Omnitec

So I've not really done this art style before but I decided to give it a try, this is my first and it's not very good, but what they hey! :P I took a look at your tutorial as well, very nice <3: Here's my entry, inspired by my recent Lake District trip for Geographic Fieldwork. :mrgreen:

Oh wow, wonder how it's done :-# Doubt it'd be that easy, looks pretty legit though. And yeah, the ortho view thing could be pretty useful :D

How do we monitor how well a teacher teaches? In the UK, Teachers get "observed" every so often by a peer colleague such as a member of a senior leader team or headmaster, or external moderators when required, though not sure if this is the same for the United States. Basically they sit in the back of the classroom for a lesson and take notes on how the teacher is performing, how well the students are interacting with the lesson and how well they interact with and control the students. It also goes on (though I don't agree much with this) exam results of one class compared to another. I think these methods aren't 100% though, being in a lesson where teachers are sat right behind you observing makes you feel you're the one being observed and not the teacher, so everyone tends to behave better and it seems a little false compared to what normally might be going on :P . I think the "pay by skill" strategy is a hard one to implement, as it's immoral nowadays to say "Her students are better, she'll get more than you for it" and such. However I do agree that if the teachers are terrible, then they should receive no pay at all and asked to leave :P. On this poll I voted for least opposed to cutting budgets for Field trips and special events. I would have been more towards cutting athletic programs, but I think they play a vital role in getting kids interested in Sport and exercise which in the long run will increase lifespan. I think Students should be involved with the subject as to go out and experience it out in the open in the wide world themselves, without being taken there especially. I know that's not always possible with family income and such, but with technology moving on these days, you can be virtually transported to a field of work like a mountain formation for example with just a click of a button, and it's not always imperative to go there with good resources, though it is of course not the same :P I voted for most opposed to Teacher cuts. There are less and less teachers nowadays who want to go into the profession because of poor pay and unruly behavior in schools, and I think education is the most important thing we can give our kids, and without Teachers it just doesn't happen. :thumbsup:

Beware, spoilers below :o [hide]Can't say I enjoyed that, the graphics were nice especially with the stone spirits and such but it all seemed like a bad attempt to popularize Evil Trees, the ice crown looks good but I don't really like the Sunrise crown, and I wouldn't use them to contact the queens. It wasn't the same without the Easter Bunny, he was there but just stood there and didn't add anything to the event :( I think an attempt to make the rewards useful kind of ruined the point of having fun whacky costume items that aren't particularly useful. [/hide]

Less than a day to go! :thumbsup: If you go to the potato site too, has anyone else notice where it said ZERO and now says NINE? Nine active test subjects, what could that mean... :ohnoes:

Agreed. Some of the quests I've done recently have been very deep, with excellent character development (e.g. The Void Knights series), and other quests have had deep, well thought out puzzles (Meeting History is my favourite example of this. I can understand a writer disagreeing with my views, but stating somethimg that is their opinion as fact just annoys me. I personaly am not intrested in clans, but don't go around saying clans don't add anything to the game, because they do for some players, even if they don't for me, I'm sorry if it came across that way, Dragonmaker9, yet this was not what I was trying to say at all. When I say that updates such as new skills and quests don't add depth to the game, what I am trying to say is that, though the individual quests may be deep, they do not add depth to the overall gameplay experience in that they do not add new layers of gameplay, rather, they simply expand on what is already there. Regardless of the content, they are not as new in the sense of innovation as the Clan Camp because they still follow a similar - to whatever extent - model to all the other quests in the game. The same can be said of skills; they follow a similar model to all the others. The reason I single out Construction as different is because the POH, and the opportunities it opens up in terms of socialising, gives players a tangible reward far beyond those of other skills (e.g. being able to catch a new fish, cut a new tree etc). The only recent skill which comes close is Summoning, and the way it changes combat, but arguably the wealth of interactive features (fighting arenas, telescopes, trap doors etc) and customisation of the POH outstrips the ability to walk around and fight with a large bird. Therefore, I wasn't deriding quests or skills; instead, I was pointing out that quests do not add depth in the aforementioned sense. I should have made it more clear. When I said they didn't add "fun", I was indeed stating an opinion as fact. Though I'm sorry if it annoys you, it is nevertheless the point of subjective, opinion articles to do so, and all articles which add something other than objective information do this. Ah, that makes it clearer! I still don't agree though, I think many of the recent quests have added new things to the game that we haven't seen before, though they take the format of "quest", each has it's own theme and introduces new ones, for example the Lunar Quests added the sort of combat-aid magic mechanic, and a theme which I can't quite describe other than "Healer-magic". Many of the minigames though following the term "minigame" have added layers that we haven't seen before too. Congratulations on making it to the Tip.it Times by the way! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I agree with what the first article says about the layout of Dungeoneering rooms, I never see anyone in those "floor" rooms which auto-put you into a team, so they kind of go unused. I agree too with the point of "Batch" updates are good, they do add depth and mechanics that fix the errors they didn't think of on first release of a skill, but sometimes those errors are so large that it seems like they weren't tested, and even then, it often feels like the batch updates were already conceptualized when they were making the skill and not directed at what the community has said they'd like to see improve. Gosh, the year went fast since it was released :P For the second article, I think it kills itself in the final paragraph :P. I can't honestly believe the updates over the years haven't "added much in the way of depth or fun to the game.", that's what makes the game surely! :P . I can agree with it's popularity, I see clan capes and vexillums everywhere I go, however more often than not it's a 1 man clan for the purposes of a designable cape. I think Jagex should take a leaf out of that book, and add more personalised equipment with tons of options, kind of like their colouring of the whip and Infinity robes, and take out the option of having a 1 man clan. It doesn't make much sense :P I don't agree that Jagex has helped to stabilise clans yet, it's too soon to be able to judge that I think :P

