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by D3Alien
Wed Mar 30, 2022 9:03 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Gaming Music
Replies: 31
Views: 25070

Re: Gaming Music

I remember playing a ton of NFS 2 and 3. Probably the PC game back in the day I had played the most other than Descent and maybe Quest For Glory, possibly Age of Empires. This track in particular was really burned into my head, decades later.

by D3Alien
Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:07 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Gaming Music
Replies: 31
Views: 25070

Re: Gaming Music

Music has pretty much been my main hobby for decades now. The Descent 2 redbook was a major launching point. I love Perturbator. Here's a few others that would work as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtZ1O8iMysA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V55aQd8c2c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1AZ4T...
by D3Alien
Sun Jul 25, 2021 11:58 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: ding dong, DBB .com is dead
Replies: 20
Views: 7719

Re: ding dong, DBB .com is dead

What lame thing did Xeon do again? It's been so long I don't remember anymore. Well he was basically the king of doing what TheWhat was talking about, spending all day in levels like Amateur's Arena trying to get as high an efficiency as possible pounding newbs into dust. I think he was the first p...
by D3Alien
Sun Jul 25, 2021 5:58 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: ding dong, DBB .com is dead
Replies: 20
Views: 7719

Re: ding dong, DBB .com is dead

Yeah, but if you wanted to be a big bad demigod you had to stick to one name in particular. Something lame like "Xeon" or "{ROX}Hostile" would do. And then you had to "take a break" when any anonymous anti-stat padder who could do 40%+ on you would enter.
by D3Alien
Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:15 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: ding dong, DBB .com is dead
Replies: 20
Views: 7719

Re: ding dong, DBB .com is dead

So is this the only "active" Descent spot anymore? One by one it seems most of the various other sites closed up. It's probably remarkable there's any traffic at all for a 2+ decade old game. I haven't played in years and years, but I get nostalgic thinking about it every once in awhile. E...
by D3Alien
Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:29 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Showing off new geetar
Replies: 21
Views: 2102

Re: Showing off new geetar

I love that blue finish. Much cooler looking than the standard 'burst Les Paul styles a lot of people have.

I have a bunch of guitars, and one of them is an Agile 7-string. They punch well above their price range.
by D3Alien
Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:31 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Ryu & DT in the Modern Era : Best D3 Tandem of All Time?
Replies: 320
Views: 57586

I'm not really an \"excellent\" pilot, but I'm gonna see about setting it up again for at least a bit of action.
by D3Alien
Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:38 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Aliaii
Replies: 40
Views: 8570

If I play again you will never be sure who I am. :twisted:
by D3Alien
Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:48 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Ryu & DT in the Modern Era : Best D3 Tandem of All Time?
Replies: 320
Views: 57586

In '04 JF and I could have taken you two. :-p
by D3Alien
Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:54 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: BOZ
Replies: 182
Views: 61018

Re:

RetZ wrote:Maybe we could share some BOZ demos in this thread? Like, your longest killing strike against the bots.
I had 25 on the easier ones when they were in Ascent awhile ago. I could probably kill even more if I actually tried for it, and Behemoth/Zero/Darktalyn/Ryujin could easily do even better.
by D3Alien
Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:52 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Roncli, I miss you.
Replies: 15
Views: 3607

I think that link has been broken for at least 7 years.
by D3Alien
Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:45 am
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Descent release date
Replies: 19
Views: 6594

*waves hand*

Those are not the release dates you are looking for.
by D3Alien
Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:31 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Descent release date
Replies: 19
Views: 6594

Huh, I had thought it was earlier in '94. I guess it was early winter of '95 that a friend gave me the D1 demo discs, and the rest, well, is history.
by D3Alien
Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:21 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: D1/2 ladder levels
Replies: 12
Views: 2358

You'll just get waxed 20 to 0, Behemoth. :p
by D3Alien
Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:14 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Someone help me make this level
Replies: 16
Views: 12209

I would cut down on the number of doors for the puzzle. Dozens of potential combinations to try is one thing, but 1/3 of a million is just insane. It's just not that interesting of a puzzle for anyone to spend that much time on it.
by D3Alien
Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:10 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: What's the most awesome Descent SP level?
Replies: 66
Views: 19235

I enjoyed D1 L26 this summer. All the bolting from room to room felt like CTF in SP.
by D3Alien
Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:40 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: BOZ
Replies: 182
Views: 61018

Personally that seems a pretty silly idea. I guess if you can host a bunch of different servers with robots it'd be ok, but I definitely don't want the primary server to only hold one human. For example, IceHammer and I had a couple fun ones a few months ago vs. the the bots and each other. And pret...
by D3Alien
Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:08 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: BOZ
Replies: 182
Views: 61018

Just look for the \"bot\" sending text macros every 10 seconds and you'll have blown B's cover. ;)
by D3Alien
Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:30 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Descent3 BreakOut - New Team Gametype Mod!
Replies: 15
Views: 10380

This sounds awesome, reminds me of playing RL CTF with a jail when I was younger. We just need to get the VV and SD crews to play it.
by D3Alien
Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:03 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: D2 single
Replies: 21
Views: 7629

It has bots with homing missiles though, which is arguably worse.
by D3Alien
Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:48 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: 1V1 Tournament Signups
Replies: 2
Views: 1080

Normally I'd love to, but Saturday evenings don't work for me.
by D3Alien
Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:47 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: BOZ
Replies: 182
Views: 61018

Re:

There is another set of them - the "adult version" consists of players like "[BOZ]Vincent", "[BOZ]Marsellus", "[BOZ]Jules" (taken from Pulp Fiction) and have higher aiming skills. There ought to be a server up frequently consisting of just these. The other se...
by D3Alien
Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:50 pm
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: BOZ
Replies: 182
Views: 61018

