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12:12 AM
Whoa... Recettear Main Menu Explosion.... (yeah, paid off the debt.)
 
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Q: Are there advantages for protoss gateways over warp gates ?

LeonelIn Starcraft2, Protoss can change their gateways into warp gates. However, I'm puzzled that they can be changed back into gateways. Is there any advantage for gateways over warp gates ? What am I missing ?

 
@Gaming no
 
 
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1:30 AM
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Q: When is it appropriate to downvote a question?

bwarnerClearly there are some questions asked that are not appropriate for the site. Many of them come from users that are new to the site. I have no problem with voting to close the questions, and providing the user with an explanation of why. But even though the question is poor, downvoting seems t...

 
Antelope Skull + Power Armor? Winning Combination.
 
 
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5:18 AM
darn Blizzard
shuts down Battle.Net just when I was about to play :(
 
@IvoFlipse Euromaintenance window?
Because I was about to say... I'm kinda raiding right now. Would be off if things were offline...
then I remembered which continent you're on
 
5-9 AM CEST
off course I'm just playing at a weird moment
but achievements are turned off when offline
so no use to try and do those
 
5:34 AM
erp. I teach in 9 hours :(
 
5:49 AM
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Q: Dead Rising 2 story continuity

AlbortSo I really enjoyed Dead Rising 1, and plan on getting Dead Rising 2 (weapons combinations = stupid fun). Anyway, how necessary is it to the continuity of the story to play through Dead Rising 2 Case 0? In that, how much information does it reveal that you are not likely to glean throughout playi...

 
6:13 AM
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Q: Bioshock 2 does not start from within steam

mxpMy question is similar to but a little different from this one: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/1420/bioshock-on-steam-hangs-on-startup I couldn't find anything in the steam / bioshock forums or troubleshooting manuals about this... Neither could I find any log files that Bioshock 2 ge...

 
 
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8:08 AM
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Q: Gameplay differences between Morrowind and Oblivion?

ShaderachI played the hell out of Morrowind, but that's not saying much - it's a massive game overflowing with additional user-generated content. I've never played Oblivion, nor had much interest in it once I heard way back when that it had been "dumbed-down" for console players. However, time goes on a...

 
@Mechko have fun and don't mention that to students!
 
 
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12:18 PM
I would guess Gaming isn't at risk of that
 
Gadgets is being split.. remembers me of ubuntu/unix
 
huh? split? link?
 
> A lot of the questions on that site were about Apple gear and Android gear; those questions can be migrated to the (beta) Apple site, or the (private beta) Android site, as appropriate.
 
ohhh, I thought you were saying Gaming is being split
hence the wth?
 
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Q: Why do smartphones need an internet connection to acquire a GPS position?

badpI am the owner of a dedicated GPS receiver (a small box with just a on/off switch and a bluetooth link) and a (lowish end) smartphone with an integrated GPS receiver. One'd think that the processing power of a smartphone could run laps around the dedicated receiver's. Somehow, however, the dedi...

Where is this supposed to go then, Android or Apple? :)
 
12:23 PM
I think you're SOL
 
yeah, that was funny
he should send them all an e-mail
> You caused Gadgets to fail.
 
> You monsters.
 
> You should be ashamed of yourselves. You've made the internet a worse place.
 
> Please reply back with your copy of the Internet Superheroes Official Fan Club membership cards for immediate revokal.
In other news, I wish you could see freeallegiance.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=59007 so you could also pull the smug face and think "tsk, phpbb forums"
 
12:36 PM
@badp Sorry, the link that brought you to this page seems to be out of date or broken.
 
@alexanderpas Yeah, that's IP.Board-speak for "You don't have enough rights to see this post"
kind of like how SE gives a 404 page for 10k tools pages or deleted questions if you don't have 10k tools
 
a.k.a. messing up 401, 403 and 404 HTTP error codes.
 
If it brings more waffles to MSO, all the better!
 
keep the waffles on MSO, we want coins on MGSE
 
Chocolate coins?
 
12:41 PM
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Q: Can I get the Morticulturalist achievement if I sell plants from my Zen Garden?

Michael HartI'm trying to get the Morticulturalist achievement in Plants vs Zombies: Game of the Year edition on Steam and I have filled all of the slots in both my Day and Night time Zen Garden, however, I am still far from getting this achievement. My question is this: If I sell some of the duplicate plan...

 
@badp [chocolate-coins] it is.
Now I go back to the Recettear Wikia, creating List of X so we can reference them.
 
Oak
1:06 PM
Ooo nice tzenes got less than 100 rep to go
 
That reminds me ... I need to grind another 170 rep ...
 
I have 565 to go yet.
 
405 rep to 2k for me.
 
Oak
@CRoss @badp but 3k or 4k are not big deal
2k is
and 10k will probably be a big deal in ~20 days
 
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Q: Does the Sensor Tower sense cloaked units?

StrixVariaIf I see my opponent has a Sensor Tower up, is it still safe to attack with Dark Templar or cloaked Banshees? Will he see them coming on the minimap? What about burrowed Roaches? Will the Sensor Tower still sense those even if it can't sense cloaked units?

 
1:20 PM
@Oak 3k is a big deal, close votes baby
 
10k is like out of the scale
3k is nice to have though.
 
yeah, my enthusiasm dies somewhere between 3 & 5k
 
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Q: Make gaming.SE Wii-browseable

Tobias KienzlerWikipedia, when browsed via the Wii's Internet Channel, has a nice large font view. I'd like to be able to browse Gaming.SE from a Wii in a similar fashion, too. Currently I can't even search questions or tags since the Wii uses a virtual keyboard on input fields such that search on type won't wo...

 
not a bad idea, but I'm not sure the cost/benefit works out
 
1:38 PM
I think it is, but only when it is applied to the whole SE network, and in a generic fashion so iOS and Adroid devices are included too.
 
yeah
which makes more sense with the network than it did with the trilogy
people aren't usually writing code on their smart phone
 
but the smartphone can be used as a quick reference screen.
(BTW: I confirmed the Wii specific problem)
 
2:15 PM
@alexanderpas Is StackMobile usable instead?
at stackmobile.com
 
It works on links, should work about everythwere
 
very wide, and does not searh for tags for example.
but at least we can search...
 
Opera for Wii doesn't have search in page?
I mean, Opera Mobile 10 does have an Enter button on its on-screen keyboard and also has search in page
It's weird to hear the Wii port is so much behind
 
it has a newline key.
 
...and all it does is instert a newline?
 
2:22 PM
yup!
 
I can see that being a problem
What about simply leaving the field?
okay, it doesn't work in Opera Mobile either.
tries with Turbo on
tag search works with Turbo on gaming.SE
 
Wii is Opera 9.5 or something like that
 
tag search also works with Turbo off
It's just site search that doesn't.
but then you can bookmark gaming.stackexchange.com/search
 
or they add a submit button on the form, which is also the link to the search page.
 
You can ask @Jin to do so maybe
 
2:34 PM
It's not only CSS + JS ;)
 
ironically enough, if it was done through JS it would be supported...
 
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Q: Noob strategy for Dawn of War

espaisI will begin this question with the following disclaimer: I am absolutely terrible at RTS games. With that in mind, I am hoping that a simple, general strategy may be proposed for a noob player that really does not want to get deeply involved in learning the ins and outs of each class...I d...

 
3:29 PM
it looks great, but I have a nasty feeling that the 1Ghz/800Mhz processors are going to be replaced in three months
 
3:41 PM
Hello all
 
hello misses :)
curious to try out IE9's beta
 
Good <Time-Zone-Appropriate-Time-of-Day/>
 
what?!?
 
I was trying to avoid the whole
> Good morning
> It's evening here
 
oh right
it's nearly evening here, but I just got out of bed
:P
 
3:45 PM
that sounds like a personal problem
 
Haha Ivo, me too
 
problem?
 
my sleep sched is totally messed atm
 
I just adjusted myself to my GFs messed up biorhythm
 
3:47 PM
... Is there something going on here I don't know about?
 
hehe, no were totally unrelated
though I could challenge @FallenAngelEyes for a Rock Band 3 date once I have it :P
 
Haha XD
 
Jin
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story of my life
 
hehe, shouldn't you be off @Jin? I think I hear a baby crying
 
yeah ...
 
3:51 PM
and any progress with the new designs?
 
