![]() ![]() The sparkles, the goofiness, the over-serious horror moments here and there, it all meshes. The music helps glue everything else together. ![]() Both Little Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence and Akira Yamaoka's influences are felt without clashing. The soundtrack, both original, and licensed, is truly fantastic, mixing death core and dubstep with '80s new wave and pop (like Dead or Alive - yes, THAT Dead or Alive). Some sections rely on the instant death/failure chestnut, but they're uncommon enough that if the worst example hadn't occurred near the end of the game, I would have to spend time thinking of a previous one.īut more than basic mechanics and inventive level design, there's a general sense of cohesion to Lollipop Chainsaw that seems difficult for other games to nail down. You'll go to an area, you'll kill all the zombie classmates around, and the next section of level will open up.īetter yet, the sort-of mini-games that have become a hallmark of Grasshopper Manufacture are pretty good, finally! They're not jarring, they make sense within the game's fiction - like the basketball game that sees you lopping off heads to score, while making sure that an aggressive center doesn't bat them all away - and they don't get in the way of a sense of forward momentum or rhythm. It seems more interested in being played and enjoyed than most of Grasshopper's games, content to get out of your way with a minimum of especially stupid video game contrivances. Lollipop Chainsaw is approachable that way. But there's a pretty wide margin for error and experimentation, and the frequency of lollipops (which you can collect and use to restore health) makes Lollipop Chainsawmore forgiving than you might expect. If it didn't stutter so much, it'd be harder to see that there's just not a ton of depth to Lollipop Chainsaw's combat. Getting knocked down means obnoxiously hammering on the "B" or circle button to get back up. The controls are a little wonky at times, and Lollipop Chainsawfalls victim to extended pauses at the tail end of combos, which lead to infuriating cheap hits as Juliet stands powerless. Using the right move at the right time can lead to "Sparkle Hunting" moments where you can decapitate multiple zombies at once, yielding more coins to buy character upgrades. As the game progresses, fights become more about crowd control and peeling off stronger ringleader types. Lollipop Chainsaw establishes new enemy types that affect combat scenarios at a good pace. Instead, some mild experimentation yields acceptable zombie-killing results. There's a workable combo system that isn't overly reliant on the upgrades you can buy throughout the game, and you won't need to enlist the aid of a sensei to drill the combo commands into your head. Less clunky than Shadows of the Damned, free of the burdens of motion control that hung around No More Heroes' neck like an albatross, Lollipop Chainsaw mostly plays as it should. ![]() The good news: Lollipop Chainsaw is more mechanically sound than anything Grasshopper Manufacture has put its name on. ![]()
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![]() He found the texture of both the chocolate pieces and the cookie dough chunks in the Halo Top too soft for his liking. My husband also preferred the Ben and Jerry’s cookie dough flavour. It still remained a delicious, satisfying dessert. It was rich and creamy and everything else that ice cream dreams are made of! So the Ben and Jerry’s got my vote, but I was not disappointed with the Halo Top. However, this time the Ben and Jerry’s did not disappoint. Taste wise, again the Halo Top was fantastic! My four year old son voted for it as his favourite. When your ice cream seemingly turns to water as it melts, it sure loses several notches of appeal. What I noticed about the pooling melted ice cream was that, while the Ben and Jerry’s was certainly quite creamy, the Halo Top didn’t look too bad! With other frozen dessert (ice cream masquerades) and frozen yogurts I’ve noticed that they tend to look rather watery as they melt. After scooping the ice cream into bowls and carrying them out to the balcony, they started to melt nearly instantly, the Halo Top at a much faster rate than the Ben and Jerry’s. My family and I will take one for the team. My husband found the two equally enjoyable.