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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-13 03:11:38 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303350
Haha. That question is meant to catch people out.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-12 19:07:30 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #303340
Haha.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-12 14:38:36 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303330
Far too many playthroughs over far too many years.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-12 14:36:45 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #303329
Completed my first 2 models from scratch using Milkshape3D. The 2 together took about 2 hours.
User posted image
They're both fairly basic because texturing in Milkshape is a bitch.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-12 13:53:34 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303327
That wasn't aimed at you. I was just stating the fact that a lot of the results coming up are using fake names, which could be cheating.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-12 13:00:38 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303324
...I didn't?

Unless it was you who used the name "Classified"
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-12 12:27:46 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303319
I can only assume the people using names like "CLASSIFIED" etc are doing so to cheat 100% using their real names later on.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-12 09:34:32 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303316
Heh, it was 93 degrees at 8:47. The estimated high was a bit higher. :P
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-12 05:01:26 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303313
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-11 18:24:55 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303306
I have a question: does the quiz keep track of the time each question took to be answered?
Nope.
Only 60, but the quiz is kinda unbalanced. Everything is from the predisaster.
That's not unbalanced. I simply chose a section which contained a lot of information. I also said I would do more if people wanted me to, implying that more stuff from throughout the game would be included.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-11 17:41:44 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303302
that was just predisaster stuff.
I did this intentionally. :)
I liked it, you should make a full-on quiz covering every area of the game.
The limit is 10 questions when using that site. :(
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-11 16:14:16 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303298
Nope. :)

Play HL again, you'll kick yourself. :P
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-11 15:45:11 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303293
Somebody has shamefully used Gordon Freeman's name to hide their limited Half-Life knowledge. :P

So far only Archie and Dragos can call themselves the masters of Half-Life... for all that's worth.

I suppose a lower score is more respectable. lol.

Anyway, let me know if you would like to see more of these and I'll see what I can do. :D
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-11 14:44:20 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303289
LOL

A few people getting only 60%. Potatis and Lajron as well as Dimbark.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-11 14:21:05 UTC
in Differences between source and gs Post #303287
wood/ gets you wood
I lol'd because I have the mental capacity of an 11 year old.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-11 13:58:06 UTC
in Urby's Half-Life Quiz 2! Post #303285
Here you go. Let me know how many you got. :D

Take the Quiz!
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-10 12:25:25 UTC
in WAZZUUUUUUUUUP!!!!! Post #303256
My memory of esmajor consists of him returning to TWHL after some time. I don't think I've ever seen any considerable amount of attendance... I think. I'm not the best at remembering people who aren't Archie.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-08 12:36:21 UTC
in Mist of Stagnation: 8 Weeks of Updates - Post #303212
User posted image
It's nice that I can choose my favorite weapon at this early stage. :D
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-07 20:33:41 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #303204
Perhaps he knows that some baaad shit is 'bout to go down, son. Or he could be allergic to desks.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-06 09:28:48 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #303194
Fuck yeah!
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-04 20:25:55 UTC
in Are you a journalist/popular game review Post #303163
I also need proof for Dimbark's mom.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-04 18:59:05 UTC
in Are you a journalist/popular game review Post #303160
Link?
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-03 20:53:56 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #303150
Whooo! SP FTW
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-02-03 20:48:08 UTC
in PlanetPhillip HL1 competition Post #303149
Heh. Might push to get The Core done for then.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-26 12:33:23 UTC
in Coffee Brewing Post #302980
I personally love coffee to start the day
Same, but also to get through the day and to round off the day. :P
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-26 12:24:12 UTC
in How did you start mapping? Post #302979
I shared my first map at TWHL, which actually garnered fairly positive reception
Lies!

:heart:
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-25 12:34:07 UTC
in How did you start mapping? Post #302942
~ What made you start mapping in the first place?
Like a couple of the guys above, I found WorldCraft on my HL CD and installed it. I didn't have a clue what I was doing however so I left it for a while. Then an article in PCGamer inspired me so I picked it up again and started experimenting.

~ What was your first map?
Right here. On reflection though, I'm not entirely sure this was my absolute first map. This was certainly one of the earliest though, from around the year 1999.

~ Where did you get inspiration for your first map?
Experimentation. I always wanted to be able to tell my own stories and mapping seemed a good way of doing it.

~ To who did you show it & how did they react?
Nobody, I never had the internet until around 2004.

