#Backup Alternatives

[guyrcook]

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[cold-black-and-infinite]

Nine Inch Nails | Starfuckers, Inc. (2000) Dir. Robert Hales and no one else

Suggested by @akirenhell

[anheliotrope]

Let me explain what happened. I'm going to work through events one by one, ending with the state you see in the screenshot.

I am playing Ironman (basically no saving or loading except as needed to restore the game state after program shutdown).

I am playing on Genius difficulty (4/5, I didn't want to get my ass turned inside out by Superhuman difficulty)

I am besieging the enemy UFO.

I am 90% convinced the map is empty of aliens, save for the UFO.

I carelessly explore the map with the XCOM soldier seen at the bottom.

At 1 TU left, the XCOM soldier makes Line of Sight with an alien.

My reaction: Oh shit, oh fuck, uhhh.

1 TU is not enough for the XCOM soldier to scratch their fucking ass, let alone retreat or fire.

On the next turn that alien is going to turn around and without fail obliterate my soldier.

Nobody else has LOS on the alien and nobody, even if they spent their entire turn's worth of TUs could not possibly move into a position that can allow them to shoot the alien.

I select the XCOM that you see still selected in the screenshot -- Jungo Chiba.

I contort all of my brain muscles to try to find a way to save my beloved anti-xeno legionnaire.

Jungo Chiba has exactly enough moves to face up against the wall on a trajectory towards the alien.

I use ctrl+click to force Jungo to shoot in the direction of the wall in 3x Auto mode.

The first shot destroys a section of yellow-brownish brick wall.

The second shot destroys a section of wooden wall.

The third shot destroys a wooden door and the same shot hits the alien in the side, obliterating them immediately.

I pog so ungraciously and take this ugly ass screenshot.

(I move him one tile away from the hole he just shot for no reason.)

What a fucking legend.

Thank you for your service, Jungo Chiba.

[maythedreadwolftakeyou]

no WIPs or tag game snippets or etc from me for a bit because my main computers ssd crashed/failed this week so 🙃 rip

[bisexualbaker]

So. Matt Mullenweg's sabbatical is over in May. I don't know if the current disaster will be the thing that finally makes Tumblr too hostile to its own userbase for the majority of us to stick around, but I also think it wouldn't hurt to take the time remaining until he officially comes back to plan as if it is.

The next two months would be a pretty good time to get your blogs in order. Make and download backups, save whatever posts you don't want to live without, and otherwise prepare for the worst. Start looking at Tumblr alternatives, if you think you want to stick around in fandom; make accounts if you feel up to it, but even poking around just to see what other sites are like can be helpful in deciding where you might want to go if shit does hit the fan.

I don't know what the future holds for Tumblr. Maybe something meaningful will change, and any preparations we make will be redundant. Either way, I feel like it's pretty reasonable to think that we've got at least until May to take care of what we think needs taking care of, and if it turns out we didn't need to prepare, all we'll have lost is time.

I'd rather lose a little time than all of the good memories I've made here, you know?

[fancykraken]

Tumblr users: you need to back up your tumblr sooner rather than later

Me, a tumblr user since 2010:

[xlillyle]

"We can delay the mission for another two minutes."

[fortunaestalta]

[ameriko-steelie]

Swordbelt Garter Set by TractusOpticus

As far as I can tell, this is dead CC? I've actually had this but I didn't know the link was dead, or locked behind a suspended Adf.ly account. I don't know if they posted this on their Tumblr because I had downloaded a few cute accessories with working Mediafire links. So feel free to correct me if there is a non-Adf.ly link out there.

Original Wix Site

Psst, I'm currently making a Google Sheets CC Masterlist... I'll make an official post in a few days, but here's a sneak peek!

[hevexns-realm]

Introducing -

Nazo, for the triple stars AU!!

(Info beyond art piece!)

Nazo is 21 years old in this AU, and is the backup vocalist and guitarist for an upcoming rock band called

“bad omens”

He’s usually the more reserved type when it comes to being on stage, but is actually quite sweet towards his fans.

He’s actually the fan favorite of the band. Why? Well, outside the dashing good looks and being the boyfriend of the main vocalist and a famous bar singer known as “Lady I”.

He actually sang one song amongst the whole album, and his backup vocals can be heard amongst on a few other songs.

His song? Bad decisions (by the actual bad omens band!)

Most noteable backup vocals? Miracle (by the actual bad omens band! Mainly the start and first half of the vocals!)

Yeah, these two songs are what got the band to the top of the charts, outside of just pretend, and also made him the fan favorite!

Now, Nazo is well aware of eggman’s allegations. Mainly because of the fact he had a friend work for him, and it was absolute hell. So you better believe that once eggman contacted them, he lawyered the hell up with the best lawyers money can buy. (He’s already rich enough from not only his family, but because of how well the album sold!)

The original triple stars AU belongs to @triple-starsss, give them some love!! 🖤🖤

(and before y’all ask, yes, I did ask if this was okay, and they said it was fine!)

(I also don’t know how to use the triple star tag on my phone, so bear with me! ^^||)

[journeytodrawiii]

I wish I knew actual goth people, in person. People to be friends with. I wish there was someone who shared my music taste and who would wear eccentric, macabre outfits with me. One day, I'll find them.

