I feel like a lot of people don't remember how AMAZING the wavebird was as the first RF wireless controller.
Cables work fine when you're dealing with one person at a PC. But when dealing with a living room situation, and up to 4 people playing with a single monitor? Wireless or bust.
The Wavebird was excellent, but the lack of rumble was a sad omission.
Honestly, if the cords would stop fucking shorting/breaking, I'd be more prone to getting another wired one. The thing circled in red tends to drag on the cord a bit, and that usually makes it dip to around a 90 degree angle. The orange circled area is what seems to cause me grief, though, in that it will basically short and disconnect and then reconnect when that area is just a little bent in a direction the cord doesn't like.
The mysterious thing circled in red is usually referred to as a magnet, but it isn't actually. It's ferrite, which is a paramagnetic material. A ferrite bead with a conductor through it is an inductor and so is used as a low pass filter. Typical use is for power cables (and video game controllers, etc etc) to reduce signal noise and electromagnetic interference.
You'll still sometimes see them on older USB cables and other things too.
And people who would wrap N64 controller cables in a goddamn elaborate X formation around the things.
H...haha, yeah, who would do that?
I used to do it with a lot of my old consoles- it was better than having people trip over them and breaking the console- and it beat mounds of tangled wires at the time.
In other news, I love my external HD. I just need to keep the downloads going and soon I'll be able to restart those feline world domination plans play whatever I want.
I feel like a lot of people don't remember how AMAZING the wavebird was as the first RF wireless controller.
Cables work fine when you're dealing with one person at a PC. But when dealing with a living room situation, and up to 4 people playing with a single monitor? Wireless or bust.
The Wavebird was excellent, but the lack of rumble was a sad omission.
I feel like a lot of people don't remember how AMAZING the wavebird was as the first RF wireless controller.
Cables work fine when you're dealing with one person at a PC. But when dealing with a living room situation, and up to 4 people playing with a single monitor? Wireless or bust.
The Wavebird was excellent, but the lack of rumble was a sad omission.
Not really.
Psycho Mantis in The Twin Snakes disagrees.
Not really.
hey man, just because you didn't like rumble doesn't mean it's not something other people can value highly
I found it annoying in some games and fun in others, I'm a bit disappointed that my cheapo logitech PC one isn't capable of it
(also disappointed it doesn't work for half my games, but hey, it works for Isaac so that's enough)
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....i havent gotten my game code from amazon yet. whats the deal amazon? you gave me the fallout 4 code like 2 weeks before launch. xcom 2 is this friday
Thanks @stormwatcher for the Nuclear Throne! I've been excited to get it since I just saw it at PAX South.
To pay it forward: I have copies of Portal 2 and Tomb Raider (2013) in my inventory. Is anyone interested? Message me here or on Steam.
If you can get his attention, I remember Tube was on the lookout for Portal 2 recently. He might've already got it by now, but if not, he'd probably be pretty grateful.
edit: I'd @ him but then that's only meant to be used for emergencies.
And people who would wrap N64 controller cables in a goddamn elaborate X formation around the things.
H...haha, yeah, who would do that?
I used to do it with a lot of my old consoles- it was better than having people trip over them and breaking the console- and it beat mounds of tangled wires at the time.
I admit I did too, but I was always conscious to leave a loop at the base of the cable and to wrap very loosely.
I feel like a lot of people don't remember how AMAZING the wavebird was as the first RF wireless controller.
Cables work fine when you're dealing with one person at a PC. But when dealing with a living room situation, and up to 4 people playing with a single monitor? Wireless or bust.
The Wavebird was excellent, but the lack of rumble was a sad omission.
Not really.
Psycho Mantis in The Twin Snakes disagrees.
Not really.
hey man, just because you didn't like rumble doesn't mean it's not something other people can value highly
I found it annoying in some games and fun in others, I'm a bit disappointed that my cheapo logitech PC one isn't capable of it
(also disappointed it doesn't work for half my games, but hey, it works for Isaac so that's enough)
I like rumble, have done since Goldeneye on the N64 (I'm noticing a recurring theme here), the first game I played with it. Also a great example of how to do it; the pulses would be perfectly synced with the firing rate of the guns, etc. By contrast, Duke Nukem 64 was the worst example of it I ever saw (it was either full, or nothing, no in-between).
I had a friend once who hated rumble. Considered it a distraction and the enemy of precision - and he was very much a fan of fighting games, bullet hell shmups etc, so precision was important to him. When the Xbox 360 came out, I showed him the profile settings you could do. The fact you could universally switch off rumble for everything ever with one visit to this menu was one of two things he instantly loved about the system (the other being Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved; he had good taste).
Me, I always loved that I could switch Y-axis preference to inverted and never have to ever do that again in any game on the system. But that's a whole 'nother conversation...
