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[FeedMeAStrayCat]

As a recent inductee into SteamGAF, I'm pretty grateful for this place. I've gotten quite a few free games (including XCOM 2, which I was really looking forward to) and quite enjoy the community. All hail Stump & ModBot!

 

[Nzyme32]

In case anyone was wondering seems it was Valve that reached out to TB and Jim:

Q - The fact that Valve consulted with you makes me optimistic for the service for the first time in years.

A - I was very surprised. They asked me and @Totalbiscuit both here and really did listen.

I have a bit of hope, but all remains to be seen.

 

[Hinomura]

In case anyone was wondering seems it was Valve that reached out to TB and Jim:

Q - The fact that Valve consulted with you makes me optimistic for the service for the first time in years.

A - I was very surprised. They asked me and @Totalbiscuit both here and really did listen.

I have a bit of hope, but all remains to be seen.

Again, I'm really curious.

We passed from "almost nothing indie passes from here" to "every joke with a botnet voting shall pass".

It's not an easy task. At all.

Well, goodnight ppl!

 

[the_firewithin]

anyone have some thimbleweed park impressions? i mean its a ron gilbert game and a PnC so im for sure getting it but interested to know what others thought about it

 

[Jawmuncher]

anyone have some thimbleweed park impressions? i mean its a ron gilbert game and a PnC so im for sure getting it but interested to know what others thought about it

I'm waiting for Pushing Up Roses and LGR impressions. I'm certain at least one of them will review it.

I love this GIF

 

[Accoun]

Degica seems to have a stream of Sayonara Umihara Kawase with the illustrator of the game (and someone else I do not recognize by name)

http://twitch.tv/degigames

NVM, should've checked. Seems like Twitch sent me an email with the title and game from the previous stream.

 

[alr1ght]

I'm waiting for Pushing Up Roses and LGR impressions. I'm certain at least one of them will review it.

https://twitter.com/lazygamereviews/status/847594572058374145

 

[Jawmuncher]

https://twitter.com/lazygamereviews/status/847594572058374145

Looks like good things are brewing.

 

[uncredited male]

20% Off Next Purchase (Digital Catalog Games Only: Excludes Pre-Order and Eastern Titles*)

They know.

 

[Parsnip]

Hey, speaking of ModBot giveaways, I wanted to let you guys know that some time in the last few weeks ModBot passed 75,000 items giveaway away. Whether it's credit for online stores, beta codes, bundle turds, birthday gifts, high value launch giveaways, or that time someone gave away a brand new sealed in box cell phone, I am consistently humbled and proud at the community's charity and enthusiasm. The total value of goods given away is north of $10,000 even if they were all bundle turds, but actually I suspect it's probably something closer to $100,000 in total value. This is insane.

I've programmed professionally for a very long time, and I've run a lot of money-losing code endeavours because I get personal satisfaction from making things people use, but this is probably the project I've worked on that has been used more than anything else I've ever made and I am just truly grateful that years after the idea was born, ModBot is more popular than ever by some regards. Thank you, again.

No, thank you.
We are not worthy.

 

[sixteen-bit]

wrong thread

 

[Jawmuncher]

wrong thread

Yeah, YOU BETTER KEEP WALKING

 

[uncredited male]

Instructions for uncredited male:
Press the quote button to the left of this PM, select the quoted text, copy, and paste in the thread. You can remove these lines from the version you paste. Your giveaway will be automatically reposted on your behalf.

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 8 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line from the message below that corresponds to the game you want. (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering). Confused? Watch this GIF tutorial or ask for help.
Want to make your own ModBot giveaway? Click here for a quick tutorial thread. Please give generously.

ModBot Basics:
- This giveaway has a manual blocklist. The giver has identified members who abuse giveaways and restricted them from participating.
- I really appreciate thank you messages, but please send them to me (uncredited male, not ModBot!) via PM instead of in thread.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- This is a free for all! You can enter for multiple games on the list below. Send an individual PM for each game you'd like to win.
- If you won a game from ModBot in the last day, you are not eligible for this giveaway.
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.

MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT -- MB-7DBCCAAF02513CB5 - Taken by Cels. 4 entrants total.
DUNGEON SIEGE III -- MB-6EF399546BC1F7B8 - Taken by Valxal. 13 entrants total.
DUNGEON SIEGE III #2 -- MB-C02A497542194250 - Taken by Sajko. 8 entrants total.
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION ELITE EDITION -- MB-1904D0F09A45D369 - Taken by Mikurden. 5 entrants total.
LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT -- MB-F8EB5BDD9AB42E17 - Taken by Nabae. 5 entrants total.
LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT #2 -- MB-2B21DCE2F8AB7972 - Taken by longlivegaming. 4 entrants total.
THE LAST REMNANT -- MB-023D70C2424DCCB3 - Taken by Tall4Life. 3 entrants total.
THE LAST REMNANT #2 -- MB-CF35B989321BA255 - Taken by Kudo. 2 entrants total.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I'd partake on the anime sale but I promised myself no more games until I finish what I bought like Nier.

 

[Lomax]

I have over 2000 puzzles completed in Hexcells Infinite send help

As much as I loved Hexcells I found the rng puzzles of infinite pretty unsatisfying, none of them had the wonderful brilliance of the hand crafted puzzles.

 

[Ozium]

if valve actually cared about the 'community' they would have jasec visit

 

[Jawmuncher]

if valve actually cared about the 'community' they would have jasec visit

"Would you like us to give you access to wheelman?"

 

[BasilZero]

if valve actually cared about the 'community' they would have jasec visit

I +1 this lol


Go go go go !

 

[Vlad]

As much as I loved Hexcells I found the rng puzzles of infinite pretty unsatisfying, none of them had the wonderful brilliance of the hand crafted puzzles.

That's to be expected, though. A lot of the later HexCells puzzles had lots of neat little tricks involved that I imagine would be tough to replicate in a random puzzle.

 

[JaseC]

"Would you like us to give you access to wheelman?"

And Prey 2 TITLE NOT IN USE!

 

[FLD]

What the hell am I supposed to play now?!

I really need to find something (preferably in my backlog) good enough to keep me distracted from Persona 5. I spent way too much on new releases this month.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

As much as I loved Hexcells I found the rng puzzles of infinite pretty unsatisfying, none of them had the wonderful brilliance of the hand crafted puzzles.

I ended up feeling burnt out playing the randomly generated puzzles after a while. The patterns became too noticeable.

Infinite is still a great game though.

 

[Jawmuncher]

And Prey 2 TITLE NOT IN USE!

I want someone so badly, who has access to that. Leak a full playthrough (Or all that was made anyway in the build)

 

[JaseC]

I want someone so badly, who has access to that. Leak a full playthrough (Or all that was made anyway in the build)

Yeah, I'd love to sink my teeth into the game. It must have been content complete or close to it as there are achievements that span the breadth of the campaign as well as several related to side activities.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Yeah, I'd love to sink my teeth into the game. It must have been content complete or close to it as there are achievements that span the breadth of the campaign as well as several relating to side activities.

Like if someone "leaked" it, and let the pirates have at it. You wouldn't see any complaints from me. Vaporware once it's in the hands of the community is fair game.

 

[Baron_Calamity]

You get a client!

You get a client!

Everyone gets a client!!!!!

more like:

 

[MUnited83]

Ebi-hime games are also on sale.


Please throw all your money into those games, thank you very much.

 

[Adnor]

Ebi-hime games are also on sale.


Please throw all your money into those games, thank you very much.

Adds all of those games in the Not Interested list

 

[xelios]

Hey, speaking of ModBot giveaways, I wanted to let you guys know that some time in the last few weeks ModBot passed 75,000 items giveaway away. Whether it's credit for online stores, beta codes, bundle turds, birthday gifts, high value launch giveaways, or that time someone gave away a brand new sealed in box cell phone, I am consistently humbled and proud at the community's charity and enthusiasm. The total value of goods given away is north of $10,000 even if they were all bundle turds, but actually I suspect it's probably something closer to $100,000 in total value. This is insane.

I've programmed professionally for a very long time, and I've run a lot of money-losing code endeavours because I get personal satisfaction from making things people use, but this is probably the project I've worked on that has been used more than anything else I've ever made and I am just truly grateful that years after the idea was born, ModBot is more popular than ever by some regards. Thank you, again.

Congrats! That's a lot of giveaways. Long live ModBot!

 

[BlakeofT]

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 2 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line from the message below that corresponds to the game you want. (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering). Confused? Watch this GIF tutorial or ask for help.
Want to make your own ModBot giveaway? Click here for a quick tutorial thread. Please give generously.

ModBot Basics:
- I really appreciate thank you messages, but please send them to me (BlakeofT, not ModBot!) via PM instead of in thread.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- This giveaway is a LIGHTNING raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 15 minutes after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.



Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light- -- MB-45EB40EAB44B936D - Taken by claytonlee101. 2 entrants total.
The Last Remnant -- MB-25A2E9748564137C - Taken by sixteen-bit. 1 entrants total.

I won't be using the 20% off a digital purchase at Square Enix (some exclusions) code, so PM me if you want that.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Hey, speaking of ModBot giveaways, I wanted to let you guys know that some time in the last few weeks ModBot passed 75,000 items giveaway away. Whether it's credit for online stores, beta codes, bundle turds, birthday gifts, high value launch giveaways, or that time someone gave away a brand new sealed in box cell phone, I am consistently humbled and proud at the community's charity and enthusiasm. The total value of goods given away is north of $10,000 even if they were all bundle turds, but actually I suspect it's probably something closer to $100,000 in total value. This is insane.

I've programmed professionally for a very long time, and I've run a lot of money-losing code endeavours because I get personal satisfaction from making things people use, but this is probably the project I've worked on that has been used more than anything else I've ever made and I am just truly grateful that years after the idea was born, ModBot is more popular than ever by some regards. Thank you, again.

Do you use a script like in linux?
Would I be able to see a slight preview of what the code entails? Just got started on coding in class and am curious what something like modbot would look like. I'm sure it's some next level shit compared to my "Make a script that tells you what grade you recieved out of 100"

Congrats! That's a lot of giveaways. Long live ModBot!

All thanks to everyone and a "anonymous" benefactor of Nier and other recent games.

 

[MUnited83]

Adds all of those games in the Not Interested list

You are a terrible person

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

Yeah, YOU BETTER KEEP WALKING

Don't fuck with us or we'll rip your nuts off /s

 

[Chance Hale]

Anyone tried Xplane 11? Want to put my Warthog to use.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I think the problem with some people is that they treat anime as some "avant garde" medium rather than simply just a medium. It's like they forget it's essentially cartoons in that it comes in different shapes and sizes.

Maybe because most of them don't go overseas? You got stuff like Crayon Shin-chan, Doraemon, Anpanman, Tokyo Pig, etc. then you hop to Polar Bear's Cafe, K-On!, etc.

 

[claytonlee101]

Hey I won Lara Croft, thanks BlakeofT! Now I hope I don't win the other raffle for it lol.

 

[alr1ght]

Is it time for another Modbot garbage key mega dump?

 

[Village]

Don't fuck with us or we'll rip your nuts off /s

so violent
is it the steam cards

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Don't fuck with us or we'll rip your nuts off /s

And that wallet credit better not bounce, or you're a dead motherfucker.

 

[Atraveller]

Yeah, YOU BETTER KEEP WALKING

Fight! Fight! Fight!

 

[Chance Hale]

Bought X-Plane 11, 91 Gbs required and a 54 Gb download. And that's without the optional free dlc packs. God damn.

Been thinking about taking pilot lessons tho so I figured 60 bucks is a relatively cheap test of interest.

