Archive for the ‘Gaming’ Category
| 22 Jan 2009 |
Superb Bug in dotA ver 6.58b – Abaddon invulnerable for ever |
Was playing some dota today and in All Random Mode i got Abaddon. Initially i wnated to swap with riki, but if he didnt want to i decided to stick with him.
We were playing, i made sange, after which i made yasha = sange+yasha. almsot got killed, so Borrowed time ulti activated and my life got back to 100%. After that i noticed that i’m untouchable. To make sure i went to kill roshan all alone, and the other team ambushed me. They couldn’t even scratch me. At first they were swearing, but then they figured out that in fact it’s a bug. So Treant Protector(the tree) told me to go in base and see if i die, guess what i didn’t die. I activated my ulti and then things got back to normal.
| 26 Dec 2008 |
Funny dota moments |
Ahh, dota is so fun, especially when players are picking on eachother. Here’s a selection of cool moments from pro games(could have added more, but there are many many funny moments which involved racism, excessive swearing, etc etc, so i couldn’t really post them up here.
| 27 Nov 2008 |
Lots of dotA gets you addicted |
In teh past week i played like 28 hours of dota, which is about 4 hours/day, well, 4 hours/night because i only had time to play after 9-10PM. In the past week i improved signifficantly my dotA skills and my favorite heroes are Zeus, Korbelus, and Rooftrellen.
A thing that i like about gamers is that when they are playing for fun and not for score things get really funny, and almost no one cares about winning or loosing(see the screens below).
Note that the screenshots are from a PRO game, barathrum left because he had chores to do(for some reason i think that what Void said is more plausable).
There are some PRO players who play only and only for their score, not for the team, and they are bitching about this about that, why didn’t you do this, why didn’t you do that, and consider themselves UBER-SKILLED and when they get killed several times in a row they quit.
Yesterday i joined a noob game, and i acted like a noob: didn’t make powerful recipes, didn’t buy powerful weapons, etc and the game was amazing! In the noob games everyone helps everyone and they play together for the team not caring about the no. of kills or the no. of deaths! The bad part is that i don’t like to play dumb, when i can beat the other team easily, so i’ll stick to PRO games.
| 16 Nov 2008 |
Got my Battleon character updated |
i played battleon about 6 years ago, got to level 54 and sold my account. Ahh, the good old days when everyone in the netcafe was playing it and we were bragging about who’s character is better.
After that I quit and I only played with some colleagues on Informatics class at school when i was bored to death by the lame things that we had to do(for example: make calculations in MS excel), and so I got my account to lvl 58 with cool items and skills and spells.
Today it crossed my mind to log-in and what do you know? my account was still active. As you can see in the image on the right i last logged in almost a year ago. You can view my character’s page by clicking the image.
I played like 7 hours and i did the latest quests and all quests that I still didn’t finish(i have a free account, so there weren’t so many) and i got my account very close to level 60.
After doing the Frogzard Hunter quest part 3(to get health potions) i decided to do the new part: part 4. There after lots and lots of rounds of fighting mobs i got to the last mob, but before that some creatures fell from the sky. So i started reading the dialogues(glad that i did) and check what one of the creatures said:
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LMAO at the creature! “Leave Britney Alone” LOL. This line worth all the fighing and mob killing!
Battleon is still a very cool and complex game, which is for all ages, because sometimes you gotta have some strategy to move to the next round, but now that I “refreshed” my account i think i won’t log in for an other 100-300 days again.
| 23 Aug 2008 |
Animation taken to a whole new level |
Okay, so after watching the i was dazzled,amazed,shocked,pwned, phew…the sensation is unexplainable. At first I thought that was a real human being, just after i got to the effects overlay part.
The video was made by Image Metrics Animation Studio , go ahead, vsiit the website and press the big “Play” button and get amazed once again. Dang that’s some cutting edge animation and the most important part that got my attention is that only a camera and a sofware is required to adapt the facial movements to the virtual character.
Image Metrics’s client base speaks for itself: From EA Games to ATI and Capcom, they’ve worked with lots of Large companies.
As you know in the new Need For Speed (NFS Undercover) the role of the federal agent Chase Linh will be played Maggie Q. Nfs Undercover will be launched in Europe this november(as usually in every year). Hopefully this version of NFS will be more enjoyable than its predecessor Pro Street.
I wonder…were the animation scenes (movie scenes) made by Image Metrics?
Check out the Need For Speed: Undercover trailer:
| 31 Jul 2008 |
Admin config for Counter-Strike 1.6 Admin modded Clanwar server |
Back in March i posted my Admin config made for AMX modded clanwar servers . It had a great success, but many players complained that their war servers have Admin mod installed and not AMX mod and they would like a config for Admin modded servers also.
