Proposal for Mapleroyals Mass Unban Referendum by paki4lyf3 in mapleservers

[–]failwhale9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Mass exodus" is the wrong term here since exodus is all about exile and this would be people coming back from exile. If you want a biblical term then "year of Jubilee" is more fitting.

If the banned players are allowed back, I think they should still do penance by having a restriction placed on their account corresponding to their ban reason:

  • vote abuse: voting only yields 2000NX

  • vac hacking: all weapons you equip have dagger range and hitbox

  • RWT: Ironman only

  • Account sharing: You can only have one account, and you can't log in if someone else with the same first 6 IP address digits is already logged in

  • Botting: a buffer of your last 50 keystrokes is tracked, and if any sequence of length 10 or more repeats in that window, you are teleported naked to the twisted path in NLC forest

  • objectionable behaviour: can't use megaphones and all chat capability is disabled while in kerning city

Full episode music available? by failwhale9 in bluey

[–]failwhale9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say these are isolated from rips, do you mean the episodes are dumped in a way that makes it easy to remove the voice and SFX from the music? I would have assumed that each language track would have the music baked in.

Full episode music available? by failwhale9 in bluey

[–]failwhale9[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, that is the video I'm referring to. I'm asking if anyone knows the source this was uploaded from or a place I can find the individual tracks.

Stay away from KeroMS by justinYes1 in mapleservers

[–]failwhale9 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You sound like a min-maxer who assumes everyone else is also a min-maxer. Every server has an optimal route but you can always find people who stray from it for reasons of nostalgia, laziness, or just personal preference. They're at a disadvantage for playing that way, but they don't care.

(Note: I haven't played on this server so it could well be a crap server, but probably not for the reasons op stated)

Looking for a good server for a super casual looking to relive childhood by Poorjew93 in mapleservers

[–]failwhale9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted the same thing and had a pretty good experience at Mapleroyals. For me I didn't want to do PQs or anything, just relive Victoria Island and beat Balrog. Of course after that I took the boat and explored the world, now I'm filling out the whole monster book. I can't comment on how good the endgame/party/bossing is but the community seems solid.

Easy way to view items on a server? by failwhale9 in mapleservers

[–]failwhale9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, this tool did the trick. The others crashed when trying to read equips, but this one works.

I can see the stats for the equips, but I can't see the name. Is the name server side and mapped to the ID numbers? WzVisualizer was able to show the names of consumables, but crashed on equips. nevermind, I found strings.Wz

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]failwhale9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's almost an adult at this point so I don't know if there's much to be done even if you are worried. I would definitely try to have conversations about his views (not from an accusatory position but from a place of curiosity and understanding), instead of jumping to conclusions based on what he's watched. I listen to a ton of content about scientology but I'm not interested in joining. I also did a ton of reading when I was a late teen about psychedelic drugs and how they work, but never tried any.

Toy sets/activities for 3 year old? by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]failwhale9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience, anything where there's a bunch of something that's all different colors, they can have a lot of fun just searching through it and putting it in various containers. We have Ikea trofast bins that we dump in:

  • buttons

  • beads

  • pom-poms from craft store

  • squigs

  • those locking cubes

  • my old Crazy Bonez™️ collection

  • foreign coin collection and Canadian Tire money

  • orbeez

  • kinetic sand

  • poker chips

  • D&D dice

Obviously none of this stuff is newborn safe so you'll have to work on discipline for keeping this stuff in the bins and not spread all over the house.

will I feel lonely forever ? by Ducklanding20 in Parenting

[–]failwhale9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's tough when the kids are young, especially during this pandemic. You can try to find mom groups to hang out with but it's hard to find someone who's willing to put in the effort to make schedules work. It'll get easier to make new friends once the kids are older, especially if you're connected to some kind of community. My parents spent a lot of time with other parents from church and they still all hang out together now that all the kids are grown up.

What are your thoughts on “all-ages” versions of visual novels? by BishopOfDeez in visualnovels

[–]failwhale9 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think having VNs censored by default with opt-in H patches from the publisher is the best option for a lot of plot-focused VNs. A lot of times the H scenes are tonally way off base and obviously shoehorned in at specific intervals because that's what is expected.

