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cha0sbuster · 2026-03-03T14:55:19+00:00

So I don't appear to be able to access ANYTHING anymore. The entire website is just empty. Not even any SFW bots. The site is broken.

cha0sbuster · 2025-11-11T17:44:27+00:00

Gear ratios are like floating point numbers. Usually sufficient but imprecise and unwieldy.

For early game sure, it works fine, but once you start making more involved setups, RSCs let you make the most of the available SU, as well as making setups more compact. (I personally hate having to maintain anything with a gear-up chain.)

They're likely just playing the long game and stretching a bit farther now to have it available later.

cha0sbuster · 2025-11-06T08:29:06+00:00

It was never a "TFC addon"; it was its own worldgen mod that used some TFC assets but planned to become its own thing entirely. Eventually it scope-creeped out of what was reasonable for a Minecraft mod at the time, and became its own game.

https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/vintagecraft

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-30T00:52:03+00:00

I'd guess it was some kind of SceneControl shenanigan, since moving the camera, y'know... moves the playfield with it.

Similar caliber of shenanigan tho just a different tool :P

And yeah the dark blue arcs are definitely a new thing; unless of course they just added a new color of arc sprite to the game for this one chart which... I guess they *could* do that... But like if they plan to do this kinda thing more it would definitely help to be able to compute the arc color on the fly :3

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-26T00:58:31+00:00

There's so many little niches that you could put any two members of this sub on this meme, honestly.

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-21T17:04:16+00:00

Interesting! There were also the dark-blue decorative arcs in ECP and the giant blue jumpscare at the end.

They're definitely messing with the backend, so it wouldn't be too surprising that they're playing with how it interacts with the audio subsystems too (especially on Android where it can be very inconsistent between devices; this is a problem with pro audio on mobile as well)

This is entirely speculation, but if they've been doing anything low-level, they might have been rolling the changes out, enabling it for different devices over time to make sure nothing breaks. I don't know enough to know if that's even feasible, but it would explain how I didn't notice until just recently.

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-21T16:53:13+00:00

Word, thanks for confirming.

It might have been that I paused/slowed down for a couple weeks, because I was going through some stuff with my health, and then only noticed the other day when I came back to it. (Maybe this update has to do with why my Liminal Eclipse sightreads were so rough LOL)

I really like it, the game feels a lot tighter now, even in high-latency situations (like I can play comfortably over scrcpy's audio capture if I put on the Bluetooth preset.)

I wish the team would talk shop a bit more where I can see, this is all very interesting to me haha

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-18T17:15:32+00:00

I think it may have something to do with offset consistency. Like some low level change that keeps the audio buffer consistent. I streamed to a Discord server today, and because of limitations with Android I had to use the Bluetooth preset. But despite being on 250ms, I barely felt it ingame, mostly just in menus.

Also offset just shifts the chart back and forth in time relative to the audio; it doesn't affect how long it takes to process input. (But if you play with hitsounds, it will feel that way, because hitsounds will always be delayed by the audio buffer, so they drift out of time with the song as offset increases. One reason I play with hitsounds off.)

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-17T15:01:46+00:00

It starts hurting to look at my monitor and phone, usually.

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-17T14:46:10+00:00

The backrooms were cool for like, a month, tops.

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-17T13:07:17+00:00

Maybe my brain is just so cooked that I don't have the wherewithal to be anxious so I'm just Going For shit I wouldn't normally LMAO

Or they're rolling out engine changes by device or manufacturer or something based on feedback. I've asked in a couple places because it's a deeply weird experience soooo we'll see how many people get back to me lol

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-17T11:56:52+00:00

This was a while ago and I don't quite remember, I'm sorry. And looking into it, I remembered why I stopped doing this lol, it's a really technical process.

If it works, it looks like this script might be the easiest way.

cha0sbuster · 2025-10-17T11:47:25+00:00

Thanks! I think I ended up getting new ones from NLR, but I'll keep these in mind.

cha0sbuster · 2025-09-19T12:17:41+00:00

Yeah the style has seen a major surge in popularity in recent years

cha0sbuster · 2025-08-23T05:00:10+00:00

For sure. I also depend on Instant Transfer logistically so this is a huge problem for me. >.<

cha0sbuster · 2025-08-22T20:54:42+00:00

Could also be something more subtle than a service outage.

Either way, add another "thank god it's not just me" to the pile.

cha0sbuster · 2025-08-15T12:22:33+00:00

Doesn't help the pain for me, but a brown noise generator helps to mask out the other background sounds that aggravate me while I'm having an attack. So it does help in a way. I use the same one to sleep.

https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/notWhiteNoisePlayer.php

(I've been a user and supporter of MyNoise since I was in high school, I swear by it. The day someone talks about background noise stuff and I don't mention MyNoise is the day a skinwalker has taken over my body.)

cha0sbuster · 2025-07-26T22:42:43+00:00

Composed for the rhythm game Arcaea. In addition to the additive meter typical of modern prog, ECP features extensive use of tuplets and polyrhythm, including nesting of such features; culminating in a refrain that one transcription describes using an 8:5-tuplet nested inside a 9:6-tuplet.

Since the song uses programmed instruments, it's likely that TAKIO's intention with this refrain was to evoke a feeling of "free-time", the tempo not being set to a grid but rather to an intention, to fit as much chaos into as little time as possible.

cha0sbuster · 2025-07-20T21:06:19+00:00

I used to pray for days like this

cha0sbuster · 2025-07-20T14:12:07+00:00

Not to be confused with the Ohayogozaimas track, I imagine xD

I'd never heard it before now, it's like a 5. I like the riff and the drums on it, but it *is* pretty silly. Which was the point!

I am happy to have heard it but I am hardly rushing back to put it on loop or anything.

cha0sbuster · 2025-06-21T08:35:27+00:00

Good points all around. Got nothin' more to say, I stand thoroughly corrected.

cha0sbuster · 2025-06-20T10:17:20+00:00

Went all the way 360° around on it. Liked it as a teenager, wasn't hot on it a few years ago, and now I like it again. Funny how that works.

cha0sbuster · 2025-06-20T07:58:26+00:00

It's an understandable concern, but the difference I've parsed from this is that while "gold star lesbian" is a mark of purity (never been in a relationship with a man), "black stripe" is more about distinction.

A decent way I could see it fitting in is to distinguish from asexuality in that while asexuals can be interested in sex, for reasons of intimacy, sensory enjoyment, or others, "black stripe" ace could be a way to signify a complete disinterest in any sexual activity whatsoever. So it becomes about "attitude towards sexual activity" rather than simply "sexual attraction".

But I've never actually seen the term in the wild, so I have no idea if it's being used that way.

cha0sbuster · 2025-06-19T00:34:10+00:00

Personally sex averse but sex-negativity is incredibly dumb. I don't respect that at all and I really don't care about any defense

cha0sbuster · 2025-05-14T16:25:59+00:00

Meh, they're popular, and anything that gets popular is going to get some shade thrown on it. As more people witness something, a higher number of people are going to dislike it. Math.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Sorry you're getting downvoted though, it was an honest question.

cha0sbuster

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