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The term status effect can be applied both to changes that provide a character an advantage (increased attributes, defensive barriers, regeneration), and those that hinder the character (decreased attributes, incapacitation, degeneration). [2] Especially in MMORPGs, beneficial effects are referred to as buffs, and hindering effects are called ...
A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse , which draws attention to a fixed point that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port.
An emergency locator beacon is a radio beacon, a portable battery powered radio transmitter, used to locate airplanes, vessels, and persons in distress and in need of immediate rescue. Various types of emergency locator beacons are carried by aircraft, ships, vehicles, hikers and cross-country skiers.
1. The opposite of a buff, an effect placed on a character that negatively impacts their statistics and characteristics. Compare with nerf. 2. Effects that nullify or cancel the effects of buffs. demake A type of video game remake for (or emulating the style of) older generation hardware. destructible environment
The villain of Die Hard 2 changes the Dulles Airport's ATC beacon altitude to below ground level, causing planes' altimeters to provide false readings, thus causing landing planes to crash. In the video game Black (video game) , the player can destroy "evidence of cell phone meaconing" in the third level of the game.
According to Planet Minecraft statistics, Greenfield is the third-most downloaded Minecraft map of all time. [ 6 ] Greenfield is designed to resemble the West Coast of the United States, heavily inspired by Los Angeles , [ 2 ] and is built to a one-to-one scale, with each block's size being one cubic meter. [ 7 ]
In December 2013, Apple announced iBeacon: the first beacon protocol in the market. iBeacon works with Apple's iOS and Google's Android. The beacon using the iBeacon protocol transmits a so-called UUID. The UUID is a string of 24 numbers, which communicate with an installed Mobile App. [2] Advantages: Widely supported; Simple and easy to implement;
The Beacon API (application programming interface) is a candidate recommendation of the World Wide Web Consortium, the standards organization for the web. [10] It is a standardized API that directs the web client to silently send tracking data back to the server, i.e. without alerting the user and thus disturbing their experience. [citation needed]