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by WhollyCow
Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:31 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: wasd keyboard configuration
Replies: 21
Views: 7273

I don't like having the afterburner on the same hand as the slide keys... too hard to chord smoothly and pulse the AB at the same time. So I keep the AB on the right mouse button. However, my actual slide keys are strange: A - forward Q - reverse S - left F - right D - up spacebar - down (Note that ...
by WhollyCow
Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:42 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Mouse, or Joystick?
Replies: 26
Views: 7699

Mouse user here. I have fond memories of killing people at LAN parties with the vauss, over outraged cries of \"freaking mouser!\" It's possible to be very, very good with a mouse, but I think the learning curve is steeper. Also, since your keyboard hand will be working that much harder, y...
by WhollyCow
Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:12 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: What Operating System do you Play Descent 3 on?
Replies: 51
Views: 6967

Re:

I wonder if Mac users would have better luck emulating the windows version instead. Very likely. The OS 9 version of D3 is one scary jalopy of an application, and harbors plenty of platform-specific bugs that nobody wants to fix. I'm going to look into running Windows D3 under Wine on OS X. I'll le...
by WhollyCow
Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:49 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: What Operating System do you Play Descent 3 on?
Replies: 51
Views: 6967

I am, I believe, the very very last lousy player using Mac OS 9 to play D3. This makes me feel a bit like the last survivor of some ancient lost civilization. My 'gaming box' is a vintage 2002 Apple desktop machine that dual boots OS 9 and X. (However, since I'm modem-bound these days, I haven't bee...
by WhollyCow
Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:46 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: I won 2 games in 2 servers today/tonight
Replies: 28
Views: 3048

Re:

...last Wednesday, in a game to 100 in Damage with a guys like Grendel, WhollyCow^BoTS^, DwnUndr... I held barely over a 50% ratio, but won the game. So you did, Mr. Namedropper. By one point . :P :wink: I agree that kills per hour is a somewhat better statistic than efficiency, but keep in mind th...
by WhollyCow
Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:40 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Rant re: \"Minor\" enhancements
Replies: 14
Views: 2533

Heh. That \"valid\" trick to see around walls is clever, Krom. (And evil.) I think that a subtle hack, such as what Foil is talking about, is worse for the community than blatant hacks. When we had people flying through walls and spraying huge clouds of fusion, it was very annoying, but mo...
by WhollyCow
Wed May 16, 2007 7:54 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Mouselook - An Objective Look
Replies: 58
Views: 17786

Krom and Testi know what they're talking about. Skilled FPS players can control, with precision, an almost arbitrarily sensitive mouse. Mouselook may not be a big deal for everyone who uses it, but there will be some players who can turn it into a huge advantage. We talk much about the learning curv...
by WhollyCow
Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:45 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Tactics: Improving your aim?
Replies: 37
Views: 4897

If this thread was on .com Whollycow would be having...well..a cow... You do me an injustice. I lurk rarely but equally. Joysticks do have an advantage in terms of movement. I control all six axes of motion with my left hand on the keyboard, and since I only have five fingers, I cannot move along a...
by WhollyCow
Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:38 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Descent for Mac?
Replies: 5
Views: 1335

How new is the iBook? Will it boot directly into OS9, or is it restricted to OSX? Although D3 can be emulated in the classic environment of OSX, I don't consider it playable under those conditions. Best to play it directly in OS9. Honestly, the Mac port of D3 is inferior to the PC version. If you've...
by WhollyCow
Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:12 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Fix For Mac PPS Bug
Replies: 4
Views: 3945

Fix For Mac PPS Bug

Many of you are familiar with the Mac D3 PPS bug, which causes players of Mac Descent 3 to look skippy in online games. The problem is that the mac client has a fixed upload rate of 7 packets per second (PPS). Most servers and clients operate at 9 PPS, so Mac players look skippy or lossy relative to...
by WhollyCow
Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:29 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Cancelled D3 frag video WIPs
Replies: 60
Views: 7369

Hey look, I'm on TV!

Rake, these are fantastic. Thanks.

(Any chance I could get a copy of the video of that Halcyon game where we were teammates?)
by WhollyCow
Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:04 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: nOOb with a question...
Replies: 30
Views: 3345

Re:

One of my best CTF games was against BoTs, where I ended up with more flag captures then Kills. Listen to the Goober. If a flag runner gets better than a 1:1 kill ratio, his team had better be a lot of points ahead. Kills vs. points will always vary by the level you play and the number of players, ...
by WhollyCow
Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:04 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: New Cheat Available
Replies: 35
Views: 4424

I've always been a fan of diving into your teammate's napalm cloud, only to discover that your teammate was killed just after firing and the napalm has become neutral.

This is especially thrilling if your teammate launched napalm towards you specifically to cover your escape.
by WhollyCow
Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:30 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: When I dream about Descent...
Replies: 32
Views: 4082

(Great Scot, the Cow still lurks here?!)

I once dreamed of running flags in Halcyon, with just about my whole team screaming at me over voice chat to hurry up and score.

Of course, maybe I never did dream that, and it just happened a whole bunch. ;)
by WhollyCow
Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:13 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Where the hell is everybody, gawdammit?
Replies: 109
Views: 8891

ReadyMan wrote:I think most of us are just lurking here in the shadows... :)
Lurk, lurk.
by WhollyCow
Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:37 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Quote of the day
Replies: 16
Views: 1110

I don't know, but it's not as big as largepox.
by WhollyCow
Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:00 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D3 Houston, TX area pilots?
Replies: 17
Views: 1867

There are actually quite a few pilots in that area. There used to be one or two lans in Houston every year, but the people who organized them seem to have drifted off the radar. I'd be up for another one, though!
by WhollyCow
Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:32 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: On Dogfighting
Replies: 63
Views: 5471

On Dogfighting

As noted in another thread, we all play D3 for different reasons. For me, there are three main reasons: the joy of an extended, one on one fight with another pilot; the thrill of stealing and recovering flags in close CTF matches; and the jokes and comraderie I share with my teammates. I want to ram...
by WhollyCow
Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:27 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Remember J-Oh?
Replies: 18
Views: 1881

Good picture... thanks for posting, Box.
by WhollyCow
Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:24 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: TCP/IP with a mac?
Replies: 16
Views: 1981

If the mac is relatively new, you won't be able to boot into OS9. "Relatively new" in this context means new within the past year and a half, roughly. What machine is it, exactly? D3 can be played in classic mode, but it's finicky and painful. When you're at the window that lets you select...
by WhollyCow
Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:26 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D3k v BoTS.... again! (still?)
Replies: 84
Views: 6375

2 notes... - Neither team is still in the d3tl, so nothing we do is official d3tl business. This is more of a Sarge-organized 5-year reunion. ;) - I am willing to play; however, finals week is coming, followed by the holidays. If you guys want to do a Polaris match in the month of December, I won't ...
by WhollyCow
Thu Nov 25, 2004 11:17 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D3k v BoTS.... again! (still?)
Replies: 84
Views: 6375

You know, given the amount of interest in this, both within the teams and outside them, why don't we plan more than one match? That way I can play a game, and everyone else can do a 1.5 game too.

We could even have a monthly or bimonthly Polaris night...
by WhollyCow
Thu Nov 25, 2004 10:06 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Get the latest 1.5 patch and play on servers now running
Replies: 52
Views: 14156

It would if Mac or Linux binaries existed to address those issues, Sarge. Until they do, we're stuck in 1.4.
by WhollyCow
Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:45 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: 1.5?
Replies: 97
Views: 9318

STRESSTEST wrote:2 of the mac players have PCs Javed and Fusion. Who else is there on mac that plays?
*wave*
by WhollyCow
Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:32 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D3k v BoTS.... again! (still?)
Replies: 84
Views: 6375

Goodness, Sarge, you're normally so mellow! ;)

We don't have many folk still playing, but if Sarge manages to get something together, I'll come along.
by WhollyCow
Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:26 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Post your "TAGS" if you dare
Replies: 169
Views: 17996

Wow, this login still works... it's been a while.

For anyone who remembers, I believe the short list was

WhollyCow
WhollyCow^BoTS^
Tom_Servo^BoTS^ (for playing with Crow_T_Ro^BoTS^)
Big_McLargeHuge
Dr_Teeth
by WhollyCow
Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:03 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: What are some of your favorite, lesser known music artists?
Replies: 33
Views: 3992

Starflyer 59
Burlap to Cashmere
Five Iron Frenzy
Juliana Theory
Skillet
by WhollyCow
Sat Aug 16, 2003 2:17 am
Forum: For the D3 Dev Team
Topic: Time to axe this forum.
Replies: 104
Views: 66831

Does this mean that Mac and Linux 1.5 will, after all, exist?

If so, that's stupendous news.