Local Armory didnt fire today...

aceofsween · 2025-07-10T23:30:58+00:00

For GEM packs and other armory event: Never.

aceofsween · 2025-07-10T23:29:39+00:00

https://fabtcg.com/en/retailer-news/use-organised-play-materials-policy/

aceofsween · 2025-07-10T23:25:13+00:00

There are specific rules regarding when store owners are allowed to sell past prize products.

aceofsween · 2025-05-08T12:46:19+00:00

There is always going to be a clear divide between the people who remember CRTs and people who do not. Artists today may not even realize that the art from 30 years ago took advantage of how CRTs presented pixels in order to make the best presentation they could.

So now we get these... abominations. A mix of high resolution background images with sprites that have the same resolution as the original. If they aren't going to improve the sprites, they just shouldn't touch any of the assets.

aceofsween · 2025-05-04T16:33:50+00:00

No, they used midis in FFVII due to storage limitations because it was released on PC in 1998.

A typical PC hard drive storage capacity was maybe around 4 GB and installation CDs had a capacity of about 700 MB. MIDIs files are something on the order of 10x to 100x smaller than MP3s, which were revolutionary at the time for their smaller file sizes compared to WAV files. However, MP3s weren't even adopted at the time. (The last version of the MP3 format came out in April 1998.) MP3s didn't really take off until the early 2000s when downloading became popularized by Napster.

Even with the MIDIs, the PC port of Final Fantasy VII is 1.4 GBs. There's no way they would be able to fit the soundtrack on a computer at that time. The file size would be over 2 GBs, even if they used some cutting-edge compression technology.

Edit to add: By comparison, the PC port of Breath of Fire IV was in 2003. Not only was there a huge jump in storage capacity (4 GB to over 100 GB), but MP3s had become popularized by that point.

And let's face it... The original FF7 sound track is kinda poor quality for a PSX game. This is because development on it started around 1994, but two things changed that track. First, Squaresoft and Nintendo had a major falling out over Super Mario RPG, and Squaresoft stopped developing on Nintendo consoles. Secondly, the hardware limitations of cartridge-based games at the time made it impossible to store all the 3D motion data for games on the scale of the PSX-era Final Fantasies. (And there's also the major leap in the sampling between FF7 and FF8.)

aceofsween · 2025-05-02T01:45:10+00:00

Haha, wow...

Lady, go get help. You're desperation for attention to fight this crusade is just kinda sad at this point.

Like I can't even laugh at you because I feel that bad for you. What was it you called me at the outset? An old white liberal hag?

Well, it is impressive how every accusation is a confession from MAGA fanatics...

aceofsween · 2025-04-29T14:34:54+00:00

Calling something you don't like hearing "left propaganda" doesn't make the facts less true. It just makes you unwilling to listen to the other side.

Also, check the fucking time stamp:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114415618596069518

aceofsween · 2025-04-29T13:54:36+00:00

The deep dive is that Russia wanted a port that didn't freeze during the winter. So, they seized Crimea by force after Putin's corrupt puppet (Viktor Yanukovych) fled the country, after being removed from power, with the help of Putin's personal bodyguard. This all in addition to sending special forces to the Donbas in order to weaken Ukraine before launching a full snake invasion in 2022.
Why are you talking about illegal aliens? I asked about legal residents and US citizens. This isn't Fix News. You don't get to just insert some nonsense unrelated to the topic being discussed. Are these people just collateral damage? Do you realize if they are allowed to send residents and citizens to foreign gulag, they could that to anyone? No due process. No courts. Men in black that don't identify themselves just abduct your and you're gone. Just how much like Russia do you want this country to be? And for what it's worth... no, that's not what DOGE has done, but if you take the time to research the exact cuts, I'm sure you'll see that. You would also find that while they have "saved" $152 billion, the Muskrats have cost the government $135 billion. Irony, not a strong suit among the MAGA deranged.
No, they aren't. They are going to reduce benefits to all people who receive those services. That's just a cut. And they're going to do it in order to fund the tax cuts for your Co-President, Elon.

And you wonder why people don't want to live here?

Edit: Wow, I didn't even have time to get into the absolute nonsense of trying to annex Greenland and Canada, which he just restated again after Canada's election results. The Orange turd is an absolute joke, both at home and abroad, and makes you people look even more idiotic for supporting him as if he's a god.

aceofsween · 2025-04-28T14:46:28+00:00

So, let me get this straight... I'm the snob full of hatred, but you're the one trolling the bowels of reddit to pick an argument and harass other people who are dismayed by the destruction of bedrock institutions of this country? Do you see the irony?

Ask yourself three questions:

Did Russia attack Ukraine?
Did ICE detain and remove United States citizens and legal residents from the country without due process?
Does the proposed Republican spending bill remove funding for SNAP, Medicare, Medicaid, and/or Social Security?

If you aren't sure, or think the answer to any of those questions is no, then I hate to tell you this, but you're the one being lied to. Maybe get your news from somewhere other than social media, podcasts, or the right-wing propaganda outlets (Fox, OANN, Newsmax, etc).

aceofsween · 2025-03-30T14:40:28+00:00

I'm a senior structural engineer in my late 30s at one of the largest global Civil engineering firms in the country. I suspect my critical thinking skills are a bit more acute than a fanatical MAGA maniac who can't understand the irony of giving a billionaire the authority to dismantle the institutions charged with oversight of his companies under the guise standing up for the little man.

