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Offline mrhanman

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #15 on: May 03, 2012, 09:46:52 am »
Regardless of the Ponies bug, it would have cropped up eventually.  One of the most popular DF mods is MLP themed!  I really don't understand it.  I have 3 daughters who love the show, and I've watched a few episodes with them.  It's more tolerable than most girly kid's shows, I'll admit, but it's still a kid's show...for kids.
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Offline Misery

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2012, 09:51:48 am »
Quote from: tigersfan on May 03, 2012, 09:41:14 am
Ok, for a bit of background, the MLP thing is actually a joke from when the game was in beta.

To sum it up, there was a bug in the game that reduced framerates drastically, and, as it turned out, the playing of videos in the background actually made the Framerates go up on some computers! The videos being played by some were My Little Ponies. So, that is the origin of this thread. If you want to know more details, the original forum thread is here: http://www.arcengames.com/forums/index.php/topic,10131.html .

.....the heck?

I'm not gonna think too hard on WHY playing videos like that would do such a thing.  The whole concept is sorta mind melting.  And then it's connected to the ponies, and..... argh.

I'm just gonna blame SCIENCE! and forget the whole thing.


Quote from: mrhanman on May 03, 2012, 09:46:52 am
Regardless of the Ponies bug, it would have cropped up eventually.  One of the most popular DF mods is MLP themed!  I really don't understand it.  I have 3 daughters who love the show, and I've watched a few episodes with them.  It's more tolerable than most girly kid's shows, I'll admit, but it's still a kid's show...for kids.

It wouldnt be so bad if it wasnt for the extremes to which some fans (who often are NOT young girls, or even girls at all) will take it.

I've seen some of these extremes.

I wish I could UN-see them.
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Offline bvchaosinc

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #17 on: May 03, 2012, 10:07:33 am »
OH god, did you get sucked into that SA front page article as well, or you were you truly unfortunate and stumbled into a certain sub-reddit of which I will never mention for fear of waking the Cthulhuian horrors that slumber there.
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Offline tigersfan

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2012, 10:13:27 am »
Quote from: Misery on May 03, 2012, 09:51:48 am
Quote from: tigersfan on May 03, 2012, 09:41:14 am
Ok, for a bit of background, the MLP thing is actually a joke from when the game was in beta.

To sum it up, there was a bug in the game that reduced framerates drastically, and, as it turned out, the playing of videos in the background actually made the Framerates go up on some computers! The videos being played by some were My Little Ponies. So, that is the origin of this thread. If you want to know more details, the original forum thread is here: http://www.arcengames.com/forums/index.php/topic,10131.html .

.....the heck?

I'm not gonna think too hard on WHY playing videos like that would do such a thing.  The whole concept is sorta mind melting.  And then it's connected to the ponies, and..... argh.


Heh, that was basically our reaction.
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Offline KingIsaacLinksr

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #19 on: May 03, 2012, 12:01:44 pm »
If we don't kill this thread fast enough, I'm more than certain we will have a MLP texture pack.....so let it die. 

Heh

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Offline Quaix

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #20 on: May 03, 2012, 12:28:12 pm »
Yes, let's kill this thread by replying to it. Enough replies will kill it, right?
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Offline mrhanman

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #21 on: May 03, 2012, 01:00:38 pm »
It's the law of the internet
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Offline Aklyon

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #22 on: May 03, 2012, 01:08:46 pm »
As long as this keeps away from the crap that perma-killed MLP general discussion threads on the DF forums, I won't mind much. I'd rather have a rideable elemental than a pony though, ponies can't float!
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Offline Wanderer

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #23 on: May 03, 2012, 02:20:24 pm »
Quote from: Aklyon on May 03, 2012, 01:08:46 pm
As long as this keeps away from the crap that perma-killed MLP general discussion threads on the DF forums, I won't mind much. I'd rather have a rideable elemental than a pony though, ponies can't float!

Yes they can, you just need to let their bloated corpses bloat a little more before climbing on.
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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #24 on: May 03, 2012, 02:45:41 pm »
Okay, what if it wasn't a pony, what if it was a rideable mount? Like a Utahraptor?
« Last Edit: May 03, 2012, 02:50:21 pm by Drjones013 »
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Offline Toll

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #25 on: May 03, 2012, 03:05:01 pm »
Quote from: Aklyon on May 03, 2012, 01:08:46 pm
As long as this keeps away from the crap that perma-killed MLP general discussion threads on the DF forums, I won't mind much. I'd rather have a rideable elemental than a pony though, ponies can't float!
Pegasi.

That is all.
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Offline zebramatt

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Re: Correction: We Need a Mount Spell
« Reply #26 on: May 03, 2012, 03:07:09 pm »
I think any kind of rideable mount is going to be tricky to implement as it stands.

That said, I'm all for more transmogrification.
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Offline Aklyon

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Re: Correction: We Need a Pony Spell
« Reply #27 on: May 03, 2012, 03:21:34 pm »
Quote from: Toll on May 03, 2012, 03:05:01 pm
Quote from: Aklyon on May 03, 2012, 01:08:46 pm
As long as this keeps away from the crap that perma-killed MLP general discussion threads on the DF forums, I won't mind much. I'd rather have a rideable elemental than a pony though, ponies can't float!
Pegasi.

That is all.
Thats a flying horse. Not a pony. Its too tall to be one and has too many limbs. :P
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Offline Quaix

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Re: Correction: We Need a Mount Spell
« Reply #28 on: May 03, 2012, 03:29:49 pm »
Rideable mount would double the number of character sprites. Not gonna happen.
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Offline Tobias

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Re: Correction: We Need a Mount Spell
« Reply #29 on: May 03, 2012, 06:45:36 pm »
Begs the question... why?

You're a superpowered wizard, you can cross to any point on the overworld map in less then like 20 seconds. You can run like the bloody flash with that spell we all love. What use would a "mount" be on the surface dungeon?
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