For the Love of Muhnay

Okay, so this new Opera 10 Alpha is kick ass! Great job OPERA! This is now my favorite browser!

What does eGADDS stand for you ask? Small e or i before a word explains is has to do with the internet in some way.. so that explains the lower case e. GADDS G=Game A=Attention D=Deficit D=Disorder S=Syndrom.

Why am I talking about this now? Well My best friend who lives in Seattle, has been on a week long benge of trying all the free MMO's we can get our hands on... and I have been right along side him for the journey. After trying many we have come down to two faves for the moment..

1: REQUIEM ( http://www.playrequiem.com/ ) - a Great Hack and Slash blood and gore fest. Has some neat features too. Good Graphics, Good Story line, and did I mention the great Gore and blood this game has.. down to the dead bodies twitching after they drop from the battle. Heads come off, bodies get cut in half.. yeah its not for your 13 year old... and some of the bodies get pretty close to nude.. but so far I have not seen anything you would not see on a beach.

2: Perfect World( http://pwi.perfectworld.com/ ) This game is very deep, it has crafting, arena battles, guild wars, and a ton of awesome features. The controls are a bit funky at first, but you get used to them pretty quickly.. but this Game is Pretty.. I think even more so than WOW and many of the pay to play games... it is feature rich too like I started off with. The double super jump is sweet, and you can also swim in this game and dive under the water for combat in the deep blue.. most free MMO's hell pay to play dont have that feature. Its a great game, and I could see playing in more in depth in the future. Just because the world is just so pretty, and it has many of the features the big boys have in a free MMO.

One gripe I had with both games though, you have to pick a race to be a class.. instead of having some general classes all races can play, and like 1 or 2 special only for each race. But hey the games are free to play, so why complain?

If you tried Conan and left as fast as I did, there is a game that is just as nude and graphical, and I think as easy to play as CONAN for free... its called Shaiya and it is just as dark and adult in nature as Conan.. but better in quest and combat. Check it out here: http://shaiya.aeriagames.com/

Sometimes suffering from eGADDS, can be rewarding... as it was with these 3 games. Hope this helps you find a good MMO thats free to play... if you know of any others please let me know!

Here is a little model the wife and I made for Counter Strike Source server I often play on.



You can download this model @ http://www.snarkpit.net or http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/51637

Please let me know what you think. This is my first round model, I also have a small game box model with 7 different skins you can only get at the SnarkPit.

http://www.snarkpit.net/index.php?s=downloads&cat=5&game=2

Have you had problems with Vrad? Many people have. I suggest you try some alternate tools. Like these:

http://www.ammahls.com/?p=3

Here is the WIKI with more info on what VRAD is and does.

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Vrad

Basicaly it calculates the lighting of a map.

The lights file, usually with a .rad extension, must be placed in your game directory for Vrad to find it. It is a plain text file with one rule per line. This file maybe missing in some games, like HL2DM. if it is, copy it and paste it where it should be in that games dir. You may have to edit that file to point it to the new games directories for proper linking.

Check to see if you have any detail_brushes, remove them, and try to recompile.. if it works then add your detail_brushes. You may add one at a time to see which one is causing the problem. Also check for leaks.. leaks in the map can cause vrad headaches.

Too many lights in an area can also cause vrad some headaches. Make sure you need than many lights in an area, if you dont then delete some and try again.

In windows do a search for .rad to make sure each game you have installed and are mapping for has the .rad file.


There should be a .rad file in each game dir.

It all breaks down that there are many ways vrad can break.. I would suggest trying the tools listed above. You can also try to go back and relink your vrad tool in the SDK. There seems to be lots of chatter and ways to fix it on-line.. no one has the same problem, so a little trial and error on your part will be the only way to fix it.

I hope this helps. Good Luck!

I have taken the hobby of level mapping back up. I have not mapped in a very long time, and the tools have improved so much, I am a little daunted by all the new options. But I am slowly relearning. I have posted some images of a current project I am doing in the photo section.. please go take a gander and let me know your thoughts.

I rejoined a community I was once part of that gives mappers advice and inspiration. Check them out at: http://www.thesnarkpit.net

Well thats what I am up to these days.. thanks for stopping by, and keep your eyes out here for my maps to download, and images to see how they are coming along.

C-YA!