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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: Unicks on January 30, 2006, 09:17:37 pm

Title: Hello everyone!
Post by: Unicks on January 30, 2006, 09:17:37 pm
I've played X-Wing Alliance for many years and enjoyed that game immensely. Just recently though I heard about a game that was supposedly better than X-Wing, namely freespace 2. After reading that it had gone "free" (so to speak) I tried to find a copy. Which is why I'm here.

Zman was kind enough to allow me to access his FTP site and encouraged me to sign on.
I'll try to contribute a bit, and possibly harass you all with questions on this game since I've never played it before.  :)
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Goober5000 on January 30, 2006, 09:38:30 pm
:welcome: :)
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: karajorma on January 31, 2006, 04:36:19 am
Once you've downloaded, this (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/FAQ/installingfs2.html#iso) should talk you through installing the game and also how to upgrade it with FSO and make it even better :)
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Nuclear1 on January 31, 2006, 09:01:48 am
I'll try to contribute a bit, and possibly harass you all with questions on this game since I've never played it before.  :)

Feel free to do either. :)
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Unknown Target on January 31, 2006, 09:58:26 am
Gunnery control...target Unicks...OPEN FIRE!

:welcome:

Welcome to the HLPBB! :D Please enjoy your stay, however remember to listen to the admins and other community members, unless you have a strong urge to be spaced. In the event of an emergency, flamethrowers are located under your seat, and in the very likely event that they are filled with water, please use the shotguns in the weapons lockers. Do not crawl through ventilation spaces, and if you do, give the big red spider thing your lunch; he might leave you alone. Thank you, and enjoy your stay! :D
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Black Wolf on February 01, 2006, 10:32:59 am
What? Shotguns? What happened to the Plasma rifles?

/me suspects the Hyperintelligent shade of Blue of running a weapons ring.

[/bw]
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Dark Hunter on February 01, 2006, 09:38:44 pm
Someone's been reading the Hitchiker's Guide a little too much. :p
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Nuclear1 on February 02, 2006, 08:37:32 am
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Do not crawl through ventilation spaces, and if you do, give the big red spider thing your lunch; he might leave you alone.

Actually, if you see a spider, start getting worried and call for a can of Raid. Now, if you see our resident Shivan Carl, on the other hand, a money or lunch bribe tends to shoo him right away. If it doesn't, pray for a quick death.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Polpolion on February 10, 2006, 04:56:24 pm
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harass you

Thats my job!   :(
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: aldo_14 on February 10, 2006, 05:11:25 pm
What? Shotguns? What happened to the Plasma rifles?

/me suspects the Hyperintelligent shade of Blue of running a weapons ring.

[/bw]

No, he's been in a huff since he... er, it, was refracted into the wrong kind of prism.  Not a fan of cubic zircona, apparently.

It was more of a weapons triangle, really.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: StratComm on February 11, 2006, 02:15:10 am
Of course old Blue is an arms dealer.  How else do you think it got access to the weapons lockers?  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Fragrag on February 11, 2006, 01:50:28 pm
Of course old Blue is an arms dealer.  How else do you think it got access to the weapons lockers?  :rolleyes:

Mirrors
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Unknown Target on February 11, 2006, 02:50:40 pm
Lol...don't you remember when the shotguns were switched out? :P
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Dark Hunter on February 13, 2006, 05:23:01 pm
This has been the most peculiar thread in the history of forums...
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: TrashMan on February 13, 2006, 05:51:01 pm
I?ve seen worse...

b.t.w. - Hwo the hell uses shotguns against shivans? Gimme somethnig with more firepower...like a hand-held  nuclear missile launcher :D
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: KappaWing on February 22, 2006, 03:26:58 pm
In 'Hall Fight' didnt one of the Shivans get killed by a machine gun?
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Flipside on February 22, 2006, 04:07:22 pm
This, like most things FS2 related, is the subject of much debate ;)
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Dark Hunter on February 27, 2006, 05:45:38 pm
Let's call it a futuristic, much more efficient and precise version of a machine gun. Also, you notice they shoot the Shivan in its Cluster-Eye.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: achtung on February 27, 2006, 11:25:56 pm
I say the grenade did it.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Taristin on February 27, 2006, 11:46:27 pm
And I say it wasn't a grenade, but the shivan exploding.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Jopi on March 14, 2006, 09:30:49 am
In 'Hall Fight' didnt one of the Shivans get killed by a machine gun?

You can't know that, that shot may have come from the grassy knoll.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Cobra on March 14, 2006, 12:22:38 pm
And I say it wasn't a grenade, but the shivan exploding.

