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Right, so I want to get rid of that previous entry with something a little happier as things are pretty much ok. Really looking forwards to Edinburgh at the end of the week, it's going to be much needed.
The members FAQ thread in SGUK gives me a perfect excuse to write something, so here goes:
So who are you then?
Hi! I'm CreamyGoodness. If you like you can call me Ben
What's with the name?
I've used CreamyGoodness as my online name for going on at least 10ish years now, I first started using it while playing Quake 2 over the Internet on a 56k connection. Those were simpler times. And I wrecked people's shit at Team Fortress Classic.
I like to tell people I use it because it seems innocuous at first but is actually quite rude and disgusting when you look at it for more than 30 seconds. Much like me. However I actually stole it from somewhere. Not telling you where though.
So you're in charge of SGUK then?
Yes, I currently run SGUK, the second most active group on the site. And according to mat8drb, we might eventually be the most active. He's worked this out you know. With graphs.
Let me in please
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Bit harsh
Yes. Yes it is. Seriously, the rules are right here. Complete with entry on how you get in. Read plz.
But what's it like running SGUK?
SGUK is much like an anvil with 374 retarded baby kittens tied to it. If you want to get anything done you have to kick the anvil down the stairs.
What's your manifesto for SGUK? (thanks mat8drb)
To crush my enemies, to see them driven before me and to hear the lamentation of the women
What are your staunch five economic tests for its success? (also mat8drb)
1. Rather than being run on a fiat currency, SGUK operates on the Tears Standard. Similar to the Gold Standard, the group trades in the quiet sobbing of the unwary. If I make you cry, that means I've won at Internet.
2. SGUK spiritual home The Ship is actually able to plate the entire bar with Platinum.
3. DOW Jones rises 6 points.
4. We finally surpass the SG Lounge as most active group on the site and premier place for talking absolute bollocks.
5. Ragnarok
I hear you live with another member
Yes, I currently share a flat with TheQuestion affectionately known as The Nerdcave. Because we're cool like that.
Is it true that TheQuestion is a magnificent and considerate lover, able to bring any woman to a thigh-clenching, scream-inducing, bed-rattling climax with the merest brush of his fingers?
Why would you need to ask me that Adam? Surely you'd be the one to know.
Nerds eh? What game have you spent the most time with? (Mat8drb once more)
Hmm, tricky to say. I have a truly ridiculous amount of games, over 100 on just the original X-Box and PX2 alone, as I have a tendancy to hoover out the bargain bins at Game. That said, I think I'll have to kick it old-school and say the game I sank the most hours into was the Baldurs Gate series, which was absolutely awesome. And I mainly did it because of Minsc, quite possibly the greatest character in videogame history.
Will Grant Morrison and Alan Moore eventually have an epic, psychodelic magic battle atop the roof of a cathedral in the midst of a driving storm, leading to a swirling, psychotropic collapse of the collective human consciousness into a singularity, thereby ending the world and sentient life before igniting a psychic big bang, flinging eddies of raw human consciousness across the cosmos? (asked by TheQuestion)
No. Because Warren Ellis will ruin the mood when he calls them a pair of cunts.
What's this about you murdering hookers?
Oh lord. One of the longest-running jokes in SGUK is that I am some kind of modern-day Jack the Ripper, a veritable demon with a blade, purging the streets of the filth that walks it like a hard steel rain. Obviously it has no basis in reality. Ahem.
What's your preferred tool for murdering? (thanks, bunnypudding)
Oh you ask too much! There is such wondrous variety! From the crack of cartilage when you jam an awl into a joint, to the wonderful Rorschach spatter patterns of a slit throat. At the end of the day, however, I'd have to go wtih the combination of a short-bladed single-edged knife. Non-serrated of course, for exposing and working with soft tissue. Blade about 4 1/2 - 5 inches for preference.
Are you going to murder me?
Well that depends. Are you a whore?
Why Jack and Coke?
When I was younger I never could grow to like the taste of beer and needed something else to drink instead. However, I was new to this whole pub thing, so when one of my friends ordered a JD and coke, I thought that sounded like a good idea and ordered one too. From there it kind of became a habit. These days I don't mind a beer on occasion, but I can't drink it with any kind of regularity, I hate feeling too bloated.
The members FAQ thread in SGUK gives me a perfect excuse to write something, so here goes:
So who are you then?
Hi! I'm CreamyGoodness. If you like you can call me Ben
What's with the name?
I've used CreamyGoodness as my online name for going on at least 10ish years now, I first started using it while playing Quake 2 over the Internet on a 56k connection. Those were simpler times. And I wrecked people's shit at Team Fortress Classic.
I like to tell people I use it because it seems innocuous at first but is actually quite rude and disgusting when you look at it for more than 30 seconds. Much like me. However I actually stole it from somewhere. Not telling you where though.
So you're in charge of SGUK then?
Yes, I currently run SGUK, the second most active group on the site. And according to mat8drb, we might eventually be the most active. He's worked this out you know. With graphs.
Let me in please
Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you.
Bit harsh
Yes. Yes it is. Seriously, the rules are right here. Complete with entry on how you get in. Read plz.
But what's it like running SGUK?
SGUK is much like an anvil with 374 retarded baby kittens tied to it. If you want to get anything done you have to kick the anvil down the stairs.
What's your manifesto for SGUK? (thanks mat8drb)
To crush my enemies, to see them driven before me and to hear the lamentation of the women
What are your staunch five economic tests for its success? (also mat8drb)
1. Rather than being run on a fiat currency, SGUK operates on the Tears Standard. Similar to the Gold Standard, the group trades in the quiet sobbing of the unwary. If I make you cry, that means I've won at Internet.
2. SGUK spiritual home The Ship is actually able to plate the entire bar with Platinum.
3. DOW Jones rises 6 points.
4. We finally surpass the SG Lounge as most active group on the site and premier place for talking absolute bollocks.
5. Ragnarok
I hear you live with another member
Yes, I currently share a flat with TheQuestion affectionately known as The Nerdcave. Because we're cool like that.
Is it true that TheQuestion is a magnificent and considerate lover, able to bring any woman to a thigh-clenching, scream-inducing, bed-rattling climax with the merest brush of his fingers?
Why would you need to ask me that Adam? Surely you'd be the one to know.
Nerds eh? What game have you spent the most time with? (Mat8drb once more)
Hmm, tricky to say. I have a truly ridiculous amount of games, over 100 on just the original X-Box and PX2 alone, as I have a tendancy to hoover out the bargain bins at Game. That said, I think I'll have to kick it old-school and say the game I sank the most hours into was the Baldurs Gate series, which was absolutely awesome. And I mainly did it because of Minsc, quite possibly the greatest character in videogame history.
Will Grant Morrison and Alan Moore eventually have an epic, psychodelic magic battle atop the roof of a cathedral in the midst of a driving storm, leading to a swirling, psychotropic collapse of the collective human consciousness into a singularity, thereby ending the world and sentient life before igniting a psychic big bang, flinging eddies of raw human consciousness across the cosmos? (asked by TheQuestion)
No. Because Warren Ellis will ruin the mood when he calls them a pair of cunts.
What's this about you murdering hookers?
Oh lord. One of the longest-running jokes in SGUK is that I am some kind of modern-day Jack the Ripper, a veritable demon with a blade, purging the streets of the filth that walks it like a hard steel rain. Obviously it has no basis in reality. Ahem.
What's your preferred tool for murdering? (thanks, bunnypudding)
Oh you ask too much! There is such wondrous variety! From the crack of cartilage when you jam an awl into a joint, to the wonderful Rorschach spatter patterns of a slit throat. At the end of the day, however, I'd have to go wtih the combination of a short-bladed single-edged knife. Non-serrated of course, for exposing and working with soft tissue. Blade about 4 1/2 - 5 inches for preference.
Are you going to murder me?
Well that depends. Are you a whore?
Why Jack and Coke?
When I was younger I never could grow to like the taste of beer and needed something else to drink instead. However, I was new to this whole pub thing, so when one of my friends ordered a JD and coke, I thought that sounded like a good idea and ordered one too. From there it kind of became a habit. These days I don't mind a beer on occasion, but I can't drink it with any kind of regularity, I hate feeling too bloated.
Right, well, I'm a little calmer now, thankfully. I meant to post this earlier, but I've been struggling with a particularly irksome virus all of today and I ended up having to completely flatten and reinstall everything, so I've spent the past few hours rebuilding everything. Yup, that's one more thing for the list.
Anyhow, thankyou everyone. Really. I know how difficult it is to say something when a friend's bemoaning their sorry lot, and it never feels like you're saying anything worthwhile, but even a few kind words help. You guys really did help, and I'll get round to replying to you all eventually once I'm not doing 4 different things at once.
My dad should be ok. He had a bad fall and hurt his knee pretty badly. I'm hearing stuff about ruptured ligaments and the like, I'm not sure on the details. He has to have an operation tomorrow so I'm waiting to hear from him about how that goes and I'll be able to visit him on sunday.
