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@jerzone The one I remember is this one that might be reddit OC? idk https://redd.it/v22ej3
Edit: it seems to be plausibly credited to Lasse Nilsson: https://lfi-online.de/en/gallery/Lasse-Nilsson/Selfie-1852227.html
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MHLoppy
@MHLoppy@hachyderm.io
mastodon 4.7.3Currently studying CS and some other stuff in #melbourne. Best known for previously being top 50 (OCE) in LoL, expert RoN modder, and creator of RoN:EE's community patch (CBP). He/him.
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@TwodpadsDown Did they actually change the thumbnail, or is this just an edit for the bit?
Edit: answering my own question: it's the first! https://www.theverge.com/news/684321/no-more-liquid-ass
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My Masakari was apparently wielding the most powerful arm ever found in the Inner Sphere, 3x C LP, 1x C ER-L and 3 C ER PPCs - the tech who rigged this up is insane.
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It turns out this is just a MC1 quirk! All the weapons above a certain tonnage are allocated to the left arm (the paperdoll is mirrored), which might be a not *entirely* terrible way to easily distribute weapons from the developer's perspective, but is still pretty awful for mechs loaded mostly (or only!) heavier weapons. https://www.moddb.com/mods/mechcommander-gold-hi-res/tutorials/mc-players-guide-battlemech-introduction
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Aaaand after talking about it with somebody I got a brainworm about why it didn't work, so I sat down to figure it out and after a full day of work managed to fix it 🫠
I'll do a writeup + release the fix later
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I think this is the first bug fix #MechCommander has received in a while lol
Patching MechCommander’s “left arm bug” for fun and profit
https://mhloppy.com/2026/05/mechcommander-weapons-left-arm-bug-fix/
I forgot to post about it at the time, but someone leaving some good comments reminded me: a month back I wrote four misc posts about #MechCommander and #MechCommander2:
What’s up with the Commando and Uller (Kit Fox)’s movement speed in MechCommander?
https://mhloppy.com/2026/03/mechcommander-commando-uller-movement-speed/
Something seems horribly, horribly wrong with LB-X Autocannon damage in MechCommander
https://mhloppy.com/2026/04/mechcommander-lbx-ac-autocannon-damage/
Getting MechCommander running on Windows 10 with minimal crashing (for me)
https://mhloppy.com/2026/04/mechcommander-windows-10-without-crashes/
What does the “official” MechCommander 2 patch actually change?
https://mhloppy.com/2026/04/mechcommander-2-patch-changes/
This was also a nice catchup on what's been going on in the AI.. "industry" as someone who mostly checked out once it got so commercialized
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@draeath@infosec.exchange the comments section of the blog <-> this thread on Mastodon (probably not the expected UX for most people).
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@paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange At least it's still there on-hover (or maybe on-press for mobile? didn't check there) @jerry@infosec.exchange
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@paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange I wonder if it's something quirky about ESR making it slow? I'm on stable and it pops up pretty quickly/reliably (on windows desktop web interface) @jerry@infosec.exchange
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@caitp@mstdn.social I guess in theory you could find a service that will shut down before complying (ala 2013 Lavabit), but I can't imagine there are many of them at any given time because, well, they'll shut down (by design) on a frequent basis. Not sure if better or worse than the headache of running it yourself. @evacide@hachyderm.io