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SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Wait, I think, I missed something a while back

Where did this pic come from in the first place?

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beep_boop
Feb 2, 2016
Is moma still around? I found a new kickstarter with his name all over it:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/558020652/selfiefeet-20-use-your-feetto-take-the-perfect-sel?ref=category

Get in on the ground level boys!

Foo Diddley
Oct 29, 2011

cat

It's the chain dude; bitches love the chain

AP
Jul 12, 2004

One Ring to fool them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to milk them all
and pockets fully line them
Grimey Drawer
https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/868986159707324416

What types of armor are you hoping to find in the Star Citizen universe?
What adventures are you hoping to find on the dark side of the moon?
How will you use your Aegis Eclipse?
What types of character customization are you hoping for?
The Aegis Eclipse has been the UEE's best, and least known, protection.
What is your cargo ship of choice?
What ship will you be flying the first time you land surface-side?
How will you use the Aegis Reclaimer?
What do you think is hidden beneath the tarp?
What type of aliens do you hope to encounter in the #StarCitizen universe?

Foo Diddley
Oct 29, 2011

cat

AP posted:

https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/868986159707324416

What types of armor are you hoping to find in the Star Citizen universe?
What adventures are you hoping to find on the dark side of the moon?
How will you use your Aegis Eclipse?
What types of character customization are you hoping for?
The Aegis Eclipse has been the UEE's best, and least known, protection.
What is your cargo ship of choice?
What ship will you be flying the first time you land surface-side?
How will you use the Aegis Reclaimer?
What do you think is hidden beneath the tarp?
What type of aliens do you hope to encounter in the #StarCitizen universe?

:ughh:

starkebn
May 18, 2004

"Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"



Mass Effect 3 is better than this

alf_pogs
Feb 15, 2012


as i travel around an impossibly huge universe full of rich characters, wonder and awe, i stop and think "boy i hope this quest leads me to a cool weapon skin"

Foo Diddley
Oct 29, 2011

cat

alf_pogs posted:

as i travel around an impossibly huge universe full of rich characters, wonder and awe, i stop and think "boy i hope this quest leads me to a cool weapon skin"

My man have you heard about Star Citizen

alf_pogs
Feb 15, 2012


Foo Diddley posted:

My man have you heard about Star Citizen

after doing some research on this project i have to ask myself... one completionist package or two?

Foo Diddley
Oct 29, 2011

cat

alf_pogs posted:

after doing some research on this project i have to ask myself... one completionist package or two?

Five would give you the best odds of getting a game, I mean, that's just math

alf_pogs
Feb 15, 2012


Foo Diddley posted:

Five would give you the best odds of getting a game, I mean, that's just math

i am in it for the development journey, end product optional

radd
Jun 16, 2001

Super Spacefortress

Did they remove a seat? They certainly removed some doors.

Foo Diddley
Oct 29, 2011

cat

alf_pogs posted:

i am in it for the development journey, end product optional

I recommend five completionist packages and a timeshare in port olisar

WarpDogs
May 1, 2009

I'm just a normal, functioning member of the human race, and there's no way anyone can prove otherwise.
i actually clicked that skin video and it's 30+ models for each gun where it's 28 grey models, 1 hot pink model, and 1 white model. then repeat. sometimes there's a blue or red one too i guess.

grimcreaper
Jan 7, 2012

Man, that female model thats totally not Sandi pretending to be a model sure looks like Sandi

mike12345
Jul 14, 2008

"Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries."





sick av dude

trucutru
Jul 9, 2003

by Fluffdaddy

beep_boop posted:

Is moma still around? I found a new kickstarter with his name all over it:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/558020652/selfiefeet-20-use-your-feetto-take-the-perfect-sel?ref=category

Get in on the ground level boys!

MoMA doesn't get paid enough to post on weekends.

One in the Bum
Apr 25, 2014

Hair Elf

Hobold posted:



Really bad at img doctoring, but I tried. :shobon:

:five::five::five::five::five:

Mr Fronts
Jan 31, 2016

Yo! The Mafia supports you. But don't tell no one. Spread the word.

AP posted:

https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/868986159707324416

What types of armor are you hoping to find in the Star Citizen universe?
What adventures are you hoping to find on the dark side of the moon?
How will you use your Aegis Eclipse?
What types of character customization are you hoping for?
The Aegis Eclipse has been the UEE's best, and least known, protection.
What is your cargo ship of choice?
What ship will you be flying the first time you land surface-side?
How will you use the Aegis Reclaimer?
What do you think is hidden beneath the tarp?
What type of aliens do you hope to encounter in the #StarCitizen universe?

