July 11th, 2009
It’s been a while since my last post here, yah sorry about that, but at least I’m getting to it now =P.
Ok so there’s a few things. First of all due to some server problems(my guess, data corruption) my Armagetron servers are currently down. I could probably get them back up but honestly I don’t really want to make the effort to do so at this point in time. They might be brought back up eventually, who knows?
Second, if you haven’t noticed I’ve added Facebook Connect to Screeze. It allows new visitors to log in with a Facebook account without registering as well as letting current users sync their accounts. Members from Facebook or who synced their accounts are allowed to invite friends from Facebook and post on their wall when they make a topic or change their “What I’m Doing” status. Try it out if you get a chance.
Third, I’m currently working on a little search engine with the Yahoo BOSS APIs. Check it out at: http://search.osvaldojr.com
Tags: Armagetron Advanced, corruption, engine, facebook, screeze, search, servers, Yahoo
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June 21st, 2009
Ok, so today I set up a new theme for my blog. I hope you all like it. It’s a nice, fresh look and I added a slightly redone logo to it, as well as a feature to search Screeze from it. Snap Shots are removed for now because I’m too lazy to put them back up 
but I might put them back up eventually. I particularly like the new theme because it actually works right in Windows Live Writer 
. Feel free to leave comments on your thoughts about the new look.
Tags: logo, screeze, search, snap shots, theme, windows live writer
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June 21st, 2009
This short post is just about a little pet peeve of mine. How long it takes to recieve a reply to an instant message from some people.
Instant messaging is supposed to be like having a face to face conversation except in text no?
Well if someone came up to you in person and asked you a question would you wait 2-5 minutes to respond?(Watch a clock to see how long this actually is)
That wait is precisely what some do on instant messaging services(albeit extended at times. I’ve been on extended waits ranging from 15 minutes to over an hour). Now I understand that some people are busy and such and I respect that, but there is an away button isn’t there?? It has a purpose you know. It’s there to tell people you are away from your keyboard or cannot respond for any other reason.
Others have actually noted in the past that I reply to IMs too quickly. So I’m confuzed. Is it bad that I give whoever is IMing me my full attention?? Apparently instant messaging is not supposed to be instant.
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Feel free to comment about this and/or give examples of this happening to you and/or your standpoint on the matter on the comments page here or on the syndicated topic on Screeze.com
Tags: AIM, attention, courtesy, IM, instant messaging, MSN Messenger, respect, silence, Windows Live Messenger, Y!IM
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May 14th, 2009
Apparently there are leaked pictures that show a new slimline PS3. Now, these pictures are definitely not the prettiest, but hey, they might still be real. It might just be without any of the chrome and such added yet. I’m happy with my nice 80GB PS3 but if this means a cheaper cost PS3 then why not? Who knows, E3 is just around the corner.
What do you guys think? Real or fake?
Feel free to comment either on here or on the aggregated topic on Screeze
Slim PS3 in production? Leaked pictures say yes – PlayStation 3 News – QJ.NET
Tags: E3, leak, playstation 3, ps3, rumor
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May 11th, 2009
A few friends and I made a paper board game based off of Territory War a few days ago at school. It started really close to the game but soon spread out into insane things like a really jacked stick figure guy on fire that can throw grenades 3x the distance and a team of Russian soldiers and tanks. It was really quite fun to say the truth
So as we’re playing we say that the game we came up with would make a really good sequel to Territory War. So I said that I could do it, and that it might actually be a really good PC game.
Soon after, I scanned all of the images we made and put them into Photoshop to clean them up. Then, I started working on development. It’s going very well and I already have the whole engine completed and a cool little easter egg that reproduces a bug I found while making the engine. I’ll hopefully have a usable beta by the end of the week.
Tags: board game, grenades, photoshop, Russia, stick figures, Territory War
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April 26th, 2009
I’ve made a cool new game as an extension of the Screeze launch game.
It’s a text-based game with many hidden clues and in the future will force you to make decisions that change the outcome of the game.
If you want to check it out you can find it at http://screeze.com/game.html
Tags: retro, screeze, text based game
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April 21st, 2009
I’m sorry that the tron servers are down. This is due to a power outage that has recently come to my attention. I will be bringing the servers back up as soon as possible, which will be sometime tomorrow in the early afternoon.
Tags: Armagetron, power outage, servers
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April 7th, 2009
I want to make another PSP game but I have completely no idea on what kind of game it should be. If you have an idea shoot me a comment here, or reply on the aggregated topic on Screeze.
BTW, I want to add a type of trophy/award system and have the ability to play on the computer as well and sync progress so your ideas should have this in mind for types of games this would work with. For instance a simple game with a bunch of minigames wouldn’t work because there is no need progress saving.
Although, if you think you have a really awesome idea but it doesn’t work with the aforementioned requirements tell me anyway.
If I use your idea you will of course be credited in the game.
Tags: achievements, games, ideas, PSP, sync, trophies
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