Hey, man, have you tried Foobar2000? It looks like a "real" Windows program, loads almost instantly, and takes up less than 5 megs on my 512MB Win2K box at work. And it's under BSD license.
Really? I didn't know that Molyneaux had thought of emulating weather. Since I only do console gaming, I never played Black & White. I heard it was somewhat overrated, though.
I suspect that Iron Maiden's new album, Dance of Death will end up badly underrated. Up the Irons!
Fair enough. But if $GAME_DEV is capable of mirroring real-world weather conditions, it should be a trivial matter to include an option to disable weather emulation. Don't like it? You don't have to use it.
Besides, how is your PS${WHATEVER} going to obtain weather data for emulation without a net connection?
Fair enough. But suppose you were playing GTA6 while a hurricane was howling its way past Miami. Wouldn't it be cool if the game's weather mirrored real conditions? After all, you could probably pull a righteous heist during the storm. And if the hurricane actually tore through Miami and wreaked havoc?
Looting a go go, baby!
Basing events and unlocking of goodies around the system clock is cool, but if game consoles are going to be network-connected, then I want a game that can mirror local weather conditions.
For example, if I'm playing the latest Final Fantasy during the winter, it'd be cool to have flurries, or snowstorms, or blizzards if that's what's going on outside. Or hot humid days that slow down the characters during the summer.
Make a MMORPG that's better than anything you can possibly get on TV (lots and lots and lots of sex and violence), add ubiquitous broadband, and you'll probably get a good-sized chunk of "the masses".
Remember Barnum: there's a sucker born every minute.
Say what you like about public opinion, pauldy, but I myself agree with Vanderbilt: the public be damned. If this is still a nation ruled by law and not men, then opinion should be utterly irrelevant. What are the facts? Has the government proven either Butler or Padilla guilty of any of the charges against them?
The government says that Butler lied. The government says lots of things. Where's the proof?
Me, I'll wait for the jury to reach a verdict. They've better access to the evidence than I do, and are therefore better qualified to judge Butler.
What, just like playing Quake online? It's right out of friggin Lovecraft, and Trent Reznor did the soundtrack. Guess what; if you can still find a server you're likely to find 13 year old kiddies being annoying.
Make a popular game, and it's a safe bet that it'll eventually be overrun with 13 year old homophobic kiddies who think in terms of dominance while remaining unable to exert influence over women more substantial than the Playboy Centerfold or the latest [Boobies] link on FARK.
These are the same kids who read vampire novels and watch vampire flicks. These are the same kids who, 30 years ago, would have gotten their rocks off reading the adventures of Conan the Barbarian and Elric of Melnibone.
Why are they so prevalent in online gaming? It's simple: they're the ones with the most time on their hands, especially in summer when the public schools leave them the fuck alone for a few weeks.
> If that is the case then why are you trying to > make a case for a scientist who broke the law?
A google search indicates that Butler is accused of 69 counts of "authorities and smuggling goods into the United States to embezzlement and fraud". He has not been convicted yet, so I see no reason to accept the government's word as gospel.
The burden of proof is on Uncle Sam, after all.
On the other hand I agree with you with regard to the "blame everything but yourself" meme so popular in this defective culture. I have to admit, though, that it can be as tempting a lie as those sold by most religions.
No, I would not say, "what did they know and when did they know it." I'd ask, "is the prosecution going for the death penalty?" I don't blame governments for the crimes of terrorists.
Also, pauldy, I'm not saying "government bad". I'm saying "government cannot be trusted". Government, like fire, has its uses. But would you want a fire to burn out of control?
So, governments should enforce "scientific responsibility" at gunpoint? The government should be trusted with the authority to decide what individuals are allowed to know? That way lies tyranny, falsification.
If you want to go there, fine. But don't support dragging the rest of humanity there with you. I cannot justify the FBI's actions in relation to those of Thomas Butler: who did Mr. Butler harm?
Not only is the Emperor naked, but he has a small penis. Why do you think SunnComm is suing? The stockholders are trying to compensate for something: a little DRM company making a big stink 'cos Microsoft built in the ability to bypass AutoRun by holding down [shift].
Hmmm. Doesn't that break the Yellow Book standard governing CD-ROM?
No, wait a minute. It might not be a violation of the standard, as videogame discs are commonly written in ISO9660 Mode 2, which isn't supposed to contain LECC. Then again, since it's a computer game, compatiblity with Windows would be better served by using Mode 1.
It's a really stupid move on Macrovision's part. Even if removing the error correction built into the CD-ROM standard doesn't violate ISO 9660, it will lead to less durable game discs. Who'd buy a game on discs that can't handle being dropped or left out of the case for a little while?
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When I do that, my lady just says, "You remembered to put on a condom, right?"
Maybe not, but let's see you proofread when your eyes are blurring 'cos you fucked up the insertion. \is still getting used to them.
Actually, that should have been Foobar2000. Sorry about that; I must have put my contacts in wrong.
Hey, man, have you tried Foobar2000? It looks like a "real" Windows program, loads almost instantly, and takes up less than 5 megs on my 512MB Win2K box at work. And it's under BSD license.
