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Virtue is its Own Reward 2.0 Discussion Thread
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Interesting.... hmm. I'll get started on a bit about my reaction to the non-response then (since I doubt that anybody is within range of me). I just find
it amusing that the teleporters so outrange the comms though. 
Well, the teleporters literally can take you anywhere in the blink of an eye, in-game... but they require two hours to recharge
 Anywhere... including alternate realities, across the street, or any place in between. So I'm assuming a jaunt to/from, say, Australia (hi MD!) isn't a problem at all for the little things, but that recharge time is a pain in the butt (just like in-game). --sofaspud --"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs 
It might be a sensible limitation for the mission transporter that it can only be programmed for a location the programmer knows about. So mission locations
are okay, because City Hall can map geographic coordinates for anywhere in the "game zone". But to teleport from Australia to America would require that someone who's familiar with both locations program those places into the machine. MD might be limited initially to places he's been to in the States before he can add more. --- Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.
Well, we've already demonstrated that GPS coordinates are (a) susceptible to human error (ie, I looked them up/transcribed them wrong), (b) susceptible to
human error (MD punched them in wrong), or (c) slightly inaccurate (how many decimals should we have gone out to, again?) Or you could go with the physics approach, such that there's a Circular Error of Probability going on, which of course means that the 'longer' the range, the greater your displacement away from true center on your target... I dunno, I don't see the need for artificial limits on them. Seems to me the recharge is a pretty decent one as-is. --sofaspud --"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
The first time around, they got coordinates for the teleporter, but obviously they were a bit off mark (MD landed in a river... not quite where he wanted to
go). Silver updated the thing though so it has a built in location for his home in Australia and Spud's garage, which is what he uses it for now. 
Now that I'm up to speed on the whole ViiOR thing I'm really regretting I didn't pay it more attention in my Danthrax induced Suphedrine haze.
The Cheoptics comment I make in my latest post can be seen here
It's a promising first step to practical holographic displays. Of course, its the size of a barn, and is more like an eye-trick 2D display, but you gotta start somewhere... --- Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do. 
It only took me a minute to figure out Cheoptics. There's nothing revolutionary there, and it's certainly not holographics -- it's nothing more than a free-standing implementation of Pepper's Ghost, best seen these days in the tea party room of Disney's Haunted Mansion. The giveaway was the inverted pyramid shape, the stray light on the supports, and the talking head's comment that ordinary film content can be used. Each side of that pyramid is just a sheet of glass, directly beneath which is a very bright projector.
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak. 
well I started work on Clanks little infamous network before Fox made the suggestion that SG channels would be continent spanning. But it can still serve as a
local pairing server. Aka: Clank is paired with servers, if another member of the infamous pairs with servers, both of them should show up in the SG list at that point. Even if Clank is out of range at that point. If any of the Ninja Trio are in (or pass through) the CA bay area they should see the infamous channel pop up with the following MOTD: "The Infamous Message of the Day -- Acting-admin: Clank Patrol. New base is still under construction. If I'm not on leave a message and I'll get back to you." -Terry ----- "so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today" TF2: Spy 
I think the Ninja bunch are all (I know of Valles, Fox, and me. Likely Kaeda too.) on the other coast, planning to meet somewhere in the New England/Northeast
area. I think Clank'll be somewhat by her lonesome til the comms are all set. --- The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself." >Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
ah well, she doesn't know that
 -Terry ----- "so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today" TF2: Spy
So... Bank of America on Powers Street?
-- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
powell street, but yeah
-Terry ----- "so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today" TF2: Spy
*snicker*
The question is, since Hero!Comm and Villian!Comm are compatible.. what happens when Cyberman streaks through 'Frisco on his way north? "No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
Don't know. I was working under the assumption that channels that required invite status (SG or other private channels) had some decent crypto behind them.
So he may be able to tell that there is something in the area, but I would assume that he can't see what it is. Edit: missing words are bad  -Terry ----- "so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today" TF2: Spy
there's always broadcast 8 )
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
Broadcast and Help require that he actually type something in. If he doesn't, there won't be a record.
--- Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.
Yuku's acting weird. Double post jeopardy...
--- Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.
Yuku is acting weird - unable to edit reply, keeps insisting I haven't entered a reply.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
Well, Yuku just made my entire post go away, with "You must post a reply first."
So I'll retype it another time. --- Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do. 
This is why when I have something important to add (like a story) I don't trust Yuku as far as I can throw it. Notepad and cut'n'paste are your
friends.
Just so folks know... I've got about half of my next update written, which I might be able to finish while on vacation.
Looking forward to what goodness turns up in the thread when I get home... -- Bob --------- Then the horns kicked in... ...and my shoes began to squeak.
I'll echo Logan on this, I do all my writing in a very simple (aka plain text only) text editor.
Heck, if I'm doing a significant amount of commenting I'll thrash it out there as well. It allows me to better organize my thoughts and see the whole thing at one time, rather than just a paragraph or two that will fit in the reply box. -Terry ----- "so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today" TF2: Spy
Rev - and others -
If you cut/paste into the actual 'add reply' form, you maintain your formatting and whatnot. If you cut/paste into the quick reply form, however, that only accepts plaintext. "No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
Concur.
What I do as well is - see that button up there that says Tx? It removes all text formatting. ALL of it. I use that, and then go back and re-format where necessary. Better that then go to all the trouble and have Yuku eat my post. |
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