#for the pc to boot again and like it's /a/ solution but it's not what i paid for so back to the repairs it goes :(

[spacemilkbag]

small blessings (will be able to listen to new drong when I wake up)

[genericpuff]

story time

after like a year of giving up on it, i found another possible solution to my dead kamvas 22 plus (the display tablet that i used for 2 years before it randomly shit the bed, i've been using it exclusively as a monitor ever since without drawing support)

in my hyperfixated state of trying new solutions, i then proceeded to nearly blow up my motherboard when i accidentally stuck a USB-C - which was plugged into a cable box plugged into a power bar plugged into the wall - into a USB-A port :)

PC then retaliated against this blatant act of foolishness by shutting down and then refusing to boot past the BIOS, it would just give me the USB over current "the PC will shut down automatically in 15 seconds" warning

had a very tiny little meltdown thinking i was gonna have to call my PC guy in the morning to once again explain how much of a fucking idiot i am (wouldn't be the first time) and then possibly drop hundreds on a new motherboard if i managed to fuck it over that badly

BUT thankfully it's not gonna come to that because after doing some power cycling for about 15 minutes, i plugged everything back in and the computer booted up just fine

despite nearly cooking my computer, i then still had the audacity to continue with my troubleshooting (i wasn't gonna let this stupid tablet humble me quite so easily) but this time by resetting it entirely through the settings, which then proceeded to give my tablet a literal seizure until i unplugged it and plugged it back in again - and then after THAT i realized in horror that i had duped myself yet again, as resetting my tablet in the settings also went and reset my color gamut settings (and i don't have my previous settings recorded anywhere nearby because of course i wouldn't, i nearly blew up my computer LMAO)

messed around with the color and brightness settings for the next 45 minutes and while it doesn't 'feel' like how it used to, i also can't be assed to trust myself at this point, it looks close enough to my phone display so i'll take it and just assume that my brain is too cooked to even remember what it looked like before LMAO

anyways lesson of the day: don't live like i do, you will probably explode :)

[blazehedgehog]

Physical or digital media?

I would be a 100% physical media person if I could help it.

There are too many stories of games getting delisted for licensing or whatever. A developer pays for a celebrity likeness or a top 40 song or a specific model of car and five years later, whoops! The rights expired! The game goes poof. It's like it never existed. Doesn't matter how good or bad the game was.

And keep in mind, even a bad game is going to be somebody's favorite, and they deserve a way to still experience it.

If you have a disc, that disc is forever (within reason). If it's a digital game, it gets deleted from that reality. Literally deleted. I bought Forza Horizon 3 on PC a few years ago because Microsoft had the foresight to warn people when it was getting delisted. And thankfully, the servers are still up, and Microsoft says they are, at least for now, committed to letting you redownload delisted games that you paid for.

But that won't always be the case, and it's already happening that some games can permanently disappear. The Wii Shop Channel is gone now. All those Virtual Console games, all those WiiWare titles, if you missed your shot to download it from Nintendo, it's gone now. Doesn't matter how much you paid. If you connect that console to the internet all you'll have is an error message. The clock is also ticking on the 3DS and Wii U eShops, which are slated to close at the end of this month.

Stadia, in its entirety, is gone. Most (not all) of those games are available on other platforms... but if you bought it on Stadia, you will have to buy it again somewhere else, and hope that one day, that too does not also go down.

There are always gestures of preservation efforts made by the community. And I'm thankful for those. The Wii Shop Channel is gone, but all of those games have been backed up by pirates years ago. Believe me, I'm no stranger to the methods used to play games like Castlevania ReBirth or Fast Racing League, which died on the Wii Shop and have never been ported anywhere else to this day.

But there are a lot of assumptions made in things like that which may not have practical solutions. Like, how many of you reading this blog have ever tried to emulate an original Xbox game on the PC? Microsoft only lets you access a small percentage of the Xbox library through their official backwards compatibility, but what if you want to venture outside of that?

It's not an easy process. Compatibility is a mess, system requirements are all over the place, and you have to get very specific dumps to even get the games to boot at all, assuming they can actually run. Yes, the data has been preserved, but it's not worth much when you can't do anything with it or need to spend $1500 on a PC good enough to run the emulation software.

It will always be easier to own the disc and throw it in the original hardware. A lot of Sega Saturn emulation still isn't an especially easy thing to run smoothly unless you have an above average gaming PC. I'd have to spend at least $300-$400 just to upgrade my system's CPU, but a couple years ago I spent $110 on a RetroTink2x Pro and I can hook my real hardware up to that just fine.

But even that's becoming it's own problem, because all of the greasy collectors have been moving in for years now and driving prices up on even the cheapest, most recent trash. The aftermarket is all but disappearing -- up through the launch of the PS4, it used to be you could find PS2 games for pennies. Now used prices seem to stay pretty much lock step with retailer MSRP (that's the price you pay for brand new shrinkwrapped games, kids). You might be lucky to find newer games on Ebay for a couple bucks off, but it's not like it used to be.

There are more and more and more stories about grifters like WATA coming in and "officially grading" retro games to be fake collector's items, leading to awful headlines like a copy of Super Mario 64, one of the most ubiquitous and common N64 games ever made, selling for a million dollars. That's like selling a bucket of tap water for a million dollars.

Buying physical is becoming a landmine because it's feeling like if you wait too long then you're at the mercy of scalpers and grifters and "collectors" who think they can throw a loose cart of Super Mario 64 up on Ebay and get $50-$70 for it.

A part of me wants to slap on a tinfoil hat and say that this was a plan. Ten years ago, the used games market was the enemy for a corporation like Microsoft, because it was a method to get dirt cheap games without any of that money going to them.

And though they backed off from that after it publicly damaged the Xbox brand, they are still pushing very, very, very hard to move everything to digital where the used games market does not exist. The next generation of Xbox after the one we're on right now probably won't come with a disc drive at all for how much they push the all-digital Series S in the marketing.

How do you hurry that along? Turn the used games market in to "the collector's market" where those old games like Halo 2 are much more expensive and much less convenient than just buying a digital copy of The Master Chief Collection for $20 on the Xbox Store.

And make no mistake, it is more convenient. Speaking as someone who has moved into smaller and smaller spaces over the last seven years, there comes a very real moment where you have to get rid of pieces of your life. Being able to plug a single box in and have my 18 year old Steam account with 1500+ games certainly seems a lot more comforting on the surface than having to lug five tubs of plastic cartridges and game discs around everywhere I go.

But what if the unthinkable happens, and Steam shuts down some day? I cannot reliably back up 1500 PC games. What if it gets stolen tomorrow and I can't get access back? Is convenient always better? Like, yeah, somebody could break in and steal my retro games, too, but that's a lot harder to do than breaking into my Steam account.

And this isn't even touching on the complications of ownership rights, and how certain businesses are trying to redefine what it means to be a "service" because that allows them to bypass the ownership laws meant to protect people like you and me.

