Commented 11 years ago2012-10-28 23:15:24 UTC
in journal: #8012Comment #54475
He was pretty good. Although afterwards I found out if we'd stuck around longer I probably could have met him. It was only quite a small place, maybe 150-200 people there, and the majority of them left straight away. I met Karl Spain afterwards though, for a second or two.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-28 02:40:40 UTC
in journal: #8010Comment #43827
Reminds me of when Spoony was reviewing Sinister and Paranormal Activity 4, he was mentioning how horror games try and use orchestral jump-scares to startle crowds.
He says one of the best ways to keep an unsettling feeling is to try and make something take place in complete silence, like watching video of a family being hanged, and a child creeping up to go SHHH to the camera with nothing but the ambient sound of a rattling projector showing the film.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-28 00:30:09 UTC
in journal: #8010Comment #43823
On the topic of horror games:
FEAR is fucking terrible.
There are much better games out there to draw inspiration from. Games that deal with terrifying ideas in subtle, disturbing and deceptive ways. FEAR is the horror equivalent of a jack-in-the-box.
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Commented 11 years ago2012-10-27 00:09:19 UTC
in journal: #8007Comment #61019
Isn't every country full of idiots?
Happy birthday Jeff. I'm a bit surprised you're 18 already, I was under the impression that you were 16 or something. Come to think of it, you probably were the last time I asked.
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Commented 11 years ago2012-10-26 10:43:01 UTC
in journal: #8007Comment #61005
Happy birthday!! Also, as an American and an engineer that deals with foreign and domestic matters, we gotta switch to the metric system. It's far superior and then ill only need HALF the tools I own. The date format will take some getting use to only because its been engrained into my mind since I was a wee lad in diapers.
I love my country, but it's full of idiots.
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Commented 11 years ago2012-10-26 04:43:22 UTC
in vault item: de_octogonComment #15031
Wow, thanks for the extensive review!
The only point I would argue is the world scale, the map had problems regarding scale in early versions, but I was under the impression that it came out well. Which parts do you feel too big / thick?
Also, working on model shadows atm, but it seems to double (!) the vis time with no end in sight - running for 12 straight hours now, and it seems to be stuck at 60%.
Anyway, thanks again for your nice review!
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Commented 11 years ago2012-10-26 00:27:41 UTC
in journal: #8006Comment #43813
The first two comments on this journal perfectly encapsulate why this forum is no longer a nice place to be. Misguided elitism and offensive nonsense.
Stojke, you're clearly a smart guy - why did you think that your original reply was helpful in any way whatsoever? Just leave your (wrong) opinions to yourself unless they're actually constructive.
The Blue Snowball is a USB mic capable of quality equal to or surpassing that of a mic using an analogue jack. The difference between a 3.5mm and a 5.25mm jack is also absolutely negligible in this situation and any actual difference (which would be so slight as to not even be noticable by the human ear) would be completely countered by the fact that no PC ever has a 5.25mm jack receptor, and as such a further mixer unit or hifi would be required to use a device with a large jack. A total wasted expense. Jacks in general are simply not used with mics anymore. You'd either find a USB mic for personal use (as in Urby's case) or 3-pin XLR for semi-pro or pro use. 3.5mm jacks are absolutely still the standard for audio monitoring devices though such as the headset damaged in Urby's story, and again there'd be almost no gain what-so-ever from using a 5.25mm jack with such a device. Use a 3.5mm adaptor on a 5.25mm jack and you'll notice no loss in quality from using it without.
Essentially what I'm getting at is fuck off with your bullshit elitist opinion and absolutely useless unhelpful post. I'm so fucking sick of seeing these one-sentence replies from so many users on these forums that serve absolutely no bearing whatsoever on helping the original poster, except to make them feel slightly less sure about their product/work/decision or whatever the thread/journal is about. It's just a rubbish environment to be a part of and it's getting notably worse.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-25 11:09:50 UTC
in journal: #8007Comment #61007
DD/MM/YYYY (or YYYY-MM-DD) is the rule in everywhere except the US/Canada. America's backwards date formatting is about as wide spread as its backwards imperial measurement system. As in, nobody else uses it.
Oh... and happy birthday Jeff! I'll forgive you for formatting your dates backwards.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-25 06:19:31 UTC
in journal: #8006Comment #43822
Lighter wont cut it, it will just mess it up beyond repair.
