Obsidian

I have some now. Celebrate, for darknation has returned to you.

Make me some maps damnit.
You have until 7pm GMT so I have some shit to play when I'm home from work. Can be anything limit removing and make w/e SP with textures etc.
Maybe themed...anyone got ideas?

I'm 24 before anyone asks :P
Also I like purple. Purple is good.

This is pretty much what I purchased over the 2014 Steam Winter Sales:

Dec 29, 2014 $20.39 Purchase
Wolfenstein: The New Order ROW

Dec 29, 2014 $3.99 Purchase
Age of Empires II

Dec 28, 2014 $13.49 Purchase
Rising World

Dec 27, 2014 $9.74 Purchase
GhostshipAftermath

Dec 27, 2014 $29.99 Purchase
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Dec 26, 2014 $47.20 Purchase
Rome: Total War, Democracy 3, Democracy 3: Social Engineering, Democracy 3: Extremism, Sniper Elite 3

Dec 21, 2014 $12.49 Purchase
Grim Dawn

Dec 21, 2014 $1.96 Purchase
Borderlands 2: Headhunter 2: Wattle Gobbler, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 4: Wedding Day Massacre

Dec 19, 2014 $2.49 Purchase
Blood

Dec 19, 2014 $1.49 Purchase
Castle Crashers

Dec 18, 2014 $5.99 Purchase
Metal Gear Rising


GRAND TOTAL: $149.22

This is pretty much what I purchased over the 2014 Steam Winter Sales:

Dec 29, 2014 $20.39 Purchase
Wolfenstein: The New Order ROW

Dec 29, 2014 $3.99 Purchase
Age of Empires II

Dec 28, 2014 $13.49 Purchase
Rising World

Dec 27, 2014 $9.74 Purchase
GhostshipAftermath

Dec 27, 2014 $29.99 Purchase
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Dec 26, 2014 $47.20 Purchase
Rome: Total War, Democracy 3, Democracy 3: Social Engineering, Democracy 3: Extremism, Sniper Elite 3

Dec 21, 2014 $12.49 Purchase
Grim Dawn

Dec 21, 2014 $1.96 Purchase
Borderlands 2: Headhunter 2: Wattle Gobbler, Borderlands 2: Headhunter 4: Wedding Day Massacre

Dec 19, 2014 $2.49 Purchase
Blood

Dec 19, 2014 $1.49 Purchase
Castle Crashers

Dec 18, 2014 $5.99 Purchase
Metal Gear Rising


GRAND TOTAL: $149.22

Yep, you know who I am speaking of. I answered some of his questions on my videos in the past but I really don't care to answer anymore and am getting annoyed. He even tweeted to me asking the same goddamn things.

I am contemplating two options: 1) Removing his stupid "What do you think of XYZ WAD(s)" comments not relevant to the video posted on or blocking him entirely.

What did I miss?

Hello!

It was quite a lot of effort and a pain sorting through 1000+ photos to find the best 100 so I hope atleast someone finds some enjoyment looking at the pictures. :P

Be sure to witness my near death experience (okay maybe a bit of an over exaggeration) with an elephant that charged towards our car! :)

http://imgur.com/a/JdYny

Currently working on a wad to submit to colleges in California, to show them what I can already do. Hopefully, just hopefully, I'll get the attention of a really good one like Cogswell Polytechnical or a UC.

Project.wad

I guess if anyone's remotely interested, they could take a look. Nothing's really pushing the engine, although it would've been cool to use newer effects and whatnot.

EDIT: I've gotten acceptance letters from Cogswell, a CSU, and am currently waiting on two UC's and another CSU for their letters. Nnnnice. Now I can worry about future student debt. :D

Currently working on a wad to submit to colleges in California, to show them what I can already do. Hopefully, just hopefully, I'll get the attention of a really good one like Cogswell Polytechnical or a UC.

Project.wad

I guess if anyone's remotely interested, they could take a look. Nothing's really pushing the engine, although it would've been cool to use newer effects and whatnot.

