Month: December 2016

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ATOLL MACHINES

A small collection of 12 retrofitted military surplus vehicles used as a “control” for the success machine island experiment. They were the last terrestrial vehicles in direct contact with the black triangle before it disappeared. All posses the rare ability to neutralize success machine kinetic shields.   The 12: Merkava mk3, M8 Buford/Xm8, A-10C, F-117, Harrier GR-7, Leopard 2A4 evolution, PL01, 9k22 Tunguska, CV90120T, KA-50, Mi-28 havoc, Yatagarasu carrier defense space fighter “No-Name”.

DEMPSEY OF CHINO (F-86 Sabre)

An antiquated Korean war jet fighter born in the southern Republic of California sometime in 2110. This Dire machine travels with his partner Juan Boh as a detective for the Ignaz mega corporation. Together they search for the whereabouts of the Black triangle artifact.

HALF-MACHINES

Humans who undergo cybernetic augmentation through PMCs, Megacorp securities, Military spec Ops, or Criminal syndicates, who can afford the prohibitive cost of bleeding edge cyber armor tech eventually become infected with the space machine code. Such entities are not considered humans in the eyes of the machine kind.

Early 2014 concept. Note that augmentation is both internal and external.

JUAN BOH

A Human turned Half-machine, born post calamity. Joins the Ignaz mega corporation and travels along side Dempsey of Chino. Together they search for the whereabouts of the Black triangle artifact.

LEMARCHAND NEON

A Gen-U-mine success machine born from the hull of an antiquated 19th century space station. Currently orbits earth under cloak and shield. In 2079 Lemarchand aids the Atoll lab machine experiments, ensuring that future peoples have a means to stop other success machines from destroying the world.

 

ISQ-26 NEFANTAR

A massive deep space strip-mining drone ship deployed by the Gen-U-mine mega corporation. The very first Dire machine born 2049 A.D. She is referred to by a select few as “The oracle”.

Nefantar Mock-up by Evalion.

NEODYMIUM TRI

A Gen-U-mine success machine born from a BB-66 Iowa class battleship. Killed by the Atoll lab machines in the summer of 2079. Originally sent to Ala Isla Atoll to destroy all evidence of Gen-U-mine involvement.

YATAGARASU RS-09 “NO-NAME”

A retrofit space combat drone re purposed as a control specimen on Ala Isla Atoll. He came to life in 2078-2079 as a part of the great Gen-U-mine success machine experiment. He quickly rose in power and eventually defeated the murderous battleship Neodym with the help of his fellow experimental unit.

Early 2014 concept.

WULFRAM (TUNGSTEN)

A Gen-U-mine success machine experiment. It is unclear what Wulfram was in pre-life but wears a very generic “jet plane” persona among the people of earth. He enters into rehabilitation in 2120 and lives in Flotilla.

Early concept of Wulfram.

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^ If you don’t get a hard-on watching this trailer then you simply don’t belong here.^

My first Ace Combat was Ace Combat 5- a game that came out on the ps2 almost 12 years ago. While these games are less popular in the states, some of them had some downright amazing stories. Seeing this has rekindled my passion to go back and Play the good ones that I missed (4, and zero). I hope that I can play this one with a Friend in the coming year.. I think He’d love it.

Speaking of games, This one is old but also topical:

I never bothered to play Dark souls, Demon souls ect. But If they made a trilogy of the Dark comes with a pussified easy mode for us regular people to just explore the world and its lore, I would have jumped on that like flies on shit. I love the lore of the souls games. Read the Wikipedia inside and out. I also like how from software has artistically explored the various armor types of different cultures to make some really unique wearable including the above witch is the armor of a character named “Ornstein the dragon slayer“. Some one on deviant art 3D printed this badass figure of him and sold it for 350$. This is one of the reasons (besides space and poverty) as to why I stopped buying figures. This is the kind of quality that I demand from my shit. If you ask me, well worth it..

 

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Xmas wish list:  http://www.alpacamall.com/en/ponchos/gray-alpaca-poncho-for-women-p-14245.html

So we are entering into the end of 2016 and I wish I had some snappy words for you all, but I don’t. This year was absolutely chocked full of “Gettn shit done”, most of which involved me graduating from Medical trade school and instantly absolving half of my credit debt. I hadn’t had a job in 5 years following the loss of my security position, but I’ll admit I’m getting pretty addicted to the power that having cash in your pocket gives you. On the flip side, Ive gotten very sick 4 or 5 times this year. Each time anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months. It’s gotten me kinda worried about my immune system and Ive started a regiment of multivitamins in hopes I can stem the tide. If I am to work around sick people for the next 10-20 years, I need to know that this shit is not going to force an early retirement. My graduation trip in LA was not only fun, but a huge eye-opener that may usher in big changes in 2017. I got to visit Reno again for Air races, and visited no less then 6 new museums that I’ve never been to. I discovered how useful a hot water bottle can be to warming a bed, I found out how cool “One punch man” and “Jojo’s bizarre adventure 3” was. Coming into the next year I have only one New year’s wish; That I pass the fluoro exam coming up. My cram for that happens next week. Wish me luck. Happy Holidays everyone!

 

Between watching let’s plays of ff15, I started off a new Indy game that was released this month called owl boy. Its a little 2d  plat-former/puzzle game with game play not unlike Capcom’s gargoyles quest. Its too early to do a review on it though, So I will leave the update for later once Ive finished it. If you are curious about it, check it out on steam. Its 10$ and for every fan of rich retro pixel graphics and should only take about 15 hours of your time.

*Edited 12/24/16: Just beat this game today in between studies. It was very cute. Support  Indy gaming and pick this game up (especially now that steam winter sale is on).

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