Anyone know how far off the 200th quest we are at all? EDIT: Just found out :thumbsup: I voted for Solus Dellagar anyway, always loved how mad and criminal he is, plus i'd like to see how Jagex would bring him back <3:

I think this is a really fun update, I have enjoyed my time at the Livid Farm so far and it keeps training fresh and alive. However, the rewards system I don't like. I'm currently on 20,000 produce points and I can't imagine going all the way up to 800,000... :S . I'd much prefer a reduction of the costs otherwise we might see this die out :/

This just came from the RS twitter, guess who's back! :ohnoes:

Oops, sorry, here are specs: [hide] General Information Processor Intel® Core i3-370M Processor - 2.40 GHz - 2.5 GT/s DMI - 3MB L3 Cache Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit RAM - 4GB installed DDR3 SDRAM - 1066 MHz speed - PC3-8500 memory specification - 8GB maximum RAM capacity Graphics card Intel® HD Graphics Screen type Widescreen LCD Screen resolution - WXGA - 1366 x 768 Screen size 14" Screen features VAIO Display Hard drive 320 GB SATA 5400 rpm Optical disk drive DVD SuperMulti Drive Memory card reader Memory Stick Slot(s): Memory Stick Duo x1, SD memory card x1 USB 3 x USB 2.0 1 x e-SATA/USB Port FireWire No Modem/Ethernet 1 x RJ-45 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.1+EDR Video interface 1 x HDMI 1 x VGA Output Audio interface Headphone and external microphone jacks TV output 1 x HDMI (digital video/audio) 1 x VGA (analogue video) Extension card slot 1 x 34mm ExpressCard slot Sound - Built-in stereo speakers - Built-in mono microphone - Dolby Codec: Dolby Home Theater® v3 Webcam VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels) Motion Eye® webcam Keyboard & Mouse Multi-gesture touchpad Battery VGP-BPS22 Li-Ion Additional features Instant On Quick Web Access Special Buttons: WEB Button, VAIO, Assist Kensington Security Slot Accessories included Adaptor, power cord, documentation Software included Solution Portal(VAIO Gate), Photo/Video(PMB VAIO Edition), Multimedia(Media Gallery), Home Network(VAIO Media plus), Support(VAIO Care), Utilities(VAIO Transfer Support), Office Application(Adobe Reader,Microsoft Office 2010 Starter), Security & Backup(McAfee 60 day trial,Norton Online Backup), SONY Tools(Remote Keyboard with PlayStation 3,Remote Play with PlayStation 3) Size Height: 27 mm Width: 346 mm Depth: 239 mm Weight 2.35kg[/hide] I rebooted after the uninstall, but not before it. Also i'm not getting any hs_err_pid files anywhere that I can see during running. Graphics driver is up to date as far as i'm aware, haven't had any notifications. Does the RS client involve using Java, considering it wouldn't need a plug-in as it'd be an independent system not based off my browser? Thanks :thumbsup:

Ok, so I installed the new Java version (Update 24) and ever since Runescape has been going wrong. It plays ok for a time, and then on Chrome, I get whitescreened, and on Mozilla Firefox, black screened. The only way to fix it is to refresh the game, which is incredibly annoying. When I check my task bar, I can see multiple symbols for Java which when I highlight over them, they all disappear. It seems Java is turning itself off. This is what I get: [hide] [/hide] I then went into my program files, and noticed I had 2 versions of Java, the update 24 and an update 20 (64-bit). I deleted both versions in case they were conflicting with each other, and then re-installed Java v.24. No luck, I keep getting black screened. Anyone have any idea of what I can do to stop Java dying? Another thing, when I reinstalled Java, I kept getting a popup saying Java runtime error that kept coming up even though I clicked ok. It stopped after 5 or so times. I have a Sony Vaio VPCEA3M1E Laptop if it helps.

