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Help / Re: Blockland can't save preferences on Mac through Steam (and other Mac problems)

« on: October 19, 2017, 01:36:11 PM »

Okay so this is a problem that has existed since the beginning of the steam release on OS X. I have messaged badspot, rotondo, reported threads about this and even e-mailed help@blockland.us and haven't once even gotten a response.

The problem is that for some reason, add-ons (fileobjects) can not create new folders, period. If you try to create a new file in (for example) "/config/client/BLG/superimportantpreferences.cs", it will fail and give you a generic system error

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ResManager::openFileForWrite - failed to open stream for "config/client/BLG/superimportantpreferences.cs"
because the folder BLG doesn't exist.

Guess where the folder is created instead? In "/config/BLG/". Confused? By that I mean in the system root "/". This is clearly a dangerous security flaw since if there is a way to get past the Blockland folder containment, god knows what else is possible. Maybe even completely mess up someones desktop or something. Of course i wholeheartedly discourage such behavior even though a large security flaw outbreak would be the only way that Badspot would be assed to fix this.

god no

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Add-Ons / Re: List of Essential Add-Ons

« on: October 19, 2017, 01:18:41 PM »

don't use rtb, use blockland glass

na fam grtb is where its at [/s]

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Help / Re: Running a dedicated server on Mac on Mac OS X 10.11

« on: October 17, 2017, 09:55:45 AM »

I don't think dedicated servers work with the steam version.

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Modification Help / Re: How do I make this model into a vehicle?

« on: October 16, 2017, 02:04:02 AM »

First off you need the DTS exporter. It's really poorly documented, but look at some other models that are pre-export and copy what they did. Someone else will probably be a bit more suited for explaining this, but essentially make sure all your faces are tris (only have 3 edges), and use empties as mount nodes.

There are all kinds of procedures you need to go through as well, but you can read about those on the FAQ for the exporter.

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Off Topic / Re: Windows Phone is now dead, according to Microsoft themselves

« on: October 10, 2017, 05:52:11 AM »

of course queeba has some unresolved problem with something
when doesn't he

Queeba is the first to jump on big business "failing" in his eyes, and instead loves to flaunt his independence and uniqueness.

What he probably doesn't understand is that this is likely a part of Microsoft's business strategy regarding the proliferation of Windows 10 and encouraging people to buy into the Surface.

Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile (BBC)

This isn't an opinion, it's a fact. Microsoft's Windows 10 chief even commented to BBC that he has switched over to android himself.

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Creativity / Re: The new and improved 3D model topic!

« on: October 10, 2017, 01:18:09 AM »

-snip-

That's really smart, I didn't know that.

ty fren

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Creativity / Re: The new and improved 3D model topic!

« on: October 09, 2017, 10:36:47 AM »

i use blenders spin tool.

Forgive me if there's something I'm missing, but I don't see an advantage to this over using curves with array and curve modifiers on the object to be duplicated.

It's seems much more easy to set up and control.

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Off Topic / Re: google pixel 2 actually doesn't have a headphone jack

« on: October 05, 2017, 12:55:50 PM »

but a $200 watch might very well last as long as a >$10000 watch.

Objectively incorrect. That is unless the expensive watch is one of the low quality jewel-covered watches that are only bought by the kind of people that inherited a fortune as a kid.

Luxury watches such as a rolex, iwc etc. will keep ticking (ridiculously accurately, might I add) for a very long time and if properly maintained will outlive the owner. And that's even if it's regularly used. Try get that kind of functionality and design from a $200 watch.

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Off Topic / Re: Las Vegas Police Investigating Shooting at Mandalay Bay Casino

« on: October 02, 2017, 08:31:45 AM »

-snip-

While I do agree with you to an extent, I don't agree with using that as a valid example. With the amount of variables at play, drawing any meaningful conclusion from that is impossible.

At the time of your post, only the name of the shooter and a possible person of interest have been released. In the days after the San Bernardino attack, a clear link between the shooters and a terrorist organization had been established.

That being said, I completely agree that there is bias at play regarding how the more 'conventional' and the less 'conventional' terrorist attacks are defined.

Edit: It has also not been confirmed that this attack was politically/religiously motivated. So if a media outlet would call this terrorism, they would actually be biased.

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Creativity / Re: The new and improved 3D model topic!

« on: September 30, 2017, 01:43:39 AM »

I'll take 10 please tanks

ftfy

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: September 28, 2017, 12:03:39 PM »

any tips on how to take a not so awkward photo of self? I am not very photogenic

I used to be very un-photogenic, but start off by practicing a nice natural smile. Don't try pose, just smile naturally.

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Suggestions & Requests / Re: make this model of my face into a hat

« on: September 27, 2017, 03:43:42 AM »

Not my best work but if someone can be assed to convert this to a mask, here is the .blend file.

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Off Topic / Re: I upload my entire collection of Vsauce photos

« on: September 21, 2017, 05:44:07 AM »

The true comedy lies in the edited video suggestions.

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Modification Help / Re: How do I play a sound to a client when their player gets hit by a projectile?

« on: September 15, 2017, 04:22:19 PM »

Also, do you mean if it gets hit by a specific projectile or any projectile?

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Modification Help / Re: How do I play a sound to a client when their player gets hit by a projectile?

« on: September 15, 2017, 04:20:21 PM »

%client.play2D(SoundDatablock); or %client.play3D(SoundDatablock, %position);

both of these has only the target client hear it; the 3D version makes it so they hear it as if it was coming from %position.

Should use %client.playSound(%soundData) instead. It's the same thing except the default method with validity checks. (For 2D)