The Thread About Ponies, Logistics and General Weirdness (And Gilda)TV

[CoffeeGrunt]

Ask Toronado, he's been doing well on that front.

Also the Of Mares and Magic epilogue is pitiful. It's killed what once was a very awesome fic. I am now sad.

 

[Tornado]

Also the Of Mares and Magic epilogue is pitiful. It's killed what once was a very awesome fic. I am now sad.

The antepenultimate page of Chapter 11 killed Of Mares and Magic. All the Epilogue did is serve as a not-particularly-well-thought-out-but-still-sincere-and-I-suppose-that's-good-enough apology. It still goes from the "All of My Stars!" rating I originally thought it was to an "extremely lucky to get a 4/5," but that's better than the 2/5 I gave it after I finished raging at Chapter 11.


For what it is worth, it seems to me that he did intend on writing the Epilogue from the start, because some of the stuff in it does seem planned well in advance (or he is fantastically good at making stuff up on the spot). And, at the very least, the stuff that he obviously had to pull out of his ass works better than it has any right to.

 

[CoffeeGrunt]

You mean the "and then Twilight knew everything" chapter would have taken alot of fore-thought?

 

[Tornado]

You mean the "and then Twilight knew everything" chapter would have taken alot of fore-thought?

No. Regardless of if he did have an Epilogue planned or not, before you are even done with the second page it is obvious that his theoretical Epilogue wasn't originally intended to have been about that.



What I mean is, some of the specific details do seem to be something that he did have nested in his mind for an Epilogue, and when the :censored:storm happened after Chapter 11 he just changed what the Epilogue was about and transferred the plot devices over.

 

[CoffeeGrunt]

Mmmm, some of it was fairly celever, although a fair portion is still extensions of fanon that could have been shunted out on the fly.

Still, it's a great fic overall. Just that it once used to be in my "stellar" category. I do hope Ganon continues writing.

/Edit/

In honesty part of my initial annoyance is probably finding that while I was waiting for my fic to get uploaded. So I read the Epilogue in hope of a good resolution while I waited and was disappointed.

However I found some guy who has a YouTube Channel filled with Halo 2 songs that were missed from the OST. So I'm alot calmer and less depressed about the matter now.

 

[Wiegert]

Well, I'm back after a temporary leave of absence (3 days without ponies, it...it was tough to say the least).

Hmm, it doesn't look like I missed much, apart from the fact that the gallery is now called "Chuck Greene" (I actually know why by the way). So, should I read some fanfics or add a load of new images to the gallery?


Ah hell, I'll go and read the last part of Tabluna Rasa now I guess.


Also, this is awesome:

 

[Minty]

So should i just go ahead and strike that from my reading list?

Oh, and I really want to read Macintosh, but for some reason I am just not in a mood to read today. Although, tomorrow my Grandparents and Aunt are coming down for me and my sisters combined birthday thing that we do. Even though my Birthdays isn't until the 16th we figure it's easier to just lump them together considering how close they are. Anyway, I might be getting a few hundred dollars from each of them, including my parents, so if I end up ordering the wheel I'll finish Macintosh as quickly as I can. Becuase if I don't finish before I get my wheel it might take a while.

 

[CoffeeGrunt]

Well I'm gunna hit the hay...so to speak. I'll hopefully have my fic up by the time I wake up and deal with the comments then, unless Seth posts the wrong chapter again or something.

I'll also deal with the comment ****storm that never was on OMaM. I was genuinely expecting more rage when the consensus appears to be abject disappointment.

/Edit/

One last check on Of Mares and Magic and I saw this:

If duels must have a judge doesn't that make the title transfer from Trixie's father to her moot?

Ouch! He actually derailed an integral part of the story by trying to patch it's weak ending.

 

[Tornado]

Meh. I'm still pissed, and the thing isn't going back up on the recommnedation list, and I can't believe that people legitimately think that the Epilogue as it was presented was actually planned out entirely in advance; but I'm not as mad as I was. A retconned-and-shaky Happy Ending is better than a terrible Sad ending.



Plus, Pen Stroke went back and fixed the Trixie scene in Past Sins into something that I think is perfect, which makes me exceedingly happy, so overall I suppose I'm balanced out now.

