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I'm bored, so I guess I'd just kick around a few of my ideas on what a new Wolfenstein game should be like (Id stated a while ago that there would be yet a return to the Wolfenstein universe - after RtCW that is).
*Warning: this post is ridiculously long*
Interface:
Let's face it (heh), RtCW's interface is horribly bloated and complex which is completely the opposite of Wolf3d.
- You only need two movement speeds: sneaking (silent but slow) and running (fast but noisy), toggled by *one* key.
I am, however, partial to the stamina bar and I'd like to go the "Doom 3 way" of slowing the pace a little (I'll return to that later).
- Scrap the option to lean around corners. I admit that I kinda liked it, but again, it clogs up the interface and it really doesn't add to the basic fun of shooting Nazis.
I'd suggest instead that enemies won't notice you immediately when you stay partially hidden behind corners, so that you can briefly "peek" around corners that way, then duck back before the enemy realizes that you're not German. If that's possible, it'd be much simpler and seem more realistic.
- Keep the 'use' key, but change its functions. Replace most of its original functions with Doom 3's GUI system.
The GUI system is used primarily to operate switches, machines and most devices that don't get in your way while battles are raging. I'm considering whether the GUI system could be used to open doors with as in: you walk up to the door, face the door handle and your gun is lowered so you can "operate" the door handle. Clicking on the handle will make you turn the handle and the door will open a slight notch. Once the doorhandle is turned and the door opened a few inches, you raise you gun again and all you need to do is move against the door to push it open (silently of course, unless you run against it).
The 'use' key is more of an 'action' key which is context sensitive. If you face a breakable object, you can press the 'use' key to kick the object, breaking it (including enemies!). If you face an item you can use as a weapon (such as a chair), you can pick it up by pressing the 'use' key. Using certain weapons (such as a rifle), facing an enemy and pressing the 'use' key will make you wack them with the butt of the gun.
- Picking up chairs was ridiculously difficult in RtCW. This time it should just be necessary to face the chair, and press the 'use' key. When this happens, you will lower you gun (you can 'cancel' the procedure while this happens by backing away) and grab the chair. While holding the chair, you cannot select any other weapons until you drop the chair again (by pressing 'use'), but the chair can be used to smack enemies by pressing the 'fire' key.
The same applies for other possible "alternate melee weapons" such as pipes, torches and assorted objects.
Nostalgia:
RtCW had a number of "nods towards Wolf3d", but sadly, it failed to incorporate what a large number of Wolfenstein 3d fans used to think of when they thought of Wolfenstein 3d.
- We need heavy steel doors that slide open with a metallic, rumbling noise and slam shut with an ominous, clanking racket, echoing throughout the hallways. The game doesn't need to be crammed with them, but a few here and there would do. These doors are noisy and often attract attention.
- We need freaking DOGS! And I'm not talking shitty robot dogs either. The Germans used trained dogs to track and attack intruders during WW2, so it makes perfect sense to include them. Plus, we need them to make it feel Wolfenstein'ish! Dogs should be kept weak, but they should move faster than the player (hence the slower player speed).
- Castle Wolfenstein itself needs to have a lot of intermingling, confusing hallways - this is how I always imagine a Castle of Evil and this was what Wolf3d did for me.
- Maybe it's just me, but as much as the Lopers and zombies in RtCW rocked, I still missed Wolf3d's zombie mutants. I'd like a fairly faithful re-interpretation of these guys as in: thin, grey-skinned zombie-like creatures with a gun sticking out of their torso (either their stomach or their chest - I don't care which). Should move as fast as normal humans.
Weapons:
I have to admit that I love RtCW's selection of weapons. The guns are well-chosen and most of them are fun, but a few of the guns were made redundant/useless either because of the amount of ammo you got (too much ammo for e.g. the MP40 and nowhere near enough for the Thompson) or because they were ridiculously under-powered (the pistols). So I'd like a few changes here.
- The knife's "rate of stabs" should be slower. It's simply too unrealistic so fast BJ can stab repeatedly.
