Nyaa posted:

If you can end it in time (call it season 1), balduk might add it to lp archive?

BoldFrankensteinMir posted:

Do you know what the timeframe is on that? I suppose I should talk to the man myself...

Jamesman posted:

Didn't we used to be able to collect archives for ourselves, thus allowing us to modify the content that got submitted so we could include extra stuff from the threads? What happened to change that?

BoldFrankensteinMir posted:

Wait, what was The Incident?

The Ayshkerbundy posted:

I wise Pizza Hut still had the P'zone in the US, those were the poo poo

Fedule posted:

Serious Answer: For April Fool's Day this year, one of the admins (I want to say zdr) made Black Baby Goku an IK in LP. Among other things he unstickied the rules thread, which, having never been posted in since its creation, was immediately archived. I've been meaning to remake it ever since but took this long because I am an extraordinarily effective person.

TooMuchAbstraction posted:

I'm just going to assume that Blind Sally and Nine Gear Crow went on a drunken bender and Fedule had to stay up all night fixing the damage.

Blind Sally posted:

stay tuned for my next drunken bender where i sticky 3 pages worth of threads

Carbon dioxide posted:

https://twitter.com/MaxOfS2D/status/941028547669450752

Mega64 posted:

Quoting here for more exposure:

Riverport University Map posted:

Protest Flier posted:

HEY, YOU – TAKE ACTION NOW!!!

Monarch Solutions wants to TEAR DOWN the pride of Riverport University, the beautiful and historic library building generations have studied in. THIS IS A PART OF OUR HERITAGE, but they don’t care!

Are you gonna put up with that? OF COURSE you aren’t! Are you gonna take action? OF COURSE you are!

First of all, go online, use #SAVETHELIBRARY and get loud. The ONLY way they’ll stop if they look bad enough doing it.

Secondly, JOIN OUR PROTEST at the university on October 8. Let’s show them there are still people left in Riverport who give a crap!!

Stop Monarch Problems Poster posted:

STOP MONARCH PROBLEMS

For years Monarch Solutions has been buying out Riverport piece by piece, steamrolling over small businesses and local culture to establish corporate dominance. On October 9th, they intend to demolish the historic Riverport University library to make way for additional Monarch-funded university research centers. They’ve gone too far.

Sick of Monarch Solutions turning our city into a corporate monopoly? So are we! It’s time to stop trading culture for profits. It’s time to stop Monarch.

On OCTOBER 8th @ 7PM help us spread awareness of Monarch’s shameful actions by joining our protest in the central courtyard. Camp out and enjoy the all-night music. Tell your friends. For more information, contact Amy Ferrero (aferrero@riverportuniversity.com)

NOTE: This is a non-alcoholic event.

Sofia Amaral Seminar Poster posted:

GUEST SEMINAR – DR. SOFIA AMARAL

Thursday, September 29th, 7pm @ the Henry Kim Theater

The recently appointed head of Monarch Solutions’ Physics Research Division, Dr. Sofia Amaral has taken much of her inspiration from the theories of Riverport’s own Dr. William Joyce and now devotes herself to discovering practical applications for chronon particles. Her presentation will highlight the evolution of chronon particle research and will be followed a Q and A focused on career advice for aspiring physicists.

Jack Joyce posted:

RE: COMING HOME?
TO: Paul Serene


I’ll pack my things and head to the airport asap.

Whatever this is about just make sure Will doesn’t know I’m coming home. Not the kind of baggage I need to unpack right now.

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TO: JACK JOYCE
FROM: PAUL SERENE
DATE: OCT 7, 2016 – 1:36pm
SUBJECT: RE: Coming home?

I just booked you a flight from Bangkok to Riverport. First class. Taxi will be waiting for you at the airport when you get here and drive you straight to the university. I can’t tell you any more over email but will explain everything when you get here.

You just saved my life. These aren’t the ideal conditions for a reunion, but can’t wait to see you again!

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TO: PAUL SERENE
FROM: JACK JOYCE
DATE: OCT 7, 2016 – 1:30pm
SUBJECT: RE: Coming home?

Almost two decades as friends, not once have you ever asked for help. This must be bad. You okay? What kind of trouble are you in?

Of course I’m in. I’m here for you, man. Currently in Bangkok, but I can find a way to Riverport as soon as possible. Will wait by a computer for further details.

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TO: JACK JOYCE
FROM: PAUL SERENE
DATE: OCT 7, 2016 – 11:45am
SUBJECT: RE: Coming home?

Jack,

You know I am the last person to ever ask for a favor, but I desperately need your help, man. Everything I’ve built here, my entire career, it’s all at risk of crashing down if I don’t do something. I need to take the only measure that will put this project back on track, but I can’t do it alone. I need somebody I can truly trust to help me fix this.

Where are you right now? I only have 48 hours to set things right. I know Riverport is the last place you want to be, but I can have a flight booked for you immediately. I realize this is by no means a small ask but I’m desperate. I need to know if you’re in.

Best,

Paul

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TO: PAUL SERENE
FROM: JACK JOYCE
DATE: SEP 22, 2016 – 8:46am
SUBJECT: RE: Coming home?

That’s borderline creepy.

Best of luck finishing up the project. Talk soon.

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TO: JACK JOYCE
FROM: PAUL SERENE
DATE: SEP 19, 2016 – 6:53pm
SUBJECT: RE: Coming home?

I keep the photo as my phone background. Your noble protest still provides me with inspiration.

Travel safe.

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TO: PAUL SERENE
FROM: JACK JOYCE
DATE: SEP 19, 2016 – 6:46pm
SUBJECT: RE: Coming home?

You’ll never let that one go, will you?

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TO: JACK JOYCE
FROM: PAUL SERENE
DATE: SEP 16, 2016 – 11:27pm
SUBJECT: RE: Coming home?

Will’s in good hands. Don’t worry.

I’ll stop wearing the watch when you stop stealing fugly ram statuettes for souvenirs from police stations.

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TO: PAUL SERENE
FROM: JACK JOYCE
DATE: SEP 16, 2016 – 11:19pm
SUBJECT: RE: Coming home?

Moneybags,

Navigating my way through Vietnam. Heading back to Thailand in the near future. Hope you’re keeping that fund stacked because I’m bound to make some bad decisions along the way. Actually, I got in a little bit of trouble down that way already, but I think it’s all sorted now. And nobody made the mistake of calling the cops.

How’s the high life? Saw an article on you recently. Top 30 entrepreneurs under 30 or something. Still wearing that ridiculous overpriced watch I see.

About Will – what can I say really? Clearly I’m not the expert on dealing with my brother. There’s a reason we haven’t talked in six years. The best advice I can give you is this:

Lose the watch.

Jack

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TO: JACK JOYCE
FROM: PAUL SERENE
DATE: SEP 9, 2016 – 9:27am
SUBJECT: Coming home?

Jack,

It’s been too long. You ever coming home for a visit? The ocean sewage musk of Riverport isn’t luring you back yet? Not to brag, but they’ve recently deemed this city the “coastal Detroit of America”. Everybody’s thrilled as you can imagine.

What’s the latest? Where are you now? I’m guessing you’re squatting in some Buddhist temple making feng shui bracelets and brushing up on your bikram? (cultural ignorance intentional to aggravate you)

Still waiting for the day I get the call that you need me to bust you out of some shady Thai prison. I’ve got a fund on stand-by for your inevitable gently caress ups with the law.

In all seriousness though, hope you’re doing well. Thinking about you. Miss you, man.

BTW – this is going to come as a shock – remember the big project I told you I’m heading at the university? They want to bring in your brother as a consultant for the final stages. Just wanted to let you know before you read it online or something. You’ll be reading a lot more about our project once it goes public very, very soon. It’ll be hard to avoid the buzz, even over there.

We both know William can be… difficult. Any advice on how to best deal with him?

Best,

Paul

your evil twin posted:

Miacis posted:

Only things I see is you edit-cut your own train of thought at 3:08. Your editing and commentary seemed pretty on-point otherwise.
Also, here's a little trick for (occasional) informative on-screen text like at 9:47: you can use a simple sound effect to announce those. Some viewers won't necessarily stay focused on the video the whole time (since FF7 isn't very dense with on-screen info), and that is a nice, friendly way of making sure they don't miss important tidbits.

I almost started my own LP of New Threat but didn't have the time to invest in such a long project, so I'm actually quite glad to see someone tackle it! It's a good gameplay mod with pretty good humor. (Speaking of, there actually was something new, south of the railroad tracks. It's pretty amusing.)

FutureCakes posted:

(title card until I make a better one)

What is this?

New Threat is a expansive gameplay mod for Final Fantasy VII. For those who don't know, Final Fantasy VII is a classic Japanese RPG. I love it and many others love it too but it's frequently criticized for lacking on the gameplay department. Its heroes (which you can get up to nine of them) are very interchangeable. There are no significant meaningful differences between their functionality aside from limits. Additionally, the game is easy to the point of mindlessness. Although it has many interesting systems there is little need to experiment or master them and even then those systems lack depth.

Described by the creator as a mod that "aims for a reasonable but fast-paced level of difficulty, something that can be played seriously or for fun and which offers a lot of new content to discover. Bosses and enemies have been revised and a bunch of new ones were added as well. There are also extensive script edits that allow for the use of different party leaders on Disc 3, some restored scenes that were deleted or bugged, additional side-quests, and a range of optional QoL changes like cutscene skips, additional save points & merchants, and other conveniences to ease gameplay."

Personally, I'm stoked.

Why are you playing this?

Final Fantasy VII is one of my favourite games, or rather it used to be. There are many things I cherish about FF7 but the gameplay is not one of them. The customization, characters, and combat are low points in the FF7 experience. In my most recent playthrough of the vanilla version of Final Fantasy VII, I came off of it recognizing those major problems. It was discouraging. Everyone has a favourite game that they know has serious problems. What if there was a mod for that favourite game that fixed those problems?

