Deepside Deejays - Never be alone
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That's what I was talking about all this time.
Same building "My future tower house"(although it's easily starting to be a hotel), still unfinished, during night:
I need a lot of iron.
Well, the problem is that the server I was invited has limited resources. And yes the person who invited me is from TWHL. Only if he decides to... let more people come in.
My future tower house:
It will feature multiple rooms and about 3 floors if I don't decide to add more. Most of the "supports" are ready, only the "walls" must be added. And glass floors.
Maaaaan, me and Rimrook had the most fun with a new redstone mechanism we found today.
Oh boy. You got it all wrong...
This is just an attractive currency, that makes transfering those bitcoins fun and easy. Nobody said you have to join pool mining.
For the poor guys who don't have good video cards, it's a waste.
This is just an attractive currency, that makes transfering those bitcoins fun and easy. Nobody said you have to join pool mining.
For the poor guys who don't have good video cards, it's a waste.
I cannot believe this. You can actually buy real things with bitcoins now: link...
[EDIT] And they accept international orders. I think I'm getting hyped about this. If I'll spot one site that sells electronics (transistors, resistors, capacitors, stuff like that), I will get high.
[EDIT] And they accept international orders. I think I'm getting hyped about this. If I'll spot one site that sells electronics (transistors, resistors, capacitors, stuff like that), I will get high.
For Pete's sake, have you ever read a book or something? Entire team is babies!
Paypal is too "serious business". That's why I thought of this.
Paypal is too "serious business". That's why I thought of this.
Also, I don't see how this is related to mapping. At. All.Make an effort reading what's under the green text at least. I was talking about donations.
It's like this: Somebody posts the map and a description. In the description they also include the adress of their bitcoin wallet on their computer, which looks something like
14e23rrfbvASDr4367tyhfFf436fdsDS Now, the willing person to award the mapper some bitcoins (like 0,001... as I told you, this can mean only fun, not means of making lots of money) inputs this adress into the bitcoin program. Which looks like this:
I was referring to being rewarded for the activity of mapping. Like you, as a mapper, work for a map and you expect a reward. Don't tell me you don't, because that would probably be a lie.
A reward can be anything, as in appreciations, reviews(like Archie did, and I salute him), or this. And this is just a little bit more fun.
A reward can be anything, as in appreciations, reviews(like Archie did, and I salute him), or this. And this is just a little bit more fun.
Having a bitcoin wallet requires no sign-up. Making bitcoins on different sites presents this problem.
I also force no one. I felt I couldn't keep this idea for myself, and I heartily wanted to start some fun in this community.
It's up to you to react seriously, and not spontaneously.
I also force no one. I felt I couldn't keep this idea for myself, and I heartily wanted to start some fun in this community.
It's up to you to react seriously, and not spontaneously.
Skals, please stay away from discussions that require reading. Your contribution to TWHL lately has been only about small responses. You rarely exceed a line of text, and you piss off through your responses.
As I said:
I know it's difficult to discuss complex things that need reading when we all like to be lazy, but with a bit of effort and ambition we could actually transform this idea into something funny and REWARDING. And that is most of the time all that matters. Not how much somebody donates. It can be just a minuscule amount. It's just that warm feeling when you see somebody cares about your work. And our eyes like to see increasing numbers.
I should add that your response was a grammatical fail. Not that I'm good at English, because I lack a lot of English skills, but I expect more from you.
As I said:
This is not a thread for those who can't suffer reading more than 2 lines. I'm sorry.I can't serve you all the information adapted to your own way of reading and understanding. For the sake of respect, you'll have to make some research yourself.
I know it's difficult to discuss complex things that need reading when we all like to be lazy, but with a bit of effort and ambition we could actually transform this idea into something funny and REWARDING. And that is most of the time all that matters. Not how much somebody donates. It can be just a minuscule amount. It's just that warm feeling when you see somebody cares about your work. And our eyes like to see increasing numbers.
I should add that your response was a grammatical fail. Not that I'm good at English, because I lack a lot of English skills, but I expect more from you.
You got the wrong view DiscoStu. It's hard to explain, you'll just have to read on their site to understand what's this about.
I read somewhere that it has been called the most dangerous project on the internet, actually.
I read somewhere that it has been called the most dangerous project on the internet, actually.
This is not a thread for those who can't suffer reading more than 2 lines. I'm sorry.
I have recently thought of an idea that could actually flourish and mean a total refresh of the mapping community.
Have you heard about the BitCoin economy? Watch this video to get started.
