Already a bunch of blog posts about what we've been getting up to (though I've noticed that no one has mentioned the hookers yet, which is a shame. Alexia is sweeeeeeeet). In my last post, I showed my travel plan. As some guy once said, no plan survives first contact, and mine was no exception.
My boss sent me home at 4.30, so after I checked the forums for last-minute updates I went to bed at 5.30, with my alarm set at 6, so I could catch the 6.30 train.
My mom woke me up at 6.45. Bit of a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu moment. Rushed downstairs and my dad raced me to the station for the 6.55 train....where I then had to wait for 40 minutes. 40 minute delay for a 30 minute train ride. Luckily, the Eurostar folks were kind enough to put me on a later train. Was hoping to get some sleep, but a bunch of incredibly annoying kids kept me up for the entire ride. Bummed around London a bit, then met up with Motherdear at Paddington station for the trainride to Reading, where we met up with Dr Rank and Nightwolf. On our way south we picked up some supplies...four litres of energy drinks for me and Motherdear. Will post pictures of the shopping spree later.
Time to go back to owning noobs now, will try to update with pictures tomorrow.
Dunehunter
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Holy ****!!!
The beers beginning to kick in and the gaming's hotting up. VBS2 was an interesting experience, having someone running the 'lesson' able to drop in any unit when and where ever was fantastic, like fps nuts vs an rts head. It made for some great dynamic co-op.
I'm gonna tease you because it won't be long before you all get your filthy mits on the latest release anyway, but the new challenger 2 sounds? Well, it was exactly like the real thing (obviously) and the difference it made to the realism and immersion was imense. Here's one pic from a tank scrim we had on the epic upcoming map Burning Sands:
We also had a playtest on Sangin early which was good fun. Here's one shot from that where Nightwolf and I were bricking it as Rhino swooped in with his A-10:
Good times! Right, better get back to the beer and back to the action!
Dr Rank
I'm gonna tease you because it won't be long before you all get your filthy mits on the latest release anyway, but the new challenger 2 sounds? Well, it was exactly like the real thing (obviously) and the difference it made to the realism and immersion was imense. Here's one pic from a tank scrim we had on the epic upcoming map Burning Sands:
We also had a playtest on Sangin early which was good fun. Here's one shot from that where Nightwolf and I were bricking it as Rhino swooped in with his A-10:
Good times! Right, better get back to the beer and back to the action!
Dr Rank
So Far so Good
Having Qualified at least 7 secs ahead of everyone I started on Pole Position ........ thats when it went wrong as I clicked into gear and shot over the line on a red light ....... Disqualified !!
Gutted is not the word !!
I am still trying to get the rest of them off their PC's for 5 mins to blog a little ....... their eyes surely must be square now .... mine are but thats the Beers.
UK_Force
Gutted is not the word !!
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| Gaz on the Bahrain Track |
I am still trying to get the rest of them off their PC's for 5 mins to blog a little ....... their eyes surely must be square now .... mine are but thats the Beers.
UK_Force
First Game - Sort of
Well its 1pm now and we have still not got a game running yet ...lol. Although most are now messing around in PR: ArmA2.
Masaq has his Track ir working well as you can see. Beers did indeed flow last night, and Gaz and Drav demolished a full bottle of Vodka after the Pub closed. He then spent the next hour running around with a fire hose trying to find Rhino ..... but he didn't succeed.
So with some sore heads, and plenty of Food and beer we carry on the day
Catch you all later, as I now have beers to drink, while Jeepo sorts out the ArmA2 Server, and Rhino the BF2 Server .........Laters
UK_Force
Masaq has his Track ir working well as you can see. Beers did indeed flow last night, and Gaz and Drav demolished a full bottle of Vodka after the Pub closed. He then spent the next hour running around with a fire hose trying to find Rhino ..... but he didn't succeed.
So with some sore heads, and plenty of Food and beer we carry on the day
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| The PR Spread for the Day |
UK_Force
We've arrived!
Well, we're here!
The team finally arrived last night in drips and drabs and dutifully attended the bar asap. Many lulz where had, which ended up with Drav being soaked by a 'fault' fire hose....;)
We're now on the machines, and I have the laptop set up in the main office for guys to take a break and blog and chat on IRC. You can find out how to get on to IRC by checking here: http://www.realitymod.com/irc
Hopefully some of the team will be dropping into the channel now and again over the course of the day to say hello, and maybe even answer some of your questions. You might find some good news coming from the team during this period as well ;)
Just a short update to let you all know how things are going :)
- Gaz
The team finally arrived last night in drips and drabs and dutifully attended the bar asap. Many lulz where had, which ended up with Drav being soaked by a 'fault' fire hose....;)
We're now on the machines, and I have the laptop set up in the main office for guys to take a break and blog and chat on IRC. You can find out how to get on to IRC by checking here: http://www.realitymod.com/irc
Hopefully some of the team will be dropping into the channel now and again over the course of the day to say hello, and maybe even answer some of your questions. You might find some good news coming from the team during this period as well ;)
Just a short update to let you all know how things are going :)
- Gaz
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
A Belgian's journey
Hey everyone, Dunehunter here. As some of you might know, I live in the tiny country called Belgium. If any of you happen to have a spare government, we could really use it right about now. In this blog post I will explain how I plan to get from Point A, Ghent in Belgium to Point B, Lulworth in the UK. The flaws in my plan should be easy to spot.
First of all, I'm working on Thursday evening...from 10 'till 6.
I am used to working late, so that's not really a big problem. This is however...
I was silly enough to book one of the earliest trains to London I could find. "What could be wrong with playing it safe?". As if that isn't bad enough, I still have to get from Ghent to Brussels in time, and it's probably best if I get there at least half an hour in advance, which means...
Taking a train at 06.45, at the latest. 45 minutes after my shift ends, which means that if I'm lucky I'll be able to rush home, take a very fast shower, grab my bag and make it to the train in time.
Once I arrive in London, I'll have a couple of hours of time to kill, thanks to my brilliant planning, before meeting up with Motherdear and taking a train to meet Dr Rank, who is kind enough to give us a lift down to Lulworth.
So, can anyone recommend me a comfortable bench in or near St Pancras? I think I'll be desperately looking for a place to get some sleep by the time I get there. And did I mention that I have a really bad cold at the moment too? FML.
First of all, I'm working on Thursday evening...from 10 'till 6.
I am used to working late, so that's not really a big problem. This is however...
I was silly enough to book one of the earliest trains to London I could find. "What could be wrong with playing it safe?". As if that isn't bad enough, I still have to get from Ghent to Brussels in time, and it's probably best if I get there at least half an hour in advance, which means...
Taking a train at 06.45, at the latest. 45 minutes after my shift ends, which means that if I'm lucky I'll be able to rush home, take a very fast shower, grab my bag and make it to the train in time.
Once I arrive in London, I'll have a couple of hours of time to kill, thanks to my brilliant planning, before meeting up with Motherdear and taking a train to meet Dr Rank, who is kind enough to give us a lift down to Lulworth.
So, can anyone recommend me a comfortable bench in or near St Pancras? I think I'll be desperately looking for a place to get some sleep by the time I get there. And did I mention that I have a really bad cold at the moment too? FML.
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