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RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-06-2016

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MRW I realize I've been playing tropico for many many many hours in borderless window mode and my NVIDIA drivers haven't crashed once.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Shaadaris - 02-06-2016

Limiting myself to checking all the webcomics I read for updates every 2 or so weeks... Is not helping.
Still doesn't feel like enough pages x.x


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-06-2016

You know. How does a third world island nation like Tropico get their hands on an aircraft carrier? They operate T-34/76s as their "main battle tank" and early model BTRs as IFVs, yet they have an aircraft carrier and apparently a squadron of carrier capable MiG-21s.

I shouldn't question a game where you circumvent international uranium shipping laws by canning it and selling it as canned "food" until the UN accidentally buys some thinking it's actual food.

"presidente it's terrible! you need to tear down that evil nuclear power plant immediately! for the environment!"
HOLD THE FUCK UP YOU GRASS MUNCHER, YOU WANT ME TO DESTROY THE ISLAND'S ONLY SUBSTANTIAL SOURCE OF VAGUELY GREEN ENERGY BECAUSE OF SOME TOXIC WASTE!? toxic waste we dispose of very carefully mind you, more carefully than the emissions from the gas power plant at any rate.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - SCN-3_NULL - 02-06-2016

(02-06-2016, 09:54 AM)Surge Wrote: You know. How does a third world island nation like Tropico get their hands on an aircraft carrier? They operate T-34/76s as their "main battle tank" and early model BTRs as IFVs, yet they have an aircraft carrier and apparently a squadron of carrier capable MiG-21s.

I shouldn't question a game where you circumvent international uranium shipping laws by canning it and selling it as canned "food" until the UN accidentally buys some thinking it's actual food.


"presidente it's terrible! you need to tear down that evil nuclear power plant immediately! for the environment!"
HOLD THE FUCK UP YOU GRASS MUNCHER, YOU WANT ME TO DESTROY THE ISLAND'S ONLY SUBSTANTIAL SOURCE OF VAGUELY GREEN ENERGY BECAUSE OF SOME TOXIC WASTE!? toxic waste we dispose of very carefully mind you, more carefully than the emissions from the gas power plant at any rate.

I'm opretty sure there are a carrier capable MiG-21, atleast one prototype/concept in Vector thrust.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-06-2016

a quick check on wiki and I don't see any carrier variants but there are a LOT of variants so I may have missed one. there is the MiG-21PD which was an STOL though, ideal as a carrier variant, if it had entered production.

So Tropico has had an increasingly bad rebel problem for the past few decades, I finally checked some basic polls to find the root of the issue.
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4 churches on an island of 700 isn't enough so the religious faction built an army to overthrow me for jesus or some shit.
edit:WELL THE RELIGIOUS FACTION VOTED ME OUT.
Somehow, in a constitutionally atheist (not just secular) nation, the religious faction came to represent almost all of the population, demanded more and more from the local churches despite nobody in or out of the faction being willing to become priests for these churches, they sabotaged the nation in near open rebellion for decades, and then as it started to slip into total collapse, they snatched up the reigns so they could ride it down to rock bottom.
Good job you bible thumping retards.

OKAY XCOM starts up again, but now the steam workshop is broken and I need that SMG mod.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-06-2016

"'the ski mask should be a face paint option not a helmet, if I wanna wear a helmet over my ski mask I should be able to!"
"I bet I can just shift around a .ini and fix that"
and now I'm installing dev tools.

SWEET BABY JESUS
So I started a new game because I turtled too hard in the last one.
new starting squad: Ehks, Gregor, and two randoms who are almost certainly siblings.

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RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - SCN-3_NULL - 02-06-2016

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/02/05/free-windows-10-true-cost/#2715e4857a0b2935e49a593f
I'm starting to think upgrade is a bad idea






RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - SCN-3_NULL - 02-06-2016

https://aw.my.com/us/news/general/eternal-warrior-75-years-sherman
think it's possible the sherman be in armored warfare?


