![]() Above: SF-based Boor Bridges Architecture used Benjamin Moore French Beret on this home in Sonoma (still under construction). Above: NYC-based Steven Harris Architects used Farrow & Ball Pitch Black for a long exterior storage wall on this beach home in Montauk. The shade is a very dark gray with just a hint of brown. Above: Portland, OR-based Bright Design Lab used Benjamin Moore Midnight Oil on this home still under construction. For more, see A Restaurant That Channels “The Birds,” West Marin Style. This shade is in a tie with Pitch Black for the blackest of the shades recommended here. Above: Owner Margaret Grade of Sir and Star restaurant in Marin chose Benjamin Moore Black Panther for a dark overhaul of her formerly white building. Above: Farrow & Ball’s Off-Black is a favorite of designer/fabricators MADE LLC in New York. The shade was also recommended by Charles Mellersh Design Studio in London. Photograph via House & Home. For details, see The Architect Is In: Tips from Jen Turner’s Grand DIY. TheJenTurner Studio also used Railings on the exterior trim and front door of her home in Brooklyn. Railings is not a true black, but functions beautifully in place of one. Above: Stylist Arren Williams chose Farrow & Ball Railings for his own home (pictured here). Williamstown, Mass.-based Burr & McCallum Architects painted this farmhouse with trim in Essex Green. Photo via Dwell.: Above: Another example of Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green. Black Forest Green was also a favorite pick of LA-based DISC Interiors (and, after seeing it in person, I myself am obsessed). The shade is discontinued, but can still be mixed on request. Above: This home by architect Roberto De Leon is painted in Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green. The architects used a flat finish for the body of the home and a soft gloss sheen for the trim. Above: SF-based Butler Armsden Architects renovated a William Wurster home and had it painted in Benjamin Moore Carbon Copy, a rich black shade with a hint of purple. Bottom row: Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green Benjamin Moore Black Panther Farrow & Ball Pitch Black and Benjamin Moore French Beret. Above: Top row, left to right: Farrow & Ball Railings Benjamin Moore Midnight Oil Benjamin Moore Carbon Copy Farrow & Ball Off-Black. Photographs of paint swatches by Katie Newburn for Gardenista. (The exterior color was mixed to match Farrow & Ball Railings, the black paint color of choice for many an architect.) What’s your favorite shade of black paint?įeatured photograph by Marta Xochilt Perez, from Before & After: A Garden Makeover in Michigan for Editor Michelle Adams. Here, they’ve shed some light for when you’re ready to go dark. ![]() We’ve asked architect and designer members of our Professional Directory for their favorite black exterior paints. Easy to admire but a bold move to make, not just any shade will do. You love black houses we love black houses. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. ![]() Darkness Reigns: Architects' 8 Favorite Black Exterior Paint Colors - Gardenista Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action. ![]()
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![]() Everything settles down smoothly and I was able to get a good coverage which flattened down to nice even coat. I was able to get in rather close (within 10cm) and lightly touch up any missed areas. However for some of the more tucked away details, I needed to get in closer.Īs the propellant was not too strong. This created a soft mist at a distance (approximately 20cm, no further) for the majority of the models. Instead of a direct spray which would powerfully propel wet paint on the model and cause runs. ![]() I found with these sprays the propellant was rather light. Since getting an airbrush I am an advocate of Airbrush Primers primarily (however, they come with many of their own drawbacks). The coverage was generally fine, I’m not personally a fan of Aerosol Sprays. The Army painter provided Sprays of both Skeleton Bone and Angel Green which gave me the nudge I needed to finally finish these old Space Marine models. Both for coverage and against the claim that they are a 100% match for their dropper bottle’s warpaints. The first thing to test in the Army Painter Warpaints System was the Primer Sprays. Painting GuideįauxHammer – Latest Video on YouTube SPRAY – The Army Painter Warpaints Review Loosing out on an opportunity to successfully use these as mini project trays. Of all the brushes you get in this Complete paints set, none of them will fit in that recess. That brush, fits in the recess these trays have on the side. Which comes with 10 paints and a red-handled – Hobby Highlighting Brush. But the packing tray unit was clearly designed for the Starter Paint set. These plastic paint trays are used in numerous The Army Painter sets, Including this Complete Warpaints set and the 50 bottle Mega Paint Set. But just the effort of better organisation would have made the presentation of this whole set much nicer. I would presume that these sets are put together by automated picking & packing machines as this current organisation would be a QA tester’s nightmare. and then the acrylic warpaint in some kind of colour order. I would have expected to see the Metallics, Quickshades and technical paint grouped with their respective partners. The main thing I would have liked to have seen is just some better organisation of the paints themselves. However, as we are in an age where companies are starting to provide some really impressive packaging (sure, this is really in regard to smartphones and other technology products) Presentation of all products is starting to matter much more to more people. The above image was just a little experiment by me to show how the presentation of the set could have been slightly improved. (I’ll cover this later on).