Posts by Chunks

  • TF2 update released, free weekend incoming!

    I played goldrush for about 3 hours straight last night, however, half the time I was pissed off.

    I'm kinda pissed at valve for releasing stuff like this bit for bit because then all anyone does is masturbate to the new content for 20 mins, blow their load, and then just drop the game completely.

    I couldn't even play half the time because my whole team were nothing but medics while I'm the only normal class and the people on the other team just destroy us everytime. No matter what server I was on it seemed like this was the case.

    There were a few instances where everyone was playing like they were supposed to and it was a blast.

    I wish the achievement whores would just die in a fire, then the game would be great.

    /rant

  • Interplay uses money from selling Fallout...

    It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Interplay still is not much more than herve caen and a few other people, they are subleasing half of the office that they are leasing right now if that gives you any indication. Unless they get a huge infusion of investment capital very soon I don't see them going anywhere.

    I'm skeptical and not very optimistic about interplay, but I hope it does turn out well.

  • What Are You Playing '08 Thread

    I'm playing fallout 2 right now. I bought it like 4 years ago and tried to start it multiple times, but never got very far and finally motivated myself to follow through with it( probably because i've been reading so much about fallout 3.) IMO it's better than fallout 1.

  • Fallout 3

    While I think fallout would be a great franchise for an mmo, I have little faith in Herve Caen to do anything worthwhile. The guy ruined Interplay in the first place. I just think he is trying to hold on to what he has and make some cash before the whole thing goes under. He is a terrible business man and not that great a developer, just look at his track record.

    I would be more confident with the development in someone else's hands and I'm glad Bethesda scooped up the rights for us. I would hope that boyarsky, cain and anderson get involved in the franchise in some manner in the future.

  • The random model thread!

    Thanks for the crits, they were very helpful. I'm going to scrap the vacancy part (or find someplace else to put it) and add something neat on the top right corner of the top sign. Then redo the UV.

    I know the UV had some repetition problems, that was just laziness, but i'll fix it this time around.

  • The random model thread!

    I made this last night, sort've inspired by mino's sign in the texture thread

    [Blocked Image: http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l53/chunks4123/WIP/sign.jpg]

    [Blocked Image: http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l53/chunks4123/WIP/sign_uv_01.jpg]

    I'm probably going to dirty it up some more, especially the bottom lettering. I need to add the neon lights now, below is how the lights will be arranged:

    [Blocked Image: http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l53/chunks4123/WIP/sign2.jpg]

  • the dollar

    Everything is run on redundant systems, a lot like an airplane but even moreso. If something fails there are 4+ backups.

    Nuclear power is one of the safest alternatives out there. There has been so much hysteria and misinformation in the past and therefore it has gotten a bad rap. It deserves alot more credit than it has been given in terms of safety and effectiveness.

    And back on the topic of depleted uranium. The toxicity is in no way related to its radioactivity, rather the fact that it is just a heavy metal ala lead.

  • the dollar

    You can't have a meltdown without the fuel rods hitting critical mass, something that modern day reactors are not very likely to ever see. Not to mention that's not an issue when you are storing depleted fuel rods. The only danger in storing the waste material is if someone was to break in and steal some and then make a dirty bomb out of it, which in the end would cause more hysteria than environmental damage. Which is why storing it in one big place is safer.

    Reactors are designed differently now than they were in the chernobyl days, it was a flawed design to begin with.

    I think we are getting off-topic

  • the dollar

    I disagree. Uranium is found in virtually every rock on earth. It's pretty abundant and you would be surprised at how much energy you can extract from a small amount of enriched ore.

    Also, depleted uranium is not THAT dangerous unless it you inhale dust when it is incenerated/exploded/etc. Not trying to underplay its' toxicity but it is nowhere as dangerous as u235.

    I do admit that storing it could be dangerous, but as long as there is a good plan and strategy at containing it I still think it is the best option we have at making clean power en masse at this point. I do agree that it is not an ultimate solution but I think it is the correct stepping stone.

    In the US they are building a pretty huge facility inside of a mountain in the middle of a desert, should be pretty secure, but who knows.

    Solar technology I hope will be the future, but the technology still just isn't there. We still aren't to the point where the efficiency is there and the cost per watt is way too high.

  • the dollar

    We rate our gass differently. I'm not sure exactly how it is calculated but our 87 octane here is equivelent to your 92 RON.

    Gas stations usually carry 87, 89, and 93. They are usually sold in 10c increments. Some places carry 100.

    My car only takes 93+, it sucks... but in the end its probably only about $3 more for a full tank.

  • the dollar

    Gas is really the only thing that is noticeable right now, but food prices and other stuff are starting to go up a little.

    IMO I think the dollar was way overvalued anyway. This may be actually helpful to us since more people are able to buy good from the US and maybe it can jumpstart some more manufacturing jobs.

    edit: When I first got my drivers license gas was under $1 per gallon.