Ĭomparing only one flavour is hardly giving the two brands justice, so I decided to repeat the taste test, this time with chocolate chip cookie dough! I know, I know, it’s a tough job to do these reviews but someone’s gotta do it. I’ve determined I don’t really enjoy those pay-by-weight frozen yogurt shops because they compensate for the lack of fat by making everything far too sweet. While I was a little disappointed that there weren’t any actual peanut butter cups in the Halo Top, I enjoyed the texture and appreciated that they didn’t load up on the sweetness level to compensate for the lower fat. In the end I preferred the experience of the Halo Top! My four year old also voted it his favourite. I was anticipating the Ben and Jerry’s to have a super creamy tongue coating mouthfeel, but the texture was actually a little bit chalky. While the Ben and Jerry’s was good, it wasn’t the mind blowing experience I was expecting it to be. I took a scoop of the Ben and Jerry’s, prepared to be absolutely blown away by how amazing it was. I dug into the Halo Top first and to my great surprise, I genuinely enjoyed it! It was a hot day, so I thought that maaaaybe anything cold would’ve been satisfying. So I went straight to the top, the cream of the crop: Ben and Jerry’s! It was also on sale, so that helped me choose from the plethora of ice cream options!īoth brands had peanut butter cup varieties, so I compared those. I figured to do a proper review of Halo Top I couldn’t just eat Halo Top. So I generally want to make my desserts full of enjoyment and satisfaction. If your eating doesn’t satisfy, what are you going to do? You’ll likely eat more, in search of that satisfaction. And trying to substitute for something “healthier” just doesn’t typically satisfy. When I have dessert, I usually want it to be the real deal, like this espresso dark chocolate torte or this chocolate mascarpone pavlova with berries. The foods I eat the most NEED to be healthy!īut ice cream? Come on. It’s advertised as a low-calorie, healthy alternative to ice cream, and I just didn’t think it could possibly compare to ice cream.Īs a Dietitian I’m all for making healthier choices in the foods that form the core of my diet. So I didn’t have high expectations when I heard about Halo Top. They don’t have that creamy, rich, melt-in-your-mouth enjoyment that ice cream does. They’re mainly just super-sweet and icky. I haven’t been too impressed with “frozen desserts” in the past. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the hollow of each piece, place 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. Cut a slice off the bottom of each piece so that it sits evenly, skin-side down, in a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish. This will make it easier to cut into thin pieces. Cut inch from stem end and bottom of each squash, and discard. Split the squash into thirds and remove the seeds. Here are some tips on how to soften the squash before cutting: The skin can be tough, but the flesh is much softer. It can be hard to decide when and how to cut Acorn Squash. How do you soften acorn squash before cutting? (This will prevent it from rolling around on the cutting board). Roasting squash and zucchini can be done in a variety of ways, but it is always best to follow the specific instructions given. Step 1: Halve the Squash Use a sharp chef's knife to slice off the top of the squash, then place it cut side down. How long should I roast squash and zucchini in the oven?Īfter reading this article, you will know how long to roast squash and zucchini in the oven. Our best recipes for acorn squash include roasted vegetable salads, quick weeknight dinner ideas, and a creamy custard pie. This will make it very smooth and produce very even cuts. This will make it easier to cut, but it may not be as smooth overall.ģ) Cut the squash into thick slices using a slicing device such as a peeler or julienne slicer. This is the easiest way to cut it because it doesn’t involve any slicing or chopping.Ģ) Use a food processor to chop the squash into small pieces. Here are three methods:ġ) Cut the squash into thin slices using a sharp knife. 1 Lay the half acorn squash cut-side-down on a cutting board and slice into 1/4 inch slices parallel to the stem. There are many ways to do it, so you’ll have to choose the method that’s best for you. Cutting squash for baking is a fun and easy process. Bake until the squash flesh is very easily pierced through by a fork, about 30 to 45 minutes depending on the size of your squash. ![]() ![]() ![]() Key stepper – configurable (full/half/quarter steps) with digital readout.Analog input for microphone (with talk over),turntables, or CD player’s.Filler Music Player (for use in-between karaoke singers).Store for in-app karaoke song purchases.Party Tyme Karaoke Subscription Support.Beatport and Beatsource LINK Streaming Support.Broadcast your mix online with Icecast2 or Shoutcast.Vinyl simulation including scratch, pitch, reverse