As a man you should have a decent soldering kit in your house. That includes:
1. Soldering iron - 5$ maximum 2. Soldering paste for chemical cleaning - 3$ 3. Soldering wire/Tinol - ~5$ (depends on purity) 4. Isolation tape - 3$
Maybe pliers and a scalpel. The whole soldering process is a piece of cake, it just takes time to master to do it fast and clean. And it helps around certain household items. Its much better to replace a toaster cable than trow it out, or replace an inexpensive headphone jack with a new one instead of buying the whole thing again (if the headphones are middle class and not cheap junk that cost less than the jack it self). Since the quality headphones have a removable jack and cable.
He says one of the best ways to keep an unsettling feeling is to try and make something take place in complete silence, like watching video of a family being hanged, and a child creeping up to go SHHH to the camera with nothing but the ambient sound of a rattling projector showing the film.
A horror-themed real-time strategy game would still just be a real-time strategy game with creepy audio, dark graphics and blood.
Amnesia or even Condemned are more up my ally.
FEAR is fucking terrible.
There are much better games out there to draw inspiration from. Games that deal with terrifying ideas in subtle, disturbing and deceptive ways. FEAR is the horror equivalent of a jack-in-the-box.
RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE
RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE
RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE
RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE
Also, I would love to try it out eventually..
No but I hear ya.
Happy birthday Jeff. I'm a bit surprised you're 18 already, I was under the impression that you were 16 or something. Come to think of it, you probably were the last time I asked.
Also, as an American and an engineer that deals with foreign and domestic matters, we gotta switch to the metric system. It's far superior and then ill only need HALF the tools I own.
The date format will take some getting use to only because its been engrained into my mind since I was a wee lad in diapers.
I love my country, but it's full of idiots.
The only point I would argue is the world scale, the map had problems regarding scale in early versions, but I was under the impression that it came out well. Which parts do you feel too big / thick?
Also, working on model shadows atm, but it seems to double (!) the vis time with no end in sight - running for 12 straight hours now, and it seems to be stuck at 60%.
Anyway, thanks again for your nice review!
Stojke, you're clearly a smart guy - why did you think that your original reply was helpful in any way whatsoever? Just leave your (wrong) opinions to yourself unless they're actually constructive.
The Blue Snowball is a USB mic capable of quality equal to or surpassing that of a mic using an analogue jack. The difference between a 3.5mm and a 5.25mm jack is also absolutely negligible in this situation and any actual difference (which would be so slight as to not even be noticable by the human ear) would be completely countered by the fact that no PC ever has a 5.25mm jack receptor, and as such a further mixer unit or hifi would be required to use a device with a large jack. A total wasted expense.
Jacks in general are simply not used with mics anymore. You'd either find a USB mic for personal use (as in Urby's case) or 3-pin XLR for semi-pro or pro use.
3.5mm jacks are absolutely still the standard for audio monitoring devices though such as the headset damaged in Urby's story, and again there'd be almost no gain what-so-ever from using a 5.25mm jack with such a device. Use a 3.5mm adaptor on a 5.25mm jack and you'll notice no loss in quality from using it without.
Essentially what I'm getting at is fuck off with your bullshit elitist opinion and absolutely useless unhelpful post. I'm so fucking sick of seeing these one-sentence replies from so many users on these forums that serve absolutely no bearing whatsoever on helping the original poster, except to make them feel slightly less sure about their product/work/decision or whatever the thread/journal is about. It's just a rubbish environment to be a part of and it's getting notably worse.
Everyone complaining about the date format: shrugs Hey, at least we don't use imperial!
Thanks for the birthday wishes!
oh well.
happy B day bro!
Oh the days go by.
Happy birthday!
That was this past year.
Happy Birthday HOMIE! =P
Happy birthday Jeffy boy!
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Non - Logic > Minute Second Hour
Oh... and happy birthday Jeff! I'll forgive you for formatting your dates backwards.
Did you ever end up doing whatever you were going to do before becoming an adult?
As a man you should have a decent soldering kit in your house.
That includes:
1. Soldering iron - 5$ maximum
2. Soldering paste for chemical cleaning - 3$
3. Soldering wire/Tinol - ~5$ (depends on purity)
4. Isolation tape - 3$
Maybe pliers and a scalpel.
The whole soldering process is a piece of cake, it just takes time to master to do it fast and clean. And it helps around certain household items. Its much better to replace a toaster cable than trow it out, or replace an inexpensive headphone jack with a new one instead of buying the whole thing again (if the headphones are middle class and not cheap junk that cost less than the jack it self). Since the quality headphones have a removable jack and cable.