Introducing myself

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:08 pm

Hi Y'all,

I've enjoyed playing you all in the mines. Occasionally I even sneak up and get a kill!

Would like to make friends, and learn more about Descent stuff.

Be good,
Ned

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:10 pm

Welcome Ned!

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:18 pm

Welcome Ned. Better late than never....

DigiJo · Post by **DigiJo** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 2:40 am

welcome ned, may the superlasers be with you

Bet51987 · Post by **Bet51987** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 7:35 am

Hey Ned,
Glad you found the place. It was fun playing with you
Bettina

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 7:55 am

Hi Ned, welcome to the gang. When i'm allowed to get a new comp' (marrital, not parental rules) you can get a few kills off me....'cause i'm crap. Check out Mobius's site for tips n stuff.

If your looking for an easy kill to boost your ego, check out the 1v1 levels, Testiculese is usually there. He plays with his left hand.....only....obviously!!!

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 8:07 am

[09:14] <TheCops> i am the 7th level dark dragon master... i call the shots in my sweaty apartment.... don't dare me wizard king... i will banish you to the kitchen!

Stryker · Post by **Stryker** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 8:56 am

Hey Ned, check out planetdescent.com for missions and stuff. Use the DF links though, not the FP links. the FP links require you to get a FilePlanet account or wait years on end to get the file.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 9:28 am

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:36 am

Welcome Ned -- also take a look at http://www.teamnub.com

Scratch · Post by **Scratch** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:26 am

Hi Ned. Are you the Ned from 3 Amigos?

Sapphire Wolf · Post by **Sapphire Wolf** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 12:41 pm

Sup Ned!

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 12:53 pm

LOL @ Scratch!

Hi Ned!

dltdsyotaotwo ...

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:04 pm

Hi All,

That was a nice welcome. A little about me:

I loooove descent and worry about it's addictive properties. Today in a meeting I kept hearing afterburner. I am still amazed, how many years later, by the programming skill and creativity of it, and how the PC can track so many player calculations and not bog down (ie scorch spots, hallways, weapons spinning, etc.) I really think it is a masterpiece. Any Amens? Somehow roleplay or shooting someone's face off never appealed to me, and those seem to be what dominates the market.

I'd like to make friends (or penpals) to keep up with. For one thing, I have a lot of D3 questions that occur to me at all kinds of odd times.

Tres Amigos? Probably not me!

I'm 35ish, married, peace loving, have too many interests to mention, and get along well with people of many ages (young at heart).

Im going to go try to change my USB->ether adapter to an internal 10/100 card. Getting sick of being sure I am the one firing first only to see I'm dead.

Thanks for the warm welcome. Drop me a note and tell about you. My only thing is a like kind, honest people. Games are for the PC, not the head.

Be good,
Ned
(playing descent for years, multiplayer 2 weeks)

PS - Whoever Descentman is, Thank you for showing me some tricks, I need more!

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:33 pm

i'd be willing to play around with you and show you some things about multiplayer d3 if you'd like this weekend. you can find me in irc at some point i'm sure. you can use http://www.descentchat.com to find myself as well as others to set up some games.

give me a time and i'll try to make it, if you want to play a bit with someone who used to know how to fly

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:35 pm

But K .... stats are down now

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:37 pm

you have me confused with hostile i think

Deadmeat · Post by **Deadmeat** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 2:13 pm

Welcome to Descent, Ned. Like Grendel said, check out Team NuB and see this link on our Forum to help you set up for chat. Then come see us in the #descent3rookie lobby. There's always a few of us there.

[edit] Iceman, what were you saying about not seeing any noobs?

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 2:23 pm

Ned, where do you live?

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 3:05 pm

Im in Maryland.

Thanks for the offer "to train" this weekend, I probably can't compute until Sun eve, if at all.

Has anyone tried two PCs descent networked with a single crossover cable? That must ROCK.

Ned

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 3:12 pm

Deadmeat wrote:Iceman, what were you saying about not seeing any noobs?

Any?

Iceman wrote:I didn't see a lot of noobs coming into the game when PXO was up.

WHOOOOAAA! They are a bustin down the doors

Bet51987 · Post by **Bet51987** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 3:57 pm

Ned,
You live pretty close to me.....
I play every night (unless the fword players make me leave) and now that school is out, I sometimes play during the day. God I luv this game. There was another new guy playing with you, but I forgot his name....I told him to come here.
Cya in the mines.....
Bettina

Instig8 · Post by **Instig8** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 4:05 pm

Ned wrote:Has anyone tried two PCs descent networked with a single crossover cable? That must ROCK.

Yah. That's called a 2-player lan party.

It's even more fun when a bunch of players hook up to an ethernet switch.

Pun · Post by **Pun** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:49 am

Ned, if you're interested in actually meeting some of us, check out ChicagoLAN 2004

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:32 pm

Welcome, Ned! If you're ever looking for an easy target, look me up

.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:08 pm

Flabby Chick wrote:If your looking for an easy kill to boost your ego, check out the 1v1 levels, Testiculese is usually there. He plays with his left hand.....only....obviously!!!

Hey! Watch it, or I'm gonna go all Micro on your arse!

Ned, check out The tao of Descent: http://www.planetdescent.com/tao/

Great reading to get an insight to the thinking game that you must utilize in Descent.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 6:11 pm

Ned and bet, whereabouts in MD?

DarkShadow · Post by **DarkShadow** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 9:11 pm

DCrazy wrote:Ned and bet, whereabouts in MD?

Same thing I was wondering I'm just a little north in Pittsburgh, PA.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 9:20 pm

BTW in case you're wondering why I'm asking... <-- Frederick

Diti · Post by **Diti** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 6:30 am

Ned wrote: Has anyone tried two PCs descent networked with a single crossover cable? That must ROCK.

Ned

Hi and welcome Ned!

Has anyone connected TWENTY PCs?
THAT must rock ;-D

http://www.descentforum.de/Munichlan/de/loc_photos.cfm

http://www.descentforum.de/DoLAN3/Photos/index.htm

Diti

Bet51987 · Post by **Bet51987** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 8:19 am

Dcrazy, I live in Kentucky. I couldn't get on last nite because I had to go to a retirement party with my dad for someone he knows....BORING!!! I almost died.

Diti...those pictures you posted showed some girls. Are they D3 fighters? I would like to know who they are.
I wish there was a name for each one on the photo so I could see who I'm playing against.
How about some names left to right.

Bettina....

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 2:15 pm

Hi,

I'm near Gaithersburg.

What kind of PCs do you all play descent on?

Im P3-866 Mhz/320RAM/64MB radeon and am wondering if part (heh heh) of why I suck is lag time. Do you think a faster motherboard architecture or bigger 3d card would help much? I can do ok, but I never feel like everything is completely smooth, instead of choppy.

Be good,
Ned

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 3:32 pm

AMD Athlon XP 1700+ (1.47 GHz) CPU clocked at 2.4 GHz
Abit NF7-S v2.0 Motherboard
512 MB PC3200 CAS 2-2-2-6-T1 DDR SDRAM
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 256 MB (WinFast A350 Ultra TDH MyVIVO Edition)
Windows XP Professional SP1a
120 GB boot/programs drive
500 GB mass storage drive.

1024x768
530.73 Descent3 v1.4
420 Min
707 Max
688 Second 1
707 Second 2
439 Second 3
478 Second 4
420 Second 5

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 5:50 pm

Nice machine!

NOt sure what this means:
530.73
420 Min
707 Max
688 Second 1
707 Second 2
439 Second 3
478 Second 4
420 Second 5

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 5:54 pm

Hey,

Since I am new, I am doing a little better in fights that are not so wide open. I love the subway level. Has anyone thought of modding it or making a new level with more good sneaky hiding spots?

Is programing a level hard? I realize it's a cad thing sort of. I think I made one tiny lame level many years ago.

BTW, my favorite is guided missiles. If you are wondering where the h_ll they are coming from, it's ME!

Peace,
Ned

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 6:24 pm

Ned wrote:Nice machine!

NOt sure what this means:
530.73
420 Min
707 Max
688 Second 1
707 Second 2
439 Second 3
478 Second 4
420 Second 5

That is how many frames per second I get in a common descent3 benchmark. Try it yourself, run D3 with the extra command line: -framecap 0 -nosound -timetest secret2.dem
Then find and open fps.txt in your descent3 folder (default c:\games\descent3\).

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 7:26 pm

Ned wrote:BTW, my favorite is guided missiles. If you are wondering where the h_ll they are coming from, it's ME!

I don't know if you realize this Ned, but using guided missiles is basically cheating. If you fly them more than 2 or 3 rooms away they become invisible to anyone you might be chasing. The players don't see them or hear the homing lock or anything.

kufyit · Post by **kufyit** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 7:56 pm

Suncho wrote:
Ned wrote:BTW, my favorite is guided missiles. If you are wondering where the h_ll they are coming from, it's ME!
I don't know if you realize this Ned, but using guided missiles is basically cheating. If you fly them more than 2 or 3 rooms away they become invisible to anyone you might be chasing. The players don't see them or hear the homing lock or anything.

LOL, I didn't know that. I use them all the time.

Cheating? Hardly. Evidence of the suxness of D3? Exactly.

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 8:10 pm

exploiting a flaw in the game may be lame as hell, but its not cheating. altering the game is. like if people were pushing a button to make guideds disappear, thats cheating.

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 9:06 pm

I dont really think it's cheating. Its just a fun thing, and I usually miss.

I would think cheating to be altering code or flying through walls, things I'd never do.

It's nice to meet you all.

Introducing myself

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Hi 2.0

live

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Wassup

Krom

A more sneaky level

Re: Krom

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cheating