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  1. DreamWeaver

    LinkedIn Bar Wench

    POST-ACTION

    This thread needs more pirates in it.

    Now playing: ALESTORM- Wenches & Mead

    Suspect the Tannersville Inn may be:
    (a) concealed frontage for Matt Miller's secret underground lair. (NB: if said wench is wearing spandex/velvet, it's a hero lair: if it's leather, steel or latex, either he's evil or it's his weekend lair.)

    (b) akin to Meeting Room Five in my old ITV days (the Steam Packet pub on the corner).
  2. DreamWeaver
    STOP code is 0x0000007F (might be more zeroes in the middle but it rebooted faster than I could type in the netbook)

    The Vaio driver patcher thingy cleans off old drivers automatically before putting new ones on, although for some reason until you complete 2nd part of the process it claims you've got a standard VGA (hey, no school like the old school).

    The original errors this morning pointed to a fail in nvlddmkdm.sys, which I tracked down and replaced from the stock packages in the DRIVERS folder.
  3. DreamWeaver
    OK. Tried taking it to Tech Guys at PC World - sadly, the guy on the desk today was (as we say round here) less use than a wet fart in a thunderstorm.

    I've tried patching in the VAIO-specific NVIDIA drivers from the VAIO support site using their specified procedure. So far all that's done is cause a STOP error during loading. Trying using the proper NVIDIA setup.

    My AV is Norton and I scan regularly - also have SpyBotS&D running in background. Could be a zero day infection but I'm quite paranoid about cleanliness these days and try not to wander off the beaten track.

    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
    Scan saved at 21:37:54, on 20/03/2010
    Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18882)
    Boot mode: Normal

    Running processes:
    C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe
    C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Camera Utility\VCUServe.exe
    C:\Program Files\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe
    C:\Program Files\Sony\AppMonUtil\AppMonUtility.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\PIF\{B8E1DD85-8582-4c61-B58F-2F227FCA9A08}\PIFSvc.exe
    C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\IAAnotif.exe
    C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\hpwuschd2.exe
    C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
    C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
    C:\Windows\ehome\ehtray.exe
    C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
    C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe
    C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtMng.exe
    C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
    C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\WG511v2\WG511v2.exe
    C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\WPN111\wpn111.exe
    C:\Windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe
    C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosA2dp.exe
    C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtHid.exe
    C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
    C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtHsp.exe
    C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apntex.exe
    C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqSTE08.exe
    C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqbam08.exe
    C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqgpc01.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe
    C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
    C:\Users\Lance\Downloads\HijackThis.exe

    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.google.co.uk/
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.club-vaio.com
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
    R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn0\yt.dll
    O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
    O2 - BHO: &Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn0\yt.dll
    O2 - BHO: HP Print Enhancer - {0347C33E-8762-4905-BF09-768834316C61} - C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\Smart Web Printing\hpswp_printenhancer.dll
    O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
    O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
    O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)
    O2 - BHO: Symantec NCO BHO - {602ADB0E-4AFF-4217-8AA1-95DAC4DFA408} - C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.8.0.41\coIEPlg.dll
    O2 - BHO: Symantec Intrusion Prevention - {6D53EC84-6AAE-4787-AEEE-F4628F01010C} - C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.8.0.41\IPSBHO.DLL
    O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\ssv.dll
    O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
    O2 - BHO: Browser Address Error Redirector - {CA6319C0-31B7-401E-A518-A07C3DB8F777} - C:\PROGRA~1\GOOGLE~1\BAE.dll
    O2 - BHO: SingleInstance Class - {FDAD4DA1-61A2-4FD8-9C17-86F7AC245081} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn0\YTSingleInsta nce.dll
    O2 - BHO: HP Smart BHO Class - {FFFFFFFF-CF4E-4F2B-BDC2-0E72E116A856} - C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\Smart Web Printing\hpswp_BHO.dll
    O3 - Toolbar: Norton Toolbar - {7FEBEFE3-6B19-4349-98D2-FFB09D4B49CA} - C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.8.0.41\coIEPlg.dll
    O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn0\yt.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VAIOCameraUtility] "C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Camera Utility\VCUServe.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISBMgr.exe] "C:\Program Files\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AppMon Utility] "C:\Program Files\Sony\AppMonUtil\AppMonUtility.exe" @@@Start
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Symantec PIF AlertEng] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\PIF\{B8E1DD85-8582-4c61-B58F-2F227FCA9A08}\PIFSvc.exe" /a /m "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\PIF\{B8E1DD85-8582-4c61-B58F-2F227FCA9A08}\AlertEng.dll"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IAAnotif] "C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Iaanotif.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hpqSRMon] C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqSRMon.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Sidebar] C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ehTray.exe] C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
    O4 - Global Startup: Bluetooth Manager.lnk = ?
    O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
    O4 - Global Startup: NETGEAR WG511v2 Smart Wizard.lnk = C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\WG511v2\WG511v2.exe
    O4 - Global Startup: NETGEAR WPN111 Smart Wizard.lnk = ?
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Add RSS Support Site to VAIO Information FLOW - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Information FLOW\aiesc.html
    O8 - Extra context menu item: Append Link Target to Existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppendSelLinks.html
    O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
    O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\npjpi160.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\npjpi160.dll
    O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
    O9 - Extra button: Show or hide HP Smart Web Printing - {DDE87865-83C5-48c4-8357-2F5B1AA84522} - C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\Smart Web Printing\hpswp_BHO.dll
    O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
    O13 - Gopher Prefix:
    O18 - Protocol: symres - {AA1061FE-6C41-421F-9344-69640C9732AB} - C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.8.0.41\coIEPlg.dll
    O23 - Service: Adobe Active File Monitor V5 (AdobeActiveFileMonitor5.0) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 5.0\PhotoshopElementsFileAgent.exe
    O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
    O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe
    O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
    O23 - Service: Symantec Lic NetConnect service (CLTNetCnService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: FlipShare Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Flip Video\FlipShare\FlipShareService.exe
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor (IAANTMON) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Iaantmon.exe
    O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
    O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
    O23 - Service: IviRegMgr - InterVideo - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InterVideo\RegMgr\iviRegMgr.exe
    O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE
    O23 - Service: LiveUpdate Notice Service Ex (LiveUpdate Notice Ex) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: LiveUpdate Notice Service - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\PIF\{B8E1DD85-8582-4c61-B58F-2F227FCA9A08}\PIFSvc.exe
    O23 - Service: MSCSPTISRV - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\AvLib\MSCSPTISRV.exe
    O23 - Service: Norton Internet Security - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\16.8.0.41\ccSvcHst.exe
    O23 - Service: PACSPTISVR - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\AvLib\PACSPTISVR.exe
    O23 - Service: Sony SPTI Service (SPTISRV) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\AvLib\SPTISRV.exe
    O23 - Service: SonicStage SCSI Service (SSScsiSV) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\AvLib\SSScsiSV.exe
    O23 - Service: TOSHIBA Bluetooth Service - TOSHIBA CORPORATION - C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtSrv.exe
    O23 - Service: Ulead Burning Helper (UleadBurningHelper) - Ulead Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Entertainment TV Device Arbitration Service - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment Platform\VzCs\VzHardwareResourceManager\VzHardware ResourceManager.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Event Service - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Event Service\VESMgr.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media Integrated Server (VAIOMediaPlatform-IntegratedServer-AppServer) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\VMISrv.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media Integrated Server (HTTP) (VAIOMediaPlatform-IntegratedServer-HTTP) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\Platform\SV_Httpd.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media Integrated Server (UPnP) (VAIOMediaPlatform-IntegratedServer-UPnP) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\Platform\UPnPFramework.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media Gateway Server (VAIOMediaPlatform-Mobile-Gateway) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\Platform\VmGateway.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media Content Collection (VAIOMediaPlatform-UCLS-AppServer) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\UCLS.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media Content Collection (HTTP) (VAIOMediaPlatform-UCLS-HTTP) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\Platform\SV_Httpd.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Media Content Collection (UPnP) (VAIOMediaPlatform-UCLS-UPnP) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Media Integrated Server\Platform\UPnPFramework.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Entertainment UPnP Client Adapter (Vcsw) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment Platform\VCSW\VCSW.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Entertainment Database Service (VzCdbSvc) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment Platform\VzCdb\VzCdbSvc.exe
    O23 - Service: VAIO Entertainment File Import Service (VzFw) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment Platform\VzCdb\VzFw.exe
    O23 - Service: XAudioService - Conexant Systems, Inc. - C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\xaudio.exe
    O23 - Service: Yahoo! Updater (YahooAUService) - Yahoo! Inc. - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\YahooAUService.exe
  4. DreamWeaver
    There is something rotten in the state of Dreamy.

    Had quite a happy day working on Photoshop yesterday and then doing COH for about four hours.

    This morning I was playing for about an hour, when my sound card started looping and the system stopped responding.

    Hard booted, everything came back as normal, went back into game.
    About five minutes later, same thing happened again. Uh-oh.

    Rebooted and this time got weird green lines across the screen as soon as Vista tried to render my sidebar apps, screen held and went to black and... BSOD. Damn.

    The fault appears to be related to my NVIDIA drivers, but I haven't changed them lately and this is the first time this has happened. Fans are working fine, I use a laptop cooler, and there's no visible sign or smell of an overheat. (Believe me, having worked in a TV station were I've seen people walk past with video cards that are not merely dead but on fire, I know that smell.)

    Only other thing unusual this morning was tried to watch a Windows video and stopped it halfway through - but it wouldn't stop and locked Firefox. In fact, when I rebooted Firefox and pulled it back up, the video tab had gone but I could hear it playing in the background.

    I've tried updating the drivers, but either that's not working in Safe Mode or I've got the right ones already.

    I've tried running COH Helper - both normally and as Admin - but it can't find my settings, apparently. Any suggestions?

    MACHINE:
    Vaio VGN-AR31S
    Intel Dual Core T7200
    2GB memory
    NVIDIA Go7600 GT GPU
  5. DreamWeaver
    Quote:
    I wish more of my female friends rode, though, that would be fun. Female Bike Gang. CRAZY
    ....have I mentioned how much I <3 War_Witch lately? *sigh*

    I too demand a WWTF!

    Incidentally, I'd LOVE to see motorbikes/jetbikes in-game, even as a temp power (flight=rocket pack, jump=jump pack, SuperSpeed=Jetbike!) or custom animation for use with superpowers. The T3 Thug Henchman had them as an animation...
  6. DreamWeaver
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Stasisesque View Post
    Nah. You're still here.
    Wha...whe..WHAT?

    *SUPERSPEEDFLYINGTACKLEHUG*

    Okay, Paragon City officially rocks again. STASE IS BACK!

    *dance of joy*
  7. DreamWeaver

    NEW Power Sets!

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint View Post
    there are just way to many animals in the WWF( World Wildlife Foundation ) to copy.
    True. Plus, if you Wolverine-throw a panda at someone, isn't that a Fuzzball Special?
  8. DreamWeaver
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper View Post
    The Dirty Thirties?
    *cough* not sure I waited that long. *blush*
  9. DreamWeaver
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Schismatrix View Post
    One word: [SIZE=4]Tentacles!
    Two words: Tentacles everywhere!
    Hope that'd doesn't turn into another fad like City Of Neo (when trenchcoats came out).

    ...otherwise my morning commute is going to look like this....

  10. DreamWeaver
    There's an old Earth saying that's appropriate here. A phrase of great power and wisdom and consolation to the soul in times of need.

