#square... if youre going to give us a disabled main character PLEASE make her disability make a difference. literally any difference at all

[staring-at-a-blank-pagee]

I really wish we had more fics/content exploring Y'shtola's blindness, especially because aside from a few scenes, it goes so unmentioned in the game. Like, do you think that she forgets what her friends' smiles look like, eventually? Do you think she forgets the sky, or the forest, or the colorful cityscape? She can see with aether, but it's all just the same shades of blue, monotonous, blending into each other. Like a big mass of magic and she just has to guess what that's supposed to mean. If someone's aether is shaking weirdly she has to guess that they're crying. She can't see expressions, or colors, or anything besides featureless blue. She just has to infer what she can't see based off of sound and experience, and even worse, she knows that using aether sight like this is killing her slowly. I really wish the game had her linger on her blindness longer than "oops, well, that's a thing now". There are so many cool scenarios that could be explored...

[unknownzapy]

Type Of Blog: Head-canons/X Reader

Trigger Warnings: Dark Humor/Jokes, sensitive topics such as P3d0phila jokes, Mental Illness/Disability Jokes, and a “My Dad left me” joke all in Tord’s part, Z00phile and Inc3st (mention) joke in Edd’s part, Drowning Puns (mention) in Tom’s part. Viewer discretion is highly advised.

Author’s Note: If I made any of the characters out of character, even in the slightest, please tell me! I’m always up for some constructive criticism :). Also, sorry if any of them are too long/short-

Prompt: Eddsworld main boys w/ Reader who has a sense of Dark Humor (Up to the viewer to see this as romantic or platonic).

Edd

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Tries not to worry too much about you, really. He assumes that you’re going through something and you use Dark Humor as a coping mechanism.

Or maybe not, so who knows.

ANYWAYS, Edd is the type of guy to occasionally join you in your morbid shenanigans; mostly joking about the army/military, war, and soldiers dying simply because he’s is the military, so he understands you completely if you’re coping with something going on in your life.

Doesn’t push you to talk about why you prefer dark humor, but doesn’t particularly care either; as long as you’re having fun, then he’s totally fine with it.

Though, Edd does visibly show concern for you the more dark your humor goes, He’ll probably force you to talk about whatever is going on in your life whether you like it or not.

That Incest joke you made last week? Yeah, Edd made a mental note of that.

That Zoophile pun you made just yesterday? Consider him your newfound therapist.

You get the idea, but he does let you go off when he’s adjusted, just know that he’ll drag you off somewhere private if you need to talk if you need something off your chest whenever you pull a darker joke than usual.

Also, Edd would use you as a defense mechanism when his Neighbors (Especially Edwardo) start to mock them for whatever reason, so he’ll probably edge you on to scare them away (and maybe even give them PTSD while at it).

Tom

Art by HoshPosh on DeviantArt

Oh my god, someone this save poor man 😭.

He doesn’t understand as to they you’re joking about people dying, but he can never adjust to it.

Tom is both scared and confused for your well being, so he doesn’t push you to tell him what’s going on.

Sees you as a second Tord, but better.

Tom tries to make drowning puns, but like…he can never execute them well like you do.

It takes him months to get used to your dark comedic self and finally ease up to your sense of humor.

On some occasions, he’ll probably snicker at some of your jokes, especially if they correlate to drowning people/animals.

For the sake of everyone’s sanity (except for Tord’s), please don’t teach him any drowning jokes, it would be chaos.

Either Matt or Edd would mostly hide Ringo the cat somewhere safe if Tom made a morbid drowning joke if you’re not around, then realize his mistake by thinking about all the mistakes he did in his life.

All in all, you’re a terrible influence on Tom and he has a love-hate relationship with you.

Tord

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Oh my fucking god 💀.

The jokes you two make are BEYOND morbid and strange that not even Satan wants you.

When he first heard you crack a dark joke, he had to hold back a wheezed laugh.

“My girlfriend called me a Pedophile today”

“I told her that was a big word for a 9 Year Old.”

The shit that you guys pull that it’s terrifying.

When Tord heard the first jokes, puns, and so on, it was love at first sight.

He absolutely ADORES P3d0 jokes coming from you, which boosts his confidence to actually share his own. Though Tord does love to experiment with other dark jokes, especially centered around sexual intercourse or anything that has something to do with his no no square, he does touch on other things as well.

Dare I say, match made in Purgatory 👹✨.

You both enjoy annoying Tom and Matt (separately and both at the same time) with your twisted humor the most, earning a sharp glare from the eyeless male and a deeply disturbed reaction from the blonde.

All in all, you and Tord have the best relationship out of the four of them.

Honestly, your humor touches on practically all triggering topics known to man, especially if you two are alone and see who can one up the other (and try not to laugh too hard/loud since you guys go at it for HOURS, even if it is the middle of the night).

“What does my dad have in common with Nemo?

“What?”

“They both can’t be found”

“Pfft. I got a better one: What do you call a group of depressed people?”

“Emo and Goths?”

“Hah, no! They’re called the Suicide Squad!”

Cue the two of you holding your sides and laughing like hyenas, waking up everyone in the house (and the reason why they suddenly have crappy sleep schedules). At the end of the day, you and Tord are chaotic crackheads who leach onto this kind of humor; not a single dull moment between you two.

Matt

Matt is the most worried for your mental health. Like, whenever you pop a joke during breakfast, he’ll look at you like 😨.

Didn’t like you at first because of it, but he does warm up to you eventually. Most likely the longest one to do so out of the four guys, I can’t see him as a type of person to enjoy dark jokes.

He’ll probably question you about your sense of humor and ask if you want to talk about whatever you’re going through, but you’ll respond with something along the lines of “Coping Mechanism/Experimenting with my sense of humor.”

Tbh, Matt is non judgmental, he’s just…worried for your mental health of the things you joke about. After some time, though, he gets used to it and, like Tom, sometimes reveals a grin that he’s trying to hold back at some of your twisted jokes and immediately denies it after being called out for it.

Sometimes some of the jokes and puns fly over his head, so it’s better to explain it than let it go stale. Either way, Mat’ll ✨try✨ to laugh at all your jokes or is too stunned to speak. Keyword: Try. No In between.

Honestly, like Tom again, he sees you as a second Tord to a degree, so take this information however you wish, but he won’t admit that anytime soon.

At the end of the day, Matt is really supportive of you! If you’re into dark humor, whether it be on the tamer side or more intense, then keep at it, he’s not stopping you.

Just know that he’ll crack a joke or two to impress you that he found on the internet, but they’re really sappy and tame compared to you. But hey, at least he tries!

Also he’s mildly scared of you for this reason alone, so uh…do whatever with this information too.