One of the 360's best little unsung features, that menu. Even the Xbone doesn't do it, AFAIK.
Sir CarcassI have been shown the end of my worldRound Rock, TXRegistered Userregular
I like the fact that more and more PC peripherals are using micro USB cables. I bought some thick 15 ft cables from Monoprice recently for about $3 each, and my Xbone controller and headset are both happy.
And people who would wrap N64 controller cables in a goddamn elaborate X formation around the things.
H...haha, yeah, who would do that?
I used to do it with a lot of my old consoles- it was better than having people trip over them and breaking the console- and it beat mounds of tangled wires at the time.
I admit I did too, but I was always conscious to leave a loop at the base of the cable and to wrap very loosely.
I feel like a lot of people don't remember how AMAZING the wavebird was as the first RF wireless controller.
Cables work fine when you're dealing with one person at a PC. But when dealing with a living room situation, and up to 4 people playing with a single monitor? Wireless or bust.
The Wavebird was excellent, but the lack of rumble was a sad omission.
Not really.
Psycho Mantis in The Twin Snakes disagrees.
Not really.
hey man, just because you didn't like rumble doesn't mean it's not something other people can value highly
I found it annoying in some games and fun in others, I'm a bit disappointed that my cheapo logitech PC one isn't capable of it
(also disappointed it doesn't work for half my games, but hey, it works for Isaac so that's enough)
I like rumble, have done since Goldeneye on the N64 (I'm noticing a recurring theme here), the first game I played with it. Also a great example of how to do it; the pulses would be perfectly synced with the firing rate of the guns, etc. By contrast, Duke Nukem 64 was the worst example of it I ever saw (it was either full, or nothing, no in-between).
I had a friend once who hated rumble. Considered it a distraction and the enemy of precision - and he was very much a fan of fighting games, bullet hell shmups etc, so precision was important to him. When the Xbox 360 came out, I showed him the profile settings you could do. The fact you could universally switch off rumble for everything ever with one visit to this menu was one of two things he instantly loved about the system (the other being Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved; he had good taste).
Me, I always loved that I could switch Y-axis preference to inverted and never have to ever do that again in any game on the system. But that's a whole 'nother conversation...
One of the 360's best little unsung features, that menu. Even the Xbone doesn't do it, AFAIK.
I've been PC gaming for so long that even if it were a default setting I don't think I could stop myself from checking to make sure every time I started a new game. Hell, just checking out the options menu and kicking around there for a while before starting the new game is a sort of ritual for me that I may have adopted from TB.
And people who would wrap N64 controller cables in a goddamn elaborate X formation around the things.
H...haha, yeah, who would do that?
I used to do it with a lot of my old consoles- it was better than having people trip over them and breaking the console- and it beat mounds of tangled wires at the time.
I admit I did too, but I was always conscious to leave a loop at the base of the cable and to wrap very loosely.
I feel like a lot of people don't remember how AMAZING the wavebird was as the first RF wireless controller.
Cables work fine when you're dealing with one person at a PC. But when dealing with a living room situation, and up to 4 people playing with a single monitor? Wireless or bust.
The Wavebird was excellent, but the lack of rumble was a sad omission.
Not really.
Psycho Mantis in The Twin Snakes disagrees.
Not really.
hey man, just because you didn't like rumble doesn't mean it's not something other people can value highly
I found it annoying in some games and fun in others, I'm a bit disappointed that my cheapo logitech PC one isn't capable of it
(also disappointed it doesn't work for half my games, but hey, it works for Isaac so that's enough)
I like rumble, have done since Goldeneye on the N64 (I'm noticing a recurring theme here), the first game I played with it. Also a great example of how to do it; the pulses would be perfectly synced with the firing rate of the guns, etc. By contrast, Duke Nukem 64 was the worst example of it I ever saw (it was either full, or nothing, no in-between).
I had a friend once who hated rumble. Considered it a distraction and the enemy of precision - and he was very much a fan of fighting games, bullet hell shmups etc, so precision was important to him. When the Xbox 360 came out, I showed him the profile settings you could do. The fact you could universally switch off rumble for everything ever with one visit to this menu was one of two things he instantly loved about the system (the other being Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved; he had good taste).
Me, I always loved that I could switch Y-axis preference to inverted and never have to ever do that again in any game on the system. But that's a whole 'nother conversation...
One of the 360's best little unsung features, that menu. Even the Xbone doesn't do it, AFAIK.
I've been PC gaming for so long that even if it were a default setting I don't think I could stop myself from checking to make sure every time I started a new game. Hell, just checking out the options menu and kicking around there for a while before starting the new game is a sort of ritual for me that I may have adopted from TB.