 

[Kagemusha]

Refunded that SquareEnix excrement.

I'm going back to Zelda.

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

And that wallet credit better not bounce, or you're a dead motherfucker.

Oh the things I would do to make Big Bill's Hell Cars meme video edits a thing.

Man..

 

[ModBot]

This is a scheduled automated repost on behalf of uncredited male, who is running this raffle.

I am giving away 8 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line from the message below that corresponds to the game you want. (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering). Confused? Watch this GIF tutorial or ask for help.
Want to make your own ModBot giveaway? Click here for a quick tutorial thread. Please give generously.

ModBot Basics:
- This giveaway has a manual blocklist. The giver has identified members who abuse giveaways and restricted them from participating.
- I really appreciate thank you messages, but please send them to me (uncredited male, not ModBot!) via PM instead of in thread.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- This is a free for all! You can enter for multiple games on the list below. Send an individual PM for each game you'd like to win.
- If you won a game from ModBot in the last day, you are not eligible for this giveaway.
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.

MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT -- MB-7DBCCAAF02513CB5 - Taken by Cels. 4 entrants total.
DUNGEON SIEGE III -- MB-6EF399546BC1F7B8 - Taken by Valxal. 13 entrants total.
DUNGEON SIEGE III #2 -- MB-C02A497542194250 - Taken by Sajko. 8 entrants total.
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION ELITE EDITION -- MB-1904D0F09A45D369 - Taken by Mikurden. 5 entrants total.
LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT -- MB-F8EB5BDD9AB42E17 - Taken by Nabae. 5 entrants total.
LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT #2 -- MB-2B21DCE2F8AB7972 - Taken by longlivegaming. 4 entrants total.
THE LAST REMNANT -- MB-023D70C2424DCCB3 - Taken by Tall4Life. 3 entrants total.
THE LAST REMNANT #2 -- MB-CF35B989321BA255 - Taken by Kudo. 2 entrants total.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Do you use a script like in linux?
Would I be able to see a slight preview of what the code entails? Just got started on coding in class and am curious what something like modbot would look like. I'm sure it's some next level shit compared to my "Make a script that tells you what grade you recieved out of 100"

It's 2,000 lines of Python. The database backend is SQLite, although it's really at the point that I should be migrating it to something a little beefier. It does run on Linux. The code is in pretty rough shape (although I just rewrote the moderation side a few weeks ago and that side is awesome right now).

Here's a screenshot from the code, the beginning of the portion that does post edits. I think I wrote this particular version of this code maybe 18 months ago? Click for full size:


Here you can see several bad coding habits:
- Editor set to 8-space tabs, when it should be at most 4-space tabs
- Tons of unspecified try-except rather than actually trying to capture specific errors
- camelCase variable names, which is against Python PEP8 spec (but I prefer them)
- Very lazy character encoding handling

 

[zkylon]

camel case is the only way to go so can't blame you for that

 

[Fragamemnon]

eight space tabs can be a hard habit to break. That's why you put style blocks in your builds or pull request approval checks.

More pressing issue in that shot...holy cow is that pico

 

[thesaucetastic]

Wait, what's wrong with Camel Case? It's so much better looking than this_shit_for_long_names.

 

[Stumpokapow]

eight space tabs can be a hard habit to break. That's why you put style blocks in your builds or pull request approval checks.

Religiously, I prefer tabs to spaces. In projects where I absolutely need to I turn on tab-to-space conversion in the editor. But even in a project that allows tabs in code style, 8 is too wide. I do run a linter on most of my projects, but I override the no-tabs rule that the Python gestapo want to instate.

More pressing issue in that shot...holy cow is that pico

nano, yeah, which is GNU pico. I'm pretty fluent in vi as well but typically if I'm just popping in to make a quick source edit I'll use nano.

Wait, what's wrong with Camel Case? It's so much better looking than this_shit_for_long_names.

Ask Guido and punch him when he tries to answer.