It's basically a relatively new virtual currency( I think it was released in 2009). It's a rather utopian system, but it works. You can think of it as the bittorrent of money.
Since 2009, when a bitcoin was worth a few cents, it has evolved to the current state of 1btc valuing about 15-17$.
I can't explain much because I only just got the basic idea of how this system works yesterday. I was a bit thrilled at first, but you know, everything that seems to good to be true isn't.
So the main thing you have to know is that this currency isn't actually created from nothing. It's based on mining 'blocks' of cryptographic codes. It's basically using your CPU//GPU power to have the chance of finding the "winning" code or something like that... There is a fix amount of blocks existing in the system( this, I think, is a simulation of the real world case of fix amount of gold resources), each one valuing 50btc( and yes, you CAN transform them into real money).
Of course, a lot of guys saw this as being extremely profitable, but there's a catch: the difficulty of finding such a block is increased every 2 weeks. In short, using a powerful computer to generate such a block could take months. That's why a lot of people with money invested in mining farms: basically lots of computers that work for the same account, to mine blocks. A good server farm can find several blocks per week. But I only see this profitable if the electricity bill is cheap, or you use solar panels or other means of producing electricity for your own.
There's also an alternative. It's called a mining pool, and it's what most of the regular/poor guys do.
You join forces with other people donating processing power for finding a block. This is way fast than taking this task on your own. I think a new block can be generated every few hours from what I've seen until now.
This way you get a lot less income, but it's steadier and you know it's coming. It isn't profitable if your pc isn't efficient in power consumption though. You can do it for fun.
If you want numbers, I can tell you that I am making about 0,002btchour with my Amd Radeon 4850( ~66Millionhashs). It's simple: more power=more shares from mining=more income. The income slightly differs from one mine pool to another(mine pools are actually sites where you have to register, create your "miner" account and then put it to work using your GPU power)
There's a simple analogy for all this, if you play minecraft. Just think of mining gold. Gold is rare. Mining for gold on your own takes a lot of time. But if you create a team of gold miners, the chance of finding a gold block increases. Once a block has been found, it is proportionally with everybody, taking into consideration the amount of work done to find it.
Don't take this as a childish game. In fact, this is just a minor part of the bitcoin economy. The part I just explained is targeted only towards enthusiasts. This economy was rather created so that transactions are much simple to make, and it can be used just as real money is. Just watch the video I linked before.
Not only that it's extremely fast to set up a bitcoin account, it's also very simple. It's actually like cash money, but it's virtual: you don't have to sign in anywhere. You download a program from their site(Official Bitcoin client), and install it. The program automatically creates a "wallet"- some kind of encrypted code with an "adress"(this is public and is used to send/receive money) that represents your cash money. What this means? This means that only YOU have access to it, but it's also extremely dangerous: if you loose this code, or give it to somebody, it's just like loosing cash in real life.
Anyway, the thing is that it's so super easy to send and receive money, that's why this technology is so cool.
To start making some bitcoin money, check out this page.
Finally, I can get to the main idea of this post.
The idea is simple: posting our wallet address together with the map description, so we can receive donations(it's child's play to send money through this system).
Because the actual methods of making bitcoins result in a very small income, donations will probably be only tiny amounts of btc. Or you could exchange some real money for bitcoins, but I don't really see anyone from here doing that(although if the btc exchance rate keeps increasing, that's ...profitable...and risky as fuck).
The bottomline is that using this simple technique of "rewarding" will create a stronger motivation for each of us mappers.
And hey, it is fun!
I have recently thought of an idea that could actually flourish and mean a total refresh of the mapping community.
Have you heard about the BitCoin economy? Watch this video to get started.
It's basically a relatively new virtual currency( I think it was released in 2009). It's a rather utopian system, but it works. You can think of it as the bittorrent of money.
Since 2009, when a bitcoin was worth a few cents, it has evolved to the current state of 1btc valuing about 15-17$.
I can't explain much because I only just got the basic idea of how this system works yesterday. I was a bit thrilled at first, but you know, everything that seems to good to be true isn't.
So the main thing you have to know is that this currency isn't actually created from nothing. It's based on mining 'blocks' of cryptographic codes. It's basically using your CPU//GPU power to have the chance of finding the "winning" code or something like that... There is a fix amount of blocks existing in the system( this, I think, is a simulation of the real world case of fix amount of gold resources), each one valuing 50btc( and yes, you CAN transform them into real money).
