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by ZappaFan
Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:53 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Basically...WTF? A genuine...WTF!?
Replies: 37
Views: 3624

Re:

PJB wrote:Freakily the missile somehow ended up spinning on it's axis. The chances of that happening are pretty low, but hey, everything can and does happen.
It's not unusual for a rocket to go out of control and tumble like that. Once a rocket starts tumbling it's all over but the crying.
by ZappaFan
Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:50 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Social Networking.
Replies: 18
Views: 2060

I stayed away from MySpace, and even Facebook as well for about a year after my wife started her profile and invited me. I finally made a profile and have liked FB pretty well. I don't do any of the games and don't do much of the gift/heart/hug/smile/blahblahblah sending - although I always accept t...
by ZappaFan
Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:23 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Death Announcement - Bama
Replies: 90
Views: 26548

Check this, I still have a scan of Bama's business card he made... it's pretty cool...

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by ZappaFan
Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:33 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Death Announcement - Bama
Replies: 90
Views: 26548

Wow very sad news indeed... I'm late on the news, haven't been on this nor the Wildcards forum for a while to say the least. First met Bama online in Jan '97 when I first joined the Wildcards. He joined the Wildcards Cavalry just before I did and we played a lot of games together back then. You had ...
by ZappaFan
Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:24 am
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 149811

Re:

Nihilist wrote:*scribbles down all the names he remembers*

KoolBear, Sirian, CajunAce, Sllik, Neitzl, ZappaFan, Lothar, lithium, Karash...

Hm. Wonder if anyone'll remember me... I was just the guy who talked in big words on the comms. :)
Definitely remember Nihil... :)
by ZappaFan
Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:16 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Core Decision WIP leaked!
Replies: 24
Views: 2031

Re:

Zappafan's D3 testers needed was also pretty good. And the Jackie Chan "Kung-fusion" prank the year after. Those were good times. The "testers needed" has to be one of the all-time great April Fool's pranks. That one roped EVERYBODY, even Jason @ Outrage fell for that one. He po...
by ZappaFan
Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:09 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Ten Years
Replies: 183
Views: 149811

Re:

Sirius wrote:Hmm. People I haven't seen anywhere in a while.

Let's see.

ZappaFan (again, probably not hard to track down)

Yeah, still a few guys that sort of just disappeared.
Still lurking about. :)
by ZappaFan
Tue Aug 24, 2004 7:07 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: FarCry - Let's Hear It
Replies: 5
Views: 793

Far Cry is a lot like Soldier Of Fortune. It's a pretty linear game, so you don't spend much time trying to figure out where to go next. It's pretty buggy for multi-play tho. I really enjoyed the solo-player game and would highly recommend it for that alone. One of the things I liked best about it w...
by ZappaFan
Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:24 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Anyone getting into Doom3?
Replies: 69
Views: 4431

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is that the last guy? The big Diablo looking character? Three soul cubes will do it. Keep running around the center to avoid his rockets and to make Imps & demons keep respawning to kill and recharge you sould cube with. Either three or four sould cubes take him down. ...
by ZappaFan
Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:20 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: One lucky woman at the pump
Replies: 45
Views: 3059

Getting back into the car may have not had much to do with it. I'd wager that all the tugging on her sweater built up the charge. Sweaters are major ESD generators. Good stuff. I saw this on 20/20 or sixty minutes years ago. Back then they were still learning about it. I remember they said it was th...
by ZappaFan
Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:12 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Half Life 2 Trailer
Replies: 15
Views: 1473

What's the current release date for HL2?

Is Duke Nukem Forever even still being developed?
by ZappaFan
Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:09 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: One lucky woman at the pump
Replies: 45
Views: 3059

That was definitely a static discharge that caused that fire. The buildup was most likely from all the messing with her sweater that she was doing. She's very lucky.
by ZappaFan
Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:06 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: One lucky woman at the pump
Replies: 45
Views: 3059

The point is not to "ground" yourself by touching the car, it's to make you be the same potential as the car. "Grounding" may be a bit mis-leading term in this instance. Sparks fly because you are at a different potential than the car. If you touch the car you simply set yourself...
by ZappaFan
Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:23 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Anyone getting into Doom3?
Replies: 69
Views: 4431

I'm totally into it. The darkness is part of the story. Monsters trash the place, power goes down, room gets dark. You are not equipped with night fighting equipment, so you do the best you can with what ya got. I put the flashlight hotkeyed on G, so it's pretty quick to switch back and forth betwee...
by ZappaFan
Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:12 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Doom 3 delayed
Replies: 58
Views: 3315

I've completed the Alpha Labs portion on Veteran. I really like it, really getting into it. People are complaining about it being dark, but that's just part of the story IMO. Use the flashlight a lot. Hell, the place gets trashed by monsters and the lights go out. Seems logical to me. :) This is def...
by ZappaFan
Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:29 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Doom 3 delayed
Replies: 58
Views: 3315

Played for a few hours tonight, pretty cool. Great atmosphere and the graphics are fabulous as everybody is saying.

I'm not going to be getting a lot of sleep in the foreseeable future. :D
by ZappaFan
Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:25 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Doom 3 delayed
Replies: 58
Views: 3315

Picked it up from Best Buy today on my lunch. The clerk says, "oh we had it on the shelf yesterday!" ARG!! Monday they told me it would be Wednesday.
by ZappaFan
Mon Aug 02, 2004 12:34 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Doom 3 delayed
Replies: 58
Views: 3315

Doom 3 delayed

Supposed to be today, but Best Buy said it got delayed until Wednesday. Whats up wit dat?
by ZappaFan
Mon Aug 02, 2004 12:15 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best graphic card for the price?
Replies: 8
Views: 938

One of the best "bang for the buck" video cards is still a ti4200 IMO. I've been using one of those forever, just passed it down from my primary PC to my grandson's PC. Still a very good vid card. I played through Far Cry using that card (P4-2.63B with 2x512M Corsair). Played great, too. Y...
by ZappaFan
Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:05 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Fresh from the paint booth! (56k beware - big pictures)
Replies: 61
Views: 3296

Wow, awesome 'stang Clutch! I love 'em. My current one is an '01 GT Convertable - love it. Nothing like yours of course, but it still seems special. Just something about a Mustang :)
by ZappaFan
Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:04 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Where to buy?
Replies: 11
Views: 976

If you're willing to spend that much, why not spend $400 on a 6800 GT at CompUSA? I just picked one up and have been quite impressed with it.
by ZappaFan
Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:53 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Game Recommendation?
Replies: 51
Views: 3450

Darkside Heartless wrote:http://www.guildwars.com


I'm gonna get it, no questions asked :)
I was alpha testing GW for a while but lost interest in it. I might check it out once it's released tho.
by ZappaFan
Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:43 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Game Recommendation?
Replies: 51
Views: 3450

Update...

Finished Far Cry on single player (medium diff) and liked that pretty well. I tried playing some multiplayer but it seemed pretty buggy. That would be fun on a LAN tho. I'm playing Deus Ex right now and like that one a lot. Definitely reminds me of System Shock 2. I like the way the story can change...
by ZappaFan
Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:36 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Farcry 1.2 Patch Out Finally
Replies: 16
Views: 1203

And the patch is freaking 68M or something like that I believe... jeez.
by ZappaFan
Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:49 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: How would you spend $300 at CompUSA?
Replies: 38
Views: 2722

Finally received my gift money, and ran out and picked up a PNY 6800 GT on Monday night. Only one in the store. They were out of stock of the X800 as well - which is outselling the 6800 GT by about 4:1 or more from what the salesman was saying. I had to add $127 to the $300 gift money in total. The ...
by ZappaFan
Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:43 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Need recommendations for a gaming flatscreen
Replies: 35
Views: 2902

I have had a Samsung 191T (black) for about a year now and it performs flawlessly. Nicest monitor I've ever owned. I just finished playing Far Cry on it, first with a ti4200 and now with my brand spankin' new 6800 GT and had no ghosting what so ever, using the game default settings with the 4200 and...
by ZappaFan
Fri Jul 09, 2004 4:13 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: How would you spend $300 at CompUSA?
Replies: 38
Views: 2722

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. In an earlier post I mention that one reason for choosing one of these vid cards is that right now either the x800 or the 6800 vid cards aren't being heavily discounted by anybody. CompUSA has as good a price on them as about anybody around (checked on Price...
by ZappaFan
Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:45 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: How would you spend $300 at CompUSA?
Replies: 38
Views: 2722

AceCombat wrote: what kind of monitor you running? vid card is a good choice to upgrade.
My monitor is pretty sweet IMO. It's a 19" Black Samsung 191T flat panel. I'm not using the digital input on it tho, obviously, with a ti4200 vid card.
by ZappaFan
Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:37 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: How would you spend $300 at CompUSA?
Replies: 38
Views: 2722

