![]() ![]() During a max performance turn, without extensive training, it’s probably a lot more. ![]() One of the sayings we have in the fighter community is: as soon as you put the helmet on, you lose 20 IQ points. It’s one thing to make decisions sitting on the ground, it’s another when you feel the world closing in as the blood is being drained from your head. I often get asked why we can’t do all of our training in a simulator-G’s are one of the reasons why. As a community, we’ve started to introduce physical therapy and dedicated stretching routines after each flight, in order to extend our careers. A few months ago, I had to get X-rays on my back to determine if I’d damaged a vertebra. In my squadron of 30 people: one pilot is unable to fly while his neck heals, another has been told by the flight doctor that he has the spine of someone in their mid-fifties (he’s 39), and another is only able to fly low-G sorties. With our helmets on, over 135 pounds of force is applied to the neck at 9G’s. The long term effects of high-G’s can result in neck and back issues-most pilots deal with some level of general pain due to G’s. Helicopter pilots, in turn, may not face high altitudes but are generally subject. It’s similar to a bruise and usually dissipates within a few days. at very high altitudes and substantial G-forces from acceleration. Hatch)Īfter high-G flights, my arms and legs will have what appears to be chickenpox-blood has pooled in my extremities and caused the blood vessels to rupture. The current G-suit is shown on the left, with the older version on the right. Instead of struggling for a breath, with what feels like an elephant on our chest, we can take a small sip of air and rely on the pressure-breathing to fill our lungs. To increase endurance, we have pressure-breathing, which forces air into our lungs during high-G’s. As we enter a turn, the bladders inflate, squeezing our legs and preventing blood from rushing towards our feet. We wear G-suits, which are pants with air-bladders in them. Over the years, technology has allowed us to pull more G’s for longer amounts of time. In fact, it’s so important that we’re legally required to go into crew rest 12 hours before a flight, with an uninterrupted 8 hours to sleep. Poor sleep decreases alertness and G-awareness, which is what signals a pilot to start their G-strain. Sleep is also a contribution factor to G-tolerance. As with any athletic endeavor, it’s important we eat nutritious foods and avoid high sugar “junk food.” Studies have shown that with only three percent dehydration, G-tolerance time can be reduced by up to 50%. Hydration and nutrition also play an important part in the amount of G’s a pilot can handle. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() All Planets Are Earth-Like: Every planet in the game is depicted in a setting which doesn't vary much from Earth landscapes: M'Digbo is an African-like jungle, Magnor has swamps, high-altitude villages and a junkyard, Chi-Fang is the game's stand-in for China, Planet Kleer is an even eviler version of Australia, and Ellenier is a medieval land with plenty of contemporary European influence.Alien Sky: A lot of instances, considering the entire game consists of traversing alien planets.Alien Blood: Monsters come with three blood colors aside of red: green, purple and yellow.African Chant: The Magnor forest levels (and some of the levels in M'Digbo) feature action music with these stock sounds.Advancing Boss of Doom: The first part of the fight against Hugo and The Mental Institution. ![]() Once you get to the end of the level, it simply skips to the ending cutscene. Adapted Out: The Xbox port does not contain the final boss fight against The Mental Institution.Action Bomb: In addition to the Kamikazes and Marcel the Clown enemies, Sam also gets to use one in the form of a "heat-seeking" kamikaze parrot called Klodovic.Abnormal Ammo: Klodovic, the Kamikaze Parrot, is a suicidal parrot carrying a bomb."I knew it! There ain't no games without sewer levels." Lampshaded by Sam at the beginning of the level: Aside of its smell (which even NETRICSA complains about) it features a small amount of enemies compared with other levels in spite of its size. Absurdly-Spacious Sewer: The Sewer level which connects Kingsburg with the Castle of Rock in the Ellenier levels.On March 23, 2021, the game received an unannounced, surprise update which allows Sam to sprint, Rocket Jump and dual-wield all of his weapons, added two new weapons called the "BeamGun" (the Ghost Buster from the original documents for TFE) and a Flamethrower, a Legion-esque system for single-player and coop sessions which allows Sam to face SS4- levels of enemies, 12 new, previously unreleased maps for multiplayer, and a radar, and plenty of bug fixes and improvements.įollowed chronologically by a prequel to TFE, Serious Sam 3: BFE. Unlike the other main entries, this game hasn't received either an HD or VR release, in part due to its Troubled Production and plenty of Executive Meddling from 2K which led to Croteam first disowning the game, and then excising it completely from the SS canon, though Croteam has been hinting either a proper remake (more in line with TFE and TSE) or remaster of the game for quite a long time. All in all, it's easy to say that II is the least "Serious" of Sam's games. Vehicles are also introduced in the series, with Sam being able to use flying hovertanks, turrets and a spiked hamster ball. The weaponry has been overhauled, with a few returning weapons (both varieties of the Shotgun, the Grenade Launcher, the Rocket Launcher, the Serious Minigun, the Cannon, the Sniper Rifle and the Serious Bomb) joined by newer ones (a chainsaw gauntlet, a self-recharging blaster, a pair of Uzis and a bomb-carrying parrot). It also features a cartoony, almost comical look, which contrasts heavily with the previous games's more. The game is a step back regarding the previous installments, scaling back the horde and secret count, the weaponry and even the enemy variety. It's then up to Sam to retrieve and unify these pieces in order to put a definitive end to Mental and his army. Said artifact was broken into five pieces which were scattered across civilizations on five planets: the Simbas of M'Digbo, the Zixies of Magnor, the ChiChi of Chi-Fang, the Kleer of Planet Kleer and the Elvians of Ellenier. It's the third installment in the Serious Sam series.Īfter the events of Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Sam has been summoned by three individuals who introduce themselves as the "Sirian Great Council" (the calm and collected Jebediah, the snarky Rajiv, and their leader, Rolanda) who brief him about a medallion created to weaken Sam's long time Arch-Enemy Mental. Serious Sam II is a First-Person Shooter videogame created by Croteam in 2004 and published by 2K Games for PC and Xbox. ![]() ![]() Activate a switch in one level and it will unlock access in another. Players can go in and out of levels in each hub as if they are one giant area. There are five hubs in the game, each with an average of five maps, one which was hidden. Hexen introduces hubs, each linking to a number of levels that must be explored. The core level loops here innovate for better and worse on the typical Doom engine model by shifting from key finding within a contained level leading to an exit. Ultimately, however, the way a character causes damage in combat feels different for each class, the way those classes respond to the levels and puzzles doesn’t change and it makes the replayability of each character class only appealing to the most dedicated. The three character classes have unique strength, armor and magic ratings which change the way they interact in combat and for a game from 1994 at the height of the 2.5D FPS genre, this is pretty damn cool on the surface. The difference in each character can be felt in the way you play and the way Mana is used is a very inventive iteration on the FPS formula at the time. The first weapon for each character uses no mana, the second blue, the third green and the ultimate weapon for each character expends both at the same time. Ammo in Hexen is measured in green and blue mana pickups and each class of character has four unique weapons. Upon starting the game, players are given the choice between three character classes. It mixes those RPG-esque elements with the rapid pace and brutality of the FPS genre and creates something fairly unique for the time. By no means a role playing game, Hexen does provide choice, or at least, the illusion of choice, through its hub level design, inventory system and its character select. Hexen sometimes feels like wants to be a Doom and Dungeons and Dragons (D&D&D?) campaign, and in some ways it succeeds. Whereas Heretic often felt like a coat of Dark Fantasy Paint™ over a Doom game, Hexen feels like a more realized vision of the original concept. Hexen’s buildings have as much character as the creatures roaming them and are vital to setting the atmosphere. A giant bell at the top of a tower rings to reveal a teleporter. Switches shift entire sections of walls in ways that feel like the coolest Dungeons and Dragons traps. The first door in the game doesn’t just open, it creeks. This is the best the Doom engine has ever looked as it is used to create atmospheric storytelling to sell the Dark Fantasy setting. Hexen shifts our focus Beyond Heretic (cough) to Cronos, a human world where the second Serpent Rider, Korax has control of something called the Chaos Sphere and is described in the manual as having a “lust for power only matched by his hatred for all living things not under his control”. Heretic chronicles the destruction of D’Sparil, the first of the Serpent Riders, at the hands of an elven hero named Corvus. Hexen: Beyond Heretic took one step forward and two steps sideways in the evolution of the dark fantasy FPS Nineteen months after the release of Heretic, another evolution in the FPS genre and Doom’s 2.5D engine was released continuing the Serpent Rider trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() What I don't like is that the tip is getting a little bit flimsy at the end (after I used it a few times). 