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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: Black Wolf on July 17, 2002, 09:05:42 am
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At the time of writing, the Freespace 2 sector, and indeed the entire sectorgame network is down, as it has been for the past 2 or 3 weeks. A few weeks before it wen't down, work began on a campaign called Twisted Infinities, which had considerable community support and, despite only being active for a less than a month produced 5 potential new weapons, 3 potential new ships, a strong, intelligent storyline, a professional website, and a shyte load of willing staff from Moders to Fredders to source coders. Unfortunately, without F2S, we haven't been able to do any work, as we haven't been able to talk to each other. Don't worry though - this isn't TIs obituary. I've spoken to Flipside and neither of us has any intention of abandoning the campaign. What we did was set a date for our official abandonment of F2S as a lost site. That date is tomorrow. So, by local midnight tomorrow, unless F2S is back up, or Hunter has told someone something, TI will be leaving F2S, whether we apply here or set up shop elsewhere is a question for the future. The purpose of this thread is to contact as many of the former TI team, whether that means someone who'd pledged their support and skills but never actually recieved assignments or submitted ships, or people who'd already begun work. If you're still interested, and you've found your way to HLP, either reply here, PM me, or Email me at [email protected]. Those of you who I can contact will recieve Emails or PMs or something to give you a few more details about the probable move.
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Oh the irony. A community project that no longer has it's community. I`m glad to see TI didn`t die though.
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Yeah, It's rather humorous. Obviously we can't continue in the originally planned way, but it seemed a shame to waste what we had, particularly in view of the nature of the problem - it's weird but despite the loss of the community, it didn't directly hurt the campaign - it's not as if half the staff up and left, or the HDs containg most of the files simultaneously self destructed. Everyone who we were supposed to be creating it for still exists after all, and presumably still plays FS. Really, finishing the community project is one of the best tributes to the community I can think of.
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I fully agree. I`d help but I`m snowed under as it is. :)
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Oh well - hopefully we won't be lacking for staff anyway - I don't know if you ever read it, but I know the 'Post your skills here' thread ran over 4 pages, and at least half of those were actually on topic :).
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What's going on over there? I have not been able to access the F2S website for a while either, so I was thinking that you guys might have moved or something.
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Noone's quite sure what's going on. The forums were going really slow for a week or so, then the site just stopped working. Hunter says he has no idea what's going on :(.
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To the officers and crew of the GTD Infinities:
The Shivans have gone. We have halted the advance of our great war enemies once again. However, we have paid a heavy price.
No one knows why or how the Shivans destroyed the F2S.
From our journey into hell, we return with a gift. The ability to construct subpspace portals, and perhaps one day return to Sol... or even F2S.
*fires 21 beam cannon salute*
Atten-tion!
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i was there and before the complete death of the server, i asked hunter why f2s was being really slow. he told me that they had had their bandwith restricted and planned to have it fixed in two days. that two days was about 2 months ago.
i dunno much about web stuff, so i don't know if restricted bandwidth can be fatal to a server.
and the main one BW started was over 11 pages. the private part was also pretty big. (was part of the story developers. check siggy, although i may have to change it now.)
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i dunno much about web stuff, so i don't know if restricted bandwidth can be fatal to a server.
:lol: Not really. Bandwidth is how much you're able to transfer or allowed to transfer over the internet, and for people who provide web solutions, it's basically a way to charge for the service and keep their equipment running by using the $ you pay them to pay for maintenance fees, electricity, water for the employees' coffee-much the fees you pay for cable TV. You pay for them to broadcast the content to you, but if you go for 32 days without paying, it's probably not going to cause a catastrophe :D
Still, I get this image of an ISP tech glancing at a display then screaming "It's reached the 9,995 GB mark! Turn it off! Turn it OFFFF!!" :D
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Well, it looks like Hunter got eaten alive, I've even tried ICQing him, so no word yet on the return of F2S.
I'm still keen as ever for TI to get off the ground, it's got some pretty good possibilities :)
Ok, I finally remembered my password, but I miss my Avatar :(
Flipside
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
:lol: Not really. Bandwidth is how much you're able to transfer or allowed to transfer over the internet, and for people who provide web solutions, it's basically a way to charge for the service and keep their equipment running by using the $ you pay them to pay for maintenance fees, electricity, water for the employees' coffee-much the fees you pay for cable TV. You pay for them to broadcast the content to you, but if you go for 32 days without paying, it's probably not going to cause a catastrophe :D
Still, I get this image of an ISP tech glancing at a display then screaming "It's reached the 9,995 GB mark! Turn it off! Turn it OFFFF!!" :D
oh, okay thanks. :D
and siggy changed :D
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Hey, Flipsides here. Now you can start showing off the new ships you've been doing to everyone, instead of just me :).
