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Pathé Netherlands has a possible SPECTRE runtime of 163 minutes (20 minutes longer than CASINO ROYALE)

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per request, the tracklist from the D&Co preshow stream last night

only made it about halfway through, so I'll do the second half tonight.
TOTAL RUNTIME [5:08:28]
---------- 1 [55:32] ------------
Susumu Yokota - Saku
B. Fleischmann - Beat Us
Why - Ha x4
Clams Casino - Angels [Mac Miller]
Hun Sarath with Marc Marder - Phnom Penh Lullaby
Boards of Canada - Dawn Chorus
Zion I - The History
45 aka Swing-O - Mysterious Journey
Nicked Drake (Gareth Dickson) - Parasite
Lil Ugly Mane - Is Playing You The Quiet Storm
Binary Star - Slang Blade
Joan of Arc - On a Bedsheet in the Breeze on the Roof
Terrestre - El Lado Oscuro De Mi Compadre
Hiatus - Cloud City (Ft. Shura)
Arts the Beatdoctor - Snow
Abstract Rude & Abstract Tribe Unique - 213 To 619 Adjacent
Daniel Rossen - Saint Nothing
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---------- 2 [46:06] ------------
Jetlag - Dali (Ft. Moise & Luis Marquez)
Viva Voce - Drown Them Out
Gonzales - The Tourist
M.I.A. - Pop
Prefuse 73 - Perverted Undertone
The American Analog Set - First of Four
Japanese Car Bomb - An Expert In Computers
Four Tet - Group Home - Up Against The Wall (Getaway Car Mix)
Jonathan Richman - The Neighbors
Claude VonStroke - Oakland Rope (Feat. Fox & Py)
Buccc - Recalling the Outgoing Ones (If You Agree)
Andy Stott - Violence
Akira Rabelais - Aposiopesis - V. Carté
Peaches - Keine Melodien
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---------- 3 [45:41] ------------
Roland Kirk - Spirits Up Above
MF Doom - Lavender Buds
Del The Funky Homosapien - Help Me Out
Elfin Saddle - Her Hail
Moth Equals - Clouds of Our Own
Timber Timbre - Bring Me Simple Men
K-Jano - Radiation Belts
Blonde Redhead - Vague
Hangar 18 - Rumors of War
Opiate - Play
Ellen Allien - Naked Rain
DJ Vadim - The Schematics (Part 2)
Hurray For The Riff Raff - Finale
Hird - Getting Closer
Lost Boyz - Get Up (Remix)
The Yummy Fur - Always Crashing In The Same Car
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - Noble Experiment
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---------- 4 [36:26] ------------
Silent Servant - Moral Divide (Endless)
Perfume Genius - Lookout, Lookout
Trybal Men - Down Like That (Album Mix)
Micranots - Out
Sufjan Stevens - Redford (For Yia Yia & Pappou)
Matt Lange - Rift
Tall Dwarfs - Nothing's Going To Happen
D-Sisive - If
DJ Vadim - That Lite (Astronote Remix Instrumental)
Greg Weeks - Believe
Clams Casino - Bass [A$AP Rocky]
Grandaddy - So You'll Aim Toward the Sky
Nils Frahm - Four Hands
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---------- 5 [45:33] ------------
Expo '70 - The Gathering
Emily Wells - Mt. Washington
Bis - Girl Star
Wish Mountain - Royal Wedding
Wax - 2010 Til Infinity
Herman Dune - Someone Knows Better Than Me
Phosphorescent - A Death, A Proclamation
Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Charo
Koop - Waltz for Koop
The House of Love - Love In A Car
Zomes - Equinox
Atmosphere - Smart Went Craz
High Contrast - Eric Prydz - Pjanoo (Remix)
Willie West - I'm Still a Man (Lord Have Mercy)
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---------- 6 [51:03] ------------
The Fun Years - Auto Show Day of the Dead
Tone Productions feat. Bruddha Nay Cha - World Mutation (Made in His Image)
Active Child - Takes Me Back (Until The End Of Time Edit
Dengue Fever - Cannibal Courtship
Can - Halleluhwah (2011 Remastered)
Friends of Dean Martinez - Summertime
DJ Krush - Only The Strong Survive (Dillinja Remix)
The Recoys - Tribute - The Recoys (By The Lil' Fighters)
X-Press 2 - Lifeforce - Lifeforce (2020 Vision Remix)
Scout Niblett - Dance Of Sulphur
Antietam - Pine
Wand - Melted Rope
The Bug - Fake Auto Crash
Jel - D.I.Y. Partisan
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---------- 7 [28:07] ------------
John Grant - GMF
Mr. Lif - The Fries
Smog - Somewhere In The Night
Aaron Freeman - More Than The World
Shuggie Otis - Freedom Flight
Grande Marshall - Thuggin Shidd Pt. II
Nightmares on Wax - Les Nuits
DJ Koze - Das Wort (Feat. Dirk von Lowtzow)
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Everything movie I watched in June ranked

I apologize for being really late. 1. Forrest Gump - 97% This is an amazing, truly special and sometimes even relatable film that has a perfect balance of trying not to be to cheesy or soapy on the romance part. It felt emotional even it didn’t make me cry suprisingly. 2. The Shawshank Redemption - 95% Shawshank is an Ironically Uplifting (despite being a prison story) at times it’s an amazing film about an innocent man sentenced to prison. No character feels one dimensional every character feels fleshed out and special. This is a phenomenal movie even if it didn’t show some of the backstory of why one of the characters who help narrate the story went to prison. 3. Pineapple Express - 93% A fun, hilarious satire on weed, in which I enjoyed the visual aspect of the comedy and clever dialogue mixed together, I laughed my ass off on this movie it was so funny and lives up to most of Seth Rogen’s work (even if he didn’t make it). 4. The witch - 90% A deeply unsettling movie about a family who thinks a witch is cursing them, takes the paranoia formula to it’s best and has stellar performances. 5. King of staten island - 90% A great fantastic coming of age movie movie even for it’s long runtime and the theme I think stuck with me and I got emotional and maybe shed a tear near the end. 6. Richard Jewell - 86% A great exploration of how the media can ruin someone’s life taught in a constructive way. Led by great performances by most people even if some characters felt wooden. 7. Killing them softly - 86% "Killing them softly" is a great mob movie about a Hitman that delivers a satisfying slow burn that most movies can’t pull off and has well made dialogue to keep you engaged even if some of the characters are bland. It’s message delivery feels off. 8. Casino Royale - 85% I wasn’t really ever a bond fan because of all the silliness even though I very occasionally like silly movies I think this movie officially made me a modern James Bond fan. It has great action scenes and stylish (but sometimes bland) dialogue but hey at least the whole movie isn’t action and it takes time to focus on a story. 9. Hot fuzz A fun, silly and frequently hilarious movie that starts to lose it’s comedy in the midway point despite having hilarious action. 10. BlacKkKlansman - 85% Spike Lee’s somewhat necessarily hard to watch movie that has a great message about racism and does so with sharp wit. 11. Blindspotting - 85% A thoughtful, funny exploration of race. It mixes well and doesn’t try to force it’s message even if it lost some of it’s entertainment at times it kept it’s smart satire though. 12. Black Hawk Down - 82% Great war movie is really realistic even though The character development was partially flawed but hey, what can you expect from a movie where it’s all a huge shootout. 13. Ready or not - 82% I think Ready or not is the movie for me I’m a huge horror fan and I also like comedy. Dark Comedy two. It was a ton of fun even if it fell short of comedy sometimes. Don’t get me wrong there are some funny parts in the movie though. 14. Hereditary - 72% A creepy, sometimes unsettling look at demons in families uses grief, tramua and unsettling imagery push this movie forward even if it was no were near as scary as promised. Oh and Toni Colette gives possibly my favorite proformance of all time. One more thing I thought that the performance and the character of the dad was kind of wooden (I really don’t like to criticize performances). 15. The killing of a sacred deer - 71% It’s darkly funny and absurd, but fails to get under your skin like it was promised. A24 has become better and better overtime so that’s why I’ve raised my expectations for A24. And because I love A24 and independent films for there unique quality. I still found enjoyment out of it. 16. Blow the man down - 70% A unique murder mystery, Comedy? This movie succeeds at it’s suspense and clever aspect of stuff but never succeeds at being witty. 17. The death of Stalin - 68% A little bit funny but It requires you to know the history for it to actually be really funny I like dark comedies but I was kind of mixed on this one. 18. Da 5 bloods - 62% Da 5 bloods a movie about racism messages the usual Spike Lee stuff. (Obviously). Not a bad thing. This movie has a worthy message but never gets it the treatment is deserves with muddled satire and irreverence. 19. Knives out - 61% A fun murder mystery dramedy movie but at times makes the king of Staten Island feel like a short film and has occasional dull moments. 20. Apocalypse Now - 56% Apocalypse now isn’t a horrible movie, but it never really shows the horrors of war like other movies have this one was the most advertised too even while having graphic imagery at times, it also suffers from having music that occasionally doesn’t fit the mood. 21. Drive (2011) - 44% A promising film, well reviewed about a getaway driver disappointed. some scenes are good but the movie just becomes stale dialogue and a flavorless crime movie to the point where sometimes it feels like the opening scene and Bryan Cranston’s Performance is the only big thing it has going for it.
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Craig's era is very inconsistent and overrated. Brosnan's films were better reboots.

