EminusSleepus posted:

lol

Rhubarb94 posted:

Why is the sitting in a chair animation a far harsher punishment than the naughty griefer mechanic.

LowellDND posted:

Enter security protocols. (before the engine event)
First password must be twenty digits, upper and lower case, numeric and symbol.
Second password must be twenty digits, upper and lower case, numeric and symbol.
Third Password must be twenty digits, upper and lower case, numeric and symbol.
Passwords must be different.
Failure to enter passwords correctly will lock all doors and begin engine meltdown.
Password entry is a timed event.
Confirm you are not a robot by repeating color patterns. (Start simon says minigame)
Failure to enter passwords correctly will lock all doors and begin engine meltdown.
Password entry is a timed event.

Welcome, commander. Starting engines now.

Commander, we detect hostiles (only after they actually cause damage, and missile prep only works when there are enemies located)
Preparing to ready missiles
Transiting missiles to firing tubes
Transiting
Transiting
Missiles in tubes
Loading navigation AIs
Please select your target
Confirm target
Please select preferred warhead
Confirm warhead
Please enter launch codes (begins security protocol subroutine again)
Confirm launch
Firing. Would you like to prepare additional missiles?

Rhubarb94 posted:

Why is the sitting in a chair animation a far harsher punishment than the naughty griefer mechanic.

EminusSleepus posted:

lol

Flannelette posted:

Good they find a way to combine these things?
Sentence: 5 minutes of immersion.

LowellDND posted:

Let's go full Kafkaesque.

A room is labeled the observation deck, but lacks windows. When you press the help button, the ship explains that space has hazardous sights, so the windows were walled off.
The radio reports that the player has been targeted for arrest. When asked why, the computer reports the player massacred cities on Istvaan 7. No such planet exists.
The computer reports that the ship has collided with a flock of birds, and the cleaning fluid has been activated. The sprinklers are on in the interior of the ship. The ship is in space. There are no birds.
A soda machine is aboard the ship, but whenever you try to approach it it moves to another room. Occasionally, the ship encourages you to try the refreshing zestiness of x brand, and tells you to go to the wrong room.
Occasionally, there is an announcement of another ship sale. The ship name is random, as is the price. There is a popup of all the (random) properties. When you go to the shipyard, there is just a scout ship that you can't enter.
Alternately, the ship is ludicrously built. Engines the wrong directions, it looks like a framing error. Half a ship growing out of half of a different ship.
Occasionally, the cabin lights will go off. You will have to fix the wiring at the other end of the ship. When asked why, the computer says 'it thought you needed the exercise'.

Raskolnikov posted:

quote:

The release of The Engineers was slated for April, and was set to mark the end of the Horizons Early Access period. However, “following a review of the development of the next stage of Elite Dangerous: Horizons,” the studio has decided to push it back until after the end of its current fiscal year. That means it won't be out until sometime after May 31.

"Over a number of years, Frontier has established an outstanding track record of meeting demanding release schedules and exceptional quality thresholds, so this delay is disappointing,” Frontier CEO David Braben said in an announcement on the London Stock Exchange website “However, it is absolutely critical for the longer-term success of the Elite franchise that we maintain our absolute commitment to quality. Despite this temporary setback, the Board and I remain very excited both by the potential of the Elite franchise and the progress that Frontier is making as it transitions to self-publishing."

Rhubarb94 posted:

Why is the sitting in a chair animation a far harsher punishment than the naughty griefer mechanic.

EminusSleepus posted:

almost there! lol

fuctifino posted:

I think Solar Plebian needs a catchy theme song... and I think a lot of ideas can be borrowed from this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZS2-4-iUJ4

This song spent two weeks at number one in the UK charts in 1987.

e: the 80's was a very strange decade.

intardnation posted:

Spending all this time on antifun mechanisms instead of features. Welp I say give the carebarries something the bitch about!

Young Freud posted:

I haven't been following the thread as much as I want, but I tried looking for this along with the other No Man Sky talk but apparently, there's now a release date attached to NMS. June 21st for Playstation 4 and PC with a $60 price tag.

smellmycheese posted:

and despite a bunch of hacks being given a couple of hours to sperg around in it STILL nobody has the faintest loving clue what the point is. Except, er, Minecraft in Space, maybe, with languages and poo poo.

Toops posted:

Actually this is on the roadmap. It's called the "Neutron Paaarp Horn."

https://trello.com/c/CzmxqfBk/24-ship-weapon-neutron-paarp-horn

G0RF posted:

The 'immersive' cockpit entry video is 15 seconds long. This is 10 of it.

alphabettitouretti posted:

I'd say the recent previews have greatly clarified things. It's a survival and exploration game with the aim of reaching the centre of the universe. Enough info out there now to say with some confidence whether you're going to enjoy it or not. It seems pretty slow paced and relies a lot on self directed goals, so if you prefer a proper story and more direction you can probably give it a miss.

Gumbel2Gumbel posted:

Did you just say you understand a game you played for several hours more than a game you haven't played?

That is a really boring story. Like, real bad.

Berious posted:

This gameplay element will be more fun than anything CIG shits out

Berious posted:

Crobbers has the most bland and boring tastes imaginable.