Command and Conquer News
jawapro
Mon 11/02/2008 01:15 PM


 

 

On Saturday I went into Launceston to pre-order Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath. It's an expansion pack for CnC3. By pre-ordering it, I'll get an extra DVD when I pick it up with various making-of videos and things apparently.

But anyone worth their salt will already know about CnC3: KW. The big news is Tiberium.

I was walking through Birchalls looking at the magazines because Klutz wanted to buy a mag with Linux on it (I still think it's wrong to pay for a copy of Linux). As I was walking along, I had a look at the latest PCPowerPlay magazine - and lo and behold, Command and Conquer is on the cover - but it's not CnC.

There's a new game in the works. It's called Tiberium. Not Command and Conquer: Tiberium - it's just Tiberium. It's a first person shooter - like CnC: Renegade was.

So it's a new franchise - but based in the CnC universe. So we'll still have Kane and Nod - and the Scrin. But instead of building armys and waging war - you'll play the part of a squad commander. It'll be a normal FPS, but you'll also have team-mates you can order around.

Hopefully this isnt just EA trying to squeeze more money out of the franchise. Hopefully it will be a game worth playing.

There's a sweet intro trailer at http://www.gametrailers.com/game/6081.html as well as a gameplay video. It dosnt look bad (although I havent watched all of the gameplay video yet - had to go to work).

And in the mean time, we've got CnC:Kane's Wrath to look forward to.

 

 

^ Note - this is a fan created box art. Dunno what the actual case will look like.




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Server Crash Update
jawapro
Thu 07/02/2008 10:34 PM


Well - after a lot of work (Andrew worked for about 32 hours straight!) it seems that the server is up and running again properly. Personally, I only worked for a measly 16 hours straight. Nothing compared to Tim and Andrew.

We're just doing damage control now (the server has been restored to it's config from late 2006 - so there are plenty of things/users missing that we have to recreate). We were sure we had a more recent backup than that...

Things have calmed down a lot now though. Just a few smallish issues to fix (that we know of).

So after a lot of work, and almost being run over by a fire engine, we seem to be back on course now.

Now I need sleep....



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Server Crashed
jawapro
Tue 05/02/2008 08:57 AM

 

 

Got a phone call early this morning. A major server had died at work overnight, and Tim and Andrew had been working all night to fix it (I didnt know any of this before the call) and asked me to come in early so they could go and get some sleep.

Maybe staying up to play that Neverhood last night wasnt such a good idea...



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Neverhood
jawapro
Tue 05/02/2008 08:29 AM

 

 

Back before I left on my Mount Isa trek - I ordered a few things from ebay. Among these was a legit copy of the classic old game Neverhood.

You walk around a slightly freaky world made of clay, as a guy called Klaymen, also made out of clay. Lots of puzzles to solve - and stupid things you'd take hours to learn (pulling one of many cords in the room you start in will activate/deactivate a radio you find later on. If you turn it off, you have to trudge all the way back - assuming you figure out that the two unrelated things are connected). So I had to cheat and use a walkthrough for some parts.

I had watched a bit of TV that I'd missed during the trip, and decided to try Neverhood for half an hour before going to bed.

I finally completed the game after midnight.

Using a walkthrough it isnt terribly long - but it's a lot of fun still. If you didnt use a walkthrough, you'd take days of trying in vain to think of something... anything.... that you could try next to solve the puzzles.

It's a pretty rare game to find - and often sells for about $60 secondhand still - so I got a bargain on this one at around $20.



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The Final Leg
jawapro
Fri 01/02/2008 11:49 PM

The final leg – we’re on our way home.

 

 

Thursday was mostly spent with Mike and Gabs and family. Klutz had trundled off to Sale to visit his grandparents and family (which he otherwise probably wouldn’t have seen again for years) and returned in time for lunch (although not morning tea as he’d promised).

 

We hung out at Ben and Becs for a while longer – and Mike took me shopping to Kmart and a few other shops in Traralgon – where I scored a cheap copy of Monkey Island 3.

 

A large part of my reason for wanting to do this trip was to catch up with my friends. All three of my closest friends (Trojen, Klutz, and Mike) had moved interstate during the year – so this trip was a great chance to catch up with them all. And yes, for anyone who didnt know already - Mike may be a lot younger than me - but I still count him as one of my best mates.

 

We eventually managed to leave Ben and Becs (and Mike and Gabs) – it was difficult cause it was so enjoyable catching up with them again.

 

We took the short drive to Pakenham – with the GPS getting slightly more lost than we did.

 

We found the caravan park where Klutz’s parents had pre-booked us a caravan for the night, and then went out to find some tea. We had been planning to go out tonight to avoid having to cook and clean and things – so we could get away early in the morning.

 

I was quite temped to try Red Rooster – as it’s a chain I haven’t seen in Tassie – but they are everywhere up here. But just to be stupid – we decided to get drinks from Maccas and more chicken and sides from KFC too. We almost got cookies for Subway and Onion Rings from Hungry Jacks too – but Klutz dosnt like Onion Rings, and we couldn’t be bothered. Good thing too – it was more than we needed as it was (Klutz went overboard with the chicken at KFC while I was getting the drinks).

 

We went back to the caravan, and got some sleep (after Klutz tried to walk through the end of the caravan – I don’t think he realized how short it was).

 

In the morning my phone alarm went off at 4:25, followed shortly by Kltuz’s at 4:30. Unfourtuantly it wasn’t enough to wake him up, but when it was thrown at him it had the desired effect.

 

We were getting up early to make sure we’d be at the boat in time. I don’t think Klutz is used to being up that early very often.

 

The drive to the boat was pretty easy – considering it was one of the things that had me most worried about the trip.

We stopped for some breakfast opposite the boat dock - which was quite nice, and blooming huge, but took a while to be cooked - so we were starting to get anxious about getting in line for the boat - but we made it in time.

 

As a walk-on passenger – I was able to board early, while Klutz drove the Shopping Trolley onto the boat.

 

Once again, I got a deluxe cabin for the cruise – and we spent most of our time in there. We watched a couple of tv shows, and Klutz attempted to knock himself unconscious by trying to force his head through the window to get a better view. He slept for a few hours after that to recover.

 

And then finally – we were back in Tassie, and I was back in my unit and in front of my beloved computer. Now I have to get ready for normal life again – work, church, etc. Klutz is going to stay at my parents place for a while as he gets himself sorted out ready for uni.

 
The geeks are back home!

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