Re: [GRIMDARK] Fallout Equestria: Project Horizons Discussion

[Stringtheory]

Or we can play TF2 and Terraria to fill the time.

isn't that why we made the steam group?

[RoboRed]

Don't let your lack of skill get in the way of our enthusiasm of making you do things for our entertainment. Now get out there and drop seven thousand dollars on Maya or 3ds Max and the two years of training it takes to learn these programs.

We'll wait right here.

I wish I had a copy of Flash with me. All I know is condensed in from one semester of a multimedia class (I loved that class. I almost want to take it again.), plus all the actionscript I feverishly taught myself to finish our final project. I'd probably noodle around with it like I noodle around with photoshop right now.

Ponies are awesome.

Actually now we won't, Mann Co's not going to save itself you know. But we will be sure to think of you doing the time we wait asking the last guy to hit ready over and over again between rounds. We promise!

This is one of those things where I'm gonna have to say "I'd love to, but I can't". My mental acuity is leaving me right now...I should probably head to bed soon.

[Cptadder]

Massive response post in the morning, comments and more comments on another thousand post thread. Short note now catching up a touch noticed Somber got the job so delayed congratulations. Remember schools are filled with hundreds of walking emotional basket cases hopped up on complex interpersonal rivalries worthy of a Spanish soap opera which is aided and abetted by massive hormone fluctuations and let us not forget the methamphetamines*

*Note not all school users are meth users, you also have pot heads, paint puffers, acid droppers and caffeine tweaks who should not be underestimated just because drinking nine cans of Red bull one hour is technically legal does not make the end result any less crazy or coherent.

[Sindri]

*raises a hoof* ...Invade Russia?

No. You know why? If you invade Russia in the winter, you will all die without seeing your opponent. If you invade Russia in the summer, Russia is fucking huge and you will shortly be invading Russia in the winter. Everyone from Napoleon to Hitler learned this the hard way.

[WavemasterRyx]

@Kattlarv:

Fallout 3 had a more apocalyptic atmosphere, yes. But as
soon as you start thinking, it stops working.

Well, I suppose
it's good then thinking has never been an issue for me

My headcanon is the 200 years were not a "big nothing", and that FO3 wasteland is much younger.
The civilization thrived. It began rebuilding. People were making ammo,
they got food factories working, they repaired and reprogrammed the
robots to protect their settlements. They repaired many buildings and
thrived quite successfully.
Then, some 30 years before FO3, it all went to hell. Supermutants showed
up, or IMP killed most or whatever... anyway, the new foundations
collapsed and people went wild and savage.
The ruins are some 30 years old. The ammo was made by the wastelanders.
Most stupid barriers on your way are fortifications of the wastelanders.
There was a second war...

This is a great headcanon, thank you, Random.

I realize this is a terrible joke, but it honestly is my headcanon regarding the game XD

Nah, it's actually a pretty good joke, heh.

Well I have some news. I got the teaching job. 11th
grade English in Fallon, NV. I have no idea what's going to happen with
Horizons. I hope I'll be able to manage a chapter or two a month, but I
just don't know. I don't want Horizons to wither on the vine or fade
away. Many of you have given your time, attention, and money keeping
the story going. You deserve an ending.

*hugs you tight*
Congratulations, sir, I really do hope the job goes well for you. As I said on the IRC, try not to worry about it for now, as much as you can anyways. Take your time to get settled in, and then you can see how much time you have to write after that. We'll be here for you. PH won't just go away, we'll make sure of it.

Maybe we can fill the extra time with
more of those contest things, or even just little organized
event-things, that one we did was fun

This is always certainly an
option. Though depending on how often they occurred, I'm not certain I
could always help out with prizes, heh.

[IncoherentOrange]

walking emotional basket cases hopped up on complex interpersonal rivalries worthy of a Spanish soap opera which is aided and abetted by massive hormone fluctuations

I'm in high school, and I approve this message.

[Icy Shake]

Well I have some news. I got the teaching job. 11th grade English in Fallon, NV. I have no idea what's going to happen with Horizons. I hope I'll be able to manage a chapter or two a month, but I just don't know. I don't want Horizons to wither on the vine or fade away. Many of you have given your time, attention, and money keeping the story going. You deserve an ending.

This is wonderful news! I'm delighted to hear that you have a definite plan, and I'm confident that you will prove both the school and the students it serves lucky to have you.
As many have said before, take all the time you need. I will still be here--we will still be here--even if updates slow, and I should like to think that this community cares enough about you to accept any changes you need to make to accommodate a new living situation.

I hope you find your position enjoyable and rewarding, and that you will be very successful in it. I know how much teachers can matter in the lives of their students, and I've seen in members of my own family how fulfilling teaching can be. I'm sure this will be a great step forward for you, and I'm glad you let us know.

[iLateralGX]

Well I have some news. I got the teaching job. 11th grade English in Fallon, NV. I have no idea what's going to happen with Horizons. I hope I'll be able to manage a chapter or two a month, but I just don't know. I don't want Horizons to wither on the vine or fade away. Many of you have given your time, attention, and money keeping the story going. You deserve an ending.

