Annual (or is that bi-annual? or tri...?) Visit from Moogie

[Moogie]

Hey all! I was a bit bored today so I decided to stop by and visit my old "home" again. I like to stop by periodically, and it has been a long time since I last did. So here's what I've been up to.

After leaving PS, I spent quite a long time playing Silkroad, and was a regular at SilkRoadForums.com. I eventually stopped posting there and just bummed around the 'net for a while, trying different games. Me and Ayshe started a secret project, but we put it on hiatus for a while. We might pick it up again sometime. After that I became "GM Chica" for Carpe Diem MMORPG (my first 'real' job in the games industry, hurrah!). But the company, Persistent Worlds, ceased trading after a short while (due mainly to shortsighted marketing, and issues with an incompetant billing company *coughSecureAccountcough*).

But it wasn't all bad. I got a reference for my CV (Resume for any yanks reading), and met/became friends with Phil White (from Codemasters) who has been sending me lots of game industry contacts and trying to get me a job in all sorts of places like Sega and Codemasters. I havn't got in anywhere yet, though, so I'm still on the job-hunt.

PAY ME TO MAKE U ARTZ PLX KTHX.

So, today, I was wondering what I could do to fill up my portfolio a bit, and thought of Planeshift. So excuse me but I'm going to steal a few meshes and reskin them. Or if any of the devs have something that's in need of a texture, send me a PM, I'll take some of the load off.

I didn't browse around the forums much, but it looks... the same, I guess. A lot of new faces, a lot of the same nitpicking. "They use smileys in /me's, that's wrong!!" Bleh. Zanzibar sent me a few emails a while ago saying I should return, but I, er, politely declined. A visit is nice and all, but I don't belong amongst all these new "hardcore" RP nutters. I'm from the Molecular Blue family, and damn proud of it! I miss those days of friendship and fun, nobody cared if you didn't follow strict RP "rules", the community wasn't so anal and aggressive.

But I digress, so let's change the subject. How is development going? Have they got rid of PP yet? Any new areas since they opened the Bronze Doors? That's the last bit of info I heard a while ago. Is Kary still rocking everyone's world with her awesome skillz?

Hi to anyone of the following who might still be around: Kary, Vengie, Acraig, Harlekin, Djagg, Taser, Kiirani, Rerogo, Aender, AryHann, Induane, Xordan, aarobber (did you find a replacement to boss around when I left? ), DaveG, jorrit!!!!, TomT, Dorbian, Xandria, Xenia, Draklar, Pogopuschel, Nefron, stfrn!!!, all of Felines Lair (because I can't recall most of the names), Dancer, the amazing awesome josePhoenix, UndertheMoon, Shooree, steuben, and a hundred other people I really can't remember the names of, because most of these came from my MSN list. My memory sucks, but if I missed your name here, here's a special hug just for you: *biiig squeeezy hug of love*

Not much new art is up at my site, but feel free to look around there too. (Thanks Thom )

I'll check back here for replies for a while, but if anyone needs to contact me, find me here: http://z11.invisionfree.com/CarpeKin/index.php? or send me an email (Address is on my site).


Keep on rocking the opensource world, Planeshift. ;]

[Idoru]

Oooohh, its the fabled Moogie

Glad all is well with you. You dont know me and I dont know you but Im still glad

There is a new area in the game, the Winch, kinda hard to get in it though (and not due to bugs )

Well, thats about all I have to say about things. Nice to see you post.

[steuben]

moogie  

aside from the winch, which has been 'opened' for a given value of open not much new.

pp's are still here.

don't worry about the rabid rpers they have they're own little chain that keeps them in check....

but you should visit more often.

[Karyuu]

* Karyuu runs by, huggles, squees, and runs back out.

[Moogie]

* Moogie adds steuben to the list. :3

[Parallo]

I told you she'd be back! Didn't I? Ahah!

[ThomPhoenix]

Great to see you again, Moogie!
*chains Moogie to the statue of Laanx*
Now you'll have to stay!

And for nitpicking's sake, the first link in your post is messed up

* ThomPhoenix hides

[zanzibar]

I didn't browse around the forums much, but it looks... the same, I guess. A lot of new faces, a lot of the same nitpicking. "They use smileys in /me's, that's wrong!!" Bleh. Zanzibar sent me a few emails a while ago saying I should return, but I, er, politely declined. A visit is nice and all, but I don't belong amongst all these new "hardcore" RP nutters. I'm from the Molecular Blue family, and damn proud of it! I miss those days of friendship and fun, nobody cared if you didn't follow strict RP "rules", the community wasn't so anal and aggressive.

It only seems like people are freaking out over RP rules because of how bad things are in-game at times.

While you're here, do you feel like making some new character models? 

[Under the moon]

Miss Moogie does not make the models, she arts them with her colouriZing skillz.

Whoots on the job searches, success, and even the failings (if we did not have those last ones, the successes would look and feel a lot less sweet).

As to the nitpicking, how could it be PS -without- the nitpicking? *grins* It keeps us real.

How is development going? Steady as she goes. New hair on some of the ladies, new poses all around (but not for the sad little elf model). A lot of /<do this> text emotes that I am sure will have animations for them eventually. And there is the Winch, which I can not tell you about, as none of my characters are interested in going there (not a single one out of twelve). Crafting is being tweeked. Oh, and there was a rather amusing 'economy' crash caused by a duplication bug. Xillix and Kerol have been adding tons of new quests (not that I do any of them, but I know they work hard). Combat is harder to Dash-N-Slash now, but still a lot of three point running and turning. Mushrooms are back, but are now dark.

There are still PP, but many people (including myself) are still fighting the good fight to bannish them. *ducks a swing from Venge*

And yes, Karyuu -always- rocks.

But, if you find yourself longing to return to your once home, but do not think you would fit back in, you will find yourself surprised. The core and heart of the game is still free spirited roleplaying. That is where I live, and it is the core of the Sheeples.

[Moogie]

Actually I think Venge would agree with your standpoint on that, Moon.

Eek, I forgot how hard it is to reskin PS models without the original UV unwrap. I wonder if I could tickle the Yulbar one out of Karyuu... *concocts diabolical plan*

[shorty13]

lol.  Nice to see you Moogie.  Good Luck in all your endeavors!

[Under the moon]

Well... he would smack me for the way I go about it.

[Karyuu]

Eek, I forgot how hard it is to reskin PS models without the original UV unwrap. I wonder if I could tickle the Yulbar one out of Karyuu... *concocts diabolical plan*

I looked for it as soon as I read the post, but I can't seem to locate it anywhere :< I wonder if it got lost during one of my HDD cleanups. That would be tragic..

[Rayken]

Hey moogie!  Dunno if you'll remember me, but i miss you.  It's good to hear from you.

And yes, Karyuu -always- rocks.

She does

[dying_inside]

Hehehe, its amazing, I still remember you, mainly cause your like a fable on the forums or somthing without storis "the great moogie" I'd  be like wow a person from back before I came along  at about  the start of CB!  *strikes the awestruck pose*

We had a Vampire role play thing going on earlier, which although not being a complete utter Rp nut, and rarely actually going in game nowerdays (I;m a forum lurker ) I still objected too and so did everyone. But I think the RP thing is going  in the kinda revolutionaty circle. LIberalism - communism -anachy - fascism.   Or whatever it is. At the moment I think were kinda at the Anarchy stage and  Fascism is  attempting to rise.

*throws a beer  bottle* gwwaarr fight tha powar!!