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-07-2016

The ayys think their clever codexes are going to beat us once and for all, that by teleporting onto our flanks and shooting us in the face they can circumvent our mighty magnetic weapons, well I got news for you ADVENT.
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RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-07-2016

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The ayys won't know what hit them.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Shaadaris - 02-07-2016

(02-06-2016, 01:30 PM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote: http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/02/05/free-windows-10-true-cost/#2715e4857a0b2935e49a593f
I'm starting to think upgrade is a bad idea

Okay that's the last straw. If I end up with Windows 10 on any of my systems I'm switching to Linux or something else and never going back. Fuck Moneysoft with a splintery telephone pole, what they're doing should be illegal. They're all but forcing people to upgrade, and cutting off Windows 7 and 8 support for new hardware suddenly is going back on their word. I hope their increasing number of hilarious failures of products leads to them collapsing so companies that give a flying fuck about their customers can take over. I don't care if they own Minecraft or the XBox or any other brands, those can be reaquired by people who have the right to be running them after Microsoft burns.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Comito - 02-07-2016

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RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Shaadaris - 02-07-2016

(02-07-2016, 03:57 AM)Shaadaris Wrote:
(02-06-2016, 01:30 PM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote: http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/02/05/free-windows-10-true-cost/#2715e4857a0b2935e49a593f
I'm starting to think upgrade is a bad idea

Okay that's the last straw. If I end up with Windows 10 on any of my systems I'm switching to Linux or something else and never going back. Fuck Moneysoft with a splintery telephone pole, what they're doing should be illegal. They're all but forcing people to upgrade, and cutting off Windows 7 and 8 support for new hardware suddenly is going back on their word. I hope their increasing number of hilarious failures of products leads to them collapsing so companies that give a flying fuck about their customers can take over. I don't care if they own Minecraft or the XBox or any other brands, those can be reaquired by people who have the right to be running them after Microsoft burns.

To expand on this, I ask, does anyone here used Linux/Ubutnu/etc. operating systems mainly? I've been doing a little studying and by the sounds of it getting most games and lots of software to run on Linux/Ubutnu/etc. OSes is incredibly aggravating since you need to use stuff like WINE ("""WINE Is Not an Emulator" Is Not an Emulator" Is Not an Emulator..." (etc.)) (I love that acronym so much) or Virtual Machines, both of which come with performance or general compatability issues, or dual-boot and end up using Windows anyway.

Since I'm so familiar (and particular to) the (good (Pre-8)) Windows interface, I'm considering getting Zorin OS at some point, which is based off Ubutnu. However, it seems like the hassle of getting anything I have on Windows 7/8.1 to work on it would be facedesk-worthy.

So basically, does anyone bother with these things, or do you give up and dual boot?
Or are there better options by now? (Lots of these guides were a couple years old)


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-07-2016

Just skimmed that article. So the "real cost" of win10 is microsoft pushing it really hard? The NSA-machine point has already been beaten to death many times over so I won't even go there, but they keep offhandedly implying that windows 10 is evil incarnate for being really aggressive in getting people to upgrade, which I find largely understandable when the goal of their big campaign to make windows 10 the new standard is to significantly ease the burden of providing tech support to a world that uses their OS by standardizing the OS and thus the support. I agree that taking the choice out of people's hands is annoying but what does that have to do with windows 10? Microsoft has done all these things and instead of blaming Microsoft we're just blaming Windows 10 as if it's something far more insidious than just a standardized OS.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Shaadaris - 02-07-2016

>Video: Guy reviewing Fallout 4 Bullet Time mod which is toggleable, configurable and uses AP.
>Comment: "This mod is cheating!"

