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fuctifino: Jun 11, 2001

Risc1911 posted:

Hey everyone, CIG exile here.

Name has been changed to protect the innocent from the stimperor. Lowtax was generous enough to give me an account so i will be spreading dissent against Croberts from here now.

I was really impressed by some of the Art that was posted and i started to make my own series of Book covers.

Here is one of them, i got more but i don't want to blow all of my load on our first date.

This is a good first post.

Welcome commando o7

:gary:

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:33

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# ? Jun 2, 2024 13:00

Loel: Jun 4, 2012; "For the Emperor."

There was a terrible noise.
There was a terrible silence.

orcinus posted:

Interestingly, the exact opposite sequence is a viable thing.
You can use a laser to trigger a Z-pinch, creating an extremely strong X-ray burst, that initiates a thermonuclear reaction in a target.

Few pages back, but how would this work? Im writing scifi and that sounds awesome

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:33

Norefund14days: Feb 2, 2016; NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU PARP IN SPACE.

peter gabriel posted:

I can't play star citizen any more it is just too poo poo

NOOOOO...You have to keep making the videos that I laugh my arse off to.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:33

TTerrible: Jul 15, 2005

peter gabriel posted:

I can't play star citizen any more it is just too poo poo

I am feeling grief

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:36

his nibs: Feb 27, 2016; Welcome to the
Dream Factory; Grimey Drawer

Turd Burglar posted:

It was probably money that threatened to leave and sandi was forced to take out the tap dancing clause in his contract

I don't know - he doesn't seem high profile enough (although he's on a lot of the shows). Ben would never leave. I'm sure of it. Mrs.Ben though...

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:36

Google Butt: Oct 4, 2005; Xenology is an unnatural mixture of science fiction and formal logic. At its core is a flawed assumption...

that an alien race would be psychologically human.

Risc1911 posted:

Hey everyone, CIG exile here.

Name has been changed to protect the innocent from the stimperor. Lowtax was generous enough to give me an account so i will be spreading dissent against Croberts from here now.

I was really impressed by some of the Art that was posted and i started to make my own series of Book covers.

Here is one of them, i got more but i don't want to blow all of my load on our first date.

What made you sign up?

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:37

Colostomy Bag: Jan 11, 2016; C-Bangin' it

Risc1911 posted:

Hey everyone, CIG exile here.

Welcome...what was the final straw for you?

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:38

Cao Ni Ma: May 25, 2010

I still shake my head when I hear client performance is completely dependent on the server not taking a poo poo and the server is always taking a poo poo. Its like ARMA 3 Life mods, but somehow worse since those can have like 3 times the players and have a poo poo ton more things to do.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:39

Dusty Lens: Jul 1, 2015; All Glory unto the Stimpire. Give up your arms and legs and embrace the beautiful agony of electricity that doubles in pain every second.

peter gabriel posted:

I can't play star citizen any more it is just too poo poo

They won

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:39

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Risc1911 posted:

Hey everyone, CIG exile here.

Name has been changed to protect the innocent from the stimperor. Lowtax was generous enough to give me an account so i will be spreading dissent against Croberts from here now.

I was really impressed by some of the Art that was posted and i started to make my own series of Book covers.

Here is one of them, i got more but i don't want to blow all of my load on our first date.

welcome, excellent first post

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:40

Brazilianpeanutwar: Aug 27, 2015; Spent my walletfull, on a jpeg, desolate, will croberts make a whale of me yet?

Pgabz go play a fun game for a bit, something that you can actually enjoy instead of endure.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:40

MeLKoR: Dec 23, 2004; by FactsAreUseless

peter gabriel posted:

I can't play star citizen any more it is just too poo poo

Pfffff... leaver.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:41

Toops: Nov 5, 2015; -find mood stabilizers
-also,

Tank Boy Ken posted:

I'm curious. And this would also further support the claims of being OPEN DEVELOPMENT. You'd not be the first to do so. But among the forerunners, erm. early adopters uhm whatever. (Space/Medieval Engineers does the same).