[cruddyborderlandstheories]

so i’d really like to finish my guardian takedown lore analysis, but honestly the game isn’t really fun to play at the moment anymore (even with the health debuffs they added) so I think im going to be taking a break for now because I’m just not having fun anymore.

this game has a lotta mechanical problems i think need to be addressed so im gonna summarize it as bullet points below. I’ll play the new dlc when it drops, but idk if i’ll be on more than that (grinding, end-game stuff) until they make some serious changes. I’ve been playing (near) daily since launch, followed the patch/hotfix notes every single week, and my patience has finally, FINALLY run dry, especially with that really disappointing Phase 1 Patch and then the hotfix this week not adding anything else. What is the balancing team doing??? 😩

tl;dr: FIX THE VAULT HUNTERS!!!!

anyway. That’s all I needed to get outta my system. I might log on to this blog every now and again to post some random shit that pops into my head (probably with regards to my AU), but I’m not going to be actively playing and posting for the time being. Goodbye (for now), and here’s hoping the new DLC is good!! 

guardian takedown only problems:

there’s a lot of waiting around, and sometimes it’s not explicitly stated that you’re waiting for something, so you’ll be lost on what to do next (not sure if that’s a dialogue glitch or not)

the crystal charge insta-death is bull. just. what the hell. at least make it so you just have to start over. killing ur players for failing a “puzzle” that they then have to fight all the way back to is so infuriating.

dying because you fell off a platforming puzzle is also bull. 

i remember playing the first DMC on my playstation in middle school and having a conniption over the part in the observatory(? it’s been a hot minute since I played DMC 1) with the disappearing/invisible platforms. I h a t e jumping puzzles. why are they in a section of the game where death is semi-permanent and a detriment to your teammates. i tried the takedown 2x with friends and both times one friend didn’t make the first big jump to the temple and had to wait for our inevitable deaths. that’s so unfair to them.

there’s absolutely no reason for a boss to have 12 fuckin immunity phases. 4 per health bar with 3 health bars? Who the fuck designed this? *pumps shotgun* i just wanna talk. 

i appreciate a tasteful immunity phase every now and again (the ones in the Valkyrie fight are actually p reasonable), but christ. that is overkill. I don’t mind the main boss fight, since u can end those early through certain actions, but jesus. the mid-boss fight is annoying as hell. you spend more time running from the immunity phases and finding the damn boss than u do actually shooting it.

drop rates are crap, which I guess should be expected given what happened with the Maliwan Takedown and the handful of months it took for them to fix that, but also you think they’d have learned.

in the maliwan takedown there’s a sense of progression thru the facility after you kill each area’s batch of enemies, but in this one it’s... dampened by the crystal charging sequences. you kill all the enemies in an area, press a button, and now you have to kill 3x that number of enemies in the same area, expect you’re just standing there motionless. It’s not fun.

the crystal charging stuff is just not fun in general. standing in a square is not entertaining. it’s worse that it was clearly designed for 3+ players when a majority of people play/grind solo

i gotta admit the boss fights just aren’t as fun as the Maliwan Takedown fights overall. I felt like a real badass fighting Wotan for the first time, but the main boss for this Takedown is kind of a bitch. Wotan’s fight is chaos, there’s so much shit happening at once and you don’t really have time to process everything and I love it. This one is p meh...

This would be fine and I’d 100% not care that much if there weren’t all these OTHER problems

General Issues with the Game

There’s no endgame stuff to play outside of the takedowns. 

I assume they’re working on the first raid given some stuff I found in the Guardian Takedown files, but I really wish they’d keep the seasonal events/areas. They give us the option to disable/enable them while they’re ‘active’, just give us the ability to do it whenever we want.

when i hop on i either run through Athenas (my favorite map), or farm a boss or two. I have all the loot i really need from the maliwan takedown/elsewhere, and the guardian takedown just... isn’t fun atm, so i have nothing to do.

I’ve reset my playthru multiple times to play the main story at m10, but u can only play it (and the dlc) so many times

Mayhem levels and modifiers are a hot m e s s

a majority of the modifiers just aren’t fun to play with

they incorporated like 2-3 fun modifiers (from the community), then added a bunch that straight-up aren’t. I’m fine with the game being more difficult, but at least give us modifiers that make it more entertaining to play at a higher level instead of more annoying. I like the ones that have trade-offs or add new ‘enemies’, but I hate the ones that just straight up reduce your damage output.

a majority of the weapons with the mayhem 10 anointment (scaling) do not work on mayhem 10 (we’ll go more in-depth with this later)

Player Characters (Vault Hunters!!!) are also a hot mess and a lot of problems plaguing them haven’t been fixed SINCE LAUNCH

theyre literally the basis of the game and its balance. why havent you guys fixed them yet. stop adding new content until they’re fixed. no new skill trees until the base 3 trees work ON EVERY CHARACTER.

seriously. Why is amara p much limited to using Phasegrasp. Why does Iron Bear not matter to Moze except to proc anointments. MAKE ALL ACTION SKILLS EQUAL AND HAVE HEFT.

i wrote an essay here about it bc i feel that strongly about this

SERIOUSLY FIXING UR VAULT HUNTERS WILL MAKE BALANCING SO MUCH EASIER PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU THEY ARE THE BASE OF UR BALANCING WOES

ZANE IS STILL UNUSABLE WITHOUT THE SEEIN’ DEAD CLASS MOD!!!!!!!!!!!

MOZE IS SCREWED BC HER DAMAGE IS TOO RELIANT ON ASE ANOINTMENTS!!

AMARA DOESN’T HAVE A FUCKING MELEE BUILD AS THE ADVERTISED MELEE CHARACTER???

FL4K’S HEADCOUNT SKILL IS S T I L L BROKEN EVER SINCE THE RELEASE OF THE MALIWAN TAKEDOWN

ARE YOU GUYS LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY *PLEASEEEEEEE*

BUFF AND FIX THE GODDAMN VAULT HUNTERS

Anointments were a mistake. Damage end-game is wayyyy too reliant on them

anoints should have a maximum of, like, a 20% damage bonus. the damage necessary to kill enemies *should be coming from the VHs themselves*. i don’t care if you have to revamp every single Vault Hunter’s skill trees and buff them all by 9000%. THEY DESERVE IT AT THIS POINT

at the moment in m10 there really isn’t much build diversity *even between Vault Hunters*. We’re all using the same 5 guns (OPQ System. Kaoson. idk. fuckin brainstormer? is that still a thing? jesus fuck) with the same 3 anointments (100% on ASE, cryo while SNTL, and 300% while 90%).

you want to diversify builds like you said during the gameplay reveal???? you want our choice in Vault Hunter to actually fuckin matter???? FIX THEM!!!! THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEAL DAMAGE WITHOUT STUPID POWERFUL LEGENDARIES AND ANOINTMENTS!!!

Anoints also shouldn’t be common. At all. They should be, like, Pearl rarity. To let that happen, their damage needs to be tuned way the fuck down (again, 20ish % bonus MAX) and ALL ANOINTS NEED TO BE USEFUL IN SOME WAY

NOBODY IS GOING TO USE THE AIRBORNE OR SLIDING ANOINTMENTS JUST REMOVE THEM ALREADY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

obviously these changes can’t happen because they fucked up and buckled down with everything being anointed in m10, but still

imagine a world where the VHs actually did damage on their own without anointments and the damage buff from them was just an incentive to grind for the 100% perfect weapon and NOT A REQUIREMENT TO DEAL DAMAGE

>:(

A majority of gear is borderline worthless at M10

I’m fine with the difficulty of M10, i should let it be known. The enemy health isn’t really the problem IF ALL GUNS ACTED THE SAME AS THE OPQ SYSTEM

ffs.

you know, if you fixed ur vault hunters so they all did damage with just purple weapons (abt the same damage as legendaries w/o special effects) and removed the anointment requirement from late-game play, balancing your guns would be sooo much easier. you know. just saying.

right now only 10% (im being generous) of guns in the game are viable. 90% are worthless. We need AT LEAST 60-70% viable at M10. WHERE IS MY BUILD DIVERSITY. WHY ARE ALL LEGENDARIES NOW JUST “HEY THIS GUN IS STRONGER THAN THE LAST 4 WE RELEASED. HAVE FUN”

how to fix this problem? do as above: BUFF YOUR PLAYER CHARACTERS. MAKE ANOINTMENTS LESS STRONG.

then, at least the 10% already strong weapons would be stupid strong and OP as fuck, BUT AT LEAST WE COULD HAVE BUILD VARIETY!!! I don’t care if other people are dummy strong one-shotting everything in sight. I don’t! so long as they don’t play with me, I couldn’t care less!!! I want to be able to play with the unique, interesting legendaries. instead of the OPQ System. which, by the way, I dislike compared to the normal Q-System. let me use the frozen heart shield and the infiltrator mod. I don’t wanna be chained to the Seein’ Dead anymore :(

honestly at this point im starting to think removing slag was a mistake bc then at least we could use guns that aren’t solely damage-based guns. you know how fucked up you’ve got me that im thinking maybe slag wouldn’t be so bad this time around??? YOU GOT ME FUCKED UP B A D.

