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Games / E3 2019 Megathread: Nintendo at 9AM PT
« on: April 14, 2019, 09:07:24 PM »

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Off Topic / Cool Cat is going to stop a school shooting.
« on: March 12, 2018, 04:30:18 AM »
I was only going to log back in to do the E3 event, but this is really important.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cool-cat-stops-a-school-shooting-a-safety-film--2#/



Please let me know when we do the CyTube marathon. That was a loving great day.

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Games / E3/EA Play 2018 Megathread: NINTENDO.
« on: March 08, 2018, 05:43:29 PM »

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Off Topic / [LIVE RIGHT NOW] Canada's Worst Driver Season 13
« on: January 06, 2018, 09:32:30 PM »


Logos courtesy of Maxwell.

Canada's Worst Driver / Season 13 - Saturday 13th @ 3PM Pacific Time
| PART 1 | EPISODES 1, 2, 3, 4 | RUN-TIME = 3 HOURS |


> CYTUBE LINK HERE <

TIMES

PST (Los Angeles) @
3PM, Saturday 13th
CST (Chicago) @
5PM, Saturday 13th
EST (New York) @
6PM, Saturday 13th
GMT (London) @
11PM, Saturday 13th
ADST (Sydney) @
10AM, Sunday 14th

If these times don't work for you or your timezone isn't represented, let me know.

MARATHON NIGHT EMOTES

The CWD Emotes table will be updated momentarily.

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
:4chan:
    
:bad:
    
:bullstuff:
    
:cheeky:
    
:clap:
    
:control:
    
:cowboy:
    
:doubt:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
:drink:
    
:explode:
    
:genius:
    
:hack:
    
:hammer:
    
:idiot:
    
:js:
    
:mash:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
:mcjob:
    
:melt:
    
:money:
    
:nofun:
    
:pain:
    
:panic:
    
:pwncomplete:
    
:rip:

If you have further emote suggestions, feel free to post them below.



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Off Topic / [NEWS] Marty O'Donnell's "Music of the Spheres" Finally Leaked Publicly
« on: December 26, 2017, 01:30:41 AM »
This is an important day in Bungie/Destiny history. Even if you have no interest in either, the music, story and exposure should take your fancy.


Music of the Spheres has finally been leaked in its original form to the public.

Listen Link: Soundcloud Link
Detail Link: Reddit Post
News Article: Kotaku Article; Four Years Later, Destiny's Music Of The Spheres Has Leaked

Music of the Spheres was an audio project commissioned by Bungie to composers Marty O'Donnell, Martin Salvatori and Paul McCartney to influence the music and storyline for the game that would become Destiny. Martin O'Donnell intended it to be an audio companion/prequel to the game. 8 tracks were produced, each representing a planet/location and a musical note/key.

Track 1: The Path    –>    The Moon    –>    C
Track 2: The Union    –>    Mercury    –>    D
Track 3: The Ruin    –>    Venus    –>    E
Track 4: The Tribulation    –>    The Sun    –>    F sharp
Track 5: The Rose    –>    Mars    –>    G
Track 6: The Ecstasy    –>    Jupiter    –>    A
Track 7: The Prison    –>    Saturn    –>    B flat
Track 8: The Hope    –>    The Traveller    –>    C

As Reddit user Orphaeus points out:

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Guys. Look at the keys the different pieces are in, in order.

C D E F# G A Bb C

Those notes make a lydian-mixolyidian, or lydian dominant scale. It was discovered a long time ago over in r/raidsecrets that this is the scale the oracles in the Vault of Glass play when they spawn (each oracle plays a specific note, together they make the scale). It was also noted that several pieces from the D1 soundtrack used this scale. Now we know that the Music of the Spheres itself is built around it.

During development of Destiny, Marty was also tasked to produce the music for all of the trailers, just as he had done for all previous Bungie games in his tenure. Due to a decision by Activision, however, the music for the Live Action trailer was swapped from an original and fantasy composition to Immigrant Song. Fuming, and after an unsuccessful attempt to appeal to decision by then Bungie CEO Harold Ryan, O'Donnell threatened several staff members during E3 to not post the the trailer onto YouTube. Marty was eventually terminated and successfully sued the company over contract-related breaches.