 

[Akira AC]

So, its been six hours since I started to play AC:JA, and Sulejimani is :censored:ing impossible, all my hate to the thing that doesn't want to get shoot down, I was really close this time around, but is :censored:ing impossible on Hard, not to mention how it will be on Ace, and I been playing AC before I even learn to write dammit.

Sorry this is a pony thread, so I should do pony things, pics:

Luna, problem:

Iphone wall, problem:

And seriously, the guy wrote Of Mares and Magic should have expected this sort of reaction, I did, it was just down to think like a regular guy, then read the story and it could have save him and the story from the whole :censored:storm, anyway, this sort of acceptance is hard to come across, specially on the internet.

(*Throws PSP out of the :censored:ing window, then cries*)

 

[Tornado]

You wanted your Pony Pschological sequel, akira, you got it. Granted, its about Derpy, but still.

 

[Akira AC]

You wanted your Pony Pschological sequel, akira, you got it. Granted, its about Derpy, but still.

(*Stops crying*)

Jolly, *reads*, why I'm not surprised by this?, *continues*.

 

[Racedude]

So, I finished the 8-Bit remixes of the CMC theme instrumental.

Ver. 1: More NES-sounding, Monaural, Famicom-like instrument set, Low sample frequency rate, No detuning, Lo-fi sound mapping. [Link.]

Ver.2: More harmonic sound, Stereo, Improved instrument set, High sample frequency rate, 14 cent detuning, Hi-fi sound mapping. [Link.]

Tell me what you think. Also, sound files are in .wav because .mp3 somehow messed with the sound quality.

 

[Akira AC]

Its really good, specially the second one, I don't know much about 8 bit themes, but that one is really good, specially some of the companying sounds, nicely done(seriously it fits, there is no awkward tones or anything like it).

And about Pony Psychological:

Spoiler

Well, certainly I'm a bit shocked after the first page/section, what I dont understand is the introduction of Trixie Gilda, I thought the author will treat both differently, anyway, lets see where this heads to.

What the hell...

*Resumes reading*

 

[Minty]

Ver. 1: [Link.]

Ver.2: [Link.]

Both awesome:tup:
But the second one does sound better.
Although, as much as I enjoy listening to 8-Bit style music, I know absolutely nothing about what goes into making it. I know I've made some before as a high school project, but that was years ago. Although, just in case I decide to take a crack at it, what software did you use?


Anyway, I'm gonna grab my phone, and go sit in my hot-tub and read a chapter of Macintosh.
Large quantities of heated water + $400 phone? What could possibly go wrong.



EDIT: Drawfriends:

I don't care one bit that I don't know the background for this character yet. She's 🤬 adorable and this is my new sleeping picture.

 

[Wiegert]

Ver. 1: [Link.]

Ver.2: [Link.]

I've always liked 8-Bit remixes, so you won't be too surprised to know that I think both of these remixes are great. I have to agree with akira and Mint and say that Ver.2 is the best though.


Also, I found out that The Romancing Quest updated while I was gone. It doesn't help that I'm tired right now, but I'm gonna read it anyway.

 

[Tornado]

Ditzy Doo: Muffins is like Road to Perdition with Ponies, and its awesome.



Also:

"I want you to nail me," she said.

The ever-present stem between the red Earth Pony's lips dropped to the floor.

Edit: Quite an ending, that. Also, that next promised chapter? I'm torn between giddy and terrified.

 

[Minty]

Yeah.....so fist-pumping like a madman while sitting in hot water holding a $400 phone while yelling "🤬 YEAH, BIG MACINTOSH!" is a very bad idea. I lost my grip, and just barely managed to control it's direction to make it land in the bush beside the hot-tub.

To make sure that never causes a problem again, I'm loading all of the fan-fics onto my old Moto Droid, that way if I lose that it'll only go back to being a paper weight again.

Right, so here's some changes to my list of favorites after chapter 13.

Macintosh heavily solidifies his position at #2. If I didn't love Twilight so much he'd be number 1.

Applebloom is now 5th best pony behind Trixie, and by far the best filly.

So now my list looks more like this(Ponies only)
1. Twilight Sparkle
2. Big Macintosh
3. Rainbow Dash
4. The Great and Powerful Trixie
5. Applebloom

Anyway,

I guess it'll take more than that to break you.

Is that foreshadowing? Because I feel like that's foreshadowing something, and I don't like when something sad is being foreshadowed.



