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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: Rust In Peace, Iron Lady
« on: April 09, 2013, 11:27:40 pm »
i've been using this website to monitor the old bats progress... http://isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk/
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General Discussion / Re: You Might Be An Oldbie If...
« on: April 09, 2013, 11:25:38 pm »
...when a decade has passed since you registered your forum account
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Fan Art / Re: The Official Phase Two City Contest: Amdeneir
« on: May 13, 2011, 04:09:28 pm »
bump! also i thought i would share the process of making a new texture from scratch in a brief guide.
i started with a blank square filled with the colour i wanted to use, and shaded it very roughly
i next smudged out the borders or they would have remained visible throughout the later stages. would have been easier to just use a gaussian blur in retrospect.
started to progressively fill in the detail, starting with broad brush strokes and ending in lines 1px across. i also made the image seamless at this point, and then airbrushed in some shadows & highlights
...
...
next i used another wood texture as a colour overlay - makes it look less monochromatic and more consistent with other textures in the scene
to make the image stand out even more i used the GIMP to mimic a bump map effect
enough work for one day! but still not finished!
i started with a blank square filled with the colour i wanted to use, and shaded it very roughly
i next smudged out the borders or they would have remained visible throughout the later stages. would have been easier to just use a gaussian blur in retrospect.
started to progressively fill in the detail, starting with broad brush strokes and ending in lines 1px across. i also made the image seamless at this point, and then airbrushed in some shadows & highlights
...
...
next i used another wood texture as a colour overlay - makes it look less monochromatic and more consistent with other textures in the scene
to make the image stand out even more i used the GIMP to mimic a bump map effect
enough work for one day! but still not finished!
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Wish list / Re: The (relatively new) Quest Dialog
« on: April 23, 2010, 04:43:16 pm »
this is one of my major gripes. i have taken to entering all my quests into a database because i keep loosing track
an easier way of of recalling the quest dialog would be terrific
an easier way of of recalling the quest dialog would be terrific
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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: Happy Valentine's Day Quote a Poem!
« on: February 15, 2009, 05:53:05 pm »
Mary had a little lamb,
she tied it to a pylon.
10,000 volts went up its.... nose,
and turned its wool to nylon
she tied it to a pylon.
10,000 volts went up its.... nose,
and turned its wool to nylon
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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: Your favorite lyrics
« on: July 04, 2008, 07:28:34 pm »It's always darkest before it goes
Completely black
I'm older now so I should know
You never can look back
But the scars of childhood memories
Dominate my head
The inner pain I've vowed to keep
Until the day I'm dead
You can't see, the life I was forced to lead
What it's like to die daily
You can't feel, the thoughts I've learned to steal
Survival is my reality
When I was young I lived in fear
The hands of doom forever drawing near
I wonder how I learned to persevere
As time advanced deceit was my life's truth
Spurred on by the peace I never knew
Time does not heal
The scars that burned me in my youth
Time does not heal
The pain that carved in me the truth
Time does not heal
The torture struck upon my past
Time does not heal
The scars that were left and meant to last
Over the many years I've tried
To bury deep my past
Attempting to cope with what's inside
My wastelands of regret
But defeated before I began
To join the human race
Indelibly I've felt the brand
Of scars I can't erase
I was the fool, subversive and overrulled
Into my abyss I was pulled
The ways of hate, constantly agitate
The scars as they'd eviscerate
Inside my head desolation forms
Shadows grasping my mind through its storm
I couldn't see that I was being forewarned
That anguish was to take my life's controls
And rake it's wounds forever into my soul
Time does not heal
The scars that burned me in my youth
Time does not heal
The pain that carved in me the truth
Time does not heal
The torture struck upon my past
Time does not heal
The scars that were left and meant to last
I have learned to live alone, it's meant to be
Endless lies and emptiness fulfilling me
Life's there to decieve the truth you'll never see
Understand that I am dying to be free
Images have haunted me since I was young
Chilling were the arms of fear I was among
What were once just nightmares now have since become
Real atrocities which I can't escape from...
