For My Next Heroic Deed, I Shall Perform a Task Semi-Competently

"You know that feeling when you fall out of a chair but you catch yourself at the last second? I feel like that all the time." - Steven Wright

[kevintheadequate]

‪#‎IndivisibleRPG‬ is nearly funded & needs your help! Try the free prototype on Win/Mac/Linux/PS4/Steam & support! http://thndr.me/e19eYt

[jam1220]

Indivisible can still make it

Indivisible crowdfund is at 69%( $1,034,433 ) what we need is $465,567

we’ll just assume because holidays are coming up no will wants to donate too much to it

so if everyone goes with the 5$ tier that would mean we would need 93,114 people donating $5 to get the game funded

15$ tier means we’d need 31,038 people to donate to it

and of course we have the $30 dollar tier which we only need 15,519 people to donate $30 to

Right now we have  16,101 people donating to it. the ideal way to go about this is just for the 16,101 of us who want this game to be made just to donate another 30$(or more if you choose). I mean we got two weeks left. someones has to be getting paid in that time period. just set aside 30 dollars to upgrade your tier.

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or if you’re like me and you just want this game funded already, just throw another 30 at them and just give away your extra tier rewards to someone else (tis the season afterall)

for anyone who needs a refresher course here is what comes with the $30 tier

Lab Zero art, Indivisible soundtrack(by Hiroki Kikuta),the actual game and some alternate colors so you can play the game in even more style 

and for anyone just curiously scrolling through don’t you worry that pretty little head of yours. there is plenty of room in the Indivisible fandom for you too.

just head on over to Lab Zero indiegogo page on there you will find out all there is needed to know about the game. and while on the page download and play the free prototype

If it is something you enjoyed and you want to more of the game please consider donating to the campaign and share it around so more people can know about it too

[art-of-nighto]

We’re nearing the for real last two weeks of the campaing, Help support us and spreat the word!

[shsllucidity]

Planning to bump my contribution up next paycheck.  C’mon pals!  Only 450,000 to go! Bloodstained made that in less than a week! I should also add that Koji Igarishi himself has endorsed the project.  You know, the guy who MADE metroidvania a thing? And if IGA endorses something as being quality, you know it’s legit.

2D games are a rare breed, Valkyrie Profile-esque large cast games are a rare breed.  We have the chance to be a preservation society while picking up some neat shwag and an awesome game. And if you’re hesitant because the game itself is planned for release in 2018, just note that Lab Zero plans to do what they did with Skullgirls - frequently updated beta builds to test new characters and areas, without actually spoiling the plot.  And they’re very diligent about such things, so we’ll at least be getting frequent taste-tests of the game!

If you can’t contribute, s’all good, yo.  Just please, PLEASE signal boost, because this game deserves to get made so very much, and Lab Zero deserves success after what happened to them thanks to Konami.

So c’mon, friends! Let’s DO DIS!

[kevintheadequate]

If Indivisible hits 900,000 before Wednesday, they get an Extension!

Hey folks, just got word through the grapevine that if Indivisible reaches 900,000 before tomorrow, they’ll be able to extend their deadline for 20 more days!  So if you can donate now, please do! They’re at about 850,000 now, so every little bit helps!

[kevintheadequate]

Indivisible And Why It’s Important

So, some of my friends here may know I’ve been on a pretty big kick on Indivisible lately.  Recently their crowdfunding campaign has just barely hit 800,000 out of 1.5m with only 5 days to go.  I’m taking this opportunity to reach out once more to ask: please, pals.  If you can, please consider giving to Indivisible’s campaign if you can, or signal boosting if you can’t to spread the word, because holy HELL does this game deserve to be funded.

If you want specifics, visit their tumblr here:  http://indivisiblerpg.tumblr.com/

Below, I shall summarize, in detail, why I’m so adamant in my support for this.

So, anyone familiar with crowdfunding knows the horror stories of Red Ash, Mighty No. 9, and Peter Molynaex’s Goddess, most well known for selling on blind faith, misappropriation of funds, and lack of transparency, in no particular order, and that might make one wary of Indivisible’s campaign.