EDIT: And this;
Violent.....Rainbow Cannon ball.poorly made violence, but still hilarious.

EDIT: Is there art for Braeburn that isn't about him being gay or incestual(not sure if right word)?

 

[Akira AC]

Ditzy Doo: Muffins is like Road to Perdition with Ponies, and its awesome.

I know, its absolutely brilliant, this is exactly what I need, not to mention the reason why I like this author so much:

Spoiler

The Bourne Identity meets The Godfather and The Dark Knight

Its absolutely brilliant.

Really looking forward to the next chapter, maybe he will take Coffegrunt's routes and give her some dramatic background, or he might just simply destroy her(psychologically speaking, if he uses NPD device plot.)

Also, Bright Eyes is the new Batman.
Yeah.

 

[Minty]

I might check out those Pony Psychological stories whenever I've got 20 or so minutes to kill.

 

[T-Squared]

More Forza stuff I made. First is the Rainbow Dash Mustang.

And then its the... Pinkie Pie car.

 

[Minty]

Oh, hey that first car's really cool, let me just scroll down here and check th......................................................................................................

Yeah, can't say I saw that coming.

Good job making them......but that's part of the reason it's so :censored:ing wrong.

..................👍.............

 

[Tornado]

Yeah.....so fist-pumping like a madman while sitting in hot water holding a $400 phone while yelling "🤬 YEAH, BIG MACINTOSH!" is a very bad idea. I lost my grip, and just barely managed to control it's direction to make it land in the bush beside the hot-tub.

...

Why are you reading in a hot tub? Even I could have told you the logistical problems with that idea.

So now my list looks more like this(Ponies only)

Ponies only? Who the hell else would be there? Spike?



Gilda?

1. Twilight Sparkle
2. Big Macintosh
3. Rainbow Dash
4. The Great and Powerful Trixie
5. Applebloom

Post-Of Mares and Magic:
1. Dash
2. The Great and POWERFUL Trixie (I hope GanonFLCL is happy . This will obviously revert when Ballad is updated.)
3. Applejack
4. Big Mac
5. Pinkie Pie

The Apple family has a monopoly on my Top 6, and it doesn't seem fair.

Is that foreshadowing? Because I feel like that's foreshadowing something, and I don't like when something sad is being foreshadowed.

Yes and no. It arguably is, but it is real subtle to the point that I was never able to pin down whether it was actual foreshadowing or just coincidence. The harness is actually kind of used as a metaphor when it comes back up, so it just gets all the more confusing.

EDIT: And this;
Violent.....Rainbow Cannon ball.poorly made violence, but still hilarious.

I loled!

EDIT: Is there art for Braeburn that isn't about him being gay or incestual(not sure if right word)?

Honestly, I've only ever seen one pic that wasn't. I'm actually pretty torn between how hilarious I find the way the fandom treats him and how wrong it is that they treat him that way.

I know, its absolutely brilliant, this is exactly what I need, not to mention the reason why I like this author so much:

Saw a comment you might get a kick out of:


I'm continually impressed by just how stupid some of these anons can be.

 

[Minty]

...



Ponies only? Who the hell else would be there? Spike?




Gilda?

No, when I first put that I was thinking of Angel, but I reconsidered that almost immediately, I just didn't change it.


I'm offended that you would even joke about that.

Oh, and about the hot-tub thing, I keep my phone in a small zip-lock bag. But even then, I never let it touch the water.



This......this is by a wide margin the most random thing I have ever seen in my entire life.
Derpy

 

[Wiegert]

Hey, that RD Mustang looks similar to the one I made.
And you actually made a "Cupcakes" car! I'm sure that's the first time anypony has created such a thing, plus I dread to think what's in the boot



Anyway, having read part 9 of The Romancing Quest, as well as looking at the recent comments on ED, I have an idea concerning Luna's role in this story:

Spoiler

It's made clear in chapter 8 that she has feelings for Big Mac, especially when she says "…Should things…not end well, between you and Twilight…I'll still be here for you…".

Luna also made an attempt to increase Trixie's chances of winning the race by suggesting that she should use magic, which would also suggest that she wanted Big Mac to lose. Perhaps the reason why Luna looked forlorn after the race was because Big Mac had won and that he would now be with Twilight.

I'm wondering if Luna wanted Big Mac to lose so that she could be with him, or is there another reason why she's acting the way she is? I'm not entirely sure at the moment, this is just an idea I wanted to mention.

Also:

"That sound reminds me of my mom and dad when they would go to bed really early at night."

Oh, and here's my current top 5 characters:

1. Rainbow Dash (as always)
2. Twilight Sparkle (yes, in the past few days she has overtaken AJ as my second favourite)
3. Applejack
4. Big Macintosh
5. The Great and Powerful Trixie

This......this is by a wide margin the most random thing I have ever seen in my entire life.
Derpy

To be honest, if it wasn't for all the random crap I've come across in the past week, that would easily be the most random thing I'd ever seen.

 

[Tornado]

Anyway, having read part 9 of The Romancing Quest, as well as looking at the recent comments on ED, I have an idea concerning Luna's role in this story:

Spoiler

It's made clear in chapter 8 that she has feelings for Big Mac, especially when she says "…Should things…not end well, between you and Twilight…I'll still be here for you…".

Luna also made an attempt to increase Trixie's chances of winning the race by suggesting that she should use magic, which would also suggest that she wanted Big Mac to lose. Perhaps the reason why Luna looked forlorn after the race was because Big Mac had won and that he would now be with Twilight.

I'm wondering if Luna wanted Big Mac to lose so that she could be with him, or is there another reason why she's acting the way she is? I'm not entirely sure at the moment, this is just an idea I wanted to mention.

I considered that for a while, but I still kind of think that she's pissed at Celly for manipulating those three more than she's mad about what happened with Big Mac.

Though perhaps it is a combination of the two.




I'mma head to bed:

 

[Minty]

Twilight Sparkle
DERPY
EDIT: Just remembered that picture of Derpy and I couldn't rest until that existed. Now I'm really going to bed.

Why the 🤬 is this so entertaining to me?
I just took the time to edit that image just so I could throw it on there.

You know what. I'm going to bed.

Oh, and this just replaced RD Sniper as my desktop wallpaper.

 

[Akira AC]

Saw a comment you might get a kick out of:


I'm continually impressed by just how stupid some of these anons can be.

Yes I known, but I cant be bother, if people is stupid, let them by stupid.

Also list:

1. Celestia (project much)
2. Rarity
3. Pinkie Pie
4. Rainbow Dash
5. Trixie

(*Continues playing Joint Assault online, maybe will read The Romancing Quest afterwards*)

^ That's funny.

 

[Racedude]

Both awesome:tup:
But the second one does sound better.
Although, as much as I enjoy listening to 8-Bit style music, I know absolutely nothing about what goes into making it. I know I've made some before as a high school project, but that was years ago. Although, just in case I decide to take a crack at it, what software did you use?

Thanks for the positive feedback, guys (I personally love the Ver.2, too), the reason I made Ver.1 was because some people like more the older sounding tracks. (And possibly feel more inclined for cheap, noisy dubstep, too.)

To address MintBerryCrunch's question:

WIDI and GXSCC. The first one is a MIDI maker/editor, and the second one is part of a (Now abandoned) project that generates chiptunes from MIDI files. The process I use for making them work is as follows:

1- Get a MIDI file of the desired song. (Getting the tabs can also help during step 3) If you are brave/inspired/stupid enough, make your own on WIDI.

2- Run it on GXSCC, to see if it sounds well. If it does, go to step 4.

3- Open and edit the MIDI file on WIDI. (Can't really explain this one, it's a time consuming series of trial and error.) Return to step 2.

4- Play a bit with GXSCC's settings: Sample rate, Waveforms, Detuning (Recommended, as digital sounds are sometimes too sharp, and thus ear-piercing.)...

5- When you are satisfied with the results, export the tune, and do whatever you want with it.

 

[Wiegert]

^

I still kind of think that she's pissed at Celly for manipulating those three more than she's mad about what happened with Big Mac.

To an extent, yeah.

Actually, looking back at the last part of chapter 9, I'd say that was the main reason why Luna is pissed at her. We know why Celestia is doing what she's doing, but Luna just doesn't like it at all, and she obviously didn't want to witness the events which took place both during and after the race.



Anyway, I may not be as tired as I was earlier, but I really should get some sleep as it's late, so g'night: