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Diz added a post in a topic Five Nights at Freddy's - Scott Cawthon Cares Not for Release Dates (or: "BUY THE FOURTH GAME IT'S OUT NOW")
Oh my god.
Those bells really set the atmosphere for me. It just seems so ... so ... full of ERROR encountered: DO-NOT-WANT
And by that I mean, of course I want it! It just feels overwhelming. So much seems to be happening, and I am not sure if the game actually looks like this, but if it does, I am not sure what to say, it all just seems haunted to the max. Could this still be the mind from the aftermath and vegetable state of the bite of '87? Or is this completely unrelated? Scott is just so great at twisting everything we believe and make it into something different.
I just want to say, great job on the teaser, the atmosphere was freezing cold. I do not even know how to start imagining what to expect anymore.
Also, did anyone else think of SCP-513 upon the very start of this video? ^^
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Diz added a post in a topic Fixing Stuff
There already exists a page for Status Updates, and it is accessible by hovering your cursor over "SSMB" and selecting "Status Updates" below the banner on the top of the page. It can also be accessed by using the following link:
http://board.sonicstadium.org/statuses/
Regarding mentions of Work in Progress, things may or may not change (I am not sure what would be easy or doable of changing since this is an entirely new software, interface and all that), but if you have any suggestions regarding specific functions or aspects you find unnecessarily complicated, be sure to let us know!
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Diz added a post in a topic Welcome To Your New-Look SSMB!
Everything feels and looks super smooth to me. Amazing job to everybody who worked on the transition and design. New era, here we come!
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Diz added a post in a topic Disney's Zootopia (March 2016)
Looks like a fun upcoming movie! I liked this fox character ever since popping up from the right side of the screen. Seems mischievous. Actually, this whole show seems mischievous. Looks entertaining, and I am looking forward to see more of this.
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Diz added a post in a topic Toxic
As it currently stands, feel free to report content you feel warrants staff attention for any reason. If a moderator is already viewing the topic in question, it can be a good idea to report it so that more moderators can see the topic, in case it really does get out of hand. Also, I cannot speak for other moderators, but when I view a topic, I do not tend to go through every post (unless of course I see something wrong), and sometimes I only read a few before hopping over to somewhere else, but a report would pinpoint the point which warrants staff attention, often the starting point of it all.
The report system has been enhanced over the years, which can explain why some moderators or admins used to have a different approach to reports. Earlier, one would receive 1x PM for each report being made, and it was easy to be spammed and drowned in these, especially because PMs used to display a summary directly on the forum index. These days, there is an upgraded report center (as illustrated by an image posted earlier in the topic) which neatly combines multiple reports under a single case in most situations. If multiple members report a topic, a member or a specific post, they are combined into one big report where all moderators can gather, monitor and comment on the situation, so reporting something these days is not only reserved for bringing one or two moderators to a topic, but it also creates a small roundtable per report, something which is not at all annoying (but something which actually comes in handy), especially when compared to the previous report system. =)
Sadly I was out of town ever since Friday until this evening, so I had not much of a chance to check out the situation that had occured, and for that reason I was not going to comment on it, but I think this should give a better picture on how the upgraded report system works and why it should be used more rather than less.
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Diz added a post in a topic The SSMB Community Game Night (Every Saturday at 7:30 EST/12:30 GMT) - MK 8 Tourney Trailer and How to play with SSMB 101 Released!
If you still need players for the game, I can hop in. Currently changed my Steam name to Diz so you can add me.
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Diz added a post in a topic The Lion Guard (new The Lion King TV series) (TV Movie - Fall, TV Series - 2016)
I knew I had seen a topic here on this subject earlier, but the search system simply would not pick up much, even with just the word "lion". It is officially broken. I did find the original topic on page 7, though. As a result, the two topics has been merged together.
I have always found The Lion King to be an extraordinary well-made movie, and it brings back very fond childhood memories (I had a chance to see the two sequels only recently, but I loved those too, of course). You never know how these things turn out, but even just seeing this Kion picture, I feel like saying, dis gun be good. Certainly looking forward to the new era of lions & co.
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Diz added a post in a topic Chaos Emeralds
I have not played modern games as much as the classic ones. With that in mind, I have always found Chaos Emeralds to be an interesting subject. Take Sonic 3 (& Knuckles), for example. For the majority of the game, these items are secretly hidden throughout the game. You either have to go look for them or accidentally happen to find them, and even then, with the exception of one of the first levels, you choose whether to try obtaining one or not. They offer, or used to offer, a fun little challenge game, and you would not be awarded one unless you beat it.
I am aware that many players do not like the idea of "cheating" through levels, but to me, it felt like a cool added bonus and a sign that I had finished the game and found most of its secrets (or partially finished the game, but still found many secrets and beat their, sometimes near-impossible, challenges). In conclusion, I do not think it ruined much, in the classic games at least, but I still see your point. I suppose I always liked to look at it as having to do the levels once the hard way, then having the option to do as you want once you finished them.
The real reason for me coming in here was due to there already existing a topic on the subject of Chaos Emeralds, so I will close this topic in order not to have the discussion fragmentized. to go to the already-existing topic. Happy posting!
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Diz added a post in a topic Five Nights at Freddy's - Scott Cawthon Cares Not for Release Dates (or: "BUY THE FOURTH GAME IT'S OUT NOW")
Whaaaa-- Hype train initiate!
