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Gallery / House Build - C App

« on: January 01, 2011, 12:52:33 AM »

No, if you came here for Hugh Laurie, I suggest going somewhere else.
Endgame Manor II v3.6
Feel free to rate through 10. Application for [C]. Yes all the pictures are DOF.
Constructive criticism would be nice.

Exterior Pictures (w/ Descriptions):


THE OVERVIEW


Actually, I lied. It's just the garage. :P


THE OVERVIEW


The rear.


Down the walk.


A look at the garage's basement's door. This was actually the beginning of the build.


Up and over.

Interior Pictures (w/ Descriptions):


The kitchen.


The living room.


The garage. (Separate one from house; doesn't matter cause' the two look almost exactly the same anyway).


The garage's basement. (Again, the one separate from the house).


Downstairs. (Back in the house again).


Coming back upstairs.


Blurry exterior look down into loft.


Clear exterior look down into loft (non-DOF).

So yeah.

FTR: though the original Endgame Manor was a clan app for NWB that was accepted, it was an entirely different build. Nothing was transferred over. Finished only today, I just used the name again and added roman numerals for brownie points.

No, I didn't post any of the downstairs pictures because they're nothing real special. Though there's actually also a secret passageway and a pointless room with a red button that randomly spawns 2.00 grade rocket explosions on all the baseplates and on other random elements that effectively destroys the build for twenty whole seconds.

There is something like 6400 bricks, if I remember correctly. Very exciting.

Thanks for reading, happy New Year.

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Off Topic / Laptop horribly slow - Suggestions?

« on: December 05, 2010, 01:49:36 PM »

I posted in off topic because this is more than just fixing BL.

So about a month or two ago, my laptop really started to slow down. Trying to overcome the problem, I installed Ubuntu, and as pretty and fast as it works nothing I am used to running will run on it such as Steam, my Pen Tablet, BL (it works but it's choppy, but I'm still glad to be running it anyway thanks to Wine), and various other applications.

To rid myself of a virus I got a few months back I had a freeware virus scanner (called Malwarebytes if my memory is correct), but after it fixed everything (and it did remove the virus that had appeared) it had found everything was still just slow - which I think it was before I even got that virus.

So I never fully removed Windows, as my laptop wouldn't let the disc with Ubuntu on it to run directly after a restart. I've since taken to clock the time it takes for several individual applications/screens/MISC, and this is what I've gotten:

Windows Vista:

• Mouse: 40 Seconds
• Login: 1 Minute
• Desktop: 1 Minute 40 Seconds
• Dock: 4 Minutes 45 Seconds
• Steam(Auto): 6 Minutes
• Firefox: 8 Minutes, and I still have to wait about another two before I can browse, and even then it stalls every now and then.

Basically I'm just curious if anybody has any ideas they can run by me before I do something stupid and break my screen in half. I never was very good with computers, so I really am at a standstill anyway. Reinstalling Windows came to mind, and honestly I'm fine with losing all my fies if necessary, but I want to make sure I do it right and I guess am just looking for the say-so if I really should go ahead with it/how I might do that.

I can post specs or anything else that might show something that will benefit stopping this issue. I'd also like to mention that every time I start Windows up it checks file system C regardless of if I let it do it's thing and just restart.

tld;dr: Windows Vista slowed down a lot and Ubuntu doesn't easily/can't run my usual applications and I want to go back to Windows but I'm dumb and don't know anything about how to fix it or even if I have a virus.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Help / Running Blockland on Ubuntu with Wine Questions

« on: October 31, 2010, 02:10:53 PM »

In an effort to drastically speed up my system, I recently installed Ubuntu 10.10 to my laptop.

I've enjoyed a lot about it. It's faster and I basically just enjoy it more. But it does have it's drawbacks, and Blockland is included. I've managed to get Blockland running with Wine, and am glad, but I have noticed that it is very choppy.

I know it has to be interpreted by Wine and everything to run, but it does affect gameplay. It reminds me of keys sticking, like the jets get caught on or off, and I have to hit the keys again if you know what I mean. Occasionally it skips and looks off to one direction, or doesn't.

Basically I'm just wondering if there's a way to improve the way it runs. I'm sorry if what I'm saying doesn't make much sense, and can rephrase it if asked, but I am looking for help, and thanks in advance if you do.

tl;dr: running blockland on ubuntu with wine comes out a little choppy and I'm wondering if it can be fixed to some extent

I do also want to know if there is a way to get Java running, but I'm going to stick with running BL as my priority at the moment. If anyone knows about it though, feel free to post.

Again, thanks in advance for any help.

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Gallery / Endgame's [A] App; Expanses TDM Preview

« on: April 05, 2010, 09:27:16 PM »

Wow it's been a long time. Anyway, I'm not sure if Xerces is generous enough to accept large unfinished builds as clan apps lol, but what the hell, I may never finish this, and I was going to post a preview anyway to see if people wanted me to continue or not. Wish me luck nonetheless.

About the build:

Expanses/Way Forward TDM is a build made by Endgame/Ignition, BL_ID 10309 after the idea hit him during the "NWB Underground Laboratories" clan build, yet only resumed process after the save file of the first tunnel that is not pictured and will most likely be removed was dug up. It is a mesh between caverns and smaller, more twisting and narrow tunnels, and established brick chambers.

I'd also like to thank Jesterd for a lot of help with "realism" ideas and the lamps, and some other stuff later to be implemented. Thanks to Destroyer and Wizzeh as well for ideas.

Cross between DOFs and normal screenshots go!: and yes I am aware of some of the screens being of the same general area





















Yeah the carts I used are based off of USSR's Crayon Canyon's, so credit to them to.
Feel free to rate x/10. If you dislike it, please state a reason so that I can look into the matter and try my best to fix it, for I know it can be better, and I'm attempting to revamp some stuff at the moment. Remember, I love you all. <3

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Still to come:
Underground waterfall/small lake
Shaft to the surface
More smaller tunnels
Fortified resistance cavern
Secrets

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To be fixed:
The larger cavern walls connect horribly (bad angles/curves)
4x4 walled chambers
The bottom level 'L' shaped corridor is not in my liking
The huge gaping hole in the chamber with the terrain I specifically didn't take a picture of lol

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Help / Blockland Related System Crashes

« on: March 24, 2010, 03:27:43 PM »

Hi.

A while back, Blockland started to crash my laptop. I reinstalled, and it was fixed. I'm not sure when they came back, if v14 was responsible or not, (although I doubt it, and I'm not trying to infer anything, but you never know...).

Left 4 Dead, and Left 4 Dead 2 (my only Steam games lol), run fine, and by fine I mean as fine as they're going to get with my video/sound. I've left them going for hours and yet my PC remained running.

Usually, I can play/leave it running for up to 10-15 minutes without experiencing a crash. (The crashing comes in the form of a frozen screen).

All of my settings in the first window of the options menu ingame are at default settings, however my advanced settings may not be, which I believe may be related, but am unsure.

For the record, due to my DirecWay sattelite internet connection, I am not online a lot, and play a decent amount of time offline.

I'm not sure if this is related, but what the hell, I'll post it anyway.

System information go!:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 3/24/2010, 15:00:48
       Machine name: - - -
   Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.091208-0542)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
       System Model: Studio 1535                     
               BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A05
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T5800  @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
             Memory: 3062MB RAM
          Page File: 1551MB used, 4775MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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Display Devices
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        Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
     Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
        Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
         DAC type: Internal
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A02&SUBSYS_02541028&REV_03
   Display Memory: 358 MB
 Dedicated Memory: 0 MB
    Shared Memory: 358 MB
     Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
      Driver Name: igdumd64.dll
   Driver Version: 7.15.0010.1472 (English)
      DDI Version: 10

My console is attached to the post, and from what I see, there's nothing wrong with it.

I'm going to go and reinstall now, it worked before, but now the problems are back. Recently, Dell Dock began to malfunction, and now every damned time I log in to my laptop I get a pop-up leading to another that leads back to the first. I don't know anything about PCs, ftr.

In addition, I'd like to point out that I sorted out my add-ons to what actually seemed useful. However, there are three? that are crap-on'd, which I couldn't find at first glance in my console, and I just want to try and get this fixed fast...