The reality is, because of space, price, and availability concerns, I only really buy physical games if they're meaningfully important to me. And if they're important to me to own on a disc, I usually end up buying them digitally too, just for the convenience of digital. The Xbox 4 might not have a disc drive but I'll still be able to play the digital copy of Sonic Unleashed on it some day, while also being able to pop that same disc in my old 360, assuming it still works.

There are forces at work here and as always their goals are to take more and more and more of our money away from us. They have discovered a lot of great ways to do that. Buying physical is getting to be almost a matter of protest at this point.

[jknauer]

My Grandfather’s Betamax and Modelling New Product Diffusion [1] [2]:

My grandfather loved his Betamax camcorder.  Sometimes when I picture him he is carrying it with him, casually strung across his shoulder with the rainbow Sony strap (not unlike the one pictured) on display.  My grandfather was convinced that Betamax was the superior and bound-to-be enduring technology.  I imagine that he thought those home movies would be family heirlooms to be viewed again and again via compatible Betamax players.

I don’t want to paint the picture of my grandfather as naïve.  He was well educated (with degrees in Electrical Engineering and an MBA to boot) and a highly successful executive in one of the world’s enduring mega-engineering corporations.  Perhaps he would be better characterized as an earlier version of me: be that a more successful, more dignified, more worldly, and much taller version of me.  But one thing is for sure, his intuition regarding the staying power of Betamax was wide of the mark. Certainly, we could dissect the various blunders on Sony’s part which ensured that Betamax technology would never achieve market saturation.  Yes, it’s easy to Monday morning quarterback most things, but could the right models have been applied to predict, with a measure of accuracy, the rise and fall of Betamax?  For that matter, can we model diffusion of new products to untested markets?  Take, for example, pre-sliced peanut butter slices, adhesive bandages embedded with nanocrystals of pure silver, a PC plug-in to release scents, a collapsible wheel, and a modified synthetic substance for horse racetracks.  While these products sound far-fetched, they all share something in common.  They are all 100% real products.

One powerful tool for forecasting the market diffusion of new and innovative products is the Bass Diffusion Model.  Prior to Sony’s sale of the first Betamax camcorder (to my grandfather or someone just like him), the existing customer base was exactly zero.  As product adoption began, the positive feedback from the handful of early adopters was so minimal that it was negligible, and thus a predictive model such as the Bass model needed to capture alternate adoption channels such as news media coverage, advertising, and directed sales efforts by Sony.  To solve this problem, Frank Bass developed the Bass Diffusion Model in 1969 (see sample model diagram below) which solved the start-up puzzle by postulating that potential adopters are made aware of the new product via external information sources which can be modelled as constant over time in terms of magnitude and persuasiveness (effectiveness)[3].  The aggregate adoption rate is the sum of adoptions resulting from word of mouth and adoptions resulting from advertising and external influences.

So, what happened to Betamax?  Long before it could be cannibalized by superior technology it was dead in its tracks due to inferior technology: VHS (boo!).  This was one of the rare times that Sony publicly and massively miscalculated.  The popularity of this new technology was largely a function of externalities, specifically the size of the user base.  By playing it close to the vest with its new technology, Sony kept the Betamax out of the hands of its competitors.  We all know how that played out.  Very soon every home had some type of VHS machine, and my family was left to watch my grandfather’s home movies while others were out renting E.T. and Tootsie and all of the other the latest blockbusters.  The takeaway messages are numerous: 1) don’t trust your grandfather’s intuition, 2) all models have their limitations, and 3) pre-packaged peanut butter slices are only part of the solution without the jelly slices to go with.

[1] Image sources: image of someone making home movies 1980s betamax - Search Images (bing.com), peanut butter and jelly - Search Images (bing.com)

[2] Content for this article sourced from “Forecasting the Adoption of a New Product” by Professor Elie Ofek and Research Assistant Peter Wickersham, President and Fellows of Harvard College,  Copyright 2005; “Four Products: Predicting Diffusion” by Professor John T. Gourville,  President and Fellows of Harvard College,  Copyright 2001; “Four Products: Predicting Diffusion (2008)” by Professor John T. Gourville,  President and Fellows of Harvard College,  Copyright 2008.

[3] “Business Dynamics” by John D. Sterman, copyright 2000.

[strangecloud]

Things I wish I knew before I installed Linux

Flatpak. Flatpak is a software packaging and distribution solution, the main feature of which is containerization. What that means is if you install a Flatpak app, it is isolated from most of your filesystem and processes at runtime. The main advantage is enhanced privacy and security. The main disadvantage is that, if you would like your application to communicate with external apps (like Discord's rich presence) or if you want it to access an external filesystem, like a secondary drive, that's going to be a bit harder and require some workarounds.

Display/Audio servers. Depending on your distro, your server processes and daemons are going to be different. A normal user doesn't have to worry too much about stuff like PulseAudio unless they are already comfortable tinkering anyway, but Display is another matter. If you notice issues with tearing, stutter, or reduced performance, check whether your Desktop Environment uses X11 or Wayland. If one gives you trouble, switch over and try again. There's more advanced tinkering you can do to improve the display experience but I'm not comfortable telling people to root into their xorg.confs or whatever, so just search on the internet if you feel something's not working right.

Ext4. Ext4 is the preferred filesystem format for Linux OSes. There are exceptions but most distros are going to require this format. Importantly, Windows does not read ext4 out of the box. That means if you decide to back up some data onto a default Linux-formatted ext4 drive, you won't be able to access your files from a Windows PC. In this case, you'll need either some data recovery tool or a live Linux boot media to move your files back.

Mesa. Mesa is the open-source graphics library for AMD and Intel graphics adapters. If you use an AMD or Intel GPU (dedicated or not), you'll most likely want to use Mesa and not bother with proprietary drivers unless you are on a workstation use-case. While Linux has a reputation of being friendly to old tech, support for my Legacy GPUs have been mixed. On Debian, my AMD R7 260X does not play nice with RADV and requires a workaround to force AMDVLK. Your mileage may vary.

[mantisfriendd]

I gotta share what I've been going through here because it's driving me up a wall

Ok so like months ago I try to install a copy of Rainbow Six Lockdown on my PC via disk

All is going smoothly and the installer asks me to restart the PC, something about graphics drivers or something, sure let's restart, it is a 5 DISK install for god knows why.

Little did I know that Rainbow Six Lockdown was about to live up to it's name

After restart I get the dreaded "diagnosing windows" screen, never in my life have I ever seen this actually "diagnose" anything. So I try a bunch of things to get my PC to actually boot, eventually I can get in if I disable driver verification.

I delete the game, and after much much digging I see that some files associated with my graphics driver are unsigned.

Internet gives me a variety of solutions, none of which have worked

I've updated my drivers to the proper version, I've done a fresh install of the updated driver, nothing seems to work.

This is already annoying but then everyone's favorite makes an appearance, the Windows Update.

When Windows tries to update at 3am (with my PC on and files I've been working on open no less) it tries to restart to apply the update but because of the unsigned driver files it cannot, Windows assumes the update went south, rolls it back, and then tries again the next night, this continues so long as my PC is powered on at the Windows update hour.

It's bad form I know but I have no backups of my PC, not from before my PC getting lockdowned and not after.