Today i took the time and rewrote the config to fit Admin modded servers. I made 2 versions so everyone can use it:
1) Config for Admins with RCON access
This includes absolutely all settings and variables. You need to have at least 72,400 access to be able to use this config(admins with access below 72,400 can’t use RCON commands.
Remember! You need RCON access to use this config!
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// Made by Tom of www.thaslayer.com
// Wait Aliases
alias wait4 “wait; wait; wait; wait”
alias wait8 “wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait”
alias wait0 “wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait”
alias wait16 “wait8; wait8″
alias wait1s “wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0″
alias wait3s “wait1s; wait1s; wait1s”
alias wait2s “wait1s; wait1s;
alias wait4s “wait1s; wait1s; wait1s” wait1s”
alias wait5s “wait1s; wait1s; wait1s; wait1s; wait1s”
alias “wait5″ “wait; wait; wait; wait; wait”
alias “wait6″ “wait5; wait”
alias “wait10″ “wait5; wait5″
alias “wait110″ “wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10″// Clan-war Settings
alias set “wait4; admin_rcon mp_fadetoblack 0; wait4; admin_rcon mp_maxrounds 0; wait4; admin_rcon mp_roundtime 1.75; wait4; admin_rcon mp_startmoney 800; wait4; admin_rcon mp_freezetime 10; wait4; admin_rcon mp_autoteambalance 0; wait4; admin_rcon mp_freezetime 10; wait4; admin_rcon mp_limitteams 0; wait4; admin_rcon mp_buytime 0.15; wait4; admin_rcon mp_c4timer 30; wait4; admin_rcon mp_friendlyfire 1;”// Knife Round
alias knife “set; admin_rcon sv_restart 1; wait1s; admin_say 1st RESTART; admin_say Teams prepare for KNIFE round; wait1s; admin_rcon sv_restart 3; wait1s; admin_say 2nd RESTART; admin_say Teams organize tactics; wait4s; admin_rcon sv_restart 5; wait2s; admin_say 3rd and Last RESTART; admin_say Leave your weapons/bomb at start point;”// Game Start
alias start “set; admin_rcon sv_restart 1; wait1s; admin_say 1st RESTART; admin_say Teams prepare to start; wait1s; admin_rcon sv_restart 3; wait1s; admin_say 2nd RESTART; admin_say Teams organize tactics; wait4s; admin_rcon sv_restart 5; wait2s; admin_say 3rd and Last RESTART; admin_say The Game is ON, GL & HF both teams; wait3s; admin_say [Admin config made by Tom of www.thaslayer.com]”// Warm Rounds
alias warmup “wait4; admin_rcon mp_fadetoblack 0; wait4; admin_rcon mp_maxrounds 0; wait4; admin_rcon mp_roundtime 1.75; wait4; admin_rcon mp_startmoney 16000; wait4; admin_rcon mp_freezetime 5; wait4; admin_rcon sv_restart 1; wait1s; admin_say Warm round. Loosen up!”// Restart Rounds
alias rr “admin_rcon sv_restart 1; wait1s; admin_say Round restarted”// Binds to ease your job
bind F8 set
bind F9 knife
bind F10 start
bind F11 warmup
bind F12 rr
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//Made by Tom of www.thaslayer.com
2) Config for Admins(simple version)
Alright,so this is the simpliefied version of the config, some variables were removed, because you can only use them if you have RCON access. So if you have access below 72,400 download this config.
Use this config if your access is below 72,400!
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//Made by Tom of www.thaslayer.com
// Wait Aliases
alias wait4 “wait; wait; wait; wait”
alias wait8 “wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait”
alias wait0 “wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait; wait”
alias wait16 “wait8; wait8″
alias wait1s “wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0; wait0″
alias wait3s “wait1s; wait1s; wait1s”
alias wait2s “wait1s; wait1s;
alias wait4s “wait1s; wait1s; wait1s” wait1s”
alias wait5s “wait1s; wait1s; wait1s; wait1s; wait1s”
alias “wait5″ “wait; wait; wait; wait; wait”
alias “wait6″ “wait5; wait”
alias “wait10″ “wait5; wait5″
alias “wait110″ “wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10; wait10″// Clan-war Settings
alias set “wait4; admin_fadetoblack 0; wait4; admin_maxrounds 0; wait4; admin_roundtime 1.75; wait4; admin_startmoney 800; wait4; admin_freezetime 10; wait4; admin_freezetime 10; wait4; admin_buytime 0.15; wait4; admin_c4timer 30; wait4; admin_friendlyfire 1;”// Knife Round
alias knife “set; admin_restart 1; wait1s; admin_say 1st RESTART; admin_say Teams prepare for KNIFE round; wait1s; admin_restart 3; wait1s; admin_say 2nd RESTART; admin_say Teams organize tactics; wait4s; admin_restart 5; wait2s; admin_say 3rd and Last RESTART; admin_say Leave your weapons/bomb at start point;”// Game Start
alias start “set; admin_restart 1; wait1s; admin_say 1st RESTART; admin_say Teams prepare to start; wait1s; admin_restart 3; wait1s; admin_say 2nd RESTART; admin_say Teams organize tactics; wait4s; admin_restart 5; wait2s; admin_say 3rd and Last RESTART; admin_say The Game is ON, GL & HF both teams; wait3s; admin_say [Admin config made by Tom of www.thaslayer.com]”// Warm Rounds
alias warmup “wait4; admin_fadetoblack 0; wait4; admin_maxrounds 0; wait4; admin_roundtime 1.75; wait4; admin_startmoney 16000; wait4; admin_freezetime 5; wait4; admin_restart 1; wait1s; admin_say Warm round. Loosen up!”// Restart Rounds
alias rr “admin_restart 1; wait1s; admin_say Round restarted”// Binds to ease your job
bind F8 set
bind F9 knife
bind F10 start
bind F11 warmup
bind F12 rr
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//Made by Tom of www.thaslayer.com
Usage Instructions
You can copy/paste any of the codes above to notepad and save it as userconfig.cfg or any name.cfg and place it in your counter-strike folder.
