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  1. Ars Nova
    http://www.laquadrature.net/acta

    Negotiated in secret by 39 countries including most of the EU, US, and Japan? International monitoring? Hampered access to generic drugs? Tell me this is just a bad dream.

    What's worse, it's already being signed; check out the timeline on the right-hand side. The US signed it in OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.
    Thread by: Ars Nova, Jan 20, 2012, 33 replies, in forum: Current Events
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    ~I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested
    I'd like to think that if I was, I would pass~
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Well I'm not qualified to compare the two but basically yes it's like this, if sex involved rearranging parts of your partner to make a giant replica of George Washington's head. Also if giant floating eyes attacked you when you did it at night.

    Ah, good fun. A tip for mining: When you encounter a pool of water, keep digging through it, but every now and then mine out a small pocket reaching upwards. The water won't flood into it, and you can jump up to get your breath back.
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Well, it's a true-blue sandbox game; exploration and experimentation are supposed to be part of the fun. That said, it's a rare breed that enjoys going into a game with zero knowledge or preparation.
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Meh, not my thing. Mundane observations, repeats himself too much, lets agenda get in the way of his jokes. Mitch Hedberg plz

    I like this one though :L
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Don't make me go Gandalf on your asses

    You can interpret that either as "You shall not pass" or as me using my staff on someone's ass, it works either way~
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Anyone else notice that only one or two jokes were told in this whole bit?
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Now I have faith in the new generation
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 20, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    ...Jesus.

    Jesus
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Oh my god my

    My ribs

    Dying
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
  13. Ars Nova
    YES MORE TERRARIANS MORE. WE ARE LEGION.

    Ok, so. I'm sure you can tell, but this is one of those games where you need to give yourself projects. Most of the stuff you need in the beginning requires wood, so chop down lots of trees. Make sure to plant an acorn for every tree you fell! Otherwise you'll run out of trees eventually. As has been said, you wanna start with a workbench. It's one of the major workstations, so try to get one quick. Once you make one, equip it and place it; any flat surface will do. Then, whenever you're near enough to it, hit Esc and you'll probably see that you can craft more things than usual.

    Obviously, you need protection from the zombies at night. Any enclosed space will protect you, and you can use any blocks you collect from the environment to build a house: dirt blocks, stone blocks, wood blocks, etc. Just equip them to start placing them. They have to be adjacent to something, though; you can't place floating blocks. You can also craft walls from most of the aforementioned materials, which looks better and counts towards actual housing. You can make a door, tables, chairs, etc. out of wood (at a workbench, of course). Kill some of those slimes you see running around to get gel. That stuff is flammable, so naturally it is the fire stand-in; for example with gel and wood, you can make torches. Once you have a functioning, decently-sized house with some furnishings, the Guide should move in. You can get other NPCs to move in after you start fulfilling their requirements and providing more housing space. Those requirements will take a while, though, and setting up housing is a pain in the ass thanks to the updates, so don't worry about that at the start. Just make sure your house keeps you safe.

    When you've just about exhausted your potential for woodcrafting, set out in search of ore. Copper and iron ore are going to be your mainstays at first, with iron being the most valuable for crafting. You will likely find many natural tunnels and caves; take some torches into those and explore for ore. Once you have some, get some stone and torches together and make a furnace; after you place that, you can use it to smelt ore into bars. First thing you want to make with iron bars is an anvil, another big workstation. You use it to make armor, weapons, and tools. Once you have a decent sword, you should be able to explore at night without being immediately torn to shreds. Just watch out for the floating eyes.

    From there it branches out a bit. You can explore the different biomes, mine underground, upgrade your gear, etc. Friendly warning: If you see the grass turn purple ahead, TURN AROUND AND LEAVE. That's the Corruption, and you won't be ready to tackle that for a while yet. (Watch out for enemies following you out of it, too; they're persistent.) The Jungle is pretty dangerous when you're first starting out, but usually Jungle and Corruption are on the same side of a given world. The other side contains Desert, which is somewhat less dangerous. And sand makes glass, which is useful for all kinds of stuff. Just watch out when you're mining it, it's the only block that collapses when you mine blocks out from underneath it and it will damage you if you get stuck in it.

    Hope that helps, have fun c:
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    I guess we're assuming he has not already noticed something is up, what with the whole trying to kill your party thing.
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    What the fresh hell is a siska
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Your username history seems familiar. Are we acquainted? Hm...

    >checks tumblr
    >GAMZEE EVERYWHERE

    HI LET'S GET ACQUAINTED.
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    I thought you had to spill the blood of a goat over your username

    I HAD BESTIES ON STAFF BEFORE IT WAS COOL

    Slanderous filth! Ashwin is as pure as the day he was conceived! Despite our best efforts
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Whatever a githerzai is, sounds like it wouldn't get on well with an elf

    Let's have them fight
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Post

    What's up

    'Grats, little man. It was a long time coming, but here it is.

    THIS CALLS FOR A PARTY
    Post by: Ars Nova, Jan 18, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone