Gromnir

"So the titles like "bootcher of the balkans is dead" merely bring out a bitter-sweet smile on my face." the "butcher of the balkans" label were a translation mistake. should actually read as follows: "the fluffy bunny of the balkans is dead." sorry for the confusion. nevertheless, in the future we will simply note that A butcher of the balkans died... as 'posed to THE butcher of the balkans. everybody feel better now? HA! Good Fun!

Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing. Btw, you've probably seen this, but apparently there's a short film in postproduction: http://www.haberfilm.org. I won't be surprised to see a major studio biopic in the next decade. Good luck. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> haber is a tough subject for hollywood... too many political issues to be real mainstream. dr. william shockley is another one of our favorite villains.... thinks of Homer Stokes from "O' Brother, Where Art Thou?" and you gotta general notion. HA! Good Fun!

space rangers 2 nwn 2 jagged alliance 3 and the kotor 2 restoration HA! Good Fun!

You've mentioned Haber before, and it's sparked my interest. Pardon me if I'm too bold, but did you ever finish your Haber biography? Or did you abandon the project in the wake of the Daniel Charles publication? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> the charles book were an interesting read, but far too generous to its subject. Gromnir ain't gonna try to come up with excuses and rationales for haber's actions... and while our bio might end up being less juicy, we feels compelled to devote at least some effort to explaining haber's science. not abandon project... and not finished neither. got lots of shoeboxes filled with note cards and a pretty extensive outline. unfortunately, our interviews with various german personages is over a decade old now, and even our caltech and berkeley stuff is getting a bit dated. sadly, just about everbody who knew haber in rl is now dead. *shrug* is something we pulls out and putters with when the spirit moves us... will probably take us another decade to finish at this rate. am believing that haber is somebody folks will become more familiar with in the years to come. nitrogen-based fertilizers, while essential to support a human population in the billions, is leading to numerous environmental problems that we is gonna have to contend with. HA! Good Fun!

there were a playoff game v. the 49rs in which jim everett, the rams qb, looked spooked. got sacked a bunch of times, and even appeared to curl up into fetal positin once or twice when a defender weren't actually close to sacking him. jim rome, a socal punk radio guy who managed to get himself a tv gig, decides to give jim everett a new nickname: chris everet. chrissy were a famous female tennis star... in case you didn't know. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/jimeverett.html HA! Good Fun!

"Yes, I know that it is rather an exception to the rule but still." "but still" what? how many years did we have to listen to vis telling us he would make a REAL nwn module? this kinda thing by vd ain't an exception. sees something like this at almost every board. some joker, or group of jokers, claims they is gonna Do It Right. sometimes they even slap something together... but such masterpieces rarely meets light of day. "While Volourn's and the regular Codexer's (whatever that is) views may vary they both have the same tendency to frenzy when it comes to defending their pet topics (that is Bioware and Troika). " then how can you disagree with Gromnir? its vol v. codexers. sure, he is a regular and sure he spits and fumes likes the most rabid codexer, but he is not one of the codexers. as we recall, the admin hung some sorta "retarded" label on his account... not sure if it is still there. so where is it you disagree with Gromnir? "Sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe." yeah, they stand up and fight each other all day long. ... clowns. am not sure how anybody coud come away from codex w/o chuckling. is maybe lowbrow humor, but is funny even so. HA! Good Fun!

fritz haber

Did you even read the link? Chris Avellone <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why the hell does he call himself MCA? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i dont think he does, we do. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you could do a jim rome thing and simply calls him chrissy. ... that were a sports reference in case most of you physically retarded trogs didn't get it. HA! Good Fun!

the lack o' profanity and greater control in this place not seem to be a notable difference to you? however we thinks you did fail to note that the codex posters tends to be a bit more homgenized than the posters at obsidian. folks like vol and taks, while being occasional posters at codex, is clearly outsiders who is threatening the accepted groupthink. bad vol. bad taks. in any event, codex presents self as a news site... and if you suggest they got some kinda bias they go nutters. this ain' a news site. the folks who run this site don't pretend like they is presenting the unvarnished truth to the nerdling masses. is no institutional arrogance whereby the admin makes clear that they is having a monopoly on the truth... save for maybe when josh is posting. is posters on this board acting like they alone recognize the Word of God? yup, but those posters ain't pretending to be anything other than simply message board geeklings. folks who run codex is hypocrites... but amusing hypocrites. HA! Good Fun!

have been busy, but we gotta make time to get back to codex. recently vd were explaining to us how "most people," in context of a fallout 3 discussion, Obviously were meaning (and were limited to,) fans of fallout 1. tried to explain that if "most people" actually is limited to fans of fallout 1 then bethesda is in for some serious financial problems, but vd and the other codexians weren't listening. codexians somehow sees self as the Moral Majority meets the PLO... they believes that they stand for all that is good and right in games (whether the rest of us simpletons get it or not,) and they is gonna use whatever profane, obscene or insane means necessary to be fighting the good fight. the thing is, they honestly does selves a disservice by being so insular/inbred. Fight the Dominant Paradigm kinda stuff is somewhat pointless if you only does your fighting on your own friggn' boards. clowns. if we thought fergie were cunning 'nuff to come up with such a notion on his own, we mighta' come to conclusion that he created codex as an attractive alternative board for all the fallout fanatics/loons that he really didn't want stinking up the interplay boards. but keeps in mind that we too thinks that the codex is a hoot, and if they didn't exist we would have to create 'em. HA! Good Fun!

ther is no mention of pointy ears in lotr. that is the thing 'bout lotr... tolkien describes physical aspects of elves and dwarves and orcs n' such very little. he gets credit for inventing, but recognize at least that without no physical dscription offered by tolkien, his readers seemed to come to similar conclusions 'bout those appearances nevertheless... 'cuse as tolkien expected, those things were already part of the collective mythology o' english speakers. HA! Good Fun!