- The pistols' damage rating is ok, but the enemies need to FLINCH when they take hits - I'm tired of enemies that seem incapable of feeling pain, you're supposed to be shooting them with a freaking gun, not a pea-shooter! Most importantly, a successful hit should render them briefly incapable of returning fire - remember that the pistols are horribly inaccurate. For nostalgia's sake, I'd prefer the Lüger to be wielded with both hands (BJ holds onto the gun with both hands).
- The Mauser rifle should be as powerful as its "sniper mode" in RtCW at all times - not just when you get the scope; it should be able to kill most basic enemies with one shot. That gun is too underpowered otherwise. Also, it should be better animated - it should give a cruel kickback when it fires (the screen even shakes briefly) and we should be able to see BJ pull the bolt back after each shot. Hell, the Mauser rifle should be Wolfenstein's answer to Doom's shotgun.
- The Snooper rifle should work a little more like a real M1 Garand (play MoH: AA to get an idea). That is: Twice as fast as the Mauser, but only half the firepower (that's right, I want it weaker than the Mauser).
It should also be upgradable - you start out with no silencer or scope, but you gradually pick up first the scope, then the silencer or vice versa.
- Hand grenades should be better animated (both priming and throwing), you should be able to carry more pineapples.
- Pick a more interesting rocket launcher than the Panzerfaust - one that has a neat, but slow reloading animation after each shot. My money's on the Allied Bazooka. Oh and make it so that you can carry a little more than 5-6 rockets - ten would do.
- The flame thrower should work differently. I'd prefer that the game introduces "flame specific damage" which, when accumulating a certain value, puts enemies (or the player for that matter) on fire. The flame thrower should not be the only weapon which can 'torch' enemies - fiery environments should be able to do it too.
- Better distribution of ammo. Fewer enemies should carry MP40s (more should carry Mausers which yield very little ammo), you should get more ammo for Allied weaponry (like, have a mission set in a warzone with recently killed Allied soldiers that have dropped their weapons and ammo).
Sounds:
While RtCW had some nice background environment sounds, lots of other sounds sucked. I'd go as far as to say that even the screams emitted by Wolf3d's brown guards were far superior to that weak 'moan' that enemy soldiers would emit in RtCW.
- Enemies should let out varied screams when they die and these had better be cool and loud.
- Human enemies should shout a variety of German phrases LOUD and CLEAR whenever they spot you - I don't care if it's flawless German or not as long as it doesn't sound strangely muffled. I'm ok with the Nazis speaking English when they idle-talk, but as soon as they don't, they had better talk German and not shout those clichéed sentences at you in English.
Also, different enemies would shout different things (the officer should certainly reprise his old line: "SPION!" and SS soldiers should shout "Shutzstaffel!").
- Inhuman creatures should sound more monstrous instead of letting out fake hisses. They don't need to sound as scary as Doom 3's monsters, but they should sound a bit more interesting.
- Some of the weapons could do with improved sounds. Examples are:
1. The mauser should sound a tad beefier and the bolt-action should sound more metallic and pronounced.
2. there should be a sound of spent bullet casings being ejected - not just the sound of the casings hitting the floor.
3. The rocket launcher needs to sound more powerful when it fires. Like a huge roar, followed by a sizzling noise as the rocket propelled grenade streaks at its target.
4. The venom gun's firing sound needs to be louder - it's firing armour-piercing rounds goddammit! There also needs to be a pronounced sound of several bullet casings hitting the floor.
- It'd totally rock if you can hear bullets whiz past you.
I better stop now, or the post will become too long. Might add other ideas later in this thread if it lives that long.-
I just want a game for sadists. Or Hellsing fans (that's the anime, not the castlevania-wannabe movie). No, seriously. I want a game where, when you shoot someone, they really act like you shot them. Screaming, bleeding, falling over, cries for help. You know. A game for all us sick fucks out there.
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Made that for a friend. Normally I wouldn't have posted this but I just feel like pissing off some certain people. And it's 5:37 AM and I haven't slept yet and I'm going to skip school.-
Because DeviantART is the worst thing to ever happen to the independent art community?
Because they steal your art and use it without your permission to make money and there's nothing you can do about it because you agreed to it when you signed up?
Because it's horribly slow and impossible to navigate?
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It's time for Trivia!! Fun until it gets Helled! Rules are as follows:
1. You post an answer, then a question.
2. The four categories are as follows: Biology>Physics>Geography>Language/Literature>(repeat.) The questions must be in that specific order. This means that if you answer a Language/Literature question, you must ask a Biology question, and so on.
3. Answer a question correctly, and you get a point.
4. To contest someone's answer, you must provide a LINK providing proof(preferably from a reputable source, and not a GeoCities page that says "YOU ARE WRONG" in 128-pt bold type).
5. If someone successfully proves your answer wrong, you lose a point. The game continues normally.
6. Your question must have a one-word or one-sentence answer. Questions like, "What is the atomic weight of Helium?" or, "What right is described in the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution?" is acceptable. Asking to recite the entire Table Of Elements complete with atomic weights is unaccepable, and your post(including your answer) will be ignored. The next poster may answer the previous question-- meaning that if you answered correctly, all they have to do is quote you and get your point.
7. Only the first person to post a correct answer is counted for a point. Posters after that are ignored, and points are not given for their questions.
BIOLOGY
Q: What does a Woodpecker do to avoid brain damage while pecking wood? -
necronomicon_epilogue (6:02:10 PM): erm, hello
king_man17 (6:02:29 PM): how R u
king_man17 (6:03:01 PM): name
necronomicon_epilogue (6:03:14 PM): ...lower your font
king_man17 (6:04:22 PM): Emil
necronomicon_epilogue (6:04:28 PM): ...
king_man17 (6:04:41 PM): 20/m
necronomicon_epilogue (6:04:50 PM): great for you
king_man17 (6:04:55 PM): and u
necronomicon_epilogue (6:05:06 PM): 17/f apparently literate
king_man17 (6:05:22 PM): opeen cam
necronomicon_epilogue (6:06:09 PM): how about
necronomicon_epilogue (6:06:10 PM): no
necronomicon_epilogue (6:06:11 PM): go away
king_man17 (6:06:49 PM): why baby
necronomicon_epilogue (6:06:59 PM): *raises an eyebrow* I'm not your "baby"
necronomicon_epilogue (6:07:01 PM): I'm Nick's baby
king_man17 (6:07:03 PM):
king_man17 (6:07:23 PM): whyyyyy
necronomicon_epilogue (6:07:28 PM): because
necronomicon_epilogue (6:07:31 PM): I don't trust strangers
necronomicon_epilogue (6:07:32 PM): shoo
king_man17 (6:07:55 PM): ok
king_man17 (6:08:08 PM): iam sorry
king_man17 (6:08:30 PM): u R goo
king_man17 (6:08:36 PM): good
necronomicon_epilogue (6:08:48 PM): ...I am also attempting to get votes for my pet
king_man17 (6:09:29 PM): do u forgime now
king_man17 (6:09:49 PM):
necronomicon_epilogue (6:11:08 PM): erm, no
necronomicon_epilogue (6:11:12 PM): lower your font
king_man17 (6:11:42 PM): do u mind aferind
necronomicon_epilogue (6:11:56 PM): ...aferind?
necronomicon_epilogue (6:12:06 PM): and you're suppose to be 20 years old?
king_man17 (6:12:24 PM): mind
king_man17 (6:12:58 PM): yes or no
necronomicon_epilogue (6:13:14 PM): ...I'd rather be left alone to my RPing friends
necronomicon_epilogue (6:13:18 PM): and away from n00bs
king_man17 (6:17:26 PM): R u thear
necronomicon_epilogue (6:17:32 PM): ...
necronomicon_epilogue (6:17:39 PM): are you literate?
king_man17 (6:18:12 PM): what u name
king_man17 (6:18:29 PM): ag
necronomicon_epilogue (6:18:37 PM): ,,,,
necronomicon_epilogue (6:18:41 PM): ......*
necronomicon_epilogue (6:18:43 PM): ag?
necronomicon_epilogue (6:18:48 PM): my name's Arckra
king_man17 (6:19:17 PM): frome
necronomicon_epilogue (6:19:26 PM): frome?
necronomicon_epilogue (6:19:34 PM): and you're 20? and you cannot even spell "from"
king_man17 (6:21:05 PM): frome egypt
king_man17 (6:21:48 PM): Emil
king_man17 (6:22:14 PM): that name
necronomicon_epilogue (6:22:23 PM): alrighty, that's great
necronomicon_epilogue (6:22:26 PM): I'm from Texas
necronomicon_epilogue (6:22:37 PM): I'm an artist by nature
king_man17 (6:23:45 PM): oh texas is nice town
king_man17 (6:24:10 PM): stady what
necronomicon_epilogue (6:24:46 PM): ...Texas isn't a town
necronomicon_epilogue (6:24:47 PM): its a state
necronomicon_epilogue (6:24:51 PM): a very LARGE state
king_man17 (6:25:22 PM): ok iam sorry
king_man17 (6:26:20 PM):
**User king_man17 has been ignored. Ignore count is now 2,000.
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Yes! I'm back up to 2k people on ignore on just my Necro name. :P Oh and I know the log doesn't show it, but he IMed me first. Cheeta doesn't like to log the first message sent apparently. -
necronomicon_epilogue (6:02:10 PM): erm, hello
king_man17 (6:02:29 PM): how R u
king_man17 (6:03:01 PM): name
necronomicon_epilogue (6:03:14 PM): ...lower your font
king_man17 (6:04:22 PM): Emil
necronomicon_epilogue (6:04:28 PM): ...
king_man17 (6:04:41 PM): 20/m
necronomicon_epilogue (6:04:50 PM): great for you
king_man17 (6:04:55 PM): and u
necronomicon_epilogue (6:05:06 PM): 17/f apparently literate
king_man17 (6:05:22 PM): opeen cam
necronomicon_epilogue (6:06:09 PM): how about
necronomicon_epilogue (6:06:10 PM): no
necronomicon_epilogue (6:06:11 PM): go away
king_man17 (6:06:49 PM): why baby
necronomicon_epilogue (6:06:59 PM): *raises an eyebrow* I'm not your "baby"
necronomicon_epilogue (6:07:01 PM): I'm Nick's baby
king_man17 (6:07:03 PM):
king_man17 (6:07:23 PM): whyyyyy
necronomicon_epilogue (6:07:28 PM): because
necronomicon_epilogue (6:07:31 PM): I don't trust strangers
necronomicon_epilogue (6:07:32 PM): shoo
king_man17 (6:07:55 PM): ok
king_man17 (6:08:08 PM): iam sorry
king_man17 (6:08:30 PM): u R goo
king_man17 (6:08:36 PM): good
necronomicon_epilogue (6:08:48 PM): ...I am also attempting to get votes for my pet
king_man17 (6:09:29 PM): do u forgime now
king_man17 (6:09:49 PM):
necronomicon_epilogue (6:11:08 PM): erm, no
necronomicon_epilogue (6:11:12 PM): lower your font
king_man17 (6:11:42 PM): do u mind aferind
necronomicon_epilogue (6:11:56 PM): ...aferind?
necronomicon_epilogue (6:12:06 PM): and you're suppose to be 20 years old?
king_man17 (6:12:24 PM): mind
king_man17 (6:12:58 PM): yes or no
necronomicon_epilogue (6:13:14 PM): ...I'd rather be left alone to my RPing friends
necronomicon_epilogue (6:13:18 PM): and away from n00bs
king_man17 (6:17:26 PM): R u thear
necronomicon_epilogue (6:17:32 PM): ...
necronomicon_epilogue (6:17:39 PM): are you literate?
king_man17 (6:18:12 PM): what u name
king_man17 (6:18:29 PM): ag
necronomicon_epilogue (6:18:37 PM): ,,,,
necronomicon_epilogue (6:18:41 PM): ......*
necronomicon_epilogue (6:18:43 PM): ag?
necronomicon_epilogue (6:18:48 PM): my name's Arckra
king_man17 (6:19:17 PM): frome
necronomicon_epilogue (6:19:26 PM): frome?