Think we'll use this thread for stories ;) And slaves are yet to be used, everyone's now paid though so won't be long :thumbsup:

Forum name: Omnitec Ingame name: Omnitec Slave you wish to bid for: N_odie Your bid: 1,550,000 Picture of the cashpile/items, with your name clearly visible in the chatbox and the cashpile examine also visible (NEEDED): [hide][/hide]

Forum name: Omnitec Ingame name: Omnitec Slave you wish to bid for: N_odie Your bid: 1,337,338gp Picture of the cashpile/items, with your name clearly visible in the chatbox and the cashpile examine also visible (NEEDED): [hide][/hide]

Updated :thumbsup: 36 minutes to go! :ohnoes: :ohnoes:

Updated!

You can only bid on one slave unfortunately, Socc :P Pick which one you'd prefer :thumbsup:

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Excuse double post :P However, I managed to find a fix for that site, then I ran it and it says I may run L4D :D Thanks guys :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Solved methinks

No luck trying to get that to work, anyone have any other checker sites?

Thanks <3: This sounds brilliant, but I'm having trouble running the program, it just says error when I accept and I don't know why :( Any suggestions?

It can run Runescape on HD with most graphics settings high if I want it to, but I keep it on low detail for some reason. It runs it fine though. I don't mind if L4D would run a little slower, as long as it's acceptable and playable, but not sure if it'll even let me on at the moment :P

Hey there <3: So i'm on a Sony Vaio VPCEA3M1E Laptop model which has an Intel® HD Graphics card built in, and i'm interested in getting Left 4 dead on Steam. I've done a "Can you run it" check and it's given me these results: I'm confused as to whether my graphics card will actually run L4D, as it passes the green checklist components listed. I've enclosed all the system information below, and was wondering if anyone could help me out as to whether the game would work on my card at all. I have Team Fortress 2 & Portal, as well as LEGO Star wars: Complete saga able to run from Steam on this computer if that helps. [hide] Processor Intel® Core i3-370M Processor - 2.40 GHz - 2.5 GT/s DMI - 3MB L3 Cache Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit RAM - 4GB installed DDR3 SDRAM - 1066 MHz speed - PC3-8500 memory specification - 8GB maximum RAM capacity Graphics card Intel® HD Graphics Screen type Widescreen LCD Screen resolution - WXGA - 1366 x 768 Screen size 14" Screen features VAIO Display Hard drive 320 GB SATA 5400 rpm Optical disk drive DVD SuperMulti Drive Memory card reader Memory Stick Slot(s): Memory Stick Duo x1, SD memory card x1 USB 3 x USB 2.0 1 x e-SATA/USB Port FireWire No Modem/Ethernet 1 x RJ-45 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth Bluetooth standard Ver. 2.1+EDR Video interface 1 x HDMI 1 x VGA Output Audio interface Headphone and external microphone jacks TV output 1 x HDMI (digital video/audio) 1 x VGA (analogue video) Extension card slot 1 x 34mm ExpressCard slot Sound - Built-in stereo speakers - Built-in mono microphone - Dolby Codec: Dolby Home Theater® v3 Webcam VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels) Motion Eye® webcam Keyboard & Mouse Multi-gesture touchpad Battery VGP-BPS22 Li-Ion Additional features Instant On Quick Web Access Special Buttons: WEB Button, VAIO, Assist Kensington Security Slot Accessories included Adaptor, power cord, documentation Software included Solution Portal(VAIO Gate), Photo/Video(PMB VAIO Edition), Multimedia(Media Gallery), Home Network(VAIO Media plus), Support(VAIO Care), Utilities(VAIO Transfer Support), Office Application(Adobe Reader,Microsoft Office 2010 Starter), Security & Backup(McAfee 60 day trial,Norton Online Backup), SONY Tools(Remote Keyboard with PlayStation 3,Remote Play with PlayStation 3) Size Height: 27 mm Width: 346 mm Depth: 239 mm Weight 2.35kg[/hide] Thanks! :thumbsup:

Where on the fret are you holding the string down? It helps to hold it closer to the actual fret to begin with, instead of in the middle. Keep doing what you're doing, it might help to just do it acoustically without your amp first over and over to get the right rhythm, then see how it sounds :thumbsup: Depending on how long you've been playing, it may hurt to hold the strings down hard at first but your fingertips get stronger, so keep persevering. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

The money for everything is going towards coin prizes for future TET events, as well as lots of party drops :thumbsup: :thumbsup: