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FTL: Faster Than Light
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Unearned Achievements
Advanced Mastery
Have Hacking, Mind Control and the Battery active at once.
Have Hacking, Mind Control and the Battery active at once.
Ancestry
Find the secret sector with the Rock Cruiser.
Find the secret sector with the Rock Cruiser.
Artillery Mastery
Get to sector 5 in the Federation Cruiser without upgrading your Weapons system.
Get to sector 5 in the Federation Cruiser without upgrading your Weapons system.
Astronomically Low Odds
Fail to evade 5 shots in a row with a fully powered and upgraded engine.
Fail to evade 5 shots in a row with a fully powered and upgraded engine.
Avast, ye scurvy dogs!
Kill 5 enemy crew in a fight without taking hull damage or losing a crewmember while using the Mantis Cruiser.
Kill 5 enemy crew in a fight without taking hull damage or losing a crewmember while using the Mantis Cruiser.
Ballistophobia
Get to sector 8 without using missiles/bombs.
Get to sector 8 without using missiles/bombs.
Battle Royale
While using the Mantis Cruiser, kill the last enemy with your last crewmember on their ship.
While using the Mantis Cruiser, kill the last enemy with your last crewmember on their ship.
Bird of Prey
Destroy a ship at full health during a single cloak in the Stealth Cruiser.
Destroy a ship at full health during a single cloak in the Stealth Cruiser.
BOARDING OBJECTIVE SUCCESSFUL
Have a single boarding drone kill 4 crewmembers on one ship.
Have a single boarding drone kill 4 crewmembers on one ship.
Clash of the Titans
Coming in for my Pacifism run!
Get to sector 5 without firing a shot, using an offensive drone, or teleporting.
Get to sector 5 without firing a shot, using an offensive drone, or teleporting.
Defense Drones Don't Do D'anything!
While using the Rock Cruiser, destroy an enemy ship which has a defense drone deployed using only missiles.
While using the Rock Cruiser, destroy an enemy ship which has a defense drone deployed using only missiles.
Diplomatic Immunity
While using the Federation Cruiser, use your crew in 4 special blue event choices by sector 5.
While using the Federation Cruiser, use your crew in 4 special blue event choices by sector 5.
Disintegration Ray
While using the Slug Cruiser, kill 3 enemy crewmembers with one shot from the Anti-Bio Beam.
While using the Slug Cruiser, kill 3 enemy crewmembers with one shot from the Anti-Bio Beam.
Federation Base in Range
Get to sector 8.
Get to sector 8.
Federation Victory (Easy)
Beat the boss on Easy.
Beat the boss on Easy.
Federation Victory (Normal)
Beat the boss on Normal.
Beat the boss on Normal.
Full Arsenal
Have 11 systems installed on the Kestrel Cruiser at one time.
Have 11 systems installed on the Kestrel Cruiser at one time.
Givin' her all she's got, Captain!
With the Zoltan Cruiser, have 29 power in systems at the same time.
With the Zoltan Cruiser, have 29 power in systems at the same time.
Home Sweet Home
Jump to 30 nebula locations before sector 8.
Jump to 30 nebula locations before sector 8.
I don't need no stinkin' upgrades!
Get to sector 5 with no system/reactor upgrades.
Get to sector 5 with no system/reactor upgrades.
I hardly lifted a finger
With the Engi Cruiser, destroy an enemy ship using only drones (no weapons).
With the Engi Cruiser, destroy an enemy ship using only drones (no weapons).
Is it warm in here?
Have your crew kill a burning enemy on their ship while using the Rock Cruiser.
Have your crew kill a burning enemy on their ship while using the Rock Cruiser.
Just Getting Started
Get to sector 5.
Get to sector 5.
Living off the Land
Get to sector 8 without buying at a store (Repairs are ok).
Get to sector 8 without buying at a store (Repairs are ok).
Loss of Cabin Pressure
Get to sector 8 without your ship's net oxygen levels exceeding 20 percent (starts after the first jump).
