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Offline D2Disciple

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Update me!
« on: September 26, 2012, 08:19:12 AM »
Hai Gize!!  ;)

Haven't been around in quite some time... Last I logged in was... Probably a year ago or more. In that time, I've gotten married, started a career, and  purchased a house and two cars. Most unfortunately, I haven't touched PlanetDescent - or Descent at all - since then.

But now that my wife has a job and I'm often stuck at home, I've got a modicum of free time to devote to gaming  ;D

So.... What's up, friends? What have I missed? Any cool new projects/levels/multiplayer parties/random crap going on as of late? I've been missing my friends here on the interwebz for a while now, and I'd like to catch up.   :)

* D2Junkie is procrastinating on cleaning the bathrooms right now.
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Offline Foil

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Re: Update me!
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2012, 08:48:58 AM »
Congrats on getting married, D2J! :D
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Offline D2Disciple

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Re: Update me!
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2012, 09:32:23 AM »
Quote from: Foil on September 26, 2012, 08:48:58 AM
Congrats on getting married, D2J! :D


Thanks! To take the opportunity to show her off....

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Offline Foil

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Re: Update me!
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2012, 09:37:53 AM »
All together now:  "Awwww!!"  You guys look great together.

P.S. Just a tip: Get the bathrooms cleaned, and do a little something extra for your wife before she comes home.  It pays rewards, and not just in having a clear conscience while you do some gaming.  ;)

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Re: Update me!
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2012, 01:04:45 PM »
Back to your question:

The biggest/newest Descent-ish thing you might have missed is probably Cadenza Interactive's new 6DoF shooter, "Retrovirus".  It's actually really far along; it has fully-implemented controls (including joystick) and fully-working multiplayer, and it is slated for full release in December.  I've only had a few minutes to play around with it, but it's definitely worth looking into.  :)
« Last Edit: September 26, 2012, 01:12:52 PM by Foil »
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Offline Kaiaatzl

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Re: Update me!
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2012, 02:34:08 PM »
Though time will tell if it has the ability to turn off antialiasing for lower-end computers that can do pretty much anything except antialiasing...

Welcome back and congrats!  Have you got wedding photos?

And speaking of Descent-like projects, Miner Wars has multiplayer now and it's also in beta. :o
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Re: Update me!
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2012, 08:20:45 PM »
Congrats, D2J, and welcome back!
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Re: Update me!
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2012, 08:47:00 PM »
Congratulations, D2Junkie, on achieving what some consider to be simultaneously the best and worse thing to happen in life :P Just kidding, but seriously congrats.
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Re: Update me!
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2012, 05:49:14 AM »
Congrats and welcome back, it's good to hear from you.
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Re: Update me!
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2012, 06:49:46 AM »
Welcome back D2Junkie! I'd add something to the list of Descent-related things you've missed, but I think everybody's gotten it all already.
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Offline D2Disciple

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Re: Update me!
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2012, 07:42:07 AM »
Foil: The whole house was clean by the time she made it home, and I had dinner ready, too. So, things turned out pretty well  :D

IHateHackers: Definitely the second best thing in life. First is my faith. But nothing makes for a close third.  ;)

Everyone else: Thanks for the warm welcome back!

I had not heard of Retrovirus, but I'm definitely interested. Only problem: Requires an nVidia GeForce 8800. I have a 8600. Go figure.

I actually downloaded the beta/demo of Miner Wars 2081, and I am extremely impressed thus far. That said, it's unplayable on my system (1-2 FPS) ... My guess is that it's related to my ancient P4 processor. Going to order a Presler Pentium D 3.0GHz tomorrow and see what that does to the performance of my computer. Performance with my video card was excellent when I had a (first gen) Core 2 Duo machine where I used to work, but it's pretty poor on mine... So I think I just need a good dual-core processor running at a good speed to get this machine up to speed.
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Offline VANGUARD

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Re: Update me!
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2012, 11:34:37 AM »
Welcome back! Nothing exciting in my life. Roughly the same.
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