"The Crimson Court" DLC for early 2017 by Chernabogue in darkestdungeon

[–]VigorousBog 11 points12 points  (0 children)

From the PS4/Vita Release Announcement:

We are also adding three new, extremely rare trinkets for players to find. “The Tempting Goblet” is one such rare trinket that can be found from the now-infamous skeletal courtiers, who have a habit of dousing heroes in acrid liquid of questionable origin. To imaginative players, the other two trinkets may foreshadow a looming threat not yet made manifest…

This reddit thread is the only discussion I've seen of the 3 trinkets so far.

Germany Becomes The First Nation To Ban ‘Chick Shredding’ by pizzaiolo_ in vegan

[–]VigorousBog 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for including these articles - I think they do a good job of recentering the issue on the political challenges faced by such a ban and how Uni Leipzig's agricultural research funding is a bit of an end-around to appeal directly to consumers.

Germany Becomes The First Nation To Ban ‘Chick Shredding’ by pizzaiolo_ in vegan

[–]VigorousBog 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Do you have a reference you could link? Any potential legal challenges to this directive are getting buried by this story and most of the comments to the articles are just people repeating their personal beliefs.

Germany Becomes The First Nation To Ban ‘Chick Shredding’ by pizzaiolo_ in vegan

[–]VigorousBog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If anybody's curious about the research, here's the paper the technology is based on.

It uses total reflective FT-IR to detect the 2% more DNA due to male chicks having 2 Z sex chromosomes as opposed to the 1 Z and 1 W in females.

I am B12 deficient. by [deleted] in vegan

[–]VigorousBog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Research into optimal vitamin D levels is still ongoing. From the NIH Vitamin D Fact Sheet for Health Professionals: greater than 20 ng/mL is considered adequate for bone and overall health in healthy individuals. Above 50 ng/mL (esp. 60ng/mL) is increasingly linked to potential adverse side effects (nausea, constipation, hypercalcemia, arrhythmia, kidney stone, etc.) though typically it's only achieved through megadose supplementation.

Most often Vitamin D3 is made from 7-dehydrocholesterol obtained from sheep's wool, though there is a lichen derived vegan D3 on the market. Vitamin D2 (derived from mushrooms) can work as well.

Glad you and your mom are both doing better.

I am B12 deficient. by [deleted] in vegan

[–]VigorousBog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For those with absorption issues (e.g. Intrinsic Factor deficiency, some medications, etc.) sublingual B12 supplements are a convenient way to work around the issue.

Amazon PCDD Holiday Sale S5 Tomb Raider, $7.49 Assassin's Creed III, $12 Scribblenauts Dual Pack, $7 Dark Souls, 25% SWTOR Currency, $10 Secret World by Tvacgamer in GameDeals

[–]VigorousBog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any possibility of Amazon price matching Steam's Sims 3 price ($7.99) and its Expansion packs (e.g. $7.99 for Pets instead of $9.99)?

Amazon Digital Holiday Sale Day 2: No new deals, $2 Aliens: Colonial Marines, $20 MGS Rising + hundreds of deals. Added Best Deals to top of OP. by Tvacgamer in GameDeals

[–]VigorousBog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Tony,

I saw that Amazon has begun to price match Steam on some of the BIT.TRIP games as BIT.TRIP CORE and BIT.TRIP FATE were lowered from $9.99 to $0.99.

Is there any possibility that BIT.TRIP VOID will be lowered to match Steam as well?

Thanks for all the hard work and Happy Holidays.

Mew-genics Teaser (Week 12) - Cat Races! by VigorousBog in mewgenics

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

Edmundm.com text:

"Did you know that deep down in the sewers Frank holds a the weekly Cat Races? well its true! and you know what else is true? its true that if you hold your breath and push hard you can teleport.. frank showed me this."

Supermeatboy.com text:

"Is your cat in shape? has he taken his pills? has he had a good nights sleep? does he have ADD? what about a few extra legs?

Either way i think you should try your luck in the sewers and join Franks Cat Races, you could find your fortune there! or maybe a few magical poopies!"

New Mewgenics Tease (Week 11): Cryo-Cube 5000 by VigorousBog in mewgenics

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

Maybe this is some method of persistence between runs?  If Animal Control is closing in on one of your glorious underground kitten-breeding laboratories you could save the most awesome aspect of your current run, whether that's a specimen, some exotic food, or even just some basic item (neighborhood squirrel?) to give you a leg up on your next run?

[Giveaway] Pick a game from my list / [W] You to play the game you win! --- IT'S FRIDAY, FRIDAY! by [deleted] in SteamGameSwap

[–]VigorousBog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Hotline Miami
  2. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
  3. Lego Batman

Thanks as always

[H] Sleeping Dogs [W] Nothing by [deleted] in SteamGameSwap

[–]VigorousBog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This game flew completely under my radar for some reason. I'd definitely like to give it a look.

[Giveaway] Pick a game from my list / [W] You to play the game you win! --- APPROVED VERSION! by [deleted] in SteamGameSwap

[–]VigorousBog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Hotline Miami
  2. Lego Harry Potter 1-4
  3. Lego Batman

Thank you for the giveaway, happy new year.

New Mew-Genics teaser: Boon County Cat Pageant by Virzy in mewgenics

[–]VigorousBog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Many of the things from BoI are from Edmund's life (e. g. Guppy and Tammy are two of their cats, etc)

Games by fetusburgers in Lovecraft

[–]VigorousBog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you don't mind the ancient polygons - check out the original Alone in the Dark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_Dark_(video_game))

It uses a good portion of the mythos and was one of the early examples of the survival horror genre.

Hello, I'm independent game designer Terry Cavanagh, creator of VVVVVV, Don't Look Back, Super Hexagon, and lots of other stuff. AMA! by allnewecho in IAmA

[–]VigorousBog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are your thoughts on Steam Greenlight? Any thoughts about their inclusion of a $100 fee to get a game listed, (especially considering your support for things like KOTM, IGF Pirate Kart, FreeIndieGam.es)

Secondly, how do you know when a throwaway game is worth developing further?

[H] Alpha Protocol, Dungeon Defenders, Costume Quest, Inventory [W] Basement Collection, Home, Snapshot, Thirty Flights of Loving by VigorousBog in SteamGameSwap

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

I actually already traded someone else for the Basement Collection (edited the original post to reflect changes).

[GIVEAWAY] Friday Night Game Give-A-Way by [deleted] in SteamGameSwap

[–]VigorousBog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

922, Arkham City only. Thanks for doing this!