It's been a tough couple of weeks to say the least. Time to turn a corner. I mean, it's not like it can get much worse
Anyhow, thankyou everyone. Really. I know how difficult it is to say something when a friend's bemoaning their sorry lot, and it never feels like you're saying anything worthwhile, but even a few kind words help. You guys really did help, and I'll get round to replying to you all eventually once I'm not doing 4 different things at once.
My dad should be ok. He had a bad fall and hurt his knee pretty badly. I'm hearing stuff about ruptured ligaments and the like, I'm not sure on the details. He has to have an operation tomorrow so I'm waiting to hear from him about how that goes and I'll be able to visit him on sunday.
It's been a tough couple of weeks to say the least. Time to turn a corner. I mean, it's not like it can get much worse
EDIT: I lost all my music due to the aforementioned virus, so I'm having to rebuild my entire collection. Go ahead and give me some suggestions.
I do not believe this. I DO NOT FUCKING BELIEVE THIS.
First my great aunt, then cancelling my holiday, now my dad's in hospital.
Why can't one thing go my way?
ONE FUCKING THING.
FUCKS FUCKING SAKE.
First my great aunt, then cancelling my holiday, now my dad's in hospital.
Why can't one thing go my way?
ONE FUCKING THING.
FUCKS FUCKING SAKE.
Well. So. Right. It seems rather clumsy to just come out and say it but the beauty of writing about stuff like this on the Internet on a site like this is it combines the best aspects of shouting into the darkness and confiding in your friends. I get to fire off words into the ether like tiny purging little fragments of emotion but you still have that safety net there to keep you grounded.
But I digress, my rather brief journal entry was due to the fact that on tuesday night I received a call to let me know that my great-aunt had died. I knew as soon as the phone started ringing what it would be, and answered the phone a little numb. I still don't think it's really hit me yet, it probably will once I'm at the funeral, like it did with my grandfather, but who knows.
It just feels essentially wrong. My earliest memories of my great-aunt are not so much of a person, but some indomitable force of will. Her and my grandmother held a curious kind of co-matriarchy on my father's side of the family. My grandmother was the one everyone crowded round, came back to for Christmas, doted over. My great aunt was the one everyone wanted to impress. Whenever I got my report cards, it was always her we thought of telling about the grades I got and she had an unmistakable air of authority about her. I guess it's true, teachers never really stop being teachers.
And yet, for all that, she was never harsh, never intimidating, always loving. I think what I'll remember best is her laugh. It'd catch sometimes in her slightly raspy, ex-smoker's throat, but was always bubbly, joyfull, full of life. I think that's a good memory to take with me.
I've been listening to the song in my last journal an awful lot recently ('The '59 Sound' by The Gaslight Anthem) as it's matched my mood. I really should stop before it impresses itself onto my brain as the official soundtrack of my family passing away. That would totally suck.
Other than that, of course, things continue on as ever. I have a lot to look forwards to ahead of me, and a lot of wonderful people to share it with. All things considered, I'm doing pretty good.
But I digress, my rather brief journal entry was due to the fact that on tuesday night I received a call to let me know that my great-aunt had died. I knew as soon as the phone started ringing what it would be, and answered the phone a little numb. I still don't think it's really hit me yet, it probably will once I'm at the funeral, like it did with my grandfather, but who knows.
It just feels essentially wrong. My earliest memories of my great-aunt are not so much of a person, but some indomitable force of will. Her and my grandmother held a curious kind of co-matriarchy on my father's side of the family. My grandmother was the one everyone crowded round, came back to for Christmas, doted over. My great aunt was the one everyone wanted to impress. Whenever I got my report cards, it was always her we thought of telling about the grades I got and she had an unmistakable air of authority about her. I guess it's true, teachers never really stop being teachers.
And yet, for all that, she was never harsh, never intimidating, always loving. I think what I'll remember best is her laugh. It'd catch sometimes in her slightly raspy, ex-smoker's throat, but was always bubbly, joyfull, full of life. I think that's a good memory to take with me.
I've been listening to the song in my last journal an awful lot recently ('The '59 Sound' by The Gaslight Anthem) as it's matched my mood. I really should stop before it impresses itself onto my brain as the official soundtrack of my family passing away. That would totally suck.
Other than that, of course, things continue on as ever. I have a lot to look forwards to ahead of me, and a lot of wonderful people to share it with. All things considered, I'm doing pretty good.
Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go.
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow.
When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms,
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life.
'Cause the chains I been hearing now for most of my life.
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
It's been a weird night. Normal service will resume shortly.
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow.
When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms,
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life.
'Cause the chains I been hearing now for most of my life.
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
It's been a weird night. Normal service will resume shortly.
Blimey, well it's certainly been an eventful couple of weeks, my bank account is about as sore as I am so I think I'm going to be keeping a relatively low profile for the next few weeks. Still, it was certainly worth it, I'll give you all a more in-depth blog soon when I'm done with the pictures from TheQuestion's birthday, for now I just wanted to get rid of the last blog. So for now, special shout outs to TheQuestion, The_Happy_Pig, Ikaruga and, of course, Kaikai as well as anyone else who made the past couple of weeks so thoroughly enjoyable. I'm in a good mood right now, love you all.
Well considering Adam has now seent he Doctor Who finale, I thought it an appropriate time to put up a new blog. In the spirit of consumer advice and information, I've decided to try my hand at the firsst part of what might be something I'll come back to every now and then. And so, I give you:
CreamyGoodness Presents: Gaming for the Cheapass Bastard - Shoot 'Em Up Edition
This was originally inspired by conversations with Ikaruga and Zamusel, both of them being fans of gaming, I pointed out that the PC has a thriving Indie and freeware gaming scene and they, quite frankly, didn't entirely believe me. So I decided to point out some of the rather snazzy games that can be downloaded, in most cases for absolutely free. this time round I'm going to concentrate on Shoot 'Em Ups.
As another note, this is really just for PC owners. There might be Mac versions for some of these games but I'm going to enough trouble as it is and, quite frankly, if you're a Mac gamer you're just about self-loathing enough as it is. So fuck you buddy.
Jets 'N Guns
The website appears to be down for the moment, but should be back up again once they get it working I imagine. I'm actually going to start with a game that you need to pay for the full version, but there is a free demo available for download from the website. I'm doing this because, quite frankly, this game is fucking awesome. A side scrolling shooter with a ridiculously in-depth weapons customisation and upgrade system (you can sell back weapons for full price, so don't be afraid to change your loadout compeltely every level if you like, you may have to in places). About 70-odd different guns to play around with and the Gold edition of the game has oodles and oodles of levels. Comparable to one of my favourite games of all time, Tyrian 2000. Plus it has a pretty cool soundtrack available for free download at the Machinae Supremacy website.
The Last Canopy
A flash game this time, so nice and easy to play, just visit the site and wait for it to load. The Last Canopy is a vertical scrolling shooter that's worth pointing out for a couple of reasons. It's far above most flash efforts for it's whimsical style and artwork and it has a strong play mechanic. Pilot your fairy (protecting the last tree on earth) with the mouse (or arrow keys) and shoot with Z. However, your basic attack is quite weak but you are followed by five little firefly things. Hold down X to shoot out a pink ray, hit the enemies with this, hold down X and you will drain their powers and transfer them to one of your fireflys. the tougher the enemy the longer it takes and the stronger the attack, doing this is vital to be able to stand up to some of the bosses.
Warning Forever
Downloading and Installation
Right-click and then 'Save Target As' on the top link for the most recent version, this saves an exe file to your PC. Find and run it and that will install Warning Forever. By default it installs it to a folder called 'wf' on your hard drive, check the folder and run the 'wf' file to start the game
Summary
Warning Forever is one of the gold standards of the Indie shmup scene, an absolutely fantastic game. It's essentially a boss rush, you fight against a series of bosses whom you can blow apart a piece at a time, shooting off bits and weapons until you can destroy the core. There's a time limit and you have to get as far as you can. Deaths don't matter except that they reduce the amount of time you have left. HOWEVER, the enemies you face evolve a little in response to how you fight them. If you take out the front of the boss first, expect the front of the next one to be a little more armoured. If you get killed by a missile launcher, expect the next one to have more missile launchers and so on. It ends up with a surprising amount of variety
Playing the game
Control your ship using the cursor keys, select options and fire by using Z. D will switch your firing mode. the first fire mode just shoots straight up. Push D and a green cone will appear, this shows your firing angle and spread. Move your ship around to adjust it and hold down Z to start firing and lock it in place
Grid Wars 2
Downloading and Installation
Scroll down and Right-click and save on the first link of the third paragraph (the one that reads 'GridWars54'). this will save a Zip file to your computer, inside the file is a folder called Grid Wars 2, extract this folder to your har ddrive, check it and then run the 'GridWars' executable file.
Summary
Grid Wars is, basically, a ripoff of Geometry Wars, a game available on X-Box Live. It is, however, completely free to download and a hell of a lot of fun. It's a simple enough game, you're stuck in a single arena and enemies keep appearing all round you. Shoot the everliving fuck out fo absolutely everything and try not to die. Not an easy prospect after a minute or two as the screen fills with neon-glowing, mind-fucking insanity.
Playing The Game
At the title screen, it says 'Press Bomb to start', hit the space bar. As soon as the game starts, hit Escape, go down to 'Settings', then hit Enter, go to 'Controls' and press Enter. Go up to 'Choose Controls' and hit left or right until it says 'Keyboard' then go back down to 'Done' and hit Enter. You should only have to do this once.
From then on, W, S, A and D move your ship, the cursor keys control your firing direction (firing is automatic) and the space bar sets off a smartbomb. From now on, if it moves, kill it.
NaaC
Download and Installation
Click and save on 'Download NaaC with installer', this starts a program to install NaaC on your computer. It will also add it to your Programs Menu, so easy enough to find and run.
Summary
Another arena shooter, this time of a less abstract, wholly more violent bent. A slightly more visceral experience, although lacking Grid Wars manic purity. You control a nameless jetpack-flying marine type flying around an arean blowing the shit out of various alien scum. Go to it.
Playing the Game
Use W, S, A and D to move your character, be aware that he moves with some momentum, so be carefuol you don't end up sliding all over the place. Use your mouse to aim your gun, left mouse button to fire and right mouse button or mouse wheel to scroll through your available weapons. All weapons except your basic pistol need ammo that you need to pick up first.
Right, this is taking a lot longer than I expected, and I have a shitload more games to do, so I shall bring you more in a day or two's time most likely...
CreamyGoodness Presents: Gaming for the Cheapass Bastard - Shoot 'Em Up Edition
This was originally inspired by conversations with Ikaruga and Zamusel, both of them being fans of gaming, I pointed out that the PC has a thriving Indie and freeware gaming scene and they, quite frankly, didn't entirely believe me. So I decided to point out some of the rather snazzy games that can be downloaded, in most cases for absolutely free. this time round I'm going to concentrate on Shoot 'Em Ups.
As another note, this is really just for PC owners. There might be Mac versions for some of these games but I'm going to enough trouble as it is and, quite frankly, if you're a Mac gamer you're just about self-loathing enough as it is. So fuck you buddy.
Jets 'N Guns
The website appears to be down for the moment, but should be back up again once they get it working I imagine. I'm actually going to start with a game that you need to pay for the full version, but there is a free demo available for download from the website. I'm doing this because, quite frankly, this game is fucking awesome. A side scrolling shooter with a ridiculously in-depth weapons customisation and upgrade system (you can sell back weapons for full price, so don't be afraid to change your loadout compeltely every level if you like, you may have to in places). About 70-odd different guns to play around with and the Gold edition of the game has oodles and oodles of levels. Comparable to one of my favourite games of all time, Tyrian 2000. Plus it has a pretty cool soundtrack available for free download at the Machinae Supremacy website.
The Last Canopy
A flash game this time, so nice and easy to play, just visit the site and wait for it to load. The Last Canopy is a vertical scrolling shooter that's worth pointing out for a couple of reasons. It's far above most flash efforts for it's whimsical style and artwork and it has a strong play mechanic. Pilot your fairy (protecting the last tree on earth) with the mouse (or arrow keys) and shoot with Z. However, your basic attack is quite weak but you are followed by five little firefly things. Hold down X to shoot out a pink ray, hit the enemies with this, hold down X and you will drain their powers and transfer them to one of your fireflys. the tougher the enemy the longer it takes and the stronger the attack, doing this is vital to be able to stand up to some of the bosses.
