EDIT: 12:31 blog time
It’s fixed! Thank God and thank you Scarlet City!!! 😊
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Forums Glitch Update
SCS has replied to my and others' emails. They are aware of the problem and are working on a fix. Woohoo! 🎉
EDIT: 12:31 blog time
It’s fixed! Thank God and thank you Scarlet City!!! 😊
#firstpost 😂😂
EDIT: 12:31 blog time
It’s fixed! Thank God and thank you Scarlet City!!! 😊
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Aetherlight Forums Down
Hello resisters!
This just in: the forums are down, I repeat, the forums are down! Well, they aren't fully down this time; you can still log into them. Occasionally, you may experience a CloudFlare error notice, but the biggest problem is the forums' new appearance:
As a long-time forummer put it, "Why does the forums look like Hans Oddcraft threw up on it?"
Following so closely on the heels of Coop Blimppenny's retirement from Staff Moderatorship, we can only speculate as to what this change means. Is there a new Staff Mod messing with forums settings? Or has someone hacked the forums? Have the forums fallen so far out of update that they can't be used? Is SCS going to take them down? No one knows yet! But you can rest assured that this problem is not on your side; your fellow resisters are enduring the same fate.
Stay tuned!
This just in: the forums are down, I repeat, the forums are down! Well, they aren't fully down this time; you can still log into them. Occasionally, you may experience a CloudFlare error notice, but the biggest problem is the forums' new appearance:
 |
| Everything is in a very raw form. |
Following so closely on the heels of Coop Blimppenny's retirement from Staff Moderatorship, we can only speculate as to what this change means. Is there a new Staff Mod messing with forums settings? Or has someone hacked the forums? Have the forums fallen so far out of update that they can't be used? Is SCS going to take them down? No one knows yet! But you can rest assured that this problem is not on your side; your fellow resisters are enduring the same fate.
Stay tuned!
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Important: New Website Address Coming Soon!
Hey there everyone!
I have some exciting news: Scarlet Man's News will be getting a URL update soon! We will be changing from "AutomatonsNoMore.blogspot.com" to "ScarletMansNews.blogspot.com" in an effort to maintain better inter-blog consistency and to generate less confusion. The change will happen on July 7th.
I have also added a few fun things, like a custom "Page Not Found" message and a website description for search engines. The Discord chat also has some fancy new Aetherlight emojis! If you're an Aetherlight Forummer, you are already familiar with them. The codes are the same. Here's a list:
:aetherlightlogo:
:aetherdrop:
:alexander:
:cog:
:edmund:
:edmundstrophy:
:emily:
:jefferson:
:julian:
:lily:
:postman:
:postmanyes: — thank you to Jane Gogglerubble for this one!
:resistance:
:rose~1: (the ~1 was added because there was already a :rose: flower emoji)
:selina:
A Scarlet Man emoji is also in the works.
That's all for this public service announcement! Thank you for supporting Scarlet Man's News!
See you soon,
Hanna Brassheart
Update 7/10/'19
Two Scarlet Man emojis have been added!!!
:scarletman:
:scarletman2:
I have some exciting news: Scarlet Man's News will be getting a URL update soon! We will be changing from "AutomatonsNoMore.blogspot.com" to "ScarletMansNews.blogspot.com" in an effort to maintain better inter-blog consistency and to generate less confusion. The change will happen on July 7th.
I have also added a few fun things, like a custom "Page Not Found" message and a website description for search engines. The Discord chat also has some fancy new Aetherlight emojis! If you're an Aetherlight Forummer, you are already familiar with them. The codes are the same. Here's a list:
:aetherlightlogo:
:aetherdrop:
:alexander:
:cog:
:edmund:
:edmundstrophy:
:emily:
:jefferson:
:julian:
:lily:
:postman:
:postmanyes: — thank you to Jane Gogglerubble for this one!
:resistance:
:rose~1: (the ~1 was added because there was already a :rose: flower emoji)
:selina:
A Scarlet Man emoji is also in the works.
That's all for this public service announcement! Thank you for supporting Scarlet Man's News!
See you soon,
Hanna Brassheart
Update 7/10/'19
Two Scarlet Man emojis have been added!!!
:scarletman:
:scarletman2:
Monday, July 1, 2019
Battle Strategy II: Let's Talk Teamwork!
"No man is an island." ~ John Donne
Welcome back to Battle Strategy, a series of articles focusing on the best ways to battle automatons.
Today I'm writing about teamwork. To some working together might be exciting, to some annoying, and to some even scary. But teamwork is truly an important aspect of many parts of life, even games!
Teamwork can make the difference between winning a battle with three victory spinners or being badly defeated. A coordinated team is pretty much assured a victory!
As we talked about in Battle Strategy I, the Aetherlight's fight mechanics include many cool effect combinations you can make boost your attacks. This principle doesn't just apply to solo battles, it also applies to co-op battles. This is where the fun happens.
Say you and your friend Taka decide to battle a Pacifier. Taka has a Water Rifle, and you have a Tesla hammer. Taka shoots first, then you follow with the Tesla. Because Taka made the automaton wet before you used your electric hammer, your hammer does twice the damage! That makes for a combined damage value of 120 on just the first turn!
