Death road to canada wiki cool it3/2/2024 Rocketcat took inspiration from what Auwae called "the unintentionally funny parts of the Walking Dead", and George Romero. The text interludes were added to provide an opportunity for each of the character's personalities to come out. Zombies were intended to be slow, but could do enough damage so that large hordes of them could overwhelm the player. The developer commented "How free-to-play games work is that you're counting on people to get annoyed, and then having to pay to reduce their annoyance". It was the studio's first game to launch first on PC, in order to not have to balance making the game profitable for mobile, and making sure it was fun for players, wanting to avoid making it free-to-play. The story was also influenced by the goofiness of the zombie genre, and the possibilities of randomly generated storytelling. One of Rocketcat's developers said "The story is a humorous take on how America sees Canada, as thought up by someone that lives in Kitchener". The studio's previous game, Wayward Souls, released in 2014, and following that, development on Death Road to Canada began. There they are met by Mounties and a Justin Trudeau-lookalike, who easily defeat the zombies, congratulate the group and grant them Canadian citizenship. At the end, the survivors must reach the Canadian border while pursued by a massive horde of zombies. The journey north lasts 7 to 999 days depending on the difficulty level. Surviving a siege earns "Zombo Points", which can be spent on permanent upgrades for future journeys. Occasionally the group will encounter "sieges", where they must survive a growing zombie horde for a set amount of time. A character that runs out of morale will cause problems for the group. A character's morale must also be minded it can be raised or lowered through events and through running out of supplies. Gameplay consists of two parts: exploration, in which the group moves through buildings searching for supplies and fighting zombies, and text-based events, where the player must choose a response to problems and receive boons or penalties. A group of survivors, each with different skills, attempts to drive from Florida to Canada in hopes of finding safety. However, the zombies are incapable of functioning in sufficiently cold weather. The game released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on July 22, 2016, with later releases for iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.Ī zombie apocalypse has killed billions and shattered world civilization. Set during a zombie apocalypse, the player attempts to guide a group of survivors to "the last zombie-free nation" of Canada. They are ready to fight before the bandits are, and escape unharmed.Death Road to Canada is a 2016 roguelike video game developed by Rocketcat Games and Madgarden, and published by Rocketcat. If animal: knew that something was very wrong the whole time. The bandits doubt this, but they can't find anything. If human: Always suspicious, hid the car and supplies before approaching the settlement. Lose extra gas (if party has over 100 gas, it's set to 100, otherwise lose nothing).Lose half/all ammunition and medical supplies (depends on difficulty).Choice of two random rewards, one of which is a Bandit Recruit (see Rescue Successful! for list of possible rewards).She stands up, does a cartwheel, and orders you be brought a gift! The Injured Bandit looks really moved by this! If animal: farts in a pitch that sounds like a tiny violin. If human: tells the fake traders to COOL IT. They end up making things worse! The bandits aren't very happy.ĥ0% chance of only taking 1 damage instead tells them to COOL IT They fix things right up! The bandits let the group go. Character has high Medical stat/succeeds Medical roll offers to heal the injured bandit with their medical know-how. So they fight.ģ5% chance of only taking 1 damage instead offers to heal injury The group knows that every single one of their supplies are essential for their chances of reaching Canada. Lose 8 medical supplies (no event text or morale penalty).-1 Morale (unless you have a character with the Top Seller perk).Give them 8 medical supplies/Pay toll of food.Party has less than 8 medical supplies: They demand food to pass safely. Party has 8 or more medical supplies: They demand 8 medical supplies! Party consists of a single animal: They demand. They are instead ambushed by bandits who have taken it over. The group checks out what appears to be a trader settlement. 2.5.1 Success (fully charged COOL IT !!!).2.4.1 Character has high Medical stat/succeeds Medical roll.
