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Dr. Quarex
Apr 18, 2003

I'M A BIG DORK WHO POSTS TOO MUCH ABOUT CONVENTIONS LOOK AT THIS

TOVA TOVA TOVA

Drifter posted:

Tell your date that he needs to wear a tuxedo-print tshirt and a construction paper top hat. And shave the neckbeard. Keep it just below the jawline at a maximum.

And to stop eating cheetos because they wouldn't be setting appropriate and he needs to be able to fit into that tshirt.
If I were a different sort of person I would post a picture of her and then be all :smug:

Instead I will just direct you to her webpage: http://worldsfattestwoman.internet

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quantumfoam
Dec 25, 2003

both you & your date need to dress as snake plissken. one in the escape from new york outfit, the other in the escape from la outfit.

graynull
Dec 2, 2005

Did I misread all the signs?
I've been keeping myself secluded from this game awaiting it to launch. I have a goofy questions I'm hoping someone can answer. Is there dialogue/mechanical differences for low intellect characters a la Fallout 1/2? I am under the impression you control a squad so I'm not sure if being an idiot will have as much effect as with a single main character did.

Jastiger
Oct 11, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Quarex posted:

*sniff* Thanks man. And just think, it is all because of a random Steam friend add. I think, anyway.


Wasn't random. Your enthusiasm and knowledge rubbed off for sure!

Drifter
Oct 22, 2000

Belated Bear Witness
Soiled Meat

Quarex posted:

If I were a different sort of person I would post a picture of her and then be all :smug:

Instead I will just direct you to her webpage: http://worldsfattestwoman.internet

Wolfsheim
Dec 23, 2003

"Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."

tuluk posted:

both you & your date need to dress as snake plissken. one in the escape from new york outfit, the other in the escape from la outfit.

That leather trenchcoat was just the worst.

Also, please tell me this game isn't seriously going to be like 33 GB because if so, how?

pvax
Aug 6, 2001

I'm amazed at my 2.5 years of near spoiler-free willpower!

drat! I can't believe the day is almost here. I can't wait to hang out in the post-release thread.

Evil Fluffy
Jul 13, 2009

Scholars are some of the most pompous and pedantic people I've ever had the joy of meeting.
I played for an hour or so when Early Access first hit and have managed to hold back ever since then. Even skipping over posts from people discussing their characters so that I don't end up using their info to tweak my existing plans for my team...

One guy leads.
The second member handles machines.
The third guy's cool, but rude.
The last guy is a party dude

A Fancy 400 lbs
Jul 24, 2008
Party dude will have a mullet, right?

Drifter
Oct 22, 2000

Belated Bear Witness
Soiled Meat
^^ No way, man; party in the front, business in the back.

If you can't express the essence of your teammates in rhyme, then you need to get some new teammates.

Furism
Feb 21, 2006

Live long and headbang

Jastiger posted:

What happened to McQuaid?

He's probably in a fetal position somewhere in a corner after the Pantheon MMO fiasco.

Wolfsheim posted:

Also, please tell me this game isn't seriously going to be like 33 GB because if so, how?

:iiam:

But seriously, yeah, I have no idea. Is Unity bad at compressing assets or something?

Fewd
Mar 22, 2007

#vmp #opsec #kolmiloikka #happoo

Furism posted:

He's probably in a fetal position somewhere in a corner after the Pantheon MMO fiasco.

Isn't Pantheon still alive and under development, on some wretched and miserable level?

Haven't really followed it. I recall reading something about them asking money for forums access or something equally ridiculous.

Fredrik1
Jan 22, 2005

Gopherslayer
:rock:
Fallen Rib

Zaii posted:

I've gone back ten pages, didn't see it posted - so my sincere apologies if it's a duplication - but the credits are out!

http://wasteland.inxile-entertainment.com/credits

Quarex and the SomethingAwful Forums represent. BOOM :D

It warms my heart to have my name forever engraved in the wasteland 2 manual.

Also, I cannot believe it has been more than two years.

Fredrik1 fucked around with this message at 08:04 on Sep 16, 2014

Chairchucker
Nov 14, 2006

to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022




Yeah, if it's seriously a 33 GB download, I'll be waiting until Christmas time to actually play it.

Dibujante
Jul 27, 2004

pvax posted:

I'm amazed at my 2.5 years of near spoiler-free willpower!

drat! I can't believe the day is almost here. I can't wait to hang out in the post-release thread.

Holy poo poo, has it really been 2.5 years? I feel so old.

chiefnewo
May 21, 2007

Chairchucker posted:

Yeah, if it's seriously a 33 GB download, I'll be waiting until Christmas time to actually play it.

Did you back enough for a physical copy? That might at least get you 95% of the download and all you'll need is the day 1 patch.