Flight Controller for Solar Plebeian: http://pastebin.com/feiDi227

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:43

Tikal: Nov 14, 2008

So how worse did this game get?

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:43

MeLKoR: Dec 23, 2004; by FactsAreUseless

Uncle Derek once again humbling the shitizens with his superior googling skills.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:45

peter gabriel: Nov 8, 2011; Hello Commandos

Dusty Lens posted:

They won

I cannot let that happen.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:45

alf_pogs: Feb 15, 2012

MeLKoR posted:

Uncle Derek once again humbling the shitizens with his superior googling skills.

how dare derek smart post completely public information that is morally reprehensible and the spectre of doxxing looms large over his actions

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:50

his nibs: Feb 27, 2016; Welcome to the
Dream Factory; Grimey Drawer

peter gabriel posted:

I cannot let that happen.

I like your new av mr hoedown sheriff cat

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:50

Dusty Lens: Jul 1, 2015; All Glory unto the Stimpire. Give up your arms and legs and embrace the beautiful agony of electricity that doubles in pain every second.

peter gabriel posted:

I cannot let that happen.

It is ok friend you have fought your war.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:51

Beet Wagon: Oct 19, 2015

peter gabriel posted:

I can't play star citizen any more it is just too poo poo

Okay, who is taking up the Pgabz mantle? Because we must have more videos.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:51

D1E: Nov 25, 2001

Beet Wagon posted:

Okay, who is taking up the Pgabz mantle? Because we must have more videos.

I heard that Dolvak has some free time now.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:52

intardnation: Feb 18, 2016; I'm going to space!

MeLKoR posted:

Look into your heart, what does it tell you?

what is love. Dont hurt me, dont hurt me, no more.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:55

Loiosh: Jul 25, 2010

Samizdata posted:

This is why I am more a fan of the particle weapon idea, frankly, even if it does require energy AND ammo/feedstock. Or rail guns.

Oh yeah, flinging poo poo is a lot easier for our level of tech. Plus, rail guns are cool.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:56

peter gabriel: Nov 8, 2011; Hello Commandos

I think until I get in the new build I should maybe give it a rest, or go find something else to do.
What are the chances of meeting another commando in that other station? If the chance is high I'll try it now and make people feel some grief

# ? Mar 1, 2016 23:58

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

MeLKoR posted:

Uncle Derek once again humbling the shitizens with his superior googling skills.

Yes, the diabolical "search and see if someone is using the same name on Twitter" maneuver.

It should be noted that CIG is equally guilty of such heinous actions...

THOSE MONSTERS.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:00

Beet Wagon: Oct 19, 2015

peter gabriel posted:

I think until I get in the new build I should maybe give it a rest, or go find something else to do.
What are the chances of meeting another commando in that other station? If the chance is high I'll try it now and make people feel some grief

Another commando as in any old player or a super secret undercover goon? Because currently even though there's no party join it's entirely possible to sync-drop and get in the same instance, and frequently possible to see an instance someone on your friends list has joined and drop in to that, if you're quick enough.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:01

Loiosh: Jul 25, 2010

xanif posted:

Posting from the past but this is not true. The electrons aren't leaving the flashlight, they are moving from one terminal to the other. The only way the flash light could lose mass, and thereby weight, would be if the tungsten (I am assuming an incandescent flashlight) is exposed to atmosphere and thus loses mass to atmosphere while heating. Tungsten enclosed in a glass bulb would not lose mass to atmosphere.

What you're saying is the equivalent of "Does a 2 pound box weigh more on the ceiling or the floor? It weighs less on the floor because it has less potential energy."

Now, if the flashlight were nuclear powered that would be a different story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo232kyTsO0&t=3m29s

You can actually do the calculations and figure out exactly how much mass is lost, but yes, you are losing mass. This is something about General Relativity that a lot of people are unclear on. There's a series of videos that'll walk you though this on the PBS channel.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:01

Toops: Nov 5, 2015; -find mood stabilizers
-also,

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

Actually doing it in real life requires a dedicated team of engineers (gently caress physicists, they're the reason we got into this mess in the first place), specialized code, and vast quantities of control software to handle all of the minute adjustments. Just look at how much effort it's taken SpaceX to get their relatively simple dongship to do the (amazing) things that it does. Starting off with a piece of concept art and expecting the loving thing to fly is a recipe for disaster and a perfect example of CIG's hubris at the highest level. Toops if you found a way to incorporate modifications to your values based on the damage dealt to the ship (so if a thruster gets blown off it would reduce thrust/torque/etc) it would pretty much be everything people want.

Totally agree with your post. The most amazing thing is, even if you do the impossible and execute mensa-level genius code to do this kind of physics sim, it has no net effect because it's a loving GAME!

Bolded bit: I already have collision and damage systems working, it would take me maybe an hour to just add thrust dampening to a particular axis that's "damaged." I specifically designed the flight model to be flexible and generic, so I wouldn't have to spend 3 weeks ripping apart whatever node/graph force/mass abomination they have going over there.

There's an adage I learned the hard way a long time ago: Clever code is bad code.

Complexity is your enemy. And I honestly believe the technical side of SC just flat isn't feasible unless they either cheat or completely cut features.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:02

peter gabriel: Nov 8, 2011; Hello Commandos

Beet Wagon posted:

Another commando as in any old player or a super secret undercover goon? Because currently even though there's no party join it's entirely possible to sync-drop and get in the same instance, and frequently possible to see an instance someone on your friends list has joined and drop in to that, if you're quick enough.

I just mean like another person, no one in particular - someone to PVP ACTION ~~with~~ against.
I am happy to go there and see what's up, but not if it means me standing around looking at cryengine for an hour on my own

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:04

Beet Wagon: Oct 19, 2015

peter gabriel posted:

I just mean like another person, no one in particular - someone to PVP ACTION ~~with~~ against.
I am happy to go there and see what's up, but not if it means me standing around looking at cryengine for an hour on my own

Hmm... I pop on every now and then and usually don't have a problem finding people to make feel grief. Servers usually fill up pretty quick in my experience.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:07

Loiosh: Jul 25, 2010

Turd Burglar posted:

Did you get a refund

For those asking, no I haven't gone for a refund. I have gifted two of the ships away. The rest I'll sell off, but I don't want to lose my account and get banned. I did give up on SC, though I still post on occasion. Plus, I like catte pics.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:07

Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

Toops posted:

Flight Controller for Solar Plebeian: http://pastebin.com/feiDi227

It's nice to see refactoring being used appropriately in your comments. It pains me to see the way CIG and Star Citizens use the term.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:07

Viscous Soda: Apr 24, 2004

Colostomy Bag posted:

Another day, another patch.

There's yet another fix for that rifle.

Wait, they're still trying to fix the doors in the Million Mile High Club? Hasn't this been an issue for... at least half a year?

Toops posted:

Flight Controller for Solar Plebeian: http://pastebin.com/feiDi227

//fuckingStupid30SecWakeup.anim.Start()

That actually made me honest to god laugh out loud.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:08

Ponzi: Feb 21, 2016; DEPORTED FROM FLAVOR TOWN

ICSA 67 LOSER; Fun Shoe

Samizdata posted:

This is why I am more a fan of the particle weapon idea, frankly, even if it does require energy AND ammo/feedstock. Or rail guns.

