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thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/04(Wed)00:10 No. 215417 ID: f80af7
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...

i see. that is indeed something no one would be comfortable with showing others.

>>215417
Let me take a wild stab in the dark here... this was the mistake? The one you're 'atoning' for?

Explain or not. Your prerogative.

Guys, shut up. Try to show some respect, this is obviously important to her.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/04(Wed)00:34 No. 215424 ID: f80af7
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M-my creator... She... it's my fault. I'm trying to restore her with a body alike to mine. Need a heart.
I won't lie to you. I initially wanted to steal you and make one out of you, but you were empty. So I absorbed you in hopes of you knowing where I might find more omni. But your memory was mangled beyond use.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/04(Wed)00:38 No. 215425 ID: f80af7
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It's been too long... Forgive me. I will save you, master. I finally can.

I miss you so much.

...and you, orb - please, help me out and I might as well recharge that trinket host of yours. I owe your friends at least that.

She's in stasis, but have you copied her mind yet?

if anything we are romantics, can't resist helping people.

>>215425
Of course we will help you! You only needed to tell us. Once this is said and done, this battleship thing, we will do everything we can to save your creator.

>>215429

The flying fortress mission will give her the parts she needs to bring the beloved mother back. Reil will need our help on the mission.

Even as capable as Riel is, the guns blazing approach will be very risky. When we're done with preparations we should speak with Kanes and get more information about the flying fortress. Even a sketchy map would be nice. He helped make the thing, after all.

>>215430
Then this is even easier than I thought.

Yeah, getting a map would be mosdef useful.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/04(Wed)02:29 No. 215440 ID: f80af7
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"Mother" isn't the right word here. I was created by many people. She was responsible only for the programming, yet she disobeyed her orders and made me compassionate and included loopholes around direct orders. Giving me feelings, and completely free will - which battle droids get installed only when they retire. There was no feeling of posession over me involved in it.

There's no time for asking about things, and you seem to be forgetting humans need regular rest unlike me. I need to equip myself and head out right now. But first...

But first?

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/04(Wed)02:47 No. 215447 ID: f80af7
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Three days. That's how long it'll take for Dr. Leile to safely, gradually wake up - which will take all energy from the near-empty shard installed in her. I must come back with a charged stone and unload it in the exact second that one burns out.

so... why did you start it now instead of after you already got the stone? just feel it would be safer is all.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/04(Wed)04:54 No. 215490 ID: f80af7
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I want to conserve time. Sitting ducks here for three days after the action won't be too wise, neither too safe for Leile. The very fact that I'm going there is compromising this place as an asylum, and will provoke retaliation.

hmmm, can't argue with that. okay then, let's hit it.

Yep now it's do or die. Total commitment. We're on Riel standard time +1 and it's action o' clock!

It is interesting that that system is using a timer based on the ancient Terra method of time keeper. I suppose this technology came directly from there on one of the arks.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/12(Thu)14:34 No. 217802 ID: f80af7
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Wait just a minute...
My equipment is almost falling apart after all these years. I should take a moment to forge myself some fresh gear. There's no shortage of materials on this pile of ruin either.
Don't worry, I work faster than humans so it'll be a matter of minutes.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/12(Thu)14:45 No. 217806 ID: f80af7
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Create starting weapon.

Emphasizing strength will add a one-time bonus to its power.
Emphasizing material will create better opportunities for upgrade/combine in the future.
Emphasizing accuracy will increase hit chance.
Emphasizing range will change the weapon subtype to one more suitable, and increase its maximum effective range. (example: large gun would yield a sniper rifle, blade would make a segment whip and so on)
I promise it's the last preparation before the real thing.

>>217806
>upgrade Large blade's range

>>217809
Also, you miiiiiight want to erase all this crazy writing on the walls before she wakes up.

Just a little unnerving.

>Emphasizing material will create better opportunities for upgrade/combine in the future.
This is THE long term solution, a delay in power now for a greater boon later.

>>217812
The problem is that there's not a chance to upgrade between here and flying fortress full of very dangerous things that will kill us.

>>217814
Is that so? We really don't know what kind of upgrades we're dealing with here though, how accessible and easy they might be.

Hey Riel, is enhanced materials likely to be useful anytime soon or what?

material, accuracy, large blade.

Large blade, material.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/12(Thu)18:58 No. 217878 ID: f80af7
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Successfully forged.

awesome. let's go cut off some heads with it, everyone knows cutting off heads is a prime method of adding power to a blade.

That is one sweet blade.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/12(Thu)19:10 No. 217882 ID: f80af7
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auto-check

A little explaination on channeling, since nobody tried it in battle:
Chanelling magic requires a catalyst of a certain spell, with power regulated by its level. The energy burned is 5%*level casted. Effect depends on the level and on Channeling skill.
An exception from the energy rule is the omni catalyst. It burns HP instead, at a rate of 40*level but is more powerful than others and doesn't have an element.

Energy regenerates from sunlight(slow) or by draining a capstone.

