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A Beetleweight Build Diary Part 2: Well, that didn't go as planned...

As the title says, things didn't go as planned.     It may not look too bad, but I have to show you some trouble spots.     Severe warping around one side of the print, resulting in a malformed motor mounting point.     CURA actually thought I wanted to print the interior of the holes of the upper frame mounts, as opposed to the geometry of the frame mounts themselves. I don't know if this is CURA's fault or Sketchup's, though, but seei

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A Beetleweight Build Diary Part 1: Bot's got HIPS

So, I decided to start work on a new combat robot earlier today, and I actually decided to 3D print it. Which is an especially odd choice for me since I don't personally trust 3D printed components on combat robots. 3D printed robots tend to not hold up that well, as the material tends to split from hard impacts.   But then I discovered a material called HIPS, or High Impact Polystyrene. This material can take some pretty decent impacts, and although the separation issue is still prese

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Smash4 - Roy Combos

I've been messing around in Smash 4 lately, doing some practice and experimenting with my current main, and I've come up with a list of combos. Combos marked with a [*] are ones I discovered myself. Combos marked with [^] are ideal combos. Note that these combos may not work on all characters. This is also not a complete list and I have likely missed quite a few. Jab -> D-Tilt Jab -> F-Tilt Jab -> F-Smash Jab -> Dash Grab -> D-Throw -> any combos out of D-Throw U-Tilt ->

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IT'S ALIVE!!!

I've finally gotten my prototype in the air. I'll post more info later, but right now I can say that this quadcopter is going to be a success in the local market. Not to mention it's currently one of only two racing quads that aren't made in china, so that's a bit of a plus.

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LEGO Digital Designer vs LDraw, and why I dislike both...

UPDATE: It turns out that LDCAD is actually what I'm looking for, believe it or not. While trying to design a 1997 UFO themed MOC, I ran into an issue. Particularly, the fact that LEGO Digital Designer is missing several parts needed for the build, such as the 14x14 quarter-saucer segments that make up the hull of the Alien Avenger and the prow of the Interstellar Starfighter. I can't even begin to understand why TLG doesn't include older bricks in LDD. I know LDD is intended for designing mode

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I can't take it...

I'd hate to be saying goodbye to a forum I felt at home on, but it's what I must do. I can't take the stress. I have a few things to say before I go. Cyrem: You are an inspiration for everyone, including me. You also made this great place. I'm sorry that some people had to ruin it for everyone. Cirevam: I wish I had gotten to know you better. Form what I do know, you were one of the best forum moderators I have ever seen, if not the best. Storm: I know you can work thro

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Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Tier list - the good, the bad, and the uncategorizable

I haven't played UMvC3 much, but I have watched a ton of videos and am well-versed with fighting games in general. Thus, I've decided to come up with a tier list of my own. Above everything else, keep in mind that tier lists should not be focused on at any level of play. This is just to categorize each character in terms of in-game capabilities and in no way takes strategy into mind (with one exception, see below). Standard Tiers Top Tier+: Zero, Morrigan Top Tier: Wesker, Vergil,

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Scientists discover a new Earth-size Exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centari B, but don't expect to fly there any time soon.

Alpha Centari B, the secondary star of the closest star system to earth besides our own, apparently has a new companion. First noticed on October 18th, scientists have recently revealed that a rocky planet 1.13 times the mass of earth orbits this neighbor of ours. However, this planet has orbital period of 3.236 days, meaning that it's extremely close to its parent star, and thus way to hot to be habitable. Xavier Dumusque of the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland and his colleagues discover

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RC Review: E-Flite Blade mCP X v2 - First Flight Impressions

I know it's been a long time since I reviewed any RC stuff, so let's begin. I must confess, I'm a total newbie with RC helicopters (at the time of writing). I'm still learning to fly a true CP heli, which is actually nothing like a FP helicopter like the Blade mSR. A CP heli is set up with blades that can change pitch in-flight based on the throttle setting, potentially allowing the helicopter to be able to fly inverted. FP helis cannot do this, and in addition many FP helis are designed to

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Just a test...

Yet Another Sprite Comic No. : Reploid PhoenyX and Mavrick PhoenyX Yeah, it's another "uncreative" Megaman themed sprite comic. It's unrelated to RRU or Operation: Ready to Le, and really serves no purpose than to test out something I'm wanting to try making. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Any thoughts?

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Getting back into the Pokemon TCG competitive scene

Alright. I'm sure the title is self explanatory, so I'll skip the basics and get into the details (like the deck I'm going to run). Pokemon: 4x Mewtwo EX 4x Sableye 4x Terrakion 2x Darkrai EX Trainers: 4x Cheren 4x Professor Juniper 2x Skyla 2x N 4x Pokemon Communication 4x Ultra Ball 4x Plus Power 1x Computer Search Energy: 4x Fighting 5x Darkness (basic) 4x Darkness (special) 4x Double Colorless 4x Prism Strategy: Use Sableye to recycle s

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Sirius Wars

Alright. I'm finally ready to distribute an early alpha of Sirius Wars, a bullethell shooter I've been developing and have kept relatively under wraps until now. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9Je_ziVneIOeVY4NzNXTFlnelk Version alpha 2 The game is being developed on the Danmaku Time engine, an open source (BSD License) bullethell shooter engine written in Java. The game itself is being distributed under a modified BSD license. Do not use any files in the res/snd, res/img, res/s

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Ways to eliminate headaches in LEGO Rock Raiders

I've noticed that there hasn't been a post or blog entry yet on how to get the idiots in orange to do what you want them to. I've decided that it's better late than never. Sorted in order of usefulness. It's faster and more reliable to click on a rock raider and tell them to get into a vehicle than to click on a vehicle and select "Get Driver". Sometimes doing the latter will cause the game to select a rock raider that is currently busy. Some times this causes the raider to ignore

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Writing ideas - setting

I'm rolling some ideas through my head, and I would like some opinions on them. I'll list the setting factors in the order of how this page on TVTropes lists them Base genre: Science Fantasy and Dieselpunk with a bit of Cyberpunk thrown in for variety. Mythology: Ancestral with an emphasis on specific heroes, similar to ancient China. Mainly there just for a bit of background flavor. Population: A handful of races. Humans (not quite - they have a few characteristics that in o

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Game Review - Mario Kart 7

First off... I'd like to say I'm actually not as disappointed as I thought I would be. That said, I can't just summarize the review like that. Graphics: Impressive... for the 3DS. The lighting is on par with Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, while everything else (even resolution) is equivalent to Mario Bike Kart Wii. Also, it's the first handheld Mario Kart title to not use sprites for items and track objects. Overall I'd say it's a turn in the right direction in this factor. Sound: I've nev

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First thoughts - Pokemon White 2

I want to like this game. But as USUAL Nintendo messes up something. White 1 had a relatively short storyline that, although philosophically deep, wasn't very engaging. Pokemon White 2 has fixed that issue, but also has probably the most stupid mistake in the game. They expect you to level grind before the first gym leader, but you'll find that to be ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE with the system in place. There are way too few trainers before you reach that area, and the wild Pokemon in the area are som

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Game Review - Robot Arena 2

This is a game that I want to review, but at the same time I dread to review. This is a game that is both innovative and lackluster, both fun and boring, and both a technical marvel and a glitchy mess that makes Sonic '06 look like a masterpiece. This game is called Robot Arena 2. Made by Infograms, arguably one of the worst games developers ever. I really don't know how to define it. A lot of people call it a hack-'n'-slash RPG combined with a simulator, but I consider it more o

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I accidentally my computer

<Vent> Alright... I'll keep it short. Motherboard fried. Had person come in to replace motherboard as I had a trip to Chicago coming up. Computer came back five days late - HDD was wiped with excuse that "everything was corrupted" Finds out that some data was saved. Suspects treachery. Is preparing lawsuit against technician. 'Nuff Said. Oh, also I failed in the Golden Demon painting contest. </Vent>

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Software I Like That People Hate... A Bit Of A Confused Rant.

I'll make this a list... 1. Source SDK I know, I know... source is outdated. Heck, it even annoys me because of that. I still like it because of VALVe's business ethics. Yeah, VALVe time isn't exactly the best business ethic, but they are really open to the use of their software unlike other companies. Also, you can actually edit the source code of the engine for your mod. I'm really confused as to why people downplay the Source SDK in favor of Unreal (although CryEngine I can understand

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Phoenyx

My Top-Ten List Of Easy Video Game Bosses, First Edition

Alright, I might as well make a top-ten. It was going to happen eventually. These are the easiest bosses in video games I have personally seen. First off, the rues. 1. With only one or two exceptions (and you'll see why), they can only be from games I have played. 2. Only one boss character from each franchise. 3. RPG bosses are kept to a minimum. Now the list: 10. If you're wondering why RPG bosses are being kept to a minimum, it's because of Lance from Pokemon Gold, Silv

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A Bit Of A Brag Post... Not A Serious Post, I Can't Back It Up, But...

I was playing TF2 a few days ago. Jarate Sniper on Dustbowl. Anyway, we were on the final point. We were holding the other team back well, but that's not too much to brag about on the 0% Seriousness of Dustbowl. I usually can't snipe, but for some reason my aim was particularly good that day. I got a total of 10 kills and a ton of assists during the round. Four were no-scopes, three were melee with only one of them being a crit due to Jarate/Bushwacka'. We still ultimately lost, but it

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Facepalm

Welcome to my new series of blog posts featuring things that I completely overlooked with repairs and fixes every month... Facepalm! To kick it off... Fail #1: This is a TF2 related one. You should probably know that for a while I was having issues with constant crashing. Go figure that I start prying through the Lua scripts and my computer settings when all I really had to do was set compatibility mode to Windows XP SP3. Fail #2: I have a Team Losi Mini-8ight 1/14 sc

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