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00:03 <Schism> Hehe. Rocket launcher: "For when a grenade positively, absolutely, has to be there on time."
00:04 <Schism> Small surprise that it's the iconic Quake weapon.
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01:19 <Schism> Ali: https://www.angryflower.com/1399.html
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01:36 <Schism> Still laughing at Doctor Strange wearing a university hoodie, quilted jacket, and a cape on top of that. And the mug.
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01:51 * Schism updates rise. Boops pones therewith.
01:52 <Schism> Rise*
02:01 <Cepheid> I need to get back to that yes.
02:01 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2627 [ https://tinyurl.com/ygw9jd9w ]
02:05 <Schism> Hum. Now what the heck was I _hunting_, though?
02:06 <Schism> Rathian might be a viable choice if I have poison/fire resist...
02:07 <Schism> Oh, fire element weapon, and I have the Rathian parts for it. Hummm...
02:08 <Schism> Only 20 fire, 70 atk. and -10% affinity means pain, though.
02:09 <Schism> Also gotta get more King's Beak. Sigh.
02:09 <Schism> Not like Great Wroggi is a hard foe.
02:09 <Schism> It is one of the 4* which I need to take out.
02:25 <Schism> Could -also- go with capturing a few Kulu-Ya-Ku.
02:26 <Cepheid> Man it is cold tonight.
02:29 <Schism> Erf. Stupidly hot here.
02:31 * Schism sends some Palicos and Palamutes out for a quest. "Hum. 13 Lagniapples... I can use one."
02:31 <Schism> 22C, 83% humidity.
02:33 <Schism> Pukei-Pukei is a good target... well, might be. Need to remember what armour gives some good poison resist other than Rathian.
02:33 <Schism> Oh, Rathian's Blight resistance.
02:34 <Schism> Heh, Spio, for which I need some Toxic Kumari. Oh well.
02:35 <Schism> And the Armored Bream is... oh. Fishing Argosy. Fiiiiiine.
02:42 <Schism> Right, Tobi-Kadachi's weakness iiiiiis water. Also, I have the full Barioth set, so that makes things simpler.
02:43 <Schism> Barroth*
02:43 <Cepheid> Meanwhile for me tonight is... more AC:O.
02:45 <Schism> Feels odd to use a shock trap against an electric squirrel/fox.
02:49 <Cepheid> I assume the trap overloads the squirrel.
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02:52 <DerpyBot> *derp*
02:57 <Schism> Hum. Not a LOT of Tobi-Kadachi parts.
02:59 <Schism> Might be a worthwhile few more hunts, just because.
03:00 <Cepheid> You know, for someone who chooses to assassinate everyone in camps and forts, I give NPCs in quests a lot of mercy.
03:01 <Schism> Remember that one guy in Skyrim who was blind, and had an empty book? I never kill him. Poor jerkface doesn't deserve that.
03:02 <Cepheid> I always end up murdering everyone in that cave.
03:02 <Cepheid> Bandit is a bandit, even blind.
03:02 <Schism> Yeah, but everyone keeps playing tricks on him and it's so sad.
03:03 <Schism> hmm. If I get a Tobi-Kadachi weapon, that'll help with Rathian, because I can inflict thunderblight on her.
03:05 * Schism is tempted to just wander around and collect materials, though. She needs a bunch of ores and whatnot.
03:05 <Cepheid> You do blights by hitting enemies with the small dung-beetle like endemic life. Weapons just deal elemental damage, no blights.
03:06 <Schism> Huh, I see. Well then.
03:09 <Schism> Hooty, you're useless to me.
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03:19 * Cepheid sneaks into a building, assassinates everyone, then replaces vote tokens. "It counts as not being seen if everyone who could have seen me is dead, right?"
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03:24 <Schism> come ON game. How many of these things do I need to murder before I have enough pelts?
03:24 <Ali> You forgot the golden rule of fetch quests
03:24 <Schism> I know, the desire sensor is real. ;-; Still.
03:24 <Ali> Things that have pelts, when you kill them, suddenly don't have them
03:25 <Schism> It's not like it's THAT big a deal, but these things are annoying, and I want the lightning weapons for fighting some other jerks.
03:26 <Schism> Somnacanth may well be the death of me, but we'll find out.
03:26 <Schism> Wait. I have Khezu Blades.
03:33 <Cepheid> I assume pelts aren't 100% guaranteed because of the whole "quality of the pelt" thing.
03:33 <Cepheid> Stabbing, cutting, or bashing the body of a monster can't be good overall for their pelts.
03:35 <Schism> Yeah, if it's all carved up, not gonna do too much.
03:35 <Schism> Hum, Barioth.
03:35 <Schism> Oh, sabretooth wyvern.
03:36 * Schism equips the Khezu stuff for now.
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03:44 <Cepheid> Yep. Barioth is.. It's fast, very fast. Likes to jump around a lot.