Dr. Quarex
Apr 18, 2003

I'M A BIG DORK WHO POSTS TOO MUCH ABOUT CONVENTIONS LOOK AT THIS

TOVA TOVA TOVA
Oh I forgot to explain the Brad McQuaid comment, sorry. My EverQuest-loving buddies and I went to EVERQUEST GATHERING II: ST. LOUIS back in the day (2000?) and made our own names-floating-over-our-heads signs with clear plastic and thin dowel rods. We were the TOAST OF THE TOWN and won free signed stuff galore from the greatly-amused Sony staff for our "costumes."

But our pièce de résistance was the extra sign we made for Brad. We presented it to him, smiling, full of hope and love, knowing he would cherish this gift always, and he literally took it from us, stared for a second, set it down behind him, and did not say a single word.

So basically, gently caress Brad McQuaid.

Chairchucker
Nov 14, 2006

to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022




chiefnewo posted:

Did you back enough for a physical copy?

Hells no.

Furism
Feb 21, 2006

Live long and headbang

Quarex posted:

So basically, gently caress Brad McQuaid.

Also gently caress him for class/race XP penalties in early EverQuest.

Is everyone aware of the Wasteland Reverend Facebook page? It's rather thematic and there are some great character portraits.

E: I mean, Jesus! :smith:

Wasteland Reverend posted:

We drown in the thick sweetness of our sensual excess, and our shameless opulence, while our discontent souls suffocate in the arid wasteland of spiritual deprivation…

Furism fucked around with this message at 14:08 on Sep 16, 2014

Ahundredbux
Oct 25, 2007

The right to bear arms
Every waking moment is agony because I can play the game right now but I don't want to because I know it's not the complete release.

Come faster, friday.

Vavrek
Mar 2, 2013

I like your style hombre, but this is no laughing matter. Assault on a police officer. Theft of police property. Illegal possession of a firearm. FIVE counts of attempted murder. That comes to... 29 dollars and 40 cents. Cash, cheque, or credit card?

chiefnewo posted:

Did you back enough for a physical copy? That might at least get you 95% of the download and all you'll need is the day 1 patch.

Speaking of, I'm sad BluRay drives are apparently rare enough (or the manufacturing process expensive enough) that they're going with DVDs. It could be a single disc!

Party Plane Jones
Jul 1, 2007

by Reene
Fun Shoe
The software for making blu-rays/playing blu-ray movies costs more than the drive itself at this point if I remember right.

Rupert Buttermilk
Apr 15, 2007

🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

I backed for a physical copy. IF I open it, I will do so ever so carefully, I will gently peek inside, smell everything, and then close it forever. Meanwhile, Steam will auto-update with my copy.

:black101: I can resist!

I know someone asked this a while back, but I'm running os x on a mac pro, and my video card is a GeForce GT120. The beta is a bit sluggish, does anyone know if the optimization will help my framerate at all?

Jastiger
Oct 11, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
Dang. I was a first day player of EQ for a looooong time and I always thought McQuaid was really into his player base and stuff like that. Thats too bad. :(

Brother None
Feb 25, 2013

On the line for InXile

Chairchucker posted:

Yeah, if it's seriously a 33 GB download, I'll be waiting until Christmas time to actually play it.
The current install space is about 22GB. Last time I downloaded it was about a 9-10 GB download. If you update from a beta install the download will be smaller.

For Steam install purposes we always calculate install space + download size for minimum disc requirement because that's how much space Steam takes while installing.

Rupert Buttermilk
Apr 15, 2007

🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

Quarex, you'd better get a Let's Play going or something, since I need something to listen to (and sort of watch) while I review porn all day :argh:

That being said, are there any good Wasteland-related podcasts out there? I would also accept a Fallout-based one. And yes, I've listened to the 'Watch out for Fireballs' Fallout episodes.

GuyDudeBroMan
Jun 3, 2013

by Ralp
So does this come out on steam at like midnight West Coast Time on Thursday or is it some time in the morning on Friday?

CuddleChunks
Sep 18, 2004

Chairchucker posted:

Yeah, if it's seriously a 33 GB download, I'll be waiting until Christmas time to actually play it.

Time to ditch your dialup connection.

I appreciate you keepin' it real out there in the wasteland but come on man, get some broadband.

TexMexFoodbaby
Sep 6, 2011

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

CuddleChunks posted:

Time to ditch your dialup connection.

I appreciate you keepin' it real out there in the wasteland but come on man, get some broadband.

Agreed, but homeboy might live in Australia where they charge hand and foot for bandwidth.

Drifter
Oct 22, 2000

Belated Bear Witness
Soiled Meat

CuddleChunks posted:

Time to ditch your dialup connection.

I appreciate you keepin' it real out there in the wasteland but come on man, get some broadband.

