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I flermmed the plootash just like you asked.
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Oh right, that makes the breaks make sense. I really hope a mechanical helps!
I don't think this has been mentioned yet: you might want to choose a keyboard which has easily replaceable switches. If I understood an online store listing correctly, Cherry switches come in plate and PCB varieties, and if you expect to be replacing switches somewhat frequently the plate mount might make life easier. I don't know for sure though - videos I've seen suggest PCB mount switches are easily changed too.
Edit: looking at the pictures here, it might well be the case plate mounted switches are more robust because the pins are not on the switch: https://deskthority.net/wiki/Switch_mount
Also, should we move this conversation to a dedicated mechanical keyboards thread?
I don't think this has been mentioned yet: you might want to choose a keyboard which has easily replaceable switches. If I understood an online store listing correctly, Cherry switches come in plate and PCB varieties, and if you expect to be replacing switches somewhat frequently the plate mount might make life easier. I don't know for sure though - videos I've seen suggest PCB mount switches are easily changed too.
Edit: looking at the pictures here, it might well be the case plate mounted switches are more robust because the pins are not on the switch: https://deskthority.net/wiki/Switch_mount
Also, should we move this conversation to a dedicated mechanical keyboards thread?
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A dedicated thread may not be a bad idea!
So I should up my budget and try to cram as much into my savings as possible? It'll be a few months anyway...
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Can I just settle for all posterity, once and for all, that both of these are possible:
I flermmed the plootash just like you asked.
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Yes, it's possible. I just did it after like 10 minutes of trying.
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How? Someone needs to video this.Roobar wrote:Yes, it's possible. I just did it after like 10 minutes of trying.
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THERE ARE 1000 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS!!!
I flermmed the plootash just like you asked.
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OK, I have to ask this: which Easter eggs or memes do you think are mandatory to be in a video game in general? The game can be from any genre and the Easter eggs or memes that you would put in it cannot come from Commander Keen.
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Honestly, it's tradition to put the developers and programmers who created the product to be in an Easter egg. The first video game Easter egg was in the Atari game Adventure and it was a message that said "Created by Warren Robinett". Even in non-video game Easter eggs do this like the Hall of Tortured Souls.
Well garg.Roobar wrote:The Easter eggs or memes that you would put in it cannot come from Commander Keen.
Honestly, it's tradition to put the developers and programmers who created the product to be in an Easter egg. The first video game Easter egg was in the Atari game Adventure and it was a message that said "Created by Warren Robinett". Even in non-video game Easter eggs do this like the Hall of Tortured Souls.
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ScarletFlame wrote: developers and programmers who created the product to be in an Easter egg.
Welp, that's a broad term. How about you rephrase as it can't be something unique to Keen.Roobar wrote:The Easter eggs or memes that you would put in it cannot come from Commander Keen.
Edit: Actually that phrasing allows for it; as that doesn't come from keen, but is used in it. Never mind
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How about "cannot originate from Keen" then?MoffD wrote:ScarletFlame wrote: developers and programmers who created the product to be in an Easter egg.Welp, that's a broad term. How about you rephrase as it can't be something unique to Keen.Roobar wrote:The Easter eggs or memes that you would put in it cannot come from Commander Keen.
Edit: Actually that phrasing allows for it; as that doesn't come from keen, but is used in it. Never mind
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So are you guys gonna suggest an Easter egg or are you just gonna keep on reiterating the question.
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I'm afraid I can't really give a concrete answer, and I don't think any kind of easter egg should be mandatory in a game. Though personally I'm a huge fan of developers putting themselves into places you wouldn't expect (like John Romero as the boss of Doom 2) and references to other games made by the same developer or of the same genre.
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