Warning Forever
Downloading and Installation
Right-click and then 'Save Target As' on the top link for the most recent version, this saves an exe file to your PC. Find and run it and that will install Warning Forever. By default it installs it to a folder called 'wf' on your hard drive, check the folder and run the 'wf' file to start the game
Summary
Warning Forever is one of the gold standards of the Indie shmup scene, an absolutely fantastic game. It's essentially a boss rush, you fight against a series of bosses whom you can blow apart a piece at a time, shooting off bits and weapons until you can destroy the core. There's a time limit and you have to get as far as you can. Deaths don't matter except that they reduce the amount of time you have left. HOWEVER, the enemies you face evolve a little in response to how you fight them. If you take out the front of the boss first, expect the front of the next one to be a little more armoured. If you get killed by a missile launcher, expect the next one to have more missile launchers and so on. It ends up with a surprising amount of variety
Playing the game
Control your ship using the cursor keys, select options and fire by using Z. D will switch your firing mode. the first fire mode just shoots straight up. Push D and a green cone will appear, this shows your firing angle and spread. Move your ship around to adjust it and hold down Z to start firing and lock it in place
Grid Wars 2
Downloading and Installation
Scroll down and Right-click and save on the first link of the third paragraph (the one that reads 'GridWars54'). this will save a Zip file to your computer, inside the file is a folder called Grid Wars 2, extract this folder to your har ddrive, check it and then run the 'GridWars' executable file.
Summary
Grid Wars is, basically, a ripoff of Geometry Wars, a game available on X-Box Live. It is, however, completely free to download and a hell of a lot of fun. It's a simple enough game, you're stuck in a single arena and enemies keep appearing all round you. Shoot the everliving fuck out fo absolutely everything and try not to die. Not an easy prospect after a minute or two as the screen fills with neon-glowing, mind-fucking insanity.
Playing The Game
At the title screen, it says 'Press Bomb to start', hit the space bar. As soon as the game starts, hit Escape, go down to 'Settings', then hit Enter, go to 'Controls' and press Enter. Go up to 'Choose Controls' and hit left or right until it says 'Keyboard' then go back down to 'Done' and hit Enter. You should only have to do this once.
From then on, W, S, A and D move your ship, the cursor keys control your firing direction (firing is automatic) and the space bar sets off a smartbomb. From now on, if it moves, kill it.
NaaC
Download and Installation
Click and save on 'Download NaaC with installer', this starts a program to install NaaC on your computer. It will also add it to your Programs Menu, so easy enough to find and run.
Summary
Another arena shooter, this time of a less abstract, wholly more violent bent. A slightly more visceral experience, although lacking Grid Wars manic purity. You control a nameless jetpack-flying marine type flying around an arean blowing the shit out of various alien scum. Go to it.
Playing the Game
Use W, S, A and D to move your character, be aware that he moves with some momentum, so be carefuol you don't end up sliding all over the place. Use your mouse to aim your gun, left mouse button to fire and right mouse button or mouse wheel to scroll through your available weapons. All weapons except your basic pistol need ammo that you need to pick up first.
Right, this is taking a lot longer than I expected, and I have a shitload more games to do, so I shall bring you more in a day or two's time most likely...
Adam's downstairs and he won't stop screaming uncontrollably
Dude really likes his Doctor Who.
Dude really likes his Doctor Who.
I sat at the desk for ages staring at the screen wondering what I'd write.
So I decided to do a short, enigmatic entry that doesn't actually say much at all.
Booyah.
So I decided to do a short, enigmatic entry that doesn't actually say much at all.
Booyah.
Just had your application to SGUK rejected?
Right, I've just gone through the list of pending applicants to SGUK and realised that I have been very lax about enforcing all the rules since I took over the group and there's just too many of you to keep letting things slide. I wanted to get a bunch of new people in, and try and be a bit more open but it simply isn't working. So if you just had your application rejected it might be because:
- You don't have a profile picture and a journal/blog
- You're not from the UK and haven't told me why you're applying
- You would seem to be a girl collector, or you're only a member of the sexy groups or I deem you to be in some other way weird.
- Any other reason I deem appropriate for I am whimsical and terrifying.
This isn't a permanent ban, just fix the problem and apply again. You'll still need to be vouched in of course.
Also, noend you silly sod, I was about to let you in but you've either cancelled your application or changed your name beause I can't find you anymore.
Right, I've just gone through the list of pending applicants to SGUK and realised that I have been very lax about enforcing all the rules since I took over the group and there's just too many of you to keep letting things slide. I wanted to get a bunch of new people in, and try and be a bit more open but it simply isn't working. So if you just had your application rejected it might be because:
- You don't have a profile picture and a journal/blog
- You're not from the UK and haven't told me why you're applying
- You would seem to be a girl collector, or you're only a member of the sexy groups or I deem you to be in some other way weird.
- Any other reason I deem appropriate for I am whimsical and terrifying.
This isn't a permanent ban, just fix the problem and apply again. You'll still need to be vouched in of course.
Also, noend you silly sod, I was about to let you in but you've either cancelled your application or changed your name beause I can't find you anymore.
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