Hooray little late but I am happy for you!

Also after some quick Google magic, I found Fallon, NV and what county it resides in. (I was bored don't judge me)
I have to say Wikipedia had some fun things to say about the city and its high school.

[Meleagridis]

Makes the day brighter to know Somber found a job. I just hope his student body comes anywhere close to being decent enough.

(Maybe we can fill the extra time with more of those contest things, or even just little organized event-things, that one we did was fun)

I vote more writing contests! We really really need a sequel to the last one!

[Ironmonger]

*raises a hoof* ...Invade Russia?

No. You know why? If you invade Russia in the winter, you will all die without seeing your opponent. If you invade Russia in the summer, Russia is fucking huge and you will shortly be invading Russia in the winter. Everyone from Napoleon to Hitler learned this the hard way.

*slams hoof* F*CKING HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE. *y u no face*

[Sindri]

*raises a hoof* ...Invade Russia?

No. You know why? If you invade Russia in the winter, you will all die without seeing your opponent. If you invade Russia in the summer, Russia is fucking huge and you will shortly be invading Russia in the winter. Everyone from Napoleon to Hitler learned this the hard way.

*slams hoof* F*CKING HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE. *y u no face*

Look at it this way: when invaded, people who've lived in Russia all their lives have a huge advantage. However, they pay for this by living in Russia all their lives.

(No offense, soviet bastard)

[iLateralGX]

*raises a hoof* ...Invade Russia?

No. You know why? If you invade Russia in the winter, you will all die without seeing your opponent. If you invade Russia in the summer, Russia is fucking huge and you will shortly be invading Russia in the winter. Everyone from Napoleon to Hitler learned this the hard way.

*slams hoof* F*CKING HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE. *y u no face*

Look at it this way: when invaded, people who've lived in Russia all their lives have a huge advantage. However, they pay for this by living in Russia all their lives.

(No offense, soviet bastard)

Either way you lose.

You beat the enemy, you still live in Russia.
You lose against the enemy, you could possibly be killed among other things.

[Ironmonger]

*raises a hoof* ...Invade Russia?

No. You know why? If you invade Russia in the winter, you will all die without seeing your opponent. If you invade Russia in the summer, Russia is fucking huge and you will shortly be invading Russia in the winter. Everyone from Napoleon to Hitler learned this the hard way.

*slams hoof* F*CKING HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE. *y u no face*

Look at it this way: when invaded, people who've lived in Russia all their lives have a huge advantage. However, they pay for this by living in Russia all their lives.

(No offense, soviet bastard)

Either way you lose.

You beat the enemy, you still live in Russia.
You lose against the enemy, you could possibly be killed among other things.

@Sindri ...Capitalist dog. *grumpyface.jpeg*

@iLateral True

Both of these made me laugh.

[RandomBlank]

Well I have some news. I got the teaching job. 11th grade English in Fallon, New Vegas.

That's how I read that. Damn you all.
Anyway, 1. Congrats, 2. I hope you'll find time for writing... And I recommend you do. Teaching job is exhausting and you NEED some kind of escape to remain sane.

@Somber: You should totally keep us updated on how that plays out,

Seconding that. Report your "adventures" on the new job :)
Project Horizons: The Making Of.


re: spoilers. Sometimes spoilers add to enjoyment. Like, we all know this following spoiler:

Spoiler:

but not only does it not spoil the pleasure, it actually adds a very important element of anticipation. So I guess I'm enjoying the news that Stygius will be back quite a bit. And since I expect the ending to be just like Season 2 finale (everyone's invited!) this is not much news for me. Besides, Somber does not introduce new characters just to let them rot forever in one place (unless they are casualties that is), so I'm expecting most of them to return yet. Including the seaponies, the Flankfurt crew, the farmers where BJ killed the dragon, the Seahorse crew, and I wouldn't be too surprised if Spike shows up too once he's past his job at Neighvarro.

And one more personal prediction: Just like Somber granted Pinkie Pie mercy of not burning, I believe he's going to give some mercy to Luna.

[Ironmonger]

Well I have some news. I got the teaching job. 11th grade English in Fallon, New Vegas.

That's how I read that. Damn you all.
Anyway, 1. Congrats, 2. I hope you'll find time for writing... And I recommend you do. Teaching job is exhausting and you NEED some kind of escape to remain sane.

@Somber: You should totally keep us updated on how that plays out,

Seconding that. Report your "adventures" on the new job :)
Project Horizons: The Making Of.


re: spoilers. Sometimes spoilers add to enjoyment. Like, we all know this following spoiler:

Spoiler:

but not only does it not spoil the pleasure, it actually adds a very important element of anticipation. So I guess I'm enjoying the news that Stygius will be back quite a bit. And since I expect the ending to be just like Season 2 finale (everyone's invited!) this is not much news for me. Besides, Somber does not introduce new characters just to let them rot forever in one place (unless they are casualties that is), so I'm expecting most of them to return yet. Including the seaponies, the Flankfurt crew, the farmers where BJ killed the dragon, the Seahorse crew, and I wouldn't be too surprised if Spike shows up too once he's past his job at Neighvarro.