If you are using steam the counter-strike folder is located at Steam installation location\SteamApps\your steamID\counter-strike\cstrike
Remember if you save the file with an other name than userconfig.cfg then you will have to execute it from console before usage.
To use one of the settings in the config(restarts,configurations,etc) you normally should write the name of the setting in the console(ex: warmup for warmup settings). To ease your job even more i binded the settings in the config to F(F8,F9,F10,F11) buttons which aren’t used in counter-strike. This means that just by pressing one of the buttons you can restart the rounds/start the game/knife round/warmup round. Cool eh?
Alright, this about wraps it up, enjoy the game! 
| 16 Jul 2008 |
Playstation 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV |
This entry was guestblogged by lorz.
Yesterday I had the occasion to play GTA 4 on a brand new PlayStation 3 console. And I was stunned by the quality of the game, no PC game can be compared to a console one, especially GTA 4. Graphics are brilliant, I haven’t noticed any bugs in about 3-4 hours of playing, the sound has an exceptional quality, especially when you play the game on a 5.1 surround system.
From the start of the game, I noticed that Niko Bellic (the main character) doesn’t have the same Superman abilites like Carl Johnson from GTASA. This guy can’t turn around in a fraction of a second and can’t switch his guns instantly, by spawning them in his hand. Also, at a noticeable speed, if you hit a pole or wall or something, you are thrown through the windscreen. Also, the police heat-system has changed, you get rid of the cops if you run away from the heat zone. The bigger the killings, the bigger the heat zone.
I found the game a little bit difficult, compared to GTASA. I had a mission to rescue Niko’s cousin from a warehouse, I almost did it after the third attempt but at the end I stepped with the car onto a sort of mine.
What is also missing from the game: the countryside. GTA 4, like GTA 3, doesn’t have any countryside, only a big city. (But GTA 4 has a very very big one, compared to GTA 3).
I couldn’t play in multiplayer, ’cause my friend didn’t had a internet connection plugged to his PS3. However, I’m now thinking how can I get some $$$ fast so I can buy a console too, because, even though the game is released on PC, it will always have performance issues.
To sum up, I personally think that GTA 4 is the best videogame, and will continue to remain on top until another GTA will be released.
| 12 Jul 2008 |
My current addiction. |
It’s a game called “Company of Heroes“. It is a RTS game taking place during WW 2 and is based on using resources and capturing strategic points. It has 3 different game modes in which you can play in and they are: Single player campaign, skirmish and multiplayer. Campaign mode is fun and it basically gets you used to all the abilities, units and buildings that the American army has while going against the German army. While you can only play as the Americans in the campaign mode, there is a Company of Heroes expansion pack called “Opposing Fronts“. OF adds 2 more campaign modes where you can play as the British 2nd Army or the German Panzer Elite. Although the campaign mode is fun, it limits the use of certain units, abilities, etc. You have to use whatever the campaign is set for, For example there is a campaign in which you are the American’s Airborne squad. You are basically just using the infantry squad and you are not able to build a tank depot in that certain campaign because the only way to get to the location is through the Airborne. So that is the limit in campaign mode but the real fun begins in the other 2 modes.
