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[1] Sorry, took me a while to realize I got 'd. If you need explosives, can't you test them in a SEKAI, Rui?

Well, I could, but Miku and Tsukasa wouldn’t like that.

NEITHER DOES THE SCHOOL!

Here’s the thing: I care more about what Miku and Tsukasa think than what the school thinks.

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The typical "superweapon" can make a city explode. But, like, with incendiaries, or combustable gas, or a giant magnifying glass placed between the target and the Sun, or even just straight-up fire. Y'know, the stuff you guys used before you had nukes.

The more I think of it, the more glad I am that our universe hasn't figured out atomic weapons yet. I, personally, take it as proof of divine intervention. Could you imagine "mad nuclear engineering"?

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Well, you said they weren't particularly strong ones, so what's the problem?

Edited by m-95 on Mar 14th 2023 at 7:50:24 AM

[1] Hm. Well, if you're really struggling to find suitable testing sites, I could share the EV ones. Just a heads-up, we do record testing sessions for security reasons, and since the SS Nomad is in a lower-degree universe from yours, it may not be able to build any machine that you can imagine.

[2] Honestly, that sounds kinda tame to me. I was half-expecting artificial sinkholes - but you're right, we can only pray that mad nuclear engineering... well, there is fusion, which is very useful...
Hm, now I don't know if I should hope nuclear physics does or doesn't get discovered.

Edited by StepexNo2 on Mar 14th 2023 at 1:03:38 PM

Ah, superweapons. My personal favorite from word of mouth was this giant purple griffin Megatron made once. Or how he weaponized the Earth's core. Twice.

Oh, those exist, too (though they're less common). It's just that we were talking about explosives, so I was just listing the explosive ones.

If I listed every known way to destroy a city, I'd need much more than a forum post. The most frequently-used one I know of is the classic "giant monster" approach (note: varying degrees of success).

It's also worth noting that for every Spark trying to destroy a city, there's probably another one trying to defend said city. So many cities have built-in defences to superweapons. Hence why our whole continent hasn't been depopulated yet.

Edited by m-95 on Mar 14th 2023 at 8:14:04 AM

Ah, but where would be the fun in that?

You mind if I take a look at such a defense situation sometime? I'm really curious now.

Depends on what you mean by "defence situation." Do you mean just a look at a city's defence systems, or an overview of a siege, etc.? If it's something like that, I'd be welcome to show you sometime.

I was thinking about an overview of a siege. Tbh I don't expect the Nomad to be attacked anytime within the next hundred years, but just in case, I'd like to be prepared - and besides that, believe it or not, there are bored people in Exotic Ventures.

So I've been experimenting with programming languages, and there's this one that I'm using that's really good for writing scripts and automating tasks. I've been getting very good at it. Technically I'm kind of Book Dumb but the fact that I was able to understand this and excel at this so quickly shows how far I have been getting in terms of progress.

Wow, that's so cool, Mina! I should also do some more programming when I have time. Anyone else know how to do programming?

: Hey, ninja consultant, care to help me recreate one of those?

: You do realize that using the Earth's core could destroy the planet, right?

: So?

: He'll happily go under the bus himself if he can take as many people with him as possible. He is, for lack of a better word, a very sick—

: Fuck. He's a sick fuck. I just read about the time he had reality-warping powers.

: The Shaper of Worlds or Mr. Mxzyptlk?

: What?! He had them before he duped the imp?! He had them twice?! Didn't the damn imp learn from the Shaper of Worlds?

: I regret associating with the clown now.

: "NOW"?!

: Osborn? Your thoughts on your new "friend"?

: Osborn is a bastard too. He admitted to admiring the Red Skull.

: Yeah, but even Shmidt wouldn't destroy the world out of any warped nihilism.

Edited by Anicomicgeek on Mar 14th 2023 at 10:04:29 AM

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OK, Icarus, I cheked my library for books on sieges you might find interesting.

Hmm, let's see . . .