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Album 'Restrictions' (1971) by CACTUS song lyrics including 'Restrictions', 'Token Chokin', 'Guiltless Glider', 'Evil', 'Alaska', 'Sweet Sixteen', 'Bag Drag', 'A. ![]() 2, For the moment, though, you can just enjoy the opportunity to revisit the album that’s celebrating its 43rd anniversary today and hear how well it’s held up…and, no, we’re not being facetious. CACTUS Is Back With A Brand New Album TIGHTROPE The American Led Zeppelin is coming at you with tour dates in both America and Europe. If you’re interested in hearing how Cactus sounded in concert during their heyday, consider picking up a copy of Rhino Handmade’s Fully Unleased: The Live Gigs, Vol. After that, Cactus disbanded, but few tears were shed, as it meant that – to bring this whole story full circle – Appice and Bogert were free to finally team up with the fully-recovered Jeff Beck for the appropriately-titled Beck, Bogert & Appice album. While Appice and Bogert rebuilt the lineup to include guitarist Werner Fritzschings and keyboardist Duane Hitchings and drafted Peter French (Atomic Rooster) as their new frontman, they still only soldiered on for one further release, 1972’s partly-live, partly-studio ‘Ot ‘n’ Sweaty. The foursome of Appice, Bogert, McCarty, and Day recorded one more album together, 1971’s Restrictions, before McCarty quit the group and Day was fired. 1 & 2,” and the title track, which closes the album in suitably kick-ass fashion. One Way.Or Another followed a similar template to its predecessor by offering eight tracks – six originals, two covers – and kicking off the proceedings with one from the latter column, in this case a hard and heavy take on Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally.” The other cover, a version of Chuck Willis’s “Feel So Bad,” is more than serviceable, but it’s really the originals that are the stars of this show, with highlights including “Rock ‘n’ Roll Children,” “Big Mama Boogie – Pts. ![]() With Vanilla Fudge winding down their initial run in the wake of their fifth album, 1969’s Rock & Roll, drummer Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert had made plans to join forces with Jeff Beck, but when that plan fell apart after Beck was involved in a nasty car accident, the duo instead teamed up with guitarist Jim McCarty (Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels) and singer Rusty Day (the Amboy Dukes) to form Cactus, releasing their self-titled debut in July 1970. Granted, given the band’s relatively limited chart success over the years, this is an anniversary which may have escaped many of you, but it’s one that certainly has the potential to make fans of ‘70s hard rock grin. 43 years ago today, the band called Cactus released their sophomore studio effort, One Way.Or Another. ![]() ![]() ![]() Left unfed, your caravan's Morale level drops. The bigger your caravan, the more supplies you consume, and so on the UI you simply see the number of days of supplies you have left. There is no home base to worry about, no trade system, and "supplies" encompass everything your people need to survive as the days pass. You use it to purchase magical items or level up your roster of heroes, and you use it to purchase supplies for your caravan. In the game, "Renown" is your only currency. And as such, I'm left feeling too squeezed. Perhaps this is simply because we're only privy to about the first ten hours of what will eventually be a longer overall game, but I think it's fair to treat this as a game unto itself. As someone who enjoys games that take resource management seriously, I find the system in The Banner Saga almost too stingy for its own good. You don't have many resources to manage in The Banner Saga, but scarcity plays an often brutal role in how those resources shape your progress.Īctually, here is where I'll enter, for the record, my first official gripe. While there is no permadeath in regular combat, your choices in the game's narrative can result in the death of a character.īeyond the choices you make as the story unfolds is the broad scope of resource management. They're just choices, some of which have good outcomes and some of which make you grit your teeth. These aren't choices that confine you to a "Paragon" or "Renegade" persona. It's more a matter of priorities and leadership style.