I've decided to hold off on writing that review for now due to this response you've given us. Personally, I would love to see an option to disable tech trading, or to be able to lock races into teams so there can be guaranteed multi-way battles. and to be able to disable certain victory types as well so people can focus on the type they enjoy most. It would honestly go a long way for a lot of people to be able to turn off random events completely, and be able to customize certain victory types such as adding tech victories, influence victory (controlling X% of all planets in the galaxy), diplomacy victories, alliance victories, etc. Some of us like to take their time and experience different aspects of a 4x game. Not everyone wants to play like a perfect machine, or play against a perfect machine. The random wormholes appearing are also of great frustration as no matter what, it just seems to throw these things at you like a gigantic middle finger, shoving another faction in your face. ![]() They also happen way to frequently, even on the lowest setting, giving players very little breathing room. The only real complaints I have right now is how overkill the AI is, and how the random events (crystals/pirates) just seem to be nothing but ways to shut down the player rather than adding flavor or spice to the game. I mean, it is rather impressive how good this game looks and has run so far. I was going to write a review not recommending this game. ![]() Meanwhile I will be continuing to help folks who have any technical issues, and I'll be addressing bug reports as they come in. So this issue is essentially going to be my early focus over the coming week. What I want is for the AI to bring a credible threat to bear against you - one capable of winning - but not something so overwhelming that it can ruin your experience. So these are issues that are on my mind, and we're going to see some changes surrounding this behavior. I also think it can cause some performance problems if the AI tries to use an unnecessarily large invasion fleet. I think this behavior can be an unpleasant suprise for some players. Generally they are executing a "sneak attack" plan to try and catch you unprepared. I also know that the AI is very effective at building fleets and running its economy and can bring in very large fleets unexpectedly. If you seek these treaties then they will generally be effective at protecting you from aggressive AIs, although treachery remains a threat if you let your guard down. One way I already have responded to it is by increasing the importance of Non-Aggression Pacts. I want you to know that I have received this feedback and intend to respond to it. ![]() One of the more common criticisms is that non-Aggressive strategies are less viable in StarDrive 2 than strategies which encourage a more militaristic style of play. This indicates to me that we generally have a good core design, and so when I'm looking at what my support priorities will be over the coming weeks, I really want to target the areas where people are unhappy. Generally the major modules of this game - players have given positive feedback on their functionalty and implementation. We're getting positive feedback about our ship design system, space battles, research, diplomacy, story events, and more. We're still diagnosing a few incompatibility issues that exist for a smaller number of users - if you are having any technical issues, please bear with me as I try to narrow down the possible causes so that we can address them.įrom a gameplay standpoint, it looks like approximately 70% of players who left reviews have recommended our game on Steam. From a technical standpoint, our release build was well-tested and for the most part I think people have been having a smooth time being able to access what we have on offer. So far the reception for StarDrive 2 has been generally quite positive. If this is the greatest issue you've found with the game so far and truly feel it requires a request at this stage because it's "quite annoying", I am flabbergasted.This post is meant to be a "state of the union" address to talk about StarDrive 2 - where it is today and, with the community's feedback, where it will be tomorrow.įirst some words on our launch and the current state of the game. The amount of management required to run an empire (well) that can research a repeat category in half a dozen turns must surely be more annoying than having to press F1 and do a mouse-click every six turns? Originally posted by Daergar:Have you not won at this point?
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![]() It’s even harder to think when you can’t breathe because a yakuza bruiser has you pinned against the wall, with one hand around your neck and the other hand punching your ribs, and your feet are dangling off the floor.” ”It’s hard to think when you can’t breathe. No, what Jake wanted was excitement and he got it in spades. He could have stayed home and joined the Hermitage in Big Sur if that was what he really wanted. ![]() On the inside cover of the book, it said that Adelstein had gone to Japan “in search of peace and tranquility”. I remember those heady days well, when failure was a foreign word and those bumps in the road were not anything to get stressed about. One beautiful thing about being nineteen is it still feels like anything is possible. Jake Adelstein went to Japan at the tender age of nineteen. But we’ll do them first, so you learn your lesson before you die.” ”Either erase the story, or we’ll erase you. I'm hoping the paperback edition on October 5th, are my final edits. For the people involved and for myself as well. Overall, this is the best I could do and if some feel it lacks self-disclosure, well, some things are better left unsaid. I'll fix the typos before the paperback edition. Originally I gave this book five stars but I'm deducting one for typos and to be more Japanese. So I feel like I'm atoning a little every time someone reads this. I've gotten some really nice letters from people who have read it and more than that, many have donated money to the Polaris Project, which does valuable work in combating modern-day slavery and providing assistance to victims both in the United States and Japan-and elsewhere. It's not perfect but it's probably the best book I will ever write and I'm happy with that. ![]() With its vivid, visceral descriptions of crime in Japan and an exploration of the world of modern-day yakuza that even few Japanese ever see, Tokyo Vice is a fascination, and an education, from first to last.