While parts of the compositions have been used in both Destiny and Destiny 2, the full experience was never made available to the public as Marty had intended. Only 100 people were even given advance copies, and due to the legal battles between Bungie and Marty, the original tracks were not publicly released. Several fan attempts were made at restoring the Music of the Spheres, but mostly involved crappy remakes by chopping bits out of trailers and guesswork.

This leak of the official, original and correct compositions has received a nod of approval by Marty O'Donnell, who later sent this email to Kotaku reporter Jason Schreier;

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I’m quite relieved and happy. This was the way it was supposed to have been heard 5 years ago.

My wife and I spent the afternoon with my now 93 year old father and we showed him that people were finally able to hear this work. It made our Christmas even better. My mother, his wife of over 60 years died a couple years ago and although she loved listening and shared it with some of her friends (she was a musician) she never understood why it wasn’t released.

I don’t know who actually did it but they have my blessing. I honestly don’t know how anyone could begrudge this any longer.

The only official response from Bungie at this point has been DeeJ unfollowing the leaker on Twitter. It is expected that Activision or Bungie will take moves to remove the content from Google Drive, MEGA and various other fileshare sites/P2P networks.

This music is absolutely beautiful. Enjoy, my friends.

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Off Topic / Need some advice for New Years Resolution...
« on: December 18, 2017, 10:15:53 PM »
I've never really followed the whole "New Years Resolution" thing before, but in getting old and running out the body clock, I've realised it might be good to start making some changes.

One thing I really want to achieve next year is one of my biggest failing from this year. I'm a software developer by day, and a gamer by night. Being drained through the day with professional-level coding has made me bitter and cynical towards my own projects, to the point I've stopped doing them. While I still write game design documents as a hobby, I've completely put off physically working on any of the projects I would have once committed to.

My New Year's Resolution is to produce one large-scale mod. It's something I used to do, before I came to the BLF. I made overhauls for LEGO Rock Raiders, Freespace 2, Halo CE and so on.

While just making a new project from scratch gives me a lot of freedom, doing it as a mod means I get to excite an existing audience and utilise any existing content/implementations (i.e. I don't have to make my own guns or gun code, which is important as I have no visual ability whatsoever, and core stuff like weapon physics are a real pain in the knackers to do). A big problem of making a game from scratch is that any serious investment will cost me (purchasing asset packs or artists to make the game not look stuff, paying for my own time and materials, paying for promotional stuff etc) and I'll want to seek return, which means a lot of legal and certification woes to deal with. I just want to build something big but relatively light that people can enjoy.

My trouble is selecting a game for the specific mod I want to create. What I want to do is a kind of Destiny-styled Raid set in a breaking down theme park. That is to say, a networked game-mode where a group of players are teleported between several small scenarios, in which they must complete a puzzle with barely any hints, while a horde of enemies attempts to gun them down. The story and aesthetics will be based on the likes of Westworld and Jurassic Park, which I've become very obsessed with recently. Ideally, players can collect audio logs, and collecting enough will change the final boss fight (or add a second one).

I'm looking for suggestions of games that have the capability to do these kinds of behaviours. I've thought about using Blockland, but I've heard some negative things regarding the capability of the bots and having many different behaviours going at once (ideally, many people can connect to the server, group up in "fireteams" and run different parts of the course at the same time, like how a theme park ride has people in different rooms). If people can prove Blockland is capable of this kind of stuff, sure, but otherwise I'd like to know anything else I could use as a base. In the worst-case scenario, I'll simply make an overhaul for LEGO Rock Raiders that switches it up to become a time trial to find certain missing people and objects.

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Off Topic / Marvel Avengers Infinity War Trailer
« on: November 29, 2017, 07:49:20 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfuNTqbHE8

I just want more Guardians of the Galaxy tbh.

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Off Topic / Major Security Flaw in MacOS 10.13
« on: November 28, 2017, 04:59:01 PM »
You can currently access root without a password in MacOS 13.10. There's a work around:

Go to terminal, enter "sudo passwd -u root" and pop in your new password.

