![]() “Working with Studio Koba to bring Narita Boy to life has been incredibly rewarding – development has whizzed past in a flash of neon and synthwave to be honest! We’re so happy with the adventure we’ve created, and all that’s left to do is put it in the hands of players so they can experience the same sci-fi journey we’ve all been on. It’s a passion project built on our love for the media from our youth, so it’s very emotional to see the project come to fruition like this.”Īndy Kearney, Senior Producer, Team17, said: It’s a real blast from the past, and we’re excited to see players young and old wield the Techno-Sword to save the Digital Kingdom. “ Narita Boy is here! He’s been with us for a long time now, especially since we first showed him to the world back in the Kickstarter campaign, and we’re thrilled that the rest of the world can experience the retrovania adventure at long last. Over the past two months, royalties from sales of Saving The World, one of the tracks from Narita Boy original game soundtrack, have gone towards the campaign.Įduardo Fornieles, Founder, Studio Koba, said: Narita Boy also powers ‘Saving The Arcade World’, a campaign created by Team17 and Studio Koba to raise awareness of the need to preserve arcades and arcade games, in partnership with The Strong: National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, The National Videogame Museum in the UK, and Arcade Vintage: Museo del Videojuego in Spain. Pump up the jam: Inspired by the glory days of analogue synthesizers, the pumping soundtrack turns back the clock for this techno-journey.Pixel-perfect story: Encounter weird and wonderful digitised characters on a journey to discover the secrets of the Digital Kingdom and its elusive creator.Might as well jump: The classic 2D platformer will see players explore imaginative landscapes and navigate a plethora of pixel art environments.You have the power!: The Techno-Sword can be used alongside mysterious magic so that players can carve and blast their way through enemies great and small.Go back to the future: A homage to the eighties with a new spin on classic gameplay styles, Narita Boy takes players back in time for a blast from the past. ![]() ![]() Featuring classic adventure gameplay and a narrative that unfolds the secrets and memories of the kingdom’s real-world creator, Narita Boy is a homage to digital times gone by, but not forgotten. As the eponymous hero, Narita Boy whisks players to the Digital Kingdom to wield and master the trichroma Techno-Sword against the evil of HIM and the Stallions, rogue code that threaten the kingdom’s future. Team17 and Studio Koba have today launched Narita Boy, a neo-nostaligic ‘RetroVania’ love letter to the 1980s, for PC, PlayStation® 4, Nintendo Switch™, and Xbox One*. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Most strip lights come with an adhesive back with a protective cover on top. You will need extra low-voltage wires if you plan to connect a dimmer to the strip. You just need to measure the length of your cabinet along where you plan to install the lights and then cut off the same length from your LED strip. Installing an LED strip is fairly easy and straightforward. To be safe, get the bright options and then install a dimmer for more control. On the other hand, if it is for decoration, you can do with less intensive LED strips. If you plan to use the light for illumination, the brighter the better. The most important thing to check is the brightness. The first step is choosing the right LED strip lights. Note that this is a general overview, different types and brands of LED lighting may have different variations of installation. Seeing that they are the most popular option for homeowners, we have provided a brief overview on how to install LED under cabinet lighting. ![]() How to install under OFF-GRID LED lighting Puck lights can be a bit more challenging. LED strips and ropes are the easiest to install. If you are planning to do some DIY installation, you need to consider how easy it is to install a certain type of under cabinet lighting. This is especially important in a kitchen where certain foods or food ingredients could be sensitive to heat. To recap, fluorescent, and LED lighting are best when it comes to heat output. We have already talked a little about heat output under ‘energy efficiency’. They also produce very little to almost no heat. An added advantage is that LED lights are easy to dim, adding to their energy-saving capability. Some LED fixtures use as little as 5 watts while still emitting adequate illumination. If you are looking for the most energy efficient under cabinet lighting option, LED is the place to go. Energy EfficiencyĮnergy efficiency has become an all-important part of residential lighting. Halogen and xenon lighting fixtures can be especially glaring making it necessary to include lenses in your purchase. Fixture Lensesįixture lenses are important in creating a uniform light distribution, minimizing bright reflections on the counter and reducing glare. When you do not need the