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frank.club
Jan 15, 2011

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

absolutely anything posted:

imagine being such a weak rear end baby that a wiggling video game makes you need to puke

Lol I'm not throwing up its just loving me up like at a personal level

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Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


Cerebulon posted:

That seems a little bit delayed in being updated. Somebody linked a youtube playlist in the comments which I believe is an automatic upload of the runs as they finish:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_NsA72Bgro96PNeBjK7G07qQ1PtCTrVe
It's completely up to date.

put this in the op god drat

ullerrm
Dec 31, 2012

Oh, the network slogan is true -- "watch FOX and be damned for all eternity!"

President Ark posted:

The game isn't nearly as disorienting/nauseating if you're playing it normally, he keeps wobbling around because apparently it makes you go faster or something.

He's wobbling because the game just adds the vectors in each direction. So if you're holding down "up and left", instead of the game going "okay, you go 1.0 speed in an up/left direction", it goes "okay, you go 1.0 up and 1.0 left, which is equivalent to 1.414 speed up/left." So, to go as fast as possible, you always want to be holding down three move keys at once.

This also means that you always speedrun using keyboard, because joystick does yaw/pitch/roll and throttle controls, instead of "move up/down/left/right/forward/back."

Groovelord Neato
Dec 6, 2014


The best Descent is FreeSpace.

Vaah
Dec 25, 2008

:shittydog:


absolutely anything posted:

imagine being such a weak rear end baby that a wiggling video game makes you need to puke

motion sickness is weakness leaving the body

Incoherence
May 22, 2004

POYO AND TEAR

ullerrm posted:

He's wobbling because the game just adds the vectors in each direction. So if you're holding down "up and left", instead of the game going "okay, you go 1.0 speed in an up/left direction", it goes "okay, you go 1.0 up and 1.0 left, which is equivalent to 1.414 speed up/left."
Same principle as strafe-running, but in 3 dimensions?

ullerrm
Dec 31, 2012

Oh, the network slogan is true -- "watch FOX and be damned for all eternity!"

Incoherence posted:

Same principle as strafe-running, but in 3 dimensions?

Exactly.

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


flyboi posted:

Back when this game came out it was pretty impressive at its time. The sickness isn't as bad if you're controlling it and he's intentionally doing things that make you go faster which don't help - instead of just going in 1 direction he's most always traveling in 3 to increase his speed further than traveling on 1 axis. I used to love the game back when it was out but Descent 2 is the best :colbert:

I think you mean Descent: Freespace

Countblanc
Apr 20, 2005

Help a hero out!

absolutely anything posted:

imagine being such a weak rear end baby that a wiggling video game makes you need to puke

its a loving hoot and a half

Groovelord Neato
Dec 6, 2014


COMMENCE THE JIGGLING

frank.club
Jan 15, 2011

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Groovelord Neato posted:

COMMENCE THE JIGGLING

I'm just terribly depressed.

Bholder
Feb 26, 2013

ullerrm posted:

Yep. (And nobody mentions or admits the existence of Descent 3.)

I liked Descent 3 :(

It had a story and you could get outside and stuff, you also fought the same ship you were piloting.

Wiggly Wayne DDS
Sep 11, 2010



Ramadu posted:

put this in the op god drat
People uploading parts onto youtube will be monetising them and it won't be going to the charity, can we not encourage them?

Poultron
May 26, 2006

It doesn't make me happy if you call me cute, you bastard!

Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:

People uploading parts onto youtube will be monetising them and it won't be going to the charity, can we not encourage them?

Uhh, are they?

biznatchio
Mar 31, 2001


Buglord
Really digging this camera angle of floor and two empty tables instead of stuff I might actually be interested in.

Hakkesshu
Nov 4, 2009


Bholder posted:

I liked Descent 3 :(

It had a story and you could get outside and stuff, you also fought the same ship you were piloting.

Yeah I never played it but I thought it was generally well-regarded

Wiggly Wayne DDS
Sep 11, 2010



Poultron posted:

Uhh, are they?
It happens every event.

