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Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Sunday, November 4 2007 11:42 Profile Homepage #74
quote:
the storyline shouldn't be too hard to capture in an RTS editor
But that's not the only thing wrong with it.

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Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Sunday, November 4 2007 09:16 Profile Homepage #71
quote:
Originally written by Shard of Fire:

Also notice that, according to her profile, she's fifteen. And we know about the quality of fifteen-year-old literary works.
Don't judge so quickly. It doesn't have to be a third-rate Tolkien rip-off. :P

[ Sunday, November 04, 2007 09:18: Message edited by: Xian ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Sunday, November 4 2007 09:11 Profile Homepage #2
Thralni and Lazarus have been granted access.

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Arancaytar
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 written Sunday, November 4 2007 06:32 Profile Homepage #68
For a first post it's arguably coherent, and you can't judge by emoticon usage (the ellipses on the other hand...). So it's not hard to believe.

Got any stories online?

[ Sunday, November 04, 2007 06:34: Message edited by: Xian ]

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Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Sunday, November 4 2007 05:37 Profile Homepage #0
Not a scenario. A website:


IMAGE(http://stuff.ermarian.net/arancaytar/images/screenshots/bladesforge/reskinned-s.png)


(other pictures)

Quick introduction: It will become a combined Blades repository for scenarios, scripts, custom graphics and articles. It will also have a mechanism for reviewing scenarios and (hopefully) organizing beta tests.

The new concept is that thanks to the marvels of Web 2.0 and content management, it will be the first Blades site whose content is entirely user-controlled and maintained.

Progress:

As of now, the unlocked features deemed ready for beta are:

- account registration and profiles
- uploading and navigating custom graphics
- uploading and navigating scripts

I already have six testers, and with their help I've improved the custom graphics section a lot. Now, however, I need to work on the scripts part. Ideally, the beta testers should submit real content, so if anyone has written scripts and would like to test a new repository, you are invited to come in.

Objectives:

The main target for testing and improvement is now the scripts section, but I would still like to have input on the custom graphics part. And if you have comments on any other aspect of the site, these would be very welcome! :)

How to join:

In beta, the site is not yet available for public access. This means I need your email to create an account for you, after which you can log into the non-public site and fiddle around on it.

You can use the following template:

[b]Desired account name:[/b] <Name>
[b]Email address:[/b] <Email>
[b]Design expertise:[/b] (Scenarios|Graphics|Scripts|etc)
Notes:

Please note that this is still an unstable testing site. As it is already filled with actual data that it would be ugly to lose, I am taking good care to keep it safe from harm, but as long as it's still in development, anything can happen.

Also, while I hope (of course) that many people want to participate, the test has to be limited in size for now to around 5 additional participants. I can only respond to so much feedback at any given moment.

Of course you can still sign up if the slots are filled - more testers will be needed soon. :)

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Name Choice in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Saturday, November 3 2007 08:00 Profile Homepage #63
Daneel Olivaw. ;)

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Thoughts on Custom Titles. in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Saturday, November 3 2007 02:49 Profile Homepage #111
quote:
Originally written by VCH:

quote:
Originally written by Drew:

quote:
Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon:

quote:
Originally written by The Almighty Do-er of Stuff:

quote:
Originally written by The Ratt:

quote:
Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon:

quote:
Originally written by Xian:

Another level on the quote pyramid and the topic gets it, seriously people. -_-
Just pull the trigger already.
Why are you encouraging him? :P
Why shouldn't he encourage him? It's a custom title thread which descended into lasciviousness, and then descended further into Iffy bashing, and then even further into a quote pyramid.
Exactly.
The worm is the spice. The spice is the worm.
All aboard the quote train!!!!
The train ends here, all passengers please disembark.

IMAGE(http://stuff.ermarian.net/arancaytar/images/photos/train.jpg)

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Thoughts on Custom Titles. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, November 2 2007 13:37 Profile Homepage #90
Another level on the quote pyramid and the topic gets it, seriously people. -_-

[ Friday, November 02, 2007 13:39: Message edited by: Xian ]

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geneforge 3 in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Friday, November 2 2007 09:59 Profile Homepage #4
Salmon reminded Dryth'tor to be more welcoming and eloquent towards the newbies, in the short term allowing this forum to gain more active members, in the long term improving the atmosphere as well as demonstrating to Jeff the value of a friendly fan community, thus ensuring he will never feel tempted to permanently sacrifice it (or rather General) for disk space. That's all. :)

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Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded. Something like that anyway. in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Friday, November 2 2007 04:46 Profile Homepage #275
quote:
Originally written by Samson:

BONFIRE NIGHT!! ET could sneak under the Mod Board and try to blow it up whilst *i and Drakey are inside!
Does the irony of casting Emperor T. as an anarchist strike anyone else here?

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Thoughts on Custom Titles. in General
Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 2 2007 04:44 Profile Homepage #80
quote:
Originally written by Student of Trinity:

quote:
Originally written by Iffy:

I have only some innocence, FYI.
FYT.
FYT.

