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Ep. 31: How To Win Friends And Influence Varmints Patty-cake?   Wow, Rusty really doesn't want to play patty-cake. Uh. Sam apologizes--  --but he's pissed Rusty off so badly that Rusty refuses to socialize further! Oh no! Game over!  Or, you know, Rusty drops a Sad Essence and then we have to click the 'Socialize' button again, which is a terrible imposition.  Fine, then. Let's chat, Rusty.  ... so is Roland's quest this quest Sam is on right now? Or is it something else? Maybe if we get Sam to talk about it, we'll find out.  Well, whatever it is, it bores Rusty to tears.  Well, if he's not impressed, we should impress him. Show off, Sam!  "Check it out, I'm a Wandolier!"  Excuse me? Oh, you did not just diss the Wandoliers--   TAKE THAT  Huh. I guess Rusty likes it when we stand up to him! Well, now that he's amused, let's tell him a joke.   Okay, this time let's... not bore him to tears. Nice horseshoe you got there!  BEST HORSESHOE says Sam.  ... do you think Rusty enjoys poetry?  Me neither.   Woo hoo!  Aww, Rusty feels bad about his crimes. There there.  I'm sure that's totally okay and in no way against the law or anything.   or I guess they can chat, that's good too  Uh oh. --- Next time on MySims Kingdom: So much farming for Essences, crap.
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See that, kids? If you happen to be bored, the best thing to do is resort to thievery! You might even make a new friend that way!
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paradoxGentleman posted:See that, kids? If you happen to be bored, the best thing to do is resort to thievery! You might even make a new friend that way! You say friend, I say Limpet mine. I am sad you didn't try "Explain Property Rights"
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Veloxyll posted:I am sad you didn't try "Explain Property Rights" Do you really want Rusty to turn libertarian?
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Aug 7, 2014 12:15
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Sam's really only pretending to like Rusty anyway. 
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Aug 7, 2014 21:20
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Sam has already let his newfound status as a sorta-wizard affect him, and now he's a sorta-jerk.
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Aug 7, 2014 21:22
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Personally, I wanted to see the Ginny impression.
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Aug 7, 2014 21:30
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There is no part of that dialogue tree that isn't wonderful.
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Ep. 32: Scrollin' Scrollin' Scrollin'  : Could you make my place less lame so I can, you know, lead a better life? Yay!  ... yay!  ... you can stop now! With the addition of Rusty's, uh, 'found' Scrolls, Sam has no fewer than five Scrolls hanging around waiting to be completed. We should maybe do something about that.  Let's talk about Cowboy Junction's weeding chain, and the sneaky trick that it pulls on us.  The first weed in the chain drops a pineapple, which is ridiculous but unsurprising: there are pineapple trees all over this island.  See?  The second weed in the chain, however, drops Tire Essences. We have a Scroll which requires ten of those, and this is the only way to get them. If you haven't figured out that you can pull up weeds, or if you haven't figured out the hidden weeding-chain trick, you'll never find any Tires and you'll never be able to complete that Scroll. Fortunately, Cowboy Junction deliberately puts two weeds right next to each other as a teaching aid. The third weed nets us Musical Notes, and the fourth gives us Electrobits. Tires and computer chips are still totally cowboy, right? Anyway! After some concerted weeding, we have enough pineapples to make a thing!    Sam unlocks a Picnic Blanket, a Sack--no, really, it's just a burlap sack tied closed with a chunk of rope--a Barrel, and... a Pizza Oven. Okay, then!  The second Scroll is completed literally five seconds of tree-shaking later.  : A piano? How neat! Do you think someone around here likes music? Unsurprisingly, this nets us a fancy upright Piano.  Speaking of sneaky...   Every time we run Sam through the 'wash hands' animation, there's a small chance that a pink Octopus will squirt out of the faucet.  (Sam totally alludes to this in MySims Agents, if you make him examine the sink in the kitchen of Cyrus' bayou manor.)  Here's the second fishing spot, back behind Roxie's cow pen.  Where we can catch Jellyfish! (Soooo many Jellyfish.)  And, far too rarely, Electric Eels!  Still, eventually we put everything together for the third Scroll. : Wow! This stuff looks great! Sam unlocks a Stereo (powered by electric eels, I guess) and a Trunk to put his stereo on.  Poor Gino! Let's hurry up and dig up everything we need for the fourth scroll.  : These will allow you to add camping gear to the exteriors you build. Sam gets a Campfire, a Tent, a Pile o' Logs--no, really--a Cow Skull, and a Sandbag.  And finally Sam's patient Tire farming pays off! : These will allow you to recreate the look of Roxie's interior.Oh, like her spleen and stuff--no, okay, there's a small Bookcase, a potted Palm Bush, an End Table, some Pig Farmer Wood Floor Paint--did you steal that?!--some Ketchup Paint, some Cow Hide Paint, and some Hearthstone Paint! That's all five Scrolls. Let's head back and see what we can do for Rusty.  You may well be in luck, varmint. --- Next time on MySims Kingdom: Showering criminals with gifts makes them stop committing crimes, right?