This is controversial because I know Craig has his fans but I cannot get into him as Bond, apart from Casino Royale I never buy him as James Bond. He comes across more as a thug, he's got no class or swagger or personality. By Spectre he's even starting to look bored, a la Connery in You Only Live Twice. His films are so up and down. Casino Royale is as good as everyone says it is, I do love that film and it's in my top 5 Bonds. But Quantum is a disappointment, they couldn't follow Royale ultimately, when you read up on the film's production it's no wonder how it turned out. Skyfall is a tricky one for me, I find it very overrated. The film's plot has so many holes, the runtime is laborious and Silva is an irritating antagonist. The drama with M is excellent and I love the photography but that's it pretty much. There's a running theme in Skyfall that Bond is becoming too old and irrelevant, even though in the previous two films Craig is presented to us as a fresh younger Bond. Then there's Spectre which I consider the worst of the series, once again, too long, dull plot and unnecessary continuity. It seems that Craig's era started off well but it couldn't stick the landing.
On the other hand Pierce Brosnan's films came in the mid-90s, there hadn't been a Bond film for six years. The cycle of a film every two years had been broken, John Glen and Richard Maibaum had left the series and Dalton retired from the role. GoldenEye, even though it's still in the timeline, is a reboot because it's bringing Bond up to date. GoldenEye did it exceptionally well, case in point, the scene with M and the reveal of Trevelyn brilliantly deconstruct Bond's existence and relevance. But Brosnan's films (except Die Another Day, which is a bad film) also had the fun and action sensibilities of the Bond films that came before it, something the Craig films have failed to recapture. So yeah, that's my view, I hope I get the ball rolling but I've felt this way about Bond for a while and I'm interested to hear your thoughts.
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Casino Royale (2006) is a thematically faithful adaptation of Flemings influential novel, a masterpiece and the greatest James Bond movie ever made. Here is a comparison I made between the movie/novel & my thoughts on both of them.

Over the last week I read Ian Flemings first James Bond novel Casino Royale for the first time and later re watched the movie. Here are some thoughts on both, including a comparison of similarities, differences and the over all enjoyment I get out of both of these pieces.
Technical aspects:
Casino Royale (novel, 1953), written by Ian Fleming [27 short chapters, around 250 pages, depending on edition]
Casino Royale (movie, 2006), directed by Martin Campbell [144 minute runtime]
Before diving into further comparisons, there are two obvious, but also significant differences between the movie and the novel. The first being the time it is set in, both are contemporary to their release date. Meaning the novel is set in the Cold War whereas the movie is set in the 21 century. Because of the resulting differences in international relations historically speaking, you could transfer it (but you don't have to) to the second difference. Flemings novel is a political espionage thriller, whereas Campbells movie re-boot is basically an action movie.
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Structure:
The over all plot of the movie is very similar, nearly identical to its source material.
James Bond, a fresh 00, is set in a high stakes Poker game against Le Chiffre, a desperate (& near bankrupt) banker working for terrorist organizations. Bonds allies are Mathis, Felix Leiter & Vesper Lynd. Bond wins the money, Vesper & him get captured, following the torture, Le Chiffre being interrupted/killed by a member of a mysterious organization. After Bond & Vesper seek a happy life, the latter is confronted with her "real" identity/past & kills herself, leaving Bond emotionally broken & eventually cold.
As said in my first paragraph, Flemings novel isn't an "action" novel. There is an early assassination/botched bomb attempt in the early chapters (similar to the airport sequence) but it's nowhere near as action heavy as the movie, which follows parkour chases, knife fights & bus/plane explosions, stairway fights & the closing crumbling house set piece.
Narratively Bond meets his allies way earlier, in the movie Vesper & Mathis are introduced around an hour in, whereas in the novel already in the first few chapters, Felix Leiter is introduced very late in the movie and only after Bond is struggling in the Poker game. The whole Dimitrious, Ellipse stuff isn't in the novel.
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Main characters:
- James Bond:
Bonds portrayal is very close to the novel. He's described as a very tough man, perfectly shown by Craigs physical appearance, his hard & masculine face & the early corporal fight scenes & chases. His attitude fits the source material. Bond is smart & charming, but he can switch of in any moment to being a ruthless killer.
- Vesper Lynd:
A big part of Vespers character in the novel is her beauty. There are long passages describing everything about her body & face. She certainly is beautiful in the movie, played by the gorgeous Eva Green. Yet in the movie she comes across as much more independent & aware. She's smart in the novel, but much more worthy in a psychological duel with Bond in the movie. In both the movie & novel she is a double agent, who got blackmailed & had to take this identity in order to save her boyfriend, but then fell in love with James.
- Le Chiffre:
Le Chiffre, in both movie & novel is a scary fucking dude. There still is something a bit charming about Mikkelsen presence though. He's described as considerably ugly in the novel, and basically as the epitome of evil. In the movie he comes across as more "human", desperation etc (make no mistake he's a vicious bastard, but he's not the devil).
- M:
The obvious difference is the gender swap in M. In the novel, Bond respects & in some way even fears M. The Bond/M relationship of Flemings books never really translated onto the bigger screen (it's tough to find someone intimidating against the charisma of Connery to be fair) so the change is an interesting touch. While he certainly respects Judi Denchs M, there is more slick and clever dialogue coming out of the conversations.
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The Poker Game:
The Poker game in the novel, as basically all of it, is set in France, whereas the movie jumps around Madagascar, the Bahamas, Venice & Montenegro, the latter being the setting of the poker game.
Also, in the novel they play Baccarat, which was very popular at that time, in the movie they play Texas Hold 'Em, which (surprise) was popular in that time. The game itself is similar structured, back and forth until Le Chiffre wins a big one and Bond is in huge desperation but comes back in the last round winning all of it (with the help of Felix Leiters money).
In both movie & novel, Le Chiffre tries to prevent/"attack" Bond during the last hand. In the movie he gets poisoned, which nearly causes him to pass out. In the novel, he is directly physically threatened by a bodyguard of the Le Chiffre with a gun under the table/chair.
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Remarkable similarities:
- Practically the entire torture scene is directly taken out of the source material. Bond gets stripped naked and tied up to a chair, then punched to the balls multiple times until the near pass out. Only difference is that in the movie Le Chiffre uses a rope, in the novel it is a carpet beater.
- Some dialogue & lines are extracted out of Flemings novel. Such as the VespeMartini order.
>Three measures of Gordons, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?
Or the iconic line.
>The bitch is dead.
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Other differences:
- The whole Mathis alleged double cross plot point only appears in the movie.
- Vespers double cross, signaled by her seeing the man with the eye patch is left to a good bye letter in the novel that Bond reads after she'd poisoned herself. In the movie, she gives the man with the eye patch the money briefcase and after the shoot out in Venice, she traps herself in the elevator and drowns in the crumbling house.
- In the books, the mysterious organization is SMERSH, a russian anti spy organization. In CR it is still unnamed, though in the later Craig films revealed to be SPECTRE.
- The book ends very depressing as her betrayal letter is the last thing. The movie ends on a higher note with Bond capturing Mr White & ending the movie in his iconic introduction lines.
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I have certainly missed a ton of differences of both, but I feel like I have done enough to highlight most of them. Here are some of my personal thoughts:
The novel:
I had a ton of fun reading it for the first time. It's certainly colder & much more serious than a lot of James Bond movies but I liked that it felt more grounded and had espionage instead of thrills. There is a lot of political subtext added by Ian Fleming that reflects on the cold war and on spy agents themselves. It also features some great insight on the Poker game as Bonds mind is on full display with mathematical & stochastically relevant information throughout every hand. I think it ends on a very depressing and sad note, setting the tone for the character to come.
The movie:
I have always considered Casino Royale to be one of my favorite movies of all time. I think it's head and shoulders above every other James Bond film and every time I watch it I discover new things I love about it. The way the movie starts, with the cold blooded double-O earning in a noir fashion, then goes over to the gorgeous credit sequence with so much ingenuity sprinkled across it, is amazing. I'm also amazed by the action the movie has. The Parkour chase has some terrific stunt work & innovation. Or the airplane sequence is packed with enormous tension and suspense. Or the closing Venice shoot out is packed with bad ass moments by Bond. A lot of my love for the movie also comes from the cast. It does contain my a.) favorite Felix Leiter (played by Jeffrey Wright), b.) favorite Bond girl (Vesper Lynd by Eva Green), c.) the best M (played by Judi Dench) and one of my favorite Bond villains (played by Mads Mikkelsen, who is as terrific as ever). Martin Campbell has rock solid directing, focussing on the great stuff of the source material and just like in GoldenEye knowing how to introduce a new Bond & a new way of Bond into the franchise. Daniel Craig is relentlessly amazing. He has the charms, he definitely has the looks, he is believable in the kills, he has a soul, he has a heart, he has emotion. Only Connery is better. The movie also looks gorgeous. Not only its vast settings of exotic locations, beautiful women, high class restaurants, cafes or hotels, pieces of clothing and so on, but also its sharp image and cinematography, by Phil Meheux is astounding. Despite being literally written by three people it also contains some ingenious dialogue. Especially the Bond/Vesper interactions flow so crisply and soft. It's a joy to watch every second of it and I could be talking about it for hours.
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All in all, Casino Royale is a great novel and in my opinion, an even greater movie which is a faithful adaptation but also adds many layers and new things to it, knowing that it already is part of a 20+ movie series and therefore adding nostalgia, references or treating its timeless main characters legacy with honor and self reflection.
What do you think about Casino Royale, both the novel & the movie?
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Best opening credits in film

For a lot of films, the opening credits are the first chance to make a good first impression in addition to setting the tone for the rest of the runtime. Ignoring ones that don't have any kind of opening credits, if a film uses standard text played over generic score or pop music over top an otherwise standard first scene, it gives the impression that this will be a pretty standard narrative that doesn't take a lot of risks or attempt to do something different (this is not a hard and fast rule, just an issue of perception). But if an opening can find a way to hook the audience with unique visuals and clever use of music while conveying the overall themes and tone of a film, it sets up a potentially fantastic experience. Think the openings to nearly every James Bond film, where the visuals give an indication of the basic plot while the music passes on how that plot will attempt to make the audience feel. With all that being said, what are some of your favorite opening credits in film? Why do they stick out to you? Personally, some of the ones that have stuck out to me base on recent watches are Superbad, Hardcore Henry, John Wick: Chapter 3, Lord of War and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2.
Edit: Gonna link the scenes referenced by me and other people for context.
Superbad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5cMERD5S40
Hardcore Henry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qBFMosWDUo
John Wick: Chapter 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAhfpo61j1s
Lord of War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHn1zogeyO4
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B67TuUwghqE
Watchmen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h24D87SqaLQ
Deadpool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MjyGL0go60
Fight Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3JqaMWbOOU
Jackie Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0MsKEd6fkk
Casino Royale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlqDf6jOwCk
Superman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk1aQx9hTaE
Psycho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tek8QmKRODw
Drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDCt1V8T3To
The Hateful Eight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxtNi3dytcY
Beetlejuice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQXkrFoq3Kg
Zombieland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AFnThY472c
Se7en: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEZK7mJoPLY
Vertigo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvaahmgmz8w
North By Northwest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBxjwurp_04
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1A7bJD3atk
Age of Innocence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MZDtoIZZWE
3000 Miles to Graceland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5DP-RC1NFg
Guardians of the Galaxy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNlnQwHWSYw
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVLJkIZvFlo
The Naked Kiss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BPBius5T2E
Barbarella: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnS5LYvaYhc
Experiment in Terror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ry5ZWlUb8s
Blood and Black Lace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCBbanydLLo
Panic Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqIclb4qsJI
Baby Driver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYv2a_VF328
Mission: Impossible - Fallout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQHONHGaWjo
Lost in Translation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYHYG2ZZzf8
Bad Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PCodGMhoMk
Swingers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M81vw1a4T8
Enter the Void: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL0lNGXoP8E&feature=youtu.be&t=67
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Persona 3 opinions with spoilers

!>So I just finished Persona 3 for the first time. I’ve now played the modern trilogy and just started on Royal. I really liked the ending to 3. The final month where everyone came to grips with their own mortality and decided it was better to stand their ground and die than it was to flee and live in ignorance. I really liked that and the way everyone dealt with Shinjiro, plus Mitsuru realizing that her family was full of scum bags. These were all really great, I have my own head canon that I’ve created of the ending. I didn’t play the answer because I heard it sucks and undoes what was special about the original’s ending.
Allow me to be bold and say that I didn’t like the game, though. It took me almost an entire year to get through the 60-65 hours of game. I found it to be a miserable slog. While I now respect Tartarus for it’s symbolism and I think that it’s boring repetitiveness pulled together the feeling that this was a job for us. It wasn’t fun or exciting, it was just work and we were merely colleagues. It does a good job of driving that point home in a similar way that Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days feels like a chore to add emphasis to the character relationships being the only good thing in these people’s lives (if Nomura is really that clever),
The gameplay is just...not good, though. I didn’t find any fights to be enjoyable. It almost killed Mass Destruction for me, which is my favorite battle theme in the series. This is to the point that I have Joker wear the Gekkoukan high uniform to sync up all out attacks with the song. It’s just...they wasted such great music on such a terrible experience. I mean, the story was great, I can’t emphasize that.
That brings me to my real complaint, it’s not that I hated Tartarus. It’s not that I couldn’t take the combat. I can forgive these things if I can feel some sort of purpose. Persona 3 feels purposeless for most of its runtime. They tell you to jump and you say “how high.” You never get any questions answered until the very end. Why do we care about Strega? They just seem evil for the sake of evil. The final room before the final boss, they finally tell you why Strega is relevant outside of the fact that they killed someone important. They could have made them really compelling villains if they had revealed all the stuff about what the Kirijo group was trying to pull off at the midpoint of the game. It’s not until the midpoint of the game that they even explain why Tartarus exists, and the explanation they give is only like 1/2 of the truth. Then you play another half of the game and they tell finally tell you, once again in the room right before the final boss. I hated Junpei for most of the game. It wasn’t until he went through his character development 2/3 of the way through the game that I finally liked him. The plot is a nonentity for most of the game. You just run through a boring tower, killing a big shadow on the outside once a month for reasons that aren’t revealed until the final month of the game, when I would say Persona 3 becomes a great game.
I guess what I’m saying is that Persona 3 is an amazing game for 15-25 hours and a downright awful game for 40. If they had spread out the story, fed you bits of information throughout the game, introduced character motivations for the villains earlier...the game would’ve felt like it had some focus. I enjoyed the social links. Some of them made me laugh (lmao hermit and magician) , some of them broke my soul (looking at you, Sun) some of them just existed (sorry, strength, devil, and student council members), and one of them angered me (I hate Bebe so much. It was just an excuse for the devs to say “gee, Japan sure is amazing.” I don’t like it when games try to force nationalism down our throats. This goes true for games like CoD that do it for the US, as well).
The game had so many pieces working in its favor, but the story structure holding off pretty much everything for the very end of the game takes what should be one of the best games of all time and makes it godawful. It took me the least amount of time of the trilogy to beat, yet it somehow felt the longest. I mean Persona 5 took me 125 hours to beat on the original, and I found many spots of exposition dumps that took forever and could’ve been trimmed down. Looking at you, Casino Palace ending. The characters never really felt close, either. At the end they said they were close, but like...outside of beating up a boss, the group never just hung out to hang out. Investigation team spent like every day at Junes, Phantom Thieves would rendezvous at the hideouts and have celebrations after successful missions. I just didn’t feel that camaraderie.
After playing the modern games, I have to say...I had hoped 3 would be my favorite since it tackles the most philosophical themes and has a story with honest to god stakes in it. Characters die, and it might only happen a couple times, but it’s still shocking, especially after 4 and 5, where plot contrivances lead to impactful moments being cut down by “sike, they lived.” I just have to say 4 is my favorite in the series because the characters interacted enough to feel like a family, but the game wasn’t a week of irl time long. It had good gameplay, the dungeons suffered in the same way that Tartarus did from being procedurally generated sprints for flights of stairs, but it was more forgivable since actual story beats occurred in it, so it felt like I was actually doing something. Tartarus didn’t have a single story moment in it until the final 10 floors on the last day. All the story happened at the end of the moon. There was literally nothing to break up the monotony of it. There was no friendly chat among your comrades like mementos had, there was no story like Persona 4. It was just grind to the end. Grind a second time to make sure you can beat the mini boss. Grind up a third time if you’re still not sure. The only saving grace was that the jazz tune, it was called “persona” on my version was a straight banger that made the grinding feel more like groovin’. That’s my final census on Persona 3. I’d consider playing it a second time on PS2, but never in this lifetime will I ever play the portable version again. I wish I had pirated it instead of playing it on the only device I had available. P3p is just not good
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MAME 0.212

MAME 0.212

It’s the moment you’ve surely been waiting for: the release of MAME 0.212! A huge amount of work has gone into this release in a number of different areas. Starting with the software lists, you’ll find hundreds more clean cracks for Apple II, the Rainbow on Disk collection for Tandy Color Computer, all the latest Game Boy Advance dumps, and thousands more ZX Spectrum cassette images. Chess computers now support chess piece simulation using the built-in artwork, support has been added for several more chess computers from Hegener & Glaser, Novag and Saitek, and the Tasc ChessSystem R30 is now working. Three Game & Watch titles, Bomb Sweeper, Gold Cliff and Safe Buster, have been added for this release.
Protection microcontrollers continue to fall, with Rainbow Islands – Extra Version, Choplifter, Wyvern F-0, 1943: The Battle of Midway and Bionic Commando no longer needing simulation, hacks or patches. In some cases, the dumps have confirmed that the protection had been reverse-engineered correctly and the simulation was correct, but it's still important to preserve these programs. It’s also important for people repairing these systems if the original microcontrollers have failed.
There are three important sound-related fixes in this release: FM Towns CD audio playback positions have been fixed, Konami System 573 digital audio synchronisation has been improved, and a special low latency mode has been added for the PortAudio sound module.
For more advanced users and developers, more functionality has been exposed to Lua scripts and plugins. The layout file format has been overhauled to better support systems that make creative use of LEDs and LCDs. Disassembler support has been added for the Fujitsu F2MC-16 and National Semiconductor CompactRISC CR16B architectures. And if you've been following along, you might notice that we’ve waved goodbye to a little more of our C legacy with the removal of the MACHINE_CONFIG_START macro and its associated crud.
We don't have space to list all the Apple II and ZX Spectrum software list additions here, but they’re in the whatsnew.txt file. You get the source and Windows binary packages from the download page.

MAMETesters Bugs Fixed

New working machines

New working clones

Machines promoted to working

Clones promoted to working

New machines marked as NOT_WORKING

New clones marked as NOT_WORKING

New working software list additions

Software list items promoted to working

New NOT_WORKING software list additions

Translations added or modified

Source Changes

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Need feedback from my peers in the PS community on a Remove-Win10Apps script

UPDATED:2020-01-20 - Made some bug fixes and documented the apps better.
Hello Everyone!
I've written a script for unnecessary Win 10 apps and would like to get some feedback. I've been only the sole "script guy" at my work so please be gentle with your comments :)
I've focused on some new elements I haven't used much before like help comments, logging, and try/catch blocks that I can standardize on across my scripts.
In my limited testing I'm using this as a Computer logon script through GPO to run this script.
Thanks!
Note, I just realized I have a few bugs to work out. I was testing with Powershell 7 RC1 with the more recent changes I've made and didn't realized I had broke are some things running in 5.1. Like 'split-path -leafbase'.
Shoot, well either way I was looking for more constructive feedback on the layout, logic, and process.
<# .SYNOPSIS Removes installed and provisioned Appx packages in Windows 10. .DESCRIPTION To simplify the user experience and to streamline the configuration of Windows this script removes unneccesary Windows 10 apps. These have been sorted into 4 categories: Home = Computers used in a home setting. The difference between this and the ones below is this keeps the Xbox apps, and Mail app as they make sense on a personal computer. Named = Computers that are normally used by a single person in a typical office environment. Or at least typical where I work. Shared = Computers that are normally shared by multiple people with shared logins and have more direct functions (Lab PC, HR Kiosk, Conference Room PC etc.) Server = Computers that are used in a server type function, running Windows 10, and not used as a desktop PC. (Manufacturing floor PC, badge printing system etc.) Note that these lists are cumulative. Home = Home list Named = Home + Named lists Shared = Home + Named + Shared lists Server = Named + Shared + Server lists Suggest putting this in a computer based GPO login script .EXAMPLE PS C:\>.\Remove-Win10Apps.ps1 Removes all apps from the default home list asking for confirmation for each found app. Writes log to 'C:\Logs\Remove-Win10Apps.log'. .EXAMPLE PS C:\>.\Remove-Win10Apps.ps1 -LogPath '\\server\share\appremoval.log' Removes all apps from the default home list asking for confirmation for each found app. Writes log to '\\server\share\appremoval.log'. .EXAMPLE PS C:\>.\Remove-Win10Apps.ps1 -PCType "Shared" -Whatif Won't remove but just list all apps from the combined default home, named, and then shared list that it's found. .EXAMPLE PS C:\>.\Remove-Win10Apps.ps1 -PCType "Server" -Confirm:$false Removes all apps from the default home, named, shared, and server list without prompting for confirmation. Writes log to 'C:\Logs\Remove-Win10Apps.log'. .INPUTS None .OUTPUTS None .NOTES More than just inspiration taken from the following https://github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10/blob/mastescripts/remove-default-apps.ps1 http://guidestomicrosoft.com/2016/08/26/simple-function-for-logging-powershell-script/ #> #Requires -RunAsAdministrator #Requires -Version 5.1 [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true, ConfirmImpact = 'High')] param ( # Specifies the list of apps from Home (the least removed) to Server (the most removed) [ValidateSet("Home", "Named", "Shared", "Server")] [String]$PCType = "Home", # Enter the full path to where you'd like the script to log it's changes. [parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [ValidateScript( { if ($_ -notmatch "(\.log)") { throw "The file specified in the path argument must be of the type .log" } return $true })] [System.IO.FileInfo]$LogPath = 'C:\Logs\Remove-Win10Apps.log', # Lists the entries in the different PCTypes depending on what's selected and closes [switch]$List ) begin { function Write-Log { param( # Enter text you'd like to display on a single line in the log. [parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$Text, [parameter(Mandatory = $true)] # Enter the severity of the log entry. [ValidateSet("WARNING", "ERROR", "INFO")] [string]$Type, # Specifies the path to save the log file to. [ValidateScript( { if ($_ -notmatch "(\.log)") { throw "The file specified in the path argument must be of the type .log" } return $true })] # Sets the path to the log file to C:\Logs\ + the name of the script running the function + .log [System.IO.FileInfo]$Path = 'C:\Logs\' + ([io.path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($MyInvocation.PSCommandPath)) + '.log' ) #Makes sure that it updates the "exists" property or else the file keeps getting recreated. $Path.Refresh() if ($Path.Exists -eq $false) { New-Item -ItemType 'file' -Path $Path -Force } [string]$LogMessage = [System.String]::Format("[$(Get-Date)] -"), $Type, $Text Add-Content -Path $Path -Value $LogMessage } Write-Log -Text "Starting Remove-Win10Apps script with -PCType $PCType and -LogPath $LogPath" -Type 'INFO' -Path $LogPath #Checks OS is Windows 10 and terminates if it's not. if ([Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major -lt '10') { Write-Warning 'Exiting...you must be running a version ofy Windows 10 to run this script.' Write-Log -Text 'Exiting...you must be running a version of Windows 10 to run this script.' -Type 'ERROR' -Path $LogPath Exit } #Region App Listing $AppsHomePC = @( "Microsoft.3DBuilder" #3D Builder - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-builde9wzdncrfj3t6 - View, create, and personalize 3D objects using 3D Builder. "Microsoft.Appconnector" "Microsoft.BingFinance" #MSN Money - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/msn-money/9wzdncrfhv4v - Finance simplified. Know more about your money with the world’s best financial news and data. Grow your finances with handy tools and calculators, any time and anywhere. "Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink" #MSN Food & Drink - NA (Discontinued) "Microsoft.BingHealthAndFitness" #MSN Health & Fitness - NA (Discontinued) "Microsoft.BingNews" #Microsoft News - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-news/9wzdncrfhvfw - Delivers breaking news and trusted, in-depth reporting from the world's best journalists. "Microsoft.BingSports" #MSN Sports - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/msn-sports/9wzdncrfhvh4 - The MSN Sports app is packed with live scores & in-depth game experiences for more than 150 leagues. "Microsoft.BingTranslator" #Translator - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/translato9wzdncrfj3pg - Microsoft Translator enables you to translate text and speech, have translated conversations, and even download AI-powered language packs to use offline. "Microsoft.BingTravel" #MSN Travel - NA (Discontinued) "Microsoft.BingWeather" #MSN Weather - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/msn-weathe9wzdncrfj3q2 - The best way to plan your day. Get the latest weather conditions, whether you're hitting the slopes, or the beach, or checking the forecast for your commute. See accurate 10-day and hourly forecasts for whatever you do. "Microsoft.CommsPhone" "Microsoft.ConnectivityStore" "Microsoft.FreshPaint" #Fresh Paint - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/fresh-paint/9wzdncrfjb13 - Unleash your inner creative with Fresh Paint – the ultimate canvas for your big ideas. Fresh Paint is a fun and easy to use painting app with the right tools for artists of all ages. "Microsoft.GetHelp" #Get Help "Microsoft.Getstarted" #Microsoft Tips "Microsoft.Messaging" #Microsoft Messaging - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-messaging/9wzdncrfjbq6 - Microsoft Messaging enables, quick, reliable SMS, MMS and RCS messaging from your phone. To get started, select Messaging from the All apps list. "Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer" #3D Viewer - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-viewe9nblggh42ths - Easily view 3D models and animations in real-time. 3D Viewer lets you view 3D models with lighting controls, inspect model data and visualize different shading modes. In Mixed Reality mode, combine the digital and physical. Push the boundaries of reality and capture it all with a video or photo to share. "Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub" #Office - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/office/9wzdncrd29v9 - The Office app enables you to get the most out of Office by helping you find all your Office apps and files in one place so you can jump quickly into your work. "Microsoft.MicrosoftPowerBIForWindows" #Power BI - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/power-bi/9nblgggzlxn1 - Monitor your most important business data, directly from your device. Get a quick overview with intuitive, at-a-glance visuals, or dive deep into your data and discover new insights with interactive dashboards and reports. "Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection" #Microsoft Solitaire Collection - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-solitaire-collection/9wzdncrfhwd2 - Check out the new look and feel of Microsoft Solitaire Collection on Windows 10! "Microsoft.MinecraftUWP" #Minecraft - NA (Discontinued) "Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal" #Mixed Reality Portal - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/mixed-reality-portal/9ng1h8b3zc7m - iscover Windows Mixed Reality and dive into more than 3,000 games and VR experiences from Steam®VR and Microsoft Store. Get extraordinary access to live sports and entertainment and connect with others in the ultimate high-octane VR gaming experience. "Microsoft.NetworkSpeedTest" #Network Speed Test - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/network-speed-test/9wzdncrfhx52 - Network Speed Test measures your network delay, download speed and upload speed. "Microsoft.Office.Sway" #Sway - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/sway/9wzdncrd2g0j - Create visually striking newsletters, presentations, and documentation in minutes. "Microsoft.OfficeLens" #Office Lens - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/office-lens/9wzdncrfj3t8 - Office Lens trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and docs readable. You can use Office Lens to convert images to PDF, Word and PowerPoint files, and you can even save images to OneNote or OneDrive. "Microsoft.OneConnect" #Paid Wi-Fi & Cellular or Mobile Plans# "Microsoft.People" #Microsoft People - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-people/9nblggh10pg8 - People in Windows 10 puts all the ways you connect with all your friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances in one place, so it’s faster than ever to keep in touch. Check out what your people are up to across the services they use and choose how you want to connect with them. "Microsoft.Print3D" #Print 3D - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/print-3d/9pbpch085s3s - Quickly and easily prepare objects for 3D printing on your PC. With support for Wifi printers, you can 3D print from anywhere on your network. Get the best out of your printer by tuning many custom settings like the extruder temperature and printing speed. "Microsoft.SkypeApp" #Skype - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/skype/9wzdncrfj364 - Skype keeps the world talking. Say “hello” with an instant message, voice or video call – all for free, no matter what device they use Skype on. Skype is available on phones, tablets, PCs, and Macs. "Microsoft.Wallet" #Microsoft Pay# "Microsoft.Whiteboard" #Whiteboard - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-whiteboard/9mspc6mp8fm4 - Meet the freeform digital canvas where ideas, content, and people come together. "Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub" #Feedback Hub - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/feedback-hub/9nblggh4r32n - Help us make Windows better! Provide feedback about Windows and apps by sharing your suggestions or problems. If you want to be even more involved, then join the Windows Insider program and keep up with the latest alerts and announcements, rate the builds, participate in feedback Quests, and earn badges. "Microsoft.WindowsMaps" #Windows Maps - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-maps/9wzdncrdtbvb - Maps is your guide to everywhere. Find your way with voice navigation and turn-by-turn driving, transit, and walking directions. Search for places to get directions, business info, and reviews. Download maps to use when you’re offline. Tour the world virtually with breathtaking aerial imagery and 360 degree street-level views. Plus, you get the same experience across all your Windows 10 PCs and phones. "Microsoft.WindowsPhone" "Microsoft.WindowsReadingList" #Windows Reading List - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-reading-list/9wzdncrfj3rx - Do you ever run out of time to read articles or watch videos you’ve found online? With Reading List, you can easily track and manage all of the content you want to get back to later in a beautiful display. You can share content to your list from the web or from other apps and easily come back to it when you have more time. Whatever you like to read or watch, the app makes it easy to save, find and get back to things you like, listing content you've saved in chronological order. "Microsoft.YourPhone" #Your Phone - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/your-phone/9nmpj99vjbwv - You love your phone. So does your PC. Get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right on your PC. Reply to your text messages with ease, stop emailing yourself photos, and receive and manage your phone’s notifications on your PC. #3rd Party "2FE3CB00.PicsArt-PhotoStudio" "46928bounde.EclipseManager" #Eclipse "613EBCEA.PolarrPhotoEditorAcademicEdition" "6Wunderkinder.Wunderlist" "7EE7776C.LinkedInforWindows" "89006A2E.AutodeskSketchBook" "9E2F88E3.Twitter" "A278AB0D.DisneyMagicKingdoms" "A278AB0D.MarchofEmpires" "ActiproSoftwareLLC.562882FEEB491" #Code Writer "AdobeSystemIncorporated.AdobePhotoshop" #Photoshop Express "CAF9E577.Plex" #Plex "ClearChannelRadioDigital.iHeartRadio" "D52A8D61.FarmVille2CountryEscape" "D5EA27B7.Duolingo-LearnLanguagesforFree" #Duolingo "DB6EA5DB.CyberLinkMediaSuiteEssentials" "DolbyLaboratories.DolbyAccess" "Drawboard.DrawboardPDF" "Facebook.Facebook" #Facebook "Fitbit.FitbitCoach" "flaregamesGmbH.RoyalRevolt2" "Flipboard.Flipboard" #Flipboard "GAMELOFTSA.Asphalt8Airborne" "KeeperSecurityInc.Keeper" "king.com.