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I'm not sure if it's a known issue, but Sledge doesn't seem to like Hibernate.
I use the arch tool fairly often, but I rarely use it for anything other than making full circle hollow cylinders, or as a starting point for circular holes in walls. While it has the power to make things like spiral staircases, I tend to prefer the control associated with manually creating them, especially since sometimes the arch tool doesn't create fully symmetrical shapes.
I'm currently making myself a station that will end up in a fairly low orbit around Kerbol, as a base for missions to the inner planets. I just got the core up a few minutes ago, plus a load of extra fuel that will be transferred to the refuelling module once that's in place.
Once that's done in KSP, I think I can try making it in Hammer.
I'm not at my computer at the moment so I can't check if this is relevant but Steam seems to have been moving game files from the playername folder to the common folder within the SteamApps folder.
So, what did everyone get for Christmas?
I got a new telescope, as well as a jumper and a battery powered hot water bottle.
I'm actually going to go outside in a few minutes to see if I can view a pass of the ISS. Miraculously, the skies seem to actually be clear, which is unusual enough for this country, even discounting the fact that the weather for the last week has been miserable.
It is a Newtonian reflector telescope, with a 130mm aperture. Seen here with the non branded refractor telescope that I got for Christmas around 10-15 years ago. That one has a 30mm aperture, with some kind of insert behind the objective lens that limits it to around 15mm, so the difference between the two should be very noticeable.
I got a new telescope, as well as a jumper and a battery powered hot water bottle.
I'm actually going to go outside in a few minutes to see if I can view a pass of the ISS. Miraculously, the skies seem to actually be clear, which is unusual enough for this country, even discounting the fact that the weather for the last week has been miserable.
I will make one for 2muchvideogames.
I can't remember the exact reason, but I think it was due to computer problems that I wasn't able to make my Secret Santa map for him two years ago.
So I shall take this opportunity to do it now.
I can't remember the exact reason, but I think it was due to computer problems that I wasn't able to make my Secret Santa map for him two years ago.
So I shall take this opportunity to do it now.
Has the server accidentally been set to peaceful? I've been looking for experience and I haven't seen a mob in what seems like hours.
Can I like, totally be in the credits if I bake you guys a cake?
I might even send you a photo of me eating it.
I might even send you a photo of me eating it.
I agree! It doesn't even have Nintendo VirtualBoy support!
I think I just weed a little.
This new career mode in KSP sure adds to the difficulty. Not having the parts that I would normally choose for a particular mission forces me to think creatively, for example landing my first probe on Duna:
I attempted several times to land on Ike (Duna's moon) for the extra science points, as I had plenty of fuel left over on my interplanetary stage, but I hadn't considered that in the design stage so there were no landing legs. I couldn't manoeuvre well enough to cancel my velocity for a gentle touchdown so the engines would break off as I hit the surface.
My next probe will be one that lands at Ike and returns though, so I don't lose any science points from transmitting the data.
Also I added a station in a geostationary orbit above the space centre because why not?
My next probe will be one that lands at Ike and returns though, so I don't lose any science points from transmitting the data.
Also I added a station in a geostationary orbit above the space centre because why not?
Please forgive my excessive excitementI misread that as please forgive my excessive excrement.
Oh god why.
Voted.
Also, on the topic of games in cereal boxes, I think we have about 50 copies of Age of Empires around the house somewhere.
Also, on the topic of games in cereal boxes, I think we have about 50 copies of Age of Empires around the house somewhere.
I won't be able to join in then, as I will be studying for my upcoming exams, so go without me as well.
Although considering the size of my death counter, that probably won't be any great loss for you.
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Also, the world overview link is dead.
Although considering the size of my death counter, that probably won't be any great loss for you.
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Also, the world overview link is dead.
How about:
Happy
Kerbal
Airplane
Happy
Kerbal
Airplane
When the game is finished, around how long do you think a playthrough would last?
And Joe, don't be silly. I don't have an Oculus Rift.
You're spot on with me liking it in the bum though.
And Joe, don't be silly. I don't have an Oculus Rift.
You're spot on with me liking it in the bum though.
Yep. Every single one of us who also owns an Oculus Rift is disappointed with you. Also, those of us like it in the bum.
I deleted mine once intentionally so I could have a clear desktop, I didn't realise you could select hide icons.
Nope, it's a part of a model kit that I have to model in CAD for my course. I decided to make it in SketchUp since I'm much more familiar with it than the required software, and then once I've got it looking right I can use the SketchUp model as a reference.
That way I can mess about with the curves getting them to look right, and then I can take accurate measurements of any point and cut the model to view the curves, something I wouldn't be able to do to the real model non-destructively.
That way I can mess about with the curves getting them to look right, and then I can take accurate measurements of any point and cut the model to view the curves, something I wouldn't be able to do to the real model non-destructively.
I'm afraid this Aston Martin bodywork doesn't have Oculus support:
Vents sold separately.
Can we expect your map to have Oculus support?
By far the most complex object I've ever attempted in SketchUp, an Aston Martin DBR9:
Well straight away I can see a massive flaw in that the scientist doesn't have a pocket protector. Those pens could leak you know!
Although I did actually notice that the yellow and black stripes on the pillars are wonky. On the left they're like chevrons.
Although I did actually notice that the yellow and black stripes on the pillars are wonky. On the left they're like chevrons.
Will there be Nintendo Virtual Boy support?
Archie that is mean.
I've disabled all of my redstone, and now the chicken disco is a chicken deadsco.
Hopefully this will help.
Hopefully this will help.
I've been trying but I can't get on the server due to read timeouts.
If anyone else is on the server, can you try breaking the redstone torches in my secret vault (accessible from inside via the maintenance room) and the redstone torches on my front gate (accessible by digging directly down from just in front of the gate on the outside).
If anyone else is on the server, can you try breaking the redstone torches in my secret vault (accessible from inside via the maintenance room) and the redstone torches on my front gate (accessible by digging directly down from just in front of the gate on the outside).
Would it be any of my redstone doors? None of them switch until a player switches them but they do have active redstone to hold a state.
I'd be interested for the challenge but since my computer couldn't run the game I haven't entered.
Also, that is pretty damn funny Tetsu0.
Also, that is pretty damn funny Tetsu0.
Usually I don't bother protecting myself against mobs too much because most of the work I've been doing is quite close to my house, but that last creeper was fairly rage inducing.
I've gotten a replacement horse now. I'm currently on the look out for a saddle.
I've gotten a replacement horse now. I'm currently on the look out for a saddle.
GODFUCKINGDAMNIT.
I just spent about half an hour finding a nice horse, bringing it back to my house, and taming it. Then a creeper blew it up.
I just spent about half an hour finding a nice horse, bringing it back to my house, and taming it. Then a creeper blew it up.
I missed it unfortunately, I had to get my sleep back to normal for college today so I had an early night.
On a lighter note, I've made an easter egg in my house. It is at the height of comedic maturity.
On a lighter note, I've made an easter egg in my house. It is at the height of comedic maturity.
Stu, did I just cause you to disconnect from the server due to lag?
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There's a skeleton dungeon right by the entrance of this cave if anyone wants to use it for something.
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There's a skeleton dungeon right by the entrance of this cave if anyone wants to use it for something.
Damn, my house looks so... ugly.
You had me worried there for a second.
Anyway I've now built some redstone shutters on the windows of the main bedroom in my house, the one with the red and black carpet. It's my first real time messing with redstone so I'm quite happy with the results.
Anyway I've now built some redstone shutters on the windows of the main bedroom in my house, the one with the red and black carpet. It's my first real time messing with redstone so I'm quite happy with the results.
Had some fun times on the server tonight, and then I had a really weird crash. I'm taking it as my cue to go upstairs and get ready to pretend I was asleep when I leave for college in an hour.
It wouldn't qualify based on the fact that I didn't expect to be very interesting. I thought it was a sports movie about bareknuckle boxing until I saw it.
I watched Westworld last night. It is currently sitting with Miracle Mile in the list of movies that I watched, expecting them to be fairly interesting but nothing more, and ended up with a new favourite movie.
It is a short list, but hopefully it will keep growing.
Also I could swear that James Brolin is secretly Christian Bale's father.
It is a short list, but hopefully it will keep growing.
Also I could swear that James Brolin is secretly Christian Bale's father.
I've started an ugly house. Hopefully it won't be so ugly when I've got a proper foothold.
I just finished Mirror's Edge last night. I can't remember exactly when I played it originally (probably around 2009) but I was somewhat surprised by how good it was. It didn't exactly make an impact on me before, but on playing through it again it turned out that I quite like it.
Aren't cargo containers usually lifted by connectors at the corners?
Also, hooray progress!
Also, hooray progress!
What a lovely looking map.
It certainly is a nice aesthetic, it's a pity you can't make a game with vibrant colours without having people assume you were trying to copy Mirror's Edge.
Although that game does have a distinct 'white with flat colour highlights' look for the majority of it. It just shows how indistinct other games are visually that even having any areas of flat bright colour immediately brings it to mind.
It certainly is a nice aesthetic, it's a pity you can't make a game with vibrant colours without having people assume you were trying to copy Mirror's Edge.
Although that game does have a distinct 'white with flat colour highlights' look for the majority of it. It just shows how indistinct other games are visually that even having any areas of flat bright colour immediately brings it to mind.
It's actually Mirror's Edge. I got it some time ago during Steam Sales and I've just decided it might be a fun idea to actually play it.
I was going to lie and say that the shutter delay stopped this photo from being mid-fish-catch, but I had actually pressed the button a half second before the bird even started to lunge.
The photo has also been edited to remove a greenish haze that was everywhere.
I've been playing this dystopian future parkour game recently, and I've got to say, something about the general aesthetic reminds me of The Core:
Now that I've remembered my Minecraft password I might actually join the server one of these days.
I used to have a physics sandbox game called Phun. It was fairly fun, but I hadn't used it for a few years.
I recently downloaded the more recent version, now called Algodoo, and gave it a go.
Of course the first thing I do is recreate Kerbal Space Program.
Here we have a successful rendezvous with the orbiting craft:
Docking complete:
What a lovely orbit. And when the game is in motion, you can see a curious effect. Because one ship is closer to the planet, it has a lower orbit and therefore has a higher orbital velocity. Normally in a stable orbit an object wouldn't rotate relative to the background (unless it was already rotating), but because this ship covers such a large altitude range relative to the orbital height, it begins to rotate clockwise on an anticlockwise orbit.
Detachment:
Retrograde burning to slow the craft:
And touchdown:
I recently downloaded the more recent version, now called Algodoo, and gave it a go.
Of course the first thing I do is recreate Kerbal Space Program.
Here we have a successful rendezvous with the orbiting craft:
Docking complete:
What a lovely orbit. And when the game is in motion, you can see a curious effect. Because one ship is closer to the planet, it has a lower orbit and therefore has a higher orbital velocity. Normally in a stable orbit an object wouldn't rotate relative to the background (unless it was already rotating), but because this ship covers such a large altitude range relative to the orbital height, it begins to rotate clockwise on an anticlockwise orbit.
Detachment:
Retrograde burning to slow the craft:
And touchdown:
And that picture next to Archie's monitor looks somewhat familiar.
TWHL - Come for the memories, stay for the arguments.
Welcome back!
Wait, this was my 1000th post in the forums. Hooray!
Welcome back!
Wait, this was my 1000th post in the forums. Hooray!