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Aug 8, 2014 21:51
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...Hearthstone paint?
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Excellent more creative powers. Soon will we have more power than Marlon, and then we can teleport in on him!
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flatluigi posted:...Hearthstone paint?  I made Sam break into Roxie's house just for you! Hearthstone paint is the reddish rocky stuff on Roxie's fireplace.
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So is it the card game type or the return you to home type of hearthstone?
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Picayune posted:
I bet the mortar produces lots of dust. I submit that this may be even more evil than raw bacon in the night.
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flatluigi posted:So is it the card game type or the return you to home type of hearthstone? The type where it is the stones in your fireplace hearth.
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I... suppose the pineapple in the pineapple picnic is on the pizza?
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Tenebrais posted:The type where it is the stones in your fireplace hearth. No, that'd be silly.
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Ep. 33: Home On The Range Rusty's 'home' is the top of a mostly-bare mesa. There's a windmill in the corner and some bushes around the perimeter, but for the most part, it's just dirt. No wonder he's taken to petty crime and the wearing of bandanas.  Therefore, our first priority is making sure he has a place to sleep.  And some sandbags.  Sam puts down a campfire. Within literally ten seconds there are four people huddled around it. Must be cold out.  Also important: sound system.  There! It is a home.  ... Buddy, stop shaking your booty to the music, it's weird : Sorry for causin' so much trouble before. Guess I should go give this here horseshoe back to the Chef.Sam nods, and off we go!  The other inhabitants of Cowboy Junction are doing their thing, i.e. juggling and chatting. Suddenly...  In his shock Gino fumbles his juggling and his tomatoes all go SPLAT on the ground. Behind the text boxes. Where we can't see them. SIGH.  ... now you're just making up those cusses  : Ewww... he touched your dirty horseshoes with his bare hands?!  Nope.   Rusty slouches over to Chef Gino.  : Here, Gino. Here's your lucky horseshoe back. : Sorry for being such a varmint, everybody. It won't happen again.Rusty turns to Gino. : And Gino, you don't need that dumb horseshoe. You make great pizza because you're a great chef. : Gabby says a little luck couldn't hurt. Maybe Chef oughta buy TWO horseshoes next time. : Hmmm... maybe.  Gabby sighs. His scam! : Thanks, Rusty. Everyone turns to us as we join the group. : Thank Sam and his friends!: Yes! Thank you, Wandolier Sam! You've changed the life of this humble, world-famous master chef. : YA-HOO! Everyone's happy in the Junction, again! : Ha ha! They love you, pal! Hugs for Sam! Seriously, just hugs.  Aww, you guys.  : So what happens now?: Now?  With a cry of 'Yahoo!' Gabby starts the hoedown!  Everybody dance!  Yeehaw!  And we all dance for about a minute before Gabby abruptly stops.   Everyone sheepishly falters to a stop, except Buddy, who continues to cheerfully boogie until the cutscene fades to black.  And Sam gets his reward! Completing this Scroll nets Sam a Roof Sign with the sheriff's star on it, a Metal Chimney, a Redwood Door with arched transom window, a Medium Flat Roof, a Gable Roof, an Italian Window complete with fancy striped awning, a Small Redwood Window, a Wood Window, a regular ol' Awning, a Picket Fence, some Ranch House Paints, and a partridge in a pear treeeeeee.   Night falls on Cowboy Junction.  G'night, folks! --- Next time on MySims Kingdom: Sam and Co. visit Rocket Reef! ---  Video: The Shortest Hoedown Gino and Rusty are doing some kind of mad riverdance there.
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I don't know if I've brought this up before, but it's literally impossible for me to NOT read Gabby's lines as Scruffy from Futurama.
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So...will Sam ever get to taste this pizza he worked so hard for?
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:So...will Sam ever get to taste this pizza he worked so hard for? Short Answer: No. Long Answer: No, he will starve.
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Aw, no bacon?Waffleman_ posted:I don't know if I've brought this up before, but it's literally impossible for me to NOT read Gabby's lines as Scruffy from Futurama.
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Waffleman_ posted:I don't know if I've brought this up before, but it's literally impossible for me to NOT read Gabby's lines as Scruffy from Futurama. Second.
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Pyroi posted:Short Answer: No. This is a travesty.
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Waffleman_ posted:I don't know if I've brought this up before, but it's literally impossible for me to NOT read Gabby's lines as Scruffy from Futurama. Aw, you stole my post! I guess I'll just say that Buddy should never stop dancing. Live the dream!
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Waffleman_ posted:I don't know if I've brought this up before, but it's literally impossible for me to NOT read Gabby's lines as Scruffy from Futurama. I never realised I was doing this, but it's true.
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Aug 12, 2014 23:43
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I like how he just goes "Gabby's done now" and stops. Irascible!
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Oh Sam will have pizza. Remember, the first thing in Sims is he and Buddy having pizza.
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Wrap-Up: Cowboy Junction   groooan    We never did anything for Gabby (besides ruin his 'lucky horseshoe' scam) so he has no reason to like us. Yet. Anyway!  Cowboy Junction is unusual as islands go, in that there is only one hidden non-chest treasure to find. See that alien green thing on the ledge above Gino's pizza oven? We can't reach it from here.  However, if we go up to Rusty's crappy mesa and lean over the fence in just the right spot...  We can grab a Pitcher Plant! And that's it. No action figures to dig up or anything.  Since that makes for a short update, let's go back to Capital Island and show Barney all these neat new fish that we caught. It's not enough to just catch them, either--we have to bring an extra one of each back to give him.  When we're not traveling for the sake of 'plot', our friends will have random conversations! There are a lot of these, actually. : Buddy, what IS that?: It's the Order of the Wandoliers theme song!: ... So, who wants to see just how much Marlon lies to Barney?  Ho ho ho, very funny. Barney drops a bunch of Apple Essences.   : I think they use those whiskers to communicate telepathically! That's why they're so hard to catch! Barney trades us Happy Essences for the Catfish, one of which he wears like a terrifying mask.  : Oh! My bad. You're in control of this situation. That's a good find!Barney makes it rain Mana, which is always welcome.  : From what I heard from Marlon, crabs use those claws to open walnuts!Crabs also make Barney burst out into spontaneous rains of Simoleons. Good to know.  : Renewable energy is the future!This makes him break out in... Cake. Really. White cake with pink frosting.  We haven't yet found a place where we can fish for octopi, but they'll squirt out of faucets any old time. : They're a cousin of the squid, but instead of ink, they spit fireballs! Ha ha! Like a wizard!... um. Happy Essences for that one.  Barney, if you can't spell it, I'm not going to let you have it.  : From what I hear, they're rabid herbivores! Salad destroying machines!Barney trades us Electrobits for our Piranha.  We jump on Barney's couch for a while, because we can, and then head out.  : No we're not, Lyndsay. : ...That's my Buddy.
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Picayune posted:
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I guess Buddy's the only reason why Sam even knows where he's sailing (judging from Picayune's messing around in an earlier update). The best pal you can have.
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:I think that's a Zelda reference. You are most likely completely correct! Still, though, I like to think that it's just Marlon lying to the credulous Barney.
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Wow, now I really want to see the rest of the fish quotes. Get out to sea, Sam!
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Ep. 34: The 'F' Stands For OH CRAP DUCK After a quick change of clothes, Sam and Co. set off for Rocket Reef!   ... have I mentioned yet that this game considers the 'medieval fantasy' setting to be optional? : Isn't that fascinating?: Hey Lyndsay, if my hat blew off into the ocean, would you dive in to rescue it?: Where did THAT come from? Do you even listen to me when I talk?: Well, yeah, but not when I'm thinking about hats!Sam continues to ignore them both, and eventually we arrive!  Rocket Reef: It's Gray(tm)   Suddenly:  SCREEEEEE CRASHSPLOSION : Holy cats! What was that, pal?!  Lyndsay has her priorities in order.  As does Sam. Something blew up over there? Nah, I'd rather grab some fine loot over here.  He is shocked by Simoleons and Mana?  No! That is the face of surprise that means he has found a Thing!  Spoilers?? Anyway!  Let's go find out what blew up!  Upon climbing to the top of the stairs, Sam is confronted by this oddly-familiar trio.     : Our lab blew up, too.Alexa thinks for a moment, then consults her clipboard. : And so did our test pilot... : Occupational hazard!!!Dr. F evils off somewhere. After a moment, the orange-jumpsuited fellow puts his broom down and goes to talk to Alexa.    But Alexa is no longer listening.  Vic waits hopefully for a moment, then gives up and slumps off, presumably to sweep up an entire demolished building. Alexa ain't care.  Alexa notices us and hurries over. : You guys! You aren't here for the safety inspection, are you?: Um, no...Sam shakes his head. : Great! You're hired! I need you to go find Tobor.: What's a Tobor?: Tobor's our test pilot. He should be somewhere nearby. You go find him while I sort out Dr. F's latest catastrophe.From across the way, Dr. F shouts at us:  Pause. : Okay... guess we'll go look for this Tobor?Sam nods to Lyndsay, and Alexa hurries off to put out fires. Quite possibly literally. Let's ask the good doctor about this so-called 'test pilot'.  : However, I am concerned about how to distribute the claws for maximum destructive power!Sam wisely does not engage further. So! It seems that Tobor is some kind of robot! I wonder where--  ... oh. Um. I guess we... found him. --- Next time on MySims Kingdom: Robots are totally medieval. Right?
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It took me a while to remember who Vic was in Agents. He really looks quite different without shades. And that prison jumpsuit is a downgrade as well.
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We found the Kerbal island! 
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Oh boy! Now there's plenty of rockets for the F to stand for!
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Spaced God posted:We found the Kerbal island! Explosions are the cornerstone of rocketry success.
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Veloxyll posted:Explosions are the cornerstone of rocketry success. What is a rocket but a controlled explosion?
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