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Freespace 2 Sector undergoing move! Posted by Shrike at 23:19 PST
Just got an email from Hunter of FS2 Sector, their host Sectorgames are moving ISPs and they are awaiting the completion of that messy business. FS2S should be back online by the end of the month, so if you've been missing them, be patient, they'll be back soon.
YES! :wakka: finaly :D some news :)
well, TI needs a new home till then. (then i can change the siggy again :) )
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Hmm - I think we can wait til the end fo the month - he could of at least told us about it:doubt:. But still :) :D :yes: :yes2:
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Hello, this is Hunter. I have been unable to reach anyone - With five e-mail accounts out of service I cannot receive anything that anyone is sending me or do anything in-particular. I also cannot find your ICQ number, as it is not listed on my contact lists, please re-add me. Well, as you can see, we are working to get the site back running again - I can assure you I'm as annoyed as you are about this. I keep getting told again and again it's going to be sorted, but now we have a pretty firm date for end of the month. Let's hope they stick to that, and sort it out. Currently all data is backed up, although you may need to re-upload it when the FTP is restored. This certainly has been a VERY big blow to Freespace 2 Sector...
Regards,
Hunter
sectorgame
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Well, we know now, so thanks Hunter :). And yes, it's been a major blow, particularly since a lot of only F2Sers may think it'sgone for good (hell, I did until a few hours ago), and since they wont check anywhere else...
Anyway, the TI crew will be back at F2S as soon as F2S is back up - and we will have a lot of stuff to show when we do get back (Flipside and VA have been working overtime on mods :) )
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We're also getting more bandwidth and extra storage because of this pretty poor service. So that will be a bonus alongside our new ISP (which is much faster, btw ;)).
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LOL After the last few weeks of the SectorGame Empire, we could send hand written post to each other and it would have been faster ;)
Glad to hear your coming back! We'll have to try and convince more people from HLP to visit F2S every so often (though, of course, don't stop visiting here, or they'll never forgive me)
Flipside
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Welcome to the new world Pilots, get ready for the fight of your life!
- Admiral Wolf, Maelstrom (No this isn't a p1mp, I just thot this was appropriate)
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Haha I barely had enough time to post on F2S, let alone here. ;)
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Originally posted by Black Wolf
(Flipside and VA have been working overtime on mods :) )
overtime? i would consider it undertime (for me :D). the holidays are almost over here and i've only built about 6 models, one reskin and a test disruption ani. (me and KFCEcutor are working on the code changes {although i am less than a beginner with c++ :)} with him doing far more than me.)
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You still owe me that ani. I have a few ideas as to how to make it look a little cooler, less defined. It looks a little cartoony ATM :).
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IT WAS A TEST!!!!!!! :) (to see how an ani might work and look when applied in this way.)
< edit smiley added :) >
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Jesus Christ, don't bite my head off...
Sorry, you didn't explain that it was a test, just told me you'd made a new weapon ani, here's a pic, want the full ani? Just tell me these things, and I'll be sure not to piss you off so much in future...
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i wasn't annoyed :)
hmm, thought i said it was a test. :doh:
< edit: sent ani (before you thought i bit your head off > :)
< edit2: :devilidea the perfect smiley :headz: >
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Hunter contacted me and said that F2S will return. I'll post more substantial info later.
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You should read a little more, Ice. Keeping busy, eh? ;)
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It is good to hear that the place will be back up soon. :)
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Was up north cottaging. Then, after spending hours in the car, quickly reading e-mail, and posting here...I had a very quick dinner and rushed off to referee a soccer game in 32 degree weather (with a 45 degree humidex). WEE! :D
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You gonna be posting the new URL here when you have it Hunter, or just Email it out from the Members list at FS2? (Suggest both, I think a few faces didn't make it, mebbe the Shivans got the transports? LOL)
Flipside :)
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er URL? Will be the same as always...
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Oh right :o)
Graphics? Yes.
Internet Service Providers? Ahhhh...No.
Flipside :)
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It's nice to see that the Sector will soon be back among us. So in honour of the sector, and to trash the ISP, I have made a "mission" that resolves the situation. It is not ment as an actual mission, as it suffers from Battle of Endor Syndrome badly, but it good for a laugh. Once I'm done tweaking it I will post it somewhere and let everyone know. There will be a few different versions so anyone should be able to play it. By the way, check out my new thread for an interesting campaign by me. ;) I'll bring you more news on the level once it is done! Hunter does some great work at the sector and I can't wait to have it back!
