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by sinewav
Sun May 02, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: Competitions
Topic: Ladle 125 - May 2nd, 2021
Replies: 8
Views: 7635

Re: Ladle 125 - May 2nd, 2021

Yo, link to the stream!

https://www.twitch.tv/screallly
by sinewav
Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Fort matchmaking (for pickup) and how it works
Replies: 9
Views: 8268

Re: Fort matchmaking (for pickup) and how it works

...the algorithm (for calculating the rating) is unsuitable. It's such a difficult problem. We're trying to derive individual scores from a team game. And because there is randomness built into the system we'll see fluctuations on top of uncertainty. Still, the system does a fairly good job of maki...
by sinewav
Fri Apr 23, 2021 11:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Fort matchmaking (for pickup) and how it works
Replies: 9
Views: 8268

Re: Fort matchmaking (for pickup) and how it works

Bucketing into tiers Now that we have a rating system to use, we can bucket players into categories for their relative skill level: s-tier: top 10% of ratings a-tier: 10-25% b-tier: 25-60% c-tier: 60-100% I feel like we've tested the system thoroughly and we should consider tweaking it. The bot wor...
by sinewav
Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:49 am
Forum: Really General
Topic: I'm vaccinated!
Replies: 36
Views: 31553

Re: I'm vaccinated!

I got my first shot today! Biontech... Me too! They opened appointments up for my age group last Thursday. A friend sent me am early AM text saying he had an appointment for April 28th and pushed me to sign up soon. I didn't, and several hours later when I went to the website all the appointments w...
by sinewav
Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:39 pm
Forum: Auditory
Topic: My version of movie sounds
Replies: 1
Views: 8961

Re: My version of movie sounds

Nice. I like dietron (alt) the best, but the first dietron is also really good. The biggest challenge I found with making replacement sounds is that they need to stack on top of each other well and retain their definition. Complicated turn sounds turn into mush in games with lots of turning, long ex...
by sinewav
Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:55 pm
Forum: Really General
Topic: I'm vaccinated!
Replies: 36
Views: 31553

Re: I'm vaccinated!

I've always been jealous of you, kyle. Glad to hear you're doing good!
by sinewav
Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:09 pm
Forum: Graphical
Topic: M3l0npack: 2010 inspired Moviepack
Replies: 3
Views: 12988

Re: M3l0npack: 2010 inspired Moviepack

Cool, I haven't seen that bike model for a long time. Thanks!
by sinewav
Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:52 pm
Forum: Beta Testing
Topic: Armagetron is going to the Nintendo Switch!
Replies: 10
Views: 13882

Re: Armagetron is going to the Nintendo Switch!

Thanks for the fascinating write-up, I knew this was no ordinary prank. The animation on your Twitter was too good and there is no way you would have it made for a joke. Looks fun! I'll have to become better friends with my co-worker that has a switch so we can play when the pandemic is over, heh. :...
by sinewav
Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:28 pm
Forum: Beta Testing
Topic: Armagetron is going to the Nintendo Switch!
Replies: 10
Views: 13882

Re: Armagetron is going to the Nintendo Switch!

syllabear wrote: Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:31 am :lol:

check the date sine
Yeah Yeah I know, but the animation is really convincing. I want to know how it was created. I'm an artist you know.
by sinewav
Thu Apr 01, 2021 6:25 am
Forum: Really General
Topic: I'm vaccinated!
Replies: 36
Views: 31553

Re: I'm vaccinated!

I'm looking forward to getting a vaccine... and having this all under control, around the world. I miss socializing in person. Keep up posted on how you feel in regards to side effects.
by sinewav
Thu Apr 01, 2021 6:19 am
Forum: Beta Testing
Topic: Armagetron is going to the Nintendo Switch!
Replies: 10
Views: 13882

Re: Armagetron is going to the Nintendo Switch!

Can't tell if it's a prank, but this is amazing. I wish I owned a Switch so I can find out for sure! If not, the animation in your tweet is great.
by sinewav
Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:15 pm
Forum: Competitions
Topic: Ladle 124 - April 4th, 2021
Replies: 4
Views: 6012

Re: Ladle 124 - April 4th, 2021

There will almost certainly be an Open Team for you to play on. Welcome back! You should join us on Discord and play some Fortress with us to shake off the rust.
by sinewav
Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: Smurfing
Replies: 10
Views: 8335

Re: Smurfing

Pre wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:19 amI do however agree with that it should be disallowed in any ranked mode.
OK, so no aliases in fortauto and tst #pickups. How to enforce? If someone is caught do they get an immediate "time out" from those two games?
by sinewav
Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: Smurfing
Replies: 10
Views: 8335

Re: Smurfing

Normally I don't care, but there is a good argument that smurfing spoils ranking which Pickup Fort depends on, which makes making teams difficult again -- the thing we spent so much time fixing. Aliased players in ranked games is disruptive and kinda shitty to do in such a small community. You're ki...
by sinewav
Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:14 pm
Forum: Beta Testing
Topic: macOS WIP
Replies: 20
Views: 17004

Re: macOS WIP

Z-Man wrote: Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:39 pmNow the game window is resizable...
:o Wow, didn't see that coming. Very cool and thanks!