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Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Friday, November 2 2007 01:16 Profile Homepage #77
quote:
Originally written by Yama Toman?:

quote:
Originally written by Kelandon:

quote:
Originally written by Yama Toman?:

Those are hideous cheesecakes...
Man, you don't even like cheesecake.
That isn't entirely true. It just isn't something that I eat very often, nor is it something that I go shopping for.
Wait, now who meant it literally and who was using innuendos? It's so confusing.

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Consider This Catharsis in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, November 1 2007 18:54 Profile Homepage #46
But you do understand it?

Meh, perhaps I'm just tired. Let's see...

# uptime

Arancaytar has been up 20 hours 24 minutes and 2 seconds.
Oh gah.

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Fan Art in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 1 2007 17:04 Profile Homepage #22
Coyote: I like your third picture far better than the other two. I'm not sure why, might be the detail and perspective. I'm surprised this is an earlier piece - just from looking I would have thought your technique is more refined in it.

Facial expressions could be more real, but the robe of the Shaper in the foreground is great.

[ Thursday, November 01, 2007 17:07: Message edited by: Xian ]

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Consider This Catharsis in General
Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 1 2007 16:58 Profile Homepage #44
*bows down*

Oh Dread Lord of the Algorithm, I am not worthy.

(Being pwned like that isn't exactly pleasant for the average programmer. :P )

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 1 2007 07:29 Profile Homepage #5
Screw healthy, do this. :P

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Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Thursday, November 1 2007 03:01 Profile Homepage #49
quote:
Originally written by Taliesin:

And it happens to be the only definition by this mysterious "KGF." Highly suspicious, and more than a little disturbing. :eek:
Kelandon's Girl Friend?

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Graphics and the Louvre in Blades of Avernum Editor
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, October 31 2007 23:40 Profile Homepage #16
TGM helped me iron out some bugs yesterday (or I should say he found them and I fixed them).

Don't let the screenshots fool you; scenarios are pretty broken and the reviewing / rating system is pretty much non-existent. As for the beta-tester exchange I would like to put in, I haven't even started on that. While scripting and articles are mostly ready, the only part of the site available for testing is the graphics and the user profile part.

Right now, I have two testers and a third one who offered but doesn't have his account yet. I think around 5 is probably all required until another part of the site (scripts next, probably) is unlocked... perhaps more, though.

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Left or Right? in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, October 31 2007 23:28 Profile Homepage #4
I have been trying for several minutes to loosen my perception and convince myself she's turning clockwise, but it's impossible. I need only to glance to see that she's turning counter-clockwise.

Wait. I managed to do it. I just had to concentrate hard on the cycle and convince myself that I was seeing her "face" while she was turning to the left.

It was difficult to switch back, but now the filter is beginning to break. I'm even seeing her making half-turns, never showing her back (or her face).

I think it may be easier with one eye; no expectaion of perceived depth.

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Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded. Something like that anyway. in General
Arancaytar
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 written Wednesday, October 31 2007 16:57 Profile Homepage #263
I do hope Dikiyoba continues to steer clear of tired and over-used references to real-world culture.

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Name Choice in General
Arancaytar
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 written Wednesday, October 31 2007 11:39 Profile Homepage #37
quote:
Originally written by Dintiradan:

[QB]O RLY?
There is no way this is real. It's a joke. Someone from SW or Desp put that there. They must have. o_O

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Consider This Catharsis in General
Arancaytar
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 written Wednesday, October 31 2007 02:09 Profile Homepage #41
quote:
Originally written by Dintiradan:

O(n^2) is possible (use the dynamic programming, Luke!).
Pseudocode or leave. :P

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Protesting (In General) in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, October 30 2007 16:41 Profile Homepage #12
I didn't read what they were protesting earlier. Myspace? Well, what I said earlier about them protesting about anything remains unchanged. But I would like to add the qualifier that I think they're a bunch of crybabies, and that Myspace is not exactly the most impressive word to substitute in the shout "[...] or death!"

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Perl, CGI Scripts, &amp; Forms in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, October 30 2007 15:48 Profile Homepage #1
Well, whatever the problem is, it's not in the script. Because that works fine on my server.

Curiously, whereas changing a normal file to be non-executable or non-readable will cause a 403 Forbidden error, this script will return a 500 error when its access permissions are wrong.

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Protesting (In General) in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, October 30 2007 15:40 Profile Homepage #10
Meh. By the standards of mainstream America (though not on Spiderweb), I'm so liberal I lean towards the anarchist. So my stance is that they were perfectly right to protest, whatever they were protesting about. They were also right to invite everyone, and so was everyone who joined.

On the other hand, missing class and falling behind in the syllabus is completely their own responsibility, and little to no indulgence should be given for this. They are welcome to exercise their rights to free speech, but for the sake of their grades and future they should better have the discipline to get their academic work done in their spare time.

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