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Hey, AE experts...
When you play through the City maps, City Map 1 looks like Kings Row with a graveyard, City Map 2 easily doubles for Steel Canyon... but where is City Map 3 supposed to be? I've tried to find a map that you could say, "Oh, it's an instanced map of [zone]," but I have no idea which it might be.
Does anyone know? Not many zones have a parking lot (off the top of my head, I know that Peregrine Island does), but do any others?
Michelle
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Grav/kins must take speed boost.
Mercs is a lousy front set for MMs.
TA is a lousy back set for MMs.
Combining the two makes a lousy MM.
You can't make money in this game without farming.
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Wishing everyone brightest blessings in 2011...
Michelle
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Quote:If I might recommend two different guys I've worked with for custom music:Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Again - since we only have one option for Music Volume, better music in the D will only be relevant if we have better music everywhere. And, really, we have an audio guy now. He's the one who made (found/added/dunno) the new footstep sounds. Can we not spring a little cash for a decent soundtrack? It doesn't have to be Daft Punk or Iron Maiden or the Spice Girls, but just something that I don't keep seeing on various History Channel programmes would be nice.
Zero-Project (I collaborated with him for the I-18/GR trailer)
and
BADADAM (who did the music for my COH Retrospective vid and Issue 17 trailer)
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Quote:Thanks!Originally Posted by Arcanaville
No, actually, it didn't occur to me to simultaneously demorecord it and video record it. Usually bugs like this show up oddly in the demorecords. When it happens again, and I'm sure it will, I'll try to.
Michelle
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I don't suppose you thought to demorecord that too? *looks plaintively at Arcanaville*
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Quote:FOr the life of me, I can't remember the name of the place, but there was an arcade in Tucson not far from the U of Arizona that you paid a $2.50 'cover charge' to get in (and got all nickels for it), and could just play and play and play. On Friday and Saturday nights it was a ZOO.Originally Posted by Hallowed
I was doing the same, plus trying to make out logos beneath the tarps.
I really, really miss old arcades. I think if someone did it right, and made a 20-40ish cabinet arcade with a clever hook/gimmick, with a mix of old classic cabinets, and the new multi-(classic)game cabinets, it could do reasonably well. Target it towards the 25-40ish crowd, with alcohol served.
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Finally saw it with hubby on Sunday. Went in expecting a popcorn movie, and got it. (Saw it in 2d coz despite loving the feeling of speed, my lunch would have been on the floor otherwise.) Enjoyed the special effects, LOOOOOOVED Daft Punk's score, had fun looking for a) all the computer references, and b) all the original movie in-jokes. John and I have a theory regarding the fate of a certain character, but we'll find out in the third film (if they make one) if we're right.
(And me being the fangirl I am, while I'm all for seeing Jeff Bridges de-aged, I was REALLY hoping to see them pull the same stunt with Bruce Boxleitner. *sigh*)
BTW, am I the only one who actually MISSES arcades like that? I swear, I wanna create my own version of Flynn's, with all the 80s nostalgia I can cram in one place.
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On the second day of Forum-mas, my true love gave to me:
Two HeroCons
And a reference to the Cockroach Empire.
Michelle
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*beep*
"Thank you for calling Vanguard. We're sorry we could not speak to you personally, as we are staving off an interdimensional invasion. Please make your selection from the following choices:
For technical support, press 1. Please be advised that War Wall service is intermittent during invasions, as all personnel are busy killing the source of the problem.
For customer service, press 2 and state your name and group affiliation. At this time, Longbow may be experiencing higher than average wait times.
For billing, press 3. If you have been contacted by Crey with a notice that you owe them for use of Rikti technology that we have provided you, we are aware of this spam email and are dealing with it accordingly.
For locations, press 4... or else just ask any civilian on the street where the big saucer crashed.
Thank you for calling Vanguard, have a nice day, and remember... they could be anywhere."
*beep*
Michelle
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This one was harder than I thought it would be... but I'm going with:
Best Arc - Villainous or Rogue
#1 The Do-It-Yourself Doom Army Project #410418 by @Twoflower
#2 Fear and Loathing on Striga Isle #350522 by @FredrikSvanberg
(honorable mention, as in really REALLY close tie for 2nd - Until the End of the World #431270 by @Archdemon aka Eva Destruction)
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This was tough, coz there were some really good ones here, but my vote for Best Short Arc is:
#1 Talos Vice #338380 by @PW aka PoliceWoman
#2 Murders in the RWZ Morgue #452144 by @FredrikSvanberg
Michelle
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On the first day of Statesman-mas, my true love gave to me:
A MoSTF badge
Michelle
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While not much of a Lady Gaga fan, these two mashups are just quite cool:
Lady Gaga vs Depeche Mode "Just Can't Get Enough Paparazzi"
Lady Gaga vs Eurythmics "Just Dance/Sweet Dreams"
And the video is what really makes this mashup of Michael Jackson and Daft Punk really impressive...
Michelle
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On the third day of Recluse-mas my true love gave to me
Three Efficiency Experts
Two Flyer patrols beginning
And a crab spider on the half shell ♪ ♪♪
Michelle
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May 2011 bring health, happiness, and brightest blessings to you and yours.
Michelle
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Quote:Birds, while not appearing in demofiles per se, CAN be added via democode (it's a weird thing). But to add a dust devil to a scene, I'd need to know its demo info.Originally Posted by Vanden
Don't they? It seems like they would be part of the map like birds and ambient trash that get automatically generated.
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Quote:Can't you make them demorecordable?Originally Posted by Noble Savage
Sometimes, a dust devil is just a dust devil.
I chased dust devils around for like 20 minutes recording before finally realizing they don't appear in a demofile.
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Quote:Incidentally, a quick look at RWH shows that they are about $700 short of breaking last year's mark! Everything above that just sets next year's bar higher, so please donate!Originally Posted by TonyV
Incidentally, most people here probably already know this, but just for the sake of propagating the info, this is already happening. The Wentworths, and in-game supergroup of fine, upstanding pillars of society, have set up for the second year now a charity campaign to encourage players to donate to some charities. Last year, they raised over $10,000 for Donate Games, Child's Play, and Operation Gratitude. This year, they've added Heifer International to the charities, and they're pretty durn close to $10,000 again. Hopefully this final week of the drive will push it over.
The devs pitched in too, with donations of items that were auctioned off a week ago, including some really cool collector's items such as autographed promo photos, a pewter City of Villains flask, statues, copies of Going Rogue autographed by the dev team, etc. Other companies pitched in too, such as ThinkGeek, TFAW,com, Mercedes Lackey, and several players and CoH fan Internet stations.
I highly encourage anyone that is in the giving spirit to drop by the Real World Hero site (realworldhero.com) and chip in. Even if only a buck or two, seriously, it makes a huge difference when everyone does it. I'm really hoping it tips the $10,000 mark again this year!
Michelle
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Heya, I appreciate the review. This is definitely one of my older arcs (look at the arc number), so it could easily benefit from an overhaul thanks to AE's updates. I feel it has the potential to be really good so I never got rid of it, and I'll definitely keep your review in mind to give it a revamp.
Once I'm done (and not before the New Year, that's for sure), any chance you'd be willing to test it again as a before/after comparison?
Michelle
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Been actually thinking about this as a serious booster pack. It could include:
Prestige Power: Speed Skating (a la Ninja Run meets Power Slide)
Prestige Power: Holiday Help (summon an elf, gingerbread man, snowman, or reindeer - non-combat pet who runs around after you)
Prestige Power: You've Been...! (affect other player - "Nice" they glow a la levelling up and get all the Tier 2 insp boosts at once, like a lesser powered levelling up bonus... "Naughty" they turn into a lump of coal for 20 seconds)
Emote: Caroling (character stands with book in both hands, head bobbing as though singing)
Emote: Belly laugh (see Steelclaw's description above)
Emote: Pucker Up (character whips out mistletoe and holds it above his/her head, while standing on tiptoe)
Costume Part: Blinky red nose
Costume Part: Antlers
Costume Part: Ice Skates
Customizable Weapon: Ski poles (dual blades)
Aura: Christmas Lights (dual color, blinks on and off)
Base Item: Christmas Tree (duh)
Base Item: Menorah (also duh)
Base Item: Something Kwanzaa-ish (no idea)
Base Item: Sleigh (it'll fit nicely between the Longbow Chaser and the Arachnos Flier - make your own assumptions about why you have it)
I don't know about any of you, but I'd shell out $10 for this, especially if half of it went to charity.
Michelle
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On the eighth day of Cole-mas my true love gave to me
Eight attempts to understand Ricochet
Seven Cleaning Clockwork
Six Praetor Statues
Five cases of Enriche'
Four Ghouls a'lurking
Three flowers for Cleopatra
Two rival factions
And a dictator in a gold city
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Happy holidays to the Paragon Studios team from one of its most annoying schnooks of a fan. May 2011 be a happy, healthy, safe, and productive year for everyone!
Michelle
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Dear Santa,
I know I'm in a very very small minority. But this gift isn't just for me, coz I use it for other people. Please, if you could, ask the Paragon Studios team to make sure that the demorecord feature stays in future issues of COH? And even maybe improve on it? I know it's a lot to ask, but if they're making better commercials now, maybe the Creative Services team could expand on it? Please? Thanks!
The brownies are cooling in the fridge, one shelf below the milk. Help yourself.
Michelle
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EDIT: PS... the guy below me has a really good idea, too. Could you make that happen as well? That's worth at least a tray of brownies on its own.