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Cinema 4d render3/2/2024 On the other hand, software such as Blender that was considered for hobbyists has seen major enhancements by introducing many useful tools and powerful features, especially in the last couple of years, which made it very attractive for artists, small studios, and even big companies and studios such as AMD and Ubisoft. Except, I would say, some enhancements here and there that didn’t really make its users happy with its growth but in the last couple of years, it seems like things are starting to change for the better for reasons we will talk about later. To be honest, Autodesk did enhance Maya modeling tools and introduced powerful effects and simulation tools like Bifrost also, Maxon worked on some of the most important points of weakness in Cinema 4D to a certain extent and they introduced new tools and features, but we did not see a real considerable growth with 3ds Max, for instance, even though it is a major player that is used by hundreds of thousands of artists. Some of you were using 3D software in the last decade and you might have noticed that we did not see a lot of significant growth especially in some 3D packages like 3ds Max, Maya, and Cinema 4D. in contrast, a lot of artists and studios consider a $1500 subscription to be expensive which leads us to an important point that we will talk about later. Also, because other 3D software companies were trying to emerge to take their cut from this thriving industry since the prices of 3D packages were insanely high compared to the prices we have today, for example, 3D packages that cost over $10,000 per license weren’t considered very expensive in the market of the late nineties and the early 2000s because it was considered the norm. Some of these software are unfortunately no longer with us today, like the great Softimage that was very important in that period time and played an essential role in helping studios to create amazing award-winning films and video games.Įven though these software were established to a certain extent, they still had a long road ahead of them in terms of development and growth. In the late nineties and the beginning of the new millennium meaning in the early 2000s, the major 3D software that was used in the industry had already been defined after a decade of development and innovation and some of those software were 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Lightwave, Maya, and Softimage just to name some of the most recognized ones at that time. And they didn’t hesitate to leave the software that they have been using for years if another one offers better tools that can make their workflow faster and help them achieve better results Because studios also had that kind of pressure coming from their competitors and they also had to stay on top. Even though the visual effects, 3D game development, and 3D animation industries were still in their infancy, the competition was fierce because the market was so fresh and the potential of what could be possibly done using this new technology was not defined yet.ģD software development companies were competitive and made sure that they were always few steps further than their competition when it comes to providing new, easy-to-use, and more intuitive modeling and animation tools for studios that always wanted more. In order for us to have a solid understanding of the subject at hand, we need to look at the full picture, which means we need to understand how these 3D packages evolved over the years.ģD Computer graphics software has been around for a long period of time, most of the major ones that are used in the industry today were created in the early 90s. The evolving of 3D software over the years Metal alchemist greed jacket3/2/2024 It took me three tries to write that tag because I kept spelling it wrong.Okay I lost myself while writing this so it’s kinda a little Crack-ish.Roy's more intimidating than bruce in Ed's opinion.Edward Elric has an existential crisis procrastination issue.and just wants ed to stop making dumb decisions.This is my brainchild on 8 hours of sleep and coffee for 52 hours.Various Unnamed Members of the Justice League.Teen And Up Audiences, Not Rated, General Audiences.ZoozleBroski Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Justice League - All Media Types Language: English Words: 9,977 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 18 Kudos: 279 Bookmarks: 48 Hits: 2,782 no beta we die like my writing because abrupt writer's block is a mf bitchĮd tended to think of life like his hair: long, messy, and full of twists and tangles that made absolutely no goddamn sense.otherwise this fic is pretty much a bunch of i just tagged them that way bcuz i love those ships a whole heckin lot.btw: the /r relationships are really vague so its very easy to see them as gen.working through your complicated feelings about ur dad in the form of haircare. Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang (also implied).HaloRocks1214 Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga I just post whenever) Language: English Words: 4,176 Chapters: 2/30 Collections: 1 Comments: 16 Kudos: 151 Bookmarks: 61 Hits: 2,311 Luck wasn't on his side as he's told he has to go into hiding since his hair and eye color can get him killed. Kimbley Creates Misunderstandings for FunĪfter a quirk accident with some random extra, her quirk 'Transmigration' gets Katsuki flung across universes into some place he later learns is called Resembool. Bakugou Katsuki Mistaken for being Ishbalan | Ishvalan.GreedLing (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood).Wrath | King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood).Alphonse Elric & Bakugou Katsuki & Edward Elric.Alphonse Elric & Edward Elric & Team Mustang. Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings.NeonBlackRoseRevived Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia Or, follows brotherhood canon except Trisha's disease was inherited genetically and Ed is dying. He stands and he walks away and ignores that he is dying, smiles in front of Al and Winry and everybody else that he cares about (that care for him), but.īut there’s a pack of strawberry mints burning a hole in his pocket and an ache in his lungs that never goes away. His fingers are trembling and his throat feels like ash and his glove seeps red in his hands, but still, he forces himself to his feet, because Al and the Colonel and Amestris are depending on him, because there are monsters out there, in the dead of the night, and like hell is he dying before he can make sure that everything is going to be alright. 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Dash instal the new for windows3/2/2024 The computer will restart and enter the basic setting page of Windows after the reinstallation is complete, here you can learn more about Windows - Start for the first time.Note: Please make sure the AC adapter is connected during the process, and do not force to shut down to prevent any issues. Select ⑬, then click ⑭ to reinstall Windows. After reproducing step 9 to delete all partitions of Drive 0, only Drive 0 Unallocated Space should remain.Note: If you select Delete on other disks/drives, it will remove ones all data inside. If the Windows Setup notification appears, please select ⑫. Select each partition of Drive 0 in the list ⑩, then select ⑪. (Most Disk C locates as Drive 0, so let’s take Drive 0 as an example.) If multiple disks are displayed, you will only need to delete all partitions from the disk where you want to install Windows. You will see the list of all drives and partitions on your computer.Please read the Microsoft software license terms and applicable notices. Check the box to ⑦, then click ⑧.Note: Please select the version which your computer originally had, otherwise, Windows activation will error if the version is not the same. Please select the Operating System version which you want to install ⑤, then click ⑥.If your computer was built-in Windows Operating System (which is a digital license), please select ④, Windows 11 will automatically be activated online after the installation is completed.Please choose the language, time and currency format, and keyboard or input method ①, then click ②. The computer will enter Windows Setup.Power on the computer and select the boot option as the USB flash drive, here you can learn more about How to boot the system from USB drive.Connect the installation media (USB flash drive) to your computer.Use the installation media to reinstall Windows 11 The installation media has been created, please click ⑪.Note: Please make sure the AC adapter is connected as well as there is a stable internet connection during the process, and do not force to shut down to prevent the creation is incomplete. The creation will take a while, which depends on your computer and the internet connection. In removable drives, confirm and select the USB flash drive that you want to use ⑨, then select ⑩, and the system will start to download as well as create Windows 11 installation media.Note: All files on the USB flash drive will be deleted during the process, so please back up your files first if you have data inside originally.
System shock 2 tips and tricks3/2/2024 “They had all the pieces, they needed to do something with System Shock, they just didn’t know what” And that’s when I discovered that it was their number one wishlisted game.” That second dead end prompted another question: “What happened to the rights? Why can’t they release this?” Kick headed to the Wayback Machine, and looked up old articles from the time that Looking Glass went out of business. So I went to GOG.com, because why wouldn’t they have this? It’s one of the best games of all time. “All the little tricks that I could try to get it to work didn’t work. “And I just kept getting error messages,” he says. During a torrential tropical downpour in Guatamala - perhaps compelled by the memory of another, much colder, extreme weather event - he booted up System Shock 2. “We quit our jobs, put everything in the car, drove across the border into Tijuana, and basically just travelled for ten