~ Your advice to future mappers/current mappers?
Multiplayer Mappers: Kill boxes are not fun. Single Player Mappers: Horror maps are never scary, do something original. No more zombie mods for the love of god.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-25 12:21:00 UTC
in Problem with shotgun left thumb Post #302941
Kratisto's decompiler used within milkshape never gives me any issues.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-23 12:31:20 UTC
in NVidia SLi crash Post #302899
Factory assembled by PCSpecialist I'm afraid. I've never to this day put my own rig together. I intended to over the course of a year or so but then I got enough money to buy one outright.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-22 14:36:42 UTC
in Coffee Brewing Post #302883
I used to be quite an avid drinker of coffee but that's been taken over by tea now. Yes , my story really is that bland.
Sweet merciful crap you should be slapped for that terrible, terrible pun. :P
they make a very nice/satisfying substitute for my coffee addiction. (i'm trying to limit myself to two cups per day)
On my fifth cup of coffee right now. It's 14:36. :P
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-22 12:17:45 UTC
in NVidia SLi crash Post #302881
That's the badger.

Cooling does seem the smart option. :P
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-22 02:07:03 UTC
in NVidia SLi crash Post #302879
I do. :P

I'm thinking temperatures is definitely the issue. Having looked in the case I have noticed that:

A)my cards are sat literally on top of one another, thus reducing the amount of air getting to the second card
B) The 200mm case fan is not connected to anything and so is not working.
C) There is a mount for a side fan, so I can add one of those for good measure.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-21 22:48:02 UTC
in NVidia SLi crash Post #302874
Well, I have AfterBurner which lets me manually alter the fans to run at a higher speed but that is loud as Hell. Otherwise it might be underclocking I need to read up on...
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-21 18:06:45 UTC
in NVidia SLi crash Post #302870
I shouldn't think so. Sounds like I'm gonna have to open her up and take a gander.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-21 16:08:42 UTC
in NVidia SLi crash Post #302868
Hmmm, so after about 3 minutes my 1st card was running at 102ºC and the 2nd at around 80ºC. Fan was running at 100% on 1st card and 2nd was at 70%. PC rebooted because of a bluescreen apparently.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-21 15:31:57 UTC
in NVidia SLi crash Post #302865
So this is a question for the more tech savvy members because to be honest, I am clueless when it comes to the hardware side of things.

So, I've had this PC about a year now and it's been pretty awesome for the most part. The issue I have however, is that now that games are getting prettier and more demanding I would like to make use of both my graphics cards (I have 2 NVidia GTX 570 1024MB cards and the 2nd one has been putting it's energy into either PhysX enabled games or nothing at all.)

Now, whenever I go into the NVidia control panel and change the cards to run in SLi it goes through, no problem. The issues arise a few minutes into a game. Whenever the PC spins up during a game, the slightest thing can reset the PC. I was testing it out recently in Skyrim and it was running beautifully, albeit a little loudly. Then, I hit the quicksave key and dunk the sound sticks and the screen blacks out, the machine spins down and then reboots.

The only time I have witnessed this previously is when I got a new Gfx card for my old PC. Same thing happened. The PC would be running fine, then as soon as I started a game it would freeze and reset. This was much quicker of course, usually only running the game (HL2 in this case) for about 5 seconds. That turned out to be a power supply issue in that it wasn't powerful enough to support the Gfx card.

My current PC however is sporting a 1200W power supply which according the the company that built it is overpowered for the rest of the spec.

Anyone experienced this before or know of any tests I could run?

Thanks, and sorry for the wall of text. :)
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-21 11:04:43 UTC
in Coffee Brewing Post #302863
I like coffee but it has to be sweet as fuck. I usually drink instant coffee because I'm a lazy fucker, but I do own a cafetiere and a bean grinder. If it's plain coffee or coffee infused with something then I need to add 2 or 3 sugars to enjoy it. Otherwise, I drink a caramel flavored blend but that costs over £5 a jar...

Oh and there's frappucinos too. Basically a coffee milkshake. Gotta love that with some whipped cream and a caramel syrup.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-19 12:59:15 UTC
in Interactive Half-Life Fiction Post #302837
maybe the car that picks them up will be an old couple with a caravan on a sundy drive
Haha yeah, with no idea what's going on.

"What's that? A portal storm you say? No, sorry sonny. I'm not sure what you're getting at."
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-18 21:59:31 UTC
in Interactive Half-Life Fiction Post #302829
It's my car and you guys are driving it. I have a right to get concerned from time to time. :P
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-18 12:53:45 UTC
in Interactive Half-Life Fiction Post #302820
B, although a story on the shores and seas is more challenging to come up with
Or, considering the situation, very very short. :P

2muchvideogames is wise.

