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Offline Thaeris

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Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
In response to a discussion occuring over IRC, I'm starting this thread.

Where does our beloved home on the Internets get its name from?

Of course, that's just one question to start this mother off, but any other random blasts from the past would be great, especially for those of us who weren't there "in the beginning."

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Offline AndrewofDoom

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
When I first saw the name of this place, I thought it could have been something to do with beer.  :nervous:
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20:10:01   Spoon: I find it mildly arrousing
20:10:07   AndrewofDoom: Woah
20:10:15   Spoon: sound like my kind of loli
20:10:21   Spoon: and im not even a lolicon

 

Offline Mr. Vega

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
This place started out as a render paradise, basically. Hard light refers to light sources that are sharp and directed, as opposed to soft light, which is more diffuse.
Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking.
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Offline redsniper

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
I know I've seen Setekh's explanation of the HLP logo posted before, but I can't for the life of me remember when or where.
"Think about nice things not unhappy things.
The future makes happy, if you make it yourself.
No war; think about happy things."   -WouterSmitssm

Hard Light Productions:
"...this conversation is pointlessly confrontational."

 

Offline Goober5000

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
Setekh and Thunder (aka Kalfireth) founded the place in January of 2001.

Setekh's title for a while was "Addicted to Solid Photons".

 

Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
I think of Photoshop's Hard Light ... thingie. :nervous:

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Offline NGTM-1R

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
"Hard light" is a semi-traditional description of laserfire in science fiction.
"Load sabot. Target Zaku, direct front!"

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Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
Aldo 14s' username came from his surname and the number on his dodgy scottish football shirt.
 
 
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

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Offline Ransom

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
I always thought it was a reference to Red Dwarf.

 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
I remember in HLPs typical 'username explanation thread' Aldo posted a football shirt pic with an explanatory comment. I'd have to take it at face value.
 
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The only good Zod is a dead Zod
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Offline Goober5000

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
I always thought it was his age at the time he first chose his nickname.

 

Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
I thought it was just a random number.
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Quote: Tuesday, 3 October 2023 0133 UTC +8, #general
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Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
Bit more source direct- my name change came about because I was on the original wing commander mod team. True story.
 
 
Also general discussion used to be called the pub. Ahhh, good old days. ;)
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President of the Scooby Doo Model Appreciation Society
The only good Zod is a dead Zod
NEWGROUNDS COMEDY GOLD, UPDATED DAILY
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Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
I wasn't around to witness your name change. What was your username before Colonol Dekker?
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Quote: Tuesday, 3 October 2023 0133 UTC +8, #general
MP-Ryan
Oh you still believe in fairy tales like Santa, the Easter Bunny, and free market competition principles?

 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
It's the red line in my sig. ;)
 
Anyone got any other tidbits of info past?
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President of the Scooby Doo Model Appreciation Society
The only good Zod is a dead Zod
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Offline redsniper

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
Hard Light used to have sections for Freelancer and Independence War 2, not just FreeSpace.
"Think about nice things not unhappy things.
The future makes happy, if you make it yourself.
No war; think about happy things."   -WouterSmitssm

Hard Light Productions:
"...this conversation is pointlessly confrontational."

 

Offline CP5670

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
I made this thread at some point, although it's mostly pre-HLP.

 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
Malbouef :lol:
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President of the Scooby Doo Model Appreciation Society
The only good Zod is a dead Zod
NEWGROUNDS COMEDY GOLD, UPDATED DAILY
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Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
I remember looking at that thread. :)

I don't remember what I read, though. :nervous:
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Quote: Tuesday, 3 October 2023 0133 UTC +8, #general
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Offline Rick James

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Re: Lore of Yon Hard Lighted Productions
Lore? I've got your lore right here.

Here bigynneth the Hard-Lyghters' Tale.

Whilom, as olde stories tellen us,
Ther was a mod that highte Dekker.
Of harde-lyght he was lord and governour,
an in his tyme such a drunkerde
That gretter was there noon on the forumme.
Ful many a riche nubee had he vanned;
What with his wysdom and chivalrie.
He conquered al the regne of GenDisc
That whilom was ycleped off-topicke
And weddede the queen Goober
And broghte hir hoom with hym in his forumme
With muchel lulz and greet solempnytee,
And also hir yonge suster Nuke.
And thus with victorie and with melodye
Lete I this noble mod to GenDisc ryde,
And al his booze in armes hym bisyde.
And certes, if it nere to long to heere,
I wolde have toold yow fully the manere
How wonnen was the regne of GenDisc
By Dekker and by his chivalrye;
And of the grete bataille for the nones
Bitwixen Hard-Lyght and GenDisc;
And how asseged was Goober,
The faire, hardy queene of off-topicke;
And of the lulz that was at her weddynge,
And of the faggotrie at hir hoome-comynge;
But all that thyng moot as now forbere.
I have, God knows, free-spayce to play,
And wayke be the calibration on my game-pad.
The remnant of the tale is long ynough.

I may be a bit drunk right now.
« Last Edit: February 21, 2010, 02:51:15 am by Rick James »

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