months.” Beforehand, Kick had loaded up a laptop with “whimsical things that would provide me with a lot of enjoyment”. Then Kick grew up, joined Sony Online Entertainment in San Diego as a character artist, and burned out - which is when he and his girlfriend took that fateful trip to Central America. “This really ethereal female voice talked about how humanity is a cancer on Earth, and it just gelled so perfectly. “There’s this one song that came on while the Shodan reveal was happening,” he says. He cued up the industrial rock band Filter. And I just remember playing it and just getting totally immersed in it and not stopping for hours and hours and hours.” Back then, Kick had developed a habit of playing games to the accompaniment of CDs on his boombox. “There was that cold feeling even though it was comfortable next to my computer. “It was one of those perfect evenings,” Kick recalls. A buddy at school had recommended System Shock 2 as a chaser to Half-Life, and Kick carried the borrowed game home in its hulking box. It began in early 1999, as the snow and dark gathered in Massachusetts. Let’s see how far I can take it.’” So far, Kick has taken it all the way to a lavish, ground-up remake of System Shock, built by his own game studio, the remaster specialists Nightdive.īut his journey with System Shock, the series that kickstarted Nightdive and ultimately led to its purchase by Atari for an initial consideration of $10 million, didn’t start in the jungle. And it really ignited this passion for, ‘Hey, I’ve got this far. “The intent of the trip was to expose myself to things that were brand new, so that my brain could connect some new synapses and make some new experiences and maybe find inspiration in things that previously I may not have known about. “From then on, I felt like I had just jumped into the ocean,” he says. “It’s not really in my near future, you know?” And yet, finding himself at an existential crossroads, Kick pitched the insurance company on re-releasing System Shock 2. “I’m in the middle of the jungle on satellite internet,” he recalls now. Hardly the foundation for a follow-up to two of the most acclaimed PC games of all time. More to the point, he had no more than $5,000 to his name. He had no business background, and none of the acumen required to understand contracts or negotiate licensing fees. Up until that point, Kick had dedicated his life to creative pursuits. Instead, it was asked of Stephen Kick - at the time, a recently unemployed videogame artist holidaying in a Guatemalan hostel. It’s a question you could imagine being posed to Ken Levine, or Warren Spector, or several other notable designers who could reasonably lay claim to the legacy of Looking Glass and Irrational’s legendary immersive sims. “What do you want to do with it? Do you want to make a sequel?” “Oh yeah, we’ve got the System Shock IP,” said the insurance company. Tvtropes caves of qud3/2/2024 How To Properly Rate Your Anime because this is Literally The Only Thing That Mattersįuck it, Kero Kero Bonito is also an anime Utena and She-Ra Both Have Princesses So I’m Legally Obligated To Comment On That Here’s a roundup post, in case you missed any or are new to this blog. It’s been a very hectic two weeks, but I’m glad I still found time to make all these blog posts, as there’s a lot I’m proud of here. This was my first year participating in the 12 Days of Anime challenge, and really my first time anime blogging at all. Shorter blog post this time, but I just wanted to get those stray thoughts onto Lead to overnight personality shifts, but it can help start them down that path.Īlso, it’s an extremely realistic chain of events given how hormonal and horny This whole situation works far better than the previous Love LiveĮxample because it’s realistic – dramatic appearance reworks of oneself don’t Girl in her class, which eventually leads to the furthering of her relationship Of this appearance shift she’s able to strike up a friendship with the gyaru None of this represents an overnight transformation to her social skills, but because Getting questionable looking bangs? She also switches from glasses to contacts. Makeover, switching from ponytail to letting her hair fall straight, as well as Seeking to emulate a model the boy compares her too, she gives herself a Open her right up, which makes sense given all her neuroses about sex and attraction. However, all it takes is one compliment on her appearance from a boy to Her glasses finish the look, further emphasizing her bookishness and closed-off Misanthropy for her, nor does her physical lanky awkwardness and tightly tied-back Her perfect split of prudishness and perversion causes no shortage of social Mostly boils down to analyzing extremely sexual books and poetry with her girlįriends. She’s the president of the Literature Club at her school, which Main characters of the recent show O Maidens in your Savage Season, fares a Upon removing her glasses to signify that she is a Real Girl now, Hanayo stops Is bizarrely ignored for something so unique to this anime series. 