.
15:50 <Cepheid> Did you really need to use the emergency alert system to tell me a stay-at-home order is in effect?
15:53 <LibrarianofHope> good for that dystopian scaring effect
15:53 <LibrarianofHope> we only have an earthquake alert system
15:53 <LibrarianofHope> hearing that puts the fear of god/gods, etc on you
15:53 <LibrarianofHope> specially after watching cars dance in the garage
15:54 <Cepheid> This thing goes off when anything might happen.
15:54 <Cepheid> Lockdown, orange alert, weather alert.
15:55 <LibrarianofHope> Mexico city goverment doesnt care that much
15:55 <LibrarianofHope> and we only really either get rain floods or earthquakes
15:57 <Cepheid> Heavy rain, minor to middling earthquakes, and the occasional tornado, apparently, here.
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16:28 <Finwe> Lt Pony|41912.
16:28 <Finwe> o7
16:31 <Pony|41912> o7
16:36 <Schism> It took my materal grandfather dying for my mother to call me by my name.
16:40 <Finwe> Material grandfather.
16:41 <Finwe> Or maternal?
16:41 <Schism> Maternal*
16:41 <Finwe> The spiritual grandfathers never die.
16:42 <Finwe> or ethereal or whatever
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16:46 * Cepheid flops.
16:49 <Finwe> Mr LibrarianofHope.
16:49 * Finwe doffs his hat.
16:50 * LibrarianofHope doffs reality
17:10 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Radio Plays: Life's a Breeze / News From a Bunker #1-4 [ https://tinyurl.com/yjgy98e9 ]
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17:59 * Finwe noms on quark and cranberries.
17:59 <LibrarianofHope> HB!
17:59 * LibrarianofHope bonks Hb
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18:07 * LibrarianofHope boops ali for great justice
18:10 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: BronyStudy Back With A New Survey! [ https://tinyurl.com/yjuyq5qy ]
18:12 <Finwe> Miss Ali.
18:12 * Finwe doffs his GPU.
18:13 * Ali doffs her early afternoon grumpies
18:29 * Schism offers Ali some of this black-bean-and-lemon ramen.
18:29 * Ali noms on Schism ears instead.
18:30 <Schism> Less positive... my grandfather is in his sunset days, and he gets it. So.
18:31 <Schism> Mother and father are filling out their wills, too, and she took the time to assure me that I was in there. I told her that wasn't by any means the point.
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18:35 * Cepheid flops. Motherboard has arrived. Makes Win10 install media.
18:36 * Schism keeps her fingers crossed. Also, offers some of this black bean paste in a cup.
18:36 <Cepheid> Eh, it'll go fine.
18:37 <Cepheid> I'm more concerned with installing the cooler than anything else.
18:37 <Schism> Mm, cooler and CPU are the biggest sticking points.
18:37 <Cepheid> Well, this one requires custom mounts to be installed.
18:41 <Cepheid> I mean, it's nothing spectacular, but yeh.
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18:48 <Cepheid> Schism: So, heads up with Rise.
18:48 <Cepheid> Apparently, the talisman alchemy is borked.
18:48 <Schism> Mmh?
18:49 <Schism> Ah. Thank you.
18:49 <Cepheid> Or at least, one of the forms of alchemy is.
18:49 <Cepheid> It apparently cycles through a very specific sequence of results, and keeps cycling, regardless of what you put in.
18:49 <Schism> I'll wait for a patch, then, and for now take a few minutes more to nap. Sleep is beckoning and it _is_ my weekend.
18:50 <Schism> Or something akin to sleep. The heck is with my-- wait, I know what the heck is with my endocrine system, I'm just weirded out.
19:10 * Lumindia offers Hugs to Schism after reading up a bit. :<
19:10 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3659 [ https://tinyurl.com/yhqueflh ]
19:15 <LibrarianofHope> you are resetting your body to its correct setting schism
19:15 <LibrarianofHope> it will aññ be worth it owo
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20:31 * Schism offers HB a blueberry cake. It looks like a pill with a slash across it.
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20:48 <Cepheid> Well it didn't want to transfer my W10 license, so I just ****ed the school and used one of their many Education licenses they provide me to get access to it.