In the same way that Brave New World improves the mindlessness of Final Fantasy VI and takes it to wondrous heights, New Threat is described as a mod that enhances the game's systems considerably and makes it a much more satisfying and engaging experience. It's not a hard-type hack so much as a "challenge mod" that only increases the difficulty to the point where it's really fun to play but not so far that it cannot be played casually (not to mention all the bonus content and additional systems the mod adds!)

How much of your footage is on the cutting room floor?

This won't be what I'd call an "abridged" Let's Play but not only does the game offer to skip a number of longer cutscenes (which I'll opt into), I will also occasionally skip ahead in the game if there's a long stretch of nothing interesting happening. I like editing so I got no problems with combing through my videos and touching them up. In fact, I'm a big fan of Let's Plays that go for "high production values" and/or heavy editing especially if it's for jokes. Many of my favourite moments in Let's Plays are when the lets player does something more than just play the game and talk about it.

How are you playing this?

I'm playing this on the Steam version of FF7.

I'm on an older computer and my internet isn't great so I like to stick to smaller video sizes, usually coming in at about 10-15 minutes each.

Table of Contents

Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3 etc.

DoubleCakes posted:

Also, what's the point in the Let's Player in reserving the second post in the thread? For extra posting real estate?

vilkacis posted:

Test poster stuff is eternal, and anyway, it'll get archived when the thread does.

My recommendation would be a combination of 1/3 - put shorter stuff, like the protest flier, directly in the thread and testposter anything that covers multiple pages, such as the email chain.

BioEnchanted posted:

Sometimes there is something extra to add that otherwise may bloat the OP, like in a game with a lot of characters you may want to put character bios, or in my Lego City Undercover LP I used it as a running tally of the collectibles.

TheMcD posted:

Pretty much, yeah. It comes in handy for stuff like reader posts you want to save, but not directly in the OP. Also, sometimes 50K just isn't enough for your OP - ask me about it. I solved this problem in my case by using the test poster, though.

Mega64 posted:

Usually I reserve my second post for fan stuff or sometimes bonus features like soundtracks or whatever because why not.

Tally Ho - Only a perfect servant can solve a perfect mess posted:

Only a perfect servant can solve a perfect mess! Being the perfect gentleman's gentleman or lady's lady doesn't make you an angel. Can you untangle your employer's knottiest problems with elegance and unruffled grace? As the valet or lady's maid of Rory Wintermint, you'll go head to head with recalcitrant aunts, light-handed houseguests, manage a fox hunt, and corral exotic birds!

Talloy Ho is a 600,000 word interactive comedy of manners by Kreg Segall, where your choices control the story.

It's England between the wars, and the 1920s are roaring! When your employer, a proper young gentleman or lady named Rory Wintermint, is summoned to their aunt Primrose's country house Ritornello for a weekend, it's up to you to make everything run smoothly...or not! Glide gracefully behind the scenes to arrange everything from the flowers to their love life, or leave Rory to their own devices as you pursue crime, adventure, and romance! Will you lie, cheat, and steal to ensure your employer's happiness, or will you insist upon personal integrity?

• Play as male, female, or non-binary, gay or straight
  
• Help Rory sort out their love life, or sabotage it utterly
  
• Solve the case o a mysterious sneak-thief - or join them on a crime spree
  
• Aid spies, evade the law, calm flighty flappers, and unruffle Aunt Primrose
  
• Win an Exotic Animal Show and a boat race fairly, or cheat!
  
• Dance the lindy hop, or a graceful waltz - or just tut disapprovingly
  
• Ride trains, motorcycles, zip-lines, bicycles, horses, and rusty jalopies
  
• Jazz it up in the Jazz Age, or remain aloof and cool as a cucumber
  

You'll be swinging from the chandeliers or serving the canapes in this madcap, but altogether elegant comedy.

Chapter One - At Your Service posted:

Standing at the front window of your employer's flat, you take a moment's respite from your cleaning tasks to enjoy the sights and sounds of a late October afternoon in the better part of London.

A cool breeze wafts through the window almost playfully, as if to say all is well with the world - but the moment does not last, as a groan issues from the master bedroom, followed by a muffled crash and then a sort of whimper.

Your employer, Rory Wintermint, was out quite late last night, and was helped back to the flat by some friends, in what might be termed an "impaired state" after an evening's carousing. You have taken advantage of the morning's quiet to do some tidying, ll of the ironing, and the dishes. Now it is late afternoon, and your employer appears to have fully awakened.

Another groan and some incoherent gurgles emerge as you stride to the kitchen and prepare Rory's tray.

What is on the tray you have prepared?

A hearty platter of seeded rye toast with butter, three link sausages, four scrambled eggs with a dash of hot pepper, and two large mugs of extaordinarily strong black coffee
A calming cup of chamomile tea and an antacid tablet
A cocktail cunningly designed to ease Rory's hangover
An attractive iris in a bud case and a cup of fragrant oolong tea

quote:

Unnamed Unnamed

Your Sundry Skills
Bold: 25%
Culture: 25%
Intellect: 25%
Observe: 25%
Persuade: 25%
Skulduggery: 25%
Soothing/Abrasive: 50%/50%

Your Reputation
Renown: 10%
Tranquility: 20%
Suspicion: 10%

Rory: 40%