Edit: Also, inverted Y-Axis fo'lyfe |o/
It's a habit I've long since had too, on every system. (Long before TB was a thing. Besides tuberculosis, but I know what you meant.)
Wait, is the cat back? Were you around for any of the Sir Carcass support fun? If not, you missed an interesting time in thread history.
Yeah that was great.
Well, I mean, it sucked for him for like six months, but we had fun with the response.
The Neverending Birthday. The Nobody Epoch. The time of the Great Giftbombing. Steam thread has had some interesting times.
Oh Nobody. Do the cats suspect Nobody? Nobody suspects Nobody right?
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Yay, other inverted Y-axis people. I have a hard time paying games that don't let you invert the Y-axis, although only with controllers. KBAM? No inversion necessary for me.
Underrail continues to impress me. Had a great moment early in the main quest that reminded me of the Black Mountain mines from Arcanum, where the locals tell you about a dangerous place and they kind of mean it. In this case it's a plague-ridden scrapyard filled with hostile mutants, alongside robotic sentries and mines all over the place. The bad guys are either armored or can take a beating, each has nasty AOE abilities, and my build just isn't tanky enough for a straight fight - no heavy weapons or psionics, and only light armor. I had to actually be goal-oriented, and focus on discreetly finding the thing I was looking for instead of methodically looting every square inch of the place.
Made for a tense game of turn-based cat and mouse: exploiting vent shafts and alternate routes, snooping through surveillance cameras, studying bot patrols, luring monsters into traps and gun turrets, and just generally being a sneaky bastard. I couldn't even pick every lock or hack every computer, I just had to improvise with what I could reach. Gave a real sense that I was in way over my head, and my only recourse against stronger, more numerous opposition was to lure them through as much pain as possible before daring to fire a shot directly. There were meds and ammo on site, but I still had to double back to offload gear and patch myself up, and sometimes I just had to run from a horde of things.
Even without an exhaustive search, I wound up with better gear and a ton of experience. I later loaded up on mines, EMP devices, armor-piercing and antipersonnel ammo, and made another pass to collect what I'd missed. It was just the right kind of challenge, where the game world is a nasty, treacherous thing that wants your ass dead, and survival means being prepared. Fight hard, fight smart, fight dirty if you have to - but bring your A game because the enemy is definitely bringing theirs. That scratches an itch that I can't easily explain.
Perfect game, not by a long shot. But perfect game for me? In that moment, boy howdy.
(Also, the perk that lets you safely walk on caltrops is awesome and I should've taken it much earlier.)
"I know you've been online.... There are lots of people that don't have that voice, that makes them ask themselves if what they make is shit or not." [img][/img]
Yo, @HyphyKezzy! Thanks, mate! I've been looking forward to this game, and hadn't really noticed how soon it was dropping. Plus, after Life is Strange I'm like knee deep in soundtrack mode, so that's even nicer! And listen guys, I got this, unlike that time I was going to be the best badger mom, this game is all about watching fire and I am totally the best at zoning out at bonfires. What do you mean that's not wha—
(Thanks!)
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Psycho Mantis in The Twin Snakes disagrees.
Steam | XBL
The mysterious thing circled in red is usually referred to as a magnet, but it isn't actually. It's ferrite, which is a paramagnetic material. A ferrite bead with a conductor through it is an inductor and so is used as a low pass filter. Typical use is for power cables (and video game controllers, etc etc) to reduce signal noise and electromagnetic interference.
You'll still sometimes see them on older USB cables and other things too.
Steam | XBL
To pay it forward: I have copies of Portal 2 and Tomb Raider (2013) in my inventory. Is anyone interested? Message me here or on Steam.
I used to do it with a lot of my old consoles- it was better than having people trip over them and breaking the console- and it beat mounds of tangled wires at the time.
In other news, I love my external HD. I just need to keep the downloads going and soon I'll be able to restart those feline world domination plans play whatever I want.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
Not really.
hey man, just because you didn't like rumble doesn't mean it's not something other people can value highly
I found it annoying in some games and fun in others, I'm a bit disappointed that my cheapo logitech PC one isn't capable of it
(also disappointed it doesn't work for half my games, but hey, it works for Isaac so that's enough)
....i havent gotten my game code from amazon yet. whats the deal amazon? you gave me the fallout 4 code like 2 weeks before launch. xcom 2 is this friday
If you can get his attention, I remember Tube was on the lookout for Portal 2 recently. He might've already got it by now, but if not, he'd probably be pretty grateful.
edit: I'd @ him but then that's only meant to be used for emergencies.
I admit I did too, but I was always conscious to leave a loop at the base of the cable and to wrap very loosely.