play, and brake.Automatic Key Detection for harmonic mixing.Automatic grid-based BPM detection with batch processing.Seamless intelligent looping and beat-skip.Store and recall cues and loops (and hot cues).Change font dynamically (in real-time) in playlist/browser (press on the list to have focus and then press +/-/0 on your keyboard).Robust library with format filters, search as you type, and tag editing (New: “List Mode”).Shader support for on-screen beat-aware visualizations.Create Text, Image and Video Overlays to display to audience on-screen.Video effects, Video transitions and NEW Video Mix Recording.Video mixing (including pitch, break, reverse, scratch video).Key-Lock (Master Tempo) – Very high quality option available!.Built in Effects (Filter, Echo, Reverb, Flanger, Pan, Bitcrusher and more).Fully manual or automatic mixing (one-click beat-matching).Skin support – change the appearance of DEX 3 (Skin Designer) (DEX 3 Skins).Automatic detection of arrival/removal of MIDI controllers.Various 2-deck and 4-deck skins with Audio and Video Tabs.Up to 4 DJ decks (two for video and karaoke) with professional grade mixer and playlists.DEX 3 allows you to create mixes from your own music and music video library and/or iTunes using just a keyboard or mouse, or one of the 100+ supported DJ controllers. Since DEX 3 offers no-latency playback and support for today’s hottest DJ controllers loops, hot cues, and all playback features are ultra-responsive. Your audience will enjoy superior sound quality made possible by DEX 3’s industry-leading custom sound engine whether you’re mixing live or using automix. With our beat-grid based automatic beat mixing and key detection it’s easy to blend tracks, allowing you to focus on the other aspects of your mix. Why settle for a product that has only one function or use multiple products? DEX 3 is the only DJ software with all the features you require to make any every gig a total success. ![]() The most versatile do-it-all DJ software available, DEX 3 enables you to intuitively mix music, music videos and host karaoke with precision. DEX 3 is professional DJ Software for MAC and Windows that allows you to go far beyond simple DJing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Together we set off into a vibrant world full of platformers, puzzles, and of course, combat. If you do this, you will be invincible in no time. Hit the ball right and keep your pace all the time. In his fist, is a V-shaped death guitar made of scrap metal, and beside him is a high-tech kitten, who is actually a woman named Peppermint. Anyway, one thing leads to another, and Chai suddenly has a robotic arm and an MP3 player in his belly. ![]() Crush Vandelay, an evil syndicate led by the sympathetic Kale and his motley henchmen, all to the beat of the music (those of us who’ve been around for a while certainly know that Vandelay is a latex importer run by George Costanza) Export company Seinfeld nothing more). Before long, the entire game world is vibrating to a sweet riff, We have a mission. At first I thought this guy was a very annoying and complaining zoomer and he should grow up and stop living in a fantasy world where you can call yourself a rock star, but that passed quickly and soon we Just smile and love each other. We’re not going to click right away, that’s for sure. To the tune of The Black Key’s rocking hit Lonely Boy, I meet my character, Chai, with whom I’ll spend about nine hours from now. It kicks off right away and the intro transports me into a world of colour, creativity and good-natured humor. Neither I nor the security bot were particularly impressed, but that’s about to change soon. Of course, the fact that Hi-Fi Rush is phenomenal doesn’t make it any worse.Ĭhai ripped off an air guitar solo. Obviously, it’s possible to launch a game the same day it’s announced, and make it even better – straight to Game Pass, so let’s hope it becomes a new trend. ![]() Of course, one time is by no means a trend, but it still shows that things don’t have to be complicated all the time. During prime time, in the middle of the Bethesda and Microsoft Developer Direct. They make the players the focus, not the shareholders. They went back in time, to an era where hype and broken promises were completely unknown phenomena, and they had just released a game. Microsoft and Bethesda start the new year by doing the right thing. You might even have booked a vacation to play, told the family you won’t be available for a month, and canceled all parties.Once the game launches, it’s broken and lifeless, and the developers promise “we’ll fix it later” situation andNot uncommon.Then, when the error persists year after year, the “We hear your voice”shortly after, the server shuts down and goes directly to the next host body to suck the life out. For many, this is the highlight of the year and something worth planning for. Whether the reason is a pandemic, rights disputes, or differences of creative opinion, the feeling in gamers’ chests is brutal when a long-awaited game is delayed. How you pre-order with trembling fingers, then follow trailers, leaked images, and obscure Twitter accounts that gradually raise your pulse to unhealthy levels, only to hit so hard before a release that you see a star.
