#Spring Engine

[tagnoob]

Total Annihilation: A 2025 Return to a Retro RTS Classic

First I was writing about TorilMUD adding new features, now I am writing about one of the big 90s RTS titles, Total Annihilation.  I feel like I need to boot Civ II up to complete the 25+ year old set… and with Civ VII coming out next month, maybe I will! Total Annihilation – Commander’s Pack at GoG.com Total Annihilation (TA) is one of those titles that is too strange to live and too good to…

[booart5]

Took me about 60 hours which is CRAZY,, I call this one The Quark Family when I’m talking about it (which seems apt) and I’ve literally crammed so many references and details and hours into this my life feels so empty without it. Tumblr is butchering the image quality but that’s just what it is ig,,, I’ve tried and I can’t seem to fix it

Progress shots and closeups under the cut (and a full list of the references and stuff I crammed in in the tags bc I have to know that they’re all noticed)

[homkamiro]

im so NORMAL about your tf2 mlp au i love it so much im yelling about it forever please please more OMNOMNOM

Winter wrap up, winter wrap up,

Let's finish our holiday cheer!

Winter wrap up, winter wrap up,

'Cause tomorrow spring is here!

[flamingpudding]

Glitterbombs for rogues

A/N: I got sick over the holidays. So I did not do any of the writing I originally wanted to do. So instead of that Christmas Story you get this Mark Rober inspired little tidbit.

Tim had a new favorite Engineer Youtube. The boy was a bit younger than him but a genius Engineer judging by the hand full of videos Tim had marathoned through. According to the listed self-introduction part of the video, Danny was currently an engineering student in Gotham with the goal to work one day for NASA. (Tim held out some hopes that he maybe could snag the kid for WE if possible. He had already sent out an internship offer after the third video he had watched)

Either way, Danny had potential and ideas that borderlined on mad science. But made his videos of his little projects even more entertaining and interesting to watch. Tim's favorite so far was Danny's explanation on how he reconstructed his toaster so that it would launch itself into space after the third his roommate burned toast with it. He did buy his roommate a new toaster at the end of the video though.

Still Tim liked this guy and his videos. So with anticipation he clicked on one of the newer videos. The title having caught his attention: 'Why Glitter'.

Instead of the usual introduction bit with little highlights of Danny's previous project the video started out with a big fat warning in red letter to not attempt to replicate anything in the video. That had Tim very curious already, but then a little video clip following that had Tim spitting out the coffee he was just sipping from.

Thankfully he missed spitting on his phone, still he jumped out of his cozy bed where he had been watching YouTube on his phone and hurried over to his laptop. The video, meanwhile, was continuing playing. He could hear the usual music from the introduction part as well as Danny's voice explaining his reasosn -which were valid, Tim had to agree with some of them- once that part was done.

By now he had fired up his laptop and was researching. The video in the background was explaining how Danny had build his Glitterbombs similar to the once another youtuber had but slightly modified them since he was not going to use fart-spray. Tim eyes widened as he found the first correlating news articles, wondering how they hadn't seen them sooner, but a glance at the date revealed that they were only posted a couple of hours ago.

Danny in the video was no explaining about his fist chooses victim and Tim dived onto his bed from his desk to get his phone back in his hands. Wide eyed, he watched as Danny obviously with a GoPro strapped to his head, crawled through what looked like an air vent. Once he reached an opening he looked through the slits into what appeared to be Riddlers hide out. Danny took the Camara of his head so that he could grin into it making the sign for silence as he barely contained his own chuckles. The other then waited for a moment, the camera work now getting wonky and the video even glitching out but a second later Danny was back in focuse before pointing down and then directing the Camara to his view. There in Riddlers hideout now sat Danny's self engineered glitterbomb.

"No he didn't..." Tim muttered as the video cut to a different scene. Danny was now walking through the sewers, humming cheerfully while explaining why he chose who he choose.

Another cut and... Tim spluttered. How the hell did Danny manage to just walk into Arkam?! So he hadn't seen wrong at the beginning of the video.

Growing paller with every cut on how Danny delivered his self-engineered Glitter bombs, Tim started to fear for his new favorite youtubers safety. Thankfully he had already done his work on Danny's person when he sent the internship offer. Now he just needed to get Danny to freaking safty.

He dragged himself to his laptop still in disbelieve as various clips of the rogues getting glitterbombed from the bombs perspective started playing. And yep, he definitely didn't see wrong now in the beginning. The Joker was one of Danny's chooses victums. Aside from the fact that he was so going to download and save that video for eternity as well as share it with his brothers and friends, (because as funny as it was that most of them were Gotham rogues, Luther and another millionaire by the name of Masters had also been made victims.), he still had to figure out how to ensure this definitely insane youtubers safer from the warmth of 90% of their rogues now.

