It happened after the events in planet Shi. StarCraft: Ghost–Spectres sorta wraps up what happened in the missing and never-published volumes of the manga concerning the fate of the last remaining descendants of the Old Families, and reveals exactly why an idealist and loyalist to Mengsk like Gabriel Tosh became a renegade Ghost. The volume 4 was never published leaving fans in the dark of what happened next in the climax of the story. Unbeknownst to the people, Emperor Arcturus Mengsk delivered a Zerg drone to Planet Shi to finish off his enemies. The Old Families had sent their offsprings there after the Zerg invaded Tarsonis. In Volume 4, the Ghost Academy was going to take team blue to planet Shi for their first graduation mission. 4 was never published, and Tokyopop shutdown its California office on May 2011. If memory doesn’t fail me, StarCraft: Ghost–Academy Vol. Characters from the manga show up too: Lio Travski, Kath Toom, Dylanna Okyl (team red). She will also remember events seen in the StarCraft: Ghost–Academy manga. However, without Jorium to counter the side effects, Terrazine gas causes severe hallucinations. Her past comes crashing back on her when she’s exposed to the Terrazine gas, regenerating her brain cells, and weakening her brainwash conditioning. Wrangler Malcolm Kelerchian is a major character supporting Nova throughout the story. StarCraft: Ghost–Spectres features characters and flashbacks from the original novel. The entire novel is a continuity hub connecting the dots between StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty single-player, StarCraft: Ghost–Nova (2006) and StarCraft: Ghost Academy Vol. Nate Kenyon excelled at researching the StarCraft: Ghost universe. Perfect ingredients that make up a true StarCraft story. Readers are introduced into a world of deception, betrayal and conspiracy. Nova is sent by Emperor Mengsk to investigate why several Ghosts have gone missing. Their real name never used, and forgotten. Their memories were erased after their graduation’s first mission, and no longer know anything about their own past. Most of his former teammates are Dominion Ghosts. Gabriel Tosh, Kath’s former love in the Ghost Academy, is attempting to gather all the members of Team Blue. The Dominion didn’t send her there in the first place. The novel takes us to a mission in planet Altara where Kath Toom investigates an apparent UED terrorist cell activity just to find out it’s a trap. The Terrazine gas causes a telepath to regenerate brain cells - overcoming, thus, the ghost program conditioning’s brainwash, and augments their psionic abilities considerably. The Spectres get their Dominion inhibitor implant surgically removed only to prevent Dominion detection. The Spectres are former Ghosts who inhale this Terrazine gas as sort of a drug. According to them, a gift of the Xel’Naga to commune with them. Gabriel Tosh sends Jim Raynor to the Tal’darim planet Bel’Shir to collect Terrazine Gas - also known by the Tal’darim tribe as “the Breath of Creation” - in khalani language. The Terrazine gas topic returned in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty during the in-game mission: “Welcome to the Jungle”, where Gabriel Tosh offers a deal to Jim Raynor. The Terrazine gas plot was born and revealed long ago during the Nihilistic Software-Blizzard Entertainment days, back in 2002. StarCraft: Ghost–Spectres is not a novelization of the StarCraft: Ghost first-person-shooter video game, but there are some strong elements that spin-off straight from the video game’s original storyline. We’ll see Nova investigating a special case in a Dominion fringe world, and there is some Zerg action, but no Protoss at all. There is no black ops mission against Zerg hives, or Mar Sara bases. StarCraft: Ghost–Spectres is not really a novelization of the postponed video-game. Nate Kenyon’s most recent novels ( The Bone Factory and Sparrow Rock ) have received great recognition by the American Library Association’s Booklist Magazine and Publishers Weekly. Nominated in 2009 by the Horror Writers Association’s Bram Stroker Awards for the short fiction KEEPING WATCH, his novel The Reach in 2008, and Bloodstone in 2006. Nate Kenyon is an award-winning author of science fiction, horror and suspense novels. He’s a (new writer) in the arsenal of Blizzard Entertainment novelists, but don’t let (that) fool you. However, Spectres is a work by Nate Kenyon. DeCandido, who wrote the original StarCraft: Ghost–Nova and the StarCraft: Ghost Academy Volume 1 manga.ĭeCandido will be missed, and hopefully we get to see more of his work. StarCraft: Ghost–Spectres was originally assigned to Keith R.A.
