Commented 11 years ago2013-01-23 03:46:11 UTC
in journal: #8091Comment #54493
my friend has a house way out in the sticks and we have parties/bonfires out there, get hammered and just stare at the sky... on a clear night it's breathtaking.. i don't recall seeing satellites except i think we saw the iss once =)
I wish i recorded some of my model rocket follies to share with you! this one time i made a big rocket one out of 2" pvc with i think 4 d model rocket engines in smaller pvc pipe hot-glued to the rocket body, and one of those big "movie" rocket motors you get from the hobby store as the 2nd stage inside the 2" pvc. The d engines went off fine, but the big rocket motor failed to ignite until the rocket was already on a downward trajectory, so it was basically a 6 foot spear of pvc coming back down to earth at high speed, and disintegrated spectacularly on impact =)
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Commented 11 years ago2013-01-21 23:13:22 UTC
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They probably are quite common, but it's a rare night where there aren't any clouds in the way unfortunately.
And while some day I would like to build a valved pulse jet engine and stick it on a remote control plane or something, this one is just a test to see if I can actually build things occasionally rather than just planning them. I've made a spark gap with an electric lighter, but, I need to get some longer wires to be able to ignite it from a distance. In which case I can try using more fuel and see if I can get a beter flame.
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Commented 11 years ago2013-01-21 20:40:14 UTC
in journal: #8091Comment #54494
You'd be surprised to find out that seeing satellites traveling on the sky was an interesting night activity for me since I was a child. They're easy to spot.
Are you by any chance building a rocket or just a jam jar jet? Because I remember wanting to build a scramjet, or something like that in the past... I am interested in seeing your results.
Commented 11 years ago2013-01-19 21:05:15 UTC
in journal: #8090Comment #61046
ACting is great fun, I do a tonne of amateur productions, but I still get grannies in the town coming up to me saying how wonderful I am. I hope you do non-course related acting though, honestly, it's so fun to do
Commented 11 years ago2013-01-19 06:31:20 UTC
in journal: #8090Comment #61047
wow nice man! I've been on stage once but I wasn't acting, and that was intimidating enough! it must've fealt awesome to read that message from the Director! gratz
Commented 11 years ago2013-01-18 23:55:23 UTC
in journal: #8090Comment #61050
We had a classmate be our official photographer and take photos and film of it, and she said she got most of it. If it gets uploaded, I'll get a link up.
Commented 11 years ago2013-01-18 15:58:48 UTC
in vault item: CarbaseusComment #18244
Wow, guys. I didn't even know people still remembered my old maps. Thanks for all the awesome compliments.
It makes me a little sad too to think that it's difficult now to find 32 person matches, because believe it or not I never got the chance to play this map myself after beta testing in a few 4-6 player servers.
By the way, I actually made 15 other finished maps and 5 playable betas, and I don't think I ever released any of them here. If you guys are interested, I can upload them to a temporary fileshare service if you guys can handle finding a more permanent place for them. 8 of them are included in the last release of the mod Rocket Crowbar 2 if you can find it, but the others have never seen a release at all. We've played them for years at LAN parties and they're pretty fun.
Commented 11 years ago2013-01-17 11:28:36 UTC
in journal: #8085Comment #38625
Uh... No sir, that's a really dodgey message, you can look at it in the fist glance and tell sum tin wong. Don't do it! He steal, even if its a small file and it may seem as though it won't matter, to me, if he did that, it would matter A LOT to meh.
Commented 11 years ago2013-01-14 19:54:37 UTC
in journal: #8085Comment #38603
So you asked for examples of his work, and he sends you Garry's Mod screenshots of Half Life maps?
I'd tell him to fuck off. He's insulting you by posting screenshots of Half Life, so as far as I'm concerned being as rude as possible is fair game.
You don't need to deal with potentially chasing this guy down if he tries to pass your work off as his. That's an inconvenience you could live without, and you don't have any obligations to this guy in the first place.
@Captain: Yes, Half Life Source maps will run under Gmod.
Edit: If there's any doubt left at all, ask him for Hammer screenshots.
Commented 11 years ago2013-01-14 18:11:23 UTC
in journal: #8085Comment #38614
I would say if you have plans on re-using the maps in a new mod one day, keep the rmfs private, otherwise, i don't really see any reason to hold them back, personal preferences aside.
Source on the other hand i always release the source now if someone asks, since BSPSource does such a perfect job decompiling, you may as well.
Commented 11 years ago2013-01-14 02:14:30 UTC
in journal: #8085Comment #38610
No you can't Stu, because: 1. I'm not proud of it, and 2. I'm hosting TWHL on my own server and don't want to expose any of the potential security risks that are almost certainly to be in there. I am, however, hosting the framework that will be behind TWHL4 on my website.
WOAH! WOAAAH! You're so cool!
I wish i recorded some of my model rocket follies to share with you! this one time i made a big rocket one out of 2" pvc with i think 4 d model rocket engines in smaller pvc pipe hot-glued to the rocket body, and one of those big "movie" rocket motors you get from the hobby store as the 2nd stage inside the 2" pvc. The d engines went off fine, but the big rocket motor failed to ignite until the rocket was already on a downward trajectory, so it was basically a 6 foot spear of pvc coming back down to earth at high speed, and disintegrated spectacularly on impact =)
And while some day I would like to build a valved pulse jet engine and stick it on a remote control plane or something, this one is just a test to see if I can actually build things occasionally rather than just planning them. I've made a spark gap with an electric lighter, but, I need to get some longer wires to be able to ignite it from a distance. In which case I can try using more fuel and see if I can get a beter flame.
Are you by any chance building a rocket or just a jam jar jet? Because I remember wanting to build a scramjet, or something like that in the past...
I am interested in seeing your results.
It makes me a little sad too to think that it's difficult now to find 32 person matches, because believe it or not I never got the chance to play this map myself after beta testing in a few 4-6 player servers.
By the way, I actually made 15 other finished maps and 5 playable betas, and I don't think I ever released any of them here. If you guys are interested, I can upload them to a temporary fileshare service if you guys can handle finding a more permanent place for them. 8 of them are included in the last release of the mod Rocket Crowbar 2 if you can find it, but the others have never seen a release at all. We've played them for years at LAN parties and they're pretty fun.
When it's ready, I'll let my son try his hands at it.
I wanna play
Cant wait for full version.
Just say NO
I'd tell him to fuck off. He's insulting you by posting screenshots of Half Life, so as far as I'm concerned being as rude as possible is fair game.
You don't need to deal with potentially chasing this guy down if he tries to pass your work off as his. That's an inconvenience you could live without, and you don't have any obligations to this guy in the first place.
@Captain: Yes, Half Life Source maps will run under Gmod.
Edit: If there's any doubt left at all, ask him for Hammer screenshots.
Source on the other hand i always release the source now if someone asks, since BSPSource does such a perfect job decompiling, you may as well.
1. I'm not proud of it, and
2. I'm hosting TWHL on my own server and don't want to expose any of the potential security risks that are almost certainly to be in there.
I am, however, hosting the framework that will be behind TWHL4 on my website.