Whot?! It's harder to use than VATS since you have to aim manually, it still takes lots of AP, and depending on how you configure it is only slightly easier than real-time shooting. Some people just like to start arguments for the sake of arguing... And seriously, if you don't like a mod, don't install the damn thing and stop complaining about other people using it. Cheating would be activating Godmode and noclipping, or completing all quests via the console, or giving yourself items for free... You know, breaking the game instead of adding a mechanic that many people have added and used in previous games because VATS is bleh.
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(02-07-2016, 04:42 AM)Surge Wrote: Just skimmed that article. So the "real cost" of win10 is microsoft pushing it really hard? The NSA-machine point has already been beaten to death many times over so I won't even go there, but they keep offhandedly implying that windows 10 is evil incarnate for being really aggressive in getting people to upgrade, which I find largely understandable when the goal of their big campaign to make windows 10 the new standard is to significantly ease the burden of providing tech support to a world that uses their OS by standardizing the OS and thus the support. I agree that taking the choice out of people's hands is annoying but what does that have to do with windows 10? Microsoft has done all these things and instead of blaming Microsoft we're just blaming Windows 10 as if it's something far more insidious than just a standardized OS.

Yeah, the article was sort of blaming the wrong thing, but the point stands in that Microsoft is being incredibly stupid and alienating a large portion of their userbase, or forcing them into something they don't want because they don't know how to stop it, which alienates even more of their userbase.

I don't care how unified their OS ventures will be, they said they would keep supporting 7 and 8.1 for years, and they backed out of that abruptly and gave some half-assed spiel about how if you want to upgrade your hardware your warranty will be null and void unless you get Win10. They're using backhanded tactics to swiftly and silently remove people's choice to change their OS: removing popup box options, resetting user settings - preying on those who aren't particularily knowledgable about computers and sneaking around those who do.

In fact, my nan ended up with Windows 10 a few months ago... somehow (her explaination raised more questions) and the interface changes from 7 are really screwing with her (and me when I tried to help her - seriously what the fuck how is this even Windows?). She even talked to Microsoft and asked if they could help her revert it because the "upgrade" was being problematic and she didn't understand how to use it. Microsoft's response was along the lines of "that's impossible and you can't" which is complete bullshit. Seriously, preying on an old lady because she didn't know any better. Real smooth, you sonnabitches.

Basically, we paid for a computer with Windows 7 or 8.1. It should be our choice if we want to switch to a different free version, and no matter how long has elapsed we should be allowed to go back to the version we paid for - for free. Microsoft should not be allowed to change the user's own settings or install major changes without permission even with or without automatic updates on. They're just panicking because nobody actually likes or wants their latest business mistakes.

They keep saying it's "optional" but that's like saying staying in prison is optional. It's possible to circumvent but ludicrously difficult to keep doing so over and over since the countermeasures keep increasing. They're trying to make it so people who "choose" to stay with the older OSes will have a living hell trying to avoid updating while keeping their support - stacking the pros/cons so that people will eventually give in and switch, or outright secretly altering the response to the choice without consent.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-07-2016

I'm calling it now, Gregor Ironback is the biggest badass I've had under my command since Carmine got his hands on a plasma sniper. I had to send him on a mission while he was injured because god damnit we've been grounded and we need to be back in the air yesterday, he slices and dices his way through the aliens, comes back with a new notches on his blade, and according to medbay after an hour or so of being shot at he is now in perfect health and cleared for continued combat duty.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Comito - 02-07-2016

(02-07-2016, 06:40 AM)Surge Wrote: I'm calling it now, Gregor Ironback is the biggest badass I've had under my command since Carmine got his hands on a plasma sniper. I had to send him on a mission while he was injured because god damnit we've been grounded and we need to be back in the air yesterday, he slices and dices his way through the aliens, comes back with a new notches on his blade, and according to medbay after an hour or so of being shot at he is now in perfect health and cleared for continued combat duty.

I am glad he is serving you well.

What about Ehks?


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-07-2016

(02-07-2016, 05:22 AM)Shaadaris Wrote:
(02-07-2016, 04:42 AM)Surge Wrote: Just skimmed that article. So the "real cost" of win10 is microsoft pushing it really hard? The NSA-machine point has already been beaten to death many times over so I won't even go there, but they keep offhandedly implying that windows 10 is evil incarnate for being really aggressive in getting people to upgrade, which I find largely understandable when the goal of their big campaign to make windows 10 the new standard is to significantly ease the burden of providing tech support to a world that uses their OS by standardizing the OS and thus the support. I agree that taking the choice out of people's hands is annoying but what does that have to do with windows 10? Microsoft has done all these things and instead of blaming Microsoft we're just blaming Windows 10 as if it's something far more insidious than just a standardized OS.

Yeah, the article was sort of blaming the wrong thing, but the point stands in that Microsoft is being incredibly stupid and alienating a large portion of their userbase, or forcing them into something they don't want because they don't know how to stop it, which alienates even more of their userbase.

I don't care how unified their OS ventures will be, they said they would keep supporting 7 and 8.1 for years, and they backed out of that abruptly and gave some half-assed spiel about how if you want to upgrade your hardware your warranty will be null and void unless you get Win10. They're using backhanded tactics to swiftly and silently remove people's choice to change their OS: removing popup box options, resetting user settings - preying on those who aren't particularily knowledgable about computers and sneaking around those who do.

In fact, my nan ended up with Windows 10 a few months ago... somehow (her explaination raised more questions) and the interface changes from 7 are really screwing with her (and me when I tried to help her - seriously what the fuck how is this even Windows?). She even talked to Microsoft and asked if they could help her revert it because the "upgrade" was being problematic and she didn't understand how to use it. Microsoft's response was along the lines of "that's impossible and you can't" which is complete bullshit. Seriously, preying on an old lady because she didn't know any better. Real smooth, you sonnabitches.

Basically, we paid for a computer with Windows 7 or 8.1. It should be our choice if we want to switch to a different free version, and no matter how long has elapsed we should be allowed to go back to the version we paid for - for free. Microsoft should not be allowed to change the user's own settings or install major changes without permission even with or without automatic updates on. They're just panicking because nobody actually likes or wants their latest business mistakes.

They keep saying it's "optional" but that's like saying staying in prison is optional. It's possible to circumvent but ludicrously difficult to keep doing so over and over since the countermeasures keep increasing. They're trying to make it so people who "choose" to stay with the older OSes will have a living hell trying to avoid updating while keeping their support - stacking the pros/cons so that people will eventually give in and switch, or outright secretly altering the response to the choice without consent.
and I totally respect being angry about that, on the other hand I'll be honest and say that I also respect microsoft if they're doing what I've heard, where they effectively take one for the team by putting people through all the stress and paces of upgrading them from 7/8 to 10 now so they can save everyone the stress and paces of dragging win7 out well past it's intended lifespan like XP was among other tech/customer support issues. Because let's be real here, you could upgrade most grandmas from Vista to 7, with nearly identical UIs, and they would still be confused as hell with the "new" UI and blame all the stuff they never understood on the new version, so there's really no way for Microsoft to win there except supporting each OS indefinitely, and even then they'd be fielding complaints about why new software not under their control doesn't work with old OSes. So everyone is going to be very angry and Microsoft has to pull a lot of dick moves in the short term but I'm currently thinking this will manage to work out for everyone involved in the long term.


RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - SCN-3_NULL - 02-07-2016






RE: Avali Nexus Forum Thread 3: A crowd. - Surge - 02-07-2016

(02-07-2016, 06:47 AM)Comito Wrote:
(02-07-2016, 06:40 AM)Surge Wrote: I'm calling it now, Gregor Ironback is the biggest badass I've had under my command since Carmine got his hands on a plasma sniper. I had to send him on a mission while he was injured because god damnit we've been grounded and we need to be back in the air yesterday, he slices and dices his way through the aliens, comes back with a new notches on his blade, and according to medbay after an hour or so of being shot at he is now in perfect health and cleared for continued combat duty.

I am glad he is serving you well.

What about Ehks?

Ehks hasn't really done anything so far, I can't decide if she's legitimately mediocre or if Gregor and the Kelly bros just completely eclipse her and make her abilities as a combat medic wholly irrelevant, as is she's mostly just an extra gun in each firefight.

So the team got some new powered armor and...well...
there's fashion disasters, and then there's this
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