Debunking the myth: Silicon Knights' Too Human Is Not Based On UE3? Not true!

 NOTE: You cannot buy this game from anywhere now, as U.S. Court has ordered all physical copies and source codes of the game destroyed and erased. For more information, search for Silicon Knights Unreal Engine. (Except for second-hand or third-hand sellers)

I just dumped the DVD image to computer to take a look at what it was made out of, with some help from members of game cracking group I can't tell the name of.

So here's one of the files...nice try people, but you just lost. It's based on Unreal Engine.

(Note: Its original extension was .INF)













"Hey, that file might be fake!," you ask? How about these?

...Or these?

It's unfortunate SK decided to sue Epic Games. They lost, and their fame went away with their destroyed copies of games and source codes.

(Disclaimer: I don't even have the console. I cannot play it.)

Adware removal: W32.Winexpand and more

W32.Winexpand

Info:
This adware randomly opens advertisement pages and hijacks start page of Internet Explorer.
Removal:
This Adware drops files into WinExpand_(internal version number, or im0s) folder located at Program Files and Temp folder.
To remove this adware, stop processes starting with winexpand with Process Hacker or similar tools, then delete the folder and files.

W32.Windowstab

Info:
This adware opens shopping mall pages and download sites when Internet Explorer starts.
Removal:
This is similar to WinExpand; Use MBAM or FixMeStick to clean it after deleting folders and files located at Program Files and Temp folder.

W32.SKeyPang

Info:
This adware pops up advertisements on pages opened on Internet Explorer.
Removal:
Delete folders including "keypang" in the name in Program Files and Temp folder, as well as AppData/Roaming folder.

W32.Searchlike

Info:
This adware opens popup windows showing advertisements on the bottom right hand corner.
Removal:
Remove folders located at Program Files; Use ATTRIB command to remove SYSTEM file tag.

W32.Wiseman

Info:
This adware is known for aggressive advertisements. This adware injects advertisements into pages you surf online, and removes few ad blockers.
Removal:
Stop processes named "wiseman.exe", then delete folder named "SSI" in Program Files and delete installer located at Temp folder.

W32.WindowsOptimize

Info:
This adware masqurades as "system optimizer". This program doubles as fake antivirus.
Removal:
Delete folders named "WindowsOptimize" in Program Files.

W32.Criteo

Info:
Yes, it's THAT Criteo. (Criteo Advertisement Platform)
Removal:
Stop processes named "criteo.exe" and delete folders named "Criteo" from Program Files, then delete installers from Temp folder.

Fixing Zebra Olno's oily grip problem

This mechanical pencil is great; Unlike its father model, this one has bigger grip and you can extend graphite rod's length by slightly pressing notch between upper and lower part of the product inside your hand without reaching for the end of pencil for the button.
But the problem is, after some use, oily substance will cover the outside of the grip and that will seep into your blotting paper and newspaper, and probably end with a part of toner getting transferred to the grip itself.

Here's how to solve it by dissolving all that oil and extracting it from the grip itself.

Disassemble mechanical pencil and take grip part from the main body.
Prepare a flat or long airtight container, small pill bottle or even disposable plastic container would be enough. (Use plastic wrap to seal it)
Drop the grip in mixture of isopropyl alcohol and dish soap.
Leave the container sealed for 2 days or longer.
Remove grip from container and wash it in running water (hot or cold) for few minutes.
You'll see some opaque things floating around too, but disregard it.
Thoroughly wash it. Vigorously. Really hard.
Ta-da, now the oily feeling is gone.

If you start to feel or see oily substance leaking in and out of the grip, repeat it.

Chromatic Aberration effect in Photoshop CS3+

It basically simulates badly aligned camera lens, or "lens fault", 

which is caused by exactly same way prism separates colored lights from sunlight.

See photo below for more sounding example.

(Image from Koszalińska Kompania Rycerska at Flickr. Thanks!)

It's used to remove that "fake-ness" from 3D rendering and such, or just for a little bit more "oomph".

