#android secrets

[androidappsreviewed]

Android 14: Unlocking Hidden Gems and Secret Settings

Android 14 has landed, bringing a wave of fresh features and improvements. But beneath the polished exterior lies a treasure trove of hidden gems and secret settings waiting to be unearthed.

https://www.androidappsreview.com/android-14-unlocking-hidden-gems-and-secret-settings/

[lorenzonuti]

Whispering secret data.

[shepscapades]

UHH MUTUALS ARE ASLEEP QUICK POST WELSNO

[azadrithaanatheme]

As chosen by my beloved followers: ChellDOS

GLaDOS decides to get more personally involved in the testing. For purely rational Science Reasons. And maybe some security reasons. And no other reasons whatsoever. None. At all.

Chell is intrigued. And also deeply concerned. But mostly intrigued.

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[rootsinthefuture]

Real "Men In Black" 1955

[steddieunderdogfics]

Electric Twist by merry_magpie

@sevenmerrymagpies

Rating: General Audiences

31,932 words, 9/9 chapters

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Steve Harrington Has Good Parents, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Alternate Universe - Robots & Androids, Alternate Universe, Steve Harrington is a Robot, Period Typical Attitudes, Steve Harrington-centric, Homophobia, Past Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, Season/Series 01, Season/Series 02, Season/Series 03, Season/Series 04, Post-Season/Series 04, Pre-Season/Series 01, Secret Identity, Billy Hargrove Being an Asshole, Steve Harrington is Not Stupid, Angst with a Happy Ending

Summary:

“Sure thing, kiddo.” Don said. KIDDO? “It’s a nickname,” Caroline explained. “Until we give you your real name.” That made sense. He had to be called something. KIDDO ACCEPTED Steve Harrington is an artificial lifeform created by his two "parents," Dr. Don Harrington and Dr. Caroline Harrington in the spring of 1966. His objective is to learn through experience and prove his creators hypotheses about neutral networks correct. In 1983, he decides to start adding his own objectives.

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[littlestormofmess]

BOO, @serizawasgamecube / @hananono !! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM YOUR SECRET SPIRIT !! 👻👻👻

i tried my hand at drawing your lovely android reigen design ! i saw a lotta cool concepts in your reference sheets and i wanted to show off the different model parts, his human looking exterior and the machinery inside.. at the same time, so it ended up a little instrospective and angsty, whoops ksdhs

had a lot of fun figuring out how to draw and paint many new things for this one, hope it's not too outlandish for what you envisioned for this au!

anddd here's a happier doodle cause i realized too late i should've probably added some holiday cheer ksagdj oh well

thank you for your amazing prompts, hal, and thank you @mp100secretspirit for hosting this wonderful event !

happy new year, everyone !! ♡♡♡♡♡

[thepacifistrouter]

Chelley Server Secret Santas

Hello people, here a bring you (late, cause how else could be with me???) the Secret Santa pictures I made for december

This one was for @yaikochan, who wanted human Chell and Wheatley core being romantic outside Aperture and beig creatuve with Chell's outfit, so, I took that and tried to make it christmassy 😅

These, in the other hand, were for @dustypinetree after a little emergency. They asked for Chelley celebrating christmas, using either Wheatley chassis or android. They didn't mentioned, but something told me they would like @shrimperini 's version of those both.

I couldn't pick ehuch one use, so, considering their birthday was really close to christmas, I decided to use both and made a second one bsed on some hc we talked some tine ago, so double gift!!

.... aaand that's pretty much it

See you next time

Bye!

[champmorado]

many things to think about

is chick an apple user or an android user

does chick order those fun colorful drinks at a bar or does he think theyre too "girly"

has chick gotten divorced before or has he never been married (because no one wants him </3)

[dailycharacteroption]

Soulforger (Pathfinder Second Edition Archetype)

(art by Marvin Walford on Artstation)

A running theme with a lot of fantasy fiction, particularly anime, is the power of the will and determination, which cuts through opposition and hardship like a fine blade.

Normally this is metaphorical or indirect, with said fighting spirit allowing them to endure and recover from the hardships before them with shocking proficiency… but sometimes it also means literally cutting through the opposition.

Indeed, sometimes what you get is a character that can literally manifest a weapon (or armor or shield or whatever) from their very soul, turning their determination and resolve into a literal armament for them to use to defend themselves and/or destroy their enemies.

Pathfinder and Starfinder really like this concept. From the gloomblade fighter and spellblade/mindblade magus archetypes of First Edition to the Solarian being a whole class in Starfinder, so it only makes sense that they’d carry forward the concept into Second Edition as well, with some unique twists.

Because yes, your character can create such an armament purely from their soul, upgrading it over time, or they can basically have their soul eat a real weapon and then manifest it later. Either one is functionally the same mechanically.

So let’s see what’s in their metaphysical arsenal, shall we?

This archetype does have a whole subsystem associated with it, so let’s go over that first. Essentially, a soulforger can either create or consume a weapon, shield, or armor set, and can later summon it at will. There is some leeway for having a pair of one handed weapons, a supply of ammo, having a specific magical item, or even weapons that attach to other equipment like shield bosses, so you have some flexibility.

