THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999
ANOTHER US MIRROR{6:15 PM EST}
Added another mirror for the pak1.zip, snag it HERE.
Added another mirror for the Q2Textures.zip HERE. (NOTE, it is 75% uploaded now, wait a few mins to get it.)
 
NORM QUOTES {5:35 PM EST}
For anyone else who has been following .plan files, you'll know Bobby Duncanson (Artist for Raven Software) has been posting Norm Quotes among his humorous .plan files. I like Norm, who dosen't..? (For any of you who are a little slow, Norm is the large man who sat at the end of the bar on 'Cheers' and drank lots of beer.) So, to get them out there, and hopefully to get some new ones brought to light, I'm kicking off a Norm Quote Archive. What's a Norm Quote you ask?
"What's the story Norm?" 
"Boy meets beer. Boy drinks beer. Boy meets another beer."
Got Norm quotes? Send'em in! Bobby sent me his collection to date (thanks man), but it will run out sometime.... I'll be posting Norm Quotes daily starting tommorow. :)
 
EUROPEAN KINGPIN PAK MIRROR {1:45 PM EST}
An Italian Quaker named Splinter wrote me telling he had mirrored (with asking >:( ) the pak on his site in Italy. Europeans can get it HERE.
 Also, if you speak Italian, you can check out his site, Quipo Quake News.
 
KINGPIN TEXTURES 
Got an email from Blue concerning the pak file containing the original id maps:
I'm sorry, I don't really think this is something I can post, since the id
maps are copyrighted and stuff. It's really cool that you did this, but if
I do post it, you'd just get shut down right away.   =\
Hehe, over 1000 folks have been through here to get the file, and no word from id... :P However, I did take this seriously and just uploaded a 'mapless' zip file containing the textures, txt docs and the batch files. It will require unpakking the original Q2DM maps to your c:\kingpin\main\maps dir and unzipping the Q2Textures.zip USING FOLDER NAMES to your drive that Kingpin is on (assuming Kingpin is in a folder called 'Kingpin') Q2Textures.zip (1.25 MB)
 
KINGPIN PAK MIRROR {1:00 AM EST}
Well, after the 820+ folks invaded poor old Beavis to get the file, the poor sucker got real bogged down. Sorry folks, Beavis isn't used to that sort of punishement, not his fault. Anyways, trying to get files is always is always better late at night after the main rush when the net dies down. To help spread the load a fella named Mindfazer offered to mirror it on his site. To download it now click HERE.You might also want to check out his site, he's in the process of moving it and rebuilding it, but once it's up you gotta check out his music and Quake Art. Check his site out HERE. I'd like to turn him to the darkside... by joining me with his talents. >:) 
 
NEW READERS.... YES YOU
Since you came here to get my pak, do me a favor and send me in your whackiest links, jokes, humor, news. Then I can spend more time working on my 'secret projects', and less combing the net....
 
KINGPIN DEMO REVIEW
BTW, The Flamethrower is one of the best weapons I have ever seen in a FPS.
 
#34 DRINK LOT'S OF ALCOHOL, IT DEADENS THE PAIN OF LIFE.
Doing it now....
 
LINK OF THE DAY
CARTOONS FOR THE WAREHOUSE is a site that has tons of humorous cartoons, many are those dirty ones you've seen photocopied a million times and handed around by your grandparents... HHEHEHH Well, mine do....
 

 
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999
QUAKE 2 DM MAPS FOR KINGPIN! {9:45 AM EST}
Well I hacked the original eight Quake2 DM maps to make them run in Kingpin. Included in the zip are:
  • Pak1.pak containing the maps and textures
  • Batch files for starting a Listen or Dedicated Kingpin server, as well as a Client Connect batch file.
  • List of console commands and command varibles for Kingpin
  • READMENOW.txt
Ahhh the thrill of the Edge...
As was stated by Xatrix, the Kingpin demo was not designed for DM, only single player, so you can't sue me if you blow up the universe cause you played it. :) KingpinDMMaps (5.23 MB)

Also, read on Redwood's via sCary, about this Kingpin DM map availible for download. Get it HERE.
 
