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#301
Me! I really love the music from both of the old Cannon Fodder games. The second one's intro is my favourite though:



I also really like this style of sequenced music with voice samples. You get something close to "CD quality" sound with a tiny file size, but there's more to it than that. Every chorus is delivered in an identical way, so it has this weird consistency to it. I guess I just like sampled music that pretends to be pop/rock (e.g. Fatboy Slim). Sonic Rush had some great examples too:

#302
The Rumpus Room / Re: The 4 word story thread
Thu 24/08/2017 23:37:32
that their herd was
#303
General Discussion / Re: Trumpmageddon
Tue 22/08/2017 07:04:30
Quote from: Radiant on Mon 21/08/2017 14:55:09
Quote from: Gurok on Mon 21/08/2017 13:58:10Your second point is just not correct, sorry
In that case, it should be easy for you to answer: what, specifically, has the current government done that has increased the Dow?

I don't think I need to. If the Dow were plummeting, it might indicate that another recession is on the way.

Quote from: Radiant on Mon 21/08/2017 14:55:09
QuoteI listed a few of the notable things I'd heard or read in the media recently
So please read up on the background of these notable things. I mean, earlier you called it a specific accomplishment to make North Korea back down from its threats, but if you look at their history you'l note that NK has always backed down from its threats in the last decade.

I'm very well aware of the background of these accomplishments. China was funding North Korea for a long time because China feared a unified Korea. Sentiment changed a couple of years ago, and these further sanctions are public acknowledgement.
#304
General Discussion / Re: Trumpmageddon
Mon 21/08/2017 13:58:10
Quote from: Radiant on Mon 21/08/2017 10:45:53
Quote from: Gurok on Sun 20/08/2017 09:57:48I don't want to argue about these things. I don't think you're refuting what I'm saying, I think we just disagree about what's important.
We can certainly have different opinions about what's important.

But we do have the same facts. And two facts about the Dow Jones are that (1) it's a measure of the stock market, not the overall economy; and (2) it is not directly influenced by the government.

I think you've missed some details here. Your first point might be true, but it isn't relevant. Sure, it is not the overall economy, but it has an impact. I made a summary of the key points of the article where I mentioned something similar. Your second point is just not correct, sorry, unless you're trying to argue that it isn't direct enough. No, it's not a planned market economy.

Quote from: Radiant on Mon 21/08/2017 10:45:53
So the question is, are you (A) starting from the assumption that you like this politician, and searching specifically for data that supports that, or (B) looking at all of the data and use that to decide whether or not that politician is doing a good job.

OK, it sounds like you're projecting now. I didn't go looking for news articles to support an argument. I listed a few of the notable things I'd heard or read in the media recently, or that Trump himself tweeted about. I think it's actually YOU who started with an assumption that Trump is terrible and sought out any opinion piece you could find that downplayed the role of what I listed.
#305
Nice work, Rocchinator! Also congrats to Riaise, lorenzo and Tabata

Time for another colouring ball!
#306
Hana, it may take you a long time, but I think that screenshot looks really good!
#307
General Discussion / Re: Trumpmageddon
Sun 20/08/2017 09:57:48
Quote from: Radiant on Sat 19/08/2017 11:06:00
And the whole Dow Jones thing is just a red herring.

I don't want to argue about these things. I don't think you're refuting what I'm saying, I think we just disagree about what's important.
#308
General Discussion / Re: Trumpmageddon
Sat 19/08/2017 05:26:08
Quote from: Radiant on Fri 18/08/2017 22:08:43
Quote from: Gurok on Fri 18/08/2017 18:45:15His threats to North Korea have resulted in a deescalation of the situation.
Nope.

I'm struggling to compete with that opinion piece.

Note the date of the article you posted about North Korea. I said "resulted in". Here is something more recent:

http://in.reuters.com/article/northkorea-missiles-nuclear-idINKCN1AX0KJ

"Pyongyang has since said Kim has delayed his decision on Guam."

Reason? Trump got China to enforce the latest round of sanctions on North Korea.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/14/china-enforce-un-sanctions-against-north-korea-wil/

Quote from: Radiant on Fri 18/08/2017 22:08:43

QuoteUS trade is looking more sustainable
Nope.

The trade deficit is down under Trump:

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/balance-of-trade

I think an outdated free trade agreement is better than none, but we will see what comes of Trump's plan. You might want to re-read that article. It appears to be saying that renegotiating NAFTA will be hard and not that trade is worse.

Quote from: Radiant on Fri 18/08/2017 22:08:43

Quoteand as Trump keeps mentioning, the Dow Jones is up significantly.
Aaand nope.

The slant is real. I don't know if Politico's "Agenda" was the best of sources for verifying that fact. All you really needed was a graph:

http://www.tr4der.com/info/%5EDJI/6-months/

Also, the Agenda article's (heavily slanted) points are that a rising Dow Jones isn't a strong economy per se, a rising index isn't strongly correlated with economic growth nor is it an absolutely certain predictor.
If all that is true, then what do we use the Dow Jones and other stock price indices for?
When the trend is up, it generally indicates that a recession is unlikely. It can also indicate other things, like a falling dollar, for instance. When the trend continues up and reaches record highs, that has a positive effect on investor confidence and generally bodes well for the next few months.
#309
General Discussion / Re: Trumpmageddon
Fri 18/08/2017 18:45:15
Quote from: dactylopus on Fri 18/08/2017 06:56:13
Quote from: Ali on Fri 18/08/2017 01:00:15
He's saying that your assertion that America is no worse off isn't supported by the evidence. This thread is full of examples of things that are worse as a consequence of Trump taking office. I'd be interested to know how those bad things are balanced out by the good things you think the President has achieved.
Yes, this.  Exactly this.

I understand what you're saying, just not why you feel the need to say it.
I mean, OK, great, we've established that you disagree. The question wasn't "please list facts about Trump's presidency".

Ali, there are certainly examples of things people think are worse as a result of Trump taking office in this thread. It's a question of how much importance you place on these things versus other metrics.
I'm a non-American -- an outsider. What matters most to me is the US economy and international relations.
Most recently, Trump dealt with the North Korea situation very well. His threats to North Korea have resulted in a deescalation of the situation. He's also successfully pressured China to make good on their commitment to further sanction North Korea.
As for the economy, unemployment numbers are down, US trade is looking more sustainable, and as Trump keeps mentioning, the Dow Jones is up significantly.
Also, a bit of a stretch to say it was an assertion. I said "I don't think..." not "it is this way". I know that people have different perspectives on this, and I think that's what Stupot was trying to gauge.
#310
General Discussion / Re: Trumpmageddon
Thu 17/08/2017 23:58:25
Quote from: dactylopus on Thu 17/08/2017 16:49:09
Remove the Yes / No, and it's still not a fact-based statement.

There is a possibility, however, that America will be better off after his presidency, because people will be mobilized to prevent something like this from happening again.  Until we again become complacent...

I'm not sure what you're getting at or what you thought Stupot's question was.
#311
The Rumpus Room / Re: Name the Game
Thu 17/08/2017 13:02:40
Overkill?
#312
General Discussion / Re: Trumpmageddon
Thu 17/08/2017 07:15:09
Quote from: dactylopus on Thu 17/08/2017 07:03:55
Quote from: Gurok on Thu 17/08/2017 06:30:54
No, I don't think it's fair to categorise America as being worse off under Trump.
I don't think that's a fact-based statement.

Actually, now that I've re-read the question, I've changed my reply.
#313
General Discussion / Re: Trumpmageddon
Thu 17/08/2017 06:55:29
Quote from: SilverSpook on Thu 17/08/2017 06:33:24
There was one candidate we might've been slightly less worse-off under, but he got taken behind the woodshed.

Sanders? Maybe. He wanted to focus on infrastructure and American production too.
He might have pulled out of Syria. He was certainly going to ensure a better deal for Palestine.
I don't think anyone had a good solution to the China and national debt problems.
As an outsider, I think what the Democratic (socialist?) party did to him was pretty awful.
I wasn't replying to you directly, by the way. My post was a reply to Stupot's question.
#314
General Discussion / Re: Trumpmageddon
Thu 17/08/2017 06:30:54
Yes, I don't think it's fair to categorise America as being worse off under Trump.
#315
The Rumpus Room / Re: The 4 word story thread
Thu 17/08/2017 01:39:38
At the end of
#316
1st: Riaise
2nd: AnasAbdin
3rd: lorenzo

I loved all of these. I picked the entries that stood out to me as being particularly label-like. Riaise's genuinely looks like a product label. The colours, patterns and arrangement are all perfect to me. lorenzo's entry was particularly clever. Oh, and Space Quest. Can't go past that.
#317
If you set both the background colour and border colour of a GUI to 0, the border will disappear. You can do this in the editor (GUI properties). There's no need to script it.
#318
The Monkey Island references are strong!
And we have (I think) a Grim Fandango reference too.

That's a nice page curl, Klatuu. It'll look great when it's in its green bottle home.

Riaise, I love the colours in your entry.
#319
Site & Forum Reports / Re: Bug reports
Thu 10/08/2017 04:03:35
The AGS IRC page with all of the rules and server info on it is missing:

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/community/irc/
#320
It is important to make the distinction between palette size (256 colours) and bit-depth (16-bit, 32-bit). I think you are perhaps confusing these two.

256 colour mode is also known as 8-bit colour. This is a paletted mode where you get 256 colours (2^8 = 256) chosen from 16,777,216 possible colours.
16-bit colour gives you 65,536 colours (2^16 = 65536).
32-bit colour gives you 16,777,216 colours (2^24 = 16777216) and 8 bits for transparency -- the alpha channel.

32-bit colour is regarded as the best option, generally. It has better support on newer video hardware, you can do alpha blending and you won't run out of colours or have your images look posterised after an import.

256 colour has niche applications. Some people use it to do palette cycling effects.

16-bit colour is pretty much an anachronism at this point. It has mixed support on new video hardware and now that memory is plentiful, offers no clear benefits over either of the other modes in my opinion.
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