#ice2

[slowtraincomingsoon]

808 043 im Berliner Ostbahnhof am 06.04.2025

[radiomogai]

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[nicole-the-hololynx]

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You see this? This is THIEF. She's one of the six starting classes from Final Fantasy on the Famicom. She also sometimes goes by NINJA. She's kinda cool like that.

I have no fucking clue what the use case ever is for THIEF, and it's gotten me stumped for ages.

Now, to preface, THIEF's intended role. Her statline is fairly middling, with only Luck as a standout stat, which lets her run away from fights more easily. At the start of the game she's a pretty weak fighter compared to MONK and FIGHTER, being able to only wear medium-tier armor and weapons, but once she upgrades into NINJA she gains access to a large majority of the equipment present in the game, making her similar to the FIGHTER/KNIGHT class. She's still lacking a few of the stronger pieces her counterpart KNIGHT can wear, but she's fairly good at being a runner-up! As her main distinguishing feature, while KNIGHT gets access to low-level White Magic, NINJA instead gets access to low-level Black Magic. So, essentially, a variant of KNIGHT that trades stronger equipment options for access to Black Magic.

Seems like she'd have her uses, no? But sadly for her Final Fantasy just Does Not Let Her Work In Any Meaningful Way. Where do I even start....

So, early game. THIEF doesnt have access to all the fancy weapons that FIGHTER has, nor the natural damage MONK has, but her ability to wield mid-tier equipment has to be worth something, right? Nope! Besides FIGHTER, there's another class with access to the same equipment as THIEF, plus some more. It's RedMAGE! Not only does RedMAGE have access to better equipment, she can also cast magic! Of any kind! So your THIEF is just a sitting duck who can only whack a mid-tier stick at her enemies and nothing more. Oops.

Okay, a bit sad, but surely late-game she picks up right? Having access to a wider range of equipment once she becomes a NINJA means she's strong now, right? Nope! She's still playing second fiddle to KNIGHT, meaning there'd be no meaningful difference in instead just.... bringing a second KNIGHT. That's a thing you can do. Maybe as a back-up for the main two KNIGHTs? Nope! Just do another KNIGHT! Fuck it, make a four KNIGHT party while you're at it, it'll be better than adding a THIEF to your party. Oops.

Hm.... tough.... but surely that Black Magic is worth it at least, right? What can she cast? There's really only three spells worth casting in this list.

First up is Tier 2 Damaging Spells (ICE2, FIR2 and LIT2). Sure, they're not that strong, but they can take down weaker enemy mobs! Except.... they can also be cast for free, by any party member, by just carrying a magic item. By the time your THIEF turns into a NINJA, you'll already have plenty of these. Oops.

Second up is TMPR. This is actually one of the strongest black magic spells you can imagine! It raises a chosen ally's attack by a large amount, and it stacks! Many low-level victory strategies rely heavily on this spell to make even the weakest of parties deal massive damage, and alone makes it worth it to carry an extra black magic user with you. Except.... in the original NES and Famicom release of the game, the spell is completely broken, and does nothing. Oops!

Finally, there's FAST. Not as strong as TMPR, but still a strong spell on its own. This one doubles a party member's damage, which is huge, but unlike TMPR it doesn't stack. This means you don't really need more than a single black magic user per party, since you'll only be casting this a fairly limited number of times. There's no tricks here, this spell works well, is good to use even in late-game, and has a huge impact in your outgoing damage. Except.... well, you don't need a NINJA to cast FAST. You could've easily brought in a BlackMAGE instead, which has a weaker equipment selection but a much stronger spell selection. Oops!

"But hey", you might think, "that's still a trade-off! What if I want to have access to FAST, but also don't want to lose out on equipment options?". Well good thing there's a class made for that! The one we've talked about here! It's.... RedMAGE. Her equipment selection isn't really that much weaker compared to NINJA, she has access to HIGH level magic, both black AND WHITE, and if you're relying on FAST you probably have a FIGHTER soaking up all the good equipment anyways. FIGHTER is inarguably the best class in the game, so if you're concerned with good party composition you WILL have one in your team. If you're not this whole thing has no purpose really, just play whatever you want, that's not what I'm here for tho.

There's no party where you can really fit THIEF in without making the party weaker as a whole. If you want a bulky damage dealer, FIGHTER will be a better option. If you want low-level black magic, BlackMAGE will be the better option. And if you want a compromise? RedMAGE will be a better option. Her one unique trait is that, assuming she's in one of the top two slots of your party, she's guaranteed to run away from fights, but is that really worth sacrificing one of your four character slots? Specially when characters can reach the same flee proficiency after a few level ups? I don't believe so....

And yet, in writing this, I can't help but feel like I've somewhat fallen in love with her. Her uselessness has a charm. She's a nice alternative if you want more FIGHTERs but don't like repeat classes. I guess, for those who aren't focused on efficiency and care more about beauty or aesthetics, THIEF will always be there as an option. She strikes me as kind of a chuuni, don't ya think?

She's also the most fucked up nuclear option for challenge runs. Four THIEFs? That'd never work!

[azizedowi-love]

سفتوير جهاز ICE2 MINI HD BOX V2.75 بتاريخ 11-11-2023

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[eisenbahnfreunde]

#emsev #Otterfing #DB #ICE2 #ICE #Tunnel #Weiche #eisenbahn #Eisenbahnfreunde #modellbau #Modeleisenbahn #train #brücke #bäume (hier: Eisenbahnfreunde München Südost e.V.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fO0JAolMw/?igshid=zachcs9n6n6y

[ervengel]

ICE2 の前尾灯切替

ICE2 の前尾灯のチップLEDを半田付けしました。大分前の宿題ですが、今までサボってました。

元々ついていた前照灯は、LED自身が暗かったので輝度が高いものに交換。にしても、1050サイズ(1mmx0.5mm)は小さくて大変だった…(そして写真撮り忘れた…orz

また、制御車に前尾灯切替のリレーを取付け(機関車側のデコーダで制御可能)しました。これで、前尾灯切替ができるようになりました。ちょっと明るすぎるので、可変抵抗かませて調整しようかな。

[benlefrank]

Quel festival de choc ! #TWICE #ICE2 #ICE #ImproComédieExpérience un must qui m'a motivé pour de bon à me lancer sur scène. Merci au @triolapageblanche d'avoir organisé ce concept, et @lacomediedetoulouse d'avoir accueilli tous les improvisateurs pour l'ensemble des 6 trio-shows. C'était de la pure folie, fort en ressentis aussi, plein de variété, de diversité et surtout... Ah non c'est vrai, ça je l'ai déjà dit. Bon allé, plus on est de fous, plus on... Rit et ouiiii. Mais en fait j'ai du trop parler hein ! Non ? Ok je continuerai au prochain post. Là je rentre en continuant le trip en solo... Ahah ! Qui sait, je pourrai écrire le prochain show du siècle. En 2117 peut être. À bientôt pour la suiiiiiteeee !!! 😎😉😋🤩😜🤠😁🤐🎉😏 (à La Comédie de Toulouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwhx1KZj9-A/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4pzat04iatrz

[slowtraincomingsoon]

402 035 in Berlin Bellevue am 21-02-2022

[petrichoragain]

Tim’s having a normal one.

[radiomogai]

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[petrichorpolyplex]

We managed to swear our way into losing verbality.

[ervengel]

29791 ICE2の改造

はじめにスターターセットありき

メルクリンを始める際に初めて買ったのは、29791 ICE2のMS2スターターセットと37573 BR103.1でした。2012年なので、今から8年前になります。当時は独身一人暮らし、寮生活で、部屋のスペースはなかったですが、お座敷列車で楽しんでいました。

このICE2 ですが、デコーダはfxで、サウンドは警笛と駅アナウンスのみ。ここまでは廉価版だからまぁよいとして、照明は前灯のみで尾灯なし、制御客車は進行方向に関わらず前灯つきっぱなしという、今思えばおよそメルクリンらしからぬ仕様でした。

前灯つきっぱなしは、制御客車のシューが直接LED回路につながっており、デコーダによる制御をしていないためです。機関車側にあるデコーダの出力を制御客車に伝えるには、導電カプラ等で車両間を電気的に接続する必要がありますが、廉価版なので、導電カプラがついていない。同じ理由で、ピックアップシューの前後切替もできません。これは、信号やブレーキモジュールを使った自動運転をする場合、推進運転(機関車が後ろ、制御客車が前)では制動が効かず、遊ぶ上での制約となってしまいます。

その一方で、ICE2 を真面目に作ったフルデジタルモデル(= mfxフルサウンド、室内照明完備、ピックアップシュー前後切替あり、前灯尾灯の切替完備)は現状ありません。出る気配もないです。でも、推進運転したいやん？客室照明つけたいやん？モデルは造形としては十分ですし、もったいない。

というわけで、前置きが随分長くなりましたが、スターターセットの廉価版ICE2を、一丁前のフルデジタル機に改造することにしました。

越えなければいけない壁

さて、いざ改造しようとして行動を開始するわけですが、いろいろといばらの道であることがわかってきました。乗り越えるべき壁は大きく分けて以下4つです。HRSの店長さんにも相談しつつ、突破を試みました。

導電カプラ

シュー切替

室内照明取付

前灯尾灯の制御　←最難関

導電カプラ

導電カプラは、ICE1のもの(E395640、E395660)を流用することにしました。部品はHRSにて購入(そもそも在庫があるのがすごい)。が、機関車のカプラのみ、他の客車のカプラと異なるため、金属接点を既存のICE2 のカプラに移植する必要があります。そこで、オリジナルのカプラにφ1の穴をあけ、φ1のプラ棒を押し込んでガイドピンを作り、そこに金属パーツを通して、熱したペンチの先でプラ棒ガイドピンを潰して固定しました。出来上がりが右下の写真です。片方、潰しが下手くそですが、ガッチリ止まっています。

ちなみに、導電カプラはひとつ880円(税抜)。4両分なので、オスメス3セット=6個で、税込約6000円也。そこそこ高いですね。

2極しかないのが悩ましいところで、ひとつは制御客車のピックアップシューへの接続、もうひとつは前灯尾灯制御信号用としました(後述)。

これ、ボディでコモングランドが取れるメルクリンでなかったら詰んでたな。。。

中間車輌2輌は、オリジナルではグランドをとる接点がないので、車輪からグランドをもらうために接点パーツ(フィーダープレート:291180)をとりつけました。1個180円とこちらはお安め。

シュー切替

シュー切替は、以前RAmを改造した時にお試しで購入した、純正ピックアップシュー切替機(60973)を再利用することにしました。もっとも、前灯尾灯周りはいろいろ問題があって、まだ結線していません。

余談ですが、切替機のリレーに進行方向切替の信号を入れる必要があり、このため、デコーダ設定を一部書き換える必要があります(切替機の説明書にもさらっと一言書いてあります)。

室内照明取付

室内照明には、ViessmannのLED照明を3輌分。純正よりは割安でした。可変抵抗がついており、明るさ調節が出来るものです。内部に整流回路がついているので、制御車側のピックアップシューで直接電気を取り、常点灯仕様とします。(照明のON/OFFを制御するには、導電カプラの極数が足りない)。固定は、ラジコン用のファイバーテープで天井に貼り付け。長さは、必要な分だけ残して残りはカットするタイプです。

前灯尾灯の制御

これが最難関です。

まず、赤のLEDがないので、つける必要があります(基板には尾灯用のパターンがあるのに何故か赤LEDがついていない)。このチップLEDが極小で、一般で入手しやすい限度である1608よりもさらに小さいです。1005よりも小さく見えるんだが…これを手で半田付けできるか？というレベル。下の写真で指と比べてもらえれば、その小ささがわかるでしょうか。パーツとしては1005を入手しましたが、もうこれは基盤・ユニットごと設計を見直したほうが良いかもしれない。

次に、前灯／尾灯の切替が、制御信号線を1本しか引っ張れないので、デコーダデフォルトのラインでは不可能ということ(最低2本必要です)。何かの出力をデコーダから出して、c接点のリレーを制御する、くらいしか思いついていない状況。とりあえず、1cの12Vリレーを入手したので、回路設計しようかと考え中です。整流基板は流用するか、新たに作るかして…いっそのことユニットを全部作り替えるか...いずれにせよ、手間がかかります。

