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Years will be referred to in BC (Before Cascade) and AD (After Descend)
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Arsenic Lupin posted:This is a *lot* more than I knew before about the tech; thanks. Would I be right in thinking that you could release four .swfs (split into logical boundaries as far as plot goes) and then glue them together afterward? Yeah, you can use a flash wrapper that will call other flash files and play them in sequence, I think you can set it to preload all the parts too.
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Jul 19, 2015 18:54
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Arsenic Lupin posted:This is a *lot* more than I knew before about the tech; thanks. Would I be right in thinking that you could release four .swfs (split into logical boundaries as far as plot goes) and then glue them together afterward? I think it would be a lot more difficult if you didn't plan it out that way in the first place, but yes, most likely. When we were all still downloading Cascade because of the Great Internet Crash of 2011 I downloaded basically the exact thing that it runs now, except tied to run based off of a folder on my computer. Looking at the .swf on MSPA now, it's mostly the same. It loads segment 1, then moves on to 2, 3, 4, and 5, with the progress bar at the bottom being tied to the total filesize of all of them. They're actually all there at all times, stacked on top of each other, but set to not be visible, and paused. When a segment reaches the end, it triggers a function that sets the next one visible and playing, and sets itself to not visible and paused, which is why the music has to stop briefly, since there'd be a noticeable lag between segments. (this is also why cascade the song and cascade the flash are different lengths) Theoretically you could string together any flashes you wanted like this, but you'd have to add actionscript to all the ones you were stringing to allow the preloader flash to know when they're finished playing. The segments and preloader are all still hosted on newgrounds, and you can look at them individually. Once it loads you have to click play twice, due to the preloader flash not being there to tell it to go but they still work.
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Jul 19, 2015 20:07
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jetz0r posted:Far in the post-homestuck future, truely dedicated disciples will engage in true-reads. In which they read homestuck strips on the same schedule as the strips were originally released. There are even special servers setup to simulate Cascade's release crashing every site it was hosted on. You joke, but a friend of mine watches Netflix shows he hasn't seen before on a one-episode-a-week schedule to simulate following it on T.V., he says the pacing works better that way. I could believe someone building a "relive Homestuck" thing.
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Jul 19, 2015 20:08
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Dolash posted:You joke, but a friend of mine watches Netflix shows he hasn't seen before on a one-episode-a-week schedule to simulate following it on T.V., he says the pacing works better that way. I could believe someone building a "relive Homestuck" thing. The Gigapause will be the test that separates the true disciple from the mere dilettante.
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Jul 19, 2015 21:34
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Would Paradox Space play when Homestuck goes on hiatus?
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Jul 19, 2015 21:40
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Burkion posted:Would Paradox Space play when Homestuck goes on hiatus? This topic will be the cause of many a great schism.
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Jul 19, 2015 22:10
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Burkion posted:Would Paradox Space play when Homestuck goes on hiatus?
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Jul 19, 2015 22:13
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I approve of this turn of events.
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Jul 20, 2015 00:32
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This quote is apt:Roxy posted:why is everything always so wonderful
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Jul 20, 2015 00:35
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 That just happened. Also not a fan of how thirsty Jasper was, so this is ok.
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Jul 20, 2015 00:40
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Oh My God Yes
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Jul 20, 2015 00:44
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Oh gently caress no.
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Jul 20, 2015 00:45
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this is the new best character
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Jul 20, 2015 00:46
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That certainly is a thing. A flashy flashy thing. e: Also, I SAID he wasn't dead. Arsenic Lupin fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Jul 20, 2015 |
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Jul 20, 2015 00:46
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I came in here to post a thing but then people were talking about updates so I read the update and I think I'm going to leave again and stare contemplatively at the sea.
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Jul 20, 2015 00:53
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There are no reactions to this that are not also illegal. The only recourse is to pretend this didn't happen
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Jul 20, 2015 00:54
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I'm glad dave sprite is, for all intents and purposes, dead. He would have wanted it that way.
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Jul 20, 2015 00:55
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quote:DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < claw claw meowtherfuckers!!! Yessssssssss. 
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Jul 20, 2015 00:57
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So Tavrosprite is now a walking time bomb and anybody who touches him gets sucked in.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:So Tavrosprite is now a walking time bomb and anybody who touches him gets sucked in. Tavrosprite is double prototyped! Davepeta also seems to have manifested some Derse jammies. But why?
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Jul 20, 2015 01:06
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Tenebrais posted:Davepeta also seems to have manifested some Derse jammies. But why? Nepeta and Dave were both Derse dreamers? That's all I can think of.