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Often represents the loss of their individuality and relevance to the plot. See them go, ok fine I might have a thing the loss of a character’s glasses Unfortunately, thisĪssociation doesn’t work at all because glasses are cute and I’m always sad to Off their glasses then represents growth and maturity. Represent negative traits such as isolation and dorkiness. Such as vision, intelligence, and dignity, in coming-of-age media they often While in other stories glasses represent positive traits Runescape best house layout 20173/2/2024 We are planning to reveal 3 major elements about each expansion, but no more than that. Running in and aiming to be the first to complete everything, kill everything, be the first to find everything. I am imagining you all gathered at the gates of an area before it is launched. We'll also have more people working on these updates.Īnd we want these to be areas for you to explore and discover. We're talking something larger than The Arc Chapter 1 and 2 combined. An expansion will be comparable in scope to Elf City. What size are we talking about? Well, we are dedicating more time to them than we have for any other update this year. As always, your subscription gets you access to the lot. While the majority will be for members only, there will be no fee to unlock the new content, as you might see in other games. It's important to note that there will be no additional cost for expansions. In current terms, it would be like us bundling together several updates, giving them a central theme and releasing them all at once. We're talking about a whole area or region released on a single day, packed with a wide array of quests, combat and skill training. I would like to introduce to you to RuneScape expansions. So, we have changed everything about how we work to make that happen. We also felt, as developers of the game, that we wanted to be making changes that would allow us to keep making the game we love for another 15 years. Im still mid game, combat 90 with base 70s except on 3-4 skills.When we were discussing 2017, we knew we wanted to be onstage at Runefest, revealing the biggest and most impressive stuff. I’m talking for efficiency purposes, money saving purposes (free teleports) and things like that. What id like to know (sorry for the tangent) is some of the better POH layouts. I’m now level 70 con and I don’t mind the grind that much so I’ll be working on improving it more in the near future. I’ve tried many times to get this down but I never had a decent enough construction level to put it into practice. I’ll be clearing all the quest items from my bank in some kind of weird therapeutic process once I’ve got the quest cape. I’ve been holding off on sorting my account out properly until I’ve finished questing. It felt like The closest achievement was the quest cape and I’m just 10 quests away now. Anyway, I’ve been back playing for the past couple of weeks and I’m actually trying to make some progress in my osrs account now. My account is from 2002 but I have never had a 99 in either game. For more information about account bans, click here. Feel like sharing? Please censor names wherever possible. Report abuse in game and contact Jagex for serious issues. This is not the place to accuse players of wrongdoing. No "Advice Animals" or other image macros. The body of your submission must be related to Old School RuneScape.ĭon't break or promote breaking Jagex/OSRS T&C. The mods here at /r/2007scape aim to make this the number one place to have fun, meet friends, and create memories! Rules of the land Welcome to /r/2007scape, the place to discuss Old School RuneScape! 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Ableton 11 system requirements3/1/2024 Slide up and down the velocity pad to change the velocity. Choose a note subdivision on the strip, then hold the pads or keys for as long as you want the note to repeat. Play repeated notes in time, or create rapid trap-style rhythmic patterns. Simply tweak a parameter and press “add” to capture your movements. Jump to: Live Key Features Software Instruments Audio Effects MIDI Effects Core Library. Automation CaptureĪnimate your sound by automating instrument and effect parameters. Change the velocity of your notes, and correct any tonal issues by transposing your notes by semitones or octaves. Delete any accidental extra notes, or those you’d like to play in again. Fix mistakesĬorrect any timing issues by quantizing the notes you played or by nudging selected notes. Isolate and loop a segment to hone in on the details, then bring back the whole loop to hear it in context. 