    *dons shades, grins at the darkening sky, and produces sonic screwdriver from belt pouch*

    Allons-y!
  11. DreamWeaver

    New PC in the UK?

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker View Post
    I'd say check on line and look for a computer fair. Depending on where you are there are some very good ones around about, and often you'll get a PC built to your spec in next to no time. You get to choose what goes inside it, and they will build it for you.
    You can then attempt to hunt them down when (not if) it explodes.

    Seriously, custom PCs are only as good as the people that build them and you should get references from people who've had work done by them before. I paid - repeatedly - for that mistake but at least the shop was local and a good deal of huffing and hard stares around other customers meant I was only paying for parts, not labour.

    I've always heard pretty good things about Rock Direct, but not uniformly good. Alienware machines look fabulous but are even more overpriced than VAIOs (though not as explodey, and with great service).
  12. DreamWeaver
    We must once again bow before the awesome that is Samuraiko.

    Nice boots, btw... ...and how did you get that yoga pose on the Paragon logo?
  13. DreamWeaver
    I don't know what I've got from H for Christmas, but if anyone knows what the blazes I've done with the sodding £25 iTunes card that was supposed to go with H's phone, answers on a turbo-powerd postcard.
  14. DreamWeaver
    DreamWeaver was/is my very first toon (and first 50). Not a bad name for a perkygoth emp/psi healZ0r, really, who was a web designer and TV researcher before getting into srs superheroine bizness.
  15. DreamWeaver
    Just had my credit card referred for fraud and locked and had my bank ring me to confirm I was trying to buy something off the NCSoft Store.

    Apparently, credit cards for certain banks will now auto-refuse and lock if the site does not support 3DSecure / SecureCode.

    Suggest it's time for an upgrade if you don't want anyone else having nasty surprises...
  16. DreamWeaver
    Just tried to buy the Martial Artist pack with my credit card.

    Transaction did not complete and instead I got a pink box saying "Referred".

    What does this mean, please?
  17. DreamWeaver
    Personally, if I were a dev, I'd stick to a single Utility Pistol for Scrappies to make the Blaster/Corruptor DP sets a bit more special.

    Lots you can do with a trick pistol, mind...

    41a: Air Taser (ranged mag 3 stun, minor electrical)
    41b: Grapnel (LOS-only TP Foe, minor smashing damage, knockdown)
    44a: Incendiary Round (moderate fire DoT)
    44b: Gas Round (-ToHit, chance for Choke/Vomit Hold)
    47: Explosive Round: (T-AoE, moderate smashing, KB)
  18. DreamWeaver
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SDragon View Post
    Oh! Don't forget clockwork or steampunk guns
    I vote for this - looks like the kind of thing the galaxy's greatest hero (now NYC's greatest detective/novelist/model/whatever) would use...


    Whereas Jayne would probably opt for this (I shall call her... Mini-Vera...)


    This is also nicely understated yet (multi) functional... Bat-Grapnel (Arkham Asylum)


    All look like they could handle multiple clips/functions. Without going into the realms of laser tech, your average superspy/dark avenger/massively gifted archeologist could have everything the Malta Gunslingers have, plus...
    - an under-barrel air taser (hold/stun)
    - welding torch (PB range flamethrower)
    - grapnel gun (TP foe)
    - mini-rocket/flare launcher (those who had an unhealthy interest in SCIENCE! when younger know that these don't have to be much bigger than an AA battery, and also look great taped to skateboards or rollerskates).
  19. DreamWeaver

    hero of canada??

    POST-ACTION

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TeChameleon View Post
    Yeh. Canada is pretty much just a blank white area somewhere vaguely North in the City of * world. Be nice if we could get some canon word as to what's happening in our Paragonian counterpart.
    Official Canucks in-game:
    War_Witch in Croatoa and Pocket D - both the wonderful, sociable, lovable, wisecracking dev and her in-game 'toon. Clues to her influence are manifold, including the fact that just about every Arbiter is named after an NHL pro (why no Arbiter Gretzky or Arbiter Domi?) and the presence of the fellow below...



