Walsingham

What makes you think Raithe is a man?

Probably. Here's the first hint: I can't accept that, I can't relate to that type of music (rap/hip-hop) rap was around and popular when I was younger but it just doesn't fit me or my life. I think that's fair enough, tbh. I used to like it, but right now it just seems like some kind of extended sales video for sports drinks or shoes or being a total funt.

That sort of area. Maybe a bit steampunky, even. Steam would be good post-apocalyptical.

I was thinking this morning that the key to Fallout is the styling. What could be more stylish than Europe a la 1940s? Europe is supposed to be at war with the Mideast, right? Over resources. So you have the game start with - I don't know - two warring US agglomerates looking for European allies. Action moves between the entirely subterranean London-Paris axis (which has hidden conflicts), and the Hungarian-Serbian-Italian coastal empire.

It occurs to me that in a business sense one ought to make a 3rd way. Keep tabs on good moddersm, and cream off the best and most popular into subcontracted mini studios. You obvioulsy rape them on the rights in exchange for revenue and the use of the less inspiring parts of the process like QA.

I predict a musical version of Das Boot. In 3D.

Yes. Two words: couch tarantulas.

Why is it terrifying? Studios want to make money occasionally. While the taffy-headed proles enjoy his movies. What's there to object to?

I'ev already banged on about my favourite tunes enough on here. But I'm interested to hear what everyone else's are.

I do like the beartrap thing. I was attempting to do the crossover (details by PM for spoilers), and tore both arms off an individual, flinging them in the same motion up and over a stanchion. My companion (bugged, possibly in connection to the crossover) strolled casually past and said "Hi, how're you doing?" to the dead guy! LOL

I also had a crash on returning. I guess it was something to do with the collossal amount of kit being returned to me. It did lower the tone, tho. I'm also completely unable to resolve one of the crossover threads from the DLC into the main campaign. Which I think is to do with how late I triggered it. On the other hand, I found it very hard to complete even with a lvl 30 character. I'm not complaining, I thought it was outstanding in this respect by transferring difficulty to my command of my character rather than the character per se.

Finished it in the wee small hours last night. Absolutely gokkstandingly fething brilliant. Before returning in the final act I went... hang on. Spoilers. Dammit. Suffice to say I found it hard to let go. The dead money jumpsuit is now on display in my abode, as a reminder of the value of perseverance, humanity, and (to a lesser but still important extent) not getting knocked unconscious. [i also only had four crashes to desktop during play] If it was possible to pre-order the next DLC right now then I would.

Sorry if I'm being thick, but surely you take the public network out of your preferred list? Open it up and there will be a list of signals. You simply delete it. I know it's probably more complex than that, but I don't know enough to suggest what else might be wrong.

I have to agree with Orogun. Failing repeatedly at the five yard line does not a winner make.

"Calm" as no riotpolice doing their daily killing along 100 000 - 1 000 000 demonstrators on Bagdad main square. Indeed. I can see the calming element in the Iraqi police's genial service whereby they would spare the demonstrator the tiresome necessity of assembling before killing them. I'd like to ask, because I'm genuinely fascinated: how the hell have you absorbed the notion that what has been happening for the last couple of weeks is more violent than the Ba'ath party's every day behaviour of its last twenty years? Saddam Hussein followed a largely Stalinist model of control, predicated on ongoing random acts of violence intended to induce a psychologically numbed and supine country. If, and indeed when, the people gathered as they have tried in other regimes, they would simply have been slaughtered entirely. Not the odd handful here and there. ENTIRELY. So if there was a degree of calm it was the calm of the hostage. I feel entitled to a little rage on this point. By failing to grasp this you are disrespecting the memory of an entirely people being murdered in their many hundreds of thousands. And that, sir, is ****ing angry-making. You ought to be ashamed.

Yes, Raithe. And that could be because one of those two nations was fethed into a ****ed hat at the time.

I believe that ought to be an official component of screening candidates for doing a PhD.

Ros, just picking your first point, as I'm quite tired. 1. Iraq had internationally observed free elections. A fact which kinda went unsung because it contradicted all the people who said it couldn't happen. But it took a massive effort - not least of all by the people who went out and voted despite being told they'd be murdered if they did. 2. Afghan has yet to have free elections. It has had elections, but even official sources say that Karzai basically funted them. Neither of which has very much bearing on the assessment that Tunisia and Egypt are going through the same process. I'm no expert on Tunisia and Egypt but I've read enough about them to know they aren't even remotely similar to Iraq of Afghanistan. Unless you're suggesting some sort of brotherhood of being brown.

Tigs, as sound as you are, I tell you this: if you choose your PhD based on your desire for a gaming rig I will infallibly punch you in the crotch.

I'm fast beginning to wonder if my emmory is going, or I come from another planet. Iraq wasn't in a state of unrest? Saddam wasn't slaughtering his people? No. I'm going to have to sit and stare at that one later with a mug of tea.

I see a novelty casserole, followed by tranquil silence.

I think the new kit is designed to make you feel in an alien environment. Unsettle you. Like the 'vendors'. BTW, Obz, old boys. I know we are telegraphed very clearly that we won't be able to come back to the Sierra Madre after we leave. But is it too much to ask that I be allowed to return at a later date armed with all my gucci kit and kill every last single stinking inhabitant? Filthy revolting vermin. ...And that's playing as my nice character.

Alternatively, you could smother an old chamois leather in Marmite and chew on that instead. No difference. You've clearly only eaten the stuff you get in bags, old son. Good biltong is like concentrated rare sirloin steak. Because that's precisely what it is. ~ Good effort getting into Warwick, Tigs. Fine university, judging by the work they put out.

Just got back from my new exercise plan of hoofing up and down a high hill. 6 ascents today. Can someone please chase me up on this. I should do it regularly, increasing by one ascent each time, I reckon.

I hate mages, largely because of my character concept in Baldur's Gate. However, I can see why developers would prefer them. This is quite simply because you can cram in boatloads of fancy graphics and animation without the tiresome business of interactions and joint animation which would go into one quarter of the display using swords and knuckles etc.