*" "king.com.BubbleWitch3Saga" "king.com.CandyCrushFriends" "king.com.CandyCrushSaga" "king.com.CandyCrushSodaSaga" "NORDCURRENT.COOKINGFEVER" "PandoraMediaInc.29680B314EFC2" #Pandora "Playtika.CaesarsSlotsFreeCasino" "ShazamEntertainmentLtd.Shazam" "TheNewYorkTimes.NYTCrossword" "ThumbmunkeysLtd.PhototasticCollage" "TuneIn.TuneInRadio" "WinZipComputing.WinZipUniversal" "XINGAG.XING" ) $AppsNamedPC = @( "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps" #Mail and Calendar - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/mail-and-calenda9wzdncrfhvqm - The Mail and Calendar apps help you stay up to date on your email, manage your schedule and stay in touch with people you care about the most. Designed for both work and home, these apps help you communicate quickly and focus on what’s important across all your accounts. Supports Office 365, Exchange, Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo! and other popular accounts. "Microsoft.XboxApp" #Xbox Console Companion - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/xbox-console-companion/9wzdncrfjbd8 - The Xbox app brings together your friends, games, and accomplishments across Xbox One and Windows 10 devices. The best multiplayer gaming just got better. "Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay" #Xbox Game Bar - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/xbox-game-ba9nzkpstsnw4p - Win+G it with Xbox Game Bar, the customizable, gaming overlay built into Windows 10. Xbox Game Bar works with most PC games, giving you instant access to widgets for screen capture and sharing, finding new teammates with LFG, and chatting with Xbox friends across Xbox console, mobile, and PC—all without leaving your game. "Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay" #Xbox Gaming Overlay "Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider" #Xbox Identity Provider "Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay" #3rd Party "4DF9E0F8.Netflix" #Netflix - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/netflix/9wzdncrfj3tj - Netflix has something for everyone. Watch TV shows and movies recommended just for you, including award-winning Netflix original series, movies, and documentaries. There’s even a safe watching experience just for kids with family-friendly entertainment. "SpotifyAB.SpotifyMusic" #Spotify - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/spotify-music/9ncbcszsjrsb - Love music? Play your favorite songs and albums free on Windows 10 with Spotify. ) $AppsSharedPC = @( "Microsoft.Office.OneNote" #OneNote - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/onenote/9wzdncrfhvjl - OneNote is your digital notebook for capturing and organizing everything across your devices. Jot down your ideas, keep track of classroom and meeting notes, clip from the web, or make a to-do list, as well as draw and sketch your ideas. "Microsoft.Todos" #Microsoft To Do - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-to-do-lists-tasks-reminders/9nblggh5r558 - Got something on your mind? Get Microsoft To Do. Whether you want to increase your productivity, decrease your stress levels, or just free up some mental space, Microsoft To Do makes it easy to plan your day and manage your life. "Microsoft.WindowsCamera" #Windows Camera - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-camera/9wzdncrfjbbg - The Camera app is faster and simpler than ever. Just point and shoot to take great pictures automatically on any PC or tablet running Windows 10. "Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder" #Windows Voice Recorder - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-voice-recorde9wzdncrfhwkn - Record sounds, lectures, interviews, and other events. Mark key moments as you record, edit, or play them back. ) $AppsServerPC = @( "Microsoft.MSPaint" #Paint 3D - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/paint-3d/9nblggh5fv99 - Whether you’re an artist or just want to try out some doodles–Paint 3D makes it easy to unleash your creativity and bring your ideas to life. Classic Paint has been reimagined, with an updated look and feel and a ton of new brushes and tools. And now, create in every dimension. Make 2D masterpieces or 3D models that you can play with from all angles. "Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes" #Microsoft Sticky Notes - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-sticky-notes/9nblggh4qghw - Need to remember something for later? Use Microsoft Sticky Notes. They're the simple way to quickly save something for later, so you can stay in the flow. With Sticky Notes, you can create notes, type, ink or add a picture, add text formatting, stick them to the desktop, move them around there freely, close them to the Notes list, and sync them across devices and apps like OneNote Mobile, Microsoft Launcher for Android, and Outlook for Windows. "Microsoft.WindowsAlarms" #Windows Alarms & Clock - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-alarms-clock/9wzdncrfj3pr - A combination of alarm clock, world clock, timer, and stopwatch. Set alarms and reminders, check times around the world, and time your activities, including laps and splits. "Microsoft.WindowsCalculator" #Windows Calculator - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-calculato9wzdncrfhvn5 - A simple yet powerful calculator that includes standard, scientific, and programmer modes, as well as a unit converter. It's the perfect tool to add up a bill, convert measurements in a recipe or other project, or complete complex math, algebra, or geometry problems. Calculator history makes it easy to confirm if you've entered numbers correctly. "Microsoft.Windows.Photos" #Microsoft Photos -https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-photos/9wzdncrfjbh4 - View and edit your photos and videos, make movies, and create albums. Try video remix to instantly create a video from photos and videos you select. Use the video editor for fine-tuned adjustments — change filters, text, camera motion, music, and more. You can even add 3D effects like butterflies, lasers, or explosions that magically appear in your video. "Microsoft.ZuneMusic" #Groove Music - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/groove-music/9wzdncrfj3pt - Listen to your favorite music in Groove on your Windows, iOS, and Android devices. Create a playlist with music you've purchased or uploaded to OneDrive or pick your background music on Xbox One. "Microsoft.ZuneVideo" #Movies & TV - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/movies-tv/9wzdncrfj3p2 - All your movies and TV shows, all in one place, on all your devices. Movies & TV brings you the latest entertainment in one simple, fast, and elegant app on Windows. On your PC and Windows Mobile, the app lets you play and manage videos from your personal collection. On all your devices, you can use the app to browse and play movies and TV shows you’ve purchased from the Store. ) <#---APPS THAT SHOULD NEVER BE REMOVED FOR ANY TYPE OF WINDOWS PC $RemainingAppsForReference = @( #"1527c705-839a-4832-9118-54d4Bd6a0c89" #File Picker - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"c5e2524a-ea46-4f67-841f-6a9465d9d515" #File Explorer - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"E2A4F912-2574-4A75-9BB0-0D023378592B" #App Resolver UX - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"F46D4000-FD22-4DB4-AC8E-4E1DDDE828FE" #Add Suggested Folders To Library - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"InputApp" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin" #Microsoft.AAD.Broker.Plugin - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.AccountsControl" #Microsoft.AccountsControl - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml" #Microsoft.Advertising - Framework apps which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.AsyncTextService" #Microsoft.AsyncTextService - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.BioEnrollment" #Hello setup UI - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.CredDialogHost" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller" #App Installer - Keeping just in case we ever want to deploy UWP apps #'Microsoft.DirectXRuntime' #? - Framework apps which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.ECApp" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension" #HEIF Image Extensions - Keeping so HEIF compressed images can be opened #"Microsoft.LockApp" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge" #Microsoft Edge - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.MicrosoftEdgeDevToolsClient" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.3" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.6" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.7" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.2.1" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.2.2" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.4" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.6" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.7" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.2.2" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.PPIProjection" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.RemoteDesktop" #Remote Desktop - Functionality, expected to be there #"Microsoft.Services.Store.Engagement" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp" #Store Purchase App#Framework app which other apps depend on (not really but needed for store to function) #"Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.0" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.1" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.2" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.VCLibs.120.00.Universal" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop" #Framework app which other apps depend on #"Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions" #Keeping so VP9 media can be played back #"Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions" #Web Media Extensions#basic functionality #"Microsoft.WebpImageExtension" #Webp Image Extension#basic functionality #"Microsoft.Win32WebViewHost" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.Apprep.ChxApp" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.AssignedAccessLockApp" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.CapturePicker" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.CloudExperienceHost" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.Cortana" #Cortana - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.NarratorQuickStart" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.OOBENetworkCaptivePortal" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.OOBENetworkConnectionFlow" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.ParentalControls" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.PeopleExperienceHost" #People Hub - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.PinningConfirmationDialog" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.SecureAssessmentBrowser" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost" #Start - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.Windows.XGpuEjectDialog" #? - apps which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.WindowsFeedback" #Windows Feedback - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Microsoft.WindowsStore" #Microsoft Store -Vital functionality #"Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI" #? - App shouldn't be removed as it causes issues with Windows Photos, Windows Hello and others #"Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Windows.ContactSupport" #Contact Support - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Windows.CBSPreview" #? - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"windows.immersivecontrolpanel" #Settings - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage #"Windows.PrintDialog" #Print UI - App which cannot be removed using Remove-AppxPackage ) #> #EndRegion App Listing switch ($PCType) { Home { $AllAppsToRemove = $AppsHomePC } Named { $AllAppsToRemove = $AppsHomePC + $AppsNamedPC } Shared { $AllAppsToRemove = $AppsHomePC + $AppsNamedPC + $AppsSharedPC } Server { $AllAppsToRemove = $AppsHomePC + $AppsNamedPC + $AppsSharedPC + $AppsServerPC } } If ($list) { Write-Output "LIST OF APPS IN -PCType $PCType" ForEach ($App in $AllAppsToRemove) { Write-Output $App } Break } $ProvisionedAppxPackages = Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online $ProvisionedAppxPackagesToRemove = @() #Determine what apps that are provisioned on this PC to be removed by comparing against the list (Home, Named, Shared, Server) foreach ($Appx in $AllAppsToRemove) { $ProvisionedAppxPackagesToRemove += ($ProvisionedAppxPackages | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -eq $Appx }) } $InstalledAppxPackages = Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers $InstalledAppxPackagesToRemove = @() #Determine what apps that are installed on this PC to be removed by comparing against the list (Home, Named, Shared, Server) foreach ($Appx in $AllAppsToRemove) { $InstalledAppxPackagesToRemove += ($InstalledAppxPackages | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $Appx }) } } process { If ($ProvisionedAppxPackagesToRemove.length -ge 1) { Write-Output "***Removing select provisioned appx packages for this machine...***" Write-Log -Text 'Removing select provisioned appx packages for this machine' -Type 'INFO' -Path $LogPath foreach ($ProvisionedAppx in $ProvisionedAppxPackagesToRemove) { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($ProvisionedAppx.DisplayName, 'Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -AllUsers')) { try { $ProvisionedAppx | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -AllUsers -Verbose -ErrorAction Continue Write-Output $("Removed " + $ProvisionedAppx.DisplayName) Write-Log -Text $("Removed " + $ProvisionedAppx.DisplayName) -Type 'INFO' -Path $LogPath } catch { Write-Warning $('Unable to remove ' + $ProvisionedAppx.DisplayName) Write-Log -Text $('Unable to remove ' + $ProvisionedAppx.DisplayName) -Type 'WARNING' -Path $LogPath } } } } else { Write-Output "***No provisioned appx packages from your selection were found for this machine...***" Write-Log -Text 'No provisioned appx packages from your selection were found for this machine' -Type 'INFO' -Path $LogPath } If ($InstalledAppxPackagesToRemove.length -ge 1) { Write-Output "***Removing select installed appx packages for this machine...***" Write-Log -Text 'Removing select installed appx packages for this machine' -Type 'INFO' -Path $LogPath foreach ($InstalledAppx in $InstalledAppxPackagesToRemove) { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($InstalledAppx.Name, 'Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers')) { try { $InstalledAppx | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Verbose -ErrorAction Continue Write-Output $("Removed " + $InstalledAppx.Name) Write-Log -Text $("Removed " + $InstalledAppx.Name) -Type 'INFO' -Path $LogPath } catch { Write-Warning $('Unable to remove ' + $InstalleddAppx.Name) Write-Log -Text $('Unable to remove ' + $InstalleddAppx.Name) -Type 'WARNING' -Path $LogPath } } } } else { Write-Output "***No installed appx packages from your selection were found for this machine...***" Write-Log -Text 'No installed appx packages from your selection were found for this machine' -Type 'INFO' -Path $LogPath } } end { Write-Log -Text 'Stopping Remove-Win10Apps script as it has finished running' -Type 'INFO' -Path $LogPath }
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MAME 0.209

