Archives: 1-15 August 1998
Surf's Up:
A-Wal sent me a pic of him at the zoo. I posted it on the POTD site. I finally added a sound to my site! I'm starting to learn HTML better. The POTD site I did all with HTML, the site is basically a learning experience for me!
Posted 15:52 EST by LT Tempest
Surf's Up:
Hi Rant! How's it goin'?
Yet another update to the SMS Pic of the Day Site again. It's a picture of my desktop (I know it has nothing to do with quake2 but what the hell!?). Also added a new section: "Tempest's Stuff that Sucks". Hope sCary won't be too mad!
Posted 16:45 EST by LT Tempest
Shout Out:
Surf's Up:
Updated the SMS POTD with a calssic Steel MaelStrom Pic! Check it out when you have time! Also added a new section to the site!
Posted 16:41 EST by LT Tempest
Quake-Related Software:
SMS Movie Update!
Ok all. we didn't talk too much about the movie last night during the practice, we were all too eager to start gibbing! However, I did talk with Dizzy last night, it wasn't anything serious about the movie, but we were just pondering possible love triangles for the SMS movie! But I won't get into that, too silly! Anyway, this morning, I think we all decided that we are most likely going to write an actual script for the SMS movie. We'll have a small plot, good music, and some great action. A-Wal will be writing most of the script along with help from some other SMS members to be named and myself! We don't have a due date for this yet, it probably won't be done before September 8th though. This will be very difficult to accomplish considering we have to first write a good script and then fully learn how to use the Keygrip2 utility. The members in the movie will so far be the main Senior Staff and any other SMS memeber who can contribute to this project. We are considering to include some of the "regulars" on the SMS DM server to participate, however, that decision has not been finalized as of yet. I'll keep you posted on any new developments as they arise.
- A new version of Ping Plotter has been released. I downloaded it this morning and I must say, it is an extremly useful utility to see the hops the server is taking. So if your ever lagging on a server and you don't know why, download Ping Plotter and find out! My main lag is at CAnet for some reason, also, the servers are using ADSL! I will probably get ADSL when it arrives in the Toronto area!
- As some of you may have noticed, the SMS CTF is password protected. This is because last night SMS was practicing there, and I have no idea how to Un-Password protect it. If anyone knows, please tell me and i'll do it immediately. This will be remedied soon hopefully anyway!
- I am still not sure when SMS will be accepting battles from other clans. I know one thing though, it will be VERY soon.
- If anyone has any comments or questions e-mail me!
Posted 13:47 EST by LT Tempest
Surf's Up:
SMS POTD has been updated with my own personal best score! Check it out. E-MAELerr..E-MAIL me if you have any probs viewing any of the pics. thanks!
- Feel free to send us submissions for an SMS movie plot!
Posted 14:53 EST by LT Tempest
Quake-Related Software:
Clan Steel MaelStrom Moive Update
Popularity for the idea for the SMS movie has grown considerably over the past 24 hours. We are even pondering possible plots for the movie, and not just gonna make it a promo, but actually making it have a nice, small, plot. One of the idea's below was sent to SMS by Sgt.A-Wal:
-- Ok, this is a CTF idea where our enemy
is a team made up of all the standard Q2 creatures. It's based on
the first CTF map, and everyone would start off dead including the
enemy. Then the entire enemy team spawns, and we could show clips
from several places on the map and from several different angles.
Then WE spawn one at a time in different locations. What I vision
is us starting off as a pile of gibs, and then doing a reverse death
where we spawn back to life. Possible? Anyhow, then we regroup
in our base, when all of a sudden several flyers buzz in doing
recon escorted by an icarus. The icarus' task is to get the flag
if possible, and if not then to take as many of us out as it can
while trying. The flyers separate the group, leaving two to guard
the flag. One gets killed and the other struggles to hold back
the icarus with his only weapon, a blaster. The flyers go down,
but it's too late. The icarus has killed the second guard, and
is on its way back with the flag. Now starts the battle, not only
to get back our own flag before it is captured, but to eventualy
infiltrate the well guarded enemy base and capture the flag, winning
a victory for mankind.
-- more to come when it popes into my head --
This is just one of the possible plot lines that we are coming up with. We will discuss this more tonight at the SMS practice, I'll post some news about what we may have come up with. You can e-mail a suggestion to ME and I'll forward them to the rest of the clan. Thanks a lot!
Posted 13:54 EST by LT Tempest
Quake-Related Software:
Clan Steel MaelStrom Movie?!
Yup, you read right. Violator, Kreth, and myself might be working on an SMS Promo movie. We'll be working with Keygrip 2 (first we outta figure out how to use the damn thing, it crashed on Vio and myself pretty bad already!). We'll try and complete it before the end of August.
- Second, a really cool and interesting pic has been placed on the SMS Pic of the Day section. Definetly one worth the look! Thanks Ballistix for the submission!
Posted 21:44 EST by LT Tempest
Contest Update:
Hmm, botched up the last update... as I was saying:
SMS Pic of the Day has been updated courtesy of Kreth's ass woopin'
- There are 11 more days to sumbit your contest entries to us. The winnder recieves a Quake2 mission pack (or third party equivilant) of his/her choice. On that note, Quake2 Ground Zero is to be released next month. Snag your copy by sending us a really well done contest submission!
