ParanoidDrone
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The update's here! Patch notes are a mile long, but they're all contained in the blog post.
Notably, the big 5 set bonuses (Milkman, etc.) have been removed and replaced with "leave a calling card on your victim," except for the Saharan Spy who gets particle effects when taunting instead.
Also the Heavy gets a Gaben cosmetic set.
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GM is prolly the reason that they are finally fixing this. From what he said about his Pro vs Community times, they were super butthurt about his Fungineering.
Yeah, he singlehandedly got every Engineer item banned except for the Jag and...I want to say Southern Hospitality. Some/most of them preemptively after it became clear what kind of shenanigans he got up to.
The whole thing was very amusing.
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What's the deal with the cards? I got 4 one day when I booted up Steam, and got a fifth shortly after. (Pyro, Demoman, Sniper x2, and Spy)
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So I've been back on the server for a while now, but I may as well say "I'm back" for reals. Still on the communal desktop, but the semester's done so I have free time and no longer have grad school to distract me from sending in my laptop to get fixed. Wheee~
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Well aren't those some spiffy items. And Attack3 is a pleasant surprise, although I'll have to edit my scripts to accommodate it.
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Sorry I haven't been online pretty much at all, but my laptop's power connection thingy has turned out to be pretty loose, so while it's still functional it's out of commission on the grounds that plugging it in doesn't actually register. (Unless the cord is pressed just so, which can't really be maintained at the same time as doing anything else.)
I may be able to play occasionally from my friend's desktop, but it'll be intermittent at best.
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So I know I said I'd be available this weekend but the raytracing is taking for-freaking-ever and it makes TF2 stutter noticeably when I try to play. Sorry.
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In my opinion, it seemed like the server was doing alright 'til he showed up. Could just be coincidence, but I think it might be good to have a few more admins who are available past 11pm.
Voteban and votekick would work alright for the unsavory folk who don't use the namechanger thing, but those don't work via SteamID I'm pretty sure.
I'll be available late at night starting this weekend after finals finish. Chili too once his desktop gets fixed. (It got fried by a lightning strike.)
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So yeah, LOL hacker.
Can you elaborate?
Also, my custom HUD has been giving me some issues recently, most notably causing TF2 to exit on disconnect from server or on mapchange. (At least it doesn't make me verify the files every time I play, thank god.) So if I suddenly vanish while ingame it's probably technical issues on my end.
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Personally I don't think you were anywhere near it. I mean, sure, even I get a little peeved at the chuckleshots (my personal name for when you headshot and laugh), but then I just go sniper and do it right back!
But the statue thing? Doesn't even enter my radar.Insert old adage about thick skins here.
I just backstab him.
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I was unaware people had issues with your rifle in the first place. It's not like the statues were anything other than a cosmetic effect anyway.
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There's an exploit with the Saxxy, where you can transfer the properties of a class's stock melee to any different class, resulting in silliness such as backstabbing Scouts and a Spy that can't backstab but can melee without breaking disguise.
This works with any allclass weapon, but the Saxxy is the only such weapon that the Spy can equip.
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So apparently there's an anti-Sombrero Steam group now. lolwut?
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Hot damn that's some good work. I did what may be laughably called pixel art for a project this semester. Specifically, I had the world's simplest explosion sprite (a solid circle that vanished from within) that I wanted to add a border to. Ended up drawing a 1px border around the outside and inside of each frame, 60 frames total. Never again.
tl;dr mad props to kami
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I was once asked for comprehensive proof that I miss my shots occasionally. Here it is for some reason.
Not going to lie, I kept watching to see if I made an appearance.
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So, in the wake of last night's round of Dustbowl, which you might recall left me apopleptic with rage, I've decided on a different tack.
Anyone with demos or replays featuring Paranoid playing spy, do get in touch. Chili playing spy is also welcome, but he is not a person of interest at this time.
EDIT: Anyone who wasn't on the server just now, you missed the most hilarious Dustbowl ever. A random pubber kept triggering scramble votes after every first round win.
It's the little things.
Normally I'd be able to deliver but my demo recording plugin seems to be on the fritz lately.
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I liked the ending.
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I recently got a HUD skin for TF2, and when I was testing it out I noticed that every other shot fired from my gun resulted in a giant sphere of X particles. Is this a recent update bug or was it caused by the new HUD?
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Double post for update notes.
Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)- Updated client rate value to default to 30000 to improve network performance for most players
- Rate was previously set by Steam’s Internet connection speed setting
[*]Updated client rate value to be stored in the config.cfg file
- Rate was previously set by Steam’s Internet connection speed setting
Team Fortress 2
- Fixed a crash caused by a string table overflow
- Fixed a client crash related to the freeze panel
- Fixed a client crash related to ragdolls
- Fixed a client crash related to the Mann vs. Machine upgrade panel
- Fixed a client crash related to Mann vs. Machine stats
- Fixed a crash related to server plug-ins spawning a Mann vs. Machine Tank before the game is ready
- Updated the dedicated server to exit when attempting to start a Mann vs. Machine map with less than 32 maxplayers
- Fixed mp_timelimit causing Mann vs. Machine mode to not reset properly when the defenders lose
- Fixed the Mann vs. Machine wave loss/victory dialog buttons not being clickable sometimes
- Fixed the Mann vs. Machine victory dialog getting stuck on the screen
- Fixed the Mann vs. Machine wave summary dialog showing up at the beginning of the first wave
- Fixed seeing incorrect upgrades in the Mann vs. Machine upgrade panel
- Updated upgrade icons to remove numbers
- Fixed Sentry Busters picking disposable buildings as valid targets
- Fixed an instance of the Sentry Buster sound looping endlessly
- Updated the backpack image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem
- Updated the colors for The Battery Bandolier
- Fixed the disconnect reason not being localized properly for Mann vs. Machine mode
- Fixed player glow colors not based on player health in some community mods outside of Mann vs. Machine mode
- Removed console spew related to missing movement warnings
- Updated the matchmaking ConVar tf_mm_strict
- A value of 2 will hide the server from the server browser but will still allow direct connections
[*]Updated Mvm_Mannworks
- Adjusted clipping on left side drop down where bots may become stuck
- Fixed lighting seam near base
- Fixed vphysics prop error in console
- Minor clipping pass on areas players may become hung up on
- A value of 2 will hide the server from the server browser but will still allow direct connections
- Updated client rate value to default to 30000 to improve network performance for most players
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Like Sombrero, Lale and I (and some friends) avoided the matchmaking by creating our own server. Then Lale's TF2 crashed, which D/C'd all of us, but it was fun while it lasted.
I fully expected Spy to be worthless, but an upgraded Sapper can be quite helpful, and armor piercing for the giants is a definite plus. HP regen + Dead Ringer = glorious. Add some fire resistance and Pyros can't touch you unless you get careless. Was enjoying a net HP gain while running away from one earlier.
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All of my hype. I have nothing constructive to add.
In unrelated news, I'm mostly done with my move and am now living with Chili and some other friends.
Also, does Gray Mann remind anyone else of Spy?
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So my internet's been down for most of the past few days and TBH I'm not hopeful it'll stay up now that it's on again. Though I will say that the new Sapper sounds incredibly sexy and I can't wait to get my hands on one.
Also according to the Wiki the new Pyro item crits vs. Jarate, Milk, and anyone standing in any amount of water, plus anyone who's dripping with water after coming out of a deep pool. So it's a Bushwacka on steroids.
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It's not in any way dependant on the thanix cannons -- in fact I don't think I've ever heard suggested that the thanix cannons are responsible.
Rather, it's due to all the time shepard has spent around reapers and reaper artifacts.
Remember in ME2, it was established that even a dead reaper can indoctrinate.
I believe the exact words used were "Even a dead god still dreams." Very Lovecraftian, from what little I understand of his works.
On an unrelated note, remember that creepy-as-fuck area on the derelict Reaper where the scientists impaled themselves on those spikes, and the whole area was set up like an altar? (It's right before the area where Legion snipes a Husk behind you.) I remember getting a cutscene with Shepard and co. observing it and offering commentary, but it hasn't happened again during any of my subsequent playthroughs. Did I just make that cutscene up in my mind or is there a trick to making it play?
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L'Etranger now grants +40% cloak duration. Juicy. Other than losing the Saharan bonus and the DR nerf we were told about, the only other change for his items was fixing a Spycicle bug.