It's less about that and more about the sheer audacity of not compressing loving files. Wasteful.

But according to Brother None it'll have an installed footprint of about 20GB, which is better - but still, for that game? :lol:

Sushi in Yiddish
Feb 2, 2008

Rupert Buttermilk posted:

Quarex, you'd better get a Let's Play going or something, since I need something to listen to (and sort of watch) while I review porn all day :argh:

That being said, are there any good Wasteland-related podcasts out there? I would also accept a Fallout-based one. And yes, I've listened to the 'Watch out for Fireballs' Fallout episodes.

A true fallout podcaster is broadcasting on short wave from a bunker somewhere in the California desert, playing 50s music and complaining about New Vegas DLC

Rupert Buttermilk
Apr 15, 2007

🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

Sushi in Yiddish posted:

complaining about New Vegas DLC

Is this guy NMA? That DLC is great.

Fallout 3's, however...

Dr. Quarex
Apr 18, 2003

I'M A BIG DORK WHO POSTS TOO MUCH ABOUT CONVENTIONS LOOK AT THIS

TOVA TOVA TOVA

Sushi in Yiddish posted:

A true fallout podcaster is broadcasting on short wave from a bunker somewhere in the California desert, playing 50s music and complaining about New Vegas DLC
JOBPLAN.TXT

Pssh, no, I would never complain about New Vegas anything. Well maybe a little bit about Honest Hearts, and definitely about how the collector's edition was lacking in wow-factor compared to 3. I would certainly be wearing my Pip-Boy from the 3 special edition. With the bobblehead dutifully chilling nearby. As the bombs fall. And by "bombs" I mean "chances of finding meaningful employment."

Sushi in Yiddish
Feb 2, 2008

After hearing only a little about this game, the Eurogamer preview's got me pretty excited. Never had the chance to play the original.

Rupert Buttermilk posted:

Is this guy NMA? That DLC is great.

Fallout 3's, however...

I was under the impression that NV's DLC wasn't that well received, maybe I should go and check those out. F3 had some meh ones but Point Lookout was definitely a favorite.

Sushi in Yiddish fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Sep 16, 2014

Drifter
Oct 22, 2000

Belated Bear Witness
Soiled Meat

Sushi in Yiddish posted:

I was under the impression that NV's DLC wasn't that well received, maybe I should go and check those out. F3 had some meh ones but Point Lookout was definitely a favorite.

FO:NV had amazing dlc.

SolidSnakesBandana
Jul 1, 2007

Infinite ammo
New Vegas probably has, overall, the best content DLC of any game I have ever played. I never got around to playing the DLCs for Oblivion or Skyrim because I always got too bored with the base game before I could get to them.

Furism
Feb 21, 2006

Live long and headbang
I hated the game mechanics of the Casino-thing DLC, and it bugged to oblivion so I couldn't finish it, but all the other DLCs are great. Old World Blues is probably the best retro-SF story ever (YMMV).

CuddleChunks
Sep 18, 2004

FauxGateau posted:

Agreed, but homeboy might live in Australia where they charge hand and foot for bandwidth.
Australia?

Maybe if he cuts down on the blond-haired rentboy budget for a month he'll have enough for some better bandwidth.



Drifter posted:

It's less about that and more about the sheer audacity of not compressing loving files. Wasteful.

But according to Brother None it'll have an installed footprint of about 20GB, which is better - but still, for that game? :lol:
Dude, all you whiners are going to be eating your words when you get to Los Angeles. I don't want to spoil anything but when you play the section where the 8 foot tall mutated gecko lizards fight a squad of Ultron Cyberdominators for control of the LA Aqueduct and you get to see it as an in-game First Person Tactical Shooter, then you'll understand why it's 33GB. Not to mention the spaceflight section after reassembling the Atlantis Space Shuttle and flying it to Moonbase Sierra. Dude, you're gonna poo poo your pants.

Why else would it be 33GB?

tdrules
Jan 12, 2014

Furism posted:

Wasteland Reverend posted:
We drown in the thick sweetness of our sensual excess, and our shameless opulence, while our discontent souls suffocate in the arid wasteland of spiritual deprivation…


That Reverend quote reminds me of Dead Flag Blues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9thvHDskYvA

Does anyone know anymore apocalyptic sounding music akin to GYBE? There's probably some weird sub-genre for it right?

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Dr. Quarex
Apr 18, 2003

I'M A BIG DORK WHO POSTS TOO MUCH ABOUT CONVENTIONS LOOK AT THIS

TOVA TOVA TOVA
Well Godspeed You! Black Emperor is literally the only thing that sounds like that but there are certainly other depressing and bleak soundscapey things. Not that any are coming to mind. Well I suppose Bohren und der Club of Gore comes to mind...

http://youtu.be/5_1-zwBsvjw

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