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Zesentwintig. 
Myself and fellow TWHL member Livewire recently went on a business trip which would prove to be extremely benefitial to both our futures in the Game Design industry.
After I travelled to his country of Wales and stayed a night, we were up early to catch a train to Crewe, England.
Upon arrival in Crewe, we were met by not a courier, but none other than the lead designer of DPG himself! What followed was an eventless 2 hour drive to DPG HQ, Knighton, England where we met another member of the team, coincidentally also named Archie.
It was time to get to work. Drinks were served and we got down to discussing some really intense business proposals. Unfortunately, as a relative newbie to the interview process, it was all too much for Livewire.
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Spoilerz: Crazyweek 2. Urby, Huntey, Livewire, booze.
After I travelled to his country of Wales and stayed a night, we were up early to catch a train to Crewe, England.
Upon arrival in Crewe, we were met by not a courier, but none other than the lead designer of DPG himself! What followed was an eventless 2 hour drive to DPG HQ, Knighton, England where we met another member of the team, coincidentally also named Archie.
It was time to get to work. Drinks were served and we got down to discussing some really intense business proposals. Unfortunately, as a relative newbie to the interview process, it was all too much for Livewire.
tl;dr clicky
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Spoilerz: Crazyweek 2. Urby, Huntey, Livewire, booze.
Found the 'Zhu-Rong v418 Chinese Pistol' on Fallout last night...best pistol ever! Bullets with a burning bite hahaha lovely! 
Business Software Alliance caught me planting some seeds for Windowz, and notified my IP, who scolded me for being a bad person. I find it funny or a bit strange that Microsoft is still concerned about piracy with an operating system they don't even sell anymore. What should people do if they genuinely need a copy of an old Windows OS, but there are no legal venues to attain it from? At least they didn't complain about my selfless redistribution of Windows 98.
I have created a video blog that allows me to address parents on vaccine topics on a weekly basis.
I am hoping that I can put a proper perspective on issues regarding vaccination for parents.
I am hoping that I can put a proper perspective on issues regarding vaccination for parents.
So i've been playing Fallout 3 for a while...and is wondering. Has anyone found 'Vengeance'? If you don't know what i'm talking about then you don't know 
My life seems to change every week i'm now engaged yes it's true..
i'm now engaged yes it's true..
I don't know how many of you here are Xbox360 or PS3 owners, but I am sure some of you are. Now, I am sure all of you know that both console camps have their share of the good'ol fanboys. Among those loyal fanboys, there is a select group of rabid Sony and Microsoft followers that just have no life at all and make it a mission of their worthless lives to engage in a constant battle of venom spewing against the other console owners. Just take a stroll through GameTrailers.com's forum boards and you will see what I mean.
To make matters worst, among the elite of the most hate filled fanboys, has risen a super fanboy with a cult leader status, and he has made his home at YouTube. Some of you might know him, he goes by the name "ELPRESADOR", and the name of his YouTube organization is "The Trey Brother Hood". This guy is unbelievable, if you are one of the lucky people who have not seen this clown talk, well you have to see him to believe it. To make a long story short, this ELPRESADOR goofball is the ultimate PS3 hyper fanboy that goes out of his way to preach Xbox360 hate on his YouTube channel.
Here's a link to one of his 60 anti-Xbox360 videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz_AnjSDgZE
To make matters worst, among the elite of the most hate filled fanboys, has risen a super fanboy with a cult leader status, and he has made his home at YouTube. Some of you might know him, he goes by the name "ELPRESADOR", and the name of his YouTube organization is "The Trey Brother Hood". This guy is unbelievable, if you are one of the lucky people who have not seen this clown talk, well you have to see him to believe it. To make a long story short, this ELPRESADOR goofball is the ultimate PS3 hyper fanboy that goes out of his way to preach Xbox360 hate on his YouTube channel.
Here's a link to one of his 60 anti-Xbox360 videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz_AnjSDgZE
I just saw Final Destination 1,2,3. I really can't wait for 4 to be here !
What can I say is that I like them all in the same manner : every film has 1 or 2 "best deaths"(and some comic ones too, like the guy in the bathroom in the first film).
These films just gets you so inspired to do horror machinimas :D.
What can I say is that I like them all in the same manner : every film has 1 or 2 "best deaths"(and some comic ones too, like the guy in the bathroom in the first film).
These films just gets you so inspired to do horror machinimas :D.
Game Tech journal!
I was playing Gmod at my friend's place, and while he was showing me some of the SENTs (Scripted Entities) he had downloaded, I noticed that one package had similated liquids.
Using HL2 models, the SENT pack had small and large versions of soda and beer bottles, plus a water jug and milk carton. You use the containers, and if they're at a certain angle, a particle effect 'pours' out of the end of the container, in colours to match the liquid it simulates. You can also use it again to close the container, stopping any remaining liquid from coming out. I think it also works on an angle basis, so if the level goes down enough, certain angles will stop having liquid pour. I think this is great. A little refinement, like a denser particle effect, a pool on the surface below, and a pool fade effect that changes how long it takes depending on the material it comes onto, and the light level from the maps light_enviroment that hits the area the pool is in, and you have a respectable liquid particle effect.
Add to that a brush entity that fills its volume with the chosen particle and then removes itself on map start, a prop_container with differing model and liquid choices, the ability to see the particles inside transparent props, and a new console command to update the particles in hammer form the game (think the command to update prop_physics), and there you go.
Just make sure you recode the prop_container to make +use open/close the container and switch submodels appropriatley, and that's the peak of innovation.
Are you reading me, Valve? Got it? Good. I expect to see it either in Episode 3 or HL3.
I was playing Gmod at my friend's place, and while he was showing me some of the SENTs (Scripted Entities) he had downloaded, I noticed that one package had similated liquids.
Using HL2 models, the SENT pack had small and large versions of soda and beer bottles, plus a water jug and milk carton. You use the containers, and if they're at a certain angle, a particle effect 'pours' out of the end of the container, in colours to match the liquid it simulates. You can also use it again to close the container, stopping any remaining liquid from coming out. I think it also works on an angle basis, so if the level goes down enough, certain angles will stop having liquid pour. I think this is great. A little refinement, like a denser particle effect, a pool on the surface below, and a pool fade effect that changes how long it takes depending on the material it comes onto, and the light level from the maps light_enviroment that hits the area the pool is in, and you have a respectable liquid particle effect.
Add to that a brush entity that fills its volume with the chosen particle and then removes itself on map start, a prop_container with differing model and liquid choices, the ability to see the particles inside transparent props, and a new console command to update the particles in hammer form the game (think the command to update prop_physics), and there you go.
Just make sure you recode the prop_container to make +use open/close the container and switch submodels appropriatley, and that's the peak of innovation.
Are you reading me, Valve? Got it? Good. I expect to see it either in Episode 3 or HL3.
I tried getting fiber optics to my house, but it's not available in our neighborhood yet.
Bummer.
Bummer.
Finally got my car running tonight! I probably woke up everyone in our condominium complex.
Long time since the last update.
I'm going back to England for a few weeks to visit family and old friends and what not. Should be good real good, though im not looking forward to the flight. Some 10 hours being in a tin can full of other peoples farts and arriving jetlagged by about 8-9 hours? Yay.
I'm going back to England for a few weeks to visit family and old friends and what not. Should be good real good, though im not looking forward to the flight. Some 10 hours being in a tin can full of other peoples farts and arriving jetlagged by about 8-9 hours? Yay.