Īll of the images below show the exact state of the paints when I opened the box. One of the things their range showcases is the 100% colour match of their paint bottles to their spray primers. The Complete Warpaints Set comes in an impressively large and heavy box. Packaging & Unboxing The Army Painter – Complete Warpaints Set ![]() ![]() (I’ll be reviewing the brushes separately). The information below is our own unbiased opinion.Īt the time of Writing, The Army Painter Warpaints range consists of the following Īll of the above are included in the complete warpaints set along with 5 Wargamer Brushes and an Army painter painting guide. Aside from sending me the above, I have had no instruction and made no agreement with The Army painter over the detail included within this article. This exhaustive set contains the entire Warpaints set of paint bottles which gave me all of the possible options available to try our their SPRAY, PAINT, DIP, DONE method. This review is sponsored by The Army Painter, who sent their Limited Edition Complete Paint Set (how limited this is I’m unsure) along with a couple of primer sprays and all 3 of the Quickshade Tins. Although perhaps not a “must-have” for serious display painters, there are some genuine diamonds in this rough and ready range.’ The Army Painter – Complete Warpaints Setįirst things first the primary focus of The Army Painter line is… you’ve guessed it… painting armies. ![]() If you want to check out what the best paints are for your projects, please check out our Best Paints article by clicking the image above. This article is part of our series looking at The Best Paints for Miniatures & Wargames Models. Europe: eBay (DE), eBay (FR), eBay (ES), eBay (IT), AmazonįauxHammer – Latest Video on YouTube The Best Paints for Miniatures & Wargames Models.US/Canada: MTechCave, GameKastle, eBay (US), eBay (CA), Amazon.UK: Element Games, The Outpost, Wayland Games, Mighty Lancer, Goblin Gaming, Forbidden Planet, Model Scenery Supplies, eBay, Amazon. ![]() ![]() Zombies Online (China only) (Archived content) He is one of the plants with the most wearable costumes.He appears in the most in Zomboss battles out of any plant in the game, appearing three times.He will make an attempt to attack an incoming octopus launched by Octo Zombie.In a trailer, he uses the sounds of Squash.According to the beta version of the seed packets, he was originally going to cost 175 sun.However, the player can still hear the uppercut sound. He will do a normal punch instead of an uppercut against Zombie Chicken, despite Zombie Chicken being a one-hit kill.This is also true after he destroys an arcade machine. Sometimes, if an ambush zombie comes close to Bonk Choy, he will keep uppercutting it until it dies.Zombies 2 while fighting the zombies, the other five are Pea Pod, Bloomerang, Peashooter, Wall-nut, and Sunflower. He is one of the six plants seen in the June 2013 trailer of Plants vs.There is a Bonk Choy named Grrawrr-Bear in the Plants vs.However, this can also be achieved, and to a greater extent, by the Cherry Bomb as it will deal more damage whilst not requiring any Plant Food, although Bonk Choy is better suited for fighting Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels. ![]() He will do great damage in the heavily clustered 3x3 area, devastating (if not destroying) the zombies in that area. Chard Guard is a notable exception however, as it will push zombies out of Bonk Choy's limited effective range, protecting them from harm.Īvoid using Bonk Choy behind Explorer Zombie, Torchlight Zombie, Excavator Zombie, MC Zom-B, Torch Kongfu Zombie, Torch Monk Zombie, Archmage Zombie, Wizard Zombie, Octo Zombie and Hunter Zombie they can easily kill him, immobilize him or allow him to be vulnerable to other zombies before he can even have the chance to attack.ĭuring an incoming zombie wave, it is a good idea to plant him in the middle of the horde, and feed him Plant Food. However, Bonk Choy attacks faster.īonk Choy should ideally be placed behind defensive plants or Infi-nut's force field to protect it from being attacked by zombies. Bonk Choy will also be generally outclassed by Snapdragon and by the extension of Cold Snapdragon later on, which deal the same amount of damage, have greater range and the ability to hit multiple targets, and if Cold Snapdragon, slow targets also. On the other hand, Bonk Choy's limited range means that it is greatly vulnerable to the horde, particularly enemies that can instantly kill or neutralize plants from afar. It can also be good against Bug Zombie because when Bonk Choy kills the bug, the zombie will be killed as well, instead of getting released. Bonk Choy is also useful against Mecha-Football Zombie and Punk Zombie as they generally cannot eat it and will push it back, allowing Bonk Choy to punch them continuously. Its ability to punch backwards means that Bonk Choy can be used to attack stray zombies that get past defenses, as well as to catch Prospector Zombies and any zombies dropped by pterodactyls in Jurassic Marsh. Zombies Online (China only) (Archived content)īonk Choy may deal triple damage to zombies.