Jtgibson

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Jtgibson
Oct 23 2013, 2:38 pm
I used the nick "Spuzzum" back in the original DUNG days through the transition to BYOND -- hence why my current nick's join time is only in 2005 or so instead of back in 2001. ;-)

Also, one and a half-year reply time. I'm almost as inefficient as a bank!
Tubutas
May 23 2012, 6:31 pm
What was your name before jtgibson?

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It is entirely possible to represent the interface you presented with anchors that do not cause the map to scale and …
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The biggest problem with BYOND, in my opinion, is that it's a comprehensive site. A one-stop shop, in other words …
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Savefile compatibility in BYOND has its drawbacks, though. 1) Loading any object type from a savefile that no longer …
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Sadly, nope. It's nothing to do with space. As far as I can tell, the system expressly forbids writing the …
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I also don't have any problems with overheating. But heck, I'm Canadian, so my igloo keeps it cold.
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For a second there I was wondering how the heck you managed to swipe my effects system. Then I noticed subtle …
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3D gaming rhetoric certainly came about sooner than the Nintendo 64; raytraced 2.5D computer games have existed since …
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Part-based repairs is one of the reasons I wrote a technobabble generator way back for Earth One (another abortive game …
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Ishihara and Farnsworth tests have to be administered in person, because monitor quality varies. ;-)
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It's an impossible question, because it's too vague, and good god are we getting a lot of them on this thread (to the …
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The simple answer is that there is no answer. The long answer is that it depends on what makes it easier to read. If I …
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Dude, I would pay money for that game. And since it's parody, you can do that!
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ElderKain wrote: > look at thisturf/townbuildings/ building01 > turf1 > …
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Andre-g1 wrote: > Jtgibson wrote: > and as long as the developers select the keys based on what they can actually type …
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Say, digi, have you gotten motivated for yours yet? I'm still in a funk as far as motivation for BYOND games is …
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I just wish my copy of Fallout 1 wasn't scratched. I got Fallout 1 and 2 in a bundle with one another, and had many …
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Pray to Employment Insurance? [y/n] > y Your prayers go unheard. >
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The sticky part about the XPS system is that it doesn't specify whether it's the 64-bit or 32-bit version of Vista. If …
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Just ranting here, but I've never understood the conservative preponderance for "sexual education should only be taught …
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Tangential, but FWIW, I pick up a very strong liberal bias from Snopes in its coverage of anything remotely political. …
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Charles Spurgeon's choose-neither-of-two-evils only applies if it's possible to choose neither. In the case of an …
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Every man, woman, and child in B.C. recently got a "Climate Action" government subsidy of $100. The idea was, you put …
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Are you sure you want maps that big? We're talking 32,000 pixels of freedom on both the X and the Y axis. Even the huge …
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BYOND can do side-scrollers well beyond NES quality, assuming we're competing in the same demographic -- single-player …
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One thing I sort of disagree with is the whole "[src.name] [name] [M.name]" line. It might be better to give the name …
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What might be nice is to have achievement-based gameplay, sort of along the lines of The Legend of Zelda. You gain …
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It was even mentioned in the post: "And I know someone is going to point out that my key date doesn't match. So I …
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The full song is available here: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=kCvIw7DMHXc
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We're boys and girls until the day we die. Biggest disillusionment I've ever had with growing up is finding out that …
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Hm. "To cover our administrative and processing costs, Web sites collecting money with the Honor System are assessed …
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In BYOND, defining a single global object makes handling libraries a breeze. It takes all of the instantiation trouble …
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S'truth! I just tested it just so I would be sure I wasn't hallucinating the other times I did it. Here's what I did: …
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Tiberath wrote: > See how long it takes you to get to zero now. In terms of probability, I would say when (4500/4501) * …
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While we're venting, the trend for companies on full-width keyboards to get rid of the Insert key and turn the Delete …
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Super Saiyan X wrote: > I think it's retarded, I posted a bug report of this, but they both got deleted. really …
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Solitaire and Minesweeper don't really count in that regard. There's a sort of threshold for gameplay that needs to be …
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If you're getting a screen in text mode, it might be possible that you don't have the .rsc file. BYOND stores its …
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The funniest thing is, just the other day I was reviewing an infamous RPG system known as "FATAL" which also made the …
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The .zip download for BYOND 4.0 merely contains the executable installer in a zip package.
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Helpful hint: memes and threats don't go over very well with feature requests, particularly when used in tandem, …
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I just use an old copy of Sygate Personal Firewall, since it has some nifty features for a free firewall -- specific IP …
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I started work on a port of Desert Commander at one time (I called it Desert Kommandant). I abandoned it, however, as …
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If you still don't have any ideas, I think sci-fi games are underrepresented on BYOND. I would love a ground combat …
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If it's just the case fan, it's non-critical. Computers are usually good enough to push the air out around the dead …
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Naokohiro wrote: > Isn't this thread just a repeat of ten people arguing with one guy who keeps making long winded …
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ID:646231 Found in two seconds using the search phrase "users online". ;-)
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Right, right. I had it backwards. The basic concept applies, and both the arctan() and the library have it fine.
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