Been doing some reading and I'm starting to lean in favor of the GeForce 6800 GT. Looks like the x800 pro would out-perform it, but that the 6800 GT might be a little better as far as the features it supports... geez, I was looking at the 6800 Ultra Extreme... the cooler on that thing is huge! You n...
by ZappaFan
Thu Jul 08, 2004 8:07 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: How would you spend $300 at CompUSA?
Replies: 38
Views: 2722

I have an Audigy 2 6.1 - what's the ZS? I only have 4.1 speakers at the moment anyway - Logitech Z-560's. They won't do 5.1 but they do sound very nice anyway. I don't use my computer for movies at all - I have a very nice home theatre setup for that. The only thing my comp is used for is web surfin...
by ZappaFan
Thu Jul 08, 2004 7:23 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: How would you spend $300 at CompUSA?
Replies: 38
Views: 2722

How would you spend $300 at CompUSA?

I am about to receive a $300 gift cert for CompUSA, and am going to upgrade my vid card. My current card is a ti4200. I'll be willing to add around $100 to this gift cert (maybe $200 if I thought it was really worth it), I figure this is a good opportunity to buy a vid card I wouldn't normally blow ...
by ZappaFan
Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:32 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Game Recommendation?
Replies: 51
Views: 3450

Actually I am a sports nut, especially for the NCAA tournament, but I play zero sports games - but then I play zero console games anyway.
by ZappaFan
Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:38 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Game Recommendation?
Replies: 51
Views: 3450

Picked up Far Cry last Friday, and have gotten 6-8 levels into it. Like it quite well. Excellent graphics, that's for sure. Reminds me a bit of Soldier Of Fortune, which is a good thing IMO. Enjoying it quite well so far.
by ZappaFan
Fri Jul 02, 2004 2:11 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Game Recommendation?
Replies: 51
Views: 3450

Deus Ex kind of sounds a bit like System Shock 2. I really liked SS2 a lot. I just ordered Deus Ex from a store on Amazon.com for $4 (new, sealed) so I'll give that one a whirl. I picked up Far Cry today, I liked the things I read about it. That might be about it if Doom 3 & HL2 come out as sche...
by ZappaFan
Fri Jul 02, 2004 6:00 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Game Recommendation?
Replies: 51
Views: 3450

Heh, yeah. Unreal 2 was pretty but short and boring. Far Cry is really good, but nothing I've played comes close to Deus Ex. I dont know if older games are your thing, but its simply stunning so its definitely worth a look. You should be able to find it for cheap. It has a convoluted, far-reaching ...
by ZappaFan
Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:44 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Game Recommendation?
Replies: 51
Views: 3450

CDN_Merlin wrote:Doom 3 = Aug 2nd
HL2 = Sept ??
Yeah, that's what I read on amazon.com, they had Sept 1 for HL2 I believe...
by ZappaFan
Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:52 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Game Recommendation?
Replies: 51
Views: 3450

Farcry, until HL2 and Doom 3 Heh, looks like a winner! I've been so busy at work for a while now, I'm pretty out of touch with what games are coming out when. I didn't even realize that HL2 & Doom 3 were actually so close until I did some searching on FarCry. FarCry looks like a winner, too. Th...
by ZappaFan
Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:56 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: New Game Recommendation?
Replies: 51
Views: 3450

New Game Recommendation?

Anybody recommend a good FPS that has a good single player? I was looking at a new Hitman game and also Theif II maybe... any recommendations?
by ZappaFan
Fri Feb 20, 2004 9:44 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Worth Upgrading 2.66 (533) to 3.0 (800)?
Replies: 4
Views: 811

btw, I'm using two sticks of 512mb PC3200 corsaire in DDR mode.
by ZappaFan
Fri Feb 20, 2004 9:12 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Worth Upgrading 2.66 (533) to 3.0 (800)?
Replies: 4
Views: 811

Worth Upgrading 2.66 (533) to 3.0 (800)?

I just upgraded my motherboard from an MSI 655 board with 533 fsb to a Gigabyte 8IK1100 with 800 fsb. I had a lot of instability issues with that old mobo, and rather than try to RMA it I decided to just replace it with a better mobo. From all the bad things I've been reading about the SiS 655 chips...