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Q: Dealing with the Nuke Bombers - Empire Earth 2

C. RossIn Empire Earth 2 the AI (and most players) invest heavily in nuke bombers if allowed to get to that tech era. Not just one bomber either, 3-10 nuke bombers. How can I effectively deal with the bombers? Are there any unique structures that will help?

 
you don't seem to have @Jin's problems @CRoss
 
based on what?
 
that you have time to hang out here, with the mods, ask questions and on your RPG site ;)
 
my wife is very tolerant and I multitask well
 
3:59 PM
:D you almost make me jealous :P
 
shrugs you don't spend any time here either chief
 
4:37 PM
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Q: What does it mean to maynard an SCV?

C. RossWhat does it mean to maynard an SCV in Starcraft or Starcraft 2. It comes up a lot in the casts.

 
what's maynard anyway?
@tzenes to the rescue
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indeed
 
5:11 PM
huh @ Maynard o.O
definitely not what I'd think of when I hear that name
 
bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=66142.0 - That's rather a lot for a .01 change.
 
shrugs Toady
 
later all, painting course tonight
 
I have returned
 
5:48 PM
man random 2v2 can be a pain sometimes
1 hour and 8 min, then I just left, my partner was no good :@
 
On the one hand, I want to vote up the @tzenes answer
on the other hand, he is at 9999 rep.
 
haha
 
Dilemmas dilemmas. Break the pretty number? Or leave the good post unacknowledged?
 
you can always upvote it later
 
I'll probably forget.
 
5:56 PM
I'm sure someone will push tzenes over soon
 
eh, whatever, take your screenshots now tzenes. :P
 
already did
 
and grats
 
ty
 
6:15 PM
Happy 10k! A milestone for this site :P (No, I didn't break the pretty number)
 
I said, I did it.
hence my 'eh, whatever, take your screenshots'
 
LOL
We've asked so many times to have tag length increased to 26
now it's been decreased to 24
 
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Q: Are there replays of bad (new) players with commentary?

Andy GieslerI know, sounds dumb, but bear with me a sec. People here have posted links to tons of high-level replays with commentary. (Thanks.) They're awesome fun, and I can learn a little. But since I'm a low-level player, it's a lot like watching Iron Chef: experts way above my current skill/understand...

 
6:48 PM
I just came in to congratulate @tzenes for reaching the 10K barrier -- congrats Jon Skeet of Gaming!
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:)
 
Jin
10k already?
 
I wonder if there are other users with 10k on another SE
 
Jin
is that the highest on all SE sites?
 
Jin
personally, i wouldn't let anyone whose name starts with "hobo" to cook my food..
 
6:51 PM
lol
 
he's a food-hacker
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A: how can i share data between PHP pages?

hobodaveFor the love of all that is holy, don't use addslashes to prevent SQL injection. I just owned your site: Edit: Even worse. I just noticed that you're attempt at preventing injection via addslashes, isn't even being used! <?php $kUserID = $_POST['kUserID']; $user = addslashes($_POST['kUse...

 
thanks @juan
 
Jin
btw i tweaked the font in the header, got rid of the super pixelated silkscreen.
i think this one blends better, also it supports accented characters too, better glyph.
 
nice
I love the effect on the tabs
like they were fired upon
 
Jin
yeah, a total space invader ripoff.
 
7:00 PM
by the "ask question" mothership
 
I like that Unanswered is the most damaged
a happy coincidence I suppose
 
it's closest to the mothership (but yes, I get what you mean) :)
 
Jin
yeah i designed that intentionally, yeah... that's right..
 
maybe it was subconcious
 
Jin
WANT!
 
7:09 PM
I like that much better than yesterday's mockup, @jin :)
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Q: Why are tags now limited to 24 characters?

badpWhen we at Gaming complained about the tag limit being too short, we were told that the current limit of 25 characters was set in stone and would never change. Since game name is pretty much the only form of tagging going on the site, this was already pretty painful. You don't have to go exotic ...

 
Jin
@badp yeah. i like it too. i really want to limit the # of typefaces appearing on the site. no more than 3.
 
@Jin Quite reasonable.
 
7:26 PM
I have a dumb question: do banelings do FF damage when they burst? :)
 
I wouldn't worry about it, Chrome has been doing much more severe damage to FireFox anyway
 
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Q: Increase tag length to 30 characters.

badpYou don't have to go exotic and pull games like "Do-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsu" (25) or "むかしむかしあるところにとてつもなく仲の悪いツインテールの姉妹姫様がいらっしゃいましたとさ" (9001); even more common games like "Need for Speed: Most Wanted" (30) or "Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions" (26) just do not fit in 24 characters. When you conside...

 
The mockups look good. Just since I haven't given any feedback on them.
 
7:46 PM
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Q: Simple Multiplayer Game

bdharThere is quite a lot of multiplayer games available these days. Some good at co-op like Left 4 dead and Borderlands and other for versus modes such as team fortress. But I find the recent games too complex (multiple classes, secondary objectives like collecting and building weapons etc.) I am loo...

 
@Gaming Fire the close votes
 
8:18 PM
does anyone know if the blog actually get's any page views?
 
You can view the pageview stats for individual posts but I'm not sure where you view that for the blog as a whole
Ask @tzenes or @Macha, they've got more familiarity with WordPress iirc
 
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Q: Are there any multiplayer games for wii balance board?

user3508Hi, One online shop offers 2 wii balance boards as a package, but I found information on wiki that two balance boards cannot be used at the same time. So is there a reason why they offer 2 in a package? Are there any multiplayer games for wii balance board?

 
that would never fit on one balance board
 
8:38 PM
@FallenAngelEyes Doesn't Wordpress have a Google Analytics plugin or something?
 
No idea
 
the native one doesn't, it shows you some stats though
a hosted version let's you add the Google Analytics header to each page's html
 
Did not realize there was a zergoverflow.com... feels like an evil twin hiding in the attic.
 
@IvoFlipse I meant Wordpress.com, since they have to pre-install plugins
@JavadocMD That's a horrible theme D:
 
well zergoverflow has been completely overrun by us
 
8:49 PM
@JavadocMD The evil twin has been around for longer than us
 
@badp Explains why some of their answers are from beta and thus outdated.
 
does anyone know if there are any game specific rooms?
 
@IvoFlipse None that isn't locked
...none.
 
was just checking, Marc Gravell was pointing out that we had more rooms than SU
 
9:05 PM
Well -- there's Game Dev and RPG and Poker etc.
but those are distinct sites
 
9:51 PM
Zerg equiv. of 4 warpgate: mind control a probe and build 4 warpgates.
 
10:13 PM
Nite
 
@JavadocMD lolz
night @badp
 
I would like someone to write a blog post entitled "Dr. Roachlove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Zerg".
 
11:01 PM
@JavadocMD Why don't you write it?
I think it could be very cool and we could put it on the gamingse.wordpress blog
 
@tzenes shrug Sweet! Hopefully I can add something. I've recently had a lot of luck playing Zerg at the gold/plat level after getting my butt handed to me as a Terran player.
 
Awesome
it'd be really interesting to see it from the perspective of someone who has an easier time with Zerg than with Terran
 
Who holds the keys over at the blog for when I get something written up?
 
@Javadoc Macha
 
me
Macha too
 
11:06 PM
Also, eve, all
 
I think fallen might have post privileges too, I'm not sure
hi grace
 
Cool, I'll work on that.
 
How's life as a super assassin idol?
@JavadocMD do you have a wordpress account?
 
@tzenes Nope.
 
Super! I recently got a new managraphic that causes ninja stars to fly out whenever I hit someone.
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11:07 PM
Why don't you make one and let me know the email, that way I can add you as a contributor
@GraceNote cool beans
 
@tzenes Will do.
 
I've been trying to learn Halo:Reach so I can help manage questions when they come in
 
Where's my kill~ ♪
I've got to assassinate~ ♪
Someone~ tonight~ ♪
 
haha
 
@tzenes Oh looks like I did have a Wordpress account. I'm at [redacted... *take that spammers!*]
 
11:15 PM
added
haha
 
Oak
11:46 PM
@tzenes nice going on that 10k!
 
thanks @oak
 
Oak
@Jin regarding your screenshot here - (1) I really like the flow effect of the site name, (2) I think it's not clear enough that the "ask question" ship is clickable
 
@Oak I was wavering on that same idea (#2). If you over-graphic-ify some elements they can be less obviously interactive. But I'm undecided as to whether or not that's a problem in this case.
 

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