03:49 <Schism> Yeah. Between that and Tobi-Kadachi I've had my fill of jumpy foes for the moment.
03:50 <Schism> First time I've been carted in a while, but that worked out okay in the end anyway.
03:51 <Schism> Khezu stuff helped me avoid iceblight, but I got hit by POISON of all things when some others started flinging that around.
03:54 <Cepheid> And that's why I always keep a stack of dung bombs/pods/etc on hand.
03:54 <Schism> I know, I know.
03:55 <Schism> Maybe I'll go back and get the last piece of Bone gear, if I can remember where warm pelts are.
03:56 <Cepheid> Kelbi.
03:56 <Cepheid> Anteka, as well.
03:56 <Cepheid> Better chance from Kelbi.
03:56 <Schism> Yeah, I just need to remember where the Kelbi herds are.
03:57 <Cepheid> Shrine Ruins, far, far upper-left corner of the map. You'll find a pair of respawning kelbi there, takes about a minute or two for them to respawn.
03:58 <Schism> Mm, I think there were three, but yeah. Well, that's what fast travel camps are for.
03:58 <Schism> There are some up on a small hill a bit to the southeast of that, too.
03:59 <Schism> Think I'll take out an Arzuros while I'm at it.
04:00 <Cepheid> Hmm. AC:O has an interesting, if not annoying, level scaling system in place.
04:01 <Cepheid> Each region has a level range, a minimum and maximum level. As you level up, the minimum level of the region will increase to keep enemies at the same level as you, up until it hits maximum level.
04:02 <Cepheid> At which point it stops. Until you're a certain number of levels ahead of *THAT*. Then it scales the level up, but keeping some delta between your level and the level of the region.
04:02 <Cepheid> For example, Megaris maxed out at 10 when I first started. I'm level 20, now. Megaris is currently level 18, now.
04:06 <Schism> Course I get 12 Kelbi Horns in a row.
04:08 <Cepheid> Yep. That happened to me as well.
04:08 <Schism> All I need, game, are 4 warm pelts right now. That's IT. Gib!
04:13 <Schism> How typical can you get? I wander over to Kelbi hunting spot #2, Arzuros barrels right out of nowhere. oh well.
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04:16 <Schism> sigh, Gajau Whiskers are ... okay, I guess.
04:18 <Schism> At least all my palicoes and palamutes will soon be level 10+.
04:19 <Schism> Could just do a ruins tour. *sigh*
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04:24 <Schism> That's three Warm Pelts, now. Phew.
04:26 * Cepheid loads up MHGU.
04:29 <Cepheid> Hum. Barroth.
04:51 <Cepheid> I definitely need new weapons.
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05:03 <Cepheid> Next up, hyper seltas queen.
05:07 <Schism> Okay, captured like 7 wyverns on that hunt, I think that's a good time to pause.
05:07 <Schism> At least five wyverns in one hunt, anyway. o3o Which gave an award.
05:10 <Cepheid> Yaaay stress is preventing me from playing. Body is once again stressed into thinking I need to get off my lazy ass and work.
05:10 <Schism> I'm thinking that Affinity bonuses might be _slightly_ useful when I'm doing 20 attacks a second.
05:10 <Schism> blrf.
05:11 <Cepheid> That's what most of my stress and anxiety over the last few months is about. I need to get a job.
05:11 <Cepheid> 'Course, my body doesn't seem to realize that job searching and such at 1 AM isn't gonna do much for me.
05:15 <Cepheid> Hilariously, even when I had a job, the anxiety and stress still interfered. No idea why.
05:16 <Schism> There's no one solution.
05:16 * Schism sighs. "Somnacanth, Basarios, and Pukei-Pukei. Oh, that last is going to be fun..."
05:17 <Cepheid> Heh.
05:20 <Schism> Optional, but I want to take it out anyway.
05:31 <Finwe> Good morning, my smallish pastel-coloured equines.
05:32 <Finwe> Mlles Ali, Schism and Tiffany; Messrs AppleDash, Cepheid, Cyan_Spark, Dappled, Lumindia and uni.
05:33 * Finwe doffs his hat.
05:33 * Ali doffs over Finwe while in X4
05:34 * Finwe snuggles an Ali.
05:42 <Schism> Not that hunting an Arzuros and Tetranodon were at all _hard_, but I kind of wanted to capture them and forgot the traps. Oh well.
05:48 <Cepheid> Hum. Breathing exercises seem particularly effective at managing my anxiety. Bit of mindfulness too.
05:49 <Cepheid> Breathing would be easier I admit, were it not for my troubles with breathing. Pretty sure it is some sort of allergy, or something in the air of my house. If I leave, I start to feel better.
05:50 <Cepheid> To the poiint that doctors don't see or hear anything.
05:50 <Schism> Might be one of those very rare cases where you _do_ want to look into duct cleaning services.
05:51 <Schism> Meanwhile, WRT anxiety -- Others: "I have no clue how to girl!" Me: "Okay, I'm among friends. Guess we'll learn together."