Of course, a lot of guys saw this as being extremely profitable, but there's a catch: the difficulty of finding such a block is increased every 2 weeks. In short, using a powerful computer to generate such a block could take months. That's why a lot of people with money invested in mining farms: basically lots of computers that work for the same account, to mine blocks. A good server farm can find several blocks per week. But I only see this profitable if the electricity bill is cheap, or you use solar panels or other means of producing electricity for your own.
There's also an alternative. It's called a mining pool, and it's what most of the regular/poor guys do.
You join forces with other people donating processing power for finding a block. This is way fast than taking this task on your own. I think a new block can be generated every few hours from what I've seen until now.
This way you get a lot less income, but it's steadier and you know it's coming. It isn't profitable if your pc isn't efficient in power consumption though. You can do it for fun.
If you want numbers, I can tell you that I am making about 0,002btchour with my Amd Radeon 4850( ~66Millionhashs). It's simple: more power=more shares from mining=more income. The income slightly differs from one mine pool to another(mine pools are actually sites where you have to register, create your "miner" account and then put it to work using your GPU power)
There's a simple analogy for all this, if you play minecraft. Just think of mining gold. Gold is rare. Mining for gold on your own takes a lot of time. But if you create a team of gold miners, the chance of finding a gold block increases. Once a block has been found, it is proportionally with everybody, taking into consideration the amount of work done to find it.
Don't take this as a childish game. In fact, this is just a minor part of the bitcoin economy. The part I just explained is targeted only towards enthusiasts. This economy was rather created so that transactions are much simple to make, and it can be used just as real money is. Just watch the video I linked before.
Not only that it's extremely fast to set up a bitcoin account, it's also very simple. It's actually like cash money, but it's virtual: you don't have to sign in anywhere. You download a program from their site(Official Bitcoin client), and install it. The program automatically creates a "wallet"- some kind of encrypted code with an "adress"(this is public and is used to send/receive money) that represents your cash money. What this means? This means that only YOU have access to it, but it's also extremely dangerous: if you loose this code, or give it to somebody, it's just like loosing cash in real life.
Anyway, the thing is that it's so super easy to send and receive money, that's why this technology is so cool.
To start making some bitcoin money, check out this page.
Finally, I can get to the main idea of this post.
The idea is simple: posting our wallet address together with the map description, so we can receive donations(it's child's play to send money through this system).
Because the actual methods of making bitcoins result in a very small income, donations will probably be only tiny amounts of btc. Or you could exchange some real money for bitcoins, but I don't really see anyone from here doing that(although if the btc exchance rate keeps increasing, that's ...profitable...and risky as fuck).
The bottomline is that using this simple technique of "rewarding" will create a stronger motivation for each of us mappers.
And hey, it is fun!
There are some quite interesting deals on steam these days. Come up with your buying suggestions/point out a good game deal if you like.
For example, today RailWorks2: Train Simulator is 75% cheaper: 7,5 euro instead of 30. Is it worth it? I always wanted to try such a simulator, but I fear I would only waste my money.
[EDIT] For goodness' sake Penguinboy, why is the backslash removed everytime?
For example, today RailWorks2: Train Simulator is 75% cheaper: 7,5 euro instead of 30. Is it worth it? I always wanted to try such a simulator, but I fear I would only waste my money.
[EDIT] For goodness' sake Penguinboy, why is the backslash removed everytime?
I like how this is a Half-Life mapping site and the most popular thread is about Minecraft.
I like how some one made millions with a shit game.It's incredible, but I agree. The game itself is shitty, and the idea is brilliant, but old. Remember Robinson Crusoe?
Minecraft in HD with Parallax occlusion ...leaves my mouth wet.
I crave for new resourcesdiversification of current activities.
Such as a diversification for farming. Currently, besides growing maybe cactus and sugar canes, wheat is the only plant that can be farmed.
I also want fruit trees.
Hey guys, do you know about Minetest-c55? I'm curious about this one, it already looks a lot like Minecraft. It's multiplatform, not built on the shitty Java language.
Such as a diversification for farming. Currently, besides growing maybe cactus and sugar canes, wheat is the only plant that can be farmed.
I also want fruit trees.
Hey guys, do you know about Minetest-c55? I'm curious about this one, it already looks a lot like Minecraft. It's multiplatform, not built on the shitty Java language.
I don't understand why these two suddenly stopped playing...
The Epic Minecraft Fault.
This gives me an idea. Minecraft should have earthquakes!
This gives me an idea. Minecraft should have earthquakes!
The Mighty Atom didn't know that Zeratus was me. I lol'd.
