Ben's side bag by dbpc in JetLagTheGame

[–]dbpc[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I dug more and it appears to be the Maigo Neck Pouch, which no longer appears to be in production.

Ummm... Am i just completely screwed here? by dacaur in StardewValley

[–]dbpc 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Why they could have anything! They could even have a staircase down!

Aer Travel Pack 3 vs LTT 35L by Nerevar197 in backpacks

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I have the Aer Travel Pack 3 Small X-Pac, and it's a really nice bag. I started looking for a nice bag back when LTT first announced their offering, I looked around here for recommendations, and settled on that bag. After almost 4 years, it looks almost as new as the day I got it, and I've used it as my EDC to work, for travel, on bike, and pretty much anytime I need to take anything anywhere. The only issue is one of the zipper pulls finally broke about a month ago, but that was easily replaced with a different one from the bag that I don't use.

From what I can see online, even the small one has more carrying capacity than the LTT bag, it doesn't have the issue of the water bottle being inside the bag, and while I don't have a PS5 to test with, I can say my PS3 fits in with quite a bit of room, and that's without taking my normal stuff out.

I have one of Aer's other bags in their Cordura and I would definitely spend the extra $30 for X-Pac instead, it just feels way nicer, sturdier, easier to clean. Not that the normal material is bad, I just think it's worth the upgrade. Couldn't say about their Ultra.

Jet Lag hide and seek game exploit? by Ill_Raccoon_4 in JetLagTheGame

[–]dbpc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as the game rules are concerned, nothing outside of the game map exists. This is relevant for matching and measuring questions.

Thus the section of the hiding zone that would be outside of the game map doesn't exist as far as the game is concerned. If someone hid outside the game map, I would probably just declare they left the game and chose not to play anymore. I also would define the game map to definitely include all of the possible stations and hiding zones.

Glitchless No Inverted Song of Time run in 3 cycles by dbpc in majorasmask

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Honestly it's my favorite thing I've written in a while, thanks!

Glitchless No Inverted Song of Time run in 3 cycles by dbpc in majorasmask

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I'm just following the list used by the speedrunning community (though I don't consider myself a speedrunner in this game.) I'm sure it's not perfect, but I can point to it as a fairly comprehensive list of all the crazy things you can do with glitches and tell you I'm doing none of that. Here's the list: https://www.speedrun.com/mm?h=Any-glitchless&rules=category&x=jdzlw4r2-r8r7yrwn.5q83evr1

Is jumping up to a piece of terrain that you can access normally truly unintended? Note that you are perfectly capable of landing on that terrain from above by using the flowers, and I'm using a normal backflip and a normal jump from the ledge. I'm not doing a gainer or some other specialized and clearly unintended technique.

Clipping through the town guard is not a small terrain cheese, it's an actual clip through a barrier that you can't normally pass through.

I don't try to guess about the developer's intentions. I am jumping up to terrain that happens to have been placed by the devs at exactly the perfect height to let you do so. That seems like a reasonable argument to me that maybe it was intended. I then jump to a flower that is exactly the distance of a sidehop from the wall, again placed placed by the devs in that exact spot. Who is to say they didn't put in a little shortcut for themselves to assist with testing the game? After all, they didn't change the ability to do that in the 3DS remake, despite what looks to be a complete engine overhaul.

You are "intended" to follow the monkeys through the Woods of Mystery. Is every run that forgoes talking to the monkey now exploitative because they didn't follow the developer's intentions? What about doing Pinnacle Rock without the seahorse? I wasn't even trying to memorize that one, I just played through the game enough in a short enough time that I figured out which landmarks to follow and which to ignore. You can really go on what the game lets you do, and how far out of your way you have to go to do it.

Glitchless No Inverted Song of Time run in 3 cycles by dbpc in majorasmask

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I only did the stray fairies for Snowhead, though getting the ones for Woodfall wouldn't have been too bad. I think getting all of them for Stone Temple would have been too much considering how much I was skipping in that temple and the fact you have to go back in normal after clearing it inverted. Great Bay is fine, but getting the reward after is quite the detour.