ĭo you physically punish a troublemaker or banish them from the caravan? Or do you give them another chance while ordering forced sobriety? Do you let go of the treasure cart or fight to keep it from careening over a cliff? Do you rest or do you help guard a besieged city wall? The game doesn't really focus on "moral" vs "immoral" choices. It's sort of like life that way, and there's a lot of uncertainty. Some small choices have big consequences, while some big choices don't. How you deal with rowdy drunks, runaway treasure carts, and battle against the Dredge all play a role in how the story progresses. Safety proves quite elusive in this tale.Īs a leader, you'll make various choices as your journey progresses. You take on the role of various leaders in this story, leading your straggling caravans to safety-or at least away from danger. We'll talk about the narrative progression first. 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The page contains some unverified services, and we are not certain whether they hold legal licenses to distribute the content. doesn’t own, host, operate, resell, or distribute any streaming apps, addons, websites, IPTV or services. Legal Disclaimer: This tutorial is purely educational. You’re about to learn how to install Kodi on FireStick in as many ways as possible. If you’ve decided to jailbreak Amazon FireStick, you are just at the right place. ![]() The multimedia content offered by Kodi is indeed staggering. Kodi for Fire Stick offers lots of streaming opportunities. Read: How to Install and Use Best VPN for FireStick How to Install Kodi on FireStick Here are reasons why using a VPN at all times is essential. ExpressVPN is currently also offering a whopping 3 extra months free on their annual plan! Plus, if you're not 100% satisfied, you can always get a refund. Not only is it easy to install on any device, it comes with a risk-free 30-day money-back guarantee. I personally use ExpressVPN, the fastest and most secure VPN available. I strongly recommend getting the best FireStick VPN to mask your IP address and securely stream your favorites. Currently, your IP is visible to everyone. Governments and ISPs constantly monitor your online activity, and accessing copyrighted content on your Fire TV Stick could lead to serious trouble. If you are already using Kodi on your Fire TV or Fire Stick and looking for just a simple update to 20.1 Nexus, you should read this – how to update Kodi on FireStick. Kodi is one of the best Amazon FireStick apps, which will open a new world of free multimedia content that might not even be available in your region or comes with an exorbitant price tag. Therefore, you would like to install Kodi on FireStick to stream anything you want. ![]() With Kodi, you can access tons of content without burning a hole in your pocket. That’s where Kodi comes into the picture. 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Competent to convert long videos to GIFs.Like others, it supports a wide range of video formats, including but not limited to MP4, WAV, AVI, and FLV. In the simple processes of extracting videos and creating GIFs, you'll be surprised by its versatile extra settings: frame rate, aspect ratio, play speed, and color matching. You cannot add texts nor crop frames to make GIF memes.Īlthough Free Video to GIF Converter is an aged converter born in the era of Windows XP, it still stands in most lists of GIF converters. Share with the world after converting via a social link.Extremely easy to use and configure freeware.You can send it to your social account right after the conversion by clicking on its share button. It differs from other converters for its handy social shares. Most popular video formats are accepted well, for instance, MOV, MP4, MKV, AVI, and WMV. It simplifies the process of creating GIFs from videos to 3 steps: import a video, trim and add a filter the video, and save it as a GIF file. Video to GIF Maker is an app developed to turn videos to GIFs on Windows 8/10 and mobile phones. Record the Mac or iOS screen and turn it into a tutorial GIF in one-stop.GIF adjustments for playback direction, style effects, frame rate, and even add captions.Compatible with almost all formats supported by QuickTime.But note that the file size is enlarged at the same time. In its recent update, a powerful render has been added to process more frames per GIF, which indicates that you can create longer animated GIFs than before. Users can navigate easily through the interface and find their required options. Its minimalistic interface features easily understandable buttons and menus. ![]() ![]() This intuitive video to GIF app has been specially developed Mac users. ![]() Click Done and Run to finish converting the video to a GIF. Click on the option button (gear-shaped icon beside your video), and drag the knob to select a section you want.ĥ. Click on +Video to add your source video.ģ. You'll get a high-quality GIF with the least quality loss.Ģ.
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