bright light, dimming it can save some energy. While this may mean incurring extra cost for the dimmers, it gives you much more control over the lighting. ![]() We highly recommend that you get lighting with a dimming capability. Plug in draws power from a power outlet, often a wall socket. Power is drawn directly from a power source. Hard-wiring involves connecting the lights directly to the existing wiring in the house. There are two basic types of wiring used with under cabinet lighting hard-wire and simple plug in. There is no significant difference in energy savings, light quality and life span between high voltage and low voltage under cabinet lighting. ![]() In regards to voltage, there are two main types of under cabinet lighting normal (line) voltage (120V) lighting and low voltage (12V or 24V) lighting. The problems with premature LED burnout have been solved with the latest DC LED products, which use efficient power electronics to provide a constant voltage to the lamp no matter what the battery bank voltage, with built-in energy-saving dimming capability. (DC CFLs are available, but are expensive, difficult to find, and very sensitive to voltage drop in DC wiring, which shortens their life drastically.) A bonus with DC lighting is that because an inverter is not necessary, it is more efficient. In very small off-grid systems such as for cabins, RVs, tractor-trailers, and boats, DC lighting can make sense, though only with LED fixtures and lamps. Expect an efficiency loss of 10% to 20%-as with any appliance that has inductive or capacitive elements (ballasts, motors, computers, etc.)-and the possibility of flickering or audibly buzzing lamps. However, modified wave inverters used in smaller or older off-grid installations can cause problems with these newer lighting technologies. The cost of LED lighting is still high, but not as high as the cost of a new battery bank or adding PV modules.īecause most modern inverters provide a nearly pure sine-wave output, FLs, CFLs, and LEDs or dimmers usually work well. As my old FLs and CFLs burn out or get dim at my off-grid home, I am slowly phasing in LED lamps. Making sure your lighting is as efficient as possible takes on even more importance in off-grid systems due to expensive battery banks that should not be overdischarged and the winter double-whammy of more hours of darkness combined with a reduced solar resource.įor off-grid homes, the lighting focus will likely be more on efficiency than light quality, but you don’t have to compromise-much. Welcome to our comprehensive guide to OFF-GRID lighting for DesignerS ![]() ![]() ![]() “I think Amy Winehouse said it best when she said, ‘that silent sense of content.’ That’s what Divine Nonchalance is to me a quietness of heart and mind, just being.” Playing Clara means that Balagot had to reckon with her own definition of what “divine nonchalance” means. I think we talked a little about Fight Club too, which is my favorite movie.” “So we went on this call and he told me about the project and his vision for Clara. I got an email saying they wanted me to send another tape, and that Jason Segel was going to call me and give me notes,” Balagot says. “I sent in a tape and did a little bit of coaching. ![]() On a show that’s already so superbly cast with Jason Segel, Eve Lindley, Sally Field, and Andre Benjamin making up the leads, how did producers go about finding someone with enough gravity to be those characters’ ultimate pursuit? Through a simple audition it turns out. Episode 5, “Clara,” officially introduces the mythical character played by Cecilia Balagot to the show via flashbacks, an exhaustive diary, and an eerily lifelike portrait. Problem is that Clara has been AWOL and neither the Dispatchers nor the audience have actually gotten confirmation that she’s even real…until now. According to a helpful film reel at the Elsewhere Society, participants in this grand alternate reality game must track down Clara, the young architect of Divine Nonchalance and the key to spreading Elsewhere’s principles of beauty and whimsy throughout the world. Through four episodes of AMC’s trippy Dispatches from Elsewhere, our core four heroes have been tasked with an important mission. “That was the goal and how we wrote it and we certainly made sure that we had a diverse and inclusive writers’ room and did all of our due diligence in terms of representation, and Eve contributed a huge amount of her experience to that love story.The following contains spoilers for Dispatches from Elsewhere episode 5. “I just wanted to show two people fall in love with each other, with all the complications of any two people falling in love with each other,” Segel explained. But Segel never set out to make any kind of statement with that plot point, merely “approach it like romance, two people falling in love.” Something we can all relate to. Our leading protagonists Peter (Segel) and Simone seem destined for more than just friendship (but don’t worry, no Ross and Rachel shenanigans here). “She’s an amazing actress and she made the part more complicated and gave Simone more depth than I ever could have managed on my own as a writer.”