The Humble Abode (Thread of Randomness)

[d1n0_xD]

Originally Posted by Shaikh

Welcome back. How's your work going? Still lonely or lots of customer now-a-days?

Thank you Oh, it's somewhere in between, but couple of days ago, it was a rush hour, I just couldn't do everything in time, everybody was so busy xD

Originally Posted by MissShortieB

wellcome back

Thank you, good to be back

Originally Posted by Darkwoodsoftime

WElcome back Dino !

yes GTA IV wasn't THAT good , but still it was waaay ahead and better than many other sandbox , openworld games . the problem is san andrease was too perfect xD it's hard for the sequels to best that

Hiya, mate I agree about that, didn't play IV, but SA is purrrfect!

Originally Posted by Metalrocks

welcome back dino. long time actually. lol

yes, slender is still scary. only played it twice before i had to go to work. will play it later on again. scare my wife with it *evil smile*.

Thanks Yeah, Slender is awesome, it's amazing how a simple game can be so fun to play Better than somee AAA titles

Originally Posted by Metalrocks

my first time was as normal. found the first note, nothing special. but when the screen started to turn in to a ant farm and i saw this guy, i actually jumped. especially this shock music made it even worse. the second time, i was really looking around. and suddenly i see this guy behind me. so sprinting like hell, picking up a note on the way. he is still behind me.
so im freaking out. found the third landmark. i walk around it, trying to find the note, and suddenly he stand there wile i came around the corner. was able to escape but 10 secs later he got me.

my heart was still pounding wile i was going to work.

Haha, the trick is not to look back, 1) It's scary, 2) there's more chance that he will catch you if you stop and look back xD Just run, don't look back! It's amazing how it manages to make you behave like you would behave IRL, I was just running mindless, and whenever the static came up, I just went the other way xD But sometimes, somehow, no matter how cautious you are, you bump into him, and it's even more scary if you didn't look back, because you haven't seen him in a while And I have to mention those notes, the scribblings and drawings are creepy!

[Vickram101]

Originally Posted by a big house

@Vickram Is it that bad? I saw the first 5 minutes where the ship crashes into the forest but nothing after that...

Yup it is. It's just downright bashful to both franchises.

[tombraidergal]

Kay so no idea what you guys are on about, i'm too lazy to read all the posts xD
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Also... found a great radio station - well my friend told me about it - arirang! It's Korean and they speak English and it's so good and gah Kpop.
ALSO.
My GCSE results are on Thursday. Absolutely terrified because i know i've failed physics... i just know it >.< I'll cry. OMG NO I DON'T WANT TO KNOW GUYS THESE RESULTS WILL SHAPE MY LIFE AND FUTURE LIFE AND JOB STUFF AND OH GOD NO I'VE FAILED.

[a big house]

^ Don't worry, for my As results I got 4 U's, a D and a C :L But good luck nonetheless

@Vickram Oh dear, I'll give it a miss then haha

@Darkwoodsoftime (You have a shorter name right? haha) & Shaikh Yeah supposedly 'LA' is the only place but it would still have to be similar to the San Andreas map and therefore still quite small... I really hope they go the extra mile and add in the other two islands... I mean, Mount Chilliad was in the trailer, why not put it in the game??

[tombraidergal]

Whoa D: What subjects did you take? I'm hoping to get As, Bs and an A* in A Level if i try REALLY hard.
I just finished re-watching transformers 2 :P Probably my favourite and i'm not even keen on transformers, i just found myself in the mood to watch it again haha.

[a big house]

Well... Maths, Film and Art. Not sure what I got for Art though. Honestly, I only did bad in Maths because I took my Higher GCSE a year early and then spent the next year looking at tattoo's and brownies in my Maths class So, I kinda forgot everything that was important... Film was easy, I just suck at writing essays and having to write 3 of them in a row in silence without a break was just hell... But now I'm off to College, which is what I should have done in the first place TBH...

[Metalrocks]

Originally Posted by d1n0_xD

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Haha, the trick is not to look back, 1) It's scary, 2) there's more chance that he will catch you if you stop and look back xD Just run, don't look back! It's amazing how it manages to make you behave like you would behave IRL, I was just running mindless, and whenever the static came up, I just went the other way xD But sometimes, somehow, no matter how cautious you are, you bump into him, and it's even more scary if you didn't look back, because you haven't seen him in a while And I have to mention those notes, the scribblings and drawings are creepy!

lol, yeah, did that later on. i just kept walking without looking back. twice the screen turned slowly in to a static mess so i just ran. dint see him though. but then when i found the sixth page, he got me. but it was weird. i just clicked to pick up the page, i wanted to turn left, but for some reason it turned right, looking right at him. this guy was just a meter in front of me. no static, nothing.
really weird. but well, found 6 pages at least

[Ants_27_]

Originally Posted by tombraidergal

My GCSE results are on Thursday. Absolutely terrified because i know i've failed physics... i just know it >.< I'll cry. OMG NO I DON'T WANT TO KNOW GUYS THESE RESULTS WILL SHAPE MY LIFE AND FUTURE LIFE AND JOB STUFF AND OH GOD NO I'VE FAILED.

I pretty much failed most of my GCSE's or at least did below what I should have. Lack of revising I suppose you could say as I hated school (to be honest I still wouldn't go back).

But I still don't believe they're terribly as important as my school made out; at least for me as I had no idea what I wanted to do career-wise so all mine are now rendered pointless (as none helped me get the electrician job at the council nor the producing job I've got). Well, you'd argue they delayed me but again that was in part a result of not knowing what I wanted to so but no-one even looks at my GSCE's now.

[d1n0_xD]

Originally Posted by Metalrocks

but then when i found the sixth page, he got me. but it was weird. i just clicked to pick up the page, i wanted to turn left, but for some reason it turned right, looking right at him. this guy was just a meter in front of me. no static, nothing.

Oh, yeah, the game does that when he manages to get really close, it just shows you that you're screwed XD It's probably that little fraction of a second while you were collecting the page screwed you over

[Elliot Kane]

Witcher 2 has been on my mind a bit lately, so I capped it a bit, as ya do. Cropping & enlarging gave me this, which is OK, I think:


(click image to enlarge)

[d1n0_xD]

^ Damn you, Elliot, I want to play that game!!! XD

[Elliot Kane]

d1no,

While they did wonders with the console version, if you want it to look like that, you'll need a pretty good PC. Mine runs it with all bells & whistles on, to the point where you can't tell cut scene from game.

BUT - it'll look good regardless, and the story is great. The Witcher games have completely redefined what seemed to be possible in a single character RPG, IMO. If you ever really wanted to feel like you were part of a world, not just visiting, W2 will give you that.

Oh, and this is Saskia. You may or may not meet her, depending on which path you take...


(click image to enlarge)

[MissShortieB]

have anyone seen the expendables 2 yet?? :P

[d1n0_xD]

@Elliot, well, I'm planning on buying a PC, I don't know what it takes to run the game at maximum details, but I'm hoping to buy myself a PC with an i3 processor, and a good 1GB graphics card... We'll see, I need to get my paychecks first But I can't wait to play some good RPGs, Witcher, Dragon age and Mass Effect are the first games on my list that I'll play

Ooh, she reminds me of my friend Well, it doesn't hurt to play the game more than once, am I right?

[Metalrocks]

Originally Posted by MissShortieB

have anyone seen the expendables 2 yet?? :P

obviously it has been postponed. the cinemas in hong kong the release date was actually last week. but then it was just gone and even the date has been covered.
one cinema told me they dont know when it will come out, wile the other told me it will come out maybe in december.

@dino
i have a i5 intel chip and my graphic card has 2gb. if you want, i can give you my HW specs and you can ask in some stores in your area how much it would cost all together.
at least you know what price range you will be looking at.

[MissShortieB]

Originally Posted by Metalrocks

obviously it has been postponed. the cinemas in hong kong the release date was actually last week. but then it was just gone and even the date has been covered.
one cinema told me they dont know when it will come out, wile the other told me it will come out maybe in december.

@dino
i have a i5 intel chip and my graphic card has 2gb. if you want, i can give you my HW specs and you can ask in some stores in your area how much it would cost all together.
at least you know what price range you will be looking at.

what! i thought it was already in cinema in uk! i was looking forward to see it aswell! dam lol

[Vickram101]

I have to write CXC O levels in Principal OF Accounts in January and I still havent started studying. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!!!