Thor, drummer of thunder and maker of loud crashing noises.:devilidea
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Hey Hunter, if you're still checking this thread, will the forums be backed up? There were a few topics I sort of need on there...
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Yes there are backups on the server and some on my hard disk also.
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Originally posted by Hunt Smacker
Yes there are backups on the server and some on my hard disk also.
Good :) I'll definitely be needing the resume thread to get FREDders going, and also the mission one command brief is posted on the internal forum, but nowhere else :(. Once F2S is back up, and I have access to this again I'll rewrite it and release the TI story :).
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Have you changed any of the story since you sent out the FirstTen.doc?
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From what I've seen, and discussed with Black Wolf, the story is coming along very very nicely indeed, there lots of character to it, so we will probably be looking for some convincing voice actors for it as well :) One thing though, this will NOT be a small campaign, I think just about everyone realises that now :) LOL
Flipside
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The backup maybe up to 7 days older than the original you remember, as they are only weekly backups.
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Originally posted by vyper
Have you changed any of the story since you sent out the FirstTen.doc?
Flipside and I haven't discussed it directly, but I think First Ten.doc was a bit of a false start - too much action crammed into too few missions for the story to develop properly... While the basic storyline hasn't changed, the specifics of the missions will be drastically altered. Also, when I say "release the story" I mean to places like Skippys campaign list and stuff, not to FREDders. They'll get specific mission outlines and a much more comprehensive overview than we'd get from a reqrite of a mission one Command Brief - eventually :D
And Hunter - could be a problem, but I'm not sure when the last backup was, so I have no idea if I posted the CB before it. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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Well I've filed a ticket, awaiting re-activation. Could take a couple days, then a couple more days for the domain to propogate. It's all very confusing...
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Originally posted by Hunt Smacker
Well I've filed a ticket, awaiting re-activation. Could take a couple days, then a couple more days for the domain to propogate. It's all very confusing...
*has visions of the f2s crew returning to find the old place in ruins, Resident Evil style with Zombies of those not logged out when it fell apart*
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LOL I dont think the backups are quite that precise ;)
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well, i don't think we would miss much info. the forum was running very slowly. like posts would take almost ten times as much time as normal. i know i didn't manage to post much
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hehe why do you think the server disappeared ?
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LOL Well, at least it won't be long before we can get back to good ol' F2S, even if we have to kick the zombies out first (Hint, do not do this at 6am in the morning, I would probs fall victim to friendly fire).
Black Wolf is right about the FirstTen.doc on F2S, there were certain places where it was 100% incompatible with the idea of the TI universe, so it's going to be mellowed out a great deal :)
Anyway, couple more days and then we'll be able to get modding again, and I might even be able to look at Lightwave without wanting to put my head through the monitor :)
Flipside
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No doubt that would be an advantage :). Between trying to balance a NTV mission for Alikchi and going back to school, I haven't had a chance to do too much TI work, but hopefully I will have a full set of 10 mission outlines for act 1 before F2S goes back up. I'll send them out for confirmation, and hopefully they'll be a bit more acceptable for TI.
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Originally posted by Black Wolf
... and going back to school...
Ahhh... *sits back and enjoys next two months of Uni summer-break* You poor people, now this is the life I tell ya!
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Command.... too many.....zombies.......
Can't.....break through to......... Sectorspace.........
Need 2 Athlon......Cannon and a..... Broadband emitter.....over.
i.e. Any sign of life yet Hunter? ;)
hehehehehehehe
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Waiting for the e-mail.. certainly taking its time :S
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Would anyone who offered help to TI in the form of FREDding please Email ([email protected]) or PM me. Somewhat against my better judgement, I've decided to begin FREDding now and substitue new ship mods in as they become available. We currently onlt have 1 fully working mod (that Tyr class fighter) which will serve as a pirate fighter, and we will be using my Thor Gunship in place of Flipside's gunship. We will be using V ships in place of all the others. I need email addresses so that I can send out a list of mod substitutables and copies of the Tyr and Thor. Thanks.
BTW Hunter - any news? This'd be a hell of a lot easier with a forum :).
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Well Im still waiting on "A" report - Right now it looks like the activation deadline is delayed a little. It won't be long anyway you look at it. Just to say its definitely going on anyhow.
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hehehehehehehehe
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Every time I see the "TI" acronym, my brain translates it as "Temporary Insanity"... :lol:
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Nah, TEMPORAL INSANITY ! ;)
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Originally posted by Sandwich
Every time I see the "TI" acronym, my brain translates it as "Temporary Insanity"... :lol:
Did/Will F2S do titles? Coz that's just perfect :D
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LOL It may be closer to the truth than any of us like to think ;)
Flipside
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Flipside, where in London are you? I guess you know Im not far ;)
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Temporal Insanity... is that like a mid-life crisis 'cos of age or something? ;)
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They named a gunship after me, how nice.;)
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I'm up in North London, in Enfield :)
Yep, seeing as you know the Clydebank Shopping Centre, I guessed you were in Glasgow somewhere :)
Flipside
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Or it could be where you travel back in time to try to prevent the creation of the Shivans in the first place ;) After all, the ancients always seem to refer to the Shivans as though they had released or created them as an army?
Now THAT would be an interesting project!
Flipside
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well, i can finally post pics (ithink) :D
(http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/vas-transport/vas1_3d.jpg)
that should work.
it's a slightly outdated pic of my vasudan civilian transport if anyones wondering.
the textures are now done better.
if the pic doesn't work: http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/vas-transport/vas1_3d.jpg (cut and paste shortcut)
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Originally posted by Vasudan Admiral
it's a slightly outdated pic of my vasudan civilian transport if anyones wondering.
Hmmm... is that a squished Sobek I see hiding in there? :wtf: Or at least, influenced by the Sobek, right? :)
I like it. :nod:
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From where I see it the Sobek has had a severe case of flattening, Sandwich. Although if the textures for those segments were aletered, it wouldn't notice. So nice. Just dont forget to get at texture artist ;)
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Originally posted by Hunt Smacker
From where I see it the Sobek has had a severe case of flattening, Sandwich.
Didn't I say that? :nervous:
Originally posted by Sandwich
Hmmm... is that a squished Sobek I see hiding in there?
Yep, I did. :D
But I'll forgive you. :p ;)
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LOL
Look on the bright side, at least someone agreed with you, theres nothing worse than saying 'That looks just like.....' and about 15 posts after saying 'No it doesn't!' hehehehehehe
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Talking of piccies, this is the Andromeda Class (Working name, might end up the Cassiopae class, to avoid confusion with a certain iffy TV series).
(http://members.aol.com/flipside1972/andromeda1.jpg)
(http://members.aol.com/flipside1972/andromeda2.jpg)
Still can't get those DAMN thrusters working, but I think it's to do with the polygons though, oh well, keep trying :)
Flipside
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squished sobek? well, i guess, but only cos it is hard to get all the detail into one pic. :D
here's a side, front and top. :)
front:
(http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/vas-transport/front/vas1_front.jpg)
top:
(http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/vas-transport/top/vas1_top.jpg)
and side:
(http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/vas-transport/side/vas1_side.jpg)
note: the ship is only in it's early beta stages so it will be retextured and model altered. (probably multiple times)
edit: you posted yours just before me :D . and do these pics even work?
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You might be on one of those 'mine! mine! mine!' servers that won't allow you to link to their webpages? :(
Flipside
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yeah, it's geocities. Just post the links, and copy-paste into a new window.
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:sigh: well okay, here they are again :)
front: http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/vas-transport/front/vas1_front.jpg
side: http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/vas-transport/side/vas1_side.jpg
top: http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/vas-transport/top/vas1_top.jpg
cut and paste :blah:
which server do you use flipside? yours work.
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Ouch I thought my modem was playing up again.. SLOW AOL ! ;)
Sandwich, I guess my point was that if you altered from the original Sobek textures, it wouldn't notice so much :)
I see this thread has picked up the F2S disease - The ever-so-long-thread disease ! :ha:
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strange, now i can see em. mabey if you go to it in a separate window then come back it works. :confused:
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Originally posted by Hunt Smacker
I see this thread has picked up the F2S disease - The ever-so-long-thread disease ! :ha:
Did you expect anything less? Anyway, yay for Flipside, finally showing off his mods on HLP. VA too, more, more more! P1mp TI and it's mods for all you're worth! :thepimp:
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Doesn't your Hotmail address give you a few megs o space?
I seem to remember something like that, but ut was many moons ago :o)
Flipside
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Originally posted by Hunt Smacker
Sandwich, I guess my point was that if you altered from the original Sobek textures, it wouldn't notice so much :)
True dat. :nod:
Originally posted by Vasudan Admiral
strange, now i can see em. mabey if you go to it in a separate window then come back it works. :confused:
Exactly - once you've viewed them once, they are in your browser's cache. So when the thread links to that image, your browser displays it immediately and doesn't even check with the remote (Geocities) server. :)
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Exactly - once you've viewed them once, they are in your browser's cache. So when the thread links to that image, your browser displays it immediately and doesn't even check with the remote (Geocities) server.
okay, thanx :)
Doesn't your Hotmail address give you a few megs o space?
i don't think hotmail does. havn't checked though.
Anyway, yay for Flipside, finally showing off his mods on HLP. VA too, more, more more! P1mp TI and it's mods for all you're worth!
okey dokey
big ugly, untextured ship that needs much more detail added (looks a bit too much like the GTVA Waterpistol ATM for my liking)
http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_terran_ships/big_ship/big_thing_3d.jpg
private yacht for wealthy businessmen (also needs a texture touch up)
3d: http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/civvy_yacht/yacht-3d.jpg
top:
http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/civvy_yacht/yacht-top.jpg
side:
http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/civvy_yacht/yacht-side.jpg
front:
http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/civvy_yacht/yacht-front.jpg
luxury liner. also untextured. still in blender stage.
3d:
http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/luxury_liner/lux2-3d.jpg
top:
http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/luxury_liner/lux2-top.jpg
side:
http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/luxury_liner/lux2-side.jpg
front:
http://www.geocities.com/vasudan_ad/TI_civvy_ships/luxury_liner/lux2-front.jpg
there we are :D
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I have a luxury liner too, but yours is verry 1337...
I really like your engine pods on top of the ship...here is mine:
(http://www.tgfx.com/travis/MoonQueen1.jpg)
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pretty cool. interesting shape. has it/will it have good luxury liner textures? ie not plating? i need some now. and i'm no artist :D
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We get bars and shops on these luxury liners? ;):D
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It's even got an all-night Disco!
Ever seen a Vasudan in a Mosh Pit?
Not a pretty sight ;)
Flipside
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Originally posted by Flipside
Ever seen a Vasudan in a Mosh Pit?
Not a pretty sight ;)
Bah - that's nothing! You shoulda seen the Vasudan on the drums - he wasn't using any drumsticks! :lol:
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Can't sing for toffee though, it's those 8-bit voices ;)
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Heh - Vasudans are awesome on stage in fog and backlighting, though - lot's of nooks and crannies for those uber-cool light rays... like this:
(http://brainzipper.com/albums/hall/aak.thumb.jpg) (http://brainzipper.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=hall&id=aak)
:D
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LOL Of course, there was that embarassing incident where a stage hand mistook the drummers head for a patchboard ;)
Flipside
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Originally posted by Flipside
LOL Of course, there was that embarassing incident where a stage hand mistook the drummers head for a patchboard ;)
Flipside
Oh yeah, that was hilarious. Of course, it waas overshadowed right afterwards by the lead vocalist eating his microphone. :p
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Ok, well been an interesting day on this liner. Anyway, Ive a brief update - Ive received a brief progress report, and it looks like the restore is underaway still - I'm still holding to the end of this month, so keep your fingers crossed. Well its 3am so Im going to resign to the luxury liner quarters.. Stanny is calling me, she just hit the sack too. Nite ~ ;)
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Originally posted by Hunt Smacker
Well its 3am so Im going to resign to the luxury liner quarters.. Stanny is calling me, she just hit the sack too. Nite ~ ;)
*picks up secure staff line*
"Sir, everything is proceeding according to The Plan™. Predator and Clepoatra are going horizontal, commence with Phase 18-Theta. Access to the FFD is clear. Minotaur and Sphinx are in position and awaiting your signal. Out."
*sneaks off into the night, snickering with glee*
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OI! *bump* HUNTER? Wots goin' on?
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I think he's still asleep ;)
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Originally posted by Flipside
I think he's still asleep ;)
:rolleyes:
Originally posted by Sandwich
*picks up secure staff line*
"Sir, everything is proceeding according to The Plan™. Predator and Clepoatra are going horizontal, commence with Phase 18-Theta. Access to the FFD is clear. Minotaur and Sphinx are in position and awaiting your signal. Out."
*sneaks off into the night, snickering with glee*
As you can plainly see, Phase 18-Theta was initiated. Predator and Cleopatra will be asleep for a good while to come. :D MUHAHAHAH!!!! ;7
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Im still here. The server is still down so there is NOTHING to update at the moment. I am visiting Denmark right now which is why I haven't checked here lately. As soon as I have news, you'll get it. But ATM there is nothing to report. Which is annoying ofcourse, but it's out of my hands.