Posted 12:17 EST by LT Tempest
Contest Update:
Roster Changes:
I fully agree with Violator on that note. Dizzy should definetly be allowed back in, we need female players, and on a plus side, she is a great player and a really nice person! Also, some more estrogen wants to join SMS. The all popular Amy from the DM server wants to be a part of Steel MaelStrom. I fully support Dizzy and Amy.
Posted 21:40 EST by LT Tempest
Roster Changes:
Well talking with Dizzy on the weekend.....fellow member that had to leave due to moving and ohter reasons, she wants to come back to SmS and I think it would be very good for the Clan to accept her back in as we should have some more FEMALES in the clan....what does everyone else think.....ACE?Rant?
Posted 20:15 EST by LT Violator
Surf's Up:
Surf's Up:
100% Nothing To Do With Quake:
testing... 1, 2, 3
Re: `Don't shoot me, I'm typing' skin
I don't know about you, but this reminds me of that old wolfenstein clone, Rise of the Triad. The one where the baddies would fall on their knees and beg for their worthless, pixellated lives. Now maybe it's just me, but the words, "Please don't shoot me," bring out my sadistic, anti-social side. Those who whine about getting shot while they are fiddling with their keyboard need to learn to type faster.
Don't get angry, get even.
Posted 23:18 EST by LT Reaperman
Quake-Related Software:
Hey, tired of being gibbed when your typing? While this guy put together a little add-on where when you press "t" to type, it puts a blind fold on the skin and a "Don't shoot Me!" phrase on the players chest. Now finally people won't complain about being gibbed while typing. This site can be found HERE, happy fragging!.
Posted 18:46 EST by LT Tempest
Surf's Up:
Shout Out:
LAG ISSUE
- The reason that I and some other people are getting lag I think is because Sprint is upgrading their system, and several hops go through Sprint Canada, hence, causing lag. So anyone using Sprint Canada as an ISP will periodictly experience lag between 450-1500 for several hours. Unfortunaetly I am using Sprint Canada. This issue will hopefully be resolved soon! Thanx! BTW, here's the Davia link again, I think I botched the last link up: Davia!
Posted 22:31 EST by LT Tempest
Gentle Reminder:
Just a reminder that many people are on holidays in the next week or 2 so don't expect a ton of people out at practice.....and there have been lots of COMPLAINTS lately about lag in the servers. I must agree it is getting worse and Tempest was at about a 500+ ping!
Well if Davia would become part of our clan ...........that would rock she is very sweet......and we need some women in here!
Posted 22:7 EST by LT Violator
Surf's Up:
Gentle Reminder:
Nudge Nudge,
I would have been somebody else in this posting, but SOMEBODY forgot to include the dark night in the YOUR NAME selections.
I will be attending sunday's practice just so I can give them youngen's a good Whoop!!!!
SSgt. Pfunk out........
Posted 20:2 EST by CPT Rantage
Surf's Up:
- Ever get tired of listening to the same music on your Quake2 CD? Well check this out: Quantum Rage CD
. It's a Songs for Deathmatch CD made for Quake2 and other 1st person shooters. I recommend trying it out. You can listen to some samples on the site.
- New Voodoo1 Refrence Drivers have been released. Check it out if you have a voodoo1 board.
- BFG/Grenade Jump... Jeez, I'd love to see it, but when I type in demomap grenbfg.dm2, it don't work for me! Help Tempest out here folks!
Posted 11:58 EST by LT Tempest
100% Nothing To Do With Quake:
Those of you old enough to remember back to the dark days before video arcades may recall that there were few gaming alternatives to conventional sports such as baseball, football and basketball. Soccer was still a funny game played by Europeans and some schoolchildren, and pinball was but a sad attempt at coin-operated entertainment. But there was one game that occupied the hearts and minds of children and adults alike; a game that has carried on into the present day, even as pinball machines fall apart, baseball players go on strike and the United States fails to field a World Cup soccer team worth a shit. Find out more about this fabulous sport on The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide homepage.
Posted 11:21 EST by CPT Rantage
Tactics:
I don't pay much attention to the Quake2 demos and "movies" that come out, but this one sounded so interesting I bothered to download it...and wasn't disappointed. Download this whack-ass demo to see some freak use a combination grenade/BFG jump that takes him from the bottom of "The Edge" all the way to the top.
Posted 8:51 EST by CPT Rantage
Alliance News:
Tonight the SMS command staff has voted in favor of an Alliance with Clan of the Camper (CotC), a large clan that has proven itself to be not only skilled Quake2 players, but practitioners of good sportsmanship and foes of simpletons and Rules Nazis who feel a need to dictate how you and I play the game.
That, plus they've got a kick-ass website.
Steel Maelstrom has, and will continue to support tactics of all kinds...including "camping", sniping, BFG use and any other technique that has been made available to all players without the use of cheats or additional software.
Posted 22:44 EST by CPT Rantage
Surf's Up:
- Found a good site about lowering your ping. This site gave me a faster connection and lowered my ping slightly. Check it out: How to get Good Pings
- SMS had a good CTF practice today. Feel sorry for the Red Team though since all of SMS was Blue! Poor suckers!
Posted 22:33 EST by LT Tempest
Contest Update:
Got another entry tonight...lucky number thirteen! I'm impressed by the number of talented people out there who aren't already running a site hosted by McPlanetQuake.... ;D
Posted 22:25 EST by CPT Rantage
Surf's Up:
- PC Games has an interesting article about the upcoming engines that'll be used in '99. The system requirments for Prey for crazy, your gonna need atleast a PII 266Mhz with 64Megs of Ram to run Prey. I think I'll just stick with Duke Forever when it comes out!
- On another note, couple of really intertesting Quake2 MODS have been released in the past week. First off, Capture! has been released. They say it puts DM, CTF, and RA2 all in one, I have my doubts about that though, I'll give it a shot tonight.
- PaintBall 2.0 was released few days ago, looks to be a very promising MOD. For some stupid reason, you have to download the maps seperately. Why not just include the maps in first ZIP you have to download??
- Catch the Chicken 1.4 released.
Posted 12:26 EST by LT Tempest
New Software:
- Version 5.41 of mIRC, probably the most popular IRC client, has been released. You can download it from the mIRC homepage.
- For you Doom diehards out there: version 4.0 of Ultra Doom Starter is out. It gives you a front-end in which to start Doom 1 or 2 with the various flags and options in the comfort and safety of Windows 95/98 or NT. You can download it from The Ultra Doom Starter Homepage or directly from this link.
Posted 12:1 EST by CPT Rantage
Surf's Up:
Although one could make a case for putting this under "Tactics", the The Bind has posted a Quake configuration for left-handed players, in addition to what appears to be a healthy amount of configs for all kinds of mods and maneuvers. If you're not quite sure what a .cfg file is or how to make your own, this is probably a site you'll want to visit on your way to total enlightenment. Or something like that, Grasshopper.
Posted 11:23 EST by CPT Rantage
New Software:
Direct X 6.0 has been released, and LT Tempest says it's the shit, especially if you've got 3D hardware. Listen to the man!
Posted 23:15 EST by CPT Rantage
New Software:
Hey, glad to see that this is running. I'll probably be posting most of the stuff on this news page, I'll try not to make it like Blue's News though...I'll try. Anyway...
DirectX 6.0 is Released..
This is a must download if you play anything! Go to Blue's for the link. Microsoft boasts that it'll speed up Hardware acceloration by 60% (I doubt that).
Changing Maps on SMS Server
Ok, when I want to change a map, I do it like RA2 style... I'll take a vote. If 2 or more people agree to a specific map, and that I agree upon, I'll switch it, no harm in that. A lot of people on the SMS server know that routine by now.
Quake2 3.17 annoying Bug...
I noticed the most annyoing bug ever in Quake2 3.17, hard to describe though. Sometimes, when I'm running (usually around a cornor), I'll suddenly be placed back to where I was 5 seconds ago! This has been happening more lately, I got gibbed a couple of times from this, has anyone experience this?
Hopefully, in 3.18 (which is in the making according to Zoid) it will be rememedied.
SMS Fragboard...
Some of you might (non-SMS members) have been wondering why the SMS Fragboard dies on June 01 at 5:00:07 am, well it's because ID Software hasn't released any source codes since the 3.14 patch, the Fragboard needs a source code to live, It'll be out of it's coma once the source code is out.
Duke Forever Goin' good
Read on Blue's that DNF is going good after the engine change, that's GOOD. I was a big Duke fan for 2 years till Quake2 arrived. Can't wait to play DNF, too bad they switched engines!!
Alright, I'll make another post later today or tomarrow morning!
Posted 23:14 EST by LT Tempest
Surf's Up:
CyberClan Central is a new site geared toward....well, I'm sure you can figure it out. When you're done with your milk & cookies, go there and say hi to Maytag, the Webmaster...and tell him I sent ya.
Posted 23:13 EST by CPT Rantage
Roster Changes:
A couple of events were lost in the shuffle of the last week or so....Silencer and YaH0E both became full members of SMS after passing their Trainee qualification tests with flying colors. Great job, guys!
Posted 23:8 EST by CPT Rantage
Contest Update:
All righty...after a long dry spell we've received another SMS 2nd Anniversary Contest entry, bringing us up to a grand total of 12. Just think...if you enter, you've got a one in thirteen chance of winning! You don't have to be a math major to realize that those are better odds than that damn PowerBall....
Posted 23:7 EST by CPT Rantage
Miscellaneous Rumblings:
I'd just like to say that changeing maps because you have rcon and you don't like the map does not cut it.Don't do it.If i see this again rcon will be taken away. XO ACE
Posted 22:24 EST by XO Ace
Miscellaneous Rumblings:
Well, expect the SMS news page to be a bit more current than it has been, now that our new posting system is in place and hasn't core-dumped yet.
Posted 22:9 EST by CPT Rantage