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Captain Vimes · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:35 pm Post subject: Hello. Again.

Hello everybody.

I doubt anyone remembers much of me. I was a member of this site a few years back, but I didn't post much, and I never made any serious progress on any projects that I undertook. Still, I enjoyed the site, and spent a lot of time marveling at the stuff you guys were able to do. DeveloperX spent a lot of his free time tutoring me, and I'm very grateful for that. If you're still here, man, thanks a lot.

Anyway, since I disappeared last time, lots has happened. I'm now a college student, studying Computer Information Systems with a focus on information security. However, things haven't been going well. As it turns out, I have rather severe ADD, which has been impacting my schoolwork heavily. I've started to turn things around, but I'm under a lot of stress. To relieve that stress, I've started to spend more time playing tabletop RPGs and coding small games.

Then I remembered this place, and figured I'd check in to see how everybody was. I doubt I'll participate in any of the contests, as I'm not a very good programmer in the first place, and I don't have the sticktuitiveness necessary to really complete a full-sized game. But I'll hang around.

Oh, and in case you remember, I was the guy with the Marvin the paranoid android avatar.
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Nodtveidt · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:18 am Post subject:

I remember you. :P It's been awhile, hehe. :) This place has been pretty quiet lately though...
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Mattias Gustavsson · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:17 am Post subject:

Yeah, of course we remember you :-) But I didn't realise you had been gone for so long - good to see you back though! :D

And yes, been real quiet lately... who's still around, and what are you up to?
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Ninkazu · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:19 pm Post subject:

I still lurk here daily. I'm in Boston, working on my Ph.D. in CS. Specifically, I research automated theorem proving and the metaprogramming side of programming languages.

Nodtveidt · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:25 pm Post subject:

I'm still around a bit... still living in PR for a few more months. I'm currently coding three PCE games: one RPG, one platformer, and one platformer-RPG. The RPG is almost done, though it's been almost done for two years now. :)
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Captain Vimes · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:32 pm Post subject:

Ha! I remember all you guys, too. I recognize Ninkazu on account of the avatar, and Nodtveidt's signature always made me laugh. I remember Mattias as well, but I think you've changed your avatar since I was last around...

EDIT: Also, the new avatar is H. P. Lovecraft. I've discovered him since I was last here, too. Brilliant writer. And a snappy dresser.
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RampantCoyote · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:07 pm Post subject:

Heh - as a fan of Lovecraft's weird and intellectual brand of horror, I approve!
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Malignus · Scholar Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 198

Howdy! I'm still around, still working on Telepath RPG: Servants of God.

Mattias Gustavsson · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:03 pm Post subject:

Yeah, Lovecraft is awesome... I'm planning to start a heavily Lovecraft inspired game (though set in Victorian England) later this year :-)
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Captain Vimes · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject:

tcaudilllg · Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:11 pm Post subject:

Games are an excellent way to relieve stress. Overworking yourself is unnatural; play a game every now and then.

PsySal · I wanna be a ballerina! Joined: 27 Jan 2010 Posts: 21

Hey Captain Vimes, nice to meet you! I hope that you can get your school figured out, sometimes things that seem like weaknesses can be turned into strengths when they are overcome (sounds cheesy but it's true...)

Verious · Mage Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 409 Location: Online

Welcome back Captain Vimes.

I'm still around... just very busy at work. I recently finished reading RPG Programming with XNA Game Studio, which was a decent book. It definitely talks more about RPG concepts than actual coding, but I learned a few things.