![]() Smoke indiscriminately kills eight billion men, women, children, and himself, just to embarrass his opponent after a fistfight. Smoke expels a few bombs from his chest, the camera pans way out to a distant view of Earth, and everything goes Alderaan. Smoke’s World-Destroying Bomb (Mortal Kombat 3)Though not a drop of blood is spilled on-screen, this finisher is positively genocidal. Watching the look of panic in the victims’ eyes might be the most disturbing element of this vivisection. ![]() Night Shyamalan’s The Happening, helpless foes find themselves compelled to rip their own heads from their bodies. Taking some inspiration from the only good ten seconds in M. Shang Tsung’s Head-Rip (Mortal Kombat 9)Shang Tsung’s possession abilities are set to an insidious purpose with this disturbing finisher. It’s that half-second of agony after the genitals are mangled but before the head is split that takes this one over the top. Bond, I expect you to die.” I hear these words every time I watch Kung Lao create a spinning saw-blade with his hat, and then pull his opponent groin first onto the steel teeth, splitting the body. Kung Lao’s Sawblade (Mortal Kombat 9)“No, Mr. They each grab a leg, lifting the enemy spread-eagle, and then very slowly rip the screaming, writhing foe apart from bottom to top. ![]() Noob summons a clone on the far side of his opponent. Noob’s Split (Mortal Kombat 9)This one is almost too painful to watch. Beyond the thought of a still-living top half of a human body sliding down the wet throat of a dinosaur, the most brutal thing about this move may be the five frames of animation. Stryker invokes this Animality to bite his enemies in half and swallow their upper portion in a single gulp. Stryker’s Animality (Mortal Kombat 3)Stryker has a stupid hat and dresses like a dope, but he can turn into tyrannosaurus, and that counts for a lot in life. The real insult is Kano holding it aloft for the falling opponent to see just before the last oxygen leaves his brain. It isn’t so much the act of tearing a beating heart out that makes this fatality savage. Kano’s Heart Rip (Mortal Kombat)Kano comes of as a weak Terminator rip-off, but his signature move is a Mortal Kombat classic. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is a huge variety in different categories, so you won’t miss anything. However, we need to beware of fake websites promoting themselves as YTS because they’re not always what they seem at their face value! 1337XĪnother torrent website that I would recommend is 1337x. The good news is there’s an excellent clone available called YTS.am and I’m sure it’ll be just as popular with other users like me who want free access to movies online without having to watch ads or sign up for premium accounts (weirdos). Even if you’re a movie lover, chances are that you’ve heard of the original website going dark after its leader pleaded guilty in New Zealand Jurisprudence. The YTS torrent tracker is another great alternative to KickAssTorrent. So in case you are looking for a movie torrenting site, this could be the right choice. This torrenting site is especially for limited bandwidth users. YTSĪnother torrent site known as YTS is also considerable. This “pirate” search engine includes magnet links for movies, music, and software that is pirated material distributed across torrent websites worldwide.”įurthermore, you can outreach other torrent websites, as I have already mentioned above. Although it has been blocked by many ISPs due to copyright infringement, users still access this website using VPN services or proxies in order to bypass ISP restrictions. One of the best KickAss Torrents alternatives is The Pirate Bay. A huge selection of torrents is offered in different categories such as Media, Software, Games, Books, etc. Pirate Bay is listed as the world’s top torrent site nowadays. You can get all of the media, Software, and Games at no cost. After KickAssTorrent is the most popular one with millions of users visiting. The Pirate Bay is one of the best torrenting sites. They do work perfectly, however, each torrent site has a different interface. Then you should also consider Kickass Torrents Alternatives. In case you are having issues using the KAT mirror website.