Great newly discovered favorite youtuber has just painted a big fat red target on himself.

Tim was just about to call everyone in when a bonus at the end of Danny's video started to play.

He recognized that safe house.

He recognizes the weapons displayed on the walls also.

Oh... that's...

Still laughing Tim still sent out a message to everyone. When asked why all he did was sent them the link to the video with to timestamps.

The first one of the Joker getting glitterbombed

The second one being Red Hood getting glitterbombed.

[toyastales]

1957 Facel Vega FV3 Coupé

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[sparkly-sediment]

STUDY OF MERCS HIERARCHY PRETTY PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Tf2 Mercs Social Hierarchy Analysis

I’m a slut for anthropology

The general idea is

Older mercs as the group elders

Introverted mercs often fill a service role

Extroverted maintain the social climate

The younger and louder the less in charge BUT can be more effective in maintenance peace within the group

The elders can offer advice and wisdom to the younger group members and a sense of care and support.

Medic is arguably the most important to their order!!

He’s not only one of the oldest but the caretaker of the group. Other mercs may have varying relationships but Medic has a unique position to connect and exert authority over everyone else because he tends to their wounds! This also creates a base level trust in him across the board

Scout and others mention their distrust of Medic but they undeniably need him and give in (or submit!!) in 1 on 1 situations because of his position as a caretaker. You can also see in the comics and sfm videos that Medic’s word holds authority

This also allows those closest to Medic to absorb some lateral authority even while having their own

Engineer and Heavy are next in line

Both are capable of harboring a caring spirit (heightened by they age and both being relatively chill)

Both expert authority through age, contribution to the team, and intelligence/size respectively

Not to diminish Dr. Heavy but he doesn’t need to use his intellect to compensate for size like Engineer

Heavy and Medic are the mommy and daddy imo but that is slightly fanon and this analysis is more canon. Just a thought tho

Engineer assumes leadership because of his intellect. His word is highly valuable to the team, but because he is articulate and carries himself like an educated man, he can intimidate others (or give off an air of disrespect) Since he is the only one capable of his work, he gains respect.

Heavy is accustomed to being a caretaker and needing to make decisions for the benefit of a group (his family!) He carries a sense of responsibility for others that Engineer lacks and so may be seen as more approachable

Heavy is the alpha female

^ this is supported by Scout constantly fucking with him!! Young ones challenge mother as they age! In the videos and comics Scout is an itty bitty menace to this man, but it isn’t out of malice. Heavy is a safe group elder and may be sought out for emotional connection more-so than Engineer, who others may seek for practical advice

Again, Medic is in a unique position to provide both if sought because of the inherent emotional vulnerability that comes with being wounded and in pain

In my opinion, those are the three chiefs. The council

Spy, Soldier, and Demo

Spy is a difficult one to place. He’s got enough influence in the group to have a higher status, but isn’t as emotionally involved with the others and can be quick to hurt feelings 😭

he’s like the stray male chimp who’s a little grey and has a chipped tooth. Others acknowledge a level of authority when he enters the enclosure, but it’s often contemptuous.

He does show care but quietly. This reservation + his age and professionalism makes him distant from the others, but nonetheless an important member of the team.

Soldier is the wild card

Grown, aggressive, protective

He doesn’t consider (or even realize) how violent he is and so the others know not to fuck with him

They also know he’s a silly pants

Soldier linking up with Heavy’s sister is actually fitting considering their roles in the group. Heavy’s the mom of the wolf group, Soldier is the promising but willy bastard who pines for mama’s daughter (sister only works for humans)

Demo is a true middle man. He’s cared for and has a good relationship with everyone. His relationships go to varying depths but overall he’s well liked. His alcoholism and emotional issues put him in a position of less authority but more room for personal connection

Sniper has more respect within the group than Spy, but lacks his authority

He’s young and relatively reserved. But, he clearly knows his shit. Being good at his job and a decent man means that Sniper would be up and coming in a tribal setting (young warrior yet to take a wife core) . He doesn’t have as much influence as more senior mercs, but if he speaks they do listen

Scout isn’t a runt exactly, but he’s the bitch

If these were chimpanzees, Scout may possible be kicked out of the band for challenging authority

The others lowkey treat him like shit because he is so young, restless, and a little fuck

His behavior is a cycle.

Feel insecure, act tough, be dominated (not in the freaky way) by others, feel insecure, so on and so forth

Young buck with something to prove. He is cared for, though, and learns from the others.

