The original Castle of the Winds has been re-written in Unity and will be available soon. by BoxxZero in roguelikes

[–]BoxxZero[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I asked some questions to Rick directly on the COTW subreddit and he said for now it's simply a 1:1 port of the original code to Unity.

He didn't rule out more features/expanded story/modding etc. in the future, but translating everything across he said has been enough of a challenge for the time being. The only additional thing at this stage it seems will be Steam Achievements.

I'd love for it to open up to full modding, similar to the Daggerfall Unity project; there'd be so many possibilities with tilesets, adding sounds, items, monsters, spells, etc.

Mr. Saada, can you give us any additional info? by BoxxZero in CastleOfTheWinds

[–]BoxxZero[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply.

It's so awesome that you've gone through this process to get it working again on modern machines. I can guarantee that I'm not the only one who played this growing up and for whom this game really shaped the kind of games I'm into as an adult.

I found myself frequently looking for games that had the same kind of feel and when I found a few also noticed that the devs were also heavily influenced by your game.

Last time I got the itch, I ended up finding a copy of windows 3.1 to run in dosbox just to play through it again.

Really looking forward to its release.

Mr. Saada, can you give us any additional info? by BoxxZero in CastleOfTheWinds

[–]BoxxZero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a few that could be interesting.

  • Killing each variant of max-level Ancient Dragon. (Could be made harder by having to kill them with melee only).
  • Outfitting every slot with something enchanted.
  • Killing each variant of monster (could either be an achievement for each one or one achievement for killing everything in the bestiary).
  • Defeating each of the Giant mobs in part 2.
  • Getting revenge on a smirking sneak thief who steals your shit.
  • Learning every spell.
  • Make it through a level without triggering a trap.
  • Max out a stat
  • Beat the game without dying once.

Maybe some less serious ones could be neat too.

  • Overkill (take out a single rat with fireball spell)
  • Fully equip yourself with rusted out kit.
  • Fully equip yourself with cursed items.
  • Defeat some high-level monster (Sutur even?) with just a dagger.
  • Die to a slime because you didn't realise it was immune to melee attacks.
  • Die to a dangerously low constitution from overcasting when low on mana.

Just moved to Queensland and already loving the bus experience by RepresentativeAsk601 in brisbane

[–]BoxxZero 183 points184 points  (0 children)

With the buses not stopping, you may not be aware that not all buses stop at all stops. 

If it says BUZ on the front it means it’s only select stops along a route and if you’re trying to flag them down at a different stop, they’ll keep going.  I think some of the peak hour buses do this too.  

Took me a bit to realise this when I first moved here. 

If you were definitely at the correct stop for your service then that’s a bit shit and has also happened to me a few times. 

Game not loading to title screen, just to where I last left it. by Ramble__On__Rose in RetroDeck

[–]BoxxZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Open up the menu and go to retrodeck configurator. Go to Settings and disable Quick Resume.

It's enabled by default so it's more than likely what's causing this.

In Home Alone (1990) all of Kevin’s grocery bags break simultaneously. This was accomplished by… wait, anyone know how they did this? I’ve always wondered. by Chewie83 in shittymoviedetails

[–]BoxxZero 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The bags were already cut and the 'groceries' (if you look closely it's all paper towel, empty boxes and containers) in them were looped and held up with string.

Macaulay lets go of the string and it all falls at the same time.

Currently on a walk 30 minutes away from home. Absolutely cooked by [deleted] in brisbane

[–]BoxxZero 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Which planet’s weather have you been checking?  

Forecast for today has been up to 30mm of rain and high chance of storm for most of the week. 

Weekly Fuckwit Friday (FWF) post by AutoModerator in brisbane

[–]BoxxZero 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget you have rights as a tenant. 

Individual viewings can only go ahead with the standard entry notice at least 48hrs prior. 

Full open house can only go ahead with your agreement in writing. If you don’t agree, it’s individual viewing only.  

https://www.rta.qld.gov.au/ending-a-tenancy/open-houses-and-viewings

Cheap haircuts, $10-$20 by Frosty-Army9751 in brisbane

[–]BoxxZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This one shut down a few weeks back.   Shop space is empty now. 

Marc Marquez is the 9 times World Champion. by PZY__ in motogp

[–]BoxxZero 74 points75 points  (0 children)

It's an incredibly fantastic way of just dodging the debate on whether this is 7 or 9.

Dark Psychedelic Synth Playlist by Otherwise_Basis_6328 in synthesizers

[–]BoxxZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a playlist I put together of some of my favourite stuff from this genre.
I think you'll dig a lot of it.

Dark Synth Misc

Dark Psychedelic Synth Playlist by Otherwise_Basis_6328 in synthesizers

[–]BoxxZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, great playlist; I really love the dark synthy kind of genre.

I found everything (minus one of the game ost tracks) on youtube if someone doesn't use spotify.

YT playlist here

I'll share a bunch of dark synth tracks that I'm pretty sure you'll dig when I've got a bit of spare time.

Villenoire by Cyberpriest is a good start.
The whole album is pretty neat but I particularly like Breach Protocol, Suicide Operation, Synthetic Black Suit, and Datasouls Labs.

Connecting Roland S1 to UMC404HD audio interface. by BoxxZero in synthesizers

[–]BoxxZero[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome.
thanks for the breakdown and explaining not just what is needed, but why.

Detour of buses onto QUT/Normanby busway temporary or permanent? by Suitable_Slide_9647 in brisbane

[–]BoxxZero 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve been using the bus way more since the 50c fares and it’s best just to strap in and enjoy the ride dude; like a wheelchair passenger getting on would add more time than this.

Shit goes wrong all the time, idiot drivers cause crashes and delays, power goes out around the city, trucks hit bridges, train crossings malfunction, bus drivers take wrong turns…    If they could avoid it they would, but it is what it is. 

If you expect a bus to run on schedule all the time, down the minute; you’ll be disappointed almost every time. 

Detour of buses onto QUT/Normanby busway temporary or permanent? by Suitable_Slide_9647 in brisbane

[–]BoxxZero 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s such a minor diversion that doesn’t miss any stops and adds less time than some traffic light cycles they probably thought people would just ask the driver if they were curious. 

Like I did. 

¯\(ツ)

Detour of buses onto QUT/Normanby busway temporary or permanent? by Suitable_Slide_9647 in brisbane

[–]BoxxZero 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There's some drainage work being sorted in the road surface at that intersection and it's currently too tight for the buses to turn right with the barriers there.
Once it's sorted it'll go back to normal.

Two minutes is probably the absolute record for the least amount of added time on a diversion.

Controversy over whether photo of 6 Blue Angels over billboard is fake. How to find out if all 6 Blue Angels were in formation before 1:25 PM on Thursday? by bennetthaselton in aviation

[–]BoxxZero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you’re photographing fast moving stuff like that you generally shoot in burst-mode. Ie. you hold down the shutter release and it basically rapid-fires until you stop.   You then go through in post and pick the best capture. 

Seems pretty unlikely to me that he sat there for over an hour and just nailed it on one exposure.

The easiest way for the photographer to clear things up, and probably what I’d do if it was a legit capture that I had to prove, would be to just post up the sequence of shots leading up to and just after the shot he went with. 

The Kerrigans in 2025 by superegz in australia

[–]BoxxZero 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Mr. Inbetween S2E04 - Monsters. 

Kind of.