I am lost for any kind of solution, if anyone here as any suggestions I am open to trying things

[micro-pc-tech]

Guide for Computer virus handling

In todays time every single person familiar with word Virus.

"A virus" the word “virus” is famous for “CORONA VIRUS” after impact of COVID-19 in all around world.

What do you do while protecting yourself from corona virus?

Yes! IT'S about to

Cover you face with mask

Keep distancing

In similar style YOU can protect your computer from viruses that are generally called malware with formula KEEP DISTANCING! YES "IT DEFINITELY WORKS"

Technical masks on your computer in form of Antiviruses, firewall, anti-spyware.

Keep distancing is another magic follow up to stay away from viruses.  (It’s very easy and possible to make distance from computer viruses

Keep distance from suspicious links downloads (Shared through emails or any other sources)

Keep distance from removable devices or does a scan with updated antivirus before insert it.

Keep distance from unauthorized web pages. Don’t open them.

Keep distance from downloading freeware from internet

Keep distance from downloading unauthorized software (malicious software)

Let's read what actually a virus is?

Oh that’s a silly program made by scammers in order to

Destroy computer system

Damage computer system

Make your computer sick and put it on ventilator

Hijack your computer system

Steal control or any important information from your computer system

All that means to disable smart functioning of any computer system, software, or electronic data. Virus is a program that spreads by first infecting files or the system areas of a computer or network router's hard drive and then making copies of itself. It can cause serious damage to your computer.

WHAT TO DO TO STAY AWAY FROM VIRUS

Download from reputable sources

Before downloading any freeware, take some time to read reviews from other users.

verify authenticity before downloading any software

Use a reputable Antivirus and keep it up-to-date

Be cautious of 'too good to be true' offers

Always opt out of installing anything that you're not sure about.

Keep your operating system and software updated with the latest security patches to minimize vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malware.

By following these tips, you can reduce the risk of getting viruses from freeware and protect your computer and personal information.

WHAT IF COMPUTER SYSTEM GET INFECTED?

Over WWW there are numerous guides’ available that teaches you some possible ways to handle a virus. You definitely get huge suggestions in finding and fixing.

Are that all guide is resolving your problem? or

Make it worst?

Sometimes a journey of fixing existing virus may take you at risk of facing another unwanted virus or suspicious attack as many fake resources available to guide you. HOW? As most time a victim can opt for solutions by searching over web and can be entangled in a net of those who

Claim to remove your virus for free

Claim A system scan for free

A software that available with excited offers

Not have reputed name in market and work to just earning from victims.

Removing a virus from your computer requires careful steps. Here's a general guide on how to remove a virus that can be of any type like file infection , Boot sector , macro virus , polymorphic viruses ,Trojans ,Ransom wares ,  Aware , Spyware etc Here are some suggestions to remove virus from your computer .

Best way is to get Professional Help

If you're unable to remove the virus on your own, consider seeking help from a professional computer technician or IT specialist. This is best way to have help from a professional as they know right way to handle with virus. There are many helps over web that cares you pc through call.  They may have specialized tools and knowledge to assist in virus removal. Micro PC Tech, we provide the best support for virus removal.   You can contact at their toll free number +1-877-842-1012.

If you not want to go with a professional follow these steps, may it help you

Opt. Safe Mode: Turn off your computer and start it up again (Restart your computer) and click on safe mode (boot into Safe Mode). This action to run a computer in safe mode prevents the virus from running and makes it easier to remove.So this is one of possible way in detecting and removal of virus from your computer.

Update Antivirus: Antivirus is software that protects you from virus attacks. To ensure your antivirus proper functionality and best output check for software is up-to-date with the latest version. Updating of software is much important as it UPGRADE the software to fight with extreme power an let you protected from any suspicious malware attacks . If you don't have antivirus software installed, consider downloading OR buying a reputable program and installing it.

System Scan: When a virus affects computer than scanning is best way to stay it away from your computer, hence perform a full system scan using your antivirus software. Don’t halt scanning; Allow the scan to complete, as it will search for any traces of the virus on your computer.

Remove Detected Threats: Once you detect a virus, what is our next step? Probably we are going to kick it out. So the next step for you is that if the antivirus software detects the virus or any other threats, follow the prompts to quarantine or remove them from your system.

Manually Delete Suspicious Files: Manual detection is a bit difficult as you have to identify by yourself for any suspicious item and deleting them may cause for data loss. In case if the antivirus software does not detect the malware, you may need to manually search for and delete suspicious files. Be cautious when deleting files manually, as deleting system files can cause issues with your computer.

Restore Your System: most important for firm or personal is DATA, So Consider restoring your computer to a previous state using System Restore (Windows) or Time Machine (Mac) if the micro virus persists after running antivirus scans.

Prevent Future Infections: Once you remove virus that not mean it will not back again. After removing the micro virus, take steps to prevent future infections by installing reliable antivirus software, keeping your operating system and software up-to-date, and practicing safe browsing habits.

By following these steps, you can effectively remove a micro virus from your computer and help protect it from future infections.

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[gddmgttsu]

Why.

So, I've been having this issue of my old PC from like 2018 is starting to feel a bit lacking in terms of performance. I'm not like a computer expert by any means so I've given alot of thought as to wether I should get a new one or upgrade this one.

My mind was set on just buying a whole new one so I could run my stuff better. I stumbled upon a video that talks about graphics card performance over the years up to now being not quite as exponential as expected gave me a bit of hope that my smelly 1060 can still do good.

Alittle after that too, my friend was buying a new PC since he's never had a dedicated gaming one. While the friend group was on call, we were just talking about ram and how 8 gigs used to be the alright but now it's the minimum. After that conversation I realized "WAIT A SECOND ALL OF MY PC ISSUES FEEL LIKE A RAM PROBLEM" since I only had 8 gigs.

Without much thought, I went online and bought an extra 8 gig stick which would give me at total of 16 gigs. With great difficulty due to the size of my graphics card, I was able to slot it in properly (2-4 slot thingy) and upon my first boot it was wonderful.

It was like my PC's asthma was cured. I could actually like play my games properly and tab out to discord to talk without it exploding. I tested a bunch of games and felt a giant weight off of my shoulders.

I should preface this by saying I bought a somewhat expensive set of digital isntruments (I don't actually recommend the one I bought) and because it ran terribly but still useable. I had the idea to upgrade my PC because of that.

You could imagine how I felt when the next boot a few hours later things felt "normal". It was like I didn't install that new stick of ram.

To my surprise, the task manager said something like 4.8/8 gigs memory, despite my PC correctly seeing that it has 16 gigs of ram. I didn't quite feel a pit in my stomach but my first thought was "ah fuck I paid for that".

I spent 3 hours or so troubleshooting, taking the PC apart several times, cleaning, slotting in different slots, messing with windows settings and eventually I got it to fully use 16 gigs. It was only shortly lived as during my testing I noticed that on a stress test the memory felt like it was capping at 8 gigs and after a bit more pushing, it just BLUE SCREENED.

It gave me the error code of not being able to access the ram and it rebooted. It started up as normal again but before it can hit my desktop, this time it blue screened againt this time maybe telling me about corrupted system files. At this point I felt like the gif of the emoji disintegrating.

It reboots up one last time and everything seems normal and I can access my desktop.

I check the task manager, it only sees 8 gigs.

I eventually give up and go to bed deciding to take it out when I wake up which leads us to now.

I suppose I'm lucky I didn't catastrophically destroy my PC since I don't have a back up for my files yet (hehe) but like, come on man, I paid money for that stick.

As a last resort I check the listing for any semblance of warranty I could use and behold I see it, the prime reason as to why forces beyond our comprehension decided to mess with me: "Not compatible with AMD processors"

CURSE YOU AMD FOR HAVING A GREAT DEAL FOR PROCESSORS WITH YOUR RYZEN 7

So, lesson learned: Read your tooltips (I'm an ffxiv player)

In all seriousness though, I'm kinda glad I went through the whole process because it gave me insight as to what I need to look out for when I actually get one whole money and buy a new PC.

It also gave me a newfound appreciation for the people in the computer repair industry that do this for a living. I imagine idiots like me walk into the store 200x a second with an easily remedied solution. Can't imagine the patience required haha.

I suppose when I can afford it, I can buy another ram and give it another go. It shouldn't be too hard this time since I'll be walking into the physical store and asking for what I need with my specs.

As for the ram, I might just give it away since it might still work with a non AMD processor. I did pay for it and I wouldn't want it to go to waste.

[humanpapercut]

No one asked but I need to vent so;

I get a message from my gran "There's something wrong with my laptop, can you sort it?" With a photo of her Chromebook showing an error message

I do a quick search on Google and say "yeah, bring it round" as all I need to do is make a Chromebook recovery device using a program and a usb stick, "easy" I think.

First hurdle: For some reason, the recovery utility isn't a stand alone program. It's a CHROME BROWSER EXTENSION! WHY?!

I don't use Chrome browser, I use Opera GX as I like a browser to be fast, responsive, and not decide my RAM belongs to the browser and the browser alone. Plus I can use almost any chrome extension on Opera GX anyway.

So I try to add the extension and run it through Opera GX. It opened but it didn't recognise my USA drive. I try formatting it, I try all my other usb ports and even a USB-C port via an adapter. Nothing. I test to see if the drive works by transferring files from my main pc to my laptop and raspberry pi. It's working fine, so what's the issue?

I wasn't using chrome. So, I reluctantly install chrome, add the extension and run it. It's working, finally. I'll just uninstall chrome when it's done.

Second hurdle: Windows does not know what it how to handle a Chromebook recovery drive. Upon completion of the recovery medium my pc FREAKS. THE FUCK. OUT! Throwing up window after window of corrupted drives and error messages. My pc is shouting "OI! FUCK-WITT! What in cilicome he'll have you done to these drives and how have you managed to jam them all into one socket?!" And then has a panic attack and blue screens.

I panic trying to sort my pc but thankfully a reboot and the removal of the USB stick of instant regret was enough to get it to run again.

Third hurdle: Google's insane programming. Boot up the Chromebook, insert the recovery drive expecting it to just melt but, much to it's credit it didn't. It just changed the error message from "insert recovery disk" to

What?! Care to expand, Google? What the fuck do you mean? No further information, no error code. Just essentially "nah bro. It fucked"

So I think "ahh, I did something wrong creating the drive, that's why windows had digital PTSD flashback and noped. So I try to reformat the drive after I manage to calm the pc and assure it I'm not trying to feed it the cyber koolaid. I restore it using Windows' DiskPart in Command prompt. This takes a long ass time.

When that was done, I made ANOTHER recovery drive. (After reinstalling chrome after I uninstalled it thinking i was done with it) rebooting my pc after it tried to seppuku again and inserted it once again into the Aluminium place matt only to get the same message.

I cannot do this for a third time to my pc. If I try it's going to call whatever authority will help or it will try burning itself down taking my flat and myself with it. So I look up the error. I end up here and see this

Turn on for 30 seconds, turn off, and repeats 20-25 times!

"What. The. FUCK!? What kind of solution is that? Who discovered that worked? Is that coded? If so, WHY?!" Are just a few thoughts swimming around the migraine I have developed trying to fix this tech-filled, frisbee with a chrome logo but finally I think "Fuck it, there's fuck all else I can do" and I start turning on, inserting the usb drive, waiting, and finally turning off this pitiful excuse for a laptop alternative.

I don't know how many times I repeated those steps but it took 2 HOURS and another round of pain relief meds before I get something resembling progress.

"FINALLY!" I said out loud to no one "Fuck you, Google!"

I am done. Next time she goes shopping for a laptop I am going with her and she's getting a laptop. Windows is a pain but ChromeOS is a fucking nightmare!

DO NOT buy a Chromebook!

[thessalian]

Thess vs Frustration

So frustrating shit at the moment:

Obviously the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a thing. And that’s getting to me on a variety of levels. Obviously there’s the big stuff, but then there’s ... I guess generational trauma? Is that a thing? Look, I was born in the late 70s, and grew up in the 80s. You know what that means I got to live through? If you guessed the more hostile part of the Cold War, then congrats, because that would be it. I’m not entirely sure that being aware that there was a chance of nuclear war with the Russians over what they pulled in Afghanistan in ‘79 was particularly good as a way to grow up; I mean, you have to wonder why you bother when everyone’s stressing about dying in nuclear winter, right? So now I’m finally over that enough to consider a future (even if it looks as bleak as shit right now), and then what happens? All the childhood shit about worrying about nuclear war with Russia comes right back again! And this time when I’m closer to the whole mess! And yes, I know NATO can’t get involved at this point; just if this keeps up, it’ll get to a point where NATO doesn’t have any choice and ... yeah. I’ve been here before. I didn’t like it when I was six. I like it even less now.

Also the xenophobia. Look, yes, I know that we’ve got a problem in this country - well, in London in specific - where there’s a bunch of Russian oligarchs who’ve payed out the ass in donations to the Tory party to be able to get a VIP pipeline into English citizenship and incidentally eat up a lot of property that they barely even live in. However, I am sick to the back teeth of people saying that we need to strip all the Russians living here of their English passports, freeze their assets and boot them out of the country. I mean, for every Russian oligarch buying the ear of a senior Tory, there’s so many more just plain folks trying to live somewhere different. I mean, my brother-from-another-mother was born in Russia, as was most of his family. Fine, he doesn’t live here, but he’s the person I think of when I think “Russian immigrant”. Yes, oligarchs interfering in things here are a problem, but the solution isn’t to get rid of every immigrant. It makes me want to punch people. But hey, if people get any more xenophobic, maybe they’ll deport me. I can think of worse things right now.

Climate-wise? Three major storms - storms big enough to have a name - in the last week, with a fourth apparently very likely to hit soon. This is not doing my sinuses or my fibromyalgia any favours whatsoever, and that’s just me. The rest of the country is not managing at all, what with the power outages and the flooding and the travel routes being all but closed down in a lot of places. The next person who tells me that climate change isn’t a thing is getting punched in the face.

And finally ... the quest for Horizon: Forbidden West. I was still thinking about it - checking out PS4 Pros on Gumtree, and there were a few affordable ones. And then I noticed something - an article that said that some games just don’t recognise a keyboard. So I used my Google-fu to see if Horizon: Forbidden West was one of those. I thought it must not be, since their PC port was so damn good. ...Turns out that no, the game won’t recognise a keyboard and mouse on any of the three consoles that’ll play it, same as its predecessor. So ... it’d have to be controller. And since today has proven that I have a difficult enough time holding up an umbrella for periods of longer than about five minutes, a console is a no-go. Well, at least I looked into that before I spent the money. It just irritates me because ... yeah, I’m not usually all that invested in getting in on the “new hotness” ... but this isn’t “new hotness” for the sake of it. This is the second installment of a series I really loved and really wanted as soon as I could get it. I don’t get hyped about this stuff very often, and it sucks that the one time I do, I can’t have it. But such is the nature of disability.

Did I mention that being disabled just blows? I got through today in “Meh; I’m used to it and I’ve functioned through worse” mode but now I’m in “I am so tired of the limitations and the pain and the everything and I just want it to stop“ mode. Which probably means it’s about time for bed. I mean, absolute last frustration is that Scruffman the office manager is away tomorrow and that means that Temp - as well as cherry-picking the typing and leaving everything longer than three minutes for me to do - is also going to spend half the day chatting to people and making sure I’m the only one doing the fucking work.

But I have an upcoming four-day weekend. That counts for something.

[phoenotopia]

2020 August Update

For once, development has moved on time (sorta). I am happy to announce that the "Reveal and Launch" trailer for Phoenotopia Awakening will drop this morning at 9AM. And the game itself is set to launch for Nintendo Switch on August 20th.

You may recognize that August 20th is in fact the 6th year anniversary of the Flash game. I wasn't particularly aiming for this date - I actually wanted August 14th. It's like a minefield - even just one week offset forward or backward could put you into a crowded release slot. And you don't know how everyone's moving because they're also probably considering the same things. At some point you're locked in and you can't change course. In the end, I added 1 week to the time I wanted initially as an error buffer in case some things came up - which they did! So August 20 ended up being about just right for us and a neat coincidence to boot.

First half of July

The first half of July, I threw myself well into the PC port. The controls still need to be figured out, but we did make a lot of progress. I found out about a 3rd party library called "Rewired" which is all about supporting a multitude of different controllers, disconnects, reconnects, and so forth. It doesn't take us all the way there, but it did remove a lot of the headache involved.

There's still a lot of design involved concerning controller rebinding. For instance, how much of the controls do you expose and allow to be remapped? Technically, you could allow so much freedom that you can break the controls. One solution for that is to lock a portion of the keyboard to be unmappable and so you're never without controls that can remap a menu.

(my solution was to have a lock screen that confirms you have the necessary inputs to at least return to the rebind menu and fix the controls should they ever be set in so bad a state)

There are also some things that a joypad can do that a keyboard can't, and vice versa. For instance, the control stick allows 360 degrees of movement and detects sensitivity. How much you push the control stick will determine whether Gail walks or jogs. However, the buttons on the keyboard do not have sensitivity - they're either all ON or all OFF. Thus, there's no way to "walk" if using a keyboard. I could add a separate "hold to walk" button to the keyboard but that introduces an incongruence between the joypad and the keyboard.

(Rewired's interface for mapping keyboard and joypads. If a "hold to walk" action existed, it would only make sense for the keyboard column, but not the joypad column. Finding that perfect balance between joystick and keyboard will be a challenge.)

Another snag we've hit are button names. If using a Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft controller, the Right Trigger is either going to be named ZR, R2, or RT. Rewired can be agnostic about joypads, which is great because it reduces the workload on my end, but the caveat is that buttons like this will simply be called "Right Trigger". (See that first image again). Not really elegant...

I can probably fix this after I've had more time to investigate. However, around this time I had to pause PC development, because the Switch version became unblocked and now required my full attention.

Second half of July

The 2nd half of July proved quite busy. As noted in my previous blog post, I thought the Switch version was on track and off my hands. Turns out there were a few more hurdles to clear, and the ball came back into my court, and it moved back and forth a few times. Luckily, the hurdles are really cleared now and we're set to release (August 20!). The specifics of this process are under NDA, so I won't go into details.

We also went around updating a bunch of the game's social media sites - facebook, twitter, youtube. The second half of July was also when we started acting in a PR capacity - we're combing websites and youtube channels and looking for people who look like they might want to cover Phoenotopia. This was fun! I used to read IGN daily over a decade ago (back when Matt and Fran ran the IGN Nintendo channel). Then college happened followed by early work life, and I wasn't able to follow videogames as much anymore. I didn't even have access to a TV for a few years. And I never found a new landing page after that, so combing for websites and youtube channels was a lot of fun. It was interesting to see how the landscape has changed, and the new depth and variety that exists.

We're set to send out a BUNCH of emails tomorrow. Will they catch? No idea... I think if I had 20 reviews on launch day on OpenCritic, I'd consider that a success. We'll see!

Fan Art 

This past month, we see a lot of fan artists cross Phoenotopia with other universes. Luckily, all universes I'm familiar with. I'm impressed by the creativity on display!

First, what if Gail appeared as an enemy in Undertale? Glittering_Touch_904 depicts the scene. Gale, like Sans, has only one eye shining meaning she's about to dish out some serious pain. Nice! Definitely choose the Mercy option.

R_Contagio answers the question of what would happen if Phoenotopia was depicted in the style of Limbo? And the answer is very pretty! I'm impressed by how everything is done with one color. Using a band of white to depict water, the creepy eyes on every creature, the patience in drawing each leaf... very impressive! I'd play this game!

UnrealWorld_32 depicts a scene that asks what it would look like if Gale was still back in Panselo when the invasion happens :D I'm impressed by the use of colors - they look like they could come from the game itself! I think it wouldn't be a fair fight. For the invader.

A rare scene, Didi depicts Gail, hammer at the ready, approaching a dreaded Phoenix Pod. We get lots of depictions of 66, but rarely of the pod itself! In the Flash game, we skirt around how the pod opens by having it opened off-screen, so it's nice to see the pod up close. The mystery remains... how does it open?

Another crossover of Phoenotopia and the Shrek universe - this "Shrale" is drawn by Firanka. I'm impressed by the use of colors - dominant use of red garb contrasts well with her green skin. She kinda looks like a grumpy Namekian. Hah hah. What is she annoyed at? 

Maybe this little running Gail underfoot (also drawn by Firanka)

Coming Up

We'll continue acting in a PR capacity leading up to the game's release. When the game finally does launch on Switch, I suspect I'll become swamped handling bug reports. When the flash game launched, I remember being swamped for 3 weeks straight! Day in, day out, fixing bugs. I suspect it'll be the same with Phoenotopia: Awakening, but to a heightened degree. 

Regardless, we'll post an update on the state of ourselves at the end of September. Even if it's only a small one. Until then!