necronomicon_epilogue (6:19:34 PM): and you're 20? and you cannot even spell "from"
king_man17 (6:21:05 PM): frome egypt
king_man17 (6:21:48 PM): Emil
king_man17 (6:22:14 PM): that name
necronomicon_epilogue (6:22:23 PM): alrighty, that's great
necronomicon_epilogue (6:22:26 PM): I'm from Texas
necronomicon_epilogue (6:22:37 PM): I'm an artist by nature
king_man17 (6:23:45 PM): oh texas is nice town
king_man17 (6:24:10 PM): stady what
necronomicon_epilogue (6:24:46 PM): ...Texas isn't a town
necronomicon_epilogue (6:24:47 PM): its a state
necronomicon_epilogue (6:24:51 PM): a very LARGE state
king_man17 (6:25:22 PM): ok iam sorry
king_man17 (6:26:20 PM):
**User king_man17 has been ignored. Ignore count is now 2,000.
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Yes! I'm back up to 2k people on ignore on just my Necro name. :P Oh and I know the log doesn't show it, but he IMed me first. Cheeta doesn't like to log the first message sent apparently. -
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It's time for Trivia!! Fun until it gets Helled! Rules are as follows:
1. You post an answer, then a question.
2. The four categories are as follows: Biology>Physics>Geography>Language/Literature>(repeat.) The questions must be in that specific order. This means that if you answer a Language/Literature question, you must ask a Biology question, and so on.
3. Answer a question correctly, and you get a point.
4. To contest someone's answer, you must provide a LINK providing proof(preferably from a reputable source, and not a GeoCities page that says "YOU ARE WRONG" in 128-pt bold type).
5. If someone successfully proves your answer wrong, you lose a point. The game continues normally.
6. Your question must have a one-word or one-sentence answer. Questions like, "What is the atomic weight of Helium?" or, "What right is described in the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution?" is acceptable. Asking to recite the entire Table Of Elements complete with atomic weights is unaccepable, and your post(including your answer) will be ignored. The next poster may answer the previous question-- meaning that if you answered correctly, all they have to do is quote you and get your point.
7. Only the first person to post a correct answer is counted for a point. Posters after that are ignored, and points are not given for their questions.
BIOLOGY
Q: What does a Woodpecker do to avoid brain damage while pecking wood?-
Only if you keep replying.
A: Shock waves are transmitted less readily in the woodpecker's head than in a human's because the former has a narrow space between the skull and the brain, with very little fluid, and the woodpecker's brain is packed tightly by dense yet spongy bone which buffers the force to the brain. Additionally, some of the muscles in the woodpecker's head contract, which helps to absorb and distribute the shock. Structures from the base of the tongue extend round the brain and may also absorb shocks.
POP CULTURE/FIREARMS
Q: All of the weapons in Aliens were real, functioning firearms. What real-life submachinegun was the M41A Pulse Rifle based on, and what is the caliber of ammunition it fired (in metric units)?
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I'm about to switch to the other comp to play FFXI. Maybe I'll see one of you on the Garuda server. My name's "Thrak".
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Yup. 17 rather boring years. I got quite a bunch of tools from my dad as a gift. I guess that's a start.
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I just finished my first case mod ever. I ripped two 92mm fans out of two old power supplies, mounted one as a front case fan, the other on top between my power supply and my CD-RW, a mount for which much drilling and cutting had to be done. Both are 12 volt fans, one is 1.2 amps and the other is 1.4 -- an interesting thing to note is that the 1.2 amp fan is really old (came out of a power supply where the electronics looked like something out of 80's hacker movies), has a huge fan hub so you wouldn't think it could crank out all that much air, but it tops the 1.4 amp fan, seeming about 3 times as strong.
Anyway, both fans are connected to the 500 milliamp connector on the motherboard. I didn't have an adapter, so I had to do it with a wire stripper, twisting my own copper, and lots of electrical tape.
We'll see how this affects performance. I expect pretty good results. It's too bad I don't have any thermal sensors or onboard equipment for that. It's an old board...-
Jesus' living cock, you sick fuck. Superglue? Gah.
Nevermind that half my shit is held together with string and spit.
And zip-ties. Heh.
120mm fans really aren't worth the effort, in my experience. Better off getting a few high-RPM 92mm fans - considerably easier to manipulate while moving about the same amount of air. Vantec's Tornado line are particular favorites of mine. I have one on my CPU.
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Well, somewhat of a request, I just kinda got the urge to do it after he mentioned it. Its all pretty self explanitory, so I'm not going into detail. I'm slow in doing EVERYTHING, so I'll eventually color this. Maybe I'll do it tonight if the war back on NP doesn't kick back up. (I missed a huge chunk this morn' =/ )
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5926476/
*goes back to carefully eating her corn*-
Generalizations'r'us, eh?
Really, Darknation, you're just another mindless troll and it's more effort than I care to exert to show you how silly and inane your babble is. The fact of the matter is that all you've proven is that you're not only incapable of accepting that not everyone within a culture behaves the same way, but also that you really don't know anything at all about furries. I imagine you're the same sort that expects all Americans to be bible-thumping protestants and all black people to be swaggering braggarts wearing fake gold and spouting ebonics, since you obviously think all furries are zoophiles, fursuiters, and "lifestylers." It's pathetic, to be honest.
Besides, this discussion has been argued a thousand times over in many messageboards, mostly more relevant and intelligent than this one. I'm not taking your bait.
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Well, somewhat of a request, I just kinda got the urge to do it after he mentioned it. Its all pretty self explanitory, so I'm not going into detail. I'm slow in doing EVERYTHING, so I'll eventually color this. Maybe I'll do it tonight if the war back on NP doesn't kick back up. (I missed a huge chunk this morn' =/ )
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5926476/
*goes back to carefully eating her corn*-
Heh. The main reason people like to fuck with furries so much is envy, really - though, naturally, anyone who disagrees with me reading this will say otherwise.
Being a furry gives you an outlet with which to deal with your negative emotions in a constructive (or at least non-destructive) way and it also gives you a sense of community - of being a part of something. Being a furry automatically adds you to the furry subculture, and while you might choose not to embrace it, if you do, there are plenty of (incredibly friendly) people who will be more than happy to be your friend, no matter who you are.
Most of the rude, cynical people on the internet are that way because they are that way in their daily lives, and that kind of behavior does not generally lead to having a lot of friends, nor does it lead to being a part of a lot of groups. Furries have friends basically "automatically", and that likely irritates a lot of people who can't even make friends when trying at it - not that any of them do.
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I just finished my first case mod ever. I ripped two 92mm fans out of two old power supplies, mounted one as a front case fan, the other on top between my power supply and my CD-RW, a mount for which much drilling and cutting had to be done. Both are 12 volt fans, one is 1.2 amps and the other is 1.4 -- an interesting thing to note is that the 1.2 amp fan is really old (came out of a power supply where the electronics looked like something out of 80's hacker movies), has a huge fan hub so you wouldn't think it could crank out all that much air, but it tops the 1.4 amp fan, seeming about 3 times as strong.
Anyway, both fans are connected to the 500 milliamp connector on the motherboard. I didn't have an adapter, so I had to do it with a wire stripper, twisting my own copper, and lots of electrical tape.
We'll see how this affects performance. I expect pretty good results. It's too bad I don't have any thermal sensors or onboard equipment for that. It's an old board...-
Heh. Careful you don't blow out your fan header. Can kill the board. I've done it about three times now.
I don't hook things to the fan header anymore.
About the variation in fan output: It has to do with blade pitch. That's really all you should need to know.
I'll be surprised if it makes any difference at all. Older systems like that don't have the thermal problems that newer systems do.
You should see how much fan output and how much ducting I have in my (now 2680Mhz) gaming box.
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...that they should do a remake of Chex Quest with the Doom 3 engine? Give it out with cereal and everying? Personally, I think if they did this, my life would be complete. *drools at though of Chex Quest in Doom 3 engine*
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Coming Soon from Clan Unidoom!-
Christ, where to begin?
First of all, Solstice was a really innovate and well-made game. Hard as fucking hell, but then, so was Magician, which suffered the same fate - being hated for being overly difficult while being really quite innovative and fun. Interesting that Steel Batallion (which I recently bought) has not suffered the same fate, as it is not only innovative and insanely difficult, but also costs $200 and an entire room to play.
Equinox was in fact the official sequel to Solstice. I actually thought it was worse, but then that's apparently only my opinion that is not shared by anyone.
Bridget is a character from Guilty Gear XX, a.k.a. Guilty Gear X2, stateside. He and his brother were born twins, and in their village, when a family is born twins, it is considered an extremely ill omen. So, to hide their fate, the family raised Bridget as a girl. Now, Bridget's family is in dire need of money, so he's ventured out into the world using his teddy bear, Roger, and his deadly yo-yos to try and make some money as a bounty hunter.
I personally have always thought Bridget was pretty hot. o.o;
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You're a jerk, Kain. A complete kneebiter.
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Of late, I've been playing Final Fantasy XI. A lot. No, not even a lot. Obsessively.
But it's so much fun! And I'm learning Japanese, so that's great.
So anyway, if anyone was wondering why I'd fallen off the face of the earth, that's why, though I must say it would surprise me if anyone here even noticed (and if they did it was more likely along the lines of "oh yay, auxois stopped posting").
And if any of you are thinking about trying it, but haven't yet because you're unsure about something, feel free to ask me. I've become like the newbie help service of late, now that I've gotten a sub-job and started leveling in lowbie areas again. ;_;
I do miss you guys though. :D Someone drop me an e-mail, hmm?-
Yeah, yeah, I was here for blogs - I just forgot. Mainly. Sue me.
There are quite a number of people who play just fine on 56k. It's not like most online games - your connection doesn't need to be <80 ping to have an enjoyable experience. The game is relatively slow-paced (though fast-paced for an MMORPG), so that helps.
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at bestbuy there is a safty poster. however it forms a curious acronym and nobdy caught this until last night
Face that ladder
Use the right tool
Careful up there
Keep it clean
Look forward when u lift.
ironicly the guy who noticed this was named larry. so its now FUCK L -
http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame65.html
Interesting site - *might* give you a better idea on how certain online people think.
I believe I've seen a few of those in my time on internet forums (and a few of some other types as well, but I'm too lazy to pull them all out to show 'em). -
I own a GBA and you know, I think that Nintendo really dropped the ball on it. They could improve their next incarnation of the Game Boy by doing this :
4 primary buttons, a, b, x, y. Just like the good ol' SNES.
4 triggers, R1, R2, L1, L2. Dur.
2 middle buttons, under start and select, because you know, games need lots of buttons!
2 speakers instead of 1
Backlit screen (like on the SP or whatever)
Larger carts. They're pretty small, if they were bigger in size, they'd be not only harder to lose, but could hold more.
Wireless link-up. How would this work, you ask? Well, you flip a little switch on the wireless box in the same area as a person with a wireless connector and the same cart you have. Now, what if you leave it on and start to play a game, the same game somebody else has? Well, if you were the one that had your GB on first, it would say "Wireless connection detected, prompt for connection?" and then you could say "Yes" or "No". If THEY were the first and they prompt to connect to you, you can of course say "Yes" or "No".
Headphone jack (I know the GBA has one)
Adapter to plug your Super Mega Ultra GB into your portable CD player (maybe even DVD player!)
Backwards compatible with old GB games (like the GBA)
MAYBE an adapter to plug your GB into your computer to upload saved games to your game, activate cheats / unlock content, save your savegames to your PC, and maybe use it to play games on your GB with other people over the internet!!1
Use 4 batteries for extended play, but only 2 required for it to run.
MAYBE use little "flashcards" that can be used to swap stuff without a link-up, you just save the stuff to the flashcard, the person you're swapping with takes it and does whatever. Of course, they'd be re-writeable.
A lid that can be closed to cover the screen.
So, yeah, if Nintendo did all that, I think that it'd be the best GB EVAR-
Well, let's see.
Basically, we're looking at a Playstation controller with a screen and wireless capabilities. So, an N-Gage. Heh.
Just a note - size is not at all a limitation on the storage in GBA carts. They're about four times the size of a Sony memory stick, and you can get 2GB memory sticks. ($119.00) The very largest GBA games are (correct me if I'm wrong on this) 16MB.
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