[Elliot Kane]

Originally Posted by d1n0_xD

@Elliot, well, I'm planning on buying a PC, I don't know what it takes to run the game at maximum details, but I'm hoping to buy myself a PC with an i3 processor, and a good 1GB graphics card... We'll see, I need to get my paychecks first But I can't wait to play some good RPGs, Witcher, Dragon age and Mass Effect are the first games on my list that I'll play

Ooh, she reminds me of my friend Well, it doesn't hurt to play the game more than once, am I right?

Graphics card sounds a bit weak for current games. It'll hit the minimum spec for most (All I actually know of), but if you want your PC to last a few years, you might want to think about aiming higher.

Can I just add that you have great taste in games? You certainly can't go wrong with Dragon Age (Also, the mods for Dragon Age are phenomenal) or the Witcher games! Mass Effect has annoying DRM on every game for PC, so I won't comment on that, not having played it.

As for Saskia - my favourite description of her is "She may not be Geralt's love interest, but she is mne!" You'll understand when (IF!) you meet her!

And Witcher 2 is definitely a game that rewards multiple playthroughs, yes

[Ants_27_]

Originally Posted by Metalrocks

obviously it has been postponed. the cinemas in hong kong the release date was actually last week. but then it was just gone and even the date has been covered.
one cinema told me they dont know when it will come out, wile the other told me it will come out maybe in december.

In the UK it's been out a few weeks:
http://www.myvue.com/latest-movies/i...-expendables-2

[tombraidergal]

Mmm well GCSEs are still quite important and it does look good to have at least passed all of them. I will NOT sleep tonight ;__; I just know i've done super bad in physics :/
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW >.<
But i am looking forward to my meal and sleepover later tomorrow... it'll be either a celebration/cheering up outing :/ Probably a bit of both in my case. All my friends are worried, but they're super smart and never fail anything and i have before so they will all do amazingly well. I just don't click with physics and i will have done shockingly bad :/

[Driber]

Hey guys, how's everyone enjoying their holidays?

I've been MIA the past week or so, so here's a catch up...

Originally Posted by Metalrocks

i feel like im in the minority here who dislikes the resi movies
now im afraid to say something bad here what i think about them

You're not alone, I don't like them as well

Well, I don't DISlike them....just don't find them anything special.

Originally Posted by tombraidergal

Just like the Lara Croft films are terrible.
On another note, i have some beautiful bruises from these past two weeks :')

I loved the first movie. Great memories of it when seeing it in the cinema for the first time

Originally Posted by TranceTrouble

ah damn i missed out on another great location to take pictures for the competition.
we went last minuted to the Apenheul in Apeldoorn, it's a forest/park/zoo where they leave small monkeys walk around loose between the public here some pics to bad i left my big camera and lenses at home but was great to visit it again after 15 years

{pics}

Ha, nice photos, dude. Yeah, those would have made very nice ones for the competition!

Originally Posted by MissShortieB

checkout my house i made in minecraft first time making somethink!

Heh nice video. It's fun building your own house in CGI, isn't it?

I remember doing this in the early days of the TR level editor. It looks crap, though, haha.

Originally Posted by Metalrocks

my favorite GTA is still vice city. its colorful, great 80s music and just tones of fun.

This is what I liked about that game as well.

Hey, if you liked Vice City, you should play Scarface! That game is having a similar feel to it. I had lots of fun with that one. Probably surpassed some of the GTA games as well.



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Soooo.......Dino

I've just watched the first ep of Breaking Bad season 4.

WTF!

Can someone explain to me why the hell did Gus kill Victor out of the blue like that??!!

I've got some theories, but what do you think?

Or is it explained in a later episode?

If so, forget my question; I don't want spoilers

[d1n0_xD]

Originally Posted by Metalrocks

@dino
i have a i5 intel chip and my graphic card has 2gb. if you want, i can give you my HW specs and you can ask in some stores in your area how much it would cost all together.
at least you know what price range you will be looking at.

Well, the prices in my country are way lower, and I'm planning on buying used components, I have a couple of trusted contacts I'm still very new to this, but my best friend is a pro when it comes to that, so he is helping me I don't think I have the budget for those components that you have

Originally Posted by Elliot Kane

Graphics card sounds a bit weak for current games. It'll hit the minimum spec for most (All I actually know of), but if you want your PC to last a few years, you might want to think about aiming higher.

Can I just add that you have great taste in games? You certainly can't go wrong with Dragon Age (Also, the mods for Dragon Age are phenomenal) or the Witcher games! Mass Effect has annoying DRM on every game for PC, so I won't comment on that, not having played it.

As for Saskia - my favourite description of her is "She may not be Geralt's love interest, but she is mne!" You'll understand when (IF!) you meet her!

And Witcher 2 is definitely a game that rewards multiple playthroughs, yes

Hmm, a lot has changed in a few years, I remember 2-3 years ago, a 512 MB graphics card was great But still, I'm not buying a high-end PC, I just want to be able to play the games that came out from 2006 onwards It should be enough for some of the games that are coming out in the future and by the time I really need an upgrade, I'll hopefully have a full-time job

And thank you very much ^^ I'm really glad for myself too, I love different genres, I love everything from RPGs, shooters to puzzle and adventure games so I don't stick to one genre, if a game is good, I'll play it Some of the games I'm looking forward to other than those 3 franchises are Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Batman, Portal, Titan Quest, Dead Space, Half Life, Crysis and many, many more There are a lot of games to play since 2006 But ME, DA and Witcher are the first games I'm going to play, for sure and that's a lot of hours, haha xD And, ooh, LA Noire, I can't wait to play that too

Originally Posted by Driber

Soooo.......Dino

I've just watched the first ep of Breaking Bad season 4.

WTF!

Can someone explain to me why the hell did Gus kill Victor out of the blue like that??!!

I've got some theories, but what do you think?

Or is it explained in a later episode?

If so, forget my question; I don't want spoilers

Well, I think he just wanted to show Walt how little he cared about Walt, that he isn't helpless without him... If he could kill one of his most loyal men, a man that learned Walt's technique, why couldn't he be able to kill Walt? I think he wanted to scare Walt, to put him into submission Just keep watching, you wouldn't believe what awesomeness lies behind some of the last episodes in that season Gotta start watching season 5

[Elliot Kane]

D1no,

Hmm, a lot has changed in a few years, I remember 2-3 years ago, a 512 MB graphics card was great But still, I'm not buying a high-end PC, I just want to be able to play the games that came out from 2006 onwards It should be enough for some of the games that are coming out in the future and by the time I really need an upgrade, I'll hopefully have a full-time job

The ultimate curse of the PC gamer: 5 years ago isn't last gen, it's paleolithic!

And thank you very much ^^ I'm really glad for myself too, I love different genres, I love everything from RPGs, shooters to puzzle and adventure games so I don't stick to one genre, if a game is good, I'll play it Some of the games I'm looking forward to other than those 3 franchises are Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Batman, Portal, Titan Quest, Dead Space, Half Life, Crysis and many, many more There are a lot of games to play since 2006 But ME, DA and Witcher are the first games I'm going to play, for sure and that's a lot of hours, haha xD And, ooh, LA Noire, I can't wait to play that too

If you like really unusual stuff, try The Movies, which lets you build and run your own film studio. Weirder than flip, but I love it! Played it to death by now, though, sadly.

As it is, though, you have enough games there to last you for quite a long time, I should imagine. Especially when you discover Dragon Age Nexus where most of the mods reside...

Some of the player made quests are as good as anything in the main game, and some of the armour is stunningly gorgeous and better looking than anything in the original... And that's the tip of the iceberg!

[d1n0_xD]

^ Oh, I read about The Movies a long time ago, thank you for reminding me

Thank you for that site, I'm going through it right now and I'm loving it, it's nicely set up, has different categories, top files and such I heard Skyrim has pretty good mods too, so whenever I have the time to play that, I will find one of those mods that make everything in Skyrim beautiful so it's amazing to just walk and observe the scenery

[Vickram101]

Finaly picked up my Principal of Accounts book today and studied it.

*Rounds of Applause*