So far we have: 1xA, 3xB, 1xC
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-17 22:17:33 UTC
in Interactive Half-Life Fiction Post #302807
BOOM.
“The Coast” Danny blurted out. Jack and Phil looked at each other, then back at Danny.
“What?” Phil asked.
“We'll head for the coast. They're bound to be doing something to get civilians to safety, right? They've probably got a fleet of ships in a harbour, waiting to evacuate.” He was rambling. Phil had only observed him do this once before, prior to going skydiving. He was terrified.
“Danny, right?” Jack butted in. “I was in Exeter when the soldiers rolled in. Trust me. They're not evacuating anyone. Pete and I had to practically fight our way out. The city is gone and everyone in it is as good as dead.”
“Well, we could get hold of a boat then. Just the three of us. We just need to get away from land.”
“Danny. I don't know.” Phil shook his head. “The way I see it, these things are appearing out of thin air. If we get out to sea, one way or another we might just end up stuck on a boat with some tentacle faced sea monster hunting us down.”
“Well then by all means Phillip, you come up with a better idea.”
The three men decided to stick to the roads. The surrounding countryside was covered with forests and fields thick with crops. Cross country walking had never been one of Phil's favourite things so doing it with the possibility of being eaten alive in a wheat field wasn't going to sit well. Every now and then a car would speed by, some of them barely acknowledging the 3 men in the road. Jack stared at each one longingly as it whipped by, his feet aching under his weight. They passed a house which had been hastily abandoned, clothes and toys strewn across the driveway along with a broken claw hammer coated in thick yellow ooze. Phil stopped and gazed into the house through the open front door.
“Shouldn't we at least stop at one of the houses here and see if they want to come along with us?”
“No.” Danny didn't look up as he trudged past. “The people who live here are all old couples or families of four. I'm not slowing down because some little old biddy has shit her knickers or because some snotty nosed brat is scared.”
“Christ kid.” Jack started
“Oh shut your face.” Danny snapped. “You know it and so do I. The more people we bring, the more attention we'll attract and before you know it we're ripped to shreds and rotting in the fucking street.”
“Right. Fuck you Danny!” Phil shouted “We're talking about human beings.” Phil jogged up the path of the next house and hammered on the front door.
“What the Hell are you doing?” Danny stood at the end of the path.
“What I can.” Phil snapped back, hammering on the door a second time. All of a sudden, the front window of the house shattered as the mangled body of a women was flung violently out into the garden. Phil toppled backwards off the door step and landed face down on the stone slab path, crushing his nose. He felt someone lifting him to his feet and dragging him backwards away from the house. Through his blurry vision he could make out something massive and green reaching out of the window and pulling the disfigured body back into the house.
“What the fuck was that!?” he shouted, but was cut short has a fat pink had was slapped tightly over his mouth.
“Shhh.” Jack hissed, but to no avail. A second green mass smashed out of the upper floor window and let out a mighty roar, causing Jack to stumble backwards onto his back. Phil stared up into the sky as the world came back into focus. He looked back to the house and was horrified at the sight of a massive tentacle beast reaching into the sky, emitting a groan so loud it made his stomach churn. Jack was back on his feet and he grabbed Phil under his arms and hauled him off the path. Danny then took one arm, and the two men carried Phil down the street.
After they reached the next roundabout, the three of them collapsed onto the small grassy bank in the centre. The tentacle beast could still be heard singing down the road and every now and then, somewhere off in the distance there would be an explosion and a burst of gunfire.
“Is that coming from the city?” Danny gasped as he lay, staring up at the clouds.
“No.” Jack panted, “It sounds a lot closer. Maybe a squad of soldiers running from the massacre they were sent into.”
“Maybe we should hook up with them.” Phil muttered, his hands clasped over his bleeding nose.
“I thought you'd have learned to pack that kind of thinking in since you nearly got us all killed Phil. I say we stick to the plan and get to the shore.”
A) Take a left, head to the nearby village and the source of the gunfire
B) Take a right and carry on towards the coast.
C) Wait here and flag down the next car that passes.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-17 13:58:10 UTC
in Nodes, NPCs and Stairs Post #302800
I don't think I've ever had this problem with Half-Life. I'm pretty sure I've used stairs before...

This calls for an investigation! To Hammer.

(Bugger. At work. I'll have to write myself a postit note that is cryptic to all the none hammer users in the office. "Test stairs in Hammer")
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-17 13:46:53 UTC
in The 2012 Crap Christmas Presents Mini-Co Post #302798
So the iPad is pretty much a giant iPod? :P

Fuck, I hate apple.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-16 13:02:51 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #302780
Correct.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-15 22:26:52 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #302755
SnC games has a twitter account? news to me.
Sigh. It's right at the top of the Core's MODDB page.

Well, not right at the top but you know, close enough.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-14 11:17:35 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #302682
Noisestorm - Airwaves

God I love this track.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-11 20:05:05 UTC
in Skyrim Post #302616
That ebony armour sure does look sweet. Shame my char doesn't get any benefit from it.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-09 01:01:17 UTC
in Desktops of January Post #302548
This image contains no walls or paper...
User posted image
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-09 00:16:31 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #302545
Holy shit. When did Raver come back!?
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-07 13:20:40 UTC
in Interactive Half-Life Fiction Post #302508
Yeah, sorry guys. Rearrangements at work and MOTM have been holding me up a bit on this. I will be continuing the story shortly. :)
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer