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hitstun

@hitstun@fedia.io

Internet hologram, Reddit refugee, and mod of @FloatingIsFun . Retro game streamer since before Twitch, on hiatus to grind levels in being a dad and ally. Easily distracted by floaty things. he/him

https://linktr.ee/hitstun

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#Wordle1026 3/6* Grade: B+

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛🟨🟩🟨🟨 A
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMZCFW4pfm3OBazJ

Turning ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ into 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 in just two turns!

hitstun OP Mod ,
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Floating Is Fun now has 500 members, a height we never reached on Reddit! Thank you all for coming! Please post floaty things you'd like to see, and I'll try to follow suit. One day we can be like the aliens Lala, Fuwa, and Prunce from Star ☆ Twinkle Precure, just lounging around in space like it's no big deal.

hitstun OP Mod , (edited )
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Martineski, you're back! I thought you quit the Fediverse after the government of Mali took over the .ml domains you used. Is Imaginary Slice of Life ever going to return and be FNIC insured? That one's my favorite.

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#Wordle1025 5/6* Grade: C+

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 F
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 F
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 F
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#4yx2itEzxGKTkY7c7tqm1UIDi

That was hard! I referred to my own research and theory all the way through this round, maximum tryhard mode, and still got a 5/6. I think my theory needs some more work.

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For those of us in North America, a little eclipse music. Especially good for driving away and escaping traffic.

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#Wordle1024 4/6* Grade: B

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 F
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨 A
🟩🟨🟨🟩⬛ B
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pXeIgINbLiZIXdcBsm7

I think I played perfectly here, given my starting word and a weird solution like this.

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There are defenses against that. If you're not on Hard Mode, you could ignore your clues for one turn and eliminate C, F, and B in one guess...

...Wait a minute... checks his research

Oops! There are no playable words containing a C, an F, and a B. You'd have to settle for just two of them with a word like FARCE, CABLE, or FABLE.

hitstun OP Mod ,
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This is Liv: Empyrea from Punishing: Gray Raven, a inspired spectacle brawler which is unfortunately also a Chinese gacha game. I'll never play it and it'll likely become dead and unplayable within a few years. Liv seems to have an eclipse theme, great for the eclipse we'll see tomorrow in the US, so here she is.

e-five Mod , to Mbin Dev
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@hitstun just wanted to check with you as I think I misunderstood your request for a CSS var for color scheme. Do you mean you'd like something like class=theme--scheme-[light/dark] on the body class? For instance when the user selects tokyo night, solarized dark, dark, kbin it's theme--scheme-dark and when light or solarized light, theme--scheme-light to save you from having to type out selectors for each theme?

And I did investigate the magazine description federation issues. Think I have an idea, I'll make an issue for it and it will probably be the next thing I work on after my current open PRs.

#Mdev

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@e-five Yeah, something like that. I'm sure some Mbin instances will want to create their own themes in addition to the six default ones. If each new theme sets either theme--scheme-dark or theme--scheme-light, they'd be compatible with any magazine-specific CSS that uses them.

I was also thinking about making the themes set their colors in RGBA format like rgba(253,246,227,1) instead of hex like #fdf6e3. That way, we can set alpha values for cool transparent backgrounds and gradients. But I guess if I really wanted to, I could write JavaScript that make that conversion for me. I keep forgetting that there's magazine-specific JavaScript too.

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#Wordle1023 4/6* Grade: B

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ D-
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 C
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ D
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pWO7Dq72pL4bFyVqwne

All yellows until I got it. Watch out for loanwords; they break the rules.

hitstun OP Mod ,
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I apologize for the inactivity here, but I wanted to post this right and it took time. This footage is from the 2023 Pinwheel and Kite Festival in Nanhu Park, Tangshan, Hebei, northern China. Mr. Tao is filming his daredevil friend going up with a giant kite tethered to a car, which looks equal parts awesome and terrifying. Like most of my posts, don't try this at home!

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4/6* Grade: B

⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ B+
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 B-
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 F
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pWnx07p840xFt0uNEiP

Wow, I didn't think that was a trap until I was already stuck in it.

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4/6* Grade: B

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ F
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟩 B+
⬛🟨🟨🟩🟩 B-
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pVWWmOJLCZCJiiH7Cz9

Another victory for science!

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3/6* Grade: A

🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ C+
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ A
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMYupTi2ggAT4sOB

Nice. I couldn't ask for better than this.

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Actually nice job there, except this is the wrong thread for yesterday's puzzle.