I like rumble, have done since Goldeneye on the N64 (I'm noticing a recurring theme here), the first game I played with it. Also a great example of how to do it; the pulses would be perfectly synced with the firing rate of the guns, etc. By contrast, Duke Nukem 64 was the worst example of it I ever saw (it was either full, or nothing, no in-between).
I had a friend once who hated rumble. Considered it a distraction and the enemy of precision - and he was very much a fan of fighting games, bullet hell shmups etc, so precision was important to him. When the Xbox 360 came out, I showed him the profile settings you could do. The fact you could universally switch off rumble for everything ever with one visit to this menu was one of two things he instantly loved about the system (the other being Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved; he had good taste).
Me, I always loved that I could switch Y-axis preference to inverted and never have to ever do that again in any game on the system. But that's a whole 'nother conversation...
One of the 360's best little unsung features, that menu. Even the Xbone doesn't do it, AFAIK.
Steam | XBL
Wait, is the cat back? Were you around for any of the Sir Carcass support fun? If not, you missed an interesting time in thread history.
Yeah that was great.
Well, I mean, it sucked for him for like six months, but we had fun with the response.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
I've been PC gaming for so long that even if it were a default setting I don't think I could stop myself from checking to make sure every time I started a new game. Hell, just checking out the options menu and kicking around there for a while before starting the new game is a sort of ritual for me that I may have adopted from TB.
Edit: Also, inverted Y-Axis fo'lyfe |o/
The Neverending Birthday. The Nobody Epoch. The time of the Great Giftbombing. Steam thread has had some interesting eras.
It's a habit I've long since had too, on every system. (Long before TB was a thing. Besides tuberculosis, but I know what you meant.)
Also, hi5, yo.
Steam | XBL
Steam ID: Good Life
Oh Nobody. Do the cats suspect Nobody? Nobody suspects Nobody right?
My Backloggery
I can has cheezburger, yes?
As @Pixelated Pixie demonstrates quite clearly. Thank you!
Steam | XBL
Shh... Nobody tell Jayson who Nobody is.
/me gets popcorn. . .
Edit:
Wait, did I just make a mistake? Nobody on forums isn't our nobody is it?
Heh, looks like Jayson isn't the only one who missed the boat on this.
@Pixelated Pixie is so evil. Striking out of nowhere. Thank you for feesh.
CorriganX on Steam and just about everywhere else.
Made for a tense game of turn-based cat and mouse: exploiting vent shafts and alternate routes, snooping through surveillance cameras, studying bot patrols, luring monsters into traps and gun turrets, and just generally being a sneaky bastard. I couldn't even pick every lock or hack every computer, I just had to improvise with what I could reach. Gave a real sense that I was in way over my head, and my only recourse against stronger, more numerous opposition was to lure them through as much pain as possible before daring to fire a shot directly. There were meds and ammo on site, but I still had to double back to offload gear and patch myself up, and sometimes I just had to run from a horde of things.
Even without an exhaustive search, I wound up with better gear and a ton of experience. I later loaded up on mines, EMP devices, armor-piercing and antipersonnel ammo, and made another pass to collect what I'd missed. It was just the right kind of challenge, where the game world is a nasty, treacherous thing that wants your ass dead, and survival means being prepared. Fight hard, fight smart, fight dirty if you have to - but bring your A game because the enemy is definitely bringing theirs. That scratches an itch that I can't easily explain.
Perfect game, not by a long shot. But perfect game for me? In that moment, boy howdy.
(Also, the perk that lets you safely walk on caltrops is awesome and I should've taken it much earlier.)
Now playing: Teardown and Baldur's Gate 3 (co-op)
Sunday Spotlight: Horror Tales: The Wine
https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/12/08/santas-little-helpers
If there were to be a game that kills the narrator, it would be Sean Bean.
So there's that. I miss steam games.
Have you seen him? Now you have
I told you it wasn't safe.
It's never Safe. 1/10 safetyness
Thanks @Pixelated Pixie This one looked right up my alley with the point and click stuff so should be fun!
Congrats @Jaunty
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Yo, @HyphyKezzy! Thanks, mate! I've been looking forward to this game, and hadn't really noticed how soon it was dropping. Plus, after Life is Strange I'm like knee deep in soundtrack mode, so that's even nicer! And listen guys, I got this, unlike that time I was going to be the best badger mom, this game is all about watching fire and I am totally the best at zoning out at bonfires. What do you mean that's not wha—
(Thanks!)
So many Hunger Games and Battle Royale clones/mods, but still waiting on a good one. Maybe this one will be it.
Twitch: KoopahTroopah - Steam: Koopah
Hmmmmmm.... anonymously gift-a-pulted? That's monstrous. Fiendish. Wicked, even.
But thanks, whoever you are! Yay, more Lara!
I can has cheezburger, yes?