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Jul 20, 2015 01:07
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Ummm. Noooo? No? Yeeeessss. YES.   Edit: rosesprite was alright but I am actually pretty excited for what davesprite is going to do. And I'm going to hope that not tooooo much nepeta is present... SapientCorvid fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Jul 20, 2015 |
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Jul 20, 2015 01:08
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I think this may be the first time I've actually hated an update. Urgh, gently caress this. Why do it? Why pointlessly screw over 3 characters for this? Why are we even wasting time on this? Goddamn it it's awful to look at, absolutely seizure-inducing.
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Jul 20, 2015 01:09
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Well, that just...happened.
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red plastic cup posted:Nepeta and Dave were both Derse dreamers? That's all I can think of. Jasprose has them too, so it seems to be something to do with how the sprites work. I'm not sure what it means, though, if it can even mean anything. Anyway, as far as I can tell we have hit Peak Sprite and no more prototypings can occur. Unless some turn up from the trolls' session or something.
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Jul 20, 2015 01:10
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Nephthys posted:Why are we even wasting time on this? Yes because things that have seemed inconsequential have never ever turned out to actually be very important, that's never happened
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Jul 20, 2015 01:11
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Nephthys posted:I think this may be the first time I've actually hated an update. Urgh, gently caress this. Why do it? Why pointlessly screw over 3 characters for this? Why are we even wasting time on this? Also because the sprites were, or at least Vriska thought them to be, back-ups in case someone dies a couple times. They've been filled up with pointless garbage now so that's one less lifeline.
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Jul 20, 2015 01:12
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fact that this is the Davesprite from the reconned timeline and not Davesprite prime who is still unaccounted for.
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Jul 20, 2015 01:16
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fact that this is the Davesprite from the reconned timeline and not Davesprite prime who is still unaccounted for.
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Jul 20, 2015 01:16
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Rorus Raz posted:I think he was on the planet with new timeline John when it blew up. Yes, but he didn't blow up with John. This Davesprite mentions being on John's planet and was then swept away by a gust of wind, Davesprite prime was last seen on Dirk's planet.
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I'm drawing an utter blank. Who's Tavros's second prototype? And, man, we thought *Dirk* had a lot of splintered selves. Tumblr is pointing out that the red quadrant Karkat has filled seems very likely to be Dave.
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Jul 20, 2015 01:21
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Arsenic Lupin posted:I'm drawing an utter blank. Who's Tavros's second prototype?
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Tumblr is pointing out that the red quadrant Karkat has filled seems very likely to be Dave. Boy, Tumblr sure is quick on the uptake
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Jul 20, 2015 01:24
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Jia posted:Yes because things that have seemed inconsequential have never ever turned out to actually be very important, that's never happened I didn't mean it like that. We're about to go into the final battle. Hussies already stretched out the wait with a bunch of stuff. A lot of it was great and plot-relevant, but you can only tread water for so long until it gets tired. Adding yet another sidestory about yet another new sprite combination just feels like wasting time with a bunch of meandering bullshit. Especially given that a) this is the payoff to Davesprite? Really? and b) this is the payoff to bringing Nepeta back? Really? Mazerunner posted:Also because the sprites were, or at least Vriska thought them to be, back-ups in case someone dies a couple times. They've been filled up with pointless garbage now so that's one less lifeline. Really could have been done that without this. Hell, prototyping Nepeta pretty much nixed that idea completely already. Nephthys fucked around with this message at 01:29 on Jul 20, 2015 |
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Tumblr is pointing out that the red quadrant Karkat has filled seems very likely to be Dave. obviously, yes, who else would it even be?? I mean there's the slight possibility Jasprose was exaggerating a bit to push Nepeta away from Karkat but even still that's an 'in everything but name' relationship.
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Two very hilarious things are yet to come out of this: Davepetasprite reunites with Karkat Davepetasprite reunites with Jade
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Jul 20, 2015 01:31
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:Yes, but he didn't blow up with John. This Davesprite mentions being on John's planet and was then swept away by a gust of wind, Davesprite prime was last seen on Dirk's planet. This is Davesprite Prime. He didn't just get swept up in some wind, he was on the planet John zapped into the new timeline.
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I could accept Jasprose as suitably funny but this just leaves me feeling bad for Dave and Nepeta.
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Mazerunner posted:obviously, yes, who else would it even be?? I mean there's the slight possibility Jasprose was exaggerating a bit to push Nepeta away from Karkat but even still that's an 'in everything but name' relationship. In that case, when was he "very controlling of his matesprit"? As far as we know he's never had one.
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