And one more personal prediction: Just like Somber granted Pinkie Pie mercy of not burning, I believe he's going to give some mercy to Luna.

Blackjack killed a dragon? When?! And Stygius is going to be back? Where did you get this. Sorry I don't do a ton of lurking.

[Katarn]

Was I only one, who missreaded

Fallon, NV

as Fallout, NV?
Congratz, Somber. Don't worry. I know you care about your story and us. Just don't push yourself, RL first, everything else later.

I should quit playing THAT amount of games...

[RandomBlank]

Blackjack killed a dragon? When?! And Stygius is going to be back? Where did you get this. Sorry I don't do a ton of lurking.

When she had the bounty on her head. She met some Crusaders hiding from angry farmers that were accusing them of killing their brahmins. The dragon lived in some kind of underground crevice near the farm, she collapsed the roof on him.

I think Stygius' return was implied in the "alternate" batpony meeting scene of the recent chapter.

[Valikdu]

...so, I just tried to play New Vegas, with the same system as I did two months ago (when it worked fine). Now, it doesn't even show the intro before crashing.

Tried various stuff from the internet (like replacement graphic dll's) and did 2 reinstalls, doesn't work. What do?

System specs:

Not sure if you have the Steam version or not, but if you do, try verifying the file cache.

I did it several times. Each time it says something like "got 1 bad file, redownloading" and that's it.

Fallout 3 also doesn't work now, and it's also the install that worked previously.

...

Time to reinstall windows, I guess.

[Guest]

...so, I just tried to play New Vegas, with the same system as I did two months ago (when it worked fine). Now, it doesn't even show the intro before crashing.

Tried various stuff from the internet (like replacement graphic dll's) and did 2 reinstalls, doesn't work. What do?

System specs:

Not sure if you have the Steam version or not, but if you do, try verifying the file cache.

I did it several times. Each time it says something like "got 1 bad file, redownloading" and that's it.

Fallout 3 also doesn't work now, and it's also the install that worked previously.

...

Time to reinstall windows, I guess.

Run virus scans, too, and maybe a hard drive verification thing. (Along with updating drivers and whatnot) I've got very little experience with making New Vegas work, since it's always been stable for me, but none of that can hurt. Also, sometimes just restarting Windows can help, especially if you've just gotten updates that require a restart or something. Occasionally, in my experience, that can be detrimental.

[Ketchup]

If you aren't using any solid state drives, system defragmentation keeps it running smooth. That might help.

[222222]

So I suppose invading Russia is out of the question. That means we can A) try to match wits with a Sicilian or B) stage a land war in Asia. Hmmmm decisions decisions.

[Sindri]

So I suppose invading Russia is out of the question. That means we can A) try to match wits with a Sicilian or B) stage a land war in Asia. Hmmmm decisions decisions.

I think invading Russia is actually a subset of land war in Asia. And we should be okay with the Sicilian as long as death isn't on the line...

[Ametros]

So I suppose invading Russia is out of the question. That means we can A) try to match wits with a Sicilian or B) stage a land war in Asia. Hmmmm decisions decisions.

I think invading Russia is actually a subset of land war in Asia. And we should be okay with the Sicilian as long as death isn't on the line...

Just in case death is on the line... Does anybody have any iocaine powder?

[FeatherDust]

Oh, wow, Somber... You're gonna be like 90 minutes from Lake Tahoe.. That's pretty awesome!

And yes. I also saw Fallon, NV and immediately thought "Fallout, New Vegas".

[RoboRed]

Same here. Derp.

[Kippershy]

I think we all saw NV and thought it, to be honest.

[Caoimhe]

Hey what's your little irc thing. I ended up in #falloutequestria on whatever server EqD has but I didn't recognize any names.

[Somber]

Alot of us use different names since a lot of us roleplay there. I use this to get to the forum.

https://client02.chat.mibbit.com/?url=irc%3A%2F%2Firc.canternet.org%3A6667%2F%2523FalloutEquestria

[iLateralGX]

...so, I just tried to play New Vegas, with the same system as I did two months ago (when it worked fine). Now, it doesn't even show the intro before crashing.

Tried various stuff from the internet (like replacement graphic dll's) and did 2 reinstalls, doesn't work. What do?

System specs:

Not sure if you have the Steam version or not, but if you do, try verifying the file cache.

I did it several times. Each time it says something like "got 1 bad file, redownloading" and that's it.

Fallout 3 also doesn't work now, and it's also the install that worked previously.

...

Time to reinstall windows, I guess.

Not so fast there is one last thing I can think of.
There might be a program on your computer interfering with steam doing its magic correctly.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9828-SFLZ-9289 If you have a program on that list I suggest turning it off. Beware it may be a background process and you may need to uninstall it completely.

[FeatherDust]

I have had no great problem with any of the "spoilers" Somber has thrown out in the past. Most of it just kicks off more speculation and curiosity, or confirms what we already guessed.

And anyway it's all just "here is my current plan", since we have seen pretty major plot points change during the writing process. Like Glory being, you know, ALIVE.

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