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At 12/13/04 04:30 PM, JackOfShadows wrote: Boy, I wish I could get drunk. Lately every liqour store has been getting all Nazi and shit, they either won't sell beer to anyone below 18 or they charge a shit load of money. Those assholes.

Most places around here are pretty strict about it. That's why I usually don't buy it myself.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how he can get the speed of the game up in DosBox or how he can activate it in Windows?

I really don't know what can be said about that. I'm running Windows XP and I installed it fine. What version of XP is it?

At 12/13/04 01:03 PM, DarknessRules wrote: I would like to announce that after winter vacation is done I shall atempt to rejoin this club but my internet is still malfuntioning so I can't be very active. What say you?

You're welcome to rejoin at anytime. You will have to undergo the trial again, though.

At 12/13/04 02:40 AM, Alkador wrote: No I didn't, I'm just curious why you wasted two posts to highlight that when FIGMENTUM could have done it himself in one post. Hmmm...I wonder...

Neither post would have been wasted if people had bothered to read them. FIG could have answered it for himself, but CHEESEGOD was online when the question was asked, so why not answer it then himself? Then FIG didn't mention anything further because he thought surely after that people knew the answer. But they didn't, and CHEESEGOD grew a little frustrated that people ignored his post and posted again. At least that's what I make of it.

So if you ignored CHEESEGOD's posts, what makes you think it would have been any less of a waste if FIGMENTUM had made the same two posts?

At 12/13/04 02:57 AM, Recon_Rebel wrote: "We have important business elsewhere so if you're finished with your questions we shall be taking our leave of you." Auriga waves his hand and with a loud creak the eastern door slowly swings open. "Good luck on your journey" is the high mage's only reply.

The Black Knight chuckles grimly. "Very well then, we will be on our way. Farewell, lost ones!"

At 12/13/04 01:50 AM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Unreal. I thought it was gonna be a tie for first place between _redruM_ and myself, then my eyes move down a spot on the list and see this drunken sod. Bah humbug! There's always next week Random, until then I believe this belongs to you. ** blows the dust off ** Congrats bud!

Heh. Well, that's one example of drunken rambling being a good thing. I'll be giving that strategy a go soon enough.

Good to see everyone is in the drunken, belligerent holiday spirit. And yes, if anyone is interested in being a part of the beta test, please sign up for it. I will probably start the installments tomorrow.

At 12/12/04 09:09 PM, Randomzero wrote: well you already have half my stats scattered around. snag what you need and tell me what else you need from me Red.

A name, age, and specialization.

It's taken all day, and it's nearly killed me, but I am just about ready to start beta testing my game. Anyone who is interested can begin making their characters by following the outline I have posted.

At 12/12/04 04:00 PM, JackOfShadows wrote:

At 12/12/04 12:56 PM, _redruM_ wrote:

Thanks, I was talking about Ian. So where did you get Dogmeat (or whatever that dog is called)?

I found Dogmeat in either Junktown or the Hub. I was walking around, came across it, and afterwards it just kept following me around. I found out that it was because it's previous owner used to wear a leather jacket, and I was wearing a leather jacket at the time I found it.

At 12/12/04 04:02 AM, JackOfShadows wrote: Say, red, how did you get those helpers in Fallout 1? I've only managed to find the guy who like's powerfists.

Is that Ian or Tycho? Or someone else? Ian I recruited in Shady Sands, Tycho I recruited at The Skum Pitt in Junktown, and Katja I recruited in Boneyard.

At 12/11/04 06:35 PM, Randomzero wrote: oooo subsitute bailey's for sugar and milk in tea or coffee and its really fucking good. :)

Substitute bailey's for anything and it's really fucking good. I love that stuff.

At 12/11/04 01:25 AM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Turning his attention towards Bishkek, the man's eyes suddenly grow cold, as if aware of the black knight's true nature. "We serve neither dark one. The Magi of Usamigaras follow the ways of true neutrality. Laws and chaos are but obstacles along the path we have chosen. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Auriga Sirkinos, Chief Mage of the Magi. We are always looking for new members. Would some of you be interested in joining? We will accept mages, elves, thieves and clerics as full members, all others may become lesser members."

"Neutrality is for those who do not know what they want out of life", snaps Bishkek. "As for this cult of Zargon, I am not so sure I disapprove of their actions. Still, if any should stand in my way, I shall not hesitate to fell every last one of them" he adds with a grin. "I can not speak for these two, but I believe I, at least, should be on my way. Time as priviledged as mine cannot be wasted on those who wander through their lives aimlessly", Bishkek says amongst a deep, demonic laughter. He watches the priest's eyes, gauging how much patience is left. "You've shown us the door to the east, but what of that one on the southern wall?"

At 12/10/04 12:55 AM, Pure_Greatness wrote:

At 12/10/04 12:27 AM, _redruM_ wrote:

Well at least you don't have a deadline or anything, so you can take as long as you want. Those aspects are definitely going to difficult, but once you get the ball rolling I'm sure it'll get much easier. As for starting suggestions I'm not sure I can help much, but I'll try.

Yeah, the hard part is actually getting the ball rolling. I'll appreciate the help, though.

At 12/10/04 12:19 AM, Randomzero wrote: anyway im crashin see all you guys in the morning. RoK on! (from an online game/guild im in) \m/-_-\m/

Alright, talk to you later.

If I have enough time tomorrow, I might write up the enemies or items sections. Plot is what I'm dreading. As well as the actual world creation. Those are going to be hell. Still open to suggestions though...

At 12/10/04 12:01 AM, Randomzero wrote: *just realized how tired and repetitive he sounds*

Who gets sick of compliments?

At 12/9/04 11:50 PM, Randomzero wrote: that was the point Red, your doing and excellent job by the way, shaping up excellently :-D

Why thank you <:-D#

At 12/9/04 11:26 PM, Randomzero wrote: apparently your the ONLY one alive recon *laughs* dont know where everyones off too lately. you should stop in the private forums if you can, Red is putting together a rather nice custom RPG you should drop him some hints and pointers.

I'm certainly not dead, either. The whole reason I started that project was to increase activity, after all. I appreciate you asking Recon for help. If anyone could, I'm sure it would be a seasoned RPG veteran like himself.

At 12/8/04 10:06 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: I figure the best way around this is to start posting on a regular basis again. Once I reach the rank of common there shouldn't be too much of a problem ** knocks on wood **

Sounds like a good plan to me.

Jesus, I was simply doing my job, nothing more. Now I have to deal with some pretentious field supervisor either tonight or tomorrow when he stops by to drop it off. I'd take a pay raise instead.

Heh. Most people would prefer a raise in pay over an object, but just be glad of the recognition you are getting with the award. Besides, it could benefit you in the future, with potential raises to come.

I would like to direct everyone's attention to the private forums to read my topic in the roleplaying section. I am asking for participation from all members, even if that participation only involves reading and considering it.

At 12/6/04 12:13 PM, JackOfShadows wrote: If I had to guess I'd say that he's you actualy. Or Recon and you're playing along with him.

Interesting...

So which part did Recon invent exactly. It seems that the only thing there is to invent in the system except for your inventions is making a list of the members.

Well, Recon invented it by starting to post the list in the first place. FIGMENTUM refined it mostly in terms of the presentation. For example, how we use bold to show a gain in rank and italics to show a loss, keeping track of trialers, giving a total of posts that week, etc. It's quite a cute little brainchild they've created.

At 12/6/04 06:58 AM, mr_trivia wrote: First of all, you posted 5 times and your rank was unchanged. If you posted only 4 times, you would have been very rare-2.

Recon's rank from the previous list should have read very rare-2. We've been getting it wrong for several weeks, ever since I counted his posts wrong and left his rank unchanged.

Secondly, Pure_Greatness is only on the list once (unless he joined under an additional account). Slightly_Crazy_Dude and -Sean_of_the_Dead- were the names I listed twice because they began and passed their trials in the same week (I decided to assign them numbers on the list and mention them in the Lost Trialers section).

I think he is suggesting that Pure_Greatness is an alt account. An absolutely absurd thought ;-).

At 12/6/04 10:17 AM, JackOfShadows wrote: I think Red invented it, anyway it's awesome. Or was that Trivia?

Recon invented it, and FIGMENTUM refined it. The posting rule and promotion system were my inventions.

At 12/6/04 04:34 AM, Alkador wrote: Magus clears his throat as he tries to throw on a fearless face. "Oh, we are sorry for interupting you. Your religion intrigues me, maybe you could explain your ways to us? It would be most pleasing if you could."
Magus looks back at the other two, waiting for them to respond, or for the robed figures to speak.

Bishkek opens his mouth ready to taunt the accursed priests, but bites his tongue after realizing he is so greatly outnumbered. "Yes, I am rather interested, too", says Bishkek, keeping some truth in his statement. "Are you servants of the light, or of the dark?"

At 12/5/04 11:17 PM, breakit wrote: Yeah, I know I can go overboard sometimes and I truly do need someone with a level head to let me know if I've done something that was really offensive. I guess I should probably thank you, because what you said really got through to me, and it seemed to have pretty much cleared this all up anyway. All I can say is I apologize and I look forward to just putting this all behind me..

You've displayed a level head here also, so don't sell yourself short. As long as you continue to contribute to this club and try your best to get along with everyone, then I'm happy. Now as you said, no hard feelings, and it's already far behind us.

Now I'm looking forward to seeing this part of Alkador's character that Recon is so dreading to have to post...

At 12/5/04 10:53 PM, breakit wrote: As I said in my post afterward, I realized that I should have considered that before I posted it, and expressed my regret for having done so.

Indeed you did. I guess I can't ask for anything more on top of that.

Mostly because I realized what I had posted was pretty ignorant even for a joke, but I didn't expect you, someone who actually does know me, to snap at me for it. No hard feelings though, I just felt that you getting angry over it was a sign that my posting in here was just causing trouble/argument at the time.

I understand what you mean. As I also said earlier, though, I may know you and the way you converse with people, but it doesn't mean I'm always going to like it. It's all I've ever known from you, so I'm used to it most of the time. Other times, however, I'm just not in the mood for it. If my post came off as a snap to you, then I also apologize. I wanted to get some things across to you, but I didn't want you to leave.

At 12/5/04 09:38 PM, breakit wrote: I don't think you'll need to bother with mine, Recon, as I have the overwhelming feeling that I'm not really wanted here these days. I made a comment to Jack (I later explained that it was only a joke) which people (_redruM_ in particular) took very seriously , and unless I hear otherwise I realize that it's probably better if I just don't post in here at all.

I have no problem with you being a part of this club, I simply took issue with your post before, because it appeared to be a needless flame. Jack was in no way rude to you in his post, so I saw no need to directly insult him. Least of all, question his intelligence because of a simple typo. Now if what you say is true, and your post really was just a joke, then I would also ask that you be more sure of whether or not the person in question shares your sense of humor before making a post of that nature.

Anyway, as I was saying, if you want to be a part of this club, then by all means be a part of it. You can contribute to it as much as anyone else, so I would prefer if you did. My intentions were not to have you leave, rather I was simply asking that you consider the things you say and people you say them to more before you actually do it.

One thing, however, doesn't make total sense to me. If you say you don't take anything seriously, then why did my post keep you away from here for more than a week?

At 12/5/04 02:39 AM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Fair enough psykolord. I'll start you and _redruM_ off tomorrow

I've been looking forward to that for some time. I just hope you don't start me off in a dragon den ;).

At 12/3/04 02:40 PM, -Sean_of_the_Dead- wrote: Also, does anyone here have Tales of Symphonia because I need help. In the fire temple thing, basically the Triet dungeon, how do you defeat the boss there? any tips would be great because I'm about to go play it so hurry!

I beat it on my first try, so I don't have a whole lot of strategy to give you. Just make sure your magic users don't have any fire spells equipped, and try to use water spells as much as you can. I'm sure I don't have to tell you to have a healer in your party. Other than that, focus on the boss himself first, before you move on to his companions.

At 12/1/04 06:30 PM, Slightly_Crazy_Dude wrote: Hopefully i didnt go through all this shit for nothing :D

I'm afraid it looks that way. First of all, the files aren't on CDs. Secondly, I don't find any 'Performance' or 'Device Manager' tabs when I right click on My Computer. Thanks for trying to help anyway, though.

At 12/1/04 11:18 AM, JackOfShadows wrote:

At 12/1/04 12:37 AM, Randomzero wrote: sounds like you got a bogus file then .... i hate those, one of those partial files but missing the KEY part, or the song that suddenly cuts to static and noise. BAH!

Me two.... I mean "too". The same thing hapenned me a hundred times. It sucks so much!

I keep thinking there is a file that I'm supposed to do something with that I just don't realize, but nothing is working. Why the hell don't they have online tutorials for this, or at least include readmes in the download. And why, pray tell, would they put something up for download if it doesn't work. It took me 2 full days to download it. Someone ought to be shot for this.

At 11/30/04 11:34 PM, Randomzero wrote: try burning the CD1 file to disc, its a long shot but maybe itll work *shrugs*

Actually, that was a hunch I had too. Unfortunately, I got the same result.

At 11/30/04 03:55 PM, Sarevok999 wrote: Has anyone ever played Baldur's Gate 4 pc?

I recently... acquired it, but it is pissing me off so much that I can't install it. It gets to about 95%, then says insert CD1 or select the folder with the right files. So I click on the CD1 folder, but it just doesn't do anything. It has been driving me crazy because I've been wanting to play it so much for the longest time.

At 11/30/04 03:56 PM, Sarevok999 wrote: What about Fable for xbox? Anybody played that?

Yep. An alright game, but a disappointment overall.

At 11/30/04 04:41 PM, -Sean_of_the_Dead- wrote: I was wondering if anyone here has Tales Of Symphonia. I think that the battle system makes it one of the most unique RPGs out there and it is excellent fun battling 4 player.

I must agree. Unfortunately, I only own 3 gamecube controllers at this time, but even with 3 people the combat is great. Very good game, the consoles need more RPGs like this (GC and Xbox, anyway).