Maybe the energy IS the ammo - think 'futuristic disposable fuel cell type thing'

But fuckit. I'm not providing CIG with handwavium explanations for their lore for free. I have other great ideas, but if CIG are interested, they can PM me, and we'll discuss a 'consultant' role, with my exhorbitant fee being paid into my account in the Cayman Islands.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:11

orcinus: Feb 25, 2016; Fun Shoe

LowellDND posted:

Few pages back, but how would this work? Im writing scifi and that sounds awesome

I don't know the specifics beyond the vague idea and i think it's purely experimental and not very useful outside of an experimental environment.
But the general idea (i think) is this - you ignite a plasma using lasers and conduct a burst of electrons (extremely high current, extremely short time) through it.
The current induces an extremely strong magnetic field Z-pinching (imploding) the plasma.
The imploding plasma lets out an intense burst of X-ray photons.
X-ray wavelength photons bombard a (suitable) target, initiating a thermonuclear reaction.

e: Try hunting around teh googles for articles relating to this - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=6781426

e2: Please pardon any/all nonsense in the above post. I've been staring at lovely code and drinking Nikka Red for the past hour.

orcinus fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Mar 2, 2016

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:18

moonraker: Oct 29, 2015

Lmao Ohh dear I can just see this memo being sent out from Stimpire HQ now

Q Ben to come in and patronise the very people who pay his wages and then instruction will be passed down to one of the minion mods the lock it and bury it away . Next morning CIG Kraiklyn will receive a email from mein fuhrer saying posting privileges have been removed . RoadMaps = Accountability and we all know that that word scares the stimpire to there very core its like what sunlight is to a vampire

I firmly believe after having spent 3 years in CIG forms that they have a number of paid plants in the forum who are family and other invested party's of some of the devs and upper management .You always see the same faces show up when any probing question is asked and you always see the same patronising response that is designed to try and bait the poster in to a rage post and thus making it easy to ban + lock the topic.

Its like they monitor the forum 24/7 and any sign of a fire get there bullshit hose out and spay all over it .Its the same plebs/plants that post comments under each update ie First are sweet are some other brain dead dribble

moonraker fucked around with this message at 00:24 on Mar 2, 2016

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:20

Tank Boy Ken: Aug 24, 2012; J4G for life; Fallen Rib

Toops posted:

Flight Controller for Solar Plebeian: http://pastebin.com/feiDi227

You mentioned rounding errors making stoping hard. Did you try using doubles instead of floats to store the information? And only casting them as floats very needed. This would also net you the claim to "double precision"

.

From: http://www.learncpp.com/cpp-tutorial/25-floating-point-numbers/ (it's C++, but I guess floating points can be a pain in the rear end)

quote:

Rounding errors can have unexpected consequences:

code:

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip> // for std::setprecision()
 
int main()
{
    std::cout << std::setprecision(17);
 
    double d1(1.0);
    std::cout << d1 << std::endl;
	
    double d2(0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1); // should equal 1.0
    std::cout << d2 << std::endl;
}

1
0.99999999999999989

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:24

Colostomy Bag: Jan 11, 2016; C-Bangin' it

moonraker posted:

Its like they monitor the forum 24/7 and any sign of a fire get there bullshit hose out and spay all over it .Its the same plebs/plants that post comments under each update ie First are sweet are some other brain dead dribble

You can bet your sweet rear end they monitor that fan fiction forum 24/7.

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:24

Justin Tyme: Feb 22, 2011

Calling the bigtime leaver EightAce was hinting at to be Tony Zurovec

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# ? Jun 2, 2024 13:00

Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

moonraker posted:

I firmly believe after having spent 3 years in CIG forms that they have a number of paid plants in the forum who are family and other invested party's of some of the devs and upper management .You always see the same faces show up when any probing question is asked and you always see the same patronising response that is designed to try and bait the poster in to a rage post and thus making it easy to ban + lock the topic.

Its like they monitor the forum 24/7 and any sign of a fire get there bullshit hose out and spay all over it .Its the same plebs/plants that post comments under each update ie First are sweet are some other brain dead dribble

Could you please name some of the accounts you think are paid plants?

# ? Mar 2, 2016 00:27

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