[Dark_4ce]

It was in the beggining. 2001. I went on the VBB quite often, talking about doing a mod for Space: Above and Beyond as well as a Freespace movie. And by then the place had been infested with trolls. Then I don't remember who it was, I think Setekh or Thunder liked my idea for Space: Above and beyond and would like to host it on HLP. Then I visited HLP, forgot about my mod and stayed. I posted something about a freespace movie, and people were so friendly and positive that it impressed me. I felt at home. To be honest, this is the only forum I "regularly" post on.

[Jetmech Jr.]

Heh, I found this place via Inferno's Forums. One day, I just decided to search up some mods 'n **** on the internet. Clicked a few links, a BAM, I'm here.

Don't let my register date fool you. I've been lurking the HLP forums since WELL before HLP 2.0.

[InfernoGod]

Year of the n00b for me. It still seems like it's been so long since 6-29. And yet it's only been about half a year. Time doesn't fly at these forums! Or is it just me?

[Night Hammer]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
The beginning of course

[aldo_14]

VBB

[Thorn]

VBB

[Blaise Russel]

After finishing FS1 again, decided to look around for the sequel. Eventually found it on HOTU but before that, I looked around here for a bit. I remember being enchanted by the telling of the Freespace games in in-game shots, though I didn't fully understand due to not having played FS2.

But I did, and I finished it, and I came back, and here I am.

[Omniscaper]

I was running a Google for goat porn and then....


The Babylon 5 Project lead me here eventually. I've always hated FS for not having glowy windows like in XWA. When I saw the GLOWIES and the SHINIES, I got sucked into this modding frenzy.

[icespeed]

i'm here basically because steak told me to come here when we were at school, in hlp's first year of existence.

hlp must be really special. i don't even game and i'm still addicted. i must be the only regular on these forums who has never actually _played_ fs1 or 2.

[.::Tin Can::.]

Beginning of 2004, aka, the Year of the n00b.

And I am still the pimple on the HLP's ass that I was a year ago!

[Taristin]

I came here when it was first announced on the VWBB.

Hell, I sent Sandwich here.  It's all my fault! He didn't even want to join up! I convinced him to!

[Grey Wolf]

March 2001, roughly a week or so after I joined the VBB.  I submitted a news post about a mission I released to Ross 128. The news submissions for that site were sent to Thunder/Kalfireth, who then posted my news at HLP instead, and I've been here ever since.

I was also one of the first hosted projects, even though not much was ever actually produced.

[Falcon]

Found out HLP when I was using google in search for a way to run resolutions higher than the standard 1024x768 and was searching for  planet models.

[Gortef]

Heard about this place when they first announced it on the VBB 2001... and registered. Moved here when VBB closed.

[Setekh]

Raa! So you're the one to blame!

Originally posted by icespeed
hlp must be really special. i don't even game and i'm still addicted. i must be the only regular on these forums who has never actually _played_ fs1 or 2.

HLP is pretty special. But the rest isn't true. You did play FreeSpace - you didn't get past the training missions, though.

[Styxx]

I was pestering Thunder and Steak about it almost before they started with the "***" stuff on the VBB.

[Pyro MX]

I found HLP after PXO closed... I was searching Descent 4-related stuff and finally I decided to find a way to play online again. I heard there was the SCP and that the DarkWing (DW over FS2) played over the internet. So I searched for the DW site, went to their forum, and they talked about HLP. Then I discovered it. I still don't play online because I don't have the full version of FS2. Just a demo-like version that runned multiplyer. *sob*... so I sticked at the art section.

[Taristin]

Um... You know that with the SCP and with the correct VPs from Fractux's server, you can have, in essence, the full version. Don't you?

And yeah, Setekh. I feel so bad for what I have unleashed upon you poor unsuspecting forumites.

[Stunaep]

I have no precise recollection on how I found HLP.

Probably Teno' (veterans will know who I'm talking about) directed me here.

[Pyro MX]

Originally posted by Raa
Um... You know that with the SCP and with the correct VPs from Fractux's server, you can have, in essence, the full version. Don't you?

Nope.. I didn't know. And I don't know how to do what you said there. But if you explain, I would REALLY appreciate it. Is it like replacing Red Faction VPs?