MAME 0.209

With another month over, it’s time for another release, and MAME 0.209 is sure to have something to interest everyone. We’ve cracked the encryption on the Fun World CPU blocks, making Fun World Quiz, Joker Card, Mega Card, Power Card, Multi Win, Saloon and Nevada playable. Regular contributor shattered has added Кузьмич-Егорыч (Kuzmich-Egorych), a Russian Mario Brothers bootleg running on heavily modified Apple II hardware. In other Apple II news, CD-ROM drives now work with the Apple II SCSI card, and another batch of cleanly cracked floppies has been added to the software list. The NES SimCity prototype has been added to the software list, along with MMC5 improvements to support it, and better emulation for Famicom cartridges with on-board sound chips.
Henrik Algestam has continued his Game & Watch work, bringing Popeye (wide screen) and Zelda to MAME. Chess computer support has been expanded with Fidelity Chess Challenger 3, and additional versions of Applied Concepts Boris, and Novag Super Expert and Super Forte. Newly supported arcade games include Akka Arrh (an Atari title that failed location testing), Little Casino II, a French version of Empire City: 1931, and additional versions of Dock Man and Street Heat. A better LM3900 op-amp model means Money Money and Jack Rabbit are no longer missing the cassa (bass drum) channel, and mixing between music and speech is improved.
Bug fixes include the Rockwell AIM 65 being returned to working order, working support for multiple light guns on Linux from Kiall, corrected screen freeze behaviour on Deniam hardware from cam900, and better flashing characters on the Sinclair QL from vilcans. You can get the source and Windows binary packages from the download page.

MAMETesters Bugs Fixed

New working machines

New working clones

Machines promoted to working

Clones promoted to working

New machines marked as NOT_WORKING

New clones marked as NOT_WORKING

New working software list additions

Software list items promoted to working

New NOT_WORKING software list additions

Translations added or modified

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[OC] Bought and Sold. Chapter 13, arc2