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Most of the sounds were very usable and switching from Les Paul to Strat, I was able to use the input control to get the right amount of gain into the Axe-FX to really make the guitar sing. Some of the patches transformed the guitar into a completely different instrument that you’d be hard pressed to guess that a guitar was even involved. Everything from classic to modern amp sounds, to crazy ambient patches that would be suitable for movie soundtrack work. There was a wide variety of tones represented. Mighty cool!Īfter the initial setup, which involved getting the inputs and outputs routed to my mixer and MIDI interface (for Sysex dumps and patch editing on a large screen), I did a casual stroll through the various patches. On top of that, you can download a free editor ( ) to do all your tone-shaping on your PC or Mac as well as share presets with other users and get the latest firmware. In the case of a dimly-lit studio or stage you would never have a problem seeing what you were editing. At first I was a bit concerned with the size of the display on the unit since I do most of my work on two 22” flat panel monitors, but I was pleasantly surprised by the intuitive layout and clear graphics. For the most part, the interface couldn’t be much easier to use. The Axe-FX is so deep and full of options that even after weeks of exploring it seemed like there were still dozens of new sounds to experiment with - and I mean great, usable sounds. A large scrub wheel is positioned just to the right of the LCD graphical interface. Conveniently located on the front panel are level controls for both the stereo ins and outs as well as an instrument jack on the far right. There are two sets of stereo unbalanced inputs, two unbalanced and one balanced stereo analog output(s), digital I/O in the form of S/PDIF input and AES outputs, MIDI in/out/through and a pair of pedal inputs for real-time control of parameters. I should mention that of the 25 effect types, there are multiple iterations of each which brings the number up more toward 100. Not only does it provide 49 amp types, 23 cabs and 25 effects, it also allows you to combine and route them in just about every possible combination imaginable. Comparing this to a plug-in amp simulator running on a PC or MAC isn’t even fair. The Ultra model that I tested runs a 600MHz version capable of 2.4 billion instructions per second. Housed in a two rack unit, the Axe-FX runs a 500MHz, dual-core processor and is able to process 2 billion floating-point instructions per second. While that’s certainly true, it’s really an understatement. Tech Specs Fractal calls the Axe-FX an advanced guitar effects processor. Sometimes the plug-in amp modelers do the trick but I’ve yet to use any that consistently meet my personal expectations of what a real amp should sound and record like, which is exactly what I need if I want a good performance captured to “tape”. Don’t get me wrong, re-amping is great for the convenience of getting tone after-the-fact, but you still have to have an inspiring tone when putting down the D.I. This has led me down many roads, from re-amping, to post-processing to matching tones, to recording multiple amps as a backup plan. To top that off, by the time I set up the amp, mics and board for the tone I’m looking for, I usually have precious little time left for the actual performance. Obviously, this isn’t ideal as most musician-types prefer to work later in the day. I was also excited because the unit has the potential to solve a few problems at once for me.Ĭheck this out - the studio I work out of is often booked solid so I try to arrive before sessions start for the day - sometimes that’s the only way I can get in. I was all ears when the Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX came out because part of my work revolves around recreating classic and modern guitar tones. People on Facebook have notoriously short attention spans. They are using social media for entertainment and to keep up with their friends and family. If they don’t feel the content they’re looking at is accomplishing those things, they’re just going to keep scrolling or they will close the app. That’s why, as a brand, it’s extremely important you have the ability to connect with your audience quickly and tell your story. Using our Free Online Collage Maker will allow you to communicate your brand story efficiently. 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Improved aiming for Jumbo Puff when throwing rocks.Fixed issue where Airstrike would cause enemies to be launched very far.Adjusted sound and rumble effect for successful parry to improve feedback.Fixed issue where the player would sometimes get stuck inside an enemy after Airstrike.Fixed issue where the player would sometimes get stuck inside an enemy after a vault or legslide move.Added ability to slide underneath legs of titans.Fixed issue where the player would sometimes become stuck underneath larger enemies after being knocked to the ground.Adjusted animations for unarmed and glove attacks to be faster.Fixed backwards attack for crush weapons resulting in a miss most of the time.Fixed issue where melee gap closer would sometimes overshoot.Adjusted the range for melee attacks to improve enemy tracking and reduce misses.Fixed issue with Airstrike sometimes being canceled.Fixed issue with dodge shooting while reloading not moving the character correctly.Adjusted hit reactions for Morks to make melee more viable and satisfying to use.Fixed larger enemies with melee weapons animating too quickly at slow walking speeds.Fixed issue with Pichu Nanchuk not stopping its animation.Fixed sometimes spawning double death particle effects on defeated enemies.First three hits will no longer overshoot targets and dodge attack is more reliable. Fixed issues with tracking on Jagni Staff attacks.All Tribe Sifus and Lupa Lupin in the final encounter now react stronger to being parried, allowing players to parry and then counterattack.Parry window is now more consistent and enemies can be staggered out of it. Fixed kick attack from smaller enemies being too difficult to parry.It is now a bit easier to dodge them in time. Fixed a few cases where