To hell with all that. I just keep my phone unplugged unless I want to dial out, or am expecting a legitimate call. Haven't gotten spammed yet.
Really? I didn't know that Molyneaux had thought of emulating weather. Since I only do console gaming, I never played Black & White. I heard it was somewhat overrated, though.
I suspect that Iron Maiden's new album, Dance of Death will end up badly underrated. Up the Irons!
Fair enough. But if $GAME_DEV is capable of mirroring real-world weather conditions, it should be a trivial matter to include an option to disable weather emulation. Don't like it? You don't have to use it.
Besides, how is your PS${WHATEVER} going to obtain weather data for emulation without a net connection?
Fair enough. But suppose you were playing GTA6 while a hurricane was howling its way past Miami. Wouldn't it be cool if the game's weather mirrored real conditions? After all, you could probably pull a righteous heist during the storm. And if the hurricane actually tore through Miami and wreaked havoc? Looting a go go, baby!
Basing events and unlocking of goodies around the system clock is cool, but if game consoles are going to be network-connected, then I want a game that can mirror local weather conditions.
For example, if I'm playing the latest Final Fantasy during the winter, it'd be cool to have flurries, or snowstorms, or blizzards if that's what's going on outside. Or hot humid days that slow down the characters during the summer.
- Ozzie (Ozzy Osbourne)
- Slash (Guns 'n Roses)
- Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Oh, and there was a Lemmy Koopa (after Lemmy Kilminster from Motorhead) at one point, too. I think he was in Super Mario World for SNES.Hey, man, I'm still trying to find a good reason to use Perl. Esperanto can wait.
Make a MMORPG that's better than anything you can possibly get on TV (lots and lots and lots of sex and violence), add ubiquitous broadband, and you'll probably get a good-sized chunk of "the masses".
Remember Barnum: there's a sucker born every minute.
Say what you like about public opinion, pauldy, but I myself agree with Vanderbilt: the public be damned. If this is still a nation ruled by law and not men, then opinion should be utterly irrelevant. What are the facts? Has the government proven either Butler or Padilla guilty of any of the charges against them?
The government says that Butler lied. The government says lots of things. Where's the proof?
Me, I'll wait for the jury to reach a verdict. They've better access to the evidence than I do, and are therefore better qualified to judge Butler.
What, just like playing Quake online? It's right out of friggin Lovecraft, and Trent Reznor did the soundtrack. Guess what; if you can still find a server you're likely to find 13 year old kiddies being annoying.
Make a popular game, and it's a safe bet that it'll eventually be overrun with 13 year old homophobic kiddies who think in terms of dominance while remaining unable to exert influence over women more substantial than the Playboy Centerfold or the latest [Boobies] link on FARK.
These are the same kids who read vampire novels and watch vampire flicks. These are the same kids who, 30 years ago, would have gotten their rocks off reading the adventures of Conan the Barbarian and Elric of Melnibone.
Why are they so prevalent in online gaming? It's simple: they're the ones with the most time on their hands, especially in summer when the public schools leave them the fuck alone for a few weeks.
> If that is the case then why are you trying to
> make a case for a scientist who broke the law?
A google search indicates that Butler is accused of 69 counts of "authorities and smuggling goods into the United States to embezzlement and fraud". He has not been convicted yet, so I see no reason to accept the government's word as gospel.
The burden of proof is on Uncle Sam, after all.
On the other hand I agree with you with regard to the "blame everything but yourself" meme so popular in this defective culture. I have to admit, though, that it can be as tempting a lie as those sold by most religions.
No, I would not say, "what did they know and when did they know it." I'd ask, "is the prosecution going for the death penalty?" I don't blame governments for the crimes of terrorists.
Also, pauldy, I'm not saying "government bad". I'm saying "government cannot be trusted". Government, like fire, has its uses. But would you want a fire to burn out of control?
So, governments should enforce "scientific responsibility" at gunpoint? The government should be trusted with the authority to decide what individuals are allowed to know? That way lies tyranny, falsification.
If you want to go there, fine. But don't support dragging the rest of humanity there with you. I cannot justify the FBI's actions in relation to those of Thomas Butler: who did Mr. Butler harm?
Not only is the Emperor naked, but he has a small penis. Why do you think SunnComm is suing? The stockholders are trying to compensate for something: a little DRM company making a big stink 'cos Microsoft built in the ability to bypass AutoRun by holding down [shift].
Blithering idiots...
Hmmm. Doesn't that break the Yellow Book standard governing CD-ROM?
No, wait a minute. It might not be a violation of the standard, as videogame discs are commonly written in ISO9660 Mode 2, which isn't supposed to contain LECC. Then again, since it's a computer game, compatiblity with Windows would be better served by using Mode 1.
It's a really stupid move on Macrovision's part. Even if removing the error correction built into the CD-ROM standard doesn't violate ISO 9660, it will lead to less durable game discs. Who'd buy a game on discs that can't handle being dropped or left out of the case for a little while?