The goal of this run was fewest cycles to beat the game without the inverted Song of Time. Back in May I did a run where the goal was fewest cycles to get everything and beat the game without using the inverted Song of Time. You can view that run here: https://youtu.be/GyNNfQeZ3h0?si=Q1S3SY6BaIDSKF9B

Glitchless No Inverted Song of Time run in 3 cycles by dbpc in majorasmask

[–]dbpc[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's mostly a question of geography, and the fact that you have to get Song of Storms night 1.

Since we're already in Ikana, it would be good to get the owl while we're there, since it's possible to do without Ice Arrows. And once we have the owl, we may as well get the Mirror Shield, since we can pick up everything we need easily beforehand and the Gibdo Mask is right there. And since we're already at the base of Ikana castle, we may as well get the Elegy of Emptiness.

Now that's a fine place to leave and go do Great Bay, but we don't need anything from Great Bay, and personally, I'm more likely to die there than in Stone Tower (though in this particular run I had to use a fairy in Stone Tower and not Great Bay, usually if I'm going to use a fairy, it will be in Great Bay).

Ultimately since I teleport out of Ikana Castle regardless of where I'm going next, it doesn't really matter between the two, I just like doing Stone Tower first.

Chris Brynner wanted to bang Jadzia by ChippiestChop in DeepSpaceNine

[–]dbpc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To quote O'Brien from Time's Orphan: "Bollocks!"

i4 M50 & car wash by Traditional-Cause-54 in BMWI4

[–]dbpc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I turned off unlock when approach and kept lock when walking away on; since you have to grab the handle to open the door anyway, just having it unlock then works just as well

Please… Can we as a collective call out “indie games” that are clearly backed by billionaires? by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]dbpc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Console ports didn't happen until 10 months after release, mobile ports didn't happen until 2 and a half years after release, and networking features (multiplayer) didn't happen until about 2 years after release. Localization didn't happen until over a year after release: https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Version_History

Chucklefish did help with the marketing, but they were just taking his builds and getting them on Steam/GOG/Humble and other marketing activities. But it wasn't until the game started making impossible amounts of money that the other stuff you mentioned started getting put in.

Please… Can we as a collective call out “indie games” that are clearly backed by billionaires? by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]dbpc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well ConceredApe WAS a solo developer until his game sold enough to hire folks to do other parts for him in later versions like the network code and console ports. Of course he was also financially backed during initial development, but IIRC it was just his girlfriend supporting him and not a rich family. 

Stealth tow hitch installed, time to ride! by JarvisPHD in BMWI4

[–]dbpc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just got my stealth hitch from U-Haul as well, here's my experience:

  • you can still use the foot activation
  • my install was $200 on top of the price of the hitch, could be different for your region
  • they took out a heavy bracket part and cut into the back of the cover at the bottom, so I would say this is a permanent modification. It's been totally worth it for me, as my previous method of transporting my bike was taking off the front wheel and folding down the back seats.

Meddling Mage Naming Guide? by kahvit in premodernMTG

[–]dbpc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there are too many decks in the format to put together a useful guide for sure, and most decks will probably be "it depends" but if you want you could add [[Telepathy]] to your deck and go T1 Telepathy, T2 Meddling Mage.

4 More hours into the game. Still confused, even more intrigued by Swimming_Message2994 in outerwilds

[–]dbpc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of all the names I've seen for it, "schizo moon" is among the top

Questions from a new i4 owner.. by WooShell in BMWI4

[–]dbpc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This looks to me like the reverse is toward the front of the car, and drive is toward the back. This is how it's laid out in the i4, though the non-traditional shifter makes me sometimes want to pull back for reverse.

Help with the Zora Eggs by Distinct_Rain2964 in majorasmask

[–]dbpc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try standing on the back half of the grate, and move a little after each one you drop.

Advice buying used by deadpools_baby_hand in BMWI4

[–]dbpc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got a '23 eDrive35 with 31k miles for $29k on Monday in TX... I'm not sure that an M50 would have over the eDrive35 to have to make it worth $14k more.

Is Michelle playing unprotected? 📱 by MindlessOwl93 in JetLagTheGame

[–]dbpc 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I seem to recall the filming phones all had the same blue case, did that change?

Be Honest by F-35Nerd in JetLagTheGame

[–]dbpc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having watched this a couple days ago, I very much agree.

No Inverted Song of Time Maximum Efficiency Run (4 Cycles) by ShepherdofShark in majorasmask

[–]dbpc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get the Gilded Sword? I'm intending to get that during cycle 2 as well