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Choose between the 25-pad melody grid or piano roll to play melodies, and play beats using the 16-pad percussion grid or single velocity pad, or connect an external MIDI Instrument via USB or Bluetooth. Chevy equinox reviews 20183/1/2024 Under the heading "Find & Compare Cars" click on the "Compare Side-by-Side" tool to find the EPA ratings for the make, model, and year you're interested in. For the latest and most accurate fuel economy numbers on current and older vehicles, we use the U.S. Tested: 2018 Chevrolet Equinox 2.0T AWDĮPA fuel economy testing and reporting procedures have changed over time.Tested: 2018 Chevy Equinox 1.5T AWD is Right-Sized.Body roll is kept in check during cornering, and the stiff suspension translates to a legitimately athletic crossover should you encounter a twisty back road. The ride is a bit harsh, and rougher stretches of road convey some unpleasantness into the cabin, but on smooth roads the suspension feels well damped, and the Equinox is firmly planted on the highway. Agreeable and easy to drive, the Equinox handles competently, and its steering is accurate and direct. Those unhappy with the Equinox’s performance would be wise to upgrade to the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder or the 1.6-liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel. The standard six-speed automatic shifts seamlessly. The 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder makes 170 hp, and when paired with the optional all-wheel-drive system, it takes a heavy foot to hustle the Equinox up to highway speeds. Towing capacity is also on the anemic side for the segment. The base turbo four-cylinder engine won’t win any fans with its sluggish performance. Chevy’s decision to charge a hefty premium for high-value trim levels and popular packages may drive shoppers to rival brands. Unfortunately, it makes the Equinox feel substantially underpowered, and acceleration is lukewarm at best. It’s in the hunt for fuel-efficiency street cred, too, with a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder that sips fuel with the best of them. Chevy comes out swinging, as the Equinox’s feature-rich options sheet offers all sorts of modern infotainment and active safety features. The body sides get various creases and character lines, while the wheel arches are much less pronounced than before.Its easy, car-like handling combined with SUV-like seating height and practicality make the Equinox an appealing choice. Stacked vertical taillights have been replaced by horizontal lamps that are visually connected by a full-width crease across the liftgate. The new model is only 0.9 inch lower and 0.1 inch wider, but it appears more squat. The redesigned face closely aligns the Equinox with new Chevy styling seen on the Cruze, the Malibu, and the Traverse. The headlights no longer encroach into the hood’s territory, and the grille, which now features active shutters, is higher and wider. The new Equinox isn’t knockout gorgeous-what small crossover is?-but the fresh styling imparts a restrained, handsome look, like a post-haircut Gordon Hayward. There is a smidge of body movement, specifically some dive during hard braking, but overall the suspension is firm and well damped, largely keeping disturbances to a minimum. The cabin is quiet, the sense of isolation enhanced by a chassis and suspension setup that’s more refined than in the previous Equinox. Engaging the AWD system also cures the torque steer, but in either mode the 2.0T feels legitimately quick, significantly more so than the 1.5T. One need not come to a stop to engage the rear axle, and once the button is pressed, all-wheel drive will remain engaged even if the car is turned off and restarted. If the car senses wheel slippage, it triggers an alert on the instrument cluster suggesting that the driver switch to all-wheel drive, which is accomplished by pressing a button on the center console. And when it is, there’s a noticeable amount of torque steer, because all-wheel-drive Equinoxes like the one we drove default to front-drive by decoupling the rear axle in the interest of fuel economy. The lower power peaks make more sense for a small SUV that’ll likely spend most of its time tooling around town-it’s better when the oomph is easily accessible.īoosted engines can have turbo lag, and, foot to the floor in the Equinox, there’s a definite pause before the bowstring is released. The 2.0’s output reaches 252 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 260 lb-ft of torque at 2500 rpm versus the previous V-6’s 301 horses at 6500 rpm and 272 lb-ft at 4800 rpm. The base, turbocharged 1.5-liter inline-four with its modest 170 horsepower might trigger flashbacks, but the optional 2.0-liter turbo that replaces the previous 3.6-liter V-6 as the step-up choice has much more life, and it pairs with a new nine-speed automatic transmission that is smooth and well programmed. The new 2018 model wants to suppress those memories with a revamped engine lineup. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |