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I like Soup Miner's idea. If it happens to take on a specific trend, perhaps then a new (sub-)section could be discussed.

Also please a photography section where us photographers can show off our work and bloat our egos and pretend we're ?ber.

This is 2011, you don't need to remember. There's favourites/bookmarks, there's browsing history, and there's Google.

.co.za has worked just fine for about a decade, I don't know whether it was paid for or not, but I don't see any problems with free domains. They can't be bad just because they're free.

.co.uk is free and nobody has yet complained.

(Y) DiscoStu likes this.

Upload to the vault as a broken map and someone might take a look at it

The pun is kinda lost there though.

@Capt. Terror. I don't find it that terrible. I feel it would be worse if it were a suffix - i.e CraftersWorld. That sounds a bit like Wayne's World or that sort of thing and it's too informal for my likes

It was just an idea. Of course it's not even near enough as it is, but I think it would be easily adaptable (that doesn't mean modifications can't be extensive - they should). But if you have a better plan already, go with it.

I can almost picture a sign like this like on The Simpsons.

WorldCrafters
the new TWHL

In all honesty, I think WorldCrafters was a pretty good suggestion despite what some may say. It implies some form of modding or at least mapping (modding indirectly), and subtly hints of its Half Life roots without being too explicit or narrow. I vote for that.

Let's settle on a list then set up a poll for it under the shoutbox

Also, on the technical side, perhaps a phpBB base could be easily adapted to fit our current and possibly future needs and include the map vault, user profiles, even journals with minimal effort (it's modular and it's already written). Plus it would handle bbcode correctly across all the site unlike the current odd ad-hoc contraption (not meaning to offend Penguinboy, but this IS an odd ad-hoc contraption). Of course, it's just an idea. I offer my assistance as a code monkey regardless of the platform used

Taking the multimanager option doesn't require you to distribute custom sound files, saving precious Canadian bandwidth

It might not be the rarest idea, but I wonder if you guys gave any thought to what Don said: Did you try using the phone? That he can't escape from

Stu claims that we are trying to "steal" TWHL from atom. You really think this?

To be honest, I was just kidding. Some things one can't express correctly using text.

There's a counter point to your plan, however. Assume you finally give up on Atom and move everything to a new server. But Atom doesn't know that, so now he's paying for an empty server. Or worse, a server that holds the old TWHL as it was the day the new site was launched, confusing the situation even further. New users will come across the "old", abandoned TWHL and will leave disappointed in a few days seeing it's deserted, or stick around and interact with other new clueless members, forming a sub-community.

Perhaps it needs more thought.

So essentially you want to STEAL Atom's site and want us to come up with a new name for your operation, while you pretend to cater to an unknown new audience. I'm not sure this will work.

I'd REALLY try to contact Atom in any way possible. He can't just vanish from existence.

goodoletwhl.com?

I'm surprised that the all mighty Atom never replied to emails. Are you guys writing to the correct address?

fmhl.com

fml.com?

This means that we kinda want to drop the whole explicit 'Half-Life' in the site name.

OOOOH I SEE WHERE YOU'RE GOING

drop the whole explicit 'Half-Life' in the site name.

the whole explicit 'Half-Life'

twehl.com

The Withering Here Lies?

You're forgetting that the TWHL part is what's presenting the problem, not the meaning of the acronym.

Perhaps you should shrink it a bit more then.

Uhh psilous, what's that?

I happen to have a similar story I can share.

Many moons ago I joined a certain forum, it was very popular and people in it were very friendly. The forum itself was a subdomain off some other site owned by someone I'll call Susan. Susan was admin of the forum, but wasn't interested in it - she never once logged in to her account. Instead, she relied on Katie to do all the forum admin work. Katie was a bit of a bitter person sometimes, and was generally disliked by the community.

Long story short, I wound up being promoted first to mod then admin when Katie quit. After insisting a bit I got ftp access and database login data from Susan so I could update the forum (it had been running on an ancient, horribly outdated version of phpBB), but Susan never came around to see what we were up to. Susan keeps paying for the hosting, but she never logged in and barely ever replied to email, so it was (still is) all up to me.

Anyway, the point of this was that the server went down several times and there was nothing I could do but waiting until it was reset. This cost us nearly all members, currently we're about 4 (down from a few hundred). I even thought of taking all files and data to a new server of mine, but after about two years of barely zero attendance I'm starting to believe it's pointless and they won't ever come back.

*Please note: Names have been anonymised where appropriate.

I see where you're going. If there's absolutely, positively no way you can reach the all mighty Atom and request server access, moving to a new server you have more control over is a possibility. It's perfectly possible even to migrate all the data to a new, more flexible database structure if desired. Having a bit of experience with servers, PHP and databases, I humbly offer myself as a volunteer to contribute to the development of the new site.

It would be a bit sad to see the TWHL name go, there is something even magical about it and its simplicity. If Atom won't release the domain to at least use as a redirect, I'm sure we can all come up with a new one. TNHL sounds good, but doesn't have the same ring to it.

@kdunivan/striker: Yeah the tile floor looks good, but it looks like it could really use some scaling down. Those tiles look HUGE.

TENSO?

Of course, it makes much more sense in romanian.

He mastered all the easy stuff long ago.

@Saribous: That only works if you have a lens that focuses close enough.

Haven't thought of that actually. I suppose they're but a fraction of the cost of a whole lens, but it never occurred to me to try that first.

Ooh the wonders of macro photography. Sometimes I wish I had a macro lens.

Anyone willing to fork out $400 to get me a Canon EF-S 60mm macro as a bday present?

Grats! But... what is it?

Edit: Blue donuts?

Thanks guys Any favourites?

Those two are so grainy! Did you do that on purpose? I can't do that until I hit ISO 3200 or so

That's a neat idea, I've never tried it. What lens are you using? Looks like a 400mm at least. Can I borrow it?

@Caboose: That, my friend, is San Carlos de Bariloche, somewhere in southern Argentina and near Chile. I'd totally live there (I'm saving up to make me a castle in those gorgeous mountains). You can't miss it, people come from everywhere (I've met tourists from the US, Australia, Brazil, England, Germany, Israel) Also there are exquisite chocolate factories, it's like going to Switzerland and finding everyone speaks Spanish instead of German

Perhaps that's the reason I haven't seen any Swiss

I think TWHL should allow 3-4 images per line, to save us some vertical scrolling...

wut?

So many photos I'd like to post here...

First: some photos taken with my recently acquired 50mm f/1.8 lens. Model: My friend Andrew.

And now, some nice landscapes for you to enjoy.

I know, thanks for the bandwidth.

Also the texture name has to start with a {. Eg. '{cloth'. Don't forget that, or it still won't work.

Has anybody tried to mod Fallout 3? (or any other game in that engine, for that matter)

I find it interesting that there's no such thing as world brushes, as even the game world is formed by modular prefab models. While it allows to easily make large maps conforming to a standard set of measures independently of the mapper (and easily making custom content that's exactly like default content) I find it rather constrictive that you're stuck with making your world out of a predefined set of model blocks. It takes away all the flexibility that allows creative mappers to generate impressive architecture and details with generic building blocks - such as in HL. Plus having to make your whole map only looking at one (3D) view totally sucks. Hammer a 12 year old tool wins <3

In that case, yes, a wad for each engine that supports it

Materials would need to be rather generic for the pack to be flexible enough to allow creative and diverse usage.

11GB only?

/me likes where this is going

Tough luck, whatcha gonna do. If it doesn't work with the other discs, I'm afraid there's not much you can do.

Definitely the best idea.

How can you tell? You can't look at the server list to know that...

Wat? You mean there's something wrong with Hanna Montana?

Maybe something like Construct a map that features, Earth, Fire, and Water

You mean like this? Oh, you said Earth Fire and WATER.

boring. How about map a temple?

boring. How about map your house?

boring. How about map your mama?

Map a hideous sight.

See above

I like how the guy stares

It's strange. I wonder if it'll be fixed the next time I format my drive and reinstall everything.

Age: 26

I'd have never believed this.

Past Girlfriends/Boyfriends: A few.. Only two (living) that are worth mentioning.

I feel I'd rather not know what that implies you did to the others.

I also, quite frankly, do not understand how it's possible to live without a phone. How do you contact people? Home phone?

You know, the world has worked perfectly fine for over a century with just these:

I am an experienced coder - in administrative/corporate database management systems. Sorry, can't help :/

Anybody else use it?

I've been using it for a few months as (apparently) the only decent replacement Outlook Express. It's like OE in steroids - even in processor usage.

I've noticed when I send out an email with medium-ish sized attachments (say, 3-4 MB), Thunderbird uses up 100% of system resources while all mail is sent. That means, anything but thunderbird grinds to a halt until all mail is sent - for many precious minutes stolen from whatever I need to do.

Has anyone else encountered this.. uh... issue? It's definitely the uncool side of Thunderbird, but I'd rather try to fix it than go back to OE. Any ideas on whether it is possible to reduce this behaviour?

Very thank you. Me appreciate comment.

@Capt: I think my computer can run it, but my Steam account only has Portal and Alien Swarm. Since I got Portal back when it was being given away for free, my "copy" doesn't include anything SDK-related.

@Skals: I'm unable to read the words in your avatar. What does it say?

Got: some crappy old Sony Ericsson
Want: nothing else!

I only need something that calls out and can send text messages, and it does that. I leave all the bells and whistles to my other devices.

Exactly the same.

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