EDIT: I've gotten acceptance letters from Cogswell, a CSU, and am currently waiting on two UC's and another CSU for their letters. Nnnnice. Now I can worry about future student debt. :D

today I celebrated a rather tranquil birthday today. that's nice, I don't need fancy parties and stupid surprises. this morning I finished a game with Doom in the title that I started about two weeks ago (any guesses?). then I had to do a presentation in humanities (I picked my birthday for the due date because that's a day I can actually remember) before actually inviting my parents to a dinner. at least I'm no longer in my teens so that's cool. definitely had a better birthday than my last one where I was severely depressed and I pissed off my mother so much she left home in spite. tomorrow I'll celebrate my friend's birthday in which he is going to be 18, so that's important for him.

so far so good I guess. no fucked-up thoughts at the moment. I've been thinking about where the heck I'll end up in the next few years, hopefully going to a full 4-year uni that supports CSC classes well. and then try to find the right job for the computer majors.

also I found out that Huy Pham shares my birth date, so happy birthday to him too.

I started dating this 8/10 black girl (22 y/o) about a month ago. We slept together 3 times and it was pretty great. I work regular hours and she works retail, so our schedules don't match that often.

Anyway, Thursday was her day off, so she asks me Wednesday if I want to do something Thursday night. I say sure. Thursday afternoon she texts saying that her phone is dying and she wants to know where to meet I'm case she can't contact me. I text back 715 at my apartment building and she says ok.

I wait at the front doors at 710. Eventually 8pm comes and there's no sign of her and no text. I bail back to my apartment. I'm pretty ticked off, but I'm thinking that maybe her phone is dead and she forgot where I live. Still, who has an entire day off and yet can't charge their phone?

Here is the series of texts that took place.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Me
7:41 No?
Me
8:08 Not OK

Her 8:57 Sorry I can't make it
Her
8:59 What is not okey
Me
9:13 You decided to text me just now letting me know? I could have done other things

Her 9:53 Is okey if I come after 30 muny
Her
9:53 My sister gave me the night off (sidenote: her story is that she has to sleep in the same bed with her sister every night because her sister's husband is in another city looking for a job and her sister doesn't want to sleep alone)
Her 9:53 Is up u
Her 9:53 I am sorry I had a lot to do (She calls twice, I just let it ring)
Her 10:04 I am outside pick up the phone (sidenote: apparently she showed up thinking she could get a booty call)

FRIDAY MORNING
I'm at work
Her 11:10 Hi are mad me
Her 11:10 Can I see u before I star work (sidenote: we work at the same mall. That's how we met.)
Her 11:12 How many time I have apology
Her 11:12 I told my phone was dead

Needless to say this biotch is dead to me. It just floors me that anyone can be so immature and oblivious to think that blowing off a date and disrespecting someone's time like that is in any way OK. It's like this behavior is completely normal to her and no guy has called her on this bullshit behavior.

So yeah, I plan on going NC and ignoring all contact from her. Maybe girls can get away with disrespecting other dudes like that, but not me. I'm curious to see what her future attempts to contact me entail, and if there are any I'll post them here.

Just post what you're listening to:
Biosphere - Bose-Einstein condensation

And I turned 21 yesterday, spent the latter half of the day with friends. So of course, I drank some vodka with some Sprite in it, what else is a sodaholic supposed to do?

This past Saturday I married my best friend and soul-mate. I somehow managed to choke back the tears that were welling up as she walked down the aisle. It was a beautiful day that marked the beginning of our lives together, and I'm happier than I've ever been.

I probably seem like a big dummy gushing about it, but I still feel like I'm walking on air. I'd never in my wildest dreams thought that I'd marry a woman as loyal and supportive as she is. I love her so much, and she loves me more than anyone I've ever known, far more than I thought anyone capable.

It's taken a ton of work to get this far, but the work is really just beginning. Knowing that I have someone who truly loves me to be by my side through the struggles (and the fun) is exciting. This is going to be awesome.

Experiment NO. 67 - Usage of nettle for dopamine release stimulation


From Wikipedia, "urtica dioica, often called common nettle or stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting), is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, [...] divided into six subspecies, five of which have many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles, injecting histamine and other chemicals that produce a stinging sensation when contacted by humans and other animals".

It was during my latest field trip that I discovered this intriguing plant, and found a way to make great therapeutic use of it's defense mechanisms, and thought it would be nice to share the results of my experimentations here as well.

Having in mind the hypodermic needles of nettle, the question of how it would feel to deliberately sting my genital organs with a specimen innevitably popped up.
After meticulous disinfection of said specimen, I held the batch in a pair of surgical gloves and softly brushed it against the top of my penis.

Initially it was hard to tell any difference, but soon enough my head started to swell and it felt surprisingly good. Subsequent rapid stroking of the penis resulted in an extremely firm errection, followed by a monstruous ejaculation, around 5 times more sperm then on a usual run.

Sometime later, I've attempted the procedure again. The nettles had actually been picked about half an hour by the time the were applied again and, unlike my penis, had gone a little limp. As a result the leaves needed to be flicked quite hard against my glans in order to do the trick so I guess a fresher nettle harvest might have been preferable.

However, the results were almost equally satisfactory as the last time. After sometime spent arousing myself with manual and oral sex I guided myself into a position from where I could penetrate my hand into a throbbing orgasm, once again.

During the rest of the day (no more sexual activity), I felt a hint of very agreeable pain in the background, but nothing serious and it was gone by next morning.

So there you have it, now you know a cool nettle trick that you can share with your friends, or perhaps try by yourself at home.

Either way, make sure you let me know of your result, and tell me what you think! Cheers!

I'm creating a new band, and I came up with a name: "Void Central".

Only thing is I don't know if I should switch it and make it "Central Void" instead.

So, I don't know, I'll create a poll here and see what you guys think is better.

I'm creating a new band, and I came up with a name: "Void Central".

Only thing is I don't know if I should switch it and make it "Central Void" instead.

So, I don't know, I'll create a poll here and see what you guys think is better.

...How can you get them to throw the first punch?

Experiment NO. 67 - Usage of nettle for dopamine release stimulation


From Wikipedia, "urtica dioica, often called common nettle or stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting), is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, [...] divided into six subspecies, five of which have many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles, injecting histamine and other chemicals that produce a stinging sensation when contacted by humans and other animals".

It was during my latest field trip that I discovered this intriguing plant, and found a way to make great therapeutic use of it's defense mechanisms, and thought it would be nice to share the results of my experimentations here as well.

Having in mind the hypodermic needles of nettle, the question of how it would feel to deliberately sting my genital organs with a specimen innevitably popped up.
After meticulous disinfection of said specimen, I held the batch in a pair of surgical gloves and softly brushed it against the top of my penis.

Initially it was hard to tell any difference, but soon enough my head started to swell and it felt surprisingly good. Subsequent rapid stroking of the penis resulted in an extremely firm errection, followed by a monstruous ejaculation, around 5 times more sperm then on a usual run.

Sometime later, I've attempted the procedure again. The nettles had actually been picked about half an hour by the time the were applied again and, unlike my penis, had gone a little limp. As a result the leaves needed to be flicked quite hard against my glans in order to do the trick so I guess a fresher nettle harvest might have been preferable.

However, the results were almost equally satisfactory as the last time. After sometime spent arousing myself with manual and oral sex I guided myself into a position from where I could penetrate my hand into a throbbing orgasm, once again.

During the rest of the day (no more sexual activity), I felt a hint of very agreeable pain in the background, but nothing serious and it was gone by next morning.

So there you have it, now you know a cool nettle trick that you can share with your friends, or perhaps try by yourself at home.

Either way, make sure you let me know of your result, and tell me what you think! Cheers!

Hello everybody, I am Joseph Bergmann (friends call me Joe), I am a 48 year old resident of Moscow, Russia (I'm on a field trip to Romania right now, though). My primary occupation is that of a plant biologist, though I sometimes expand on this with other undertakings as well, such as field trips where I like to experiment with plants of foreign countries (like the one I'm on right now) and various hobbies (I mantain an underground hardcore rock act called Shadows of Crucifix, along with several of my friends, we sell our vinyls in the flea market here and split profits). I like to see myself as an open-minded individual, not afraid to try new things at the cost of inhibition, despite my age.

Of course, I am huge fan of the ubiquitous Doom series (just like many here, I suspect), which is the primary reason of my coming here. I hope to contribute to these forums as much as I can, and perhaps share some of my thoughts and insights as well if the occasion calls for it.

I'd like to get to know you people too, so tell me something about yourself too!

So, other than being an avid marijuana user, my experience with psychoactive substances has been non-existent until recently. A month ago, I had my first tango with mushrooms, ingesting 3.5 grams, then another 2, then at least 2 more after that, over a five hour period, the trip itself lasting some 9-10 hours in total. I write this not to be a braggart, but because I treat this sort of exploration with the utmost seriousness, treating it essentially like a fun academic project. There were some extremely interesting effects, including:

• Overwhelming body sensitivity, to the point of it being mildly uncomfortable.
• Trees turning into fractals and hexagons, with every single leaf and branch being exceedingly clear and sharp.
• Grass and plants pulsating and wavering a bit. At one point, a concentration of bushes took on a cartoonish, demonic appearance, though only superficially.
• My vision being overlaid (mostly indoors) with sketchy H. R. Giger-esque curves and lines on most surfaces.
• Difficulty in drawing, with much of the drawing being heavily abstract. When I would concentrate on the lines, they would bubble, pulsate and breathe.
• Vivid, sudden images of very complex curves and shapes that kind of reminded me of the rocket launcher from Q3A. There were lots of glowing rectangles and complex weaving shapes that looked very retro-futuristic.
• Brief moments of beautiful, uncontrollable, weeping laughter while shooting the shit.
• Closed eyes revealing cascading shapes in the vain of 90s-era screen savers.
• People's faces leaving behind brief after images.
• People with auras.
• Every emotion I've ever experienced, occurring simultaneously.
• Modulation in the pitch of my friend's voice.
• A compulsion, at the last peak, to strip off nearly all my clothes (including my glasses), resulting in my climbing of a tree, where, about 20 feet up, I proceeded to dance and, for the first time in my life, successfully meditate.
• In the weeks following, an almost insatiable need to illustrate, which I have always done, though now with much more frequency than ever.

Yesterday evening, I took a hit of about 40mg of about 90% pure DMT, and the results were quite shocking. In comparison to the mushrooms, this was a much more intense trip, whole thing lasting a few minutes, and included:
• Instantaneous hallucinations that began before the hit could be completed.
• My friend's face projecting beams of repeating facial features at 45 degree angles into infinity.
• His face also glowing intensely, with a smaller imprint of his face in the middle of his original face.
• Ever seen those photoshopped pictures of faces with double eyes/mouths? Yeah, that was happening as well.
• I lost the ability to speak coherently, and desperately attempted to articulate words from my subconscious, resulting in the cryptic phrase, which I said to my friend who had administered the DMT: "I've known you for all these years, until now." Something like that.
• Tree branches turning into intense rows of fractals.
• The entire backyard turned into a cellular playground of moving entities. Every single blade of grass and speck of dirt was part of some intricate ballet of movement and it definitely appeared to be alive.
• Absolute child-like joy, even more so than what the mushrooms provided.

I'll be experimenting with both substances more in the near future, trying out new environments and activities and higher dosages. This is not for fucking around with. I think it's absolutely tragic that some people just goof off with them instead of examining what happens (while still having fun). Perhaps best of all is that I'm (very slowly) starting to address certain aspects of my bipolar/ADD/depression issues thanks to the bizarre changes in perspective and thought processes. Not that I wasn't already making progress, but these experiences are contributing positively for sure.

For a while now I've been angling to go to an institution called Media Design School for a while now in order to take a course on Game Programming, but a few weeks ago I had a rather humbling phone call from one of the tutors and yesterday I attended one of the Open Days and talked with some of the staff. The verdict: I should be doing Game Art?

Apparently all the work I've done with designing maps for Doom falls under the environs of Game Art rather than Game Programming. The thing that worries me though is that the Game Art course also encompasses traditional art such as drawing and 3D modelling, which I'm unfortunately not so great at. I could possibly be good at art, but I honestly feel like I could use some help in this area. Is there anyone else on here who's looking to or is currently taking a similar course, and if so how would I go about securing a position? Portfolios need to be in by the end of this month and it's got me kind of worried.

When I get my free time back, I have a few choices of what to do next:

1. Resume work on my map generator, having acquired some of the SCIENCE I needed.
   
2. Finish my Dig series.
   
3. Contribute to tackling newstuff backlog and play some Wads of interest that have been piling up.
   
4. Make a vanilla (episode-length?) map set.
   
5. Contribute to other projects.
   
6. Toy with zdoom gameplay modding.
   
7. Update: Start a Doom Builder plugin for visualizing sound propagation.

Ice cream cake, patron, and a brand new (work) laptop marks my personal anniversary.

Because I don't like them and my opinion is the only one that matters.