[captainkurosolaire]

金 LFRP - Captain Kuro Solaire (Updated 5/2/21)

NAME: Captain Kuro Solaire AGE: 37 (Appears 29) - (’Relic Cursed’ Immortal, not Invincible.) RACE: Seeker of the Sun, Miqo’te GENDER: Male SEXUALITY: Gynephilla, Dom MARITAL STATUS: Poly SERVER: Crystal

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ––––

HAIR: A slick jet black texture, Kuro’s hair is majority of the time unkempt with downward spikes often cascading across sometimes when grown-out it’s placed in a bandana and combed on the sides. Under rare occurrences the length of his hair can be lower then his shoulders and without being straightened leaving a shaggy and feral look. Often sporting an accompanied goatee through more veteran experience and grizzly age has extended that further with a stubble to boot and long sideburns.

EYES: One eye is often left visible with an amber tint. (Typically while the other eye lays remained behind an eye-patch for a particular reason that is usually left in speculation to other onlookers.)

HEIGHT: 6 fulms, 0 ilms. 

BUILD: (Trains and adjusts his mass depending on situation or if injured.) Typically built like an ultimate fighter (ref) 

DISTINGUISHING MARKS: Scattered scars from a gash hidden underneath a leather collar from his first defeat and near end. To followed historical injuries to dragon claws swiped across his hip to rib nearing his chiseled abs, to lance wounds on his pec, bite-mark from a fanged creature adorned on his shoulder. Scratch marks from passion on his back. To matching fiendish talons shredding the opposing side of his rib-cage. With a gashed-cut draped across his right-eye. Lastly an X incision on his chest crossing over his upper-torso and halting near his shoulders to his pecs. -- Additionally donned the cheek scar of his first that he had cast away due to old insecurity and trauma which was resolved. He’s got a tattoo on his forearm of runic engravings with summoner lettering’s that seem to be serving as a seal. Compass on his left-hand to prevent him losing memories of being a sailor that points in all four-directions. The south-seas etched above crossing over his bicep. Behind his back is a Goldbrand Crest a forgotten ritual that has since been lost among the GB Crew as little carry it left but two-survivors. He’s often shirtless for all to see. (Gives him that unrestricted feeling Miqo’tes like plus has meaning to him.)

COMMON ACCESSORIES: Talisman across his neck that has several link-pearls attached to a string with a condor feather which represents ‘freedom’, the pearls mainly allow him to keep in-contact with crew-mates and a bundle of criminal orientated allies or business associates. A combat satchel attached to his belt that allows him quick accessibility and utility. Owns a signature tricorne hat that is leather matching his often outfit of black leather which serves to highlight his seen mysterious and imposing scoundrel aesthetic.

PERSONAL –––-

PROFESSION: Captain of the Goldbrand, navigation, commanding, claiming panties all over Eorzea and providing pleasure where others need the lesson or reminder. Along with a thief, smuggler, diplomat and a veteran sailor. He’s also a chaser of treasure from old relics to folktales passed on in Legends through very little evidence of the existences but scrolls & charts that he reads and plans out accordingly before attempting his plunder for fortune.

HOBBIES: Drinking, Ocarina, Women, Pleasure, More Pleasure, Even more Pleasure, Entertainment (Former Pleasure Dome worker as a Dancer and Escort.) Juggling, Acrobatics, Jury-rigging, Swimming, Teaching, Training, Mentor, Fighting, Fishing, Brawling, Working out. Exploring. Adventuring. Landing into dangerous situations.

LANGUAGES:  Fluent (Mostly) Eorzean, Xaelic, and Hingan, Pirate Tongue. (Working on venturing past his horizon to open trades and communications with beast-tribes for business escapades or other relationships.)

RESIDENCE: Ul’dah

FEARS: None. (Backstory behind that) He’s not immune to psychological attacks and is prone to them.

RELATIONSHIPS –––-

SPOUSES: Failed many.

CHILDREN: Bastard children all around who knows you might be one. He’s often out there being ever the man-whore and shameless about the fact.

PARENTS: Hoku Solaire (Father - Alive) - (PC) Rokeia Solaire (Mother - Deceased giving birth to Kuro Solaire)

SIBLINGS: Unknown but Father was a former Nunh of a branch in the Coeurl Tribe, there’s more room to make some. (Has ancestors in an upcoming arc been polishing.)

OTHER RELATIVES: Many unknown. Though Sol Akagane / Founding GB Captain Gark would be considered along with his OG Crew as Family in a more surrogate / adoption style way. Wild Crew.

PETS: Which kind you wondering?

TRAITS –––-

extroverted / introverted / in between

disorganized / organized / in between

close minded / open-minded / in between

calm / anxious / in between

disagreeable / agreeable / in between

cautious / reckless / in between

patient / impatient / in between

outspoken / reserved / in between

leader / follower / in between

empathetic / unemphatic / in between

optimistic / pessimistic / in between

traditional / modern / in between

hard-working / lazy / in between

cultured / un-cultured / in between

loyal / disloyal / in between

faithful / unfaithful / in between

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION –––-

SMOKING HABIT: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

DRUGS: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess.

ALCOHOL: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

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HOOKS + OOCLY, I AM –––– (Below cut)

