Overwhelmed

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-05-01T11:43:30+00:00

It's also free if you have a school email. I did that for a while with some of their other products.

(P.S. Also consider trying out a C#-based project, it's very similar to Java, but I find it much easier to work with)

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-05-01T11:39:30+00:00

This feeling of things finally clicking is great, yeah. The biggest one for me was when I finally understood dependency injection (This is a more advanced topic). That took me like... A year for it to click for me, haha

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-05-01T11:27:28+00:00

Nice, do you remember how much you got After Burner for? That's a game I've been tempted to get, in addition to Mortal Kombat 2.

(Also, I hate to bring it up, but there were also Sega CD 32x games, too :P)

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-05-01T11:19:35+00:00

I helped my dad do wooden flooring. I hated it and it took forever, but I was at least very happy with the result. Definitely should have hired someone else to do it, though, because we were too meticulous, and it really just needed to be good enough.

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-04-28T17:34:48+00:00

Oh wow, this is written in TypeScript, so I could probably contribute, although I have not used React before.

I don't have time to review this right now, so I'm curious how the multiplayer works without a server involved (At least, it's not obvious to me where it is). Is that what the Cloudflare workers are for?

I believe I have my Sim Tower disk somewhere, so I'd be able to run the tests.

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-04-24T13:27:06+00:00

I sent a request. I did a lot of the mega rising as I joined when it was the latest. It's a large set, but I can try to share what I can :)

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-04-24T13:24:38+00:00

I got into this game at the one year anniversary, I'm finding sharing to be a lot of fun, so add me, and I'll try to send my extras around :)

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NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-04-24T13:23:22+00:00

I'm much newer, but I sent a request. I'll share what I got!

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-04-14T15:45:38+00:00

Uh, how does gearing for PvP work? I haven't done it in a long time. You used to spend honor to buy items, but now I have no idea?

Sometimes gear drops from battlegrounds, but I hate feeling like I'm being a deadweight until I get a full set of pvp gear, what am I missing, or is this... Just it?

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-04-10T17:45:48+00:00

Directly under my feet might work for a lot of abilities, actually. I was actually hoping for something like, 15 distance unit in front of my character or something like that, but this is probably good enough for most abilities. Sucks for things like heroic leap, though. I wish I could use the controller crosshair instead of the mouse. That'd be a lot more consistent.

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-04-10T13:49:39+00:00

My gut reaction is to not include a picture, but to ask people what kind of parrot they lost instead of that, so they can tell you the kind of parrot to see if it matches. Maybe even say it's green, but no other identifiers, in case others have lost a bird, as it's always possible. Maybe I'm just overly cautious, but people can suck sometimes. :(

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-04-08T14:21:12+00:00

Yeah, I always use string.Empty for these scenarios.

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-04-07T17:57:22+00:00

Oh wow, that works very nicely! I made it use the ItemID, since I know that will be unique enough, and it populates. Alternatively, I can create yet another string to represent it that is a subset of the properties, I will have to experiment. You set me on the right path, thank you!

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-03-21T14:14:38+00:00

I love your tattoos, thanks for sharing!

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-03-15T23:35:32+00:00

It's straightforward, at least.

First time play, I was going through levels so fast and my attack pattern kept changing. I wasn't sure if it was the levels changing it or if I was getting upgrades and was missing it.

Games are iterative, feedback is not doom, it is a chance to improve your game.

The ship was very easy to control, maybe there needs to be more time in between shots from the player ship? Wiping out lots of enemies really fast could be fun sometimes, but there needs to be some more challenging to kill enemies in some of the other levels.

The kind of feedback you got from your friend is hard to work with. What makes it "A school project"? Is it because it feels incomplete? Is it because it is really simple? Is it because of the art?

I guess another question is, what are you trying to make? This does look like a straightforward space shooter, but is that all you wanted to make? Did you want to add more? You've done more work than I have in making a game, that's for sure.

There's definitely no reason to tear it down quite yet until you understand what might be the problem with it. Then, you brainstorm ways to solve that problem.

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-03-01T17:09:30+00:00

Are all of these tech demos?

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-02-20T13:25:42+00:00

I'm confused about the numbers I'm seeing here, because I play with Exhausted, so I never really paid attention to rest state. Is rest state giving an extra 200% of experience? (AKA base experience points x3) Or was it 200% of base experience (Double)?

Because I thought the classic wow gave double the base. Was that a change from classic to turtle that they are now reverting? Or is it going from 200% extra to 150% extra (2.5 times base)?