![]() ![]() Happy Returns and the new Dressbarn are a perfect match. And with our software providing QR codes and directions to the nearest drop-off location, the whole experience is fast and contact-free.ĭressbarn gets to delight its shoppers and save money, as returns in-person are aggregated for bulk-shipping, offering a far cheaper alternative than paying for returns by mail. No waiting 2-3 weeks and checking a credit card statement to get your refund. Dressbarn now uses our software to power the returns portal on its website, and its shoppers can buy online and drop off returns in-person at our nationwide network of Return Bars. Restoring in-person returnsĭressbarn and Happy Returns partnered this summer to tackle the challenge of returns. Shoppers would no longer be able to go to Dressbarn stores, but the brand’s long-standing commitment to customer service would remain. Late last year, Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) acquired Dressbarn’s IP, and announced its plans to relaunch the brand as a digital-only destination. Six decades after its founding, it appeared the Dressbarn story was over. This culminated last year with the announcement that Dressbarn would shutter its stores and liquidate. ![]() The company went public in the ‘80s to fund expansion, and boasted a footprint of 775 stores in 43 states at its peak in the late ‘90s.Īfter a fabulous start, Dressbarn struggled mightily this century, as changing styles and the rise of eCommerce led to declining sales and shifting strategies. Their timing was great, as women were entering the workforce in greater numbers than ever. ![]() Dressbarn: A quick historyĭressbarn was founded in 1962 to provide “fashion at a value” to the working woman. I wanted to share some thoughts on what this means for Happy Returns, and why we believe this partnership is part of an exciting larger storyline in the reinvention of traditional retail. Earlier today, we announced a partnership with women’s apparel brand Dressbarn to provide our full stack of returns software and reverse logistics solutions. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thus a patrol group of Heavy Interceptors will receive only Heavy Interceptors. Each group receives only the same type of ships that are already there. This lets us do things like add fewer ships to a patrol group and more ships to a reinforcement group. The master script contains relative weighting values for each enemy team which tell the AI what percentage of new ships to dump into that group if the ships are being scaled. The Homeworld Remastered Collection introduces Relic's acclaimed space strategy games Homeworld and Homeworld 2 to modern players and operating systems using the newest sophisticated graphics rendering technology, plus a fully remastered score and new, high fidelity voice recordings by the original actors. There will probably be some equation for this in the AI? The AI dynamically scales the number of enemy ships up based on the size of the player’s fleet. Homeworld Remastered Collection Nhc n Homeworld, chc hn các game th dày dn sng gió s không khi bn thn khi nh li nhng cuc chin không gian ny la, vi vô s chin hm lt. In the mission layout, extra ship ‘slots’ are made (AI points) next to every group of ships that is placed. Homeworld Remastered Collection ánh Giá Game. The way this is handled in the scripting and mission layout is as follows: Since the size of the player’s fleet is unknown to the designers at every point in the game, the AI must account for a fleet which could be larger than anticipated. doc, so I'll just copy-paste the relevant parts here : Sadly, I doubt that many people reading this are going to bother downloading the. ![]() There's no way for game with a persistent fleet to function without scaling without becoming ridiculously easy. but also only works if u got an intel cpu with intel software installed force disable other cores - see the difference.Fenixp: I think I'll run around repeating this, but of course original Homeworld also had difficulty scaling system (link pointing to documentation of original HW source code, check "AI Scripting System Specs.doc"), it just wasn't as obvious as in the second game and was unable to cope with player fleets which were too large. like win8 is splitting all system tasks into the 4 cores while u play an game if ur on desktop only it uses 1 core. Everyone else - 1-2 and most faking 2nd core usage.