I haven't seen Archie and Urby on the server. You don't play anymore?
I haven't seen Archie and Urby on the server. You don't play anymore?
Crollo is some of the guys on TWHL that keep the community alive. If everything ever posted on TWHL was ok, nobody would bother to argue. Not that it's supposed to be like that, but if all was informational, activity would be much less intense.
Also, I do not trust that donating link you sent us.
Also, /list does not work.
Also, I do not trust that donating link you sent us.
Also, /list does not work.
A camera can be judged after reading reviews and comparing it to other ones. It's really easy these days with the internet at our hands. Also there are a lot of magazines who make in depth revies with details like noise graphs at different ISOs( one of the most important aspect after the lens quality).
I think one such magazine is suggestively named 'Photo Magazine'. Also, for really fasy comparisons you can try Snapsort.
my battery is almost dead.
I think one such magazine is suggestively named 'Photo Magazine'. Also, for really fasy comparisons you can try Snapsort.
my battery is almost dead.
can we please save the server? More people than ever are playing on it.Heh, I bought Minecraft more to play with you guys than anything...
My favorite texture packs: Misa 64x64 and LB Photo Realism 128x128.
Also, right before the server will go down, please make an archive with the map and upload it somewhere so our work won't be lost forever.
Also, right before the server will go down, please make an archive with the map and upload it somewhere so our work won't be lost forever.
I found another neat skin there, PixelVision:
I see neither of them have proper focus. Seriously Crollo start saving some money. Even if you save 1$ a day you'll still be able to get something really good in half a year.
Meh... I like survival mode but I wanted to build something and I got bored quickly. It's tiresome to keep mining for materials when I just try to design something.
Thank you R-Chi. Man I can finally play MC with you! How great!
I don't know what are you talking about. It instantly connected. It seems you're using the seed I've given you long time ago.
How do I see who's online on the server? My player name is Zeratus, btw.
How do I see who's online on the server? My player name is Zeratus, btw.
figure out what size it is and get a new one. or take a toothbrush to it and get the dirt out.Or put the vacuum in reverse.
I have 6 fans in my computer, totally. I wouldn't be able to give any of them up!
So how about the adress?
I just bought it.
What have I done :/ ...
[EDIT] Where's the SnC MC server adress?
What have I done :/ ...
[EDIT] Where's the SnC MC server adress?
So guys, do you think it worths the risk of being addicted or should I not buy it? It's also pretty expensive. I'd pay more for the concept rather than content. Plus, what if it suddenly becomes free, like tf2? ( btw is tf classic free?)
Oh man, I just renewed my debit card. That means I can buy Minecraft, altough it is a bit too expensive for my pocket. What do you guys think?
I'm not pissed of but I feel bad I wasted my money on it. I never actually played very much....
Nether. Bleh, boring...
With the money I'd spend on minecraft I could(single possibilities, not all included):
#buy 31,5 icescreams of my favorite flavour
#consume about 200 kilowatts of electric power
#repair my front bicycle wheel
#buy myself a pair of sport shoes
#buy a gym subscription
#buy about 25 beers(in cans)
#buy ~20 kg of potatoes
#go to a restaurant and have a nice meal
#go to a thermal spa
#buy a desk fan
.... and so many more.
Still, I want this game so much :/ ....
#buy 31,5 icescreams of my favorite flavour
#consume about 200 kilowatts of electric power
#repair my front bicycle wheel
#buy myself a pair of sport shoes
#buy a gym subscription
#buy about 25 beers(in cans)
#buy ~20 kg of potatoes
#go to a restaurant and have a nice meal
#go to a thermal spa
#buy a desk fan
.... and so many more.
Still, I want this game so much :/ ....
DiscoStu, it can be played across Hamachi. Only you just have the feeling of being too... private. Isolated. You must advertise it in order to get players( never did this, played it with friends).
Sure, it's nicer if you have money to buy it. I won't afford it until Christmas though.
Sure, it's nicer if you have money to buy it. I won't afford it until Christmas though.
I couldn't make it on Sunday as it seems. Sorry I didn't attend. Hope you had fun.
Do you have a microphone?
I already regret having this curiosity.
I already regret having this curiosity.
I say you should do it Sunday so that you can get some Striking action in the mix too.
Counterstrike maps are playable in hl from what I know.
With a crowbar.
With a crowbar.
I wish you luck and have lots of fun guys.
I won't be home at that time.
I won't be home at that time.
I was thinking... if Half-Life is written in C++, then wouldn't it be easy to port it to Linux?