Large amounts of plasma and shrapnel flying all over the place anyone? :D

hehe, welcome to the HLPBB, Unicks. Strap yourself in, because there are no exits, and you are not getting out for a long time, because the Exit portal was sabotaged.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Dark Hunter on March 15, 2006, 12:33:20 pm
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hehe, welcome to the HLPBB, Unicks. Strap yourself in, because there are no exits, and you are not getting out for a long time, because the Exit portal was sabotaged.

I guess Hyperintelligent Blue got access to Meson Bombs in addition to the basic weapons locker....
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: aldo_14 on March 15, 2006, 12:38:25 pm
Yes, that was Blue.

:nervous:
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: mrlove on March 17, 2006, 10:15:16 am
just wanted to say hi aswell, tried freespace many years ago and yesterday I was curious if it was still alive and got quite amazed by how people work together on this.
Great job!
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Dark Hunter on March 17, 2006, 11:58:45 am
I still haven't figured out that Large Green Welcome sign, but let me be the first to say:


Welcome to the HLPBB!



Yes I was quite impressed at the activity level here as well, I found this site after hearing about the Inferno campaign on gameFAQs....
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Charismatic on March 17, 2006, 11:13:21 pm
:welcome:
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Dark Hunter on March 18, 2006, 04:01:06 pm
:sighs: yeah that green welcome sign
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: aceofspades on March 19, 2006, 12:18:15 am
In case you still don't know, it's ':welcome', with another colon after 'welcome', for beam-frying noobs like myself (actually, when do I shed my noob status?)
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Dark Hunter on March 19, 2006, 12:52:31 pm
I'd say you get rid of n00b status when you stop being ignorant, and start knowing what you're talking about.


Me, I'd like to stop being a n00b as fast as possible, which is why i ask so many questions. Questions are the best way to gain knowledge.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: karajorma on March 19, 2006, 01:34:02 pm
Actually you guys are newbies. The term n00b is generally used for someone who appears to have no idea of the concepts of netiquette. As a result they act like they are new even after many years of being online.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: aceofspades on March 19, 2006, 01:54:51 pm
So you're saying that 'noob' refers to whether a person exhibits netiquette, right?
So...you're saying that we aren't exhibiting netiquette.
So...what? What did I do that lacked netiquette?
Any advice on understanding my lamentable non-netiquettish condition welcome.
 :confused:
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Nuclear1 on March 19, 2006, 01:59:41 pm
No, nobody's saying that. "You" in Dark Hunter's post was more of a substitute for "one"--as in:
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I'd say one gets rid of n00b status when one stops being ignorant, and start knowing what one's talking about.

So, no, you're not a n00b. If you were a n00b, you would have been flamed by now. :p
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Polpolion on March 19, 2006, 04:12:03 pm
:lol:

Netiquitte is a funny word!
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Flipside on March 19, 2006, 04:24:36 pm
I'm not sure where the line appears really for n00bs to regulars, it's something to do with the reputation you build to a certain degree, there are certain things that can doom you to an eternity of noobishness, whereas Scooby Doo, for example, appears to have jumped right over the entire noob stage and become an accepted member, and his output and quality of work earned him it, so I think it's, in part, to do with your contributions to the Forum in general :)
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: aldo_14 on March 19, 2006, 04:40:24 pm
May I just add that I hate the words 'n00b', 'noob', newbie, and all viariants thereof.  To me, the only appropriate labels are 'good guy' and 'wank'.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Flipside on March 19, 2006, 04:46:43 pm
Of course, this makes many of us 0ldbie's ;)
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: karajorma on March 19, 2006, 05:07:19 pm
I have no problem with people using the term newbie as like I said it mearly means someone new to the forums and as such can be used to say things like "We should point newbies towards the wiki and the download thread"

As long as people aren't judging people depending on how long they've been on the forums then it's okay.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: Jopi on March 20, 2006, 03:24:00 pm
I have no problem with people using the term newbie as like I said it mearly means someone new to the forums and as such can be used to say things like "We should point newbies towards the wiki and the download thread"

As long as people aren't judging people depending on how long they've been on the forums then it's okay.

Post count, then :D
Usually you can tell newbies by their behaviour. It's pretty easy to tell whether this is the first time the guy's posting on an internet forum etc.
Title: Re: Hello everyone!
Post by: ZmaN on March 20, 2006, 04:05:04 pm
Glad I could help you with that Unicks....

Feel free to Ask questions at any time, but try to keep them into one thread, not 5 different ones.  I see that happen pritty often and the kid is a complete noob...