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April 19[edit]

Broadcasting Music in public places[edit]

Is permission needed to broadcast music from CD's in a shopping mall? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raysearson (talk • contribs) 09:35, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. The artists on the CDs would want their Royalty_payment. Mall management might not give permission to play Nickelback196.213.35.146 (talk) 10:21, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You need some form of permit or licence to broadcast music in most public places. The exact requirements will depend on where you are - so check the local laws of your own country to be certain. 81.132.106.10 (talk) 11:42, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Video game simulator sought[edit]

Car
Boat
Speed Boat
Train
Motobike
Plane
Fighting plane/craft
Helicoptor
Tank
Submarine
Spaceship

Apostle (talk) 20:58, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Are you looking for realism or just a game ? (Simulating being a train engineer seems rather dull, since the only thing you can much control is speed.) StuRat (talk) 21:03, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I thought of it too; just wanna keep it in my Santa bag... Realism and a game, both are desirable. Whatever you guys guide me with... -- Apostle (talk) 21:19, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

They may be directly opposed, in many cases. After all, the controls on a modern airplane consist of a massive panel of readouts, each with backups, and backups for the backups. Dealing with that is not my idea of fun. A fun game should have a few, rather basic controls, IMHO. Fun = "Missile lock detected, take evasive action immediately !". Fun ≠ "Redundant fuel sensor in auxiliary fuel tank requires scheduled maintenance." StuRat (talk) 23:07, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

True... -- Apostle (talk) 19:32, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You left out "bus", for which I can recommend the greatest video game of all time, Penn and Teller's Desert Bus. CodeTalker (talk) 22:19, 19 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Lol

-- Apostle (talk) 19:34, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

OK, wait a sec - a video game is already a simulator. So are you looking for a simulator of a simulator? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:22, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There is precedent. —Tamfang (talk) 09:34, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What is it? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:32, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Um, I don't remember, but am confident that I have heard of simulation games whose source code was lost, leaving only the object code for an obsolete computer, so that to run the game you first have to run an emulator for the old platform. I've also heard of emulators run on emulators run on emulators as a lark. —Tamfang (talk) 19:53, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Start with simulation video game and vehicle simulation game if you haven't already; the existence of a distinctive subgenre is well-known. Microsoft Flight Simulator is one of the longest-running franchises in video game history; clearly, a great many people have considered it some combination of "fun" and "useful" despite the fact that it skips on the "missile locks" in favor of checklists and IFR procedures. You might also look at Microsoft Train Simulator and Microsoft Space Simulator. Kerbal Space Program is an excellent example in the space genre. The Forza and Gran Turismo series are noted realistic car racing sims. Submarine simulator lists a lot of titles, though my experience there is very limited. — Lomn 16:02, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.

-- Apostle (talk) 18:20, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've heard a lot of praise for Euro_Truck_Simulator_2. Goat Simulator doesn't fit on to your list but you might like to check out that game too :) SemanticMantis (talk) 16:57, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

CodeTalker, SemanticMantis: I found/bought American Truck Simulator and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 today. -- Apostle (talk) 18:20, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What about War realism and or games? Need game names/recommendations... -- Apostle (talk) 18:20, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"Rail of War" is a game where you must protect your military supply train: [1]. StuRat (talk) 15:16, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Just checked the video properly, not bad Stu. Just like the old times... Thanks.

-- Apostle (talk) 18:35, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

StuRat, CodeTalker, Baseball Bugs, Tamfang, Lomn, SemanticMantis: Good war realism(s) and game(s) sought... -- Apostle (talk) 04:34, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

User:Russell.mo, The last "war" game I played was probably Medal of Honor_(game). I don't know, maybe Halo Reach counts as a war game? The Fire Emblem series is pretty good too. Anyway, while I'm happy to suggest video games in general, I don't know much about the "war" genre. But now I will tell you about the three best games you could be playing right now: Spelunky, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and Dungeon_Crawl_Stone_Soup. Spelunky has a free version [2], and DCCSS is always free. DCSS also has an easy way to play online for free [3], and there are chat rooms where you can talk to other people while they play. I think you'd like it :) Also this thread is a bit stale, if you want more suggestions, you could probably as a new question about war games. Might want to make look a little bit more like a request for references than a request for opinions. Like "what war are some war games that are highly praised and inexpensive?" or something like that. SemanticMantis (talk) 13:34, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Its okay. Thanks for the reminder...I didn't realise...

-- Apostle (talk) 18:35, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]