Įverything I ever learned that was important in my life I put in this book it's almost the totality of what I have learned about Japan and right and wrong and the grey areas in between., Giving it four stars is probably a little like as they say in Japanese, 自画自賛 (jiga-jisan) "praising your own painting" which is terribly immodest and not Japanese like at all but there you are. In Tokyo Vice, Adelstein tells the riveting, often humorous tale of his journey from an inexperienced cub reporter-who made rookie mistakes like getting into a martial-arts battle with a senior editor-to a daring, investigative journalist with a price on his head. But when his final scoop brought him face to face with Japan’s most infamous yakuza boss-and the threat of death for him and his family-Adelstein decided to step down. For twelve years of eighty-hour workweeks, he covered the seedy side of Japan, where extortion, murder, human trafficking, and corruption are as familiar as ramen noodles and sake. crime reporting, that is, at the prestigious Yomiuri Shinbun. From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up.Īt nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. Some of the other forms of kicks are Side Kick (Yoko Geri), Middle Level Roundhouse Kick (Chudan Mawashi Geri), High Roundhouse Kick (Jodan Mawashi Geri), Back Kick (Ushiro Geri), and Stomping Knee Joint Kick (Kasetu Kick). The tool is helpful in developing powerful kicks. Though it is a part of Japan today, Okinawa was actually an independent country and is the home for most of what we now know of as Japanese martial arts. Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t Japanese, but rather Okinawan. The important forms of kicks are front (Mae Geri), groin (Kin Geri), and knee kick (Hiza Geri). The next martial art on our list today is the world-famous Karate. Kicks are also important, along with strikes and blocks. Krav Maga One of the most popular self-defence techniques, Krav Maga, originates in Israel. The 2 forms of palm heel strikes are the Shotei Uchi and Jodan Shotei Uchi. Karate is characterized as a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes and open-handed striking techniques such as knife-hands (the famous. A traditional karate style, Wado Ryu translates into Way of Peace, Its key principles enable you to perform techniques by body management, and not relying on. The solar plexus, groin, nose, and head are attacked by using palm strikes. Do you want to have a basic knowledge of simple karate moves It can come in handy and is useful to. ![]() Palm strikes along with clenched fist strikes are commonly used in karate. Different forms of elbow strikes are as follows: Strike Straight Up, Strike Straight Down, High Rear Strike, Back Strike, Rake Strike and Circular Strike. Martial arts throws and takedown moves are excellent to have as part of your arsenal. Elbow strikes are also considered to be important in karate. Karate Takedowns to Obliterate Your Opponents. Tubi offers streaming martial arts movies and tv you will love. Striking at pressure points helps in attaining the maximum effect and desired result. Watch free martial arts movies and TV shows online in HD on any device. The strike should be performed in a straight line to make it effective. The clenched fist strike is an important form with the fingers held together tightly an angle of 90° should be formed between the knuckles and front part of the fist. The different forms of wrist blocks include the upper wrist block (Jodan Ko-Uke), side-block (Chuden Ko-Uke), and downwards block (Shotei Uke). Wrist blocks are also the forms of defense used in this technique. Close-handed blocks are classified as upper (Age Uke, Jodan Uke, etc.), middle (Chudan Uke), and lower blocks (Gedan Barai, Gedan Uchi Barai, etc.). There is a double-handed version of the hooking block known as ‘Toraguchi’. There is the hooking block (Hiki Uke) and middle-side block (Chuden Shoton Yoko Uke). The blocks can be mainly classified as open-handed and close handed ones. One has to perform blocks very quickly and strongly. This move is used for protection against attackers. The word, ‘kihon’ is used to denote the basic techniques or fundamentals of karate. The straight punch is a favorite among karatekas and is incredibly powerful when done well. It holds a special spot in Karate, however, since Karate is seen as a very linear, almost choppy style. ![]() You’ll see it used in many styles of martial arts. This form of martial art is also aimed at developing the attitude, or more appropriately for spiritual development. The Straight Punch: Choku Zuki The basic straight punch is one of the most used martial arts moves. Karate has however, more depth to it than merely practicing a few techniques (basic and advanced). Basically a striking art, karate involves kicking, punching, elbow strikes, and knee strikes. Show the dark underbelly of the encounter. Bring the reader into what makes a fight something to avoid. In short, write about the chaos of a real fight. Breaking boards is fine, but they don’t hit back. They will then easily topple over…like a folding screen.A form of martial art which originated in the Ruyuku islands (today’s Okinawa, Japan), developed from two different self defense techniques called ‘Chinese Kenpo’ and ‘Te’. Unlike the crisp, well-executed forms and drills of typical martial arts training, a physical confrontation is hard to control. They will move back as a result of your throat attack, conveniently tripping over your strategically placed foot. Place your moving foot behind your opponent’s forward foot. Quickly twist your wrist and grasp your opponent’s wrist while stepping forward with an attack to your opponent’s throat. Start off by blocking a high punch with an open hand. ![]() So, get ready to topple your opponent like a folding screen! Have you ever seen those folding screens commonly used in Japan to divide up rooms and spaces? That’s what a byobu is and “daoshi” means to topple over. 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To create a template, the easiest thing to do is to create a sample document. When you double click the template in the Open a File dialog box, InDesign creates a new document based on that template. indd) and contains settings for your styles, page layout, graphics, and other master page content. To retain consistency (and sanity), you should set up a template in InDesign. The nature of a book is that you want all your pages to look the basically same. So lets start at the beginning with a few tips on getting your written work into the land of InDesign. Of course, you need the chapter files first. Just double-click the name and you see the little open book icon next to them. When you open the chapters, you always need to open them from the book palette. For example, here is a book palette for a book I’m working on now. You can use the book palette to synchronize colors, style sheets, and page numbering across an entire book. In InDesign terminology, when you create a long document, you create individual chapter files, which are then organized into a “book.” Really the book is actually just a file that opens as a palette with links that point to multiple InDesign documents. Break up long documents into chapters or sections and you will be rewarded with files that aren’t prone to tragic instability problems. Many people have spent countless hours of frustration trying to piece together the remains of a corrupted document because they tried to put 200, 400 or 1000 pages of a book into one file. ![]() Even if you never use the InDesign book features, I encourage you to remember the “book” concepts even if you end up creating a long document in a word processor some time in your computing future. I also have five more books in production now.Īs an aside, I’ve done a lot of long document projects in a lot of different programs and I can tell you that dividing your document into smaller pieces is invariably a good idea. ![]() So far, I have used InDesign to lay out a cookbook ( Vegan Success), technical book ( Web Business Success) and a non-fiction book ( Happy Hound). Although Adobe InDesign is not often billed as a long-document layout program, it does have built-in book features and more people are using the program to lay out books. In fact, the two main reasons people move from a word processing program to a desktop publishing program are to get 1) better color handling and 2) more stable long document features. Plus, the longer, larger, and/or more complex a Word document gets, the more likely it is to crash. 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Futhermore the meme appropriates the word Tattas, which originates from a non-caucasian context and uses it in a new context.Ī similar phenomenon from vienna: When you really live in Vienna Īnd from Korea: Today Humor (which is quite difficult to handle if you don't know korean) In the larger group the starting points were the memes Nailed it!, Bad Luck Brain and Tattas be like. The meme makes fun of a culture or of specific parts of that culture and at the same time it emerges, is shared and popular within that culture. Still there are some general aspects we found interesting. Of course a lot of the humour gets lost in the translation. Since all the memes are in Dutch we spend some time with google translate, trying to unterstand the meaning and the jokes. To work with the meme Tattas-be-like was in interesting situation/starting point for us, because we are both exchange students and Tattas-be-like is a regional meme therefore we didn't know it before the first class of Digital Crafts. The only Facebook page we found had a lot less likes, than we expected. We could find the original Tattas-be-like page, maybe it got deleted by now. ![]() Such as Amsterdammers be like or Rotterdammerts be like. Due to the popularity of the page, a lot of Dutch news outlets and blogs wrote about the page.įollowing the popularity of Tattas-be-like a lot of similar pages/memes on different ethical groups and regions emerged. Therefore he started a Tattas-be-like Facebook page, which got according to him over 100.000 likes within a week. The images started to spread quickly and reached thousands of likes within hours. At first he postet the images on his own Facebook page. He started with making variations of that image showing himself and sharing them on Facebook. hij doet niets, aai ‘m maar” (translation: He does nothing, go pet him). According to Cid, he started the meme after seeing an image of a woman with an aggressive dog with the subscript "Tattas be like. The Meme originates from a Facebook page, which was launched by Cid (working for Vice) on the 3rd of January 2014. TATTAS : (urban Dutch slang) originates from the Surinam word "patatas" (potatoes) and is used by Dutch immigrants and non-caucasians to describe caucasian Dutch people. The meme shows various clichés, typical behaviour and catchphares associated with caucasian Dutch people. Tattas-be-like is a Dutch series of memes, which shows "typical" Dutch stereotypes in a humorous way. Other operating systems: The latest X-Lite version from 2023 is also available for Mac. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads. 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