20:51 <Schism> -snickers- https://twitter.com/paxiti/status/1378708991778254852
20:51 * Schism also blinks. "That's... hopefully going to work out in the end."
20:51 <Cepheid> It did.
20:51 <Cepheid> Education version is Windows 10 Pro with extras.
20:52 <Schism> Very nice.
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20:52 <Cepheid> Otherwise, obviously the system POSTed, so it's fine. Also detected the RAM settings properly for once.
20:53 <Schism> Ah, excellent. So, going to take a sledgehammer to your old mobo?
20:53 * Schism looks at her insulin pen. Sighs, goes to fridge to get a new cartridge.
20:53 <Cepheid> Holding onto it actually, for the future.
20:53 <PinkieShy> Ha.
20:53 <PinkieShy> Gotta love game glitches and bugs
20:54 <PinkieShy> I got a insight on who was a werewolf in game by just a glitch showing them teleport from the cave which made them fly through my house to their house XD
20:54 <Schism> Obviously, you drew the Seer.
20:54 <LibrarianofHope> https://youtu.be/RQo1AmiRbW8
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21:01 <Cepheid> All drivers up to date. Now to install steam.
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21:10 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Community Soapbox - Luna Love, G5's Ruler, and More! [ https://tinyurl.com/yflea7nz ]
21:20 <Cepheid> So far, so good.
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21:43 * Dappled 's last Pathfinder Session saw him be both stupid and smart.
21:46 <Dappled> Stupid comes first. We're on a boat and being attacked by 3 cyclone air elementals and I'm not sure how but we're hurting it them with largely non magical gear, so I decide "We're mythic characters, I'm going to grabble!" Cue nat 1 and being ripped off the lifeline holding me onto the boat. Our
21:46 <Dappled> archer tries to save me with a rope arrow, lots of pai
21:46 <Dappled> n there. Now once again secured, I decide that I can't roll a 1 again on my grapple. Proved me wrong, lost my rope arrow and fell unconcious into the ocean.
21:47 * Dappled was luckily fished out and survived.
21:47 <Schism> Grappling a tornado, well done.
21:48 <Dappled> As a 3rd level cavalier/5th level kineticist! Not even having full BAB!
21:49 <Dappled> Then the boat gets surrounded by fire breathing lava sharks and I got to keep the boat from being caught on fire by using a utility spell like ability to redirect the firebreath above the hull of the ship. Still roasted most of the party, but we kept the boat.
21:52 <Ali> Gold star award
21:53 * Dappled did his best.
22:00 * Dappled glares at the current time. Doesn't wanna go to work.
22:13 <Finwe> Alright, my "new" GPU clearly outperforms the old one.
22:13 <Schism> "Having a crew of AI at your command is not the same thing as having a crew of AI on your side."
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22:40 * LibrarianofHope applies owo glomp to ali
22:40 * Ali goes splat
22:46 <Schism> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHA4UMhU8AEuaah?format=jpg&name=large
22:52 * Finwe noms on Ali's tail.
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22:54 <Finwe> Looks like I'm able to play Bethesda's equestrian sports simulator very smoothly.
22:59 <Ali> Morrowind?
22:59 * Ali slapped silly
23:00 <Finwe> Skyrim o3o
23:02 * Schism boops the Ali with a nuclear bomb.
23:03 * Ali boops Schism that she never gets that far into the game
23:03 <Schism> If you play against Ghandi, you undoubtedly will...!
23:04 <Ali> This isn't Civ 1 and have an underflow issue
23:04 <Ali> That and the odds of actually getting Ghandi in a game of Civ 6 is getting lower and lower as more civs are added
23:04 <Schism> Yes, but they decided it was such a hilarious bug that in later editions of Civ, Ghandi will actually go full ham.
23:04 <Ali> Too bad I can't afford these things cause I just don't think its worth it.
23:05 <Schism> See also: Stellaris, and Cities: Skylines.
23:05 <Ali> I told off Stellaris after 2.0 and it ruining the gameplay
23:05 <Ali> Skylines I just gave up on
23:05 <Finwe> *Gandhi
23:05 <Schism> <.< Yes, okay, sorry.
23:05 <Ali> Fenwi
23:06 * Finwe boops Ali.
23:06 * Ali bleps instead
23:06 <Finwe> Gandhi is extremely peaceful. In fact, his aggression level decreases by one every turn.
23:07 <Schism> In the original Civ, yes. So if you made a diplomatic pact with him (-2 aggression), it'd underflow and he'd suddenly start flinging nukes everywhere.
23:08 <Finwe> What Microprose forgot to do is to limit it to zero.
23:08 <Schism> The natural decay worked just fine. It's just that they forgot to limit the -other- adjustment.
23:08 <Finwe> Oh, was it so?
23:08 <Ali> Yeah it would underflow and cause it to max out
23:09 <Ali> Thus he started nuking everyone
23:09 <Schism> Yeah, it was only after creating a diplomatic pact that it'd underflow.
23:09 <Ali> Never played the super early Civs, just Civ 4 is where I remember things
23:09 <Ali> And the stack of doom
23:09 <Schism> Well, these bugs enter the popular lexicon.
23:10 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Zack Snyder's My Little Pony: The Final Season [ https://tinyurl.com/yenyolwp ]
23:12 <Finwe> Hmm it says here that the bug does not exist in Civ 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Gandhi
23:13 <Ali> Gandhi Nuked Me
23:14 <Schism> Huh.
23:15 <Schism> Well, underflow and overflow errors are a common thing. I'm reminded of the Egg Dragon in Lufia 2, who could be cured once and then smote in a single turn.
23:15 <Schism> I could've sworn sideways that this was actually a real thing, though. @_@
23:23 <Finwe> Ali: No, but I once had a barber named Dominique.
23:24 <LibrarianofHope> i knew a guy named Jose
23:24 <LibrarianofHope> its me
23:28 * Schism randomly passes LibrarianOfHope a bacon and tomato omelet with lots of pepper jack cheese.
23:29 * LibrarianofHope gives the follwing taco
23:29 <LibrarianofHope> https://images.app.goo.gl/rSnJ7aRKgy6aC67U7
23:30 <Schism> That's not a taco! That's a set of taquitos, or possibly enchiladae!
23:30 <LibrarianofHope> nope
23:30 <LibrarianofHope> thtas a drowned taco
23:30 * Schism puffycheeks. "Oh, fine."
23:31 <Schism> Still looks tasty, tho.
23:31 <LibrarianofHope> been eating that all my life
23:31 <LibrarianofHope> its unique to my area
23:31 <Schism> Gotta eat it with a fork and knife, though.
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23:31 <LibrarianofHope> hands
23:31 <Schism> With 1,000 paper napkins then.
23:31 * Schism headtilts. "Unique to your area? Perhaps that variant, but I've seen the like before."
23:36 <Finwe> I hope my calculations are correct.
23:37 <Finwe> The "new" GPU card requires 2 x 8 pin extra power, I took both from 6 pin cables using adapters.
23:39 <Finwe> Both 6 pin and 8 pin cables have three wires for current, so it should not cause a risk of melting or fire.
23:39 <LibrarianofHope> so, tacos
23:39 <LibrarianofHope> got busy
23:40 <LibrarianofHope> schism, those particular one are called "Flautas Ahogadas", or downed flutes
23:40 <LibrarianofHope> the style its not that rare
23:40 <LibrarianofHope> the good part is the salsa, its unique
23:40 <ADragonDreaming> ~ "This sink is filthy!" *bang bang bang* "Hi, I'm Derek Bob!" "This greasy hob!" *bang bang bang* "New Kitchen Gun!" ~
23:42 <LibrarianofHope> its a little stall in the street, but its extremely popular
23:42 <LibrarianofHope> the lady that makes em is a childhood friend of my dad
23:42 <Schism> The salsa verde _does_ look unique! I love the idea, though I'd have put the cheese on before the salsa.
23:42 <Schism> So's it melts, and all.
23:43 <LibrarianofHope> it melts anyway
23:43 <Schism> Yes, but faster this way. <.<
23:43 <LibrarianofHope> the stall even has a fourspce thing
23:43 <LibrarianofHope> it has reviews
23:44 <LibrarianofHope> which is inmesly amusing to me
23:44 <LibrarianofHope> i even told her, she found it weird
23:54 <Lumindia> who voiced Maud Pie?
23:55 <Schism> Ingrid Nilson.
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