#the manual

[patchwork-crow-writes]

I've had an interesting thought about Ralsei's manual.

At some point in development, we were supposed to be able to actually read it in-game, but this idea was scrapped. Instead, when we try to read the Manual, the narration says it makes your head spin and nothing happens. And I'll be honest, I thought that was a little odd. After all, though the manual we can read reflects a potential older build of Chapter 1, much of its contents are fairly accurate and could have been corrected within a short timeframe - on top of which, it is clear that some parts are meant to be gags (i.e. the whole Dog status condition that removes all your controls). But there isn't anything contained within its pages that proves particularly challenging or confusing...

...not for US, anyway.

Think for a moment about what the Manual is supposed to represent - it is essentially a spoof of an old video game instruction booklet, complete with an overview of the story, a basic rundown of the controls and the various functions that a player can perform with those controls. For younger folks who might not appreciate the significance, these things were ubiquitous back in the 90s and the 00s, and were often ignored by kids who just wanted to get into the game - that's the main aspect of the joke behind the Manual, that it's seen as entirely superfluous since Ralsei already goes over the main mechanics of battle in his own tutorial.

But imagine for a moment, if one day you were going about your life and you met someone who said a whole lot of stuff about destiny and prophecies and heroes, and then handed you what looked like a video game instruction booklet. Reading through it, you see that it breaks down your every action into button prompts for an interface you have never once seen in your entire life, suggesting that some force entirely beyond your comprehension is manipulating you through this said interface, and that you are not only have zero actual control over the actions you think you're performing autonomously, but also that the apparent goal of said actions runs entirely at odds with what you even thought your life was leading up to.

Makes your head spin thinking about it, right?

And I think that it's telling that when controlling Kris, we are not permitted to read the manual, but the data for the manual itself still exists in the game's code, and can be viewed by us through directly accessing it. I think this is significant, as it suggests that there are certain objects or concepts that exist in Deltarune that Kris is either unable or unwilling to properly comprehend, which in turn forbids us from comprehending those same things when attempting to interact with them through Kris. But poring through the game's code directly allows us to bypass that limitation, giving us crucial information and insight which would otherwise be denied to us.

In case it needs to be spelled out - the fact that the manual cannot be read by Kris, but CAN be read perfectly fine by us, might have in fact been a deliberate choice designed to reinforce the notion that Kris is a separate entity from us, and additionally to remind us that our goals (to play the game and see the story through to its conclusion) are not exactly aligned with Kris's goals, whatever they might be.

Thank you for attending my TED talk about an optional series of images hidden in the code of a hit indie game.

[coloursteelsexappeal]

Edelweiss - Bring Me Edelweiss (1988)

[kydtyk]

"Be ready to ride the big dipper of the mixed metaphor. Be ready to dip your hands in the lucky bag of life, gather the storm clouds of fantasy and anoint your own genius."

[laboitediabolique]

Print advertisement for the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu compilation album Shag Times and the book The Manual (How To Have a Number One the Easy Way) by Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond, December 1988

[koobiie]

i feel strongly about this

[fromcainwithlove]

author’s notes today: hey guys so just a warning there isn’t 100% explicit verbal consent even though they’re both really into it so remember this is FICTION, also they don’t use a condom :((( but in real life safe sex is important!!! please be safe out there everyone

a/n back in the day: kept thinking about ____ stabbing knives through both of _____’s hands to pin him in place while they fucked so here you go lol =P

[atalana]

the curse of adhd:

i will remember with absolute clarity, when the thought strikes me that i have a text to send someone, that this is the fourth time in three days i've attempted to send this specific text

i will forget, in the time it takes me to pick up my phone, that i picked it up intending to send a text

[judahmaccabees]

(Jehovah |

apyrq ;))

[mamawasatesttube]

BTW... PSA.... even if we arent mutuals if youre in my notes regularly theres a Very high chance i am still fond of you. yes im vaguing someones tags on the compliment the person u rbed this from post. but like. positive vaguing? THE POINT IS im weird abt following ppl but IM STILL SENDING U FOND VIBES...

[cy-cyborg]

Free Manual Wheelchair Reference Models

ID: A banner with grey 3D models of 5 kinds of manual wheelchairs in a line in front of the disability pride flag and text that reads "Manual Wheelchair References" /End ID

For disability pride month, I decided to release a pack of 3D manual wheelchair models.

The pack includes 5 wheelchairs:

2 Active urban-style chairs (one of which includes a smart drive)

1 off-road active chair

1 children's wheelchair

and 1 standard "hospital" wheelchair).

All the wheelchairs are based off either wheelchairs I or friends of mine have used

Downloadable here!

or on the Clip Studio Paint Asset Store (ID 2097442) (there's been an issue with the CSP version, but the models in the download folder can be imported into clip studio paint until I can fix it)

More info about the download contents below:

The first download link includes the original .Blend file with all 5 chairs, as well as individual .obj or .fbx files the chairs (All but 1 have an .obj file, as they're only meshes. The chair with the smart drive is rigged, which is why it has an .Fbx file instead so it will retain that information) as well as a "read me" file that explains in more depth what kind of disability/character/lifestyle each chair is made for (These are just what I had in mind when I designed them, they are usable by other characters who don't fit the suggestions for the most part!) I wanted to include the Read Me contents in the CSP Asset Store listing, but CS said it was too long lol.

Also, as the title says, these files are free to use! While it's not mandatory, I would appreciate credit if you use them (or even just a tag so I can see the cool art you make with them!!)

I actually made these ages ago, the original plan was to use them in a series of posts then release the pack, but I never got around to making the series and so they've just been sitting here. I took a day off from art fight attacks to clean them all up and get them ready to post. If you experience any issues, let me know and I'll try to fix it up.

I had a couple more that were supposed to be in the pack including a sports (basketball/Tennis) wheelchair and some different styles of wheelchair, but I think the files corrupted so once I fix (or remake) them, I'll probably make a second pack.

If you have any issues, please let me know!

[nathaniacolver]

i don't think you guys understand the levels of lesbianism in this scene

this 90 caliber electric net is caitlyn's E ability......aka, she's the ONLY champion in league of legends that can use this ability.........thus, the writing decision to have vi, a separate, melee league champion, be the only one in the show that EVER also triggers it (someone informed me that cait does use it during Hellfire), with her bare hands (and against another champion, at that), suggests levels of intimacy and trust that i can't even comprehend

additionally, this isn't the first time caitlyn's given up her gun (aka ALL of her special abilities) for vi, either

oh to have a girlfriend

[cripple-punk-dad]

Ok so at this point I've had two people roll up to me in manual wheelchairs, well, one of them was somebody pushing somebody who was nonverbal at the time, but it still counts. They asked me why I had zip ties around my tires.

It's winter where I'm living and we have really bad snow. And the snow plow people are really bad at their jobs probably because there aren't snow plow people who clean sidewalks. As a solution I got to thinking about how I could increase the traction on my wheels. And the most redneck thing I could think of was taking a bunch of zip ties and tying them around my wheels. They last surprisingly long, and work surprisingly well. It's basically the same premise as chains for your tires during the winter.

I chose to space them out pretty evenly so there's about one for every spoke. You could probably do more or less depending on how many you want and how much traction you get but I wouldn't go more than three per spoke. I realize that it's a bit later in the winter, and I probably should have made a post about this sooner, but I came up with it about a week ago. So please share this, even if you're not disabled, because there are tons of people I know who are stuck in their houses because they can't get around in the snow. A pack of zip ties costs about $5, which compared to $200 knobby snow tires is a big save, and if you want to invest you could get colored zip ties.

[gayaest]

Darya, in her lightweight manual wheelchair - rather than her beach (water-floaty) chair 🐬⭐️🐠🪼🦐🐚🌊

[piss-bong]

@post-uwuifer is maybe the funniest blog on the platform rn bc it’s obviously a bot 90% of the time and sometimes the owner logs in and responds to reblogs manually, but if you suspend your disbelief just enough it leads to the much funnier conclusion that it’s a bot 100% of the time and its responses are evidence that the algorithm has gained sentience but can only communicate through uwuified tumblr posts

[js-dragonart]

Seasmoke Manual for Addam, Aegon Manual for baby Sunfyre.

Love the ongoing joke about how it was easier to teach Sunfyre English than to make Aegon learn high Valyrian.