The Still New What Did You Last Do Thread

[SamVision]

there's a faint high.picthed "sweeping" noise or whatever it's called,

That's not a good sign.

[Viscra Maelstrom]

there's a faint high.picthed "sweeping" noise or whatever it's called,

That's not a good sign.

no shit sherlock really

[MG_Man]

Sounds like a blown capacitor. Either your MOBO or PSU is toast. Since it lasts a bit after you turn it off it's probably the PSU.

[SamVision]

Happened to my computer as well and I had to change the motherboard. I got a new computer instead because tracking down the correct motherboard was impossible.

[Viscra Maelstrom]

the mobo in this thing is pretty useless anyway in terms of what it allows. if it's the PSU that's bust, then replacing it should cause minimal problems. if it's the motherboard that's bust... might as well get a whole new computer altogether. :/

[Ctrl+Alt+Destroy]

if it's the motherboard that's bust... might as well get a whole new computer altogether. :/

Or, just get a new motherboard.

[Viscra Maelstrom]

if it's the motherboard that's bust... might as well get a whole new computer altogether. :/

Or, just get a new motherboard.

that's the killer, though; this motherboard is very dated. replacing a motherboard means i can't use my CPU or RAM in it anymore, so i have to replace that. and the enw mobo more than likely requires more power to run efficiently, so i need to get a new PSU, as well... that alone will cost me around 300 dollars or so, provided that this particular copy of XP isn't OEM, which would mean that i wouldn't be able to update hardware on it (i think? someone correct me if i'm wrong). hopefully i can get this thing up and running again. if not...

[FuzzballFox]

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[Ricochet]

I am horribly bored. I finished Bioshock Infinite on the weekend, and I wish I took more time to finish it, because now I have $7 left to spend and nothing I know of to buy with it.

[Blox]

Nothing?

[Captain J]

ooh, how cute!

drawn action without any eraser's help.
feet drawing was easy though but one life, one line drawing.

[wildweasel]

Last night, I was informed of a work-in-progress game by the name of Papers, Please. The author describes it as a "Dystopian Document Thriller," which seems apt but doesn't really do much to explain what the thing actually plays like. Having played the beta to "completion" over Livestream with some buddies, I can summarize it here.

You play as an immigration officer on the border between two Soviet-esque countries, Arzstotzka and Kolechia, who have just recently ended a war. You inspect immigrants, one by one, checking their passports for any errors (expiration dates, incorrect information), and eventually pointing out contradictions between passports and entry permits, work permits, or national ID cards. The decision of whether an immigrant may enter the country or not is entirely down to you (though if you miss any errors, the M.O.A. sends you an infraction warning and threatens to dock your pay).

This is a pretty interesting setup for a puzzle-type game, but there are interesting little events that happen during the course of your work, too.

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At the end of the first day, one of the immigrants turns out to be a terrorist that throws a grenade at a nearby guardpost, prompting security measures to increase, and your duties with them. Eventually, Arzstotzkan government officials blame Kolechian extremists, and issue you the order that all Kolechian immigrants are to be "searched," which entails taking X-ray photographs of them and inspecting them for contraband (with the side-effect that they appear naked in said photographs). This order goes away the next day as Kolechian officials (quite rightly) complain about the treatment of their citizens.

You occasionally get unique people entering your booth; one recurring man keeps returning to your booth with different fake ID's or outdated information, while you will also be constantly visited by women who pass you business cards for a local brothel, which eventually you meet the owner of and can have him detained. Some interesting moral quandaries present themselves as you may find yourself forced to separate a man and his wife due to the latter not having an Entry Permit, or else deliberately "break the rules" to let her in, at the expense of the M.O.A. issuing you a warning or penalty.

I love the grim mood that this game presents, and I can't wait to see it finished. It is currently listed on Steam Greenlight, and if you play the game in its current Beta status, you can submit your name to the "list of immigrants" that the game will randomly pull names from.

[randi]

I have $7 left to spend and nothing I know of to buy with it.

Donate it to Gunnerkrigg Court, the most awesome web-comic I've ever read.

[DoomRater]

Job simulators can kick ass if they're done right and Papers Please is one such game. In fact, a lot of various jobs can seem like puzzle games rather easily. On the other hand, I can tell I'd be sick of that job in a week if I actually had something like that.

Edit: Perhaps you'll see Brach Speicher trying to enter one day.

[NeuralStunner]

Dusted off my "Magic & Mayhem for Heretic" CD and dumped the wads onto my HD. For a shovelwad collection I wan't expecting much, but the nigh-unplayable hilarity is currently keeping me going. I try one, hate it, then move on - I'm compiling a list of problems I keep seeing over and over.

(If DooM maps get "Start to Crate", I think Heretic should get "Start to Nitrogolem".)

It's an educational experience. I guess.