ĭespite the show’s eccentricities-the pilot opens with an extended silence that will have you checking your remote-there are traditional storytelling arcs to be found here. “We held a casting call and Eve came in and I have to say, from the moment she started reading those lines, I knew that I had found my Simone, and that I would rewrite the part wherever needed to bring out these qualities that Eve was blessed with on her own,” he tells Vulture. SEE ALSO: What We Know About ‘The Plot Against America’-HBO’s Alternate History for the Trump Era Segel, who returns to television for the first time since How I Met Your Mother, credits her for rounding out the character in unexpected ways while he was still developing the script. Lindley, a trans woman, has been acting professionally for a few years now, but Dispatches From Elsewhere marks her highest-profile role to date. The character describes herself as “like, bitter Amélie or something,” and is the most emotionally alluring of the main cast early on. Among the first four episodes provided to critics, the immediate breakout character is Eve Lindley’s Simone. ![]() ![]() The series is unafraid to embrace its own quirkiness and, regardless of whether or not it earns each and every indulgence, is rarely boring. There’s a magical melancholy to the proceedings, an undercurrent to the show’s central mysteries. Zach Dilgard/AMCĭispatches From Elsewhere, AMC’s new anthology series created by Jason Segel, is quite a trip. Jason Segel as Peter, Eve Lindley as Simone in AMC’s Dispatches from Elsewhere. ![]() ![]() ![]() The pawn people directed him to this case of boxed watch sets - the kind that come with multiple bands, etc. I gave him a certain amount of money to spend at the pawn shop, and he ended up getting a Nintendo DS game (they gave him a good deal because I bought one or two of them myself) and he had some money left over, so he wanted to get something nice for his mom (yep - not your average kid). He was always just thrilled with what most people would consider something mundane, so he kept things interesting. He's a teen now - less than a year from being too old for the program had it continued - so we don't see him as often, but it's been fun to watch him grow. The charity closed down in our area, but we still spend time with him. No stolen lunches!Īwesome birthday story funky-rat! Bet he was thrilled. I used to be on meds I had to keep cold, but once I stopped taking them (I turned out to be mildly allergic), I decided to keep it here. Would have cost me more than twice that in the store. ![]() It still had tape inside holding the racks down. ![]() You can tell it belonged to some college kids who used it for a semester or two, then turned it in. I've gotten some nice stuff there over the years, including a Black & Decker mini fridge (bigger than cube size) that I paid $50 for. He was disappointed at first, because Gold & Silver Pawn is more like a gift boutique/antique store than a pawn shop than most real pawn shops to me, but after the initial shock wore off, we told the manager off to the side that being there was this kid's birthday wish, and they negotiated with him, etc. He liked the show, and wanted to know what a real pawn shop was like. We used to work with a kids charity, and the kid that we worked with wanted to go to a pawn shop for his birthday - seriously. I've been in a number of pawn shops over the years. There's one we prefer - we've done lots of transactions there (mostly buying, but I took some Jewelry down once that I didn't want anymore, and I did some bartering once), and they have a few stores in a few areas, and if we're in one of those areas, we'll look them up. We don't have any pawn shops in our area, but we frequent them when we're in my husband's "hometown". ![]() ![]() ![]() Fresh Parsley – Optional, for garnish and freshness.Capers – Get capers in brine, but drain before using in the recipe.If you like extra lemon flavor, add a teaspoon of lemon zest as well. Lemon Juice – Use fresh squeezed juice if you can! Bottled will work, but does not taste nearly as good.For an extra nutrient boost, try bone broth instead. It’s gluten free, paleo, low carb and keto. The dish may be too salty if you use regular. This savory one-skillet lemon chicken piccata is made all in one skillet and couldn’t be easier Perfect for weeknights and the leftovers save well for lunch the next day. Chicken Broth – I use reduced sodium chicken broth for all my recipes, which is somewhere between low sodium and regular.Garlic – Minced garlic in a jar will work fine, but fresh garlic shines in this sauce.Use unsalted, and for the healthiest option, grass-fed. ![]()