Some of you have been waiting to read about this one...
In case you missed it, I started up a little Side Story
Previous | Side Story | Next
The Beginning | Wiki
15 days after arrival, Research Center
Otto approached the console and plugged himself in for the next round of debugging.
This wasn’t quite the same as his foray into SPIRE’s depths. That adventure required a more focused avatar. Not being able to build his ‘castle’ had left him more vulnerable to the pressure of SPIRE’s matrix and events such as the worm ambush. If that worm had sunk its ‘teeth’ into Otto, the damage would have been serious. More than just smelling the rainbow. His castle walls on the other hand would have prevented much of that potential damage. Even so, the first time he had tried to build his castle, he had been rebuffed and thrown out of SPIRE’s space. To force his way in despite of that would be the same as attacking SPIRE.
Here the castle was fine, although he wouldn't be able to take it all the way in. Dataspace did seem to favour the savvy defender.
His avatar formed around him, standing on the front battlement of the castle. Fluffy white clouds manifested in front of him and the walls, inner moat, spires and inner keep formed up behind him. He was slowly approaching a the point where he wouldn’t have to look anymore. It was difficult to build up a sphere of awareness around him that wasn’t limited by his brains natural tendency to focus entirely on a small area.
But he could cast his awareness around without having to turn his avatar’s head to look.
His castle was impressive to him, but the Tree was on another scale.
The simple width of the trunk was a couple times larger than the breadth of his castle. The castle had formed up quickly enough, but rested in the shadow of the Mother Willow’s presence.
The main trunk sunk into a solid layer of clouds below, obscuring the ground and the roots from sight. But the main trunk itself couldn’t be seen. It was surrounded, wreathed in massive twisting vines and branches looking very much like their own old forest trees.
The spread out in every direction and only gained in thickness as Otto sent his awareness upwards. The branches that were large impressive trees in their own right expanded to become great twisting spans covering the sky above him, spreading their own foliage to block out the light.
The appearance of the tree was that of natural growth. Through the foliage and branches of the tree, in towards the Mother Willow’s depths, soft light radiated out. But nothing so harsh as the bright neon of SPIRE’s inner conduits or his own exaggerated dataspace hand. While colossal in size, the tree truly had the appearance of a natural living thing.
“You know, It’s like a legendary World Tree,” Otto noted. It hadn’t failed to impress him yet.
“Is this an Earth Legend?” SPIRE asked.
“Yeah, the World Tree is said to hold the heavens in its branches and the underworld in its roots. It’s a connecting force holding all the world together,” Otto explained. “It’s also said to be a source of life and powerful wisdom.”
“Humans have many interesting legends and metaphors.”
Otto smiled lightly, but shook himself to focus his attention. “Okay, I think we can finish up the recognition control today,” noted Otto.
The drawbridge of his castled started to drop, rattling with the turning of massive gears that held the chains of the bridge. The castle itself floated towards the tree, gliding through the false sky.
“You believe this phase to be nearly complete?” SPIRE asked.
“Yeah, then we can reactivate most of the Tree’s functions so it will do more than just revive the Hyowean. It has shown to be willing to heal her, but I need to do more if she wants to do more after all. There’s limiters sunk into the tree all over the place, but I think they’re mostly chained together. Whenever one goes out, the others should get weaker.”
The castle arrived in reach of the tree as the drawbridge came to a rest on a flat projecting ‘vine’. In a blink, Otto was walking across the drawbridge.
“Will you complete that step during this visit?”
“Hmmm,” Otto mumbled. “Yeah I think so, I should have enough time to start inspecting the limiters that are woven through the control package.”
He crossed the drawbridge and entered the territory of the Mother Willow.
“We have access,” SPIRE informed. “Do be cautious of hidden elements.”
“I will, but I’ve got a schedule to keep. If I can’t get to the limiters in that time frame I won’t leave Tank and Aurula hanging,” Otto reasoned. “But If I can’t, it won’t be because I was slacking.”
Otto continued to work his way through the framework around the Mother Willow. It was not an easy task, but he did have SPIRE’s support. While the SI was strangely blind to most of what went on in it’s own mind, it could help out elsewhere easily enough. SPIRE was great at being a simple calculator when Otto needed it. Too bad it couldn’t make itself be more. Then again, that would make it harder for the Superior to hold onto their ‘top spot’.
A couple hours later
Otto was slacking, if only a little bit.
But he had permission now. He was inspecting the limiters that had been placed into the trunk of the tree. Still for a minute he lost complete track of what he was doing.
“Otto? Are you well?” SPIRE asked.
Otto jumped in surprise. “What? Uh, no. Just tired from last night.” Otto had been distracted, thinking about the process of repairing SPIRE’s damage the previous night, not to mention what else he’d found.
He returned his attention to the spike and chains that were the representation of the limiting aspects of the control package.
They were invisible to sight at first when he had found the dataspace realization that was the tree. Certain constructs didn’t really reveal themselves until you knew to look for them.
An organic mind might perceive the shadow of ‘something’ existing in that space. But with so much of what Otto saw being metaphorical, he needed at least partial recognition before the things he looked at would take an understandable form. SPIRE had stopped being surprised Otto could handle what he was ‘seeing’ so quickly, but that suggested there was something to his ability to ‘recognize’.
As for the restraints, when he had found the first trace and recognized it, the trace had taken a form that he could understand. It had resolved itself into a massive spike, twice as wide as he was tall, driven into the trunk of the tree and protruding past the layer of vines. The spike was used to hold a chain that was wrapped close around the trunk of the tree. Around the spike was a rust patched black metal ring with four links welded at diagonal points, He could only just reach his arms around one side of the ring.
But the rust… that was his work. Simply playing with the recognition control had necessitated damaging the limiters. He could do this, It was just hard work. He recognized the feeling of his left hand rubbing his eyes in real life. Habitual actions enacted in real life were a sure sign of fatigue.
Suddenly, a voice intruded on his musings.
“A signal!” he heard Aurula call out in alarm.
Gerlen side
The Gerlen approached the research center quietly, it’s screen at full power. It wasn’t here for a fight, but they had tracked clones that had wandered into the section and never come back out. This was part of the ‘held’ territory the raiding crew had taken.
Any space that lacked a dataspace presence had been initially assumed as a captured point. They were carefully picking through to discover what spots were and weren’t actually held.
The first real surprise was finding that there was no other ship in the vicinity of the Manifestation of Fate. Whoever these people were, they had arrived with only the shuttle, they weren’t part of a larger crew. It had unsettled them when they found the shuttle without it's mobile SI core. Still, it was only those who were currently on board now to worry about.
This raised the possibility of wiping them out with an ambush and having nothing further to worry about. But that crew did roll through any drones or Gerlen they had come across without casualties. An impressive accomplishment. They had seen the wreckage of the heavy transport and the damage to the construction bay. The invading crew was small, but capable. Any ambush would have to be carefully planned and executed.
Rather than the deviation fields that combat variants used, shadow types like him had a sensor scattering material grown into his skin and a visual obscuring holo field. At a glance he seemed to be wearing a true black full body suit. He also had thick padded soles instead of boots and any gear he used was shrouded in thick cloth, all to reduce any potential noise he might make. Thermal sensing could still be a problem, but sapients who thought to use or had the inborn sense to use thermal sensing were quite rare.
He was following a pair of failures stumbling towards the research center now. It wasn’t hard to redirect the substandard clones, they were easy to give orders from short range dataspace comms. Although short range was all they dared use. After a couple incidents they had agreed to avoid directly connecting to the ship dataspace, only using manually controlled consoles. They had even taken to posting soldiers at clone bays when the batch was coming due in order to prevent early dataspace corruption.
The ship dataspace was damaged in ways that weren’t readily apparent. A few soldiers had lost track of who was friendly and had suddenly opened fire on companions. This hadn’t been seen to happen to any of the mental failures, the common factor had been individuals capable of accessing dataspace. But while they had those who could make use of dataspace communications, Gerlen were rarely grown with the potential to be codesetters. They didn’t have anyone to try and immunize against whatever was causing the problems.
The shadow continued to follow the two failures at a distance. The commander had been clear. Reconnaissance only. They weren’t to confirm the presence of higher order intelligent Gerlen just yet. The clones turned a corner ahead of them, entering the last hall before the central hub of the research center.
Whatever defenses were there opened fire on the two decoys, shredding the soldiers with ease. The shadow approached the final corner and kneeled, pulling a small palm sized orb from a compartment in the side of his stomach. He put the orb on the ground and the bottom hemisphere separated into six spiked legs while a panel opened up on the top revealing a small sensor and camera combo. He hooked into the drone via short range data comms and began controlling it for exploration. It didn’t even get around the corner before it froze.
A Human! There was a Human here! It was wearing a full body suit with heavy patches scattered across it's body in critical points, looking very much like a simple body armor. The Human had a messy mop of brown hair on it's head, but was otherwise clear of fur although it had a layer of stubble around the lower sections of it's face. A male then, only males had facial fur. He had come out from whatever it was doing to inspect the Gerlen corpses that had been gunned down. As the shadow watched through the tiny scout drones eye a deeply green scaled Kraltnin stepped out of the central hub and approached the Human and a blue Leralin peeked out the door as well, it’s crest raised high.
The Human was kneeling next to the corpse, his right hand extended out. Instead of flesh and blood, he had a prosthetic that moved almost as naturally as his normal body. The harness he wore had a heavy collar, suggesting a dataspace suite. The human looked up for a moment, brown eyes scanning around for anything else of note. The small holofield of the spider drone hid it from sight. It only had a few minutes of runtime, but it didn’t need a huge power reserve for its purpose.
Better the drone in sight than himself, holofields tended to distort space on larger figures.
Next to the human was what might have been a typical hover drone except instead of the usual dual plasma repeaters, it instead carried a heavier D-field emitter, two small dishes antennae on the sides revealing its purpose. A pair of smaller silver hover drones floated within range, each with repeaters sticking out of both sides. This confirmed the invaders taking two of the drone makers. It also suggested they had the skill to modify and construct their own schematics!
A fourth drone floated into view, coming past the blue Leralin, this one bearing it’s own sensor suite. The Shadow didn’t hesitate a moment, the little spider drone skittering out of view. He scooped the drone up and ran as fast as he could.
What he’d learned in these couple moments was too important, he couldn’t afford to be spotted.
Crew side
“Still, you thought you saw something,” Otto asked.
“I had thought, but it is gone now,” Aurula answered. “Allow me a moment and I will playback the records.”
Otto, Tank and Aurula shared a moment in a short range dataspace gestalt. Aurula pulled up the records and the three of them watched.
“Ah, there,” Tank said first as his tail twitched, although he was only a split-second ahead of the other two.
“A ghost energy signature, too faint for any of the regular drones to catch,” Aurula noted. “It shows up just as I bring the sensor drone into the corridor.”
“Hmm, yeah, any ideas on what it was?”
“I don’t know. I haven’t seen this before,” Aurula replied, unhappy that she couldn’t help.
“If the pair of you do not know, then the chances I would be familiar are quite slim,” Tank explained.
“Hmm,” Otto thought out loud. “Well I don’t like it. When we meet tonight, let's make sure to share this little sensor ghost with everyone else. Matchka might know, even if no one else does.”
“Should we head back now?” Tank asked seriously.
“No, I’m pretty sure they left,” Otto answered.
That took both Tank and Aurula by surprise.
“You think we were being watched?” Aurula asked.
“Maybe, maybe not. But I’d rather assume the worst,” Otto explained. “That way, any other surprises will be pleasant ones.”
“An interesting viewpoint,” Tank acknowledged.
“Besides, I still have work to do here,” Otto said as he returned to the console, rubbing his eyes.
16 days after arrival
Matchka floated along in a copy of one of the original transports they had been using since the first storage room raid. They’d installed a D-field emitter as well as several small drone docks to allow more firepower, but it wasn’t the combat hover that Stacey was currently piecing together.
Aurula had gone through the control package and found several errors. It was taking time to convert a control package from one of the vehicle schematics they had taken. Everything they opened up had problems and that didn’t include converting the package for a unique vehicle.
Personally, Matchka suspected the process of copying had allowed an opportunity for the data corrosion to spread. Not that they had much choice, it was that or nothing. Her ears twitched back and forth as she listened to the footfalls of her companions.