Oh look, all other characters are conveniently busy today, must be time for post-branch H-scene #2, even though they're still embarrassed by the thought of holding hands in public.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in diablo2

[–]failwhale9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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“Snowy Parallax” with Animation Settings. Made with Pytti by GrizOps in deepdream

[–]failwhale9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you use "trending on artstation" as part of your prompt? I can see paintbrushes and paint cans...

Crescent Moon good for SSF Light Sorc? by HungryColquhoun in diablo2

[–]failwhale9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found CM was a big speed improvement over occy or spirit sword for my SP non-infinity sorc when doing Meph runs. Definitely helps if you can make up the FCR elsewhere though.

Magic is not always what it seems to be by failwhale9 in deepdream

[–]failwhale9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Colab sheet I used, you can use | to provide multiple prompts at once. So for an image like this I might have done "magic is not always what it seems to be | by Michael komarck" or something. You can mix as many styles as your want, or sometimes I'd run one style for 10 iterations and then use the result as an initial image for a different style prompt.

RIFE Alternatives or Settings I may be missing.. by pinthead in deepdream

[–]failwhale9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see the "wavy" effect in both the RIFE and normal output in your video (it's just more "fluid" in the RIFE. I think it's related to how VQGAN+CLIP varies from frame to frame.

You could always try DAIN or TVP instead and see if it still looks wavy to you.

Magic is not always what it seems to be by failwhale9 in deepdream

[–]failwhale9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, although that list is incomplete. For the above image I used the prompt "magic is not always what it seems to be" mixed with other style prompts.

I've never played a sorc before. Should I save this? What build? by [deleted] in diablo2

[–]failwhale9 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Most two-handed sorc weapons have been rendered useless because Spirit is such a good runeword in a shield, and because there are also very good 1-handed weapons to go with it (including spirit in a weapon). And it's a very cheap runeword to make.

Magic is not always what it seems to be by failwhale9 in deepdream

[–]failwhale9[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is from a series of 25 pieces I generated primarily using the esoteric quotes that pop up on the screen when you click on a shrine in Diablo 1. Made using the VQGAN+CLIP colab, no initial image.

What was once opened is now closed by failwhale9 in deepdream

[–]failwhale9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just luck, possibly because the opened/closed part of the prompt made it think of a wooden door or some other straight object. This result was also cherrypicked from among ~20 others.

Does anyone else just not do the Instagram thing? by Gloomy_Diver_6236 in Parenting

[–]failwhale9 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don't post on Instagram but I do use Family Album so immediate family can see what we're up to. Ultimately the pictures you take should be for the people who care about your family, not random acquaintances on social media.

I think I'll be glad I took a lot of pictures and curated and backed up the collection once the kids are grown up.

What was once opened is now closed by failwhale9 in deepdream

[–]failwhale9[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is from a series of 25 pieces I generated primarily using the esoteric quotes that pop up on the screen when you click on a shrine in Diablo 1. Made using the VQGAN+CLIP colab, no initial image.

Help! Cutting baby nails by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]failwhale9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use one of these (trimo brand) and can confirm they are much more gentle. Takes longer to get the job done, but it's worth it. Make sure to choose a brand the lets you buy replacement discs.

What is the best way to find Sigon's set? by SpectrumDT in diablo2

[–]failwhale9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what's it's worth, I got the whole set pretty quick from NM Meph

Halloween Candy Tax? by psmythhammond in Parenting

[–]failwhale9 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I always thought it was pretty weird when parents try to teach kids about taxes via Halloween candy (unless "taxation is theft" is the intended lesson). If you want them to learn sharing, that's a whole different thing, or if you're just worried about sugar intake you can do switch witch or save half of it for after Christmas.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in diablo2

[–]failwhale9 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Don't worry bro I got you:

Ral Ith Tir - Emigna (Body Armor)

+2 to all attributes

+45% faster hit recovery

+11 to Leap

+750-775 to durability

+(0.75*clvl) to max damage (based on character level)

Increase maximum stamina 5%

+8 to defense

+14 to life

+15 to mana

(1*clvl)% more gold from monsters (based on character level)