misterBee

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So let's spread the word and see what the public thinks, eh? 
Dude, money is money. Some people won't care how you feel, they'll want to pay you anyway to incentivize action to make their experience on the site better, and also to thank you for helping. I can also say with authority that we'd feel bad to put you in a financially unstable situation just so you can pay to support the site at no benefit to yourself. Let us help ASAP.

I don't feel right taking money just yet.
 
I want to get all the basic functionality perfect first, and then maybe once I start expanding into more complicated features like blogs/wikis/etc. I can look into donations.  It's great to have you all here but it was really unexpected and came at a weird time LOL.  Now I'm scrambling a little to make sure everything works smoothly.
 
In other news the new theme is almost done.  I could launch it tonight but I haven't done the dark mode yet and I know some of you vampires need that shit. 🙃

I have full control.  The forum isn't being hosted through a service -- I am running it myself on my own virtual server.
 
The theme has been heavily customized and there's a major software/theme update coming this week.  Gotta make sure the new theme works nicely with the new software version.
 
I don't have any problem with you guys running events -- I might even add a calendar module to the site to keep track of them. Keeping track of who can/can't update it might get messy though, so we'll see.
 
Someone has already asked me for custom badges for tournament winners.  I'll look into it later.  Got too much on my plate atm with this unexpected influx of new people.

Mod?  Look at my title. I'm a GOD.
 
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I don't feel right taking money just yet.
 
I want to get all the basic functionality perfect first, and then maybe once I start expanding into more complicated features like blogs/wikis/etc. I can look into donations.  It's great to have you all here but it was really unexpected and came at a weird time LOL.  Now I'm scrambling a little to make sure everything works smoothly.
 
In other news the new theme is almost done.  I could launch it tonight but I haven't done the dark mode yet and I know some of you vampires need that shit. 🙃

I'll get back to you on this after the software update.

Don't worry.  I saved you.
 
 
 
 
You triple posting heathen.

I've noticed two minor crashes.  Server upgrade time might be sooner than I think.  Everyone should let me know if they experience more weirdness in the next few days.

It's basically just a Razer Orbweaver, but with a real analog stick instead of a fake one like the Orbweaver has.  The keys are arranged around your fingers instead of using the normal keypad form factor.  It's pretty cool being able to do stuff by squeezing or flicking your fingers in a certain direction, but it does take some getting used to.  The switches are all mechanical and very sensitive so it took a day or two to stop hitting stuff by accident.
 
Bought it as a novelty but I'm now using it instead of a keyboard for all my FPS gaming.

Don't worry.  I saved you.
 
 
 
 
You triple posting heathen.

Don't worry.  I saved you.
 
 
 
 
You triple posting heathen.

It's basically just a Razer Orbweaver, but with a real analog stick instead of a fake one like the Orbweaver has.  The keys are arranged around your fingers instead of using the normal keypad form factor.  It's pretty cool being able to do stuff by squeezing or flicking your fingers in a certain direction, but it does take some getting used to.  The switches are all mechanical and very sensitive so it took a day or two to stop hitting stuff by accident.
 
Bought it as a novelty but I'm now using it instead of a keyboard for all my FPS gaming.

They just started selling on Amazon I think.  If you buy from them directly you have more color/customization choices though.
 
It's pretty expensive for a mixture of metal and 3d printing that doesn't feel super polished, but it certainly works well.  It's made by a small team in Latvia of all places.  There certainly isn't anything else like it on the market.

They just started selling on Amazon I think.  If you buy from them directly you have more color/customization choices though.
 
It's pretty expensive for a mixture of metal and 3d printing that doesn't feel super polished, but it certainly works well.  It's made by a small team in Latvia of all places.  There certainly isn't anything else like it on the market.

Oh yeah, I was there for it all. People think that because I'm young I'm not informed? Jokes on you, we were so behind when I was growing up that I was watching my region's original run of DBZ.

Maybe after I've upgraded the server and my monthly costs go up.  We'll see!

@misterBee
 
I gotta say dude, the animated backgrounds, the SNK card game user levels... You make me feel 20 again. 

Then you need one of these:
 

https://azeron.eu/
 
I got one and it's pretty dope.  One day when I have time I'll buy another one for my right hand and then program a mech game that uses both.  It'll be tightttttt.

Then you need one of these:
 

https://azeron.eu/
 
I got one and it's pretty dope.  One day when I have time I'll buy another one for my right hand and then program a mech game that uses both.  It'll be tightttttt.

I'll get back to you on this after the software update.

This is actually Invision, not Vanilla.  Vanilla was only for earlier versions of the site.  🙃
 
Vanilla was really buggy - Invision is a lot more powerful but takes a bit more work to theme/customize.

I'm a super hardcore/experienced Ace Combat fan, but Squadrons is kicking my ass.
 
Game takes place in space, so you can turn in any direction and come to a full stop.  It's not quite Descent levels of movement, but it's kinda close.  A lot of my Ace Combat muscle memory is useless and setting the controls to mimic normal flight sims wasn't ideal.  Dodging missiles in this game is pretty difficult and the AI is pretty mean on hard difficulty.  I'm using default controls on an Xbox controller atm.
 
Definitely takes some getting used to, and seems to be a good balance between the complicated X-Wing games and the arcade-like Rogue Squadron games.
 
I'll probably end up sticking with Ace Combat in the end but I'm having a good time with it.

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Think I nailed it. 😎

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