Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Zuljaras Good to know, thank you!

Anyone own the Sony WH-1000XM4s? Apparently they autopause music on the sound of your voice? So doesn't that mean it'll pause every time you sing along to Mr Brightside? That sounds so annoying lol. Can you turn that off?

As games collector, when you displayed your games on the shelf which one do you like ?
PS4 or Nintendo Switch ?

Guys a while back I created a sketch for one of the enemies in my game.

On my vacation we found a shell (I think sea snail) and it reminded me of the enemy Darktide Sage. A watery creature that uses corrupted water magic.

Today I sculpted it with polymer clay and I used the shell for its head!

I need some honest opinions if you like it because I will be giving it as a gift to someone who finishes the tech demo of Castletoria when I am done with it.

That's looking good, so far, @Zuljaras .... If we're supposed to compare it, screens of it in-game would help

@Zuljaras you made it. Lookings goods

@BruceCM No sprite yet. This will be enemy in the later areas of the castle.

@Player_One Thanks

Tokyo Gamesho 2021 live stream show schedule (September 30 - October 3) with links to the live shows from a selection of game companies. The page is in english, but I'm not sure the shows will be in english. square enix, capcom, ubisoft, etc. I don't see Nintendo but we know they have directs coming as soon as Oct 5 - (can't recall which game it's for).

https://tgs.nikkeibp.co.jp/tgs/2021/en/contents/program.html

@Sunsy Ah yeah, I remember reading about that Mario Party thing. It was from the first game, since that one had minigames where you'd spin the control stick at an insanely fast rate. Nintendo gave out gloves shortly after the game came out. I never played the first one until my college days with a friend of mine. That Paddle Battle minigame was H-E-double hockey sticks on my hand, there was only so much spinning I could do. lol

@Tyranexx Yeah that's a really good villain song! I do love a good nostalgia trip as well. Especially if it's something from the 90s and early 2000s, since that was when I was a child.

@Anti-Matter Nice job on your deer drawing! As for your N64 vs. PS1 question, I like both honestly, though I'm slightly more attached to the N64, since that was the first console I had to myself. Loved games like Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo-Kazooie, F-Zero X, and I even liked Yoshi's Story when I was young. My only real issue (at least from a modern perspective - I don't recall if it was troublesome when I was a kid) was that the control stick didn't feel that comfortable - the GameCube greatly improved on it. I wouldn't play PS1 games until the PS2 days. That happened to be backwards compatible - that's how I got to play the PS1 Crash Bandicoot games. Fun fact about me - my favorite PS1 games are Crash Bandicoot: Warped and Crash Team Racing.

@Eel That's weird that they don't ship to Mexico. I think I'll wait until reviews come out for it, and if it feels better than the original controller I'll see if they discount it, like they did with the NES Switch controllers that one time.

@MarioLover92 Being able to play those n64 games with the original style controller again just sounds so... Cool. It's not like the other controllers where its just fewer inputs, the shape and limitations of this one are part of the experience!

They probably don't ship to Mexico for some silly reason, like avoiding international shipping tariffs and taxes, and they'd have to use a good reputable shipping method as well, which costs more too.

Sending anything to Mexico via regular mail is asking for it to be lost. Like seriously, buy anything from China and it gets to Mexico in a week, and then it spends the next 12 months lost in transit, assuming it makes it to you at all!

@Zuljaras Damn that looks sick, I must ask, do you cock that type of clay? and if you do, will you tae the shell off and then put it back on after its done?

I sure hope he cooks it instead

@Eel How the hell did I leave out the o? Ok thats actually really funny, should I leave it?

@Snatcher well it came up in the profanity filter. I can let it slide this time as long as nobody quotes it or repeats it.

@Eel If they do that I will edit it LMAO.

To your first question ... no ... I prefer to use my hands (couldn't help myself, sorry Eel)

Joking aside the clay must be cured in the oven at 130C. It is not air dry clay. (I HATE air dry clay)

This one is called Super Sculpey Professional and it is really nice!

The shell is on there permanently as you can see on the photos

It is DONE and only the paint job remains

@tekoii Yeah anytime! And thanks - been playing Mario Kart games (and many other racing games, for that matter) for the longest time so that's how I got pretty good at it. Drifting/using mini-turbos on most turns, and focusing on defense when I'm at least close to 1st place, those are a couple tips I can give out.

@Eel Ouch, that sounds frustrating. It may get lost for like a whole year, huh? And yeah I can agree with you on the original controllers, I happen to have the NES Switch controllers that I got for 50% off. I like using them for NES games on that NSO app. I used it for Mega Man Legacy Collection too, though I had to change the controls a bit and there's no way to get to the home menu unless I use a joy-con or pro controller. It's not possible to remap the controls on it or the SNES controller, either - I tried doing it and it said it can't be done. I have the SNES Switch controller too, when that finally got in stock - it's really good with the corresponding SNES app.

Interesting thing to do with clay, @Snatcher .... No point editing it now we've all seen it, lol

@Zuljaras Oh so its cocked already? Did you put the shell on there last? or? also I don't mold so whats your issue with air dry? is it bad?

@BruceCM @Zuljaras "to your first question ... no ... I prefer to use my hands" I'm right handed so 😏.

(Ok ok I'm done with the jokes LMAO.)

@Snatcher I made the indent (of the shell not of ...) in the clay while it was soft. Then I baked it and glued the shell.

Air dry clay, as the name suggests, hardens when exposed to air. You need to work quickly and it is almost impossible to do fine details. It is suggested for kids to have sone fun.