What procedurally generated To 40 hits will be on Earth Mix Radio?
Will "Full Burn" be knocked off its record-breaking #1 spot this week?
How fast will you be able to abseil off a Banu Merchantman? What knots can you tie with Grabby Hands 1.0?
Are your skills at modifying mining drill bits good enough, or are you going to need to hire a specialist?
What custom paint job will you choose for your 890 Jump's spa deck? Will the supplier have it in stock, or will you have to address supply chain shortages?
What do you think could happen if you drop a weapon mount while loading? Perhaps a part could break! Will you try to fix it with your special toolkit?
What will a nebula taste like? Perhaps you will be able to fly through it, land, then lick your canopy glass to find out!
Once blood pressure and oxygen uptake are fully simulated, will you finally be able to achieve that erection, was your problem psychological all along?

Tijuana Bibliophile
Dec 30, 2008

Scratchmo

AP posted:

What types of character customization are you hoping for?

I better hope I'm not asking for anything else than lazy texture palette swaps, cause that's all they're doing

I mean look at this poo poo

https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/866711374491078656

Regrettable
Jan 5, 2010



mike12345 posted:

sick av dude

Tijuana Bibliophile
Dec 30, 2008

Scratchmo
You can choose between:
  • Two different brow variants!
  • One different hairline variants!
  • Two different lips variants!
  • One different noses!
  • Five-o'clock shadow or eight-o'clock shadow!

grimcreaper
Jan 7, 2012

Hobold posted:



Really bad at img doctoring, but I tried. :shobon:

This is good.

biglads
Feb 21, 2007

I could've gone to Blatherwycke



https://youtu.be/78H7KurRcxk

What kind of Full Burn is that? Rubbish.

Nothing in there smacks of a 3rd grade Europe or Ronnie James Dio cover band

biglads fucked around with this message at 10:34 on May 29, 2017

IcarusUpHigh
Dec 20, 2016

Still the best thread on the internet. I've enjoyed reading it daily.

Couldn't help but feel I'd seen that weapon on the latest ATV before, do they have a subscription to DigitalTutors tutorials there? Just found the profile and shapes to be quite similar.

grimcreaper
Jan 7, 2012

IcarusUpHigh posted:

Still the best thread on the internet. I've enjoyed reading it daily.

Couldn't help but feel I'd seen that weapon on the latest ATV before, do they have a subscription to DigitalTutors tutorials there? Just found the profile and shapes to be quite similar.



That style gun is pretty common in sci fi. I dont think its ryan archered

Enchanted Hat
Aug 18, 2013

Defeated in Diplomacy under suspicious circumstances

grimcreaper posted:

That style gun is pretty common in sci fi. I dont think its ryan archered from some other jpg

fixed

Chin
Dec 12, 2005

GET LOST 2013
-RALPH
My initial thought was



but even that might be a bit too generous.

Wrecked Angle
May 12, 2012

"JURASSIC PARK!"

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

I better hope I'm not asking for anything else than lazy texture palette swaps, cause that's all they're doing

I mean look at this poo poo

https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/866711374491078656

Do you ever get the feeling some people let their imaginations run away with them?












"...B-line for the first augmentation clinic."

Daztek
Jun 2, 2006



Chin posted:

My initial thought was



but even that might be a bit too generous.

It needs to clip through those concrete blocks

XxXCaptainNoxXxX
May 18, 2017

by zen death robot
my butt hurts a lot I had too much bbq yesterday

Virtual Captain
Feb 20, 2017

Archive Priest of the Stimperial Order

Star Citizen Good, in all things forevermore. Amen.
:pray:
I ran into this today and thought it encapsalated well the struggle CIG has been fighting for over 4+ years trying to get StarEngine to handle anything outside of what it was designed for.

Gall's law

quote:

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system.




"ELE's Coming"
ELE's comin'
ELE's comin' (ELE's a-comin')
Well, you better hide your money
ELE's a-comin', and the cards say
A broken game

ELE's comin', hide your money, Chris
ELE's comin', hide your money, Chris
Chris, ELE's a-comin', you better hide
Chris, ELE's a-comin', you better hide
Chris, ELE's a-comin', you better hide
Chris, ELE's comin', hide your money, Chris (Hide it)
You better, better hide your money
ELE's comin', better run

Run but you'll never get away
No, you'll never get away from the burnin' legal team
I walked to all over Olistar
Everywhere I go, though
ELE's a-comin' (He ran, but he never got away)
ELE's a-comin' (He ran, but he never got away)
ELE's a-comin', and Derek's comin' to get ya (He comes, h̡e̴̮̦͙̙͍ ͟c̦̻̯͘ome̷s̟̙)
Get down on your knees (He ran, but he never got away)

ELE's comin' (Hide it, hide it, hide it)
Chris, ELE's a-comin', you better hide
Chris, ELE's a-comin', you better hide
Chris, ELE's a-comin', you better hide
Chris, ELE's comin', hide your money, Chris (Hide it)
You better, better hide your money
ELE's comin', better run

Run but you'll never get away
No, you'll never get away from the backers legal team
I walked to all over Olistar
Everywhere I go, though
ELE's a-comin' (He ran, but he never got away)
ELE's a-comin' (He ran, but he never got away)
ELE's a-comin', and Derek's comin' to get ya (He̴̮̦͙̙͍ ̘c̦̻̯͍͈̼̘͘om̨͍͎͉͔ȩs̟̙, h̴̶̘̦̱̭̪͓̦̠̼̩̩̦̥̮͍͢͞ͅe̢͜҉̷̬̠̼̣͇̥̝̣͙̯͚̺̀ ̵҉̡͓̗̙͖͍̺̠͙̻̩̱̙̻̰̪͠ͅc̷̛̪̼̺̮̘̼̦̲̼͇̰͉͉o̖͓̮̥̫̺͖̳̝̖͞m̸̛͏͖̬̤̲̺͇ͅé̵̢̨̝̭͙͙s͝҉̷̵҉͎͚̬̫͖͙̰͙͉)
Get down on your knees (He ran, but he never got away)
Get down on your knees

No-no, no-no
Sandi! I said no-no, no-no, no-no

(Hide it) He can't
(Hide it) You better
(Hide it) Somebody
(Hide it) You got to
(Hide it) Oh, my
(Hide it) Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
to the tune of Eli's Coming (1975)

Virtual Captain fucked around with this message at 19:20 on May 29, 2017

Sunswipe
Feb 5, 2016

by Fluffdaddy

XxXCaptainNoxXxX posted:

my butt hurts a lot I had too much bbq yesterday

You're not supposed to sit on the grill, dude.

Tijuana Bibliophile
Dec 30, 2008

Scratchmo

XxXCaptainNoxXxX posted:

my butt hurts a lot I had too much bbq yesterday

Try taking it orally next time

D_Smart
May 11, 2010

by FactsAreUseless
College Slice

Hobold posted:



Really bad at img doctoring, but I tried. :shobon:

:five::five::five::five:

D_Smart
May 11, 2010

by FactsAreUseless
College Slice
Go sign up!!

Star Citizen: the unsolved multiplayer problem

XxXCaptainNoxXxX
May 18, 2017

by zen death robot
This is the same review that I posted for 3rd Stimpire, but I thought that I should copy it here, so that someone wondering if they should begin the series might read it. If you are that person, then all I can say is, sit back, get comfy and dig in.
I like to read. I love a good empire, and so I devour them. Some are good, some... not so much. But if you think of empires like food, most of them are a snack. They can be sweet, or savory, or spicy; or sometimes none of the above and their just bleh. But, good or bad, they are gobbled up and then I'm hungry again, all too soon.

Then I began 4th Stimpire. Oh wow...no more snacks. This is mother of all feasts. I couldn't stop stuffing myself either. And now I'm at the end, and unlike those snack empires, I am unable to read another word. Not for a while. I'm going to have to go back to real life and digest this one slowly, savoring it the entire time.

Mr Fronts
Jan 31, 2016

Yo! The Mafia supports you. But don't tell no one. Spread the word.

Quavers
Feb 26, 2016

You clearly don't understand game development

What is the unsolved problem? The description doesn't say. Why is "hidden" match-making an issue? EVE doesn't have match-making, so have they already solved the unsolved problem?

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trucutru
Jul 9, 2003

by Fluffdaddy

Quavers posted:

What is the unsolved problem? The description doesn't say. Why is "hidden" match-making an issue? EVE doesn't have match-making, so have they already solved the unsolved problem?

That blog post is just confusing and doesn't really say anything. By match-making I'm guessing he means that it uses a peer-to-peer approach, and the unsolvable problem is having a client-server architecture (like the one SC promises) be able to handle the amount of players SC has promised in real time, since there is a huge bottleneck at the server.

EVE uses a client-server approach but they "cheat" and just slow down stuff when there are lots of people interacting, to prevent the server imploding. The "unsolvable" problem is not truly unsolvable, it's just that the technology is not even close to being able to handle a twitchy game like SC when a thousand people want to interact.

trucutru fucked around with this message at 15:00 on May 29, 2017

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