ītw: it also matters wich os u are using. Originally posted by Kurayami:the only modern game which uses all cores is Star Citizen. but also only works if u got an intel cpu with intel software installed What u are talking about is a problem with amd trash cpus they got this problem because if they 4 cores they are in real only 2 and 2 fake (intel used this along time ago too, it was called HT)ītw: it also matters wich os u are using. use 2 core cpu and 4 core cpu (sample was made with socket 775 of intel) u can run at the 2 core only max at 3 eve clients at max settings wihout any performence/crash problems and at the 4core cpu u were able to run 7 clients without any performence/crash problems. and this is the best proof that 4 cores are used. uses all 4 cores (each core got his own tasks). Where ever u saw this, u got so many false informations. ![]() Everyone else - 1-2 and most faking 2nd core usage. Originally posted by enyrian:All modern games use all 4 cores or at least 2.HMr uses only 1 at 100% load oather 3 is 0-3% the only modern game which uses all cores is Star Citizen. ![]() ![]() In the example in Table 2, banding the P at a lower rate resulted in the same yield as those based on crop removal recommendations.This illustrates the effect that banding P can have on reducing the corn crop’s overall P requirements. Most animal manure research interpretations indicate that approximately 60 to 80 percent of the total P is available to crops in the first year.ĭue to the chemical composition of other organic P sources such as bone meal, expect lesser amounts of plant-available P compared to total P.Ĭrop removal is common in many areas of the state. The combination of the organic-inorganic P ratios in the organic P sources and the soil environment affect the availability coefficient for organic P. The final decomposition product is orthophosphate P compounds. Much of the organic P is easily decomposable in the soil, but factors such as temperature, soil moisture and soil pH all have a bearing on the P mineralization rate. Organic P constitutes the remaining total P. Generally, 45 to 70 percent of manure-P is inorganic P. Consider P feed supplements and the fact that many could be considered P fertilizers as well. Chemical makeupĭiet fed to the animal has some control over this chemical makeup. Essentially, all inorganic P is in the orthophosphate form, which is the form taken up by growing plants. The P contained in organic P sources combines inorganic and organic P. More importantly, the processes have no effect on the availability of P to plants. ![]() The cost of converting rock phosphate to the individual phosphate fertilizers varies with the process. The P present in these two fertilizers is in the orthophosphate form. When ammonia is added to phosphoric acid that hasn’t been heated, it produces monoammonium phosphate (11-52-0) or diammonium phosphate (18-46-0), depending on the ratio of the mixture. The P in these products is present in both the orthophosphate and polyphosphate form. The 10-34-0 can be mixed with finely ground potash (0-0-62), water and urea-ammonium nitrate solution (28-0-0) to form 7-21-7 and related grades. The liquid, 10-34-0, is the most common product. Adding ammoniaĪmmonia can be added to the superphosphoric acid to create liquid or dry materials containing both nitrogen (N) and P. Upon contact with soils, polyphosphates revert back to orthophosphates. Polyphosphates consist of a series of orthophosphates that have been chemically joined together. The P in this acid is present as both orthophosphate and polyphosphate. The phosphate concentration in superphosphoric acid usually varies from 72 to 76 percent. The phosphoric acid produced by either the wet or dry process is frequently heated, driving off water and producing a superphosphoric acid. Orthophosphoric acidīoth the wet and dry treatment processes produce orthophosphoric acid, the phosphate form that’s taken up by plants. The impurities that give the acid its color haven’t been a problem in the production of dry fertilizers. ![]() ![]() The wet process involves treating the rock phosphate with acid-producing phosphoric acid – also called green or black acid – and gypsum, which is removed as a by-product. This treatment produces a very pure and more expensive phosphoric acid – frequently called white or furnace acid – primarily used in the food and chemical industry.įertilizers that use white phosphoric acid as the P source are generally more expensive because of the costly treatment process. In the dry process, an electric furnace treats rock phosphate. Figure 1: The process used to manufacture various phosphate fertilizers. ![]() |
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