A Network in search of a Solution
Well, thanks a lot Network Solutions. Who knew just logging in to their DNS control panel (to view our current information) meant taking away DNS propogation from our existing provider? I sure as hell didn't, and found out the hard way.
Excuse me, it's been a goofy day.
Speaking of things that piss me off, what is up with Samba? Where did the "Just install it, set a few parameters, and watch it work" system go wrong? Because it's sure as hell convoluted now. At this point I have to somehow see if I can get the thing to share files on my domain, and I might as well forget about adding it to the domain. That ship has sailed and I'm wondering if Fedora 3 is having some sort of weird video card problems with my hardware. Nano, a simple text editor (think a clunky version of Notepad) is messing up in a bad way in terms of buffer refresh, etc.
But, fuck, let's talk of more interesting subjects shall we?
First there is Star Chamber. I have two maps of mine to be included in Rebellions and they should debut sometime today with the new build. The first, Double Helix (or it might be called just Helix) is a neat little idea of mine that started with the idea of a ring with a bar in the middle of it. While that's been slightly changed, I still like the end result. But the winner is definitely Thorian Web, the first name from that title dragged from the Star Trek vault because Paul Dennen, the programmer/designer guy, is a big Trek geek. Not that there's anything wrong with that, and just "Web" was a pretty boring name. Like I told him when he suggested it: "Sounds spacey and weird. I like it."
How about Game Design? Well, I've decided to headfirst in yet another project, that is creating my own CCG. Yes I have my pet project that I completed (that is completely playable and balanced, warts and all), but instead of playing Revisionist, I've decided to hit the design text files bigtime and see what's available. It's shaping up to be interesting, but the further you push brazen ideas, the more uncertainty comes in. Can I do this? Is this a mistake? Hasn't this been done before? Are you just trying to copy Magic, Lord of the Rings, VS. System, Legend of the 5 Rings, etc?
Fuck, I don't know. I got a great idea and I'm gonna run with it. When I finish I'll look back over it and begin to mold it and play with it as best I can. Until then I will not stop until I get something complete, something worth showing my peers. There are plenty of delivery mechanisms, anything from selling development to a game company or self-publishing through various CCG systems. This post, like most blog postings, is a marker for the future. Where did my CCG originate? New years weekend. And I'm very excited about it.
Haunted rolls on, as we try to finalize just what we're looking for and what coding needs are necessary. A mod takes a long time to develop, from the resources, the coding, the art, the map design, it's a bucket of shit that needs constant attention and I'll see how much time I can devote on it this week.
Lastly, my throat hurts and in a perfect world it won't get any worse than this. I haven't been sick in a long time (at least, sick enough to stay out of work), and don't want to start now.
Excuse me, it's been a goofy day.
Speaking of things that piss me off, what is up with Samba? Where did the "Just install it, set a few parameters, and watch it work" system go wrong? Because it's sure as hell convoluted now. At this point I have to somehow see if I can get the thing to share files on my domain, and I might as well forget about adding it to the domain. That ship has sailed and I'm wondering if Fedora 3 is having some sort of weird video card problems with my hardware. Nano, a simple text editor (think a clunky version of Notepad) is messing up in a bad way in terms of buffer refresh, etc.
But, fuck, let's talk of more interesting subjects shall we?
First there is Star Chamber. I have two maps of mine to be included in Rebellions and they should debut sometime today with the new build. The first, Double Helix (or it might be called just Helix) is a neat little idea of mine that started with the idea of a ring with a bar in the middle of it. While that's been slightly changed, I still like the end result. But the winner is definitely Thorian Web, the first name from that title dragged from the Star Trek vault because Paul Dennen, the programmer/designer guy, is a big Trek geek. Not that there's anything wrong with that, and just "Web" was a pretty boring name. Like I told him when he suggested it: "Sounds spacey and weird. I like it."
How about Game Design? Well, I've decided to headfirst in yet another project, that is creating my own CCG. Yes I have my pet project that I completed (that is completely playable and balanced, warts and all), but instead of playing Revisionist, I've decided to hit the design text files bigtime and see what's available. It's shaping up to be interesting, but the further you push brazen ideas, the more uncertainty comes in. Can I do this? Is this a mistake? Hasn't this been done before? Are you just trying to copy Magic, Lord of the Rings, VS. System, Legend of the 5 Rings, etc?
Fuck, I don't know. I got a great idea and I'm gonna run with it. When I finish I'll look back over it and begin to mold it and play with it as best I can. Until then I will not stop until I get something complete, something worth showing my peers. There are plenty of delivery mechanisms, anything from selling development to a game company or self-publishing through various CCG systems. This post, like most blog postings, is a marker for the future. Where did my CCG originate? New years weekend. And I'm very excited about it.
Haunted rolls on, as we try to finalize just what we're looking for and what coding needs are necessary. A mod takes a long time to develop, from the resources, the coding, the art, the map design, it's a bucket of shit that needs constant attention and I'll see how much time I can devote on it this week.
Lastly, my throat hurts and in a perfect world it won't get any worse than this. I haven't been sick in a long time (at least, sick enough to stay out of work), and don't want to start now.
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