![]() ![]() If you have to use a USB hub, make sure to choose a powered hub. Connect the cable directly to the computer. If still available, make sure to use the original USB cable that came with the keyboard.If the inputs are not checked, click the square next to the respective entry to activate the input: Windows: Make sure the inputs are activated.Mac: Make sure the inputs are activated.Open the KOMPLETE KONTROL Preferences and choose Input in the MIDI tab.Activate the MIDI input ports of the keyboard:.If not, right click the respective entry and choose Start from the context menu:.Search the list and check if the Status of the services NIHostIntegrationAgent and NIHardwareService is Running:.Note: If the Services tab is not directly available, expand the view by clicking 'More details' in the lower left corner of the window. Open the Windows Task Manager and choose the Services tab.Note: You can choose both entries by holding the SHIFT key on your computer keyboard and clicking both entries. Select the missing service and click Add:.Mac HD > Library > Application Support > Native Instruments > Hardware If the files NIHardwareAgent and/or NIHostIntegrationAgent are missing in the list, add them by clicking the ' +' icon and navigating to the following location:.Open your Mac's System Preferences and choose Users & Groups > Login Items.Make sure that the services NIHardwareAgent and NIHostIntegrationAgent are running on your computer.Windows only: The keyboard driver is not correctly installed.įollow these steps in order to solve the issue:.Mac only: A plug-in in the HAL folder prevents the keyboard from being recognized.The keyboard is not correctly connected.The MIDI input ports of the keyboard are turned off.The services NIHardwareAgent and/or NIHostIntegrationAgent are not running. ![]() This issue can be caused by the following: You cannot hear any sound when playing the keys of your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboard and it is not available as a MIDI device in the KOMPLETE KONTROL Preferences. ![]() ![]() ![]() The primary targets for collection are the 28,000 vehicle owners who each have at least 100 unpaid tolls. Authority to publicly report the names of violators was provided by Senate Bill 1792 in an effort to collect more than $27 million in unpaid tolls. You’ll be able to easily pass through tolls with a TxTag while also saving money.From the Texas Department of Transportation:ĪUSTIN, TX - Moving forward with its initiative to collect millions of dollars in unpaid tolls, the Texas Department of Transportation today reminds habitual toll violators that they have until noon on Wednesday to avoid having their names shared with the news media and published on TxDOT and TxTag websites beginning on Thursday. Additionally, don’t forget to benefit from the discounts you might get by utilizing a TxTag. Remember to add money to your TxTag account after you receive it and register your car. When ready, you may quickly order a TXTag online at or in person at any TxTag Customer Service Center (CSC). So a TxTag is your best option if you seek a better way to pay tolls. It is a simple toll payment method that is very simple to get and use. In general, using a TxTag when driving in Texas is a great way to save time and money. Your TxTag won’t be able to pay for tolls if your account is depleted, and you’ll be charged additional fees. The main drawback of using a TxTag is that you must maintain funds in your account for it to function. Additionally, you will receive a discount on all toll roads if you fall into specific categories like Veteran. You won’t ever have to worry about carrying cash or standing in line at the toll booth when you use a TxTag, which is its primary benefit. You can drive on all of the state’s toll highways with a toll pass by paying a fixed monthly cost rather than having to pay for each individual toll. Purchasing a toll pass is an additional choice. The invoice must then be paid within 30 days. With the exception of sending you an invoice once you pass through the toll booth, this system operates similarly to a standard toll booth. Utilizing a Pay By Mail system is the most widely used substitute. There are alternatives if a TxTag is not what you desire. Finally, you will be greeted with an Order confirmation number and save it for your reference.Verify the details provided and agree to the terms & conditions to finish the registration process.Enter the desired password, provide a security question with an answer, then PIN, and finally, ‘Continue to Payment.’ The whole next part is dedicated to ‘Contact & Shipping Information.’ Tap on ‘Continue to Step 2’ to move further and pick the suggested address.Tap on ‘Continue to contact information’ to continue the new TxTag registration process.The maximum allowed is five vehicles per registration. If you wish to add another vehicle, you can do that from the same page.Fill up the necessary information like Plate Number, Country, State, Vehicle Type, and Tag type, then save the details.Visit and tap on ‘Get a TxTag’ on the web portal.Here is the process to get a TxTag online. If you are new to the city, you must complete the new registration process to use the Texas Toll Tag. After completing the verification process, you will be redirected to the ‘Vehicle & Tags’ page.Verify the account using the Account number or PIN, or email address.You are redirected to the ‘Update Your Login Credentials’ page.Visit the TxTag homepage (), then login to TxTag account with your existing credentials.You are requested to update the contact information to get the latest news or updates regarding your toll tag. If you are an existing customer of TxTag, go ahead with the following procedure to get a TxTag online. You can do this online directly from the official website at. 119 Conrads Lane, New Braunfels, TX 78130Īfter receiving your TxTag, you must register your car and fund your TxTag account to use it.216 E Wells Branch Pkwy, Pflugerville, TX 78660.1070 Westinghouse Rd, Georgetown, TX 78626.DPS Driver License Offices in Central Texas (weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM).You will then receive a TxTag sticker from the CSC, and you’ll be ready to go. If you wish to get it in person, you will require a valid driver’s license and a method of payment if you decide to purchase a TxTag from the nearest TxTag Customer Service Center (CSC). ![]() ![]() ![]() But this Kickstarter brings it all together for a whole new generation, with some real-world treats thrown in for the longtime fans. Intent upon siring the women as vampires in order to infiltrate the Unseelie, they used the techniques that they'd always used successfully on humans. That’s a bit of a drag, given that the series started its life on the Mac - but Cyan says getting everything running on the Mac would take resources they “just don’t have.” Cyan notes that while they’ll continue to sell the updated games once the Kickstarter is over, the special box set is a Kickstarter-only deal.Īs arstechnica points out, much of the Myst series is already available for Windows 10 - only Myst III and IV had never been updated for compatibility, as the rights were held by a different publisher. His Chronicles of Lumineia series represents a stretch young adult series that has sold more than 250,000 copies and gradually continues to expand its fan base across all ages. The bad news: most of the games won’t work on MacOS. By the end of the year, he had sold more than ten thousand copies of his The Second Draeken War book and switched to fulltime writing. They’ve updated the games to work on “modern systems, but there’s a bit of a good news/bad news situation there. (For the unfamiliar: in the Myst universe, “Linking books” transport those that touch the book to a far-off destination.) Oh, and they built a friggin’ Linking book, complete with a 800×480 LCD screen that plays video fly-throughs of the game’s environments when the book is opened. Tiers above that include a bunch of real-world goodies, from a recreation of Gehn’s in-game pen/inkwell to original, hand-drawn concept art. $49 gets you digital copies of each game, while $99 gets you DVD copies in a box built to look like a Myst book. realMyst: Masterpiece (the 3D Myst re-make released in 2000).After launching this morning with a target of raising $247,500 dollars, it’s already smashed through its goal and is currently sitting a bit shy of $500,000. The game’s original developers, Cyan, have managed to get the rights to all seven games in the Myst universe, and have turned to Kickstarter to re-release it as one big box set. With the game’s 25th anniversary just months away, Myst has found itself in a place no one could have predicted in ’93: Kickstarter. But for many years, this franchise was at the top of its game, and who knows, we might have more to add to this Myst timeline in the future. It was also the game that made tens of thousands of kids beg their parents for a CD drive. Released in 1993, it was unlike any video game most had seen at the time - and yet, its DNA lingers in countless games released today. The listing tries to be hierarchical: if one Age is to be accessed via another, or is only mentioned in the context of another, it is mentioned therein.Myst holds a special place in the hearts of many. The Mechanical Age, consisting of a central fortress structure with a circular. You can explore the other worlds in any order you like each is very different and makes for diverse gameplay. Multiples of listings of the same age are thus possible. You’ll acquire clues on how to unlock each linking book via the library tower, in conjunction with certain marker switches scattered around Myst Island. the game, novel or other places (for example, the D'ni Restoration Council (DRC) web site). This listing is sorted by where the ages were introduced, shown or described, i.e. 1.1.5.2 Uru Live, Uru: To D'ni, Untìl Uru. ![]() ![]() ![]() While there are no ensures while recuperating deleted information. Discharged the Recycle Bin before acknowledging it, Pandora Recovery may appear to be unrealistic. On the off chance that you’ve at any point coincidentally erased critical records. For instance, we couldn’t recoup erased documents from a 1.8-inch ZIF18 microdrive. Pandora Recovery may not bolster cloud drives and record frameworks, regardless of whether Windows does. ![]()
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