FIX THE GAME

IM TAKING A BREAK

MAYBE I’LL BE LESS UPSET WHEN I COME BACK FOR THE DLC BUT HOT. DIGGITY. SHIT.

[thecarmillacurator]

Season of Love movie review and news for new Natasha Negovanlis movie.

So two things: First, Carmilla’s own Natasha Negovanlis will be in Tello Film’s 2020 Holiday Movie, “I Hate New Year’s.” Woot woot!  Check out Tello’s twitter (https://twitter.com/tellofilms) for more information.

Hey @tellofilms​ may we have an Elise Bauman cameo, pretty please? Or Kaitlyn Alexander? Or Sharon Belle? Or Anne Briggs? You get our point. You’ll get a built-in Creampuff bank of pre-purchasers and free social media marketers for your trouble, guaranteed.

Second: Season of Love. I rented Tello’s Season of Love Holiday film online yesterday and greatly enjoyed it. I’m not a Hallmark Holiday movie kind of lady, but this definitely had more gravitas than I see in Hallmark movies, and in my opinion to call it a ‘Lesbian Hallmark Movie’ would be unfair to the film. It’s simply more elevated than that.  I even liked it enough that I’ll be re-watching it today. For my in-depth review, click to go beneath the cut below.

What I liked: The couples had chemistry ranging from good to really good. (There’s no Hollstein-level chemistry here, but that would be asking too much for mere mortals, wouldn’t it? Just kidding.)  I enjoyed the romantic arcs. It was a romantic comedy, but wasn’t all the typical Christmas fru-fru (though it was still a lot).

Couple #1: Mardou and Iris. Mardou (Laur Allen)’s performance was especially well done, and the character had more engaging subtly than you typically see in  Holiday movies. For you to understand that Mardou has been in love with Iris (Emily Goss) for years but has been exercising mature and caring restraint to not show it, to carry the movie, the role *had* to be portrayed with not just body language, but with sincere facial expression, especially with the eyes. Props here go also to choices made by the writers and execution by the director relating to the actors’ interactions and positioning.  Iris’ performance was almost as good. I say “almost” because while the story gives Mardou a very serious, almost tragic role, Iris’ role shoulders lower levels of comedy in addition to the serious undertones of what her character is going through. This is accomplished through physical humor and situational levity (often related to depression-related awkwardness) with brief forays into the ‘useless lesbian’ brand of awkwardness. (One scene is *truly* a laugh out loud moment, and Emily Goss’ facial and body performance here was right on point. I had to pause the film just to finish laughing, and then watched the moment twice more just for fun.)

Couple #2: Lou and Kenna. The arc between the brewery owner, Lou (Jessica Clark), and welder, Kenna (Sandra Mae Frank), was a super cute idea in theory, and was actually super cute in terms of how it was carried off, though it needed more situational authenticity. This arc gets plenty of laugh moments, as that’s its primary role in the plot. Lou is beyond adorably clumsy. The filming/artistic decisions relating to how Lou sees Kenna in various supermodel-esque mini-shots are cringe-worthily hilarious. The mix-in fact that Kenna is deaf and Lou has to figure out how to navigate this is both heartwarming, because it brings in something society generally sees as a disability and again, the basis for a good part of the humor. The actors have good chemistry together. The height difference is again, ‘super cute.’ Lou’s blatant pining and angsty awkwardness is both relatable and charming. Kenna is fun. Her roommate is also fun.

My nitpick: (Nitpick? Maybe just disappointment over a missed opportunity...) This arc is where the film slips into a Holiday movie trap of not being authentic to setting. The reason this is a real shame is because both brewing and welding, combined into female love interests, is a hot idea for a wlw story. And so I wanted to see an actual female welder and a female brewer, rather than just pretty people given the titles.  I know enough about brewing from watching documentary shows, visiting breweries, and doing my own research (I’m a long ways into a WIP of my own that involves a brewery and a brewmaster incidental as a sub-plot to my main plot) to see that Lou is a brewery owner only in name only, with no real development given here, nor attempt to make it look or feel real. The same goes for the welder: I’ve never welded, but my father has, and I grew up with a fair bit of rag-tag rural living and was around equipment and welders enough in my early life to know that nothing about the way Kenna is portrayed makes her being a welder authentic.

I give this arc a thumbs up. It’s just... it could have been amazing instead of simply good.

Couple #3: Janey and Sue. The final arc is between Janey (Janelle Marie) and Sue (Waverly Earp Dominique Provost-Chalkley). They’ve been on-again-off-again sweethearts since high school, but life keeps getting in the way. Janey is in the military and Sue is a musician with performance anxiety related to singing in public. She also has a recently-ill mother, and finances are tight. This arc has some sweet elements, and the actors are cute together. I’ve not yet entered into the Waverly kingdom of fangirling, but Dominique is definitely a talented actress and plays the role perfectly: It’s impossible not to be engaged with Sue’s emotions and experiences through Dominique’s expression of her.

There are some bittersweet notes throughout this arc, and it is by far the most complex relationship of the movie even though it is secondary or tertiary in the film. In reality, it could have been the most impressive of the three stories, if the film had given it an ending that was realistic relative to Sue’s particular brand of anxiety. (Spoiler: They didn’t. Here is the one truly glaring point where the movie falls prey to the Holiday movie curse: Something unrealistic happens, essentially an invisible fairy-plot mother waves a magic wand behind the scenes and a personal struggle for Sue that shouldn’t be overcome so easily- if at all- suddenly is.) It would have been more powerful if Sue’s arc had ended without the typical holiday triumph in the ‘resolution’ stage that follows the narrative ‘crisis,’ and instead used the ‘crisis’ stage as a springboard for Janey and Sue to grow through the realities of her anxiety together, coming to a deeper understanding of the other, and maturing their love.

Music Bonus: The song Sue/Dominque plays at the end is fabulous! I would buy it on iTunes in a heartbeat if it were available. (It’s not. A big ‘why not’ aimed squarely @tellofilms​.)  There’s a music video on Tello, which you can see (but it might be pay to access). There’s a version on youtube, but be ware that whoever put it up isn’t officially related to the film or the song/song writer/performer and their transcription of the lyrics is off in several places.  With how incredibly well Dominique sings, it would be great to see her reunite for a song with Natasha Negovalis (previously together in the Carmilla Movie, 2017) in Tello’s future 2020 Holiday film, since it will be about a music star.