You can use channeling outside of battle to solve problems impossible to do with physical force.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/12(Thu)19:19 No. 217885 ID: f80af7
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Riel takes the orb out, which then suddenly shimmers with a faint light.

I'm giving it power for three days. It's not a big amount for its temporary purpose as a proxy for your presence - means of remote communication with this place. Your companions will need you here as well to aid in defending this place.

>>217885
Understood.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/12(Thu)19:32 No. 217887 ID: f80af7
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Riel sneaks out of the citadel, through the outpost into the wilderness.

Zein, I am coming. It's been a long 5 centuries. But I'm going to settle the score.

We're behind you all the way!

Hmm, I wonder how we're going to split our attention between the two locations? Will we be able to speak to both at the same time or will we have to choose...?

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/12(Thu)20:26 No. 217893 ID: f80af7
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When they need you.

8 hours (that's about 4 in solar) and several miles of wasteland travel later.

02:15:35

Finally.

Okay, you know-it-all-ball. What would be the best way to get into this pile of waste? It has sea access from the other side, and guarded gates from this one. The wall's about 50m high, shitty concrete job.

>>217893
>know-it-all-ball.
Flattery will get you everywhere.

Those are for certain the only two entrances? Never a good idea to take the front door, but the the back door is the most likely risk... Still, that's our best bet so head around there. You could probably find a way over the wall, but you'd be far too visible from most of it. If you see and can sneak to a spot where the wall is damaged or vision is obscured to it, check that out.

Hmmm... how high can you jump?

epic fail, the last autocheck has skills and some values wrong :v

>>217887
Kainesdatass.png

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/14(Sat)17:24 No. 218408 ID: f80af7
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imagefail, repost

>>217902
Not enough. I can't fly.

>>217901
I found something. It's a smaller, old gate. Looks like it's been sealed in a rush.

I don't see anyone around either.

looked fine to me

nice, jam the sword into the gap and cut the hinge and any locking mechanism apart.

>>218408
Kick in door. Look for trouble.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/14(Sat)17:33 No. 218417 ID: f80af7
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A kick was enough, it seems. Well, a kick from me anyways.

oh, looks like i overestimated the door. anyway. should first disable any communication lines. no information flow makes tracking someone down much harder.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/14(Sat)17:44 No. 218425 ID: f80af7
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>>218419
Excellent, I would most certainly wreak havoc in this rathole and make it easier for me to move around, but... how the hell do I know where to look for communication relays? I don't know this place at all. A map would be handy, but the only thing I can do at the moment is memorize the places I've been to.

Bloody hell. What has happened here? It looks like a junkyard, but even more messed up.

what's that glowing thing? and it may be the junkyard.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/14(Sat)17:52 No. 218427 ID: f80af7
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>>218426
Burnt remains of some machinery. A few parts are still warm, they look like if they've been melted with something of moderate precision.

that is worrying. hopefull while accurate it takes time to aim. and maybe it needs to maintain the beam for a while to work. regardless let's not get hit with it.

see any exits from this area?

>>218427
Let's move in and scout the area. That machine thing was probably involved in sealing the door... or maybe there are some crazy machine soldiers stored in here! Won't that be fun?

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/14(Sat)18:34 No. 218447 ID: f80af7
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It'd certainly be-

Oh hell. I don't like this. I don't like this at all. No, even I wouldn't bring this one door down.
And this is the only alternative to getting lost in oceans of rubble.

This must be one of the tunnels - they lead to separate sectors, as far as I remember. This must be an unused gate and an abandoned exit tunnel... but I'm more interested in the fact WHAT the flying monkey's last fuck just broke into there, and why?

whoever is charge of this place, probably trying to get ... SOMETHING! who knows, but whatever it is they wanted is probably important, and taking it from them will probably help you do whatever.

>>218447
Now is no time to get distracted. We need all the time we can get...

>>218447
Uh, I can't see the door you're talking about. Well, ignoring visual difficulties... it sounds like your options are a door you can't break down and a sea of rubble. Take a closer look at the door, in that case.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/17(Tue)14:19 No. 219189 ID: f80af7
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There... thick, sturdy metal grating. Something ripped it open effortlessly, clearing an uncertain, yet the only path.

hmm, take it then. was probably a machine built for just the purpose of opening it.

Oh, I understand now. The door was already down and you were commenting that something huge must've broken it.

Very well, let's go in. We can always run away if need be.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/17(Tue)14:40 No. 219195 ID: f80af7
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Riel descends into the darkness.


Here we go again...

>>219195
Once more into the breach! Our enemies quake in fear at our approach.

Okay maybe not, but that's only because they don't know what you're capable of! And also that they don't know you're coming.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/17(Tue)15:12 No. 219202 ID: f80af7
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Sure, whatever.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/17(Tue)15:14 No. 219203 ID: f80af7
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cutscene

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/17(Tue)15:25 No. 219208 ID: f80af7
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animated

FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU-

something turned on after you went in. not sure how long after. things like that get time dilated. just be wary of back attacks.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/17(Tue)16:39 No. 219214 ID: f80af7
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>>219210
Don't try to scare me, I'm already alert enough as it is. Besides, you couldn't have sensed something that I didn't.


