State of the Game

Ziggy Stardust

Ziggy Stardust
Rubbernuke said:
A galnet story had a character called Webster, I did a funny poster and someone took it and made a joke about my avatar (Delaine / Kumo logo and Gibb / Webster the Spider).

I loved it and made a gif avatar after I unintentionally made a seizure inducing gif of Deaine running at the camera :D
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Right, well that's all I needed to know about the state of the game. Thx!
 

Rubbernuke

Rubbernuke
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Well, this was like bringing a minigun to a friendly shoulder punching context.




Just kidding.
Post like yours make others realize how lucky they are.
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:D Like I said, sometimes not knowing is kinder. I have no problem with people being ignorant as long as it does not harmfully impact other people.

What annoyed me more was I missed nearly all of the early gamma period of Elite when I was ill, and was stuck playing Candy Crush :( At the same time I went a bit mad as my only TV was German dubbed Archer, American Dad and MTV plus wacky French gameshows and talkshows that went on for hours.

The very first time I switched on the TV in my room, a gameshow had a guy dressed as a professor sucking Ms Frances toes attached to a bungie :D
 

thistle

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I'll tell you about the state of the game.

My game crashed.

My files were corrupted, I could play my steam account but it doesn't have Odyssey, my main old fdev account was borked.

Sigh.

Download the launcher again, go through the whole process, getting towards the end.

Power cut in the area.

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I'm going to have to do it all again, aren't I?
 

Borko

Borko
Rubbernuke said:
As an example:

I worked in a hospital pharmacy for 10 years. I watched patients and treated them, and sometimes watched as treatment failed and them sadly dying. I was glad I could walk out the door because I never wanted to go through some truly horrible deaths from painful diseases.

In my first year of moving to France I developed leukemia. I knew what I had, and knew exactly how it was treated and what I would face to live- and even then it would be down to chance. So, for several weeks I knew the things that were coming in the best case. I have a crippling fear of needles, and I knew the amount of them I'd face each and every day. Luckily (and obviously) I (so far) made it but it took its toll.

Two years ago my dad developed a problem with his bone marrow and after struggling for a year went downhill and died. I knew exactly what his treatment would be, and I knew the mental anguish he'd go through- except this time he died, very slowly and very cruelly. This time it was me on the other side of the door, but I knew what was going through his mind and body from my time in hospital.

Now, its odds on that I'll die like he did- despite being in my early 40s I'm well past my middle age and will live on borrowed time in my early seventies. Twice now I lived through having or dealing with a life threatening illness.... I wish I could forget that, because I've most likely rehearsed my own death twice.

So for me, ignorance can be bliss.
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I personally know that breaking both of your femurs in a vehicle accident hurts. I also know that kidney stones hurt worse than that. I’d prefer to not know either of those facts.

Props, brother. I admire your bravery.
 

Rubbernuke

Rubbernuke
thistle said:
I'll tell you about the state of the game.

My game crashed.

My files were corrupted, I could play my steam account but it doesn't have Odyssey, my main old fdev account was borked.

Sigh.

Download the launcher again, go through the whole process, getting towards the end.

Power cut in the area.

tenor.gif


I'm going to have to do it all again, aren't I?
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Can you try to verify local files?
 

Bottom Hat

Bottom Hat
Rubbernuke said:
As an example:

I worked in a hospital pharmacy for 10 years. I watched patients and treated them, and sometimes watched as treatment failed and them sadly dying. I was glad I could walk out the door because I never wanted to go through some truly horrible deaths from painful diseases.

In my first year of moving to France I developed leukemia. I knew what I had, and knew exactly how it was treated and what I would face to live- and even then it would be down to chance. So, for several weeks I knew the things that were coming in the best case. I have a crippling fear of needles, and I knew the amount of them I'd face each and every day. Luckily (and obviously) I (so far) made it but it took its toll.

Two years ago my dad developed a problem with his bone marrow and after struggling for a year went downhill and died. I knew exactly what his treatment would be, and I knew the mental anguish he'd go through- except this time he died, very slowly and very cruelly. This time it was me on the other side of the door, but I knew what was going through his mind and body from my time in hospital.

Now, its odds on that I'll die like he did- despite being in my early 40s I'm well past my middle age and will live on borrowed time in my early seventies. Twice now I lived through having or dealing with a life threatening illness.... I wish I could forget that, because I've most likely rehearsed my own death twice.

So for me, ignorance can be bliss.
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Sorry to read about this mate, these things suck and are not easy. Sadly you know what to expect too - a very powerful downside of doing healthcare for a living, which I can also attest to.

I must say though that it's great to still have you with us, as you are incredibly entertaining! (Not meant to be patronizing). Sorry for your Dad too mate, I feel for you.
 

Rubbernuke

Rubbernuke
Borko said:
I personally know that breaking both of your femurs in a vehicle accident hurts. I also know that kidney stones hurt worse than that. I’d prefer to not know either of those facts.

Props, brother. I admire your bravery.
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It does not directly hurt though, which is more insidious- its more of what happens when your own bones want to kill you and your body slowly falls apart from the inside out.
 

Borko

Borko
Rubbernuke said:
It does not directly hurt though, which is more insidious- its more of what happens when your own bones want to kill you and your body slowly falls apart from the inside out.
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Death by a thousand cuts, except microscopic, multiplied, and by perpetrated by your own cells...

You win, bro, you win...
 

Rubbernuke

Rubbernuke
Borko said:
Death by a thousand cuts, except microscopic, multiplied, and by perpetrated by your own cells...

You win, bro, you win...
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Its quite odd really. Its like having an invisible rucksack and every day someone adds a bag of sugar without you knowing. It gets harder walking, or doing anything. Where I live is a very steep hill and before I went into hospital I'd need about five breaks to walk up it. I knew things were bad because my doctor rang me about twenty times that day (and me trying to mow the lawn) saying "come in, wait outside my door, I'll see you right away". In doctor speak thats "its bad". I also remember his face when I told him I drove myself to see him, and that hours before I was in a meeting sorting out French paperwork at a local government building.
 
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