In conclusion: The stories were decently solid, and were definitely enjoyable.  There’s plenty of kissing scenes ultimately, so there’s payoff. It’s sweet. It’s cute. It is all HEA. There was humor mixed in throughout. It could have handled a higher production value, as sometimes between sets and sound, you can tell it’s not quite up to a movie theater release standard. It would be nice to see it not be every one of them all perfect-looking people. But, that being said, it does well.  While well above the typical Hallmark holiday standard (for me, anyway), there were places where the stories could have taken on a bit more depth. (Oh: Just to warn you: There was one bizarre moment in the middle at a Christmas party with an encounter that felt out of the blue, didn’t make sense given who was theoretically invited to the party, and jerked me hard out of the viewing experience. Also, I suppose it could be a trigger for some people, though it’s relatively mild. I understand the point they were trying to make, and agree with it, but it did not belong in this movie, or at least in this scene.) 

If you have the $6.99 spare to do the digital three-day rental, or $14.99 to purchase (I rented but will probably go back and purchase as well), head over to @tellofilms​ and take the risk. It’ll be a holiday pick of mine for years to come.

Please watch it if you’re so inclined! Doing so will hopefully brighten your day, and will help support the people who make generating wlw content of increasing quality possible for all of us to enjoy.

-- Happy New Everyone from @thecarmillacurator​

[comicteaparty]

April 13th-April 19th, 2020 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from April 13th, 2020 to April 19th, 2020.  The chat focused on Desert Spell by Madison Bacon.

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BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on Desert Spell by Madison Bacon~! (https://tapas.io/series/Desert-Spell)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace until April 19th, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Discussions are freeform, but we do offer discussion prompts in the pins for those who’d like to have them. Additionally, remember that while constructive criticism is allowed, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic! Whether you finish the comic or can only read a few pages, everyone is welcome to join and chat with us!

DISCUSSION PROMPTS – PART 1

1. What did you like about the beginning of the comic?

2. What has been your favorite moment in the comic (so far)?

3. Who is your favorite character?

4. Which characters do like seeing interact the most?

5. What is something you like about the art? If you have a favorite illustration, please share it!

6. What is a theme you like that the comic explores?

7. What do you like about the comic’s story or overall related content?

8. Overall, what do you think the comic’s strengths are?

Don’t feel inspired by the prompts? Feel free to discuss anything else that interested you!

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

woah, traditional comic :0 rare breed.

eli [a winged tale]

Indeed! I love the hook of the water spell and the creatures so far!

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

I got a chance to read it! So I like how it opens up the world building with the desert, the baby interacting with the llama beast. They are shown to to be in a harsh desert climate. 5. I really like the traditional look of the comic artwork. The magic shown by the mom is fasinating. How they seem connected to nature(edited)

SpaceBum

The beginning is so good! I also really like the families dynamic specifically between the chief and their daughter. I wish the chief had been more understanding of why her daughter stepped in to safe that guy even though I understand where they’re coming from

RebelVampire

For the beginning, I like kind of just how quick certain aspects of the world were introduced. Like the story pretty quickly established theres magic, how the nomadic tribe feeds themselves in the desert, and the stakes now that that is growing harder. You learn a lot about the world without there needing to be heavy exposition, which really helps with the story flow. My favorite moment in the comic so far is probably the market scene when Dorian appears since I enjoyed the brief interaction there and the communication gaps that had to be overcome because Thaina is deaf. It was interesting to see how that is handled in the comic's world. My favorite character right now is actually Thaina's mom who is holding the tribe together, taking risks, and doing everything a chief is able to do to keep things together. Can't not respect that. Also she makes awesome speeches. My favorite characters interacting is probably Thaina and her brother just because I like how similar they are and how they each help each other out. It's very cute and heartwarming.

Erin Ptah (BICP | Leif & Thorn)

Oh, wow, I love how this comic handles sign language. Mostly like a speech bubble, but the end of the tail, instead of being a point that leads to the mouth, opens up into a bracket to reflect that the dialogue is coming from the person's whole body? That's brilliant.

(And the way it's square instead of round, so you can tell what kind of speech it is even when there's no tail -- also a great choice.)

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

I love the look of this comic! And yeah, I agree Erin, the way sign language is handled in the comic is super cool. I’m really curious how the story is going to progress from here. Like, will we start to see measures taken against the nomads thanks to these city politicians? Will we focus more on Thaina and Dorian getting to know each other?

Feather J. Fern

The art is so cool, I love the woobly panels

RebelVampire

Back to questions. For the art, I like the color choices and blending quite a lot. The colors just all make the comic so pretty to look at, and somehow really suits the desert-y setting. That's some atmospheric about is that I really enjoy. As for themes, I like that the comic is exploring adapting to change. Whether we want to or not, life changes, and this often means we have to do things we never thought we'd do. And I like seeing that the comic hits that right up front and kind of shows/discusses inevitably how we adapt to these kind of changes and deal with them, whether healthy or not. As for the comic's overall story, I again like how communication is used in various ways to tell the story, from unreadable dialogue to sign language to just expressions. It really all speaks to how large a roll communication plays in our lives and the various forms it can come in. As for the comic's overall strengths, I'm gonna give it to just the fact in how unique it is with its traditional art style, deaf main character, and so forth. Sure you can find these in other comics, but it's rare to see it all together like this. So it makes for a genuine experience you won't get elsewhere

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DISCUSSION PROMPTS – PART 2

9. What do you think of the way the story handles dialogue and communication given the protagonist is deaf? How does this change how you look at dialogue in general for comics or how characters with disabilities are portrayed?

10. Why do you think the city has such negative attitudes towards the Thaina’s tribe, and do you think the city will grow past them? In what ways might Thaina directly influence the opinions of the city and those in charge?

11. Why do you think James is so adamant about expanding the water pipeline and banning magic? Is there some hidden agenda, or is James actually trying to do good for the city? What negative consequences might there be for either action?

12. What do you think Dorian’s role will be in the story? If a positive for the Thaina’s tribe, what do you think Dorian’s motivation will be? Also, how will Dorian’s actions affect people Dorian knows in the city?

Don’t feel inspired by the prompts? Feel free to discuss anything else that interested you!

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

I really love the way dialogue is handled with the deaf protagonist!!! The way speech bubbles are drawn is super unique and makes sense intuitively! Honestly, it's a style of speech bubble I may want to steal for my works at some point lol. I really like little touches too, like having speech bubbles with scribbles in them when Thaina turns away. It all just... clicks!

RebelVampire

I also really love the way the story handles dialogue. While I was a bit confused at first, once I figured out what they were going for, it felt really ingenious. It really stretches the boundaries of how you can make characters communicate, and that you can experiment with dialogue in a lot of different ways. I feel like the distrust and attitude for the tribe mostly just comes from the fact their outsiders. It's easy to feel that way about people you don't know, and when it's group vs. group, that getting to know you gap is super hard to overcome. So usually, especially when the groups just avoid each other generally this sentiment only grows. As for growing past it though, honestly I'm less hopeful. I'm sure Thaina can make some people go around, but change like this does not come easy or fast. :( In regards to James, I'm inclined to say a bit of both. I feel like James does have an ulterior motive, but I also don't feel like it's entirely selfish yet. More misguided if anything, cause it's not like a pipeline of water would only benefit James or banning magic wouldn't make it unsafe for everyone else. Though I definitely think this is one of those decisions where it sounds good in theory until they use up all the water or need magic for something and whoops, the longterm wasn't considered. As for Dorian's role, probably part contact in the city, probably part love interest? I don't really feel like I know Dorian enough to say.