When another person joins a solo battle, the automatons' health bars automatically double to match you. If three people battle together, the automatons will have three times their normal health. That is another reason why teamwork in battles is essential. Together, you can beat the boosted automatons, but if you work alone or even against one another's attacks, you will be defeated.
Try to make your attacks boost each other as you would if you were on your own. If one player shoots a water rifle, don't use a fire weapon even if you were planning to: the damage you do will be cut down by half. Use an ice or electric weapon if you have one, then your attacks will be doubled! If you don't have a coordinating weapon, it's best to stick with a neutral "no effects" weapon.
If you use an ice weapon on a flaming automaton, the attack will be cut down by about 1/5. Oof!
That said, now we can get into the aspects of teamwork where you not only help yourself—you also help your teammates.
I. If possible, plan beforehand.
If you're meeting up with some buddies to fight those automatons, ask them what they have in their arsenal. If one person has all ice and the other all fire, you won't be able to go anywhere. In the ideal scenario, you and your friends would have complementary weapons, such as these:
Water rifle + Tesla Hammer + Dulcet Defensive Vambrace
Rocket Hammer + Oil Spitter + dynamite
Gyro hammer + Flintlock Sniper
II. Communicate.
Don't be afraid to say, "What are you going to use?" The better you communicate with others, the better coordinated your attacks will be. If no one's talking, step out and be the one to say, "I'm using [insert element]."
III. Upgrade your personal arsenal to include a variety of elements.
The more elements you have in your weapons arsenal, the more versatile you will be in a battle. For example, notice my favorite arsenal as listed in Battle Strategy I has every element except neutral: Ice pistols (Ep. 3), Water Rifle (Ep. 1), Oil Spitter (Ep. 2), Rocket Hammer (Ep. 2), Fire Stick (Ep. 3).
It's no fun to be the ice guy with a team of fire-lovers! As a last resort, be a good sport and aid your fellow fire friends with oil cans and dynamite.
May your battles go smashingly and your Aethermeters be full! Have courage, resistors... the Scarlet Man is coming soon!
Until next time,
Hanna Brassheart
Welcome back to Battle Strategy, a series of articles focusing on the best ways to battle automatons.
Today I'm writing about teamwork. To some working together might be exciting, to some annoying, and to some even scary. But teamwork is truly an important aspect of many parts of life, even games!
Teamwork can make the difference between winning a battle with three victory spinners or being badly defeated. A coordinated team is pretty much assured a victory!
As we talked about in Battle Strategy I, the Aetherlight's fight mechanics include many cool effect combinations you can make boost your attacks. This principle doesn't just apply to solo battles, it also applies to co-op battles. This is where the fun happens.
Say you and your friend Taka decide to battle a Pacifier. Taka has a Water Rifle, and you have a Tesla hammer. Taka shoots first, then you follow with the Tesla. Because Taka made the automaton wet before you used your electric hammer, your hammer does twice the damage! That makes for a combined damage value of 120 on just the first turn!
When another person joins a solo battle, the automatons' health bars automatically double to match you. If three people battle together, the automatons will have three times their normal health. That is another reason why teamwork in battles is essential. Together, you can beat the boosted automatons, but if you work alone or even against one another's attacks, you will be defeated.
Try to make your attacks boost each other as you would if you were on your own. If one player shoots a water rifle, don't use a fire weapon even if you were planning to: the damage you do will be cut down by half. Use an ice or electric weapon if you have one, then your attacks will be doubled! If you don't have a coordinating weapon, it's best to stick with a neutral "no effects" weapon.
If you use an ice weapon on a flaming automaton, the attack will be cut down by about 1/5. Oof!
That said, now we can get into the aspects of teamwork where you not only help yourself—you also help your teammates.
I. If possible, plan beforehand.
If you're meeting up with some buddies to fight those automatons, ask them what they have in their arsenal. If one person has all ice and the other all fire, you won't be able to go anywhere. In the ideal scenario, you and your friends would have complementary weapons, such as these:
Water rifle + Tesla Hammer + Dulcet Defensive Vambrace
Rocket Hammer + Oil Spitter + dynamite
Gyro hammer + Flintlock Sniper
II. Communicate.
Don't be afraid to say, "What are you going to use?" The better you communicate with others, the better coordinated your attacks will be. If no one's talking, step out and be the one to say, "I'm using [insert element]."
III. Upgrade your personal arsenal to include a variety of elements.
The more elements you have in your weapons arsenal, the more versatile you will be in a battle. For example, notice my favorite arsenal as listed in Battle Strategy I has every element except neutral: Ice pistols (Ep. 3), Water Rifle (Ep. 1), Oil Spitter (Ep. 2), Rocket Hammer (Ep. 2), Fire Stick (Ep. 3).
It's no fun to be the ice guy with a team of fire-lovers! As a last resort, be a good sport and aid your fellow fire friends with oil cans and dynamite.
May your battles go smashingly and your Aethermeters be full! Have courage, resistors... the Scarlet Man is coming soon!
Until next time,
Hanna Brassheart
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