[basementloser]

new batman villain:

the canceller!

it's starts out as someone trying to cancel batman on twitter for whatever reason. but that didn't really work.

but they already committed to the name, so they decide to make it work.

they find out who batman is, and just start cancelling all of his appointments.

bruce wayne had a dentist appointment? not anymore!

he has to go to the dmv to get his licence renewed? whoops sorry bruce your appointment has been cancelled!

bruce shows up to a restaurant, only to hear that someone called ahead and cancelled his reservation.

[ashenwinds]

When it's finally hitting that your Warden is so much taller than before and now you gotta figure out how it happened.

[deathbysatellite]

Features I've Missed From Other Packs

I only have a couple days left before Samir ages up to young adult and the third generation begins. Since I've only been playing with the packs necessary to a particular generation, there have been a lot of items and features I've missed, especially ones that would have been useful to this household in particular.

Fish tanks: Martin had "Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium" as his Lifetime Wish. I had a fish bowl on an end table in his bedroom, one on the coffee table in the upstairs living room, two on the coffee table in downstairs living room, one on an end table by the front door, and two coffee tables in the first basement filled with four fish bowls each. Do you know how much space I could have saved if I only had to use two tanks and one bowl? Do you know how much time I could have saved if I could feed six fish at a time, instead of feeding all thirteen fish individually???

Digital photo frames: Just because I had to max out the photography skill doesn't mean I sold every photo I took. In fact, I amassed quite the sizable collection. Nearly half the walls and surfaces in their already large house ended up littered with photographs. Not that the digital frames will do me much good in the next generation; I'll only need one to store the cell phone pictures of heirs, spouses, and weddings

Self-employed skill careers: I know it doesn't matter much, especially since some of the adults had sources of income, but I like being able to officially say that something is my Sim's job. Plus it can be a little annoying when my Sims spawn wishes to get a job, because they're unemployed by the game's standards

The consignment system: not that the Ivey-Hong family needed more money (they're literally millionaires who own three vacation homes, the diner, the beach, and the fishing hole by the waterfall), but I like how overpowered the consignment system is. That tiberium could have been making them twice as much money. Plus I like making trips to the consignment store a part of my Sim's work routine. That's why I had Martin sell his fish and produce at the grocery store instead of selling it straight from the inventory

Stylist feature: If it wasn't available via MasterController, I would greatly miss the stylist feature. I like being able to edit hair, makeup, and clothing all at once, especially when I'm using different hairstyles for different outfits. Having to go back and forth between "Change Appearance" and "Plan Outfit" was super annoying back in the day, especially since I would need to switch between outfits to change the hair and makeup for them individually

BUNK BEDS: Generation 1 had. Nine. Fucking. Sims. Generation 2 had eight. Dear God, did I miss bunk beds. That house I built was not meant to house families that large. I could have easily kept them on the original lot if I had bunk beds, but I didn't. Do you know how long it took to find a base game only lot that was not only large enough for Gen 2, but could also be easily modified to suit the Ivey-Hong family's needs (namely, a backyard large enough for a garden and a pond, and the ability to use the basement tool without having to do massive renovations)? And then I found out that I already have that lot installed in my game

Sleeping bags: It would have been nice to have something Janelle could get a full night's sleep in, instead of having to stack naps on loungers and benches in the action queue

Wedding arches/cakes: It's a little thing, but it really helps make weddings feel more like weddings

A lot of the toys from Generations: even if the Gen 3 kids developed their own hobbies pretty easily, it's still nice having things specifically for kids. Plus toddlers definitely benefited from that expansion

Shower Woohoo: It is genuinely the most practical woohoo location. On top of all the benefits of woohooing, you also get two Sims clean at the same time, streamlining their morning

The gem cutting machine: I miss cutting gems for free, and not having to wait for them to come back in the mail. Some gems just aren't worth cutting the regular way, because you can't break even on them even with the cheapest cut. And my Sims ended up receiving so many gnomes, I ended up having to sell some of them because I had over a dozen at each vacation home

Seasons/Weather: On the one hand, I like not having to worry about my plants not going into hibernation, and I like not having to worry about the negative effects weather can have on my Sims (especially since the older triplets had to spend all their waking hours outside as toddlers because the house had one bedroom). On the other hand, I love the way the weather makes the town look, and I do miss some of the new interactions they add. And while I like that Sunset Valley's Central Park is open 24/7 without Seasons, I do like the fun little activities the festival lot brings

Beach lots being connected to the water: This is more of a pet peeve, since it's something that affects any world created/last updated before Island Paradise, but I find it annoying that Sims will leave your party, or have to separate from a group outing because you're all on a beach and they decided they want to swim in the ocean

Lot types: Not necessarily any specific lot type, I just miss having more places for my Sim to hang out with friends/family

[morimementa]

The fact that Lotso went scorched earth because he thought he was replaced was hilarious because any toddler I know that got the exact same bear twice would call them something like Pink and Pink junior and insist on dragging both of them all over the place.

[venuslove-28]

dreamwidth account !!

hi everyone, ive set up a dreamwidth account for yall to find me - this is just a backup account, mutuals if u have this platform/another non tumblr site u want me to add u on pls lmk :')

managed to snag my username as well >:3