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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: JC Denton on July 27, 2002, 11:04:25 pm

Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: JC Denton on July 27, 2002, 11:04:25 pm: I'm not asking for a terribly long history here, but I don't care if I get one. :D

I'm more curious as to where the idea for the name came from.
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Knight Templar on July 27, 2002, 11:26:52 pm: who wouldn't get the idea to bring a ****load of nerds together to squabble of what their idea of useless posting is yet "reward/dignify" members with large post counts. :wink: :D :D
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Black Wolf on July 28, 2002, 02:12:07 am: Quote
How did HLP get its name?
”Hard Light Productions” is a name stemming from the term “Hard Light” - which is basically a light projection that is solid (ie. It can be touched). “A dream given form,”, to appropriate a popular sci-fi series. For us, HLP - the concept behind the website and the community it holds - is a sign of things to come. A projection, a slice of the future.

Very First topic in the FAQ. (it's on the main page, right above the forums link)
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: TheVirtu on July 28, 2002, 02:26:17 am: ...Ahem nevermind
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: CP5670 on July 28, 2002, 12:18:52 pm: There is a little bit of information about the history of HLP on The Array, last I checked.
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Top Gun on July 28, 2002, 02:13:12 pm: The VBB, which was Voltion's official bulletin board and the Hub of the Freespace community, started deteriorating due to a lack of moderation and the sheer number of morons FPS games and PS2 games attract. HLP replaced Ross 128 (an older fan site) and the VBB as the central discussion forum for modding, rendering and discussion prompted by the VBB's demise.
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Fineus on July 28, 2002, 02:52:19 pm: I wouldn't say HLP was a replacement for Ross 128, R128 was like VW - a mixed bag of stuff from mods to missions to news and so on. HLP started off with the sole aim of mods and soon after - renders.

Setekh and I originally came up with it over ICQ when we realised that there was a lack of support for the casual modder on the VBB - I think the loss of the VBB really helped HLPs growth as it forced a large user base on us, which made it work well.

And the rest as they say - is history.
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: an0n on July 28, 2002, 02:54:54 pm: And the Warpstorm FUBAR incident caused a lot of new people/lurkers to sign up. And now they've become a seedy underclass used to carry heavy loads.
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Knight Templar on July 28, 2002, 03:13:48 pm: Dude, you guys, you know what all this means......... WE NEED A HLP DAY!!

When's HLP's B-day anyways?
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: SlipStream on July 28, 2002, 03:49:35 pm: Quote
......... WE NEED A HLP DAY!!

Why not. where would the hub of the freespace comunity be now?
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: LtNarol on July 28, 2002, 04:26:33 pm: [glow=blue]
FSW ("http://freespace.volitionwatch.com")
[/glow]
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Knight Templar on July 28, 2002, 04:37:49 pm: Quote
FSW

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Levyathan on July 28, 2002, 04:43:45 pm: When, exactly, did the VBB stop existing? Was there some sort of official announcement from Volition to explain this decision? Because now there's just a dead link to the forums in their site.
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: elorran on July 28, 2002, 05:18:21 pm: I think it was about autuam/winter time last year (2001) when VBB closed down, though I'm not 100% sure since I was never a member of those particular boards.
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: beatspete on July 28, 2002, 06:02:40 pm: 17th of april 2002 i think... correct me if im wrong. It was a friday though, i know that for sure. Get you callender out.

I was a member for about a month...
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: WMCoolmon on July 28, 2002, 06:09:44 pm: Quote
Originally posted by LtNarol
[glow=blue]
FSW ("http://freespace.volitionwatch.com")
[/glow] [/B]

Every one may be registered there, but no one posts there :p
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: heretic on July 28, 2002, 06:39:19 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
Dude, you guys, you know what all this means......... WE NEED A HLP DAY!!

When's HLP's B-day anyways?

look at my reg date... sometime around that time
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Blue Lion on July 28, 2002, 06:48:59 pm: January 7th
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Mr. Vega on July 28, 2002, 08:14:35 pm: here's the birthday thread (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,4488.0.html)
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: CP5670 on July 28, 2002, 08:34:51 pm: ...with the nuclear reactor cake. :D
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Dr.Zer0 on July 28, 2002, 09:26:16 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Blue Lion
January 7th

alright, every jan/ 7th will be celebrated with b33r, drugs, sex, and money. all againsed, rise a sigh looking like this :ha:
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Snakeseyes on July 28, 2002, 09:59:28 pm: omg. I have been here since the beginning, and... look at my post count. I feel ashamed. :sigh:
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Blue Lion on July 28, 2002, 10:07:25 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Dr.Zer0

every jan/ 7th

you know that looks like every Jan or 7th

which is actually better
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Shrike on July 29, 2002, 03:32:27 am: Actually, I think HLP itself was open just before new years, but I could be wrong.... that was a busy holiday for me.
Title: The Origins Of HLP
Post by: Unknown Target on July 29, 2002, 12:14:10 pm: Lies! HLP was actually created by magical pygmies!
Seriously, HLP was open about 2 years ago, right? Geez, I remember coming here and thinking that it was just a newby MODing site, and nothing too special!:D