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[Andy44]

Santa's checkflight - YouTube

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As soon as I saw that last checklist item I knew what was coming next.

Another victory in the War Against Christmas mwahahah!

 

[mojoey]

Well, this holiday season I'm particularly a curmudgeon about the whole affair (away from loved one, very little money to spend, general saltiness, etc etc), so I got a good giggle out of it.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

I think I need to move to the southern hemisphere, or at least closer to the equator, to get into the Christmas spirit. Here it's been unusually warm, but it still gets dark at 5pm, everybody is moody (and that is saying something in Massachusetts) because they haven't seen the sun for months except on weekends. Everybody is stressed out trying to make merry with friends and family, gift shopping, etc. It's the busiest time of year on campus for me, and by the time the semester is done chewing me up and pooping me out, it dumps me out into Christmas.

Ho. Ho. Ho. I'm never ready for Christmas.

My "good will to men" is worn to its thinnest at this point in the year. I just want a quiet spot by a fire where I can quietly drink my way through the Advent calendar without killing anybody. It's a low bar, I admit, but I still have standards.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Sounds like you could use a shot of holiday cheer

 

[jedidia]

As soon as I saw that last checklist item I knew what was coming next.

You have a very sick mind :lol:

but it still gets dark at 5pm, everybody is moody (and that is saying something in Massachusetts)

What, the light's don't always shine in Massachusetts?

 

[mojoey]

You have a very sick mind :lol:



What, the light's don't always shine in Massachusetts?

After 2077, electricity is hard to come by. I heard some guy set up a camp out north west of there a-ways, though.

 

[Urwumpe]

After 2077, electricity is hard to come by. I heard some guy set up a camp out north west of there a-ways, though.

You can find everything at Diamond City. Except a way to recharge your T-60 suit.

 

[jedidia]

I mention an old pop-song and get Fallout references back? Guess I'm out of the que... :shifty:
Fallout4 plays in Massachusets or what?

 

[Urwumpe]

I mention an old pop-song and get Fallout references back? Guess I'm out of the que... :shifty:
Fallout4 plays in Massachusets or what?

Right, in the Commonwealth (of Massachusets, which is the full proper name of the US state). In a compressed version of Boston, to be precise.

 

[steph]

Always thought it was some kind of unnamed wasteland or Australia, for whatever reason. Only recently found out about the whole Massachusets thing. Could've been worse, though. It could have been in the Bible Belt.

I never managed to get the earlier titles to run , likely due to driver issues. At least Fallout 2 should've worked. But if Stalker is anything to go by, Fallout must be an epic game.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Post-war, the Commonwealth has been described by Dr. Zimmer as "a war-ravaged quagmire of violence and despair".

Sounds like the Commonwealth pre-war as well. :huh:

 

[Urwumpe]

But if Stalker is anything to go by, Fallout must be an epic game.

Cute world, good atmosphere, interesting weapons... but also a rather antique engine with too many rather boring NPCs. The NPCs are so lifeless that you really have the tendency to shoot at shop windows dummys. The settlement aspect of the game is soo much micromanagement, that I find it rather annoying than appealing. Fighting feels pretty unfair in the sense, that it feels like the enemy always hits while you constantly get your shots blocked by a piece of wire in the LOS.

I still would say that Witcher III is the better game. Alone because it has NPCs that really make you care and really add weight to your decisions. I have stopped counting how many NPCs I killed or allowed to be killed in Fallout 4 for letting quests advance because there was no other option.

 

[Matias Saibene]

Can someone tell me how I can get the coordinates of mesh to correctly locate the touchdown points, thrusters, etc.?

I used Mesh Wizard but has not worked for me, not open the mesh.
Note: I use blender.

 

[SolarLiner]

Can someone tell me how I can get the coordinates of mesh to correctly locate the touchdown points, thrusters, etc.?

I used Mesh Wizard but has not worked for me, not open the mesh.
Note: I use blender.

In Blender, when you import your mesh, be sure to uncheck "Transform Y Axis", or whatever close to it. Then you'll be able to use the 3D Marker as a way to get the coordinates.

 

[mojoey]

the game is soo much micromanagement, that I find it rather annoying than appealing.

Hi there, I'm coming to you live from Hearts Of Iron III...

 

[Matias Saibene]

In Blender, when you import your mesh, be sure to uncheck "Transform Y Axis", or whatever close to it. Then you'll be able to use the 3D Marker as a way to get the coordinates.

Thank you very much.
Do you plan to make the 2016 Orbiter calendar?

 

[Izack]

Funny how you can adapt to having low FPS on some games. TES Oblivion runs smooth, but according to a friend , it still lags. Last week, I modded Skyrim to run better on my rig (lower textures, modifying the config files for absolutely minimum specs etc) and it works well. I mean, the FPS is still quite low, but it's definitely playable. In close quarters and with multiple foes, it can get almost turn-based, if you know what I mean, but otherwise it's fine.

Before I had my current PC (runs Skyrim smoothly on ultra settings with all sorts of mods... don't hate me :shifty I was adapted to playing games at 15-25fps tops, with no complaints. Once you get out of there, it's hard to go back...

I have just discovered "Troll Science"

What bothers me most about this image is that the author used "whereas" instead of "wherein". Everything else is legit.

Hi there, I'm coming to you live from Hearts Of Iron III...

Nice! I'm incredibly late to the Paradox party, but they have some great games.

 

[mojoey]

Nice! I'm incredibly late to the Paradox party, but they have some great games.

Paradox makes some fantastic games. A bit of a tip for HOI3: I tend to disregard the naming conventions for units, except for brigades and divisions. Corps, Armies, Army Groups, etc are all named according to where they're fighting. E.G. If I'm playing as the US, there won't be an 8th Air Force or 5th Fleet, there will be a 8th Euro Air Force and a 5th Pacific Fleet. It's not exactly 'historically accurate' but it helps to keep things organized.

 

[Matias Saibene]

Experimenting with some models in Blender Cycles and GIMP.

 

[Urwumpe]

This afternoon at the Wolfsburg Christmas Market...

Well, this ain't no Christmas Songs.