From there, each weapon gains a special essence power, such as shaping the armor to grant a special movement speed, turning a melee weapon into a returning thrown weapon, giving the item an aura of fear, reducing the effect of debilitating conditions on the wearer, sapping the life force of foes, healing the wielder, magically guiding strikes, protection from hostile magic, resistance to elements, empowering the weapon with elemental power, slowing foes, bouncing projectiles back, and increasing the durability of a shield.

However, these items are partially maintained by the wielder’s force of will and conviction. As such, breaking one’s own personal code, set down when you forge the spiritual construct, can weaken and even invert the powers granted by essences. Repeated violations without repentance can even permanently destroy the magical construct, requiring them to create a new one and re-evaluate what they’re willing to live up to.

No matter if the weapon was consumed or created from the wielder’s soul, however, it can still be reshaped and upgraded in the same way as other items.

With that out of the way, let’s talk about the archetype itself, starting with the dedication. This essentially gives you the entire ability to soulforge and summon your armament in the first place, plus the ability to reshape it and change the essence power once a week.

In a desperate bid, some soulforgers can unleash a surge of energy to briefly empower their armament in a pinch, increasing the accuracy of their weapon or the protection of their armor or shield, however, it has a chance to destabilize the armament, causing it to dematerialize.

Others learn to reflexively summon their spiritual construct when the battle is joined or they find themselves at the mercy of a hazard.

Masters of the art eventually learn to create multiple such armaments, and prove able to manifest their essences all at once, but this can also lead to compounded corruption if their resolve has been wavering in recent history.

If you want to play a character that is never truly unarmed, this archetype might appeal to you. It’s certainly the best option for emulating several first edition archetypes that manifest weapons or armor from magic and spiritual power. However, any class can make use of it in the right situation, though some casters might have to take some feats to really make it work. However, for the character that really wants to be all magic all the time and never bother with weapons, having a crossbow or backup melee weapon that is crafted from raw magic can be a good compromise.

The one thing that might vex some players is that this archetype basically invokes an additional code of conduct on the character with very real consequences regarding the archetype if they fail. However, folks that are used to playing characters with such codes likely won’t have too much trouble with this.

Inspired by tales he had heard of a pistol that shoots sunlight as a weapon against vampires and the undead, Telgrin the inventor has been trying to create his own elemental weapon. While he has succeeded in creating a crossbow that arcs electricity from it’s loaded bolts, the true marvel of the weapon is that he stores it within the blueprints he has memorized… inside his head.

The memories are dim now, but Defender-18 can recall a few fragments of being a guardian of some sort, wielding a powerful shield of light to protect… someone, something. The only thing the android can remember clearly now is the shield, every single detail of it. While it is long gone now, he can still manifest the idea of it when needed.

While her typical day to day is as a diplomate and legate, Nahaya is still a champion at her core, taught how to manifest her determination and righteousness into literal armor by a planetar angel. She proves that she is no mere pencil-pusher.

[ghostedglitch]

my @portal-secret-santa gift for @sophios-draws ! good old glados/caroline identity stuff... i've seen your android glados design so i decided to give it a shot! i hope you enjoy!

completed dec 22 2023

[myketheartista]

why are we not talking about how Doc was breathing the exact same way in DLIRTH like how 24 was in the april fools takeover. they’re completely two different instances, yeah—Doc is like literally bleeding out and is recovering from Etho forcefully interfacing with him, and 24 barely exerted any energy and was thrown into a coughing fit after getting very angry, but Xisuma literally acknowledges that Doc should not be breathing like that, not heaving.

If Xisuma LITERALLY recognizes that an android shouldn’t be having this response, where the heck do we begin when taking guesses as to what’s going on with 24? he doesn’t seem to be a special case….but i do wonder why Xisuma would intentionally make breathing difficult for 24, being an android with no lungs, just to mimic his own experience and difficulty?

[lorenzonuti]

Gathering data.

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[bembwashere]

Portal Secret Santa 2 : Electric Boogaloo

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Guess who got another Secret Santa prompt! That's right, Me >:)

We've got a Wheatley burning some (now unidentifiable) grilled cheese for @kirumarythechair! I found a sort of robot/android version of Wheatley on their blog and I really wanted to draw him for this <3

I made this in collaboration with the @portal-secret-santa account! If Tumblr absolutely crunches the quality and my recipient wants it in a higher-quality, just DM me and I'll figure something out!

[alpalasaurus]

Wheatley's Winter Wonderland

A holiday Portal oneshot about Android Wheatley's first snow after escaping Aperture with Chell ❄️

I wrote this as a gift to the lovely @mintbreeze and based Wheatley's character off of her amazing android wheatley designs!

Merry Christmas!!

[grownasssimmer]

🤖The Mission Simpossible Androids: Part of the rebooted version of my story on Instagram. 💋

The world: darker. The plot: more cohesive (hopefully! Mission Simpossible was my first Sims 4 story, I learned a lot but I want to do it right.) The protagonist: Drunk. And kind of an asshole.

The poses here are from two of my pose packs: Bad Boyfriend, and Kaley. Both packs are free to download on my Patreon page!

What I love about making poses is that you can use the same pose on 10 different Sims and the results will be different and unique every time.

💡 Tag Me: I’d love to see how you bring these moments to life! Share your screenshots on Instagram and tag me @grownasssimmer.

❤️Thank you for all of your support and encouragement!

Thank you @ts4-poses ❤️