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Been working on some more concepts for Interstellar Marines? Why, well they seem to like it and I get more views and replies on there than on any other site so why not. Besides, on of my models has been sent to the developers of the game, who knows where that may lead. 
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Recently started playing some games I had left since the Steam summer sale as well as a game that was released recently. First things first, The Stanley Parable. If you haven't checked it out already, download the demo on Steam and play it. You won't regret it. This will in turn lead you to buy the game. It is the game I won't spoil in this blog, this means I cannot say a word other than it's good. Secondly. Sir, You Are Being Hunted. An indie open world survival game with a "tweedpunk" style, yes that is a term now. I could write a short review of the game explaining its basic mechanics but why bother when I have already made a 30 minute video showing the gameplay in detail: Last and definitely least: Risen 2: Dark Waters. A pirate game that (I think) is supposed to be made in the style of movies like Pirates of the Caribbean. Naturally since it's a video game it is completely overdone, shallow in story and poorly made in many other aspects. Now I may be giving this game to little credit but I got bored within ten minutes of playing it so that's about the extent of the video. Decide for yourselves: That's about it for this blog. Have a nice day!
So it happens that one the game I own on Steam called Faster Than Light has mod support. Naturally, any game that has spaceships and easy mod tools is just begging for me to mod it. So why not start with some ships I've already made: 
Naturally I started with the Athena. The Athena battle refit is a perfect fit for this game being both heavily armed and yet small enough to fit the screen of the game. At this point I should probably explain a little what the game is about. It is a space exploration game where the point of the game is to outrun the rebel fleet with their invasion plans (sounds familiar?). You, as part of the federation however also have the obligation to cause as much havoc around in the universe as you possibly can as well as interfere with daily life wherever you can, yes, this game is a lot like Star Trek. Partially the appeal of the game is however micromanaging your ship. You have the ability to act as a sort of overlooking god (or HAL 9000 if you will) where you can send crewmen to their deaths while doing all you can to protect your ship. An example of such a situation would be having a fire in the aft cargo bay, now you could just send a crewman over with a fire extinguisher but that means risking the lives of your precious crew. Usually the favorable action in such a situation would be to simply open the cargo bay air locks and let the vacuum of space deal with the fire. Having this sort of classic sci-fi approach to space exploration is probably the best think about the game. Going back to mods for a bit though. 
Here is The Bronco, a fierce vessel with an impressive crew. This was proving to be the main challenge of modding the game. How do I make all these huge ships I build in FTL form without making them extremely overpowered in game terms? Well, I suppose I kind of failed there. This ship in many ways is quite overpowered especially with upgrades. Even so, I as the maker of the mod have no responsibility whatsoever to make these mods "fair" to the game... nope.... non at all... Moving on to this last little ship: 
If you're at all familiar with my spacecraft (which I do not expect you to be) then you will no doubt recognize this as an M-class Explorer. This is the M60 A.C.E turned into what I would say is the smallest possible ship in the game. Engines, Life support, Weapons, Shields and the pilot have all been shoved into their individual little square rooms. This ship with a standard crew of 2 is by far the most fun ship I've made so far. Sure it's a challenge but with an impressive arsenal this ship can hold its ground while dodging just about anything fired at it. So what else is new? Not much really. The Steam summer sale robbed me of probably 60 or so gigabytes of space. This does mean I got some great games though. This list includes Alan Wake, Hitman: Absolution, Primal Carnage, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider (2013), Max Payne 3 and more. About Max Payne 3, the only game of those other than Primal Carnage (really fun) and FC3: Blood Dragon (overrated) that I have actually got installed and played. It is a fantastic game, showing that Rockstar studios all over the world can still produce that level of professional games where so many other major developers fail. The writing, story and acting is all top notch. The gameplay is... well in comparison adequate but good nonetheless. Is it a personal favorite of mine? Not really, however I admire the game for how well made it is and that's something I rarely say about a game. On a sidenote, 30 gigabytes for 9 hours of gameplay? Couldn't you have scraped of maybe 1/3rd of that Rockstar so I could keep some of my SSD space? Ok, so that's it for this blog. Have a nice day!
Yes yes, it has been a while now. I still haven't much to share actually. For some updates, check out Admiral Skeybar's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/AdmiralSkeybar There I've posted some Rainbow Six videos. Like this one for example: Some crazy stuff right there. I've also continued on some of the models I was building. The M75b Explorer Prototype:  There was also this gun model I was working on, the ESC-1.  Also, a nice photo:  That's about it for this blog. Hope I'll have more to show soon. Have a nice day!
Snow, yes snow, in April. It's snowing in flipping April? Why am I still living in this country? Well anyway... I took some pictures: 
What else have I been up to? Working on one thing and another. Mainly making 3D models, watching some tutorials. That's about it really. Also, Ariel says hello: 
Not much else to add. Expect more mysterious figures and ideas to pop up over the coming months.
Have a nice day! It has been a while. So, what have I been up to during this time. Not much. Some work, some games. Nothing special. However, now I'm back to creating things. Meet the Forg:   This little creature is part of a bigger project. Won't say more. Other than that I've also made this gun and am working on this spacecraft:    That's about it really for now.
I'll keep you (whoever is following this blog) posted. Have a nice day! Here are two new reviews for ARMA III (Alpha) and Trackmania 2 Stadium. I've been playing Planetside 2 for a while now and there were something I found the game lacked. One of those things was a proper battle rifle (or scout rifle as they're also known sometimes). So, me being the creative pain in the ass that I am, thought I'd show those developers why they should put this into the game. Here are my battle rifles: 
New Conglomerate Battle Rifle
Vanu Sovereignty Battle Rifle
Terran Republic Battle Rifle
I've been working on these for the past couple of weeks but work limited my time so I mainly worked on them in the weekend.
Now, with this project finished, I'm free again to build other models. And by other models, I mean spaceships, loads of spaceships. Have a nice day! Scrap any previous news of a computer upgrade. I decided to go ahead and build myself a whole new one. Since the motherboard and HDD of my old PC were both acting up, I figured it was time for a real upgrade. My new computer has a 650w power supply unit from Corsair, powering a motherboard from Gigabyte and is packing an i7-3770K and an overclocked Gigabyte Geforce GTX 680 (also known as the Windforce Edition). I call it: STEALTHGLADOS 
At first she did have something of an overheating problem, mainly due to the stock Intel heatsink and fan being of very poor quality. As a result I was forced to get a new CPU cooler. I went for the Corsair H70 Core Liquid CPU Cooler.
Full specs here: Case: Coolermaster Centurion 5 II BLACK. PSU: Corsair HX650 Motherboard: Gigabyte Z22X-UD3H (LGA 1155) CPU: Intel i7-3770K (OCd at 4.1 Ghz) CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H70 Core RAM: 2x 8GB Corsair Vengeance (16Gb) Graphics Card: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 680 OC "Windforce" Edition Storage: 2x 500 GB Samsung SSD Now for some epic gaming and modeling. Additionally, if you're a Rainbow Six fan like me. Check out this terrorist hunt video I did: RSV2 Oil Refinery That's about it. Have a nice day! My upgrading of my PC took a turn for the worse when my 2TB harddrive started failing. Strange noises and read errors made me panic of sorts and I ordered another 500 GB SSD to use in my PC. It arrived the very next day and is now sitting comfortably in my PC providing my with a combined 1TB of SSD Space. This does mean though that my two SSDs now have a combined value of almost half what my PC originally cost. As a result, any further upgrades may have to wait. In other news, I did a video review of a game I've been playing for a few weeks now called PlanetSide 2: |
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