• I'm actually currently reading this book about the Siege of Mechanicsburg (1894) that one of my generals wrote. I mentioned it last Saturday, in fact.^OOC (You know, I've actually considered writing that "book" as a fanfic; maybe something when I have less uni work. It's pretty much the Final Battle of the comic's "Act 1.") (Also, "1894" is just an estimate since the comic doesn't give a date.) That was when my father tried destroying the oldest Spark stronghold on the continent. It was just over two years ago.
• Any good library has stuff on the Battle of Sturmhalten (1673-1676), the final battle between Andronicus Valois and Bludtharst Heterodyne. Though since it's pre-Long War the tactics may be outdated.
• Mažeikiai (1838) is one that saw interesting use of underground combat. Since you mentioned using artificial sinkholes as superweapons, I think you might find it neat to look at as an example of what a city siege looks like.
• Feldkirch (1788) is probably the most "standard" sample of what a siege between Spark warlords is like. Though it was over a century ago (but not pre-Long War) so it may be old-fashioned to use as an example.
• Pilsen (1880), also known as "the one with the giant armoured hawk." We — the Wulfenbachs — were the defenders in that one, so I naturally have reports of it.
• Monte Bruno (1805) is a case study in what not to do when laying siege to a place. Literally. They used it in my university as an example of what not to do.

Edited by m-95 on Mar 14th 2023 at 10:08:49 AM

   [1] I know my brother Mametchi would know about programing.   

   "Programing languages", stuff like this? [2] Correct me if I'm wrong. aroo.   

   Looks like brain food for the mind. On another topic, outside is much less slippery than this morning despite snowing more.   

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Can I at least punch the sick clown fuck?

Whoah, that language…

Sorry Phos, I’d say the Joker is a human worse than those damn Lunarians, so you’d better watch out for someone like him.

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That Joker is nothing but a joke! I can handle him, cause I already know all his dirty tricks!

Edited by GamerLuna2022 on Mar 14th 2023 at 11:05:33 AM

[1] Sounds good. Should I bring an explorer robot to visit in person?

[2] I kinda do? Used to work with a program called Processing which let you procedurally draw all sorts of things - like the Mandelbrot set. Me, I guess the most advanced thing I've written is an extremely inefficient program that draws and colours Voronoi cells.
I suppose two things that you could try as practice are a Hello World program and a 99 Bottles of Beer program? After that, there are plenty of ideas and concepts that you could try to implement as code - just look at channels like Code Parade or Code Bullet.

Currently listening to some custom trailer music sound effects. They sound so interesting. It's amazing how they're able to record these sounds in the studio and make them sound unique and impactful!

How do they generate these sounds?

I think it's a combination of recording Real Life sounds and generating sounds from a synthesizer. Then, they can apply a variety of effects such as time stretching, reverb, pitch bend, delay, and some other ones to alter the sound and make it more mysterious.

That's pretty neat. I wish I could see that post-production process in action one day.

Um, mind if I ask if Hapihapitchi was correct on that subject about "Programing languages"? I just want to be sure.

Good morning! Looks like today is much more sunnier though we had a blast yesterday in the snow!

The most popular programming languages I'm familiar with are actually Befunge, Brainf##k, Malbolge, Piet and Whitespace.
...
... just kidding, nobody uses these - they're all esoteric programming languages, and they're basically gimmicks. Brainf##k I guess is notable because I've seen it implemented in Geometry Dash and I Wanna Maker.

Yes, I believe Hapihapitchi was correct about them. It does look to be sunnier where I live as well, but unfortunately that means the chances of rare Ice-type Pokemon appearing are much, much lower. But there might be some other types of Pokemon in the vicinity, so I'll keep looking.

[1] Sure why not? We team up with human super-villains now and then. So long as it either helps take out the Autobots or gets us Energon.

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Sorry for replying late.

Sure! But we'll have to meet outside of Paris' city boundries. I'm at a train station; I'll PM you the coordinates to where I'll be.
Do we need to build a portal, or can you get there on your own?

Can get there on my own, thanks. Besides, Uirst doesn't trust you with portal tech, so...

IF a stable portal were to be ever constructed there id be forced to choose between severing all connections between EV and my home reality or a planet wide military occupation to stabilize and contain the madness created by sparks and either is not a wanted situation.