Re:

Behemoth wrote:They are robot players.
Not all of them. :wink:
by D3Alien
Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:46 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Poll; Canuck's New female Roomate
Replies: 16
Views: 1442

Get her really drunk one night, but don't drink too much yourself, and see what info you can dredge up. :wink:
by D3Alien
Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:59 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: D1 Singleplayer Difficulty Level
Replies: 52
Views: 14639

To my knowledge the rule about bumping old topics was that it should only be done if it was for the purpose of adding useful content to the thread, and the discussion here fits right in with many other things we've been discussing lately. The atmosphere is a little different here, but I also spend t...
by D3Alien
Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:12 am
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: D1 Singleplayer Difficulty Level
Replies: 52
Views: 14639

I am going to pre-emptively vote insane. I haven't technically done it yet, but I can clear some of the toughest levels with a cold start, so I'm pretty sure it's just a matter of time. :twisted: It's pretty satisfying, because until a few months ago I hadn't played single player in many years, and ...
by D3Alien
Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:46 am
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: A perfect, keyboard-only control setting.
Replies: 40
Views: 87634

Well generally I only change weapons when the situation requires something different, so I know exactly which weapon I'll need next. For example in Varicose Veins I'll often go down the halls firing fusion ahead of me, and if an opposing pilot appears in my sights firing MD I'll switch to that, and ...
by D3Alien
Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:39 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I finally did it.
Replies: 70
Views: 9882

In the D1X and D2X versions they stop after 3 cycles even on insane. Krom mentioned somewhere that on the original it was 5 in D1. Dunno about D2.
by D3Alien
Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:03 am
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: [Poll] Which D1 level is hardest as a cold start?
Replies: 21
Views: 6920

Aha, I was right. Level 26 isn't that awful if you exploit all the cloaks and invulnerabilities. I just did it insane + cold start without even dying, though I did again have a few save points. You've gotta have your trichording down, but of course, if you don't you really have no business playing l...
by D3Alien
Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:07 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: [Poll] Which D1 level is hardest as a cold start?
Replies: 21
Views: 6920

Yeah, I've been studying this video, and 26 looks a lot easier now. I think a lot of the things he does even on hotshot would be applicable to insane. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LocorKAPhUo It looks like the best way to tackle it might be to speed through a lot of it, particularly fully utilizin...
by D3Alien
Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:37 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: A perfect, keyboard-only control setting.
Replies: 40
Views: 87634

Re:

2) be able to switch directions with one finger without having another finger release its key (so be careful about what you use your ring finger and pinky for.) 3) be able to cycle through weapons without moving your hand out of maneuvering / firing position. I don't think these two are that terrib...
by D3Alien
Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:01 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I finally did it.
Replies: 70
Views: 9882

Heh, for me this is all the the first time. When I started playing D3 MP the best I'd done on D1 SP was getting to the reactor room in level 6 on trainee, before the super hulks wiped me out. I had crippled myself when I was young by playing only on trainee, with a horrendous config and often with c...
by D3Alien
Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:04 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I finally did it.
Replies: 70
Views: 9882

Ok, I feel a lot better now. I know you're a lot better than me, but I had this image of you racing pell-mell through the mines with fusion on insane, not saving and not even getting a scratch, so this is comforting. :P
by D3Alien
Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:51 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: I finally did it.
Replies: 70
Views: 9882

Re:

Hehe, last night I stayed up late and finished D1 SP on insane. I forgot how horrible level 26 was on insane , whoever designed that level must have really hated the player. By comparison level 27 is easy, till the boss anyway. Finished with about 9.1 million points. You oughta head on over to the ...
by D3Alien
Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:46 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Which robot is the most dangerous normal robot in all of D1?
Replies: 53
Views: 14653

Having played more of these guys, the super hulks are worse than I remembered, the vulcan drillers are a little easier, and the fusion hulks and green platform bots are significantly easier. Neither have instant-hit weapons, and neither have homing capabilities. Also, the fusion hulk is really slow ...
by D3Alien
Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:09 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Which robot has the creepiest sound?
Replies: 50
Views: 14577

Which robot has the creepiest sound?

I'm going with the vulcan driller's scream, which practically used to give me nightmares, and still makes me uneasy. Runner up goes to the green platform bot, which sounds like some hellspawn.
by D3Alien
Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:59 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: [Poll] Which D1 level is hardest as a cold start?
Replies: 21
Views: 6920

I think you mean level 15. Level 16 has one medium hulk behind the first door, and then one far on the other end of the room, but they're not too much trouble. Level 15 has 3 in a line in front of you who fire as soon as you spawn, with 2 super hulks and a cloaked medium hulk also in the same room. ...
by D3Alien
Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:35 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: A perfect, keyboard-only control setting.
Replies: 40
Views: 87634

It's pretty essential to master the game to be able to trichord, which is the ability to do 3 things simultaneously. 1: Move forwards or backwards. 2: Move left or right. 3: Move up or down. Each additional axis increases the speed at which the ship can travel. The extra speed is pretty necessary in...
by D3Alien
Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:27 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: What is the coolest Descent robot?
Replies: 32
Views: 13623

I'm gonna agree on the fusion hulk, as one of my first D3 multiplayer aliases (\"Fusion Mech\") was in honor of him.
by D3Alien
Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:21 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Descent 1 Level 6 Insane
Replies: 16
Views: 5804

Cool, I love this sort of detailed discussion. 8) I already use most of the tactics, but I might have to give the prox bombs in the lava/keycard area one a try, since that room is generally what trips me up the most. I've also beaten it on insane without dying, but also had to use a few save points,...