Bay 12 Games Forum

Saw him on Skype 2 days ago.  He's around, just working on several things I don't think I should reveal in his absence.  Project is going strong, just not much that can really be shown yet.  You won't be disappointed, I assure you.

Heh, really wish I had more coding experience.  I have so many ideas.

I would honestly like seeing if a representitive sample turned up more malware (in the broadest definition possible) in unofficial sources versus official ones. I don't have any experience with it really, but I figure that the rate of tampering in unofficial distribution must be overstated, because it is still so popular even among the computer-savvy.

Almost all official games nowadays come with what fits the traditional definition of 'malware' compiled in. Most (but not all) of these portions have to be deliberately broken for hassle-free unofficial distribution, and I would imagine that the vast majority of people who do this refrain from re-infecting it with something worse.

Of course the upper bar on severity of adulteration is higher, but the basic point of most of the modifications made IS to remove spyware and functionality-hampering code.

As someone who pirated a lot in the past, I have to say that unofficial (pirate) releases are generally clean (free of virii and malware), and without the issues that DRM cause, as it is almost always completely removed.  That being said, I've bought more games this year than I had in the previous five, though for the most part, I almost exclusively play indie games nowadays.  Nothing in the mainstream market really appeals to my interests anymore.

On-topic: 
Was driving through town, running over the hoards in my truck, when I hit a trap cluster laden with landmines.  It blew out enough tires to disable my truck and I was quickly torn to shreds by the resulting influx of zeds attracted by my engine and the explodeys..

I have one that hasn't been said.  Dwarf Fortress.

Shook, you rule. hahahaha

RNG teased the hell out of me on this one.  I run into a wall of kobolds about 300 feet down on my female sorcerer who has yet to find an offensive spell/wand (I usually go with a 8/13/10/18/17/9 build on my sorcs, as the dex really helps out when trying to find a good spell and for working on weapon skills) and I'm using daggers, so I toss the last dagger I picked up off the ground at the horde of kobold and steel rushing towards me, and low and behold, it one-shots every Kobold in the the group (about 6 of them) and keeps flying offscreen, I then get a message that my knives skill is not high enough to wield the blessed Grimtooth properly.  After I hit 'OK' I get another message.  'Pay me 100 gold or die!'  I click, 'I don't have enough money!'  'DIE PAUPER!'  I proceed to run away from Shihab for about 5 minutes by using a combination of uncursed +2 speed boots, and my sleep spell, but needless to say, eventually I ran out of mana and he hit me with too many stabs from his +2 kris knife and magic missiles. *cries softly in the corner*

Shot of IDed inventory after death:

Holy fuck, I was just wondering this morning when someone would make a 3D SS13-like.  Good show, sir!