Night Sky

I'm having a blast with it. Graphics are just a tad rough, but if you humor it, the gamelay is oddly satisfying.

YES! OKAY, FINALLY, I just said I've been waiting for something to get enthused about gaming-wise! RARIDOOM Here it is: https://www.equestriagaming.net/2025/03/raridoom-by-bahatumay-doom-with.html Let me start by saying that I realize I am very likely so late to the party that even the clean up has been taken care of, I get it. But I'm just now discovering this for the first time. Apparently, bahatumay began development on this mod right after the FIM season 2 finale. It's so old it was made at the end of the ZDOOM era. Fortunately, the link above takes you to a fully self contained package based on GZDOOM with some additional fixes and quality of life enhancements. Everything you need to play is included. My Review: To say that GZDOOM or BOOM compatible fan mods and megawads have been a part of my life as a gamer is an understated understatement. Just like everything else gaming related, I'd been kinda bored lately. After PL2, PRCP, TNTR, CPD, DTWID and even D2TWID...you start wondering how many FINAL DOOM inspired remashups you have left in you. Mods that take DOOM out of its own universe can be iffy. Indeed one of the criticisms of RARIDOOM I've read is that it is undercooked. I would say it's cooked rare, ah ha ha. All the changes do what they need to do. Very different weapons include a hoof mounted jigsaw that does stunning amounts of damage very quickly, and all manner of spells and pyrotechnics. Basically, the game takes place in an AU where the rest of the Mane 6 and Sweetie Belle have been kidnapped and taken deep into the Changeling Hive. It falls to Rarity to rescue them. Most "full" Megawads are 32 levels, RARIDOOM gives you 36 levels, spread across four episodes. Remember that Rarity is also a unicorn, just like Twilight Sparkle, or Starlight Glimmer,or Trixie. And she's MAD, really mad. You rain down molten sparks upon the changelings, set them on fire or cut them in half. If DOOM is not your thing, RARIDOOM won't be either. But if DOOM is your thing, don't miss this. The game plays fast, and it's not easy. Also, in the packaged version, all cheats have been disabled. It might look cute at first but on the upper difficulty levels, it is both challenging and a lot of fun. The levels are rather basic, and there are only so many textures. Some people complain about all the cheesy, appropriated fan images of Queen Chrysalis that are all over the walls of the hive, eh...so? No one who should be outraged by this is gonna walk right into it on accident. I am saying that this is not some kind of cutesy pie thing, no, this is a real DOOM mod and deserves to be considered as such. To me it's a blast, but I've played WAY TOO MUCH DOOM. Rocking soundtrack, featuring old school Kevin MacLeod and some boss remixes of DOOM and Nintendo tracks. Standout track: If you want an intense MLP / DOOM crossover gaming experience, do give RARIDOOM a try. Scores: 4/5 4/4 9/10

Darn straight. Playback software for physical media have been getting worse and not better in recent years. It's neglect. And the reason for that neglect is that a part of the industry is really pushing the streaming services, even though those are maybe just now passing their peak. I bought a blu ray reader and burner for my computer, and I was really bummed when I had to go to Wally World and just buy a dedicated Blu Ray player. Basically, PowerDVD sold me software that claimed to play blu rays. It had to download new assets each time, and after they updated the software 3 months later, then they wanted more money. It's highway robbery and playing along with something like that is beneath contempt. The blu ray player I bought is okay. I don't like that it has only two types of output in the back. It is kinda cool and kinda weird that it has it's own wifi, but I guess that just means that I won't get stuck with blu rays I can't play. As you said, it's the principle of the thing. If you don't have a physical copy that you can access, you don't have it. They're literally charging folks for nothing now. It is based on an argument that anything "old" isn't worth watching anymore, and that's an even bigger problem, but that's a rant for another time.

I could not ever identify my favorite musical genre, that would be an impossible task. I can tell you that I love and cherish: Classical Goth Metal 80's But I could never even explain why. Those probably are the top 4 genres, but some of my favorite all time songs and albums don't fit into any four of those...it gets complicated.

Ready Or Not GTFO Dungeons Of Hinterberg System Shock 2 DOOM Thief Gold Thief 2: The Metal Age Heretic: The Dome Of D'Sparil I'm sorta treading water in much overplayed favorites until something new comes out that I can really get excited about.

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Every third time I either say his name aloud or type out his name, I MUST refer to Sonic The Hedgehog as Sosnok. It's a nickname, and I undertook this burden with a group of fellow Sonic fans and...YouTube video creators, back in the 2000's - 2010's. That's old history, let's not get too far down that rabbit hole. We're pretty scattered now, I haven't talked with or even run across any of my Sos bros in years. But if you had been there, you'd understand. If you weren't...you can't. N.P. though, you can die ignorant of it and not miss anything worth missing at all. Basically, another character spoke Juice's (another more official nickname for Sonic) name in one of our videos and, the way it sounded...Sosnok is the closest way I can write out how it sounded. We held a little conference to agree on the official spelling of it, and my proposal won out. I was so proud of myself. It will always be one of my glorious achievements. In point of fact, the original video was deleted by YouTube. I think there are reuploads but they are buried deep by now and I don't even think that the folks who run YouTube could find those anymore. There is some cross pollination between the MLP Fandom and the Sonic fandom. Upholding my duty to my bros and the Sos has caused a couple ponies I've spoken to some confusion lately. Though I think that a couple ponies may have recognized the sign, even if they tried not to let on that they did. Certainly most ponies were like huh?, but wouldn't give enough of a _______ to ask, which is as it should be. But this thread seemed like a welcome opportunity to explain myself. A Sosnok and RD wedding would solve every problem that Mobius and Equestria had ever had, retrospectively and prospectively. Way Past 20% Cooler!

@Sir Hugsalot @Ice Princess Silky <3 @Cash In @Samurai Equine @Sophie @Nitobit @Luna the Great of all the Russias Thank you for all the hard work and goodly ministrations that you all put in here. It is much appreciated, and never taken for granted.

The resemblance is palpable and probably entirely intentional.

The Rainchakra. The Sonic Rainboom isn't the only rainbow magic that Cloudsdale has up its sleeve. The Sonic Rainchakra can only be cast by a true alicorn, in the vicinity of Cloudsdale, where our Pegasus energies prevail. While Equestria was blessed to be ruled by four alicorns, the Rainchakra was simply that much more potent. The Rainchakra is nothing more than pure love and pure light, toning each of its modes as it is made manifest. Nothing that is not the Bliss of Love can behold the Rainchakra and not be healed, purged, transformed, uplifted, or liberated, whichever word you want to put on it. Here in Cloudsdale we have the elevation, so that we do not get Rainbows, we get Rain Rings. The circle of Love is never broken up here. A rainbow infused with an alicorn's magic becomes a spell that fully channels the power of Equestria's connection to the rest of creation. And creation is only more beautiful because Equestria exists within it. What has the Rainchakra taught me? I took the plunge on being a public member of the MLP fandom in January of this year. Though I had been a pony for a long time prior, I had not yet had the true experience until I put myself out there. I've learned that as a pony, I can be and do whatever I want. My many failures and a shortcomings as a human being don't have to haunt me here in Equestria. This is not passive escapism. We do so many different fun and creative things here in ponydom. I can sing the praises of the alicorns. I can make dry, or witty or juvenile or stupid memes. I can put PNGs out there on the internet, so that other ponies will have more assets to work with, as they create pony art of their own. I can connect with ponies who feel they way I feel, and who also believe in something that I believe in, something important. Of course, it has mainly been just a lot of fun. I believe that MLP means something, especially FIM, but maybe even Gen 5 did too. I believe that there is hope for Gen 6. That is to say, that there is hope for the future. Therefore, I have tried to make fan content about MLP that also means something. But I absolutely have not been neglecting to have a great deal of fun doing so. I am truly grateful for that. In other words, I am truly grateful to all my fellow ponies for being who they are, and for all the may warm welcomes and support that I have received.

Never texted anything damaging. But one time I sent an email to the wrong that was monumentally embarrassing.

Either this song was written by someone my age or older, or they are nostalgic for an era that they never even lived through.

Welcome to the Forums! Nice pic of Trixie and Starlight Glimmer!

Seeing Garrett lose an eye to the Trickster and Viktoria in Thief: The Dark Project REALLY SUCKED, the first time. Enough so that it sorta always sucks when you reach that cutscene. You can clearly see the betrayal coming. You wish Garrett had seen it coming but he didn't. Anyways, it would not have mattered. Garrett couldn't go toe to toe with the Trickster. It took the Trickster's arrogant over confidence and the Keepers' interference to save Garrett. That's the only reason he survived. You play through the whole game up to that point being the hunter in control. But the level following that cutscene is Escape! and you are very much the hunted. Playing it is always an ordeal.

I favor classic 4711 and now some of there floral derivatives. Old, old old skool scents.

On my Father's side I only know my history back to my Great, Great Grandfather and we only know so much about what the family was up to at that point. On my mother's side, I am still not very clear about a lot of my maternal Grandfather's life, and I know next to nothing about them before his time. I have some sense of where my families have lived, and I did Ancestry.com, their results would tend to confirm my families' narratives about themselves, although the report has been revised several times over the years. We did okay, I don't think we were particularly notable or exciting folks though.

Recently I've been seeing memes circulating on Tumblr that have really upset me. I don't see the merit of linking to any of these, or calling any pony out. The straw that broke the camel's back for me was a meme which stated that it would be necessary to assassinate Twilight Sparkle because she's a noble, a great deal of regret notwithstanding. I don't think it's funny. I have also seen other memes which seem to take a sadistic glee in showing a FIM character who is now traumatized, because they botched an interaction with a pony of one or another LGBTQIA+/- identity. These memes and artwork are being made by ponies who represent that they themselves identify as LGBTQIA+/- I think those are even less funny. It seems that nowadays we have some ponies who advocate for tolerance and democracy, who are also advocating for violence and murder. We also have ponies who claim to have been mistreated, and claim that they are only asking for inclusion, who seem to be weaponizing their status as vulnerable ponies to make others feel bad about themselves. I don't presume to psychoanalyze anyone's motives, I have no interest in doing so and I shouldn't be burdened with having to do that. I am merely examining the apparent messaging of what is being placed in front of me, according to my own values and perspective. I have that right as much as anyone else does. Both of these genres of memes are being made by profiles decorated by statements espousing progressive values. I find the tone of these so-called jokes to be dissonant and disturbing. Really, it's necessary to assassinate Twilight Sparkle, because she's a Princess? Really, you expect to be treated a certain way, but you feel entitled to torture people when their good faith efforts don't match your expectations? This has been a valuable opportunity for me to check in with myself. What have I learned from MLP FIM? How might that inform a different way of responding to content like this? I can only speak my own truth, and the best way I can do that is through my own art. The Piece attached to this post is titled: Our Legacy The Tetrarchy of Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadence and Princess Twilight Sparkle was based upon real relationships. Yes, those relationships were severely tested, but ultimately every pony emerged the better for it. The Four Alicorn Princesses ruled well and defended Equestria, they did their duty. And they accomplished this with far less violence, artifice and politicking than any regime in the entire history of our species ever has. Maybe it's not even about whether or not democratic forms of government are superior to any form of monarchy. Maybe, regardless of which system of governance they espouse, our leaders here in this world leave far more to be desired than any of the Alicorn Princesses. Because regardless of who's fault it is, our world is a wreck. Equestria has endured its share of trials and tribulations and setbacks. Equestria is not a wreck. Must we wreck it, must we make it more like how we are and less like how we know we could be? What is the legacy of the democracies of the 20th century? What flowers have blossomed from the seeds they planted? A second Peloponnesian war, this time on a truly global scale? I will pause here and direct your attention to the number of question marks in this post. Sure, I've made a few statements, but I'm mainly asking questions. We're told that we're supposed to be having a "new conversation". But how can we have that conversation when every single question ends up being a landmine, sooner or later? What is the legacy of the Equestrian Tetrarchy? Simple answer, Flurry Heart. She is an Angel who caps a pyramid of good leadership. The foundation that the four princesses established, the fertile ground that they nurtured, and the goodness they fostered gave rise to a pure Avatara. And we weren't ready for her. We aren't ready for her. It is no accident that the show did not continue on to detail Flurry Heart's reign of at least the Crystal Empire. Perhaps Flurry Heart went on to rule all of Equestria after Princess Twilight Sparkle retired or otherwise met her fate. Maybe some pony else took those reins. Thanks to Generation 5, in typical human fashion, we've imagined that it all fell apart. That says more about us and less about ponydom. I say it figures, but that's just me. It's not about what we do and don't deserve. I am so sick of hearing everyone talk about what every other kind of person does or does not deserve. We were not ready for Flurry Heart, and we are still not ready for her. It seems to me that a great many people have seemingly forgotten about her. I can never allow myself to do so. I have said elsewhere that MLP FIM parallels every great epic tale of good versus evil that we've ever dreamed of, in a manner which has never been seen before. Flurry Heart is the living embodiment of Equestria's triumph. To ignore Flurry Heart is to miss the point of Equestria entirely. If it had not been for the Four Alicorn Princesses and Prince Shining Armor, Flurry Heart would never have appeared. And we would never have had to behold a character who represents what we could look like, if we stopped trying to change Equestria to be more like us, and instead tried to change ourselves to be more like ponies.

Some ponies will see it, fewer will comment on it, fewer of us still are trying to breathe new life into this section of the forum. Keep going, don't give up. I like it a lot. Your creation has a lot of personality and it is finished with a satisfyingly obsessive love of detail.

Happens too frequently when I walk nowadays. I'm trying to work on that.