Skirmish and multiplayer are basically the same thing in which you can pick the Allies(American/British*) or Axis(German Army/Panzer Elite*) and either annihilate the enemy or capture and hold strategic points. In skirmish mode, you go against the computer and you can team up with a total of 3 computer allies against a total of 4 enemy squads. In order to really get to know each army and their special abilities, it is best to play in skirmish mode because it allows you to use what you want in the doctrine that you pick. Each army has 3 different doctrines that you can choose from. The American army you can pick Infantry, Airborne(My favorite Allie doctrine) or Armor doctrine. Infantry is more based on the front lines with artillery support, Airborne is recon with air support that includes recon, fast reinforcement, strafing and bombing runs, Armor is more defensive units that include heavy tanks. The British 2nd Army* you can choose from Royal Artillery, Royal Commandos or Royal Engineers. Royal Artillery includes infantry, standard artillery and mobile artillery in which the Americans do not have. Royal Commandos is kind is similar to Airborne squad except you can drop off small tanks. Royal Engineers is defensive and builds better defensive structures and heavy tanks. The German army you can pick Defense, Blitzkrieg or Terror. Defense doctrine helps fortify own turn and with artillery support. Blitzkrieg is the opposite of Defense, you have a special infantry unit called the Stormtoopers and this doctrine also relies heavily on armored assault vehicles. Terror (my favorite axis doctrine) is a little bit of both but it includes the heavy tank Panther and the fearsome King Tiger tank. The Panzer Elite* has Scorched Earth, Luftwaffe and Tank Hunters. Scorched Earth is filled with bombs, traps and the deadly Hummel 150mm howitzer. Luftwaffe is the anti-tank air support with more defensive options. Tank Hunters is basically that, the best anti tank units. With so many options to choose from in Company of Heroes, each army and doctrine has its own unique units and special abilities.
Add Multiplayer to the mix and you can have an all out war 4 on 4 against either human or computer opponents and can be the most difficult mode of them all.
On a final note, this is the best RTS game i have ever played. It is very realistic, fun, addicting and really requires you to think strategically other then just go out and kill cause that doesn’t work in this game. I really recommend you buy this game if you are into RTS games.
Also if you do not own the original version of it, you can just buy the “Opposing Fronts version“ because it includes the original version as well.
*Requires Opposing Fronts expansion.
| 10 Apr 2008 |
Almost beat up an admin at a net cafe |
We had a counter-strike game to play with a team from Poland, so we decided to go to a net cafe(although we are not a clan) to play better and guide ourselves. We selected a net cafe where we reserved 5 PC’s for 3 hours(a week earlier).
When we got there the admin(about 1.8 meters tall and like 55kg’s thin guy) tells us that the PC’s are occupied and there’s nothing he can do. One of my teammates got angry and told him that if in 3 minutes the PC’s aren’t vacant for us he will smash his head.
What do you know? The Pc’d got cleared and we sat down and started playing on a public server(to warm up). Loss 17, choke 67. At first we blamed the server but after trying out several servers we were sure that it’s something local, so i did a bandtest that showed connectivity like at dial UP.
I went over to the guy and told him nicely:“turn off the download, we are trying to play”. Then he started telling me: “don’t tell me what to do, ill throw all of you out of here, now fuck off”. I replied nicely again: “piss me off and you will go home with 2 teeth short” . Eventually he turned off the download, and we enjoyed the 3 hours, although we lost in the Counter-strike game.
When we are about to leave 3 guys appear in front of us outside the door, with this thin guy next to them saying: “who’s the tough guy now?”
His only problem was that we knew 2 of the 3 guys standing outside, we shook hands, laughed about the situation, the admin got a kick in the ass from one of the guys he got there to beat us and we went home.
Stupid people exist all around the world…the only thing that differs is the quantity.
| 1 Apr 2008 |
Games are made for fun right? |
Being a gamer is a big trend among teenagers of the 21st century. The love bragging about their accomplishments even if this means to spend all their free time in front of the computer. This will eventually lead to addiction, and curing it is as hard as curing a smoker.
There is just one tiny step from changing the gaming experience from fun to aggression. Playing for fun means that even if you get killed(in first person shooters) or if every soldier in your army dies(Real Time Strategy) you won’t start smashing your keyboard or monitor.
Every addiction starts with the enjoyment of playing a game. At first you love to play it but as the levels get harder and harder you spend more and more time in front of the PC and you restart the levels as many times as necessary to finish the level.
As i read in newspapers and internet the biggest addiction wave is the World of Warcraft addiction. Each player wants to get better items and level as soon as possible. They get up early/skip school or work and stay home and play. If someone tries to talk to them they start yelling and screaming.
Here’s a great report on World Of Warcraft addiction
An other well known addictive game is Counter-Strike. At a counter strike addict keyboards and mouses don’t last long because they are mostly smashed or thrown
Check out this guy for example:
The best remedy to cure gaming addiction is to cut the supply(make sure they are unplugged first)/mouse/keyboard cables. This will prevent access to the computer. After a few weeks the game addict will chill down and hopefully everything will get back to normal.
When you see a guy doing something like the guys in the videos above it’s best to act immediately. GAMING ADDICTION isn’t something you can joke about!