Īlong with its regular effect, Bonk Choy can also attract nearby zombies, increasing the power range.Ĭompared to other offensive plants unlocked in Player's House and Ancient Egypt, Bonk Choy trades effective range for greatly increased damage output, being capable of dealing more than three times as much damage as a regular Peashooter. The number of hits needed to perform an uppercut is reduced to seven.īonk Choy gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).īonk Choy gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).īonk Choy gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial). Level upgrades (China only) Levelįor every 15 hits done, Bonk Choy will perform an uppercut to throw up a zombie and to put a stop on its movement while thrown up.īonk Choy gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial). Its Plant Food effect deals a total of 25 hits. When boosted by Enforce-mint, Bonk Choy will do an additional 75 DPS per punch, and his Plant Food effect does an additional 345 DPS per tick. When given Plant Food, Bonk Choy will attract all zombies in 5×5 tiles near around and attack them for a few seconds. When given Plant Food, Bonk Choy rapidly punches in a 3x3 area around him, dealing 150 damage per shot over a few seconds. Speaking of students, maybe there are a few much more famous than him. Plant feature: green plant, buck-toothed boy, master of martial artsīonk Choy is a Kongfu Master from Guangdong China, well skilled in Oriental and Western Boxing. He is now a worldwide practitioner, learning new moves or teaching some new boxing students. ![]() ![]() For this reason many bots don’t change their status based on commands.Īnother limitation of the Discord API is that it does not at this time support custom statuses. In other words, if the bot is in many servers, its status will change in every server anytime a status change is triggered. One major issue with frequently changing the bot status is that Discord only supports a single status per server. This only updates when the bot starts, so for now it won’t update in real time as the bot is added to more servers. Now when the bot starts up it will automatically show how many servers it is a part of. # Startup Information async def on_ready(): await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Game('Sea of Thieves')) print('Connected to bot: '.format()) Naturally, I wanted the bot to be playing Sea of Thieves around the clock.Īdding the following code in the on_ready function sets the bot’s status to “Playing Sea of Thieves”. The bot was going to be in a server dedicated to Sea of Thieves. This is particularly relevant to the bot I originally set out to build. Let’s start with one of the most common statuses seen on Discord, playing a game. In order to keep things simple, we’ll append the examples to the on_ready event. Setting the bot’s status when it first comes online will add a bit of polish while it is hanging out in the server. Watching: Use discord.Activity() with the type argument set to to show the bot as watching something.Listening: Use discord.Activity() with the type argument set to to show the bot as listening to something.Streaming: Use discord.Streaming() to display the bot as streaming with an optional url argument.Provide the name of the game to the name argument ![]() Playing: Use discord.Game() to display the bot as playing a game.There are so many options for what a bot can do! ![]() ![]() ![]() Leviathan is not part of a taxonomic classification so does not imply any of the species classified as such are related, at least despite their evolutionary status. Any fauna species large enough to lack natural predators can be classified as Leviathan they need not be predatory.Īlthough the term "Leviathan" is used to refer to a large mythical aquatic creature in the real world, there is no confirmation on whether the Leviathan classification is restricted to fauna in the Subnautica universe, or is simply the term used for any species of a sufficient size. Leviathan is a classification given to extremely large creatures of the Subnautica universe. Players new to the game would want to avoid or be cautious toward this article. He choked out a hysterical laugh.This article contains unmarked spoilers. It didn’t matter if he couldn’t see it from inside the lifepod, he knew where the broken and burning Aurora lay, half submerged by crashing waves. He bit his cheek, trying not to sob, trying not to think about the death and destruction behind him. ![]() Language: English Words: 1,798 Chapters: 2/? Comments: 2 Kudos: 9 Bookmarks: 1 Hits: 271Īlien Intercourse: A Guide (But Not Really) Jet a Reaper Levithan, and Prince Scales -the last living heir to the Sea Dragons- they must all explore the crater's biomes to stop the war from reigniting and maybe discover something far more sinister in the process. And one juvenile Ghost Levithan may be the key to stopping it all, along with her two best friends. However, certain creatures are unhappy with the new truce and want revenge for not only their lost ones but for regaining their home. Years after the great territory war of 4546B, the different predatory species have been living in peace. NerdyNerds Fandoms: Subnautica (Video Game) Language: English Words: 7,767 Chapters: 10/15 Comments: 5 Kudos: 18 Bookmarks: 2 Hits: 653 Quarantine Enforcement Platform (Subnautica)Ī diver named James lands on planet 4546b during the Aurora crash. ![]()