EDIT: Apple have provided another fix for users: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204012

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Games / PSA: Destiny 2 Free Trial is LIVE on PC (Battle.Net)
« on: November 28, 2017, 02:55:42 PM »


Created this topic for people who haven't got Destiny 2, don't look at the megathread but want to give it a try.

Destiny 2 can now be played for free! Simply open Battle.Net, scroll down to Destiny 2 and hit the "Try for Free" button.

Level 7
2 Planets Available (Earth & Titan)
Crucible Quickplay
Clan Functionality
Progress Carries to Retail

The trial is indefinite, and after achieving Level 7 you can continue playing. Add me, McJobless#1805 (US & Oceania) if you want to play in a fireteam.

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Off Topic / CyTube Movie Night: Postponed (1 Week)
« on: November 27, 2017, 10:34:06 PM »


Logos courtesy of Maxwell.

WESTWORLD Night - Saturday 9th @ 3PM Pacific Time
- SPECIAL SELECT WEEK -


> CYTUBE LINK HERE <

- PLEASE INSTALL THE GOOGLE DRIVE USERSCRIPT -

TIMES

PST (Los Angeles) @
3PM, Saturday 9th
CST (Chicago) @
5PM, Saturday 9th
EST (New York) @
6PM, Saturday 9th
GMT (London) @
11PM, Saturday 9th
ADST (Sydney) @
10AM, Sunday 10th

If these times don't work for you or your timezone isn't represented, let me know.

FUTURE MOVIE SELECTIONS

>>> Your selections for the next Pick-A-Movie Week include <<<

    
   
    
   

*: We will be using the 2015 Despecialised Edition, Version 2.5. Highest quality film from the original reels and blu-ray without the SE fixes.

>>> The next Special Select Movie Night is <<<



Casino Royale (2006)

WESTWORLD NIGHT EMOTES

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
:4chan:
    
:bad:
    
:bullstuff:
    
:cheeky:
    
:clap:
    
:control:
    
:cowboy:
    
:doubt:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
:drink:
    
:explode:
    
:genius:
    
:hack:
    
:hammer:
    
:idiot:
    
:js:
    
:mash:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
:mcjob:
    
:melt:
    
:money:
    
:nofun:
    
:pain:
    
:panic:
    
:pwncomplete:
    
:rip:

If you have further emote suggestions, feel free to post them below.




Draw.

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Off Topic / CyTube Movie Night: Jurassic Park - Finished
« on: November 24, 2017, 07:43:49 PM »


WELCOME, TO JURASSIC PARK!

> CYTUBE LINK HERE <

It appears some of you have never seen this classic film, so it's time we did some catching up.

We'll be streaming through CyTube, but instead of using YouTube we'll instead be using Google Drive as a source, so you'll need to make sure you follow THIS guide to install the Google Drive Userscript which is required for playback. Apologies for the inconvenience.

You can click the button in the top right to hide the header.


TIMES

PST (Los Angeles)
3PM, November 25th
CST (Chicago)
5PM, November 25th
EST (New York)
6PM, November 25th
GMT (London)
11PM, November 25th
ADST (Sydney)
10AM, November 26th

If these times don't work for you or your timezone isn't represented, let me know.


EMOTES

    
    
    
:alan:
    
:amaze:
    
:bad:
    
:danger:
    
    
    
:dead:
    
:dna:
    
:doubt:
    
:drink:
    
    
    
:drive:
    
:genius:
    
:magic:
    
:mcjob:
    
    
    
:mf:
    
:money:
    
:ostuff:
    
:pain:
    
    
    
:rip:
    
:wat:
    
:wow:
    
:zap:

If you have further emote suggestions, feel free to post them below.



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Forum Games / Let's Design A Survival Horror Game [Jurassic Park-Style]
« on: November 21, 2017, 11:33:05 PM »
If there's any two things I really loving love, it's Jurassic Park and the idea of Chaos Theory + Cascade Failure. I loving love systems that methodically break down due to some kind of influencing event, and Jurassic Park is a great example of how a number of assumptions and poor design/execution decisions combined to form a fragile accident waiting to happen.