HOOKS –––-

◘  Mystical Journey - Meet Captain who’s rebuilding towards something on a scale higher than the skies that’s far beyond himself. Whether friendships forged, romantic, rival, or outright enemy. Open to plot about just anything whether one-shot, or slice of life. Each confrontation and connection is impactful and holds weight that determines and shapes him, his source of power by himself is extremely low but the wind and orbit of who he’s surrounded swells and creates upon him alongside them or with that fact, he may overcame the impossible multiple times, even his goal of deemed ultimus. He’s lustful, prideful, sinful. Though there’s good in his scoundrel ways and also freely can be interpreted as evil against the pure heart. From descendants to nearly wherever sea’s may touch he can be found voyaging too or from. Depending on the City-State there’s more mystery surrounding him due to him trying to remain under the radar but he’s also pretty brash, open, which can net him in infinite chaos and trouble. This dark and often cursed seemingly lifestyle he’s thrown under sometimes he also needs to be in the company of innocent and light, peaceful individuals. To remain humane and stay on track of him straying from being the problem. Many lives have died under his company, many lessons and time’s he’s ‘wrecked’’ the smallest and few encounters overall tally and aid him with building his compassionate side to see those people again. ◘  Scourges - The worst of the worst pirate crew’s. They command various levels of commandment, control, conquering all that is blue and water-bound. Each hold their own vendetta and thoughts on what being a pirate or their own treasure ‘sake’ they wish to lay ownership. Ongoing and tackling these threats with Captain holds mighty risk. (Subject to your comfort) In this case it can result in injuries, mental trauma, or many afflictions that may provide more experience to your character or layers. - There are no clear solutions on how to defeat, overcome, or maybe it’s just an encounter with a band of Crewmates from the varying Crews, that’ll overall build steps closer to final battles or all-out Warfare or cripple these Crew’s to make him able to defeat them with his Wild Crew. ◘  Ulterior - (Mystery/+18Dark ) - A cultist crew held from marshy swamped seas, polluted and tainted. They blur webs of confusion alongside deceit. Operating in the blends of guises that shadowy walk in public crowds they don’t distinguish themselves. The pressure of this arc will be dark, twisted, and every foreboding, never certain what’s reality. Vastly in concern, they’ve begun becoming more bold and manipulating brave pirate’s, adventures, would-be sea goers who get reported missing soon afterwards. Only to be converted and abducted into this Cultist crew as nearly every encounter with them as they eat and feast off your fears turn’s their targets into belief of a high power, a mad god under all fleshing skin. Visited during nightmares. ◘  OMONGA - (Bloody/Violent +18 Extremely Dark) - This Scourge crew is one of the most dangerous altogether. They’re primitive freaks, viking pirates of sorts. Who outright raid, pillage, slaughter anything that moves approaching their territory. A force unlike any other, a dominating and deathly, blight of a Giant who strike’s fear just mentioned by pirate’s of old, stays clear from him and often plays nice to prevent gaining his wrath or detection, better to submit. YORE of the Gorey Seas is their Captain who destructively holds gatekeeper and one force that Maelstrom even cannot overcome their brute waters as they stay stationary and defensive, he’s not too mobile beyond his ‘Nation’  but his crew are savages and they operate like the fiercest warmongers, also they’ve got berserkers. Used to be known wanted but after many bounty hunters and foolish adventurers tried taking his life and the failures stacked up, using the defeated and weak for soil for harvesting their crops, and even their own fleets could bypass their engineering he remained untouchable. Sort of a necessary bridge from one individual owning all the seas altogether. They’ve a whole hierarchy, torture system, culture, that is ultra barbaric. He’ll need additional power to help him have a chance to survive and maintain more importantly the lives of his Crew. This is his last chance to get it all right. (There’s more too but I’ll save them unless asked or somehow the other’s become dealt with or too full.) ◘  Wanted: Deadman - (Suspenseful / Thriller / Mystery) - Recently Captain had resurfaced from death making advancements and pursuits only identifiable as his motives. Maelstrom and other officials, detectives, could be working alongside a set of Law characters that I’ve created also trying to seize and capture him for not just a hefty bounty it’s an instant hanging to death and gallows if he’s caught this time. Or a huge payout. He’s stacked multiplied crimes of indecencies, broken peace, slandered Maelstrom, stolen, scammed, rebelled for Freedom, liberated and uncovered crimes against city-state laws, he’s an outright menace to society. Though Captain and his Crew are crafty and now alongside his First Crewmate are covering his tracks desperately to prevent him from being heard again. Though if Captain succeeds in claiming or ‘Goldbrand’’ regains recognition and infamy again over the high-seas whether by gaining influence, relics, or defeating Scourges and creating more noise. He’ll be even more on the run. His Crew are accessories so capturing them may be enough to draw him out or still provide information and payouts. If he’s noted to still be breathing a full on world bounty can be placed to only increase the odds stacked against his time. (Also wanted by Voidals and anything relating to a Scourge. His enemies are highly stacked but he’s got some incredible reach and allies, people he genuinely loves and cannot be anything without them.) ◘  Isle RP - (High Fantasy / Evolving) - Various Isle’s can be visited, linked and tether to a Crewmate’s personal quest. Or maybe Fables. Each Isle has its own unique dangers and is creatively open to any adapting once the base concept is thought out. I have multiple in mind. Some of them have treasures, others have temporary treasures once the threat on each Isle is dealt with the treasure may be spent. Those things might be non useful, so the experience and journey alone may be the only reward. Or surviving and wreckage etc can also occur, it's all open to free-form.

◘  Relic Hunt - (High Fantasy / Evolving ) - (Reference) - Captain’s crew and trade is being a professional treasure hunter diver. Searching and uncovering ancient tablets and thing’s long forgotten past time itself from allagan, mhachi, amdapori and other mythological natures. From Voidal Relics to the series of Deity Relic’s there remains ruins and dungeons, trials, labyrinths, that possess unique items with governed power imbued from primals, high aetherial beings, or prototypes to strange works of magic and science. Depending on the Relic often determines how desperately Captain seeks to net it under his awareness than allow another to uncover as rival band’s of Scourges and pirate crew also would chase for such and want to use it for dominion and nefarious reasonings. Sometimes they’ll already possess said Relic’s and be threats to battle for the property. Which in that case it’s plundering.time. Depending what Relic is conversed around it could be difficult puzzles, or trials, or something more tame to fetch. If another Historian or someone he believes would preserve the item, safer than within his stead, he’ll only aid in retrieving and less on acquiring. Better the relic stay’s far from his lurking dangers that already pursue his waters.

◘  Crew / No Crew - (Optional Addon) - Can choose whether you wish me to RP the other Crewmates and have them interact with your character / characters or bring multi-muses too. Each Crewmate or the main 13 have their own quests, narratives, their own motives of why they’re even following Captain, but they can betray, be broken, all them will act very realistic and lifelike, so they can be romanced etc too. Captain would go to world’s end for them. Make no mistake, this is his Last Crew and shot, he’s on the thinnest surface of water. Soon the mightiest tides will crash and collide against him and his Worldly Finder, his ship, if he’s unable to reign them or lead them to aid their own morale's then he’ll have no chance in getting to the end of his own quest, goal. Each scourge, relic, everything is an obstacle and aiming for something grand.

Alternatively, I can just RP Captain himself and vaguely mention anything else regarding. Might also gain allies, other crewmates, other things that’ll play parts depending on the arc.

Writing is my lifeblood I enjoy stories.

Overly chill and outspoken along with communication my prime focus. I human so I break down and have to recuperate my energy and health sometimes. Not into drama outside RP.

I Para-RP but do nearly ever format and style.

I’m open to plot within any genre.

24/7 Nerd. +18 year RP experience all around from LARPing, Dungeon Master /  Former event runner /  Former Owner / Leader for Discords and Linkshells / Tabletop Creator. There’s nothing I cannot do.

I’m CST. Though chronic-deteriorating health makes my hours rando. I prefer Discord RP. (Tumblr too sometimes if have an idea.) In-game I can be swayed. ◘  ~ This all long but trying to be communicative and thorough upfront. A necessary evil, I fear.

YOU CAN CONTACT ME VIA ––

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Discord: Kuro Solaire#0508

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Follower meme: Khatte Antilles

tagged by @sunsetofdoom​ (thanks!)

Class: Imperial Operative

Weapons: Blaster rifle, knives. So many knives. Where does he keep them all.

Recruitable by: All classes, after building the base on Odessen. Lana sends you to track down and recruit a former Cipher agent who went rogue and disappeared after the battle of Tython.

Likes: Pragmatism, clever solutions, irreverence toward Sith/Jedi, casual flirting, deception.

Dislikes: Blind loyalty, anti-alien sentiment, unnecessary violence/cruelty, Force persuasion/manipulation, putting emotions before objectives.

Selection lines:

“All right, where are we going and who are we killing?”

“Where to?”

“Ready to go.”

“Miss me?”