![]() ![]() In this study we use an ocean model simulation of the last 20 kyr to better understand how different age tracers, such as radiocarbon, are influenced by changes in the Pacific Ocean circulation over this period. To determine these changes, scientists often use a combination of models and data from ocean sediments and ice cores (referred to as proxy records). This transition resulted in major changes in global temperature, sea level, and ocean circulation. Key Pointsĭuring the last 20 thousand years (kyr) Earth's climate changed dramatically, transitioning from a cold climate in which ice sheets covered much of the Northern Hemisphere, to the warmer climate we experience today. As the deglaciation proceeds, circulation change controls progressively more of the Δ 14C age, accounting for more than 75% of it across the deep Pacific from 15 to 8 ka BP. A multi-millennial weakening of the overturning circulation from 20 to 15 ka BP leads to increases in deep Pacific Δ 14C ages, but from 20 to 18 ka BP, nearly half (40%–60%) of this aging is controlled by changing surface reservoir age, corroborating previous studies showing that Δ 14C is not solely a circulation age tracer. Throughout the deglaciation, the Pacific Ocean circulation in C-iTRACE responds strongly to glacial meltwater forcing, leading to large changes in deep Pacific Δ 14C age. Here we use the C-iTRACE simulation, a transient ocean-only, isotope-enabled version of the Community Earth System Model, to better understand deglacial deep Pacific radiocarbon evolution in the context of circulation and reservoir age changes. Although proxy records have significantly improved our understanding of climate during this period, questions remain regarding the connection between ocean circulation evolution and resulting geotracer distributions, including those of deep waters in the Pacific. During the last deglaciation Earth’s climate experienced strong and abrupt variations, resulting in major changes in global temperature, sea level, and ocean circulation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ParametersĬode (Union) – The Discord Template Code or URL (must be a discord.new URL). Gets a Template from a discord.new URL or code. Guild – The guild with the guild data parsed. HTTPException – Getting the guilds failed. If the datetime is naive, it is assumed to be local time.Īfter (Union) – Retrieve guilds after this date or object. If a datetime is provided, it is recommended to use a UTC aware datetime. ![]() For moreĪdvanced users, this can be disabled by passing None toĬhanged in version 2.0: The default has been changed to 200.īefore (Union) – Retrieves guilds before this date or object. This function also sets up the logging library to make it easierįor beginners to know what is going on with the library. If you want more control over the event loop then thisįunction should not be used. , root_logger = False ) ¶Ī blocking call that abstracts away the event loop run ( token, *, reconnect = True, log_handler =. TypeError – An unexpected keyword argument was received. Invalid sharding payloads or bad tokens). ParametersĪnything as the library will do it for you. await start ( token, *, reconnect = True ) ¶Ī shorthand coroutine for login() + connect(). is_closed()Īnd is_ready() both return False along with the bot’s internalĬache cleared. clear ( ) ¶Īfter this, the bot can be considered “re-opened”, i.e. Is thrown then there is a Discord API outage.ĬonnectionClosed – The websocket connection has been terminated.Ĭloses the connection to Discord. ![]() GatewayNotFound – If the gateway to connect to Discord is not found. Certainĭisconnects that lead to bad state will not be handled (such as Reconnect ( bool) – If we should attempt reconnecting, either due to internetįailure or a specific failure on Discord’s part. Is not resumed until the WebSocket connection is terminated. This is a loop that runs the entireĮvent system and miscellaneous aspects of the library. Usually when it isn’t 200 or the known incorrect credentialsĬreates a websocket connection and lets the websocket listen HTTPException – An unknown HTTP related error occurred, LoginFailure – The wrong credentials are passed. Do not prefix this token withĪnything as the library will do it for you. Logs in the client with the specified credentials and This class is used to interact with the Discord WebSocket and API. Represents a client connection that connects to Discord. If you did not expect this message or don't want to receive mails in future, you can change your notification settings at the URL shown above.The following section outlines the API of discord.py.Ĭlass discord. You are receiving this message because you have requested it from the Flyspray bugtracking system. More information can be found at the following URL: ![]() I think the first thing to do is adding UEFI support on chakra, than we can work on this problem. This is another article with useful links for Arch secure boot support We can follow this instruction from OpenSUSE Īnd instead of creating our keys, we can implement Opensuse's ones, that are already signed by opensuse and microsoft. To do so, we need to add into the kernel a valid signature to let the kernel boot up. To bypass this, we need support for Secure Boot like OpenSUSE did. So, if not, chakra will be lock out on new PCs. It will be decision of the OEM to decide if a pc has Secure boot disableable or not. Details are below.ĭetails - Microsoft says it will probably shipped new pc with windows 10 with non disableable secure boot THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE, DO NOT REPLY.Ī new Flyspray task has been opened. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, every guard has a cone of vision depicting exactly how far they can see, giving you the chance to pick out blind spots and plan your route. Unlike many other stealth games, Mark of the Ninja doesn’t hide many of its mechanics from the player, meaning that every mistake made rests purely on you. There aren"t very many puzzles in the traditional gaming sense, but rather, the whole game is a sort of puzzle, handing the player all the tools they need and letting them figure out a solution. Another features poisonous gas and moving crates that can be manoeuvred around as they proceed on their track. One memorable level has you infiltrating an enormous castle during a thunderstorm, with the occasional flashes of lightning giving away your position if you’re not hidden properly. Knowing this, there’s always a tense air to every action you make, making each kill and narrow escape a thrilling experience.Įvery level is designed with unique mechanics in mind, organically introducing the concept to the player and then building upon it as the level progresses and becomes more difficult. One minute everything goes according to plan and then something goes wrong, demanding that you think fast on your feet to find a new solution. It’s moments like these which show how well Klei has mastered the design of a stealth game, with the overall pace oscillating wildly between calm and chaotic at the drop of a hat. Not seeing a difference, we chose to kill him for the extra points, but it turned out that he was wearing a heartbeat monitor which alerted the whole complex to the presence of an intruder. There are some real consequences to player choice, too, with some surprising outcomes happening in what should’ve otherwise been a straightforward plan.įor example, one mission saw us having to steal an item off a guard, and we were given the choice of killing him or just pickpocketing the item. You can choose to kill all the guards in a room, let them all live, or bypass the room entirely in favor of taking an alternate route, and each one of these ways is equally viable. Each level is laid out in a relatively non-linear way, giving the players ample choice in exactly how they’d like to approach the solution to a problem. Mark of the Ninja is a stealth game through and through, playing the tropes straight in a way that encourages experimentation, creativity, quick reflexes, and quite a bit of planning. ![]() It all meshes together quite well, making for an experience that’ll have you eager to play that next level to see what happens next, and that’s before we even get to the stellar gameplay. ![]() Even so, there’s plenty of dialogue laid into each level as well, with Ora being frequently used as a convenient device for conveying exposition and light tutorializing. Each stage is bookended by a brief fifteen to thirty second voiced cutscene that echoes the art style of Samurai Jack, and these go a long way towards setting the tone and getting you accustomed to the cast of characters. It may not be a terribly emotional plot, but it"s certainly engaging and well-paced, with much of this being due to the excellent voice work and cutscenes. As the plot progresses and the protagonist becomes more unhinged, the lines begin to blur in more ways than one as alliances are called into question and friends become foes. While Ora remains a normal (albeit badass) ninja, the protagonist has received the eponymous Mark of the Ninja, a tattoo which grants the wearer superhuman reflexes and senses, but eventually drives them mad. Mark of the Ninja follows the story of a nameless ninja-sometimes referred to as “The Champion”-on a quest with his fellow ninja, Ora, to slay the evil Count Karajan for attacking the Hisomu clan with his private military group. It turns out that time has been extremely kind to this game Mark of the Ninja still stands as one of the best stealth games ever made, and now it looks and sounds better than ever. Now, six years later, Klei has brought Mark of the Ninja: Remastered to the Switch, promising all the content of the Special Edition along with a few other improvements. Boasting gorgeous hand-drawn visuals and tight, open-ended gameplay, this new platformer quickly developed a reputation for its quality, cementing it as a cult classic and a genre standout. In 2012, Klei Entertainment (which would later go on to produce Don’t Starve) debuted Mark of the Ninja on the Xbox Live Arcade, introducing a bold 2D take on the stealth genre. ![]() |