I can't guarantee anything real out of it, but let's design the world of one of these stories, for if it was to be a survival horror game. Assume this is a multiplayer game in which there's some tourists, some staff, and one "traitor" who will instigate the fall of the park. This park could be about anything (let's avoid dinosaurs though); the goal for the staff and tourists is to survive the events, while the traitor must achieve something and screw over everybody else in the process.

First, we need a theme, location and/or what our tourists have come to see. Afterwards, we'll think about what kind of failures in the system the traitor will initiate, and then we can create the physical world and what elements the players have access to (from weapons to food to transportation and more). We could be all in one big facility, a massive island or even a space station.

Any ideas?

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Off Topic / The BLF Society for Research of User History & Tech
« on: November 18, 2017, 06:41:51 PM »
I'm going to work on a much better OP in future but for the time being you'll have live with this stuffty thing.

While going through some old notes, I was reminded of this old thing:


Quote from: McJob on June 08, 2015, 11:44:29 PM
...

So, one of the hobbies that's taken up more of my time than video games is trying to jot down every single thing I've played, read and watched from my history. Of course it's impossible, but I'm trying to at least get the most memorable stuff so I can figure out why I remember them.

I've had a few computers over my life time, but trying to place them on the timeline has been a creative challenge, especially since my parents don't remember anything and don't have the receipts any more. Here's the evidence I have so far:

First PC: IBM Aptiva/98SE Machine - Date: ???
  • IBM Aptiva 2171: Release Date - 1998ish
  • HP Deskjet 680C: Release Date - 1998ish
  • Windows 98SE: Discontinued Date - July 11, 2006 (Originally January 16, 2004)
  • Microsoft Office Pro 2003 disc: Files on Disc -  October 2nd, 2003
  • Microsoft Works V7 Disc: Files on Disc - July 13, 2002
  • A School Report I Made Using Microsoft Word, and the first thing I ever did on a computer (at least at home): 2003

...


The point of this thread is that I believe it is really important for users to research and understand their history, as it is a means to better learn why and how we go here and where we can go in the future. To that end, I want this thread to serve as a place for users to put down notes and info as they begin to start research topics such as:

  • Computers & Consoles (Devices, Usage Limits, Maintenance Activities etc)
  • Video Games, Movies, Music & Books (Firsts, Favourites, Lessons Learned, Creations etc)
  • Places (Important Locations, Experiences and Moments etc)

This is not a place to put down any personally identifying information; just a dump for the stuff that was really important to you growing up. It's like a combination of Old Games Your Played But Forgot The Name Of and You Nostalgia You Lose, but I also want people to document how they figured stuff out (memory helps, but a lot of the time we find stuff by investigating evidence we come across).

The cool end result would be people making timelines of important things and moments that have come to define them.

Feel free to start by posting images of computers and consoles you used to have as a kid, or still keep around somewhere.

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Games / Where Should I Start With: Elder Scrolls?
« on: November 13, 2017, 04:12:45 PM »
I'd like to turn this into a megathread or just have this as a series of topics where newbies to a series can get opinions on where they should start.

I've got all the Elder Scrolls games. Even have Morrowind for the original Xbox. I honestly don't know where to begin though. I realise Skyrim is the most gentle to newcomers with its mechanics, while Oblivion and Morrowind are the most rewarding as far as the story, even if the gameplay is a bit arse at times. Where should I begin? Go the hard route or take it easy? What mods should I get? If I go Skyrim, I'd like to play the Enhanced version.

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Off Topic / /r/incels is finally dead.
« on: November 07, 2017, 10:20:08 PM »

6 months ago, /r/incel was destroyed, but the hive of women-loathing forgetwits all proceeded to rush in to their new home, /r/incels. Just 5 hours ago, that new nest (alongside /r/incelpurgatory) has been destroyed.

Incel standard for INvoluntary CELibates, and it refers to any beta male who believes that all females (known as "Femoids") are vapid, useless love robots who require unintelligent apes (known as "Chads") to lead them around. They believe themselves to be genetically and intellectually superior, and will fight against anybody who isn't male and a part of their handicapped cause.

For reference of some the stuff these guys thin, here's some top posts from /r/inceltears:






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