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DISCUSSION PROMPTS – PART 3

13. What are you most looking forward to seeing in regards to the comic?

14. Any final words of encouragement for the comic?

Don’t feel inspired by the prompts? Feel free to discuss anything else that interested you!

sagaholmgaard

Ahh I only now reached chapter two but I just wanted to say that the comic looks really cool, I love the watercolor style and the way magic has been illustrated so far! And the different ways for communication is also really inspiring to see :0

warriorneedsfood

I like the comic very much. It’s brave to try to draw characters that can only communicate with sign language. And ‘taste my toes, criminal!’ Made me laugh out loud.

RebelVampire

I think what I'm most looking forward to in the comic is just seeing more Dorian since the story moved on so fast I'm excited to see Dorian's role in the story. As for final words, this is a very atmospheric comic that bravely takes a lot of chances that works out well, so even if it's not your cup of tea, it's definitely something to respect and study.

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Thank you everyone so much for reading and chatting about Desert Spell this week! Please also give a special thank you to Madison Bacon for volunteering the comic and creating it! If you liked Desert Spell, make sure to continue to support it via some of the links below!

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Beautiful Homes of Instagram: Farmhouse Interiors

  I might be wrong, but I am starting to think that you can’t be a minimalist if you really like the farmhouse style. To truly achieve this welcoming look, you will want to layer your home with plenty of textures and fill each every room with character, personality and your special touch. This is what really makes the farmhouse style so appealing to many – the fact that you can stamp your own personality and create a home that reflects who you are and how you like to live.

I am honored to be sharing @greybirchdesigns‘ on our “Beautiful Homes of Instagram” series today and I hope you feel embraced by this beautiful home and this loving family!

Read on!

  Beautiful Homes of Instagram: Farmhouse Interiors

“We are James and Kaycie Chiampi we have been married for 15 years and have 5 kids. We built our home about 4 years ago when we moved from our home town of Newport Beach CA to Salt Lake City UT.

I wanted to take our builder grade home and turn it into more of a custom home and with my background in interior design and my husband being a self taught woodworker it was a project we were excited to tackle!”

Beautiful Cabinets: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Accent Chair: Kirklands.

Kitchen

In our kitchen we have custom white kitchen cabinets with a medium glaze over the top to give them a more distressed look.

Kitchen Cabinetry

Kitchen Cabinet Details: Cabinets are wood, soft close cabinets. Color is a soft white with a medium color glaze.

DIY Kitchen Island

We did a DIY project and wrapped our kitchen island with reclaimed wood.

Kitchen Island Dimension: 68” x 93”

Counterstools

Similar counterstools can be found here.

Beautiful Counterstools: here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Kitchen Lighting

Kitchen Lighting: Capital Lighting Bristol Pendant.

Backplash

Backsplash is a DIY subway tile my husband and I did with peel and stick tiles.

Inspiring Kitchen Backsplash Tiles: here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Kitchen faucet is the semi-professional stainless steel faucet from Blanco.

Cabinet Hardware: Pulls & Knobs.

Countertop

We have grey/black granite countertops.

Black & White Runners: here, here, here, here & here.

Flooring

The flooring we have throughout the first floor is wood laminate flooring by Mohawk and the color is nutmeg chestnut.

Sunroom

Off our kitchen we add the sunroom with our builder and this is one of the most used rooms. It’s where we eat all our meals and we love all the natural light from the windows this room gives to the home!

Lighting: Capital Lighting Nira 44 Inch 6 Light Chandelier.

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Dining Room

Dining room table was built by the homeowner’s husband.

Chandelier is Troy Lighting.

Paint Color

All the walls in our home except the bedrooms are Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore.

We did a fun project and built a DIY wood beam in the space between the kitchen and living room to define each space wile still keeping with the flow of our open floor plan. It’s one of my favorite projects and I have a tutorial on my blog.

Decor

The sofas are RC Willey. Other Beautiful Sofas/Sectionals: here (Best seller!), here, here, here & here (recommended!).

White grommet top curtains from IKEA.

Rugs: Metallic Cowhide Rug & Sisal Rug – similar.

Coffee Table: here, here & here – similar.

Fireplace

The living room also has one of my favorite features and that’s our floor to ceiling stone fireplace. When we built our home the builder put in our fireplace but stopped the stone at the mantle. I always felt it was incomplete so my husband and I continued the stone to the ceiling and now it’s the focal point of the room! We also added a shiplap wall behind our tv.

Playhouse Bunkbed

In my youngest son’s room we built him a playhouse bed and it’s so fun!! He helped us pick out what he wanted it to look like and we built it.

Paint Color

The back wall is painted Dover Grey by Olympic and the other walls are Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore.

Twin Boys Bedroom Design

In my twins room we put up board and batten at 5’ tall all around the room and painted the top portion of the wall Icy Avalanche by Valspar. Their beds my husband and I built out of reclaimed wood.

Ceiling Fan

Ceiling Fan: Hunter Fan.

Beautiful Dressers: here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Grid Board and Batten & Peonies

In my younger daughter’s room we did a fun wood wall behind her bed making squares out of strips of MDF then we painted it Icy Avalanche by Valspar. The rest of her room is painted Silver Fox by Benjamin Moore. We also added Peonies wall decals around her window to bring in that feminine touch and add some pops of pink.

Ceiling Fan: Hunter Ronan 52 in. LED Indoor Fresh White Ceiling Fan.

Draperies: here & here – similar.

Teen Bedroom

Downstairs we have our oldest daughters room and it is paint Silver Fox by Benjamin Moore. The headboard we built as well from reclaimed wood. We then made some brackets out of pipe and attached them to the headboard to hold the cage lights hanging on each side.

Ceiling Fan: Hunter.

Rug: here.

Master Bedroom

In the master we did a shiplap wall behind the bed.

Paint Color

The rest of the walls Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore.

Master Bathroom

In the master bathroom we painted the walls Dover Grey by Olympic. Our cabinets and countertops in the bathroom are the same as in our kitchen.

Faucets: Delta.

Backyard

Off the sliding doors that lead to our backyard we built a redwood deck. We created a fun dining area on here where we love to eat dinner in the summer time!

Outdoor Dining Table: World Market.

Outdoor Dining Bench: World Market.

Host Dining Chairs: World Market.

Outdoor Umbrella: World Market.

Gazebo

In our backyard we have created a few fun areas. The first one is our sitting area under our metal gazebo.

Gazebo: Allen + Roth Wood Looking Hand Paint Metal Square Semi- Gazebo.

Furniture

We built the outdoor furniture.

Summer Memories

This is were we love to sit and watch the kids play. 

  Many thanks to Kaycie for sharing the details above. Please, make sure to follow her on Instagram to see more!

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Before & After Bathroom Renovation

  “Before and After” renovations are always a hit whenever I share them here on Home Bunch and I am sure this bathroom remodel done by a dear friend of mine, Mary Joseph of Interior Solutions by Mary – @interiorsolutionsbymary, will inspire and give you a little push to finally start planning on that master bath renovation you have being waiting for so long.