airstriking would not complete its last attack.Disabled camera look-at when striking characters up in the air.Adjusted valid angles for combat targets to reduce camera movement in combat.Disabled end-of-combat slow motion camera for short combat scenarios.Reduced Dead-Eye Sharpshooter perk damage multiplier from 2.0 to 1.25 to ensure that it is comparable to other perks.Fixed ability damage not being able to inflict critical hits.Fixed issue with abnormally high damage output due to consumable top mod applying meta damage multiple times during equip and unequip.Updated sounds when the player lands inside HQ after being launched from catapult.Added sound effects for tribe war trebuchet.Updated melee sound effects across the board.Removed slots from all protective suits.Ensured that quest reward "Diver's Helmet" will no longer drop as random loot.Reduced gear addon resistance and critical chance bonuses.Fixed resistance stats not being applied for crafted gear when adding addons. Reduced base damage from ranged bodies, muzzles and grips by approximately 5%.Increased base damage from melee bodies, handles and addons by approximately 5%.Reduced the amount of healing items that the player will find from crates and defeated enemies.Removed Common item loot drops from high level loot crates.Players will still be able to find items with higher level requirements, but player level is now taken into account. Increased chances that items found have a level requirements closer to the player's actual level when found.Fix Depth of Field toggle not being applied in dialogues.Fixed so the camera setting "Auto Adjust > Player" also applies for combat, if turned off the camera will no longer try to frame enemies while in combat.Added Motion Blur slider to the settings.When starting an NG+ game, the player will now be able to unlock perks from all classes. Opened up all class perks for NG+ games.Fixed difficulty settings not being applied for already spawned enemies.Added "Extreme" difficulty setting, where enemy damage and attack rate is further increased.Removed the text delay animation when either gibberish or narration is disabled.Fixed narration and gibberish playing silently and producing an awkward pause when each corresponding volume setting is set to 0 instead of skipping the sound entirely.Added dialogue setting toggles for "Gibberish" and "Narrator" allowing players to select if they want to hear the narrator, the gibberish or both when talking to NPCs.Reduced the amount of gibberish spoken before the Narrator starts translating.Removed multiple camera presentations to improve pacing. The newly formed vinyl junkie reissue label, Numero, sniffed this truffle, and has released it between more traditional reissues of a rare soul compilation and a power-pop box set. It's as beautifully outdated, yet strikingly mind-boggling and timeless, as the towering Atomium over the Expo '58 grounds. Recorded with echoing minimalism, Antena's major release, Camino del Sol, evokes dreaming, singing, charmingly off-the-mark sci-fi futurism, and the black-and-white nostalgia of Brel's Brussels. Antena, however, macheted into theretofore (and heretofore) unexplored territory for post-punk- namely the oddball psychedelic scene of South America. Minny Pops ventured into colder electro-Teutonic territory. The Names waded in slowed Peter Hook bassline facsimiles and faux-Morrissey moaning on their Swimming LP. 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C était au temps oú Bruxelles r\圎Avait Cétait au temps du cinéma muet C était au temps oú Bruxelles chantait Cétait au temps oú Bruxelles bruxellait This guide is an evolving article which will change periodically, depending on balancing card changes or a change in my thought process after playing more with the cards. The baby boomers were coming of age and defined the decade as their own. I personally enjoy the tribe and have come to appreciate them through studying them. 1960s makeup looks were at both ends of the scale, from the au naturel look of the hippie brigade to the dramatic black and white eyes of mod high-fashion with elegance nestled in between. In addition the Alignment also represents a lot of the cost mechanic Sustain ( read more here) to help offset some of the tremendous strengths of the tribe. Android called Shadow Era which is a TCG (Trading Card Game) made with Unit圓D. The Ravagers are also a combo oriented tribe, however they do not necessarily need to rely on combos in order to maintain their strategies. andBrief guide on how to use Shadow on your mobile device or android TV. The only thing the alignment specifically lacks is a dedicated draw engine having to rely on Class/Faction cards to fill these needs. They have a great blend of aggressive and defensive allies, ability damage, attack boosters, a variety of item/ability destruction and even negative effects removal. The Ravager are possibly one of the most complete Alignments in Shadow Era. Homunculus having access to all the different types of combat damage really makes me appreciate the Frankenstein approach of the tribe much more. Homunculus decks are generally ally heavy and very reliant on items and attachments specifically, with a splash of other abilities here and there. The neutral side appear to be all over the place but provide some additional choices for both the human/shadow builds. Shadow Era Six Steps to Building a Deck Guide Formulate (up to) 6 basic goals for your deck and support these with at least 6 cards each. The human side appears to be a wisp (no real synergy), electric theme and a combination of temporary and actual growth. So far the shadow side of the tribe revolves around discarding from the hand and exiling from any graveyards to manipulate the board and receives one or more bonuses from doing so. Essentially the tribe is using “pieces” from your hand and “parts” from graveyards to grow your allies. Then growing and augmenting them.Īs I look over the tribe in general and read the wiki about what the alignment is, I can’t help but think of the Frankenstein monster. Lore: The Homunculus alignment is tied together by the idea of created allies, usually with some elemental (fire, ice, electrical) theme or being created from other allies. Note: WiFi is turned off for Era 100 and Era 300 when you connect a Sonos Combo Adapter using the Ethernet cable. They seem to have a wide range of effects, some involving the graveyard, attachments, and attack/health increasing. This type of ally are made up of creatures which have been artificially created by their specific faction (they have members on both the Human and Shadow sides). They were introduced in Dark Prophecies, with further support in Shattered Fates. Then perhaps you should check out Shadow Era. Homunculus is a tribe of allies in Shadow Era. 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Mike Gibson/Netflixĭo you like your sci-fi to be very very serious? If you're inclined to go down rabbit holes like this, ARQ is here for you. The convoluted logistics and science-speak seem intentionally designed to inspire quizzical Reddit threads, explainer-y YouTube videos, and complicated diagrams picking it all apart. Writer-director Tony Elliott expertly paces the story by introducing new elements in each loop and planting small details that pay off later. Of course, ARQ has fewer big-budget action sequences and 100% less Emily Blunt than Edge of Tomorrow, but this movie still provides some thrills. It played with the well-worn sci-fi trope of the time loop in sly and inventive ways, turning a shoot-em-up action movie into a post-apocalyptic rom-com, a dry satire of first-person shooter gameplay, and a winking meditation on Cruise's refusal to age. If the broader outlines of the plot sound vaguely familiar, you probably saw Tom Cruise's excellent 2014 film Edge of Tomorrow, which found the artist formerly known as Maverick going toe-to-toe with a sword-wielding Emily Blunt. Like the big machine the movie gets its title from, the plot keeps spinning at maximum efficiency. Live. It's perfect for your friend who owns the complete Sarah Connor Chronicles on Blu-ray. If you like your sci-fi movies packed with jargon (e.g., ARQ stands for "arcing recursive quine"), frantic running, and a solid twist every 15 minutes, ARQ will be comfort food. It seems that, according to Renton, the bad guys "want the ARQ for their war machine," but every time he re-spawns like a video-game character at the same time and in the same location, he learns that people around him are not who they appear to be. What's causing the loop? It turns out that, besides getting in a workout every day, Renton is the inventor of the ARQ of the title, which Hannah helpfully describes as "an unlimited energy machine that also produces unlimited time." The machine looks like the world's most expensive metal rolling pin. waking up in the same bed again, just before the goon squad arrives again. This ploy ends with Renton getting shot and. wakes up back in the same bed with Hannah. Then the same goons interrupt our hero's morning again, only this time he's prepared and tries to kill the bad dudes. The film opens with our very buff-looking hero Renton (Robbie Amell, from the CW's short-lived time-travel series The Tomorrow People) and his companion Hannah (Rachael Taylor of Netflix's Jessica Jones) getting a harsh wake-up call from a gang of gun-toting goons in gas masks. While trying to escape, Renton falls down some stairs and. Here's the elevator pitch for this movie: Groundhog Day meets Source Code meets Edge of Tomorrow. So, is this curiously named thriller worth your time? We processed some data with our eyeballs to come up with the following questions that will help you decide. (That's shorter than the pilot for The Get Down.) But unlike the trapped-in-a-time-loop characters in this movie written and directed by a former scribe for BBC America's cult fave Orphan Black, you only have so many hours in a day. Here's the good news for busy sci-fi fans: ARQ is less than 90 minutes long. Instead, it's another original movie from the streaming giant, like the recent EDM ensemble piece XOXO, the Ellen Page drama Tallulah, or the many Adam Sandler comedies populating your queue. Unlike the shows that will be twisting up your brain this fall, ARQ isn't a series. But like a streaming Kyle Chandler who gets tomorrow's hot TV trends in his inbox today, Netflix got there first with ARQ, a new time-travel thriller that materialized on the service September 16th. This fall, three time-travel dramas (NBC's Timeless, ABC's Time After Time, and the CW's Frequency) will debut on network television, while Making History, a comedy starring Happy Endings' Adam Pally as a regular guy with a duffel-bag time machine, will premiere on FOX in the winter. Unless we're caught in some sort of repeating temporal loop that I'm unaware of, time travel is having a moment. |