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Flame112 posted:Space Agency chat: I guess I don't really "get" how to move stuff around in orbit. I'm on mission 4, the one where you have to put a telescope into orbit. I can build a craft that gets me there fine, but I don't really get how I'm supposed to maneuver into the green square. Pointing directly away from the planet and firing the engine (or thruster) forward will only widen your orbit, it doesn't affect orbital speed. Pointing at a perfect tangent to your orbit will only increase/decrease your speed, it won't change the distance of your orbit. It's completely unrealistic, but orbital distance and orbital velocity are completely unrelated.
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RadioPassive posted:Pointing at a perfect tangent to your orbit will only increase/decrease your speed, it won't change the distance of your orbit. Unless you slow down too much, then you start to fall.
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May 15, 2013 20:00
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Pochoclo posted:So my boss gave me an iphone 5 as a gift. I'm a bit overwhelmed at all the billion "free" games and stuff. I'm checking out the ones from the last few pages, especially Space Agency. Any cool 3D space sims? Or roguelikes. Don't mind paying 2-3 bucks for a game. Something like Master of Orion 1 on the iphone would be awesome. Starbase Orion is a pretty good MoO2 clone. It's $6.99 but its still a good price for its features, I feel.
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May 15, 2013 20:33
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:Does anyone have any recommendations for card games like Magic? There's a port of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 on iOS. Unfortunately, it's iPad only.
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May 15, 2013 20:44
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SeANMcBAY posted:There's supposed to be a Trism sequel coming out very soon too. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?  Color me interested
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May 15, 2013 20:58
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Crazy religious nutbar MDickie's Wrestling Revolution (Pro, full version) just went  free It's really weird.http://www.appshopper.com/games/wrestling-revolution-pro You should probably experience this.
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May 15, 2013 21:36
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Flame112 posted:Space Agency chat: I guess I don't really "get" how to move stuff around in orbit. I'm on mission 4, the one where you have to put a telescope into orbit. I can build a craft that gets me there fine, but I don't really get how I'm supposed to maneuver into the green square.
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May 15, 2013 22:46
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Bummey posted:Crazy religious nutbar MDickie's Wrestling Revolution (Pro, full version) just went Too bad "The You Testament" isn't available on the app store. I'd love to show that to my boss as the true pinnacle of mobile games. With the Dragonball faces of course.
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May 16, 2013 00:26
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MissMarple posted:It's worth pointing out on that mission that if you aren't using a Black Arrow with Booster rockets then there's a good chance that once in orbit you will be incredibly tight on fuel. Getting the telescope into position will use just about every reserve you have. Spend the money and have fuel to burn and its much easier. So that's what I was doing wrong! So many wasted tries running out of fuel 
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May 16, 2013 01:36
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Bummey posted:Crazy religious nutbar MDickie's Wrestling Revolution (Pro, full version) just went Thank you. Trying to figure it out now. I accidentally clicked the Japanese flag because in my brain I went "Well I like PURO so yeah"... Uninstalled and reinstalled and picked English. I will be the redneckiest, backyardiest fat spot monkey ever.
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May 16, 2013 01:37
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MissMarple posted:It's worth pointing out on that mission that if you aren't using a Black Arrow with Booster rockets then there's a good chance that once in orbit you will be incredibly tight on fuel. Getting the telescope into position will use just about every reserve you have. Spend the money and have fuel to burn and its much easier. I'll try this; before I was ending up with about half fuel on my tug by the time I got into space.
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May 16, 2013 02:00
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WazHack update: My very first character finally died. Got an early wish, assumed that it was like Nethack and got some speed boots. They were surprisingly worthless in hindsight. Died because the controls are super lovely and an elevator went DOWN instead of UP. Twice. And then an enemy teleported out of nowhere and shot me four times in a row because its projectile bounced that many times in an open room. So double bullshit, currently just kind of pissed at the game.
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May 16, 2013 02:18
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More Space Agency Chat. Does anyone have any pointers for mission 13, the station crew refresh? The best I've figured is to launch one module on a Gemini, send it to the station, send the other two modules back while I'm docking. Then, while they're slowly returning, launch the second module and try my best to get the two returning modules into orbit while scrambling to get to the station with the last bit. Once I managed to get the crew pod into the atmosphere but ended up running out of time and then propellant because I was panicking and everyone died. Another time I flew the crew pod into a satellite in orbit, what are the chances.  But generally I keep running out of time. Are there any tricks for this? Most of the other missions before this I had ample time.