So you ask how to do this, without going through all that layers and stuff?

Well, here's how.

Go here:

(For text-only browsers: Press Shift+Ctrl+R in Photoshop)

And set it like this:

(Go to Custom tab, set Fix Red/Cyan Fringe to 100%, set Blue/Yellow Fringe to -100%. 

Do it opposite to achieve opposite effect.)

And... you're done!

Mind that this will distort image a bit.

This is another attempt on achieving that effect, this time using Blend Mode and separate layers with Lens Correction (Fix distortion):

(BTW, the game is Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning. I never finished the game...hehe)

(Also don't ask why my character is not wearing any armor...it was for the achievement)

 (Click the image to see full size version)

This will have stronger effect, but beware:

This'll look ultra cheesy if you over-do it!

I also applied lens blur on each layer to help it blend together.

Lorem Ipsum #hackedteam example article (C) 1999 American Publishing. All rights reserved.

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Skyrim "Blood on the Ice" quest bug workaround

Steps (if you decided to catch the murderer by yourself)

If Calixto Corrium does not attempt to murder Arivanya even after 8PM:

1. Sneak up nearby.
2. Wait for 10PM just to be sure.
3. If that doesn't work, sleep until next day and come back.
4. If that didn't help, try below console command (press the key right below ESC key):

setstage MS11 130

This will trigger murderous action as soon as you close the console, so seize Calixto before he kills Arivanya. (I failed however)
If you couldn't save her, you can still stop him from going into the house.
Follow him (useful if you have Footprints mod) back to the house in question, and attack him vigorously until he drops dead.
If you were too late and he already went into the house, just prepare melee attack and shouts, and kill him after you come into the house.
(You can purchase house later, if you want. Useful if you have DLC called Hearthfire!)

Steps (If you got the former suspect into trouble and your previous quest failed)

Wait until Calixto is supposed to murder someone else.
If he is just wandering around not killing anyone, issue this command:

setstage MS11b 130

Unreal Engine 4 Elemental Demo tips

If you want to peek around the map (use tilde (~) key)

show postprocessing
pause
toggledebugcamera

(Press F9 key to snap bitmap screenshot. They're saved in .../Elemental/Saved/Screenshots/WindowsNoEditor)

Note: You can continue this forever, but don't get surprised if you see black screen after that lava guy reaches the hill and smashes the ground; just move back until you see the hill. If you want to take screenshots from various angle, type in "pause" on the console (you'll see that annoying four "box" characters, but just Photoshop them out later) to freeze everything.

You can restart the demo by typing:
restartlevel

Or if you want to exit, type:
exit

Here's an example taken with these tricks:

(If you don't get it, it was taken in the angle which is impossible during demo sequence)

Random bullshit

So basically I am just wasting my hard disk space just to debug why the hell that movement doesn't work in UE4. I just freaking hate being stuck in that mountain, dang it!

Some random ramblings

Intel rant:
IntelHELL
HaswellHELL
BroadwellHELL
Intel i7 ( i7'5 73H 3ND 0F UR W4LL37! )

NVIDIA rant:
GTX Titan WASTE OF MONEY
SLi (Shit Load of incompatibility)
LINUX (LOL, I Need Ur eXtreme lavishness because we hate Linux)

AMD rant:
A very hot stone
Made with rare earth elements
Damning overclockers

Asus rant:
Asus Z97 Sabertooth - Lasts for 97 days until you need to clean up the clogged vents
As you know
Shit happens to your new motherboard
U are the cause so
Sue us :P

Audiophile rant (viewed from non-audiophiles):
AUDIOPHILE: As yoU know we spenD shIt tOn of money Purchasing so-called HIgh quality shits according to our prime "golden ear" and rest of them goes into Landfill because we don't carE

Non-audiophile rant (viewed from audiophiles):
ANTI-AUDIOPHILES: As far as they know they listeN To pure garbage and call us audIophools - while they are indeed AUDIOPHools lIstening to LitEral Shit

Cheap shits. The end.