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Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-09 09:13:37 UTC
in change level Post #151249

Nothing is wrong with my reaction,I saw Trapt answering your posts saying"cock sucker,lame.." and such stuff...And no one seem to care.So in conclusion,why do you?

When I act in a kind way,everyone hates me.So I decided to be harsh as 7th said nothing is wrong with harsh comments or posts.

Don't rationalise it, put it down to a hissy fit. And the main difference in both places is that you have asked for something, therefore you should be fairly passive in replies.

And now for a little hijacking:

I've checked and indeed, there's no such loop, apparantly they are programmed to be disabled when a player spawns in them.

I however, DID get locked in a continual loop a between identical map areas, (player continually seemed to fall into position and load, but its possible/inevitable that I set things up incorrectly). I wish I still had those boxy maps, if only for their glitchey wonder.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-08 10:09:45 UTC
in change level Post #151077

Thats possible. However, if you know so much about the problem and Captain P is talking bullshit, stop asking questions.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-08 09:28:18 UTC
in change level Post #151072

not need for!* Alex.

And from that Borat-esque flame, I'm guessing that you disagree. However I had a looping problem solved by moving them, so It! not guess?

dont post guesses,now something?

Since you haven't supplied a) a map b) an adequate description of your problem, guessing is all people CAN do.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-08 08:51:02 UTC
in Funny Avatars. Post #151053

You should make a series of them with faded hats, and make the hat more opaque daily smile - :).

Done something similar.-------------->
However I cant think what else to add without cluttering it. I might make it an advent avatar.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-07 09:45:12 UTC
in change level Post #150834

If you copy that area, make sure you change the positions of the trigger_changelevels somewhat, otherwise you'll end up in the trigger_changelevel in the other level -> infinite loop.

Actually, this is probably the correct explanation, since I had the same bug caused when I was playing with map changes and copied the entity into the exact same place myself.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-07 09:35:55 UTC
in "Big Screen" Post #150832

"Awaiting", im guessing.

I want to see the extended news/journal/shoutbox, but, I really do mind the large avatars in the forums

I dont like extended shout box, but i like bigger avatars.

You can't please all of the people all of the time it would seem. Time for a seperate "full size avatars" tick box, if you've got your coding hat on. But then someone will obviously create a thread about how the existance of the option somehow offends them, etc.

Still, with such a continually whiney yet completely contrasting set of lurkers, TWHL could end up a wonderful work of PHP art.

(of course you know I'm not satisfied untill the kitten section and "lasers" are implemented)

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-07 01:56:47 UTC
in Funny Avatars. Post #150804

I seem to go through phases of changing my avatar, but I always come back to good ol' kitten. And huzzah for 150x150! I declare seventh the mod who saved christmas (avatars).

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-06 04:01:43 UTC
in Funny Avatars. Post #150616

Avatars can't be funny with a 100x100 limit, seventh

Am I too early with the christmas kitten?

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-05 23:37:26 UTC
in Funny Avatars. Post #150610

I do believe that m0p had that avatar ages ago, mr goodmapper. Someone definately did. Anyway, "that guy scared" is Macauli Caulkins, who was famous for being one of Jackos special little friends, in his youth. Its a "home alone" joke, with reference to the film of the same name (possibly before your time). The only thing funny is that you started a thread on an avatar you don't actually understand.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-02 06:29:07 UTC
in Are Warez Right? Post #150158

You obviously didn't read any of this thread, otherwise you'd have a fair idea, idiot.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-02 03:57:18 UTC
in Are Warez Right? Post #150147

I do both actually: I warez and I buy. I find that if I've discovered a program/band that I really enjoy and like I may fork out money for it. I have this particular opinion concerning music: I buy CD's that I've downloaded first and really liked simply because I like having the CD's (and I can create 320kbps MP3's).

I totally agree concerning music and books, however I wouldnt think twice about stealing applications, etc, since they are pretty intangible anyways (when software cases get fancier I might

)

I could probably spin some anti capilalist excuse, but the fact is that I don't consider stealing software as a crime unless its somethign I couldnt do without. Therefore they never lost my business in the first place so noone is out of pocket.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-12-01 22:45:35 UTC
in All I want for Christmas Post #150131

I don't want anything for Christmas, that is to say that I'd really rather drop out of the gift swapping aspect this year.
People have already bought for me (and hinted that they are quite expensive, at least for someone as poor as me) therefore I have to reciprocate, which fucks up my entire christmas and new year plans. Its a collossal waste of good money. Bah! Humbug!

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-29 00:03:16 UTC
in Solve one prolbem, get another.. 3D view Post #149693

EDIT:
i had a brainstorm, and fixed the problem.
i copied all the brushed then pasted them into a new window.
that worked, and i have my view back, but it still doesnt answer why it happened in the first place..

Pasteing into a new map is a miracle cure for just about any glitch in hammer (ie, when you KNOW the map is correct but Hammer begs to differ.). It should be a golden rule: when all else fails, copy and paste.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-27 01:53:56 UTC
in Is TWHL full of nerds? (I doubt it!) Post #149375

I'm a bordline alcoholic and class A user (on occasion). Guess I just fucked up whatever chart you guys were gonna make

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-25 21:21:57 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #149173

No YO momma....etc

You've backed yourself into a little troll corner now (or under a bridge, which is traditional). In your short spat I think you've alienated every right minded individual at TWHL. You've ran out of illogical steam and Van Damme movie soundbites to throw at us and you've essentially embarrassed the TWHL right.

And so, to recap, you are a cunt. Case closed.

Back on to the topic at hand....(which doesn't involve rowelys madmax world with tina turner running a post apocalyptic town and thunderdomes...) Freedom of speech stifled; for good or for bad?

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-25 20:57:26 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #149165

Contrary to your beliefs, I am not a racist, so stop implying that, if you please.

All muslims should be burned imo.

Oh how very sorry of me...you're just a cunt.

The point I'm guessing you're trying to make is the same one as the church of Satan. Yes, man is an animal, possibly the the most violent of all, however that's why we have laws. But then I'm probably overintellectuallising your emokid hatred of the world. Go have a good cry and write a poem about this thread. You know you want to.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-25 20:42:25 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #149156

38_98: Pure gibberish, no offence.

Hypocritical bastard.

Rowleybob, if you're such a believer in might is right, why are you sitting on a geeky website and not fighting for your country in Iraq or, failing that, doing a spot of ethnic cleansing around your neighbourhood? And by saying "them and us" you forget the simple fact that America et al fought nazism, so while you might fly your flag while running over black people in your pickup truck just keep in mind that YOU are as much an enemy of the people as your towelheaded counterparts.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-25 20:26:32 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #149148

This is a really simple concept mephs, that I thought even you would be able to understand, but apparently not. So we'll try it again...

Survival of the fittest, period.

Grow up and stop trying to sound stone cold. You're verging on nazism now. And something to contemplate: survival of the fittest would easily weed out internet geeks and especially mappers. On average, mappers wouldnt last 2 seconds in this 'cool' mad max type world you're invisioning. Too many Hollywood films, rowley, less reality.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-25 20:13:35 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #149143

Fact is you don't have ideas that aren't spoon fed to you. Try thinking for yourself once in a while. Twat Indeed.

Rowely, if you were a free thinker yourself you wouldn't be coming out with half of the crap you currently are. I don't think you're bogeyman view of the entire muslim faith was a rational conclusion you came to by yourself.

So what is you standing point on the topic? Should governments jail members of the press for publishing 'embarrassing' (an understatement) memos or not?

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-25 19:55:24 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #149133

Rowely, Muslims arent suicide bombers or hate mongers, oppressors etc. The teachings of Mohammad are akin to those of Jesus, it is merely how people decide to manipulate them. In short, you're talking shite son.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-25 16:37:43 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #149056

Fine, believe everything the media tells you.

I would, but they're being threatened with jail, in the interests of 'freedom' and all...

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-25 16:09:54 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #149050

Exactly Seth. The main problem, however is the entanglement of religion and politics to the point where the vast majority of Americans haven't a notion why they are being targeted in the first place. Also I think this goes for the Middle Eastern nations as well. The underlying problem is a political one which has been totally obscured by jingoism and psuedo-religious crap.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-24 14:02:23 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #148808

That's the job of the media.

And if you read what happens when they do, ie the topic, it comes full circle.

Police. State.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-24 13:52:44 UTC
in Current Projects? Post #148806

I'm not mapping, but I am currently detailing the .pak file for the resources section. Gman helped me out by making transcripts of the speech sound files, and if anyone else wants to help by detailing the .bsp's PM me. Don't worry Seventh, I'll get this finished if it kills me!

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-24 13:45:11 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #148803

Post-feminist comedy is still deemed witty and on edge though, since from the year dot men have made similiar jokes. It can be considered ironic and therefore argued inoffensive. But yes, its getting old. Concerning the nigger thing, I don't think society is quite ready for that yet, its only fair game when the culture you're bashing is on a level footing and despite what people say, black people are still oppressed. Its freedom of speech when you're voicing an opinion, but saying "I hate niggers" is really just shouting a community down and inspiring hatred.

So yes Tosse, you should have the right to, but I should have the right to then knock the shit out of you for exercising that right.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-24 13:23:15 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #148798

I don't mean all your rights, just like... Allowing the government to put taps on our phones or something...

If I could trust them, yes. But who watches them? Its not a question of merely not wanting people watching me, its the fact that such a power could easily be abused and most certainly will. I still consider the British as an occupying force, so I sure as hell don't trust them tapping phones over here (draconian surveilance and 'policing' and its abuse is something we've been living with in Northern Ireland for decades, don't forget).

The separation of Church and State is as much to protect religions as it is government from lunatics. Christianity has been dragged kicking and screaming into what should be a purely political thing. Just because Al Qaeda mentions Allah doesn't mean that the Americans and English need to respond with their own God endorsement. While its good for drumming up support in the bovine masses, it pisses on everything holy. Religion is NOT influencing politics, propaganda machines on both sides are flying religious flags in spite of the Church. Its quite blasphemous in my opinion, especially the whole bypass of Jesus' teachings (Bush can fit a vengeful God into his speeches but neglects ALL of Jesus' teachings).

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-23 19:41:27 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #148709

I know this probably doesn't apply to the entire world, and it has nothing to do with what you are saying, but .... Here in America, we have free speach... meaning that someone can say whatever they want about the government and politics without being jailed...

That has everything to do with this thread!

My very point is that rather than the as per usual injunction against the media, the British government (rumoured to be heavily leaned on by the Whitehouse on this) is directly saying: if you say anything more on the subject you will go to jail. To my mind its the first time the government has ever directly threatened to imprison members of the press and I don't like its implications.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-23 16:38:54 UTC
in The Al Jazeera Memo Leak Post #148667

Linky.
I'm not so much shocked at the fact that the idea ever crossed Bush and Blairs minds (Al Jazeera buildings have been bombed during the war, though not officially targeted) but rather the response the allegations.
Newspapers have been threatened with breach of the official secrets act if they publish anything more on the matter, but surely it is not a matter of national security unless they have future plans to do so!
In my opinion its a sad day for freedom of speech when so called democracies threaten to jail the press for publishing something that happened over a year ago...

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-22 16:29:41 UTC
in Who are you hating now? Post #148403

And to answer the question in the topic (and thereby salvage something from this threadwastage):

Read before you post, alex.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-22 15:59:34 UTC
in Who are you hating now? Post #148397

Oi rowleybob, quit being a dumbass and PM me if you have a problem. Going to the trouble of creating an entire thread just to flame me is your dumbest idea yet.

Wise words. PM is for flaming/trolling fools. And to answer the question in the topic (and thereby salvage something from this threadwastage):

This week, I 'as been mostly hatin' Madonna, for her Abba sampling in her new song, tis blasphemy.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-21 17:23:40 UTC
in Wouldnt ns make an awsome movie, Post #148253

Half Life is essentially Die Hard with a HEV suit instead of a sweaty vest...and scientists...aliens...well, it wasn't much like Die Hard except for the whole one man running around taking on loads of people.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-18 13:42:44 UTC
in The Ghost encounter (like yatso's pa Post #147810

To reiterate my previous post:

:

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-18 13:33:18 UTC
in The Ghost encounter (like yatso's pa Post #147805

:

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-17 16:08:03 UTC
in i should'nt say this.. HL IS FUCKED Post #147666

Just while we're all screaming at HL1 I got this, yesterday in the same place constantly, so time for a reinstallation, methinks:

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-17 13:30:23 UTC
in I have read the tutorials.. but!! Post #147622

Perhaps the beginner tutorials should be listed in some deliberate order rather than alphabetically so that even the laziest newbies can just click them in the order that the problems/questions arise. e.g. have "How to switch your computer on" at the top, and the In the beginning series towards the end. Either that or all the introductory concepts placed into a Setup section even before Beginners!

Failing all this, hammer should come with one of those MS paperclip helper things!

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-17 10:24:40 UTC
in Now Playing (game) Post #147564

Yes, Prime Minister. You REALLY have to have been a fan of the show to like it. Its incredibly difficult but the dialogue is the same as in the series.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-16 17:32:57 UTC
in Humor In A Map? Post #147454

Hiding your jokes and spacing them out would be my answer. I'm sure having to wait for a "funny" sequence to finish before the game progresses would cause people to replay it again, in my opinion. Most games are filled with funny easter eggs rather than constant wackiness. But this is more comedy timing than mapping.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-16 17:14:09 UTC
in If you play it backwards... Post #147442

Incidently, I'm quite interested in subliminals, tricks of the mind etc, so if anyone can point me in the direction of an article suggesting/backing up the idea that backmasking actually 'works' on the listener, rather than being simply audible in reverse I'd be much obliged.

[edit:]

#there was a little toolshed...#

A satanic verse if I've ever heard one

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-16 12:52:56 UTC
in If you play it backwards... Post #147403

....and if you play Girls Aloud records backwards....they sound better. [/Hicks]

The Britney one IS quite convincing, the only other believable one is the famous Stairway to Heaven, the rest could be anything.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-09 11:01:44 UTC
in Incredibly ignorant or plainly stupid Post #146179

they have to understand that there is something that made their countries fail (that's why they left) and they are bringing a little bit of that something into the countries they go to

This IS a very well made point, however I avoided it since my arguement is normally shouted down, and it meanders into all kinds of directions:

Whether you like it or not, black countries were part of empires at some stage not so long ago. Because they were taken over, rather than assimilated into western ideas (not to say that western doctrine is superior), when europe pulled out of these countries at last it wasnt a gradual and stable affair, it was more like pulling your clothes on in the middle of the night after proverbially fucking these nations and legging it. If you look at the hutu and tutsi situation, you'll see that the chips on excolonial countries was not of their own making. What a lot of these countries actually are left with are ex guerillas like mugabwe, a country that has a lot of its resources sucked out of it with kickbacks to leaders instead of proper revenue for a country, such as the DeBeirs diamonds etc.

Essentially the state of affairs in these nations is that the west went there, took it over, ran out, yet continue to bleed them dry with theft of resources and extortionate taxes on exports. The countries that you are inferring that have brought their collective chip on their shoulder into our green and pleasant european lands were screwed over and destabilised by us. You really can't have it both ways.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-09 10:33:05 UTC
in WHOA! Post #146170

Zing!

That particularly annoys me. It seems to grow in popularity day by day.

perhaps Ant just doesn't like me here

Ummmm.....

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-09 09:20:37 UTC
in Incredibly ignorant or plainly stupid Post #146164

Ridiculously I've never been further than England, so I can't start my statements like Kasberg. He is, however correct. If you're imposing yourself on someone elses land you should at LEAST speak the language fluently. Personally I'm one of the few people that WANT illegal immigrants in britain and northern ireland. yet I feel that you should be detained untill you can at least live day to day live in the native tongue. Failure to do so, in my opinion is as much a contributor as poverty in ghettoising certain communities.

As far as France goes, my cousin was ignored for ages in Paris even though he spoke perfect French, eventually he pulled a man aside and told him that he wasn't English, he was Northern Irish! This seems to work wonders, and people he tells this to welcome him with open arms. Its a shame that he must apologise and correct people all the time though.

Concerning the riots; France's propaganda about being SO Democratic (strangely enough) doesn't quite hold true. If there is serious racism or the prejudices my parents had to put up with right now in France, I say good luck to the protestors.

People think that just because something isn't front page news all the time it isn't severe. In fact, things which are sidelined for a long time such as France's own racial problems, need MORE addressing than front page stories. The media is instrumental in this; notice how since the government decided to get its hands dirty the media reports that the rioting decreases. This obviously isn't so. Its merely a way of stemming the enraged communities violence by telling them that everyone else has stopped.

It will probably work, though.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-08 17:27:27 UTC
in Communist Game Post #146107

Indeed Luke. Ironically, the communist state has a far bigger rich poor divide than the capitalist pigs of the west. Animal farm was right, damn it.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-07 14:07:27 UTC
in Communist Game Post #145938

on here sir.

With misquotational skills like those, you should be in fleet street habboi.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-07 13:25:46 UTC
in Communist Game Post #145930

You stop Frapper from here, though.

I never once mentioned frapper here, let alone stop it.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-07 00:59:57 UTC
in Communist Game Post #145853

I've yet to make a thread about the snarkpit frapper on here sir. Your comparison is flawed. And you smell.

Owned.

Silence, you Knob Jockey!

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-06 05:16:52 UTC
in Communist Game Post #145648

Anyone else notice that if you have snarkpit forums in one tab and TWHL forums in the other, you can get Satchmo surround sound?

But continuing more or less from my comments in the Aphex twins thread, its really only videogames that really reach people nowadays, so its not that shocking that the propaganda machines of america and china should cash in too.

Just because OUR cultures dictate that pretending to be a cowboy or whatever is cool, doens't mean that this is some universal truth. I'm sure some countries laugh at fat spotty people playing AA.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-05 10:25:45 UTC
in Aphex Twin "Come To Daddy" Video Post #145435

Nothing scares people nowadays except in video games in my opinion. The miracle of cinema and TV has lost its impact and we're less inclined to get involved. Habboi, that song and video are yonks old. Also that 100 scariest moments is yonks old, seeing as it was a repeat.

Personally I think the song and video both kicked ass though, from memory.

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-11-01 03:22:57 UTC
in Bad AOL experiences? Post #144660

For some reason ANY AOL stories make me cringe. On the subject of crap ISPs

Back in the mid 90s I had Compuserv, this was back when you had a telephone call to pay on top of your ISPs subscription....ended up ?300 in dept to compuserv, and similar sized bill for BT. The land line went, and God alone knows what happened to this compuserv debt. I missed out on a good 5-10 years internet though, which sucked balls.... :

Mephs

Posted 18 years ago2005-10-12 19:16:20 UTC
in Jack's in the news again. Post #141157

FYI Jonathan Swifts original 'A modest proposal' was a proposal for the rich English to eat the poor Irish. [/useless info]

Mephs