Here, the designer shares how she transformed a dark and dated bathroom into a dreamy modern farmhouse spa-like bathroom:

  “My goal was to transform my clients bathroom from a 1998 dark and dated bath into a Modern Farmhouse Spa Bath. After looking at the space and learning what my clients needs were, I started the design plan process. I wanted to use a clean and monochromatic look, so I chose to use a creamy white paint color throughout the space. Once that was decided, I layered in a mix of texture and design elements for visual interest. Those design elements included: the shiplap around the tub, the stained wood beam, stained wood floating shelves, the wood beaded chandelier, and the iron vanity mirrors. Based on the lighter color scheme, I also knew I wanted to use wood tiles in the space to help warm up the room and ground the space.

What the before photo doesn’t show, is that the bathroom was also lacking in storage. I created extra storage by designing custom vanities that were taller than their existing vanities and had deep drawers and full extension drawers. We also added electric to the drawers for hot irons and blow dryer. I also decided to raise the archway above the tub to open up the full view to the plantation shutters and accentuated the ceiling height of their bathroom. The addition of the wood beam was done to add warmth and character to the space. I decided to add shiplap around the tub area in order to add another layer of texture and dimension to the space. Both the beam and the shiplap work together to draw your eyes into the room and directly to the spa tub. And, the beaded wood chandelier, which is the same color as the floors, accentuates it all, just beautifully!”

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  Before and After Bathroom Renovation

“My clients review said that she feels like she is walking into the Spa every morning when she walks into her new bath, and I couldn’t be happier as that the exact feeling I wanted her to have. As soon as you open to french doors into this master bath, it gives the feeling of welcoming you and drawing you into the space.” – Mary Joseph.

Vanity Lights From Home Depot Progress Lighting- Barnes Mill.

White Hand Towels- Nate Berkus collection from Target – I refer these to all of my clients.

Before

Up close of the old vanity, floors and smaller shower.

After

“I love how this picture captures all of the design elements of this bath in the reflection of the beautiful mirrors.”

Vanity cabinets- Custom made from paint grade maple, with raised panel drawer & door fronts. The new vanities are taller and the new design with large drawers provide much more storage than original.

Cabinet Hardware- We wanted simple and understated pulls for the cabinets. We used Franklin Brass Soft Square Satin Nickel knobs from Target –  Others: here, here & here.

Mirrors- Ballard Design Thomas mirrors – 43 in round – Others: here, here & here.

Vanity faucets- Pfister PLG49TB0K “Tisbury” 8” Widespread Bathroom Sink Faucet.

Sink- Mirabelle MIRU2114WH “Myers” Undermount Bathroom Sink.

Countertop

“My step dad of 25 years introduced me to the birds nest fern. I love them. He passed away a few years ago, and I started placing a birds nest fern in all of my clients homes in his memory. And, as the sign says, God is Good Y’all!”

Countertops- Arizona Tile. Quartz Counters- New Carrara.

I couldn’t agree more with the message above! 🙂

Before

“This picture really shows how, dark and dated the bath was before…. But, not anymore!!!”

After

“I love how this photo really highlights the beautiful floors and the wall color the best. Your eye is immediately drawn to the beautiful spa tub, which is highlighted by the shiplap surround and wood beam.”

Paint Colors- Sherwin Williams Alabaster for all (except ceiling) walls, vanities, doors and trim, shiplap and baseboards. Ceiling – Sherwin Williams un-tinted white.

Bath Floor- Arizona Tile- Porcelain tiles- Aequa Series- color Silva – Others: here, here, here & here.

Shiplap

“This picture is to highlight the wood beam. Who doesn’t love a beautiful wood beam in their home.”

Walls around tub- 6 in H Shiplap boards.

Chandelier

Wood bead chandelier- Lark Manor Tremiere 5-Light Empire Chandelier.

Window Treatment

Windows feature Plantation shutters, for a seamless look.

Wood shelf decor- Glass jars with wood tops- Target.

Fern artwork- Birch Lane- Heritage collection- ‘Fern Gatherer’ 6 Piece Graphic Art Print on Wood Set ( I have this art at my own home and love it. I knew it would be perfect for this bath )

Faux plants- HomeGoods – similar here & here.

Floating Shelves

“A close up of the custom shelves and some of the accessories. I love using ferns, both live and in artwork.”

Wood floating shelves are custom made from knotty alder.

Tub Filler

“This picture provides a closer look at the beautiful tub filler and custom floating shelves.”

Tub filler is Pfister.

Tub

“This pictures gives an up close look of the beautiful spa tub and how the shiplap provides the right amount of texture and detail around it.”

Tub Jacuzzi Celeste Unique Size Soaking Tub – Others: here & here.

Beautiful Garden Stools: here & here.

Shower

“The shower is now much larger and wrapped in beautiful white tile. I chose the light gray penny tile to add a touch of color and the penny tiles feel so soothing on your feet.”

Shower wall tile- AZ Tile 4×12 subway white – similar here.

Shower floor – AZ Tile S-warm penny rounds – light gray penny tile – similar here & here.

Shower faucet- Pfister Single Handle Shower Faucet w/ valve.

Pin-Worthy

What an amazing bathroom transformation! Mary is one of my favorite interior designers and this shows why!

  Many thanks to the designer for sharing all of the details above.

Interior Design: Interior Solutions by Mary – @interiorsolutionsbymary (Please, make sure to follow Mary on Instagram! :))

Photography: Missy Mayo Photo.

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New Improvements Found in the .NET Framework Version 4.6.2

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In the late Nineteen Nineties, Microsoft began functioning on a general purpose development platform that quickly became the infrastructure for building, deploying and running a vast range of applications and services with relative ease whereas specializing in the web User expertise (IUE). Then, in February of 2002, Microsoft finally launched the primary version of those shared technology resources underneath its original name, Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS). With DLL libraries and object-oriented support for internet app development, the Dot Net Training in Chennai Framework one.0 was a digital transformation that introduced North American nation all to managed writing.

Although .NET Core has been attention in recent years, work on the first.NET Framework has still progressed. In fact, on August two, 2016, Microsoft proclaimed the much-anticipated unharness of Version four.6.2. in line with MS, there square measure “dozens of bug fixes and enhancements.” Actually, there square measure virtually fourteen dozen bug fixes — 166 to be actual — to not mention all the API changes. Moreover, several of the changes found during this redo were supported developer feedback. Unnecessary to mention, things have undoubtedly improved. the subsequent may be a list of the highest 10 enhancements found in.NET 4.6.2:

1. Windows howdy

The Windows ten day of remembrance Update was discharged an equivalent day because of the latest.NET Framework. This version is already enclosed with the day of remembrance update. though it doesn’t show up as AN put in the application in “Programs and Options,” you’ll notice it by finding out options and clicking on “Turn Windows options on and off.” From here, you’ll regulate your options Consequently, and choose specific options by utilizing “developer mode.” Also, Windows howdy permits developers and programmers to use Windows howdy for his or her apps. for instance, third-party developers will currently permit users to log in with their face and fingerprint with ease. merely transfer the framework update.

2. Removal of Character Limits (BCL)

Microsoft removed the 260 character limitation, MAX_PATH, for NTFS in Windows. Characters in.NET 4.6.2 square measure currently classified supported the Unicode commonplace, Version 8.0.0. You’re in all probability accustomed obtaining the “path too long issue” prompt, particularly with MSBuild definitions. The error details typically state one thing like:

TF270002: a slip occurred repetition files: the required path, file name, or each square measure too long.