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:

It happens every event.

who cares tho

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


Eonwe posted:

who cares tho

Wiggly Wayne DDS!

frank.club
Jan 15, 2011

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Wiggly diggly

Steelion
Aug 2, 2009
Descent is a good game. Descent 2 is a good game. Descent 3 is a good game.

I never finished D:3. Kid me just couldn't get past the drat trains.

Jibo
May 22, 2007

Bear Witness
College Slice
If you watch the YouTube rips just donate 3 cents to charity to balance out the money you made the uploader.

Crain
Jun 27, 2007

I had a beer once with Stephen Miller and now I like him.

I also tried to ban someone from a Discord for pointing out what an unrelenting shithead I am! I'm even dumb enough to think it worked!
Was that last comment referencing what I think it was referencing?

DoctorStrangelove
Jun 7, 2012

IT WOULD NOT BE DIFFICULT MEIN FUHRER!

heh, the runner said ur-anus

Dr. Dos
Aug 5, 2005

YAAAAAAAY!
This fps block is bad because now I want to spend my money to try out Blood and Descent rather than donate my money to charity.

(I'm gonna do both)

frank.club
Jan 15, 2011

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
This next room is really loud

shhhhRRRRIIIIIIIEEEEKK

pisshead
Oct 24, 2007

Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:

People uploading parts onto youtube will be monetising them and it won't be going to the charity, can we not encourage them?

Tbh I'm not sure this charity is all it's cracked up to be anyway.

I never played Descent, it looks fun. Definitely needs a modern version.

President Ark
May 16, 2010

:iiam:

pisshead posted:

Tbh I'm not sure this charity is all it's cracked up to be anyway.

I never played Descent, it looks fun. Definitely needs a modern version.

Descent really didn't age well from what I recall; it had the same "giant pointless labyrinth" level design as every other FPS of the time, except unlike them you also had to backtrack through the level after beating it to escape or else lose all your weapons.

Or maybe I was just an idiot when I was younger, who knows.

Alteisen
Jun 4, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
"Do we want to party AGDQ?"

"Yay" :geno:
*Mild clapping* :geno:

Hakkesshu
Nov 4, 2009


pisshead posted:

Tbh I'm not sure this charity is all it's cracked up to be anyway.

I never played Descent, it looks fun. Definitely needs a modern version.

This exists, it's called Retrovirus. I haven't played it myself though

Gamma Nerd
May 14, 2012
Why is the estimate 46 minutes, his WR isn't even that low

pisshead
Oct 24, 2007

President Ark posted:

Descent really didn't age well from what I recall; it had the same "giant pointless labyrinth" level design as every other FPS of the time, except unlike them you also had to backtrack through the level after beating it to escape or else lose all your weapons.

Or maybe I was just an idiot when I was younger, who knows.

I liked those labyrinth levels, as long as you didn't end up running round and round in circles looking for a key. Keys are one thing I don't miss from old shooters.

tag youre fat
Aug 16, 2013

C'est l'homme ideal
charme au masculin
I hate watching a disappointed runner when they've clearly tried hard at their game but it just hasn't worked for them :smith:

SeXReX
Jan 9, 2009

I drink, mostly.
And get mad at people on the internet


:emptyquote:

Hakkesshu posted:

This exists, it's called Retrovirus. I haven't played it myself though

It's not that great unfortunately

Dias
Feb 20, 2011

by sebmojo
Yay, PJ time!

Pseudoscorpion
Jul 26, 2011


Shoutouts to us :v:

Ziploc
Sep 19, 2006
MX-5
Nice somethingawful name drop.

biznatchio
Mar 31, 2001


Buglord
Something Awful: sponsor of AGDQ 2015. You all heard it!

Jibo
May 22, 2007

Bear Witness
College Slice
Lol free Something Awful plug.

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sigher
Apr 22, 2008

My guiding Moonlight...



Did the guy just accidentally say SomethingAwful instead of SomethingArtistic?

edit: I guess so; out yourself Goon.

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