    Detective Frasenbacker in Faultline - an oddly familiar RCMP officer and part-time superhero who came due south to Paragon in search of his father's killer, and for other reasons too lengthy to explain at this juncture. Listen carefully at the door of his PortaKabin for another small in-joke.

    (One of my own favourite 50s, Canadian Maid, is his sister - an MA/Shield scrapper who I made just to annoy all the Cappy America clones when the new set came out. Absolutely loved that set and the character, although the more OCD herding tanks hate all the KB.)
  20. DreamWeaver
    Wil Wheaton's own awesome button is touched by this whole episode
    (Note: contains further uncensored references to unwholesome abuse of citrus)

    EDIT: Big Bang trailer that the Legion of Evil has not yet managed to censor for UK viewers:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orNr6xBqR5Y
  21. DreamWeaver
    Mr. Incredible said it best...
    Quote:
    No matter how many times you save the world, it always seems to get back in jeopardy again. I want it to STAY SAVED, y'know? Just for a little bit? I feel like the maid. I just cleaned up this mess, can we keep it clean? FOR TEN MINUTES?
    Sometimes I like getting involved in the more personal stories the game has to offer - Maddie Casey's arc in particular. Not fighting to save the world, just one person's world.
  22. DreamWeaver
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sin_Stalker View Post
    All police officers and law enforcement agents are trained to use there firearms for lethal purposes. You may have heard about limb shots after the fact.... meaning after they aimed for the torso but missed and hit a limb. Still they are trained to only fire for a killshot. Anything less and they would be stripped of their badge.
    This is why my AR blaster is from the National Forestry Service.
    Ranger Emily only needs to worry about hurting trees, which take collateral damage a lot better than people do. Well, Devouring Earth aside, but that can be classed as "pruning with extreme prejudice".
  23. DreamWeaver
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    That's ok - they're normal looking - but we can't get that effect with the chest slider - right now, it calculates the expansion totally the wrong way - it separates instead of pushing together, so the bust actually becomes wider than it should be - they shouldn't point away at an angle, they need to point forwards in the same direction.
    ...oddly, this seems to work fine with the Witch and Bridal tops. (Hey Jay- we need proper decolletage on the Leather ones too. NOW! *cropcrack*)

    Just to get away from the most common superpower for a moment: I've noticed the entire game running faster and smoother since Power Spectrum came out - even getting through a decent sized Rikti Raid this evening with few graphical lockups.

    I haven't upgraded either machine (laptop, dualcore, 2GB, GeForce Go7600) or drivers, so I'm guessing there's some processing refinements.
    Keen. Please don't spoil it with extra graphical doodads.
  24. DreamWeaver
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    Originally Posted by je_saist View Post
    Bianca Beauchamp?
    ...depends on your definition of "realistic". Liking her taste in clothes, though.

    I suspect this will come into play in a future issue. Roughly the same time that the lawn in front of Freedom Court in Galaxy gets turned into a beach volleyball court. BAB's training point would move to a referee's chair at the bottom of the stairs.

    EDIT: reminds me, I'm not sure realistic physics would be useful here. Even with the slider on average, my toons would need a sports bra welded by the same guys who made the Golden Gate.

    ...also, none of them ever use Super Jump. Ouch.
  25. DreamWeaver
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    Originally Posted by Zortel View Post
    Take a leaf from the Blue King Comics. Apex and War Witch.
    ...This. I knew I loved Zortel for a reason.

    Mind you, having them mentor a n00b would be highly entertaining - especially if they get off the train at the wrong stop and attempt to Brawl the inhabitants of Steel Canyon.

    Also: I am to be played by Pauley Perrette and get all the good wisecracks. ciao