Or the error would possibly state one thing similar to:

Unable to make a folder. name or extension is simply too long.Programs and server tools also can show issues in these areas, and solutions commonly concerned renaming one thing to suit the profile. typically not a problem for finish users, this limitation is a lot of common on developer machines that use specialized tools additionally running on the UNIX system, or whereas building supply trees .Net Training in Chennai. However, currently that the MAX_PATH limitation has been removed, we tend to might more knee have to be compelled to see this error message once more.

However, long methods don’t seem to be nevertheless enabled by default. Therefore, you wish to line the policy to alter the support: “Enable Win32 long methods” or “Enable NTFS long paths.” Your app should even have a selected manifest setting. Also, there’s the utilization of long methods on any OS if you employ the \\?\ syntax, that is currently supported by this feature.

3. Debugging Apis (CRL)

The main adjustment to the CRL is that if the developer chooses, null reference exceptions can currently give rather more intensive debugging knowledge. The unmanaged debugging Apis will request a lot of info and perform further analysis. Next, a computer program will verify that variable in an exceedingly single line of ASCII text file is null, creating your job lots easier.

MS reports state the following APIs have been added to the unmanaged debugging API:

To expose the native home, the ICorDebugCode4, ICorDebugVariableHome, and the ICorDebugVariableHomeEnum interfaces have been added. This will allow debuggers to do some code analysis and work backward in order to determine the managed variable corresponding with the native null. Dot Net Training Institute in Chennai

The ICorDebugType2::GetTypeID method provides a mapping for ICorDebugType to COR_TYPEID. This enables the use of existing APIs on COR_TYPEID to determine the class layout of the type.

4. TextBoxBase Controls (WPF)

For security purposes, the copy and cut methods have been known to fail when they are called in partial trust. According to Microsoft, “developers can now opt-in to receiving an exception when TextBoxBase controls fail to complete a copy or cut operation.” Standard copy and cut through keyboard shortcuts, as well as the context menu, will still work the same way as before in partial trust.

5. Always Encrypted Enhancement (SQL)

This database engine is designed to protect sensitive data, such as credit card numbers. The .NET Framework for SQL Server contains two important enhancements for Always Encrypted centered around performance and security:

Performance: Encryption metadata for query parameters is now cached. Dot Net Training Course in Chennai This suggests that once the property is set to true (the default), information purchasers will retrieve parameter data from the server just the once. this is often true notwithstanding an equivalent question is named multiple times.

Security: Column cryptography entries within the key cache are evicted once an inexpensive interval. this may be set exploitation the SqlConnection.ColumnEncryptionKeyCacheTtl property. The default time is 2 hours, whereas zero suggests that no caching in the slightest degree.

6. Best Match (WCF)

NetNamedPipeBinding has been upgraded to support a replacement pipe operation referred to as “Best Match.” once exploitation this selection, the NetNamedPipeBinding service can force you to go looking for the service all the thanks to the most effective matching URI, found at the requested terminus, rather than the primary matching service found. for instance, multiple WCF knowledge Services square measure known to often listen in on named pipes. Often, a number of-of those WCF purchasers may be connected to the incorrect service. This feature is ready to attach with “First Match” because of the choice. If you want to alter this feature, you’ll add the AppSetting to the App.config or internet.config file on the client’s application.

7. changing to UWP

According to Developer Resources, Windows now offers capabilities to bring existing Windows desktop apps to the Universal Windows Platform. This includes WPF as well as Windows Forms apps. For example, WPF is a powerful framework and has become a mature and stable UI platform suitable for long-term development. However, it is also a complex beast at times, because it works differently from other GUI frameworks and has a steep learning curve. However, Microsoft always seems to plan ahead, and that’s where converting to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) enhancement comes in. This improvement enables you to gradually migrate your existing codebase to UWP, which, in turn, can help you bring your app to all Windows 10 devices. Also, it makes UWP APIs more accessible, allowing you to enable features such as Live Tiles and notifications.

8. ClickOnce

Designed long before the invention of the App Store, ClickOnce allows applications to be distributed via URLs. It can even self-update as new versions are released. Unfortunately, security has always been a big concern. Many DevOps teams have shown frustration over MS’s failure to adopt TSL standards. Finally, in addition to the 1.0 protocol, this application now supports TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2. In fact, ClickOnce will automatically detect which protocol to use, and no action is required to enable this feature.

9. SignedXml

An implementation of the W3C’s XML Digital Signature standard, SignedXml now supports the SHA-2 family of the hashing algorithm.

The following are included signature methods, as well as reference digest algorithms that are frequently used:

RSA-SHA256

RSA-SHA384

RSA_512 PKCS#1

For more information on these and other security concerns, along with update deployment and developer guidance, please see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3155464, as well as the MS Security Bulletin MS16-065.

10. Soft Keyboard Support

On previous versions of.NET, it wasn’t possible to utilize focus tracking without disabling WPF pen/touch gesture support. Developers were forced to choose between full WPF touch support or Windows mouse promotion. In the latest version of Microsoft’s.NET 4.6.2, Soft keyboard support permits the utilization of the bit Keyboard in WPF applications while not disabling WPF stylus/touch support on Windows ten.

To find out that version of the.NET Framework is put in on a computer:

Tap on the Windows-key, sort regedit.exe, and hit enter.

Confirm the UAC prompt.

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full

Check for a DWORD worth labeled unharness, that indicates you’ve got the.NET Framework four.5 or newer.

For all versions of the.NET Framework and its dependencies, please check the charts listed within the Microsoft library for a lot of info.

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Sonic Adventure DX cheats & more for GameCube (GameCube)

Cheats

Unlockables

Hints

Easter Eggs

Glitches

Guides

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Genre: Action, Adventure Developer: Sega of America, Inc. Publisher: Sega ESRB Rating: Everyone Release Date: June 19, 2003

Hints

Speed Up In Sonic’s Or Metal Sonic’s Stages

Make sure you obtain the light attack first then head to any stages and find the speed up item. Get the item and use the light attack keep it hold until the music is over and bam you’ve got yourself a speed up. Note that if you fall, restart or get hit by any attack while using light attack you will lose it. Try this even on metal sonic.

Tails’s Awsome Unknown Chao (Chao Race)

When you completed two or more Jewel Races an unknown greenish black chao, which is Tails’s chao, is going to wait at the starting line until you are at a certain distance from that chao. It is going to try to win the race. (by running like sonic) Don’t underestimate THAT CHAO. Ever.

Chao Race Tip

With your chao, once you complete a Jewel Race, a jewel will appear on the chao’s belly, the jewel will be the that the race is.

How To Defeat Perfect Chaos

First, catch a lot of speed on the speed boosts, then when you go extra fast, you will turn blue. Then, hit Perfect Chaos. Repeat 6 times until defeated.

Crystal Ring

To get the Crystal Ring For Sonic, first get the light shoes. Then go to the hotel and charge the light dash. Then go up the sstairs. the view should change, shoing a closed door and 2 buttons. push the button closest to you (not sonic) and rings will apear. then get ready to light dash! Push the other button and light dash then run in the door. There will be the Crystal Ring. get it and it will decrease the time needed to charge for the light dash. It will then look like Shado’s Ancient Light from Sonic Adventure 2 Battle.

Giving Chao Special Abilities

Once you defeat an enemy, an animal will appear. Once you capture the animal, it will appear on the bottom right of the screen. After each level, if you go to one of the Chao Gardens, the animal will be released and you can give it to one of your Chao to play with. Depending on the animal, your Chao will learn special abilities and will take on the appearance of the animal. If you let it play enough with the same type of animal, it will continue to gain levels in that ability. For example, if you keep letting it play with the penguin animals, it will gain experience in swimming and flying. Your Chao can also gain experience by certain fruits which you can buy at the black market.

Access Inaccessible Places With Sonic

You can easily access just about any of the highest places otherwise inaccessible to Sonic. All you need is a slope going up or some stairs. Start a spin dash as close to the slope as you can. Pause the game while the spin dash is at full power. Then unpause it and quickly jump when he gets on the slope to really soar in the air! This is all that’s needed to reach most inaccessible areas. If done just right, you can actually get on top of the building of the train station with Sonic! This could also be used to take shortcuts in Sonic’s stages.

Sonic Labyrith

Collect 100 emblems to unlock Sonic Labyrith.

Gray Chao

If you want the gray chao instead of the gold chao, go to the site where Sonic faught Chaos for the first time, get that gray stone behind the wall that you would normally use to get the gold egg in the pawn shop. Take it to the Station Square Chao Garden and let it hatch. So now you know that it was an egg and not a stone.

The Super Rod

Start Big’s adventure, after you beat stage 1, go to Big’s house pick up his bed and you have a real trusty rod.

Knux Power Up

You know about the knux power up of digging right? Well, there’s another one. It’s called the Fighting Gloves. To get it, go to where Big lives and start climbing up that big tree of his. When you get to the top, look right. There should be a kind of ledge. Glide to and climb to that ledge. Keep going and you will see the power-up.

Sonic Adv.2 Choa To Dx

If you have a choa from sonic adventure 2 or dx you can transport your chao to sonic adventure dx or sonic adventure2.Just put your chao in the gameboy adva. then transport it to sonic adventure2 or dx.Do not put it back in the same sonic game because it will end up were it was.NOTE:all of there animals will be gone but they will still have every thing the same in power speed ect.

How To Get Sonic Pinball

To get sonic pinball, just get 80 emblems and it will appear in the mini game collection

Big

After beating Chaos 4 with Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles, return to Station Square. You’ll see Big on the sidewalk. After talking to him, a bar on the bottom of the screen will read, “You can now play as Big in adventure mode.”

Black Chao

Go to the room where you releaesed Amy with E-102 Gamma. Jump on the middle switch. In the cell it opens there will be a black chao egg. Go to the door with the letter pads in front of it. Spell “E-G-G-M-A-N” to get in. Inside there will bethe egg carrier chao garden entrance.

E-102 Gamma

As Sonic, beat Sky Deck and go to Dr.Robotnik. Defeat E-102 Gamma. After the movie, a bar at the bottom of the screen will read “You can now play as E-102 Gamma in adventure mode.” To do this with Tails, do the same as thing Sonic. To do this as Amy, complete Twinkle Park.

Amy Rose

As Sonic, complete Sky Chase. After a movie, a bar will read “You can now play as Amy in Adventure mode.” To do this as Tails, complete Sky Deck. To do this as Knuckles, complete Sky Deck. To do this as E-102 Gamma, complete Emerald Cost.

E-102

After E-102 lets Amy free you can play as E-102.

Silver Chao

Go to the mystic ruins,Then go to the pond in the middle of the river. On the right side there is a platform that you have to touch to drop the egg and let it float to land once it falls from the waterfall. Then take it to the chao garden.

See Cream

You can see Cream the Rabbit when:Complete Casinopolis with Sonic or Tails (she’s flying so its hard to see her with Sonic)Complete Twinkle Park with Big the Cat and she will still be flying.

Gold Chao

To get the gold chao go to station square and go to the back and right to the burger shop is a wall were a rock is. Grab it and go to the store across the burger shop. drop the rock and pick up the egg.Pick up the rock again and put it on the cushion to unlock the doors to exit to the chao garden.

Metal Sonic

Metal Sonic is playable after you get all of the 130 emblems. Its levels are all of Sonic’s.

How To Get Sonic Chaos

To get the sonic choas game get 60 emblems and it will appear in the mini game collection.

Tails

Beat Emerald Coast in the Sonic mode. After the movie, a bar at the bottom of the screen will read, “You can now play as Tails in adventure mode.”

Get Sonic Drift On Mini Game Collection

Get 40 Emblems and will appear in the Mini game collection

Knuckles

Beat Ice Caps with Sonic or Tails and, go to the hill by the lake. There you’ll see Knuckles. Beat him in a boss fight and, a movie will start. After it ends, a bar at the bottom of the screen will read “You can know play as Knuckles in adventure mode.”

To Get Sonic The Hedgehog Game

Get 20 Emblems and will appear in the main menu mini game collection.

Play As SuperSonic

Complete Adventure Mode with all characters

Cheats

Sonic Chaos, Level Select

At the Press Start screen, press Up, Up, Up, Up, Right, Left, Right, Left, Start.

Sonic Spinball, Faster Background Music

At the Sound Test option, play the songs in this order: 0, 4, 2, 5, 5, 7.

Sonic Spinball, Level Select

At the Sound Test option, play the songs in this order: 0, 2, 1, 5, 6, 6.

Golden Egg

There is a gold egg in a little antique store by City Hall. At City Hall there is a tree and under that tree is a white egg with blue spots. Pick up the egg and go to the antique shop. In the shop, take the golden egg off its platform. A security gate will close on the entrance door. Then put the white egg on the golden eggs’ platform. Take the golden egg with you to a chao garden. Hold the egg or throw it and a little golden chao will pop out.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Level Select

At the title screen, hold Down/Left + A + B and press Start when Tails blinks his eyes the second time.

Sonic Labyrinth, Level Select

At the Press Start screen, press Up, Up, Right, Right, Right, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left, Left.

Sonic Spinball, Zoomed In View

At the Sound Test option, play the songs in this order: 0, 2, 1, 1, 6, 6.

Sonic Spinball, Disable Gravity

At the Sound Test option, play the songs in this order: 0, 9, 0, 1, 6, 8.

Sonic Labyrinth

When “Press Start” appears at the minigame title screen, press Up, Up, Right, Right, Right, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Down, Left 9x.

Unlockables

Currently we have no unlockables for Sonic Adventure DX yet. If you have any unlockables please feel free to submit. We will include them in the next post update and help the fellow gamers. Remeber to mention game name while submiting new codes.

Easter eggs

How To Get A Gold Chao Egg Without Sonic Advance

In the city, go to the school-like building. In the bushes. There is a rock the size of a chao egg, pick it up. Go to the antique shop. Put the rock on the ground, pick up the egg, bars should appear on the doors. Drop the rock where you picked up the egg. The bars will disappear, run off to your chao garden (s). Shake it 15 times, (You shake by holding X and using the analog stick, ) a baby, golden chao will pop out. (Tip! : the egg shell sells for a lot in the market. ).

Dr. Eggman’s Mean Bean Machine

Get 100 Emblems and it will be unlocked.

Glitches

Knuckles Glitch

This isn’t gonna help you with the game. You actually lose a life. With Knuckles on angel island, glide to the rock wall part of the cliff under the bridge. If you climb down low enough, you will lose a life

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