It was one of the usual groups, Herself, the brothers, Mason and Rob. It was a bit later in the ‘day’ for them to be on this trip, but they had decided that only one group would be out at a time, so they’d waited for Otto, Tank and Aurula to return from their group trip to the research center. Yesterday’s sensor ghost had made her paranoid as well as the Humans. It was difficult to say if those ghosts hadn’t been there before they had started to use the more advanced sensor drones, but with the advent of the Gerlen clones, it was better to be safe.
And it was reasonable to assume that ‘ghost’ had been a small energy signature. Her best assumption was that it was a very small short range drone. Perhaps with a holo field to make it virtually invisible. That would mean that someone had indeed been very close. SPIRE had mentioned a ‘stealth’ variant of the Gerlen clones…
The current group was reasonably well armed for this trip. They had a small array of drones and some improved equipment this time.
They had two of the Defensive drones, four offensive drones and one sensor drone on them. A similar complement to what they planned on loading into the combat hover. Matchka wasn’t confident that would work as well as Stacey and Otto assumed. It was difficult to control two drones, and they had planned to load it with seven! Even now the thought caused her ears to droop with doubt.
For the group loaded onto the small transport she was piloting now, Mason would use one of the defensive drones, and one of the offensive. She would use a defensive and two of the offensive ones and Daniel would control the fourth offensive drone. While one seemed to be his limit, he’d proven in the simulator to be quite good at incorporating it into his own actions.
“Mike, thoughts?” Matchka asked.
The older brother turned towards her, both of the harness arms unfolded from his back, one setting it’s plasma repeater on his right shoulder, the other draping the D-plate over his left.
“Feels good so far, haven’t had any tweaks or twitches,” he responded, then faced forward again. “Bit heavier though. Wouldn’t want to wear this all day, every day.”
Yesterday he’d tried an improved harness she had built based off some of the assault Gerlen schematics. They’d put an unloaded weapon on the one arm and an uncharged shield. Both of the arms had spasmed and locked up. When she had inspected them after the fact, the gun mount had been attempting to fire at the first person in sight. Failing that the logic had hard crashed and frozen.
She had since gone through the code logic with a lice comb. She wasn’t going to allow any bugs to infest the harness again. That had been yesterday morning, she’d spent the whole rest of the day making sure it was safe. Only her last check before this run had reassured her. On the upside, once familiar with the bugs, further problems became easier to sort out.
“Coming up on the third clone bank in a couple minutes,” Mason informed the group.
Minutes later they were coming up on the last corridor.
Matchka’s ears perked up. “Plasma fire?”
“I ain’t hearin’ nuthin’,” Daniel replied.
“Matchka has the best hearing of the group,” Rob replied.
“True,” Daniel acknowledged.
They all held their weapons at the ready, not knowing what they would find.
Just as they were coming up on the entrance to the cloning bay the door opened up.
Everyone cocked their weapons. A single Assault Gerlen with a plasma repeater on his shoulder exited the room. A haze of heat radiated from the length of the barrel on his shoulder and steam rose from the nozzle on the front.
His body was cut by shrapnel and he was spattered with thick fluids. He faced them and shrieked, his gun firing on the group.
He was outmatched. The shots from the plasma repeater hadn’t focused on any one single target and splashed across multiple D-fields to no effect.
They all opened fire on the Gerlen as it had fired on them. His shield was overcome and he was filled with holes.
“Well that was weird,” Mike commented.
“Yeah,” Rob agreed.
The cloning bay was trashed. Something had been wrong with that Gerlen and it had destroyed all but one of the vats and killed all of the other clones.
“Let's finish job,” Matchka commented. “Then solve puzzle.”
?? Days after arrival. On the edge of dreaming
For the first time in awhile, Tsury approached consciousness.
She had spent a great deal of time in hibernation after Barnbinbun had begun starving her. It wasn’t her fault she was unable to make the nano-fix he wanted, she simply didn’t have the capability. So he had tossed her in a cage and left her to wither away.
There was another memory in between the last moment in the cage and now. A passing dream of life giving water and pleasant humming voices on the distant edge of wakefulness.
As she slowly gathered her awareness, she was vaguely surprised to realize she was immersed in a seed chamber. The core seed that was her true self surrounded in the warm embrace of roots and royal sap. Further extension of her awareness showed that her current body was in fact still there. The roots has simply pressed through into her core. Further extension of her awareness revealed an impossibility.
She was in a Mother Willow?
How was that possible? When had that happened?
This… this tree was old. Over four millennia old. Completely unlike the stunted sapling she had once been allowed to grow. It had a history and a great depth of knowledge. She could only marvel at the depths of its roots and the breadth of its branches.
Was this what the Mother Willows of before were like? Before the Razing?
A twitch of surprise and she acknowledged the most recent addition. A scattering of blood across it's… now ‘her’ roots. It had been absorbed and studied. It was incomplete and wouldn’t yield a full genetic blueprint, but there were some interesting traits suggested. Hardiness, but with above average requirements. Strong immune system due to exposure. She needed more material for full resolution however.
As she began scanning through her options, she considered beginning the process of dissolving her current body, with the exception of the eyes and supporting nerves. Ushen vision was quite powerful, it would be a waste to lose that, but the Mother Willow didn’t have common racial strains like the Ushen available. It would be able to recover the altered strains she had used for herself, but that had limitations, It was much more difficult to alter further without the base strain.
Without being in an active body, Tsury was unable to experience the full range of biologically driven emotion. Which was a blessing, Ushen were notoriously nervous and panicky. As she considered looking at what should could replace that body with, Tsury realized there was something… pulling at her..
Her attention shifted. A message waited for her, at the intersection between the Mother Willow and the attached dataspace of the controlling network. There was something odd happening to the dataspace network of the tree. She could feel it ripple and shake periodically as something was poking and prodding at its roots. She lacked access to locate the source of the disturbance, but there was a feeling of… fresh air, flowing from that direction.
She opened up the message. A face formed before her. A light skinned creature, the construct consisted only of it’s upper torso, the rest of it’s body fading away into incoherence. It’s head had a bundle of brown fur and it's eyes were the colour of fresh soil. It lightly bared it’s teeth for a moment then began to talk.
“Hello, my name is Otto, I am a male Human and a member of the crew that removed you from Barney’s imprisonment. I am also the one who broke your slave implant. I hope you don’t mind.” It bared it’s- his teeth again.
With shock she immediately felt at the edges of the implant that had governed her actions up until now. It felt different, once the mere thought of disobedience could ignite forced pain. Now there was nothing of the sort. There were still traces of influence, but it was now hers to control.
“So, there were some disagreements with a couple different Alphas on Hrossincru,” the Human explained after giving her the moment he had correctly guessed she’d need. “So we had to get off planet. We are now on an almost derelict Silianisca survey ship. I have placed you in the the resident Mother Willow. Your predecessor rests at the back of the tree, I’m afraid they’ve passed on.”
She reached back and could see the slow absorption of the Treiddikx body. It bore the signs of Hyowean alteration as well. As the… Human spoke, she began casting through the array of strains, she’d never had so many options for building a vessel body before. Although, most of it was restricted. There was so much she couldn’t use.
“I’m going to admit I have some hopes for what you might be able to do,” The Human continued. He held up a pair of arms, one with a functioning manipulator appendage. It held five digits, four for gripping and a shorter more flexible one for fine control. The other appended ended abruptly in a scarred stump. “I kinda need a full proper replacement, and I’m hoping you might have some talents to support that goal, but I won’t be upset if it’s outside what you can do.”
Well... there were possibilities. Tsury wasn’t sure yet, but given some material she could probably grow a hand. Attaching it was a different story.
“To support that goal, and in understanding of the nature of the Hyowean, I’ve placed a sample next to your body,” He suddenly bared his teeth fully and the sides of his eyes crinkled. “I’m sure a couple members of my crew will be pissed at me when they find out. Anyways, it’s got some blood, some hair and some skin. I’m not hurt though, we have a little spare nano-fix left. I honestly don’t know what the best sort of sample was, but there ya go.”
She forced a portion of awareness into her inert body, slowly flexing her fingers, then hands and finally her arms. The body was extremely stiff and sore, but as sensation returned she realized the container was in her left hand.
The face returned to a neutral expression as the brown eyes gazed towards her. “Anyways, the original owners of this ship have met an unfortunate demise, and we’re attempting to capture it. We were surprised to find this Mother Willow here, that was just a good stroke of luck. But we had a talk and we put you in there assuming you’d be revived. I hope that when you can come out, we can be friends.”
The face closed it's eyes and inclined towards her as it finished speaking and then faded out of coherence.
She focused the attention of the Mother on the container in her hand. A root caught on the container and drew it into the membrane wall of the seed chamber. A moment of sustained pressure cracked it open. The materials were quickly isolated and the process of absorption began.
Humans. Tsury hadn’t heard of that race before, but Hyowean were highly restricted in what they were allowed to know. Very much like the trees that formed the core of their lives, they were trapped in place an at the mercy of whatever came their way.
Her master ship had been ambushed and she had been scooped up onto an escape shuttle with her owner. Days later they had been caught by Kraltnin raiders and then she’d been sold away to Barnbinbun. It had all happened so quickly, she’d felt like she was in the eye of a hurricane, desperately trying to remain rooted against the earth moving winds.
And then she had spent months in imprisonment and isolation as the Kraltnin Alpha had attempted to beat her into making what he wanted. Then he had brought out that horrid machine that rewrote her implant loyalties. When she had proven still incapable of making the advanced nano-fix that he wanted, he’d stuck her in a cell.
Another message was waiting. This one from a day ago at most. She activated it only to see the same face as before.
“Hello again,” he started, he wasn’t smiling, but his attention seemed to be focused just past her. “So I’m somewhat passable with managing code. And I had a pretty good lesson in slave package cracking as you may have noticed.” He showed his teeth again.
She couldn’t argue that.
“So I was looking through the research center systems here, trying to dig into the history of the ship and more information about the slave package in general. After taking a good look at the network surrounding the Mother Willow, I think I’ve found some… vulnerabilities.”
He face shifted towards her and he bared his teeth again. “Progress is slow, but there is progress. I wonder just what your tree can do when released from the Silianisca slave control. I mean, I have a SI backing me up in cracking this whole network and it’s a pretty hard slog. I bet they really don’t like the idea of some upstart Human like me doing this.” His mouth opened up revealing just a bit more teeth. “The idea of them being annoyed makes me really want to do this.”
Considering his actions and mannerisms before, the baring of teeth must indicate amusement. It had a predatory quality to it. She suspected her ‘Ushen self’ would have been terrified by that expression. Her core self really only had two emotions. Caution and curiosity. Both of those could ramp up depending on circumstance, but everything else depended on what biology she chose to develop. The Hyowean understood better than most how the mind could be but a plaything of the body.
His face turned back to what he had been focusing on. “I hope we can be friends though, I’d hate to turn around and have this bite us on the ass. Ha.” He waited a moment before continuing. “Hey, I’m told Barney, uhh… Barnbinbun was pissed at you because you couldn’t make the advanced nano-fix. But my crewmates supported me trying to crack the tree control network because they were hoping that would allow you to do just that.”
She felt a brief flash of alarm, but he continued speaking.
“I felt it was best to be upfront about that, we’ve got a couple injured people with us. Their injuries were bad enough that we have to keep them in stasis and we don’t have a medic on hand that can patch them up,” He explained. “Most of us are escaped slaves. We’re really lucky escaped slaves, but there is only so much we can do.”
She knew his companions would be disappointed. A Hyowean Willow couldn’t make nano-fix, although it was true the tree could fill an integral step in the production of the material. If they had injured friends in stasis, then it was only reasonable to hope.
She initiated the process of body dissolution and began planning her new vessel. There was no rush at the moment however, she could see the shackles were still attached that prevented her from choosing a body of her own without oversight. There was a default Gerlen bodie if she really needed to be active, but the Human had claimed he was making progress and she believed him. She could see the cracks forming. Tsury was interested in seeing the options the new materials would open up as well.
It was always interesting finding out what kind of person she would become when inhabiting a new body though. Most importantly, this time she could truly develop a body that she wanted. It would be difficult integrating, adapting and balancing the different biologies of course. She couldn’t wait to begin. Tsury was anticipating the experience with more enthusiasm than she had ever felt before.
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