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May 16, 2013 02:39
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Bummey posted:Crazy religious nutbar MDickie's Wrestling Revolution (Pro, full version) just went Came to post this; it's weird crazy jank that neat stuff can happen in, goon approved several times in thread already. Also, after getting the British DLC for Ace Patrol, yeah, the difficulty ramps up later into the campaign when other planes now have more maneuverability and can tail you constantly, and you have to balance your team because they're busy with repairs or being POWs. I still wish there was better mission variety though. 
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duckfarts posted:Came to post this; it's weird crazy jank that neat stuff can happen in, goon approved several times in thread already. Has anyone bought the other countries? I like the British campaign but I can't decide whether I want to give into the others. Is there any difference other than cosmetic? New mission types?
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May 16, 2013 02:51
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Hey guy. You only need one launch for that. Gemini rocket, connector, Apollo service module, dockable crew module, maybe a faring if it fits. Launch, leave orbit towards space station, detach existing service module, dock new module+crew capsule, send old module back to earth.
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May 16, 2013 02:59
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duckfarts posted:Came to post this; it's weird crazy jank that neat stuff can happen in, goon approved several times in thread already. So started a training session which was interrupted by outside interference and ended in me submitting my coach multiple times after brutalizing him with the ring bell. Interesting game edit - apparently i wasn't even playing the full game, only the training edition
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May 16, 2013 03:19
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Has anyone tried Tiny Token Empires (iPad only)? It's been on my watch list forever and just dropped to 99 cents (normally $8).
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May 16, 2013 03:23
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Teddybear posted:Has anyone bought the other countries? I like the British campaign but I can't decide whether I want to give into the others. Is there any difference other than cosmetic? New mission types?
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May 16, 2013 03:27
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Bummey posted:Crazy religious nutbar MDickie's Wrestling Revolution (Pro, full version) just went How well do the controls work in this? I remember the PC version being complicated as hell which was part of the charm I guess.
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May 16, 2013 03:38
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There's swipe controls which are terrible but amuzing when you headlock your trainer and keep slamming him into the ground by accident. For the less masochistic there's on screen buttons as an option.
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May 16, 2013 03:40
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Duranki posted:Has anyone tried Tiny Token Empires (iPad only)? It's been on my watch list forever and just dropped to 99 cents (normally $8). I can't say it doesn't look like it's worth a buck.
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May 16, 2013 03:49
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I've just been violently ill for five days and like, fled a small third world country back to Australia. Of course, my first day back I feel okay, so, maybe I fled a little too quickly but I was set positive I had something encephalitisy but the point is I think I hate my ipad. It kinda revulses me. I can't hold it very long before starting to think about like, little hotel rooms with irrelevant fans, dabbing myself down with yellowy water and struggling not to rug up however much the chills told me I was cold. And then I have to put it down and go look out the window or have a lie down or something. I might have to sell it. But on that note, edge extended edition really got me through the rough times. That game is great.
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Yodzilla posted:How well do the controls work in this? I remember the PC version being complicated as hell which was part of the charm I guess. Not great. There's a reason I said experience rather than play.
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Kepa posted:WazHack update: Yeah I just avoid the elevators because the controls are busted and also because I just get owned in there. The dev said he's working on fixing the controls though (of the elevator and in general). 
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Yodzilla posted:How well do the controls work in this? I remember the PC version being complicated as hell which was part of the charm I guess. They're not bad. The virtual buttons are ideal. It's charm lies in the strange things that happen in matches, not in how great the wrestling simulation is.
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The IOS port of Frozen Synapse is out for $7. 
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LIMBO KING posted:The IOS port of Frozen Synapse is out for $7. After buying goddamn Crabitron for five dollars because you idiots got excited over it, I'm not spending more than 3 bux on an app. I would like for someone to tell me that this is legitimately worth it because I enjoy the a-sync play of Hero Academy and its Steam version. I couldn't get into the PC version of Frozen Synapse but I'm hoping there being an IOS version is what makes it click for me.
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frogg posted:After buying goddamn Crabitron for five dollars because you idiots got excited over it, I'm not spending more than 3 bux on an app. I would like for someone to tell me that this is legitimately worth it because I enjoy the a-sync play of Hero Academy and its Steam version. I couldn't get into the PC version of Frozen Synapse but I'm hoping there being an IOS version is what makes it click for me. I mean, if you didn't like the PC version, I don't know what to tell you. But in my opinion, its well worth it. One of the best async games I've ever played.
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frogg posted:After buying goddamn Crabitron for five dollars because you idiots got excited over it, I'm not spending more than 3 bux on an app. I would like for someone to tell me that this is legitimately worth it because I enjoy the a-sync play of Hero Academy and its Steam version. I couldn't get into the PC version of Frozen Synapse but I'm hoping there being an IOS version is what makes it click for me. It's identical to the PC version in every way I can tell, although I'll admit it's been a couple years since I played. And it's fantastic. Took them forever to port it but the time was well spent.
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Bummey posted:Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Yeah and it's going to add RPG elements. http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/08/new-details-on-trism-2-emerge-potentially-coming-this-summer/
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SeANMcBAY posted:Yeah and it's going to add RPG elements. Oh? Maybe it could wor quote:Trism 2 takes the eponymous trisms, the colorful tiles from the initial puzzle game, and anthropomorphises them. Ehhh, maybe that won't be so b quote:It's going to be free to play, but Demeter also plans on offering a single unlock to "convert" the game to a "paid"-style game if grinding up points and waiting for timers isn't your cup of tea. I'm going to go lie down now.
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frogg posted:After buying goddamn Crabitron for five dollars because you idiots got excited over it, I'm not spending more than 3 bux on an app. I would like for someone to tell me that this is legitimately worth it because I enjoy the a-sync play of Hero Academy and its Steam version. I couldn't get into the PC version of Frozen Synapse but I'm hoping there being an IOS version is what makes it click for me. I've gotta admit that I don't know how you could really regret your Crabitron purchase. Not that I don't understand how someone could not like the game, but I mean... it's pretty much just what it looks like in screenshots and videos and stuff. I can't imagine going into that game without knowing exactly what you're getting. But yeah. Frozen Synapse is just a port of the PC version. An absolutely phenomenal port.
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I'll give fair warning as a very experienced Frozen Synapse player: it has an absolutely brutal learning curve. The matchmaking is against "whoever is online and looking for a game" and that invariably means people VERY GOOD AT IT. And it's like playing someone really good at chess; you are going to get slaughtered and won't know why. I remember when it went on Steam sale the glorious week of playing newbies; beating some of them within the first second or two of the game. When you get a feel for it; it's an amazing game (I wouldn't have played my way into the Top 20 otherwise), but you need to get over those first couple of dozen games.
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The Sonic 1 update dropped tonight.
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Bummey posted:I'm going to go lie down now.
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frogg posted:After buying goddamn Crabitron for five dollars because you idiots got excited over it, I'm not spending more than 3 bux on an app. Paradoxish posted:I've gotta admit that I don't know how you could really regret your Crabitron purchase. Not that I don't understand how someone could not like the game, but I mean... it's pretty much just what it looks like in screenshots and videos and stuff. I can't imagine going into that game without knowing exactly what you're getting.
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Small White Dragon posted:The Sonic 1 update dropped tonight. Is this the update that's like a total remake? Are they going to do the same thing for Sonic 2 because I actually have that one. The sonic games are actually decent platformers for the virtual dpad because they're so simple to control.
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Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery is adorable. I'm playing the Vita version as I bought it the moment it came out on the strength of the art-style alone. I wish I were playing the iPad version though as biggerer screen is betterer. It's lovely though. If you liked either Puzzle Agent or Professor Layton, then this is worth three bucks of your money. 24 puzzles in the game, but there is a lot of fully voiced story between each one to link them together. It's actually way more story than game, you get sometimes 10 minutes of dialogue then a puzzle, and repeat. Consider that before going on. But if you want a cute little story with tons of character interspersed with some puzzles then you'll have a whale of a time.
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Is this the update that's like a total remake? Are they going to do the same thing for Sonic 2 because I actually have that one. EDIT: I believe they said they're doing Sonic 2 as well, but I haven't heard when. Small White Dragon fucked around with this message at 12:58 on May 16, 2013 |
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