> > Whoo, I'm still alive. But this isn't the old Stephen you all used to know... this is Stephen 2000! New and improved! I've got a cable modem! It wasn't easy to get my cable company to install one, but that's a different post....
> >
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> Congratulations! Did you happen to read the article in themushroom.com

.themushroom.com... What a strange, um interesting site. e.g. "I saw sheep in a meadow with a Shepherd and the Shepherd wielded a mouse instead of a crook, and I saw that the sheep walked straighter and were more at peace with the mouse than a crook"...

Where can I find goofy narf sites like this...


> last month entitled, "Everyone has a cable modem except you"?

Whoa. Everyone who gets cable or ADSL or whatnot, enjoy the speed headrush. Until you remember that cablemodems never get turned off while you're on, and the bandwidth'll get clogged with them. Then everyone will be back to Square One at the "proper" snail speed. Heheheheh.

I can't wait for the trials to finish with that new type of net connection that works through power lines. Next thing we find: Hydro-Quebec becomes North America's largest ISP supplier. Euww, now that's gonna hurt...


> > Anyway, I've been reading posts about people talking about playing Q3Test (which was the first thing I downloaded upon getting my modem working) and I'm wondering if perhaps some RinkWorks regulars would be interested in having a game sometime... Could be fun, 'cause I pretty much suck and don't mind losing. Or we could play something else... Tribes or Aliens vs. Predator I've been playing recently. But Q3 to me seems like a good plan as it is both popular and free :)
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> > Lemme know if this sounds interesting to anybody.
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> Sounds great. I've been slacking off Q3test lately, but I can still call myself a solidly mediocre player. :-)

Whatever tweaks iD put into Q3test, they rule. Q3 is the *first* 3D shooter I've ever seen that doesn't give me a splitting headache when I watch one (had that problem with Heretic, Tomb Raider, Doom, all the way back to Wolfenstein 3D). Also I like that Q3 is not TOO overly graphic -- the flying eyeballs in other clones have been waaay too much.


> A game with other RinkWorkians would be awesome. I wonder whether by coincidence you've ever run into me in a game already? I always play under the nick "CarrotBoy". (And I'm always the one running from some guy with a cable modem. :-) )

Hey, I'm sure my Dave would love to play against any and all of you (and maybe even all at once). Anyone figured out what key/mouse maneuvers to use to be able to track and shoot dead-on with the Rocket WHILE in the middle of a jump? Seen that. Those guys are GOOD.


> > Ste "Wondering if Sam will set up a RinkWorks Q3 server, heh" phen
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> Indeed. The Blood Drops server, perhaps?

A most appropriate name :)


> For Darien et al: I never played Diablo and don't have the game, but for the opportunity to play with a few other Rinky-dinks, I might be persuaded to pick up a copy somewhere!
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> Iss "anyone remember a couple of years ago when someone challenged Thresh to a Q-bert match?" achar

I have heard much about the legendary Thresh, but little in the way of actual details. Can you explain more what Thresh was able to do (or pull off) in Doom that no one else could even match? Thanks.

Wolfspirit

Cablemodem: cutting edge, like a chainsaw through cheese. For now