05:54 <Cepheid> My anxiety is a list of things. Job being the top one. Let's see...
05:57 <Cepheid> I need a job because I should be self-sustaining. I owe my parents a lot of money even if they insist otherwise. I'm terrified of what would happen if either of my parents died, both to the remaining parent(if only one passes) and to myself. I'm worried about what would happen to the cats if I can't take care of myself. On the job front...
05:57 <Cepheid> I'm worried I won't be able to find a job I can do. Especially in my field. It seems like these days, I am so far behind in knowledge that no one will hire me for programming.
05:58 <Cepheid> I'm sure I can find a job, but it will likely not be in said field. Manual labour, or probably tech support and the like.
05:59 <Cepheid> Right now I just want to scream and punch a wall 'til I break my hand.
06:01 <Finwe> I would advice against that, it seldom accomplishes anything except sore knuckles.
06:02 <Cepheid> Indeed. I've been doing a good job resisting that.
06:02 <Finwe> Or broken hand, if you go that far.
06:02 <Cepheid> It wouldn't serve me to break my hand. In fact it would just make matters worse.
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06:05 <Cepheid> Fortunately, reading and breathing exercises do a lot to control the anxiety, but it usually worsens when I go to do something else.
06:05 <Finwe> “I’m thinking of coming back as a woman,” he said conversationally.”
06:06 <Finwe> This is one of the best Death books.
06:07 <Schism> Reaper Man, eh?
06:08 <Schism> Seems reasonable. He'd lived as long as that, so Windle Poons might just want something different.
06:09 <Schism> S'long as they're comfortable in their new life, that is.
06:10 <Schism> "That's the way I want to go." "What, muttering about meat pies?" "No. Late."
06:29 * Schism takes her girlpills for the night.
06:46 <Finwe> Schism: Yes, Reaper Man.
06:55 <Finwe> “Fairy gold is well known to evaporate by morning, but it was a reinforced concrete slab by comparison to some of Throat’s merchandise.”
06:55 <Finwe> o3o
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07:05 <Schism> That was Throat for you. An ordinary dodgy salesman would sell you a gold watch which would turn green by the turning of the sun. Throat's watches wouldn't just turn green, they'd get up and run right back to him, ready for the next person with a spare dollar to spend.
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07:22 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
07:27 <Cepheid> Morning.
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07:30 * ConfusionRift waves tiredly.
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07:35 <Cepheid> Long day?
07:35 <ConfusionRift> Very.
07:36 <ConfusionRift> Got targeted again. Huzzaaaah. We'll see how it goes in the evening.
07:38 <Cepheid> Guh.
07:39 <Finwe> Lt Cdr TargetRift.
07:39 <Finwe> o7
07:39 * Finwe noms on Ali's tail.
07:39 <Finwe> Lunchtiem? :3
07:39 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
07:39 <Finwe> !hug
07:39 <DerpyBot> Hugtiem? :3
07:39 * DerpyBot wraps her front hooves around Finwe in a tight embrace
07:39 <ConfusionRift> I'm not too worried though. I'm just tired.
07:40 * Finwe tucks ConfusionRift into bed.
07:40 * ConfusionRift is tired, but not exactly sleepy. So he's just staring at the ceiling.
07:41 * Finwe magicks a cat into ConfusionRift's ceiling, staring back.
07:42 <ConfusionRift> Hello, Void. :P
07:43 <Finwe> The ceiling cat is watching you.
07:48 <ConfusionRift> [You lay on your bed after a long day's work, and stare at the ceiling in hope that the comfort wanes the pain away. As you continue to stare at the shadow in the corner of the room, it slowly becomes more fuzzy. Glowing yellow eyes begin to open, and stare right back.] > The (bleep) is that?! | > Hello, Void! Nice to see you again. | > That Nyquil is hitting hard, huh.
07:51 <ConfusionRift> > Friggin' Cheshire Cat wannabe. :P
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08:46 <Cepheid> Bleh. My breathing sucks, doctors won't do sweet **** all about it right now, and I have to wait until October for tests which are just gonna say "No asthma here."
08:46 <ConfusionRift> Blaarg.
08:47 <Cepheid> The problem is that when I go to the doctors, my breathing clears up, so...
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08:50 <ConfusionRift> Of course. -_-
08:51 <ConfusionRift> Some allergen or irritant somewhere in the house.
08:52 <Cepheid> Yeah, unfortunately I'm not sure what it is.
08:52 <Cepheid> All I know is that it's a problem throughout the house.
08:54 <Cepheid> I'd normally assume ductwork, but the furnace hasn't been on in several months now. Unless pressure forces air through the ducts, spreading whatever's in them around.
09:02 <ConfusionRift> Likely, especially when I had a similar issue. The vent was fully open to the outside (no filtration) and the gunked air just kept coming in. When the A/C was on, it just pushed all that trash into the rooms.