In some Native American tribes, once children became of a certain age, they would go live with their eldest sister to learn how to grow spiritually and physically. That’s where Scouts at in life

Geisha in training

Pyro is some secret third thing. He’s the mystic. The out skirts and uncomfortable and feared above all else

Poor guy. Lonely. Scout is the only once who can be forced to socialize with Pyro because of his rank in the litter

It’s worth noting that there is a significant trauma bond between all nine

People who would never interact otherwise watch each other kill and die? Hell yeah you’re loyal to them, our brains are wired to be

But they do bond in other ways!!

Gossip strengthens social bonds!!

Mercs be talking mad shit

Heavy and Medic? Gossiping in the medbay

Scout reports everything to Sniper

Sniper, Engineer, and Demo are like high school girls

Soldier and Demo can probably telepathically communicate

I suspect Spy will randomly spill SCALDING tea to mainly Medic, Engineer, and Heavy. Sometimes Sniper

Pyro is omnipotent

In such an unhealthy environment this is so important!! It keeps everyone humble and involved socially

Also:

Groups that groom together stay together and so the communal shower and clean up after work is critical for their relationships

I cannot understate how important it is

Instead of picking small bugs out of each other’s pelts, they pass shampoo and towels. This lowers inhibitions between group members and in stressful situations (maybe Spy is being a real dick or Soldier is fucking tweaking) the shared vulnerability allows for a reset

The mercs assume different roles

Medic is the main caretaker, but Heavy and at times Engineer can also provide a paternal vibe to some

Spy fucking can’t LMAO but he does offer considerate action, and his work is incredibly important. He’s respected and appreciated for his work but is socially difficult at times

Sniper and Scout are both young challengers but at different stages

Scout is a page Sniper is a knight evolution wise. They are treated as such and have a special connection with each other for being close in age/status (and status is different from opinion 😭)

Soldier is an aggressive uncle and Demo is the counterbalance aunt. Usually the goons the others plan how to use and valued for their hard work

Think the proficient hunters in a tribe. Not the best but certainly not the worst, and the tribe always appreciates what they find

Pyro is that thing in the basement of AHS season one that Tate unleashes upon people he dislikes

Medic and Engineers are the leaders

Miss Pauling could never live with the mercs and maintain her position of power

She’s good at her job and an overall bad bitch. She demands respect, but isn’t at the point of commanding it like the administrator

The disconnect between her and the mercs allow for an air of mystery and thus authority!

Quick disclaimer!!!

In this analysis, I use the word alpha on occasion. Please know that any a/b/o dynamic in nature is completely unfounded. There are social hierarchies and dominant/submissive members in social groups across species, and I only use to the term alpha because it’s easier than typing out things like dominant and this is tumblr. Alpha funny i go haha. But alpha not necessarily scientific

Also, this is just for funsies! I am not an anthropologist by any means just neurodivergent and have a special interest in everything early modern human (specifically 10,000-13,000 years ago but all over too)

Encino Man lover ❤️‍🔥

[regular-gnome]

What's Anatomist up to lately? (I miss my bae)

They are mainly working, occasionally getting annoyed at how evolution makes things more difficult for them to work on

it's reference to the recurrent laryngeal nerve. The fun thing about it is that it's the nerve that innervates the muscles in the larynx, but it detours around the aorta on its way from the brain to the voice box. This is especially noticeable in larger animals where the heart and the voice box are far apart. For example, in giraffes, the structures are only a few centimeters apart, but the nerve can get 5 meters long because it travels all the way down to the chest and then loops back up. This is a result of how structures evolved from fish (with no necks) to large animals (with large necks). Evolution can't just "unplug" the nerve and optimize it, so next best thing is to gradually adjust over time

animation of the process | bit more info about it

[camthecleric]

Stex pencil doodle dump, with a picture of my stex oc at the end

[bsptourist]

gmcapesideapartments2 [sic]

created by eddw

[aro-culture-is]

Aro culture is appreciating this blog and the mods 💪

:)

[isalabells]

"When [Aleida] opens the door [to Margo's office after the JSC bombing], I think the immediate fear is, "Margo died, and I never got to tell her that I love her." There's shock there, so she isn't thinking straight, but I think that's what it is — that she's been arguing and fighting with this person, and at the end of the day, she just wants to tell her that she loves her."

[nonhapiupareti]

[teacupfullofstars]

Headcanon from someone who doesn't know shit about spring locks. Anyways. The Spring Bonnie suit now fused with William still has a negative reaction to water, locking up in one place for several hours. So if your Springtrap acts up, all you must simply do is spray him like a bad cat and automatically put him in time out.

[toyastales]

I adore the wavy design elements in this modern architectural stunner.

[silversinfinity]

WHAT IS GOING ONNNNN

[mrdrhenwardhykle]

Afton Robotics Buttons still available!