Get to sector 8 without your ship's net oxygen levels exceeding 20 percent (starts after the first jump).
Manpower
Get to sector 5 without upgrading your reactor in the Zoltan Cruiser.
Get to sector 5 without upgrading your reactor in the Zoltan Cruiser.
Master of Patience
Use only the Artillery Beam to destroy an enemy ship while taking no hull damage.
Use only the Artillery Beam to destroy an enemy ship while taking no hull damage.
No Escape
No Redshirts Here
Get to sector 8 without losing a crewmember.
Get to sector 8 without losing a crewmember.
On a Wing and a Prayer
Get to sector 5 without repairing at a store.
Get to sector 5 without repairing at a store.
Phase Shift
With the Stealth Cruiser, avoid 9 points of damage during a single cloak.
With the Stealth Cruiser, avoid 9 points of damage during a single cloak.
Robotic Warfare
With the Engi Cruiser, have 3 drones functioning at the same time.
With the Engi Cruiser, have 3 drones functioning at the same time.
Rule Ten: Greed is Eternal
Collect 10,000 scrap across all games.
Collect 10,000 scrap across all games.
Scrap Hoarder
Have at least 600 scrap in your ship storage.
Have at least 600 scrap in your ship storage.
Shields Holding
Destroy a ship before it gets through the Zoltan Shield.
Destroy a ship before it gets through the Zoltan Shield.
Slice and Dice
Hit every room of a ship with at least one beam in under 5 seconds.
Hit every room of a ship with at least one beam in under 5 seconds.
Some people just like to watch ships burn
Have every square of an enemy ship on fire simultaneously.
Have every square of an enemy ship on fire simultaneously.
Sweet Revenge
Tactical Approach
With the Stealth Cruiser, get to sector 8 without jumping to a beacon with an environmental danger.
With the Stealth Cruiser, get to sector 8 without jumping to a beacon with an environmental danger.
Take no prisoners!
Kill the crew of 20 ships by sector 6 in the Mantis Cruiser.
Kill the crew of 20 ships by sector 6 in the Mantis Cruiser.
Technophobia
Get to sector 8 without using drones.
Get to sector 8 without using drones.
The guns... They've stopped
Have 4 enemy systems or subsystems ioned at the same time while using the Engi Cruiser.
Have 4 enemy systems or subsystems ioned at the same time while using the Engi Cruiser.
The United Federation
Have six unique aliens on the Kestrel Cruiser simultaneously.
Have six unique aliens on the Kestrel Cruiser simultaneously.
They never saw it coming
Use the Weapon Pre-Igniter augmentation to destroy an enemy ship in one volley before the enemy can get a single shot off.
Use the Weapon Pre-Igniter augmentation to destroy an enemy ship in one volley before the enemy can get a single shot off.
Tough Little Ship
As the Kestrel Cruiser, repair back to full health when it only has 1 HP remaining.
As the Kestrel Cruiser, repair back to full health when it only has 1 HP remaining.
Trustworthy Auto-Pilot
Defeat an enemy ship with all of your crew aboard it.
Defeat an enemy ship with all of your crew aboard it.
Victory through Asphyxiation
Empty the oxygen (Net level less than 5 percent) of a non-automated, hostile enemy ship.
Empty the oxygen (Net level less than 5 percent) of a non-automated, hostile enemy ship.
Warlord
Defeat 1000 ships across all playthroughs.
Defeat 1000 ships across all playthroughs.
We're in Position!
While using the Slug Cruiser, have vision of every room of the enemy ship without functioning sensors.
While using the Slug Cruiser, have vision of every room of the enemy ship without functioning sensors.
Your Own Fleet
Unlock the Type A layout for every playable ship.
Unlock the Type A layout for every playable ship.
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Take a good hard look at the mother fucking float.
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And when the groundhog saw its shadow, the people declared:
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I guess you CAN'T do it with True Value. https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/14/business/true-value-bankruptcy
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Former 2 time world champion DogPlayingTetris becomes the first player to ever rollover the level counter in NES Tetris, performing what's known in the community as "Rebirth". Final score: 29,486,164, 4216 lines, level 347 (256 + 91)... all huge world records. #tetris
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Back row... Mother with screaming infant, 300 lb linebacker, and me. Or what's left of me. #airporthell
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I'd also love a 6 hour layover overnight instead of taking the red eye I was going to take and be 7 hours later getting into Cleveland than I wanted, why do you ask? #airporthell
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Why yes, I'd love to leave at 4:40 to get to the airport at 6:20 for an 8:20 flight that got delayed to 9:05 which is too late for my connection so now I'm on a 10:20 flight instead. Why do you ask? #airporthell
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I've never had as much fun on comms for a Tetris match as I did tonight with NinjaOfNinjas for the silver bracket semis and finals. What a show!
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I'm not done! I'll be casting the later rounds of the silver bracket today at 6:30 PM Pacific at https://twitch.tv/classictetris3. Cya there!
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I'll be live casting qualifiers today for CTWC at https://twitch.tv/classictetris2 at 1 PM Pacific and https://twitch.tv/classictetris3 at 3:30 PM Pacific. This year's CTWC is the craziest yet so don't miss it!
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Just a note to everyone out there who still believes 2020 hasn't ended that today is Unquinquaginember 21st, 2020.
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@shanselman Who at Microsoft do I have to bribe to fix ADO so that those of us on dark mode who copy/paste text from one task to another can do so without our friends on light mode seeing dark text on a dark background?
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I updated the blog post with a statement from Revival. While I'm not particularly happy with Revival's decision, I understand their motives. It's just a shame that it was someone from Interplay that had to go and do this. "By games for gamers" my ass.
Ronald M. Clifford
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Damn, got another Tetris world record! This time in the arcade variant developed by Atari. 6,008,005 points, 5,386 lines, round 363. Be warned, it's nearly FIVE HOURS. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2131759212
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I certainly didn't have "Overload but with web3 features" on my 2024 bingo card. WTF did Revival Productions just do?
https://roncli.com/blogger/3949527510668683306/wtf-did-revival-productions-just-do
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@solitha New rule: cat tax. For every pun you post or repost, you're now required to pay the tax of posting one cute cat video.
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Today was a special day. I scored 1,016,221 points in classic NES Tetris, the first time I broke the 999,999 maxout barrier.
With that maxout, I became the oldest person to get their first ever maxout at 46 years 319 days.
After I scored that, I learned that today would have been 7-time Tetris world champion Jonas Neubauer's 43rd birthday.
I am FILLED with incredible emotion tonight.
https://clips.twitch.tv/AverageImportantGoldfishHassaanChop-bRfUxo4q5SxEgJvI
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"I'm Sorry, What?!" The biggest bailout in the history of Descent II! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLlTk7wa59A
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โBART anime merch" are three words that I would not have expected to go together, but here we are. https://www.railgoods.com/bart/anime/
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Does anyone else sing the chorus to "Cherish" by Kool & The Gang to themselves whenever they play or watch streams of Balatro? Or is that just me?
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I'm fact that's what Lingo needs: a "phone" block. The clue is an incorrect autocorrected form of the answer. ๐
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It's like my phone knows I've been playing Lingo. I typed in "exited" and my phone was all:
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A comparison of the classic Tetris and Descent communities. Not a post I write lightly, either.
https://roncli.com/blogger/3703157809000934742/a-tale-of-two-communities
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Aptiz played #Pentis again. In the beginning you can see roncli asking in the chat for the right version. About an hour later, he broke the #PentisRankings record with 60K ! Congratulations roncli ๐ ๐
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Yeah, it's season 11. But the OTL Season 6 highlight reel is up, this time Fireball has taken the reins! Check out this video jam packed full of kills, deaths, silliness, and Sirius puns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXstLVjnaGo
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