It's always darkest before it goes
Completely black
I've realized now that it's impossible
Surviving their attack
Through duress I'm borne, a past that's brought me scorn
And when I'm dead, will I be mourned?
The scars I've worn, the mental flesh I've shredded and torn
Time does not heal
The scars that burned me in my youth
Time does not heal
The pain that carved in me the truth
Time does not heal
The torture struck upon my past
Time does not heal
The scars that were left and meant to last
Completely black
I'm older now so I should know
You never can look back
But the scars of childhood memories
Dominate my head
The inner pain I've vowed to keep
Until the day I'm dead
You can't see, the life I was forced to lead
What it's like to die daily
You can't feel, the thoughts I've learned to steal
Survival is my reality
When I was young I lived in fear
The hands of doom forever drawing near
I wonder how I learned to persevere
As time advanced deceit was my life's truth
Spurred on by the peace I never knew
Time does not heal
The scars that burned me in my youth
Time does not heal
The pain that carved in me the truth
Time does not heal
The torture struck upon my past
Time does not heal
The scars that were left and meant to last
Over the many years I've tried
To bury deep my past
Attempting to cope with what's inside
My wastelands of regret
But defeated before I began
To join the human race
Indelibly I've felt the brand
Of scars I can't erase
I was the fool, subversive and overrulled
Into my abyss I was pulled
The ways of hate, constantly agitate
The scars as they'd eviscerate
Inside my head desolation forms
Shadows grasping my mind through its storm
I couldn't see that I was being forewarned
That anguish was to take my life's controls
And rake it's wounds forever into my soul
Time does not heal
The scars that burned me in my youth
Time does not heal
The pain that carved in me the truth
Time does not heal
The torture struck upon my past
Time does not heal
The scars that were left and meant to last
I have learned to live alone, it's meant to be
Endless lies and emptiness fulfilling me
Life's there to decieve the truth you'll never see
Understand that I am dying to be free
Images have haunted me since I was young
Chilling were the arms of fear I was among
What were once just nightmares now have since become
Real atrocities which I can't escape from...
It's always darkest before it goes
Completely black
I've realized now that it's impossible
Surviving their attack
Through duress I'm borne, a past that's brought me scorn
And when I'm dead, will I be mourned?
The scars I've worn, the mental flesh I've shredded and torn
Time does not heal
The scars that burned me in my youth
Time does not heal
The pain that carved in me the truth
Time does not heal
The torture struck upon my past
Time does not heal
The scars that were left and meant to last
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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: Watch some videos!
« on: October 12, 2007, 11:54:02 pm »
really brilliant piece of art
http://www.livevideo.com/video/OJay/A8A2808CC80942D6996ADD0FACBB2544/amazing-sound-illusion-virtu.aspx
2 more fine examples of aural/ocular stimulation. i like the second one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t39qnhJiiX0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTpUxh8Vxc
http://www.livevideo.com/video/OJay/A8A2808CC80942D6996ADD0FACBB2544/amazing-sound-illusion-virtu.aspx
2 more fine examples of aural/ocular stimulation. i like the second one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t39qnhJiiX0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTpUxh8Vxc
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Forum and Website Discussions / Re: Flash!
« on: October 05, 2007, 07:41:54 pm »
what if everyone started using flash in their signatures? i think my graphics card would give up and walk away in disgust 
and i would get really irritated if people used sound effects in them
and i would get really irritated if people used sound effects in them
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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: Favorite Music
« on: August 27, 2007, 12:18:59 am »
gorgoroth
ancient rites
vital remains
anorexia nervosa
burzum
playlist of doom
ancient rites
vital remains
anorexia nervosa
burzum
playlist of doom
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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: Favorite Music
« on: March 29, 2007, 02:14:48 pm »
virgin steele, greatest metal band in the world!
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The Hydlaa Plaza / Re: Favorite Music
« on: February 16, 2007, 09:35:27 am »Tame!
(warning, not tame)
....
slayer!!! if your into the thrash scene:
dark angel
sodom
metal church
kreator
tankard
sepultura
anthrax
exodus
megadeth
edit: unless its from the 80's - 90's its not worth listening to (especialy slayer)