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Ayn Marx
Dec 21, 2012

The whole archiving thing is just baffling
What does it matter and why would we care?
Maybe they want to archive Chris Robert's promises instead, before they disappear from the Roberts Space Industries forums?

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Xaerael
Aug 25, 2010

Marching Powder is objectively the worst poster known. He also needs to learn how a keyboard works.

trucutru posted:

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 tens of people want to interact.

ftfy

doingitwrong
Jul 27, 2013

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?

I don't 100% know what they mean by 'hidden' match-making but EVE's set of mechanics involve hierarchies of star systems and then the incredibly complex mechanics of grids to subdivide the player base with the fallback of time dilation for when there are fights that just NEED to happen with thousands of people (and even then the servers strain and you get weird situations like people in totally empty systems experiencing TiDi because some other system running on the same server blade got crammed full of people).

This old PDF describing how knowledgeable players can manipulate the grids of EVE space gives a glimpse into the kind of insane complexity required to create the illusion of continuous space.

Mr Fronts
Jan 31, 2016

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

Ayn Marx posted:

The whole archiving thing is just baffling
What does it matter and why would we care?
Maybe they want to archive Chris Robert's promises instead, before they disappear from the Roberts Space Industries forums?

To the Bullshitmobile!

JugbandDude
Jul 19, 2016

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun

Shine on you crazy diamond!

Ayn Marx posted:

The whole archiving thing is just baffling
What does it matter and why would we care?
Maybe they want to archive Chris Robert's promises instead, before they disappear from the Roberts Space Industries forums?

Are you implying that archiving the mean words some internet dude said about your video game is pointless?

Get outta here with your crazy talk.

DarkRefreshment
May 5, 2015

Nothing is funnier than a dog in a formal outfit. Look it up on the internets.

Wrecked Angle posted:

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

New thread title?

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

Try taking it orally next time

This too.

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/6Daata/status/869210994475585537

Tijuana Bibliophile
Dec 30, 2008

Scratchmo

:sad:

Nuclearmonkee
Jun 10, 2009



Someone please post the contrast between attractive blonde lady w/ star citizen twibbon with the fat pale manchildren who use their horrifying visage in their twitter profile

Drunk Theory
Aug 20, 2016


Oven Wrangler

Clap for tinkerbell damnit.

Colostomy Bag
Jan 11, 2016

:lesnick: C-Bangin' it :lesnick:


The day is still young, but that is the most asinine thing I've seen today so far.

Daztek
Jun 2, 2006



I'm a Star Citizen

Jobbo_Fett
Mar 7, 2014

Slava Ukrayini

Clapping Larry


300 Employees doesn`t buy you graphics, buying graphics buys you graphics!

Jobbo_Fett
Mar 7, 2014

Slava Ukrayini

Clapping Larry
Also, lol at Citizen who claimed they were using it free of charge because of copyright laws despite being completely wrong on that.


Lol at the artists of the BEST drat SPACE SIM EVER need to resort to buying graphics online instead of making their own.


With 150 million + dollars.

Xaerael
Aug 25, 2010

Marching Powder is objectively the worst poster known. He also needs to learn how a keyboard works.

Jobbo_Fett posted:



300 Employees doesn`t buy you graphics, buying graphics buys you graphics!

Wait wait... they paid for the jpeg and used the WATERMARKED version?

:roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao:

JugbandDude
Jul 19, 2016

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun

Shine on you crazy diamond!

Xaerael posted:

Wait wait... they paid for the jpeg and used the WATERMARKED version?

:roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao:

I'm a Star Citizen

XxXCaptainNoxXxX
May 18, 2017

by zen death robot

Xaerael posted:

Wait wait... they paid for the jpeg and used the WATERMARKED version?

:roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao:

Noice

Jobbo_Fett
Mar 7, 2014

Slava Ukrayini

Clapping Larry
This is good for Star Citizen because

AutismVaccine
Feb 26, 2017


SPECIAL NEEDS
SQUAD

Xaerael posted:

Wait wait... they paid for the jpeg and used the WATERMARKED version?

:roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao:

Just imagine the most expensive method which yields the worst result.

Big goon fuckup, we should have seen this from a mile away.

SelenicMartian
Sep 14, 2013

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

Xaerael posted:

Wait wait... they paid for the jpeg and used the WATERMARKED version?

:roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao::roflolmao:
More likely they were told to pay ASAP or else.

Although it's CIg. The guy who bought the pic and the artist who used it aren't even on the same continent, probably.

History Comes Inside!
Nov 20, 2004




They obviously used the watermarked version to advertise the stock image company in exchange for a deep discount on their jpegs because crobberts is a business mastermind.

Nice fud goonies

Flared Basic Bitch
Feb 22, 2005

Invading your personal space since 1968.

Mr Fronts posted:

What procedurally generated To 40 hits will be on Earth Mix Radio?
<etc...>

What bond paper will your suicide note be written on when our piece of poo poo game doesn't ship?

Jobbo_Fett
Mar 7, 2014

Slava Ukrayini

Clapping Larry
Now that that's closed, I've officially investigated CIG dealings more thoroughly than anyone who still has money in this dumpster fire, and isn't called Derek Smart.

Virtual Captain
Feb 20, 2017

Archive Priest of the Stimperial Order

Star Citizen Good, in all things forevermore. Amen.
:pray:

Jobbo_Fett posted:



300 Employees doesn`t buy you graphics, buying graphics buys you graphics!

Star Citizen: Hope you are well and dandy

starkebn
May 18, 2004

"Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"
didn't Lethality post that exact same Twitter overlay thing a year ago?

nawledgelambo
Nov 8, 2016

Immersion chariot

Jobbo_Fett posted:



300 Employees doesn`t buy you graphics, buying graphics buys you graphics!

did cig just collectively own us all

Atrayonis
Jul 6, 2008

Godspeed, brave canary

starkebn posted:

didn't Lethality post that exact same Twitter overlay thing a year ago?
I don't know if it was him, but yeah, I had a deja vue too.

XxXCaptainNoxXxX
May 18, 2017

by zen death robot

nawledgelambo posted:

did cig just collectively own us all

like sorta but in the process they owned themselves even harder using the watermarked graphic when they bought it.

The Titanic
Sep 15, 2016

Unsinkable

Flared Basic Bitch posted:

It was. But I'm going to tell you a secret. Come closer. Closer...









You can still like both of them. It's ok.

I :love: secrets like this.

I do like them both. I like many of multiple things. Like a enjoy Pepsi and Coca Cola.

MedicineHut
Feb 25, 2016

Virtual Captain posted:

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





"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 ͟c̦̻̯͘o̖͓̮̥̫̺͖̳̝̖͞me̷s̟̙)
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 ̘c̦̻̯͍͈̼̘͘o̪͞ͅm̨͍͎͉͔ȩs̟̙, 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

Thanks for that man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CuNBengxaQ

nawledgelambo
Nov 8, 2016

Immersion chariot

XxXCaptainNoxXxX posted:

like sorta but in the process they owned themselves even harder using the watermarked graphic when they bought it.

i can stand by that

Flared Basic Bitch
Feb 22, 2005

Invading your personal space since 1968.

XxXCaptainNoxXxX posted:

like sorta but in the process they owned themselves even harder using the watermarked graphic when they bought it.

I suspect they bought it after the fact since buying an image gets you the unwatermarked version. Why the hell would you pay the money and then not use the legal, less lovely version?

Flared Basic Bitch
Feb 22, 2005

Invading your personal space since 1968.

The Titanic posted:

I like many of multiple things. Like a enjoy Pepsi and Coca Cola.

Well that's just hosed up.

The Titanic
Sep 15, 2016

Unsinkable

Flared Basic Bitch posted:

Well that's just hosed up.

I know I live on the edge. :smuggo:

Zzr
Oct 6, 2016

Jobbo_Fett posted:



300 Employees doesn`t buy you graphics, buying graphics buys you graphics!

Nice deep investigation. Report on Dr. Smart discord for your unwatermarked payement, a gambling box for LoD.

Zzr
Oct 6, 2016

The Titanic posted:

I know I live on the edge. :smuggo:

The edge of an iceberg can be sharp.

DarkRefreshment
May 5, 2015

Nothing is funnier than a dog in a formal outfit. Look it up on the internets.

The Titanic posted:

I do like them both. I like many of multiple things. Like a enjoy Pepsi and Coca Cola.

For the longest time their was a giant Pepsi billboard across from Coca Cola's World HQ here in the ATL.

I aspire to achieve Pepsi's level of trolling.:allears:

his nibs
Feb 27, 2016

:kayak:Welcome to the:kayak:
Dream Factory
:kayak:
Grimey Drawer
It's all cola to me :shrug:

JugbandDude
Jul 19, 2016

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun

Shine on you crazy diamond!

his nibs posted:

It's all cola to me :shrug:

MODS?!

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Mirificus
Oct 29, 2004

Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

starkebn posted:

didn't Lethality post that exact same Twitter overlay thing a year ago?

https://twitter.com/TarkaRoshe/status/790181531054596096

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