Also, guys. "Nightmare"? Several Freddy heads on the animatronic's body? Is this just me, or ...
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Diz added a post in a topic Steam Updated to limit access to accounts that have spent less than $5 -- So all those [unassigned] users aren't people?
I am happy that something is being done. There is little more annoying than to block someone, and then have unread notifications, an in order to not run the risc of having unread mail from genuine contacts, I have to unblock two or three blocked bots and then block them again almost every day. I hope that new users are capable of being added and initiated a chat with, since I find the Steam Community chat engine a fine tool for whenever I am gaming if I am to talk to someone who does actually uses Steam for free merely for chatting purposes, but even if not, if it is what it takes to block away these bots then I am content with the new limit.
However, to my understanding, many of these bots come in the form of viruses through websites which infect player accounts already bypassing the limits, right? So we do not know how much this is actually going to limit for the time being, but once again, I am happy that at least something is being done, because at the current state of the matter, this is ridiculous.
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Diz added a post in a topic World’s first head transplant volunteer could experience something "worse than death”
I assume that the new body will be more or less freshly dead to begin with, otherwise none of this would make sense to me.
It is hard to read this, but I am intrigued. I am sure it will be possible at some point in the future, but a whole lot of experimenting and failing should be expected. This is so big and complex an operation, I am getting the shivers by just thinking of it. Nonetheless, things cease to amaze us in neither medicine nor technology, so it will be interesting to see the results of all this.
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Diz added a post in a topic Can't Post Anything
Which browser are you using? This will sound like a lame reply, but have you tried resetting your browser/tried using another browser? As it sounds more like a computer problem than incompatibility or board-side issue.
If you are experiencing the same problem through more than one browser, you could try to reset Internet Explorer's advanced settings, as those often control other browsers' settings, as well. The only other easy option I can think of right now, without having to troubleshoot or engage in deep malware scans, would be to perform a system restore to a restore point which date it did work.
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Diz added a post in a topic the White SSMB?
To elaborate illustratively for other members to see more quickly, here is a picture:
Since the matter is resolved for now, I will be closing this topic routinely. Thanks!
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Diz added a post in a topic You are all so FUCKED.
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Diz added a post in a topic The SSMB PC Troubleshooting and Discussion Thread
The first thing I want to do is disagree with further use of the HDD for backup and important data. If anything, your priority should be to copy data from that HDD to another, as it is no longer a reliable device. Continuing usage of a damaged HDD is your own risc to take. Sometimes they work well for a long time, while at other times they fail much sooner than you would ever expect.
If the in-built disk file system checker chkdsk does not find anything, you should verify that it is configured to look for bad sectors and not just look for file system errors. There should be a switch for this in the disk checker GUI. I am not sure what you mean by hard and soft bad sectors. If by soft bad sectors you mean file system errors which are not caused by physical damage, then the disk checker should have picked up on it regardless, unless it was running in read-only mode, in which it might not always detect things. If not attempted already, you could run the check through an elevated command prompt.
chkdsk driveletter /r Example: chkdsk d: /r If you are asked to dismount the volume first, hit Y and then enter. This check will not only repair file system errors, but it will also look for bad sectors within the specified partition and mark them in the file system to prevent Windows from using the damaged sectors.
A bad sector on an HDD is always "hard", but to make sure, you can download and install the free edition of HD Tune (not HD Tune Pro). You can use the Error Scan tab to scan for bad sectors. Dead areas on the HDD are represented through red squares.
chkdsk can often compensate for bad sectors on a soft level through marking known dead areas as inaccessible. Most HDDs can also compensate for bad sectors on a hard level through reallocation to reserve sectors. This should happen automatically over time and often by coincidence, depending on read/write operations. You can also use certain programs, like HDAT2, to force sector reallocation, but I rather recommend the chkdsk /r option in your case before doing anything else. There is however no way to permanently fix the problem, and it should only be viewed upon as a short-term solution, as the bad sectors are going to spread sooner or later, and the HDD is slowly dying no matter what you do or how you look at it. Thus, if the backup is important, you should never use a damaged HDD, as you never know when it will fail completely.
In conclusion, run HD Tune (be sure to select the correct drive from the drop-down menu), perform a scan through the Error Scan tab (will take a very long time to complete), and if it turns out there are any red spots, run chkdsk /r as shown in the code tag to attempt marking bad sectors in the HDDs file system for extended usage. Also note that if the chart is all-green after scan is complete, the HDD may have reallocated and is using a spare sector in its place as a temporary solution, in which case, attempt chkdsk driveletter /b for bad sector marking evaluation (Windows Vista and later) and then attempt backup again. However if damage is detected, I highly recommend saving up for a new HDD. It is better to have a reliable backup than to lose it to an HDD crash.
I hope any of this helps. Good luck.
Edit: I realized I might have typed this in a haste. I would recommend running two instances of HD Tune error checking. Run one on your external HDD and also run one on the internal HDD inside your computer. You should be able to do these scans simultaneously, however note that if you use your computer during the internal scan, your computer is likely going to be very slow, and doing heavy things like gaming will not be an option throughout the error scan. This is to verify that the bad sector error is coming from the external HDD and not the internal HDD.