09:11 <Cepheid> The only other thing I can think of is that I am suddenly allergic to cats, but only so much as to make breathing difficult.
09:13 <ConfusionRift> Actually, I'm not exactly allergic to cats. But if I pet them too closely, the sinusitis kicks in hard.
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09:14 <Cepheid> For myself there is no difference in whether or not I am near a cat. No worsening of symptoms
09:15 <ConfusionRift> Pfft, knew that was a scammer. I don't have a $359 purchase.
09:17 <Cepheid> Sheesh.
09:17 <ConfusionRift> I didn't follow the call. I just hung up. But had to make sure by checking my account.
09:21 <ConfusionRift> In any case, that's the only issue I got with cats... aside from them leaving their fur on everything. :P
09:26 <ConfusionRift> One of the cats in particular has very long fur.
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09:35 <Cepheid> Yeah, so does Tizzy. Spitfire's a shorthair.
09:41 <Cepheid> Thanks game, for screwing up that assassination by sheer mechanic breakdown.
09:45 <Cepheid> 17,500 damage for assassination..
09:45 * ConfusionRift got curious about high rank and jumps into a den real quick. He gets DESTROYED by bugs. "Welcome to High Rank, (bleep)!!!"
09:45 <ConfusionRift> That is RIDICULOUS!
09:47 <Cepheid> And if I use critical assassination, I deal...
09:48 <Cepheid> 250% damage.
09:50 <ConfusionRift> How am I supposed to climb this? The spike is ridiculous! The strongest monster in low rank can do about 1/4 of my health at most. I'm getting 1HKOed by fodder in High Rank.
09:52 <Cepheid> No clue.
09:52 * Dappled horses into existence once more.
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09:58 <DerpyBot> *derp*
09:58 * AppleDash neighs softly
10:00 <ConfusionRift> Actually, some low ranks are giving me a bit of trouble still. I guess that's how.
10:00 * ConfusionRift patpats the new horse that is Dappled. :P
10:01 * Dappled has a wet mane but is clean.
10:05 <Cepheid> So I guess then that you need to get new armor, weapons, and level up your monsters a bit.
10:07 <ConfusionRift> I'll need to mess with genes a bit more, level them, and somehow get better armor. The problem is that not even fodder is giving me a chance.
10:07 <ConfusionRift> Luckily, only the dens are high rank.
10:11 <ConfusionRift> That means the other unique monsters are gonna be trickier to get to.
10:13 <Cepheid> I would start by getting armor and weapons from the end-game monsters of the main storyline. Then again, I don't know how hard that'd be.
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10:13 * Golden flops.
10:14 <Golden> I have been busy with my 3DS version of Tales of the Abyss. Along with Psychonauts 2, and soon to add on Vesperia, and NMH3 onto that list will keep pushing Stories 2 back.
10:17 * ConfusionRift shrugs.
10:18 <ConfusionRift> Oddly enough, despite my complaints... this game kinda became my Pokemon. :P
10:21 * Dappled has pokemon.
10:23 <Golden> God this year is busy for games this half.
10:34 <ConfusionRift> Oh... the Elder's Lair is high rank... good to know. (dies)
10:37 <ConfusionRift> Actually... I think I still can do this.
10:37 * Dappled stares at Elden Ring. Wants a lot.
10:38 <Finwe> o3o
10:38 * Finwe noms on Dappled.
10:39 * Dappled wriggles!
10:42 <ConfusionRift> Huh, odd. These fights are doable. Hmmm.
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10:53 <Cepheid> Huzzah?
10:54 <ConfusionRift> Yeah, this is more reasonable. I'm dealing with early high rank. The dens I went to had low rank endgame fodder that was high ranked. So... yeah.
10:57 * ConfusionRift sees blue and pink Raths. "And then there's this...!"
10:57 <ConfusionRift> I know I'm gonna have to fight them together. (sighs) Well, let's see.
10:58 <Cepheid> That's usually the case. Rath and Rath together.
11:00 <ConfusionRift> Yep, it's both. This is gonna be messy.
11:01 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/TheJourneyOfTRS/status/1430803443837333511 Heh.
11:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2396 [ https://tinyurl.com/ydmkp2lr ]
11:03 <Cepheid> Explanation of the joke: Ahtal-ka is a praying mantis monster in MHXX/MHGU. Arguably the final boss, were it not for the Fatalises being around in the game.
11:03 <ConfusionRift> Fatalis got a massive upgrade, for sure. :P
11:03 <Cepheid> In World, yeah.
11:04 <Cepheid> Still wonder what his old-world versions are like.
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11:07 <Cepheid> So far, I'm up to G2* in MHGU, so I have two more ranks to go.
11:10 <Cepheid> Guh. Headache, and the rest of my body feels like I have a cold. What's going on now body?
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11:33 <Cepheid> Do I want to nom the other energy drink to help stay awake a bit later today? I feel like garbage right now as is, and it is way too early to sleep.
