![]() The Crew Dragon’s docking sequence is complete. The life support system is still good,” he joked, “and all the important parts have no food particles on them.” “So far, I’d say we’ve been fairly successful. He said astronauts are “encouraged to play with our food” and that “we’ve already had some target practice with macadamia nuts.” The new folks on the crew have been handling the food just fantastic, we’ve not had any disasters at all.” “We’ve enjoyed the food, we’ve already had two meals, which is kind of surprising. “One of the most delightful things about being in space is eating, and everybody’s been feeling really good,” Marshburn said. “Falcon gave us a very, very smooth ride, we were all surprised at how much we were able to feel the acceleration at first, which was very smooth, but then the throttle down and throttle back up again.”Ībout half the men and women who fly in space suffer from space adaptation syndrome, a temporary but uncomfortable malady caused by the body’s response to the absence of gravity.īut not, apparently, the Crew-3 astronauts. “It’s been a wonderful ride up here, incredible experience,” Marshburn said. “And I don’t know about you guys, but it feels like the last two weeks have been pretty crazy.”īefore docking Thursday, Chari and his crewmates took time to downlink live television views of the Crew Dragon’s interior, describing the climb to orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket and life aboard Endurance. “Tonight’s docking was a perfect way for us to finish up what has been our 10 year anniversary year for the Commercial Crew Program,” Lueders said of NASA’s post-shuttle reliance on commercially developed spacecraft. We’ve got a lot of work to do, a lot of exciting times coming up.”Ĭrew Dragon has docked with the International Space Station: /djb335bEPYīarron, Chari and Matthias are making their first space flight and moments after arriving at the space station, Marshburn, a veteran, presented astronaut pins to each, prompting more smiles and handshakes.Ĭhari and his crewmates blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night, 10 days late because of bad weather, a minor medical issue with one of the astronauts and a decision by NASA to bring four other astronauts home Monday before launching their replacements. “At this moment, we’ve got 60 experiments in progress, and of course by the time we finish our time up here, we’ll have participated in many more. “Every one of us, all seven of us are friends, and we’re going to become even better friends as time goes on. “I can’t tell you how happy I am to see these smiling faces,” he said. Vande Hei, who’s midway through nearly a full year aboard the station, said he was thrilled with the Crew-3 astronauts’ arrival. “And I’m looking forward to many, many more amazing experiences to come over the next six months while you all are there. “We can’t wait to see all the work you all are going to accomplish,” Kathy Lueders, NASA’s chief of spaceflight operations, told the astronauts. A few minutes later, senior mangers passed along their congratulations. Making its first flight, the fully automated Crew Dragon “Endurance” approached the station from behind and below, looping up to a point directly in front of the lab before moving in for docking at the Harmony module’s forward port at 6:32 p.m.Īfter leak checks, hatches were opened and Expedition 66 commander Anton Shkaplerov, cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei welcomed their new crewmates aboard with hugs and handshakes. ![]() The day after a sky-lighting Florida launch, four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule chased down the International Space Station Thursday and glided in for a problem-free docking, kicking off a half-year stay aboard the orbital outpost.Ĭrew-3 commander Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn, Kayla Barron and German astronaut Matthias Maurer began the close approach phase of a 22-hour rendezvous shortly after wakeup around 2 p.m. ![]() STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The newly-arrived Crew-3 astronauts, in blue suits, joined three other crew members at the International Space Station.
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![]() Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan Embark on a dangerous quest through mysterious ruins and magical woods in the second chapter of Grim Legends series. Mission generator offers infinite replayability!Įnemy buildings in game heal and buff attacking creeps!ġ3 magic spells that can be upgraded too!ĥ. Upgrade and mix cards for maximum destruction!Ĭustom deck lets you pick perfect cards for each mission! Several game modes, including heroic mode and two special endless maps! Random cards drop means different strategy for every player! No micro-transactions or additional payments! Choose your cards carefully, play them strategically and expect some heavy resistance along the way – from small and almost harmless mutated fungi to powerful giant goblins and nagas.ĭid we mention? In addition to story-driven single-player campaign Prime World: Defenders has randomly generated missions, newly added endless mode and New Game Plus!Key FeaturesA mix of tower defense strategy with collectible card mechanics! You'll have to develop your own strategy, because you'll get your random set of cards after each battle.įreeze, burn, poison, explode and slash countless enemies that will try to stop you from gathering artifacts of old kingdom. ![]() Your towers, your spells, your traps - all are magic cards, that you can collect and upgrade. Prime World: Defenders Prime World: Defenders merges classic tower defense gameplay with collectible card mechanic. Otherwise, the game is identical to its original version.Ĥ. HD EditionĪ new edition, released in 2015, includes slightly improved graphics redesigned for modern monitors and tablets. During combat, units take turns on a hexagonal grid. Units of the same type stack and act as a single, stronger unit. As they gain experience, heroes level up and obtain new skills and spells. Heroes explore the map, capture resources, fight enemies and neutral monsters. A player who loses all his or her cities is eliminated.Ī hero leads an army of units. Any player can conquer and control any city. Each type has a set of units and a unique style, based on a fantasy culture such as elves, orcs, demons or the undead. The story mode, though, has missions with specific plot-related conditions. The default victory condition is to eliminate rival players by capturing their cities. Each player controls cities, heroes, and units. GameplayĪI and human players take turns, each turn representing an in-game day. The game's seven campaigns allow the player to participate in this war on various sides. Its queen Catherine defends her homeland from invading dark forces. The story mode follows a large-scale war for the country of Erathia. The game takes place in the fantasy world of Enroth. It is one of the most popular turn-based strategies ever created. Heroes of Might and Magic III is a part of Might & Magic franchise and the third installment in its series. The game features several visual illusions based on depth perception.ģ. While the game’s plot is quite unclear and The Witness doesn’t give many details on the hero’s background, its key feature is the visual aspect combined with music, inspiring quotes you can hear and the meditative tone of the game in general. In the walking mode you can explore the island, and in the path-drawing mode you don’t move and focus on solving puzzles. Puzzles are activated at the grids you can find around locations. ![]() While the regions differ a little, puzzles they feature are quite similar and, as a rule, have something to do with symmetry to be solved. To complete the game, you need to solve puzzles in each of the eleven island's regions and get to the mountain in the center of it. The game is focused on non-verbal communication that should make the player more attentive to the environment surrounding him. The Witness is a 3D puzzle game where you explore a mysterious island full of natural and artificial structures. Which means that this is no society vampire and since no vampires can be made without the proper paperwork, this vampire is a rogue. Vampires know to avoid her like the plague. ![]() Not to mention, every vampire knows that she’s soulless and therefore contact with her will negate all supernatural ability. No vampire worth his salt would ever jeopardize his rank in society by attacking her so vulgarly in a public place. When avowed spinster Miss Alexia Tarabotti is attacked by a vampire at a private ball, she’s simply appalled. Now I thought I would share the pitch blurb I created when I contacted editors about the project. I understand you are very busy, and am grateful for your time and attention. I can be reached by email at XXXXX or phone at XXXX if you would like to see the manuscript. My previous professional sales include various shorts stories and two mid-grade readers through Harcourt Education. In such a situation, what’s a young lady to do but grab her parasol and find out what’s really going on? Of course Lord Maccon might object, but Alexia doesn’t give a fig for the opinion of a werewolf, or does she? Unfortunately, when unregistered vampires start to mysteriously appear in London, everyone thinks she’s to blame, including the Queen’s official investigator, Lord Maccon. This affliction could be considered a good thing, for in England those with too much soul can be turned into vampires, werewolves, or ghosts. It is a romantic romp through the streets of Victorian London, from high society to the steam punk laboratories of Frankenstein-like scientists.Īlexia Tarabotti was born without a soul. XXXX editor is interested in publishing my 81,000 word paranormal novel, SOULLESS, and I am seeking representation. So here’s her letter in the original form. She ended up scrapping that novel altogether but she kept my letter and decided I was the first agent she would contact with this editor interest. I hadn’t offered rep but I had given her a revision letter. She contacted me specifically because several years prior, I had looked at an earlier novel from her. She already had an editor interested in the novel, which rather give her letter a leg up. Gail had a unique situation when she sent me her email. What’s playing on the iPod right now? POEMS, PRAYERS, & PROMISES by John Denverįor this entry, I thought I would do a different spin on annotating the query letter. Ravishing.STATUS: Only 341 emails in the inbox and counting… " Soulless has all the delicate charm of a Victorian parasol, and all the wicked force of a Victorian parasol secretly weighted with brass shot and expertly wielded. "Soulless is a character-driven romp with great world building and delicious rapier wit that recalls Austen and P.G. "Light-hearted and fast-paced, Soulless will please fans of fantasy, historical fantasy and paranormal romance alike."- The Miami Herald "I was enchanted from start to finish.". I enjoyed every minute of this wonderfully unexpected twist on paranormals.Wickedly funny."- Angie Fox, New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Demon Slayer ![]() "Laugh out loud funny and refreshingly different, SOULLESS kept me turning pages well into the night. "Deliciously, vampiricly satiric, a tremendously clever, sexy read."- Karen Marie Moning, New York Times bestselling author This intoxicatingly witty parody will appeal to a wide cross-section of romance, fantasy and steampunk fans."- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Carriger debuts brilliantly with a blend of Victorian romance, screwball comedy of manners and alternate history. Praise For Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate #1)… Soulless is the first book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart? ![]() With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire - and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Buffy meets Jane Austen in the first book of this wickedly funny NYT bestselling series about a young woman whose brush with the supernatural leads to a deadly investigation of London's high society.Īlexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations.
![]() ![]() With its many additions and brand-new challenges, the scope of Norse Lands is sure to captivate seasoned Kingdom players as well as newcomers. Norse Lands also introduces many other changes and upgrades, ranging from puzzles to arboreal design. Greed: A whole new breed of Greed to defend against….And when cold winter sets in, rulers need to consider their strategies for survival wisely. The Harsh North: all-new weather effects are sure to make players feel both the beauty and the unrelenting nature of Norse Lands to their very bones.Whether a Peasant, Vanguard, Farmer, Archer, or Builder, they will defend their land or go to Valhalla trying! All Citizens Defend: in accordance with the Norse warrior culture, the citizens of Norse Lands stand at the ready to protect the realm against looming threats.Norse Citizen Jobs: best exemplified by the powerful Berserker, an exceptional warrior, the citizens of Norse Lands will defend their Kingdom and defeat the Greed at all costs with a shield in hand.Viking-influenced rulers offer a whole new way for players to explore, build, defend and conquer the lands of the ice and snow. Norse Rulers: Sit atop mighty Norse steeds and wield the powers of the Norse gods themselves. ![]() Notable additions offered in this premium DLC include: A new sixth land to explore, pets to tame, along with many updates to gameplay, both big and small. With Norse Lands, the award-winning Kingdom Two Crowns world vastly grows in scope. In Norse Lands, players can look forward to unleashing abilities drawn upon from Norse gods, commanding mighty units, building Viking- inspired armaments, solving challenging puzzles, and facing a new enemy Greed. Set in a domain inspired by Norse Viking culture 1000 C.E, Norse Lands is a full new campaign that expands the world of Kingdom Two Crowns with a unique setting to build, defend, explore, and conquer. Gaar's Note: This is the boss-bonus ability. These stacks reset when the ultimate ends. Minion Meets Master: When the only enemy alive during Perfect Imitation is a boss, Xerophon increases the damage bonus of Perfect Imitation by 25% per second, stacking multiplicatively. It's an additional bonus, but it's not as much as stacking Repeated Imitation. Gaar's Note: Don't worry about this too much. Stacks of Adaptable are granted for each Champion that doesn't match the chosen Specialization. This is further increased by 25% for each stack of Adaptable they have. See Repeated Imitation below to know what your goal for usage is.Īdaptable: Xerophon increase the damage of all Champions by 100%. You're going to want to either place a Familiar on it once it is available or mash that button as often as possible. Gaar's Note: Xerophon is built around their Ultimate. During this time Xerophon does not attack, but greatly increases the damage of all Champions! Ultimate: Perfect Imitation - Xerophon picks a random non-boss enemy that is alive, or if there are no enemies alive they pick one that they have seen on the current adventure, and shapeshifts to match its appearance for 60 seconds. As a doppelganger they've had the opportunity to play many roles in their life, and now looks like an excellent chance to try out being a hero!īasic Attack: Stab - Xerophon attacks a random enemy with their knife. Slot 7: Swaps with Black Viper, Catti-brie, Farideh, Freely, Jim, Lucius, Minsc.Įligible for Patrons: None (Vajra, Strahd, Zariel w/ Feat)īio: Xerophon joins with the Champions in an attempt to avoid the icy tomb of Ythryn, but is very interested in seeing where this new lease on life takes them. Icewind Dale Evergreen Champion - Xerophon, the Doppelganger Rogue You can also rate my guide collection on Steam to ensure new players see it. If you play on other platforms and wish to support guides like this one, you can follow me on Twitter and Twitch, as well as subscribing to my Twitch if you can. In connection with Epic Games’ Support-A-Creator Program, I may receive a commission from certain in-game purchases when you use my Creator Code when making a purchase. If you'd like to support the creation of guides like this one and you play on the Epic Games Store, you can use the code below when making a purchase of any kind. ![]() You can find all of my Idle Champions guides here. This series of mini-guides is aimed at helping brand new players understand how each of these Evergreen Champions works and what they can expect from them in terms of upgrades as they progress in the game. These Champions, dubbed Evergreens as they're available year-round, are major milestones for progression in the game. While Events are the primary method of new Champions arriving in Idle Champions, they do also add Champions that are earned via completing certain difficult variants in the campaigns. Last Updated: December 2nd, 2021 - Added info on the Tarrasque and some ability notes ![]() If you're interested in dressing the part, figure out which "goth look" you're into, since it can vary a lot, depending on whether you're into a punk, industrial, clean-cut, Romantic, metal, cyber, etc., look. Look around long enough and you're sure to find something you like.Ĭlothes. Some of these will be traditional gothic punk, but there's also industrial, EBM, rock, darkwave, ambient, and a host of other styles that have fallen under the "goth or closely related to goth" banner over the years. ![]() Search through this subreddit for "Music Mondays" where people recommend bands and songs to check out. Start by listening to some Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Sisters of Mercy, Christian Death, Joy Division, and The Cure's earlier albums. Regardless of whether you like post-punk, you should at least become familiar with a few bands and the contributions they made in the formative years of the subculture, both in terms of music, fashion, and worldview (so you can see how the goth subcultural mindset was informed by the punk scene). Nowadays, the word "goth" is thrown around a bit as a catch-all term for anything in the dark alternative scene, but a pure definition of goth refers to 80's-style post-punk. If we're being technical, goth refers specifically to a very specific form of music that came out of the UK post-punk scene in the late 70's and early 80's. That said, here's a "how to start being goth" checklist. Everyone expresses it in different ways and there's no "how to be goth" checklist because different personalities lend themselves to doing different things beneath the "goth umbrella." It's a very multifaceted lifestyle, containing lots of different ways you can express yourself-involvement in a local subculture, the music you listen to, the clothes you wear, the media you consume, etc., are all facets of the subculture. Goth means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. I'm not the best at putting thought to words. P.S sorry if this comes off as incoherent rambling. So I ask you kind folk, what is the best way to learn more about and immerse myself in this dark and beautiful lifestyle? So I welcome any and all opinions or advice to come my way. I am very open minded and non judgmental. I in no way claim to konw anything about the culture, nor do I believe in any stereotypes, as I know they're almost always false. ![]() I am very interested in learning more about the Goth culture and lifestyle, but would like to avoid any of the faux pas 'posers' or 'baby bats' as I hear they're called tend to make. It feels like a part of me that was buried deep inside has been awakened (sorry if that sounds cheesy) I normally listen to Punk, Ska and Metal, but was recently turned onto Goth Rock and EBM by a friend, and find I really enjoy it. However I've never really gotten into the culture beyond that. I've always had an interest in 'dark' subject matter (Halloween, Zombies, Bats, ect) I always seemed to have a crush on the goth girls in middle/high school, and always admired the clothing and style. I've always been considered a "weird kid" growing up. ![]() You can play them all together, but you probably shouldn't. Functionally inert without BrewLAN active.īrewLAN: Gantry AIx: Additional difficulty for Sorian AIx, giving fairly severe hacks for the AI when they build an experimental factory. Modules:īrewUI: Adds the BrewLAN field engineer tab. Causes severe lag when Cybran engineers build. For testing purposes only, not designed for use in real games. Functionally inert on it's own, and not currently used by any BrewLAN mod.ĭebug Tools: Creates numerous log outputs for things, including unit locations, expected AI thread values, DPS, and other such things. Not recommended for regular games due to increase performance drain.Įxpert Camo: Framework mod for custom skins for units. Pulchritudinousity: Increases the view distance of various things for the sake of taking better screenshots. So you know what is from what.ĭamage Numbers: Damage numbers float up from your units showing what they have dealt and are being dealt.Įxperimental Icons Overhaul: Replaces the default circle strategic icons for experimental units with icons that actually mean something. Aesthetics mods:ĭo-nothing mods, only Experimental Icons Overhaul, Baristas, and maybe Damage Numbers are recommended for regular use from his category.īaristas: Tags each unit with the name of the mod it is from, listed as an ability. Partially configured for BlackOps and BrewLAN. Lucky Dip: Tech demo mod for situations where multiple mods add similar units per player it restricts all but one at random. Take or leave them as taste dictates.Ĭost Variance: Randomly increases or decreases the costs and stats of some units.Ĭrate Drop: Command & Conquer style random crates appear on the map. Mods that affect gameplay in random ways. Waterlag: Lets buildings which aren't factories, walls, silos, or experimentals be built on water. Metal World: Maps spawn without mass points. Have fun with those shields.Ĭorrosive Ocean: Water exposure deals exponentially growing damage over time. Work in progress.Īntimass: Swaps mass and energy production. TeaD: Replaces everything with a, currently quite basic, tower defence. Paragon Game: With locked teams, it gives the players on the smallest team(s) a starting Paragon, with a few shields, and support commander each. Functions as it does in Age of Empires II. You may only want one or two from this category active at any given time.Ĭrystal Hill: King of the Hill game mode. This mod also serves as a location for me to dump my other units that don't fit into BrewLAN, Bubble Tea or Caffe Corretto. This does not function anything like Supreme Commander 2, and only affects how you get to the various tech, not what they consist of. Research & Daiquiris: Overhauls how the game treats tech levels, and includes a large number of units to facilitate that, such as research centres. Bubble Tea: Adds experimental shield structures for Aeon, Seraphim, and UEF.Ĭaffe Corretto: Adds a bunch of extra turrets, so far only for Cybran and UEF. ![]() This program does NOT play Wii U game backups! It currently can only extract the files and download covers.Ġ005000E10100600 - TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2Wii U EDITION Ġ005000E10101B00 - LEGO® CITY UNDERCOVER Ġ005000E10101C00 - New SUPER MARIO BROS. Such property includes but is not limited to Wii U games and Wii U encryption keys. You must obtain copyrighted Nintendo property to use with Uwizard by yourself. Easily manage Yaz0 compressed SZS files. Use Uwizard in either English, French, Portuguese, German, or Spanish! ![]() Easily update Uwizard with a single click! ![]() Easily convert Wii U BFSTM or BFWAV sound files to WAV or MP3 sound files! Use Crediar's DiscU to extract game files without using the command prompt! Use Crediar's CDecrypt to decrypt downloaded Wii U titles from NUS without using the command prompt! Specialized NUS Downloader for the Wii U! Easily manage your Wii U games from a list! New chassis with a revised geometry, for better handling and improved agility.Even more practical with a quick-release systemįor an easier maintenance ̶ just as the racing motorbikes. Integral part of the vehicle design, it has been developed to reduce the New gas vapors recovery system as per Euro 5 regulations. ![]() New gearshift with new forged forks for a more precise clutching and an even more.2-stroke single-cylinder engine, 6 gears, liquid-cooled, equipped with oil mixer (except for.Equipped with extra-light 17” black rims (alloy or spark depending on the version), it boasts a real-motard look for the urban jungle. The RR shows its racing attitude on the street, where every bend becomes pure adrenaline. The 50cc Enduro and Motard range has been completely renewed and developed following the attitude that characterizes the rest of Beta range, aiming to transmit confidence and providing amusement in order to improve one’s riding ability to the their best. Real motorbikes, even if at a km/h speed.īeta has always believed and invested in this segment, and this year it does it raising the ante. The older generation of motorbikes that only young kids would use have been replaced by actual motorbikes, refined in featured and safety. This is why the offer of geared 50cc is anything but trivial and aimed towards a street-smart audience: teenagers who are now starting to fine-tune their taste for motorbikes characteristics and performances. This is because they have been used to riding a vehicle using their balance since a very young age. It is a matter of fact that riders have a more aware approach to driving cars, as well, having a quicker reaction span along with a better capability of behaving in traffic. Often unfairly ignored, the 50cc market is a precious starting point for futures riders as well as a good training for the more conscious car drivers. The 50cc sector is growing throughout Europe and is now back to riding the wave thanks to the new trends and also to the new commuting habits caused by the pandemic, where solo-riding is preferred to other kinds of shared transport also by the teenagers. |
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