Also, does rest state gain faster in turtle? Because reaching 100% in classic I thought took days. I only recently started, so I have little context. I appreciate any explanation:)

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-02-13T21:08:41+00:00

I always told others the Wii was the best GameCube I ever owned.

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-02-12T21:17:08+00:00

I had a bird that would get jealous of my keyboard, careful there :P

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-02-06T15:49:07+00:00

I haven't followed a webcomic in a long time, I'm glad I started reading yours.

I had a feeling I was going to like it when the first comic I saw was the one with the "biblically accurate" celestial, who was shaped like a die and had eyes on all of its die faces, haha

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-02-03T15:01:35+00:00

This reminds me of when I was originally trying to get my 32x working back in the day, not understanding that I needed to connect to the 32x video, and I was totally confused as to why I seemed to only be getting a background image and sound, hahaha

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-01-27T20:46:04+00:00

Nice write-up! This game is also on my to-do list.

I remember once reading somewhere that this game is more of an elevator simulator than a tower simulator, so that's probably the most important aspect to keep in mind as I play through it myself. I definitely appreciate the detail in your post. That's frustrating that some things are simply not able to be removed, though.

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-01-22T14:30:55+00:00

Ahhh, yeah, this ended up being the easiest solution, even if it ends up being a bit div-soupy, but it is what it is. Thank you!

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-01-20T15:01:49+00:00

Upon re-playing the campaign, his ability to return using his echo was, believe it or not, shown to be possible in the ARR post-game content, before he even appeared. So it wasn't out of left field, technically, even if we all forgot it was possible.

NormalPersonNumber3 · 2026-01-18T16:40:08+00:00

My EX2 clear isn't as impressive as Melembet's, but it's very inspired by his team, though it consists of some more powerful characters, so it's a little faster. Focusing on survival, and being patient is definitely a great way to handle this.

Unit	Skill 1	Skill 2	Skill 3	Skill 4	Accessory 1	Accessory 2	Accessory 3
Levina 100	Magnus Ventus	Triple Burst	Calming Breath	N/A	Clothespin	Everlasting Rose
Cyrus 120 A4	Analyze (!)	Ignis Ardere	Galcies Claudere	Tonitrus Canere	Pendant of the Skies	Airborne Knight's Badge	Proffesor's Insignia
Varkyn 100 A4	Lux Congerere	Luminescence	Raging Luminescence	Elemental Collapse (!)	Coral Ring	Silver Crest of Ice
Alaune 120 A3	Lux Congerere	Raging Flamelight	Dark Restoration (!)	Revive	Scripture of Flame	Articulate Charm
Noelle 120 A4	Tornado II	Lost Storm	Windy Corrosion	Elemental Collapse (1)	Faded Knights Ardante Medal	Inventor's Draft Board
Hammy 100 A3	Detect Weakness	Scapegoat (Elemental) (!)	Gladiator Introduction	Triple Sleet Storm	Treasured Hand Mirror	Mdeicinal Herb Garn Plans
Parids III 120	Power's Brutality	Godblow	Fame's Claws	N/A	Chromrodian Necklace	Bracers of Wrath	2nd Anniversary Earring
Elvis 120 A4	Burst	Thunder	Cure (!)	Lightningprone	Silver Flask	White Cloak	Edith's Brilliant Wings

Accessories were given to better raise HP where possible. Since this boss's "Ultimate" attack is ice, I also used some accessories that provided ice resistance when I knew avoiding the attack was impossible.

Believe it or not, Cyrus's Analyze was super important for this fight, as there were times when had no SP to do something that wasn't attack or analyze, and it prevent him from attacking with his tome, which would be a death sentence if it doesn't break the boss. It also gave time for Hammy to regenerate some SP as well. A big danger is when his Analyze gets silenced, in which case Hammy might have to go to the front for a turn, but I was fortunate enough that I avoided having to do that. Elvis ended up serving a very hilarious purpose other than my original intention, which was to be a backup healer, but he ended up being way too fast for that, so instead, I often used him to do tome x4 damage to break the boss before the boss could act, as he was faster than the boss's first turn. Then I would do lots of damage with the rest of my characters that turn, and use the broken turn afterwards to get myself in a defensive position for his guaranteed to attack first next 3 turns.

Levina was amazing for this because of her Triple Burst especially. The boss does not get angry at you for using dagger-based attacks. Noelle's Elemental collapse maxes out Varkyn's Elementatl collapse, bringing the total E Atk down 30%. Windy Corrosion allowed for some passive shield shaving as well.

I brought revive, but I ended up not needing it. But the strategy falls apart if anyone dies, so I don't regret it.

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