What's going on with your life?

[cashed]

Made an iso and got it reinstalled. I'm lucky to have all my data on other drives and its a matter of reinstalling apps. I came over from win7 so a clean install is probably for the best. 

[Sigma]

Just moved to a new apartment. still getting everything sorted. All in all, only things that went wrong were breaking my cell phone (replaced), and issues with washer/dryer delivery that I am taking care of today. I expect to be back doing design and 3D in the next few days.

[Sjonsson]

So this friday I randomly ran into @General Vivi in the Overkill offices.Turned out he's  grooming one of my students doing an internship. The world might be smaller than you think, but the games industry is smaller. Funny thing was we talked for about 15 mins before realizing 'who we were', haha!

 

Edited November 8, 2016 by Sjonsson

[PogoP]

35 minutes ago, Sjonsson said:

So this friday I randomly ran into @General Vivi in the Overkill offices.Turned out he's  grooming one of my students doing an internship. The world might be smaller than you think, but the games industry is smaller. Funny thing was we talked for about 15 mins before realizing 'who we were', haha!

 

That's awesome! I bumped into Vivi at E3... I was walking in to the convention centre with some colleagues and all of a sudden I heard someone calling my name... I turned round and I was like errrm, who's this guy shouting my name? Then all of a sudden it clicked! It was awesome to finally put a face and a voice to the name

I think Vivi is secretly stalking everyone on Mapcore. He's trying to assemble the Mapcore Avengers...

[FrieChamp]

So far I've never spotted a Vivi in the wild. Bumped into @e-freak at a local game dev meet-up in Frankfurt a couple of weeks ago tho  

[dux]

Got a hair cut today.

[AlexM]

Just got back from Japan for the 4th time now. Got a crapload of new photos for the level design inspiration machine. 

I'd consider living there again but probably only if I worked remotely for a company in a different country. They work you harder and pay less there (for programmers).

[jackophant]

Hi guys, I've been away some time and thought I'd share some stuff.

 

I married the love of my life  

 

Became a house owner (mortgages, woo yay!)

 

Started a new job

 

Got a new cat  called him Luther. Misty is the grumpy bag on the right.

 

Got internet in said house 6 months later (ISPs, woo yay!)

 

Got my dream car 

 

This year has also not been without its upsets, namely we lost a dear old Cockatiel of ours to illness at 16 years old, and his mate not long after to what we suspect was a ferret (long story ) who was sadly only 3.

I hope no one takes this post the wrong way. I know I'm very fortunate to be where I am, and I would just like to share that happiness with friends and peers.

The new job runs a slightly tighter ship than my last so mapcore time has tanked, but I'll hopefully be getting a bit more into the swing of things from now on.

See you around guys

Edited November 8, 2016 by jackophant

[Sprony]

Welcome back @jackophant! Looks like you had a wonderful year (despite some sad news). Congrats man! Remember, you have a happy marriage now. As in, she's happy and you are married

[Sjonsson]

10 hours ago, PogoP said:

That's awesome! I bumped into Vivi at E3... I was walking in to the convention centre with some colleagues and all of a sudden I heard someone calling my name... I turned round and I was like errrm, who's this guy shouting my name? Then all of a sudden it clicked! It was awesome to finally put a face and a voice to the name

I think Vivi is secretly stalking everyone on Mapcore. He's trying to assemble the Mapcore Avengers...

Haha, it was pretty much the same thing for me, except I haven't heard his voice before. Somehow Vivi was eerily familiar. The only other similar experience I had was when I met with a WoW-guild back in vanilla, man was that confusing. You get this idea of how people look from just hearing their voice and when you finally meet them it turns out 'that thin person' is actually muscular and long, 'that white germa'n guy turned out to have another ethnicity etc. Really weird and cool at the same time.
 

10 hours ago, FrieChamp said:

So far I've never spotted a Vivi in the wild. Bumped into @e-freak at a local game dev meet-up in Frankfurt a couple of weeks ago tho  

Yeah, I'm quite sure there are quite a few people here who have gone past eachother unknowingly.


@jackophant Nice to hear you're back mate. And no you don't sound ungrateful or anything. Happy to see you got some stuff sorted! 

Edited November 8, 2016 by Sjonsson

[blackdog]

Wear your damn Mapcore t-shirts guys ?

[TheOnlyDoubleF]

20 hours ago, jackophant said:

Got my dream car 

 

Wooooh yeah Ford Focus RS (2016?), Good choice ! You're gonna be the new gymkhana king? 

[dux]

You must be minted to buy a house and an RS. Congrats!

[jackophant]

3 hours ago, TheOnlyDoubleF said:

Wooooh yeah Ford Focus RS (2016?), Good choice ! You're gonna be the new gymkhana king? 

Yeah, that's the one! Thanks  I realise the car makes you feel like you're Ken Block but no way am I going to be doing any silly business... At least not just yet

2 hours ago, dux said:

You must be minted to buy a house and an RS. Congrats!

Cash injection from the untimely passing of grand parents so not minted, just fortunate. It's not like they were cash purchases.

[Corwin]

In the last couple months I sold my house, quit my job in Germany and moved back to France to try to solve my couple/family issues, am divorcing my wife after all and joining a game-dev startup, buying a car as my old one died after the drive back home, and searching for a flat to buy in my hometown. Lots of changes, I think for the better, looking forward to having more time for myself!

Edited November 21, 2016 by Corwin