Which is why it’s so vital to the health of crowdfunding that Indivisible gets funded.

Indivisible is being made by Lab Zero, most notably well known for Skullgirls, and their continued dedication thereof, despite being shafted by Konami. It should be noted that not only did they make good on their promises for Skullgirls, but that they surpassed them, delivering more content than originally promised.

But that’s not what’s important here. What’s important is that Lab Zero does crowdfunding RIGHT.  Where other developers might trade on Nostalgia or blind faith, Lab Zero delivers full transparency, frequent interactions with fans via streams, and, in Indivisible’s case, a fully playable prototype - which they’ve pledged to be updated for testing new characters and stages if the game is funded.

If nothing else, Indivisible deserves funding because it should serve as the example that other projects aspire to.  All costs and additional funding are shown up front, a demo is provided to show what you can expect, and while the game might be far on the horizon, backers will get at least a taste of the content they’ll be receiving.

If you need another reason to back this, let’s talk about diversity.  Indivisible has it in spades.  Strong Female Protagonist? Yup.  PoC?  Multiple checks. Strong Disabled Character? Check. Strong female with non-hourglass figure? You got it.  Little girl and her animal companion? Che-HOLY CRAP THAT IS A LARGE BIRD. Modestly Dressed females?  Yessir.  Modestly dressed female, tsundere, and Snarky?  Have you met my wife Razm-well, you get the picture.

Also, several other indie games will have characters as playable party members:

Annie from Skullgirls

If you were as mad as I was that she didn’t get into Skullgirls proper, vindication is finally at hand.

Calibretto from Battle Chasers

Big ol’ golem robot from a nifty comic series. You really need more?

The Drifter from Hyper Light Drifter

Mysterious blue dude with a lightsaber from the upcoming Action RPG.

Juan from Guacamelee

You can’t tell me you don’t want a Luchador body slamming giant demons. “Mother**** suplexed a train” indeed.

Lea from Curses N' Chaos

1/2 of the starring cast of a great Ghouls N’ Ghost Tribute.

Shovel Knight from Shovel Knight

The Supreme master of Digging himself. That being said, he better have the scrooge mcduck pogo attack.

Zackasaurus from Super Time Force Ultra

It’s a dinosaur on a skateboard. I shouldn’t have to add anything here! Do I need to get my “unified theory of awesome” chart out?

And -and this is important- If this project doesn’t reach its goal, you get your money back.

So, please, pals.  Once again, check them out at http://indivisiblerpg.tumblr.com, or http://www.support-indivisible.com for more info, and signal boost if you can!  Let’s get this thing going!

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go put my money where my mouth is.

[kevintheadequate]

The deed Is done.  Let us now in earnest begin our dark work.

So, after months of blustering on my part, today marks the day where my new rig is fully ready to roll.  And seeing as how as I am nothing if not eager to show off my mediocre system building skills, Below is a picture recap of my build progression over the past few days for those interested in tech geekery (Beware: Lots of pictures here).

Side Panels Removed, Motherboard installed and back panel seated.

Power Supply and Video Card installed, system power header unwrapped but not connected just yet.  Removed bottom guide rail and drive cage for better airflow.  Installed and greased processor.

Radiator and water cooler installed (fans mounted to top chamber, since the clearance between motherboard heat spreader and chassis couldn’t accommodate mounting both on the inside.

Switched 3-drive cage for a 2 and 1 cage set, installed storage drive, replaced bottom guide rail and installed bottom fan.

RAM, primary HDD and remaining component power cables installed, Front audio/USB port cables connected, modular cables for CPU, VGA. and peripherals.  Not pictured: Ensuing cable management work and the accompanied profuse swearing.

Hello World.

Given the black, white, and red color scheme, I was torn between the computer names “Beetlejuice” or “Monobear”.  Ultimately I went with the former, because when I powered it on initially, the breaker tripped and everything except the Computer and Monitor lost power, including the lights, which I took as SOME sort of sign.  It did everything except speak with Michael Keaton’s voice.

And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to christen my fancy new hardware by making text and picture RP posts, because I am nothing if not a Dutiful slave to the American way of misallocation of resources.  

To quote the man himself: It’s Showtime.