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L4D2 Early Demo finally released?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:56 GMT

Decrypting now. I saw Mikau was in it for a second?

Hurrah!

L4D2 Demo Early Access opens at 1:00PM PST

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:47:28 GMT

If you preordered L4D2, you can get early access to the demo starting tomorrow at 1:00PM PST. Demo access will be open for everyone starting Nov 3, at the same time.

So, I guess I won't be staying up all night before a full day of classes. I'll be heading to my Programming I class (my last class) when the demo goes live, so I can't decide if it's even worth lugging my laptop around. Not to mention this is 1:00PM PST Valve time*...

Oh well, it should be out by the time I get home :)

New L4D2 Trailer Leaked

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:07:20 GMT

VG Cats and no doubt many other sites have already posted this, but in case you haven't heard:

(View the video on youtube for HQ)

I have to admit, the characters are growing on me. When I first saw the new group of survivors, I didn't think they would be able to fill the shoes of Zoey, Bill, Louis, and Francis... but dang, that one guy reminds me of the scout :P

Now I'm off to bed, to dream sweet zombie-blasting dreams.

(Oh, and GeoCities is shutting down? Hahahahahaha. Although a part of me is glad to see it go, I'll miss all of those random sites filled with just the information I needed when doing research...)

Just preordered L4D2 and preloaded the demo :D

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:39:53 GMT

I can't wait until Tuesday, I wish I didn't have class so I could stay up all night and play it the minute it goes live. I think I might bring my laptop with me to Chicago and play it in between classes, maybe my Game Dev teacher will be interested in seeing it :P

Anywho, I'm looking forward to the next 2-3 weeks. If the original L4D was any indication, the time right after release will be a blast until the players start finding things to abuse. The spitter was an interesting solution to corner camping, I can't wait to see how it works out.

Gonna go bag me a clown.

(Also, anyone heard which map the demo will be on? I'm hoping for Dark Carnival..)

Starcraft II Map Editor

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:50:32 GMT

It feels like they haven't advertised this aspect of SC2 much, but the map editor is going to be freaking awesome.

Grafting, First Person, Custom UI... I can't wait to see what kind of stuff people make with it! I think I'm going to start off by making a chess game when I get my hands on it, then maybe a basic RPG (especially if I can get first-person working well) like PSO.

I hope all of those features and more make it into the initial release. The map marketplace sounds cool, too :D

Also, if the map editor can do that kind of crazy stuff, I can't wait to see what the official campaign is like! Since they're breaking it into three seperate games, I have high expectations :P

(Oh, and please excuse my dust! I'm working on a new CSS. Check out the main page to see what the finished product will look like)

GIAD: Yea sure, why not?

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:09:39 GMT

Well, I just called in sick to work; my Dad thinks I have bronchitis or something. I don't know if it's connected to the two days I spent down in Chicago, but I am exhausted from it.

Anywho, what better way to spend a day than GIAD? I'll be going with the Mechanical theme, although what I'm doing is a secret for now :)

I'm marking my official start-time as 1:00PM CST, since I only woke up a little bit ago...

A Little Update, a Lupdate

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:24:28 GMT

Does everybody know what time is it?
~~TOOL TIME!~~ OBLIGATORY LIFE POST THAT WILL HOPEFULLY JUSTIFY MY HAVING A BLOG!

...TIME!

Hilarious allusions to nineties' television aside, a fair amount has actually been happening in my life.

First off, I'll be attending DePaul University going for a B.S. in Computer Game Development, starting next week. I'm commuting to save some $$$, so that means two hours on the train that I can spend studying/developing. I spent the past year at a community college chipping away at the Liberal Studies requirements, so I get to jump into some more interesting classes:

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES I: C/C++
ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS
INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING
INTRODUCTION TO GAME DESIGN

DePaul is on a Trimester system, so I'll be done with these classes by Thanksgiving.

I'm also working on two games at the moment: Ultimate Laser Tag (which I started a while back for Ian's Get Something Done challenge) and Run Them Through. The latter of which is a casual-strategy game, and former of which will never be finished if I keep putting it aside. Regardless, I did manage to more-or-less finish that Static Lighting Generator (more in that is runs, less in that it is undocumented and designed for a specialized circumstance).

I'll post more on Run Them Through (which should actually be finished relatively soon) later.

Anywho, I'm supposed to be in Chicago in less than twelve hours, so I had better start printing out some maps and train schedules and stop procrastinating :P

P.S. They sell flash drives bigger than my hard drive now!

Microsoft .NET Framework update adds addon to Firefox

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:34:44 GMT

If you updated your .NET Framework recently, you may notice a new addon in Firefox:

Microsoft .Net Framework Assistant 1.0

.NET Framework Assistant is for launching ClickOnce applications into a security sandbox (something like java VM's sand box). The launcher will prompt the user if they want to download the app and run it (like other ActiveX and java applets). It is safer than than downloading an exe and running it, because it is in a security sandbox.

Security Fix: Microsoft Update Quietly Installs Firefox Extension

Annoyances.org: Remove the Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant (ClickOnce) Firefox Extension

Is Microsoft embracing its Firefox users? Or is it sabotage--an irremovable addon full of security holes?

Regardless, it's done in the usual MS fashion; installed without notification, and a pain in the butt to remove.

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It looks like MS has released another update that allows the addon to be uninstalled through firefox. Because, you know, they totally didn't expect anyone to notice them dicking around in other web browsers.
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Attention Flash developers and Zero Punctuation fans

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:26:55 GMT

Enter the
Stonking Great
Game Contest

A contest to create a Flash game based on the Zero Punctuation series of videos. There should definitely be some interesting entries.

I may enter if I can think of anything to make...

Adorable

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:47:54 GMT