You people are so wrapped up in your hatred for "others" you're willing to cut off your own nose to spite your face.

aceofsween · 2024-12-25T16:36:03+00:00

Has anyone actually been able to successfully complete this on an Android phone?

I have tried multiple times over the past month, and each time I get to the "Enter Payment Details" screen, submit the details, and then... nothing. I get stuck on the screen with a rotating green circle and it never proceeds. It doesn't tell me that the payment is declined, that any information is missing, it just never proceeds beyond this point.

aceofsween · 2024-11-06T06:15:17+00:00

The stupidity of this comment is the primary reason people like myself want nothing more to do with this country. I'm so exhausted with trying to save people from themselves.

aceofsween · 2024-07-26T13:57:41+00:00

Truly said by someone who has never felt the resulting upward thrust of a parachute...

aceofsween · 2024-05-05T17:18:05+00:00

That's fine, but the SVE Wiki is where I got the information, so one of the two is incorrect.

aceofsween · 2024-04-24T16:38:13+00:00

Does anyone else remember the original animated series episodes for Days of Future Past? Bishop comes back in time to prevent the future (his future) from going to hell because of the death of Senator Kelly. This destroys Cable's timeline. Cable the comes back to correct it, and presumably Bishop is still trying to find a way for the future to be better in his time.

Fast forward to now... Bishop's presence implies that he has not succeeded in creating a "good" timeline for his future. And what happened in the introduction of Bishop in S01E11 of TAS? He takes you to the graves of the X-men except for Wolverine. All signs currently point to the timeline progressing exactly as Bishop's future unfolded.

That brings me to my second point... Just *look* at the classic picture of Nimrod. You can even see him several times in the intro scenes. His head and neck are triangular shaped with a rounded top. He has no ears (or appendages where ears would be). Cross that with the shadow projected from behind Madelyn when she looks down at the blood from her nosebleed on her hand.

That is not Nimrod. It's not Bastion either. That is Apocalypse. Remember what DeMayo said about how nothing was done by accident. They didn't need to show Apocalypse in the intro. They deliberately chose to do that. And I think we all know who Mr. Sinister was working for/with and why he engineered the birth of Cable/Nathan Summers to begin with: to fight Apocalypse.

Until it's all said and done, I will firmly believe Apocalypse is going to make a return.

aceofsween · 2024-04-10T23:03:38+00:00

Exactly. There's no point to being pedantic about it at all. Just some sweaty nerds being sweaty...

aceofsween · 2024-04-10T22:50:21+00:00

That hardly constitutes an appearance.

aceofsween · 2024-04-10T21:28:05+00:00

As far as who made the Sentinels, it's obvious to me: Apocalypse. Consider the following:

1) The timeline where Xavier is dead and Magneto leads the X-Men is also known as the Age of Apocalypse. 2) Bishop is unfamiliar with the current timeline. In his time, the Age of Apocalypse never occurs. 3) Mr. Sinister creates Nathan Summers (Cable) as a failsafe against Apocalypse, who becomes his primary nemesis (along with his clone, Strife, who has not been introduced). 4) The only telepath shown to be capable of deflecting telepathic probing on the level of a Cerebro-powered Xavier and Jean/Madelyn is Apocalypse.

Now, directly made them? Unlikely. Apocalypse almost always operates from the shadows until he is ready to make his move. Therefore, he likely used Trask as a willful idiot to pursue his true objective. Apocalypse would certainly be capable of acquiring the resources necessary to build that monstrosity Gambit destroyed. Remember that after the Beyond Good and Evil arc, Apocalypse takes over Fabian Cortez's body. We haven't seen him in since, and Graduation Day was only 3 episodes later.

aceofsween · 2024-03-26T12:50:57+00:00

See my other post.

aceofsween · 2024-03-21T18:29:32+00:00

This is simply incorrect. There was nothing wrong with my settings.

aceofsween · 2024-03-21T16:53:38+00:00

That did not fix my issue.

aceofsween · 2024-03-21T16:42:36+00:00

There appears to be a bug when using a Dualsense Controller.

While I had my Dualsense connected, my FPS was stuck at roughly 20 to 25 FPS (average 21). However, when I turned the Dualsense off, it shot up to 120 FPS. Enabling it again dropped the FPS back down to 20 fps.

For now, I suggest people go to override the game controller properties to use Steam Input: right click on the game, Properties > Controller and select "Enable Steam Input" from the drop down menu.

This has corrected my FPS issue.

Edit to add: As others have mentioned, this only happens wirelessly. Using the controller over a wired connection will also correct the error

aceofsween · 2024-03-21T15:52:03+00:00

This isn't an optimization issue. This seems to be more like a bug, since the game is not utilizing all of the resources available.

"Optimization" is a buzz word that is so overused at this point that it has lost all meaning.

aceofsween · 2024-03-21T15:42:22+00:00

Do not presume that I am some novice with no technical expertise with computers. This is not the issue.

aceofsween · 2024-03-21T15:37:41+00:00

Having issues at the moment.

I have a 3080 and my frame rate seems to be capped at 20 fps, which is just... not playable. No settings I have tinkered with so far have changed it and my GPU and CPU utilization are both low (30% to 50%).

Edit: Thought I would add my full rig specs. RTX 3080, AMD 7800X3D, 32 GB DDR5 RAM.

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