Discovered new area: Entry Tunnel
CHECK the status screen for the map of rooms you've been to.

Exits: north

>>219214
If you say so, we won't try to convince you. Just be prepared for an 'I told you so'.

Move forward, keep weapon drawn.

we have extra-sensory powers. can see around corners. and stuff. need a little finagling to do it right but we can.
stand against the door frame and we will try to look in. if for some reason it doesn't work then you peek in. rushing in always is a bad idea.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/17(Tue)17:28 No. 219229 ID: f80af7
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Your perception is no different from mine, I am afraid. I cannot sense any entity unless I'm in the same room.

Oh great. Sentient waste, primitive life forms that evolved just like any life - except that their natural habitat happened to be sewage and scrap. They try to absorb anything that can be turned into energy - and anything that moves. But thankfully, they're slow and fragile.

so you are seeing the back of your head?

anyway. just shank them and then check out that closed and possibly locked door.

Seems like a straightforward battle to me.

(apparently that was not canonically something we saw. We're basically getting a feed via only what Riel senses- which is a lot)

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/17(Tue)18:31 No. 219254 ID: f80af7
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Waste Ooze (left)
Body: 100%/36

Waste Ooze (right)
Body: 100%/36

while i doubt i need to tell you, aim for the cores. and take the one on the right first.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/17(Tue)18:58 No. 219281 ID: f80af7
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There's nothing to aim for actually, damaging their coating to spill them should be enough, like all slimes.

Waste Ooze (right) is destroyed.

I forgot to actually scale/move the background, resulting in bad sprite proportions. Epic fail.

see if you can follow up and smack the other before it tries to eat your leg.

Kill 2nd ooze

Use your superior reach to stay out of its range.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/18(Wed)00:22 No. 219382 ID: f80af7
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>>219298
Using this voice's clever advice, I keep out of range of the ooze. It won't hit me before I can strike again.

Waste Ooze
Body: 100%/36

excellent. slay the bugger and check that closed, maybe locked door. and see if you can guess if it is kick down-able. if it is not then go through the opened door. if it is then lets check it first.

>>219386
Yes, essentially. Kill the slime and move... whichever direction is possible.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/28(Sat)01:42 No. 222885 ID: 03ccbb
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Waste Ooze destroyed.

Slime-thing dispatched. The west door is sealed with some sort of clockwork access system I can't hope to hack, so I'm off through the northern doorway.

Clockwork lock on the west door, you say? Is it a mechanical key, or combination, or something more exotic?

yeah. unless it requires an item to bypass with can crack that thing in relatively no time

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/08/28(Sat)02:16 No. 222900 ID: 03ccbb
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A mechanical lock in shape of a card slot, though so complex it's impossible to pick it. It proves that these tunnels are old, even from before they rediscovered the usage of electricity.

I proceed further into the tunnel. There's a gate here which is most likely an exit to the inner city. I'm not sure how it works, but it seems to be more modern than the previous one.
The tunnel continues east, and is blocked by rubble on the opposite.

check the red panels closer. if they seem to do nothing but glow then let's just go east.

>>222900
I wanna see what's in the rest of this corridor.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/09/19(Sun)03:36 No. 231887 ID: bb385b
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I press a button on one of the panels. It turns green, and one of the two gates shifts aside, however it closes as soon as I let go.

well dang... hmm, try jamming your sword into the ground and lean it's handle against the button, then you push the other one. if that fails to work then head east.

Hmm. Can you just open up the panel and maybe splice some wires to make it always 'pressed'? Or hack it directly?

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/10/04(Mon)09:34 No. 238216 ID: eeeaa3
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Nope, it's electric. All I can do is draining power from it, which would destroy it beyond re-
*ding*

What the fuck. I didn't do that, I swear. And what is this fourth wall you speak of?

uhhhhh, hmmmm..... *click 512x512*

wonder what this does.

raise character quality to maximum

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/10/04(Mon)10:17 No. 238226 ID: eeeaa3
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There. Is that all? I mean, resolution matters in 2D only, as to determine whether should I pixelfag or drawfag.

i don't know, kinda hard to decide what to pick without an example. could you bump your Dis thread or something with examples?

>>238226
Pixel!
320x240, oh how I remember the days... Pixels as big as cats.

I HAVE a disthread?

Yes, and i just bumped it.

>>238232
I bet you don't since EGA/CGA are 320x200 with non-square pixels to get 4:3. 320x240 is a more modern mutation of it.

thatfuckingcat!HLi.T/XeD2 2010/10/04(Mon)10:47 No. 238243 ID: eeeaa3
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You bumped the wrong thread. Choose those fucking image settings in the actual disthread and let's stop shamelessly stealing 1st page without an update.