graw kitty abode

my list of people that fail

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:48:43 GMT

the following people fail and are stupid:

nobody

you're all wonderful and awesome and i love each and every one of you

edit- added the following people at the behest of another:

rofl this vid is funny

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:56:32 GMT

lol u guys check out this new vid i just found

im the first 1 to find it and post it here

[make video be embed] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J9ocbQXYyY [/make video be embed]

sry idk how 2 embed

Act V

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:22:35 GMT

Even if the morrow is barren of promises
Nothing shall forestall my return
To become the dew that quenches the land
To spare the sands, the seas, the skies
I offer thee this silent sacrifice

Act II

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:03:21 GMT

the graw kitty feels its soul swelling with eternal graw

the graw envelops it, coerces it, and lulls it into a sense of safety...

and then dumbledore dies

stop decrying rips, start making games

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:47:29 GMT

we all know rips are bad. you know why they keep getting made? because people keep playing them.

you know why people keep playing them? because BYOND is largely populated by 12 year olds who enjoy rips because the actual gameplay in a game is irrelevant to them-- it's just the social element, which is powered by the possibility that if they can't become GM/sharingan/super officer on rip #3210, they might be able to on rip #3211. (and in that same sense, rip #3212 gets made in that player's excitement of being the owner of a game)

normally, the response of the non-12-year-old crowd is to condemn the rips and try as hard as they can to get rid of them (note that by 'get rid of' i mean badmouth in a lazy fashion).... but that's simply not going to happen. there are too many rips being created by too many people, and sources will never be safe in the mistake-prone hands of the young'ns.

how else can we fix the problem? by making good games. ignore the rips-- they aren't affecting you. the BYOND staff has provided the tools necessary to glorify and make known the good games, it's just up to us to actually make them, and make them glorious.

BYOND has been in a developmental slum lately; real games are few and far between, and even when they do pop up they're either "1% done super alpha testing" or simply bad.

the next time you see some annoying rip or someone asking for a source code, close the browser and work on that abandoned project some more. that way, the next time you see a rip, you can shove your game in their face and tell them that this is what you're supposed to do.

let's discuss religion

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:32:01 GMT

there are just some humorous/insightful images i've garnered

starting with the funnies and moving down towards the profound ones

hey guys im starting a blog posting team

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:10:13 GMT

hey guys im making a team for making blog posts they're gonna be the best blog posts ever but i need people to help

ok i need
5 writers (plz be good and leave ur msn)
6 ideamakerologists
3 banners (for when the blog is super popular and gets like a thousand comments a day and we need to ban the bad guys)
1 person to watch over everything

my job will be to watch over the person who's watching over everything and make sure he's watching over everything

if you're good you'll get bloGM level 3, normal commenters only get bloGM level 1, im bloGM super owner rank which is the next to highest

thx

hey guys MJ just died

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:28:30 GMT

Red Cap review

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:09:10 GMT

First, I'd like to explain why I'm reviewing this old game.
1- it's a really great game, and even though it's extremely outdated it's still far superior to most games available right now
2- hopefully this will get the game some more publicity so I can get games going easier
3- I want to provide an example of a proper review

Gameplay

The game consists of two teams-- basically "the good guys" and "the bad guys"-- sporting a grand total of 18 characters, all with unique abilities. The goal of the game is to either escort red cap to the basket and then to town to save the sick villagers or, as the bad guys, to prevent this from happening. The controls are very simple; directional keys to move, bump to attack, and the center key (5 on numpad) to use your character's special ability.

While getting into the fray is quite simple, once there is a full house of players many strategies and complex tactics arise and make the game highly entertaining. If many monsters are defending the western entrance to town, red cap can attempt to navigate the northern maze to sneak past them; however, the big bad wolf can move directly through trees, while the stellar invader can simply teleport right past them and into red cap's path. There are simply too many neat mechanics and strategies to try and summarize them all, but rest assured this game can keep you entertained as long as there is no shortage of players.

In addition, a map creation tool is available to ensure that the players never grow weary of the same stuff; the gameplay is so solid that different maps will cause different strategies to vary wildly in their success.

I gave the gameplay a 9 because while the actual mechanics and quality of play are astounding, the understandably old, outdated UI is less efficient than it could be.

Presentation

I am indifferent to the game's lack of sound; sure, it could possibly have improved the overall experience, but this game works just fine without it.

The graphics all share the same style and serve their purpose very well. They are not the greatest, but they all meld nicely and create a comfortable experience. In addition, the day/night system does not use simple shaded overlays, but instead has unique states of its terrain to provide a very nice looking darkness.

Originality

Both the gameplay and the general theme/aesthetics of the collective fairy tale creatures are unique to this one game and make it very enthralling and amusing. A confident 10/10.

Overall

This is a very entertaining and unique game, and its only huge drawback is that-- like all other action games on BYOND-- it stagnates without a constant, active playerbase to keep games going.

While the game is available for download on the hub, it's double zipped so BYOND does not automatically play the game; here's a direct link to unzip and start hosting the game or making a map: http://www.byond.com/members/BYONDAction/files/host_files/ LesbianAssassin_RedCap_3in1.zip

Recommend random good songs

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:26:44 GMT

List any good songs you've recently discovered that aren't extremely well-known. Provide a link.

The Offspring - Half-Truism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr0pqtyM8m0

Jonathan Coulton - RE: Your Brains http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXs78MASeR4 (live version due to amusing audience)

here's a non-live version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjMiDZIY1bM&feature=fvw