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Drama / Colonial Killer

« on: July 31, 2009, 08:27:00 AM »

I for one hate this guy.
He comes on my server insulting my clan, because of low members, so brags about his clans CL9 and MoT, claiming to have 250+ members, including Kaje as their best builder, who of course isn't listed on the clan topic. He also chat spammed a lot, and acted like a total idiot. He had no reason to do this, and kept on throwing lame insults at me and Liam Wolff. (These events happened about a week ago, but I havent bothered to post them until now.)
 
I banned him, and he impersonated me on the IRC, and continiously argues that he didn't and I was making it up.

CL9's topic http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=71793.0

If you read the clan topic for MoT here on the BL forums, you'll find out he's also an ID discriminator, only allowing 8k IDs and lower, when his ID is a mere 66 away from the max, at 7934.

The Clan:
We Are PRO Builders, Not Amatures.
We Have BL_IDs Under 8000.

I doubt hes a pro builder, he was also bragging about this when he came on, he didn't build anything, but Ive seen his mansion build.

Him telling us about Kaje:


Him claiming to have 250+ members, where later on, the CL9 topic was mostly bare, and the MoT topic on RTB  he argued about "MoT is a new clan dumbass, so kimdly STFU"


IRC impersonation


After about 2 hours of insults, he left, and since I didnt see him coming back, I perm banned him. Im not sure if the IRC happened before that or after though, for I just so happened to go on after he had been gone for about 2-5 minutes.

I blocked him, so he couldnt spam me on the IRC, the only reason why he probably didn't was because my name was Blockhead2065, and he didn't know. My name was only Blockhead for I had had a first BL window going.

I barely said that much, him about 3/4 of the conversation, but he just chat spammed with random insults and bragged about his clan members that dont exist. He had no reason to do any of this either, it started when he asked how many clan members I had, (It was an App & Freebuild Server, to try to get my clan to get members before I posted it here, which I havent yet due to none D:), so he just started off.

He also claims to be a pro himself, who can "dominte all at building". 

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Off Topic / Name of your first date

« on: May 08, 2009, 11:05:41 PM »

I made this topic from boredom, name says it all, just say their first or full name.

Erynn

Simple as that.

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Gallery / EndGame's [.COM]unity Application SandCastle (UPDATE)

« on: May 07, 2009, 07:53:22 AM »

My [.COM]unity application sandcastle. Over 2000 bricks and, well, here it is:

An up close pic of the gate:


Overview:


Forward View:


Toward The Back wall:


Side view:


Thanks for reading! 

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Clan Discussion / Clan {NEXT}

« on: April 15, 2009, 10:45:59 PM »

About Us:

[NEXT] is a community dedicated to serious, detailed builds. We are up and here to stay. This clan was founded by me and SKULL back a few weeks ago, working our way up.

Why To Choose [NEXT]:

[NEXT] is not just a clan, but a community. We build the old fashion way: by hand and detailed. This clan works on various projects, including: Landscapes, TDMs and DMs, buildings, and varying amounts of other projects. Our current project is a desert dm.

Our Ally Clans:

Currently we have none, but upon request, we will probably add your clan here.

Members:

1.EndGame ([NEXT]Founder)
2.SKULL ([NEXT] Co-Founder)

We currently do not have very much members, but are aiming for around 15 before the end of next month.

The [NEXT] Hall Of Shame:

None as of yet

Servers:

The [NEXT] Master Server (Hosted by me)
[NEXT] Occasional Server (Hosted by SKULL)

Joining [NEXT]:

[NEXT] is a clan for slightly more advanced builders and/or eventers. You may apply as one or the other. However, to be accepted, you must either build it on an [NEXT] server, or build a build of any kind and put it in the gallery. (If you do, please PM me.) If we conside your build good, you`re in.

Application Standards:

1.The build must stand at atleast 1000 bricks.
2.Your build should not look duplicated.
3.It must be of your own design-No stealing builds!
4.It should be on a baseplate.
5.NO RANDOM SPAM

[NEXT]s rules will be displayed on our servers. Thank you.

REMEMBER:You dont have to be like a pro at building, just above average.

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Clan Discussion / {MBU} MasterBuildersUnited

« on: April 10, 2009, 07:15:07 AM »

Good day. Since April 2009, this clan has died due to bad formation and lack of members.