I started backtracking to Langhold for my steed last night, but got sidetracked into the Wildermore.
One quest there is a 'memory play' where you defend against attacking orcs on a war steed. Luckily it's one of those where as long as you're moving around, you can mange to get thru the encounter - but as for control... I was basically in a constant sideways skid trying to turn towards the attackers. It looked chintzy.
Instead of the next Fast n Furious movie, maybe they'll throw a new
twist at the franchise: Clumsy n Confused, Wildermore Drift.
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"It's a dangerous business, going out of your door, Frodo my boy." He used to say. "You step into the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to." ~ Frodo Baggins (Quoting Bilbo Baggins)
*a singed and smoking rogue sits at the bar*
*she lets out a satisfied sigh*
*with a brief glance and smirk at the unconscious fire lizard, she slips out the window*
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*Bekki watches the still smoldering rogue slip out the window...
*Pulls the keys from his pocket... With a special Key ring designed to
Let the fire lizard know she was allowed to be there...
*Shakes his head...
"Did you ever stop and think to ask...? I you had only asked I could have given these to you..."
"As chief chocolatiers you and mad cookie queen each have you own sets...
Of course; if you would prefer to play with the fire lizard I can hang on to these..."
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Proud Officer of Acme Fighting Co.
"It's a dangerous business, going out of your door, Frodo my boy." He used to say. "You step into the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to." ~ Frodo Baggins (Quoting Bilbo Baggins)
Moving on to more Mondayish news:
Was just reading an article about IRT trucker Daryl Ward dying in a plane crash, when eldest texts me another news flash:
Gene Wilder: http://fox4kc.com/2016/08/29/actor-g...mily-confirms/
*sigh*
...AND the fog light switch on my Jeep not staying shut off, so I've been enjoying random dead battery. (One of those fabulous ideas of putting yet another switch on the 20-function turn-signal arm.) *grumble*
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Proud Officer of Acme Fighting Co.
"It's a dangerous business, going out of your door, Frodo my boy." He used to say. "You step into the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to." ~ Frodo Baggins (Quoting Bilbo Baggins)
A little Googling shows that this is another common occurrence. Weak piece of plastic inside the switch that rubs against the metal push-rod that opens the connection.
Not feeling up to the disassemble/fix/reassemble routine, so is a $70 part from the parts store. Cheaper than a lot of other fixes I'm putting off.
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Despite what my aptitude tests say my automotive mechanical ability *should* be, car repairs have always been cursed when I try them. In this case, the unit is sealed and would require literally breaking it apart and resealing together.
I'll settle for opting to play R&R swapsies.
[Yes, I am all too painfully aware that 'real' Jeeps are supposed to be built, not bought.]
Neat little thing I found everyone doing to avoid the issue til they got theirs fixed - simply dropping the signal arm into the left-turn position after parked. Guess that change of angle is just enough to keep the contacts from creeping together.
Pulling the fuse wasn't an option as it's a joint fuse with the turn signals.
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"It's a dangerous business, going out of your door, Frodo my boy." He used to say. "You step into the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to." ~ Frodo Baggins (Quoting Bilbo Baggins)
As far strafing goes...I have to go from a stand still to strafe unlike on the normal ponies where I can strafe while galloping (horses can move on the diagonal while galloping which is why it irritates me they didn't bring that over to war ponies).
The war pony or steed can walk, trot, canter, and gallop. So they can change gaits. It depends on how long you push the forward button. Or if you're galloping how you push the backward button to slow down.
Yeah, the war steeds could use some work on animation. I feel like mine is turning on grease or something.