Search found 34 matches
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:36 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Subnautica - Feature complete release
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9830
Re: Subnautica - Feature complete release
I've been thinking of picking this up for a while, but I was just wanting to know what peoples opinions are (as well as whether people think this would be a decent game for me). I have a huge issue with survival games in general, partly because I don't like the goal of a game to be just survival. Ha...
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:54 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Soylent (But not green)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9196
Re: Soylent (But not green)
I have a european brand called Joylent that I quite like. I find that after doing the mixing, leaving it in the fridge overnight helps a lot to bring out the flavour and remove a lot of that grittiness. There is also an oaty flavour to whichever flavour you choose, but I eat porridge for breakfast s...
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:43 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Windows 10
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2126
Re: Windows 10
I've had a few issues with Windows 10, mainly involving the start menu search. For me, it's just incredibly slow compared to Windows 8/8.1. I got used to just pressing the start key and searching, with instant results. Now, I have to wait for a few seconds for some reason or another (I have turned o...
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:36 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Jessica Jones
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2523
Re: Jessica Jones
I binge watched it over the weekend, and just to say Gil (without any spoilers), it doesn't really follow the same formula as Daredevil in the slightest, and very little crossover material. So hopefully you'll enjoy a lot more than the first episode :)
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:00 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The Martian
- Replies: 51
- Views: 17244
Re: The Martian
The movie clearly stated that NASA had no given him permission and he had lost contact with them after leaving the Hab so they could not grant it before he arrived at the Ares 4 site. Don't remember if it actually worked out that way but they did cover the fact that he set out without that premissi...
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:11 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The Martian
- Replies: 51
- Views: 17244
Re: The Martian
Sean Bean is in this movie for more than one minute and doesn't even die :P That was certainly weird, made me wonder why they chose Sean Bean. Surely it couldn't just be for the fact that he would be a part of the council of elrond I bought the book when travelling and read it by the time I was bac...
Re: Ark
Yeah, you caught my drift. It's basically procedural animation, something we can actually handle in pretty complex ways in 2D (where volume is an entirely faked deal). I think it can already be useful in 3D in small doses, but then when you try to scale up, it'd probably look even more silly than t...
Re: X:COM 2
I've been wondering if they're looking back a bit at the X-COM: Apocolypse game http://store.steampowered.com/app/7660/. At least parts of the trailer reminded me of it.
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:31 pm
- Forum: Better Than Wolves Discussion
- Topic: BTW Mempries as 4 Year anniversary aproaches
- Replies: 55
- Views: 32043
Re: BTW Mempries as 4 Year anniversary aproaches
While we're reminiscing, I'll share the post that got me started down this crazy road almost exactly 4 years ago, and which wound up turning into the first version of the mod a couple of weeks later: http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/survival-mode/220651-notch-wolves-are-a-b...
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:11 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: City Skylines
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7505
Re: City Skylines
and that's just because I have trouble mapping the elegant chaos that is the UK's traffic to the tools given :p I've now come to the conclusion that the wonderful marvel of the UK's traffic is just not simulatable in Cities Skylines. Roundabouts don't work right, people don't change lanes based on ...
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:35 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Factorio: A game all about automation
- Replies: 123
- Views: 45616
Re: Factorio: A game all about automation
I actually really enjoy playing it multiplayer, and I think it suits Factorio a lot better than other 'sandbox/survival' games. It allows multiple people to bring their own ideas into building the factories. We all have different ways of approaching problems: there are many different ways to build f...
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 6:21 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Factorio: A game all about automation
- Replies: 123
- Views: 45616
Re: Factorio: A game all about automation
Have any of you guys played multiplayer yet? I tried with a work colleague of mine, and I was surprised at how stable it was. Ok, we had one... well, I don't know if you would call it a crash. The game 'froze' on each end, but the program was still running and allowed us to save on both sides and re...
- Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:41 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Work Ethic
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7464
Re: Work Ethic
It's interesting hearing what others are talking about, as this is something that's on my mind a lot about myself. I realise in myself that I'm looking for a challenge, and have been all my life. I've always followed the path to a supposed 'greater challenge'. Even now, I'm just starting a PhD to ge...
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:58 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Do you work in Computer Science? Wanna help me?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1517
Re: Do you work in Computer Science? Wanna help me?
Of course, actually doing dev work for a living does put anyone in the "get shit done"-department. Fancy academic theories are fine, and sometimes useful, but in the end it's all a hack. ;) As someone who works in the academic area, this is so true. All of the stuff that gets me praise is...
Re: RimWorld
True that :P Wouldn't be here otherwise. Had another failure today! Still can't stop playing it.kregoth wrote:And yes sometimes it down right unforgiving. Just take a page from Dwarf Fortress "Losing is Fun!"
Re: RimWorld
I really like this game, although there is still a long way to go imo. The story tellers... aren't that good in my opinion. It's nice to see the constant updates to them, but from what I gather they seem to just generate a series of random events without really looking at your colony. You could just...
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 3:15 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Anyone here into Lua?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6008
Re: Anyone here into Lua?
Soo, how do you make function calls by reference in C (lambdas, not c++!)? Just wondering. Function Pointers. I hate the syntax for them, but they exist. I've used them a bit when I've been coding some weird stuff for my job. I must be one of the few researchers in my area in the world that code in...
- Fri Nov 08, 2013 8:11 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Anyone here into Lua?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6008
Re: Anyone here into Lua?
I tried out Lua with ComputerCraft for quite a bit, and as a primarily C/C++ programmer... I really got weirded out by a lot of things. Can't remember what exactly it was now, but I don't plan on going back to it anytime soon. If I choose to use a scripting language, I go straight to python :)
- Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:13 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: If Doom was done today
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3249
Re: If Doom was done today
This was the reason I missed my bus to work... 3 of them... Thanks :P
- Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:06 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Tiny trick or Treaters!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3472
Re: Tiny trick or Treaters!
While no-one actually came to my door for trick or treat (I live in a locked apartment building) I did have something peculiar happen in BTW last night (on Halloween)... I had just survived the morning creeper call, looked around and there was a skeleton with a pumpkin on his head giving me a.... &q...
- Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:51 am
- Forum: Better Than Wolves Discussion
- Topic: Flower's Dev Diary (Oct 2nd)
- Replies: 81
- Views: 28132
Re: Flower's Dev Diary (Oct 2nd)
I know I haven't exactly posted much for a very long time, but I wanted to make a comment now that Better than Wolves is coming close to an end. When I was first introduced to Minecraft, I thought it was quite an interesting concept. I played it for a bit, but I always found myself bored after I got...
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:15 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6817
Re: Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn
I also am one excited for this. I did play this back soon after it was released, just as they were making it free to play I believe based on how bad it was. The thing that stopped me playing was the UI. It was... horrific... Didn't they use a software mouse or something that lagged?
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:56 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Does anyone still play Better then Buildcraft?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1425
Re: Does anyone still play Better then Buildcraft?
I also have my world and all the mod files still around. It was a sad day when it was discontinued, but I still play Better than Wolves.
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:53 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Rock Paper Shotgun talks minecraft
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1960
Re: Rock Paper Shotgun talks minecraft
The second article seams to have less spam posted. Mavis Minecraft Teaches Coding – Part 2 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/01/16/mavis-minecraft-teaches-coding-part-2/ I think if a moder wants to be part of a mod pack that is up to them dan200 has no problem with mod packs but equally if he di...
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:58 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: X-Com patch 3 enables second wave options
- Replies: 5
- Views: 950
Re: X-Com patch 3 enables second wave options
I was wondering if these would ever be officially enabled (mods have done so in the past for some of them). It's great that there are developers that understand that players like different things when it comes to their games and like customising their play experience. I was speaking to the developer...