WORLD TOURNEMENT 
Just got word from Splash who contacted Reptile about his not appearing in the True Gamers Invitational. It seems that he no long plays Quake... 
Uh...i've been busy gaming..dont expect me to respond to you instantly.  And for your information.  I was never contacted or asked to go.  I don't play Quake 1 anymore for that matter either.  I have no idea why scarey was asked to go.

also..could that be an offence on sCarys skillz? =)

Now, let me ask you a question, if you played a game really well, and could win cash prizes and free hardware, would you just quit? Nope, neither would I till I was old and lame. Now let us ponder what in his career of professional gaming could make him quit when he was sooo good? Hmmmmmm, could it be getting his ass-whupped by Europeans last time he was over there? Perhaps he just don't feel so tall after getting some sand kicked in his face. I think that the whole DR crew just realised they can't milk money out of the gaming industry like they had been since they are no longer the big dogs on the block. So what does an old doggie do when a new big doggie comes in and pees on his fire hydrant? It seems he puts his tail between his legs and whimpers off. That's directed at you too Thresh, and the rest of DR for that matter. If you can't take the heat, do like Reptile and get out of the kitchen. If you can't play in the biggies anymore, then get out of the industry. Quit posting your 'Thresh's Opinions' on gaming when you don't even play on public servers, won't play against Europeans cause they'll stomp you, and get your rep by beating modemers while you're on your T1. I have never really cared about Thresh's opinions, and grow weary of hearing them since he is so far removed from the real community, but after blatantly backing down from the Europeans, I'm outright enraged. He talks about 'the community' and thinks his opinions are golden cause he can play Quake a little bit (with a LOW PING), but now that he's a small dog on a big street(the world), he can't hack it.
 
EUROPEAN DUEL LEAGUE {12:00 AM EST}
The scoop from one of the organizers in Germany:
 
  • EDL (European Duel League)
  • PGL style gaming tournament covering many different games, including of course Quake and Quake II.
  • The EDL will be divided into groups from each country, Finnish group, German group, English group.... etc.
  • The best players will qualify on a LAN to keep playing field more even.
  • Big prizes from participating sponsers (none named at this time).
  • Finals location to be in one of a couple possible locations: UK (The Playing Fields), Sweden (Nine Studios) or possibly Germany (location dependeant on sponser).
  • Highly possible to rival the PGL in that it will encompass many more games (eventually), and several countries.
  • Yours truly will be an Admin for the event. :)


    • More info in the near future.
     
    WORLD TOURNEMENT
    Not sure how this one didn't get more known, but there is a tournement coming up in like two weeks overseas known as the True Gamers Invitational for Quake. Apparantly sCary is on the roster for the USA, it seems Thresh and Reptile et all refused to go... Imagine that, little kids got sand kicked in their faces for the first time, so they won't go back to the playground. For more info check out True Gamer's.
     
    KINGPIN DEMO REVIEW
    Well, I got it , installed it, and played it. OMG, it rocks! The single player is AWESOME. It is vulger, violent, and a blast. The graphics are damn fine, the weapons are fun, and overall the speed is just right. Having hencemen is cool except when they get in the way, you'll tell them to 'park their ass' in a spot, then as soon as  you start fighting they run in and start fighting, and sometimes get in the way of a good shotgun blast. The locational damage is very nice too, I blew off arms, legs, heads, and chunks from the torso. Nothing better than shotting someone point blank in the face with a shotgun, it is soooo satisfying. Also, talking trash is a blast too, just walk up to a fella, hit 'x' to say something foul, and he's ready  to brawl. Another cool thing is it's more than just a 'run and gun', you have to sometimes talk, sometimes fight, sometimes sneak. You can't just walk around toating your gun, having it unholstered usually is stupid, you have to think, imagine that. Another nice feature is the pawn shop, you get guns and ammo and health sometimes on the street, but more often it's better to buy the stuff beforehand at the shop. And ... (drumroll) melee weapons that don't suck *cough* *Daikatana* *cough* *fist* Nothing makes me smile more than clubbing some fool to death with a pipe or crowbar, well, after a point blank shotgun blast that is... :)
    Only bad point are the hencemen being a little too gungho, and getting in the way, but otherwise the AI is pretty damn good, they run away a bit, then open fire, not the run into the shotgun bit. However, as I said with Daikraptana, it's a demo, not the final product. Hat's off to Xatrix for a damn good job, you'll be getting some of my money... :)
     
    BOBBY DUNCANSON'S .PLAN FILE
    More .plan file amusement:
    Bobby Duncanson's .plan file has been updated. 
    Artist, Soldier of Fortune  Raven Software

    "Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles,
    watching the birds change color and fall from the trees." 

    When women are depressed, they either eat or go shopping.  Men invade
    another country.  It's a whole different way of thinking.
    -   Elaine Boosler
    Never go to bed mad.  Stay up and fight.
    -  Phyllis Diller
    My mother buried three husbands, and two of them were just napping.
    - Rita Rudner
    My wife's credit card was stolen but I had not noticed because the
    thief was spending less than my wife did.
    - Ille Nastase
    When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let
    him keep her.
    - Unattributed
    I married Miss Right.  I just didn't know her first name was Always.
    - Unattributed
     

    Sometimes it DOES take a rocket scientist....
    *********************
    Scientists at NASA have developed a gun built specifically to launch
    dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the
    space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to
    simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test
    the strength of the windshields.

    British engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on the
    windshields of their new high speed trains. Arrangements were made, but
    when the gun fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurled
    out of the barrel, crashed into the shatterproof windshield and smashed
    it to smithereens, crashed through the console control, snapped the
    engineer's backrest in two and embedded itself in the back wall of the
    cabin. Horrified, Britons sent NASA the disastrous results of the
    experiment, along with the designs of the windshield, and begged the US
    scientists for suggestions.
    NASA's response was just one sentence: "Defrost the chicken."

    Q) What do you call four bullfighters in quicksand?
    A) Quatro sinko

    Q) What do you get from a pampered cow?
    A) Spoiled milk

    Q) What has four legs, is big, green, fuzzy, and if it fell out of a 
    tree would kill you?
    A) A pool table

    Q) What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
    A) A nervous wreck

    Q) Where do you find a no-legged dog?
    A  Right where you left him

    What's shaking Norm?"
    "All four cheeks & a couple of chins."

    "What's new Normie?"
    "Terrorists, Sam. They've taken over my stomach & they're demanding 
    beer."

    "What'd you like Normie?"
    "A reason to live. Give me another beer."
    #33 LIFE IS A PERPETUAL LOOP OF MADNESS
    Discovered this enlightenment watching my friend play the best Nintendo (original) game ever, Wrecking Crew. As the demo played over and over it came to me that Mario was running in a perpetual loop of madness. Further reflection showed that I was too... :)
    LINK OF THE DAY
    Today's link is Jennifer Love's Lovely Galleries. Yeah,  I think she's awesome too, who dosen't?
     

     
    TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999
    EUROPEAN DUEL LEAGUE. {1:30 AM EST}
    Got word of a 'European PGL' style thing on the horizen that I might just be in on. More news at eleven.
     
    KINGPIN DEMO
    Well after hours struggling to get through to a ftp, I got close to 50% of that sucker down the tube right now. Expect a full review tomorrow. I'm off all day. :) I'm reallly jonesing to play this sucker to see the blood and hear swear-words :)
     
    #32 LIFE SUCKS
    Yep. Get used to it.
     
    LINK OF THE DAY
    Kinda twisted again. Browsemaster General Rine sent me this one today. CHILD KILLED BY TELETUBBIES.