11:36 <Cepheid> Mmm no. A regular coffee will suffice.
11:45 <ConfusionRift> Huh... yep, that Rath armor will do the trick. :P
11:45 * Cepheid pokes ConfusionRift's pokèmonsties.
11:46 <ConfusionRift> Zinogwe is my favowite. :P
11:47 <Cepheid> Heh.
11:47 <Cepheid> Honestly? I would have preferred a monster hunter game with the aesthetics of MHStories 2.
11:48 <ConfusionRift> So... a Wind Waker Hunter game? :P
11:48 <Cepheid> Not as high-quality as World, but the style makes up for it somehow.
11:49 <ConfusionRift> To be honest, the lesser quality would make more space for content, and make it more accessible.
11:51 <Cepheid> Well space isn't really a concern. Rise already comes in at 8gb unpatched, which leaves a lot of space on the cart.
11:52 <ConfusionRift> Well, the game isn't running as crispy. :P
11:52 <Cepheid> It's more the performance aspect and, from my perspective, aesthetics. Rise has a... Muted palette.
11:52 <Cepheid> Which I feel hurts it.
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11:53 <Cepheid> Granted, World had a dark palette as well so... Yeah.
11:53 <Cepheid> Guess I was expecting more of the vibrance of old-world games.
11:54 <Cepheid> I blame playing through GU solo. That game is briiiiight.
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12:01 <Cepheid> I wonder what Capcom has planned after all the collab stuff is done. I know the PC release is coming early next year. But five months of collab stuff? They are spending that time planning and developing something big for release.
12:02 <Cepheid> Interestingly their collab stuff this month is more than just cosmetic.
12:02 <Cepheid> Street Fighter character. And they have special moves that are functional in game for doing damage.
12:03 <Cepheid> Sorta like the jump command from the FF14 and World collab.
12:05 <ConfusionRift> 0_0;
12:05 <ConfusionRift> Melee class? :P
12:05 <Cepheid> Mixed actually.
12:05 <Cepheid> Lemme bring up the reveal.
12:06 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/MH_Rise_JP/status/1431045675316236288?t=syCjlEPNeb4D23vFz__X1Q&s=19
12:08 <ConfusionRift> Huuuuuuh.
12:08 <Cepheid> Must have taken a bit of work to code all that in.
12:11 <ConfusionRift> Not... really... I think. "Melee" impact has always been there. As for the moves, likely taken from the source game. I think the major thing would be damage and impact. Like, what kind of damage is expected, and how it interacts with monster parts and such.
12:12 * ConfusionRift was reminded of something and chuckles after seeing that shirt idea on the bottom replies.
12:12 <Cepheid> Heh.
12:13 <ConfusionRift> After I caught a Brachydios, I decided to name it Rocky (obviously :P). I had no idea that its kinship attack basically had a Rocky training montage.
12:13 <Cepheid> Mmm interesting. I know Capcom, being developers of the series and all can probably make the game engine do different things not normally possible... But the previous collab, the Okami collab, showed the camera centered on a palamute as if the player was in control of it.
12:14 <Cepheid> Wishful thinking that they'd bring back palico mode, probably.
12:14 <ConfusionRift> o_0
12:15 <ConfusionRift> That would be interesting; controlling the Palamute or Palico. And I know I would die if they decided, for the hell of it, to add a Monster Mode.
12:15 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/MH_Rise_JP/status/1424306283771953155?t=KQVpo3De3zGaIKSMYjeqBA&s=19 around the midway point. They show the camera following the palamute as if there was someone in control of it.
12:16 <Cepheid> Well, they did the palico control for MHGU.
12:16 <Cepheid> You could play as a palico in that game.
12:16 <Cepheid> So it's not something they haven't done before at this point.
12:17 <ConfusionRift> The thing is, that could've been camera trickery. It did seem like you had control of the Palamute.
12:17 <Cepheid> But, more likely it's just Capcom using developer trickery.
12:17 <Cepheid> When you have access to the internals of the game, setting up a camera to follow something else, or indeed, the controls to work on something else is relatively easy to do.
12:18 <ConfusionRift> Yep. It's just the case of mapping.
12:18 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.
12:18 <Cepheid> Well, it's a bit more than that, but I would assume that for debugging purposes, that they have the ability to control palamutes and palicos.
12:19 <Cepheid> Otherwise, it'd be a pain in the arse to wait for them to do certain moves and see if you got it down right.
12:20 <ConfusionRift> I know. What I meant was more of separating functions (like certain attacks into modular functions), and then mapping them to inputs.
12:21 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.
12:21 <ConfusionRift> But then again, it's much easier to just change where the camera follows.
12:21 <Cepheid> Yeah, pretty much.
12:27 <ConfusionRift> You know... there's something that I always thought would've been interesting.
12:27 <ConfusionRift> Hunters fighting hunters. Not for sport or glory. More like sparring.