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4/6* Grade: A-

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ D-
🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨 A
🟨🟩🟨⬛🟩 A+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pV5L6dnf7IGml3YVfsT

How do you take four guesses and still get an A- from Gradle? Easy, just make the solution a word you've never seen before. A- for effort.

hitstun OP Mod ,
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Oh hey, it's that time Umeshu Lovers made a bunch of concept art for a Kiki's Delivery Service/Spirited Away crossover game. It looks good in art portfolios, but if they actually made this game, I'd play the heck out of it!

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4/6* Grade: B+

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 F
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨 B
🟩⬛🟨🟨🟩 A+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pUFasUGuPftYVwzRNx2

And I thought the Wordle editor was going to go that way, like a late April Fool's gag or something...

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3/6* Grade: A-

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ F
⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛ B
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMXVhRTU9MGgjN0T

Scoredle's bot says my second and third guesses were perfect. I think a lot of people have never encountered these in nature before.

hitstun OP Mod ,
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Today's Easter and I like to post bunnies around this time. These innocent little bunnies get stolen a lot, so I made sure this is the original artist. Giving creators credit is the most important rule in Floating Is Fun.

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4/6* Grade: B-

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ F
⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛ A+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pTNZcjdX6stjSKAoPds

That was tricky! Once again, I had to kinda cheat and use my own tools to decide my second and third guesses.

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3/6* Grade: A

⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 B+
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩 B+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMXxRQYsHdTYtIsk

My starting word put in work today!

hitstun OP Mod ,
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I found another 3D model remake of a 2D art. Wow, people get really good at this!

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4/6* Grade: B+

🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 C
🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨 C
⬛🟩🟩🟨🟨 C+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pSWNVHQ5qyn7Ag81MrG

Good puzzle today. I'm still learning the optimal routes for this starting word. To be honest, I used my own tools to decide on my second guess here. I could have hyper-optimized and played BLAER instead, but that's too silly to be a puzzle solution. I would have gotten a 4/6 anyway.

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3/6* Grade: B

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 D-
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ F
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMXarQ2ZRFy2esTo

I thought I played logically today, but the bots disagree.

hitstun OP Mod ,
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Really? I haven't posted any Yukihiro Nakamura since moving to the Fediverse? I used to post him all the time! It's time to get this anti-gravity train rolling again.

hitstun OP Mod ,
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That cat keeps showing up...

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4/6* Grade: B+

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ F
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ D+
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 A+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#20pS5CF6xYOBsD0NkyoYK

My second guess could have been better, but I would have ended up with a 4/6 either way.

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Amber, Angel, Carol, Frank, Grace, Mason, Olive, Patty, Piper, Robin, Rocky, and Rusty are also names and have been Wordle solutions before. Each one has a usage other than as a name, just like sally.

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5/6* Grade: C+

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ F
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟨 B-
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 F
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 B+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#4ywOF75Hjlal08ehuwU0y69jz

I should have slowed down and thought about my guesses more. There was no good reason for me to get a 5/6 here.

hitstun OP Mod ,
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I know, I haven't posted any 2D art in a week. I like to change it up, you know? If I could find water this clear, I'd swim in it all the time, and maybe try to build stuff at the bottom. I still need to solve that drowning problem, though.

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3/6* Grade: A

🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ D+
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 A+
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMWBjOERpbHVAkAw

Again, an illogical second guess leads to victory. What is strategy, anyway?

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You're not usually this careless. You never tried L, and your third guess had very uncommon letters when you needed to narrow things down. I know you like to fight for the weaker characters, but it really is easier to win when you use the best.

This inspired me, so I used my research and made a tool for you (and everyone else). Here it is!

Hitstun's Wordle Letter Tier List for Hard Mode

  • God tier: R
  • Top tier: T, L, E
  • High tier: C, A, N
  • Mid-high tier: I, P, D, S
  • Mid tier: H, B, M, O
  • Mid-low tier: F, G, U, W
  • Low tier: Y, K, V
  • Garbage tier: J, Z, X, Q
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3/6* Grade: A-

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 F
🟩⬛🟨🟩⬛ A
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+

https://gradle.app/#SMWpBOc8RVp4dfMT

Woo! That is some laser-guided guessing right there.

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Losing interest? How about some shorter games that are super high quality all the way through?

So, what kinds of games do you normally play? We can help you more if we know where you're coming from.

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True, it's not that easy to find the good ones. Try browsing around RetroAchievement's hubs, click a category you're interested in, and then sort by "most players". The popular games there might surprise you.

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