“Can’t keep away from me, can you?”

[Noise of acknowledgement]

Dismissal lines:

"I’ll be watching.”

“We’ll regroup later”

“Stay in touch.”

[Noise of acknowledgement]

[high approval] “Be careful.”

Battle lines:

“I’ve killed better people than you for worse reasons.”

“You didn’t have to die. Too late now.”

“Do you actually think you’re going to win?”

“One down.”

“Stop moving.”

[Creepy tactical advantage laugh]

Exiting battle:

“Well. That was unpleasant.”

“All enemies neutralized.”

“And now I’ve got blood on my boots. Lovely.”

“They never learn.”

“Let’s go before we have to start killing witnesses.”

Low health:

“No.”

“Save yourself!”

“Not like this.”

“Oh... that’s not good...”

“This... might be serious, actually.”

Resurrected:

“It looks worse than it is.”

“And they say the universe has no sense of humor.”

“Ugh. Well, what’s a little more brain damage.”

“You didn’t have to do that.”

“Stop fussing, I’m fine.”

“Perfect waste of kolto... but thank you.”

Misc. click lines:

“Acknowledged.”

“Not right now.”

“Lovely weather today, isn’t it?”

“Awaiting orders.”

“Like what you see?”

“Talk later, we have work to do.”

“Stay alert.”

“I’m irresistible, I know.”

“Oh, lead the way, by all means. I prefer the view from back here.”

[Noise of acknowledgement]

[low approval] “I know you think you want to get to know me, but you really don’t.”

[if the PC is Sith] “My Lord.” (derogatory)

[after multiple clicks] “You know, people have tortured me for days without getting any useful information about me. Mildly pestering me isn’t going to work either.”

[rare] “Can’t talk... just a headache, don’t worry about it.”

[rare] “The Empire has done monstrous things, but don’t think the Republic won’t jump to benefit from them. No war is really about right and wrong.”

[rare] “I hear the price of Dianogan tea has gone up again.”

Situational:

[Nar Shaddaa, either casino] “I love a good casino. All the city’s most gullible and easily bribed citizens conveniently located in one place.”

[Dromund Kaas] “Haven’t been here in years. I was rather hoping not to break the streak.”

[Kaas City] “You know, if you look past the murder rate and the oppressive dark miasma, this place has the best club scene in the galaxy.”

[Tython] “I... can’t stay here.”

[Voss] “I should mention that the last time I was here... actually, never mind. It probably won’t come up.”

[Zakuul] “The only place I’m not wanted for treason yet, and I came here with you.”

Gifts:

Courting | Cultural | Delicacies | Imperial | Luxury | Maintenance | Military | Republic | Technology | Trophy | Underworld | Weapon

Love:

“If this is your way of trying to seduce me, it’s working.”

“Should I be worried that you’re about to ask for an enormous favor?”

Like:

“Oh, I was looking for one of these.”

Everything else:

“Have I missed some sort of holiday?”

Misc:

Can be flirted with/romanced, but more on the level of one-off planetary npcs than a full on romance. He will not care about any other currently-active romance.

I think everyone’s already been tagged for this but I know @mercurypilgrim​ and @sith-nb​ have multiple ocs so I’m tagging y’all again

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A DMG disk image file is Apple's container format for capturing entire drives or disks, similar to ISO for other platforms like Windows. It consists of data blocks that represent a physical disc. If you're on a Windows machine, you're limited in what you can do with DMG files. That's why you need third-party utilities to create a bootable DVD from DMG on Windows. This article explains two different methods to burn DMG files to amake bootable macOS installation DVD in Windows.

Method 1: How to Create Bootable DVD from DMG (Command Prompt)

This approach utilizes a tool called DMG2IMG, which converts DMG file into ISO, the universally more compatible archive format. This ISO file is then burned using a command line execution in Command Prompt. You don't really need any experience with disk images or command line work, but it will certainly help should something go wrong. If you're not comfortable with any of this, you can skip to Method 2, which showcases a powerful but user-friendly tool that does it all for you. But first, let's see how the Command Prompt method of creating a bootable DVD from DMG works.

Note: The older version of DMG2IMG is called DMG2ISO. Although the download is available in the link provided in Step 1 below, it is recommended that you use DMG2IMG instead. The utility has the ability to convert DMG into both ISO and IMG, based on your needs.

Step 1. Install DMG2IMG on a Windows PC after downloading the zipped win32 binary from this website. Unzip the file and run the .exe to install the program. You can also download DMG2ISO, but DMG2IMG is the recommended software to use.

Step 2. Open Command Prompt on your PC and execute the following command to convert your DMG into ISO. Be sure to change the file names as appropriate, and include the whole file path from the main directory: dmg2img.exe c:downloadsexample.dmg c:downloadsexampleconverted.iso

Step 3. Now that your ISO file is ready, you can use the Windows ISO burning utility or a free application like FreeISOBurner to create a bootable DVD.

This DVD can be used to install macOS in virtual Windows environments with tools like Virtualbox. You can't use ISO files to install software in Mac, so if this is intended for a computer running Mac OS X or macOS, you will need to convert it back to DMG before you can install the program in question. If you're not confident that you can carry out the steps properly, then continue to Method 2.

Method 2: How to Make a Bootable DVD for Mac on Windows (DMGGeeker)

Conversion processes aren't always accurate and success rate is low for the first method. Many DVD are not able to be used to install macOS due to boot errors. Although DMG2IMG is a great tool, you may find that your resulting ISO file is corrupted and therefore useless. That means doing it all over again. Instead, you can try using DMGGeeker, which allows you to directly burn DMG to a DVD in Windows without having to convert the file. Such a disk can be used to boot a Mac computer.

DMGGeeker is an emerging star in the world of disk image file management software. It allows you to edit, add files to, delete content from, rename and do a lot more with DMG files on Windows without any conversion necessary. If you've been searching for the ideal DMG handling tool for Windows, your search has just ended. Let's see how the process works for creating a bootable media from DMG in Windows. It works with all recent versions of Windows.

Step 1Prepare for Installation

You can download it from the official site here. And then install DMGGeeker on a Windows PC.

Step 2Open DMGGeeker in Windows

Launch the application and click on the 'Burn' option. You'll see the other tools available for DMG files.

Step 3Create Bootable USB from macOS Install Image

Click 'Load DMG' to import your DMG file into the program. Insert a blank DVD and click Burn against the DVD option to write the DMG to the disk.

In three simple steps, your bootable DVD is ready. You won't find that many tools that are so easy to operate. DMGGeeker also has one of the highest burn success rates in its class, which means no wasted DVDs and no wasted time.

Summary

Create Dmg Installer Mac Os X

How to choose the rignt tool depends on what the purpose is. If you want to use a DMG file in Windows to mount a version of Mac OS X, then Method 1 will work. However, most of the time, you'll need a DMG to install an OS version on a Mac computer. In those cases, if all you have to work with is a Windows PC, DMGGeeker is the perfect application. It's simple enough for a novice yet robust enough for a professional, it contains all the tools you need to manage DMG files, and it's a life-saver if you only have a Windows PC to work with.

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