there is a pnp rules thingie for star wars... those of you geeks who is really interested can look up luke's and mace's and yoda's and vader's and emperor's 3e stats. HA! Good Fun! ps we chose the third option.

and you dismissed our suggestion to go as The King as silly? ironic, no? in any event, congrats on the anniversary. HA! Good Fun!

fallout 2 were black isle's first game development. black isle not develop fallout 'cause there were no black isle at the time. HA! Good Fun!

did Gromnir mention that he dislikes viewsonic? have had some bad experience with viewsonic monitors not purchased by Gromnir. even so, our architect/gaming friend told us that we couldn't go wrong with a g90fb for a 19" monitor. we took her advice... reluctantly. is a great monitor... best we ever had. so then more recent we ask her 'bout 21" crt monitors. sure 'nuff she tells us that not only does she see some of best performance from the viewsonic g220fb, but it happens to be cheaper and lighter than most other 21" monitors. sure, there is some professional class monitors for $1000+, but for gaming use she not thinks that there is a better option available. ... nec fe2111sb is what we got now, but we wants a second 21" and am not sure if we would buy a second nec... is an ok monitor, but nothing spectacular. in particular, we gots some complaints 'bout color sharpness. another viewsonic? HA! Good Fun!

Sorry, it was Chris Avellone. Wikipedia shows Sawyer as being lead designer and my personal copy of Torment was smashed in an accident. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> *nods* some of your posts make more sense now. advice: never rely solely on a single internet source as such knowledge tends to be counterfited and is often of dubious accuracy. HA! Good Fun!

for chrissakes, you even choose songs from ff? HA! Good Fun!

Oh, I know something About the ways of loving And I tell you, baby, I think something's wrong Look to the sky above and the mud below Something drives me crazy, got to got to get away Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye! Without a doubt, I'm telling you I'm burnt out My tank is running on empty for far too long Woah! I need fuel 'cause I'm getting so low Not the kind you give me, it makes me feel so bad Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye! I need fuel, not the kind you give me (it) Makes me feel so bad Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye! I can't believe I'm still around It's getting kinda late Gonna leave For a change of scenery I'm going crazy It's not the same Since you've been around I'm crazy, so crazy You treat me like a dirty clown You're always kickin' my dog around I never get nothin' but constant abuse from you You couldn't care less what I think, or my point of view You're always puttin' the make on my friends, always giving Them eyes and the dirty lies 'bout me and you, well I'm Through, it's the end of the line for you babe, here's a Ticket one way Cincinnati, I'm sendin' you home to your ma And your daddy, so don't try to call me, you'll only be wastin' your Time! Oh, I know something About the ways of loving And I tell you, baby, I think something's wrong Look to the sky above and the mud below Something drives me crazy, got to got to get away I need fuel - but - not the kind you give me Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye! Goodbye, goodbye! Goodbye, goodbye! is actually a pretty upbeat song... in spite of lyrics. the crazy bastard just can't seem to leave. 'course the chances that you can hit notes that elfman does is pretty slim. the guy may be a kook, but he gots RANGE. HA! Good Fun!

don't know... but am sure that nobody could say "make fallout 3," slower than fergie. HA! Good Fun!

in life you can rarely sees the collapses before they happens... get caught off guard. not so with most obsidian threads... you can see exactly when and where they starts falling. HA! Good Fun!

How so ? Unless your refering to availability anyone who wants the game that much will still go to the store and get it. Your still directly competing with whatever ever else is being released at the same time too. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> direct online sales, whenever such thing becomes viable, will change the dynamic forever. why is developers at mercy of publishers? developers spends years of effort to makes a game and then in a week the publisher manufactures and distributes and takes the lion's share of profits. why? obsidian not got manufacturing facilities and they sure as hell not gots distibution resources needed to gets hudreds of thousands or millions of units to stores 'cross the world. obsidian, and other independent developers not got the capital needed to be real publishers. people act likes bioware is big, but they not got near 'nuff resources to honestly create their own manufacturing and distribution facillities... which is why they is trying so hard to push their downloadable nwn modules, 'cause such things is the forerunners of direct online game sales. direct online sales of gaming software is gonna forever change the face of the industry... and we ain't being hyperbolic in the least. HA! Good Fun!

nope. ps:t set somewheres other than planescape would not be the same. planescape, the setting, were at least as important as any single character in the game. all kinds of little details that were unique to planescape would not have worked nowhere else. (in large part due to copyright laws.) nevertheless, in spite of evidence to contrary, we has confidence that the obsidian folks could come up with an original setting that appeased the masses and were a bit darker and more introspective than the typical forgotten realms game. would it be same as planescape? would it have dustmen and lady of pain and the pillar of bones? no... but maybe it would be better. HA! Good Fun!

but what about a siberian tiger v. a grizzly bear? ... goofs. HA! Good Fun!

toee were a great game to be throwing in the faces of troika fans... previous to toee release Gromnir and vol and maybe 2 other folks on the atari boards noted that toee were a pretty lame hack 'n slash module and that maybe toee weren't the best source material. not only does they choose an existing module so that Gromnir already knows where everything is and who all the characters are, but they manage to choose a crappy module on top of everything else they done wrong. the troika fan reply were near universal: the old tsr modules are simply a framework. troika is the dm and they will flesh it out as any good dm should. Gromnir reply: after reading the dialogues from arcanum, we is convinced that the troika writers couldn't author a recipe for toast w/o screwing it up beyond all reason. as expected, Gromnir

"Game over!" well that portion, at the very least, is an accurate depiction o' troika. HA! Good Fun!