12:29 <ConfusionRift> Interestingly enough... there are rider fights in Stories.
12:29 <Cepheid> Heh.
12:32 <Cepheid> Ah. Okay, so that's what's going on.
12:32 <Cepheid> The hadoken of that street fighter character is actually the throwing knife.
12:32 <Cepheid> The layered armor turns the throwing knife into that fireball.
12:32 <Cepheid> And the melee attacks are wirebug moves.
12:33 <ConfusionRift> Riders don't hurt riders, but that doesn't mean that having a Brachydios uppercut a rider so hard they forget their name is any better than a rider bapping them with a teddy bear.
12:34 * ConfusionRift sighs as one of his better idea just went over his head. Oh well.
12:34 <Cepheid> Hmm?
12:35 <Finwe> Mmh.
12:35 <ConfusionRift> White Monoblos has a move that has a chance to 1HKO. I could've passed it to Brachydios, but instead chose Tigrex.
12:36 <ConfusionRift> Oh well.
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12:36 <Cepheid> Ah.
12:37 <Cepheid> As for that game, it has nice aesthetics, but it's not quite my cup of tea, unfortunately.
12:37 <Cepheid> I'll just stick to GU, or practicing new weapons in Rise.
12:37 <ConfusionRift> Yeah, thought would be the case.
12:38 <ConfusionRift> It has kept me calm as of late, so I have been playing it. Yes, despite my gripes and tribulations, it still keeps me calm.
12:38 <Cepheid> Meh, ah well. Least it had a demo for me.
12:41 <ConfusionRift> Should move to BMZ3 soon. Or maybe actually jump to Rise and do stuff. But would like to wait for my day off for that. I know I'm gonna be burning time like crazy, just doing stuff.
12:51 <Cepheid> Whelp. New Metroid: Dread trailer revealed a monster that looks very, very, VERY familiar.
12:51 <Cepheid> So much so I'd argue it's a spoiler.
12:56 <ConfusionRift> ...hmm.
12:58 * ConfusionRift only sees the screenshot of the second trailer. "Huuuuuh."
12:59 <ConfusionRift> Tell you hwhat. This doesn't spoil much for me. :P
13:00 <Finwe> You must mean "hwæt".
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13:07 * Schism awakens, yawns, stretches, and considers. "Pancake."
13:18 <Schism> Hum. Twitter is currently basically down.
13:19 * Finwe hats on Schism.
13:19 <Schism> rAdm. Finwe.
13:19 * Schism doffs her Finwe.
13:20 <Finwe> o3o
13:20 * Finwe is a posh top hat.
13:36 <Cepheid> Time for sleepin' pills. Bleh.
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14:37 <Finwe> Messrs Dranae and Librarian.
14:38 * Finwe doffs his hat.
14:38 * Dranae mantles and preens.
14:38 * Finwe noms on Dranae's wings.
14:38 * Librarian doffs dranae
14:38 * Dranae buffets Finwe with his wings. Those are his, thank you.
14:38 * Finwe also noms on assorted Schism's tails.
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14:39 <Finwe> Mr uni.
14:39 * Finwe doffs his hat.
14:40 * Schism grumbles and wiggles her tails. Those are hers, than kyou.
14:40 <Schism> thank you.*
14:40 <Finwe> More your than kyou's, whoever kyou is. o3o
14:44 * Schism curls up in her bucket, in any case. "It's getting more reasonable, temperature-wise, but still too hot."
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14:47 * Finwe fills the bucket with ice water.
14:48 * Schism watches it turn to steam in a flash.
14:51 * Dranae flies Schism's bucket to Alaska.
14:52 * Schism doesn't want to be in Alaska, she'd probably wind up hunting down state representatives and governors with a helicopter. Also, she's already in Canada, so.
14:52 <Dranae> How is Canada cold
14:52 <Dranae> er
14:52 <Dranae> hot
14:52 <Dranae> It's like 90% ice sheet
14:52 * Finwe noms on Dranae's tail.
14:53 <Finwe> Schism parts of Canada lie far south.
14:53 * Dranae puts Finwe on the top of a tree.
14:53 <Schism> I'm not that far from the US border, and it so happens that even as far north as Ottawa, things are stupidly hot and humid.
14:53 <Finwe> Schism: No doubt the fact that it's 13°C here will soothe you.
14:54 <Schism> yes. it soothes like a eucalyptus balm. in the eyes.
14:54 <Finwe> o3o
14:57 <Finwe> RH is 92%, but that's mostly because it has been raining the whole day.
14:57 <Finwe> And with cooler air the precipitation point is also lower.
14:58 <Schism> True. I don't mind high RH when we're looking at something like 15 degrees. When it's above 20, or below 5, that's when it starts to get obnoxious.
15:02 * Finwe boops Schism with a blue fox and teal fox plushies: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E9rvEdlVcAQBQyY?format=jpg&name=large
15:02 <Schism> Kinda want. o3o
15:05 <Finwe> They're available at https://www.fenrispublishing.com/order.php?r=g&s=foxes
15:06 <Finwe> $44.99 for the pair.
15:15 <Finwe> The colour of the teal fox discussed: https://twitter.com/foxes_in_love/status/1399620398678003714/photo/1
15:16 <Schism> Hee. Some pretty familiar vibes there.
15:17 * Schism hums, quartering a tab again.
15:17 <Finwe> This was the one where blue melts in the summer: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzPuxF3UcAMYIAX?format=jpg&name=large
15:18 <Schism> This is why I have a bucket.
15:18 <Finwe> Obviously autumn is the optimal season.
15:18 <Finwe> No pollen and tolerable temperature.
15:20 <Finwe> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ew52ASMXEAIplhd?format=jpg&name=large
15:20 <Finwe> On melting and buckets.
15:20 <Schism> Yes.
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15:21 <Finwe> Mr uni.
15:21 * Finwe doffs his hat.
15:26 <uni> RAdm. Finwe
15:26 * uni aaaaahs, has so many things to do before a deadline
15:26 * Finwe noms on uni's urgent matters.
15:27 * uni aaaaahs more
15:27 <uni> also it didn't help I basically slept the whole day
15:28 <Finwe> A quick brown Schism jumps over the lazy uni.
15:29 * Schism is a grey fox.
15:30 <Schism> Well, would prefer grey, anyway.
15:42 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Kotobukiya Hatsune Miku Pony Unpainted Sculpt Revealed [ https://tinyurl.com/yjeurm3f ]
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16:25 *** ChanServ sets mode: +qo Ali Ali
16:57 <Schism> yeah, that's it. Brother eats all the curry, all the pizza, all the everything. The $10 bag of strawberries, I got exactly two.
16:57 <Schism> Two berries. Not $2 of strawberries.
16:58 <Schism> He no longer gets to tell me that I have to pay $800 of the $1,025 rent.
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17:01 <Schism> All the vegetables, all that there is in the apartment.
17:02 * Ali huggles the Schism foxie
17:02 * Schism hugs the Ali back. Then she groans, "Yeah, these hormones are driving me completely up the wall."
17:03 <Ali> Irritability is up I see
17:03 * Ali pat patsnugs Schism lots
17:03 <Schism> Has been for the better part of six months. Turns out that actually feeling emotions also means that you feel the unpleasant ones.
17:05 <Schism> I'll go to the store later and buy something modestly healthy. Maybe a pot pie.
17:06 <Schism> And if I eat half of it now and he eats it later, despite me marking it with big letters "KAYLA'S FOOD, DO NOT EAT", I will rip off his head and throw it off the balcony.
17:07 <Schism> (Jennifer Kayla. I use the latter amongst close friends and family.)
17:22 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: New Humanized Pony (Equestria Girls) Line Revealed by ANIBUS Japan [ https://tinyurl.com/yf5zu7e9 ]
17:50 * Schism takes a knife and slams it into the foil of the lasagna. "I might be more upset than I might ordinarily let on."
17:51 * Ali squeaks and scampers away from Schism
17:53 * Schism isn't going to hurt Ali. Ali is not the subject of her anger. However, if her brother starts eating the food she just bought, she's going to go completely Librarian-poo.
17:53 * Ali headtilts
17:55 <Schism> I've bought all the groceries this month. Including a batch of very nice strawberries which my brother ate before I could have more than a grand total of two.
17:55 <Schism> I was hoping that I might be able to eat a few of the fresh, seasonal produce FOR WHICH I PAID.
17:57 * Ali boops Schism as she already ranted on that
17:59 <Schism> It's enraging enough that it deserves two rants.
18:01 <Schism> Plus it's hot enough that I'm just here in a sports bra.
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18:22 * Librarian glomps ali
18:22 * Ali splats
18:22 <Librarian> im still sicky
18:23 <Librarian> owo
18:23 * Ali tucks Librarian back to bed
18:24 <Librarian> need to work a bit
18:25 <Librarian> inactivity makes me feel miserable
18:27 * Librarian pokes ali to not feel bored
18:30 <Schism> https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/external/ulL-U5ElmMA5kNyiBCaOJZ29K8OnoZwM_TL3KtafRW8/https/pbs.twimg.com/media/E9hTmV3X0AIIeNE.jpg%3Alarge?width=533&height=295 - about right.
18:39 <Ali> :T Really don't for myself, images that just end up downloading
18:41 <Schism> Oh, sorry. Here: https://twitter.com/MrBlahaj/status/1429984802992791560
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18:48 <Ali> Its ok, just a personal thing >.>
18:48 <Schism> "Wait, it's you! The [Nanny of Young Beasts]!" "WHAT! No! No, no no nonononono. That's not my title! I'm a guy~!"
19:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Analysis: The Other Sunset Shimmer [ https://tinyurl.com/ydq8t42g ]
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20:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3796 [ https://tinyurl.com/yjg6peg2 ]
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20:15 * Dappled waves to Dranae.
20:15 * Dranae mlems Dappled.
20:15 <Dranae> I'm reading Lackey again
20:15 <Dranae> I blame you
20:15 <Dranae> You introduced me to these printed addictions
20:15 <Dappled> Did you see my deep and interesting question from a few days ago?
20:15 <Dranae> I did not
20:16 <Dappled> Okay. So in D&D most light and medium armors are valid targets for resurrection magic right?
20:17 <Dappled> What happens if the armor is magical?
20:18 <Dappled> Also Lackey is good stuff, enjoy the books.
20:25 * Ali glopms Dappled
20:25 * Dappled hugs Ali!
20:26 * Ali snugs Dappled and waits to get ready for ZE MAGIZS
20:26 * Dappled chews on ze magizs?
20:27 * Ali lets Dappled chew on the commons
20:27 <Dappled> There's so much land to be chewed upon!
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20:28 * Ali didn't say basic lands
20:28 * Dappled pouts. Would assume that those are common.
20:28 <Ali> Common yes, but their arts sometimes are better depending on which you like
20:29 * Dappled sees that Dranae blames him for good books.... The Deed of Paksenarrion is good.
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20:41 <Golden> Bluh...
20:47 <Tiffany> :v
21:07 <Golden> Hm
21:16 * Dranae tilts his head.
21:16 <Dranae> I don't know. Good question.
21:16 *** Crimson_Ta1l is now known as Crimson_Tail
21:16 * Dappled 's DM said "Try it and see what happens."
21:17 * Dappled imagines getting like some scale mail, enchanting it with spell resistance, energy resitance, flight, etc, and making artificial dragons out of cows.
21:44 * Schism heats some veggies, adds ramen, cooks for a bit, chills, adds sauce, eats cold.
21:50 *** A_Ackbharhi is now known as _Ilham
21:59 <Finwe> Mlles Ali, Tiffany and Schism; Messrs AppleDash, Dappled, Dranae, Cyan_Spark, Cepheid, Librarian and Starlight_Glimmer.
21:59 * Finwe doffs his hta.
21:59 <Finwe> *hat
21:59 <Finwe> !twilight time
21:59 <DerpyBot> It's not Twilight time right now, silly!
21:59 <Finwe> !starlight time
21:59 <Finwe> Starlight time! Starlight time!
22:00 * Finwe bounces around in front of Starlight_Glimmer.
22:00 <Finwe> *bouncebounce*
22:01 * Finwe nibbles on Ali's tail-
22:01 <Finwe> *nibblenibble*
22:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Comic: What If Celestia 11 / Oh No / Can't Take That Away / FlutterSigh 10 / Movie Slate: Endless Train / Temple of Bloom 31 [ https://tinyurl.com/yen6jwoc ]
22:45 <Schism> Well, doesn't this look like the cutest little cosmic horror ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uM7CQGZ6rE
22:57 <Librarian> i like this new work method
22:58 <Librarian> i can advance other work while im not needed in the insurance office
22:58 <Librarian> and attend the insurance when im needed
22:58 <Librarian> i dont have to sit and waste time jusrt becuase
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23:26 * Finwe sacrifices Schism to the Cult of the Lamb.
23:49 <Finwe> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE0RbPsC9uE
23:49 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
23:49 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Sibelius: Finlandia (Prom 75)
23:50 <Finwe> With these tones I think it's time to retire to bed (after nomming on Ali's tail, of course).
23:50 * Finwe noms on Ali's tail.
23:50 <Finwe> !lullaby
23:50 * DerpyBot carries Finwe off to bed
23:50 * DerpyBot tucks Finwe in and hums a lullaby
23:50 <Finwe> Good night, everypony.
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23:52 <Finwe> Mr PinkieShy.
23:52 * Finwe yawns at PinkieShy before falling asleep.
23:52 * Starlight_Glimmer collapses on Ali
23:53 * Finwe sleepily noms on Starlight_Glimmer.
23:53 * Starlight_Glimmer is slightly drunk because of a company summer paty
23:53 <Finwe> Paty?
23:53 <Finwe> I see.
23:53 <Finwe> Definitely.
23:53 <Starlight_Glimmer> Party *
23:54 <Finwe> :3
23:54 * Finwe patpats Starlight_Glimmer.
23:54 <Starlight_Glimmer> Auto-correct doesn't help
23:57 * Finwe is living autocorrect.
23:57 <Finwe> Starlight_Glimmer: For example, you forgot the terminating period just there.
23:58 <Finwe> Starlight_Glimmer: Last chance at a summer party, autumn starts next week.
23:58 <Finwe> o3o
23:59 * Starlight_Glimmer adds Finwe to the list of known grammar Nazis for prosecution in new Nürnberg trials.
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