現時点の妥協点

とりあえず、難しくて手間のかかる前灯尾灯は後回しにして、フルサウンド・室内灯・シュー切替を先行して進めました。デコーダはいつものmSD3。スピーカーはオリジナル流用です。

照明が入るだけで、随分雰囲気が良くなります。客室のインテリアカラーがそれぞれ違う分、カラフルに見えます。

今はここまで。前灯尾灯��制御は、腰を据えて取りかかります。

推進運転でも、ちゃんと信号で止まるようになりました。

[petrichorvoices]

okay yknow how. on your notion headmate page template. y'all used a picture of a kirby made of denim for picture placeholders. apparently it was so popular i see people using that same image in *their* notion alter templates and it's like... denim kirby everywhere. he is basically a part of notion at this point. to me.

Holy shit really? We've been using Kirby as a placeholder image for years, we had no idea others started doing it too. We're trendsetters!!!

[slowtraincomingsoon]

402 013 in Bonn Bad Godesberg am 19.03.2018

[miss-celestial-being]

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[blackroseraven]

Okay so.

Why did they soften Tifa’s lines so much in that glimpse of the past? “I’m sick of them” is a lot different than “I hate them!” Especially shouting that over your father’s corpse. And it sounds kind of... dumb when it’s echoed at the Airbuster fight.

I also really strongly disliked the extra drama in the whole “we don’t need your help anymore” part with Barret, and how he treats Cloud like garbage. I really did like when he starts getting friendly with Cloud but. I don’t like that his one-eighty seems to come completely out of nowhere.

The Airbuster stuff was garbo. And the prizes from getting those M Powerups or whatever were absolutely not worth it. I think it was a really neat idea, but it wasn’t as well-executed as it could have been, and the fight itself just dragged on so loooong.

I did like the way they presented President Shinra. Even if I would have preferred him being in person. I’m not a huge fan of this nonsense about war with Wutai, though. Shinra selling a new war with Wutai feels a bit clunky. Especially monologuing about it like a Bond villain. It also feels like a diversion from a story that’s already busy with a thousand other things.

So then Cloud falls.

Another unnecessary Sephiroth.

And Aerith. 

To be honest, fighting Reno here wasn’t a terrible decision. Like, I get that among other things, dropping barrels on security troops wouldn’t really work with this kind of game, even if they still worked in dropping something on one of them. 

I did not like the sudden change of heart with the spirits. It feels messy. Especially with them blocking me from getting that materia and then the game forcing me to go aaaaaall the way to the station BEFORE allowing me to turn back, pointlessly WASTING MY TIME.

it’s just a bad design decision for what ends up being a relatively worthless materia, seriously.

But.

Aerith.

I love her. She is my girl. She is perfect and I hate how well these following parts are done. She’s an excellent foil for Cloud and a lot of this Sector 5 journey honestly feels like the strongest part of the game so far. There’s so much personality to all of it and it feels fuller, much more like something that was expanded on rather than something just shoved haphazardly in.

I like this part so far. A lot.

Also it was nice to talk to Chadley - what the hell kind of name is Chadley it’s a nerd name NERRRRD - and get like 4 missions instantly done because I have to scan EVERYTHING.

Then of course I decided to fight Shiva. I almost won and then she got pissed at me and blasted the hell out of me with Blizzaga, but then I came back angery and um. Summoned Ifrit, and stumbled her right before he used Hellfire so she got super-nuked. 

A small thing that does bother me: the names. Like, I get why we’re not using Ice1, Ice2, Ice3, sure. But what about “Echo Mist” and “Rise,” “Arise,” and other stuff that also isn’t in line with other stuff in the Final Fantasy games. It just strikes me as weird. Like it’s trying to be unique, but also not.

Little splinters.

But at least this part has been good so far. And even Rude showing up does make sense, with him being Reno’s partner and all.

Still. At least I’m really enjoying this part of the game so far.